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' : LI I V I: I ill i I- !. if yt t i (it, i.i HPS. " - ( - r-i r -u yH OL. XXXIII NO. 6207. CHftRTEHS GflflKf D THIS 1Kb.' THE SECOF STATE Charters Were Issued To-day to Several Companies, Santord Mebane and Durham Capital Being Interested. One Manu factures Furniture,one Buggies. Confir.ii Trustees Sale of Carolina Northern R. R. From Lumber ton to Marion, S. C- Annual Report Devoted to Miscel laneous Factories, Etc., Issued. Special to The News- . Raleigh, Dec. 20. A charter was issued for the Broadway Lumber Com pany, of Sanford at a capital of 20,000 by W. J. Edwards and others. Chart ers were also issued to the Almance ! Furniture Manufacturing Company, of ' Mebane. capital S100.000, by T. H.!tl0n of that. P.art f HlSn Pomt t0 Harrison, Danville D. A. White and others and the Durham Buggy Com- j great many affidavits, modified the in pany, capital $20,000, by W. T. Obsien, ! junction so that the city could complete George W. Wates, J. E. S. Tagg and ! certam portions of necessary work v i suspended, and referred the whole niat- otl'ers- j ter to a special master to be agreed An order by Judge Thos. R. Purnell i on Wednesday, who will go to the in the Federal Court confirming the i scene of contention, take evidence and recent trustees sale of the Carolina ! rePort his findings t0 the cirCUit COUrt- Northern Railroad from Lumberton to Jlarion, S. C, and a deed is directed to bo made out conveying the property to the committee of bondholders by whom it is purchesd. Parties interested in the transaction, who are here announce that it is the plan of the purchasers to extend the road from Lumberton to Raleigh by way of Fayetteville and from Marion to Charleston, S. C, there by establishing a through line from Raleigh to Charleston. They have al ready procured a charter that has been issued in South Carolina for "The Ral eigh and Charleston Railroad Co." and will operate under its provision in both States having the charter duplicated in North Carolina. Wilton McLean and Steven Mclntyre of Lumberton, and W. C. Miller, of Charleston, were here ad vocating the confirmation of the sale and J. M. Johnson of Marion, repre sented T. C. McNeely and others who opposed confirmation. L. C. Williams j of Richmond, was also here, represent- j ins interests connected with the sale. ! Can a man hold the office cf county j coroner and at the same time be ap-! pointed a member of a board of direc tors of a state institution is a question that hes come up in the executive of fice of Governor Glenn. Friends are urging the appointment of Dr. T. M. Jordan on the board of the Eastern Hospital for the insane at Goldsboro and he is now coroner of Wake county. The commissioner of labor and print ing is just completing the chapter of his forthcoming annual report devoted to miscelaneous factories including all establishments other than cotton and woolen mills and other principal manu facturies. The chapter shows 428 fac tories of this class as compared with 232 reported last year, a gain of 195. The capital interested in these facto ries aggregates $135,000,000. There has been received from Major John G. Young of Winston-Salem, an old silk confederate battle flag that was made by the ladies of Yadkinville and presented on Mav 10, 1861, to the Yad kin Gray Eagles, under command of j Capt. J." K. Connelly. It bears an in- j scription: "We scorn the sordid lust of j pelf ; and serve our country for her self." The flag was received today in the office of the Secretary of State and will be given a place in the Hall of History in connection with the State museum. DEFICIENCY OF $12,000. was declared the incoming train on of $12,C00. By Associated Pres. Washington, Dec. 20. The Secre tary of War has forwarded to the Sec retary of the Treasury for transmis sion to Congress a deficiency estimat ed at 12,000 for the national home for disabled volunteer soldiers of the Southern branch at Hampton, Va., for dredging and filling with a view to re claiming about eight acres of land. Members of Commission. By Associated Press. Washington Dec. 20. The Presi dent appointed Joseph Bucklin Bishop as a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chief engineer Wallace Mr. Bishop has been secretary and historian of the commission Felix Sussier Dead. By Associated Press, .ans, Dec. 20. Felix Gustave Sus sier, the former Commander in Chief of the French Army is dead. Hummel Convicted. By Associated