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SUBSCRIPTION PIUCE : $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N; 0., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1007. .PRICE FIVE CENTa 4 FOBAKER GAINS HIS END HIS RESOLtTIOX S UNAMENDED Various Substitute Measures Offered in the Semata Voted Down Without Ceremony Debate on the Drowns villa Affair Occupies Another Day . of . the Senate's Time Senator Slono Takes Occasion to He-view Mr." Tillman's "lInmorM and Ex presses the Hope That He Will Not Entirety Refrain From Such In dulgenceThe Threadbare Browns , " Tllle Subject at Last at an End. y Washington, " Jan 22. The Senate to-deypaased the ' compromise For. ' aker resolution' authorizing the com mittee onlltry-jftialrt to; Investl- fate - the fiacta' j?-1 of U ithe taftray 'at i Brownsville, Texas, the nl!nts of Au ' gust it and 1m withotttVque tlonlng the legality For; Justice of any p act of the President In relation" . to or connected . with-that affray,-';-";, J '" , This aotion icame,,.- afterhesub- ; Ject 'of the President's dlscnarg-e ' pi the negro troops , had "been, under 1 consideration almost dally since ' the first day of the present session ot , Congress, and every i phase of toe Question ihad S been; discussed on -' all 'aides.'- Before the adoption of the resolution several, substitute measures ""were voted down. One, by , Senator ( Mallory declaring that the Prealdnt had authority tor his course and acted Justly, was tabled by a vote of it to tl." Another, by Senator McCumber, ' simply providing lor an investigation without reference to the President in any manner. : was tabled by a viva vqce vote. . A third, by Senator Cul berson, simply endorsing the v Presi dent's action - and providing . for no Investigation, - was tabled - by a roll call -vote of 4( to 1. There was no , record vote on the resolution adopted. VWben ' the $ Brownsville resolution ..was laid before the Senate Mr.. Mal lory, of Florida, discussed the legal questions . Involved in Aha i President's "i discharge of the negro troops. v : . r s MALLORT OFFERS SUBSTITUTE , ' 'Mr. "Mallory offered a' substitute for the compromise Brownsville reso ,r iuclon: presented yesterday! by i. Mr, ForaKer. The resolution of Mr. Mal lory. provided' for an Investigation after resolving as folows: ,- , That In the judgment ot the Senate " the recent action of the President Jn discharging without honor enlist ed men of Companies B. C and I D "of - the "-Twenty-fifth Infantry " was '-- wtthln the" scope of his ' authority and power, and the proper exercise - thereof. Mr, Mallory said be could not sup . port the Foraker resolution because ; Its language as to the. President's '; power was equivocal. . Sana tor Teller. opposed "the Idea advanced in a recent speech by Sena tor Lodge that tne President "In herited" power from the king. - This . was a new doctrine, and the Colorado v Senator said . he 'could see how it might become popular ' in some lo callttes. V---.. . SUPPORT 'V FROM BACON. eir-"Senator-Bacon,'-of - Georgia..: sup- ported the Mallory substitute. He characterised the asreement anions: the Republicans on tne roraicer reso - lutlon as an illustration of the-, "e treme dexterity In forming measures for- whidn they can au vote, although ' some ef thtem are directly opposed in sentiment as- in the matter to which that resolution relates." The Foraker resolution be declared to be ef uivocal and ambiguous. p When Mr. .Bacon remarked that It the President was content with a 'Compromise in such language on wtnlch thosq who opposed and sup- ported Mm could unite, Mr. Aid rich - asked: "Did I understand the Sena tor to say that the "question whether the President is content with the resolution la the main question?". ; Mr. Bacon replied that he thought and had said that what the President might think was far from the im portant feature. "aitA." he added, "I think the Senator from Rhode Island had but one purpose In his question and that was for me to emphasise wthst I tad said to fee contrary." . MR. FORAKER AGAIN. Replying to' Mr. Bacon's argument. - Mr. Foraker reviewed the history of the Brownsville controversy in the Senate to show that the question of ; the President's power had been rais ed by the message the President had sent to the 8enate on December 17. last Mr. Fores maintained that from. the beginning all he had con tended for was the facts. Mr. Bacon said in reply that while . ' ha was far from being an advocate of the President he yet believed the language proposed in' the Foraker ; resolution was an injustice to the -.President. ' Mr. Bacon -wanted an opportunity to vote directly, on the question whether the President had. One (legal k power to discharge the negro troops ' and on the questln of tabling' the resolution. Hie spoke of the -affray at Brownsville . as "an unspeakable outrage." A roll call , was taken on Mr. Forakera motion to lay the Mallory substitute on the table. This motion prevailed, 41 to 22. Messrs. McCum ber, Warner and? LaFollette voted v with the Democrats . and Messrs. Teller and Tillman with the Republi- v cans. " REVIEWS - TILLMAN'S "HUMOR.'