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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY "MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1907; PRICE JTVE CENTS. ".f 1- KINGSTON IIOBROR (5E0WS . i;JlAD DETWEI5V 600 AND 1,200 ' i Vuinhpr of Inlori Ron! 'Into tlie Thousands and lO.fioo People Are KuUi to be Homeless Danger of ' Famine Increased , and - Tdera la f Need of. Supplies - of All Kinds ' I Tjqslness becuou vyapea uni, uon htolng Estimated an From $10,000,4 vMV4(0;. to 126,000,000--Among., the ' f Dead and Injured Are a Number of V prominent English i. Persona Hor ' '-ror . Added 4r Situation , py . Report That City la . Slowly Sinking Into j v According to jnfornnaUptt received ,r 'tQ-day the ftlngston horror Is grow , Inf.pommQntcaQBwltb. the' Island Is partially; restored,; and every mes- "..'ag that comes through brings fresh details - of the apposing catastrophe. i f The number i .of dead Is-. variously 'placed at from-five to twelve hundred v, v and the number- of Injured runs into i.- the -thousands, -'Ten thousand people are' said to be. homeless. The danger t 'of; famine has increased an with It stalks the apeetse t. pestilence, There is -urgent need - of supplies y of all kinds, and energetic efforts are being i y made in, this country and in England v to send ?aidy ;?v ,-.,; : ivkv.; 7 ' The business section of the city has 'been wiped out, and the -estimates of , "damage range virom . iio.o vo.vuu to $28,000,000. Among the dead and in- ' lured are s number of prominent Z, English persons, - and almost every dispatch adds a -new name to this list; Eight Americans are ' recorded as missing, ana it is saia tnat many r tourists undoubtedly ; were crushed by falling wails In the shopping district i The .American battleships .Missouri and Indiana have reached the scene and American officers and sailors ' " are standing by to render every as- slstance in their power. - v, ' 1 A new horror Is added to the situ atlon by reports that the city seems 7 to be alaavly xslnkmg into the sea. The contour of -the bottom of the harbor has materially changed, and -, two lighthouses at the harbor en-k,-. trance are said to -have disappeared. - The ships In the harbor are crowded , . wth Injured people, 'and ths -. death - r list Is being increased daily. Corpses i lie In the streets, or are being thrown - Into trenches. The fearsome extent of the ap palling calamity that lias visited the ! v capital of Jamaica has not yet been recorded to the outside world, and It Is .doubtful if even' tbe people of Kingston themselves are yet . aware ' of the full extent of the disaster that v overwhelmed them last Monday after- noon. REPORTED DEAD AND MISSING. Many Prominent Persons Included Among Victims, According to List ? Gathered From Various Sources. The following is a list gathered from various sources of the more Im portant persons reported killed, In jured and missing in the Kingston dis aster: , 'l i . SIR JAMES FERGUSON. M. P., deputy chairman of the Royal Mall Steam-Packet Company, of London. CAPTAIN T. CONSTANTINO, super intendent la -Jamaica for the Royal Steam-Packet Company. - CAPTAIN YOUNG,- commander of " steamer ArenO, of the Royal Mail X Steam-Packet Company's fleet. V; CAPTAIN LAMONT. who was soon ' to be married to an American girl. " . ' MR. BRANNEL t reported to have - been killed in the Mlrtle Bank Hotel). DR. R9BERTSON AND WIFE 4 (perhaps Dr. O. D. Robertson and wife). ' CHARLES SHERLOCK, a well known merchant. . A. M. NATHAN, partner of Charles '" Sherlock, In the firm of Nathan, Sher lock Go. BRADLEY VERLEY, of the fami ly extensively interested in sugar cul tivation. TWO OTHER MEMBERS of the Verley family. r O, M'N. LIVINGSTON, senior clerk in the audit office of the Colonial government DR. MENIER (or Maynler). FOUR LIVINGSTONE CHILDREN (reported to have been killed in the Mlrtle Bank Hotel). DR. R. C. GIBB. i MISS LOCKETT. killed In Jamaica . CluK . r MISS SULLIVAN. , EDGAR D. CORDOVA, carriage ..andywagon maker. " Missing: J. W. Middle ten; Charles D. Cordova, importing provision mer chant: Edward de Cordova,, a -brother . of Charles: a brother of Charles Bher lock, the merchant who was Injured. : Injured: Major J. H. Hardaman. - of the West India Regiment, serious- .My; Lieutenant Col. J. R. M. Dal-rymplo-Hay, D. 8. O., of the West - India Regiment; Captain Motley (probably Captain W P. Marley), of the West India Regiment; Lieutenant A. C. H. Dixon, of the West India Regiment; Quartermaster 8. H. Price, of the West India Regiment; Mrs. 8. H. Price, seriously; Mrs. Constantloe, . both legs broken: Mrs. A. Wedder ( ' burn, wife .of the deputy police In , ipector. both legs broken; Mr. Cod- . ner of the direct West India--Cablo Company, severely; Mrs. Marshall, . "-wife of Brig. Gen. J. W. A. Marshall, "C B.. of the Jamaica command. , HOUSE PASSES EMERGENCY BILL President . Authorised to Distribute fr Necessary rrmlslons to Jamaica Mrtltquakv gnffercrs Devastation Kven Greater Than Kenorteri t WiU Probably Take Up the R . He Bill To-Daj. , , , , , ' Washington. Jan. , 17-An emer gency Din tot the rellef'of the suffer ' wss passed by the House tb-dsy The bill 4jVJs aa follows; ..--V,., ' v v "That tha PniM.it a .-' rriiA Vstates la authorised ' to use -and dls- v , mDuie among the sufferers and destl- J tut peopls of the Island of Jamaica ( ' , auch, provision. . clothing, - medicines , and. other necessary articles belong . tng' to . the subsistence and other stores of the naval establishment as y. .. may be necessary for the purpose of succoring the people who are in per ' II and threatened wtth etarvatlon -on the said Island in conseguenc of ths ; .'recent earthquake and attending eon '.Jt narration." -A. . " ; Chalrmsn Tawnay. of the appropri ations eommlttee. 