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THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRE SS .NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6412 CHARLOTTE, N. C, M O N DAY EVEN I N G, SEPTEMBER 3, 1906 PRICE: 5 CENTS ft E ET REVIEWED T0 BY PRESUOOSEL.T The Greatest Fleet of Fighting Ships Ever Assembled Under Stars and Stripes was To-day Reviewed by President Roose velts Oft Oyster Bay. From 1,170 Guns Roars Tremend ous Salute to President who Sails Among Them on the May flower. A Brilliant Pageanti The Program of the Day. By Associated Press. Oyster Bay, Sept. 3. The President reviews to-day the greatest fleet of fighting ships ever assembled under the American flag-. Three long columns of men-of-war have tugged at their anchors in the waters of Long Island Sound since noon yesterday. Thirty-five vessels are all within range of Sagamore Hill and could train 1,750 guns on the summer resi dence of the President. Instead, they will roar out to him the tremendous salute as he comes among them on his flagship the Mayflower, I and tonight they will paint heirogly-j hyies of peace on the sky with their search lights for his edification. The day opened overcast and stormy with intervals of hard rain driven be fore stiff but variable winds. The disappointing weather condi tions are not allowed to interfere with any detail of the program however and apparently had no effect upon the crowd which gathered to. witness the imposing spectacle. The review was arranged with the Vitmost care. Not a ship is to move from its place until the ceremony is over, or until six tomorrow morning. At eight this morning, each, in their spotless white pain of peace, donned full dress, each throwing into the sky a rainbow , of color, showing every shred of splendid flag equipment of the American Navy. More than 15, 000 jaekies and S00 officers manned the decks. Three long columns lay with their heads just a mile west of the. extreme point of Lloyd Neck aid three miles directly north of Sagamore Hill through the harbor entrance at Oyster Eay. With intervals between the columns and ships of 450 yards, they stretched along the sound towards New York lor more than two miles. The fleet consists of three squadrons of two di visions each, two torpedo boat flotil las, submarines, a troop ship and five auxiliaries. The centre columns represent the heaviest tonnage and fighting capacity of the fleet. This column is headed hy the Maine, the flagship of Admiral Evans, in command of the fleet. Program of The Day. Facing the ships to the right lies Dolphin and to the left the Des Moines. On the Dolphin is a merry partv of the guests of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The Des Moines is at the service of the foreign naval attaches. Boarding the Mayflower at 10:30 the. President will reach the head of the1 column' a half hour later. When the Mayflower 'comes within "signaling distance" of the Maine a tremendous salute of 21 guns in unison, every ship participating will be fired. Then when the Mayflower clears ner stern of the Maine in her course down the inspection line the Maine will belch forth 21 guns more, likewise every ship in the fleet. The Mayflower will then cruise pround the entire fleet after which the flag officers and division command ers will pay their respects to the Pres ident and be entertained on the May flower at luncheon. Luncheon over, the President will take a launch and visit several battle ships and troop ship Yankee, where he vill say a few words to the crew. He will then return to the Mayflower and the official review will be at an end. The President has planned to remain otf the Mayflower with a number of guests until evening to witness the electrical illumination of the ships fleet. After this he will disembark. The ships will retain their positions during the night and depart on the du ty assigned Tuesday morning. A Striking Spectacle. New York, Sept. 3. The mightiest squadron of warships ever gathered in Western waters were officially reviewed bv President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay today. Forty-five vessels of the new navy, ranging in size Irom the mighty battleship Louis iana with a displacement of 17,666 tons to the tiny submarines Porpoise and Shark, took part in the great raval spectacle. More than 500 s hots were fired from the huge na val guns, and it is estimated that tlee entire cost of the review will foot up nearly $1,000,000. Eight hun dred officers and 15,000 men com prised the crews aboard the ships. Long Island Sound, opposite Oyster Bay, presented' a striking spectacle, owing to the great gathering of wart-hips, dressed