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' "! ' J O ' 1 , . ' :!, ' : ' -, ' -),' ,!"' GUi::CHIPT10N riilCJ:: ?t3.00 Per Year. ' EAELIEST COLD ON EUCOIID IHGIXIA. I'RObT- HEADQUARTERS nt wl Pouth Ar Sit tyIov J Wave aVlilt It Breaks AU IfcH-ortU V In Many mtUoii, Hut Vtcetlie-r Ju i AimiuiiK-f That the Tc-WIMTS- lvJit1iro Movtly Rise To-Day and V . '--uurdey. IK-Htiilmc Normal by Run. Wei Section or Hi Country, Four Be low. pTeexliiir lielug; Jiecurded se vere Know fctcftns In East ; ' .' Washington, Oct lle-A cold wve , swept ever the East end South to-day ' and broke all records for thU season In ntany sections,-, but lo-nlght , the 'Weather, Bureau, anflyunced ... that, while the- temperature- would rise -niy slightly" to-morrow, there will be warmer weather Saturday, and by Bunday season! temperature -. will araln prevail . East end , South. In . many sections the severe cold snap was accomuanled by mow fall, and a storm of snow and sleet that rased - in uDDer New Tork 'BUte.particU' larly, caused treat damage, wrecked telegraph and telephone line ana ia . terfered with other traffic , In m nlaocs .It - la already i getting- warmer. ; Down alone, the Blue . Ridge moun tains In . the two "Virginia wu the . coldest part ot the- country.'- and at Mount Weather,, the government d- : servlnr station in the mountains eg rulles southwest from here, the mer , cury waa down to freezing, while four below freeslng- -point waa scored at ' Elkiris,vW. Vs.-'- .North of Lake -rflupe-: rlor ! another cold section and White River the reported that the tner . mometer registered It degrees above. The official , forecast "Issued to-night Ilia storm In tha aks regions haw , abated.-although disturbed conditions -:' sUU exist In tha 'St Lawrence valley and New England. - A harometro ae '" preaston of great extent overllea near .; ly the whole of the Rocky MouoUln ' plateau region, tha . region of , 4ow pressure being aorth of Montana. , In Eastern dutrtct an area ot high press- . t are- and extremely cold ,weather con- . tinnes to be the-dominating feature, ' " The temperature has risen in tha Mls 1 sourl vaUex end tha plains States and :- " r has fallen tn AtlanUo Coast districts, i -r it Is new It to 10 degrees below tha seasonal ewer age from the Mississippi . , ralley eastward. r Fair weatner is in ; tested for rrlday and' Saturday , in Eastarn dlstricu.?., - v i OVER 40,tO IX GEORGIA AIXWE. 'VjJtarrle Jordan's EstlmataTof Bales of .., Cotum Killed ' by n JcYostABoUier Killer Doe Thursday KlghC t ' Atlanta, Oa Oot. It. A f kllUng ' frost acoompanled by freeslnr;tem - peratnre - occarred tn .. Atlanta, . and ' v throughout north Georgia Wednesday y tilrhL and the Indications are - that :' similar conditions will prevail again tto-nlght-" President Harvle, . Jordan. of the Southern Cotton "Association estimates that between lO.tOo - and ' - I0.0 bales-of cotton were killed In Georgia, alona. Freexlng temperature ' extends as far toutn , as Montlcelle, " Oa., and Ught frost la reported from Booclal to The vOtserver. LJ VJ . ' Ashevilla. Oct. 1 J This city - and ' section was given' a taste' ot genuine winter yesterday and last nigh). The ' first snow fall of the season in Ashe vllle occurred early last evening when , . the "beaotlfnl began sifting down ward and,' while little showing- was . " made on the ground, the flakes were . 'nevertheless distinctly visible to '.the eye and more than one dtuen looked , ,vv'fpr a considerable fall. Ko Great Iamace la Virginia. - " Richmond, Viu, Oct. ll.Reports from the various sections of Virginia : ; axe to the. effect that frost formed i -generally in the State last night, the temperature falrma te about It. and vegetation being- pretty thoroughly killed. m parts of the Bouth Bide and ' . the Shenandoah .Valley ice formed. In Tidewater the cool snap was welcomed - as kltllnr ant mosqultos and malaria. . ' . .No great damace Is reported, the crops ' wnf all housed; - "', - ". ' ' '.-Jf0 Frost in nceidi '-;'' ' :'y .'Jacksonville. '-Fla Ort. 11.- The , . cold snap in Florida ties not effected crops In the least; there belnrno ,?, ' Crest A TOe rnirUnrum temperature In , JacksonvUle was ' it degrees above aero, the, lowest reached anywhere In - the State. v- v. , :..: v;-.- s' , . At Key West the vnlnlnum wae it, At Jupiter It was tt.v,,- ..; , KUllns Frost In T7pper 6outh Caro- : 'Vv 7 v !- Una, - v-- 7 Columbia,,. C, Oct XL-Soutl. Car ellna Is-In the grasp ot a cold wave. ' Steports from : the upper 'portion of the Bute indicate that a killing; frost ' ; , feU last night . It is regarded as not ' only the heaviest hut the earliest frost In a decade. Cotton, corn and other vegeUUoa suOered . severely. : -, ... -r::- ;';' Snow in Vfnfcee., :: ' ' Cbeclal to The Observer. , 0."y yl f ' !. , 'Wlnston-Salrtn, : Oot.'- 11.- Passen gers coming in from North Wllkes- ' boro to-day report that they nooun tered a snowstorm at, Roaring- Oap The cold saai) lost night caused much loss to brick manufacturers."