The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-20
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registered at the Raleigh. He Is IN the
city 70 impress upon Congress the recess
sity Of passing laws enabling the United
States District Courts to enforce judg-
ment against municipal corporations
which issue worthless bonds. According
to the stories told BY the attorney there
| are great many small municipalities
Throughout the country that are given to
the bond-issuing habit when any rev
project Is advanced The project may
never be carried 10 successful end. but
the bonds are on the-1rket. As the
project did not materialize the officers OF
the municipality argue that they are not
responsible for the bonds and refuse to
pay This abuse has grown to such an
Affirming extent, IL is asserted, that Cen
gressionai action is necessary 10 straight
Ell ont matters. This relief is asked OF
the present Congress. Mr. Overall will
present his case TO the proper committee
and hopes to have a law passed which
viii make every town. village, or county
municipality liable for the bonds It is
| sues.
). A. C. Keith. nephew Of Judge Keith.
Chief Justice of Virginia, and an at
torney at warreuton. Va. is at The
st. James In speaking of the con
stitutional convention to be held in Vir-
ginia. he said: st seems to be the pur-
pose Of every section of the State to send
only representative men to this gather
ing. Politics or party Affiliations will play
| no part IN the selection OF men to draft
the next Constitution for Virginia. IN ray
own county OF Fauquier, the largest IN the
State, the people are determined to send
| Eppa Hunton, tr. Mr. Hunton has never
! taken any Interest in politics. having de-
voted himself entirely to the practice OF
/ law, and is regarded as one of the abIesf
constitutional lawyers in Virginia. The
people. however demand that he shall 90
| to the constitutional convention and ne
has promised to accept the honor. The
constitution, contrary TO the opinion that
| has gained wide circulation will not make
an attempt 10 disfranchise the negro. An
/ educational qualification may be .ncor-
porated in the instrument This is moth
| ing more than has been done by a great
many other States. and affects blacks ard
whites alike. Virginia is now admins
| tering its affairs Under CONSTITUTION
which practically has been IN existence
since the war, What We want is an up
t0-iate administration OF the Laws of the
State. suitable TO the conditions OF the
present day and this viii be the primary
object OF the convention
Il nave been through several Coast
| States IN the last few weeks and ! believe
Washington Is the coming land. said Ma
! jor James Mclaughlin. Special Indian
Agent. at the National last night My
work carries me 70 nearly every part Of
the country. While passing through the
Coast States I was greatly impressed With
| the agricultural and timber opportunities
| offered in Washington. to say nothing Of
fkal min 81 +L-%
There are hundreds and hundreds OF mines
| being operated now and new 5fses are BE-
| ing developed every dag. I really believe
/ that this State viii surprise those most in
| terested in its development. The wealth
| and resources OF Washington are beyond
estimate
There has never been a bridge across
the Tyne lower than Newcastle. but this
Is about to be remedied. and We are all
| feeling very good over the prospect" said
| Henry J. Roe, Of London. at the Raleigh
last night There is similar bridge
| across the Seine at Rouen. and is termed a
! Tower Bridge The proposed bridge hes
| to cross a 950-foot river between banks
] seventy feet above the water level. 50 xogi
can understand what an engineering lob
| 1t VIII be. Il has also to allow free pas
/ sage for vessels whose mastheadS some
times attain an altitude Of fs4 feet The
/ bridge will be erected upon two masonry
piers built in the bed Of the river with
/ clear water way between them Of S35 feet.
/ Upon the masonry viii be erected two YER
| teal steel lattice towers on each side OF
| the river and about 259 feet high. Between
| these towers viii be light lattice girdsr
supported at height Of ESQ feet above
| high water by paTa5oIIc cables Of steel
wire these cables being carried over ex-
1 mansion fhH - Fn,.
| ers- All this means a great deal Of hard
work, difficult engineering. and the expen-
diture OF great deal OF money We are
/ willing to pay the price. However. Il sc
ean only get the bridge, and do not
| think there VIII be any difficulty IN Undue
ing Parliament TO grant US the right to
erect this mach-aeeded improvement"
|
Up % few years ago cottonseed was
looked upon as q worthless commodity
said c. A. Webster. OF Charleston. s. C.
at the ST. James Mr. Webster is the IN
/ ternai revenue collector OF Charleston.
and is in this city On business corrected
with his cfiee. Cotton and cottonseed
ell are now looked upon as the money
crops The cotton Is picked from the bali
The ssed, about tbs size of d peanut. is
then taken 70 the gin mill Here il is
cracked and the bull taken away from the
| kernel This is pressed so that the oil
comes away and the remainder is used as
oil meal II is good for stock feeding and
as fertilizer. The hull is also sold for
feeding purposes. We get about SIS a ton
| for this meal and 1t has a good sale.
can s2y nothing more than has ST.
ready been said about the development of
our State. We are fast coming to the
front The cotton industry is our main
stay, and We are putting up new mills
right along. They are all kept busy. too
Everything else is en- the mend. and we
have all the money We want The peopIe
of my State have no kick on the present
| condition OF affairs
Il. 2 Docsman and George r. Nichols.
members Of the Chicago Board Of Trade.
are registered at the Arlington. They are
in the city to have Congress reduce the
tax on transfers. when business Is done
on the floor of the exchange Each trans
Ter of stock IS subject to the war tax ana
this tax amounts 10 so much, they say.
that it takes away all the profit of a
| transaction.
Capt. n. y 9areer, the cnly Indian
agent OF whom the Leech Lake Indians
ever stood in fear, is registered at the
Ebbitt. Capt. Mercer is in the city in re-
! spense-to telegram from the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. VINO called him
here to talk over the timber land condi-@
lions of the Northwest. The Indians. for
great many years, have been the prey
OF white contractors, who went iato the