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STBipjCCTS,
Will get "Kmks" out of Account
of State National Guards with
the War Department. New
Company Receives a Chaiter
Tc'day.
Merchants Journal Consolidated
with Commerce of Atlanta. A
Large Distillery Seized. Cases
Heard in the Supreme Court
from Tenth District.
By Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C, April 10. A charter
was issued today for the Pilot Overall
Company, of Pilot Mountain, Surry
county, at a capital of $5,000 sub
scribed and $50,000 authorized. The
iiuwiiorators are L. Levy, T. A. Key,
W. R. Badgett and others.
An amendment authorizing the is
suance of the preferred stock in con
nection with the , $100,000 authorized
capital, was granted the Scott Sparger
Company, of Greensboro, J. H. Sparg
er being president.
Sheriff Norman, of Chowan county,
was here today to deliver to the peni
tentiary two prisoners, a negro wo
man to serve three years for conceal
ing the birth of a child, and a negro
man to serve ten years for burglary.
Governor Glenn leaves tomorrow for
Washington for the purpose of getting
"some kinks" out of the accounts of
the North Carolina National Guard
with the War Department.
Editor Norman H. Johnson, of the
Merchants Journal, of this city, has an
nounced that he has consolidated the
Journal with the Commerce of Atlanta
and the publication will be known in
the future as the Merchants Journal
and Commerce, with principal office in
Raleigh and a branch office in Atlanta.
The Journal has extensive circulation
through North Carolina, .South Caro
lina and Virginia as the organ of the
Merchants and Grocers Association
and the Commerce circulates in Geor
gia. Florida and Alabama.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission issues a call for reports
of the condition of statements, of pri
vate and savings banks at the close of
business April 5.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector D.
C. Downing, has filed in the collector's
office here a detailed report of the
seizure he and Deputies McDonald and
Surles made near Hoffman last week
by odds the biggest on record. The
seizure included one four chamber
stil condenser, beer pump, six ferment
ors, $.340 gallon capacity, containing -6,
SjO salons of beer, 115 bushels of meal
and rye malt, the yeast tubs, one steel
malt tub, Copper worm, 50-borse power
boiler, 35 horse power engine, hydraul
ic pump, saw -mill complete, 400 feet
of wire rope, 30,600 feet of lumber, 3,
000 feet of logs, four-horse log wagon,
two two-horse wagons, two mules, set
of harness and 460 acres of land, the
whole outfit being the property of Jas.
Blue, one of the best known men in
the Hoffman section. Blue operated the
distillery in Hoffman, as a government
distillery until the last legis
lature made the place prohi
bition. Then he carried it to somo
point in Georgia for awhile. However,
the revenue department discovered
some weks ago that the distillery out
fit had again been shipped to this State
end thr.t Blr.e hr.d placed r.n order
for a car load of meal and other sup
plies. When thev made the raid at the
saw mill last Friday they found the
distillery in ooeration under the saw
mill. They were just getting ready for j
their first run cf whiskey. j
It is a notable fact -that Blue has
already been iu in the Federal Court
here in two cases for blockading. The
first time he compromised on the pay
ment of ?1,400 and the second time on
the payment of 51,000. He was repre
sented by Claudius Dockery, now Unit
ed States marshal for this district.
When the tenth district was called
in the Supreme Court today one of
the most notable cases that came up
on appeal was that of State vs. Arthur
Williams from Davie County, the pris
oner beins under sentence of three
years on the public roads of Randolph
County for murder In the second de
gree in that he killed Louis Laird last
January.
Another State case argued was the
appeal of State vs. Devotion Whitley,
who appeals from a verdict of guilty
of betrayal under promise of marriage
in Stanley and a sentence of three
years on the Randolph roads.
When the regular tenth district ap
peals are all argued this week, the
appeal in the State vs. Lilliston, from
Wake County will be heard, the appeal
being frpm a verdict of manslaughter
for the killing of Chas. G. Smith, of
Petersburg, in the Union Depot here
on Friday of State Fair week and a
sentence to sixteen years in the peni
tentiary. State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner, returned this
morning from a week's stay in Cleve
land County, where he delivered a num
ber of addresses in the interest of lo
cal taxation for the improvement of
l'Ublic schools. He says that great in
terest is being manifested in the cause
of education and that a number of
excellent new school houses have just
been completed.
