Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-14
Narrow Escape of Children
From Death.
VISITORS TO STATE MUSEUM
Cuban Exhibits For the "cnr on
Wheels, A water-McIon Raiser
Loses Pants and Money Lcgisia-
tors Rench She Capital Through.
Eighteen Inches of SNOW -Mcnsurc
For the Protection of Cattle.

Raleigh, N. c.. Feb. ia dispatch
from Lenoir says:
With the thermometer at Is degrees
at 1880 Saturday night the fire alarm
was heard and it was found that Mr..
j. *. Prices house was on fire. When
Mr.. Price walked the flames were to be
seen between the weather boarding and
ceiling, and the family, consisting OF
four children, made their escape in their
night clothes. and as they disappeared
from the room the fire burned through
the ceiling and the room was in a blaze
in o. minute. The furniture on the first
floor was saved. The house was so
Tar gone that it was impossible to save
1T, az the fire could not be reached on
the second floor, where they were sleep
ing. He had small insurance.
BRIEF MENTION.
The marriage of Mr.. C. G. Whiting TO
Miss Roberta Harris will be solemnized
Tuesday Mt Greensboro.
MIR. L. Is. Bruner will leave for Cuba
next tuesday to get up the exhibit for
the car to be called Cuba on Wheels"
an enterprise OF Mr.. w. ii. Ramseur,
who is now running the North Carolina
car.
There were $4,000 visitors to the State
Museum during the month of January.
The total number OF visitors during the
year 1898 was over 10000. The number
OF visitors during last Fair week was
more than the total number of visitors
during the year 1893. the first year an
account Of visitors was kept For tina t.
year 1t was 1000.
Mr.. ii. Is. Bagwell, the great water
meion raiser of Garner, came near hav-
dos
terday morning. He was running n fire
all night in his room. About 2 O'Clock
IN the morning he put on fresh fuel and
again retired. Some time later he .rINol,c
10 md the room full of smoke and the
mantel piece blazing away. His pants
which were on a chair close to the fire.
We're burned up and $40 bill. which
they contained, also Went UP into
smoke The damage done to the build
Ing was slight.
THE LEGISLATURE TO-DAY.
Legislators had to walk through
eighteen inches of snow and face n tenn
perature very few degrees above zero
to get to the capitol this morning.
The event of the day was the serving
by the House on the Senate of the final
notice OF the impeachment of Judge
w. l.. Norwood. of the Superior Court.
me House passed by a vote of 6S to
.. on third reading, the Stevens bill
against truSlS. 1t Is practically coDy of
the Illinois and Missouri, and makes II
a felony to belong to a trust or own
trust stock An amendment was adopt
ed excepting educational institutions
from this, so far as present investments
are concerned.
PROTECTION OF CATTLE.
very stringent bill was introduced
TO prevent the spread of cattle distem-
per and tick fever
Bills were passed giving the Demo-
Gratis control of the Deaf Mute and
Blind institutions by means of tho an
pointment of additional directors.
bill was introduced in the House 70
establish Il liquor dispensary at Char
lotte. -
Penitentiary Superintendent Dov
went before the finance committee of
the Senate and heartily denounced the
autnor and promoters of the bill which
forbade him to eXpend any money. He
saln 1t meant starvation for the con-
Eicts or their unconditional pardon nv
Governor Russell.
He then stated that he would resign
March LIST.
NEW COURTS PROPOSED.
The committees on courts decided 10
ask the Democratic caucus to establish
Two new superior court circuits and
abolish the two criminal court circuits
but not to do this until Governor rms
sell is seen and agrees to appoint tho
Judges and solicitors the Democrots
name.