Press. York, Dec 20. A. P. Hummel Wds totlay convicted by the jury eonsid tring the c-se for conspiracy. Pv a House Adopts Bill. Associated Press arto 7 gtcn' Dec. 20 The House Pann the conference report of the tion a Canal emergency appropria- CLAIM AND DELIVERY SUIT. Cape Fear Brought Railway. Manufacturing Claim Against Company Southern Special to The News Greensboro, Dec. 20 The Cape Fear Manufacturing Company brought a claim and delivery suit yesterday after noon against the Southern Railway for two cars of lumber. The plaintiffs say that the company claimed freight charges on" a very much exaggerated weight of lumber hauled from the Coast line part of the road. That upon a demand by them to have the cars re weighed they refused unless $2.50 per car was paid for reweighing. It seems that one of the yard men of the rail road, not knowing of the refusal of the manufacturing company refusing to weigh the lumber weighed it himself : and gave a corrected weight, making much less than the original Aveight which had been complained of. The plaintiffs offered to pay freight ac cording to corrected weights, which the railroad refused, refusing also to deliver the lumber, and the claim and delivery for its possession was brought. The action will develop some very im portant points to shippers, equal in ex tent to that developed by the suit of the Greensboro Ice and Coal Company in trying to compel the railroad to de- ; liver coal on its sidetracks. Two weeks ago an application of the Southern Railway United States Dis trict Judge Boyd issued an order re straining the city of High Point from further prosecuting work of street im- provement on High street, claimed by the railroad as its right of way. A mo- solve the injunction was heard this afternoon. Judge Boyd after hearing a IN POLICE CIRCLES. House at Atherton Mills Entered and Robbed of Clothes and Money. T. P. Watters, who hails from Burke county, was arrested this morning by Patrolman Mack Earnhardt on a war rant issued by the Sheriff o'f Burke county charging him with abandon ment. Watters pleads innocent. The residence of Mr. G. T. Coleman, who resides at the Atherton Mills, was entered some time during last night and robbod of two coats and a $10 bill. The thief entered the bed room of Mr. Coleman and escaped by the window without disturbing any of the inmates of the house. This makes the third or fourth time in the last two months that houses in the Ather ton mill section have been entered. Patrolman House went out" to the Atherton mill section this afternoon and brought back with him a good Cleveland bicycle that was found there by Will Friday, colored. RETURN OF XOMIXATIOXS. ; Sruator Morjeran Asks for Return of Nominations for Isthmian . Canal ComiiiiMNioiiersc Is Refused. ; By Associated Perss. Washington, D. G, Dec. 20. In the executive session of the Senate Senator Morgan wanted the Senate to request the return of all nominations for the Isthmian Canal Commissioners which had heretofore been confirmed. He asserted that the Committee on Inter Oceanic Canals had held no meet ing to act on the nominations and the confirmations were void. The Senate did not accede to the request. Presidential Appointments. By Associated Press. Washington Dec. 20. The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Nathaniel H. Alexander as receiver of public moneys at Montgomery,' Ala. TWO FIRES VISIT HITS CAPITAL Destroy Several Commission Houses Entailing a Loss of $100,000. Theatres Saved. Loss Partially Covered by Insur ance. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 20. Washington was visited by two fires entailing an approximated aggregated loss of $100, 000. The first fire started in the H. H. Juelg Piano Company's- building, at 1206 G street, N. W., from which four women were rescued, extending to an adjoining building of Muddiman & Co. The second fire occurred in the Heart Commission House section, starting in the agricultural implements establishment of the P. H. Heidskell, Jr., & Co., two doors from the Majestic Theatre, on C street, and. destroying several commission houses. The Ma jestic Theatre was saved. The loss is partially covered by insurance. CENSUS BUREAU BULLETIN. Shows Ciuantlty of Cotton Ginned from 1005 Growth. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 20. The cen sus bureau issued a bulletin showing the quantity of cotton ginned from growth of 1905 to December 13 to. be 9,2S2,191 bales, counting round bales as half bales as compared with 11,971,477 bales on the same date in 1904 and 8, 526,244 bales of same date in 1903. TRIAL OF HUMMEL. Charge To Jury Begun By Justice Rogers. By Associated Press. . . New York, Dec. 20. The charge to the jury trying Abraham H. Hummell, a lawyer, for conspiracy, was begun by Justice Rogers in the Supreme Court. THE ONLY EVENING CHARLOTTE, N C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, A GENERAL STRIKE LAI Strike Proclaimed To-day Instead of To-morrow. All Street Rail road Sprvice is Suspended. In Baltic Provinces Situation Grows Worse. New Mutinies atx Sebastapol. Over 1,600 Soldiers Disarmed and Under Guard. Troops Re volt. Mantel of Snow Covers Great Part of Country. By Associated Press. St. -Petersburg. Dec. 20. On account of some confusron, the general strike was ploclaimed at Moscow today at noon instead of tomorrow. It was in augurated with a complete suspension of the street railroad service. The sit uation in the Baltic provinces is grow ing steadily worse and in the Caucasus a reneed outbreak of Tartars and Armenians has produced another reign of terror. At Sebastopol, new mutinies have oc curred and 1.600 soldiers have been disarmed and are under guard. The troops at Kharkoff, revolted and the inhabitants are still administering the city. The weather isvery cold. Deep suow covers the country as far south as Kieff. It is believed that a few days of hunger and starvation will easily drive the people to desperation and pro voke uprisings and attacks on the strikers, and perhaps a general pillage. Government Helpless. In the Government circles confidence is expressed that the Proletariat or ganizations cannot effect a complete tie-up and that the strike must be of short duration. The leaders declare that the govern ment is again hopelessly ignorant of the manitude of the struggle confront ing it. From the nature of the appeals of the leaders to the troops it is evident that they expect to precipitate a crisis in the army. It has been decided that the strike beginning tomorrow shall extend to everything in the empire, railroads, manufactories, wholesale and retail stores and all the govern ment work, except the water works. Bakeries in the cities will not be closed so long as they do not raise the prices. The helplessness of the govern ment is demonstrated by the inability of interior minister Durnovo, last night to get through instructions to arrest the members of the Workmen's Coun cil of Moscow. The government is even unable to forward instructions to General Linevitch, Commander of the Manchurian Army. Fires Into Train. Moscow, Dec. 20. After the strike was decliared the incoming train on the Kursk Road was fired into by arm ed strikers. The engineer and several passengers were wounded. The striK ers generally seem to be provided with arms. Great excitement prevails here. Laying In Supplies. The inhabitants are hurriedly lay ing m supplies of food as if to stand a siege. PRIZE FIGHT TONIGHT. Bob Fitzsimmons and "Philadelphia Jack" O' Brien to Meet on Mat To night For 20 Round Bout. By Associated Press.. , San Francisco, Dec. 20. Bob Fitz simmons and "Philadelphia Jack" O' Brien ill meet in the Mechanics Pavil ion for a 20 round boxing bout tonight. Widespread interest is being taken in the bout. Fitzsimmons was the public choice yesterday by odds of 8 to 10. Not a great volume of money was handled, but heavy wagering is expect ed today. A MURDERESS AT 17. Stayed in Prison 34 Years Granted a Parole. . By Associated Press. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 20 Libbie GarrabrandC the Paterson murderess, was granted a parole by the Board of Pardons by a vote of 5 to 3. She was convicted of murder in the first de gree when 17 years old, but the sen tence was commuted u life imprison ment. ' . : " She had been in the State prison 34 years. . NEW POWER GIVEN. Secretary of Navy To Have Power To Dismiss Midshipman.' By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 20. Chairman Foss, of the House Naval Committee, introduced a bill empowering the Sec retary of the Navy to dismiss a mid' shipman from the naval academy. Debate Continued. By Associated Press. The House continued the general debate ' onv the reference of questions in the President's message. It was decided to conclude the rebate debate tomorrow. Mr. H. M. Sloan, of Davidson, was in the city today with 300 bales of cotton cn the market. WIS MED T MOSCOW TO-DH ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON CO. Reorganized. John W. Gates Now Heads Board Of Directors. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 20. Important changes in the organization of the Ten nessee Coal and Iron Company were made at the meeting of the directors and John W. Gates now heads the Ex ecutive Committee. At Wall street it was said that the company is now con trolled by Republic Iron and Steel Com pany. The following new directors were elected: C. S. Guthrie, L. C. Hanna, E. W. Oglebay, Grant B. Schley, . S. G. Cooper, John W. Gates, E. J. Berwind and Oakleigh Thome. The old directors who remain in board are D. H. Bacon, chairman of the directors and F. S. Witherbee, L. T. Beecher and S. L. Schoonmaker. The Executive Commit tee is now composed of John W. Gates, C. S. Guthrie, G. B. Schley, L. C. Hanna, E. W. Oglebay, D. H. Bacon and S. L. Schoonmaker. The directors de clared the regular quarterly dividends of 1 per cent on Common stock and 2 per cent on preferred. TATLOCK BEFORE COMMITTEE. Tells of Workings Of Washington Life Insurance Company. Bv Associated Press. New York, Dec. 20. John Tatlock, president of the Washingto nLife In surance Company testified before the Insurance Investigating Committee re garding the operations of his company, TRANSMITS REPORT. Secretary of War Gives To Congress Estimate For Appropriation. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 20. Secretary of War transmitted to Congress the esti mate for the appropriation made by the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, including $129,000 for the purchase of additional land at Southern Brancn, Hampton, Virginia. WHOLESALE THIEF Jim Hemphill, Col., Taken in this Morning. A Search of His House Reveals the Fact that The Negro Has been Stealing Right and Left. 'Sergeant W. H. Pitts and Officers Youngblood and McCall, made a very important arrest this morning as the result a wholesale thief has been land ed behind the bars. Shortly before six o'clock this morn ing, Sergeant Pitts, saw a negro going out North Brevard street. with a sack thrown across his shoulder. The incident, he thought, suspicious and he decided to follow the man. When he caught up with him the offi cer recognized the negro as Jim Hemp hill, a driver for Wadsworth Son's. Mr. Pitts inquired as to what was in the sack and Hemphill gave an evasive answer. An investigation was made and it was found to contain ear corn. Hemphill admitted tffat he, had taken it from Wadsworth's stable and also admitted that, he was on his way home. Thinking that a search of the negro's premises might reveal additional evi dence of crime, they proceeded to Hemphill's home. No. 711 E?.st 11th. street. There they found abundant evi dence that Hemphill is one of the worst thieves who has ever been ap prehended in Charlotte. Under the house was found a large quantity of corn, both on the ear and shelled; in the yard were seven fine hogs and here and there were to be seen a number of the very finest breeds of chickens. On entering the house the officers were struck with the abundance of good things to be seen on every hand. There was about 300 pounds of flour, a large quantity of sugar and coffee, and, in fact, everything in the eating line in the greatest quantity. But, it was not until a large pack ing trunk was opened that the exact extent of the negro's crime came to light. Officer Pitts was the first to investi gate the contents of the trunk and what he : found made his eyes open wide. Packed neatly in this trunk were 10 pairs of trousers, 8 coats and vests, four pairs of men's shoes tnat came from Gilreath & Co and Thompson's, several pairs . of , women's shoes and numerous other articles of wearing ap parrel, both for men and women. In addition to the above, there were silk handkerchiefs galore and collars by the dozen. As . for undershirts, there were""enough to last Hemphill his life time. ' ' ' - In another section of the trunk was found a lady's cloak and several dress patterns. . - . -- ". All of these articles are now display ed at the police station and the own ers will be found, if possible. The men's clothing, for the most part, are second hand. Sergeant Pitts thinks that Hemphill has been steal ing from the different pressing clubs of the City. As for the other articles, he thinks the negro has been plying his thievery among the different stores cf the city. - . . . During the day, several of the stolen articles have been identified. Mr. But ler, at the Gray Drug Co's. store, pick ed out one of his suits in the lot and the shoes and several of the other articles were identified by merchants. - Hemphill was arraigned before the Recorder this morning and was held in a ?500 bond for trial tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. OFFICERS ARREST CHARLOTTE. DECEMBER 20, 1905. RESCUE THEIMEII, PRISONCOIIVICTS Men in the Toils, Forget They are Criminals and Remember Onlv That they are Still Men When Women are in Peril. Prorrise to be Their Own Jailors. Convicts, Converted Into a Fire Fighting and Life-Saving Corps, Rescue 654 Women From Wo men's, Wards and Hospital Beds. Estimated Loss $50,000. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 20. Men forgot they were convicts and remembered only that they were men on Blackwall Island, when the male prisoners, mar shalled by their keeper into a fire fight ing and life saving corps, bore from the flaming floors of the women's wards, five hundred and ninety-four frantic women, and from the hospital beds fifty more. All inmates' were saved and the fire confined to women's workhouse. Although only part of the convicts were used in rescuing the women, those who remained locked in cells, made frantic appeals to be allowed to help4! As the screams of the women penetrated to their cells, some convicts fell upon their knees beating the bars with their firsts., and imploring the guards to let them out to fight, the fire. When refused, they begged the guards to "go to the rescue, promising they would be their own jailers. Loss is estimated to .be $50,000. Extent of the Fire. Crowded ferry boats and hundreds of passengers were unloading at the ter minals when the series of explosions occurred. Great alarm prevailed and when the ferry boats, despite the flames, kept landing passengers from New Jersey at portions of the. docks and terminals which were not on fire the police from four stations had to be summoned to k:eep order. . Several employes of railroads were severely burned and five men were reported missing after the fire was under control. The new ferry houses of the ela ware, Lackawanna and Western and Jersey Central Railroad were almost total losses. One small freight shed be longing to the Erie and part of its dock was damaged. The fire started in a paint shop in the Lackawanna building presumably from the defective electric wire. , FOUND DEAD IN HIS CHAIR. Death of Wealthy Parkersburg Mer- chant Puzzles the Police. Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 20. Fred Schaefer, a retired German merchant of Parkersburg, wealthy and married to a young and beautiful wife, was found dead in his chair this afternoon, having been dead since Saturday morn ing. His wife, when she recovered con sciousness, was lying on the floor neaV her husband's dead body, where she had been unconscious since Saturday morning. ' She came to herself this afternoon and notified a neighbor that Mr. Scha fer was asleep and she could not waken him. Investigation showed that he had been dead for two days and a half. She remembered nothing after they ate their breakfast together Sat urday morning, and could not be con vinced at first that this , is not Satur day. Coroner-Davidson and Prosecuting Attorney Laird have taken the matetr in hand and will have the stomach of the dead man analyzed. So far as can be ascertained there is no known cause or even a theory as to who could have poisoned the couple. There was no rob bery, and there was no cause for mur der or suicide. The domestic life of the couple was happy and their relations most affectionate. She is his second wife and is about twenty-two years old, while Mr. Schaefer is sixty-five, but they were as much in love appar ently as any bride and groom, and Mrs. Schaefer was almost constantly with her husband. . Not the slightest suspi cion of murder or suicide on the part of either Mr. or Mrs. Schaefer exists. - DECISION ON R. R. RATES. . Interstate Commerce Commission An nounced Decision. Say Rates Charged Were Reasonable. Bv Associated Press. - ; Washington, Dec. 20. The Interstate Commission announced its decision in the case of R. C. Brabham, et al against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany and the Charleston and Western Caroiina Railway Company involving charges of unreasonable passenger fares from Ellenton, S. C to. August, Ga. and' Jackson, S. C, to Augusta, Ga. The Commission decide dthat rates are reasonable. . . . . . FAULT IN M'CLELLAN STATUE. " Sculptor's Design Has "Little