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n M " M i if f 1 i h .'hi ; i h . I . J ' , ' h v j SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. , WEEK'S NEWS FOBECASTEI) appropriation bills first. Senator Cullom, In Charge of Meas ure Before Senate, Announces .De 1 termination Not to Yield Floor Un it, til Some Disposition Is Made, and f tlie Brownsville Affair Majr Neccs- , sarlly go Orer Proepecta Indicate ' , i Adoption of Comnromlae . ftesolu- uw oivniunue uccurreww ' una : . Remaining Silent on Legal Phase ' Gommtttefl Hold Meeting on Ship y' C.1.-1-1 urn rr . . . . ,, , ' Some of the , time of the Senate t and most of the time of the House during the present will be devoted to ; the discussion of appropriation Wlls. ' ' The Senate wilt conclude its eonsld- ' ration -..of the t legislative, ' executive vi Judiciary appropriation bill and may ( reaoh the Indian bill. The House . will furnish Its work on the fortlflca , tlons bill, and will In turn take up the, bill making appropriations Tor ' the District of Columbia and the i diplomatic and consular service. Before proceeding with appropria tion bills the House will devote a day ' to miscellaneous bills In the Interest ot the District of Columbia and Mon- "'day has been set aside for that pur - pose. . It Is also possible that the ap- "' proprlatlon bill before the Senate will be temporarily displaced Monday by the Foraker resolutions provid ing for in investigation of the Browns villa riot. Senator Cullom, who has charge f the appropriation bill, an- . nounces his purpose not to yield the floor again until this measure is dls- psed of, and if hq preslsts In his de termination consideration of (he Brownsville matter will necessarily be deferred. The prospect of receiv ing Assistant General Burdy's report on that subject en -Monday adds to what already holds a keen Interest,, and a large attendance may be ex pected In the fenate when it Is under consideration. Speeches are yet to be made by Senators Spooner, Carmack and Stone, and It is not expected that Senator Foraker will permit the closing of the debate without further remarks. FOR COMPROMISE RESOLUTION. The present prospect is for the practically unanimous adoption of a compromise resolution simply direct ing an investigation into the occur rence at Brownsville and remaining silent on the legal phases of the question. In the Senate there will be an ef fort to incorporate a provlHion in the legislative appropriation bill Increas ing the salaries of Senators and Representatives from $5,000 to 17, 600, and unless this proposition arouses debate, tne legislative bill will probably be passed with but little discussion. There will also be an attempt to restore the House pro vision for an Increase of the salaries of the Vice president, the Speaker of !he House and the memberg of the 'i)inet. The fate or that proposi tion, however, will largely depend on the disposition of the twin provision for an Increase in the salaries of members of Congress. Some of the members of the House committee on appropriations will try to secure the Incorporation in the fortifications bill of an amendment locking to the creation of an island for the purpose of defense at the mouth of Chesapeake bay, and ap propriating for thath purpose about $3,000,000, when the bill comes up In the House. General Kelfer and Judge Walter Smith differed sharp ly over this point in committee, and when Mr. Smith, who opposed the provision, prevailed there, tne Ohio member announced his determina tion to appeal to the House, and his manner was such that those who heard him predict a very positive ef fort in that direction. THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. The House is looking forward with great expectancy to the decision of the committee on merchant marine on the subject of the ship subsidy bill. The committee will meet on Tuesday and members say that the question will be Anally decided on that day. It is now asserted by the advocates of compromise, that only the opposition of the supporters of the full 8enate bill stands in the way of a report The Senate will preba bly return to the discussion of the Smoot case on Friday- Thursday will be devoted to eulogies In the Senate on the late Senator Bate, of Tennes see. He also will be eulogized in the House next Sunday. An Important national convention for the extension of Torelgn com merce will be held in Washington this week. President Roosevelt Is expect ed to address the convention on Wed nesday. The trial of Louise de Massey. for the murder of Gustav Simon, a shirt waist manufacturer by whom she had been employed as a designer, will be gin In New Tork next Thursday. A plenary council of the French bishops to dlsruss thi situation of the Church In France has been sum moned to meet January 16 In Paris. It Is expected that the bishops will simply register the Pope's decision as expressed In the encyclical issued January 11. . COTTON MEN IN ALABAMA. Southern Cotton Association Holds Annual Convention There This . ' WeekThe Attendance Is Esti mated at Between 5,000 and 6,000. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. It. The . annual convention of the Southern Cotton Agitation will be held here next week. Trie executive committee meeting Wednesday and Thursday, and the convention propertwtll hold sessions Thursday, Friday and Satur day. It la estimated to-nttfot that the attendance will be between 6,000 and 1,000. Every State lo. the South will have representatives present President Harris Jordan arrived from Atlanta to-night, and the other officers and members of the execu tive committee are expected to-morrow. The city is being profusely decorated. Exposition Plasterers Three ten Strike, Richmond, Va., Jan. II. Plasterer! to the number of 100 employed oft the construction work of the James town Exposition have made ' good their threat to strike and declare . that they-win not return to work to. morrow unless t their demands . are eomntlefl with. Tha H4a l , . w -1 - ' w UIU .to the office of the contractors to 4 ai moir momj , once a week and - wlah U . hrouvht ta Hm . ,kii -. -work. Thry also ask an Increase In . pay irom ss io is a day. The con . -. tkl.l. 1L1 Mttmt ...... ""c,"r mm ins. aimcuity will be aajustsa witnout serious delay to to xpeatUoa jroric. , .:'-, ' ,.. .,... 1 WANT THE NEW COLLEGE. Citizens of Washington Aroused Over , Prospect ; of Securing -New State ; terest. ;; rC'".!; Special to The Observer, . . Washington, N. C, Jan, 13. The cltlsena .of ..Washington' are xnorouKu iv rntiaai Auai"tha DroSDect Of hSV lng the proposed ew State Normr,l and Industrial ; College 1 in this- city, provided the General Assembly, now In session7 at Raleigh, passes a bill InnVIno towards thl end. Out PeO- nle think, believe and - know that Washington Is Abe best town In east Arn Purnllns for - thla ' College and they propose to fight the project- to the end. Not only the cltliens. but the board of county commissioners are showlna: and exhibiting a spirit of enterprise in thl' matter, as was proved- in their meeting lasi whlch was attended. by quite a Urge number of cltlsens. -" From nresent orosDects Washing ton will soon have an 'electric street railway. The Washington invest ment Company .has a scheme on foot to build and operate . a system of street railways In this city. They are now nerotlatinar with the city aldermen for a suitable franchise, and as soon as this matter- can he ar raneed they hone to begin prepara tions for installing the system. This hss been a long needed enterprise in our city and one , that Is very es sential to the future growth and wel fare of this cltyr v' A car load of .28 convicts arrived here via the Atlantic Coast Line last evening. They will be taken to Chocowlnlty, about three miles from this city, where they will Join the convict camp at Work on the Wash ington A Vandemere Railroad, run ning from Vandemere, Pamlico coun ty, to this city. Work on the Raleigh & Pamlico Railroad is progressing at a xapld rate. Mr. J. M. Lally, the construc tion superintendent for Messrs. J. G. White & Co., railroad contractors, of New York, who are building the road, was In the city yesterday and said they hoped to have trains running between this city and. Newbern by the first of March, and the entire road completed with trains In opera tion between this city and Raleigh by the first of August The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Banner Lumber Com pany was held in their offices In this city on the evening of January 9th. All old officers were re-elected, and a dividend of 20 per cent, was de clared. POPE RECEIVES STUDENTS. Americans More Numerous Tlian Any Other Nationality Attending Insti tutions of Learning In Rome. Rome, Jan. 1J. Pope Plus to-day received the students of the Ameri can College In Rome,, who were pre sented by Manager Kennedy, the rec tor of the college. Monslgnor Ken nedy said the American students were more numerous than those of any other nationality attending institu tions of learning here, there being 12(0 at the college. Pope Plus, after praising the students for the success they have attained In their studies, spoke to them about France, say ing: "In the war that is being waged between the clergy and hell, the ex pressions of unity and sympathy from Catholics throughout the world are the greatest consolation. -America, especially, has distinguished herself In this way; indeed, America Is a great credit to us. When you return to your glorious country follow with the clergy and the people this luminous fiample of solidarity in the tremen ous conflict against the Church." TIIFi LA SAVOIE ARRIVES. Vessel Struck by a Cross Sea, Which Swept) Over Promenade Deck, Tearing np Woodwork and Three Quarter Inch Iron Rods. New York, Jan. 1$. The French liner La SaVole, from Havre, arrived In port to-day after a stormy voy age. Among the passengers was R. R. Macklsson, former mayor of Cleve land, O. In speaking of the voyage across, he said he had crossed the Atlantic many times, but last Tues day night was tne roughest night at sea he had ever experienced. Mr. Macklsson said: "About t o'clock on Wednesday morning we were awak ened by a shock. It seems that the vessel hsd been struck by a cross sea, which swept over the promenade deck, tearing up woodwork and iron rods three-quarters of an Inch thick." 