.' Mr, Stone took occasion " to re view Senator Tillman's "attempt at. humor" yesterday. .. He , said .he : had .taken no offense at the reference to - himself in Mr. Till man's characterisation ot the Sen ate as "a , mlnstnot ' troupe " and . was sorry the "Senator' fromrf'ennes see (Mr. Carmack) . and the Senate Mm eliminated It from The Record. He 1 wm , opposed . to having The Record "a tomb for platitudes," and he hoped Senator Tillman would re j'Oi vvnnui;r nin rtwnuiion noi ra op BO . BKI&IU. ' UUi. V. U U1L1 Mill 11. ni. I II Tl H - . and make many future attemoU. -Senator Culberson proposed a sub stitute which provided for no Invest! ; ration, but simply resolved" that the i lTesident was suthorlsed by law and , Justlflod by the racts in dismissing the negro troops. - : ; , i ' . . - Explaining the nsed for the reso i lutlon h-s said the Whole question' was now In tho hands of Senator . who . opposed ir denied , the authority or right ot the position of the pres t'. dent ..! ..-.,". i m " The Culberson substitute warf tabled ,' by a-vote 'of 4 to It.; -, -i'i r . PASSES WITHOUT ROLL CALL. ' A vot- on the 'Fortker resolution ; was then taken, , and without a roll ' call t'ne resolution was Qeclsred . adopted, i . 'i . ,' W . The reaolutlon was rerersed in the ' .romralttte to audit and control the contingent eipenws of the Senate In order to secure authority for the - rendltures of tho'ltuiulry. whereupon Ir, Kean, fhsirman of that romnilt- tee, luuueiliaui announced h had been authorized by that committee to make a favorable report on the reso lution, and tnls ' report was agreed This action concluded the subject preliminary to the investigation au thorlzed.::v-"'''"t'v'': ;''"": : :;'''' TWO BIG APPKOPIUATIOX KILLS House passes Diplomatic and Con sular Dills (Without Material ' Cliange Various Topics Debated. - Washington, Jan. ,,22. The House to-day passed the dlplomatlo and consular appropriation ;; bill, 'Which carries over fS.000,000 and the Mili tary Academy, appropriation bill car rying Jl.m.483. . Both' these- bills were taken up and passed without material change. 1 ' ' During i, the v Consideration of, .the dlplomatlo bill speeches were ' made by Representatives Sherley, ' of Ken? tuckV on the ,rtreaty-making power,;' Representative SlydeiViMfeMu; who urged a more liberal recogni tion " of the South In the ; matter of dlplomatlo - appointments, ; and by Representative Longworth, of Ohio, who : spoke : in favor '4 of ' , the United States owning the residences Of, its foreign;, representatives,- ;; ' ; y " . ' Four Laborers ' Killed. in,. Wreck. ' W Albany, Jany. 2 lFou : men'' killed e and , :t;: least II , injured this afternoon on the New ,7ork Central, Mohawk division,' about half a mile west of thlt city by the coHlsionvot a light ' engine ' with a r! caboose: filled with railroad laborers, .The -i workmen,-about 25 in all, 'had been at work at Carnsrs, . between here and West Albany and ; were on their way tack to this city. Ail the men killed and .Injured were residents . of this city or-Renhselaer,;.y;:;u;-. ; : A Maiden Speech b Smoot's Behalf. ;Washlngton;''c-,Jan,,Vy;22.---Senator Sutherland occupied, the first three hours of the session of the Senate to day; delivering his first speech (n that ooay. it was: m oenau, ot tne :ngnt of Reed 8moot,' ot hia qwn State, to a seat in, the; Senate.: - ; 'To'Bajr Cotton Futures. . h Washington. JanJ 22.-Senator Cul berson has introduced a bill prohib iting the sending of any Information regarding dealings in cotton futures either ever inter-State telegraph lines or through the .malls.. r " THE NATIONAL FARMERS' ,UNION Organizatloa "': Nnmberlng a Million ' Members Meets in - Atlanta Thorn--K. - Watson Addresses Night Sessloa '-. .( i.. v.k Atlanta, Ga.; Jan. 22 Bwtween 500 and 800 members' r' of the National Farmers' Union gathered here to-day for .their fifth annual meeting. Most of the SouCnern States and several Northern and Western , States were represented. ''The organization num bers a million members throughout the country, gathered in various States organisations, j The first session, which was: held 1 behind closed doors, was presided Over by President Charles S. Barrett, of Atwater, G. The annual address of President Barrett discuss ed at length tne aims of the organiza tion and the aocomDlishmenta 'from felt formation five veara mrn Th an. poiniment oz a targe number of com. mlttees occupied most. of the day. At the afternoon Session resolutions were adopted to co-operate with th Na tional Wool. Growers' Association, now in session at Salt Lake City, in erecting one or more woolen mills to Which the wool growers will sell their product, one sudn mill now being in operation at Alberquque, N. M en dorsing the bill Introduced In Con gress by Representative Macon, of Arkansas, absolutely suppressing all speculation In farm products, stocks and bonds etc., and that, each local memorialise, Senators and Represen tative of Its Bute to vote In support of the bill; that each, local study and discuss Immigration, which will be considered by the next national con vention. : i-.'. ..... 1 i A large pubUo meeting was held to night, to which ' the pubUo was In vited, whldn was addressed by Thomas E. Watson, Introduced by John Tem ple Graves. These and other speakers discussed the objects of the farmers' union and what It has done in the Ave years of its existence. FIRB AT KUTHERFORDTON. Central Hotel Roof Discovered Aflame Yesterday About t. O'clock Hard Work Prevent Disastrous Fire, Special to the Observer , Rurherfordton,' Jan.1 22. This town had another narrow escape from ilre this morning, and had It not been for' the timely and heroto services of the citizens the .larger ; part of the busi ness hohses and ; residences would have been swept away by the flames. Just about the hour of 0 o'clock the alarm ot Ore was given, and upon Investigation It was discovered that the Central Hotel roof was In a light blase, which was rapidly making headway. " Almost the entire popula tion of the town turned out, and after 80 minutes of hard work tne flames wtere under control At first it was thought to be impossible to extin guish, the flames, but a bucket brigade was Xormed and wagons put to work hauling water, and by this means the building-was saved from destruction. All of the furniture, was moved from the building and packed Jn the va cant lot across th street1 A consider able amount ef this waa damaged In getting It out'". " ' " -The 'note! is right In the center of the town 'on Main street, and had It burned It la certain that, a lot ot other buildings adjoining It above and below would have also been totally destroyed.