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7' 1 I ' m u u y Weather lodav - I Snow" ln morning-, . followed , by ' fair "and ; warmer - tr : SB Saturday Sunday- fair. VOLUME IiXXiV NO, 103 B A LEIGH, If. C," SATURDAY MOBNIKG, MARCH; 21, 1908. PRICE 5 OEITTJ3 all'.'North OtlO .-i- "V ' : - !i Y6 7V 11 11 ii -1 1 a ; . ; ....... Leads T 7 aed Cireiui l.D aitSoini mm rati MAIL SCHEME His Amendment Passed Vitiv eallinaor Dill ANTIiBRYANITES BUSY Hot. J. A. -Smlth4at the White House -Greatly Interests the President in Fort FisherJSinnnona Bill For : , Restitution of; Back - Cotton Tax. .,-. tBy THOMAS J. PENCE. ' i Washington, D. C March 20. The V'enate passed this afternoon the meas ure providing1 for the establishment of ocean mall lines to South America, which was Introduced by Senator Oal linger, and amended by Senator Sim mons so that the cost of the service will come- from the , profits of the ocean mail- service to' Europe, which rare estimated amounting: like thre million dollars. Senator Simmons' amendment" was v6ted upon-by. ayes and naves and - went through, unan imuosly. The acceptance of 'this amendment was personally, a triumph for SenatdVrSimmons. as he made the only spee'dh In; Its favor. This speech, which, ha been highly complimented, was accppted W the Democrats of the Senaet as 'a- very 'strong argument " ihowinK";the-necessity of. bidding: for South American trade, and-oie . that eliminated..the subsidy question! Sen ator Simmons has been very highly complimented on the manner n which , he has roct and solved this question. Antique .Hidcr Not Pressed. ! Senat6r-'"CIay " did not ; press - his -. amendment for an Interstate antl-jujr law."' which 'he Introduced as a rider to th 4air VH .taled that he had assurancps-tnat the Judiciary Commit- tf e woui4 submit a report on.r the merits , of te measure aod' that the opportunity would, be permitted for ; tak in J a vote . so as to ascertain the wnsn of the members or the senate binder thre circumstances he said he trould- not ' push his amendment' at this time.'" V- . ' , - 3 Tbe anti-Bryan element lh the Dem "ocratlc 'rmrty, .which has visions of :tinf! able to prevent the nomination vt h brakan at the Denvcr Con . vention. lias been. very busy in Vash ; ington thK week. ; Ex-Senator v David ' Pennctt JIUV of New orK and James :M. Guffeythfr leader, of Pennsylvania Democracy-In ad Ition to ; close; i pr tsonal friends, of 4 Judtfe George Gray, Vr elaware. have' been here giving en ' ' ccrragvment to the movement.' They " 4 ave talk'ed' lo leading Dmocrats In I th Fenfrfc and Houpe, but so far they j- have not secured a convert who Is " willing to publicly state that he Is with the opo?ltlon movement Governor Johnson, of u Minnesota, "is the candi , ':late upon .whem they are uniting. with the purpAse of ilenyingr to Mr. Brjan '; a two-tbtfdAxnaJority In the conven ; tion. If jSTsitated that the opposition will Jocate press agencies here. In New York, and - Chicago I during: the next "few days "for the purpose of booming- '.Johnson. j There seems to be no lack f monejfor the movement. .1 lev. J; r; Smith Interests the Presl- ' " , dent. . The Eresident was very much Inter eted tfdisCia .the ston' of the cap -tar of .TbfC. either.' which was told " to him Ibday by Rev. J.. A. Smith, of - AVllmington, who was introduced by lpresentstive Godwin. Rev. Smith had with him a picture. This repre sented the minister In th eattltude'of shaking-: hands v with - Benjamin ' F. Seeley. of New York, at the entrance , to the fort forty-three years after the capture. ? During the conflict Seeley, , endeavored to bayonet Smith, and at " the reunion of survivors last year, the t wo :. recogn iscd each other, and had .their picture taken in friendly pose - at the sopt where they tried to take , each other's lives. . "., The President .listened intently at ITthe storf .'lcavlna: a large , number of visitors. , He called Senator Daniels, of irgtnla over and asked for. the priv ilege of keeping: the picture, a request that Mr. Smith gladly granted. "This means something. Mr; Roose. -elt remarked, as he looked at. the picture of the followers of the : blue and the gray, shaking- hands. 