North Carolina Newspapers

§ ALL THE NEWS | WHILE IT 18 NEWS. | VOL, 9 GOV'T TO ENFORCE EIGHT HOUR LAW TO THE LETTER Attorney General Moody Issues Instructions to U. S. Attorneys in Regard to the Rigid Prosecution of Eight Hour Law. Any Compaints of Viola tion of Law in Any of Government Works Must be Thoroughly In vestigated. Washington, D. C., Nov. 13. —Attor- ney General Moody issued a circular letter of instructions to the United c.ates attorneys regarding the prose cutions of violations of the eight hour law, in which he says the gov ernment has determined upon the i.iiet enforcement of this statute as relating to the public works of the united States. All United States attorneys are di iected diligently to investigate ah complaints which may come to them l'uni any source of the violation of the law and upon their own initiative u> make an investigation if there ap y.ars any reasonable ground for sus pecting a violation and where suffi cient evidence can be secured ii must be submitted to the grand jury v.itii the view to securing indictment. EOMB-TH ROWER IDENTIFIED. i.lan Who Threw uomb at Prefect of Police is Identified Today. Moscow, Nov. 13.—The police have : U milled the man who yesterday threw a bomb at Gen. Rheinbot, the prefect of police, as the brother of Madimir Mazury, leader of the flying group of Terrorists, captured here Srept. 12, and executed Sept. 14 for the murder of Col. Leshinikoff, of the secret police. The third brother, Sorgei Mazury, \ as executed for participation in the hi. Fetersburg customs robbery, and ue fourth is in prison here for mem bership in a revolutionary organiza tion. Gen. Rheinbot 4efend3 his action in shooting the Terrorist after the lat ter had been seized by two police men on the ground that Mazury was malting a desperate struggle to es cape and succeedeu in drawing a re volver and firing a shot at the pre set of police. ASHEViLLE MAN KILLED. Met Death in F?r-Off Washington- Left Ashevilie in April. Asheville, Nov. 13— Constable F. Mack Jones has received a telegram irom Aberdeen, Washington, stating iLat his-wife's brotner, Walter Hyatt, l>ad been killed there and asking what disposition be made of the body The telegram did not tell how tiie killing occurred but as Hyatt was an engineer in a saw mill there it is opposed that he v. 7 as killed in the r. Hyatt left here April 15 and brother, Dan, who sent the tele- am had been in Washington for cut two years. The dead man had vt.l all his life in Buncombe county ad had many frienas here. The Thaw Csoe. New York. Nov. 13— D. M. Del mar, California lawyer engaged as chief counsel for Harry K. Thaw, said to-day he had visited Thaw in his cell in the tombs prison and found him a nervous wreck. Delmar said: ' Judging from my single interview v-ith him, which took place yesterday afternoon, the young man is laboring viudof great excitement and is evident ly of a highly nervous temperament. Bank Wrecker Confesses Gets Fine and Two Years Cleveland, 0., Nov. 13— J. R. Zim merman pleaded guilty to the charge c i consDiring to wreck a national bank in the Federal Court here and vas sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary and pay a fine of SI 0,000. Zimmerman was chairman of the board of directors of the Wooster, 0.. National Bank, which failed about two years ago. Condition of Presid Castro is Nearing Crisis Wiilemstad, Island of Curacoa, Nov. 13.—The latest advices received here, from Caracas confirm the previous re- ■ pcrts to the effect that President Cas tro's illness is apprbaching a climax and that his physicians believe it is impossible for him to recover. The Venezuela Rebel leader Montil la, is again in arms, and has twice de-; feated the government troops and i threatened to piliage the town of Baiquisemento. Serious disturbances are feared ii/| case of the death of President Castro. •v' 3 lyS WIS ekm! hwi Bag jBM r®|B |flß 888 ,* lUB EPSE B MB HH 9H JB BB SlainagFairi Q| jjfPß 188 |«BB jUr ■■ wn mjCJU KR3 >H fl W «D HH IDA B ~ KH ififl EH 888 BBr HB> pp^" 888 HhBB| fl f v Kfl BB wBL m HB -> " m p •• ■ " i y t ■ i - y —- ; - AND PRESS BIVENS DENIED BAIL. Raleigh Man Will Have to Stay in Jail Until Trial—Adoption of Text Books Postponed. Raleigh, Nov. 13. —Judge Geo. H. | Brown of the Supreme Court has de | r-ied bail to H. J. Bivens, the Sea board Air Line policeman who shot j to death an unknown man who was ! stealing a ride on a freight train I Oct. 27. The greater part of the ; evidence in the case was heard by Judge Brown Saturday and Judge Brown announced his decision yes terday. In making his ruling deny ing bail to Bivens Judge 6rown said among other things that there was considerable doubt about how the shots at the fleeing man were fired l.y the officer and that taken alto gether he did not think it had been shown that Bivens was entitled to bail." He said he would not give all liis reasons for refusing bail lest it would prejudice Biven's case on