Tnnr?i JLJQLJlli THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 62 CHARLOTTE, N C, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2$, 1906. PRICE: 3 CENTS Q1 NEGRO THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF GANG 10 ROBBED P, 0, . Johnson, Colored was Arres ted by Police for Being Asleep in Box Car. Search Reveals P. 0. Conoellation and Date Stamp of Elmore. 05 Says he and His Pal Were Con nected with Postoffice Robbery at Elmore Last Thursday Night. Amendment to Charter of Big Company. Special to The News. Ualeigh, N. C, Jan. 22 -Early this morning James Johnson, a negro iramp, was arrested by the Raleigh police for being asleep in a box car on the Southern freight yards and when he was searched at the police station a postoffice cancellation and date stamp ei Elmore. Scotland county, was found in his pocket, together with a quantity of postage stamps. The Elmore post office was broken into and robbed last Thursday night and the negro con fesses to having had a hand and impli cates a "pal," whom, he says, was with him and is now somewhere about Raleigh. The Carolina Timber Company, the principal office with the Angola Lum ber Company, Wilmington, filed an amendment to a charter this morning, reducing its working capital from 1100,000 to $75,000, and increasing its authorized capital from $100,000 to SI 50.000. W. T. Sears is one of the principal stockholders. It is expected that Governor Glenn will return to the city from his trip to Petersburg, Va., and Washington, D. C, Wednesday morning. GREENE GAYNOR. Cclonel Meldrim Took Up Argument of Government and Explained Each Point. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 22. In the Greene and Gaynor case, Colonel Mel drim, of the counsel for the defense, mirtc the statement of the defendant's side of the case. He said it was true Greene and Carter were' on terms of friendship, as the prosecuting attor ney, Mr. Erwin, had asserted, but there was nothing surprising in that, a.s Greene, tco, had been an army of ficer and in the engineer corps. He scouted the idea that Carter was the dupe. A weak tool, pliable clay in the hands of Greene, the statement be ing disproved by Carter's attainments and his appointment to places of trust and importance. Point by point Col onel Meldrim took up the government's view as given By Erwin and gave the explanation. , . NOTED CASE CONSIDERED. Interstate Commerce Commission Considers Case of Griffin Grocery Co., Against Railways. By Associated Pres. Washington, Jan. 22. The Inter state Commerce Commission announ ced their decision in the case of the Griffin Grocery Company, of Griffin, Georgia, against the Southern Railway Company and the Central of Georgia, Railway Company dismissing the com plaint. The petition filed by the Gro cery Company alleged unjustly higher freight rates from Chicago and St. Louis and Dawson, Georgia. prejudice against the Griffin of a vio lation of the lon or short haul clause as shown in this case and that, while the practice of making rates to Grif fin by combining rates to Atlanta with local rates therefrom to Griffin may result in unreasonable charges evidence in the case is not sufficient upon which to base a conclusion in that respect. GUAYAQUIL SURRENDERED. All Quite in Ecquador Says essage to Department. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22. The State De partment has received a cablegram from Guayaquil, Ecuador, announcing the surrender of Guayaquil and saying that the situation is quiet. LOSS FROM FIRE $50,000. Baltimore Chrome Works Practically Destroyed. By Associated Press. Baltimore, Jan. 22. Fire partially destroyed the Baltimore Chromo oiks causing a loss of $50,000. THREE WEEKS RECESS. Supreme Court to Take Recess An T, nouncsment Made. J-y Associated Press. ashington, Jan. 22. Chief Justice lllIer save notice of the three weeks recess of the United States Supreme tourt beginning next Monday. , All Gentlemen in South. iv i ' Mo" Jan- 22- A- w- Carson, came her ein 1872 and started the J"riin Heralri, ,iied this week and his will Wils opened today. He left $30,000, ' J; hulk of which is bequeathed to his , !'r' Sarah Hunt, of New York. J ne w ill directs that $1,000 be used to pi Cpies of Mark Twain's "How to trii ,nt,ornan'" which are to be dis- n , , amo"S the Young Men's Chris i'' Associations in the North, as ad ,n .llow to be a gentleman is not nixuta m the South. SENSATION CREATED. Ref. 4 That Cashier Was Short in