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; will tisit; charlotte ' PRESIDENT DECIDES - ON TRIP. Assures Senator Simmons That Char iot tn and Ralelsrh Will be Included in. His IntliuNrary Nest October . Details Of the Trip Not Yet Arranged .J".-" HUM " flMM ( ' the Commltal o - the - Gettysburg Sfieta Un and ' THkea notice wneq ' Gen, Hoke's Name Is Mentioned s, Strong. Pressure Brougnt to uear to -Induce the Appoinaneot 01 a orvu '. Rmctal to Th Observer, ..- s. Washington. Mav- - 15. President Roosevelt will visit Charlotte and Ral--elgh In October and in all. probability hs 'will male brief stops at Greens boro and other North Carolina towns along the touts ot his tour, wmcn -win tako htm, to the States of Georgia, Alabama. Florida.. Louisiana and Ar kansas. Assurances to tnis enect were .to Senator Simmons, with whom he v voluntarily broached ' the subject of ' bis Southern Itinerary. Mr. Roosevelt told the Senator that Snad strong affection for the Old North State and It was -at the - President : suggestion that Raleigh was Included In the Dst of North Carolina cities that will be visited on the trip South. The Pros- - S a a, ii.j A W h. awaitM vleri uiani 'raviauHn . un -wm uuiu flMMHattoTA and -Aahevtlie. and bo ex pressed a desire to make a trip to the Capital "OX -UK ouiiv. nunm pu" mons agreed with the suggestion, that Raleigh be Included In the itinerary . for, as ho said, it will give many of the people In the eastern section oiuie State an opportunity to meet and greet him. 4- ')'- Tho Senator told the President that be ought to go to Charlotte also and assured him that the people of the State would ba delighted to greet him on native soli, and that ho would re ceive a most cordial reception. At the President's suggestion Sen a tor Simmons talked with Mr. Loeb about the-Southern trip, . and it was definitely arranged that . the President wlU visit both Raleigh ana Charlotte. Mn Roosevelt has already accepted an Invitation to storf over In Richmond, and It is pracUnally certain that he will sro to Ralelsrh over the Seaboard. None of the details of the trip have been arranged, but it Is very likely that the President will go west via the Southern, stopping long enough- In . Durham and High Point to say a word and greet the citlsens of those towns. J USC now long me rresiueui win ayvnu In Raleigh and Charlotte is yet to ba determined. The form or entertain ment Is a matter for the city and busi ness organisations of the two towns to- determine. The President will speak out doors, and In Raleigh, Nash , Square may serve the purpose as used . ed that the people honor the President with a banquet in each city, but of course (his is only a suggestion. What ever form of entertainment is arrang da, will be subject to the approval of Secretary Loeb, who is compelled to follow a schedule thatrflts in with all the requirements of the trip. The President Will probably reach North Carolina the first week in October, as be has to complete bis trip by the 18th, the date set for convening the extra session of Congress. . . a MAJ. BOBBINS' . SUCCESSOR. ' The question of appointing a success or to the late MaJ. Bobbins as com mander of the Gettysburg Battle Ground ,C"-',nlsslon has been re-openel at Ute-v ance oi me imoi-ui Car olina 'Senaiors and a final decision wlU not be made until, to-morrow, although the indications still point to the b jo lnatlons of MaJ. General Lomax of Virginia, for but for a lapse of mem ory on the part of Secretary of War Taft. North Carolina would have had an equal. If not better, chance than -, the other Southern States, to capture the appointment. Both of the North Carolina Senators wrote the Becertary, asking blm to hold the matter up until their arrival in Washington, but Mr. . Taft has been so much occupied hold ing down the lid, that be forgot to bring the request of the North Carolina Senators to the attention of the Fres ldent on his return here last week. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, went quietly to the White Rouse with Gen oral Lomax's application, and as the President did not Know that any one else was ' seeking the appointment, readily agreed to Senator Daniel's rec ommendation. Then Mr. Taft is very much embarrassed, and if he had his way. about the matter, be would prob ably give the appointment to North Carolina to make the proper amend for bis oversight, - CONFERENCE HELD. '. - Senator Simmons arrived here to-day after a conference over the long dis tance 'phone With Senator Overman, and had interviews with both the President and Secretary of War with reference to the appointment, Senator Overman would bave eome also, but is engaged In an Important criminal trial, and .authorised Senator Sim xnons to speak for him. The President virtually promised to re-ezten the mat ter. bat he emphasised the fact that North Carolina has already had the appointment, ana he threw out the suggestion that - some of ' the - other Southern States are possibly entitled to the recognition, In the course of this conversation, nr. Roosevelt re marked that General Lotnax ranked very high as a Confederate officer and high rank should receive the appointment- Without ever having given the matter a uougnt berore Senator film, mons said North Carolina had a die r tlngulshed t oltaen who r v outranked uenerai jjomaz ana wno is the rank' Vingr' confederate livings. He referred te uenerai k. .jr. uoae, ot Raleigh. . CUCN.t HOKE . MENTIONED. : S-r , . The President was very much bn- reseed when he beard of General lake's name ana tie tola the Senator to see Secretary Taft at once, prom- isuc m lane me