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NEW ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6428 CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1906. PRICE: 5 CENTS THE FT FEMALE SbSJLIST CONGRESS III TbiS Miss Laura B. Payne Comes out Strongly for Government Own ership of Railroads and Pack ing Houses, in Accepting Nom ination on Socialistic Ticket. When Asked what She Would do U Elected Miss Laura Said she Would Accuse the. Grafters and Attempt to Oust the Rogues from Congress. By Associated Press. Fort Worth, Texas, September 21. Miss Laura B. Payne, in accepting yes terday the nomination on the Socialist ticket for Congress from this district, conies out strongly for Government ownership of railroads and goes a step farther than Mr. Bryan in advocating Government ownership of all packing houses. Miss Payne is the first woman to run lor Congress in Texas and says she will push her campaign vigorously. When asked what she would do if elected, she replied: " The first thing I would do would be to accuse the grafters in Congress of their wrong doing and arouse the public of the entire country to oust the rogues from the National Legisla ture." NEGRO NOW IN JAIL Negro Troy Alleged to Have Assaulted Mrs. Kimball Was Carried in Auto mobile and Landed in Jail. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Georgia, September 21. Two companies of local militia were ordered out last mid-night to protect a negro named Troy who is alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Kimball yesterday and was being held at Fort McPherson until the officers could arrive to take charge of him. The sheriff, however, hearing of the forming of a mob to lynch the negro, rushed to the scene and taking the negro in an automobile evaded the mob and landed the negro in jail here before the militia arrived at Fort McPherson. The militia has disbanded. CLOSE UP SCHOOLS. In Consequence ef Peasants' ReFusal To Pay Taxes Hospitals and Schools Must be Closed. By Associated Press. Odessa, Russia, September 21. In consequence of the unanimous and un alterable refusal of the peasants to pay the arrears of taxes, it is impossi ble to maintain the schools and hos pitals which must be closed. MINT ROBBED OF $32,000 Royal Bavaria Mint Robbed of Large Sum of Ten Mark Pieces. By Associated Press. Munich, September 21. The Royal Bavaria mint was robbed yesterday of $32,000 in -newly coined ten mark pieces. The theives got into the mint by creeping through a dry under ground canal which had been opened for cleaning. Russell Sage's Will. By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 21. Senator Brackett has announced that there! would be no contest of Russell Sage's will. The Senator intimated that a final settlement had been effected, but refused to give any information. Give additional Sum. When the will was presented to the surrogate, counsel for the executors announced that Mrs. Sage intended to give each of Mr. Sage's relatives, who are beneficiaries, an additional sum equal to the amount of the leg acy, provided there is no contest. This was accepted as satisfactory. Battleships Arrive. By Associated Press. Havana, Cuba, September 21. The battleships Louisiana and Virginia and Cruisers Cleveland Taqoma arrived. CART L DADS OF THE DEAD HAULED DEE Shipping Resumed but Greatly Hampered. Great Efforts Made to Recover all Dead Bodies, Many Cart Loads Carried Off. A Terrible Stench, By Associated Press. Hong Kong, Sept. 21 Shipping has been resumed but is hampered by the inadequate supply of steam launches and lighters. The former t'.emand $180 and the latter $100 for hire per day. Prodigious efforts are beitfg made in the recovery of dead bodies, which &re being carried off in cartloads. Man j' scavengers were overcome by the terrific stench arising. STRUCK BY ELECTRICITY. Young Boy Caught Awning Sup port Charged With Electricity Other News. Special to The News. Wadesboro, Sept. 21. Wednesday night Master Sandy Morrison, aged 12 years, was told by a couple of young negroes to catch hold of an iron awning post in front of Mr. Dave Mills' saloon. The iron post had be come charged by close proximity to the electric wires. Sandy, not know ing this to be fact immediately clasped the post and was unable to release himself. His cries brought relief and the youngster was released from his disagreeable, if not perilous, situation. A letter from Mr. II. J. Roscoe, v;ho is an innrate of St. Peter's Hos pital, Charlotte, says that he is im proving slowly. Mr. Roscoe speaks very feelingly