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.M.mmKumuiiimMuumiM JOB PRINI IN -;. I A SPECIALTY. . i.. vntp Heads. State- I tur wii-mls. Envelopes. Posters. ,m'' i iVi is Podsers, Pamphlets, or Hni,.i. L b!H of PrintinK, executed KiiiM . . i.;..i..t stvle ot the art, ana at 11URALP PUBLISHING CO.. MORGANTON, N. C. kind of PrintinK, by the State libarr wsvm nimiininimimnimiimnniiiininnirj iSCHOOL 1 BOOKS BY I MAIL. Vo esa g-rt book o tkt ht fcjr Mil frosa Sum"1 iiiiiiiiiMiinmnuuniiniinn VOL. XI. NO. 7 MORGANTON. N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Church Directory. ,-,... s c'HOKCH.-Dlvfte service every prissbx rKf'-' . s d. m. Prayer meeting Jsadim' 111 J al s p. m. bunday school every er t a in d m.,t. r. wwiu, upi, auu tfat)baiii ui - P- jilsslon school at 4 p. m.. at A siipi. Hc'V. J. M.Kose, pastor. w i " ..... rrayer meeuuK sunaay scnooi Claywell, supt. every saDbatn mid S P. ai. rrajTBtuiecuuginH supt. l- 1'in'Kt-u. . .. nr.d 8 P. m. b!VrV V.'au;sla.v air p. m. .yel) . .... naator. k'V. 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Da .vto CHAMFER 0 COHMKKCE. I. , ...i . I W. VVIlanii Jr.. Swretnrv esiin i'1 1 ' ' iii... VIS. liv CT . . .. . ..... . V 1ft 1UK3 at IUCU1UUC U A1C V IMV11'" ... - vtn'nvim'k nn the fvpn1nc nf tlip fci:T,..Jl.,v m tach month. IutVIUU " ' I'm'" AI.LKY lAinuK. a. r. a a. m. uegu- t.r .-oinuiuuicatlons at their lodge room in I I.YW1U UUliuni., v - ..-."S u( tue ilrt aud lulrd Moatlay ln each month. i,.,..u':ir nieininff oi ourKB uooge jno. .., i.S,iif l'vthias on second and Fourth Mon v.. vfuiuk'S at 8 o clock, isltlng Drethren "raMHy uit'-a to atteud. 64 PALPITATION OF THE HEART. Shortness of Breath, Swell ing of Legs and Feet. 'For about four years I was trou bled with palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath and 6welling of the legs and feet. At times I would Taint, i was ixeaiea Dy tne Dest pny sicians in Savannah, Ga., with no re lief. I then tried various Springs, without benefit. Finally I tried Dr. Miles' Heart Cure also his Kerve and Liver Pills. Af ter beginning to take them I felt better! I continued taking them and I am now in better health than for many years. Since my recovery I have gained fifty pounds in weight. I hope this state ment may be of value to some poor sufferer. n E. B. SUTTON, Ways Station, Ga. Pr. Miles' Heart Cure is sold on a positive rnarantee that the first bottla willbenetit. Aildnicgistssellitattl, 6 bottles for t5, or It will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price lj the Pr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind. Caldwell Lenoir Topic, April 24th. Capt. B. A. Newland, General Passenger Agent of the Seaboard Air Line, and whose headquarters is in Atlanta, came to Lenoir Fri day on a visit to his mother, Mrs. ,L. M. Newland. He returned Mon day. ....On Monday night of last week fire got out into the timber lands of Messrs. W. H. Cloyd and J. L. Nelson, about two miles north of Lenoir and a large amount of valuable timber was destroyed or badly damaged. . . . .Sheriff Boyd and deputy Sher iff Estes went down to Raleieh last week, taking with them Josh and George Loving, convicted at the last court of larceny, and J. A. White, who goes to; serve out a sentence for the killing of Mark Phillips, colored. .J.. Next Sat urday, April 27th, those persons interested in Marvin campground are requested to meet Rev. L. M. Brower at Gatnewelljat 2 o'clock. it will De decided at this meeting whether or not a camp meeting will be held at Marvin in the fall. Let all interested be sure to at tend Mr. W. D. Clarke, of n 1 t- i ' oiowing rock, was in L,enoir Thursday and Friday and told us that there was a heavy fall of snow at Blowing Rock on Wed nesday. It fell thick and fast, out melted nearly as rapidly a it fell, rut the ground was covered Thursday morning the mountains seen from Lenoir were robed in a mantle of white. L . .The public will be delighted to know that the top of Hibriten has been put in good shape and is now ready for the summer - tourists. We learn that an observatory will in all probability be erected on the sum- mit in a short time. The im provements are largely due to the efforts of Messrs. G. L. Bernhardt and J. H Beal, who raised a fund for the purpose. Catawba. watchman, came on the srpne They ran and were followed bv two shots from tne watchman's pistol. Mr. William Millen died suddenly Monday morniner at his home near Pleasant Ridge. tie is the father of Mr. W. R. Mil len of Gastonia. He ate breakfast that morning apparently well. He stirred around a short while, then went back to bed and died in a few minutes. He was an aged man. At the United States Naval Academy last week, a gold medal for best marksmanship was awarded to R. Z. Johnson. Jr.. of Lincolnton. The young man is a son of Rev. R. Z. Johnson. The Charlotte Observer's Lincolnton correspondent says the class will graduate June 21st, which happens to be young Johnson s 21st birth- day Another accident was added to King's Mountain's list last Wednesday night. David Leister was trvine to board a freight train, No. 42, when he-fell on the bumper. His leg was crushed below the knee.