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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 PER TEAR. I x CHARLOTTEN. 0.,' WEDNESDAY MORNING,; FEBRUARY 28, 1906; PRICE HYE CENTS. il ht Slij MOllWi W s SPBlNaFIELl) . MOB HOLDS THIS POLICE AT, BAY , .' ' (fi . ' r ' i' o ' f ..-Fierce- Assault on Negro Section or A l the City Follow Shooting ot White Stan by Negroes Police Stoned una Houses Fl red A u thorl 1 1 e Are. Un- .. 'v-able to Cope With,-the Rioters, and ! ; 7 Soldiers Aro Being Rushed to' the . bcene. Yi - Springfield,, O.i-.Feb.- 27. To-night , tnob evidence prevailed hen, as the re suit of A shooting Jn the railroad yards early this morning In which If. M. Da ;'" , vis, a brakemart, wea perhaps fatally ' , shot by two negroes Preston Lactd, ot "- 1 Belief ontatne, end 'Edward Dean," of '-' this city, Ladd was taken to the hos- ' , ',' vital this morning as a result of In rs Juries received presumably In connec " 't tlon with thn nhnnMne of Dnvta. where v . he lies In a ward adjacent to, his vie i . tun. Dean was taken to Dayton, after hurried conference of ' officials. "A -''' mob of one thousand, men .'and hoys Jung," a, locality inhabited by colored ;". ' peopte. vita me announceu purpose ox -. , burning that section. , , 'V J - - .' r fi.. Mayor Todd Shortly after ? o'clook third regiment, Ohio National Guards, v l. be called out. The mob soon reached the 'Jungles and batered oho house to , ' lece,with stones and posts used as battering rams. A general Are alarm ,'l's ."..wagsounded. The, sounding of the - " gong served to flit the streets with peo ple .and the feeling of the crowds was tense. The mob entered Kemplers sa- loon In YEJast jolumhta street and quickly looted- it Kempler and his wife fled, Reaving three little children ,J asleep In a room over the saloon. The building was riddled with bullets and stones,' and it was only by the hardest efforts of policemen and firemen that a way was forced through the mab v '' and the children rescued. After the pllaging of the saloon drunkenness was v;., an'' added featyre in the riot. At It o'clock member of the mob . broke ' through1 a cordon of police and set lire to a house in the "Jungles," which was quickly burned down. . ..Sergenat Creager, who had charge of the squad of police, was hit on the head with a brick and seriously wound ed. A request - was sent outat 10 -o'ciocK for the rxenia military com pany. At midnight six - houses which ' been fired by the mog were burning fi4rce'K, and the police had apparently lost control of the situation. Only 6 ( ;'- members of the local militia responded . .Jto the mayor's all and the ' Xenia company which was expected had not ..'' durrlted. f t ,t : 'Zii'M a. m. The !lty authorities sue ;-; ceeded at U:1S o'clock in assembling - parts pi "Companies B and C of tha - thitd "Tegtmemv O. ."Hi-ft," which - are ""Stationed here. .The total force num , bert about 75 men. They are now on - the scene of the fire and have pushed ' .'- the mob back both ways, in Columbia gtreet,-east from Water street, and West from Foster-Street. Just as the troops arrived one more building was fired and no efforts were made to , ". save it The police, firemen and the - - guardsmen are now directing their cf- .:- forts to forcing the rioters back and - saving the property ouWde of the " doomed square. - '.12: a, m. Sheriff Almoney has just rlred Governor Patterson the follow. tng; "Send all possible troops to-night and hold others In readiness for to- 'sorrow." , -.Sergeant Creager, the policeman hit In the (ace with a brick, Is in a se rious condition. The mob is stoning- " and Jeering the militiamen, but a show of bayonets, has sufficed so 'far. to keeps the rioters on the move, The ru mor that out of town troops are mo mentarily expected Is having quiet ing effect on the mob. - s . Dayton, O., Feb. 28. Companies Q., ' r SR. of the third regiment of this city, . , have been ordered to Springfield and will leave by the first train. $Z 'K ENGLISH SPINNERS COMING. '' iCtonunlscdon to Visit Southern States , v to Ascertain Cost of Growing Cot' i ' ' ton on a Commercial Basis. , ; - Manchester, Eng., Feb. 2?.The cotton ' apinners of this city have appointed a V?' -commission to proceed to the United States and there investigate the methods of-balelng, marketing and transporting 'v raw eottun. which it Is contended is x unsatisfactory. The commislson will al S se ascertain the actual cost of growing cotton on a commercial- basis, in the .""Southern. States. Th commission will '" ' sail . March 20 and exoects to bo lotned " by American spinners. The members of ; t the commission will attend the oonfer- . v .; once of planters nnd spinners to be held la wasningTon May J. CLAIMS ' AGGREGATE!- $100,000. Vint Beferenee In the Matter ot the . . . Former President of Union Cotton MIllS.' ' r , , , , . Vnlon,"S. C., FeK 27AThe first refer- emce in the matter of T. C. Duncan, , late president of the'" Union Cotton '. Mills, recently adjudged a bankrupt, . was held here to-day in the cotton milt ' Office. There were present Duncan, his ' attorneys Referee J, 3. Earle, attor ,' neys representing the Union Mills and .,, - others. Duncan was briefly examined with reference to papers which he i ' to deliver to the trustee of the mills, ? WlHiam Elliott. Jr.. and claims were presented amounting in the aggregate ' . to about one million dollars. The ref . erence was behind . closed doors and , adjourned after a short session to meet -,-at the, call ef the referee on. five days Unknown Foor-Mastcr . Asliore . Off "m"V-i i" , Cap Henry. 