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Li 111 WHITE HOUSE IN ITS - IWJSS AUCt CHABMING BRIOE 'UVowd couple, go to suburb With All the Splendor of ft . Grand Official Function nnd the Devotional Beauty et Cathedral Service In -; 7, the Historic East Room, the Preel- . . dent's ' Eldest Daughter Becomes Mrs, Nicholas Ijongworfh, Taking ,- Ker Place In the Memories of Use i .'Mansion as Its Twelfth. " Bride . Assemblage of 1,000 Guests Was ' , r Brilliant In the Extreme, Washing , , ton High .Officialdom and JMplo , matk) Corps, and Floral Decora " tlohs Were Marvelous Bridal Dress ta CreaUon of Heavy . White Satin, y - Point Lace, Chiffon, Tulle and SH "fc ve Braid Buffet Dinner . Follows ; v Ceremony and Young Conple Steal , Awajr to Washington Suburb at 4 , , jO'CIOCfc, '--'C:'' ' -Washington, Feb. 17. In the beaut ful white and fold East, Boom of the White House, a fw minutes after " noon to-day, the venerable Rt. Rev. I Henrv Y. aatterlee. Bishop of Wash- ' Ington, of the Protestant EplseopaU Chtirch.'r pronounced the fateful woras V nrkUli ..nit w4 In .MBKlHaM A HA T ,P niuvu . u , ... , . . t, Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the Pres- las Longworth, the Representative In t Congress from the first district of Ohio. ' The ceremony, the simple, beautiful - and lmoresslve rtasr service ot the Episcopal Church, was attended wit all the splendor of a grand official func tion-and with all the devotional Deauty . of a cathedral service. It -was witnessed by one of the most brilliant and dls ; . tlngutshed assemblages ever gathered In the White House, by far the largest company which ever graced the k.x , ecutive Mansion on a similar occa sion - . Shortly after 4 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs Long worth left the White House by the south entrance, thereby avoiding a large and curious throng which had assembled In front of the mansion. : Alone they entered a large auto and were driven rapidly away. They went, 1 Is understood but not dls- . closed authoritatively, to the country home of John R. McLean, "Friend ship," a few miles from the heart, of Washington, on the Tenaiiytown road A photograph of the bride In her - wedding gown was taken before her departure from the White House. A noln nf a hnnitro1 dr nf romftn tic White House history bung 'over the bridal couple. Miss Roosevelt was the twelfth bride, according to accep ted authorities, to plight ,her troth -within its classic walls and the identi cal snot where she to-day Joined hands with the husband ot her -choice "for better, for worse." . is hallowed in tne memory of another White House bride, beloved "Nellie" Grant, who 32 years ago,ea.that BamesjKj. be&ame. the wife, o& EJttgHsnman, Algernon ' C F. Sarteria, Tender, Indeed, must have been the recollections of Mrs, Sartoris of that day. now long ago. for ahe, was one of the witnesses of Miss Roosevelt's wedding. AN IMPOSING -FUNCTION. ' It had been the desire not only of Miss, Roosevelt, who was most concern' ed. but of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt that the wedding to-day should be celebrated In a manner com . paratlvely ' quiet, that it should be a . family affair. This desire. It shortly ' was disclosed, could ' not be gratified. As It finally developed, the wedding was the most imposing function that ever took place in the White House, The thousand guests bidden to the ceremony, began to arrive shortly af ter 11 o'clock. They entered by the . east terrace and passed up the: main r staircase directly to the historic East Room. Beautiful at all times, the fa- -nous room to-day was exquisite in Its - Classic splendor. It had been intended to light the magnificent East Room with hundreds " of softly shsded electric lamps of the. great crystal chandeliers, but, while artificial lights were .utilised through out the remainder of the White House, It was determined to flood the mar riage scene with sunlight. It was a beautiful conceit, founded upon the pretty proverb, 'Happy , Is the bride the sun shines on." No lovelier day Jn winter, ever dawned. The air was as balmy, almost, as in spring. ' No more ausplcous day for a wedding could have been Imagined. -The floral decorations were more elaborate than any heretofore have been in President Roosevelt's admlnls- ' ' tration. While unnecessary space in the great apartment was not taken up : with decorations, as every inch of it J ' ' ' --i was neeaea-to-accomooate-tne guests, 1 wo nogs vasea oi rare aeaign each filled with Easter llllles and ferns, oc- j cupled each of the mantels, and v two handsome tables, one each at the north t - and south ends of the room, bore jar din ieres-ot flowering rhododendrons. . -At .the great center windows, dl- . Tftctly opposite the main entrance of .the. room and overlookng the east ter- race, a superb floral bower had been contrived with exquisite skill and ar tistic taste. A seml-clrcular platform, twelve inches high, - was constructed -before the windows. On this the cere mony took place, so that all In the room had practically an unobstructed , view' ot It The platform was carpeted in green, oi nanasome uesign, ana over the carpet with artistic careless x itess. lay an elegant ' oriental mar. designed .in curious and Intricate fir- ,res in colors, red predominated. ib3anked back of the Dlatform and next Ytr-Kta the windows were palms, selected ,? mi nw .raui u.u cwseness oi tneir Jcaves. This group - of palms - was