from stem to stem 2nd with their . yards manned and their sides lined with their crews. The town and harbor of Oyster Bay .were astir early. Immense crowds RCAH assembled alon the sea front and lounds of cheers mingled with the .national anthem and salute from the excursion boats as the yacht May flower steamed out of the "harbor with President Roosevelt aboard. With the President were Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, Assistant Secretary Newberry and a party of half a doz en invited guests. The Mayflower was followed by the Sylph with Mrs. Roosevelt and her house party aboard. The fleet of warships was drawn up in i three lines due north of Pine and Center Islands, and about 2,200 ards from Center Island Point, the fleet facing eastward at 450-yard intervals."' A picket line of boats was established 700 yards outside the fleet formation and beyond this picket line yachts and other craft were cbliged to anchor. To the spectator it appeared that all the available ex cursion craft in the vicinity of Great er New York had been pressed into service to accommodate those desir ous of seeing the grand naval pa geant. In the outer or northern line of war ships, beginning at the west end, there were the Denver, Cleveland, Tacoma. Minneapolis, Maryland, Col orado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa, Indiana. Illinois and Alabama, with the Dolphin in advance as the reviewing stand of Secretary Bona parte. The central line contained in the crder named, the Arkansas, Florida, Nevada, Puritan, Virginia, New Jer sey, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Kear sage, Kentucky, Missouri and Maine. The third or southern line was made up of the De Long, the Blake ley, the Stockton, Rodgers, Tingey, Wilkes, MacDonough, Lawrence, Hop kins, Princeton, Worden, Whipple and Des Moines. The Porpoise, the Shark and the Nina constituted a separate group to the south of the Whipple, while to the southwest of the fleet and outside the picket line were the auxiliary vessels Lebanon, j Leonidas, Abarenda, Arethusa, Celtic and Yankee. Contrary to precedent, the ships re mained stationary while the Presi dent, upon the Mayflower, passed along the three lines and also en circled the entire fleet. As the Pres ident passed each flagship he re ceived a salute of twenty-one guns. This continued until about 500 shots had been fired, at an average when all the expenses are taken into con sideration of about $1,800 a shot. At the conclusion of the inspection the Mayflower withdrew to the east ward of the fleet. The President then entertained at luncheon Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, command ing the fleet, and the commanding officers of the squadron flagships, CHRISTENING TO BE AT NEWPORT Has Finally been Decided to Christen New Cruiser, North Carolina, at Newport News Oct. 6th. Miss Rebekah Glenn to be Sponsor. Special to The News. Raleigh, Sept. 3. Governor Glenn re turned this morning from Washington where lie went to make an effort to have the christening of the new ar mored cruiser North Carolina take place at Wilmington instead of New port News. ' He found that it would be impossible to have this change made, so the cer emony will take , place at , Newport News October G. It was agreed while in Washington that the ; Governor's daughter, Miss Rebekah. would be sponsor. - There has been talk of having wa ter instead of wine used for christen ing, but the department ruled that the usual custom of wine must be adhered to. ' ": ". ' , The Governor was expected to spend to-day in Marietta to deliver an ad dress there but he missed connection at Blacksburg and had to give, up that part of his trip. " The State ; offices are closed in ob servance of Labor Day. "HELLO GIRLS" STRIKE Lady Telephone Operators at Durham Strike for Increase in Wages Death of Lady. 7.. .. .. . .;. ', Special to The News. Durham, N. C, September 3. The lady telephone operators at the office of the Interstate ; Telephone Co. in Durham went oh strike i, this morn ing and it is the intention to remain from duty until the company gives them a raise in salary. Other opera tors, are being obtained as' soon as possible but the system remained out of service for sometime this morning. The operators gave ; the managers notice several days ago and this morning were to receive an . answer. The company would not agree and they went on strike. The pay has been exceptionally small and it is evident that the company will be compelled to raise the salary if other operators are obtained. Mrs. Isaac Manning, wife of Dir. Isaac- A. Manning, a prominent woman throughout the state died this morning from heart trouble . at her home in Chapel Hill. Before marriage she was a Miss Lewis of Raleigh, N. C, and fs survived by her parents and a number of other relatives. 