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flBT A 1131 iPTTTK Id VJ THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PrtEbS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. v0 VOL. Xa--NO. 6336 CITY EDITION. CHARLOTTE, N C, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1906 CITY EDITION. PRICE: 3 CENTS THE COIFEhJCE GIVES BANNERS 1 0 THE LIGHT BEARERS The First Banner Given to the Senior Organization of Con cord. The Second Went to Gastonia and the Third was Awarded Morganlon. POLICE MYSTIFIED REQUIRED MM A Trolley Ride will be Given the Delegates, This Afternoon. To-night a Consecration Ser vice will be Held in Trinty Church. The second day's session of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society oi the Western North Carolina Con ference, of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was called to order at 9 o'clock by the President, Mrs. Lucy Robertson of Greensboro. The most interesting feature of the session this morning was the awarding ol banners to Light Bearers in the conference for the greatest amount of money raised per member during the past year; for the greatest number of new members and for the largest num ber of new subscribers to the official organ of the Light Bearers The Lit tle Workers. t The first banner was awarded to the Concord Light Bearers, the senior or ganization, they having raised the sum of 3.10 per member during the year. The second banner, a Brazilian flag, was awarded to the Gastonia Light Bearers, by Mrs. L. H. Hilliard for the greatest increase in membership, and the third banner for new subscribers v.-as awarded to the Morganton Light Bearers by Mrs. Tom Smith. - By an innocent error the banner for the largest contribution per mem ber was given to the Tryon Street Light Bearers, but this was quickly corrected. The proceedings in detail were as follows: The meeting was opened with devo tional exercises, the scripture reading being taken from Ezekiel 4 ch., first 9 verses. , .?' The minutes of the preceding day were read by the secretary, Miss But terick and were approved. Miss Elizabeth Davis, a missionary tO' Brazil was introduced to the meet ing, also Dr. A. T. Bell of Greensboro who will preach Sunday before the conference. The time for Children's Hour having arrived the conference heard reports from representatives of this work at various places. Mrs. J. H. Weaver presiding over this part of the session. Over SSOO was reported raised during the year which is more than the assess ment. Next year $1,000 will be called for. Several societies of the children pledged scholarships to Corea, and other foreign countries where a native girl will be educated. The Light Bearers reported as fol lows: Asheville District Centenary church, Ruth Brown; Biltmore Jessie' Walton; Weaverville, Edith Pickens; Hendersonville, Lucile Litaker. Charlotte District Tryon Street Light Bearers, Maud McKinnon; Trin ity, Leland Craig; Brevard, Eugene Hayes; Calvary, Ruby Kennon; Mon loe, Laura Heath; Belmont Park, Mrs. G. G. Harley. ' . Greensboro District West Market Street church, Annie Grissom; Centen ary, Mattie Lee Rives; Spring Garden, Ruth Brickhouse; High Point, Randall Mann. Morganton District Mary Shup ing. Salisbury District Concord, Senior, Alfred Brower; Junior, Elizabeth Col trane; Forest Hill, Connie Hunnycut; Epworth, Jennie Talbert; Lexington, Helen Huggins; New London, Annie Ross; Main Street. Blanche John. OH FORCED 10 FIGHT ISO DUELS Because o the Answer R. M. Zambey Made to a Challenge by a Bank Clerk he is Flooded w'th Challenges From Bank Officials. By Associated Press. Vienna, June 9. Richard Zombery, a well known Hungarian sportsman residing at Budapest, has placed him self in the position of having to fight 151 duels as a result of refusing to accept a challenge from a bank clerk whom he insulted. On receipt of the challenge from the latter M. Zombory sent back word that the, clerk's social . position Precluded giving him usual satisfac tion. Thereupon 150 officials of banks championed the cause of their (lender colleaque and promptly chal lenged M. Zomborv. Six hundred and four seconds had a meeting last night dnu arranged for the duels; to be fought with pistols. The meetings will take place Sunday night, . one after the other until satisfaction is secured, one bullet being exchanged 1U each duel. Shelby District Gastonia, Mary Morris; Denver, Annie King. Statesville District Lenoir, Lucile Abernethy; Taylorsville, Esther Bal ick; Newton. Andrew Warlick. " Waynesville