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, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 PER YEAR. ::i:;CttAmOTTEX:C.; TUj:SlAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20 J906r.;,.; OTvICB FIVE CENTS. J it v . TO INDICT m BLACKBURN? BATTIJ3 ROYAL - APPROACHING , District Attorney lloltort Ha ' Been I , Asked , to Present , Bill Against ' fS-V Congressman Along With Other -J V Pronilnens Men, of the State -at V '", i th Ahnrhtnir Question Many witnesses 'Summoned From Wilkes . .' ". .' jii)nun Avainat Mr. Holton aa t. y - Surety for Mr. UjacitDurn i or w ,( Speoial to The Observer ; -WlnsWSalem. Feb. I9.r-The battle ; ' royal Utween'DJrtrlct Attorney Hoi ' ? i : ton,, of the, western, district of, North Carolina," and, the Indicted revenue or- fleer will possibly culminate In Ahe- , i vllle this wee when a bill of lndlct- vVVnV'WUrvber Wnt againa some of ttt Yrrot ttmm nant men or tne DIUto, ' ' tr-ia atatAd' thai the district attorney ffiAM cilm n ( in a hill ateelnst Congressman E, Spencer Blackburn, of - the'eigntb district for violation of the t,'V same variety" that have, doomed Sena ry tor. Mitchell and Burton.- Whether he ''f will comply with his order, t. a'mat , a ter of .peculation, many believing that V" '.' Blackburn's antagonising, the Senate's - ; confirmation of Holton. reappolnt- went will mak an Indictment .seem - like revenge on Holton'a part, but K , ; there are those who believe Mr, . Hol ton, will carry out hi orders In spite . ' of such criticism. ' JUDGMENT FOR MX AGAINST " - HOLTON. The fight of Blackburn against I Holton" assumed a rather , tnter- ' estlng phaae to-day when . civil Judgment " was . rendered In Forsytn Superior Court against Mr. : Holton aa surety jfor, Blackburn for " $500, money used by . Blackburn in his campaign in the eighth district, Xia- trlet Attorney- Holton left thl. afters-noon for-Asheville, , where court con- . . venes to-morrow. . WHAT DOES IT ALL MEANt .Several prominent men from Wilkes and other Western counties were on the train headed the same way hav ing been subpoenaed. They were Won dering what it all means. Mr. Hol ton was the only one who knew, and he was reticent Asked if he was go Ing to send In a bill of indictment against Congressman Blackburn, he " replied, "If I find he has violated the i law, J. will do my duty, that's all." P ARES THEM TO WORST. o Editor Marshall Throws Down the : Gauntlet to Gastonia City Officials "and Snaps His Fingers In Their sv- Faces.' ., fl., fil' "Special toThe Observer.- .' Oastonia, Feb. M.--Ref erring to the action which Editor W. F. f Marshal), ;of the Gastonia Gazette, has brought , against the city Officials, The Gasette will aay, editorially, to-morrow: ''Al though alone, he (the editor)' serves u notice now to all concerned that the assaults some of them have tMtltuted upon The Oaaette's subscription and . advertising accounts will not swerve film a hair's breadth from hla duty. He IS after officials who ave abused their power and broken the law. If ,. they aro Innocent, they will outrun him to the courts. If guilty, let them coh- Y.tinue, as they have begun, their at- ' tempts to injure, intimidate and de V. etroy. until they ascertain to their satisfaction whether or not his con . acience and sense of public duty are proof against cupidity and fear. He . enapa his Angers in their faces and dares them to their worst at every, possible point of approach." , ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR. - Speaks Before W. C. T. V. at Wllmlng. " v ion on Temperance, Special to The Observer, . 'l.. -j Wilmington. Feb. . 19. Governor Olenn spoke to. an Immense audience f ;..n tha Academy of Music to-night un- (oer tne auspices or tne W. C. T. u. or Wilmington. His subject waa "Tern ws uv sawu a ft v r on iiblbiiisu wilii " i rapt attention:-" e declared himself V ': ! for state prohibition in emphatic terms but fn. doing so said , he would not , 'commit tne Xemoc ratio party to that Vf tissue; that waa a "matter Jtor the con ' vention. Neither would he commit the Anti-saloon League or the Legislature. Those were matters for the oraanlsa - Hons themselves. He made a touching appeal In behalf of temperance and exiaorrea ine people to nigner ideals uiuiib uiio hub. xno ajsunguianea vun , ; tor was introduced by Gaorae Roun i tree. .Esj., who presented the Governor x- as w umington a lavorite orator. -; " . ,l This afternoon the Governor; was en -jtertained at Lunilna on WrUrhtsvllle ii oeacn, an oyster roast having been given In his honor. 'He is a guest wnua in tne citjror Mr. w. B. cooper '4. JUDGE BOYD NAMED. Designated a. Member United - States i ircuit ixmrt or Appeals for May .f l'erm.Part of Whlcli Win be Held i in Asnevlile. .Special to "The Observer. , - Richmond, ,Va,,- Feb. 19. The ,yynuea Mates circuit Court of Ap i peals, having heard all the cases on v. the argument docket, has adjourned .- for the season and the Judges hava f all returned to, their home.. The fol- ; lowing judges have been designed as - members of the court for the May ;s term, isosr Judge Edmund Waddyi, " Jr., of Richmond, and Juda-e, James , i,K. Boyd, of Greensboro. Part of the way wrm win ne neia in Kicnmond r - ija part in Aahevtlle. N. C The term t-1ll begin In Richmond May 1, ISO. and the session in Ashevllle will begin f May. 3L l'sOB. fc ri U - v, f" 1' HOMICIDE, IN ROCKINGHAM.' ' Mr. Sam" Mills .Shoot and Kill. Ne , - gro Cause pf Deed Ndf Known. iV Speoial to The Observer.' , . v.