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J V t. I ' ' i'- I 1 . : t : .. iii MJ.l - -. rt t 1 Ai' : Slli II 1110 I in , I I 1 ,1j , 1, i ft 1 1- inl - Inn r nil I ( Ji 1 it ! 1 t m..l Index J'erl.sloiiH ui: ...,:y Im ported Judaea and Itoflwirars or KkHtlona Miiy (jet $3 a Duy .-. Miss Mary Iav, Daughter of the , bouth'a Chieftain, Guent of Honor ' -Petition and New Bills Intro. . duccd Bill Passed. Observer Bureau, " " " '' '-.., The Hollaman Building, : ' :. Raleigh. Feb. 18. " The House judiciary committee this ; afternoon reported : favorably Manning's bill providing for the ap polntment by the Supreme Court of a commissioner to digest and Index the Supreme- Court decisions from volume 1 to 1908. .The commission er Is to complete the work In two and - a halt yean at an annual salary of , $3,000, and a. clerk ' at lt,200 an Dually, the cost of the work not to . , exceed 114,000. ' ",'' ' -t The" committee' reported unfa vor-' 'ably Long's Senate bill changing the rules of evidence for, the purpose; of making It easier to convict owners or , proprietors of bawdy houses.' : . ., V. There was a long, discussion of a bill to'Tepeat-the ectlon of the re ! visa! requiring railroads to transport hi embers of; the State ''r, corporation " commission over the : State ' free of charge, ? Th " bill S appropriated I . 000 a year for maximum traveling ex penses. Doughton ..moved y to report , the bill unfavorably. This waa defeat ed by ; a vote i of .fl.ve to'aeyaTM , bill was referred' to a aub-commlttee J composed of: Manning, Williams and Mldyette to,' redraft ,and "report back " to the iutf.cojittnUfteWii-fe? Sneaker Justice called ' the House , to order;at-10:80.', prayeribelng nfr - xered byMtY' c,,Massee, 01 .Rait elghj.-, tefr-w'i '.v.vi: 1 Th Speaker appointed "a journal committee for the week - Messrs. Ja i, oobson, Wells and Dowlee. ; - PETITIONS PRESENTED. . Tfie' ollowlns;' petitions: were pre- aented and referred to their respec- tlve committees: V Lockhart: From citizens of Lllea ' ville to establish . the' Falls Branch school district In Anson county. London: From ' colored citizens of ; Chatham county to establish a school district,,- ' ' " ' , Gaston: From citizens of Bun- combe for repeal of the homestead . Whitley: Resolution to amend the rules of the House. ' , Davidson: To, allow commissioners or Murpny to issue Donas ior water works. Harris: To amend, revise and con ' solldate the charter of the city of Raleigh. 1 TOunt: To allow Hickory to Issue (bonds to pay off sewerage dent. Parks; To regulate duty of super intendent 0 education for Ashe - county; to allow ex-sheriffs of Ashe county to collect back taxes; to . amend the charter of the Wllkesboro and Jefferson Turnpike Company so that It may be converted Into an electrical road. London: To Incorporate the town - of Braswell McCrackln: To Issue to the people of North Carolina a square deal in the matter of Insurance. Bryant:. To regulate the time of holding court In Wilkes. , . . Doughton: To amend chapter S88 of the laws of 105. Morton: To amend the charter of Wilmington so as to provide for the maintenance of a free library; to provide for proper weight being. branded on fish packages. ' Koonce: To provide for the elec tion of Insurance commissioner. - . Byrt To Incorporate the town of Brownsville In Yancey county. ' Morgan: To provide for better roads in Coopers Gap township, In Pamlico county. Daughlnghouse: To tamend stock law of 1901 for Pitt county. . QaJlert: To amend the constitu tion of North Carolina relative to homestead exemption. BILLS INTRODUCED. Amoni tha Irrmortant bills Intro duced was one by Mr. Gallert, of Rutherora, providing ior amenameni of the constitution so that the Legis lature will be given authority to en act such laws as may be advisable refunding the exemption of property from the sale under execution, pro vided the homestead shall not exceed the value of 8100 or personal property of the value of $500 In real property or both. It also provides that no property shall be exempt from sale for taxes or for the payment of obli gations' contracted for the purchase , of said premises or tor laborers lien for Work done or for aVYnechenic Hen. Mr. McCracken's bill, which waa Introduced by request, to give the peo ple of the State a square deal in se curing life and nre Insurance, seeks to prohibit discriminating rates of in surance In this State as compared with rates In other States. . In introducing the revenue and machinery act, Doughton stated that few changes had been made from the act and these were of minor im portance. 