'in explaining: the ; need, for this emergency rdeasure aaid v . -that the Secretary ef the Navy had ( ., received a wireless message from one "y f e battleships which had touch d at Kingston ,that' th devastation i t was even a res tor than reported and that the British government. did not know of the extent of. ths disaster.. ' I WMuurt waiting for the authority 1 Ot Congress, however. Secretary Met v calf hsd telegraphed Admiral Evens ..... ' to eend the supply sblp,rtic, which is now on. ner way to Guaniansmo, to Kingston and. turn over her full - - - . - , eargO Of supplies tO tho. Sufferers ofl ttirtfVilt?Vr v 'v V The bill did put reach the Senate bootJagain looming up TARIFF TALKS INDICATES IT Secretary of Btaui'n Pronouncemenl, ' In flavor of Tariff, Together With " Gathering ' Sentiment : Favoring Maximum- and Minimum, -.Tariff, Makes Rompo People Think , Till .Idea Will be Made the Paramount Issue in . the Next Section Root's v Friends, 4 Want ,' CorporaUon Issue - cpt In . the Background Mr. . Tompkins " Confers With Speaker cannon Aftoat park, -.r. ?.yrr??-r. .' BY A. IIILDKBRAND. t 'J :;";; ?; ..': Observer'; Bureau. '-hi-J f 4T G. Street N. .yTSt1 'riy Washington,.' D. C, Jan. tit: From , a Republican . source the state ment Was mads to-nlrht that, nromlnent callers at the .White House . during the any naa made tne mighty important sug gertlon that it begins 'to- look as if the administration or ths leadtna men whn make It,;. .will adopt- the maximum and minimum aoctrine and carryit into tho next national campaign: i With : Secre tarjr Root leading off for ' this sort of tariff revision., ths . exhortation IS that the letter lights-all the way, down will utse up ins same cry.' II It Should be come DODUlsr fli' President would lend bis innuonca for the same, doctrine, as ne is said , to believe," In "Ha beneficial capabilities as a 1 solution pfc the much' vexed tariff auestion. w T , ROOT COMING FORWARD. As' the. radical wave appears to recede, the Root talk comes to the Iron again, by the President's renewed nralse last night of the work that has been done by his Secretary "of State. ; 'A I see It," declared a Representative to-day, "Root Is again looming up for - the presidential nomination, and back of him I see tho nne hand of a master In politics. If the Isiue next year can b turned from ths Question of cornoratlnns. and ths tariff be put forwlrd. as paramount. Root will be at tremendous factor. . 1 can't help out see signs, tnat tnere are intentions to quietly force the tariff forward, the ob ject being , to have the Republican na tional convention declare' for -the 'doc trine promulgated by Root and. promise the peopls ' that the Dlngley tnrlff ' will be revised Immediately after the election along certain lines. -USUAL SEAlrCE., WITH CANNON. Ths uslal seance wss held with the Speaker to-day regarding ths forest re serve bill. To-day it was the committee from the convention for the extension of foreign commerce. Mr. Tompkins, of Charlotte, was asked to accompany the visitors snd disabuse the Speaker's mind of the erroneous impression that the Houth Is not greatly Interested in this B reject.. Somebody has been telling the peaker that. To-day the Speaker hand ed the delegation the stereotyped homily on the-legislative situation and appar ently harbored the fear that a receiver would have to be appointed for the gov ernment if this forest reserve bill Is al lowed to pass. He also- said, as usual, that the States should take the Initiative. Dr. Pratt State geologist of North Carolina, said after the conference with the Speaker, that Governor Glenn and the Governors of tther States Interested would be here to-morrow to see the Speaker. Dr. Pratt did not appear quite so hopeful to-day. Yesterday he had not got used to the Idea that the Speak er of tho House of Representatives Is bigger than the House Itself, "Vind does not have to listen to the voles of the neoole. as expressed through their repre sentatives in the House, unless he wants to. SAYS WILLIAMS TRIED TO TLAY POLITICS. The friction that has arlaen between the Speaker and Minority Leader Wil liams over the turning down of Mr. Webb, In the matter of tfus Judiciary committee, appointment, produced some charges and counter charges. The Star say a this afternoon- that the Speaker's ride of the controversy, as explained by the Republicans, Is that the Speaker oharges Mr. Williams with trying to play politics on the great committee f thfc House, where politics hat not avail ed In the past The Republicans Are charging that Mr. Williams is trying to force out of - the committee a favorable repotr on the . Hepburn-Dolllver liquor bill, not because It is a Democratic policy, but because Its enactment might lose the Republican party onrne German votes. To-day tho S peaker ileclared that he was perfectly satisfied regarding Mr. Webb's ability and character, but and here the Speaker permitted his visi tors to speculate on what might be weighing on bis mind. Charges havo been nled with the Sen ate commutes against Mr. Joyce, nominated for postmaster at Reldsvllle. The allegation Is made that Mr. Joyce was too Intimate with the blpckaders while he held a poslton In ths revenue service. before adjournment, but will prob ably bejtasjen up by that body to morrow, j ' ' I BURN ED AREA BEING CLEARED. Governor of Jamair Continues Re port of Disaster Fire at Kingston Barned Out Bodies Burned Up Pate Dispatch Number MS CaWo -Broken Three. Miles Out. London. Jan. 17. The Colonial Of fice has received a -cablegram from Sir Alexander Swettenham, the Gov ernor of Jamaica. It la without date and runs as follows: "Continuing my 'previous telegram on the suoject 01 ins carumu.