fringed at the base jwlth astllbe Japon- lea. Forming a,. hACkcrnnnrl Urnm ' dracena aandertj.of green . and white , and gorgeous Easter Jillles., Above the piauorm- mere woi a. garlanding of 1 green house smllax- and asparagus, i with scores of the loveliest bride roses nestling in the green. The effect of - the, whole was exquisitely beautiful . ' A "WEALTH FLOWERS. While the' decorations . In the other rooms on- the main floor of the White House, were beautiful they were- less , elaborate than those in the East Room. . The vases in tha i. Green Room were filled with enchantress ; carnations of v delicate pink and -fern . frondsr' The v lilue Room : vases- bora Easter lilies. Uh tenr and asparagus fronds; while ,i, two great rases- at each end .of the f mantet were filled' Tlth.' Easter, llllles and white roses. In the window re ;; cesses v small : palms and flowering jolant were disposed effectively, m - the Red Room, to harmonise with the color scheme of the apartments the ' V"'' .'contained jacqueminot ron?n in (Continued 1 oo . Page Ten.); befobe,;,mwbdyV SAIiS JUSTICE PECKHAM .URGES SUIT FormeV President of ilutual' Life t Should Not bo "Allowed to Follow , Other Insurance Wrong-Doers , Into Exile -Without -- Commencement of ' Action Against Him - for Money -Wronelv Obtained, tsaiw Eminent Former Trustee Letter Written to J: Investigating Committee President - leabody. States That Matter will be Properly r Dealt With. fW Torlc-Feb. 17.-The recommen datlon that a suit be instituted against IRichard Ai McCurdy, former presi dent of the Mutual Life Insurance, Company, Is made In a letter written by United States Supreme Justice Ru fus W. Peckham to the special inves tigating committee of the Mutual, and made public to-day, The letter states that the suit should be brought be fore Mr. McCurdy leaves this country for Europe, as Is his " reported Inten tion, and Its object should be to re cover money which Mr McCurdy may owe the company. In making this letter public Charles A. Peabody, president of the Mutual, s-ava out a letter of his own in which he said that he does not think Jus tice Peckham will have any reason to find fault with the action of the com nany relative to the matter to which he refers. The fee K nam letter is to Mr. Peabody by Wm. H. Truesdale, the chairman ot the Mutual's special investigating committee, to whom it was originally written. Justic Peck ham was formerly a trustee of the Mu tual Life Insurance Company. His letter, dated at Washington, February 12, is as follows: "I see that it is publicly stated that Mr. McCurdy is preparing to leave for Europe to remain indefinitely and I think It would be an Inexcusable mis take for the Mutual Life Insurance Company to permit him to leave the country without the commencement or an action against him In the name of the company to recover the money he owes It. "The Attorney General might prop erly find fault. that the company was not- Itself doing Its utmost to reach the money wrongfully obtained by Mr. McCurdy, the chief delinquent In the case. I take the greatest Interest In the matter and I feel as If an action ought to be commenced before the de parture of Mr. McCurdy for Europe MURDER TRIAL ON. F. M. Stevens Arraigned In Buncombe Court Only Nine Jurors Secured and Adjournment is Taken Till Monday. Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, Feb. 17. The Stevens mur der trial Is on. Francis M. Stevens, charged with killing Caleb Lee, a ne gro, was arraigned In Superior Court this morning, Mr. Stevens was carried to the bar and arraigned In the usual (.manner. He was calm, -roe maict- ment was read by Solicitor Brown. "How do you plead; guilty or not guilty?" asked the solicitor. "Not guilty-" came the bold reply. The for nrifllltiea .thrauga,, ,4ha--State moved continuance until Monday.. There was objection. The State then asked for time to scan the Jury list. This was granted. An hour was set apart for this ' purpose and a recess was taken until 12 O'clock. At noon the work of selecting the Jury was commenced. In 30 minutes the regular panel had been exhausted and only nlne men oc cupied seats in the Jury box. Solicitor Brown asked that a contlnuatnce be had until Monday morning. The de fense, through Mr. Craig, stated that It desired, if possible, to push right along and not lose the afternoon. It was finally agreed by the counsel for the defense and the prosecution that It would be best to continue the case Until Monday and complete the jury from the regularly drawn Jurors. The nine men selected are: J. B. Garrison, D. H. S nelson, J. L. Alexander, Alfred Hudglns, Charles Williams, J. H. Hol- combe, A. Teague, W. H. Peake and M. L. Creasman. The case will be called again with the opening of court Monday morning. , BURNED TO DEATH. Young Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Everett, of Rockingham, Victim of Terrible Accident. Special to The' Observer. Rock! n ham, Feb. 17. Our community Is In deep sorrow as the result of a (distressing accident "to young Wal ter Payne Everett... the 8-year-old son of Mr: and Mrs. W. N. Everett, which resulted In his death list night. While dressing yesterday morning his cloth, ing was drawn into the open fireplace by the draft and his body was serious ly burned before the flames could be extinguished and the burning gar ment removed. The pathetic death w Litis i vie vuy uan iuui:uau nil lirztxl la .1 II., I. V , ..V.., It I and thebeTeaved family have the sym- pathy of their entire acquaintance. FUNERAL OF MR. JEFFRIES. Remains of Gaffney Banker Will be , Laid to Rest To-Day. Special to The Observer. Gaffney, S. C, Feb. 17. The funeral of Hon. William Jeffries, who died Just on the edge of the city yesterday wHlle driving here, will take place tomor row. His remains were brought to the home ot his daughter. Mrs J. X. Goude lock, in Gaffney. Mr. Jeffries was a prominent man in business affairs of this eity, being director of both banks, and several ether corporations In Gaffney.