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FEW 1 A ss v.jl.j. c- V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PrlESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXX -NO. 6324 CITY EDITION. CHARLOTTE, N C.. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1906 CITY EDITION. PRICE: 3 CENTS A AJEKLOTTE - . " ....... . IPUBLOIfclT B COMMTTTEE INGREOS BORO A Full Attendance at the Meeting of the Republican State Execu tive Committee at Greensboro th;s Afternoon. Called to Or der by Chairman Rollins. If 1" ' ' ''..1. ..!"'.".""" I v AMm.'' , " it fA tfX k GRAVE NEWS COMES TO-DAY FROM THE RUSSIAN COUNTRY EXPERT DECLARES IS GREAT WEALTH IH GOLD MINES News Receives Communication from Mining Engineer who Urges that the Section be Ex ploited, and Tells of Hidden Wealth Waiting to be Dug Out. Every One of the Seventeen Mem bers of the Committee and Many Prominent Outsiders in the City. Rollins Brimming Over with Good Feeling. Spcvinl to The Kews. Greensboro, May 2G. There is tvery prospect of a full attendance or the Republican State Executive Committee here this afternoon, when Chairman Rollins calls that body to gether at three o'clock. There has heen so much gossip in the Washing ton city correspondence to the state papers about great things to happen at a meeting of this committee, a test of strength between Congress-! mnL hfL a"orlUSf- lion" on several important matters, it has had the effect of bringing not only every solitary one of the seven teen members of the committee here, has several outsiders of prominence in their localities. While not as many advance members arrived last night as had been expected the early morn ing trains brought in the members prettv effectually. It was noticeable last night that most of the visiting outsiders were Blackburn men, prom inent among them being Messrs. Jack Albright and Sam Marshall from Sur ry .Chairman Rollins and Congressman Blackburn arrived from Wilkesboro about the same time. Marshall of the Eastern District Claudius Dockery with Mr. Jack Har din came in from Raleigh about the same hour, the first committeeman to arrive being Committeeman W. J. Sutton from Bladen. Chairman Rol lins, in answer to enquiries as to whether there would be any "row" on at hemeeting this afternoon, - said that people who were expecting .it would be disappointed. He declared i that the personel of the Committee was such that no such thing was pos sible, as it was with the smallest ex ception, standing by the organization, "in fact" said he, "it is the organiza tion, and all this talk about downing the organization is nothing, since these gentlemen can hardly be expect ed to down themselves." Continuing he said that the papers this morning announcing appoint ments by the President showed con clusively how he regarded the or ganization in North Carolina Re iublican politics, and if there were those in the party councils who de sired to make a fight upon it, he ex pected some natural disagreement among members as to the time ot iolding the State Convention but this would create no friction or row. Asked if there was anything in the rumor afloat here for several days that, he Duncan and Butler had agreed that the convention should be held in Raleigh so as to be as far re moved from the Blackburn or In surgent influence as possible, he re plied tbat there was not the scintilla o; truth in the report, as he had never for a moment heard such a matter mentioned, and had no doubt Greensboro would be selected. Should Raleigh be selected however it would not be from any such motive since the question had never been even brought up by either one of the par ties named, and was a roorback pure and simpie. Another interesting question will be that of the time for holding the Convention. It is reported that Black- nurn s mends and himself are m favor of naming a day earlier than that selected for the Democratic Con vention, which is July 3rd. They claim that by holding' an earlier, con tention, a platform can be enunciated which will take a great deal of wind cut of the Democrats sails. Endorse ment of the rate bill, in national, de mands for better provision for the insane, better passenger rates among state matters are among the things proposed as being calculated to fore stall democratic wind. Congressman Blackburn last night was not talk ing a word for publication. He was in the best of spirits, but declined to say anything in regard to any one Of these matt.prs pvrpmt that, after