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.OT3T A TlVTv e ..j j ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VCXXXV NO. 6462 CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1906. PRICE: 5CENTS x z . WAR PATH. TROUBLE IS ANTICIPATED The Long Harbored Fear of Bands of Cheyenne Indians Joining with Renegade Utes is Realized. Near 800 Cheyenes go Over to the Uprising. Six Companies Proceed To-day -to Ashland to Join Forces from Fort Keogh. Soldiers Prepare to Attack Belligerent Indians at Night. By Associated Press. Sheridan, "Wyoming, Oct. 31. The danger from seven or eight hundred Cheyenne Indians joining the rene gade Ute band has become a reality. To-day six companies will leave Sheridan and proceed up the Tongue river to Ashland to join the forces which the troops from' Fort Keogh expect to arrive there to-night. The troops here cannot hope to make a stand SO miles north before Thursday evening. The Indians are sullen and seem not at all afraid of the soldiers. The troops from Fort Meade are expected to reinforce the troops now watching the Indians, before morning but no attack is planned until the con centration of the entire forces now : the field. i It is thought an attempt will be H soofofiwkityoufifishallmade t tttt made to catch the Indians at night when all are together. Private advices report the killing of a sheep herder on Butte Creek and the destruction of a band of sheep by a band of 20 Ute Indians. HUGHES ON THE GO. His Up-State Tour is Growing to a Close. Py Associated Press. Oswego, Oct. 31. The last up-State tour of Hughes prior to the election is drawing to a close. Beginning today Hughes will gradu ally work his way to the east and touth, reaching New York Friday night when he will address several meetings in Long Island City and Brooklyn. The candidate and party left here early with Syracuse as the objective point for a night meeting. A TWENTY-ROUND BOU" Abe Attell Won Decision From Harry Boker After JHot Fight. Bv Associated Press. Los Angeles, Oct. 31 Abe Attell of San Francisco, won the decision from Harry Baker also of San Fran cisco, after a twenty-rounds of fast oiino- lact nisrht defending: the l-U-.lU CD world's featherweight championship pnri the McCarry diamond bellt. A great demonstration in protest against the decision was quelled by the police. THE CASTELLANE DIVORCE. Noted Divorce Case Heard This Af ternoon in Absence of Count and Countess. By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 31. The Castellane di vorce case was heard this afternoon before Henry Ditte, president of the Tribunal of the first instance of the Seine. Neither the Count nor the Countess were present. The Countess pleaded for a divorce upon the docu mentary evidence submitted. HEARST NEARS END OF FIGHT. Heavy Snow Storm Detracts From Success of His Up-State Campaign. Bv Associated Press. Rochester, Oct. 31. The last days of William Randolph Hearst's final up state capaign welcomed him with a driving snow storm and very unfa vorable weather conditions for a can didate with a worn-out voice. The trip and up-state campaign so far as Mr. Hearst is concerned is expected to end tonight with the meeting in Buffalo. To Teach Lumbering. By Associated Press. New Haven, Oct. 31. It is an nounced that a professor on lumber irg will be installed at Yale as the endowment of ?150,000 was raised by the National Lumber Manufactur . nr n rhair of prac- tical lumbering at the Forest School cf the university. Off for Virginia. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 31-The Pres , wrcpvplt. left vvasn- tient anu -ixi- . ington at 11:15 over .-;,-,.. a; Pine Knot, Railroad tor an ui'.-& Mrs. Roosevelt's country home in Albemarle county, Jima' will returri. to Washington Sunday evening. Death of James D. Yeomans. Ey Associated Press. - Washington, Oct. 31.-James D. Yeomans, formerly a member of the intestate Commerce Commission, .lied toddy of a complication o. dis eases. He was CI years ot age. KILLED AT GRANITE QUARRY. '"'CrC.ic:Crt Ycct erc:y in Which One Man is Killed and Four Injured. By Bell Long-Distance 'Phone. Salisbury, N. C. ,Oct. 31. A disas trous accident happened late yester day afternoon at Granite Quarry, near this city. The car used for hauling granite from the quarries broke loos from the dinky engine which is used to transport them and ran away down grade, crashing into several cars that were coming on behind. Five men were hurt, one seriously. The seri ously injured man was brought to me sanitarium at Salisburv and p-iven treatment, but he died earlv this morning in spite of all