of the kindness and attention shown him by the manage ment of the institution. His many friends hope for him an early recov cry. Circus day in Wadesboro. Town full of people who have come to see the "animals," but also to see the h-hort-skirted girl who rides bareback with one foot on the back of the horse and the other pointed towards the stars. Mr. Henry Williams, the veteran who lately suffered an amputation of his leg, was on the streets yester day. Mr. Williams was congratulat ed by his many friends who hope that he may be able to take his old place in the body politic. LARGEST COURTHOUSE. Corner-Stone Laid to County Buildinq Which When Completed Will be j Largest Courthouse in World. By Associated Press. Chicago, Sept. 21. The corner stone of Chicago's new county build ing, which when completed, will be the largest courthouse in the world, was laid with elaborate ceremonies. Vice-President Fairbanks was the or ator of the day. : CHARTERS GRANTED. Monroe Company Chartered Another Insurance Company. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 21. The Sec retary of State today chartered the Flow-Redfearn Mercantile Company Monroe, at $10,000 capital, by D. W. FFlow and others. A Cliai Id was isouku mu luiuuusj-i sioner of insurance for the Liberty Mutual Health and Life insurance Company, of Newbern. The incor porators are negroes. SPENCER TRAGEDY IS KILLED Conductor Hedrick Shot Flagman Whitaker Five Times. Trouble Grew Out of Whitakei's Atten tion to Hedrick's Wite. Hed iick has Surrendered, By Associated Press. Salisbury, N. C, September 21 A sensational murder occurred about one o'clock at Spencer this afternoon, when conductor B. F. Hedrick shot and killed flagman G. C. Whitaker of the Southern railway, the trouble grow ing out of alleged attentions to Hed rick's wife on the part of Whitaker. Hedrick with his wife met Whitaker at a store in Spencer, and the hoot ing took place with little warning on the part of Hedrick so far as can be learned. Hedrick drew his pistol and fired five time, killing Whitaker instantly. Whitaker fell to the floor a corpse, and Hedrick at once went to the officers and surrendered. The cause of the affair and shooting is said to have been domestic trouble, it being alleged that Whitaker was guilty of attempting to pay attentions to Mrs. Hedrick who was present and witnessed the shooting. The man who did the shooting wilw be taken to Salisbury at once and placed in jail. Hedrick some years ago shot and killed Dolph Shuping in Salisbury, the cause of the shooting having been, as is alleged in this case, a woman. Considerable excitement has been created at Spencer and here on account of the shooting, particulars of which are hard to get at this hour. COTTON OFF TO JAPAN. First Consignment of This Year's Crop Sent to Japan. By Associated Press. ' Oklahoma City, Sept. 21. The first of the consignment of 5,000 bales of this year's cotton from Oklahoma started yesterday for Japan. Several Japan cotton buyers have been in Oklahoma two months getting con signments for the Orient. Jewish New Year. By Associated Press. Warsaw, Sept. 21. In spite of the predictions of an attack the Jewish New Year passed quietly. The city is calm and their is no fear of dis order. Gen. J. C. Hill Dead. By Associated Press. Richmond, Sept. 21. Gen. James C. Hill, the distinguished Confeder ate officer and first railway commis sioner of Virginia, died at Scotts ville at the age of 76. m Some AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Over 3,C00 Students in College in the Capital City Would-be Suicide Brought to City Other News. Special to the News. Raleigh, N. C, September 21. E. S. Norman, the sheriff, was here from Edenton today to bring J. S. Sutton for special treatment in the Rex hospital. Sutton is a would be suicide and is suffering from the effects of a pistol shot in the head. For more than a month the man has been seeking to end his life which he declares has become burdensome be cause of the death of his wife and financial losses. He tried for some days to get poison and failing to od this he shot himself. He also tried, repeatedly, to drown himself. For the past few weeks the sheriff has kept a guard on duty with the man to pre vent him from taking his own life. Sutton is a butcher and has resided in Edenton for many years and suc ceeded quite well for a long time. He was twice married. charge of the case here say there is not any chance for Sutton's recovery and that he can't live more than eight or ten days. St. Mary's school opened