- ReidsvlUe, Feb.-19. Information has .reached here to the effect that Mr. Sam Mills.-an Influential cltlaen re- - . aiding near Huron nine mile north .. of Reldsville, shot and killed a negro , named Whit Mills to-day. : Particulars j,-. of the cause leading up to. the killing have not been received. -Mrvu Mill, is a brother,, of Dr. J. C, Mills, -of Relds- -i .. ' Wllia :,ir a.- . ?,,t.. ;. . k f ,-. i ),.. ,. -.. r, :. . . , , ; Charter for f l,&oo,00Q Mill at Chatta- W - i ,-nooga, . Chattanooga, Teniw. Feb. W.-A char . I ter was filed here to-day for the Jn , corporation "Of the Wachovia Mills, to ' manufacture cotton fabrics. The capi tal stock I. to bs 9i.soo.900.' of which $1,000,000 Is common and 1500,000 pre- ferred. The names attached are those - of Chattanoogans, but Eastern capital I. supposed to be back of the move snent. - " . . , , MM OPENS PABUAMEKX HAND HELD OCT TO IKliL.NO Pageant Waa Rather Less BrllliaUt t Aiian' usuaj uwing to Alisence 01 . Queea " Alexandra . and , - Conrt's , JHonrnlng, but Livellnea . of . Eft suing Debate Left-Nothing to be , IXlred IJoeral - Party ' Policy" as 4', Ootllned 'In Speech .From 'Throne - Brilliantly Attacked ' by Chamber :r taln-Mpparent ' Step Toward Irish Home Rule Fnt ; SeU-Governmeat V, toT Tranavaat.'i.t -- " '.'-. "a Xondon., Feb. 1 .--The pointed ; ret eronca to Ireland con talned King Edward's speech to tha Houses of Parliament to-day.; coupled with the announcement of ' th.-deteminaUo deito. the- position, .n th. protests JllTa Tletttr bTcWof En to grant constitutional i government j against the Utah Senator. The former ginier Stevans. The letter of the Presi- wma, .Transvaal, brought these two questions; immediately to the fore front la the debate . In the House Of Lords and the House of Commons oh the motions on the address' m reply to the speech from the throne. la the former Houae tjhe debate; was al- most perfunctory except where Lord Lansdowne, assuming his new, role of -leader of tha 'opposition In the upper House, pointed ut certain dan- gar. connected with the .1 proposed change, and Incidentally commented on the Algeclra. conference and the situation In Macedonia. warning the ,..,m- tvimHununvt , yuniiiw uiiuniuM arising In the near Eat unless. Great Britain maintained 'a' firm attitude, It was in the House Of Common. that the debate on the "address be came Interesting, when Joseph Cham berlain, In the absence of farmer Premier Balfour, , took the .place .: of tne leaaer of the opposition aad;-in a brilllant-and lengthy apeech attacked (!. omm. . H4 , tne? government ' on anr pomtjv ana the leader of the opposition and -in a especially on Ks Botttn African VMcyritLna 8b0uit be replied to by the Sec- jciv uu vr uuwu fcuv kv111 .rcRBru - !" ?"Z TOlf i1 l W .ef0Im ?I1; promised to give the government several bad quarter-hows. -;y v, k of-c-Krinri -a-v miiu'sviiY itw it..i:..i. jj v,"""""""" Mr: Chamberlain a apaecw ai mm tha fontiiM at 1ut tint Am-r . w-mi., rmMM.m rn ..n. , rv"."".r. tZ ""IT coiens 01 unronwis ioo near wwr his spirited leadership, and his ( brll - ltant thrusts and sarcasms were greet- ed with the heartiest cheer. Premier Campbell-Bannerman's re ply was lengtny ana perfectly gooa- hnmored, the speaker assuming that his position was one of such atrength that he could afford to be generous. The .reference to Ireland -in the King's speech is received with min gled feelings v and Dome . degree of doubt. The Nationalists are nen- commital and decline to-accept as more than a possibility thie; seeming Step toward . home rule,. John Red - mond. who followed Premier Camn - iWRannrma at n nlrnt tnr. r " '..T ... . oowy wnQuaraa vnv uib hsuwiuu- lata would not be satisfied. With any- thing short, of complete self-goverh- nnt, - - ooiqty announcea - inai tne xvanonai- KING EDWARD READS SPEECH. King Edward opened, Parliament with the customary ceremonial. The absence of Queen Alexandra and the mourning - into which the codrt had been thrown by the death of King Christian detracted somewhat ' from the brilliance of the pageant King Edward read the apeech 'from the throne. It contained no surprises. The usual reference to the continu- ance of friendly relation, with foreign powers wae followed by a paragraph rejoicing over the fact that the Rus- Japanese war had been brought to i- . i r. m xiciciTuiK tu lutj luuiuvunii vu Hier-! .t.A vi",-.