&a. The evil effects have been connnea almost to the three parishes of the Island, namely. Kingston, Port Royal and St. Andrew. The fire at Kings ton has practically ceased; only coal and rubbish are now. burning. The district burned comprises a triangu lar area between the parade gardens, the sea, puke street and Princess street. The parish church forma the apex,of this triangle which comprises about one-thirtieth part of the town. The wharves burned are George and Branday and Malabre, Haggart Ly ons. Solomons De Mercado, Henrique and one, not both, of the Royal Mail Bteam Packet Company's wharves. " "The burned areaJs being cleared slowly, owing to the Indisposition of the population to labor at aouoie ins usual wage. . There ace few bodies still covered with, ruins. The burials to noon . this, day comprise 14. The persons admitted to hospitals In Kingston total 440. excluding some 10 cases sent to Spanlshtown from Kingston' tor treatment ' "The population generally is en camped on tile parade grounds, ths race course and the open spaces. ' It Is reluctant -to return to Its ruined houses during the One weather. . "The -usual provision shops are Jn the burned area and there la conse quently difficulty In buying provisions. I am arranging for sales temporarily, and for the transfer of persons to other parishes. -There was some pil fering last night from deserted shops. The population is wonderfully patient, bjit listless, v '. y- v . f Among the killed are Sir James Ferguson; S. W. Mlddleton, A. M. Nathan,, Edward de Cordova, J. -R. Mudon. J. A, Payne; Dr. It. C Olbbe, R. C Bradley. Beverly ,W, George, H. Burroughs. Charles Sherlock, K. Mor- Vis.' Captahv Constantino 'and ' Miss Lockrtt.K,":, ','.;'.' ." "Oreat assistance -. has been given by. Jlr . Alfred Jnne. wJio converted the steamer Port Kingston Into a tem porary hospital and refuge,' by doc tors and firemen- from Spanlshtown and by the commander of the troops, who supplied mi-nji) assist In keep- v nrurr mill w pNtnb v. , i - i - - Th aintt-Unm . -ll,. U krnlr.n ins order and to patrol. three miles off the coast., Both ths tsicgraph offlcss are burned." THJB CASE OF MILL MEN UP ITXE SPEECH BY. MR, TILLETT Argument of Attorneys on Demurrers ; to ' Complaint and Indictment Against Cotton Mill Men for Al 7 leged Violation . of Federal A,lien f Laws Begins Before Judge Boyd History of the Case Mr. TlllcU for y Defendants Contends That Impor ; tatlon Violated Neither Letter Nor Spirit of Law Says Law Is Crude 4 and Capable of Various Interpret- Special to The,1 Observer. " f-K 'i GrensboroV - Jan. . : lltt oe v Judge Boyd, in United States Court here to day, was commenced the argument of at torneys on the demurrers to the com plaint and bill of Indictment in 'the cases against 1 the Charlotte cotton mill men, who are charged with conspiracy to vio late 1 the labor contract laws, and . also with importing -unskilled foreign labor into the United States in Violation of law. Tho grea ter part tot the sessions to-day was consumed In the argument of Mr. C. W. Tlllet, of the .counsel for the defendants, whose speech .gave evi dence of a wonderful - amount ' of study of, labor laws and the part wtlh refer ence tp'the particular case now on trial. It will probably, be to-morrow t evening before tho argument is concluded. A . great deal of Interest centers In the case. , as 1 here are sections of the. law that have never been Interpreted and the Intent of Congress and . the authors of the Jaw is a subject that will be ful ly . discussed by the attorneys at this time. The attorneys for the defendants will tontend and attempt to 'show that the purpose of the law Is to keep out of the country undesirable classes ol .emi grants, but is not aimed, at persons who are brought or come into . the United States with the intention of doing labor or service where such labor or services does not work to the disadvantage of Amorlcan laborers. . . It will be remembered that the cases grew out of the recent investigation at Charlotte of the trouble among import ed laborers in that section of ths State. Some time ago Hilda Barnes; ' a girl who had ben laboring In one of the nills near Charlotte, went to Washington and there gave to officers of ths government the Information that she and another girl, Annie Good, had ben brought into the United States, under promises of big wages, and had ben left stranded at Charlotte or Gastsnta. A special agent was sent to Gaatonla to investigate the alleged peonage charges. The investi gation did not materialise Into What was expected, but at the December term of court at Charlotte. District- Attorney Holton drew a bill of Indictment and flnstittuted civil procedings against the Charlotte men. One of ths ' complaints contains the names of Thomas M. Cos tello. Sumner Sargent, Edward M. Smith and E. C. Dwell. In ths other the name of Mr. Dwells la omitted. In one of the complaints there are 20 counts and In en other ther are 60. The nne is 11,000 for each violation of the law. A total of $70,000 In . fines Is being suedfor by the government. Among the aliens alleged to have been transported in violation of law are the 2 English girls and men brought hers from Charlotte three weeks ago, who are now at a boarding house In west Market street, waiting to appear as witnesses in the cases. . MR. TILLETT OPENS. ' When court convened this' morning the papers in the case were read, after which the argument of counsel .began. Mr. C. W. Tlllet, of Charlotte, one of the attorneys for the defendants, speke first . He ut-'Srst redted the events that lead up to the Indictment of the defend ants. He stated that he and his col leagues had made quite a Treat deal of researoh Into the Immigration laws, the reports of committees in Congress, in order to understand the spirit and mean ing of the laws, and other matters per taining to the case In question nnd the statute under which the defendant are indicted and are being sued. The speaker snld that there la no sta tute on the books that can be given a wider range of construction