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CHARtOTTE, N. ftftftOTAY,. NOVEMBER 13, 1904. SIXTEEN PAGES. SIXTEEIT PAGi:. PROBING THE PRESIDENT. IS HE v BEHIND CTtTJMPAC&ERT The " Oberrcr Representative Is TVM That; tho Chief Executive Win Op pose Any Move Looking Toward a KeductkMt of the South's Reprewen . tation, at least at Present) Depart " t ment of Justice Not Likely to Hurt the TrustsAn Effort to Establish a Distinction Between Good and Bad Combinations of Capital Daacy Bean News to the President. By W. A.lllIiDEBRAND. Special to The Observer. Washington, Nov. 12. Within the next fortnight an effort will he made to ascertain the Southern policy of the ad ministration, that is, whether President Roosevelt will give his moral support to that faction in the Republican par ty, of which Representative Crumpack tr Is spokesman, which forced the Hdoptlon of the so-called negro plank in the Republican national platform, with the hope that an investigation ot election methods in Southern States would ultimately result in me leuucuuu of the South' representation In Con gress. Congressional leaders who are engaged In outlining the work of ap propriations want to know well In ad vance something of the character of the questions- with which they have deal and as the race Issue is already "Tro-j jectd in fcome form these Republican leaders, who have all they want to at tend to In securing the passage of the st eat supply bills at the short sessions,; would like to know whether Crumpack j is to receive any encouragement from higher up. Men who control the policy of several Republican organs also desire to have the benefit of the Presi dent's views and the Executive will prohubly be approached on the subject next week. President Roosevelt is not expected to declare his views on this or any other subject with which Congress may have to Heal, until after he consults Sum te and House leaders, nor is it ex pected that any statement will ema nate from the White House bearing the ear-marks of inspiration, but while at the White House to-day the represes tetlve of The Observer was told that llie Pi-esldenJ's. jtfolce would be against nny movement looking to a reduction of Southern representation, certainly dur-J ing the coming, session. Allusion wasi wade to the' significance of the fact 'tffi(rey5irifooeVeTt was singularly bnd sijrpsingiy silent on. this subject In preparing his letter of acceptance, w Idle 4hose tidiest to him were equal ly silent Is this respect during the heat und HtreBS ot the campaign. President Itoosevelt has held tenaciously to his views regarding the political and civic rights of the negro, and while it is still true that he is Independent in thought and intrepid In action, It is likewise true l hat he Is less disposed to obtrude his views bearing on this social problem of the South. LISTENING TO CAUTION. Two years ago he would have been ready to take any step looking to the restoration of what he regarded as the political rights of the black man, but (o-duy und since last Tuesday, he is in dined to turn an attentive ear to those who counsel caution. This idea was ad vaiiccd, as before stated at the White House, and the speaker Was a man who has talked this subject over with the President a score of times. It may , therefore be said that the views set forth are only in a slight degree remov od from being the actual expressions of Mr. Roosevelt. 'But apart from the in dividual views of the Executive there is little likelihood that congressional leaders would seriously attempt to se cure the passage of legislation bearing on the franchise question at the short session. The most that could be done would be the taking of some preliminary steps, some committee action, which would have important moral effect on future legislation. The fear now obtains that little can be accomplished in the way of tariff revision, although It it being Insisted by such men as Governor Cummins, of Iowa, that the President is committed to such a policy. From Independent as well as partisan sources President Roosevelt will be urged to call the com mlttee on ways and means toe-ether at once to take up the tariff question, with view to calling- an extra session 1m mediately aftef the adjournment of the short session. If, this be necessary. In order to secure reform in certain tariff schedules. NOT TO HURT TRUSTS. A few weeks ago. when It became anown mat trusts and corporate inter esta had changed front and would give uir , unuea support , to . president Roosevelt, there was no Aid nf lution as to the whva and wh.rm... The. writer said that the trusts had ! Tin rttrck (n.Nii.li.. m v u V. pie time in which to readjust their bus iness to the new conditions Injected into hib uuainees worm by the decision In the Northern Securities and beef trust .case. Since the election evidence has accumulated Whlah tend t ur.hii.i, the reliability tf thl correspondent's 7 miormaiion. . As stated thee i.u -nice mat terms the trusts will con tinue to receive executive attention, but the Department of Justice wlIInot run amuck, nor is it .likely there will be any marvelous developments. That corporate Interests -will not immediately be made t feel the weight of the big stick became-apparent to-day when the declaration came from the highest au thority that the Bureau of Corporations Is not specializing its efforts Ton any one of the great trust of the country, t is working alongvery broad lines that do nnt - 1w.tr ....