The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
Heard From Supposedly
Reliable Source.
ROLLINS TO SUCCEED
But Who is to Step into Rollins Shoes -?
Ohio! Don't You Think "Her' Lit
tie Tootsies Would Fit Them
Nicely? Needless to Say
Who "She" is.
Especial to News and Observer


Ashevlle, N. c., Oct. lathe fact
that Republican State Chairman Roll
Inns is now in Washington has had
the effect of again starting a revival
of speculation as TO what is going on
in Republican political circles in this
State, and information has been OBJ
tanned from source that is believed
to be reliable that a slate has been
arranged for the distribution of Fed
eral patronage IN this State, about the
time of the converting Of Congress.
According TO this information, Thomas
s. Rollins is slated to succeed Mr..
Holton as District Attorney, and the
report has it that he has already init
mated as much to that gentleman, and
that this information has had as much
to do with Mr.. Holton's breakdown as
the nervous strain he has been under
in endeaVOrng to conVi4, indicted
revenue officers.
1t is also reported that G. A. Rey-
nOlds, formerly Lieutenant Governor,
is to succeed II. S. Harkins as colec-
tor for this, the Fifth Internal Reve-
nue. district, and that Mr. Rollins ia
vors this appointment. 1t is feared,
however. that If Mr. Reynolds does
office will be removed from Asheville
to Winston. and Chairman Rollins will
oppose this. and processes to have no
fear that it will be done. The bulk
of the revenue tobacco business is.
however, transacted at Winston, and
this. together with the fact that the
office has heretofore been moved sew
eral times to suit the convenience of
the collector gives ample reason
tha "a G. nf Az
nolds' appointment removal may be
made.
Butler o." Adams?
There is every reason to believe that
the above appointments will be made
as stated, but Mr.. Rollins successor
as chairman, is still Il matter of con-
lecture. 1t may be interesting to
state, however, that there has been
talk to the effect that Marion Butler
will succeed Rollins, and also that
Spencer 3. Adams has been suggested
for the place.
i is stated that a bitter fight will
be made to check this arrangement.
Nepotism will be slogan of the OPP
DO. on. and i'm case Mr.. Rollins
candidacy for the district attorney
ship should develop, there will be a
number Of claimants for the office Of
postmaster in AShevlle, a position
now held by his father, Major W. w.
Rollins. 1t is now taken for granted
that all the nominations for the i'm
portant offices in the State will be
made at the same time and a batch of
them will be sent to the Senate for
confirmation.
II is also learned that there will
probably be three removals in Col
lector Harkins office, November LIST.
MessrS. Grant Chandley and Hally-
burto~ will be removed. They will
be succeeded by c. b. Moore, of Ashe
Vile; Mr.. Sisk of Macon. and j. Will
Roberts, of Madison county.
Removed 70 Federal Court.
The suit of ]. S. Bailey and others
VS. w. II. Hopkins and others, which
was instituted i'm the Superior Court
of Graham county, has been removed
TO the United States Court for the
Western District of North Carolina,
by Judge G.. S. Ferguson, of the Su
perior Court. The reason assigned
for the removal of the case was the
diverse citizenship of the litigants.
The suit was instituted by Bailey to
clear the title to large tract of
land in Graham county, and it is
said that a large sum of money is
involved, and that there will be many
interesting features in connection with
troversy date back to State grants.
and these grants will play an i'm
portant part in deciding the title.
The Breese Case
1t was learned here today that the
term of United States Circuit Court
of Appeals which was to have con-
November 18th, has been continued
until Thursday, November 9th. The
continuance is for the reason that u
rule has been adopted that no term
of that court shall be held during q
legal holiday, or during a National
or State election, and the State cleo
ton of Virginia occurs on Tuesday,
November 18th. During the November
term of the Court of Appeals an opin-
ion will probably be given in the case
of the Government VS. VIM. E. BreeSe,
one of the famous First National Bank
of AsheVille embeZZlement cases. Ma
jor Breese was convicted at Charlotte
of embezzling funds from the Nation
al Bank was sentenced to the United
States prison for seven years.
An appeal was taken, the case on
appeal has already been argued.
Kicked Woman.
A. A. Featherston, a saloon man of
this city, was today arrested for an
assault on Mrs. Kate Virgins, wife
Of Adjutant Virgins, of the Saliva
ton Army, who is organizing
branch here. Mrs. Virgins entered
Featherstons saloon for the purpose
of collecting money to carry on her
work it is said, and after some con-
versation was told to get out, and was,
she alleges, kicked by Mr.. Feathers
ton.
A witness said that when he en-
tered the saloon. Mrs. Virgins was
on the floor crying, and that Feath-
erston was standing near. The case
will come up for trial Monday. and
may be sensational.
The condition of Charles Olsen, the
wrestler. who is suffering from slight
blood poison as the result of a cut, is
somewhat improved today.
Effort to Form Milk Trust.
Efforts to organize company for
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