matter no with him uenerai oa . v not m canaiaate for the position, and It is not known that be would accept the appointment, but It Is almost certain that If a North Carolinian secures it General Uoke will be the mana Senator Simmons did not come here to endorse any of the gen tlemen who seek , the position, bis ob ject being to keep the 'commissioner ship In North Carolina.' ? As will be seen, bis mention of General Hoke's name was by the merest accident, but when the President and Secretary . of War found out who the general is and learned of his record they at once be came interested. ' The matter will not be Anally decided until the Secretary of War has conferred witb the pres ident and Senator Simmons, which will be dene to-morrowV'':Vf-;'w-tW';-:ii;;;.'i'il: . Ex-Senator Marion Butler and Col lector B, C Duncan saw the Secretary of War to-day with the object bf keep ing the appointment In North Carolina. It is understood they favor the candid acy of ex-Judge W. A. Montgomery, of . :r " r - r. s "i j v f i ' v , JOINT BAPTIST (JATHEBING CONVENTION'S OFFICERS GOING, Before Adjourning at Kansas City, tbe t Southern Body Takes Action, Which - Means the First Official Commingling -, of the lj Northern and - Southern Churches Iecl8lon Against Clians- : log Name jErom 4Conention"Cuba . jJeciarea - to do a . tireat - Mlwlon ' Meld Kport Alleging Scant Work ..-Among negroes Arouses Discussion. . Kansas City, Mo.,; May- l8.One ot tne last acts t ; the; fiftieth annual gathering of the f Southern Baptist Coaventlon, which adjourned sins die, was the adoption of a resolution in structing Its Officers to represent it in tne convention of Northern Baptists at St. Louis, 'with a view of closer teuowsnip." . The convention, which will beartn at St. Lous to-morrow, will be. the first joint gathering Hf these two bodies, representing the Baptist Churches of me worm ana the south, ever held Besides deciding not to change its name and selecting men to manage its various , mission boards for ' the' en suing year, the convention to-day listened to several reports on home missions. : One report, which aroused much discuslon, wasv that presented by Dr. C. A. Stackley, chairman of a committee which baa investigated tbe negro question as It relates to the Church. In the report, Dr. 1 Stackley criticised the Baptists for meagre work m.oenair-'Oi tne,-negro. x- ;w, : Dr.. D. W. iteyes, of South Carolina, read a report founded on the-annual report of the home mission board and Its Influence In mountain missions arid mountain schools. Education, he said. was the strongest force In the plarr of salvation. -"Modern Intelleotuallsm, Dr. Keyes said, was driving out trouble and darkness. ."Since the good is -of ten the enemy of the best."-he con tlnued, "we should not be too easily satlsned." One of the most impassioned speech es of the convention was mads by M. P. Hunt, one of the secretaries con nected with the home mission board. He pleaded for religious conquest of tne aoutnwent. -t: stod work in Cuba, told of the Baptist missionary work on that Island. 7'Cuba la one of the greatest missionary neios you consider that one half of the pop ulation of Cuba had been born out of wedlock at the time of the American occupation of the Island, you can readily understand what the moral condition of those people was. At the close of the Spanish occupation of Cu ba. We had' one Baptist church. At present we have 25, and the number is rapidly increasing." The convention to-day decided against a change In name. Judge J, D. HUlyer. of Georgia, chairman of the committee appointed at the Nash villa convention hist year to bring the matter up. placed a report against modification of the name of "Conven tion," and after much discussion the report finally waa adopted and the committee discharged. JAP CAVALRY STRENGTHENED. Ovama Has Received Total Re-En roreentents or b,uuv mhi ana . is Ready to Move Russians Put on Summer Togs. - - Gunshu Pass, May 15. Skirmishing continues in the Olouria mountain re gion on the Russian left but tbe fighting is not serious. Calm continues on the right; the Chinese, however, report that ' Field Marshal Oyaraa is directing lartge masses of troops from Fakoman toward Tounziakou, where a concentration is proceeding and tbe river is being bridged by pontoons, The Lloa river is full of Junks, which bring np stories and provisions. About 8,000 Japanese re-enrorceraents bave arrived at tbe front Tbe Japan ese cavalry. In particular, has been considerably strengthened. : Prisoners say that the Japanese are ready to ad vance when the word is given. During a, recent dust storm, whlcb raged three days, the- soldiers, tents and entrenchments suffered severely. Tbe Russian troops are being ailed out with summer uniforms. RUSSIAN FLEETS HAVE UNITED. Joined Forces May 10 St Petersburg; Kxpects Tnem to rrooeea Northward Immediately and Meet Togo in a Few St Petersburg. May 15, 6:50 p. m. naval action within a row day a is regarded as likely In well-informed naval circles. Admiral s Rojestvensky ana Rear ; AamiraiNebogatoff Joined forces May. 10. There is reason to be lieve that united - fleet will nroceed northward Immediately; No delay was necessary for the: purpose of coallnar or cleaning -Neoogatotrs ships, as bis division made a stop for this purpose before entering the Straits of Malacca. upon the strength of as untraceable rumor, an evening paper here announc ing that a naval battle bad com menced, but tbe Admiralty has no confirmation or tne report and die credits It Ruwlan Fleet Has Moved On. Saigon. May 15. The Russian fleet which re-appeared off Hon-Kohs Bay, a short