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' Avl JiiJJ i i m w i i iii i ir "v i i i i i i i li r v i SUBSCRIPTION PUICE $8,00 PER YEAB. CHARLOTTE, Nf SUNDAY MORNING, ; DECEMBER 2, 1906. ;:v-'Vvv:;:PRICE-Hl.CIENTa OPEBATOKJilTTOUJFOlIND BROTHER ISSUES 4 V Us Never Left Boarding , Hot ee, , Mile From the Rangoon Offloe, since Wreck, Exctat on One Ooea virion When DcIto , Wm Bhkwmh1 by Friend Owing to lit fritctkMlf ly frU rated Cltato KIpcw Ac V1 ; InjjtrticUoi. XitUl Not CKt lw. ; 1 V ? rr4 Operator on W1M iq KetDTl JUini 01 ,-Tain-, appnxem, r,4 4 Xynhbur, Vl, ee. lTleTph Operator 6; D. Mttoax, who In charge of tho Nock telegraph office at Ranroon on tho Sonthera v Railway, and who la charred by the officiate of the railway with ; beln reeponrtble for 1 the frtffhtful accident, - haa boon located at hl boarding houee wltMn a, mMe of the Rangoon office, where he declare he W been rtnoe the ao cldftnt excepUng for a ehbrt tlrae. . To-day l t). Mattoax, a brother of the operator, who la a trarelliig aalea' man' with "a local ,hooe seeing re porta that the Southern; detectlToa bad been scouring the country 'for hla brother, as contained In" sutements given , out by the company, went to Campbell county to mterwlew lite brother. ; To-night he returned te Zyncbbtirg and gare out the fallow lng statement BROTHER ISSUES STaTJSMUmV ,MMy brother was on duty at Kan goon on the night of tne 2IU. He can prove that he did not go to rletsp and that he did not leave the office two minutes. When traie No, li ap proached he let It la -he block be- tween Rangoon and Lawyers. He let It Into the block under Instruction and he can prove by witnesses that he iriea uiree mew sri 1 Jl Lawyers in order foUfy blm of the-approach of No. IS. He could not. however, get a response from the La wye re operator. He has a card to show that he got the 'block. for No. IV The day operator .can prove that he found him oa duty when he la ported at 7 o'clock to relieve n'n. He did not run away after the nocident. He does not feel he U to. blame m this matter and he has male no ef fort to avoid arrest KNEW NOTHING OT SEARCH. . Mattoax declared that hla brother left hurboarding house ... only luce since the wreck, when 'ne went rut for a drive. He was practically pros trated by the wreck and was so de pressed that his friends thought a drive would do 'him good. Hs rs taraed to the boarding house slter this drive and has been thore r.r.c.v He did not know that the officers of the law had been searwiig tor rim. To-day he was Informed thU so'U. of the detectives of .the Ball win Agency were looking tor his brother and le went to the local police fteaoquartera, where he found that 1.0 riwtueA had been mad for the arrest of bis broth er. Local officials el the ' Boutnera USUI tfw eVwiiu a-e taite heea a mile front the teiegrapo onoa He le ready to give , htoself . .49 t any nana, 3.- FUNERAL PRESIDENT SPENCER Takes Place at S O'clock- To-Day Frons St, John's ennren, conduct ed by Dr. Roland Cotton Bmlth- Members of General Staff of Road W1U Attend la a Body. Washington, Dec 1. Arrange ments practically have been com pleted for the obsequies bf the late Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway. The services will take -place 1 at t o'clock to-morrow afternoon at , St. John's . Episcopal church. They, will be conducted by Dr. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. John's, v The body-bearers wers selected from among the negro porters of the Southern Railway, ah or tnem nave been in the service of the company for many years and all were person ally acquainted - with President Spencetv Those selected are Peter Laws, Frank Palmer, Henry Wilson, Anthony Phillips, Benjamin Warrick, Thomas Winters, George Jones and William Brown. Members of the general offloe force of the. Southern - Railway win as emble at the offices In this city at 1:10 p. m. to-morrow to attend the funeral as a body. The family of Mr. Spencer and the officials of "the southern Railway, have received a large number of tel - rsrams of sympathy and regret that Mr. Spencer's death and regret that ' versal appreciation In which 'ne waa - held .throughout the r county, among all classes of the people. ' Amonx the senders were Ambassa dor McCormJek, at Paris;" A. J. Cass- att, Robert T. Lincoln, Stuyvesant Fish, it. ciowry. x. a. Harriman and Oeorge J. Gould. , The messages were not confined to railroad : officials, but came from .'hoards of 'trades, mayors and .other prominent people rrom an sections. afoblle, Jackson Kansas City Trains to Stop, . ' Mobile,' Ala., Deo, f. President . Bird M. Robinson, of the Mobile, - Jackson A Kansas City Railroad, haa Issued orders that all trains shall stop v wherever they may be, and all work 1 ot every kind shall cease for live minutes, beginning at S p. m. Sunday, ' as a tribute to the memory of the late Samuel Spencer, ril of the Southern - Railway,,-.,;. :rJVT..V,'vv J.V-,'- . f ' ; to ntnr cotton; land. "I, English Cotton Association ttepresen- - udves Have Decided on Largo - , pnrcnase u juonismna. New, Orleans, Dec. 1 It "was an- i neunced by Colonel Welch In rharge ' t of the Gould System of the Immigra tion bureau, , that representatives ' of the Lanoaehlre and Manchoster Cot ' ton Spinners' Associations who, have completed a tour 01 the cotton ielt. J-Hfiave Dracttcally decided to Duroliase v:ys.O00 acres of cotton land In Loulsl- " ana and Mississippi, with the view of ' , raising and shipping cotton to , their own mills 1 In Lancashire and ' Man i Chester. ' - - '.r, ' By the ' handling of cotton , direct 1 from the farms to the spinners the Englishmen believe, they can rum inate the "middle men" and land cot ton at their mills much cheaper than at- present. "1 ' I ' ' f, ' ) Sheep Man Found Dead, Bullet In j' - ' Heart. ?' -Del Rio, Tex., Dec. J.