than the one under which the government seeks to recover fl.000 for each alien transported. It provides that any person, firm or cor poration who shall Import or assist or encourage In the Importation of any alien to do labor or service of any kind In this country shall pay to the com plainant $1,000. or the government may sue for the amount. The purpose and Intent of the law must be considered, said. Mr. Tlllet. and the contention of the government In this case leads to abstirdtly. The lawers smiled when - Mr. Tlllet said, "This law is tine of the crudest on the statute books." snd Judge Boyd remarked. "That it saying a great deal., LABOR MAT BE IMPORTED. Mr. Tlllet took a pamphlet containing a number of statutes regulating labor contracts and the importation of labor ers. He read from this freely and also read from committee reports in Congress, the latter being introduced in order to support the contention of the defense that the law was not intended to apply to cases of the kind now under consid eration. There Is a provlsoln in ths statute that skilled labor may be im ported, and this Mr. Tlllet argued at some length. The skilled labor is to he Imoorted In rase there is nose obtainable at home and In case it Is for new enter prises. He referred to the case of United States against the Holy Trinity Church, of New York. The church hsd imoorted a pas tor from another country. Ths govern- rnent instituted rm gor 11,000. vne circuit court gave Judgment In the gov. rnment'a favor. Justice Brewer, in ths opinion of the Supreme Court, said: "Ths case is certainly within ths letter of the law, but it Is not tho spirit of the law to worx sucn a narosmos tnw." And the dwlson of the lower court was reversed. Mr. Tlllet contended that the case against the Charlotte men Is not a violation or tne spirit 01 uie law. He contended, and gave references to the authorities to support his contention, that tl is not ths purpose of the taw to prevent the Importation of laborers un lets - other laborers sre displaced and wages reduced. There la now a great scarcity of cotton mill labor In the South, ha contended, and mill men ev erywhere ars seeking laborers. Mr. Tll let said tnat ne would ratner win tne caae on this point than any other It would he s declaration of - freedom for ths mill .men, and Instead of bis clients leaving, the court witn the brand of con spirators upon them, the woull leave as men who had been exonerated. A victory on. this point would mean that the mill men of our country would be shls to secure laborers to set to work ths Idle looms and spindles throughout ths South. . r ' ' Mr. Tlllet men tooa up tne complaint snd dlacusaed It H Srctied that It should specify what kind of labor ths sllens are to do. To ay that they work ed In a cotton mill might mean that they did or did not work as kills! laborers. The purpose of the law Is to keep out ciksp. unearned laoorers. ana no oth ers. He argued that the burden of proof as to the question of Whether or not they come In the els si of skilled laborers was upon the plaintiffs; thst ths proviso in (he statute Is really another section, Mr. Tlllet spoke for more than an hour and half at the morning session, and when court adjourned for dinner hsd not concluded. At I o'clock court reoon-J rened and he resumed his speech. . ; . . r: COMPLAINT NOT. SPECinC. In returning his argument In the at- ternoori. Mr. Tlllet ass In too tin the question of the Insufficiency of the com plaint as to tno tnmgs cnaraea. The eomolalnt should giv epeclna nsrtlo- ulara, he said, in order that the defen dants mlsM know what .to defend them selves agslnst He said thst the offences must come within the letter and ths nirlt ' of ths Isw. -: Having argued thst they did not come within ths spirit, of the law,, na tons up tne question of whether or not they earns within the let ter of that law. The statutes sre lm- froperly constructed snd from them heir purpose cannot bo sseerbilned. - It was argued Uist there is a mis- Joinder or pfile; that cases should not be enmUaed. but thst esch should lis aned separately under the particular statute It must sl he sllegeil that It wss knowingly done. Itefemng to Ilia reeent rieclenn Of Heerstarv fMrauea. nt la Lparimnt of Commro and. Labor, the BATTLESHIPS AR BEEPED PRESIDENT WIUTES ! : MR. FOSS i'Vv-- ,"..;, ,--, rP'-: '-v.-. -; i An Appropriation Urged rpon Clialr ; man of Naval Affairs Committee for Building of ' two - First Class Ships : of Maximum blze and Speed and Primary Batteries . AH ' of 12-Inch Guns. Provision for. Another Fight lng Vessel of Dreadnought Class Should be Blade Without Fall. Navy Will go Backward If One Battle 1 ship Per Vear Is Not Provided. ; - Washington, Jsvn. 17. President Roosevelt. he'" written 1 a letter to Chairman Toss,' of the -naval affairs committee, urging thkt an appropria tion should be. made at once for two ftrsVclass battleships of the maximum slse and speed and k with f primary batteries ' all ot .ll-nch gui. -The letter states i tti in addition to the battleships provided for last year of he ,v Dreadnought . Clusss, , another should be. provided for this year without fall. Tho President also urges the building of torpedo, boat destroy ers. . ;; . "It must be - remembered," the President says, "that I am not asking for any increase in, the navy, be cause unless we can, provide at the rate of a battleship Her year our na vy will go backward. Moreover, I am advising that our , money b spent economically. It has been a waste of money to provide such ships as the single-turret ' monitors; and while tho cruisers, and especially the great armored cruisers, serve some useful purpose, it wouldneverthelesss have been Infinitely ' better) to have spent the money whleh actually was spent on them In tho -construction of first class battleships. Our great armored cruisers are , practically as expensive to build and maintain as battleships, and yet, taking : the! battleship all round for he purposes for which a navy is really needed, its superiority to the armoured, cruiser is enormous. BATTLESHIPS NAVY'S STRENGTH "I thoroughly believe in developing and building an adequate number of submarines, I believe In building tor pedo boat destroyers, there must be a few fast scouts, and of course va rious auxiliary vessels of different kinds. But the strength of the navy" rests upon Its ' battleships, and in building hese battleships It Is Impera tively necessary,, from the standpoint alike of efficiency . and economy, that they should be the very best of their kind. In my Judgement wo are not to be excused if we build any battleships inferior to those now be ing built by other nations. I should be glad It a limitation could be put by international s agreement to the slse of battleships' hereafter to be built . I have found, however, that it will undoubtedly be impracticable to secure any such agreement In the near future. In the first class navies generally the big battleships have al ready been built or are now building. We. cannot afford te fall behind, and we shall fall behind If we fail to build first class battleships ourselves. Un less we Intend to go on building up the fleet, wo should ; abandon every effort to keep ths position which wo now hold, svhether , in- tho Pacific ocean or in American waters general ly. Our justification for upholding the Monroe doctrie, and. for digging the Panama canal must rest primari ly upon our willingness to build and maintain a first class fighting fleet. Be it remembered, moreover, that such a fleet is by far the most po tent guaranty of peace which this nation has or can ever have." The president then gives at length his reasons for the belief in the ad vantage of battleships of large dis placement with their primary bat teries all of one type of big gun, as compared with all other fighting craft. I ENGINE OFF TRACK. Partial Derailment of Engine and Two Box Cars at Davidson Strikes Another Blow at A. T. & O.'s Once Boasted Imputation Track Blocked Engineer and Fireman Hurt By Bell Telephone to The Observer. Davidson. Jan. 17. The engine, tender and two cars of the local southbound freight train between Statesville and Charlotte were de railed while on the siding here to night, The engine would have fallen but for -the pony trucks, which helped to support It. The accident occurred at 'the same place as a similar one a few weeks ago. Engineer J. T. Leonard' Jumped or fell to the ground. He struck the track, sustaining Injuries to the small of his back and legs. Hs was unconscious when reached, and was carried to the office ' Of the - Linden Cotton Mills near-by and given at tention. His Injuries proved not permanently severe. He Is exceed ingly popular here. The colored fireman. "General" Burrough, received somewhat simi lar Injuries. He was picked up half dead. Conductor McNeely, who was In charge, says It was the negro's first trip on this road. The wreck has completely blocked the main track. Captain Rowland's train from statesville reached here at :S0 ahd, a transfer was effected. - Everything of a portable nature had to be carried several hundred yards. -'The road derrick-Is at Char lotte. This will be brought here and the track cleared. Prominent Georgia Planter Suicide. Cartersvllle, Oa.; 'Jan. 17. I. O. McDanlel. a nromlnent. ttlSnter Sit years old. committed suicide to-day at hla homo near Altoo-na., in Rarinw county, by shooting himself. He Is mougnt to nave oeen demented, as no other cause la known for his self destruction. He wss a brother of foemee . flnverfine Uahhw r it Daniel, of Georgia. Was highly edu cated and well thought of in his com munity, ne is survived by one son, Ralph 1 McDanlel. of Birmingham. Soma think financial reverses re sponsible for his aulcide, pseaker said that they would st the proper tims show that Mr. Cottello had been given authority by Governor Glenn. In concluding, he annealed to the court, declaring that his ollents-were not man who should be haled before the court to answer ths charge. They had dona what they belisved to be not .only right, but what they felt to be Iheir duty, .snd thst In bringing ths psrtles io this country they tliought that they were doing what would be m service to. their country. ' Former Judge A. L. Coble, .ssslstsnt dutrie sttorney. was the nest speaker, ills speech was Isrgely a reply to that of Mr. Tlllet. He argued thst the bur en ef proof a to the exception In the statute was upon the defendants and not upon ths government -The laborers, he said, could not be clajd as skilled. It Is not necessary (or ii)a government to particularise mors fully than It had the kind of work ths aliens were io do. He made a strong, forceful, clear-cut speech, and Wss hsara with much Inter est. . . wen Judge Coble concluded bis speeH, erurt adjourned until tn-morrow morn ing, , Mwri, Can I'M- nml Umliiis, for ths df atviajii. and ' Lwtrlut Attorney Holloa wUl apeak, ....... . , ODELL STOCKHOLDERS MEET DEBTS ; MAY BE ,PAID (FULLY , -t ', . 'A f ;- '."' " .;" Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Odcll Manufacturing i Company Held In Company's Offices in Con . . cord AH Shares Represented Klth , ; cr by Owners In Person or by Proxy President Odcll slakes Oral Re port on Flnancco ' Says Failure Was " Caused, by Thai of Odell Mills :-."Mrv' Ceaaar Cone Confident Com mlttee to Plan Reorganization. .. SpecIartotThe 'Observer. k-&k& t Concord. Jan. 17.--The stockhold ers, of the Odell Manufacturing Com pany met In annual session this af ternoon in their offices at the mill's plant, the meeting having been called to order at i o'clock.' Mr. George E. Wilson,' of Charlotte, was called ' to the chair and presided, while Mr. J. A. Odell,1 of Greensbodp, and Mr. James C." Fink, of this city, were secretaries. One thousand nine hun dred and forty-seven shares of stock were represented by shareholders In person, , and 1,637 shares were rep-re.