- The doors of the Cherokee Drug Company, of which Dr. C. A. Jeffries, a son of the deceased, was president, and both the National and Merchants Planters Banks of this city, bore crepe and were closed to day through, deference to him. ; . - nijii i- i i I..' ; i ' . MR, RETELL'S FUNERAL. Sorrier Over Remains of AshevJlle Man Killed In Collapse of Building. Special to The Observer.. - Asnevnie, eo. n-'tne runerai aer-ito vices over the remains of - Thomas J. Revell, who met Instant death yester day . afternoon in ' the collapse of a Central avenue building, were conduct ed from the First .Baptist churcht this afternoon at ! o'clock, the pastor, Rev. William Lunsford, D, D., officiating Mr. Revell was a member of the First Baptist church, and for. years teacher of a Sunday school yc'.aes In that church. . The - pall ; bearers this after noon v were taken from ' the . leaching corps s follows; W C.i McConnelL JV M Stoner; J. J.t Brltt, F, R.: Mcln tyre, M, Campbell and Urn Hamrlck. " Senator Tillman on ihe Mend): "Washington,- Feb. 1?. Senator. 'Till man was somewhat Improved to-day and received ' a number of calers In Is apartment.,. It was stated at his hotel that he expects to be able to take a short walk to-morrow. i 11 ft BTIFXY ROT GUILTY JURlf CROSSES JUDGE IN VERDICT Immediately After Rowan Jury Ren tiered Verdict Acquitting Slayer of luglneer McConneU Judge Peebles Isues Bench Warrant Charging , Carrying Concealed i Weapons 111 , ness of Charles Carruthers Neocesl tatea Postponement of Secret As , sault Case Grand Jury Condemns . County Jail as Dangerous to Life and Calls for a New One Salts- bury News Notes. Special to The Observer. - . Salisbury. Feb, 17 The criminal docket- of Rowan- county : Superior Court was cleared this afternoon, con trary to the expectation ot everybody. This came about by force of circum stances that were unforeseen. Charles; carruthers, one of the boys who took part In the assault that almost cost Walter Crump his life, was too sick to come to trial and the case for se cret -assault was continued until the May term of court. Crawford Ben nett, Esq., who made so splendid a defense for old man Sam Carruthers on a charge of perjury yesterday, made a motion this morning to set aside the verdict of guilty, the ground being Insufficiency of evidence. Judge Council was evidently - Impressed much with the case and the way. Mr. Bennett conducted it. The Justice of the verdict was a matter of doubt, though few people could have seen their way clearer than those who tried the case. Judge Council said that, while he had some doubt as to the guilt of Carruthers, there was not enough In his mind to warrant setting aside the verdict pf the Jury and he preferred to let It go to the Supreme court. He gave Carruthers the mini mum sentence, four months, and al lowed him to put up an appearance bond of 1200. But he is still In Jail MURDER CASE CONTINUED. The Kenneth McCormlck case was alao continued. He Is under Indict ment for murder, having killed last summer his friend, John Faulconer, of Spencer. The thing was regarded as an accident, although evidence has been developed showing criminal recklessness. These two cases 'would have consumed probably two days. One of the most interesting mat ters was the State against 11. E. Ruf ty for the slaying of John M. Mc ConneU, the engineer, at Spencer, in tne fall. Judge Peebles trietl him and the Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Jury entirely ignored the Judge, whose charge was that the State evidence made manslaughter tne least degree of guilt and the de fense s testimony nothing less than murder In the second degree. When the unexpected verdict was returned. juugo reeDies issued instantly a bench warrant for Ruftv and nut him under a $500 bond for carrying concealed weapons. Ruf ty s case came up this morning for discussion, and Mr. Theo. F. Klutu, addressing the court, said he hoped the matter would be nol prossed, that the trial judge had been displeased with the verdict and there was no real testi mony that Rufty had -ever concealed a weapon that he had carried. Judge Council's professional devotion would not allow him to dismiss the action at this court but promised to do so if no evidence was offered to make the Investigation. He said he thought the bond unreasonable and lowered It to IffiO. Judge Council has made a great Im pression upon the bar and laity, not only as an able exponent of the law, but as on honest man, of tender sympathy for the hardened and way ward men whom he meets. He has never had a more popular predecessor and he seems to deserve even more. , The small court has made the larg est road force the county has yet bad. The convicted ones were sent out this morning to the camp and will begin doing time to-day. Count" Commis sioner P. A. Hartman this morning said that the board has decided to divide the squad of 75 men into two camps. This being done, the