8ix first cabin passengers and IS socond cabin passengers were de tained at Ellis island. The reason for not permitting them to land was not made public. A TRAGEDY AT LAURENS. Arthur V. Green, Young White Man, Kliot to Death by J. R. Fant, Jr., Son of Chief- Dispensary Con stable Green Aleged to Have Sworn to Kill Fant Columbia, S. C, Jan. IS. A special to The State from Laurens, says: Arthur V. Green, a young white man. was shot to death here early this morning by Joseph R. Fant, Jr.. son of J. R. Fant. chief dispensary constable of, the Spartanburg divis ion. It seems fnat the two young men had a dispute at an oyster supper, when It is alleged Green awore that he would kill Fant Green later went to Fant's boarding house, where, after efforts to prevent his entrance by one of the young ladles of the house, he was shot dead by Fant Mr. Ambrose Fltppln, of Stokes County. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Jan. IS. Mr. Am brose Fllppln, a well-known and highly respected cltlsen of 8tokei county died In New Mexico recently. He had gone on a visit to his daugh ter, Mrs. oeorge Fares, who formerly lived at Pilot Mountain. Mr. Fllppln contracted a severe cold en route .and only , lived five days after reaching the home of his daughter,"heart fall, ure resulting from i his disease. Mr. Fllppln was about 80 yean, of age, Keamrge'a Chief Engineer Dead. , Syracuse, N. T Jan. IS. Brudette C, Cowing, chief engineer of the Kearsarge at the time It was wrecked In lll, died yesterday at Tully, N. T his birthplace, aged 81 years. He had been on 7 the retired list since i5.. ., "- .'.'.. Vict President of the Texas-Mexico -v -r." . ,;i',IUllroI Dcmk -; y- . Laredo. Tex.,' Jan. ' If. Captain Thomas W. Dodd, vloe president of the Texas- Mexico Rallwoay died to-day, after aa prolonged fllness. ' Captain Dodd was bori la Georgia In Hit, 1 BEPOBT ON COST KEEPING PRESIDENT SUGGESTS ECONOMY System Properly Devised and Operat . ed Would Show Where S&vlmrs Could be Made In Government nervice jneport was : ryepej-ea hy . Committee on Department Methods, . Known as Keep Commission, and Has Cordial Endorsement of Secre tary Shaw, ot tho Treasury De partmentr Cost Keeping1 Systems Recommended In All Branches of Government ' Service Where it is Possible to do so." :,u.: :'t :::); :,r-':, Washington, , Jan, $ The , President to-day made - publio a report on 'cost keeping In the government ser vice,", prepared by the committee on department methods . known as the Keep commission. A cost system, if properly devised and operated, the re port says, will furnish information! enabling the responsible , head of . the organization to know: where (econo mies may be effected by Introducing new arrangements in organisation or new methods In operation, to. estimate more intelligently on 'the probable cost, of future operations along simi lar lines, and to fix proper selling prices on products transferred to oth er government organisations, or sold to foreign governments or to private Individuals. The recommendations of the commission have the cordial en dorsement of Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury Department, as Is shown by the followln gletter addressed by him to the President: "I am heartily In favor of It in all bureaus where the government Is a producer. It has been Installed In several bureaus of this aepartment and bids fair to work well. It will be Installed In one or two bureaus where the government can scarcely be said to be a producer, like the marine hospital service. The fact that the various superintendents know the annual report will disclose not only the per capita cost of maintenance, but the per capita of each detail of maintenance, like fees, physicians service, etc., will tend to create a wholesale rivalry in reasonable eco nomy between the several hospitals. I use this as an illustration of the bene fits that may be derived." The report recommends that cost keeping systems be Installed In all branches of the government service whpre it Is possible to do so. . Th public printer is working out the details 0. an elobrate cost keep ing system which he is about to In stall in the government printing of fice and the Mint bureau has put a new system in effect at the various mints. , Attention Is called to the methods of appropriations for the bureau of engraving and printing which are made specifically for each of the government printing office where a lump sum Is given. The report expres es the opinion that appropriation made epeclflcally for each of the main heads would be of material ad vantage over the present system. In which case the bookkeeping would harmonise with the cost keeping sys tem. THE ONONDAGA IN BAD SHAPEC Steamer Whfch Struck on Orleans High and Dry unances 01 Ship About Even. Chatham, Mass., Jan. 13 Straying from the beaten track, the Clyde line freight steamer Onondaga, Captain Bunnell, bound from Boston for Charleston and Jacksonville, struck on Orleans beach early to-day and Is In a dangerous position. At low water this afternoon the Onondaga was high and dry, but none of the crew came ashore as the vessel at no time gave evidence of breaking up. The chances of saving the steam er were considered about even. The steamer struck the beach nearly head on, and the heavy sea soon drove her stern around, until at daylight her nose was pointing back toward Boston. The vessel had wandered two miles off the course In the 16-mile run from Nausett Light ships to Pollock Rip shoal light ship during a night, which though cloudy, was comparatively clear. Captain Bunnell shouted to one of the life savers this afternoon that he thought