3SCHABL0TTE NEWS.
VOL. XXIX-NO.4615
CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY j a, 1904
PRICE: 3 CENTS
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S FEAR OF THE
ITFD STATES
That Treaty With China has!
Materially Affected Rus-j
sia's Prestige, While France!
Seems to be Indifferent to!
Her Cause.
Irritation in St. Petersburg!
-Japan Will not Wait Long!
--The Czar Gives Impor-1
tant Audience Today to!
Japanese Ambassador.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 18. "Private ad
vices from St. Petersburg indicate,"
says The Times-Dispatch from Paris,
that the Japanese note has not helped j
to fortify optimistic anticipations. As
long as there was room for further ne- j
gotiations, Russian diplomacy helped
Russia to gain time. But Japan, hav
ing given her final answer to the latest
Russian note will not, it is expected,
wait indefinitely for a decision on Rus
sia's part. There is said to he a great
deal of irritation in St. Petersburg
over the failure of Japanese diploma
cy. The recognized conclusion of the
Chinese-American treaty has material
ly affected Russia's prestige. It is re
ported that Russia stands in, greater
fear at the present moment of the
United States and Great Britain. An
other source of chagrin is the indiffer
ent attitude of France.
Important Audience.
Cologne. Jan. 18. The Japanese min
ister to Russia will be received in spe
cial audience by the Czar at Tsarkoe
Seloe today, according to a dispatch to
The Cologne Gazette from St. Peters,
burg. Great significance, it is added,
is attached to the incident as pointing
to a possible early settlement of the
far Eastern dispute.
.Japanese Leave Manchuria,
Port Arthur", Jan. 18. The Japanese
tanks are rapidly closing up their ac
counts in Manchuria and are stopping
business. Japan is seeking for agents
in Manchuria and Corea to supply the
government with information as to the
Russian movements in view of the
hurried departure of the Japanese
resident. Russian occupation of Sin
Mm Tun thirty miles west of Mukden
is now reported to he an accomplished
fact.
The Czar for Peace.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. The Czar's
assurance, given at the winter palace,
January 14, on the occasion of the New
lears reception, that he desired and
intended to do all in his power to
maintain peace in the Far East, is re
garded by foreign diplomats as a hos
tage given to the world for the preser
,st'on of Peace, while the guarantee
wat Russia will recognize open ports
and other concessions in Manchuria,
J1", it is thought, place the onus of
we rupture on Japan. Most of the
Jsrapers here have joined in a
peamul chorus, one paper remarking
"t it is strange that Russia should
jrst bear of the Czar's words by way
J America. The Novoe Vremya, re
aring to the reports of the offer of
e good offices of the United States,
if eat Britain and France, asks how is
possible to render such service to
cau;ie of peace after the Czar an
nounced that he will do all in his
Power to maintain it.
A Thousand Delegates From
l"3 Miners' Union After
ne Union Meeting a Con-
'rence Will be Held for
h"mg Scale for Next Year
an .1fnaPlis, Jan. 1 Tho finest
;vcrkeUnnfVntion of the United Mine
HIED HERS
HOLD CONVENTION
Son Hall t- raenca Iened in Tomlin. Hoouse convened tcday the speaker
y a thonw i ?lorninS- Approximate-! announced the resignation of Mr.
Various S delesates were here from : Griggs (Dem. Ga) from the commit
ada beinp- n-1 of the country, Can- ! tee on coinage, weights and measures
Vention Jii, rPresented. The 'con- ! and of Mr. Hardwick (Dem. Ga.) from
k followpfl CO?ve for ten days and the committee on revision of laws and
eie between tlr a?nual Jint confer-
r.yeratcrs nf tr 18 ana tn coal
,.peratcrs of tK c.7" uers and tne coal
lmis Ohin , States of Indiana, II-
It
at thi w rcuusyivania.
ae scale fir iCOnference that the
Xod- The onL th?. ensuing year is
S JVB,ltl0n 0Peaed with an
uuess of weir vyucu wit,n an
JoS w ut0 the legates by
""efly " noitzman, which 'was
chell "uuea t by President
hell, mea to fcy President
Q SENATOR R
confTrerce w?4 Mto?' h
wi i, attorneys in p
loLllSeT Vll
are bounl to tho JLiJL t?
certoin that tn WW JT
out a ! hard fight.
