The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-12
THE SEABOARD RUMOR.
TALK or a RUPTURE BETWEEN
MIX. ST.. JOHN And THE WiNDEHs.
A. Conductor who Did Not Recognize
Scalper's Tickets The New iire DeP"'"
ment BuiIdlng-A strange Lawsuit

RALEIGH. y. c.. oct. 1.-THE street
was fun of rumors Yesterday regarding
the fact that there will scarcely be
doubt as 10 quite turn over IN the az
fairs Of the seaboard Air Line very soon
the rumor for n week or 80 ago ''a'
Major Winder would De made Mr.. 81
Johns successor, is not much believed
for his health Is such that while IL Is
not so bad as reported to be, still wouiu
not Justify him in taking so great re-
spOnsibility.
The stock Of the Seaboard and It's many
branches Is held by private indl'ldualS
10 a great extent. and they are ny II"
means pleased at the high-hahded pro
ceedings OK Nice-Presidcnt 81. John' sii'ce
he has had control.
His last Saturdays act in discnhislils
General Manager Winder's private SET
Rotary, Elliott, because he refused 10
sign Mr.. Winder's name 10 paper that
he knew Mr.. Winder would never slsn'
was too much
IL IS said that the interest in the ROAD
owned by the late President Moncure Rob
inson. OF Baltimore has all been thrown
on the side Of the Winder faction. Jhat
there are two factions. ST. John ana W IN
der, IS an open secret great many
stockholders have voluntarily offered theiT
interest 10 the Winders.
Many people think that there will be a
new deal made at the stockholders meet
ing. that is TO be held at Portsmouth
on the 18th.
The fact that scalpers' tickets are not
recognized by railroad conductors was
shown the other day, by conductor on
the Southern, who put off an entire com
pany Of show people outside Of Atlanta,
who held these cheap tickets.
Secretary Nichols and his corps OF as
sistants, are kept busy getting things IN
res diness for the opening Of tie fair on
the I'D Most OF the space Is already
taken in the different departments.
srFa~Gr cas'. 4.
4 rather strange case VIII be heard be-
fore the Supreme Court this morning.
It is the suit brought by Daniels admins
traitor. vs.. the Petersburg Railroad. The
plaintiff seeks TO recover $1,000 damages
from the road. for the killing several
years ago OF a man named Pea, By the
railrcad station agent at GaiysDurg
The case was heard IN a lower court and
the verdict was in favor of the plaintli,
An appeal was taken What makes IL
Of public interest is the fact that the rail-
read should be held responsible for the
acts Of its agent. brought out by personal
matters. The trouble arose on q charge
for trunk storage. Lifsey the agent
was tried for murder. and acquitted.
The fire department headquarters build
Ing IS rapidly assuming definite shape.
IL will De handsome brick building and
=" @i'db improvement 10 tNal part OF the
city.
In conversation with a lawyer from
the eastern part Of the State yesterday
in speaking of the insurance fraud cases
in Cartaret county, he said the parties
involved had such widespread cOnnec-
ticns that he did not believe q true bill
Of indictment would ever be brought in.
in that county, and that until a bill Of
indictment was brought i'm. there could be
no removal Of the cases to another coun-
Is for trial This sounds as If there
might be some doubt as TO whether these
cases will ever bejustly dealt with.
s fMsnEkVLr PRISONER.
There is in jail al Fayetteville, a prison
or who has history. He has been by
Turns professional gambler liquor spy in
south Carolina. cowboy. and is now TO
go on trial for the capital crime Of burg
larry.
His name is Carlton Watson. He
tried 10 break Jail and was chained to the
floor. He had a complete system of sig
nails by which he communicated with
other prisoners His heavy chains were
found filed apart. Still heavier ones
were then rivited on him.
Yesterday these We're found hanging on
a hook, while Watson walked around i'm
his cell.