distance north of Kamranh Bay. sailed northward early in the morning or May 14. No warship has been sighted there. Admiral De De Jonquleres, the French naval com mander -atV Saigon, ' telegraphs from Nha Trang. Annam, that he has visit ed all the bays as far north as Turan and found no Russian vessels. v . A RE-HEARING DENIED. . . . No New Trial In the Bailey-Wflllford Case Contract for Btateeviue Con federate Monument Given Oat Special to The'Observer., . ; StatesvUle. May it. Clerk Cowles. of the - Federal Court, has received and filed order denying re-hearing in tbe Circuit Court of the.western district of North Carolina in the case of P. 8. Bai ley, appellant vs. Thomas F. WllHford, appellee, and also notice that a motion will be 'submitted; by counsel for tbe appellant to the Supreme Court-" at Washington on May 29th. The contract for the monument to be erected in memory of the Confederate dead of Iredell county, has been let to the Carolina Marble aV Granite Com tany, ot SUtesvllle. The monument will be Barre granite, except the base, whloh is to be of Rowan county gran ite, and win be 17 feet high, surmounted by a statue of a Confederate soldier 4 feet and inches high, the toUI height being Z3H feet The statue of the Con federate soldier surmounting the monu ment is to be an Infantryman., a private with gun and ar court reman ts. Is to be of -the best light Barre granite on a base 1 inches square. The contract price is $1,850, and the monument is to be completed some time during the year. The inscription has not been agreed upon, and a site for the monu- xnent will be gelctcted- later, " . DEFENSE HAS AN-INHIKO. SENSATIONS' IN GRUBB TRIAt Sheriff Dorsett Swears to Threats Made Against Grubb- by Davis A? United ' States Deputy Marshal Tells an hi. terestlng Story .Declares Davis Car ried - a Pistol oa the . Day of tbe ; 'Iragedy Messra.- Cansler ana W at- son Have a Passage at ArmsWife oi tne vetendanlTakes the Stand. Special to The Observer.' '.'i",rV: -' : Salisbury, May 15. The defense in the Grubb trial has made the day altogetht er entertaining and "what do you think of it?" 4s asked oftener than at any tuna since the trial ' began. For so large a case the crowd continues small, the court room' being barely more- than half Oiled at any, time. -.; Those who do listen, hang intently upon everything said. . Rowan men are all busy and do not take the Interest -in the affair that otherwise would assuredly be man! It is probably not too much to say mere nave been sensational natures to day, 'Particularly was the testimony of Sheriff Dorsett who was the big .wit ness for the defence. Counsel have tilt ed more than upon any day since , the tnai oegaiv -Clarence Thompson was the first wit ness of Importance. He works for the defendant and was at Piney the day oi tne homicide. - After telling of the way the men hitched their horses, he continued; "I saw Mr, Davis and Sam Crump walking off. I saw Mr. Davis put bis band to his right hip pocket A woman screamed and Grubb Jumped from bis buggy. He drew his pistol and shot He shot twice more In rapid suc cession Mr. Davis was still trying to get his gun, and fell. I took care of Mra Grubb. I think it was Charley Dorr who put his hands first uion Mr. Grubb and was told to stand back that Mr. Grubb didn't know who his friends were. He said Mr. Davis had tried to hire three or four men to kill blm." Af ter a discussion of the grounds, the wit ness said: "About ( weeks before tbe shooting Mr. Grubb asked me to go te Salisbury with blm, I told him I didn't care to go. He said 'I thought you were a zriend of mine,' and I told him I was. Then he said, 'Clay Grubb has accused me of stealing old man George Green's money and he threatened to in dict me. If he does. It will ruin me and he roust be put out of the way. If I can't get somebody to do It d- d if I can't do it myself.' I told him I thought it was my duty to tell Mr. Grubb, and Davis said, 'By G , you'd better not' I did tell him soon to watch out for Da vis said he'd kill him on first slsrht" Solicitor Hammer gave the witness a terrific drubbing, forcing him to admit all sorts of immorality and having been indicted lor retailing unlawfully. THE SHERIFF TESTIFIES. Sheriff Dorsett said, that "on Satur day, October 15, about 2 or 3 o'clock, Obe Davis came to my office In Lex ington. He said he had heard that Clay Grubb tackled his brother, Lester Da vis, In Salisbury, and threatened to whip him. Obe said. This thing has gone too far and I am going to Piney to-morrow to settle It' I told blm not to do it that it was near election and might defeat me, whlcb I would hot have to happen for 1500. He said, 'No, It has gone too -far and one of us must die.': I said. 'Obe, don't do that! you would be hanged.' He replied, 'I'll do It in such a way as to make it appear self-defence.' I begged him to, let the friends of both settle It He couldn't do that he said, and then I said, 'Obe, you'll try that and: Clay will be too quick for you.' He said. 1 have been In shooting scrapes and have seen Clay In them. He gets excited and I don't I'll go down there and shoot hell out of htm, and If you bear that I get him, don't send for me. I'U come to Lexing ton and surrender " Mr. Justice took the witness and his examination was a terrific fire of ques tions. The prosecution contends that Dorsett was not in Lexington that day. being in Wentworth, Rockingham coun ty; that he returned that Saturday night with Solicitor Hammer, Messrs. Ruark and Roper, counsel for the de fense, and others. All efforts to entrap the witness Into saying he was away failed, but he was questioned until It seemed positively dangerous to use more than a monosyllable. The cross examination brought a point not liable to help the State. Dorsett was con fronted with questions of moral char acter, and asked if the charges were not made against him. He answered affirmatively. Then he said, "They were campaign lies, and Wade Phillips, attorney for the State, and Lester Da vis, brother of Obe, told me that they would bring out these charges against me if I testified against Obe.": Mr. Jus tice asked the witness why he didn't ar rest Davis and place blm under a peace warrant : He said he didn't consider it nts aucy. , .'