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t "TV EWSo 1 , H A 4 THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. 'A VOL.XXXV-- . 6312 EDITION. CHARLOTTE, N C, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1 1906 CITY EDITION PRICE: 3 CENTS THE PRESIDtNT B SENATE COMMITTEE CLAY AND COMMON PUZZLED OVER TYPE CLAY AT THAT! L ti " lid TgjBAND OF PULIJAIS F " '. 1 1 AND PLAY HAVOC iii'iiiin-i i i n in iMMMft..'' i,: "Willi ii tmmmmmtmmmmmm m ' ml i " V ' ; ill! .i IAa 11 Him mil il ' - C TO BUILD And this was What Senator Bailey of Texas Said While Discussing with Mr. Carter the Manner of Man President Roosevelt is. A Hot Criticism. v Continuing he Said "Let us Have no More Talk About the Iron Man." Said Mr- Roosevelt was Only, "Brave on Occa- sions. By Associated Press. Washington, May 12. The Senate took in) the Railroad Rate bill and im mediately entered upon the considera tion of the remaining Allison amend ments relating to the jurisdiction of the Federal courts over the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Carter defended the President ;i gainst the attacks made on him, say ins "No one familiar with the Presi dent would .charge him with coward ice, for his record ror courage is cer tainly unexcelled. He charged Mr. Raynor and Mr. Bailey with having, in all their con gressional careers, done nothing to secure railroad legislation. Replying, Senator Bailey repeated his charge of inconsistency on part of u President. " I love a brave man and a; fighter" he said, "and the President is brave on some occasions." But, he declared he was without endurance and always allowed the leaders of his party to swerve him from his purpose '"Let us have no more talk about the Iron Man. He is only clay and very common clay at that," he added, and said if the President had been the heroic figure he is represented to be, he would have cr.lled the Republican Senators and members together and told" them if the right kind of a bill was not passed, it would be vetoed. TURKEY ACCEPTS DEMANDS Great Britain Demands Accepted Con ditional ly Complete Acceptance Expected. By Associated Press. Constantinople, May 12 The Turk ish government has accepted the de mands of Great Brittain conditionally and it is anticipated that this is the only preliminary to the complete ac ceptance of the British demands in regard to the Tabah boundry ques tion. ' Condition cf Mr. Carl Schurz. Bv Associated Press. ' k New York, May 12 There is no improvement in the condition of Carl Schurz. Slight Hope for Mr. Schurz. The physicians announced that they had but slight hopes that the- patient would live through the day. Work Done at Conference. By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., May 12. The Church Extension committee reported favorably on the proposition to erect a representative church building in Washington, D. C. and reported a reso lution calling on the church at large to rpise S200..0O0 if Mount Verncr. church, Washington would become re sponsible for $75,000, aAliticnal for. the purpose. The committee on Appeals reverses the decision of the North Georgia Con ference suspending Rev. W. W. Wads worth on the charge of immorality, the specific charge being "kissing a wo man." Mr. Wadsworth was the pastor of the Hartwell , Ga, church and was suspended for'r. year. DIAMOND RING CONTENT". The Vot Is Piling Up at a Rapid Rate. Many Voters. The Diamond Ring contest is stni moving along nicely. The vote today stood as follows. Miss Vashti Keys Miss Alice Beard . . Miss Dora Sater ...... Miss Margaret Tatum . Miss Margie Osborne . . Miss Mildred Finlayson 1768 1445 530 1340 218 125 75 Miss Isabella Williams After Tuesday's who have under count, no- names 200 votes will be published. : . Tne U. C. T, banners, sticks, grips, beavers and have arrived, and the U. T. toake care of walking dusters C. boys all the travelling men who wish to take part in the travelling men's paraae. j-uc grounds are being cleared,, getting rpnrtv tr nlncft their Carnival shows they will have the arches built at Fourth and Tryon also Poplar and Trartfi. Th TT. T. C. will have four free acts each day, and they will be worth walking. miles to see. On the Move. Appreciating the demands for an up-to-date supply depot "for all things