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CHARL fE, N. SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21. 1903.
NO. 4332
BISHOP JURY APPARENTLY HO HEARER
VERDICT THAU IT WAS Oil YESTERDAY
Much Speculation Indulged
in as to the Obstacle in
the Way of An
Agreement
JUDGE MAY HOLD JURY
UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT
The Rumor That Compromise
Would Be Attempted By
Counsel is Denied
Other Rumors Around
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
B;shop jury was locked in two rooms
Nos. 5 and 7 in the Central hotel.
From what can be gathered the men
arc just as far apart as they were this
time yesterday afternoon.
It is learned this afternoon that the
present term of court will be con
tinued into next week and that the
E ihop jury will not be discharged
unless a verdict is reached between
this and Monday morning.
The longer the Bishop jury remains
out, the more certain it seems that a
mistrial will be the result.
At an early hour this morning it
was noised about the streets that the
jury was nearing a verdict. A News
man went out to ascertain the truth
fulness of the report but he met with
a denial before going a half block.
It is certain that the jury still re
mains badly divided and there is little
reason to believe that a reconciliation
will b- perfected.
Judge Neal still remains in Charlotte.
He leaves tomorrow night for Reids
ville and Monday he will go to Went
worth to hold Rockingham county
court. He, of course, is desirous that
the jury reach some verdict before he
leaves. But. from all that can be
learned, he has not received much en
couragement along this line.
While the jury remains out there is
lots of speculation as to the ones who
ure hanging up the 12 men. Every one
you meet has some new idea to ad
vance. One prominent physician stated last
night that the jury was divided on po
litical lines; that two of the counsel
in the Bishop case were ardent prohi
bitionists and two had pronounced
views on the other side; that these
four exerted all their energy and in
fluence and thus caused a split in the
jury.
Another man made a point today
that among the 12 men who have so
patiently listened to the pile of evi
dence, there were two who did not be
lieve in the guilt of Arthur Bishop.
This gentleman mentioned no names
but he was thoroughly satisfied that
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
REFLECTED BY WIRES
Pittsburg, Feb. 21. One man was
instantly killed and two badly injured
in the first accident of the new bril
liant cutoff of the Pennsylvania rail
road, this morning."
Dr. Duncan Acquitted.
Pittsburg, Feb. 21 The jury in the
case of Dr. Ellis Duncan, charged with
-hooting of Bruce Head, at Wabash
Camp last October, returned a verdict
of not guilty this morning.
Three Dead In Wreck.
Dubuque, Feb. 21. A Chicago and
Minneapolis passenger train on the I 111
noisf Central railway collided head-on
with a freight train last night at
Galena, Illinois. The dead are: Spock
nian. fireman; Cyram, fireman; Clock,
"tiiakeman. Fatally injured: Seales,
engineer. No passengers were injured.
Watchman Killed By Robbers.
Philadelphia, Feb. 21. Archibald
McCurd, 47 years old, watchman at Mc
Curdy Brothers department store on
Pront street and Susquehanna avenue,
as shot and murdered by robbers
Home time last night and the body
thrown into the cellar where it was
found early this morning. McCurdy
was a brother of the members of the
firm. There is no clue to the murder
ers and the amount of the robbery is
vnknown.
Will Hold To Option.
Washington, Feb. 21. Representa
tives of the new Panama canal com
pany here deny the report that the
company will extend beyond March 4
the option this government holds on
their property. If the treaty now un-
der consideration by the Senate is not
his idea was the correct one and this
was the cause of the hung jury.
Another report was current today
that in the event the jury did not agree
by tonight the lawyers for the de
fense and prosecution would get to
gether and attempt to perfect some
sort of a compromise. The Newa man
saw Mr. C. W. Tillett, of counsel for
defense and he denied the story, say
ing that no such effort was being contemplated.
WHAT BISHOP "I RIAL COST.
Deputy Clerk Moore Says It Will Cost
At Least $750.
