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1 Vv,' y .V y. v. f ' - . , i SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $8.00 PER YEAR, CHARLOTTE, N. 0., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V .f .JUDGE ASKS rKOTECTION THE HARGIS CASE HELD UP Member of Council for Prosecution, Who Swored Order for Restraint ' in Famous Kentucky Case, Says a . Dozen Men are In Danger of Being ' ihot Down Before Stato Troop 4 Can Arrive Bloodshed Sure r to c Follow Prodedura of Trial Judgo Wire Governor For Troops to " Guard Him AgaliwtAsHsuwlnatlon Town Full of Armed Men. , -Frantyfort, Ky Jan. .10.-Attorney p. P. JouetWof counsel for the pros ecution in the Baric trial at Jackson, . Ky.i reached here -to-day to secure -wrtt - of . prohibition ;to restrain 'Special Jude Carnea 'front-proceeding further, wltbrthe trlalixHe says tnat a -dozen men now at Jackson are in danger- o(fbelrif ? shot down hetore State troops can be gotten there, and that-blood will certainly flow it the - triai 'ia proceeded , with. Ilia request 'Was-granted by. the court because of the ' condition at Jackson and Judge Carnea has been instructed to stop the trial.' 1 , ,,; . : .Special Judge Cartes is trying Jamea v if argts, Edward Callahan, John Bmitb' and John Abner for the assassination of Dr. B. D. Cox, at Jackson, Breatitt county, four years ago." Late last night he wired Gover nor Beckham asking that St soldiers be sent ta guard 'aim against assasl natlen. Jadge Carnes says his life is In dangerclVIi authorities being pow erless 'to protect ' him. Jackson is filed with armed men. Governor beckham has sent Adjutant Lawrence and State Inspector Hincka to Jack son' to Investigate the sttua tlon there before ordering out the militia upon request of Judge Carnes. ' HARGIS NOR COUNCIL IS COURT. Feud Between Factions Again Threat , ens Trouble People of Jackson ; Want Trial Removed as Far as Possible Defense Attorney Fears Assassination. , Lexington, Ky., Jan. 10. A special from Jackson says: Judge Carnes held a session of court tor IS minute this evening. He said that he asked for troops to pro tect himself and attorneys in. the case, neither Hargis or his attorneys, W. A. Toung, or J. J. C. Bach, appeared in court. . The cause of the trouble is the same that has brought about all previous , trouble, (he feud between the Hargis faction and their opponents, the Inci dents of last night and to-day revolv : lng about the trial tor former Coon ty Judge James Hargla and former "Whert It Edward Callahan on the . charge of murdering Dr. Cox tour ' years ago. The -Jury In', the case has not been found impossible to secure 18 Breath itt county who are not afraid to pass Judgment upon their fellow towns man and most powerful clttsen. The people of Jackson want the trial re moved from Jackson as far as possi ble. Jackson Is filled with mountain men fully armed. Attorney W. A. Young, who If conducting the defennse is greatly alarmed ad will not venture on the street During yesterday's session of the court 20 men, armed 'with revolvers were lined up on each side of the court room. SENATOR PETTU8 VOTES ALONE. Bill Providing Tliat Railroad Em- ployes Engaged In Handling Trams Shall Not Work More That 1 Hoara. to be Followed by 10 Off, Passed by Senate 70 to 1. Washington. Jan. 10. By a vote of TO to 1 the Senate to-day passed a bill providing that railway employes engaged in tho handling of trains shall not work mors than IS consecu tive hOvrs, which period Is to be fol lowed by 10 hours off duty. The one negative vote was cut by Senator Pettus. ' This accomplishment was reached after an entire day spent In consid eration of the subject. The parlia mentary situation was confused during the entire time, caused by the 10 pend ing amendements and the theee substi tutes for the original bill, -all of which had to be disposed of. The bill, which was finally passed was a substitute offered to-day by Senator LaFoIlctte and not In print. It was amended In several respects , by the Senate. The bill provides that under i certain contingencies and In case of accident, the time fixed may be exceeded. The enforcement of the law Is placed In the hands of the Inter-State commerco rum mission and the Federal Courts. the pen alty provided . being . a fine of not less than 1100 nor more than 11,000. The act Is to apply to trains doing an Inter-State or foreign , commerce business. . INSPECT S. A. L. TRACKS. Railroad OAlr-lalu- Mali THn nn fttn. ( , lor Car Street Car Company May uuua Lrge car uarns. "Wilmington, Jan. 10. Superintendent w.- J. Janka mnJ RrMn IWmm' tw Galolway, of , this division of the Sea board Air Line, were here to-day, hav ing arrrlves from Hamlet on a motor . thm . r i I.Iim I. ,1.1- . ' ' ..if. tOTMUII .1, .III WKT In order (hat the roadbed of the Caro lina central, Detween Wilmington and Hamlet might be Inspected. It Is be lieved that material Improvement of this roadway wlUrbe made In the near fu ture. To accommodate Its Increased muln- irient by reason of the double-tracking of ntot of the city line and the extension of the tuburbun line, . the Consolidated a ,imi(sin w nasi ssriirawi n hmum sa at 'i hlnck nf liw retail oiiu.ii. " " J " ,Wm , S7llITT1lll I.,:, and Prlncew itrs, and will probably rot liar rftr hara hs tit tatlon at Ninth a4 Oranfa belnff an In AnffWMrltanM I A ahja MAMAaM.A a.