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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: !$8.00 PER YEAR. 'A CHARLOTTE; NV- C.; MONDAY MORNING; JJJNE 11, im. PRICE FIVE; CENTS. o- f V - , w lit ' ,lc PLUCKf8AYES HER HONOB EELMA GIRL SHOOTS . ASSAILANT v ' JUtae Pearl Jones, .Might Telephone . Operator, With IUre Coolness, Puts atal Bullet Into Nrero who it i meditated att Assault Upon Her Negro. Tranncd. Confesses Hla in -' "'.jK (aiuImI iMnuw.nu Aocomnllce Landed In Jail Admiring Cltisena to Present Ilrava tilrl wim UOIU' . . v , Mounted Revolver and Medal. , V k Special to " The Observer, j- . : : Selms, June 10. Laat night aboul .ITl iiio. 'o'clock Mia Pearl Jones, the J telephone operator fit thla place,, shot (and fatally wounded , Bud' Richard ,-. aon,' a negro, who, by- hla wu con- . ; teuton, bad premeditated an assault V'' -.upon her,'Vv ; f ' -V The telephone office ia loeated in j a narrow ro6m betweeri a large store Jii and the bank fronting on Main street. ; la the rear of the office, enclosed by a v . .high, board Wall, Is a small back lot , ' private to the operators. This lot Is y. entered through a screen door In the rear of the office and there la also a door' through the wall In the rear of the. lot which is kept fastened by a hookvon the inside. About two weeks " ' ago a negro was caught climbing over thla high wall and 'scared away by j one of the operators. Three nights . afterwards, as one of the young la r , J)es, stepped Into the back lot from : ' the office, she was confronted by a ne ' . RtO man. This time there happened -.' 'k to be a young man in the operating ' room who ran to her rescue, only to aee the negro's back and give a fruit' less chase. ,t' VI RED FIVE SHOTS. Hearing of this second attempt the young men of the town decided to guard the office at night, which they did regularly, taking turns, until last night, the two men assigned to this duty were sitting in front of the drug store swatting for the stores to cloee so they could take their positions. when at 11 o'clock they heard a pis tol shot, followed by four more, in quick succession. These . two, with the chief of police, ran to the office, when they found the young lady with the pltol in her hand. She told them ahe started out Into the back lot and some one started toward her, then ahe Jumped back Into the office. grabbed the pistol and fired once. By the aid of thai fire she could plainly ae some one crouched In the corner. Thtn'shV aimed at"hlm and fired "the other four shots as he went out the door and thought she hit him with the last one. BROTHER FURNISHED CLUE. ' The crowd that had gathered by this time began the search for the negro, when some distance away they saw a negro' boy coming on the run toward the drug store. When he was baited he said he was going after the doctor for his brother, who had just been shot. Not waiting for the doctor they made him lead them . back to where the boy lived. They found him ' at home lying on the bed, groaning ' and praying. He confessed the whole affair then and there before the doc tor came. The doctor's examination showed -that the ball went through his left arm and into his body between the third and fourth ribs. The bullet was probed for, but could not be lo cated. The wound was bleeding and he was breathing through the hole. The doctor says he will not live, but eighteen hours later he la stlil living and is conscious. Three of this ne I , gro's associates were" arrested and held Jn the lockup until this after noon. At 4 o'clock they .were all given a preliminary hearing before a magistrate, resulting in two of them being released and two held. At the trial the wounded negro, realising his ; condition, said he was ready to make . a statement, which he dld4n the form of an affidavit as follows: - WOUNDED NEGRO'S CONFESSION "North Carolina, Johnston county: ', Bud Richardson, being sworn, says: . Jim Merrltt and I went Into the back . lot of the telephone company's office Saturday night. June th, for the pur ' pose of committing rape on Misses ' Pearl Jones and Jessie Hunt,' who ' were night operators for the . com pany. I got shot and Jim told me he - had been there twice before for the same purpose, but could not succeed by himself. No one else was with lie. ....... -, (Signed) ' ' : , .. -BUD RICHARDSON."; v ' Jim Merrltt -emphatically denied having been with the negro at all that night, but aald ha went home at 10:26 with another negro, Hase Richard son, who took the stand and corrob orated Jim. Henry Barrow, a re- ' liable white man. swore he was pass ing along the street back of the tele phone office at 10:41 and saw Bud Richardson and Jim Merrltt standing In an alley looking directly toward the , rear of the office, and at 11 o'clock. when he was almost homo, he heard Ave platol shots. - Maggie Bare abt who llvee In the nearest house to lchardson, swears she. saw two men pass her. house shortly after 11, one half-carrying the other. Then one ran back to the road and pretty soon another man ran towards town. . , EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH. On this evidence Jim Merrltt was bound to court along with Richard son. There were two or three hun dred white men at the trial and ex citement was running high, until they knew the result of the hearing, and Jim Merritt was hurried off to JalL At' this hour, o'clock, things are quiet and there Is very little fear of a lynching. ! - Mlsa Jones ' Is a most' excellent young . lady and her closest friends were agreeably surprised at the won. derful amount of courage she showed. She ha relosded her pistol end 'says she will continue to do her duties as If nothing had happened and fears no further trouble. A subscription list Is rapidly . growing, the object of which Is to present her with a hand some gold-mounted revolver, a gift from the cltlsens and visitors of the town. T,he operators up and down the line are contributing money to purchase a cold medal foe her, CAPT. A, M. DEAL RESIGNS. Dlitnenaary Investigating Committee's ' tetiograilier CuiMt Stand for More, Rude Scent Soctalixts Put ' out a Candidate lor Governor. , '.