1 CONFIDENCE IN CORPORATION COMMISSION. . Doughton. by consent, introduced tha following resolution: Whereas cms reference has been made In the newspapers to the action of the House - last Saturday In regard to the Belma Connection matter, and whereas the House does not desire to reflect tfpon the action taken by the corporation - commission- In the settlement of said connection, therefore be It resolved that this House has me. tuiiesi con fidence in the Integrity ana sonny ox " the corporation commission and doea not desire - to reflect ' upon - the same ' or Its action In tha matter aforesaid. T The resolution was adopted upon a . suspension of the rules, only two votea being cast In tha negative. , '"' Murphy, of .Rowan, waa permitted to Introduce, out of order, two bills! "one to amend aactlon 185$ of tha Re- istl regarding drawing jurors in - Rowan; the other to extend the pro visions of Chapter 81l Laws of 1808, , ' regarding a special tax in Rowan. Other bills introduced were by Par- sons to provide for good roads In ' ' Richmond and by Pickett, to amend f tha charter of Mebane. .; :. ! NO UNION LABEL ON STATE DOC : V UMEN'l. -iv;: ;,-. Tha bill providing - that all work accorded others, by giving them a tree , printers, should nave tna union taoei rupon H. coming up, Mr., Harris, of ' Wake, after an earnest speech In sup- .LUCKIEST MAN IX ARKANSAS ' Tm tha luckiest man In Arksnsns,' -WiitM 11. L. Btanley, of Bruno, "since tha restoration of mr wifa'a health after Ave rears of continuous coushlnc and ; 1 bledln from tha lungs; and I owi my o4 frrtuna to the world's grasteat mHlrlne, Vt. Klra's Kew Discovery for , fnnumptlnn. which I know from x fiM-ionre will eur consumption if tiken n time. Mr wlfa Impravvd WHh first bottle iM twelve bottles comple4 tha etire." Curs th worst cnish an1 enl.tt Of Hnny rfuniVH. At ll drus' gist (99, aa4 ILOa, Trial aettla rraa. - i VI ,, i f 1 ' ' , i X .,- 1 Ji.J I . I 1 1 I ti) 1 " t ."f- i iu!iiK'tl fur tlii-ir wrk !- i'uit! Un) union permilled tlit-rst to be rniiiii iiHtmbiH. . Mr. Yount a.' lt-l it this bill waa not cxtendlns' a ppcolal I ilvll(K to printers, which waa not aecordud other, by K'vlnff thm a free adveitlHement by the Slate. McCrack ln asked If the law would not (?lve the union a monopoly of the State printing. .. Mr.' Harris said yos. Mr. Keener moved that the bill be laid on the table and the motion prevailed by a vote of 45 to 15. DAUGHTER OF GEN ' R. E. LEE -, V HONORED. ' , ! At this point, 'Speaker Justice, from the,! floor,-. Mangum presiding, , an nounced that Miss . Mary ! Lee, the daughter of tha immortal Robert E. Lea, had honored the Capitol by her pretence, and moved that tha House take a recess for 10 minutes In . her honor. V-Tho speaker pro tern, ."ap pointed : t Representatives , Justice Doughton and Harsnaw a committee and they retired to the rotunda, vraere they met Miss Lee. - As she entered the aisle, leaning on the arm of Gal loway, .tho entire .House' rose; Sand Galloway, in very ' appropriate re marks, presented , her ;, upeaker, Pro Tern. Mangum presented her to the Assembly.' expressing his gratification at ha high- honoor,-" For 40mlnutes a reception was tendered Mlsa - Lee, Speaker Justice presenting the mem-' : Murphy's bill! giving conductors of railway, trains the right to arrest pas sengerf who are drunk and boister ous, came over from, tne senate with an .amendment which Murphy said practically killed tha bill. He aaid if the amendment were adopted ha would Introduce a supplemental bill tft repeal th la "one,: - Several other members concurred .' ' fln 1 " Murphy's view, and tha House .unanimously de clined to concur In the Senate amendment- r Speaker Justice appointed as the committee of conference on part 01 tne House,, Murphy, Mangum and Douglaaa.. .'-.;. ..'.,:.'