-iiiA , ' rt i..mH.nv t h hnnri th.f the result of these negotiations may be conductive to the malntenanca of Salt artong ali Tnatlont? ' The speech announced that the Idea of an intermedlata Mas-a for a JZVLi,h5tJm f!rt fc SKJf- SH'ZflS ?? Transvaal had been abandoned and that a new constitution would be drawn up aa expeditiously as possible. The speech closed with a mention of prospective legiialation, An Im portant paragraph. devoted .to Ire land, was a follows: REFERENCE TO IRELAND. "My Ministers have onder consider! I it . iA&'S lf SS5SSff!n!? i fAthtLnLiL1 iroaucing tnorwin means tor assocl- atfnir tha nonnla with tfc. .nw. Irlsh afralraik It la m ttestra that i ij.rj,ir.'"r.r.r"2rr . rr "r.w 1 ,...,.v,-lu..v,BU,, Ml ren- comionaoiy oiled... That-section al ance urn: the ordinary law, should loted for the negroes wa. well repre be carried on. ao far aa exlstln ctr- I jwnted hv mamw. nt ,- cumstance fi spirit regard- ful of the sentiments of the Irish peo-J pie, and r trust, that thta may con-1 duce to the maintenance of tranaull ity and good feeling ; between the different classes of the community." it wa. noticeable,; that the King is still, suffering from the injury to hi. knee, sustained ' while out shooting Nov. 1 last He wanted haltingly. aided by au stick, Hu speech was i i.eir.iuuiui -swijfwne m tne i House - despite occasional husktness. J AT LEAST 13 MINERS KILIED. Fatal Explosion ofsltB Jn Colorado i... .IT f"r" "noie ior i t Bine. Around..' v " , " ' I WalsenbuVa. Col.. ITfefc ' 19 An v I Slosion this morning -in the, Victor Fuel omoanys Maltland m m caused . th I death of at least thirteen 1 miners, and perhaps -sixteen. .Seven bodies have been - recovered. . . i , Shortly, beforj' o'clock there was an wSwn.sftbihs,,,nshiif $.tPmaai tWrhoregrnMeW? S Soon afterward a mant ran out and re- ported - that the -mine Was on fire. The pjpiuwun iBii 01 roca rrom f IJTJS1' Jld intt "L'JL eJ?.ftre? NEW RAILROAD. FOR ALABAMA. m , , . j I papers - of Tncorporatloa Filed for j Company Proposing to Bnlld From 1 5 Montgomeryr- Ala. ' JTeb, ,W.---PaMrB 1 HA.-uakfAea-': mrl. ai.J 1 secretary or state to-day by lanta & St. Andrew's Bay , Railway 1 Company.' ' , .'TV. The company certifies to Jt. inten- I tlon to". build a line of railway from!' Opellka through the counties of Bus- ell, Barbour, Henry' and Houston, in . --son ana ,washing-l ton counties In Florida, to Panama CTh.X&k't A.nflw'B Bar tVXp"l.it?e'?Ltii? cSimpAny I 13001 MM Tha. been nald ",ww' ijp,uw pas peen paid la. . I 'wrH tuts Xr board of director-t Messr.. The explosion waa eWuaed by ga. set J.' . ,nJl' fi P- Hackney, B. s. off by open lamps a4 the deaths were Vais' Porter.. Rr W.. Miller. J. caused ny gases.' - . . ai von, n. c Loner., E. w '! M Ill' I SENAT0KS ON 3MOOT.jOA8E I TtVO DEFINE THEIR POSITION8 f In "Presenting Petitions Against tJtah . Senator Mr. Perkins Says Personal Attribute of Accused and Not Uis .Religious Views .-Are Important, While Mr; Patterson Declares con w Btitntlonal Questions . Iaramount v iar, Aiunutn incroaooca oiu va 'rr- vent - Campaign Contributions ? by Corporations :, aad Reviews His . Resolutions on the Subject. Washington, Feb; 19.In" presenting a netltion aaralnst Senator Reed 8moot slaned bv thnunand of women of Call- fornix una r-irt. ' Mr Parirln. and' vttn ntn tawiav to I said that . religious views should not - I be considered In nasslng upon the I nuaHflVAtinn of a Senator and that hla honesty and the attributes that command ; confidence and respect should be considered above all , else. Mr. f Patterson , ttbught there ; were I great constitutional Questions to be I considered and said that these would govern hla vote. The petitioners had requested these Senators to make soma remark. In presenting I ' Discussion of the pure food bill oc - cupled practically all or the day. TheJ 1 wii ' iSTt Pkr charge of ..the paK-: .Senater. Foraker, m HRtM A' DUIDBflr :01 mna - j ments desired by liquor interests; Mr.iwheraas the great traffic canal of the i S , ,r- faDcr- A vote w oe Yeuicuj, , ..... ' In introducing a bill to prohibit the making of money contributions in fur- Jtberance. oC elections, Mr. fTlllmaih MiHkwad h.j a.m.m. fwo .-n1I.iri" invB-tiat. onmor- .wo iwSSJt foT camnala r- te contriDutiona. lor campaign pur - 1 ttna. ma ..m h am HiaHn in . retary of - the Treasury and that the othep ta rUn wlth th committee on Pivlleges and electlona Mr. Tillman said he had an under-sanding with Mr. Burrows that a meeting would be pa I tori wnnn h hail unvlhlnir tn nffar- I following are the facts: The sea . . none. . mi, ul jw- "' w gno buuii iniunuauun, con- l eluded Mr. Tillman, "and would be - ij ,n tu- mTV,.,, 1 ..at ,,, ,ul J K mwi,, r, .,,wT " . jr. uurrows repnea tnai ne would call a meeting at the .convenience of Mr. Tillman and that the committee on privileges and elections would take K? ..Jr,9r connected with blld .,t and fo? yivutwuuit in iuj. Aiiijiians LHU extends to any national bank or cor- ooration enaaaed In Inter-Stnta nr tny tim mmmsr, nnnvmtiA. IseA hv anthAiHio -D ... . . w , w. VVlUVlCtlUIl WlXttll gress. Punitive measures are provided for violations. I The Senate adjourned until to-mor- I row, I. V!!. m. .v. ., . .u um rrewucnt. Waahlno-tnn ir.h iqtm, oj- Washington, Feb. 19 -The President toAy ami tie tohawlne notl Z the Senate9 " ' M WlIna Maw William P r,,v.n t v. Major William P. Duvall, to be brlsr- adler general. Postmasters: Oeorgla C. , I. Robinson. Eatnntnn- C W. Moxley. Wadlev. Tennessee J. L. Sinclair, Dyersburg; y. xjunoru, tieoanon. Virginia C. Alexander. Rnv'inn- n xnomas. Ablnadon. R. n ni.n STEVENS MURDER TRIAL. I nimviinivs rv.