Mac" - Wearing a Slouch Hat. New York. Dec. 20, Sta3 Historian Hugh Hastings called on M-ivor Mc Clellan today to talk over with him the alleged blunder in the design of the statue of the mayor's father, Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, which is to be erected in Washington. GALLANTRY INK LIBERAL DONATIONS. Charlotte eople Responding to the Call of the Children. The charity-loving people of Char lotte are responding to The News' Santa Claus fund. Yesterday and today contributions have been coming in, but more is need ed. . : . : . If any one aesires to contribute to this fund, The News will gladly re ceive same, ' If you intend to. help, will you not do it at, once? Following is a list of contributions to date: . Robert Glasgow i.oo L. L. - Harris 1.00 H... M. Eflrd 1.00 B. P. Withers 2.00 Cash 5.00 " .50 " 50 " 50 " 1.00 " 1.00 " ; 1.00 " 1.00 Mildred Finlayson 1.00 C. N. G. Butt .-. . 2.00 Cash 1.00 Cash 5.00 Master Paul McKane . .50 Little Miss Walburg McKane .... .50 Dr. H. J. Walker 1.00 J. A. Russell . 1.00 News family $10.00 Heriot Clarkson, Jr 1.00 Francis O. Clarkson 1.00 Edwin Osborne Clarkson 1.00 Thos G. Clarkson 1.00 U. T. Bowden, 1.00 James W. Gibbon. 50 Miss Corinne Gibbon 50 Miss Mary Rogers Gibbon 50 i J. A. Durham 2.00 W. H. Dula --. 1.00 Cash 50 E. D. Latta .... 2.00 Harold Hooper .50 Helen E. Haas ' 50 Cash 2.50 C. W. Tillett 1-00 T. C. Guthrie 1.00 J. D, McCall 50 Brevard Nixon 1.00 Stewart & McRae 1-50 F. R. McNinch 2.00 H. M. McAden 2.00 A. J., Hagood 100 T. S. Franklin 5.00 Dr. R. J. Brevard 1-00 P. .M. Brown !$ Casn 2.00 W. W. Ward & Son 2.00 II. A. Dunn Col. H. C. Cowles oO Death of Well Known Negro. Sid Conner, colored one of the best known negroes in Charlotte, died this morning at his home. No .222 East Boundary street. The funeral will take place from Friendship Baptist church, tomorrow afternoon. The deceased had been employed at the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Com pany for a number of years. Marriage Tonight. Deputy Register of Deeds, B. F. Powell, today s issued a marriage license to Mr. Luther Carter, who will tonight wed Miss Susie Moyle. The ceremony will be performed at .the home of the bride, on North Brevard street. Rev. W. L. Nicholson will be the officiating minister. Postponed. -Miss Bessie Burkheimer announc es that, the entertainment "The Car- niva 1 of Seasons," which as to have taken . place at the city hall this evening has been post poned until tomorrow evening on ac count of the inclement weather. The entertainment will commence at t o'clock. GREAT DAMAGE BY FIRE. Many Railroad Buildings Destroyed. Loss $550,000. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 20. Fire destroyed fully half of the immense railroad terminal buildings at the foot of West Twenty-third street, on the Hudson river. The loss is estimated at $550, 000. MR. BRADLEY WINS IN GASTOHIA FIGHT i - Both Chairman. Rollins and Mr. Newell Endorse Him for Post master. Appointment .to be Sent to the Senate Either To day or To-morrow. : Mr. John A. Smith, of Bessemer, was here today returning from Washington where he has been in connection with the appointment of a postmaster at Gastonia. " '; '- Mr. Smith tells The News that both chairman Rollins and Mr. Jake F. New ell have indorsed the application of Mr. B. G. Bradley, and that his nomi nation will go to the Senate either to day or tomorrow. . The matter of selecting a postmaster to succeed Mr. CH. Holland, the pres ent incumbent has been the paramount issue - over at Gastonia for several f months past. As soon as it was learn ed that Mr. Holland would have to vacate, his wife made application for the "position. V She went to Washington, saw the "powers that be" and for a time, it looked as if she would land the plum. But the department has made a ruling in such cases whereby the wife of a postmaster who retires under fire, can not fall heir to the husband's position. Because Of this and the- exceedingly strong backing of Mr. Bradley, Mrs. Holland lost out. ' Mrs. Holland's application was en dorsed by many xf the most influential citizens of Gastonia. She made a good fight and many will regret to learn that she did not make a" winning fight. - Mr. Bradley, is a good and influential citizen of Gastonia and his friends hope and believe that he will make a most excellent officiaL PRICE: 3 CENTS ALL IS AGAIN QUIET WARSHIPS REMAIN Business is Again Resumed in Shanghai and all is Apparently Quiet. U. S. Gun