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CHARLOTTE, N. C., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1 906
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HUE OF REVOLVER
CAUSED BIG PilC
IH
While Church Services were Pro
ceeding Man Began Firing
Pistol which Caused Panic in
Church. Ferryboat Sank with
he Excited, Crowd
Four Persons were Drownedi Peo
ple all Over Empire at High
State of Nervous Tension.
rrag:c Occurrences Happen
Daily.
By Associated Press.
Warsaw, July 30. While the church
of Wilanow. a suburb of Warsaw, was
filled with woi shippers today an un
kr.o.vn person outside began firing rap
Mi y with a revolver.
f';inic followed, the church service
bei'.v- broken up and the congregation,
in ;i wild effort to escape, crowded on
board a ferryboat which sank, drown
ing five.
The affair indicates the nervousness
of the people, "o day passes without
tragic occurrences.
In the city park Saturday evening
a man fired into a crowd and killed one
man and wounded four.
It is officially announced that the
loss by the robbery of the Warsaw
Vienna train is $86,000. -
COMPANIES CHARTERED.
Four Large Corporations Were Today
Chartered by the Secretary of
State.
Special to The "News.
Raleigh. July 30. Charters were to
day issued for four new corporations
at Durham, Siler City, Greensboro,
and Tarboro. They are the following:
the Hull Durham Tobacco Company,
of Durham, at $10,000 authorized, $500
subscribed by George B. Blackweil, W.
A. Guthrie, and W. B. Guthrie to do
a general tobacco business. The com
pany is understood to be chartered in
connection with the litigation started
in Durham by the Blackweil interest
against the American Tobacco Compa
ny, the Blackwells Durham Tobacco
Company having been chartered Sat
urday in the same connection by the
same incorporators.
The Lambe Manufacturing Company,
of Siler City, was chartered at a $10,
m capital by A. A. Lambe and others.
Also the consolidated Furniture Co.,
of Greensboro, at a capital of $250,
000 by J. C. Murchison, J. Van Lindley
and others for the manufacture and
sale of furniture.
The Edgecomb Drug Company was
also chartered by B. M. Baker, S. N.
Harrell, W. J. Thypen and others at a
capital of $10,000 authorized, $2,500
subscribed.
DOWIE WILL APPEAL
It is not Decided Which U. S. Court
Will Consider his Appeal.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 30. Dowie will appeal
from the decision of Judge Landis, of
the Federal Court declaring Zion City
a trust estate and holding that Dowie
has no individual proprietorship in itt
Whether the appeal will be taken to
the United States Supreme Court or to
the United States Circuit Court of
appeals has not been decided definite
ly. THE PAPAL ENCYCLICAL.
It is Expected That Encyclical Will
Be Issued Tonight.
By Associated Press.
Rome. July 30. A Papal Encycli
cal against the Christian Socialists,
Italian and foreign, js expected to
he issued tonight. It is understood
if will deal also with the situation of
religious affairs in France, growing
out of the separation of the church
rid state.
Loss by Fire $1,500,000.
By Associated Press.
Kieve, Russia, July 30. The Brod
ski grain elevators were destroyed
by fire. The loss is a million and a
half dollars.
fflO ME KILLED
TWENTY
Boiler Explodes and Two are
Killed and Twenty Others In
jured. One Man lown Fifty
Feet Through the Air. Property
Loss $15,000,
By Associated Press.- - i
Vincinnes, Ind., July 30. Harry
Borders and Lafayette ; Lychy ; were
killed and twenty other workmen in-Wrc-fi
by the explosion of a boiler at
the plant of the Vincinnes Paper Co.
Thp Property loss is $150,000. " -
Of the injured the worst is Chas.
Conners, who was blown fifty feet
through: the air.
CONGREGATION
URED
The Busy
REGRETS OF FRENCH EMBASSY.
Are Expressed because of Killing of
Liut. Clarence England.
By Associated Press.
Paris, July 30. The French embassy
at Washington has been instructed to
express the deep regrets of the French
government at the killing of Lieut.