that could be done to save him. His name is Lovie Tarmbecher, a foreigner. He was buried here this afternoon. The others injured, none of whom were seriously hurt, were treated at their homes at the quarry. The accident occurred in the works of the American Stone company. RESOLUTIONS OF PROTEST. Journalists Meet and Protest Against Action Taken Against Japanese Children in San Francisco Schools. By Associated Press. Tokio, Oct. 31. A number of jour ralists had a meeting yesterday for the purpose of considerinsr the anti- Japanese action of the San Francisco board of education. The following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the action of the San Francisco authorities in segre gating the Japanese school children j is a screat violation of the evistintr' treaty and an insult to Japan." It was further resolved that the journalists combine in an effort to excite public opinion and cause the authorities to effect a solution of the difficulty. They agreed not to ad vocate anything of a violent nature. All Quiet in Prussia. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31. Ambassa dor Meyer has returned from his trip south. He found evidences of a lull in the revolutionary activity in the provinces he traversed. Business was active in the towns and the peasants generally were busily en gaged in the fields. Mr. Meyer saw no disorders. The regular monthly meeting of the Mecklenburg Farmers' Associa tion will be heM in the county court house next Saturday at 11 o'clock. 'EMBROKETQ H NEW III 'DEPOT Corpopation Commission Make Or der for S. A, L. and A. C. L to Build Union Depot at Pembroke. Companies Chartered To-day at Several Towns. By Bell Long-Distance 'Phone. Raleigh, Oct. 31. The North Caro lina Corporation Commission tc-day issued an order for the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railways to build a union depot at Pembroke, Robeson county, within the. next thir ty days. Pembroke is the junction of the old Carolina Central and Wilson Short Cut railroads. The new depot will be built to include the handling of freight. The Cumberland Savings and Trust Cmopuay of Forsyth count3r was grant ed a charter to-day by the Secretary of State. The new company has an au thorized capital of $35,000 and $10, 000 subscribed by Frank Stedman, F. A. Clark and others. Mr. Stedman who holds 92 of the 100 shares is the retiring sheriff of New Hanover coun ty and will move to Forsyth. " The Burlington Car Engineering company of Burlington, N. C, was chartered at a capital of $25,000 by J. W. Gates and others. A charter was to-day granted the Monroe Insurance and Investment companv of Monroe, North Carolina, at a capital cf $50,000 by W. S. Blake new and others. The new company will do an insurance and investment business. The Supreme Court of North Caroli na confirms the decision of the lower court in the case of Dr. Matthews of Greensboro, who was sentenced by the lower court to life imprisonment for wife murder. The appeal was made on the grounds that the lav in this state does not admit of the conviction and sentence for second-degree mur der in the case of killing by poisoning; that there- is only first degree and a sentence to be hanged provided. However, the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Clark writing the opinion, holds that sections 3271 and 3631 ot the revisional are properly constructed to empower a jury to aeterminme m its verdict whether a prisoner is guil ty of first-degree or second-degree murder, no matter whether the kill ing was by poisoning or other means. In concluding the opinion, the court says- "Whatever the reasoning of tne jury in arriving at its veruiei. oner has no cause to complain that ho was not convicted of the higher offense of first-degree murder with the ac companing death sentence.' t White Died on Train. Bv Associated Press. Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. 31.-Thomas C White died on an Iron Mountain and Southern train between Mulberry and Van Buren, Ark., during- the night His "nine was in Greenville, Miss., and S wa? a member of the Greenville Immigration Bureau. . ' ROBBERS TO BE EXECUTED. Cight Identified Participants in Robbery Doomed to Execution. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31. Eight iden tified participants in tne robbery ot Cashier Mann cf the Custom House, were condemned to be transported by steamer last night to Cronstadt for execution by a squad of soldiers. Several women have be?n arrested on suspicion of complicity in the crime including one who had in her possession a large quantity of ex plosives but no trace has been found cf the mysterious woman who de camped with the cash. The police are now working on the theory that she was a man in dis guise. ALLEGED ANARCHISTS. Number cf Male and Female Alleged Anarchists Held in Heavy Bail. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 31. Emma Gold man.five . other men and five women, all of whom are alleged Anarchists and who were arested last night for alleged violation of tne penal code which prohibits "unlawful assemblies for the purpose of the overthrowing the government," were arraigned in the police court and held in a $1,000 bail each for further examination. Policeman Schwarbe, who made stenographic reports of the speeches at the meeting said Julius Edelson, who spoke in Viddish, said that the people present had gathered to talk of Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley. "He said they were there to discuss whether Czolgoz's act was justified," said the policeman, "and they said they had nothing to retract." CHARGE RATE DISCRIMINATION. Oklahoma Files Complaint Against Railroad With Commerce Commis sion. Guthrie, Okia. Oct. 31. The com plaint of Oklahoma by W. O. Crom well, the attorney general, against fif teen trunk line railroads in Oklahoma, and their Texas lines to gulf points, alleging unfair and illeg al rates on wheat in carload lots, has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mision in Washington. The complaint declares that on carload lots a reason able charge cn wheat from Oklahoma points to Galveston is not more than 5 mills a ton per mile, whereas the rate actually charged is 7.75 mills a ton per mile. The cost to the railroad companies is estimated to be not more than 2.5 mills a ton per mile. Attention is called to the fact that the defendant railroad companies charge more for the same distances in Oklahoma than in other States. Dis crimination in rates as between other States and Oklahoma is shown. Reward for Election Fraud. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 31. Printed circu lars bearing the name of William R. Hearst and offering rewards ag gregating $50,000 for arrest and con viction of any one concerned in elec tion frauds at next Tuesday's elec tion were sent out from the Demo cratic State headquarters. The two largest single rewards, $10,000 each, are offered for "infor mation leading to the conviction ot i ny member of the Republican State committee for criminal complicity in election frauds" and "for information leading to the conviction of any mem ber of the county commission for criminal complicity in election frauds." A Disastrous Fire. By Associated Press. Beaumont, Texas, Oct. 31. Fire de stroyed the Beaumont rice mills. The l.-ss is $150,000, the insurance being -avo-thirds of that amount. The Margaret Wilson Society of the Second Presbyterian Church will entertain the young men of the church at a Hallowe'en party next Friday evening. V 0 SAVE AHMALS FROM CRUELTY Mr. John A- McRae to be at the Head of a Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals. Will be Organized Within the Next Few Days, An announcement made to-day to the effect that Charlotte is to have a society to prevent cruelty to animals is a matter of much local interest. For some time such an organization has been regarded as one of the needs of the city, but not until a few days ago were the necessary steps taken look ing to the formation of such an asso ciation. Mayor S. S. McNinch addresses the following letter yesterday to Mr. Jno. A. McRae, a prominent member of the Charlotte bar wh'ich is self-eXplaining: "I have felt for some time the need of a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and respectfully request you to undertake the forma tion of such a Society." "Recognizing your splendid talents as an attorney at law, as well as your high-class citizenship, I urge on you the aceptance of this commission, leaving the ways and means as well as the general scope of such an organ ization to yourself and those citizens of Greater Charlotte who may asso ciate themselves with you in this most desirable project. "I am sure that you will find a num ber of ladies and gentlemen who will be glad to join you in this enterprise." Mr. McRae this morning mailed to Mayor McNinch the following note of acceptance: "I have your esteemed favor of the 30th instant, to hand, relative to the formation of a society for the pre vention of cruelty to animals and in reply thereto permit me to say that I shall be glad to undertake the organ ization of such a society." Mr. McRae was seen this morning by a representative