- i , J ""wl , anlttal tl.i kv " Specla, t0 Th6 0b8enrer I ei3vuirj, bd. ih. riiA loaf v I ifi jurymen tnat 'Will nnnc unnn th i a - uic 1 ncense or guilt of Francis M. Ste- Vlrird wUh .the k"8r of yeD a "egro, in December of a ', A Superio? Swi' morn,n 10:10 o'clock, I " remaining jurors necessary t0 complete the Jury were secured in M minute, after lZrVZL??VZ morning., They, are M. A Johnson J. V. Johnson anf J. w ' mrhfi-t-. ' Much progress has been made to day. The State concluded its evi dence about noon and testimony for the defense wa. then Introduced. It is believed that the case will be con cluded tn.dav uv tnr h bv attomevsl Wh. ir,.; 8.".'.. i, " . . . , vwumi S&ESftlSj TMamor !nterMt jnanlfesf than on Saturday, when the ilVTf nm on to. During tne taklna or MMan tha h.j wT. VwI lTA"--i ajonrnmeni or court i ti " There were - scarcely, any Vacant chairs in that portion of the building, The star witness thl. mornng was the accused. For the first time since the killing - of Lee on . Hiawassee street the complete story has been told, It was told by the ' man most Interested. It waa a straightforward story, however. - It wa. made under oath and If the Jurymen believe that Mr, Stevens, told the truth there can be little doubt.as to the verdict. .It will be acquittal - f MERCHANTS ELECT OFFICERS. Mr. JT. N. MoCaosIand Elected Presl- k dent a Banquet to be Given Soon .; -Board of Directors Elected. ' An lntarMtlnar-tnuiina r ttt. vn..-. lotte ' Retail Merchants' ' Assnef atmn 4.1 VI Ct f vrrr1. Association - oruce or Mr. A. B., Justice, over Belk Brother, store, last night The new charter was adopted and the following .named officer. , were ,ecta 'or th naulng year. Mewra SSLS'-f''' orke Vlcepresldertti J., Oi; Gardner, treasurer, and J. A. . Solomons, secre- wry. xn aaamon to toe above tha fol- lowing" named were elected to eoristi. E. A.- Rsiutherlnnit nvul ne ttt nJ 4 - It was decided to have a bkrtouet : ai an early date and the foiiowm- , appointed a committee - to ' make a n "' hecessary 1 arrangements I Messrs, P" l?a,,ner' K. ' W. Berryhlll and si Ars rMinri.'! A- . Snmmll oa..l.n. . a Justice was selected to .draw on -I. et r oy-lnw to.be presented-' at n", next, meeting, . . l. "ll" ' j Two y Powdet1 Explosion Near f , - Andrews, , t ; ! . Ashevlle. Feb, 19. A .pedal to Tha lriit r., . .lT..ry ' l0.tn? wph Qu"' Prominent Mason, and Michelle Howard were -killed yv t a- . Kwdar on Snpw Bird Valleix Raiinmrf .). I DISSENTS VFB0M REPOBT! j PRESIDENT URGES LOCK CANAL In Formally Transmitting to Congress (ton elusions of Board of Consultlne Engineers on Panama Canal; the President Sides With Minority of Board Against Sea-Level Plan De clares That the - Foreign Members or the Board Were Not Familiar . With Lessons Taught by Soo Canal Half Time and Half Cost De cisive Considerations. "Washington, . Feb. 19.-Presldent I Roosevelt to-day transmitted to Con- a"18 report of the board of con utm glneers on the Panama Canal, lher . with the letter of Secretary dent says "The Secretary of War recommends ,ock eanal,. pursuant to the recommen- datlon " tha-minority .of-'the board of TV?? -!!Sof i '"rS a f . . )tra .nKm1.tA, , ftn exhaustive consideration of the whole subject. I concur in this recom jmendation. it will be noticed that the American engineers on. the consulting board and "ZtTZ lock , ,,,.- th. fnr.,m ,.,. are a unJt agaln8t ,t l thlnk thl8 ,8 PM' t0 b0 Pialed by the fact that the . great traffic canal of the old world 1 Ig th Hues Canal ' a Bsa.lovfil canal. S.Tw ,Z, ! ter, th. Soo l T closed " to navigation during the winter months, it carries an. nuailv thren tlme tha traffic of the Suez Canal. In my Judgment, the very fWe argument of the majority of the board of cohsultina enRineera is vlslated f S1811" to pay proper need to th1i le880n.', tau?hk0-S?e0,,?tructl0?? ian(j operation of the Soo Canal. I call i,o ,v,. ih chief engineer, who will be mainly re-' puuiim iw m vucvm-ui mm uuBiuy Tpecr Interest "n Tidm? tSSlSSn? ananesU tavSr' of the lock canal project and against the sea-level "project. "A careful study Of the reports seems .l,Hh .trnn n.r,hhlHt.r that- . canal would be sllanuy less ex poaea to aamage in tne event 01 war the runnina eipensea. apart from the heaw cost of Interest oh the amount employed to build it. would be less; and for small ships, the time of transit i won in na nrananiv less, i in tne oiner hand, tha lock canal at a level of eluhtv . feet or thereabouts''- would not cost much more than half as much to build f.nd "J"1"1 bViu Jn 52ut haIf ,th! I IarA shins t Ha tnnfl t wntiin h nulclc, er: while, taklnar Into account the in. I teres t on the amount saved In building, I the actual cost of maintenance would 1 . , ... . . ... 1 . I oe less. rrer neing oum, n wouia oe the sea-level clnai "Th iaw now D our statute books seems to contemplate a lock canal. In my Judgmentj a lock canal as herein recommended Is advisable. If the Con aress directs that a sea-ievei canal eonatruotod. its direction Wifi of course eonstruoted,; its .dirt carried out. C jfmlMJ& I?L '2?5 ffiSL ' ubstantially tho plan comoanylna papers, such chances being made, of course, as may be found ac. tuaily necessary, including, possioiy, the change recommended by the Secre tary of War as to the site of the dam on the Pacific side. 