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VOL. XXIX
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OS VITAL TOPICS
Second Days Session of the
State Convention of Y.M.C.
A. is an Interesting
Occasion
SESSION OPENS WITH
PRAYER AND PRAISE
Study of Religious Conditions
-Charlotte Quartette Ren
ders Good MusicOpen
ing Session
inston-Salem. N. C, March 9.
T:.t 'vrning session of the Y. M. C.
Convention, opened at First Pres
'.vtvrian church and was called to or
ler by President Abbott. Rev. Cald
of Winston offered prayer and
Secretary Huntington, conducted the
service of Bible study. The theme was,
The Mind of Christ."
Then came Scripture reading by the
convention and an earnest talk by Mr.
Ur.nTington. on the Examples of
Christ." Howard Banks, of Charlotte,
lei the convention in prayer
Pr. Montgomery, of Charlotte, sang,
S .n o day the silver chord will
break,"
O. B. VanHorn. of Asheville, de
livered a message to the delegates. He
appealed to the young men to mold
ntn a firm policy of work for the as-
( iarons. Lyman L. Pierce, of Wash
ington, conducted a study of religious
conditions, among young men and
m ans to meet the needs among them.
Ti e facts were brought out that the
tvneral conditions in North Carolina
are better than over the United States
owing to the lack of foreigners and
large cities. In Wilmington, 50 per
cent attend church; in Charlotte 75
per cent, Asheville less than 25 per
cent, and better in smaller towns. The
cause were discussed. Howard Wil
liams, of New York, conducted a
study of the present drift of young
men. with reference to Bible study,
in North Carolina, the general drift
is away from Bible study while in
the associations, He drift is towards
Bible study. As' to attendance, in
North Carolina, npon Bible classes it
is 15 per cent, of the associatjtoa.
members; in the United States, 11 per
cent. The causes are indifference, and
lack of well trained teachers. To meet
the needs were suggested. Bible study,
committees to outline work at home,
social features and other causes.
The Charlotte quartette of signers
rendered "Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me."
L. A. Coulter, Richmond, conducted
the .study on personal work. Delegates
expressed the belief that sins stand In
the way of pride impurity of thought
anl speech, lack of prayer and knowl
edge of the scriptures. The convention
adjourned with a benediction by Rev.
Trainer.
Opening Session.
Winston, March 7. The 27th an
nual State Convention of the Young
Mn's Christian Association of North
Carolina opened tonight at eight
o'clock with devotional exercises. The
singing was lead by Mr. Chas.
Dushon, general secretary of the Wil
mington association. Mr. Harvey
Overoash, of Charlotte, played the
organ. Mr. G. C. Huntington, of Char
lotte, lead the convention in prayer.
Chairman Geo. B. Hanna, of the execu
tive committee, called the convention
to order at 8:15. He appointed the
following a nominating committee:
Messrs. W. H. Burton, O. B. VanHorn
and c. E. Mason. He then read the
report of the executive committee,
acknowledging the assistance of
various State secretaries and stating
thr changes in the work of the asso
ciation. The report contained expres
-ins of hope for even better work in
the future, and praise to God for
blessings in the past. Following this
chairman Hanna read the report of
SIEGEL IS
PLACED 01 TRIAL
Five Separate Charges of Em
bezzlement Against Miss
ourian, One For Swin
dling Frank Rockefeller
Kansas City, Mo., March 9. The
ral of Frank Seigel, president of the
ti
rfunet Siegel Sanders Livestock Co.,
!on a charge of embezzlement, is set
) begin in the Criminal Court thi
iorning. Judge Joshua W. Alexander,
? Gallatin, Mo., will sit as special
Ji
idge.
There are five separate charges of
mbozzlemnt against Siegle growing
'it of his connection with the com
any, in which Frank Rockefeller lost
P wards of $300,000.
FRANK
the treasurer, which was as follows: I
TKKASURY REPORT.
Receipts.
