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' AGAIN BUB& KEGfiQ HOMES RAGING MOBS IN . SPRINGFIELD! Companies of Ohio State Troops .Fall to l'reve-nt Another and Worse Outbreak, and Have, Hard Work liefotre Tlwnn it They Prevent Total Destruction of Colored' Qnartee IIouwh Fired With Coal Oil or De inollMied OntrtghW-Every' Avail- able Fire man .Working on Fires Already Under ..WayWomen Hurt in -Jumping f rom ' Window -JUno ,aot Yet tn sight. - . Springfield,'. 0."(Feb. 28. With eight companies of State troops on' guard In this' clty,va a result of last night's X mob violence In which six house were, ourneo in tne coiorea; residence trict, mors incendiary ilres were start - ed early' aaalrr to-nla-ht In" Various -parts of-tiie jolty, -in every instance the houses, were occupied 'by negroes uruejnicf wiiu a jiegru iiuune aijT namson ana x one - streets was ,, etoned" by a large crowd, but the oc cupants are (believed to have escaped The. Flickers' Nest,, which Is Inhabited bv" nee-roes and -which: flanired in the ; ( Dixon ,mob and -subsequent race war , two years ago na oeen assaueo to. , night and several attempts made to flra , it, Ut as It is guarded .by militiamen , tn? enon na so, - xar janeo. oeverai alarms naye oeen turned in as a result of ue tires started,' -oat, as ims patch; Is filed,- no" general alarm has been turned tn as every available fire man Is at work on the fires now Uder FLOSB TO CITY BtTIt-DlNG. Several negroes who have been chas ed by the angered whites from th negro huarter of the city made their ; iitA th wtv, hniMin whih ia in Vuusr v .fiw -wuwjr. w. Wj. -amraei, pi icq jtourm a- imBL arHved here this svenlna and assumed command of "the troops J ra eving wpm xxurac ir, ....w. ihadbeen .in jeommand., H V " Up to 11:30 o'clock tq-nlght the mobs had succeeded in hurninr two houses and had stoned and partially demol ished doren others, all being, Inhab- I'AllVU' UJf - flDBtVn. :HO UlBbi UICMJW liea was me - nome pi : ... miner. at Tork and Harrison streets, when the 'assault began from the . rear of his house, ..Miller win, jn his bare feet and' without coat or hat. and escaped from his pursuers by going to tha city hall, where, he found shelter with the troops. Coal oil was applied to his house, which was soon - a mass of flames and' Was. quickly' destroyed. - ti. t .k4. iLTii.k Ingram, a double frame structure onjM1 Matthewa In a very desperate York street and the torch was applied -, following the escape of the occupants ' a few minutes before.- The house was : practically aestroyea 'WullH HUBIXL IN- JUMPIMCU Tha militia was Jn hot pursuit or , some of . the rioter and at Central t . --- j-. - tj. i - ini on some oi i im nwrouo ut un mob, who were at a safe distance from the soldlecs, continued to stone . tha " houses of negroes, - windows being rid died by their rocks as they ran.. The ' homes of - Reuben . Campbell and '' Charles FlUusore, on ' Central avenue, - 1 were riddled with stones, "and at this j" onint. a-bov whose name Is not known. was shot in the leg. The militia, have . devoted their attention to control of ' the larger crowds, leaving the police r to -look after the smaller end or the l rldt. Promiscuous and random boot-j ing fas been a feature to-night and has added to the general terror. Two J i nearo women. t who Jumned from the I second story of their homes when as-1 eailed Ty" the ' mobs, were" seriously I hurt ana were taxen to tne nospuau FOCR MORE COMPANIES GO. Ohio State ; Anthorftles : Keeping In .. Touch .with Htnauoa : at Spring. . Columbus, Feb. 21 7our companies! of the Foutrh Regiment, Ohio National , Goard, left, this evening for Springfield to assist the authorities there in main-; .'. talnlna order. Trooo B.- of Coluinbua f also has been assembled at Its armory - under waiting rflet;$t .xk- r,w Adjutant General Hughes' returned ; . this afternoon : from Springfield - and ; will keep In touch with the. situation there. Colonel C. S. lAmmel, of -the -Fourth Regiment, will be In command ',. of the troops at springneia. s STUDENT, VOIiTJNTEERS MEET. ; . Neaj-1 " &.000 ' Gather In Washvllle : - for International Convention Ad dreases by Prominent Foreigners. . . NashvUle, Tenn,1, Feb. 28. From' every Btate and Territory of the Union,-from various provinces of Canada." and from -the hilsslonary fields of Christian labor throughout the world. - nearly 6,000 rep- resentative - gathered hpre to-day - tor thn onentnar Session Of the fifth Inter. national convention o the Student Vol- ' unteer Movement - - ' 1 The convention ' was opened Without . -preliminaries. ' Arter a prayer; ana a ,executiys committee, .'delivered a. brief j and lbmiies? He - waa followed' by nntrt k. Rnwr. SAnratnrv of the board 1 'of foreign missions of the Presbyterian j unurcn, orier wnicn aojouromeni w i ror a wntie editor of Tha Durham Re So great was the -crush of attendance t h,. ,i,iMt(A. at the nlnht session that two overflow I mMtinnw hM tha vim Pr.hv. f tcrlan and tbe Viae Street Christian I Thurrnea. - ai i tne ., auciitonum . iTOi. 1 Charles Krdmsn, of Princeton Theolotrt-I n9 married Mis Bur-well, - daughter ,nr&thWm 2gMnL' Granvlilety! rendln the 67th Psalm, -. The speakers ' Were vr. weorse KOOfon, or Kdlnmirgn, I Scotland, editor or . The United Free! Church, and J .Camnbell 'White. Of Cm. eda, seewtary of ihs Forward Move- rnt'nt of. tne rrcsnyterian Churcn. -Dr. ubson'i subject' ; was "The Presenta. tioti of cnrist to All Mankind, the Bu. nrrme Business of the Church. Mr. White spoke on The Ownership and Lordship of Christ? , To-morrow's sessions j begin at :B a. m. fB itt ,ifs ,1.. I. ? 