'THEODORE ROOSEVELT. BRUTAL MURDER IN ROANOKE. Ex-SherilT Traynham Is Fonnd In His Bed Room With Skull Crushed and Head Almost Severed With an Axe No aKnown Motive for Deed. Roanoke, Va., 19. Sheriff John B. Traynham, of the city of Roanoke. was foully murdered in nis ben room in this city Sunday night, his slayer crushing his skull and almost severing I ti,a yr,aA vulfh nn avA whifh h rnr vi uwnus - rled away after committing the deed The body was found to-day lying across the bed in a pool of blood. Trynham was not Tcnown to have an enemy and the tragedy le so far a mystery. i" "b -' ' believed he got out of bed during the night to answer, a knock at hla door and tinat a8 the 'Bassln entered the room he dealt Traynham a blow on the head, crushing the skull. The body fell across the bed and several more blows were dealt, one cutting the throat and another splitting the chin and going through the neck, oth er blows landed on the akull. Trvn- ham's hands were cut as if an effort nad Deen maae to wara on tn niur- dtrous blows. The intruder washed his bloody hands and left the colored wa- ter in the room, after which he es- a a nii aro had been made to ward off the mur- a money mo currency were not ais- turbed and nothing was taken from the room. Trynham was an ex-Con federate veteran and was 69 years old, Doctor Trynham, of Pittsburg, Tex., Is among his children. TO MEET AT CHASE CITY. Joint Meeting of Virginia and North Carolina Press Associations Win be . ltcid mere jnetween nns xa ana July 10 Trip to Boston. Special to The Observer. Richmond. Va., Feb. 19. The execu tive committees of the Virginia-North Carolina Press Association, in session In this city to-night, decided upon Chase City as the next place of meet ing. The meeting is to oe held be tween JUne 25 and July 10, the final date to be .decided by the president and secretaries of the two association, acting Jointly. After the Chase City meeting, wnicn win last two aay.; tne Joint assocation will leave on It. an nual trip, which, this year, .will be to Boston, Mass., it being found Im possible to procure transportation ' to Florida In time for the purpose, of the body. Those present were R. M. Phil-1 lips, president; John B. Bherrell, -sec- rearv. or Haieign; Major H. A.' Lon don, of Pittsboro and J. A. Thomas of i Loutoburg. representing the North Carolina association, and R. A. Jamea of 'Danville, president; J. L. Harti of FarmvlUe, secretary; R. L Broadua, of West Point, and W. S, CoDeland. of Richmond representing the Virginia association. ;.,-' A 10-HOUR DAY. Cotton Jfllls of Spray Adopt eo-ltoar week a.ooe uiterauvea Airccted. . Special to The Observer. Spray. Feb. 19, The mill. f Spray will adopt a 00-hour bast, for a week's work, beginning the first Monday in March. Thl will effect somo 1,000 q-eratlve.-';;',- ' --'f,A , -. Dry Dock Dewey Nearing Canary 'Is- lands. t v'j-.,, Lag Palhiaa, Canary Island.. Feb. 19. -The United State navy tug Poto mac, which arrived here, to-day, re ported mat sue me dry dyk Dewey 500 miles ttf the westwurC of m .ii. - ?,' THBEE BILLS ASS HOUSE NEW WORK FOR CENSUS BUREAU Statistics Required on Insurance, Fisheries, Electrical Industries, Sav ings Banks aaL Crimes Gambling Made Unlawful In Territories and $50,000 Appropriated for Purchase of Coal Lands on Small Island of Philippine Arcblnelaao All Passed Under Suspension of Rules by Two . Thirds Vote Ixmgworth Palrea with South CaroUnbut. Washington, Feb. Three hUl. were passed under suspension ofJnie rules, requiring a two-third, vote, la the House to-day. ; The first makes gambling unlawful in the Territories of the. United btates, Including Arisona, New Mexi co, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Alaska. The bill waa . directed par ticularly at Arizona and New Mexico, where it was stated that gambling was licensed. The second provides work, for the Census Bureau by requiring statistics to be taken on insurance, fisheries, electrical Industries, savings bank, and crimes. - The third appropriates 150,000 for the purchase of 800 acres of coal lands on the Island of Batan, one of the Philippine archipelago. On the latter bill a debate of two hours was had. The others were debated 40 minutes each. . An effort by Mr. Dalzell, of Penn- sylavnla, to set consideration of the bill Incorporating the Lake Erie ft Ohio Ship Canal Company immedi ately after the passage of the army appropriation bill failed. Mr. Longworth, of Ohio, was paired on the question with Mr. Legare, of South Carolina. Hereafter he will be paired with Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina. A bill was pasteed changing the name "Southwestern" division or tne District Court of Georgia to "Al bany." The House adjourned until to-mor row, when the army appropriation bill will be taken up. SIX CHARTERS GRANTED. Authorized Capital Stock of Concern. Commissioned to Do ntislneas In North Carolina $285,000 Wake Superior Court Convenes A Small Wreck Raleigh News. Observer Bureau, 122 South Dawson street. Raleigh, Feb. 19. The civil term of Wake County Su perior Court convened to-day, Judge George W. Ward presiding. One sin gular fact about the calendar of the February term is that only one rail road suit is set, that being J. B. and E. L. Knot vs. the Cape Fear & North ern Railroad