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CHARLOTTE, N C, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9. 1906.
PRICE: 3 CENTS
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NEW S.
HAL BANKS
HOLD MEETINGS,
ELECT OFFICERS
Mr. R. M. Miller, Sr., fir 30 Years
a Director of the Commercial
National Bank, Resigned. Mr.
'
R. M. Miller, Jr., 1S Elected toi""' T,, cashier; Franc H.
Take His Place.
Board of Directors of First Na
tional is Increased to Ten. Col.
W. B. Rodman, and Messrs. T:
W. Wade and C. A. Williams
Elected To-day.
Charlotte's four national banks held
cir annual meetings this morning '
jl with one single exception, officers ?
to elected for the ensuing year. j
It is a fact worthy of special men-1
turn that the banks have had the most
prosperous year in their history. In j
u:ct. it is generally admitted that 1903, j
v. ;;.s the greatest year for successful j
h.nkir.g since the civil conflict. j
The meetings at all the four national !
kinks were called to order at 11:30 I
t 'clock and the business was quickly j
dispatched. j
At Commercial National.'
Mr. W. R. Robertson
presided at the
nd Capt G
;r W i
Holt, president, submitted his report,
r showed that the Commercial's
business during 1905. was the largest
and best in the history of the institu
tion. Col. W. E. Holt, the president,
road the following letter which was
; '.(klressed to him:
Dear Sir:
On account of my health being such
that I cannot well attend to the duties
that the position requires and demands,
I beg. therefore to tender herewith my
resignation as a member cf your board
o: directors.
Having been associated with the j
l ank since its organization over 30
oars ago, having been one cf its char-1
ter members and having also seen it
grow from a small institution to the
st longest bank in the State; in resign
ing my official position with it, I can
but express a feeling of pride and satis
faction at the great results accomp
lished. In my retirement, I beg to assure
tu ui:i i will euuLinuu iu wissii iui u - Associated Pres
the sreatest success and prosperity. ! Savannah Jan. d! After four years
. , , , , I, at-1 ! spent in exile, as fugitives from law,
The stockholders accepted Mr. Mil-j . . d. Greene and John F. Gay
ler s. Dr. George W. Graham, and J , ... . u tti
Messrs. D. H. Anderson and. C. W.
Johnston were constituted a commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions, ex
pressing the regret of the officials of
the bank; also their appreciation of
Mr. Miller's long and faithful services
as a director of the institution.
The following directors were then
unanimously re-elected: W. E. Holt,
R. A. Dunn, C. W. Johnston, Francis
S Coxe. E. C. Holt.. H. C. Eccles, L.
Banks Holt, R. L. Gibbon and D. H.
Anderson. Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr., was
unanimously elected to succeed his
father, Mr. R. M. Miller, Sr.
At a subsequent meeting of the 1
hoard of directors the following offi
cers were electel: Col. W. E. Holt,
president: R. A. Dunn, vice president;
A. G. Brenizer, cashier; Albert T. Sum- j
ney, teller:' Archiabald Graham, Jr., !
individual bookkeeper; Clarence G. !
Wearn "nd Herbert L. Davis - book-!
keener and Fred Nash, Jr., chief of the ;
coilocacn department
At e"mSW tteF.lder.
Wilson, was
;6e"4 SattedS show"! I
Indica-tinTon face aT 1905 i
the most nrosnerous year in the his-!
torv of the institution. i
Following the adoption of the presi-,
(Icmt's report the board of directors was!
elected. There is only one change, Mr
John H. McAden, succeeds Judge Arm!
st.';.il Burwell. The board as elected
iollows: Geo. E. Wilson, John B. Ross,
Joseph H. Wearn, W. H. Belk and J.
H. McAden. The board of directors
then held a meeting and elected the fol
lowing officers: Geo. E. Wilson, presi
dent; John B. Ross, vice president; W.
C. Wilkinson, cashier; H. W. Wilson,
teller; J. H. McAden and J. W. Simp
son, bookkeepers and J. C. McDonald,
J. M. Long and Miss Fan Andrews,
clerks.
At First National.
At the meeting of the stockholders
oi the First . National bank this morn
ins it was decided to increase the
number of directors to ten, instead
oi seven, as formerlv. Col. W. B. Rod
ttian, Mr. T. W. Wade and Mr. Charles
A. Williams were added. The board
now consists of P. M. Brown.. Geo. W.