District Anna Lee; Epworth Plants. Ada Buttrick. Winston District Centenary, Eva Martin; Thomasville. Helen Julian. At this point little Edith Pickins sang "Over the Sea" which was great ly enjoyed by the conference. Reports from the adult societies were next resumed. Mrs. B. M. Stephenson reported for Statesville; Mrs M. M. Courtney for Lenoir; Mrs. J. N. Atwater reported for the Winston District, and also for Centenary church; Mrs. T. W. Field reported for Leaksville. The noon- hour having arrived devo tional exercises were held and the subject for discussion being "The Wfay of Jesus" different members spoke briefly on the following: "The Way. Truth and Life"; "The Solitary Way"; "The Highway"; "The Merciful Way"; "The Only Way"; "The Perfect Way"; "The Loving Way." Rev. E. L. Bain made the closing prayer and the benediction and dis missal was by Rev. Mr. Nicholson. This Afternoon and Night. At 4 p. m. there will Joe a Workers' Meeting, and the entire conference will be given a trolley ride the child ren at 5 and the adults at 5 : 30 o'clock. Tonight at 8:30 in Trinity church, there will be a- Consecration Service which will be led by a number of del egates each speaking on some special topic assigned. There will also be special music and a profitable time is anticipated. PLEA, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. But It Did not Save Davis From Three Months in Jail and $200 Fine The Dispensary Question. Special to The News. Raleigh, June 9. Considerable time was devoted in the Federal Court to day to the hearing of statements re lative to the case of J. A. Davis of Creekville, Northampton county con victed yesterday evening of selling liquor without license. The defense was that he received the money from a number of neighbors and ordered the liquor usins tue identical money paid to him. Counsel for Davis, Col. J. C. L. Harris criticized the verdict as found by the jury and introduced a petition signed by a hundred or more of Da vis' neighbors setting forth that he is a man of high character and that they believe the prosecution to be malicious. It was, set out too in Davis' defense that he was an active mem ber of he Baptist church at his home and that he was sent by the cnurch as their delegate to the Baptist State convention . held in Raleigh some months ago. Col Harris made a plea for the Judge to just .impose the nominal fine of $100 and costs which his cli ent would pay. The Judge, however, imposed a sentence of three months imprison ment and $200 fine. In doing so he stated that he would repeat what he had often before declared in open court. That he had a high regard for the verdict of a jury and it couia never be of any possible benefit to a client for his "counsel to attack the findings of a jury in this court. Col. Harris disclaimed any intention of attacking the jury. Mr. Victor Bryant of Durham ap peared before the court in the inter est of William T. Turner, convicted some days ago for illicit distilling and furnishing material ,for other dis tilleries and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, and made a plea for a change of the sentence so that Turner can pay a fine of $1,000 and have the imprisonment remitted. The Judge took the matter under advise ment Turner's home is, in Durham county. The sentence of imprisonment against L. H- Boykin of Johnson county for retailing was remitted and a fine of $500 substituted. Boykin is seventy odd years old. LOSS BY FIRE $300,000 West Virginia Brewing Plant Des troyed by Fire. By Associated Press. . Huntington, West Va., June 9. The plant of the West Virginia Brew ing Company was destroyed by fire. The loss is $300,000 partly covered Tjy insurance. . v The first watermelons of the sea son were on the Charlotte market today. GUILFORD DEMOCRATS MEET. Delegates to State Congressional and Judicial Convention Selected. Special The News. Greensboro, June 9. Delegates to the State Congressional and Judicial conventions were selected at the county Democratic convention this af ternoon, and resolutions instructing for Shaw as Judge and Brooks as Solicitor were unanimously adopted. There was a lively discussion of the opposition, to the resolution en dorsing the course of Congressman Kitchen and instructing the delegates to vote for him. Strudwick offered a resolution, saying his vote against the railroad subsidy should be en dcrsed specifiically but he had not thought it necessary to include it. The resolution was opposed by R. K. King, Z. V. Taylor, J. T. Morehead, end