1
The Rio Janeiro Sunk Outside of
San Francisco Harbor
turn
Struck on Rock in a Dense
Fog
CAPT. WARD MISSING
According to a Story Told by
a Lady Passenger It Seems
that the -Captain Committed
Suicide After the Ship
Struck Graphic Story of
the Disaster Told by a
Survivor'
!
s,,,i Francisco, Feb. 22. A pilot's at
wYi'i to luring in during a thick fog the
r
z Pacific Mail
u iro early this
reamer Ciry of. Rio
morning led to the
" ;-.--k of the vessel on Fort Point hdgo.
-:.ic the Golden .Gate, and the loss of
- persons out of a total 01 189 on
ar l. The explanation of the terrible
' of life isJ.hat the vessel sank in
1 .11 minutes after, she struck, carry
ing .'own most, f the'pmall bats, which
.! hunc on the davits. ice otneers
-.Imo ,-l grnt cwlness and the passeu-
.-. -s: l.,.linT-nl n oil Jill, ' tllf ilflU" IwiTilll trt
-ink s,i,l,T,jnly.r 'Thenr-when it was ei
::r i he vessel . was on the ioint of ;
'inking, tliere. .was a wild panic Men
:i;i.l ..men ran gcreaming to the boats,
nii'y to find tlvew loweml Over one
hnr,,lrd Canrce
f- ow. simply dazed with terror. ilsrn
ir.,,...i Jr.:.LnaA n,i rHo,l
,!.-. r. IUA E,T7.V.n f thi. ctpamnr. I
1 I I l ' t ' ' 1 rwl 1 ' M . ' ' - ' : r " ' " - - - -
w ri hv
VI riTKC was thick darkness, which
; T.h:ibiv. orovented many from cscawug.
' ; to this- hour only eight bodies have
rcorereT. as the tide run swiftly
'it to s( a. where the vessel struck, and
:. : feared that most of the victims
-.'! never be recovered. The following
'' ' the saved :
r,ilin i;issengcr Captain Ileicht of
;'r Gt-rnian army: Mrs. K. Vest, retiiru
r? from China": she lives at Pajarif;
K. IIolz. business man of Shanghai, rc
''.'n.ng to do militarv duty in Germany;
. r.r::iiilfr. .Ir.. brok-ir. of
Londou.
iiMirfd in.wrerl;
: liussell ilarpei . ovuicr
. - . ,
a newspaper in .ogasK.: .1. J.v. ar- 1
.iitPi-i lnluing expert, returning from 1
trip to Java': Miss Rmlev. nurse, from
iV'iit Honolulu to -get laborers; Miss
''I'll'l". Ul IMIUi. 'Jll 11 a 1 w ii. 1
Mniuri ; 1 -- Rherons.
Mr. Irvada,
i-'Miiuiunt. It. H. Long, Philip Mus-
'iv-. Mrs. Kohuia lloboins, -liss
R
of Malt Lake l.ity,
tticc
and crew Second Officer
1 "'i-hbia. (hicf Ilerlihy. Dr. O Neill,
F
lfiuh: CU-rk Intrlfhart. Storekeeper
' T'g: Carpenter Tramp. Main Deck j
Vn :;,:,),, Russ:el!, Quartermaster
MJitluciH. O n nrtovni aster Lindstrom.
.
. ''Jf th
Chinese crew, the saved num-
'"riy-uii,-.
s'ii' r" .llowing were lost : Cabin passen-UoiHi.-cviHo
Wildman, consul geh
ir lf.ug Kong, wife, two children
p hunk Mr. ;,,,(! .Mrs. A. Hart of San
inm-jn: Dr. Dodd. oculist, of Butte,
Uin.: I Otawana and servant of Ja
la i: r. w. TTanlir.li Tfmvolulti. attor-
v-"ho niarrie.1 one f the Afong girls: Jeter to lot Z ,vlien P"ot Jordan yam:
'' i-i.-i Mrs. Woodworth. tourists; C.j'Take this lady.' The-lady ' started to
w'diil!. barrister, of Shanghai, who was
M iy to San Diego, where his
;; II. F. Si'vmour. proprietor of thi1
!.) -Aiut-rican: 11. C. ilattheson, :u
;'i CioiiM'sc ciisioms service: W. A.
M:!ll
!h:i:' fw-.. l;ii;.nii -ar5
I
1. ( 1
"K. Edward Secretin, William
last
'i;-t wife. Dr. A. W. Dodd.
"if Officers Captain, Wm. Ward;
'"'H OiT(.,.,.t j, (. johnsjn; Purser, Juo.
lphy: 'r,.isht Clerk, C. J. lnglehart;
Mr" '!'i'.-r. C. J.
Holland; Quarter-J
'ias';i.. a. Carvin, .1. R. Rnssell and J.
i-ichtoji ; yirsl Assistant Engineer, K.