- ' One . firm reports the destruction ot almost 100,0. brick near this city, , , . v . - ' ' 1200,000 INCENDIARY FIRE. .T .; i : '- - -xs 'a Ton in Prince Edward Island, Gulf of St Lawrence, lias Destructive ' iilase. r j..;, , V ! Charlottetown, P. E. 1 Oct 11. i'jHore than II buildings were destroy . id by a Are which ruined one fourth W -the town of Sumraerslde, the cap - f 'Ital ef Prince county, v to-day. ,The total loss Is estimated at 1200.001, with Insurance ef only aoout $60,000. A path three hundred feet In width and nearly a : mile -lone; was burned through the town. The buildings de stroyed Included the court house, Jail, s elertrlo light station, postofflce, four hotels and two churches, besides the railway station and many dwellings. It Is believed that the fire was of In cendiary origin. - TO WASUIXOTO-f NEXT VKIt American Socloty of Municipal Im provenwnt Adjourns , at liirmlng-- linni, ; , - ..v; 'v.. ;. Wlnnlngftam, "Ala.. Oct. . ll.-The convention of the American Society f Munk-ipal Improvement to-day lerted oTkM-rs as Tollows: ' , lre!dnt, (leorge M. KellOKir, Ploux City, lows; Trst vice rremiit, M. 13. Jl csliis. Albny, N. "Y.; Serond vice t n -l lent Fillmore Tyson, Louisville; i'rf tary, James MoKafl. Itnannke, Vs.: ireasurer, t). C. Iirkln, Dwyton, ci . V, ..uhlngton. -T). C. n s selected ss I'.s next me-p.t place, , xnt. Roni:itTS wor. rr:n. Itrpreaentatlve IX YaUS IVH.h Out- lnr Ills Opponent at t.astonl.v T1k Former lakc Al.lo tiHwli. Special to The Observer.' 1 Gaatonla, Oct. ll.llon. E. Yates Webb and Dr. Frank IC. lobrts. Dtimocratlc and Ronubllcan candl dates reHpecllvcly for. the Houno of Representatives, met In Jilnt debate here thU moruius; at 11 o'clock. It Is a unanimous verdict that thp-re'ntlo- man from tshclby badly worsted Lr. Roberta, . Mr. . Webb's: speech' was brilliant, 'while that of Mr. Roberts was simply an ordinary debate ren dered In schoolboy faxhlon. .'".'', The Republican candidate was the first ifpeuker and . he was. introduced by Mr. Claude D. Holland, chairman of .. tjie , county Republican executive committee. . The larger part of his speech waa an attack on the ' past record of Congressman Webb. ' lie charged that Mr. Webb had 'done nothing for the people ot his district except procure - for -them an appro priation for. the King's Mountain monument. Ho accused htm of re maining' silent en all Important issues such as the railway rate bill, the pure food hill, the Appalachian reservation bill. The doctor-near the close of nis speech, harped f vr a bit on nation al ibsues, pn the tariff, free trade and protection, but showed a surprisingly meager Knowledge or the real con- aition of affairs. His speech' was tolerably, fair . effort.? hut it it kill kept quint: on matters pertaining to Mr. Webb's - record he ..would have beer . better liked. J '- . ,; . , . ; . : Mr. ;A. O.' llangum, bemocratlo candidate for 'the Legielature." Intro duced the popular eung Representa tive from the ninth dlstrlot and took It upon himself to answer some ot the cnarges made against Mr. Webb's ree ord. ., JIs . referred the - audience to tne comments of all tne leadlne mac, astnes . on the brilliant work of ' Mr. Webb in reference to the pure, food law, the Arixona-New, Mexico state hood , auestlon. : and offered v-these things In refutation of, what the first speaker had said.'; :- u. i Mr. Webbs speech was a murtm-lv discussion, and the one houror more or Its isngth passed by quickly. ' He discussed knowingly and - eloquently the tmmlgratioa bill and charged: that ne, . with nis own eyes, ; had '- seen Speaker Cannon leave his seat in the House, come into the row of Repre sentatives, aad plead with them to kill ine educational clause in the bill. " Free trade and. protection fnrnlshsA a large part also ot the subject ot his speecn. lie, gave, a brief and. well concentrated history of the financial panics And showed that, these . were never known In thus ef free trade. The panic of 'IS was not the result of tne Cleveland administration, but had already started before this time. He referred to the creat financial depres sion among the-cotton mill men of this .country in -the year HO!, and showed ,tht suoh terrible eendttnms resulted from - circumstances allied wrtn sign tans and erotectian. , u. neon roeiieves in tana for , revenue oniy, ana ne' preaches his , doctrine teauuxuiiy.-.'V v.t.-.-f tTWteyi Rnameh.War Vi!ranf Almost voanunouHij; . Agamst - - Comrade iwoeeveirs. . Latest Fad Word feirro" r to - be Csefl Instead of. Washington. Oct II. A h en.i business session of the United finantah War Veterans, , a Joint Installation of the officers of, the organisation of the laaiesr- auxiliary took plaoa. ' " -.. a resoipnon was adopted condemn In the practice of bunrinsr dJstin. rulahed tUsens without, war, records in national , cemeteries. ; . :-, it was suggested that the elmnllfled method of spelling be used, in the preparation " of . the , otpcUl documents ot the organisation, but. the idea -was rejected f practically unanimously. It was decided that In States where there weta camps composed of negro memoers ox tne organisation the ne gro camps should be. organised Into separate' departments And . that here after i ' the ward 'negro" should be used instead or the word ."colored. 2TEW ORLEANS NOW H.1S SEWER . ,". .,: - iti-, , First Connections . With $21,000,000 6 stem Are Made tn Bn-Jrares Hc tlon, Endlns; Dangereusljr,, Unsanl tary vonoiuona. ..-'.,-. ..' .. New - Orleans;- Oot' -.H.--7r-'the first tune since this city waa founded, 181- years eg-ov a modern eanltarv atvd unaergrouna sewerage . system was put into operation .to-night, . The pipe connected are Dart of - a. 124., 100.000 aeweraare oralnace and water system, buuaing- or which hegan eight years e-o,',-- t.yji. -; .'