-at the town haa'no water sys tem end Is at the mercy of fire. , The hotel ie owned and run by -Miss May Hester. The flxe is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. - ' ' - c - FIVE BREAKS IN THE LEVEE. Conntry Threatened by Overflow , of the Mississippi ' is irrwpiwi by , Fishermen- Possibility of ; Ievee Troubles. ';':'-'' '''V'';'': ' Nw Orleans, La.,' Jan.' 22. Five creavsses appeared In the Mtsslaalppi levee. It tnlles . below New, Orleans, to-dny, the breaks ranging from 20 to' 100 feet In ". width. The country threatened Is settled by fishermen and oystermen accustomed to frequent overflows.. An oyster canning factory at Neptune is partly vndcr water. Many miles of oyster beds will be ruined for 'the a-jason, by, the fresh water. -'-a '. ' -' The breaking of the levses near the river's mouth was enpected, because last Sptcmo-'r'a hurricane washed out the embankments m betily as to make permsnent repairs Impofslblo at this time. , Nrvnrthtl? attempts are belnr made lo flni tho crevoses. The rjver's statro to-day s H.f.-ahlah In iifMrly 4 f'-ct umlr the high water uf 1U0S. The rngilU'ers any ihcrt It no posaiUUty ef lsvee Uouule hev WANTS CHILD LABOR LAWjCHAMBEBCpMMEIlCEMEliTS MR, VARNER'S " SUGGESTIONS Advance Pages of His .Report for V J07 Make Those ' Prominent The QnesUon of CompulHqry ' ICduca tlon Charter Granted to Halelgh W atr Power Company Portrait feaxer Presented to the State Agricultural and Mcclianlcal Col- V 'K--lteiUrnatlon of Hev. Dr. Mar. ahall to be Held Over Until July. The Hollaman Building," vu.ui vcr v Bureau, Ralftfvh .Ton A charter was granted to-day to the Unkjn Power 4' Water Comoanv. with, headquarter s in I Raleigh, .! au-L tuonzeacapijal stock ,U00,O0Q. Brown Shepherd and ' William ,.W. VAs stockholder The company will build and operate a water plant somewhere ln4wtrn North Carolina. - . Hln?. R.- Bi. Davis, Jr., and J. C; Braswell are here to urge the claims of Rocky Mount as a joCation for the proposed Bute Normal College-for eastern North Carolina. President James C.'McNellV ot the North Carolina State Firemen's As soclatlon. shad a ennfiiniira. with: ih House, and Senate committees on the jaws , regaraing firemen. . VARNER . RECOMMENDS CHILD '".Sh.. " LABOR. LAW.-. yi-""' State Labor Commissioner1-' Hi B. Varner to-day Issued the Advance page Of his -reports for 1007. He recommends a compulsory school law or the submission to the quail ned vot ers in each county, " town or town ship, ot aV IaW requlringt , . i' Firsts All .chUdren -i between the ages of 4 and 14 years to attend the public schools regularly every year. Secondly,, that no child not able to read and write be permitted to work in any factory unless - the ' widowed mother or totallydisabled tather la totally dependent upon the labor of such child and has no other support That no child under 14 years of age snau De permitted to . work in any factory at night That not exceeding 10 hours shall be a maximum day's work for all manufacturing establishments, this requirement being, ft ts claimed, only in simple justice to , operatives and will not retard the progress of any industry. , -, ; ' Tnat all manufacturers and other agencies of whatsoever kind address ed for Information by the department In preparation of its annual report be required to answer promptly each question fully and accurately.1. That the salary or the assistant commissioner be Increased to 11,40 0. That the law designating, the com missioner of labor as Inspector of mines be repealed or sufficient appro priations be made to carry out Us provisions.' PICTURE OF MR. LEAZAR PRE SENTED. In the library in the Fallen Man ual Building at the Agricultural and Mechanical College the portrait of Au gustus Leaser . was presented by his daughter. Miss " Carrie Leaaar, Rep resentative Turlington, , of Iredell, making the speech of presentation to ther Leazar Literary JSoclety and President Pascall, of. the latter, 're sponding. ' r Thomas C. James, of Wilmington, has' resigned as lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment. - The resignation of Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall, aa rector of Christ Episco pal church, will not be acted on un til July, when he will have completed It years in tnat position. An as sltsant will soon be secured to aid him In the work. WOULDN'T' VOTE FOR TILLMAN. Representatlva Mann Casts Lonesom voto Against Tillman Because He Had Not Explained - Connection With nnbbeU Rebates and ' Had Charged ProhlhltionlsU With Join ing Barroom Element." Observer Bureau, . 1201 Main 8treet, v Columbia. 8. C, Jan. 22. Representative Code Mann, who Is also a Methodist minister, refused to vote to-day to confirm the re-election of U. S. Senator Tillman. In refus ing to vote he gave he gave these sensational reasons; "I wish to state my reasons for not votlna for the Hon. Benjamin ' R. Tillman to suc ceed himself in.' the United States Senate: - ."' "' V. "First He made a malicious at tack upon the ministry! 