Ma.-.vr.in: Second Assistant. T. II.
Assistant. W. A. Mun-
"Water TVndprs Williams Sjiviln.
JI- Smith. X. If. Lewis. P. Walter
l'n-,1 n Cl-ainvnl.- r'hicf toW.
''"iro; Butcher. Edward Bar-
Sti.v.ii.,l.... I T T ... C! ...
J m.ui. J. A. McArthur.
girting, pilot Jordan i declares that
rL " down on the water. .They
swiig at about six miles an hour
'jif- iifi.-. ... i ', .
tn , i as iacmgouL ai luur uiiies
. li'JCr
It was dangetx)us to go any
III' thft flnlw tkm lrn lriVl o
w lcec-P on and watca c-ai-ftfully. He
re .... V' l01nt- "nd he hgured they
9-.' .. , : CI"e stream when the ves-
W f-y t"nck. Captain Ward
l.Mj: 11 .Tiiuma oe. uone, anti joraan.
Km? t.reul damage which
s. 11 'i'nie bv the iasrir.,! ivs.oiiil;
'i
wt 311
your lxHts at once.'
Captain Ward sprung to the starboard
side auS was getting the boats out when
the how suddenly dropped down. Jordan
rushed from the bridge down to the
deck, realizing that the ship was sink
ing. He helped Mrs. Wildman into a
boat and had one of the "Wildman chil
dren grasp him aronnd the neck. Then
the vessel sank. He thonght he went
down fully fifty feet." When he came
up the child was gone. lie could see
nothing of the .steamer nor of any of the
bSats, so he striok out and was soon
able to climb on a part of the deckhouse
on which one Chinese was floating. Af
ter three hours they were picked up.
From the story told tonight by Mrs.
Kate West of San Francisco, it is plain
that Capt. William Ward of the steam
ship Rio, committed suicide just before
his vessel went down. Mrs. West- said
tonight: .
"On the voyage over to Hong Kong
I was with Captain Ward at his table,
lie said one day: 'If anything ever hap-
pens ta-my ship by which any lives are
last I sha I 2:0 into mr cabm and blow
my brains out. I never could endure
the disgrace of a wreck
""Captain Ward also made the same
statement t Dr. Winlemmte. former
surgeon of the Rio. Captain Ward was
a Southerner, very proud and very senti
mental, but a strict disciplinarian. Last
night, while the ship was anchored- in
the fog off tire- heads. Mrs. Wildman
bogged the captain to steam in so that
he could get h vme. He replied: 'It is
letter to bo her than 011 -She rocks.'
"When the ship struck this morning
II rushel on .ieck. Captain Ward was joined the group. The shipwas gradu
vcry" calm. He pnt.ine in a boat. and. aUy sinkms ou tiie rigilt si(Je. Turning
after seeing the W lldmaus 111 another , T . vr ,. ir:...: wn,.,.i,i
boat, he bade us good-bye and went to '"Yt " v ' T 1
his cabin. I saw him enter his cabin. Honolulu. -Ptnm ard appeared at
and I have no doubt he shot himself, 'hl tinu-, and seeing Wildman and his
as he was never seen agaiu." i family, asked Dr. O'Neal why he did
Captain Ward was from Raleigh, not bring his boat in. Dr. O'Neal said
N. C. where he has tv.-o brothers and it was full of water and he could not.
two sisters. lie was to have been mar- Then the cantain took Mrs. Wildman
rirLin s''.ri,,s lo ljena-Jacoh! end the nurse down the port side and
v':.t?"i.ra7.tf'.?: Vvv.m , '.b'l'iit them in another boat. Seeiug a life
up Avith oue Japanese and tseven Chinese
jtnssengers by the Russian siup Harbin-!
j TUft cii,.vckrii4 i-nA rti.f mill Ttil w
liis experience and he" told one
Of tll:
clearest stories ,of the terrible disaster.
He said: '
It nras exactly :.i:25ttkiock when we J
struck, as 1 took note of the time nr my
(-lock. The rfiip struck with an awful
crash and the blow must have torn her
!entire niAo near thc -bow. She shii very
aild aA rimW water in such a
I 1 - . lini 1
hon time that no orderly effort could
DC made tO latlllCn XlM OOaiS. VJIUOSl
in a moment the ship presented a scene
of wild disorder. Nearly every passen
ger wa asleep when the ship struck
and tiiey came rushing up in their night
clothes only to find m means of escape.
"When I hurried out on neck I met
Quartermaster Lindstrom. lie said, the
ship was ashore. I asked where and how
much water was under her. He said he
did not know. Mrs. Wakefield and her
daughter came on deck immediately and
I asked me -what had happened.' I said
, . . - T,
Thou f l...it.l Saiid Assisf.uif Kiiritnfr
'm - Q
1'rady say he could not work the pumps
on account of water in the engine room.
