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nrrjT ages. Pages v A- THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRES8 NEWSPAPER IN CHABUOTTC VOL. XXXV NO. 623. - CHARLOTTE, N C. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1 906. HR1CE: 3 CENTS E at ERANS HONOR TIE BIRTHDAYS OF LEE The Memorial Exercises were Held in the County Court House this Afternoon. The Address was Delivered by Dr. R. C. Holland, Chaplain of the Camp; An Elegant Dinner was Spread for the Veterans in the Y. M. C. A. Building and 150 Old "Vets" were Present. They Thorough ly Enjoyed the Exercies. - just 99 years ago - today General Robert E. Lee was born and several vears later on-the 21st of the sameto month General Stonewall Jackson was born. Today a reunited country forgets the strife which saddened the hearts of these two great Generals, but re members and will always claim as its own the deathless glory which crowns the names of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. As a fitting memorial to the birth days of these two Generals, both of v.hom attained more glory and honor than any other General of the oppos ing armies, the veterans who fought with them through the fiercest strug gle in history assembled in Charlotte tcday to do them honor. The surviving veterans from all sec tions of the county and a number from a distance were first entertained at a lunch which was served by the Daugh ters of the Confederacy in the vacant store room in the Y. M. C. A. building today at 12 o'clock. The veterans were received at the entrance by Mrs. Stone wall Jackson, the widow of Stonewall Jackson and Mrs. Rufus Barringer, also a widow of a Confederate Gen eral. Upon entering the hall each vet eran grasped the hands of Mrs. Jack son and Mrs. Barrinsrer which con veyed the significance that "a veterans heart oes with his hand." When all were seated, Commander Leon, of the Mecklenburg Camp arose and called the assemblage to order after which Rev.R. C. Holland, chap lain of the camp, pronounced-blessing. The tables, three in number, were beautifully arranged with Confederate colors, red and white, and were decor ated with ferns,. carnaiions and roses. As the dinner progressed, a number of veterans were called " upon for short talks. Commander Leon, in behalf of the camn, paid a beautiful tribute to the dead Generals and thanked the Daughters for honoring them and for the interest that they now, and have always taken, in the welfare of the veterans. Dr. J. B. Alexander, historian of the camp, responded in his usual entertain ing way, and likewise did Mr. R. B. Hunter and Dr. F. O: Hawley. Several ether veterans responded. The dinner was prepared by the folr lowing named ladies: : Mesdames M. A. Jackson, Rufus Barringer, E. C. Register, J. L. Sexton, I. W. Faison, A. L. Smith, E. S. Steele, Lockwood Jones, John Walters, W. B. Taylor, Gordon Finger, L. C. Maffiitt, W. R. Burwell, Thomas Shaw, J. Lee Koiner, J. A. Ford and Misses Julia and Violet Alexander, Lois Conrad and Pearson. Mr. E. D. Latta, president of the 4 C's Company, added much to the enjoy ment of the dinner by sending to the committee two boxes of fine cigars, which were passed around after dinner. Among the distinguished visitors' at the dinner were Dr. George Bryant, of Atlanta, and Mr. H. T. Ogden, of Cin., the latter a veteran of the Mexican war. At the outbreak of this great struggle he enlisted in the' First Missouri Cav alry, and at the beginning of the civil war he was captured at Lexington, Ky. and placed in prison where he re mained through the conflict, v The veterans did not leave the hall until the oysters, hot coffee, pickles, sandwishes and salads gave out, then they repaired to the court house where the memorial exercises took, place. Commander L. Leon presided, announc ing the order of exercises. Rev. Francis Osborne, the son of a distinguished veteran opened the exercises with prayer after which Rev. Dr. R. C. Hol land, a veteran and chaplain of ' the Mecklenburg camp, was called upon to deliver the address of the occasion. Dr. Holland-said in part: , ' "The concurrence of the birthdays of Lee and Jackson. January 19 and 21, is a beautiful coincidence. The jointl memorial is a beautiful thought.. They are worthy associates and eminently worthy of all the honor and renown which has come to them. .. We honor ourselves in this commemoration. These two names have entered , into history side' by side." and' no' history of the world's annals is complete without nonorable mention of these names and their deeds. ' -; "No two nam p arfi.