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if I fi I lvCYy r e H l' 1 r ,: SECTION ONE Pages 1 to 16-24 Pages. CHARLOTTE, NCSUKllAYMQRNl PRICE FIVE CENT. l . rr mm ; Is I V T MB. J.' C. ABEENETHY DilAD END CAME KAIUY TYiriJHUAX !Th Muutlni Editor of Tho Char. i ! lotte Observers Answers Um 'Final Knmmona mA the Ace of . li The btory or a louna; nan no n" Mich on the Ladder of Success by) PmwbitAnt. PeiTMOnal- EffOlt Be- I Sinuuig a career as a -rinicr wi wiaow, ana a orother. Mr. w. R. Ab ge of IS lie Mounted Almost to I ernethy. of Morganton, and a sister, :ut Topmost itouna oi wis iwuw -Master or. Detail sma ' to Hie Work. , -'.Mr, J. C. Abernethy. managing edi tor of ; Th Charlotte Obewvw, ' died at et, Joawph'f eaneuonura, , " nif. at 10: JO flclock yeaterday morn inr. Tho oad neara, wtolcb arrived . .'not oon after the md cejne, waa urprlae to tose who baa. Kept ,v Informed va.to rr Aborneinjr" con- dUlon dicing the preceding 41 houra. :Th.Dni rnf omnU:;:iS;A.y '' x ' ' For two yeart- or moro Mr. Aber . oothy had not beea wolL ,: Ho bad to ' . . V-.ji , , flttlt hto work tor ten week-and rest and recuperate 11 months ago. one ' diy earJy In Augttat;: whUa a-t his . home on East First street, be had Vuomorrnage irvm vus turwui muwa 'cave hie frleAda h n rat warning of ' !-?J-!v,;I'u - iVo Ihan tils serious condition. it waa tnea .reaUed chat tuberculosle had begun ..t nUixim ittvk. r - ; " -r-, xtr ikwhf .u'lbla ( . .. fio aooo as Mr. Abernethy waei able to travel he Went to Ashevllle, where ho could be under the treatment of rw t a.... . 'uilBt thorough examination revealed the facts that both lungs wore affected and It would require some time to tell . whether or not . anything could, be done toward prolonging' or eavlng Mr. Abernethy'e Hfe. But all hope wtaa dispelled las Thursday, by a telegram, aaying that Mr. Abernethy had had another hemorrhage, and that hU condition waa critical. Mrs, Abernethy, who bad gone to Shelby, waa summoned. She arrived, avt the bed-side of her dying husband Friday nlsrht. Ml Sara Kellev. a sister, and Mr. Jono R. Boas, of The Qboerver office, accompanied her and when the final sflnrmom came they were there to cheer and. comfort. . BIRTH AND PARENTAQE. James Campbell Abernethy was .born in Newton II years ago last .January. He waa the oldest child of . Mr. and Mr. T. R. Abernethy. His school days, which were short, were spent at private schools and at Cataw- he .began to learn the printer's trade, in the composing room of The New ton Enterprise. From Newton he came to Charlotte, where he worked - for the old Charlotte Chronicle, for ' about a year, after which time he re. turned to Newton and pursued bis studies at college for ten montha . Again, about lift, he eame back to Charlotte and took a poauion aa com poeltor with The Charlotte Observer, . which name The Chronicle haul es aumod. He was continuously .connect ed with The Observer until his death. 6tep by step he had climbed the lad der until he was almost to the top. most round. When the proprietors of The Observer decided to put In lino type machine they sen Mr. Aber nethy North to learn to manipulate them and he proved en apt pupil. He bad mustered his trade, as hand com poxltor, and the type-eottlng machine was a promotion. He Boon became an expert operator. HIS RAPID PROMOTION, In 1898 he was promoted to a desk on the Htaff of The Observer. For a time he served as telegraph editor, and later, as, news editor. When the growth of the psper Justfned a man' aging editor he waa given the posi tion. Day by. day, for a decade or more, he hJ mastered the news paper work bkby bit, until he knew every detail from the press room to the editorial fcanctum. Ills ability did not rrt In fine writing- tyut in the matrtery of the little things that give ear-marka' to The Observer. Ho knew when the reporters were hand ing up good copy; when thej)evil was doing his duty; when the compositors wore lurnmg out gooa proor; wnen ue loreman wea snowing gooa raste ana groa juagmem in maaing up nis xorms; wnen ine pressman was aowg hla work well; when the press was at its best, or when the mails made or missed the trains. Every detail was hla care. He waa in the front office, In the city editor's room, In the chief's sanctum, in his little den. In the composing room, and In the press ' room every night, it news had not arrived he wae nervous, restless and almost disagreeable until, the wires began to tell the tale In a Continuous stream. Neww, live, readable news, waa what he liked to see. The thing . that gave him greatest pleaNure was a bright, aplcy paper, full of the UveHt sort of matter. Every column in The Observer had hla personal attention. The stories and the editorial that he " V uuub. lunii, but the system and the push that he gave The. Observer force will live as long as the paper is in existence. His energy was felt in every department. Ills houra, hie days, hla weeka and his montha were spent In The Observ er building. He was so devoted to hla work , that he waa afraid to be away from K. Hla beat' (Torts were v spent on the paper. While others were busily engaged In writing- bril llawt rtes tojrlve them glory and fame, lr. Abernethy strove to have every Una and every, paragraph- ap (WW won. .. - ,', . . . ,7 . r, , A FORCEFUL WRITER. ,. 