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MEW U 5 ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER "IN CHARLOTTE.:' VOL. XXXV.V. 6456 CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1906. PRICE: 5CENTS fTT fP . i inL Mi n.mr a to t ORraFTF? N ATLANTIC STRUGGLING FOB THEIR LIVES Far in the Atlantic Off Coast ot Florida Twelve Men Perched on Roof ot After House of Schoon er are Fighting for Life Against Powers of Sea. Plight of Men Partially Due to Devotion of Captain who Re fused Help, Chosing to Stay with his Snip. Declined Offer of Assistance, r.v Associated Press. Now York, Oct. 24. Somewhere far ( v.: in the Atlantic, off Florida coast, u half dozen men, perched on the ; uf of the after house of the water K'i'.ed British schooner Sirocco are : H aggling against wind and sea to lu'di a Cuban- port with their al ; helpless cargo. The plight of the men is due in ;:v.t to the heroic aevotion of their i ar uiin who, when help was at hand, close to face death rather than abandon his ship and -her cargo of Limber. lie declined an offer of assistance from the steamer Parima which ran uown to him last Sunday when she v as wallowing in the seas 600 miles t-ait of Florida after passing through i hurricane. The captain asked only for sup I'lits to replace those ruined when l is ship filled with water. Sirocco sailed from St. John, N. B., September 27, with a cargo of lum ber for Cardenas. EAT DOGS AND HORSES. F igures ort Numbers of Dogs and Horses Eaten by Prisoners. By Associated Press. Berlin. Oct. 24. The Correspon dence Magazine analyzing the official i or urns of the slaughter houses of PnuLi for 1905, finds that the . 'iughterings of aogs for food - in creased 33 per cent and that of horses 19 per cent over the figures of 1S04. The total number of dogs oaten in 1005 being 1.5GS and the number of horses 81,312. These statistics wilMje utilized by those agitating for the opening of the irontiers to the importation of for eign cattle as indicating a necessity for the immediate government ac tion toward giving the working peo ple cheaper food. THE CLEMENCEAU CABINET. Churches and State May Be Separat ed, Also Other Important Measures Passed. Bv Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 24. The Clemenceau cabinet' begun the formation of its program and indications are that it will be very broad and that possibly some surprises are in store. In well informed circles the impres sion prevails that the plans of gov ernment include, besides a complete earning out of the law providing for the separation of churches and itate, legislation establishing work men's pensions, the state purchase of the western and some of the south ern railroads, and the creation of a state monopoly of petroleum and i'lcohol. GUARD KILLED WITH AXE. Negro, Serving Life Sentence, Kills Guard With Axe. Bv Associated Press. 'i);,.n,;n,m Ala Oct. 24. At the Hat Top Mines, in the western part ot this county, J. A. Hilley, a guard, was killPd with an axe yesterday by-Wil liam Faine, colored, a trusty, wuu serving a life sentence for wife mur- Faine then committed suicide by tak ing carbolic acid. Guard Hilley was lying wait to rotz-.y, ttvs t n y-v in hrpnfh of :. i"ison dis c-inline. The negro learning of the fart, approached the guard from De- hmd and killed him. THE POPE SURPRISED. -n AxMin of improvements Will Receive- English Pilgrimage To morrow. P.y Associated Press. n, oa rr Lnnnom. not- J twill'', 7JL. 1- withstanding the unsatisfactory con ,;;u v,;c r health, insisted on visiting the Pope this morning. He found the the Pontiff had improved ti. i,r, had decreased janis i" 1110 x. cn.-i his temperature, which yester- 'iay, was aDove uuiu"i In view of his improvement the Pope decided to receive the Engiisn pilgrimage tomorrow mun""s SAVINGS BANK CLOSED. Peoples' Savings Bank of Washington, cm . . i Thic Week. v-iusea aecona viu" -y Associated Jrress- . . Washington, Oct. zi. , 7i Savings Bank of this city was closea order of the comptroller of currency- The liabilities were $10,000. inis is tho second Washington institution to be closed in a week. f- ? n i (Ml I IS SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Deputy U. S. Marshall J. B. Jordan Shot. With Squirrel Shot From Am bushCharters Granted. Special to The News. Raleigh, Oct. 24. Deputy United States Marshal J. B. Jordan was fired at ircm Amoash last night near Youngsville and nine squirrel shot took effect in his face and neck. He was out looking for some one on whom to serve a warrant of long standing for blockading. He found him running another blockade still. The fellow ran while Jordan seized the still. Best came back with a shot gun and fired five