. Mr. Galloway; " of Greene, Intro duced the following resolution,' vhich was adopted by a rising vote: ." Resolyed, . by .the House of , Repre sentatlvea (the Senate concnrlnsrt. That members of thla General As sembly gratefully t ; recognize as a nign and mon happy pr vilew the on portunity afforded them to-day of Btwing wunin tneir hails and wel coming Miss Mary Lee. the dausrhtAr of the illustrious and Immortal Robert Hi. Le, tna SOUth's beloved ohWrnln whose deeds and character are more profoundly Impressed upon the hearts and minds of her people than those of any other man whom the world dm produced." The session of the House was re markable in this respect that not a single bill passed final reading. The adjournment was until 8 this even ing. . . THE NIGHT SESSION. At the night session of the House. among the bills which passed final reaaing were: Allowing Wllkesboro and Jefferson turnpike to be converted Into an elec tric or steam railway. . Amending the charter of the For aythe Banking ft Trust Comnanv. Amending the charter of the ureensDoro female College. Incomporatlng Graham Institute. Amending Jury law tor Buncombe county, f Amending the Durham county road law. Incorporating Carolina Methodist coiitge. ' Allowing Cabarrus county to sell county jail property. Empowering Moore's Creek Mon ument Association to preserve order ana protect monuments. . Authorising Iredell county to use surplus court i house fund for other purpose. -, Providing for better ' roads in Cleveland county. Allowing sale of brandy In Quanti ties not less than five gallons in jonnson county. , Allowing Now Hanover county to pay half fees where defendant is sent to road Authorizing appointment of court stenographer for Caoarrus county. Allowing Wilmington t6 provide for maintaining free- library. Paying Judges and registrars of elections $2 per day. Improving roads In Caldwell and McDowell counties. The House adjourned at 10:20 o'clock, having passed 300 bills of a private or local nature, besides 80 rola-caisa second readings. The bill Introduced - to-night by Representative Murphy allowing re gistrars and Judges of election 12 per day passed Its third reading In five minutes after its introduction. THE SENATE. The Senate met at 11 o'clock. Bills were introduced as follows: To provide for establishing an arrange ment and enlargement of libraries of public schools In wske: also to estabiisn k State hlxhway commission by appoint tnr a. road engineer anl commissioners, Pnlllngor: To create the office of tax collector in Polk. . , , Graham: To enlarge the power of the corporation commlion. "Bwse: To allow Brevanl to vote on bonds for street anil road improvements. Rlewa: To authorize Slier City to Is sue street bonds. ... Lovlll: For the relief of physicians who have been licensed to -practice medloine bv examining boards In other States. Howard: To smend the Edgecomhe road law and to fix the nay of the com missioners of thnt county. ' Buxtom To Improve tha government of Btokee county and' aprnlnt a Jury commtnsioner for that county and also msslstratea. . ' . . . Mason: To amend .the charter of Cherryvllle; also to amend tha road law of Gaston, Graham: To prevent the stealing of freight in transit and also tha stealing of raltway brasses. . . Thorns: . To , amend tha charter of WRnhiVdt: To nMow Lineolnton . to convey certain lands. - - - - Polk: To allow the Bank of Greens boro to wind up Ita business: also to rarmlt the nubile school of .i certsln townshlna in Oullfonl to use a certain arithmetic. ' ' "' ' , " Hsrrtngtont To allow Harnett- to levy s snociaT tax Xfi pay atock law expenses. Godwin: To - amend ; the Gatee coupty "wooS:"-;- To amend tha Marion school Holt: To par reirlatrara and Judgea of election in Guilford. - ' J ' ;; i Bills passed third ra4ny; ' v To smend the ehnrtw of Belmont To authorise Hln Point to appmnrlsta U.M0 for tha.Carnegla Library and fur- "to Mlow't he Governor to appoint and employ counsel to appear befora -the 1n-ter-Stste eommeira commission, not $4. )8 to be spnt annually. ; . To oreveftt tha snraad of Infactloua and A 1 dbn In Robeson. To a low Asheviila to take control of th free Vlnderftnrtene. - - ' , -To prevent obstrurtton. of drains under t,ubll .roads In Pasnnotank and - to areiu!;h;WotJum In-Hsy. WToithortsa Winston to subscribe tto .1.. t.ia nf h eiectrle mllway be tween that place and High Point a hill was lntrvtocleut of nrd? by Beid to allow Madison to Issue Ww.QM Tiles of peopl have Pile Why mi (Tor from plle whn you ran usai DeW'ltfs Corhoflsed WKch Hssel Salve and sat rltf. Nothing els so good. Hews re of Imllsdons. 8ae that the name Is slamp M nn each box. - gold by IlawUy's rharmaa " - t 1" - Vt.ri M -:c U: -inli i,f tho tti! t : 1 1 -l.-itt iiiuti- ciiii.iMn to (tlt-l I Im t. f loinl lit Win r:iu.,n. 11 ri'uu'iii-n Unit (SiiHi.i i. 1 wi. 11 (Im v .