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VOL. XX '--NO. 6227.
CHARLOTTE, N C., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13.! 1906.
PRICE:3CENTS
STEPS TAKtR
ENCOURAGEMENT
OF IMMIGRATION
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Secretary of State Board of Agri
culture and Man in Charge of
Immigration Work Makes Ap
peal to Land Owners all - Over
State.
Asks That they Report Lands to
be Advertised. -Appeal to Cities
and Towns to Join in Effort to
Get Desirable Immigrants to
Come to N. C.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 13.T. K. Bruner,
as secretary of the state Board of
Agriculture, and in charge of the im
mgration work the board is undertak
ing, gives out an interview for the im
migration launched at Greensboro this
week and calling on landowners of all
parts of the State to report to him the
lands they have which they will enter
in the list to be advertised, as obligat
ed to give ten acre lots in considera
tion of settlers building houses and
later buying additional lands at fixed
prices.
He says steps will be taken to have
the immigration steamships which
touch at Norfolk land immigrants for
this section instead of bothering long
er with the efforts at Ellis Island.
He makes the appeal that Char
lotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Goldsboro, i
Newbern and other points join in the
effort and make a concerted effort for
desirable immigrants, maintaining an
agent book abroad to settlers for this
section.
Shepherd Resigned.
Ex-Judge James E. Shepherd, of this
city, today filed with Judge Thomas
R. Purnell his resignation as standing
master in the chancery for the Circuit
Court of the Eastern District of North
Carolina, and Judge Purnell has ac
cepted it. .
No successor is yet named.
Judge Shepherd assigns no special
reason for his resignation.
Did He Haze Cooper?
Annapolis, Md., -January; 13.
The Court Martial pf . Midshipman
John Paul Miller, of 'Lancaster, Ky.,
was resumed. It is alleged that Miller
hazed among others. Midshipman
Cooper, of Oxford. North Carolina.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether, Jr. of
Louisiana, who attained much notori
ety by engaging in a fist .fight with Mid
shipman James R. Branch, in which
the latter recived fatal injuries, has
been placed under arrest on the charge
of hazing. The charge is supported by
six specifications of alleged hazing of
several different f ourth-clas3 men by
requiring them to do different physical
exercises.
Midshipman Henry G. Cooper, testi
fied that he had gone to the hospital
also about a week after he was hazed
because he could not move his right
side. On cross-examination Cooper said
he did not believe hazing had anything
to do with his illness.
Gaines on Tariff.
Washington, D. C, January 13
Gaines of Tennessee, addressed the
House on the Philippine Tariff Bill, fa
voring it as a step towards fres trade
with the Philippines.
New and Wider Market.
Thomas, of Nortlr Carolina, made
the plea for a new and wider market
for the whole country and dwelt es
pecially upon the need of the New
South for a reciprocal tariff measure.
RILLED BY T
AT SAL
William Ghetn Fell Under, Train
This Morning'at Salisbury Cot
tor Mil! and Both Legs We-e
Cut Off. Died an Hour Later.
Was Switchman.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, N. C. Jan. 13. William
Gheen. a switchman at the Southern
yards, fell under a train at the Salis
bury Cotton Mill at 10 " o'clock this
moraine and both of his legs were cut
off ti oar tvm hin He- died an hour
later.
SAVED BY FLIMSY CLOTHING.
WarVman In Steam Laundry Was
Slrioned Bv Machinery.
Hagerstown, Jan. 13. The flimsy
condition of his clothing saved C. A. C.
Ohler from a horrible death at the
Hagerstown Steam Laundry this morn
ing. While he was standing on a iau
der makine reoairs to the machinery;
his shirt slppvn was r.aueht in a set
screw on a shaft and he was rapidly
whirled around the shafting a number
of times, his head striking the ceiling
badly injuring him.. Every piece of
Ohler's clothing and even his boots
were torn from his body, and he drop
ped to the floor as the machinery was
stopped with but part of his shirt on
bim. He will reepver. v
RAID
SBURY
DIAMONDS APE RESTORED.
