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- vyvyr. c ' - ;n SUECRITTION TRICE: 3.00 PER YEAR., CHARLOTTE 'Nl, 0., FRIDAX. M0RNJN(fc JANUARY fl,'1906.:;;-iv,Cr ; PRICE FIVE (J. lie i:i w)tjhh,2i;die KE OS KOSiTlS W., VIBElHi REGION'S WORST EXCEPT ONE , Terrlfflo Explosion in, Remote Deptlis . of Inuneuau Operation of Cooper Blind Company, at Coaldale, 'While 'Mine Wer -Crowded With Men, .Claims Many Victims, Nearly All "v AmericansCall for Help Through I Mine Telephone Prom Survivor . at Croat' Distance, From Explosion ' ; First Jntlmatlon 'to Outalde W'orld J, Other Hum "the. Shock Only One ' Body, Literally Torn to Pieces, Re. , covered Thus Far, ' as Gas and '"smoke sun Fill Entries in Spite , ',, - of Bis Fans at Work One of the ., Owners Supervising .Work. of Re , Roanoke, ' Va. ; Jain. ' 4.A - special to , The Times 1 from Bluefleld, ,1V; ' Va '.ays " V w Twenty-one mbier were killed In an ' explosion of mine gas In the shaft ot . the Cooper Mttue- Company at Coal dale, Weet Virginia," at noon to-day, - .Up ' to', midnight, only one" body had ;' hem1' recovered.'',, immediately.' follow dp . the explosion which wa heard lor several miles, rescue ' parties set to work to explore the wrecked shaft; -Coaldale la a 'mining town situated .in Mercer county on the Ime ttt the Norfolk A. "Weatera - Railway' and la ' IS mile west of Bluefleld, '. '-. , Rut once , before In the history, of t the Pooahontaa . coal -Held; ; has ;. there ' been euoh a fearful disaster a that In Che Coaldale Ooe.1 .Company' shaft to-' day,-, The victims' of that' other dis aster? sleep In tt' cKetery: at Poca hontas,, '-nr"' f , To-day el - noon, ' while , the mines i Were -vrowded with; men, there waa a Kv' 'f( 'sudden and hoary rumbllnr a mile and more in the depth of the oaoumain and through the mttea of paasacea and i air shafts of that immense mine the vV- nhqck was felt. Before the detona- '. .'' tlons had died out. Bank Boas Thomas !, 'WHUUuma, who was a Ions; 4Itance ': . from the explosion, etaggered to bis Cl., feet, tmd , f eeMngr hla way to a mbi ' I telephone, called to those on the out' , -, aide that there had been a terrlflo ex- ; plosion of mine gas and asked for help. ' Gathering about " the v entrance, ' - ' hastening crowds urged by cool heads - ' and anxious toearta hurried to prepare " for the rescue of the missing ones and i'L'' an examination of the wrecked work '- inea. - At 4 o'clock the remains of one , man was brought out.' He was H. C. fs- Conrad. - and hJa body was literally . torn to pieces. , Hlaelothbi; was hang i, lot In ahredsf4- , up to a lata nour voiugm, no opaies had been recovered. There was con elderable, smoke and " gas In the an- .'' trie, and notWKhetandttut the fact ' "that Che big fans were in good order w and were workmg with full capacity. ; the ifund smoke were not being . The..followltigr''r the dead, and WW kkkiios aire mut, wtui uw x '"-) ception, of Conrad, burled in the mine: t-1-' ', v J. W, LARNE. ' ' - W. XjARNB. , , ' x JIM SLUSS. t LARAZ ALADAR, Hungarian. ".' 'ANTHONY BRUCE, Pole. H.C.CONRAD. ' - SILAS WHITE. ... . , , . ' JOHN PATTERSON.- ' -, . '' rim Hinnis.'' . v J " -W. T. SUL.UVAN. .' , WILIIAM PRICE. ' ,v, -.ViriXXXAU WARD. ''-'.WAHER'Ci.' WINN. 1 f , SIPH GRAY. - STERLING WILLIAMS.', " ALBERT BARNUM. - . ' . f NATHAN HAIR8TON, . ' , WILLIAM CURRY. ,'. - .' V VftV3 SILAS HARRI8. -- f. VJONB KELLY. ' LEE PRICE, v . . -. . , v' V , The Coaldale operation Is owned end operated by tiha Cooper: Brothers, who are also; owner of the Mill Creek and McDowell Oo&l and Coke Compa nies. TlM Coaldale plant ts considered one of the best operations) In the field. Edward' Cooper Je on, the aground su pervlalu wth work ot rescue- . . 'no repmevb'fob Patrick. , v . , . Gov, nigglna ' States.' However,"1 That ".Such ltefusni la witnout i'rejuujco " ' to Exnected Anpllcatton for Execu i' " tlve Clemency tn Cpavictedt Law- ' " yer , vase, v y t, r , " Alhanv. tt. "t. , 3ah. I.43overnor HI. '. gins tolay announced that ho would deny the application for a reprieve -for Albert i . Patrick-, tne lawyer, wno w connnea tn Sing Sina prlwn under ventence to die in the week beginning January 22, lor the , murdea or the aKd new xorr millionaire, v. William Marh Rice. s . ? , The-application wa "made on TQcuday , by ex-Senator William Lindsay, of Ken tucky, who i praotlclslng law in New York, and A. C Bhenttone, alo of New - York, who appear, tn Patrick's behalf owing to the illne of David B. Hill. ' . They aked Governor Higgla to grant a .:repite in Patrick can to enable them . to examine the .H0 naaei of testimony r. taken on the trial in order'to perfect an appeal to, tne - ,u nuea etaiet uupreme Court ..'?, , . ' ' The Governor .. nald 1 to-day that1 ' hit ,: denial to the reprieve.- muat not be Inter preted as in any way foreahadowing what villi action would be Upon an application Tor. eiecutive, clemency. ; lie naa written - - Patrick'- attorney tating - that -In -view of the lona neriod Which hai elamed ainee Patrick's conviction he is not satisfied that .furtner delay, for the tola purpose ot l'Kmk an anneal on lecnnicai arounm. a In the. hiteretU of Jutic. . v ( j LOSS AT ALBANY, OA $1SO,6oO. . ' , (5J 1- '" ' 1 ' 't-- ' ;,.'. Entlmate of Damage ' Wrought by - . Wednesday's . Tornado Two Ne- - a grocs Dead- and Vote Seriously Ia , i jured.' t ,s , r . ' , f , ' Albany,' Ga.', 'Jan. 4. The property . loss caused by the ' tornado ' which' . struck this city and section yesterday - is conservatively estimated at 1150,000.. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical . Com pany is the heavies loser, the damage to their plant being estimated at $30,- , 000. The Georgia Cotton Oil Com pany, the Artesian City Ice Company, the Ccntrai of Georgia Railway Com- .. puny and the telephone and telegraph companies were heavy losers. It was nar noon to-day, before normal con- v. dltlons as .to . wire 'communications with the outside world were restored. Tf dead, four sr!ouly Injured and a large number' slightly, injured are . Inr'uded In the revjwd canualty list. All thJ dt-ud Kind serlouuly injured are nerqea. - 1 WOULD BE INCBIMINATING PLEAS SHOW . VOGUE OF HAZING Even After Court-Martial at Annap olis liud Ruled That a Midshipman i Run no Risk.: by Stating That lie 4 Was Merely ; Present at llaslnz, Several Asked to be Exouncd ' Fidence Tliat Midshipman I'onter ' Made Midshipman Roberts Do "No ' 16," Hang on ttie Locker and (Set Under the Table.'-' -V'-i .. Annapolis,', Md.i Jtan. 4 To-daya proceedings, before the court-martial which Js trying Midshipman Worth W, Foster, of New Albany. Ind.,' foe the alleged -basing of Midshipman Chester. a, Roberts,-, were of interest, as not only were some new; forme of hazing explained, hut the number , ot wit- nessee wno sougnt to pa excusea rrom aawwerfeig ! flueetions on the ' ground that they would Incriminate them- eelves .Indicates how thoroughly the practice or naaing has permeated tne inetifutfon i The., court" ruled that ', a midshipman did not .incriminate- hlm- seit oy stating that he was, present during haslnr if he did not actually take part in it himself, but even after chM explanation j several midshipmen asked, to be excused 'from aturwerin: Questions, saying they would incrimin ate tnemseivee if they answered: Foster was charged wiltih cempellipg Ruberte to stand on his head; to hang from the clothes locker, and to get un fler the table during the progress of a meal, ; raster - pleaded not - guilty. Roberts was the Urat witness. ', He ap peered most reluctant to.'" testify against f the accused and parred ". the questions of the Judge advocate until Captain r Ross, - the i president of the court,-cautioned lum that h was un der oath to tall fh whole truth In the tnatr , - , i ? t - - Roberts thai said thbt in Foster' room he had been' compelled to - do VNo. 16', and to hang on the locker. He was told - twice to' get under the table aad on one of these occasion he thought Foster had told him to do ao. He explained .that by the unwritten law of the academy only a first clasa man- could order a midshipman unaer the table, and the Judge advocate ftn sJly secured the admission that Foster was. the; only; first; class man at the table; j. , , 4 - " Several mldstilDmeri testified ..that Foster had . ordered Roberts under the table. .; Midshipmen , Mawnler, Ingram and Barker v objected to answering; aueBtlons, on ' the; ground that they would incriminate : themselves. There .were few. .witnesses for the defense.- They were mainly introduced to show that the sending under the table mdght be done - at the order . of an under'Ciaas man. : -.. - Mr. Thean.. for the defense, argued that the evidence wa too indefinite to justify conviction. ' Foster, did not teetify tn his own behalf. NOT ASKING GROWERS TERMS. President -of "New ' England Manu facturers' . Association Takes Ex ception 'to President Jordan's Re marks at Atlanta Price of Cotton Not Likely to he Among Tpplcs to Any Extent.,- f K .-', Boston,' Jan. I, In an Interview to night on', the- proposed preliminary conference between cotton growers and (manufacturers In New York, Jan uary, 24, J. R, McColl,, president 'of the New England Manufacturers' As sociation' took exception:. to. remark said to have been made by President Jordan,: of the." Southern Cotton Asso ciation, at Atlanta yesterday, to the effect that the eplnners, had asked for 4 oonferenca with a view to arriving at a satisfactory t price for cotton. President McOoIl lds: ; The remarks : attributed to Presi dent Jordan rare a misstatement of facts and I trust he has been incor rectly reported by the 'newspapers. The, purpose of the coming confer ence Is. if deemed. advisable, to tormn late plans for -a Joint conference of cotton manufacturers and grower to be held In April a which there will be present a representative -from the in ternational Federation, oft Europe. '.Fixing tne price or eotten is, in my opinion, nrtt likely In reoalv much' a.ti tenUomvXt will continue to be deter mined as It always has been. by the old eoolomle law, of supply and de mand, hut apart from this there are many matter that can well be dis cussed at such a gathering and, with beneficial result to all ; the Interest represented,";' , . , ; ;---i in ', ...I 11, TV . 1 r, i,,',,,,,''- " - ' TORNADO KILLS TWO IN SCHOOL (' yw" ""'.. ' ,, I Building - at , Troy, Ate,'-CoIlanncfl When - Struck by Storm 14 Se riously injurea." .c' .Troy, Ala., Jan. 4. A tornado struck the school luMue'of Jotie Beat yesterday and two boy Were killed by -falling timber. Thedeadf r- H fs,vs-'- -SON OF ALBERT PITTMAN, aged 13. AARON. LEa asred 11. . -The school house 'was demollahed and ntne of the-eeoupant-escaped without injury, although the - woundr. of only lourieen are serious. 1 Raman church was dnmased bv the tor nado, the residence of Cato Green was wrwKsianu tne postoiTice and many out building were damaged. '--- -- When the hlsh wind struck the school building ; the side of the structure gave way aaa ins root leu upon in occupants. BALES,. AVERAGE lt.S POUNDS. ' i ? Vs' 'I - A ' Hester's" Estimate n' 5,478,634 De crease of l.tl , Under Last Year, f " New Orleans, Jan,' 4, Secretary Hester makes the actual average weight of 8,478,834 bales of the cot ton crop,.