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ni l i f iP 4r Ay 8 11 111 J I i I 1 S f 2f II I It i .11 I. M il H . . AW I r fms Paper 19 -14 Ybaes Old CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1897. VOLUME XLIF NUMBER 22ft Professional dr. GEO. W. GRAHAM. Office 7 West Trade St. Practice limited to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Ajr3, 1996 )R. E. P. KBERANS, Dentist, nfiro 7 West Trade St., Charlotte u N. C. Jiov 2. 1894 3BOKNE. MAXWELL & W KKEtiANS, Am rneys at Law, Office 1 nd 3 Law Building. Oct 2), 1895 rj N PflARR, Attorney at Law, Office No. 14 Law Building. (JLARKSON & DULS, Attorneys at Law, Office No. 12 Law Building. )RS. M. A & n. A. BLAND Dentists. No. 21 North Tryon St. Charlotte, N. C. )R. W. H. WAKEFIELD Can be consulted at his r-ffico No 509 North Tryon St., every week day except Wedne day His pactice is limited to Eye, tar, Nose and Throat. j-ttS. M'COMBS & GIBBON Physicians and Surgeons, Office: No. 21 North Tryon Street. Charlotte, N. U. Notice of . dministration! Having this d-y qualified before J. M. Morrow, C. 8. O. -s administrator of he estate of T. A. Wilson, deceased, all persons having claims agai:.st 'ii: estate are hereby notified to presfi t he sane to th ondersigned oo or betjie th 10th dav of March, A. D 1E98, or this notice v. ill be pleaded in bar of their right of reoovery. A 11 pereor s in debud'o Slid es'.a earenotit e 1 to make prompt payme: t and save ro t. Ihiithel8t dvof Feu.ry, 1897. JOHN A. BIGGERS, Admr. . f T. A. Wilson, dtc ased. Covington & Red wine Attys. If you want to look nice, send your Linen to the I1I1RL0TTB STB.1H LAUKDRV Wo have the best laundry in North Carolina, and guarantee you strictly first-class woik. ClIARLOTTH STB VM LAUNDRY. No better preparation cvs be made for the hair than HOGHES' QUININE HAIR TONIC. It keeps the Hfiir and Sralp in perfect condiMon all the time Trial size 35 cents. R. H. Jordan & Co. Stamp Agency. Preseriptionists. Phone No- 7. When the Eyes beoome tired from reading or sew in gi or if the letters lookbiurred and run together, it is a sure indie tion that glasses are needed Consult cur expert Optician about your eyes. Examination free. Shell & Harrison, JEWELERM and OPT ICIANS, 40 Boutb. Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. C. Are Yon THINKING about buying a wedding present? It so, call and examine our stock of CUT GLASS and FM-ling Silver Goods. They are new and desirable for such gifts. Garibaldi & Brans T.B. Thrash, of Union, S. C, was arrested at Winston Saturday afternoon on the charge of getting money on false pretense from the Southern Newspaper Union, of Char lotte. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in tbo world lor Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Tetter, Chapp ed Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all skin Eruptions and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect ;itisfac tion or money refunded. Price. 25 cents per box. For Bale by Burwell & Dunn wholesale and retail. RECORD MADE DP. LEGISLATURE ENDS AT 6 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. No flore Bills or Resolutions to be Passed The "Rolling Exposition" Investigation. Speaker and Lieu tenant Governor Signing the Bills. Special to The News. Raleigh, March 9. The Legisla ture will be numbered with the past at six o'clock this evening. Noon today bad been set as the hour for adjournment, but it was seen early in the morning session that the body could not finish its business at that hour. At eleven o'clock this morninsr the hands were turned back to the hour of 8:30. This gave two and a hair hours more time. But it was soon seen that even that was not suf ficient. So, just before noon a concurrent resolution was passed, providing that the Legislature adjourn sine die at six o'clock this evening. This was passen m both houses by general consent. NO MORE BILLS It was a& reed that no more bills or resolutions should Le put upon their passage. Therefore, no bill that is not now a law can be put on. the statute books by this legislature. This kills a large number of meas ures that are on the calendar, among others the bill to repeal the charter of the city of Charlotte, framed by Walter Henry. This bill wa3 un favorably reported by the commit tee. NO FRAUD DISCOVERED. Someone thought ttey had found a great mare's nest in the bill re garding the North Carolina Rolling Exposition, owned by Moore and Kamseur, of Charlotte. A special committee appointed to investigate the matter reported that the clause appropriating $5,000 to the enter prise had been stricken out; and. no fraud was discovered; the bill was ratified, ayed 35, noes 28. A bill was passed allowing the superintendent