the Committee had met, mapped out the work in hand and adjourned the public would be duly and promptly ir. formed of what had been done, and he could assure that public in ad vance that so far as he and his friends were concerned and all re publicans, he added he hoped were his friends personally, every thing would be done decently and in order, 2nd done right, and air talk about 8 row among tne committee was 'bosh.' Chairman Rollins when shown a special from Asheville last night, stat Jng that it was rumored that he was going to resign and have some one t-'lse elected chairman of the Com mittee for the purpose of "heauing off" Blackburns chances before the tate Convention of capturing - the Chairmanship and the organization, said laughingly that every body knew the source of that "idle rumor." He DR' EDWARD T. DEVINE, RED CROSS WORKER AT SAN FRANCISCO As president of the American. Red. Cross, Secretary Taft appointed as the agent of that society to look after its work in San Francisco Dr. Edward T. Devine of Columbia university, 'the famous charity worker. In his arduous task in the stricken city Dr. Devine showed his magnanimity and good sense by turning over all matters to the local committees and working with them heart and soul. Dr. Devine was a student at Halle, Germany, arid is author of many books on charitable and social topics. was not laughing when he saw in the jsame special that in a republican con ' vention of the , voters of Buncombe county ne couid not oe elected as a member of the committee even. "That same fellow" said he" made about the same prediction or state ment two years ago and in a crowd ed court house of Buncombe republi cans I was unanimously endorsed for the Chairmanship." If the Chairman feels apprehensive of being "unhors ed" or consious of having been "un horsed" he does not show it for he is just brimming , oyer with apparent good feeling. ' ' ' ' - ; There are seventeen votes of , the .Compittee.v composed as-'oitows: r.v T. S. Rollins, Chairman Asheville, J.) C. Meekins, Tyrell; Z. AWalser, Davidson; H. S. Harkins. Buncombe; E. W. Timberlake, Franklin; W. S. Pearson, Burke; B. F. Mebane, Rock ingham. The Congressional Districts, are represented in the. order named: A. Berry, Hyde; D. V. Patrick, Greene; John E. Fowler, Sampson; Claudius Dockery, Wake; J. E. Alex ander, Forsythe; W.- J. Sutton, Cum berland; W. A. Bailey, Davie; E. Spencer Blackburn, . Wilkes; T. F. Rowland, Gaston; J. L. Morgan, Mc Dowell. The whole Eighth. District, it will be seen from the above has only one representative on the Committee, and Congressman, Blackburn secured that place for himself in the State Convention here two years ago. QLTON PROPER! IS SOL Ten Per Cent Bid on First Price. $6325, Makes Second Sale Necessary. Bought by C. H. Holton and Others for $7060. To Move Buiiuings. On account of a ten per cent, bid having been made cn tne Holton prop erty on East Avenue between Bre vard and the railroad, within the spe cific time after the first sale, a sec ond sale was held to-day. at noon- at the county court house. The property at the ' first sale in April brought the sum of $6,325 and the ten ner cent, bid brought the figure up to $6,957.50,. with; which the bid ding was opened by auctioneer Gresh am today. - ' The only two bidders were Mr. Chas. S. Holton, and Mr. J.; A. Henderson. Starting' the figure named the oid ding brought the bidders up to 7,060, Mr. Holton's bid, when the property was declared sold. The estate sold today is that of Mrs. Rachael Holton, deceased, on East Avenue. ' There is a frontage of 43 feet, the lot running through 391 ft. 3 in. to Fifth street in the rear. There is a dwelling house and several other buildings of wood on the prop erty which according to the contract of the purchasers may De removed at will. . " ; , Thfi- sale was foj division and was entitled E.. J. Holton and wife, plaint ifFe against Chas. S. Holton, Hattie n TTnlton and others, defendants. ; The commissioners were u. jh.. uuib i and Chase Brenizer,. Esqrs. Mr. R. H. Field and family are occupving their new residence on West Vance street.