Clarence England, navigating officer
of the United States cruiser Chatta
nooga. The authorities are awaiting
fuller reports before establishing re
sponsibility for the accident and ue
termining on the disciplinary measure
to be taken.
MINISTER DIES 'SUDDENLY
Rev. J. L. Vass a Prominent Baptist
Minister Dies Near Greenville.
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, July 30. Rev. J. L.
Vass," a Baptist minister of this city,
after filling an appointment at a coun
try church yesterday, went to the home
of a friend to spend the night, and
died suddenly about midnight.
He was a man of considerable prom
inence in church circles and has a son
who holds a professorship in Furman
University.
BITTERNESS AT CONVENTION.
The Republican State Committee
Meets to Arrange Preliminaries.
By Associated Press.
Des Moines, July 30. The Republi
can State Central Committee met to
arrange preliminaries for the State
convention Wednesday.
Governor Cummins claimed to have
a majority of the 1,460 delegates.
The adherents of Perkins, also can
didate for Governor, maintain that
there were irregularities in a number
of county conventions.
Two hundred seats were contested.
Feeling on both sides is apparently bit
ter. .The committee js understood to
stand seven "Stand-pat" (Perkins,
and four "Progressive" (Cummins.)
LADIES' INSTITUTE
WAS FORMED TODAY
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Large Band of Anson County Far
mers, Their Wives and Daugh
ters, Gathered To-day at
Wadesboro and Hear Interest
ing Address on Farm Subjects.
Special to The News.
Wadesboro.N. C, July 30. Notwith- j
I
standing the ram and mud, a lage
number of our representative farmers
and their wives and daughters ' came
to Wadesboro this morning for the pur
pose of forming a woman's Institute,
an auxilliary, of the Farmer's Institute.
The importance of raising the best
breeds of cattle,, a more thorough prep-1
aration and cultivation of the soil, the
value of the cow pea as a fertilizer, the
increase of crops without an increase
cf acreage were discussed by Prof.
Hume, of Raleigh.
Anson farmers are slowly realizing
that the new methods are not only the
best but most profitable.
Our "ladies provided a good dinner
for the occasion.
Mr. Edgar Allen, of Alabama, and
Eiila Garrison, of South Carolina, were
married on the' banks of Rocky river
yesterday
Mrs. W. T. Allen, of Polkton died
last Friday. .
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED.
The Senate Passed Without dissent
ing Vote the Child Labor Bill Its
Provisions.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., July 30. The Senate
passed without a dissenting votethe
House child labor bill which without
a doubt will receive the approval ot
Governor Terrell. " . .
The bill prohibits employing m any
manufacturing establishment . in the
State any child under 12. The em
ployment of any cnua imuci
night work; the employment of any
child under 14 unless they can read
and write and the employment;, of any
person under 18 unless they shall have
attended school at least three months
during the preceedlng year.
Little Bee.
STOPPED PAYMENT
Injunction Against Secutary of Treas
ury, to Prohibit Payment of $21,000
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 30. On applica
tion of .United States Attorney for the
District of Columbia, Justice Gould
directed that a temporary injunction
be issued against the Secretary, of the
Treasury to prevent payment on $21.
000 of bonds ' offered by ' Henry Clews
& Co., for Anson M. Bangs. ...
The Government represented that
these bonds, which were two years
overdue, were obtained by Clews & Co.
from Bangs, who, it is stated in the
petition, was in some way connected
with the transaction of John F. and
William T. Gaynor, the former of
whom was convicted with Bern". D.
Greene at Savannah, of conspiracy to
defraud the Government in connection
with the river and harbor contracts.
PRESBYTERIANS
TO OWN BUILDING
A Meeting .e be Held To-night in
the Interest ot Presbyterian
Hospital. . Oor Presbyterians
Desire to Erect Building for
Hospital Purpose.
The elders and deacons of all the
Presbyterian churches of Charlotte, j
including the A. R. P. churches of
the city, have been asked to meet
at' the First Presbyterian Church to
night at 8:30 o'clock.