-mnro worth V' to be called as examples .'to the youth of our land, and it is in keeping with proper citizenship : and -philanthropy nat these names? and that for which they stand, should be kept vividly be fore the generations of our : Southern oys and girls by such memorial cele orations as these." - ' ' . : The speaker drew a running parellel between these two men as being both u roraters, both -brevetted lor gai lantry in the Mexican -war, both re ?"ndir.g promntly to the call of their atlVC State.' Virginia .fn'-1S$1 r- in ".'nam tbl cenneetien asked," ''Did they 'do r'ght?" in answer to this question, he quoted from the proceedings of the irsuaia CoavenUon of June--25, 17SSI 3 (which adv the Constitution of the United Sta, as. follows: The dele gates of the. . . le of Virginia, declare and make known that 'the power granted under the constitution, being denied from the people of the United States, may be resumed by them when soever the same shall be preverted to their injury, and that every power not granted thereby remain with them at their, will." . They were then mutual faith in and regard for each other. They were de vout followers of the Cross&and their names are historically linked as head ing the list of the great soldiers of the Confederacy. The first sober thought of every one, friend or foe, must be, a cause cham pioned by sucn men must be a worthy cause. This is the final judgment it is a proper judgment. The way is opened for a more im partial study pf the merits of the cause . itself, and today, after forty years, the judgment has been fastened upon the thinking world that for these men ' to have done less in 1861 than theydid would have proved them selves unworthy sons of their Revolu tionary sires. - ; ' This memorial 'means this: These high souled men of their eminent char acter and attained honor justify "the cause, and the righteousness of the cause reindicates their honor. We can not separate the two. We do not wish separate them. The perpetuation of such momories as are linked with the memory of Lee and Jackson have been of untold benefit to our Southland, and to the whole country. Keeping alive these memories and the associated re indication of the cause they espoused, has saved to the South what is dearer than all things else its honor and has helped to foster that self-respect that is at the basis of all civil virtue. The generation passing owing it '.to the future of the South to stand man fully for the right and the battles that have been fought since the bloody days of 1861-5 are scarcely less courageous and heroic and patriotic than those upon the battlefields of Richmond, Manassas, Sharpsburg, Chancellors ville, Chiekamauga or Gettysburg. It is now a recognized fact that in 1861 a crisis had come when the very principles upon, which our government was founded were at stake. " The honor of the whole South was challenged. It was felt on battlefield, in camp, in the Capital at Richmond in the capital of every State and in the homes where mothers and children gathered in daily prayer. . And that honor was "maintained as far as Confederate .valor could main tain it, and when the tattered banner was furled there remained the same battle to be prolonged, and for forty years it has waged that this " heritage of honor be the portion of those who are heirs of that tragic past ; and we are permitted to see the day when it can be truly said: No dishonor at taches to the Confederate cause for Lee and Jackson are aits illustrious champions, and it is to the honor of Lee and Jackson that they promptly accepted the bayonet challenge against the honor of the entire people of the South awaiting a soldier's response to their deeply wounded" feelings. The question cannot but arise: If these pure-hearted men, whom we de light to honor as representatives of the so-called Lost Cause, were right, then what? Somebody else must "be in the wrong? No wonder that there has been bit ter