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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JULY 55, 1903. I - ALDERMEN. OUTD0XE HELD THEIR cnocxi. : . f Aldermen, tailed Last i i,r inr Pnrnoe of Reinsiiier t m of Drug; kton License Question 3 a.i.-d J3--aus, Three Member of the exposition Stood on the streets i;d Would Not Come ' In Only a en Present and This amber , as Not a tuorun Drujr stores, ... Will Ra Riven Their License IHm-Ic a. Majority of the Board to . AVUUngwOue McfliDer wn the Cail Hr the Meeting- OouU ot lie Present Last lghfc Thre, aldermen outgeneraled tea at what wu meant for a called -in of the aldermanlc body aat nlM in the city hall for We purpose of rescinding former action o( the body ..In refusing- licenses to aruj aell whiskey on prescription. Pursuant ,o a petition tunea- -or a.uC. Garibaldi. Maxwell. Chamber, WIN 1 .m. Rmit.-i. WadawortB, Bland. Hrt ... srL shoemaker and Cave, Mo.rr.v 1 R Franklin called the aemblaja -Thi number, eleven In .all. la required tor a quorum on the board When the hour for meeting had ar rived, or shortly thereafter, all those who had lned the petition were present except Alderman Cave, who ' vac nut of Uie cny. iaere . W.p n f ho aieene a trio of ora clal who did not-sijn the rail and who r DDosed tu rescinding the former action of the board, these be Inf Messrs. Davis, McKenzle, and She sr. Th fin named bunch tiled up stairs and jot down to business, but It being- ascertained on caning; n . roll that there wu not a quorum, Mayor Franklin declared that ad journment was inevitable. " THREK KEFUSE TO COM IN. "Mr; Mayor, there are other mem ' ter of this board down-stairs." said ' Mr. W, J. Chambers. "t know that, tout they are not torn (nf up here. answered the mayor, who, as a matter of fact didn't tare whether the came up or not. "If you will gle me a little time, I will go down and se what I can do with them," continued Mr. Cham bers, who idld not want to go away without doing something. "Certainly I will give you the time, but we are not going to force them ip here," was the response from the official chair. Mr. Chambers picked -up hla hat and went to the street where" Messrs. he!or, McKenzle and Davis were patiently awaiting result of the garn ering In the council room. They won't come," announced Mr. Chambers, "and I move that we ad journ. "No motion to that effect 1 neces sary," declared the mayor and the ten . members Journeyed out of the room and down to the street where the trio In t,le minority were laughing tinder, their hrta at what they had accomplished or father prevented ojth ers from accomplishing. , THE ELEVEN W1L LWIN. J There la little doubt now. despite the failure of the clin (ant night, that the tormtr action of the board nulll- : fylng- the licenses of drug mores will be rescinded and whiskey prescrip tion will be hereafter honored until , January 1st when the mate prohibi tion law goes Into effect. The men ' signing the call for the meeting last a. ft ....... - nu.lu.lli. nt th ". board. It will be an easy matter for them to get together and Invalidate the. past action of the body. The other ten members of the board, ex- cept one, are against any such course and will fight it 4o the last,, but like the Democrats In Congress, all they will be able to do will be to flight and - see' their opponents successful. It Is first necessary to have a resolution passed rescinding the old ordinance against the further sale of whiskey on prescriptions and this munt pass three readings. . Then H will be in rder to put forth a resolution allow v Ing the drug stores the privilege of selling whiskey on prescription; and - this must pass three readings. The best that the opposition fan rlo Is to fight against time, and while only three of them were on the ground ' last night, they made a kuccpms In the attempt to force a postponement of action. ;TO COME VP AO A IN SOON. Another meeting of the hoard may Hot be had unlil the regular time for assemblage the firm Monday niKht In - August. On this nUht. It Ik umier ood that Mayor T. 8. Franklin will 'r teout of the city on hU varatlon, necessitating that Mr. James V. v Wadsworth take the chair, being may ' r pro. tern. Knowing how bitterly opposed to reconsldorathin Mayor Franklin la. Mr. Wadsworth Ktrongly favored some action while he was In ..the cKy. If the question comes up, . s. lt undoubtedly will, when he l beent and a tie In the voting re- - cults, Mr. Wiidxvvofth will nettle the tnatter by casting his vote In favor Of the sale of whHkey by prescrip tion, and some carping critic might declare that the head of the adminis tration was overruled. In case the re la a full attendance at tho other meet ing when this measure Is under con- aideratlon. Mr. Wadsworth will not be forced to cast the deciding vote. .4 there being 12 in favor of reconalder- Piinq, - Hiaiimi V opposing It. Air. Willis Henderson, whose name is not .