of the penitentiary to lease out convicts for road work between Jan 15th and March 15th. INSURANCE BILL PASSED. A bill was passed requiring that insurance companies charge no higher rates in this state than are charged in Virginia. RATIFYING BILLS. The only business that will be done between now and the hour of adjournment is the ratifying of bills that have been passed. The Speaker and Lieutenant Governor will sign the bills as fast as they are sent down from the en rolling clerk's office The record of the Legislature is made up. and the shew will be' end ed at dark this evening. The Senators presented Lieuten ant Governor Reynolds, with a hand some silver service. OLD RULE SUSTAINED. Primaries for Municipal Nominations to be Held as Heretofore Meeting of the Club. The Workingmen's Democratic club met at the court house Friday night It was one of the largest meetings this club has ever held and one of the most enthusiastic. The municipal election which takes place shortly was the drawing card. In the absence of Mr. McGahey, the president, Mr. W. F. Moody cal led the meeting to order. , The minutes of the last meeting held .on February 19th were read and adopted. The roll of members was called for the purpose of ascertaining the r?sidence of each membtr. After this work was completed new names as members of the club were called for. Then a surprising scene was enacted, men from ' all portions of the house crowded around the secre tarys desk to enroll their names. The number reached 75. Mr. W. E. Culpepper was called to the chair and Mr W. F. Moody act ing president, made a motion to ap point an advisory board consisting of five, one member from each of the wards of the city and the fifth mem ber of this board to be the president of the club. After some discussion the following gentlemen were named Ward 1, T. U Ritch; Ward 2, J. R. Winchester; Ward 3, J. R. Irwin, Ward 4E. S. Williams. This board will act in conjunction with ihe vice v,r -Rinf'tts of the u.nerent wants anu matters of importance v, ill be brought before a meeting ot tne ciuo. Cnl. W. W. Phifer. chairman of the city executive committee was present and. was called on tor a speecn whinh call was responded to in a neat little talk. Col. Phifer wished to the sense of the club regarding the plurality and majority rule also in reference to two conventions. Heretofore primaries for mayor and the board of Aldermen has been held separately. A vote was taken and fhft old rule sustained. Amotion bv Mr. W. H. Hall tendering the thanks of the club to Dr. J B. Alexander, Dr. Craven and Freeman and Morton for their decided stand against the police commission bill recently before the legislature was carried unanimous, rant. J. R. Irwin and Mr. W. O. Dowd were appointed a committee to draft the vote of thanks. The club then adjourned to meet again next a naaj nignu GREAT RIOT IN THE HODSE TODAY. Members Curse and De nounce Each Other. OVER THE LEASE QUESTION. House In Perfect Pandemonium Freeman Takes the Chair andLusk Cries "Treason." "Come Down From There, You Usurper," Yelled Dr. Alexander House Arbitrarily Adjourned. Special to The . News. Raleigh, March 5 The House today ran into a turbulent riot over the matter of the North Carolina railroad lease. Such scenes have never before been enacted in the North Carolina Legislature. The members shook their fists in each other's faces, cursed one anoth er and stood upon the desks and tables, wildly gesticulating. A free fight was imminent, and the atmosphere was almost sulphu rous. TO SEE THE FIGHT. Governor Kussell in the executive office down stairs heard the noise and ran tr the top of the stairs. Senators flocked over to the House to ascertain the trouble, and soon there was quite a crowd to witness the bedlam and confusion. HOW IT BEGAN. The difficulty began at noon. The resolution asking the Supreme Court to give tomorrow its opinion on the legality of the lease to the Southern was brought up Blackburn said that the Senate substitute for the original lease bill, as it was passed by the House, was before the tt me a? & spicial order and he moved that the House con curiu thj substitute. Then the confusion began, twen ty members standing in the aisles and clamoring for recognition all at the same time. Sutton, of New Hanover moved to postpone action on the substitute. Person..