contest to ward off the blame which must fall somewhere. Yet we are rapidly becoming to love the stars and stripes, as a juster sen timent grows apace. But there is" one stain not 'yet obliterated from that flag. It is that it was the symbol rein, forced by vagrants to wound the honor of a brave people and was boastfully planted over them when they lay crushed and bleeding. Still we love it, because it is the flag of our union, (Continued on Page 10.) MRS, WIHST With the Passing of the Night, the Spirit of the Widow of the Famous Soldier of the 60's, Sped to the Better and Happier World Snecial to The News. - Hickory; Jan. .19. Mrs. Winston died at Semora,. Caswell : county today at kit a. m. She was the widow of Capt. John Winston, whose wonderful escape Tnhnsmi's Island during the Civil War has been taht by -every camp nie; She was the mother-in-law of Editor Holbrook of the Hickory Democrat. .... NOT ARRESTED. Russians Have ; Not Arrested William .English Walling For Revolutionary Activity. vNew York. Jan. 19. -The correspon dent of the Associated -Press at St, Botorthnfp having,1 been queried eon derning the' reported arrest of William Knglisn wainng iur.icuiuu"'j -- tivity, telegraphed that Walling has not been arrested and rthat :the report t hnt effort is:without foundation. ; ,Tho Associated Press received the statement'- that: Walling lhad i been i et frnm -Abraham Cahn. editor of the Jewish daily. It was forwarded yesterday and jiccested as corecu i : : -Ambassador to, Japan. By-:A&soeiated Press. i, .XVas.hir-StCTL.i Jan.'- -.19LuLe ; ii. Wright, General , cf the -Philippines. has boeii named by the President as the -first -American -Ambassador -XO Japan. . , - - PLUNGED FROM ELEVATED TRACK TO STREET BELOW One Person was Killed and a Dozen Injured in Fearful Dash of Car From Elevated Track in Brooklyn To-day, Car was Full of People. Occurred at Curve on Lexington Avenue Line at fulton and Chestnut Streets. Train ot Three Cars Jumped Track, one Crashing to Street. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 19. One person was killed and a dozen injured when a street car on the elevated railroad in Brooklyn fell to the street. The car was crowded with passengers. ' r; The accident occurred at the curve on the Lexington Avenue line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., at Fulton and Chestnut streets. The -train, which consisted of three cars, -jumped the track at the switch and the first two cars remained on the elevated struct ure, while the rear car fell - into the street. GEN. LEE'S BIRTHDAY, Legal Holiday in Virginia Public Or ifices All Closed." By Associated Press. Richmond, Jan. 19. Gen. Lee's birth day, a legal" holiday in Virginia, was observed by the closing of banks, uub lic offices, etc. This afternoon . the Howitzers will fire a salute. At Savannah. Savannah, Jan. 19. General Lee's birthday was very generally ODservedJ here. A parade of the military and a meeting of the Daughters of the Con federacy were the features. A meet ing of the veterans will be held to night. One pleasing incident- of the military parade was the presence . of war, many wearing gray jackets. GIVEN NEW TRIAL. Caot. Jon?s Sentenced to 18 Years in Penitentiary Granted New Trial. By Associated Press- . . " Norfolk, Jan. 19. Owing to the. de cision by the Court - of Appeals in another case involving the same point Captain E. W. Jones, of the Virginia National Guard, convicted of the mur der of- Maud 'Cameron Robinson, for merly of Selma, N.; C, and given 18 years in the penitentiary, will : get ; a new trial. The point involved was that the trial jury was improperly sum moned. . IJ1VDER. $5,000 : BOND. Attain Colmey, Alias Moore Cliaf ged With Attempting to uet Large Sums FraudnleBtly. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. is. i. u. r. uoimey or Charles Murray, who has been held on a charge of attempting to negotiate forged certificates of bonds of.