V Jl III H H.l L(f il lltltlii'l J1'1U
chief engineer. ' I looked down into the
engine room and was surprised to see it
full of water. Almost immediately all
the electric lights in the shTp went out
and the vessel was left in total darkness.
"In the brief interval before the liio
sank. Pilot Jordan endeavored to es-
tablish some order out of the prevailing
panic and ordered "the lxats lauiiched I
.-, . t i ......
iiiiirioii iiii iii i hit iiirit i i m i ni i y;i
assigned and. climbed in with four of the
Chinese crew to lower her to tlio wa'cr.
Two of the crew were stationol at ca?h
embto work the falls. The stsrn of thc
life boat was lowered too quickly and
strikiug the water, filled rapidly. When
the , boat was affoat it was f.Ued with
water up to the scams. I he'd on to
the' forward, tackle,-'waiting-for the or
der to let go, when Pilot. Jordan rum
ciimb down the ladder and just rit that
moment the ship gaye an awf nl lurcb.
It looked as if she would fall on tcp 01
us and carry us under, but- it washed us
away. The lady on the ladder fell to
ward ns into the water and I did not se-i
her again. ,
'Quartermaster JJndstrom, who hal
.iuniied into our boat, then started 1o
bail out some of the water, which with
the weight of six people, bore ill? bo.'.t
down almos" to the gunwales, in an
other moment the Rio had slid beneath
the waves.
"Lindstrom left : us a few moments
later. We found ourselves ,clos? to a
life raft and he jumped, to the decc of
the raft-.
"We bailed out the water and picl:ed
tip several Chinese and Japanese. We
were ' afloat - two hours before we were
picked up. While in the life boat we
were iu total darkness most of tie time,
drifting wc knew not where, with a
thick fog hanging over us and r.hiili.i
m to the marrow. Our feet and legs
were soaked through to the sk"n. When,
after hard and continuous baiting we
failed to reduce th robxmc of vfirer in
the boat, , we discovered that -i I'lns was
missing aiid the vater as nourtngk. in
freely through a hol in the hottom- One
of the Chinese stuffed his cajj into the
hole aud it was not forig thereafter that
we made the little craft ujofe seawcrtly.
While we were still bailing out.- the
bont we saw a light on the wntor am I
ordered the crew to pull in its direction.
The otire wre gottwi out -snl wc prc
edd toward the light only to lbd
that it was one of the bunker -lights of
the Rio that had gone adrift with :.o
one near it. Then we drifted aronnd
into total darkness. It was foggy, pitch
1daek, -and perfectly quiet. We heard no
outerimes and saw no people in the
water, dead or alive, after w?, picked
up the three Chinese and oue Japane?.
Later we heard a steamer's whis.le and
rowed in the direction of the s.nmd in
the hope of being picked up and earwo
into the harbor.
"We did not get sight of the steamer,
however. Later we heard a ship's bell.
It turned out to be the bell of tiie Har
binger which had anchored outside in the
fog the night before. About the same
time a coasting stmai-r came in s'ght
I stood up and we all shouted. The
captain responded from the bridge. e
went aboard the Russian ship and re
ceived a hearty welcome.
"I think it could not have been more
than live minutes after the ship struck
before she went do?r'n. A moment aftE?r
she struck the engineer reported the
pumps would not work and the fires
were out. I saw nothing 01 the captain
and do not know what became of him.'
William Rrander. Jr.. a young English
man, had a thrilling experience. H is
a member of tue London stock Lx
cu antl is ona tri, around the
. , y ,M (l 1- 11
"orl,lY hen the shm sank ho was car-
ried down with her and, being entan
gled in some rigging, gave himself up
for lost. Regarding the dieater he said:
"The shock of the ship striking half
awoke me. Getting out of my cabin
on the upper deck. 1 met Mr. Carpenter,
who said there was time to dress. While
I was putting on my clothes the lights
went out. I immediately made my way
aft. where I met Mrs. Wildman. her l"f.-
lie boy and nurse. Consul AVildman
preserver, I put ray arms through it just
1 as tiie bow of the steamer lurened and
rave a plunge. I must have been drawn
't, " A,i i-i mhu'i, xwt iux fiv.vt. tiling &
Knew 1 was straggling injne water,
j "1 bwame entangled iu a ropo aud had
j given' up 'all hope when I found myself
iloating on the surface. I f?aw i Russell
Harper -near me and he said both his
legs were broken. I caught hold of his
hand. He was upright in the water,
having a Mfe preserver on. I then
seized a piece of wreckage and soon af
terwards was rescued bv Long on the
raft."