'I shall keep this picture. It has interested jtio immensely." The President thank!, ed Representative. Godwin and Mr. Smith for calling:.. He said he was al ways gla'd' to see "Tar Heels." using ' the nlcktfcurie applied to Carolinians. ; IlesUtutlon of Back oCUon Tax. ' i Henator Simmons Introduced today a. bill proylding for the restitution by the government of back cotton tax If the bill should pass soroeJwo million dollars woulVrrevert to North Carolln ' John R' Ross. " business manager, of the Charlotte Observer, was here to day and saw r Assistant Postmaster General Lawshe about the'riew regnla . tlou governing expiring: subscriptions to dally papers wh ich is soon to go i into effect.- r.- Ro raised the view i expressed by Mr.-Josephus. Daniels, I before Mr. Lawshe L this ' week ta nd which harbeen stated by many other puhMiheir, , v-;;.-.: v i ,; . .r'4-'; Senator Simmon Attends FuncraL. Senator Simmons went to Baltimore this afternoon to attend the funaral of the late Senator ViThjte, of Maryland. ' rIIOTEL IASED. Sew Dcntocriitlc County Cliairnian- Ilaptl?rJtevIval at Mt. Airy. ( tFpeciamtX "News and Observer.) v r Mount Airy. n. c March 20. M D. Moore has leased the Central Hotel property, from J. A. Hadley and will open tnat old popular iiuiei iu me public May' 1st. C, H. Haynes, Ksq., 01 mis ciiy, nas been elected chairman of the Demo cratic County Executive Committee of Surry to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. R. Lewellyn. . A series of meetings are 'now in progress at the Baptist church In this city. Rev. fR. .D. Haymore, I. D., is doing- the preaching. The attendance is large at both services each day. FIFTEEN CAPTURED. Another of tlie Belhaven Rioters Ar- , rested and Placed in Jail. v (Special to News and Observer.) "Washington, N. C, March 20. Mr. B. A. Jones arrived In thecity late yesterday afternoon . bringing- two more colored . men, Ellis -K- and Lee Clark, supposed to have been Impli cated In the recent race riot at: Bel- haven; ., when a mob of fifty' h'egfoes and and whites shot up the houses of the Greek laborers employed by the Interstate Cooperage Company.' These two men were ' captured near Bel haven and ! brought here by ;'Sheriff Boat. : This makej fifteen rioters cap tured and awaiting trial, ; fourteen of whom are in jail here, one having given bond. . ? STEPSONS GIVE TROUBLE. Deplorable State of Affairs In Iredell . ' Farmer's Home. r "i,fS?ecial to News and. Observer.) Statesvllle, - N. C.. March ;20. The d'fferences of a stepfather and. step sons, and the wife of the home, were aired In the courts .this week and the evidence . brought out the deplorable state of affairs that exist in the fam ily of Mr. H. , P. Sigmon, a farmer of Shiloh. township. Crowds of witnesses were, examined and each had some things to tell mahout the quarrels, fights, etc.;. n;the Sigmon home. After, hear ing-; the evidence and the arguments in, the cases. Justice W. R. Sloan, be fore whom the cases.' were tried, decid ed that there was only probable cause for action, in the "charge of .-assault with deadly weapon, and he therefore placed Shrmon under a $100 bond. Activity of Trcdo Ihcfcas- ancrctntafja of f C3' Idlo i pechincry a: uccrcasos,f j r t 'y'l (By the. Associated .Press.) New cTork, March 20. R. G. Dun md " Company's weekly ., review 6f trade tomorrow "will say: ' ' Trade' reports indicate i little more activity and the percentage of idle ma- chinery decreases, but more reductions in 'wages and dividends ishow that the progress of - readjustment - will , tak e some time.' VeWather conditions in all sections facilitate, the distribution , of seasonable wearing apparel and house- funnlshings. improving- sentiment, yet retailers are not disposed to replendlsh stocks beyond the business actually In sig-ht. . -.-. - .- , " v More . business is slowly- coming- to the steel : mills but . expectation of lower prices; has postponed . many or ders that will seen be placed. Railway interests are slowly Increasing pur chases of locomotives, cars and other equipment; - Building operations have not revived as rapidly:; as was hoped, yet the bet ter weatheris gradually restoring- de ferred work, and several public build ings are about to be commenced. -In the textile industry, the most slg nlflcalt development Is the unanimity with which cotton mills . especially in New England . have announced - a ten per - cent reduction in wages to . take effect at the end of this month. Job bers rejort restricted orders and there is also complaint regarding collections. The trifling- export , trade in . cottons lacks feature, . small shipments of sheeting going to China, duch to South America, prints to Manila and 'Denims to Australia, i - BONDS APPROVED, Of Receivers for South Carolina Dis pensary .Funds -Contempt Pro- r eeedlngs Expected. 