-' Observer Bureau,- Vt :'. ' 1200 Main Street., v- " i ' Columbia, S. C, June 10. f The dispensary investigating .com mittee's stenosranha-. . Cant. A. M. Deal, to-day sent his resignation to unairman - Hay as a result of the scenes In the committer room on Frl. day when Capt Deal denounced the committee's detective, Mr. . KUngen berg, and Committeeman JLyon for a rag-ring into nub la testimony trivial matters spoken of In the presence of air. juingennerg while tne latter was a guest at ex-Mayor F: & Earle's house at a whist party.. Capt Deal ays ne would not ; nave introduced Mr. KVngenberg as a gentleman had not Senator Christensen ' represented to him that Mr. Kllngenberg was not so much a detective but a lawyer and a reputable gentleman. - And . Capt Deal and Mr. , Sarle blame Messrs. Lyon and Christensen more than they blame Mr. Kllngenberg. ' for .the reason that the -members of the com mittee were familiar with the cus toms of this part of 'the country and anew tne source or the testimony. which amounted to nothing after all. perore It came out Capt- Deal expresses himself to ward Messrs. Lyon and Christensen in his letter of resignation, which tol lows: . 1 . t Hon. J. T. Hay, Chairman Dispensary investigating committee, Camden, . 8. C. ' My-Dear Senator: In view of the occurrence at the session of the In vestigating, committee on Friday wnen was iorcea to mane vigor ous dissent to' the methods employed by the sub-committee, composed of Messrs. Christensen and Lyou. In se curing testimony and the further fact mat while I am thoroughly in sympathy with the purpose of the in vestigation and believe that every dishonest person should 'be punished, I am not in sympathy with the In vestigation If it Is to be conducted along those lines, and 1 therefore deem It advisable to place my resig nation with you to be submitted to the committee. I wish to express my appreciation of' the many courtesies extended to me by the members of the committee and my regret at having to take this action. With personal regards to yourself, Very respectfully yours, AUGUSTUS M. DEAL, Clerk. The South Carolina Socialists have put up a candidate for Governor In the person of J. Lee Chandler, of Clin ton, thla with a view to testing the strength of the party in the State. A. J. Royal has been nominated for the House of Representatives, from this county, by the Socialists. The last Presidential election recorded 109 Socialists voting in this State. LONG WORTHS IN LOXDON. President's Daughter and Her Consort Journey From soauianipton in Royal Railway Carriage and Pro opcmI to American Embassy Mill bo Dined bv King Edward. London, June 1 After a voyage which both declared to be the 'most Dleasant In their experience, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth reached London early this afternoon, having Journeyed from South ampton, WDre tney debersed rrotn tne American Line steamer it Louis, in a beautifully appointed royal earrlage at tached to the American Line special on the London at Southwestern Railway. The weather was ideal and the country traversed- by the train on the short trio to London was looking Its best so that their Brat impression of England, where they will spend the opening fortnight et their Kuropean outing,.was most favora ble. Only a abort atop was made in Southampton. The mayor of Southamp ton and the American consul here. Mr, Bwalm, were the first to greet the travelers on British soli. On arriving' In London Mr. and Mrs. Lone-worth were met by Ambassador Relif and the members of the tmbunr staff, Mrs. and Miss Raid. Mrs. and Mlsa Carter, wife and daughter of the secre tary of the American embassy, and Mrs. Gibbons, wife of the naval attache; while at the entrance to the station several hundred Americans living In London had gathered to welcome the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Longworth will be the guests of tha American ambassador and his wife. at Dorchester House, while la London. Thla afternoon . waa apent In resting. In the evening there waa a family dinner, which waa attended by the members of. the embaeay staff. To-morrow Mr. and Mrs. Longworth will be given sn oppor tunity to see London, no engagements having been made for th- ear. In the evening they may vlalt the Alhamara with Mr. and Mrs. Reld for in first pro duction of the new ballet "L' Amour." the musle for which waa written by Mrs. Thay Ritchie, an American. It has not yet been snnounced wheth er King Edward will entertain Mr. and Mrs. Longworth; but It la expected they will dine with him at Ascot Heath during Ascot week. Queen Alexandra, being atlll in mourning for' her father. Is not acoeDtlna any : -but eourt ensaarementa and thaaefore will not accompany King Kawaray' to tne - ainner at iJorcnesier Houee Tuesday evening. Throughout their Atlantlo voyage the weather was splandld, the delay to the St. Louis belna caused bv bad ooal and a slight fog. .., ... GUESTS OF GEORGIA BANKERS. Florida