work otj the roads will be divided and pushed rapidly. THE JAIL DANGEROUS. The grand Jury was discharged yes terday with the thanks or the court and Ufe report of the county's condi tion was rather out of the ordinary. It commended the courfty home su perintendent and the various officers about the court house being especially enthusiastic over the register's and clerk's. The county chain gang was -- ..uwu, IIIMIUQIB MO ng well-clothed, fed and treated.' But it knoced the JaH hard, harder than the 1902 lynchers pounded it when they went after the brute ne gro murderers. Here Is what It says In part: "We examined the Jail care fully and find It to be a dangerous place to the lives of Uiom confined therein and our reason for this state ment Is as follows: The lower end of the staircase Is at the kitchen door in which Is a large range with hn perfect fli Connections on the second floor, the neater for warming the jail is in a room with imperfect flue connec tion and Is liable, In our opinion, to cause fire at any time. In case of fire, the narrow staircase and the possibility of Its being cut off by be ing In close contact with the kitchen door and, together with the fact that the Jail is lined with wood ceiling and very.dry, makes l.t to us a lira trap and very dangerous to- the lives of those confined therein and expensive to the county, should lives be de stroyed by being confined in such a hazardous place. As good cltlsens, with a desire first to protect life and then the county against damage, we do hereby condemn the present Jan and respeutfoly ask that same be re placed with a new one without de lay." The report also raps the care leas disposal of garbage as dangerous neaun ana airect tne attention of i the city and county boards to it Rowan .county will laugh if the- old. Ugly,-Jail is replaced with one better. , . C. Mills whose arrest, prelimi nary - hearing and conviction by- the Jury were compassed within 24 hours; was- this morning re-sentenced by Judge Council, v To hit term of tlx month on . the. road, was added an other like period, , The reason of this change was the .fact that Mills has bten the confrere of a crowd of young fellows who have become notortou and ha la regarded a a crook of long standing. It is the opinion of officers that, he had to do with the recent robbery of D.'-V, J. Peeler hotiM and that he is hardened." k Neverthe lees, judge council promised remis sion of a few, months If the young fellow turns out better and' it oecomes known that this is hi first offense. YOUNG GIBl SHOOTS A MAN SUSIE HANNQN KILLS FLAGMAN The Youngest Daughter of tlio Notori ous iave liannon snot n. StacK ' at Concord Last Night and Killed Him on the Spot He Wan Trying to Ghet In the House at the Time , The Girl Is hot IS Years of Age, but ;. Is Old In Immorality. Susie HanhonV; the 13 -year-old daughter ot tha notorious Dave Han non, shot and killed Mr. H. G. Stack, a flagman on the Southern Railway, at her father'shome In Concord, last night at 10 O'clock. The story that came -to Charlotte was to this effect: that Stack and a young fellow Rltch had been to see the Hannon girls earlier In the night and had gone away. ' Stack had left his muffler In SSusle's room, and returned to get it, but the girls, having other company, would not let them In. Stack Insist ed, but In vain. He went to the win dow of Suite's room r-nd knocked. The girl" tOldv him "that If he did not go away she would kill him. Stack persisted and. was shot dead In his tracks, his friend Ritch caught him as he fell. The Hannons, father and daughters, were arrested and locked up. They will have a hearing this morning. Every officer Of the law In this city knows Dave Hannon and his girls. Lela and Susie. Old Man Hannon bears the name Of being the sorriest white man ever in Charlotte. He has made It a business to let out his girls for Immoral purposes, and, long before Susie discarded short dresses, she was a confirmed veteran In deeds of shame. She is nothing but a child. The girls were sentjto rescue homes bnt to no purpose." The father Is held responsible.' for their degraded and disgraceful lives. Is about as sorry as ever lived. The Hannons went to Concord some time ago. Stack was a Birmingham, Ala., man. . ANTI-RACING LAW KILLED. Tennessee Supreme Court Hold Measure Unconstitutional and Usual Spring Meetings Will be Hold. Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 17 The Su preme Court to-day declared the Rico Lighton anti-race track betting bill unconstitutional. If there are no In tervening steps by persons favoriyj the bill the decision means that horse racing will be resumed In Tennessee this spring. The Rlce-Llgon bill was passed at the last session og the Leg islature. . . TTK 1- y , Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17. iocai rac-l o-,OTl,r .in,H the decision bf the Supreme Court de-1 clarlng the antl-raclng act unconstl tutlonal. Secretary McFarlane, of the Memphis Jockey Club, announced that the usual spring meeting will be held here. The secretary stated that the Tennessee derby, the Oaks, Montgom ery handicap and Peabody handicap have all been liberally subscribed to. Many stables are wintering here and will take part In the spring meeting. FEMALE INSTITUTE BURNED. Cliatham Episcopal School, at Clint ham, Ya., is Destroyed With $35. 