- The dwelling that they vacated has been moved back and is being improved. Rev J. Mercer Blan passed through the city - last night- from the Generai Assembly at Greensville, S. C. on his vay to Harrisburg. T STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. Mr. E. T. Cansier of This City Will Respond to Address of Welcome. The time for the annual meeting of the state bar association is rapidly cirawing near, and the lawyers over the state are making their preparations to be present at the gathering and take part in the program. The meeting will be held at Wrlghtil ville Beach, eight miles from Wilming ton, cn June 27-29, convening on Wed nesday evening, at 8:30 o'clock. E. T. Cansier,. Esq., of this city will take.an intporlaiit part on tho program of the opening night by making the response ito the address of welcome which will no doubt be good, and full of wit and, humor. J. O: Carr, Esq., of Wilmington will welcome the lawyers to. the city-by the ses. The program in full as announced by the secretary is as follows: . An address entitled "Contractual Rights and Liabilities of Married Wo men," by Prof. S. F. Mordecai, of Dur ham." . Ah address entitled "The Personal ity of the Judge as Affecting the Case," tjr T. w. Bickett, of Louisburg. - The reports of the standing commit tees will be presented at Wednesday evening's session, except the report of the committee on Memorials, which will be presented at Thursday morn ing's session. - . " The report of the committee on ad mission will be presented by the chair man, E.F. Ay dlett of Elizabeth City. The report of the committee on legislation and law reform will be pre sented by the chairman, T. B. Womack, of Raleigh. . 'The report of the committee on grievances -' will be presented by the chairman, Francis D Winston, of Wind sor. V ': " ' v. The report of the committee on legal education will be presented by the J chairman, James C. McRae, of Chapel Hill. The report of the committee on memorials will be presented by the chairman E. W Timberlake, of Louis burg. The report of the committee on legal ethics will be presented by the chair man,, E. J. Justice, of Greensboro. The report of the judiciary commit tee will be presented by the chair man, F. H. Busbee, of Raleigh. The meeting of the association will be held in the ball-room of the Sea shore Hotel.' WIFE KILLS HER HUSBAND. Her Readiness with Pistol Saved Life from His Attack. her Baltimore, Md.; May 28. Clarence Johnson, a young colored man who lived near Coekeysville, Baltimore County, was fatally wounded last night by his wife Cora Johnson, who is now locked up in Towson jail with a charge of murder, against her. Johnson died today. - ! " . ,' ' - The shooting occurred at the home of Johnson's brother-in-law. Edward Carter .The Johnsons and the Carters had been drinking, and about 10 o'clock Johnson ordered his wife to bed. '-She refused .o go, and Johnson went upstairs alone. A few minutes later he came down, carrying a double barreled shotgun, with which he avow ed he wak, going to kill his wife. He approached the longe where the wo man was reclining and pointed the weapon at her. Before he could pull the trisKer. however, she seized a 38 cal- iber revolver, which was lying on. a table near by. in tne meantime carter, seeine that trouble wasimminent grab bed hold of Johnson and swung liim around so that the muzzle ot the gun pointed away from the woman. At the same time the Johnson woman pointed the revolver at her husband and fired, the bullet striking hini in the left side. An Alarming Increase in Revolu tionary Agitation' andjTerroris tic Activity, Both Sides are Arming as if Preparing tcr War. Conflicts Continue. Premiers Speech to Parliament Produced a Very Bad Impression and Conflict is "Considered Inevitable. Says Generai Am nesty is Impossible. By Associated Press. . St Petersburg, May 26. The expec tation that Premier Goremy kin's state ment, of the Government's programme would be utterly unfavorable, caused great excitement at the opening of the lower house of parliament this after noon. The Premier's speech, which was un expectedly firm in-tone, produced such a very bad impression, that a conflict is nojconsidered inevitable. It reitera ted that general amnesty was impos sible but promised release as rapidly as possible of those who had been ar rested by administrative order. Most important of all, the Premier declared 'that the basis for the solu tion cf the Agrarian problem proposed by the lower house was completely im possible. Grave news came from the provinces. Instead of acting as a sedative, the assembling of parliament has been marked by an alarming increase in rev olutionary agitation and terroristic ac tivity on one hand and of black hand activity on the other. The extremists of both sides are thus divided into two hostile camps and both are arming as ff preparing for inevitable civil war. Sanguinary con flicts continue to be. reported. UNITED BY ANAV.ChiST RITE. Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk man on Honeymoon. Detroit, Mich., May 26. Miss Emma Goldmait; America's most famous wo man anarchist, is married, and the bridegroom is Alexander Berkman, the noted "red," who has just been re leased from the Alleghany (Pa.) Pen itentiary after- serving a term of four teen years for his attempt to assassin ate Henry C. Fricf, the steel million-, aire; during the , homestead strike. ' When Berkman was released from prison he came at once to Detroit. Miss Goldman had proceded him here, ar riving the day previous. She met him at the depot on his arrival, and the greeting was an affectionate one, the pair kissing several times. As the idea of the marriage by forms of law repugnant to all anarchists, these two leaders of the brotherhood called neither judge nor minister to read a service, but were united ac cording to the peculiar tenets of their belief at the home of Carl Nold, an anarchist friend, who himself served five years in prison for complicity in the plot to assassinate Frick. They left Detroit for Chicago. They will go from there to; St. Louis, and then return together to New York to make that city their home. Epworth Methodist Church. Preaching at Epworth Methodist church by Rev. A. L. Coburn at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Missionary meeting at the night service. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at the Seversville Methodist church at 3:30 p. m.; Sunday school at 2:30 p.m. T Miss Keys was Successful in Dia mond Ring Contest-Ring Will be Presented , by Committee at Home of Her Aunt Mrs. Joseph W. Keys, This Evening. Quite a lot of interest has 'been at tached to tho contest for a beautiful diamond ring offered by the Charlotte Council, United Commercial Travelers, to ''the most popular young lady in the city. A numiber ot names figured prominently in the list of votes but when the boxes were closed last night at 9:30 and, the votes were collected and counted it was found that Miss Vashti Keys was the winner. Miss Keys received 21,422 votes, while Miss Catherine . Cobb received 7,797. There were ;about 40,000 votes cast in the contest. The friends of Miss Keys are profuse in their con- gratulations The ring will be presented by a I committee from the council tonight. The presentation will take place at the home of Mrs. Joseph W. Keys, Aunt of Miss Keys, on Caldwell St. We join in offering congratulations to the successful young lady. MISS VftSHTI . KEYS WOII III COllTEST MRS. FREDERICK ROOSEVELT SC0VEL, GRANDDAUGHTER OF GENERAL GRANT. As Miss Vivian Sartoris, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Mrs. Scovel was a famous society beauty. At one time she was affianced to Archi bald Balfour, cousin of the former British premier, A. J. Balfour. When she withdrew from this, Miss Sartoris announced that she would study art. Other counsels prevailed, however, and she is now the wife of Frederick Roosevelt Scovel, a cousin of President Roosevelt. , LAST OF ASSEMBLY. Adjourned Last From Northern Reports Heard. Night Telegram Assembly Several Special to The News. Greenville, May 26. Rev. E. . M. Green, D. D., of Danville, Ky., chair-'j rn!an of the commission to consider the complaint of Dr. -S. S. Laws against the Synod of Virginia touching polyga my in the foreign field, reported that the complaint was not sustained by a vote of the commission of 23 to two, and recommended that: the comolaint be dismissed." The proceedings .of the commission were approved. The Assembly returned thanks for the cordial entertainment by the - peo ple of Greenville. The following telegram was receiv ed from the Northern Assembly: Des Moines, Iowa, May 25. : General Assembly of Greenville, S. C- With deep gratitude to God for His guidance in the matter, the Presbyterian Church m the United States of America an nounces the completion at noon today of the union with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the recep tion by our Assembly oj. the Fraternal Union Delegation appointed by the Cumberland Assembly previous to its final dissolution. Wm. H.. Roberts, Stated clef k. " J. M. Barkley, Committee. . Rev. A. J. McKelway, D. Di, . offered the following to be sent in reply. To the General Assembly of the Presby terian Church in the U. S. A., Greet ings. . - - ' Your message announcing