The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-23
STATE SQUIBS.


SIAIk SVOlsISs
SpeeiaI ceooittee's Report
We give herewith the Tspest OF ~
special legislative committee appointed
70 look into the matter OF the reeovo
Of the Wilson's from the Tailroad cen
mission:
The committee reported that Il had called
on the Governor for his evidence ana -.
cons. and that in response be bad fuSeieoee
the nsues OF certain vitnesses; that - Q Eat
Ter Of law the committee did not slt In 70
view OF the Governor, but - 70 wneSScs
either OF the com miseionerS Was dtsquAoosoS
that the &C mtui,,ee recognized the Governor
had no RICH; TO summon any vftneases ana
depended upon hearsay, while the commifsse
took evidence 20 open session Inc only
ground for tbs removal was In the two mes
sages Of the Governor, which we're lied -
part Of the report Of the committee All THIS
was read, the report being voluminous
The committee finds that the givtnR OF
mortgages TO Col Andrews BY Major wilson
II not such as to make q disqualification, -
Col Andrews 10 amply protected BY mort
cages and by collateral, and that u not n
violation Of the railroad commission act. ana
IL not OF q character TO put Mator wilson IN
Col. Andrews power In any way. A. to the
Round Knob Hotel, the mere owning OF BY
TIM commission act Letters written In 1850
IAho we'd that be declined to enter into An Ar
rangemene to make the hotel An eating house,
and he did not use influence TO have the no:
tel opened as an eating house. He sold al
his interest In the hotel to Il. ". Brown, to
whom 1t was mortgaged for IT. full value.
The committe finds that Major Wilson's
family did not ride on free passes; that be
used passes to save the State expense and
did not therefore take the allowance Tor rail-
road travel.
1t IL further found that he had no express
or telegraph franks, that charge Likewise
falling through entirely. It vas also found
that he was blameless as to asking for .
special rate on mixed freight for g. Ohio WILL
son from Raleigh to Round Knob, other such
rates having been granted, and acquits the
Wilson's Of any improper intent. The COM
recommends that by vote he be reinstatod
and his back salary be paid.
As to 6. Ohio Wilson the report was simi-
larry exhaustive, and found him not respon-
sibIe On his part; that the leasing OF hotel
beside a railroad was not such an interest -
act; that he be reinstated and DO given back
| salary.
Tarheei Notes.
Governor Russell has committed to
| life imprisonment the sentence Of
| Milliard F. Moore, a convict whe was
tried at tho last term of court in Wake
county for killing q psnitsntiary guard
named Shaw, aud sentenced to b hang
ed on March 80th. Governor Russell
| gives as the reasons for committing the
| sentence that tho killing was done with
out malice and, second, that mercy was
asked by the Judge who sentenced, the
solicitor who prosecuted and the jury
who convicted.
GAsToN1A-Besides the new mill to
be built by Gray, Love, Rankin & Co.,
at this place, we learn that there will
be one built near the Trenton Mill, by
the Trenton Mill Company also. this
summer The foundation for the new
mill at Modena has been dug cut The
work on the walls will begin as soea %
the weather permits.
It is learned that the county com.
missioners of Wilkes have brought suit
against Clarence Call, Republican *
sheriff, demanding a settlement OF
taxes. It is said the commissioner
claim that Mr.. Call is behind several
thousand dollars.
Sam Phifer, who lives near Madgs,
Mecklenburg county, was found BE-
tween that place and Charlotte, stand.
ing by his buggy in the middle Of thu
road, last week, frozen stiff and dead.
The horse was still living but had to b<
priced out of the snow.
The movement for q dispensary o.
Statesville has been practically aban
doned. Petitions in favor Of it havl
been sent to the Legislature, but n
bill has been drawn, and it 10 no,
probable that one will be.
The Governor has pardoned jane
Stanton, of Madison county, con
, voted of the murder of Everett Shaltol
and sentenced, in 1896, to 10 years Il
the penitentiary.
The Yadkin river was frozen over il
several places near Elkin during tn
freeze The ice har vest was good. an,
nearly every ice house in that tow
has been we'll filled.
, The great weight of snow wrecks,
the large tobacco warehouse of Egerto,
& Wood at Louisburg. The danag
amounts to $4,000.
A colored infant. seven months old
was frozen to death in bed 1t vii
mington during the recent col
weather.
James. B. Pace is renewing his effol
, to get 600 convicts to grow sugar beet
t on three of the farms of the Roanoke
Another cotton mill is very likely
though not certain, to b built in Col
8 cord soon.
A negro who was intoxicated VI
: frozen to death in Raleigh last weak.