- k- raoorder'i court tn Wllmlnaton, lrarfll - "? - 'I vilP SKI v moving for a special district of the Su perior Court to Include New4-Hanover . j touui muFMo. - inn ion inns rnr does :- ' tot aMfflft In hil tnmmilnm writH vmm rn The rworder'a court bill toes to the . LiiglslaturewUh the. unanimous ' an , orsement of both the city and county . govemmenii, and will remit In a great ? saving to otH n the administration -of ; , Jraitee In Kew Hanover. Tho .local rep ' rratntntlvej In- the lower house of-, the General AlsrmUy la understood to ' be , , opposed to-tho men sura, but no trouble , U antli-lpnted In having, the . Assembly , adopt Jhe meanire., , t; . .. '- M Far as Honolulu Only. ' -i' Washfngtort. Jsn. 10. The Japa heso gormment has decided that on , account of anll-Jaoaucse Hgiutlon on i e rarlflc coast th training squad ron mill net vliilt the Parlilo coust, but will o as far as Honolulu outy. INTEREST IN AYATER BILL CAPE ' FEAR TO GET 1200,000 Constituents ' Flood :i Representative NJ'atterson With Inquiries as to ill ver and Harww projects szuu, 000 WUI Ccrulnly Go to Repair Dam at MouUi of Cape Fear prob ably $180,000 la all Will be Ap propriatedMajor, Morehcad in Washington : l Interest of 25,00O Appropriation - to Erect Monnment to : Green on Guilford ' Battle GrOtUldS. . . ' ' - , T BY W. A. H1LDEBRAND. 1"Obse7r Bureau: ' : . 'vr. i-y 1417 ' a Htreei,. in. t vv. :, v, Washington, Jan 10j Representatlver Patterson is Just now devoting the , major portion of his attention to river and harbor mat ters. Almost .dally.ne receives letters and telegrams 'from anxious constit uents -who want J to know how the Cape Fear . and; other project are go ing to fare 1q the newi river and har-, bor bill. ; A number of these appro priations have not been agreed upon at all, but It is settled that 200,000 wll be 'appropriated ror the purpaoe o" repairing the dam at the mouth of the Cape Fearl Mr. Patterson is like wise resting la the assurance that the ofner projects In his section will be taken care , of by, .the Committee. In fact there Is going , to be pork for everybody this year. , The bill to be reported to the House by Chairman Burton's committee i on the 14th In stant, will be the largest In the his tory of the country. It Is not unlikely that the appropriations in It wll ap proximate 180,000,000, and about three-eights of the appropriations in the bill will be for cajta expenditures, while the remaining flve-elghts will be authorized for projects extending over a number of years, some of which are now under way. There was never greater pressure for river and harbor legislation than at present. The rivers and harbors congress, which met In Washington recently, did much to crystalise sentiment In favor of more liberal appropriations. The bill to . be Introduced at this ses sion will carry more tnan 400 pro jects, so It will be seen that every members with water in his district has been . exceedingly busy. WANTS MONUMENT TO GREEN. Major Morehead Is hero again In the Interest of his bill to appropriate 126,000 with which to erect a monu ment to General Nathaniel Green on the Guilford 'battle ground. In the hope of inducing Speaker Cannon to allow consideration of the bill, which last year passed the Senate, Major Morehead came armed with a letter from Judge Adams, chairman of the Republican executive committee. It was also stated that Major Morehead had 'had some correspondence with Miss Cannon, daughter of the Speak er,, relative to this matter, and Miss Cannon has Invited him to call at her' residence here and discuss the the matter. There are those wno still hope that Speaker Cannon will yet see his way clear to visit the land of his nativity. They are hoping that he will go down to Guilford In May, and they would be very much pleased if the Speaker would permit consid eration of this bill, or show in some way that he Is not positively hostile to tne South, and to North Carolina, in particular. They would be glad of some friendly act. however signif icant it might be, for which they wouid be In a position to return thanks. As matters now stand, it Is pointed out, thes ituatlon would be al most awkward, as tie has not only not done anythlitg for -the State, but on the contrary, has rather given the Impression that ho would prefer to forget that he was born there. Con gressman Kitchen, who hss devoted considerable- attention to thtM blll. Is inclined to think that It wll require some political pressure frooi a high source to move the Speaker lh this matter. It was Senator Aldrlch who ate, when the bill was pending there. SOUTH- DAKOTA-MAJC-R EFUN D. Of course North Carolinians were greatly Interested In the statement of the retiring Governor of South Dako ta, Mr. Elod, who seemed thorough ly convinced that 'his State had done a discreditable thing in becoming par ty to tho bond suit against North Carolina. t is thought possible that the Legislature of South Dagota will appropriate funds with which to re fund the money to North Carolina, as Governor Elon recommended. Tho statement of Governor Elon has fre quently been alluded to as a severe rebuke to former Senator Butler and tho men who were associated wltn him In this enterprise. Senator Kit- dge, who la a Republican, thinks Mr. Elon is ngnt, ana has so express ed himself