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The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
The Charlotte National Bank.

Progress is being made on the i'm
provements to the banking house of
the Charlotte National Bank. It
viii be ready for occupancy about
Feb. 1st. The directors of this bank
are young and successful business
men of the community. They are
progressive and The News antici-
pates that they will make of the
Charlotte National Bank a live and
valuable institution both to the
stockholders and the community.
The bank officers are capable and
experienced men. The president,
Mr.. B. d. Heath, has for long time
been president of Heath Bros bank,
and the cashier, Mr.. W. 81. Twitty,
has been cashier of the same. The
bank starts out under the most IA
vorable circumstances, and viii re-
ceiye liberal share of the patronag ge
of this community.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
DEATH OF MRS. Jewell.
rlr. John Woodsides Dead-Mrs. G.
w. Rich Passes Away.

rIr. John WOOdsideS Dead-Mrs. -.
w. Rich Passes Away.
Mrs. G. W. Rich, of NewelPs, died
at her home in that place Tuesday
morning. She leaves a husband and
two children, The funeral was held
Wedl d.y from the Presbyterian
church at Newell's of which she was
a member, the services being con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.:
Newell. Mrs. Rich was devoted
wife and fond mother.
Mr.. Joseph Woodsides, one of the
oldest and most prominent citizens
of Huntersville, died at that place
Monday evening at five o'clock. He
had suffered for years from cancer
and death came as relief to his
sufferings. He was in his seventy
fifth year. He leaves wife ano
six children. Two of his sons, Mr.
J. NJ. Woodsides and Mr.. Johr
Woodsides, are residents of Char
lotte. He was a charter member Of
Craighead Lodge, No. 366, A. F
and A. NJ. at Huntersville, and hae
been for many years prominen
Mason. His funeral was held Tues
day afternoon from the Presby
terian church at Huntersville, Rev
Mr.. Griel officiating. He was lal'
to rest with Masonic honors.
Mrs. DIR. William B. Fewell, o
Ebenezer, S. c., died Monday nigh
at ten o'clock. She was Mis-
Agnes Alexander, sister Of DR.; J. B
Alexander, and Mr.. W. D. Alexan
der, of this city, and was related t
a number of prominent people Il
Mecklenburg. her death is mourne
by a large circle of friends: sh
leaves a husband and six children
all grown. The funeral was hel
Wednesday. the remains beng inter
red in the Ebenezer cemetery.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
PRIZE OFFER.

TIE DEMOCRAT wants a few more
subscribers. 1t is willing to pay for
them Twill give a handsome watch
guaranteed by the manufactures to
keep good time-to any subscriber
who will bring me two new subscri-
bers with his own renewal, or FIVE
renewals with his own. This is a
handsome watch. Come to the DEN.
ocRAT Office, 25 S. Tryon ST., and
see it, and you will want it. This is
your opportunity to secure nice
watch for nothing Get your friends
and neighbors to take the DEMOCRAT,
and get one of these watches. For
further information call on write
W. @. DowD, Publisher, =
Charlotte, N. @.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
HOUSE DECIDED TO ADJOURN.

To Attend Alderman's Inauguration.
Ten hours a Legal Working Day. Stores
AMI Factories Re quired to Provide Seats
TO. Employees.
Special to The News.
RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. 26 "A bill
was introduced in the House today
to appropriate $4,000 for dcrmi-
tory for boys and an assembly room
at the white department of the insti-
tuition for the blind.
The House decided to adjourn to-
day to attend the Inauguration of
President Alderman at the Uniyer-
sity tomorrow. The vote on the
motion was lose.
A bill was introduced today to
make ten hours legal working day,
and attaching a penalty for the vio-
lation of the act.
A bill to change the law regarding
degrees of homicide failed to pass
A bill requiring that seats be pro
vided for female employees in stores
and factories was passed.
A resolution to exclude lobbyists
from the hall of the House is now
under discussion.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
BLACKBURN BOUND OVER
To Court in 1000 BOnd-Confessss to
Setting Fire to the Observer O0ce.

