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THE NEWS' FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE AND ITS CAPITAL OUR RALEIGH NEWS BUDGET r . ? . Several Railways Chartered t?y the Senate. FROM THE GOVERNOR'S HANDS >"ew < ;>i;j]It of Ncollnnil Crontoil ? I'ciiltoiiUory-Sn.'ierlmeinlciilllny Aw'vlscd to -Xolil ok- ?? Hi" IMuco JmtT. >or?voo?i mil luapeneh? i'il-(lmnw(' *????*? in ibc .Ami Trust Hill- ?Mlier !h!??U?r?i. (Special to Vlnftnlan-Pllot.) Raleigh, N. C. Fob. 9.?A bill passed tin- Senate to-day declaring the South? ern railway duly Incorporated. Hills were Introduced in tin-- House to j Incorporate Hi" Capo Fear '.Terminal railway, tin- Burlington ami Southern railway ami the Salisbury und Fnyc.'to vllle Const Line railway. Hills were passed appropriating $!T. 000 annually to Ihe deal muto school nt Morganton, taking Hu? Atlantic and] North Carolina railway mit of Gov? ernor Russell's hands ami putting it In charge of the Democrats. NEW COUNTY CKEATEDi By n vote of 80 to 13 the House passed the bill creating the county Scotland oik of four townships of Rich? mond county. W. H. Hay, penitentiary superinten? dent, was advised by his attorneys tins evening that the bill takln--: tie; peni? tentiary out id' the Governor's hands is unconstitutional and thai ha di r'mo surrender the ofllce. but hold it until courts settle the question. WILL IMPEACH JUDGE NORWOOD. The House Judiciary Committee, by o vote ei 11 in ii, decidi s upon Impeach? ing Judge W. L< Norw.I for drunken? ness ,n orlice. The Scnttte will Impeach, the < hlef Justice presiding. The same i ommlttcc strut k out of the nntl-trust bill the provision which mad,- a debt to a trust uncollectible. An amendment was adopted providing) that th-' ui t shall not apply to any ?wholesale merchant or Jobber doing I business in North Carolina, who is not u party !?> or interested in a trust, nor Ilgent ol a trust, nor shall it apply to any fishing, trucking or canning In? dustry in this state, nor to persons, linns or corporations engaged therein. \\ ill. TA l\ F. CITARI IE TO-MORROW The Democrats will take charge of tin- penitentiary lo-inorrow. There will no iloubi l ?? quite a shaking up of em? ployes. The latter have not been paid for nearly three months. The bill to1 pruvld ? for paying them has never got? ten any fur;In r than c immitlce, though Introduced very c?rly In the session of the Legislature. Superintendent Hay has, therefore, ousted none of the em? ployes imd but in Demo rats, as he bad p<> way of paying them. I: seems | th.:: i.he pehitentlury ?pie.-non will go | Into lite eotirl ??. El >i iCATK 'N.M.. Th.. Stut ? Board of Education in giv? ing K. S. French, of Charlotte, an op ti.n ;;!1 the lauds its hold, known as "swamp kind?," reserves th.. rijrlit to withdraw at.;, sin' I! and more valuable tracts, luii is est I in.I by the Slat" Superintendent of Public Instruction at :tf,0,ilt;0 ii ? s. The option prj.f llfty cents .'".n a; :?<? Is regarded as a fair one. Itdvenuo ollh'ersi made a raid yestor ilny in Johnston county and captured tin. " illh lt-dlstlltei'les. 'i he s In'ti men I by Mr. M?ses Cone be? fore legislative eonimltlee yesterday ? ?f the plan to b ul l a S2S'.000 factory In tills Stale, to manufacture canton llan n. I. Is Inti renting. Th' re has never boon n canton 11 nun el factory In th" South. \NTI -TRUST HILL. The odds an Hint tin anli-lrust lull, if it ever gets through the Legislature :il all. will he greatly inodllled. Nu Vine in the Judiciary committee save Ste? vens, its author, appears to favor It in iis present drastic form. ; od expres? sions of disapproval of It were very plain yesterday. It Is sold to lie uncon? stitutional. One ?.f th.- attorneys of the Son I hern Railway made iho statement before the Joint Hiiii). ni mil lee thill the road W.iUbl I ? M. : : d." in Mr. ordallee with the new liiw (the Crnlg a<'t). re? quiring dorneritlcatl in f foreign corpor ullons. SCHOOL TEXT lb u ?KS. Th.- light on the question of school toxi books is a lively one. Some of the ablest attorneys in the stale represent the various companies. 11. F. Johnson Co.. r.f Richmond, the American Hook Company arid the University Publish? ing Company lend in the fight. There will |,e State adoption of books, und not county adoption. Th- body of Mrs. Mavis, wir.