"What has the Bishop case cost the
county of Mecklenburg? was the ques
tion put to Deputy Clerk Moore this
morning by a News reporter.
"You may safely say that, all told,
it will cost between $750 and $800."
Continuing Mr. Moore stated that
the special venire cost $108 and to this
is to be added 30 cents for each
venireman summoned, because this
amount is allowed the sheriff for
executing the summons.
Added to this there has been a
large number of witness tickets
proven. Some of the tickets cover a
period of five days.
Then, too. every day the jury is
held together, it costs the county of
Mecklenburg in the neighborhood of
$50. There is hotel bills and the pay
of 12 men and the officer in charge.
"Yes, you can safely say that the
Bishop trial will cost the county $750,
remarked Mr. Moore.
PROJECTJLAHNED
To Cost Seventy Millions and
Contemplates Running an
Electric Road from Lakes
to the Gulf
St. Paul, Feb. 21. St. Paul is the
center of negotiations involving a sev
enty million dollar railway project, the
plan being to construct a double-track
electric freight and passsnger line
from Duluth, Miss., to the Gulf of
Mexico.
John W. Gates is said to be at the
head of the financiers identified with
the new enterprise and prominent St.
Paul and Minneapolis men have al
ready signed an application for a char
ter. Arbitration May Fail.
Lynn, Feb. 21. Another attempt to
settle the Lynn labor troubles by ar
bitration will fall through because the
Knight of Labor executive board has
refused to accept the proposition em
bodying the terms upon which the
manufactures would agree to settle the
difficulty, subject to the approval of the
boot and shoe workers union.
Cotton Near 10 Cents.
-Mr. C. Gibson, of Paw Creek, sold
nine bales of cotton on the local mar
ket today, receiving 9.92 1-2 cents for
it. Mr. Gibson was proud of his sale
and said that if he had only held
longer he would have received ten
cents straight.
ratified before that date they'll hold
that the option has expired.
New Senator From Oregon.
Salem, Oregon, Feb. 21. Charles W.
Fulton, of Astoria, was elected United
States Senator early this morning on
the 43rd ballot. The last ballot was
taken just before mid-night. When
the result was announced a scene of
wild enthusiasm followed.
To Make Every Man Vote.
Lincoln, Feb. 21. State Representa
tive J. C. Kennedy, of Omaha, has
framed a bill which he will introduce
providing for compulsory voting in
cities. The bill compels every quali
fied elector to vote unless physically
disabled. The penalty for violation is
five dollars fine.
Johnny Denies Soft Impeachment.
New Orleans, Feb. 21. John Mcll
henny, a former Rough Rider, denies
the report that he is engaged to Miss
Alice Roosevelt.
Gen. Wheaton Improves.
San Francisco, Feb. 21. General
Llyod Wheaton. United States army,
who recently retired, has been very ill
at a hotel here during the last few
days. On Monday a severe cold which
he contracted in the East developed in
to an attack of pleurisy but it is now
announced he has passed the critical
stage.
Minister Squires Returns.
New York, Feb. 21 Among the
passengers on t'e steamer Vigilancia,
from Havana today, is United States
Minister Herbert C. Squires, en route
to Washington.
GIGANTIC
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RF - .D TO WED A MILLION.
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H V wille (Ky.) Girl Left In Midst
Of the Ceremony.
V Kington, Ky., Feb. 21 At Hustler
ville, in Clark county, today Miss Bes
sie Logan, after making all prepara
tions for a country church wedding
and appearing before the minister with
George Million, whom she was to have
ma. Tied, changed her mind and refused
to be married.
She was dressed in pink organdy
and carried pink roses. Rev. Dr. Chinn
was pronouncing the ceremony and,
when he asked her if she took Mil
lion for her husband, she answered
that she would not and, turning loose
his arm, walked out of the church.
YACHTSMEN DIDN'T ATTEND.
Negro Candidate Invited Them To
Be At His Big Dinner.