electrical The Standard Electric Supply Co was organized and incor porated and have purchased the busi ness of The Standard Electric Co., and are moving their stock to The Standard Electrical Supply Co's. quar: ters corner of West. Trade and Mint streets, where they -propose to carry a well assorted stock of goods to meet the demands of all consumers of electrical apparatus and supplies. mm &&&& . Z&$w, HOME f OF LUTHER BURBANK, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Luther BuVbank. the wizard of flowers and fruits, lives in a vine covered cottage just outside of Santa Rosa, and there he has his greenhouses and the farm on which have been produced such wonderful results in the way of graft ing and producing new species of plant life. In the recent earthquake the town of Santa liosa. was practically annihilated, and Mr. Burbank's place waa badly shaken. COMPANIES CHARTERED. Large Company at Lumberton Char tered Also Cr.e at Dunn. Special to News. Raleigh, N. C, May 12. The Allu v;?.! Lumber Company, of Lumberton, was chartered to 'do a general land lumber and saw mill business at $25,- 000 capital by V. B. Barker, W. D. Neves, and Abner Baker. Another charter was to Dunn, Har net county, Commission and Supply Co., at a capital of $25,000, the incorpo rators being L. J. Best, F. Smith, Jr., and E. Si Smith. The first Sunday School picnic of the season here and doubtless the first of the season in the State was that today by the Edenton Street Methodist Sunday School, the largest in the city, excepting the Tabernacle .Baptist. They left this morning early on a special train for Occoneechee Farm to spend the day. Large num bers of people who are not members of tke school took advantage of tne trip as excursionists so that the train yielded a good revenue. Governor Glenn issues an order for a special , term of Anson county supe rior court to be convened July 16, for two weeks for the trial of civil cases. Judge Webb is, to preside. The state auditor issues an adver tisement for bids for the putting down of granolothic pavements in the wants in Capitol square. This work is to be done during the coming summer and will- extend to the walks in all parts of the square. Governor Glenn has returned from Statesville where he delivered the dress for the unveiling of the Confed erate monument presented by the Daughters of the Confederacy there to the Reubeu Campbell Camp of Vet erans. The crowd, he says, was pro nounced the largest that ever gather ed in Statesville. The Governor says, too, that the monument is one of the most tasty and ornate he ever saw, being a granite shaft capped off with a granite figure of ,a private soidier. He also made the address to the Grad ed school children and at the request of the superintendent plated with his own hands a tree in the school grounds. He did all the work him self. Death of Mr. Matthew Moyle. Mr. Mathew Mcyle, whose illness was mentioned in The News yesterday died at his home. Xo. -805, North Davidson street, at an early hour this morning. The funeral services were conducted . from the heme this after noon at 4 o'cloqk. The intferment was in Elmwcod.. The deceased had been confined to 'his home for the past month or more. He suffered frcm an incurable, desease and his life had been dispaired of (for the past two weeks. V -. , "i - Mr. Moyle was 79 years old and vas during the war between the States, a brave Confederate soldier. He is sur vived by one sonJ Mr, George Moyie. NEGRO IDENTIFIED AS WIGGINS' SLAYER The Negro who was Arrested Yes terdav at Below's Creek ' was Identified as Slayer of Conduc tor W. A. Wiggins. Prisoner Held in Custody. Special to The News. ; Winston-Salem, May 12 The ne gro arrested ' at a brick yard at Be lows' Creek, 'and in jail here was today, identified by ' Mr.. . J. K. Painter, a machinist in the Southern Railway shops at Spencer as Ed. Davis, the negro who shot- and killed Conductor W. A. Wiggins, On a street : car I between Spencer and Salisbury three weeks ago. The prisoner will be held here for further action on the part of the sheriff of Rowan. HIGH CLASS ATTRACTIONS Charlotte Artillery Contracts With More Than 20 Shows for the 20th. The committee of the Charlotte Ar tillery Co. having in charge the man agement of the Military