he was Considerably farther to the south, and had hauled his ves sel in shore to pick up either land or light Within a minute after get ting a sounding of seven fathoms, his vessel grounded on the bar. The Onondaga left Boston yesterday af ternoon with a miscellaneous cargo for the Southern States. Two tugs arrived at the scene this afternoon., but no attempt was made to float the vessel. It Is expected that the greater porlon of her cargo will have to be lightered before the vessel can be floated. At dark to-night the captain shout ed ashore that his vessel was still tight and showed no signs of break ing up, although she had been ham mered steadily all day and spray was continually flying over her. The Onondaga was built at Phila delphia In 1906. She Is 2.155 tons net burden, and 178 feet over all. She carries a crew of 28 men. She had been on the Boston and. Jacksonville line almost continuously as freight er. TO CRUISE IN INDIAN WATERS. George J- Gould Expects to Meet Wife at New Orleans. New Orleans, La., Jan. IS. George J. Gould, who has been taking a tour of Inspection of his railroad lines In Louisiana and Texas for the past week, left o-day for Tampa, Fla. On arrival there, he expects to meet Mrs. Gould, and will then take a two weeks' cruise In West Indian . water on his yacht Atalanta. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. IS. Mrs. George Gould and party of friends arrived here this afternoon In a pri vate car from New York and left at once for Tampa. Mr. Gould, Woo has been on "an Inspecting tour over his lines of railroads, will arrive here to-morrow from New Orleans, and will Join Mrs. Gould at Tampa. They will then go on a cruise In Southern waters. , .'-', Negro Race Conference at Colombia, January u-x&. . Columbians. C, Jan. 18. Throuxh the efforts of Rev. Richard Carroll, the . well-known negro - educator of this Bute, the negro race conference has been called, to meet , here Janu ary tl-SI. 1 : " , Governor D. C. Heyward, Eliot W. Ansel and other prominent cltlsens Will make addresses, aa also will Booker T. Washington and ' ether prominent negro leaders, - . . . The purpose of the conference la to bring together the leaders of the race for ft discussion of onsstlons af. fsotihf Its general welfare , v JUDGE PRAISES DURHAM Judge Justice Says He Finds Strong V, Sentiment In Favor of - Enforcing Law Warns Whiskey Sellers, Blind - Tigers are More Than Half . Way :'toUellA-,(;::tv'''.;':': : ; .Special to The Observer, ' , , :$. Durham, Jan. 18. Before the final adjournment of court yesterday af ternoon, Judge M. ; H. Justice , had some things to say that were appre ciated by our people and he also gave a warning to those who violate the whiskey - laws, both coming at the same time. He said that he found here a strong sentiment in favor of the enforcement of the whiskey laws and tti Durham has no trouble along that line. He said that there were many people here who were evi dently selling whiskey In violation of the law and there were many who bough whiskey from these. But he complimented the witnesses who ap peared before him during the week by saying that he did not believe a single man had gone on the stand and. sworn falsely, when forced with the proposition of telling the truth about buying whiskey or telling a falsehood. There are but few people here, he said,-who do as the blind tigers would have them do, go off and sworn falsely, when faced with demanded. "I have not struck a town or county," said his honor, "where I would sooner have the re sponsibility of enforcing the laws than right here in Durham. He said that Durham was now passing through with the same thing that all prohibition communities have to pass through when the prohibition laws are first put Into operation. But there will be a change and the law will be enforced. He then spoke a few words of wafnlng to those who Insist on violating the laws and selling whiskey. The blind tiger is more than half way to hell, he said, and you who are selling whiskey had better stop. While in the city on his first official visit Judge Justice made a very fine Impression on our people. The decision of Governor Glenn not to lnterferre further with the sentence that Is hanging over Free man Jones, the negro convicted of burglary, makes certain that on Fri day, Feb., 8, Durham will have two executions. Jones has been twice re spited but now the Governor says that he sees no reason why he should further Interfere and that he will not. Jones and John H. Hodges will both die from the same scaffold on the same day. Both have now given up all hope of being saved from the fate and say they are ready for the day to come. The executions will take place on the Inside of the Jail, the scaffold being now partially ready, but has not been taken Inside the building. WANT TO VOTE ON BOND ISSUE Durham Alderman Will Ask Legis lature for Election Propose to Spend $300,000 or Less on Streets Proposition to Elect School Boards by Popular Vote Exfttes Interest Special to The Observer. Durham, Jan. 18. The board of city aldermen have given notice that application win be made to the pres ent session of the General Assembly to authorise the people of the city to vote on the question of Issuing bonds in a sum not to exceed the amount of $275,000 for the purpose of improving the streets and side walks