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THE WILMIKGTOISIIESSENGER, TUESDAT, APRIL 22, 1902.
THE SEASHORE HOTEL
ANOTHER ANNEX TO BE BUILT
RIGHT AWAY.
ockbolders Slet Yesterday and
11 DpM.
ided to Enlarge the Hotel The
fiew Annex Will he Three Stories
CXIh and Contain Fifty Iloonis
Two Stories Will have Handsome
Uooms In Suite The Trolley Line
Still in Prospect.
There was ai iinc.fitanl meeting of
ifae stockholders of the Seashore Hotel
Company yesterday at tne ohce of
Messrs. George It. French & Sons, the
purpose of the meeting being to con
sider the plan3 for an-tl.'.r annex te
the company's hotel at Wrightsville
Beach.
Those present at the meeting wen.
Uesois. Ceorge it. French, G. JIrber
Smith, fiiar Pearsall, Jos. II. Hinton
sr.d Edgar L. Hi.itcm. Mr. 1'itnch
presided in the absence of Mr. Chas
W Worth, the piesident.
Mr, F. A. Atplegate. architect and
Guilder, was piei-cnt and submitted
plana and specification. for the pro
posed new ann;x, and the company de
cided to have it built at once. Ths
ontract was let to Mr. Applegate w.v.o
guarantees to have it completed by
uoe 1st and noc later than June 15tn.
He ordered the lumber at once and
will break ground for the building to
morrow. The new ann.-x s to be built at the
southern end cf the hotel and wiii be
connected with it in like manner c?
the annex on tut north end, bdlit last
year by Mr. Applegate.
The building will Iv- larger thau the
thc-r annex. It will be 33 xeel v.ide
by 113 feet long and will be three
tatories high. It will contain L'j roonit,
and on the first ard -cond floors Ui-.tc
iwill be twenty ruoms in suite. T.u
rooms will be by 1" fret ii size and
between every two rooins will be neat
bath rooms, lavatories and closets.
From either rc.m there will be con
meeting doors, r.ad there will be en
trances from each room into vith in
termediate bath room. The bath rojnia
will be equipped wiih poicelain tuba
and the most modern fixtures.
Wide hall3 w.il run down the certrt
f each floor, with rooni3 jji either sid
f them. On the first and second floo.
the passages will run thiough !nt.o th
saain building, giving passage ways
through the entire building and the
two annexes. Ample staircases will
onnect the three floors, and a ten foi i
piazza will run along the side fronting
the ocean, around the southern end of
the annex and along the side fronting
rae Banks Channel and th- railroa 1.
The rooms will be double ceiled
throughout, making them entirely pri
rate and over the doors of all rooins
and halls .will be transoms with the
latest improved tiansom lifts. On top
of the annex will be an observation
Uner that will stand bO feet from the
ground. The building will be beauti
fully painted inside and outside.
By the end 3t tMs week, oontractoi
Applegate expects to have eighty ha.nl3
a.t work and is satified he will have the
annex ready for guests by the 1st of
June.
The addition of the new annex with
Its fifty rooms will give the seashore
hotel 160 rooins and the entire length
f the hotel will be 426 ieet In front of
the main building the piazza is twenty-four
feet wide.
Mr. Joseph H. Hinton, the manager
xpects to open the house June 1st and
be assisted in the management by his
brother, Mr. Edgar L. Hinton. They
kave secured the Carolina orchestra u
play for the season, and expect to have
a series of the most elegant balls evei
given at the sea side.
In addition to the new annex, con
tractor pplegate th. pa-t wok ie
gan work on the handsome billiard and
pool room and bowling alley, to be
erected on the Banks Channel in front
f the hotel. The" front of this building
will be assisted m the management by
his brother Mr. Edgar I.H'Mton. Thoy
long. The building will extend 60 feet
out over the sound and will sit on
piling above high water. Piazzas will
run all around the building, and on th
and over the sound there will be a
wide piazza to be used for lounging
From the piazzas steps will be ru
down to the water and at the front of
the steps will be boat landings. On
ne side of the building will be an up-to-date
bowling alley, and on the other
side a large billiard and pool room, with
refreshment baolhs on either side at
the front entrance. It is to be a nice
addition to the hotel and "ii: afford
diversion for the guests.
