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(Tn rm OlET A "O TOT Him THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PESSS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6346 -V CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2 1, 1906 PRICE: 3 CENTS MANY DPERAM BENEFITTED BY Tilt ONLY 3 ORIGINALS OUT OEM DEEDS ES BY SO. R CHINA MAKES GOOD FOR THE MURDER OF MISSIONARIES NCREASE III WAG FOUR Cotton Manufacturers of Fall River Grant Operatives an In crease in Wages of 14 Per Cent. About 25,000 Hands are Benefitted by ths Change. The New Scale will Take Effect July 2nd. The Change will Probably Effect all Cotton Mill Workers in that Section Finally- By Associated Press. Fall River, Mass., June 21. The cotton manufacturers, of this city tiave granted their operatives a 14 pt-r cent increase in wages. About 25, 000 hands are benifited. The new scale which will take tfttct July 2 is practically the same t-- that prevailing previous to July 1, As the other New England cotton manufacturing centers follow the lead of Fall River, as a rule, the change is expected ultimately to effect all cotton mill workers in this section. ! ANSWER OF N. C. COMMISSION. Judge Purnell Heard Answer of N. C. Corporation Commission With Re gard to Alleged Violation of Order. By Associated Press. Raleigh, June 21. Judge Purnell in the Federal Court after hearing the answer of the North Carolina Corpora tion Commission, in which the Com mission admitted that the Southern Railway had violated no order for which a suit for a penaity could be in stituted, dismissed temporary re straining order he had previously is sued and taxed the defendants with the costs. The Commission in its order sought to restrain the Southern Railway from changing the - schedule of its local train which made connection at Greensboro with an inter-State train. Sensational Feature. The sensational feature of the hear ing was the ftlilng of the answer from Robert C. Lawrence, of Lumbertbn, as one of the petitions for the order forbidding the operation of the new schedule by the Southern. In nt he declared that he signed the petition against the Southern without personal knowledge of the situation and solely on the representation of conditions by the traveling agent of the News and Observer. He now finds he was de ceived and had absolutely no reason able grounds for his objection to the new schedule. He prays, therefore, that he be allowed to get out of the case without incurring any of the costs. His petition was allowed. FRIENDS MEETING. Yearly Meeting Being Held in Provi dence Prof. Newlin to Speak. By Associated Press. Providence, June 21 The 235th yearly meeting of Orthodox Friends was opened today and will continue one week. The session promises to be of exceptional interest as members of the society from all parts of the country will participate, including Prof. Thomas Newlin., of Guilford college, North Carolina. Prominent workers of other denominations, also, will take part in the meetings. MR. A. H. PRICE RESIGNS. The Assistant District Attorney Re signs Blackburn Was Opposed to Him. Special to The News. Salisbury, June 21. It was no sur prise when it became known yester day evening that Mr. A. H. Price, as sistant United States District Attor "ey for the Western District of North Carolina, had forwarded his resigna tion to the attorney-general. It has been understood that Congresman Blackburn had Mr. Price on the list of those to be slaughtered. The resigna tion is effective at the pleasure of the attorney-general. BACHELORS BUTTON WON. American Jockey Was Rider and Prize Was Golden Cup. ' By Associated ' Press. Ascot, England, June 21. The gold cup was won by "Bachelors Button," ridden by Maher, the American Jockey. Adjudged Bankrupt. J. Alonzo Spencer, trading as Speh per and Comnanv. nf Gastonia. was ves terday adjudged bankrupt and re ferred to Referee in Bankruptcy J. B. Pence. His liabilities are $1,303.11 and assets $779,317 The firm manu factures tin and cornice work. ""Satan of Scripture, who, what, and where he is," is the subject of night's Bible study class No. 204 outh Tryon street. All are invited. Christians especially will be welcomed- Please consider this a personal invitation to you. The Tables FIRE AT GREENSBORO. Fire Did Small Damage Condition of Mr. West, Who Suffered Accident. Special to The News. Greensboro, June 21. Fire in the boiler and engine room of the Greens boro Electric Company this morning destroyed the roof. This and the wa ter caused damages amounting to $500. In two hours the machinery was being used, the current turned on and the cars running again. Eugene C. West, manager of the Greensboro Wood, Fibre and Plaster Company, who was caugt in the shaft ing of his factory late yesterday and had his left arm torn from his body, lies critically ill at the hospital.. His arm was amputated at the shoulder and he passed a quiet night but is re ported alarmingly weak now. He is highly regarded here as an excellent citizen and fine business man. EIGHT OF CREW E In Collision of Schooner Bertha with Dutch Tank, Steamer, American, Eight of Crew were Drowned, Captain's Son "was the Only Survivor. By Associated Press. Dover, England, June 21. A Dan ish schooner, Bertha, was sunk near the South Goodwin lightship