Uryan, J. C. Burroughs, Frank Gilrcath,
S. Myers, H. M. McAden, F. B. Mc
Dowell, W. B. Rodman, T. W. Wade
and Charles A. Williams.
The report of President Gilreath was
veurt Hnd adopted. It showed that the
past year had boon one of unusual
prosperity and that the business of this
institution was the largest in its his
tory. Along this line, one of the officials
of the institution stated that he antici
pated a much larger business during
the coming year. Charlotte's unusual
1 rosperous condition leads this gentle
m to believe and expect that 190G
will be v. record breaker.
The officers of the First National will
not be elected until tomorrow morning
a : HO o'clock.
At Charlotte National.
At the Charlotte National bank the
S, ckholders meetiD was called to
r at 11:30 o'clock. Mr. B. D. Heath
selected as chairman and Mr. W
Ii: Twitty, secretary. . "
I The resort of President B. D. Heath
'.was read and adonted. The report
shows that the bank has passed
I through a most successful year, in fact
; the most successful in its history. The
following board of directors was unan
imously re-elected: Dr. Ii. J. Brevard
I ,P- Heath, R. H. Jordan, Vinton Lid-
j dell, H. N. Pharr, Dr. J. p. Robertson,
! c- Valaer Charles
LoVS6"1 -cf the
board of directors the following offi-
w;e ?te: ,B- ? Heath, presi-
dent, Dr. J. F. Robertson, vice presi-
Jones, teller. The same clerical force
is retained.
! The Charlotte Trust Company, Char
I lotte's youngest bank, held a meeting
i this afternoon.
! No action had been taken when
j The News went to press.
! The Southern Real Estate Loan and
' Trust Company will hold their meet-
! ing to morrow morning.
! A meeting of the stookhnldprs nf tho
iSouthern States' Trust Company was
held this afternoon. At the time The
; ews vent to press the details of the
; meeting were not obtainable.
.
RUBENSTEIN COMING.
Noted Russian Pianist to Come in Feb-
ruary.
Rubehstein, the great Russian pian
ist, is coming to Charlotte during the
month of February.
Mr. Richardson, Charlotte's well
known musician, has assumed the
uecessary guarantee for the appear
ance of this world renowned musician
in Charlotte.
. --.?oa music
lovers m tnis Clty an(i m fact in tills
It is useless to r.dd that all music
entire section will be intensely inter
ested in this announcement.
The date of the noted pianist has
not been definitely settled. This will
be announced later, also additional de
tails. FUGITIVES MUST
FACE CHARGES
f . . r i .
tiayn or and breen who tor Almost
Four Years Have Evaded Justica
Must at Last Face Charges.
Outline of Procedure in Trial
of Famous Case.
nor appeared this morning in the Fed
eral court for the Southern district of
Georgia, before Judge Emory Speere,
to answer several indictments charg
ing them with conspiracy to defraud
the Government, with embezzlement
and with receiving money known to
have been embezzled from the United
States.
The attendarce was large. Peter W.
Meldridge appeared ns the leading
counsel for the defense and Osborne
: and Lawrence as asociate council.
! For the Government appeared Spe
j cial United States Attorney-General
Marion Erwiu, assisted by Samuel B.
Adams and General Thomas F. Barr,
U. S. A. retired ana formerly Judge
Advocate General, whom Erwin intro
duced to the court ?.s assigned by the
Attorney-General to assist in the pros
ecution. Shortly after the convening of court,
Mr. Erwin announced that at this time
Vg, MnTcay
aorV; n. al.usion to the indict-
brother, ot John P. Michael, A Connel-
nd flin M Carter,
none of whom were m the city,
Procedure of Case
Mr. Erwin outlined the method of
the proceedure he f.1"0?!?
trial of the eases. He will ask to de
fendants to plead to the several indict
ments against them, it being then his
purpose to consolidate all charges and
try the accused upon a combination.
A plea in abatement was read by Col.
Meldrim holding that the court was
without jurisdiction because the charge
of conspiracy, upon which the first
bill of indictment had been found, was
not an extraditable offence under the
treaty obtaining with Canada. He ask
ed to discharge the defendants from
custody.
Mr. Erwin replied he would require
time in which to formulate his answer
to plea. He stated that pleas in abate
ment had also been filed last Novem
ber, which were not based upon the
charge cf conspiracy, but upon charges
of embezzlement and of receiving
money of the United States that the
defendants knew to have been embez
zled. He was granted a recess of two
hours in which to prepare answers.