frequently In conversation with Senator Simmons. The North Carolina Senator, therefore, is among those who woudl not be surprise It the South .Dakota Legislature should refund tno money. Congressmsn Dixon, the former Tar Heel. Is coming to the Senate from Montana. The Republican caucus has settled the matter, and some members of the North Carolina delegation at once sent him telegrams of congrat ulation. Senator Overman, has received In stant and general commendation of his speech regarding tho extension of the powers of the Federat govern ment and thep ropoaad' child labor legislation. The New York Sun com mended the utterencea of tne North Carolina senator, while numerous cotton mill men have telegrapaed and written words of approval. Representative Pou has been In vited to address the North Carolina Society In New York next month, and will accept the Invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Page, of New York, are visiting Congressman Page at the Cairo. , DEWEY CAN'T COME. V. The North Carolina Senators, to gether with Representative Patter son, called upon ' Admiral Dew'ny t day at his residence and urged 'Alia to go to Wilmington on the ISth to attend the reunion of survivors of the battle of Fort Fisher.. Admiral Dewey said he would be very glad to go, but that he had found It necessa ry to1 decline almost all such Invita tions of late as be had reached that age which rendered it Inadvisable for him to run about so much. , The admiral Joked about the 'warm recep tion that he had been given the first time he visited Fort Fisher. ' He ex plained that ha was with. the Union forces on thst occasion and watched the fierce hand-to-hand ' fight from the deck of a vessel. General Curtis, who had charge of the Union forces In this engagement will attend th re enlon which will be tmrthipsted In by both sides. Vice President Fair banks soys It will be Impossible for Mm to attend the meeting of the Greater Charlotte ; Club next month. HOT WORDS IN THE HOUSE ENCOUNTER , BARELY AVERTED Mr. Gaines, In Support of His Rill to '.,-juocic '4 Ainrnners for Absence, Ae ; cusea m, Mahone With Being Away . M.Per" Cent.', , of the, . Time Tho ' Pennsyivaiilan Replies That Any ::. Man Making rhicli Charge "Tells -an Untruth," and Chair Has to In f terfere to - Prevent Personal En - 'counter,; Mr.'? Galneav'.Two Scats r Awy, ; . Shaking Both, Fists and I Head at Mr, 'Mahonev ?. -py. Washington, - Jan.; : 1 0.The ' Upvm 'ate to-day took oh 'l the 1 appearanco of the clog days of the" 66th Congress, , commonly known as the ?war; Con gress,' when altercations' ; between members became - frequent. Mr. B, Gaines, of Tennessee,' snd Mr. Mai hone, of Pennsylvania, were only pre vented from meeting in a personal en counter by the Intervention yof other members. Mr,, Gaines was making a speech on his bill to "dock" member' pay for absence from the House and was being twitted by both . sides of the chamber, to his evident embar rassment, when he charged Mr. Ma- none wttn being . assent irom the 'House 95 . per . cent. of the time. Previous to this sweeping assertion, Mr. Gaines had read excerpts from The Record in relation to the withholding of pay in the 63rd Congress and the part Ml. Mahone had played at that time. When Mr. Gaines had concluded Mr. Mahone rose. He explained how in (he 63rd and 65th Congresses, he had had 17,000 due him and that he then Speaker, Crisp, had given him an order on the sergeant-at-arms for the amount, which was paid. ' Then com ing to the crux of Mr. Gaines Mr. Ma hone thundered: "Any man who charges me with being away from this House 95 per cent, of the time, tells an untruth." Mr. Gaines started down the aisle from his seat. "No man can call me a He," ex claimed tho Tennesseean. MR. MANN INTERFERES. Then Mr. Mann, of Illinois, who was In the chair, took a hand In the alter cation. Both men were ordered to their seats, Mr. Mahone obeying the command, while Mr. Gaines stood two seats away from the centre of the chamber shaking both fists and head at the Pennsylvanlan. When order had been restored Mr. Mahone again rose. Having been cau tioned by the chair that It was against the rules to address a member m the second person he measured his words saying he would speak In "the fourth person." He then said: "The charge of the gentleman from Tennessee that I am away from this House 95 per cent of my tlint is a deliberate falsehood." The House passed the army appro priation bill and began tho consider ation of the fortifications bill. Several amendments were made to the army bill. The fortifications bill was taken up but nd progress was made, the time of the House belli? consumed by the statements of Rep resentative Smith, of Iowa, Mr. Fltx gerald. of New York, who represents the minority In the appropriations committee, and Mr. Gaines, of Ten nessee, In a speech on his "docking" bill. With a rush Mr. Galncs reached the centre of the chamber, making directly toward the gentleman from Pannsylvanla, insisting as he went that no man could call him a liar without personal chastisement BORNE BACK TO HIS SEAT. The House was In an uproar by this time, the chair adding to the noise Jf not the confusion by pounding the desk wit., his gavel. His efforts fin ally caused the head of the gavel to fly and it bounded Into the body of the House, almost striking