'of1 South Carolina, charging them with being in league wun ex-oarkeepers of the State, with CoL James Hovt as their standard bearer, to defeat and de stroy the dispensary law. Jn .. South Carolina. This he knew was false and an outrage on common decency. "Second Before I could vote for him I should have to know horr much , money he returned to Mr. Hubbell as rebates allowed the 8tate ot South Carolina. I contend that t!wvern.vr orth Stte he waa handling the money of the people, and he had no right to return the Hv0 tne ,,Quor hou, nr more tnn P'sent board of directors had the right to annropriate to the own use, or for other purposes Tel they might tee at.- - ,urpo,ei Interchangeable Mileage in South eastern Territory . BUl Atlanta, Qa Jan. 22. Interchaft- fhiSZ?' ?T f" " UroadTea'oJ thi .Mississippi and south ot the Ohio and Totomao rivers will te put on 'n the 'o-theisterS' te Mtory. .This agreement was reached by - the conference committee ?f thi Southeastern . Passenger Association for the purpose of conalderlng the t?U that the.new order shall become effective February mile! :rU 'W,U b 1 l' een" Vv ' ' J'.K. i- Midshipman Isaao.W. TUyne Dead. Washington, 'Jan.' 22. The Navy Department was advised' to-day, of the death on Sunday, Jan. 20, on board the United States ahtn rh.M... t.?.Jl.M'fda'en 1? California. ofJ iuiuBininnun iiaaa w. iiayne. . Mid shipman Hayne was appointed to the naval academy from the fourth 8outh Carolina district on June Ith; 1101, and was detached from the aesdemy on Jan. 10th, 1205, and assigned to the Kearsarge. He later, served on the Lancaster and the Franklin and from the latter ship was assigned to the Charleston. , , -; - - -. v - Big Georgia Cotton Warehouse Falls. Macon, Oa., Jan. 22v Petition In Involuntary bankruptcy was filed in the Federal court here to-day against W. A. Davis & Co., one of the largest otton and supply , warehousee -In torg1a, by crelllors. it is not known what the liability and assets are, but the t,rm had been long established and did a Urge biifOnesn. . - W. A. psvla, unnlor member of the CrtJi, &lil Uol EiUrdy, . '. PROBB SCHOOL ! CONDITIONS Greennboro Organization Will Meet ;, To-Nlffht 'ln M. M. Club to Pur f pose of Hearing i Commlttoe Re- vport on Scliool Conditions In tho ., Gate City Soutliern Railway and . Atlantio , Coast Line Reach Agree ment to Effect Connection at San '; ford fo Wilmington and Otlier '.. Point Thomas Uartness, of Ire dell, h AdndU Stealing Horse " 10 x.lfeari AV;,..t... 'K.v 8peclal to The Observer.: fk Greensboro, Jan. 21i-An important spe cial meeting of the chamber ot commerce is called for this evening In the M. & M. Club, for the purpoa of hearing a re port of t'! the icommitteo appointed by President Lee H. Battle a few days ago to Investigate the school condition! and laclllttei .in , (he 'city, apropo of . the question of lubmitting a $30,000 bond is sue to the voters of the city. The com mlttee eoiutsttng of C D. Benbow, cjialr-. man; M. W. Thomson, W. D. Menden ball, J. W. Scott and w. B. Merrbnon, made a personal investigation and their report Is-unanimous.' The election for a hond ixsue has. already been called by the board, of aldermen for March 13. - , .WILL CONNECT (AT SANFORP. : The traveling puhllo will be pleased to learn that the Southern Railway and the' Atlantio Coast Line have reached an agreement whereby , the passenger train leaving 'here after the arrival of the noon trains will make connection at Sanford with the A.' C. L. train for Wil mington and other points. This connec tion was '.ma-de 'prlo to the general change ot schedules en the Southern on January 6, since whloh time it has missed the A. C. L. train, b an hour pr more. The agreement Is on "the plan of each road making concessions In their sched ules. :'.... Walter .Hedgepeth, if the young white man who (tabbed James Church to death in' the yards of the Tomlinaon Chair Company, In High point, Saturday even ing, is in Jail here In default of a $3,000 bond, under which he was placed yester day by Mayor Wrenli, of High Point Hedgepeth admits the killing and talks quite freely about it. Saying that It came about as a result of tho assault made upon him by "Church, who had been quarrelling wHh Hedgepeth'a brother. Mr. C. A. Hlnes, city editor of The Pally Industrial ' News, went to Dan ville. Va., this morning to be one of the groomsmen ' to-morrow afternoon at S o'clock at the. marriage of Miss Ollte Vir ginia Johnson,-, of ' Pittsylvania county, Virginia, and Mr. Jesse Oreen Wowham, of Lynchburg,, Vs. ' ADMITS THEFT OF HOR8E. Late last evening an aged white man giving hia name- as Thos. Hartness. en tered Sheriff Jones'. office and surrender ed himself, ssiying he was tired of dodg ing the law on the charge of stealing a horse from Sheriff AVyeolt, ot Iredell county, 10 year ago. Hartness waa placed In Jail awaiting information from the Iredell county officers. The cai ef H. 0. Abaher and 8. B. Absher, aSmtofitratorl of W. M. Abthor. vs. the Southern - Railway, Is st for trial in Federal Court to-morrow morn- ''istrict Attorney' A: E Holton was here from Wlnston-Balem this afternoon atid had a conference with the English colony, from whom he obtained sufficient testimony to. prepare the bill ot partic ulars which he has promised to furnish to the counsel for the defense In the cot ton mill cases. The! bill of particulars waa mailed to them to-night. It Is ex pected that the date for the beginning of the trial of a lest case-will be set within the next few