Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-28
ARGUMENT in
DAMAGE SUIT
The Clark, KlIgo Controversy Be-
fore the Supreme Court.
ANOTHER RoND PROMISE
nov. J. i. 0nites seeks 90 Recover
ono HUNDRED Thousand Dollar.
Damages from Prcs,dont md
Trustees OF trinity Collego-Caro-
lima Christian Coliego Chartered
by she steto-Rosus checks-lhe
weldon Fair.

Raleigh. N. c., Oct. 27.-The Supreme
Court yesterday heard argument in the
case OF Rev. II. j. GHttis against Rev.
John c.. Kilgo, DID,, president of Trim
ity College, and ID. n. Duke. of Dur
ham, and w r. Odell, of Concord,
trustees Of Trinity, 10 recover $780,
damages for defamation of character.
This suit grows out Of the famous
Clark Kf1go controversy. and is based
on certain statements concerning the
character of Gattis made by Iiflgo dur
Ing the inves tiEaton before the trustees
OF Trinity College and published by
Duke, Odell and others.
The case comes up 10 the Supreme
Court on a question of l@w-whether
or not u cause OF action against KilEo,
who uttered the words, end q cause of
action against Duke and Odell who. to-
gether with JSilgoI, had them printed,
can be Joined.
The argument in this case consumed
nearly all the morning session of the
court. 1t was heard by only three mem
hers of the court-Chlef Justice Fair
cloth and Justices Douglas and Fur
ches Justice Montgomery was away
attending the funeral CT a relative and
Justice Clark. on account OF his recent
controversy with DR.. I<ilgo, abscnted
himself from the bench.
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE.
State Treasurer, Worth hopes the long
delay In getting the new bonds ($l10, 900
for the pcnitcntiary debts and SEQ, 900
for the pcntitcntiary farns) is about at
an end. He has the positive promise of
the engrlvers making them that he
shall have part Of them oil Monday at
latest.
NEW COLLEGE CHARTERED.
The Secretary Of State has incorpo-
rGted the Carolina Christian College TO
be established ut Ayden, Pitt county.
Its capital stock is to be $1,000, divided
into shares of the par value Of S25. The
1ncOrPoratorS are DR. Joseph Dixon, J.
r. Smith, Jesse Cannon, II. C. Cannon,
]. r. Tingle. and w. Wctheripgton all
OF Ayden.
This institution will be for the edu-
cation OF both males and females.
Half Of the forty shares of stock in
the institution shall be the property OF
the North Carolina Christian Mission
nry Convention and shall be voted by
that body.
PASSED BOGUS CHECKS.
A Greensboro special says: a sharper
succeeded in passing two bogus checks
on two hotel men in this city night be-
fore last--one for SIS on Il clerk cit the
McAdoo Hotel and one for $40 on Mr..
ClegG. of ClcEg's Hotel. The two vic
inns put their heads together and fig
ured that in all probability the sharper
was on his way TO Winston. so they
took the first train to that place and
kept IL SH;1TD 1OOkOuL LOT MIN. Iney
were rewarded finally by seeing
their swindlcr go into Il bar-room there
He tried the same game on the bar
keeper and they had him arrested. The
man gave his name as Robertson.
THE WELDON FAIR.
The oath annual fair OF the Roanoke
and Tar River Agricultural Society
will be held at Weldon next week, Oc-
tober 81 TO November 3. This is the
first fair held by the association in sew
eral years, and 1t promises to be bigger
and better than any of its predecessors.
When the people Of this section make
upther minds TO do n thing they do It,
The moving spirit of the fair orEani-
zation is its president, Mai. ~ HITS II
Emery. a man OF means, of ability, and
energy. He is putting his whole soul
into the work. He is ably assisted by
Mr.. j. J. Daniel. treasurer. The peo-
pie of the town are working hand in
glove with these gentlemen, and fruit
full results will follow.