- hf Ihc representative from Hyde county, who died yesterday, will he kept hero in n vault r..r some weeks. Representative Dnvls bos nn acute ease Of grippe and pneumonia Is f. ared. DEMOCRATIC r.wc\-^,_ The Democratic caucus acted wisely in setting us far ahead as 1008 the pro? vision in the constitutional amendment limiting the frOw hlse Hint that no per? son can after that dale register and vote win, cannot read'tlie constitution Of lib' Slate in the English language. Il wns felt thai 1902 was too early a date. 1'p to 1008. therefore, no white voter will be shut mil under what Is known as the grandfather clause of the not Your correspondent nearly a month ago. In the speolnl Interviews with the leading legislators, showed that the franchise amendment would very closely follow th" Louisiana law. It Is followed with remarkable closeness. The evidence against Judge Norwood as :?> drunkenness appears to be direct. The legislative commltee will gather more evidence. It is also shown thai Norwood has within the past twenty days signed restraining orders. IIIs Im? peachment Is nearly certain. I IMlvrn.N. Edenton, N. C? Feb. P.?The Ray View Is having electric lights put in. There were three colored marriages In town yesterday. The cold wave arrived on time last evening and overcoats and gloves arc very much in evidence to-day. Mr. Wallace Winbornc will go to Hertford to-morrow to put in place the handsome suit of furniture for Dr. Smith's drug store, which ho manu? factured for him. The condition of Mrs. K. It. Pendle ton Is about the same. Tlie smallpox scare is again on In our little city. HALIFAX. Halifax, N. C, Feb. 9?Mrs. Julia Hudson died at her home hero yester? day, site was a highly respected lady and had just Joined the Catholic Church. It has rained far several days and there is mure water on Hie ground titan has been for a. year. Roanoke river is very high and still rising. Mr. Brown Pegram, the gentlemanly and g""d looking salesman of Heine man Bros.a Baltimore, was in our town yesterday. T. u. Emery came down yesterday on business before the county commission? ers. ' nur merchants want the purchase tax repealed und enough petitions have gone up to do the work. EUZABETU CITY Returned Soldier Arrested For Stealing Fodder Lodged Itetilml Hie. Rur? <<? Awult IVtnl ?llonrlug Restored by Arti? ficial Weans?No Tickets lo Herta lord B'ofc Sale. Elfcabcth City, N. C, Feb. 9.?Noah Perry, oplored, ubout six months ago was caught Stealing fodder from the Held nt Mr. Elisha Harris, near the cily, and at once came here, joined the colored company of soldiers and left for Cuba, as he thought. Yesterday when they returned Noah was with them, and the warrant w as soon served upon him, and h" i:- mm tarhlnrt the lv is - nw-aftrn-g- - the Spring term of the courts. Mr. Harry Grandy, our boy orator, ar? rived home to-day from Wake Forrest. ENA HEED TO HE A H. Mr. Samuel Kein', of Little Washing? ton, is in the city. Mr. Heid is almost totally dear, hut has an ear tube that .-mildes him to hear it very low whisper No doubt before lie leaves he will persuade several of our deaf people to use the Instrument. Mr. Pal Morgan is in our city to-day. NO TICKETS SOLD. The Norf.dk ami Southern ticket ngcnl here to-day refused to sell any on.- a llckel to Hertford, on account of that place having quarantined against our city. The bright sunny weather to-day earn- d business to revive considerably. i nr. >:t.i> south' state. IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS TOLD. IN A PARAGRAPH, The promoters of a hii? cotton mill enterprise at the shoals in Davlo coun? ty have bought a large amount of land] in and around that place. It Is said that the owners have paid the Hairston family 115,000 for the shoals and ad? joining kinds. The company expects t i begin at once the erection of one of the largest cotton mills In the State, They , >v.!l invest about $600,000 in the entcr pi Ise. Mrs. Mettle "fai.es Pharr, of Charlotte, daughter of the late Colonel W. .1. Vales, one of the State's foremost edi? tors and public men, died Monday. Miss Mary C. Roth well, a highly es? teem. .1 lady of Wilmington, died Sun ' day. ngetl ul years. The County Commissioners of New Rrunswick county, will lie asked to , provide schools in Wilmington for w hite children who are unable to attend day schools. The stock of the Kinston Cotton ? MiiN ?' il h?mi 11 a - i'. i ..'i:. iihT m in. 1 however, be given an opportunity to 1 obtain any of it. , A hog was kill.