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THE MEWS. ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6452 S tanda Oil Found Guilty by This Morning at 4:35 O'clock Jury Trying Case of Standard Oil Company Return Verdict of Guilty. Company Announce They will Appeal. p j. . , rennity tor Uttense IS Between! w J S50 and $5,000 and this Mavl ins of Mr' J' s' stowc sui,,osed to be ,vuu au in ib may from Charlotte tesite the dilIgent in. be En-ploved for EverV DaV : (luiries of Charlotte people. With ad n . jT dltionaI information received this Lnme Was Committed. Story morning regarding the dead man some J j are of the opinion that he is Mr. J. 01 UaSe. S. Stowe, of this city while others hold I cut the belief that ho is not. At any By Associated Press. jiate continued efforts are being made Fin. Hay, O., Oct .19. The jury in : to hlentiry the de:i jrinv.. the Standard Oil case came into the' .teIram tlfrora Charlotte was , . . ,. r sent to the authorities at Birmingham, i curt at 4.3 a. ra. With a verdict or ; Ala., last night asking if the dead man ti'ty. had certain letters on his person The Penalty Affixed. ! ?hich fov.nd would establish his tk. i... , . -.. "'entity. In reply to this dispatch . n . .'s, a fT f trT il niessnse was received here this u Tj Mi m2y bC reprated. fr' morning that these letters were not . ach da of the offence, or imprison- fcun,, but somc were fouml addressed ment of from six to twelve months. ' to him, written by Miss Sudie Vine me sianuam uu to. ol unio, nas ; Gf Laurel Miss. Telegraphic com muni civen notice it will file a motion for ; cation with this lady revealed nothing ii new trial. of a positive nature. She advises that ; his home is at Greenville. S. C, and CYCLONE DOES DAMAGE. j that he is a member of a Masonic j Lodge. it is Reported That the Cyc!one at j Relatives of Mr. J. S. Stowe, of this Havana Resulted in Death to 100. city, say that the description of the Persons. ! dead man as furnished by the Birming- By Vssociated PPress ham authorities are very nearly perfect New York, Oct. 10." The Evening j with the evception of a Roman nose. 1 plcemin tirints p disnatch from Ha-- .ana reporting more than 100 persons ' i?"' Wh, "VCS ,at Sirmi"sham4 and , , , , ...... v. ho was known bv Mr. Stowe, to go dead from he cyclouo there , tQ and view the bo dv. It Cruiser Brooklyn was torn from th t. . tu uer moorings ana wnu uVuu i s-hore. , , The dispatch to tne Evening Tec- gam is as follows: "Over 100 fatalities were reported today from the worst cyclone ever ; vitited this city. .The whole of the ; American fleet was menaced and the . cruiser Brooklyn torn from her moor- j ings and thrown upon the shore. j "Ninety-four of the fatalities were ' mnfinprl in naiivrs while It; of the! foreign residents are reported killed. ; "More than 1.000 tents in Camp ; Columbia have been blown to atoms, bouses unroofed and one trooper probably fatally hurt. : iwt.tnitiv thP nrm eavfi everv- i body about a half hour's warning city, said this afternoon just as the and when the blast arrived the mar- News went to press that he was satis 7 , . , cuito in fied that the dead man was not from incs on shore had sought shelter in the warships. All but the oolJ n i'.de out the storm. These ships in- c luded the Minneapolis, Texas, Den-; ver and Prairie. "When the tempest reached its height the buildings were shaken as with an earthquake, street r r ashed from their tracks, windows , blown in like paper and roofs and t'oors swept away. "Several smaller frame houses were Mown from their foundations and wrecked "It is feared that great loss of life , ffcurred in the interior, especially :r. Pinar Del Rio, and on an island at Artemasa. "The wind Is estimated to have blown 80 miles an hour. "The greatest money loss will come lrom damage done to shipping." RUNAWAY RECOVERED. Mr. J. L. Abernathy Finds HisBoy Who Ran Away From Home and Brings Him Back. Special to The News. Danville, Va.. Oct. 19. Mr. J. U Abernethy, a farmer residing near Charlotte. N. C, arrived in the city last night and returned home with his 13-ycar-cId runaway boy, Willie Abernethy. who skipped cut last Sunday evening. The youth was picked up on the rtreets here yesterday by a police offlccr and placed in jail pending the arrival of his father. Mr Abernethy stated that the mother of the boy had been almost oying of grief since the disappcar-i-rce but since the news wa3 re