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( D L I"".- ' . I0AM) WILL TAKE ArPEAL ix jrxion'ORruAN.ifcE.M-iTEn drcutJv Board of Slated Council Junior Order Cnlted American Me. ..' rhanlcs Will Aek National Execu- (lTe Committee to Pass La . .f Committee's Derision to Uncon- I stitaikmalitr of Kesrolutkm to eet mad Maintain Orplinjr -llcv. T. ! II. r-mtm Will May bS Contest- ed Will of Late Ruras A. Jones, of Forsyth .Twrnty-beTC-n. Prisoners In County. Jell. . , 5',' ' , Special to The Observer.1 r N . " k . Winstort-Saietn, May 17,-The exe . - catlve board of the State Council. Junior Order Unite American , Me ' haatc. held a business session here v . ttxU afternoon. , The board Is com -, , posed of SUta Covncllor R. T. Poole, . v ' off Troy: Charles O. Lee, of Aahevllle: , SUP. Smith, of Raleigh: Oeorge V. Futp. of Kernersvllle, and Btate 8ec- rUry 8..F. Vatic, of Wlnston-Halem. ' : - One of the objects of the meeting was ; to discuss the ruling of th national law mmmltlM in regard to the eatab- llehreent of an orphanage by the North Carolina Btate Council. The board It la understood, will appeal to the national executive board from the decision of the lav committee, which was to the effect that the reso ' lutlon ' adopted ft the State Council at It last meeting In Sallabury to ' eatablfch an orphanage, waa uncon atltotlonal. on the ground that thia waa not one of the objects of the ' , order. - ATE REV. T. H. PEORAM'S WILL. J , "The Will Of the late Rev. T. H. Peg grain haa not been probated yet. The state Is estimated to be worth $10. m or 11.000. There Is a codicil , attached to the will and this may re alt In a contest. This was written " - a tew days before the death of Mr, " retrain. .In thla It Is stated , that the w "' Insurance . policy for $500 In the . ,r Methodist Benevolent and Fraternal , Assoclatlon Is to bo dually divided " - .between the Widow. Mrs. Alice Peg v - ram, and grand daughter of the de- ieased. Miss Mary E. Parker, of High . Point.. Meesrs. J W. and T. H. Peg ' ran. eona of decaeed. are named as anrjacotora At a hearing before Clerk i. of the Superior Court Tranaou. this xnornlng It was agreed to turn over - ' the Insurance, policy to Hev. Dr. ChrelUberg for collection. A motive ' ."waa also made to have the will filed With the clerk June 4th for the pur--oee-of having It proband. In the fcodlcil atached to the will the home , fclace Is left to the widow during her '-iUm and at the death of the present . , , heir the estate goes to Oreensboro .-) Jrwmele College. ' f The will of the late Rufus A. Jones, who died on North liberty sxreet leat week, was to-day probated v . before Mr. , R. E. Transou,, clerk of ' Superior Court Mr. Clement Wanly U named executor. Mr. Jonea sccur- ' ed a Judgment for $7,000 In Korsyth ' $uperlor Court a year or more ago KsJnst the American Warehouse Cbmpany, of Hprey. for Injuries sus tained while In the employ of said - company. He purchased lot on - L Morth liberty street on which he had a. Bice cottage erected, in the will Mr. Jonea gives $100 to the Twin-City s Uoeeltal. Por charitable purposes " nly he gives 1250; to Mrs. 8. H. Tay-lv- tor IliO; to Mrs. K. M. Ilohannon. ' and to Mre. A. P. Hall $210. Mr. and MM. C P. Jones are to reeclve $100 avnd Miss Utile Mcdee $100. The zeentor-.la authorised to convert all aaeeta Into cash, which meane a sale V of the house and lot. ' STWENTT-BEVEN PRISON ER8 IN COUNTY JAIU Twenty-eeven prisoners are quarter ad at the county Jail. There are eight white men. two white women. 1 1 negro men and five negro women. Three of the.whlte men are charged - with murder, on negro with highway robbery and another negro, a preach- r, with criminal assault. Mrs. Maggie Mil burn has accepted the position of stewardess at Balem female Academy. Mr. Mllburn Is a native of Balem. but for a num. bar of years has been residing In the North. Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Chatham. Mrs. )U II- Hunt. Mlsa Susie Owyn and Mies Bland, of Elkln. went to Halls. bury to-day to hear Madam Nordlt a alnc to-night. Mr. and Mra. Chatham wlU be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Xaul Chatham, of Charlotte, Hrlng lbe celebration next week. Xbe pupils of the North Winston frraded school were tendered a de lightful ouUng by their Inatructora able afternobn. It required three cara go. handle the crowd which left Depot treet at 1 O'ClOta tnis siternouu lor Niaaan fara. wnero umncr ierred. was ; 4 REPUBLICAN WEKKLY il la to be IVtablUlicd at North WDkesboro by a irrenboro Man I A HunrK Marrlago Book flub I folds final Meeting for ticasoD , uata City Newa Notes. pe9al to The Observer. . Greensboro, May 17. Mr. E. U trte, a well-known printer of this aJty. has gone to North Wllkesboro bo arrange to establish a Republican kly newspaper at that place, inis 1 aire W!lks county four psper. tra Xemocratlc and two Republican. Cert. R. V. Oray haa returnen iroin IRichmond, Vs., where he has boon pending aeversl months under tho taeatment of his brother-in-law. Dr. J. Allison Hodges, t'spl. Orsy Is anreatly Improved In hritltrt. jlev. Bhuford Peeler fllilatMl at he aaarrlag of Miss Htsalta Csrd welt and Mr. W. T. McC'ulston this Irhorntng at o'clock at his resident e , (oa West Lee strest. The happy couple left oa the 1 o'clock train for North- rii. n : ;; Cltiee to spend tneir in.ne) nioon. lie marriage was a greitl surprlne to I i frlenda of the prlm'timi wnd the ",7'T,. J '' j .i ' SjfBlony was wltnexsed otil three feur. The bride hMM ! n with - jt.ntirlm.nl Mtfkff. fur Mini time, while the groom Is prcHldent WC the Oullford Hardware ( ompniiy Jseth are well known and iMipuixr. .w ,u till IB- Iinai in-r-rmm n " M the Wednesday Afternoon Hook r..i, .... with Mr. j h jiw. North Elm street, the lime wax de- oted to a review and sketches of the werk of the club Mnc It organisa tion In 107. Mra Jones, who has ' been president four years, resigned and Miss Llxsle Lindsay, a former president, was rhosen to sui-4-eed her. ,Two small ahlte boys, Will Pst terson snd Join) Whltllngton, were . bound over to (Tallford Court by Ju tlce D. 1L Collins at a hearing he fore him yesterday sfternoon, the charge being steeling Mr. K. A. Mst thews' hors and buggy from in front of the First Baptist church one night two -weeks ago, Their bonds were fixed at . Falling to put up the tnoney, they were committed lo Jail. The annual meeting , of the city board of education was held last night for the. purpose of electing teachers for the -tt schools for next year. The work was not finished and an other meeting of the bosrd will be lid to-morrow night. , '-j. VUe president Fairbanks and party were passengers ou No. IT, the south- ' tound fsst malt till afternoon. They were ea rout to Birmingham, Ala., t attend the General .Conference of the M, E. Church. South. ., . ; Malaria Make rale Blood. Th i Old Standard : Orv's Tasteless Chill Tonic drives out inslsrla snd raid up th system. " Bold by all (esierf for 27 years. Price cents. COLON'S WATlill : SUPPLX. No Reitei-volr ."Thereit oa V April r Corrvsioiuicnt CJum's ; ' - Letter :' RhoM-n -to Hav -Told Only tho -Truth. ; , , ... . :. , : Washington Post, T' 'V Early Jh', April .of, this year Th Post's special correspondent on. the isinmna or. Panama. Mr. .vvonawonn Clum..aent--is a cablcgrtm in which he descrfbed the water famine theu prevailing ats Colon. . This - extorted from Chief Engineer ttveh the con ventional "liar, ; bore thief., traitor" scream- at rahuttaL ' .Later, oa.' Mr. Clum'a correspondenoe reached tie by malt. and we ware furnished with details-which convinced us, and, w think, convinced the reading public also, that he bad.. told the simple truth touching the water supply or Colon. ' Nor was the conviction lu any way disturbed by the subsequent pro testa, proclamations and elaborations Issued by Mr. Bhonts himself. Now wa hava before us an editorial statement which appeared In a Colon newsDaner under date of May -just about a month after Mr. Clum'a tola gram, and at least two weeks after his return to Washington from the Isthmus. It Is worth reading, and we quote the article In full: "On May 4, 1(04. the director gen eral of the French Canal Company transferred to the United States the Panama canal. with everything be longing thereunto. "What has happened during these two year? We learn from compe tent authority that t70.000.000 In gold have already been expended, in cluding the purchase price and the amount paid Panama. And yet there is no water In Colon -to-day except that which is brought In by train on the railroad or lightered acrosa ttfu hay. Two years! Just think of It! The water pipes are being laid, but where is the water?. Not a drop Is In the "wonderful reservoir. - about which so much haa been said. "Two years, and yet a water famine for a population of nigh upon 20.000 averted only by the most etreniTous and expensive method. Is this good management? And, worst of all. there ta no telling when thla state of things wilt end. It would take a year of rain. It Is said, to flit the reservoir, even were It ready, which I far from being true. Panama has had abundant water since July 4. 1(06. "Alas, for poor Colon!" The newspaper In question Is The Independent, a trl-weekly publication established at Colon and having fori Its motto: "The friend of all the enemy of none. Let Justice be done, though the heavens fall!" Now. of course tnere Is a lie out somewhere. The Panama Canal of ficials or, rather, some of them say that Colon has a splendid reser voir and a complete pipe system, and Insists that any one who denies It Is a criminal of the most abandoned type. The Post correspondent hss shown to our entire satisfaction that there was no reservoir on April 8. end that, no matter what may be the perfection of the piping arrangement, there can be no water supply what ever. And. as now appears, The Colon Independent, fully a morrth after Mr" Chief Knglneer Htevens' Impetuous denunciation of Mr. t'lum. deliberate ly asaerts that there was no reser voir on May 4. Nothing ha been heard from Canal Commissioner Hlahop, who, as Mr. Hhonts ha. felicitously explained, was appointed to "maintain a normal public senti ment." Neither have we heard from the civil service commissioners who accompanied Mr. Rhonts on his last visit to the Isthmua. and who. natural ly, returned delighted. Meanwhile, however, and pending an oracle from either of these reverend nnd solemn sources. It really looks ss though that Colon reservoir were more of a meta phor than a reality. Th Pn.t ha. already taken nera.lnn lo explain of course In the best of : from Sallnhury In a long time. " Mr. feeling thai It does not take kindly Price has devoted his time most as to having its statements held up to ' xlduously to the Uw and is a bright execration as willful and malignant and brainy young man. He holds falsehoods. We shall find further oc-;ihe position of SMxI-tant district at oaslon, no doubt, to anchor this a-' torney and Is prominent In the Re surance where it will do most good, publican party of this Htate. He be- . I Ioiik to thf celebrated Hobson-Prtce A WAGON FACTORY family, his mother being the beautl- ! fill A! Iks Anna Hobaon, of Davie High Point's latest Industrial Knlcr- ouniy ntwl IiIh father the late Cap prise -Work at a Ma nil III on tain ('hnrles Price. probably thu Southern Paiws'iigcr Repot Other i icri-nt t corporation lawyer' In ths News Notes. Special to The Observer. High Point. May I" A wagon ftir. tory Is to be established here. The plsnt will he up-to-date In all re spects and will turn out the heyt grade of wagons at a rapid rste, th hlinl hrlnv hntlt for a larvi hiiMl- neas. The men composing the firm came from a distant town and are reliable. It Is expected that hat work will commence on the buildings thin month and that the plant will lr running about the Mrst of August. The aeries of meeting at Urccn Htreet Baptist church came to a clos last night, Rev. W. It. Uradshaw, of Reldavllle, who has been asslstlng Rev. Mr. Csrrlik, preaching the fare well sermon. The meeting was large ly attended at each service and much good reaulted from same. . Work la at a stnndstlll on the pas senger depot on account of the non arrival of lumber, so the foreman says. The depot Is looming up In ah. .1. ....it. .Ii.mU' t.iiin. Int.. .... The Welch school dixtrlct voted a special school tax yexirrriay. All the districts In the townxhlp voted a spe cial tax for graded schools except Mprlngfleld, and It Is hwirned that this district will soon hold an election to decide the matter. Mr. K.' A. Know Iimr liren elected chairman of the school bosrd to sue t eed Mr J. Elwood Cox other com mittees are as follows: Finance. J. v. I'm rhilrmin: V. II. Itasan. John a. Mn.is-y: bunding, .nd ground.. a. 11. llorney, chairman; O. N. Rich hooks and rules, E. M. ArinDeld, chair mrin: H. I Davis. W. V. Ragsn; II- j brr' H. 1 Davis. chHlrman; V. C. lories. E. M. ArmfleM; census. W. It. Hmrsii, chairman; A. 1). Horney, a. m. iiunain. i... IV V Inhiu a In. It..