today as the result of a collision with the Dutch tank steamer. American, from Antwerp for New York. Eight of the schooner's crew were drowned. Peter Norham, the captan's son, was the only survivor. The American sustained no damage. AMERICANS RECEIVED. Americans Received Heartily by King Haakon Mr. Bryan Arrives. By Associated Press. Trondhjem, June 21. The special American ambassador, Charles N. Graves, minister of the United States tn Sweden, snnnorted bv Maior Wil liam Gibson, military attache at St. 1 Petersburg, and Liut. Commander John H. Gibbons, Naval attache at London, were received by King Haa kon, who gave the Americans a cordial welcome, expressing his pleasure at their presence and most friendly feel ings for the United States. Hon. William J. Bryan has arrived here to attend the coronation. SENT BALL THROUGH HEART. Was an Old Member of the Stock Ex change. By Associated Press. London,- June 21 Demetrius Schil 17.5 fin old member of the stock ex change, shot himself through his heart in the lavatory of the stock excnange today. Schilizzi was a jobber in the Ameri can market, but said he had no finan cial troubles. His suicide is attribut ed to domestic -worries. His son com mitted suicide a year ago. SHOT TWO WOMEN. Ketring Shot Divorced Wife and Her Niece. By Associated Press. T .rta A n e-plps. June 21. W. F. Ke tring shot and probably fatally wound ed his divorced wife and ner mec, Miss Bessie O'Day, at the home of the former, early today. Ketring had been separated from his wife, two years. Last night he asked her to return to him. She refused and Miss O Day stepped to the telephone to call the police. As she did so Ketring thrust the telephone from her hands and shot both women. j Declare Dividend. Rv Associated Press. New York. June zi. me uirecwrs of the Baltimore, and Ohio railroad company declared a -semi-annual divi dend of 3.' per cent., an increase of Vz per cent over the last previous semi annual dividend. Dry Dock Dewey Arrives. By Associated Press. : Singapore; June 21. The dry dock Dewey arrived today. She- had a slight collision with the Glacier and Caeser while anchoring. - DROWNED Turned. WILL AMOUNT TO $50,000. Union Building and Loan Hard Hit Whereabouts of Treasurer is Un known. Special to The News. Union, S. C, June 21. The shortage in the Union Building and Loan Asso ciation, caused by the defalcations of former Treasurer Hughes, it seems will amount to at least $50,000, accord ing, to information secured from a re liable source, though the expert ac countant and officers of the associa tion will not talk until the expert finishes and makes his official report. The shortage extend back over eight years. Treasurer Hughes on the night when the shortage was first sus pected and ' he was asked relative to the matter, said it amounted to something like $25,000 or $30,000, but when the next afternoon he appeared before the directors and assumed en tire responsibility for the losses, he would not give any information as to what they were, and said ' that the books would show it. It was the day following this that he left Union and has not been seen here since, though it is reported that he said he would return, if necessary. A rumor has it that he is now in New York or Cuba, but this is thought to be, a mistake, though his present whereabouts are unknown to but a few, and when criminal proceedings are in stituted, which will likely be as soon as the expert makes his report, he can be found. THE IVENS CASE. Supreme Court Denied Motion for Leave to File a More Complete Record. By Associated Press. . Springfield, 111., June 21. The Illi nois Supreme Court denied the mo tion by counsel for Richard Ivens for leave to file a more complete record. Ivens is under sentence to hang in Chicago tomorrow for the murder of Mrs. Franklin C. Hollister. FIRE CAUSES LOSS T0- Fire in Amusement Hall, Connec ted with State Hospital, Caused Death of F. L. Licktenstien. Inmates Greatly Excited. Were Removed During Worst of Fire. By Associated Press. Middletown, Conn., June 21. Fire in the amusement hall connected with the state hospital for the insane early today caused the death of F, L. Liehtenstein, general manager of the Merchants Silk Co., who was a spec tator and nearly created a panic among the inmates who were re moved during the height of . the fire. The loss is $35,000. : v THE UNION POST OFFICE. Rumor That There W'H Be a Change in the Office Plenty of Applicants. Special to The News. Union, S. C, June 21. For some time there lias been a rumor that there might be a change in the post office management here and particularly since a month ago, when a post office inspector remained here several days. So far as can be learned no charges have yet been formally preferred against Postmaster Hunter, but in the ovpnt that then is and nrovided he re- j signs or is removed, there will be a number of applicants tor nis position, though now they are doing nothing to aid in putting him out of office. The applicants are C. M. Graham, who has had considerable experience in government service, was five years assistant postmaster at Newberry, and besides the present incumbent is the only white Republican in this county; S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U., who is a well- agent, and