today for the term with the largest attendance in the history of the institution. Sev eral boarding pupils were turned away for want of room. The enrollment from the city is also unusually large. This is the last of the Raleigh col leges to open and it is a notable fact that there pre now more than 3,000 students in the colleges of this city. The State school for the Blind open ed today. Superintendent Jno. E. Ray reports 300 enrolled and more to come writhin the next few weeks. Special cars were operated to Raleigh from all the principal railroad centers in the State especially for the accommo dation of the blind children. The rail roads also allow very low rates for them. Judge Purnell of the United States court issued an order today requiring A. W. Mitchell to pay J. R. Mitchell, trustee for Baker and Hollowell, bank rupts $1,500 wich was proven to have been fraudulently diverted from the assets of the company before bank ruptcy by a fraudulent mortguage giv en by Baker and Hallowell to C. W. Mitchell. DEATH OF YOUNG LADY. Miss Alma Beatty Succumbs to a Severe Attack of Typhoid Fever Funeral Services To-Morrow Inter ment r.t Steele Creek. Miss Alma Beaisy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Beatty, died at an early hour this morning at the home of her parents on South Brevard street, after an illness of several weeks with typhoid fever. She was 19 years of age at the time of her death. For the past few days the life or the young lady was despaired of as it be came evident that her strength was fast surrendered to the ravages of the disease. She was nursed tenderly and cared for by expert medical aid, but death came this morning to lay its claims for the fair life. The deceased was a young lady of lovable temperament and was admired by a large circle of acquaintances. She removed with her parents to this city only a tew months ago from Steele Creek. She is survived by her parents, her brother, Mr. Rob Beatty of Belk Bros., and a number of sisters. She was a member of the Steele Creek Presbyte rian church and the interment will be at the Steele Crek cemetery, the funeral services being prached by the pastor, Rev. P. H. Gwynn. Odd Fellows to Meet. By Associated Press. Toronto, Canada, September 21. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will meet at St. Paul next Sep tember, r The question of establishing a degree of Patriarchs Militant as the fourth de gree of the encampment is postponed till then. St. Thomas won the first prize, Can ton, Rochester of Rochester, N. Y., the second in the drill in competition for 18 cheveliers and three officers. Dust That the Bryan Special is Leaving HEARING CRISIS CUBAN AFFAIRS Attempts of American Mediators to Settle Cuban Affairs N earing Crisis. American Intervention May be Necessary Conditions Worse than Supposed. . Py Associated Press.. Havana, Sept. 21. -The crisis in the attempts of the American mediators to settle the Cuban quarrel appears to be approaching. Indications seem to be that Taft will not be able to settle the difficulty without definite and real American intervention.' Secretary Taft is incommunicative but it' is known that lie has been in frequent communication with Presi dent Roosevelt, and it is reported that the conditions here seem to be far worse than he had supposed. NEWS BUTCHER STEALS. Got Possession of a Lady Passenger's Money and Was Chased By Officers. Running at a swift pace, a news butcher giving his name as Hoffman, disappeared over a passenger car this morning and started towards the swamp near the Continental Mfg. Co., mill, and thence out towards Wads worth's farm. Hoffman was tracked by officers to a small creek or ditch about two miles from town, and his foot prints were plainly visible where he slipped in jumping the ditch. The story of the affair is rather long but it began last night when No. 40 came in from the South and a lady pas senger reported that she had lost a pocket book and watch she had left in a toilet room at the end of one of the passenger coaches on No. 40, short ly before the train reached Charlotte. The matter was not reported to Of ficer Sykes until this morning and af ter some inquiry the news butcher who came In last night with No. 40 was pointed out to him. The young man first said that his brother came in last night and he the night before. In reply to the of ficer's auery why his brother had re turned before him, although he had arrived later than the young man whom the officer was questioning, Hoff man's only answer was that his broth er wanted to go