- . v, ,' .nJe.htr? tl i.,? peace In High Point township, la out in a card announcing himself a ran dldnti' for the office, of treasurer of Oullford county, subject to' the Dem ocratic primaries; This - makes two High Point people now after county of ii, as. the other being' 'Hqulre John V. W'llborn, who went the office of clerk of the courti Deputy Parrlah, of this piitce. wss also looking after the sheriff's ptsce esrly in the cam paign but has withdrawn from ths race , "'. . ",v"' '" Win Black, colored.' whose skull was anverely crushed , by Ben "Arm strong, also colored, la still alive and there Is a chsnee for his recovery. Armstrong la in Jnll awtlng develop ments. t ( , ' Allen, )h infant ' son of ' Mr. and Mr. D. Cecil, who dlsd Tuesday, wss burled yesterday, the service being conducted by Rev, Ell Reece, of the Friends church. ' - , FORTt'HATK MlSNOURIANB. . , "When I wss a druggist, at IJvenla, M." writes T. 4.. Dwyer, now of Ursvs villa, MO., "three ef. my customers ware Krnianently.eurd of consumption hy '. King's New Discovery, and are Well and strong to-day, One was trying to sl his property snd -move to Arlsona, but after using New Diseorery a short time he found II unneeesssry to do. so. I regard Dr. King's New Discovery as the most wonderful medicine in exlul Hiftf' gurest Cnnsh snd Cold eir and Tk mat -and -Lung healer,. Ousraned by R. 1 Jordan A C.. DruggUtS, , And i. , -rii poui ire,,: . . CHARLES BBAUyCAPXUBEl) OWEXt ASSAILANT IS TOILS Cousin of Man " Who Slabbed John , Owens, of Rowan, Almost to ueain 'Delivers Hint to Officers end -Will C t'so Reward Money For Brady J; Defeiuaw-Negro Killed In VUli ' Unci at Whitney Mr. A. M. Price ' in li ed Bllaa Helen Osborne, of Jacksonville, Ma. Madame Nordl- ' ca Delight irge,AUueucv. 3 Special to' The pbservarv'V -yj Salisbury. May 17, Charles Brady, who ha been eluding the officers since April llth? when lie almost stabbed John Owen to death, was captured by a ouWln ; f hi this morning and brought. to Salisbury, this afternoon. There waa 1 ' recently ., of fered a reward of $100 by tk Gover nor and to this the county commis sioners added ISO for his arrest and detention. There has not been the slightest clue to the whereabouts of Brady until last night when someone ran noon him and cave him such chase as almoat resulted Ifl his cap ture. To-day the cousin who made the arrest telephoned Sheriff Julian that he had the man so badly want ed and desired to know If th money out for th reward might be taken by him and ' given C-to .. th, defendant wherewith to make his defense. Sheriff Julian replied that he did not car what the o nicer dldJ with the money and It seems that the two men have agreed to stick to 'each other, the first Brady offering to be taken If the money might be used to hla own advantage. It certainly Is a novel proceeding. , OWENS RAPIDLY RI5COVERINO. . There Is hardly any doubt that Charles Brady, would have surrender ed long ago had there not been such frequent reports of the dangerous condition In which John Owens was living. It we sent out that Owenn was dead or dying most all the time, notwithstanding he is out of danger , and will get well. He was a badly stabbed man aytd though It was a savage attack that Brady made upon him. Owens had much tu du with and la far from blameless, so neighbors say. It was the tierce re sult of a feud of ion standing ami tho only wonder was th;it It did r.ot terminate earlier and more seriously than It did. Urady will not be trlod at this court, the grtnil Jury having been discharged without taking up the ease. ONE KILLED IN'PISTOL DUKL Two negroes, circulating under numberless alluses. yesterday fought at Whitney and one was killed in (he fight with a pistol. Ths other made his escape and has not been heard from aa yet. What caused the fatal trouble seems unknou n to the gen tleman bringing the news to Salis bury. The negroes, w ho came from Mouth Carolina wHere. tlghta and. allasea are common, have been at outs for several days und. when they met yesterday, had It out. One whipped out a .S-rallbre pistol and shot his antagonist almost lo Instant death. Like most negroes who shoot men In this county he made his escape through the woods. PKK'E-OBBORNK WKDDINU AN NOUNCED. Cards were received In Hallsbury to day announcing the forthcoming wed ding of Mr, Augustus Hobnon Price, of this city, and Miss Hellen Wood Osborne, of Jackannvllle, Fla. The ceremony will be performed In the Church of Hood Shepherd at Jackson ville Wedne.day afternoon at o'clock. May 10. after w hich the cou ple will come to. Salisbury to live. This Is on of the most Interesting marriage announcements In which parties to the contract were either one or both Sallsburlans. sent out South at the time of his death. He In li rut ci'tiMin to ( apt. Richmond Pearson Hobson recently elected to CoriKrenH from the sixth Alabama dis trict Mikk i Limine is in every way worthy n( the dUllngulshed young man whom he will wed. She Is of fine Florida family, u niece of Mrs. harle. Price., of ihl city. Hhe has vleite.l Sail. bury and by her beautiful nennvior nan m on inr admiration of the city. She hsa tunny glfta that make hi r a delightful addition to Balldliurv clllsenshlp. Mr