Balance on hand, Feb. 1802..$ 13 76
Subscriptions during year. . 2,152 78
Secretary receipts 4 70
Loans 825 00
.. $2,996 24
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries $i(317 73
Travel expenses 524 33
Loans paid 855 00
Interest 12 00
Postage 56 31
Continued On Second Page.)
Bishop Smith To Speak.
A very delightful social entertain
ment will be given by Tryon Street
Methodist Sunday school on Thursday
evening. In addition to the social fea
ture several five minute talks will be
given by different ones on themes per
taining to Sunday school work. Bishop
A. Coke Smith will make the leading
address. The committee of arrange
ments consists of Mesdames W. S.
Stewart, T. F. Marr, E. C. Register, C.
C. Kennedy and Miss Connie White.
Death Of Mrs. Porter.
The funeral of Mrs. Louise Porter,
who died yesterday morning at home
on East Fourth street, took place this
afternoon at 3 -o'clock from Tenth
Avenue church. The interment was
in Elmwood.
Mrs. Porter had been a resident of
Charlotte for some time. She was
about 60 years old and was, in every
respect, a good woman. Surviving her
are several children.
Prominent Insurance Men Here.
Col. S. J. White, general agent of
the Springfield Fire and Marine Insur
ance Co. of Springfield, Mass., and
Major J. B. Ezell, of Columbia, special
agent of the same company, are in the
city en route to Winston.
Mr. B. A. Hamlin, of Danville, a
prominent insurance special agent, is
in town.
ASSISTANT TO THE
HEW POSTMASTER
Mr. E M. Bell Gets the Billet
--Miss Guion Retained As
Chief Clerk - No Other
Changes at Present
Mr. R. W. Smith, who will succeed
Mr. Jonas W. Mullen, as postmaster of
the city of CharlotteT was today ar
ranging his bond which will be for
25,000. It is understood that Mr.
Smith will give two bonds, one in a
Trust Company and the other a private
bond.
Mr. Smith this morning tendered to
Mr. E. M. Bell the position of assis
tant postmaster which was accepted.
Mr. Bell's friends had hoped all along
that this plum would fall his way and
now that the fight is at an end, he ha
been receiving many congratulations.
Mr. Bell is a splendid business man
and it goes without the saying that he
will faithfully perform the duties re
quired of him.
To a News reporter this morning
Mr. Smith states that he will retain
Miss Laura Guion as chief clerk. This J
will be learned of with genuine pleas
ure by Miss Guion's host of friends in
Charlotte as well as elsewhere. For
several years she has been employed
at the post office and it is useless to
add that her very efficient work has
made her well nigh indispensable.
Mr. Smith also states that ho will re
tain Miss May Hall in the stamp de
partment. This action will also be
commended by the entire city.
For the present, at least, there will
be no more changes at the post office.
What will come later, Mr. Smith does
not desire to speak of.
The bond required of the postmaster
after it has been gotten in shape will
have to be forwarded to Washington
for approval. Then Mr. Smith will re
ceive his commission. This will prob
ably consume at least two weeks. It
is hardly probable that Mr. Smith will
take charge of the Charlotte office be
fore the first of April.
Respite For Sulivan.
Albany. March 9. Gov. Odell today,
at the request of the Supreme Court
Judge Betts, granted a further respite
of two weeks to James P., alias
Whitney . Sullivan, who was to have
been executed in Damore prison to
morrow for the murder of night
watchman Wilson at Cohlenkill
Scharie county November 27, 1900.
To Work Zinc Mines.
Knoxville, March 9. Detroit capital
ists and representatives have been in
this vicinity some days and it rs learn
ed have been investigating the zinc
deposits in Knoxville. It is authori
tively stated the capitalists have de
cided to work the zinc and will short
ly spend twenty thousand dollars as
an initial expenditure for beginning
the enterprise.
Hon. Robt. Fuller Dead.
Cambridge, Mass., March 9. Hon.
Robt. Fuller, senior member of the
iron and steel firm of Fuller, Dana and
Pitz, ex-State Representative, ex-State
Senator and President of the American
Baptist Missionary Union, died yester
day. He was 73 years old and leaves
a wife and seven children.