The P.io carried a large mail, but out
cf a total of 200 sacks only eleven
reached shore np to tonight. Ten sacks
contained miscellaneous mail. The elev
enth sack had contained registered mail,
but it had been cut open and all the con
tents stolen. Most of the sacks contain
ed mail addressed from Honolulu tj
Eastern States. There is little hope of
tue recovery of any of the missing mail,
as it was piled U!Kn deck rerdv to b
taken ashore, and the heavy ebb tide
swept it out to sea. The registered n'.iil
consisted mainly of letters sent by sol
diers in China to relatives at home.
Caph Ward's Kalolgh Connwetions
Captain William Ward referred to in
the dispatch is a brother of Mr. Fmnk
T. Ward, of the Julius Lewis hardware
Company, and of Mr. John A. Ward,
also of Raleigh. He has two sisters
here also.
Mr. Frank Ward on yesterday receiv
ed the following telegram regarding the
nccidont:
San Francisco, Fob. 22.
Mr. F. T. Ward. Raleigh. N. C:
Rio struck rock at entrance harbor
tips morning in 30 to 40 fathoms of wa
ter. Your brother went down at his
post and has not been seen since. Think
he is nndoubtedlv lost.
AIEX CENTER.
The following additional telegram was
received later by Sir. John Ward re
garding the matter:
, Denver, Colo., Feb. 22.
John Ward, 517 Halifax Street:
Extra says Rio -wrecked Goldeu Gate.
All Safe. Pilot in charge.
CHAS. E. WARD.
The report published from the Laffan
service is of -course later than 'either of
these and leaves no hope that Capt.
Ward is still alive.
1
Monument to Stephenson
. Washington. Feb. 22. Mr. Gumniings
has introduced a joint resolution in the
House providing that permission be
granted the Grand Army, of 'the -Republic
to erect a statue to the memory and
honor of the late Benjamin F. Stephen
son, founder of the Grand Army of the
Republic of the United States of Ameri
ca, on one of the public reservations "of
the City of Washington, to be desig
nated by the secretary of war, the Joint
Committee on Library, the superintend
ent of public buildings and grounds and
the committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic appointed by, it for that .'pur
pose; proided, that the statue, -with
pedestal, shall cost not less than $13,000,
and-that it shll be presented to the peo
ple of the United States by the Grand
Army of the Republic.
$ ; '. : .v.-- "
Washington, Feb. 22 Senator Cullom,
from the Committee on Inter-State Com
merce, today made a favorable report
upon the House bill requiring raiLvay
managers to. make reports of accident
to the, Inter-tatc Corameix: Commis
sion, - N . ',
Mjflf
House Honors emory
George Washington-
of
HEALTH LAW CHANGED
The New Measure as It Pass-ed-the
House An Act Re
lating to Insurance Com
oanies The Honsr vpstprdnv . h on ova1 the
,y,aryyn n. n ' twm. i , -,
memory of George W ashmgton, by ad -
- .
journmg in honor 01 he anniversary of
his birthday.
Many measures passed their readings
and the time of the House was occupied
with very little discussion.
Mr. Stubbs, the chairman of the Com
mittee on Constitutional Amendment, re
ported the bill amending section 2, ar
ticle 9. of the Constitution, relating to a
proper division of the school fund be
tween the races. Two hundred copies
of the bill were ordered printed and it
was made the special order Thursday
at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Duls yesterday introduced a bill
relative to t,he insurance laws, which
amends chapter o'-l, of thc public laws
of 1SS!) as follows:
'Mutual Fire Iinsn ranee companies
of this or other States which insure
manuafcturing properties only shall be j
permitted to do business in this State)
upon the following terras and conditions:
"They shall receive a license from i
tlx- Insurance Dcnarcment W Tiling with
the department a certified copy of their
charters, a statement of their financial
condition (on the blank of the depart
menti and a certificate of'iheir authority
to do business at the hsvmo offices of the
company, they shall pay. all fees, li
censes and taxes as imposed by law upon
mutual companies of , this State; I'ro
vided, that all policies issued by said
mutual companies covering property iu
this State be written, con-cuf refit, with
a policy covering the same, jtroperty in
the l;nited Mutual Insurance' Company
of North Carolina.
It is further provided that all income
derived by the State -from this source
be appropriated to the support ' of the
textile department of the A. and M. Col
lege. BILLS THAT PASSED
Measures that Went Through tbc
House Yesterday
H. B. 310, for the relief of T. P.
Wilcox, ex-seriff of Pasquotaull
S. B. 720, H. B. .7. requiring the
treasurer of Madison county pay Ex
Sheriff S. AV. Hail S32.C0.
H. B. 1340, to incorporate Asheville
and Weaverville Railway and Power
Company, Brunswick county.
H. B. 1451, to amend chapter 72, laws
of 1883, allowing Sand Hill township,
in Lenoir county, to be included in "the
Stock law.
