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THE SERVICES of an experienced advertising writer are at the disposal cf all who place their advertising in the News. THE PEOPLE who read the News represent a purchasing body which ex pends hundreds of thousands of dol lars annually for supplies and via th News is the cheapest way to reacb them. VOL. XXIII CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1903. NO. 5475 JE CHART NEWS, V SAGftSTA LETTERS CAUSESEHSATIOH Family of Late Former Prem ier Finds Interesting Mis sives in His Own Effects QUEEN WANTED TO ACCEPT PRES. MCKINLEY'S TERMS King Alfonso Alarmed at the Publicity, Makes an Effort to Secure Letters of The Queen Madrid, Jan. 20. The Publishers Press is authoritatively informed that former Premier Sagasta's family found among his papers many confi dential letters from Queen Christina, written during the Spanish-American War, in which she urged prudence and expressed the desire that President Mc Kinley's proposals be accepted if there by Spanish dignity could be saved. Other letters were found relating to advice of the Pope as to the attitude Spain should take in the arrangement of peace while others reveal the terri ble anxiety which the Queen felt at the threat of the American authorities to bombard the ports of Spain. King Alfcnzo is trying hard to obtain the letters, it is stated on the best au thority, and he had lengthy interviews with Sagasta's son-in-law, Senor Meri no, on the subject. It is said the King promised to make Sagasta's daughter a little Duchess, presumably on the ground that the letters were handed to his majesty. DISOWNED HER OWN SON. Old Mrs. Talbott Adopted a Doctor Forty Years Old. St. Joseph, Jan. 20. Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Talbott, of Arlington, Kan., sixty-five years old, adopted Dr. Orvin D. Waltz, forty years old, in this city. Mrs. Talbot had an ailment which she believed to be incurable. Dr. Waltz treated her by some methods known only 'to "himselfr-and' the woman said she was' cured." Soon after she was cured Mrs. Talbott sold her property and left in company with Dr. Waltz. Her son, Charles F. Hicks, finally lo cated her here. She demanded that he acknowledge Waltz as his brother, which her son refused to do. His mother then disowned him. Hicks placed the matter in the hands of the authorities. The woman was taken in charge and held to await an investi gation of her sanity. Von Buelow Discusses' Venezuela. Berlin, Jan. 20. In the Reichstag to day Imperial Chancellor Von Buelow, discussing Germany's foreign relation, gave a synopsis of Venezuelan affairs. He pointed out the friendly relation with the United States and declared that Germany and England have pro ceeded with mutual loyalty from the beginning of allied actions. The sus pension of the blockade of Venezuelan ports, he said, would occur as soon as the conference regarding arbitration at Washington showed a favorable source. Strikers Get Violent. Nyack, N. Y., Jan. 20. The strike of ice cutters on Rockland Lake resulted in violence yesterday afternoon. Chas. Atchison, superintendent, attempted to start up the work when a large crowd of strikers attacked him with ice picks. Another man was badly hurt by the strikers. Fairbanks Re-Elected to Senate. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Senator Fair banks was re-elected to the United States Senate by a joint meeting of the House and Senate today. Booth Tark ington .the novelist, made the nomina tion speech. OH THEJHCHEASE Fifty Thousand More or Less Desirable Foreigners Entered During December Washington. Jan. 20. During the month of December 50,291 immigrants arrived at United States ports, accord ing to report made public today by Frank P. Sargeant, Commissioner Gen eral of Import. Of this number, 12,743 were in ex cess nf thp rerord for previous years. Immigration from all countries in Eu rope showed an increase. During the twelve months ended December 31, io persons returned to the countries from which they came within one year of IMMIGRATION 13 the time of their landing. Mr. WK. Pope Said To Have His Eyes. On the Mint. A real live piece of political news was floating around today. It is said by one who generally knows what he is talking about that Mr. D. Kirby ope will soon succeed Mr. W. S. Clanton as assayer in charge of the Charlotte Assay office. Mr. Pope could not be seen today to either deny or confirm the report It has generally been conceded that Mr. Pope would lock horns with the post office aspirants and