TO REPORT THE TREATY.
The Republican Committeemen Decide
to Report to the Senate
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, . Jan. - 18. The Senate
Committee on Foreien Relating inrlnv
directed Senator Cullom to renort thp I
Panama treaty with three, ampnd. I
ments. .'the Republican members i.
votea ior the. treaty, but only two .
present. The former '".""Voted affaiHsf T
me treaty, and Mr. Money stated that ;
he had not had time to consider it, as i
this was the first meeting he had been j
able to attend . Th p. th rpp n mon fm onto !
relate to the sanitation, limitation of i
citizenship, and control of the harbors. !
The United States, by the amendment
relating to sanitation, is granted more
power directly in all sanitary regula
tions. The amendment concerning
the limitation of citizenship more es
pecially defines the limits of Panama
and Colon in relation to the canal zont.
The harbor amendment gives the Uni
ted States control of the harbors for
the purpose of improvement.
DEMOCRATICCONVENTION.
The Official Call Issued Today in the
Name of the Ccmrnittee.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 18. The following
is an official call issued to-day -for the
assembling of the Democratic National
Convention at St. Louis, July 6, next:
'"The Democratic National Commit
tee having met in the City of Wash
ington on the 15th of January,
appointed Wednesday, the 6th
as the time and chosen St. Louis
the place for holding the next Demo
cratic National Convention. Each Slate
is entitled to representation therein
equal to double the number of Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress
and each teritory, Alaska, Indian Ter
ritory and the District of Columbia,
shall have six delegates. All Demo
cratic citizens of the United States who
can unite with us in the effort for pure
economical and constitutional govern
ment are cordially invited to join us
in sending delegates to the convention.
GERMAN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Herros Murdering German Citi
zens and the German Troops Not
Able to Cope With the Natives.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Jan. 18. Further advices
from . German Southwest Africa say
that .the Herros are murdering setticrs,
and burning homesteads over wide
areas. The German colonial troops
are wholly insufficient to meet the at
tacks, and re-enforcements, have been
ordered out.
The House Today.
(By Associated Press.)
WHshinsrtnn. Jan. 18. When the
appointment of Mr. Hardwick to com-
mittee on coinage, .weignts a.uu meas
ures and Mr. Garber (Dem. Ohio) to
the committee cn the revision of laws.
Fleet at Honolulu.
(By Associated Press.)
Manila. Jan. 18 Rear Admiral
ir.vnna in ram m and of the United
States Asiatic fleet.
States Asiatic fleet, arrived today , froia j
Honolulu.
it l.-l I
FED c .lOOT
M been 8Fcnd"laS the
reparation fo rtho srreat fi-ht whirh
AS"" Senate .5 SK-,35
? that a number f prominent senators
h by business and other ties an is
mcn Church cannot be unseated witn-
SCHOONER ASHORE.
Unknown Schooner Off Cape Lookout
Negro Woman Burned to Death.
(Special The News.)
Wilmington. N. C. Jan. 18. An un
known schooner is reported ashore off
Cape Lookout.
A strong northwest
wind is blowine.
No further particu-
ars na-ve bsen received. .Wilmington
tugs nave been telegraphed for.,
years, and
living irf the section f the ,
city called
urossnecK, was burned to death
early Sunday morning. The woman sat
in front of a fire and fell asleep, her
clothinar caught fi
to a crisp before any one arrived to i
assist her. Every stitch of clothing !
was burned from her body. Remark- S
able to state, she lived several hours!
m hpr tprrihio mnrHH A ,
half conscious.
' Lv.i. LU11U1UUU dillX tl M V t . 1 1
THAT NEGRO REVOLUTION.