teived that he had been found, :,howed decided improvement and will iccover. . A pathetic scene was enacted at the jail a3 father and son embraced. The boy gave as an excuse for leaving that he was tired of. the farm and wished to see mere' of the world. Body: of Mrs Jefferson Davis Laid B" Associated Press. "Richmond. Va., Oct., 19. The train bearing the body of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the family and escort arrived here this morning and was met by Lieutenant - Governor Ellyson and tctails from the Lee and Pickett Camps of Confederate Veterans, es ortd the body to St. Paul's Church, vbere It was placed in the lecture room. ;'ury Today Mystery Still Surround The Identity of jS. Stowe Diligent Inquiries Have Been Made But So Far Nothing Satisfactory Has Been Received by Charlotte Rela tives. AT V Crf Of - cMIl cnivAtin.1n 1 l.Ml; w oui luuuiia me Killing at Anniston, Alabama yesterdav morn- iK had been hoard from him. Mr. Reese Stowe, a brother of :ir j s Stowe of tIlis city eft this morning for Birmingham to fully es- tablish the identity of the dead man. j. s. stowe's mother lives at Belmont. He is a brother of Mr. J. P. Stowe, the druggist. He has been absent from Charlotte a little more than a year and was last heard from in Florida, The accident in which Mr. Stnwn was injured occurred at Anniston, Ala-' bama, yesterday moinrag. He was? struck by a switch engine sustaining injuries which later resulted in his death. A relative of Mr. J. S. Stowe, of this this city, as later reports from Bir- mingham strengthened his belief, FINES RAILROAD COMPANY. Judge Hot mposes Heavy Fins on Railroad for Granting Rebates. Dy Associated Press, New York Qct 19 Judge Holt in the United States Circuit Court im rosed a fine of 5108,000 on the New York Central and Hudson River Rail road Company for granting rebates to Lowell M. Palmer, who has charge cf tne transportation for the Ameri- can Sugar Refining Company. There were six counts and a fine of $18,000 was imposed in each. Frederick L. Pomeroy, assistant traffic manager of the New York Cen tral, was fined $1,000 on each count, a total of $6,000. Judge Holt criticized the practice cf the railroad company. STATE FAIR CLOSES. In Spite of. Unfavorable Weather Conditions Fair Was Success Officers Elected for Next Year. Special to The News. Raleigh, Oct. 19. The State Fair closed today with a fair crowd, the lain being considered. Secretary Pogue declares that, thanks to the manner in which the good people of the State have braved the wind and rain, the management has lost no money this year. The fair association has re-elected E. Ij. Doughtridge, president; J. E. rogue, secretary. A resolution was adopted that the next year the semi-centenial and ex position shall be held continuing two weeks. Break In Market. By Associated Press. New Orleans, Oct. 19. A break of 40 points in the cotton market was followed by a severe break in Liv i'.ool today. to Rest Today The family will gather there at 2:40 p. m. and accompany the casket into the chancel. The funeral will take place at d o'clock. ' , , Those accompanying the body from New York were Maj. Owen, com mander of the Confederate Camp in New York Dr. J. Harvie Dew, Col. Theodore C. Caskin, Perry Deleon rnd Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. CHARLOTTE, N. PREMIER SIM RESIGNED TO-DAY At Announcement ot his Resigna tion the Ministers Resigned in a Body. Trouble Feared if M. Ciemencou Assumes Premier ship. By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 19. At the cabinet meeting this morning Premier Sarrien officially informed his colleagues he had transmitted his resignation to President Fallieres, whereupon the ministers resigned in a body. Trouble Feared. Rome, Oct. 19. The resignation of Premier Sarrien and the re-organization of the French cabinet Lave caused a feeling of apprehen sion at the Vatican, where it is fear ed n conflict between the Church and State in France will become more b;tter if M. Clemmenceau assumes the premiership. " DISCOUNT RATE RAISED. Board cf England Raised Discount Rate to Six Per Cent Today Cause of the Action. By Associated Press. London, Oct. 19. The Bank of England raised it's discount rate to six per cent this morning. Not since November 7, 1890, just before the Baring failure has the rate been put to six per cent. The relapse in the American ex change, indicating the renewal of de mands for