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1 ; ; 1 4 i : i , t SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $8.00 PER YEAR. ' CHARLOTTE, -N. C SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 12, 1007. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 4 ; was offered tax bonds ' MOIU2 LIGHT, ON DAKOTA CASE fcago of Governor Elrod to South I)kH iPRisliiture ' llevwila J'cl Tlia '.yfo'Callcd Bondholders At. '' tempted to Get Thai Stat to Ac 3 $50,000 of Old llcpudlated Tax .."r Bonds and Brlnt Suit -Give Back v1he Money, Hays Elrod--Tar Heels ?" Urge Appointment of Webb on Ju- dietary Committee Champ Clark - "fNcxt-Leader fc&Vtwtj,- BYlW. A. HILDEBRAND. . . .1 Observer Bureau, t ' ' V: v 1417 Q Street, N. W., " ' Washington. Jan. 11. , " . There Vert :, aome Indignant Tar " Heels hers to-day when copies of the '' biennial message of Governor Samuel r Elrod, of South Dakota, were handed , around by Senator -Klttridge. It was 'shown that the so-called committee of the North Carolina bond holders, " whoever they may be, had not only prevailed upon South Dakota to bring - suit for the Schaf er bonds, on which North Carolina offered to compro , mine, feeling that something was due the bondholders thereon, but that the bondholders later tried to get South 1 Dakota to accept $50,000 worth of -' the old repudiated tax bonds and ' ' bring suit for the collection of these. '' Governor Elrod administered tothesc ". people a rather stinging rebuke. ' Re gardlng the suit which South Dakota has already wen and this latest move "of the bondholders, Oovernor Elrod " had this to say: "Morally, we have no right to one ' cont of this" money and wo ought to be brave enough and true enough to give it back. This money was clear , ly intended for our University. She can use it, but it is tainted money. I would send this money back to North Carolina for her University and appropriate a like sum for our splen did University. It will be no burden on our people. r THE WORK OF SCHEMERS. "It Is entirely plain -that ingenious schemers are using our State for pri vate ends. Further, let me call your attention to the followrng correspond ence. - It Is plain that designing Indi viduals would continue to use the good name of the State of South Dakota to collect the questionable securities of other States. "New York, March 27, 1906. "Hon. Samuel II. Elrod, Governor of l South Dakota. "Dear Sir: "The committee of North Carolina bondholders desire to donate to the State of South Dakota (150,000) fifty thousand dollars of the bonds of North Carolina, which with Interest overdue amount to about ($150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. Will you kindly Inform us whether the State of South Dakota will name an agent m New York, to accept .delivery of these bonds, or whether they should be transmit ted to your capltol. "Respectfully yours, 81gned) 'B. L. ANDREWS." "Peire. South Dakota. April S. 190. . "Mr. E. L. Andrews, Counsel for N. C. Bondholders, New York City. "My Dear Sir: - "I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 27, saying that you desire to donate to the State of South Dakota ($50,000) fifty thou sand dollars of the bonds of North Carolina which, with Interest over due, amount to about ($150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Your kind ofTer is declined for the reason that It seems to me to be against public policy aiM good con science. Yours very truly. Signed) "S. H. ELROD, "Governor. "The decision. In the case of the Stat of South Dakota vs. the State of North Carolina opens up endless opportunities for States to deal In bonds and other obligations of sister States. It Is not possible to exag gerate these scandals the corruption of Legislature and State officials and the possibilities of graft which would follow If States should start to trade on the power which the decision gives them. No Btate ought to be endowed With th power to speculate upon un enforclble claims of Individuals against other States. "Our Btate has no bonded debt Our people are contented, prosperous and happy and we ought not to keep ' North Carolina's money. She ha a bonded debt of $6,511,000 and she has not yet recovered from tho terri ble consequence of the civil war. Let Us put ourselves In her place and then let us do as w would have her do unto us. Mr. Clark Howell says: " Tor such bonded Indebtedness as SVas fixed on Southern States by those Who overturned both human and di vine law to obtain authority which did not exist, and who used the good name and credit of the Southern States by which to obtain money which they poured like water down the channels of their riotous and un ceasing demand for pillage and plun der, I do not think that either equal Y fty.'Justlce or law should requlro pay ment by the States which were so pal- pably robbed "North Carolina does not owe 8outh Dakota anything and never did, at V least in this transaction. Let us bal- ance the account by giving bark to her . that which is hers and not ours. f , "I earnestly recommend the repeal of ehapter 114 of the session laws of I South Dakota, 101. under which V South Dakota, received the North Car olina bonds. - I would rather have South Dakota right,' ralr and just In all her: transactions with hsr sister States than to have mjlllons of, taint ed money In . her treasury." ; WEBB MAT GET COMMITTEE JOB A- It appears likely that a North Carolln Ian, Mr. Webb, will