AaeociaUon to Meet in Atlan ta To-Day - Cliarles II. Treat, Treasurer of the United States, Among Speakers on Programme, Atlanta. Qa.. June 10. -Tha Flor ida State Bankers' Association wilt tev the guests ' this week of the Georgia Bankers' Association, the two holding their annual meetings in At lanta. Tha Florida bankers enter- talned the Georgia !! financiers last year at Atlantlo Beach and tha com pliment is to pa returned ftionnay ana Tuesday, with ' elaborate entertain ment accompanying the busmen meetings,. The convention will be opened to morrow In a point session with ad dresses of welcome and response. In addition to other formal addresses by Charles H. Treat Treasurer of the United States, who will discuss the relation of the national Treasury, to the banker; by R.'E. I Marshall, of Baltimore, and by Joseph A. McCord, of Atlanta, member of the legislative committee of tha' American, Bankers' Asaociatlon. '. ' .-The two ..associations . will .hold separate meetings Tuesday, at which tba routine business pf each will be transacted.' . : -r- :j''--?, --" By way of .entertainment a drive about the city will be given to-morrow afternoon, closing with a recep-' tlon at the Piedmont Driving Club t4 the visiting bankers and ladles. . A banquet will be tendered tha bankers In the evening by the Atlanta Clear ing House Association. . v i - ( f atorm Warnings from JackeonvlOo to . . ..',''. .Mobile.::., .--v , ; Washington, June 10. The South ern storm was central to-night oft the western coast of' Florida -and - some high winds hsva been reported ifrom southern Florida points. . , fHorrn warnings .are displayed .on the; Atlantlo coast and Gulf coast from Jackaonvllla to Mobile, . fc NEVER SWAPPED J FAVflBS CASSATTS OWN HAXDl v "W JEAX ... ...it W, ., ... President of the PennsytTanln' mil road, in Slaking Answers to Ctrvulsr . Wuerlea Sent Out to All Omcers by Directors' Cotnmlttec, Declares That f He Owns No Coil' Stock Along ' Pennsylvania SysteinKever Re .' celved Favors From Any . Shipper, or Gave Any Owns Stock iu Cer tain Steel Companies. Philadelphia, June 10. The special investigating committee appointed by the- board e( directors of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, and act Ins: for all tha llnoa of tha Pennsyl vania system, to-night made . public the answers of President Caasatt to the questions propounded . by the committee In one of its circulars sent to all officers' and thousands of em ployes of the ' various lines. - Mr, Caasatt takes up the questions seria tim, and in reply, to the first query as to whether he has any Interest In any ccal company or any other, enterprise located on the company's lines slnoe Jan.-1,-1000, aays; - -- NOW OWNS NO COAL STOCK ' "I do not at present own any stock In. any coal company whose mines are located on or whose coal Is. shipped over- the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. "Untll the list of December last I owned 160 of the 4,000 shares of the Millwood Coal and Coke Company (par $50), a stock Which I subscribed for when the company was formed about the year 1872 and paid for at the subecrlptlan pries, which,, to the best of my recollection, . waa , par, There was no market for thla stock. as It only paid dividends at Irregu lar Intervals, but last fall an offer was made for all the stock by the owners of the adjoining land and my stock waa sold with the rest - "I own ISI of the 16,000 shares of the common stock of the Union Switch and Signal Company (par $50), which I purchased about 1184 at the then market price, which, as nearly as I can recollect was $25 per en are. ; "I own 45 of .the 2,600 aharea of stock of the United States Meat Pack lng Company (par $100), which I bought about 168 at the then mar ket price, which I think was about $50 per share, "I own l.m of the 145,000 ahares of the preferred stock of the Pennsyl vania Steel Company (par . $100). This -stock I purchased at Various times, my first purchase having -been made In October, 1(01. some months after the acquisition by the Pennsyl vania Company of a -majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Pennsylvania. Steel Company. My last purchase was made on the nintrt of May of this year. The average price paid by me was $97.70. "I own 3.000 of the 450,000 shares of stock of the Cambria Steel Com pany (par $50), which I purchased at a cost of $84 pe- share on the second day of May, 1901. These shares re- r laced 1,(00 shares of other stock of the aald company, all of which were bought by me after the Pennsylvania Company had acquired a majority of the ahares of the Cambria Steel Com pany, but which I had subsequently acid." , NO SHARE IN .GRAFTING. . Mr. Cassatt aald he had not direct ly performed any service In connec tion with the receipt transportation ot delivery of any freight shipped by or consigned to any of the companies above named and had not performed any duties in connection with the dis tribution or allotment of cars or the furnishing of sidings, equipment mo tive power, dockage or other accom modations for any of the companies named, unless the purchase of loco motives and cars for the general busi ness of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and the furnishing of sid ings, under the authorisation of the board of directors, may be held to come within the scope of the ques tion asked. . President Cassatt says he has never received any commission, compensa tion, gift or gratuity of any kind from any shipper on the Pennsylvania's lines or any of the fire companies he mentions