Ac NJs of Bank Matter Ad just Special to The News Chester, S. C., Jan. 22. Quite a sen sation was created here Saturday when it was made public that Mr! W. A. udy, who resigned his position as cashier of the Commercial Bank one week ago today, was short in his ac counts. On last Monday, when the bank officials were -examining the books they detected something wrong, and then an investigation ensued! when it was found that the former cashier, was short in his acounts. In the meantime, Mr. Eudy had been elected cashier of the Exchange Bank, having served one day when called in to the Commercial Bank and confront ed with the charge. Mr. Eudy vehem ently denied the charare. h ut. whpn prvn- f rot ted with proof undeniable, he broke ot-wn and confessed. He was allowed to make restitution, which he immed iately did. He at once resigned his pos-ition with the Exchange Bank. Mr. Eudy had many friends who re gret very much that such a misfortune beiell him. Mr. Eudy organized the Commercial Bank about seven years ago, and it teemed always worked for the interest of the bank. He is a man of much ! business canacitv a.iH i? nlwnvs -m tha Saiert for business? Mr. Eudy left the city last night and it is . supposed that he went to Vir ginia. Mr. A. G. Brice, president of the Commercial, gave out a statement to the effect that the bank was in good condition and that Mr. Fudy replaced rhe entire amount taken. SALISBURY HAPPEMSGS, JNow Southern Depot Man Held XI .llauy Improvements Other Nms. Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 22. The South ern Railway is preparing to lay heavy rails on the Y which connects the Spencer- yards with the Western main line. The store room on Main street in which Mrs. L. Pink recently lost a $lo,000 stock of dry goods by fire is to be remodeled and will be one of the handsomest in the city. It will be occupied by Mr. Dave Oestreicher, who now conducts a big mercantile business here Mr. Home Porter, an employe of the Southern, who lives on North Main street across the Western rairoad, was held up at the railroad crossing late Saturday night by a negro with a pis to. Mr. Porter turned quickly around and proceeded in haste to a nearby pro light and then up town but was not followed by the negro. Revenue Officers have seized the dis tiller of A. Evans in Salisbury to gether with 53, barrels of whiskey. They also seized ten barrels of liquor from the firm of J. C. Somers & Co. Mayor Boyden loft yesterday for Washington to confer with General Manager Ackert of the Southern in re gard to the new passenger station to be built here and to urge the necessity of beginning the work at once. Mr n. N. Haekett of Wilkesboro;- will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in this dis trict. This gentleman was in Salisbury Friday and the next day one of his close friends made the statement that he would be in the race. Salisbury is glad Dr. Julius Cald well has decided to locate here. It will be remembered that he was called to an important position a few months ago at the University, of North Caro lina, the one made vacant by the resig nation of Dr. Richard, Whitehead, who was called to the University of Vir ginia. Dr. Caldwell declined and re mained with the John Hopkins at Bal timore. However, since the death of his father several weeks ago he decid ed to come back to Salisbury and will be associated with the Whitehead and Stokes sanitarium. The funeral of Dr. Rumple will be held from the First Presbyterian church tomorrow. , The stoekholders of the Salisbury cotton mills have declared the usual dividend and added a good amount to the surplus fund to be used in further adding to the mill. MOB OF 300 MEN Early Sunday Morning Large Mob Took Ernest Baker From Jail and Hanged Him From Beam of City Scales. Had Attempted Criminal Assault. By Associated Press. Hopkinsville, Ky., Jan. 22. A mob of 300 men early Sunday morning took Earnest Baker, a negro, from the county jail and hanged him from a beam of the city scales near the court house, in the center of the city. Baker on Saturday night, attempted a criminal assault on Miss Mary try, aged 18, whom he knocked down and dragged by the heels into an alley. Her screams attracted the neighbors, and the negro fled but was later cap .tured by the officers. x The mob's work was so secretly done that the prisoners in the jail next to Baker did not know of the lynching until morning. MAYO AT THE BAT. Midshipman of First Class Now