175 Miners Injured. By Associated Press. Petroseny, Hungary, Sept. 3. As ihe result of a collision between troops and striking coal miners, 175 miners are injured. DISASTROUS RIOT ENDS IN DEATH House where Rioters were Barri caded Completely Demolished. Two Members of Constabulary Killed, one Djing and Two In jured as a Result of Riot. By Associated Press. Punxsutawney, Pa., Sept. 3. Two members of the State constabulary i.re dead, one dying, and two others -mounded, as the result of a riot with Italians at Florence, seven miles from f-ere yesterday. One of the Italians is dead, another slightly wounded and two are under arrest. The Tiouse in which the rioters barricaded them selves is a wreck from the dynamite used by the troopers to dislodge the i loters. '' . Sergeant Logan went to Florence yesterday to arrest an Italian charged with murder. Instead of capturing the man Logan tried to arrest two others who were fighting. He went into a house where the men boarded and an Italian stab bed at Logan with a stilletto and as he made his way from the house he was fired upon. Logan turned and emptied his revolver in the doorway, then ran. Help was summoned from the state contstabulary headquarters here and . five troopers were sent to Logan's aid. As they approached the house they were fired upon from nearly every window. Private Henry fell dead with a bullet through the heart. The others retreated, but Private Chambers and Mullen rushed up to bring back their comrade, not knowing he was dead. Mullen got a few buckshot through his right foot. Chambers received five shots. They staggered back and Cham hers was caught by his comrades and sent to the hospital. . MR. SPENCE NOMINATED. Judge of Twelfth District by Republi cans in Convention at Greensboro J Saturday. At a meeting of the leading Re publicans of the State held at Greens boro Saturday afternoon and night, Mr. J. B. Spence, of the local bar, was nominated as judge for the Twelfth District. There was a joint meet in e- of three committees, known as the Campaign ' Committee, Con gressional Committee and State Com mittee, and the purpose of the meet :"rg was to nominate judges and so licitors in those districts where no conventions are held. The nomination of Mr. Spence came as a' surprise to the gentleman him- j.elf wno was not aware of tne tacts in the case until this morning when he was anproached by a News rep resentative. He stated that he would likely accept the nomination, al though he only wished it had come at another time. NEGRO SHOT AND KILLED. Quarrel Over a Disreputable White .Woman With Above Result. Special The News. Greenville, S. C. September 3. Jim Blassingame was shot and killed by Tom Whitmire in at the Southern pas senger station in the heart of. the city this morning. Both negroes were em ployes of the Southern.. Whitmire who was a cook for a train1 crewmade his escape" after.-' the shooting, .-' The fight vas'overn a disreputable white wo man. The authorities areiuinQw. in searfeh of .Whitmire. 1 , . ' Good Roads Convention. Chillicothe, Mo., Sept 3. Many dele gates are attending the Inter-state Good Roads Convention which opened here to-day. Practical demonstrations in good road making were the feature of the opening day. Governor Folk, Senator Stone and President Jesse of the State University was slated to ad dress the convention later in the week. Mr. John Garman went o Atlanta today on a visit. - THE CELEBRATION ON $10,01 BONDS NAT, LABOR DAY To-day Observed as Labor Day ! Throughout the United States. The Programs ot Celebrations in the Different Cities Through- out the Country. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Sept. 3. The Labor Day Celeb ration was one of the most elab orate ever held in . this i part of the country. There was a parade with over 2,000 mechanics in line, after which the labor organizations adjourned to Pine Beach, near the site of the James town Exposition, where the celebration of the day was continued with prize athletic events. The celebration at Pine , Beach was a joint one between, the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News . labor organizations. ": " . ' ' At Birmingham. By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., September 3. Labor Day was observed as' a holiday among the workers of this district. A big parade was given by the trades TTn l n on1 ovnrrvi cno xirmr !- s1 T7rt Lake thA- rtnr . n,a.rfo. p Neill, National Commissioner of Labor. CELEBRATION AT PHILADELPHIA The. Dedication o,f the Monument to the Late P. J. McGuire Was Main Feature. ".'