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companies from limiting the commits
sions of agents received from other fire
insurance companies. The committee
sent up an unfavorthle report. and
a minority report was filed.
Mr.. Bragaw opposed the bill ana
asked that it be delayed OH its pas
sage.
MIR. Williams opposed the continue
ance and favored the bill.
MI Toms moved that tho bill be re-
referred to the Insurance Committee.
Mr.. OdelI opposed the re-refercnce
OF the bill and reviewed the discussion
before the committee.
Mr.. Webb said 1t was conceded that
the North Carolina Insurance Com
missioner knew more about insurance
than any other person in the state.
and the North Carolina Insurance De-
partment, il is well known. is better
regulated than that Of any other state
in the South The Insurance Com
missioner thinks it a dangerous piece
of legislation an unWise precedent
inexpedicnt. and would have the eff
feet Of tearing the states insurance
companies all TO pieces. 1t is rccog-
nized that there are not enough in
suranCc companies in the state to
satisf~ the business demand. and it is
also known that North Carolina has
lower insurance rates than any other
Southern state. Mr.. Webb in concm-
sion said he would take Mr.. Young'a
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the service of the foreign companies?
The proposition is monstrous.s
The previous question was moved
and carried
The bill then passed its second read
ing.
Mr.. Webb opposed the bill on it's
final reading.
Z The bill WAS put on its final read
ing and passed by a vote of 81 to 4.
II. e. To appoint a certain JUS
tice of the Peace for Beaufort county
H. Is. To protect fish in certain
creek in Nash county.
f. b. To protect fish in certain
waters of Robson county.
II. b. To protect fish in the waters
of Arson county.
H. Is. To protect fish in Stoncy
Creek Nash county.
II. &. For the protection of the
mullet fishing industry in Brunswick
county.
H. Z. TO incorporate the jackson
County Railway Company.
II. Il. TO enlarge the powers of
The North Carolina Corporation Com
mission relative to express, telephone,
telegraph companies.
Fl. =. To allow Lcaksville town
ship, Rockingham county, to subscribe
SlONfN u q j eiAl v ~ NOlll pau
:. b. Relative to ovcrcharge Of
freight rates and loss or damage to
freight.
Ii. Il. To provide for assessment
of railroad stock in stock law terri
tory. applicable to Johnston, Moore
and Chatham counties.
~. u. TO Incorporate the Raleigh
and Durham Passenger and Power
Company.
An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Nanu. aud adopted. The bill
tbell passed its second and final read
ing.
MI. Long. Of Person moved that
Friday ut one O'Clock the Senate 60
Into q committee of the whole to
consider the Revenue act and the mo-
ton carried
SEN4ATE-ATTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate a 900 took Il recess un.
iii 3:t5. when the calendar Vas re-
sumed and the following bills fcrt
passed:
s. b. To change the eleventh AMI
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Education to publish certain books re-
lating TO the history ana literature OF
North Carolina. and fixing the price.
II. r. For the relief of T. NJ. Chris
tan, a school teacher in CasWell coun-
~.
II. b. For the relief of S. E. Hogs
head, a school teacher in Clay county
II. b. For the relief OF Mamie lit
tie, q school teacher of Arson county.
FL. b. To empower the commission
ers of Robson county to borro"
money from the school fund.
H. b. To Incorporate the Faison
Male Academy in Duplin county.
II. E. To change the boundary lines
of Fairview township, District No. l,
Buncombe county
II. b. TO regulate the attendance
upon the schools of Yadkin county.
II. r. To Incorporate the Bowman
Academy of Baskerville, Mitchell couu-
II. b. To amend the joint resolu-
ton of 1876, relative to school prop
crty in Cherokee county.
II. B. TO incorporate a new school
district in Union county.
II. p. To authorize tho Board of
Education Of Buncombc county TO pay
certain Indebtedness.
S. -. Relating TO fees of witnesses
H. h. 10 allow commissioners Of
Montgomery county to pay for the
making of certain dockets
II. j.. TO regulate the fees Of coun-
ty commissioners of Cufrituck county
II. b. To allow commissioners of
certain counties the same compensa-
tion for called meetings as now al
lowed for regular meetings. The bill
applies 10 TTtnsSlyaaia Madison
swain. Haywood aud Jackson coun-
ties
Fl. Is. 10 provide suitable compen-
eation for the sheriff Of IiailfaA
county.
II. =. To amend the Code regulat-
ing the fees Of the register OF deeds
Of Nash county.
H. =. TO regulate the pay of the
commissioners OF Nash county,
H. -. To pay the sheriff of Wayne
county salary Ia addition to the fees
no now receives.
The Insurance Eli.
II. B. To prevent fire insurance
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man Of the Insurance Committee
he had taken no active part i'll
regard to the bill He said Mr.. Webb
Il member of the committee. had
asked To be excused from voting. and
as he was opposed 10 the bill if Mr..
Scales had voted Mr. Webb could
have voted and the result would then
have been tie. and the chairman
would have been obliged to decide.
He said the passage of the bill would
neither increase or reduce the rates
Of insurance in the state nor hurt
the people Of the State.
The molten TO rc-refer the bill was
put and lost
The bill was then put on. its second
reading.
Mr. Bragaw said he viewed with
alarm this measure to give legislative
aid to the infant insurance companies.
He said these companies had become
magnificent financial successes indie
nendently. and if this bill should pass,
there would spring up all over the
State these small businesses, and ruin
the insurance agents business in this
State.
Mr. Watkins favored the bill.
Mr. Zolicoffer said this bill! APP
pcalcd to him rs being most fair and
just i'm it's provisions and would re-
gret to see the day i'm North Carolina
when the legislature should prevent
men from making equitable contracts.
The home companies. he said,
are not asking for special
privileges. He declared there was
not one argument advanced against
the bill, and the only opposition was
that it was dangerous because it might
lead to other legislation years off.
Why shall not the home agents say TO
their agents that they will pay them
SO much commission without foreign
companies coming in, and saying to
those agents. if YOU accept that COM
mission you shall be discharged from
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opinion in preference TO that OF any
who advocated the bill.
Mr.. Odell SAID he did not hear the
commissioner say all that Mr.. Webb
quoted.
Mr.. Eller said he could not recall ali
that was said, but ne remembered
that Mr.. Young said that this bit
would be like starting a fire in an old
field, and would have the tendency Of
upsetting the States admirable insu"-
uncc system.
Mir. Scales, author of the bill said
that when it was before the commits
tee he had but q few minutes 10 dis
cuSS the bill being called away. lie
requested TO be notified when the vote
was taken. but he failed 10 be pres
ent when the bill was considered He
was q member of the committee. ami
said that as only two members Of the
committee we're present, besides the
chairman il he had been allowed to
vote half Il minute after the vote was
taken instead OF being an unfNorable
report the report would have been
favorable as it WITS there had resulted
Il tie between the t@C members the
chairman had voted in the negative.
Mr.. Scales had letters from over fifty
fire insurance agents who urged the
passage Of this bill for their prutcc-
lion as they had been Threatened
with discharge by the foreign insur-
auce companies lf the agents did not
sign agreements limiting their COM
missions. lie stated the Insurance"
commissioner had said this WAS n
good bin. bui might hav" thc effect
Of driving out some Of the biz iIi-
snrance companies. He said Mr..
Toms was opposed e tho bill and had
a;tIc The n1otion 10 ftrefcr TO kill a.
and tho statcmcat could not be de-
med. The committee which consij-
cred tho bill vas joint committee
and the House representation wag
unanimous in favor Of it
IL. Ialler So ii as chair
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place and regulate the execution OF
criminals.
Special Order.

