The news & observer., 1897-03-10
Another B irlington Strategy
Elk scuted by Spencer.
TIE GOVERNOR ENJolNEo
Tu0NTON'S RESTRAINING OR
DER AS TO THE LEASE.
T4e PEOPLE HERE lNoloNANT
Simonton's ride in Vice President
Andrews's Private Car--Counsei
John G Carlisle, who Mani "a
puIated the Bond Ceal.

Gov DANIEL l. RITSSELL-JUDGE
STNONTON HAS GRANTED AN IN
JUNCTION. NOW ON FILE IN THE
OFFIC1E OF THE CLEN OF THE
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT,
HERE. ENJ0INING AND RE
STREAMING T1IH NORTH CARO-
LIMA RAILROAD, YOURSELF, ZEB-
ITLON VANCE WATlSI1R, AND ALL
OTHERS. FROM BREAKING, OR
THREATE.ZlNG TO BREAK ANY
OF THE COVENANTS CONTAINED
INTHE EXISTING LEASES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD, OR
FROM INSTITIpTING ANY SUIT 40
DISAFFIRAT. OR TO CANCEL THE
SAID LEASE.
SAMUEL T. TROGDEN.
The above telegram was yesterday
morning received by Governor Russell
from United States Circuit Court Slsnon-
toms clerk in Greensboro.
1t somehow went over the town in some
such way as the news of the invasion OF
the State by United States troops would
come.
A sensation of defiance came to those
even who had been hitherto friends of the
Southern Railway in this matter
One thing seemed to rise from thk. ashes
of President -Andrews's defeat. 1t
was this: The man IN this State on whom
the Southern Railway had depended
seemed to haFe come to the end of his
resources.
Picture the scene back in Drexel, Nor
gan's offices. Spencer, the President, or
rather the actuary or railway arTthmeu-
clan of the Soathern Railway sits away
back there.
Advices no doubt went to him duly that
an Ia - lima
longer be handled or dominated by Vice
President Andrews. And Spencer took
counsel with his own bosses. They saw
something had to be done. Somebody IN
a corner probably suggested that An
drews and Busbee could not drive the
team; suppose we let Spencer and john
G.. Carlisle and Judge Simonton take
the reins.
So Spencer is now in charge; he is
turning thescrews of the Federal gov
ernment upon the rights of the people who
own the North Carolina Railroad. He
wanted to bring an action that would
land him safely within Federal limits.
Although he was willing to pillage the
people of this State of their money, he
was not willing to be subject to its courts
John c. Carlisle had just lost his job.
and he was put on the train and hustled
off to Lynchburg. This is the first money
he has made since he left the cabinet. He
probably would have taken the case for
the simple pleasure Of getting some re
venge on the people of North Carolina
whom he no doubt hates.
He was hustled off to Lynchburg with
the following result as outlined in an
Associated Press telegram of last night
Lynchburg, Va, March 9.-Hon. j.
4
of the Southern Railroad Company,
arrived in Lynchburg last night from
Washington and secured from Judge
Simonton, of the United States Cir
cuit Court, a rule aginst the directors
Of the North Carolina Railroad, to
show cause why an injunction should
not issue against any attempt to break
the lease made to the Southern Rail-
road The rule was made retlMnable
at Greensboro, \. c., on April 9th.
Judge Simonton also issued the usual
order OF restrictions forbidding amy
change in status quo of the Carolina
road
Judge iSimonton was no doubt help
less in the matter and had to issue the
temporary restraining order. A Southern
Railway official remarked yesterday that
he would make at perpetual ON April 9Th
How he had any means of knowing Will
ever remain a mystery. In fact, of course,
he could not know.
For Judge Simonton is pronounced to
be one of the purest and HOTTEST and
most learned of men. This was the re-
mark made about him yesterday by an
able lawyer; yet in spite Of this reputa-
tion that he bears, there were not few
expressions of surprise, when he came
here to hold court some days ago at his
having arrived in the private car Of Vice
President A. B. Andrews The gossip
spread Through the city, and while Judge
Sinmonton is entitled to his own ideas
of good taste, the people, adso, are en-
titled to theirs-and many of them were
no less than astonished at such an IN
discretion, which, while it did not neces-
sarily impair their perfect confidence in
Judge Simonton, at least may have cut
the North Carolina Railway off from
another fare This is a vile, material
way i'm which to look at this matter
specially when one considers the fact that
the Federal judiciary though sown a ma
tural body is inevitably raised a spiritual
body, Shiras, always, of course excepted.
The Carlisle team is a strong one and
u natural one when it is considered that
Morgan for whom he is now working
made s16,0O0,000 out Of the bond deal
he had with him. Morgan can't do too
much for Carlisle.
If the people of North Carolina had to
struggle to whip Andrews and Busbee
what will they have to do now against
the new combination that has no touch
with our people in any way?
And so the indignation was red, espe-
cially among the best yersed lawyers,
who saw an attempt here to stihle
sovereign State against the rights guaran-
teed it by the Constitution.
1t is not contemplated here to go into
the legal phases OF the question as out
lined by several lawyers and which are
touched upon in another column but
simply to register the deep resentment of
this people at his high-handed piece of