'pf' t, , Norfolk, ''Va; Feb.' CT. Ah - unknown ' four-masted schooner was driven, ashore , In a blinding snow Storm one mile off . Cape Henry late this afternoon JJurin the evening the wind blowlnn nearly M ' miles an hour, mode - it impossible to launch a surf boat and eRwts by life - savers to shoot a line to the ship were unsuccessful on account of her distance . from shore, tier condition to-night was . . perilous. From indications early this evening1 It wijl be Impossible to make an other effort to reaebvher before'. day brealc. , .t,. 'm'" ' ,v , JPfiESIMENT HEBOIZES T&GO A LETTER TO ARMY AND .NAVY Commends ' the , Japanese' Admiral's Prowess, and Urges- Upon Ameri can Fighters on .Land and Sea the . Cultivation pf tho Qualities That Mako Iormldabto Antagonists . The? Necessity of Frrparedness to 1 " Time' of , Peace- Admiral Togo's .Message Quoted for the Benefit of aouuers ana bailors. "Washington,;' Feb. Jlr-Presldent Roosevelt has addressed to the Sec retary at War, who has premulgited the same in a genera) order, a letter reciting toe acnievemnts of the JaD- anese -admiral,' Togo. i during the late war between Japan, .ana Buesia, and repeating, for the benefit of American Soldiers and sailors the address issued by that Admiral upon "the conclusion ot the' war.-. The point of the Presl uenva letter is tne necessity -of keep ing the personnel of the armv and navyr, at the highest pitch in ,tlme of peace in oraer to oe prepared far war. The text of the President's letter - Is as roiiows: 'The White House, -.Washington, - p. C. February 21. 1906. "The Secretary of War: In the re cent war in the East Admiral Togo tooic me place among the great sea fighters' of ail time., , His message to tne nmtea .squadron, which he com manded, on the occasion of its disco sal at the close-of the war. is so note worthy that 'I deem it proper to have it inserted in ft general order of the department. -'The Dualities which make a for midable -fighting man. on sea or on shore, -and .which, - thererore, make a formidable, army or navy, are the satnexfor all - nations. The Individual men must have - the , fighting edge: there must be in them courage, de termination, - Individual Initiative, combined with willingness to learn this subordination, of self, together with, physical address, in order that tney may form tne stun: out ot which in the, aggregate good armies and navies are. made; but in addition to this there must be preparedness- there must be thorough training in ad vance. Every American officer and enlisted man, whether serving in th army or the navy, should keep ever before his- eyes the fact that he will not be fit thoroughly to do his work In the event of war unless in peace he has thoroughly done the work of pre paring for war. If In peace the sol dier and sailor abandon themselves to ease and sloth, when war comes they, will -go down before rivals who have been less self indulgent Nor is it only the men of the army and the navy who should constantly remem ber these facts. In a great self gov erning republic like ours the army and the navy can be only so good as the mass of the people wish them to be. The citiaens ,f our country owe it to themselves and to their children and their children's children that there ehall be no chance or Having the na tional nonor tamtsned, . the national flag stained with aught that is dis creditable. The men of the army and the navy, In any great cilcU such as even tne; most peacerui nation may at times have to face, will be those upon whom the especial responsibil ity will rest of keeping the nation's honor bright and unsullied. TheV cannot do this if the nation does 'not exercise forethought -on their , ..behalf. We must have an adequate navy- and an adequate army in point of 'size', they must be provided with the most effective mechanism in the form of weapons and other material; above all rfhey must be given every chance in time of peace to train themselves so that they may be adepts in handling the mechanism, and Be .fitted lb body and in mind unflinchingly to endure the tremendous strain, and bear the tremendous respoelbliity of war. The President here quotes the ad dress of Admiral Togo, omitting, he says, certain illusions having no bear ing on our conditions, and concludes as follows: "I commend the above address to every man who Is or may be a part of the fighting force of the United States,' and to every man who be lieves that, it ever, unhappily, war should come, it should be so conduct ed as to reflect credit upon the Amer lean nation. . "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." - -WAS NOT STRYCHNINE? University Chemist's Analysis of Con tents Used by Dr. Matthews In Killing His Wife Differs From That of Physicians interest in Ap , proacblng Trial. Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Feb. 27. The public is awaiting with much Interest the devel opments in the trial of Dr. J. B. Mat thews, charged with wife' murder, which has been set for to-morTow morning. Attorneys for the defense claim thai tremendous import attach ed to the analysis recently mode by a chemist at Chapel 'Hill of the contents of the hypodermic syringe with which It is alleged the prisoner Kiuea nis wife In the presence ot three physi cians while pretending to pray with her, as she was lying on her bed suffer ing from what the physicians diagnos ed as morphine poisoning. These doc tors, testified at the preliminary hear ing that the -syringe mentioned con tained strychnine and that she died two hours later from strychnine pois oning. The Chapel Hill chemist exam ined the syringe and says he found no strychnine In the one-third filled bar rel. He will eome here and swear to th la effect- .More than '100 witnesses have been summoned and at least a week win be consumed In the trial. - WANT SPECIAL TERM. " V Durham Citizens Do Not Want Trial of Hodges, Wife-Slayer, Delayed Till Regular May Term. Special to The Observer. ' Durham. '.Fab. 27.Yestrdav there were ail kinds of rumors that a lynch Ing party might- be formed to take sum mary action in the case of Hodges, the wife-slayer Tbls was Idle talk and no amicus concern was given it by any' of the officers. - As a matter of precaution, however, the county and city authori ties had arrangements last night by which any move made in-West Durham, or originating from that section, would have tfm reported promptly and In ad. vanes of, a start -to the city. The people here do not want 'anything that looks like a ' demonstration to take the - law Into the bands of a mob.- A great many good peopi-e ana leaamg ciusens pave expresed the opinion, nowever, that Hodges Should be tried St a special term of -court .and the terrible matter die- Sosed of. The-1-regular tm of. court oet not meet here until May. - -The prisoner has reiterated hi inten tlnn tn aro 10 " trial without arottinr a lawyer. He snld that he did not have any- mow wun wimsn w employ a lawyer' and that it he did have he would not get on.; , i . f-4 ' ( w 1 ? i mwmim i in i. v,. rA $200,000 Cotton lire In Texas.: Town. Tm orahre. Tex.. Feb. 27. A fire this evenina-. consumed the cotton ootnpreit, f,ia bales - oc cotton ana tn lumber ynrds at this place. , Th total ton is mi mated at ISns.OWL i Th loss -on the compress Is t.A0tf, Insured for' U4,0i. The lumtw loss is I17.0UO; partly covered by insurance.. - - , . ''- -. 4 , SCIENTIST', IAKGLEY" j)EAD END CAME SUDDENLY AT AIKEN " f yl, s$f.&kwA 'www &tgfJfatiJ. Secretary of Smithsonian Institution Was Wintering nt Palmetto Resort on- the Atlvtoo of His Physician . Body Will be Taken to Washington , Thursday and' Interment Will be Mado In Boston Pavotcd All His ( .Life to - Scientific Work and ' At tempted to Solve-the -Problem of ' Aerial Navigation, the Experiments, Aiken.. S. 'C Feb.' 27. Prof. fL P. Langiey, secretary of the Smithsonian institute,- and world, noted scientist known., most generally , by his daring airship experiments of a few years a so, aiea at a tocai notei nere at l p. m. to-day, the cause beinsr Daralvsls. of which be Buffered a second stroke yesterday. Professor .Langiey came here Febru ary 6, in an effort to recuperate from a paraiyetic stroke suffered in Wash Ington about , two "months ago. He was - accompanied by -Miss iHerf lck. his niece, of Cincinnati, and Dr. Riley, Of Washington, botn of whom were by his bedside durlnjr the last moments. He seemed-to be getting along well and on the road to. recovery when af flicted with the - second attack, from which he barely recovered conscious ness. The remains will be prepared for burial and forwarded to Washing ton leaving here at 4 p. nj. to-morrow, arriving there some time Thursday,. Washington, Feb. 27-Professor Samuel P. Lang-ley, who died at Aiken, S. C, to-day, had a slight - stroke , of paralysis on November 22nd, which affected his right side. He was grad ually recovering from ; this attack when on the advice of his physician he went South to escape the more vigorous months of February and March in this city. His mental fac ulties .were unimpaired and he re ceived his- friends here and occasion ally" attended to business matters pri or to his departure. The immediate cause of his death was not stated in the brief telegram sent from Aiken to the Smithsonian officials. He was ac companied at Aiken by a niece and an attendant. i Professor Langiey wast 72 years old, His whole life had been devoted to sclentlflcwork. Though by profession a civil engineer and architect, astron omy occupied most of his time. Sev eral years ago Prof. Langiey conduc ted a series of experiments witiv a ny lne machine at Wldewater, va., on the Potomac river, the results ot which were watched with widespread Interest. The mxperlmerrta, however; ended disastrously. It was a singular Coincidence that on the day of Prof. Langley's death the Question of appropriations for fly ing machines came up incidentally during the debate in the House while the army appropriation -bin was un der consideration. The body will be brought to Washington Thursday. In terment will probably be m Boston. ROYAL WEDDING IN BERLIN. Duchess Sophie Charlotte Becomes the Bride of Prince Jatei rreaertck, the Emperor's Second Son. Berlin, Feb. 27. The Duchess Sophie Charlotte, of Oldenburg, daughter of the rehming grand duke of Oldenburg. by his-.-first marriage .with- Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, and Prince El tel Frederick, the second son of the EmPeror and Empress, were married at S o'clock this afternoon In the chapel of the palace by the court chaplain. Rev. Dr. Dryander. Rain was falling on the chapel dome but the Inside was lit by hundreds of candles, showing the delicate costumes or uni forms of about 600 persons: belonging to the royal famalies of Germany or the principal nobility, the cabinet min isters and a number of gentlemen ana admirals. Ambassador Tower and Mrs. Tower were present in the diplomatic circle. The civil ceremonies had previously taken place in tne presence of the Im perial family alone, in the electors chamber, while the other guests were gathering in the chapel. The Empress placed the princess crown or , green velvet and diamonds and a wreath of fresh myrtle on the head of the Princess. Her Majesty Who also wore a wreath of myrtle, and the bride were dressed in long pearl white silk. The train of the bride, which was four yards in length, was embroidered with silver roses. . 