one of the numbers. The rush of Mr. Gaines upon his adversary brought a desen members before the Speaker's desk. Messrs. OUle James, of Kentucky; Taylor, of Alabama; Bell, of Georgia; Williams, of Mississippi, the minor ity leader, and Stafford, of Wiscon sin, grabbed Mr. Gaines, who resisting vigorously, was borne back to his seat Mr. Mahone standing In tho first aisle on the representlon side seemed t3 watt for tho -Impact which never cftm. With Mr. Gaines back In his seat the Pennsylvanlan continued his spt ech of explanation as how ho came t be connected with the Invoking of the old statute compelling members to forfeit pay for time absent from t lie House. He said that the charge that he was away from the House 96 per cent, of the time was a lie on Its face, and that he was not away 96 pr cent, of the time, as every member who cared to Inquire, could ascertain A RECONCILIATION EFFECTED.. Mr. Lacy, of lows, here read the statute relating to the docking of members' pay, and he was followed by Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, who ex plained the reasons for the statut-j. Mr Dearmond. of Missouri, asked that the minority view of the com mittee on the statute be printed. While tbis colloquy was In progrsss the friends of Messrs. Galnea and Ma hone were engaged In an effort to bilng about a reconciliation. In whUh tbey were successful. ' i Mr. Mahone rose to a question of tfrsonal privilege. He stated that he did not desire to Impugn the motives which prompted Mr. Gaines to utter what was an untruth about his ab sence from the. House, but he deilrad to say that his informant was incor rect . He had no desire to offend tho gentleman from Tennessee whom ho classed among, his friends, but he wanted for Gaines to understand that the person from whom he obtained his Information-misrepresented the facts. Not to be outdone In chivalry, Mr. Gaines Immediately arose, and show lntr deep feeling, said that tho gen tleman from Pennsylvania had always been his friend, but that ho had b-xn gcaded beyond endurance, not only to-day but on former occasions, lie regretted extremely , the turn , affairs had taken. r7 . . " ' THE SENATORS CLASP HADS. , "Are you satisfied with" that?" he asked, pointing to Mr., Mahone.1 For answer Mr, Mahone rushed across the chamber. The two men clasped hands amid loud applause. Mr. Smith, of Iowa, facetiously remarked that "as war had been the subject of the whole day's proceeding, resulting In almost personal, encoanter," he thought-the House was In no temper to proceed further with the fortlncatlon bills and Ike accordingly moved that the com mtttee rise. . Accordingly '. the House adjourned. Representative' Aiken, of South Carolina, Introduced a bill for the abolishment of the Cpsnlsh - treaty claims commission, MUST CO BEFORE BOARD HARRDLVy, FIBICKJROGERS HELD Government Attorneys Conducting In- . vemigation into Harrunan JUinea ;J Management Will Take . Steps to Secure Writs of No Exact to Pre vent Their Lravlng Jurisdiction of ; f Commission Until Tucy Have Tea ' tilled Before) the Board Testimony Taken to Effect That Freight Con editions Between - Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Have Not. Been v Altered in Any Essentials by Con . I aolldatloQ of Lines. 1 r;-.:y;V"., i Chicago,, Janl 0.-Attorneya tot the government;' who are conducting the investigation' into the management of the Harrlman lines, announced to-day that . they; . had ' determined to take steps , to prTBnt E.' II. Harrlman, Henry C. Frlck and H. H. Rogers, from .leaving the Jurisdiction of the commission, - In order to prevent this steps will be; taken to cause the is suance of writs of ne exaet directed against the men named and they will be (Compelled to remain within the Jurisdiction of -the commission until they have testified before the board. At to-day's hearing before the in ter-State commerce commission the witnesses called . were Jultea Krutt scbnltt, director of maintenance and operation of the Union Pacific-South ern : Pacific system; J. T. Hudson, general raffle -manager of the IUI-t nols Central: J. H. Hlland, vice presi dent In charge of traffic of the Chi cago, Wllwaukee A Bt. Paul. The testimony to-day. as on yester day, was to the effect that In all es sentials the freight conditions be tween the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific have not been alter ed by the. consolidation of the two lines. ; . . Comnetltlve conditions between the Southern and the Union PacfTtc, they asserted, had existed before the con solidation and still exist. The hearing Of the case was ad journed until January 21, at Seattle. DISTRICT -ATTORNEY RETICENT Would Not Say Whether or Not the Writs of No Uxaet Had Yet Been Issued.' - New York. Jan, 10. United States DIstrlot Attorney Stlmson, who will have direction of the progression taken here in. behalf of the Inter State commerce - commission, would not say whether the writs or warrants ne exaet to prevent E. H. Harrlman. Henry C. Frlck, H. H. Rogers and possibly William Rockefeller from leaving the country, have been Issued . "That fact cannot be officially an nounced," lie said, "until the warrants are served and become a matter of public record.",.. writs of ne exaet may be issued by either a Judge of the United States District Court of a United States com