4. (Special to News; and Observer,) Asheville.; N. ; C, March 20. -Judge Pritchard has approved the bonds of the three receivers appointed by. him to take charge of the South Carolina dispensary trust fund of eight hun dred thousand dollars and tjie bonds have been returned to the -receivers, It Is expected' that now the receivers will make Immediate demand for the vusioay 01 ine rund, that tnis aemana wilir be refused and that the receivers wm come here through counsel to seeK to nave the chairman of the DispensaD'Commlssion attached , for contempt of court. ' - ' : ; Judge Pritchard will, leave tomor row morning for Salisbury where in the afternoon he delivers a prohtbl tlon speech and also a speech at Bur lington Sunday, returning to Ashevllle Monday. Thus It is not likely that any;' further 'move in the dlsnensarv matter will be made before early next week. . . Republican District Convention. The - Republicans of this, the Fourth Congressional district, will hold their convention In Raleigh on the 2 Jrd of April to elect delegates to the .National Republican convention at Chicago . which meets the sixteenth of June. . , . , . WEEKLY REVIEW '-, ' ' - VJ.y.300llDAY Compaign for Increase in i' Ashovil lo's Mombershipl John s. Huyler A'lns In Court Mm Sallna HempWH Dead Philadel phia Lawyer Is Gracious to v Ashevllle Negro." ! (Special to' News and Observer.) Ashevllle, N. C. March 20. At banquet given ' by .the membership committee of the local Y. M. C. A. this evening, : several talks were made b? well known association workers and campaign inaugurated looking to. the increase of the association's member ship 300 In one day. The plan fpr the increase in membership was worked out by Secretary Hunter short- , - , i i ly after he came here from. Charlotte to take charge of the local associa tion In February. Mr. Hunter lijas' Injected new life into the association work, and it is believed that the cam paign for a largely increased mem bership will result favorably. Th association management has decided to. install pool and billiard tables j In the association rooms for the "pleas ure of the members. . . t , j v The suits against John S. Huyler, the New York millionaire, growing ?ut of the breaking; of the Montreat dam, and tried In the Superior court this week, ended In complete victory for the defendant.1 The Jury held that the plaintiffs were not damaged as a result of any negligence on the p$.rt of the New Yorker, that he In effect used ordinary -precaution in the erec tion of the dam. . " Mrs. ' Sallna .Hemphill ; died at her home on Reems Creek, this county. Wednesday night, at " the advance age of 79 years She was a'life-ldsig-nelghbor of the late Mr. John Greg-? Chambers, whose death occurred San- day, Mrs. Hemphill and Mr. Chamber: being- practically the same age. Mps. Hemphill was one o ft he irast known ladles in , north Buncombe. ; . It is learned here that Mr. Francis Tracey Tobin, a prominent Phlladel phia lawyer and Republican politician of Pennsylvania, who was here recent ly Interceted in the .takln:e.,' deposl- fiona of Ashevllle ' physicians la; the II 0Q, 000 damage suit brought by pr. Knopf against the North American newspaper of . Philadelphia, has tend ered his services free gratis to Harri son,, Brown, . the , negro attorney j of Afcheville, who was recently convicted of "blind tigering," and sentenced; to two years on the county chain-gang.-and who. : appealed ' to , the Superior court. . In a letter-received here rela tive to the matter. Mr. Tobln saj'S 'I iold him (Harrison Brown) that his case . ought to be taken to the highest court in the State of North Carolina' and to the Supreme : Court of the United States. I have made him an offer of my services. The cases against Harrison Brown Will come up for trial here in April, and It is expected that Mr. Tobin will re turn to Ashevllle to take charge jof the negro's-affairs In court. - j In the A SuDerior court vesterda v Judge Peebles stated ' from the beneh that he purposed charging the uVy that the plaintiff was not entitled! to recovery, In the 140,000 damage suit Of Mrs. Sarah