The fact that the Seashore Hotl
Company has decided to build th an
sex would indicate that the trolley line
to the beach is ar?ured. In fact it was
current yesterday that the e;ectricI
equipment had been ordered for th-
onversion of thi Wilmington Seacoast
Kailroad into a trolley line, but Presi
dent Hugh MacRae. when seen yester
day says the prospects are still good,
but he was not prepared to make a de
anite statement.
THE RAILROAD DEALS.
Rumored Alliance Between the
Seaboard Air !! c and the
Lonisvllle and Nashville WI1
xalnsrton Mentioed n n Probable
Atlantic Seaport for the Latter
System Interesting Gossip About
The Matter.
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
published the following special from
Washington, D. C:
"Advices from Norfolk state that the
fcellef is strong there that some ar
rangement has been effected between
the Seaboard Air Line and the Louis
ville and Nashville which will afford
the latter sj-stem, an Atlantic seaport,
which may be Savannah, Wilmington
r Portsmouth. It has long been known
that above almost everything else the
Louisville and Nashville desired a sea
port on the Atlantic coast. For that
reason alliances have been sought re
peatedly with roads possessing these
advantages.
"It is pointed out that should .there
really be such sweeping change In the
policy of the road as is predicted as a
result of the recent deal, existing ar
rangements, which debar Louisville
from makine other advantageous con
tracts, will be abrogated. The positive
assurance of the presiaeni i iue ouuiu
em railway that his line does not and
will not own the Lounrville and Nash
ville is taken to mean, that some ar
rangement has already been effected
between that line ini the Seaboaid Air
Line. The two llnea meet at Kiver
Junction, Fla., and Montgomery. The
facilities for Florida travel, which
could be given the Louisville by the
Seaboard will, it is believed by railway
men here, be almost as great a tempta
tion for an alliance as the seaport
facilities."
TO FIGHT THE TOUACCO TIltST.
The Imperial Company to Enter the
Market in this State.
Raleigh, N. C. April IS. Color.ei
John W. Hinsdale, the representative
of the Imperial Tobacco Company, of
Great Britain and Ireland, today pa'.u
the sheriff of Wake county, $1,000 as
franchise tax for a corporation to d
business In North Carolina, with head
ouarters here.
Colonel Hinsdale stated that his com
pany would put buyers In all North
Carolina tobacco markets and would
probably establish agencies In all south
ern states.
Death of a Savannah Capitalist
New Orleans. April 18. A privte fele
gram from New York announces th.
death of Captain Samuel J. Whitesi les.
a well known capitalist, of Savannah,
Ga., who had large interests in New Or
leans. Alabama and Georgia. He was
VI years of ace and served in the con
federate army.
FAVORS SOCIAL i;t X AI.ITV
Action of Tennessee Women's CInbs
on the Aecro Question.
Knoxville. Tenn., April 18. The Ten
nessee Federation of Women's Clubs
today defeated a resolution to instruct
Its delegates to vote against the ad
mission of negro women's clubs inlo
the eeneral federation at the Los An
geles conventicn and adopted the fol
lowing: "Resolved. That the Tennessee Feeler
action of Women's Clubs puts itself on
record with sister states in regard to
representation in the general federation
cf women's Clubs."
OTR :iLlL AMI UEAF-MtTi;s.
The Term Ending Dane Rail 2Vtes.
f'olonel AmlrewN Improving
(rpt-dal to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. : , 13 Principal
John Ray, of tht institution for whitr.
blind and negrc deaf-mutes and blind
announces th"! tne term will end J uro
lith. AudiMr Dixon will deiiv?: an
address to lie whitt-: hMa. T'r r.r:
173 of these and 140 negro deaf-mutes
and blind largest attendance on re
cord. Their health ias been remark
ably good.
The Raleigh base tall club has
siened Gus Sofftl. second baseman, and
Pastor, short stoti The latter is a star
player and was much sougth after iast
vear. Raleigh's infield is very strong.