Special Order.
At II O'Clock q message from the
House was received in regard TO the
joint resolution relative to the cleo
ton Of trustees of the University of
North Carolina.
The chair appointed IS tellers Mr..
Boddie, of Franklin, and Pearson, OF
Burke.
The report Of the Committee on
Trustees of the University. containing
the nominations, was adopted and no
change was made in the list.
g Il. To empower a succeeding
guardian to collect or foreclose 4
mortgage executed TO q former guar
dian.
H. b. To require Pender county 20
pay witnesses one-half the lawful fees
in cases i'm which no true bill is found.
S. =. To make the fac smile sigma
ture of a certain notary public in
New Hanover county mis- true and law
full signature.
H. b. FOR the relief of a certain
school teacher in Robson county.
II. b. TO empower the county boards
OF education to fix the time for hold
ing schools.
H. Il. TO incorporate the Christian
University.
Fl. b. TO incorporate Lenoir College
in Catawba county.
H. y. TO regulate the apportion-
ment of the school fund of Mecklen-
burg county.
H. Il. To authorize the trustees Of
Ashebnro Academy To convey or sell
q certain tract of ANA in Asae3Oro
for the graded school,
Fl. b. To establish a new school
district in Hartford county
II. y. To provide for the establish
ment of libraries in the rural districts
II. b. To authorize the Board of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-03