Their Reappearance As Mysterious As
Was Their Loss.
Cincinnati, Jan. 13. Much mystery
surrounds the disappearance and reap
pearance of the Ravogli diamonds.
J-.ast Saturday, Mrs. Augustus Ravogli
missed gems valued , at $10,000, and
consternation followed. Detectives
went to work, and every known avenue
for the disposal of purloined jewelry
was guarded. From the first it was
evident that the missing diamonds had
not fallen into the hands of a profes
sional thief .and though the matter has
been solved to the satisfaction of those
most concerned, an inscrutable reti
cence is maintained by them.
This morning Mrs. Ravogli became
tranquilly but firmly convinced that
her treasures would be restored. Later
in the day she bad occasion to leave
home for a short time, and during her
absence, at the suggestion of the detec
tives, her nextdoor neighbor, a woman
who was one of the first to know of
the disappearance, made a more thor
ough search of the room in which they
.had last been seen, and discovered
them, lodged between the wall and the
chiffonier, from which, to all appear
spaces, they had been accidentally jos
tled. The case is considered one of the
most remarkable the police department
has had to deal with in a long time
SEVERAL WERE INJURED.
Several Members of Troupe Thought
to Have Been Injured in- Railroad
Wreck.
By Associated Press.
Louisville, Jan. 13. The general
offices of the Louisville and Nashville
have been advised that in the collision
between the freight train and special
carrying the "Little Johnny Jones"
company, near Repton, "Ala. this morn
ing, several members of the company
were injured and one? of them, it is
said, seriously. The train was bound
from Selma to Pensacola.
CHARLOTTE, PLACE
!
Would Like to See a Big Meeting
Here of Those who are Interest
ed in the Preservation of the
Fo rests ot North Carolina. An
other Meeting To-day.
Mr. James Hi Cutler, representing
the American-Forestry Association is
in the city for the purpose of conferr
ing with nien in this - section of the
country who will aid in securing a
meeting of the accoeiation in Charlotte
some time the latter part of this
month. Mr. Cutler held a conference
with a number of Charlotte people in
terested in this gigantic movement
vesterdav evening in the assembly
room of the Southern Manufacturers
Club in order that he might make
them acquainted with ; his work and
aanortain the best metnoa oi
nromotine this important movement.
He said that a meeting, would be
held in the South at some time-during
the latter Dart of the month and Char
lotte being centrally located it should
be held here. At this meeting Mr. Cut
ler ' said the Governors of North and
South Carolina, and other Southern
States, would be invited to attend ana
give their opinion as to the best meth
od of promoting the proper interest in
preserving the forests in this section
of the country. rine endorsement pf
prominent men. governors of the
Southern States and ifluential citizens
he said would have a sreat deal of
weight with the members of Congress
and that resolutions by such men
would be respected and favorably
passed on, ,
Another . conference will be . held
this evening when more definite steps
will be taken' toward securing promi
nent men to' meet here the last of the
month in a general conference. Mayor
McNinch will appoint a committee to
invite Governor Glenn, Governor Hey
ward, of South Carolina, and; other
prominent Southerners.
Among those at the meeting yester
day were Mayor McNinch, Messrs. C.
B. Bryant, H. M. McAden, W. S. Lee,
Jr., R. R.Ray, R. M. Miller Jr., H. E. C.
Bryant and L. A. Dodsworth.
25 ROUND BATTLE.
Brooklyn and Nw York Puglists Met
at 'Frisco.
By Associated Press. ' ,,.
San Francisco, Jan. 13. Willie Fitz
gerald of Brooklyn, and Willie Lewis,
of New York, last night battled 2t
rounds to a draw.
"' . Coast Line Ex-Agent Jailed
Atlanta, Ga.., Jan. 13. James N.