-.ill (if N iiinl in 1 !. .il Hiti-riil Hi!h or some othor m lmol 1 ir at li'MKt flvw turms (if nln liumths encli, and that any piirerit or gniinli;iti WllO Rllll 1 ritll tO MMl.l nnv KlK'll (.'llllll to fi hoiil uh pruvliled, shall he KuHy of a inmiriTU'nnor. u i made tlu duty or mo school cpnuiis reporter to' take the nnina of every such chi d and Its nnrenm or Rtmrdlana and to sonrt thpse to "'hool for rtpnf iniifci at Morifnnlon. Hicks ex-; piHinert the purpoe of the bH, siiyinst (hat at present there were mtiny child ren who oufrht to be In this ttchool whose rarents or fruardlans refused to send tnem. tii mu passed its readings. , .. . BREECE'S BILL PASSBD. : ; ; The' Senate next took un Breece's bill to prevent Intoxicated - persons from trsveltng on ootnmon carriers on third reading. Buxton demanded the yeas and nays and the Mil paused. 28 to 5. a num ber of Senators being absent. Those vot ing no were. Buxton, Klutts. Lovlll, Mitchell end Raid. ' ' ' The following acts were ratified: To amend the charter of New London. To riidure tha fees and Day of Johnson county officers. . , 1 V To enlarge the criminal Jurisdiction of the mayor of Tarboro. To authorize Ml. Airy townsnin w re fund and pay Ha bonded debt - to ftmana tne revisai reKarains iees 01 sheriff ; of Dare, To establish - Glenn , Amine graded school district In Burke. - -.'r. ' V ' , .. . To amend tha aoec al tax law in Tyr rell and the law as to selection of Juries jn Johnson. '.; , ,.'" :-: TO"ay xne reea or maw -wunesBes in yVake, and toj)ay half feea to witnesses m waiama. cniawen ana , isncey wueu not true bill a found. - to setue ine oounaary Deiween xierv- ford and Bertie. . ' - . For the reller of the sheriff or usre. To amend charter of Bank of Rocky Mount. ;'5' To srive Macon county tne gooo roaa law.;:,.,.- K't-yJ - -. To establish a dispensary at vresa- moor. . to regulate tne ions 01 lerries. To nrnvida for the nav" of lurors al- loting dower and widows ' year's allow ance. ; - ' ' , For the reiier or nneoners in jau awaiting - trial - , v. : to regwate tne pay or wneroaee wun- ty officers. ' - - ' to amend me cnarier ox xxbwiuh. Bills passed final reading: '" ' To amend the road law oi Warren. To mAke-sections S.167 and 8374 of the Revlsal npply to . Richmond - county. To repeal section ,8461 of the Revlsal regarding Currituck Bound and to re peal the law regarding wild fowl shoot insr In Currituck. . ... To regulate .the working or puono roads by convicts In the first Judicial dlJttrlCt, '. -i ";'-.;;-.:'' -j- The bin to require me prompt trann mirslon of telosrrams waa made speolal order for to-morrow at noon and the Senate then adjourned. CIlARLOTTE IN WORLD'S WORK Meeting of Citizens Called by Mayor McNInch Tnkea Action Relative to Securing- Adequate Representation in Great Special issue -jjiDcrai Subscriptions Four, Pages Will Probably be Taken. Charlotte is to have adequate rep resentation In the big special South ern number of The World's t Work for May. That decision was unani mously reached at a meeting' called by Mayor McNInch and held at the Manufacturers' Club last night. The mayor briefly outlined the purpose of the meeting, saying'that he was con vinced that Charlotte as a great Cen tre of the manufacturing South, should be properly represented In such a Southern number as The World's Work proposed to lssua. He called on Mr.. Herbert S. Houston, one of the publishers of The World's Work, to state the broad plans that Mr. Walter H. Page, the editor of the v magazine, was . following In making this special number. Mr. Houston told in detail of the com prehensive sweep that the Southern issue would make and In particular told of the attention that was to be paid the piedmont section. He re ferred to the Important articale on tha development of cotton manufactures which Mr. D. A. Tompkins was writ ing. Ai the close of Mr. Houston's out line of the section in the advertising pages where the "Southern Cities of Opportunity" were to be described there was very general -endorsemnt of tho proposal to have Charlotte rep resented. It was the unanimous view that at least four pages of space be reserved. The mayor asked for sub scriptions and at once one subscrip tion was made for 2300, another for $100 and two for 250' each, with sug gestions as to others that would be forthcoming. , Then the following committee was selected, with Mr. W. a Lee, Jr., as chairman and Mayor McNInch as a member ex-offlclo to proceed Immedi ately to complete the fund to secure the four-page advertisement for Charlotte: Messra D. A. Tompkins, H. W. Eddy, Jaa W Wadsworth. A. L. Smith, Thos. Ruffln, A. L Mllll ron. J. T. Fudder. P. M. Cave, E. a Reld, George Wadsworth, E. A. Mo Causland, C. a 8tone. Thla commit tee will begin an active campaign this morning for the remainder of the funds required. OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Deaton Celebrate the Fiftieth. Anniversary or Tneir Vldln-rhe Guests. Mr. and "Mrs. J. L. Deaton cele brated their golden wedding anni versary yeatarday at their home on Vmmi Fifth street bv riving a course dinner to a number of their friends. Those present were: kov. ut. ana sirs. H. K. Boyer, Miss Mattle Holton, nMrm Rachel Holton CrlaD. Mr. Charles unitm Mr. and. Mrs.. C. Benthelm. Capt. William Sprinkle, Mrs. Mor row, of Mount Ulla; Mr. R, Brown, of Concord; Mr. Robert Deaton, of Maseppa; Mrs. J. R. Henderson, Mrs. u.nii Mra. ' Lorhorn.