and also to issue bonds. In the sum of $25,000 for the purpose of extending the sewer system of the city. Another notice was given to the press to-day that application would be made to have certain changes made in the city charter. Regarding the proposed bond Issue Mayor P. C. Graham said this after noon that under the present rate of taxation It would be Impossible to carry forward and complete the street w rk that was needed, but with a bond Issue the money now used on the streets, which Is not sufficient to rush the street work as desired, would be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund that would retire the bonds when teh time came. He said he thought that not only could this be done, but that there would be a con siderable sum left over to carry on other street work that Is neded. The sewer bonds proposed are for the purpose of building a sewer disposal plant on the south side of the city. There Is a disposal plant on the north side of the city, but the sewerage that flows out south empties Into a creek and there are now several dam age suits against the city on account of this fact The changes In the charter of the city, as proposed, have not been known as yet. The mayor said that the committee appointed for this purpose had not reported up to-day. He said thu no radical changes In the charter would be asked for but a few things that aro .needed will bo asked to be Inserted In the charter. BLADEN SUPERIOR. COURT. Judge Webb Makes a Good Impres sion on the Bar New Solicitor Makes His Debut Special to The Observer. Ellsabethtown, Jan. IS. Tho Jan uary term of Bladen county Superior Court was convened here last Mon day and adjourned Friday afternoon. Judge James L. Webb presided and Solicitor N. A. Sinclair represented the State. Judge Webb made a most favor able Impression on the local and visiting bar, and upon the people of the county by his fair aqd eminent ly fair rulings and charges, and his uniform courtesy to all, and tne gen eral expressions are heard that tho people are glad that he will return here to hold the March term of court Our new solicitor held the first court of his term hers and the peo ple are delighted with his ability and conservatism, and the pleasant way 'ne has of Inflicting punishment upon the guilty, and the Industrious way he goes about prosecuting the offender of the law without being overseaious In the matter. .The criminal docket was almost cleared and several civil suits of long standing were disposed of. French Cardinals Holding Dally Meetings of Prayer, - Paris, Jan.1 It. Three of the French cardinals, Richard, archbish op of Paris, Leoot, archbishop of Bordeaux, andCoullle, archbishop of Lyons, are . holding dally ; meetings preparing for the coming General As sembly of Bishops. it Is elated that these dignitaries are In full accord with the encyclical of Tops rius 9 the Churc& nutation ja Franca, -. lEGISUTUBE'-FIRSTWEEK LITTLE LEGISLATION. THUS FAR The Organisation of House and Sen ate Hie Week Consumed in Get r ting Ready for the Session The Finished Business the Refusal to ; " Endorse Either the President or the Dispensary Tuesday to be Taken , up With the Inauguration t'ere- monies Fight ' on tho Railroads and. the Ever-Recurring Dispensary Question to Take Up Much Time. Observer Bureau, .1209 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. Jan. 18. The first week of the Legislature has resulted In the actual accomplish ment of practically nothing. This Is usual and natural, as the thing is a big machine hampered by much red tape, and If it is to get out its product In regular and reliable form to stand the tests of the courts, '.it must take time to get started. A good week's work has been done In getting ready, organizing, the com mittees to working and the engross ing department to irrindlnx on Che first batches Qf some 600 bills that will be Introduced. - , The House was promptly organlzea by the election of Richard S. Whaley, of Charleston, as speaker, an anti dispensary man, who succeeds M. L. Smith, of Camden, a dispensary man. Mr. Whaley was elected on the sec ond ballot over Mr. D. D. McColl, Jr., of Marlboro, by a vote of 64 to 66. The House Is antl-dlspensary. I but the factional lines were not I strictly drawn. In the case of both Houses the other officers, and even appointees, are practically the same, j except that Mr. Cole L. Blease was 1 chosen president pro tern of the 1 Senate, and Rev. A. N. Brunson was I elected chaplain of the Senate to (succeed Rev. Walter I. Herbert. The j standing committees of both houses were promptly announced, and the entire body was ready for doing business on fast schedule time by Wednesday afternoon, and since then nearly 200 bills have been pouring into the hopper. Grinding these out .through committee reports and action on the floor Is now well un ,der way In both houses, though so jfar only a few unimportant resolu tions have reached the light of day in business accomplished. THE FINISHED LEGISLATION. The most important of only three pieces of finished legislation go far 1 was me aaopiion oy me senate ana i the rejection by the House of Sena tor B lease's resolution endorsing the .action of the President In the Browns I ville affair. This was looke dupon In the House as prompted by Mr. jBlease's dislike for Senator Tillman, .because of