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The news & observer., 1897-08-13
is LAW BEING VIOLATED
TROUBLE ABOUT OHIO Will
SONS EATING HOUSE.
AND A BLOCK OF RAILROAD STOCK
Governor Russell is Given the Power by the
Railroad Commission Act to Turn
the Commissioners Out of

A new surprise was sprung yesterday
and it caused a mighty rafting of dry
bones.
1t is not generally known that the
Governor has power, under certain cir
cumstances, to turn a Railroad Commis
sioner out of office. But he has. The law
creating the Commission gives it to him
and, | am told, he has threatened TO use
it.
Section / of the act creating the Rail
road Commission is as follows:
Said Commissioners shall not joint
ly, or severally, or in any way, be
the holder of any stock or bond, or
be the agent or attorney or emplOye
Of any such company, or have any
interest in any way in such company,
and shall so continue during the term
of his office. and in case any Com
missioner shall as distributee or lega-
tee, or in any other way, have or be-
come entitled to any stock or bonds
or interest therein of any such COM
pany he shall at once dispose of the
same; and in case any Commissioner
shall fail in this, or in case any one
of them shall become disqualified to
act, then it shall be the duty of the
Governor to suspend him from Of
fee, and to report the fact of his
suspension, together with the reason
therefor, to the next General Assem-
bly,, and the question of his removal
from office shall be determined by
majority Of the General Assembly in
.nsr NJ Tn Of
sion the Governor shall fill the vacan-
cy, and if the General Assembly shall
determine that the Commissioner sus-
pended shall be removed, then the ap-
pointee of the Governor shall hold un-
til his successor is elected and quail
flied as hereinbefOre provided, but if
the General Assembly shall determine
that the suspended Commissioner
shall not be removed from his office.
then the effect shall be to reinstate
him in said office.
1t is by virtue of the power given hin
in this section that the Governor is re
ported to have threatened to turn som
of the commissioners out of office.
And that eating house at Round Knot
where the Southern Railway trains sto
for meals "agwine and a-comin" is sal
to be responsible for all the trouble. TIL
property, it is well known, is owned b.
Maj. Wilson, chairman of the Railroa
Commission, and by Col. Andrews, vice
president of the Southern Railway, an
it is leased by S. OthO Wilson.
Then it is reported that another mem
ber OF the Commission owns or control
a good-sized block of North Carolin
Railroad stock.
Whether this is so or not l do no
know. Nor can say positively that tn
Governor made the threat attributed t
him. When l called on him yesterda.
afternoon to ask about the rumor h
refused to be interviewed. He locke,
very knowing, but declined to either de
ny or affirm the report.
On the other hand there are thos
who declare that the Governor has beel
seriously contemplating the step abov
indicated.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
EVADING CIVIL SERVICE.
How the Public Printed Does It
Treasury Regulations.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 12.-(Special.)
There are many ways of whipping the
devil around the stump. Public Printer
Palmer understands this as well as any
body. A few weeks ago he furloughed
forty expert proOf-readers, all Demo-
cEats, on the ground that there was
nothing for them to do. AS soon as they
were well out of the city, he notified
them that upon their return they would
be transferred to the case. This meant
n reduction in salary. as well as a re-
ducti0n in standing. He could not dis
miss them directly, but he could by this
method drive them out. so he could pro-
mote his favorites. Among those thus re-
duced was Mr.. George p. Pell, of North
Carolina, regarded by all his associates
as one of the most expert proof-readers
in the government printing office.
-
The Secretary of the Treasury has
made a rule that when any supervising
officer (such as a collector of internal
revenue) desires to make a removal in the
public service. or a reduction in grade
he must forward to the Secretary of the
Treasury specifications detailing fully
and explicitly the reasons for removal
or reduction. He shall furnish a copy to
the accused, who must answer within
three days or lose his right to be heard
1t is provided further that when the
circumstances are such as to render it
evident that the interests of the service
will be better subserved by Immediately
relieving the accused from duty, pending
action on the charges, that course will
be pursued, in which case the action
taken will be promtly reported to this Of
fee"
The last provision opens the door as
wide as a barn door for dishonest Off
Gals to make dismissals.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
GUTHRIE'S PLAIN TALK
WHY He DID NOT ATTEND THE P0PULIST
Ex. COM. MEETING.
Employed Now b" Firm That Keep Their
Promises, Don't Tell Lies Nor Pretend to
Believe One Thing and do Another.

