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VOL. XXXV -NO. 6385
GREAT FORTRESS OF
SVEABQRG NOW
II HANDS OF GOVT
At Last the Government has Suc
ceeded in Gaining Control of
Great Fortress. Prisoners
Marched Out and Sent to
Skatudden Islandl
The Last Effort to Brmg About a
General Strike was Made by
Socialistic Red Guard. Effort
Resulted in Fight but Red
Guard was Repulsed.
By Associated Press.
lielsingors, Aug. ' 3. Sveaborg
fori ross is completely in the hands
if the government. The prisoners
have been marched out and sent to
b'katudden Island, where they will
awnit trial.
The Socialistic Red Guard yester
day evening made the last effort to
I ring about a general strike. They
marched in force to the power house
ci" the street railroad, and ordered the
,n,,ti in Ktrifcf TTnnn rpfnaal tho
marls attempted to destroy the !
iuiikiings.
The police and Communal Guards
were summoned and a fight followed,
resulting in the killing of the asssist
r.nt chief of police, and several Com
munal Guards, and a number o Red
Guards.
Cossacks were summoned and sepa
rated the combatants.
The Red Guards consists of the
greater part of Finnish proletatrait,
w hile the .Communal Guards are made
up of middle-aged wealthy classes
and are organized to maintain order,
and protect property.
They are armed with rifles, an
rre under almost military discipline.
Troops Command Stations.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. All stations
of the Finnish railway between St.
Petersburg and Viborg, as well as
the entire length cf the coast, whicn
lino the skirts, have been, occupied
by troops.
Five Hundred Men Captured.
Riga, Livonia.,- Russia, Aug. 3.-
A secret revolutionary meeting, at
tended by 500 persons, were sur
rounded last night by Dragoons, who
captured every man present.
Artillerymen Mutined.
A portion of the troops in the sum
mer camp at Rembertoff mutinied
; csterday and are in open revolt.
The artillerymen have driven their
officerr. out oi their quarters.
A detachment of Cossacks sent
to overpower the mutineers were re
ceived with grapeshot. Extraordi
nary precautions are being taken to
prevent the facts being made public.
Thousands Were Victims.
A soldier who came from the Svea
torg fortress said the casualties
would run into the thousands. The
garrison consisted of 6,000. The
leader of the Red Guard, Capt. Koch,
lias been arrested. A number or
workmen are on strike and the street
cars are not running, but there has
been no disturbances today.
MUST GIVE CORRECT LIST.
Mutual List Must Give a Correct List
of Its Policy Holders.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug., 3. An order direct
ing the Mutual Life to show cause
why a writ Oa Mandamus should not
be issued demanding it to file a cor
rect list, of policyholders, was issued
by Justice Giegerich in the Supreme
Court.
Tho order was issued upon the ap
plication of Col. Shook of Tennessee
through counsel for the Internal Poli
cyholders Committee.
THE TWO CANDIDATES.
The Men Who Will Make Contest for
the Nomination.
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 3. Incom
plete returns from the eighth Con
gressional district indicate the nom
ination in yesterday's Democratic
primaries of Gordon and Apperson,
two leading candidates, who will
enter the "run off" Aug. 11, when
'he special election will be held.
E Mi PAYS FOR
E WITH LIFE
The First White Man Hanged in
Charleston County S'nce Civil
War was To-day Executed. He
had Stabbed his Bigamous
Wife 40 Times.
By Associated Press.
Charleston, Aug. 3. William Mar
(US, the first, white, man executed in
Charleston county since the civil war,
as hanged today for the murder of
Ms bigamous wife on Sullivan's Is
!and iast April.
The victim was stabbed forty times
vHh an ice pick. '
Marcus had a wife and five child
ren living in Cincinnati.
WHIT
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TILLMAN AT UNION.
He Sayc a Genuine South Carolinian
Will Not Take Orders From Any
One.
Special The News.