in his first answer. CONCERNS SELL TO RAILROAD. As to whether he Is pecuniarily In terested In any corporation, aasocla- tlon or individual doing work for or furnishing materials or supplies to the Pennsylvania system he saya that tha five companies mentioned in ma nrst answer make sales to the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company, and with the exception of these companies, ha is not Interested or concerned In cor porations or individuals referred to In the query. He aays he has never performed, and Is not now performing, any ser vice In connection with the work done for, or the purchase of receipt of, ma terials or supplies by the Pennsyl vania system, except that he has. In accordance with established custom, purchased the steel rails for the en tire system. These purchases are re ported to the board of directors for J their approval. After concluding hla answers. President Cassatt makes tha following statement to the special committee) -VARIOUS RUMORS DENIED. "Ton will observe that the only coal stock owned by me since becoming president of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company is 1(0 shares of the Millwood Coal and Coke Company, which stock haa been sold, but In view of the repeated rumors of my being a holder of shares of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company, ' the Berwlnd White Coal Mining Company and tha Henrietta Coat Company, and of my being Intereated In the firm of Caasatt Company, . X think , It proper to state that I never owned or had any Interest in the atocks of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company or of the Henrietta Coal Company, nor have I ever had, any Interest in ihe firm ot Cassatt A Company. ' I never- own ed any stock ot the Berwlnd-Whlte Coal Mining Company, while an .offi cer of , the Pennsylvania Railroad, either during my former connection with the company, which terminated by my resignation of the vice presi dency In the fall of 1(82, nor since 1 became president In lttt.'but when. In IBM, Mr. Charles J. Berwlnd, then the head of the partnership of Ber wlnd, White Company, formed the present - erwina-w nue coal aiming Company to take over the business of that firm, I purchased 400 shares of the stock of the company and paid for It at the then market trice, which waa 25 per cent of .It rar value. '. 1 sold this stock 1ft 18(1 you' will observe that It .was pur chased fpur years after I ceased to be an officer of the company, 'and ' was old eight years before I waa . elected to the presldancy. 1 never, had any. interest In' the partnership vt Der .wind, JVWto e Company.' :-. PBAISES TBlPIE AUIAKCE ADDRESS , BY AUSTRIAN RULER Replying the Spokesman of Aualiian and .Hungarian Delegations at the ' Imperial .Palace, Emperor Francis Joseph Lays Especial Kmphanla I'p on His Intimate and Friendly Re latlona Wlih the German Emperor Expresses Doep Indignation at Madrid's Attempted AMutsatnatlen and Compliments Prenldeiit Itoose V vfllt for Terminating ItusMO-Japan-ese War., .'..v-- ' - Vienna,- June 10. Emperor Frgncla Joseph to-day received the members of the Austrian and Hungarian delega tions In formal audience at the Hoff burg. ' Replying to the addresses of the presidents of the delegations, the Emperor in a speech thanked them for their loyal devotion. The foreign relations of Austria -and HuuKary, he declared, were entirely friendly. Af ter an expression of deep Indignation at the attempted aasaeatnation of King Alfonso and Queen victoria, the em peror continued; t ' . "Our alliance with Germany proves itself to be now. as hitherto, by vir tue of Its defensive and conserva tive character, a valuable guarantee for peace. By the visit Emperor Wil liam paid me a few days ago our In timate and friendly relations again were placed on record; and marked by the aama feelings of trust are our relations with our other ally, Italy, with which we find ourselves In grati fying .accord n matters affecting us In common."' . Referring to' Russia and the Bal kans, he said that although the situ ation In the Balkans showed many defects. It waa- undeniably improved and that above all It had been found possible to avert more serious compli cations. He expreaaed satisfaction that peace haoV been declared by Rus sia and Japan, "thanks to the unsel fish meditation Of President Roose velt," and for the settlement at AU geclras of the difficulty between Ger many and France over Morocco, "to which our mediatory action contrib uted not the least part" "As in the past the Emperor con tinued, "the preservation of the peace in Europe and. above all In the mon archy, will In the future continue to be the dominant Idea of our foreign policy in dealing with international affaire." r Emperor Francis Joseph snnounced that credits would be submitted for the purchase of arms and war ma terial and for the more speedy con struction of warships and armament. He also said that the newly com pleted railway connecting Sarayevo with the Turkish . frontiers would be opened July 1. After listening to the Emperor's speech the delegations proceeded with their respective el t tings. Meanwhile tht anti-Semite burgo master, Lueger, addressed an enor mous meeting of clericals and antl- Semltes outside the chamber of the Parliament bulldlnc Inveighing against Hungary and denouncing Francis Kossuth, the Hungarian Minister of Commerce, as a traitor. Then a mob, estimated by aome to number 20,000, -rushed to the Hun garian ministry and there Indulged for half an hour in - riotous demon strations' so