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Special to The Sun. ; ,
Raleigh, N.,C Mar. 9. Owing 1 ti
fact that bo many bills oassed bv the
Hdw last night require- iMiiiMA'Wwiffitaiy'aie,. erection of a
fighter,, a veteran' of two mm, having
heS naval officer in the Spanish
Amertcan war and again talcing part
In the African war In Wilmington In
1898, but : when" lie wat ' taken una
wares ai In this Instance there was
nothing for him to do but take the
caning, t':- .. , ,v
' The consideration of bills on final
reading was' fakes P now and again
one golng 'to- the table as the slow
grind proceeded. Those passed were:
! County having no newspaper tol
adopt one for legal advertisements.
News readied here &fcmornJng titet
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mlssloititfWrat 'mowces.: n - XijZ, i.-..- ...i
by the Senate and then enrollaient tor
ratification it waj found Impossible
for the General Assembly to adjourn
' sine die. ; So this will take 'place some
' time this afternoon, Noon is the hour
named In the resolution, but it is not
at all likely that it will take place
until- toward evenliigV .lt., was after
one o'clock this morning when recess
was taken by both branches jot the
Assembly until 10" o'clock. The work
of the Senate was purely waiting on
' the House and acting on bills sent
over .from that body.- A notable bill
tabled by the Senate that had passed
the House during the evening - was
'' that, the " aid in the erection ' of f a
memorial to the virtues and devotion
Of the women ot uonieaeracy; me
. vote was 13 to 15. V
'C- The fight' in the House over the
.Wilmington boayl of audit and finance
was a hard one, and Mr. "Morton was
:; not sustained ,the vote this time being
; a decisive one, 60 to 29. On Saturday
there was a bare majority of one vote
'against the .member from New Han
Over, his bill then naming "the same
board that the governor had appoint-
' providing, that hereafter the- board
; should be elected by the , legislature.
Today he asked for reconsideration of
that vote so that he might Introduce
a compromise measure as a substi
tute which also named the same board
selected by th governor,, provided
that hereafter ;the governor appoint
the board in February; and that the
' tuxnrtla nt ' Nav TTnnnver "at Jtha reffu-
v lar primary to March pt this year ah,d
every two years hereafter' elect the
chairman pt the board. The scene on
" the floor was almost dramatic as Mr.
- Morton appealed to the House to stand
by him as the representative ot the
jBajoXlty ot- his county mat naa in
strOcted hlnl' Jhis vers matter, and
-begged that the Hbtwedo not send
- him back home in sorrow- as the dis
credited representative ot bis people,
all the while , he was speaking tele
graph messenger boys coming Into the
' hall every tew minutes bearing great
V' batches of messages protesting against
the board that the governor had ap-
, . pointed.
( V ..JU. AUm Jln.1.4 Ml 41.A AthoV alllA
- was Representative Paul Kltchln, of
,' Halifax, a younger brother of Govern
or Kltchln, who also displayed a lot of
' telegrams. . t. ' .i
Supporting Mr. Morton' in speeches
were Representatives Currle of Cuffl-
" berland, Rascoe, of Bertie, Perry, of
Bladen, Stubbs ot MarUn, while those
' who backed the governor on the floor
were Messrs. Coxe ot Anson, Cox, ot
Wake, Koonce." ' -' )
- The House passed the bill calling
for the additional office ot assistant
Insurance, copamlsslonet at a salary of
$1,800. - - - - Wmftm
Another" local fight wa over a bill
by Senator Means of Cabarrus " for
the drainage of Adams Creek, in Ca
barrus county: A similar bill had
1 n tabled some day ago by Mr.
liama of Cabarrus invthe House.
. VMliiama Is a republican and Sen-
- : 1 1 1 s a democrat, and the sena-
I put a bill like unto the dead
k th eHouse Was in a predlca-
Mr. Williams ;; declared that
lie represented the majority of
o people of his county the Senator
l ad run at the tall end of his ticket
Several good democrats backed Mr.