who for fiVe years under Cleveland's and Harrison s adminis trations, was postmaster here. When spoken to today on the subject all of them appeared very reticent, and would not talk for publication. Mr. A.. Brady, representing Am berg, Brazil and Ullman,' of New York is in the city with, a" line of holiday novelties. $35,000 DAY A Very Serious Problem Said fo be Facing the Road as to One of Main Rights of Way Through the City, Catering Line from W. 12th SttJE. YanceeSt. Koad also Wafts 50 Feet, it is Alleged, While Deed Call for "Roadbed'f Only, Records Show Suits Begun for Track But no Record of Results. That the Southern Railway has been able to find only 3 deeds of the origi nal 14 for property that today would require about 60 deeds to, cover it, including all the right-of-way from Vance street on the south to Twelfth street on the north, is the startling statement made to a News reporter today. The above was brought out recently during a search beftig made by people presumably representing the Southern Railway, at the cdunty court house. The tract in Question includes all the right-of-way of the Southern in the cit, except that from the passenger de pot southwest and the freight lines along Alexander ' street, with a few minor tracts. As a plain statement of facts the above means possibly one of the biggest fights in the courts that has ever been known in Charlotte since the first railroad spike was driven , in the boundary of the city. The right-of-way from Twelfth street on the north to Vance street on the south, has only three deeds on record to show that the railroad has posses sion of this tract which is now a part cf in the neighborhood of 60 different lots, or 14 original tracts. The representatives of the Southern recently began a search of the court records and files to ascertain their right-of-way along the line mapped out above, it being rumored that the road was contemplating numerous improve ments, and naturally turned to the old books containing the deeds given to the first possesor of these rights, the old A."T. and O. railroad, now Un der control of the Southern. Many Suits Instituted. When the A. T. and O. railroad was built many years ago, the road of course wanted deeds to the property through which it was built. Today ' only three of these deeds have been found as The News is in formed, while there should be 14, while the road now abutts on close to 60 different pieces of property. Furthermore, it is said that much of the property "that the Southern now claims, would include parts of the lots and yards of" property owners along the road-way through' the city. There are court records to show that about the, time the A. T. and O. secured the three, deeds referred to a number of suits were instituted to se cure rights-of-way, but so far none of the judgments . nor court decisions have come to light, although some of these may be found1 in the old records of the civil courts held many years ago. The News is informed that up to date the Southern has only the three deeds to show to cover this entire right-of-way, running almost entirely through the city. Should the unprecendented occur and the road be unable to produce the . proper evidence of ownership, there is no forecasting what the result will be, but it would necessarily mean one of the biggest court proceedings on record. It appears that this state of affairs did not come to light until the South ern began a few months ago to look into their right-of-way along the route referred to above, and then it was that the fact came out that the road was apparently peculiarly involved in onv of the most unusual entanglements ever heard of. Diligent search has already been made of the old deed books and tve court records filed, but it is understood that nothing has been found that in any manner gives the Southern the ne- islillslis" SOURCE OF REVENUE Boy who Could Throw his Ankle out of Joint at his Will, Suc ceeded in Securing Damages from Traction Companies in Number of Cities. By Associated Press. - Indianapolis, Ind., June 21, Ernest and Walter Carruth, brothers, were sentenced yesterday to prison for per petrating a, peculiar fraud on a local stock car company. Walter can throw his ankle out of joint at will and the scheme of the brothers was for Walter to fall from the par and then claim damages for alleged injur ies to his ankle. Traction companies in a dozen cities have been defrauded. Tough cessary papers or records to establish their rights. The road claims 58 feet, it is declar ed, along the present route. It is fur ther said that this claim, if taken up by the road, would take in parts of many yards, lots, and possibly resi dences built close to the road, and hence if the Southern should fail in their efforts to locate the necessary deeds and papers, it is likely that there would be a great upheaval over this matter. To put the land under discussion under valuation would be a difficult task, but -it will doubtless amount to many thousand dollars. It may be that the representatives of the road will be able to discover something to throw light on the situa tion in some qf the old court records, but nothing dehnite is Known aDoui this. In the days when 14 deeds were suffi cient to cover the rights-way for more than a mile