- moved to adjourn until three o'clock. ARBITRARILY ADJOURNED THE HOUSE. Then pandemonium broke loose. Representative Cooke, who was presiding, arbitrarily adjourned the house until three o'clock. He step ped down and left the house, while the greatest imaginable disorder was raging. A motion was made that Freeman (Republican) take the chair, as speaker pro tem. The vote shook the hall. "TREASON." "I PROTEST." Freeman was in the act of taking the chair when Lusk rushed out and said: "I protest; this is treason." Dr Alexander yelled to Freeman, "Come down from there, you usurp er." Several members hid under their desks and others, fearing riot and bloodshed, rushed from the hall. Cooke was openly cursed for ad journing the House. Gudgei ana otner cooler neaas finally advised the members to leave the hall, and at 12:30 o'clock they had nearly all disappeared. BILL TO BE DEFEATED. He said the opponents of the lease, knowing they were defeated, adjourned the House Hancock says Russell's friends will defeat the Senate substitute, by eight votes. He says Russell wants to carry the question before the people. Road Lacr Passed Second Reading. Raleigh, N. C, March 5. The bill to establish a Board of Control to manage the road system and con victs of Mecklenburg county passed its second reading in the . Senate to day. The House defeated the bill pro viding for a prosecuting attorney for the Eastern Criminal Court. DUG THROUGH THE WALL One of Superintendent McCall's Pa tients Escapes From the Home. J. A. Hagler, a character around town, who "was committed to the county home several weeks ago for insanity, was picked up on the streets Friday night and placed in the tombs, Mr. McCall, superintendent of the home, was in town this morning and gays Hagler made- his escape from the home by digging through the walls. When found last night he had a bundle of old brooms and a number of other articles of about the same value. Hagler says that he does not like to remain at the home, that he"is perfectly satisfied in his own mind that he is all right mentally, and cannot see why the authorities demand his confinement at that placee. He was taken back that morning by officer Cunningham. The consolidated building and savings company, of Cincinnati, has failed for $230,000. CABINET CONFIRMED. PROCLAMATION CALLING CONGRESS IN EXTRA SESSION. Only Important Places to be Filled Now Office-Seekers' Told to go Home Until Next Summer. By Telegrapb to The News. Washington, March 5. The Senate met in special session today. President McKiuley sent to the Sen ate the nominations of the members of the cabinet and they were imme diately confirmed. President McKinley today issued the formal proclamation calling Congress to meet in extra session March 15 th. WASHINGTON 8TREETS DESERTED. Washington, D C, March . 5. After the ball was over at an early hour this morning, the happy poli ticians received. The day was well advanced before many of them made their appearance in the hotel. It rained a little early this morn ing and a bad wind kept most of the visitors in doors except those leaving the city for home. More than half of yesterday's sight seers departed at eight o'clock this morning. The brof.d avenues and streets are deserted; the gay and gaudy decorations wet and dedrag gled. ENTIRE CABINET PRESENT. Beyond the formal apppointment and confirmation of the new cabinet, and the president's proclamation calling an extra session of congress March fifteenth, there were no im portant political developments to day. The entire cabinet is here, except the Secretary of the Navy, Hon. John I. Long, of Massachusetts, who arrives this afternoon. The new cabinet acquainted themselves with their respective departments today. Thousands of office seekers were not permitted to bother the Presi dent. They were advised to return next month or next summer. IMPORTANT PLACES ONLY. Only the important places will be filled before the extra session. The entire cabinet of President Cleveland, except Secretary Olney, met President McKinley at the exe cutive mansion at 10:20 o'clock this morning. CARRIED CHICKENS AND EGGS. A Poultry Thief Caught With a Full Equipment. Sent to Jail. Messrs. W. W. Auten and R. E. McQuaig caught a chicken thief witn the evidences of his guilt upon him. Thursday. For twelve months the people living around Mr. Dick Stewart's, two miles from the city, have been robbed of their chickens, and the thief still ran at large. That night Auten and McQuaig ran up on Ike Potts, colored. Potts wa3 journeying easily along home by the the light of the moon. Under each arm he had a fine fat chicken. His pursuers halted him in the road. Upon searching him, they found a nest full of eggs in his pockets. He was brought to town, and next morning was tried before Squire Severs. At his house were found a claw hammer and numerous other nrticels he had stolen from different persons in the community. After-the preliminary hearing he was bound over to court in a bond of $75 BRITISHFORCES ARRIVING. Strange Vessels Crowding the Port of Canea. 