others as contrary to the custom in the county to endorse anybody. ouisiae of tne county tor public po sition, and the adoption of the same might injure the chances of Judge Shaw. The resolution was adopted nv a small majority after which resolu tions endorsing Senator Simmons, were amended to include Senator Overman. - - x BEEF JSPECT1 Representative Garner of Texas Made Plea for Speedy Action Because of Trouble from Delay to Stockmen. Must Packers Pay Expense? By Associated Press. Washington, June 9. The beef in spection hearing before the' House Committee on' Agriculture was begun today. Representative Garner, (Tex.) made a plea for speedy action. "Since this mater came v up," he said, "The people who have contract ed to take our Texas steers have be come alarmed and say they don't know whether or not they are going to take our cattle and the result is we are in a state of uncertainty. I want to sug gest that the committee get through with the matter as soon as possible. Every day this thing is continued the stockman, is losing money." Representative Davis, -(Miss.), read a telegram from the South St. Paul Live Stock Exchange and Live Stock Board voicing opposition to having ex pense placed on the packers because it would inevitably come out of the former stock raisers. ers, corroborated -this conclusion. Several telegrams were read from cattle-raisers in Colorado and Texas to the ejfect that the present agitation would bring about a heavy decline in the prices of. cattle." ' Cost of Inspection. Representative Haugen, (Iowa), asked S. H. Cowan, of Fort Worth, Texas, if he had read the President's message which estimated the cost of inspec tion at 8 cents a head. He had, he said, "But wo do net want to pay it, that's our reason." Replied Cowan. ...."But rather than, do without the law we would be glad to levy the cost on the cattle," he continued. Mr. Haugen said, every member of the com mittee, "so far as he knew, was in favor of the government paying the cost. This cost has been estimated at from $8,000,000 to $20,000,000 annually. GORMAN'S . SUCCESSOR. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky Suc ceeds Late Chairman of Democrat ic Conference. By Associated Press. Washington, June 9. At a taeeting oL the' Democratic senators ' today Sen ator Blackburn, of . - Kentucky, " was elected chairman of the Democratic conference to succeed Senator Gorman. Death of E. H. Alden' V By Associated Press. Pasadena, Cal., June 9. Brigadier General Charles H. Alden, (retired) died last fright. He was 70 years of age and lived in Boston. HEAR NG BEGUN IN Identity of Mijrderer who Killed Mrs. Alice Kinnan at her Home Last Night Is Still a Mystery to the Policemen and Officers of the City. No Clue Obtainable. Woman was Called to thf Door and Struck with Piece of Gas Pipe. Some Features thai Add to the Mys tery. : ;;. : .:: .. Bv Associated Press. New York, June 9. The identity of the murder of Mrs. Alice Kinnan, who was struck down on the stoop of. her home in the Bronx last night, is still a mystery to the! police. The motive is also unsolved but the police are at work upon a theory and that it might have been jealousy. . Mrs. Kinnan lived with her mother, Mrs. Louisa M. Stanton, aged 85, in an old and decaying mansion at Washing ton Avenue and 189th street. At nine last night she was called to the door by an unknown person who without a word struck her a fatal blow on the head. The murderer then dis appeared but left piece of gas pipe with which the murder was done. Mrs. Stanton, the victim's mother, was so aged and so much shocked by the crime as to be of little service in locating the murderer. That jealousy or revenge may have been the motive was suggested by the discovery that a contractor named Clinchy died in Mrs. Rinnan's home while calling upon her two weeks ago and also that Mrs. Kinnan had em ployed a lawyer to bring suit for di vorce from her husband from whom she separated eight years ago. The police are trying to find the man who is said to have been a frequent caller on Mrs. Kinnan during the last two months. It is said that Clinchy had been a visitor at Mrs. KInnan's home for five years against the wishes of his family. -, . , ,' The mystery in .'