At. the Church of the Good Shepherd
(Episcopal ), Sunday night, the right of
confirmation was administered by
GOVE
GLENN
Bishop James Blount Cheshire to thir
ty candidates. The service was pre
ceedcd on Satnrrinv
I " litiig, uj1 tliC
j Daptism by immersion of two vouns
It;uits- Aey are students at the Bap
tist University and desired to unite
with the Episcopal church, insisting,
however, on being immersed. A pool
was improvised in the parish rooms,
and the young ladies knelt down in the
water and were immersed three times
each face foremost in the name of the
"Father, Son and the Holy Ghost." The
mode of baptism in deatil was just as
the young ladies directed that it should
be.
THE STRAWBERRY MOVEMENT.
Fruit Growers Express Getting Ready
to Handle Crop New Sunday
ccnooi Koom.
Special to The News.
Wilmington, N. C, April 10. The
ruit Growers Express, which furn
ishes the refrigerator cars for the
truckers in this section, are making
ready for the big strawberry move
ment and the icing stations at the
principal shipping points in this vicin
ity are being re-iced preparatory to the
commencement of ther movement. The
cars for the shipments, and many
thousands will be used for this pur
pose before the season ends, are being
stored on side tracks near Wilmington
awaiting the opening of - the season.
The car line will no doubt have the
necessary rolling stock on hand this
year to handle the movement, as last
year at Chadburn alone, which is the
largest strawberry shipping point in
the world, thousands of crates of ber
ries rotted before cars could be gotten
to move them and consequently they
had to be dumped into the river, j
The Armour people, owners of the
Fruit Growers' Express, had to pay a
large number of claims last year by
reason of the lack of cars and it is
hoped that this season they will keep
a sufficient number at the track cen
ters to handle the movement and do
away with the congestion.
In the near future the Sunday school
room of the First Baptist Church will
be greatly enlarged by the addition of
three large class rooms. Some time
ago it was found that the present room
was not large enough to accommodate
the school and the school now holds
its meetings in the main auditorium
of the church. The church has appro
priated $3,500 for the purpose of build
ing the new additions and when the
work is finished the Sunday school
will be one of the largest, if not the
handsomest, Sunday school rooms in
the city. The improvements will be
modeled after the Tabernacle Sunday
sc.hool room in Raleigh.
ARE RAILROADS INTERESTED
Interstate Commerce Commission Be-
gins Investigation into Railroad
Affairs. .."..; . ,1
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, April 10. The Inter
state Commerce Commission acting
under the Tillman Gillespie resolu
tion began an investigation here to
ascertain whether the railroads are
directly cr otherwise" have any inter
est in the coal or oil which they
transport as common carriers.
Upton H. White, statistician of
the tidewater steam bituminous Coal
Traffic Association, was the first wit
ness. WITH HEAVY CRASH
BUILDING FELL III
A Number of Persons are Thought
to be Buried in Debris of Large
Building Which Suddenly Col
lapsed. One Body Recov
ered. By Associated Press.
Pittsburg April 10. With a crash
that could be hearJ. for squares, the
five story building at 622 Liberty
Avenue, recently vacated by J. Lauer
toy dealer collapsed. The building
was being demolished and about 25
workmen, mostly foreigners and ne
groes, were caught by the falling
walls. The majority escaped with
slight injuries, but. several, just how
many is not known, were buried un
der the debris.
Up to two o'clock one body had
been recovered.
It is believed that at least four
men and a team of horses are still
in the ruins. ,
SMOOT AND WIFE CONVICTED.
Smoot Gets Two Years and His Wife
One in Atlanta Penitentiary.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C, April 10. Smoot
and wife were convicted of counter
feiting. The man was sentenced to
two years and the woman to one year
in the Atlanta penitentiary. ;
Fourth-Class Postmasters.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 10. Fourth-class
postmasters appointed are: For North
Carolina, at Woodward, Louis B. Lad
lock. Tor Virginia, at Barrows'" Store,
Sallie V. Barrows; at Clito, Michael
M. Draper.
Greene-Gaynor.
By Associated Press.
; Savannah, .Ga., April iu. ti. w.
Meldrim, leading counsel for the de
fense, began speaking on the conven
ing of the Federal Court for the
Greene and Gaynor trial. . The court
room was crowded.
Prof. N. S. Shaler Dead.
fatnhririe'fi Mass.. April 10. Prof.