believe Une inlng ano 90 Hnotner.
Durham, N c., Aug. 12.-(Special)-
A News and Observer reporter being in
Durham, called at the office of Guthrie &
Guthrie, and finding the Major at his
desk the following interview occurred:
Reporter: major Guthrie, / see you
are not attending the meeting of the
State Populist Executive committee now
being held in Raleigh"
Major Guthrie: NO. am not a mem
Der of the committee myself, and I
thought under existing circumstances
had better stay at home. You remember
perhaps that the State Populist commit
tee in the last campaign got so fused"
and mixed up with the Republican State
committee that it was hard to tell which
one the bag belonged to, and found my
self pulling one way and they were pull
ing another way before the election
came on. / thought / would just wait
awhile now and let them find out where
they are at" The fact is, / am now per-
manently employed by Guthrie & Guth-
rie, attorneys, and attending to their
business exclusively, and / rather like
my employment, too, for they keep their
promises with me and don't tell me any
thing and do another"
The news & observer., 1897-08-13

rleu along and seige proclaimed and
carried to successful issue.
Inc injunction secured by the New
YORK and Cleveland Gas Coal COmpanv
was read to President Dolan by a deputy
TINS afternoon at miners Headquarters.
MT. D0lan who was writing at the time.
scarcely stopped his work for more than
second and when the reading was fin
ished acknowledged it by merely saying
thank you"
lie says the injunction will not change
tFe miners campaign in the least. Ex-
president Cameron Miller came into
headquarters shortly after the reading
?f the document to Dolan. He said the
miners will continue as heretofore, using
all lawful means possible to keep miners
from working during the struggle for
better wages.
1t is the intention Of the officials of
the court to try to fOrestall the custom
ary march in the morning by going to
the camps tonight and reading the in
junction to the campers. If this is done.
the crisis will be certainly reached at
about four o'clock in the morning as the
strikers appear determined to test their
right to carry out their usual program.
1t is said that when the deputies do
start to enforce the injunction they will
be compelled to arrest every man for
contempt, and that as fast as the men
are placed in Jail others will be brought
into camp to take their places and thus
the deputies will be kept busy making ar
rests until the jails are Over-crowded
1t is claimed by the strikers that this
movement of the company is only an
other plan for getting the militia on the
ground. When they find that the miners
will not obey the injunction and that the
jails are becoming crowded in this man
ner, it is expected that the sheriff will
adjudge that his deputies are not suff-
cient to cope with the situation and he
will be constrained to call out the mill
tia. This is the view of the situation
aiken by the leaders of the strikers now
in camps.
This evening the strikers at Plum
Greek held a meeting and voted unani-
mOusly to hold the fort, but not to resist
arrest. The resolutions say that if one
man is arrested they will have to arrest
all.
THE SHERIFF IS DETERMINED.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 12.-At 11:15 p.
m. Sheriff Lowry and his deputies, num-
bering 100. left Turtle Greek from Plum
Greek. The distance they will have to
travel is about II miles and they expect
to be on hand before the strikers march
on Plum Greek. The sheriff is determin-
ed to carry out the order of the court and
says he will surely arrest the leaders as
soon as the march begins. If new leaders
are substituted they also will be gathered
in. While the big majority of the strik-
ers are willing to go to Jail unresistingly
there are few of the hot heads who
have announced that they will not be
taken alive This minority may be the
means of causing strife in the morning.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
KNIGHTS OF HONOR OFFICERS

