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GUARANTEED THE LARGIST - CIRCULATION. IN THE CITY THERE ARE ADVERTISERS GATHERING GOOD CROPS EV ERY WEEK FROM WELL, CUL TIVATED SPACES IN THE NEWS v M A MEWS. I DIVIDENDS ARE DECLARED J DAILY ON NEWS ADS THE j BEST INVESTMENTS IN TOWN. I THE WEATHER: Rain Tonight; Saturday Rain and Cooler. VOL. XXIII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1902. NO. 5362 ENGLAND WILL NOT TAX COLONIES FOR COMPENSATION GRANTED BOERS Great Britian Displays Magnanimous Spirit in Refusing to Saddle This Burden on Conquered Foes Two Millions Additional to Be Set Aside (By Wire to The News.) Johannesburg, Sept. 12. It is officially announced that the three mil lion pounds granted for the compensation of the Boers under the terms of surrender, will be charged to the imperial exchequer and not on the new colonies. An additional grant of two million pounds will likewise be charged, which has been set aside for the "relief of British subjects and foreigners who have not committed a breach of neutrality and natives. Those sums, it is announced, are independent of the payments made by the military compensation boards. THE SITUATION IS BECOMING VERY SERIOUS AT PANAMA v (By Wire to the News.) Washington, Sept. 12. The Navy Department this morning received from Commander Potter of the gun boat Ranger at Panama the following, dated yesterday: "Your cipher message of this morning received. The Revolutionists are near the railroad line and the satuation is serious. Transit across the Isthmus is still open." The cipher message referred to was from the Navy Department announcing the sending of the Wisconsin and Cincinnati to the scene. DEATH. GRIM REAPER LOVES SHINING S MARK FormerChief Justice Andrews of Connecticut Succumbs to Heart Disease William Astor' s Daughter Dies today (By Wire to The News.) Litchfield, Conn., Sept. 12. Former Chief Justice Charles B. Andrews, of the Connetticut Supreme Court, died suddenly at his home in this place, shortly after nine this morning of heart failure. DEWET SELLS RIGHTS TOHISBOOKTOAN ! &&rl ,.S ..11. jJ&&&&v;k,tt&tA . AlS&JaMlaL ONE BEAUMONT OIL TRACT WIPED OUT ENTIRELY BY THE DEVOURING FLAMES If There Are no More Tank Explosions it is Thought the Fire Will Be Confined to the Present Burmng District -No Lives Have Yet Been Reported Lost (By Wire to The News.) Beaumont, Sept. 12. Spindletop caught fire last night about 11:40 from a lighted lantern in the hands of workman and the Keith Ward tract is almost completely wiped out. No lives are reported lost. At one stage of the conflagration it was thought the entire field would be a total loss. A number of huge settling tanks, containing thousands of barrels of petroleum, exploded, and the fire spread rapidly. At one o'clock the big tanks belonging to the Higgins Company were burning. At two o'clock the agent at Gladys telegraphed that the -flames seemed to remain nearly stationary during the last thirty minutes and un less there were further explosions of oil tanks the fire may be confined to the present burning district. y The fire is still burning briskly. A conservative estimate of the loss al ready sustained is a million. The greatest excitement prevails, women and children running through the streets half crazed. KILLING RO ST CAUSES A GREAT PANIC ON THE MARKET AMERCAN London, Sept. 12 William Waldorf Astor's nine-year-old daughter, Gwen doline, died at Clivedon of consump tion this morning. The body will be taken to New York. MORMONS FOR HIM. One Thousand Pounds is the Price Paid Nephewof the Old Boer Hero Has a Bullet Removed From His Body (By Wire to The News.) Berlin, Sept. 12. Vossiche Zeitung.. states that a nephew of . General .De Wet, the Boer leader, was yesterday operated unon for removal of a bullet which lodged in his body some months past. The bullet was removed and the patient is in a good condition. CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM, WHO IS TO VISIT US IN OCTOBER. The crown prince of Siam, who is to visit the United States soon, is a well educated and highly intelligent young man who is seeing the world and having all kinds of a good time. .He is expected to sail from Germany on Sept. 24 and to arrive in New York Oct. 1. The prince's party consists of his brother, five aids-de-camp and a secretary. The brother is Prince Chakra- bongse. When the prince comes ashore at New York, he will wear conven tional dress high hat. black frock ooat and gray trousers. , His brother will appear in similar attire, the dress prescribed by their father for the heir apparent ,and the heir presumptive. The other sons are not permitted to wear such clothes. Their formal dress consists of a high hat and an Eton jacket. ANTI-CLARK "DEMOCRAT V ARE IN COLLUSION WIIH THE RADICAL MACHINE London, Sept. 12. General De Wet has sold all English and American rights of his forthcoming book to a New York publisher for a thousand pounds. ALLEGED "INDEPENDENTS" ONLY THINLY VENEERED (By Wire to The News.) Chicago, Sept. 12. Killing frosts throughout the Northwestern grain growing belt created a panic on the board of trade today. Prices of Sep tember and December wheat, corn and oats went bounding with each fresh report of