serious .as ' to Impel the Austrian Ministers to the unusual course of apologising to the Hunga rian Ministers, who exonerated the Austrian government During the demonstration. Dr. Wekerle, the Hungarian Premier,' and Herr Kos suth came to the windows, but boat a speedy retreat. It is believed the real motive ot tne anti-emetic leaders was less opposition to the Hungarians than to universal suff rage, which they believe will strengthen the Socialists in Parlia ment at their expense. NEWBERRY'S SEMI-CENTENNIAL. Exercises at- Wcll-Known Lutheran Institution Begin Gov. Meyward to Deliver Address To-Day. Columbia. S. C, June 10. The semi centennial celebration of Newberry College, at Newberry, 8. C. one of the leading Lutheran Institutions of the South, waa begun to-day with a sermon by Rev. A. J. Bowers,' a mem ber of the faculty. Mr. Bowers is the first member of the faculty, for thirty years, who haa been chosen to address the students at commence ment, which Is being held in connec tion with the seml-centennlaL Rev. Wm. Hayne Leavell. of Hou ston, Texas, addressed tha . student body to-night An address by uovernor v. c Hey- ward, wilt bo the feature of to-morrow's programme. The celebration will continue through several days. ENDS BROOKLYN SUNDAY BALL Police CommlMaoncr Blngliam Issue Instruction to Prevent. All Evaaloua of State) Law. - ' . New York. June 10. There were no pro fessional or anml-professinnal . baseball gamea played in Greater New York to day. Polios Commissioner Bingham Is sued Instructions to his subordinates dur ing the week that they should prevent the playing of all Sunday baseball games where admission was charged .either di rectly, or by subtrfuge. . Last week the National League execu tive transferred several of the Brooklyn Club's ramps from the regular schedule to Sunday dates. This change arranged for a aama between the Chicago and Brooklyn teams at Washington Park. called off at a lata hour last night TRAGEDY NEAUy WADESnORO. J. W, Dunn Shot and Killed vn the 'Public Road by unknown Person f No DcttalU of tlio Killing. k Special to The Observer. .. . Wadesboro. June .10. A report reached the city from Richmond county late yesterday afternoon to the effect that Mr. J. w. .punn, better known as Bud Dunn, waa shot and killed last night on the pubfio road between Stnnback'a bridge and Powellon. No particulars of tha af fair can be learned, but It Is ssld that his brother was the last man seen with btm. Tha dead man waa about 85 years of age, the son of Mr. miiy, Dunn, ana leaves a wire and three children. " . .. ' American Professional Revolutionist ', '. Killed in Honduras., "New Orleans, June 10. Tha glory of the , killing of Leo Christian, the American railroad engineer and lead er of aeverat Honduras revolutions, has reached here by mall from Porto Cortes, ; Honduras. He , was shot recently during a street light at that place by an antagonist who ,was avenging a friend with whom Christ Isn had a revolver battle years ago. Christian went ' to Honduras . from Metapht. Tenn., and was made chief of pollle of Tegucigalpa and a gen oral in the Honduras army. . , i , i i ii ,i ...... Gov. Broward to Sneak. Taltahamee, Fie., June 10. Oovrrnof N. n.. Broward lias tone to Port Huron, Mloli.. where lie. will, to-morrow, bv six. riot Invitation, deilvr nn address at the dmiication ef the temple ot the Medern Maocabeea, , T-s SUED BOWAN MAN ON NOTE : C 8 iyi-i' WESTERN CONCERN LOSES SUIT. Jury Rays Elgin Jewelry ' Company Made Fraudulent Mlweprettmta. - tationa to Sell Gooda Secret Mar ' rtage Announced - Rev. R. E. ; Neighbour CIohcs a Successful Re vival Where rrominent bsuib , burians Will Spend Uh Summer A Coming Wedding Personal ana Nona Notes. , Special to Tho Observer. Salisbury June ,10.etat Senator R. Lee Wright appeared Friday In upper Rowan county in a case that has considerable Interest everywhere lu the light of the amount of such business- carried on. all over the country. He went to thla place, about twenty-two mllea from Salisbury, to defends. A. Rudlalll, a merchant ana a farmer ot that neighborhood, In an action brought against him on a note held against him by the Johnson County (Ohio) Savings Bank. Tha issues and the facts In the casi are briefly these: The Elgin Jewelry Company sold Mr. Rudlslll 1200 worm of Jewelry. This was warranted to wear a certain time, the gold plated wares were to stand up against five years of weather and the gold-filled material was warranted for ten. In payment ot thla order for $-200 worth of the 'Jewelry. Mr. Rudlalll executed four notes and was to pay these In installments of $50 each. He held In the contract the right to roturn the allttertng gold the moment ahe failed to shine longer and exchange thla for Elgin or Waltham watches. And It was further provided that falling to aell all the goods sent him, tne com pany would take It back and credit his note with all unsold stuff. Mr. Rudlslll disposed of considerable ot the precious goods and almost as soon as It left the store 1 began to fade. Its beauty wasn't even skin deep. Tha show cases still contained a quantity of It and that turned black, the dis satisfied cmtomers came back on him and the Elgin Company was notified of the trouble. This company replied that It had retired from business, selling out to the Eldorado Jewelry Company. But even this company could not restore beauty and youth to the faded goods and It notified the Rowan man that It had sold the notes to the Johnson County Savings Bank which alleged that It had bought the rotes for value