Nathaniel' S. Shaler, an eminent geol
ogist and dean of the Lawrence, Sci
entific school died of pneumonia.
210 PERSONS WERE
BURIED BENEATH
ASHES OF VO
CO
List of Victims of Vesuvius Catas
trophe Rapidly Increasing.
Large Building Collapsed from
Weight ot Ashes Burying 200
Persons in Ruins.
Fate of Many Unknown. Horrify
ing Scenes After Collapse, Peo
ple Madly Call for Loved Ones
and Seek to Remove Barriers.
Pandemonium Reigns.
By Associated Press.
- Naples, April 10. Terrifying news
is reaching the city from points
throughout the districts surrounding
Ottajano. The reports indicate that an
einormous cmwl'ypcmfwypcmfwypkqj
enormous area is buried beneath the
ashes and cinders.
A Frightful Disaster.
A frightful disaster occurred in the
center of the city, following the erup
tions of Mount Vesuvius.
Two hundred people, it is estimated,
were buried this morning in the ruins
of the market at Monte Oliveto when
the roof collapsed under the weight of
the cinders from the volcano
Children Killed While at Play.
The disaster is appalling. The court
varrl rnvpra fiflft fpot crmnro nnrl woo
roofed. The space within was unusu
ally crowded witn buyers and their
children and the accident haDoened at
an hour when the trade was most
brisk. The rival displaysers cf flowers,
fruits and vegetables contended for
buyers, while the market women
screamed their wares and joked with
their customers. Litte children ulaved
about the stands, adding gaity to the
scene, the' like of which is not to be
witnessed outside of Naples.
No Warning Given. 1
Suddenly, with scarcely a tremor of
wsrnin? thprfi was a tprrifvinrr nrr-h
and the brilliant sight disappeared in
a cloud ot dust, wnne snrieKs oi agony
rent the air. .. ....
The bodies of 16 dead persons have
so far been taken from the ruins and
17S of the injured are at hospitals.
Fate of Children at Ottajano.
Naples, April 10 The fate of many
children at Ottajano is unknown.
When the military carts arrived at the
scene of the disaster last night, the
soldiers arranged to have the children
and aged people to get into the carts.
When the vehicles had gone a few hun
dred feet, it was found, although there
were four 'horses harnessed to each
wagon, that they coul dnot pull their
loads through the deep ashes. This
caused a panic among the children,
who expected to be buried in the ashes
from the volcano, and they fled in all
directions in the darkness and blinding
rain, and have not since been heard
of. Searching parties went after the
children, but in spite of continuous
shouting and calling, no trace of them
was found, and it is feared that they
have been smothered in. the ashes.
Horrifying Scenes.
Naples, April 10 (9:15 a. m.) The
scenes at Ottajano when the first vic
tims were unearthed there were most
terrible. The positions of the . bodies
showed that the victims had died while
in a state of great terror, their faces
being convulsed with fear.
Three bodies were found in a Con
fessional of one of the fallen churches.
One body was that of an old woman,
who was sitting with Her ngnt arm
raised as though to ward off advancing
danger. The second was that ot a cnua
about 8 years old. It was found dead
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in position wmuu wuum uimv-aio
that the child had fallen with a little
dog close to it, and had died with one
arm raised across its face, to protect
itself, and its pet from the crumbling
ruins. '
- These three victims were reverently
laid side by side vhile the procession"
of friends and relatives offered up
prayers beside them. The other bodies
which were found later.caused such an
impression among the already frantic
population, that the authorities did not
deem it advisable to permit anymore
bodies to be identified for the pres-
eiForty-nine bodies have already been
taken out of one of the churches at
Ottajano.
PeoDle Indignant.
NaplesApril 10 (10:10 a. m. The
indignation of the people, as the re
sult of the market disaster increases
as each additional body is taken out
and a disturbance of an approaching
riot had already occurred. The people
loudly insist that the authorities were
aware that the roof of the market was
unsafe. ""
Many of the bodies were unrecogniz
able (in some cases reduced to pulp),
while others were horribly mutilated,
giving rise to scenes which are better
undescribed. Among the dead are many
children who had been sent by their
..ntc tn Ho thfi morning's marketing.
The grief -of the parents, when the J
bodies of their, cnimren were luimu,
was heartrendinz-
The market is surrounded by enor
mous crowds who are kept in order hy
a core" on of police and the carbineers.
Number of Dead Not Known.