SCHOONER WENT ASHORE.
Was Near Little Island Life-Saving
Station Crew Refuse to Go Ashore.
By Associated Press. .
Cane Henrv. Va., Jan. 9 The
schooner Fannie Palmer went ashore
three-quarters of a mile north of Little
Island life-saving station at 4 o cioch.
this morning. The vessel is lying near
the beach and pounding heavily. One
man was landed in a breeches buoy
xirith o moc5nrcK tn the owners. The
others of the crew refused to land.
Nphm Assaulter! Mr. Deaton.
Alpcir Sloan, colored, was arrested
this afternoon charged with an assault
on Mr. A. N. Deaton at Wadsworths
stables. The weapon' used was a stick.
SEVERAL LARGE CQ'Sr
WERE CHARTERED
TO-DIPY SECT
Three Companies Chartered with
I n : i a i n i a i
Large capitals. Annual IVleet- j
ing of N. C. Grand Lodge of
Masons to Convene. Plan4to
Elect Handsome Temp
Rodgers and Sorrell Complete
Sentence. Inducement for Ne
gro Families to Immigrate to
Mississippi. Effort Made to get
Foreigners to Settle in N. C.
Special to The News.
Rnloip-h "NT fl Tan ft Tlio Virmlr nf
Pender was chartered to do a commer-j
cial and savings business at Burgaw,
Pender county, at a capital of $25,000,
authorized, $10,000 subscription, by A.
B. Groom, Jr.. and others.
Sowers Distilling Comnany at Milton, j
tmnnn !
Caswell county, at a capital cf ?10,000,
J. W. Sowers being the principal incor-!
poratdr.
The Storage Supply Company of!
Asheville was also chartered at a i
capital of $20,000 by M. F. Hoffman, A.l
W. Faulkner and others for the pur-!
pose of the establishment of a cold
storage plant. j
The North Carolina Grand Lodge of
Masons convenes in its 119th annual
session tonight. The most notable
business committee on building the
Grand Lodge Temple here met this
afternoon and adopted a report to the
effect that they have adopted plans for
a fire-proof building to cost $129,000,
one that will be a monument to Mas
onry generations to come, and to ask
that the Grand Lodge confirm the
award of contract and authorize the
committee to proceed with the work of
erection.
Also that the subscription of the
Grand Lodge be increased from $10,000
to $25,000 in the capital stock.
The committee reports that they
paid during the year $30,000 for the
Raleigh Savings Bank property on
Fayetteville street, the site for the
Temple being now fully paid for.
That with the additional subscrip
tion of $15,000 by the Grand Lodge
and assests in hand there will still be
nedded $35,000 additional, and the com
mittee believes that with the proper
effort this amount can be raised among
the Masons of North Carolina.
A special venire of jurors to try R.
H. Lilliston and Harry Clark on the
charge of the murder of Charles G.
Smith in the union depot here Friday
of the State Fair week, was drawn in
Wake Court this, morning. The trial
was set for Friday. The murdered
man was from Petersburg. All three
were fakirs.
Ex Sheriff J. Rowan Rogers and J.
P. Sorrell today completed the service
of theis sentence of six months in
jail as punishment for their crime of
embracery and tampering with men
summoned to serve on the jury that
would try the famous damage suit of
Gattis vs. Kilgo, in the county last
summer. It will be remembered that
they went to see several of the pros
pective iurvmen in the interest of
President John C. Kilgo and B- N.
Duke, the defendants and assured
them that they would be rewarded for
standing by them. The most rigid in
vestigation, however, revealed no con
nection whatever between the two men
and the defendant Kilgo and Duke.
Rogers r.nd Sorrel have both flesh
ened up considerably during their im
prisonment. T. G. James is here from Sharkey,
THE LEGISLATURE
OFS.UJWEIES
Gov. Hey ward's Message Treats of
His Efforts to Suppiess Law-
lessness. principal Business
of Body Will be Consideration
of the Dispensary Law.
By Associated Press.
Columbia, Jan. 9. The General
Assembly convened todar. Governor
Heyward's message treated among
other things of the efforts he has made
to surpress lawlessness.
The principal business to be trans
acted at this session will be the con
sideration of the dispensary law, which
has been, repudiated by nearly half
the counties in the State.
JUDGE PAYNTED ELECTED.