Williams and the House finally passed
the bill on second reading but de
clined to suspend the rules and let it
go on third reading;. i. '
The House passed the bill reoog
iL'1.ing' the association of county com
jiiit'.Hioners, but cutting out the manda
';y reuulrement a to. a county -Joining.
Mr. Giant's bill to prevent black -Ih-iiitg
of employes got through also.
! j the one for seats for female emt-
memorlaf'to the women of, the' Con
i Provide terms' ' of 'cour tfor the
Eighth Judicial district - -
. f Allow foreign executor to convey
land without giving bond. - -
j-Amend revlsal as to the trial of civil
cases ":''"'i-s''
J Regulate distribution of samples of
medicines from house to house.
Amend 'Camren road law, '
Validate-certain marriages hereto
fore performed by unordained minis
ters..,'.'. .;. .' .. j . v
; Amen'd revlsal as to building and
loan associations, preventing them
from taking loans for more than six
months. . i ( j-!.
j Requiring foreign fire insurance
companies to file securities with the
insurance commissioner to protect
policy-holders In the State.
i Amend revlsal relative to escapes.
; Compel; express companies to make
prpmpt asettlements of C. 0. D. ship
ments. i . V
BRIDGE DRAW
IS IN DANGER
One of The
Thoroughfares
danger of belug undermined or jlam
aged to some conWderable Extent the
condition spoken of hviin, 4een exist
ing slnec last T buisday, .
- A rat of timber carried thiough
the draw, by Whom It wes jiot stated,
had gotten tangled up and If left there
1c ' liable to brake the pillows ot the
bridge. The draw, "it was explained, Is
provided wftl: two passways and the"
rule is to go through the left' hj.nd
draw coming dowh aC through the
right golng"up the river. It Is account
ed for that the party or parties in
charge of the raft of timber had en
deavored to pass through Just to the
opposite of the rules ;.nd had lost con
trol of the logs. About a hundred are
now tangled up In the' draw completely
blocking navigation on one side.' "The
draw, it was said, was completely
blocked one time, but the government
boat Trent wont through there a day
or so ago and epene3 one of th pass
ways, f
The condition Is not only complained
cf as an obstruction to ns.v:Batlon,,but
; AmAtlfl VAvlanl a a in hanVa An tliAV
Ahaiii nnt hnatAPAA nn,n .l '-ere Is much danger of serious damage
-e :'JUt Session. v-
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i't 8:15 o'clock. Mr. Under
t 11 -e I r find procpeded, Jn
f t h to prM...nt to llepre
! ; -u-i i ( " f y Hanover, a
1 i : 1 c e as k token
i tUe n ":liers ot
$5,000 of capital is paid in and the
directors' have collected all notes glv
jh for stock. - ; -
; Add.Person to those counties allow
ing' prisoners awaiting trial to work
on the i roads- ",- ' : " ' " .''
i Authorize b6ard of Internal improve
ment to require sufficient bonds for
completion of State buildings. .
, Exempting funeral directors : and
embaimers from Jury service. "
VResblutlpn relative to higher educa-
tlon of the blind.- '
. Authorize the 'secretary of state to
purchase copies ot the Pell Revisal for
use of superior court judges, the su
preme court, the Btate departments
and the. general assembly.
Relative to advertising public
sales,
Define residence of domestic cor
porations.
Resolution to Congress to have
Scupernong River surveyed.
Relative to adulterated and mis-
branded food and drugs.
Give authority to commissioners of
Fortyth to" spend part of road fund
n towns and cities. ..
. Give police court 'of Asheville con
current jurisdiction with the super
ior court in certain cases. .