1 , 'i' ' ,'i " ' iiu 1 11' io'f:it Virginia Hit Sontheastera Tsrlff As- sociattoitv t , , M - ' Richmond. Va., Feb. fa. The Hourw Of Dtenates to-day passed the Williams bill -to prevent-the combination of Are insurance oomnanies to make rates.. - The w sure is spout - identical . with the I M1art0n law, . which some years sol practically , put out of operation in Vir. trniii, the Southeastern ' Tariff. ASuorin. IT'nia tne ouinr.HHern larin Asxorin tiun, and which was afterwards repealed. . .... ., - . ?- 1 , ; .. ; - Xelt Wins Bantam-Weight Champion Pan-. Francisco, Feb. - 28 -Frankle Xell tonl(rht won the bantam-weight championship of America, by defeat ltiir Harry Tenny, in. the , 14th ' round at, Mechanics' Pavilion." I '.-th fighters live in San Franc! co. Mf? AIATTIIYS M I YRIA HIS BATTLE . FOR, LIFEi BEGINS I Standing Room at a premium in Guilford County Court ltoom When - Case-, Against lr, J. ' B. Matthew , for Killing Wife i Called Disap. 'pointing Delay In Getting Started- ' Jury Selected State' ? Principal witness, rapt uitram, 111 in Phila delphia Taking of Testimony Be v' gins This Morning Will Continue ! avWeek,' ...C , .; OtVfL ''n1 us" Special to The Observer. ' Greensboro, Feb, 28. Not even stand' ling- room -.was-to, be had In the court J room at , to-day's session' ' ti On titan? j Superior1 Court, It having been" under stood that the trial of pr, J. B. Mat j thews, ; charged with the murder of t hi -wife W nnianntnJ l meneed this mornlnsr. The nt1r mnm Ling session, however, was consumed i jn aispoemg or the few remaining jail : cases. At. 12:30 o'clock to-day It was announced that' the ? Matthews trial would begin at 4 o'clock. The unprece dehtedly vlarge, crowd I seemed greatly disappointed over thedelay as it filed J out 0 oje coUft rodm. Court was 15 minutes late in re-eon- ryening for the afternoon session. Upon I hnr asked If he was irendv tn nniMMI SoUcito. : X. BrooVa stated that Cant. aiaman. of Richmond. Va,. one of the 1 most, important witnesses for the pros I ecution was . sick at a sanitarium In Philadelphia and that, if the defense would admit the substance of what he said at the preliminary hearlnr. the Bute would be- ready for trial. Mai w. A. Guthrie, of counsel for the de fense, said , that" they were not pre pared to admit anything, that. H was unfair to ask them to do so, and that 1 if Capt Glffman was sick, the prosecu I Uon . should have known it in ample ,,,,, nn. know. tll WBtrtnv. ftllt .).. I witness would be unable to be present i Judas Q. v 8.: Verruson . satd that th prosecution should file a written afltiJ i. affidavit ,wae drawn and, after a I de,ay of n oa" more.was read by I the solicitor. U having been signed by r. wggay ororaer oi Mrs. Matthews. i , CAPT. QRIFFMAN'S TE9TIMONT. '.The affidavit, recited that teatlmonv or capt. unnrman, who said he called at the Matthews home on the morn ling of December of last year and had a conversation with Dr. Matthews, who said his wife had been sick but was then improving; that, as Cant. Griff- man was leaving, he heard the heavy and laborious hreathlna- of Mrs. Mat thews and, going.' tocher room door which was ajar, saw Dc Matthews in serting a hypodemlo Injection in her arm. mat ne entered the room de Isnite Dr.. Matthews' nrntMfai and fmind condltionv Her husband declared that sne , naa tajcen. the night before, a quantity of strychnine but. that she would be better shortly. - He urged Dr. Matthews to send for another physi cian but could not persuade him to' do so. , He sent Ben Matthews, their little son,- arter a neighbor, Mrs. A. M, Hay, uociors. . The defendant's counsel objected to the admission of this affidavit, declar ing it to te neresay so far as Mr. ! Briggs, who made it, was concerned. ' JURY CHOSBN. ' Solicitor Brooks then announced that the State would proceed anyway with out Witness Glffman and, a few mln- tea before o'clock,: . the list of jurors waa calledUH Two hours and a half was consumeoVta securing a Jury, about BO oi tne special venire or zi3 neing cauea, the defense exhausting all of its . 14 peremtory challenges. The 12 men chosen , to sit on tho ase are J. T. Shoffner. Prof. w. T. Whltsett. J. B. ElUnaton Ed. Bi Wheeler. I A. Walk- er. Jesse 1 May. W. L. Buchanan. J. A. Gray, : CL: H. Kortbam, -. George w. Quick, John C. Fields and O. C. Brown. Solicitor Brooks is assisted in the pros ecution by ex-Judge W. P. Bynum, Jr., of Greensboro, :and H. A. Foushee, of Durham, : while Guthrie Guthrie, of Durham, and Stedman V Cooke, of Greensboro, ; appear for the defense, The taking or testimony will be started to-morrow morning and the trial will last probably weeki" "7: '.. Dr. uattnewa attracted much atten tion a ;. he aat t in the court room. J4any curious eyes wandered toward that sectsvn or tb court room where he eat. . Although practically a -phys ical wreck when committed to jail in December, he has stood the confine ment as .well or better than was ex pected. 3 , CAFT. J. B, HTTNTER DEAD. Veteran Newspaper Man Passes Away at Durham, Aged 73. Special tcr The Observer. Durham, Feb. 18. Cant J. B. Hunter. the veteran newspaper man, died at his oma In the western part of the city TV,01?10- at o'clock. .He had been 111 for a year'or more-and his death was caused by heart trouble and old age, together with other compil cations. The funeral and burial will take place, to-morrow afternoon,, the service being conducted from the' resi denes by Rev. 8. 