Colonpl a. I!. Andrews has Improved
po much that he was able to taki a
rido todav
Thomas McNamara, of Allegheny,
Pa., accepts the tender of the position
as one of the three state base ball
league umpires. President Perrin Bu
bee, of the league says he has uo doub
Browd and Mace, will also accept.
IXTER-COLLE15IATE UKKATE.
Carolina University Representative!!
Win from VnitUv?.-II! t.
Nashville, Teun., Apnl IS The Uni
versity of. North Carolina and the
Vanderbilt university engagtd in a de
bate tonight.
The visitors from North Carolina
trained the decision. The question, of
which North Carolina Iook the nega
tive, was:
'Resolved, That the federal govern
ment rould own and ooerate the rail
ways in the United Mates."
The following wci-. the speakers:
North Carolina. T. A. Adams and
Charles Ross; VanderbiU. Fiank Seay
and W. M. Board.
PEACE XECOT1ATIOSS.
Iioers to Eleet Delegates to Hold
Conference.
London, April IS. The government
leader A- J. Balfour, in the house of
commons today made th? following
Important statement:
"After two conferences between Lord
Milner, the Bripsh high commissioner
of South Africa, and Lord Kitrhenor
and the Roer delegates at ?Jretoria.
Lord. Kitchener, wh'lf refus.ns to
grant an armistice, on military grounds,
has agreed to give facilities lor tl.
election and meeting of r oxesentativ"
of the various Boer commands to con
sider the position. The Boer leaders
have, therefore, left Pietoria to cairy
out this plan."
Mr. Belfour added tint it was not
expected that communication between
the British authorities and th-? Boer
leaders could be resumed in iw than
three weeks time.
SOUTHERN IA.MUEK .MrJ-X.
Henresentatlve Sawmill
Several States Hold
Mtetlntr.
Men from
Important
Charleston. S. C. April IS. Twenty
seven or more leading lumbermen of th?
two Carolinas. Georgia, Florida and
Virginia, held an important meeting
here today. It was the regular month
ly conference of the Georgia Sawm.ll
Association, with the other gentlemea
here at the request of the Georgia or
ganization. The prime object of the
gathering was to bring the lumbermen
of the south in closer touch with .-aca
other, thereby allowing each the oppor
tunity of becoming better acquainted
with the sreneral conditions of the trade
and to insure as far as possible harmo
nious co-operation by all in the main
tenance of the price lists of the respec.
tive associations.
The majority of the matters disposed
of were purely of a routine nature.
Every one present spoke in encouraging
terms of the trade and of better times
for the future.
A resolution was adopted looking to
the appointment of a general conference
committee to consist of two representa
tives of the associations present. This
will greatly facilitate the work of the
lumbermen and do away with the ex
penditure of much time and money iu
holding regular monthly meetings, as
two men on such occasions will be able
to transact the business of the entire
association. This conference committee I
associauon. xdhwuiciwivc wuiauuee
will be appointed by President Tift at
an early date. .
THE SUPERIOR GGURT.
VERDICT IH FAVOR OF ANDREW
J. FLAHHER.
The Jury Restored Him flZ.OOO
Worth of front Street Property
Which III Ijivoreed Wife Win
Holding; on to She Retains Three
House and Lot Worth fl,ix.
Doth Sid- Appealed to The Su
preme Court.
Puruant to recess on Thurida'
night, the Supeiior Court met yester
day at 9:33 a. m.. Judge Timberlak
presiding.
The trial of the case cf A. J. Flan
ner against hi3 divorced wife, Carrie
L. Butler, and her present husbana
Henry W. Dutl-r. Washington, D.
C, was resumed. Marsden Bellamy,
Esq., addressed the jury for the de
fendant and was followed by Hen.
John D. Bellamy who closed the argu
ment for the plaintiff. Judge Timber -lake
then charged the Jury. Ho non
suited the plaintiff as to the Peschau
property on the north side of Dock
street between Fifth and oixth street",
whereon are three residences, the
whole 'being valued at $S.0OO or S3.C00.