May Festival atYsatta Park and the Fair Grounds, during the 20th of May celebration, have perfected arrangements, for giv ing the public high class entertainment tor the entire week. Already twenty of the leading tent shows of the coun try have been contracted for and from the present outlook there will be the largest aggregation of modern, high class, independent, clean shows ever tented together on any one midway in this section of the United States. The principal attraction will be Dare Devil Dohrsty who will give an exhibi tion of leaping a forty foot gap from an incline seventy-five foot from start ing point. This particular attraction has been engaged at an enormous cost and. is one of the most marvelous and daring feats of the age Another free attraction contemplated is an exhibition practice firing drill on Gatling and Howitser Guns by r. pick ed section from First Field Battery N. C. N. G. Arrangements have been made to introduce new and more features each day and everything possible is being done to give all Charlotte and visitors a solid week of fun and amusement. AWED BY SHOTGUNS. Negroes Who Killed Contractor and Shot Policeman Caught in a Barn. Cumberland, Ma., MaV, 12. After an. exciting chase, two negroes, al- ad-'leged to have killed Thomas Rhine hart, a contoractor, at Dorseys Kun, Md., and alleged to have shot Police man Edward A. Spangler, at Rock wood, Monday morning , after firing at Brakeman Barely, were captured last night in a barn near Meyersdale. Trenton, alias Albert Carter, alias Raney, places the . blame of Rhine hart's killing on Ross, alias Joseph McCullough, alias "Monk." When the , negroes saw the officers approaching with double-barrel shot guns, they put up no resistance. Four revolvers, two watches, and $96 were found. Later, Trenton broke down and confessed . He accused his pal cf doing the shooting. PLOTTED WITH WIFE TO ROB. Will Also be Reprimanded for Arrest ing University Student. Lynchburg, Va., May 12.-The board of police commissioners this afternoon investigated the conduct of policeman Short, who last Tuesday arrested Har ry Axelroth, of Philadelphia, a Wash ington and Lee student, for carrying a vaulting pole on tne sidewalk and subjecting him to unnecessary humil iation by sending him to headquarters in the black maria. . After hearing the case the board or dered that he write an open letter of apology to the student and that he be reprimanded by the chief of police. SOCIAL Mrs. J. J. Stringfellow, of Chester, S. C, spent today in the city, stopping at the Central. An interesting meeting of the Meck lenburg Chapter Daughters of the Revolution, was held yesterday after noon with -Mr. J. S. Means, at Mrs. Sa rah Virginia Young's on North Tryon street. The feature of the meeting was the report, of Miss Selena Hutchison i who represented the chapter at the National Congress at Washington. ." , ; Cards reading as follows have been received in Charlotte: , , The Senior Class . of .'. Trinity College " v' requests the honor of your presence at the. exercises of Commencement Week . v nineteen hundred and six, ' . Durham, N. C. Mr. T. M. Hall, of Lexington, registered at the Central. ' t is Mr. H. G. Smith, of Reading, -Pa., arrivedin the city this morning with a view of leasing the Hotel Selwyn. Governor Cinco Sends Dispatch to Effect that Band of 24 Armed Pulijanes had Entered- Inaban gan by Uarrie Wright Doing Great Damage. One Person Killed, Seven Woun ded. Twenty Made Prisoners and 36 Houses Looted. Troops, Policemen and Volunteers in Hot Pursuit of the Band. By Associated Press. Manila, May 12.. The following despatch was received from the act ing governor of Cinco, of the island of Samar: "A band of 24 Pulijanes having five rifles and other weapons entered In abangan by the Barrie Wright (Wright ward), named in honor of the former governor general Wright, today, killing one and wounding seven residents, burning and looting 36 houses and taking over 20 of the residents prisoners. The troops, of the constabulary, policemen, and volunteers are pursu ing the band." TO IK TIE The Preliminary Program will be Issued in a Few Days. Many Im portant Papers, to be Read at " the Forthcoming Meeting ot State Society. The preliminary program of the fifty-third annual meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, which meets in Charlotte, May 2J, 30 and 31, and been arranged. The meetings of the society will be held in the ; civil court room at the county court house and the initial session will be called to order the morning of the 29th, at 9:30 o'clock by Dr. Robert D. Gibbon. Invocation will be made by Dr., Mar tin D. Hardin of the Second Presbyter ian church. There will be two addresses of wel come, one by Mayor S. S. McNinch and the other by Mr. Thomas C. Guthrie, of the Charlottee bar. . The responses to the welcoming addresses will be made byDr. William A Gra ham, of Durham. Then will come the President Regis ter's annual address which wiJU deal largely with the importance of estab jning a higher standard of prelimi nary education for students of medi cine. , The annual oration will . be deliver ed by Dr. James M. Parrott,. of Kins ton. The annual essay will be read by Dr. Thomas S. McMullen, of Hertford. The annual debate will follow, Dr S. D. Booth, ot uxtord, will ue leader. , the The program shows that many im portant papers will be read at the forthcoming meeting. MIDNIGHT THIEF The. Home of Mr. C. B, Pace, No. 1408 South Tryon Entered by a Burglar, Last Nigh 1. Was the Second Visit to this ome in the Past Week'. Within the past week burglarsshave entered the home of Mr.- Charles. B. Pace, No. 1408 South Tryon street, on two different nights. Last night the -thief or thieves man aged to take out a sash to one of the windows, .thereby gaining entrance to the bed room of Mr. and Mrs. Pace. Since last Tuesday, night, which was the first appearance of the burglars, the four children of , Mr. and Mrs. Pace, have been sleeping in their par ent's room. Last night when they made their appearance, they found the entire family sleeping m one room. On entering the room, the thief op ened a bottle of chloroform and scat- are ready to take care 'of all the the room.. - . , , The odor of the; .drug awoke one, of the members of the household who gave the alarm. As quick as a flash, the man was out of the room' and gone. All the members of the family were aroused- The odor of chloroform was very perceptible and it is supposed that before the man nad time to get in his dirty work, he was fxjKbened away. A S 'ME WTH CHLOROFORM Copyright, 1906, by Pillsbury Photo Co. - SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE. The city hall of San Francisco was one of the most expensive in the world, the cost having approximated $7,000,000. A few seconds of earthquake left it shapeless' and practically worthless. The dome, which had been one of the conspicuous spots of the city, was stripped of masonry, only the steel frame work withstanding the shock. Fire afterward completed the destruction. It required twenty-five years to construct the city hall, but it is safe to say that it will be rebuilt in a much shorter time.' JAPAN TO RAISE HER TOBACCO. It May Follow That Japan. Vill Not Hereafter Buy Tobacco Raised in N. C, S. C, and Va., But Raise It Herself. 'J ' By Associated Press. Washington, May 12. If the inves tigation by-the Japanese Government at the present being conducted in this country, is fruitful of result, the importations to Japan of tlie Ameri can Cigarette lobacco, of the bright variety, from the States of Virginia; North Carolina, South Carolina, where it principally is obtained, will cease, and instead Japanese' farmers will supply the demand.. Under the authority of the tobacco monopoly bureau -of Japan, which is operated as an adjunct of the Depart ment of Finance, Mr. T. Abe, of Tokio, today called at the Department of Agriculture with credentials from the Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassa dor, to ascertain exactly the amount of tobacco raised in the States named, a part of which is sent to Japan, as well as the method of production. He ex plained to the officials the object of his mission, and made no secret of the fact that the Japanese, government desired all the ' information possible regarding the culture of this particular grade of tobacco in order that the Jap anese farmers may successfully grQw it. , REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT Movement Arjainst Government Reported-- Ex-President Morales Thought to