Union, S. C, Aug. 3. About 3,000
people are listening attentively to
Senator Tillman as. he is speaking
at 2 o'clock, when this dispatch is
sent.
The Senator did not arrive from
Spartanburg until 1 o'clock which has
caused his speech to come much later
than expected.
Congressional candidates G. Hey
ward Mahon, W. C. Irby, Jr., and
Congressman Joseph T. Johnson with
Senator A. C. Latimer, opened the
ball.
Mr. Mahon asked for the "office be
cause from the way he had worked
up in life, he believed he could
fill the position acceptably. Johnson
because he had served the people
faithfully. Irby, because he wants
the office. He closed with the crowd
guying him.
Senator Latimer, devoted con
siderable attention to good roads
and much needed improvement.
Senator Tillman was greeted with
cheers when he arose to speak,
which caused him say, "If you
don't pay good attention I will speak
only a short while, out if you do pay
good attention, I may talk two
hours. '
He said he did not come to Union
. glJe orders, for, said he, "a genu
ine South Carolinian will not take
orders from anybody, much less me."
He referred to his record and said
the people had voted for him because
they had confidence :n his honesty.
THE "EAGLES" HAD BEER.
And Are Disatisfied Because the Dis
pensary Constables Got it.
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, August 3. State
constables Tuesday raided the Eagles'
clubrooms and seized a refrigerator
full of beer and some other drinka
bles. .
The seizure has caused some dissat
isfaction here in view of the fact that
other clubs of similar nature are al
lowed to keep "refreshments" for
their members. The Eagles is an or
der similar to the Elks and the mem
bers will probably make some trouble
for the constabulary .on account of
yesterday's raid. ...... ... ,
GENERAL STRIKE IS
A General Strike has Been Order
ed to Begin in St. Petersburg
L To-morrow at Noon. Idea is
to Extend the Strike Ihiough
out the Empire.
Ey Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. A general
strike has been formally ordered to
begin in St. Petersburg tomorrow at
noon and as a preliminary the men
employed in a dozen establishments
went out at noon today.
Tho final decision was not reached
without a strong fight in the Work
men's Council, three delegates stand
ing out to the end against nine. The
failure of the strike is predicted since
the workmen generally are not pre
pared. The plan is to begin the strike here
tomorrow, at Moscow Monday and
gradually to extend it' through the
Empire until everything, including
lailroads and telegraph are at a
complete standstill.
A section oi the street railroads
here stopped running this afternoon.
The signal to strike has been for
warded to 72 proletariate organiza
tions throughout the Empire.
15,000 Men Affected.
St. Petersburg, Aug., 3. The strike
has already affected 15,000 men, includ
ing the employees of the electric light
ing plants.
SHOT HER LOVER.
Young Girl Shot Lover Who Refused
To Marry Her.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug., 3. Because he had
refused to marry her Marie Schab
age 22, and Italian girl, shot and prob
ably mortally wounded Nicola Terra.
The young woman said Terra though
already married had promised to make
her bis wife. .
JOHNSON NOT IN CONTEMPT.
Judge Kennedy Decides in Favor of
Cleveland Mayor.
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, Aug 3. Judge Kennedy
decided that Mayor Johnson was not
guilty of contempt in connection with
the tearing up of the tracks of the
Cleveland Electric Railway last week.
CHARLES HUDSON DEAD.
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Was for Thirty Years Chief Clerk
of American Embassy.
By i Associated Press.
London, Aug. 3. Charles Hodson
fdr thirty years chief clerk of the
American Embassy, is dead. He
g-erved under eight ministers and
ambassadors. -
ORDERED TOMORROW
CP .7LOTTE,
FIRE CAUSES LOSS
OF OVER $800
The Outbreak of Fire in the In
ternational Exposition Destroy
ed Sections Devoted to Decor
ative Arts of Hungary and Italy
also Many Other Exhibits.
By Associated Press.