He did so on the ground that the evi
dence was not sufficient to show that
Mr. Flanncr did not prtsent his wife
with the money with which this prop
erty was bought. He charged the jury
that In making up their verdict they
would therefore not take intd account
that part of the property sued for, but
that they should consider the issues
with reference to the three story brick
building at 114 North Front street, now
occupied by Col. F. W. Kerchner. The
following issues were submitted to the
judy at 11 o'clock and at 3:15
p. m., they returned their verdict, to
wit:
1. Was the land described in article
3 of the complaint purchased with the
money of plaintiff? Answer, "Yes."
2. If so, was the deed to it made to
the defendant without his knowledge
or consent? Answer, "Yes."
3. Is. plaintiff's cause of action barred
by the statutr- of limitations? An
swer, "No."
Judgment was entered up for the
plaintiff in accordance with the finding
of the jury. It was adjudged and de
creed that the defenaant Carrie L.
Butler, formerly Carrie L. Flanner, is
declared to be a trustee of the plaint
iff, Andrew J. Flanner, his heirs and
assigns of and for the land and prop
erty described in the bill of complaint.
It was further ordered adjudged and
decreed thai CVarie L. Butler and her
husband Henrj W. Butler are ordered
and directed to convey to Andrew J.
Flanner his heirs- and assigns all the
real property embraced in the lot and
buildings at 114 North Front street. It
was also further adjudged and decreed
that the decree of the court is declared
to operate as a deed of conveyance in
fee simple for the property to Andrew
J. Flanner, his heirs and assigns in as
full a manner and effect as a deed for
the same property proved and regis
tered. It was also ordered that a writ
of assistance be issued by the clerk of
the court directed to the sheriff of
New Hanover county, commanding
him to place the plaintiff in possession
of the land and premises. It was or
dered that the plaintiff recover of the
defendants the costs of this suit and
that a copy of the decree be recorded
in the office of the register of deeds, of
New Hanover county, as required by
law.
The property which thejury restores
to Mr. Flanner is valued at $12,000. The
lot fronts 23 feet in the eastern line of
North Front street, between Front and
Princess street3, and has a depth of 132
feet ten inches, extending eastwardly.
There is on the lot a valuable three
story brisk building, the rental from
which amount to $1,200 a year.
Motion for a new trial was made for
the defendants, and the motion was de
nied. The defendants' counsel moved
to set the verdict of the jury aside on
the ground that it was against the
weight of evidence. The motion was de
nied, and when judgment was ordered
to be entered for the plaintiff, the de
fendants took an appeal to the su
preme court on the exceptions noted
durine the course of the trial and on ex
ceptions taken to Judge Timberlake's
charge, especially with reference to the
defendants' contention that the action
was barred by the statute of limitatiens,
the court having charged that if the
jury believed the evidence they must
find that the statute of limitations
would not apply. Notice of appeal was
waives and appeal bond fixed at $50
Sixty days were allowed to defendants
to make up statement of the case on
appeal. Sixty days were allowed to file
a counter statement.
The plaintiffs' attorneys, not satis
fied with hte court's not allowing the
Issues as to the Dock street property to
go to the jury, also moved for a new
trial- The motion was denied. The
plaintiff then moved to set aside the
verdict. The motion was denied, and
an appeal was taken to the supreme
court. Sixty days were allowed to file
a statement of the case on appeal and
sixty days to answer.
A judgment was entered up for $230
and costs for the plaintiff In the suit
of Emeline Mask against the city of
Wilmington. The city's counsel moved
for a new trial on the ground that the
court erred In pot allowing his motion
to dismiss the action under the Hins
dale act. The motion was denied. The
defendant appealed to ' the supreme
court anj SO days were allowed to file
cfofpmpnt nf th rai nn anneal and
a statement of the case on appeal ana
s aays i me counter oia-iem em-
RAL CI till'S XCW RAILWAY.
Proposed Air Line to Deep Water.
Question oi Completion of the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Dasls for Apportionment of Public
School Funds.
Messenger Bureau.
Pleigh. N. C, April IS.
Considerable Interest is shown her
in the project to build a railway from
Raleigh to Washington, N. C. It Ls as
serted that by the end of next week lta
leish will have subscribed the 'J,000
expected of it. As planned the road
will be nearly an air line.