Whitehead Klutti la to-day moving on crutches a the result of an unfortunate full from the steps of hla home. In the tumble when he hi nttemi'Hng to save Ills little nclce from Injury, he hss thrown so as to sprain hlx ankle no badly that he l unable to walk. The Hrown Furniture Company yealerday closed Itx doors for the year o vein a to the lack of m orklng capital. Th company dotna business Is a local one and Its unxin cennful Venture In regrettable. Ii l organized anew In lbe near future and it Is hoped upon n piiylnx lnl. MN- MC'IIOUHOX. Ill PreM) Home Wcilillng at Wash i.. ....... V I ' Mi.. I. Il.ulxl. VI.. I. oImmi llctuiue. Ilrkle of Dr. liuN ! II. Mmin. C'rresrMiitieiii m Mm- olerver. Wsshlmri' ii. N c. May II. At iho home f the In lilc's parents. Dr. and Mrs. 8. T M holioii. on West Main street, one oi the preiilckt weddings ! that hss ever i.iW. n plm-e In thla city was solemnised si i .io o'clock this morning, when MIm i;ilxabrlh Jlaker Nicholson becinie the brlrte of Dr. Iiuls H. Mann, of Mlddleton. The Nluholson homo wan beautifully and aristlcally decorated. In palms, daisies and roses. The ceremony wss per formed in th" West parlor and the bridal parly entered to the Inspiring strains of Ihengrln's wedding march, under the dert touch of Misses Hannah flhaw at the piano, nd Ella Keith with I he violin. First to enter were two little ribbon girls, Misses Wlnnlfred and Carlotta Nicholson, younger slaters of th bride, who formed sn aisle of white ribbon, leading up from th dour. Then came Mr. Charles L. Mortos. groomsmsn, and Miss Nancy Cordon, bridesmaid, handsomely gowned In white silk, with while picture hat and carrying pink carnations. ' Th groom then entered with his best man, Mr. Herbert L. Mann, Ths bride descended the stairway,, acce Rsnled by her slater,- Mis Luctle Icholson, who waa dressed In whits silk, with white picture hat and car ried pink carnations.. Ths bride, a lovely brunette, wore' a handsome golng-away gown of gray with hal and shoes to tnsuh, and carried a shower boquet of llllles of ths valley.' On entering the parlor she was met by the groom and led to an Improvis ed altar., where Rev. 1 E. Thompson said the Methodist ceremony. . Dur ing the ceremony th eoft strains ef Hchubert's "Herenad" floated through th room. The wedding- was witness d by only the families or the biide end groom and a few Intimate frlenda who w ere gathered on the front plassa nd wltnesed the ceremony through the lerge French windows thrown open for the purpose ; r CnAHLOTTE DAILY OBSERVE.:, IN SOimiMNY ASSEMBLY IJVELY.VOTij FOR MODKRATOR Hev. Hunter Corbett, Former MIxhIoo. ;, ary to China, is Chosen on Third Ballot a le Moines Mmwou of Retiring Moderator Moffatt Dwells - Uxn iHir of C hurch L'nlon .W uere ,. , Klliclcucy Would Be Increased, aad . Fostering of Presbyterian Colleges i loo.AJany .poctrutal ajontroycr , Pes Molnea Ia.i May 17. After spiraea contest, Rev, Hunter Corbett, a- missionary to .China for many years, was this afternoon elected moderator of the Northern Presbyterian General Asembly at the opening . aesslon of me meeting or the Assemoiy. Tnree ballot 'were necessary to determine tne result, the final vote standing: Dr. Corbett. Rev. J.. M. Blarkley, Detroit. 90S; Rev. J. P. Hendy.v Mis souri, 4. - . :' .; The retiring moderator.' Tr. ' James D. Moffattju presided and dellvered the opening sermon, v - - , The Rev. Dr. J. D. Moffatt. the,re tiring ,. moderator, j preached about ?The Mission of the Presbyterian Church.; taking as his text To Every Man His Work," Mark 13IS. 1 -This being the two hundredth' an niversary of the formation, of the first Pre.hyUry in the United States, ' Dr. Moffatt deflne "The Mlsalo n of th Presbyterian Church" aa tha work of doing Its full share toward the evan gelisation of the world, of developing among It own members the highest lype or - christian character, and ? of maintaining -and Improvlna - Its own agencies, for this work, In particular Its educational agencies, which, ha aald. have been overlooked. . .' He Intimated that doctrinal discus sions end controversies had at times w ttndrswn the attention ".of - the Church from Its supreme duty, and, mereiore. .trgt some other CJiurches had outgrown It In numbers. . . Co-operation waa dwelt uoon.' and the position taken that the possibility of tncreaalng the efficiency, of the Churchea In their common work of evangelisation should determine the extent of co-operation. In all classes In which there was harmony In doc trine and polity, he said, the Churches were in i duty bound to unite, when convinced that union would Increase thotr efficiency. He argued from their popular rep resentative government, the elaborate creed required only of the minister, and the fact that the Church has always required the minister to have tne best education attainable, mat II had been th purpose of the Church r promote an Intelligent type of Christian life. In Its membership, and that 'it had ever been committed to the vital qnlon of evangelisation and education. . In advocating the fostering of Presbyterian colleges, he maintained that there were more than ever be fore needed, because the great univer sities cannot be the kind of work that the classical colleges have always done. "What we need," he said. "Is what the universities do not furnish: colleges with prescribed courses of study, In which classical traialng oc cupies a prominent place; In which the professors teach mostly and lec ture rarely: and In which the students must study and study daily and recite and submit to dally crttlclmfl." The women's board of home mis sions held a session to-day and listen ed to reports by missionaries. CUM B Kit I . A X T) K 1 1 S IN SESSION Aiiti-luloniau Holding -Secret Meet ings siH Decide the Prexii Flgrht Both at Law an-l In dieneral Assem bly. Decatur. III., May 17. The 7th an nual meeting of the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly was called to order to-day by the. stated clerk. Itev. J. M. Hubbert, Of Mar shall. Mo., presided In the absence of the moderator. The antl-unlonlst