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'. .'.', ..." -r' It n : y jt ,, .. ... - - ..fc.ii. , .1 ....... ,t .,- -.. - .n,.-. . 1-Ji,-.,,yi. n- -,. far - - -- .wlV'i mm WiTfin'ii Vi--'' ' - - , ,'h rv .- -'t -i t i i r ' ' V'V'i m's"-' "li --' i 1 -i 1 1 " fi a -' .int. .. I i i iimm ..h.iiu.i , t,. - .,- - - . tf , EIGHTEEN PAGES.- ,V. ' 'lr: . CHARLOTTE, SUNDAY MOBNIKG, iURCH 4, 1906: EIGHTEEN" PAGES.' I , HASTY ON .WITNESS STAND I (..' , . J , . '. fl -tir'ot Bennett nd DavlHon Ctalnw - -I, .Ji, Victims Were Attacking Hlra , x When Jle 1lre1--Ionr Tlwt He AttempUHL, to taw mis . hnen ilun'H ltoom--ltaine4 His Xcrvo . " I'lirotiKtiout " tli , Orfleal M(sa hheridim Horalted and Other WU " , y newKMi I'ut on lit Rebuttal by State -Uoi. iseu owns Aivnment imp . the State and Mr. Osborne Speak - Special The Observer. wv " Gaffney,' a, C. March 1 The de fendant resumed bia caaa In ,th State 3 i; vTS. Hasty with. fimTth W)lanV ' the jf . present proprietor pf the hotel where V the killing ot Bennett and pavtton cuxred. He testified, tending-1 con- 1 tradlct'Mlsa fiheridan. that the 'dining ' ,roomidoor, 'thanhifmade to 'wlns, ha4-topa." But; on crose-examlna-Von ie aald tha.dcror would' bounrt ; back ' Hm 16 ; inchea when let ' i '' hut,'Hi meauurement of", the tran - sont ahowe 12 inchea In helxht. aa , . against another, defendant' witnese'a im Inchea, r )f, r Mr. C C. Gibson ewore he aaw Mr, ii Darleon running; from the hotel, cry- Ing tor doctor and oarrylnf an open . knife In bis left hand.' -t 'J. D. DeStafflno. barber, saw a 4 scuffle to the halt', He ran . down - l atalra, ,'ecard ;aad fpretty eoon saw Parlson run out crylnr for a doctor. Balnea asked witness. "Did that fel- ' low set bad hurt," tneanlna- George - -Hasty.' ' - " ' Miles Bulllngton,; who boarded .then . at the "Piedmont Hotel, said that the f. spring- door opened Inwards to the rT , dining 'room. ' He slept with George Haety that night, wouldn't ewear ex-'-mctl whenT George went to bed, but -he erot up about 6. He heard no cry , of distress or fear In the night. Will Hasty, recalled, said there was too sign t disturbance of the dust on the transom slIL which he examined a . day or so after the tragedy. 1-, GEORGE HASTY TESTIFIES. ... vv George Hasty, th.e defendant, took , "4the stand at 10.30. Hie du-ect exam v4'; Ination was by Mr. Osborne. He is S& U years old, and a native" of Union . - county, N. C. He is an orphan. Has " . keen In Gaffney about a year. "On the 15th of December I taken , Mr. Betas. Up, to breakfast. When I came into the dining room Mr. Ben 1 . . nett told m? that I waa the man who Insulted the ladies and tried to break ,i into the transoro. I told hi ml waa not, but he aald I waa and. that ha rrould so take my word for anything. VI said. I didn't want any more words " , unless they would come into the hall. - rW went Into the ball. Mr. Davison il, eaidJou're the feUow,' and, struck tne." i . ', ; - He and hie lawyers made a most '.v dramatic reproduction of he scene, ,; , on the floor before the' Jury. tWi;.foT ' " a kodak!" cried one -of the reporters. George represented Davison aa puah . ; ing-nUn backward on one knee and - Bennett as clawing, him In the. face, - ,. when he shot. ' . fH had mo pprevloue 'acquaJntanca :;a. . with those men, and -would not have ' ,ahot them excepit to save my life," he v. swore. "I would not have shot them otherwise. X bid bot aure, but I think !,. X shot - Mr. Bennett first, when he straightened up and fell. .1 would not liave shot either of them If they had Sot both jumped on me." ' ' - He denied that the show, girls saw V the shooting, that he had fooled about f Mlaa fiherldan'a room, and aiL the oth- J , er material points of the State's evl- dance. The pistol he had . borrowed , - from Walter Baker some days before. ' St waa pat In evidence and la a beauty -" , 'heavily plated with gold and .handled ' ' with mother of pearl, 1 X- 'Under cross-examination he wa( pale X' w, to the lips, but stanchly dented what ' "', ever 4 collateral matters would tend' to " j- discredit -or degrade him-before the I ' iury. There were several lively en j counters of counsel, Ool. Johnstone de p llverjng-a most eloquent arraignment of -the- nob law, wild on formal, as tinder eolor of the courts. The Judge, bowevef, had his nerve In hie hand, and cooled all fervor by ready and f ' learly defined ruling. At . one Juno- ture ha announced that; this man be . " lng on trial for his life, he should be allowed the limits' of the rules of evf ' -denea. .. ,-- - l,v-. ; - The knife "which the sheriff found tinder his drawers, he said, he had . provided for protection., Hia coat waa ,.. ; put In evidence to showa cut on It , Walter Baker testified that the pls "-" itol was hia Ho .did not know how , George Hasty came by it. He was , In the Piedmont Hotel the night be - ' fore the killing, but there was nothing new tnht evidence. aKIIk 'V DEPENDANT RESTS. v'vj ' ' ' Hera the defendant rested. ,v- Mies - May Bishop was called, again ; to th, stand, and the first question . , asked her, designed to contradict -.