- . . . . - "v iuwu 10 merely running down violators of law by penal mg stub violations as It does to event ually securing legislation of a kind that will remove the evils. of Urge corpora tions It has Ihh.ii f.,u(J lhat penalties Will be ,),!,) y ,,y mc wl0 van """"- ! ! ! . c(.'l with the combine Is concerned It te stated on au thority that the bureau has not yet de termined the question of whether the beef combine Is combination In viola tion of the law. , TRUSTS NOT ALL. BAD. Evidence bearing on that question is k,i. thonut and it la believed that It will be possible to determine In a sat isfactory way in the near future wheth er the beef combine Is operating in vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law. it cannot be assumed mat me opera -.1 e .it rnai enrnnrA.Uons have been detrimental to the Interests of the public, it is declared oy men who uuve A.tA mtir-h atlldv tO tlliS ClaSB Ot industrial institutions. There are com binations of the widest proportions that are looked upon as having been dlstinct lybeneftclal lu their results. One of the efforts of the Bureau of Corporations is to determine the extent to which large combinations or capital ana bkui have been beneficial to the public and to what extent they have been detri mental. VERT. VERY HAPPY. day from North Carolina, called at the WhftA. UmieiA unst tnll the lrfMilsnt he 1 F lltlC AlVUQb vav had received e great many Tar Heel votes and assured htm that Mr. Black burn had been elected. The President was not "de-lighted," for since the nABO Uatt tulran tha tftfkA itn It has hAAli SI CO lino vnk.a w w discarded at the White House, but the executive experienced a Kinarea sensa tion and was "very, very happy" to hear the news. Consul General H. A. Gudger left to day for New York on his way to Pan ama. ,. KILLED AT HIS DUTY. Henry Prilou, a Negro Mall Carrier at IJncoIiiton, Crushed Between Two Freight Cars While lie Was Caning Mall Through a Gop Between the Sections of the Train. Social to The Observer. Llncolnton, Nov. 12. Harry Prilou, a negro mail carrier for the Seaboard and Carolina & Northwestern Railways, was fatally crushed here to-duy at noon while he was engaged in the per formance of his duty. There was ? freight train on the Seaboard track, and it had been split in two sections, leaving u gap through which passen gers were to pass across the track on their way from the Seaboard station to that of the Carolina & Northwestern. a snort distance away, u is a. uis agreeable expedient at any time, but passengers often resort to It as a snort cut. to enable them to catch a train. The mail carrier, all in .a hurry, was pushing his way through the gap, when the section to which tne engine was attached bucked into the opening, cut ting the man's body virtually in two and killing him at. once. It was not stated why the first section of the train had backed at such a time, nor the blame set upon" any one specifically. - - The dead mail carrier was about ui years old and married. For years he had filled his position creditably and was much liked and respected by white and colored alike. He was also some thing of a parson, and gave much oi bis spare time to religious meetings. Mr. H. T. Rollins, mall agent, said last night that he knew the negro well. ,-H was a faithful man and a good one." said he. "and there are many who wli: learn of his death with regret. He stood well with all who knew him." The wife of Rufus Caldwell, a Char lotte barber, was a close relative of the dead man. $250,000 FIRE IN KNOXVILLE. Accompanying Explosion Injured Six Fireman and Shattered Glass for Two Blocks Several Firms Af fected. Knoxville, Tenn.. v. 12. A fire, ac companied by an explosion of eithci dynamite or powder, occurred to-day on Gay street, the principal business street of the city, causing a loss i about $250,000. Six firemen were Injur ed. The most seriously hurt is Fire man J. H. Hawkins, both of whose legs were broken. A number of other persons sustained slight cuts from ftylnr glass, but none were seriously hurt. The Are originat ed from an unknown cause In the Woodruff Hardware Company's seven story building, which was reduced to ashes. The recently completed flve story marble front building occupied by the Cable Piano Company was wreck ed by the explosion, which followed the Are in the Woodruff building adjoin ing, and the six-story Arnold. Henegar ft Doyle wholesale shoe house was damaged by both Are and water. The explosion shattered almost all window glass and many show cases in nearly every store within a radius of two blocks of the fire. The blaze was confined to the Woodruff block. It is believed the losses are cover ed by insurance. S. A. L. Has a $30,000 Fire at Sa vannah. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 12. Fire In the receiving warehouse of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to-night did about $30,000 damage. fThe entire fire de partment of the city was called out, and in addition two tugs assisted in fighting the flames. Two firemen were hurt, neither seriously, however. The stores burned consisted chiefly of grain und general merchandise. . ONE DEAD; THE OTHER DYING. Result of a Fight With -Halve Be tween Two Macon, Gas, Men. 