CHARLOTTE, N.
J,
SUPERIOR COURT.
March Term Opened This Morni
Judge Shaw t-residinq
Ihe March term of the Superior
Court of Mecklenburg county, conven
ed this morning at 10 o'clock. Judge
Thomas J. Shaw is presiding.
ihe jury for the first week is com
posed of the following: J. W. Dewese,
Geo. H. Newcomb, H. C. Eccles.
Thomas M. Barnhardt, W. F. Hinkle.
R. E. Young, J. E. Hough, John Ran
dolf, E. U. Alexander, Thomas O.
Graham, C. P. Beattie, W. E. Alexan
der, J. -N. Lee, J. F. Beard, W. M. Con
nelly, H. H. Orr, D. C. Miller, Wal
ter P. Cochrane. S. L. Hoover. G. L.
Hipp, J. W. Biggers and B. G. Shan
nonhouse. After the organization of the court
the case of the Merchants and Farmers
National Bank vs. Z. W. S. Taylor and
M. B. Baker, administrators of the late
J. R. Baker, was taken un. This case
has been on the docket for many years
and with consent of all concerned, the
matter at issue was referred to Clerk
J. A. Russell, for final settlement.
The next case was that of Davis vs.
Sanders. When the News went to
press the jury was still out.
The Charlotte friends of Judge Shaw
are all glad to welcome him back to
the city. All of the Charlotte bar like
Judge Shaw and all entertain a high
opinion of his judicial knowledge.
THE GREAT FINANCIER.
J. P.
Morgan, and Party to
Pass
Through Charlotte.
After purchasing what he wanted of
the island of Cuba and the State of
Florida, the Hon. J. Pierpont Morgan
and his party will pass through Char
lotte tomorrow night returning to
New York.
Mr. Morgan and his party were due
to leave Jacksonville last night at 12
o'clock but the great financier heard
that he might, probably, be able to ex
pend a paltry million or two in another
Florida hotel, so, he put out last night
on this side issue. When it became
known along the line that Mr. Morgan
and his party were to pass this way,
the division superintendents and, in
fact, all connected with the Southern's
opperating department, were put on
the anxious bench. All bridges were
examined and extra track-walkers
were put on duty. In fact, everything
that would tend to insure safety was
done.
The News man learns this afternoon
that Mr. Morgan and party will cer
tainly pass through this city either to
morrow morning or at night. The
exact hour has not been learned.
CROWS SPOIL A ROOF.
Drop Clams Upon' From a Height,
and Leaks Result.
Victoria, B. C. March 9. The mili
tia armory here is an imposing edifice,
having a slate covered roof. This roof
has-been leaking continuously, and in
spite of frequent repairs the slates
keep dropping down. After some in
vestigation it was discovered that the
trouble was due to crows, which
swarm in myriads down to the sea
shore and dig clams when the tide goes
out.
The crows found out that a clam let
fall upon the slate roof of the drill hall
would break easily and its contents be
denosited in a safe and convenient
spot for lesurely consumption.
It was destruction to the roof, for
besides crushing the clamshells the
constant blows cracked and loosened
the slates until they fell away. Scare
crows have been placed upon the
bux.uing and no further trouble is ex
pected.
SESSION LASTED
JUST SIX MINUTES
The Senate Went Into Exe
cutive Session-Treaty Re
ported Without Amend
ment Washington, March 9. The Legisla
itve session of the Senate today lasted
six minutes. Kean, of New Jersey,
occupied the chair in the absence of
Frye and the oath of office was admin
istered to Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire; Clark, of Arkansas, and Stone.
of Missouri. At 12.08 the Senate went
into executive session for the purpose
of considering the Panama cana
treaty.
Thee Agricultural Department has
declared cattle quarantine against
New Hampshire on account of the ap
pearance of the foot and mouth disease
in that State.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations today ordered a favorable
report on the Panama canal treaty
without amendment.
KING OF ITALY'S BOOK.