gold, and the probability of large withdrawals of the metal tor Egypt seemed to have contributed to the action taken by the Bank of ICngland today. Effect on N. Y. Market. New York, Oct. 20. The New York stock market opened weak and lower. The first reduction was in Atchison and showed a decline 1. Other ear ly declines were: Anaccda 5, Cana dian Pacific 2, Baltimore and Ohio iy2, St. Paul 1, Smelting 1, Amal gamated Copper 1, Penn, 1 , Steel Preferred ?s and Union Pacific -and ether openings of the market were confused and almost demoralized. Opening pressure to sell seemed chiefly from arbitage firms which desir ed to dispose of stocks at any quota tion above London prices. The first to suffer were stocks in which speculation had been active re cently, Union Pacific, Amalgamated Copper and Reading. Rumors were circulated here that the Bank of England's advance had been caused by threatened financial trouble in London but there was no confirmation of these reports. Big Amount Sent Out. The sum $5,000,000 in gold leaving the bank is believed to be destined lor Egypt, while financial circles an ticipate very large purchases in be hylf of the United States, irrespect ive cf whether the rate of exchange tloes or does not render the transac tion profitable. HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. One of the Most Serious Fires Ever Occurring in Altoona Entailed a Loss of Nearly Half a Million Dollars. Altoona, Pa., Oct. 19. One of the most serious fires that ever occurred in Altoona started in the new five story furniture building of Oliver Rothert, and before it was brought un der control property1-to' the amount of nearry1'' fialf million dollars was dej strdyctf.7 JJ;:': ' '-' !' l'lUi ' The Rothert building and '-'the' new theater of I.-C. MIstilef 'were' entirely destroyed and the building of the or- der of Elks, not yet completed, was badly damaged. The Altoona Trust Company's struc-i ture and the office building of the I Pennsylvania Railroad Company, on the opposite side of the street, dam-! aged slightly by the fire and water, j Death of Col. W. H. Tibbs. By Associated Press. j Dal ton, Ga., Oct. 19. Col. W. H. i Tibbs, one of the few remaining ex- j Confederate congressman, died at j his home here today at the age of 92. j C. FRIDAY EVENING, Au Revoir Till 1907. GOES !0RECEIVER Order Issued Yesterday by Judge Webb Appointing Southern States Trust Co. the Receiver. Liabilities Amount to $6 500 Assets About $3,000. The Denny Cafe's doors were closed this morning at 10:40 o'clock and the company has been placed into the hands of a receiver. For several days there has been a persistent rumor afloat that the business of the corporation was in a shaky condition and various credi tors commenced at once to enter suit for collection of their claims, but there were no funds with which to meet the obligations cf the firm. Upon the instigation of several ol the larger creditors, an order was signed yesterday by Judge James L. Webb restraining the Cafe Company from operating their business any longer, and placing the firm into the han'df-iicefTer. The Southern States Trust Company was appoint ed the receiver. This morning 'at ' 10:40 o'clock the Southern States Trust Company took possession of the place and closed the doors of the Cafe, posting the following notice: "We have at this hour taken pos session of the entire effects, assets and property of the Denny Cafe Co. by virtue of an order issued to us by Judge James Ij. Webb, Oct. 18th, 1906, appointing us receiver of the property of the Denny Cafe Company. "This Oct. 19th, 1906, 10:40 a. m. "SOUTHERN STATES TRUST CO." The Denny Cafe was organized Jan. 1st, 1905, with Messrs. Ike Hirshberg, D. A. Hurley, C. E. Hooper the largest stockholders. Mr. W. D. Wilkinson was secured to manage the business of the firm. Since its organization the company has been losing money on account of the great expenses necessary to operate the business and the small patronage which was enlisted. At various times money was bor rowed in an effort to tide over the crisis but the company failed to make the business pay and have been compelled to suspend operations. Several months after the organi zation of the comDanv Mr. W. D. Wilkinson bought out the interest of Messrs. Hooper and Hurley and since June 1st, 1906, he has been the sole proprietor and manager. Some weeks ago Mr. Wilkinson de cided to abandon the lunch counter 