-embracing port receipts and overland for the four month from ' Eeptember, v Inclusive, - 51.4g. against 621.J8 : pounds per bale last year, a decrease of .l.L: " - v Detailed average are: Texas, 135.- S i Lou Islana. B 2 2. 4 J : Alabama. : etc . 1528; ; Georgia, 60s: South i Carolina. f so nortn .caronna, 503; Virginia, 496; Tennessee,. etc., including Memphis,-St. .Louis and overland 624.14. 1? -y;s'7 1 1 V. ii in. tm , hi, -;'li..-?.'--V j. Road's, Stockholders Anthorlse $15,- ' ., ........ AAA . M w . .. . if -.,:",7i-; uvjr,uiv juviiu issue, .kiiiv-'-:.-'' Little" -Rock,' Ark., Jan. 4.At a meeting of the stockho'.ders ' ef 1 the rock island, Arkansas V' Louisiana Railroad - here to-day, a bond issued not to exceed fifteen million dollars wa authorized for construction and eqdipment. A lease of the line 1 to the Chicago; Rock - Island - aV Pacific wa also authorized. Earthquake Shock in Nicaragua. New Tork. . Jnn-; 4. The followltio-. hn been received from General Zelaya, Presi dent of Nlcarsacua: - , "Manairnn. Nicararua. Thursdnv. Jan uary, 4, 7:ft p. m. "lo tne AssoriHted prem: Earthquake' nt Wamva ef sllRht ' Iro- portunre. Nobody killed. A few build in, rniiietl. Jofc'J bANTOS ZCLAYA, rre! Jnt," CEOWD SEE SENATE SIQII SPOO.VER ESCORTS BITTER.- TOE After Holding on to Wisconsin! Ctov y ernorshlp Almost a Veer After HI ' Election to Senate Mr. La Follette i is Sworn in. His Extreme-Political .:i Opposite Inside. Party Doing Hou- or witn uooa raco Mr. iiuman .- Introduore Resolution - Calling for V Information : on Airalr tin ' Santo Domlnao Shin Snhsldv . Bill : Goes -; Over to Monday. . i, Washtngton, ";Jan. .-Aftt 'watting for1 alraosf a year R. ; M. LaFollette appeared In the ,Senate"when' t 're- convened. to-day after, the holiday re cess, to claim his seat's a Senator from .Wisconsin, and the aih'nf of fice was "adiRinlfltered- to him, by Yie President Jfolrbank. The eeremany was witnessed by a crowded gallery. which manifested; much interest the proceedings, .. This Interest we rent ly heightened by' the fact that Mr. La Follette was escorted Into 'the" Senate chamber and to th Vice President's desk by Mr. Spooner, v between wiwrn and Mr. LaFollette there has bean in recent years a difference of opinion a to party and public policies amount ing to personal antagonism. 'Neither senator displayed any trace' of uch feeling to-day. ' " . - i. " :Mrs, LaFollette was among the spec tators of her husband's Initiation into this new sphere ot public duty. , - The Senate discussed at some lenacth a proposition to reurint a magaslne article 'by Mr. Newlanda and also' a resolution for the regulation of Sen ate patronage. Both were adopted, A resolution calling for Information con earning the status of affairs In Santo Domingo was presented by Mr. Till man, who made an uneuccessful effort to secure . immediate , consideration of it- - I- Mr.! Tillman's resolutloni L, "Resolved, That the President be re quested to Inform the Senate, . U not Incompatible- with the public welfare, as to -the existing statu' in Santo Do mingo?-.' whether or. not President Morale carried his government with him when he disappeared from - the capital or whether he left it behind and whether the American officers who have been in charge of the cus tom house are Still perform In ir that work, and if so, under what arrange ment and by what authority." Mr. Spencer objected : to considers tlon, saying that he desired to hear the South Carolina Senator on the resolu tlon before voting on. it. - Mr. OalUnger had expected to open the debate on the merchanT'-marine shipping bill to-day, but when, the bill was laid before the Senate he asked to be excused from talking until next Monday, ' when the bill will be form ally taken up as the unnaisnea nusj The Senate adjourned until . Monday, -PLEADS FILIPINO'S -CAUSE. RcDublican Floor Icadcr Payne Pre sent Views 01 ways inft Means Committee Majority on Tarirr Re duction Rjepnbltcan Representing Sugar . interests - unreconciled 1x1 Investigate Alleged Franking Abuses. Washington. Jan. 1. The 'cause of the , Filipino was advocated on the floor of. the House by the. Republican leader. Mr. Payne, for nearly four nours to-uay He presented the views of the majority of the ways and means committee on the Philippine tariff bill reducing the duties on sugar and to bacco to 2$ per cent, of the Dingley tariff rate and admitting other ' pro ducts of the islands to the ' United States free of duty.? Before h began and following Mr. Payne's ' speech, brief discussions indicated . that there 1 to be a protracted, debate, on the measure ana that tne iiepuDiican. op points, representing the cane and beet sugar Interests of - this country, wilt speak end vote against the bill The President's annual, message, which caused seven-day discussion in tho House preceding the holiday recess, was disposed of in 20 minutes at the beginning ef the 'day session. The particular ouestlon. .which ,.: wa the causeof-contention which com mlttee should tret the insurance ques tion was 'temporarily .settled by the adoption of an amendment offered by Mr. Hepburn, providing tor, an ex pression of opinion (py the Judiciary committee as tp the- extent Conaress ha ' power " to ..: control corooratlons other, thaa railway,,"' ". Acting on a' printed 1 charge that members of the House were .sending cows, libraries and all manner of ar ticles fre through the mails, the House, in a resolution offered by Mr. Sim (Tenn.) Instructed its postofflce committee ' to make an investigation as' to - whether member -are .abusing the franking privilege. - The House adjourned until to-morrow.. ' - ., TO PRESERVE MILLS' ASSETS. ReHtralnlng Order Piled' tn Case of Union and Buffalo Cotton 1 Mills Companies by United State Jndgo Brawiey. ( j if ' , r Charleston, S. C,' Jan!" 4.In th United States Circuit Court here to-day Judge Brawiey filed .an order In the case of the Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills .Companies agalnat the Union Manufacturing and Power Company, of Baltimore,' . and the Union National Bank,- of Mahonoy, Penn. restraining and enjoining the defendant company from disposing of property or asset or from contracting er, obligations other than absolutely necessary for the cus tody and preservation of the property; The Mercantile Trust V Deposit Com pany is enjoined from selling or dispos ing of the bond of the Union Manu facturing A Power Company," now held or controlled ' by itv Defendant are ordered to show cause January 17 why a receiver snouia not oe appointea. ; ; leaner -Served At Union. 'V,--'-;: V. Upton, S. C,' Jan. 4Ths paper in the petition tor receivership ana in. junction proceedings, brought toy the Union ana jjutiaio cotton mms against the .Union" Manufacturing A Power Company, ot which - T, C. Duncan- is presloent, were servea t here to-day. Other development art expected soon, Express Robbery Story ; Confirmed. --Washington, Jan. 4. -It developed to-day that about 818.000 was taken trom art express pouch between Au gust ano new ift. me southern Express Company -received the pack age at Augusta. - From there it went to Columbia, S. C., and arrived in Washington Sunday . morning. The Adams Express Company then sent it to wew york, and there the loss was discovered. Oltlclals or the ex press company are making an Investi gation, but nothlnt hn been found so far to indicate v. ho took the money, . s , . 40. A; & Hs STGa)ESTS ;FAI FUND FOR COTTON, ASSOCIATION Prridnit Winston .Says 40 of tlie'soO - Students at the.; A. M, College -i Did Not, Return Jiftor . the HoUttayS , ' iiccaneo. iney inua 10 Aieet'iie X' qutremeni EnttinslaHtlc Meeting , of ' Executive tJoixunlttee f Cotton AssoriaUon -Delegates to National ' ? joard Association Meeting Char . ters Cranteti A. - & M. Student -.j. Dies Oorperation. v Ctommlssion -Hears Complaint In Goldsboro De pot vase, ; : -r- - '- ' . Observer Bureau. . C ' -n 122 South Dawson Street. . . - -" ;i -Raleigh. Jan. 4. The ' corporation commissioners re. turned this afternoon from Goldsboro, where they had a bearing to-day on the union depot question, the railways and town, people being fully heard. All the railways agreed to the necessity for a depot and said they were willing Xo build it, but as there are four fac tion among the townsfolk, the roads asked for 20 days in which they, could got together and decide on a site thev will recommend, a they have not yet agreed on location. This is satisfactory- to' all parties Interested, so the hearing is continued for 90 daya Some of the town people 'want the depot-in front of the hotel, some at one end ot the town, some at the other end, and some at the side. " -Governor Glenn to-day wrote letter to Id counties In 'which it has been alleged that white and negro con vict ? are- chained and connnea . to gether, asking for: facts In each case The apportionment- 01 tne public School ! fund wa made to-day. tc In Wake It is 82.50 per pupil; totals 847,' 740 v Sheriff, Page, of Wake, to-day paid State taxes aggregating 842,500. " A. AND M. STUDENT DIES. .' James 'Edwin Moore, of the senior class at the Agricultural and Mechani cal College here, died at his home in WIH1ani8ton;-He-wa ona of the sur veying party, under Professor. Rlddick, which worked on the Vedder land Qi Jones and Onslow counties last sum mer. ' He was a son of the late Jama Edwin Moor. ' . , The Wake county commissioner or der ' that there be, at all times, sep arate Quarters for white and negro road convict, and that, whenever practicable, all whites be In a separate camp,, so that there be as little inter mingling a Possible. It is now denied that negroes and whites are chained together in any county. REPORT OF THE ANTI-SALOON . " - LEAGUE. The State: Anti-Saloon League's ad dress will soon be issued to the peo ple of the State. It 1 claimed, the report says,' that, tne most sigmncan work of last year waa the vote 10 r a continuance of prohibition at EHza. beth City and Goldsboro. The league won its fight in six towns and lost la only one. which voted for saloons. - A charter was granted to the Hey wood County Farmer and Stock Ral ers Association, Incorporated of or bein W D. MoCracken. XL, Ii No. land and J. L. Morgan. The capital stock being 825,000,.. the company Will promote. ; develop ana Dutia ana wiu also maintain race rracas. The Capital Club held its annual elec tlon of officers and - re-elected F. H. Busbee, president; Sherwood Kiggs, vice president and John A,; Duncan, secretary and treasurer; The following governing committee was chosei II. E. Utchford. William Eoylan, B. Grimes, R. M. Albright and 13. M. U- sell. The ciuo nas 1 resia en 1. mem bers and i.our non-resident and it af fair are in a very prosperous condi tion. . ' The Klna-Crowetl Drug Co-' Of Raleigh, was to-day chartered to con-- duct a wholesale ana retail cuisines in this cltv. Incorporators are C. , Crowell. 'formerly Indentifled with the drug business in Charlotte, and later proprietor of the croweu. arug store here, ana F. c uirasong ana w . u. Kin-. , for many year prominent in drug circles in Raleigh. 