some were of the opinion that his chances were good. The News informant states that Mr. Pope has gotten assurances from the powers at Washington that if he will be very good and abide his time, the Assay office will come his way. Mr. W. S. Clanton has had charge of this office for the past six years. It goes without saying that he will make a stubborn fight to hold the good plum. AS GUESTS OF VANDERBILT. Biltmore Forestry Students to Take Trip Through South. Ashevillee, N. C, Jan. 20. George W. Vanderbilt will give the students of the forestry school of the Biltmore es tate a trip through the South for the purpose of study. The date of the trip was fixed for last week, but on ac count of cold weather it was post poned. The forestry school is now engaged in the study of the South's lumber in dustry, and it is for this reason that the trip will be made. The timber sec tion of the Mississippi Valley and of Texas will be visited and made a sub ject of special study. The trip will oc cupy about three weeks. Gastonia Gazette: Mrs. Luke Sea well and Master Lacy Seawell, the Misses Barron, and Miss Lillie Rhyne, who attended the Kindley-Hoffman wedding, returned to Charlotte Satur day. "YOU UE"SHRIEKED TALL YOUNG LADY Female British Sympathizer in House Gallery Creates a Ripple of Excitement Today Washineton. Jan. 20. In the House Cochran. (Dem. Mo.) srtoke on the failure of this government to reach an agreement with Great Britain concern- ine the Canadian and Alaska boundary "As soon as we stop truckling to Great Britain." declared Cochran. "The Ca nadians will then come over to our side." "You lie!" came the words from the visitor's eallerv. A tall young girl, with white face, who was listening intently, and who was evidently British in sympathies, was the sneaker. The words created a momentary sen sation but the Republicans and Demo crats rallied quickly and were soon laughing over the incident. "She's only a woman," said Coch ran. He continued his speech, denouncing the attitude of the administration for playing second fiddle to Great Britain FOSSIL OF GREAT MAMMOTH. Fine Specimen Of Tusks Found In Texas Exhibited. New York. Jan. 20. Henry F. Os borne, the curator of the American Mnsmim of Natural History, has an nounced that there had just been nlarp.d on exhibition in the Fossil Me morial Hall of the museum a superb specimen of the tusks and palate or tne imnerial mammoth. This specimen was discovered in' the sands of Western Texas many years ago by an amateur collector, and has been nurchased for the museum. The ucDer nortions of the skull are m issing, but the grinding teeth and th gigantic tusks are complete, ihe latter are 1 3 feet 6 inches, lone, almost mas inar them the largest elephant tusks thus far described among either living or fossil members of this family. MRS. PAT., SOCIAL CENSOR. Only the Patrician "200" of Chicago Can Drink Her $2 Tea. Chicago, Jan. 20 Mrs. Patrick Campbell will separate the sheep from the goats in Chicago society this after noon, when she entertains two hun dred persons whose names have been Hv selected from the Blue Book at a tea to be given on the stage. To swell a children's hospital fund ?2 a seat will be charged for the tea. Tho AamnnA for tickets wes too great, Rv a mathematical process known only to herself she found that she could pour only two hundred cups of tea in the time allotted. She summoned the hospital's Board of Lady Managers to help her select the two hundred most flawlessly patri cian persons in Chicago society. The list is not yet known. Miss Annie McCorkle who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mason, on North Church street, has returned to Spartanburg. VOTES WERE SCATTERED. No Election For Senator Today and Caucus Prospects Are Remote. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 20. The Senate and House balloted at noon for a Sen ator. Pritchard received the Republi can strength of 23 votes while the 65 Democrats received scattering votes, according to a caucus plan that each member vote for the man in his sec tion. Craig's forces seem firm and the prospects for a caucus nomination to night are remote. BOODLER KELLY GETS TWO YEARS Another of St. Louis Politic ians, Engaged in Suburban Franchise Deal, is Found Guilty By the Jury St. Louis, Jan. 20 Charles F. Kelly, ex-Speaker of the House of Delegates, was found guilty of perjury today and sentenced to two years in the peniten tiary. The specific charge against Kelley was that he had sworn falsely before the grand jury in his testimony