- C. It. . ," Cauthorn, one of the most prominent sheep men in this, section, was found ilead In his buggy to-day three mllos r from Dl Rio with, a bullet n hla ' heart. " This is , the ' second t murder - within two, days and the entire city f . Is greatly excited. Several mobs are working Independently of (he rang-. . ., era whet have been called out. Blood- bounds are also being used. THEY BELY ON UNCLE UK i-.:f-X . 4 . . i JAPS ARB NO LONGER AGITATED Embassy Satisfied President Win Sat . laraclorUy Adjust California School j ; Oontroversy--Abeoluiely bo Reaeon for Revival of Notoriety In This Conntry Say Japanese NcwgpapcM No New Developments la Mat ; ter, It Being In Uands of President wOonsul at Yokotioma to be Given .'.'Si Opportunity to Deny Interview Ra. ; . porting Ulna as 'baying; Japan Is a. Preparing to WsjbAr; v v&:.K ffi-K ;t Washington, Deo. l.-Japan : has svery ' confidence ' that President Roosevelt will adjust the - Japanese California ' school controversy to the satisfaction ;tf both nations. 'Feeling this confidence Japan , has ceased ' to be agitated ; over the situation. The Japanese newspapers are empnattcal ly - moderate In al 1 their notices . of the affair and so far as the Japanese nation Is concerned there Is absolute ly no reason for then revival of the newspaper notoriety In this country. ,i The aasoclated . Press was to-day authorised to .Quote the Japanese etn bassy a above, It was further mid that there were no new development In the situation tt any rhar:; : that the matter was In the hands of Pres ident Roosevelt and his willingness and ability to act was entirely relied upon. ; Henry B. MUler, U. 8. consul gen eral at Yokohama, wdll he given an opportunity by the State Department to affirm or deny a Dubliahed Inter view In which he Is quoted as sar in ir that the Japanese are organising their army and navy to fight , the United Bttea. A Clipping of the. al leged Interview haa been forwarded to Mr. MUler and the statement la made that if he denies. It has answer will be accepted by the State Depart ment as conclusive. London. Dec. 1. President Rooee- from the anU-Jaoaneae rulevof the pvanclsco public schools Is await- ted with the rre&test . Interest and some anxiety here. The London pa pent are being regaJed with sensa tional statements mads by recent ar rivals on ttha Pacific coast from the far East, suggesting the possibility of rave complications, even war. The forthcoming presidential message to ConcresA therefore. Is watched for With even greater Interest than usual. Paris. Dec. a.. Great interest IS manifested here In the situation stow Inr out of the exclusion of Japanese children from -the publto schools of San Francisco. Boms of the r renc-n newspapers take en alarming view of the affair owing to sensational state ments cabled, that a clash between Japanese nd the United Sttes Is In evitable.. The Japanese legation to day issued a reassuring note declaring that the paroxysm of popular anger represented as raging in Japan was greatly .exaggerated. ' 'DOUBLE TRACK DONE. Trains Now Running Over Double ., Track Between Greensboro and Hls-K Point Senator Daniel to , tapngyi!i'ff': --" ' rw 0pecls.l te The Observer. . A Grensboro. 4 Dec , 1-The double track of. the Southern Railway be tween Greensboro and High Point Is completed and trains are. running ov er It this week for the first time. The, trains have been' using a part of the double track for some time, but not until this week did they go oyer the entire line. There are now three, forces of hands at work on the line from High Point to Salisbury and the double track on this part of the road, will be completed at the earliest possible time.' The part of the Southern between Grensboro and Salisbury is more congested than any other section of the entire line. Work was commenced yesterday on. the new road-bed for the com- Sany north of Greensboro and the ouble track from here to Danville is to be completed at the earliest pos sible date. It has been finished be tween Danville and Pelham, a station ten miles this side of Danville for some - time. Several Important changes are to be made in the road north of here In order to straighten the line and give a more direct route between here and Danville. The bad curve at Reedy Fork will be straigh tened, so as to effect a saving of about a mile or more, leaving the present town . of Brown Summit a mile to the north, coming; back to the present road-bed several miles this side of Reidsvllle. The Grensboro Lodge of Elks will hold .the annual memorial day ser vices In the Grand -Opera House to morrow afternoon. The principal ad drees will be made by United States Senator John W, Daniels, of Lynch- ourg, va. wnue in tne city Senator Daniels will be the guest of David Dreyfus, exalted ruler of the lodge. Eulogies on the lives of the members who have died during the past year will be delivered by members of the lodge. Those who have died In the last twelve months are: Thos. A. Sharpe, Clarence Brown, W. T. Powe and Alex Perrow. A special programme of music has been ar ranged CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Ioniser .Secretary Treasurer of Delta Cotton Co., Memphis, Tenn., Ar rested Admitted Shortage of $7,- ;'.." 