The Government, Whichever it is at
This Time,. Takes Puerto Plata.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 18. The government
troops which have just captured this
oty, says as Puerto Plata, Santo Do
mingo dispatch to The Herald, are
commanded by Gen. Limardo. Six hun
dred men were engaged in the govern
ment side. Commanders of the United
States cruiser Detroit and the British I
cruiser Pal lais agreed to the surrender!
cn the condition that the troops put
down their arms and disband.
Witnesses Summoned to Ap
pear Before the Corpora
tion Commission That
Meets in the County Court
House Tommorrow-
The matter of Charlotte's union pas
senger station will be discussed before
the members cf the North Carolina
Corporation Commission tomorrow.
The meeting of the commission for
the hearing of this question will con
vene in the Criminal court room at the
county court house tomorrow morning
at 11 o'clock.
Hon. Franklin McNeil, chairman of
tho commission, will preside and Com
missioners Bedtlinfield and Rogers will
be present.
Tho advocates of a union station
have summoned a number of wit
nesses who will appear before the
commission and set forth the many
reasons why a union passenger sta
tion is needed in this city.
Those who have beeh summoned to
appear before the commission are as
follows: J. b. Spencer, W. S. Alexan
der, D. II. Anderson, J. F. Robertson,
J. H. WTeddington, W. C. Dowd, Wade
H. Harris, J. P. Caldwell, C O.
Brown, Frank Alexander, B. L. Kees
ler George Stephens, F. C. Abbott,
Dr. Geo. W. Graham, R. H. Jordan,
D. E. Allen, James Harty, A. H.
Washburn,
S. W. Cramer and E. L.
1 Ul 1 cuue.
, has n PTiT n
of July,! h n I ii s um
as! i I5L. u u u n u
CO fKlll BRINGING
14 CENTS TODAY
Another High Water Mark
was Establshed Today
Holders of Fief cy Staple
Siermd Well Sdiisfi d at
tho Rulmg Pries
The highest price in over thirty
years! This is the record of the local cot
ton in Charlotte today and the end is
not yet.
For several weeks the Charlotte about thirty points below today's fig
bulls have been talking about fifteen j "res.
cents cotton and this was considered ! Most of the buyers in business
a very high estimate but today the lo- j here tcday have never known of such a
cal bulls, have changed the figure to
17 cents and from present indications
the fleecy staple may go even higher.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
price today excelled anything that has
been known for over thirty years, or
nearer forty years. There was little
excitement on the exchanges. The
market has been gradually climbing
breaks and declines since early fall
and when spots today took an upward
turn of some 25 to 30 points there
was no unusual demonstration for
there have been longer jumps than the
one today on previous days during
the last few weeks.
, The rise has been so gradual, in fact
that when -14 cents was paid on the
local market today, the matter passed
by almost unnoticed and the fact that
cotton has never been at such a figure
since about 1868 seemed to have es
caped the notice of many of the buy
ers.' Fourteen cents has heretofore, dur
ing the present season, been the limit
fixed by speculators and others, in
cluding the farmers, to which it wras
expected that the fleecy staple would
go, but there were very few who dared
to talk about fourteen cents cotton,
this year on the local market for this
season.
Today there has been a strong bull
movement noted among the loyal buy-
Will Harris, the negro who has
caused no end of trouble in Mecklen-
bUr- county and on whose head there!
h m Mother visit I
1S a AO price'. naa Fdm
to ins nifi rammiiff erouna. near uerna.
r " - '
While old man Cal. Houston and his
i rm- j Tiriii u.r
family slept Thursday night, Will Har
ris walked in with his gun on one
shoulder and his pockets bulging way
out with well-loaded pistols.
He walked in, spoke to his father-in-
law, put his gun in the chimney corner
and made a bed down before the fire.
In a few minutes this black desperado
was enjoying the rest that sleep brings
to the tired individual
Friday Harris remained about the
premises of Cal Houston with his keen
WILL HARRIS,
eye always on the door to the cabin.