Milan, Italy, Aug. 3. Fire in the
International Exposition destroyed
the sections devoted to decorative
arts of Italy and Hungary and the
pavillion in which were installed ex
hibits of Italian and Hungarian ar
chitecture. The damage is estimated
at $800,000. Several firemen and
Carbineres were injured.
Loss Probably $2,400,000
Some estimates placed the loss as
high as $2,400,00, wmch is probably
excessiv. The origin of the fire is at
tributer to an electric short circuit
The authorities reject the theory of in
cendiarism. FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH.
Prominent Witnesses Against Form
er Judge Hargis, Shot in Back.
By Associated Press. '
Jackson, Ky., xug. 3. Asbury
Spieer, a prominent witness against
former Judge Hargis and others, in
the recent trial of the .Marcum mur
der case, was fired on from ambush
Thusday night near his home, in this
county. One shot took ,eff ect in his
tack, the second shot went wide of
its mark.
WM. E. WILCHER HANGED.
Was Today Hanged For Murder of
Henry J. Smith.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, August 3.-"-Wm. E. Wil
cher was hanged at Lexington for
the murder of Henry J. Smith .last Au
gust. Death was: instantaneous.
THREE KILLED Nl WRECK
Accident to Freight Train Was Caused
By its Running into Open Switoh. ,
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Aug., 3. Three trainmen
were killed in a freight wreck on the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg rail
road near Harmony. The accident
was caused by a train running into an
open switch. ;
From govt, service
Was Employed in Govt. Printing
Office. Offense was Insubor
dination and Insolence. His
Former Dismissal was Cause of
Open Shops Order.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 3. W. A. Miller,
assistant foreman of the bindery of
the government printing office, sus
pended by the public printer July 21,
for insubordination and insolence, has
been dismissed from the government
service.
Miller's former suspension in 1903
was the cause of the President's
crder declaring the government
printing office, and all offices where
workmen are employed by the gov
ernment,' to be - open shops.
m Gets 12 Year Sentence.
Peterson, N. J., Aug., 3. Wm. H.
Belcher, who while mayor of . this city,
absconded a year ago and surrendered
Monday was sentenced to 12 years on
ths charge of embezzlement. '
MILLER
DISMISSED
N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3 1 906
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Only Four Days Tifl Curtain Drops.
South Carolina Cotton Mills Valued
$46,000,000, an Increase of $5,000,
000. .
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, . August 3. The
state board of equalization in Columbia
has assessed the value of cotton mill
properties in South Carolina at $46,
000,000. In 1905 the valuation was $41,000,
000, showing an increase of five mil
lions in one year.
9f the $46,000,000 valuation, $10,
000,000 is in the three counties of
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson.
The state board yesterday passed a
resolution, fixing the basis of mill as
sesment at 60 per cent.
HEAVY RAINS IN CABARRAS.
Much Damage Reported From Fresh
et Mr. Cannon Improving.
Concord, Aug. J. Reports last
evening indicate that the rams or
the day before were very severe and
destructive. Mt. Pleasant .reports de
struction of propertyand: crops along
the Buffalo Creek. All of the tele
phono lines are damaged. Three
public bridges have been washed
away. Mr. George TJry had to leave
his home with his family and flee to
the hills. A few months ago he was
burned out of his home.
Several of the mail carriers were
unable to make their trips today.
This city has suffered much by. the
streets being washed out. For six
hours rain fell in Concord and to
east and south of here. At times
being a ' perfect downpour. Crops
evidently suffered very much.
' Eugene Cannon, young man injured
in automobile accident, is improving.
He has gained much and is perfectly
rational. He will not be removed to
hospital as . thought likely unless
something develops unexpected.
BRYAN ENDORSED.
Michigan Democratic Convention for
the Nebraskan.
