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yOL. XXXVI. NO. 95. .
EALEIGH, N.' C' THUBSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 11, 1897.
$4.00 PER YEAR.
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Fellow Servants' Bill Passes
' the House i
"SPLENDID SPEECHES
: - Mr. Lacy Commendod Swtneon Matter
': He Taken Cp 1 tb ScBate"-Bota '
. jJiS, fccidian Adjourned After'
-- i- CvW V;Two (Volook. ."'
At 10 o 'dock the house met and
. ReWTMr, Shaw.of Washington coun-
1 ty, offered prayer.
..- Among the bills and, resolutions
- introduced were the following: By
3IcEeDzle, 'to pay - expenses of gol,
field in' the Mecklenburg contest,
amounting to 11.80. ByMoPeeters, to
repeal section 35,publio laws 1893;by
rower, to provide for the redemp-
- - tion of land after sale, nnder execu-
- ' tion or mortgage, making it lawful
V- to redeem land withlntwo years af-
-;Cter sale upon payment of sum paid
.;' for purohase together with interest,
'Z provided , both shall not . exceed
. principal and interest of original
' deot, and at sales a certificate as to
' J.ihe sum paid shall be given by the
officer making the sale.
, The calendar was taken up: Bill
''passed to incorporate the town of
Bovette. Wilson county. The "fel-
; V low servant" bill (Introduced by
,kHartness)came up with a favorable
. " report It gives any employee of
'.' ' ,'a railway right to sue for damages,
jr. and prevents any transfer of such
, .right to damages, Sutton of Cum-
. berland spoke in support of the bill,
and illustrated it by examples which I
had occurred in his own experience,
'"f He told of a boy who in saving a
; v ' train full of passengers lost his arm,
, , ' yet could not recover a cent of dam
I ages. He said that B R Lacy, the
state commissioner of labor statistics
advocated the bill, and said he did
it with the knoweldge that he was
L, blacklisted and could not, by reason
ot hts.endorsement, get a p'ace on a
railway tn the south; that, thia was
"-due to a certain rail way, which he
did not name; that Lacv said a num
ber of railway engineers had come to
'1 1 him to aid in the passa'of this ex
cellent law, bat that he had told
them that if they were con
, corned in It they would lose their
places.- Sutton said this was one of
'the most remarkable statements be
, had ever heard and that Lacy was a
man of the ; highest veracity. He
spoke of the death of engineer
Watson by another' negligence,
" yet no damages could be had.
Hartneissald the bill was a slm
' pie act of justice ; apubllonecesslty;
" , worthy of llberty-lovlng North Car
olioa, not class legislation; that
. Georgia was the first to enact this
- - law, in 1873; that other States fol
' lowed; that the U. S. SupremeCourt
t ' says these statutesare aimed at rail
' j waJ companies, but are not uncon
' , - stUutional on that account; that
' ' though it is special legislation yet
;V -the Supreme Court says most legis
lation is special, and that rail wars
need special legislation,,' since po
' other class of em ployes are so liable
- to damages as those employes on
, r railways; that operatives took their
v lives in their hands, for the publio
- , benefit; that if a bridge walker ; was
' trying to get a calf off a bridge, and
; ;-he lost his arm he could not. get a
cent of damages, while the owner of
' ' v the little weasllng calf would get pay
l' for lt.; V He spoke of Lacy 's statement
: that the Individuals could not pub
licly come out and ask tor this legis
' . lation. i
' - Cook said he considered the, bill
' . ' very necessary j that in the light of
4 t - reason, fairness and justice the Leg
. " i islature should enable the courts to
carry out this bill ; that this was, the
last country to pass legislation on
. ' this subject; England bavtngadopted
, "' this very principle in -.the forties,
' Germany and Other countries'tollow-
- ' lng; that It was -the interest of the
" legislature to give the railway em
i ployes the same rights as other citi-
Dixon, of Clevelandrcalled . the
previous question. The call was
sustained and the bill pased second
and third readings without a dis
sen tii off tvvu, j & - ;..
Hauser gaye notice that he would
offer a minority, report in favor ot
three bills, which the committee bad
" reported ad verselyand . asked that
these be taken up next Monday as
a special order. (One is, the railway
- rate bill, ope to elect the railway
. commission by a popular, vote and
one a bill to prohibit free passes
and franks. . . - v." - f
The Senate was called to order at
H o'clock, Lieut. Governor Bey
nolds presiding. Prayer by Rev.