1 As an editorial writer Mr. Aber neiny was rorcerui, fearless and fair, He wrote many of the editorials that appeared In Tbe Observer from . day to day on general topic. He read a great deal and was well-informed on current matters. Hla pen was facile and at times scathing. :v ; , ...). Being diffident he did not mix much with the multitude but always man!- f ested an Interest In the doings of the people. He liked to be one or a great throng but never could be con- sptcuous.; He was modest, but hla eye T&ZrZtfyafrZl Erwhe!? med Tv.7J 'etendS trmi T T?aveTlng sTTll? WtotJ&-.& server office Will mis him every hour of the day. I Everybody sought hie advice, for he knew every branch of the work,. and was always willing to help the learner. He was Indus- trlou, efficient, and an everlasting toller. , i , Mr, Abernethy was quiet, but' de- teimlnod. Early In lit he began to '7 . . :r map out his own course and work for himself. . He labored , well, and si M.f n i at naann ramuinan sms-aii n m 1 would have become one of the lead- in newspaper men of the South. On the -14th of December, , 1904, Mr - AbArnflthv.wi wnmrriA tt Mlaa I Marrsret 'Kellv Auwhl'r tha. i late capt. B, A. Kelly- He Is survived by his father and mother. Mr and Mrs. T. R Ahernathv VtAn hla miss Katnenne Abernethy, of Newton. Tne Abernsthys are from. Gaston. They are good, sturdy people. Mrs. Abernetht, the mother of the deceas d, waa KM us Janle Campbell, a lter ana a aaugnter of Dr. Ogburn camp bell, -., -v -.x;r ,.: I Mr- Abernethy waa a member of tne I Presbyterian church? having Joined it at Newton early in life.. A TUNKRAt, ARRANGEMENTS. ' .The remalna of Mr. Abernethy, accompanied by his wife, her sister, Abernethy; of Uorganton, and B. B. Wllllama, of Newton, arrived from A8httvU1 '"t n,8 "d were carried to the Kelly, reaidence on Eaat Flrtt ,treet Tne funeral aervleeB will be i conducted from the residence. No. F"8.1"! fJL 4 32, ,kJhi aaalated by Rev. Dr. H. H. Molten, of in rirsi sapiim cnurcn. in pan- bearers are to be Messrs, R- R. TO ,1m" nd' 8.. little, of Newton: W. I . Uim.i..j ..k..,m. .u t. c. Bryant, John R. Ross and John C, l McNeill,-of The- Observer- force. Mr and Mrs- T. R. Abernethy and daugnter wf arrtT) from Nawton th)g morning. They were at Ashevllle yesterday and came as far as home 1 last nignu . SORROW - AT NEWTOV. Announcement of the Death of Mr. AberneUiy. Brfnra Sadness to Many in ills a sure Town. I Special to The Observer. I Newton, BepU 1. Our town has been Inexpressibly shocked and rrleved al the death of Mr. J. C. Abernethy, news of which reached his relatives here about noon to-day Mr. and Mrs.. T. R. Abernethy and on,v ' daughter. Miss Catherine, left Uat night, for Ashevllle in response to t,?fram telling them of their inadequate to measure' the love and I Bfin bb mi iQ nlltlnn A. Ar1. ei w at I esteem - of onr community for the "opie young man, whose llf has been tne midst or such promising manhood. james uampDeii ADernethy was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Abernethy, of Newton, and was about 12 years old. He was born and raised in Newton. At an early age he entered The Enterprise office aa a printer. Here, by his quiet, gentle manners and steady application to his duties, he won the love and esteem of those, with whom he was thrown in contact This same 'love for the boy haa watched with pride the development Into sturdy manhood and the enlargement of those qualities first shown In early youth until he rose to tne foremost ranks of pews it is with saddened hearts and tearful eyes that the whispered words, Jim Abernethy is dead." passed along our streets. His brief young life is ended, but he has passed into one of eternal rest, and ibllss. May. a merciful Father support and comfort nis sorrowing ones. An Expression of Sorrow, The following telegiam waa re ceived last evening from O. H. Cllley, of The Philadelphia Record, a former associate of Mr. Abernethy in the work on The Observer: "Please let me add my expression of sorrow to that which all who have ever been Identified with The Obflerv er must feel over the death of James s. Aoernetny, This tribute came last night from Mr. Howard A. Banks, for years an associate of Mr. Abernethy on The Observer staff, now on The Philadel phia Record: , 'After life's fitful fever may the perturbed spirit sleep well." MR. HACKETT AT. MOORESVILLE. Democratic Candidate for Conrrees In Eighth Expounds rrinofplcs of Democracy to KnthuHlastla Audi enre Neua Notes and Personals. Special to The Observer. Mooresvllle, Sept. lev Mr. R. N. Iackett of Wllkesboro. the. Dem ocratlc nominee for Congress in the el.htn dutrlct. aooke yeaterday af tern oon to a good crowd at Trout- man s and afterwards drove through the country and spoke at a well-filled house here last nlgftt Mrv Hackett is an excellent speaker and handled his subject well, so that the funda mental principles of Democracy, "with equal rights to all and apeclal privileges to nore," could be under stood by all. He spoke fully upon the protective tariff, which ' waa made to protest our "Infant Industries." The steel trust, he said, is the bljnrest in fant to' wear swaddling clothes In this country and it sells common plow stocks In Africa for $1.40 per dosen less than in the United States and In AkIa fflp CI nar WlJn Iamb Ithin eaji ha hnnrhf In mir nvn ivtnn. try; that when we bought a hat wo bourht BO ner cent, for tariff ami so per cent, for .the hat.' He produced an affidavit .of W. W. McErwing who waa led to nis ruin in 1904 by illicit distilling upon the flattering promises held out by Blackburn. . ' He explained In detail the expendi tures under the Democratic adminis tration which- went for the benefit of our publlo' schools, our old soldiers and their widows, for our Insane and the deaf and dumb and blind. Mr. Hackett left on early train this morning for fUatesvllle. Mr. O. J. Bradley, who Is with W. W. Rankin 4k Co., leavsa Monday for the Northern markets. Mrs. Bradley I10 lve Monday for -Longford, to visit ber mother, Mrs. J. H. Trout' man.