-.-? Other minor witnesses testified to the strained relations of the men.. , AN OFFICER'S STORT, S. S. Free, a United States deputy marshal, gave an interesting story. He said that on September JJ, of last year, he saw Davis at the station here. His demeanor was tbat Of an angry man. Grubb was also here, and he (witness) noticed that Davis, In walking' up to the ticket office, the bulk In his bio pocket was tbat ot a pistol. Davis put his nana to his pocket and walked back from the Station. Free said he then went up to Grubb and asked him what was wrong with Obe Davis, and what he was mad about Grubb said, "I dont see blm." . Mr, Grubb then put his band to his pistol and said to me, "Jim. I am a thousand times obliged to you, for we have had some differ ence.:. Mr; Grubb kept his hand on his pistol till be got on the train going to Charlotte. Cross-examined, It came out that Davis's brother and the witness bave had some, trouble about a smalt note due Davis by Free, which, the witness claims he paid''-rfjw;.3 Mrs. Kate Reld . declared that Davis had told her that he and Grubb had fallen out, ana wnen they met It was certain death for one ot hem. Said Davis oalled Grubb a- vile name, .and said he didn't have he principle of a dog. , " ' Mr. watson ana Mr. cansler bad a lively colloquy about admitting the evi dence given by .Free. ' Cansler contend ed tbat the State bad been ruled against on this same point last week. -Watson said it was a part of the res gestu, and what bis brother "was discussing was In the "books of the boya" Mr. Cansler repIied,";T'dontf know what- h means by books of the boys. I guess he ar rogates superior; intelligence to him self, but the Supreme Court has held exactly what I am arguing, and he can call them 'boys' if he wants to. :? j Mr. Watson saia, -on, tne Mecklen burg Justices of the peace know, what'! you are talking aoout." -fy,'-;' .'-::,. tra coume uiey i no," TV)mrma , air. Cansler. "They know more than other magistrates, and .some Winston law yers." ',r, . -' ' -" ' . .-; B. W. waring . saia ne near isavis ay PO J wag jto ho JVfljcld's Falg ClASS TO, DO; 6UBYETIN6 WORK j FOR A. : M. STUDENTS. Charleston Syndicate Contracts With ' Prof. Riddick and Claaeea in Engln r eerlng to Survey Big . Tract in East ern North Carolina Mr. ; James IL Boylan Dead Purchasers of Bonds Pay. Over Contract Price Big,- Cor . poration Chartered News Notes of tbe State Capital. , .I Observer Bureau, b".. ' 122 South Dawson St, . ' ' Raleigh, May 15. It Is announced that Prof. W. C. Rid dick, professor, of engineering at the Agricultural A Mechanical College, and seven members of the senior class of the college ; hive been engaged by a Charleston syndicate to survey 300,000 acres of timber and agricultural lands In Jones and Onslow counties, to which they have acquired title under grants Issued by the State more than one hun dred years ago. There will be three surveying parties, made up entirely of the faculty and students of the Agri cultural 6c Mechanical College. The work will take about three months. They will live in tents, moving their camp from day to day. Prof. Riddick and seven seniors left this morning to begin their work and eight others from the Junior class will Join the party Im mediately after commencement In this way they will earn enough to pay their expenses in the college next year. The North Carolina Department of Labor and Printing Is issuing to all the rural public school libraries in the State bound copies of the last annual report of the Department The object Is to get the people Interested more in the work of the Department especially that fea ture pertaining to compulsory educa tion and the child laljor problem, and to enlist their co-operation in reaching better conditions along these lines. MR. JAS. B6TLAN DEAD. The remains of Mr. James Boylan, a prominent merchant of Raleigh, and a member of the firm of Boylan, Pearce & Company, one of the largest dry goods firms In the 'city, were brought from Morganton this morning and Interred In Oakwood Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased was 50 years old and leaves a widow and five children. He married Miss Maggie Tucker daughter of the late Major R. S. Tucker. Mr. Boylan had been afflicted for several years and was under treatment at the State Hos- j pltal at Morganton when he died yes terday morning. Application will be made to the Secre tary of State to-morrow for the incor poration of a big land company for Raleigh, the purpose being to develop desirable residence property west of the city. The street railway company is in terested, and there wilt be an extension of the line to give access to the prop erty. Mr. Jas. H. Pou is one of the principal incorporators. State Treasurer B. R. Lacy was not! fled this morning tbat the purchasers of the 1250,000 bonds, Just issued, have paid over the purchase prlrce, 1265,440, and received the bonds, and the money is now subject-to the check of the State Treasurer Jn the Citizens' .National Bank here. Out of this the 127,000 claim of South Dakota was paid to-day and the 1215,000 claim of Shaffer Bros.' and others, of New York, will be satisfied in the next few days, so there will be, very little ot tbe amount left BIG CORPORATION. A charter was Issued to-day for tbe Winston-Salem Masonic .Temple Com pany, capital,' $126,000 authorized, and f.15,000 subscribed by M. W. Norfleet & Co., J. H. Phillips, P. H. Hanes, E. W, O'Hanion, w. C. Brown. H. R Star buck, W.'H. Watkins, T. L. Farrow. W. E. Franklin, O. B. Eaton, J. D. Loughenour, C. A. Jenkins, R. W. Nad- lng, Huntley-Hlll-Stockton Company, R. H. Jones, E. B. Kearns and C. M. Thomas Company. Other charters were to the Glenwood Land Company, of Raleigh, capital. 