Wilmington, n. c., Aug 12.-The Grand
Lodge OF knights cf Honor of North
Carolina elected officers to-day as fol-
lows
Grand Dictator-N. H. Shaw, War
renton.
Vice-Grand-T, n. Jordan, Hook
erton.
Grand Treasurer-J. c. ScofelI. Da-
wilson Ctllage
Oxford was selecred as the meeting
place in 1899.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13

the fact that not hamlet or county
or city in Virginia had instructed this
convention to adopt any such plan.
Senator Daniel closed with an eloquent
argument against TIE adoption of the
committees report. TIE vote, on a de-
mand for the pending question. resulted
in the defeat Of the committees report
by vote Of $50 to 600.
At $40 the convention adjourned sine
dia
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
FOR WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 12-Bald, Cooper,
Loughead, Kiser and Sanger have been
matched for a race on the Buffalo Ath-
letic field August "a for $1,000 purse
The race is to be run in mile heats, best
two out of three.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 12.-Bud Brooks
and Grady Reynolds, convicted at Jeffer-
son, Ga, yesterday OF the murder of
Merchant NJ. G. Hunt, were sentenced
this morning to be hanged Friday, Sep
tember "a
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
TORPEDO BOAT ACCEPTED

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 1.-THE
Navy Department to-day finally accept
ed the torpedo boat Porter, which is
now in Newport, and directed the pay
ment of the reserved fund of $4,000 out
of the total cost of $144,O00.
The news & observer., 1897-08-13
DEFEATED CANDIDATE IS ILL

Washington, Aug, PA Post special
says that VIM. r. Alexander, who was
candidate for attorney general of Vir-
ginia, is seriously i'll at Roanoke He
has been confined to his room there some
time but to-day his condition became SER
ious.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Some interesting Information
from Our Correspondent.
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATORS

Burrows Favors IL and Is willing to SUBJ
NIT His Chances to "a Direct Vote of the
People-Detroit Newspaper Correspond
ents at the Capital stone To BE
Taken Care of by President Mckinley
O'Donaell's Candidacy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
BIG SAFE COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
Herring, Hall and Marvin Concern Put Into
the Hands of Receivers.

st. Louis, Dec 25.-Stephen A. jerks,
a stakeholder. made application to Unit
ed States Judge Adams yesterday for a
receiver for the Herring Hall Marvin
company. manufacturers Of safes. The
allegation that the company is insolvent
was conceded by the defense and Judge
Adams named Leonard Mathews as re-
ceiver.
New York, Dec. 25.-Yes1erday after
noon Justice Smyth. in the supreme
court, appointed w. d. Pownal, vice
president OF the Herring Hall
Marvin Safe company. and ex-
state treasurer Of New Jersey
, Gray receivers of the property
of the safe company in New Jersey.
The liabilities OF the concern are placed
. at $3j0,00o. The application for receivers
was made by Stephen A. jerks, presi-
dent Of the safe company, in proceed
ings for dissolution of the corporation.
Similar proceedings have been begun in
sother states. Stephen A jerks presi-
dent OF the Herring Hall Marvin COM
pany, has given out the following
statement concerning the affairs OF that
corporation.
THE appointment OF a receiver OF the
property Of the Herring Hall Marvin
company was precipitated by the action
OF Mr.. Moses Mosler, who for the past
two years and until two weeks ago has
been a director OF the company, chair
man of its executive committee and in
active charge OF the management Of its
business; and who, without giving any
notice to- the company OF its officers
levied an attachment on its property
The resignation of Mr.. Mosler and his
brother, William Mosler. as directors
OF the company. were received about
two weeks ago.
THE company's assets are intact: no
preference or security has been give~
any creditor. and the entire property
has passed into the hands OF receivers
appointed by the United States courts.
A plan OF reorganization has been un-
der consideration for some time, as is
well known to those interested in tn
company. and IL has been hoped to con-
summate the plan without receiver
ship. The plan embraces the furnish
ing OF new capital to an amount sufIi-
cient to pay all debts and enable the
company to buy on a cash basis. ais
making such reduction in the capital
stock as will bring il into proper rela-
ton with the company's present as
SETS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
Guaranteed to Cure.

That's rather strong, but we
mean it. If your blood is i'm
pure, your nerves weak, your
stomach, liver, or kidneys
wrong, you can buy bottle of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
Involves 300 Cotton Mill Men.