receive recognition . on one of the really biff committees of the House: that of committee on the i Judiciary. ' The North Carolina delegation held a meeting this after- ' noon .and unanimously endorsed Mr. Webb. for the -place and .Minority Jader Williams hits . Indicated that he will approve this choice. This . committee is one of the big four and of course service on the committee Is much sought after by all members. ' Representative Little. , of Arkansas, ' ties been elected .Governor , of his Slate and this brought about the" va- cartcy on the committee? .; " f Of course It Is not yet known how Speaker Cannon will view the matter. f'LARKy TO BM NEXT LEADER f i' Democrat sat up to-night . when they saw this announcement from The Start "After .weeks of deter s- timed effort the antl.Wllttama Demo- era! of the House tody finally so ured luRlciont additional pledgee from disaffected minority members to make it certain that John Bharp Williams, of .Mississippi, will hot be the minority leader In the Sixtieth Congress. Xhamp Clark, of Missouri, will succeed Mr. Williams as tho floor ' leader of the; House of Represcnta- Uve Democrats.: Ever since the pres' 1 ent ' HeHHlon tit '!unarreHs convened. J Champ Clark's friends, aided materia ally by those minority members who have it in for the Mlaslsslpptan, nave been making : a ; determined' fight to put their man In Mr, Williams' shoes. It was decided to take no chances of a repetition of the -abortive' enort to oust , Mr,: Williams t made last year. That effort failed largely because the mine that had been tunnelled under Mr. Williams', chair was set off by a premature: explosion .of wrath from Representative Lamar, of Florida. , ''This year no chances at all were taken. Mr. .. Williams' opponents worked hard but they did not make any . more noise than was necessary and, although there has been rumor that some such scheme was in prog ress, it wa not until to-day, when the necessary additional -pledges were se cured that the word was passed around that John: Sharp was down and out so far as the leadership of the next House was concerned." When Mr. Clark was approached on the subject to-night he declined hto say anything. Some of the North Carolina members when questioned, expressed their entire disbelief in the story. 'THE CASE OF MR. DOUGLAS. Postmaster Douglas, of Greensboro, has been here this week, and it Is assumed that he devoted some time to the effort to locate the trouble about his confirmation. It is doubt ful whether he discovered the ob stacle. The mystery ' surrounding some of these postofllce cases appears pcofound. For instance, no one ex actly knows what has happened to tne Grant appointment at Goldsboro, whlca has not as yet been transmit ted from the Postofllce Department to the White House. The Postmas ter General was quoted some time ago As saying 'ne did not know what bad caused the delay. The nomina tion of Mr. Douglas made more head way than this. It got as far as the Senate, but no one seems to be able to shake It loose. A number of school and organiza tions of various kinds have requested the North Carolina Senators and members of the House to make an effort to secure some speakers of note hers to deliver addresses in the Btate at school commencements and other public gatherings. Tne North Carolina members seldom succeed In such an undertaking, although they always act promptly on receiving such a request. The members, that is those who are prominent In legisla tive work, simply cannot leave here until after Congress adjourns. Vice President Fairbanks was urged to at tend the meeting next month of the Greater Charlotte Club, but he found it necessary to decline, as did Sena tor Beverldge, to whom an invitation to be present on this occasion was presented by Senator Overman. It is stated that $$4,000 Will bo ex pended by this government In pur chasing a home In Teheran. Persia, for Minister Richmond Pearson. LANCASTER HAS $1,000,000 FIRE. Flames Starting in Big; Tobacco Warelrause Spread to Other Prop erty Fire Ascribed to the Falling or an Electric Arc Light. Lancaster, IPa., Gan. 11. A Are which started in the tobacco ware house of S. H. Moss & Company here to-day spread to adjoining property and caused a loss estimated at $1. 000,000. The structure was a four sfdry brick and was filled with tobac co. The flames communlca tedto the Moss Cigar Factory, adjoining, a five story brick building, which was also destroyed. The loss on the warehouse Is placed at $$00,000 and on the d gar factory at $100,000. The ware house of the American Cigar Com pany, to the north of the Moss build ings, caught fire, but was not greatly damaged. It Is feared, however, that the loss on the contents will be very heavy from water and smoke. To the east of the cigar factory five dwellings were completely ruined. On the opposite sido of the street are several large tobacco warehouses and in the rear the Immense freight sheds of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany. The- fire department turned almost Its entire attention to the warehouse of Morris, Levy. Kramer & Goldberg, and John Brimmer, which were being licked by the flames. None of them caught Are, but the contents were damaged by fhe water and smoke and with the Moss and Ameri can Cigar Companies' loss, will run the damage to a million dollars. The fire Is ascribed to the falling of an electric arc light. A Big Falling