of The News and stated that he had been deliberating for some time over the matter and that he had been led to the conclusion that there was a great need for such a society in this city and that he. be lieved the field presented some oppor tunities for good work. He expects to look into the matter of a permanent and complete organ ization at once and will associate with him all those who feel, as he does, the opportunity for the society,. The duties of the association and ways and means by which its aims shall be carried out will be formulat ed within a few days, when officers will also be elected and general plans and purposes outlined. Probably among the first duties that ON HOT TRACK OF THE BOLL WEEVIL Search Inst'tuted by Officials of Crop Pest Commission to De termine if Boll Weevil has Crossed Mississippi from Lou isiana into Mississippi By Associated Press. New Orleans, Oct. 31. A search to determine whether the boll weevil has crossed the Mississippi river from Louisiana into Mississippi was begun in the vicinity of Natchez by the offi cials of the State crop pest commis sfon. At the beginning there it was an nounced by the government experts That the weevil would probably make it's crossing of Mississippi this fall, as it was agreed that the river would prove no barrier to the pest's east ward progress. shall come before the society will be to see to the enforcement of the lav against cruelty to animals.. The statute forbids maltreatment to any animal, making such a misdemeanour and the guilty person subject to a fine of $50 or imprisonment for thirty days. The formation of the society means another step forward in the city's pro gress and Charlotte people should lend their aid and hearty co-operation to those who have taken the ini tiative in effecting this organization. BEFORE THE RECORDER. A Sheet in Court Woman Rocked in Carriage in the Dark Minor Of fenses. The recorder's court docket this morning was made up of a considera ble number of minor cases, with one blind tiger case, which was continued until tomorrow morning cn account of the absence of Mr. Whitlock, of the firm cf Morrison & Whitlock, who are Drcsecutinff the liauor law violators jthat come before the lower court. Ralph Morehead, a young negro boy, was before the court charged with assaulting Mag Barber, colored, who was hit on the head with , a rock last night while driving in Dulstown to at tend a bal poudre. "' The woman was in a carriage driv en by Tom Irvin.- Irvin testified that his passenger got into a row with an other woman while returning and that he heard the boy say, "don't curse my mother," but did not know who it was. Then his passenger told him that she had been hit with a rock. The driver saw a boy about the size of the defend ant but could not swear that it was the defendant then in court. Other witnesses testified that the defendant was near the carriage but did not throw the rock as far as they knew. The court fined Morehead the costs in the case. Mr. M. P. Pegram lost a valuable mattress sometime ago, and also a quantity of lead piping. Warrants were issued for two white boys, but the. complainants failed to make out a case and the defendants were dismiss ed. Louis Plair was before the court charged with making liberal use of profane words last night when he drove back to the stable with his car riage, and threatened to drive over the man who blocked his way, and al so "for acting in a disorderly way in the presence of John Dwiggins," as the chief added extemporaneously to the formal charge. The evidence was that the defendant had made too free use of profanity and had talked loud, and disturbed some of the negro drivers inside, who, however, withheld themselves from attempting violence. The defendant was fined $5. Mary McKee was charged with hooking a bed-sheet off the clothes line of Mary Chisholm last night aDout midnight. Hugh Stewart, colored, was a de fendant in court charged with sell ing liquor, but this case was continued until tomorrow as the prosecuting at torney employed to look after the blind tiger cases, was out of the city to day. John Dwiggins, a stuttering, coal black negro, afforded much amuse ment to some of the court- audience, who could scarce suppress their mirth at his ludicrous attempt to speak flu ently and rapidly. Dwiggins was caught by Officer Jonnston on Fourth street last night and summoned to court. He was taxed with the costs. Wonderful Glass Clock. Leipsic, Oct. 31. A wonderful time piece is that which has just been com pleted by the old glassworker of the famous Theresienthal factory in Bo hemia. The