140,000, Jas. H. Pou, W. J. Andrews and A. L. Murray Incorporators, to develop property in tne western suburb of Ral eigh. "The J. B. Green Company, of Raleigh, 110,000 capital, to do a whole sale and retail grocery business. The Secretary of State is sending out to the registers of deeds and tax-fisters the State over copies of the revenue and machinery acts by the last General Assembly for use by the tax-listers 1 listing the taxes during- the month of Junei Capt Jno. Duckett, of the State De partment of Education, has returned from Wilkes county, where . he made three speeches for local taxation for the improvement or public schools. He says the prospect In that section is for the finest crop of wheat and other small grains in years, the only danger being from rust that it Is feared will be brought on by the excessive rain. He says there will be a big crop ot apples this fall, v , The State Department of -Education is notified that the Grlfton publie school district in Pitt county has voted unanimously a special tax for ,the im provement of the schools. State Deputy Grand Chancellor James D- Nutt of Wilmington, is in the city doing some special work In connection with the two Knights of Pythias lodges here. There is to be a Joint open meet ing to-morrow nlgrht that he and Grubb had fallen out and he'd get bis man. rfM'OtJN IN THE BUGGY. " W. T. Broadaway said be was work ing for Lester Davis when the homicide took place. When the Davis boys went to church. Lester put a shot-gun and a pistol lnbis baggy. Lindsay Yarbrough said the same thing, ana miss Lemmie Leonard saw the gun. Mrs. Lillle Rich ard saw one gun and something like one covered up. 4 XTWelsef :. declared that Davis called him out one night last fall and tried to hire him to kill Grubb, Walser's second cousin. Witness said he wanted to borrow f 50 from Davis, who,6ffered him that amount to murder bis enemy. Walsertold Davis that he couldn't afford-to do it Davis -said.v-nrou can get the money if you take my shot-gun and kilt him at night I want to be at home when it happens. But If you won't I can. I told him Pd make other arrangements for the money, and that I thought It my duty to tell Mr. Grubb of bis danger, He said, I'd better not' But I did. Grubb asked me who rav enemy was when I told him to watch' out X wouldn't toll him. and he guessed Obe Davis. .Mr. Grubb said, I was afraid to tell it and X told him that S had .tried to get Obe and blm to make vs. ' and If they did, it would mean trouble for me, - Cross-examina tion brought out nothing, , . ' Mrs. Grubb was put on the stand this afternoon. She had known of the troji ble two months. She made a good wit ness for her husband, and thought her brother was trying tor kill her husband. ' Mrs. Mary J. Mcinturff' is the best witness yet examined, though giving nothing new. Tbe defense hopes to rest Its case tomorrow. mornJav AIX KNlfflrfl AKVA8 LYING TRIAL JUDGE TALKS FREELY. Justice Davis, Who Held First Trials, Astonishes Lawyers' Club by Speak- . ing Unreservedly Says Because the Prisoner Was a Woman and Young the Good-Natured New York Publio v Wanted Her to Have the Benefit of Her Lies Thinks True Story of Un. Intentional Shooting in Attempt to Extort Money Would Have Ac quitted. r New York, May 15. Somewhat to the astonishment of those present at the monthly dinner to-night ' of the ' Phi Delta' Phi - Club, an organization of lewyera. Justice Vernon , IS, - Davis, of the Supreme Court of . the State ot New York, who was the guest of honor, gave his opinion as to the guHt of Nan Patterson while making an argument in defense of Assistant District Attor ney Rand, who had prosecuted the young woman at her three trials for the. murder, of Caesar Young. Justice Davis, who presided at the first two trials of the former chorus girl, said: "In-the second trial before me, the defendant went on the stand, and it was quite obvious that she was telling falsehoods from the beginning to end. The very air seemed charged with the fact that she was lying. Yet she was a woman. She was young. It was nat ural that the public sympathized with her. People seemed to know that she was not telling the truth, and the great public of New York said, Why shouldn't she He? Let her lie. Let her get the benefit of her lies.' But to-day, In tbe light of the last dls agreement I feel sure that most peo pie are convinced that a majority of the people believed that the pistol that killed Caesar Young was held by Nan fatterson; was discharged by her was bought by J. Morgan Smith in an attempt to get money from Caesar Young for the support of the combtn ed family. I do not mean to say she took the pistol from the reticule- and shot him In the side, but I do believe that she had tbe pistol and showed it Caesar Young. An argument followed and he took hold of the weapon. In the conversation and consequent strug. gle the pistol went off and the man