000. .; t . "t.:" ': ' Memphis, Tenn.', Dec. 1. J. E. Hutchinson,' former secretary treasur er of the Delta Cotton Company, to day was arrested on a charge of em bezilement of , 61,000. i Hutchinson unrtral WMlca a a-a . aAmlttmA tn th police and friends that hs was 17.000 short In his accounts. He' attempt-' ed to . kill himself by cutting his throat with -a -raior. He recovered 1 na to-day th,e warrants were served. The Annual Production of Gold and Washington, Dee. L The. ' bureau of the Mint and' the Geographical Survey, which are co-operating in the work of determining the annual pro duction of cold and - sliver In . the United States, have .agreed upon the following as. tor, the .calendar , year 1V05I ' ' ' )' - y w Gold 118.110,700: silver Srf.101.600 fine ounces. ' 1 ' The .total number of ounces of gold produced was 4,25.742, and the com mercial value of the sliver produced was $S4,iai,7. .t ,,1 M Tho Steamship Yale Launched. Philadelphia, Dec. l.--The turbine power steamship Yale, to be launched to-day from the yard of - tne Dela ware ' Iron Works, la to bo., the fast est, as well as ens of the finest vessels engaged In the ' American Atlantic coast service. ' It Is the property, of tns Metropolitan stearnsup FODB KILLED . IN 'WRECK ENTIRE "WRECKAGE IS BURNED Heavlly-Lostded Gravel Train Crashes ..Into paeeenger on Rutland Hall- r1 ' N"r Vergennee, VL, and S Two Coaches Go Over a Steep Kin- bemlanen(--Tlure Women Passen s gers Killed Outright or Burned to Death and One Dies In Hospital At Least Twelve Seriously Injured " 'XTsramen ana vire jucpertment Dsvea injured rrom DeatUv in flames. : r, ( -. , .v ;; j V Vergennev Yt., Deo.: 1. Disaster fell to the passengers of a train. on thai Rutland Railroad near thta sta tion ; to-day, whehl heavily-loaded gravel . train, , moving slowly on a down grade; crashed intent from the rear. Three women passengers were either killed outright or burned to death 'in the Are .which followed, a fourth has sines died of her injuries, and at least twelve persona were seri ously Injured. Among- the -latter were members of the Drury Opera Company, of New York, an organ! satlon of colored musicians. The psssenger consisted of two coaches and a caboose, , and both the coaches went over the edge of a steep embankment The entire wreckage was In flames, but the In jured were saved through the heroic efforts of the trainmen, the Are de partment of Vergennes and others from the town who hurried to the scene. ' - ' The dead are: ' MRS. W. A. LAWRENCE, 45, of Bristol. MISS CORINA STOWB. It, ot Bristol. MRS. NELLIE , BARNARD, . of Bristol. 11 MISS RO8BTTA FAULK, Drury Opera Company, of New York city, died, In the hospital. The seriously injured ate: .' E. it. Dyke, of Bristol, may die; W. E. Simpson, of Wsterbury; Mra W. JS.. Simpson, wife of Mr Simpson; Wt J. Vanhouton, Drury Opera Co.; Carrie Francis, Daisy Allen. Annie Queen, William Soudder, members of the opera company? Mra Rogers Laterell, of Bristol. The wreckage was entirely con sumed. A number of thoee hurt were taken to Burlington on a special trajn. RAILROAD REORGANIZED. Norfolk & Southern Railroad Com pany, Following Merger, Announces Iteorganlsatlon Several Changes in Officials. Special to The " Observer. Norfolk, Va.. Dec. 1. The Norfolk & Southern Railway Company, fol- lowinx the merger under that name, of the Norfolk ft Southern Railroad, the Raleigh A Pamlioo Sound Rail way Company and . the Atlantio t North Carolina Company, owning tne Pamlico, Oriental and Western Kan road Company, , to-day announced Jlsl rsorsranlsatlon. caTrymr ng -wnna number of chances, some new officials succeeding old ones of tne merged lines, who aro dropped, with promo tions for others. The reorganisation effective from to-day is as follows) Marsden J. Perry, chairman of the board. Providence,. R. I.; Frank S. Gannon, president. New York: Morris K. King vice president, Norfolk; George W. Roper, vice president, Norfolk; Charles O. Hslnes, vice pres ident. Raleigh. N. C; Walter B. Gwyn. secretary. Norfolk: Matthew Manly, treasurer, Norfolk; H. C. Mac- kay comptroller, Norfolk; W. L Bird, auditor, Norfolk; Oodkln ft Coad bourne, general counsel. New York; R. E. L. Bunch, traffic manager, Nor folk; H. C. Hudgins, genersl freight and passenger agent, Norfolk; F. L. Merritt, land and industrial agent. Norfolk; W. R. Burrows, purchasing agent, Norfolk; M. W. MoGulre, gen eral superintendent, Norfolk; R. P. Foster, assistant general superintend ent. Goldsboro, N. a; F. L. Nichol son, engineer maintenance of ' way, Norfolk; W. F. Carlisle, engineer maintenance of way. Newbern. N. C: J. E. Gould, superintendent of motive power, Norfolk; J. H. Green, master mechanic, Newbern, N. C.; T. B. Ogle, superintendent of Norfolk & Pamlico divisions, Norfolk: Henry Crocker, superintendent of Suffolk division, Suffolk, Va.; J. R. Hawkins, superin tendent division, Newbern, N. C; S. L. Dill, supertntenden Beaufort di