...vv,hih the case is hidden is Tlee&eneruft Dy'. the fact 1 that the whereabouts of Mrs. Rinnan's hus band is unknown. VILAS FOR BRYAN. Was Member of President Cleveland's Cabinet During His First Term Now Favors Bryan. By Associated Press. Milwaukee Wis., June 9. The Mil waukee Journal today prints an inter view with former United State Senator Wm. F. Vilas; who also was a member of President Cleveland's cabinet dur ing Mr. Cleveland's first administra tion, endorsing Wm. J. Bryan for. the nomination for . President at the next National Democratic Convention. MINISTRY IN DANGER. Report of Resignation of Cabinet De nied Life of Ministry in Danger. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, June 9. The Asso ciated Press is authorized to deny the report that the resignation of the G-oremykin Cabinet has already been submitted to the Emperor. It is be yond question,, however, that impor tant developments in the political sit uation are pending which may make the life of the present ministry a mat ter of a few days. '. MR. BRYAN AT KARLSBAD. Mr. Bryan and Family Will Probably Proceed Now to St. Petersburg. By Associated Press. Karlsbad, June 9. Hon. William J. Bryan, his wife, son and daughter ar rived here yesterday and left Karlsbad for Dresden today. Mr. Bryan's plans are somewhat uncertain, though he probably will proceed to St. Peters burg by way of Berlin. Mr. John Ross who has been spending the winter in the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, where he is taking; post-graduate work, is at home for the summer. He hopes to recuper ate at the same time and return to his work next fall. NEGRO WOMAN WAS Deaf Nesro Woman Crushed by Freight Train. . Investigation into the Drowning of Negro in River Yesterday May Involve Prominent Citizens. Special to The News. ' Union,, S. C. June 9. A deaf ne gro woman was ground to pulp by a freight train near here today. An investigation is being maae to day in the case of Moses Hughes, the negro - found in a river ' in a remote section of the county tied and . weight ed with a rock. ' It is believed it will result in start ling disclosures .. involving promin ent , persons. ' ' . GROUND T PULP Where his phonograph comes in handy. GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY. ' , 1 - ""W Seventy-three Counts of Larceny Also Held Against Ferdinand Borges. By Associated Press. Boston, Junne 7. Guilty on one count of conspiracy and 73 counts of larceny was the jury's verdict in the case of Ferdinand E. Borges whose trial has been in progress for the past three weeks in the superior court. Borges had been indicted in company with former Congressman William D. Owen of Indiana on 12G counts of lar ceny and two of conspiracy in con nection with promoting the Ubero Plantation Company; of Boston and Mexico. Owen has not been arrested. MR. WHYTE SENATOR. Succeeds Mr. Gorman as Senator from Maryland. By Associated Press. Baltimore, June 9. Rumors as fo the appointment of a successor to the late Senator Arthur P. Gorman were plentiful yesterday, but Governor Ed win Warfield left here for Annapolis without having declared his selection. Last night, however, he announced to the Baltimore office of the Associated Press by telephone from the executive mansion at the State capital that he had appointed William Pinkney Whyte to fill the sentorial vacancy caused. by Senator Gorman's death. . - MRS. G, H The End Came at 6 O'clock this Morning. Was Stricken with Heart Trouble After Delivering an Address Before Convention ; of Y. W. C. A. Special to The News. . Asheville, N. C, June 9. A pall of sorrow was cast over the convention of the Y. W. C. A. by the death at Kenilworth Inn this morning of Mrs. George H. Atkinson of Monroe, for several years National Secretary of the Association. Her death was due to heart trouble. - : At the conclusion of her annual ad dress with which the session was open ed last night, Mrs. Atkinson became faint, so that she had to be carried from the hall. It was quickly realiz ed that, her condition was serious and Dr. Alexander, physician of . the Y.W. C. A., and Dr. Cheeseboro, of Asheville, attended, her. The end came at 6 o clock this morning. - : The remains have been conveyed to the home of Miss Florence Stephenson, a friend of . the deceased, . ' r . The funeral arrangements have not been perfected, but it is stated that the interment may be at Conklin, N. Y., the deceased former home. Mrs. Atkins was formerly Miss Flor ence Bridges, of Conklin, N. Y., and her marriage to Rev. George H At kinson, . pastor of the -Presbyterian church at Monroe occurred last winter. In compliance with her implied wish the work of the conference will not be interrupted by her sad death. :. Another Account. By Associated Press. Asheville, N. C, June 