To Court in $1,000 Bond-Confessss to
Setting Fire to the Observer Omce.
The preliminary trial of Charles
Blackburn for setting fire to the
Observer building was held at three
o'clockMonday afternoon. After ex-
amining five witnesses, Mayor Wed
dington bound him over to the Su-
perior court in o bond of 81 900.
Blaekburn's mother sat beside
him during the trial. Mr.. Heriot
Clarkson was his attorney.
Blackburn has practically confes-
sed to having set the building on
fire. He tried to break in the safe,
and not succeeding set fire to the
gasoline can, that caused the explo'
sion. he was employed in the OBJ
server job office.
He is about nineteen years old,
very small for his age, and frankly
| confesses to drinking, gambling, and
his principal mental nourish mem
seems to be dime novels.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
GENUINE SMALLPOX.
so THE PHYSICIANS DECIDED IN
GREENSBORO THIS MORNING.
Mr.. John Tucker, Travelling rIan, is
the First Victim--Three of the
Leading Physicians in Consultation.

the First Victim Three of the
Leading Physicians in Consultation.
GREENSBORO, Jan. 25.-Recent
developments in the illness of Mr..
John Tucker indicate that it is
genuine case of smallpox. Three
Of the leading physicians of the city
so decided in consultation today and
Mr.. Tucker is now undergoing
treatment for that disease.
One physician pronounced it small
pox Saturday morning, but it was
not sufficiently credited until late
last night for the city authorities to
take any action. A portion Of the
board of aldermen met at the Ben
bow House about twelve (121 o'clock
Saturday, and as result of their
conference the guests were notified
of small -pox being in the house.
Within an hour nearly all of the
guests had repaired to other hotels
and boarding houses in the city.
Arrangements were made at once
to removeMr. Tucker from the no
4 tel and he was carried to a house
secured for the purpose about four
Lmiles from the city
The Board of Aldermen met yes
ternoon for the purpose Of taking
some official action. The Ben bow
House was ordered to be closed and
the clerks, servants and remaining
guests quarantined for several days.
The house in the meantime will be
thoroughly disinfected and every
precaution will be taken to prevent
a spread of the disease.
The town is very much excited
over the meter and it is almost the
sole topic of conversation.
Some action was taken by the al
dermen regarding vaccination, ant
it is thought every person in towr
will be urged to undergo the opera
ton. The physicians have gener
ously consented to charge very low
price, and the city will pay for thos
who are unable to pay the fee them
selves.
AS yet the case of Mr.. Tucker i
not at all serious Many do not be
iieve it TO be a genuine case of small
pox.
Mr.. Tucker is unable to accoun
: for his having taken small, ,pox, a
) he has recently been only in portion
of Virginia and North Carolina.
: case has been reported in Norfoll
l Va, but he was not exposed to it.
8 Mr.. Tucker is native Of Guilfor
, county and is quite we'll known i
r the city. Until a few months ag
he was with the Fishblate clothin
e house, which position ne gave u
!. for travelling salesman for a Lynch
. burg crockery firm.
I A specialist has been sent for an
s will probably arrive today, Th
e people are anxiously awaiting tn
r result of his examination of th
case. There will probably be n
e further action on the part of th
city authorities until report is ha
r from him.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
BANKS AND BANKING.
COMPTROLLER EGkLES WRITES TO
THE VARIOUS GOVERNORS.

Wants Them TO Nec0m mnd Changes
in Legislation to Secure Bank
Statistics.-North Carolina Already
Has an Excellent Law in This Re-
spect.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 23-
James H. Eckles, comptroller of the
Treasury, has sent letter to the
Governors of all the States asking
them to recommend legislation to
secure uniformity in the collection
of banking statistics in the different
States.
The revised statutes authorize the
Comptroller to make statement in
his annual report exhibiting the re-
sources and liabilities of banks and
banking companies and savings
banks, organized under the laws of
the several States and Territories
There is no other officer in the
United States charged by law with
the duty of collecting and publish
ing banking statistics. 1t is neces-
sary therefore for the Comptroller
to have the required information.
At present a number of the States
make no provisions for the submis-
sion of reports from banks and
bankers to any officer Of State.
In North Carolina the statistics
of banks and banking are collected
by the State Treasurer, who requires
each bank to publish regularly q
full statement of its resources and
liabilities. The statistics are there
fore easily available.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Newell Case on Trial Today-Several
Damage Suits Compromised.