Company. Owing to the Illness of Judge Womack, the Seaboard Air Line suit will not be heard. The secretary of State granted charters to the General Transportation Company, at Canton; $10,000 has been paid In with an authorized capital etock of $100,000; Incorporators O. parr, C. 8. Bryant, A. Howell, s. s. smitn and W. T. Mayaon; the company will do a construction .and developing busi ness; the Washington Drug Company, Washington, Wholesale and retail, au thorised capital stock $100,000, with $5,800 paid In, W. C. Rodman, R. A. Nicholson and about 20 others stock holders; Basnlght Lumber Company, at Wards Mill, Onslow county, incor porators J. 8. and D. W. Baenlght, lo cal men; A. W. Davis, C. L. Sinnick son, A. B Smith and the Slnnlckson Smith Lumber 'Company,, all of New Jersey;. $12,000 subscribed tn an au thorized capital stock of $125,000; Gra ham Canning Company, at Graham, to operate an extensive cannery for fruit and vegetables; capital stock $15,000 with W. S. Vestal, J. N. McCracken and J. S. Cook as incorporators; the Shelby Wood Working Company, at Shelby, with Editor Clyde R. Hoey, W. H. Eskrldge, W. R. Newton, C. B. Blanton, D. D. Wilkins. C. J. Woodson, and J. F. Gaffney, Incoratore; of an authorized capital stock of $25,000 there haa been subscribed $3,100; the Monroe Hardware Company, at Monroe, with D. E. Allen, of Charlotte, and others Incorporators, was granted a certificate of dissolution. Dr. B. F. Dixon. State auditor, has Just returned from Washington where he attended the conference of State auditors and comptroller, general for the purpose of considering and arrang ing a schedule of State account.. These officers desire to establish a certain uniformity as to a definite ter minology In the matter of State and Inter-State report. The conference was attended by representatives from only three other Southern States, Vir ainia. South Carolina and Louisiana. interest being more apparent in other sections as nearly all of the Northern States were represented. Dr. Dixon also visited General Alas worth, of the Military Department, In regard to the record being compiled, whioh will form a complete roster covering all branches or tne service in an or tne united States wars. , This arrangement 1. be ing made alphabetically by State, and Mississippi has been completed, very serious. Mr. R. M. Phillips, president of the North Carolina Press Association, left this morning for Richmond, Va., where he to-night attended a Joint meeting of the executive committees of the North Carolina and Virginia Press As sociations. The State charter, the Central Car olina Hospital Co.. at Sanfofd. to con. duct a surgical and special hospital, wun a training acnooi ior nurses: an tnonaed capital stock IZWIOO, of which amount there nas Deen mibhcribed $2. 200, by W. A. Monroe, I M. Mclver: j. .-av. Monroe, v.. n. amiin. i. w. Scott, 8. P. Hatch, W. ' S. Weather. spoon and D. E. Mclver, all of San ford. t -- Attorney General Gilmer will not sro to wasmngion ior a aay or two to ap pear in be Bel ma, connection case against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road, t Governor Glenn, who .pent Sundav and to-day , in Wilmington and New born. I. expected to return to tha exe cutive ctiice to-morrow arternoo: Alex Alexander; ' a negro railroad employe, wa. fatally .hot this af. ternoon m Kaieigq, by another negro. tsen wunama, dr inree round were fired from a pistol, one .hot takina effect entering above the left ear, passing through the head and bulging forth at the aide, ? The slayer was supposed to have been drinkln but made wonderful speed ' while under spirituous influence. He n has not been apprehended, though the police officer, of Raleigh are making a vigi lant search for him. - Three North Carolina PostofBcc Con , r t 4 nrrnauona. , Washington, Feb. l.The Senate to day confirmed the following nomina tions of postmasters: ji, , i , North .Carolina u. O. , Rradleyr Gas- f top,la5. E. U Ware. King' k' w-I S:"5. . Mountain: L0NGW0BTHS :: : IN ,v S(JUTH GOING ON THROUGH TO HAVANA Starting- bv Southern 1 Railway Train . No. 2 From Alexandria, Va., Wldte . . House Bride Leave.. with Her. uus ;. band for Tanina In Private Car- Made Trip to Station In Automobile . uives Autograpn, . "Auce Aee Longworth,' to OtUe -Glrl " While Waitmg vfor Train Wore -Tan- Colored Broadclotlt Salt. J ; w f Washington; Feb. 19.-Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth ) started on their honeymoon from Alexandria, Va., this morning at -U:I8 ; j o'clock over the Southern . Railway. They will go to Tampa, and from there take a boat for , Havana,? which ; point they "expect W reach Thuiraday morning. They will make the trip to Tampa In the private car Elyssiam, which was awaiting them: on the yards of the Southern at Alexandria about half a mile from the station The bride and groom made the trip from Friendship, near Washington, thla morning in aft open automobile, accompanied by Mrs. Longwortn s maid and a chauffeur. The machine went at. an easy gait and they arrived at Spring Garden, which is the South era's station in the suburbs of Alex andria, at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Long- wnrth B-nt nut nf the machine, lit a cigar and spent some time chatting with his wife, who remained in the au tnmnblle. Mr Longworth wore a tan-colored broadcloth suit, with hand some sable furs, and a tan hat trim med with pink plumes. After tney naa been there for about half an hour, a little girl, the daughter of one or the railway employes, asked the bride If she would give her an autograph. 