On Trial By Court Martial. By Associated Press. I Annapolis, Jan. 22. The case of Mid shipman Claude B. Mayo, of Columbus, Mississippi, of the first class, was taken up by the Court Martial at the Naval Academy. CHAS. T. WADE ACQUITTED. Tried By Court Martial Freed From Charge. . Ey Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22 Ensign Chas. T. Wade, charged with the responsi bility for the explosion on the gunboat Bennington, in San Diego harbor C life, some months ago has been acquitted by Court Martial in his case. - - LYNCHED NEGRO THE ANNIVERSARY OF "RED SUNDA !! IS OBSERVED To-day, is Anniversary of "Red Sunday" in Russia, Many Wear Baids of Crepe and Silently Sympathize with Revolutionists. Quiet at Capital. At Warsaw Factory Strike. ' Socialists Employees fired on. Two Fatally Wounded. Gas Ex plosion Constitutional Gov ernment for Persia. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 22. The fre quent patrols in ail streets this morn ing are marching at wide intervals in bomb formation. This is almost the only indication that today is the anni versary of -"Red Sunday." Stores are open and the ordinary life of the city is proceeding as usual. Bands of work men were encountered occasionally proceeding from one factory region to another, sometimes chanting a revolu tionary chorus, but otherwise they were orderly. The authorities forming the student demonstrations at their favorite rally ing place in front of the Kazan Cathed ral, posted a heavy force of Cossacks and mounted Gendarmes in the court yards of the neighboring buildings and patrolled that section with especial vigilance. Many people wore bands of crape on their arms, silent signs of sympathy with the revolutionary cause. New Persian Government. The Constitution Government for Persia, according to advices from Te heran, is to be the outcome of the sud den exodus of the thousand merchants and mullah priests -from the Persian capital as a protest against the Shah's government. The insurgants proceed ed to the village of Shah Abj-ul-Azim, where the Shah presided over the rep sentative assembly elected by Mullahs, merchants and land owners. The assembly will be called the "House of Justice," and will exercise administrative and legislative powers. Equality, of all before the. law will be proclaimed. - ' . -;. Observed at Moscow. ' Warshaw, Jan. 22. The anniversary of "Red Sunday" is being observed Sere by a strike of the employees of factories. A detachment of infantry fired on a number of Socialists who were compelling the shop keepers in Withowski market to close their estab lisments. Two men were fatally wound ed and others slightly injured. A gas explosion, cause unknown, destroyed a wing of Count Zamoiiski's residence, seriously injuring eight ocupants. MYSTERIOUS CASE. No Trace of New York Man. Thought to Have Suicided By Jumping in French Broad. Special to The News. Asheville, Jan. 22. Although the sheriff and his assistants have persist ently dredged the river, no trace has as yet been found of the body of the New York man who is supposed to have committed suicide by plunging into the French Broad river yesterday afternoon. The case is shrouded in mystery, yesterday afternoon foot prints were found, leading to the river dowrn a sheer-bank where the water rapidly deepens to 15 to 20 feet. At the ton of the bank, fastened on a, freshly cut twig, was found the follow ing note written with a lead-pencil: "Love has driven me to this. I am from New York City, 511 Fifth Avenue. When you find my body, telegraph my father." A wire message sent to the olace, and name indicated was return ed undelivered, for the reason that no such person could be found. - Further Details. The address given by Williams, the man supposed to have drowned him self in the French Broad River yes terdav. as being that of his father, P T. Williams, is the residence of R. T. Wilson, father-in-law of Cornelius Van- derbilt. The scene of the supposed sui cide was on George Vanderbilt's es tate a few miles south of Asheville The efforts to recover the body are unavailing. CHURCH PANIC. Panic in Church Results in Death of 17 Many Injured. Bv Associated Press. Philadelphia, Jan. 22. There were additional deaths during the night as a result of the panic in St. Paul's Baptist Church (colored). The total number dead is reported by the various hos pitals is 17. Two score of injured, which were taken to the hospitals last night, have, with the exception