trial. No additional clues to the identity oi the man Bivens killed have been dis covered and it is supposed now that his identity will never be learned. The Stale Board of Education has postponed action in the matter of the adoption of text books on North Carolina history, civics and pede gcgy for use in the public schools until Jan. 1, with the understanding that if certain manuscript books ot tered for adoption are completed in the meantime the adoption with take i-Tace at once without regard to the date of postponement. One of the North Carolina histories was offered in complete manuscript and also the civics by W. J. Peele of Raleigh. CASE AGAINST STANDARD. It is Highly Probable That a Case Will Shortly Be Brought Against the Standard Oi! Company. Washington, D. C., Nov. 13. —At- torney General Moody held a final conference with Messrs. Morrison Kellogg and Mr. Purdy, assistant to the attorney general, on Standard Oil matters. While all concerned are reticent as to the action to be taken, there is no longer any doubt that a suit will be entered within a few days against the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, under the Sherman anti-trust law. After a man has been married a couple of years he acts as if he had rescued the other fellows who didn"t get her from drowning. Information on Case Karl Hau American Consular General at London Forwards In formation Regarding Case of Washington Lawyer Charged with Murder. London, England, Nov. 13. —At the request of the State department at Washington, the American Consul-Gen eral at London, Mr. Wynn, has for warded all information available re specting the case of Karl Hau, alias Stau, lawyer of Washington, D. C., ar rested in London,* November 8, charg ed with the murder of his mother-in law at Baden-Baden. The embassy and consulate gen eral communicated with Hau, asking whether he wished for assistance as an American citizen but he did not reply. The German officials here expect the extradition papers to reach London November 15th. Hau has not yet engaged counsel. HETTY GREEN AGIN' TRUSTS. People Will Revolt, She Says, and Fill the Streets With Gore. Boston, Mass., Nov. 13—Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woman in the United States, ?s against the trusts. She thinks them as iniquitous as lawyers, the limit of her condemnation. "There is gcing to be a revolution in this country," said Mrs. Green to day. "The people are going to revolt against the oppiessions of the trust?. There will be a deluge and these streets will run with blood when the people are aroused." NEWS FROM PRESIDENT. Wireless Message From President States That all is Well. Associated Press. Washington. Nov. 13. —According to a wireless message which reached the White House over night the battle ship Louisiana with the President and party on board was 600 miles off Colon last night. The weather was reported fine. A message came from the naval station at Guantaname to Key We3t and thence to Washington to the wire less station. It's a'oun Day Indeed When the Secretary of^State # to Some New Firm in This Section. SECRETARYMETCALF GEIS FACTS ON SITUATION IN SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS Death of Two Prominent Persons at Columbia Columbia, S. C., November 13. — Rev. D. B. Ciayton, an evangelist of the Universalist faith dropped dead this morning at the home of his son, William P. Clayton, 1507 Richland street. He was stopped to pick up a valise when the fatal stroke came. Mr. Clay ton was preparing to go to Mars Hill, N. C. to visit his daughter, Mrs. Wheel wright. He was well known in South Carolina and in North Carolina. He was S3 years of r:ge. Capt. Frank B. Fielding, died last! night at his home in this city after two weeks illness of brain fever. He leaves two children, John Fielding of the Southern railway and Miss Emmie Fielding and is survived by his wife. For many years Capt. Fielding had been n'—'rrm Ur CK i%a way, at one time running Charlotte and Columbia and for the last several years running between Asheville and Columbia. last Passenger Was W Fast Passenger Train Wreck ed and Every Car Hurled into Ditch. Miraculous Escape of All the Passen gers. St. Louis. Mo., Nov. 13. —A west hound Missouri Pacific passenger train while running at full speed was hurl ed from the track by spreading rails near Glencoe. 27 miles west of here today, and beyond cuts and bruises all on board miraculously escaped. The entire train plunged into an em bankment and the track bed was torn up for 200 feet. PORT COLLECTOR IN HASTE. Boston Official Hires a Special Train to Get to Norfolk. Petersburg, Va., Nov. 13.—George H. Lyman, Collector of the Port of Bos- Lyman, Collector of the Port of Bos ton, accompanied by a Boston man, whose name was not learned, arrived in Richmond this morning on his way to Norfolk, presumably *on important business. They were not in time to catch the Cannon Ball Express for Norfolk, and came to Petersburg, where Mr. Lyman chartered a Norfolk and Western train at a of $l2O to take him and his friend to their desti nation. The train consisted of a loco motive, baggage car and passenger coach. ACCUSED EMBEZZLEMENT Highly Respected Citizen Charged With ' Embezzlement of $lOO,OOO. Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 13. —A spe cial from Augusta, Georgia, says E. R. Derry, one of Augusta's leading busi ness men and secretary and treasurer of the Augusta Real Estate and Build ing Association has been indicted for embezzlement from the association of a sum approximating $lOO,OOO. Thg accused is 60 years old and a member of an honored and influential family and has for years occupied a high position in business and church circle. Twin Brothers 91. Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. 13. —Jacob Steen who, with his brother, Alonzo Steen, of Syracuse, are the oldest twin brothers in the United States, is critically ill at his home in this city. The Steens are 91 years old. Until his present illness, Jacob Steen has been in remarkable health. He has all his teeth except two and three molars. His wife is 82 years old. HICKORY, N. 0.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1906, By Order of President Sec retary Metcalf Makes Tnorough Investigation of Exclusion of Japanese Chil dren from Schools. Heard Many Complaints of Boycotting of Japanese Re staurants, Etc. Japanese Newspapers Comment on Situation. San Francisco, Calf., Nov. 13. —Sec- retary Metcalf who was sent to San Francisco by President Roosevelt to investigate the excluding of the Jap anese children from the schools attend his work and will depart for Washington to make his report. He will take with him a great amount of statistics and facts bearing on the case. He heard the complaints of the alleged boycotting of Japanese restaurants and other places of busi ness; investigated the cases of assault on the Japanese, and numerous street brawls between the Japanese and the white boys. He declined to say what conclusion he had reached. Bitter Criticism. Victoria, B. C., Nov. 13.—The Jap anese newspapers received by the steamer Empress of China are filled with comment regarding the anti-Jap anese demonstration at San Francisco. Some write very bitterly. The Nip pon says: "The procedure at San Francisco is disgraceful from the point of view of American manhood. It is an echo of the cry of the unfit to be suffered to survive. Seeing themselves threaten ed with submergence is the struggle of life they fall back on the weapons universally condemned by civiliza tion." . MAJ. GEN. SHAFTER DEAD. . Passed Away at Home of Son-in-Law Twenty Miles From Bakersfield, at 12:45 Yesterady. Bakersfield, Cal., Nov. 13. —Major General William Rufus Shatter, U. S. A., retired, died at 12:45 p. m. at the ranch of Captain W. H. McKit trick, his son-in-law, 20 miles south of this city, after an illness of seven clays. Burial will be in the Post Cemetery at the Presidie, San Fran cisco, with full military honors. Peonage Increase in Fla. Another Indictment Return ed by U. S. Grand Jury at Pensacola on Charge of Conspiracy to Commit Peonage. The Parties who are Involved. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 13.—Another in dictment charging conspiracy to com mit peonage was Returned last night by the United States grand jury at Pensacola, Fla., against W. S. Har lan, manager of the Jackson Lumber Co., of' Lockport, Ala., Robt. Galla gher, foreman of the company, Oscar Sanders, an interpreter and John At well, deputy sheriff of Walton county. The indictments relate .to conspir acy to detain against their wills and commit to a condition peonage two foreigners whose location is at pres ent unknown. Night Money Clerk is Missing in Salisbury Salisbury, Nov. 13. —An investiga tion at the Southern Express company of this place was carried on yesterday by the officials and the result was giv en out to day. It appears that a num ber of money bags containing some thing like SI,OOO are missing from the office of the company. To add to the mystery comes the dis appearance of the young night money clerk, employed by the company, W. S. Gray who has not been seen or heard from since Sunday. Superintendent Sadler of Charlotte was here investigating the matter yesterday but returned to Charlotte today. Suspicion of the theft rests strongly on the head of young cSray, although up to this time he has been considered highly trustworthy. Gray is between the ages of 17 and 18 and is originally nf. rtosnrhnrn irtinrn he came from a good family. No trace of him has yet been found but the matter is still being looked into. TALLEY A DESPERATE CRIMINAL Will Be Taken Back to Baltimore Prison—Church Dedicated. Greensboro, Nov. 13. —The United States marshals office here has been notified by wire from United States District Attorney Rose of Baltimore, to proceed to Salisbury and take to Baltimore Irvin Talley, who