The reason of this unusual call is
said to be in the interest 'of another
hospital for the city of Charlotte.
For some time past the Presbyte
rians of the city have been doing
some quiet work in order to raise
funds to erect a building of their
own for hospital purposes. .
It is understood trrkt the meeting
tonight is for the purpose of ascer
taining just what progress has been
made and to put. on Jfoot other plans
that have matured during the past
few days.
The Presbyterian Hospital building
is owned by Mr. W. F. Buchanan,
end was leased by the present mana
gers of the hospital for a certain
term of years, i Before the building
was converted into a hospital, it was
used for hotel purposes and was
known as the Arlington Hotel. It is
well arranged for the uses that it is
now being : put to but the Presbyte
rians of. Charlotte Want to own their
own hospital building and they ex
pect to in the near future.
The meeting tonight will be held
in the Sunday school -room- of "the
First Presbyterian Church and it
goes without saying: that a large
number of the officials of the Pres
byterian churches of the city will
be on hand.
THE NEW CRUISER WASHINGTON
Was Today Formerly Turned Over to
the Government.
By Associated Press.
' Camden, N". ' July 30. The
Cruiser Washington built at the
yards of the New York Ship Building
Company was formally turned' over to
the Government. She will be command
ed by Captain, Adams, recently reliev
ed from the command of the Cruiser
Olympia. '
DIED AT AGE OF 112.
Oldest Woman inJidiana and Perhaps
the United States Died Today.
By Associated Press. ,
Laporte, Ind., July 30. Mrs. Ferdi
nand Reese, the oldest woman in In
diana and perhaps in the United States
died at!the age of 112. She was born
in 'Poland '';
She attributed her longevity to her
simple method of - living. She had two
meals of corn bread and black coffee
d?ily.
NEGRO BRUTE KILLS
TWO
LITTLE CHILDREN
Young Negro Fiend,. El.ner Demp
- ster, Attempted Assault on Four
Year Old Daughter ot Mr. arid
Mrs. Samuel Pearce. Was
' Frustrated by Mother.
He then Secured . Revolver and
Killed Mother and Two Children
Instantly and Seriously Wound
ed the Third Child. Feeling
Agairst Negro Runs High.
By Associated Press.
Canonsburg, Pa., July 30. Elmer
Dempster, a 19 year old negro, was
taken to Washington county jail,
charged with the murder of Mrs." Sam
uel Pearce and two children and. the
shooting of the third child last evening
at the - Pearce farm.
The woman's husband had left the
place, leaving Dempster to look after
the stock. The only things missing
from the Pearce home are $12 and his
revolver with which Mrs. Pearce and
the two children were murdered.
Robert Pearce, three years old, was
the only survivor of the awful tragedy,
was shot through the body but may
recover.
Dempster is said to have confessed
that he attempted an assault on the
four year old daughter after the de
parture of Pearce, but was frustrated
by the motner who went to the bu
reau to get the revolver to shoot him.
The negro says he secured the gun
first and after killing the mother and
shooting the children, set fire to the
house to hide the crime.
Feeling against Dempster is running
high.
Negro Landed in Jail.
Washington, Tuly 30. Dempster
was safely lodged in jail after an ex
citing" trip from Canonsburg. Two
attempts were made to take the
negro from the officers.
N EW TOBACCO COMPANY.
Blackwells Seek Charter for New Com
pany Suit in Court.
Special to The News.
Durham, July 30. A newly char
tered Blackweil Tobacco Company
gives promise to soon begin operations
in North Carolina, This new compa
ny has instituted an enormous suit
in which is involved millions of dollars
against the American Tobacco Compa
ny which purchased the Blackweil
Durham Tobacco Company, of this city
several years ago, and moved its char
ter to New. 'Jersey, where it is being op
erated at the present. The suit insti
tuted is for. the purpose of prohibiting
the manufacture of Blackweil Durham
tobacco in North Carolina by the old
company.