Seventeen persona will go from here
to the confederate reunion at Dalla,
Texai. A number of people leave her
today on their way to that place.
Yesterday's rain will check farm work
for several days. Some lands ar? but
little looked after as yet, as most of
them have been water soaked for
months.
Plans are not yet perfected for tne
completion of the Church of the Good
Shepherd here, which it is propose 1 to
make the cathedral of this Episcopal
diocese. Two plans are proposed one
to let a contract to build the church and
put on the roof, but not fit up the in
terior: the other to complete all. Th
foundation have been laid three years.
Many out-of-town people are coming
here to see the game of base ball tornoi
row afternoon between the Universi:
of Virginia and the University of North
Carolina. Raleigh will send out a large
audience.
All the players on Raleigh's league
team will arrive here Monday evening,
from "Washington.
The state charters the Cin-Cho Com
pany, of Goldsboro. with a capital of
125.CC0. It is to manufacture a bever
age to be dispensed In drug stores, etc.
M. E. Robinson and others are the
stockholders. A charter is also granted
the Melville Brick Company, of Meb
ane, capital $10,000. E. V. Thompson
and others stockholders.
The state superintendent of public
instruction rules that the apportion
ment for the public schools is made in
January and July, based on the census
returns made September 1st of the pre
vious year.
The fourth volume of the North Car
Una Regimental Histories will be out
in a fortnight.
The public schools at LaGrange .are
kept open six months in the year. The
people there will take steps to keop
them open nine months.
The outlook for fruit, grapes and ber
ries appears to be very good. How
many of them escaped the later frost-
and freezes Is really puzzling. The
grape crop promises to be a very larg
one. Southern Pines is now the cen
ter of that industry.
The Imperial Tobacco Company, or
ganized to fight the tobacco trust,
today paid $1,000 license tax to do busi
ness in this city and county.
To Make the Deaf Hear.
Savannah, Ga., April 18. In the con
vention of the Georgia Medical Associa
tion tpday Dr. M. M. Stapler, of Ma
con, read a paper on "Report Showing
Clinics and Methods of Establishing
Hearing in Deaf-mutes." He illustrat
ed his paper with living subjects whose
ages ranged from 3 to 19 years.
Kitty Smith, Amory McBain, George
Benton and Frank Evans, who wer
born deaf and dumb, and Clifford Da
vis. 7 years old, deaf since 8 months of
agre as the result of measles, appeared
beore the association with Dr. Stapler
to demonstrate that their hearing and
speech have been established.
Dr. Stapler's treatment embraces no
operation, but consists of manipulation
of tubes, though variations of air pres
sure in the middle ear.
CL'DA'S FIRST PRESIDENT.
Estrada Pal ma on Ills Way to Cuba.
His First Acts.
Washington, April 16. President
elect Tomas Estrada Palma of. the
New Cuban republic, passed through
here this afternoon en route to Cuba.
His first complete act as the president
of the new republic, he announced tj
day. would be the formation of a cabi
net and the dispatch of a message to
the Cuban congress. One appointment
he admitted was practically decided
upon, viz: That of Gonzales de Ques-
ada to be Cuban minister to the Unit
ed States. The first message of the
head of the republic to the Cuban con
gress will be submitted Immediately af
ter he assumes office.
Old Point Comfort, Va., April 16.
President-elect Tomas Estrada Pal
ma's train arrived at Old Point Com
fort this morning at 12:45 o'clock, hav
ing made a straight run through from
"Washington by way of Gordonsville.
Owing to the lateness of the hour of
arrival the presence of the chief exe
cutive of the republic of Cuba will be
practically unknown until later in the
morning. President Estrada Palma re
tired immediately upon leaving the
train. He occupies a suite of rooms at
th Chamberlain.
The hour for the departure of the
president and his party for Cuba to
day has not yet been decided upon.
but it will probably be late In the af-
noon.
PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA
Unite In their Celebrations at the
Charleston Exposition.