Strohbar, formerly agent of the Atlan
tic Coast Line Railroad at Gainesville,
Fla. was' brought here and in de
fault of $5,000 bond was landed in the
Tower this afternoon ; after., being in
dicted by -.the Fulton ; county grand
jury. W '.D.-McKaig, traveling' audi
tor for the, Atlantic Coast' line, and
Bradbury Williams, representing, the
American .Surety Company, of New
York appeared before the grand jury
against Strohbar. ; ,:
strnhhar ischareed with having em
bezzled $20,300 from the Atlantic Coast
Line. He left Gainesville. ia., aug,
29 1905, and it is alleged that he cash
ed checks in Atlanta to the amount of
$2,000, having previously secured a'a
much as $18,300 at Gainesville.
He went from here to. Montreal,
Canada, where it is;said he employed
the same counsel and the same tac
tics as Greene and Gaynor, now on
! trial at Savannah; in an effort to pre
I vent extradition. .
MR. CUTLER THINKS
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sSdgreeii
Pleas for Abatement to Indict
ments 476 and 477 Read, Dif
ference of Opinion Regarding
Drawing of Grand Jury. Sensa
tion Sprung in Reply.
Judge Speer Fined Lawrence
. $1,00, on the Charge of Con
tempt ot . Court. Jhe Judge's
Explanation of FosUion. Law
rence Continued Reply.
By Associated Press.
. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 13. Pleas in
abatement to the indictments 476 and
477, found last . November - against
Greene and Gaynor, were read. It was
contended that these indictments had
not been legally returned in that the
grand juries were drawn from among
residents of the Southwestern division
of the Southern District, whereas they
served in the Eastern division, and
that the court had no right to appoint
two special commissioners to prepare
a special grand jury list. ' . v ;
The defendants say that the grand
juries were illegally drawn and had no
right to return indictments. Special
Assistant Attorney General Marion
Erwin responded that the grand jury
had been legally drawn because what
is now the Southwestern division at
that time of offenses were committed
was embraced, in the Eastern division
and that the jury box was properly
prepared. '
Sensation Was Sprung.
When Attorney General Erwin con
cluded his argument, A. A. Lawrence,
of the counsel for the accused, arose
to read his written reply. Then , came
a sensation. , Judge Speer said there
was language in the argument that he
construed aa contempt and promptly
fined 'Mr. Lawrence $1.00. 1
Mr. Lawrence was arguing that the
Court had exceeded its rights in the
appointment of special jury commis
sioners, one of whom was T-. F. John
son, clerk of the court, and the other
W. S. West, of Valdosta, who has late
ly .been,'; engaged in a bitter,; political!
controversy witn W. Osborne Mr.
Lawrence's law partner. The language,
to which the Court took 'exception was,
"It is a curious coincidence that in the
case at the bar the. Court unwittingly,
of course, appointed as jury commis
sioner a gentleman who was at that
time, and still is, an open, public and
notoriously avowed enemy of the de
fendants' counsel." (
"Whether or not this has been to
his prejudice in this: particular case,
we are not prepared to say."
Judge Speer -said: "Mr. Lawrence,
your remarks are exceedingly improp
er and but of order. The Court has no
knowledge that appointed as a com
missioner one who was, at that time,
and still is, an avowed enemy , of one
of the defendants' counsel. , " '
"The gentleman appointed as com
missioner was apparently one of the
most intelligent and upright men in
Southwestern Georgia, a prominent
member of the opposite political party
to that to which the clerk belongs. He
is president of the Georgia Senate and
ex-Lieutenant .Governor of the State of
Georgia. After due inquiry the Court
believed him: of all others to be the
best man, and therefore the Court ap
pointed him to fill that position, and
this Court will not tolerate inuendos
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Rev, Plato Durham to Deliver An
niversary Address at Day Nur
sery ' k Association Meeting,
- Memorial Addresses by Drs,.R,
C.: Holland and J, R, Howerton.