Solicitor Webb has filed his re-
port stating that he has examined
the clerks Off in Mecklenburg
county, as the law directs, and finds
the office in good condition and we'll
kept.
In the case of the Loan and Saw
ings Bank and others VS.. the Elliott
furniture company, R. A. Duncan
was given Judgment for $28 so.
The case of j A. Flanagan, ad-
ministrator of Sarah J. Flanagan
VS.. the Carolina Central railway
company, was compromised, judg-
ment being rendered for the plain
tiff in the sum of $500. Miss Elan
agap was employed at the Ada Cot
ton Mills, and was killed by the
trai while crossing the track.
The case of Brevard Nixon, adj
ministrator of Joseph Clarence
Howie VS.. the Carolina Central rail-
road company was compromised, the
plaintiff being given judgment II
the sum of $17OO. Mr.. HOWE was
killed near Matthews, July goth
1896. This administrator sued fol
$4,000.
Judgment was filed today in tn.
case Of J. D. Church VS.. W. F
Stanly, Mary E Stanly and B. p
Stanly, providing that the plaintiff
recover the amount of two note
mentioned in the complaint, on
amounting to $42s.96 and the othe
to 1924 Sc.
| A divorce was granted Matti
Henderson from James Henderson.
In the case of Mary A. Prathe
VS.. Edward P. George judgment wa
rendered in favor of the plaintiff
directing the defendant to convey t.
the plaintiff in fee simple his inter
est in the land mentioned In tn
complaint.
In the case of A. R. Bowles VS.. }
W. Mccoy, judgment was rendere.
for the plaintiff in the sum of $7O4
The case of Mrs. Eliza M. Newell
VS.. the Southern Railway has take
up the time of the Superior couI
today.
Mrs. Newell, the conductor an
} brakeman of the train and numbe
| of other witnesses were examine
this morning.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Mrs. W. NJ Biggers, of Clear
Greek, died Saturday, after a brief
illness, of pneumonia. She leaves .
husband and several small chill
dren.
Mr.. James T. Ross spent Sunday
with his mother at her home near
Pineville. She has been very sick
with pneumonia, but her condition
is tightly improved.
Miss Maggie Little gave a coo
web party at her home near Martin
dale, Thursday night, in honor of
Miss Daisy Carr, of Charlotte. About
twenty couples were in attendance.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
WATSONs FLING At BUTLER.

Calls Him a "Despicable Character
Lobby BIZ Tabled.
Special to The News.
RALEIGH, Jan. 26. g p. ny
The ':lobby bill has just been tabled
The bill to pay special venire men
for attendance on capital cases
passed today; this includes Mecklen-
burg county.
The Senate has passed a bill pro-
viding for a joint committee to
recommend reduction of all Official
salaries.
A. L Swinson today received the
following letter from Tom Watson
"Butler is a very despicable char
acter and his crushing defeat vii
cause no grief in any party.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Deatt, of Mr.. Charles Whit.

Mr.. Charlie Whit, well known
printer, died Friday morning at Z
o'clock at his home on South Poplar
street. He had been sick with II
grippe for several weeks, and this
was complicated with heart trouble.
He leaves q wife and one child.
He married Miss Jamison, daugh-
ter of Mr. Robert Jamison.
Mr.. Whit was q native of Ten
nessee. but had been living in Char
lotte five or six years.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
rIarried This Afternoon.

MIR. James Beattie, who lives near
Lodo.,was married to Miss Hattie Nc
Connell Wednesday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Liz
zie Pharr, No. 5O4 North Tryon
street.
They will reside at Mr.. Beattie'a
! home, near Lodo.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Auction Sale of Horses and rIuIes.

Mr.. R. A. Dodd, the horse dealer,
will hold one of his auction sales at
Wadsworth's stables Saturday at ]
o'clock. AS usual Mr.. Dodd has a
fine lot Of horses and muls Par
ties desiring to buy will do well TO
attend this sale.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Orr and Alexander Re-Union.

The Orr and Alexander families
are soon to have q reunion. The
committee to arrange for the occa-
sion are Messrs. j. L. Orr and Mar
tin Alexander; they have decided to
hold the reunion at Mr.. j. G. A.
Orr's, three miles from the city.
The date has not yet been announc-
Al
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Representative Craven at Home.

DIR. w. P. Craven, Representative
from Mecklenburg, arrived from
Raleigh Saturday morning, and went
to his home in the country.
He said nothing had been decided
about the Mecklenburg contests, and
the Charlotte Police Commission
Bill has not yet come before the
Legislature.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Contested Cases Come up Friday.