8,,. Bost, rector of St Philip church, after which the burial will taka laeef In Maplewood ?ery-r -Hnnter was 72 years of ag. H came to Durham several year Ago And since coming here, was rK2Xr -"'"" "J' which died when he waa forced to take hi bed. He was born In Gates county unri wm tb inn nr iw; mavatv tinnt,,. Had he lived, ontu next May the couple would h nave been - married 50 years.,- There are no' children. During the course of nis pusines career capt Hunter lived In' Baltimore, Philadel phia and a number of, other places. He, belonged to a -prominent family and was. well known throughout .this section, r ' - - - t - 1 . . j . '.hi. i m .1 i nil ifi 1111 -." .iff ii mV-irx if BY TRI-STATE ASSOCIATION. , ". ' .t- ' . '' . in -y ' . "ft Dr. R, E. HuKlies, of Laurens, a C, la Elected President and Dr. J. M. Taylor, of Morganton, , First - Vice President. ' ; ; - , ' -1 , Mnartanburs, R ' C.: Feb. 48. The an. nual convention of the Trl.Btnte Medical Association adjourned, this afternoon af ter a. two days' seftslon st Glenn Kprfngs, I ne lotinwinn vmi-vrv -wera icto: Ir. K. feS. llUKOea, of trfiurena. . C president: Dr. I. M. Taylor, of North Carolina, fist vice pr-wi'lent) Dr. J. A, Ilayne, of' Booth; Carolina, eeond .vice preidnt; Dr. W.OB. Deilen of Virrtnla, tiiird vice preldentf -Dr. Howell Way, of North -Carolina,, secretary -and treasurer.--.", i l"' , -.'J":" :ri: . -.'r-.-'j - Ir. Ifay, of North Carolina? Karl, of F iiHli i'Hrollna. and HoriMv. of Vlisinla. rlinwen members of tho executive A. STATB StJMMEB3CH00tJ CHARTERED WTTHOtTT . CAPITAL North Carolina Hammer Scliool Com. pany Electa Ofnre-r To be Katab- si ,' lislied Permanently at Ktaeia-ft - i Insurance - Itec-riots " Lar-rely In. crease; New Companies' Enter State ; , Supreme Conrt Affirms Sentence of Aegro MurdererRevenue Of ncer - itaid Two Illicit KU11 - in I 4 Johnson County News . Notesof W -the Caoital. . : . tbe Capital. )'. , 1 Observer Bureau, ' 12& South Dawson street; v' . , . Raleigh. Feb. 28.,' Mr.-J. R. Young, State' insurance commissioner, say that the month just closing show perhaps the heavi est receipt In the history of the in. outrance department' Jn, addition 'to this fact, more companies are betn steadily organised and are applying to enter tne Btate ror the conduct, of business. The Keystone - Mutual and tbe Man ton Mutual, both insurance companies of Philadelphia, liave filed their papers to enter the State -regu larly., These two companies were the ones represented by a man by ' the name of Clark who forfeited . a' S200 foa when he failed to make good at the Investigation of the southern Oil Company's fire in Charlotte. As It Is now, Mr. Clark's 2200 Must be forfeit ed and the State gets an additions. $400 In license fee. Another company just, licensed to commence business is the- North Carolina Fire - Insurance Company, of High Point. t The Secretary of State issues an amendment to the charter. ; of the Guarantee - Loan. Realty . Insurance Company, of Salisbury, changing the name to McCubbins-Harrlson Com pany, Officers are: J. S. McCubbins, presiaent, ana u. ja. ttarnson. secre tary. ;''...". The condition of Dr. Peter B. Hlnes, who was stricken with paralysis Sun day, Is reported as slightly improved to-dav. , THE SUPREME COURT OPINIONS. The Supreme Court to-day filed its first- opinion for the February term. 20-odd case having been decided. The appeal of Burton JarrelL the War ren county - negro who had been con victed and sentenced to 25 years for murder in the second degree, was among the number, the lower court ' having been sustained. Jarrell, how-! ever, is at large, having escaped from Wake county Jail February 12th. The 1 fifth district appeals will be called Tuesday, March 6th. The Bridgers Tailoring Co., of Ral elgh, is chartered for the conduct of a merchant tailoring business, clothing and drygoods, with J. E. and E. L. Bridgers and W. W. White as lncor porators, and $760 paid In out of an au thortsed capital stock of $25,000. Kin- ston comes to the front with the North State Mutual Insurance Co., Incorpor ated by R. C. Strong, E. J. Bee ton, Fields & Becton, J. M. Parrott, J. W. Grainger and a number of others. capitalised at $100,000. The company will write life, . health and accident policies under the etock plan, and both participating, and .mutual classes. Dr. Talt Butler, State veterenarian, Is already ' hearing- from his- expres st cm s-of -interest l -the -State and Na tional government , concerning cattle tick extermination, The mail of to day brought to Bvv Butler a rare and apparently hew specimen of the pest that he made tho journey all the way from California, to rest onder the doc tor' eye. here in NorthCarolina. ILLICIT STILLS CAPTURED Deputy Revenue Collectors Adams. Merrltt and Downing 1 have just re turned from Johnson county, where they' made a most successful . raid. capturing and breaking up two illicit distilleries, and also securing certain evidence In the matter. One of. the stills was Of IGO-gallon capacity and was operated within 150 yards of the road and about one mile from Oak Forest church, and showed sign of having been in operation for about a year. The second was 65-gallon ca pacity and indicated service within omy a lew noure -oeiore capture. - Jtn scene of the irregular operations- .was about eight miles from Four. Oak. SUMMER SCHOOL CHARTERED. The Secretary of State charters the North Carolina Summer, School Com pany, of Raleigh." The Incorporator are: Joseph o. Brown. -v; Parker. Dr. George T. Winston, Dr. James Din widdle, Dr. McNeely DuBose, Myor James I. Johnson, josepnus Daniel, A, A Thompson, A, B. Andrews, Jr., Dr. R. T. Venn,. Joseph E. Pogue, J. C. Drewry, Carey J. Hunter. J. W, Bai ley, CoL Alfred Williams, R. H. Vtf mis, Thomas John. R. T. Gray-J. E. Ray. The charter Is granted without capital stock and expresses establish ment in or - near Raleigh and perma nently. A meeting for 1 organisation and election was held to-night when officers were - elected and by-laws adopted. The . officers are; . A.