- the Nor folk and Western Railway Company was arraigned in court again and plac ed under $5,000 bail on a second com plaint. This time" he was accused of trying to negotiate with Barnard . and Clark of this city for a loan of 88,000 on what purported to be 815,000 worth of forged certificates. He was charged in this instance. The accused repre sented himself to be E. J.Moore. ALL VICTIMS RECOVERED. Victims of Mine Explosion AH Found; Seven Leave Families. By Associated Press. :: -: Charleston, W. Va.y; Jan. : 19 All bodies have been recovered 'from the Detroit mines . on Paint Creek. - The scene of the dust explosion yesterday. The men. except one, were found at their places of work, showing tle ex plosion came without ;any warning. Death came to most of them from suf focation. Seven were married and leave families. CONSIDER FOOTBALL. Faculty Representatives of "Big Nine" . Consider FootDau. Bv Associated Press. . ... Chicago, Jan. l. xne racuuy repre sentatives of the Western Intereolle giate Athletic Association known as the "Big : Nine': and other Western Universities went to consider what shall be dpne with football as now played. . ;: : :. GAYNOR-GREENE. Indictments Read Thomas Appointed ; Foreman of Jury. .. By Associated Press. ' ' " . Savannah, Jan. 19 The reading Of the indictments consumed the session of the Greene and Gaynor trial. Judge Speer - appointed Hope Thomas, : of Quitman, foreman of tne jury. SEES BROTHER STABBED. : Unancl Uv 'i Pair of Crookedw Dice Leads to Trasedy. . St. Louis, Jan. -19. Jonas Baker, a negro 19 years old, was stabbed to death at No. 819 South Twenty-second street yesterday, afternoon, and the po lice arrested Albert McMoore, alias 'Black Diamond," a negro, whp it is charged did the cutting. ; - ; ' 'Bakeri it is said,' had a" pair, of dice which McMoore.' averred ' Were "crook ed,' They had - a bitter argument, and Sordine: to Baker's 'Sister, : Gena Ba ker; McMoore drtw a knife -and plung ed it into her brother's : heart; v:"' ; ' The girU.d.ragjre.l the...injurgd boy to ii - fitrp.et and veiled . for , assistance. An ambulance was called." but-BakeT was dead -bef ore - the - city - hospital ;jwas reached. . WILL IT BE BAILEY? Report Says That Cr G. Bailey, of Ad vance Will Succesd Collector Har- ' kir.s. ' '" '... - .- - - ... f It is reported in Charlotte among "the faithful" that Mr. a G: Bailey, treas urer of he Republican 'State: Executive Committee, . is to receive the office of Collector of Internal rReyenue for the Western District of North : Carolina, now held by -Mr. H, S. Harkins, of Asheville. In this"-connection the fol lowing from the? Twin City Daily Sen tinel will be read -with interest: "The Sentinel hears a well 'authen ticated report ' to the effect that Mr. C. G. ailey, of Advance, ( Chairman, of the Board of Commissioners of Davie county .andTreasurer of the Republi can State Exesutive Committee, has; decided to ask for. an office at the hands of his party ", " . -: y "It is said that Mr. Bailey is getting up the necessary credentials and en dorsements which will be filed with the proper authorities announcing his candidacy for the appointment as col lector of the fifth North Carolina reve nue district., the office "held, for some thing more than eight , .years ', by Mr. H. H. Harris of. Asheville,' : JAMES ON TRIAL. Was Among Number Deficient Studies Charged With Hazing. By Associated Press. Annapolis, ; Jan. .19. The trial in of Midshipman Bloebaunii of St. Charles, Mo.; on charges of ' hazing, were re sumed.. The next case to be tried is that of Charles M.-"James, of Grinnell, Iowa, a member, of the Second Class. Liko . Meriwetbet3i; .and -Bloebaum, James was obliged ; ; to ' stay" at the Academy during September, when: the other upper ' classmen were' on leave, because : of deficiency in his studies Ho occupied part of his time, .it' is charged, -with initiating members of the . new Fourth, Class into Academy life. ; . - France will Demand "an Immediate Apolof y for ffttulting Treatment merit by President Castro, of Her ChargeDe Affairs. Wash ' ington Government Informed! ' By Associated, Press.. ; i - Washington, Jan.