Contested Gases NOHS up FEIUdy'
Mr.. J. w. Keerans returned at
noon Friday from Raleigh, where he
has been arguing the Mecklenburg
contested election cases for the con.
testees. The argument has been
completed, but the committee viii
not meet to decide the question un'
til next Friday.
Mr.. Walter Henry did not return
home.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
infested Cases Called Tomorrow.

Contested Cases Called Tomorrow.
The Mecklenburg contests come
up in the House tomorrow morning
when the committee on contested
elections will make its report. These
cases are Williamson and Clanton W.
Reid and Ransom. The cases Of
Clarkson and Dowd VS.. Alexander
and Craven will not be called until
after the contests now pending are
decided.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
stamp Agency. Prescriptionists, Phone No
THE
MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY.

The Best and Latest Improved Machin-
cry and expert operatives enables US to
do the BEST Work at the CHEAPEST
Prices
Countrv work promptly attended to
Come to- Sc US on Church street nelr
the Court House.
MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Cost of the Johnson Case.

The Monroe johnson case has cost
the county good deal of money.
Looking over the court records today
it was found that the court fees
alone in the case amounted to STA
16. This does not include jury fees
anything of that kind.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Three Hundred Cases of "drip."

The town of Graham, N. O., with
about 1900 inhabitants, had, the
first of the week, 800 cases of la
grippe. One druggist filled 200
prescriptions in one day.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28

Miss Lille Atkinson, of Whining
ton, is visiting Mrs. w. d. Barkeley,
on North Pine street.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
IN THE LEGISLATURE
BILL TO PREVENT BREAKING UP OF
POLITICAL MEETINGS.

Starts Lively Debate in the House
After Several Amendments, Was
Referred-TO Change Time of Hold
ing MeckIenburg Courts.
Special to The News.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 22.-This
was another "bill day" in the Legis-
lature.
Bills were introduced in the House;
by Wilson to change the time of
holding the courts, in CASTOR, Stanly
and Mecklenburg counties; to change
the charter of Wilmington.
The bill making it misdeam-
eanor, publishable by fifty dollars
fine and Imprisonment for thirty
days, to wilfully disturb political
meeting, was under discussion until
the end of the days session. 1t was
opposed by Schullen and Cunning
| ham, and favored by T,usk and all
| the Republicans. On to table
the bill was defea ote of
sixty to twenty.
An amendment aking
| it a misdemeanor >eak-
er to use vulgar lam
| guage. Cooke mac Mt to
include the sta was
finally referred ,.alciary
committee
| A. bill to incorpoI~, he Moore
cou1,ty and Western Railroad passed
today. There was much opposition
at first because it was thought the
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
NOTICE

Is hereby given, that an application vii
be made TO the next session OF the Legls
lature of North Carolina, TO incorporate
the 'Pe ple's Benevolent Relief Assocla-
tion of North Carolina"
dec 3 i'm,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
LAND FOR SALE.

$50 acres of good land-cheap as dirt
on the Carolina Central Railroad. miles
east of Lincolnton, Lincoln county MOST
Of it woodland Apply to o"Y," DEMOCRAT
Office
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
SHIPS IN DISTRESS.
COLD WAVE ARD SN0WSTORM ALI
OVER THE EAST.

Snow as Far South as North Carolina.
Vessels go Ashore in the Dense
Snow Storm.-RaiIway Traffic De-
Iayed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10
The Turk Called TO Time.
Powers Will Permit No More Delay in the
Peace Negotiations.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 9.-Acting
upon instructions received from their
respective governments, the ambas-
sadors Of the powers today presented
collective note to the Turkish govern
ment demanding a cessation of the OBJ
struction of the peace negotiations.
CONSTANTINOPLE July S.-The
ambassadors of the powers having
been reinstructed by their respective
governments about the dispatch of
another note to the Turkish govern
ment reiterating their demand for an
explicit reply on the Graeco-Turkish
frontier question, it is thought prob
able that they may recommend their
governments to recall them and Or
ganize a naval demonstration, pointing
out the futility of sending notes which
fail to impress the Porte, urging that
demonstration is necessary to compel
Turkey to yield, and holding that
otherwise progress towards the con-
clusion of peace is not to- be expected.
The Turkish Dardanelles squadron has
been ordered to make ready to proceed
to the island Of Crete, and to take on
beard provisions for three months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10