All efforts on the part of the press
representatives, and the authorities: to
ascertain the exact number who have
already fallen victims to the eruptions
of Vesuvius have so far failed. This is
accounted for from - the fact thaj the
b"ried villages are impossible of ac
cess and because the people who fled
when the houses bean ; to fall have
scattered throughout the -country dis
tricts, The finding of 96 bodies is deter
mined r.s follows:
At San Guiseppe, 49; at Terzigno,
20; at Ottajano, 27.
The Work of Rescue.
The work of rescue of the market
victims proceeded in the most energet
ic manner. .The inhabitants of many
of the houses near the collapsed mar
ket have been ordered by-the police
as a matter of precaution, to evacu
ate their residences, owing to the fear
that the roofs may fall in.
City is in Mourning.
The collapse of the market roof
again turned the city into mourning.
The people seemed ; demented. They
surrounded the market, in many cases
tearing their hair, cursing and scream
ing "Oh my husband is there," or
"Bring out my child," and endeavoring
with their own hands to move the
heavy beams from beneath which the
groans of the injured were issuing.
The cries for help were so heartrend
ing that even the rescuers were heard
to sob aloud as they worked with fev
erish eagerness to save life or extract
bodies from the ruins.
Sudden Change of Weather.
The weather suddenly changed this
afternoon. The wind blew strongly
towards Naples : and the ashes from
Mount Vesuvius began falling over
the city, which consequently soon re
sumed its gray appearance. The high
wind also made breathing difficult.
Twenty More Dead Found.
Twenty-six more dead bodies . have
been found in the Church of 6f San
Giuseppe, making a total of 79.
Mr. Kitchin's Secretary Here,
Mr. E. B. Lewis, private secretary to
Congressman Claude Kitchin, and
state manager of the Woodmen of the
World, is here today. Tonight, out in
Dilworth, Mr. Lewis, assisted by Mr.
W. R. Matthews, will institute a camp
of Woodmen, to be known as Dilworth
Camp.
After the institution there will be an
open meeting, to which the public is
cordially invited.
BURKE COUNTY
101
He Came to Charlotte Yesterday
and was Arrested, for Larceny
this Morning. It is Alleged he
Robbed a Man who Befriended
Him Last Night. '
Owing to the cont'iiued illnessTJf Re
corder Shannonhousc, Squire S. H.
Hilton, presided over the city court
this morning.
One of the first cases heard was a
charge of larceny that was lodged
against George Mull, a young man
who claims Burke County as his home.
John S. Measmar, a mill operative, had
the warrant issued for Mull. Thecom
plainant stated that he and Mull occu
pied a room in the old Mansion House,
on West Trade street last night. Ac
cording to Measmar, Mull during the
night rifled his pockets and secured
about $7.
There is an elenient of mystery in
this case. The tyo men ran across
each other in a ten pin alley on East
Trade Street last night. Measmar says
that Mull had no money and, he, out of
the kindness cf his heart, invited him
to spend the night with him at Mr.
Owens' boarding house. Mull accepted
and the two men went to their rooms.
Measmar intended going to Ashpole,
N. C, this morning, going by way 6f
the Carolina Central to Lumberton.
When he arose about 4:30 o'clock, he
says he discovered: that his money,
about $7, was goneJ.As' Mull was the
only one in the room with him, he
suspicioned his newly-found, friend.
Mull's arrest followed and he was tried
in the city court. .
The young man denies that he is
guilty. He says that he had been work
ing at a saw mill near Ellenboro, in
Rutherford County, and yesterday he
drew his pay, $7.65 and decided he
would come to Gharlotte. He arrived
here yesterday evening and met up
with Measmar; that he did go with him
to the Owens' boarding house, but he
did not ask Measmar to pay for his
lodging for the night for, he had money
of his own. The court decided that the
evidence was against Mull. He was
held in a $50 bond for court.
Squire Hilton ordered that the young
man remain at the police station until
the officers can communicate with the
parties at Ellenboro in regard to the
truthfulness of his statements.
John B. Smith, a white man, was
committed to jail in defaut of a $200
bond. The charge against him is non
support of his familr.
J. D. Pate and Frank Brooks, two of
the "Victry Hill" fighters were, before
the court this -morning. They were
made to pay a fine cf $5 and the costs.
MONTHLY CROP REPORT.
Average Condition of Winter Wheat
and Rye.
By Associated Press.