through the city, Charlotte was a small place compared with her present proportionss, and where this same, road is now adja cent to between fifty and sixty lots, it was then laid out so as to touch only 14 tracts of land. It is not known, so far as could ; be ascertained today, whether the deeds were all issued or not, but the filing of suits by the road to secure the rights desired, indicates that there was some trouble in the way then. The A. T. and O. road was chartered before. the civil war. N. Cs SENATORS APPOINTED. Senators Simmons " and Overman Placed on Committees. By Associated Press. Washington, June 21. At the cau cus of the Democratic Senators the ac tion of the steering committee in fill ing the committee vacancies was ratified. Senator Clay is given a place on appropriations; Taliferro, on finance; Simmons, on commerce, and Overman, on public buildings and grounds. TWO WERE KILLED IN WRECK TODAY In Rear End Collision Between Trains on A. C. L, Engineer King and Brakeman Carter were Killed. Others Injured. Damage to Trains. By Associated Press. Norfolk, June 21. In a rear-end col lision, between trains on the Atlantic Coast' Line at Ahoskie, N. C- Engineer O. O. King, of Portsmouth, Va., and Brakeman Walter Carter, of Windsor, N. C, .were killed. Conductor Meach am and an unknown white man were injured. The accident happened while one of the trains was shifting off cars. The engine of one train and six, cars were badly damaged as were the ca boose and six cars of the other train. It is impossible to place the responsi bility at this, time. IN THE DISTRICT COURT. A $2,000 Verdict. Case of . Cimmerson vs Southern Consumes Today , The lease of .C. . M. Cimmerson against the Southern Railway for $5,000 for alleged damages of a per sonal nature, , consumed all of i the morning session of the United States District Court today, and this after noon the argument in the case was begun. r: .... The "case of Spoon vs Southern Cot ton Oil Company for $20,000 alleged damages, received year before last, was concluded yesterday evening, when the jury after being out about two hours brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for $2)00. There is only one more case that is expected to come before the court this week before adjournment that of Heilig vs Southern Railway for $5,000 alleged damages. The work of . the court " will prob ably be over by tomorrow evening. Sea Level Canal . Bill. By Associated Press. Washington June 21. The Senate considered the sea level Pasama canal bill, with the ; view to taking a final vote on the measure before ad journing today. Y Luck. TWO SUDDEN DEATHS. Mr. J. T. Kinlaw and Mrs. J. T. Bry ant of Robeson County Died Yester day. Special to The News. Lumberton, June 21. Two sudden deaths occurred in this county yester day. When Mr. J. T. Kinlaw, of Howellsville township, awoke he found his wife dead. She was in her usual good health the day before and when she retired that night. She was about 60 years old, and is survived by her husband and several children. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. J. T. Bryant dropped dead at her home m Lumberton, aged about 55 years. She was cutting a pattern when death came. Her husband and several children survive. The inter ment will be this afternoon. A. new register has been opened at the Hotel Buford. TALKS i DAIRY CONDITIONS Said Conditions in this Section all Better Than in. the North with the Exception of Skilled Labor. Why they are Good. ' Better here than Elsewhere. 1 . . Mr. E..V. Wilcox, of the bureau of animal industry at Washington, arriv ed in the city this morning to deliver an address before the teachers who are in sesion at Biddle University. Mr. Wilcox was very much impress ed with the dairy possibilities of this section. So far as he can see, he thinks the climate, soil, water and pro duction of forage crops as perfect as any ; section could wish to have. The fact that, we have a climate which re quires the sheltering of cows for only about 60 days of the 365 makes the building an item of much less expense than that of other states farther North. Then the fact that our climate is mild is inducive to a better flow of milk than in states where colder weather and longer winter months prevail. He said that with a system of ro tation it was possible to have a con tinuous supply of green forage every week in the year. Beginning with the month of August, he said, the dairy man could sow barley, rye, oats, wheat, crimson clover, vetch, turnips, Sweedes, from which most valuable iea could be produced, giving agreen forage every day until the first of June. Again in January spring bats may be sown: for green feed through the month of June while in March and April corn and sorghum could be planted; then at intervales until first of June the same plants may be planted and from them green forage would be provided for the month of Ju ly to November. April and May the sowing of Hungarian . grass would make provision for any failure of other crops in the rotation he thought. Then for' June our dairymen have a steady friend in a home plant known as the common cow or field pea, which grows to perfection anywhere -in this section and is a most valuable protien plant. - He was. impressed with the fact that the