-.. - ' r - , The remains of Mrs. Mary J. Field, who died at Hudson, in the 0h year of her age, Thursday," where brought here Thursday night and Interred In the cemetery at Coddle Creek church yesterday, funeral services being con- ducted by Rev. Mr. Rodgers, assisted by Rev. Mr. Davidson, pastor of Od- nfe creek church. - ' Mr' A. C. Kerley. of Merganton, ' to to b superintendent of the Moor.SYlllr traded school, was bars Thursday ', , ; i1toL0.?a;!1 T,?,ul?day cnl,hl nls.'amlly and will keep house ,n reaidence near tbe Methodist cnu,ch' ' . ' ' R" H. C. Davidson, of the Aaso elate Reformed Presbyterian church, bas ret uerned from Monitor, W. Va and will hold usual service at hla ohuroh her to-morrow, , GEO.'tGENTLE i'ABRAIGNED HIS TRIAfc : MAX" BECIIf TUESDAY WhlteMan Alleged - to 'HavV': Bon Member of ; Mob .Which lynched . ,-. xegroes as bausoury Must Answer ... Serious Charge in Rowan. Court Technical Charge on Which He W1U bo- Tried Not Yet Made Known Mr. 'Zeb B. Sanders, Republican, of ; Albemarle, to Oppose Solicitor ; Hammers Re-ElecUon Old Mero- ney Theatre Sold for 3t,000 to U. Clay Grubb Salisbury Ncm s Notes. Bpeclal to The Observer. i ; . ' h ,, V ealhvburyrs Sept. 1 -Oeorge Gentle, one of the alleged lynchers of the aillesplei and Dillingham, -. was (his afternoon - '.arraigned In Superior Court, though the case" will not start Doiore i uesoay or next wees: or later, Upon what charge 1he - Investigation will proceed is not .for a certainty known but it will probably be for a less offense than murder In the first degree, Gentle was represented In the arraignment by Prltchard Carl ton, Esq., and Judge Ferguson ap pointed Mr. Carlton and A. H. Price to conduct the case. Solicitor Ham' pier will be assisted in the prosecu tion of L. H. Clement' Gentle eays he Is up against it His people have not taken any Interest In hla and be ieot,, able. . to employ counsel. He haa a young wife and three children but he appears to be a bit shy of aggressive friends. This seems to be the fault and the fate of those who took part In the demon stration that night They were great on protecting "our women" but left their own at home. Some time ago Mr. Carlton received a well-written anonymous letter from a Texas wo man praising him for hla defense of these men who were Indicted for lynching the negroes. She assumed that they were the kind that chivalry resides In solely and every one a Chesterfield and a knight. Gentle Is above the average in looks and there Is a well-founded doubt as to his guilt. Everyday yet there come from Northern Journals requests for photo graphs, "more news," "sensational de velopments" and the rest. From the compliance with these requests, the public learns of our savagery and rates us so. But he mob that lynch ed those negroes' no more pefBOnlnes the citizenship of this community than to the slum Inhabitants of New York typify that city's best people. The solicitor has drawn new bills for the murderers now In the Char lotte Jail and will have the prisoners here next week. They will be tried after the Gentle case Is settled. The fact that the recent term of court may be decided to have been without war rant has something to do with the move of caution upon the part of the solicitor. SOLICITOR HAMMER'S OPPO NENT. There are ' some Interesting things being talked in connection with the Judicial convention of the .Republi cans here September 15th. Ex-Congressman Settle and Mr. Blackburn will speak and the name of Zeb B. Sanders, an attorney of Albemarle, will be hard pressed for the .opposi tion to Mr. Hammer. Mr. Sanders will not allow the place to play the mendicant's role as Mr. Price did, but will accept with alacrity. Republi cans are willing 'to wsger money that he will beat Solicitor Hammer. Th'ey count upon Sanders to carry Stanly and Davidson, normally Democratic, by J00 each, to reduce Rowan to 800 or lens, to break even In Hammer's old home county, Randolph, and to increase the majority in every ' Re publican county. In fact they ex pect the big solicitor's approach to 400 in weight to be the only Dem ocratic gain of the campaign. Their Intense opposition cannot be explain ed. There is not a better fellow in the world. He works harder thau has any solicitor In this district within tho past 20 years. He la a tighter, Is after the lynchers and making no apologies for hla activity. The Democrats of this county are not foolish enough to let the majority go down. Mr. H. Clay Grubb to-day bought the old Meroney Theatre, one of the most valuable pieces of property in tho city. He paid 129.000 for R. It U at present being used by The Even ing Post and has several business Arms in It. Mr. Grubb will convert It Into some valuable room but has not decided what that will be. Superintendent I. C. Orlffln to-day announces that he will open the 'Salisbury public schools Monday morning Instead of Wednesday. The change Is made because there Is no Labor Day celebration as was at flrat Intended and the excuse for beginning Fa day late no longer exists. The best faculty yet employed will run the school this year. It gauia ex-Super intendent A. H. Jarratt, of the Albe marle schools, and Professor Nelson Taylor; of this city. Mr. and Mrs.' Taylor have returned from their Ions; bridal trip, the wedding having been celebrated In June. They will board with Mr. Taylor's parents. Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Taylor. The funeral services over Mrs. D. A. Atwell, who died last night, will be held to-morrow afternoon at J.Jo o'clock from the Methodist church, of which she waa a devoted member. Mrs. Atwell leaves two step-dausn tars, Mrs. John L. Rendleman and Mrs. Theodore Atwell. of this cltv: two brothers, Messrs. Creed and John W. Bostlan, and three ulsters, Mrs, H. N. Woodson, "Mrs. Mollis Clark and Mrs. J. H. Goodman; Mr.. John At well, a step-son. ' Mr a Atwell waa x greatly beloved .woman. ' TAXABLE PROPERTY INCREASE la nan". . LARGE, Ths city shows a great growth as reflected In Its taxable property just listed. The amount this year over tbat of last Is IJ55,95. Inasmuch aa there Is a house finished every ' 14 hi-urs, the growth Is easily accounted for, This ret ord has been maintained for the past four years, ; . -,v.. - Msyor Hoyden yesterday held hla first court since his illness of ten day. He Is yet weak. He tried - Ernest Farrlor, the Charlotte negr6 who wak taken by the Salisbury police' (brc after a fierce struggle. Although he Is the worst sort of a bad nigger. . Mr. Borden reprimanded the officers who used' the elub for the reason that" be thought they might havs handled him without that , force. ' He Is i a scrapper In Salisbury and Is the only man tnai enenrr - juiian has ever found it necessary . to ' tan . with a , Mr. H. W. McAllister, who was hurt Uot nlrht by a switch enrlne, i at the W'hlteheed-Stokts Sanatorium I where he Is being treated. . I ROBESON PRIMARIES. ', J'V ,'ii",n i.i 'i ',-,, CoL N, A. McLean Unanimously En . dorsed for Senate , by Lumber ton IMmary--- Outlying Precincts Not Heard JFrom and Strength of Other Candidates Not Known. finAe.l&l ' tn The Observer.' Luiubertop, Sept. 1. Township primaries were held throughout Rob eson county to-day to name delegates to the Pemocratlo county convention to be held here next Thursday. As tb results of the country precincts are not obtainable It Is impossible to know the strength of any candidate among the i delegation. Lumberton township primary Was spirited and. hard fought from, the opening. There were two factions and of the 1 2 dele gates named seven represent one fac tion and five the other. Col. N. A McLean was endorsed for the Senate unanimously ''but this was the only unanimity seen In the convention. PERSON'S TICKET. S. C. Humphries Nominated for the . .House by One-Eichth of a Vote Majority Some Hltterness En gendered.. . . Special to The Observer. Roxboro, Sept 1. At the county Democratic, convention here to-day the following ticket was 'nominated: For the House, S. C. Humphries; sheriff, N. S. Thompson; clerk of Su perior Court, D. W. Brodsher; regis ter of "deed a, Wj' E. 'Webb; treasurer, John 8. Clayton. The nominations for the House, clerk and treasurer were hotly con tested and Mr. Humphries had a mar gin of only one-eighth of a vote ovor ex-Representative W. A. Warren. Some bitterness has been engendered and it is probable that the Republi cans will give some of theee can didates a close contest. ANSON'S SEOOXD PRIMARIES. S. P. Martin Defeats R. J. Lowery for Sheriff and O. W. Thomas Defeats I). M, Johnson. Special to The Observer. Wadesboro, Sept. 1. fn the second Democratic primary held in this county to-day 8. P. Martin defeated R. J. Lowery for sheriff by 110 majority and C. W. Thomas defeated D. M. Johnson by 28S majority. Mr. Martin is. a citizen of Wades boro township and is one of most progressive farmers in the county, while Mr. Thomas is from Burnsvllle township; has only one arm, the left; is a school teacher by profession and mosf estimable gentleman. Both defeated candidates are ex cellent ment but fate was against them. Lowery would have gone In as sheriff If T. 8. Clark had not with drawn from the rae yesterday. Paquotank Democratic Convention. Special to The Observer. Elizabeth City, Sept 1. The Demo cratic county convention met at the court house at t p. m. to-day. A large representation of enthusasUe Demo crats were present Mr. C. E. Thomp son was elected chairman and Mr.' V. H. Williams, secretary. The present Incumbents for the various offices are nominated to succeed themselves. Mr. B. Ehrlngheuae, member of the last State Legislature, was nominated for the House. THE SPEECH OF AN INDIVIDUAL. Senator Simmons 'Says Bryan's Ad dress Should Thus be Considered snd Not ns Any Part of a Demo cratic Pisiform. Special to The Observer. Washington. Sept. 1. -Senator Sim mons piiKHcd through Washington to day on his way home from the Bryan meeting In New