It Is About Coins, of Which He Has a
Collection.
Rome. March 9. The King of Italy
one of the most enthusiastic coin col
lectors in Europe, is about to bring
out a work on the subject that will
cost $140,000. It will be a complete
history of Italian moneys.
The King has just bought at Frank
fort a collection of Italian coins. This
brings the number of his collection up
to 60,000 pieces.
C, MONDAY EVENING,
LATEST FOREIGN
The Pope Has Slight Relapse
as. Result of Exertion Atten
dant Upon Audiences
Yesterday
SULTAN ORDERS NEW
WARSHIP FROM ENGLAND
Disabled Steamer Signalled
at Sea -- Crown Princess'
Brother Has Family
Trouble
Vienna, March 9. Leopold Woel-
fling brother to the former Crown
Princess of Saxony is about to part
from Wilhelmina Adamovies with
whom he eloped. Lack of money is
given out as the cause of separation.
Mile Adamovies will take up dancing
in Music Halls to maintain herself.
To Succeed Lynch.
Dublin, March 9. Joseph Davlin,
Canadian commissioner at Dublin, was
today elected member of parliament
for Galway in place of Colonel Arthur
Lynch, now serving a life sentence for
high treason. Davlin was unopposed.
Pope Has Slight Relapse.
Rome, March 9 The Pope had slight
relapse today as the result of fafigue
caused by the audience granted rnay
pilgrims yesterday. His holiness wts
compelled to cancel tho audiences, to
be granted today, to the Duke of Nor
folk, and the English pilgrims. lie
hopes however, to be able to see the
pilgrims tomorrow.
Sultan Orders Cruiser.
Constantinople, March 9. The Sul
tan recently ordered a armed cruiser
of the first class to be built in England,
and to cost a million and a half Turk
ish pounds. The builders, whose names
will not be made public, presented
Abdul a model valued at a thousand
pounds.
Passed Disabled Steamer.
Halifax, March 9. The steamer
Tunsian, an Allan liner, arrived
yesterday from Liverpool, and
reports that she passed March 7th the
steamer Buenos Ayres, 18 days out
from Glasgow, for Halifax, with ma
chinery disabled, 275 miles east of Hal
ifax .She did not ask assistance. The
Tunisian landed fifteen hundred pas
sengers here.
TO GO UP HIGHER.
Col. M. V. Richards May Be Promoted
With the Southern.
Col. M. V. Richards, land and indus
trial agent of the Southern Railway
will very probably be promoted to one
of the vice-presidencies of that system
under the reorganization of its forces.
The Spartanburg Journal in discuss
ing the matter says:
"The report comes from a reliable
source, and, although it lacks official
confirmation, it may be true. Some
weeks ago the papers printed a story
to the effect that Samuel Spencer
would retire from the presidency of
the Southern to become chairman of
the board of directors, and the W. W.
Finley, first vice presideat, would suc
ceed him.
"In the event of this change it
would be necessary to add another
vice president, and Colonel Richards'
work has been conducted in such a
a splendid manner that he is naturally
regarded as the logical man to serve
with the new staff. Colonel Richards
is performing such good work for the
South, however, that it would be un
fortunate to put one less familiar with
his duties in office. He could still di
rect the industrial department and by
keeping in close touch with it would
be in a position to advance the in
terests of the Southern in this sec
tion." Col. Richards is well-known and has
many friends in Charlotte and is re
garded as a strong friend of Charlotte.
He has addressed our people upon in
dustrial matters.
His promotion will be acceptable to
our people, and it is to be hoped that
he will be in a position to do charlotte
a favor now and then.
Tug Captain Charged With Murder.
New York, March 9. George Smith,
watchman at New York, Glucose
Works at Shady 'side, N. J., who was
shot four time in a row there Satur
day, died this morning. Capt. William
Knott, who was in charge of one of
the tugs of the New York Central
fleet is under arrest charged with the
shooting. , The police say the trouble
started when Smith refused to allow
Knott to land off the Glucose works.
Bell Bank Suspends.