Charleston, S. C, April 16. Pennsyl
vania and Virginia celebrated at the
exposition today. Governor Stone and
Governor Montague, with their staffs,
were here, with goodly delegations from
both states. Two companies of the
Virginia militia and tne Virginia mili
tary institute cadets attended the gov-
ernor of Virginia, as escort. The exer
cires for the two states were merged,
consisting merely of welcoming ad
dresses and replies by the two execu
tives, with a pleasant exchange of com
pliments. The Pennsylvanians made
their headquarters at their handsome
building and in the afternoon held ex
ercises there formally transferring the
structure to the exposition.
Governor Longino, of Mississippi,
was here today having come quite in
formally and without attendance to
see the exposition. He was included
In the party cf Pennsylvanians and
Virginians at the exposition.
President Palma Sails.
Hampton, Va., April 17. President
elect Tomas Estrada Palma sailed on
the steamer Admiral Farragut for
Cuba today. Ceveral hundred people
laasembled to bid him farewell." He will
reach Cuba Sunday afternoon.
RAILWAY RUMORS
GATES AND BELMONT HOLD A
CONFERENCE
SALE OF STOCK BY GATES
A Large Amount of loaisviUe and
asbvllle Transferred to MorKnu
fc Co. at One Hundred and Kittecw.
Tlie SraboarU Air Line's Ul 1 for
the Same at One Hundred and
ThirtyWhat the Uates Poo
nought oluijr Caught Short and
No Chance to Sktueese Anyone.
New York, Apiil !S. John W. GatCo
and August Uelmont were In confer
ence with Morgan representatives to
day. It was understood that several
large lots of Louisville and Nashville
stocks were deposited w.th Morgan &
Co. In accordance with the Belmont
Gates agreement.
A report that the Gates faction has
sold a large amount of Louisville urd
Nashville stock to Morgan & Co. at
113 could not be confirmed and was
generally discredited. Another report
to the effect that ihe Seaboard Ait
Line had "bid" 120 cash for the Gates
holdings in Louisville and Nashville,
was also discredited.
The Evening Post printed a state
ment today that light had been thrown
on the motive which led to a settlement
of the Louisville and Nashville situa
tion. The Post said:
"The Gates pool appeared to have a
majority of $60-000,000 of the Louisville
stock, and if it saw fit it could have
"squeezed" the shorts, as the operation
is generally styled in Wall street. Mr.
Gates walked into the office of J. P.
Morgan & Co , and explained the situa
tion, intimating that the pool was ready
to sell out to the bankers at a reason
able profit. The bankers realized the
seriousness of the case and invited
August Belmont, chairman of the
Louisville and Nashville board of direc
tors, to attend a conference. Mr. Gates
was there and briefly explained that he
and his friends had bought the road.
Mr. Belmont did not seem at all dis
turbed. "You have got control, there
is no doubt about that." Mr. Belmont
is said to have remarked to Mr. Gates,
"and I guess there is no aoubt about
somebody being badly cornered, from
the looks of things; but I am afraid
there is a mistake somewhere. Per
haps the gentleman does not know
whom he has caught short. I am not
and never have been. That $5,000,000 of
new stock was sold for the company.
You and your friends have got confrol
of the company you are the company.
The higher the price Is put on the
shorts, the more it will cost the com
panyyourselves, that is."
After Belmont's explaination of the
stock sale of new Louisville stock. It is
said that the chances of a settlement
promptly Improved.
"YOU MEAT EATERS."
The llaltimore Man Says Thlna-s.
You meat eaters who are ailing In
any sort of way might take a valuable
hint from the following:
A gentleman in Baltimore writes,
"For a long time I steadily ran down
because of an intense pain in my side,
and also in the pit of my stomach. I
was miserable and everything I ate
caused distress. I fell away from 1S5
pounds to 150. Lost my ambition for
work, was drowsy all of the time, felt
tired In the morning as I did upon go
ing to bed at night.
I was a steady meat eater three
times a day for several years. Some
body told me that if I would change my
diet and take Grape-Nuts Breakfast
Food at two meals in the day I would
improve. I made the experiment and
in less than two weks began to Im
prove very rapidly. My appetite came
back, and I slept better than I had for
months.