York. When seen by Tho Obnerver's correspondent and asked for his opinion on Bryan's speech, he said: "1 believe I hold the same opinion that la entertained by perhaps 95 per cent, of the peo ple who should or who have read Mr. Bryan's speech a -id that Is that, so far as it relatos to government ownership of railroads, It should be viewed simply as the opinion of an Individual and not as the expression of a candidate for the presidency. think the two positions should be separated and not conflicted." . He was asked whether or hot Bryan's reference to the trusts would not array that element against him, to which he replied: -"So far as arraying the trusts agalnat him Is concerned, I do not think Mr. Bryan could do himself much Injury in that respect, as tney are opposed to him already. Taken as a whole I do not mina sir. Bryan s sneecn should be taken as the speech of a nominee for the presidency, nor as any part of a Democratic platform, but simply as mat oi an lnaiviauai man." CRAZY NEGRO DEFIES OFFICERS, Armed With Kliot-Gun, Fred Ifollo, Lnwonscd In Dense Swamps Ne.ar Wilmington, Bids Denaooa to Law and A Ucmptod-x Criminal Assault Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Sept. 1. Deputy Sheriffs John W. Smith and W. H. Cox and Constable W. B. Savage are down on Federal Point eight mll-4 below Wilmington, attempting to r re.it Fred Holla, an Insane negro man, armed with a gun and an axe, who bas taken to the dense swamps there abouts, sweating violence against any und all who approach. Ths officers have been on the negro's track all tho afternoon and late to-night bad ef fected no capture. w Yesterday afternoon an effort was made to capture the negro but h j evaded the officers and attempted a criminal assault upon a colored wo man in the community.' Ths white as well as the negro population In th tparsely settled country are much alarmed over the negro's being at large and are giving ths oncers every ENJOIN SOUTHERNER PASTOR, .V v i ' v . : : Ohio Lutheran Congrrcatlon Gets Court Process to Avoid Hearing Southern Views Presented From ' Pulpits - y,,'V,i' WooBter. O., Sept 1, Ths board of trustees of the Lutheran church at Readsbu'rr. Wayne county, to-day se cured an injunction from Judge Sam uel B. Eason to restrain the Rev, John Booher from occupying the pulpit of the church on Sunday. ,t i s . ' , Mr. Booher is a Southerner and his Utterance , and , preachings have not been pleasing to the faction opposed to him and he says hs will occupy the pulpit to-morrow even though he should have to force. his wsy In. Trov. Ala.. Sect 1. NeWton Oravea la carpenter, and hla two sons, John and Wacom Oravea, were killed by lightning yesterday while at work. E0B BETTER WATERWAYS WHAT JfTEXT CONGRESS MAV DO . ... i. ii , . ... .ii . v General Opinion Prevails Among Rep rrsentauvee andv Senators That Rivers snd Harbors Appropriation Bill Will Provide for Expendlturo : of Not Less than 950,000,000 Sen ator Simmons and Representative Page. Patterson and Tltomas Tell of - North Carolina s Neetle in This Line, and Hay They Hope to Ac compllsh Great Things for the Stale's Rivers and Harbors. BY W. W. PR! ceV Washington, Sept 1. There Is little doubt tbat the next session of Congress will pass a river and harbor bill of no mean proportions and. In the opinion of many Representatives ana senators, it will provide "for an appropriation of not less than 50. 000,000, perhaps more. . Realizing the great interest that la taken tn tne question of river and harbor develop' ment throughout the United States, The Observer's correspondent recently wrote to the Representatives and Sen ators from North Carolina asking thelrviews on the matter. The fol lowing are some of the replies so far received : SENATOR SIMMONS' LETTER. "I am In receipt of your valued fa vor of recent date asking for my views as to what should be expected and demanded for North Carolina rivers and harbors In the rivers and harbors appropriation bill which . It Is expected that Congress will pass at the next session. As you doubtless know, I am now a member of the Senate committee on commerce, to which la referred all bills making ap propriations for rivers and harbors. As a member of that committee I shall, of course, do my utmost to se cure needed and liberal appropriatlona for all our rivers and harbors having Just claim to recognition. By reason of the great length of our coast and of our extensive sound navigation as well as the great num ber of navigable streams In the State, North Carolina has a right to expect In every river and harbor bill liberal treatment In recent years the amounts appropriated for North Car olina rivers and harbors have been greatly Increased, but they are still very much less than the Importance of our commerce, present and pros pective, and the extent of our water ways entitle us to expect and demand. 