Delhi, N. Y., March 9. The Bell
bank, a private concern, has closed its
doors. It held some papers, forged by
ex-Treasurer Woodruff, of Delaware
county, is the reason assigned for sus
pending business. It was founded 25
I years ago ana nas done an external ve
business.
WS
MARCH 9, 1903.
THE MARKET EASIER.
Though Prices Went Up Considerably
Today.
New York, March 9. C. W. Lee &
Co say: The market is acting beauti
fully. Nothing to make anyone ner
vous, but holding its own this morn
ing. A break at the opening gave every
one a chance to buy In the shorts and
conservative traders did so. The mar
ket acted sold out, and this began to
show itself as the day wore on. August
snot up from 906 to 921 and May ran j
up about twenty points. July advanced
19 points to 952 and then had a break
to 945. The feature was short cover
ing. Shorts were about as nervous
this morning as holders were last
week. The technical position seemed
much improved by the purging of this
decline. With a report of danger from
an overflow of the Mississippi rivr in
the south and more rains coming to
give color to this report, there was a
stampede on the part of bears to get in
some of their cotton. We look for a
better market for a few days and any
scare over floods will easily turn May
towards 10 cents again. The bull
clique has not sold May cotton. Now
it is a question of how shorts will be
able to get in the cotton without
boosting prices. The hort August
taken in this morning can be sold
again on a bulge tomorrow. Unless
the situation becomes acute there will
be a sharp break on any further ad
vance to enable shorts to cover again.
But as long as rains continue and
floods are promised the tendency of the
market should be towards a higher
level. Do not sell May cotton. On
good bulges over 9 1-4 take the short
side of August until floods are really
reported. Then we may have a wild
market for a day or two.
Stocks.
New York, March 9. Dow Jones &
Co. say: Determined rally in Southern
Pacific by Keene brokers turned the
market. Professional shorts covering
their stocks. There was not much in
dication that calling of loans had
shaken out stock in quantity and upon
the whole technical situation was suffi
ciently favorable to make traders
operate for rally. Wabash's did not
recover with rest of the market.
Various rumors on Southern Pacific
said that Keene and Harriman have
arrived at an agreement. Also that a
dividend of two per cent, will be de
ciared next month, some tear ex
pressed that stock may be cornered.
Shorts have been tne principal buy
ers with Harriman interests large
buyers.
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DO NOT FAVOR WEIGHT PLAN.
Commissioners Said to Disapprove Of
Paying Miners On That Basis.
Wilkesbarre, March 9. Attorney Ira
H. Burns, of the independent opera
tors, is authority for the statement
that it is not likely the strike commis
sioners will decide to accept the new
plan of paying miners by weight of
coal which they discussed at the secret
session on Thursday.
"The commissioners had the great
est difficulty in getting the attorneys
to understand the complex arrange
ment," said Mr. Burns, "and, finally
after a long discussion, somebody ask
ed the commission how they expected
the thousands of Hungarians through
out the coal regions to understand the
plan when the lawyers could not grasp
it. The commission took this as a good
argument, and discussion on the mat
ter was dropped right there and then
"But neither miners nor operators
favored the plan."
SIX PERISH AIIO
MANY ARE INJURED
Fire Destroys Hotel in Wes
Virginia Mining Town and
Not One Guest Escaped
Serious Injury
Elkins, W. Va., March 9. Six per
sons met death and eight others were
badly injured, two perhaps fatally, in
a holocaust at Leiter, a mining town
eight miles west of here, early Sunday
morning.
The dead are: George Anderson
wife and child, Maggie Coughlin, An
nie Burke and Henry Burke.
The fire originated upstairs in
large double boarding house owned by
the Maryland Smokeless Coal Com
pany. In the room occupied by the An
derson family. The building was a
frame structure and burned like tinder,
The fourteen occupants were all asleep
when the alarm was given and before
they were sufficiently aroused to their
danger, escape was cut off. Eight
jumped from an upper story window
- ; and were saved, but all were injured
more or less and the others burned to
, death.
To Make Exhibits.