Larchmont, N. Y., Feb. 21. It's all
over, that is, the big dinner, and al
though Larchmont's millionaire
yachtsmen did not accept the invita
tions of "Tom" Harris, the negro as
pirant for the office of tax receiver,
and attend, "Tom" says today the feast
at which he played host last night was
just as much of a success.
About 60 of the colored man's friends
attended, thus tacitly giving their as
surance of support to the dusky candi
date m the coming "battle of ballots.''
As a matter of fact, the "battle" is not
likely to be waged with any stupen
dous number of ballots, for few of the
rich residents of Larchmont care who
is tax receiver.
In explanation of the absence of the
wealthy men so cordially invited,
"Tom" explained that there was a riv
al dinner in progress at the same time,
and that it was being held at Delmoni-
cos. This, he said, many of the resi
dents of Larchmont felt they must at
tend, as it was the annual "feed" of the
yacht club.
Harris has lived at Larchmont for 20
years, having started as a bellboy in
the old Manor House and afterward
embarked in the express and livery
business, in which he is said to have
made fully $50,000.
PETTUS' EXPENSES WERE $1.
Entire Cost Of Being Returned To
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. 21. Senator Ed
mund W. Pettis, of Alabama, comple
tely disproved today the prevailing
theory that all seats in the United
States Senate are expensive and that
body is altogether a millionaires' club.
He sent to the Secretary of State of
Mabama the sum of $1 in a money or
der to cover the entire expenses for
cis recent unanimous election. This
sum represents the fee of the Secretary
of State for his services in the mach
inery of election and notification.
So far as known this is a record in
a minimum price for a seat in the Sen
ate, and the venerable Senator took no
little pleasure in showing the order to
several of his millionaire friends on
both sides of the chamber.
LIVES LOST
II BIG HOTEL FIRE
Midway Hotel Goes Up in
Smoke and Some Adjoin
ing Property Will Also
Go With It
Midway, Pa., Feb. 21. The big Mid
way hotel is burning and it is feared
all that section of the town about the
hotel will go with it. The hotel is used
for workingmen on the Panhandle
road and between thirty and forty
were in the hotel at the time the fire
broke out at ten this morning.
Many narrow escapes were made and
it is not known yet whether there
was loss of life. The report is cir
culated that several Italians were
burned or lost their lives in the fire.
HARD TO FIND CARS.
So Many Are Snowbound That They
Are Scarce in the West.
Chicago, i eb. 21. For a time today
it looked as though the Pacific Coast
trains of the Chicago railroads would
not be dispatched on account of lack
of equipment due to the cold snap,
which has delayed all passenger trains
and tied some of them up in the
Western mountains.
The Pullman Company, however, as
sembled sleeping cafs from every
point within reach of Chicago where a
car could possibly be spared. As a
result the fast trains were enabled to
leave the city, but with poor equip
ment. The severely cold wave which has
held the West and Northwest in its
grasp during the past two days is
broken, according to reports received
today. While cold the weather is not
now severe. In Chicago this morning
the temperature was 15 degrees
above, while Kansas City, Omaha, Des
Moines and other cities reported rises
of from 12 degrees to 24 degrees.
Cleveland. Feb. 21 The official
thermometer here registered G de
grees below zero early today. A 52 mile
gale last night, combined with the
extremely low temperature, caused
much suffering. The railroads con
tinue to be hampered by the "weather
conditions, nearly all through trains
being late.
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NEWELL ENDORSED
FORJWOFFICE
The Republican Committee
Elects Mr. J. F. Newell
Chairman to Succeed
E A, Smith
SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS
BOLT TODAY'S MEETING
Resolutions Adopted Regret
ing Mr. Smith's Resigna
tion and Endorsing Mr.
Newell For Postofflce
At the meeting of the Republican
county executive committee held this
afternoon there was some lively scenes
enacted. Messrs. Geo. B. Hiss, J. P.
Wilson, J. W. Mullen, R. W. Smith, Dr.