back before him. Officer Sykes asked Hoffman to show him his pocket book. The news butch er reached in his pocket and drew out his purse, saying that he had about $19 which is close to the amount lost by the lady passenger last night. While looking through the pocketbook the officer at once identified a $5 bill which had been described to him as having been in the purse. "Now," said Officer Sykes, "let me see your box over there on the train." Hoffman jumped on the car and with a euick look behind him, slipped out on the opposite side of the car and was gone in a moment." He was chased for about a mile by the officers who finally had to give up "the race, losing their man in the swamp land this side of Wadworth farm. Officer Sykes returned to the city at one o'clock leaving Officer Malcolm, still searching for the boy, while he procured dogs to continue the chase. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Man Suicided With Same Weapon He Used to Murder Boy. By Associated Press. Greenshufg, Pa., Sept. 21. David Suttlemeyer, who has been a. fugitive since Monday, when in a fit of jeal ousy he fatally shot John Wilhelm, a 17-year-old boy, at the fair grounds, returned home at Youhgwood anl com mitted suicide with the same weapon he used on Wilhelm. Behind. THREE DEATHS IN STATESVI LLE. Mrs. Lottie F. Garrison, Mr. John Fry and Mr. J. W. White, All Died Wednesday. Special to The News. Statesville, N. C, Sept. 21. Mrs. Lottie Fleming Garrison, wife of Mr. Neal Garrison, died Wednesday night at the home of her mother on West ern avenue, after an illness of six weeks of typhoid fever. Mrs. Garri son would have been 26 years old in December. She is survived by a hus band, mother, four brothers and three sisters. The funeral was conducted at the home yesterday afternoon and the interment was at Oakwood ceme tery. Mr. John Fry, aged about 65 years, died Wednesday night at his home in West Statesville. He had been sick for some time. Mr. Fry and his son, Mack Fry, have for some time con ducted the Railroad Flour Mills. He is survived by his wife, one son, and one brother. Mr. Jno. W. White, a one time very prominent ' citizen, died Wednesday eveningat j1: 30 o'clock at his home on Broad street. He had been in fail ing health for two years and his death was not unexpected. Mr. White was 67 years of age and was born and raised near Statesville. He was a member of a large family, only two of whom survive, was a Con federate soldier, and while able to at tend to business was a leading man in Statesville's business circles. Mr. White is survived by his wife, four children Mrs. J. A. Bowles, of Hickory; Mrs. Bessie Bruen, of .New York, and Miss Lila and Mr. Earl White, who are at home. The funeral was conducted from the Associate Reformed Church yesterday afternoon, the services being conduct ed by Rev. J. H. Pressly. Mr. White was for years an elder in the church. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Half Dozen Sales Made During the Last Few Weeks. The real estate department of the Southern Real Estate Loan and Trust Company has been quite active during the past few weeks. Some of the trans fers made in Charlotte real estate are given below: The Southern Real Estate Loan and Trust Company sold to Ida Jenkins a house and lot on East Vance street. The consideration being $1,000. Mrs. Lucy Halliburton sold to Mr. E. L. Kendrick a house and lot on South Troyn street. The purchase price was 81,100. me nigniana rarK company soia to Mrs. J. J. Vann of Monroe, two va cant lots on Elizabeth Avenue. The consideration was $1,500. Mr. E. A. Moffatt sold to Mr. John A. McRae a house and lot on East Ninth street. The consideration was $3,000. Mr. P. M. Brown sold to Mr. H. G. Marsh and Brother six houses and lots at the corner of the railroad and Church street. The consideration was $4,500. Big Gain in Business. By Associated Press. New Haven. September 21. It is estimated that a yearly loss of nearly three cuarters of million of dollars to the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad as the result of reducing passenger rates to two cents per mile, has already been turned into actual gain in gross receipts through the in creased volume of business. Coal traf fic receipts to date indicate not only that the estimated loss has been over come but there will be an actual gain other the other years. BRIEFS. Mr. L. P. Johnston, a second year man at Annapolis, and a nephew of Squire S. H. Hilton is pending his vacation in the city with relatives. v President -C. C. Moore, of