- the call and who makes the round - cjr to be sold on prescription. MAT OR FRANKLIN'S FIGHT. 1. o. rranaun nas made a heroic fight against reconsideration ovi . m que. ion wnich has some ele nents of an octopus in Jt7 The first time Jt presented Itself to the official body, the vote resulted in a tie and . tie cast the decisive vote in favor of refusing the drug stores further 11 ; . At a later date Mr. Oarlbaldi ""na voted with him then moved re consideration, but no seconding was heard. Mayor Franklin then took the ground and established himself , tt that the question was killed as - B,ttart-,cwldr-ad -tritfttr-: failed right under th nose of the whole board. Every method which - tia4 the semblance of blending with parliamentary law waa resorted to for -the. purpose of bringing the question tP agaia, but Mayor Franklin held ' VP T0?Ba' declaring that he had all the parliameatary book on his side r,fiht rTen- Wben toe petition ylgned by eleven aldermen wa placed In his hands, he strongly debated the rropoeiuon of calling a meeting, the . charter giving him discretion In the tnatter., . After thinking It over, however, and realizing that th sirn er were In a majority of the board, tie surrendered, democratically, and ordered the meeting. ( .... v ' . , ; A HARD PROBLEM. Thlal on of tn knottiest protH Jems that ha confronted th present administration.. 8om radnths ago t s stated at th meeting of the board when the license were refused that the druggist wanted their right ruilified and the physician of the c;ry had signed a petition asking that ' ui&cm iiuiB meir reacn. y icit facu being presented to those j renent. many voted to take the II away. ' Bocie member were r :.irl Car Loa of Appetite. Oil KtsndaM GROVE'S TASTE I.' i CHILL TOXIC drive out t i 1 1 t'jilds up the system. ' -For i i-mjI anl.chlldrenJSe not present that, night and. they wanted a voice in the matter, cin-ce then and jinder the agitation wnich increased daily. om changed their mind "about the ' proposition and manydriuglsts goflogether and urg ed that their licenses beconttntied unUI tite first of ta '-wyear. -i The question ba divided Xh board,,' harfljy any other ha ince the ln clplency of the administration. Pro faibttloniaw' T and antt-prohiblUonUU are a)l mixed up on the jneasure anU AtviAvA mnnr themselves Those favoring reconsideration argue that -a drua- store just t over me ay m i seUing whiskey ' on prescription and that it 1 not right . and Just to the druggist Inside the limit tp'De de barred. The otner siae iouna ji uu flcult to offset this contention. It is very safe prediction to make that the drug store wlil be given back their privilege in tne matter. RED BUCKS CLOVDBrRST. A Hood That Threatened Ills Train Out Wetit Made Illm lAtye HU Neighbor and Think Well of AM Mankind Hall, Water ant-l Logs Came Down on the Train All tn a Huiit lt Two Allies in Two Hours by tiie Watch. "You seem to have enjoyed your trip through the West," said a friend of The Observer to itea ojica.yww uay. ; -yes. all but one little experience. "What was that?" "A cloudburst or something akin m noon, isunaav a ww j after our train left Colorado Springs for Limon, where we caugnt tne itanvpr Train fur Kansas- City, a cloud not much larger than the one Noah Baw rose in front of us, ana settiea over the track several mllea up che m.H i thought nothlnst of It at first, but when I saw how excited the negro looked out or nis wnite eyes 1 h.n tn fear we were In for a lively iim. nf mam sort. Eighteen miles east of Colorado Springs our train met a flood. To tne rignt ana 10 left tnere were rivers of surging wa ter. A little farther on a hail atorm began to pelt the cars. Boon It was all that we could co to move, inf train crew was frightened and the passengers became hysterical, tne ditch on the upper side 01 tne cars was ten feet deep in water, logs ana chunks and hall stones. . Bpray fell against the windows. Thl was some- hlng that I had nevr wunessea u fore. The track; was wasning away before and behind us. Once we start ed back but oould not cross a stream hat we had Just run over. 1 ne con ductor, porter. Wrakeman and engi neer were out nroddlnz at tne water- covered track, looking for washouts. Several nlaces new. cros ties were put In before we could proceed. While aj or tnis was Hum we rat there tnree cam 01 pitiwii gorn and wondered what we would do If the train floated off. I was not altogether comfortable. Had I been down In Providence, where they don't have such floods. I would have spent the night. I thought of all the meanness I ever did and loved- my neighbors better than I did myself. .1 recalled the fa"t that I nao len my Bible In my old trunk at Charlotte for the first time since I started for the West. I looked first to the east anrT then to the west for comrort. but there was nothing In sight to greet me. No farm nouse, nn even wind mill, cow, or norse, was rc- twppff"tis