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( j J ' r r s ' ' ' r - : i i ' J i f Si IL SUBSCRIPTION PJUCE $3.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, ; IIONDA MOUSING, NOVEMBER 5, 1906. piuciMivi: a; V -v ,- f CIlYSTALtZATION, BEACHED ' I'J.L'CTIOV BIJTFEW HOURS OFF SUte Campaign EHrmcs All -Else' In New York-UuulUde for- Klthcr ; Candidate for tioernor Would Carry -With It Viiexperted Remilu -as to CtonirrrflNloiuiJ Ticket tome Interesting Points In Texas ( I aJTi LKsnirx-rats In Missouri Ilop ..; to Herein lire DNtricU Losfr -In ; Tidal Wave Two Tears Aro-Mor. ! inuit Church . Supporting . Jlepupn . cauis. Washington, Nov. 4.-With election day but a few hours away, the 1 po litical situation has crystallzed to an extent that permit a survey of tne Held, limited, however, to the polnU where the battle has wared tne nere- eat between the two dominant parties for control. of the sOth Congress anq for State supremacy. The managers of both the Republl can and Democratlo campaigns 4gree that the Democrats are to make gains over . their present representation - In Congress. Both are also agreed as to the States where these gains are- to come from, and both aro directing the energies of the closing hours or tne campaign to inese oaiueneias. " Mn New York, where the 8Ute cam .' palgn has eclipsed all else, the vote for Congressmen will be disturbed by ... ' local conditions to such an extent that ,. the returns Tuesday night will far . nish perhaps the most Interesting ; reading for those at the headquarters of both congressional committees. a. ; landslide for either candidate for Governor would carry with It unex '.:" pected results as to the congressional "( ticket. It Is conceded, on a normal :". basis, that the Democrats wlU make -. gains In this State. ' ' " .'. -; . r-: ' . Pennsylvania furnishes another In . tereptlng situation wlQt the Governor- v:. ship fight between Lewis Bmery, . "' Democrat L and Lincoln party candi date, and former Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia; Republican nominee. .',,..' Many' Republicans and '-Democratic " heavyweights have been sent Into the western part of the . State and the campaign has been- - lively. v Repre- , - - i . sentaiivo uaiseti. or xnitsnurg, is ; .' ",. tng opposition which some time ago , -i assumed serious proportions, in ir, -.'. -: R. J. Black, former mayor-' of ' Mo- Xsesport. Rv Aiken, former district ; attorney or Lawrence county, is max- - J; ' resentatlve Acheson. whose ; majority fit lo lf4 was U.OOff. - ; W V THE TEXAS XXECTION. . : ' -In the South, the Interesting points . are la Texan, Mississippi and Tenn . , .' see. - In Texas a campaign against the ;.- ' re-election to the United States Senate v of Joseph W. Bailey, is making things ; ' lively. M. m, crane is regarded as ; the leader of -the antl-Balley force. In MlsstsslPDl. . RenresentaUve WU- . Hams,- the Peinocratio floor leader of the House, in making a race- for tne ' Senate , against Governor vardaman. " Tennessee f arntahs interest ' because - of the governorship fight between IL Clay E vane. Republican,' and Repre- ., sentauve M. .R. Pattersen. Democrat. - The Republicans In this State . have ' hopes of electing more than the two members to Congress they now nave. -.The districts where 8amuel. Oomp-H - ers, rfesldent of the. American Feo-. ration of Iabor, has made a tight, are a also points ' of; Interest. Tne ieoor . leader paid his compliments last to J ' TWO ARK. KTT.LTJV T WRECK -Jpreaeatative . Mudfr.-ot MaTylscaaiT'- - . ?: - - and Democrats predict tne neieat or , Mr. Mudd, ln Ohio. Representative James Kennedy, representing the old McKlnlsy district has received a. call . ' from Mr. Oompers, who supported ' ifehn.C. Welty. the Democratla nomi , nee, r The Democrats now holding but one district. in Ohio, are making vlg ;, orous contesta In a half noxen others. ' Mr. Oompers hag also been heard ''from In the fight in Chicago, where , the Republicans now have all 10 of the congressional- districts. Both V siies agree that this solid delegation "will be broken Into and that Repre eentatlve Ralney, now the only Dem- ocrat from Illinois In the House, .will "' V have company. Threo- country dUv . tricts, the list, i Id and 14th, are also .', fighting ground. f. . ' . ,' 'MISSOURI DEMdCRATS HOPEFUU ? A" In Missouri the Democrats - have t' great' hopes of regaining the live dls ', Lieu lost to them In the tidal wave 7of f two years' ago.' - Much has boon - '.' done In this StaU to arouse, the party ,'Vt vote by Bryan and Folk. :' 'In Idaho, the Republicans have 'raised. the issue of "law and order"; In support of the State prosecutions , and offlcers of the miners federation V for complicity In the murder of ex ' .' Oovernor Stennenberg, while Senator '. Dubois, who is iesaing tne ueraocratic . fight, declares Mormonlsm the Issue. V, In Utah the Mormon Church Is said to ; be supporting the Republican nominee .V for congress. w.: u. naywooa, one " of the Miners'; Federation offlcials, ' now a prisoner in- Idaho, Is the So - clallst party candidate for Governor i" of Colorado.v - r, . - '' . ' ' . . Democrats, are confidently looking ,. for gains In Indiana, and Iowa. In Massachusetts, the Governorship -fight- eclipses all else. Curtis Guild. Jr., Republican opposed by- Mr. John ' B. Morgan, nominated by the Demo crats. Prohibitionists and ; Independ i , enre League. - ; ; , Bummed up. the States In which both sides seem agreed that,Demo , V rratio , gains . may bo made are New - York. New- Jersey; Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Iowa V, sad Maryland. - r :; ".";-, :,v RAlVBEKN CHOKED TO DEATH, i Coroner's , Ihynlclan Iteeches This VrrdkJt use, oi Mrs. Maggie 'Gordon,' Found,..; Dead 4 In Her ' ApartnMjnU. New Tork, Nov. 4. Following an autopsy to-day, a coroner's .physician -declared that Mrs.