of four Dersons returned to their home. None of t the injured are in a serious condi tion. Presidential Nominations. Rv Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22. The President sent the following nominations of nostmasters to the Senate: . North Carolina Atheton B. Hill, at Scotland Neck. South Carolina Preston Rion, 'at Winnsboro. President C. C. Moore, of the North Carolina Cotton Association, is sched uled to speak at Goldsboro next Wed nesday. Mr. Moore spoke 'at" Smith- field today. MR. ACKERT DENIES STORY. Says Mr. McManus Will Remain in Charlotte and. Mr. Coapman in Greensboro. . - ? On the authority of one of the high est officials of the Southern railway, it may be stated thatjit is not the pres ent intention of the. management to remove Superintendent McManus and his office force to Greenville, S. C. It: is also stated on the authority of the same high official that Mr. Coap man, Assistant General Superinten dent of the Southern, with offices at Greensboro, will not be moved t Char lotte. It may be added that the gentle may who gives The News this infor mation is Mr. C, H. Ackert, one of the vice presidents of the Southern and, until recently, general manager of the entire system. DEATH OF MRS. FINCHER. Body to Arrive Tonight. Will be Taken to Horr.e of Daughter. Mrs. B. F. Fincher. wife of the Rev. B. F. Fincher, and mother of Mrs-. J. W. Kiser, of this city, died this morn ing at Farmer, Randolph county. The body will be brought to Char lotte tonight at 10:10 o'clock and will be taken to the home of Mr. J. W. Kiser, No. 510 East Ninth street. The funeral will be hold from the residence tomorrow, at an hour to be named later. Mrs. Fincher was well known in Charlotte and her death will be learn ed with much regret. SENTENCE OF PENDLETON. Reconsidered and Changed From Life Imprisonment to 20 Years. By Associated Press. Manila, Jan. 22. The sentence of Lieutenant Pendleton, who was con demned to life imprisonment for mur der, has been reconsidered and chang ed to imprisonment for 20 years. 300 'KILLED III BIG BATTLE Invasion of Tohquin by Chinese Regulars, French Force Met. Three HoiirsBattle Fallowed. Over 300 Chinese Killed and 300 Wounded. By Associated Press. Marseilles, Jan. 22. The Chinese mail brought , the account of an in vasion of Tonquin, French Indo-China, by the Chinese regulars, who encount ered a French force numbering 4UU men, of whom 150 were Europeans. A three-hours' battle ensued, resulting in the defeat of the Chinese, who lost 300 killed and 300 wounded. The French lost 16 men of a foreign legion and 20 Annamites killed. MOROCCAN CONFERENCE. International .Conference Reassembled. Message From Spanish Senate Read. By Associated Press. Algeciras, Jan. 22. The internation al conference on Moroccan reforms re assembled. The presiding officer, Duke of Almodovar, read messages from tlfe .Spanish Senate and Chamber of Deputies expressing the hope for a successful issue of the conference. The Marquis Visconti Venosta, head of the Itlaian mission, replying -in the name of the delegates, made a significant reference to the international charac ter of the agreement to be concluded. This was interpreted - as referring to the Franco-German difficulty over the question of the international control of Morocco. Five Articles Adopted. The conference adopted five of the articles contained in the report of the committee on contraband arms. A dis cussion of the remaining articles went Over until Wednesday. Advance in Refined 'Sugar. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 22. The following advances in refined sugar were an nounced : All grades of soft sugar at 10 cents a hundred pounds and con fectioners, 5 cents. Turret-Ship Aquidabar Sunk South of Rio Janeiro by Explo sion on. -Board 300 of Crew Perish and all theOfficers but One. By Associated Press. - Rio Janeiro, Jan. 22. The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban has been sunk at Port Jacarepagua, south of Rio Janeiro, by an explosion .on board. It is reported that 300 of her crew per ished and only one officer was saved. The Aquidaban was of 4950 tons displacement and 6.200-horse power. It was built in 1885 and cost $1750,0Q0. The crew 'numbered 350 officers and men. , ' OVER 30D LIKE LUES - Ill III DEEP BIG CLOUD BURST 1 CARRIED flUIII 10 HUHTERSVILLE Parts of Tennessee City were this Morning Flooded by a Terrific Cloud-burst. Many Houses Were Inundated by the Fearful Down Pour. The