Sometime Friday night he picked, up
his gun, buckled on his pistols and
went out in the night to again roam
the forests over.
Word came to Charlotte yesterday af
ternoon that the children of Mr. Pink
Hunter while rambling through tne
woods near Derita, ran up on Harris.
He had made a fire by a deep ravine'
and was passing the daylight away.
Beside his shoulder was his old gun
that he has been .carrying since - he
escaped from the penitentiary and in
easy reach of both hands were his fa
vorite pistols
At the sight of the children, Harris
made his escape through, the tangled
undergrowth that bordered the ravine.
'The Hunter children wrent back home
as quickly as possible . and informed
their father of what they had seen. In
n n d -a can , t o a fi s ti h cs w n xsk d br n est i
IB M ) M
ers and this afternoon one of Char -
lotte-s leading cotton buyers said that
ne expected to see seventeen rpnto
cotton before the first of March.
An interesting fact in connestion
with the above is that many farmers
in this county had seriously set 14
cents as the high water mark and
were only waiting for this figure to
be reached before they sold. Many of
the farmers, in fact, who have had cot
ton stored in the warehouses of the
city have been coming to the city dai
ly to watch the market, waiting for
14 cents and today their hopes were
realized.
"If the facts were generally known
throughout the county today," said a
local buyer "I believe that there would
be a great movement from all parts of
the county of farmers bringing what
cotton is left, to the city to sell for 14
cents, the highest figure since previ
ous to 1870."
It is learned today tnat a lucky hol
der of cotton disposed of 275 bales on
baturday when the price was only
pnee as that which prevailed on the
streets today, as there are few if any
buyers who were in active business
prior to . the year 1870 .
One aged citizen states to a repor
ter today that he sold cotton here at
An - i x i j 1 1 , . .
-ti cems snuruy alter me war DUt he
was about the only one who ' coma
speak from experience in regard
we matter.
URUGUAY REVOLUTION.
The Report is That the Revolutionists
Have Met Defeat in a Big Battle.
Buenos Ayres, Jan - 18. It is an
nounced in dispatch from Montivedo
that the Uraguayan revolutionists
have been defeated after a sanguinary
battle at Illescas.
SEVEN NEGROES KILLED.
Boiler Explosion In Saw Mill at New-
berne Has Fatal Results.
iewDern, jan. is. seven negroes
negroes were instantly killed here to
day as a result of an explosion of the
boiler in the saw mill of S. E. Sullivan
in James City, across the river. The meeting to order, and Rev. E. A. Os
entire mill, valued at $5,000, was de- loTlaa hm.aal eaaYiw.To vcoho,oa
molished. All the employes of the florae, the hero of many a fight for his
mil were killed except one negro wo- country's welfare, led the assembly in
man, who brought meals to one of the prayer, beseeching the divine blessing
men. The bodies were fearfully man- upon the movement thus inau2nirated.
gled, being blown some distance.
a few minutes Mr. Hunter was corn-
mumcating with Sheriff, Wallace and
snort space of time the sheriff and
S"5? J" D" Johnston' f the "5 -
nee torce, were on tneir way to Le-
rita.
j whn they reached the home of old
man ai- wcusion tney neia a conver-
ti . Hpcnprado's fathpr-in-
j iaw.
He would tell but little, in fact
all from Cal. Houston
The old man's son,
"admitted that Will
all from Hal T-Tmistnn
Fred Houston,
Harris spent
Thursday night under his (Houston's)
roof and that he left Friday as mysteri
ously as he came.
Fred Houston admitted to the offi-
r cers that he had talked with Harris.
' but, as is usually the case, the des-
DESPERADO.
he mention any point where he expect
ed to be any time in the future. In
other words, Harris would talk about
perado confided nothing. He would
not say where he had been nor would
the weather, the prospects of the com
ing season, but as to his whereabouts
the next day or the next week, he was
absolutely dumb.