was killed. I believe, moreover, that had she told the story on the witness stand as it really happened; In other words, had -she told the truth, that second jury would have acquitted her." READY FOR CROSS-OCEAN RACE. Eight American Yachts, Two English ana une uerman Will Start from Sandy. Hook To-Day in the Contest "r uw jup vucrea oy tno naisor. New York, May 15. With the in centlve of a valuable cup and three other prizes, offered by the German Emperor, eleven large sailing yachts of various rigs and representing three nations, assembled In the Inner har bor to-day, fully prepared for the start to-morrow of a race across the North Atlantic. Eight of the con testants are vessels owned in this country, two are from England, while uermanynas but one representative, The event Is looked upon In the yachting world as one ot the most lm portont In many years, in that It will test the stability and rig ot the pres ent type of pleasure craft as well as the seamanship of the modern yachts men. . , A representative of ' Emperor Wll Ham, assisted by a committee of American yachtsmen, will start the fleet at 2 o'clock to-morrow after noon at Sandy Hook light ship, ten miles outside of this harbor. The fin ish will be at The Lizard, on the Eng lish coast more than three thousand mites away, when a German war ves sel will note .the winner. Of the eleven yachts entered tot the event, one is a full-rigged ship. another Is a bark, a third is a top-sail schooner, two are three-masted schoon era, five are two-masted schooners, and one is a, yawl. Of the two-masted schooners, sev eral are equipped, with a yard In the foremast In order that they may be able, like their square-rigged com petitors, to take advantage of follow in winds. The yachts which will probably be at the starting line to-morrow, and their owners, are as rouows: Ansa, it. . ReBmond; Atlantic, W. Marshall; Aoache. E. Randolph: Endymlon O, Lander. Jr.: Fleur de Lys. L. A. Stlm son; Hltdegarde, R, Coleman; Thistle, n. E. Tod: O toff ana. A. V. Armour: Hamburg. German Syndicate; Sun beam, Lord Brassey; Valhalla, Earl Crawford. T. P. A. CONVENES AT SAVANNAH. TOO Traveling Men Present Represent Ins; Practically Kvery tate wecre tarv Metcalf to Sneak To-Morrow, Savannah. Ga.. Mav 15. The national convention of the Travelers' Protective Association was opened in the theatre this evening. The address of welcome was by Mayor Herman Myers, and the resDonse ty Horace v. mam or in- dlananolla: Ind.. eresldent of the T. P. A. Addresses were aiso maae Dy uonrress man W. G. Brantley, of the eleventh Georgia -. district; J. Rloe Smith, of Aurustat Oa.. ex-president of the T. P. A.j K. W, Donham, of St Louis, and Rev. H. T. wiison. Of Ban Antonio, Texas, chaplain of the order. After the 'exer cises at the theatre a reception was held from 11 to J In the parlors of the De Soto Hotel. Secretary ot - Commerce and iAber Metcait will address tbe oonven Won on" Wednesday. : There are some 70S delegates in attendance, representing every State. .in the Union. Committees have put in a hard day's work getting mmr rcpuria mi snapo. . " . . MANUFACTURERS ARRIVING. -a t n i t?- -. . - - - j.-'-.-.h .... . t Unusual Attendance and Interest Ex pecteu at tne Annual Convention ta Atlanta, , Atlanta. Oa., May 11 The tenth an. nual convention of the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers will begin here to-morrow; to continue for three days. Already a considerable number of prominent members have arrived from distant cities, and the attendance and interest promise to be unusual The programme for the" week includes a number ot social events, complimentary to the visitors. The address of presi dent D. M. Parry and: Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway, and Luwlg Nlssen, of New York, will bs the feature to-morrow, in addition to the reports of the officers and the. presenta tion of several important committee re ports. The evening will be aiven to a reception at the Capital City dnb. GEORGIA ASSOCIATION CLOSES.. Dsnfd J. Body Makes Stirring Address Mr. . o. a. wompKmr v Address Feature. . ' f y Atlanta. Ga., May 15. with 4 stir.! ring address by Daniel J. Sully, of New York, the fifth annual convention of the ! Georgia Industrial Association came to: close to-night - - .,- Among the features of the convention was an address this evening by D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, on "The Tariff and ReclnrooltXt" ; . , -. . TO BUY IN TT0BLD MABKET. SUPPLIES FOR PANAMA CANAL. A Howl Is , Expected to Follow, but Secretary Taft and tbe Executive Committee Decide That theMoney Consideration is Too Great to be Ignored American Materials Would Cost 60 Per Cent Mora and Snips Nearly Doable European Prices Hint Tbat Limited Preference May be Given Home Manufacturers. Washington. May 15. The executive committee of the Isthmian Canal Com mission to-day decided to purchase In the markets of the world the ma terial and ships necessary for the building the Panama canal. This Important decision was reached with some reluctance, because It was appreciated by Secretary Taft and the executive committee that there would surely be a great outcry from two great interests in this country, the producers of material and the ship owners If tbe purchases were not 11m lted to the American products. But it was decided tbat the money consld eratton was so( great that It could not be ignored, for it was held that in some cases fully fifty per cent more would be charged for material need ed in canal construction than the same goods could be purchased tor In Europe. Chief Engineer Wallace, for Instance, showed that wo