'The company la capitalised at 820.000. , - The news from State Treasurer Lacy to-day 4s that his condition Is so much imnrovea that it is nopea , ne will m able to sit up saturaay. -. -, . .. DELEGATES TO NATION AI t GUARD ASSOCIATION. . -, Governor Glenn to-day appointed the following namea delegates to the a.n nual meeting of the Inter-State Na tional .Guard Association, to e held In Washington,' D. , C, January 80thf ton, Second Infantry; Capt. F. p. Hob- good. , Greensboro, Third ? infantry; Capt. High A. Love, 'WaynesvUlo, First Infantry; Gen. , F. A. - Macon quartermaster h atlonal guard, Hender son; and Gen. T. R,. Robertson, Char lotte. ' Your correspondent was thl after noon admitted to an interview with President George T. -Winston of the A and M. College In regard to two mat ters, of special interest, the first of these being the recent editorial utter ance In The Wilmington Messenger,- in which the -.president and conduct of that college are caustically criticised. At first there was a soberness, in the face of the president,,; and then he smiled and slowly said: "I have noth ing to ay In reply to It- This utter ance then suggested the rumor that ha been heard for a day or two in regard 10 tne xanure 01 so many staaents to return-to the colegevfor the last half term, and there. naturally followed a query from your correspondent a to the proportion or , atnietes" - among me stuaems, ana tne- average: in meir attainments under discipline. Presi dent Winston - entered into details of the situation and mane clear the situ ation in all ts various phase. -' ,,t.- - c , ' 40 A. AND M, STUDENTS VAlU f He said In part ! "It 1 true that thera are 41 student who havs not been able to make the average required by this institution In order to remain: with us Out of a total of about 500 student 40 failed in their work, and we had noth ing to do but require them- either to start again at the bottom,, or to remain away from the 'college. Now .: out of this number only five of these boys are athletes. ' FRUITS OF COTTON MEN'S MEET- ma. The session of - -the North Carolina Cotton Growers' : . Association ' began to bear fruit this morning in a meeting of the executive committee as elected, last night which waa called td . ored ,', thl morning in the room'f 8.. B, Alexand er) of Charlotte, who -1 a member of that governing ooara; otner member present , werey Ashley : IIom,i H. C: IHkery, A C. Green arid R, H.Speight? Mr. James H. Pou. was an able advis or In many matters, that came before the meeting, ana- to ;rprove the pud ding" subscribed 1100 Jto the Stat as sociation, as did Mr.'- Ashley llorne, to aid in forwarding the work now to be undertaken in establlHhJng and per petuating the alms and meanings of the cotton growers.,: The Interest felt bv these committeemen may be pos- lbiy gagi'd by the fact that more than COLOSSAL PANIC UNLESS- SCH IFF ON CURRENCY' KEFOUM . A .. ,1 ir . u ,r-- 4WP: Sensation In financial ' Circle is Cre- 'ted by Speech by" Head of Big -.-Ftrnt 6f Kaiin, jajco aV Ct. Before New ; York; Chamber of Commerce and Stock- Market -Breaks- snarpiy -i ITnles - Inelasticity Is - Corrected . ' Panio Beside Which Former Tliree ,1 Would be Child's Play i Sure V No Dlssste SoonFavors currency v " Basdd on Commercial ' Paper a More Helpful. Than Shaw Plan. ' , New '.Yorkt Jan. 4. Unless there la currency reform, a panic beside which former panic will- seem Insignificant, wa predicted by Jacob H. Schtff, head of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Company, In a speech, before the New York oh ambers ot commerce' to-day. Mr.:., Schlff ad he - did ' not ' re gard uch a panic as imminent, but be lieved it will come unless something is don to remedy the lack of elasticity of the present currency system. He de clared that he did not favor the plan ptoposed toy Secretary of the Treasury Shaw for relief ot the situation. It be ing1 his opinion that the Secretary plan would aid speculation rather than legitimate business, Mr. Schlff favored currency based on commercial paper a more helpful to the general business Interests of the country. i'The speech created a sensation In financial circle and caused a sharp break In price on the stock exchange. The meeting or tne cnamoer was at tended by a large number of business men and financiers and a resolution on the subject offered by Mr. Schlff waa unanimously adopted. The resolution Instructs the committee on finance and currency to submit a report on the re commendation of the Secretary of the Treasury. MADE STOCK MARKET BRAKE. When -the tenor of Mr. SchiiTs re mark became known in Wall Street the effect was shown almost Inatan eously in the stock market. There wa pressure to sell and support to prices seemed entirely lacking, resulting In an uninterrupted . decline up to tne close; Which was active and weak. The share most vulnerable were those which have been the leaders in the re cent bull speculation, especially the metal stocks. Anaconda fell to S5 1-2 nolnts below -last night and rallied 1, closing 34 1-2 lower. Other losses were: Amalgamated copper, s s-g; Bt. raui, 11-4; Chicago & Northwestern, 2; Del aware ft Hudson, 4; General Electric, 8 1-8; Great Northern, preferred, 3; Danville ft Nashevllle, 1 1-4; Northern Pacific, 2; People's Gas, 1 1-4; Reading. 