con cerning the use of the $75,000 "boodle" in .the surburban railroad franchise deal, in the House of Delegates. Kelley took the verdict cooly. A NEW INDUSTRY. Mr. W. H. Bigelow Starts Up a Card Clothing Factory. Mr. W. H. Bigelow, formerly the rep resentative here of Joseph Sykes Bros., card clothing manufacturers, has em barked in the same business for him self. He is now located in the Robert son building, 12 West Fourth street, which was constructed for his purpose. About $15,000 of new and modern ma chinery has been put in. Card cloth ing, re-clothing tops and lickerins will be manufactured. Two stories and a basement will be used and Mr. Bigelow claims that his establishment will be complete. He expects to get to work this week and has large orders to start on already on hand. Mr. Bigelow has been in this business for 40 years. He has been a citizen of Charlotte for 11 years, nine of which he was with the Saco & Pettee Co., and nearly two with Joseph Sykes Bros. Mr. R. D. Thomas succeeds him with the latter firm. A COATING OF ICE. A Real Wintry Day in the Queen City. Charlotte awoke this morning to find the trees, housetops and streets strictly in winter dress. The coating of ice was about an inch in thickness and during the morning hours it was almost impossible for the horses to walk about the streets. At an early hour, the blacksmith shop of Wadsworth Sons was crowd ed with horses that had been brought in to be reshod. The ordinary winter shoes for the horses would not cope with the slick coating. So, other and heavier ones had to be put on their feet. So far only a few trivial acci dents have resulted from the covering of ice. a rain this afternoon went a long way in melting the coating of ice and if the downpour continues, it will all disappear by morning. British Shipowners Shaky. Glasgow, Jan. 20 The Clyde ship owner, at a meeting today, condemned the proposed Cunard subsidy as a fool ish bargain and panic legislation. I the American combine they said, proved too strong for the British, shipowners, would combine for self-protection. The British shipping position it was said, at present is worse than it has been for generations. CUTTERS IN PLACE Of THE STRIKERS Union Furnishes the Men Shoe Manufacturers Ap ply to the Court For An Injunction Lynn, Jan. 20. The Boot and Shoe Workers Union this morning partially redeemed its promise to manufactur ers to furnish cutters to take the places of strikers at the union stamp factory, about fifty imported workmen being put to work under police escort in four' factories. Salem, Jan. 20. Application for an injunction restraining the Knights of Labor of Shoe Cutters of Lynn from interfering with the business of the manufacturers using the union stamp was made this morning to the clerk of the court of Essex county. DID DEFENSE IBE JUROR? Rumor Current in Hertford that Friends of Wilcox Used Undue Influence NO VERDICT YET; WILCOX' FATE IS IN HANDS OF THE JURY Case Was Not Concluded Until Noon-State thinks Verdict will Be Guilty Hertford, N. C, Jan. 20. 4 p. m. At this hour the fate of Wilcox is still in the hands of twelve men. A ver dict is looked for late this afternoon and there are many who are confident that that verdict will be guilty. RUMORS OF BRIBERY. Hertford, N. C, Jan. 20 Judge W. B. Council is engaged in reading to the jury the testimony given in the Wilcox trial. Shortly, perhaps, he will deliver his charge to the jury, and then these twelve men will pass to an upper chamber with life or death for Wilcox in their hands. "It will be death, we think," says the prosecution. It is a general report that the twelfth juror drawn had been bribed by friends of the defendant. One man has told it as a fact and should the verdict be "not guilty' Solicitor Ward will make an' investigation. An arrest may ensue. The prosecuting attorneys think that eleven men are for conviction. The other, they say, is too weak both mentally and morally to stand out against the verdict of eleven stronger men. Notwithstanding the dryness of this mornings session a large crowd is in attendance and there will be a crowd on hand until the life or death of Wil cox has been determined. Should the jury disagree another venire will be drawn and the case tried over again. This is not antici pated, however. TRAGEDY OF GIRL'S DEATH. When Ella Maud Cropsey, the pretty young daughter of W. H. Cropsey, of Elizabeth City, N. C, disappeared on the night of Wednesday, November 0. 