Off In tho Imports to China. Washington. Jan. 11. The Ameri can Importations of cotton goods Into China suffered a heavy falling off during the year Just closed", accord ing to the statement by the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor. It la clalmod that China bought more of these goods than she could consume a year ago. It Is shown that China purchased about $14,000,000 worth less cotton goods for the 11 months ending No vember last than during the corre sponding period of 1 105. For the first nine months of the past year the American exportatlons of sheeting into China were 4,705.744 pieces: drills 1.680.235 pieces; jeans, ail.SSO , pieces; shirtings, 2J8.145 pieces. ' Pennsylvania Railroad Enrages Space for Excellent Exhibit Norfolk. Va., Jan. ll.Ths Penn sylvania haa engaged 2,000 square reet of. space In the manufacturers' and liberal arts building at the James town Exposition, and will display a section of tne- tunnel under the North river from Jersey City to New, York. In which the first steel passenger, car ever constructed . will 1 stand. A topographical map, of tht new Penn sylvania station In v New York, will also be shown with the tracks from the tunnel running to It Writ of Mandamn Against the At V;v y - lanlte Coast Unc. . ?.,- ,-'-.. Tallahassee, FIs., Jan. 11. A writ of mandamus was granted by the Su. preme Court of Florida to-day against the Atlantic Coast , Line Railroad Company to fore It to put its road bed, tracks and equipment In reason, able repair, and to perform the duties required .of common carrier. Attorney Genera) W. LI, EUIa Died the petition. The Coast Line - will- be given a hearing January 21. :: , HOPKINS SUPPORTS SM00T FIRST , SPEECH FOB ' DEFENSE Illinois Senator, in Reviewing Case, Cites Precedent of Unsuccessful EN fort to Impeach Senator Blount .for Treasonable, Correspondence ' : With Foreign Nation More Than .100 Years Ago Binoot v Possesses All . Qualifications Spoken of In :' Constitution la, "All Relations of ; Citizen He la Pure Above All . Others-He - la ' Gentleman ""and Ills Own Religion Took Hlra Into the .Church of Jesus Christ.. : Washington .Jan. II.' The first speech In defense of the right of Reed Smoot to the Senate went in by Senator . Perkins, of Illinois. Mr. Hopkins took the position that Sena tors, were not Federal officers. The precedent cited was the unsuccessful effort to Impeach Senator, Blount, of Tepneseee, charged with ' treasonable correspondence' with a. foreign na tion, more . than one hundred years ago.' The, conclusion then, Mr. Hop kins said, had never been reverseo. and therefore the Senate, had no right to try the case, as Senator Blount was not an ofllocr of . the United States. Referring directly to Mr. Smoot, he continued: "It Is conceded by the chairman of the committee on privileges and elections that Henator Smoot possesses all of the qualifications spoken of in the Constitution itself. It Is also conceded, not only by tho able chair man of this committee, but, I think, by all who are at all familiar with the case, that In all of the relations of citizen he Is pure above all others." He then asked: "Why, then, should he be expelled . from this body, dis graced and dishonored for life, .a stigma placed upon his children, his own life wrecked and the happiness of his wife destroyed; he Is a gentle man and his own religion took htm Into the Church of Jesus Christ." Mr. Hopkins sympathised, he said, with the denunciation of ' polygamy made by Mr. Burrows In his recent speech. It was believed a relic of a barbarous age, and a destroyer of the Ideal American home, and he had no sympathy with the practice. "Never before In the history of the government," he declared with great emphasis, "has the previous life or career of a Senator been held In question to determine wheUier he should remain In the Senate or not. If members of any Christian Church were to be charged with all of the crimes that have been committed in Its name, where Is the Christian gentleman in this body who would be safe in his seat?" THE HEPBURN-DOLLIVER BILL House Committee on Judiciary, by vote or v to 7, Decides Mot to liivo It Consideration. Washington, Jan. 11. The House committee on Judiciary decided to day by a vote of 9 to 7 not to con sider the Hepburn-Dolllver bill mak ing liquor carried In inter-State com merce subject to the laws of any State It enters. The members who voted against considering the bill were Representatives Parker, of New Jersey; Alexander, of New York; Nevln. of Ohio; Sterling, of Illinois; Blrdsall, of Iowa; Foster, of Ver mont; Brannon, of Ohio; Brantley, of Georgia, and Jenkins, of Wiscon sin. Those who supported the bill were eprcsentatlves . LIttlefield, or Maine; Pearre, of Maryland; Tlrrell, of Massachusetts; DeArmond, of Missouri; Smith, of Kentucky; Clay ton, of Alabama, and Henry, of Texas. The rivers and harbor bill prob ably will be reported to the House January 16. Delegations representing the various sections of the country are heard dally by tne various sub committees. The committee on naval affairs expects to report the naval appropria tion bill February 1. It Is practical ly assured it will not authorise an additional battleship, but will re authorize the building of the pro posed "Dreadnaught." The House to-day In an hour and 35 minutes passed (28 private pen sion bills, or an average of 7 bills per minute, exceeding the highest record ever