the letter's attitude to ward him In the recent gubernatorial race, though' of course many mem bers voted on the resolution purely from the standpoint of their own opinions on the subject, and cared nothing about the animosity between Messrs. Blease and Tillman. Another piece of finished business was the re jection of Representative Ayer's resolution by a vote of 10 to 1 to en dorse the dispensary system, show ing that neither side Is ready for this battle. The Senate passed a resolu tion calling upon the Washington delegation to secure a law preventing liquor being shipped Into dispensary or prohibition States. The antl-dls- ipensary people did not oppose the j resolution. I Practically two entire days are sub tracted from the business strictly of 1 law-making this week. Tuesday will be taken up by the Joint Assembly In the Inauguration ceremonies, and an other probably also this week Is to be consumed In the several elections that the joint Assembly will have to engage In. A successor to Associate 'Justice Gary Is to be chosen, as are u number of trustees for 8tate col leges, some penitentiary directors and a successor to Penitentiary Superintendent Griffith, snd the elec tion of 8enator Tillman Is to be con firmed. There Is some talk of Col. J. H. Wharton running against Cap tain Griffith, but it is not ejected that he will do so. Justice Oary also has no opposition so far. FIQTH ON THE RAILROADS. A big fight on the railroads for falling to make schedules and proper ly take care of the Increased travel, on account of tho largo number of accidents and because of the failure to get freight delivered within a respectable time, will be one of the features of the session. In addition jto Representative Frost's resolution 1 calling for the appointment of a com I mission of five to Institute a regular Investigation like tho dispensary com mittee made Into dispensary affairs, 1 there hifye been a irreat volume of I bills of various kinds Introduced. It seems likely that some Important legislation will be enactod along this line, though tho railroads have a 'powerful pull In the Legislature. v Other Important subjects to be discussed as indicated by the naturo of tho new bills so far are divorce, the ten-hour proposition, the repeat of the lien law, dealing in futures and of course the always Irrepressi ble dispensary. How the fight on the lien law will come out seems to be as much In doubt as Jt was the first of last ses sion. It will be attacked much on the same lines as last year, and will be again defended In the Interest of the poorer clsjsees of farmers, on (he ground that the lien law affords them their only credit system; that the big farmer la against the law, as Its repeal will place the small farmer more at the big fellow's mercy. 10-HOUR BILL MAY PASS. But there does seem to be a de cided change of front toward the ten-hour labor proposition, which hss been falling for nearly a decada The mill managements have been able to block this legislation so far on the plea that the mill operatives themselves do not desire It, as It will shorten the piece work day and re duce the pat answering the volumi nous petitions for a ten-hour law by counter petitions. But members hail ing from the mill districts where there are many votes do not dare antagonise any more say that they have satisfied themselves by Investi gation among the mill operatives that most of the signatures against the proposition were obtained from those fearing to withhold their sis- natures. It looks from -this distance aa If the ten- hour bill will pass this session. What will be done with the dla pensory Is yet altogether In doubt The indications are that tho whole thlag wllf end as .It ended last year, In nothing- being done. Both sides aro claiming ths Senate, though the House Is now admittedly anti-dispensary,' although .tho dispensary people are Claiming - gains there. There , has been no test vote in the Beuate so. far, but all the, ladle. UNION SERVICES. AT DURHAM. Pittsburg Preaclier Officiates In First Baptist Church Officer Catches a , Negro Rcd-IIandcd Firo Destroys J Property In tho . County White Convict . Pardoned.' Special to The Observer. 'If ' . Durham, Jan. 18. To-night , union services were held In the First Bap tist church, this service being in the Interest of Sabbath observance. Most of the other churches In the city suspended and the church was packed to overflowing. Rev. W. M. Mo Master, of Pittsburg, Pa., general secretary of the American Sabbath Observance Association, delivered an address on the subject of Sabbath observance. This morning at 11 o'clock there was a union service In West Durham, at which time Rev. Mr. McMaster delivered an address in the Baptist church In that village. This afternoon at 2 o'clock Ser geant Aldridge arrested a negro who was trying to effect an entrance into the clothing store of A. Wilson, on Main street. The negro, who gave the name of James McCullen. had a key In the door and was In the act of opening the side 'door, which would have admitted him to the sccona floor, when the officer saw him, and when the officer asked what he was doing the negro ran off, but was captured. At the time of this bold attempt to get Into the store there were a larsce number of people on the street, many being within calling distance to the negro, but