- In an area mesurunng 21 blocks by i 2; Including- the principal business section of New Orleane. to-ntght's connection marks the end ' of cess pools and of portable vaults in busi ness houses, whion , have for many J years oeen a danger co puouo- nesutn. It will be many months before com plete . connections can be made with the" pipes opened to-night. , V- BOTII CREWS KILLED .IN CRASH. Five Trainmen fer Death in ITead- On Freighi , vouision on v Unlou Pacific,.-.. :' ' ...,-- - Cheyenne, "Wyo.. .Oct'' 11. Five rrhen were killed In a head-on'trlrht collision on the Union Pacific Radl road at Ridge, hear Laraanie, Wye., last night. '). ,";,-. . ; The dead: ' ' 1 ; ' -i r f Enmlneers FRANK" BTRONO and JOHN .MURRAY. , . , a ,; Firemen- ENQSTROSI . and KEle LET. '. C-' ' i-'.t;'--rit-i Brakeman ' mTERSL .-! 1 V The collision ' was caused -by, mls- understondlnc of orders. ?. - -- ,'i)v San Domlnco Government Secures , . :. .. rcace, , v, Washington, Oct. II. Cable dd vices received here from San Domingo state that an agreement - has been reached between the government and Insurgent feroes In the neighborhood of .Mbnte Chrlatl, whereby the Anaur gents will surrender to '.the , govern ment to-morrow and rteneral Llmar do, who conducted the campaign for President Caceres, win become . Gov ernor of Monte Chrtstl. , ' j ( J , iinn's srniirr iirr rrsrTi 1 ' rf ' 't'., i Four Jlf ore Bodies Pound on Coast , i, xv ear sionue. . Mobile, Ala., Oct 11. Heport from the BotHh const, the scene of diHantef durlnir the tropical hurricane of Pent, 27, U il of the finding of Xht a- tl bodies of the folio lnfr: Wiflle Tu lnnd, rsptwln tt the Never Tell; Charles Witt, Wm. A. fiiyron, W. R. Plainer. ; Tht hodles --ere so biiJJy decom posed that they were only recognised by the clothlnj. . , AN ANSWU TO STEIKEKS KOCTHERX REVIEWS MTVATION ,. ., . , , . ' , General Manager If.' B. Sprnoer; of uie HMntiiem Jtallwey, Ik-iu-s I-i-ter to Ktriklnr Mm hluLsla in Which . It ls.8hown That Infreenei Already . Granted Within Lam s live Years Has mw Out 'of. Iropurtion to 1 JU-nlnr- liK-reSMee Granutt Have Beon Sabntamltti Bdleved Tlmt DlfTcrrnocs Will bo AmJcahly Kct Special to The , Observer. I Spencer, r Nv C. ' Oct ll.-The. first statement; from 'tha , officials! of the Southern 'Railway Company concern lot 'the recent strik : ort Its syilem wss received here last v night The statement Is signed. by Mr,- ..H. U. ppencer. g-onerarVinager and' is ss follows:' , : ,-' '. Washington. D. Oct. 10, 190L" To Southern . Railway Machinists: '' Tour action, declining to accept the proposition offered ' by the ' company respecting- rates-of pay and rules and regulations, has. been brought to the attention -of the operating officers. ; Because, of the - difficulty of ao- quain ting- a larg body of men, by means ' or - personal r interviews,., with the attitude of this company on these questions, it is deemed expedient Vt present ' the situation -in the -form, of mis letter. , "- a ,. If Is - the' desire and effort ot this company to pay lis employes .a rate ot wages fairly commensurate with : the character of service rendered and the conditions surrounding the ..employ ment ,-Tftat this policy la .habitually observed is shown by the fact- that tne oasis of wages paid by- the com' pany is always ;. kept-- substantially standard, v You f will ; also recall that while the rules and regulations now in effect stipulate that the rates agreed upon will remain la effect one year, the company, has from time to time. without waiting for the .expiration, of this period, voluntarily advanced the rates- to meet the changed conditions. The, cordial attitude of : the company towards Its employes has been further snown by the fact that It has, from time to time ' and "whenever desired. reoeivea representatives of the re spective trades and occupations, . for the purpose, of. discussing- - adjust ments of rates of pay and conditions pertaining-- to such, trades and occu nations, , - and these', , questions . have been in an cases amicably adjusted. It is believed that the company has not now departed from Its attitude ot cordiality and Justice towards Its em ployes, and that' the proposition of fered-by the company to yon through your committee at the recent confer ence '- waa' Just -' and . equitable '' and should be accepted by you in a spirit ot consiaerauon , and justice towards this company ' -,. ; '4 ,-t me - mauagemeot , nrst met your committee at - a conference held on August 20th. The committee present ed a petition for as increase iOl two and one-halt cents - per hour to all machlnlatav, and-OEPreotlpev. togethet with a proposition for la revised set ox rules and regulations. . These sub Jects were- fully, and freely, discussed In detail, and It was explained to the cdsnmlttes " that : .while the earnings of the property: had, been materially Increased,' operating expenses had been Increased to' a greater extent n-AROB DECREASE) IN NET EARN . . , ? XNGdw For the past two months ths oper- feUons of the lines of, this company ensoted ty the increase demanded snowea tne xouowjng result: . -a ; Increase la gross earnings, 11.71 per cant. Increase in-cperatlnr expenses and taxes, 17.02 per cent ; ; - Hhowlng a decrease In. net earnings for ths last two months ct 21M.l7f.tt As the aggregate increases in rates of pay requested amounted to a large sum, thereby adding- largely to ths al ready heavy v operating expenses, a general Increase Is not considered rea sonable, and -therefore' could not be granted. - . "- r- . '.' . la addition to. this, the company Js confronted by