vision, Newbern: W. G. Larmour superintendent of marine equipment, wannington, w. t General Superintendent McGuIre to day announced that there was noth ing In the report to the effect tnat he would return to the Queen A Cres cent Railroad to succeed W. A. Gar rett, as general manager of that line at Cincinnati. All of the offices and office force of the Atlantic & North Carolina line, except that of Assistant Superintend ent Foster, formerly general- mana ger of -the Atlantio A North Carolina, will be moved from Goldsboro to Nor folk, , ADMITTED ROBBING MAILS. Louie D. Jones, Arrested' by Deputy Marshal Calvin for Stealing ResrU. tered Parcels and Other Articles From Malls, Confesses Guilt. Special to .The Observer. , Fayettevllle. Dec. 1. This morn ing Deputy United ' States Marshal Colvln treated at Lumber . Bridge Louis D. Jones, charged with the rob bery ot mall pouches; registered par cels and packages of watches, Jewel ry, silverware and other merchandliM. Junes was In the service of the post office department, ; transferring the ma,l8) from train to train at the pas scnger sutlon In this city. He IHt home last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving at Wakulk, saying that he would return that nlxhL but in. stead of appearing in person, , he Sent In hla resignation yesurday. He was tried before United Statu Commissioner Judge Button, this af ternoon. , The commissioner lead over ' to him Postofflca . Inspector Buck's testlmpny and at the close Jonea made a full and voluntary con. fesslon of . the robbery. It ' was re ported Just after his arrest that Jones had confessed to -taking the Dackaea nf $3,000 la transit from . Msg ton to the Fayettevllle Southern Life if M-r-ance Co,, some weeks ago, bv ih.'a was nntruo and that was i.ot brouxht up before Judge Sutton. The aitumed was remanded to Jail In default of 3t 18,000 bond to stand trial at the n. xt term of Federal Court.,, 4 ones is the son pi the late Reubw Jmes, mer- chant and hotel and restuwrart lur-, until a policeman arrived and march er, lie is a married man, cut b rep-j ed him to the station house. . . srated from his wife. A rro?t t-Ue Matt Helglar, Jr., aod about It ot all sorts , of ' art icles aku iir ra years, , while out hunting to-day ao the malls was found In his trunk snd Hdentally shot himself la the foot. PLAINTIFF'S B3XL DISMISSED, Judge Prltchard Sends Order to Clerk of AehevUle Federal Court to Dis , . miss Kill Against Henry Grlnnell " and Wife. t Special to The Observer. .,; " Ashevllle, Deas '1. Judge J.; C Prltchard, who Is now tn Richmond, sltUng on the Uplted States Circuit Court of Appeals, bench, has sent an order ; to the clerlr of the v United SUtes Circuit '.Court here directing that In the case of the North "Car olina Mining Company against G. R. Westfeldt and others, recently heard here, t the plaintiffs bill against two Of the defendants,- Henry Grlnnell and wife. Dodette, Alt onla Grlnnell, be dismissed. Judge Prltchard holds that Ws court haa no Jurisdiction ot the persona of the two defendants; that t they are residents of the Dis trict of Columbia. The court further orders -that the two defendants re cover of the ' plaintiff such costs as they may have Incurred In their be half. Just what this amount will be has not yet, been ascertained, but it Is, probable that It will be several hundred dollars, 80me say It will be 11.000. . It Is rumored' here that Judge Prltchard will at an early date ren der his decision tn the case of the mining company ; against the West' feldts, sometimes called the "great mtllian dpllar copper mine suit," and in v4ew of this alleged forthcoming decision and the further fact that the same case will, be called in the State courts at Wsynesvills before Judge W. R. Allen Mondsy, much Interest Is manifested In the probable outcome. If Judge Fritchard'a decision Is ren dered first, and his findings are up held by - the United states Circuit Court of Appeals; the decision In the United States Court would tand, even though the verdict of the Superior Court should be In favor of the oth er parties and his decision should be- affirmed by the State Supreme Court. On the ether hand, if the Su perior Court verdict came first and was upheld, it would stand ss against the United SUtes Circuit Court Judge's - decision. . TO ENLARGE THE GUILFORD. $100,000 WIU Probably Be Spent in Enlarging Guilford Hotel Greens boro Life WiU Erect Modern Of floe Building. , Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Dec. "1. Plans have been drawn for the enlargement of the Guilford. Hotel, now leased by Cobb A Corpenlng and run in con nection with the Benbow. If the plans are carried out, $100,000 will be spent on improvements. A story or two will be added, and an annex, containing a large new dining room, will be built. The building is owned by B. H. Merrimon, and Cobb A Cor penlng own the lease. - The Greensboro Life Insurance Company is arranging to buim a modern office building on Washington street, to be used by ' this company and the Greensboro Fire Insurance Company. The transfer of the prop erty has been practically completed, and work will begin soon. y.1 . 