- The railway company had the limb dressed in plaster of oaris casing, and sent the man to Rock Hill.; It is thought he was trying to "beat" his way on the train A new two story brick store will soon adorn the corner where Messrs. Morris Bros now do business. They will commence work about the middle of June. The building will be 27 feet wide and 95 feet deep. An L will run out from the rear and form their grocery department which will open on the side street. The small wooden room will be torn away, then the big room now oc cupied will be rolled on to the site of the small one and leave the corner free for the rew brick building. j Cleveland. we will be the most prosptrous people on earth. . The South is destined to become the mining, manufacturing and agricultural center of this country, if not of the world; and there are evidences that North Carolina will be the center of these three centers. BANK CASHIER HOLLAND. DEFAULTER AND FORGER. and Mr. Miller going through spent the night the books. No loan of $5,000 to the Merchants' and Farmers Bank was found. Mr Millar "Vrt.i hav l,n4 A Complete History Of the Affair from the Merchants' and Farmers Bank, the Start to Finish A Heinous Crime. THE DEATH OF FUSION. NEW GOODS i .AND " NEW PRICES, I am now receiving a nice line of DRV GOODS. SHOES. GROCERIES, &c, Bought low for cash and will be sold lor a short profit. II you are looking for Low Prices and Bargains, you will nni mem here. . We have a nice line of Boys' & Youths' Overcoats, Ladies' 6t Children's Cloaks, Ladies', Gents' and Children's Underwear at one-half their value, liLANKETS at 65c. a pair, Ginghams, oc. per yard. J Qi AitTER Domestic, 5c per yd. Come and see us in HUFFMAN IkiLDiNG, nest door to T. L. Hemphill, and we will please you. M. 1!. KIBLER. BUIST'S NEW SEEDS. ' Kvery one acknowledges THEIR SUPERIORITY TO ALL OTHERS. wk eh. HAVE JUST DECEIVED j A FllESII SUPPLY. T. L. HEMPHILL. JG. BRADBURY PIANOS. ! "-s . for uspin Schools and Col kvfrr 1 for illustrated catalogue. riV i'r PK:"n,ssion. to Mrs. C W. Har- h,, h. ' , v ave-. Washington, D. C, v-ars 1 cd ,one of our fianos for 12 '' uit' 'P. or'lering inclose this adver- . O. SMITH, 1225 Pa. Ave., N. W., . Washington, D. C. ASK YOUR e cures made by ith.,ul ' F, ; .. "!' or wr!w for information rJ ",x -N. m r.,:1;.' I01- testimonials. l"n, I. c "L,iB. 728 11th Street, Washing. mar21-tf Hickory Press and Carolinian, April 25th. Mr. W. X. Reid and wife returned to the city Saturday from Chicago. Their return was hastened by the indisposition of Mr. Reid. The large bell whose deep tones have been calling the people of Hickory to Corinth to worship is now sending forth an uncertain sound. It is cracked. ....The young society people gave a grand ball Monday night, at Cline's Hall, in honor of the Misses Sadie and Louise Jones, of Lenoir. These Lenoir beauties are great favorites of the young gentlemen ofHicko ry, and therein they manifest rare and most practical good sense. One George Drewry, a tramp printer, struck Hickory Monday and, on Wednesday afternoon, he dinnered with Mr. Chance, and be ing assigned to a room for a nap his landlord charges him with abusing his conhdence Dy giving walking-capacity to a new pair of shoes he had worn, but once. The "shoe furniture," Mr. Chance says, has not been seen since Drewry took his departure Senator A. Y. Sigmon requests us to say that he fully appreciates the par tiality ot the friends who have so persistently urged him to become a candidate for Mayor of Hickory; but, holding as he does the Sena torship, he feels that if he resigned it to accept any other office what soever, it would look too much like the betrayal of the trust com mitted to his hands by the people. He is grateful to his friends, for their conhdance and expressions of appreciation, but he cannot run for Mayor at the approaching city election. Newton Enterprise. April 26th. George Mills, the condemned murder who is to be hanged on May 3rd has made a special re quest of the deputy sheriffs, that his body will be buried and not giv en over to