E. Q. Houston and A. H. Washborn,
walked out of the meeting and refused
to affiliate with their political
brethren. Resolutions endorsing Sena
tor Pritchard's actions while in the
Senate and Mr. E. A. Smith as county
chairman, were endorsed by the
meeting. A resolution endorsing Mr.
Jake F. Newell for the Charlotte post
office, to succeed Mr. J. W. Mullen, was
carried through with a flash.
The meeting was called to order at
2 o'clock by Mr. J. D. Albright, secre
tary of the county executive commit
tee. This gentleman stated that the ob
ject of the meeting was called for the
purpose of selecting a county chair
man to succeed Mr. E. A. Smith who
had tendered his resignation; also for
the purpose of reorganization.
On motion it was agreed that Mr.
Jake F. Newell should act as tempor
ary chairman of the meeting, after
which Mr. Newell was selected as per
manent chairman.
A number of resolutions as to party
regulations were offered by Mr. J. W.
Mullen but were ruled out by the chair
man, whereupon Messrs. Hiss, Wilson,
Mullen, 11 : W. Smith, Dr. E. Q. Hous
ton and A. H. Washburn walked out
and refused to affiliate in the further
proceedings of the meeting.
After quiet had been restored, the
chairman, Mr. Newell recognized Mr.
Albright, who offered a resolution com
plimenting Mr. E. A. Smith on the
faithful performance of his duties as
chairman of the county executive com
mittee during the campaign of last
fall. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The following resolution was unani
mously endorsed by the committee:
Whereas: Senator Pritchard left the
postoffice matter to Messrs. E. A.
Smith and Geo. B. Hiss and as Mr.
Hiss recommended R. W. Smith and
Mr. Smith, Jake F. Newell, that the
committee recommend to Senator
Pritchard the appointment of Mr. J. F.
Newell to succeed Mr. J. W. Mullen.
A resolution was. passed regretting
the action taken by Messrs. Hiss, Wil
son, Mullen, Houston, Smith and
Washburn in bolting and an invitation
was extended to the "bolters" to re
turn to the camp and help fight the
party's battles.
After some minor routine business,
the committee adjourned.
A Popular Concert.
Katharine Ridgeway made many
friends on her visit to Charlotte last
year and will have a large audience at
the College Auditorium on Monday
night from present indications.
The programme will comprise, in ad
dition to Miss Ridgeway s work, two
baritone solo by Mr. Hunt, two tenor
solos by Mrs. Jenkins, a vocal duet by
Messrs. Hunt and Jenkins, and two
piano solos.
Henry Blount Coming.
Lovers of word painting and liter
ary and dramatic ability of the highest
order will learn with pleasure that
Mr. Henry Blount, North Carolina's
popular platform lecturer and mimic,
will Icture at the East Avenue Tab
ernacle next Friday night at 8
o'clock.
Y. M. C. A. Services.
Men's meeting 4:45 p. m., address by
Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, D. D.;
Bible class, 6 p. m. H. A. Banks, teach
er; Boy's meeting 6 p. m., address by
Dr. M. S. Hooper; Bible class at 2:30
and 4:45 p. m.
Confirmation Services.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Cheshire will ad
minister the rite of confirmation to
night at St. Martha's Chapel, corner
of Davidson and Tenth streets.' The
class to be confirmed will be presented
by Rev. G. M. Tolson.
Bliss Reciprocity Treaty.
Havana. Feb. 21. The Bliss Recei
proelty Treaty bill will be ordered in
the Senate for Wednesday and it is
probable this treaty will be considered
simultaneously with the treaty grant
ing naval stations in Cuba to the Uni
ted States. It is expected the Radicals
will provoke a hot debate on both
treaties.
THE COMMITTEE RETURNS.
Messrs. Hiss, Jordan and Smith Back
From Washington.