'Macon, Gai, Nov. 12. Fred Tharp. a contractor, is dead and Frank Christ ian, contractor and painter, ia dying in a hospital as the result of a fierce duel with knives this afternoon in a Mulberry street saloon. Tharpe'e daugh ter married Kare nunkett, who was a stepson of Christian ana also his part ner in, business, some jjme ago Rafe Plunkett accidentally siuit and killed himself. Since his death, there - has been some discussion t between .Tharp and -"Christian as to the. manner In which "he was shot, and also on ac count of some family troubles. -The dis pute this afternoon .. was because of these matters. Tharpe drew a knife and cut Christian across the stomach, whereupon , the latter brought his own knife into play, caught his assailant by the hair and cut his throat. Tharrte died almost Instantly. , Princeton V Wins Gun Cliamplonslilp.' .PriiieeUMl. N. J.. Nov. 11 The Prlneeum guaateant won the lnter-collegiat cluim pnshlp this afternoon with a snvrfrof wi. Harvard was second with 190, Valo (hlrd wltlj 171, ait Pennsylvania fourth with 170. ,; Jmijre "East, of Tennessee, Jcnd.s N.islivilfi!, Nov. '.!. Jtiiiare Eatd, fite Uf Jti'mt' prominent I'liNtX In tlif '', '.!'" t !'':', : 1 .'I DAVIDSON WINS, G TO 0. IT DOWNS SOUTH CAROLINA. Tlie Freebyterlans Were Too Mta-h for the Palmetto State Both Tnama, However, Did Good Work. Denplte the Weather. Which tVas OtId and Rainy Detail of the. Contest. Observer Bureau, Hotel Jerbmc, , Columbia, S. C, iSov. 12, The game between South Carolina College and Davidson resulted In a vic tory for the latter by a score of to 0. the weainer was mlseraole A slow drizzling rain beKan to fall at 2 o'clock and continued throughout, the game. Davidson made, a touch-down In the first half, plowing steadily through i.arolina's line until she . uushed tne ball barely six Inches over the Hue and kicked a beautiful goal. During this half, some good defensive work was uone by Carolina. SeveraJ times Da vidson' strong line-up was) repulsed by Carolina's sturdy players. Identic, how ever, succeeded In going through for IB and 2u yards at times when nis team needed It. . Carolina did remarkably well on de fensive. Reed went through like a, shot and tackled Davidson's man almost In his tracks. She was outclassed in point of weight, but exhibited true football spirit. During the latter part of the last hair Davidson attempted U kick-off from the field, but fulleld. The game was hotly contest ed from start to finish. The Carolina rooters were greatly In excess, but many of Davidson's friends were in evidence, and a number of loyal alumni had come quite a distance for the Presbyterians. Fetzer kicked oft for Davidson, and the Carollnas took the ball for a few, very aggressive scrimmages. The first few downs made it look dangerous for the visitors. iSoon, however, the ball went to Davidson on downs, but the good work of the home team Is sliowr Oy the fact that they failed to make distauce only by two Inches. Davidson now takes tho bull and sends Fetxer. McKay und McCalite rapidly through the line to cover the 3& yards needed At the end of five minutes of play, McKay is given the ball and pushed four yards for a touchdown. Wyman kicked goal- Carolina then kicks off to Wyman, who returns ball twenty yards. Davidson then advances the ball rapid ly into Carolina's territory, but when ineir goal was greatly endangered the home leum seemed to gain new strength and held Davidson for downs. CarO' Una then kicked the ball beyond the danger line, and the same process was repeated Davidson advancing the ball easily through the middle of the field Carolina bracing up and holding her opponents when the goal waB endan Hered. The first half ended with score: Davidson, 6; South Carolina, 0. The Heinrid half'u'us lareeiv a remitl tion of the first, except that Ho fur ther eoore was made. Davumorf kept tin ball in Carolina's territory throughout this half, several times came within striking distance of goal, hut failed to make it. Once Wyman tried a place Kick from Held, but lniawd agahi. Gib son, who had rcplaued McCalllc foi Davidson at half, alter making several long gains, lost the slippery ball, altei heiiiK downed on the ten-vard line. The game was played in a drlzellng rain and with a very wet pig skin. The home team seemed to lose more than the visitors by this fact, as Thompson's punts were several times j-e-gained by Davidson runners, after the ball had slipped through their opponents' hands The Davidson sympathizers were prouo ot their men. bJvery player did hi work well. NOTES. Stockard played centre without an error and had no trouble In bundling his strong 225-pound opponent. Whiluker, Sioop, Leiitz and Thomp son completed the solid phalanx which allowed no man to pass througn. I-nt! surpassed himself by his ag gresslve tackling. McKay was given the hall more fre quently than any oiie else, and always gained good ground. McCallle never failed lo make his dls tance. He was slightly injured in the first half and was replaced In the sec ond by Gibson. Captuin Fetxer, In spite of a sprained ankle, was the same steady, sure around trainer as always, and his defen slve work was superb. His ankle was really too sore to play In the second half, but the loss of his defensive work was considered too dangerous to risk so he played It out and made severul long runs. Wvman ut ouarter was especially good at running back punts. He did . ..r ... K.u f.itYiituu li-intr I dt,:iii'i ........ .... 'b I on,i ,'iariu fnr it wan evident tha home team was especially trained to meet this style of play; Indeed, the Carolinians frankly said Wyman was their xpeciai dread, und they frequently expressed regrets that they had not prepared for line plunges and short end runs. Mr. Watklns, of South Carolina, urn phe, and Dr. VUfitaker. of Raleigh, referee; were hUily satisfactory und efficient. A detailed account of the game was wired to Davidson, and the students made the welkin ring as l hey realized that Davidson had won u not her victory and held down her strong and ancient rival to a goose c Reid. son of the well-known Rev. Dr, Reid, was Carolina's star player. Fos ter at end also played a brilliant game in fact, the whole Carolina team put up a fine game. T.he Davidson men regard them nts one or tne strongest uBgrrguuoim have met.' Ratify Anglo-French Treaty. Paris. Nov. 12. Foreign Minister Del casse secured a notable triumph to- niant when the Chamber of Deputies, br an overwhelming majority, ratified tm Anglo-French colonial treaty and at the same time gave parliamentary approval of his policy of a reapproaoh ment between France and Great Brit ain, The vote closed a 10 days' debate. The effect of the Anglo-French treaty is to terminate French sovereignty over the New Found la nil shore, but through out the debate the principal significance of the treaty was attached to Us giv ing practical effect to the Anglo-French reapproachmeivt. The new tie.vty wit;li Slum was also ratified., , '', , ', Prominent Brevard Citizen Convicted In Federal Court. : AHhevtlle. Nov. 13. R. J. Plekleiiner. a prominent and wealthy merchant of Bre vard, waa convicted in the Federal Court to-day of permitting the operation of an Illicit distillery near that town. Judge Boyd wilt pass-sentence Morula. Robert Morgan, the colored .American liisliop, ho hart been visiting in Mos- i'iv, U I'tMrrili- (o t!i nll-M 1 tn niVERAJWIIIAlUtOK WORK. Lint of - Expenditures Recommended by the Army Chief ot Engineers, In cluding 9200,000 for the Vpner Cane Fear and S150-000 for the Iowcr Neaeottst Defense Project. Washington, Nov. 13.--General A. Mackensle, chief of engineers of the United Htates arrny, in his report to the Becretyiry of War, says that the sea coast defences of the United States are now somewhat more than fifty per cent, completed and the existing pro jects comprise ?64 heuvy guns, 1,869 rapid-fire guns and C24 mortars, while up to the present time provision has been made for emplnclng 3.14 heavy guns, 687 rapid-fire and 876 mortHrs. The new works constructed In connec tion with the scheme of seacoast de fense to the present time represent an expenditure Of $28,000,000 for engineer work alone. The expenditures for river and har bor work during the past fiscal year aggregated $23,925,094. Estimates for the ensuing fiscal year have been made as follows: - Under continuing con tracts, $8,442,396, rivers and harbors (general), $21,444,257; examination surveys and contingencies, $300,000. The estimate of the Mississippi river coin mission has been reduced by the chief ot engineers to $3,575,000. General MacKensle states that the following amounts can be profitably expended In the next fiscal year In the districts named: Inland waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delo ware Bay at or near Lewes, Del., $80, 000; James river, Virginia, $175,000; Cape Fear above Wilmington, N. C, $200,000; and at and below Wilmington, $150,000; the Great Pedee river, 8. C, $55,000; Wiayah Bay, 8. C. SS5.000; Con garee river, S. C $75,000; Charleson harbor, S. C, $50,000; Savannah har bor, Ga., $225,000; Cumberland Sound. Georgia and Florida, $70,000; 8t. John's river. Fla., $625,000; harbor of Key West, Fla., and entrance thereto, $50, 000; harbor, ut Apalaehlcola May, Fliu, $50,000; ChHttahooche river, below Co lumbus, Ga., $60,000; Pensacola harbor. Fla., $100,000; Coosa, Ostenauht and Cooseawattee rivers Georgia und Al abama, $125,000; Mobile harbor, Ala bama, $341,000; Black Warrior and Tornblgbce rivers, Alabama, $625,000; Pancsgoula rlrer, Miss., $20,000; South west Pass. Miss.. $1,250,000; mouth and passes of Calcasieu river, La., $125,000; harbor at Sabine Pass, Texas. $300,000; Galveston hsfrbor, $450,000; Galveston Channel. $150,000; Galveston ship chan nel. $200,000; Trinity river, Texas, $50, 000; Arkansas Pass, Texas and Indian river. La., Arkansas, Texas und Indian Terltory, $150,000; Ouachtua and lllack rivers. Arkansas and Louisiana, $183, 954; Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Big Sun Flower rivers and the Tchula lake, Miss., $105,000; Cumberland river below Nashville, $300: Cumberland river above Nashville, $500,000;Tennessoe riv er above Chattaooga, $50,000; Tennnssc river from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Hov er ton, Ala.. $585,000. EIGHT KILLED IN COLLISION. ' . . pHMxenicer and Freight Trains Meet Head-On at Great bpced in Wyoming Error In a Train Order Respon sible. Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 12. Eight per sons were killed and live Injured, two nerlously, In a head-on collision shortly after midnight between Union Pacific west-bound passenger train No. 3, and an east-bound extra freight train, a short distance west of Azusa, Wyom ing. The dead: Engineer WILLIAM MURRAf. Engineer B. S. ECHLES. Mull Clerk M. H. SHERMAN. Car Inspector SAMUEL EFFERSON. Fireman WILLIAM COM8TOCK. TWO UNKNOWN PASSENGERS in day coach. JOHN B. WINSLOW, of Evanston. Pacific express messenger, was fatally injured. Frank Nolas, of Cheyenne mail clerk, was badly injured and may not recover. Three' passengers in the day couch were not seriously hurt. The track between Granger and Green River, Wyoming, is part of the Union Pacific, but Is operated by the Oregon Short Line. The wreck, It is said, was the result of an error in a train, order by a telegraph operator. The freight train was given '30 minutes to make a siding and meet the west-bound pas senger, but the order delivered to the freight crew read "60 minutes," and the trains came together at great speed. Both engines were demolished, the mall and baggage cars telescoped and the day coach bufly damaged, going In the ditch. The Pullmans did not leave the track. The track was blocked for sev eral hours. WEST VIRGINLl FEUD SPREADS. Firteon SiMH-ial Policeman Aft-r Mur derer Edward Jackson. Huntington, W. Va, Nov. 12.--Cb.lef or t-oiice wash, or Thurmond, enlisted fifteen special policemen here to-night and has started out In pursuit of Ed ward Jackson, who shot and killed hnerirr Daniels at Montgomery on Wednesday. Jackson is headed this way, accompanied by a number of his friends, and orders were given the specials to "shoot to kill if resistance was offered. Chief Nash will continue his march all night toward Montgom ery and expects to capture Jackson to morrow. Twenty warrants have been Issued for the arrest of friends of the Jack sons who beat off tho posse which at tempted to arrest Jackson when he came Into the city to-day to attend the funeral of his brother. It i feared serious trouble will follow the attempt to serve the warrants. The excitement which prevulled when Jackson ap peared in Montgomery hud scarcely subsided when It- was reported that Morris Adklns was shot und Tom O'Nell brutally beaten and robbed by Sam Core, Who Is believed to be a member of the Jackson crowd. The affair took place on Laurel Creek, and .Core was not apprehended until he rough! a pistol duel with Deputy Sher iff A. C. Hill who attempted lo arrest him. A mob of miners formed to lynch Core but he was spirited away before the niob roti Id tajte him. Governor White to-day offeree! a re Ward of $500 for Jackson's capture, dead or alive. Baltimore Banker Dies of Apoplexy. Baltimore, Nov. 12, While seated at his desk In the bunklnsr house of Alex ander Brown & Sons to-day, 'VW. Gra ham Bo wdol it. a member of the firm.' was suddenly attacked with what Is holleved to havedbeen apoplexy and dlod. without regaining consciousness. His health had always been excellent.1 aud he had not complained Of feeling III., flhe physicians, who were called in ?i-tiy. '''"id l'l mi tin- 1 1 mid ' i V). i.. ' ilk- GEX. KUKOKI WAS KILLED. RUMORS AT LAST CONFIRMED. One of the Three Chief Japanese Oom mandcrs In Manchuria Was Struck In tlie llreMst by a Splinter ot a Well and Died at IJso Vang Oct. 4 The Body sent to Japan Fortification of Both Armies Near Mukden Now so Htrong as to Defy Attack. Moscow, Nov. 13. Nemlroclch Dan chenko, the well-known Russian war uoiTespondent of the Associated Press, telegraphing from Mukden under to day's date, says the reports of the death ot General KuroH ). confirmed. According to his version, the splinter of u shell struck General K irokl tear ing out a portion of his hesrt. He dlod October 4 ut Uio Yang, and his body was sent to Japan. A rumor persis tently circulated that kinsman of the Mikado, Rlsosanal. literally "Little Third Prince" bus ben appointed to succeed General Kurokl, but the actual command of the army has been entrust ed General Nodzu, who Is reviewing op erations. "For the last five weeks," says Danchenko, "we have practically not advanced at any point on the whole southwestern front even a few versts further than we stood on October 5. On the contrary, we at several places have been obliged to retire several versts, but the present lines of defense must be considered permanent In view of the strong fortifications constructed. The .Trip an cue positions at several points are only 800 paces distant from ours and must be considered lo be definitely oc cupied by the enemy. "The hitter's fortifications are ac knowledged by all competent persons to be skilfully constructed. Their trenches in many places are so clever ly concealed as not to be noticeable a short distance away, the earth remov ed being carefully thrown In front of the trenches. Tho general position causes a great tension on both sides. "Alarming news has heeri received from Port Arthur, but the absence of reports during the lust few days makes It evident that the movement of one of the other Hussiun armies will be de pendent upon the crrurse of events there. "On November 11, scouts on our right flank attempted to pierce the line of the Japanese fortlllcutloiiH, but were met with u stubborn resistance, and finding the enemy strongly re-enforced, retired." Soldiers Exchange Abuse. Mukden, Nov. 12. Quiet continues everywhere along tho front. The weather hss become almost like sum mer. One large village to the south is occupied