5frxy . : . , i,k A.J Mr. Tlxmins Hall, of DhrlWm, - While relating omr itouse itoor at rox boro, Lones Footing and Falls, Sus taining Severe Injuries. Special to The Observer. Roxboro, Dec, I. While painting the court house roof this morning Mr. Thomas Hall lost Ms rootlnx and fell to the ground, a distance of 60 feet. His right arm. was broken In two places, the shoulder crushed and several ribs broken. It is hoped that he may recover, but the doctors are as yet unable to decide as to the ex tent of his internal Injuries. It was an awful accident and many who were on the street watch ing the painters at work stood ap palled and helpless at the frightful sight. Mr. Hall is about 21 years old, a son of Elder Hall, of the Primi tive Baptist church, of Durham, and Is a young man of high character and worth. CASE ENDS AFTER SIX YEARS. Helen Wllman Pont, Mental Healer, of Sea Breexe, Fin., Files Affidavit Tliat She I Kuffertnir From Rlicu matlioii of Which She Cannot Cure Herself and Pavs $500 Fine! Jacksonville, Fla. Deo. 1. The, case of Helen Wllman Post, the' mental healer of Sea Breese, Fla., which has been pending In the Unit, ed States Court for six years, was ended to-day. Mrs. Post filed an affi davit that she is suffering from acute inflammatory rheumatism, of which she cannot cure herself, paid the tine of $500, 1 promised to cease the use of the United States mall In carrying on mental healing business and was relieved from the sentence of confine ment in jull for 80 days. Mrs. Post is now 75 years old, broken tn health and says that all her wealth has been spent in attorneys' fees defending the cases against her, aggregating $25,000. ' DRURY OPERA CO. IN WRECK. I'our Persons Killed and Several Be rtouxly Injured Manager of Com pany Emohim-s With icvv flight Kcratclies. k Vlrgennes, Vermont, Dec 1. Kcur persons were (killed and' several seri ously Injured in a wreck on tho Rut land Railroad near here. A gravol train plough! Into tho rear of a passenger train. . , Two passenger cari were wrecked and caught fire. ' r ' , . None of tho dead have ban posi tively Identified. Among the passengers were 21 members of the . Drury ' Opera Com pany, of New York, an orgaaliMon made upiof negro singers. , 1 One member, Rosetta Falk, Is be lieved to be fatally , hart, white an other man named Stevens Is seriously Injured. ' '- Drury, the leader. of the company, Is slightly hurt. - 3TRIES TO SHOOT AGENT. V'.. V" :.' j ' Oliver Hicks, of Stokes County, , While-. Intoxicated, , Attempts to 1 Shoot Agent Jackson, at Winston ,v: Salem. , ' , j Special to The Observer, : . Winston-Salem, v Dee. 1. OHver Hicks,; of Stokes .county, while Intox icated, endeavored to shoot Agent Jackson, of. the union passenger sta tion to-day. The agent led Hicks out of the waiting room, whereupon the latter drew his pistol. .,,.,,, w . Mr, -Jackson grabbed the gun nd wrenched it out of tho Intoxicated man's hand. Hicks was rushed Into tha Hrkt nflVa. Whr ti rm olnasl MAY'GO TO JUBY MONDAY GILLETTE ' CASE ... EVIDENCE " IN Prosecuting ' Attorney Begme Sum- 1 mlng Up Monday Morning and Will be Followed by Gillette's Counsel r. Defendant on Stand .. Again for Short Time, It Being. Developed : Throngh Has Evidence That Girl : . Took Working CloUiea While He .. Did Not Girl's Father. Who Has Been - in . Oowt Throughout - Trial, ' Says, "I am Satisfied that Justice Will Be Done." j '..,,. Herkimer, N.4T., Dec. 1.- The tak ing of testimony In the trial of Ches ter Gillette on the charge of murder ing Grace Brown, was completed to day and the court adjourned, On Monday morning the prosecuting at-! torney will begin his summing up of tns testimony and will be followed by Gillette's oounsel. It Is exDected that the case will go to the Jury; 000 shares of the company's stock at Monday evening. $25 per share. Na reason Is given in District Attorney Ward called Gil-1 the statement for the decision, but lette to the witness stand for a few Louis Marshall, counsel for the Gug mtnutes to-day and. questioned him gen helms, said It was because there concerning the death of Grace Brown had not been sufficient time to ex on Big Moose lake, seeking to bring amine the titles to the company's out points which had already been property. The par value of the stock touched on in Gillette's previous tes- la $S per share and the total Is 1.200, tlmony. ' It was developed that when 000 shares. The stock - has been the couple left for the lake, Grace Brown took with her her working clothes, while Gillette had not taken hla This was believed to be im portant evidence in view of the fact that Gillette had sworn he had In tended to take Miss Brown away and did not Intend to return to Cortland. Other witnesses testified that Gil lette had made preparations to re sume bis work in tho factory after a week's absence. Grace Brown, on the other hand, according to wit nesses for the defense, hal bade them good-bye as if she did not ex pect to return. In showing that the dead girl had taken her everyday clothing on the Journey, the prosecution explained that she merely meant to seek a new hqme and to work and help the young man who had, - It Is alleged, promised to marry her. When Mr. Brown, the dead girl's father, who had been In court throughout, left to-day he said: "It Is enough; I am satisfied that Justice will be done." APPEAL TO COMMISSION. Secretary Field, of tho Nqrth Caro lina Case Workers' Association, Asks flnter-State Commerce Com mission to Relieve Alleged Rate Discriminations Advocates of New County Appoint Committees. Special to The Observer. High Point. Dec. 1. The North Carolina Case Workers' Association has a representative in the person of Mr. C. J. Field, secretary, at Wash ington this week, where he appears before the Inter-State commerce com mission in behalt of the shippers and manufacturers of High Point, and other towns and cities In this section, regarding rats discriminations to the Facinc terminals, where the trade of this State has come to be of more It nap, ordinary consideration. f Iq. Oo. L" nvmmi w m.at oj ur.