The order of exercises of the Char
lotte Day : Nursery Anniversary and
Memorial, to be held in .the First Bap
tist : church next Wednesday evening,
has been arranged.
The anniversary will be made espec
ially .interesting, by reason of its con
nection with a memorial to the late Dr.
A. C. BarrOn. who may -be 1 regarded
as the original promoter and staunch
patron of this srea and . beautiful.
charity. v;
The anniversary address will be de
livered by : Rev. Plato Durham, pastor
of Trinity Methodist church.
Dr. J. R. . Howerton pastor of the
First Presbyterian church and ;Dr. R.
C. Holland, pastor of SL Mark's Lu
theran church will; deliver addresses
in behalf of the memorial feature of
the occasion.
;:Mrs.W.;G,-Rogers, president of the
association and Mrs. R. C Holland,
treasurer, will both submit their re
ports covering the work done and the
money received during the past year.
In addition to the above, all the min
isters of the city are; expected to be
present and a number of these will be.
called on to make snort addresses.
' The exercises -will be enlivened . by
special music by the choir- v
and. insults by counsel in its presence."
Mr. Lawrence calmly isohcluded his
argument after " the imposition of the
fine, making no apology for the lan
guage employed: ". " ';
ROB ERT ERW I N -DEAD.
President . of " . Atlanta Coast Line
; Dropped Dead-This Afternoon.
By Associated Press..
Sey brook, Jan. 13. -Robert . Erwin,
formerly president of the Atlantic
Coast Line; dropped dead in the woods
here this afternoon while going over
his vast game preserves.
He was in company with, a friend
and collapsed suddenly after pain of a
moment's . duration. He came here
this-morning to look over the property
His home was in : Hartford, Conn!'
disease was the cause of death.
WILL ROGERS ANSWER? '
Argument r Regarding Question of
Whether or : Not He Must Answer
Questions adjourned Until Monday.
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan., l3.--The hearing of
the argument' on the . question of
whether H. H. Rogers, vice president
of the Standard Oil Company, shall be
compelled toanswer the questions
asked by Attorney1 General Hadley, of
Missouri, adjourned until Monday after
the counsel hadfpresented some argu
ments.; Justice . Jjildersleeve did not
give any decision as to whether Mr.
Rogers must answer. ,"
COMPANY MADE ASSIGNMENT.
Parsons, Syndep and Co., Made Assign
ment, Liabilities About $150,000.
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, Jan. 13. Parsons, Snyder
and Company, stock and grain brokers,
offices : in the Hollanden , hotel, made
assigment'to J. A. Smith, .an attorney.
The firm a member of the Cleveland
Stock Exchange and Consolidated . Ex
change in New York. It is stated they
did m'-'-ch business for Leland W.
Prior; who committed suicide Tuesday
afternoon. The to.tr.1 liabilities it is
believed will, not exceed $150,000
DU. MORGAN ARRESTED.
Charged . WJilh . Criminal Malpractice on
Mr. Iltill. .
By Associated" Press. ' ,. . ' .
- Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 13. Dr. Francis . M.
Morgan of'lJerkeiey. was arrested upon
the charge 'of criminal malpractice on
Mrs. Josephine Hall, about 37 . years of
age, who has a s&n 14 years old. The of
fense is alVege'Jrao have been commit
Icl March 21, lp5. a.nl Mrs. Hall has
fully recoverel.i;Dr. Morgan was re
leased. on ; $50fe. bail.' . !
Men StillftURdetv Ground.
By Associated Pfess.
" Calumet, Miclsi Jan. 13. The heroic
efforts have faiSta to release the seven
men imprisonecfe' under the ground' in
the burning poraion of : the Camarack i
mine.
MecldtitmurgiPeci
i ipf Mfce Charlotte News
TO ADVERTISE THE ADVANTAGES AND RESOURCES OF MECKLEN
? a : BURG COUNTY TO THE WORLD.
Active Work Has
H.