Enlarge department for dangerous
Insane. -
Prevent offering for sale adulterat
ed, impure and mtsbranded vegetable
seed.1 r:V '.-". .,. - !,
. Establish board of health f9r Dur
ham. ,-" '. ';:..,
Legalize primary elections tor Cum
berland;. (Representative Williams of
Cabarrus, member of the minority
raised the point of a quorum and much
time was eonsumed In roll call which
ihowed finally that 72 members were
present.) ... '.'..""''' " ;
v primary law for Scotland county.
. Establish line between Wilson and
Wayne counties.
Prescribe time tor holding courts In
Sixth Judicial District . ,
"Change boundary between Nash and.
Franklin counties. - . - '.
.Y Bills tabled ' and otherwise toted
Jown ln-the House; - -j
Protect eonstgnees by making banks
to which' drafts aire assigned guaran
tors of quality of goods. ,:',
. Establish the office of treasurer In
Wilkes county. , ' ,
Compel cancelation , ot mortgagee
paid and satisfied. , i
Allow Whltevllle Lumber Company
to build railroad. . s , ' i -
Prevent' hunting on lands of w
other without Written permission,
Provide chemical analysis of stom
achs In cases ot suspected polsori,
i, Resolution for the encouragement
of boards of trade.
Prevent-riding on 'locomotives-and
tenders ot freight trains. :
Make use of road tor twenty years
evidence of Its being a public high
the bridge, vhich is the property of
the county. The tides, it was stated,
are now falling and the curren is run-
Ing with considerable fo ce, this with
the weight of the -logr, is bound to do
damage to the bridge.
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way.
Allow counties to donate tracts of
land for. experiment stations. ..
Protect holders of accident Insur
ance policies. V i ,.v .. : ' ' ":
Prevent advertisement and sale ' Of
articles to prevent conception.
Rpgulate primary elections In Rich-
mond county. , .-
To utie accumulated bu-ance of fees
,f m ii'iiaiita for law -0 to P
LOWEST BIDS i
GE1 G0NTRAC1
WHOLE WWh
SWEPT AWAY
public buildings commission."
Pay coroners five cents a mile for
ttending Inquests.
Substitute for bills to put solicitors
on salary.
Regulate sales ot tobacco in to
bacco warehouses.
Protect policy holders In assessment
companies.
Bills passed:
S. B. To make state capltol a safe
place to work by providing proper
ventilation and other means to pro
tect health, the council of state to
have charge ot work.
Pretect State buildings by submit
ting plans proposed to insurance com
missioner.
Requiring register of deeds to re
port to Secretary of State names of
all representatives and senators elect
ed in various counties; .
Regulate catching of clams In Pen
der, Brunswick, and New Hanover.
Sugstltute lor Senate bill as to
freights-rates, purpose being to give
moral suport to corporation commis
sion in fight against discrimination.
To make April 12th a legal holiday
in honor ot Halifax resolves.
Amend law as to domestic Insurance
companies.
A five minutes after' one o'clock
Speaker Graham, stated that the en
rolling department was closed, the
clerks there had gone home, the House
clerks were exhausted, neing mereiy
human, and that the House was ac
complishing nothing by acting on
bills. He consequently moved to ad
journ till 9 :30 Tuesday morning. The
motion carried.-:!. .
The Aldermen Awarded
Contract Last Night $
.ifhe Board of Aldermen met lipst
night In special-session to let the con
tract for the street paving in the city
to the lowest bidder. Immediately
upon calling the meeting to order
Alderman Wolfenden moved that the
board hold a private session of fifteen
minutes, but it was found necessary
to remain out nearly an hour. -
Upon the return to the hall of the
board, the mayor asked If the suc
cessful bidder would be willing to fur
nish the city with a "rattler," an In
strument used for testing the quality
of brick. Three representatives of
bidders infrormed . the board that
they would be willing to furnish
the Instrument desired, and among
them were the successful bidders
Messrs. Bowe & Page, of Charleston,
S. C.
... .
immediately after the assurances
made , by the bidders, Alderman Wol
fenden moved that Messrs Bowe &
1'tge, the lowest bidders .-be awarded
the contract and the board voted
unanimously for the motion. . .