the North Carolina division of the South ern Pnttnn nrnwers' Association, ad dressed a large gathering of farmers ' yesterdajr at Scotland Neck. Miss Mary Alexander, formerly with J. B. Ivey Company, has accept ed a position in the millinery depart ment of the J. M. Belk Company, at Gastonia. MR. NEWELL LAST NIGHT. Large Congregation to Hear the Re nowned Expositor at East Avenue Tabernacle. The protracted services being held at East Avenue Tabernacle continue to attract good crowds. Rev. W. R. New ell who is holding the meetings is ex pounding the fundamental truths of the gospel in clear and convincing manner. rfe is speaking every afternoon this week at 3:30 on "Prayer" and every evening at 8 he gives a discourse on Romans. His subject last night" was the justification of the sinner, his re marks being based on the third chap ter of Romans, verses 21-26. He emphasized the fact that Jesus Christ was the only way by which a sinner could be restored to the favor of God and acauire salvation through his blood. He is the propitiation for our sins. He spoke of the barrier which sin places between man and God and how Christ breaks down that barrier and brings the sinner into the favor of God. The love of God was pictured in a tender manner as well as his sense of justice, the speaker declaring that God always placed the penalty of the broken law upon the sinner if he refus es to accept the proffered pardon which comes through Christ. Admitting that the glory of God is the basis of salvation, the speaker en forced the fact that sin in any form will not be allowed to enter heaven, and that Gcd thinks too much of the character of his home to let down the bars to any sinner. Pride is the root of unbelief and therefore keeps men from accepting salvation. There are four phases of pride, each of which prevents mankind from entering heaven through Jesus Christ: the pride of face is beauty; the pride of race which is the family; the pride of place, position; the pride of grace, self-righteousness. In conclusion he emphasized the willingness of God to justify the sin ner, not through any merits of his own, but freely by the abundance of His Grace. The congragations are growing stea dily and much' interest is being mani fested in the services. Mr. Newell's power in the pulpit is marked and his appeals are earnest and irresistabie. The usual services will be held this afternoon at 3:30 and 8 o'clock, with men's prayer-meeting at 7:30. There will be no service tomorrow afternoon, but Mr. Newell will preach at night at the regular hour. He will fill the pulpit at East Ave nue Tabernacle at both services on the Sabbath and Sabbath afternoon at 5 o'clock he will address a mass meet ing of men at the Academy of Music on the subject, "After These Things, Then What." STEAMER ATLANTIC SUNK NAVAHOE In Collision Early this Morning in Cape Fear River Clyde Line Steamer Navahoe Sunk Steam er Atlantic. Crew of 50 Men are Saved. Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 21. In a collision at four o'clov. this morning on the Cape Fear river, opposite Fort Caswell, the Clyde Line steamship, Navahoe, from Georgetown to Wil mington, sunk the steamer Atlantic, owned by the Cape Fear Fisheries Company. The Atlantic was bound outward on a fishing trip Captain Hale, of the Navahoe, states that the cause of the collision was the failure of the At lantic's pilot to properly answer the signals given. The Atlantic sunk immediately with a great hole in her bow. The crew of 50 men escaped. None were drowned They were picked up by the other fishing steamers. Henry Collette. white, pilot of the Atlantic, was mash ed while steering the Atlantic. His injuries are not fatal. The Navahoe was not injured, but the Atlantic sank in 22 feet of water. The Atlantic was the best boat on the Atlantic coast. It was built in Balti more in 1902. It hails from New York and is valued at $75,000. It is probably a total loss. It had a capa city of 150 tons net, was 126 feet long and had engines of 350 horse power. It was used in Menhaden fishing off the coast. The owners will come from New York to investigate. The Atlantic's loss cripples their fishing season. Schooner Job H. Jackson was towed into Southport this morn ing waterlogged and abandoned. It was picked up 25 miles from South port. The Blanche left today for Frying Pan shoals to aia a big schooner in a waterlogged condition. Tearing Away the Cornice. The cornice work extending over the sides of the building occupied by the Southern Hardware Co. are being torn away. The