P. HEVENOR, , AN EXPERT OF
WILL MANAGE THE WORK EVERY TOWN IN THE COUN
- J TY WILL BE REPRESENTED. '
The CHARLOTTE NEWS .and The
TIMES-DEMOCRAT will . issue an
edition on May .20 .to commemorate the
anniversary of, the Mecklenburg Dec
laration of Independence.
It will show torthe world the natural
advantages and resources of Mecklen
bury County. " , jf ' ' ' . !
.Mr, H. P. Hevenor has been engaged
to manage the . work.. He has issued a
large number, of special editions, as
he has devoted over twenty years of
his life to this special, branch of work
and 'has published an exposition, num
ber of every exposition held in - the
United States ". in : the past twenty
years,, with the. exception of the last.
He has now located permanently in
North Carolina and will continue to de
vote his whole time toward the indus
trial development of this State. Al
ready .Mr. ' Hevenor has , done much
for the development of the Old North
State. He assisted materially in the
development of Pinehurst- and other
towns,' and his first remark on his
last coming to this city, after an ab
sence of eighteen years, . was : .
;"How. Charlotte grows!"
.He..says, and truthfully too, that the
City of Charlotte, with her railroad ad
vantages and : her .fortunate location
on the Catawba river (which has in
sight greater .electric power . than .any
city in the U United Sta,tes, : except Ni
agara Falls), i will more, than double
its present, population in the next ten
years, as, all .things .considered, there
are more ands.better advantages for
the location of : manufacturing plants
in this section. than anywhere else in
the United States at the present writ
ing. . . - . - . 1 . " - '
? Charlotte; and every township in the
County , will be written up, : under - re
spective headings, including Berryhill,
Steel Creek, Sharon, Providence, Clear
Creek, Morning Starr Pineville, Crab
Orchard, '- Mallard Creek. Deweese,
Lemley, Long Creekf Paw Creek and
Hunter svilleV .
There , will be 20.000 copies of the
edition published, or more,, if we. find
it to be necessary. It will be profusely
lliustrated .with cuts. of. street : scenes,
public buildings, .churches, . . schoolsr
residences . and- factories and ;por
traitures of those who are identified
with -and have helped to : make Cbar-.
iotte and Meckledburg County what
they are.-" , j z.&Z&gJH
LAST DAY'S SESSION
AT HORIEMIS
Last Day ot ? Association - Began
With Only Question of Acreage
to be Settled. Executive. Com
mittee will Decide Other Ques
tions at its Meeting.
Executive Committee to Perfect
- t Plans for Holding of Crop for
15 c.ts. Representatives From
Several Mates. Plan for Far
mers to Deposit with Bankers.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. Jan. 13. With the
matter, of acreage as the most impor
tant question, remaining to be settled,
the Southern Cotton Growers Associa
tion began the last day of its work.
The question of permanent headquar
ters, the election of officers and the
proposition ; to establish an .official
organ will be settled by the Executive
Committee at its sessions here next
week. -
The Executive Committee will also
arrange to put into effect the plan of
holding; the remainder, of the crop for
IE cents: It is intended to select one
representgtative ot the association
from each State and Territoy, one
banker from each State and Territory
and five cotton men at large, to. perfect
the following plan: " '" .
The adoption of a form of contract
by which a f armor or owner of cotton
can denosit with his : banker receipts
or. pledges to hold cotton for 15 cents,
the contract to provide that the cot
ton cannot be sold for less than 15
cents, with the basis oft middling at a
Southern port, exoppt with' the con
sent .of this committee.
The owner of cotton has the author
ity to sell this cotton at 15 cents or
over, the banker to ; retain . one cent
per pennd ', to be held in trust until
such time as all of this cotton so
pledged has been . disposed of, when
this committee will meet and arrange
for the disposition of-the balance as
the interest may appear. . ( i
' Doings of Convention. , .;.