'Speaking In general terms. I shall. as a member of the committee on commerce, co-operate with the mem bers of Congress from this State to secure what Is thought to be neees- sary for the conservation and develop ment of the rivers and harbors In their respective districts. I shall la bor earnestly to secure the adoption of the project to connect the Norfolk harbor with Beaufort harbor by canal Ing the Intervening rivers and sounds. Not only the States of North Caro llno and Virginia are Interested In the construction of this waterway, but It will be of great value to the whole country not only from a com mercial but from a military stand point. It will require several mil lions of dollars to construct this great wortand-J. Jiop.tuto.bs , able with the assistance of my colleagues from this State and from other States which have shown an Interest in It, to secure In the next river and harbor bill a liberal appropriation definitely committing the government to this undertaking. "There is no reason why Beaufort harbor cannot be made one of the best harbors on the coast. An ap propriation was' made at the latter part of last Congress which It Is thought will bo sufficient to secure a governing depth of 20 feet across the bar of this harbor. I am advised that, with comparatively small ex penditure, 25 or 80 feet of water may be secured and I shnll do my utmost to have the next river and harbor bill provide the neeesnry preliminary step to the adoption of a project contemplating this larger depth. "Of course, everybody admits the necessity of continuing the work of deepnlng the Cape Fear river from the mouth to Wilmington. The ap propriations which have already been made for'thls purpose evidence this consensu of opinion not only at home but In Congress. I shall insist upon the expenditure of whstever sum may be necessary to secure the best pos sible depth of water to Wllsilngton. "Another matter of great Im portance in this connertlen Is the project for the canalization of the Cape Fear between Wilmington and Fayettevllle. Through the efforts of Senator Prltchard and myself several years ago. a provision was Inserted in the rivers and harbors bill com mitting the government to this pro ject, which will cost over 13,000.000, and making an appropriation of $50,- 000 to Inaugurate the work "Senator Overman, Representative Patterson and myself secured further recognition of this great undertak ing in the last rivers and harbors bill. It will be our effort to obtain through the next bill such approprla tlon as may be necessary to puh the work to as speedy a completion as possible. "Shortly after I was elected to the Senate, upon my suggestion, the North Carolina delegation organised and agreed upon? a plan of co-opera tion for the purpose of securing for North Carolina rivers and harbors more Just and liberal recognition. The better recognition which our In terests have received from the com mittees of Congress since then is In part due to ths concert of action which has resulted from this organ ization and I think this concert of action had much to do with the pros pective selection of Mr. Small a a members of the revere ond harbors committee of the House and the se lection of myself aa a member of the committee on commerce of the Sen ate. ; "For the first time In many years, when the next rivers and harbors bill come up In Congress, North Carolina will have a representative upon tnese committees in both houses of Con areas." " MR, PAGE'S POSITION. "I have yours Of ths Ith asking that I furnish you with my hopes of an appropriation from ths rivers and harbors committee for my. district. Not having a navigable stream In my district my personal Interest In the appropriation bill amounts to nothing. My Interest as a representative of tho State I very keen and I hops to see a bill from this committee pass the next House .that will Inaugurate an Inland waterway and make such Im provement In ths Beaufort harbor at may be necessary ana men improve ment to the Caps Fear aa has been asked by the .Representative of that district. I shall unhesitatingly ,. give my vote and personal Influence for the -passage of an appropriation, bill from' this committee.?' , ,, ,s -MR. PATTERSON'S LETTER. ''Replying to your esteemed favor, will say that in the next rivers and harbors bill J hope to be able to get a good appropriation for the Improve ment of lb upper Cap Fear river, Ths location lor ths asms U been FREE3L1N JONES TO HAa Judge Moore, in Durham Superior Court, Fixes November id as Date ' for Execution- of Negro Convicted of First-Degree Burglary, . Special to The Observer. Durham, Sept I. Late this after noon 'Judge Moors passed the sen tence of the law on Freeman Jones, colored. Convicted of burglary In the first degree by the Jury which re turned a verdict laat night. He Is sentenced to hang; November 2, be tween the hours of 10 o'clock In the morning and 4 o'clock In tbe after noon. His counsel first asked for a new trial, which was denied. Then motion waa made for arrest of Judg ment on the ground that one of the grand Jurors that found the bill against this defendant waa drunk. The counsel was too late; that this mat ter ought to have come up before this late atage of the proceedings. Then notice of appeal to the Su preme Court was given. In praying for sentence of the court the solicitor said he wo.uld not Interfere one way or the other; that he had devel6ped the fact and It was for the people ef this community and the Governor to decide as to the fate of this man. If the people think the capital penalty Is necessary then he Will hang. If not, then -a proper appeal to 'the Governor will save him. In passing the sentence of death Judge Moore expressed much the same sentiment. The truth of the matter Is that, while the