-vi.'t Hasty about . a conversation, between ; hlm-andV-her, set. a discussion In no. .,-tlon., f . o "I ' can't eee. gentlemen,' the court ruled, 'the materiality of the defen : .vl dant'a assbclatlon with these Iadiea" . i tfy -f .' Thia he had ruled before,:-but the counsel have kept getting back to it. 6he testified to the -fatal wound In 1 r the body ot Daviaon, which waa Intend- ' ' ;ed to ahow hl Inability to put Hasty on self-defense; and that she took his M v knife from his pocket, after he was dead. It was shut and there was aoan i on i f -f, v" 1 'J ' v ... . ....... . - . . - I ww Dueriuan waa aiao cauea in re- , ply. She denied that any profane :l , language had been' used by either of , the ahow girls at the tragedy, but . y said ahe, might have prayed; that she took Bennett's? knife from an 'Inside , ' ; pocket, where he lay, and U was shut. S' She aald some other things ."in reply.; ; .,vs,"COMS: DOWN.MUM.t. 1, ' She la the same witness who' gave' Col. Johnstone such a tilt Thursday and there was a good deal of sup , pressed laughter , and .'winking When H the colonel, being a burnt child, as - r aoon aa the witness was "tamed over" :,. to him,' j beckoned and said Vwlth a , ; smile, "Come down, mum. ' ' - ,- ' Mr. S.F. Parrott, connected "with The Gaffney News,5 said he was la his ' r ; office that morning;;. heard screaming, , then a fall and more screaming; then aaw Davison come from the Piedmont ' -holding his sides with both bands; saw k :. him open his left hand and there was ' ' ao knife in it.. . - e, - 1 , , , . L. M. Cook, who made- the arreat, - aald t that One- of the young ladles - cried to him, "Tou let that man aet . awayt He has passed you?" referring , s to.Georga Hasty,- Arthur Hasty's wife -' was in bed: Glbsoi) and Italnes were not there. Neither of the ladles used v any cum Words. Mr.'Davlnon panned binon tba street, and had no knife 4 ' ' ' ii - TBIAL IS KOT HALF!PTER MATTHEWS', 1TATHBJB TlTEFIES Trial of Tit. H. Matthew for WUe- Murder , Not Half Ovr-J Taking pf Testimony May be Concluded Tues day and '1 Case' Given to Jury ' Thumlay Dr. - Gorman Tells of Attempt at Snlcido Made by Do fendaiiWTho Father Testlflca as to Insanity " to l'amlly Nvnber of 'HouP Again cowflea. SDeclat' to The " Observer. ' . Greensboro.' March J.The time for adjournment ot the regular, one-week criminal term t of . Guilford Superior Court expired tthls; afternoon; yet the Matthews- murder trial,, which began last Wednesday, was not more man half : finished. ' It Is thought that the taking Of testhnony " will, be concluded next - Tuesday and' the argument of counsel will last uhtil Thursday even ing. 7 The first -witness' for the- defense called-this morning was Deputy Sher iff W, J. Weatherly, who Btated that he had known the prisoner about two years s and that e haa come to me concluulon that he waa mentally unbal anced, C. C.;Xewls, fa barber of Greensboro, testified to the same effect, saying that he had discharges tne de fendant as hia family physician on ac count ot hia mental condition, i Dr. A. U Petree, of Greensboro, qualified as an expert and testified to the symptoms of various binds .of poisons; that there are other drugs that would produce profound coma besides opium; that Mr. Matthews' caee was not a typical one of strychnine polsdn, one charac teristic of strychnine poison being that the mind was clear to the end. MATTHEWS" ATTEMPTED SUICXDB. Dr. 3. A. Gorman, a dentist of Ashe vine, waa the next witness, testifying that he had known the defendant for IS years, having met him. in Washing ton in 188! that he studied medicine with him in Richmond. Va.; that the prisoner attempted suicide ,en account of disappointment . ; and ; dPondtlcJr due to the death of ia aweetneari; that he found the defendant In bed In an unconscious condition; that two or three physicians were hastily sum moned and succeeded - In reviving- him after working with him several nours; that on regaining-consciousness he told the witness to go .to his pocket and get out a note, the contents of which he was to keep secret.; The witness said the noted stated that Dr. Mat thews wanted to dispose of all of hia nmiwrtv! crave directions mat ne KhnnM ba buried In Durham and named the pall-bearera The witness said they found an mpty pin box in tne rmm. but there was nothing written on it to Indicate what Jt contained. He new the prisoner's handwriting ana the telgrams sent from Greensboro last December 1 "telling of Mrs. Matthews' death were not written nor signed by him. He sold he and Dr. Matthews were stood friends and that his brother married Dr, Matthews' slater; that he always stopped over with the defen dant whenever he passed througti Greensboro and that when he saw Dr. Matthews for the last time " s, year ago he acted very strangely, could not keep his mma on any suDject,'sna seemed -'tb'.te under the; jljflueB-olva drug.- ', ' ' :'-"ti' DEFENDANTS FATHER ON STAND EL W. Matthews, of Durham, father of the nrisoner. was next called to the atand. He testified that he. was- 72 years of age, was born in Cumberland county, and Jost his arm In the third day's fight at Gettysburg; married Edith Johnson; that his mother's maid en name was Brown and that ehe died when he was 14. . He was questioned regarding the Insanity ot his mother and other members of hia family, coun sel for the defense endeavoring to show' the hereditary' Insanity of the nrisoner. Counsel for the prosecution Objected, claiming that evidence of this character was anmissanie oniy wnere there was no motive, but that. In. this case, the motive had been . clearly shown. The argument, lasted two hours or more and the court ruled that the defendant had a right to show what he could along this line. The, prison er's father then resumed the atand and testified that he mother, sister, uncle, aunt and other relatives were unbal anced mentally. - , . . , Jack Jeffreys, a negro bootblack of Durham, and R. P. Hackney, a drug-. gist of that city, testified that they saw the prisoner in Durham last Thanks-: viglna- Day .and that he seemed drunk from some drug. T. O. Hobbs, of Greensboro, testified that ha knew that Dr. Turner wbuld not practice with Dr, Matthews tn'at least one case. . - : - Thoa, 8. Beall. of Greensboro, re lated a conversation that he had with Dr. Turner the morning after , Mrs; Matthews died in which Dr. Turner stated, that he could, not say that Dr. Matthews was sane. The last witness examined this afternoon waa Capt C. w. , irowier, ( conductor on the warn from Durham last Thanksgiving Day, who said he saw Dr. Matthews with 12 or 20 white tablets In his hand but ddd not see him swallow any of them; that Dr.. Matthews slept all the way from Durham to ; Greensboro. To-day's sessions of the court were attended by crowds which filled the court house -and the trial is not flag ging by any means. ', In his hand,' Both CoL Johnstone and Mr. Butler fCross-examlned him. ; but he took care of himself -easily. i ? roucemao ju to.. Auateu, who had Hasty la charge, saw Davison Data and he saw no knife. He Hatly-con- traxnetea uook as to ;uie piace wnere Hasty was arrested. . , Joe . Mooney said, without cross-ex amlnatlom that ha opened the Com- mercltl Hotel for Davison;' aaw him unbutton his vest,' and waa aura ha had no knife? la hie hand. - . 