Washington,. April 10 The monthly
crop renort issued by the Bureau of
Statistics, of the Department of Agri
culture at noortr gives the average
condition of winter wheat at 89,1,
the average condition of winter rye
90. 9.
Sales of Estates in County.
Today, at the home of John -L.
Parks, deceased, there was advertis
er! to take ulace a sale of all farming
implements, stock, ; etc., of the de
ceased at the executor's sale. On
April 16 . there will be a ale of
movable property 'on the . estate of
W. S. Brown in Mecklenburg county.
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GREAT II
Official Information Received to the
Effect that Italian Anarchists
are Arriving in Un'ted States
in Great Numbers at all of Our
Ports.
Warning From Representatives
of Italian Government. Balti
more Anarchistic Center. Im
migration Authorities May
Make Number of Arrests.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 10. According to
the official information received here
Italian anarchists are arriving in the
United States in great numbers at both
the' Pacific and Atlantic sea ports.
The diplomatic representatives of
the Italian government have positive
information to "this effect and have
brought the matter to the attention of
he United States.
Baltimore, it is said, is rapidly becom
ing an anarchistic center. It is said
that very shortly there will be placed
in the hands of the immigration au
thorities sufficient data upon which to
make a number of arrests. '
TO EXTERMINATE FLIES.
Their Day Is Numbered in Asheville
The Democrat Primaries.
Special to The Kews. x
Asheville, April 10. The Democratic
executive N committee of Buncombe
Coi.nty, met in the court house Satur
day noon to take steps looking : to
preparations for the coming campaign.
It was unanimously decided to nomi
nate candidates for county legislative
offices by a legalized primary, and the
date for holding the first primary was
fixed at June 1, and June 9 as a date for
a second primary, should one be neces
sary,' and June 16, as the date for the
county convention. -
.The day of the fly in AshviUe is num
bered, says L. H. McCormick, who is
to begin his work of exterminating
the pest this week. Mr. McCormick,
who has for some time endeavored to
get a contract from the Board of Alder
men to do this work, seeking an ap
propriation of S16.00 for the task, yes
terday stated that he had succeeded
in getting matters in, shape to begin
his campaign against musca domestica.
While the board of aldermen declined
to make the appropriation, the passed
an ordinance providing for the inspec
tion of all livery : stables and other
places where stock is kept and for
the removal of refuse from all such
places, and Mr. McCormick, through
the ood offices of the Asheville Medi
cal Society, has succeeded in raising
an amount by private subscription to
carry on the work.
A few. days ago, a man named J. R.
Smith was arrested in Asheville for
forgery. Concord has a J. R. Smith in
the person of Uncle Dick, or otherwise
known as Col. Smith, a prominent man
about town. His friends insist that we
should say that the Asheville Smith is
an entirely different man.
JOHN D. KICKS.
He Objects to Price of Oil But Grocer
. Has The Advantage.
New York, April 10. John D.
Rockefeller and the grocer who sup
plied him with provisions at Lake
wood, N. J., it was learned yesterday,
had a tilt oyer, the telephone Fri
day night concerning the. price , of
oil. The grocer charged the magnate
fourteen cents a gallon for kerosene
oil., Rockefeller called him up and
said:
"Hello, This is V Mr. Rockefeller.
You have charged me fourteen cents
a gallon, for oil. That is high yes,
indeed, very . high!".'
"O, no, Mr. Rockefeller," returned
the grocer. "Your company makes
me pay thirteen cents & gallon, and
I couldn't sell it for that and keep
the store open, could I?"
The oil king thought for a moment
and then returned, in a conciliatory
voice: '
"Indeed? Well you couldn't charge
much less, then, could you?"
After the grocer had said "No, sir,"
the Standard ' Oil chief said "Goo'd
by" sweetly. The story wentfall over
Lakewdod last night..
TWO NEW TRAINS. '
Palm Limited to be Replaced With
Second Sections of Nos. 37 and 38,
With the discontinuance of the South
ern's Palm Limited which took effect
last week, it is very probable that the
Washington and Southwestern Limit
ed, known as ' trains Nos. 27 and 38,
which have been running for some
time in two sections will be perma
nently divided, the new sections taking
the same numbers as the Palm Limit
ed, Nos. 31 and 32.
The business of the Washington and
Southwestern Limited has been stead
ily increasing for several months and
it has "been necessary to run these
trains in two sections. The addition of
the new trains will enable the South
ern to J"un its regular trains more near
ly, on time than it is possible to op
erate them now.1
UMBERS
NEW PARTY IN ROWAN.