8,; and iVIrglnJa-Carolina Chemical, 3 1-8. r These declines occurred in spite of the fact that call money, whtlo still firm. ..was easier than for some days. loans having .been made a low as 8 er cent. After the close of the market Ir, Schlff made this supplementary statement;' '.::,:., '.SHOULD BE WISE IN TIME. "My remark were dictated simply by the conviction that something must be done te correct oar ineiasuc, cur rency system, if we are not to run In time -Into great disaster. We are trying to play the role ot giants while Still In our swaddling clothes." t . Mr. Schiff, In his remark to the chamber of commerce, said in part: "I don t like to play the role ef Cas sandra, but mark what I say, If thl oonoltlon -of affair 1 not changed,' and changed toon, we will get a panio In thl country compared with which the tluee . which nave preceded it would be only child's play. There is no disaster soon upon us; don't mis understand ;vhut this Is the time to prepare for U. We have a long ses sion of Congress before us; and If the President of tne united states win only put part of the energy which he ha o admirably put m tne attempt to regulate railroad rates into an at tempt to top the condition of our cir culating medium, the material Inter est of this, country and after all it t ' the material interests that under lie everythingthe material Interests of thl country - can be safeguarded for a long time to come. SECRETARY 8 HAWS PLAN POOR. ' I hav asked that this recommen dation (referring to Secretary Shaw' plan) be referred to inecommittee on finance and currency, I don't want to be understood that I am In favor of the recommendation., 1 oeueve if our bank are permitted to issue 50 per oent of their "preeent circuiauon with out security, that It will go Just whero it . ought .: not to , go-it will go Into speculation, uut we ougni ; to nave an - elasticity .of our circulating me- dlum. ' If we ' are to give the bank discretion to increase at certain time the circulating medium, It . ought to be made certain that It be only don for the legitimate need of commerce, indnetry ana trader It any increase I don't believe per cent, is needed, which would be two hundred, and fifty mlU'enawattyaatantly daehlng over them and "with increase of circulation wa secured solely by legitimate commercial pa. percommercial . paper based upon possibly a aeposit wun certain clear ing houses In .th country if "circula tion. I secured by legitimate commer cial paper. It is certainly safe. The remedy must be found and must be found oon."... .; 1,1 1 it .1 1.1, ., . -. No News From Steamer Ashore East of Frnaaooia. , , , i Pensacola, Fla.;, Jan; 4, No fur ther information .; ha - been, received up to this afternoon of the American steamef ' Thlstlewood, ' which ' went ashore twenty- miles east ef, Pensacola- bar yesterday morning1 durina! a' storm.; Neither of th tugs nor the lire-saving , crew nave returned - up to this hour, and It I (feared -the sea are running too high to? allow ef ef fective work and that the vessel may be seriously damaged. ....--'. , TeiUMMsrait for GlsCow Consulate, Washington, ; Jan. 4. The President to-day sent to the Benat the nomina tion.' of Richard W, Austin, of Tea nessee, a consul at Glasgow, ' , ,, fbur hours wa 'spent "In deliberating ana rormuiaung possioie wonting plans, Mr. ,11. C. Dockery, of Rockingham, was elected permanent - chairman: of the commute, and also acted a secre tary. 5 it : was deemed most -expedient that this committee canvas the bank ers and merchant in Raleigh and ask their more direct co-operation to bring about such result a can nlv he re alised through a Judicious expenditure of money.;. When this shall have been done the chairman will call a special meeting, and all matters as to- salar ies of ths officers of-the State associa tion as well as 4he number' of assist ant. Thla meeting will be held In RalelKh at fn early day., Under such an arrant -nt real and actual work will be in ..il ly taken up In lh norganizH utd weaker sections of the State, .'. PAXXEESON ON IHE BACK ADMITS VARIANCE IN VOUCHERS "e,'J?I-"ril f .11 hi, i.n J,. t ,' ! X.Hr. Entire Day's Stwdon of Special Term Federal Conrt at Greensboro Con- iv sumed In, Trial of A.' S. Patterson, v Ex-Itevenue Collector. " .Ctiorged . With FlUng False alms and - VoncJicru ' Defence " ' Admit Varl- ance In Voucher for Board ' Bills, . bat Claims Surpla AVent for Other Expenses Judge uoya ask Conn set to ' Submit in WriUng This Morning ' What Tliey ,'ICxpect to Prove by Their' , Client RrliUant Array Of Counsel. , - , Special to The Observer, ''' 1 ' Greensboro, Jan, 4, The ' morning session ot Federal Court waa consum ed in reoeiving the testimony - of wit nesses for the prosecution In the case against 'A. 3- Patxerson, ' ex-deputv revenue collector of Swain county. charged with flUng- false claim, and voucher. Among the witnesses were Revenue Collector H. 8. Harkin and Mrs. O. E. Doak, ot Greensboro, with whom Patterson boarded, and Mrs. C. H, Dorse tt, at whose home he roomed while in the service ef the srovern- ment-i Mrs. Doak testified that Pat terson paid her for each neal 25 cents and Mrs. Dorsett stated -that he paid her at the rate of $8 per month for his room. The claims and Voucher were introduced and showed that Patterson mux put aown s cent per meat ana so cents for lodging each night. v ; At the conclusion of the govern' ment' testimony counsel for the de fense stated that, while they adtratttd there was b variance between tOm amounts stated in the claim and vouchers sent Id to the Department and In what wa actually paid Mr Doak and Mrs. Dorsett, yet they could ahow by their client upon the stand that, he did spend the excess for neces sary incidentals in hi expense ac count, such a fueL lights, etc The district attorney and hi assist ant argued that th false claim had been Itemised and filed by Patterson knowingly and that the question of Intent did not enter- tnte the question. The