made before. The House also passed a bill to In crease the limit of cost of five light house tenders, making the total limit $200,000 Instead of $135,000. On ac count of absence of quorum the House adjourned at 1:45 p. m. until Mon day. SERVICE PENSION BILL PASSES. Three Hours of Debate Devoted to It in Senate Amended So as to Ap ply Also to Survivors of the Mex ican War. Washington. Jan. 11. After two hours' debate the Senate to-day pass ed Henator McCumber's service pen sion bill without diversion, after amending It, at Senator Carmack's In stance, so as to make it spply to sur vivors of the Mexican war as well as to those of the civil ear, and so as to prohibit pension attorneys from receiving fees. In the bill "war of the rebellion" was changed to "civil war" after some discussion as to what the war of 't to '4 really wus. Messrs. Money, Bacon and Pat terson contended that It was a "war between the State." while Mr. Teller said It was either a civil war or a re bellion, and he saw no opprobrium In the word "rebel.; . . The bill grants a pension of $12 a month .to survivors of the civil and Mexlcsn wars who-have reached the age of ,61; $15 to those who are TO years ol age, and 20.to those who art 75 or over. TIDAL WAVE CAUSES S40 DEATHS Devastates Home of the Dutch West Indian Islands. The Hague, Jan. 11. A tidal wave has devastated some of the Dutch East Indian Islands, south of Achln.. T he loss is very great According to a brief official dispatch 100 peraonaper ished on the Island of Tens, while 40 are known to have been drowned at the Island of Slmalu. ,t ' - Boys Attempt to Wreck Bcbool With . Dynamite, . Roanoke. Va.. Jan. 11. X Wvths- villa special to The Times says two boys, named Lawson and Hartley, to day attempted to blow up the graded school building at Ivanhoe with dyna mite, but their plans were discovered before any damage was dona and they were .arrestee. , . , , . -, , Curtis to Succeed Benson, ,'Topfse. Kss.. Jan., It. (Congress- wtsp t nsv-e -urt . eottiinst-' for United Btat Senator to euecttJ Kutur tenfcon tV tu waiu,t if K- publican , Legislator , te-nlght Tlx aetinn of the caucus la equivalent to tlttUoo, IN ST. OEOKGFS HABBOR POXCK IN DISABLED CONDITIO! Tall End of Shaft of the Steamer Was J Broken About 4 O'rlocky December ..' 30 and She Drifted at Mercy At f , 6:30 an Arrow Was Kent Up and the German Steamer ltlckmers Went to Her ' AssistanceTwo Howsers . Were,, Got' Aboard About a. January The Ponce Was Then About 840 Mllea From Bermuda 5 All Passengers' Are Safe. v Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 11. The Overdue - steamship Ponce, ' of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company,; which left Porto Rico De cember 26 for-' New York, was towed In hero to-day by a steamer, which picked her Up In disabled condition. The Ponce has anchored at the en trance to Bt , George's harbor. St. George's is at the northeastern end of the Bermuda islands, and . Its en trance ,i also makes the entrance to the long ship channel lead ing Inside the Northern coal reefs. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon of December 30 the tall end of the shaft of the Ponce broke and she drifted at mercy and went away. At 6:30 p. m. the Ponce sent up an arrow and the Rlckmerg went after the disabled steamer. At 9 o'clock on the morn ing of January 8. the Rickmers got two hawsers on board the Ponce aai soon afterwards began to tow her towards Bermuda. The steamers were then 340 miles from Bermuda. She proved to be a heavy steamer. During the night of the 9th both hawsers parted '.in a Jieavy gale and the Rickmers hove to the rest of the night. On the morning of the 10th the German steamer sent two new lines on board the Ponce, which were got ready for towjng and both vessels, anchored off Bermuda -at 11 o'clock this morning, - Barring the discomfort and anxiety the passengers suffered no Incon venience, the food supplies being ample. All the passengers express themselves as being grateful for the kindness and solicitude of the offi cers of the Ponce. - SUE FOR 1500 EACH. The 23 Charlotte. Melianlcs Open Upon Oliver Gunter Company, Which Sues Out Attachments on Their Baggage. Special to The Observer. Chattanooga. Tenn., Jan. 11. Liti gation developed thick and fast to day In the case of the Ti mechanics of Charlotte, who wer brougnt here this week under the alleged misrep resentations of.. James Cheatham, agent. This morning the Oliver Gunter Company, the corporation en gaged In building tho Hales-Bar Power plant, sued out attachments In Marlon county, Tennessee, for the baggage of tne mechanics, holding their tools and clothing for $6.50 al leged to be due from eac'u man for transportation. This attachment will be resisted by attorneys for the laborer and an. effeft will be made to secure the release sor the baggage to-morrow. Civil suits were this afternoon In stituted against the Oliver Gunter Company for $500 damages by each one of the mechanics. These suits were begun in a Justice's court, and will later find their way to the Cir cuit Court of Appeals. Cheatnam was arrested this morning on the further charge of raise pretense, and gave bond for his appearance here on Monday. Another charge will be preferred against him, that of vio lating the immigration laws of Ten nessee, which is a felony by an act of 1901. The Oliver (Junter Company has en tirely disavowed responsibility for Cheatham's