before maturity. In the meantime Mr. Rudlslll had ask ed the original company to return thu nolea or to send the watches. Neither waa done and he refused to pay them. Then he was sued, Messrs. T. B. Bailey and A. T. Grant, of Mocka- vllle, and Mr. Wright of Salisbury! representing the plaintiff and the de fendant respectively. Mr. Bailey did not appear at the trial which waa held before C. A. uuffey, Esq.. and tried by a Jury. The Issues were: Did the plaintiff obtain the notes from the defendant by misrepresentation and fraud? The Jury answered thla Issue, yes. (2) Did tha plantlff pur chase the notea for value without notice of any defense and before ma turity T The Jury answered this is sue, no. (8) in -what sum. ir any, is the defendant Indebted to the plain tiff? The last Issue waa answered, not any. During the progress of the argu ment when Mr. Grant was speaking for the complainant bank, one of the Jurors asked a significant question. He had evidently been touched by the skillful manner In which the Mocks vlllo lawyer conducted the case. The juror stopped him In the argument and asked why the bank prosecuted Mr. Rudlslll here In North Carolina when It could so easily go back on the company In the West selling the notea Mr. Grant explained that It could hold responsible the executor and tha seller of the notea. But this answer evidently created a suspicion of fraud In the mlnda of the other jurors. The plantlff gave notice of appeal and the case may go to two higher courts, A SECRET MARRIAGE. Register of Deeds A. L,' Smoot, yes terday, made an anouncement by re quest of tha couple, of an interesting marriage here May 17. The parties to the contract were Miss Grace Hothrock and Mr. Eugene Clary, ot Greensboro. The young people came here that day seemingly to attend the Nordlca concert They-Instead went about making preparations for the ceremony which Mr. Smoot consented having performed at .hla - residence. The young man gave hla age as 21 and his bride's as II and the license was then easy. Rev. Dr. F. J. Mur doch performed the.ceremony In the presence of a few witnesses and the two returned td Greensboro that night. Friday they decided to make public announcement of the wedding and Instructed Mr. Smoot yesterday to do thla They went to Washington yesterday morning do spend their honeymoon. " a The Daughters of the Confederacy lu their local talent operetta, "Lalla," Friday night, had abundant success In a small way. They had not ex pected to put on an expensive play and the amount put in It was small as compared with other things done by them." Ae It' was, they cleared more than $100 and It la by these oc casional affairs that - they hope to make their money for the payment of the monument. A plan Is bow on foot to convert Mrs. Tleman's beau tiful garden Into a park where week ly lawn parties may be held for tha purpose of raising funds for worthy causes. The Forest ot Arden could not have been prettier and the spec tacular effect of Friday - night was gloriously entraclng. Miss Kathleen Klutts and Miss Emma Brown took the leading parts and did It grandly. Rev. It E. Neighbour of tha Bap tist church to-day closed a four weeks' revival, the evening service concluding It Tha result of that meeting has been the adding by bap tism, to the church, of forty new members and ten restorations by let ter and otherwise. This young man came here two months ago and he haa determined to give Salisbury ' a general revival of religion. He has extraordinary energy, la easy ot speech, altogether good-natured and a splendid looking man. He ' has preached much of the time at three Intervals of the day and has conduct sd the services pretty nesrly slope. He can do anything In the church, take the organist's place or make out a quartette at any emergency, -The Baptists will not be a weak congre gation long with him at Its head. This .morning ha preached a great sermon on God's- plan of giving. The result of that service waa the pledge of, 11 men to give one-tenth of their earnings to the church, one twentieth of.' thia special gift to go towards the liquidation of the church debt, which amounts, to $1,000.' The 'Baptist are now . worshipping , la ft htadjomo church and have the largest conrre gallon in their, history here. -. Thla ceaseless worker will not hold up but bn next Sunday will begin a . tent meeting In East Salisbury. . This is hla. particularly strong evangelistic nolnt and he believes that ha win have abundant success. He always believes that he never looks for fail ure. Mr.' Clarence -E. Mason, of Charlotte, addressed the meeting ot the Baraca Class this morning and twenty-five of the young men present arose snd desired to be placed on rec ord as a militant force In the religi ous warfare,' The preacher spoke to the women at a largely attended ser. vice this afternoon. A COMING WEDDING, Cards have been received in Balls bury announcing for Saturday after noon, June 21 at 1 o'clock, the mar riage of Miss Claire Louise Mann, of Potsdam, New York, and Mr. Nelson Vinton Tavlor. of Ballabury. Mr, Taylor la the son of Capt and Mrs. W. 8. Taylor., of this city, and Is a favorite son of the city. , He recently was elected principal of tho Salisbury graded school and Is a graduate of Cornell. He has unusual intellectual gifts and is In every sense a virtuoso on the violin. The Methodist service was rendered doubly beautiful this morning by his solo as an offertory, Mlsa Mann comes from a distinguish. ed family and has rare musical pow er. The wedding . of this popular Sallsburlan