'Dr. Charles 4 A. Jeffries testified to the range of the ball that killed Davi son.' He waa shot In the abdomen, to 6 Inches from the navel, and the bullet was "very peculiar ranged," In deed ft was, from .his .testimony," and the 1 reporter . is at. a loss ;to. know whether It, went up, down,, llantwise, or slgsag. - ; -i n, James Swafford swore that Arthur Hasty. his brother-in-law. . told him the day after the killing that he waa down - stairs when the shooting hap penea ana ne aia not itnow bow the row started nor what about. 1 - - . ,, - Here ' court adjourned tiir i:J0, at which -liour; - on - account of rain. the preea about the door and In the corrU dors was not so stubborn aa usual, f, jCONCLUSION OF EVIDENCE. . John fipenoer, after some debate waa allowed to testify that on the morn ing of the homicide George Hasty had given, him a drink and told him that ha had been uo all night trying to da some unprintable thing and that he meant to go and try again. B. D. Hall- niHa testified, that he asked Arthur the day after how George had got in to this trouble 'and that Arthur said Continued en Page Five.fe ; A : NOTABLE iCDNFEBENCE t , i - 5 si1- CITY , XUi OF NOTED GUESTS Governor It. B. Glenn, of North Caro lina, and Governor- J. M. Terrell, nt llnoMirla Amffllf UiaDlattnglUbllCd " Speaken TUo I'torcst " Must lie , i'resei-sttl, tne watciiworu w Meeting Mr. Glfford - Wneliot, Vnited States Forester, and Others Sneak -mm llesoliitlons Drafted' for Submiwaon to - Congress uw Items of Interest. ,, ' ' Charlotte's distinguished guests have come and gone and the forestry con ference of which eo s much has been said within the past several weeks, la an event of the past ; The conference has been a notable one In many ; re specta The city has v been honored with a number of guests whose names are familiar In all seetions of the coun try, Steps have been :; taken which, mark the real beginning of the move ment for the nreservatlon.ot the Appa lachian foresta For years and years this great work has -been tamea oi more or less, , but nothing official has .;, ever, been done which- gave any great prom ise of permanency. The present move ment has back oi it tne uniwowun nt all of thA Southern States, which, with-the co-operation of the North and West, is destined to result In great good.:- ; ; Charlotte has taken first place In the ranks of those cities advocating the es tablishment of national forest pres erves and this. In Itself, la no small honof. . . i - There were three sessions of the con ference yesterday. In the morning, at 11 o'clock, a most informal reception was held in the parlors of the South ern Manufacturers' Club.' The Rich ardson Orchestra furnished delightful music The members of the reception committee were on hand to welcome the guests and the entire morning was one of pleasant, informal social Inter course. Governor R. B. Glenn, of North Carolina; , Governor J. M. Terrell, ot Georgia; Mes am Glfford Plnchot, Wash- ngton, ik c, chier toreswr or tne unuea States; Mr. C. A. Schenck, Biltmore, forester of the Vanderbilt estate; Dr. W GU Wylle, New, York, president ot the Southern Power Company; .Alfred Akerman, Boston, Mass., State forester of Massachusetts; Alfred Gaskill, Washington, D. C, Of theOnlted, States Forestry Department; F. 'i A. Newell, Washington, D. C, chlet hy drographer of the United States; A. T. Smythe, of Charleston, S. C; E. A.' Smyth, of Greenville, S. C; J. Elwood Cox, of High Point; Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist, of Raleigh; J. F. Hays, of Asheville, ' general manager of the Southern Railway; Collier Cobb, of -the University of North Caro lina, and Dr. J. Hyde Pratt, assistant State geologist. Chapel Hill; W. E. Seattle and A. G. Furman, of Green ville, S. C; Fred C. Bates, of New York; Prof. II. D. House, of Clemaon College, and W. B. Wilson, of Rock Hill, were among the guests who chat ted and smoked together. : In addition to the regular reception committee a number of the iclttsens of the city were present to join in extending the open nana or noepnauty. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon session was held In th AoaAem t UiHkt Tha committee oii' arrangements had-secured this handsome place In order to accommo date aa many as desired ' to attend. Owing to the Inclement weather: the gathering was not so large as It would have been otherwise. Those , ;who were present were among the. foremost business men of the city, whose - in fluence Is really the moving force In all the enterprises ot this section The gathering - in all departments; was a very select one. . Mayor 8. S. McNlnch called the meet ing to order and In a few fitting words welcomed the visitors to the city. He then called upon his excellency, Gover nor Rt B. Glenn, to take -charge of the afternoon's exercises, 'vsvw Governor Glenn is the Ideal presiding officer, Of commanding presence, easy manner, full voice, it is a real pleasure to hear him. He spoke of the signifi cance of the conference, told Of the far-reaching benefits that will result from It not oniy to