- Mrs. M. . .-1 - . , ci.Aan nf Salisbury: Mr. John West. 0LVvu( w - w w of Salisbury, and Mr, and Mrs. Cash- ion. In order to demonstrate to inose tha fact that aha waa still young In spite of her 78 years, Mrs. Deaton, danced a t-etep to an old time tuna piayea oy aiibs may ope- den,, The menu was as toiiowb. j '. i' ' Soupa a la' Relna,1 " Ml.... TMnbl.d r-alarV . ' - Tambon su Natural, Frlcasse ofChlckea Chicken Baiao. ,4 wlll,"u i;reaeina; pwih . U . v.' Puree da pomms de Terra ; - . omelette aux Confotures ' ,' Gala a la Prlntemna imma A. Vanilla, . i - Angel tTnwe Chocolate C?ke.: A V 4 Pound ka. Mendlanta, iromsie nj- on , arrEAxa . $50,000 x pujionps. DoM. Tlilef Substitute';.' Ros ' Filled 1 With Paper few -Tray 'Holding, the 'Precious 6tone. .rwv.'.'..t' -v Houston,': Tax.. , Fb 11. A' Jawel ry store was robbed of 160,000 worth of loose diamonds to-day. A man an tared tha store and asked for an un mounted diamond to match one , ha had.' A box of loose stones was pro duced by the clerk. After looking them over, thei man- did not appear to b ihtlsfled and said . he wonld send his wife ' around In the after noon. Ha left the store and as tha clerk supposed, tha box of diamonds waa returned tooths safe. Thera ws occasion to ,taka 'the box from ; tha safe again later to-day, (and It wa discovered that tha box was a sub stltutesd one containing onl tissue ptpev " 1 - ? !! u Vt y i:.i Two r..isci.::i ;iiM'H .L -.1 Willi Trinity and Oiio j;.iili iiih A. & il. mid the L'uivcr.siiy, , .. Special.' to Tho Ohsorver. i .'' '. Ithaca. N. Y.." Feb.: 18. Thu hB- ball SChttdulo of the Cornnll TTntvor. slty baseball team was given out to- day. The lfnicans will leave here on March 22nd and on the following day win cross bats , with , the George Washington University at ( Washing ton. On March 25th they will play the A. & M. Collea-e. at Iialirh C, and on the 26th and 27thTrlnUy College will be their opponents at Durham: - On Martfn :28th they will meet th team - of the TTntVavatHf ne North Carollfta at Chapel , Hill. On March' 88th the Cornell team will go to Charlottevllle, where It will play ... vuiycioiij j; tiKiuia. a- game will . bo played in . Annapbllg on tha 80th, and then the team will return North, j ; .r''u,yl:-,,..A:)i'r'v,,:r-' ' TOe Racea at New Orleans. Kaw 1 dtmanm 'l 1 M Tak 'lor WL.'-'i A i race at tbe Fair, Grounds to-day brought a pair of long' shots, quoted at 40 to 1 and 00 to1 respectively, ' to the front In tha. feature' event Beau Brummei, me ooaa on ravonte, won at the end after a hard race with JvHy Navarre. u i raw, iiwi mue; UOSSOnS lO 3, Carasco, GO to 1, . third. Time. :4I M. ' neoona race, ruriongs: Posing. 12 to l won i Auditor, S .t( 2. second; Dapple Gold, 16 to 1, third. Time. 1:13 -7 Breese, t to , won; Mlnot, 20 to 1. sec- " ay s. io z,! imra. Time, i:oss-e. Fourth race, mile and 70 yards: Beau Brummei 7 to W won: Lady Navarre, 8 to 8. second; Fantastic 8 to l, third. Time, 1:43 25.'';V-.-.,,, , intth race, T -furlongs: Wes, 8 to 20, won ; Gra nada. ' U to 1, second ; Oberon, M to l third.. Time, 1:26 1-5. Dixin race, lurionRs: joiioquoy, zo trt Q VAn Turin 7 1 mAS,rrA hii.li. of Montlbello, 8 to 1. third. Time, 1:131-6. Seventh race, ' mile and a sixteenth, selling: ; Foreigner,, 11 to 1, won: Fire Alarm, S- to, l eecond; John McBrlde, 25 to l, third?: Time. l:l-6. Cornell's Schedule of Games With ;; ; Southern Teams. Special tci The- Observer. , . Ithlca. N. ' T 'Feb. 18.