2nd devote his entire time to table latronage. For a time the idea worked well, but at no time did the plan give any evidence that the busi ness would be increased to such an extent as to avoid insolvency. It is estimated that the assets ot the company amount to about $3,00p and the liabilities are about $6,500. There is a mortgage on the effects end property of the corporation which amounts to about $2,000. The Denny Cafe has been operat ing its business at 15 South Tryon street, just one door above the Gem Restaurant. The place was fitted up Landsomely from the beginning and was considered one of the most up-to-date eating places in this section. Ihe patronage which the firm en joyed was never -sufficiently large to justify the expense which was ne cessary to furnish the place and lun the business. This accounts for the fact that the business was today placed in ttie hands of a receiver. Pennsylvania Y: JM. C A. - McKeesport,"Pa., Oct. 19. A large and represenative attendance marked the opening here today of the thirty first annual convention of the Y."M. C. A. of The Second district of Pennsylva nia. The program provides for ad dresses by prominent workers and a full discussion of the management and activities cf the associations. Social entertainment has been provided for the delegates by . the local organization. Cotton Receipts. At the cotton platform 29 bales were received to day at 11.05 against 116 at 9.90 same date last year. DENNY CAFE COMPANY OCTOBER 19, 1906. r ' ' ' AT FAIR GROUNDS Leaksviile Band will Close Fair with a Concert. Education Day was Seriously Interfered With- by the -Weather. Pres. Winston's Speech Called Oft, The closing day of the Mecklenburg Fair dawned threatening and anything but favorable to the management who were expecting a record-breaing at tendance. This was caiiec "Education Day," and special effort had been "made b the directors to have a splendid oc casion. ... President George T. Winston of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Raleigh was bockgd for a speech and was in the city prepared to address a large gathering of the educational ele ment of the county's population. County. Superintendent , of Education R. J. Cochrane had issued an order declaring this a holiday with the teach ers and children of the county, and the management had co-operated with, him in trying to get the little folks out by offering free admission to all those accompanied by their teachers. . - As a matter of fact there was not a sufficiently - large , crowd , at the. grounds when the-Jhour for the speak ing arrived to have Dr. Winston make the effort and the address was called off. The races booked for this after noon also had to be declared off on account of the condition of the track. This was necessary yesterday because of the wet grounds "and has , been a source of. sore disappointment, to all lovers of good racing. The Fair will close tonight. Ar rangements have been made to attract a large crowd and it is the hope of the management to have the largest crowd of the occasion present tonight. The Leaksville-Spray. Concert Band has been engaged to give a musical concert from their stand in the Floral hall at eight-thirty o'clock. The band is recognized as being one of the best in the State and their efforts here war rant the reputation they have made. The personnel of the band is as fol lows: R. L. Martin, director and pres ident; W. K. Hampton, secretary; Rives Cooper, treasurer; E. G. Scott, C. A. Taylor, P. T. Hailey, J. W. Hin son, Jno. W. Hinson, Jr., L, E. Ward, B. O. Austin, J. M. Cowan, Daniel Tay lor, Dolphus Parker, Hazle Ponton, W. C. Rogers, D. C. Yarbrough, G. M. Lamar, T. J .Stocks, Geo. Weifard The music which this aggregation has rendered during the fair has made a marked contribution to the success of the occasion. The special concert which they will give tonight should draw" an immense crowd.. . All the exhibits in the Floral Hall will be on hand, as will also the poul try department which may "oe visited. All the midway attractions will re main open and will offer opportunity to the visitors to attend their attrac tions, f A good many children of the city and county braved the wet weather today and turned their faces toward the fair grounds. All those in attendance seem to be enjoying themselves to the lim it, rapping one another with rubber balls and little whips, and throwing confetti. It is a gala day