actions, whatever they may have been. A representative of the company suld this evening to a representative of Tne Times that Cheatham had no contract of any sort with the company, but was a general labor agent, who furnished the various Oliver camps with hun dreds of laborers, for which he was paid at tho rate of $2 a 'nead. Mrs. Helton, the woman who found herself penniless among strangers at the lock and dam camp, Was to-day sen back to her friends. A. C. Blan ton, chief engineer of the works, made up the funds to carry her back. Many of the Charlotte mechanics have already found employment in the city. DECISION FAVORS MIt HEARST. Appellate 1)1 v Won, Supreme Court, Affirms order Denying Motion to Vacate Order Directing Tliat May oral I y Boxen of liast Election be Prwerved. New York. Jan. I. The appellate division of the Supreme Court to-day handed down a decision affirming an order of Justli-e Maclean denying a motion to vat-Hte the order of April 30, 1906, which directed that the bal lot boxes of the last mayoralty elec tion be preserved. Tho case came before the court on an appeal taken by the corporation counsel on behalf of Mayor McClellan. The board of elections Hid not appear In the mat ter, and it was contended on behalf of Mr. Hearst, on whose relations the action was brought, that tho mayor had no , right to tako an appeal. The decision jot tho appellate di vision Is In favor of Mr. Hearst, and keeps in effect the order requiring the preservation of ballot boxes. The arguments on the motion to vacate Justice Hendricks' order, di recting that the ballet boxes bo taken from the custody of 1 the board of elections and turned over to Attor ney General Jackson, were to-day ad journed until next Monday, Testimony Taken by Purrty Goes to Senate Monday. Washington. Jan. 11. The Presi dent had a conference to-day with Milton Purdy, of the. Department of Justice, who went to Texas and Okla homa to make an Investigation of the Brownsville affair. Practically all tht testimony taken by Mr, Purdy and the affidavits secured. by him are In the President's hands and these, with a special message, art to be sent to the Senate on Monday next Mr. Purdy's report, it is said, does not Include any conclusion or deductions from tht testimony secured by him. Will Not Marry Darin present En- ropean Trip. . Paris,' Jin. 11. William' E. Corjy, president of the United States Ste1 Corporation, authorises tht Associat ed Prcn to .state that all repors to the contrary notwlthsandlng, be will not marry during hla present Euro pean trip. ?. , ; ; Tle Submarine Boat Algerian Sunk. '! Cherbourg. Fram e; Jsn. 11. The submariu . boat Algerian, , was sunk pear its moorings, , No one oo board at tht Umt, .. . WITH STATE LEGISLATUBE ASSEMBLY SETTLES ' TO WORK 5Ir, Graham. Introduces Bill to Regu late"; Railroads xrtids ' u free ' Passes to All Except Railway J3m ) ployca, Thtlr Families and Others Connected With the Roads A Bill Introduced to Make Unncces-,.- warily slow Movement of Freight a : Crime A Large Number of Com mlttees Are Announced Commit' ; tees of Cities Favors Creation of -House , Highway Commission for Buncombe. ; ... - ' Observer Bureau, The Hollaman Building, Raleigh, Jan. II, The third day's session of tht House was called to order by Speaker Jus tice, Rev, Dr. W. C. Tyree, of the Baptist church, offering prayer. Mr. Dowd submitted the report of the committee on rules, recommend ing fnose In force at the last session with some changes., among them be ing that each Monday the speaker should appoint a committee of three to examine daily the Journal before the hour of opening and report to the House whether It was correct; further, that the speaker take tho cnalr at 11 o'clock . every day, and that in no case he should be allowed to vote twice on the same question, that Is, as a member and a speaker. That no persons except members or officers bo allowed on tho floor or In the lobby In rear of the speaker's desk except thpse specially Invited by the speaker. That smoking be allowed when the Houuse was not in session; that the committee on Judi ciary bo dividend Into two sections; that the committee on congressional apportionments be abolis'ned and that i..ere be a committee on public serv ice corporations and one on the cor poration commission, in place of the place of the usual one committee. The rules as amended were adopt ed. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. Morton, of New Hanover: To print the journal of tho House dally. McNeill, of Cumberland: With ref erences to heating and ventilating the capltol. The speaker announced the ratifi cation of the reso.utlon for tho Joint session of the General Assembly for the hearing of the Governor's mes sage. Speaker Justice's bill fixes the rate to be charged passengers on the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard roads at 2 cents per mile; 'IVt cents on other roads. A day's work for trainmen and railway tele graphers Is fixed at 8 hours. The corporation commission Is given full power over the railroads. Tne following bills were introduced: Stevens, of Union: To amend Sec tion 2634 of Revlsal, requiring com mon carriers to tender payment with in the time specified, and if a greater amount should be recovered in ac tion than the amount tendered, the carrier shall be liable to the penalty provided In said section. By Glbbs. of Swain: To modify the law as to the couunty commis sioners