- n. G. Bradshaw, president of the asso ciation, and Mr. Field. ' secretary, which was the beginning of what Is hoped will be the means of an equit able adjustment of conditions as they affect the trade conditions In High Point and this section of the coun try, where the manufacture of fur niture Is so great a factor In the development and prosperity. The matter in the discrimination Is based on tonnage of cars, which means that the railroad companies decline to handle carloads . of furniture at a minimum rate, that will allow the loading with such articles as dress ers and chiffoniers and the stocks that take up much room and are of light weight 1n proportion. The contention has been held by the sev eral railroads Included In the action of the association, that they have the right to provide cars of any dlmen Htons. Mr. Field carried with him cvllence that there are In the State and in High Point, as well, a num ber of manufacturers who have suf fered heavily by countermand, even as high as $7,000. Mr. Field has had practical experience In railroading and will make a strong argument In be-half of the association he repre sents. ' 1 Kev. Mr. Alexander Gait, of Oliver, Va., accompanied by his family, arriv ed here last night to make this their future home. Mr. Gait was recently called to the pastorate of St Mary's Episcopal church, of this city. Definite steps have been taken to wards securing the new county with Illh Point as the county seat. At a railed meeting last night In thn may or's office, Dr. J. A. Turner was elect ed chairman and the following com mittees named: Campaign fund: Robert Brockett, It. H. Wlieoler and J. K. Klrkman; publicity: J. J. Far rlss, W. P. Ragan, T. J. Gold and C. F. Tomllnson; orgunlatlon: K. M. Armfield, T. H. Hpencer. M. J. Wrenn. Charles Raian and J. H. Mil lie, These committees will go to 1 work at once and the matter will be pushed. It Is quite probsble that a .bill will be presented to the Legis lature In Jandary next, authortlng a vote on the question. This bill, with one allowing High Point to vote on bonds to the amount of $160,000 shows that she Is alert In striving for a greater city and a greater county, with the "Grand Rapids of the South"; as the capital. TILLMAN BUNCH RESIGNS. Second Lieutenant In Marine Corps Quits Service Brother of R. E. L. Buncla, of Raleigh, and Nephew or Senator Tillman. , - Special to The Observer, ' . t Portsmouth, Va., Deo, J. Second Lieutenant Tillman Bunch, of the United SUtes marine corps," attached to . tho marine garrison In the Portsmouth, 1 Va., navy yard, re signed to-day and quit the service at once. He was appointed to a marine corps! billet 00 June 1$, 1004, from South Carolina, v 1 After ; serving ' the required , term at tho school ' of application at An napolis, Md., he was sent to the bar racks, here, where he has been .since. Recently hs saw service with an ex peditionary battalion of marines In Cuba during the Insurrection. ,He Is a brother of R, E. L, Bunch. of Raleigh, formerly ; Seaboard passen ger agent, and., a nephew of Senator Benjamin Tillman, of South , Caro- Una, , 1 1 , ,t Vn 1 ,, . .; . w 1 I ' Chicago Death ftecord lor tho Hunt- n lng Heason 74.' - (Chicago, Dec. 1. The Tribune says: "Seventy-four deaths and 70 persons Injured, some so serious that death may result, is tne record or the ra talltles for the hunting season threugheut- tho Ol.trl,' ''"v- STOCK DB0P8 AB0UT HALF GUGGENHIXMS REFUSE OPTION Decline From 8 - a Short Tune Ago to l S-4 la Stock of Nlpuwing Mines Co. Explained by Announce . ment That Option on 400,000 Shares - Had Not Been Executed Gunren lieuiis Issue Statement Sayhuc They WiU Meet AU Losses by Sabscrlb- eraWill Not Now Execute Option, . They Say, and Have so Notified the Vendors. k , ' . New York, Deo. ' 1-A ; rapid do cHne In the stock-of the fllplsstng Mines Co., a cobalt company, from a high point of It T-t ' a short time ago to 1-4 to-day, attracted much attenUon and was without explana tlon until this afternoon, when It was announced that the Guggenheim In terests had declined to exercise an option held by them to purchase 00,- traded In very largely on the curb and 'has been a leader in the specula tion In mining shares. When it became known that the Guggenheims were considering the stock as an investment there was a rush on the part of the publio to buy and the price advanced sharply. When the decline set in there were rumors that the Guggenhelms might not exercise their right to buy at 25. The official statement by the Guggeu helms contains a notice to the sub scribers, to their syndicate that they, the Guggenheims. will assume all losses and that the subscribers will not lose a dollar. The statement by the Guggenheims follows: "On October $0 the Messrs. Guggen heim took an option from a number of