The hall was well filled. when, Presi
dent Jordan called the. convention to
Been Commenced
TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE,
There will be historical. State and
County articles ; write-ups ' of State,
County and social and secret orders,
banking": institutions, - manufacturers,
wholesale dealers,, retail markets,, agri
culturis.ts, etc.. Prosperous farmers and
their homes will be a special feature
Of the edition
The edition will tend ,to bring more
people here to .develop the -farmin
lands of the County as tenants and
free .holders and help to.' settle the la
bor question forever. This class pf peo
ple have, numerous colonies in the
South and they are successful, There
is a large settlement: ef .. Western peo
ple in, Columbus County; and Mr, Hev
enor, who. has made a study of them,
says: "They are well educated, Christ
ian people, who . have ;attained many
accomplishments through, the advan
tages of study,. on account of closely
settled communities and increased
taxation,, which.- gave, better .schools
and .good roads and- they are not
ashamed to labor .in the. fields.
.The labor question has .been a ser
ious matter for years. We don't want
the scum of foreign countries, but what
we, do want is a; good -class of immi
grants who can mingle . with our peo
ple, be flesh -Of pur flesh, vbone . of i.our
bone and sinew of . our ; sinew. -.To . this
class pfjjeople, pur citizens wiU extend
the right hand of .fellowship and bid
them God speed. : . -. , ,
Everyone who is a subscriber " to
The ' CHARLOTTE . NEWS ' or Tbe
TIMES-DEAIOCRAT will.receye a
copy of the publication free Of. tharge
on the. date . : of rpublication of the
daily and semweekly. ;. Additional
copies will be sent, to business mens'
and jobbers' , associations and boards
of trade 'throughout' the United States
and Canada, and as many as possible
will be circulated among .the. farmers
in the North,. East, and West, and -In
every . State . m tne uniqn, xaej win
be sent to names on our mailing lists
and to thousands of others 'who', will
send them outtp all the corners, of the
earth..'...'::."..: ' - ,,'"-"'. r:r:- ' 7 ,
. Mr.-Hevenor and Jiis-corps of assis
tants are now in the field and we ask
the co-operation -,in . this ,, work ; pf. all
who have the interests rof Charlotte
and -Mecklenburg County at Jieart.- AH
; public spirited .citizens, should aid In
developing ::ine , manuiaciurins .
agricultural .Interests of Mecklenburg
"County. . . ; ;iiJlat.,ft
order. The resolution by M. V. Calvin,
of Georgia, was adopted, .. instructing
tne Executive Committee to publish for
distribution 100,000 copies of the pro
ceedings of the convention. .
W; P. -Shinault, of Mississippi, chair-
man of the committee .on acreage re
duction " reported . favoring a reduc
tion of the acreage of 25 per cent from
that planted in 1904. The report was
unanimously adopted. John Temple
Graves of Atlanta, Ga., was then intro
duced, v -
The committee on statistics through
Chairman E. B. Alford, presented a re
port asking each State to prepare and
perfect a careful statistic service. The
resolution by John B. Walker was
adopted that jail holders of spot cotton
be requested and the Southern Cotton
Association to sign " a binding pledge
to sell cotton at 15 cents a pound if
through the efforts of association it
reaches that price.
The convention took a recess.
NEW BERN NEWS.
Attorneys Collected. $100,000 For. Cli
ents. Case of Lock-jaw. Farmers
institute. '
Special to The News.
New Bera Jan. 13 Messrs. A. D.
Ward and W. W. Clark, attorneys of
this city, have just returned from New
York,; where they . went to argue the
claims of : policy holders . whose poli
cies had been cancelled by the Mutual
Reserve Company according to the
contention of the plaintiffs illegally.
The attorneys succeeded in collecting
$100,000 in judgments, for their cli
ents. - ' ' .