Alderman McCarthy moved that the
report of the committee whidh- ex
plained the reason why the board had
selected this contract, be spread on
the minutes and the motion was car
ried. - s
In the report made by Alderman
McCarthy, a number of letters from
various cities having tested the var
ious bricks by years of experience
were included. These letters come
from out of the State as well as from
around in the State. However, a let
ter from Baltimore carried a little ad
vice conveying the idea that the
brand was not so much to be consid
ered as was. the testing.
Each car load, read the letter, re
celved here (Baltimore) is tested, if
found not to come up to the standard
it is condemned, if found to be up to
requirements it is accepted.
Mr. McCarthy's report also covered
the ground designated to him in his
tour of inspection. The cities he had
visited in which brick had been used
for paving purposes mostly consisted
of the Mack block, Peeples and Car
lyle brick.
Before adjourning the Board grant
ed the. privtlege: Of New Bern Cotton
Oil Mills and Norfolk and Southern
Railway to run a track across Dunn
and Wlndley streetsi subject to the
enervations made in other such per
mits.
Tornado andFireBrings
Awful Distress
By Wire to The Sun.
Little Rock, Mar. 9. The town of
Brinkley, which was swept by a tor
nado last night, is today a mass of
flames. Eight persons are dead and
several scores are Injured.
The reflection from the burning
town could be seen from Forest City,
20 miles away, and many other places
were seriously damaged by the storm.
A cotton belt train due in Little
Rock at 6:30 o'clock last night, is lost
near Bascum is is reported to have
been swept oft the track.
LEAPS FRO FIRE TO DEATH.
Blazing: Furniture In Bedroom Cnt On'
Escape to Stairway.
New York, Mar. 9. Choosing be
tween death by Are, which had driven
him out of his blazing room and on
the narrow ledge of his window, and
a jump of three stories to the side
walk, Dennis Redmond, jumped and
was almost instantly killed today. He
struck headfirst on an iron railing
which i-l:ut off the basement stairs
from the street.
Redmond had accidentally set fire
to his bed, and had shut off escape for
himself through the building by piling
up a quantity ot blazing furniture be
tween himself and the door, In a vain
endeavor to extinguish the flames.
MAXAGER BISHOP AUTO VICTIM.
A Quiet Marriage.
Yesterday afternoon about G o'clock
Mr. Thos. J. Mitchell, Jr.,, son of Mr.
Thos. J. Mitchell, a prominent livery
man In this city, and Miss Mary, the
young and popular daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Whitty, with a few of
their intimate friends, wended their
way up to the Methodist parsonage,
and requested Dr. R. C. Beaman to
read to them those vows, that they
might accept them and happily be
come man and wife. It was not ex
actly a run-away marriage, but a very
quiet, unexpected and suuprise wed
ding to the comirturilly and friends.
The popular young couple had pre-arranged
for the simple wedding. The
friends of the couple who witnessed
the ceremony showered them with
congratulations and sincere wishes, a
long and prosperous journey through
life. The bride and groom for the
present are making their home with
the brother of the bride, Mr. Fred
Whitty, on Craven street.
Former Owner of the "Black Crook"
Dies of Injuries In New York.
New York, Mar. 9. William H.
Bishop, well-known in theatrical cir
cles as manager and owner of such
old-time stage successes as "The
Black Crook," "What Happened to
Jones." and "The County Fair,' died
here today.
His death was due to Internal injur
ies sustained three weeks ago, when
he was struck by a heavy automobile
truck. Mr. Bishop was 64 years old.