the dissecting room, and they have promised to do as he designs. J. F. Shuford, of Catawba county, this btate, is in ail in Yorkville, S. C, in default of $1,000 bond, on a serious charge. He had been teaching school near Rock Hill, and made an attempt to ruin three young girls who at tended his school. The sheriff had to put a guard around the jail to prevent aj lynching. Shu ford has a wite and two children. He was horse-whipped last fall for a similar onense. .kjh ia!L Friday night the saw mill, planer, lath mill," shingle machine and a quantity of lumber and shingles . M . T T T belonging to Matnew vviison,near Bandy's store were destroyed by fire. Our informant thinks with the precautions taken in the even ing when closing down, that the plant could not have caught on fire unless it was done by some person. He seemed to think it was the work of an incendiary. Gaston. Gastonia Gazette, Xpril 25th. Mr. W. Y. Warren will com mence work for the Gazette the first day of May next "Wednes day. Messrs. Inman Bros, will close their business by that date, and until then j they cannot re lease Mr. Warren Burglars were in town again Saturday night. They were removing a window pane from the j rear of the hard ware store when Mr. Carroll, the Shelby Aurora, March 25th. John L. Harris has shown the Aurora an ax in fairly good condi tion which was bought in 1857 of Read McCosh, when he sold goods in Shelby in the present Abb Blanton stand. The ax has been in use ever since 1857 Sun day about noon, in front of W. P. Palmer's residence on North La Fayette street, Joe Bridges and Walter Ramseur run their bicy cles together, completely demol ishing one of the wheels of Joe Bridgers. With this exception no damage ' was done. The freight and vestil ule known as Hall's vestibule due here at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday did not arrive until after one o'clock Wednesday morning. The engine broke down at Lincolton and another had to be brought from Charlotte, hence the delay. ....Lee Grigg was walking up the C. C. railway track Saturday night and when he reached a point below Cherryville nearly opposite Mrs. Black's he discovered a very large rock be tween the rails and also a fence rail stuck under the cross-tie, pointing in the direction the next train would come. Mr. Grigg is certain some one had placed the obstruction for the purpose of wrecking the west-bound freight, known as " Hall's Vestibule." He removed the obstruction as soon as he could and came on to Cher ryville, 'where he took the train for Shelby. Cleveland Star, April 25th. The little child of Mr. Julius Gettys, who w,as so horribly man gled a few weeks ago by a sup posed mad-dog, died last week of its woulds. The child showed: no indications of hydrophobia. .... Tuesday Master Hudson Hamrick was driving some sticks in the ground with an ax, when Mrs.' A. M. Button's two-year-old girl walked up behind him and the ax struck the child, cutting a deep gash just above the eye. Dr. R. C. Ellis sewed the ga.h up and the child is getting along nicely. ....Mr. lorn btowe, ot Kings Mountain, left his home Monday morning and went to Cowpens, S. C. In the evening he wanted to return to King's Mountain and boarded a local freight train that was passing slowly by Cowpens, when he was thrown under the wheels and was ground to pieces. His body was horribly mutilated and had to be gathered up in frag rhents and put in a sheet. None of the train hands or anyone else knew anything of it until several hours afterwards, when some men came along and found pieces of his body strewn along the track. His remains were sent luesday Capt. John H. Eaves Sounds the Knell and Holds an Aatopsy Passage of the Elec tion Law Marks the End of Fusion. Rutherfordton Democrat. The following is a copy of a let ter written by Capt. JuoB. Eaves, ex-chairman of the Republican State executive committee, to Col. II. C Cowles, ofs Statesville, a member of the national Republi can committee : . Dear Sie Your letter of a few days ago in which you ask my views in regard to several phases of the political sitnatiou received. The county government law en acted by the recent Legislature bears no similarity to that expected at the hands of the fusionists. The same fear and distrust of the negroes is evinced that has always been shown by the Democrats. But the fusionists carry this fea ture of the law futher even than the Democrats before them. The election of three commissioners is all right, but becomes a travesty upon local self-government whou it is made so easy for the opposite political party to cause the ap pointment of two