called a secret meeting yesterday and another to day. Iteports were excluded. It Is learned that they discussed a propo sition to withdraw their Injunction huh and It whs unanimously decided that they owed It to their constituents to preas the suit. Judge Fuseell was selected tM nominate an anti-union candidate for moderator. The name of the nindl(Hte was not divulged. ClIAIMiK NOT SUSTAINED. Action of Klieillle MaiUlratc . In Freeing Man Cltargetl With Amon In Face of Strong Evkleiice Ocvas Ioiim Surprise 'Held Forgery Charge. Special rt. The observer. Askevllle. May 17.' -Much surprise whs manifested to-day over the action of JuaHce of the Peace Atkinson In wiling Ht liberty last night Charles Prey, the Arden man charged with arson, forgery and attempt to de frMud The holding by the magis tral" ihut there as not probable cause In nrmn case was not concurred In by many of those who attended the trial during the past two days and who INtened to the evidence Intro duced by the Stat. Presalcy was charged with setting fire to u building In which ws located his store, on th. nlirht of March 14. l. waa al iened that Pressley burner! the stere for th' insurance on his stock of fc"olx. 1 1 wss also allegod lhat he forged a note for tlOD: the foriruil ! name being that of Mr. Voungblood. f ' Art! en section. The only evidence In rebuttal to the torn i "lunge was the statement of the defendant that he signed Mr, Toi1nl)lo(.a nam to the note us a reference. The evidence in the arson Hrt M, damaging. Wltnenaea t sillied ili.it for several nights before the tire Preseley carried Roods froni the store, that oil th nlaht of the fire there was scarcely 15 worth of goods in the store ad that the defend ant had taken out an Insurance policy ror 17 no the day before tho store building was burned. ' One wit it ess , lao testified that, on the night of the fire he end Presnley left tho store together.' that shortly Presalcy turned back ssylng thst he must extinguish' the lights, thst w Uncus neetrfna through a crock saw IO.. tn. ...... .1 n M - n m . bk i n f . can unto the .counter and that soon afterwards th fir broke Out. ' The esse sgalraVt Preaaley tJ wss worked up by sheriff Heed arid W. 8. Hcott, reiresentktlve,of Htate Insur ance Commissioner Young, and a strong chain of circumstantial evi dence wound around the accused man. Th magistrate reserved decision In the forgery rase and , Solicitor Brown held the witnossee to Superior Court. Although Preseley Is cleared of th arson charge by th magistrate It Is not unlikely that the vase will be laid before the grand Jury at th. August term or court and that body asked to Investigate th. matter. " Negro Lrm-hed for Alh-red Murder Of lvtUer. . Tampa. Fla., May 17. A mob en tered the Jail at . Inverness. Citrus county, last night, got the keys from the jailor and took out Frank Jordan, colored, charged with ' robbing and murdering 'l whit pad tor v named etweeney, at Stage Pond, two weeks ago. The negro was hanged by the rnob to a tre a . short diatane from town,- There was no disorder, the mob doing Its work very quietly. ana tie shots were fired. : The body was nofmuUlated In any way. , y, . .. ., . s,u;-i.t',. MAY 18, 1C0G. TIIE nUEWOBKS DISPLAY BACK OF SOUTH GRADED SCHOOL The Central Executive Committee of tne xotli of May Celctiration titled on tliat It Night The Cltar- men of Uie Various Committee Make Their Report Everything 1 isow ueatly fur the) t.reat uw v Week t liarlotte Will Celebrate in ' (.rand Style Congressman Webb to v niroiuce lion. Champ Clara. The final meeting of the central ex ecutive committee of the 10th of May celebration was held In the city hall last night,' with all of the. members present, and Mr. C. Wllltams act ing aa chairman.. The .complete de tails of tbe big event were definitely arranged, every chairman reporting progress. from each, committee. ,;, i It was definitely .'decided that the firework be held In the rear of . the South graded school Instead of at the fair grounds, as formerly advertised that 1118 be expended for the benefit of the Marine Band during Its stay In: tosvcRy;- this amount , to be turn ed lover, to General T. Bi' ; Robsrt- eon; that Mr. R. U Ksesler, chairman of the band committee,, be allowed an appropriation of $16. to be-used for the receipts of the flag commit tee,, for - tho expenses, or ine oiaa bands and that Hon. Champ Clark. speaker of the occasion, be met at the station bv a special committee and that he be entertained at the Buford Hotel, a the expense of the en tertainment committee. Almost the entire time of the meet ing was taken . up with the discus sion as to the, most desirable place for holding , the fireworks during the celebration. Mr. R. H Jordan stat- eflrfor-thebenent of'thr fireworks committee, that It had been decided to have the attractions pulled on at me fair a-rounda because It was the most practical slace. He further stated that the -committee had received In structions at the last meeting of the central executive committee to make arrangements for the attractions at this place. Mr. Jordan argued that the 8outh" graded school would not beaultabla place for -the fireworks because no seats had been provided. whereas every one could get a seat tft one of th two grandstands at the fair grounds. .- 1 ' ' Mr. W. & Iorr stated that the fair grounds would Jr the wrong pleee for the firework In view of the fact that no one beyond the first three seats could see beyond sn angle of 48 de grees and that' those on the higher seats would be at a great disadvantage on account-of the shed covering the stand. Mr: Dorr stated also that It would be a great Inconvenience for the working; people to attend an at traction at this distance from the city st. night--'The graded school Is n town." .said Mr. Dorr, "the chil dren walk there nine months In the year to school and no one will object to the. short distance during a great celebration ilka thla" After a full and free discussion It was decided- on motion of Mr. L. A. Dodsworth, that the fireworks be beld at the show grounds beyond the South -graded school. This place was decided to bo the more practicable be cause It will give those who want to walk as well as ride on the cars an opportunity to see this great display. It. was the unanimous opinion that no on would car for a seat during the fireworks, which are calculated to arouse everybody's curiosity. At the request of the chairman, Oen. T. Bv Robertson, chairman of the 8oIdiera Day committee, reported thst sit or eight militia compsnles would be here during the celebration. Oen. Robertson stated that he had hoped , to .