s serious agitation be fore various State commissions In fa vor of decreased rates of , freight and passenger charges., which, it put Into effect will mean large addltnlonal de creases: In.' the net ', revenues - of ths company. ;.;, " --'--'i,v- "'-' ,.",",-' y & Under these circumstances it will bo appreciated that the time Is not pro pitious to consider a general Increase in wages to employes,- and tha com pany feels; that its employes - should in fairness realise , the situation and not Insist on the general Increase la wages 'demanded.' ", . ; . . . , INCREASES HAVE BEEN SUB- -y:- ; t jbTantiaU'. ( fw In 1 this! connection. It must be re membered that the company has not been unmindful of the just Interests ot the machinists In Us employment This Is shown by the increases of the rates of their pay within the last five years, which, "as you are aware from your own experience,,' have been most substantial. .". .-. .;. . -' ,,r-.- ;. Notwithstanding r the v - condition! mentioned,' however; and' the forego ing Increases of machinists' pay, the company, , with a view of removing any inequalities that may exist In the Scale of wages. Vnd to show its good will to ' the' men', and after debating the question at length with the com mittee, made, them he following prop osition, whloh ' Is a , substantial In crease over existing rates and places our wage scale on the sams basis is that of -other fairly comparative rail road shops In , the respective territo ries -Manchester, all machinists to be increased, one ., cent per hour; Law renceviile, all machinists to bs -- In-, creased one cent per hour; Spencer, an roacniniata to do increased one- half cent per hour; Columbia. , all machinists to be Increased one-half cent per . nour; Charleston, all ma chinists te be' - Increased one-halt cent per hour; Augusta, ail machin ists to be Incrtased two and one-half cents per hour; Atlanta, all machin ists Ho be Increased one and one-halt cents per hour; Birmlnghsm, all ma chinists to be Increased one cent per hour; Selms, sit machinists to be In creased one-half cent per hour; Knox vllle, all machinists to be Increased one-half 'csnt Pr, hour, r a In vlev Of the situation a sbove outlined, ot the friendly spirit mani fested, by this company In the negoti ations with your.' committee, and of the offer of Inereese l above mm. tlone,!, we ask you to consider wl u er It a-ae Just'to leave our t-,- . ment end preoipitate a strike wiUimit notice 10 this company. A fslr. eonslderAtlrtn of the above fuets II1, 1 hops', ronvlnrs ynn that there wss ne reasonable cause fori your action , In .leaving . the employ The gravity of the situation' de, mands the most careful consideration on the pari of each and ' every em ploys of this company, and -1 trust that after such consideration, you will see that your attitude towards this company has not' been entirely Just and that you will feel that . you ought not . only In Justice ' to - this company,- but-in Justice to- yourselves, reconsider your action. r v , i k ,, ';' : i Very trulyi- , ' -?:v. .'.V u.i-. u: B. SPENCER.-f- -- J-.V' OeneraUMansger,, Nearly one thousand men are out on the Southern system and many more are Interested Jn the strike. The of ficials stand,' ready to treat with the men on the issues at take and it la believed by many thut the differ ences . will . be - settled '. Judiciously, throughout the six States -effected by ths srike. rh . .(' MAY END MACHINISTS STRIKE. President O'ConnelL of the Union, and Houthcrn Railway - Officials Will ' Confpr To-I)as and Former Exrtrcss- ee luulef Tliat Dlffetences W1U be Adjusted, General Manager Spencer Aleo Issuing; Concllatorjr statement ' 'Washington,'' Oct ; ll,-Thsrs will be a 'conference to-morrow between President O'ConneH.of the Interna tlonal Association of Machinists, and the officials of the - Southern- Railway regarding the strike of nearly 1.000 machinists ef . the system for more wages, and Mr. O'Connell te-nlght ex pressed his belief that at this confer ence all the 'differences between the railroad and the- striking machinists would be satisfactorily adjusted. Gen eral Manager Spencer Issued a state ment - addressed to the strikers to day, saying the gravity of the situa tion demands most careful considera tion by each employe end that-after such . consideration the employes would conclude doubtless that their attitude toward the company is not entirely Justified.,: ,.''"' S An Onlet atjSneetter. . ' T Special to .The Observer. ' spencer,, oot, il The excitement , Incident to the strike of the Southern Hallway machinists here Monday has subsided and cenerai conditions are normal again. - The striker are ap parently content with the situation aad claim a vlotory-- The union holds a meeting each day and receives re ports from ether points, but only routine business is ' transacted. : The machine department of the shops here presents. a deserted appearance, all of the machinists and ten of the foremen being-out DAUGHTERS , ELECT OFFICERS. Mrs. W. S. Parker, . of Ileodrrson. Suocreds Mrs. 11. A. Loodota as 1 President of North Carotins, Dlvts -Ion :. Daughters of Confev2eracy , Morning civMce 'it-Dsr. ; , Special to ,'ThS sOoserver. rV. Durham. Oct 1L-The second day of tne tentn annual convenuou of the North Caroline division. Daughters of the cofifedetwi-, -war aeW tooy.TTll oay was taken up with two business sessions and two social functions fol lowing-. The , business sessions were held, -beginning- at 11 e'eiook this momlnr nd I o'clock this afternoon. sets adjourning at ' will! The social feature .was on at home riven this at ternoon from 4 to 0 o'clock , by Mrs. W. A. Evwln. at her elegant hotnt in West Durham, foliowsd by ' a recep tion given by the Elks this svenins from 1:00 to 11 o'clock, this, being- In toe. eiegant quarters. or ins Kin. or janlmauon. 