cornice has teen considered dangerous for some time and as it looks as if it might fall to the sidewalk at any time it was thought best to remove it, sub stituting more substantial decora t.ons. Mr. C. L. Torrence to Build. Mr. C. L. Torrence is having plans prepared for the erection of a hand some dwelling on Elizabeth Heights. Mr. Torrence is at present living at No. 507 West Avenue. Several new dwellings are in course of erection at Elizabeth and others are to follow in the near future. MANY WERE KILLED AND I II J II RED IN BIG ElPL 0 S 1 0 N Filteen Persons Probably Dead and 30 Injured as Result of Explosion of Dynamite Early To-day. Bodies of Dead Buried in Debris. Explosion Occurred Near Center Business District. All Ware houses in Jellico Wrecked, Floor ot Hotel Blown up. Loss to Property Great. By Associated Press, Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 21. Fifteen people are believed to be killed and probably thirty injured and almost the entire business section of Jellico, Tenn., wrecked by the terrific explo sion of dynamite early today in a car in the yards of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The explosion occurred 100 yards north of the depot and near the center of the business section. The bodies of the dead are buried in the debris and it is impossible to estimate the extent of the fatalities or to give the names of those killed. One of the known dead is Thomas Atkins, aged 30, an East Tennessee Telephone Company lineman. Every warehouse in Jellico along the Louisville and Nashville is wreck ed and nearly every store in town is in ruins. ' The entire third floor of Carmathen Inn, a large brick hotel was blown off. It is believed no prominent white people are included in the dead. Phy sicians were summoned from Wil liamsburg, Ky. and Knoxville. 5 00 Homeless Nine Dead. Jellico, Tenn., September .21. A ter rific explosion of dynamite caused the loss of at least nine lives, and more or less seriously injured not less than 50. The property damage is estimated at $1,000,000 and the town of Jellico. Kentucky, is practically destroyed. At least 500 people are homeless. The identified dead are: George Atkins, lineman of the East Tennessee . Telephone Company. John Cook. . car inspector of the Southern Railway. Walter Rodgers, clerk of the United Cold Storage Warehouse. John Gordon, colored. Five other bodies have been found, but are mutilated beyond recognition. The most seriously injured arc: E. V. Campbell, engineer of the L. and N.; Finley Gibson; Judge Fore man, proprietor of the Carmathan Inn; Mrs. Foreman; William Baird, empoye of the L. and N.; James Carson of Corbin, Ky.; the son of T. D. Abbott, probably fatally; Isaac Range; Mark Atkins, a grocer; Jay Baird, a book keeper; Charles O. Baird. cashier of the National Bank of Jellico; R. D. Baird, president of the National Bank of Jellico and mayor of Jellico, Tenn. George Hudson, injured probably fatal ; Sherman Wilson; L. A. Helman; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones; William Rose. WORKMAN FALLS 20 FEET. Mr. W. M. Plyler Sustains Painful Injuries in Accident This Morning. Mr. W. M. Plyler, a workman en gaged in the building improvements at the First Baptist Church, met with a painful accident today shortly before noon. He was standing on a scaffold which protruded from a win dow in the rear of the church when the scaffold suddenly fell carrying Mr. Plyler to the ground. He fell a. distance of about twenty feet and sus tained right painful injuries. He was knocked unconscious for a short time, but it was soon determined that his injuries were not serious. The most painful result of the acci dent was a wound made by falling on a nail which drove itself into the 2'oung man's left leg just below the knee. Dr. Hawley attended to the wound which caused Mr. Plyler considerable pain. He will be able to return to his duties in a short while. GREAT FIRE DOES E Railroad .Depot, Freight Ware house and Stable with Mar.y Horses Destroyed by Fire. One Woman and Two Men May have Perished- By Associated Press. Tacoma, September 21. Fire de stroyed the Eastern railway depot and freight warehouse, a large livery sta ble and several dwellings. One hundred and fifty horses, many blooded stock, were in the stable and less than half a dozen escaped. Mrs. Person, wife of a restaurant keep er is believed to have lost her life and two men are unaccounted for. The loss is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. $150 DAMAG
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