Dermid against the South ern Railway Company, whereupon ithe plaintiff submitted to a non-suit and appealed to the Supreme Court. Judge Peebles held that the defendant jsvas not negligent. The suit grew out jof the killing on the local yards , here some time ago' of Conductor Dermid, one of the most popular freight con ductors In the employ of the AshetUle division of the Southern. The plain tiff alleged that her husband's deith was due to negligence on the part' of the defendant and Its servants. j Southern Railway vs. County Com- mlNfdoners. ' . Judge Fred Moore will next hear an Important matter here. It is: the case of the Southern Railway against the Board of County Commissioners and the tax collector of Buncombe county, who are cited to appear and show cause why a temporary restrain Ing order should not be made per manent enjoining tne tax collector from collecting from the Southern Railway a certain tax of about $4,600 levied by the commissioners on j the Southern Railway's property in Bun combe and all other property. It is the . road and bridge tax of 15 cents on the $100 worth of property and 18 1-3 cents tax for Interest account. going to meet the interest and princi pal of the $100,000 of Ashevllle land Spartanburg railroad bonds. If he Southern alleges that the tax Is uncon stitutional for the reason that ithe county did not observe the constitu tional equation; tnat to make lesral the road and bridge tax of 15 cents ana , me interest tax 01 11 1-3 cents, the poll 1 tax : should have been; In creased $1, making the poll1 $3 j in stead of .$2. The answer to the; bill of complaint will , be filed by State Senator Charles A. Webb, who is county attorney for Buncombe. WAKE FOREST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Moveinent for Improvement of Fiicil- ttlcs New Deacons of Baptist -:' Church. ; (Speelal to News and Observe h) . Wake Forest, . X. C, March ?0. Considerable Interest is being taken In the movement for the t Improvehient of public 'school facilities here. Fol lowing up the meeting of last week at which Superintendents Z. V. Judd, of Wake county, and R. Bruce White, of ; Franklin, made strong addresses encouraging the; worthy . effort, the (town aldermen in session gave , their en i for effort to obtain better llties In Wake Forest. They i a committee consisting of ' & J- Brewer, Prof. J. H. Hlgh- a .Messrs. T. E. Holding, W. M. A and Elvius Gill to present to a imvis-raeetlng of the citizens of the town a proposition looking to the im provement of public school facilities in Syake Forest. , r, , This committee at a meeting of the citizens in mass Wednesday night. presided over by Dr. Chas. E. Brewer, made its report which was" followed by .a lively discussion. ? : ' A committee was then appointed by the chairman- on approval of the as sembly which consists of twelve citl- xens whose duties shall be to take the matter In charge, asking the - County Board, of Education to lay out a spe cial tax district whose boundaries are indicated, and - that an election be called. for, special school tax. The, matter is becoming an intensely live problem and it is not uncustom ary to hear a discussion of the sub jectt on the streets and in other pub lic places, by citizens residing in pro poser district, Finding It necessary to enlist more aid' in the carrying on the work of his Important' duties touching the life of the college and community, made nec essary by the increase In the size of the congregation and increase of the charge thereby. Dr. J. W. Lynch) col lege pastor ordained last night as deacons - of the Wake Forest Baptist church the following: Drs. ' Chas. E. Brewer. E.,W. Slkes, J. H. Oorrell, Prdf. J. B. Carlyle, and Messrs. R. E. Royall, W. M. Dixon, W. W. Holding, James G Mills. Prof. J. H. High- smith was also added to his corps of helpers but was ordained elsewhere. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Mrs. James Blake Struck With Child In Her. Arms the Child Survived. . ' Troy, NC. March 20. Mrs. Blake, wife of James . Blake, . was killed by lightning at her home about six miles west of Troy, while. closing a window during a .severe electric storm- yes terday evening. Her child, which was in fher arms at . the time V she was struck was severely shocked, but re covered. r. Dartlott Gays 'cfjn- .trf.Villl.ljcon. Return:, to Control of tho ; 1 Democrats. " . (By the' Associated, Press.) ,., , Washington) ,rp. - C March 20.. Maintaining that-; the Dentocratic rep representation ' in - the ;-; ' House had steadily Increased "since the general rout In 19." Mr. Bartlett, of GeorglaV today predicted ; that unless all the signs failed the t country would - soon return Its control to the Democrats. . Mr. Bartlett discussed the recent flnanoial crisis and. In that connection said that "the trenchment. blade, o masterfully wielded to whack the Democratic party with, will now grow rusty and , must .be . laid ' aside, and some other weapon of assault' and some other shield of defense 'must be produced. ' Taking up the recent speech of Mr. Dalselt, Pennsylvania, - In . which he credited Alexander Hamilton with be ing, the founder .and finisher of the Republican faith, Mr. ; Bartlett said Mr. Dalzeli had resurrected "almost forgotten and discarded theories of government. which he proudly pro claimed are the doctrines of the Re publican party." Contrasting Hamilton, who he said, wouldhave given us practically a monarchy with Jefferson, he said that Jefferson had so discharge dhls duties that all Americans would decide that the work of drawing their title deed to their liberties devolved upon. him. Mr. Bartlett said he could not con tent himself with ' the " Republican claim to authorship of railroad rate and anti-trust legislation and pro duced documentary evidence to prove that the Democrats should derive the credit, v- ; . -u; : ; ': Addressing ; the Republicans, Mr Bartlett declared they? had , accom plished one thing by their treatment of - the - Sherman Anti-Trust law. and that was to destroy the labor unions. "If you are proud - of that," he - ex claimed, 'you are welcome to the dis tinction." ' The destruction- of labor Interests, he - said, had been accom plished by the Republicans of the Senate In voting down a proposition to exempt, from the operations from the Sherman law organizations of labor, "organized for the purpose of lessen Ing the hours of labor or Increasing wages." ' ; . BOLD BANK ROBBERY (By the Associated Press.) Muskogee. Oklo., March 1. Two robbers, believed to be members of the gang that held up the TyrO, , Kansas bank last week, walked Into the Davis Bank at Hoffman, Okla., thirty, miles southwest of here this afternoon, cov ered the bank officials with . pistols and, gathering up $9Q0 In currency, mounted . their horses, which : were standing outside, and ; escaped. , . THE VJEATHER. : Snow in early morning followed by fair and : warmer - Saturday; Sunday fair and warmer; light north winds.' . . The WeaUkcr. Yesterday, ; V M axlmu m temperature 40 d egrees ; minimum temperature . 32 ..- .degrees; total precipitation for 24 - hours -ending $ p. m.. ..35 Inches. . . OF CQUOSEi illGllJ! fS II TRIM. rs. Holloway Asks $60,- 000 of Standard Oil Co. ALREADY! NOTED CASE Brilliant Array of Counsel and Expert i Witnesses on. Hand In ' Durham Fearful Explosion Caused Death ot Mr. Holloway and Negro) Man. )C:: : (Special ; to - News and Observer.). E; Durham, ;N. C., March . . 20. The great damage suit of Mrs. Lucy T R Holloway, administratrix of the estate of ; the late 1 L.5 Webb Holloway, who was killed In the explosion at the Standard Oil Company, on July 24 th, 1906, was started this morning in the Superior Court j here. In this action the plaintiff Is suing for. $60,000. .It looks now as if (the case ! will not reach tho jury before Monday after nbn , or , Tuesday . morning of next week. . ' , t f . .. There is a brilliant array of, coun sel , and - expert; witnesses, - arid quite a large number ofj local witnesses who will . testify , in the ..case. For .' the plaintiff the attorneys are Messrs. Giles & jSykes, Jof this city, and CoL T.; M. Argo, of llalelgh. For -- the Standard Oil Company there are Messrs.' Fuller St : Fuller, of this city, and Mr. James II. Pou, of Raleigh. Among the" experts here are Dr. pen- niman, oti Baltimore,, expert chemist: who is here, for the ol company, and I Dr. R. O. E. Davis of the Department or cnemistry. university of , North Carolina. I who jis also - an expert in chemistry and .is. here for the plain- tlfJCj Otheriput-ofv-town people. who are r attenaingv tne. trial ana - win evi dently be put on as witnesses are Mr. D. A," Pilly., of Baltimore, in the lubri cating department of the oll.com Dany. fnd .Mr.. C- D. iHiltTef Norfolk, spe cial .agent for ther company. Mr. TI, Daniels, district: mans ger, whe makes his home in this city, is at- tendfnr the trlaL During the afternoon six ; witnesses were examined In the big - damage suit, and the deposition of E. F. Royster. one of the' defendants taken before, the' Clerk; ; of ; the Court, - was read.