- A. Thomson, president; C. J. , Parker, first vies president; Josephus Daniels, eecond vice president; R. M. Phillips, secretary: . Joa G. Brown, president; Cltixns' National . Bank, treasurer ; ex ecutive committee A' A. Thompson, C. -J. Hunter, J.v E.' Pogue, ,C. J.: Par ker, CoJ. - Alfred William.' The-of ft cera of the aohoot are: J. Y. Joyner, presidents Charles J. Parker, secreta ry and general manager; JG. Brown, treasurer. . ; 4 j ,.". HOMICIDE IN "DARK CORNER.? In Effort to tjulrt Drunken Row Near : alnda, George Prewltt ft Knot and Killed -a Dance Inqnest to h Held ' To-Day. , . ,j K ? r, i V Special to Ih Observer. 1 ' 1 Saluda, Feb',-1$. George Prewltt, of Jackson county, wa shot and Instant ly killed at a dance at the home -of Eugene. Hill,' two miles from Saluda, last night,- No one seems to know who fired the fatal shot. The coroner Uvea It mile over the mountain and has not yet arrived , to hold an In OueSf The body stil He as It fell, with the feet out of the door and head near ': the -fire place. ' John Murphy, Gatther Panther, Kd. Church and Eu gene JHIlt were all full of moonshine, it Is said, and engaged la a drunken row, Prewltt, It lav understood,? wa trying to make peace when shot The dead man leave a Wife f and three small children, He , waa a man, of good reputation .-The coroner, is ex pected to. reach here In the morn in a, when all the facts. It la expected, will be brought out - -;-,.. . - - , , " "t - " : .- 1 10,00ft FIRE. " - - v . Carpenter Manufacturing Company's . v fiant a manoey westroyea. Special to The Observer ,'-' i T ' Stanley, Ycb.2t.Tr which originated in a batting machine about: f o'clock this 1 afternoon ' completely destroyed - the plant.' of.-' the- Carp'nter Manufacturln Company, tvmkera of cotton tittlnf,. The ioia i hp.'m wun; no-insurance. ....-I he nullijlns was a frame structure. It had been In ' operation only nbmit - two month. . Mr. John Carpenter ia'prewldant snd Air. U. . K. Carpenter secretary of the company, . 1 ,i,r' i... v-.. ., THK TE0si IilTILi)lkG OLD Hit C. GRKSIIAH THE PURClLtSER Piedmont Realty Company Disposes .7; of Its Handsome Office Bnllillng r $130,000' tlm Furclutse lrlce--, , Seven -Story Structure Coiitalulng , Aout omces ami tne Academy of Muale Waa f Completed About v Three - Year .Ago Occupants - of ... the Building. -' . - The largest; deal h city real estate ever' made in Charlotte was consum mated' yesterday morning when Mr. C. Greshaitt purchased the Trust building and the Academy of Music, on South Tryon street, from the Pied mont Realty Co. Tbe price to be paid for the - property Is $130,000. Of the purchase price, $10,000 Is to be allowed for the-Gresham lot on West Trade street, adjoining tbe Fox lot, which becomes the property, of the realty company. v The Trust' building was completed slightly, more: than three years ago. It is a seven Jitory structure, substanti ally built and handsome in design. It is. the finest-and most expensive office building in the v State. Besides the Academy of Muslo and the laree offl ces on the bseement- floor and the first floor, the pnlldlng .contains about (0 offices, almost every one of which is occupied. The .property fronts 63 feet on Tryon' street and extends back 19 feet. . 4. The Trust building is the home of many of the-, largest firms and con cerns In the city; ' The basement Is occupied by the real estate firm of F. C. Abbott & Company and the North Carolina branch of the Oliver Type Writer Company,- .THe first floor is taken up with the bank and offices of the Southern State , Trust Company and the office of. Mf. Stuart W; Cra mer, engineer' and contractor for tex tile plants. The second floor Is occupied by law offices. -Tha Southern Power Company ha the entire third floor, and the North -Carolina branch of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York takes .up the fourth. The fifth and sixth are occupied by the of fice of Southern representatives of dye houses, architects offices, etc. Mr. Gresham,'; the purchaser of the property, has vbeenJ investing heavily in Charlotte real estate recently. He was one of the promoters of the new Selwyn Hotel, and Is Interested In other . Improved property in the city. The Piedmont -Realty Company, which sold the property, has been an Import ant factor in th progress of the city for several year and has large hold ings of the olty .'and suburban real es tate vt. . GETS PHILADELPHIA CITY JOB. Major Casaiua .' Gillette Kelgna From Army and is Sworn In as Head of Bureau -of Filtration at $17,000 a Yeajfij Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Having- brn un. able to obtain an-indefinite leave of ab sence. Major Cassius B. Gillette, one of the best- known engineers in tho United States army, to-day s resigned hla com mission, and Major Weaver Immediately appointed and swore htm in as chief en gineer of the bureau' of filtration of the city of Philadelphia.1 : The poslton pays (17,000 a year. '; The; ihsjors resignation from: the service of -th United States came as a great .surprise when un-nmrnced-to.nlsbwbyj. vAar mayor k , ' Major Gillette has, -been Ire -practical charge of the filtration' bureau since last summer, when John W, HUl,the tormer Chief, resigned. , t v . , Man Who Vneartlted' Savannah Har bor Hraudi. Savannah. Ga., Feb. U. Major Cas slu E. Gillette came Into prominence soon: after his assignment to the Sa vannah engineering district to suc ceed Captain Oberlln M. Carter, who had been assigned a military attache at the Court of St. Jamea Major Gil lette was largely instrumental In the insjtitution of charges that resulted in, the court-martial and, sentence of Captain Carter to Leavenworth prison and. the present trial 'of Greene and Gaynor, Carter s alleged co-consplra tor, in the frauds alleged to have been perpetrated upon -the government through which it wa robbed of more than $1,600,000. Major Gillette waa recently re-as signed temporarily to the Savannah of fice and It is this post that he now re linquishes. :.