H. B. 1410 Better government of the
town of Spray, in Rockingham county.
S. R. 551, II. B. 1071 To amend the
charter of Asheville schools.
II. B. 876 To establish a graded
school in Marion, McDowell county.
Levying a special tax on liquor.
11. B. 1357 Amend chapter 487, pub
lic laws 1890.
S. B. S50, II. B. 1161 Incorporating
Marion and Northwestern Railway Com
pany. S. B. 3SS, II. B. S02 Authorizing any
town or city along the line of the Great !
Eastern Railway to subscribe capital
stock.'
II. B.-971 To incorporate Thomasville
and El Dorado Railway Company.
II. B. 295, SB. 97 To incorporate
the town of East Lumberton in Robeson
county. .
S. B. 509, n. E. 1026 To amend char
ter Southport in Brunswick county.
H. B. 1343 Amend chapter 562, pub
lic laws 1899, authorizing commissioners
of Mecklenburg county to levy a special
tax and issue doiios to improve puonc
- m
roads.
H. B. 1295 To amend and revise the
charter of the town of Leaksviile in
A-oekiugham county.
H. B. 1385 To allow commissioners
of Xash. county to vote on special tax.
S. B. 655, 1. B. 1434 To authorize
commissioners of Rowan county to issue
bonds.
II. B. 1468-To provide highways and"
public roads in Haywood county, and OI " uJU-
neT'Ba 1467-ToSax.thori,e and '"em-1 U?- B. lWl-By Mr Defn (by re
nnipr the countv commissioners of qnest)-An act-to amend f ection 1, chap
SSonnssSt1 S3 ter, & bating to
a PAal"Jf- , i r: B..1542-By Sir. Dean-An act to
II.
Citlzens of Bladen county, relating to .
costs in certain actions. -
v V i t. oon iv .1 ; o . .
i. twr-rui' .me'''"'" i WHUUl
State to issue land grant to J. M. Kiich-
ener. Confederate soldier, to peddle with-
oi t llcen-se- general bill
H. B. loO"i To protect and promote
th
oyster industry of North Caroling". WT'
a hill was nrenarea uv ine mint
trommlttee on OyVter Laws.) . i. H.-BiMy. acxjo
After considerable discussion on amend- incorporate the Raleigh irgima Rail-
nienN to reduce the rebate per bushel, r0 tTtRv Mr Dnls i rtv wnneV
air of which were voted down, the bill! HJ.WrC5 "ir,wwreqttestr
oassed as it came from the committe." , W pt 54Law8 , of
S. B. G13, H. B. 1213-Amending an i0y- Llnr Afr Gntti n nV
act relating to State Board of Health. I B, l.4v-Bj Mr. attis An act
enlarging the board and changing thfi to tae -mV- MrBrittain-An aet
tarm of members of the board: chantry H. L.- lowb By, MJ tSUtram An act
terms of members of the board: changes j
tbo -terms of office from, two years to six u
years; county physician from one--to. two- -
years; creates a county sanitary com
mission, composed of the county com
missioners and two physicians, whose
duty. it is to look after the health of
the county, with same powers as county
eommisisoners have now. . ..'-
S. I J. 907, H; B. lo5"5 To amend and
consolidate the Union county dispensary
laws. - . -
II. B. 12S0 To incorporate the Oxford
Seminary for Girls.
II. B. 1173 To establish a public ferry
between the counties or Montgomery and
Stanly on Pee Dee and Yadkin rivers.
H. R. 1737 To tav ?xnenses of the
visiting committe in visiting University
of North Carolina, Normal School at
Greensboro and ether institutions.
H. B. 1123 To protect game birds in
the counties of Currituck, Camden and
Pasquotank. -
II. B. 814 To pay Andrew Scales of
Rockingham county a certain amount
due him from the school fund.
II. B. 830, S. B. 98 To amend the
charter of the Lumberton Lumber Com
pany of Robeson county.
II. B. 13(58 To amend section 1717 of
the Code so as to allow the narrow
gauge and tramroads of the State to
carry passengers and freights without
being subject to the fines as now im
posed under the law.
On motion" of Mr. Jenkins of Gran
ville, -who delivered an eloquent and pa
triotic speech to the House, at 1:30
o'clock the House adjourned in honor
or tne birthday of GeoTcre Washmsrton.
t.'..il. ... - r j., rt . '
itiw raiuer 01 our country, until oatur
id.,y morning at l0 0-ciock.
SEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE
-Measure that Were Introduced for the
First Time Yesterday
H. B. 1503-By Mr. Carlton An act
authorizing the commissioners of Duplin
to sell the home for' the aged and linfirm
and other public grounds.
II. B. 1504 By Mr. Wilson An act
authorizing the commissioners of Cas
well to levy a special tax.
