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V te Library Un94 s pAp5-:R is 44 Years Old CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897, VOLUME XL1V NUMBER 2276 if t wf fll ffS iMlfff (OUT W I - II. 1 1. iv y p fofesaional- jQEO. W. GRAHAM, Office 7 West Trade St. - -AT d to Eye, u.ar, in use Practice - Atr 3, 1990 E. p. KEERANS, Dentist, B. it Trade St., Charlotte JBce 7 Wt-st IS. U. 2 180 I 3BORNE. MAXWELL & Auun.eys at Law, . ... u..:t 1 ami i Uiw i""vji"&- 1 2o. l; N PHARK, Attorne at Law, Office No. 11 Liw liununig. LABKSON & DULS, Attorneys at Law, Office No. Law Building. hRS. M. A 1 xjahaa-j a- V I)enti-t. Mo. -1 North Try on St. Charlotte, N. C. fR. W. H. WAKKfliliLU mr t trrw Can be c-iihultod at bis orace imo oo IrrtliTrvon tH., every wee, uay lii ..in v His d actice is lim.ted to we. E.ir( i1ljeo ftUU Physicians and hurgeons, ffice: No. 'Jl North Tryon Street. Charlotte, N. C. fNotice of AdmiDistration! ujul,iTiu-1 his il voualififu before J, M 1JU ' '" ---- j , . tftt'p of 'I'. A. W ilson, deceased, i 1 s i ! -4 aduiirmiraiur ui !ornn5 lmviiiir claims agdit.st sai- uIduh ipn-hv nonnt a to ure&ruii dim in the undersigned on or before fie iUin uay oi maitu, f t,:onr.n,. win hp nbanea in ut-r oi 113 iiuiiivo- . ir richt of recovery. Alipereoti. iu thtu !o sinl fsta eareiioin.wn io uutnc irompt pay me- t anu save cum. I . l -.. 4- lhi tli lain it iv t reirunry, JOHN A. BIGGERS, Admr. f T. A. Wilson, dt cased ovingtou &,Redwiue Attys. If you want to ' ok nice, eid j oui meo to the MMMESTK,UIL.HINDin We have th bst laundry in orih Carolina and guarantee vou Irictly firnl-ela-a wo-k. CuAKTrrr '. Steam Laundry No better preparation c nmde for the hsir than n If HUGHES' QUININE AIR TONIC. It keeps the Hir and Scalp in perfect conii'ion all ihe time Trial s z .-25 cints. K. F. Jordan & Co. KUini) Agency. I'rescriiitionibts, Thone No- 7. when the Eyes beoorue tired from reading or sewing or if the letters lookb.urred and run together, it is a sure indie tion th classes are needed Consu't our txpert Optician about your yes Examination free. Shell & Harrison, JEWELERS and OPT ICTANS, HO South Tryon Street, Charl )tte, N, Are You THINKING about buying a wedding resent? II so, call and examine our stock of CUT GLASS and Stirling Silver Goods. They are new and desirable for such gifts. Garibaldi & Bruns. Madrid, March 31. It is semi officially announced that the scheme for the Cuban reforms will be intro duced in April. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Tetter, Cbapp d Bands. Chilblains. Corns and all kin Eruptions and postively tures Piles or no pay required. It is gu&ranteed to cive" nerfeot eutisfac- tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Bur well CAME NEAR DEFEAT. DINGLEY TARIFF BILL SAVED BY A RULING. Democrats Had a Majority of the House When Lanhatn Offered an Amendment Killing the Bill. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, March 25.--The Dingley tariff bill came near being lost in the heme today, and it was rescued enly by a technicality. Consideration of schedules of the tariff bill in detail for thepurpo3eof amendment-began today, when the house went into committee of the whole, arid the clerk was instructed to begin the reading of the bill. MOVED TO KILL THE HILL. Representative Lanham, of Texas, offered an amendment in effect kill ing the Dingley bill while the Dem ocrats were in a majority in the house this morning, i his caused conster nation among the Republicans. By the partisan decision of Chair man Sherman, the motion was de ciared out of order and the bill thus saved. Representative Dockery then of fered an anti-trust amendment. Chairman Dingley rose in defence of the bill as it stood. The chaiiman declared him out of order. HIGHER THAN M KIN LEY. The Rates of the Tariff Bill Now Pend ing in Congress. By Telegraph to The News. Washiscjtoh. The Sensation of the tariff debate today was the oulaught made by Richardson, of Tennessee, upon the bill. He reael from comparative statements pre pared by the chairman of the com mittee and stated boldly that the present bill will tax people a great deal higher than even the McKinley bill. Twelve out of fourteen new schedules contain rates higher than the McKinley bill. TO CUT OFF WATER SUPPLY. A D-tachment