-j-pfi.f-., : : SPARTANBURG TO AIKEN. Spartanburg A Glenn Spring South - em itaunay win ask ior vnarter ' to Build loo-Mile Road Connecting ' xnese romts. 7; Special to The Observer. ' " Spartanburg, S. C Feb. 28. On March 21 application for charter will be made by the Spartanburg A Glenn Springs Southern Railway which pro poses to build a line from this city to Aiken, a distance 01 about iw miles. The corporators of the ' new railroad are also owners of the Glenn Springs property and it is their purpose to make extensive improvement on the hotel and the grounds. A complete electric lighting plant will be installed together with a modern' system of steam heating and sewerage.- - The 'railroad which now seem to be a certainty, will be operated either by steam or electricity, though It ia thought that the promoters, favor us ing the later motive force. The line, according to - the present plans, will traverse several counties, sections of which-are not now enjoying railroad facilities of any kind and' the ..news that, direct transportation la likely to be possible with railroad town In the Stat will be balled with gratification. The course of the Spartanburg' ft Glenn Snrlnas Southern Railway be gins at Spartanburg and has It other terminal' at Aiken.- Tne incorporator of the road are: J. B. Lee, V. M. Mont gomery, A, L. White, W, S. Smith and TV B. Thackston, Those' named are all : Spartanburg capitalists and men who have the reputation ' of doing things In industrial line of various kind, ' ; "- , , ' ' , , , , fMISS KIMB ARRESTED, '4 -' V Former Concord Postofflee " Clerk Taken Into - Custody ; and " Released on $500. Bond. " ; v-. , , Special to The Observer. -.,. Greensboro. Feb zs. Deputy - united St a tea Marshal J. T.'MilUkan visited Liberty yesterday afternoon 1 and - ar rested Miaa Sallte Kim on a, bill of indictment ' found at the - Charlotte term of Federal Court charging her With extracting letter from the malls while serving a clerk In the poatofflc at Concord. Mis : Kim '' gava ra $&00 bond, r '.' ,.',,"t. " " I , ,"-'; - "- '- iij'.' irtt uf' fji r'. rrT'r-'r'- "1 ' -J '--- -' IHocted President : of Nashville, Cliat- tanooga t Ijoui. , Nashville. Tenri.. Feb. : 28. At a meet ing hers to-day of tbe beard of directors of the ' Nashville.'' . CTiattnnoosa - A . St. IuIh RaJlway, John W. Thomas, son Of tha lata Malor John W. Thomas. - waa elected permanent president snd gsseral numager of the road. H. F, Smith, en rl trafflo manaser, was clxmen vice president Bnd'ganeral trafflo manaser, and . Mnl'ir II. C. Iewls, vrno has been u -r i-Hldent Sines the di-nth of Ma- Kir ri tiimwK. was maaA' chAirniAit nff tint UciHi-J jt (inectors.i :u- ,t. . AGAINST $2 SILVEB HECES SU.iW' ' ON ' ;VMESTOWN i PLANS Secretary of the Treasury Tell Uonse '""Committee That Scheme to Make . $800,000 Coinage Profit for Expo- sition Would Set Evil Precedent and That Country Ha -Enough ' Hinds of Money Now Cannot Kx ' pect Money Front Government , Except "1 for" Docking Facilities, Etc x Should Emphasise Marine ' , I'eatnre Other Oflioials Testify. Washington. . Feb. 28. Secretsry Shaw, of 'the Treasury Department, appeared to-day before the House committee on industrial arts and expo-' sltions. to discuss the Maryland bill Providing appropriations' for the Jamestown Tor-Centennial Exposition. The Secretary expressed his emphatic disapproval of the provision of the bill for the 'coinage of 1,000,000 $2 silver pieces upon which the exposition com pany desires to realize $800,000 profit on the cost of the seigniorage. He Said this, means of raising money is. de ception; that It would be the sowing of dragon's teeth. He said we have enough different kinds of money and should have no new coins. 7 1 Secretary Shaw, advised that the ex position should be distinctly different from previous expositions and he sug gested that the marine feature should be emphasized and no attempt made to rival previous exhibitions of indus trial arts.- 'He suggested an extension aquarium showing deep sea fish much after the style of the aquarium at the battery in New York City. In the opinion of Secretary Shaw, the exposition company, cannot expect more " from the government than enough money to provide attractive. extensive docking facilities and favor able opportunities for. all visitors to see the naval display. The Secretary said the country can not afford to have the exposition fall, because tha participation of foreign naviea will make the affair more Inter national In character than any pre vious fair. For this reason he urged that the scope of the exposition be nar rowed and alt efforts concentrated on a marine exhibit. Assistant secretary Newberry, or the Navy Department, also appeared be fore the committee. He read a letter from Assistant Secretary Bacon, of the State Department, stating that Great Britain, Russia, France, Argentina. Cuba, Guatemala, Belgium, Costa Rica and several other powers have accept ed President Roosevelt s Invitation to participate in the exposition. The let ter stated that so far-Slam was the only power which has declined to par ticipate. Mr. Newberry aaid he thought a club house at the exposition for officers of visiting navies would be very desirable. He