-ented by proxy. Among -those present were: Presi dent J, M.. Odell, Secretary and Treas urer W. R. Odell. J. A. Odell, of Greensboro; S. Wlttltowsky, of Char lotte; Ceasar Cone, of Greensboro: J. M. Miller. Jr.. of Richmond. Va.; D. B. Coltrane, Geo. E Wilson. F. L. Emery J. F. 'Hurley, J. R- Mercer, I. F. Dortch, of Raleigh; B. W. Pressley, of Mooresville; J. B. Sherrill, J. L. Riddle. W. F. Smith, T. W. Smith, W. M. Curtis. V. H. Royden, J. W. WhltaettD. D. Johnson, E. C. Barn hard t. R. F. Coble and J. S. Harris. PRESIDENT ODELL REPORTS. Mr. J. M. Odell, the president, did not present his report in written form, but gave a verbal account of the sit uation, and spoke feelingly, express ing his regrets at the misfortunes of the company and also stated that one reason for the application for a re ceiver at this time was the fact that he and his son, Mr. W. R. Odell, were heavy endorsers for the Southern Mills at Bessemer, which failed last week. Mr.. Odell's remarks were well received by his associates, strengthen ing the confidence In the man at the head of the big institution. , Mr. W. R. Odell, the secretary and treasurer, then offered his annual statement of tho company, from Jan uary 1, 1906, to December SI, 1906, which follows: Assets: Real estate, $20,000; build ing and tenements, $260,211.66; mill machinery and additions for year, $54.744.77; fire protection, $2,431.22; live stock and equipment, $500; cash and accounts received, $73,963.27; In ventory, raw material, finished pro duct a.d supplies, $288,572.44; Inven tory merchandise In store, $12,703.6$; profit and losb, $52,696.6$; total, $1, $65,823.67. Liabilities: CapilM stock, $597,500; reserve for deprec'lon, $L656.59; bills payable, $465,4k.S9; accounts payable. $6$, $73. 99; advances oil goods. Cone Export and Commission Co., $93,480.83; surplus snd dividends January and July. 1906, I114.J57.07; total. $1,366,824.67. Tho creditors' report was then dis cussed and It was the sense of the meeting that ll made a decidedly bet ter sliowlng than was expected by those so deeply Interested. Represen tatives of various creditors who were present were permitted to sit In the meeting and express themselves on the situation. Mr. J. M. Miller, Jr., f Richmond. Va.. on behalf of some of the creditors, stated that they were very well pleased with the situation, uni were satisfied Mr. Cone, who Is now the receiver, stated that he had not time to go Into the details con cerning the mill affairs, but that from what he had been able to see, he felt sure that every creditor would be paid dollar for dollar on all Indebtedness, and eventually each sharehol ler would be able to get par value for his stock. This announcement was very encouraging and the sharehold ers present were much gratified. COMMITTEE TO PLAN REORGAN IZATION. A resolution was offered by Mr. I. F. Dortch. of Raleigh, as follows: "That a committee-of three from the stockholders of this company be ap pointed by the- chairman with full power to examine, or cause to be ex amined, the books, plant and affairs of he company ano: report a plan of reorganisation to a future meeting of the company to be called by the said committee and the said commit tee Is empowered to apply to the .court appointing the receiver for the power to Incur the expenses neces sary to such sn examination and re port." This was adopted. The chair man asked for a few days for con slderatlon before appointing the said committee. Another resolution wss offered by Mr. 8. Wlttkowsky. which was sdopted unanimously. This fol laws: "Resolved, by the stockholders in tho annual meeting assembled that, notwithstanding the misfortunes ot the proper!" we express our full con fidence in the honesty and Integrity of our president and secretary and tres surer," The meeting adjourned to meet again at the call of the chair man of the committee to be appoint ed when this committee is ready to erport on tire matter of the plans of reorganisation. Mr. Cone Is now In full charge of affairs. Mr. James R. Toung. who hss been connected with the mill office for many years. Is Mr. Cone's personal representative. Mr. Ralph Odell Is manager, while Mr. W. B. Burton was mads superintend ent. ' MURDER IX ASHE COUNTY. Clinton' Weaver, While Intoxicated, ' Cult Btepfatlier's Throat. Special to The Observer. ' Wsrrenvllle, Jan. 1?. News has Just been received here ot a murder that occurred In what Is known. as the Mud Creek . settlement, of Ashe county, near the Virginia, State tins. Clinton Weaver, a young white man, while' under the Influence 'of, liquor, entered the room where his stepfath er, John Stamper, lay sick, unable to leave his -- bed, and cut "Stamper's throat from- ear to ear, killing htm In- tantly.MV -Vi ki ri Weaver then went to a house $00 yards distant and went to bed to sleep off the - effects of hla spree, The house wss surrounded and guarded by ciysens of the community until of ficers , could arrive ? to effect an , ar rest. -V ; ;. -,;.. V ',- i .,' , ' i Stamper, the murdered man, had been seriously ill for three weeks. There seems to have been no provo cation tot the crime, . ,c )''..;''.;'" -:V. - FOR ANOTHER AMENDMENT MR, BLACKBURN WILL PRESS IT -hi., ..? . t; .H"-. v. , Notice of . Move -. in) Compromise of Forakcr Resolution, Disclaiming to - Question or Deny President's Right , ', to Discharge Enlisted Men With- Ant. IIamw fBiiun. T 4r I Xtieiut tt . i rmiuiMiia Acuun axsis iu do io jocted Into Brow nsville Controversy '.; Foraker Opposes It and Con '; '(deration Goes Over to Monday Talk of Caucus In Case Develop- mcnts Warrant It. , - .....;.