- .Thl - brought the 'court, up -to tne time- ror aajournment. There are yet a great: many witnesses to be ex amlned before the ' plaintiff will restJ Every inch of the. ground Ms being For . the '. plaintiff I there i have been called some 'twenty-five or .thirty wit nesses and' others may, be called later. on.' ' The defendants have not called so many up - to j this time,": and it : Is probable that hot 'more than ten will be' sworn.- 1 ' Already Famous Case. This case is already of more than ordinary Interest on the law books of the State, i It is really an action against two parties,: the Standard Oil Trust and Mr: Edwin F. Royster, who at the time of the fatal explosion was the manager for the company in this cityl " He was joined' In the action for the purpose of i prevenlng- a removal of the cause from the State to the Feoerai courts fas tne on trust is a foreign corporation. A motion was made to rerawe the case any way," it being ' alleged Ithat Royster, was . In cluded In the complaint only for the purpose of defrauding the Circuit Court of the United, States out of i its rightful jurisdiction. The motion was denied, appeal taken to the' State Su preme Court, and there . the ; ; lower court was sustained. In the.-meantime a motion was filed In the Circuit Court ; for; order - for removal, -but Judge Purnell held that it was a case to be tried by the State courts, and it was sent. back. J It has been continued several times and Is now - finally on trial. : V-:- .." - : J -: - .J; I: ,. ;- . When the , case was . called this morning the counsel for the oil-company and Royster, filed motion with the court to , be allowed to withdraw as counsel lpr Royster and this was allowed" He . is, not represented by counsel, and while nominally" a- de fendant In the sixty; thousand dollar litigation ' the damages paid, If. anyr will be paid by the oil company! , t W Fejul Explosion. The. explosion that caused the fear ful death of , Webb Holloway, an em ploye of the Standard OH Company; and also the ' death of a 'negro, .Tom Lunsford,.: at . the same time, was , a fearful-one and. the death of the two men most horrible. ' It was on a hot July day,' July 24th, 1606, when the explosion ' occurred. Tom Lunsford, a negro; who had been employed but ' an hour w - or t so prior to that time, was sent into O the tank ,; to .' clean 0 It Mr. V Hollowly, who had charge of the wagon department came in and was sent on top of the tank to assist the' negro inside; if ihe should need assistance. The tank holds about 25. 000 gallons, and a. rope was Inside to be used In drawing the negro out. ? A moment afters h went on top 'there was an explosion from the inside and Mr. Holloway; waa. blown high ' Into the air.? His Clothing' thoroughly sat urated with oil, . caught fire and he was literally ) baked alive. in the meantime the negro was cooking on the inside. V ! i r;- y.:-: The supposition then, and so Stated afterwards, was that he . was Ignorant of the explosive contenU ' and struck a "match to see if the tank was clean ed. This, so it is thought,' caused the explosion and death. Mr. 1 Holloway died in a few. minutes, but the-negro lived several days, dying at the hos pltaL ' , . . ? - , - The damages are claimed because a man Ignorant of the contents of the tank should be placed in. so perilous a position, and that it was negligence on the part of the company that caus ed death. - In the case of the negro, whose administrator brought an ac tion for : $ 2,000, the-'company : settled bq paying $750 In compromise. Now the big figM Is on nd it will be., interesting as It - proceeds from day to day. This afternoon the testi mony was In regard to the explosion and the conditions that existed just at the time and immediately after the' explosion. Tomorrow there will be expert testimony. OFFICERS ELECTED. Rip Van Winkle Played With Natural r - Thunder and Lightning. y,, (Special to News and Observer.) High Point, N. C., March 20. The annual, meeting of ' . the North ; State (Independent) " ; Telephone v; Company was