- have a much larger- rep resentstton from the Btate troops, but many troops hsd reported that it would be Impossible to attend 'on ac-i count of the railroad rates. In this connection. .Mr. James Ker, Jr.,, city ticket and passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line, atated that his road could not possibly quote ss .cheap rates to tje State guards as the Na tional troops, because the United States soldiers used his line nearly every day In the year. This explana tion was entirely satisfactory and the report of Oen. Robertson was adopt ed. . - Mr. Thomas Garibaldi, ' for the ad vertising committee, reported that the entire State and a portion of South Carolina had been thoroughly adver tised, Mr. C. M.-CresweJi, who 'hss been the traveling representative for this committee, ' ststed that he had about ISO 'to turn back to the cenT tral committee, but that a portion of thla amount was to be used In defray ing ths expenses of decorating th public carriages, etc. It was decid ed to. leave this amount In the hands of the committee tor the purpose of property regaling the city hacks. Mr. H. C. Long, chairman of the committee oa floats, reported that his duties had been carefully attended to by the members of his committee. but he feared that he would not be able to take care of all the floats that had been promised. He stated that one of the Btate bands, containing '20 Pieces, provided by Bailey Bros., of Winston, had not been properly pro vldod for. , It was the ' unanimous opinion of the members that suitable arangements be msde for this band and that a letter of thanks be sent to Bailey Brothers for their Interest In the celebration. ' " Mr. R. L. Keesler, of the band committee, reported that the duties of his committee would be carried out In fine shape. He expects the re quired number of school children to bo present on- the grand stand to .rep resent the American nag and believes that the programme will be executed to perfection so fsr aa his commit tee Is concernod. It was deplded to allow Mr. Keesler an. appropriation of $35 to be used from the receipts of the flag committee in defraying th expenses of the Third Regiment Band, which participates In the cele bration. '' " i '.:.::.. Mr. w. "ft Robertson, chairman of, the floral parade committee report ed that the . floral ' parade, In air of Its details, Is an assured facL He gave the further Information that the balloon man. would-be here on Monday arterhoon to prepare, for his halr-rslslng performance. . . ; Mr. R. H. Jordan, chairman of the band committee, reported that the Marine Band would be here. Monday night. On motion It waa decided to garnt Oen. Robertson the sum of fill to be expended . for the use of . the band, exclusive of the, other expen ses. :- ' :' ' Mr. Oeorge 8tevens.' chairman ' of the speakers' committee, stated that Hon. Champ Clark would be Intro duced by Congressman E. Y. Webb. Mr, Clark will arrive Wednesday morning and will be entertained at the Buford Hotel. 1 " v Mr. Herlot Clarkson reported that a number of cots had been arranged for to be. used at the court house, the Colonial Club, the .. North graded school. Y. M. C A city hall and that arrangements hsd been made for surface cloaets. etc., for the bene fit of the rlsitora ' ; After encouraging reports from ether committees, the most enthusi astic meeting of the central execu Uve committee yet held adjourned. Who ere the sweetest things thst paint ers paint, or poss sins, lovlicr than enrtnlnsT Olrls who take Kocky Mountain Ts, cente, ,la or Tableto-B. H. Jordan 4k Co. '.., C. I. S. COMMt.M'fc.MKNT. Held at Presbyterian College Audi t foiiuui Last Mlit Slensr. Baxter ' ree Furr and and Ktlj;ar .Walker lii irr Win Declalmer'a and . De bater's Medals, Respectively. The first annual commencement of the- Charlotte University Hchool waa held at ' the Presbyterian College Auditorium last night, the uroo-ramme consisting of declamation, muslcsl numbers, a debate, , literary- address and preaentatlon of d Iplomas. - The opening prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. H. K. Boyer, and Misses Edna Whlsnant and Irene Allison rendered piano and violin solo respectively. . The declamation contest- was par ticipated In by the following named young men. "with the . declamations as given; , i. .--j - ,. , . "Boclety aa an ' Educator," William naiawin Maxwell; "Be Faithful to Tour' country," Oeorge Davis Boyte; "Our Country." Edwin M. Jones. Jr.; "Under Which Fla T" Rrlurt Worth Shaw; "The American Indian." James naicner Long; "The March to Appo isiiox. . Micnsra Horace . Johnston; -American literature," Titomaa Hail "The Vision -of the Renubllo." Wil Lllam Franklin Harkey; "A Tribute o jenerson vavta," Herbert- Henry Hunter; '. "Our Origin and Our Des tiny." Geo. Edward Wilson, Jr.; "Ths New South." Baxter Oreer Furr: "bum or tne American citiaen." Kd ward Parks ' Davis: "Ireland -Past. Present and . Futuie." Joe Adams Hunter..' t . ' , The medal for the best declamation wss awarded to Mr. Baxter Oreer rurr. r-.-' , -V- ' The debate on the auet-v. "Resolved That the Policy Excluding Chlneaa Laborers From . America Should bo aiainiamed and Rigorously. En forced,",.-was engaged In by Messrs. William Emmett Wlahart. ' Edssr Walker Pharr and James LaUlmer fticuitntocK, on the negative. ., and Messrs.