1 '. . To-morrow, will be the last day. of tne session. There -win be a' business meeting in the morning at - ths close ef which the xtenth annual 'session will come to a close. This will bs fol lowed by a trolley ride given by Mr. R. H. Wright president of ths trac tion compear; and then at o'clock tea given by Mrs. W. M. Yearby. This WUl pe we ena or the meeting here. At , the morning session to-day : the only business ef general Interest was ths election of officers.' Others mat ters -were discussed and there were decisions rftade by the convention,' hut this will .aerrortn future of the'er ganlaation and not, of general Interest BOW. ;.v ,! ., : 1 When, , ths question . of ' electing- offl cere for the ensuing , tenn came up Mrs.-Henry A. London, or Pitts boro, president of ths 0Ute division for two terms, stated that she could' not accept the nomination for third elec tion. Che stated that. the work. was heavy and, that' she thought after two years f . service as president of ths North , Carolina '. division she should retire and give way to others. - Not withstanding this statement from ths president her name was again placed In nomination but a statement from her caused her name to be .withdrawn. She stated' positively that sbs could not serve, if elected. "Ths election re sulted as follows: Mrs. E. , Hi Mof- fUt, of Raleigh, one of ths honorary residents of the State organisations Irs. W. S. Parker, of Henderson, president; Mrs. M. H. Jones, Durham, first -vice' president;, (airs. James K. NorHeet. . ot, Winston, second vice president'. Miss Sue Collins, of Golds boro. thrd vice- president; Mrs. V. M. Williams, of Newton, recording eeore tary; Mrs. O. . Blacknall. Klttrell, correspondlnr secretary Mrs. L'W. Falson, Charlotte, treasurer; Mrs. Lee D, Heart t Raleigh, - registrar; Miss Rebecca Cameron, historian; Mrs W, O. -Shannon, of Henderson, assistant historian: , Miss ' Kate McKlmmon, of Raleigh, chaplain. , -, - - 4 inere was no wnsr uuniiin-v m ann era! Interest to corner up during ths two sessions, .--.-if '.,.- i " , ,,- -.? -, This evening, from I: w to ll o'clock. ths Elks entertained ths visiting del egates and those 1 who are entertain ing them at the ctuo rooms 01 ins Elks. .t : '.':'.' .:': - a-, ; BRIDE AND GROOM THY fcriClDK Young Woman Dead and MsnDan- genmMly wonnuea as uaiootmi or pact Formed ot Account of Let ter's llealili. - .-':' f'.'-.V Liberty. -Mo.,' Oct Il.-As ths ' , out Come ot a suicide pact Jesse , Webb, son of a promlnentf fs-mer, was to day shot end dangtrously wounded by his wife St their home at ftmtth vlile near here. ' Mrs. Webb then ghot herself through the heart, " dying- In stantly, .The couple had been mar ried but 'one week and were yet on I! -if honeymoon trlp.i ,vel,!), who had been suffering from il, rfi)lo;s, became worse during the I ' t few dvs. In a statement secured I - ) that his wife and lie had ts'kel It evtr and declled "it Was r Ao nl It all." .-. -- ltONT GOBBLE ISLE TINES TAFT LETS . IT - JUaiAlXCCBA'S American Settlers WUl Get Cold Comfort IVom ProvieJonal Uovern ; ment la Their Ixng--Ktartdhiir De ' sire 'for Ircion Into a I'rWtcd r htateo Territory lliUm , Blatter ' B'lared One for Adjudication by v Plato Ic rxtrtmen t M rs, Taft and Ulrs. Bacon Hold , 6sMrwfuI He .' t-rptlon IxJnhtlana and Virginia to i Sail To-Morrow With. Taft-Funstoa ; Party. , , - v -1- - ;;: : Havana, Oct 11 The provisional government .wilt' have nothing to do with the question of the sovereignty of the Isle of Pines, or with the sep aration of.ths government of the Is land from ths rest of the Cuban re public. But executive" authority . of ths TJBUed States already has declar. ed'that the Isle ot Pines belongs to Cuba, and has embodied that affirme- Mon la a trearfv concedlnr thm aw. erelgnty of tha island to Cuba, andl wits -treaty is now pending ratlAca-tlon- In the American - Senate. The entire matter beUir one for the ad. JudteaUon of 1 the Statf Ipaiment. tne pi-ovuttnau gov ernmervt, which " wholly under the War, Department Fill not mix therein. . ; - - ',,- The mode of - government of the 11 e ef pines as psrt of the Cuban re puMlo , may be altered, or amended, but tfhe deeh-e of Americans In the Isle of Pines for territorial or muni cipal government as . part of the United States cannot be conceded by any act on the part of the provMonal government of Cuba, or the. War De portment , ' ONE CONCESSION; TO SETTLERa The president of the American As sociation of the Isle of Pines has not yet Interviewed - '.Teat on this matter.' but the most ' that Is likely co be gained will be the placing ot an. American . military - officer as temporary Governor . of . tfhe : isle. - la Ilea ot the present Cuban ' mayor, with ' whom - - the'' relattons ot the American residents . have not been pleasant- 'v Ths American residents ot Oie isle have adopted unanimously a resolu tion exoneratmg Secretary of SUte Root and ' General Leonard Wood from a41 blame In connection with the -turning ever of th Isle to Cubs, snd Chey feel that this step ought to onen, She wsv en,, .negotiations ror making; the Isle Amertcan property. They consider, the present condtttons of affairs opportune for securing a settlement of the matter, which they believe may hang fire Indefinitely by the united ERates senate. 