Dr. C. S. Burgess, of Newborn,
; Bills and resolutions were intro
duced as follows: By Parker of
Randolph, to amend the charter of
the town of Southern Pines; by
Clark (by request) a bill to Incorpo
rate the bank of Enfield; by Yeager,
a ' bill to amend section 2056 of the
code relating to Ownership of ; land;
also a bHt authorising the Governor
to furnish convicts to work certain
roads and cut canals in Washington
county..;
.By Shore : A bill-to re-lmburse
the Sub-committee of Deaf, Dumb
and Blind their actual expense In
curred in visiting Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Morgan ton.
; By Scales ; A bill relating to per
sona) 'property, makes it a misde
meanor for parties, to go to a store
and get goods to look at and do not
return or pay for them; a bill to
amend sec, 2 chapter 355 la'ws 1887,
relating to penal institutions; by
Smathers, to pay judges of election
in North Carolina; To amend chap.
156 laws 1895. So as to . add the
of Cumberland county to the
Eastern criminal court This bill
creates a new office of judge and the
bill gi ves the Governor the power to
appoint until the next election when
a judge for said court shall be elect
ed. .
Mr. Ray strongly opposed the bill,
saying he came here to oppose any
measure that would create new
offices, this' was in his opinion a
measure' simply to create an office
for some person who could not get
one by going befoie the people. The
people of Cumberland had not asked
for such a court, it is only intro
duced in the interest of the person
who will be appointed to the office of
judge.
Mr. Geddie of (Cumberland) said
ha did not want to antagonize Mr.
Ray, but his people wanted the
establishment of the court, as it was
in the interest of the tax -payers,
bill passed third reading.
Resolution to advance the cause of
good roads, that a committee be ap
pointed to visit Charlotte and in
spect the roads around said city and
the county of Mecklenburg. Adop
ted. The committee will leave Ral
eigh, Friday night next and ex
amine the roads the nextday, (Satur
day). Bill to levy special tax for
working the publio roads InGuilford
county, Passed. To incorporate the
burial society. Passed over.
At 2 o'clock the senate adjourned
to meet tonight at 8 o'clock.
WITH THE THEATERS.
Nat
Goodwin'! Forthcoming Apparanc
Th Staoiford'a.
TheStanifords are drawing large
bouses at Metropolitan Opera House
and they certainly deserve them.
The company isameritoriousoneand
many clever people are included in
the cast Tonightanother hew play
will be put on, It will be comforta
ble in the hall, though threatening
outside.
The date for the appearance of the
greatest of all comedians Nat Croroad statesman-like views, recog-
Goodwin supported by the beautiful
and accomplished Maxine Elllo t
and a company, of comedy- actors is
drawing near. This engagement ot
Mr. Goodwin which occurs Wednes
day the seventeenth is the most
notable of the season. There has
been a large sale of reserved seats
at King's drugstore, but a number
of desirables chairs can be reserved.
Both the 'Seaboard and Southern
offer reduced rates as far as Greens
boro, Goldsboro.Southern Pines and
Henderson.
Negroes to Oct Eastern Asylum.
Lee Person, the negro Senator,
says that on , his motion in the Re
publican caucus It was unanimously
and by a rising vote accorded to the
negro Republicans that they should
have the Superintendent of the
Eastern Hospital for the Insane at
Goldsboro. . Person says there seems
to have been a deal as to this place
so that a white man should have it,
and that when the vote was taken
Grant declined to vote,' that Alex
ander of Tyrrell called on Grant to
vote, but Grant still refused. Person
declared that it ia the plan and pur
pose of the Republican and Populist
caucuses to remove all heads of In
sane asylums. The negroes posi
tively demanded the Goldsboro asy
lum; 7-'';,,i.-v.' - . .
'fi':;y , WUaoa Bleated.
By Telegraph to the. Press-Visitor
c Lexington, ' Va,Febll.-The
board of trustees f the Washington
andr Lee University to-day unani
mously elected Postmaster-General
Wilson President. It is understood
that Mr. Wilson will accept, and
enter upon his duties next July.
