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1 I- v 'n I u ; ; f f v V. c - ; SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS. J; ALLEGED CB1ME KM APING HUG T1UAL OF HARRISON: BEGUN Cbm of Man Cliargcd With Kidnap ing and Murdering Kenoetb Bens- " hy the 9-Vear-Old Son of Former " State Senator Heasiey, 01 TirnwniK , County,' Conies Up For Trial In the Superior'" Court of . Pasquotank County Two- Former Governor Representing Uie 1 Defendant State , Hums Motive In Bad Feeling1 of Harrison For the. Lad's Father " , The Jury Quickly Secured Only ' ' Three Witnesses Heard and Many ' Others Called to Testify Great In ' ' tercet In the Trial.' ' ? , tpeolal to Tho Observer, r ' ' 4, " : Elizabeth City,. March It.. Th .' trial of Joshua Harrison, charged with kidnaping . and piurdering Kenneth, ,, , ,! 9-year-old ' son , of former State Senator S.'H. Beasley,' of Currituck -.- county, was begun In. Pasquotank Su " perlor Court this morning,, the case ' having been removed from Currltcuk : county, it being alleged that Harri- son could not secure justice in that county. v ; V'v'..''' V . Sollcitot 'H. S. Ward is conducting , the case for the State, while former i vOovernors Aycock 'and arvis repre- - aent the defendant s The court jroom was packed when court Opened, most of the spectators And witnesses coming from Currltcuk county. , Formber Governor Aycock Immediately asked for a postpone- xnent of two hours to permit counsel for the defense to Interview their . witnesses. This was granted. Court was again convened at noon and im mediately postponed until 3:30 this afternoon. -" FATHER FIRST.. WITNESS. The work of securing a Jury was effected in short order. Mr. Beasley, v father of the missing boy, was the first witness called by the State. He rehearsed in an affecting manner the mysterious disapperance of his boy two years ago and the futile search that followed. To a question by the solicitor Mr. Beasley stated that there was bad feeling between he and Harrison owing to certain liquor leg '. lslatlon with which Mr. Beasley had had to do, and he related a conver- nation with Harrison, a year or more prior to the kidnaping, in which Har- rlson made threats that some one should suffer on account of the un wholesome legtslartm, . Professor Jennings, principal of the Poplar Branch High School at the time of the boy's disappearance, was the next witness. He related the In cidents which transpired in connec tion with the lad's disappearance and described the search, which continued! for weeks, practically as the father had done Mr. Woodhouse was the third wit ness and his testimony treated of the geography of the country In and around the scene of the boy's disap pearance. The State is laying a broad found ation to prove the kidnaping theory: More than hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed and the trial gives promise of lasting many days. A 8TRANGE CASE. ' The strange case of Kenneth Beas ley is still fresh In the public mind though it has been two years since the lud, on his way home from school, disappeared as completely as if the earth, had swallowed him up. Search was Immediately begun and continu ed for many weeks, without yielding any trace of the missing boy. Mf. Beasley employed skilled detectives, but they met with no better success than the faithful friends and neigh bors who scoured the currounding woods and dragged neighboring streams for many weary days and nights. Mr. Beasley was prostrated by the tragedy ajyl for weeks hover ed bttweep life and death. The case has' excited as much interest In this section as did the famous Cropsey case, and the developments are ex pectantly awslted. . NEXT MEETING AT ATLANTA. Annual Session or Wotxtmen of the World at, Jacksonville Closes With Election of Officers. Jacksonville, Fla.. March 14. Head Camp "T" Woodmen of the World, with delegates from Georgia and Flor ida, closed its asnual session here to day and decided to meet next year in Atlanta. Officers were elected a fol lows: Head counsel, C. W. Campbell, of Macon, Ga., head adviser, R. T. Boos- . er. Lake City, Fla., head clerk, W. C. "Bennett, Atlanta; head banker, F, H. Hanne, Jacksonville; head escort, W. JL Flfer, Savannah ; head watchman, J. Brooks, Gainsvtlle, Fla.; head secre tary, A. W. Shatturk, New Smyrna; managers for Georgia division, R. Martin. Dawson Qa QeovT, Chldsey, Rome, Ga., managers Florida division, R. O. Calhoun, San ford. W. H. M. Bachnlng, Tampa, W. H. Langford, Pensacola; representatives to sover eign camp, which meets In Norfolk, head representative, C. D. Mills, Jack sonville; delegates-at-large, J. M. DH- , lorn, Thomasville, , Ga., alternates, C. H. Dame, Ocala, Fla., R. M. Stewart, Dawson, Ga, ' TO BE REFUSED ADMITTANCE. Vhvaldrat Imm CtMto in aSitflllnwMit Wt)' ot IIIa PnmM to Mayor Schmlu :. '' and Associates. 4 U Washington, March 14. Complying with the provisions of the Immigration act approved February l2nd last, r President Roosevelt to-day Issued an ; executive order that such cltlsens of Japan or Korea to wit: Japanese or v Korean laborers, skilled and unskilled, : who have received passports to go to ' Mexico,' Canada, or Hawaii and coma ' therefrom, be refused permission to enter ths continental territory ot tho United States. This order was issued by the Presl , dent la fulfillment of his promise to Mayor Behmtts and his associates from California when the negotiations : regarding tbe Japanese school ques tion were had in Washington, ; " " " S f i Strang to Appoint Georgian. , Washington. March' 14 It prectic , A inr has been decided by Secretary ; Straus to appoint 3. L. Benton, a well " known young business man of Monti eelloy 0 a a special agent of the 1 Department to go abroad and Investi gate tho market for cotton Med pro ! ductal -.