-The Cornell btaA0tila.ll. mmAn . ahAwi tha 'fnllnuflnw games with Southern teams: jwarcn a, ueorge Washington, at Washington 2?j' A. - A M. College, at Raleigh, 86:- Trinity, at Durham, 27, ft. Chapel Hlfl,: ,2lt, Virginia, at Char lottesville, 30; Annapolis, at Annapolis. LOST $250,000 OF BANK'S FUNDS ifisslng Treasurer of New Britain, Conn., Savings. Bank a Victim of Skilled Workers ot the Wire-Tap ping Game, - New York, Feb. 18. The police to. day Investigated a report that Wil. Ham F. Walker, the missing treasurer of the New Britain, Conn., savings Dank, lost more that 2350.000 of the bank's funds In this city as a victim of skilled workers of the wire-tapping game. This report is to the ef fect that one of the two men who operated the game discovered last October that Walker had suffered lessee through his ventures In stock speculation. The pretended wire tapper then went to New Britain, and unfolded to Walker, It Is said, the usual scheme of tapping the race wires to get the name of the winning horses and then beat Into the pool room by bettinr.on the horse befor the pool room received the name of the winner. It Is said that Walker came to New York with the man and was taken to a corridor In the West ern Union building and there Intro duced to an associate of the tapper who pretended to be employed by the Western Union and able to withhold reports of the races from the pool rooms. As a result Walker is said to have been taken to a pretended pool room where he end the two conspirators acting as his agents bet and lost 8110,000. Walker is said then to have gone back to New Britain, but was again convinced by the conspira tors that the loss was due to his own mistake In taking the name of the winning horse. Walker Is said to have consented to try it again and to have brought to New York a lot of bank securities and negotiated them for for 2240,000 cash. He was allowed to win 220,000, according to the re port, but on the next trial lost the entire amount, 8260,000, including his Winnings. The swindlers then dis appeared. Ambassador's Salary Now $50,000. London, Feb. 18. The British em bassy at Washington Is now the best paid post in the British diplomatic service, the salary of the embassador having been raised with tha appoint ment of James Bryce to 150.000 per year. Mr. Bryce Is also given 810,000 to pay the expenses or insiamng himself in the embassy. GO TO THE 0DE0RI 808 a TRYON. MEET MC AT TUB ; mm Afternoon , , SitO to 5. Evenlng ..... .' . . te lOittO. Vritc Us A Postal v If there's ' no Jphona handy, Just write us a pos tal. Say, iavs your wagon call,"1 giving street and num ber, and leave tha rest to us. Our wagon service, tike our V6rk, la "top-notch." t ;, .; 'Phone 110 or 1I0.U, I.10DII lAUSDSK CO, s, , i :' ,'- J i , '. . Corrart Laundering. " West Firth, St. At Charch, : 'i ,v ..(. ' '' : . . . '.'-. f , - ' j - 'i N. 0. Following iclnrilule f.i"ii-i- rul I. '! only an liiiunimtldn and ur nut giitiranloed. Effect February lVlh, 1307. i. i( a. m., fro, o, dully, for vvsMinng ton and points North, l'ullrnan sleepvr and day coaches to WnshWKton. 8 M a. m., No. 8, dally, for Klchmond end local points, connects at Greensboro for Vlwilon-8alem, Halelgh, Uoldnboro, Nerhern and Morehead city, at Danville for Norfolk. - . 4:10 a. m., No. 89, dally, for Atlanta, Pullman ileerwr and day coaches, Woih- lnsion 10 Aiisnca. 5:23 a m.. No. 27. da II v tar Rock Hill. Cheater, Columbia and local itation. . :00 a. m., No. 44, ddlly, for Washing ton and points North. Handles Pull man car and day coaches, Atlanta to VYBmningron. i v : , 7:25 a. m., No. 18. dally except Sunday, for Statesville., Taylorsvilla , and tonal points. , Connects at Mooresvtlle for Wlnrton-Salem, and at Statesville for AnlievUls . and points west. , - , , 10:85 a, m.. No. 83, dally, for Columbia, and Augusta. Handles Pullman sleeper nw,iw w aurusw sna nay coacnos, Washington to Augusta, Dining car aervlca. vf.'r . .--fv-,-,, ' av.cv v. unit jt tr niininir ton and polnta North. Pullman Drawing wran ueopora ro new ion ana Kicn- mond. Day , coaches New Orleans to Washington. Dining car service. Con neots at Greemboro for Winston-Salem. Raleigh and Goldgboro. . - . . W.8r a., m.. No. It dall rsf Atlanta, and loeal stations. Connects at Spartan burg for Hendersonvllle and AshvIISa 11:00 a, m., No. 80, dally, for W.,i tns;ton and points North. Pullman Draw Ing Room deeper to New York, day eoacnes jaossonvuie to waablngton. Dining car earvloe. aj.vv . . -o, MBiij, TYinmxni- Salero, Roanoke and local station. 11:06 a m.. No. 87. dally. New York and New Orleans Limited. Pullman Drawing Room tleplng cars. Observation and Club care, New York to New Or leans Pullman Drawing Room deep ing ear. New York to Birmingham. Solid ruuman train, joining car service. 