COL. BOYD THE MAN
North Carolina May Be Beptesented In the
N Cabinet. -The
Greensboro Record of y ester
day contains the following :
. In. the days of the late Hon. Wil-
. liam A. Graham, North Carolina was
represented in the Cabinet, and
when Mr, Graha-a was Secretary of
the . Navy he was appointed as a
Whig, under a Whig administration.
JNortn Carolina for many years
was a Whig State, and during the
late war many of her most gallant
soldiers were Whigs of the deepest
dye. or, members of Whig families
Since the war the "Whig" element
has always been more or less pro
tectionists, and internal improve
ment advocates. So much so that
quite a number of people believe that
if a vote were taken in North Caro
lina on the single question of a pro
tective tariff, the State would give a
surDrisingly large vote in favor of
such a policy. Such contend that
our natural resources, all, more or
less dependent upon foreign invest
ments for larger developments,
would be given an impetus by well
directed and moderate protection
and our general wealth would be
augmented in a greater degree than
by anything else.
Whilst North Carolina is less at
tractive than many of her sister
States, in the matter of self-praise
and adulation, it is nevertheless a
fact that no State in the Union is
more deserving of Federal recogni
tion. She has had but little from
the government, and complained but
little, althougb other States less en
titled to preferment have been greedy
of Federal honors.
It is very evident that President
elect McEinley will select a cabinet
officer from either West Virginia,
Tennessee or North Carolina, as the
South 's representative in his official
family. Judge Goff. doubtless,
would have been such person, had
he not declined, but his determina
tion to remain on the Federal bench
leaves the way open for Mr. McKin
ley to select some other gentleman.
Could he do better than to come to
North Carolina? If he wants a law
yer of ability, a gentleman possess
ing not only high executive ability.
but a superiority greater than that
of any other Republican iu the
State, a man who for the past eight
years has been in season and out of
season a devoted and untiring advo
cate of Mr. McEinley for President,
who by lis tongue, pen, pocket and
time did more than any other person
in North Carolina to secure the al
most unanimous vote of the State at
St. Louis, and who more recently
was an active and powerful factor in
the election of Senator Pritchard,
and who now, more than any other
man, represents what is known as
McEinleyism in this State. If these
considerations move to action, then
let Mr. McEinley place In his cabi
net Col. James E. Boyd.
Col. Boyd's friends, neighbors
and associates, who have known him
as a boy, a soldier, and in more re
cent years as a man of affairs, and
nize his unquestioned fitness and
high qualification for any post in
the government service, which he
ould be willing to accept, and cot
only 'here but the state of North
Carolina at large, would duly ap
preciate such a compliment paid the
state by the president elect, the
more especially so, when the honor
would be bestowed upon a gentle
man who tor years as we have said,
has been the legal friend, ardent
admirer, and uncompromising ad
vocate and supporter of Maj. McEin
ley; The president elea would
make no mistake If he choosed Col.
Boyd as the Southern member of his
cabinet, and North Carolina would
appreciate the distinction.
"MoKlnley to Use Car "No. 38."
Canton, O., Feb. lO.-President-
elect McEinley will go from Canton
to Washington in a private car with
out a name. It is known all over
the Panhandle system as "No. 38."
The walls of It are of white oak,
planked solid instead of usual stud
ding. If it should roll down an em
bankment the sides would not break
and it would resist almost any kind
of shock in collision. The top is a
double framework of steel, and the
celling is cushioned. The floor is
four thicknesses of heavy white oak.
' The entire car is a huge Indestruc
tible box. The chief luxury of the
interior is the perfect arrangement
of everything pei taining to comfort
It has : an old-fashioned log fire
place and two bedroojs apartments,
wjth brass bedsteads In each and a
. ' . : . . . L
oatu opening irom eacn cnamoer.
There ia a fine silver, service and a
large collection of rare ohlna.
Says the Southern Railway
Will Control the ;
R. R. COMMISSION
Suggests Laws That the Legislators
Should PassThe Senator Wants
to Know Where the Gov
ernor Stands.