-, Maggie Gordon,, 'who was found dead In. her apart ments last ' night, had been "choked to death by a heavy hand." ' - Mrs, Gordon ! said te. liave ' he Innged - to a well-known - family, of Pittsburg, P., and since coming here had . done . considerable - charitable work on the East Side. ; ; ' ' The ' coroner c committed to ' the Tombs without ball, to await the re sult - of the inquest on Friday next, h dead woman's common law hus band, Alexander Gordon, 46 years old, who described himself as a merchant. ' .Gordon made a statement In which lip. snld that his wife had been in unusually good spirits -last evening, and .thst he had stayed In their home with her until half . past. 10 o'clock, when he went out on an errand. Be fore going he had given her 110 and when he returned half an hpuf later, h paid that he found her lying on the ld apparently dead. Of the money the police later found $5' In the howxe. Gordon Mid., tlmt Hie two came te V.,.4 city front l'lltsburg only a 'month ago. ' ;' .-.'...' j , ; ; i::: i r-'ivi"" T,y 1,' .!itiilpg Arroxiri. , w., Nov. I Taul I'i n, f 1 .2 y Hjs, was KIlltMl to i.'.v T.i.iiu f-minift rating a lightning nuro- r on the new lel rlo' lylne of ..thi W-t Jer. v & K'-:mhie liallroail. crow I v nt ln d f!u light, but the Hal i :'!. ii imnar. I vi. t iaKod. through I ian 'i h Uom .Volas excbAnfed sltoU tv , : : ' t-t ,: .... . , . .; i-.. "DO OR DIE VS. DONT AND DIE." Noted Mebrtew tipetilts a( New York Y. M. C. A-I-reeldent Itoosovelt a Scorner of Consequence. , New Tork, Nov. : 4. Stephen 8. Wise, for tho past six yeans rabbi of CongregatloTj Beth - Israel, Portland, Or:, dhdld labor comrmleBloner of Oregon and one of the leading- aplr Its - In tho - progressive movemaeint am ong, th ' Hebrews on ' the Padfto coast, spoke this afternoon"' at the Toung Men's Chrieijan AssodaUoa Dr.' Wise's topic was "Do or Die Versus' Don't and Die." . - '"5"v' t Dr. Wise said: - . - j "Men aro warned contsantly of the consequence and peril of beootnlng extremlnsta. ; The man - who : dares not all for truth and right, lest, ho sacrifice his - Influence and his pres tige, has neither the one nor the oth er to loeei - -.- r-- . "Theodore Roosevelt is the great saving asset of the Republican party, because he As rightly held by tho na tlon' to be a scorner of consequence. "Roosevelt Is greatest when . he Is hlmsetf, his daring and. achieving self., when shaking off the trammels of party allegiance, he dares to fol low-right, aye to lead the people aright. The test of his courage Is yet to coma, If It should, becomev his duty to appeal 'from feu party in Congress, to all the parties In . the nation for ; the support, enactment and execution of those dneasores. which are lastly and eqoitabbly to serve the V welfare oC . the - vhole American people."' ' .- ' . y TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN. ' : . Negro Youth Locked Up on Charge of Auempuor to ierau a Norfolk Southern Train .flash Weight Tied to 1 tails Crime OommlUed Near Edenton, ' : 4 , ' . v; Special te. The Observer. - , :, -K. Richmond. Va- - Nov. 4. Charged with attempting to. wreck a passen ger train on which mere were scores of passengers, Robert Ball, Alias Bond., a 17-year-old negro youth. Is locked vp-ln the Norfolk city Jail. The train with which he is charged with having tried - to wreck was on the Norfolk. A Southern, Railway, bound fWm Norfolk to Edenton, N.-C . , '. iJust after having blown for a cross Insua short distance from Norfolk, the engineer of the train saw two heavy window sash weights tied to one of the rails. He immediately' applied the emergency, brakes -and the train, fortunately t tor all - aboard, - was brought.' to" a stand - before striking the obstruction. Ball - was arrested In hiding - near the scene. . Ball has. acknowledged that he had knowledge of the effort to wreck tne train, but says tnat a white boy, whose name he does not know, placed the weights on ' the track. Ball recently broke Jail In Princess Anne county... Women upon the' train are said to nave become hysterical upon, learning of the cloee- u or their escane from injury ana possible death.-'f :. ; Freight en Central Railroad Plunges Into Rome. X, Y saloon several Escape Through Car Windows. Rome, N. .T. Nov 4.-i-A locomotive drawing an , east bound freight tram on the Central Railroad. Jumped the track here to-day and plunged Into a saloon at the corner of James street and . the railroad. Engineer Albert Brown, of Little Falls was caught in the wreckage ' and scalded to . death. Brakeman Robert B. . Vaadervoort. or Albany, was crushed to death under the tender. Fireman Hugh L. Groves, of Syracuse, escaped . through the cab window, unhurt. .The wrecked engine waa haullna- a train of 10 loaded cars. At the station in this city the en gineer secured the signal to era over another track. At a fro the locomotive Jumped the track and ran along the ground a distance ef lit feet, when it swerved and then plow. ed straight into the saloon, a two story building.. There was no one In the bar-room nor any ef the upper rooms Affected by the smash up. The car next to the tenaer was nroaen In two and the second car waa turned on Its side. No other cars left the UUack. EXPERTS TO SCENE OF FLOOW Authorities of ' U. - S.