Berlin. March 9. Joseph Brucker,
! the Commissioner in Germany for th
: St. Louis World's Fair, says that the
chief cannon and steel plate manu
facturers of Westphalia will spend big
sums on exhibits, including Krupp
and the rival Erhardt firm.
Reception Tonipt.
The Baptist Young People's Un
ion of Tryon Street church will give
a reception, tonight. An interesting
programme has been arranged.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Met This Morning, Accounts Audited
and Other Work Done.
The board of education for Mecklen
burg county, met in regular monthly
meeting this morning at 10 o'clock.
Most of the morning hours were con
sumed in auditing accounts.
The school at Sardis church which
has been consolidated will open anew
next Monday morning. A new and
up-to-date school building has been
erected and everything will be ready
by Monday. The building has been
well equipped. There are three rooms
and all necessary arrangements have
been made for the opening Monday.
Mr. Calvin Reid will have charge of
this school.
The site of the Long Branch school
in Paw Creek, was sold today. The
property consisted of oniy one acre.
Mr. R. J. Todd was the purchaser. The
price paid was $18.
The present legislature has made
some material changes in the school
aws and until these are in the hands
of the board, work will go slow. It
is understood that the amount to be
expended for building purposes will be
about 7 1-2 per cent of the available
school monies. This law will not
materially interfere with the board's
action as this will figure out about the
same as has been expended for this
special purpose. In addition to the
above there are other changes in the
school laws of more or less import
ance.
SWISS GLACIERS TO VANISH.
Scientist Says They Are Slowly Dis
appearing.
Paris, March 9. A naturalist named
Killian says the Swiss glaciers are
slowly disappearing. This year their
diminution Is perceptible, and one can
foresee a time when Switzerland will
lose her poetic frozen heights.
The savants are not yet prepared to
give the reason of this, though some
are inclined to attribute it to a chang
ing climate.
TROUBLE III
FINK SUPES
Mr. Mansfield's Represen
tative Employs His Time
Selecting ''Talent" to
Support Mansfield
One hundred and fifteen Roman sol
diers and senators were elected in
Charlotte this morning. Their terms of
office will last about four hours and
they will not have to go outside the
city to serve Rome either. The bal
loting was not done by the Romans
nor the Charlotteans either, for that
matter. Mr. Carl Arhrent, who repre
sents Mr. Richard Mansfield, did the
electing, or more properly speaking
the selecting, all by himself and it is
needless to add there will be no con
tested cases when this short-term Ro
man Senate assembles next Wednes
day night.
It was a motley crowd that assembled
at the stage entrance of the Academy
of Music this morning in response to
an advertisement. There were tall men.
and short men, stout men and men
who looked hungry and Mr. Arhrent
took the whole bunch. From now until
the night of the production of Julius
Caesar these supes will be drilled in
their several parts. Some of them will
be required to wear coats-of-mail and
carry shields and spears and look
fierce. They will be Roman soldiers.
Others will wear senatorial togas and
to fulfill their parts must simply look
wise. Still others will wear nondescript
Roman costumes. They will compose
the Roman populace and they will
have-not exactly speaking parts, but
howling parts. When Brutus (Mr.
Mansfield) makes his herculean oration
to the aforesaid populace in the form,
the mob is supposed to be swayed by
bis emotions, and Mr. Mansfield is very
particular about having the "swaying"
well done.
The duties of the senators and sol
.liers will be light, compared with
those of the populace for the oration
in the forum is a very striking and
forceful histrionic exhibition and the
mad' rage displayed by the populace
adds not a little to the general effect.
It is expected that by Friday night
the supes will be as well drilled as any
Mr. Mansfield might have brought with
him, for Mr. Arhrents is an actor of
the old school himself and knows to
do the training. Mr. Arhrents was for
years with the great tragedian, Keene,
and goes out ahead of Mr. Mansfield
for this especial business of swearing
in Roman senators, soldiers and citi
zens. Golf Club Conceals Name.