be one of the Leaders. J By Associated Press. Washington, May 12. The reports have reached the Strfte Department of the organization of another re volutionary ' movement against the government of president Caceres ot Santo Domingo. It is understood that the island of Porto Rico is the base of operations and it is supposed that ex-president Morales and Jiminez are the leaders. Instructions have been sent to Porto- Rican insular government to take steps to carry out neutrality laws, which would prevent the organiza tion and departure of any hostile ex peditions and the American warships surrounding the island of San Domin go, will also be instructed to prevenc any landing of hostile forced. MUSICAL PROGRAM. For Baccalaureate' Sermon to Graded School Graduates. The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class - of the , Charlotte Graded? Schools will be preached by Rev Plato T. Durham at Trinity Church . tomorrow night. Mr. R. , L. Keesler the popular ' organist of the church, has arranged a special mu sical , program in honor of the event.' The x program follows: Serenade. . . ... ..Tit'l Anthem, Thou Art My Refuge Millard Anthem, Savior Redeemer. . Gounod Bach. Postlude, Recessional .. ..DeKoven The choir will be' composed of the following: Mrs T. C. Murrah and Miss Dora Allen Sater, Sopranos; Mrs. M. H. Simmpnds and Miss Fan Andrews, contraltos; Messrs J. H. Farks and G. H. Newcomb, tenors; Messrs W. W. Graham and SC. C. Butt, bassos; Mr. Harvey Overcarsh, flute; Mr. L. T, Wilson, cornet. Mr. R. L. Keesler, organist. Christian Science Service. Christian Science services will he held Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., at the hall. No. 5,. West Fifth street. Subject: "Soul and Body." The public is cordially1 invited to attend these services.- , v . A FIENDISH OUTRAGE Brute Enters Home of Old Man, Chokes Him to Insensibility Then Assaults His Aged Wife She Died From Assault. By Associated Press. New York.May 12. A powerful built man early today entered the home of August Hupfer, 76 years old, choked him to insensibility and assaulted Mrs. Hupfer 55 years of age causing her death.... -.. . ,. ,, ;,; v ,, r.: . This is her husbands story and the police believe it. They arrested on suspicion James McPartland, the night watchman em ployed in the building on East Sefven-ty-fifth street where the.Hupfers lived. Fears are entertained for the recov ery of her misband. FUNERALS HANDICAPPED. On Account of Funeral Drivers Strike Funerals Subjected to Serious De . lays. By Associated Press. New York, May 12. The funerals in New York City were subjected to a serious delay, and. the caskets were in many cases carried to the graves in plain black wagons or even on trucks, owing to the continuance of the funeral drivers strike. None of the 1,500 men who went out yesterday for a wage increase of-$2 a week had returned to their posts. Tickets cn Sale Now. Mr. J. W. Wadsworth chairman of committe on cavalry troops has placed OH: sale at R. H. Jordan's, Central Ho tel, C. R. Mayer &'Co., Buford Hotel Cigar stand, Grand stand tickets for the U. S. Cavalry drill and the Marine Band concert. Admission to the grounds will be free. Adult tickets to the main grand stand (Latta Park) will be 30 cents and children 25 cents. There will be only 1500 tickets sold for, each performance assuring every one a seat. Box seats may be secured from Mr. J. W. AVadsworth or Mr. W. S. Dorr. v TIC FDR THE EXILES Frantic Demonstration in Favor of Amnesty, the Feature of the Second Day's Session of the Russian Parliament. Premier not Present. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, May 12. The feature of the second session of the lower house of parliament today was a fran tic demonstration in favor of amnesty. When, among the mass of cougratuiato ry! message from all parts of the empire, were read several from politi cal prisoners in jail or in exile in Siberia, the members, except a little group on the extreme right, rose cheering in a body, and the galleries joining in the applause. A motion was presented to send replies to the mes sages -dut this was declared to be out of order. " Neither Premier Gormekin nor any other member of the cabinet was seated in the Ministerial benches, which instead were occupied