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sENATE-FiFTIETH DAY.
Now IsilIs.

The following new bills We're intro
duoed
BY Watkins. To prevent hunting on
l;lnuS of another without permission
in Randolph county. Calendar.
ny Webb. Resolution relative to
inviting the National Editorial Asso-
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citation 10 hold its next annual con-
vention i'm North Carolina. Calendar.
BY Aaron. To provide for the estab-
lshment of dispensary at Whiteville.
Calendar.
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ut SAVED MY LlFE7
PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE
Mrs. Willadsen Tells How She Tried Lydia
E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound lust
In Time.

Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
| u can truly say that you have saved my
life, and / cannot express my gratitude to
ITou in words.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
Diplomat Cut Table.

The old mahogany table upon which
rested the Bible kissed by President
Roosevelt when he took the oath of
office on March 4. is in the repair
shop as the result of an act Of van
dalism alleged to hav been commit
ted by a member of h diplomatic
corps on Inauguration day. When the
president left the stand the diplomat
is said to nave cut a piece half an
inch thick and four inches long out Of
the table. The police saw the act,
but as foreign diplomats are immune
from arrest they were powerless to do
anything. All the presidents since
buchanan have kissed the Bible which
rested on the old bit of mahogany now
in the furniture hospital. The name
Of the diplomat accused Of cutting the
table cannot be observation-disclosures
ington special to Charlotte News
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
RAIDING THE MooNsHINERs.
Revenue Officers Get In Some Good
Work i'm Durham County.

The officers were on double
duty yesterday and last night. fes.ec-
day afternoon three of h agents for
Uncle sam were cut in h bushes and
last night the same crowd went out
again.
won the raid yesterday afternoon Dep
uty Marshals Merritt, Pool and Jordan,
accompanied by Morris King, Of this
city, went out on the guess a Not
far from the river the officers made a
raid. The kettle of the still was gone,
but the cap worm n o twenty
gallons of whiskey was taken. In addi-
ton to this property the officers pour
ed out a large quantity of beer, about
eight or nine hundred gallons.
After returning to the city the Off
GERS remained here for some time and
then went. on a raid north of the city.
Like the first raid this n was bar
rem of any stills captured but consider
able other property was taken
On the raid yesterday afternoon Dep
to three places. 1t is learned that at
one place the CAP and worm were cap
tureI, some fifteen hundred gallons o.
beer poured out, and some distance
away from the distillery a barrel con-
tanning about forty gallons of whiskey
was found. At another place visited
the cap and worm were found. AT this
place there was also considerable beer
Whicn was poured out. A third place
was visited and the foundation for
what seemed to be a very large still
was found. The still had been remov-
ed, however. and very little property
was taken or destroyed.
In the recent past the officers have
been making it lively for blockade stills
in 3his county. Quite a number ave
been captured and others are being
added to the number every day. The
raids of yesterday, while not showing
up he capture of any of the kettles
will put several Of the places out of
business for some time and the govern
ment has a number of gallons Of whis-
kew to add to that already stored in
Raleigh.-Durham Herald.
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TIE LAWLESS TRAMP.
Searching for a Negro Who Has Done
Many Misdeeds.