missioner. James Stillman. who had been mentioned daring the inter-State commerce commission's session in this city and who was expected to be a witness, sailed tor Europe en Tues day 'on.accountwxif III health. r. narnman ana ir. rioK were shown the dispatch from Chicago. They each in eturn asserted that they naa not tnougnt or leaving the united Etates at this time, even for a shrot period. MISS SHELTON DIDNT GO. Victim ItavUlied by Negro In Virginia Took Turn for Worse) and Appear ance at Lymiiburg Wax Postponed May Go To-Day to Identify Ne groLynching Feared. Special to The Observer. Lynchburg, Vs., Jan. 10. Miss Gladys Sheltdn, the young lady who was assaulted In Amherst county Monday afternoon, was unablo to come to Lynchburg this afternoon according to arrangements, on ac count of a' temporary change for tho worse in her condition It Is thought that tho excitement about h-r home, coupled with tho stream of cullers on the part of neighbors, was more than she could bear In her condition. Shortly before the time for her to start on the drive to Wtnesap, to take the train for Lynchburg, she became so HI that she could not bo moved. A carriage was waiting for her there to drive her to the homo ef Superin tendent Driver, superintendent of city parks, who is her uncley After It was too late -to start for the train Mlaa .Shelton recovered and it is expected that she will be brought here to-morrow. When she can see the five negroes now In Jalt at Rust burg, they will be brought here and carried before her for Identification. There Is an nlr of mystery surround ing, the movement of Sheriff Beard and other Amherst county officials to-night over the matter. They claim they have tli- man wanted, but It Is known that they are still searching Amherst county for another negro. The county has been In the greatest excitement all day, and there Is open talk of lynching If the negro Is Iden tified by the girl. If unusual precaution Is not taken the negro will never have a court trial. Indeed, lt'would ' not bo sur prising If the case should take this turn before daylight. The Campbell county authorities are taking no chances at the Rustburg Jail, and a strong guard Is on duty there to night, despite the tact that the vil lage is quiet, and Mnlles from the scene of the crime. It is evident from the interest in the ease In the city that a mob from the country would not have, the least trouble to recruit Its ranks here. TWO YEAItSAND DISMISSAL. Final Action Taken by Secretary Met , calf in Um Case of Paymaster's Clark A. H. Porter, Charged With ' Embcaxlement and Attempted Ilrlb- Washington. fJan. , 10, Secretary Metcalt to-day- took final action In the case of Paymaster's Clerk A. 8. Porter, who waa tried at the Boston Navy Yard for embeazllng $1,000 from the battleship Rhode Island and' for attempting to bribe the navy yard of ficials at Norfolk.- Porter was con- vloted and sentenced to dismissal from the service after being Imprison ed at hard labor for five years. This sentence waa so' far modified as to provide for a remission of the hsrd labor and a reduction; Of the t irra of Imprisonment to two years, "at" -the end of which time tho dismissal is to take effect- ;' .... ;s ; .? -, : , K , V , S - Standard's Old Directors Re-Elected, ew York,-..Jan.- 10. h waa ah nounce 4 to-day; that all the old di rectors of tho Standard Oil Company, oi new jersey, were re-eiettea at a mealing nf tbst corporation ;held In Jersey City , a few days ago. A. C. Bedford was added to tbe board,- -. It was also stated tnat there will be ne chsngo In the office of the company when the poara meats to orrnin. iHARKIS IS AOaUITTED VERDICT -1 UT JBURHAM ' CASE Taking of Testimony la Case of Slay . er of Maynard Gosa at Durban? is Coqcluded by Noon Five SpeccHes j ' Aro, Delivered by Attorneys, ,' Clos ing at, 6 O'clock -Jury Finds Har- ris Not Gulty After S3 Minutes Dc - liberation on First Ballofr Kvl ? tlcnce Showed" That ' Goes Had ' . Hunted and Hounded Harris Big ' Demonstration at Verdict, ' v ;,; Special jo The Observer. ' k i urnanv- Jan 10. Never V before was there ..enacted in the court room here a scene that equaled f that en-4 acted to-night, when the Jury In the case of S. B. Harris,, who killed M. F. Goes, returned a verdict of Justifiable homicide and not guilty of any crime. When the. foreman of the Jurjr spoke and in : answer to the usual .question saldV'not, guilty," there was a storm of applause that continued for several moments. . The court rapped one time for order.'. The deputies of the sheriff ,wer on" their feet waving -for, order, but the audience did not stop. , it seemed to be spontaneous and came from every part of the court, room. The people approved the verdict of the 12 'men and they did not hesitate to let this approval be made known. VERDICT IN 33 MINUTES. The case was given to the Jury this afternoon at ;35 o'clock and in Just 33 minutes they announced that they were ready to report. It was after wards' learned- that ' the defendant was acquitted on the first ballot' that was taken. There was some delay in getting the Judge and lawyers back Into the court room and it was 7:22 when the verdict was announced and there was a. storm of applause that showed approval. For several min utes after this the bar was simply overrun with those who crowded about Harris