Messrs. Geo. B. Hiss, R. W. Smith
and W. T. Jordan who have been in
Washington for several days in the in
terest of Mr. R. W. Smith's candidacy
for the Charlotte postoffice, returned
this morning While none of the three
will descuss their visit to Washington,
The News man learns that the postof
fice case has not been settled by a good
deal. In fact, the case will remain as
it is until Mr. Jake F. Newell has his
inning Monday.
Mr. Newell expects to go to Wash
ington either tonight or tomorrow
night. At any rate, he will be there
whe nthe first ball is thrown over the
plate Monday morning. Newell's
friends claim that his chances are
good and that when Senator Pritchard
hears his side of the case, the recom
mendation of the committee will not
hold. On the other hand, Mr. Smith's
friends claim that he will get the
coveted plum and there it is.
Monday will tell the story and Char
lotte's next postmaster will be named
on that day.
ROOSEVELT'S NAME IN GLASS.
Unique Souvenir For the Northwes
tern University.
Washington, Feb. 21 President
Roosevelt's autograph cut in glass with
a diamond is a unique souvenir which
will soon become the property of the
Northwestern University, of Chicago,
through the efforts of Representative
Boutell, of Illinois, who is one of the
trustees of that institution.
The pane of glass, with the signature
inscribed plainly across its center, will
be given the place of greatest promin
ence in the huge fireplace in Universi
ty Hall, which lately has been erected
on the site of the first joint debate be
tween Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.
A visit to the university was a part of
the itinerary of the President's West
ern trip last fall, which was interrup
ter by the necessity of an operation
following his accident in New Eng
land. '
Because of the disappointment caus
ed the university the President con
sented to provide this original souv
enir. The signature possesses a few
more extravagant irregularities of pen
manship than ever grew from the
President's pen, but it is so notably
rugged that the university will prize
it.
CURZON MAY BE RECALLED.
Reported That Mr. Brodrick Is To Be
come Viceroy Of India.
London, Feb. 21 It is said in poli
tical circles today there is probability
of Lord Curzon being recalled from
India shortly and of Mr. Brodrick,
Minister for War, being raised to the
peerage and sent ovt as viceroy in his
place.
Mr. Brodrick's conduct of the War
Office is an apparent failure, his
scheme of army reorganization being
severely criticised in the Commons.
CORNER STONE OF
ARMY WAR COLLEGE
It is Laid Today With Impres
sive Ceremonies in Pres
ence of President and
Other Officials
Washington, Feb. 21. The cere
monies attendant upon the laying of
the corner-stone of the army war
college began at 12:25 this morning
and was participated in by President
Roosevelt, Secretary of War Root,
Major Gen. Young, the President of
the College and Right Rev. Henry
Y. Satterlee of the Episcopal church,
Bishop of Washington.
Masonic Rites were followed in
laying the stone, under the auspices
of the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia. An imposing military dis
play "accompanied the exercises, in
which a thousand troops representing
all the army posts in the vicinity of
the ' Capitol took part, music being
furnished by the Second Cavalry and
the engineer corps bands.
SERUM FOR SCARLET FEVER.
First Experiment In This Country
Proves Encouraging.
New York, Feb. 21 Dr. Louis Fisch
er, of this city, has now under obser
vation a case which is undergoing the
first experiment in this country with a
new anti-streptococcus serum which is
believed to destroy the germs of scar
let fever.
Several days ago the doctor was call
ed to see a frail litfle girl, wno Sad a
severe attack of scarlet fever, with
throat complications. Her tempera
ture was 104 degrees. Dr. Fischer de
cided to try the new serum. Twelve
hours after the one injection the tem
perature decreased 2 degrees. In the
morning of the following day it de
scended to normal, but rose again in
the evening to 100 degrees. On the
fourth day it continued normal. The
last report is: "Temperature, 99 de
grees; pulse, 94; respiration, 24, and
general condition good.
The new serum was discovered by
Dr. Hans Aronson, a bacteriologist of
Berlin.
Mr. Young Here.
Mr. James R. Young, the insurance
commissioner of Raleigh, is here, today.