tnese naturally thought the negro was a porter and was sent there. He was locked up. News has reached here of a fire in the northern part of this county, the fire occurring late Friday night. The barn, feed, harness and a cow be longing to Will L. Parrish were burned. The loss Is about $800, and there was no Insurance. It Is thought that the fire originated from some matches that the children dropped while playing in the afternoon. When the family awoke the fire had gained such headway that it could not be stopped, and even the cow could not be saved. Pardon has been granted to George Vlckers, a white man, now serving a term of five years for robbery. He is on the roads of this county. The pardon is expected to reach here to morrow. Vlckers was convicted at the May term, 1905, ana given five years. He, was charged of robbing J. W. Shepherd of a small sum of money. The Governor says that the trial Judge, solicitor, Jurors and prosecutor asked for the pardon. and the Governor added that he was not satisfied that the defendant was even guilty of the crime. To-morrow morning the Durham Book & Stationery Co., an In corporated concern, will open under a new management. The business has been purchased by Messrs. M. E., D. W. and A. H. Newsom. The paid- in capital of tho new concern is $14,000. with an authorised capital of $25,000. Officers have been elected, Mr. D. W. Newsom being president; Mr. M. E. Newsom, vice president and general manager, and Mr. A. Newsom will hold a position In the store. GERMAN STEAMER GROUNDED. Twenty-Four Men, comprising Crew of German Vessel. Drowned at Scharliorn Disregarded Appeals of Tug to Jump Into Water. Ouxhavcn, Germany, Jan. 13. The British ship Pengwern, Capt. Wil liams, from Taltal, Chile, October 6, for Falmouth, with a cargo of salt petre, grounded off Heharhorn, about 10 miles northwest of Cuxhaven to day. Twenty-four men, comprising the crew, were drowned and heV cargo Is a total loss. The tug Vulkan went to the as sistance of the steamer, and passing close to 'ner the crew of the Peng wern threw a live dog and a bundle of clothes aboard the tug, but dis regarded the appeals to jump Into the water that they might be rescued. The Vulkan made repeated attempts to reach the Pcnuwern, but a heavy sea broke, over her and sho disap peared from view. The Pengwern was a three-masted iron ship of 1,648 tons. She was built at Greenock In 1882, snd was owned at Liverpool by tne Peng wern Shipping Company. A ROCK ISLAM) TRAIN WRECKED live Persons Killed and Eight In jured. None of Whom Will Die The Fireman snd Engineer Were Pinned Under the lyoooinotlve. El Paso, Tex.. Jan. IS. Running at high speed, a Chicago, Bock Island ft Pacific passenger train bound for Chicago, dashed Into an open switch at Harney, N. M.. early to-dny. Five persons wore killed and eight Injured, none fatally. The dead: H. ACKLEY. engineer. C. J. RKDF1ELD. fireman. Unidentified passenger. Unidentified boy. Mexican laborer. When the train dashed Into the switch, tho locomotive left the track and turned over, pinning the fireman underneath. The express car. the dining car and a Pullman were thrown from the track. I otters to Pope In Interest of Inter nations I INnm-c. Rome, Jan. 18. W. T. Stead, in connection with his efforts to Interest Pope Plus In an International peace movement, wrote Cardinal Merry del Val, paper secretary of State, enclos ing a letter to the Pope, In which he described his Ideas as to the action the Vatican should take and polntln out the enormous moral Influence such action by the Pope would create. It Is reported that Mr. Stead's desire Is that Pope Plus Issue an encyclical In favor of peace and the limitation of armaments. American Teamsters Charged With trinunai Assault Are Surrendered. . Havana, Jan. 18. The three American teamsters In the employ of the army who Were arrested by the provost guard at Camp Columbia Saturday on the charge of having assaulted a woman at Martanao, were Surrendered to the civil au thorities to-day and will be brought to trial Tuesday. The complainant is a coiorea woman, not a white woman, as was at first reported, in. vestlgatton by the provost , marshal inaicaies mat prooaniy no grave of fense waa committed. . ,1 A Bulgarian Band Destroyed. " ' At Tchalriy, near Monastler Tur- sian troops iouay aestroyed a Bul garian band consisting of eight men, killing six ot them and capturing two, ltth of whom were severely wounded. The" Turks ' lost two men klled and several wounded." w-V.---j;r - tlona of . appointments and tha like Siolnt to a small pro-dispensary1 ma- i0r back obeek eoute CHEAPER THAN OTHER ,CA!NAL In the Opinion of the Commission Tills Route Across tho Peninsula Will be $2,150,000 Cheaper Than , tho . Sassafras River Routo Uee . omm ended That Present Canal be Bought and Gradually Widened In- ' r to a- Waterway Capable of Accom- ' modatlng Ships of ' Any Draft , Commission Believes Firmly That a 35-Foot Canal , Should be Con structed. Washington, Jan. 