The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-08
LOOKS BRIGHT
I. FOR Immigration.
The Railroads to Cooperate With
the State in Securing
New Settlers.
THE EMBEzzLEMENT CASE
The State Loans Large Amount
For Erection Of New School
Buildings.
THE ENLIGHTENMENT CASE
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RALEIGH, N c., March 7.-Dn v. g.
Lucas, industrial agent for the SUFFOLK
and Carolina Railroad. which has re-
Gently absorbed the Virginia and Caro-
lima Coast and Carolina Coast Railroad
Companies, spent the day here IN con-
ference with Governor Glenn and Com,
missioner Patterson, OF the Depar tmenti
of Agriculture, going over plans for In
ducing Immigration. He told the Cover
not that his company has :ust succeeded,
In inducing colony OF five hundred
Germans to locate on their line OF road
In the State. The company has APP
proprihted 10000 for the immigration
department and he wants to expend this
forts that the State will put forth to-
ward attracting immigrants.
The fact Is that the company has about
two million acres of land on their lines
of road. which they are DESTROYS to set
tie. They are building line from Maky's
Ferry to Belle naben. and have about
five hundred men at work Oh. that route
now. DR.. Lucas asked the permission
to have share In the exhibit, TIE Cover
nor and the State department are plan
ing to send to the Circuit OF New Eng
land fairs next fall. The permission was
granted.
G. 8. Tucker and Sherwood Haywood,
went to Tarboro this morning. to ap-
pear as witnesses In the trial OF r. j.
Drake, Jr., for the embezzlement OF up
wards OF 5000 while manager OF the
Tarfboro branch store OF G.. 8 Tucker and
Company. furniture and house furnish
Ing dealers OF Raleigh. The embezzle-
ments are charged to have been made In
small amounts through the past three
years or more, principally by crediting
cash payments on accounts in the store,
directly on the Office ledger instead W
entering them In the office collection
with the Raleigh once. The trial will
be called this week In the Superior Court
at Tarhoro.
The State Board OF Education this
evening approved loans to counties for
the erection OF new public school houses,
aggregatng $1,000 the counties receiving
the loans, being Columbus. Cartarrus.
Craven, CASTOR. Madison, onslow. Rober-
son. Perquimons, Rowan. Rutherford.
Tsrei. Wake. Wayne. Richmond Pam
'blico. Wilkes. Cumberland.
State Superintendent j. Y. Joyner. made
the statement that the loans from the
State loan fund to date. aggregate about
10000 and that every cent OF the In
terest to February 10. has been paid.
He declares that under the law. not one
cent of the money loaned could ever he
county to spend the remainder of the
week. making addresses on improvement
of schools. local tax and similar matters.
The State Board .of Education, has
elected We. Davis, a member of the
Warren County School Board. to succeed
Captain W. g. Coleman, deceased
The Supreme Court last evening de-
'livered opinions In fourteen appeals as
follows:
Norvum VS.. Savage. from Gates coun-
,ty. no error; Aston VS.. Council. from
Company, from Halifax, new trial; Hos
iery Mills vs.. Cotton Mills. Halifax. af-
frmed: State vs.. Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. Craven. no error:
Daughtery We. Taylor, Craven, no error:
Pncus vs. Railroad, Edgecombe, new
trail: Tanner vs.. Hitch, Edgecombe, new
trial: Ellis vs. Harrison. Franklin. az
frmed: Lumber Company vs. Corey. Mar
tin, affirmed: Yitherington VS.. Herring.
Wilson, no error. State VS.. Durham,
Polk no error: McAfee VS.. Gregg, Bunc-
connie. reversed.
State VS.. Durham, from Polk county,
is a case in which Frail Durham, young
white man. was sentenced to fourteen
years In the penintentiary for killing De-
putty Sheriff L. c. Horton. while the
officer was attempting to arrest him The
officer served a warrant on him for car
rying concealed weapon. and they had
gone to a nearby officer TO prepare a
bond that Durham promised to give
While the officer was drawing UP the
bond, Durham made dash for liberty:
Hinton went in persuit. and in the fght
that followed. Durham shot the ofncer
dead The ruling of the Supreme Court
leaves the prisoner no choice but serve
the sentence.