1 - Governor Taft has decided that the pay of Cuban Senators and Congress men be stopped, with October 1, when the Palme govermnent ceased. - ( tie will decree the Congrees to be In re cess until the question of Its status is seUled. r'...'..fw-'.'.,.v"v f'Tt ":'. ;' RECEPTION. HELD., AT JPALACB. MreT Taft and Mrs. Bacon held a feept-ton thl-BXternoon in tthe main sulotm cflLe peJiuie". irias: iTtnd ed by several hundred (Cubans and other mdudUig all. ths. army, and navy officers here. i, . ::. The municipal bend flayed Ameri can airs tn ths park opposite the pal see d wring- ths recepuon, which was Informal and enjoyable.; - -i ,1 w The-sanieship Louisiana will leave here .Saturday fo Norfoikivvta Key west .win u evemor -in ana party on . board. The-Louisiana will be ac oonspaoied by the battleship Virginia with . Qeenral - sTedercik ,- Funston " on board. . The battleship' New Jersey and the cruieerj Minneapolis will sett for ths North ; to-morrow, followed shortly by ths -cruiser Newark. The cruiser . Brooklyn . and the battleship Texas will rernara here. --: With" the arrival In Cuba' ef add! tlonal army forces, the marines now here will be gradually withdrawn. Last ef First Expedition Embarks. Newport News, Vs.. Oct 11. The last troops of the first Cuban expedl tlon embarked to-day on the ' trans port Zeaiandia. The command con sisted Of the headquarters, band snd second tad third squadrons of ths Eleventh Cavalry, under Command ef Colonel Thomas. Ths Cuban 'trans port. Bevamo arrived In. port to-day to take norses to vuoa. .- i . in, 1 n i tSED IXRGEl RAILROAD PASS, 6aranaau Bank Director Con vlrted of Cliratlng and Swindling aad Alleged onre4crste in A. C I. upermtendeht's ,O0ice Is to bs Savannah, Oa-, Oct -11. Prank S. Van Olesen, a well-known mans In Bavannah, a director in one of tha local banks ' was found guilty la ths Superior Court 1 to-night ef chesting and swindling. ' . . ,- The Atiantio coast Lino 'Railroad wss - ths prosecutor. Van ! Olesen bought a pass Issued from the super If. Roberts, a conductor, ' It read to Richmond and return. S. F. Holsen dorff, formerly a clerk In the superin tendent's office. Is to be tried for cheating and .swindling and forgery. Van Olesen 'claimed that If any of fense was committed It was In- South Carolina, as, his pass wss not. U ken up until he reachsd that SUte, Sentence has not Seen passed. SouUibound Railway Assured. ' i. Special , id The Observer. v ; Winston-Salem. Oct. 1 1 The 'sur veyors have completed their work of toontlng ths line for ths Southbound Railway between this city snd Wades bore, 'Four resident engineers will be located along the line at once to make the r&eceasary arrangements for bids from contractors. - Ths only de lay In pushing ths construction work is In rle-nts of .Way, which are be- na secured as rapidly ss Possible. When owners of land demand exorbi tant prices condemnation proceednlss sre being Instituted. The bulldlna ef the Southbound Is assured. , - , $37,000 Stock Yards Firs at Coliun z i bis, Tenn, .'.'' Columbia, Tenn., ' Oct 1L Tht stock yards hers, together with 115 head of horses, and mules, 1.700 bushels of wheat a quantity of oats, hay and machinery, were destroyed by Are last night. - The loss Is f 37,000 1 Insurance, 146.000. , : ;'-i , ' F-x-Judje Starbuck De llnee. ' ftpeclel to The Observer. Wlnston-Palem. Oct 11. Kx-Judge II. R. t tsrbuck having declined to sc- rept' the nominstlon for county com. mlesloner, the Republican executive enmmtttee has tistrned Mr. U. B. llrtck tnsteln, ef ealein,- to- make the race, POUTICH IN ROWAN. Messrs. . Blackburn and Newell and , Governor oicnn to Spesk Next . ,. Wek---allsbury News otes, . ? Special, to The Observer. ; .'. V ., SaUsbury, . Oct -lly The Republi cans are 1 preparing to - haVe' an ef fective campaign In this "county , and Messrs. , Spencer Blackburn and Jaks Newell,; the latter' of ,' Mecklenburg fame, -will; do the work.' They will hsve a great rally next week in ad vance of the - Democrats, who , will have ex-Oovernor Ay cock for that week.v ' The Democratic rally will follow the Republican and It will bs a big occasion; , - Then early In the week the China Grove people wtll have Governor Glen n with them and will give a basket plonle. -The county is more aroused than It has been In many years snd will certainly , be thoroughly - canvassed r , before - - the election . takes place. Chairman Boyden has had formal -answer from the Republican chairman, Capt John A. Ramsay, that he declines the offer of -Joint issue and the two parties will travel separate roads. , ThO Re publicans will not have the , lenghty canvass that the Democrats are tak Ing. The Democratic nominees are now on. ,thelr Itinerary, over - the oouaty, while , their opponents - will not start out until si week from to morrow. Whitehead Klutts will Join the brother candidates later, but to night speaks In .- Franklin township, four miles In ths country. ..l-t Architect Frank P.. Mil burn, - of Washington, has visited Salisbury for the purpose of selecting the sits and making ths plans for the erection of the - charity hospital. ' He Is much Impressed with the Snider sits, ths great place of philanthropy msntloned as ismiins irom r. w. - sniaer, cashier of J he Wachovia 1 Loan -Ot Trust Co.. and will certainly be lo cated there. The plana will in ell probability be made within the next week.