-, - Washington, Jan. 17. The f legal phase of President Roosevelt's -discharge of the negro troops was again Injected Into the controversy ..In the Senate to-day by notice of an amend ment to the Foraker compromise resolution, which Senator Blackburn said he would press. " The amendment offered expressly disclaims "any Intention to question or deny the legal right of the Presi dent to discharge without honor en listed men of the army of the. United States." Senator Foraker at once declared his opposition to the amendment. He discussed the power of the Executive, holding that the affray at Brownsville ought to be investigated simply as to the facts, and the question of power determined later If it should arise as the result of the inquiry. Ho re viewed his previous utterances, main taining the same position in every respect. He replied to arguments which have been made since his first speeches, especially those of Senators Spooner and Knox. He defended the Twenty-fifth Infantry, reviewing the "escapades" it Is charged with, ex pressing some astonishment that the record furnished the Senate by the War Department in this particular was not complete and stating that in response to his request it had been supplemented- by Information which was decidedly favorable to the regi ment. Consideration of the resolution was deferred until Monday at the conclusion of Mr. Foraker's address. REPUBLICANS TO OPPOSE IT. After Senator Foraker concluded his speech a number of Republican Senators met in formal conference and made an effort to agree upon the programme with reference to that measure. So far as they could do so they agreed that all Republican Senators should vote against the Blackburn amendment upholding the President's authority in the discharge of tho negro troops. Senator Lodge will withdraw his substitute for the Foraker resolution, announcing that he considers the Foraker resolution In its present form covers the same ground as his own. Senator Aldrlch to-day an nounced his intention of offering an amendment to the Foraker amend ment providing for the extension of the investigation to the charge that the Southern States discriminate against the negro soldiers. It such an amendment should prevail It would lead to an investigation of the entire, race Question, and before leav ing for New York at 4 'o'clock the Rhode Island Senator said that he hsd about changed his mind on the subject and probably would not of fer the amendment. The Republican leaders accept the Blackburn amendment as a political move and most of them express the opinion that It Is the result of a Democratic conference. This Sena tor Blackburn denies, but he says with-apparent confidence that it will havo practically the unanlmous.sup port of Democratic Senators. NOT RESULT OF A CAUCUS. "The amendment Is not the result of a caucus," he said, "but It, has general endorsement." He says he will press It to a vote. The Republicans are trying to get an unanimous agreement to lay the amendment on the table, but some Republican Senators express a dis inclination to pursue that course be cause they fear It would be construed ts a reflection on the President. There Is talk of a caucus if later de velopments should make one advis able. Several Senators advocate an amendment along the lines sursrested by Mr. Aldrlch, saying In the lan guage of ft Western Senator that It would have the effect of "denatur ing" the Blackburn provision. For the present the Intention of the Re publican managers Is to confine their efforts to holding back debate and to await developments. They express confidence In their ability to so shape the matter that It will em barrass the Democrats more than the Republicans. Senator Tlllmkn does not stand with the supporters of the Blackburn amendment. DIES BY WIFE'S JIAND. Conductor M. W. Blair, of Atlantic Coast Line Shot Fatally Ills Wife, Formerly of ftreensboro. Is Arrest cl Says He Was Shot In a Strug- Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street, Columbia, 8. C, Jan. 17. A sensational tragedy occurred in one of the leading residential sec tions this afternoon. Conductor Mc Culley W. Blair, of the Coast Line, whose run Is between here and Lau rens, being shot to dentfh by 'his wife, a handsome young woman. In their pretty home on Marion street Four reports were heard, but only two shots took effect, one, which caused death, In the abdomen and the other a flesh wound In the left hip, both ranging downward. Mb. Blair died In half an hour. He said there had been trouble between him and his wife. . Mrs. Blair has been arrested, but remains at home under guard. ' She appears to be In a state of nervous collapse. Mrs. Blair says her husband came home drunk and started the row, and attempted to strike her. She warned' him not to strike her, hold ing a pistol in her hand. He came upon her and attempted) to take the weapon from her and In the struggle was shot' II has been known for some .time that Mr. and Mrs. Blair did not live happily. Mrs. Blair's home Is In Greensboro. - Mr. - Blair leaves several children by the wife who- struck hlmt down. He war a man of excellent reputation, '. - It la alleged that Blair accused his wife of Infidelity and that the shoot ing followed. Mrs. Blair was placed under arrest but owing to her pros trate condition, she was not removed from her home. , v--; . u . Blair made an ante-mortem state ment m which It la alleged that he attacked hla wife's' character.. She was Miss , Ethel Barrenttne. of Greensboro, N. C. ' The dead man was shout II rtr old. while his wtfe Is 10. - ' ' COTTON MEN IN SESSION IIARVIC JORDAN 13 RE-ELECTED The Several i Welcoming Addresses . Responded to by Head of Georgia Division of Southern Association., ( Who Asked If the Growers Wcro : Ready for BatU Against Watt . Street Gamblers. Spinners of Fu : rope and Spinners of Our ' Own Country President' Jordan Directs Attention, In His