of Mixed insurgents Try to Famish the Grteks. V.y T-ilej:raih to The News. Cane , March 29. A mixed de tachment of French, Italians, Rus- s;ans, aim JturKS, uuuer ixmnnauu of a French captain, has occupied the fortress Butsun;iria, which pro t-cts the springs that are supplying Canea with water. They have attempted to cut eft the water supply. Notrs From (coniaiorc. Correspondence of The News. Fen ni more, N. J , Marcn Miss Annie Clarkes' school, at the Pharr school house, closes Wednes day, March 31st. Mre John Garrisou, who has been in bad health for some time, is improving. Miss Ilattie McCoy's school at Mal lard Creek, closed last Frielay. Mr. Garrison had a sociable on the nigbt following especially for the school children. The little son of W. S. Grav is very sick. George Hoover hatf his arm badly hurt a few days ago. Ws William "Oreat." Berlin, March 27. The col umns oi the newspapers are still given up to criticisms of the Emper or William I, cc-nenary fetes, which were held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Apart from the semi-official or cmns. maiiv of the rapers protest against the excessive glorification of the old Kaiser. Tlie Yossische Ziltung 'advises that the phrase "William tho Great' be left to the verdict of future generations. rtentli of Gm. Win. L. Keddy L Xd,Td fM f-.5!fa.rs Richmond. March 28. uen.vm. thP last commanders of the Stone wall brigade. He represented his rWvthe in the State Senate; was at one time superintendent oi J . , , . , the penitentiary, and later command- ant or tne uee near this city. Lull Jury Fat's to Agree. U 1 T.Tl MORE. Aid.. March 20 The jury in the ( ae -t it. joseyu Lniz, "ii Mi l! ia th United States r-e fr hiihnstpn; '. alter oeing out all night failed to agree, iutlee sent them back again VJU UI V I"1 O ' The this morning to deiioeraee iunu, Scott lo8 to Paris. March 26. The If nuii'"-' 7 :ot;rtn nf Kdrar lnompsuu liumiun""" o - . Scott of Pennsylvania, as seconu secretary to the embassy of the United States at Paris wa3 sent to the Senate today. Most Have a Quorum. . m v. Man. By Telegrapn 10 " Waswtngton. Marcn 29. The If AUA' " . I'll house opposition to the tariff bill was resumed there policy w uej j mi : -;fir willed that the ma- X lie UlIUUl.vj jority must furnish a quorum. Hln Vf ater at Bloomington rnolixn-axih tO The JNewa. -J - 111., March 27. ! 1 SSSSZ: MuS . . kenn sou 'vl?"L ,C M erita ha rotted, Brief Glimpses of the General News. The life of Tennyson, on which his son, the present Lord, has been for some time at work, is to be pub lished in two good-sized volumes in the autumn. A movement, it is said, has been started in Brooklyn to secure the return of the Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage to that city and the erec tion of a new Tabernacle for him. Ex-United .States Marshal Charles M. Stafford, who was long one of the old Tabernacle pillars, i3 enthusiastic over the project. He says that al ready influential financial backing has been promised. Paris is making a sanitary record of every building in the city. Since the beginning, in March, 1894, 35, 000 houses have been described, and it is expected that the register will be completed by 1900. It contains for each house a desciiptiou of the drains, cesspools, and wells, and of the plumbing; a record of whatever deaths from contagious disease have occurred in it, and of-all disinfections and analyses of water, air, or dust. Over the windows of the apart ments occupied by Queen Victoria at the Hotel Regina at Cimiez has been placed a fac-siraile of the Eng lish, roval crown. he leweis ere imitated verv accurately in colored glass, which is illuminated at night I by electricity. The hotel stands upon very high ground, and this decoration may be seen at a great distance Secretary of War Alger was born in the liuckeve state. Mr. wage wa3 born in New York, ex Gov Lons in Maine, becretarv lSliss in Massachusetts, Mr. Gary in Con necticut. and Judse McKenna in Pennsylvania The year 1897 will not be an im portant one . for Stat? elections throughout this country. Of the forty-five States, five only hold eleg tions this vear. The first of thpse is Rhode Island, which wili have its annual election on the 7th of Apul In November there will be an elec tion in Virginia for Governor. The term of office is four years, and Gen Fitzhugh Lee is a candidate to sue ceed Gov. O Ferrall, There will be elections in Massachusetts, in Iowa, a id in Ohio. In all three Governors are to be elected, and the present Go- rrnor of Ohio, Bushnell, is an aspirant for senatorial honors in that State. Iu New York there will be no election for State officers, but s full assembly of 150 members wil be chosen. Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, the wel known writer or Southern war poe try, died in Baltimore Sunday after noon, at the residence of her son, Dr George S. Preston j 819 North Charles street. Mrs. Preston was the daughter of Rev Dr. George J unken, founder of Lafavette Colleee, and and was born in Pennsylvania. In 1S57 she married Prof. J. T. S. Pres ton. of the Virginia Military i'lsti tute. who afterward served on Gen Stonewall Jackson's staff with rank of Colonel. Her sister, Eleanor, was Gen. Jackson's first wife. Among her btst known works are"Beeehen brook." "Old Songs and New, 'Colonial Ballads," and "Aunt Dor nrhv " Mrs. Preston was known throughout the soutn as tne -mi mnsa rtf Son thern literature." Her remains were taken to Lexington Va . for interment, In view of the approacning aeai cation of the Grant tomb, lhe Uen tury recalls the highly interesting "Blue an d Grav Friendship" which ftiarprl hpr.ween General Grant ana General Simon B. Buckner. General Buckner was one of the pall bearers at Grant's funeral. Previous to this he had visited Grant at Mount Mc Grpe-or. and as Grant could not then speak he wrote a message to hia friend and former adversary (reproduced in fac-simile by The Century tor the first time), in which occurs a senti ment that may well be repeated from this dying letter of the man who said "'Let us have peace!" Referring to certain post-bellum tongue-war-riore, Grant wrote: "We have some Northerners who failed to accomp lish .s mnrh aa thev wished, or did warmed up to the flght until " "Oder th ri- tual of the Greek Church is a curious ceremony. A large wooden bowl is RWhI with water, and tne priest laaes the child in his arms, stuffs wadding into its ears and nostrils, and then thP little head under the water three times, during which per Vip rpupata nravers for the ltn- peiial family. Mr. John C. Wadsworth returned from Locust Level Monday atter- noon and reports that the surveyors Arpnrotrresin2 rapidly with the line l" i. . :n rai road and tnat ine men win River Springs this A V VmS - .www j - w Goncord Standard a tank of varnish in the shipping rtATYl or the faritorv of the K. J. i - m ,i l Reynolds xohacco company, wuSui, fire about 5 o'clock yesterday morning an(j f or a few minutes it looked like the entire buildmg would he des troyed. . . Tt, is believed tnat tne ure unKi- natpd from spontaneous combustion matches or fire near 1 (MO Vilvl w . tarIk.Twiii-City Daily Senti- nel. A Tipavr frost fell m this section Saturday night and did considerable damage to truck. Strawberries that ot. covered ud were badly damaged. A correspondent at Bur- I v.fiaio onrl rw$.rVkPfl i craw savs ttuuico re desUoVed.-Witou.gton Me. soger. SITUATION G&YE. MASSACRE OF CRETANS AND AR MENIANS FEARED. Turkish Army Preparing to Advance -Austrian Troops Off From Trieste -Fighting Near Suda Today... By Telegraph to The News. Constantinople, March 26. The ambassadors of the Powers real ize the gravity of the situation in Crete, and the dauger to the Cretan Christians as well as to the Ameri cans They are today considering the advisability of recommending to the Powers they represent that a Euro pean Government of some kind be appointed for Crete, and that the Powers at once require the Turkish troops to be withdrawn. TURKS PREPARING TO ADVANCE. Salonica, March 26. The Turkish consuls are leaving their posts in Thesraly. Siege artillery is going to the front. This augurs an advance of the Turkish army. CROWN PRINCE TAKES COMMAND. Athens, March 26. The Cnfwu Prince will start tomorrow morning for Thessaly, where he will take commanel of the Greek troops. FIGHTING NEAR SUDA. Canea, March 26. The Cretan insurgents have burned the Mussal mans' property at Fort Keratidi. Skirmishing proceemdg about the village of Etsikarar, ioutside Suda, this morning. AUSTRIANS GO TO CRETE. Vienna, March 36. A