1901, that entire section turned out to search for her. There were theories of elopement, of murder, and even of su icide, while many believed that in a few days the girl would return home. They searched the woods, carried the quest into all the country around and followed the trail of a bloodhound to deep and broad Pasquotank river, that runs near the Cropsey home. The river was dragged and dynamite exploded, but the body was not found. More than a month afterward, two days after Christmas, 1901, December 27, her body was found floating near the surface of the river,, not in the main channel, but in a little water pocket. It bore marks as if the girl had been struck on the head with some blunt instrument and killed. Her body was found near the Cripsey house, on the porch of which she was last seen alive. From the first suspicion had pointed to James Wilcox, son of a former Sheriff, who had been a suitor for the hand of Ella Cropsey, and whom, it is said, she had refused to marry. He was a caller at the Cropsey home the night she disappeared and was the last per son seen with her alive. When he call ed that evening at the usual hour, about 8 p. m., he went into the sitting room, where all the family were gath ered. An hour later they retired and left Wilcox and Ella Cropsey, Miss 01 lie Cropsey, her sister; Miss Carrie Cropsey, a New York cousin, and Roy Crawford, who was calling on the sis ter, in the parlor. Soon Miss Carrie went to her room and went to sleep. Wilcox and Crawford were not on the best of terms, while not rivals in any sense, so it was no surprise when Wilcox said to Ella: "Miss Nellie, I would like to see you in the all." He spoke in a jocular way, rolled a cigarette and went out, followed by the girl. Half an hour later Miss Ollie told Crawford good night and went up to her room. She thought Wilcox and I (Continued on Second Page.) BR HOUSE AND SENATE. f Baldwin Divorce Bill the Special ! Order for Jan. 28. I Raleigh, S. C, Jan. 20. The House today debated a bill for increasing the force in the Insurance Commissioners office. The Senate made the Baldwin di vorce bill the special order for Jan uary 28. The caucus allows Democrats to only vote in the legislature for a sena torial candidate from the legislators In the judicial district. This accounts for the great scattering. QUAY URGES THE STftTEHOOD BILL Presents a Memorial From Red Horse, While Remon strance Comes From Another Tribe Washington, Jan. 20. In the Sen ate this morning, Quay (Penn.) pre sented a memorial from Red Horse and other Indians advocating the passage of the Omnibus Statehood bill. Nel son (Minn.) had a remonstrance to the passage of bill made by the Mianmi Indians of the Quapaw agency. Proctor (Vt.) presented a memorial from the General Assembly of his State asking that General William F. Smith, on the retired list, be promoted to the rank of Major General. OLD COUPLE MARRIED AGAIN. Husband Worried Because He Wed On "Hangman's Day." King3wood, W. Va., Jan. 20 David D. Riley, aged 60, near Newburg, W, Va., a few miles west of Oakland, Md., who married Miss Mary E. Pratt 40 years ago, had long been troubled be cause he was married on Friday, "hangman's day," as he called it. He concluded to be married over again and secured a license in his wife's maiden name. The license clerk did not know the woman was his wife The couple were then promptly remar ried at the Methodist Episcopal par- onage at Kingwood, W. Va., the county eat, by Rev. H. C. Howard, who ued the regular form, not knowing that they were already man and wife. The couple have gradchildren. CLOTHES TAKEN FROM HIM. McQueen Had To Wear Sailor'3 Sutt Accuses Roommate. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20. J. E. Mc Queen, a Southern Express messenger, alleges that he was robbed of clothes and money in his boarding house by E. S. Rowe, said to be a deserter from the United States Navy. The men occupied the same room, and Rowe, it is stated, asked McQueen to loan him his civilian's suit for a while. McQueen assented. Before he arose, he says. Rowe donned his clothes and left, leaving a sailor's uni form, in which McQueen was acompell ed to appear in order to notify the po lice of his loss. In the pocket of Me Queen's suit was a gold watch, money and several railroad passes, which, he thinks, Rowe used to escape from the city. Knows Tillman Well. Mr. T. P. McDill, formerly of York ville, now with the Long-Tate Clothing Company of this city, was in Jim Till man's regiment during the war with Spain. Mr. McDill knows Tillman well. It was reported around Charlotte that Mr. McDill was, at