and his wife to extend congratulations. The man who was a prisoner but a moment before was swept first one way and then another by the crowd of friends who surged about him. In the evidence It was so clearly demonstrated that this man had been hounded and hunted down by Goss that the people as well as the Jurors thought Harris did no crime when he fired that fatal shot. To-day a total of 21 witnesses were examined by tho court. There was no new evidence. The testimony was all concluded by the noon hour and one speech to the Jury was delivered before adjournment for dinner. This afternoon four other speeches were delivered, the last attorney closing at 6J)5 o'clock. The charge of his hon or occupied 30 minutes. Both Mrs. Goss. wrTe of the murdered man and Mrs. Harrhf, wife of tho prisoner, were on the stand during the day. Ms. Harris, corroborated her hus band and Mrs. Goss was asked to tell about g note, but was. not allowed to answer the question. MORE CAPITAL, MORE BONDS. Pennsylvania Railroad Management Slay Ask nf Stocklwlders Authority to Issue $1,000,000 Additional Cap itol Stock and $1,000,000 in Bowls. New York, Jan. 10. Stockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will be asked by the manage ment of that company to authorize the Issue probably of 1100,000,000 ad ditional capital stock and 1100,000. 000 In bonds. The question will come beforo the stockholders at their an nual meeting on March 12, according to an announcement by the manage ment to-day. It was stated that tho company Is not planning any large Improvements bcyonu tnose alrcadj announced. In the formal announcement whirb will be made, the stockholders of the rennsylVTanA" Railroad will be Inform ed that while It may not be necessary to Issue rany of the proposed new stock or bonds during the current year, the company desires to hav the authority from Its shareholders to make such an Issue If circumstan ces require. The action Is taken, the announcement will say. In view of tho fact that the amount of capital stock already Issued, with that reserved for the conversion of tne outstanding convertible bonds, very nacrly ap proaches the full sum npw author ised. CREW RELEASED ON BAIL. Men Held for Disastrous B. A O. Wrex-k Arraigned In Criminal Court and Allowed Bond. Washington. Jan. 10 All of the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad employes held by the coroner's Jury to be Joint ly responsible for tho disastrous wreck st Terra Cotta, D. (.. except Harry H. lllldebrand. tho engineer of the extra, which caused the wreck, and Frank H. Hoalmclor, conductor of the extra, both of whom were releas ed on bond lato last night, were brought before Jdfetlce Barnard, In Criminal Court to-day, and their bull was fixed at follows: T. F. Dent, assistant train dispatch er, Baltimore. $1,000: W. Af, Dutrow. operator at Silver Springs, $2,000. J. W. Kelly; division train-master, at Baltimore, W. E. Met 'au ley, assistant dlvlaon operator at Baltimore; B. L. Vermillion, engineer train No. St, and George W. Neagle, conductor of train No, 06, were released on tholr per sonal bonds. Dent and Dutrow furnished bail and were released. Mysterious ' Robbery Made Pvblk. Atlanta, Ga.t Jan. 10. A mysterious robbery, which occurred gt the resi dence of B. A. Ryan, on Peach tree Lstreet 'last-Tuesday morning, was made public, to-day. jewelry and money to tne value of nearly $10,000 waa stolen evidently by a porch climb er who Itft no clew excepting finger prints In the dust on a window seat. The Jewelry tsken Included several pieces set with diamonds and other valuable stones. A large reward has been offered for the recovery of the gems. Three Held for -Grand Jury. Danville, Va., Jan. 10. Georgn Stevens, Fletcher Harris and Albert Adklns, young whits men were held for the grand Jury for a primary hear ing on the charge of noting J. M. Thomas, of Roanoke, whose b dy was found, on a. ravine -nsar tho city on the morning of, January tnd. Elevens turned State's evidence. nnd testified that Harris and Adklns robbed Thorn' as while, he was In a drunken stupor; v. in. - Kt OTfeuro" Pays Pctialty for Murder, r " Knoxvllle.'Tenn., " Jan. 10. Johri Thomas, colored, was hanged in Knox county Jail this afternoon for the murder of Ernest Perkins. Colored, killed as a result, of a crap game, Thomas neek was not broken by the fall. H made a 1 minute sueevlt on tho scaffold, but did not refer to Ms erlms, merely cautioning members of his race to observe the laws. THE LICORICE PASTE CASE CORPORATE INTERESTS GUILTY Jongbluth and Young, Individual De fendants, Are Acquitted the Mac Andrews A Forbes Co, and the J. 8. '- Young Co. Being Found Guilty on ' Two. Counts, Forming Illegal Com - blnatlon and Being a Monopoly Acquitted of Count of Conspiracy . Argument on Motion for a Stay of Judgment to be Heard Monday Evidence Largely Documentary., ,: New York, Jan. 10. The Jury In the "tobacco trust" case to-night re turned a verdict of acquittal , as against' the Individual defendants, Karl Jungbluth and Howard E. Young,, and a verdict of guilty as against the corporate Interests name ly, the MacAndrews & Forbes Com pany and the J. S. Young Company, The corporations were found guilty on two counts, one of forming an illegal combination, and the other of being a monopoly. The corporations were acquitted on