the Un ion of Presbyterians has been receiv ed.' We pray that this union will re sult in the promulgation of our Cal- vinistic faith and the extension of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ., , The Assembly refused to enact the new law on commissions and commit tees. After considerable discussion in which Rev. J. P. Robertson, Dr. A: C. Hopkins, Dr. C. R. Hemphill, and Rev. W. .Scott Moore participated, an audi torium committee, consisting of Rev. J. P. Robertson, Rev. Robt. Hill, D. D., Rev Robert Adams, Rev. P. II. Gwynn, and Rev. C. H. Read, was appointed to report to the next Assembly a new law. : The records of the Synods of Virgin ia and of . Texas were adopted. . The Assembly declined -to enlarge the scope of "The Missionary." . Dr. W. M. McPheeters filed a protest against the judgment of the Assembly in the Caldwell case. Rev;. R. W. Jopling T. D. Kanffelt and Rev. C. G Vardell, D. D., were" ap pointed a committee to visit the next Inter-Church Conference. s, Dr. J. T. Plunket reported his at tendance upon the celebration s of vth two hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America at Philadelphia. .The Assembly adjourned. ' FAST FAILED TO BLEACH HER Mulatto Woman Wanted to Make Skin White to Please Husband. -Syracuse, May 26. Filled with the notion that if she fasted for a. sufficient length of time her mulatto skin-would turn (white, Alice Karr locked herself in her room at No 1129 East Fayette street, six days ago and proceeded to put her belief to the test. She told her friends she wanted to bleach her skin so that she would be more pleasing to ber husband, who like herself, .is a mulatto. s . : -' . , y The report of the case got to. the HeHalth, Department, and today two in spectors went to the house. They found J the woman barricaded in . the house and had no end of trouble in getting her out. In the light he got a look at herself in a mirror and found that her six days' fast had not done its "work. She was fast black. DOG COMMITS SUICIDE. Life Worth Living Nowhere Else Than on the. Old Farm. New York, May 26. Isaac Hershfield is sure his fox terrier committed sui cide yesterday. The terrier was taken a few weeks ago from a farm at Old Westbury, where it was born, to Hemp stead. At once it began to 'droop. On Saturday Mr. Hersfteld visited ' the1 de serted farm-house with the terrier with him. . , ' After running, through the half- dis mantled house the'dog dived into a mill pond. It was driven out, but went back twice, and had to be taken away by force. Mr. Hersfield was relating this un usual circumstance to friends at Rich's Hotel, Mineola, when the dog, which had been moping on the piazza ran out on the railroad tracks and stood still, allowing a train to run over him. Kindergarten Exercises. The children of the kindergarten de partment of : the Charlotte Day Nur sery; will have their closing exercises between 10 and 11 o'clock May 31, and the little ones will : render a pleasing program of recitations and song. The exercises will 'be held . at the Day Nursery and all-' friends of the insti tution and those interested in kinder garten work are invited to attend. YACHTSMEN BRAVE F DEEP Sea-Worthiness of Small Pleasur Crafts to be Thorough! Test ed. Largest but 44 Feet Long. While Others are Very Much Smaller, By Associated Press. - New - York, May 26. Six hundred and fifty miles off the shore out into the broad Atlantic Ocean with no shel ter for refuge in the stress of weather is the course laid for the little squad ron of diminutive racing yachts sched uled to start from New York to Ham ilton, Bermuda today. . ; The trophy is a $500 cup, the gift of Sir Thomas Lipton. Four boats are enter ed, the largest but 44 feet long, while the smallest is only 28 feet, moreover the little boats are captained and manned by amateur yachtmen, the owners and their friends. - Although the event is considered- one of the most venturesome and per haps severest test of sea worthiness of a small pleasure craft yet attempted on the coast for a hurricane in the middle of gulf stream or even a mod erate gale would be a serious strain on the seamanship of the amateur sailors as well as upon the ability of the racing boat. , ' The boats entered are Sloop Bonnie Kate 44 feetr Yawl Lila, 40 feet; Yawl Tamerlane, f 39 feet; Sloop Gauntlet, 28 feet. : Six to eight' men constituted the crews of each and each carried a small boat as tender, but hardly big enough for much use in event of