There was some difficulty in getting
the new company chartered by the Se
cretary of State, and the matter was
delayed some time. The new company
has an authorized capital, of $125,000.'
The main parties connected with the
company are Messrs. G. R. Blackweil
and J. W. Blackweil, sons of the. late
W. T. Blackweil.
In the proceedings of the litigation
it reads that "the Blackweil Company,
of New Jersey, does not exist under
the laws of this state, not become do
mesticated and that the company is
unlawfully manufacturing tobacco, to
the great, damage of the plaintiff, and
also alleges that the American Tobac
co Company, has some contract or
agreement with the American Tobac
co Company. The matter will linger in
the courts for some time before there
is a final decision..
BALL TEAM DISBANDED.
Statesville Ball Team Disbands After
a Number of Victories.
Special to The News. '
Statesville, July 30. The Statesville
ball team has disbanded after a series
of victories. It was defeated in the
games at Lincolnton Friday and Sat
urday. Blythe and Caspin have return
ed to their homes at Huntersville.
25 MEN
A TERRIFIC FIGHT
As Result o Fight at Baseball
Game Sunday Three Negroes
were Killed. White and Black,
Men Fought Half Hour Like
Demons.
Special The News. ,
Greenville, S. C, July 30. Ed. and
Joe Manning, young white men liv
ing near Lowndeville, in Abbeville
county, went ' across the Savannah
river- into Elbert county, Georgia,
Sunday to a negro baseball game.
Three negroes ; were killed, but no
one oseems to know just how the
fight begun.; ; -
Ed. Manning was shot and will die.
Pistols and ball bats were-used as
weapons and 25 men, . white . and
black, fought for a half an hour like
demons.
EMGAGED IH
i ; t i
FOREIGNERS SEEK PROTECTION.
Foreign Manufacturers Make Presen
tation to This Government for Pro
tection. Special to The News.
Yekateninoslav, Russia, July 30
Foreign manufacturers have made rep
resentations to their Governments re
garding the necessity of protecting the
foreign subjects, thre foreign manag
ers of mills having been attacked dur
foreign subjects, there foreign manag
er was. shot with a revolver and kill
ed while leaving his factory. A Bel
gian. manager escaped death through
the intervention of a policeman whom
the workman shot dead and a French
manager was compelled to flee under
the menace of death.
Entire Plant Destroyed.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn. July 30. The Hill
Trunk Company's plant was destroyed
by fire. The loss is heavy.
SHOULD NOT HAVE
USED CLUB Oil MA
Patrol Drivor Yandle Fined $5 foi
an Assault on Lester Helms, An
Old Grudge that was Partially
Settled Saturday Night. Whis
key Caused the Trouble.
A sensational turn was given ' to
matters at the Recorder's' Court this
morning when Patrol Driver M. D.
Yandle was - placed on trial on a
charge of assault, tried and fined ?5,
1 11 in the short space of ten minutes.
; The affair followed in the wake of
an arrest made Saturday night, when
Officers Black and Youngblood went
after Lester Helms, charged with be
ing drunk and disorderly.
Upon arriving at the store where .
Helms was, Officer Youngblood and
Mr. Yandle entered, as Mr. Yandle
knew the man against whom the
warrant had been issued, Col. Black
remaining outside.
In making the arrest witnesses
swore that Helms caught hold of the
r?oorffl.cirtr and Yandle assisted the
officer by pulling Helms' hand loose
from its hold.
On the sidewalk, Helms began to
struggle, and apparently Was after
Yandle. Col. Black told Helms not
to hit Yandle, and also helped Mr.
Youngblood to hold' the prisoner
down, until he was quieted. Helms
expressed a strong aversion " to have
Yandle to take any hand whatever
m the arrest. In fact he had passed
Yandle on the streets some time be
fore, and had according to Yandle,
used some rather insulting or pro
voking language, which Yandle had
not noticed, but 'reported the matter
to police headquarters, it being sworn
to that Helms was under the influ
ence of liquor. , :
It was while serving this warrant
on Helms that the trouble took place.