- - and Mexican Governments Win Study Cause of r; Diversion of .the Colorado River. Z MmIco Cltv. Nov.' 4.A commission composed of Mexlesn engineers and ex perts has been dispatched by the Mex ican authorities u tire scans of the lats floods caured by the diversion or ins Colorado river, to study the problem which for some time has called for the attention r of the United States and the Maxlcan aovernments. ; The Salton sea question lias become an International one ana It IS saia in sorarnmeni ciroiw tnu the discussion - through ordinary diplo mats phsnnels resardlng the responsibil ity for ths dangers ensuing will be drop ped for the time belnsr in order that ths linmiullate action which ths situation de mands nay be properly attended to, h CONGRESSMAN KETCH AM DEAD. Passes Away at Home at Dover Plains. N. x at Age of i a ,vicum or Apoplexy. (. ..ii..,... .,'. ; ;.,J: New Tork. Nov. 4. .RepreeeriUtivs John ,Henry Ketcham, of Dover Plains, died of apoplexy at a hospital In thla city to-day. . He was 74 years old.-.. : :. . j : r He served in the House or Repre sentatives from the 18th district dur ing the terms 16-7I. ISTT-tl and 187-ll, and following reapportion ment had since represented the list district, in which he was a candidate fo rre-electton on . the ' Republican ticket.'."'. '-' !- v '" -v'. ' ?' He was colonel pf the Fifteenth New York Volunteers In the civil war, during which service ne was pro moted to , brigadier general and breveted major general. , Fire Damages Carnrgte Institute. Pittsburg, . Nov. 4jFire to-day threatened the destruction of ths Carnegie Institute, valued at M.000,. 000 and the most beautiful structure of Its kind In America. The fire ori ginated In the power room In . the basement from defective electrlo wires snd we extinguished after dnmsginir the building to the extent of 110.000. There were -many people 1 1 I' m tnv !c hall of the Institution st ar i i organ re. Hal when ths n viib (.Mrtcovrred but all reached thi siret in safety," . ." i I I!y Italian In Dni. ' Ki vv oik, Nov. 4. Hal va tore - Vo- i'"u fitiot to dfni.li In a piHtol du el i tho l.".it fi le to-day. ... A big CANDIDATES HAKE A BEST A'l SUNDAY OF HOME , QUIET. Hughes and Hearst Deny" Themselves u AU callers. en Newspaper 1 im porters -bcheduled for Number of ; : Speerhrs at 1 Manhattan To-Day ; . Day WU1 be Strenuous One and It . Will be Late In Night Before Final Appeal ' to Voters Is , Made Thorough PrrparaUon to Prevent Frauds at PoUsOrders for Arrest of Those Who. Seek se Vote More " Than Once Already Filled Out. New Tork,, Nov, 4.Tne Judiciary nom Inators , to-day issued; a final, appeal In behalf ' of their - Independent ticket for Judges...' - ..,,-.. , , a.;: "The Assootatlon to ' Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections, of which Seth Low is president. announ4od to-day that It has retained counsel to represent. It ia proceedings . . In New ' Tork oounty. Ths association purposes that ths pub lic shall be Informed of the political ex penditures of the various parties '. and organisations In thlsoounty In connec tion with Tuesday's election. W. R, Eearst'a only political work to day was ; his -address .. at two political gatherings of Independence League eleo twn day watchers at the polls, one In Brooklyn . and the' other in -Madison Square Theatre, Manhattan. ' : The bur den of Mr. Hearst's speech was "be alert for. every voter on election day." When he finished his Madison Square Theatre address he was given - an ovation and escorted ' to his home by a big. crowd. When he. arrived at his hone the crowd Insisted on a speech and . Mr. Hearst, speaking from the steps, said: v T have no desire to make any politi cal address on a Sundsy. I do. however, want those who believe in me to vote for me, and I am certain that we are on the eve ef . a great victory of the common people ef our State." - - :TBS CANDIDATES RESTINO. ' The . two ' candidates for 'Governor of ? New , York, Charles ?t E. Hughes and W. R. ' Hearst. . retted to-day after their .' strenuous . campaigning last week; which dosed very late Sat urday bight . Both are. scheduled for a number of speeches' to-morrow to Man hattan and It probably will be late In the night before election before they will have made their final appeals to the vo ters. . ... .... , . ; ... ,' ,. Charles ,E." Hughes, - tne; Republican candidate, spent the day at his home quietly. He denied himself to callers and none ef the leaders visited him. It was said at State committee ' headauarters to-night that Mr. Hughes had been resting- all -day preparatory to the hard rwork before him to-morrow. - Chairman Woodruff of the State Re publican committee, was at headquarters' for a short time but he had nothing to say on- the probable result of Tuesday's vote,' further than to reiterate" hie confi dence in the election of Mr. Hughes. - . The . usual "Sunday before ; election" gathering under the auspices of Tam- Cuchraa, an"f t rands. Harrison,,- Mr. Cochrap said that he believed the polit ical movement . headed by Mr.. Hearst to be "inspired by God and therefore Irre sistible." fv- V, ' .' i . i. JL-messenger sent to the home of Mr. Hearst with the request thst he address the meeting returned with the reply thst the candidate would not under any clr cumstsnoes address a Sunday meeting, TO HEAD OFF FRAUDS. ' ' -'Election officials and " the potlca de partment are making thorough prepara tions te prevent frauds snd maintain order at the polls. Superintendent - of Elections Morgan to-day issued a stete-J ment of his election day plans In which' be says his department is work Ins In conjunction with the police department and the attorney general's office to pre vent frauds.