disaster. The start scheduled at 3 o'clock. Under fair conditions the yachtmen hope to reach Bermuda in from-six to eight days. While there they will sail a race around the islands, and then raife back DANGERS 0 Not a Mine-Boomer but Believes in the Gold Mines of this Sec tions. Others who Speak Con servatively but in Optimistic Terms of Outlook. A visitor to this section going through the country within a few miles of this city would be surprised to see the number of deserted mining shafts where gold in considerable quantities was taken out by miners about the time of the Civil War. From interviews with a number of mining experts and mine owners here about, it is learned tnat a big awaken ing is now in sight, and companies are being organized all over the State and in this immediate section to de velop old properties and prospect new mines. Recently a well known mining engi neer of a company operating twenty miles from Charlotte informed a rep resentative of the press that capital was beginning to show interest in this section ,and one mine, the Colossus, recently organized and captalized at a million dollars, located about 25 miles from the city of Charlotte, was realizing a very gratifying and sub stantial change in mining conditions within the past six months. zThe mining engineer 'declared fur ther "It is beginning to be evident that the possibilities are here, but misunderstanding of the formation and character of the deposits, and poor, methods heretofore eiriployed, has had the usual result.", , " "Uu-to-date ' methods will soon change all this." - "A critical time is approaching in the mining business of the Appalach ian section, and it is well that these interests should be brought before the world, and , the movement carefully guided." - ' ' "The press of the country and this section in particular" continued the mining engineer, "should take hold: of the matter - and exploit . it before the country." - - From others connected closely with the mining interests -of the Appalach ian -.section,, it is learned that one of the greatest needs is proper handling of the ore, and the building of a . smel ter accessible to, all of the deserted shafts ' which can yet be made to pay handsomely. ' - It will be remembered that recently in. these columns, interesting stories have been told of the rich strike at the Gold , Hill mine, and also of the wealthy deposits of copper in Rowan county that are attracting attention. The outlook from every standpoint is most promising and ' with co-operation and exploitation of the hidden wealth of .the section hereabout, there ' is little doubt but -that capital will be comej interested and more companies organized. It ought to be added that there are several largely captalized com panies,' in particular the . Colossus, near Charlotte, at Waxhaw, and the Gold Hill in Rowan, thaf have begun operations and it is known positively that the stockholders are more 'than pleased with the success that is com ing to them. The indications are that many -old shafts will soon be reopened, and that new 'companies of local and Northern capital will soon be ready to take nold and bring about a great development of the mining interests of , the coun try. - -. ' NEXT MEET HERE. North Carolina Trap Shooters Select Charlotte 1907. Mr Crayton Pres ident. - .- - Charlotte will hav the . honor of entertaining the North Carolina Trap Shooters Association in 1907., , The decision of the- Association to come to this city was made yesterday at Wilson, where the, annual meet for this year was held this week.. It will be of interest to know also that a Charlotte i man, Mr. F. H. Storr tied for ; the Virginia-Carolina individual championship, each of the three contestants of whom Mr. Storr was one, breaking 96 put of 100 clay pigeons. Mr. J. E. Crayton also of this city made the third highest average, breaking- 3 5 out. of a possible 400.' At the election of officers for the year Mr. Crayton was elected pres ident and Mr; Jno. W. Todd , secre tary and treasurer. HIS WITNESS DYING. Richards, Alleged Murderer of Francis, Is Deoending Upon Them to Prove : Alibi. ' V-' : - - : - Roanoke, Va., May 26. News reach ed Roanoke today that James ,R. Rich ards and his daughter, Miss Minnie, the father and sister of John W. Rich ards, W jail, charged with murder, are dying from pneumonia. Last week May nard Richards ' and Mrs. Ellen Rich ards, eldest brother and mother of John Richards, ; died from, "the came disease. '