maker, who is 71 years of age, worked for six years on the clock, I which is constructed entirely of the I purest crystal glass, with the only I exception of the springs. The clock ! stands sixteen inches high, and is, of course, perfectly transparent. The I clock is now on exhibition here and is ! attracting much attention. Second Stroke of Paralysis. Mr. L. R. Ariston who suffered a stroke of paralysis last March a year ago suffered a second stroke this morning and is very ill at his home on North Church street. REPUBLICANS MEET. Workingmen Hold Meeting Address ed by Republican Nominee for the Legislature. '' A meeting of Republicans of the city, under the guise of a working man's meeting, was held last night at the rooms of the Central Labor Union, over Nathan's store, on East Trade street. Mr. J. F. Newell, who is the Re publican nominee for the lower branch of the Legislature, was at the meeting and addressed those present. There has been considerable talk aroused today over the meeting last night, and the claim that the Demo cratic workingmen of the city will be for Newell is regarded as a big campaign bluff, and is resented by many Democratic workingmen. The gathering last night was large ly attended by Republicans, who were there to push along the inter ests of the Republican nominee. TREATY NOT VIOLATED. International Law Expert Says Jap anese Have Worst of 'Frisco Argu ment. Boston, Mass., Oct. 31. Prof. Theo dore P. lion, of Boston University, the well-known authority on international law and professor in the branch of the university, says that Japan has the worst of the argument with the United States over the segration of the Japanese children in San Fracisco schools. He states this as a matter of law and treaty rights, without going into the question of courtesy or the comity of nations at all. He also urg es the right of Japan to "retortion," as it is technically known, or that of subjecting the children of the Unit ed States to the same treatment in Japan. "As to treaty rights being violated," says Prof. Ion, "the treaty of 1904 guarantees 'equal rights of residence in and equal protection under the law to citizens of the contracting coun tries.' Under this Japanese may enter, travel and reside in this country pre cisely as Americans do, but this right of residence does not carry with it any right to enter in the legal sense any public institution." Cotton Receipts. TKereceipts of cotton at the city platform to-day amounted to 120 bales 10:30. On the same day last year the receipts amounted to 23S bales 10 3-8 cents. THY TO BLOW APART THE WRECKED CARS Several Light Explosions ot Dy namite Used in Attempt to Un couple Wrecked Cars at At lantic City. No More Bodies Found. Only 60 Dead. By Associated Press. Atlantic City, Oct. 31. Several light charges of dynamite were ex r?oded under the two submerged cars in the thorougnfare in the hope ot breaking the coupling, but the effort vas vain, the divers being unable to get the charges in the proper place. The railroad officials have given up the hope of separating the cars. Wrecking crews are trying to drag the cars ashore. No signs of any bodies have been discovered since the bodies of two women were found yesterday. Search lights were thrown on the water following the explosion but no bodies were seen. It is- believed there are bodies wedged in the cars. The death list will probably not exceed 60. HINDER IRISH LAND ACT. John E. Redmond Declares Landlords Refuse to Sell Untenanted Lands. London, Oct. 31. John E. Redmond, the Irish leader, moved the adjornment of the House of Commons today in or der to call attention to the lack of progress in the matter of reinstating evicted tenants in Ireland, owning as the speaker alleged, to the landlords' hindering the operations of the land act by refusing to sell untenated lands. The land commissioners were consequently unable to provide farms for evicted tenants. Mr. Redmond said that it was obvious that the govern ment must resort to some system of compulsion. Replying to Mr. Redmond, Mr. Bryce said the government had done its best to cope with the grave obstacles be fore it, and had won a certain measure of success. "If the remedy is compul sion," the chief secretary said, "the government might have to come to that." Walter Hume Long, Conservative, then declared that Mr. Br3rce's state ment involved a complete triumph for the Nationalists. Motorists to Tour Jamaica. Boston, Mass., Oct. 31. On a special chartered steamer a large party of automobile enthusiasts from various parts of the country sailed to-day to make a