The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03
4 CITY TREASURER 1
HAS SERIOUS HITCH.
Must Square One Term IN Before
Running for Another.
MATTER TAKEN TO COURTS IS
MATTER TAKEN TO COURTS
q College Guaranteed on Account OF
Smallpox, and Scholars Do Not
Hear Baccaiaureate Sermon.
New Knitting Mill for Bristol.
fsnecia1 p,snatch to The Times

{Speca1 Dispatch tc The Iimes.)
BRISTOL. TENN, June 2.-Treasurer
J. w owen. of Bristol. Virginia. who
was reelected to that Office on the I'D
OF May. has been notified by the City
Finance Committee that he must. before
qualifying for another term. make a sat
isfactory settlement with the city Of the
business of the past year, as required by
Jaw This formal action on the part of
the committee is due to the fact that ac-
cording to the calculations Of the Finance
COMMITTEES, Treasurer Owen is behind
with the city about $500.
Mr. Owen has employed counsel to de-
fend his position in the matter. It is
understood that the treasurer Will offer
to qualify for another term before the
Judge OF the Corporation Court, but that
in this he will be opposed by the city,
represented by the city attorney, Capt.
s. v. Fulkerson. As to what Mr.. owen
is due the city, If anything, depends. it
is said, on what fees may and may not
be allowed the treasurer. There has been
difference OF opinion on the part of ex-
perts who have examined the treasurer,s
accounts as to what constitutes his prop
er credits.
The Finance Committee will insist on
its position in the matter. while the
treasurer will contend for the position
which he has all along held.
COLLEGE QUARANTINE.
The King College baccalaureate SER
mon was preached Sunday morning In the
First Presbyterian Church by Rev. Fran
els r. Beattie, d. D., Of the Louisville
PRESBYTERIAN Theological Seminary. The
attendance at the church was quite good,
but none OF the pupils Of the college were
in attendance, owing to the appearance In
the college Saturday afternoon OF what
is supposed to be a case OF smallpox
The patient is Thomas Brown, young
man from Mountain City. Tenn. Inc
musicians differed in their opinion rs TO
whether the disease was smallpox OF
chickenpox, but as a matter of precaut1on,
the pupils of the college were placed
rnder quarantine to await developments.
Local CAPITAL is being subscribed for the
establishment of a knitting mill IN BITS
toy $4,000 is now assured. and the
amount will probably reach s2o.oO.
DIED AT NINETY-TWO.
AR. Hilton w Wright. highly-re-
spccted citizen of this county died at ms
home at Poplar Ridge on oaluIuas, 81 80
ninety-two He was member OF me
Masonic fraternity. and his remains were
laid to rest by mis- Masonic brothers
Lewis Redd, the negro tramp VINO shot
and almost MORALLY wounded Conductor
Hugh Karnes, of the Norfolk and West
ern hallway some three months ago, mas
1,aa,, tried IN the County Court at Chris
tiansourE. Virginia and is now una az,
sentence to serve thirteen years IN the
Virginia penitentiary. Conductor harnes
md ordered the negro to get OF ms traln'
having found him and companion steai-
Sc. ride. The negro, without cause,
whipned out revolver and shot Capt.
,rar,,as In the breast, the ball having
nassed through one of his lungs.
While Capt Karnes has sufficiently re-
covered to be able to do light work ne
st,ll feels perceptibly the effect Oh 'i1e
wound. and may never be strong again.