- "Commissioner Blnghan . has caused the police te Investigate every name registered and depuuee have done simi lar work." said Bupt Morgsn. . "Ths po nce ana nm aepuuee wiu nave me evfr. denoe reedy In eaoh case found to have been fraudulently registered, and arrest will be made at ones and in the noUiw court lawyers from the district attor ney's office and from this bureau will be present slso equipped with the comDlete VTiaenci ru wen laws. "We bare 18.000 orders of arreat made ont and ready to serve In Usee esses. Of course tns nonest voter wne is wise will rote -as-early as possible to avsrt the uee or nis name or a retMater. and in. spector who declines to sustain a chal lenge will be arrested. Any person who merely to make trouble, howavsr. ehal. lenses a vote without, proper cause will find hlmsslt in a very uncomfortable po- HMVIlt v-.. , ... . .... . . . BOTH SIDES ARB RESTING. Ko New Developments In Virginia JeuupaignDemocrats Sure to Car ry fl Ont of 1T Districts. r( . , f Richmond. ' Va- . Nov. ; , 4 There were no developments In Virginia's political campaign to-day. Both sides resting, on their arms preparatory to the battle of ballots on Tuesday. The Democrats are sure to carry nine of the 10 districts In the Stats and have good reasons to believe that they will wrest ths lth district which ' nu merically la the 'ninth, and which Is now represented by Campbell Slemp, the head and front of the Republican party in tne Bute, from the opposi tion. There has been no fight save in the ninth and fifth districts and In the Utter it is, only a question of the else of ths Democratla candidates majority. There U to be no election In the StaU other than that tot Con gTsssmen.' '-'-:'(' .,. ?:-: , .-' ;.; THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN.; ,1 Indications That Composition of Dele ates in congress Will be the Same, Three' Democrats, Three Itrpubll- Baltimore, Nor. 4 .The dar has passed without development tin, the political situation ana without appar ent access of Interest In .what has oeen an exceedingly dull campaign. Opinions differ as to ths effect of the labor sgltat'on against ths re-election of Congressman Mudd, . the general concensus bslng that while It win cost htm some votes It will not bring about his defeat. There Is little to Indicate any change In the nreaent composition or tne aeiegation In Con gress from this State three Demo craU and three Republicans. A MOST KEMAKJCADLE C.iMrAlGN Qticmdons' St Imniia In Ia--aclnis, i( t ontct Hisrplv Dr'vs IniTct n Ham lUket I'pHcd by ).;' of 1lie Kecking ,l inerrftiunnl Hun- 4rs. i ; ' : ' l!rt.ifi, i Bfuna., Kv. " 4 The Kfa elitiH.iiM t-rf rrt v ! r"'" - -I ( JstHt K Kn i.i'. v r;i.M to-rusht, wm r'n-t ri)ii"! j f-""'l. n ninlfa) t, fc " in i y. y -The lu-s wv .t.r ... , ..vocal. daawu. on one side b.otg unique questions rals ed by John 1:. Morun, district attorney or .uuitoik county, who besides beln ths candidate (or Governor of the Dcm oorstlc party, also is the nominee ef the prohibitionists and of ths Independence Lesgue, snd on the other the pointed answers or governor Curtis Guild. Jr, the standard bearer of tha Ranuhllran party. Interest In the State ticket has almost eclipsed the contests for mem bers of Congress and Bate Legislatures wnion aiso are to oe ascidea next Tues day, v...".". .-... f. . vr -v,.- Chatrman Talbot, of the Republican State committee predicts the election of the Republican ticket by a plurality of from 45.010 to SO.OOO. . Chairman Feenev of the 'Democratic state committee, claims tnat Moran will be eieoted oy a plurality exceeding M,000, .rr-'' 1 1 ... ' yv ". IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS. Inorease of IS Per Cent. Shown by ; Henort of Department of Commeroe and Labor -lUxportatlons for Nino Months Ended . With September v ttroae ivecora. ; , , ' Washington, Nov. 4 A bulletin Is sued by the' Department of Commeroe and Labor says that exports Of Iron and steel manufactures show an In crease of about 15 per cent. In ;the nine months ended with September. and!. imports' of axslmllar character show also an Increase of practically 16 per cent In- the same period as compared ' Witn . tne. same months of the preceding year Exports of all aomestlo products increased about ia per cent, the . bulletin says, and Im ports about nine per cent Pis: Iron and Iron ore Imports aggregated over iiu.QOV.ooo in tne nine months ended with September, . against about . 15, 000,000 In the corresponding period oi isee ana sdoui u.ouu.ggg in 104 The growth in exportatlons of iron and steel was ' larger in the nine months ended with September. 10 than in any corresponding period of our exporrtraae. ' xne gain in those months over the corresponding period of the preceding; year was over 14, 000,400. Comparing the figures of 1109 with tnose of a decade -earlier. the exports of Iron and steel show a gain of over 170 per cent, while tne imports or - iron ana steel show meantime an Increase of fifty per cent Iron and steel exports In the nine months or ios were 1117.181. 