9. After de livering an' able address .to the dele gates at the opening session of the Y. W. C. A. conference las night Mrs. Geo.. H. Atkinson, of Monroe, N. C, chairman of the Carolina's committee of . the Southern Conference complain ed of feeling ill. She retired to her room and died at 6 o'clock this morn ing, death being due to heart failure. The deceased was 27 years old and was the wife of Rev. George H. At kinson, pastor of the Monroe Presby terian church. Mr. Atkinson . was immediately noti fied and he is now on his way to this city. " The parents of the decased, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Bridgers, of Conklin, N. Y., also were notified.. ... v . TO PROTECT7INTERESTS. - '.) .. . Cruiser Sails ta' Investigate; Action of American Steamer. - Washington, June 9. United States cruiser Marblehead has sailed will stop st rjr."tnsl.n Ports to protect Ameri can -interests, and 'Investigate the ac v v. .ni ican steamer: Empire which is regortedvto, be assisting the revolutionists at San Jose, Guatemala. ashSlle IB III WITH THE RECORDER A Pair of Pants Lost Three Men in an Affray The Court Record Today. - For several days there has been no session of the Recorder's court but this morning there was found to be three cases on the docket and according to custom at 9 o'clock Sergeant Farring ton, in the, absence of Chief Irwin, called the court to order. Arthur Hawkins, a colored man was called to the bar to answer to the charge of the larceny of a pair of pants. Arthur has not outgrown the idea that a pair of pants in the hand is worth several in somebody's closet, and when he, got a chance to relieve Walter Hardin of a pair he could not resist the inclination. According to the witnesses he took the garment and fled. He was reauired to give a bond of $50 this morning. Another case against the same un fortunate prisoner was one charging disorderly conduct, and in this the court gave Hawkins 30 days on the roads 'which he will serve while wait ing for the August term of court to come around when he will be tried on the pants case. The only other case was that of three young men who got into a slight mix-up at . the . Southern Passenger depot and were summoned before the court to answer .. to . a ? charge of an affray. The men were Jack Speagle, J. C. Campbell and M. A. Legette. It seems that Legette is a newsman at the lunch counter and the o hJ boys had come in and indulged in some fun at his expense which caused a dis turbance on the outside. Speagle, ac cording to the witnesses, called some body, a liar, and there was a general rush of combatants to protect their partners and stop the fight, so they claimed. The court imposed a fine of $3 on Speagle, $1 on Campbell, and suspended judgement in the case of Legette. - . . QUICK PIECE OF WORK Two Soap Peddlers are Arrested, Tried, Fined and Released. A few minutes after closing of the Recorder's court this morning an offi cer came in bringing with him two white men whom he said he had appre hended for selling and peddling soap on the streets without a license. The two men were carried into the court room, tried, fined and paying their fines, were turned loose, all in the short space of about ten minutes.. It was lightening work, and the wheels of justice almost, literally hum med while the shearing was in pro gress. The men claimed that they were ig norant of, the law until they had been warned by . a county officer and that they were packing up to get away about the time of their arrest. The defendants. W. H. Williams and R. J. Ellis were fined $10 each which they quickly paid and took immediate departure.. , ' . .A Pleasant Outing. The Presbyterian outing yesterday was a great success. About 600 people attended of which number ful ly 250 were grown folks. The ticket receipts were a pleasant surprise to all. About $210 were taken in. Every body had a good time.. Lake Wiley was in good shape' and nearly all the boys enjoyed a good swim in it. Judging from yesterday, eight coach es' won't hold the crowd next year. . Real Estate Deal. Mr: N. J. Sherrill today purchased from Mr. W. W. Ward six houses and lots. Four of these are located on South Church . street and . two on West Stonewall. The consideration was $9,250. This is one of tl most valuable pieces of property in Char lotte. - ' ' - - Mr. Sherrill ' purchased It as an in vestment. ' ' ' To Camp on the Catawba. The Covenanters of the. Second Pres byterian Church will leave next Wed nesday morning for a ten-day's camp on the