Kentucky Legislature Elects
U. S.
Ser.ator.
Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 9. The two
branches of the Generally Asembly,
separately, voted to elect Judge T. H.
Paynter as U. S. Senator to succeed
Hon. J. C. S. Blackburn.
C. T .RITCHIE DEAD.
Former
Chancellor of
Dead.
Exchequer
Is
By Associated Press.
"London, Jan. 9. Charles T. Ritchie,
first Baron llitchie, former Chancellor
of the Exchequer died: at Biarritz,
France, from paralysis.
Miss., for the purpose of inducing 50 '
negro families to emmigrate, with him j
to Mississippi and become farm hands
and tenants He has taken out the !
State license c? $100 and the Wake I
county license of an aditional ?100, in!
accordance withthe act of the last
Legislature. Although he has devoted
only. Monday and today to the work,
he reports that he has already secur
ed a number of families.
He says he will locate all 5J families
on hJs own lands and he guarantees
to provide for them work at one dollar
per day when they are not engaged in
. u: i n i -
uneii wuys. ms lituus, ne says, are in
the Mississippi bottoms, outside of the
overflow district. Mr. James bears a
striking likness to William Jennings
Bryan. He is president of the Peoples
Bank of Sumner, S. C-, and brought
with him letters of introduction to a
number of the foremost citizens of the
city. He will "be in Raleigh a week and
says he will not visit any other county
in the State in search of laborers.
Secretary of State has received a
letter from Edgar L. Zerkle, to the
effect that he has for 40 years had in
his possession a pistol case bearing
the name, A. C. Dam, Co. H. First
North Carolina Cavelrv. He is anxious
to locate some cf the people of the
owner. It was picked up on one of the
battlefields of the valley of Virginia.
The North Carolina Department of
State has set on foot an effect to in
duc some of the idie laboring element
of England and Scotland to locate in
North Carolina as farm laborers and
tenants. Secretary of State J. Bryan,
Grimes is in correspondence with immi
gration agent Ndrth, who is on the ev
f departure for England to undertake
the work of lnclucina: immigration tn
nducing immigration to
several States, he will represent, and
he is anxious to induce North Caro
lina in his list, charging per capita for
immigrants located to be paid by the
State of by the land owners where
they are settled.
SAYS NAMES WERE FORGED.
Says Names of Firm Were Forged to
Certificates.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. Concerning
the counterfeit stock certificates of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, and the
report that 100 ; shares of worthless
stock bearing the names of "Thomas
H. Harris" and "E. L. Green," and the
guarantee of Henry Sproul & Co.,
brokers of this city, had come to the
surface in New York, Henry Sproul
emphatically states that, the signatures
of his firm has been forged.
"No legitimate brokerage house
would act as guarantee for a stock
certificate unless tendered by a reputa
ble broker," said Mr. Sproul. "Harris
and Green are unknown to me, either
as brokers or traders. It was neces
sary, of course, that the certificate
bear guarantee of some firm who was
a member of the New York Stock Ex
change in order to make good delivery
of stock in New York, and for this rea
son, I presume, our name was used.
Norfolk and Western stock pays a
quarterly dividend of one per cent..
which was payable January 1, and I
suppose that it was for the purpose of
securing a dividend that the broker
who last had the stock presented it to
the I rust Company."
WAS "SILEKT" WISE MAN."
Henry Uogrers Declined to Answer Cer
tain QiieMioBS HeprsirdinK His Con-
nection "With Companies.
By Associated Press.
New . York, Jan. 9. Henry H. Rogers,
vice president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, continued his tes
timony at the hearing- in connection
with the State of Missouri's suit
against the alleged oil trust. When
aslted if he was connected with the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, when
it succeeded to the business of the
Standard Oil Company of Kentucky he
declined to answer. He also refused to
answer questions as to whether he was
connected with the Consolidate Tank
Company or held stock in the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, of Missouri.
Concede to Printers.
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 9. Out of 247 houses
in this city 210 have signed the eight
hour day and closed shop with the
printers, according to a statement is
sued by President McCormick of Typo
graphical Union No. 6.
SUNS PRESENTS
HISIIESOLUTION
Asks President to Send to Sen
ate Names of Canal Officials
With Salaries Exceeding $3000,
Will Call Resolution To-rnor-row.
Other Legislative Matters.