Is very much of an event Salisbury certainly has the spirit of travel. A score of her people will go to the old country this summer ana many will totrr their own. Mr. and Mrs. M. 8." Brown will leave Thurs day for the Klondike country. They go by way ot Chicago, and will spend a short while In Seattle Washington, where Mr. C. C. Ramsay, formerly of this city, now lives as a wealthy Waahlngtonlan. They will then take a ahlp and sail a thousand miles in PaclOo waters and arriving at' snag uay will cross the Chllcoot psss to the Yukon river. Then they will sail up It to Dawson City, the end of their Journey. This place Is the home of tha remains of Scott Lindsay, a son ot Capt John Lindsay, of South River. He died in January of luo and no Salisbury man was ever more sincerely mourned. Mr. snd Mrs. Brown will be gone two months on this trip which amounts to half the circumference of the world and is un doubtedly the finest eutlng on the globe. Mr. Whitehead Klutts left last night for Boston from which place he sets sail next Wedneaday, for Llverpool-and then the tour over tne great countries. He waa Joined at Thomasvllle by Rev. W. A. Lambeth, who was pastor of the Holmes Mem orial church here, until the failure of his health. In the society of such a little minister, the Salisbury fsvorlte should have no evil wlnda on sea. The funeral services over the late CaDt J. C. McCanless were held yes terday afternoon from the residence of hla brother, Mr. N. B. McCanless, of this city. The Masons attended the burial and a large con course of friends followed the funeral train. There ' will be sadneas always in Salisbury over the death of this And old coun try gentleman who never, carried any thing but Joy witn him wnerever pe went He leaves a large family ot young men and women whom - be gave much of nil own cneeriness ana kindness. Mrs. Norvell Walker, who la re membered In Charlote and over the State as the beautiful and delightful Mlsa Chris Crawford, la In the city with her father, Capt R. B. Crawford, of Winston.. They are visiting the family of Capt James R. Crawford, STRANDS NEAR CAPE 8ABLE. Steamer Etolla Runs on Dangerous Ledge During Thick Fog No Llvee IXMt, So Far aa Learned by Wire less. Yarmouth, N. S., June 10. The stesmer Etolla, of the Elder-Demp-atcr Line, which left St John yester day afternoon for Barrow, via Sydney, C. B., atranded on a dangerous ledge near Cape Sable during a thick fog early to-day, and It Is thought to be badly damaged. The reports which have been received here from the wireless station at Cape Sable and from Clarke's Harbor, the nearest wireless station to the scene, which Is fcrty miles southeast of this city in dicate that no person was lost, a ugs have been sent from St. John and Yarmouth to assist the vessel. So far aa can be learned here, the Etolla carried no passengera She left St John harbor with a large eargo ef lumber, and it Is stated that she experienced some difficulty with her deck load before ahe sailed. After all the cargo had been placed on board, the ship had a distinct list and a survey by the port wardens re sulted In an order to remove part of tha deck load. After the changes had been made tha Etolla sailed late yeaterday on her voyage across the ocean. The weather had been thick off the coast for seversl days and it la thought that Captain Johns, the com mander of the vessel, must have mlss ed hla bearings. The fact that the steamer is lum ber-laden may prevent her from breaking up within a day or two, but It looks to-night as If she would be a total loss. Ths Etolla was built at Belfast Ii eland. In 1117. of steel and Iron, and registers 3,112 tons net She Is $45 feet in length, in oreaotn and ! feet deep. In her cargo are 1,060 standards ot deals, shipped by George McKean, of St John, and valued at $81,000.; - . ACCIDENT RESULTS FATALLY. Mr. M. Pearson Succumbs to Injuries Received In a Jiunaway Accident , Special to Tha Obaerver. . Kinston. June iu. Mrs, i. rear- son died this morning about S o'clock aa ' the result ot ; tnlurtes sustained Thursday evening. The horse at tached to a buggy In which aha' waa riding became frightened at a hat bog which her husband was about to place in tht buggy ' and ran away, throwing Mrs. Pearson on the pave ment her skull waa fractured and she. waa injured Internally, r, , -. ' ' r Vera Cms to Have $0,000,000 Hall. way Terminals. Mexico City. June 10. Work will soon begin cn the new railroad ter mlnale at. Vera Crus, whluh - will be the finest terminals la the country and make transfer ef goods and pas-; aeingers between steamers and rail ways easy and economical. ' The cost Ot the terminals Is estimated at $1, 000,000. gold. A large custom house will be built on tho railway pier with trucks connecting with, the railway yards. The new terminals Will be Ugad, bz lout jaUwoiB. ' WEEK'S NEWS FORECASTED PURE MEAT BILL TO BE RUSHED House- Will Send Beveridgo Inspection Provision to Conference at Earliest PoMlbla Moment by Disagreeing to All Senate Amendments to Agri cultural Bill. Including Thla One $20,000,000 Fublia BuUdlng Bill to ( Pass House Contest Due In Senate on Statehood Report England to IW-gin Elaborate Naval Manoeuvres With 825 Warships. ; ( . : - The conference report on the state hoqd.bllL.wlU be taken up in. the United States Senate on Tuesday. No opposition to consideration ia antlcl- ' pated, but thera- la a prospect of ani mated discussion of the report on Its . merits, and undoubtedly-considerable time will be required for the determi nation of the question.'' Senator For ever will lead a . fight 'I to prevent agreeing to the commlttee'a report r. The business of the week will begin Monday with the presentation of the majority reports of the committee on privileges and elections on-the case ot Senator Smoot but the further con slderatlon of that matter will be de fesred for a time and the Senate will continue the consideration of the ap propriation bills. Only one of those, the diplomatic appropriation bill, la row ready for consideration. It will be taken up Monday, "'. 