AFTERUNCLE
JOE'SSCALP
Insurgent and Regulars
Fulling Hair
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Senator Kluttz, during the after
noon session, yesterday, made a. bril
llan and successful fight for his bill
td: create a State Highway iCommls
sion getting In a substitute resolution
for his bill defeated- Saturday and the
resolution passed : on: final : reading
with an amendment that lie accepted
changing the appropriation from tlO
000 to $5,000. The first vote on the
resolution was , a tie and President
Newland voted ;"aye." Then a mcr
tlbnvto. table was a tie Tote of 17 to
17, and-the chair Toted "no." . ; A .reso
lution by Senator Pharr thai the ap
propriation be $3,000 was defeated 17
to 18. r There were motions and coun
ter motions with general stir and
commotion In the midst pt which Sen
ator Kluttk stood his ground,, com
batted every unfriendly, move Id par
liamentary manipulation, forcing the
bill to its final passage, after which It
was sent to the House.
The vote by which the bill Involv
Ing railroad penalties passed some
days ago was reconsidered on motion
of Senator Mills and the Din tamea.
BHU -passed - final reading " prevent
blacklisting employes, provide servant
hire for the- - governor's mansion;
amend charter- 97, section 4564 and
4i65 revlsal relating to control of
ft at ehospltals for the Insane and the
control of emplnyes by the superln-
fur r sparing leiulents.
' Crowds Hear The Plea.
By Wire to The Sun.
Nashville Tenn., Mar. 9. Another
great crush was in evidence this morn
and the wild rush on the part of spec
tators to get seats in th ecourt room
so as to hear speeches in the Cooper-
Sharp case. The crowd began gath
erlng es early as four o'clock this
morning. General Meeks spoke at the
morning session for the defense and
General Garner In the afternoon for
the prosecution.
DEAD WITH POCKETS EMPTY.
Elmer Kami, of Greeiieastle, Believed
To Have Been Murdered.
Greencastle. Md., Mar. 9. Elmer
Kann, aged 47 years, of Greencastle
was found dead yesterday near Mount
Holly With a long scar on the left side
of his face. He left home with about
$300. Y,;hen his body was found his
pockets were empty.
- It is believed he was killed and
robbed.
The dead man's mother is very ill
at her home. Kann is survived by his
wife and seven children.
By Wire to The Sun,
Washington, D. C, Mar. 9. Presi
dent Taft is now up against the trou
ble of his new Job.-
Two powerful influences have exert
ed upon him, one Is by the regulars
In-congress and the. other by the In
sergents. .:;J? ,-'::':-''''
One is for the Interest ot Speaker
Cannon; the other against him. - Can
non's fight Is for the retention of the
speakership. -and the Iron-clad rules
caused the wire pulling wrangle with
President Taft as the central figure.
I Today the president was. visited by
both tactions but gave no expression.
Mr. .Taft will, It seems, let them fight
It out themselves,
Relieved of Prison Work, His Coll
Looks ilke a Library.
Osalnlng. .N. Y., Mar. 9. By direc
tion of the court, Warden Frost has
relieved Albert T. Patrick from rou
tine work, as a life prisoner in the
State prison at present
The prisoner is allowed to obtain
books from the law library, and his
cell looks like a law office.
. The. appellate division in Brooklyn
toetorW which he made a dramatic ar
gument Friday for his liberty, gave
him two weeks In which to file a brief,
pending the decision of the court on
his motion.
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t DIVORCED FOR DESERTION.
Decree Against an Employe of The Ag
rlealtnral Department. .
Boston, Mass., Mar. . Judge Dana.
of the superior court, has ordered a
decree nisi tor the llbellant,: on .the
ground of desertion, tin, the case of
Cornelia Barrett against Joel b, Bar
rett J The couple were, .married
Boston on July 84, 1904. and lived to
gether In this city up to July 30,1897,
i The question of Whether they were
residents of this. State was' raised by
the llbellee when the divorce suit. w
brought i the - court finds tney re
residents of Massachusetts ana mat
Barrett deserted his wife, at the South
station several years ago and went to
Wa: -hington, P. Cv where .M ta now
employed in,, the biological survey of
the Agricultural Department. .