Lowell Mass. Dec. 25.-The treasur.
ers OF the Lowell cotton mills, at a
meeting held here yesterday, voted to
reduce the wages OF their employees from
Jan. IL. The causes of the reduction
are the same as those which led the
manufacturers in Fall River. Manches-
ter. Suncook. N r.. and other places TO
lower the wage scale. About $1,000 OPP
eratives In this city will be affected.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
Democratic Contestant Wins.

Vincennes. Ind. Dec. 25.-The jury in
the county superindendency case re-
turned a verdict in favor OF Peter Phil
lippi, the Democratic contestant. The
jury finds that John L. House, Repub-
lican, usurped the office to which he
was not entitled. House will appeal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29
NOBODY IS TO LOSE.
VIM. m. SingerIy Says He Will
Pay Everything it His Plan
Is Approved.
TO BE READY BY TUESDAY NIGHT,

When IL VIII he Submitted to the Cred
itors - Record Stock Involved i'm a. q
Scheme -Assienment Of the Trust c. M
pany--Full Statement of the Two 4, N
Germs Affairs Promised Herring Hall
Marvin safe Company in Trouble.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29

land failed to appoint Henry r. Thur
ber his private secretary, to similar
position. Major Howell may have a
show. but IL il not as good a show as
Barnum had.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-29

When IL VIII BE Submitted to the Cred
itors - Record Stock Involved I'm tie
Scheme Assignment of the Trust &. m.
pany--Full Statement of the Two 4, n
Germs Affairs Promised Herring Hall
Marvin safe Company in Trouble.
Philadelphia. Dec. 25.-William NJ.
Singerly, president of the Chestnut
Street National bank and OF it's allied
institution, the Chestnut Street Trust
and Saving Fund company. which col
lapsed Thursday, issued this statement
TO the public last night: ION Tuesday
next, or at the latest on Wednesday.
a plan now being formulated requiring
the devotion to it's purposes of all my
assets will be submitted to my creditors
and to the creditors Of the Chestnut
Street National bank and the Chestnut
Street Trust and Saving Fund COM
pany. l believe, and this belief is
shared by those who have been in
formed Of the situation, that with this
plan-which will involve partly an ac
ceptance OF Record Publishing company
stock-approved by the creditors none
of them ultimately will lose anything"
Trust Company Makes an Assignment.
The only other development in the
situation yesterday was the formal as
signment of the trust company to Geo.
II. Earle, Jr., president of he Trades
mems National bank and of other finan-
cial institutions, and Richard Y. Cook,
president of the Guaranty Trust and
Safe Deposit company This was but a
natural outcome of the failure. and
was taken after long session OF the
board of directors of the trust company.
The deed unreservedly conveys all the
property Of the company to the as
signees. Singerly's statement comes as
the result of conference OF the d.
rectors OF the defunct concerns held
yesterday and 1t is generally believed
that the hope of an eventual settle
ment on a 100 per cent. bassis will be
realized
Final Statement Promised shortly.
A statement will be issued within a
day or two showing the exact condi-
ton Of the company's affairs. The only
| other embarrassment thus far result
ing from the crash was the assignment
yesterday of the Philadelphia Binding
and Mailing company, small organiza-
ton Incorporated in Maine. The bank
examiner and his assistants spent the
greater part of yesterday going over the
books of the two companies, but de-
clined to make any statement. Ii is
! said that the bank has about 1850 de-
post accounts and the trust company
! about 32e0. State Banking Commits
sioner Gilkeson and Attorney General
! Mccormick were engaged inquiring
| into the condition OF the states deposit
! in the bank, and looking after the in
J terests OF depositors in the trust com
! pany. which is Incorporated under the
state laws.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
AFTER RECIPROCITY

fan Domingo Government GOVERN
ment Asks for Tariff Modification
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The Gov
eminent of San Domingo has made
overtures to Secretary Sherman for the
negotiation of reciprocity treaty be-
tween the two countries. Most of the
San Domingo sugar is grown on plan
tations owned by Americans. Between
six and eight million dollars is invested
there. Nearly all the sugar produced is
semitic the United States, but cannot
leave San Domingo without the pay
ment of a heavy export tax. All the
machinery and most of the manufac-
tured articles used in that country are
from the United States. San Domingo
is willing TO modify the import duties
levied on them and the export tax on
sugar if this Government will MODIFY
the tariff on articles grown there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
DEBTS OF PACIFIC ROADS.
senate Committee Favors the Bill
Providing for Commission.