gentlemen for the Purchase of 400, 000 shares of the capital stock of the Nlpisslng Mines Company at $25 per share. They offered a large por tion of this block for underwriting to their friends at the contract orlce, receiving not a dollar for commis sions or otherwise. They also Intend ed to keep a large portion of the stock for themservea On November 1st they paid $2,600.0000 on account of the purchase price. On making this payment they received for them selves and their subscribers 40.000 shares of the stock, leaving In the hands of the vendors (0.000 shares of the stock as a forfeit in the event that they failed to make subsequent payments. , "The second payment would have been payable to-day if they had con cluded to proceed further with the business. They have now decided not to exercise their option with retard to the purchase of the remainder of this block of stock, snd havs so no tified Che vendors." Concurrently with this notice thoy have Issued to their several subscrib ers a circular letter to the effect that the Messrs. Guggenheim have stepped into tfTr"T5rftcffTmgTiev assumed whatever losses may arise out of this transaction, "thus relieving their sub scribers from all obligation, so thst not one of their subscribers will loss a single dollar." ESCAPED PRISONER CAPTURED. Sheriff Sharp, After a Struggle, Suc ceeds in Arresting George Carver, Colored. Special to The Observer. Wilson, Dec.Vj- Early yesterday morning Sheriff Sharp was notified that Oeorge Carver, one of the two prisoners who recently escsped from Jail here, was at his wife's home in the eastern section of the city. Sher iff Sharp Immediately went In search of the man and found him. The sheriff told Carver he had to go to Jail with him. Carver said he would die first, and seised the sheriff. Sher iff Sharp, after a lively tussle, threw down Carver. As hs did so. Carver's wife tried to hit the sheriff with a bed slat. At this time help arrived and Carver was taken to Jail. PRESIDENT RECEIVES PEARY. Arctic Explorer la neartlly Congrat ulated by Executive Wetman at Executive Offices When Peary Ar rived. Washington, Doc. 1. Commander Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer, called on the President by appoint ment to-day. He was heartily con gratulated by Mr. Roosevelt on the achievement he haa made In his lat est Arctic exploring trip. Comman der Pear upon leaving the White House said hs was going to New York to-day on business matters. Walter Welmah, Who hopes to reach tho Arctio regions by means ot an airship, was at the Executive of fice when Commander Peary arrived. The two exchanged cordial greet ings. 1 " EMBEZZLER GET! FIVE YEARS. Gordon DuRose, Former president of Defunct First National Dank. Mir mlngham. Guilty ort All Counts. Birmingham, Dec,', 1 Gordon Do Boss was to-day sentenced to five years. The Jury In the case ot Gordon DuBosJ, former president of the de funct First National Bank, of Knsisy. found the defendant guilty , on all counts of misappropriating funds, but not guilty of all counts of abstraction, and embexslemeht. There ware 172 counts In the In dictment and the amount , Involved was about $4$,000, 1 alleged . to , have been lost In cotton, speculation.: DuRose made good the losses, but the Federal government prosecuted him for violation of the national bank laws. ACTORS KILL CONSTABLE. Another Officer Fatally Wounded ami Two Actors Seriously Khot Con , stables Were levying on Trunks. ,, Qulncy. 111.. Dec. 1. In a quarrel to-day over receipts for a theatrical performance given at Lagrange, Mo., Constable Hosea Duvall was shot and killed, and Constable James H. Ro hon and Orion K. Stuart, an actor, were fatally wounded, while Roy Mil lard, an actor, waa shot through the body and the arm. RohOn and Du vall were levying on trunks claimed by Gilbert, Donaldson, owner of the show. Stuart and Millard are alleged to have begun the shooting. Rlnhday of Queen Alexandria. London, Deo. l'. The birthday ef Queen Alexandria, born tn 1J44, was celebrated at Sandrlngham by an un usually large gathering of the Royal family.'. Greetings from all parts of the world arrived. . King Kdward'a. gift wa A costly white motor car. - TO TEST : THE DISMISS A h GARNER WILL , MAKE MOl : , Representative From Texas Annomi. ; cea That He Will Introduce 1 Us v 2non in the House Monday. Providing for the Appointment of ; fipecial Committee to Investigate " and Test tiie Legality of the Prei. dent's Dismissal ;of " .-Brownsviiiuj Troops In Forthcoming Untsavt to Cougreaw Presklent Roiw .3 WUl Advocate Federal Inherltam-e TaxDefinite Action at 'Approach ing Term Not Probable. Is BY' Vf. W. PRICE. Washington, Dec L One. of the first resolutions to - be Introduced la the House wlhen Congress meets Mon day will be that offered by Represen tative Garner, of Texas, calling forth appointment of a special committee to Investigate the dismissal by the President of the colored troops of the Twenty-fifth Infantry alleged to have been Involved In the Brownsville riots, at Brownsville. Tex., last August 5 , This announcement was made- to day by Mr. Garner Immediately Upon his arrival in this city, it la his J teflUon to Introduce his resolution, possibly on the first day. but If not, ' then at the first possible moment " . WANTS LEGALITY TESTED. . In discussing the matter Mr. Gar- ' ner said that