Boat Arrived to Reinforce Baltimore. British Cruiser Expected. Oeadlock From Mixed Couit Dis pute Continues. Taotai De mands Dismissal of British As sessor and Police Inspectors' British Consul will not Yield. By Associated Press. Shanghai, Dec. 20. All is quite. Busi ness is resumed, the volunteers and sailors landed but the warships remain as a precaution against a renewal of the rioting. The U. S. gunboat Villalobos arrived, to reinforce the Baltimore and another British cruiser is expected. The deadlock growing out of the mixed court . dispute continues. The Taotai . demands the dismissal of the British Assessor and police inspectors. The British Consul refuses to yield. The foreign residents support the Con sul. AS TO EXPLOSIVES. The Mayor and the Recorder Again Lock Horns. The small boy is having his fun popping explosives on the streets and he is doing this because Mayor Mc Ninch and nine of the board of alder men say he can. Yesterday evening Mayor McNinch asked the members of the board of al dermen whether or. not the stick and cap, sold by a number of dealers in the city, came within the ordinance prohibiting explosives to be fired on the streets. 1 Nine of the 13 aldermen gave it as their opinion that these explosives did not come within the meaning of the ordinance. The consequence was the small boy made a dive for the different stores and there, arming himself with sticks and caps, went forth to do noise. Recorder - Shannonhouse instructed the police that the ordinance prohibit ing the selling and the exploding of fireworks on the streets, was still a law and that he, as Recorder, would have to enforce the law. This morning, in the Recorder's court, . a small negro boy was : before the court, charged with making him self offensive by using his stick and caps on the streets, in the presence of a number of ladies who were startled and very much annoyed with the loud reports. The court adjudged the boy guilty and he was taxed with the costs. Mayor McNinch, every one concedes, acted in the best of faith and his soul purpose in this matter was to give the small boy a chance and allow him cer taiu provileges that he thought were innocent. But, the law says that it Is a misde meanor to fire explosives on the streets and Recorder Shannonhouse says that his duty, as a judicial of officer, is to enforce the law. and this he intends to do. ' - It has been suggested by a number of prominent citizens that the explo sives be allowed the small boy two days, Saturday, and Christmas day, which is Monday. A prominent physician and one of Charlotte's best citizens said today that he was actually afraid to come on the street with his horse, because of the noise.. He said that two or three other physicians had told him that they had been prevented from seeing sev eral of their patients because they were afraid to bring their horses on the streets. Last night, at one of the principal hotels of the city, a prominent lady who has been sick for some time, was greatly annoyed by the continual ex plosion on the streets and her physi cian says that on account of this her condition is very much worse today. From a number of other sources The News has heard of many people who have been both annoyed and disturbed because of the incessant popping of ex plosives on the streets. It has been suggested by a number of the wiser heads that the city au thorities get together and say just what shall be done and what shall not. It's very evident that the people, the ma jority of the people, do not desire that the streets be monopolized by the boy. with his explosives. And, besides, the business people the merchants of the city declare that their business bas been seriously interferred with because of the liberties extended the small boy. PRESSURE ON ROANOKE MAYOR. Churches Act Upon His Alleged Refu- , cal to Enforce Laws. . Roanoke, V a.'. Dec. 20 In all the churches of Roanoke yesterday peti tions were presented to the congrega tions and liberally signed requesting the mnyor of Roanoke to enforce the law against the social evil. This was brought about by the fight now on l e tween the Roanoke Pastors' Confer ence, and Mayor Cutchin, owing to his refusal to endeavor to enforce the law against hofuses of ill repute. The movement may result io i con certed request on the part of the min isters of the city for impeach menx pro ceedings against the mayor. If ,:' VV fit r i hi 5 ifil ' i: i H i
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