000 Loss Over Half of Student Lose All Their Personal Belongings. Danville, Va., Feb.,17. The Chatham Eplscttal Institute was destroyed lis fire to-night, entailing a loss of about $25,000, partially covered by Insurance. tendent says that these conditions are The building was a three-story frame , due to the fact that he has not suffl structure, located on the suburbs of ! dent help to do the work, and we Chatham. Fire broke out in one of i (commend that the county commls the rooms at about 10 o'clock, and the Hioners Investigate the matter, and. If lack of fire protection caused the ' tn.v flrtH than nhrtvn rlnlm lu ttliA. wa flames to pread rapidly. About a nun- ctred girl -students, who were on the lower floor of theetaoAnrdluetaoinnll : I-. lAn, . , lower noor in evening dress, escaped escapp( witn tneir lives, tds personal prop erty of over half of the students, and ail of the furnishings of tho building' were destroyed. Rev. C. O. Pruden is 8t the head of the Institution, which is run under the auspices of the Enis- copal Church. Provision for the vounjr ' ladles was made In the homes of pit-1 vate families in Chatham and vicinity. NO CONGRATULATIONS. Bill Introduced in South f Ji rf til Inn House to Extend Best Wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Longwortb Squelched New Board of Pardons. Observer Bureau, 1209 Main street. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 17. Representative. W. W. Bruce Intro duced a resolution In the House this afternooon extending the best wishes of the Legislature to Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. The resolution was promptly qurlched. It did not reach a vote. Its Introduction was expunged from the records. Governor Heyward, to-night appoint ed the new board of pardons according to the act he approved to-day. The new board takes cbirge of pardon pe titions in 20 days. The appointees are R. W. Shand, of Columbia; Wilson O. Harvey, Charleston, and R. May Cleveland, Greenville. Cambridge Defeats Oxford In Foot tmll Match. London, Feb. 17. Cambridge defeat ed Oxford to-day by three goals to one In the annual Association foot .ball match, which was played at the Queen's Club here. Out of S3 matches, Cambridge has won 17 und Oxford 15. The other match was drawn. THE WEATHER. Wnshlngon. Feb. 17. Forecast for Sunday nnd Monday: North Carolina, partly eloudy and warmer Sunday, - rain In ;. western portion:. Monday partly cloudy, light to fresh east lnds. Four of his new associates have been ordered to move out or go to Jail for vagrancy. . A dance, perfectly delightful In ev ery 'phase, was given last night to Mist Emma Lewis Speight, of Greens bf,ro, and to Misses Ola and Fay Brown, of Concord. It was the lar gest mid-winter affair of some years a'id being the ante-Lenten windup, whs more enjoyed than any .of the great dance's of Christmas-tide. Twen ty couples, half as many stags, chap erons galore and rag time music made a. most enchanting and lively spectacle.. The Big Four Band played as the couples danced, , Miss Catherine Cartmell, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. T! O. WlUlamsv f or several months, re- . . . . . . - a i.mm. i.. . . i , , 'i . vurueu. v uviii tit ; sibubvjhv inis momln-r. - - . 1 ' The Atlanta News, of a recent date, gives . mention of Miss Kathleen Jilutu' popularity-In. Atlanta, -where she Is the. guest Of Miss Adelaide Al len, ' Miss Allen Is a fleorgta beauty who attracted fine comment from the President on his recent Southern tour A SENSATIONAL BEP0RT GRAND JURY FINDS NEGLIGENCE Inspected County Jail and Found It Overcrowded and Infested With ' Lice The Magnificent County Home, Erected Two Years Ago at a Cost of $35,000, Now In an Un sanitary Condition Keeper Hol V ton's Defense Home for the Color ed Too Small and In Bad lialr Someone Remiss In Their Duties. The -grand jury of the Mecklenburg Superior Court yesterday finished Its work for the present term and sub mitted to Judge Henry R. Bryan a report tb.at was rather , sensational. The report stated that the Jail was over-crowded and Infested with lice and that, the prisoners complained of not having enough blankets and hav ing to sleep on the floor. The most surprising paragraph of the document was that which stated that the hand some new county home was In an un sanitary condition and that the in mates complain of having too little Heat. The condition's were even worse at the colored home, where the build ing was too small and out of repair. The report would Indicate that some official, or set of officials, are badly remiss In their duties and are guilty of gross carelessness, at leat, for the disgraceful conditions" that exist. In detail the report of the grand Jury, of which Mr. W. J. Chambers la foreman, stated the following: It examined 162 bills of Indictment, returning 147 true bills, 15 not true bills and continuing eight cases for further evidence. The Jury Inspected the court house and found it in good condition ex cept for some needed repairs In the basement. The convict camps were visited and found to be in good con dition, the prisoners being well fed and well kept and the stoc in good condition. COUNTY JAIL. "We have visited and inspected the county jail," read the report, "and wo do not find It In a satisfactory con dition." Attention was called to some leaks, the falling of some plaster in two rooms, the need of a cover over the entrance to the kitchen and then continued as follows: "We find that there Is not sufficient room In tne Jail for the accommodation of tho pris oners; They are very much crowded and many of