71, and iron and steel Imports for the same time were 124.174.187 PRESIDENT GETS . ONE TURKEY, - . .. , , . . i . i . Desire of Visit to Virginia Hills Ac complished BsAurday Afternoon Now at White House Again Goes to Oyster uay To-Dsy to Vote. i Washington. Nov. 4. The President spent his sntlre time while at Pine Knob la hunting wild turkeys. He had never shot one. although he had often hunted them.' His companions were Dr. Rixey. ana J. C. Bishop. local celebrity. - Thursday. Friday and Saturday mornings the start was made at 4 o'clock and tne hunt kept up an oay. . it was not until late Saturday afternoon, however, that the President accomplished his desire. He shot a wild turkey, the only one shot during the three days of hunt lng. The ' President returned to Washington feeling much Invigorated rrom bis outing and decidedly pleased that he had added one more, laurel back - rides,., and . a the v weather throughout was ideal the outing was pronouncsa a ueciaea success. Active preparations for. the Presi dent's Panama trip will be In progress at the 'Whits House to-morrow. The President will leave at midnight Mon day night for Oyster .Bay to vote. PRINCE BENRY IN WASHINGTON Member of German Imperial Family ..Spends neverai Hours as 'Guest-of Ambassador as German Embassy: 'Washington, Nov. 4. Prince Henry. of Reuss, a member of the German Imperial family,, a naval officer, re- turning to his country from China, spent several hours . In Washington to-day, being the guest of Ambassador Sternburg at tne Uerraan embassy. A luncheon waa served at the embassy In honor of the Prince. He arrived at 11 o'clock and left at 4 in the after noon, going ror a snort visit .to a friend at Bowie, Md. ' ' The visit of the Prince was sntlre ly Informal. No announcement of the visit was made to the Bute Depart ment snd consequently no formalities marked his coming. - Fish Leaves for New, York. , Chicago, Nov. 4. Stuyveaant ' Fish, president of the Illinois Central Rail road, left for New Tork to-dav afur having been In consultation with vice presldsnt J. T. Harahan, Attorney J. M. Dickinson, and other . officials of the road. ' Mr. Flah was accompanied by J. B. Dili, general counsel for ths railroad company.' Mr. Fish said that his visit here was la connection with private mature and had a . bearing on . a poanoie errangemsnt . for . the meeting of the board of directors In New Tork this week; , He declined to discuss the presidency or any other matters pertaining to ' the affairs of the railroad. ,-..', Farmer Gored to Death by an Kn- Oallpolls,.- O Nof. . 4. Charles D. Bailey, 74 years old. who lived two miles above Gallpolls. was attacked by an enraged bull, while crossing a field to-day, ana gored to death. Mr. Bailey was one of the most prominent rarmers in una asciion. us was ; a former msmoer or tne Bute board of ag rlculture , and served for many years as commissioner of OallU county. - .-.-.. ., ,-, -.. . -" y - i, One Fireman Rilled and Several nurt t . in xug rue. New Tork, Npv. 4. One fireman was killed and four others seriously Injured In a Are to-day that caused a money toss of f 71,000 In the build ing occupied by the New Tork Vitri fied Tile Company and the Pilgrim Steam Laundry In Brooklyn. The dead fireman waa James W. McCous ksr,. an engine man, and all the In jured were members of his engine company. They were burtsd under a wall that collapsed. - ' 11 11 " ' - v Famine in Cfntral China. -.. Shanghai." Nov. 4. Mlsstnnarles report a most Beyers lamine In the northern part oi Kiahsii nrovlnra. Central China. . It Is eetimated that 10,000,900 people rsce starvation Looai ; magistrates ere , preyentlng people from leaving the lotlnn, but sre Uklng.no steps to provl.l them with food snd supplk-a. ;(rlous dis orders are feared. , 11 . Cotton Iluyrr Is Arrnf-iird. New Tork. Nov. 4. ; .totiul T.fdti.tlo. tli cotton buyer of V-w, : i., who wS .srrslcd 'estrfl.y v h t-u-. urwfiiia remst from I ; .a i i, It, r him with forgery in , . ..i(.,n with a cotton hI, pi., s,. ttj rourt to-ds and ron,.,,; I to the Tombs for farther e... ' latlr Handle had Botl.lr:f to i?j l j cou: TENTIT LOOKS DEM0CBA1I MAJORITY ESTIMATED AT 1,000. The Soclallsi : Candidate WU1 ' Cnt Sorry Figure In the nnals--Con ' test . Between Crawford and Brltt . . Has Excited Comparatively LltUo Interest, Republicans ' Joggling, y ; With the ngure. Believed mat Some of. Them will KnUe Brut in Revenge Republican ' ' Factional Fight Likely to be Carried to the Polls To-Morrow. Special to ' The Observed. - .AshevtUe, Nor. 4.