North Carolina, nor the South, but to the whole country. r J'I am heartily In favor of the move ment," aald he. "Ita vital importance baa taken noid or me and hence I am glad to do anything I can to help along the work." Governor Glenn then In troduced the first speaker of the af ternoon, Mr. GJfford Plnchot, forester of the United .States. MR. PINCHOT SJSAKS. Mr. Plhohot Is a pleasing .speaker, He m tall, full of energy, quick-speaking and, above all else, knows what to say. - He declared tnat ne wouia give himself but IS minutes in which to de liver the message that he had for the people ot the' South. . v. -"If you want a forest reserve In the Appalachian mountains, I am here to tell you that you can get it ir you wiu only ask for it- The United State government now lias more than 100, -000,000 acres of land reserved In the West but not one acr; in the Eaat. The' benefits accruing fr6m these re serves are inestimable and, as It stands now, there is no fair or equable distri bution. The-outn has helped the West In securing her vast appropriatlona The forestry departments have i done all they - can .to the f uraherance ofi tWs' work.' ,They. have i gath ered statistics and data and the results have been scattered broadcast, New England and the entire East wants these forest reserves and with thw South pulling,' the North pushing and the weat helping I am sure that al most any appropriation may be secured for reserves in tbe Appalachian moun tains. ...- ." ' ' si .-, ,11 -. t . - "These reserves are to be located In the Appalachian mountains both North a well as South.- The government was asked to. Invest In forest reseves 14 years ago. when, the' land might have been had very -cheap. It has Increased in value io times since that time, and will doubtless ' continue to grow In worth.. As a financial undertaking, the investment s- avgooa one. It V would furnish timber and at the same timt power - reserva Very wide interest is now being manifested in the commer cial prosperity -of th. South. A These preserves would r mean the saving of the water . powers for generations to come and hence . would be of Inesti mable' vale to the South'a lndnstrles. wny naa tne Bouth never secured any;' governmental appropriation for this purpose? , Simply - because she never wanted it. She has been willing for the United States to buy the for est and protect her streams bu t she haa never -cared to exert hermit have this work, done." if the fionfh wants this work done how, she can have If for the asking. - a .t The address of Mr. Plnchot wn tlie point and,' as such, was highly ap preciated. . -;':- - , 1 . - -SPEECH OF MR,? AKERMAN. Mr; Alfred Akerman. ' State forester of Massachusetts, and one of the best known experts In the country waa then called upon for a tew woras. Mr; Aker man - devoted his entire,, time to an account of the -methods in use in (he forestry department' of Aiassacnusetts He stated that New England waa dis tinctly manufacturing, m otner in dustries being secondary. The Com monwealth, he said, was engaged ill procuring raw material aa cheaply as possible. . Of tne raw products, wood was regarded as one of the most im portant and hence the attention that Is being given It by the State depart-' meat- Forests were preserved In three ways, by education, by co-operation and investigation. A careful study Was being made -by the officials as to the beat means pf nghting forest fires, as well-as t he v other problems that confront those engaged in the study of forest preservation..: Mr. Akerman closed with a message of greeting from Governor Douglas, of Massachusetts, In which he expressed his best wishes for the success of the conference and -those interested in it. ; Mr. Alfred Gaskill, of Washington, a prominent Official -Of the forestry de partment, was the-next speaker. Mr. Gaskill Is of rather slight build, with bright eyes and dark hair. He Is an easy and forceful speaker. He stated at the outset, that lie would pass over the Appalachian reserve and treat the subject in its entirety, from the actual money value point of view. "Trees on waate land demand no capital and re quire' no effort ".or expense. Lumber men will tell you that timber is money and that lumber Is constantly increas ing In value, The trees also add to the. soil. Thus the growth of trees on land will produce a direct and at the same time an Indirect return. Iand that Ilea idle la 'a hindrance; no good comes from It,-It does not add to the wealth ,or the "Commonwealth, is an eyesore and in 'reality is a reproach. .Krone has to go out on the prairies be fore they will learn the value of trees, 1 believe that the South Atlantic States are richer In resources than the West. I am of this opinion for the simple and sole reason that the South has virgin forests: the West has none. Will you sacrifice that source of wealth which glvea you the preponderance over a section wnicn. la rapidly rorging to the front! Pennsylvania is now buy ing thousands of acres of stripped land at approximately-' $3 per acre for a State forest preserve which she sold timbered years ago at from 25 to 30 cents per acre. -The same may be said of Michigan. s,"The South has. her natural forests. There Is one thing that she must do, preserve and maintain them." , GOVERNOR TERRELL TALKS. Governor Glenn in calling upon Gov ernor Joseph M. Terrell, of Georgia, stated while the Governors were few In numbers, there being but two pres ent, they 'made up for the deficiency in adVQirdupois. He denominated Gover nor Terrell as a "Governor of progress and advancement, under whose wise administration tne State of Georgia had grown in wealth, power and re pute. I have the honor and great pleasure of presenting to you, his ex cellency, my friend, Joseph M. Terrell, Governor of the great State of Geor gia." - Govenor Terrell