H. B. 1505 By Mr. Ardrey An act
to amend chapter 431 of the Laws of
1S97. relative to the passage of fish in
the Catawba river.
II. B. 1506 By Mr. Mauney An act
to change the name of Mrs. Nancy Vance
to Mrs. Nancy Crisp.
H. B. 1507 By Mr. Mauney An net
to change the line between the counties
of Graham and Macon.
II. B. 150S By Mr. Snahihour An act
:tO nrovil( ' for t)if twMnro nf fish in
Linville creek. Burke county,
II. B. 1500 By Mr. Spain hour An act
to enable J. 'E. Haliburton to collect taxes
j JVJ,c.rg,a"t"n' r . ,
lt- Jlr- painnour .in acx
to amend the charter of the 'town of
Morganton.
H. B. 1511 By Mr. Mclver An act
to prevent the use of profane language
in the presence of women.
II. B. 1512 By Mr. Yarborough An
act authorizing the commissioners of
Franklin to issue a special bridge tax..
H. B. 1513 By Mr. Yarborough An
act to establish a live-stock law in Frank
lin.
II. R. 1511 By Mr. Brittain An act
to .'appoint -justices of the peace iu Ran
dolph. - " " ' .
,11. B. 1515 By Mr. Patterson An act
to amend the charter of the town of
Maxton. -
H. B. 1516 By Mr. Collins An act
to pension Martha O. Tate.
H. B. 1517 By .Mr; White of Jones
An act to pension R. R. Heath.
II. B. 1518 By Mr. White of Jones-r-An
-act to prevent the felling of timber
across certains streams and to prevent
other obstructions irt streams in Jones
aud Lenoir . counties. .
,H. B. 1519 By Mr. Pearce An act
to amend chapter 82 of the Laws of 1S99,
relative to the town of New Bern.
H. B. 1520. 1521. 1522 By Mr.
Payne Acts authorizing -the Secretary
of State to issue grants to J. M. Davis,
Clem Davis -and J. A. Davis.
II. B. 1523 By 'Mr. Morris An act
for the -relief of C. W. Bost. -
II. B. 1524 By Mr. Sheets An act
to appoint C. A. Hall a justice of the
peace in Farrington township, Davie
county.
II. B. 1525 By Mr. Mann An act to
prohibit the sale of liquor within two
miles of certain churches and school
houses in Hyde countv. . !
II. B. 1526 By Mr. Hoey An act for
the relief of Mrs. Mollie A. Miller.
H. B. 1527 By Mr. Daniels of War
ren A u act to amend the charter of
the Bank of Littleton.
H. B. 1528 By Mr. Morphew An act
to pension B. C, Gibbs as a first-class
pensioner.
H. B. 3529 By Mr. tiaither An act
to amend charter of the town Cf Hickory.
H. B. 1530 By Mr. Zachary An act
authorizing the commissioners of Tran
sylvania to levy a special tax.
II. B. 1531 By Mr. Shannonhonse
An act relating to the salary of the
treasurer of Mecklenburg county.
H. B. 1532 By, Mr. Danghtridge An
act to incorporate the. Unity Cemetery
of Rocky 3Iount. ' - :
H. B. 1533rBy Mr. Stewart An act
to expedite the trial of certain cases.
II. B. 1534 By Mr. Stewart An act
to pension ; certain ex-Confederato. sol-
'il'b. 1535 By. Mr, Sterart An act
relating to discharges -in' bankruptcy.
II. B. 1516 By Mr. Smith of Gates
An act appointing certain justices of thc
1eace in Gates' county
IT. B. 1537 Br Mr. Hood An act to
establish graded schools in Mt. Olive.
IT. B. 153S By Mr. Roberson of Gnil
fortiAn act to except High Point from
the act creating the text-book commis
sion.
TI. R. 1539 Br Mr. Blythe A resolu
tion to adjourn at noon in honor of the
birthday of George Washington.
IT. B. 1540 By Mr. Whitaker of Gtfil-
ford An act to proliibit the sale and
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nm,miacnu - e oz s
prevent,
-nr nil I hit the mail I
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event Lilt; imatp
By Mr. Moore An act o
manufactnr! of whiskey and
randy J An rt
. B. fif
amend the charter of tfie Charlotte Elec-
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As to Corporations The Bil
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Sir
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UNWISE AMENDMENT
Should Not Repel Investors
Homestead and Printing
BiHsPassed Raleigh Char
ter Divorce Bill Tuesday
Most of the time of the Senate yes
day was taken' up with the consideration
and passage on its second reading of the
'bill to revise the corporation laws of
North Carolina" one of the most im
portant measures of the session
The bill, which is the. substitute bill
for Senate bill 82 and House" bill 96,
will come no again today, on its final
reading, and will donbtless be passed
It wiH then have to go to the" House.