-Less . then 41 Ivours 'prior', to the baUle of balloU the tenth congreseioftal, district looks safely Democratic, ' A coruwsrvaUve eetlmbats places Crawford's majority at between .700 and 909. A number of Mr. Crawford's friends in AahevUU and other places In the district figure the 1 DemocraUo candidate's majority at 1,000,. while others more enthusi astic than their fellow, Democrat- (profess . to , believe that he will re ceive ' In the neighborhood or i.suu votes snore thaa bis Republican oppo nent, Prof. J. J. Brltt. E. R. Israel. the Soclallstla candidate for Congress from this district has cut a very sor ry figure. He win hardly poll half a hundred votes in the enure dinner, His strength AT such It might he termed Ilea in Ashevllle. chiefly among the hvboring class. Israel says that he doesn't expect to receive much ot a vote. He seems to be running Just for the sake of running. : UNINTERESTING CAMPAIGN. ' Ths content between Mr. Crawford and Mr. Brltt In this campaign excited perhaps leas .Interest and enthusl asm than for many a previous cam paign. ' The Joint discussions - were Ditched on a ttlgh plane; - there was an absence ' oc personalities and the voters had realur no excuse to become unduqr exercised over the debates. At almost .every appointment the people assembled listened to the arguments with marked respect, and rood order and, the epeafcrng '. over, penetrated the stillness - with few handclaps and ', went their way. There was show of "feehnc",-just once. Mr. Crawford got cned. He admitted thla later and In explanation said that he , was aroused by reason of Mr. Britt's manifest, unfaiifnees relative to Mr. Crawford rote on the oar coupler bill. The occurrence at WaynesvMle during the last' de bate. Mr. Crawford said afterwards that Mr. Brltt previous to the speak lng had Informed ' him that If he (Brttt) was not correct In hto asser tions relative to Mr. Crawford's vote on the measure he would make ample amenoe. At waynesvllle Mr. Craw ford handed Mr. Brttt the record se cured from 'Washington . giving ths correct position of Mr. Crawford on the matter and. this record Mr. Brttt declined to receive from Mr. Craw ford, hut reiterated hie former charge. Mr. Crawford lost his tem per and threw the bo1r.' In Mr. Brttt'e Qlrecca.temrlrHrrBrltf that if he had any sense to read It for himself. ;. i-, ..' .---..- REPTJBIJCANJUOOLINa The Republicans are endeavorlnsr to figure out a majority for Mr. Britt. They profess to believe ' that - the Democratic majorities in Buncombe. Haywood. Rutherford and Jackson counties wla be , greatly reduced while the Republican majorities In Henderson, Swam, Cherokee and oth er email counties will be slightly h creased. They hare made Bunoom.be the battleground ' and It U rtvWig away no secret to say that they ex. pect to make the beet showing here. This la Mr. Brttt'e home county and also the- home -.county of former SUU Chairman Rollins, former Col lector U. 8. Harklns and the revenue office. Democrats ' who are wise to the situation way that the Republi cans' etxoru in. Buncombe wUl avail little. - They aayT that Mr.. Crawford will receive practically the Democrat Is strength In Buncombe; that he will increase the Oudger majority of two years ago In both . Haywood and Rutherford ccninUes. -vCtutrvnan Lee. of the congressional commute, expects to carry McDowell Tuesday. Hs has received favoraJhla renortaTrm .h4t. Anusi vnu i. . .. It Is bettered that In Henderson county many of Judge Ewart's oloee (risnds will refuse to vote for Mr. Brltt In reven ge for : the manner In which Judge Kwart wu kknlfed by Republicans two years ago. L. B. Moody, a Henderson oounty Reptfb Ucan and brother of the late Con- en J. M. Moody, has written an open letter calling on Republicans to avenge the treatment accorded "my brother, and Judge Ewert and vote against : Brttt' In this letter Mr. Moody openly charges that the "same crowd that nominated Brttt caused the defeat" Of the laU Con gressman and Judge Bwart"-- Demo crats contsnd that the Henderson county Republican majority of 41 a two years ago will this year be. re duced te 100. , - Republicans on the other hand ear Ewart's majority will be Increased. - la Buncombe county the outlook Is Democratla There Is Uttls fear that any Republicans will "slip in." " The greatest jnurest In ths campaign has had to do with the fight between OoL LueJc and Mr, Webb for the State Benatorship. Republicans , concede Mr. Webb's election. Democrats say Mr. Webb will have too majority or more. . Ths entire county tlckket will probably be , elected by majorities ranging- irora (00 to 1,000. . .- FiqjlT FOR SOLICITORSHIP, In the fifteenth Judicial district Solicitor Mark W. Brown, the Repub- ncan nominee is CQntendlneT for re- sloctlon. He 4e opposed by Guy V. Robebrts, of Madison, county. - Ths closing days of the campaign' have been not. nr. . Roberts has made ehsrgws that Mr. Brown has accepted Illegal fees and the present solicitor and - Ma . friends have been Industri ously seeking to refute these charges. Democrats nope ror ' tne 'election of Mr. Roberts. ' The district, however. is really Rrubllcun, and Indications are that Mr. Urown will b re-elected The spatny tnat has existed during the campaign 1n Ashevllle was dis pelled yewieiaay and hurt night Great crowds were .onrrerated on the streeU all Cay yeelerdny, while last ight ths lmiii-ne I'srk ffqunre ws luk with people. Politics was the toplo for disoueirton and mors than ons nestd argument was Indulred In. There w good order snd few rrts were mads for dlawdorly con- TWO FRENCH ESPIONAGE CASES. Woman Tried to Give Bribe for Steal. '; lng Flans of Fortifications Other I 'Defenedant an Artillery Reservist. Paris, .Nov. 4v Two recent cases of espionage have attracted more or less attention here. , A woman of Toulon suspected of being spy In the em ploy of a foreign power,, was convict ed last ; week on; ths testimony of a sailor, who' swore she had tried to bribe him to stead the plans of csr- talh fortlflcatJona and submarine ves sels. The other case Is that of Gas ton Maltrugue, an artillery reservist. who waa arrested at Meaux for