Electric Railway Traffic was Completely Stopped, Many Bridges were Washed Away. So far no Loss of Life is Re ported. By Associated Press. , Nashville, Jan. 22 Parts of Hunts ville, Ala., were flooded this morning by a cloud-burst. Many houses were inundated. Bridges washed . away and the electric railway traffic was stop ped. No loss of life is yet reported. TERRIBLE STORMS. Terrible Snow and Sleet Storms. Worst in Years City Almost Iso lated. By Associated. Pres. Chicago, Jan. 22. One of the most severe snow and sleet storms which this city has experienced in many years has-practically isolated it from the outside world. The storm is most severe within the belt the radius of which is 60 miles. Almost all tele graphic service has been destroyed. The electric, elevated and surface transportation is about discontinued and cable lines are operating only with the greatest difficulty. The railroads are greatly handicap ped and all th earriving trains are hours behind time. A heavy gail pre vails and the snow and sleet are falling without cessation. " COLD WAVE WARNINGS. Warm Wave Fast Breaking. Gulf States To Be Visited By Cold Wave. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22. The warm wave 'of the last few days is "fast breaking un under the influence of the area of high pressure and cold weather that is moving Eastward over the Mis sissippi Valley according to the reports to the Weather Bureau. Cold wave warnings have been issued for the East Gulf States including Georgia,' Western' North Carolina, interior of South Carolina, extreme Western por tion of Virginia and Northern Florida. Storm warnings are displayed on the West Florida and on the Atlantic coast from Key West to Norfolk. ONE DIVORCE SUIT. A Damage Suit For $2,000 Is Now Be ing Heard by Judge Bryan. Tn the SuDerior Court today a di vorce was granted Mrs. Nannie R. Knox from her husband Claude A. Knox. Mr. E. T Causler represented the plaintiff. The case of Sanders, Orr & Co. vs the Moore Cotton Mills and J. H. Moore wnc held rvnen for trial. The case that is now occupying the attention nf the Court is that of B. A simnson vs. the Hoskins Mills. While Mr. Simpson was employed at the Hoskins Mill he fell from a ladder in the engine room and alleges tnat ne was nermanently injured. He is su ing for $2,v,y damages. He is repre sented by McCall & Nixon and the Hoskins Mill by Tillett & Guthrie. The case will hardly go to tne jury Deiore tomorrow morning. The following calendar has been prepared for this, the last week of court: "Tuesday J. F. White vs. E. L. Reass, Curtis Heffner vs. Highland Park Manufacturing Company. Wednesday Mrs. Bessie Shaw vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway Company and Central Carolina Railroad Com pany, R. E. and C. E. Mason vs. Wil liams and Wright, T. J. Roberts vs. Southern -ilailway Company. Thursday W. S. Standi et al vs. Carolina Oentral Railroad Company, William 'Woodland vs. M. E. Blalock, W S. Biggers vs. D. M. Abernethy, 6. 'E. and W. W. Stein -vs. North Caro lina Railway Company. Friday R. E. and C. E. Mason vs. unstnl Tplesrranh -Company. C. H. Rob inson & Co. vs. Seaborad Air Line Rail way Company, C. H. KODinson & v,o. vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com pany .Phillip .Carey Manufacturing Company vs. Salmon Live Stock Com pany, Emma :B. Osborne vs. M. Os borne etral. . : 04J'.HE TOO SliOW." . Sride Dwm Mer Veddln .Clothing, lviLic.Jtliui -Fpndly, -f"d TUeu ,X,cave San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. .22. "Jou are too slow for me. - We don't need to make any trouble, but here's goodbye and farewell forever," and so saying the bride of Charles JJurk threw her arms around him, four weeks after their marriage, smothered him With rapturous kisses and fled :from the liouse decked imt iin all, Jier wedding finery. . - " . 1 Burk had suddenly come into pos session of a .neat foreune .through the death of his father, -and weddd Mrs. Pauline Campas, a pretty ;widow of twenty-three. He had furnished a home comfortably :f or her and lavished much money upon her to make her contented. When vhe went ao work yesterday there was nothing in her ;demeanor to ap prise him of the strange reception -he received upon his return. In his com plaint for the annulment of their mar riage, which was filed today, he alleges that she left with another man. GASTQN A NEWS. Big Real Estate Deal Consummated. Social Function Personal Notice-.