The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-25
CLASH o. arms
IN RALEIGH RAJ. Il n. G.
Policeman Uses His Billy OH
the Head Of a Man After
5s a Dispute.
THE APPROXIMATION MONUMENT
Programme to be Carried Out.
Governor Glenn s After
the Sheriffs.
1(specIal q Tho Times. Dispatcn.)

Especial to Tho Times. Disnateh.l
RALElGH. N. c., March A.-The first
clash of arms in the impending cat1,-
paign for the city election In May took
place last night on the street near the
city Hail, a member OF tho city police
force officer 1eeson. being a conbatant.
IN talking to Nicholas DuBoy, we'll
known citizen, he charged that certain
candidate for alderman, was In the field
purely IN the hope OF defeating him
Leeson) for policeman. Tho Tile" was
passed, and Officer Lesson struck DuBoy
across tho head with his Billy The
two men clinched, and there was a lively
scrimmage before friends separated them.
DuBoy got hold OF the pollceman's billy"
and tho officer threatened to draw his
revolver ard kill him. There is TO be
an investigation by the Police Commits
sion. Y
3 APPoN1ATTox MONUMENT.
It is announced that. the principal fea-
ture Of the programme for the unvells--
ing ceremonies for the monument TO
North Carolina troops on the Appomattox
battle-ground April 10th, will be prayer
by tho chaplain; Rev. James A. Weston
remarks ,by. Maj or II. "A. London, chair
man or the North Carolina Appomattoxs
Commission; address OF welcome by Gov,
ernor Montague OF Virginia; the address
OF the day by Governor Glenn, Of North
Carolina. and brief addresses by General
w. r. Cox,8of Edgecombe. and General
w. r. Roberts, of Gates county, both OF
whom took a prominent part IN he last
fighting on this battlefield. S3
n Tho Secretary OF State has oh artered
| 4l,o nfG ne
$4,000 capital: ] 81 b. Hester and 3. T.
Ballinger,S principal incorpo tors. ss 5a
n Another charter is to the Porter Distil-
ling Company OF Rocking ham, Richmond;
county; j. sS a.. Porter. "a. F. DockeryS and
j. r.. Brady, 1ncorporators The capital.
is SOS. 900 Richmond is O. prohlbi tion tcoun-3
tys and the 4incorporators write the Secre-.
tary OF State that they will have their
office In Rockingham and operate their.
|distillery at some Virginia point. "a
AFTER THE sHERIFFs.
Governor Glenn issues notice to sherlffs
OF the counties that In future he will not
offer any rewards for fugtiYes from JUS
/ ticeS uni less the applications are endorsed
by the solicitor Of the district in5which
the criminal Is wanted h. He declares in
an open letter just issued that 1t Is get
ting too common for sherlffs and their
deputies to take things quietly and ask
that rewards be offered when by diligent
search and inquiry this cost 8toathe State
might be avoided. II ls 5ss
Isl State Superintendent Of Public 1nstruc-
ton ]. Y.sJoyner left this afternoon for,
Catawba county Sto deliver three ad y
dresses on local taxation at startown,g
Newton and Monbo. sSs ID Vi
Application was made to the Governor
to-day for the pard Ion OF John Stevenson
In Guilford county, who, IL serving a
term for retailing liquor without license
The pardon was refused, the Governor
declaring that he would be especially
slow to pardon any one convicted OF this
crime. as much OF the crime that Is COM
,nitted can be traced to "blind tiger
liquor. s83 " ~
WATER WORKS TRANSFER. ,5
e. B. Balm, superintendent Of tho Wake
Water mpany, went to Fayetteville to-
day. as special master. appointed by the
Federal court to inventory and value the
properly Of the Fayetteville Water Com
pany and ascertain the profits by the
plant since tho purchase price was ten
dcred the company August$3, 1908, for ttie3
purchase OF the plant. This is one OF
the preliminary steps toward the transfer
Of tho water works from the company to
tho city as a result Of the suit which the
city won in the United States Court 81
a petition in involuntary bankruptcy
has been filed In the United States Dis
trict Court hero against Smith Paul. !, d
saloonkeeper In Washington, N. C.. tho
liabilities being SIG, 600 and the sscts6 So
600. 81 Paul has ackno wledged Judgment for
81, 900 in favor OF his. two clerks
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