the count charging conspiracy. Counsel for the defense at once made motions for an arrest of Judg ment and asked for, a stay. Judge Hough fixed Monday to hear argu ments on the motion. The cases were prosecuted for the government by Speclat Assistant At torney General Henry W. Taft. The evidence was largely documentary, the government having In the presen tation of Its evidence introduced over 76 exhibits, consisting of private letters passing between the various defendants relative to licorice paste business. These letters the govern ment forced the defense to give up ksrfter a fight which was carried to the United States 8upreme Court in Washington. The defense contended that there was no actual attempt at monopoly or restraint of trade or discrimina tion against the Independent tobacco manufacturers. Mr. Taft in the concluding argu ment for the government said he re garded this as the most important case tried In this Jurisdiction in many years. A fine of not more than $5,000 or less than $1,000 can be Imposed tor each violation of which the corpo rations have been found guilty. KILLS WOMAN AND SUICIDES. Richmond Man Fires Bullet Into Head of Woman With Whom He Was In Love, Then Turns Revolver on Himself. Roanoke. Va., Jan. 10. Wallace C. Mayes, aged 26, unmarried, to-day shot and killed Mrs. Ella Murray, aged 30, the wife of Frank Murray, and then blew out his own brains, falling dead at the feet of the woman he murdered. Mayes and Mrs, Mur ray were cousins. ' The tragedy was enacted In the Murray home while Murray, who works at night was asleep In an up stairs room, and was witnessed by Miss Leila Witt, a sister of Mrs. Mur ray, and the letter's 8-year-old daugh ter. Mayes was madly In love with Mrs. Murray and letters addressed to his mother and found on his dead body told of his plan to kill both Mrs. Mur ray and himself. He entered the Murray home from the rear and find ing Mrs. Murray in the kitchen fired a bullet through her head. He thfen turned the revolver on himself and sent a bullet through his own head. Both died Instantly. Mrs. Murray leaves five small chil dren. Mayes camo here . recently from Staunton. Va., and boarded with tho Murrays until a short while ago. NICARAGUA IN NO WAY AIDING. Minister Corca Talks With Secretary Hoot Com-criiJng tho Revolution at Honduras No Suspicious Enter tained as to Nicaragua's Position. Washington, Jan. 10. Mr. Corea, tho Nlcaraguan minister, to-day call ed at the State Department and as sured Secretary Root. ' on the word of the President of Nicaragua that that country Is In no way aiding the revolutionists In Honduras. Mr. Co rea took occasion also to say to Mr. Root that tho President of Honduras had stated to the President of Nica ragua that he entertained nn suspi cions that Nicaragua was taking any part whatever In the revolution. CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE. Fire Following Gasoline Explosion in Painter Mines Spreading Nix Men t'arrU-d Out of Pita Overcome by Black Damp Two Will Die. fotincllsvllle. Pa., Jan. 10.--Tltfl fire en lined by an explodon of gnsollne in (he painter mines of the H. ( Frk;k Company, at McClare Station yesterday. Ima spread to nearby nhHfu, and la luualng severe dem ise, Lst night four men were carried nut of the milt mine of the Untted Slate Sheet Tin Plant Company and to-day two were carried out of tha home pit of Stauffer Murray, near. Scottdale. all were overcome by black dump, driven Into the mlnea by the McClare fire. ThHr , condition is aetioiM. Jbhn Vlscontl and - Frank Wnraman, carried from the home shafu Will die. The flames are ipreadlng ripldly. The blase waa started by an explosion of gasoline, used In a. pump. Vice President, Speaker and Cabinet Not Pro Tided For. Washington. Jan. 10. As reported to the Senate to-day the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill does not contain a provision for an Increase of the salaries of the Vice President, the Speaker and mem bers of the Cabinet The House in creased the salaries to $11,000 a year, but the Senate committee on' appro priations has eliminated the provls lon. y Hear Admiral Mgsbeo to Go on the Retired List. , : Washington, Jan. 10. It was an nouncer at the Navy Department that Rear Admiral Chaa D. Slgsbee., who waa in command of the, battleship Maine when that vessel was blown up and destroyed with great loss of lira in fne harbor of Havana February II, 1113. will be placed on the retired list of the navy onithe llth Instant on account of age, Y 1 ,,' , . Laid on Tabk) Indefinitely. ' Washington, Jan.. 10. By an ' al most unanimous vote, the House com mlttee on the District of Columbia to-day decided to lay on the table In definitely considerable of the bill ap propriating $26,000 for the erection of a District of Columbia building and an exhibit at the Jamestown l position. SPENT MONEY ILLEGALLY? DIRECTORS MAY BE INVOLVED In Response to- Request of Chairman Brooks, of Sub-Committee of Spe cial Committee . on Workings of Charitable and Penal Institutions, 1 Attorney tfcweral Ray Reports That , Penitentiary Directors Are Allowed Only $1 Per Day and Mileage It in Said That Some , Have Been Charging Up Hack Hire and Other Things Pardons Granted and lie- fused.. ; rJ ;:,;;!')'