argument of the mater occupied the entire afternoon session of the court and just before adjournment Judge Boyd asked the attorneys for the defense to reduce te writing what they desired to prove by , their client and submit to mm to-morrow morn' ing when he would decide upon the admission of the testimony. The defendant is represented by ex- Judge W. P. Bynum. Jr., and ex- Judge S. B. Adam,' of Greensboro; Cyrus B. Watson, of Winston-Salem: ex-Go V. Charles B.'Aycock. of Golds boro, and Mr. Jas. W. McNeill, of Wilkes boro, while the prosecution Is being handled by District Attorney A E. Helton, of Wtneton-Balem;' Assist ants A. H. PPrice, of Salisbury, and J. J. Brltt, of Asherille, and Mr. A. B. Hayes, solicitor of Internal revenue of the Department of Justice at Wash tngtan. T . ,' , MAKES SCENE AT WHITE HOUSE Wife ot DtocJiarged Deparunent Em ploye Persist In Waiting; to See President and .Bodily-. Ejectment Despite Screams IS Nccemary Is sister or Representative Moll and 50 Years of Axe. Washington. Jan. . A dtitressdn scans wa enacted at ths White House executive otrices to-nay tn. which Mr. Minor Morris, aged " B0 years, ma carried screaming from the building because she refused to leave witnout resort to force. Mrs. lMnrrla Mil - Aaaktant . HsArAtorv Barn that she- wanted to see the Prei acnt. n say tnat iter hutband had been discharged from the government service and she wanted to demand from - the President hi re-lrmtatement. Mr. Barnes explained to her that the President Jiad nothing to do with - uch subject ' and that the would belter take up the matter with the bead of the Department from which her husband had been discharged. - Mr. Morris declared. In a loud tone, that she had com to the White House to see the President and proposed to see him even if she had to camp out there for a month. . n, : . -J The White House officer tried to get her to leave, but she defied any one to touch her. Two of them lifted her up bodily and -carried her creaming - to--a police call box. where a patrol waaon wns summoned. She wa taken to the house of detention. ,.- Mrs. Morris U the Wife of Dr. Minor Morris, of thl city, and k t . younaer sister of . Representative 'Hull, of Iowa, chairman of the House Committee on Military Affair,- . No eharge has been made aaalnat her. Mr. Morris wa relessed from h hmM of detention shortly after 8 o'clock thl arternoon ana returned to tne New Wil lard Hotel to-nlsht, She. refused to m eny cellar sending word, she wa tndt. posed. She ha bean a guest at the New wiiarq ior tong ume. TOSSEXi 6 DAYS IN OPEN BOAT. Captain and Six Members of Amert. can schooners crew are Bronglit to ' Pensaco After Great Suffering WaslK-d Up Unconscious on Beach. - ' Pensacola, Fla; Jan. 4. Six days in an open yawi poat with wave eon- only a few tin of canned beef and one gallon of water, is the exnerlence of Captain Bodden and the six members of th crew of the American schooner MOKotma. The men reached here to day, being brought from St, Andrews, where they wer washed upon , the beach in an almost unconscious eon- drtkm with limbs swollen' and be numbed,' and almost - dead from ex posure. , j-ivey were, touna py a- party from a email settlement nearby and given attention , until . they were ' able to- be placed In a boat and ' brought down te Pensacola, ' where the - vessel I ownd.v: vj, (,-' i", ' 1- ".v if ' ANn-DKTTINQ . ACT .IXVAIJD.V' Tennessee Judge Decide In Favor et itsce 'iracK - jura .se ' CJoe to State Supreme , Court,-, ' Shelbyvllle.v Tenn.' ' Jan. ft In an opinion handed down tier to-day by Judge John E, Richarson,. Of this Ju dicial circuit, in .the case of, the -State va Ertchson et alv the Rice-Llgoit act prohibiting' betting on, horse race in Tenneese -was declared unconstitu tional. - Defendant were IndlctedLas a test case;, . Their counsel s moved to quash, alleging unconatitutlonallty 'be cause the subject matter of , the act contained matter foreign to the cap tion and because the act contained and. embraced more .than one subject. Th case will go; to the Supreme Court'. MIm Roosevelt's Wedding Feb. fT." 1- Whlngf ort, f Jani V4. The Prealdent and Mra , Roosevelt '- announced tn night that the wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt to . Representative Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati. will occur n.'V'SaturdkyK"i.;February 17. at 13 o'clock, noon,; tn the East Room of the White IIou8,;V;- "-.'.', ,r fi- -i ; -At. the annual meptlnir of. th Vlr- ginla Historical t-'owlety lust nkrhf J,- seph Urvan, pnpiietr of Tha 1.1, n- niond iimes-Uiiipauii, was elected president. ' , A: SLAP AT the ir.u., would stsrt;ND ko::e Di n; Following Opinion Evprewwd Ln t Summer by President Roosevelt t Effect Tha Material for Ittlm .:,v Canal Ought to lie .PnrcliHstl 1 ; Tliat Market Offering Uost - Ten . Senator- Overman : IiitroUuces 1. ... 'Authorizing' President to- Suspcn ! -t, Collectloa of Dntie on Certain Ai--tJcle With View to Checking Opcr. 4, ations Of Unlawfnl v Monotolie . Not Likely That Bill Will Receive , Favorable Consideration by Rcpub- " , 11 can . Committee. ' V, BY W. A., IDXDEBRAnD, 7CViC't-' Observer, Bureau, '- i ;.'- Washington, Jan. 4. ' ' Last summer President Roosevelt: in epeaking of th best ways and means of purchasing supplies by the Isthmian canal commission, gave it as his opin ion that th commission' should , pur chase the material needed In that mar ket offering the most favorable terms. Mr, Roosevelt thought 1 that Franca could build the canal , much cheaper than the .cost that will necessarily be Incurred by the United States, notwith standing the tact that. France might have found it necessary to buy much material from American manufactur ers. The' President felt that the American C manufacturer, . the trusts. should be compelled to take tbeir "feet out ot the trough," and Secretary Taf 6 supplemented thl Statement with some observations, of bis own.