time, the second shot taking effect. Jordan went to his home in Morrisville and had his wounds dressed and came to Raleigh this morning to report his experience to the marshals, and the collector of fice's posse officers went.out in search of the man who did the shooting this afternoon. A number of arrests of people implicated in the blockading which has led up to the shooting are expected. The Secretary of State charters the M. Leigh Sheep Co., of Elizabeth City to conduct a mercantile business at a capital of f 25,000 by M. L. Sheep, L. S. Blades and others. Another charter to the.Pinetop Oil and Guano Company, of Pinetop, Edge combe county by R. E. Pitt and others at a capital of $10,900 subscribed. Adjutant General Robertson issued today commissions to J. W. Ash Siz zell as successor to J. A. Daughtry, captain of a company of the Second Regiment. GIRL DISAPPEARED. Mysterious Disappearance of Young uauy Tnought to. Have Been Chloroformed. By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 24. Mrs. J. H. Sidebottom reported to the police the mysterious disappearance of her 18-year-old daughter, Miss Fannie Fennell, from the family home on North Twenty-first street. Mrs. Side bottem believes her daughter was chloroformed and kidnapped between midnight and 5 o'clock this morning. An examination of Miss Fennell's room showed she had slept in her l ed "and left her clothes undisturbed cn a chair. The mother says the odor of chloro form pervaded the room. Mrs. Sidebottem and daughter vis ited Denver, Col., last August and after their return, Miss Fennell, it is) claimed, began receiving letters from an unknown man who said he had seen her first out West and followed her to Birmingham. The writer pro fessed love and said he would kill; her if he did not get her. INDIANS GIVING TROUBLE. Band of. Indians Refuss To Return To """heir Reservation. By Associated Prss. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 24. Word was received here from the scene of Indi an depredations in Wyoming to the effect that Captain C. P. Johnson, of Major Grierson's command, with an orderly and scout, overtook the TJtes on Little Powder river, about 40 miles north of Gillette. It is said the Indians absolutely re fused to return to their reservation aim they were going to Dakota. Ma jor Grierson, it is said, has determin ed to await reinforcements before try ing to force a removal of the band, as the cow boys report the Utes are holding nightly dances and in a mood for trouble. President Mustered In. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 24. President Roosevelt today was mustered in as honorary member of the Associated Society of the Farnsworth Post Grand Army of the Republic of Mount Ver non, New York. The -ceremony took place in the cabinet room of the executive offices and was conducted by General Horace Porter. The President made a few remarks of a patriotic character. v Band of Trifling Young Patrons of Barrooms White Cap Farmer and Beat Him so he Dies Later. Their Custom of Bull Dozing Strangers. By Associated ; Press, :: ,,!. XicU CUU, v-rvw bach a German farmer, residing at Renault, Monroe county, Illinois, was -r i uw ill - i ,t rtiiLUu whitecapped last uesuaj- . died iriuay uigm.. rr-i,,c Millibach went to town on Thurs ' . n-Titiv intoxicatedi day ana uuuume 6"-v A gang surrounded him n a saloon and threatened to uaug a hut was overpowered Then the lights were put out and he was beaten and unuwu t,.,,. cmt into his wagon and started home. A part of the gang was waiting for him at the out ctrirt of tne -- They showered him with stones He fell in his wagon and was taken home by a bar tender nnmnoaea of The wnitecappei o ' idle young men who hang around the idle youns and persecute Serrslmplemded perse and inM,mch-left a widow and five children. x UG HOODLUMS MURDE FARMER These Gentlemen Will See that Their STEAMER B AT SEA NIGHT Steamer Hasting's Sighted by the Puritan in Mass of Flames. Later she Sunk. Crew of Nine Men Taken Oft by the Middle ton. By Associated Press. South Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 24. At four o'clock this morning the west bound sound steamer, Puritan, met a steamer afire about three miles west of Eatons Neck. The Puritan and other steamers im mediately went to her assistance. They could see no small boats or peo ple. At 4:15 the steamer sank. As they could do nothing they pro ceeded. The name of they steamer has not yet been ascertained. Inquiry along the shore inthis vicin ity fails to locate- any one who saw the fire, and the po'sition of the steam er is thought to have been close to Long Island shore. A Later Report. New York, Oct. 24. The steamer burned in