also as to quail and to levy a special tax,. .... . By Yount: To amend Section 2748 of the Revlsal. By Farthing, of Watauga: To pro mote education there. xly Gilliam: Conferring en tho courts of Bertie power to try both civil and criminal actions. By Mldyette: To allow trial Judges in cases of felonious assault to ex clude all but court officers. By McNeill: Conferring and en-la)r-ing powers of the Fayettevlllc Banking Company. By Harshaw: To punish simple assault. By Bryant, of Wilkes: To repeal tne Incorporation of Roaring River and by Cowles to promote education In Wilkes. By Stevens: To allow Union coun ty commissioners to remain In ses sion 3 days and Increase their pay. y Laughlnghouse: To require the commissioner of agriculture and tho board of agriculture to bo prac tical farmers and actively engaged in that business, and also for the relief of prisoners awaiting trial. By Brewer: To amend the time of holding courts in Craven. By Htlckney, of Cabiirrus: To pro vide strong doors for the House of Commons. By London: To Increase pay of jurors In Chatham to $2 per day, and for relief of Mrs. Nail. By Doughton: To validate election of magistrates In .Alleghany and to regulate sales of goods In bulk and prevent frauds In such sales. By Crawford: Regarding funding tho bonded debt of McDowell. Bv Koonce. to pay solicitors salaries and to appoint Justices In Onslow. By Grant, to promote education In Davie. By Vestal, to regulate Jurors' fees In Kdgecombe. By Park, of Ashe, to abolish Janu ary term of court there. By Davis, to appoint justices in Hyde. By Burton, to appoint Justices In Montgomery. By Edgarton. to mak common carriers liable for expenses Incurred by delays In travel. By Douglas, to uiBKn municipal corporations llablo for torts of cer tain officers. Hv Justice, of Guilford, to pre scribe charges railways make for transporting passengers, regulating railways as common carriers and extending and Increasing the corpora tion commission's powers. By Koonce, to abolish tht March term of Onslow court The following bills passed: Increasing the number of magis trates In Rowan. Stevens' bill, to allow commis sioners of Union to meet In special session three days and Increase their pay. Validating election of justices In Alleghany. Appointing Justices for Onslow. Refunding bonded debt of Mc Dowell. Abolishing January term of Ashe Superior Court. Blckett's bill, requiring all per sons employed to urge or oppose legislation to register their names was sent to the Judiciary committee. Morton's resolution that the House Journal be printed dally was opposed by Wood, of Randolph, and lost by close vote. Speaker Justice announced the fol lowing standing committees: Public service corporations, Manning, Yount, Weaver, Davis, of CartareV-Htnktna, Johnson, of Caldwell. Kltchln." Pres ton, MoCrackln. Mldyette, Jaeobson, Mangum, Bryant. Dalley,, Coleman. Institutions for blind. Stevens. Douglas, Hollowed, Clifford, , Dllllng. Carter. Kddlngn, Galloway, of Tran sylvania. Gaston. Greer, llanklns, Bryant, Rector. - x ,. , Institutions for deaf an4 dumb. Johnson, of Caswell, Koonce,. gamp ion, Avery, . Carter, - Brewer, Byrd, Dowd, i Davidson, of Cheroaee, Gal loway,, of Transylvania., Edgarton, Tillett, ; Koonce, pou. Bryant, Owen. Corporations, v Kltchln,. Prltchard, Paul, Galloway, of Green. Grier, Washington, ' Harris, Johnson, 5 of Ozell, McCrackln, Mangum, Cowles, Burnett 1'': 7.; ..... v '" '',' Public printing, Jaeobson.; Kenner, Dowd, Prltchard, Taylor, - of Vance, Gallow,ay, of Transylvania, Albright Coleman. .. , r Liquor traffic, Dowd, Avery, Bol ton, Carter, Burton, Cdxe,; Harris, Sharp, Julian, Douglas, Grant, Cowles, Johnston,' of Johnston. Propositions and grievances, Doug las, Rodwell, Taylor, of Vance, Prltch ard, Varner, Tillett, Parsons, Park. Taylor of Brunswick, Coleman, Har shaw. ' . . Judiciary No. 1, Wlnborne, Blckett, Lockhart, Douglas, Weaver, Ehrlng haus, Preston, Turlington, Galloway, of Green, Harris, Stlckney, Johnson, of Caswell, Kenner. Kltchln, Park, Grant. Harshaw Bailey. Judiciary No. 2, Wurphy, Doughton, Royster, Avery, Rodwell. Davis, of Cartaret, Clifford, Stevens, Van, Gal lert, London, Parson, Mangum, Wil liams, Manning, Preston, Mldyette, Mull, Taylor, of Brunswick. Pensions, Galloway, of Greene, Pitt, Dllllng. Neal, Laughlnhouse, David son, of Cherokee, Davidson, of Ire dell. Price, of Rockingham, Wood. Griffin, Johns, Wells: Harshaw, Blck ett. Harshaw was added to the commit tee on rules. Chairman Wlnborne called the Democratic caucus to meet Tuesday nignt. when there will be a Joint caucus for the nomination Of United States Senator to succeed United States Senator Simmons. The House adjourned to meet Saturday. The Senate convened at It o'clock. Rev. J. N. Cple offered prayer, he bolnjf superintendent of the Methodist Orphnn age here. Preldent Winston announced the following committees: Agriculture: Mitchell. Bellamy, Bal langer, Oreer. Relnhardt, Buxton, King, Perrett. Brown. Banks and currency: Fleming. Reld, Mcl-ean, Godwin, Dawes. Odell, Graham, Davis, Dickey. Congrusalonal apportionment: Turner. Perrett, Wilson, King, McLaughlin, Blair. Greese, Pavli. Carter. Senate expenditures: Greer, Redwine, Davln. Engrossed bills: Buxton. Kluttz. Tur ner. Long, Ethrldge, Carter. Insane asylums: : Webb. McLean, Turner. Wilson. Lovlll. Ethrldge. Oreer. Blair. Brown. Judicial districts: Fleming and Carter. These being addition! to that commit tee. Immigration: Reld, Greer. Burton, Ellirldgi, Daws, Odell, McLaughlin, Brown. Education: Holt, Ayeock. Senwell, Reld. Mitchell. Kluttz, Ormond, Turner, Dickey. Game law: Howard, Pharr, Ethrldge, Holt. Klutls, Burleson. PropoilMonn und grievances: Ixng, Rives, Wood, Ormond, Godwin. Ricks, Grler. McLiuughlln. Ethrldge. Publlo loadM.