Atlantic City, Mkrch 9. Great pre
cautions are being taken by the offi
cials of the Atlantic City Gulf Club,
at Northfield, to prevent the organiza
tion from becoming connected with the
Burdick murder mystery through the
visits of Mrs. Burdick and her un
known male companion to the links
during January. Employees of the club
have been warned to give out no in
formation, and it is understood that
the cards of introduction which might
lead to the discovery .of the identity
of Mrs. Burdick's companion have been
destroyed. Today the police were prac- 1 the application for application for a
tically refused permission to inspect dissolution of the temporary injunc
the record of visitors to the club. tion.
NO. 4345
ONLY TEN THOUSAND
FOR It EXHIBIT
Legislature Sets Aside That
Much For St. Louis Show
and Provides For a
Commission
CLOSING HOUR SPENT
IN SINGING HYMNS
The Senate Concurs in House
Amendment to Appropria
tion Bill Gattis Gets
Silver Service
Raleigh, N. C, March 9. After a
spirited debate the Senate voted on
concurring in the House amendment
to the appropriation bill. Gilliam led
the opposition. The vote stood twenty
to twenty and Lieut. Gov. Turner voted
to concur amid great applause. The
bill was then ratified. Glenn and Lamb
filed their protests on the journal.
The following bills passed: Making
an appropriation for the St. Louis Ex
position of ten thousand; authorizing
the Governor to appoint a commission
of ten to manage the North Carolina
exhibition there.
Doughton made a speech presenting
Speaker Gattis with a silver service
and the clerks and employees were
thanked. The Senators and Represen
tatives spent the closing hour singing
hymns and induling in pleasantries.
SENATE' SYNOPSIS SATURDAY.
The bend issue bill came up early in
the day and he argument on it was
igorous. There was a contention for
at least an issue of $500,000 with the
rate of interest at not exceeding four
per cent., while the majority stood for
$300,000 with the same rate.
The latter proposition finally won by
a vote of 6 to 14.
Senator Norris rose to a question of
personal privilege. He spoke of an
article in the Biblical Recorder reflect
ing on him, this being signed by Pet
er Plain, whom he declared to be Mr.
Josiah W. Bailey. He denounced the
article and asked to have his remarks
spread on the journal. This was al
lowed. An effort was made to pass a House
bill providing that lawyers duly licen
sed and ex-judges from other States be
permitted to practice in the State
without passing an examination. It
was stated that the bill was for the
purpose of having this courtesy ex
tended to Mr. John Hill Sprunt. of
New York, a graduate of the State
University and a prominent lawyer.
The bill did not pass.
Senator McBryde made a plea for an
appropriation of $100 for repairing and
putting desks in the Croatan Normal
School in Robeson county. He was
successful and the bill passed.
The bill providing for a Police Com
mission for Raleigh came over from
the House. It was referred to the Com
mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns
on motion of Senator Norris.
The Machinery Act was reported
back to the Senate with the statement
that the House conferees had aceded,
Judge A. W. Graham protesting to tho
amendments proposed in sections 27
and 74. It was then passed.
The Roanoke Island Celebration bill
'came from the House with an am'end-
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Justice To Try Haywood Case.
Raleigh, N. C, March 9. The Gov
ernor authorizes the exchange of
courts between Judges Justice and
Bryan so that Justice holds the term
here, March 23, when the Haywood
case comes up.
STRIKES BREWING
IN OLDKEHTUCKY
Brick-Makers Go Out Today
Wabash Employes File Anj
swer to Temporary
Injunction
St. Louis, March 9. Three thousand
five hundred men, employed in the
brick yards in St. Louis and vicinity'
struck this morning. The demand for
resignition of the union for union
wages and time, schedule has been
refused. About ten thousand men will
be affected as the building material
trades council, embracing 26 trades,
is aiding the strikers.
Attorneys representing the Wabash
Railroad employees at 10 o'clock this,
morning filed an answer in the U. S.
Court to the temporary injunction,
granted by Judge Adams, restricting
employes from strigink. The court ia
; asked to set a date upon which to hear