Laugh and tlie crowa will laugh
PATRICK PREPARING A BRIEF.
CRAVEN BILLS
ARE R AIMED
Adjournment Taken at
2 O'clock
TO SPEAK I WASHINGTON'.
Virginian Who Supported Tuft Will
Address Republican League.
Richmond, Va., Mar. 9. Wyndham
Meredith, ex-president of the Virginia
Bar-Association, who bolted the Dem
ocratic party to support Taft, and who
probably will be an independent can
didate for governor of Virginia, will
speak with Vice-President Sherman
and Speaker Cannon before the Lea
gue of Republican Clubs in Washington.
Mr. Merediths subject will be "The
Need of an Opposition Party in the
South." I s i& :
Raleigh, N. C, March 9. Both the
representative and the senators from
lOraven have gone home. No Craven
bills up In either branch today except
the Recorder's Court bill and County
Officers' salary bills, as passed last
night, which were duly ratified today
with the provisos that they be left to
a vote of the people.
Final adjournment took place at 2
o'clock.
The bill to provide for .State recog
nition of the State Association of
County Commissioners precipitated a
considerable discussion. A number ot
amendments proposed exempting
counties were voted down and an
amendment by Mr. Perry, of Vance,
that membership In the association
be optional instead of mandatory was
idopted. in this form the bill passed
and was sent to the Senate for con
currence in the amendment. Mr.
Green, of Craven, in advocating the
bill declared that the meeting of the
commissioners of the State at More-
head last summer has saved Craven
county alone at least $5,000 by ex
posing the methods of certain con
tractors who go about the State con
tracting for bridges and other con
struction work.
Establish criminal court for New
Bern and Seventh and Eighth town
ships, Craven county.
DEMENTED WOMAN A SUICIDE
Mrs.
The news lest night that these bills
would be passed during this session of
the General Assembly came as a sur
prise to those most interested In them.
It had been slated about town on good
authority that these bills would not
Ibe acted upon this time, and since it
ibecame known that they were sure
to come up and go through much spec-
dilation has been rife as to why and
what the object was.
It was thought that sufficient pres
sure had been brought to bear to dl-
liine Graham Shoots Herself at
Cumberland, Md.
Cumberland, Md., Mar. 9. Mrs.
Jane Graham, 34 years old, of Bar
ton, th's county, committed suicide I
this morning by shooting herself In I
the forehead with her husband's re
volver. She had been suffering from rert lhe efforls that were DelnK "Wde
dementia, but after four months' treat to carry tnem through after it was
ment at Catonsville, returned home rolln1 "at there was considerable sen-
apparently cured. umieiu nere againsi me propositions.
Nothing out of the ordinary had ' Wils slaied that there was every
been noticed in her demeanor since assurance for the last few days that
her return. After breakfast this i e bills would not go through.
morning she obtained the revolver and The matter was receiving some con-
startled the family by firing the fatal sideration on the si reels today, one
sh0t I man declaring thai Hie campaign
Her husband, James Graham, is a against the ratification of these bills
prominent merchant of Barton. She i' a vote or tne people would begin at
is survived by three children, the eld- once feeling sure they would be de
est being a girl of 10. feated. Or. Hie other hand there some
supporters of (he provisions and they
LITTLE HOVE FOR MISS JEWETT. arc just as e.-rnrst in their arguments
in support of the provisions.
Celebrated Author, In Precarious Con
dition, Doctors Say.
Boston, Mass., Mar. 9. Some 1m
provement was shown today In the
conditon of Sarah Orne Jewett, the an
thor, who is critically ill at her home
in this city.
Dr. James M. Jackson, her physl-
FARMER BLOWS OUT BRAINS.
SEEKING GRAFT IN CHICAGO.
MORGAN BUYS $19,000 VOLUME.