was ar rested by Chief of Police Miller in Salisbury Saturday. Talley is de signated as a "desperate criminal," convicted of counterfeiting, who es caped from the Baltimore jail last September. x The negro George Wilson, who v. as shot by Policeman Skeene last Friday while running, after escaping from arrest, is now reported in a critical condition at the hospital. Ihe ball lodged in his back and he was no't thought to be* seriously hurt, but his condition is very grave. Should the man die, it is being said that an investigation will prove a serious matter to the officer who shot l>im. Bishop A. W. Wilson of Baltimore, arrived in this city Saturday night on his way to Mt. Airy r where he will preside over the Western North Car dina Conference of the M. E. Church, which meets there tomorrow. The bishop, with delegates and pas tors from this section left Greens boro at 7:55 this morning for Mt. Airy. There was a large congrega tion at West Market Street Metho dist Church Sunday night to hear Bishop Wilson preach, and his ser mon was one of great power and elo quence. Sunday morning he preached to an overflowing congregation at Muir's Chapel, four miles from the city, and after intermission of two hours for dinner which was served by the congregation to all present, the church was dedicated. This church is one of the best country churches in the whole section, having been just completed and fully paid for, it costing $6,000. It is the third church built since the congregation first worshipped there a century ago in a log cabin constructed by Rev. Mr. Muir, an itinerant Methodist preacher. A larger building was erected in 1853, and the new one takes its place. The ceremonies were very impressive anjl were par ticipated in by a large number of people. lowa Ready to Dedicate. Chicago, Ills., Nov. 12. —Members of the lowa Monument Commission, with a considerable delegation of veterans, leave today by special train for the South, where they are to take part this week in the dedication of thirty monuments erected to the memory of lowa soldiers. Fourteen monuments have been erected at Vicksburg, twelve on the Shilch battlefield, and three at Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Andersonville. WORK FINISHED IN NASHVILLE BIG CONFERENCE SALEM CELEBRATING. Her 140 th Anniversary This Week — Board of Trade Meeting. Winston-Salem, Nov. 13. —The histor ic old town of Salem is celebrating her 140 th anniversary this week. The cel ebration is of a religious character and services oin commemoration of the important event are being held in the Home Moravian church this week. The services Sunday were very interesting, Rt. Rev. Edward Ronthaler, bishop of the Southern province of the Mora vian church, conducting the services, which consisted of festal services at 11 a.m sermon at 1:30 p. m.; love feast at 4 p. m... and holy communion at 7:30 p. m. Salem was founded by a colony of Moravians from Bethlehem, Pa., under the leadership of Bishop De Schweinitz. The board of trade held a very im portant meeting last night at which time new officers were elected. Mr. F. J. Liipfert, of the Liipfert-Scales Tobacco Co., was elected president. Mr. G. F. Dwire is secretary, being em ployed by the year. Railroad and tele phone matters were the ,chief topics discussed at the meeting last night. GEMS GO AS FAMILY DINES. Jewels Worth' SB,COO Stolen From Mrs. Robt. Dey, of Syracuse. Syracuse, Nov. 13.—A sneak thief entered the residence of Robert Dey, a dry goods merchant, while the family was at dinner and stole jewels I valued at $3,000 from the apartments i of Mrs. Dey. One of the articles was a necklace i containing sixty-four diamonds, valu led at $3,000. Another was a twenty- I one-stone sapphire necklace, a pres ent from her father, the late Will iam A. Sweet, the stones for which be had collected from various parts cf the world. A brooch containing thirteen pearls and one with an opal and eighteen diamonds; a dragoon brooch, a panck brooch containing diamonds and pearls, and several diamond rings and stick pins were stolen. Revolutionist Killed. Moscow, Russia. Nov. 13. —A revo lutionist, supposed to be Mazurys ac complice was killed today by falling iour stories while trying to escape the police over the house tops. Four Pardo Granted Today Governor Glenn Grants Four. Pardons To-day. One is to Mecklenburg Boy of 12 Years who Has Served 15 Months. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 13. —Governor Glenn today granted pardons to four parties under sentence in the peniten tiary and refused pardons to seven others. One commutation of sentence was also granted by the Governor. One of the parties pardoned was Willie Phipher of Mecklenburg coun ty, who was serving an 18 months sentence, having been convicted at the August term of court, 1905, for stealing a bicycle. Young Phipher is only 12 years of age and has already s.erved 15 months and the pardon was granted on account of good behavior. The other pardons are to Frank Powery, of Burke county, convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years oil the roads; to John Evans of Rockingham county, convicted of the charge of assault and battery and sentenced to 12 months; to Walter Nelson of Buncombe county, under sentence of 18 months for aiding in the escape of a prisoner in breaking jail and the commutation of sentence was to John Geddy of Buncombe county, under sentence of two years for forcible tresspass. Girl Robber Sent to Reform School. Youngstown, 0., Nov. 13. —Maggie Malone, 11 years old, was taken to the Girls' Industrial School at Dela ware. For months she had been robbing houses and stores, dressed like a boy. She changed clothes after each theft and so for a time fooled the police. Lexington Man was Killed by An Accidental Still Below 10 Cents. The price of cotton today was rang ing between 9.75 and 9.90 cents —a very discouraging figure to the farmers. Comparatively little has been seen on the streets for several days past and the majority will hold for better prices. It seems hard for the market to re cover from the decline which was re corded Saturday—the date the price lowered itself below ten cents. The best was bringing 9.85 yesterday and that is about the average price today. THE BEST JOS PRINTING Of ALL KINDS AT THIS OFFICE A Permanent Organiza tion was To-day Effec ted at Southern Immi gration and Education- I al Conference. Organization to be Known as Southern Immigra tion and Industrial As sociation He re after. Object in Future. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13. —The Immigration and Educational Confer ence effected a permanent organiza tion to be known as The Southern Immigration and Industrial Association and elected the following officers: President, Governor D. C. Heywar-d of Columbia, S. C.. and secretary and treasurer, J. R. McMullen, of Gadsden, Ala. x The next annual convention is to be held in Birmingham, Ala., the sec ond Tuesday in November, 1907. The report of the committee on or ganization was the first business of the day. It recommended that the Asso ciation be continued as a permanent organization to be known as The Southern Immigration and Industrial Association, it's object being to ex ercise an educational and supervisory influence over matters pertaining to immigration, health, labor, technical education and the general enforcement of the vagrancy laws, in order that a uniform policy regarding these mat ters may prevail throughout the South.. The governors and state commis sioners of agriculture, representatives and the commercial, manufacturing and business organizations are ma:le honorary members of the association. The active membership is to be composed of railroads, corporations, and firms or individuals. The appointment of a vice-president from each state was recommended. VIOLATING GAME LAWS. Pot Hunters Busy in 3uncomfae County—Good Sport Promised. Asheville, Nov. 13. —Possibly from ignorance that the date of the open season in Buncombe oounty has been changed from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. a number of pot hunters have already begun to break the law. The game warden says he means business and it is not hard to secure conviction as under the law the burden of proof rests \/ith the accused, since he must show that the game in his possession was not shot in this county. Some ■very good sport is promised the devotees of the gun this season. An almost unprecedented number of pheasants, may be found in the moun tain woods. In a brief trip without leaving the main trail, your corres pondent stirred up sixteen pheas ants. Quail and partridges are very plentiful. A large number of parties have been going bear hunting from Ashe ville and the surrounding cities re cently. . The most successful party was one from Waynesville which in one day bagged one large she-bear and two young fellows. They got no others on the trip. AVe all have an idea that everybody can fool the farmer, but somehow the farmer keeps on getting all the money. If women voted it wquld cost a lot of extra money having looking-glasses in all the polling booths. After doing- or e thing, do you not often wish that you had done the oth er? Negro Bank Greenville Closed by Bank Examiner Greenville, S. C.. Nov. 13. —Working- man's" Savings & Loan Co., a negro banking institution of this city was closed today by the State Bank Exam iner Holleman, pending an examina tion. The corporation is about four years old. No statement of the financial condi tion of the bank has yet been made. Lexington, Nov. 13. —Yesterday af- ternoon a young white man named Cline, employed by Lane Brothers at a steam shovel near town was acci dentally shot and killed by his own gun. He was washing his hands when the pistol fell out of his hip pooket. He boarded in Lexington and had several friend 3 here. His home was in eKntuc'ky. 'The body was sent home to-day.