4:10. p. m. No. 41, dally except Sunday, for Seneca, B. C, and local points. E:S0 p. m. No. 25. dally except Sunday, freight and passenger, for Chester, a. C. and local points. :8S p. nw No. 84, dally, for Washing ton and points North. Pullman steep er, Augusta to New York. Pullman sleeper, Charlotte to New York. Day coaches to Washington. Dining car ser vice. 7K p. m., No. 12, dally, for Richmond end local stations. Pullman Drawing Room sleeper, Charlotte to Riohmond. and Salisbury to Norfolk. 7:18 p. m.i.No. 24, daily except Sunday, for Statesville, Taylorsvllle and local points. Connects at Statesville for Aiha vllle, -Knoxvllle, Chattanooga, Memphis and points west 8:68 p. m.. No. 48, dally, for Atlanta, Pullman sleeper and day coaches, Char lotte to Atlanta. , 8:06 p. m., No. 88, dally. New York and New Orleans Limited, for Washing ton and points North. Pullman Drawing Room sleevlr.g cars, Observation and Club can to New York. Dining car ser vice. Solid Pullman train. 8:80 p. Tn., No. 85, dally, for Atlanta, amd paints South. Pullman Drawing Room sleepers to New Orleans and Bir mingham. Day eoschee Washington to New Orleans. Dining car service. 10:45 p. m., No. 29, dally, for Columbia. Savannah and Jacksonville. Pullman Drawing Room sleeper and day coaches. Wsshlngton to Jacksonville. 11:36 p. m.. No. 82. dally except Sun day, Southern's Palm Limited for New York. Pullman Drawing Rooms Com portment and Obtervatlon cars to New Vrrlr Rlectrlc lighted. Dlnlns csr utr. vice. Solid Pullman train. First trip Korthhound January win. 4:41 s. m.. No. Si. dally exeent Mon Anv Rmithern'n Palm Limited for .Turk. sonvllle and St. Augtwtlne. Pullman Drawing Room, Compartment nnd Ob servation ran to St. Augustine. Eiectrlo lfKhted. Dining car sen ice. solid Pull man train. Tickets, sleeping car reservations, and detail Information enn be obtained at ticket omce. no. h gnutn Tryon street C. H. ACKERT. Vice Pre, and Oen. Msr., S. H. HAP.DWICK, P. T. M., W. H. TATLOE. O. P. A., Wsnhlngton. D. R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.. Charlotte, N. a SEABOARD Am Line Railway "The Exposition Line to Norfolk." . . I KIN U,lllUm " .. as the time and connection with other companies, are given only as informa tion, ana are not guaranteeo. 1 Direct Una to the principal cities North. i East Bouth and riouthwt. Schedule . taking effect January 6, 1807, subject to ehangs without nUoa Tlcksti for pasiaaa on all trains era sold by this company ana accepted by tha passenger with tha understanding that this eorai'eny will not be responsible for failure to run lu trains on schedule time, or for any aucn delay as mar be Inoident ta their operation. Care Is ex ercised to give correct time to connect ing Unas, but this company Is not ra eponslble for errors or omlsaoaa Trains leave Charlotta aa aaiiowat No. 40, dally, at 4:18 a m. for Monroe, Hamlet and Wilmington, connecting t Monroe with 83 for Atlanta. Blr. Imlngham, and tha Southwest; at Mon lioe with 88 for Raleigh and Porta- South. With at HsMtet for Raleigh, lohmond. Washington. Maw Tork and tha East with 21 for Columbia, Camden. Jeckaonvllle and all Florida polnta IX O. us, oH7, at n.im m .n. mr UK. eolnton, Shelby and Rutherfordtoo with out cbans a. connecting al - Llaaolntoa wits u. . v. po. w ior Kior.cry. solr, and western North Carolina ponlta. N& ill dallr. 7.U a. m. for Uonru connecting with 4 fo Atlanta, Birming ham and tha Southwest, with 24 at Ham let for Richmond, Washington and New York, and tha East with 48 for Colum bia, Camden. Jacksonville. Tampa and all Florida points: with 82 at Monroe for Kionmona. wssninrwm sua Nvw York, and tha East, with 8 at Hamlet for Raleigh, Portsmouth ana Norfolk. Through sleeper on this t-etn from .Char lotte. N. C, to Portsmoutn, Va.. daily Trains arrive in unarioii mm louows: m. in. 10:0 a. nv. dallr. from noint. MortB ana eoutn. No. 182, 7:0) p. jn., dally, from Rutaer- n. IDSlDr. unwiuiuu maa V. A N. W. KSIIWSr Pini. Nn M. 11 :06 n. m.. dallr. from Wllmlnv. ton. Hamlat end Monroe, also fro as points East. North and Bouthwaat con necting at-Hamlst and Monroe. Connections are mada at Hamlat lrtnrough wains for ppinu North, Bouth and Southwest which are eoaa ZX 0f Teatlbuls day ooaohM batwsT, Portsmouth and Atlanta, and Washing. ton ana jic"in'i pins; cars between Jeraey Oty. Blrmlnjham aad M.mphls. and Jarssy City snj Jsckaoa vllla. Cafe ears oa all through tralna or Information, tlms-tabiaa,'' reserve, .u.. itm A.a board deseriDtlva lltaratUM annly to ticket agsnu or address 10 Wast Trade street. " Charlotta. If. a Xnrough Trains Dally. Chariot 8e VSk Schedule In sffsot Nov. 8S, U08, i U an Lv Charlotte, , a Jly At a u 8:18 am AT Wlaaton, So. Ry Lv 8:St u. f M pm Cv Winston. N- A W. Ar fat tZ IvSpm tv M.rUn.rllU. Lv U.3 l. pm tv Rocky Mauat. Xv U.M Zm !