battalion of Austrian infantry left Trieste for Crete today. Part of tne men will be stationed at Suda, the remainder at Crete. BOMBARDING GREECE. The Situation Looks Worse Today Than Ever Before. By Telegraph to The News. Paris, March 31. It is an nounced here thi3 afternoon that the powers have decided to proceed with a partial blockade of Greece at an early date. Canea. March, 31. The Chris tians since yesterday have bombard ed the Block House above Izeddin Fort, which together with the for eign iron clads replied with shells. The bombardment continued until eleven o'clock last night, and was resumed this mornign. The result is unknown. Doings at the Capital. By TelegTaph to The News. Washington, March 31. There was a small attendance in the house this morning. Voting on the tariff bill will begin at 3 o'clock this after noon. Large crowds are in the galleries. Grosvenor presented the commit tee amendments about which there has been so much discussion during the past few days. It names April the first as the date which the bill will go into effect. The house voted 150 to 120 to adopt the retractive amendment to the tariff bill and fixed April the first as the date- The bill passed by a larare maioritv. ouwuj three this afternoon. Iu the Sn, te ana House Today. By Telegraph to 'lne new Washington, D. C , March 30. The pooling bill was introduced in he Senate today by Mr. .toraKer. it ia the same bill of last session, with several additional amendments. Senator Allen spoke today advo cating the passage of his resolution, aeainst imposing a tariff on all arti cles of daily consumption. He made a vigorous attack on trust combina tions. The resolutions will "go to tha finance committee. There was no quorum in the house t.odav. The wavs and means com- j - ti mittee took charge of all amend menta and thev were adopted with out, debate. m . . . &m Twelve Tuika A-d One Gtrmau Killed. By Telegraph to Tne isews. Constantinople, March 30.- Three reports from lurkish head quarters at Elassona correct the lighting already taken i lace on me Turkish side of the frontier. Twelve Turkish soldiers, and oue German officer were killed. Great Strike. Nfw York. March 29. A strike of steam fitters in this city, in which between 30,000 and 60,000 men mav be involved, was declared today when over 1,1UU steam ntters refused to go to work. The strike is the result of a practical lock out on the part of the bosses. Peyton Wise Dead. Richmond, Va., March 29. Gen. Peyton Wise died this morn ing. He was a nephew of the late Gen. Henry A. Wise, a brother of Congressman George D. Wise and was chairman of the Confederate re union here last summer. " . r i i SOU No Choice. Frankfort. Kv.. March 29. Several pairs were announced this morning. The senatorial ballot resnlted: Hunter, 58; Blackburn, 41; Davis, 12; Boyle, 7; Stone, 1. No choice. A POPULAR COUPLE ELOPE. Miss Wiley and Mr. Jlurphy of Sals bury Plight Their Troth in Green ville, S. C. A marriage of two popular young people, residents of Salisbury, but well knojjfh-in Charlotte, took place in Greenville yesterday afternoon. It.wa3 agretna green affair, and quite rjmantic. The Gieeuville News of 'this morning has the fol lowing aCcount of the elopement: A striking, handsome and, styl ishly dressed couple eloped from Salisbuiv. N. C. and were married here yesterday shortly after noou by Rev. Di McConnell at the First Presbyterian parsonage, me con tracting parties being Miss Miriam Helen Wiley and Nettleson Payne Murphy; both wealthy residents ot Salisbury. The elopement was not pianneu by the yonng lady. When Miss Wiley left fc&liBbury early yeBtertlay morning and kissed her mother good bye for a trip to Georgia, she had no more idea or intention oi becoming a bride than she had of making a trip to Mars Mr. Murphy learned Miss Wiley would leave yesterday for a visit to her sister, a student at the Agnes Scott Institute, near Atlanta, and accordingly he hied himself out of Salisbury the previous day and laid in wait for her at Charlotte. Yes terday he boarded the vestibule and found her. She was really surpris ed and be pretended to be ditto. Very soon,-however, he renewed the prosecution of his suit for her hand but wa3 not successful till just before they reached Greenville. He ptobably told her the usual