- Daws, Pharr. Burton. Rleves, PerTelt, Bellamy, Ballanger, Relnhardt, Harrington. Penal Institutions: Ayeock, Daws. Mc laughlin. Manon, Ormond, Eftrd, Maun ey. Long Dickey. Privileges and elections: Godwin, Ptubbi. Blair, Long, Scawell, Thorne, Polk, Wood. Brown. Military affairs: Polk, Blair, Pharr. Relnhardt, Godwin, Long, Xlutts, Breeie, Wocd. Mining: Burlenon, this being an addi tion. Constitutional amendments: Peawell, Stubbs. Hicks, Blair, Reld, Turner. Wood. Ormand. Klutts. Initiations for deaf mutes: Hicks, Ayeock. Redwine. Holt, Dnvls, Rein hnrdt, Turner. Burleson. Wilson. Blihd Institution: Blair, Perrett. Riftvei, Dawes, King. Bellinger, Lovlll. Eflrd. Polk. Trmtees of the TTnl varsity : Klutts. Grahum. Btuhbs, Seswell, Reld, Burle son. Unrolled tdlli: Terrett, Godwin, Rleves, Carter. Printing: Wi!non, Turner, Harrington, Carter. Public henlth: King, Harrington, Thorne. Brown. Hnlarle nnd fees: McLaughlin, Flem ing. Godwin. King. Carter. Public buildings mid grounds: Ormond, Olell,. Thorne, Polk, Redwine. Lovlll, Pv, Pk-ky Shellfish: Kthridge, Turner. Burton, Itollumy, M-l.HUK!illn, Harrington, Briu-e, Bavin. Eflrd Library: Rleven. Thorne, Turner. Justices of the peace: Harrington, Godwin. King. Commerce: Maiiney, Eflrd, Daniel. Godwin, Carter. Manufacture: Lovlll. Odell. Eflrd. Holt. Ormond, Hicks, Perrett, Mauney, Burl! on. The committee on counties, cltlen an towns recommended the passage of the hill allowing Buncombe to create a House highway enmmlalon and Issue bonth. and the Judiciary committee rec ommended (he passage of a bill relating to the landlord and tenant act In Lin coln county, which is .- mbitltute for Hint Introduced by Relnhardt IHL1JJ INTRODUCED. Rills were Introduced as follow: By Grshnm. to daflni the rights of pas-M-ngert In entering and leaving railway enrs. By Mason, of Gaston, to Incor porate Whetstone Ixidge of Msnon. By Thorne, to amend the revlml re gHidlng summary proceedings In eject ment. By Relnhardt, to repeal Chapter 43 In w, 1!W.". regarding the rond law. By itrahtim, of Orange, to fix 24 cents n the )usenger rate of fare In North Curollniv Also an act regarding free psruej. By Huston, to nnivldo for the better conntrtictton and repair of rondu In Kor Rvth and to -chinii (he corporal namo of Halem Female AraiW-my. By Thorne. to punlfh railways for fnllurS to transport freight In a reason aide time. By Turner, to allow Elisabeth City to ite -bonds for a market. By Pharr. to Increase the salnrjr of the adtutant general to I1.6M. By Beawell,. to prohibit the exposure and sale of Indecent pictures and also Indecent shows. The bill amending the lnndlor.l and tenant act In Lincoln putscd third read ing. A report;., from ths Judlelury committee was rest, requesting that It be allowed to employ Paul B. Means as clerk, and the requMt was grunted, the flenats then adjourning until (Saturday at II. SENATE NOTES. Mr. Graham's bill to define the rights of passengers In filtering and leaving trains requires that they shall enter can from the end nearest the engine and leave at the rear, except whan a part of the car li assigned to negroes, and that the corporation commMnn shall muke this act affective and passenger trains are to be supplied with foot stools st every entrance or to have a pennanant step affixed to 1st down so that no rsseenger shall be renulrd to step above II Inches. Mr. Graham's bill In regard to fret pas and free transportation by railways provide that after March 1 this rear, no frse tickets or free transportation of pa shall be given to passengers in this 8tnt, except to railway employe and their famlll. and the officer, sgents. surgeons and lawyer, to ministers. - traveling secre taries cf railway y. M. C. A.', Itimates of hospitals and charitable work, to In digents.' homahas and dwstluit. prsont, when transported by eharltable eoeletlea or nntpltala. To Inmate of the National or ' Confederal Holuler' Horn. nxe. sary rarotaker of live stock, poultry and fruit employe on I sleeping . ct, spres car, telegraph linemen, rail way, mlM employes, etc. Th pennlty for violation of ths law a SKVt the rn,t and the fin mav bo a high ss t.'.ona, , The bill of Mr. ThmS lfnlriu freight trnpOrtatkn make 4 luy oi two day at the Initial j-inlt tin.l , noun for each 100 mUs ovtr which CONFESSES PAltT IN CRIME WAS PAID HOP BY CALLAHAN. One of Men Under Indictment ' hi Hargl Case Kay He Was Promised Acquittal and Work If He Would Aid lit Awasalnatloii of Dr. Cox . " Compiled at Order of Jndgo Hargl T and tliA Khcrlff OonfcsMlnn D-, , ; dared by Hargi to be Lie State , : Inspector Says no Troops are Ned ; y ed at Jackson J udge Carnea To- ' ly Guarded in :Hia Room : '.-. -.X"; -r-... Lexington, Ky V Jan. j 1 1,Jadg0 : ' James Hargls and his supporter are - dismayed, it is, said, as too, result of "v ;J John Smith, J one of the men ; tender " inuictment, confessing : f participation ; f ": In assassinating Dr. D. B. Cog, At the ;;f order of Judge Hargls and the sheriff. ' !' 