held' last night and the following officers elected: President, W. ; H. Ragan ; .Vice-President. Chas. C Muse ; Manager, J. F. Hayden; Treasurer, W. IL.Townscnd. The year's business was very j gratifying to the , stockholders, showing; that the collections had. been twelve thousand dollars and the net profits six thousand dollars. . A ten per cent ; d ividend was declared. An - unusual r thing occurred :., here last; night in presenting Rip Van Winkle by the Edwards Stock Com pany. When the time arrived for Rip to leave home for the mountains and his long sleep white It Is lightning and thundering the real thing ' was orn that It was llghtnfrg and thundering other than by mechanical device when Rip ; went upo the mountains and also while he slept the sleep-of twen ty years. v The spectators were 5 glad that they witnessed such a strange co Incidence. BILL IS IISIIEO - . M MMSMaMSSMBSBB ' V ' ' Famous tecoAir.ctOi: NoUce of AtttdJ t npretne,Com. is T . V ' " -a ' , .' ' . . if Given Purpose to Make a Test, V- i-..'. -.- . : , . .Case of It Barnes Gets , .' .- ' BaiL ' . -' : ':--"? 4 - - v ;v ;'Vt-. ; ( Special ' to"- Xtwt; and Ceerveri t. , JCharlotte, N. C, IMarch 20. Judgi Fred M oore this , af ternoon 'sustained a motion Ao auash , the ; bill of indict ment of teh famous -case against the county commissioners of Gaston Soun- ty against ,whoJ no ractlon had v been instituted to compel - them to mak e certain repairs' to the court house of the county. . An appeal 'of the ' case to the Supreme Court of the State was taken ' for the purpose, of .having' that body say just: what will have to- be proven against the commissioners In order .to 'make ? a proper indictment DOSSIOK. etC ,.;.,;-.v ---t.-:i'-i-t 1 The bottom of the whole matter is declared to' be In effect that Gastonla wants the r court house- in place C of Dallas, and It is also; said Ithat lth quashing of the biu ; is , in' accordance with the desire of Gastonla' people, al though this,' of course, had nothing to do with the court's decision., Gastonla hoping to elect a "new" boar who will favor removal - of the county t seat to that town." " . "? . ' S. O.-Barnes charged with the kill ing of George Glfferd who was stricken three, weeks ago '.and ' lived with a crushed skull - until- yesterlay attend ing to his business a part of the time, was this afternoon allowed bail of the sum.-of; six thousand dollars after be ing remanded ; without ball by the coroner.' Judge .Moore beard the ha beas corpus proceedings.: The case as the facts become known, grows almost stranger than fiction. The r Injured man had some five fractures and there was direct communication between the brain and the exterior through one of these.' Glfferd 'suffered from intense head-aches but otherwise'suspected no serious trouble until he- .was seized with a convulsion, followed -by a score more, when he died. " ' - ,J ALTERNATING EMPLOYES. System to Be Inaugurated In Spencer Shops W. H. Shannon Southern . " Railway Agent Operation on C. F. GrllBUi. (Special ,to News and Observer.) r Spencer, N. Cl, March 20. Mr. W. H. Shanon, who has for a year or more been In the employ., of. the Southern Railway Company, at Spencer, has been appointed agent of the company at this place and has' assumed the office. Mr. L. B. Brooks has also been employed In the ' freight department. ' Mr. C. F.r Griffith.' a well known foreman on the Southern here, .was operated at: a Salisbury , hospital yes terday for appendicitis. ! He is- re ported as doing well today, though, his condition was at first critical. ; '; Effective Monday, the 23r J instant, a system of alternating" the employes will be inaugurated at, the Spencer shops of the Southern, which will permit all of the men In its service to make a part of the time. It Is stated the system will apply to engineers and other -road men as well as to . shop employes. : The change ts made n order .to give affair division of time to all employes. - . DUirHOLIIlll CIRCUIT OF FAIRS Grconsboro;7instfln and Salisbury Orrjanizo THE CAROLINA LEAGUE WU1 Plsy 'T Ganics,.tlie Hrsi. Af , Greensboro With Wltistoni-Tlie : -v Street Pavement suit T.vo Im- - portaht Banquet Occasions. OtlwGatedty.Nws. ; . v By ANDREW JOVNER. . .Greensboro, N.;C, "March 20. Tlii North Carolina Circuit of Fairs em bracing: :SaUsbuiy,: Winston Jand Greensboro, was organized here lase nfght by the adoption of a constltuUon and by-laws and the election of the s following officers: .