8y Telegraph to The Nwb. Canea, March 10. There were strange vessels at anchor this morn ing. Inquiry showed them to be British and Italian transports, load ed with troops. They are evidently a part of the foreign forces which as the admirals recommended, wiU occupy all the principal seaport towns, of the Island. The Turks assert that the3e troops will be used to drive the Greek forces out of Crete. To Oo to Her Assistance. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 10. The Secretary of the Navy received a telegram this morning saying that the cruiser Columbia, now at Hamp ton Roads would proceed with all possible haste to assist the Monitor Puritan who is disabled - off Cape Hatteras. . .ay.i a Ao American Released. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 10. The Secretary of State received a cable despatch from Cienfuego,Cuba, stat ing that Antonio Suarez del Villar, the American detained in a Spanish prison, has been liberated. Kew Tariff Schedule. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 10. The members of . the Ways and Means Committee, promises to have com pletpd all the schedules of the new tariff bill by the close of the evening session Saturday of this week. Senate Adjourned Until Monday. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 10. The Senate adjourned this morning until Monday. There were no appointments. A SILVER MAJORITY. ADMINISTRATION KAY NOT CON TROL THE SENATE. Mark Hanna's Ambition; Will he Get His Desires? Carlisle Counsel for Pullman. Czar Reed's Great Scheme. . . Correspondence of Tbe News. Washington, March 8. Mr. Mc Kinley is likely to be much more interested in the Senate than in the soft speeches the army of office seek ers are ndV pouring into his ears, if certain plans now being strongly urged are carried out The ma jority of the Senate in composed of silver men, but they represent three separate parties, Democrats, Popu lists and silver Republicans. The greediness of the Republicans in claiming the right to change tbe financial complexion of the commit tee on finance by filling both vacan cies with , gold Republicans has aroused the silver men, and the proposition has been made that they shall combine and reorganize the Senate by deposing the Republicans from the chairmanship of all im portant committees and by giving the silver Senators control of all committees. In other words, to put the legislative machinery of the Senate into the hands of the silver men. This proposition will not be easy to carry into effect because of the difficulty of combining men who agree on nothing but silver, but it has frightened the Republicans badly. ; OBJECTIONS TO BLISS. Senator Teller was speaking from personal experience, having himself been Secretary of the Interior from April 17, 1882, to March 4tb, 1885, when he told the Senate that Mr. McKinley had made a serious mis take when he nominated Cornelius N. Bliss to be Secretary of the Inte rior. He said that Mr. Bliss was a banker and merchant, with an expe rience which might have fitted him for the head of some of the depart ments, but that, in his opinion, the head of the Interior Department ought to be a lawyer. CZAR REED'S SCHEME. As might be imagined these Sen ators and Representatives who are opposed to Czar Reed's idea of con fining the legislation of the extra session of Congress, which meets next Monday, to the tariff bill -by not appointing the Committees of the House which would have to act upon other bills, are not grieving over the failure of four of the regu lar appropriation bills, the Sun dry Civil, Agricultural, Indian and Deficiency. Czar Reed already has another scheme to prevent general legislation. It is to authorize, by joint resolution, a continuance of all of the regular appropriations of the current year until next Decem ber. HANNA'S AMBITION. King Hanna has got everything he has reached for up to date, but certain Senators who think he is now reaching after too much are preparing to give him a disappoint ment, and there are big odds in fa vor of their succeeding. King Hanna is reaching for a place on tbe Sen ate Finance Committee, in which there are two vacancies caused by the retirement of Sherman and Voorhees in order that he may be properly fixed to boss the tariff bill, which will go to that committee as soon as it gets through the house. No new Senator has been given a place on that committee in the mem ory of the oldest Senator, but that doesn't make any difference to him. He wants it and has made his want known. It is practically certain that he won't get it. -Tom Piatt also wants a place on this commit tee, but as he has been in the Senate before, hi? aspiration is not consid ered as uudaciwiis us that of King Hanna. but whether he will get the place is very, very doubif