Famots "Black Book" of the Rcvela
tions Is Banker's Prise.
t Vienna, Mar. 9. An agent acting
for J. P. Morgan bought at a sale here
a tew days ago the famous "black
book" of the Revelations of St. John,
narlng 119,000 for the historic relic.
ft belonged to the late Prof. Schrleber,
whose library was sold by auction.
The old volume Is not of any con
siderable slse, having only 41 leaves,
It Is dated 1440. and Its pages are
mellowed with age., The book is a
first edition, colored by contemporary
artisU.-,r T-yP.
A cony of the 'black book" bought
at the sale ot the Amherst llbrwy
brought 110,000,. ; -UMPi
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TThe'' regular meeting, of the Chll
dren of the Confederacy will be held
tomorrow -afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Hughes B. Holland. The
children will please bring their, dues
for 1900. . ' V ,
Get In the ptyih kf Ajea.
Despondent Because' of Paralysis, He
Shoots Himself During Wife's Ab
sence.
Chlncoteague, Va., Mar. 9. Daniel
Bowden, 44 years of age, a respecta-
cian, stated, however, that the condl- ble farmer near here, committed sul-
tion of Miss Jewett was still precari- cide at his home last night by blow-
ous, and her recovery doubtful. Img out his brains during his wifes
absence from I he room.
.nst of Nans -Have (lone South. Bowden had been paralyzed for six
Cleveland, Mar. 9 Eight members I ) mouths, and had become very despon-
of the Cleveland club left" yesterday dent.
for Mobile, Ala., where they have Before committing the rash act he
Joined those who Went South earlier, told his wife not to be surprised If
The squad is headed by Manager La- I she received news of him passing
jole, and arrived at Mobile Sunday away mysteriously.
night.'
Meeting of Furniture and Datr Man
ufacturers In High Point
High Point, Mar. 6. There was an
J. P. Morgan, Mayor, and Board important meting or me furniture auo -
Delving In City Railway Accounts. chair manufacturers held in th4M'i'r
Chicago, Mar. 9. Three separate in- ufaclurers' Club this morning ' with'
vestieations to find big graft in the the officials of the Boutbern Hallway
expenditure of the $a6,000,000 for the In ie?ard to the method of packf
rehabilitation of Chicago's car lines furniture ana cnairs. in aaaiuon
have been undertaken. I the Hign Point manufacturers present
The first was conducted by J. Pier-j at the meeting a number visiting man-
nont Morgan, but has disclosed no luiacturers ana rauroaa omciais were
Irregularities tn the affatra of the Chi- in attendance.
cago City Railway Company, of which ,. At this meeting the manufacturer ,
he Is a large stockholder.- The second submitted to Mr, Clifton a saethod. of
Inquiry was started by the board of packing as an improvement over the
supervising engineers. present method of packing, which the ,
Now Mayor Busse has started a I manufacturers win agree i to adopt ,
third Investigation, on the theory that provided the Southern classification
rebates had been given in the pur- would adopt same, as this questlod of
chase of cars and other material which packing Is quite an Item with the" fur- t
have not been credited so that the niture manufacturers., ;Th following
' .... . . ..ni nf hanoflta I committees were annotated ta sn ha
ciiy cau w ecl i v
as reaulred br law. I tore tne Southern ciassincation com
mittee, which meets m Mobile,. Aja.,
- BIG MILLS TO START WORK, I March 8th, and submit that which wa
agreea upon as a unuonn meyioa sc
Pittsburg. Mar. 9-The American packing; C. 4. new, ana B. i uvw,
Bridge Company, a subsidiary com- representing tne cnair manufacturers
nan . of the United States Steer Cor- interests; C- J. Field, and B. F. Hunt-
-w -i . -....-.:.
Miration, todav sent Word to 1,000 of ley, ot wmston-paiem, ana Mr..
Its. workmen at Ambrldge, Pa., that McNaughton, of Morgantony will rep
they would go on full time by. thel-weent .the, furnltur manufacturers
miiMia nf th week, t v I interests. ,
wi.h you, at Arouse,