The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-08
JUDGE BROWNS DECISION
REMOVAL OF CASE TO FEDERAL
COURT DENIED.
THE COMPANY DOMESTIC CORPORATION
Defendant Gives Notice Of Appeal to Supreme
Court Whence Case es 10 Circuit
Court and on Up to u. S.
Supreme Court.
Supreme Court.

Durham, y. c., October 7.-(Special)
Judge Brown has rendered his decis-
ion in the case of w. Il. Debnam vs.
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
which was argued on Thursday for re-
moval to the Federal court. In his
decision the Judge refuses the removal
to the Federal court, asked for by the
defendant, on the ground that the Bell
Telephone Company is a corporation of
this State. The defendant in this case
asked for a removal to the Federal court
on the ground that the Southern Bell
Telephone Company was citizen of the
State. of New York, and not citizen
of this State, and therefore had
right to try in the Federal court The
plaintiff opposed the removal and
claimed that while the defendant was
citizen of New York, the Craig Act
made the company citizen of this
State also. The company had been do
mesticated under the provisions of the
Craig Act but claimed that it did not
change the citizenship in the least 1t
was on this phase Of the question, as
well as other points raised. that His
Honor took the matter under advise
ment. In his decision filed yesterday
afternoon the Craig law is sustained
and now the higher courts will have a
turn with the case.
The defendant has given notice of
appeal to the Supreme Court and from
there the case will 90 to the Circuit
court and on up to the United States
nj 70. Gr,a or,
this point Of law. 1t is a battle as TO
the constitutionaity of the Craig Act,
which domesticates foreign corporations,
and in the first fight the Craig law
has won.
Rufus III. Crumpler died at his home
on Chapel Hill street, this morning, of
pneumonia. AT one time the deceased
was deputy sheriff during the term
of ex-Sheriff John V. Rigsbee.
A car load of the largest and finest
looking sycamore logs ever seen in Dur
ham were. noticed here yesterday after
noon. They came from out on Nelre
river. in Granville county. and were
for J. G. Hundley's saw mill. located
in this city
DIR. William Lynch left today for
Baltimore, where he will take a course
in some of the latest specalties in den
tistry.
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
DIR. j. t. Bassett. Professor of His
tory at Trinity, is to deliver a series Of
lectures at Johns Hopkins University, on
THE Negro in the South Since the
War"
The Historical Society held its first
monthly meeting last Saturday evening.
Prof. Bassett read a paper on The
Congressional Career of Thos. L. Cling
man. This paper will be published in
the Archive. The following officers
were elected: President, W. X Boyd:
Vice-President, s. J.. Minis; Secretary
and Treasurer. G. A. Woodard; Libra
rian. ]. f. Pegram. A large number
of relies were presented to the museum.
one Of the most interesting of which is
a walking stick. loaned to the society
by Mr. S. Il. Pitt. of Battleboro, n G..
This stick was cut by Andrew Jackson.
on his way to what proved to be the
battle of New Orleans. 1t was cut from
Il hickory shrub and the distinguished
General gave it to Captain w. r. Shat
fer, one of his command. Captain Shat
fer had silver head put on if, and
on this he had his own name engra-
we'd. There were thirteen knobs or the
stick, and on each Of these he carved
one of the letters of the name of the
donor. 1t was placed in the care OF
the Trinity Museum through he solici-
tations of Rev. f.. e. Rose, Of the North
Carolina Conference.
A committee was appointed 70 select
a speaker on the occasion of he Civic
Celebration, February %, 1900.
Prof G. w. Edwards has returned
from Philadelphia and NewsYork, where
he had been purchasing apparatus for
the scientific departments.
Mrs. Mcdonald. who recently resigned
the Chair of English at Wraverville, is
at the Park, where she Will spend the
winter.
Fannie, the little daughter Of Presi-
dent Kilgo. who has been worry sick for
sometime. is much better.
Mr. J. II. McCrary, class 81. of lex
ington. Referee in Bank:uo+cy, has + en-
on n visit fo tha pork