-;19;t-It is learned; here. thatPra:ice" willr-.einand-. an im-, mediate apology of President Castro, for what is regarded as his insulting and unwarrantable treatment of M. Taigny, the French Charge de-affairs. What form the -displeasure . of France -will take has : been tentatively decided and the details of the,; program will - be communicated , confidentially to - the Washington government); or. . (' . . Judge Ide Relieved. : . - " Judge ;-Ide ViceJGk)verhor of the Philippines, will -be appointed Gover nor General until June lst3 on which date he has asked to be relieved' from further duty - in the Philippines.1 : - Upon Governor hide's retirement, Gen. James F. Smith now a member of the commission and former Justice of the Philippine Supreme court will succeed him. - . BIGELOWS TO GO FREE. Would Not Divulge Source of Informa tion May. Go Free. By Associated Press." : :i Washington, Jan. 19. Ppultney Big elow's defiance of the Senate Commit tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals, in refus ing to divulge the': sources of certain information he '4s alleged to "have re garding the cbiidttions in- Panamawill probably go unpunished. While no definite-action was taken,: it was' gen erally understood that the proceedings against the . witness will not be . begun. NOTED EDUCATOR DEAD. Rev. L. G. Atkinson President of Sem inary Died Today.. By Associated Press. 7 , : Atlanta, Jan. , 19. Rev. L. G. Atkin son, D .D., president of the Gammon Methodist-Episcopal Theological Semi nary of Atlanta, is dead, aged 67. Death came as the resut of injuries sustained by a fall in' Yellowstone National Park two years ago, complicated by stom ach troubles. '.: -: . v ;.:. . 1: : Dr. Atkinson has been : engaged - in education work for more than 27 years. MAY BE LOST. Scarcity of: Cottort Pickers MayJWean Loss of Much Cotton. T-;-.-- . By Associated Press - ; . . .. : Waco, Texas, Jan. 19. Thousands of bales of cotton iiTsaveral of the; North west Texas counties: will it is. believed be lost f or lack of pickers.: In Wilbar ges countyijhalf the cotton now stand ing is offered to pickers to gather the crop. . . . . ' -. In -Mftmory '-of Gen. - Lee. Leesburg, Va, Jan. 19. Gen. Robert E, Lee's birthday will be observed here On.-.-.today -bv . a - banouet - to the Clinton: Hatcher ; Camp, -Confed erate--Veterans. The banquet :-wfll be held nnder the - direction, of ' Loudoun Chapter,. ;DaughtefS of the Confeder acy, ; and- the Sons:f.of Veterans. .T.he speakers for the occasion will ;be Sena tor : Jceh . Cr 2S..-;BrackbTOT tucy:-.SeaatorfeM.one7, .ct-Mississippi; Congressman John F.. Rixey; and Judge Samuel" W; -Wfnianisy of Wytheville Va. - - .-:.' ; . All Suspicion was Disbelled To- day Regarding Death nd Burial of R. K. Dargan who Suicided Some Months Ago at Darlington. investigating Committee Open Grave and Find Corpse. Insur ance Representatives Were Pre , sent and Were Cbhyinced that Corpse was That of DargVn. i; - Special to The News. Darlington, S. C, Jan. 19. Today the committee appointed to open the grave of R. K. Dargan, to find if his body was there, or if the story of his suicide and .burial was a fake, cut through the cement and coffin : and found the body there. . . . . " Every suspicion was dispelled for the investigation proved satisfactory to both .the committee. , of . investigation and the representatives of : the ; insur ance companies in which the dead man had been insured. . Mr.:F. W. Calkin, representative of the. -Fidelity Insurance Company was present at the opening of the grave and was thoroughly convinced that the body foirnd was that of It. ' K. Dargan Mr. Dargan had $25,000 insurance in this comnany, ?10,000 for his estate and ?15,000. for his family.. -; Mr. Chambers, local representative of other companies, in which Mr. Dar gan had been insured, was also present at the investigation and was convinced wiiout a doubt that the body found in the grave was that or Keith Dargan. The investigation has put at an end the i suspicion which has existed, . re garding the authenticity - ot the story of the burial of R. K. Dargan. It was on acco'-int of this suspicion that the family agreed to an investigation which waS today made. j . ENGLISH - EIiECTlibN l- West Belfast, Unionists , Stronghold. Captured By Irish Nationalists. '"'"' "."':.