Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
HERE AND THERE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Report Of the s.. ieasurer for
Eleven Months.
Eleven Months.
A CLAIM OF THE MoRMANs.
rhoy Have Ono Thousand srombors in tho
State Suicide scnator-Eleot simmons'
Scat hon. Dan Hugh Mclean candi-
date for Solicitor An Accident at the A.
and NJ. College Young Ladies Back
From Honduras Railroad Taxation
Gases Brief Notes of Interest.

Gases Brief Notes of Interest,
Treasurer's report for the IL months
OF the fiscal year ended October 81
shows receipts, s1,4So.245.SS; disburse-
ments, s1,469,221.6 At the beginning
of the year there was brought forward
balance of s131,964.35. The present
balance is s141, 9sS07. The Treasurer
sold 4 per cent. bonds to the amount
of S148.30S in order to pay interest on
the 4 per cent. debt. The bonds thus
sold were of the invested fund. The
surplus has been invested in this way
that the Treasurer could at need sell
the bonds. Interest on the bonds thus
sold had been saved for 10 years.
CLAIM OF MORMONS.
The leading AIormons claim that
their church has a membership in this
State Of 1000. Their State conference
meets at Goldsboro early in December.
Those who have become members OF
this so-called denomination are Of the
lowest type Of whites
The New Bern Fair has had perfect
weather this week and is success Its
managers are pleased with the change
OF time-from spring TO autumn.
SUICIDE.
A young man named Bret committed
suicide at his home in Cabarrus county
by shooting himself In the neck with a
pistol. He had gun ready in case the
pistol failed. He had been sick and his
mother had left him alone a few min
utes.
SENATOR ELECT SIMMONS SEAT.
The news that Senator Pritchard
purposes to keep F. NJ. Simmons from
taking his seat in the Senate attracts
Some attention, as does the very plain
ADVICE OF eX- Congressman Thomas Lit
ne TO Pritchard to let Simmons alone
IT had been the belief of Democrats
that Senator Butler was going To nm
dertake the task of keeping Simmons
out, as Popuists had been talking
along that line. and not only Populists
but Republicans.
A CANDIDATE FOR SOLICITOR.
Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean, of Harnett
county, Is In the city as a delegate to
the Presbyterian Synod. Mr. McLean's
friends Will urge upon Governor Ay-
cock ms appointment as solicitor o,
TINS district to succeed Mr.. e. w. Pou
congressman elect. MIR. Mclean has
been a lifelong Democrat, true and
faithful. and his friends feel that he
now deserves recognition In the line of
his profession. He is n man of great
popularity and lawyer of fine ability
AN ACCIDENT.
While trying to put a belt on n ran
idly revolving Yheel in the lathe shoDs
Mt the a. and NJ College yesterday at
noon Cadet j. b. Gilmer's left arm was
caught In the machinery and the wrist
was broken in several places and badly
'acerated.
The young man is now in the college
hospital under the treatment of Dr.
rogers, the college physician. He is n
son OF Attorney General-elect Robert
ID. Gilmer. of Waynesville.
BACK FROM HONDURAS.
The News and Observer saws:
The Misses Stunl1el, who have been
on visit to their relatives. Cant IVm
T.. meyer and family, of the bermuda
Islands. returned yesterday morning.
Ihey were at Virginia Beach three
weeks and left there the 2Sth day of
August on the bark "Belstane"; were
twenty-four days at sea going and
TWO weeks returning. They report
many interesting experiences such as
Gains. gales and n hurricane, and all
SO fishing for dolphins and the catch
ing of a $50 pound shark Bermuda
which consists OF 365 islands. is. they
say, very beautiful and the climate is
fine.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
The hearing of the railroad taxation
cases at Wilmington has been COM
pleted. The next and final hearing
for the railroads will be held in this
city, beginning November 25th. Stand
ing Master Shepherd and Attorneys
IIinsdale and Burton yesterday re-
turned from the Wilmington hearing,
which was completed Thursday.
NOTES.
The State to-day chartered The
Southern Live Stock Company. of Red
Springs Robson county. capital $15,-
600, to buy and sell live stock
President Winslow. of the State Az
ricultural and Mechanical College. and
State Chemist Kilgore are at Yale
University attending the annual Ma
tional convention of agricultural coll
leges.
The Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce Is actively taking hold of the
project for an anchorage basin there
and also the Improvement of the Cape
Fear river between Wilmington and
Fayetteville.
Adjutant- General Register says that
In all the companies Of the State
Guard election of officers will occur on
Thanksgiving Day.
There is great pleasure at the news
that p. M. Pearsall. of New Bern will
be the private secretary to Governor