The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-12
THE ANTI-RAILWAY BILL
A STRINGENT MEASURE PASSED
BY THE HOUSE AT RALEIGH
A Bill Introduced to Forbid Screens In
Front Of Bsr-Rooms-Mr. Fuller thsAf-
torney of the American Tobacco Co.


State Librarian by the Legislatures u
provide for revising and digesting 'he
public laws of the State; TO incorporate
the Wake Banking and Security 'oii'-
pany; to provide for the levy ana coiie'
ton OF inheritance tax; to regulate iaoo'
hours in cotton factories; to work puoi'
roads in Johston county by convict LABOR
After quite long debate on the House
bill to appropriate $500 to finish the ne"
building for females at the insane asylum
It passed. Bills were passed ALLOWING INC
Murfreesboro railway TO extend It's iihe,
establish the Colored Girls Training
School at Franklinton; TO require guard
ians to give jewelry TO wards.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House resolutions were intro
duced giving the Penitentiary Committee
power 10 send for persons and papers 10
Instruct senators and representatives III
Congress to vote for the Nicaragua canal
bill, and urging Congress to erect monu-
ments to Generals Davidson and Nash
Bills were introduced: To provide TOT
railway from Murphy, up the HiWasse
river. to the Tennessee line; to amend the
charter OF the Plymouth. Washington ana
einston railroad; TO forbid screens III
front of b=r-rooms. and to regulate 'he
hours of opening and closing OF same 10
amend the charter OF Charlotte 10 au-
thorize Superior Courts to employ steho-
eraphers: to prohibit the use OF prolahe
and indecent language; oiA 10 trahsler
the $4,000 of the direct tax iund IN the
state Treasury TO the school fund vas
,,ado tho special order for Wednesday.
4 bill 10 prevent delays in freight snip
rnents was passed 1t provides that Wheh-
ever any railroad loses suit TOT uelay
of freight it shall pay all costs ana en-
penses such as attorneys ices etc' -
biz was passed to prevent prize hShtlhs'
,rrorNry FOR AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.
W. W. Fuller, of Durham. has been APP
pointed attorney for the American ~
bacco Company His once VIII pe ~
New York. and his salary 10000. lie mas
for wears been local attorney for TINS
company. ~ -
MIR. FULLER is a son of Judge T. {;
EulIer now OF the United States Lana
Court. and who was the leading couhsei
of the Blackwell Tobacco COMPANY ln :,
L>,g litigation over its famous Bun
trade mark Mr.. Fuller was associated
With bis father I'm this and other corpora
ton Htigations. Recently much OF ms
time mas been absorbed by important busl-
ness for the Duke branch of the American
Tobacco Company
. q proposition TO go TO New hork "do
made 10 Mr.. Fuller some days or "eeho
ago. He has accepted, and VIII go 10
New York. but his home wtll remain III
Durham, and he will continue his con
nection as the head Of the new Ia"
firm to be formed.
f,dga Winston. of oxford. will resign
from the Superior Court bench ana sue
coed Mr.. Fuller as law partner or FRANK
Fuller. ESD His resignation VIII De III
Governor Cars hands tomorrow:
Major John W. Graham, of Hillsooro'
will possibly succeed Judge winston.
ILLICIT DIsTILLEBY sEIZED.
Collector simmons has been notified OF
the seizure in Yadkn county OF an IL
Iioit distillerv OF 100 gallons capacity.
Thev also found buried in the WOODS
twenty-nine barrels OF corn whisky. =,
The family of the late Major H. =
Tucker have presented Christ church
with a handsome brass pulpit, as me-
mortal. and it was used yesterday Tor the
first time. IL,
The Watts Hospital, at Durham, VIII
h. onened on Wednesday for patients.
Miss Acker. of New York, who is a train:
ed nurse. has already arrived
The negroes in Durham are sul aSltdt-
ing the Markham matter one negro mas
called on one Of the officials, ana IN the
name OF several lodges and -deis' de-
manded Markham. so as TO bring hlm %
Raleigh as IL is alleged he will not get
a fair trial in Durham Markham VIII
be tried i'm Durham
prominent citizen here has said he
would be one OF forty men to give so
each year towards the maintenance OF
home for fallen women. II the senate
fails to pass the bill appropr.atinG SOD
towards this home private liberality Will
be its only hope.
There is to be a large party of Massa-
chusetts and New York people visit North
Carolina this week. They will Visit the
territory through which the Seaboard AIT
Line runs.
From the outlook now Mr.. OHIO " lson
will not get the position Of railroad COM
missioner Butler found himself 30 be
seged that he deemed it best 10 yield
| and give it to the Republicans.
DEMOCRATS INDIGNANT.
The Caucasian. on Saturday. made a
statement that the Democrats in the
Legislature were obstructing leg. station.
The members I'm the House denounced
Tthe Caucasion in the most bitter terms,
even Representative French, who Is a
Republican, showed he had "A just sense
OF what was right when he defended the
Democrats upon this charge. and said
they had only exercised their legitimate
rights in putting themselves upon record
in aye and no votes.
The Stanley county jail, at Albemarle.
was burned Saturday morning. The jail
was set on fire by one OF the prisoners.
| There We're six prisoners. but all were
| rescued.
When one OF the delegates to the
National Farmers Alliance convention
went TO buy his teturn ticket home the
! other day. he handed the ticket agent d
! S20-bill. The agent I'm giving change hand
! cd the delegate sl7-siVer dollars. The
| man objected TO that, and asked if he
| did not have any other money. The agent
! said he thought the alliance men We're
! such strong silver people" The delegate
| pocketed the silver and held his tongue.
! The Governor will, on Tuesday. the 18th.
sive a public reception to ST. Mary's
! school. Peace Institute, Agricultural and
/ Mechanical College Raleigh Male Acad-
| envy, the Legislature and the public
| generally at the Mansion.
| Mr.. 10. l.. May, a prominent citizen out
! In the county, Yesterday slipped on the
! ice ia his yard. and died from the fall.
| Air. Shaw. of Massachusetts, the found
! or OF Shaw University (cOloreD here who
| IS on a visit to our city. last night fell
! in front o fthe Marlboro House and broke
| his leg.
The colored people OF Wilmington pro-
| test against the proposed abolition OF the
| Criminal Court OF New Hanover county.
| The people of Mecklenburg county will
! send delegation here 10 protest a6ains.
| their court being abolished New Han
| over will probably do the same.