senate Committee Favors the Bill
Providing for Commission.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Chairman
Gear of the Senate Committee on Pa
cific Railroads today submitted a re-
port on the bill reported some weeks
ago providing for a commission COM
posed of the Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior and Attorney
General. TO settle the Indebtedness of
the Central and Western Pacific rail-
roads growing out of the issue of sub
sidy bonds issued in aid of their con-
struction. The report reviews the va
rious acts creating the roads and au-
thorizing the bonds, and the various
unsuccessful efforts of late years TO
enact remedial legislation proposed by
the committees of this and other Con-
crosses. The passage OF the commits
sion bill is recommended as business
like measure and as promising more
advantageous results 10 the Govern
ment than could be reached by the
foreclosure of the Government liens on
the properties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
CRETE DEFIANT.

Insurgents Fire ON Austrian War
ships Boats.
LONDON. April "a dispatch to the
Daily News from Canea states that the
Austrian war ship Crown Princess Ste
FAM arrived yesterday at Kissamo,
which is being besieged by the insur-
gents AS the war ship approached she
hOisted a flag Of truce. Later she sent
a boat with two soldiers TO carry mails
for the Turkish fort. The insurgents,
unheeding the flag, fired on the boat.
The war ship replied with quick-firing
and six-inch guns, speedily quieting
the insurgents.
Today the Crown Princess Stefani
sent a number of boats to town to
embark MOslems who had expressed a
strong desire to leave. The insurgents
again fired on the boats, whereupOn all
the war ships in the bay took part in
BON harding the Christians. They fired
eighty shells. The rebels found the
gunnery practice so good that they
ceased the fusiIade on the boats until
after they had taken the refugees on
board. The boats embarked twenty
seven women. children and old men
After they started for the Austrian gun
boat Sebenico. which was TO take the
refugees TO Canea, the insurgents again
fired upon them. The Sebenico, after
landing the refugees at Canea, started
back for Kissamo to get other Moslems
whose capture is daily threatened
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
southern Pacific Election

SAN FRANCISCO. April Julius
Krutschnit. general manager OF the
Southern Pacific railroad. is now di-
rector of that organization. He was
elected today at the annual meeting to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
A. L. Thomas. The remaining direct
ors were reelected. The board now
stands: C. p Huntington, Henry 2.
Huntington. c. F. Croker, w. II. Hub
bard. T. z. Stillman, Russell J. Wilson.
Charles G. Lathrop, J. c. Stubs, y. p
Smith and Julius Krutschnit. The Gi-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-20
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.
New England Manufacturers Have
Greater Advantages.

New England Manufacturers Have
Greater Advantages.
BOSTON, March 2S.-The sharp COM
petition of Southern cotton mills equip
ped with modern machinery, with the
great plants of New England, has be
come a problem for deep thought with
investors in this part of the country;
but according to an authority on the
subject, the North has naught to fear
from it. The treasurer of one of the
large mills in this State. who has made
study of the situation. says the
boom time for Southern cotton mills
has passed. and that hereafter they
will grow on their merits. The impetus
was given by the manufacturers OF
cotton machinery, and now that has
lost it's strength. Then the price of Ia
Dor is not as much of an advantage as
it promised to be at the outset. II help
can be secured at 30 cents a day, in
stead of 81. which has to be paid at
the North it is found that two persons
of that grade have to be hired to do
the work which is done by one person
in the North Another point of advant-
age for the North is its moist climate,
which favors the production of finer
goods. with which the South cannot
compete.
The annual report of the State Com
missioner of Labor Statistics has just
been received from Charlotte, n. G. 1t
shows that there are now 200 mills in
the State. with nearly $4,000 operatives
men, women and children. The aver
age wages of skilled men is 81 per day.
and of skilled women, 81 cents. I'm
skilled men are paid an average of 66
cents. and unskilled women 471a cents
per day. while the children receive an
average of 80 cents per day. The hours
of labor are from ten to twelve per
day