New . Bern presents an illustration of
the deadly "toy , pistol" in the person
of a young negro boy by the name of
George Ireland. He was wounded on
the hand during the holidays. Tetanus,
or lock-jaw . has set in, and the boy's
condition is critical.. His suffering is
intense. His jaw s have become locked,
the lines in his face being hardened
to terrible tensity. Tetanic anti-toxin
has been administered, but without ef
fect. A farmer's institute that promises to
be of unusual interest will be held at
the court house here Tuesday, January
16th. The regulation of the cotton' crop
and other important matters , of vital
interest to the farmer will be consid
ered and discussed.
Important Corporations at Win
ston $alem, Elizabeth pity and
Wilson Were Chattered at
Large .Capitals. State Treasu r-
.' er Lacy M uch Improved . j t
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Jan. 13. Three charters
were issued for important corporations:
The Allen Co., of Winston-Salem to
do a gentleman's furnishings goods
business, at a capital of $25,000, by
P. E. Allen. R. E. Dalton and W. E
Franklin; To the Charles Creek Lum
ber Co., of Elizabeth City, at a capi
tal of $25,000 by J.: H. Townsend and
others: to the Clark Plate Ice Co., of
Winston, at a capital of $50,000 by J. A,
Clark. J. D. Fariror and C. N. Niirney.
State Treasurer B. RJ Lacy is so far
improved from - his severe attack of
pneumonia that he expects to spend a
short while In the State Treasury Mon
day. " -:
STORM SWEEPS COAST.
Coasts of Maryland, Virginia and
North Carolina Visited By Terrific
Storm.
Bv Associated Press.
Norfolk, Jan. - 13. Another : terrific
storm swept Maryland, Virginia , and
North Carolina coasts last night . and
wind at. Virginia capes reached the
maximum ; velocity early today of .50
miles an hour. -The storm centre
seemed to be directly at Cape Henry.
The -storm continued today almost as
severe as during, the night with a wind
velocity at Cape Henry of 48 miles an
hour. No reports of new disasters have
reached here as yet.-
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Going to Cuba.
Dn H. M. Wilder and daughter, Mrs.
Murrill, leave tonight for Tampa, Fla.,
from whence they will sail for Havana,
Cuba. , Mrs. Murrill will spend the
winter on the island and Dr. .Wilder
will remain two or three . weeks. The
News wishes for both, a pleasant so
journ and a safe return.
FATHER INTRODUCED TO SON.
Separated When Latter Is a Baby,
Have "Not Seen Each Other Since.
Philadelphia, Pa., . Jan. 13. "Allow
me to introduce you to your son," was
the rather astonishing formali
ty that united' John Harfer, of this city
and his boy yesterday, after a separa
tion of twentr years.
. The meeting took place at the home
of the young man's .uncle, Edward
Stoltz, 1218 Jacksoa street, where the:
young man was : visiting: After the
death-of his mother he had been taken
to the home of another uncle;' In Carl
rolton, Pa., and reared there. :His: fath
er, was a traveling man and although
they frequently wrote to each other,
they never met, nor did they exchange
photographs. ' '
Consequently when ' they met t at
Stolfz's house yesterday neither recog
nized" the other. ; . : ' . ":.'-'
w JPRESIDENT INVITED .
Asked to Attend Banauet of Irish iSo
t ' ' cietfes. -
"Washihgrton, - - ; Jah. 13. President
Roosevelt has , reeived an invitation
through William ,.R. Leaken,rof . Savan-.
nah, ;.'Ga., to attend' the banqet at . Sa
vannah March 17th tobe. given by -the
Irish,;Boeieties of that city. The -President
expresses rcgrret that he. will be
unable to accept the Invitation. , .
THREE LARGE CO'S.
WITH COPPER WIRE,
FQUTID III ALLEY
A Startling Murder in Daylight.
Mrs. Hollister Found Dead in a
Chicago'Alley, with Wire Cut
ting Deeply Into: the Flesh o.
, Her Neck.
Evidences of Desperate Struggle.