only' drawback to prosperous dairy ing in this section is the question of help to milk the cows. To overcome the difficulty of labor Mr. Wilcox thinks our only resource is to import help from the rural districts of Den mark, Sweden, Holland and other dai rying sections of Germany. He said a, mistake was being made in bringing to the United States foreigners-from the cities and towns. These are to tally unfamiliar with -farm work and would never be satisfactory to a dairy man.; ". " Not only was Mr. Wilcox impress ed with the dairy possibilities but felt that there is an open field here for the farmer who will devote his time and . attentions to the breeding, raising-and fattening of beef cattle. He further remarked that this branch of animal industry could be more easily handled vthan could the dairy industry because beef do not not require to be milked . Thef only intelligence needed in handling a beef herd: was that for the - necessary compounding of proper rations and the judgment of feeding same to the animals to bring, forth -best results. i ? " Mr. Wilcox will return tomorrow morning to Washington. MR. WILCOX A Treaty Accorded to France Complete Satisfaction Jor Mur der of Six French Jesuit Mis sionaries at Man Chang was Signed To-day. ; China Pays $600,000 in Indem nity, Builds a Memorial Hospi tal and Punished Ring Leaders of Rioting. French Gunboats Withdrawn from Nan Chang, By Associated Press. Paris, June 21. China yesterday signed a treaty according complete satisfaction to France for the mass-' ere of six French Jesuit missionaries at Nan-Chang Kiang-Si Province Feb. last. China pays $200,000 indemnity to the mission and $400,000 indemnity to the deceased missionaries' families, builds a memorial hospital, .and punish the ring-leaders of the rioting. " In addition the post humous honors, which the people of Nan-Chang de manded, will not be granted to-the Chinese magistrate, whose suicide was the signal for the outbreak. w French gunboats in tne vicinity of Nan-Chang will be withdrawn. GOING TO KNOXVILLE Charlotte . Teachers Will Attend the Summer School There. Among the teachers of the public schools of this city a considerable .amount of Interest is being shown in the session of the summer school at Khoxville, which began on Monday, last - . Those who have so far decided to attend are Misses Sallie Bethune, Nina Howell Eunice Anderson and Hattie Graham. Others from this city and county will. In all probability attend tooJ . The' summer school will continue until the latter part of July, and the large proportions which this annual summer school is assuming may.be judged from the fact that 150 courses have been arranged, for the teachers and - students, who attend. The school is only four years .old but it has long since become a fixture and one of the favorite places of rendezvous of tea chers of the. south who desire to- at tend a summer , course of study in any branch whatever The instructors and lecturers include some of the leading men of the entire country, - several of whom are from North Carolina. Among these are the following: Dr. Thomas Hume, of the University of North Carolina; Dr. Charles ..W. Kent, of the University of Virginia; Dr. Richard Jones, of .Vanderbilt uni versity; President Lincoln Hulley, of John B. Stetson university; Professor Emilie W. McVea. of ' the University cf Cincinnati; Dr. Edwin E. Sparks,' of the University of Chicago; Professor Lucy M. Salmon, of Vassar college; Superintendent Lawton B. Evans, of Augusta; Professor P. P. Claxton, of the University of Tennessee, and Mrs. Eliza Josephine Howard, of therBoston School of Expression. A '" " BROKE DOWN IN YARD Engine of No. 36 Barely Escaped a Long Delay. Rather strange to relate, train No. 36 from Atlanta, due here' at 9:20 pulled into the yard this morning with a string of eight or nine cars behind her and broke down right at the end of her run. and in the yard in front of the passenger station. Had the break-down occurred out in the country between stations . there is no telling how long the train might havei been delayed, although there would have been little danger of an accident had the trouble taken place, while the engine was ; going at full speed. The break-down was the result of the splitting out of a big bolt, an inch in diameter, that served to hold up a part of the running gear beneath the ponderous engine. " . When the trouble was discovered here, a force of mechanics came to the rescue and the train was delayed only p. short while. Land Sales Pending. The following land sales have re cently been announced at the county court house: R. Baxter Pharr, adm., of W. L.r Pharr, deceased, vs. Sarah L. Pharr, heir at law, three lots on the northeast side of Providence road and with 200 feet frontage each, to be sold June 30 by R. Baxter Pharr, commissioner. W. S. Alexander, trus tee, will sell 68 acres of landr being the same conveyed, to W. A. Mahew by F. A. Sawyer and wife. : v .. Gone to High Point. ; Dr. H. C. Henderson left this, morn ing for High Point to attend the closing exercises of the State Dental Association. He ' will return Friday night. Dr. C. R. Alexander r went up to High Point last night to attend the meetings of the Dental Associa tion. ,
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