'Certainly I will; where w you pen cil?" replied Mrs. Longworth. Pencil and paper were quickly produced and Mrs. Longworth wrote, "Alice Lee Longworth." 'New get his," she said, pointing to her husband. Beneath the name of his wife, Mr. Longworth wrote his signature and the date. The little girl thanked them both and went away happy. She spread the hews to a few people at the station as to the identity of the couple, but they were not bothered by a curious crowd, as there were not more than a dozen people In and about the station. Shortly after 11 o'clock Thomas Stone, the chief usher of the White House arrived from Washington and received a cordial greeting from Mrs. Longworth. He -brought a note from the President, which she quickly opened and read, and calling for a pencil wrote a reply as she sat in the automobile. The baggage bad been taken from Washington, but sev eral pieces were brought along in the automobile. Five minutes after the train arrived Mr. Longworth helped his wife out of the machine and they walked to the siding. Mrs.. Longworth graciously acknowledged the respectful greeting of the employes about the station and as the train pulled In hurried down to the last car, whldK was a" private one, into which ahe was assisted by Mr. Longworth and Mr. Stone. Mr; Longworth would not let th carry his suit case or that of Mrs. Longworth. and had his hands r,,n walking the length of the train with two suit cases a cane and an urn brella. Mile Posu on the Journey. Lynchburg, Va.. Feb. 19.-Congress- mnn and Mra Nicholas Long- worth passed through Lynchburg on tne Jacksonville llmltad nn 1 tno WJUtnem this aftarruvin ... . . . . at 3:34 o'clock, berlng about eight A crowd num- hundred persons gathered at the station, but no one nua a. gumnse or the cnunln. u, Longworth was on the rear n!nfnrm of the Pullman when the train stopped In the yard, but he - Immediately n- terea me coacn. A telegram wa. de livered to him hnra -,Cd.uc.tr8ml'h' T.n. ' charge ui uib imin, statea mat he under-1 stooa tne couple to be en route to Havana, Cuba. : Danville. Va Fs io and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth passed inruug-n ima city at about 6:l thill afternoon on Southern Rallwav train I w. ui, ior uacKSonvilie, Fla.- A stnn I ""j' iow iiuuuiea was made here. rew Knew or meir arrivel and there ! wa. no demonstration. Greensboro, Fob. M.-JCongressman iicnoias Longwortn and hi. bride twpiis several mimiTe. in thl. cltv this afternoon. They arrived on train No. 29 at 6:W p. rn. A number of Deo- pie had gathered at the dennt t them. There was no demonstration. Train Blocked by Wreck Above China rjr...A I . I A small freight wreck at China ' . I Grove, nine miles south of Salisbury, aeiayed No. 29, the train to which the special cor bearing Mr. and Mra Nicholas Longworth la attached. At 1.80 o'clock this morning it was learned that the train was still held up. with no immediate prospect of getting away. ; MR, H. F. GRANT; DEAD. , . I Prominent AaltcrlUo Real Estate Man rasscs Away at Macon. Ga. i Special to The Observer, n I Asheville. b. 19 a , niM.no ... I enived here this morning from Macon, Ga.. announcing the death in that city death, while not uhexpeeS; pj ai! erallv deplored. Jla .k-?I: about three weeks ago on the advice t "?, pny'"" ior a stay in a ml der cllmnXe. Acomtnld bv Mm I and one daughter. Mia Rasa, tha htiat I waa, taken -to Macent -Adviws f roro iMacW Friday and Wurday were not eneonrogina. - it- was staled that' Mr. vuaryfj famrauxatfon Franda. Grant was failing rapidly and It was (Uraiiii.h rt. ' .k .. . feared that tha end was not fir off. "a mAI!0.. l 1 -Harbor response to a mesan.-, Saturday- that ?w James ' MoBrtde, , , Jamea Mc his father was at the point of death. F. Bride, Jr. his son, "and 'William v IP0.!? i'0,35nL ''ft '2r-.Mon dur,n Peak- . clerk-rn .the office of the Saturday. afternoon and Was present last water' work donart- Z. night when death ensued, The remains Ztl i? 5 ,paTt mBV r wUl b brought io Asheville for Inter. -day for alleged Violations of ment. arriving hre to. morrow. ss,u.i the naturalisation laws. ? . "rh, arrangements havs, not , yet been com- pleted.,: H Will Not Go o- Augusta, . v Observer Bureau . ' v- -i' . i20 Mala street , Columbia, S. C., Feb. t9.1 s CommUMoner Wataoat to-night no. titled .the Augusta chamber of com. nierce that he would decline Its offer of secretaryship at over. a third Inore (insisted upon an pay insn man ne is getting nere. Mr, nmsuu icea u m. auty to nimself onn to nis fetate to remain until he ww vurcuu mora nrmiv A .COMMITTEE-; IS .NAMED FOR , HOLTON ' INVESTIGATIOrX Sub-Committee Composed of Senator, v Foraker, Kittredge and Blackburn ' to Hear Charge. Against District Attorney Mr. Blackburn Declines, ' to Talk of His Probable Indictment - at Asheville Attempt to Throw : Cloud Over Mr. Frailer. Appolnt ment ; a Dismal Failure Claud -. Dockery'a Nomination SU11 Held Vp BY W. A. HTLDEBRAND. t; Observer Bureau," ' 1417 G - street, N. W.r'-.' v ' Washington Feb. 19. ' The nomination of District Attorney Holton wa. one of the flnrt matters) to receive the attention of the Sen After a brief explanation with. refer- . ence to charge, made against Mr. Hoi- - ton, the announcement wa. mad. by Chairman Clark that ah' Investlgatloo, 1 ; would be made by a sub-committee r comprised of Senator Foraker. tha , chairman, and Senators Klttrldge, of South Dakota, and Blackburn, of K.n- tucky. A list of witnesses has been , handed the committee and It is aa- ' sumed that they will be summoned within a few days if the charge, are deemed of sufficient Importance. ' WEAK POINTS IN BLACKBURNff , ARMOR. . Mr. Blackburn would make no state, j . ment with reference to the talk about , ! indicting him at Asheville, but hia sympathizers say that nothing wilt come of It, but there If always ant eruption of remorse of this sort when-' t,, ..i i ever oiucKDum .via iv , organization people. However, thera - Is no telling what may happen. Itf has been known here for a long while that certain Department officials and, ,, mstrict Attorney notion nave enwr ries of this wind have of late came ' . to tho writer with lnlunctiona of Be . crecv a. the Denartment. for obvious) . . reasons, does not care to have tha , matter discussed. It is - true, - how ' . ever, that subpoena, have been lssaedv pear before the grand Jury at Ashe- " , vllle with evidence not relating wholly to matters with the North Carolina courts are usually called upon to deal , with. District Attorney Holton left' Washimrl'nn last nlorht and It wast 1 stated at Jiis hotel that he went 'to' 't Richmond. , CLAUDE DOCKERY'S NOMINATION STILL HELD UP. . .i?;v President Roosevelt Is apparently Impressed with the objections that have been urged against Mr. Claude Dockery, nominated for the position of marshall of the eastern district Ha , sent a note to the Senate committee to day asking that no action be taken with reference to the nomination pam pers. t ATTACK ON FRAZIER A FAILURE. Word came direct horn the White House to-day to the effect that tha, president was still holding the Greens- abeyance but a further statement Waa . mde that these matters would be die-,' Dod ' in, a. day or aa Senator Sim- Tnona haa heard from Mr. Frasier-' , h0ut these charges and It 1. now ad mitted that the attempt to throw a.'-- mwv aim uviuauui u ug'1UstlVillfZIlLB AIA c,ouo over Mr- rTatiere character haa, ;i failed dismally. The Senate is readw. " I to confirm the nomination any time tha ' .. President gives the word. Judge Prltchard was at the canttat. fZ.r.P took lunch at tha Senate r-ta,,n with Vice President Fairbanks. . f m nrmitu rvnnncrm --. . wwiAin cinvuiurjj. ' CliurktttA MlnlstnM rvnr ! ItrwiluMnn Kn,inr.ini, i r...i Position on the Atonement Mr. Durham in Receipt of Letter. From Prominent Minister ms. 0 where to Same Effect Practically I " Settle Orthodoxy. rr" ine sermon preached a few weeks ffj' i i,, wl'vi u reponva I "r uur uis neaamg,' "Christ i. Not a Ransom," haa ere'' ated a great deal of Interest throtirh- lout the State, and so much Interest in th. c.U.y that 11 wa the talk of ctuba i "" rovwB.ea , sey ; eral ministers of other denominations'. . -v unreiurai. pofna- : w- 7 "'"""i umnvsm anonut deny the theories (or the factl of tha. atonement because they deny the di vinity of Christ , y Last Sunday night Mr. Durham preached again on the same subject. reiterating his views, and yesterday ' mornln" the Methodist ministers of the v clty. In their weekly conferences, en-i dorsed him. The minister. . present were: Rev. Dr. H. K. Bover. Revs. 1 E. Thompson, A. L. Coburn. D. ' ReidUW 4 N'cblson. C. M. Short.,' and C. G. Harlev. - Mr. Rnvar In ntTavinm tha ir,.n).itHi..' ' of lmnt m .k. ""E v mmm .4is BajsJtlU " ' nothing to criticise in Mr. DurhanvaV poB,lKm ln re to tne atonement asnd the unhappy controversy rose fronv misuupreneiiBiun or it. ne aeprecated this controversy. Mr. Durham is not ' a hawker of new theories, but de clares that all the present theories a faFaciou but by a proem which men cannot and need not , understand: that w stead of building theories hi purpose Is to clear them awav. The resmintinr. ha8wd un'mously. . ., i , "ui-nam is m receipt ;or letters , rrom mny prominent, minister, of h denomination, heartily endorsina hi This, together with the action of tho Charlotte Methodist minister.' confer- hla denominaUon to his position and aettlee the question of Orthodoxv.. , ' 1 "" i - . ,. , , 1 v JNLUtUI AIlittTS IX SAVANNlII ' . ' .-v'." ' i" V1 Atttolntotradon ?L?W Jlekl In Bond to Answer placed under bond ' of J.00O ea, i inw arternoon., with Brltt Bom- and John J. Garrlty under bond, t makes five men connected with t city administration who are to bo , amined Feb. 27, before United f Commlsatoner Hewlett. The he wa. to have been held to-day ? . torneya for the city or fala a. ; dozen or more C'tc'.s 'unJtr r t 1ite L.' but Alstant I man said he h.i-l t Yoik, Haltinioie u-s i inr ioi-iitniii.i-v at. Durham, taoiisnea. , . , . rand secured a cent:
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