Three Rings Missing From. her
Hand. Mrs. Hollister had Left -
- Home ta Attend Funeral, De
. tectives at Work. : !
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. 13. Strangled to
death with three strands of fine copper
wire the body of Mrs. Franklin C.
Hollister, wife of a member of the
Typothetae, was-found in an alley at
No. 368 Belden Avenue. A large force
of detectives wajs immediately ' put
to work on the mystery. .
Particulars. "
Mrs.. Hollister left her home at No.
498 Fullterton Avenue early yesterday
morning to sing at the funeral of -a
iriena.
Hollister is a member of the firm
of Hollister Brothers, Printers, 256
Madison St.. and beloneine to the Tv-'
pothetae. Mrs. Hollister is thirty years
oi age.
After she left the house she ordered
a day's suDUlies from a near-hv ero-
cery; then she went to the florists to
oraer somev flowers for the funeral.
The flowers , were delivered . at the
house of Mrs. Semnle. No. 172 Semi-
nary Avenue, where the funeral was
neia, and the groceries were delivered
at the Hollister residence. After leav
ing the : florists, Mrs. Hollister. disap
peared. A search was instituted and
resulted this morning in the finding of
the body, half concealed, under a pile
of ribbish in the inclosed yard of Ed
ward Ivens, No. 368 Belden Avenue.
A; fine wire cutting deeply -into the
flesh of lier neck, showed plainly that
death 'had ' been from strangulation.
There was evidences also that" - Mrs.
Hollister had ; struggled vigorously
agamst her assailant or assailants.
Three rings which -Mrs: Hollister
wore on her, right hand were missing. '
Hollister and the police, after inves
, tigating, inferred that she was murder
ed and robbed in the daytime; and her
body thrown ; bn the refuse pile some
time at night. ' .1 ( v ;
Murderer Confesses.
Later Richard Ivinsone of the boys
who- reported to the police the finding
of the body of Mrs. Hollister, has con
fessed to the murder,
- More Details Assault Attemoted.
Ivins declared that yesterday as he
was working in his carpenter shop, a
short distance from where the body
was found today, Mrs. Hollister passed'
by. He attacked her, he "declares and
attempted to assault her. She resisted
desperately and he twisted wire around
her neck and killed her. It was dark at
the time and he then dragged her body
into the stable yard and threw it upon
:the pile.of refuse; He then entered his '
father's house, a few feet distant, re
mained there all the evening and slept
soundly throughout the night. This
morning he went out to the stable yard
and pretending to .find the body rushed
into the ; house and reported the fact
to his father. Ivins is 24 years of age
and has previously borne a good repu
tation. ': '
WASLAID BARE
Was Revealed fon ' Witness Stand
That Ferdinand Sulzberger,
Millionaire IVJember of Packing
sFirm Once Served; Part of Jail
Sentence. -
Special to The News.
Chicago, Jan. 13. Ferdinand Sulz
berger,! of New York, ; the; millionaire
member of the packing firm of
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger, admitted
on the witness stand yesterday that he
had been convicted of defrauding, the
government during the whiskey scand
als in New York in 1868, and had serv
ed part Of a jail sentence, being par
doned of the remainder. : :, .
This admission ? was brought: out In
the suit by Louis Pfalzern, . formerly
head .buyer of cattle for the packing
concern for . $15,000 for breach of a
contracL Pfalzen was awarded $14,
000.,.,,, i. : , : '
, Small Fire This: Afternoon.
.. The fire. companies were called out
this afternoon to extinguish a small
fire in an out-house in. the rear of the
residence of Mrs. Joe Asbury on East
Fifth street,
i-The blaze started in some trash
and was quickly extinguished by the
firemen,- The house was not damaged.
Cotton Receipts.'
The receipts of cotton at the city
platform today .amounted .to 20 bales
and the best price was 11 1-4 cents. For
the same day lasL. year , the receipts
amounted to 16 bales and the best
price - was 7 cents. f
LIFE
OF RICH
MAI