with those who ventured to face the inclemency of the. weather. It was reported on . the streets, hav ing originated from a source unknown, that the Fair would be held, open for tomorrow in the hopes of having a clear day for the people of the coun- j ly who have been prevented from largely attending. on previous days. This ,report is without foun,dation in fact and the " management willvpiose UP tonight,., .B,,t!,i.,. ,v.r:i.;i .,' . Several . prominent citizens of the city suggested that some arrangements be made whereby the fair would open next week for 3 days, on account of the fct that but very few people of the county have yet put in their appear ance, so unfavorable was the weather. The directors have thought and con cluded that this step would not be pos sible. All the horses which have been ! here racing are booked for other points next week, and the farmers are anxious to get their exhibits home. Some were very desirous of taking the exhibits away today, but the direc tors prevailed upon them to hold them ID CONCERT T en Men B Death Will Bulletin Schedule of Trains-' Correctly Mr. J. H. Ross of Board of Aldermen Gets Matters Arranged With Rail road Authorities on Subject of Bul letining Trains. While things have been on the move at Raleigh between the railroads and the corporation commission relative to the posting of correct time tables, the city fathers of Charlotte have not been idle, but perhaps in advance of the state authorities, they at the Sep tember meeting named a committee with Mr. J. H. Ross, as" chairman, to see the local railroad authorities, and demand of them a better method of announcing trains, and more impor tant still the posting of a correct time table where everybody could see it, giving the time at which the various trains were to arrive. Mr. Ross informs a News reporter that he has seen the local authorities of the Southern and that they have promised to comply with the request of the aldermen, and have the time of arrival of trains posted correctly. As matters have been, trains would be posted up as due at a certain hour, but mostly, behind time, and the late ness of the trains was very frequently put down on the board inaccurately. In defense of the road, however, it should, be stated that many times a train is marked up on time or thirty minutes late, and 'Some unforeseen event takes place so that it is nec essary to change the marking on the 'board again. Mr. Ross was well satisfied with the promise that the roads have given him and stated that the Southern had also agreed to have each -train called out in the depot building as it arrived and also the departure of the various trains. If the roads furnish the travelling public this justly due convenience, it will 'be a matter of immense relief to the travelling man who has become used to hearing a train announced an hour late. then, about the end of the hour, another hour may be added, etc., until " he" almost despairs. The new arrangement will be ideal If carried out to the letter which is the only way it can prove successful. COMMUNICATION RESTORED. Western Union Announces That Con nections With Havana Has Been Restored. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 19. Western Un ion Telegraph Company announces that its cables to Havana are Intact rd that communication with it's of fice has been had, but that no details as to any storm damage has been received. A man who arrived this morning at Fort Pierce, 150 miles north of Miami, Fla., says there has been great damage to houses and build ings along the east coast, but no less of life Is reported. Bizerta, Tunis, Oct 19. At daylight this morning the wqrk of attempting to raise the sunken submarine boat Lutin was resumed, the diver direct ing their efforts to attaching a line to her stern. over until tonight. The midway attrac tions have dates at other places also and it is . an utter impossibility to prolong the fair. Of course the public is aware of the heavy expense which has been incurr ed in running the fair. Extra efforts have been made this year to eclipse all former attempts. The management has been successful in what they have tried to do. If the weather had been fair so that trtie people of the county and those from a distance could have been present, the financial end of the business would have been in much bet ter condition. The concert tonight has been plann ed for the purpose of helping the management