evidence Is against the prisoner. there Is a sentiment that he was so much under the Influence of whiskey that he should not die. WORK OP AN AS8ASSIX. Mr. A. P. Hyman ftlwt to Death Wlille Working on Ills Rooks In Store at Rocky Mount Deed May Hsto Been Done by Tramp. Special to The Observer. Tarboro, Sept. 1. About 2 o'clock this morning Mr. A. P. Hyman, a highly esteemed citizen who haa lived here for a number of years, waa shot at Rocky Mount by an unknown party. Mr. Hyman recently accepted a position as bookkeeper tor Aiai thews St Weeka at Rocky Mount, and was in the store working on hla books when some one fired through the window, killing him almost Instantly, the ball striking him In the breast A policeman, in passing the store. heard a noise therein and proceeded to Investigate He found Mr. Hyman In the agonies of death and uncon scious. Just a few minutes before, the policeman heard a shot fired from the direction of a passing freight tfaln and the supposition Is that a tramp flred the fatal shot, aa there were a number of them on the cars. Mr. Hyman, who waa a prominent Maaon, will be burled here to-morrow with Masonic honors. TO HOLD FIVK MILLION GALLONS Ashevllle Water Commission Lets Contract for Construction of Big Reserve Reservoir on Mountain Tfildc..,r-. ., . ... . ,... Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, Sept. 1. The water commission- of Ashevllle, composed of Mayor Barnard, Aldermen Ran dolph. Stlkeleather, Laplnsky and City Engineer Lee, this afternoon awarded to the Karagher Engineering company, ef Cleveland, the con tract for building a 5,000,000-gaJlon reservoir for the storage of water, The contract price was 144.482. The contract Is let upon the approval of pinna and specifications by City KnKlneer Ie. of Ashevllle, and Kngineer Ludlow. of 'Spartanburg. The reservoir will be ef re-epforced concrete construction, and will be located on the mountain side east of tho city. It will hold sufficient water to supply Ashevllle for days, should a break occur In the gravity pipe line, which brlnRS the city's sapply of water from the , Intake, 20 miles away In the Black Mountain section. Florldn Lumber Man Accused by Al leged Peon. Gainesville, Kla.. Sept. 1. John P. Lynch, a prominent lumber manu facturer, was arrested here to-day by United 8tatea officers, charged with peonage. He was tsken to Jackson vine, where he will be arraigned be fore a United States commissioner. The plaintiff, sn Italian, claimed that with four companions, he had been held In bondnge by Lynch's agent or manager and not permitted to leave the place. FtUI Delegates Won't Grace Hoke Smith's Triumph. Augusta. Ga., Sept 1. The name of Col. J. H. Estill, of Chatham county, will not be presented to the gubernatorial convention that meets in Macon Tuesday. The dnlegatea appointed by Col. Estill from Chat ham, which county he carried In the recent primary, havs decided that they will not attend the convention. North Carolinian In Parts. Sperlal to The Observer- Paris, Sept. 1. Mr. James Moore, of Raleigh, N. C. registered at th-i office of European edition ef The New York Herald, 49 Rue d I'Opera, to- day. i ' selected, some of the sites purchased and the titles to others are being perfect id so that they cun he pur chased. .1 also hope to be able to get a good appropriation for the tow er Cap Fear to carry rn th.i project of giving two more feet of wntur from Wilmington to Southport. "In addition to the above I havs good reason to expect an appropria tion for Shallotte river and also one for Lumber river. A good appro priation for Lumber river would not only open up a new waterway and thua reduce freight, but- would add immensely to the value of the tow lands in the territory through which the river passes, but give better drainage. "Mr. Burton has promised m that he will visit my district soma time during Hi. fall and I trust that, after seeing the situation, I can secure stronger aid from him than .ever be fore." ':; .,, .J.-".Vi,-.VJ.'--.'., WHAT MR.' THOMAS 8ATS. "I hope to secure for my congressional-district at ths next seailon ,of Congress. Increased , appropriations for Besurort harbor and all Its tribu tary waters. Including Bogus sound and Cons sound, also New river and Uogu and New river 1nlM :..'eu and Trent rivers, the-Northeast and Black river, also for Whit Oak river a survey and appropriation, - In fact, either an increased appropriation or a survey far all the rivers, harbors and tributary streams of my district. I think ws should have a much larger river and harbors bill than hereto, fore. : I do) not know of any appro priations I have heretofore pushed in which X havs not been successful." MRBBIGfla-pOSTMAiSIi::. aiOOKES BUTLEU.i AS ASSISTANT First Act of Mr Wfllih G- BrlcR .s Assuming Raleigh Postmast Brotlier of Kx-Senator Marion li.u Artnt Cotton , Growers Conr111' Insurant, , Observer Bursau, ? -( 122 South Dawson Street ; ' Lei!r fh! WtoaBtsrv appoints LfUtr . Sutler, a brother of ex- me0"0 "flon BuU.r. wautlnt po'.U p?ant for ,Uh,er WM a Prominent as pirant for the poatmastershlp. v. : , The cotton fowera of this county one1!? 