As Helms was lifted into 'the
patrol, he kept cursing Yandle. Offi
cer Youngblood, standing on the
lower step of the wagon, was trying
to keep Helms in the patrol, when
Yandle tapped him twice with his
billy, bringing the blood.
The court held ' that Yandle was
ccuiltv of an assault, because Helms
was not in striking distance, and the
defendant had no need to strike.
That the young man had a right to
aid in the arrest at the officers' re
quests, the court plainly stated, but
held Yandle guilty of assault and
fined him ?5. .
It's Latest Departure.
' The Charlotte National Bank re
cognizing the value of an examina
tion by outside parties, engaged the
Audit Company' of New York to make
a thorough and exhaustive exami
nation of the banks business. . This
company has made its report and the
detailed ' statement published on an-
rfh0r nas-e of The News tells the
story eloquently. The Charlotte Na
tional is the youngest national bank
in the city. Although very ' young
in years it is strong in all that makes
for a bank. This latest departure is
in keeping with the progressiveness
of the Institution. . .
A CALL FOR RELIEF.
Followers of Dowie Asked to
Aid
Citizens of Zion City.
By Associated Press.
Zion City, 111., July 30. Receiver
Hately, issued issued an appeal to
the many followers of the Dowie
doctrine to come to the relief of the
destitute of the community. During
the past year the influx of contribu
tions has waned sadly. A large per
centage of the population is unfed
end insufficiently clothed and the
land Into which they put their sav
ings has little value under existing
conditions. Prompt relief is needed.
ROOSEVELT'S NEW REGIME
Announcements Made of Examinations
to be Held in N. C. Towns for Se
lection or "Railway Deputies."
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 30. The announce
". ment of President Roosevelt a month
ago that he would try the experiment
of appointing deputy collectors of the
internal revenue through the civil
service commission on competitive ex
amination took form when the com
mission issued the announcement of
examinations to be held at Asheville,
Statesville, Salisbury, Charlotte and
Winston, August 29, for clerk and
office deputies, storekeeper-guagters,
and division deputy collectors.
The first time in history that the
"Raiding Deputies" must secure their
appointment under civil service rules.
It is stated if, the plan proves success-;
ful the civil service rules will be .appli
ed to an otner internal revenue dis
tricts. PATIENTS ALL DOING VELL.
Doctors Hope to Save Every Victim of
Wreck in Good Samaritan Hospital.
That the physicians of the city wlio
have so nobly worked with the vic
tims of the Hamlet wreck of one week
ago yesterday win rje aoie to save
all of those now. under their care,
seems to be an assured fact. It was
believed until a day or two ago that
there were some of the injured who
could not possibly get well.
ENGINE DITCHED
TWO DEATHS RESULT
An Attempt was Made Last Night
to Wreck Passenger Train Re
sulting in the Death of Engi
neer and Fireman. Agitators
Resporsible.
By Associated Press.
Charleroi, Belgium, July 30. An
attempt was made last night to wreck
the Northern Express, from Paris.
A rail was removed and the engine
and tender were ditched and the en
gineer and fireman killed. The cars
remained on the track and pas
sengers were uninjured.
It is reported that Russian agita
tors are responsible, owing to their
expectation that Grand Duke Vladi
mir was - proceeding to St. Peters
burg on that train. Railway ofhcials
say that the Grand Duke was not on
the train.
BIG COLORED ORGANIZATION
Largest Colored Fraternal and Bene
ficial Organization in World Now in
: Session.
By Associated Press.
f Lexington, Ky., July 30. The United
Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of
the Mysterious Ten opened the inter
national tri-ennial convention and
will continue five days. It is the largest
fraternal and beneficial colored organi
zation in the world and has a member
ship of 250.000. All ports of the United
States, Canada, West Indes and Cuba
are represented.
Mr. Barclay's illness.