Senator Foushee .was in charge of the
bill and he made a number of changes,
most of them of minor importance, and
some relating only to the phraseology
of certain - sections.. The words "arti
cles of agreement" for instance, occur
ring frequently, being changed so as to
read "certificates of incorporation;" the
words "'probate of. deeds" being changed
to "proof of acknowledgment' (so that
notaries imblic and magistrates can take
them, instead of limiting it to clerks of
the courts): the penalty of 200 occur
ring in several sections being reduced
to $100 in sections 4S and 50.
The more important changes included
the following:
Sec. 15 (on motion of Mr. Ward)
amended by adding a provision that
when all the stock falls in the h.ands of
one person the corporation is then and
there by that fact dissolved.
Mr." Henderson .objected to'-tit's, saying
that while it would not accomplish any-
thing the effect jnight be bad. mJ&kimly-yiMenUxmdeeiviM tho !
on and might deter some from' coming '
into the state Jlr. iousnee also -vigorously
.opposed, it; . .
See. 48, line 26, changed so as to read,
the Attorney General may (instead of
"shall") prosecute actios against . cor
porations failing to comply with the re
quirements of that section. Mr. Hen
derson also tried to have the 'penalty
to bo sued for ($200) stricken Out, but
succeeded only in getting it reduced to
$100. He said it was to the interest
of the State and . all our people to en
courage capital to come into the State,
and if we throw too many hindrances
and penalties in theirway investors will
give us the go-by and invest their cap
ital in the many other Southern States
that are only too glad to have them
do so. .
The words "foreign and domestic," in
line 1, of section 48 were stricken out
on motion of Senator Morton.
Sec. 50 requires the name of every
corporation to at all times be conspicu
ously displayed at the entrance to the
principal office of the company. ' It also
imposed a penalty of $200 for failure
to comply and made the directors, sev
erally and jointly liable! , ;
Mr. Henderson had the words direc
tors "severally and jointly" stricken out
and the word corporation Inserted. The
penalty was also stricken out, but later
Senator London asked a reconsideration
and the penalty was fixed at $100, but
the corporation to be given 60 days', no
t ice to . comply after notice of , ia ilure
to do so. - .
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The most important amendments (one
of which-a number of thougbtjcul and
careful Senators declare to be- a mis
take that should yet be rectified, were
secured by Ir. .Webb : of Cleveland
county. , , .'' '. .
The whole of chapter 30, relating to
the merger of corporations, was strick
en out being sections 94, 95, 06, 97 and
9S Mr. Foushee finally agreeing to it. .
But Mr. AVebb was not satisfied .with
that, but 'insisted that sec. 114, which
provided that one corporation might
lease its property to another (provided
two-thirds of the stockholders in inter
est' so desired) should also be stricken
out. : . ' ' ' ' - - '
JMr. Foushee Snld not consent to that,
and stated that it would be a rery un
wise act for this Senate to do; mat its
effect w'ould unquestionably be to-keep
capital out of North Carolina that oth-,"1
erwise would seek investment here: tnat
' . .. j;-i. vot-
men with money would not aesire to senate yesterday passed a bill appomt-
rut their capital into an enterprise that jng J. M. Grizzard a justice of tho
thev could not operate through a lease peace for the "county" of Halifax, with-
mijr iu' ja:rat. ont limitinsr him- to.any specific town-
to anotnercompauj u u. TV.Wn TT aHcd tbat was vVrv uniisuaL.
it waft an
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striction, and it would be unwise
greatlv to the detriment of the indus-
irial future of Nortfc Carolina to take
any such position as that stated by the
senator from Clesland..
Other Senators were or. tae same opin-j
Ion, but much to thesurprise of many Bflnch Baptigt Church, in Robeson coun-,-the
motion of Mr. Webb was adopted ty . also ft&ainst sale of wine ' and tider
br the vote of 20 to 17. (near Big Branch Church in Itobeson,
a n additional section tsec. icvj t asn
incorporated in the bill authorizing the
Secretary of State to have the act print
ed in such numbers as he deemed suffi
cient, for general distribution. - v
: The effort of Mr. Ward to hare pro-
jrisiofls of the Craif law added to Sea.
93 (in reference to foreign corporations
was not successful. ;
Mr. Morrison arose, just as the yota
was about to be taken ou the seeoD-l -.reading
of the hill, and moved to post
pone further consideration till 12 o'clock
Saturday. He had not examined it as
closely ; as he desired, and as it was a,
very important measure he thought ev
ery Senator should be thoroughly con
versant with it before voting. j
Mr. Foushee called attention to th
fact that thc , measure' had been vmdei"
consideration by the committee for ore?
two weeks, and the bill was one of the
first introduced this session. The Srn '
ator from Richmond had had ample op
portunity to examine it, etc.