- It looks ilk the administration ha marched up hill and then marched down again on this proposition, but some Senators ar in clined to aid Mr;-Roosevelt in the po sition of compelling the trusts to taker their "feet out of the trough.":n a ,, Senator Overman ha Introduced a hill authorising the President of t! ' united state to suspend the collect : of certain duties and check the un operation of certain unlawful com. nation or monopolies, Th bill ree,. -; "Be It enacted by the Senate and tha Hmtu nf BnnmntHTi nf tha TTn. I . ed States of America, In 'Congress as sembled, whenever th 'President of tho United state shall be satisfied that any company, combination.- monopoly or trust is so organised,' managed and can trolled that the ? articles, goods, wares," and merchandise, manufac tured, exported and sold by It or by and through its agent, are cold in foreign market at less trlce than are sold in the home market, he Is hereby authorised and directed to suspend, by proclamation to that effect, in whole or la part, the collection of custom duties or taxes on any-articles, aoods. wares and merchandise of like character whleh-may be Imported into this coun try, for such a period of time as to tl ) President, shall seem property :' v- Senator overman does not entertain the pop that the Republican commit tee will report this bill, but it any tari.t talk la perm'tted at all during the ses sion he will urge Its adoption as an amendment to whatever hill is present ed for consideration, and will take tha opportunity thus afforded, to direct the' attention. of the country, to the good resolution which Mr. Roosevelt framed last' summer, but -.which i receiving cant .attention from the commission SW ,, . ;Uft :'JM-VM IT VI JSV ',aj 5. buying auppltea ; - -..-' , , . ,. Senator Simmon to-day retired from membership on the District of Colum bia committee. The Senate - leaders felt that the North Carolina Senator could well afford to do this and make place for on of ths hew Senators. In asmuch a h already ; had three or four good committee assignments. Messrs. uudger. iou an Thomas were the only members of the House from the State who, wer here to-day. - MB C. B,';.GUTCRnB-.Dl?UD. President of Republic Iron and, Steel,. Co. ' ' Kxptrcs at sausnnry After Operation for Appendicitis Re-, main Taken to New York on'Spc- " del .Train,- Special te The Observer. Salisbury. Jan, 1 4. After, reeelvtnx the. tenderest care that human-hand and un- llmlt( wealth nniild hrlnv . him Kir Charles 8. Guthrie, prealdent et the Re-: public Iron ft Steel Company, . of New York elty, died this morning at the White-head-Stoke Sanitarium. Friday - evening of last week Mr.. Guthrie wa hurriedly . brought here on a special train to under go an operation for appendicitis. .'-With a Karty of Northern friend. - he had twi-n, unting as hi own lands near Glbsonvlii'-. He waa stricken and decided to come her. He then wired Dr. George Brewer, -v-eminent New York speclailst. -and To . Farnura to come here to - perform i t h operation with Dr. J, E. Stoke. ' It wa a aenperate case rrom ta nrt ana tne re sult wa not urpring. - However, . mora favorable lympton were even shown Tue day when Mr. Outhrie' son returned to New York and yesterday two friend were on the verge of departure, when a chans-i for the worse took place and the trli wa - abandoned,- ' Peritonitis aad - pneu monia developed .and he died early thl morning. Mra Guthrie was with him at hi death, - . , Very Uttle I known of Mr.; Guthrie' life a a man. lie wa known to finan cer and while not on ot the richest, wa an imtnenseiy wealthy man. To-night a charterd train consisting ef an . engine. baggage cur and Pullman bore the funeral party and the remain to New York city. It ran ahead of the regular train and had the right of way over them all. ,..'.. COAL FAMINE THREATENED. Salisbury Facing a Serious Situation Less Than One Car , ' Load on ; Hand. for Private Use. fv-; , , ' Special teTh Observer, Salisbury, Jan. 4.What threaten lo bn a coal famine of serlou consequence U the one 1 that t tHI city finds itmlf er Eaain now. There I said to be leM thnn on v car load for . private use anionir l th!" local dealers: .The public enterprUi are not better off and unles relief cunit- speedily, there' must, be usnenton of business there soon. The local stipplie- have had many of their shipments umt bv the railroad which seems to be tli ttreatost - of ' all : sufferers. - At , Sprno-r - where every trains ana mere are no im than-109-ef these, coal every- day. tho r h said to be a day' supply ahwtd. l liq farmer can get any price for wood and are hardly able to bring It here over th niuddv road. No - such shortaae in fuel ever wa witnessed here, . . GEORGIA CXrrTON MILL SOLD. Porter Factory, ( at 1 Cwrkrsvllle, i , i v. Pnrcliaaed by a (ironp of lVro -. Mainly Atlanta Men Will i;e.-",.' 'Work ' Immediately 3' Under v Charter, . ..- ; " , .- Carksvllle Ga.i Jan. 4. -The prop erty known a the Porter cotton f 0-tory-was putf up for 'sale hev r- t purchased by the following j- " : S. Y. Strlbbling, of RosweK; A -Mots. R. IX, Sr'il.Jfnj, Dr. houn. Alexander C. Kin -. Little and Jict s I. Atlanta,. an 1 l r, j, ::' Tocc.i. . A pet!" - t 1 ' rtf - ? t1 t a f- t it -W".
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