&C -r- if. Ccnuaot at Roanoka via tbasaodoas f alley Route tor Natural Bridge, Liu-ay. Massrstswa. and all Jpol"" la Pena.,u vanla aadiNaw f Yor- Pulltnaa alaapat Reanoks and PHllsdalphla. . . Tbraugh eoaah. Chariot ta and Roaaoka Additional i train lea vaa Winston 7:89 a. nu. dslly asoept Sunday, for South wMtr Virginia and Shenandoah Valley polnta , , JVEmn DRAUGHON'i SkiiiMcllcgci ftalnlrn, Oolnabla, KnoxvUle, Atlanta, 88 Collages la t RiaUa. POHI 1IOM8 scoured or money REFUNDED. ' Abe teach BY MAIL. Catalogue will ens. yi"r yau that Draughon'aU TH8I ill "Anything been doing to-day 7" Tha t. ,'.t witfs :.i;U!;, v ; . . Just come In, was addressing tho eli'vatur boy, "Nobody but a night watchman would ever ok a i ! n m i that," answered the boy.. "Why don't you oil tho wheels In your t:. 'machine and think a little?" continued the boy., "This shop, inclu-J-.r : the Dllworth shop and foundry, has cIoho on to two hunJ red of th.i best mechanics In the Piedmont. There aro pattern makers, mouldart. blacksmiths, machinists, to say nothing of elevator boys, apprentice and night watchmen. These have all been putting in full time to-day that Is, all except the night watchmen. 4 The wheels have been turning all day and yet you walk in hero aid ask If anythlng's been doing to day. Why. man alive I are you asleep and dreaming before you get On duty, 1 -., ..,.',... ' . "Shut up right now," said the watchman, angrily. "I want you boys to stop talking of my sleeping on duty." : .,i..; -:,' .;.. "There you are . again," said the boy, "I never said yon slept on duty, In fact, I never suspected that you slept on duty, because I know : what you sleep on. ' You sleep on a pile of ;; shavings In the pattern - "Shot up now," said the watchman. : ' ' ' "But you -:wanted 4o-.know;.lf ;anythingj'was :4btng.?W&$tfbbX "Then why don't you tell mar continued the watchman, i "Well, if you'll just wake op for three minutes m try to give you: Slans and specifications of what we've been doing this day. We've andled a big Corliss engine break down,.-. ;The fragments camo In here early this morning, and It's a rush Job.wl: hauled up some, good big pieces and the superintendent of the mill came with the Job and he's a fussy man. Said 420 folks was put idle and could get no wages till this job was fintshfed. I expect they'll be working on It to-night that r will Interfere with your slumbers, won't lt?7 . . "I don't slumber at night," broke In tha watchman. . ' "So you don't, I forgot that," "aid the boy. Then he went on." "We " shipped out tour reels, a lot of cotton seed oil repair stuff, 'twenty or -thirty -pulleys.- a-waste cleaning machine for a mill up North, some dob--1" bles to a mill In Philadelphia, and a whole lot of stuff besides." "Here's your bed room floor," said the boy, as the elevator reached i the third. ';'" ' ' " ; . - .. . ' . The watchman, got off and as he walked away he said. "I believe ; you are going to be" a worse boy than Billy was." The boy smiled and reyjue,d the elevator to go back down, The D. A Tompklas Co. MACHINE BUILDERS AND REPAIRER" ClTAItlXyrTJJtl'r FIRE INSURANGE . : THE FOLLOWINO COMPANIES REPRESENTED AND AMPLE PRO TECTION GUARANTEED: AETNA HARTFORD PHOENIX NORTH QniTISB PHENIX NORTHERN PIEDMONT R, E. Cochrane. " Insurance and Real Estate Agent. We keep from 100 to 150 Horses and Mules In oar sales stable, and . you can always find from a light driving Horse to the largest draft Horse, and Mules all slses and grades. Each animal sold by us must be as represented. . J. w. WADSWORTH CHARLOTTE, N. 0. W ANTED 3.000 Shapes :IN MECHANICS' PERPfTTUAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION The 48th scries of the Mechanics Per petual Building & Loan Association, wilfc conimencc March 1st ; ; ; Tffic Jjbrofcs fcgr which are now open Ftet paymeht7 ; Saturday, March 2ni S. W1TTK0USKY j ; President ' 1 THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY -0: va AQOTS FOn Americas AU-Wrooghi Steal Spilt Polleye and! "Clsnt Siirche nuT.t:- -:' '.;'.v;'(is n".1 '' f ''-" Pcltlnf. ., , . --. . '-' We' earry In stock Tsle sad Towne Ilolsfa ep ta at t"rs r-ar?yj ' - t . fall Urn of racktaaV Wa; ,Va4a $mS .:;! tt,, rs sons co. THE .: .. H E COCHRANE .'. Scc& Treas. '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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