Senator Butler, In a signed edi
torial in the Caucasian, renews his
attack on Goveruor Russell and
charges that the Southern Railway
about to capture the railway com
mission. The Senator says:
It will be noticed that One of the
terms of the pie deal between the
republicans and the Hanoa bolters,
is that the republicans get the rail
road commission. It Is almost cer
tain that this means that the South
ern railroad will get a commissioner
of their own choosing. The South
ern railroad learned that It could
not control and run the peoples party
as it has controlled over boib the
democratic and republican parties
for about twenty years . That for
eign Rothchilds' corporation could
not control and dictate the action of
the peoples party caucus of this
general assembly. Therefore it was
important to have the republican
caucus to break its co-operative con
tract with the peoples party caucus
and make a dea' wilh the bolters. It
was no doubt thought that all or at
least a part of Mark Han na 's populists
who had been handled for Pritchard
could also be handled for the South
ern railroad. Hence the breaking
of the co-operative contract and be
tween the republican caucus and the
bolting populists. Did Gov. Russell
see this when ho was advising the
republicans and bolters to go in and
make a deal to put power and pat
ronage into his hands? Did he ad
vise and help toconsumate this deal
with his eyes open? Did -he know
when he entered the deal with them
that it would endanger the parage
of the lease bill, as well as fasten
upon the state another railroad com
missioner who will be against the
people and be too friendly to the
greedy, grasping and selfish inter
ests of the Southern railroad? Or
was Gov. Russell so blinded by bis
desire for power that he was led
into the trap?
However that may be, one thing
is clear, that the Southern railroad
is now almost sure to get the man
it wants on the railroad commission.
There is yet one way to, partially
check their scheme. The present
commission act is probably the best
and most comprehensive law in the
United States. If the people bad a
majority of the commission, there
are very few, if any abuses (within
the jurisdiction of the state) that
could could not be corrected by
and under the present law. But it
now seems clear that the corpora
tions will have a majority of this
commission. How can Gov. Russell
justify himself (if he favors co-operation,
reform and justice to the peo
ple) in takinga course that will pack
the commission against the people?
But this makes it all the more im
portant for this General Assembly
to amend the commission law so as
to
1st. Require the commissioners to
be elected by the people.
2nd. The reduction of passenger
rates at least to two cents per mile
and a similar reduction in freight
rates.
3rd. The reduction ol telegraph
rates to ten cents for a message of
ten words.
4th. To prohibit the giving, tak
ing or using telegraph franks, or
railroad free passes.
5th. To force the State Railroad
Commission to take up and prose
cute before the Inter State Com
merce Commission all case of un
reasonable or unjust rates and dis
criminations between persons and
localities in this State and in other
States.
The commission has the power to
do all of these things under the
present law, but they have not done
it, and will not do it in the future if
a man is elected Railroad Commis
sioner who sides with the railroads
against the people. Let Governor
Russell atone, as far as possible, for
hia wrongs or mistakes by throwing
the weight ot h'a administration in
favor of the passage of the bill con
taining these amendments.
Mr.B B Brown whobaa been sick
with the grippe is out again.
OUR NEW AUDITOR,
flal W. Ayer Lately Elected 10 , -Office.
We present to our readers today a
t of Hon. Hal W Aver, lately elect
Auditor of the State of North
arolina and now holding that posi
tion.
f Mr. Ayer is well known to the
Raleigh public and to the State at
large and his popularity Is commen
surate with his acquaintance where-
ever he Is known. He is a self-made
man, and has climbed the ladder of
success in life to his present posi
tion by his own effort and ability.
Mr. Ayer is a direct descendant of
Thomas ayer, a revolutionist, who
settled in Marlboro county. S. C,
before the revolutionary war. His
grand-son Gen. Henry W. Ayer,
and grandfather of Auditor Ayer
came from there and settled at Fay
etteville. He was a noted man of
his time and was at the head of the
great reception which was tendered
to Gen. La Fayette on the occasion
of his visit to Fayetteville. Auditor
Ayer's father was Lieut H V. Ayer,
who was killed in the Confederate
Army. He volunteered with the
Thomasville Rifles at the breaking
out of the war. He was married in
18C2 to his present widow who now
resides in t .is city . He was aide to
Gov. Vance for the year 1863, after
which he returned to active service
in . the army, and was killed at
Reams' Station in 1804, leaving th
present auditor Hal W.Ayer a babe,
two years old. Mr. Ayer acquired
his education by his own effort, the
war having swept away the property
of his parents. Educational facilities
were at that time very poor. Mr.
Ayer came to Raleigh at 15 years of
age and took a position witn Ed
wards and Broughton and later
kept books for Lee, Johnson & Co.
Later he was city Editorof the News
& Observer and was then associate
editor of the Biblical Recorder. He
was President of the Young Men's
Democratic club in the campaign in
which Gov. Fowle was elected and
was very aotive.