-d at Salisbury. It be? longed to a man mimed Jackson, was i two years old, and weighed 7iia pounds net. v. ? ! The Alias lltnise, oh Wrightsvlllc Reach, li feu miles boldw Wilmington, was burned down Sunday night. i Ayden Kenneth Henderson, of Green? ville, had i n eye put out a few days ago by the bursting of a gun. Mr. Simon Chadwick, of starts, was found dead Monday nt his home. He v. as lying a: the foot ?>f a stairway, with Jawbone broken, nml had evident? ly been killed in a fall. A negro hoy about 20 years of age. named Henry Leak, and hailing from Rocklngham, was run over and killed In Fnyettevllle Monday night by the ihr. ugh freight oh the C. F. and Y. V. railroad. The Wilkesbr.ro Chronicle says that it it understood that the Southern Rail? way win apply to the Federal Court al an early day asking that a receiver be appointed lo hold the railroad funds of WI Ikes county. Patent medicine manufacturers and druggists In this State are very much exercised over the bill introduced In the Legislature requiring patent med? icines offered for sale in this Slate to have their ingredients printed on th* label. There \? o gold mining company oper? ating In Burke county, with Its head office in Syracuse. N. Y.. that is capi? talized at $1,250,000. This was brought out in the curse of a trial before .Ins*, tlce W. E. Powe in Morganton last week, and will no doubt be news to most of our reader.-". A Cotton Exchange will be establish? ed at Charlotte. The champion gourd vine of the State is on the General N<mi farm, near Charlotte. It has 843 gourds on it. Miss Mabel Pearce; for five years agent of the Wilmington and New Bern railroad at Scott's Hill, has accepted a position with the Norfolk and Western In West Virginia. She U succeeded as agent by her sister, Miss Eva Pearce, 1 al Secti o liUJ, knit HUMmiMWIWlm ?vtgctablcPrcparationrorAs si??lating ibeToodfliuiRcfiula ling lhc 5 to macks andBoweis of Promote s T)i^cstion,Checiful ncssandEcst.C?ntains neither Opium.Morphine nor tjineral. kot n.vkc otic* Jitarc o/ClcUkS.M'lVLL PmH&R J\anpkm Stcji" Alx.Scmut * j4nttt Sud * Jlfftmat - JBi Qiriatia&fodB * IlimSccti - ftmnfltd Sugnr . Wrtnyrsut- Harm ApcrfcctRemedy for Constipa? tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish? ncss and Loss of Sleep. TacSunk Signature or istew Stork. gXACT-COPflffOF-WRAPHEB. WONDERFUL ?are the low prices and great values Offered on all kinds of ? FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, &c. at all times of the year, especially is it so at this time of the year at When thinking of purchasing any article in the housefurnishing line, it will be to your interest, if saving money on your purchases is of any interest to you, to look over our line before purchasing. Low Prices and Excellent Values predominate on all goods shown in our , mammoth double stores, such as Parlor Suits, Bedroom Suits, Library Suits, ecc, &c. CHIFFONIERS. Some of the most convenient and tastefully arranged articles ever con? ceived selling at exceedingly low prices. CARPETS. Now is the time to buy Carpets before the advance prices take effect, as they are sure to do in a few days. All our floor covering laid free of charge. CASH OR CREDIT, 3I0 and 321 Church Street. t RUBBER BOOTS and TRUNKS 1 ? V.?T COST-* I Men's and Boys Rubber Roots, Men's Trunks at cost and below rS to close them. We will keep no more. jjj t^. Hxtra value is offered in Men's Underwear, Over Shois, Soft and Stiff Mats, Macintoshes, Shirts, etc. If there is another place so good at which to buy Men's Wear, few have found it. ^2 332 MAIN. GEO. H. D?WES, 220 Water Street, SOLO ATCOST. m BEATERS HNO RRDIBTORS. Healing by Gas no longer an experiment. CITY GAS COMPANY, H. L. RICE. J. J. HUMPHREYS, Superintendent. Acting Secretary. FIRSTS? IN" THE GRATES OP ITS COUNTRYMEN Toms Creek Coal! NONE BETTER. TRY IT ONCE. COAL FACTS There's n world of difference tn fires They're like people; aome bright and cheery, others gloomy und dull. Por downright good company, even if t doca make you stand off. It's hard to beat a Toms Crusk lire. \Vo also soil all t.;oi of imiQIE BEST QUlLin.? Your orders always have our prompt attention. TRICG & WILMER, Agents. GG CIKANMY STREET, Main Olltce. Ii N1V1SON STREET. Yards. BOTH PHONES. We have on band a fresh supply of Raving recently put In a spl.ttinK nia. rhino we now uiake no extra charge fot ?putting. Persona haying wood staves will <li nrll to order Hard Wood from us. COAL of ALL KIND3 and heat quality, nt lowest market prlci at -ihi.lrsultf and retail. N?. 1M Main St.. Norfolk. Va. Just Received A fresh supply of ll\s celebrated KANAWHfl SPLINT The, superior of all grate co.tls. We are the sole agents. Geo. W.Taylor & Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ANTHRACITE AND BITUrfliNOUS 61 GRANBY S1". 