The search continues in Wooding-
ton township for the negro tramp
who recently caused quite a distur-
bance in the community by setting
woods afire. attempting horse stealing
and attacking a young man on the
road, but he has not been captured
yet and it is a mystery to the people
out there how he eludes them. He
has been seen at a distance once or
twice and it has been found where
he slept on occasions.
Once. last Tuesday night. he slept
in the University church and the evil
dences left by him shows him to be a
most irreverent rascal. He broke a
window pane an b raised the window
in this manner Their entering he
took the alter covering for his cover
ins and using a large church Bible
for a pillow. slept on the front bench,
with the cushions from the choir chairs
as a bedding. This in itself adds a
serious offence to the charges against
the Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
ATTACKS EXPRESS MESSENGER.
Assault Claimed to be Result OF q Per.
sonal Difficulty, Yet Robbery Is Al
legged as the Motive.

Chattanooga. Tenn, March s0-Mal
Fruett, the Southern Express Corn
pany's messenger on Southern train
number IS, leaving here for memphis
at $40 o'clock today was assaulted IN
MS car near Lookout station, a few
miles out of the city by Will Thomas.
a former messenger. Thomas claims
n assault was the result of a pers,-
nal difficulty, but Pruett says robbery
was the motive. Pruett was struck in
head with a Piece of timber and Is
now in the hospital. He stated tina.
two packages of money and a package
OF vouchers were missing.
AFTER striking Pruett, Thomas ap-
Piled the emergency brake and jumped
from the train. He was captured later
and is in jail here. The sudden stop
ping OF the train caused much excite
ment among the passengers, who rush
ed out of the cars and aided in the our
suit and capture of Thomas. The Ex-
press company officials refuse to make
any statement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
ELIZABETH CITY.
What Good Railway and Ship Lines
Are Doing for This Town and Sec
ton of Country.

The Wholesale business being done in
this city is becoming to be of greater
magnitude every day. This is evidenc-
ed by the fact that the merchants are
more prosperous than yer before and
that there is a likelihood of more trade
coming here ON account of the excel
lent steamship and railroad service in
and out Of Elizabeth City to nearby
points.
Steamships and sehooners are now
hauling their full quota of freight.
much Of which consists of a lot of
spring and summer goods from the
north. The Guide arrived a. evening
from Norfolk with a large amount Of
freight. The Tourist is conveying
many passengers and much freight be-
tween Norfolk and this city.
The Norfolk and Southern's steam
BOAT service is also doing a great deal
for the good of Elizabeth City, besides
the business lone as a reSult OF the
railroad of the company extending
through her.
The Suffolk and Carolina railroad is
giving this section excellent service. A
passenger may leave Richmond, Va, at
3 o'clock in the afternoon and arrive
here at 1880 on the night of the anne
day, the entire trip, allowing for the
stop over in Suffolk, being made within
four and a half hOurs.-Daily Econo-
mist
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$500 STOLEN FROM SAFE.
Mr.. Santon's Bicycle Store Broken
Into-A Freak of Nature.
Especial to The Messenger,

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. NJ. c., March a0.-Mr. J.
NJ. Mitchell of this county comes for
ward with a curiosity In the shape of
a calf which the freak museum would
pay a handsome sum for. The calf
has five legs instead OF four. and Is
living and in a healthy condition. The
fifth leg is located in the forward part
Of the body and is not quite as long
as the others. The hoof is not quite
fully developed and on account oe its
not being any use to the calf possibly
never will be. 1t is nothing less than
a freak of nature and numbers of peo-
pie have been to the residence of Mr..
Mitchell to see the curiosity.
When Frank Santon opened his
place Of business this morning he was
treated to a surprise that was not of q
pleasing nature. When he left his BIZ
cycle repair shop IN Saturday night
there was something in the neighbor-
hood of two hundred dollars in his
safe. This morning when he opened up
his safe every penny of the money was
gone and the cash drawer was lying
IN the middle Of the floor. A window
in the rear Of his place of business
told the sad story. 1t was raised. The
thief must have known the combina-I
ton to the safe. There was no evil
dence OF professional burglar work,
the safe door being opened by the us
ual combination and the cash drawer|
being taken out and left on the floor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-24
The Secret of Success.