half by Russians and half by Japanese. Both sides sit In their huts and shout. "Get out of here; this Is our village, yell the Japanese. "Get out .yourselves." answer the Rujisians. Then follow volleys of abuse. No Change Before Mukden. Mukden. Nov. 12. The situation Is unchanged to-day. Artillery fighting continues, the firing at times growing heuvy, particularly in the southwest. Tho Japanese shelled (lie Russian posi tions Intermittently yesterday. The KiihmImiih did not reply. This afternoon a severe artillery en gagement took place on the Russiun right. A Japanese Asxault Repulsed. St. Petersburg, Nov. 12. General Sakaroff telegraphs under to-day's date that the Japanese last night at tacked the village of Wuchang, about one mile and a half south of Chuyan lind.u. The Japanese assaulted the village on three sides, but were re pulsed. Four Russians were wounded. On the Way Around Africa. Dakar, French West Africa, Nov. 12. Four battleships, five cruisers, and seven transports of the second Russian Pacific squadron have arrived hi (he roads and are cohIImk. DO EN NOT LIKE REPORT. Col. .1. N. Craig Thinks Verdict of Military Court Unjust Rockingham Court ConvenesTwo iH'aths. Special to The Observer. Keidsvllli', Nov. u Kocklnghum Supe rior Court convened at W'entwortli on Wednesday, J mini' Oliver II Allen presid ing. The judne'ii charge lo the grand jury was unusually xlrong anil clear and made ti line impression upon all who heard It. The civil docket will be taken up Monday. Col. J. N. Craig Is very much displeased ut the llinllnttK nf the military court-martial in lli rase of the soldiers who wrr killed wlillr en roulo home from the rn i'H niuni nl Jif Mun hearl ' lly. Their ver dict llnil "the eolruiel ami other nKllTH .'lal officers were remisK In tlie performance of their duties." he lliinks. is an unjust one, and lie will proceed to vindicate himself. He Informed The observer correspondent to-duy that he was not even on tlie Iraln it I lie time of the Occident, that the men vho inel their deal lis had orders not to are the car. and lie is anyllilnK hut leased with th' court's llmli l ikh The tils' social function to be held at the new Hotel Ituck!iihuin wilt 1"' a ban quet under the auspices of the Ileidsville UodBe. KhlKhts of 1'ythlnn. It will be quite a swell event. Mr. John W. Scolt. formerly of this count. v. died ut Ins home In Iiinvlte, Vh. yesterday morning. Ho was about 59 years of k. and is survived oy his second wlft' ayid several children, Mr. David Thacker. a citizen of tho cot ton mill section, died yesterday, the cause of his death belnir consumption. Ho Was about W years old. Revs. Urooks. W'aKg. llaper and Hytuirn are attending the sessions of the Western North Carolina Conference in Charlotte this week. TO REPRESENT BEREA COLLEGE Ex-Ncimlor Carlisle Kit Route for Kentucky, to Appear for tlie t'-o-Itaclal IiiHtitution, Which Was Ban ned by the State. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 12. John G. Carlisle, former Secretary of the Treas ury, arrived in tiiiw city to-night from Washington. He was met here by Guy Mellon, president of the Cincinnati Trust Company, and a trustee of Berea College, Mr. Carlisle conies to Kentucky to ap pear as counsel for Berea College In the trial on an Indictment for co-racial ed ucation. At the last session of the Kentucky Legislature an act known as the Day bill, prohibiting co-racial edu cation was pawned. An Indictment of Berea College which is attended by whiles and blacks, followed In Mad t- son county in which it la located. 'The caee will be called, Monday. ' It will be anicJto the State Court of Anneals an then, to the Supreme Court, Under tne act Uhe, college and trustees and studenta ,m,,ty vbo prosecuted. The n-.. erit 'Hcftii is'tmly iiRMlnsI piu V-' "Ji1 ' . imvAN's crnzExsirip. , v. " Ex-Sheriff ot Yancey County Sorpris ea 'iiiat it anon m I lave ucen called Into Question Negro Car Wrecker Held lor Court, Uneelnl to The Observer. Afhoville. Nov. 12. Kx-Htwrlff Roland, of Yancey county, returned to Ashevllla yes terday. Mr. Hnland said to-day that the talk about A. H. Uryan, the Republican State ricnntor-elect from tha thlrtv-rflxth district, (iomM)ed of Yancey, Madison and Mitchell common, being ineligible to take his arul In tho Orriernl Assembly was all rot; that Mr. Mryun was acltlscn of North Carolina and had never removed from the mnte. The facts In t he cane, said Mr. Rohtml. "na I learned thm from his mother miif other, urn these: Hti.irtly after the election two years ago h wnt on u pniHiHH ting tflp to the West to look over that territory with a vlow to remov. Ing there if he liked the country, lie remained out of tlie HtiHo just 3(1 days tt iitt never nine intimatml that lid hud removed his residence. He nnver nave up his lease oil his law (.fllce but paid the rent durliiM tho time h was nbseui. Ho returned to the Mini1: haa since re sided here ana lav as. much a cltljwn of North Carolina mm any man who ha lived here all his life and had gone, to I lie World's Pair or any other place for a month's visit. Mis vote was not chal- lengml Tuesday when h caat his ballot ttnil rvory onn familiar with the facta cer tainly considers Mr. Bryan a clilaen of the Htair uid eligible to hold office." Mr. Hnland auld that file election named i ff very iiulelly In Yancey county nnd