He was next editor of the Daily
Call, during which time was the
celebrated Grissom trial when
he acquired the title of "John L.
Sullivan."
He was private Secretary to Col.
L. L. Polk, President of the Farmers'
Alliance at Washington in 1891. He
made politics a study in Washington
and while there he decided that
there was no difference between the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Be was at the head of the Reform
Press Bureau there and gave the
Third party the name of "Populist"
when it was organized. Later Mr.
Ayer was Secretary of the Agricul
tural Association of North Carolina
and was at the head of the fair for 3
years More lately he becameeditor
of the Caucasian and was elected
auditor in the late campaign.
Upon the resignation of Mr. But
ler as Chairman of the Populist State
Executive Committee. Mr. Ayer was
elected to that position which he
held until be was inducted into the
office of Auditor.
Mr. Ayer has -the distinction of
being the original Populist in this
State. He is still single, young and
good looking and deserves, and
doubtless has a fighting chance in
the matrimonial market. If he proves
as successful in this as he has in
other respects we can safely say
that he will be an all-around good
c.itizen.
Mr. Imlay.
Mr L E Imlay an expert electrical
engineer from the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany, ot Pittsburg, Pa., is here in
stalling the Raleigh Gas Company's
new Incandescent electric light
plant, and we are informed that in a
few days Incandescent lighting ot
the first quality will be furnished by
the Gas Compai y.
One hundred convicts were sent
from the penitentiary toWeldon this
morning to work on the Roanoke
farms,
HON HAL. 'aEK,'
STATE AUDITOR.
CITIZENS
Take Action Favoring the Present leose
in Mass Meeting.
The citizens of Salisbury in maes
meeting yesterday took action
agaiust the annullment of the North
Carolina lease.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
1st, That such proposed legisla
tion is in the highest degree unfair,
unwise, injudicious, and ought not
to be adopted.
2nd, That the continuance of the
present lease is demanded by the
highest considerations of principle,
as well as by a just regard for the
interests of the private stockholders
aid of the people of Western North
Carolina.
3rd, That our Senators and Rep
resentatives in the general assem
bly of North Carolina be respectfully
requested to cast their votes aud
use their influence to sustain the
present lease and to defeat any leg
islation inimical thereto.
4th, That copies of these resolu
tions be transmitted to our said
senators and representatives, and
that the newspapers of the cilv be
requested to publish the same
Jaaieh U Ramsay,
R J Holmes,
G A Dinciham,
1 LlCHTKNSTEIN
T L Ki.i ttz,
J no Beard.
It was moved by A. H. Ltoydcn
and carried that a committee be ap
pointed to go to Raleigh and use
their influence against the annull
ment of the lease. The following
committee was appointed: J. H
Ramsay, O A Bingham, Capt. John
Beard and D. R. Julian.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Nxw York, Feb. 11.
Market quotations furnishfid by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening,
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market
today ;
MONTHS.
vMLISBURY
OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
ING. EST. EST. INO
6 78 e'73 e'ia-
6 7fi 6 80 6 73 ( 75-
6 SO tl 86 0 7tf 6 81-
I 6 Dl 93 6 (Hi 6 88-
B SO H 98 6 91 H 94-
j B 9 7 02 95 6 98-
0 9tt 7 03 6 L"! 99-
.... 6 75 0 74 fi 73-
6 61 (5 60 tt 61 6 63-
.... 0 64 0 61 6 64-
.... I 6 70 0 67 6 69 -
January,
February i
March,
Apnl,
May,
June,
luly,
August,
Sept'mb'r.l
October.
Novemb'r,
December,
Closed steady;sales 185,500 bales.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
New York Slock Market.
Sugar 111
American Tobacco 6Si
Burlington and Quincy 74
Chicago Gas . . 771
American Spirits
General Electric -
Louisville and Nashville 49!
Manhattan 90
Rock Island 074
Southern Preferred 271
St. Paul 75
Tennessee Coal ud Iroi 28J
Western Union 824
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the elosingquo
tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market todav:
Wheat May, 754; July 71j
Corn May, 231; July, 241
Oats May 17. July 174;
Pork May, 7,67; July 7.6U.
Lard May, 3.80; July 3.87
Clear Rib Sides May 4.92;
4.00.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closinj.