Washington, Jan. 9. Mr. Simmons
presented to the Senate resolutions
asking the President to send to that
body the names of all officers, agents
and other employes of the Panama
Canal Commission, whose salaries are
more than $3,000, giving the amount
paid to each. Gave notice he would
call resolution up tomorrow.
Will investigate.
All matters relating to the Panama
Canal, government of the Canal Zone
and the management of the Panama
railroad will he investigated by the
Senate Committee on Interocsanic
Canals.
This -was decided today at the first
meeting of the committee.' The inves
tigation will begin Tuesday next, al
though there may be a special meeting
in the interim to take up the nomina
tions of the "canal commissioners.
The bill presented yesterday by Sen
ator' Morgan providing for the regu
lation of rarroad rates was called up
by that Senator for the purpose of
making a speech on it. He expressed
the opinion that his bill was all that
Vas necessary to correct the abuses in
the railroad business of the country.
FOURTEEN PERISH
III LANDSLIDE IN
I. y.lAST NIGHT
Landslide at Haverstraw Last
Night in Which Fourteen Per
sons are Thought to Have Lost
Their Lives. No Bodies Have
Been Recovered.
Several Tenement Houses are Car
ried Down in the Catastrophe
Into Great Clay Pit. Large
Force of Men Busy Searching
for 3odies.
By Associated Pres.
Haverstraw, N. Y., Jan. 9. At least
14 persons are believed to have perish
ed in "a landslide which carried several
tenement houses down in a clay pit
here last night. Up to 9 o'clock this
morning none of the bodies have
been recovered, and it is believed that
all the missing are ' dead. A large
force of men was kept busy at work
in search for'the bodies.
Seven Houses Went Down.
Undermined by the shifting clay that
had been softened by yesterday's snow
fall, several homes with their three
score sleeping occupants, toppled over
the brink of the pit and crumbled to
pieces. The houses which were of
wood were set afire from the over
turned stovej and the debris was soon
a mass of flames.
Some 50 or more tenants escaped
with more or less serious injuries.
The landslide occurred on Rutland
street, in the east end of the town,
where two blocks of houses are sup
posed to have been undermined by
workmen digging clay for brick mak
ing. The catastrophe occurred with
out warning and wfrile the victims
were asleep. Seven houses went down
in the crash. They had stood on the
brink of the pit a 100 feet deep, and
wen the clay gave way they were car
ried to the pit's bottom. The landslide
broke the water mains, shutting off the
supply of water and greatly impeding
the work of rescue.
The flames spread to other buildings
and but for the timely arrival ot hun
dreds of volunteer fire fighters the fire
might have wiped out the town. The
landslide came gradually at first. The
ground, weakened by rain and snow,
showed crevices near the edge of the
street late in the afternoon and in the
evening portions of the bank began to
give way. The street was not thickly
populated, for most of the former
dwellers had left on account of a fear
of just what happened.
Many residents left their houses ear
ly in the evening before the final crash
came. The bank caved from 20 to 60
feet within at the top, and- for a dis
tance of two blocks from Division to
Jefferson streets, lengthwise. A por
tion of the south side of Division
street likewise fell.
Later is was estimated that 20 or
more persons were dead.
COASTS SWKPT MY GALE.
X. C. ami Va. Coasts Svrept hy Severe
Gale Great Velocity of Wind.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 9. The Virginia
and North Carolina coasts were sweft
by a "severe gale last night, the wind
reaching a velocity of 42 miles at Cape
Hatteras and 40 miles at Virginia
Capes. The temperature here last night
dropped 34 degrees. The combined bat
tleship and cruiser squadrons were at
anchor at Hampton Tioads during the
gale. They rode through the storm
in safety.
9.721.173 RALES ARE
GINNED UP TO JAN. I
Bulletin Issued by the Census
Bureau Give Number of Bales
Ginned to January 1, as 9,721, -173,
Counting Round as Half
Bales.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 9 According to
the bulletin issued by the Census Bu
reau, 3,721,173 bales of cotton were
ginned to January 1. 1906, counting
round as half bales and excluding lint
ers. The number of round bales includ
ed is 263,424; Sea Island bales, 98,839.
There was ro report for "the corres
ponding period of last year and com
parative statistics are not available.
CREW RESCUED.
Reported That Crew of 11 On Fannie
Palmer Were Rescued.
Cv Associated Press.
"Norfolk, Va., Jan. 9. A message
from the coast this afternoon said:
"Captain Nash and the entire crew of
11 men on the stranded schooner Fan
nie Palmer have been safely res
cued." -
Business Change.