SENATE SETS TUESDAY AT I
FOR VOTE Oil THE LONDON RILL
NOVEL CLAIM FOR A PENSION.
Hagerstown Man Said To Have Been
Frightened Into Paralysis.
Washington, Feb. 21. Representa
tive George A. Pearre, of Maryland, to
day introduced a bill providing for a
pension of $30 a month to W. H. Spell-
man, of Hagerstown, Md., the claim be
ing based on the allegation that Mr.
Speilman, being a child of tender years
during the war, was so alarmed dur
ing a skirmish near Hagerstown that
he has suffered paralysis ever since.
It is explained that his father was
taken prisoner during the engagement,
which left the child unprotected in the
midst of the excitement and that he
was overcome with fear and perman
ently injured by the fright.
DATES ARE CHANGED.
Teachers Meetings To Be Held at Dif
ferent Points.
Prof. Cochrane, County Superintend
ent of Education, returned to the city
last night from visiting schools in
Clear Creek and Crab Orchard town
ships. He makes the following changes in
township teachers' meetings. At
Davidson, for Dewese township, cn
Monday, March 2nd instead of Feb.
23rd.
At Trinity, for Long Creek township,
March 6th instead of March 2nd. i
Huntersville, for Huntersville town
ship, March 5th instead of March 6th.
He is holding examinations today.
About a half dozen teachers are taking
the examination.
PLEA OF INSANITY
FOR Jill CARTER
Attorneys For the Negro Who
Shot and Killed His Wife
Will Argue That He Was
Mentally Irresponsible
The case of John Carter, for the
murder of his wife, that was set for
trial at this term of the court, has, as
has been stated, be'en continued to the
April term of the Superior Court.
Carter's attorneys, it is understood,
will enter a plea of insanity. It is
claimed, or will be claimed mat Car
ter's mind is badly diseased and that
he was in a demented condition when
the fatal shots were fired.,
The crime for which Carter is to be
tried for his life was committed Friday
morning, November 28.
Maggie Carter, the wife of the pris
oner who was killed by the pistol shot,
had her husband arrested the day be
fore the tragedy because of an assault
made on her by her husband, with a
knife. This, it is contended, angered
Carter to such an extent that he left
his work at the club rooms, went in
the direction of his home and met his
wife coming from up town. He pulled
his pistol and fired four shots. At the
report of the first shot, the woman fell.
Carter continued to shoot until he had
fired four shots. He again reloaded his
weapon and this time shot himself. The
bullet entered the head right above the
ear, ranged slightly upward and came
out above the left eye.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS
AS TOLD BY THE CABLE
London, Feb. 21. The Saturday Re
view today roasts Premier Balfour for
his speech at Liverpool last week, in
which it claims he abused the British
government to the United States, im
ploring the latter to undertake the lord
ship over South America. This paper
says would lead to disastrous results.
The Review continues: "If the United
States could dominate South America
it would be impossible for Canada to
stand out against the overwhelming
pressure of her dear neighbor. Mon
roeism involves the departure of all
European governments from Ameri
ca." Lady Somerset Is III.
London, Feb. 21. Lady Henry Som
erset, president of the English and the
World's Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, and a prominent figure in
all reform movements, is broken down
from over-work and has been ordered
to take several months rest.
Yankees Have a Hand In It.
Glasgow, Feb. 21. A fire, in which
an American syndicate has a controll
ing interest, has decided to erect large
locomotive works here to compete with
Scotch builders. The names of the
Americans interested cannot be ob
tained. Humberts Are Acquitted.
Paris, Feb. 21. The Humberts were
acquitted today of the charge of libel
brought against them by M. Ca'ttaul,
thebanker. When the verdict was hand
ed down by the judge, a large crowd
which had gathered in the court room
gave an enthusiatsic cheer for Madame
Humbert.
They Are True to Lynch.