white fibs about the desperate things lie would do should she so blight his career by a refusal and a young woman just out of sympathy; you know," or "to get rid of him" con sented to honor him with her hand. Thev left the vtstibule at the Air Line depot and came down town in a hack and went straight to a jeweler and bought a ring, and thence they proceeded in the tame vehicle to the Presbyterian paison aee, where Dr. McConnell quickly tied the knot. The groom dropped a $10 fte into the minister's hands and the vouner couple drove to the J c , -. Mansion hnnpe where they dined. They spent several hours writing honiA to PTnlnin how it all hannen- pi! and Ipft nn the afternoon train I for Atlanta to spend a while till the ........ .i I could recover from the shock. FIERCE COMBAT Gen. Hernandez and Gen. Rivara Have a Stufivjrn Fight. -Many Killed. By Telegraph to The News, Havana, March 29. -General lemandez while operating among the hills of Pinar del Rio, encount- ed at Cabezadaz, a party of insur gents under Gen. Rivara. The Cu bans occupied a strong position and foueht stubbornly, but after several hours they were defeated and di3 o ersed being unable to withstand the heavy cannonading and the muske try fire of the troops. It is repotted U lLfi flan T7iull.il and hio hlPf liiftu 1' 1 (1 I . VJ Li. lbllttiu uuv. u.w " of staff, Col. Bacallaio, were taken prisoners. Lieut. Terry was badly wounded by a fragment of a shell. General Rivara is said to be suffering from three wounds. The In-urgents car ried some of their dead with them and left ten on the field. THE FLOODS IN THE SOUTH. High Water Doing Lots of Damage Through Mississippi and Arkansas. By Telegraph to The News. Helena, Ark., March 30. The situation today is worse than ever oefore. The river is still rising and there is a stiff gale. FLOODS AT GREENVILLE. Greenville, Miss., March 30. A levee broke at Mound Landing, 15 miles north of this place this morning and the water is very high at Greenville and all towus west of Deer Creek. Many hogs and cattle have been drowned. Thousands of acres of the most fertile lands in the Delta that have already been nlanted in corn or ready to be r planted in cotton will suffer. FORTY FIVE KILLED. The Great Storm Played Oklahoma. By Telegraph to The News. Havoc in Guthrie, March 31. Further rlptaila of the awful cvclone of last nisrht are coming in by couriers from all parts of the cevastated district Th damaore exceeds anvtnmg in tne history of the territory. Many are known to be dead. At Chandler, fire destroyed and wrecked the city. Forty five are dead and two hun dred areiniured. The storm covered an area of one hundred and fifty square miles. A heavy ram is fall- The Caban War Necessitates Higher Taxes. By Telegraph to The News. M a rtRin. Marr.h 30. The ffOVern ; nT,i in nmirirlp fnr the iOACa 111 VA VeV A v w --' - - Cu ban war expenses. It is rumored t,- S.nn r onnnPAd lipn. us w, ..... PnT T?itrpra ia now ft nriaoner. HIGHEST OF ALL. SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW TAR IFF BILL Rushed Through the House, "Sight Unseen." North and East Get th Benefit of it All. Means Higher Prices. Staff Correspondence of the Kiws. Washington, D. C , March 31 The house votes tomorrow on house bill No. 3.79 entitled, "An act to provide revenue for the govern ment and toencoursge the industries of the United States," and commonly known as the Dingley tariff bill The present extra session of the fifty-fifth coDgress convened Marh lotn, and tne proposed tana oui was reported from the committee on ways and means tour diys later. This ""important measure has thus been rushed through the House in ten legislative days. It covers sixty three closely printed pages and em braces about seven hundred sections anel sub eections each one of which affects some industry or product. From this one can see with what haste the measure has been rushed through. As a matter of fact, the bill was framed by Chairman Dingley and the Republican members of the com mittee on ways and means, aud they, and they only .know how and why the schedules have been hxed. THROUGH "SIGHT UNSEEN." The truth is many items are going through without discussion, the com- mittee is giving no adequate explana tions, and the measure is going through the house to 'most of