Forty million bottles OF Angus,
Flower sold in the United States alone
since it's introduction! And the de-
mand for it is still growing. Isn't thai
a fine showing Of success? Don't ii
prove that August Flower has had
unfailing success in the cure Of indi:
gestion and dyspepsia-the two great
est enemies Of health and happiness ?
Does it not afford the best evidence
h a August Flower is a sure specific
for all stomach and Intestinal disol
ders?-tnat 1t has proved itself the
best of all liver regulators? August
Flower has a naatchless record of Over
thirty-five years in curing the ailins
millions Of these distressing com.
pla1nts-a success that is becomins
wider in its scope every day, at home
and abroad. as the fame Of Angus
Flower spreads. Trial bottles, csc.
regular size, 75c. For sale by r. R
Bellamy.
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0 'EM ON SIGHT.
This is the Way West Market Resi-
dents Feel Toward Il Lot of Boys.

West Market street, the most Quiet
lion that used to be always referred
to as "Piety Hilr'-is stirred from
reason. Last night a gang of boys
passed along the street at a late hou:,
singing, cursing and having what they
no doubt called a great time. A num-
her of people living along the street
were ;sroused by them, but SOC went
back ito sleep. When they arose this
morning lit was dicovered that prdcti-
c7lly every young tree recently plant
ed from Uncle Bob. Sloan's place tC
the residence of Mr.. Lee II. Battle.
just beyond Mendenhall street, a dis
tarce of more than half a mile, had
either been torn up by the roots or
twisted and torn away Some of those
tHat were pulled out Of the ground
mere carried some distance and plaC-
ed i'm nothe mans yard in an up
right position.
The Iolice (have a ciew and Went tt
work on it early his informing. Quite
likely something With be doing be.
fore the sun goes down.. The Records
policy has beer not ito give the names
of persons hauled up in police court
for the first time. butt like Rip Van
Wrinkle, We won't count this" Ii Is
an offence that concerns every decent
ma and woman in the city, n the
names of every one, df to be had. vii
he prIIlted.-Greensboro Record.
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"A WliippOOrwiI and a kildee Tttend
ed Curt

Every semi-occasionaIly a bit of HUI
NOR enters into the solemn grind of
Judge Jones police court sessions and
h officials. the spectators and the de-
PENDANTS are furnished a diversion from
the monotonous routine of trials, cog
Vlctions and sentences. One day this
week the gloomy aspect of the. court %
justice was suddenly transformed int
a thing of mirth When Chief Jordan in
calling the defendants to plead pro-
nounced the names of Nh Whipaor-
will and Mr.. Kildee." The names syn
onyInous Of the feathery tribe were it,
tie more than the court attendants
could endure and 10th the chief and
the judge were forced to rap vigorously
for order. Il knowed spring was here -
declared an old negro as he hobbled cut
of the room, ''for when you see a
whipporwin and a kildee hop erlong to-
gether it am a sure sign dat winters
done bust."-AshevIle Gazette-News.
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hat Libel Decision.

The South Carolina Supreme court
holds THAI lit. lis libel ITO publish a white
man as a negro. This decision was
anade down lin suits for $1,000 each
against The Charleston News ana
Courier and The Charleston Post, wln:ct
had designated a white man as color.i
but When n error was discovered
made corrections. The demurrer of ulf
defendants vas upheld by the lowel
COURT, but overruled by the highest III
bunal. Thu dit appears that the news.
papers of THE Palnetto state star
about the same chance af getting !
square deal in the courts ais ices tne
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