4 WILL ALSO RUSH CANAL BILL. The Panama sea-level' canal bill also will be discussed, aa opportunity, Offers and will be preened to a vote as ' speedily aa possible. It is not expect ed that the conference report on the railroad rate bill will again reach tha Senate In time for further, discussion during the week. . ..- In the House, the sundry civil ap propriation bill still haa the right-of-way, and is uninterrupted will be , passed by Thursday. . .The District ot Columbia ap propria- ., tlon bill haa the right to Monday an . der the rules, but efforts are being made to sidetrack thla order In favor of the aunry civil-bill. As the rail road rate bill will have to be con : sldered In the House, before a second conference can be had. It la planned to make thla the first business Mon day, v PUBLIC BUILDING BILL DUE. The omnibus public building bill, ; carrying authorisations for publlo buildings aggregating more than $20. 000,000, la to be brought . In and pass-, ed under a special rule soon as tha sundry civil bill has been sent to tha Senate. The pure food bill will be brought v forward next to be laid aside for tha v taking up of conference reports. One of the early actions of tha week will be the consideration of tha'. agricultural bill, with ita meat In spection amendment attachment Tha plan Is to get this bill Into conference at the earliest possible moment Tha committee will take up the Bevetidge amendment Monday and If possible bring In a report to the House on that day or the next A motion 'will be mad to disagree to all ot tha Senate . amendments, including the beef In spectlon provision, and ask tha Sen"; Ota for-a conference, ' The statehood conference report.' likewise, which Is to be taken up by tha Senate, will furnish-business for. the House as soon as sent over. . The Inter-State commerce commis sion will continue Its Investigation of the methods of the coal-carrying and oil-carrying railroads, holding ses sions In Washington on Juonday, in Philadelphia on Tuesday and proceed Ing to Cleveland on Thursday. - During this week Great Britain will begin a series of elaborate naval manoeuvres. The object of the play of war, in which 125 warships of various types will be engaged, la to test the efllcleney of the new Ad mlralty plans for the protection of ' British commerce and the defence of the sea coast BEN60N ACCEPTS RENATORSHTP. Kansas Judge Will Beoame Burton's ' Successor and Stand for Re -Election Next Winter Six Other Candidate.- Ottawa, Kan.. June 10. Alfred W. Benson, of Ottawa, who yeaterday Waa offered tha appointment of United States Senator to succeed Joseph R. Burton, to-dsy aald that he would ac- ' cept the position. He will racially Inform Governor Hoch to-morrow ot hla acceptance Mr. Benson expeota ' to start for Washington this week. Judge Benson said that ha would stand for re-election next winter. The term he will flit expires March i next. canaiaatea ror tna new term, or those prominently spoken et. for the place, include W. R. Stubba, of Lawrence; Representative Charles' Curtis, of tha first Kansss District: J. I. Brlstow, editor of Tha Salina. Journal and formerly Fourth As sistant postmaster General; Frank C. Nelson. State Superintendent of Schools, and former Governor Wll-. Ham, J. Bailey. STORM LEVELS ROCND HOUSE. " . Two Laborers Bnried Alive tn Ruin. -Wind Blew 60 Mllea an Hour and Much Damage Was Done. Washington, Juns 10. Tha Balti more Ohio round house at Ivy City.' near here, waa struck y lightning yesterday and collapsed, burying two Italian laborers who are still in tba ruins. Charles Gannon, of Baltimore, a locomotive engineer, was rescued,, seriously Injured. . as . was Charles Oromatoro. of thla city.- Thirty-eight Italian laborers escaped from the house ' uninjured. ' Two paaaenser locomotives are in tha ruins. The storm which caused the disaster pass ed over the northeast section of the city at. a speed of 10 miles an hour. Many houses were unroofed. The trees In the Capitol , grounds were ' seriously damaged. The . weather bureau Indicator at tna capitoi regis tered one Inch ot rain In five min utes, v HO TRACK OF DR. WtLSOX ni Father Coea to Waahlngton to AM. In Search lh4ief Obtains That Va Nils a Committed Suicide. . tbrvar Biirean. .' ..' ";'" ' Y:' 1T Q. Strt N. W., Washington, Jon M The Waahregton police have bwn un able to find any tree of Dr. Donnil Wilson,- Of Andrews, N. C. who mv toriously rtlssppoarwd from his bnr,i , t house In Georgetown lt Monday !,. ,.. lng. IHs father, B. I. TVilnnn. of -ford. Pa- hs errlved in the cly m i ntared the .rrh for the BiNlnic r When Dr. Wilaon dl"p'.r-l l aeeompHnled by hla blind d. lis t hla friends that the doar wan the ' friend he bad. Arcorillna- to hla l-i; he has threatened to commit snliM". i Wllwm wn, formerly connect I wit'- . Of the lending rmenltnln In Niv lie came here a few week, in ' Wife, who has been sent to a t 14 Cincinnati for treatmeut. : "
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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