600 BOTTLES OF WHISKEY. Newborn Officers Unearth Two Big , Blind Tigers seven negroes Ar retted and Large Quantity of Whis key Confiscated. Special to The Observer, Newbern. Feb. 27. One of the big gest raids on blind tigers since this town went dry was made last night. Two places belonging to Province Bryan and Richard Gulon, were raid ed and about 200 bottles of whiskey were confiscated by Chief of Police Hargett and Officers Lupton, Bryan and Bowden. Seven men, including Bryan and Qulon, colored, era under arrest They are J. U. . Lana, James Harrison. William Lovenear, J, ,T. York and Sam "Blackledge, The men were on trial before Mayor Patterson this morning and their cases were continued until - Wednesday on' ac count of a small technicality raised by the defense. The mayor's office looks like' a bar room, there being some 500 bottles of confiscated liquor locked up there. The' defendants have engaged able counsel and will fight, for .every possible .cnanca. ALFRED BELO DEAD. Son of 'Former Salem Man,-at Bead of, Big Publishing; Firm, Passes Away at Dallas, Texas. . Special to The Observer. - !.-, . Winston-Salem, Feb. 27. Capt. B. W. Belo received a telegram to-night from Dallas, Texas, stating that, his nep hew, Alfred Belo, died this afternoon. Deceased was president of the A. II, Belo Company, - owners and publishers of. The ' Dallas News and Galveston News, two of the largest and most In fluential papers published In Texas. The son, who -was 32 years old, suc ceeded his father, the "late. Col. A. H. Belo, who died In April 1. 1901, as head of the well-known ' publishing , firm. The father was a native of Salem, and his body now rests In Salem Cemeterv. The tatter's widow was' in Boston two weeas aao mm wm rrjiKirix-. 10 sail for a' year's trip to Europe when She received a message calling her home on account of her son's serious Illness. . , 'fire Threatens Pennsylvania Town Pol ta vllle. Pa.. Feb. 27, A Are thnt h MiAha to destroy the - villa m la burning at Cumbolo, - near - here, The village has two hundred and fifty houses and J.&w mnamunts. .Aid has been ; summoned from -. surrounding towns. The Inhabitants of the vlllaae are panic-stricken and many have flej to the bills surrounding the , place. Extreme cold weather prevails. CAPITAL IS NOW, $50,0,00b!0STMASTR IK, TKOUBLE CONCORD MILL'S NEW CIIARTEtt .k..V AXi,ia.u.-. wwe Cabarrus .' Cotton Mill Increases ' Its Capital From SI 50,000 to 9500,000 - Other - , Charters Granted and ' Amended Mr, C 11. Gattis to be -"' CommlEtsloned 1 Major on Adjutant General vs Robertson's Staff - The East Carolina Fisheries- No Action " in School - Book - Matter Till After ! July lnow In Capital CKy ? Raleigh News Notes. ' . Observer Bureau, - 122 South Dawson street, . Raleigh, Feb. 27. The United - Firemen's Insurance Company,, of Philadelphia, Pa., has en tered the , State- the agencies ot which will be managed by W. A. Chaplin, of Atlanta, Ga. , v Norntatt Jones, a negro from Vance county, waa to-day brought to the pen Itentiary . by Sheriff E. A. Powell, to serve a three-year sentence, having been convicted of secret assault. He fired eight shots into the house oc cupied by a man and his wife by the home ot Beteh. t Charters -were granted to-day to the McCall-Pool-Company, Salisbury for manufacture, sale of whiskey, whole sale and retlall, capital stock $6,000, paid in by 8. Y. McCall, W. W. Pool and k. I Finger, ail ot Salisbury; tne Marlon Light & Power Company, Mar lon, for development of water powers on the Catawba river in McDowell county and? the generation of electric ity born for ijgnt ana power, in cor Ipor&tors,. J. L. Moi-gan, W. W. Lot spelch and? R.' H. Bennett, authorized capital stock 125,000, of which amount 1 6,000 is paid in. MR C. H. GATTIS BECOMES MAJOR A commission' that win, in a lew days, be issued and will be pteasurably appreciate,' is that of Mr. Charles 11 Gattis, traveling passenger agent of the Seaboard Air une, by wntcn ne will become Major Oattis, on the staff of Adjutant General T. R. Robertson, of Charlotte. t The oiflclai document will be issued on the return of Gov ernor Glenn' and General Robertson to the city. Genial llkeableness, efficiency business ability, . energy and all that stands for rugft, qualifications, belong to the hew major and his friends In the departments of .State, In railroad cir cles and in commercial lines an over the country 'will 'congratulate him on this. . Vr'-U EAST CAROLINA FISHERIES. Dr. Joseph Hide Pratt, of the North Carolina board of geological survey, was in the city to-day on business con nected with the east Carolina fisher ies. Dr. PlattS is generally pleased at the progress ea -far made by the board. With him were Messrs. Hiss and Webb of the national Department, the latter peing ehell-fitoht commissioner. Dr. Pratt states that the nets are already being se for the shad and it has been looked to fhat they are already within the prescribed --boundaries. An inforr mal meeting wa held with the fisher men at Roanoke Island to whom the details and workings of the new ar rangement -were made plain, many of these fishermen having felt in a meas ure ao-o-rleved because of inconveni ences by distance lh the laying- of their nets. They realise; at the same time, that a uniform observance or tne law will mean material benefit to their Interests. ...When