'U. A report , favorable to the present Chesapeake -& Delaware canal, or Back Creek, route, across the Maryland and Dela- -ware peninsula, has been submitted to Secretary Taft by the Chesapeake & Delaware canal commission, con- ' slating of. General Felix Agnus, - , chairman; Major C. A. Flagler, U. S. A., and Civil Engineer Frank Tay lor Chambers, U. S. N. , , The commission was appointed last 1 , summer to report upon the Back Creek rqute and the Sassafras river routes and upon the desirability of , ' purchasing the present canal and the construction or a free and open waterway with sufficient depth, to accommodate . the largest ships , afloat. The present route Is 'held to be more desirable because it has V equal commercial and strategic ad- , , vantages and will, in the opinion of tho commission, be 82.160,000 cheap- er than the other route. , It is recommended in the report that not more than $2,61 4.289 bo paid for the present canal. The com mission further recommends tnat the present canal be purchased with out delay and that it be gradually widened into a large waterway cap able of accommodating, ships of any draft. ; Although there were many argu ments before the commission for a shallow canal between the Dela- ' ware and Chesapeake bays, which would supplement the proposed barge canal between Beaufort, N. C, and Norfolk, Va., the commission Is firmly of fne opinion that nothing ' less than a 35-foot canal should be constructed. Estimates for a canal of this depth, and with a minimum ? width of 150 feet, are submitted. The width Is extended to 200 feet In marshes, and In curves In Increased to 350 feet. ,A sea-level canal of the dimensions" named would. In the . opinion of the commission, cost 820,- v 621,323. With a 30-foot channel suoh -a canal would cost $17,812,064. . Such a canal would shorten fne distance between Baltimore and Philadelphia 323 miles and would lessen the distance between Balti more and the mouth of the Dela ware river by 184 mlles The report states that all hearings conducted by the commission showed congestion of freight throughout the East Wnlch ; the railways are unable to handle satisfactorily, and the development of waterways Is urged as necessary to meet the great demand for transportation. SUFFERED SEVERE CONTUSIONS. ttown Prince of Portugal Thrown From Horse While Animal Was Taking Fence Rendered Uncon scious, But Now In No Danger. Lisbon, Jan. 13. Crown Prince Luis Philippe waa thrown from his horse while riding in the Palace . grounds yesterday and suffered se vere contusions. His horse was tak ing a fence and fell with the Prince under him. The Prinee was render ed unconscious, but later recovered and now Is considered to be in no danger. Washington. Jan. 13. An accident which occurred yesterday to the Crown Prince of Portugal whose horse v fell, carrying down his rider, was re ported to-day to Ambassador Nabuco, of Brazil, who has charge of the Portugese legation during the ab sence of the minister from Washing ton. The accident occurred at the training ring of the Neccssldades Palace, and Is said not to have been serious. The horse fell while Jump ing. The Crown Prince fainted, hav ing suffered slight bruises In the face On being taken to his apartments the physicians on examination found there were neither external nor In ternal wounds. He passed the night well. There have been many expres- -slons of sympathy for the Injured r Prince. The dispatch to th ambas- sador is signed by Lutx de Magathes, the Portugese minister of foreign af- ' fairs. JEWS TO MEET AT ATLANTA. Beginning: Tuesday Union, of Ameri can Hebrew Congregations Will Hold a Three Day's Session There. Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 13. Th Union of American Hebrew Congregations, one of the most Important Jewish or ganlxatlons In the country, will con vene here Tuesday for a three day's' session. Many promenent Jews from all parts of the country will be In at tendance. The Initial work will take place Monday night and the regular working services begin on Tuesday morning, when the visitors will be welcomed by Governor Terrell and Mayor Joyner. Among the speakers will be Dr. Henry Rerkowlts. of Philadelphia: Rabbi Moses J. Cries, of Cleveland. ()., and others. The gathering Is purely a congre gational one. Rabid Do. Rite Elrht People be. for Being Killed. Richmond, Va., Jan. 18 After It had bitten elsrht ' people, a blond, hound dog afflicted with rabies was killed In Norfolk at an early hour this morning by two policemen, who were among Its victims. Police Of ficers McBrlde and Cooper, Wno kill ed the dog, together with two chil dren, were terribly bitten. Four others were less seriously wounded by ths rabid animal. KnoxvUle Gets as Angasta Pastor' Knoxvllle, Tenn. Jan. 18. Dr. Bparka W. : Melton, of Augusta, Ga. . was elected pastor of the. First Bap tlst church In this city to-day. This church Is one of the strongest of that denomination In Tennessee, t .Augusta, Ga., Jan, IS. A commit tee of three deacons front the Knox- , villa Baptist church presented . the call, to Dr. Melton to-day. but he. 'has given them no answer. He a cltaes to consider. the matter bpfor to-morrow. vr- ',.,. .' . First Great Itellgloim Function of New . . . Year (n Mexico Mexico, Jan. IS. The first greet religious function of the year at tho Quadaloupe . bosllica was held ' terdny. The occasion was the anmi"! pilgrimage of the arch dtoce f Mexico to the sanctuary or the Virgin Monslgnor A lareon, Archbishop i f Mexico, pontificated si the cerrnp-r It Is estimated thsl Ji.OOO per..! i in tended Ihe function. . Jh mu.U y. 1 exceptionally fine. 1
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