additional com missioners whose power when appointed will equal the power or the three elected by the people. This single-peculiarity of the new law has stripped it of every vestige of kinship to that vouchsafed by the Republican State platform, in lieu of which it is a mean and cow ardly excuse. The passage of this law marks the end of fusion or co operation between the Republican and Third parties in North Caroli DEFALCATION ABOUT $75,000 IN ALL Holland. Cashier or the Charlotte Hank, was Prominent In Church and Mate He Is a Defaulter, Forger and Fugitive from Justice He waa Supposed to bo a Man "Sans I'eur et Sana Reprocbe" . Charlotte Gloomy A Large Famllj Left Itehind by James It. Holland, the Runaway. First News. Charlotte Observer. April 21st. The assignment of James R. Holland, Esq., cashier of the Mer chants and Farmers National i?ank of Charlotte, was filed in the office of the register of deeds at 8:30 o'clock last night. The announcement will fall on the city and State to day as would a thunder-clap out of a clear sky. The assignment recites that the said James R. Holland is indebted to the Merchants' and Farmers National Bank of Charlotte, North Carolina, and other persons and corporations, the exact amount of said indebtedness not being now ascertainable, and is unable to pay said indebtedness as demanded, and that he desires to secure the full satisfaction thereof, without preferences, and assigns all his property. na Since fusion's iucentiou the Republicans have made conces sions iu principle and patronage, while in both the Populists have been the dictators. In the State this was true to a marked degree. iow it appears to be encroaching upon the vital principles of nation al Republicanism as evidenced by the fact that some Republicans are not scrupliug to lay aside the principles upon which theuatioual Republican party has long been established ami according to which it has conducted this gov ernment through its greatest pros perity, and to place in their stead the visionary and extravagaut plank of the Populist platform. I refer to those Republicans who are advocating the idea of free silver. The Republican party will con tinue to advocate financial faith of the soundest kind, and those who wish to be of the partj- must do likewise.. This government can no more coin silver free while every other government of the first class refuses and maitaius a gold standard than it cau commit any other absurd impossibility. Un der the present condition of things the United States will be safe financially only with gold as a standard and silver coined as fully as can be with a just parity be tween the two metals. The next campaign will see the Republicans of North Carolina strictly in accordance with the national party and prepared tor a staight fight in the State. In no other way can the manifold inju ries already wrought by fusion be successfully overcome. In short this is the only policy and it is the one that will control in this State henceforth. The first work of the Republicans in the State should be the reorganization of the party on its original basis. Very respectfully, Jno. B. Eaves. with quite the brick hurt hi im- morning to King's Mountain for interrment. McDowell. Marion Record. April 24th. Mr. E. A. Moffit met a serious accident at vard last Friday. He self while lifting at a heavy wheel, and has been . confined to his room ever since.. He was so far recovered, however, as to be able to be on the street Tuesday A letter from W. A. Murphy, formerly a resident of Marion, but now of Pond Creek, )klahom, informs the Record of the brilliant victory won by James T. Griffin in the race for city attorney in that city. The house of Mr. Wm. Snipes, of Nebo, was destroyed by fire Monday morning, and with it all of his wheat, corn, etc. The family was away when the house caught, and returned just in time to see the roof fall in. They saved nothing. The cause of the fire is unknown. ... "Behind the dark cloud the sun is still shining." And that dark cloud shall soon have passed away; then with what resplendence will the sun of southern prosperity burst forth into view. If our people could just see it, the brightest day of our history is just ntow dawning. The day is not far distant when It Will Fall Like a Itoinu Shell. Rutherfordton Democrat. Hon. Jno. B. Eaves, of this coun ty, who was chairman of the State Republican executive committee from 18SS to 1895, has addressed a letter to Col. H. C. Cowles, of Statesville, a member of the na tional Republican executive com mittee, in which he gives his views upon ihe result of fusion' in this State and makes