asked about the wish of: the people "along 'the Cape Fear river in regard lit the fish question in fhat section. Dr. Pratt stated that the board would try to arrange to have an investigation and later to bring about such action as would benefit those people, though this would neces sarily call for special leglslativt en actment Accompanied by his wife, Mr. T. Staples Fuller, the law associate of Mr. James Pou, left to-day for New York city, -where he will possibly un dergo an operation for appendicitis, having been a sufferer from his af fection for some time. CHARTERS GRANTED AND AMENDED. Additional charters were this after noon granted to the Golden Rod Bot tling Company, Sanford, W. H. Har rington. W. H. Pacei D. K. Wright. Judge T. B. Womacky W. A. Gattis and W. c. and W. B. uougias stockholders; authorized capital , 110,000, of which amount S9.000 has been subscribed: the company will ; bottle Golden Rod ginger ale and other carbonated drinks oi a non-aioonouc nature; vne ievi Cotton Mills Company, Rutherfordton, amends its charter fixing the authoris ed capital stock at $62,000 common and retiring tne preterreo stock or zv,wu which wllfc be redeemed June 1, 190G; the Cabarrus Cotton Mill, of Concord, also amends Its charter, increasing the capital stock from 1150,000 to 1500,000; w. cannon is president and J. w. Cannon, Jr., secretary. Internal Revenue Collector Duncan has appointed V. C. Carrard to suc ceed S. T. Rogers, who resigned as expert deputy to enter other business. unaer tne iiwi no action ui any sort can be taken In regard to the adoption of books for public schools of North Carolina until after July 1, When the present contracts shall have exDlred. Five years ago the law al lowed . the placing of advertisements and the action ot tne suo-comraission to be. appointed in April or May, look ing to possible changes and in order to discharge the work with more time for consideration. There was rain nere mis mornng. wheh was followed by snow at 1 o'clock wOich has been steadly fallng for three or four hours. The moisture -has f rosen Itarhtlv on the trees, many of which. maples and elms, are in bloom. A high wind accompanies tne snow ana tne indications are for a considerable fall of snow, though so far .the warmth of 'the ground has disallowed the fleecy stuff to rest lor more tnan a mo ment "or two at a time. , . . S - Innim..,.,,.. jt THREE RAILROAD CHANGES. ' C. Ii. Harris Becomes Assistant V Superintendent of too southern's Birmingham i vision. ftii-minrhnm. Ala.. Feb. IT. Three Im portant changes among local railroad-officials were announced to-day. The 'Frisco creates the position of assistant iinArintenfont of the Blrminsham divla. ton and R'C. Wescott i appointed 'to the piaoe.-. . s-"' rl l. Harris, trainmaster of the 'Fris co, is made assistant superintendent of the Birmingham division of the Southern with headquarters in Birmingham. Col, A. B. Bayles Is promoted from train master of the Birmingham Mineral . to assistant superintendent of tbo Atlanta division or the Louisville A Nashville, with headquarters at Blue Ridge, Oa, ' ;A JPtae Meeting at Enfield, C, Rev. William Black, ' of , Davidson! Spent yesterday In ths city on his re turn from Enfield, in eastern Carolina, where he conducted scries of relig ious services. The meeting was won derfully successful., During- -the- 10 days of services 120 persons professed Christianity. Mr. Black Is evangelist for the North Carolina synod of the Presbyterian Church artfr is a preacher of force. , his successful meetings in the Btate nave snown. ' . PATTERSON INDICTED Concord Official Charged With Aiding and Abetting in, the Opening and Belaying of Malt Miss JBallle Khue, an Employe of the Office, Presented for Detaining. Delaying and Steal ing Mail Both Cases to be Heard . in Charlotte The Ashevllle Conrt Adjourns. Special to The Observer. Aahevllle, Feb. 27. Geo, L. Fatter son, postmaster at Concord, was ar rested there last nlc-ht as the result of an incident brought against him by tne grand jury in the United States District Court, charged with being lm plicated In and aiding and abetting in tne opening- and delaying of mall. . An indictment in thie connection was also found against Miss Sallie Klme, an employe, or former employe in the Concord office. The bill of Indictment found against Miss Klme charged her with detaining, .delaying and stealing mall. It is alleged that Patterson aided 'end abetted her In this viola tion of the postal laws. Both cases have been transferred to Charlotte for trial. It was stated that Postmaster Pat terson would come ihere at once and demand immediate trial, but he has not yet arrived. The United States District Court ad journed for the term this afternoon. PATTERSON UNDER BOND. Gives Bail in the Sum of $1,000 . Deaf Mute Chnrged With Fraudu lent Use of the Malls. Concord, Feb. 27, Papers wore last night . served on Postmaster Geo. L. Patterson, by United States Marshal MUltkan, charging him with permit ting certain infractions of the law by one of his clerks, who has been under indictment for some time. Mr, Pat terson gave bond In the sum of $1,000 and left at once for Asheville to de mand, an immediate trial. The. news of the arrest of Postmas ter Patterson, when it became known, late Monday, created considerable in-, terest and excitement. The warrant charged the postmaster with allowing Miss Sallie Klme, one of his clerks, to open matter addressed to patrons of the office in his presence, In this way aiding and abetting in the viola tion of the law. It is understood that Mr. Patterson's