' Detroit, Mich., Aug. 3. Endorse
ment of William J. Bryan for Presi
dent in 1908, the defeat of a resolu
tion calling upon the national Demo
cratic committee to investigate the
'charges made against National Chair
man Thomas E. Taggart and demand
his resignation if they were . proven,
and the nomination of Charles H.
Kimmerle, of Cassopolis, for Gover
nor, over Stanley E. Parkhill, bi
Owosso, the only other candidate, af
ter a spirited ballot, Rush Culver, of
Marquette, for Lieutenant Governor
end other State oflicers, were the fea
tures of the Democratic State con
vention held here yesterday.
About 350 delegates attended the
convention.
THE CONDITIO!! OF
THE COTTON CROP
The Crop Estimating Board of the
Department of Agriculture Finds
the Average Condition of Cot
ton July 25 to be 82,9. By
States, i
By ;. Associated Press.
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Washington, Aug., 3. The crop esti
mating board of the Department of Ag
riculture, finds the average condition
of cotton July 25, 82.9, compared with
74.9 last year land 91.'6 in 1904 and the
ten year average of 82.. ,
By States, Virginia, 83 ; . North Caro
lina, 75; South Carolina, 72v; Georgia,
74 1 Florida, 72; Alabama, 83; Missis
sippi, 88; Louisana, 88;. -.Texas, 86; Ar
kansas, 89; Tennessee, 88; Missouri,'
95; Oklahoma! 92;- Indian Territory,
85.
Dr. H. Stikes Monroe has opened
offices in the
Hunt building.
J, E,
SWEPT THE DECK
Got Big. Majority. His Order to
Appear Before Supreme . Court
in Connection with Lynching of
Ed Johnson Gave Case Broad
spread Interest.
By Associated Press. -Chattanooga,
Aug. 3. In yester
day's election Capt. J. E. Shipp was
re-elected sheriff of Hamilton county
by the largest majority ever received
y anJ0 Democrat. On account of
me recest lyncning or iua. jonnson
and the citation of sheriff to appear
before the United .States Supreme
Court for contempt the race had
taken on unusual interest, not only
in this county, but throughout the
whole country. Quite a number of
negroes voted for Capt: Shipp.
THE HOTEL SELWYN.
Directors Held Meeting Last Night
Will Be Ready Soon to Announce
Lessee.
At a meeting of tho directors of
the new Hotel Selwyn last night
propositions were considered from
a number of applicants who wish to
lease the hotel. The directors went
carefully into the offer of each pros
pective lessee, and discussed every
detail of each.
While it is not yet announced to
whom the hotel will be leased, it
will bo known in a few days who
the successful bidder is, for the con
trol of this handsome new hostlery.
The directors are going to place
the hotel in the hands of a man . or
firm who, they are satisfied, will be
able to run the big hotel in the best,
and most up-to-date style, and be
able to attract many .people to Char
lotte, both transient and as tourists.
Who Will Do This Act of Charity.
The attention of The News has been
called to the need of a very deserving
woman of this city, who is well known
to many ladies. She is at present liv
ing in a house with very small fire
places and no other way of cooking
for herself and a delicate son. She is
anxious for a small cooking stove, and
has no means with which to buy one.
If. any one who reads this notice has
a second-hand ' stove to donate, or sell
at a small price, please notify the
News Office;
FATAL FIGHT AT
POLLING BOOTH
W. J. Cook who Took Part in
Fight at Polling Booth in Fif
teenth District Yesterday Died.
Condition of Others Injured in
the Fight.
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 3. W. J.
Cooke, who took part in a fight at
polling booth of the fifteenth dis
trict yesterday and who was shot
in the abdomen, died. W. G. Wel
lington, who was killed, had re
cently been indicted by the grand
jury, charged with ; running a disor
derly house. B. F. Conn, judge of
the elections, was not seriously in
jured. Administrators Named.
Mr. D. P. Brissie has qualified . as
administrator of the estate of his son,
the late Samuel A. BriSsie, who was
drowned at Chimney Rock several
weeks ago. The estate is valued at
about $3,006
HON. WALTER MURPHY.