that so far us he knew there wnm no dis turbances, He says that Mrs. Phillips, who some time ago shot and klllnd a man near Ha Id Mountain, In Yancey, be cause the man w,i attempting to force his attention upon her. Is still In Jail nt Hurnsvlllc. The negro Kanx Love, who vesler.iav afternoon attempted to wreck the trains of I he Uoe Tree Railroad Company, wgi given a hearing to-day and bound over to court. The damage to tho cars was not so great as at first repotted, tho dam age remililng In the mimiilfig together of ine rreignis arter tney nnd struck nil ln-1 r llne. Hut for the fact that the cnalnecr taw the runaways In lime u fatal ac cident would have resulted. W ILL NOT MOVE TO NEW YORK. ThoiiutH E. H'aUton Denies a" Report to That Effect Doesn't Believe In Congratulatory Message Between Candidates. New York, Nov. 12. Thonms J2 Wat son, c andidate of the People's party for President in the recent election, said to day that the giHtement which he wan preparing on tho pollttcul situation would not be reedy for publication be fore Monday morning. Kegardlng the report that he contemplated transfer ring his residence to this city, and that he would accept an editorial position on a newapaper here, Mr. Watson aald: "My home la In Thomoson, Ga., and it will continue to be there. I Intend to go ahead with a work which we Interrupted when I was offered thle nomination a 'Life of Andrew Jack son. Ho udded Unit It wtrn hla Intention to confer with the national and 8tate committeemen of his own party befor returning to his home In the South. "Have you conferred with the lead ers of the Democratic party?" Mr. Wat- sou was asked. "No," he replied. "The statements given out by both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hearst precluded anything like that however willing I have been to hold such conferences." Mr. Watson said he had sent a mes sage of congratulation to President Roosevelt on hla election. "I differ with the gentleman who believed In the propriety of such messages," aald Mr. Watson, "but do not wish to criticise them. They have a right to their opin ion, and I hope 1 have a right to mine." THREE FRENCH DUELS. Recent Assault on the War Minister tlw Cause of Two Slight Wound on the Hand tlie Only Injury Inflicted. I'arla, Nov. 12. Two duels, growing out of tlie assault on Waf Minister Andre by Deputy Gabriel rfyveton in the Chamber of Deputies, November 4. were fought to-day. LleUteliuiil Andre, a son of the Minister, met Count De La Rochetulon, a Deputy. Swords were used. Lieutenant Andre was slightly wounded. Klsewhere In the suburbs, M. tSyveton fought Captain Gall, representing Gen eral Andre. Two shots with pistols were exchanged, but neither of the combatants was Injured. The seconds in both duels were prom inent Deputies and army officers, thus emphasizing the bitterness whtch has arisen between the army and parlia mentary circles. Both encounters took place on army reservations. The Andre-Do 1l Itochetulon duel was fought on the artillery field at Vlti cennes. and the encounter between M Byvelon and Captain Gall occurred on the parade ground at St. Germain. The Marquis de Dion directed the Syveton (lail contest. The parties left the field unreconciled. General and Mine. Andre, while the duel was In proKiess, waited fur their son at the Vincennes. Lieutenant An dre's wound was half an inch deep, and on his right hand. He lost considerable blood. A third duel was fought during the day. In the Pare Des Princes, between the .Marquis D'Asmet and the Marquis De Fn Quleres. F'istols at 2u paces were used. Neither of the duelists waa hit, NIX HELD FOR MURDER. Coroner's Jury Accuses Foor White Men and Two White Women ot Kill ing Young Georgian. Wrkfhtsville. Ga., Nov 12. The cor oner's Inquest over the body of Clay ton L. Williams, a young merchant of epann, JohiiHOfi county, who was found dead in the road a few days ago, was concluded here to-day. . The jury recommended that four white men and two white women be held for the mur der. The defendants are Rufus Price, Loftin OuUow, Arthur Morman, Wal ter Walker, Mrs., LJsxie Edge and Mrs. Bene Williams. ., Some of the defendants ore related to some' of the best families of Laurens and Johnson count lee, and :& .. great crowd assembled to hear the evidence at the Inquest. The case see ma shroud ed in much mystery, all of the evi dence being - circumstantial. All the defendant have been arrested and are In jail here. . - , American's Marriage In London. London, Nov. J2. Lewis Washington, of'' Virginia) and- Miss Anna.' Cox, of Nevr York.! were married at St. An drews church here at poon to-dav. Naval : Attache- Stockton' gave rwhv the bride; and 1L. W. hoeuniker, cf the Berlin embassy, wn tlx; best i : isterestixg gvml:i: f "..- an,M.ay - the conter-exct; rnoc -i v ei .' :ssminm Ono of th Featnre of t' tiathrrtnft- of Metbod!