them' are Infected with lice; they complain of not having suf- j 11 IfllL J1CCLI 111 Ills 1U1IUI11 ' H OWino , .w . ., "i wiern say mm nicy uu uui novo blankets and are compelled to sleep on the hard cement floor. We think It necessary that steps be taken to reme dy the defects in the jail, as above stated. "We find the fence and grounds around the Jail In a dilapidated con dition and we urge the county com missioners to seethat these lmprove ments be made without further de- Uay." THE COUNTT HOME. The' report stated that the, county, home was visited and inspected and was found in a "fairly" satisfactory condition. "Inmates claim that the building Is not sufficiently heated for comfort In cold weather. We also find that the building Is not kept In a sanitary condition. The superln- ., 011i,i recommend that they nrovldo Kunlcient help to keep the home In a . .-;., i.i.. .. KOUU MIU EKtLinLClUltJI y I.UUUIUUII. , . , The home for the colored people was found In even worse condition. The report stated that the building wiis not largo enough to accomodate the number of Inmates and that it Is In bad repair. It recommended that something be done immediately to re llcve the nresent conditions. SURPRISED AT THEj REPQRT. The people of Mecklebburg county will be surprised to loam of the dit Ions existing at these Institutions, especially at the county home. The magnificent county home was com pleted less tha ntwo years ago at a cost of nearly $25,000 and Is one of the best equipped and finest Institu tions of Its kind In the South. Some one s to blame for the existing con ditions Keeper Holton said he has not sufficient help to keep the build ing even in a sanitary condition, iu a condition not Injurious to health. There are about 70 Inmates and tho monthly expenses range between $300 and $400. ' The conditions at the jail are not less disgraceful. The health of many ot the prlsonersTias been lnJuredTby the crowded conditions and the phgue of lice. There are big leaks in tAjroof and'tho fence and grounds atefln sv 'dilapidated,' condition. A reporter.' was talking with Deputy Sheriff and Jailor E. O. Johnston, an efficient officer by the way, nnd Mr. Johnston said: "The Jail Is too small, There Is room enough in the depart ments for white men and white wo men, for there are few of them, but the departments for both sexes of negroes are sadly over-crowded. I had 75 negroes In cells that comfort ably accomodate few more than 40. The women, In their department, were almost as crowded as the men. "Two months ago there was not a louse In the Jail. Two prisoners Sught them and after the pests e got started there was no way to clsan them out until the jail Is emp ty." , - - Judge Bryan referred the report of the grand Jury to the board of cotmty commissioners, who wlll-recelve-lt at their next meeting. The samo grand jury will serve until June end It was Instructed by the judge to keep tab on the Improvements recommended. TREASURER $5,000 SHORT. Employe of Bessemer, Ala.. Noil Pipe it Company Disappears and Revela tion FollOW, " ; " . ; Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 17. Audi tors : working , on V. the ;. books of i the Bessemer Soil Pipe Cdmpany, at Bes emery, announce to-night that there Is a shortage of at least 95,000 in. the book of Secretary-Treasurer Q.; U Van Trump, of the. company. , Mr, Van. Trump waa reeenWy elected an alderman of Bessemer. , He disap peared from- the city last Tuesday. He came to BeBssemer from Penn sylvania and Is prominently connected In Ohio and Kentucky. , -The Bessemer Sol! ' Ftps Company IS the property of N. O. Nelson, of 13V Louis. TO fROSECPTE ALDERMEN EDITOR MARSHALL ON WAR PATH Editor W. F. Marshall, o Tlie GSs tonla Gazette, Retains Attorneys and WIU Indict Members of Town Council, Alleging Unfitness for Of fice, Injustice, Oppression and Vio lating Law With Impnnlty Charges That First National Bank Has Charged City .Usurious totercst on Loans Statements by Both Sides Announcement Causes Unusual Stir and Interesting Developments J Are Expected, Special to The Observer. Gastonla, Feb. 17. An unusual stir was'created In Gastonla late this af ternoon when It became known that Mr. W. F. Marshall, editor of The Gas tonla Gazette, had retained as counsel Judge Armlsted Burwell and Mr. E. T. Cansler, of Charlotte, for the prosecu tion of charges against the board of alderman of the town ,of Gastonla. The Charges made by Mr. Marshall seemed to be the common topic of con versation on the streets. In the drug stores and elsewhere, where crowds had gathered. In fact, such a stir was created that The Observer correspon dent set to work to learn the truth ( from both sides. An Interview was first sought with Mr. I L. Jenkins, a member of the board. He was found in his office at the First National Bank. With Mr. Jenkins was Mayor J. K. Dixon, Editor i Hugh Long, of The Gastonla News; Mr. J. H. Separk and Mr. J. P. Beid. Mr. Jenkins was In a joyful mood and greeted The Observer correspondent in a very Rgreeable manner and made no objection to an Interview. The fol lowing questions were put directly to both Mr. Jenkins and Mayor Dixon: MR. JENKINS DENIES CHARGES "Is it true, as charged, that the town of Gastonla Is paying 8 per cent, for monev borrowed'.'" "No." "Is it true that the town was aret tlng money for 6 per cent, before It began dealing with the First National Bank?" Mr. Jenkins, "No, nothing of It." Mayor lVxon, "Never heard of It." "Are