-" ' . . . -' , -ft-' BROCWKR COCPLE QUARRELED Dead rwomsn's Sister ' Testinea lu . Wlfe-M order , Trial . That - . Dr. t Broewer Bad Said .He Intended to Sua for, Divorce, Was .Arnong? iM-nenctartes or uis wire's wut - Tom's River,' N. J Oct 11. That there bed seen quarrels between Dr. Frsnk Brouwsr and his wife, and that Dr. Brouwer had saM that he intend ed to sue for a divorce, was ths teeti tnony given to-day by Miss Elisabeth Hyer, sister of ths woman for whose alleged murder the doctor is on trial. Miss Hyer saM.that her brother-in-law had told her that InconvpaUblOty of temper made K tmposaible for him and his wife to live happily together. and that he proposed to seek .a U- vlrce. According- te Miss Hyer, . this wss said by ths doctor more than four years ago. .. .. i. 8uiroste Orovan testified that the defendant filed an affidavit before him on DecenYber 21 last hv which It was stated , that . Mrs. Brouwer a estate was valued at-11.101 and that Dr. Brouwer and his two. children were the benafiolarles. The placing of the surrogate on ths stand waa regarded sjtaa-ttejupi.. ca.J.lia.-iwM.t Lth prosecution to estauusn sv (nouve tor ths alleged trans. - , : Dr.: Walter B. Waslngton, of New rk, as sa expert on direct examina tion was asked to give his opinion as to ths cause pf Mrs. Brouwer's death, basing ths opinion on 'ths testimony thus far adduced at the trial, but ths defense objected to the. question, and the court sustained the objection, A hypothetical question, coverings the points of ths testimony probably will be submitted to hsm to-morrow.--, GETS TEX YEARS. Negro Sentenced In lor)tlt Superior tX)urv ouicr usees Deposed or. Special to The Observer. , ,, WInston-Balem, Oct 11. In For srth Superior Court to-day J. A. Reed. an old offender, was convicted on three charges of selling beer , without II cense. Judge Ward gave the defend ant who. layabout. iO-yesrs old,. 12 months on ths roads. - - 1 After heeling- the evidence for the prosecution In the case of James L. Hoatard, - colored. Indicted -' for em besslement stealing money from the Eagls Lodge of True Reformers, Judge Ward dismissed the Indictment v en the ground thst ' ths' bill - of -Indict ment wss defective. Howard was rs quired to give bail In ths sum of $.00 for his appearance at the next term of court when the solcitor may draw another bill, otherwise the case will be thrown out of court -, . - The most. Important case tried at this term was against Charles Hayes, colored, for - burglary. 'A few weeks ago ths defendant entered ths horns ef Mr.'H. Montague and he savsd his neck by pleading guilty of burg lary In the second degree. His sen tence was ten years-la the peniten tiary.. ;. '' ,.vV:'i...i,' '.v.;-,,,,,-,,,, ,. .v-;f. XOT AFTER EStilPOFF'S GORE. Friend off General Onrhakoff, Wlio Pursued Ills Wife and a I J eu tenant Across the Atiantio and Beck, Makes fHeUlc ment Woman Con sblrred Insane, -..-. llsvrs,. Frsnce. Oct ll.-M. Zottl. a friend of General Otschakeff. of ths Russian army (who arrived here yes tsrday from New Tom on La Prov snca, In pursuit of hls-wlfs, who Is fleeing from her husband la the 00m panyrof Lieutenant Oabriel Eastpoff), spent tha night with him at the Rus sian consulate hare.. Acting as ths general's spokesman to-day. . M. tJSote tl declared that Ouchakoff was over corns by thr publicity given to the case, which '"outrageously represents him, as on a bloodthirsty chess after the life of Lieutenant' Esslplofc. . -The g-enerai.- m. Zottl continued.. "has no desire to kill - ths men who wronged him. He Is convinced that his wlfs, who was -: confinen . In an asylum in Russia, Is craay, and his sols object is to save the woman from ths consequences Of her . felly snd taks hsr back to Russia, where sht will be cared for, and etotd further scsndaL" - - --i- :. M. Zottl declined to reveal General Ouchakoff 's future plans. '' , 1 . mmmmmmmmmmm- '' WANT TOTAL PROHIBITION. Cumberland PUyslclsns Will ' Ak IrfrlNltare to Proliiblt. Sale of Whiskey i.'la the County on Pre. srrlntton. ' ':' . , , ' ' .. . t " Special to Ths Observer. . Psyettevllle, Oct 11. The Cum- berland County Medical Stxietv met to-dsy end took the very important otmn or rormuiating- a petition to the Leglxintiire to repeal snrtlon 4 of the Cumberland rrol.lMtln l.-i'w hlch permit dnirtr'rt's to soli ehls. key and - lier t, u innuit llnijor on a phyistctan's pre-'-.. loo. XfitJSlf AK;AKTFULDODu: OIL i MAGNATE TELLS Qt i: . . .''..'.- . , , 11 i' 1 1,. ,..,. Under! Order of ' Court ' Rende-ri r Hbn Immune Iroiii - Pro-w-eiiiiii, ! President ( uthbert, : of1. One f ( Standard's Ohio Uubeklisry Coto penles. Tells How Anti-Trust I.av Is Evadcff Ownrrxlilp f IIU ...iH. pany Held by a Company Cliaru-r-. ed In England, Whk-ri Cotnncies ' WIUi Indrpradcnts, Bnt Not Trust lilghrrr Prire Pahl Producer Wliere Indepcndente Do Bueiucse. , a Flndlsy O.i Oct. 1 1. Evidence was , brought out by the mate to-day In the trial of the Standard OH Company, of Ohio, for conspiracy asatnet" - trade. I showing the ownership, of the Man. 1 . . fn . . . rniuui wit lompmy, ct unio, 10 oe in the General Industrial Developme-nt Company, Limited, ef London, En. Also, j-that '-the; .Manhattan, whit-it buys - and pipes crude oil, . does not compete with the Standard, but does compels -with Independent -companies. These , facts