The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-30
SAFE-CR,ACKERS. IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Organized Band Seems to Be Work
ing the State.
JUDGES RESUME THEIR SEATS
II Is Stated That Republicans Will Take No
Further Action in the Prosecution OF
Democrats for Election Methods.
Fertilizer Company Organized
Especial Dispatch to The Times


RALEIGH. n. c., March CA band
North Carolina. Following close upon
the attempt to get into the safe of the
Southern Express Company, in this city,
last Monday night, comes tie news OF
the wrecking of the safe Of NJ. III. Lowry
g. Co., at Marvin, n. c., Thursday night.
The burglars secured about $1,000, only
500 of which was the property of Lowry
d Co. The heaviest loser was Rev. L.
L. Stacy, pastor OF the Marvin Methodist
circuit, who kept his purse and Valua-
bic papers in the safe. The purse at the
time contained $500. Postoftice Inspector
Jcre Connally says ne is sure the same
gang did the work in Raleigh. Marvin
and Red Springs postoffices on March
18th. lie says they are a gang OIL
''.cSgmcn." who are travelling. South
disguised as trampS, and that they served
apprentices to the two professionals
who were killed by the force of the eX-
plosion OF their own dynamite near
Washington about six weeks ago.
Hon. w. II. Justice, one of the most
prominent members of the State Senate.
has been commissioned by Governor Ay-
cock as Judge for the Fourteenth Judi
cial District. He was Cleveland e1ector
in 1854. and is considered one of the most
able lawyers in the State.
Raleigh will hold a Democratic primary
for the selection Of Mayor and Board OIL
Aldermen on April I'd. The candidates
for Mayor are Hon. a. NJ. Powell tpres-
cn1 incumbenp, Mr.. ]. St Wynne
secretary of the Raleigh Gotten Mills,
and Mr. j. E. Pogue, secretary of the
North Carolina State Fair Association,
and prominently identified with various
other important enterprises.
JUDGES RESUME THEIR SEATS.
Chief Justice David NJ. Punches and
Associate Justice Robert NJ. Douglas re-
s,,med their seats on the Supreme Cttf't
bench this morning in consequence OF
the failure of the Senate as "a Court OF
1nlpea chment to sustain the charges made
against them by the House of Repre-
seniatives The conservative element OF
Democracy throughout the State seems
we'll pleased with the result of the I'M
parchment trial. especially for the rea-
son that there is a strong desire TO
stamp out radical legislation by elther
party when in power and TO attain as
far as possible political quiet in North
Carolina. that the constitutional
Convention is adopted.
NO FURTHER ACTION.
The statement is made by prominent
Republicans that in consequence OF the
aCuuitta. of the judges there Will DC
no further prosecution OF Democratic
election officers on the charge of fraud
IN their management of the November
elections last year. Suit has already
been Instituted against many of them
in the United States Courts, but 1t IS
understood that there Will be no 1urther
prosecution. Two Republican officials
high in authority made this. statement
TO me this morning, but declined to al
low their names to be used in regard to
the matter.
y 100000 stock company was organized
here yesterday for the manufacture OF
fertilizer, the incorporators being Colonei
John S Cunningham. of Cunningham 8,
N c.: Mr.. John {. Drewry and Mr N
w. West, of Raleigh. 1t is The Farmers
Fertilizer Company, and is incorporated
for a term Of 60 years. The principal
factory is TO be in this city.
y movement is on foot to establish a
mammoth canning factory here this
spring. a meeting of parties interested
was held in the rooms Of the Agricul-
1,iral Department to-day, but the pro-
motors will allow no announcement in
detail as yet.