-V. N. 'Reynolds, . of Winston-Salem, president; A,' JL Boy- den, of. Salisbury, and John-L. King, of Greensboro, vice-presidents; Gar land .Daniel, of Greensboro, secretary; S. T. Dorsett and 21. L Jackson, of Salisbury; and G. E.- Webb., of .Winston-Salem, executive committee. The Circuit voted to leave the arranging of purses and class.es to George Dwlre and Garland' Daniel ; 1 - , Acommlttec from the board, of al dermen, appointed by the mayor at the last meeting of the board, with the as sistance of a contractor who has had an extensive experience with con- " crete work,;yesterday made an exam ination of the paevment on South L'.m strefef the object being to gather evi dence to be vad in court to show that , the construction company that secur ed the contract to lay the', vltrlflod brick pavement did npt comply with the specifications In the contract, both as; to depth of the .cement .. and . th iuality of brlcV used. ; The case will be tried at a special term of the Unlte.l States Court here next wrCc for t! at purpose;' :::'Z''f.;::,t , -7 .:' VTesterday afternoon In.ths fca;ijuet half of. the .Elks' Home, the . Gu":jrd DatJghteraof the Confederacy enter tained In royal style, the event befn the yearly social re-union of the one hundred and fifty members of this pa triotic, bodr of women. A large Confederate flag: was draped over 'the president's desk and: many; small ones floated from chandelier-v -mantels and windows. Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. T. J.'McAdoo and Miss Tate added to the charm of the aftrrnoH by. their sweet singing, and cream ana cake was served. . : , . Mayor L. J. Brandt, president of the " Greensboro- Baseball .Club,, returned last night from Spartanburg,' where he attended ,an enthusiastic meeting of the board of directors of the Carolina, League of Professional Baseball Clubs. :.,The meeting was held yesterday at noon at the Spartatn City. Club." Those present were J. . IL Warn, of . Char lotte; president; R. C. Carson,, of Char lotte, secretary; T". B. McEowen and C P. Llgon. . of Spartanburg; Furman Smith, of Anderson:. .A. IL .Wells, of Greenville ; W. M.' Kavanaugh, of Wln-ston-Salem; I J. Braa-idt,, of Greens boro. N A constitution of games for the season was adopted. There . are 97. games . to be played. , On the Fourth of July there, will be double-headers, Charlotte and Greensboro playing, at Greensboro. V;.v;' ":Z. V.V' J ". ..The opening date "of the season Is April 30th. when Greensboro wilt play'. Winston at Winston..'; The closing date Is August i, ,wheru Greensbore "-ill-play at Winston.. , . j A delightful banquent was " glvm last night" at Hotel j'Hufflnes, by Chorazin Chapter of Masons, in honor of Tev. "C JU Whltaker, tof Enfield, chaplain' of the Grand. Chapter. High Priest H. Sternberger. served as toast master and toasts were japprbpriatcly responded to by Messrs. John W. Petty, of Thbmasville; ,E. Sternberger. Esquire J , MWolf. ; Samuel t Browne and the Grand Chaplain. . Rev. C. L. : Whltaker. TWO STORES BANKRUPT. A Most Peculiar Circumstance ivr Which There Is No Lair. : i . . - - - -.' .(Special to 'News and Observer.) Tarboro,vN. C, March 20. Two bi Tarboro's leading 'stores went ; into bankruptcy yesterday. ' - These 4 were Morris-Kauffman Co., !orie of the loa-J-Inte dry goods and-mHHnery stores 'i-m Edgecombe county,; which , has beeh doing business here for a number ot.. years, and" the - general merchandise store of Deans & "Brown,, which firri was formed here two years ago. James R. Gasklll has been appointed refereo for, the former, and W. O. "Howard receiver for the latter. . . - ' . A kmost, peculiar circumstance "was' discovered here yesterday by Chief of Police F. P. Pulley, when it became known that a child born to Ella Trice Sunday, and which died early Monday' morning, remained unburled for tl-ree days because the husband did not have sufficient money to pay the funeral expenses and did not make any.t-rrort tohive the dead baby burled.- While the father's conduct has been"mo.t reprehensible and cruel, , the authori ties have found no law under which he can be punished. "I see that Kins: Edward 'p?ed by the London suffragette para !o with out so much as a c'ir.c? at tht i:.;r'li ers. .
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