- ' ' ' . .. "?C By Associated Pres. : : ' London, Jan. 19; The : most Interest ing feature of today's election returns was the capture of West Belfast by an Irish Nationalist, Joseph .Devlin. Belfast , has been the unionist strong hold - from- time j.immemorialr-with -the exception of a' few years. Twelve Lib eral and two ' Labor gairis '-were an nounced as the result vof yesterday's elections. The . toals now are : Liberal, 218; Uhioists, 94; Irish Nationalists, 70; Devlin Elected. - M Devlin has also been re-elected" for North: Kilkenny, but will hold his Bel fast seat. He toured the United States States in the Irish cause in 1902. LEAR GETS SENTENCE. Given Five" Years For Embemling Funds o f Bank to Amount of $60,000 Took Appeal. By Associated Press. " Philadelphia, Jan. 19. Henry Lear, former president of : the Doylestown Pennsylvania ' National -Bank, which failed several years ago, was sentenced to Ave year Imprisonment in the East ern penitenitentiary - f or embezzlement of the bank funds. An appeal was ta ken and Lear .'was ! -admitted 'to bail. Lear was charged with misapplying funds of the bank amounting to nearly $60,000. . " ' - : V ' - - : ; '. , . , FIELD LAID TO REST, Funeral Servlees Jletd-'at His Hornet Business Establishments Closed Flags at Half Mast. By Associated Press. : -' : !' i . , ' Chicago, Jan. 19. The funeral ser vices of Marshall Field were . held at his late home and the First Presby terian church. " The' services " in both instances were private. The body was placed in a vault at Graceland cemete ry. luring tne nours 01 tne innerai the , large - retail establishments on State street arid other-stores' were clos ed. Every club house - and prominent office buildingrplaced flags at half mast. SON NOT GUILTY. , .... , Coroner's Jury : Decide That f Woman .. . Died From Heart Disease. By Associated Press. . " .. Philadelphia, ; Jan. ; ia. ri ne.- uoron er's-jury rendered the verdict that Mrs. Anna : McMurrow, : who claimed to - oe Countess De Bettaneourt, died: of heart disease, John McMurrow, her son, who was arrested after her death, .was released from .custody. - ; - NOTED MAN DEAD. Was Former President of Argentine Reoublic. Noted in Literature. , By Associated Press. : ; - ', : Buenos :Ayres, .Jan. -19. 3eneral Bartolome .'.Mitre, former -president ot Argentine Republic died. -He ' was aged 83: :He gained considerable, destinetion in " literature, his work including " the translation : in Spanish of Dantes' "Di vine comedy.';--' -.; - ; : ' - ::'Accused of Wife- Murder. ; iShebovKanlv Wis.. -JanV-W, William Ramaker, a fariner : of : Adeli-.was lar rested today, eharged with kaving kill-ed.:his-wife-by striking ner oxtrthe;htd .withr.-a: piece cf wood :last night in-the presence of his two -.children. ;amat er was teleas ed from an lasane 'asyJaw at Oshkosk,:a- ewiiaoiitjjs.$o. . ; MATRIMONY -CONTAGIOUS. Two Attendants at Widphester ; Wed ding Elope to Hagerstown to Marry, j Winchester, Va..: Jan.: 19.-r-Townsend N. Huff, a young farmer of Millwood, Clarke county,; and Miss Estelle Lee, i a . pretty seventeen-year-old r. glrl of Paris, :, Faucraier county, . and the daughter of William Lee, came to Win chester today to act as. -attendants at the wedding of William H. Benson and Miss Leona Drish, which took place at Middleton, this . county, tonight. Mr. Huff and Miss Lee concluded, -how ever, to get married themselves. Ac cordingly, they boarded -: an afternoon train for Hagerstown, Md., where they will i be ' married. The arents of the bride have not been told of their daughter's marriage. ; Find Human Head. . ; Galveston, Texas.. Jan, -'19. The find ing of a human head on the Mexican border near Laredo is -causing much excitement in that ' neighborhood. Al bino Ramenez. an old man, --arrived at Jjaredo today and reported to the sher- m's office the nndmg ' ot the head in a pasture twelve miles from Laredo. No other part of the body was discover ed. The, authorities believe that a mur der' has been uncovered and they are Investigating the supposed crime. 1 : A Death Worth Not Ins. Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 19. Captain John Willis, the largest cotton planter in the world,, js dead, aged 88. His plan tation is tne most thoroughly equipped and best fitted plantation in the United States. It is as large as a-principality in Europe. Captain Willis was captain of Company A, 1st regiment of Missip- pl volunteers in the Mexican war, com manded by Jefferson Davis. Horrible Crime in New Jersey Mount Holly, N. J., Jan. 19. The mys tery. surrounding the disappearance of the nine-year-old step daughter of Albert Jones, was solved today when Miss Minnie Baldwin, related to Prose cutor Atkinson, a startling story show ing that the' missing child was assault ed and then murdered by her step father. She said that when- the child had threatened to expose him he kill ed her, tied a weight around herbody and threw her into - a creekl. Jones was captured las night and is now in jail here. - MRS. CHADWICK IS SEWING. In Ohio Penitentiary She Makes But' ' tonholes . in Shirts. