The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

fight. there IS little doubt but that the
present reform administration will carry
any point that 1t attempts The Legisla-
ture elected at the last election has been
polled, and there seems co be no ground
for the whiskey men to hope for any
there IS a strong probability that the
sale of liquors will be curtailed in
number OF counties, including this one.
a NEW HOTEL.
1t now seems an assured fact that
Charlotte will soon have a. 100000 modern
hotel. The Piedmont Realty Company,
which has just completes the new opera
house building, is BEND the venture. and
some of our largest capitalists are inter
ested in the move. The building will be
i'll every respect an up-to-date structure.
The plans that have been submitted and
accepted are not unlike the handsome San
Francisco Examiner building. It is of
the old Spanish architecture and will be
built OF white pressed brick. Every room
will be an outside one, and all the modern
conveniences and up-to-datc appliances
VIII be embraced. The Cramer lot. on
South Tryon Street, one Of the prettiest
sites in the city, has been purchased and
q member Of the company stated to your
correspondent to-day that work will be-
gin on the building at once.
SMALLPOX AGAIN.
The smallpox situation in Charlotte, that
has been considered Well in hand, has
broken out afresh. This afternoon Mrs.
Mary Schencl1, whose home is on South
Church Street. died as 4 result OF the
disease. 4 daughter Of Mrs. Schneck' sue
cuulbed TO the disease in the pest-house
q lew days ago. The corps Of vaccinat-
Ing PHYSICIANS have started on their
rounds again. and this time they will make
a house-to-house canvass Of the entire
city and suburbs. The health authorities
here fear that with the coming of cold
weather the disease will get such foot
hold that it will be difficult to stamp 1t
CIT. At the present time there are forty
eight inmates or the pest-house and about
fifteen in the house of detention. Up to
to-day there have been fourteen deaths
i'll the county as result OF the disease.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Isaac Long. a prominent and well-to-do
farmer Of Union county, has fed from the
Stats because Of n warrant that has been
issued for his arrest, charging him with
criminal assault. While under the infu-
encc Of whiskey yesterday Long went to
The, home Of Steven Benton, a neighbor.
and also a well-to-do farmer of Union
county, and attempted an assault on Ben
tons fourteenryear-old daughter AS
sonn as the Crime was known Long
itched his horse and buggy and drove TO
Charlotte. where he has two brothers In
thc mercantile business. He put his horse
and buggy up at Well known livery
stable and has left for parts unknown.
long has a Wife and six children. and his
crime is attributable to his intoxicated
state.
Lawrence Pullian, who was convicted
Of ey,bezzlng 5000 from the First Naton-
al Rank of Asheville, and who was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment in the
Federal prison at Atlanta. viii not serve
ont this sentence. It is said that strong
pressure has been brought 70 pear %
I,,S.a Bo:d and he will recommend to
f,,n President that Pulliarl be incarcerated
in the Buncombe county jail at Ashev'iie
to serve a sentence of six months.