. Fred Houston vouchsafed the remark
toj the officers that Will Harris, was
looking well; "that it 'peared he was
gittin' enough to eat and that staying
out in the woods seemed to agree with
Will."
The officers returned to Charlotte
rlast night very poorly paid for their
winter's ride.
But, this is not the first time that the
guardians of the law have been made
to feel like thirty cents by this little,
coal black negro. -
1 a i a
I LI L fl I I A 1 1 L
UlfLn ) UMUUL
GREAT SPEECH
GREAT
The "Moral Forces" Turn
out in Large Numbers at
the Academy io Hear the
Gifted Chairman . of the
State League,
i
His Address an Eloquent Ap
peal to Vote out the Saloon
A Local League" Organ
ized With Four Hundrad"
and Twenty Members.
,. That was a great occasion at the
Academy of Music yesterday, after-
seemingly in
5,?hlth the cause a. Sreat
iuiiuuuj, auu a great speech. It
yas the beginning of a great cam
paign. A half hour before the appointed
time a stream of men, with h.ere and
there a woman, began converging to
ward the Academy building, and when
the meeting was called to order,
promptly at five o'clock, there : were
half a hundred men on the platform;
the lower floor was filled to the doors,
and the first balcony nearly full. The
Spirit of earnestness that pervaded the
meeting, and this response to the in
vitation to begin the battle against the
saloon, were rightly considered a fine
augury of ultimate success.
Mr. Heriot Clarkson. Chairman of
the executive committee of the Anti-
Saloon League of Charlotte, called the
After the singing of a familiar hymn,
the music being led by Rev. J. A. Dor
ritee, Mr. Clarkson briefly introduced
Mr. Eailey as "a man who is doing
more good, as I believe, than ' other
man in North Carolina."-
Mr. Bailey is a magnetic, speaker,
with an inclination to the dramatic on
occasion, clear in his statement, mod
erate irt his appeals, logical in his. ar-r
, ray of fact and argument, and the,
punctuation of his address by spon-!
taneous applause was the best testi
mony to the sympathy of the audience
; with his. presentation of the case. He
is not a fanatic, not an extremist, and
I the State Anti-Saloon League is for-
tunate in having him as its head.
The proposition that he sought to
establish was that the saloon is ' no
solution at all of the perplexing liquor
problem. The man who is actuated by
principles of Christianity or of human
ity, the man who regards the public
: welfare, knows that there Is such a
thing as the drink evil. All classes of
men; physicians, business men, news
paper men, fathers and mothers, all
testify to this evil. There is not born
' into any home a boy across whose cra
dle there does not fall the shadow of
this curse.
Now the saloon bears a relation to
. the drink evil. It haa had a fair
chance; it has been long on trial, to
demonstrate what this relation is. And
j all history and experience testifies to
j the fact that it aggravates the evil.
I Under the administration of the bar
' room it is a growing evil. It is ruin
; ing more homes, breaking more hearts,
causing more crimes than ever before.
It As sending half a million drunkards
to .their untimely graves in America
(Continued' on Eighth Page.)
WORM
COMKIOK;
jThey Leave for Charlotte
This Afternoon to Hear the
D scussion of the Union
Depot Matter Wadsworth
Co. of Concord, Chartered,
(Special to The News.)
Raleigh, Jan. 18. Members of the
Corporation Commission left this af
ternoon for Charlotte where they will
tomorrow hear the matter of the Un
ion Depot proceedings instituted by
citizens of that city to compel the Sea
board Air Line and the Southern to
join in building a union station.
Certificate filed in office of the Sec
retary of State this morning for the
dissolution by mutual consent of the
New Era Building Co. of Burlington.
The - Yadsworth Company of Con
cord was chartered with $20,000 capi
tal to conduct a general livery busi
ness. M. J. Cord and J. C. Wads-
worth are the principal incorporators.
Another charter was to the John
Flanagan Buggy Co. of Greenville, in
corporated with $15,000 capital; in
corporators are J. A. Long, E. A. Moye
and others.
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