the members "sight unseen," 'as school boys trade jack knives. The bill is an avowed protective measure, as its title indicates, but the protection, as usual stretches over the North and East, and leaves our part of the South in the cold. NOTHING FOR THE SOUTH. For instance, cotton ties that are free of duty now are taxed eight tenths of a cent a pcund. Cotton bagging, admitted free of duty under the Wilson act, is to be taxed i a cent per square yard and fifteen per cent ad valorem. Wool that now comes in free is to be taxed eleven cents a pound. This seems little now, but when the aver age man comes to buy his next win- ter's clothes he will feel it in the price of the suit o d:.t. Senator Pritchard has made one mighty stroke for the State; he has secured protection for our mica, to the tune of three cents a pound and fifteen per cent, ad valorem. That's all we get out of this tariff. And that benefits about 162i people in two counties. In many of its schedules tile Din gley bill is higher than the extreme McKinley tariff. It i3 the furthest step in the direction of protection. And though the tariff was not an issue in the last campaigu, this bill will make itself remembered in higher prices. The Republicans themselves do not believe it will restore prosperity. In our own Southern section how can higher prices on what we have to buy and lower prices on what we nave t0 sell, make us more prosper nnc' I vuo. For the wall of protection is built around what we buv: but what we sell must fight for itself in the open markets of the world. John Wilber Jenkins. Fitssiniuiona Arrested. San F'rancisco, March 29. Robert F'itzsimmons, the champion pugilist, and Martin Julian, his manager, were arrested by a deputy sheriff Saturday night on the charge of attempting to defraud their cred itors. They immediately gave bond for their appearance. The troublo was brought about by the action of S. C. Haller, who claimed to represent Fitzsimmons and who arranged for his appearance at the People's Palace music hall in this city on March 20th. Julian repudiated the agreement, denying that Haller was in any way con nected wih the Fitzsimmons party. The officials of the People's faiace brought suit for breach of contract, claiming damages in the sum of $240. 'o Wine Served1 at White House Dinners Washington, March 28 The question whether wine will be served at dinners in the white house seems to have been decided. Following the precedent established by another Ohio president and bi9 wife, the Mc Kinleys have, without any discussion of the subject, quietly eschewed the practice of serving wine. At tne first cabinet dinner given last Wednesday two goblets were at each plate, one for ordinary Potomac water and the other tor apoinnaris. Mrs. Cleveland never served wine, and. as far as she was concerned, if it had rested with her, it is probable there would nave oeen wine at none of the white house dinners. At her i luncheons no .cordials were served. The Tug Monarch Captured. uy Telegraph to The News. Key West, March 30. The tug Monarch has been captured by the revenue cutter Winona, and was brought here this morning. The crew refuse to make a statement - I United States CralseiGround&d MmffTP.vin?fi. Urnpnav. March an -ThP United States Cruiser i - Yantic is aground here. Tugs have I wrvrlra all niarht trtrinf IfJ tttX. U.&T . o J a - I depner water. .. A LVAUDITY- 1 The Election Law Regarding City Elections Has Not Been Followed. Another bemb has exploded; an other shell has bursted and still we in Charlotte live. " The people had hardly digested "Mx Spring's card withdrawing from the primaries this morning before they were confronted with the ques tion as to the validity of the coming election. The election law as passed by the legislature of '95 was amended by the recent legislature in as much as it applied to city and town elections. lhe amendment prescribes for an annual election on the first Tuesday of May. Heretofore it has taken place of the first Monday. It also prescribes for no less than 40 days notice, which has not been done. Also for the appointment of one registrar and two judges of elec tion for each voting precinct. The fault (if it is a fault) is with the State printers. The first copy of the amended law was received in Charlotte this