. '' By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Sept. 3. The dedica tion of the monument to the late P. J. McGuire, organizer of the Uni ted Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and said to be the founder of Labor Day, was the feature of the observance here today - On TrtlN I u V lol I onilAUU. Brilliant Reception Prepared For Mr. Bryan in Chicago; By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., September 3. -Final ar rangements for the reception of Mr. Bryan have been completed at a joint meeting of representatives of the Iro quis and Jefferson Clubs. Mr. Bryan is expected to arrive at 8 ; 30 to-morrowl At noon he will be the guest of the Iro quois Club at luncheon and is expected to make a short address. In the even ing he will attend the banquet of, the Jefferson Club where his principal ad dress will be delivered. Mr. Bryan Arrived. By Associated Press. Detroit, Sept. 3. Mr. Bryan and party arrived at 12:15. A large crowd greeted him. He was escorted to Cad illac Hotel, where he was formerly welcomed by Mayor Codd and Gover nor Warner. - Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., went to States Mile this morning-in the interest of the Catawba Power Company. ITS 9 YEAR OLD GIRL - iit.i- ' , Mean Looking Negro Brute; Zeter " Lowrance, Assaulted " L i 1 1 1 e Daughter ot Mr. White Smith, now Lodged in Jail. Threats ; of Lyn chine". Special to The News. Greenville, S. S.y Sept. 3. Zeter Lawrence, a mean-looking middle-aged negro, who committed an assault yes terday on the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. White Smith, a farmer living near Pickens, was brought to Greenville last night and lodged in jail. There were threats of lynching in Pickens. NEGRO AS 0 COUNTY WILL VOTE I - f it " f :; S ' 1 Election to be Called by County Commissions Fi rst T uesday ; i n November. To improve' and Extend Roads and Cancel Float- ifjg'Debt. : The most important thing that has happened in the county for years, was inaugurated, today when the board of county commissioners determined to hold a bond election on the first Tuesday in November for the purpose of submitting to a vote of the people the question of . issuing $200,000 bonds for improvement of public roads,, and the cancellation of certain indebted ness amounting to about $60,000. .. The issue is an important ene to Mecklenburg as the greater - part of the proceeds of the $200,000 will go to extension and improvements on the public roads for which the county is already famed. The matter has been under advise ,ment for some time, and through the efforts of Mr. John B. Ross, chairman of the board of, county commissioners the matter has been brought to the jpomt where it is decided ' that an election shall be held as soon as pos sible, and with the promise of co-oper ation from, many prominent men Khroughout the city and county it is probable that the issue will be car ried successfully. '"', - .' The matter is one of greatest import ance to the county and there is no doubt but that it will be heartily sup ported. MIDDLE STATES REGATTA. Famous Oarsmen from Eastern States Compete for Aquatic Honors.. By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 3. The Middle States Regatta was one of the leading Aquatic events of the season, being held on the Potomac. The number of entries is the largest of any similar affair held in this city in , recent j ears, so - much so that the races will take up the entire day. Some of the best known Eastern oarsmen are on hand to contend for the honors. Seventeen events and races are being rowed over the straight-away course. MATCH FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Principal Event of Day at Seagirt Was Match for Military Champion ship of United States. Seagirt, Sept. 3. Tne first and prin cipal event for the day is President's match for the military championship of the United States. When the fir ing besan 278 competitors from all s-ections of the country and from several branches of the regular estab lishment were in position. , FATAL EXPLOSION. Tour Men Killed, Eight Injured in Big Explosion. By Associated Press. London, Sept. 3. Four , men were tilled and eight seriously;- injured by s.n explosion on the Russian armored cruiser Rurik building fat 'Vickers Maxims Works at Barrow, The acci dent was attributed to contact of a lighted napthaMamp withflnflamniable. gases in the tank where , : the ? men were working;-- ? :!: . -TP ; Herman Ocnlrichs Dead. By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 3. A special to the Telegram from Newport says Herman Oelrichs, the New York manager of the North German Lloyds Steamship Company, formerly prominent in ath letics and a member of some of the best known clubs was dead on doard the North German Lloyd Liner, Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, due. to arrive in this city -tomorrow. No -details of the death were received. Oelrichs mar ried a daughter of Senator Fair. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Two School Elections Ordered Oct. , 9th Road .Matters Discussed ' Other. Business. ... v ; Tp'day tie1" board of county commis sioners held their regularly monthly meeting with Chairman J. B. Ross presiding. . x 1 The board heard two petitions for special ischool. elections on Oct. 9th, for the levying of a special school tax of 25 cents on the $100 worth of property, and 75 cents on the poll. , ;The petitions are from Dewese township, District No. 4 and Berry irll township, District No. 3. ine petitions . being signed by a majority of the freeholders in the two districts named, and there being no opposition, the vote was called for the special elections orderd for Oct. Lth in the aforesaid school districts. .This "will bring the number of, dis tiicts having a special school tax up to a very handsome figure and will add to the educational advantages of Mecklenburg still more. . .Another matter disposed of by the Loard was the granting of a petition from residents along, the Tuckaseegee road and to the Hargrove ; school liouse. As the county has already or nered rock for the completion of the Tuckaseegee , road to Mt. Holly, the petitioners asked that . rock also be ordered purchased and placed from a ; point on the Tuckaseegee road, near Mr. S. W. Beatty's to the school house, a distance of one mile ap proximately. After brief discussion the "board voted to grant , the petition, ' The remainder of the morning : ses sion was spent in the auditing of the usual , number of accounts, . and the hearing of the reports from the chaingangs and county .home. There were also several matters before? the board in reference to a new wagon road opened in Long Creek, and also in reference to a uispute about drainage in the Christ en berry-Sweat affair, in which , the latter claims that, drainage ' from the former's lands has damaged his prop erty. The matter has been under discussion for several months, and Mr. Sweat has expressed his : desire, according to, a statement before the Loard today, that the law take its course. However, the board may name a committee to .settle the matter. DEATH OF MISS LAN E Y. Young Lady Here on a Visit Died at the Home of Her Uncle. Miss Lettie Laney.'of Lenoir, died Saturday night . at the home of her uncle, Mr. W, . H. , Sudruth, at Chad- wick, after an illness of two .weeks, cteath resulting from typhoid fever. Miss Laney was 16 years bid was a young lady beloved . by . a : large circle of friends. The remains werei taken yesterday afternoon to Lenoir where the funeral took place today. TO BUY CLEVELAND SPRINGS A Rumor to this Effect is Current : on the Streets To-day. Col. . Leroy Springs and Other Prom inent Capitalists Behind the Movement! It is. rumored in this city that Cleveland Springs, the well known resort of Cleveland county, will be sold within the next few days to a syndicate , composed of prominent South Carolina capitalists. Col. Ler roy Springs and several other emir nent men of wealth from Rock Hill p.nd Lancaster are said to vbe behind the purchase. ' ' Recent visits of these gentlemen to the popular resort have revealed splendid opportunities for making the springs a famous place for recreation imd it is the intention of the syndi cate to make several improvements that will add. materially to the beauty of the place. ' , The rumor is to the effect that a commodious hotel will be erected to accommodate the large crowds that will flock there during the? summer, and many other improvements will "re made to add to the beauty of the place. For the past several seasons Cleve land Springs has been one of the favorite resorts for North Carolinians end representatives from the major ity of the other Southern States, seek ing a quiet, restful atmosphere. Many from the North have spent summers there and all speak in the highest . terms of the healthful ad vantages of the place... . Splendid opportunities are offered the. syndicate to' make the resort one of the most'1 famous in the country, &nd It is assuring to the people of this State who are interested in its development to know that the men behind the present movement are en thusiastic over the prospects which lie i before them and are in every I articular eminently qualified