presented a very fine appearance when he arose to respond to Governof Glenn very eugolistio in troduction. He paid his compliment to Governor Glenn and spoke glowingly Of the Old North State. Charlotte he declared to be "The Atlanta of North Carolina,-' "The forestry question," said he, "Is one that has already come into promi nence In Georgia. So much so that there is no lawyer, public official or newspaper that does not favor it. The peed of forest preservation, was brought to the front several years ago in. a rather peculiar way. In the north east corner of the 'State there is a copper mill that has been in operation for some time. The adjacent forests had disappeared and the country had become so muoh waate land. The mat ter was brought before the General As sembly and proceedings were Instituted against the mill owners, as well as the State of Tennessee. The latter case is now pending In the United States Su preme Court. There is no State in the South which Is more keenly alive to the needs of a reserve In the Appalachian mountains than is Georgia. "In the State University is a chair of forestry which is maintained by a wealthy Georgian, a resident of New York.- The cttissens of the State , are anxious and wtllling to do anything in their power to further the movement on foot. Georgia is, at all times, at the service of those who are urging the matter In Congress." Mr. j. F. Newell, chief hydrographer of the United States, explained why capital, until a few years ago, had never come South. He stated that many of the Northern hydraulic ex perts had maintained that the flow of Southern streams was uncertain owdng to - the fact that there were no lakes or? swamps near their heads to act aa reservoirs. Later Investigations have shown that the leaves on the moun tains have acted as reservoirs for the water. Unless these leafy blankets re main the former predictions will be very tnie. and the streams will Indeed be uncertain. "If the South desires to -hold capital, protect the Investments already made and induce more capital to come South, she will have to pre serve the forests which are In reality among the greatest of her. natural re sources." Mr. A. T. Smythe, of Charleston, 8. C, ltd Dr. W. Gil Wylle, of New York, both made most excellent practi cal speeches. Mr. Smythe urged con certed "action on the part of all those Interested In Southern development, stating, that the failure to secure the appropriation, in the past had been due to the fact that, the Senators and Representalves were not aware of the Importance of th matter. Dr, Gil Wylle addressed himself ' particularly to the Importance of the forests to the water power development He declared that within six years, there would be available from the Catawba and Broad 'rivers along more than 200,000 horse-power of electricity, - Vlf this is to' be preserved," he declared,- ''then the forests must be saved, not only In the mountains but all -., along . , the streawe." - ' ' f Dr; OA Ki Schenck of Blltmore, who has charge of the magnificent Vander Ult estate was called upon for a few words. -He dwelt upon the beauty; of the forests of western .North Carolina and' declared that If the. Southeland' Is to justify the hopes of those who are Interested -in her growth, then 'the woods and timber lands of the moun tains must be preserved at all costs. Dr. Schenck is a German by birth and Is a most enjoyable speaker., " , Governor Glenn, . after announcing the programme for Vim evening, de clared session adjourned. - . THE EVENING'S EXERCISES? The evening session was 'more large ly attended than that of the afternoon, ' Continued oil ' Page Ten.), , HUKBI0ANE IN SOUTH SEA - - . k , - LOSS MILLIONS; CITY FLOODED Society and Tuamolu Inlands Ex - ttericnra Miwt DlMaatrou - Storm in Their JIlMtory. Damage In Tahiti Alone Reltiir Kstlmatcri at 1 1.000. , OOO, With a Number of Americana Among Kufferert-s City of Papeete innnctatea ana About 1 HiHiuings Destroyed. inclndina: American Consulate Only One Known Death in -Tahiti, but Heavy loss of Life ;jmcw ncre is Feared. Papeete, Tahiti, Feb. it', via San Francisco, March .3. The most de structive cyclone ever experienced In the Society and Tuamolu Islands oc curred Oh Feb. 7 and 8. The damage In Tahiti Is estimated at 11,000,000, and presumably a simitar amount of prop erty was destroyed on the Tuamolu Is lands. -The city of Papeete, was Inun dated and about 75 buildings destroyed, including the American consulate and the French government building. The shipping In the harbor of Papeete es caped Injury owing to the wind, but fears are ascertained for vessels which weroi cruising near Tuamolu Islands. It Is feared that there has been heavy toss of life in the lagoons of Tuamolu Islands, though the death of the guardian of the quarantine station in Papeete is the only fatality yet re ported. NATIVES UP COCOANUT TREES. The schooner Papeete was aubmerg ed for an hour near Anaa, Tuamolu. Her oaptain, Philip ,MIchaelll. estimat ed that the waves were 65 feet high. It was impossible to see 20 feet away. At 3 o'clock in the day time the sail ors had to be lashed to the vessel. M. Marcadi, a French resident at Faha fan, Tuamolu Islands, abandoned the place In a small cutter after all the government buildings and dwellng houses and the Catholic church were swept away. Many of the natives climed cocoanut trees and others put out- to sea in small boata The schoon er Ina, which was anchored in the lagoon at Makemo, successfully rode out the storm. AMERICANS LOSE HEAVILY. Rrldirea and roads were badly dam aged on the Island of Tahiti. Bread fruit, cocoanut, banana ana ihmihmh trees were blown down In great num bers, which Will result in hardships to the natives and materially affect com merce during the next two or three years.. Tne Tencn gunooai nwoo um gone to the