while he knew the mn who have been mustered out by 'or- ' der of the President could not at this time be helped, as they had already been paid all the money due them by the government and had had their names wiped off the rolls as soldiers of the United SUtes. he had decided . to Introduce the resolution and have a committee investigate the question as to whether the President has a right to dismiss troops summarily without a court martial. He said fur ther that hs had no particular Inter est In the soldiers that have been dis missed, bat that the real point was as stated to ascertain whether or not the President exceeded bis power In dis missing the soldiers without a cou'l martial. A similar resolution will simultane ously be Introduced tn the Senate, but by whom. Mr. Garner declined to state to-day. 4 v Last year, at the time when Mra Minor Morris was ejected from the White House, it was another mem ber of the Texas delegation Morris Sheppard who introduced a resolu tion calling for an investigation of the matter. ' - It Is probable that the Texaa dis missal order will hold the center of the stage for some time to oome and will be watched with keen Interest in many quarters. WILL ADVOCATE INHERITANCE TAX. In his forthcoming annual message to the Congress, President Roosevelt vUl take strong ground ln.fsrnr.tif. a... Federal Inheritance tax. Ha-already has indicated his "-views en the subject- m the statement of hla position mads last spring. In his now famous "muck rake speech" at the laying of the corner-stone of the office building of the House of Representatives at tracting wide - attention. It Is well . known that the President presented the subject of an Inheritance tax In that address for the purpose ot feel- -lng the public pulse on the question. . He did not care formally to recom mend to Congress the enactment of -legislation levying such a tax unless It was reasonably certain to meet with the approval ot the American peo ple. The comment on that phase of , his address was comprehensive and, -for the most psrt favorable. He haa discussed the matter with many peo ple since he announced his own views.' the concrete result of the conference being that he will recommend the en actment of a measure which will en- " able the government to profit .to .the ... extent of a graduated tax on the pass-,, lng of fortunes, from one pcrattt . to , , others. v ' It is quite likely the question may be projected into the approaching ' session of Congress, although it is thought to be improbable that .defi nite action will be taken at a short session on a subject of so great im- ' portance. On this matter, as on some others, the President haa advanced, the Democrats are- likely to stand i with hi in practically to s man. : The opposition to the proposition will corns, for the most part, from Mio ' ranks of the Republicans. Many Re publican congressmen, however, ire committed to the proposed inherit- v, ance tax and will advocate its adop- . ion, not only as a proper means of ncreaslng the national revenue, but if some measure of control which It S, urged the government ought to ex ercise over vast fortunes. AJ VEBTED INTKRgKTH WffrVrnpw POSK IT. ,.,,'; . The President's recommendation will be followed Immediately by the Introduction In both the Sunatf end . the House of Representatives of bills to carry his Ideas Into legislative ef-. . feet. It Is regarded as probable that a contest similar to that ' over 1 the proposed Income tax measure, will be precipitated, but that It eventually , will be adopted by Congress, potxxly who haa sounded the opinion of the legislators on the question . seriously doubts. Such a tax apoeals strongly to the people and their Representa tives in Congress, because it will en able . the government - to . ralve y a part, ' at least of - the great su,ns Which will be necessary to carry to success the -', enormous . piuHvts on, which It already haa entei-ed... The opposition to the proposition "-w 11 come principally from repr.utentative ot the highly protected Industries and their friends,, because they maintain that the government ought to rotxo its revenues practically entirely wUb, the exception of the lnti.-u.il txe u w h Iskay and tobacco I run c u itm s duties. Even among th hlgn mti.c tionisCs, however, there ira many ad vocates of an lnhriU ice tax end they, will stand for such. 4 tax not withstanding the fact that It iumti toward an ultimate reduction of ir Iff rates. , It has been esMmuted tht such a law eventually would yield tt government a revenue -f .rorx! -mately $15,000,000 a yar. InW. the revenue , la ltkty , t be rth more thai! lees that Amount In several European rountil ' -Inheritance tax is levl l and been found to work admlra" 1. I advocates of the priition n country it Is believed if bj a to manyeconomlo and noc'nl i lema PrvMdent Roosevelt l. t cated his Intention w mlw enactment ot the law will a personal and racial .fore at i mand. - is property, of I bureau drawers at his boarding house, The big toe was mangled so that It j tall .pC?m?in?,ith CP Inn. ,-.,.... . J bad to ha. amputated. ithr " , S , "'II . .. , . a , . . 5 " . , -t t . " i ' I l II ' t .... ' ' ' ' , . f 1 i,v 1 ' 1 n Ji " . 1 t ' 1 , t , ' ait "i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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