also expressed his approval of a building where the men of the navies might be entertained. He suggested that the American navy had many ex cellent athlete and advised that plans be made .for international games be tween the Jackles. secretary Tart and j. c. sconeki. the chief clerk of the War Department, spoke of the participations of their De partment In the exposition. Both stat ed that it was the purpose of the War Department to make an exhibit simi lar to 'those at St. Louis and Port land. The supervising architect of the Treasury, J. K. Taylor, also addressed the committee on proposed - buildings for the, exposition site. FERTILIZER SALES LARGE. Mr. 3. W. Watt State That They Are u rer ueni. useater xiiia rear Than Last Farmers to Use More Fertiliser Per Acre Than Hereto fore. ' . "Our fertiliser sales to date are 60 per cent greater this year than last" declared Mr. J. W. Watt, superinten dent of the Charlotte branch of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, to an Observer reporter yesterday. xnis recora is remarkable," contin ued he, "for our sales last year were unusually- large. These sale -were made within a radius of 100 miles of Charlotte-and only to merchant. It Is believed that 1908 is to be a record year with the Charlotte office and the entire company' -,4v This atatement, from one of the most prominent officials of the'-Vir-glnla-Carollna Chemical Company, is Interesting and, , in the light of other facts, Ms suggestive. It means that' the farmers are putting on more ter miner per acre thia year than last :. It is not necessarily to be inferred F that more cotton or corn is being planted. The labor Conditions are now such that all the land that can be tended by the : help available. Is now, under cultivation. A farmer can ' increase h(a i,rMM font llttltt : . whAthAi. - h wants to or not. As it Is now, a far-j DMr mir Im Shi tn ret at laps? rmn 1 planted; but the tub comes when this large acreage I to be worked and gathered.,:. The majority of the farmers have decided to plant a smaller number of acre and put a large amount of fer tiliser Under It Thus the crop grown will be easier worked and more eco nomically tended. . Many of the welt known planters of Mecklenburg coun ty ' have expressed -themselves along mis nine ana many or trie urge rertii User -dealers of the city state thtu they anticipate much larger sale thia year than laat. , A number of the farmer of tbe county mix their own fertiliser.: They ouy tne ingreaienta ana put them to gether according to the demand of tbe soil.- Where a farmer may Use several different varieties of ' ready mixed fertiliser on hi place, when he doe bis own mixing he may so ar range the ingredient a to supply ths need of tbe oll in almost every t field, d'aHAGB iTO "VEGETABLltsi. !ft h u "sssifsiass-s T P him in Wilmington Tracking Belt on Account of reee intimated t $0 Per Cent. k -rt ,,V; '' ? y- . Special to The Obaerver. - ' ' -wumington, -eo. . us. it is- es- timated that vegetable tn, the - Wil mington trucking belt suffered 25 td 80 per cent damage by the. t reese . last night and continued cold to-dav. Beet and radishes fared worst, the , last named in some case havlns been a total; ios. ,L' if, c 4,., a r ,, Will Attend the Ilasty Harder Trial, Mr. jonn cnarie , McNeill left last night tor Gaffney, 6. C where he; will handle' the Hasty murder trial for The Observer, George -Hasty was arraigned Monday; charged with the homicide of Abbott Davison and Milan Bennett, of the "Nothing But Money" company, in December. The trial proper, will - be gin this morning.-. It will be the most sensational and moat largely attended trial aver held in Gaffney. ,7 - - Burns, With 1,800 Bales of Egyptian 1 lotion, - , . Fall RIVer. Mass.. Feb 2.FIre to-day dentroyed the store house ' of Orsnire Cotton Mill. No. a. The los is timnj. The store houe enntsined a- larirn ainotiiit of raw matermi, including l,h) balt-s of Kgjptlnn cotton.- ,-., i. I)0MI5ICA .1REAXY' AGAI2I BIUCH CHANGED, AND REPORTED , , , r f v ,,,W -1 , Senate Committee Reaciie Agreement - and Makes Imnortant Amendments, "Including One Giving United States V Right , to Interfere, After .Which i the Measure la Reported by Senator 1 I-odjro Republicans All .Voted for ' Favorable Report 'and Democrats Againnt united States, to Adjust Claim Itself. '' .;f-'i--?.;. ) Washington. Feb. 28.r-Th treaty be tween the United States and the Do minican republic, under 'which . the former undertakes to collect and dis burse the customs revenue of the la t ter, was reported to the Senate, In executive session, -to-day by Senator Lodge by authority of the committee on foreign relations. The committee reached its agreement to-day, all of the Republicans voting for the ravor able report and the Democrats Voting against it. A number of very Impor tant amendments to the treaty- were made by the committee, 'Article 7 was entirely re-wrltten, and as reported is materially shortened. It reads as fol lows: , The United States, while this treaty Is being executed, may take such steps as it may deem proper to preserve or der and facilitate tbe accomplishment of the purposes hereof. For more than a year this article has been the subject of disputes in the committee. Republicans and Demo crats were opposed to it, but on very different ground. The latter, by cau cus action, having determined to op pose the treaty in its entirety, left the Republicans free to agree upon some amendment satisfactory to the latter. Therefore, in the re-wrlttng the amendment the committee eliminated the authority given to the Dominican republic to demand and receive assis tance from this government Tne ar