by assis tants. There was considerable con fusion about the procedure, emphasiz ing the necessity for a code of parlia mentary rules, which is being drawn up. The Commitfee on Inter-oceanic Canals is in a Deadlock on the Question of Type ot Canal to be Recommended. Unable to - Reach Decision. .'fuLs;i:nsi The Vote To-day on the Question , Showed Five for Sea Level and ; Five for Lock Canal. Absent i Senator Wired his Vote. Argu ment Over Counting it. By Associated Press. Washington, May 12. The Senate Committee on inter-oceanic canals is in a deadlock on the question of the type of the canal to be recommended. The question was taken up to-day and the vote showed five for a sealevel canal and five for the lock type recom mended by the minority of the board of consulting engineers. There were two absentees, Senators Gorman and Carmack. The latter telegraphed from Tennessee, instructing the chair-' man to count his vote for the sea level type, which Would have made a majority against the lock canal de sired by the administration. After, wrangling for an hour over the ques tion of accepting the vote of Senator Carmack the committee adjourned un til Wednesday. TILLMAN SEES PRESIDENT. He is Convinced that Chief Executive Has Changed Front. By Associated Press. ' Washington, May 12. During the consideration of the Railroad Rate bill in the Senate, Senator Tillman made an attack upon the President. He said, the Senators would probably be surprised to know that he had been in a conference with the . President. , He read a statement of his negotia tion regarding the bill, saying ex-Senator William E. Chandler, had been' sent for by the President, and inform-r , ed that he desired through him to get into commanication with Senator Till man as- the Senator was in charge of the Railroad Rate i,ill, and Senator Bailey for the purpose-Of ascertaining whether there could be such united ' action in the Senate upon the Hep burn bill as would, make sure a ma jority in its favor and against the in jurious amendments. Mr. Tillman said he had no suspi cion of change of front on the part of the administration until May the 4, when the President had his interview with the assembled newspaper men. He -admitted he had hesitated about entering upon any negotiation with the President because of his "just in dignation for " a past wrong," but he concluded to pocket his pride in inter est of a great cause. GARMAN SENT TO JAIL. White Man Goes Up for 30 Days for Being Drunk. In the Recorder's court this morning J. C. Garman was sent to jail for 30 days for being drunk and disorderly and using profanity on the streets. Tom Ellis, a negro was taxed with a fine of $5 and the costs for being drunk. Richard Caldwell was before the court charged with selling . whiskey. The case was continued until Tuesday morning, because of the absence of several important witnesses. Cul Griffin charged with selling whiskey, will be tried Monday morn ing. PAPER COMPANY WITHDRAWS. The General Paper Company With draws From Field as Selling Agency. By Associated Press. Milwaukee, May 12. John A Davis, general manager of the General Pa per Company, today sent a letter to the Trade announcing that the gener al paper company has withdrawn from field as selling agency and that all mills heretofore manufacturing paper, and selling it through the General Paper Company will now supply the trade direct. VOTES DIRECTLY FOR SENATOR For First Time in History of Country Democratic Voters are Ballotting Direct. ... v By Associated Fiess. Nashville, Tenn., May 12. For the first time in the history of Tennessee the 'Democratic voters are ballotting directly for United States Senator. - The primary throughout ' the state v is in progress for a successor to Senator Carmack whose term' expires next year. Mr. Carmack is opoosed by Ex Governor Robert L. Taylor. Condition , of Mrs. Davis. By Associated Press. New York, May 12. Mrs. Jeffer son Davis, who has been ill with the grippe for several days at hotel Ge rard, was reported as slightly im proved. Byron Trammell Acquitted , By Associated Press. Dothan, Ala., May 12. Postmaster Byron Trammell was acquitted of. the charge of murdering R. J. Barnes, a cotton broker, last June.
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