ui. FIGHT FOR RE-ELECTION Ex-Senator Blackburn will att nd the exera session of the Kentucky legislature that has been called io elect a Senator and will make a strong fight for his own re-election, notwithstanding tbe Republican ma jority in that body. Nobody ex pects the Senate to seat Maj. Wood, who has been appointed to the va cancy by Gov. Bradley, and whether the gentlemen appointed by the Governors of Florida and Oregon will fare any better, remains to be seen. CARLISLE'S $25,000 PLACE. Ex Secretary Carlisle has been of fered the position of general counsel for the Pullman Car Co , now held by Gen. Horace Porter who expects to go abroad at a salary of $25,000 a year, and the expectation is that Mr. Carlisle will accept the offer. TRUSTS ARE A HARDSHIP. Says the Committee, But they Are Hard to Reach. By Telegraph to The News. Albany, N. Y., March 9. The report of the legislative trust inves tigating committee, filed today, de clares that the trusts exists, and are a great hardship to the people, but that little can be done against them. They propoee the limitation of capital, and propose that a bill be passed to increase .the Attorney General's power of investigation. ADVERSE REPORT. CHARLOTTE POLICE BILL MAY BE; DEFEATED. Supreme Court Hands Down Its Deci sion on ihe Lease. Uproar and Excitement In the House Again To day. Special to Thb News. Raleigh, March 6. The Senate committee on counties, cities and towns today reported the Charlotte Police Bill unfavorably. This is the measure drawn and ad vocated by lawyer Walter R. Henry There was a hearinsr on the bill last night. - THE TILT BETWEEN 'EM. Dr. Alexander and Henrv came near having a hand to hand contest Deiore the committee. After Dr. Alexander had spoken against the bill, Henry said: "I tok man man out or seventy years po litical oblivion. I now repudiate him in behalf of the Populists and nepuDiicans or Mecklenburg. ' Dr. Alexander replied viorouslv to Henry and cave him more than he sent He said: "Henry's inter est in this bill is occasioned by his anxiety for au office whioh he is not capable of filling." Henrv then let Dr. Alexander alone. BILL LIKELY TO FAIL. There were only three votes in favor of the bill. Though a stroncr effort will be made to push the bill through the Senate, it will probably fail. lne bouse -today defeated, the bill making Guv V. Barnes public printer to the State. A minority report was adopted, allowing the Governor and his council . to let the contract for the State printing. lne bill providing for a police commission for the town of Golds- boro was defeated today by a ma jority of two votes. EXCITEMENT AND DISORDER. The disorder and excitement in the house almost equalled the scenes of yesterday. Atone time today a free fight waa imminent, but the disputants were quieted down. OPINION ON THE LEASE. The house by special resolution yesterday asked the opinion of the Supreme court on tbe validity of the lease of the North Carofihs railroad to the Southern. j The following opinion" was given by the court this afternoon at one o'clock: "Without expressing any intima tion of opinion either way upon the question whether the power to lease its road is vested in the North Caro lina railway company by its charter, we are of the opinion that the power, if it exists, is now vested in the stockholders, and the provision in section six of the bill which makes the validity of the lease dependent upon its acceptance by the board of directors would be an amendment of the charter transferring the power from the stockholders; and is there invalid, unless accepted by the stockholders in general or a special meeting assembled." The opinion is signed by Chief Justice Faircloth for the full bench. Opponents of Ieaie Defeated. Special to The News. Raleigh, March 6. The Gov ernor and opponents of the lease were beaten in the House this after noon by a vote of 51 to 64. Grant's substitute will be adopted. MRS. BEECHER DEAD. Widow of the Famous Preacher Died This Morning. tsy Telegraph to The News. . Stamford, Conn., March 8. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher died to day. Mrs. Beecher was in many res picts a remarkable woman, and a fit com pan ion for her illustrious hus biud, the greatest preacher America h 8 p reduced. In the early part of the winter she was severely injured by si fall.utid it has been known for B.'UictiUiC that she could not long survive. Since her husband's death she has lived quietly in Stamford. road'billa law. The Amendment Was Concurred in by the House. The bill to put the roads of Meck lenburg county in the bands of a commission appointed by the Legis lature did pass both houses of the Legislature, and is now a law on the statute books. Mr. J D. McCall, who has been in Raleigh, looking after the inter ests of Charlotte in the Legislature, returned Wednesday morning. There has been some donbt wheth er this bill became a law; but Mr. McCall has examined into the mat ter, and says the bill is properly rat ified an act. John O Alexander, Charles Robertson and R. E. McDonald are by this act, appointed a board of control to have charge or tne roads and convicts of Mecklenburg conn- ty. To Succeed Blackburn. By Telegraph to The News. Frankfort. Ky., March 5. Gov ernor Bradley today appointed A. L. Wood, of ML Sterling to the Senate, to succeed Senator-Blackburn. PROMINENT CALLERS. M'UNIIY BUSY WITH SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN. . No Appointment of Prominence Made Today The Senate Adjourns Until WednesdayWill Do Little This Week. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 8. The President was at his desk early this morning. One of the first callers waa Col. John Hay, who is slated for Minister to England. He was soon followed by Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, who has just returned from -a trip to Eurcpe in the interest of an inter national bimetallic conference. He remained only fifteen minutes, and was followed by Senators Chandler and Piatt, of Connecticut Among the other callers were: Nelson and Davis, of Minnesota; Wilson, of Washington; Cullom and Mason, of Illinois; Allison and Gear, of Iowa; Fairbanks, of Indiana; Perkins, of California, and several other congressmen and national characters. In spite of the determination to consider none but important appoint ments now, the talk is more of ap pontments than anything else. the senate's work. The senate will not meet continu ously during the week. The special session between now and the calling of the extra session of congress. March 15, will be devoted to the consideration of nominations and else, unless the general treaty of arbi tration between the united States and Great Britain should be reported from the committee on foreign rela tions. It is not expected that Presi dent McKinley has his appointments so well in hand that he will be able to send in a batch every dav. The committee on foreign relations will meet Wednesday. Senator Davis, the ranking member, by resolution of the senate, has been made acting chairman, and there is no reason why this committee should not go ahead with the general treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain and the Alaska boundary treaty, the only business before it. If the committee is able to agree Wednesday upon the treaty and the amenuments, lany are considered to be necessary, nie treaty will probably be ifncrted nl iri j th time o. the senate consumed in the discus sion of that convention. The retire ment of Senators Sherman and Cam eron leaves the committee just as it stood in tbe last congress, these sena tors being opposed to each other on the vote on reporting the treaty. No nomination or business of im portance occurred today. ihe Senate adjourned today until Wednesday. Attorney General McKenna was presented to the Supreme Court by his predecessor, 'Hon. J udson Har mon. CALENDAR OF TH COURT. Cases Set for Trial in flecklenbug Court This Week. MONDAY. H N Pharr, Admr. of Jack Ezzell, vs Southern Railway Co; B F Weeks vs same; Eliz M Newell vs same; Arthur T Abernathy vs same; Jas Franklin vs same; C W Hodges vs same; John Harrill vs same. TUE8DAY. Alfred Nixon, Admr,- vs Robt Lucky, Exr; 1 N Pharr, Admr Sa rah Carter, vs The Life Ins Co, of Va; D A Johnston, et al, vs J P McCombs; Margt Hagler vs Brown nagler; N R Wilds vs The Va Fire and Marine Ins Co, of Richmond, Vis; F R Durham vs Cooper Bros; Anthony Adams vs J B Nicholson; Betsiej" Ed wards vs W W Phifer, et al; L A Boyte vs W J Moore. WEDNESDAY. O P Heath & Co vs Sparger Bros Mrs Annie E Purdue vs W P Knox Same vs H A Klueppelburg; Corde za, Gilliams & Co vs Farintosh & Amerand others; Lillian M Ritch vs R M Oates, Sr; A II Croweil vs Ju nius Hayes and others; A Willner vs A R Logie and wife. THURSDAY. J G Taylor, vs E D Latta et al; W F Moody, vs R A Beattie; same, vs same; Jno L Burton, vs C C R R Co et al; W F Moody, vs R A Beat tit: same, vs same; W T Womble, Admr, vs tbe city of Charlotte; H G Springs, vs Jas W McCoy and A R Bowks. FRIDAY. M Medlin, vs city of Charlotte et al; Davenport & Morris, s Farin tosh & Amer; Strawbridge & Clothier, vs same; fame, vs same; Third Natl Bank of Baltimore, vs name; Cuesta, Ballard & Co, vs same; J A Parker, vs Alpha mills; C L Newman, vs W W McAfee; Albert Gray, vs W S Orr and others. SATURDAY. Thos H Gaither, vs The Hascall Richards Steam Generator Co, etc; E M Ar drews, vs Mrs E C Wilson; Jas and E R Harty, vs Harris & Keesler; Edward