one time, private secretary to Tillman. This Mr. McDill says is not true. During the Spanish American War when the South Caro lina regiment was in fighting trim, Mr. McDill did attend to some cf Tillman's correspondence. MANY MINERS WERE DPPDSEDTQ STRIKE Hirelings of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rehearse Their Stories Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The first wit ness this morning was Jno. J. Mc Andrews, select councilman of Scran ton, and engineer of the Diamond Col liery of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company. He swore that engineers, firemen, pumpmen and steam men employed by the company had opposed the strike and at a meeting held in St. Davids hall passed a resolution condemning the strike and petitioning Mitchel to rescind the call for one. Mitchell, he said, refused but 86 per cent, of the engineers, firemen and steam-men employed by the Delaware Company remained at work. Mitchell McHugh, engineer of the Sloan Col liery, gave similar testimony. SCORES MONROE DOCTRINE. Prof. Prince, Of Dickinson College, Says It's Weak and Superficial. Carlisle. Pa., Jan. 20 Prof. Leon C. Prince, of the chair of international law at Dickinson College, delivered a lecture to his class yesterday that se verely excoriated the Monroe doctrine and its supporters. After commenting on the success of Canning, the British Foreign Secretary, in urging Monroe to promulgate the dectrine, he affirmed his belief in an approaching crisis for it. "The Monroe doctrine," said he. "has no part whatever in the body of inter national law, and is simply an ex pression of the will of the American people, scouted by Germany, lacking the concession of France and which England had never dared to flagrantly violate. "As a simple statement of policy, the doctrine is strong, vigorous and un compromising; but as a profession of chivalrous devotion to our feebler brethren it is weak and superficial, deceiving nobody except ourselves. The national consciousness never reposed in the masses of the people, but in the minds of 'the few' who exercise the governing power, and those few have decreed the doctrine's perpeutity." BIG WHEAT DEAL BY ARMOUR. Has Bought 12,000,000 Bushels of the May Option. Chicago, Jan. 20. Armour & Com pany are conducting a mammoth deal on the long side of May wheat. With in ten days the firm has bought 12,000,- 000 bushels in Chicago, Minneapolis and Duluth. The price here has ad vanced from HY2 to 79, and closed yes terday within a fraction of the top. The immense milling demand and big reduction in stock in the West and at the seaboard induced Armour to take the bull side. The local profes sionals have been fighting the ad vance. Governor Pennypacker Nominated Harrisburg, Jan. 20. Samuel W. Pennypacker, was inaugurated Gover nor of Pennsylvania today under the most favorable auspices. LIST TRIBUTE Ttt THE BELOVED DEAD Men Who Were Associated WithN.G. Gonzales in Life Follow Their Chief to His Last Resting Place Columbia, S. C, Jan. 20. The fun eral of the late N. G. Gonzales will be held from Trinity Episcopal church at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the rites to be conducted by Right Rev. Bishop Ellison Capers of the diocese of South Carolina. The pall-bearers, will be as follows: Honorary Judge A. C. Haskell, Dr. B. W. Taylor, Dr. J. W. Babcock, Mr. John A. Crawford, Mr. Charles Ellis, Prof. R. Means Davis, W. H. Lyle3, J. Q. Marshall, John P. Thomas, Jr., C. FitzSimons, W. H. Gibbes, Jr., J. H . Walker . Active Jas. A. Hoyt, Jr., Robert Lathan, E. J. Watson, William Banks, F. C. Withers, M. C. Wallace, J. J. Cormack, R. L. Cureton, E. A. Holler, A. P. Browne, i The active pall-bearers are those members of the editorial staff of The State who were longest associated with Mr. Gonzales and the represen tatives of departments in The State ofllce. Mr. Gonzales' last words were: "To die this way is as much an honor as to die upon the field of bat tle." A Brother's Tribute. The knightly soul of the brave man, loyal friend and devoted broth er whose name has graced these columns since the birth of The State 12 years ago has crossed the river and the paths his willing feet have trod shall know him no more. But along their ways, from the seed he sowed, flowers are blooming and the air he loved to breathe, the air of his native State, is sweet with the in cense of his noble words and deeds. To die for his State, even by the loathly hand that struck him down, was sweet to him. During the four days of