damage. The Dakotas, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas were heavy sufferers. ADM HA L SCHLEY IS HONORED IN NEW ENGLAND Hero of Santiago Bay is Pre sented with Two Handsome Testimonials By the Good People of New Hampshire MINERS WILL EIGHT OPERATORS TO THE BITTEJEND Break Will Shortly Be Made By Independent Operators Who Are Weary of the Long Continuance of the Strike Teddy Gets the Glad Hand From Utah Republicans. (By Wire to The News.) Oyster Bay, Sept. 12. The following despatch from Senator "Tom" Kearns of Utah, was received here this morn ing: "Utah Republican convention has heartily endorsed your administration and unreservedly declared for you as its choice for 1904. Congratulation and sincere greeting." Holmes Falls Down Again. (By Wire to The News.) Dover, Sept. 12. Holmes, the Eng lish swimmer, who failed on the at tempt to swim the channel a fortnight ago, made another trial today, but was again compelled to give up owing to the heavy sea. The Irish Land Question. (By Wire to The News.) Tendon. Sent. 12. The Irish Times says it has been definitely decided on a conference on behalf of a deal with the Irish land question. Negotiations, the paper says, are now proceeding to se cure a neutral meeting place. Mr. Barstaw, an Army Officer. Mr. Harold Barstaw who was mar ried to Miss Helen Stenersen Wednes day last, has been appointed second lieutenant in the army and has been ordered to report for duty at Long Branch. Sends Picture Apples to President Winsted, Conn., Sept. 12. Henry fiflhplmnnn a. Wa.llens Hill farmer, to day sent by express to the President a number of apples with pictures of "Roosevelt and his initials grown on them. One apple shows the President delivering a speech, wniie anotner nas him mounted on a horse. Needle Travelled From Knee. Winsted. Conn.. Sept. 12. Al though her friends assert she is not much of a talker, the point of a need le which was broken off in the "knee of Mrs. James H. French, of Willimantic, twenty years ago, has just worked out of the tip of her tongue. i THREE STRIKES AREi SETTLED IN. ONE DAY. (By Wire to The News.) Chicago, . Sept. 12. Thursday was "Reconciliation day" among the labor Unions. Three strikes were settled during the afternoon and arrangements made for a con ference this afternoon, which it !s thought will end the fourth, the Swift Company's .teamster difficulty. BIG WOOLLEN MILLS DESTROYED TODAY BY FUMES . Building, Machinery and the Stock of BridgeportWoolen Mill is Gone at a Loss of a Hundred Thousand Dollars Lindsay Patterson Named For Con gress in Fifth District to Oppose Kitchin-Fifteen Men Led By J P, Caldwell and Others are Present (Special to The News.) , ' Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 12. The conference of anti-Clark Democrats was presided over by VV. W. Clark of Newbern. The State Central Com mittee was elected, composed of F. H. Whitaker, chairman; Lee H. Bat tle, secretary; John W. Fries, Dred Peacock, W. W. Clark, Ceasar Cone, P. J. Sinclair. J.. P. Caldwell offered a resolution instructing the committee to issue an address to the people supporting Hill and to wage a vigorous cam paign against Clark. There was a lively discussion of the wisdom of interfering with the fifth district" congressional matters but John W. Fries, Lindsay Patterson and J. A. Odell insisted on Kitchin's head being delivered in the Clark basket. This was finally agreed to when five members from the fifth district went to a room and put up Patterson who accepted the nomina- (By Wire to The News.) Laconia, N. H. Sept. 12. Rear Ad miral Schley attended the last days of the exhibition at the fair grounds yes terday. One of the most interesting events of tb", day was the presentation to the Admiral of a beautiful clock and a set of candelabra. They were purchased by popular subscription. Mayor Green made the formal presentation and the Admiral responded in a feeling and elo quent manner. THIS SUIT MAY COST UNCLE SAM TWENTY MILLIONS Action to Be Brought on Be- Half of Cuban Merchants to Recover Duties Paid Dur ing American Intervention (By Wire to The News.) Bridgeton, N. J., Sept. 12 The Bridgeton Woollen Mill was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss to building, stock and ma chinery will reach a hundred thousand dollars. Heavy Pulley Blown Through Rocf. York. Pa.. Sept. 12. While revolv ing at a high speed a pulley, weighing 9, 000 nounds. burst at the Westing- house power plant and the heavy rim of the pulley was hurled through tne roof of the engine house, making a hole two feet in diameter. Engineer Geo. Trimmer had a narrow escape from death. tion. As wired four days ago, this scheme was devised at the Republican caucas here Tuesday night and for that reason the Republican conven tion was not held. On the 22nd, it will endorse Patterson as the Republi can candidate against Kitchin. The feeling here is one of deep disgust at this playing into the hands of Pritchard, Holton and Blackburn to defeat the Democratic legislative ticket in Forsyth and to rcb the anti-Clark state conference of all power, for further evil. Only fifteen men were at the meeting, it being led by J. P. CALD WELL, H. A. PAGE, JOHN W. FRIES and W. W. CLARK. THE FOREST FIDES WORK HAVOC THROUGHOUT OREGON Strong And Yohe At Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 12. Putnam tit-hw Strong: and May Yohe have orrivpH here on the Hoy al Mail steam er- nannhP and are at the Grand Hotel. where they are registered as "Bradley Strong and lady. Electric Cars Come Together. mv Wire to The News.) Holyoke, Mass., Sept -12 Two elec tric cars collided in fog on South Had ley Falls bridge, this morning. Several passengers were injured and the cars badly smashed. Indians Displace Foreign Labor. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 12. Sioux In dians are being -put to work by the Northwestern Railroad to displace the fnrpten laborers employed by the com (By WTire t Portland, Oregon, Sept. 12. Fore Oregon, scores of houses and Darns cattle have perished. In many coast cities the heavy by winds have turned day. into nigh Tiess. Factories and stores have tur tions have created a panic among th in? houses and they have ceased wo steamers at midday and several wer o the. News.) i c.t firp are r'aeins: throughout liorthern have been destroyed, and many head of banks, cf smoke blown from the forests t, forcing a general suspension of busi ned on all lights. The unusual condi- e girls employed in the Astoria Pack- rk to pray. Search-lights are used by e unable to see how to come into pori. THE STIKERS MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR THE WORKERS . (By Wire t Wilkesbarre, Sept. 12. Three hu near Prospect colliery this morning orr1 VmnHlprl thpm ronshlV. TWO es in a stockade and the others were d the trouble severa shots were nreu ists were stopped this morning on th and several were driven back to.th o the News.) ndred strikers held tip a trolley car and pulled seven non-unionists from it caped from the crowd ana touna reiuse riven away by the strikers. inuring but nobody was hit. Seme non-union- e way to Henry washery at Miavaie eir homes. (By Wire to The News.) Washington, Sept. 12 A suit is to be brought in the U. S. Court for claims in behalf of Cuban merchants for the recovery of all duties collected on goods shipped to or received from the United States during the term of the American occupation of that island. . If the .move is successful the United ptatpes wilt he r.omDelled to pay out something like twenty million dollars. Miss Mackay Resigns. At the meeting of the Young Wo men's Christian Association held this momine. Miss E. J. Mackay who has been in charge of the Association's rooms on West Fifth street, tendered hor rPRismatinn which was accepted Her successor will be appointed in a fpw da vs. ThP Association is now in good shape. There are 14 to 16 boarders and applications are daily coming m. Deputies Are Hooted. Bakistom, Sept 12. Sheriff Carpen ter sent a force of deputies to Mechan icsville today to assist the Hudson Val Ipv Rniiwav comDany to start cars on its main line. As they boarded their rcin hprp thev were hooted at by a group of union workingmen in a ma chine shop near the railway station. Squadron Off for Cruise. (By Wire to The News.) Oihralter. Sept 12 The American squadront left here today for a Medi terranean cruise. (By Wire to The News.) Tamaqua, Sept 12. From the senti ment expressed in this valley the strike s as far from a settlement today, as the first day. The Panther Creek Val- y stands as a solid phalanx 'and will fight to the bitter end. Promiscuous rumors of settlement haveonly added to the determination of the men. That a break will be made soon by independent operators, was proven this morning when orders were issued that the Sharp Mountain colliery resume Monday. This morning several additions were made to the non-union strikers ranks in this valley, the most being made at Summit Hill. The non-unionists who wrent to work this morning were un noticed by the strikers. THEY'RE USING PEAT. Blue-Blooded Islanders Under No Obligations To Coal Trust. (By Wire to The News.) Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 12 The high price of coal has driven the islanders to use peat and arrangements are al ready being made to utilize extensive bogs located on the island. The digging began a week ago. National Prison Congress. Philadelphia, Sept. 12 The Nation al Prison Congress, composed of the leading penologists from every section of the country will be called to order in the .Musical Fund hall tomorrow night by Judge Harry Davis of this city. The meeting will continue four days.' Had Card Up His Sleeve. St. Petersburg, Sept. 12 A scandal has been 'caused in aristocratic circles by a gambling episode in which Count Kozlowski is alleged to have been the principal. The Count, it is said, had been winning large sums when a card was detected up his sleeve. In all he had won about 3QO,000 roubles. DENOUNCES HIS OWN SON FOR (By Wire to The News.) . Rome, Sept. 12. The Messag gero prints a dispatch which Rtates Senator Murri has de- 4 nounced his son Tullio Murri as f I the murderer of Count Bon Mar f tino at Bologna last week. The Count was the son-in-law of the Senator. Accordina to the dis- 1 patch the murder was the result of a love affair. Tullio has disap peared. rayed Dy X.. pany.
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