-'. Special to The News. -Gastonia, N. C, tfan. 22. The Citi zens National Bank bought the build ing they are in from Mr. John E. Love. The Gastonia Hardware Co. bought the building they are in from Mr. Joha F. Love. i ' - Mr. John F. Love bought ; the Huss property adjoining his store and he is building two more store rooms and will run a department store. - Mr. Henry Craig resigned his posi tion as salesman with Swan, Slater Co. and has accepted a position as salesman with John F. 'Love. Misses Minnie and Cora Costner entertained the Sancui Club at their home Fridaysnight -and a good many boys were invited and had a fine time. Mr. Lee Brysan, who is telegraph operator here, leaves next week for a week's stay in Texas. - . Mr. Mack Keer. of Charlotte was the guest of his cousins, Messrs. R. J. and Loyd Sifford. Mrs. J. W. Dawman, of Statesville. is the guest of Mrs. J. A. Page and is visiting her husband. Rev. J. W. Daw man, here. It will be some time before Mr. Dawman's family will get here. W. D. MANN BORROWED $200,000 Editor of Town Topics Testified to Amount Borrowed Libel Trial of Hapgood. By Associated Press. . . New York. Jan. 22. Colonel W. D. Mann, editor of Town Topics, testified at the Hapgood criminal libel trial that he had borrowed nearly $200,000 from J. P. Morgan," James R. Keene. W. K. Vanderbilt, Wm. C. Whitney and ether prominent financiers. 'Many of these loans never were re paid, so far as Col. Mann could recall and others were repaid in stock in the Town Topics Company at 51,000 per share. - v BRUNSWICK .HARBOR. Report of Examination and Survey. ' Is Recommended. By Associated Pressl Washington, Jan. 22. The Secretary of War has transmitted to the speaker of the House representatives, a letter rrom the chief of the engineers to gether with reports of the preliminary examination and survey of Brunswick harbor, Georgia; '""';.:. The board of engineers who review ed the reports elated "The -improvement to the depth of 30 feet at mean high water, throughout harbor is a work worthy of being undertaken by the general government, and it recom mends the adoption of the project as proposed by the district v officer. The chief of the engineers also recommends the adoption of the project, as propos ed by the district engineer. Washington, Jan. 22. The right to bridge St. Andrew's Bay, Florida, was granted to the Birmingham, Columbus and St. Andrews Railway Company by the House. The urgent deffiency bill was taken up. Mr. Mauney's Condition Sstious. The condition of Mr. John M. Mau ney, of Stanley Creek, who was brought to the St. Peter's Hospital last night for treatment, is very serious. A telephone message from the hospital this afternoon stated that there was no improvement in his condition. AEROtW SUFFERS Charles Hamilton Drops 300 Feet With his Airship and ilmost Miraculously Escapes Fatal In jury Collapse Due to Insuffi cient Power. By Associated Press. Chicago, Jan. 22. A dispatch to 'ihe Tribune from Ormond, FTa., says Charles Hamilton, aeronaut, dropped 300 feet with his airship yesterday and narrowly escaped fatal injuries. Ham ilton was pitched forward upon the boardwalk and rendered unconscious. ib bones were broken. The collapse was due to the insuffi cient power of the 60-horse power tour ing car which was used to do the tow ing. When the speed of the tow began to lessen, the airship began to wabble and Hamilton, by mistake, droppedVhis cap, which was to have been a signal to the tow driver to stop. The aeroplane at once began to flut ter downward. ' x - Got Her .Savings, Then Jilted Her, Says the Girl. ,New York,- Jan. 22. Miss Bessie Cohen, of No. 24 St. Mark's Place, ap peared before Magistrate Breen in Yorkville Court, Saturday as complain ant against Louis Gartler, manager of a resturant at Eighth Avenue and Thirty-eighth street, who, she charged, obtained $200 from her under promise of marriage, after which he deserted her. , When be started in business, a -year ago, she alleges, he got her $200. As time passed, she" declares, he gradually let her know that he no longer cared for her. .Finally she got a .warrant .and Detective Carew arrested Gartler. He was held in $1,000 hail for a hearing today. , "1EY OHIO Hi 11 tm ! umu Secretary Taft Sends to the Sen ate a btatement in Response to Senate Resolution Calling Upon Him for Statement About Land Ownership. Statement Says no American Mem ber of Commission Owns Land in Islands; Filipino Members Were Possessed ot Land Before Becoming Commissioners. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 22 Secretary Taft sent to the Senate a statement in re sponse to a resolution calling upon him for information as to whether any member of the Philippine commission, or any officer of army or navy owns land in Philippine Islands, particularly with reference to the location of the proposed railroad in the islands. The American members of the com mission say they Dever have .owned and do not own lands in .the islands. The Filipino members of the commis sion say the lands owned by them were acquired previous to membership on the commission and would not, so far as they knew, be affected by the pro posed railroads. Secretary Taft says it would require four months to get the information asked for by the resolu tion, from army officers who have served in Philippines and asks further instructions from the Senate with view., to narrowing the investigation in this connection. In regard to. naval officers, f Secretary Taft referred the matter to the Secretary of the Navy. .. Mr- Clay Spoke. Mr. Clay addressed the Senate on his resolution relating to governmental power to fix maximum future charges by. railroads. , " . , . THE SAMUEL CASE. Interesting an4 Damaging Testimony , - Against Defendant. Special to The News. Oreensbtoro, N. C, Jan. 22. Wit nesses in the case against Samuel, one of the deputy collectors indicted for alleged frauds against the government and collusion with iblockade distillers, gave interesting and damaging testi mony against defendant in the Fed eral Court Saturday. A portion of it related to establishing the charge that illicit distillaries of James Combs and the -Melbrins, operated by steam, ran in six miles of Wilkesboro for months, the steam being plainly .visible from the public roai. It was testified that so notorious were the distilleries that a preacher during the summer of 1904 preached a sermon on the scandal in. the public streets of Wilkesboro, tell- ! ing the officers if they would follow him he would lead them to them. Testimony was introduced that after the officers went out and reported them destroyed, they were not, and the location of the engines, - boilers and still worms were shown. After -reading from Samuel's diary reporting : destruction of stills of ; Lin coln Parker .and William .Williams, in January, 1904, and producing .govern ment informers checks paid, to. samuei of i 10 each for same, District Attorney Holton introduced Mrs. Cella Forster, the young : daughter of Williams, and Williams himself, whose testimony was straightforward unique and typi cal of the character of the mountaineer moonshiner, and their integrity of pur pose. , . WHERE IS JOHN , D.f For a Week Process Seryera Await Illm At Pocaniieo.-HillH. New York, Jan. 22. The process servers,, who, it is said, are posing as real estate dealers, have been around the estate of -.John D. Rockefeller, at Pocantico Hills, during the last week in attempt to -serve the. Standard Oil king with a subpoena In the suit brought by the Attorney General of Missouri against the Standard . Oil Trust. It was reported that Mr. Rock efeller intended to visit his country mansion yesterday and the subpoena servers had An automobile in which J.O chase him but he did not appear. Mr. Rockefeller has not been around Pocantico since the suit was Started, and it is alleged, he Is evading -service.-Efforts to learn from . servants where he is have been in vain, as they say they cannot talk about their employers. -.Girl Dead in-Tunnel. . London, Jan. -22.rThe body of Lily, the 18-year-old daughter of Gount Ro chald, a Frenchman, was found in a railway tunnel near .Rugby. She was returning to a convent school in War wickshire from a holiday she had spent with her father in France. Her death is a- inyKtery, but circum stances seem to show ifcat she meant to go into a corridor, and, opening the wrong. door, fell to the track. Prof. Newton Tonight. ''-' The entertainment to be given to night by ,Prof- C.4 B..,Newton in Castle Hall, promises to be .quite . a.. success judging from the advance salejof seats. Prof. Newton is ope of the best enter tainers in the cquntry and the Py.th ians here are very Tortunate to secure him at this time. Besides the program ,to ,be .rendered iy;J?rof.;. Newton. .Ar rangements ,haye been made to .have some excellent music, and those who are so fortunate : as to attend will be sure to enjoy themselves. ut lULniiuu WAR SECRETARY