Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-07

county Supreme Court this week, the
Grand Jury is considering indictments
against George Butler and other Popu-
lists for criminal libel by publishing
and endorsing an article charging
Democrats with fraud in election.
Each case is being taken up sep
arately.
a true bin has been returned against
6utier, and it is thought he will be
tried tomorrow.
CAUSE OF ACTION.
The action was brought because of
an article printed in the Caucasian, the
organ OF Senator Butler, some time
shortly after the election OF August 81
Mnen the people of North Carolina
voted on the suffrage amendment.
1t would be hard TO imagine an ar
ticie more abusive or vndctivc. The
writer, George Butler. who IL n brother
OF senator Butler, exhausted the whole
vocabulary of abuse of the toughest
Kind in his attacks on The Democrats
VINO mad charge of the election machin-
cry in his county
a SAMPLE.
:, followlng is sample of the tone OF
the article which occupies five or six
columns OF the Caucasian:
Here in the presence of several hun
dred good people of the county. there
was perpetrated the blacklist and most
uhinnable outrage ever Witnessed in
u CIVILIZED country before. The high
WY rohber who sits by the roadside
Tor ms unsuspecting victim or the
chicken thief who crouchcs in the hen
mouse in the night time, or meaner
SUI, thc sheep thief who walks off
Mitn an innocent, crying lamb on his
back. any OF these in the estimation of
good people in a Christian community
would be regarded as honorable men
anu gentlemen compared to the measly
gang calling themselves the Canvass
i"S board OF Sampson county"
VERY PERSONAL.
TO make the abuse more personal.
member of the Canvassing Board. duh
ping John ID. Kerr. the chairman.
chlef adviser and ring master"
soon after the article appeared the
t!opuilsts or Sampson county had what
they called an Indignation meeting
ana endorsed it, Butler and twelve or
lotrieen OF the more prominent of the
en , We're promptly sued for
criminal libel by Chairman John d.
Nerr. of the Democratic Executive
committee OF Sampson county. In the
preliminary hearing the defendants
were bound over for trial Mt Eenans-
vile, In an adjoining county. This was
done because of the bitter partisan
feeling which was known to exist in
Sampson. the home of the defendants.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS MEET
The Presidential electors for North
Carolina met here yesterday at noon in
Governor Russels office ana elected
Lee ;. Overman chairman and Charles
-. Abernethy secretary. The laws of
the state and the nation conflict as TO
the electors meeting. State law.
enacted last year, provides that the
electors shall meet the first Tuesday
In December. The object Of this was
TO MI vacancies in case there We're any.
and take that matter out of the Gov
ernorS hands the act of 1899 also pro-
Vided that the electors should meet TO-
DAY TO cast the vote. after having hecn
commissioned by the Governor. But they
cannot cast the vote to-day. as an act
of Congress of 1SS6-'S7 provides that
the legislature of a State shall fix the
meeting Mace of the electors, but that
the time of meeting is to be the first
Monday in January. The legislature
undertoo!' to fix both time and place.
MANY CHARTERS GRANTED.
The state of North Carolina has this
year granted charters to more than 250
corporations. The most important of
these are, of course. cotton mills The
following is the list of these, specially
compiled by your correspondent, with
the capital stock of EACH
Chadwick Manufacturing Company
$250,000; Arlington. $3.50, 900: Nokonis
100000: Rhodst 100000: Australia
100000: Southern Import and Commits
sion Company. $25,000: II. l.. Shuford
Manufacturing Company S25 600: I}or-
den Manufacturing Company, 100000;
Oxford, $l25,000; Dickson. $50, 600; En-
field $4,000 Harriet. $3.50 COO: Lowell.
$4,000; T.oray. 100000: Greenvile $75.-
600: Clayton. 100000: Capelsie, $3.50 900;
Lumbcrton. $4,000 Smithheld $4,000;
Double Shores $50 COO: Bonnie. 500 600:
Linn 5000 Bernhard Manufacturing
Company, $50 COO; Calmacha, 100000
The above spin or weave, or do both
The following arc knitting mills: Tryon
Hosiery, $4,000 Littleton Hosiery $780,
900: Greenvlle knitting $4,000; Fay
ettcville Knitting. $4,000 Twin City
Knitting. $1,000: Wenonah $4,000:
Lily $l0,0 0p Vivian $4,000: Seaboard
Knitting. 5000 Tarboro knitting $20,-
600. a charter was also granted The
Charlotte Waste Company, which will
make cotton fabrics; capital $50 600.
Tho total capital stock OF the above
mills is SO 600. The charters cover
twenty-six cotton mills and ten knit
ting mills.
Charters were granted to the follow
ing lumber companies or wood working
companies: High Point Mantel and
Table. $l2,5o0; Piedmont Shuttle and
Bobbln, $1,000; F'oYsythe Chair, $4,000;
Lindsey Chair, SIS 600 Rocky Mount
SASH and Blind. $4,000; Carthage Fur
~ ~ - .Ti'VVu, snow Lumber SlVU,oNu,
Statesville Furniture. $4,000 sanford
Furniture. $4,000 Southern Sawmil
and Lumber 100000; Continental
Chair, $4,000; Oxford Furniture. 500
coo; Oakland Furniture, $50 600: Proofs
Davidson Lumber, $4,000: Ilmston
Mantol S2,10O; Snruks Barrel and crate
$1,000; Snow Basket. 10000: Northron
lumber, $4,000; Waynesville Wood
Manufacturing, $4,000. Dixie Chair.
$4,000: Goldsboro Table SD 600: cram
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