'Phone \ t. CENTRAL WHARF. 'Phone 1)7 ~WATCH FOR 189a To every rash purchaser of a ton real from IIS until further notice wt will aive a card endorsed by us w'hlcl will entitle the holder upon payment u 1993 to ono elegant Klectro Gold-plal Watch or i handaonto ease or silver plated W ire, containing ' C Knives Tablespoons and Teaspoons, Wo hav< already delivered aoveral of these watch, which wi tlnd keep excellent tlmo, Cat i logue at our of lice, CHAS. E. SCOTT & CO. 200 LOVITT AVENUE. ?Phone-. 11CC-:.M. TRUCKING FERTILIZERS, ARMOUR'S PURE ANIMAL HIGH GRADE. Recommended by ourselves and others as the best sold. Prices low, quality considered. OUR OWN BRANDS, FULLY RELIABLE. Have been carefully tested and pronounced first-class. Prices cut low to meet the market. SPECIAL TOP DRESSERS, BOTH BRANDS, Your interests demand that you investigate our goods and prices before buying elsewhere. NORFOLK FARM SUPPLY CO. McD. L. WRENN, Proprietor. GEO. B. TODD, Manager Wo regret having small-pox among U*. and It Is the duty of every one to use ev ry precaution to prevent Its Increase. Cleanliness and Disinfection are cs ! as a protection to ourselves and our neighbors. The i ellar, yard and nil drain pipes should be disinfected once a week with < he of the following ; CHLORIDE LIME. 5c, 10c. and 15c. box. CVRR )NATED LIME, 20c. bucket. CARMOLIC ACID. 25c; bottle., I IEOLKUM, 20c. and 40-.\ bottle. 296 MAIN ST. Ilvcred rreo in Portsmouth; s and Atlantic City. E. 1 MAYER. WM. M. W1IALEY. MAYER & CO. Mi: facturcrs' Agents, Importers and Dealers in MACHINERY and supplies, Tools, Shafting and Pulleys. and Uoiler?, Pumps, injectors, Synliohes, 11ns,'. lion Plpb and Fittings, V'aR - Co '.. &c. Saws, Rafting Gear. Holts. Nu: :. Washers. UeltlRK. Packing, Waste lio.l. Steel, Nails. Oils. Cordage. V o ? laranti the quality of our goods and also prompt delivery, and with In creased fa lllties we are prepared to meet >.: m| Inquiries and otdcrs ao l...ttd. COMMERCIAIj place. NORFOLK.VIRGINIA. JulS-eo<i-ly Norfolk Iron Works, GEO. W. DUVAL & CO., NO. 13 WATER STREET, NORFOLK. LNiiiNi:.'. ;...!!.,. I..--. r-AW MILL and" all kinds of machinery of the most Im? proved patterns. Al>o repairing at the shorn : noil c Particular attention to steamboat work, DUVAL'S PATENT liOILEH T?RE FERRULES are tha only perfect remedy t r leaky boiler tubes. They can l Insi rted In a few minutes by anj etutlntor, und aro war* ranted to stop leak v. Henry Walke SAW MILL, And Railroad Supplies, HARDWARE AND SHI? CHANDLERY "Giant" and "Glnnl n.iner." Leather Delling, "H aut." "Granite," and '.'Shaw nut" Ituhhi r Pelting, Agent for Knowlcs' t=tetim Pumping Machine. oeti-tt I mm WOOD PULLEYS ? $ L NOT? a ? SLIP ON THE SHAFT. ? ? THE PORTER-HcNEAL CO.t i a I For Over Fifty Years MRS. WINSLOWS Soothing Syrup has bei n used for etdldroh While teeth? ing. It .^ooLiitj thu cliildi Boftena tha gums, alia) all pain, euros wlud colic, regulates the stton . h and bowels, and is the t i u remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty ?Jvc cents j i itt e Sold oy all drusgiatj throughout thn world ooo <,o- > ooo -ooo oo-> I PROF- HERTZ GREftT Berraan Hair [iesiorative, WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SAT? ISFACTION THAN ANY PREP? ARATION FOR THE HAIR YOU HAVE EVER TRIED. $ IT WILL REMOVE THE DAND * RUFF, MAKE THE SC ALP CLEAN $ AND HEALTHY. AND IMPART J 0 NEW LIFE TO THE HAIR. t> 0 The highest testimonials of ? ? its merits are given. SEND Y J FOR CIRCULARS. T <> All Druggists. PRICE SI.00. ? *f - ? 1 XANTHINECO. ? $ RICHMOND, VA. *) <sn>o o*>o .00 ? Germania Hall! NOW OPENED. Hot Lunch Served from It a- m.to p. in., and from 6:30 to 10 p. m. Cboica Wines, Liquors and Cigars. OTTO SANDMANN, 207 CHURCH STREET,