.inly
quo
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
February . . 3.50
February-March 3.50
March-April 3.51 h
April-May 3.51 1
May-June 3.52
June-July 9.53 i-
July-August 3.53
Closed steady: sales
bales.
it), 000
Mr. .Manly'a Appointment.
The Asheville Citizen says that
United States Clerk Court, Moore,
of Asheville, has received notifica
tion of the appointment of lion,
Clement Manly, of Winston, to be
standing master in chancerv for
the Western district. Mr. Manly
succeeds R M Douglaass, of Greens
boro, who resigned to take a place
on the Supreme Court bench. The
appointment is signed by Judges
Simonton and Dick. The duties of
the standing master are hearing
cases referred to him by the
court The compensation of the office
is by fees altogether.
Manipulated
Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot Pod rrt of the News Pleturad on Pa
per Point and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Pn la
Print.
There will be a meeting of the
calendar committee to-morrow after
noon at the office of the Clerk of the
Court at four o'clock, for the pur
pose of setting the calendar for the
February term of the civil court.
All members of the Wake county bar
are requested to tie present.
Jake Edmonds win) has been ab
sent from the city for several years
bus returned with bis Museum. Hia
credentials show that it is his own
product made in Greenville, Pitt
county. We found it very instruc
tive aud entertaining and worthy
the pat ronage of every one.He donates
a per cent oi nis receipts to aex
Hospital and from the remarks of
the many who saw it yesterday we
bespeak a large patronage while iu
our city.
Mr. Miles Goodwin, the hustling
and progressive manager of the
Royall and Borden furniture estab
lishment of this city, is wearing the
beautiful and costly gold medal,
which was awarded his Arm by the
North Carolina Agricultural Society
for the best exhibit of North Caro
lina made furniture at the State fair.
t is certainly a handsome medal,
and was awarded to a handsome ex
hibit. Those who saw Royall and
Borden's display at the State fair
will never forget it.
TO COxNTINUE TOMORROW
nad Weather Tomorrow Clearing Fri
day Night.
The weather prediction for Ral
eigh and vicinity is threatening
weather, with rain tonight and Fri
day. It will be clearing by Friday
night. A slight rise of tempera
ture will occur ia the state.
The storm has moved from Texas
to the lower Mississippi vallevcaus
ing rain all over the Southern
States, except Florida, and some
at northern stations. The largest
amount of precipitation occurred at
Montgomery, Alabama, 1.681nches;
Mobile reports 1.30 inches.
The weather continues cloudy and
threateuing almost everywhere, and
the rain area will move over the
eastern states during today and to
morrow. will mim ;$uiT.
Against Carolina Insuranee Company---Acquited
and Vindicated.
Mr J L Graham, the chief clerk
in the office of superintendent of
public instruction Mebane returned
to the city today, completely vindi
cated of the seriouscharge preferred
against him a few days ago.
Mr Graham stood trial in Newton
on the charge of burning his own
house. Ten or more witnesses were
introduced by the prosecution but
nothing was brought out tending to
criminate him in any way and the
case was dismissed. The Charlotte
detectives were taxed with thecosts
in the case.
Mr Graham and the prosecutiou
were represented by able counsel
It was not necessary for the defense
to even introduce any of their wit
nosses.
Mr TP. Purnell counsel for Mr
Graham, announces that he will
bring suit agaiust the Carolina In
surance Company of Wilmington for
false arrest
Mr. Knmscur Greatly Encouraged.
The Charlotte Observer says Mr.
W. II. Ramseur, who has just re
turned from Raleigh, where he has
been in the interest of the North
Carolina Rolling Exposition, feels
greatly encouraged over the outlook
in regard to the bill introduced
askiEg for an appropriation of $5,
000 in off setting the expenses of
putting this car on the road. The
legislative body are all in favor of
this enterprise, especially since Mr.
Ramseur assured them that the
car would be a certainty for at ieast
five years, and would be stationed
at the Tennessee exposition for two
months at least.
Peace Instltste Exhibition.
The regular mid winter exhibition
will be given ia the chapel of the '-'
Institute on Friday evening, Feb
ruary 12th,1897, beginning promptly
at 8 o'clock. It will consist of
members in vocal music, Instrumen
tal muaic, elocution and calisthenics.
The piJdlic is cordially invited, but
young gentlemen will be admitted .
by ticket only. . A
Minor Matters
for the
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