Tuamolu lsianas wnn sup plies of food and fresh water. The British consul has appealed to his gov ernment for aid for 600 British subjecta Some Americans have sustained heavy losses, and probably there will be a few instances of utter destitution. The Americans are hopeful of securing help from the United States. Money and food are required. BLEW 120 MILES AN HOUR The oyclone. or hurricane, reached the velocity of 120 miles an hour. It struck the islands about midnight on Feb. 7. and continued until about 4 o'clock on the next afternoon. The Is land of Anaa, Tuamolu is beueveo to have been the center of the storm. , At Papeete about 7 o clock on the evenine or Feb. 7, the sea begun to break heavily over the reef,, the waves in the harbor washing over the quay. There was no perceptible wind. To ward 10 o'clock people dwelling in the vicinity of the water front were com pelled to abandon their homes, saving as a rule only a small poriion ot ineir belonsrings. The merchants and clerks went to the stores ana warenouses. only to discover tnat it was quite im possible to save goods on tne lower floors. A VILLAGE WIPED OUT. An hour later high seaa broke, com pletely demolishing the government slip, and buildings, beside causing great damage to the coal sheds. The guardian of the arsenal, Teffer Adams, an expert , swimmer, waa in the water for many hours and assisted in warn ing and rescuing othera xne viuage of Tarona, near the arsenal, was com pletely swept away. It consisted of the mission buildings and homes of na tive converts of the Re-organised lat ter Day Saints' mission, formerly un der the direction of Captain Joseph Burton, of California. The, mtsatou house and a great many houses were carried off to a distance ot many hun dreds of yards and demolished. Of the church edifice not a vistage remains. A selltement about an eighth of a mile distant, comprised of dwell ings of several hundred Cook Islanders (British subjects) was completely de stroyed. One American named See- feldt, living near that community, bad to take to an adjacent swamp, which became Inundated, and he was com pelled to battle with the waves for many hours. Further east oh the beach road all the houses were swept away for about half a mile. y About o'clock in tne morning the American Consulate, the oldest struct ure in Papeete, having been - built about .1838, collapsed. In the absence of the American consul, his mother, Mrs.. Doty, supervised the removal of the archives, aided by several mission aries. Mrs. Doty was in serious jeopardy several times, The records were temporarily stored at the Latter Day Saints' mission house. Mr. Dotys family also accepted their; hospitality. Beyond the American consulate sever al government buildings. Including the treasury ana store nouses : sustained great damage. - - TRAGEDY Iff USION. , fc r I i , -t- A .HUM Charles filmpson Accidentally - Shot and Killed in Store of Marsh-Lees Supply Co. at Marshviile. , . . ... Special to The Observer, Monroe. March I. A most AlntrMnln accident occurred here, at 7 O'clock to night when Charles Simpson, aged 18, was accidentally shot and instantly kill, ed by, bis friaad' end- roommate, '"Paul Kfird. aged U. The tragedy occurred In the store of the M.J K. Lee Oo.i where the two young men had stopped on their way to a public Jbu at the sohool at Marsh villei - Simpson waa buying- a pis tol ' from Mr, Lee and both were exam. Irving It, not knowing that It was loaded. Young Rnrd snapped tba trigger, the bullet - striking Clmpeon. In the. heart. killing him instantly, ..r v .-. . , , Up Junlufl -' fine. ' a - trlnA r.t w-tt. young menA phoned the- coroner and the sheriff -notifying them of the traredVi thore were several, eye-witnesses to the ktlllnr. and all sa? It wna rmhl dental.-' 'Until two weeks una the youna funertl wll take place at Ollv nnn-h ehurcb to-morrow afternoon. Th irar. edy has ct a gloom over the little town of Marshviile., , n -1 , " , ? To Attend Funeral of Charles glmp- The following aentlemn wilt vnVfA Marshviile, Union ootintv. this morning, to attend the funeral of Churl hi son, who was accidentally shot ana kill ed there hurt night; . L., J. r. and H. M. - Ellrd, brothors of the young man who did the kllfng; M, C, 'KU'i-nn nnd S. - M. Bivlns. Tli r,funerttl-. will take plnce at Olive Branch church 1 1 the af- ternoo' .t MEB1DIAN DEATH. LIST 19 -" ' t 1 ' a 1 r, iii 1 ' " STORM DID $1,000,000 DAMAGE t , , f - Rramrtt nf Airruilllnr IxtsS Of life In - Stricken MfcwlHslppt City Were Due to ClMoa follow mg ornauo, uw Actual Situation is Bad Knoaglk State lieauiature Appropriates - SS.000. Cltlaens Having Previously i, SiibHcribwl 8,000. sntt faov. vama nian Semla Kpedul Train With Con victs to Aid In Work Greatest Fatality Wan In Mill Village Little or No Insurance. -.-i Meridian, Mlaa, March' 2. Nineteen people are known to have been killea as a result of the tornado which swept over this city shortly after O'clock last evening. Twenty-four per- sons were Injured and property ; With an estimated value ot $1,000,000 was de molished or otherwise damaged. : Many sensational reports were sent out from here of an appalling loss of life, due probably to the chaotic condition of af fairs immediately following the.vlslJ tatlon of the storm, but to-night after a careful canvass of the situation the following list of dead appears to be complete: Whites PATRICK M'GINNIS, conductor on Mobile & Ohio, killed at Elmira's restaurant. CLIFF EDWARDS, flagman Mobile & Ohio, killed at Elmira's restaurant. J. P. TARRY, policeman, killed In Thornton'a transfer stables. W. B. NELSON, killed In Thornton's stables. MRS. ELLA SINGLETON and LIT TLE GRANDDAUGHTER - killed In East End. JOHN P. SMITH, engineer, killed at Elmira's restaurant. MR. STEWART and LITTLE SON. of Cottondale. CLAUDE WILLIAMS , bookeeper