I used Grape-Nuts both at breakfast
and lunch and ate a little meat for
dinner, but not much. I discovered
that a few teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
would furnish more nourishment than
quantities of meat.
My Improvement has continued until
now I weigh 193 pounds which is a
gain of about 45 pounds In five months,
and I feel In magnificent condition.
Please do not publish my name if you
use this letter, but I will gladly tell
any person of the benefits received If
self-addressed, stamped enveloped Is
sent." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich.
THE SOUTHERN XOT IX IT.
Ko Connection With the Torchase
of LonlsTitle and Nashville.
Atlanta. Ga,, April 16. Presidn?
Samuel Spencer of the Southern rail
way, sent the following telegram to
S. M. Inman. one of the directors of
the Southern and a member of, th
executive board:
"The Louisville and Nashville situa
tion is simply this : Mr. Gates ard
his associates, apparently without any
consultation with any railroad intercut
In the south or elsewhere and entirelr
on their own account, bought in the
open market large blocks of Louis
ville and Nashville stock and claimed
now to be a cle.:r majority.
"By reason or a large short Intercut,
growing partially out of the sale by the
Louisville and Nashville Company, of
50,000 shares an authorized additional
issue of treasury stocks which was
not listed and not. therefore, a good
delivery on the exchange, a serious
comer was imm'nent. J. P. Morgan
& Co. were appealed to use their in
fluence to prevent such a disastrous
condition. After two days' negotiations
this has resulted in an agreement y
which the Gates stock will be deposit
ed with and placed under the cont..l
of J. P. Morgan & Co., as bankers aivi
not as representatlng any railroad in
terest and with no purpose except
conserve in th best passible way the
general financial and buslnes situa
tion and avoid the serious complica
tions which have threatened.
The Southern Railway Company
has not had and has no Interest, di
rectly or Indirectly, present or pros
pective. In the purchase of the stc.k.
or In its deposit as above with J. P.
Morgan & Co. There Is no contest fot
the control of te Louisville and Nasa-
vtlle by any other railway company
and not likely lo be certainly not by
the Southern.
SAMUEL SPENCER."
GOLnsnorto gossip.
The Coaatr Authorities ! Ta(L
Better Car f Roads and Rritfses.
Hell Phone to be Granted at City
Franchise Uenoeratie- Primaries.
(Corresr-ondenc, of The Messentr. l
Goldsboro, April 13.
Wayne county will soon make an ef
fort to secure better county road.
The county commissioners have under
advisement the rroprvltioa to '
Euperintcndent of rxnU nd county
bridges. In fact, it is siateJ remi-of-
ficially that such a man luis already
been secured Aid he will entr npou
his duties at as early day.
Superior court has been in scsskMi
hre this week a;ul Judge Allen, woo t
presiding, has sentenced &evral crimi
nals to the state prison for shsut tcttruu
In view of the fact that t county w;ll
soon need a number of road hnd It
i said that the ude will tnrnorru
change the sentences from the peni
tentiary to the county roads.
The Bell Telephone Company will
probably enter Goldsboro at an early
day. They have asked the city for u
franchl.e and it unur-od thai th
commiuce nrpo.nted by the hoard of
aldermen to report on the proposition
have agreed to grant the prlvlleg
asked for. The town of ML Olive.
fourteen miles below here, had granted
exclusive privileges to the Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
but it is learned today that the Caro
lina people have consented to let the
Bell Company -r.trr th town and re
lieve the town commissioners from aa
iinbarrasfing position. The Bell Coia-
pany win give Goldsboro a Wilming
ton connection and connection wit
other imoortani. southern cities.
The first issue of The Wayne County
Advertiser will make its appcaranc
tomorrow. ThU Is the Mt. Uli- Ad
vertiser, which was recently rei.w.vcd
from Mt. Olive to Gildsboro. Ur
Arthur WhStely Js the editor and pro
prietor. Editor Whitely has deposed
of the plant with which he printed the
paper at Mt. Olive and the pupt-r wlM
appear tomorro-. in a new dress.