and tho-horlaon. We were two hours going two miles around a wire fence. Put. hy dark, we had passed tho area and all was well once more, and that friendly feeling for all mankind had passed from my breast." MR. LESTER OATR? TO LEAVE. Charlot te Man to Take Position WW J Pan River Cotton Wills, in Jianviiu-, Va. The Charlotte friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lester nates will be Interested to learn that they will shortly move to Danville, Va., to live. Mr. Oates hav ing accepted the. responsible position of assistant superintendent of the Dan Klver Cotten Mills, which are among the largest In the South. Mr. Oates Is a capable tnd experienced cotton mill man, having recently been su perintendent of the Chiarlottn Ontton Mills, of this city. Aside from his connection In local business circles. Mr. Oates Is on Influential member of the board of public safety and has al ways displnyed a keen Interest In the public god. Of course his departure will necessitate his retirement from the hoard. Mrs. Oates will leave for her new home between the middle of August and the 1st of September, Mr. Oates assuming his duties August lttt. Mr, Henry to Be Elector-at-Ijargc. One of the pleasures of the coming campaign will be a Joint debate be tween Col. Walter Murphy, or Hans bury, and Col. Walter R. Henry, of Charlotte, the one representing the Democrats and the other'the Republi cans as eiretor-ai-iarge. 1 ne ap proaching State convention of the Re publicans will name Mr. Henry If all signs do not fail. In the days of Mr. Henry's Democracy he was a whel( horse. Later he went to the Populist ramp and made the welkin ring from every stump In tho State. Seeing the Democrats steal the Populist thunder he becamu angry and Joined the Re publicans. There is a good time a-comlng In the sweet by and bye. -4 Much Fine Fruit This Season. The fruit crop In thl section of the State has been very fine this season. Peaches, plums and apples have been' Dountirui. some time ago jur. lynn Henderson brought to The Observer office some of the prettiest plums ever grown In Nortlf Carolina. They were large. Juicy and sweet. Yesterday County Commissioner W. M. Long sent around a basket of most delicious free-stone peaches. Mr. C. W. Cath ey, of Croft, sold on the market this week a lot of luscious yellow peaches. Every orchard seems to be doing . It t)eik,.lnhamouoiaina. the .fatmeti are taking advantag of this, th last year for brandy making. Important Club Meeting To-XIght. One of .th important meeting -of the year In club circle will be that of the Southern Manufacturers'- Club thla evening at S:S9 o'clock. It win be decided once and for all hofw much of th ground recently pur chased at the corner of . Poplar and Trade streets will 1 used for club purpose and how much will b ex pendd on the projected club house. Wit these two Important detail set tled, tho commltte on plan will at once get busy. All member are urged to be on hand promptly this even tng. Refreshments will follow the meeting.; 4 " . . Mr. and Mrs. C Greaham to Charles :l-'t'- '. ; ton, , Mr. and Mrs. C. Oresham have gon to Charleston, S. C to live for awhile. Mr. Oresham assuming active charge of the popular St. John' Hotel there. Mr. Oresham I on of rh best-known hotel men In the South, hi fort being the operation of railway eating house, which in excellence of management, table and service are not to be sur passed anywhere. Charlotte 1 Mr. and Mrs. Oresham' horn although they may sojourn ''for a season else where Th best wlshe of their many friend go with them th CltyBy the-Bea.- .. : , -I..... COLOXEL 31 AX WELL TO MOVE. Has Sold Ills Residence on Elizabeth Heights and WUI Move Into the 1ty. Col. W. C. Maxwell definitely de cided yesterday to change his resi dence and negotiated a deal with Mr. O. P. Heath who bought his pretty homestead east of the city In consid eration of $5,600. Colonel Maxwell intends to move into tha heart of the city the lat of October but ha not yrt decided where he will live. He contemplates the erection eome time In the future of a handsome home In the grove near his present residence on the Shorter Caldwell property, this being one of the loveliest subur ban sites around the city. y Colonel Maxwell will give up his duties as alderman in consequence of the change of home. Between now and October he will hand In his resig nation as the representative of Ward It goes without saying that he has made one of the most aggres sive and painstaking aldermen of the present administration and his Coun sel will be missed In that body. Will Travel the, Carolina. Mr. Thomas W. Dixon, who some time ago was elected secretary and STIEFF PIANOS Please Particular People Our thousands of pleased " customers is our best advertisement. Fine Piano Tuning, Polishing and Refinish ing, General Repair ing. All work guaran teed. CHAS. M. 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