bondsmen. Messrs. D. B. Coltrane and J. C. Wadsworth, will take charge of the office at once and name some' one to act as postmaster, pending the result of the trial. Mies Klme is now under bond, hav ing been arrested on the charge named last fall. The case against her has not been called for trial. Mr. C. A. Cook and Miss Bessie Strieker, of Concord, went to Asheville last week to testify before the grand Jury in the case against Mr. Patterson. The grand Jury at Asheville at this term of court also found a true bill against Reese Boyer, a deaf and dumb young man of this county, charged with some scheme to defraud by use of the mails. Deputy Marshal Mlllikan served the papers on him late last night and brought him to Con cord before Commissioner Kestler where he grave a $1,000 bond for his appearance at the next term of court I . TWO YEARS FOH MCMILLAN. Young Society Man Convicted of Forgery at ureensooro aiusc iscrve Sentence on Roads. Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Feb. 27. The only case of interest disposed of tn Guilford SUDerlor CoVtrt to-day was the one against John B. McMillan, the young man arrested two months ago on a charge of forging two checks on the Cape Fear Lumber Manufacturing Company tor amounts aggregating about $200. ,,The defendant plead guilty and Judge Ferguson sentenced him to a term of two years on the county roads. Mr. John A. Hodgln, president of the Cape Fear Company, was put on the stand and testified re garding McMillan's negotiations with htm last fall for the purchase of his stock in the Company, the young man coming here and representing himself to be quite wealthy, tie naa a pieas ant manner and soon won numerous friends among the best people of Greensboro, toeing Introduced very readily into the social life of the city. His downfall came as a great surprise to everyone.- Since his arrest there have been many reports connecting him with forgeries, In Montana, Min nesota, Oregon and other parts of the country, but no direct testimony was forthcoming and the forgery charges here are the only ones that could be laid at his door. SIX KILLED IN MINE. Explosion In Little Calutba Shaft No. 2, Near Birmingham, Instantly Kills Six and Probably Fatally In . Jnres Twelve Other Miners. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 27. Six men ware killed and twelve so badly in jured that most of them are expected to die before morning, by an explosion in Little Cahaba Mine No. 2, at Piper, Ala, at o'clock this afternoon. The dead! PETER COSTELLO. STEVE MEMETH. MATTBLZ. JOHN STONE. LOUIS YANKO. RICH SMITH, negro. The mine Is owned by, the Little Cahaba Coal Company, of which J. R. Smith, of this city, is president. Piper Is - in Bibb county, in the Blocton field, about 60 miles south t Birm ingham. ;' - The Little Cahaba settlement Is on a spur track ot the Birmingham Mine Railway and Is difficult of access by wire communication. ' : "MUSS WEBSTER AT HOME "''' 'i'"'VK, V :iisiwiiasi " ' Woman Who Masqueraded as Man , and - Was . Center of Matrimonial - Escapades . la Kansas Returns . to Gaffney. Special to The Observer. f Spartanburg, 8, C, Feb. 27, Miss Pauline Webster, of Kansas City, Mo., passed -through Spartanburg to-night en route to her former home at Gaff ney, Mls Webster was Joined by her brother, "Judge Webster, t They had not seen each .other for 10 years. ," She was thought to be dead by her rela tives and friends 'until the develop ments in Kansas City-' In which her Identity was revealed and her people In South Carolina notified, For sev eral years she wore the garb ot a man end, In- that -way, succeeded in keep? ing ber secret, - Mlea Webster, It Is Said, l-possesses considerable ; property ln.Oaffney and Cowpens, ,,',", , (V ' '"" "'""i ' fl" Jf ' ' '"I'""!"1 r . v ' Ninety-Nine Year for Assault. ? r Fort Worth. T..' Feb. 27. Houston Thorns s, a young negro, whs given nine ty-nine yr' mt nnra moor oy a jury bv tn 'tis morning fur n attempt! assault on Miss Koi'ltmnti, a young Wbitu girl. The negro plcadud guilty. - GEO. L. THE HOUSE TRIFLED WITH ORPHAN RESOLUTION TURNS UP Measure Purporting to Have iBeen Introduced by Mr.. Van Duzer of Nevada Repudiated by- Tlutt Mem ber and ta Cancelled and Destroyed Effort to Get Corbin and Mc Arthtir Retired as Lieutenant Gen eral Meets Defeat Little Progress Made on Army "Appropriation Bill $00,000,000 Ship Canal Concern, Chartered by Dalxell Bill, tiocs Through. Washington, Feb. 27; Military mat ters held the attention of the House to-day, the army appropriation bill be- ing under consideration for. amend ment. That General Corbfn and Gen eral McAj-thur might become lieuten ant generals the provision in the bill abolishing that rank was eliminated on a point of ordet raised by Mr, Grosvenor, of Ohio, who substituted an amendment to abolish the grade after these officers had been promoted, but this too, met defeat. Members of the appropriations committee disputed the right of the military committees to appropriate for an apparatus for fire control of field artillery, but without success. Only eight of the fifty pages of the bill were passed upon when the House adjourned. As its first business the House passed the Dalsell bill chartering- the Lake Erie & Ohio Ship Ca nal Company with an authorized capi ta! stock of $60,000,000 On meeting the House ordered can celled and destroyed a resolution 'of in Jury purporting to have been introduc ed by Mr. Van Duster of Nevada, but which he repudiated. The resolution called on the State Department for the report of Herbert H. D.. Price, regard ing the condition of consulates In the Orient. Mr. Adams," of Pennsylvania moved the action and Mr. Williams (Miss.) read a letter from Mr. Van Duser stat ing that he had never heard of the resolution. Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) complained that the House had been trifled with by some one and he thought an investiga tion should be made. The reading of the army bill was In terrupted by Mr. Crumpacker, who raised an Inquiry which developed a lively turn of debate. Mr. Crumpacker had read In the papers the charge that $30,000 had been wasted by the Army officers, who bought useless apparatus, scientific and otherwise, Including fly ing machines, telescopes, etc. Mr. Hull replied that the committee on military affairs had never authorised flying machines but that flying ma chines were especially authorised in the fortification appropriation bill. "I regard flying machines as absolutely absurd," he said, "I am not a scien tific man, but a machine that will fly to the bottom of the river." Mr. Hull concluded the Incident with a statement that the money had been wasted In scientific or useless appa ratus, although much money had been spent, as It turned out later, uselessly. In buying supplies which were allowed to waste from lack of proper care and in the deprlcatlon of equipment. CANNOT GRANT RELIEF. Although Admitting That Oil Trust Has Rates its own way, the inter State Commerce Commission Con fesses That It is Without Authority to Remedy the Evil. Washington, Feb. 27. Although holding that certain combination rates on petroleum are Just and unreason able, thereby working a practical mo nopoly in favor of the Standard Oil Company. The Inter-State commerce commission to-day in an opinion by Commissioner Prouty, confessed itself to be without authority to grant the relief sought and dismissed the peti tions. , The case came up In the Petition of the Fred G. Clark Company against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, and others, and the Waverly Oil Works against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and others, alleging' unjust and unreason able rates and discrimination In the transportation of oil. In these cases the New York, New Haven, & Hart ford Railroad Company was the prin cipal defendant STATEHOOD BILL FRIDAY WEEK. Proportion by Senator Beveridge Meets With Little Opposition Indian Affairs Discussed. Washington, Feb. 27. The Senate to day agreed to vote on the Statehood March 9. The proposition to take the vote at that time was made by Mr. Beveridge and there was little difficul ties In reaching an understanding, The suggestion Immediately followed a speech In support of the bill by Mr. Hopkins during the course for state hood and suggested that their admis sion be deferred. The remainder of the day was devoted to the discussion of the bill providing for the settlement of the affairs of the Five Civilised Tribes of Indians, the major portion of the time being given to the provision for the disposal ot the coal lands In Indian Territory. ..,-. ACCUSED MAN DROPS -DEAD, R. L. Traynliain. liarged With the Murder of jus rattier, expires sud denly While on His Way to Lynch burg Jail. . " , Roanoke, Vs., Feb. 27. R. L. Trayn ham was arrested here last night charged with the murder of his father, J. B. Traynharo on the' night of Feb ruary 19. The feeling here was very bitter against young Traynham and It was thought advisable to take htm to Lynchburg for safe keeping. Just as the train was entering the latter city Traynham arose from his seat and with an exclamation fell back In the arms of Officer Overstreet When 1 he was taken from the train he was found to he dead. , The autopsy showed he died from fright. No poison was found in the stomach. - Young Traynham bought the hatchet with which he. was accused of having murdered his father at a lo cal cutlery store, on the day preceding the tragedy, A piece of bloody news paper in which the hatchet had been wrapped was in the murdered man's room snd this gave the clue that re sulted In Traynham's arrest. , SITE NOT SELECTED t V Location - of Metlmdlst Protestant College StUI Undecided Matter Referred to Committee, , - ; , , Special to The Observer. 1 t -1 Greensboro, Feb; .27, The board ' ef education of the North Carolina Meth odist Protestant Conference adjourned to-night without selecting a site for the location of the proposed Methodist Protestant College. A committee was appointed to take under consideration the offers made by -Greensboro,- High Point, Pinnacle, Oak Ridge, Liberty, Graham and HHlsbore. The commit tee will report to a meeting of the board here .Thursday, March 8th, at which time final action will be taken. FOR FORMULA Off BOTTLE HEARING ON WEBB'S DRUG BILL 1 1 i y ,...,, y H'i if Inter -State Commerce Committee Hears Representative Webb In Sup port of His Bill Requiring Manu facturers of Medicines to Have Label Containing List of Ingredients on Every Bottle Made Favorable Impression Mr. , , Bolton, in , An. myerlng Charges, Asserts That Mr. Blackburn Frequently Suggested That He Not Posh Cases As to Blackburn's Recommendations, . BY W. A. HILBEBRAND. : V .- " "- I Hv Observer Bureau, . 17 O street N. W..