you going to fight the case?" "Don't know." "Did you know that the charges were going to be made'."' "No." "Has the board of aldermen retain ed counsel?'' "No." Mr. Jenkins stated that the town of Gastonla cutne to the First National Bank voluntarily, four years ago. for money, two years before Mr. Jenkins became a member of the board of al dermen, and that the town was now getting money for 6 per cent. EDITOR MARSHALL'S SIDE. At the close of his night's work, Mr. Marshall was Interviewed In his office. "Is It true that you propose to bring suit against members of the board of aldermen?" was asked. "It Is." he replied, "and I have re tained counsel for that purpose." "Upon what charges?" ALLEGES INJUSTICE AND OP PRESSION. "Upon charges which, in . my Judg ement., affect the fitness of the members concerned for the position they hold. The board, as a whole, has not merited the confidence of the public. To begin with, It habitually excludes news paper men from Its sessions. In mat ters where It had no discretion, it has acted contrary to law. When It has discretion, tbe board has used it with partiality. ' oppression and Injustice. Laws which went Into effect the first of last July have been violated with impunity. In conducting the town's affulrs, members of the board have violated the law repeatedly, as I have found ly actual . Investigation. For these offenses I shall hold them to ac count In thu courts of the land, In the hope that It may turn out to the pub lic food." "Something has been said about the bank charging the town usury on Its loans. Is this true?" CHARGED USURIOUS INTEREST. ''Yes, the First National Bank charged the town 8 per cent, on $5,000 or $6,000 right-along, year after year, contrary to the State and Federal statutes on usury. For one or two years qui'lng nil 1UW) the uiesldent of His bank was a member of the board of aldermen. It Is unlawful for a member of the board to lend the town monev even at per cent., which Is the rate now obtaining, I understand." "When and why was tho charge made to 6 per cent.?" "About a year ago the rate became 8 per cent. I don't know Just why the more favorable rnte was given but have an Idea. At a mass meeting of the cltl sens of the town before the board last February there was some opposition to tho proposed expenditure of one or two thousand dollars on the streets. One objection was that the treasury was depleted and the town was paying a usurious rate on a debt of about $6,000, I'reslflenT Jenkins Sat on the board that night and made no de murrer. Next day ho announced that his bank was not then charging more than 6 per cent; hod not charged more than 6 per cent, since the first of January, and would not charge more In the future. The treasurer of the board did not himself know these things until that day." " "What will honour line. of procedure In tha courts?" "Togo will let the Russians find that out in good time," was Mr. Marshall's suggestive answer as he reached for nis nai ana overcoat ana called "good night', to the boys. 5 A Cfaatonla gentleman In the city last nlht made some interesting state ments in regard to the action taken by Editor Marshall against the city coun cil of his town, which, he says, Is the absorbing topic of conversation there at the present time. Editor 'Marshal! It seems, recently, had a bout with the council over an application for a building permit which was refused him. The facte In the case are these; Along with 0-odd towns In the State. Gastonla came under the new fire law, enacted by the Legislature, which went Into effect July 1. This law take out of the hands of the town councils tbe regulating of fire proof building but doc not define the fire limits, this being left to the several boards of al dermen. Against Editor - Marshall's protest. It is stated, the' council re arranged the fire limits so as, to ren der it Impossible for him to erect a sheet Iron building,-on which the Ststa places ' a ban, , Notwithstanding thl the fire limits were again so arranged aa to permit another man In the same block to i rect non-flre y proof butldm.ifi It laaJso -stated as i4 fact, that, since the new--fire law went Into effect, still another man has built, within the lire limits, wooden build ing and ie unmolested. Editor-. Mar shall charges tnat the fire limits have been changed about once every two months since July 1st. He alao con tends that the -place where he wishes I M L VU.lll. V . .1 IUI7 ' AJICfclll : uumiifijia I part ot town and that he is being sua- HOLTON IS' JKMFEBKjOT BLACKBURN FILES ' CHARGES ' 1. S,M', District Xttnmtnr nahau His Nomination, but Appear Not to Care Mr. Blackburn AUeges That While Mr. Holton Was Active1' ly Engaged In Prosecuting Otliera- for Small Offenses He Failed tov;'-' Keep His Own Vouchers Straight -Congressman's Effort to v Draw " Fangs of Hl Enemies To Close ''' Wadesboro Postofflce Matter at"'' Once. ii'S;- BT W. A. lULDEBRAND. Observer Bureau, ' H17 G street N. V Washington. Feb. XT. . District Attorney Holton arrived " here thla morning. He spent consider-. able time at the Department of Justice , , ana later went out to Highlands, where, i he was In conference for some time'' with Senator Simmons, who is urging if the Judiciary committee to confirm Mr." Holton's nomination. Mr. Holton de-'- x dined to make any statement and. .1 whether assumed for the occasion or not, his demeanor was that of lndlffer-' J ence toward the movements of those'-: seeking to embarrass him. Mr. Holton' Jfe "' nii expect 10 remain over', s until Xfrkiirl'jtr ,.,h.n . ... .