in some slight way out of the difficulty into which they have been plunged by the unfavorable weather conditions. An appeal to the patriotic public should be all that is necessary, and in behalf of the direc tors The News bespeaks a large at tendance at the concert tonight. The Marshal's ball has been called off for tonight so that there might be nothing to keep the people of the city from attending the concert at the fair grounds. Man Fall From To Instant Special to The News. Union, S." C, Oct. 19. This morn ing while putting the finishing touches on Mount Calvary Baptist Church steeple, near here, Charlie Jones, a highly respected and well behaved old negro stepped on a weak plank and fell fifty-three feet to instant death. Just at the moment the accident happened the old negro was singing a song of death, "You Better be PRICE: 5 CENTS urned to Ten Men were 8jrned to Death, Two Probably Fatally Injured and Another Badly Burned by Fire which Destroyed Boarding House in Birmingham. All o" Those Killed were Street Car Employes. Fire Thought to Have been Started by Bur glars. Police Summoned to Keep Away Robbers, By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 20. Ten men were burned to death, two other per haps fataly injured and a third slightly hurt in the fire which destroyed the boarding house of Mrs. E. E. Wattley, in Third Avenue, between two and three o'clock this morning. The dead are: W. N. Nichols, street car conductor; D. B. Neal, street car conductor; W. B. Taylor, street car mo torman; G. C. Preston, conductor; Ed-' ward Caldwell, motorman; E. 15. Hen shaw, conductor; Gordon K. Burns, motorman; William T. Hall, conduc tor; W. B. Livingston,, rolling mill man; Ollie P. Hines, employe Birming ham Paint and Glass Company. There were 21 boarders, almost all of whom were street railway em ployes. In addition, there were three other persons, Mrs. Wattley and her two sons. The Wattleys have been ac counted for. Cause of the Fire. All the dead and injured occupied rooms on the second story of the house. The flames enveloped the entire 'building when the fire was discovered end it was with great difficulty that the persons on the lower floor made their escape. The fire is thought to have been of incendiary origin. Burglars have been detected on the premises twice within the last two months and Mrs. Wattley thinks it was burglarized and then set fire. Thieves were discovered at work during the progress of the flames) and the police were called to keep guard. , STORM OFr N. C. COAST. Center of Storm Appears to be at Sea, Off Carolina Coast Storm Warn ings Displayed From Savannah to East Port. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 19. The weather bureau states that the center of tho tropical disturbance is apparently at sea some distance off the Carolina coast. Its influence, however, still ex tends to the South Atlantic coast, where the winds have increased in strength over night. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic Coast from Savannah to East Port. OLD STATE HOUSE. To be Reproduced at Jamestown Ex position. By Associated Press. Boston, Oct. 19. The announce ment was made at the statehouse that the board of the Jamestown Exposition managers of Massachu fettes decided to reproduce at Hampton Roads, "Va., the old state house as the Massachusettes building ar the Jamestown Exposition. The architecture plans as approved embrace all the historic features or the ancient structure. Mourn for Their Dead. By Associated Press. New Orleans, Oct. - 19. Lodge of sorrow was the feature of today's pro gram of the Knights of Phythias con vention. More Pythians of high rank are paid to have died during tho year than during any previous two years in the history of tho organization. Acting on amendments to the con stitution is scheduled for today. The enly company scheduled to contest today in the competitive drill was Georgia Co. No. 1 of Savannah. Death Ready fer you Bound' ter Die, May be today er Tomorrow," when just at that instant he took a backward ftep and with a terrible crash struck the ground below, fifty-three feet from where he was at work. His neck and arm were broken and death vas instantaneous. Jones was respected by both blacks and whites and was a good old dar key. He was a great church man. The body was brought here and . luried today. Last Night Steeple Today
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