Meyers-Neville Hardware Company, found In debris. B. F. ELM1RA, restaurant proprie tor. Negroes UNKNOWN NEGRO MAN and LIT TLE CHILD, charred remains found in "Buektown." TOM BARNEY and CHILD, killed at fertiliser factory. UNKNOWN NEGRO WOMAN, kill- en near fertilizer factory. TWO NEGRO WOMEN, j killed at Georgetown. Among the Injured are the following: William Yarborough, Bristol, La., slightly;. W. Josephs, of Tennessee, back hurt; Mrs. Stewart and .daughter, of Georgetown; Ben Sharkman, a ne gro express driver; T. H. Brown, chief clerk at Queen & Crescent depot, leg broken, several ribs broken; E. Wll dean, telegraph operator, Queen - & Crescent Railroad, shoulder crushed; M. Goodwin, express driver, leg broken; unknown negro woman and child; Wm. Donovan, left cheek cut; Mra Wm. Donovan, slightly hurt; J. H. Adams, brakeman for the 'Frisco Rail road, collar bone broken and bruised about body; Negro waiter at Grand Avenue Hotel, badly Injured Collier Carr, bruised on head and body. A mass meeting of clt liens of. Meri dian was called to-day and $8,000 was Immediately subscribed to aid the des titute and Injured, The Mississippi Legislature. In ses sion at Jackson, to-day appropriated tS.OOO to the relief fund. Governor Vardaman at noon secured a special train, and loading it with convicts from the Rankin county farm, dis patched It at once to Meridian. The city now enjoys the unique spectacle of State convicts aiding in the rescue work. . The tornado which played such frightful havoc appeared in the south west at 6:27 o'clock last evening. A low, funnel-shaped cloud was seen to form near the city. A heavy down pour of rain had been falling, when suddenly the humidity became intense. With a roar that could be heard a great distance, the storm approached from the southwest and descended upon the city. The greatest loss of life Is re ported from the East End, In what Is known as the "Cotton Mill" settle ment. The large cotton mill there was partially wrecked and probably 400 small houses were demolished or bad ly damaged. The tornado swept Front street and wrought great damage there. Many houses were demolished and others were partly damaged. The electric light plant was partially wrecked, and to add to the terror of the situation the city was thrown Into total darkness. Lanters, candles and even coal oil lamps were used by the people In seeking places of safety. The tornado also did severe damaae on Twenty-second avenue between Front and Railroad streeta Several houses on this avenue were partially wrecked. The work or the storm lasted for only a brief period, many people claiming that the entire destruction was wrought in the brief space of five min utes. BAR VIE JORDAN AT RALEIGH. Addresaes Iirge Gathering of Cotton GroworH Fair Premium List ils ' ; sued. - V,"; Observer Bureau, k 152 South Dawson 8t.,V. j Raleigh, March 0 -The Secretary of State authorises an amendment to the charter ot the Wysong at -Miles Company, of . Greensboro, In creasing the oapital stock to 1260.000, of which amount m,V will be preferred: officers, O. C. Wysong, president and J. A. Kleemeler,' secretary. -The . most imoortant action - bv tha Raleigh board of aldermen Is that of cut ting aown tn tax rate irom fi.iu on the HOO to ll this premium having stood four years ago at fl.M. ' - . The Frick Company, -Incorporated, of Waynesboro, Pa., to-day domesticated by articles ot Incorporation ana letters pat ent, j . , v - , An - Involuntary petition- In bankruptcy was filed to-day In the matter of talis Goldstein, trading as Ellis Goldstein Co.. Vol FayetUvlUe. . H. L. Cook waa ap pointed temporary receiver. The heating will be had March 13. Action was brought on by Carter. Webster tt Co., Voss A Stern, and the Dorothy Dodd Shoe Co.- , . Harvie Jordan, president of the South ern Cotton Association, never had a more attentive-audience- than "listened to- him In Ralotgh to-day, when he addressed .the farmers, bankers and . others of all classes, Who feel the interest and show it In the matter ho brings before the peo plev Hs speech was filled with whole some advise to the farmers, and the pleas - that he. has ever made for a unity of action and a more direct and effective co-Operation between that class and the men who are toiling In Jthe South in oth er: walks f life. His subject allowed varied'- facts and comments along , the parts of farming Ufa He appealed to all Southern Interests to stand together and to show to the cotton- consuming world the - true -meaning of direct unity - and oneness of thought, 'purpose and action. He referred to the fact that more than 20,000 lettHrs bad been sent from bla of fices In Atlanta to individual farmers who are returning pledges to. hold, and to de crease acrcmre. . , . . President Vt Instnh. of the Agricultural Mechanical College, also spoke as did President Moore, A long meeting of the State executive committee was held this afternoon, when Mr. Jordan conferred iklth the members and advised - as to certain specttta offices - to be thus per formed. There was a spirit f great force thttt.obtaiiud throughout the sol if- ses sions. , ' ' .