Ylaya The trial wll most UkeJX. begin in Februsry. . . . x ' wvr SHearHERA -tE. tk A large audience heard with .please Dr. Henry E. Sbepherd'a koture on Robert EX Lee "to- the assembly room of the public -library , last night Dr. Shepherd was Induced ' to stop here by the Daughters of the Confederey on his return to "Baltimore from Charlotte, where he delivered the lec ture last Saturday. aurlnr ' his sty In this city he was the guest ot Mr. Charles L. Van Noppen. Dr. Shepherd, was in troduced to the audience by Maf.. Charles M. fltedman, his lifelong friend and class mate. Mr. Van Noppen entertain ed with Dr. Shepherd ,at tea last even ing Mai. -Stedman, CoL J. T. Morehend and Dr. J. O. Brodnax, , who attended Pr. Shepherd while he suffered from art attack of fever after the battle of Mal vern, and whom Dr. Shepherd had not seen nor heard from since the civil war. FTtTE FATALTIES RECORDED. Result Of. the Coast line Wreck at VrnniMee-r Switch Left Open by i Blunder or Malice The Dead Not All Trainmen Both . Locomotives Wrecked. . Charleston, S. C, Jan; 22. Taking an open switch about three-quarters of a mile south of ' Temassee last night,, at 2:20 o'clock,; vestibule No. 28 ot the Atlantio Coaa Line, crash ed Into extra freight No. 242, wait ing at the siding: The "passenger and freight engines,", three vestibule Pullmans and, several- freight cars were smashed up. r ' Engineer John son, of the passenger train, was kill ed outright and the colored firemen of both engines crushed to death. A woman and two men passengers were injured. Engineer Horton, ot the freight train .- was , badly hurt How the switch came to be left open, the Atlantio Coast Line officials do not undertake to say. ; ? , Engineer Horton had run his train on to a siding near Temassee, to await the passage, of the northbound vestibule. No. 83 was , to. pass the freight- .The passenger train came on at the usual speed and the wheels of the engine being taken by the open switch, the heavy passenger train was directed 'straight Into tho waiting freight The two . big en gines crashed together and were completely wrecked, - Engineer Hor- Ion was brought' to Charleston after the wreck. The Body ; of Engineer : Johnson will be sent to Florence; 8. C.. his late home. , The injured -passengers were brought to Charleston to-day." V! ..w V'. ssaBasiBsBsesjssisBajaBBsaBBaBssssBss PLUCKY POSSI5 LANDS TEGGMEN Tont Safe Roblnwa Hsmted Down by Florida Sheriff and IBs MenWlto Fatally Shoot One of the Criminals , and Land the Oilier Threei In Jail , Quarteue Dynamited a Bank Safe , and Secured IM00. Oreen Cove Springs, Fla.i'Jan. 22. The safe In the bank here was dyna mited at 2 o'clock this, morning and robbed of 11,800 1 or, fl.ioo. Th force of the explosion was so great that the glass front ot the. bullldng waa shattered. Several person heard two distinct .explosions, . but did not go . out to Investigate. , A , passing baker discovered Cne wrecked glass front at 8 ' o'clock r, and gave the alarm. - . ' ' ... ' . Sheriff Week and posse took, the trail and during the morning came upon four wj-t'e men asleep near the nd eight mites south ot here. As the posse appioaa.ird t!ie men awoke and at once, began firing at the sheriff's posses' They, returned, tie fire, fatally wounding one ot the tneni the bullet pssslng through his head. After a desperate struggle the other three were .nvtv ..,, ,ni bound . X are now In Jail, j It Is thought the wounded man will die before morning. None of the jfnerlfrs posses wss Injured, ' The im n wre acsreh ed. Iiotween li.000 and f 4,009 were fuu4 la. their pockets. '" :.i THE GOVERNOR : UNBENDS WIRES ROOT POLITE MESSAGE Encllsh Authorities, However, Are Not Through With the Jamaica In ridont so Fa as the Governor Is Concerned -. Acting Secretary Ba con Receives GraueTal and Cour teous Note From Charge of Ena . UhIi Embassy ; 'iConveylngj-i'r n " Gray's Regret Brigadier General ' Wint Forwards Hosplwl TenU to ' Kingston for Use of Sufferers, t.-'x?- -Washington, Jan," 2 2. An: expres sion lot gratitude, from ; Governor Swettenham, ? ot Jamaica ; for , the sympathy and aid extended .by the United St,tei( to the victims of the disaster on that j Island, the public cation of the text of a graceful, note from I Esma' .'Howard,',; the SrUlsh charge' here, conveying ; t,he 4 regrets of Blr Edward Orey, the British prin cipal Secretary of State, on account of " the incident; and a cabled wport from American Vice Consul Osrett at Kingston, were among to-day's developments In , the now famous controversy between Governor Swet tenham; iand ' Rear Admiral bavis, commanding the relief squadron which 'V went to Kingston. WhUe Oovernor Swettenham's message is couched in the most polite terms, the ' British authorities, nevertheless, are: not through with the matter so far as, the Governor Is concerned; In his letter Mr. Howard takes oc casion to inform this government that ' His " Majesty's government is causing official Inquiries to be made as to . the authenticity of the letter credited to Oovernor . Swettenham. Oovernor Swettenham's cablegram reads as follows: "Jamaica, Jan. 20. ( "The Hon. , Ellhu Root, State , Secre tary, Washington. "Jamaica - profoundly grataful to your excellency for expression ot sympathy, and for the very practical aid so kindly given by Admiral Davis and the , entire particular service squadron of the United States Navy. (Signed) "OOVERNOR." NOTE FROM THE EMBASSY. The text of the note delivered to Acting Secretary Bacon by the Brit ish charge ot embassy ts as follows: lows: "British Embassy, Washington, Jan. 