mortal agony that followed his cruel wounding no words save those of love and sympathy for hi3 bereaved kindred passed his lips. He died with his face to God, a gentle man unafraid. With heavy hearts .his work is taken up by those who loved him well, and in his name The State is pledged anew to the principles for which he gave his life. AMBROSE E. GONZALES. Purging the Docket. The work of the Superior Court came to an abrupt end this morning when it was ascertained that there was no case on the docket ready to be heard. Judge Shaw with the assistance of the Charlotte bar, has been going over the docket today, for the purpose of get ting rid of a number of cases, of long standing. This work has taken up most of the day. Children's Hospital Burned. Welsley Hill, Mass., Jan. 20 Shortly after 9:30 this morning the main building at the convalescent home connected with the children's hospital of Boston was totally destroyed by fire, causing a loss of nearly $65,000. All the children were removed safely. LATEST FOREIGN IIEWSJID VIEWS North German Lloyd Steam ship Lahn is Refloated and Resumes Her Voyage SULTAN WILL TRY TO BRIBE THE NEWSPAPERS France Launches a New War ship Germany Preparing to Take Part in Olymp ian Games Gibraltar, Jan. 20. The North Ger man Lloyd Lahn was refloated this morning and the steamer is now laying on her course for the bay. Rome. Jan. 20. Monsienor O'Con- nell recently appointed recor of the uatnolic university at Washington, before going to his new post will make a tour or Europe and will select new professors for the university as he in tends to change the old staff consider ably. London. Jan. 20. The Dutch steamer Knogen Regentes, from Amsterdam for Pan dang, Sumatra, grounded at the rriouth of the Hedway today. Passen gers and mails were landed. Havie, Jan. 20. The warship Epieu was -launched today. The ship is a new type, in most respects resembling a torpedo destroyer, only of greater dimensions. Berlin, Jan. 20. The German com mittee for the Olympian Games held a meeting under the presidency of Prince Edward at Salmorstmar today. Great German participation in the games is intended and preparations will start as soon as it is decided whether the games will be held in Chicago or St. Louis. If in the latter place Govern ment subvention is expected. Herr Lea waldt, German commissioner to St. Louis has promised to act for the com mittee. ' Vienna, Jan. 20. Die Zeit states that the Sultan has become convinced of the necessity for bribing the American and English ' press to publish Turkophile articles and Medochib Pacha is entrust ed with the task and will receive a hundred thousand dollars annually, half to be used for the American and half with the English press. Madrid, Jan. 20. An accident to King Alfonzo's carriage caused excite ment in court today. The King had been out ahooting and while returning the carriage became stuck in a rut and the King started to walk to the palace, but was overtaken by his conveyance and reached the palace a half an hour later than was expected. He found the officials greatly excited over his de lay. Pilotage Law Unconstitutional. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20. In the Court of Chancery Judge William Bruce Mar tin has handed down a decision in a case against the Virginia Pilots Asso ciation declaring that the collection of compulsory pilotage frcrn coastwise vessels entering the Virginia capes is unconstitutional. The case will be tak en to the Supreme Court. Franchise Tax Law Unconstitutional. Albany, Jan. 20. The franchise tax law was declared unconstitutional to day by the appellate division of Su preme Court, third department, in 1 decision reversing the decision of Jus tice D. Cady Herrick In which he con firmed the report of former Chief Jus tice Earle of the Court of Appeals, who declared the law constitutional. MITCHELL'S ADVICE IS TO STAND FIRM He Recommends in His An nual Report That Miners Demand Higher Wages FromlOperators '.' Indianapolis, Jan. 20. In his annual r.t.ui 1 u tne United Mine Workers onvention today President Mitchell recommended a demand for higher wages and substantial increase on the ground tftat the operators are reaping rich profits. He advises a firm stand for a run of mine basis, an advance in wages in side and outside day laborers and the establishment of a fixed differential of seven cents per ton on the run of the mine basis, between pick and ma chine mining, this differential to cover the entire field.
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