The Democratic Primaries May 12
Tragedy at Saw Mill. '
Special to The News.
Salisbury,' N. C, April 10. Another
party has been organized in Rowan. It
is the International Social Democrat
ic party and, .was launched at a meet
ing which, was addressed by Mr. Guy
E. Miller, the noted Colorado Social
ist. While Socialism has some strong
followers here, they are few in num
ber. One of the most prominent of
these is Mr. J. J. Quantz, of Spencer,
who was at one time a candidate for
Governor of Virginia on the Socialist
ticket.
The Democratic primaries of Rowan
will tie held on Saturday, May 12th,
and the convention on Monday, the
14th.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the county, held here Satur
day; a resolution was passed that no
vote cast in the primaries for a candi
date would be counted unless said
candidate had previously announced
his candidacy in some newspaper- in
the county.
Mr. W. T. Bost, county organizer, is
this week making a tour of the coun
ty organizing auxiliaries to the South
ern Cotton Growers' Association. It is
proposed to have a branch of this or
ganization in every township- in the
county.
Mrs. W- C. Maupin, who has been in
bad health for some time, left last
night for Baltimore for treatment. She
was accompanied by Mr. Maupin. Mrs.
Maupin was formerly Miss Grimes, of
Charlotte, and her 'recent illness was
made doubly sad by the death of her
mother.
: Mr. Thomas Trott. of New. London,
was in the city Saturday and told of a
tragedy at a ' saw mill near that place
a few days ago. Two negroes at, the
mill became engaged in a quarrel,
when one pushed the other in front of
the fast revolving saw and his body
was literally cut in two. The murder
er escaped and at last accounts had not
been captured.
THE TEXTILE SOCIAL CLUB
Organized Last Night To Promote
Textile Interests of Charlotte and
Vicinity.
A .club that will mean much to
the textile industries of Charlotte
and immediate vicinity was formed
yesterday when a number of the
leading mill men of the city got to
gether and organized. The name of
the club will be The Textile Social
Club and its main object will be the
promoting the textile interests of
Charlotte and vicinity.
Charlotte is the center of the tex
tile interests of the Piedmont section
and the charter members of the club
will endeavor to further-this interest,
working in harmony with the South
ern Manufacturers the Greater Char
lotte and Commercial Clubs with- one
object in view, that of advertising
the textile and all other industries
of Charlotte.
The following named men were
elected . officers of the new club at
yesterday's meeting; Mr. J. P. Wil
son, president, and Mr. A. C. Hutch
ison, secretary. .
In -Stock Market.
By Associated Press
New York, April 10. Money on
call loaned at 20 per cent at the
opening of the stock market.
COL A, B,
LETTER DRAWS FIRE
Mr. Macon and Mr. Small Engage
in a Fierce Wrangle of Words
Over the Fast Mail Subsidy
Letter of Col. Andrews Read in
Congressi
By Associated Pres.
Washington, April 10. The House
met at 11 o'cuock and resumed the
consideration of the postoffice appro
priation bill.
Mr. Small (N, C.) defended the Sub
sidy which is Paid to the Southern
Railroad. He said'thei "Anathemas"
which were hurled at this road in view
of .the inestimable service furnished,
came with bad igrace.
Mr. Bartlett of Georgia, spoke in re
ercise of. the power of the Third As
gard to the "unjust and improper ex
siistant Postmaster General," in exclud
ing from, the second rate class a num
ber of publications in this and other
districts. He called special attention to
the case of the Union News Company,
of Thomaston, Ga., which was denied
second class rates, and which was the
subject of investigation by the House.
Mr. Johnson, of . South Carolina,
said that notwithstanding the receipt
of many letters from constituents of
his, whose judgment he respected, he
would be compelled to antagonize the
special mail subsidy carried by the bill
in favor of certain lines of railroads in
the South ?.nd West.
He resented tha insinuation on the
part of. some members of the House
that a subsidy for "the Southern Rail-
Lroad was due to the separately settled
sections of the South.
A letter from First Vice-president
Andrews, of the Southern Railway, de
claring if the mail subsidy to that road
is withdrawn the mail train affected
would be abandoned was denounced
by Mr. Macon (Ark.) who intimated
that the letter was a "bluff." In a heat
ed exchange between Mr Macon and
Mr. Small of North Carolina, the lat
ter charged that Macon had "insulted
the integrity and manhood of the
House and had libelled Mr. Andrews."