- Edwin Thomas Cnnelerr-Jr., Harold VanPelt Vreeland and William Thomas McClure, on the alTlrmatlve. Mr, Pharr won the debater's medal. The literary address was made by Mr.. John A. McRae, ef the Charlotte oar, . wno delivered the speech In happy vein. The diplomas wers ere. mw young men oy Rev. or. n. u. Aimer.' -. . LJAxmma ul: s cb-theascr y. Daring Attempt Foiled by Guard if 4' ' " -troops in e-sn , rraneuKo Wonld be Robbers Chased From Building r.xcnanging rire wim Pursners. Ban mhcisco.-jref -I T.-iA' darimr aitempi to loot the. United States sub Treasury ut Commercial and Kearney streets was foiled last night by eoi dlers from Comnsny O. of the Elev enth. infantry; The soldiers were de tailed to guard Unci Sam's, treasury bpx and tbey claim that . their fire waa returned by the men who were attempting to Joot the safe , In. the building. Six men from Company O were de tailed to guard the building last night, three men being located on either side of the place. ,, ;,!,-. - At 11 o'clock the men stationed on the Commercial street side noticed a man attempting to reach the entrance to the bulldln. , He was ordered to halt, but Instead, started to run. whereupon a guard fired at him. The bullet did not take effect and two of the guards gave chase, leaving their companion behind. Almoat Immedi ately, the soldiers on the Clay street side began firing and the one guard on. Commercial street says.be saw four men run to the windows of the upper story of the treasury building. Guard Ha mm on, who was on Com mercial street. aye he opened Are and the men in the windows replied with shots from their revolvers. --.Fully JO shots were exhanged, some of the bul lets striking the wall of the building on . the north side of Commercial street- - The men -were-- later-seen - to come down the stairs, but were not again heard of. .. Attracted by tne noise oi tne name. Detective - Sergeant. Taylor headed a detail of police and began a search for the would-be looters. He was aid ed by the National Guards, who are stationed at Portsmouth Square. ' The soldiers and police carried lanterns and stopped every person whom they met In the district, but all were able to give a satisfactory sccount orthem selves.' ' . ".' '.,' ' SLOW WORK OX RATE BILL. Most of Senate's riesslon Spent . In DlarusMlon of Constitutionality ' of Provision Giving Commission Pow ' er to Fix Rates. ," '. ' Washington; aMy 17-With the ex ception of Mr, Bailey's arraignment ef his crltlcls. Vine entire' day In the Senate was devoted to a review of the amendments made to . the railroad, rate bill, yn committee of the whole'. There was prospect of concluding the reading until the section granting to the Inter-State commerce Commis sion power to fix rates was reached, and the' question of the constitution-, allty of that provision was raised. The attack waa made on the clause giving to - the commission discretion in the Kwer of prescribing rates, and a long debate ensued.-. The r question - was still i under "discussion when the day came to a close. The . clause ' waa sharply attacked by Senators Teller, Knox and Foraker. Mr. Knox ex pressed doubt whether tho bill would be constitutional even with ths dis cretionary power, omitted, and It was Mr, Foraker' conviction that It would r.ot. t' -. i' : i . i -'l 'V'" , There wis. again considerable de bate over the pipe line rebate and anti-pass amendments.-and also the amendments prohibiting common car riers from transporting articles pro duced br-r-tbomselves.- All -of iheee and other less important provisions were modified. , i.' ' ;.TO KIT AT ASHKVIIXK.. Adjourned Session of . t'nlted fitates Ctrrnlt Court of Appeals Convenes Monday. v'- 4 Special to The Observer.- v Ashevllle, Msy 17rThtf United States Circuit Court of Appeals will convene In adjourned - session ; here Monday at 11 o'clock. ; The Circuit Court of Appeals hss ..been in sa slon In Richmond for the psst several weeks and, following a precedent set last year, will adjourn at Richmond this week-to meet in Ashevllle and conclude the business of the spring term. Judge Prltchard. who will sit on the Circuit Court of Appeals bench In the capacity of circuit Judge, will return to Ashevllle to-morrow. - It Is expected that Judge Prltchard. Judge WaddlU and Judge Boyd will sit Mon dsv i Judgs Ooff and Judge Purnell will also be here next week and prob ably Judge Morris and . Judge Mc DowelL ,' t,'-J.' ' ).''-" 'i " !'''f "' . (The Ashevllle term will cover a pe riod of two weeke during which time a number of Important cases are set for argument. , Oplnlone will also be handed down, during th time the court is In session here. The clerk of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peats will probsbly not arrive before Mondsy, slthough Deputy Dean will come in Saturday. i ' ., ii, ii ii iiiw- -. ... Son Owens, a young negro who has attained quit a reputation In police clrclee during his career, was srrested by Sergeant Pitt and Pat rolmen Johnston and Henderson last night on the charge of selling Huumr. The moors Jumped the negro at the corner of Pecond and Caldwell streets end exercised themselves considerably before they caught him. , ; , .; :;.; thiv mms m;w hanks CHARTI KJJ iUXTIJ TO MANY During Hi Kour IfAnths of 190 t liartcrs Were tirsntc-l 23U New i Banking ami Trust Comianles in the bouth Texas Head, the List ' :' J" raveiity. Hirer Ieinand for nlarged Banking Facllitlca is tn- " (lliulnlelied. ; , Special to The Observer. ' ' Baltimore, May 1 7. In ",itV , Issue this week The Manufacturers' Record Reports received by Ths Manupti turers! Record show thai during !io nrst four months of the current year there were, chartered or incbrpbrat'ed. In the Sooth 310 banks and trust com- panics wjth. a' total authorised capital ' -V. of tlO.011,100. of this number, ipl are state banke with, IJ.04S.0oe cepl-,' f f a,aar.',t,WnU Dnk I-V ' ''''V 410.000 capital, and S3 are trust com- ; i , V panics with tZ,44.400 . capital.'