-rt Ti t One Public Collection Et Taken I'p That YV a for I v. . ; I Atkins, av Worthy lien Mlaatomur Anniversary In tne -' noon Euli of Interest Dr. J. C. Co'a AddretM ut Mgbt, , It I a remarkable fact that tv ' the present time only one pvbi ic ; -lection haa been taken In the Corf- -ence. It 1 out of the usual order v, !.. a number of causes are not present for which ' contributions art asked . the preacher and laymen, i The one collection so far u t'. ' of yesterday morning-, which was t -en for the benefit of Rev. II, L. Atkins, " who for the. past year v s presiding elder of the Shelby dlsiti i Mr. Atkins la not an old man, lut few weeks ago he sulTered a su : . physical collapse, and he to now In ti, i Weal In the hop ot and seeking restor ation to health. Mr. Atkins is a tnaM who haa the confidence Of his brethren a man of true and lovable spirit, an l one who Is loyal M hla Church and h- r Interests, and tht response to the up peul in his behalf waa willingly inu i : and was liberal. Bo far only ona transfer from another Conference to this has tieen announced, and that too Is rather un usual. ' f ' ASTER NOON. The missionary anniversary was hei i In the afternoon, and the leading speak ers upon this occasion were Revs. it. K. Boyer and Z. Hinohctra, - Remarks were made by several other preachet and the missionary spirit of the Confer ence was a leading theme. , Dr. Weaver aald In substance; ' I ahall certainly follow the excellent ex ample of Bro. Bain, and which I sup pose was, given us a a hint I shall bo brief. I am not here from choice, but at the request of the board of educa tion. What remarks I shall make to night will, be of a very particular nature. "1 am a representative.perhaps not a fair representative,: of that .people, commonly known ta "mountain whites.' I speak to you of that section, be cause i know that people and because If that people must be criticised. I want them criticised by one who know them. No mor' faithful eltlaenshi i Uvea than tne etcnshlp composed cs the 'mountain ' Jw hi tea' --of western North Carotin , notwithstanding , the fact that they have been held up ijm coarse, and licentious. I would hot criticise the publlo school system of em State, for it is a great system, but the sessions of the puWle- schooU . in ttn 'mountain section t ot -' western Nort f Carolina are so short that W per cent, of the children of these; eommunltic never go to school These children wi.i never be educated it they have to de pend upon the public school system only. ,-- - u t 'Hmr Church haa not advanced on it should In this section, as facts sho. Ten years ago the Baptist Church sent out a missionary into this mountain section. The result h Is ! the "i Baptist Church has a number of schools In that section, one of them haying a student body of more than 100. ( The, Presby terians have schools all over that coun try. Ten years ago w C had ; four schools In that territory, and now we have but one of the original four, Weav erviiie College, and one other V estab lished since, Brevard, a school of a different nature. Ten years ago we had ;&o members III one particular territory in that countaln country, and now we have but 450. r'-.1 "f-'v "It la our duty, as 1 see tf, to estab lish schools in that mountain country, more schools, and send "r consecrated young men to conduct them. If we would make the Impress we should and hold our own, we must have school and more schools.'" "" NIGHt. At. the night session, in pait Dr. Kilgo aald: "I ' do not propose to be limited In my ttnie. I never allow anything to llnnt-rrre but choirs, and for every minutest ief.y eing I apeak two minutes. ' I do this bv order to get out of the people the confusion choirs put Into them. ...'v'"':--.-' "I bring to you greetings frotn your central college, which I believe, you know is doing its best to serve the beet it can this Commonwealth? and all Commonwealths. It is for the Church to decide whether your central college hail do the best -work, the largest work. - :.,"i'V;;,--r"..,; "We are too poor to build up enter prises simply to nlirse) them. We do not need to use our philanthropy in this way. Our Lord can be glorified best in what we do to help men the most. We best glorify God by doing service, the largest and best service for men. "If you were to ask me what is the great need of Trinity College, I should say money. We are too poor to da the best service. .'''."i, V o f ' "Trinity College ' represents -'something like a million dollars. I like t say million, first tor my own delecta tion, and In the next -place, I want our Southern people to get Used to thlnkii ' of and realising what, a million doiiu; . means. Trinity College does repress : that amount, but still It is too poor to do the greatest service.' Tfou need neve : expect to see us at Trinity College es:i' -Isfled, for as long as we. can make a dollar serve mankind, we will be rem h Ing out,, after" iU-'z-SVAi;'1'- "The complete education, so far a man, la. concerned," IS that 'Jucu!i - whtch . takes - Into conn deratioti i1 greateHt possibility of man.; There but. one plane upon' -which ma n be properly educated, and. that in : plane which takes into account t supernatural In man. - "All through the Bible" we rea.' men who act from ; the euperna and not the natural. Thewe men not explained by natural law. arid i are not creatures of heredity and vtronmentB, Moses bwdte his h'-i and came out from his envir-' and established an empire an ! ated a people. You cannot produce a man f him In possession of bio i ' out taking into conBiilci-M! i. in 1 natural Kwer. Tlcii- i this world that Indicni. s ( l not the result of t in man. 'I ho jv r t nl riniH i - - nalur-il !''. a t. i-i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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