When Mr. ; Macon arose, to deny, that
he had libelled any one, he was called
to order by the Chair.
FIGHT TO 1EGAIII
LOST PRESTIGE
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The "First Apostle" of Zion City
Arrives in Chicago but Decides
not to Visit Zion for a While.
Fears Bodily Attack from the
People.
Declares he Will Wage his Fight
for Lost Prestige in Legal
Manner. Futile Effort Made to
Serve Document on Him by
Deputy Sheriff,
By Associated Press.
Chicago, April 10. John Alexander
Dowie arrived here. Instead of going
direct to Zion City, he proceeded imme
diately to the auditorium annex in Chi
cago. Dowie said: "The fight I will make
to regain my prestige in Zion will be
a legal one. I do not think it wise for
me at this time to proceed at once to
Zion, as I fear my enemies have set a
trap, and would do bodily harm to
me."
The legal steps he will take have
not yet been determined, he said, but
as soon as his plans are settled he will
proceed to Zion and take possession
which will probably be tomorrow. He
was in excelent spirits.
DEATH OF MRS. DAVIDSON.
She Was the Mother of Mr. Walter
Davidson, of Charlotte."
Mrs. Amanda Davidson, wife of Mr.
John W. Davidson, of Pleasant Valley,
S. C, and mother of Mr. Walter ti.
Davidson, of this city, died at her
home this morning at 1 o'clock.
The funeral took place at Pleasant
Hill Church this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Davidson
was a Miss Wolfe, a daughter of Mn
D. C. Wolfe. She was married in 1872
and has always lived in the Pleasant
Valley section of South Carolina.
The deceased was about 55 years
old and was well known throughout
Upper South Carolina, where she had
been a resident the greater portion of
her life. ... '
About ten days Igo she was strick
en and her condition gradually grew
worse until the end came at the hour
named above.
Mrs. Davidson had, from early child
hood, been a member of the church.
She lived her religion and died with
the full assurance of the Christian's
hope hereafter.
The announcement of th? death of
Mrs. Davidson will cause genuir.3 sor
row wherever she is known.
MR. WILSON NOT SO WELL. .
Mrs. Wilson Leaves' For Bandera,
Texas, Tomorrow Morning.
Mr. W. M. Wilson received a mes
sage today from Bandera, Texas, stat
ing that his son, Mr. William Wilson,
Jr., is very sick at that point. Mrs.
Wilson leaves in the morning for Ban
dera, to be with her son.
Recently, Mr. Wilson contracted
fever. Being in poor health, the dis-x
ease made rapid progress. While his
condition is not thought to be alarm
ing Mrs. Wilson thought best to go to
him at this time.
The many friends in Charlotte of
this popular young man have borne him
in mind every since his departure for
the West, in search of health. It was
the sincere hope of all that he would
return a well man.
No young man in Charlotte has
more friends and he is deserving of
all the good things that have been said
of him. All hope that Mrs. Wilson
will find him greatly improved on
reaching Bandera."'
COURT STARTS MONDAY WEEK.
First Week Devoted to Criminal and
Second Week to Civil Cases.
One week from next Monday the
April term of court for this county
will convene with Judge' Bryan pre
siding. The first week will be for the trial
of criminal cases and the second
week will be given over to the hear
ing of civil actions.
There are so. far no cases of' spec
ial importance on the docket or the
calendar, althoush by the time court
Convenes there may be cases added
that will prove to be important ones.
The civil calendar is understood to
contain the usual ratio of suits,
actions for damages etc., while the
criminal docket presents no points
of more than ordinary interest.
Judge Bryan will preside at the
two weeks' term of court.
THE EXCURSION SEASON.
The First Excursion of the Season is .
Being Planned.-
The annual excursion of the Prit
chard Memorial Baptist church ' is
being planned. The committee in
charge of the arrangements have
been advised by the railroad officials
fhat they have not arranged for any
Wilmington excursions to date and
in view of this it is probable that
this city will be chosen.
Messrs W. F. Dowd, V. O. Willis,
F. D. Lethco, J. J. Ezzell, Z. V. Ken
drick and others, of the Pritchard
Memorial congregation, have the mat-.
ter under consideration and will com
mence making arrangements at once
for the annual trip. . -