- In. '.; eluding Indian Territory, Oklahoma ' and Missouri; there Is a toUl of S3 ; ' new banks and trust companies with ' a total authorised capital of S13.2I4 J?;.in.clud,B"; 1,0 State -banks with f IM7.S0O capital 76 national bank V. with fl.11t.00e capital an- trus ' : companlee with 11.70400 capltaL " ; TEXAS HEADS THE fclST. VV ' Tekaa leada the list of Stales with tha , largest number of charter and Incor- poratlons and the greatest total tapli' ' . ui. in that State there are II Suto '. - bank. 14 national bank and one ; 's trust company nswly chartered VUh s i totsl authorised capital of 12.410.000. ' Of the State banke II have capital of J ' . only 110,040 each, one has a capital . '. y of ft 00.000 and there i are several . of 1 50.000 capital each, besides one ' f 175.000 and several more of $!$,-. 00 cspiul.- -Most of the-national "rf banks era of the tit. 000 class and ' there are two of the 1100.000 stse and " ' ' several of the $i 0,000 class; The cap-. - Ital of the one trust company la 1100,- ' i , 000.: Georgia comes next In the hum -i ber of charters and Incorporatlena,. 14, Including 11 SUta banks, one na- : tlonal bank ana two trust compsnles,- .' ' . the total new eapiui In that State ,f f being tl.tlt.000. Oklahoma Is third ' ''-, In number of new charters, 1 Includ-i . ,' ing sixteen State banks and ten na- ' '.. tklnal banka, with aa aggregate capl- , tal of 1410.000. North Carolina I 1 ': nexL. having 10 with a tout caplull- ' aatlon of I8IO.000. Including thirteen State bsnka three nstlonal banks ind j...;,-i four trust companiea. Indian- Terrl. tory. . Is . fifth with eleven national .. .". banka six State banks and two trust - '- .': companies with an aggregate capltell- ; . sation of 1411.500, , Alabama, and South Carolina-each report 17 char ters, the former with tttt.OOO capital and the Utter with 1494.100. v Virginia reports "11 new charters with 1135.000 capital. Maryland. ' 10 charters .with. $475,000, Mississippi 10 charters with 1145.000. West Virginia 10 charters - with 1110.000, Arkansas Mine charters with 1710.000. Missouri eight charters with $1,155,000, Loulel, ana and Tennessee seven, charters each wlth.II09.000. and 1241.000 cap ital respectively. Kentucky four .char ters with 1140.000, and Florida one trust company with 140,000 capttaL OREAT DEMAND FOR BANKING ,v. ",-'... FACILITIES.. -This review of new. banka In the South does not Include the organisa tion of banks previously chartered or the opening of banks, but simply notes those for which charters have been granted, so as to make clear the recent additions to the banking facil ities of this section of the country. A great many banks which were Incor porated berore January i nave organ ised . during the post-, three or tour months and have prepared, to .begiu business, while others have- actually ; opened ana sun omers are organum preparatory to making application for -charters of Incorporation. . The de- , mend for banking facilities through out the 8outh appears to be undimin ished, and It W probable that new . ehsrters will continue to be reported during the next .several, months. . .. about the eanw ratio aa Is here shown for the first, part of thd year. . . THE PRESIDENT'S VIKWS. He Relieves In Gam Protortlon ml Would Have 1 vim or nswrnninj Shotgun Prohibited.' ' ,'' New York S.un. . ...... V President Rooeevelt'e views on the subject of game protection wtu. ne touched upon in tne next issue . oi . Shield's Magaain. O. O.. Shield, who la president of the League of Amerl- .. can Sportsmen, i called on the Presl- ; t, dent at the White House on January . and the conversation turned upon the automatic snotgun. wnen ne : saw what views the President held. , , Mr. Shield asked permission to quote. him. The Presidents ropiy.a given , by the magsslne, was aa follows: "By all meana. You may say I re nt tha waa Don as a serious menace to the bird life .of the country, and that I m heartily J0-avor of tne en-- - ctment of law to prohibit lu .use In the 4untln; ot birds aud wild anl- - mala. .Shields, you and. I have lived. '. through the tlne when the buffalo and the antelope were everywhere on -tit Plains.- when great herd ot elk ' ; ecu Id be found In almost (ny more -. of mountain west of the Mlssisslpirt; when mountain sheep. traveled In - grc5 bend even -down An tha Bad 7 Lands of the Upper x Missouri riven : ... In those- days , we did not-, think It ,v would ever be necessary to restrict . f the killing ef game. We did not real- . - Ise that the wild- animals could bej pho'logrsphd-nllvolnhe1rr fiatlVf bunt . -' ''. ' . -'" ' . -- ' "We have lived to see all these can dIUons changed. " The T head-hunters, the ' skin-hunters and the thoughtless sportsmen hava swept these herds of . noble , wild animals off ', the earth or . have decreased their numbers to such v : an extent that all we can do 'bow la ., f to preserve and' perpetuate the, rem- " . nant. ... . ....','.. -.' , t "We have seen the prairie chicken. r A ) end the wild turkey exterminated In certain BUtes where they were once , abundant, - wa nave seen, tne qv-T.j . anit the woodcock - and Vth 4 rufttsl' grouse decimated until ;but pliable v remnants of tnes now "vn. main, liereaiter tnougnuui apons- . - v men should bend-thelv gtmost ener gles to the preservation ' of what la ; left,- and wnerav snoqima v- - mltted at all la Should be with a view . to the preservation of species rather than to the making of big baga." I) Mr. rbilllp Henry's Barn numed... Special, to. The .Observer.:, Ashsvllle. May 17. The big barn belonging to Phillip 8. Henry and lo- ., cated perhapa a hundred yarns from . - Mr. Henry iissxara piacs, on nesu-. catcher mountain, waa Uestroyed .by fire last night shortly before t o'clock, . The origin ot the fir is unknown. , When the blase was discovered, many , ; ;! of Mr, Henry s line horses and car. . ; rlages were housed there, end It was ' with difficulty that the animals were , saved. Several thousand ' dollar ; worth of vehicles, hsrneas, feed, etc., ' were destroyed. Mr. , Henry's hand some coach was - the .only vehlcls ' , saved. The burning int the atrunture . ; made a spectacular scene, ;) ). ; w . i-r , There are two kinds of men, those. I aim make a womsn hspov before mar ries and those fho "tuaa' her lisepy V A sftee,, and she generally picks the first kind. ' j.' ;s v ' ' i." t r ,. r ,.-4(!;
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