with the means to make large and ade quate expenditures of money. THE SHERIDAN LOST. No . Hope of Rescuing the Transport Sheridan. By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 3. The dis patches received at the War Depart ment from Honolulu indicate that the transport Sheridan cannot be saved. She is nearly filled with water and her enines are flooded and useless. Available vessels will be used to re; move anything they can from the Sheridan. CT PB EST. STEIISLAIID THE BAIIK BREAKER CAPTURED TO-DAY Notorious Breaker of Chicago Bank and Fugitive trom Justice was To-day Arrested in Tan gier. He had $12,000 in a Tangier Bank. The Old Story of a Woman Scorn ed Gave Representative of Chicago Tribune First Scent of , Stensland's Trail. Prisoner Surrendered Peaceably. By Associated Press. Chicago, Sept 3. A special cable gram to The Tribune announces fhat Stensland, president of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, was captured to day in Tangier. How he Was Caught. Stensland was arrested by a Trib une representative and Assistant State Attorney Olzen, of Chicago, in an English postofflce. Stensland agreed to return peaceably. The Stensland despatch says, he chose Morocco as a permanent resi dence, because there is no extradition treaty with that country. The Sultan at Fez, however, will do anything for President Roosevelt. The matter of throwing a man in iail and kppnin? him there indefinitely is so small a request that it is granted before it is asked. -' - Stensland had $12,000 in a Tanipr bank. Steps have been taken to tie this money up. N It was the old story of a woman scorned that led to the finding of Stensland's trial. One of his niimernna Xriends who thought she had been shabbily treated put the Tribune in possession of the first hint aa in th fugitive's whereabouts. He fled from cnicago Sunday July 12, went to New York, thence to Liverpool. Gibraltar and Tangier. INVESTIGATION BEGUN. District Attorney Bell Began Investi gation Into Affairs of Failed Trust company. By Associated Press. . Philadelphia, Sept. 3. District At torney Bell , began an investigation of the affairs of the Real Estate Trust Company which failed last week, with the view of ascertaining to what ex tent the laws of the State were vio lated ip the transactions carried on by Frank IC Hippie, the late presi dent of the company, and others con nected with the institution. In the preliminary examination with Receiv er Earle, Mr. Bell said, he found suffi cient evidence to cause several ar rests, but preferred to make a com plete independent investigation be fore obtaining warrants. . Receiver Earle . now has nothing to say regarding' the possible re-organization - of the company and paying of the. depositors in full. It is be lieved the company will never re sume business and that the nercent- age of money depositors to receive will not be' . as large as was first expected. THE SCHOOL BOARD. Monthly Meeting Held Today- -All Members Present. The regular monthly meeting: of the board of county school commission ers was held this morning in the office of Superintendent Cochran. AIL of the members of the board were present, and a general discussion was held of matters relating to the open ing, of the schools of the county, and school funds were gone over with the fu perintendent. The , general conditions of the schools of the county was found very good and plans for the school year just beginning were discussed. There was a delegation of citizens from, Matthews who appeared before the bo'ard asking for a new school building, but the board could not see its way clear to grant any additional money for the purpose this year and the matter was postponed for at least a year when it is possible the board can offer aid. The members stated that the finances of the board, while in good :hape, were not sufficiently large just now for . the additional expense. Otherwise the meeting was along routine lines, and there was nothing cf more than ordinary interest trans acted. Funeral Services. The funeral services oyer the re mains of Mrs. S. D. : Culn who died Saturday morning were held yesterday at 12 o'clock at -Providence church. The pastor. Rev. H. N. Parker, was as sisted in the services by Dr. W; W. Orr of this city. A large crowd, was pres ent to pay their last respects to this estimable young woman. , : V WILL NOT INTERFERE. Denial Made to Report That Inter vention in. Cuban Affairs Will be Made. , By Associated Press. Washington, Sent 3. A prompt end emphatic denial was made to day at . the . . War Department of the reports that any move ment is In - progress looking to an intervention in the Cuban chairs.