London, Feb. 21 It is announced
House Adopts Three Sections
of the RevenuefBill, Making
Poll Tax One Dollar and
Twenty-Nine Cents
TOTAL TAX ON HUNDRED (
IS MADE ONE DOLLAR
Property Valuation is Now 43
Cents-Proceedings in De
tail of Yesterday's
Session
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 21. The House
today adopted three sections of the
revenue bill, making the poll tax one
twenty-nine, and the total tax one dol
lar on the hundred. The property
valuation is 43 cents.
The Senate set Tuesday at noon for
a vote on the London bill.
SENATE FRIDAY.
The Senate met at 10 a, m. and Rev.
C. J. Woodson prayed and earnestly
asked for temperance legislation.
McBryde: Petition of citizens of
Robeson for London bill.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Baldwin: To prevent the depreda
tion of fowls in Winston township,
Forsyth. Baldwin: To appoint justices
of the peace in Old Richmond, Forsyth,
Marshall: To place all Confederate sol
diers and widows on pension roll. Mar
shall: To appoint J. A. Daughtridge a
justice of the peace. Mann: To relieve
clerk of court of Hyde. Mann: To pay
J. A. Swindell certain claims. Mann:
To pay D. A. Wayham certain claims.
Godwin: Resolution for electing United
States Senators by the people. Vann:
To change time for holding courts in
first district. Durham: For Gaston to
issue road bonds. Mann: To pay W.
P. Burroughs for services as oyster in
spector. McLaughlin: To amend chap
ter 645 public laws of 1901, relating to
Statesville. Glenn: To amend section
361 of the Code to give the examining
committee power to call for vouchers
of State institution the same as from
the auditor. Blow: To amend the law
relating to cotton weighers in Green
ville. Burton: To incorporate the Bank
of Stoneville.
Walker: To amend laws of 1880 af
fecting Caswell. Woodard: For relief
of Wm. Drake. Woodard: To establish
graded schools at Spring Hope. Nor
ris: To support N. C. school for Deaf,
Dumb and Blind. Hoey: To drain
(Continued On Third Page.)
No Quorum In Senate.
Washington, Feb. 21. The Senate
met at 11 o'clock this morning in exe
cutive session, no quorum was present
and after waiting twenty minutes it
was decided to throw open the doors
for a legislative session of one hour.
New Residents,
Mr. C. W. Speeper, wife and daugh
ter, arrived in the city last night from
Lancaster, N. H. Mr. Steeper is en
, gaged in the mining business in this
section and will reside in Charlotte for
t awhile at least.
the government will not disfranchise
Gal way, north, the constituency of
Colonel Lynch who was found guilty
of high treason several weeks ago. A
writ calling for a new election will be
issued Monday and it is likely Lynch,
despite the fact that he is serving a
life sentence, will be re-elected.
Macedonian Insurgents Active.
Vienna, Feb. 21. According to the
Nieue Freie Press, the Macedonian In
surgents are already active. The pa
per ascertains an army of insurgents is
advancing along the Struma Valley to
ward Seres, a fortified city of Macedonia-,
47 miles northeast of Salonica.
Irish Joan of Arc to Wed.
Paris, Feb. 21. Mis.3 Maude Conne,
the Irish "Joan of Arc," and Major Mc
Bride, who commanded an Irish bri
gade during the Boer War, were mar
ried here today.
Banished His Mother's Husband.
Madrid, Feb. 21. King Alphonse
took advantage of the Queen Mother's
visit to Vienna to exile from Madrid,
Count Escosura, Master of Horse, to
whom the Queen was recently mor
gana fically married. Escosura was or
dered to Seville to look after the royal
stables there.
Expelled For Cheating.
Madrid, Feb. 21. Viscount Torres
Erado. a member of the Casino,
Madrid's swellest club was caught
cheating at cards and expelled from
Spain. Previous to his expulsion he
was thrashed. It is claimed he de
frauded members of the club out of
fully five hundred thousand pesetas.
Among the victims were members of
the American legation.