ticle now provides that the United States may grant, upon its own in itiative, such relief as It desires. There were added to the treaty two new sec tlons, which are Intended to more defi nitely protect the United States in all monetary dealings with the creditors' of the Dominican republic. Another amendment gives to the United States Instead of to- the Dominican republic the right to determine in what man ner the debts of the republic shall be paid. Briefly, the treaty provides for the adjustment of the claims against the Dominican republic under the su pervision of the United States. This government is to take charge of the customs houses and collect the reve nues, pay 45 per cent, to the Dominican republic and wlthold 55 peV cent, the latter amount to be used to liquidate the debts of the republic. HOUSE PASSES SEVERAL BILLS. Effort to Secure $5,000 Each for Widows of Firemen Who Ioftt Life on Burning Transport Meade Fails Consideration oi Army Bill Not Completed. Washington, Feb. 28. The details' of the provisions of the army appropria tion bill occupied the House of Repre sentatives throughout the day. Sever al pages of the measure yet remained to be considered. An incident of ths day wa an unsuccessful effort to recognise the heroism of two of San Francisco's firemen, who lost their lives in the recent Are on the trans port Meade. Mr. Kahn, of California, presented an amendment to pay their widows $5,000 each and many members approved, but a point of order was fatal to the attempt. Mr. Hull re traced his former criticism of Minister Rockhill on the question of the return of the United States' share of the Box er Indemnity. Consideration of the ' bill wss ' sus pended at 6 o'clock, when the House passed a resolution calling upon the Postmaster General for all Information on which he based his order with holding the rights and privilege of the People's United States Bank, of St Louis. Before proceeding with tbe army appropriation bill, . the House passed several bills by unanimous con Bent aa follows: To provide for sittings of the United States Circuit and District Courts at Miami, Fla., a Senate bill extending for one year the time for bridging the Cumberland river at Carthage, Tenn., to authorise the Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad Company to bridge the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON. Hr. W. Whlttaro. Jr., Visit Washing- J ton on important Business -socre. tary Met calf on the Booth. iHr. William Whlttam, Jr., returned yesterday morning from Washington, where, for the past several days, he ha been In conference with , the de partment officials concerning several bills that are now pending In Congress. Mr. wnittam was seen by an Ob server reporter yesterday $ afternoon, He said that hi visit was a most sat isfactory one. Washington,: he- said, was filled with Southerners who were there on business connected "with sev eral bills pertaining ' .:; to tex tile and other - r ' industries which are pending In ths two houses. Quite a number 6f cot ton oil men were on hand to ores un on the State Department the need of cioaer relation with , Austria . and Germany with reference to the cotton oil customs duties. Mr. Whlttam (ta. td also that tne committee interest ed in the passage of the Overman bill had Called upon a number of Senators and many of these bad . pledged It their support The Department offl clals are now heartily ' in - aympathy with the1 bill and It ia believed that it wm oe paaaea'witu but nttl dlfflcul Mr. W-hlttsfn quoted a'remark made by Secretary of Commerce and Labor victor B. Metcair. wnloh la of exceed ing interest Mr. Metealf. In comment ing on the, fact that there were many Southerner In Washington, . aaid: ,'I am glad to note that you Southerners are beginning to arouse yourselves to your rights in Washington and are bestirring yourselves to 'secure them, I believe that the South has never ob tained . as much a . she , might ; from the government,' tor the simple reason that she -had never been insistent In her demands.' This has been very true in r the pasf. but the - conditions are' changing..' id the -'future the South-, will obtain her -full - share of right, .if fthevf manufacturer - bestir, themselves : as they bave in the past ever&I weeks, - - t , Statesvtlle Man's Injuries May Prove Fatal. - j Special to The Gbwrve Statesvilla, Feb, 2S.Mr. John T. Mnr- do li, an , employe of Steele's Machine Work, was acrldeolally coukIH In the shaftine yesterday- and " mixtalne,! in. jurtea-. which may prove fntnl. The nr Client happene,! a 1 Mr.' Wurdoch was tnkins a step Heron a shaft inr l-.-lt. Il ulumiiled. : fulllnar on tlm Iji-Ii. -Tin,, 1- was broken III ttir-" and (lixi .iiit. ei at .the thlKh. . U hIho ii-.Iaiiie, in. Jtirtfn of the hack. BiiitiU ' lnipo Is-cti- teriainuj lor ti; recovry.!.. i ... . PEBSOJf FACES -CHARGES MAY RUN GAUNTLET UNSCATHED . ,. ,.., t v s x Appointee to Morganton Postmaster ship Will Probably Escape Em barrasiKment to Which Uont Appll- , cants for Postofflces In Tills state Have Been Hi-bJected-NoUce That aiarge Would be ' preferred , Against Him Filed After Noralnsw . tlon Had Been Reported Favorably ' Promised Opposition to Mr. Urnt 7 ataa ot jueveitmed a Yet. . .. ,, -.-.,' - -r ,- mmdnn j'n,Mrt' '.''