ships, in ad dltlon to those running between New York and Colon and owned by the Panama Railroad Company, were ab solutely necessary to carry the food supplies and material needed"" for the work. No American ships could be bought at any reasonable price and when It came to buying ships. Secre tary Taft said, that while he could buy two of 8,000 tons ships In Europe for $750,000,. It would cost $1,400,000 to build ships here. As to material needed for canal con structlon, the committee decided that by reserving- to Itself the right to purchase In the world's markets. would at least oblige American manu facturers to bid against their for elgn competitors if they wish to sell goods to the commission. GOVERNOR GLENN TO PRESIDE Will Wield Gavel of Southern Indus trial Parliament Which Meets in Washington Next Tuesday Pro gramme for Discussion. Washington, May 15. The Southern Industrial Parliament which opens here May 23, will comprise representations of ten States in the South. It will be opened with prayer by Rev. A. W, Pltzer, of this city. Governor Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina, will pre side. The programme for dfscusslon will Include the following. Improvements for Southern Ports and Southern Oceanic Transporta tlone; Character and Distribution of Southern immigration; The Italian as a Laborer in the 8ou,th; Female In dustrial Education; Typography and Climate With Reference to Rice Grow tag, Horticulture and the Trucking Industry; Utilisation ox Water Power; Preservation of Forests; Sanitation and Hygiene; The Growth of the South in Manufactures; Technical Ed ucation for Both Whites and Blacks; the Supplanting of Negro Labor in the Delta; Growing Incapacity of Negro Labor In Industries Requiring Skill; Tendency of the Negro to Leave the Plantations and to Flock to the Cttlos; Tbe Railway Rate War Between tbe Gulf Ports; The Growth of Railways and the Development Of the Mining and Lumber Resources of the South: Opportunities for the Progressive Northern Farmer in the South. ROSEBEN WINS CHIEF EVENT, Victor by a Length in Claremont Handicap at Belmont Park Only rwo f avorites win. New York, May 15. The Claremont handicap, six and a half furlongs, the feature of the card at Belmont Park to-day, was won in a driving finish by Roseben. Rose ben took the lead In the stretch, winning by one length. Only two favorites won. First 1-i furlongsr Pasadena, 6 to 1, won; Voladay, 50 to 1. second; Tenya, 11 to 20, tnira. Time, 1:22 i-. Second. 4 1-2 furlongs: Clark Grif fith, even, won; Veronex. 4 to 1, second; just, 4 to 1, tnira. Time, :54. Third, T furlongs: Chimney Sweep, S to 1, won: Carrie Jones, 40 to L second; Orfee, 10 to 1, third. Time, i:zw -o. Fourth, the Claremont handicap, 6 1-1 furlongs: Roseben, 13 to 6, won; Race King, 4 to 1, second; oxford, I to 1, tnira. Time, i:zu 4-0. Fifth, 6 furlongs: Wsterbok, 11 to s, won; Transmute, 20 to L second: ximDer, v 10 6. intra. Time, 1:00 4-5. sixth, mue and a furlong: Red Knight H to 6. won; Ostrick, 1 to 1, second; Nine Spot 6 to L third. Time, i:4 s-o. . . Lightning Injures IS in a Church. Richmond, Va.. May IS. While the Rev. W. F. Dunaway, of Ashland, was yesteraay exnorturg his bearers in Cool Springs Baptist church, at. Lee. Vs.. to take Christ as their leader In times of storm, lightning struck the build ing and injured some eighteen people. several of them seriously, besides splintering a part of tbe floor, tearing through one of the pews and causing a panic among tno congregation. Secretary Morton Inspects Battleship 'Esauaoron. Newport News, Vs., May 15. Four vessels of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans' battleship squadron, were In spected by Secretary of the Navy Mor ton, to-day, after which the squadron, led by the Dolphin, on which the Sec retary came down from Washington. proceeded to sea for five days cruise and manoeuvres on the drill grounds outside the capes. The Dolphin led the line ' to tne capes, followed :, by the Maine, (flagship,)' Kearsage, - Illinois and Iowa. - Mr. Hannis Taylor Not Coming. Mr. Hannis Taylor, who has been In vited to speak before the bankers at Winston, was asked to come to Char lotte from the Twin City, and din with the Commercial Club, but it will be tm Dosslble for him to get here. He la to accompany Mr. H. C. Ansley, of -the Southern Railway, to Winston In a rH. vate oar, and will have to return with' n;i.tftii 1 ' "'i'1'1!' 'I'"1'' Hi.u ' ! .M i Wholesale Grocers to Meet In Norfolk. Norfolk va.,; May 15. The Norfork board of trade was to-day officially notified that the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association, will meet in this city. June 19. so and zl, in annual con vention. This will bring some 500 pao-i ! to NorfolJg. .-,.; t. ban amuck, miiyq roim HOMICIDAL AND SUICIDAL MANIA' - Without Any Apparent Cause a House Cleaner Goes Forth to Slay a San J? o-Wounds Two, in theTop of His Own IteM-wS , ?LV!""e.?"fctor Doddridge Shot . mw xvau. - , . Saa Diego. CaX, May It W. P. Rob- ' boson, a house cleaner, ran nVekto. -day killing four persons, wounding twa . "u aiiung nunsetf. - - The dead: Wm. Stewart. Mra Em ma Stewart. H. W. Chase, HarrrDod ridge W. Robinson. Wounded: Mrs. , W. H. Doddridge. W. H. Doddrioge C- warn fn4,i Jk K.. i . . - dow uuig tia ei a, van At first Robinson was said tatbe crazed by liquor, but later - It ' was " said that be had threatened Doddrldga ' for an alleged attempt to bave Robin- - son shanghaied when he was a sailor It Is said also that he had expressed . Ulan iot iae atewarta. About 8 o'clock this morning. Bob-' In son toft M km,.. -t. - rrL- Fourth and A. streets, and going to ? mo apurimeni in tne same building - Jars, aimma Stewart, the '" , landlady, and her son, William, rapped opening the door, was shot through ' the head by Robinson, vhn tin vimA :i - . kf.vnmte UU1I11 -1 . a rine. Kobinson then entered ' the ' dining room, where younir Stewart. who uau ueun seated at Dreakfast was) ' Just rising from the table. Robinson ' attacked him Immediately, nranrin a v. - 1 j ...... . . -. long knife into Stewart's body, close to the heart, and again into the ab domen. At the second stab Stewart - Dunn, 10 me uoor wun oiooa pouring from his body In a stream. W Robinson then f nturned to his rooms.