were brought out in ths , testimony of T.' .T. Cuthbert, , president. of the Manhattan,. A elm-' liar criminal suic 10 mat on trial is pending against hla company and he ; testified under the order of the court. ' which renders him Immune from fu- 'f turs criminal prosecution.; i This r course was . taken,, at the suggestion of ths prosecution, upon the appeal .'of 'S Mr. Cuthbert, to the court for pro- 1 taction, -.;'-; i -:Jf"'-i .. '.',' AVHIn IO r 7-xAt Tor, r,AiinV ? '' . ' Tht witness had : been ordered ' te bring the books of - his company showing- the record of stockholders'; ' n,wcuuav in wvm were proaucea." The record of the last annual meeting-' '. showed thst Mr. Cuthbert had been elected president : by - voting under power of attorney 1,411- shares - of t.nll AWMt k,'frWA ,. k. w 1,1 company,, that this comprised the en- v tire stock of the company with th e exception of five shares, of which one each 1s held by the president and four directors of ths company, who are all residents of Lima, O., ths horns ot the company. Mr. Cuthbert said he had ne nau neia.ine ssms power or at-' torney sines ' that time. Hs.. knew nothing about the English company, had: never 4 seen any one . -connected with it but had corresponded , with A. . w. . rrancia, iu secretary, aad w. -W. Joynston, Its managing directors, whose addresses' were - London. y He : remits moaey to them. . Mr. Cuthbert h -said he had been connected with the ' company about eight years and prior to his election as president had been - ' IU comptroller., Previous to this hs hsd been an expert accountant for ths ' National Transit Company, a P'pe line - - company. r.'.-i "; .. . v . HOW.PRODUCERS FARE. , Explaining- the nature off business . done by the Manhattan, la answer to questions, Mr. Cuthbert ssld that be fore he became Its president the com pany did. a general oil business; that -It owned producing properties, pipe lines and a refinery at Galena. O. It, had disposed ot all but hs pipe line . to tha Ohio Oil Company, but hs did not knew who was now operating the renneir'W'iialenert'The Manhattan Company now does exclusive!? a cine Miie ounncsH. . .. . . . o It' him the nil. nf. fhe.x Mn.n transports It to storags stations and sells it to P. Trainer, purchasing- agent , tor ths Standard, whq also., buys oil from Joseph' Seep, Ireasurer .of th Buckeye Pipe 1 Line, Cemeany.v in , what U known as the -South Lima field, where the Manhattan -and Buck eye pipe lines both bay oil. ths price ' paid to the producer Is five .cents -a barrel less than the North Lima Held. where what are regarded as ths In-, dependent 1 companies -'make " . their, purchases. : .- -..-. l. Asked to explain, Why Oils Wss Mr. , Cuthbert said: . 4 ) . '.1'i;' , To protect our pipe .lines from the encroachment of creditors. " The witness was not-croes-esamln.' d. " ' i - . .- -.. - - ,. 1. 11 i it.., .:'' DIE CNDER IAiyq .ISLAND; CITY. Tliree Killed and a Dosea Rettdereil v t-nooBMcttius by - Kxitoakn rVntn . Vnknuwa Cause Followed by lire r ' In Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel - t Wild Rush for liUt, by Frightened Worlunen. '. vt. , ., .... New Tork. Oct ll.-Three men were . killed snd dosen others rendered rtnconslous by ,an explosion and Ore in tns Pennsylvania, Railroad tunnel under . Long .Island City to-day. v , , Ths deed men Lwers - Sunt - Georsa Chapman. , a Jock) turner : named Michael Dsly and a foreman ' named Joseph Pearce. v The cause ot tha ex plosion Is unknown. It , took place under ths Long Island Railroad sta- . tloa in a lock at ths snd of one of the four tubes which are ' being due to connect with tubes running s under the aa river . to juannattan island to" ' connect with subways leadlne to ths proposed Pennsylvania Railroad sta- . tlon. There ware 10 men at work In the lock, and three of them were reu- dered "insensible either by the con- ' cusslon or the smoke of a fire which foliowsd It Elsewhere In the tunnel there were more than thirty -men at WOrlU ' .''--.Vy. ..'; :;':.- '". Woodwork supporting- ' the tunnel ; caught fts Instantly and great clouds of choking--, smoke poured into ell ' parts of the tunnel : A wild rush for , the shaft a thousand feet away and . bicn -was . the only means of exit -: followed ths explosion. '....: ', Theb uckst bywhich the men were' taken from the shaft to thee tree t above could carry, not more than six men and there whs a desperate strug gle anions' the frightened workmen t A fk. (h, fl.,1 ,A Ka (.ban mi., .. . wr-m ww . . . . ... vw V m . t. vu ' ,vnen ine iubi 01 tne, conscious men was brought , to the surface , he dc. " - clared that several men were lying ' linoonsclous at Iie . bottom of the, shaft . There was a call for rescue ' ers and a dosen or more of the tunnel workers promptly responded. Two ot them were lowered Into the shaft and those at the " bottom were quickly brought up the street.",.' -.. Three Negro Chlltlren Perish Irt ' a , Burning Home.' . Columbia. M. C, Oct. 11. A'spe, tO The State from Fort Mill says: Three negro children were burn to death this afternoon lit a fire ah' ceusumed ' house on Mr. J. prslt's plantation near town. Ta 1 gro pitrents locked the children the house when they went to t day's work.- and the cWMrei f bly started the Pre. Sirs. Iali ?.-itlt T ?. New York. C t. 11. -At Ht-I to-ni 't It es f J.!Tt'r"' I '.iv Is. v ) 1 1 SY! rfl .int. 1 r I t ' 1 1 Mrs. 1 ffrv f ' 4 t t
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