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 19. Mrs. Cas sie Chad wick, who has been too weak to work for the last few days, began her duties with the other women con victs to-day. ... She was set to work making button holes in shirts, and will - continue at this work until she becomes well and strong enough to run a sewing ma. chine. DEATH OF MRS. DURHAM. Body Will Be Taken to Marion, S. C. For Interment. Mrs. Margaret E. t)uniam died this morning at 5 o'clock at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. H. S. Hall, No. 321 North Pine street. . .. , . . The body was prepared for burial and will :be taken tonight to Marion S. C.) where the funeral and interment will take place tomorrow at the noon hour. .-. , .., : Mrs. Durham had been residing' with Mr., and Mrs. Hall for several months. Last fall her health, commenced to fail and she gradually grew worseFor the past three, or four days her condition had been alarming and her death, while exceedingly sad, was not unex pected. The deceased , was the widow of the late Maj. S. A. Durham, of Cleveland county. She was born in Marion, S. C, and was a daughter of the late Col. William Evans, of that place. Surviving the deceased are two daughters, Mrs. H. S. Hall, of this city, and Miss Eunice Durham, of Marion, S. C, and one son, Mr. C. A. Durham, of Atlanta. Mrs. Durham was a splendid woman and was loved and admired for her gentle disposition and her many noble characteristics. A false fire alarm called the de partments out last night at 12 o'clock to box No. 31 located at the corner of South Tryon and Morehead streets. Pid Penalty, With his Life for Murder of Sweetheart Last Fall.. Made Toys While in Cell. Hanged Himself in i Effigy, By Associated Pres. Louisville, Jan. 19. William Van dalsen, the young v white man, was hanged for the. murder last fall of his sweetheart,: Miss Fannie Porter. Van dalsen occupied -his time in jail by making toys, among them being a min iature gallows. - By. .going in a. slot de vice a figure representing a man was made to nrop through a miniature trap and dangle at the end of a ' card, j He gave this strange toy to the jail guard, refusing offers of rmoney from several men who wanted to. buy it. NO SESSION TODAY. Delegates , to Moroccan Conference Hold No Meeting, Out of Respect to ; Mohammedan. Sunday. . . By Associated Pres. ' i: : V:. y . .' . A.'iAlgeciras, Jan. 19. -This being Mo hammedan Sunday there -will -fee.i no session of the.International Conference on Moroccan f Reforms throlxgh defer ence fori the Jiciroccan delegates .The Moors redoobled their religious fervor country.- It- is. eipectsd that tte Ameri can delegates wiJl strongly, f aver the amelioration of 'the "CoiTditioiis of the Jews. - - l- VJIll.il WIS HANGED TO-DAY WILL TAKE PART III Chairman Bailey of N. C. Anti- Saloon League Announces that the League Will see That Tem perance Men are Elected to General Assembly. . General Lee's Birthday Observed. Flags Displayed. . Serious Wreck this Morning on Raleigh and Southport Railroad. No Casualties. . Special to The News. . Raleigh, N. p., Jan. 19. Chairman J. W. Bailey, of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League announced that he ; will,: at an early date, issue an official call for a .State . Convention of the League to meet in Raleigh, some time in February, to formulate a policy for 1906 and to adopt plans and methods of. work. He proposes that the League shall take a hand, in the selection of members of the General "Assembly to be elected next fall. . . , The birthday of General Robert E. Lee was strictly observed vtoday in the State Capitol by the closing of all State offices. The State flag was dis played on the South and the National flag on the north wings of the build ing.. . . . . There: was a serious - wreck on