trifling offense.. When searched t the firing Instructions u for i the French army and tracings of drawings ot ths mechanism of siege, field and other guns were - found In his . ' possession. Maltrugue claims tnat he Is simply Interested , In ths uuestlon . of arma menu generally, but appearances are against him. , His case is stlU pend Generally speaking cases of espion age are not much more numerous, to day than usual. ArresU of suspects. especially on tne uarman frontier, Uke place consUntly. and are - ex plotted by a section ef the French press as proof of the warlike designs or uermany. ; . . ; A ETJSPECT COMMITS ' SUICIDE. John Hawkins Kills Himself at Abingdon, Trnn.. en Hearing Thai He Was Implk-ated In the Murder of Mrs. William Garrett. ; - Knoxvllle. Tennw. Nov. 4. As a sequel to the cold-blooded assassina tion of Mrs. Wlllam Garrett, at Ab ingdon Va, last night, -came the sul elds to-day at Abingdon of John Hawkins a near neighbor ot the wo man. His suicide followed his learn ing that he was under suspicion of the killing of Mrs, Garrett. Hawkins was a married man. about 10 'rears of are, and leaves a wife and three small children. His repu Utlon had been excellent and he had never before been under suspicion bf any : crime. Hawkins became con nected with the case by the discovery ef a letUr which he had written Mrs. Garrett and which Is now In the pos session of ths Commonwealth's at torney. This letter. It Is said. In i manner Incriminates the dead .man and Mrs. Garrett, although the wo man la said to have lived In a way not to Invite suspicion. Mrs. Garrett's assassination was - a horrible affair, her head being partially blown oft by two loads from a shot-gun..- s , WAS NO MAIL MATTER HELD UP. New York Postmaster Denies Report as to campaign literature at bub- 6tauon Not Coins Through. ; New York, Nov. 4. Regarding- the report that a urge quantity of cam palgn literature deposited at a sub- sUtlon of ths poeto fries late last night, waa held up pending a decision by the ' postal 'authorities, as to whether - ths -matter rwse----ma1lsJHe Postmaster' Wilcox U-nlght made ths following sUtemsnt: i - ; "There was no matter whatsoever held up at the sub-sUUon. The 40. 000 letters arrived- late Saturday night and two clerks In charge of the sub-station thought . that perhaps they were not mailable matUr. They notified the main poatofnoe and then placed the leturs In the various boxw ready for distribution. : 'V';.?- "Word was received at the sub station ' early this morning to allow the matter go through the malls and ths matter was released. '-.There was no deUy whatsoever snd no deliv ery was missed. .The letters were de livered Just as if there was no trouble whatsoever."". ' . . AMERICAN TROOPS ON MARCH. Intention of the Provisional Govern ment of Cuba to ' Have them Throughout the Country. , -. Havana. Nov. d. It U th4 InUntlon of the provisional government , to have the American troops here make extensive practice marches through out ths country. This should not be Interpreted as a threatening demon stration:' the step is taksn for 1U "Ofi .ff tff e.f In s, general order, Gen. J.'Franklln Ball enjoined all officers and enlisted men of the American army of. occupation to manifest all possible courtesy towards Cubans of all parties;. and to Uks - ho active part In the suppression of disorder, ex cept In extreme emergencies, render ing Interference for the protection of life and property necessary. The du ties of ths American forces are. gen erally speaking, limited to the ten dering or good omces for the preven tion of friction , between conflicting elements. .";''', f'.i j , JAP DTD NOT, MAKE SKETCHES. Mslor General Wood Denies Report Circulated as to Manila Harbor No Law Prohibits Tnera. . . Manila,' Nov. 4J The story that a Japanese army officer had - been; placed under arrest here for, sketch-' lng certain of the fortifications of Mantis harbor, was dsnied to-day by Major General Leonard Wood. com. tnandsr of the division of the Philip pines. No such arrest has been made, and no- Japanese have Uken sketches of ths fortifications. It Is well known that since the American occupation Japanese have- been engaged In mak ing maps of ths Philippines. There Is no existing law to prohibit them, al though such laws were In force un der the Spanish -regtms. ; yv, i '. 'MRS "BILL" i NYE . DED. ' : Wife of Famous Humor's! pases Away at Home of Daughter. , New Orleans, Nor. 4. Mrs. Edgar W Nye, i widow of thai i-ate ',. 'Blir Nye, the' famous humorist, died to day at the home of her : daughterM Mrs. "E. W. Phat r, at Avoca planta tion, near ; Morgan City. ;) - Mrs. 'Nye was 8 4. years old. snd was formerly resident' of North Carolina. Her body wlll .be Interred St New Iberta ' -.-'' "'''... W-IIHI W-t ,,' ,- . .. . v . . I,' .' Slioots Wife Then lilniKclf. Csmden, N. J., Nov. 4. Daniel Weldon. esed 60 yenrs. today nhot is wife, Mary, and then e-nt u bul- nt Into his own tinttil. It Is thought thst both will die. WeWIon's dau ; li ter was recently murtWcd by her huKliand and brooding over this trou ble tn tluougUt . to ,Jiav aff .ctol h'-j train. (JOIlRUPIIQX IS CII ' PRACTICED III TOBACCO i Massachusetts Senator S'js ft Weekly l!a Utur. tcUrnu , Secret Codes to l'rove A---. ;and Tliat Tlicy Were l)Iil t. i p lication on Contract Tlmt Ihrj . Mado Public, but This I! t :, .'.