morning by Judge A. Burwell. But this does not count, for every citizen is supposed to be conversant with the laws just as soon as they are passed by the general assembly. A News reporter. called on Judge Burwell, the city attorney, to get some kind of expression Lorn him. He had been so busy with court affairs that he had not been able to look into the matter. A prominent lawyer, whose name we withhold at his suggestion, Eays that the fcu- preme Court has decided where the spirit of the law has been complied with, and that no large numbers of voters have been deprived of their vote, the required notice does not hold good. If this be the vcase no trouble can possibly come. the amended election law. Tfie section as amended says that On the first Tuesday in May 1897, and annually on the same Tuesday thereafter, an election shall be held in everv incorporated city in North Carolina, when and where there shall be voted for and elected of and by the qualified voters therein, such officers as are provided for in the respective charters of the several cities and towns of North Carolina. That no less than forty (40) days next preceding such elections the board provided for under the gs-T A election law shall appoint one is trar and two judges of el . -or each voting precinct, to h xosed of eaclTpolitical par hall be so appointed upon ,n imenelar tion of the chairman . i the several political parties in each voting pre cinct. . REAPPOINTING OLD OFFICIALS. Exceptions to the Rule to be Hade in Certain Cases. The statement has been made that President McKinley i3 going to adopt the policy inaugurated by Cleveland of not appointing ex-officials to office. The proposition hss, however, been too broadly stated. It is understood that a certain class of ex- officials will probably b3 reappoint- ed to positions from which they were removed bv Cleveland or his secre taries. A large number of employees iu the departments ranking above the classified service men of experience resulting frem long service and ex ceptional fitness were removed, and after their successors were appointed the civil service rules were extended so as to take in the new appointees. These officers are by thi.s move taken out of the class to which President McKinley or his secretaries may make appointments at will, and the Democratic appointees are sate from outside competition. The only men who might succeed then without go ing through the civil service com mission mill are those who formerly held the positions. Such of these ex officials as were soldiers may be reappointed to their old places, re gardless of the length of time they have been out of tffiee; and others who have not been out more than a year may be restored. The under standing is that those Republicans whose training rendered them con spicuously capable officials, and who were removed to -make room for Democrats before the offices were placed in the classified service; will be restored, both for the improve ment of the service and as a protest against what Republicans regard as the partisan scheme of the last ad ministration to keep its appointees in office. CAPT. FiNCH AGAIN AGENT Of the Seaboard Air Line in Charlotte. Good News to flany. Capt K. S. Finch returned from Norfolk and Portsmouth this morn ing. While in Portsmouth Capt. Finch bad a conference with the officers and the result of that con ference will be good news to Char lotte people. Capt Finch has been reinstated as Agent of the Seaboard Air Line in this city, the position he recently resigned. The Seaboard could hardly get along without him at the helm in Charlotte and the business people of the town fully I appreciate this. TheNeas being one of Capt it A" J - . I Finch s Ust friends rejoices over the in I OUtCOmc Ul UNf JTUrMUiuubU wuiw I I ence. SPRINGS WITHDRAWS. HIS NAME WILL NOT GO BEFORE THE PRIMARIES. He Will Let the People Arbitrate th Differences Between Himself and Mr. Weddington at the Polls. Mr. E. B Springs has addressed the following card to the citizens af Charlotte: Acting on the deliverance of th Democratic executive committee for, the city of Charlotte, as promulgated some weeks ago, I announced myself a candidate for mayor, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. Subsequently, when Mr. Hall and Mr. Weddington jointly