The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
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Application for Authority to;
Open National Bank
ALBUMIN e. s
THE CASE WELL :: u. IN n HAND No
Governor Aycocls Thinks e
Ownership 5of.ANtlantic and NORTH 4
Carolina May be Dissolved, $

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Ss Especial to rio Times. Elspntch.)
TALE1GII.sN N. Ct, March 2,--Tho case OF
commissioners OF Now Hanover county
vs. tho Armour Packing Company, was
argued in tho Supreme Court to-day,E5it
5bcinEB Il test as' to tho validity OF tho
section OF tho revenue act imposing a
license tax OF $500 for tho State and 5000
for tho county In which n domcstlcatcd
corporation Of another State docs bust
ness III this State. The fight is being
made on the ground that tho act as q
whole Is not valid for the reason that IT
did not pass three separate readings In |
tho Legislature OF 1901 --$2 900 taxes for 1901 4
and 1909 rs theA5nmount involved. y Other
suits against the Standard Oil Company
and Their dOmesticated N companies are
awaiting the result On this test case y
Judge Brown las made W. a. Stewart
permanent receiver for the Merchants md 4
Farmers Bank or Dunn, the order having
been made last night. 83
An application has been made to the \
comptroller or the currency for authority
to open IL national bank mt Dunn, the
capital Ito be $4,000. w. II Mcdonald.
Tor Bultlmore;. Congressman Poti and
Pames II. pou, OF this city, arc among
tho incorporntora Dunn is to hold II big
good rouds convention some time during
April. NJ Il. iSs n # N An f4 4
&. f5BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
a big damage suit, C. w Winston vs.
city OF Raleigh Is 4 pending In tho y Su-s
perior Court. Winston asks s., 600 DANA Ees3
for Injuries sustained by being caught
under the barn at the city farm when
tho building fell several months ago.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Busbce, one Of the most
prominent lawyers or Raleigh, had tho
misfortune 10 catch his foot In n loose
wire. on tho sidewalk last night and sos
riously spraining both arms In fall that
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III t IS announced hat the North Carolina
board OF pharmacy will meet in Raleigh
March sth to- examine candidates to prac-3
ticc% pharmacy. II 2s5
"a CONFERENCE
" The conference In progress the past
three days between Governor Aycock. At
torney-Gcncral Gilmer. President j. a.
Bryan. and Counsel Q. II Guion. =. y.
No6dard Of tho a. and N. G. Railroad
was concluded to-day, and the statement
was made by, President Bryan. that they
have their case we'll IN hand nov, and are
confident Of inducing Judge Purncll to
dissolve the receivership for tlle road
when tho case comes to q final hearing
rhts may not be until somo time IN
March. rs tho Judge is now In Norfolk
and may be detained there Tor some
weeks and judi 60 Sim OH has only 50 s.
scented to sitswlthl Purncll on one Or tlle
I.lattcr's regular return day Us.
Judge Brown ann ounced ~ this morning
l5le would require $500 bond Of Charles CO
Jones for his appearance In Wayne Coun-
~ Court to- answer charge Of !, conspirate%
return 81 5000 stolen State bonds. Bond
Wms \ given with ID. w. Pac as surety
CONDITION NOT BAD
Referring to tho spccin published ~ y me
clai condition or tie Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, President Bryant SAID
this morning that he went over the pay
tanned only enough to do the work nbso-
lutcly necessary lie could only cut down
expenses ten dollars per day; mat ne TOOK
off the gravel train With thirty men, d re.
as extra section, hands: that no further
reduction can be made without the sacri-
flee OF the safety Of the 8roa way service
He SAYS the payroll is not due until
| March Is, md n that timn earnings VII
lie $40 900 or SIS 600, largely more than 9 M
pie 10 meet it.
AS to taxes not being paid, tho custom,
lOf the county Is not TO pay taxes uIlii.
lslatersin the year. lie says sEvcrills agen ts
were short but eleven and hu " ,,
and others were preparing TODD So that b 4
ltloroad Is in no dang Of loss from l Y, y
Esource, and there was n 9 necessity 70
| have notified their bondsmen, He SAYS Z
lld not loscmas mqG ,a stoy Y"
iniaking n reputation. Bryant declares
| the roads condition Is not only snch az
Ithat,it can pay all debts, p Ng1 Sielu; 9
PRESIDENT u. r. IIobEood;, Of tlie Oxford g
female Seminary y SPENDING! y 4! tsw az aaS .
Ifor.the rebuilding Of the seminary, which
was DESTROYED by I, ilre reeent y a. 4
Young has. gone To- the IniyersiityS, !. Of
North Carolina to Inspect tho hullding q
| with regard to safeguards Z aEal INST llre.
|sIIoIintends visiting every college ins he
| State for similnr INSPECTIONS. !,
here to-dny' to deliver to tho pcnltentarY
Or. j. . ". Jay, who - to serve thirty
years for numbering Ills wife and Two
children while In q drunken frenzy l
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