Rowan's Candidate for Speaker of
Next House, Was Here Today.
Hon. Walter Murphy, one of the
nominees of the Rowan Democracy
for the lower house of the Legisla
ture and a candidate for speaker of i
the House, was a Charlotte visitor
today.
Mr. Murphy has many friends in
Charlotte. In his younger days (and
this does not Imply that he is old)
our people, especially those of base
ball and football persuasion, looked
upon him as the most necessary of
all Rowan's citizens. His presence
was the ' signal for real enthusiasm
and his wit and geniality was of the
proverbial type.
Of late years Mr. Murphy has been
confining his attention to law and
politics and in both spheres, he has
been wonderfully successful.
He loves a dull time and he says
that he will inject some of this
spirit into the race for the speaker
ship of the next House of Represen
tatives of North Carolina.
; Mr. Murphy called in today to
shake hands with Mr. W. C. Dowd,
another candidate for the position to
which he aspires. They will enter
the race the best of friends and come
cut the same.
CITY REVENUE ACT.
Copies Have Been Printed By Order
of Board and Have Been Distribu
ted. A number of copies of the revenue
act of the City of Charlotte, have
recently been printed, by Order of the
board of aldermen, to be distributed
among the merchants, and all dealers
and tradesmen of every kind.
It was deemed wise to have the act
printed and distributed so that every
business man, agent of any kind, and
others could know what the tax on
their business was, without having to
call on the city tax collector for the
information.
The act covers twelve or fifteen
pages of printed matter, and is suppos
ed to contain every business, trade
profession, agents tax, brokers tax,
tax on all sorts of small business, etc.,
that there are.
The book is a useful piece of infor
mation and will be of material as
sistance to all of the cfty officials be
sides the people themselves who have
to pay these taxes.
Isaac George Dead.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 3. Isaac George
former president of the International
Typographical Union, and president
cf the old-time Printers' Association,
is dead. He was 69 years of age.
"BLUES-BROWNS"
HAVE HOT CONTEST
Mimic Battle Between the
"Blues" andi 'Browns" at the
Chickamauga E n c a m p m ent
Took Place To-day. A Large
Crowd Witnessed the Battle.
By Associated Press.
Chattanooga, Tenn.,' Aug. 3. A
mimic ' battle between "Blues" and
.'"Browns' at the Chickamauga en
campment took place today. Each
"army", was composed of two regi
ments of infantry, a half regiment
of 'cavalry and a battery of field ar
tillery. To the "Blues," under Col.
Chase of the Twelfth Cavalry, was
assigned the holding of the historic
Snodgrass Hill.
'The "Browns," under Col. Van
Orsdale of the Seventeenth Infantry,
were in the assaulting company,
which was to advance and attack
with modern methods, not in charge
but in open order with the firing
Lne in front.
The artillery fight was the natural
jeeompanyment: Large crowds saw
the peculiar battle.
FULL REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Convention to be Called and Nomina
tions Made Said Full Ticket is
Planned.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of the Republican county executive
committee tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock for the purpose of calling a
county convention of all Republicans,
to. put out a full Republican ticket in
the coming county elections, for legis
lative and county offices,
This was learned today from sever
al well known local republican, who
declare that it is their purpose, not
only to put out candidates for the leg
islature, senate and house, but also to
put men in the field for the various
county offices, clerk, treasurer, register
of deeds, county school commissioners,
etc.
This announcement comes rather un
expected, although in the last election
of county and legislative officers, the
republicans had men in the race.
Officer Earnhardt's Condition.
Night Turnkey, J. M. Earnhardt,
who was seriously hurt by being run
over by a carriage on Wednesday after
noon, is quite ill at his home in the
city. Mr.. Earnhardt sustained seriousJ
bruises and. injuries and his left arm
is so badly hurt that it is perfectly
useless, he being unable to move it
at all. Mr. Earnhardt's friends regret
the accident which befell him and are
hoping that he will be out again
soon, and that. the injuries will not
prove very serious. Mr. Earnhardt is
suffering considerable pain on account
of the unfortunate affa?r of vhich he
was a victim. .