W. B. Puckett has bought the inter
est of his partner, R. C. White, in the
restaurant and fish market at No. 221
West Trade street. Mr. Puckett will
continue the business along the lines
that have made it one of the. most pop
ular establishments of the town.
THE GINNERS REPORT.
Considerable Excitement Cn the Local
Exchange.
Vae floor of the cotton exchange on
East Trade street this afternoon was
a scene of considerable excitement.
The cause was the report of the Na
tional Ginners Association which came
in promptly at 2 o'clock.
During the day the cotton market
eased off considerable. March cotton
sold as low at 11.34 and at the time for
the report to be issued the price was
11:39.
As soon as the ticker announced the
figures 9,721,000 the market bound
ed up about 25 points. March was soon
selling around 11.65 and it was about
at these figures when the hour for clos
ing arrived.
The Charlotte operators were a little
confused as to what the report would
be. Some expected it would be in favor
of the "bear" side, while others
thought just as strongly that it would
favor the "bull." There was general re
joicing among the "bulls" when the
exact figures were announced.
It is generally conceded that the re
port of today indicates a higher
market. It is also assumed that the
crop will be about ten million bales.
LAWSON MAY TESTIFY.
Attorney General Hadley Says Lawson
Will Be Invited to Testify. .
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 9. Attorney General
Hadley, of Missouri, who is conducting
the hearing in connection with the
suits brought against the so-called Oil
Trust bj Missouri, said Thomas W.
Lawson, of Boston, will be invited to
testify.
The officers and teachers of the
Second Presbyterian church Sunday
school are invited to attend a special
meeting in the church parlor at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon. The meeting
will be of interest to all and all mem
bers are urged to attend.
DAMAGE BY FIRE TO
Fire Started From Spoutaneous
Combustion and Caused Loss of
Between $125,000 and $150,
000, to Owners ot Big ' Brick
Warehouses in Boston.
By Associated Pres.
Boston, Mass.. Jan. 9. A fire in a
group of five six-story brick ware
houses, owned by the Factory Build
ings Trust 'at the corner of Worm
wood and A. streets in South Boston,
caused the loss of between $125,000
and $150,000. The fire started from
spontaneous combustion in the rooms
of the Railway Supply and Manufactu
ring Company .
BIG. FIRE AT DALLAS.
Loss Was $50,000. Clerk Suffocated
and Two Men Seriously Injured...
By Associated Pres.'
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 9. Fire partly
destroyed the Knepfley building, a
three story brick structure located in
the center of the business district. The
loss is $50,000. B. F. Filipson, the clerk,
20 years old, an occupant of the third
floor, suffocated and J. R. Miner and
K. F. Radley, printers, were injured
in jumping from the third floor. The
loss was covered by insurance.
COURT ADJOURNED.
Material Witnesses Sick Judge Boyd
Ordered Adjournment Until Tues
day. Special to The News.
Greensboro, Jan. 9. Upon affidavits
in the Samuel case in the Federal
court by the defendant that the mater
ial witnesses were sick. Judge Boyd
ordered an adjournment Qf this spe
cial term until Tuesday, January 16th,
and the court recessed at one o'clock
until next Tuesday.
J,
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
Mr Banynge Opened Discussion Op
posed To the Bill.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 9. The debate on
the Philippine tariff bill was continued
in the House today. The discussion
was opened by Mr. Banynge, of Color
ado, who opposed the" bill in the in
terest of the beet sugar industry.
BEING CONSIDERED.
Various Questions Regarding Work
and Pay.
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 9. The rates
of pay, work day hours, and rules and
regulations governing the organization,
are questions today before - the joint
protective board rf Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America of South
ern Railway Car Department in session
here. It is understood that the organ
ization will ask for shorter hours and
the entire board will go to Washington
about March 1st to formally present
their request.
Cotton Receipts.
The receipts of cotton at the city
platform today amounted to 7 bales and
the best price was II For the same
day last year, the receipts amounted
to 2 bales and the best price was 7
cents. ' '
Expires on the Street.
Norfolk; Vav Jan. 9. James Wilkes,
sixty years of age, a tailor, died on the
street suddenly today from asthma. He
has ho relatives here, and it was diffi
cult to identify him except from papers
in his pocket.
BIG WAREHOUSES
FIRST TRIAL UNDER
1903
Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr.,
of New Hampshire Acquitted of
One Chargp, is the First De
fendant Before Court --Martial
Under New Law.