addressed a card to me, I positively refused to agree to any change in the platform or any deviation from the rales as previously established by the Demo cratic executive committee and thor oughly understood. The action of 'the committee, Monday night, iu reversing - their former action, was unwarranted, and I refuse, under the circumstances recited, to recognize their authority. I understood that the policy of the committee was conciliatory not proscriptive; that, owing to the an omalous condition of political affairs, the committee intended (and their utterance will bear me out) to bring back voters to the fold, rather than to drive them away. Mad they not made this ruling at grst I should never have become candidate. 3V everv known precedent and tradition of party government the rueg establishing the powers, rights amt nriviliris of a voter have never been changed after the candidates have been announced. It is unnecessary for me to more than allude to this anomalous posi tion of the executive committee when they condoned the political offence of some for voting against the hgg4 of the ticket and attemped to diaT-. cipline others for scr-i the tail of the same ticket. Under these circumstances a nave decided to withdraw from the pri maries and let the people of the city arbitrate the differences between us . at the polls. In entering this race I knew that I labored under many disadvantages, conspicuous among them being the fact that large sums were being spent at a time when the city could ' not get value received for its money. It is well known that the weather has been entirely unfit for constant outdoor work, yet on the eve of the so-called primaries the weekly pay rolls for sewer and street operations are averaging about twelve nunarea dollars. This amount is, for all practical purposes, a campaign fund in the hands of its dispenser. In combatting the resources and patronage of the city administration, I appeal to the citizens and tax payers for their support, pledging myself, if elected, to give my undi vided time to the needs of our grow ing city. I recognize the fact that an office of such importance demands an undivided attention, and being out of active business I can and will devote my time and best energies to Charlotte's welfare. March 30, 1S07. E. B. Springs. NO HARD FEELING. The Appointment of Mllllken Does Not Indicate This. RowIIns to be Collector. The success of Senator Pritchard in securing the appointment of J. M. Millikin to be marshal for the Western District of North Carolina, which office is now vacant, does net by any means indicate that there will be any dissension or hard feelings between the Senator and his Repub lican friend and supporter in the House, Richmond Pearson. Mr. Pearson was very desirous of secur ing this place for J. G. Grant, an old mountaineer and experienced Western ex-Sheriff of Henderson, County, whose record as being a terror to law-breakers during the past quarter of a century, was strong recommendation in his favor. But Senator Pi itchard was pledged. to Mr. MiflikiD, and Senatorial re commendations are the things that have been the most 'weight nowa days. It is understood that some other Federal position is to be given to Mr. Grant to console him for .the loss of the marshalship. W. II. Rawlins, of North Caroli na, who is now in the city, is said to be slated for the position of Inter nal Revenue Collector in that State. A vacant circuit Judgeship also ex ists in North Carolina, but it is said that all action upon that has been suspended for thirty days, owing to the fact that there are no less than twenty applicants for the position, and it is necessary to take some time to consider the respective merits of this large field of applicants. Wash ington Post Presidential Appointments. By Telegraph to The News. . Washington, March 29. The following appointments were made by President McKinley today: Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee Commissioner of Pensions. Charlemagne Tower, of Pennsyl i a a t - 1 l"ff vama, Minister to ivuBtria ana Hun gary. Ttoma3 Bjan, of Kansas, First assistant Secretary of the Interior. uudd wholesale and retail. Oi. mo v" - i fl
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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