PRICE: 5 CENTS
GREENE AND GAYNDR
COME AGAIN Iff TO
HOTICEJF PUBLIC
Attorrey Genera! of the United
States, at Request of Counsel
for Greene and Gayror, Set
Sept. 27 as Date or Exami
nation of Their Claims.
Action on Part of Defendants is to
Regain Claims from Govern
ment Amounting to Something
Like $850,000. Hearing to
.be had at Prison.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug., 3. At the request
of Kellogg & Roe, counsel for Greene
and Gaynor, under conviction for em
bezzlement in connection with the
harbor improvements at Savannah,
the Attorney General of the United
States has fixed September 27 as the
date for examination by the govern
ment l Greene and Gaynor in their
claims now pending against the gov
ernment in the Court of Claims exam
ination to be held at the prison in
Macon where Greene and Gaynor are
confined.
"This is the action," said Kellogg,
"brought by the Atlantic Contracting
company, under which name Greene
and Gaynor did business against the
government to recover damages for a
breach of the same contracts which
formed the basis of the charges on
which they were convicted. Our cli
ents claims amount to $350,000 actual
ly earned and certified by government
officers and admittedly unpaid for in
addition to over $500,000 in profits on
work remaining to be done. After all
the evidence for the plaintiffs in these
proceedings had been introduced the
government procured a stay pending
the absence of Greene and Gaynor in
Canada. Their presence in this coun
try now makes it necessary for the
stay to be vacated and examined
had.
GOVERNMENT REPORT 82.7
Local Cotton Men Hear Result and
Watch Cotton Decline 10 Points.
There was a bit of excitement among
the cotton men of Charlotte ihis morn
ing as they heard the government re
port on the condition of cotton through
out the south, and watched the staple
decline 10 points in a short time.
The report could scarce be said to
have been a surprise here, although
a good many of the local cotton men
were claiming for .this section a rating
that was practically the same as that
of last year. The per centage of the
condition sent out by the government
to day is slightly greater than that of
last year, and in this may be found
one reason for the decline.
In other sections of the South there
is little doubt but what the cotton peo
ple were expecting a report under that
of last year, and hence when the fig
ures came out. 82.7, these men were
somewhat surprised at the result.
In Charlotte, however, the report
caused little surprise, although there
was a difference of opinion among the
cotton men to what the report would
show.
DEATH OF MRS. LEMONS.
The End Came this Morning After an
Illness of Four Weeks.
Mrs. Charles Lemons died this
morning at her home near the inter
section of Brevard street and uie Sea
board Air Line crossing, at 6 o clock,
after an illness of four weeks. Tho
end was peaceful.
The funeral will take place at Phil
adelphia church tomorrow morning at
10:30 o'clock and the interment will
be in the churchyard.
The funeral party will leave the
home at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and will go by private convey
ance to Philadelphia church, where
the last sad rites will be performed.
The deceased is survived by her
husband and one child; two sisters,
Mrs. Zeb. Morris and Mrs. Alexander
Mullis, and one brothers-Mr. Frank
Beaver.
The deceased was 31 years old and
well known and greatly admired. Her
death has caused sorrow to many.
ONE SUICIDE WAS '
CAUSEJ0FAHQTHER
The Prominent Government Con
tractor, William Webber, Be
cause of Griet Over his Lust
Wife who had Suicided, Took
Opium and Died To-day.
By Associated Press.
Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 3. Wm.
Weber, a prominent government con
tractor, who took opium with sui
cidal intestion yesterday died.
Weber's wife committed suicide by
drowning herself at Beaumont, Tex.,
two months ago.
Grief over her death is supposed
to have caused his suicide.
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