Westerners have been drifting into the
service, and it was felt that if this
movement could be stimulated the
navy would be benefited by securing
a larger proportion of native American
stock in its enlistment. Letters re-
ceived at the navy department showed
that one obstacle to the entry of West
erners into the service was the fact
that the men who were willing and
anxious to enter had not the means TO
reach the seaboard cities where en-
listments are made. 1t was for this
reason that Lieut.. Commander Haw-
ley was instructed to establish tenn
porary offices fof recruiting as he goes,
where the recruits may apply and be
sent in patches of ten or a dozen In
charge of the boatswain to the nearest
navy yard at the governments expense.
The terms offered to the lake sailors
are: For ordinary seamen, $19 per
month, and for sailors $24, with an
allowance of 81 per month extra to
each upon re-enlistment and ratfons.
The recruiting officer also hopes to
secure some machinists from the lake
points for the navy. The pay of these
men in the navy is to be $40 per month
against an average Of $45 on the lakes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10
New Blood for the NaVu.
Western Lake Cities Expected to Supply
Seamen for Uncle Sans Service

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The depart
ment is about to undertake to get
more Western blood in the navy, and
to this end Lieut.. Commander J. NJ.
HaWley with a surgeon and a boat
swain will start from Washington next
week on a tour of the larger Western
cities with a view to securing re-
cruits. The first stop will be made
at Duluth, and then Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Toledo, Buffalo and other lake
cities will be visited. The plan is to
open temporary recruiting offices in
these places and secure for the navy
as many Of the lake sailors as possible.
The project is to be credited to Lieut..
Commander Hawley. When the de-
partment came to realize the fact that
not single vessel in the naval service
had full complement of ordinary sea-
men and sailors and that men Of the
high standard desired by the navy
could not be procured in sufficient
numbers in the coast cities. his plan
was adopted and he was placed in
charge of it's execution. Most of the
sailors who man our warships are from
the coast cities, although recently some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10
Star Chamber Sessions.
Conferees Working Away the Tariff Bill
Behind Closely Guarded Doors.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Repub-
lican conferees on the tariff bill met
this morning at $50 a. nj. in the room
of the senate committee on iinance and
resumed the work of. adjusting the dlf-
ferences between the two houses. The
five Republican conferees appointed by
the house, the four Republican confer
eees appointed by the senate, together
with Senator John P. Jones FNev.), who
has acted with the Republicans OF the
senate throughout the tariff struggle
and who voted for the bill; were pres
ent. The work proceeded behind clos
ed doors. The. conferees put in very
hard days work. They met at $3.50, re-
cessed at for lunch and again at 6
this evening for dinner, and at O'Clock
resumed their sitting and continued in
session until late tonight. They have
all taken a particularly binding pledge
of secrecy and are guarding their la
bors with unusual vigilance. Beyond
the general statement that they were
making satisfactory progress the con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10
SAD STRAITS AT SEA.
Terrible SufRerings of the Survivors
of the Traveller.

Terrible Sufferings of the Survivors
of the Traveller.
LIVERPOOL, July 9t-The correspon-
Dent of the Associated Press has had
an interview with Mrs. Andrew Chris
tie, widow of Capt. Christie, of the
wrecked British ship Traveller, which
went on the reefs of the Island of Rod
riguez, in the Indian ocean. 800 miles
northeast of Mauritius. Mrs Christie
tells a terrible story of the sufferings
of the survivors. Almost Immediately
after the Traveller left Java for the
Delaware breakwater, the Java fever
broke out and spread rapidly. Every
body on board was more or less
affected, including the Christie baby,
which died and was buried at sea. An
other victim leaped overheard and was
drowned. The chief officer died, and
later Christie died, leaving only ten
men to man the ship. Second Mate
Ritch then tried to steer for Mauritius,
and when theTraveler finally approach
ed Rodriguez island only he and two
seamen We're able to work the ship.
A pilot put out from the island, but
on learning the state of affairs, refused
to go ON board and returned to the
shore, where he spread the report that
everybody on the Traveller had the
yellow jack. Hours passed and no as
slstance came. The second mate, fear
ing that the Traveller would go ashore,
launched a boat and took the sick
survivors with him with view of
landing them. The governor and in
habitants of the island rushed down
TO the shore and threatened to shoot