Catawba river,- near Fort Mill, S. C. About sixteen members will at tend. They will be in charge of Mess. E, P. Davis, J. H. Abernathy and T. J. Hutchison. Dr. M. D. Hardin will visit the camp the following week. All the boys expect a big time. " To Elect First Lieutenant. ' There will, be an important meeting of membefs of Battery . "A" next Mon day night. The meeting has been call ed for the election of a junior first lieutenant to succeed Mr. " Mark W. Williams who succeeded Mr. Pat H. Williams, senior -lieutenant, who-recently resigned. ... ... COLLECTORS TO GATHER UP COIII Jewish Audience of 2,200 Per sons Electrified by Appeal of Russian Refugee for Aid for Russian Revolution. Wildest Enthusiasm Displayed, Twenty Collectors Occupied in Gathering up Gold and Silver from Platform. Fund of $8,000 Already Raised bv Gregory , Maxine. By Associated Press. Chicago, June 9. Amid scenes of the wildest enthusiasm, a Jewish' audience of 2,200 persons, many of them women and girls, showered gold and silver coin and paper money on the platform of West Side auditorium last night in response to the appeal of the Russian refugee, Gregory Maxime for funds for the aid of the Russian revolution. It took 20 collectors to gather up the coins swelling the fund of $8,000, that Maxime has collected during his two months speech making tour in this country. ' CONFEDERATE ENCAMPMENT Permission Given Old Veterans to En camp at Morehead Charters Grant ed. . Special to The News. . ' Raleigh, June 9. Governor Glenn this morning at the request of General J. S. Carr and Major H. A. London granted permission for the North Car olina division of the United Confeder ate Veterans to go. into camp on the state camp grounds at Morehead right after the encampment of the North Carolina National Guard August 7. As much as possible of the encampment equipment will be left for the old sol diers. "- , , , . . . ,.' Charters were issued today for-foiir new corporations, being the Creed'nore Land and Improvement Co, of Creed- , more, "Granville county at a capital of $10,000 by L.. V. Pearce and others. The J. H. Coffey Wagon Co of Lenoir, at a capital of $20,000 by J. H. Coffey and others; the Ayden Loan; and In vestment Co, of Ayden Pitt county at'a F capital, of. $20,000 by E. G. .Fox and others, and the Lexington Ice and Fuel Co. at a capital of $3,000 by "J. M. Riley and others. MUTUAL OFFICERS IN TOILS. Four, or Five Former Prominent Offi cials May Be Indicted. ' By Associated Press.' New York, June 9. The Evening Post, today publishes the following: "Instead of resulting in the indictment of only one, or at most, two of the mod erately . prominent former officers of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the special grand jury's work, accord ing to an excellent authority, will in clude the indictment of four, or pos sibly five, of the most prominent offi cers of the old order. There is reason to believe that the report of those granted 'immunity baths', was exagger ated. The net result will be to Insure genuine surprise when the jury ac- tually does finish up its work, and make, public , it's findings." ' Mrs. Madden Divorced. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, unio., June . Mrs. John E. Madden was today granted an absolute divorce from her husband, tethe horseman, on the ground of gross neglect. Prof. J. A. Bivins, formerly prin cipal of the Charlotte graded schools, arrived in the city this morning for a short stay here. ' E EIOGE III FIGHT Great Excitement; on Main Street Over Fight Between E. Con well and T. N. Winslow. Con well was Struck in Eye, then Produced Pistol, Special to The News.- ' - Greensboro, June 9. There was much excitement on the Main street here at 10 o'clock over a fight between E. Colwell, manager of the Greensboro Life Insurance Company and T. N. Winslow, resident agent of the Mu tual Benefit Company.' . . Winslow had just come down the street, when Colwell, approaching and abusing him, was struck in the eye, the blow shatering his eye glass, caus ing a big flow, of blood. Colwell drew a pistol and it failing to fire he was clubbing Winslow on the head when a policeman interfered. Neither party is seriously hurt. The trouble grew out of a dispute Over a balance claimed to be due by Winslow commissions as former agent of the Greensboro Com pany Further trouble is feared, since there has been a seri ous business rivalry, and personal fric tion between, the two men. - IS C ME
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