The conditioiiof Mr. David A. Bar
clay, who was injured six weeks ago
by falling from , a scaffold, and who
is at the Presbyterian hospital for
treatment, remains about the same.
Wrhile his friends have feared that he
would not recover, the "hospital man
agement say that cases worse than his
have been known to puP "-ough all
right.
LOVE LETTERS TO
v
A L LJBEHTIFIED
Presence o Detective at Opening
of Hartje Case .Gave Rise to
Belief that Plantiff Would At
tempt to Prove Where Letters
Came From.
J, B. Staubb, Private Detective,
Testified that he Had Visited
Coachman Madiiie's Room and
Secured Love Letters from his
Trunk. Letters Identified.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 30. When the
Hartje' divorce trial was opened the
presence of several private detectives
in the court gave rise to the report
that the plaintiff would attempt to
prove where he obtained the famous
love letters to the coachman, Madine,
corespondent.'
The surmise was correct, as the first
witness called was John B. Staubb, op
erative for the private detective ascii
cy, who testified that he had visited
Madine's room twice, and with John
A. Anderson, another detective, had
broken open the trunk and removed
the letters. He identified the court ex
hibit as the missives taken.
During Staubb's testimony Mrs.
Hartje' appeared uneasy and then an
gry, while her husband's manner va
apparently one of cool indifference.
Madine came into court while the
witness was still on the stand and af
ter listening intently to the testimony
for a time hurriedly left the court
room.
Staubb Corroborated.
Staubb was unable to tell what other
articles were in the trunk and several
times became badly tangled up under
the fire of cross-nuestions. Detective
Anderson corroborated Staubb's state
ment regarding the letters.
BIG CONVENTION COMING.
Y. P. C. U. of the First Synod of the
A. R. P. Church Here August
29-30th.
During the latter part of August
Charlotte will have the honor of en
tertaining, one of the largest young
peoples' meetings that has ever been
held by any of the churches South.
The meeting in question is the an
nual convention of the Young Peo
ples' Christian Union of the First
Synod of the A. R. P. Church. The
convention will begin on August 2)
and will continue two days, in busi
ness sessions, when reports will be
heard, lectures and sermons deliv
ered, and officers elected for the
coming year.
Rev. J. Campbell Morgan, of Alle
ghaney, Pa., one of the most noted
Bible students in the United States
will be one of the prominent speak
ers. Also a missianary from India
will be in attendance in behalf of the
work in that country.
The convention will meet with the
Y. P. C. U. of East Avenue Taoer
uacle. There will be 100 or more
delegates present from all the socie
ties of the churches embracing the
First Synod of this church, and a
very profitable meeting is anticipated.
The various committees on enter
tainment reception, etc., were select
ee yesterday, and will go to work at
once securing homes for the young
people. They will perfect all of the
necessary arrangements for the com
ing of the convention to Charlotte.
The convention met last year with
the A.R. P. Church at Gastonia.
Miss Lillian Morris; of Statesville,
is secretary of the Young Peoples'
Christian Union of the FirstSynod.
Encampment Dates Changed.
There has been a change made in
the movement of certain companies
of the First Regiment to Morehead
City. Under a former order Com
pany A of Hickory; Company D of
Charlotte;' Company G of Shelby
and the Hospital Corps of Charlotte,
were to leave August 11 at 10:30 A.
M. The order has been changed to
the 10th of August at 7:30 P. M.
TROOPS GATHER AT
CHICKAMJGA PARK
The Encampment of the Regulars
and Natioral Guards Formally
Opened., To-day ..at Ch'cka
mauga.. National Park. f ..States
Represented at the Present.
Bv Associated Press.
Chattanooga, July 30. The en
campment of the regulars and na
tional guards at the Chickamauga
National Park was opened i'ormalry.
Ihe troous now there are the
Twelfth Cavalry, Seventeenth Infan
try, the Third and Fourth Field Bat
teries of the regular army and the
Seventy-First Virginia, Second Ala
bama and Third South Carolina In
fantry of the national guards.
COACHMAN
WERE