1 Smith's confession was made . last " ; June. Hars-ta Hnn1ur ttiat : fimlth is tying, esmun tears ror his ure, and -; is being kept in protection, o Hargiajm ; remains closely in his store at Jack-j 1 eon. ... ' State Inspector Hlnes has Just 'ar "--'Ml rived here from Jackson. . and aay!f :) the situation does not warrant send-ii . f lng troops to Jackson, and he will recommend to Governor Beckham r that none be sent. Mtyit' iflO confession made hv John"' Xv'M .'' torney Jovett, representing the Com'.i i, monwealth. In tht confenoinn Rmtth C . . says James Hargls ,and Edward CaW.I;?i'-i:f lahan Induced him to enter the conj; j-i . promises to see that he was acquitted v and give him work. He also savs' i that Callahan gave him 1100. vK onK,ioyj!M tMlUAIlUW (4Uti!iX,n. ' ;,. ' The situation at Jackson Is ouleter "M Since S-l.eclnl Tnriva W f Cmntm 'rZA'xr'r,- was enjoined by the Court of An-i--.? peals at Franktort from presiding m , tne case of Judge James Hargls, charged with the assassination of Dr. Cox. Judge Carries convened ' court this morning and made the annouuee-, ment to-day that the Court of Ap peals had Issued a writ of prohibi-l tion restraining him from action in ; the case, and had adjourned court v until next Priday. . . Judge Carnes said he did not know :' what final action the Appellate Cburt would take, but that he would re turn to Jackson next Friday and ? mako some orders in the cases. Later ,' Judge Carnes left Jackson for Frank fort to pxplain to fne Court, of Ap peals certain of his rulings In favor of Hargls. Carnes was closely guarded In his room. 4 Tho representatives of the Com monwealth told tne adjutant general thut they did not believe a company of Holdlers could have prevented a, riot had Judgo Carnes proceeded with the trial. MEF7TS AT SAVANNAH NEXT. League of Conunlaaion Merchants of f v I'nlted States Adjourns Convention ' at Pittsburg After Electing Officers, , : Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 11. The 16th ' - , annual convention of the League of the Commission Merchants of the United States, which haa been In see if lion in this city for the past three days, was brought to a close to-night 'I 1 with a banquet. Savannah, Ga., was '.l'jfZ ' chosen as the city for the next con ventlon. The following offlcere were V:? V elected: : -) ' President, Chas. A. Muehlbronner, v . of Pittsburg"; vice president, Wllmer i 'i Sog, Milwaukee; treasurer, A. D. 'x'-,:-Gall, of Buffalo. Secretary A. W. . , . .' ' . ' Patch, of Boston, who has been the ; ' secretary of the organixation since lu't;' adoption, was re-elected. :'( - NEGKO EXHIBIT At JAMESTOWN. Government Iktard Decides to Desig nate Two to Serve With Chair' man as Executive Committee. Washingtpn, Jan. 1. Another con ference between the government, board of the Jamestown Exposition' and the Negro Development Exposi- : tion Company was held at the Treas ury Department to-day. At the sug-' gestlon of Chairman Giles Jackson, of the negro company, the government board nas decided to' designate two men now connected with it to serve; with Jackson an an executive com mittee In connection with the collec-' tion and installation of the negro exhibit. T. L. Calloway, of the War Department, of this city, has already accepted appointment. Dr. Cur- ! tls, of Washington, has been appoint ed fiscal agent of the negro com pany. NO HKAKOV HAS BEEN ASSIGNED , Abandonment by Japanese Govern 0 men. of Protected Meet of Naval Training Shins Not Explained In ' Advices. r. Washington. Jan. II In the advices in ?t the State Department from Ambassador) W right at Tokio. and through tho Jarja- ne AmbauHdor here regarding the' v abandonment by the Japan govm-JV'? ment ot the protected fleet of naval training hlps. no reason is officially a-. . signed for the chance of nroaremm . and. Indeed, It Is learned that th Stat ' Department extended a cordial Invitation to the Japanese navy to visit this coun try. It Is of coiirme understood that th ' Jspanese government has taken notice of It agitation In France. Exhibit of Period of Exploration and ; Colonisation. Washington, Jan. 11. The House ; committee on Industrial arte and expositions decided to make a favor-. ' able report on the resolution author-' ; ixing the President,' In conjunction with the Jamestown Exposition Com- ,' pany, to appoint a special commis sioner who shall Invite Great Britain ; to make au exhibit relating- to the period of explroatlon and colonising from 1510 to 1(15. Declines to Consider Pig Iron Rate ( 1 Increase, ;-. . -. v.-;vv; ; Birmingham, Ala., Jan. Jli 1 Tha Southern Iron committee, which haa been In session here, haa declined to reconsider the IS cents a tor ad vance in pig Iron rates, which ',' was ' ordered some time ago to go Into ef feet by February 1. Th Increase In the -rata means an addition to the ' Birmingham district of about 1 10.- -000 month ;,,--?';'- WUI - Not Disturb liana for Winter '-v v. aUnoeuvroa.. . Washington. Jan. 1 1. It la state ! to-day that tho naval general board has nd intention of disturbing th plan tor winter manoeuvre h. But It is not improbable that afterwards soma of the ships of th heavy sr. mored clasa will be sent around th Horn for the station on the I'ariflo roast, - -- -. fre'abt Is lmnrrtd, onrnwmH. prwvtdlng that to rompnt'n i le. t d'V !" I " etct., t... p. I t , ;l.t till I'l.b'.l. l it If ' 1, -t O -y t ' : day ll !;.'U b ... t lit:
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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