a prediction that fusion is at an end. Those who know Mr. Eaves know that he is a Republican from principle and that he is the unre lenting euemy of any movement that may entail a compromise of the principles and integrity of his party, lie was, as is well kuown, opposed to fusion last year. He is stil as much opposed to it as ever, aud has found nothing in the history or accomplishments of the movement to caus-e him to alter his opinion. It is a very well established fact that Senator Pritchard is engaged in an effort to commit his party in this State to McKiuley for the presidential nomination. It is also equally well known incon sistent as it may seem that he is trying to commit his party in this State for free silver. Capt. Eaves' letter is a most im portant document and antagon izes Senator Pritchard's free silver movement. It is a strong argu ment in favor of the North Caroli na Republicans' close adherence to the tenets and principles of the uatioual Republican party. We are permitted to publish a copy of Capt. Eaves' letier, and we predict it will fall like a bomb shell iu the camp of the fusionists. Later Developments. Charlotte Observer. April 23rd. The newstof Mr. J. R. Holland's assignment, as first made known in the Observer Sunday morninsr. cast a gloom over the city. Few men in Charlotte were more es teemed in business or social life than Mr. Holland, therefore, the news of his downfall was the more crushing. So dumbfounded were his friends, and he has many, that they could not realize it. Many read the article in the Observer twice before believing their eyes. Not once, but dozens of times the Observer heard the statement : "Why I would have trusted Jim Holland as quick as I would any man in Charlotte." No one out side of the bank had the taintest idea that anything was wrong. Nothing could be learned Satur day nignt ueyona the tact ot as signment. It was the hope and belief of Mr. Holland's friends by his giving up everything, reserv ing not even a piece of furniture, that he would be able to pay his indebtedness, which Saturday night it was understood was en tirely to the bank. Developments yesterday prove the failure is a bad one distressing beyond eve rything, for Mr. Holland saves not even his good name out of the wreck. United States District Attorney Glenn arrived here yesterday morning, and was in consultation all day with the officers of the bank and Bank Examiner Miller. Mr. Holland's bond in a guarantee company, said to be the Fidelity and is for 20,000. Whether or not the company will prosecute him is not yet known. The Obser ver, with his other friends, would gladly have with-held the news, but it was of such a nature that it must needs be public. At the earnest solicitation and repeated request of the bank offi cials, District Attorney Glenn swore out no warrant fot Mr. Hol land yesterday. It is understood that Mr. Holland will waive ex amination when proceedings are commenced. Up to last night the shortage was near 50,000. The bank is safe. Mr. Holland yesterdav tendered his resignation as cashier, and Mr. C. N. G. Butt is acting tempora rily in that capacity. For Over Fifty Years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syhvp has been used for over fifty years by millions of moth ers for tbeir children while" teething, with per fect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy tor Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. dec20-l y Forgery In the List. Charlotte Observer, April 24th. , The Holland affair contiues to be the absorbing topic of conversation. The city has not yet recovered from the paralyzing effects of the news, and as each new develop ment comes to light, increasing the ex-cashier's guilt and crime, his friends grieve afresh. Never has Charlotte been so stirred up over any happening in the finan cial world, for never has such a heinous offence been committed in this day and generation. Mr. Holland's high position in church and State, makes his fall all the greater. Week before last Bank Examiner Miller stopped at Gastonia on his way to Charlotte. He examined the National Bank there thoroughly, and knew every bank with which it had an account or mot ey loaned. He found that bank in good condition, and came on to Charlotte. The first day he spent at the Merchants and Farm ers Bank, he discovered on look ing over Cashier Holland's books, where he had a loan of ?5,ooo charged to the Gastonia bank. He called Mr. Holland up and asked if that was correct. He said yes. Mr. Miller made a mental note of the fact. He next proceeded to look over the. cash. He found it short just one