The motion to postpone was lost, aud
the bill then passed . its-second reading
by the vote of 34 ' to , 8. ' Those voting
in the negative '.were: Messrs. Ayco?k,
Crisp, Leak, Miller of Caldwell, ' Miller
of Pamlico, Morrison, Pinnj'x' and Sugg,
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. The homestead bill which was brig! ,
nally Senator Vann's substitute for Seu
ator Henderson's bill and which passed
its second reading Thursday, was, after
being amended, passed finally in th5
Senate yesterday. . "
Senator - Henderson arose and stated
that he hoped the Senate would care
fully consider the step they 'were taking
before passing this bill as it stood: 11
declared that it would confiscate judjr-;
merits, and compel every judgment creu-.,'
itor who has obtained a judgment sinco
March 11th, 1885,' to institute new suits, .
in order to hold the judgments they now, 1
possess; that the bill said, homesteads
must be allotted, in cases of judgments
against homesteaders "within two years" v
after the enactment of this law. Unless
judgment creditors sue out new judg
meut lien, those who held judgments ob- ;
tained since March 11th,-1SS5, and now
alive against homestead interest, would
have no protection. .
The judgment creditors, he added, are
entitled to some rights, and I do not be
lieve the Senate desires to pass this bill ,
as t now stands, and as it passed its
second reading yesterday.- My bill
(which simply made plain the exif-ting
laws on the subject) has not otily been
killed, but killed by a substitute that
works a great injustice, that confounds k.
The law and deprives judgment creditors
of rights which the existing law gives
them. If I had thought any result
as this would have been reav-.u-d 1 would
never have attempted the, task at all.
Senator Gudger also thought it wron
to force judgment creditors "to put more )-
good money after bad money" through
the expense entailed by new "suits to .
hold what they have in the way of liens,:
etc. . V- ' '.-' - ':.. '"--'.' :
Senator Vann then settled the contro- '
yersy by sending forward "an amend
ment "that the running of .the. Statute
of Limitations shall be siTspended, , cotl
homestead is' allotted, but as to all other. .
judgments. . - ' . - - .
- The bill then passed its final reading.' i
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Senator Broughton ' yesterday intr(K
dnced the bill which the authorities o
the city of Raleigh have had under con'
sideration, and which amends the char- .
ter of this city so jssi to give the. Board
of Aldermen the power to .prohibit and
prevent obstruction above and over tho.
; sidewalks as well as'on the sidewalks;
also the authority to aid, financially or
otherwise, public free libraries in tha
city of Raleigh.
The bill also perfects the title to th
tract of land recently purchased by th ;
city for farming and garbage-dump iu 5
purposes.
The public printing bill was ' reported .
l-y Senator Morrison and immediately,
put. upon its several readings, under a
suspension of the rules. It was seut to
the House without engrossment to bo
put through the. necessary machinery,
there , also without delay. : The bill, as
heretofore noted, places the letting of
the: contract in the hands of the Execu-v
live Council, at rates not to exceed tho .
figures paid under the existing contract. ,
The divorce bill, t which several Sen-;
ators are itching to get another whaek
and which had been set lor 1 o'clock,
did not get & hearing yesterday, Jmt was
made the special order for next Tuca-
day- at 12 o'clock.
The "Raleigh and Virginia Railroad", f
is the name of a new company to incor
porate which a bill was introduced yes
terday. The bill is printed elsewhero
in this issue of The Post. '.-" y
Senator Henderson (through a resolu
tion) got after the House clerks for th
careless manner in which the amend
ments to bills - are incorporated ia tho
documents sent to the Senate. . . -u.- ,
The Senate Rules were amended so a"
to permit any Senator to call. the pre-'
vious question on a pending bill.
Senate 'meets at 10:30 this morning.
The details of' yesterday's session fol- .
low: . . . "I . . .
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Senate called to jder at 10 o'clock;
by Lieutenant-Governor Turner, and
prayer by Rev. Mr. Culbreth.
.Journal, of. Thursday approved. .
' Reports of various committees sent
forward and placed on Saturday's cale ...
rwai
CAinfAw ffien oinCn an1 aQirl ViA 1nc!rr
io can attention to the fact that th1
nnr limitins;
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and he didn't think the Senate intended!
it- . TlnwerPi". ho. maAn Tin Tinvtioll
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and matter ended right there,
The privileges of the floor wei
ero ex
tended to ex-Senator- Jerome.' 1
Petitions were presented as follows: i
Bv Mr. Mclntyre: From citizens ask
ing prohibition of liquor near Ixng
county.
Bv Mr.. Jostice: From the Rutherford
County Teachers' Association.
New lilll Introdaced ' w
By Mr. Foy: S. B 005To repeal ?
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