.;;.?,' n ' v ,t Observer. Bureau, ' , . , v 120 ; Main Street, 1 -i. Columbia, 8; C.;; Jan. 10. Attorney General Ray to-day ren dered an - opinion to Chairman Brooks, of a sub-committee of the , special legislative committee appoint ed to Inquire into the working of the charitable and penal Institutions of . ; the State, which gives promise of eventuatln- Into a mild sensation 10- , volving some of the directors of the penitentiary. ; -1 ' Senator Brooks wrote to inquire, whether the law allowed the directors anything for expense account in the compensation and the attorney gener al has replied, quoting a specific act -on the subject that the law allows' only a per diem of $4 and mileage.. It seems from Mr. Brooks' letter that , some of the dispensary directorate r have been charging up hack hire, and ' other things. - ' - L Mr. Brooks also Inquired as to how jv money should be paid out on the pen- -itentlary account. Mr. Ray's reply to this was to quote sub-division 1 otyv section 6 of the criminal codeV which says that the superintendent ' shall spend the money, but only by direction of the board, which ahall" V pass upon the bills monthly, no war rant to be paid except It be counter- V signed by the chairman of tho board. V There has been some friction be tween some members of the board and the superintendent for many ' months. . PARDONS GRANTED. ' iti The pardon board's report was made public to-day, Governor Hey ' ward adopting all the recommenda- Hons. A full pardon Is given J. J. v Bishop, and L. Rlebllng, the Spartan-, burg dispensary men, on the endorse ment of the solicitor and the judge.1 A There was aipo a full pardon for J. H. i Parker, a Chesterfield white man glv- 1 en a life term In 1900 for killing his" cousin, and one for George Walker, a. 1 Charleston negro, sent up for rape. There were strong Indications In this case of persecution. The commutations lncuida-ona for Calvin Smith, the Oreenvllle. "social olub steward," convicted of violating , -the dispensary law, and sentenced to serve 6 months In the penitentiary and pay a line of $200. The six months' imprisonment Is remitted, on account of his physical condition. " George Shaver, the Spartanburg man convicted of abducting an Ashe vllle girl under age, has his sentence -commuted to Imprisonment for one year. Brlco McCombs, of this' conn- . ty, sentenced for burglary of a chick- en-house has his sentence commuted to one year. In the case of Robert' Gunnells, of Greenville, 8. C, con victed of assault with Intent to rav- . Ish, upon a negro girl, pardon was refused, as was the case with the petition for the pardon of the Amak- -ers, of Orangeburg. There are about 10 other minor cases. -;, The death sentence of John Hen- ' derson, a Sumter negro sentenced to hang for killing a woman, Is commut- ed to life Imprisonment as a reward for his services In giving the Jailor warning of a plot to break Jail. t '-" A SENATOR'S HEARING DEVICE Bussing Hound Keep Engineer nt , Casino on Will Hunt Until Discov ered in Alabama Senator's Desk. Washington, Jan. 10. Much an noyance was caused In the United State Senate yesterday by a bussing sound whlcn kept the engineer at th Casino on a still hunt all day. Several ' nervous Senators protested against the noise, which became stronger and continued throughout last night, defy- . lng electricians and plumbers who ex amined and plpea for the mys terious bussing which seemed to coma , from everywhere, but from no par ticular spot. This morning the noise still continued until a sharp-eared page finally decided that It was emerging from Senator Pettus' desk. A search) showed that. a new device which tb Alabama Senator has to enable him to hear the proceedings of the Sen ale was the caue of the disturbance. . The Senator's esr equipment resem bles the head gear worn by telephone girls and Is connected with a amall storage battery whfco fastens under the coat. In laying the apr.tus away In his desk Senator Pettus placed the earpiece and the battery in contact and the result was . the bussing souna. BROWNSVILLE RIOT SATURDAY Senator Forakrr Will Attempt to" Se cure) Vote oo Hsolation for Inves tigation Mr. Tillman to Speak. . Washington, Jan. 10. Senator For aker rave notice in the Senate to-day that he would make an effort to se cure a vote Saturday on his resolu tion providing tor an Investigation of the Brownsville riot which resulted In the discharge by the President of the negro troops of the Twenty Flft'n In fantry. In the earns connection Sen ator Tillman gave notice that-there wllll be other speeches, but the Ohio . Senator announced - his rjnrpose to try to hold the. Senate for a vote on that day after the conclusion of the discussion. " . i'--': .' Congressman Smith . Nominated to Y auccera senator Alger. . Lansing, Mich., Jan. 10. Congress-, man Wm. Alden Smith, of Grvnd Rapids, -was to-night nominated to succeed. United States Senator R. A, Alger. As1 there are only half a doxen Democrats hv tho Legislature to. night's nomination by the Republi cans is equivalnet to an election. - i " Upton Offers Cup for , Expo-!:! ri . . v- . ;. Boat Race. ' ' London. Jan. II. Sir Thoms Lip ton has effored a eup for a yavht rai - lh Hampton Roads during the J i t,, -town Kxposltlon. to take 1 ! ' t - -slbly In Septemb.-r. Thn o."" ' tho cU" of 1"-1'. t-1 ' tho Cn1!,.iiH cf ' l 1 ') " : a c ' ."-(.,-
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