21, 1007. . "Sir: . "I have the honor to Inform you, under Instructions received to-day from His Majesty's principal Secre tary of State for foreign affairs, that His Majesty s government is causing official inquiries to be made as to the authenticity of a letter which ap peared .In the public press this morn ing, and purported to be written by the -Governor of Jamaica and ad dressed to Admiral Davis, . command ing the United States squadron lately in Jamaican waters. "Sir Edward Grey desires me to say that, while he Is so far depend ent on. the press only for informa tion with regard to this Incident he deeply regrets' If the published text proves true, that a Brllsh official should have addressed such a letter to the gallant admiral, who had rendered valuable assistance to Brit ish subjects at a ime of great suffer ing and distress, and that he is cer tain that his feeling of regret Is shar ed by every one in Great Britain. "I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, "Tour most obedient, humble ser vant, (Signed) "ESME HOWARD." , AN INTERESTING CHAPTER. An Interesting chapter was added to the case to-day when it became known that on January 20, after Admiral Davis and his ships had sailed from Kingston, Brigadier Gen eral Wlnt commanding the army of pacification In Cuba, on the request of the acting 'British minister at Ha vana, transmitted . through Governor Magoon, has - sent to Kingston five hospital tents and files, 22 wall tents apd flies, and 62 conical wall tents, all complete. These had been reported by the British authorities as urgently required. Secretary Taft was prompt to give his approval up on his arrival here yesterday from South Carolina, and It Is understood the tents are not on their way to Kingston. Vice Consul Orrett reported an other shock to-day. In response to specific inquiries from the Depart ment he cabled that Sperry, Bourke, Watson and wife, Mrs. Case, Joseph and Mary Eustace, Edwards and daughter and Taylor were all alive. Through the wireless telegraph station at Key West Admiral Evans reports the arrival at Ouantanamo to-day of the supply ship Celtic The vessel left Kingston Sunday up on the arrival at that port of the British cruiser Indefatigable.' ENTIRE ISLAND ENGULFED. Tidal . Wave Swept Over Slmalu, In the Dutch East Indies, Drowning Probably 1,500 Persons Earth Khocks Continue. The Hague. Jan. 22. The tidal wave which devastated some of the Dutch East Indian Islands south, ot Atchln. as announced on January. 11, practically engulfed the . Island of Slmalu. According to the latest In formation received here, Slmalu has almost disappeared. It Is said that probably 1,100 persons lost .their lives. Violent earth shocks continue to be felt dally. The civil governor of Atchln. has gone to the scene of the catastrophe., . According to the brief official des patch which first announced the de vastation wrought by the tidal wave In 'some of tho Dutch East Indian Islands, 200 persons perished on the Island of Tana and 40 on the Island of Slmalu. - " ,v v . Puda Babt. or Slmalu, Is situated off .the", northwest coast of the Isl and Sumatra and south of the pro vince of Atchln. ; , j ;,'; ... v-v X. T. Jury Investigates .Theatrical '.y: , ;; Trust':,!" . , f New York. Jan. 22. An investiga tion of the so-called theatrical trust was begun by the grand Jury, to-day. Nearly all the prominent theatrical promoters Id the city and some from other cities have been sunpoenaed to appear before the Jury in connection with the Inquiry. Among those Who wr. present awaiting their turn to testify were At Hayman and his rep resentatlve, Louis Morgenstarn, Rob ert Young, . representing Charles Frohman; Meyer W, Livingston, rep resenting Xlaw A , Erlanger; George II. Nleolal and Dudley McAdow, rep resenting Stair A Havllan; 11. . It Jacobs, of Albany; Lee Schubert and many employes of all the theatrical companies, v f . SENATOR BAILEY RE-ELECTED. t' v" ,;'';.:. :v.'.. - . ." ;,; He Receives 108 Votes la the Texas Legislature and 45 Are Registered Against Him The Special Invest!- gallon Committee Considering the . Charges Against Illra. j ';i-.:: ; Austin, ' Tex., ' Jan. i 22. Joseph W. Bailey -was'; to-day re-elected United States Senator by a. vote ln"t?he ;two branches tt the State Legislature of 108 - to ,48. ; In hhe Senate the vote was 19 In favor of. Senator , Bailey and 10 against; In th lower, House it;:waS(. 89-.tO ' JSv'v;:;;..? . The" vote In opposition to, Senator Bailey ,; was scattering. 5lt , eraaKjpast tor Cecil Lyon, the Republican nomi nee;" Governor' T. M. Campbell, former,: Representative A. W.' Ter rell .and others. ; ln tne House 7 members did. not vote and two . were absent . The vote ..necessary to an election Is 107. To-day's result wf 9 one above the required number. The two houses will meet In. Joint, session to-morrow to canvass the, vote. .The opponents of Senator Bailey made an effort In the House to pass a resolution providing that should the Legislature vote unanimously for the election of Sonator-Bailey, the latter should submit to a special primary within 30 days and ftiat should the result bo adverse, he would resign. This proposition was voted down, 8 S to 81. The special Investigation com mittee of the Legislature Is to-night considering the charges against 'Sena tor Bailey, Morgan and Pettns Re-Elected. . Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 22. The Alabama Legislature in Joint session to-day re-elected Senators John T, Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus for another term. There was no opposi tion, and they received the unanimous vote Ot both houses. , Dryden Gets S Votes. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 22. The two houses of the Legislature to-day took their first separate vote for United States Senator, Senator Dryden re ceived the votes of the 20 men who participated In last night's Republi can cacus. Forty-one votes -axe re quired to elect The vote of the Dem ocrats was scattering. Stephen B. Elklns Receives Big Ma jority. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 22. The two houses of the Legislature voted separately for United States Senator to-day giving Stephen B. Elklns a big majority for re-election. Representative Curtis to Succeed Ben son of Kansas. Topeka, Kas., Jan. 22. Represent ative Charles Curtis, Republican, of Topeka, was to-day elected to the United States Senate to succeed A. W. Benson. Minnesota Returns Knute Nelson. St Paul, Minn., Jan. 22.-Both houses ot the Minnesota Legislature voted separately to return Knute Nel son to the United States Senate. Oregon Elects Two Senators?" Saletn. Ore., Jan . 22. Fred W. Mulkey, of Portland, was to-day elect ed to the United States Senate for the Short term, and Jonathan Bourne Jr. (Republican) of Portland, tor the long term. Warren Re-EIccted In Wyoming. -Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 22. Frances E. Warren, Republican, was re-elected United States Senator to-day, re ceiving 64 votes out of a total ot 70. $75,000 FIRE AT HAMLET.' Plant of Carolina Distilling Com pany, Several Negro Houses, Freight Depot and 17 Loaded Freight Cars Are Destroyed All Ixhw Covered Save That ot Distilling Company. By Bell Telephone to The Observer. Hamlet, Jan. 22. Tne building and entire plant of the Carolina Distill ing Company, 7 or 8 cottages oc cupied by negroes, the Seaboard freight depot and all Its contents, to gether with 17 loaded box cars, were totally destroyed by a disastrous lire which raged furiously for three hours this afternoon. It was only by the most desperate and tireless ft re lighting by all the citliens that the flames were finally stayed. Time and again It looked as If tne heart of Hamlet would be swept away. The fire broke out about 2 o'clock In the woods on the outskirts of town. The stiff wind which was blowing communicated the Are to the Carolina Distilling Company's plant This, a large frame structure, burned rapidly. The Vulldlng and machinery, valued at 818,000, was a totaf loss. From here the wind carried the sparks across to the colored settlement of Boydtown, owned by Mr, T. F, Boyd. After 7 or 8 'nouses had been burned, the wind again got in Its work and the freight depot, situated In the very neart ot tne town, was discovered to be In flames, which burned so fierce ly that the efforts directed at savin the building were fruitless. It was at this stage that Cne unequal fight took on Its most 'nopeless aspect It seemed certain that the' passenger station and the Oresham Hotel would fall victims next The top of Boyd's Hotel caught fire, but was extinguish ed and the bucket brigade managed to confine the fire to tne buildings mentioned above. Hamlet has no Are department and the only recourse was to a combined light by the cttl-sens.- ' ; v ' .?. The loss to tne railroad Is various ly estimated at from $40,000 to -1 50, 000. Mr. Boyd's loss Is $8,000 or $,. 000, .There was no Insurance what ever on the building or on the' plant of the Carolina Distilling, Company. The other, loss Is covered 'by Insur ance fully. . The tout vaiuo ot the nronertv destroyed or'dftmaged Is In th pear neighborhood , of $78,000. , Labor Union ft.retlng Eends In bltooW . v.. big ees two ueeui, , , ' Bloatsburg. N. J YH Jan. 2 2. Two men are dead and another will prob ably die as a result of a shooting affrty at a labor union meeting here late last nignt , vmcenso Bcaia. Br.. was . aiitea .- inaianuy; Tomasco Cheche died of his wounds to-day; and Vlncenso Scale, Jr., who was re moved to a hospital. Is not expected to survive. ' The three men were aU lending a meeting of the plasterers' and mason'a anion snd a dispute arnae over th blacklisting ot an ap plicant tot mtmberahlp. . -.... SIMMOiNS CHOSEN &0ATOI! ADAMS..;. niS ONLY OPPONENT Expected Happens In Balloting by ; Both House ; for United States Senator, Except When Speaker trutlce Forgot and Voted for Ad. ms Changed lUs Vote Many , , -?.! Nominating Speeches on -HoUt Sides Strong Opposition De- ,: jelops to Douglas Dope Bill and ; Committee Defers Action Drng glHtsCertlfy Banned Drinks Are 'i. No.. Worse Than Coffee. ; ;-t : "-j : - w ' Observer bmel'-''C' Xh Hollaman' Building; , f ! ' ThojBOus. com'onsl- , Hons, and grievances thia; afternoon .Ji iring many representatives of ' ' i preparations known as soft drinks, re- WH deferred action on the Douglas anti- dope bill until Vednesdav aftmn" ir n TV a r oesiues tne proprietors and attorneva 1::ta? '-oca t'ola preparations from." Atlanta and of th Pn,i it. ' - '; '''. The: evidence fmm -n ,ZJr:ri:;',: neither drink contained anv : : a narmrm nn.nHt,, . w . i " . - , .v, . , ,-- - naauf ccruncaies .;u :. . -"v.. ,, B juoa irom rrnnt. . auie DnyBiciana in man.. r - , the flute. iraru. - of .ih ii.i-i.L1' "r""'. iraHM;;'ir ,. ? .""L. .c"iTtf wommiiiee - or ths, . oiut t-narmaceuticai Association, deiC 5 I v..u, inn gucn . nrinb, un.Man. harmful, Coca Cola not containing cup of coffee. ( ; ,v s s niucn. tie advoratpd .tHvir,- ' the nrovlalnn of K.iT " ? "rTf r - v - wsB a i a if ik IV ; V' 't tlon on the sale of beverages of . . uk iciaiuiiiK ins inrarn if. . ' uhuw&KK .:, KiOHT TO ,',' on.. .... . . , ''. ;s:a- w ,,...'