Thames, vs J H and M D Hamilton. Mr. Bncfaaoaa to Verefaaadlae. Mr. W. F. Buchanan, proprietor of the Arlington, will soon himself occupy the store left vacant by the departure of Mr. Thornton. He has not yet decided exactly what line - of goods will be kept. LAID OH THE TABLE. SUBSTITUTE FOR ANTI-LEASE BILL DEFEATED. Both Sides Say They Are Satisfied The Legislature Will Adjourn To morrow, Announces Lusk End of the Lease Trouble. Special to The News. . Raleigh, March 8. -The oppo nenta of the lease of the North Car olina railroad began filibustering at the very opening of the eessien of the Legislature this morning. Blackburn insisted upon his mo tion to concur in the Senate sub stitute for the original bill. He was promptly ruled out of order. AMENDMENTS OFFERED. An amendment was offered by Schulken ta make the rate of rental ten per cent, on the capital stock. Other amendments were offered, making the rates of rental eight per 1 , cent, and nine per cent. After these amendments had been offered and discussed, it was appar ent that the substitute would be de- feated. - CHANGE OJ TACTICS. The advocates of the lease then made a change of tactics. Duncan, of Carteret, who has been acting with the lease people, said it was evident that the matter could not be settled by this Legislature. He then moved to table Schulken's amendments, together with the leasa substitute bill. The motion prevailed amid great excitement. Alexander moved to consider tht motion to table and to lay that mo tion on the table. This finally dis poses of any motion for the session. Nearly all the men in favor of the lease refained from voting. The vote was: Ayes, 49; nays, 24. McKenzie said: "We whipped you at your own game." ' COL. ANDREWS PLEASED. Col. Andrews was smiling and- told the News correspondent he was pleased, and all the men who have been advocating the lease seem to be happy. They say they are satisfied, after having put . the op-' ponents Of the lease on record as voting against the amendment for ten per cent interest. . - Tlie pcopiv -whj - Lcte an K&cz opposed the lease say they are satis fied, with the defeat of the substi tute. . Representative Lusk announced today that the Legislature will ad journ tomorrow. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS CHANGED The Senate concurred in the house resolution to adjourn tomorrow at noon. Grant lodged a motion to reconsider. The bill to create a state board of equalization, which was tabled, was reconsidered and passed. The bill making changes in the seventh and eighth congressional districts was - passed. Tne one changing the fourth and fifth was tabled. MURDHRER REESE CAUGHT. : Captured Yesterday In Lexington, Tenn. M. R. Reese, the murderer of R. B. Anderson, who escaped from York county jail, has been captured. Governor Ellerbe, of South Carolina, Tuesday received a telegram from Lexington, Tennessee, stating that a man filling the description o Reese was arrested there on Monday after noon. Governor Ellerbe at occe wired the chief police of Lexington to hold his man, and that a deputy would be sent on the next train. If the Tennessee officer has the right man he comes in possession of nearly $1,000, as the rewards for Reese amount to almost this sum. About a month ago, it will be re membered, Reese and Luckie, acces ory to the murder of R. B. Ander son, who were confined in the York county jail while an appeal was be ing taken in their case, managed to escape with 11 other prisoners through a hole in the roof. The escape was made early on a Sunday morning and up to this time nothing has been heard of any of the men. Reese, it was said, had $5,000 on his person when he escaped. A reward of $500 was immediately offered for bis capture and $309 for the capture of Luckie. So far Reese has man aged to elude all detectives and law officers. THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS- Collection of Taxes to be Taken Out of the Sheriff s Hands. Mr. Keith, assistant door keeper of the House, returned from Ral eigh Wednesday. He sayj the only to bills passed that seriously effect Mecklenburg are the road law, and the act providing for tax collec-V tors. Up to this time the sheriff has ex-efficio tax collector for the conn ty. The new law provides that the county shall be divided into three districts, Charlotte township to be the central district, and one districc to be located on either side of this . township. Provision is made for the election of these tax collectors by popular vote at the next county election. ...
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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March 11, 1897, edition 1
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