(' Been Done Ucenune Isier 1 mi i Will II g Home ltoartng on 'h; - day's Elections DlKtrkt Atto ; WiU Make InveatigaUon. . - Boston; Nov. 4. District Attorn. John, Moran sent a Utter to l trict ' Attorney Wm. T. Joromc, New Tork. to-day, in which he m il. I that he was Informed by 8tate r- i tor.A. D. Hughes, of Michigan, u s there is In the possession of CoUi. r Weekly -; evidence In , the form o original ' documents, letters, te rrains and secret codes, which tr to show that an organised metho.t , -legislative corruption Is practiced ly the so-called tobacco trust ,throu i out the country. : The letter follows: " ' w ' "I am credltlbly Informed by or.i A.' D. Hughes formerly a Bute Ki-m-tor of Michigan, that there ia In t; possession - of the proprietors of a publication by name Collier's Week v. having iu usual place of business u New Tork city, evidence in the form of original documents, letters, t.-i grams, secret codes and the transi tion thereof, some copies ot which I now have and. which I append her wlth for the purpose of Identifica tion, which tends to show an organ ised, systematic and general method of legislative corruption practiced by the so-callad tobacco trust through out the country, I am Informed that some of the , documents, copies ot which I do not have, tend to show that several 1 bills - affecting the in terest of the said v tobacco truNt. were defeated at the capital of this Commonwealth at the last session of our general court (Massachusetts Legislature) by practices which are a part, of this eystematlo scheme. I am Informed that the proprietors of the said Colllel's Weekly have pur chased the evidence for a large sum. of money under a contract to pub lish the same not Uter than 10 weeks after the first day of August; that the last day for publishing same has expired; ' that the ' ' said Collier's Weekly has refused to publish the same, according to contract. "I am further Informed that Col lier's Weekly Is delaying publication of this evidence In- violation of Its contract until after election, lest It should have an Injurious effect upon Republican -candidates .- on - election day. "Therefore I respectfully request you to obtain the same evidence and transmit to me forthwith In order that I may begin an Immediate in quiry to such acU occurring within my Jurisdiction as may be disclosed by an examination of the said docu ments. .-(." In making public the letter; Mr. Moran also gave, to the press espies of many letters, telegrams and codes, one letter being from Hughes. Hughes claims that he bought a factory In Marion. Ind., last April from former Senator O. A.-Baker, and 'In the factory Mr. Hughes found a desk,, Which he asserts was full of correspondence and - documents - re vealing certain transactions with the American Tobacco ? Company. Hughes states In bis letter tnat ne endeavored to Interest, President Roosevelt and Governor Hanley, ot Indiana, but was 'unsuccessful. He then sold the documents to Collier's under contract to 1 be published Oct. th last- -' SOLVING THE LABOR PROBLEM Commissioner Watson's Party of Im- mlgranU .-. Cliarieetonj n Hundred People and Application a for a Thousand.-" Charlotte's Ap plications Turned Down. Special to The Observer. Charleston, S. c Nov. 4. Mr. Watson, commissioner of trasnlgra- Uon for South Carolina, Is not only solving the labor problem tor this State, but the servant problem as well - That was (plainly manifested In scenes at the steamship wharf when the tmsmgranU were landed this morning from the Wltteklnd. There were . approxlmaUly five hundre l , men, -women and children. The personnel of the crowd shows ! that Commissioner Watson had made careful selection. V The majority Uwere Germans, but m the party was number of attractive French aer- venta There wee no tough element tn the crowd. Some were common locking, but the majority were we 1 dressed and Intelligent. All had be parcelled out to employes before t. day was half over and to-night mat are sleeping in new homes on Soul i Carolina farms and In South Curolin towns, having been taken direct from the steamship to trains waiting at the wharf. -. . ', . I asked Mayor Rhett, who hr charge of affairs, to give me a doz en. servanu to hrtng to Charlotu. They were all Uken. he said: Pointing to an attractive Oerman family of six, I asked for them. "Un possible," said Mayor Rhett. ."There are only- five hundred peoi li and we have applloaOoos for on i thousand." ' This experimental sV.p. ment of ImmlgranU is a great uc cesa l" Another shipment will bo brought In the latter part of Deer Ti ber or January. A ; ' WADE H. HARRIC:?. - TUB THAW CASE THIS WEI No. fi on Revlsal List of Hon ' Cases Sends Note Tluit He l ' Not Care to Talk. New Tork. Nov. 4. The cas Harry K. Thaw Is No. I on the re vised list of homicide raes and m be called this weok. Thaw, who has' bn lncsrci h ' since last June for killing Ft.u-r . White, the architect. At the Ma.i Square root garden sent thin not - the. newspaper men who nu ' uulrles of him to-day: "1 do not care to tullt in th -j sence of Mr, llartridge." On October 1 there were 81 i crm In th Tombs, lnce tlmt the list has bean reduced t The case ahoad of Thaw's U t Rafaeln CiMRCOns. wIidna tn il the calendar for the e irly j inis weox Count it1 t'i'iin All Ho 1 1. New link. : Count. : 1 " i I hllili-i u, in 1 1 1 i in h I., r I t !. tcsa aulJ I " the liowa ot t ' wort 'i. In I V ' l.-i I '. r : . I '. 1 i t J t -v J 4
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