-IP $ ' ' ' 'f rtfi". by w. a. hildkbrand; 7 's Observer Bureau! , , ' mf Street, N. W. Washington, Feb. 2$. It wa observed yesUrdav bv a. Ra- , puuiu.ua woo na xoiiowed closely the - mud-sllpging operation of hi party ; adi m V icaiauii. ..in-"- Miiivsmnn woum oe one Republican who would - run the gauntlet without the embar rassment that has attended the ef forts of others who' have aoua-ht an- ' ,1 pointments under the present admlnia- ' . tratlon. . To-day Congressman Webb received a telegram from M. -Silver, ,, saying that charges would be filed h against Mr. Pearson, who has been iiuiiuimtea ior postmaster at - Morgan- ' ton, and asking that his nomination be k ', new up. it was not stated whether . Mr. Silver desired to make chaiwes - , . himself or whether he Is aimply acting In a legal capacity for others.. : Mr. weoo went over to the Senate chamber - at once and was told that Senator Overman, to whom the paper were . referred, had already reported the nomination favorably to the Senate " and that the Senate would. In all prob . I ' ability, take favorable action at the ' 7 next executive session. Mr. , Webb - -thereupon telegraphed Mr. Silver -the. " suggestion that he had better eomma- rricate direct isjlth Senator Penrose . If he desired further delay. The-North Carolina Senators have about gotten their mi of this sort of thing, and . they would doubtless feel well enough - 1 pleased to have all such communlca- . tlons referred to the chairman of the t committee. . - , , , . GRANTS OPPOSER8 SLOW. .,tv The promised opposition has notav,Y, -yt!i ueveiuura to x- r. umtu, ihb v Blackburn follower who was nominated 1 for postmaster at -Goldsboro. It .was stated to-day that the committee you Id t not hold this nomination many days t ' loger if Mr. Grant's opponents do . , , not come forward pretty soon.. When , Mr. Butler telephoned to Senator 81m-' mons aooui" mm inner me nuauir , asked If a serious attempt was to be " -' made to defeat Mr. Grant s nomina- j tton. Mr. Butler said that he under- ' T stood that Judge Robinson and other , wanted to De nearo, out anotner re port is to the effect that the gentle-.' ;' -man mentioned will offer 'no objections " tb Mr. Grant ' a nninimnii rwxr dvtui rnMvmr. TION CASE. ' I ' The case of the Atlantic Coast Line ' aa-alnst the North Carolina, corpora-. , iion commission, involving connection s 01 trains ai oeima, r. w., came up ior , ; argument In the Supreme Court lat , tnis alter noon. Attorney uenerat uit- - mer and ex-Congressman Woodard, , who represented North Carolina,, wilt . speak to-morrow. - . . Representative ween wane to JBaitt- more thia afternoon to tee his sister, ' who is ill in that city. , William E. Curtis left to-night for Ashevllle, where he goes to secure oat for an article which he will soon writ ' - , concerning th.e mountain metropolis. ; x 1 ..11 nsf't.i' i 111 r" - j - r j - 1 " t '' ' WOULDN'T ACCEPT FEE... f , Krlder Says He Offered Money to , Blackburn but tbe xsttter Refused ,, to Take It Special to The Observer. Salisbury, Feb. 28. It is certain that Democratic sentiment ia with Cong ressman Blackburn. While the ten dency is to keep hands off, there are not a few Democrats who will rejoice. to see Mr. Blackburn come out on top. There are others who express the hope that it Blackburn is downed, the whole business will go. A surprise ws '- sprung here to-day when-W. R., Kin der, one of the Ashevllle witnesses " -whose testimony brought forth one of ) the indictments against tne congress-, ; man, gave out the following inter view in The Evening Post: "Mr. Blackburn did not accept a fee ,-' from me. On the 16th day of March,- 1 - 1905, a revenue agent seised a wagon and team belonging to roe for alleged v violation qf the revenue laws. I wa -, away from home at the time, but be - r r 181 aavisea, reiurnea tna next any. ' called Mr. Blackburn up by the tele- phone and conversed with him about v '' the. case. A compromise had been of fered by which I was to pay $100. This -; amount I plaoed In hi hands and ten-. v , dered him a few dollars for services rendered me. "No. I can't accept a fee. Bob," he aaid. ..' v "Mr. Blackburn had frequently glven, ' me legal advice during the campaign, 7 -' ' preceding hi a election, for which I had - not paid blm a cent, and later I pressed : upon him $590 for these services, which he accepted. Thia waa not considered in connection with his friendly service In my Federal Court caae." . r . Congressman Blackburn was here to night He would give out nothing for publication and waa aurrounded by his friend. Mr. Blackburn' endorsement of Postmaster Ramsey' candidacy foe re-appointment 1 one- of - the , thing that win hlin favor here and he I appreciative of Salisbury' sentiment In hi favor.- When Mr.- Ramsey walk ed Into the congressman' .-room to night and wa balled by the genial Representative a . "Postmaeter The Observer' correspondent asked: "Pres ent or prospective?" for solution to the awful eraigma, and' tha congressman said,. "Present and,' a far - as I ean have any say, future."--" ' ? THREE SMALL SUITS STARTED. Mr. J. W". Slkee Sue Virginia Life Tnaurance Company for $200 T o othent . K ' ' -t '-" Suit ha been instituted against the Life Insurance Company . of. Virginia by. MT. J.- WfSlkes. of thia city, for ths t recovery -of U'OO, premiums which he alleges ta have paid on policies which he wa' Induced to take by t' fraudulent -representations ? of t agents of the company. Mes.su. f art ft McRae, have been retain. 1 Mr. Bikes as his counsel. The sunn Is -made returnable , at this moi term of court.- - . - Mr. W. M. Smith has enter. ! r against the . Southern . Kail way ( pany aa administrator . f. r . J Wright, deceased. i-ij;ht was ! in the Southern yard in Jan;, i-v engaged in coupling two summons was made ret )-! a 1 i ter mof court. W. M. 'Smith.', nett ! ' t . Miim-Moffett, 1 ei-.t '. 1 s the-Southern t'c-ii'm t .l (' iRjiii-ics n - 1 tn have t bv th I ' ! : t w hilc lit f tea- - r.r- il 1 it 1
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