The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-18

Maximum temperature, Il; mini
mum temperature, A; rainfall, 600
inches.
In AND ABoUI THE CITY.
There are said to be fourteen cam
didates for police Justice: a plethora
of judicial capacity willing to be eX-
ercise6 for a modest price.
Weather man Won Hermann says
that the next few days will make up
in their genial warmth for all the
cold that has gone before-a perfect
atonement of spring, in fact.
There will be services at the first
Baptist church mission at the corner
Of North and Saunders streets this
evening at eight o'clock and all are
cordially invited to be present.
The season during which the street
car companies are REQUIRED TO run
vestibuled cars expired on last We'd
nesday The Raleigh company is un-
derstood TO be preparing its Summers
cars for the open weather and will
put them on either today or tomor-
row.
A citizen slipped on the top-most
landed in a horizontal position as to
his legs ten feet out upon the pave
ment: IL feel like a second term
postmaster said he, as he busted his
clothes.
Judge Jas. c. MacRae. dean of the
University Law School. is in the city
visiting his daughter. Mrs. r. l..
Gray. The summer school will be
quite as large this year as formerly.
the effects of the two-year rule having
worn off since its inception several
years ago.
Judge Brown being still absent from
the city the decisions of the Supreme
Court are still hanging fire. Two
weeks work will probably be fled at
one time on Tuesday next 1t is ex-
pected that there will be number OF
opinions. but none of any especial
State interest.
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In pursuance Of the Instructions of
the council of State, the gardener of
, the Capitol Square was yesterday en-
gagged in spreading fertilizers over the
grass plots and was generally busy
with the roses and other flowers,
which later will add SO much to the
attractiveness of the square.
Auditor Dixon's force is now en-
gagged in preparing the tax sheets for
distribution to the various counties Of
the State. The sheets have been in
the hands of the printers since shortly
after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture and the proof is now being read.
1t will be yet ten days or more before
the work is completed and the sched-
uIes distributed.
Rev. DR.. f. o. Taylor. the scientific
temperance lecturer was at the Var
borough last night EN- route to New
Bern, n c., where he will begin
course of lectures on the 18th con-
tinuing until the 22nd inst. He has
just concluded very successful meet
ing at WayneSville, n. c., which re-
suited in an organized movement look
ing toward the abolition of the dis
pensary.
The citizen with the tinted steel
rod and the ample basket and the
red nose returned yesterday from
two days sojourn at the fishing club;
from the deeos of the basket he ex-
tracted a yellow belly perch of the
diameter at the middle of possibly the
size of a quarter. '"That is what /
call rushing the season." said he,
"and l landed every strike | got.
The shamrock was the flower yes
terday, and the sun smiled the bless
ing on the day of the killing of the
snakes. The respect shown to st.
Patrick was general and not remotely
confined toS those of Celtic origin.
Snub, Roman and Hebrew noses all
shifted the spring air with impartial
Irish patriotism over coat lapels bear
ing the signs of the wearing o the
green
There was some trouble with the
steampipe arrangements at the Capt.
toll yesterday, causing flood of water
to run out from beneath the Capitol
building, under the east window of
the Treasurer's office. Treasurer
Lacy was therefore compelled yester-
day to conduct business with the half
of his office floor ripped open SO that
the plumbers could get at the defec-
tive pipes, which run directly under
his desk.
The corporation commission has
called for a statement of the condi-
ton of State. private and savings
banks at the close of business on
Tuesday, the 14th day of March. The
calls Of the commission are made FIVE
times a year at irregular periods the
practice being in that respect the same
as followed by the comptroller Of the
currency in the statements called for
by the national government from its
banks throughout the country.
Incorporation.
The Secretary of State yesterday