( mere warn a i.u. '.ui., .'..: - . "Muur irmuo committee i fruit in Johnson countv tha rirhi , mane ana sell wine oju cider. Th A S bill after discussion was recommend- uu loneu xavoraoiy. Advor -cates of the oris-inni hin ui.j .i.. r- in a special act of the last Legists.-"' Z tlirA for nmhlVilfln- I. - T :'i ; ,, . lvui, Small tftHrna W. . through Drovlet . -w .. ..... uicti: wera nnpRKa - , v.. iiivhiwivvu r. v u 1 Khe sale of w n or cidAr mad W.m i sa 'vpnuras'a ..u - uwn iruu. xne iemo- , unanimously recommended the repeal v v - ,Hvswa bii.iv CM eaosmi IU UO DUB ' . under th Watta law tv, JTi - xee wouia grant only the amendment - 5 -.lurriu- ui Htie OI H OWMM DWS mnnufnof lit In .,..... i . . , - ... w Mu-u.tij, ivt ica . y'-.-v mn a quart 'v'' . The Senate Insurant. ittvoraoiy eentior urewryt v Dilla relating to insurance companies, ' : - "--Jr. vUVHhwvu uy visa , - flflroilto rit AfHnifa . - 0 tl . g . companies to regulate the conduct and I organisation of life Insurance com- v ; ' panles. and to nrrvnt nntriKniun , by lnaurancii rnmntnln tn n.min-t . - " " -r ,wi,4bll, 3.J camnalana. rARimlllu anA , V. Kill- M I m -: - . wiiia ai c BO.IU VJ . TTuiDome ' Din, introduced In the i bridging of Albemarle 'Sound at ;i' Edenton. j- ':.- . THE SENATE. ..Vv The Senate session began at H,'' Aev. . Dr. R. T. Vann offering prayer. - xiuus were introduced as follows: t ' By Sea well: To fix a rvaaonahl tlma . limit tttr irananniLkn e-i .i. a r.' " mvm """Fyi nun vi ii ciihtu. i- By Buxton: To orovlde for thA rilf Af Ih ln,llcr-,, - A un.a lM-H. .-, -.tu lll.ll III. 1,?,,; aj nurwii; 10 torow tne sale or eer- 1 tain toy fireworks. -, '", By Brooso: To nrevent rfmnk-n : - -- . c " -..""rf vi a.i.v, . Uv IlAllnmir 'Pa a.i.m.. . V. . tne southern Mutual Home Company. ; By Daniel: To lessen the number of -KV Ixllenees allowerl dofun.linu In Mvif ' - una uniiiuini actions. By Mitchell: To make It unlawful for . V 417 wmni w ivave nis uutoiora unui ail debts are nald. . ' Rv Wnnri Tft rhUmI Aam l ' , ' Dowell. t urrwrj rtrfruiaunr ins nmntmMi . Of capital stock tn certain ease. ay uong: tToviaing mr separate quar- , ter for prisoner sufferins from tuber- ' culoala; also to appoint certain magta- -tratea In Iredall. ' .v By Buxton: To prevent dbcrtmlnatton ; ' . i.rifii, VJ I I, VT JS. Graham made a motion that the rait- ' road committee be excused from attend- : ' ins the session Ktld&v. a It la to mm JoFntlr with the Houae committee. Reed made a motion that the Senate adjourn at 11:30 Friday so that the entire - ooay couia near tne uiseuaison or a very . . Important railway bill before the eont- 1 mil ton. Thn flrat m rln v of h- mlttee will be held Tbumday afternoon - v' " ... w ........... ...... ..h- iinMni'i,, Rm4 hinnul hli'miwlnn mnA mmw A ft . . the Senate committee meet In th after-" . hron at 3 o'clock In th fUnat nhimlu . until thn matters before the committee y ' were concludii. Holt offer! a a sub-' ' stltute that tho committee be requeatad ' ' to sive the Rmate notice of its meetlnr. .. This motion prevailed. . ? , i ' BILLS PASSED. I IIV IUIIUOTII1B Ulll INHKU. it To authorlie Shelbv to laua bonda for r . a graded school, water works and elec- v..r.'- trlo lis Itu. o rimi ouiiun weinnsrs in union, 1 ' To amend the araded school law ef .v. ii., ....... i. . " ' . , ,7.IU.II. , .. . -TA .... I I.I .. , - AJt Kw ,t,A -1 - A , Southport. to rnva lurora in cnsmsm , . - ; To allow benevolent, aooietia to'ra- celve. buy, hold and sell real and person- C al nronertv. .... Allowing certain societies not . inobr . porated to hold property, and putting : ! titem on the same footing as : religious . V organisations. 4- , . .. j, To prohibit the manufacture and sale 1 " -of liquor in Burke, , , . .- C- . T)i hair n of l-iv, mtiI in hrmi enntainina imormatinn ; rsswraina tne . .. employment : of children tn textile - ant ' " " other, manufatitorlea, this report staiina; . tnai tne aeparunent would sunmlt ail -the Information It had, but that there waa none In regard to the number ot ' children under U years ot age who were i yj working In faotories, for When the law - '' regulating the labor of eblldr-n wa ' passed, no machinery 'waa provided for"'. A.Mrtjilntnr th nutnh-r of aiw.h rhIU. ' ren. In other word.' the labor commie- slon Is not given power to repulr an- wars te bis queettona and, to force milt owners to allow t him to ' IniDect their ' mills. v . :" : . , .,.,.',- BENATOR 8IMMON8 BG-BLECTED. , At noon President Winston announced Uiat the hour had come for th eiction or a United State Senator and nomina tion were in order, Drcwrv said It was always - pleasant to perform a duty tn harmony with the best Imnulaee n( the heart Th Democratlo caucu wtth but oae vok-e had elected M. Blmmons succeed hlmslf. lH-ewry spoke feelingly to the patriotlo servlres- ot Blmmoi i making him well worthy to tvpr North Carollnsv lie declared that inons knew no sect'ona In the Himip. , r"tored to North Ciirtllna ppoe In i past snd guiu-antoed H In the f" He then nomlnat! pimmotia, do i ,i hit) worthy of th htehcat annor i Legtalntiire could beetow. Caiir, i -pt.tilirnn, n!(l It wn a rl''"! I'HV r I a gnlden opjiortmiitv to mm ,iU. , , hut tn the roan u furl ur ot i S trite ppnator, brevity wns t1 r t i w'f. snTWy wlvitevpr h i would bi breath wil i , s ! dir. lie tmini'ntp.1 ttiwmn-r- H. Mttcbvll swoti.l.'il the n i i i' mi i ' ' . chuU'e of th iK'iiwi ral ui i-nnm. i J Continue J frc i I
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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