-;., . nOLTOJTS FIKAlwqSWEK PENIES BLACKBURN'S CHARGES DlHtrtc Attorney v File Reply to Cliarges Made Against Htm. by Representative From ttie EUghtlt, Denying AU the Allegations Made by the Latter Bill for $25,000. Monument to Gen. Green at Guil ford Will be Reported Favorably -Lawrence Pulllain, Jr., Pleads His Fatlier's Cause, BY W. A. IIILDEBRANP. , ; , Observer Bureau, V H17 O Street, N. W., "- , ' iJ. . . Washington,. March District Attorney Holton put Io his final answer to-day to the Charges filed against blm in order to defeat bla con- Jr nrmation for district attorney,. It la said w j that Mr, Blackburn has other charges , to make- against the district attorney, but it is certain that no action will ba , taken by the sub-Judiciary ? eommitt, which is considering the charges, until w the- return t . ot ' the congressman, and -there will be ample time for Mr. Black- , n s burn to be heard further.. In his answer s to-day Mr. Holton denies absolutely that he charged the government a higher rate J ' than he paid for his hotel: aecommndn...' - tions at Asheville. says He paid 14 a day, v and by way of retaliation avers that Mr, Blackburn paid a like rate when assist- iw' ant district attorney. Other charges lating to favoritism In the prosecution of violators of Federal statutes are an. swered by Mr. Holton In great detail. The transcript of several court records ar filed in answer to some of thee. charges. The district attorney brands a lujsp me allegation tnat he said ne would not act on a enort tnadn hv Denutv ' Collector Albright with reference to conditolts In Wilkes because it would re-' I suit- in Injury to the Republican party. ' The Senate librarv committer has d- ctded to report favorably the bll Intro- i - dueed by Senator Aldrlch, appropriating j ' $25,CO0 for the erection of a monument . ' to General Greene at Guilford Court' House. Senator Overman was asked to draw up the report and submit it to the f j Senate. Marsha J. M. Mtlllknn 1 shere In the V Interest of District Attorney Holton,' v ' whose early confirmation h la nrcinar 1 . He saw Senator Overman to-day, Lawrence Puillam, Jr., is here. He sa r y members of the delegation about his r father's application for pardon which 'v has not been acted upon by the Preslr- dent. , , Judge Boyd Is here., y i $15,000 FIRE AT PINEVILLE. Su. A Blaze Tliat Started in the Carolina' Drug Store at 12.30 O'clock Leaf -Night Destroyed Almost Half of the ' BnNlness Section ot the Village ' ' Charlotte llrenien Start for the, , Scene. - A flro that started at 12.30 o'clock, i last night destroyed nearly half of, . the business section of Pinevllle, caust V Ing a loss of between 110,000 and! "" 215,000. The stores burned were; The Carolina Drug Store, Miss Tolly Funk's millinery establishment, and ' dry goods store, and the store of ... Manson & Company, general mer- ', chants. " - The fire started In the Carolina " Drug Store. Ita origin is not knownM . The blaze was well under way before it was discovered, and the flames spread rapidly, being fanned by a " - lively breese. The fire fighting fa- i - duties of the town of Pinevllle are,';, limited and it was early seen that the frame stores of Mies Funk and Man-.-'"' son & Company were doomed. The . , next store on that side of the street1 -was that, of J. J. Morrow & Com pany, a two-story brick structure, and here the fight was made to check the Are. Almost the entire male popula- - tion of the village turned out and made every effort to check the prog- ress of the names. .if' At 12.45 o'clock Chief of tho Char- - lotte Fire Department W. S. Orr re- , -celved a telegram from Pinevllle. " 1 asking that he send a steamer down.'' Chief Orr ordered out the si earner and. having stcured an engine and car from the southern, had loaded -the steamer and 500 yards of hose preparatory to leaving, when he re- celved another message stating that 1 uie nre was under control and that -,' his services would not be needed. A long distance telephone message', to The Observer at 1.45 o'clock stated mat it waa thought that the fire waa under control, although there was still ' a possibility of the Morrow store- v catchlng. i j - . . - . . i . . - REVIVAL MEETINGS TO BEG IX. V This to he the First Night of Pro-. v tractea lrcaclung. -,f To-night begins a aeries of meetings " ' In a number of the churches of the city- " that the pastors and church workers trust will result In a real revival of re- " llgion that will reach to all parts of, ' r the cltv. , Tho services will be held In the va J ' rlous churches for one week or more ' , and then several of the congregation -. will unite In the larger churches. 1 i At . Tryon Street Methodist church' ' the services will all be held in the main auditorium. Beginning with to morrow there will be a noon service A of twenty minutes and a night service) ' beginning at 8 o'clock. The song ser-, ' ' vice will begin at 7:45 and preaching r, . promptly at 8. The preaching will be ' ' done by the pastor, Rev. H. K. Boyer. - This will be the first series ef ear- vices Mr. Boyer has held In this elty, and he hopes to see a large attendance. , of hia congregation and strangers at, , the meetings. ; . , , ' - , . i i,. , .mi : 1. yt-r-- Death of Mr. Amsl Biggera, '-; --..y :i . Mr.' Aml Biggera, of Sandy JFUdge : township, ; Union county, died Friday and was buried yesterday. He was 3 ' , years old, an elder- of Slier Presby terian church, a well-to-do farmer and ' an old soldier. He leaves several chll- ' dren. His last wife, who was a sister v of Dr; H. Q. Alexander, of Providence , township, died several year-ago. The funeral took -place at filler church and the services were, conduct ed by Dr. 3: B. Mack. - During the war Mr. Biggera was a member ot Capt.' Dixon's company.). Ijongvxrtt North-Bonnd Via South- .-ern Hallway. ; - v Jacksonville. Fla March' t-rMr. and Mra Nicholas Long-worth passe 1 through Jacksonville, this morning r 2 o'clock. They did not leave their c which; was shifted, from the. At' Coast Una, t the Southernr.a. i within a halt hour of the tim oi val, .Therei. was no crowd at the t tion beyond that usually there at t time of the day. - . i-: Dr. A, J. Crowcll to Go Abr Dr. A. J. Crowell. one of V known and most success, si spc. in the State, will - Iav Juno l a trip abroad. He wi.l f i ; months In Europe, w 1 1 v special viorVc In the l i t ami hospitals of th 1 will leave hit rr.i'.-! i Dr. M. 15. A briti"' ' hia able assistant r ,rf Sjmii's I ' t T
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