-j , ,,.. 1, ,ii3 " will, It is assumed, take some action on ' the request, of Mr. Blackburn for hold-up. While the district attornevtW was with his friends at the DeoartVil iimm ma enemies were exceedingly ac- ' ' tlve on the outside. Mr. Blackburn went to the capltol early, although 3 Congress did not meet to-day, and flledr&i additional paipers In the case. An at- temp will be made to show that, while.?; the district attorney, wfth the aid of i a special rekiy of detectives and In- ' spectors. was spending thousands oj dollars to convlce a few revenue oftV cers of sending in false vouchers In r- volvlng, usually, about 30 cents he fall ' ed to keep his own vouchers straight ?: It was stated to-night that Rktckburn ' would go before the committee himself ' Monday for the purpose of explaining.. .... ..-a.,,, i,,- niuicil CMlVICttllUllII. EFFORT TO DRAW FANGS OF HIS. ENEMIES. There is no doubt that the Republican) Congressman Is now engaged In e, su- preme enort to araw tne rings of his t, enemies, and his friends assert that he has not only gone up against the Re- publican and Iemocrfttic State organi zation!, but that certain corporate in-", terests have, at times, lent aid and comfort to his allied opponents. In ad dition to the constant and active as-. slstance of Assist ant Attorney General , ' Ftnlb. Mr. H. S. Anderson arrived to- 1 day and supplemented the charges that .y have already been filled with some documents of his own. NATIONAL I'DMTII'S IN THHJ FIGHT. The assertion that has been made1 that some national politics is being played around this contest, and that'.'' the friends of prominent party men, " regarded as "presidential possibilities," are Interested, as the result of the' fight between the two factions will show In which direction they must turn In the hunt for delegates to the National con vention. . WADESBORO MATTER TO BE) CLOSED. Secretary Hlthcock has assured Rep resentative Page that some action will be taken with respect to the Wades-V boro postofflce ot once. It Is at this point that the Republican organization has been embarrassed because of a ". scarcity of available postmastershlp ' ; timber. ROSTER OF NORTH CAROLINA'S TROOPS. j' State Auditor Dixon spent most of : to-day at the War Department look ing Into the matter of proposed roster of Confederate troops. General Alns- worth Is inclined to the opinion that It ? will be some time yet before the De- -pa rt men t can complete the roster of North Carolina troops, although the Department Is taking the States In alphabetical order and Is now working.-.: on the Mississippi roster. DESTRUCTIVE FREIGHT WRECK.' Three Cars and Caboose of Atlantic." Coast Line Jo Down 30-Foot Em bankment Flagman's Miraculous : Escape From Death. , , Special to The Observer. Uoldsboro. Feb. 17. A disastrous-;7 freight wreck occurred on the Atlantlo Coast Line road about 100 yards this side of Bowden station last night ' about 9 o'clock. The southbound freight backed nlto the siding at the above place to make way for the - -northbound passenger train and the . failure on the part of some of the -freight crew to change the switch caused the freight to bark off the side ;.; track. Tho rear end of the train tumbled down the embankment, about : ; 80 feet below. Three heavily loaded box cars were piled up In a heap. One' ; of them turned completely upside ' down. In another place was a large -oil tank burled In the sand. To tha rear end of this was the caboose als' ! demolished. The fliigman whs inside the caboose V when It went down and his escape);. -1 from a horrible death Is miraculous."- . He was badly bruised about the head " j! and bfly but was not seriously Injur '- ed. The wrecking train and crew-- ; were telegraphed for at Wllmingtnr '.' and were soon at work on the wreck.: One of the wrecking crew, had hla ' hand badly smashed and was taken,, , back to Wilmington for medical treat ment. ' 1,,'', r A Dance to be Given Wednesday Night, A dance will be given under the supervision of Prof. D. Amatl Rich ardson In the city . hall Wednesday n night. The Richardson Orchestra y will furnish the music. The dancing will begin at 9 and continue until 12. v The following will be enaparonsc -'vv. Mr. and Mrs. IX A. Hurley. Mr. and. Mrs. J. H. Cutter. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. . Steele. Mr. and Mra E. N. Hutchison. Jr.. Mr. and Mra. George W. Graham, . Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. D. H McCullough, Mr and ' Mrs. Julian H. Taliaferro, -, Mr. and Mra Cary W. Butt. Mr. and Mra Brooke Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Lambeth. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Al ston, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Withers.' Mr. and Mrs. Osmond L. Barringciv Miss Lucy Oatea and W. R. Taliaferro. Jected to persecution at the hands cf the councils h , 1 , . "Soma yearn ' ago." continued ; tha gentleman In question, "Editor Mar shall prosecuted the vi Gaston county board of commissioners for failure- t publish: the annuel statement of C i county's finances and won out sin-' - handed and alone, lie is in tne t to stay and Gastonla may expect lively times In. the near future, i Is rumored that the trial ef this will result In some eenaUlonal dev ments." Uugton Superior Court c.vuh i ,. - morrow week, u
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