the sound was the freighter Hastings. Crew taken off by the Mid- dletown. Hastings was formerly the Chester. She was built in Wilmington, Del., in 1885 and registered 208 tons net. She carried a crew of nine. MISSION CONVENTION. Board of Missions cf the Episcopal Church Meeting in Asheville. Special to The News. Asheville, N. C., October 24. The annual convention of the Third De partment, Board of Missions of the Episcopal church, comprising the Dis trict of Columbia, Maryland, Ken tucky, Virginia, West Viriginia, Ten nessee and North Carolina, convened last evening at eight o'clock at Trin ity Episcopal church, in this city. About 400 delegates are in attendance. A specially trained choir of forty voices led the singing. The choir and clergy entered the church from the north door, singing the processionals the bishops and clergy attired in the vestments of their ofiice. On entering, the bishops, . of which there are seven in attendance, were seated in the chancel, as were also the principal speakers. Right Rev. J. M. Horner, as the residing bishop, presided, and extended to the visiting delegates a cordial welcome. The religious services were conducted by Rev. W. C. Wittaker, pastor of Trinity church, and Rev. C. R, Stet son, of Washington, D. C, secretary of the third department. The principal subject for discussion is: "Missions, the Measure of Chris tion Vitality," divided as follows: "In the Individual," Bishop Gibson of Virginia. "In the Diocese," Dr. W. M. Clark, rector St. James church, Richmond, and editor of the Southern Churchman. ' "In the General Church," Mr. John W. Wood, of New York, correspond ing secretary of the board of missions. SERIOUS CAR WRECK. E ght Persons Injured in Wreck of . " Traction Car. By Associated Press. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 24. Eight men were injured, one perhaps fatally in a wreck on the Eastern Ohio Trac tion line near Chagrin Falls Ohio. A special car A bound west, carrying 11 l ersons, ten of whom were employes of jhe road dashed ddwn a steep giade at a terriffic speed. The body of the car was thrown from the tracks at the curve, burying those on board In the mass of wreckage. The acci dent was due to wet rails and the inability of the motornian to control the speed of the car. Increase of Stocks. By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Oct. 24. The direc tors of the Norfolk and Vv estern Rail way declared a semi-annual dividend of 2V2. per cent of the common stock c r the company payable Dec. 21. This increase is one-half of 1 per cent and places the stock on a 5 per cent basis. URHED LAST Names Get on the Books in the Next Gets There. M; HERE Efforts of Greater Charlotte Club and Committee from Board of Alderman are Successful. De ' tails will be Forthcoming in a Few Days, It will be a matter of much interest to the citizens of this city to learn that the possibility of having an' up-to-date auditorium here within the near future" is practically assured. The officials of the.. Greater Char lotte Club and a committee from the Board of Aldermen have been con-, jointly operating for several weeks and J the success of their efforts is about to be realized. The great need of an auditorium in Charlotte has been brought before the people of the city various times, but on account of the seeming difficultty in raising enough money to make the plan a reality the matter never elic ited very much interest. Lately the energies of the Greater Charlotte Club were directed toward the enterprise and at once effort was made to ascertain the disposition of some of the leading business men on the proposition. The subject was pushed before the people and in a very short while it was ascertained that public sentiment was decidedly in favor of the plan. A committee was appointed by the board of alder men as representatives from this body to uriite with the Greater Charlotte Club and the News learns that some thing decisive has been done within the past few days. The details of the scheme have not been made public but it is promised that they will appear, within a short time. This announcement will be received with general interest, owing to the fact that a commodious auditorium of the modern sort has been one of the great needs of this city for many years When Charlotte is ready to offer a building that will accommodate the thousands she will bid high for some notable gatherings. Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton today amount ed to 160 bales at 11 cents against 324 bales at 10 1-4 cents on the same day last year. Col. Jake Newell Named For the Legislature At a Meeting This Afternoon of Re publican Executive Committee Mr. Banks Resigned and . the Name of Mr. Newell Was Substituted. At a meeting this afternoon at three o'clock of the Republican executive committe of Mecklenburg county, Mr. Jake F. Newell Was nominated for the House of Representative, succeeding Mr. Howard N. Banks on the ticket named a few days ago at the. regular meeting of the committee., Mr. Banks resigned with the under standing that Mr. Newell would be put in the field. Mr. Newell will accept the nomination beyond any doubt and his friends say he is in, the race to the finish. He is at present in ; Wilkes county stumping the county for Spen cer Blackburn. .This makes interesting reading af ter the announcement which appeared in this paper yesterday afternoon that Mr. Newell would be a candidate two years hence for the gubernatorial of fice. ; ; It was noised on the . streets short ly after noon today that the . public would know something before night concerning the political situation, and some had received such strong inti mations that Mr. Newell would be put in the field that the matter was talked considerably. There were probably ten members of the committee at the meeting this afternoon which was called far the afternoon which was called for the avowed purpose of nominating Mr. Newell for the Legislature. fillTll'J : ALMOST ASSURED Few Days. ' " " Be Sure that YOURS THEY LONGED FOR AUG GOT IT fen Women Suffragists Create Great Disturbance at Police Court. Wanted to Appear as Martys by Going to Jail. Sent Away in Custody. By Associated Press. London, Oct. . 24 The ten women suffragists who were arrested yester day for rioting in the precincts of the House of Commons, were arraigned in the police court and bound over tc keep peace for six months. Such a commonplace outcome of the affair did not meet the views of the suffragists, who apparently desir ed to assume the roles of martyrs, by being committed to jail and when the magistrate announced his decis ion, a " great uproar broke out in the court room and ultimately the women had to be removed by force. Some of them literally were thrown out among the crowds waiting in the outside building. The shrieking women continued to make a demonstration outside tne police court. . Some of those who had been tem porarily locked in the ante-room by the police had momentary .revenge. T hey managed to secure the key and released themselves, but were again locked in by their jailor.; When the disturbances had some what subsided the police re-assembled the defendants who were then inform ed by the magistrate that they must immediately find sureties for their good behavior or be imprisoned for two months. The whole ten women refused to enter into , recognizance and were removed in custody. HIT BY STREET CAR. Aged White Man of Durham Has Nar row Escape from Death Hodges Gets Yellow Journals. Special to The News. Durham N. C, October 24.- Mr. W. J. Norris, an aged white man was bad ly hurt at an early hour yesterday morning, being struck by a street car which inflicted several bad wounds. The acident happened on Sherwood Heights a mile or more from the city. From what" can be learned it seems that Mr. Norris was standing too near the car track, and ' when the car ap proached running at a live speed, he did not mdve, until he was struck by the car and knocked several feet tc the middle of the road, where he fell on his face. His nose was completely cut open and other bad cuts were in fiicted over both eyes, and on the side of his face. It is evident that he sus tained several broken bones, and may be internally injured. It was a narrow escape from death, but was an acci dent that could not be avoided. John H. Hodges, the wife-murderer, who has been confined in the Durham County jail several months, has for the past few weeks been receiving sen sational yellow journals, sample copies from all parts of the country. The murderer cannot read, or else has pre tended that way on a number of oc casions, when he has been given the Bible. The officials are evident of the fact that the horrible scenes in colored pictures will do him smore harm than good and this kind of sensa tional matter has been refused him. CHARLESTON NAVY YARD. Estimate of $100,000 Set For Construc tion of Barracks and Officers' Quar tcrs Washington, D. C Oct. 24. The an nual report of Brigadier-General El liott, of the Marine Corps submits an estimate of $100,000 for the construe tion of barracks and officers' quarters at the navy yard of Charleston, South Carolina. ' ;' Methodist Bishops. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 24. From all parts of America and from Europe, Asia and Africa the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church assembled in this city today. for a week's confer ence. The object of the meeting is to arrange for the conference of the church and to assign the bishops to the conference over which they will preside. JAIL THE STRIKE OF MACHINISTS. Has Reached A Critical Stage for Both Sides Probability of . Sympa thetic Strike. Special to The News. Salisbury, October 24. The strike of the machinists of the Southern Rail way has reached a critical stage since the machinists and the road have fail ed to get together. A number of non union men- arrived at Spencer yester day morning. The company has built a high fence around the shop, built sleeping rooms inside the new build ing, placed cooking stoves and the new men will eat, sleep and live in side the great brick building. Gate keepers and watchmen are on duty and the shops have the appearance of a stockade. The machinists are stand ing firm and say that they will not return to work, although the company says it would be ' glad to re-instate as manir of Its former employees as may apply for work. It promises to be a long drawn out fight, for no one disputes the fact that the Southern is in a bad way so far as its machine department goes. Mr. S. A. Grier sec retary to the Machinists Committee, who has been in Washington, has giv en out a statement as to why the men refused to submit the matter to arbi tration. Among other things he says:. "Had the company' proposed to leave the adjustment to an arbitration com mittee before it forced the men to go on strike it would have been accepted; that the general manager flatly refused any general, increase on the ground that such increase would have to be given other trades ; that while the committee of machinists was in Wash ington the last time a committee of boiler makers and other trades were there . demanding a general increase, which was granted; that the machin ists had always been on a par with these trades as to wages and that they were now entitled to the same recog nition." ' Mr. Grier referring to the statement ' sent out that apprentices were receiving $1.75 per day says they get 75 cents per day for the first year, 90 cents the second year, and $1.10 the third, $1.25 the fourth, and that the machinists are not asking for a minute reduction from 10 hours. The press report sent out yester day afternoon that there may be a general sympathetic strike has caused much discussion in this city. Should such action be taken it would mean that something like 800 or 1,000 men would quiet work, including- boiler makers, blacksmiths, sheet-metal workers, carpenters, etc. This would be a hardship on Salisbury as it would take thousands and thousands of dollars out of the channels of trade. The hope is widely.exprjessed. in this community that the old employees will reach a settlement with the company and return "to work. Captain W. Murdock Wily, who is now living in New York City, has been at home on business. He is a bitter anti-Hearst man but says Hearst is gaining ground every day and will reach the metropolis with a big major ity. He says the up-state counties are swinging into the Hearst column and that unless something unforeseen turns up the man-of-many newspapers will be elected governor of the Empire State. Sam C. Lisk, a well known and here tofore most excellent young man of lower Rowan has been sent to the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta for de frauding the mails. Lisk was a rural carrier in Rowan and sometime ago was given a sum of money with which to get a money order. He had not gotten the order after a period of three weeks and an investigation followed and he was indicted on three charges and convicted. He was the tallest man in the county and often in bad weather rather than take his horse out would make the round trip with his mail on foot.. Baracca Class. There will be an important busi ness meeting of the Baracca Class of I he Second Presbyterian Church this evening immediately after prayer meeting. All members are urged to be present as business of much im portance is to be transacted. PASSENGER WRECK Passenger Train Wrecked at Jacks Run To-day. Many Persons Thought to be Injured. Locomo tive in Ohio River. Two Cars on Bank. v By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 24. A special mssenger train on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad was wrecked at Jacks Run, a suburb of Allegheny, about 12:15 p. m. Several persons are reported in jured Two wreck trains have been dis patched to the scene and the Allegheny general hospital has been notified. . The train wrecked is said to be the Cleveland Flyer. : A; telephone message from Davis Isl md Dam says the locomotive is in the Ohio