dollar. That was easily accounted for, and paid in. That night Mr. Miller left. No one asked where he was going, it being supposed that he was through his examinations, and had gone elsewhere on the same errand. He had gone, but only to return. He took the 10:40 train for Gas tonia, rang Mr. Jenkins, the p:esi dent of the bank, up and told him he wanted to look over his books again. Mr. Jenkins wondered what was up, but said little. He of Charlotte, $5,000 of which there is no record." "No. said Mr. Jenkins, I have not." That was the beginning of the end. Mr. Miller said nothing more, but came back to Charlotte the next day. He appeared at the Merchants' and Farmers Bank, and said to Mr. Holland that he must have made a mistake in counting the cash the day before, and believed he would count it again. Instead of making it only one dollar short, he found it $16, 000 short. Mr. Holland, as was his custom as was told in yester day's" Observer, had borrowed money to put to his cash while the examiner was here, but thinking he had finished and departed, and that he was safe at least for an other year, he withdrew the $i6, 000 and returned it to the party from whom borrowed. The Nem esis of fate had overtaken him at last, and seeing that all was lost. he confessed to President McAden that he was a defaulter, and the sad story of his fall became known to first one and another of the bank officers. It was not breathed ouside of the walls of the bank, except to the lawyers, and to them it came with stunning force. The deeper the affair is probed the more heinous it appears. Yes terday morning it was discovered that to the catalogue of crime of which the ex-cashier had been guilty must be added the terrible offence of forgery. A note was found on which he forged the name of Mr. J. H. Sloan for $ 10, oco. The note was on the bank. Mr. Sloan was notified early yes terday morning. He was greatly distressed over the matter. He had such extensive business deal ings with Mr. Holland, as cashier of the bank, and was one of his strongest sympathizers. Said he: "I have extolled Mr. Holland so highly to all the banks outside of Charlotte, with whom I had deal ings, and I never had anything to distress me more. It was at first reported that he had gotten Mr. Sloan for $10,000, but that is not true. He got the bank instead of Mr. Sloan. It was also reported that Mr. J. D. Church was a loser to the extent of 3,000, but this proves by acci dent not to be, true. Mr. Church had paid into the bank $3,000 which Mr. Holland had failed to credit, but was known in the bank that Mr. Church had paid in the money, so the bank makes it good. Mr. Sloan states that as far as it can be ascertained the entries on his accounts were correct and bad always been so. Mr. Holland has for years been a member of the board of deacons of the First Presbyterian church. It had often been the comment in the church, especially among the officers, that for years he had not taken communion. After the sad denouement took place, he said to a friend, who went to offer sympathy : "You often asked why I did not take communion. Now you know, I had this matter on my conscience, and I could not take communion." Mr. Holland's bond was with the American Surety Company for $20,000. The question which was exciting considerable discussion yesterday was as to whether or not his bondsmen prior to the lime he went into the Surety Company would not be liable. The Observer could learn the names of only two of those bonds men Mr. G. E. Wilson and the late Col. J. L. Brown. Several lawyers gave it as their opinion that the bondsmen were re sponsible; that if the defalcation extended back beyond the time the Surety Company became re sponsible, then the individual bondsmen were responsible for the shortage of each year during which they served, the bonds be ing accumulative. Considerable litigation is expected. Mr. Holland was at the bank all day yesterday, and in the after noon went to the law building. The Observer understands that his family has given up even their jewels. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Holland has branded himself as a defaulter and forger, it is a singular fact that the Observer has heard no unkind or harsh re marks. The sentiment seems to be one of profound sorrow, for no man in Charlotte stood any higher than "Jim" Holland. PROSECUTION IS TO FOLLOW. It can be stated with absolute certainty that prosecution in the United States Court is to follow. District Attorney Glenn, while in the city Monday, made no conceal ment of his purpose in this regard. The importunities upon him not to proceed against the ex-cashier were very strong, but the terms of his oath of office he conceives to be conclusive of his duty. It is not dreamed that the defaulter will attempt to flee if he should he would be appreheuded within 24 hours. Confidence in these facts accounts for the other fact that he is not at once taken into custody. Holland Ran Away. Charlotte Observer, April 23th. Charlotte woke up to a new ex citement yesterday, in the Holland affair. Money was not the only thing missing. The cashier him self had skipped. "Mr. Holland is gone," was the news which was repeated from lip to lip, until by i o'clock, the whole town was agog with new development in the case. Yesterday morning between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, Messrs. J. C Burroughs and Thos. Grier, mem bers of the building committee, of the First Presbyterian church, went to Mr. Holland's house to get some papers from him. As they went up the walk, they mtt one of Mr. Holland's children, who said to them, "Papa ain't here." Tbey thought nothing of it, think ing the child meant he was up street. They went in, saw another member of the family, who simply said to them that Mr. Holland was not there, that be had gone away the night before. The news was quickly known at the bank and on the streets, but no one could answer the questions "Where has he gone?" and "How did be get away?" "Did he go on the train, horseback, or how? "Who gave him money?" "Who assisted him to leave?" Bank Examiner Miller, accom panied by Marshal Allison and Mr. Wilson, went to United States Commissioner Maxwell's office and made affidavit, "That J. R. Holland, cashier of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, did on or about the 1st of April, 1895, unlawfully misapply and embezzle the sum of $50,000, more or less, property of the said national bank, and appropriate same to his own use," whereupon a United States warrant was issued bv Commissioner Maxwell, and placed in the hands of Marsha! Allison. He at once telegraphed to all parts of the United States descriptions of the defaulting casheir. Different theories were ad vanced as to the manner and time of Holland's flight. Some did not believe that he had left the city, thinking it imm possible for him to do so, as he was so well known that he must needs be recognized. Others think he left, eointr bv horse back, as it was reported yes- teroay mat one ot nis horses was missing, and that he had taken the train some miles from Char lotte. II." had no money unless friends came to his rescue, and is of such a marked type of fea tures that he could be easily traced. Such a thing as his leaving had not dawned upon the public. He told Dr. McAden himself that he would die before he would leave. The note that the missing cash ier forged, using Mr. J. II. Sloan's name, was given to Bank Lxam iner Miller by Mr. Holland as among his assets. After Mr. Mil ler saw it, and Mr. Holland's pur pose had been answered, the note, it is supposed, was destroyed, as it cannot now be found, although a dihfynt search has been made. Mr. Miller supposed it had been torn up, and looked carefully for the pieces, but there was no trace of it. The supposition is that Holland burned it. Holland if caught will be tried for forgery as well as for embezzlement. As soon as Mr. Holland's flight was discovered. Bank Examiner Miller and Mashal Allison began sending telegrams. They were assisted by the officers of the bank. Descriptions of Mr. Hol land were sent to all parts of the country, Mr. Miller suggesting where they be sent. The bank at once wired a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and capture ot the mis sing cashier. It, like Mr. Miller and the officers, will spare no effort toward bringing the defaulter to justice. It was believed that had Mr. Holland stayed here and braved the affair out, throwing himself on the mercy of the court, when his trial came on, he would have got ten off with one half time. Now, it is said by one in authority, he he will in all probability get the full time ten years, as a penalty for his crime. The following card was given out yesterday afternoon: My investigation of the Mer chants & Farmers' National Bank, of Charlotte, N. C, has progressed sufficiently far for me to state pos itively that the tank is entirely solvent and prepared to meet all demands. Johx M. Miller, Jr., National Bank Examiner. The Observer has asserted in the most positive terms the entire solvency of the bank a fact well understood here and wired it to the Southern Associated Press Tuesday night. 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