Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
Sine ro"surer Has no Fund In
Hand to Pay necont Apport,on-
ncnt TO Tho acknowledgements
VIII Test Franchise Amendment
DIR. McMannway Dond-- winston's
Tob,cco rsado.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 4.-The following
are the revenue receipts ut the Durham
Internal Revenue office for the year
1899, not including the EXPORTS: jan
nary, $112.1 1887; February. s1014S9o
March. s154.5Si.So; April, S114.sO0.6S;
May, s17SS19.92; June. $3.50, 466.99; July,
$14G.OoO; August. 144,6i3.41; September,
SITS. 6O6.75; October, $214,S64s3; Novem-
Der, s2252o1.74: December, S136. 5701.
Total, $1,9l5,60S51. Documentary and
proprietary stamps, s4.932.S3. Grand
total, s1,92O 541S4. The revenue for the
past year was far in excess Of any pre-
vious year. Collector Rigsbee, who has
been attending TO the duties Of the
Office by himself. now has an assistant.
SCHOOL FUNDS.
State Treasurer Worth yesterday no.
titled Mr.. j. r. Wharton, the county
superintendent of public schools of
Guilford, that there is not Il sufficient
amount OF money in the treasury to pay
the 100000 appropriation to the public
schools.
Treasurer Worth stated to the Post
some days ago that lie would not be
able to pay the appropriation ut this
time. Now he says 1t will probably be
the warrants from the Auditors De-
partment, which will be mailed to the
various county school officers the latter
part OF the week. The payment of
these warrants, the treasurer said yes
terdny, will depend largely upon re-
ceirts OF taxes at the State Treasury
from tho various shcriffs in the coun-
ties
DIR. McNIANAWAY DEAD.
Rev. a. G. NIcManaway died i'll st.
Louis SUNDAY. He was q Virginian by
birth and came to North Carolina about
twenty years ago to become Baptist
pastor at Louisburg. From there he
went to Charlotte. where he preached
seven years, going from Charlotte to
Little Rock. Ark. Afterward he was
professor at Onacheta College. lie was
IN able and eloquent preacher and
many friends In North Carolina will
regret to hear OF his death.
WINSTON'S TOBACCO TRADE
Winston manufacturers shipped 49,
292, 7i14 pounds OF tobacco during 1899.
This is an increase of about 100000
pounds over 1S9S. The revenue stamps
sales last year on tobacco alone aggre-
gated 81, 1885, 12S9S. and for all purposes
$2,327 010.94. The stamp sales to-day
We're S23,250.74. showing shipments OF
manufactured tobacco to be nearly
100000 pounds.
APPROACHING NUPTIALS
Mr.. and Mrs James G.. Nlemeyer, OF
this city, have issued cards OF invita-
ton to the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Annie Earle 10 Mr.. Edwin Grey
Birdsong. The ceremony will take
place "Wednesday morning, January II,
at 1890 o'clock, in the First Prcsb5-ttt.--
rian Church. Mr.. Birdsong is Il sue
cessful young business man and a
member of the Bobbitt-Winn Drug
Company. Miss Niemeyer is one of
Raleigh's most popular young ladies.
FREIGHTS ON PAPER.
The Corporation Commission met to-
day at 10 o'clock. The principal mat
ter before it was the question as to the
rate on paper used Ill printing. The
railroads recently changed such paper
from the sixth to the second class of
freights, thereby practically doubling
the rate on it. NIessrs. Edwards &,
Broughton, Of this city first made COM
plant and several newspapers and
printing firms have since put in COM
plants. 1t is claimed that the new
rates are unreasonable and work great
hardships to publishers.
THE FRANCOIS AMENDMENT.
A special from Winston says: Chair
man Holton, of. the Republican State
JIXecullVe committee, says his party
will contest the constitutionality of the
Amendment to be voted upon next
August. after the election. 1t is also
learned that the committee has decided
TO bring suit at once to test the election
law adopted by the last Legislature
and that application will be made for
an injunction restraining the State
Hoard from carrying out tho provis-
ions of the law in calling and holding
said election.
Chairman Holton is to be furnished
with the necessary funds in prosecuting
the case.