River and two cars are lying on he bank. It is believed a "number of jassengers were injured, v Five physicians left Allegheny for :he scene on a special engine. A man watching the wreck through i pair of glasses from his residence ilong the river, telephones that there were a number of passengers helped out of the two cars. All were limping ind had to be supported. The fireman and engineer were res- '.cued from the river. MANY INJURED in w IS - RY BV SYNOD DELEGATES Second Day's Proceedings at 93rd Annual Session of Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. Dele gates go to Barium Springs This Morning. Many Persons Went on Special Train. From there They Go to Davidson Where ''Davidson Day" is Observed Number of Sermons Delivered. Special to The News. Statesville, N. C, October 24. The services of last night were well attend ed and enjoyed. This morning the delegates attending the synod accom panied by many people from States ville went on a special train to Marium Springs where the orphanage was vis ited. This afternoon the party was carried to Davidson where "Davidson College Day" was celebrated. The programme opened in Com mencement Hall at 2 p. 'ra. Special music was furnished by the Davidson Orchestra. Dr. J.s B. Shearer then opened the services With prayer. The prayer was followed with a selection from1 the orchestra. Then Dr. Henry Louis Smith delivered the welcoming ad dress, "Welcom to the Synod David son College, Her Growth and Her Op portunities." Following the address of welcome Dr. George A. Carelson of Concord delivered a short address, "Davidson and Our Southern Church." Dr. W. W. Moore followed with a discourse on "Davidson and Her Services." This was followed by a short lecture by Rev. T. C. Merchant on "Our Alma Mater." Following these discourses, all of which Were greatly enjoyed, college songs and yells were given by the stu dents and music followed. . In the gymnasium the visitors were treated to a class drill by director J. D. Huntington, , A 3 : 30 this afternoon a reception was tendered in honor of the guests of the day in the college building. At 5 p. m. an exhibition game of football was played and at 5:45 the special train left for Statesville. To-night Mr. Cameron Johnson a missionary to Japan will deliver an illustrated lecture on his work in that country. In the morning a commemoration service will be held and a memorial service in commemoration of the dead ministers. Yesterday Afternoon Special to The News. Statesville, N. C, Oct. 24. At yes terday afternoon's session of the Presbyterian Synod Rev. O. H. Law, of Spartanburg, presented the cause of the American Bible Society in a very scholarly and effective manner, and his remarks and suggestions were in structive and were heard by the del egates with interest and were referred to the committe on th Bible cause. Dr. Howerton was granted privilege to present the matter of the negotia tions in regard to the Montreat fund. After ordering that delegates hear the lectures last night a recess was granted for to-morrow and the Synod adjourned at 5 o'clock. Last night Dev. Dr. S. L. Morris, sec retary of the Home Mission Board is presenting that cause in a creditable manner and his remarks which are instructive are being heard with keen interest. To-day the Synod accompanied by many Statesville people will go to Barium and Davidson. Mr. Cameron Johnson, missionary to Japan, give3 illustrated lecture on Foreign Missions to-night. Congressman .Webb's Adddresses. Congressman E. Yates Webb spoke last night to a good crowd of voters at Fife's store at Chadwick. Other candidates present made more than ordinarily good speeches and the interest of those in atten dance seemed marked. There will be speaking tonight at the North Gra ham street bridge. Congressman Webb and Messrs. H. N. Ph;rr, W. C. Dowd and W. A. Grier are booked for addresses. . Cars Running on Mint Street. The first street car over the new line to the Chadwick Mill, running cn Mint street, made its first run yesterday morning at .9:30 o'clock.; The Tine extends at present to, First street,' but the large force ;.of bands are busily engaged In , pushing the work and the route will be completed just as rapidly as possible. Sells Out Business. Mr. F. S. Hunter, who has been conducting a bicycle repair shop on East Fifth street for several months, has sold out the establishment to Mr. H. L. Hasty. Mr. Hunter will leave next week for Bandera, Texas, where he will make his home in the future. Mrs. C. A. Matthews and son, Mas ter Aston Matthews, go to Reidsville tomorrow to spend two weeks with re latives. . fi DVD OBSERVED TODi
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