'r cenu th alnlmum price for cotton, demand tha removal ur L .uthfrn Votton Assoclaaon. n Uo or Prealdent Charles C. Moore, of the North Csrollna as soclatlon, aa his successor, denounce ,"U IU lutures. congratulats Georgia and South Carolina on antl bucket shop laws and call en all States In the South to enact similar stringent law in other counties. Grand Secretary Woedell, of hs Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, say ' there are now 202 lodgea and four applications are on file for charters, these being from Robesonvllle. Qrs ham county: Suite, in Cherokee! ?,uk.,MounU,n' Buncombe, and. Khodhlxs. in Gaston. Secretary Woodell has Just returned from the mountains, where he spent three weeks. . ...v . . CHANGES IN A. & M. FACULTY ' There will be about 45 members of the senior class at the Agricultural & Mechanical College next term; which begins next week. There were 0 seniors last term. A number of chn"e" In the faculty and corps of officers in the college have been made.. Thomas Nelson succeeds Henry M. Wilson as professor of textile Indus try; B. Moore Parker becomes amis. tant professor In this department C. M. Conner succeeds chari-a wr n.,w ' ett as professor of agriculture. IJ.n. tenant Wilson G. Heaton la succeeded, ' as commandant and professor of mllH 1 -tary science by J. 8. E. Young, United Statea army. Robert E. Lee Yates becomes professor of mathematics and a new department Is created. As sistant Professor C. K. McClelland '. withdraws and the vacancy Is not fill-' ed. Frnklln Sherman becomes In. strutocr In entomology, resuming ths work which he did In 1904. J. B, ' Richardson becomes Instructor In matnematics. Dr. Holland, . structor in chemistry. L Vaughan succeeds Alfred de Amant as instructor In drawing. In- L. St c;- f. Bonn succeeds R. F. Mason as In structor In English. J. f. Temple be; comes professor In chemistry. H. IC: Steed becomes instructor In textile ln ' auaxry. u. . Skinner Is transferred' from the office of steward to that of ' farm superintendent, J. O. Loftln be- corning steward. Miss Elsie Stockard.' daughter of Prof. - Henry Jerome Stockard. succeeds Miss Carolina anerman as librarian. Miss. Jessa mine Hlggs becomes clerk and sten- -ographer to Prealdent Winston..: - To-day at the post office the frans-. fer from Postmaster Thomas Bailey to Postmaster Willis Brlggs was made and the tatter takes charge to-mor-, row. His commission Is dated August' 81st. He has given bond. Justified, to the amount of $21 0,000. The rains have done a great deal of damage to the public roada and much work will be necessary to put these in shape again. All the publlo : roads In the vicinity of Raleigh are ." deteriorating very much and nead at- , tentlon greatly. Halelgh city tax this year Is ens ) per cent. an.d the officials think It s will be reduced next year to 9S cent on the dollar. It Is now as low as any place In the State. - Year before last the city received T' from the dispensary $24,000 and last year 828.181. This year the receipts , will probably be a little larger, as they have so proven to be durlnjr the first half year. BIGGEST IN THE SOUTH. ' V Commissioner of Insurancs Young say a that 'next Monday the Dixie Firs Insurance Company, of Greensboro, , will file Ita papers. Ita $1,000,000 capital and $250,0 00 surplus has all been paid up. It la ths biggest com pany in the South. J. B. Blades, of Newbern. Is Its president and J. -P.. Cobb, of Oreennboro, secretary, ' Its stockholders are scattered all over -the State, the 40 directors covertnar , aa many points. Commissioner Young , sajst the business of State chartered codrpanlea la not overdone, nor will , be as long aa It Is dons tn ths proper way, which he says Is now the case. - Commissioner Younsr says there will be' a very good meeting of ths policy- holders of the Mutual Life and New York Life here September 11th. .: It 111 be held bo that they can coma here In the morning and return home In the afternoon. v.iv-. ; Adjutant General Robertson Is to come here In October and will then make Raleigh his home. His office tn the capltol has been completely re fitted. Large ruimber of laborers are pass ing through her from the far Boutli to work on the Raleigh ,Y Pamlico Sound Railway. . Thrss thousand will soon be at work there, the order hav ing been given to push It with alt rapidity. Next season trains will run over this tins from Raleigh to Beau fort as well as to Newbern and .to Washington and thsnce to Norfolk. - Last evening , the State text book commission announced the - contract prlcea of text books. . the list being a long one snd the prices being a little under those for the past five years. - It will be noticed , that the commission show large numbers of Southern-mada books. - Burglars are doing some very darln ; work her and are entering; dwelling almost syery night -' . , ,v ' ' '. Honiliern Strrl ' Company v I acreage 1 Gasden. Ala- Sent 1 The direct. ors of the Southern Steel . Compa n r met here to-day nd Increased th capital stock of that corporation fre- $18,000,000 to $H. 000. 000. by the I -auanr of $1,0 0 0,000 of common i" and $4,000,000 preferred stock. fipesker Cannon Arrives in ' Portland, M. flpet 1. J Cannon, speaker of the n-itl n of Representative, arrived i to-day, to take active pnrt State and conresntonsl ;-, nxt week, lie wilt r- -' speerh of the series st A day. ': 5" 1 i i f .'II,! 'IT r 'A . . ft,-
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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