the Raleigh and Southport Railroad near McGullers this morning, in which one passenger coach and four freight cars tumbled .down an embankment. A number of passengers were painfully bruised, but none were seriously hurt. The passengers were taken- aboard the engine and tender and brought back to Raleigh. N. C. COTTON ASSOCIATION. Executive. .Committee Met Have in ; ; Hand $5,000 Mr. . Moore's Salary, r Work to Be Done. ' Special to The News.; ; : . .. , -i Raleigh; Jan.' 19. At a special meet- ing of 'the Executive Committee of. the . North Carolina Division of -the South ern Cotton Growers' Association here this afternoon the. official .report was . made that - they ; now have in hand ; $5,OOO. for the work of organizing the v various cotton growing counties, it i having been raised through the per- , sonal efforts of President C. C. Moore . and Chairman H. C. Dockery in the various North Carolina towns and Norfolk, Richmond iand other places. On the strength of this the committee , decided to . pay President Moore $125 per month and expenses, he to devote his time to the work of organizing the counties and directing the affairs of the association generally. There will also be four organizers put in the field to assist him with the view to having -every cotton county visited and or ganized during the early spring. The official headquarters of the State Association will be! established in Raleigh with the secretary devoting all his time to the work in charge. Temporarily the secretary is to be . engaged at least for . .the next few months. ' a ; There will be an Association Lite- -rary Bureau conducted in connection with the Raleigh office to be in close, touch with the press and the farmers generally, one of the special aims be- ... ing to keep down the acreage to the 1905 record. ' - , ' ORMAL INFANT jBOKN'. Mrs. " Charles Boyfcin, Dwarf Twenty Eigbt Inches High, Gives Birth - to . Six-Pound paby in the City of Green Ville. . ' Greenville, Jan. 19 Yesterday after noon at the Greenville .sanitarium.there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boy kin a daughter. -There attaches more... than the usual amount of . Interest to the birth of this child: 1 Mr. and Mrs. Boykin are dwarfs and . are said to be the smallest persons in : America. They have-been associated with the Barkoot Carnival company for sometime, having come - to this city " with this aggregation three months ago. Mrs. Boykin is familiarly known as Doletta and was the "leading fig ure in one of the shows . with this ' amusement company.' Since the first two or three performances in this city she had been m the Greenville sanita rium. . Mrs. Boykin is exactly 28 inches in height and her baby is 18 inches, weighing six pounds. Mrs. Boykin is the daughter of parents of normal size and is the only dwarf . known in her family traced back for many genera tions. Her husband bears the same unique record of being' the only dwarf in his family, his parent also being of...' normal size. The physicians state this accounts for the offspring of the dimin- ; utive parents being well developed and of normal size. . ' : Mrs. Boykin-is so small she cannot get into . a common chair without as- ' sistance. She cannot get into bed with out -a footstool or someother contri vance uron which to climb. "When seat ed in a chair her feet are fourteen inch es 'from the floor. Her body is well developed, however, her shoulders be ing broad and muscular. She-is intel lectual' to a remarkable degree and her head is crowned with a wealth of Wavy, nut-brown hair. : She was educated along with her sister at their home in -j Ohio. Not until she was married to Mr. Boykin did she join a theatrical troupe, but she -says -her life'On the road -has een -one of -pleasure . and profit.. She . is particularly fond of -the latest books and during her spare moments she finds a, "great deal ofpleasure in reading the late novels. - . . -Mr.-BoykinvJjas-:-been, with his little ' wife almost constantly since - she has been in Grefenville, although he -did not give-up his engagement with. the Bar-,. ' koot people. They will now return to Ohio for a time. LEGISLATIVE
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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