- Reloading his rifle, and leaving his i knife, he slipped a revolver Into als -pocket He then descended to the first V floor, one portion of which Is used as ; a carpenter shop by H. W. Chase. : Chase probably saw Robinson enter, but paid no attention to him, for Rob inson appeared close to him. and sud- ' denly throwing up his rifle, fired, the K.iIIa. n--inM nk.W. .1 " .. to the heart. Chase died immediate ly. . From the carp'4;ter shop Robinson -proceeded on his bicycle down Fourth t: street for several blocks through the ' business section of the town wtth tho rifle still in his hand. He went direct ly to the house of H. W. Doddridge, ? v internal revenue collector, on the " northeast corner of Second and H.:"; streets. He left his wheel at the curb ' A vA nt ,. n V wm ,n .... door, carrying his revolver In one hand '1' and bis rifle In the other. In response '.a to his ring. Harry Doddridge, son of ; W. H .Doddridae. who is an enaineer at the San Diego Brewery, epenee, . ; the door. Robinson fired his revolver, ar-4 youns: Doddridge sank to the floor with! ' a bullet Just above tbe heart. Deathr -. -followed before medical assistance could be summoned. Mrs. Doddridge, the young man' mother, hearing the shot and perhaps witnessing the tragedy, ran from the s house, Robinson, hearing the, screams,.; started through the house after the C woman. As she was crossing the yard the erased man eaughts Ight -of her ; and fired, the bullet striking her in -the hack. She fell headlong upon beff ..,' face In the yard. - W. H. Doddridge, who was in bed on sv 4 (fna at oAna began. Jumped or fell out pf the win . dow breaking the bones of bis right hand and probably sustaining internal innrlaa Ttnhlnaon searched the house i for more people. When he came to , the room Just vacated ny Doddridge he climbed upon the bed, and plaelnif ,5 his revolver to his temple, fired a bullet wWch tore off the top of his lld. ' " '":' Tr;.- There Is no reason for thinking there! . had been Ill-feeling between Rohlnsoni . and any of his victims. Collector Doddridge says he never even saw oe . heard of Robinson before. ALABAMA RATE HEARING. Counsel for Railroads Argue v. Thai Inter-Stote Tranio vannoc oe ; ed to the State J' Montromery, Ala.. May 15. Tha Alabama railroad commission was In session all of to-day. bearing oral ar ; guments presented by counsel for the.-; Louisville tc Nashville Railroad, tha Southern Railway and the Alabama ' Great Southern Railroad. Tbe , com mission bad adjourned for this purpose May 8. when testimony from aUtha.; roads operating in Alabama la. thai question of a general revision of tar-' lffs was concluded; . ' The arguments to-day were Intended to elucidate to the members of the , commission the powers of the commie . slon In rogard to making a general re-' adjustment ot rates such as is contenv ' plated. It was clearly set out that the'-:, commission. In considering matter ot such Importance, must have regard vt: for intra-State business and Is not to ' measure the inter-State t raffle as a credit to the State. Federal and State authorities on this point were quoted. A good portion of argument was hva, in tended to rebut the claim of President B. B. Comer, of the commission, that !s It is right to compare Georgia with At- - abama rates. This was strongly con-. - tested by the lawyers xor xne rauwaya -tn-dav. as well as by the different tar- 'a iff men who appeared before the com- . mission during the lnvettgatlB';'yH;.sv Representing the Louisville A Nash- . vllle before the commission were John! p. Tillman, of Birmingham, and . Gen. ' Jones, ot Montgomery. The Southern Railway was represented . by expert , Counsel C. B Northrop, of Washing ton, and the Alabama Great Southerns . . Railway by A. G. Smith, of oounsel at : nirmlnaham " The commission retired - into executive session at a late hour and it is expected that the stated tar Iff revision, if any will be announced) ; to-morrow. " ' , HELD OFF M OB . UNTIL IUDDLED, Negro Resisting ArreaS Shoots Down One of a txowa t iuhww - Station. 1 - k " "f 1 r ' ' f'," j " . . lSuaeh. ahnntlnw down Capt W A. Vauaha, Heyweod Moore, a negro, held an Abbeville mob at bay some little time until he was riddled with bullets. The trouble occurred early tnA at the' railroad station, where the negro was resisting arrest He was arm- , ed W1tl-1 tVincmni-r iiua vjhi.mmu mv9 ...... cartridges la his pockets. - v ' Negro Implicates White Man In BXur athnt. aG- May 18,-Oaud t?dr. one of the negroes a ho has been In Ja.il 1 Watktnavlil stnee the Holbrock niurdor, a few nlrhts sto. hrn f- 1 eonressi'Mi' . la "-"which he . Inii-itcstM a white.' anv 1. Elder -says the w- eommtttsd by Rich 'and Lewi l o -, Begroee, and that that RonalJ Aye '. white tarmw, was a party to It. unh he hlmvelt was near by wto'.;inir v the crime was comrrilit-i. - arrested at once l.y a cltizeas.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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