According to i resolution nassed at
the democratic county convention two
years ago. the nominations this year
will be made by ballot at the primaries
Th chairman of each voting pniinct
in th county will provide fo- holding;
the nominations. The polls wlil be
kept open all da and every voter can
vote his individual choice for the nomi
nation. The Wayne Agricultural Works of
this county, which have one of the
largest foundries in the state, have re
ceived a large order from the Atlantic
Coast Line for a lot of heavy castings.
The Agricultural Works are at work:
making additions to thfir plant.
KOIITII CAUOL!.A.
Louisburg Tines: There died In this
county on Sunday last one of Its oldest
inhabitants Aunt Fannie Perry, col
ored, being at her death 106 years U.
She was the mother of 15 children, i of
them survive nci, the oldest being la
years. She belonged to the late Dr.
Sid Perry, of Franklin county.
Concord. N. C. Aurli 16. Late yes
terday evening O. O. Overcash was se
riously shot by Jonn Bost. a nepro, la
No. three towrshlp. Overcash and
Frank Johnson had a warrant for Bost
who drew a pistol and shot Overcash
through the right breast. The men
followed the negro from th- house.
Johnson's pistol did not fire. Overcash
shot the negro in the mouth. He was
overcome and brought to JaiL Over
cash is In a critical condition.
Charlotte Obseiver: Goldsboro, April
16. Mr. Samuel Cohen and son. Max.
of this city, had a close call today.
While crossing the bridge at Steente
mill the bridge gave way, the Messrs.
Cohen, wit their two horses, being pre
cipitated to the stream below, which at
this point is twelve feet deep. Mr.
Samuel Cohen was stunned by the faB
and has not spoken for hours. By the
heroic effort of Mr. Maxey Cohen, aid
ed by parties who witnessed the catas
trophe, the elder Cohen and the rosea
were rescued.
Sanford Express: Mr. Kary Kelly,
who had his hand badly lacerated by
being caught In the machinery at the
mill of. Mtssra. Crabtree and Fltts
last Saturday, had to have two of his
fingers amputated. The operation wu
performed by Dir. Monroe and Mclver.
There is a superstition among the
colored people of Aberdeen that the
smell of a poieiat will strengthen the
brain. The general opinion Is that
fruit has been damaged very little by
the cold weath.-r and that the prospect
for a crop Is yet good.
Statesville Landmark: The residence
of Mrs. K. B. Angle, widow of the late
Dr.S. Angle. In Eagle Mills township,
was burned Thursday between 12 an4
o clock. The the originated by a
spark. The residence of the late n
S. Colvert. in Union Grove township,
another of the .-ld home places In north
iredeli. -vas turned Sunday night. The
house was unoccupied at the time of
the fire, and bout 8.000 to 10.000 shin
gles, 175 bushels of wheat and some
farming tools rtcr-d In the buildlntr
were burned with It. The fire Is oe-
ieved to have been Incendiary. The
loss Is estimate at i'occ with it Ac.
insurance. Miss Gertrude Bobbins.
Statesville, sane In a concert at the
exposition auditorium Thursday eve
ning and her singing was one of the
chief attractions "n the Drdcnmm
She rang two selections and was
called by repeated encores.
RATSOX-EARI Ml'IlDCIt-TniAL.
tase Goes to the Jnrt.rH.hi.
Axrree Ladles la Court
Lake Charles. La.. April 10. The evl
dence In the case of A. E. Batsos.
charged with the murder of six men.
ters of the Earl family, was submitted
to the Jury at 3 o'clock thu. afternoon.
After having been out for three hours
the Jurors failed to aeree and court ras
adiourned until Monday.
The court room was crowded with
ladies an many of them shook hands
witn Batson and hi3 mother during th
court recess
FITZI!WMf.S AXD JEFFRIES.
l etter will Try to Slake Terms vtUH
Some California Cln. :
New York. April 19. Robert Filsslm
mons today received u eJrsrram from
Jeffries in reply lo his rocxpn;:- of
Thursday last. It tavs: -
"I sincerely trust you are In earnest
and that yon mean iusiness. I eon't
want to dictate anything, but want
mutual financial interests and will,
therefore, communicate wjb clubs to
California which will douotless Insist
on deciding what ls the bAt date sad
we must agree on ecaaethln;.
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