The Charge is "Encouraging or
Conutenancing Hazing," John
Paul Miller of Kentucky. Will
be the Next Cadet to Face the
Court Martial.
By Associated Press.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 9. The first
court-martial of a midshipman under
the act of 1905, providing for dismissal
for "encouraging or countenancing
hazing," began today, Midshipman
Stephen Decatur, Jr., of Portmouth,
N. H., being n trial. . The charge is
supported by one specification, that
Decatur countenanced the hazing of
Fourth Classman Gaylord Church, of
Meadville, Pa.
There is also a charge of hazing un
der the act of 1874, under which there
are two specifications. No courts-martial
have been called under the latter
act previous to this because it was be
lieved that the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy had powers of sum
mary dismissal under it. The recent
opinion of the Attorney General holds
that such power can only be exercised
after conviction before, a court-martial.
Decatur has already Undergone one
trial for hazing and been acquitted.
Miller Next.
The next midshipman to be tried is
John Paul Miller, of. Lancaster, Ky.f
also a member of the first class. There
are charges under both acts against
him, each supported by four specifica
tions. Among the midshipmen of the
fourth class whom it is alleged that
Midshipman Miller hazed is Henry G.
Cooper, Jr., of Oxford, N. C, who was
stricken with paralysis in the class
room about a month ago and whose
previous hazing was rumored at the
time, but denied by him.
Double Jeopardy.
Decatur pleaded "not guilty" to the
first charge. Regarding the second
charge the counsel submitted the plea
that the accused is put in double jeop
ardy by being twice tried for the same
offense, Decatur having already been
acquitted of hazing Church in practi
cally the same manner as alleged in
the specification. The court adjuorned
in order to allow Judge. Advocate Har
rison to examine the question involved.
LOVIXG CUP FOR M'CAM,.
Nine Hundred Clerk Will Eaeh Con-
' tt-nmte Ten to Fifty Cent .
New York, Jan. 9. Nearly 900 clerks
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany are to give a loving cup to ex
President John A. McCall.
Only the clerks will be allowed to
contribute to the cost of the cup. No
officer of the company will bo asked or
allowed to put in a penny, and the con
tributions of the clerks will not ex
ceed fifty cents in any case. They will
range from 10 cents to 50 cents, and it
is expected to raise about $400.
It has been reported that Mr. McCall
is going into the real estate business,
now that he is out of the ' New York
Life. But it is said at his former office
that nothing is known there of his in
tention. It has also been reported that
he was going to make an extended trip
to Europe. John C. McCall, when ask
ed about the latter report said: "There
is absolutely no truth in it." ,
LABOR TICKET IN ALABAMA.
To Contest For All State and County
Offices.
Birmingham, Ala.,, Jan. 9. United
Labor league of Alabama at a meet
ing here today decided to put on a
labor ticket for all State and county
offices at the election this year. The
league, is made up of representatives
from every labor union in Alabama,
and this is the first effort of that
organization to enter into State poli
tics. " .
THE OLDEST NEGRO WOMAN.
Died in Pennsylvania at the Age of
135 Years.
Philadelphia, Pa.; Jan. 9 Mary Mc
Donald, a negress who claimed to be
135 years old; is dead at the Home for
Aged and Infirm Colored Persons in
this city. She claims to have been
born Nov. 14. 1770. In a settlement
known as Frogtown,, near Valley
Forge, Pa. She often told of the scenes
in Washington's camp at Valley
Forge. -
French Sennlorw Hetnrned.
Paris, Jan. 9. The triennial election
of on-third of the membership of the
Senate has resulted in the return of
most of the former senators. . The sup
porters of the government in many in
stances received increased majorities.
M. Fallieres, president of the Senate,
and M. .Bourgeoise, former premier,
both of whom are mentioned in con
nection with the presidency of the re
public, were re-elected as also was
Senator Chaumie, minister of justice.
M. Trouillot, minister of commerce,
heretofore a member of the chamber,
was elected a senator.
Ohio City Had Dry Sunday.
Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 6. For the
first time in nearly fifteen years this
city has exoerienced a "dry" Sunday.
The orders of the chief of police were
obeyed in all parts of the city.
Only tine arrest for drunkenness was
made. The man declared he procured
the licuor in another city. There are
150 saloons in the city.
HAZING ACT
BEGINS THIS A, M,
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