tour of the island of Jamaica. The tour is the first ever made by automobilists where a steamship has been reserved exclusively for the party and their machines. After a five days' sea trip the party will disembark at Port Antonio cn the north coast of the island. The route of the tour will cover every point of interest on the island. MONUMENT WILL 'BE BUILT TO SOOTH'S - KEEPEfi Report of President of Georgia Division of United Daughty?:; of Confederacy on Plan to Eject Monuiiientstc iVlajor Henry Wirz is Read. Mrs. Hull, the President Says she has Met witl. Violent Antagon ism and Enthusiastic Support. To Commemorate South's 0!d Prison Keeper, By Associated Press. Americus, Ga., Oct. 31. At the an nual meeting of the Georgia division of the United Daughters cf the Con federacy the report of Mrs. A. 15. Hull, of Savannah, president, who last year inaugurated a plan to erect a monument to Maj. Henry Wirz, the Andersonville prison keeper, was read in which she speaks of the oppos ition to the plan in some sections, ; follows : "There was never any object un dertaken by our society that has met with such widespread interest, such loyal support, and such violent an tagonism. The latter has taken the wildest form, indulged in the most insane, not sparing in any way the women of the Georgia division or the South in general and we have answered never a word but have dimply gone and proved our case and mean to establish the truth for ever, when we unveil our monument. A campaign of education it has verily been, for I do not believe any of us know how ignorant we were of the history of that period until we went into this matter as we have been obliged to do to give an answer for the faith that was in us." Mrs. Hull also recommended that a picture of Winnie Davis be placed in the dormitory of the Rabun, Ga., Industrial School. FUNERAL OF MR. CARSON. Conducted at Eleven a. m.; Dr.- J. R. Howerton Presiding Over The Last Sad Rites. The funeral services over the re mains of the late James H. Carson, whose death was noted in yesterday's News, took place from the house this morning at eleven o'clock, according to previous announcement. The services at the home and at the grave were conducted by Dr. J. 11. Howerton, for years the pastor of the deceased. The exercises were simple but touching, and a large throng was present to pay their final homage to the memory of the deceased. The body was then carried to Elm wood cemetery where, after the sc-vice at the grave, the remains were laid to rest while the grief-stricken nK -s of the family and friends stood about the grave. DEPRECATE Una LA""'. Adopt Resolutions ": precsting Lvnch- ing ar.d Advocating l-rohibiiioi.. By Associated Pr .-. Hartford, Oct. i:!. The National convention of the V.'. C. T. VJ. adopted resolutions dcprec:ur.:r mob law, and lynching, and calling for tl; j Govern ment prelection for ail accus -d :'. sons util justice is meted out by the courts. Also this: "Resolved, That this con vention memorialize Prer-idenL Roose velt, urging him in his msseago to the fifty-ninth session of Congress to men tion the liquor traffic as one of the evils that menace our nation. Georgia Women Meet. Americus, Ga., Oct. 31. The bright est minds of the women of Georgia as sembled in Americus to-day at the opening of the annual state conven tion cf the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Many delegates arriv ed last night and this morning the trains increased the number consider ably. The annual session will not be all work, for interspersed with the more serious addresses and repor -there will be features of entertain ment arranged by the locpl chaptt . At the formal opening this morning the invocation was by Rev. J. P. Yard law and the address cf greeting by Mayor E. A. Hawkins. Mrs. Walter Lamar, of Macon, made graceful re sponse to the greetings on behalf of the visiting Daughters. The remain der of the day was taken up with the address of the president, the reports of other officers and committees, and routine business. In all the addresses touching reference was made to the death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis. The meeting will remain in session until Saturday. Much Money Missing. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 31. Two ex press packages containing money va riously estimated from ? 1,000 to $7, 000 were missing from the Southern Express Co. car when the packages were checked over here. The officers Of the company decline to sar where the mcney was bora, or wco. destia ed. PR SON
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