--'. f ' Washington. Feb. 27." Representative Webb occupied the attention of the inter-State commerce ,' committee of the House for a time to- -day in advocating a favorable report V upon his bill providing that every " manufacturer Of medicine for inter . ' State shipment' shall have printed' on'" . each bottle, in the English language, the name of the Ingredients contained , , in each potle of package. At the con elusion of the address Chairman Hep- v burn said that he felt that th North ' Carolina member had thrown much'" light upon the subject of decided Iro-. L portance, and there appeared to . be ( only a single member of the committee. Representative Bartlett, of Georgia who has any objections to the bill. He fears that the proposed measure might come in conflict in some way' with the State's rights doctrine. Mr , Webb was asked if he had any objec- tlon to the incorporation of his bill In " ' the pure food law and replied that this course was satisfactory to him, as 'his first desire was to correct evils com- plained of. without reference to the question of whose name the bill should ' bear. Editor Hapgood, of Collier's -Weekly, will be here to-day to confer- with Mr. Webb about his subject. It . being a matter to which the publics-" tlon mentioned has of -late devoted ? much space. The bill does not require the proportion of Ingredients to be " printed on the bottle unless the hot-, ' tie contains opium, cocaine, morphine., chloral or alcohol. THE "ETC," MEANT COCAINE. V In the course of his remarks, Mr. Webb said: "Recently a patent medl-. cine concern advertised that they had concluded to give the public the con tents of their medicines and assumed to print the formula on the package. Several different herbs were mention- - -; ed, and, -at the end of this enumera- "' tlon, are the three letters "etc." A board of pharmacy analysed this msdi-1 . cine and discovered that the "etc, covered 3.78 per cent, of cocaine " death-dealing, habit-forming cocaine The head of the New York city health ; department recently wrote a protective) association that he desired to call at tention to the fact that a much-adver Used article contained a large per cent' f,' of cocaine, saying that a Pitiable case had come under his knowledge recently ' of a former bright lawyer wilh whom, be had done business. The lawyer had had a bad cold for a long time and had " tried many-remedies to stop- ttr One day he saw an advertisement of this , " cure and took It. He now - says he knows the stuff Is killing him. but he can not stop using it. OPIATES IN CONSUMPTION REM EDIES. "Many consumptive cures contain drugs Hi the form of opium, morphine. '-,. cocaine and chloroform, which not only-'' -do not stop the progress of the disease, but oftentimes hasten it One con sumption cure is known to oontaln chloroform and prusslo acid, and there is no warning on the -bottle that It , ", contains deadly poisons. Morphine is the most constituent of a famous cough syrup. In Clnclnattl the death ' -Of a little child was caused by a dose , . of this cough syrup, Another case of poisoning from this syrup is registered.",' in Indiana. The child died in convul sions after 72 hours. It had taken. an ' overdose. The mother no doubt had -' left the bottle lying around carelessly ,: . because there Is nothing to indicate ' that It contained a deadly poison. An other cough syrup is known to contain morphine and hydrocyanic acid." BLACKBURN'S RECOMMENDA TIONS. One of the highest officials of the' ' government one who makes almost dally visits to the White House tnr-tme with hla official dul lea waa to-dav v asked whether the recommendations ot " Congressman Blackburn would carry weight pending his trial In April. , Af- -' ter some hesitation the gentleman. In "' question said no decision had been ar rived at tn tnis matter, dui tnac some thing might be said later with refer- , . ence to the subject. MR. HOLTON ANSWERS CHARGES. An Inspection to-day of the answer of District Attorney Holton to the j.. charges filed against him shows that -, ', Mr. Holton does not fall to pay his re spect to his chief- critic. Congress- ,- -man Blackburn. He asserted that, on " numerous occasions. Blackburn came -to him and suggested that he not -push cases, the Congressman saying It -would help him out Politically and that,' ' he would get fees out of defendants. TO MANUFACTURE MIRRORS. New Concern Being Organised at Statesville Postmaster Operating on Borrowed Tune. Special to The Observer. . SftnteaYille. Feb. 27. An establish ment for the manufacture ot mirror plates is the latest thing for States ville. A subscription list for this con- ' cern has been out. practically all the stock has been subscribed, and it is an assured fact. The capital stock will be $20,000, $10,000 ot which has .been subscribed by Mr. a W. Slalne, of Pittsburg, Pa. - The other $10,000 has been taken by local capital and char ter will soon be applied for. ; This concern will manufacture mirrors ex clusively and will supply the furni ture factories located In this section of the country. ' . -,", . Postmaster Long Is operating on bor rowed time; He bos been Indorsed for reappointment by Congressman Black bum and tt la also . understood that th Republican State organization ia tor him. but while he has good hopes the -postmaster isn't certain that ev erything la alright until Mr. Ko vett says the word, and up to this hour ths appointment naa, not:' been an nounced. shIVV' 5 4v u Sustained Severe Injuries as a He - of Hazing. ; Schenectady. -N. Y.. Feb. 27. Wn- - Collins, of Petersburg. Vs.. a of the freshman class of Union a class scrap was locked in Mr i on the third floor ot the dormlt ; . door being secured from , the o Collins attempted to escape t-v of 'a clothes line from the wi ' his room. The rnpe waa r,. enough to bear Ms we'r.ht s" ) three stories to the ground, i tained a broken arm and s- rlea to his spine,, but will pr cover, r , ,
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