Addressee to tho Achievements of the Organization He Enumerates tho. Results and . Urges Continued Effort Old Meth ods Revolutionised. -. - ' Ttlrmlnrhnm '' A f n .' ' Jan. ', 17- "Throw off the Wall street yoke," wag the perdomlnant sentiment among tho speakers at the third annual conven tion of the Southern Cotton Growers' Association, which assembled hero ; to-day. - Ringing words favoring clos er organization among cotton grow ers and standing up for what they . think are their rights were cheered to the echo by the delegates. The idea prevails that there has been more prosperity among cotton growers since tno formation ot the association two years ago, than ever before and the speakers, who urgo further steps to protect their own In terests and to retuse the prices of the South' great staple to be fixed In Wall street, were applauded. W. L. Foster, of Shreveport, La., -said that he hoped to see the time come when a man could not sell nis cotton, unless he was a member of tho Southt-rn Cotton Association. .Three sessions , of tho convention were held to-day. This afternoon the executive committee assembled again, but the sessions wer eseoret. The speakers at the afternoon ses sion were VV. L. Foster, of Shreve port. La., on "Tho Average Cost of Producing a Pound of American oCt ton:" Bernard Huttler. of .Atlanta. euuor 01 ine ooumern motion jour-. Kaniaauon." ana it. K. uancy, ot. Houston, Tex., on "The Relation ot i American Lotion to the Civilised World." Th speakers to-night were John D. Walker, of Sparta. Ga.. and Col. T. G. Bush, of Birmingham. Every one of the cotton States are represented- After several welcoming addresses, M. L. Johnson, of Georgia, president of the Oeorgla division, responding, said that for 40 years the South had submitted to being robbed on the price of its chief product because of its poverty. "For 40 years," he con tinued, "we have paia tribute to Wall street gamblers, the spinners of Eu rope and spinners of our own coun- ' try. Are you ready for the battle against this robbery?" The speakers scored the American spinners "for allying themselves with the interests of the foreign spinners to the detriment and Impoverishment of their own people and their own . consumers. President Harvle Jordan then dellv-: ered his annual address, which fol lows: PTtF'vrrrtrvr jadsivm .nnd Ladles and Gentlemen of the South ern Cotton Convention: In enlllnfl- tn a... kA ,ki.j nual conventlQn of the Southern Cot ton Association, I cannot refrain from A tt I . . . . . unhung your attention 10 tne mar velous accomplishments of this splen- -...L.tlvl11 UUIJUg III, unuri two years' period of its existence. The Southern Cotton Association was born of the fire and patriotism of South ern freemen, who assembled in the ' city of New Orleans January . 1105. At thn ti,na r.t 1,. kl..k .V- ', . - .10 Ull 11, Wt3 pi lUtJ Ol the great staple crop of the South had been depressed to six cents per pound through the manipulation of speculative influences, and financial wreck and ruin faced the agricultural. Industrial and financial institutions of ths South. That a great financier catastrophe was averted and the price of cotton forced to ten cents per pound In five short months In th face of the largest crop ever grown in the South, was due solely to that effective co-operation and sentiment which banded together the best msn hood of the South. The success of that fierce struggle, which continued unabated through the spring and summer of l0S, between Southern patriots on the one side and the or ganised brain and capital of the worm on the other, resulted In the most marvelous victory ever accorded In the annals of history. The success of the South In that memorable cam paign, which commanded the respect and admiration of all nations, also placed tm consuming world upon no tice that from that time onward through all future years to come, the growers of American cotton would demand fair and profitable prices In the sale of the - leading product of their labor. LEADING RESULTS ACCOMPLISH ED. It Is eminently proper that on this occasion your memories should be re freshed with some of the leading ac complishments of this great associa tion In Its fight for the protection of the South's own monopoly cotton. Your association was the leading factor In advancing prices tea to twenty dollars per bale on, the 1,000, 000 million bales of cotton sold dur ing the spring and summer oMIOt, that amount representing the unsold portion of the great crop of not at Ik. Iln. k. ln.l - tum wiijJMwii , h wis a- M IMI. . . I . - wo. Aiue wafcuuituuig; -BGtTaoco 1BI prices, under such remarkable . clr-- cumstances and against the combined ' energies of buyers, spinners and speculator!, netted the spot holder In the Sopth fully 'I7S.000.000 mora thsn thev would have received unite - ttielp fnrm.. maIVa4 a a.llln hI . k nil f Kt.QP IA HA.AHMtlAn m A . -t - . ' . a. lowing fast upon the beets of the 1114 '. rvuuru-BrvasiDB ymiu, cams uie see ond large crop of II OS, and upon the - ftrlne nt wKleh tKe utrvtiHAn mmim. ' mended a minimum value of eleven centa per pound, basis middling at , Interior points. , It is now. a matter of history, that, through the loyalty . assart A-itnAMBll.kM Ik. ef. -' A business interests generally of the South, with tho object and purposes -ef this great movement . - second complete vistory was won tor the cot ton growera1 Recognising that tha. crop of 1100 would materially exceed In production the crop of 1105, your executive committee, guided by con servatism and sound business r judg ment reduced the minimum ' price again to ten cents per . pound, basis middling,- for the present rrp, and the wisdom of thetr action h.n been expressed In another victory of -unusubl ntainltutlK. Sn th it up this giod hour every r-i!n! nu n p' fixed by tiie at--.-ocUi.iuu t, i 1 t - O