-'&m.-'-n. ;.. ? BANKS .TO RETAIN $16,000,000. Treasurer Oortelyon Announces That Additional Circulation May be Ro ; talned on Due Notification to Comptroller Without Change of ' 1 Security Until Further Notice. ' Washington, March ' 14. Secretary of the Treasury! Cortclyou to-day made the following announcement: r 'The Secretary of" the Treasury has this i- day announced . that - any bank which -Increased its circulation under the terms of the Department's an nouncement, of October, 32,' 1909, and was required thereby to' retire the Sams' during th months of ' March and August, may retain said addi tional circulation, opon due'' notifica tion t to the Comptroller of the Currency of Its desire so to do, with-. out change as ,to security for public deposits ',. until further notice. But those banks desiring to, retire their additional circulation obtained in this way will be required to withdraw the State, .munlclpul and railroad bonds now lodged with the Treasurer of the United States as security for public deposits and 'substitute the bonds re leased by reason of the retirement of their additional circulation. "The amendment to section 515S of the Revised Statutes by the act approved March 4. 1907, eliminated the words 'except receipts from cus toms,' and the Secretary of- the Treasury Is now instructing collectors of customs, at places where It is found to be desirable to deposit their receipts with national bank deposi taries already established in same cities as the custom houses. "The Secretary of the Treasury has also Issued a circular announcing that he will redeem, with Interest to July. 1st, the date of their maturity, any registered and coupon bonds of the 4 per cent, funded-loan of 1197 to an amount not exceeding 335,000, 000. The bonds may be presented at once for redemption 'd registered bonds should be duly assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury. A copy of this circular will be mailed to each owner of registered bonds. "The circular of February 11, 1907, providing for the purchase of these bonds at 101 1-2 fiat, has been re scinded." Under these announcements and that which was made yesterday, about 148,000,000 will be allowed to remain In circulation that other wise would have been called Into the Treasury. Of this amount 330,r 000,000 represents public deposits temporarily placed In the banks last fall under agreement that they should be returned to the Treasury subse ouent to February 1, 1907, and $18,000,000 relates to additional cir culation engaged for retirement. These amounts, together with the 2S, 000,000 United States 4 per cent bonds, which the Secretary to-day offered to redeem, make a total of $71,000,000 either left with the banks or offered to be placed with them as the result ot the redemption of the 4 per cent, bonds. RAILROAD CONTRACT LET. It Will Penetrate the Mountains of . Haywood County and Yandle Bros. Are the Successful Bidders Tho Railroad Cheaper Than the Flume, Which Was First Projected. Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, March 14. It was learn ed here to-day that the contract for building the railroad from Canton to Sunburst, a distance of 18 miles into the mountains of Haywood county has been awarded to Yandle Bros., now engaged In double-tracking the lines of the Southern Railway from Ashevllle to Morrlstown as sub-contractors for W. J. Oliver A Co. The amount of the bid submitted by Tan die Bros. Is not stated although It is understood that tho construction of the road will cost somewhere In the neighborhood of $8,000 to $3,000 per mile. The survey for the Sunburst road was completed several weeks ago and bids asked for the construc tion of the line. The road will be owned by theChamplon Fibre Com pany, builders of the big pulp mill at Canton. It Is understood that Tan die Bros, is preparing to Immediately send a large force of men and much equipment to Canton for the Com mencement of work. Probably 350 to 400 mules wilt be worked on tbe con struction of the road while towo or three camps will be established. It wss the original intention of the Champion. Fibre Company to construct a great flume from Sunburst to Can ton, following the course Of the Pig eon river. It Is known that surveys for. this flume had been made and ac cepted and that much of the materi al had been ordered when it was found that estimates submitted were far too low and that the building and operation of a railroad would cost not a great deal more than the flume. The original estimates for the flume placed the cost, at $800 per mile. Later esti mates were made by a corps of skill ed engineers when It was found that the cost would approximate $4,000 per mile for the flume with an additional $8,000 per mile to macadamise the dirt road from Canton to Sunburst The. engineers estimated that the cost or constructing a railroad would be about $8,000 per mile. With the return of Peter O. Thompson to Canton last winter the flume proposition was speedily abandoned and a charter ob tained from tho Secretary of State for a railroad: This railroad will traverse a rich farming section of Haywood county and will result in great benefit to the farmers of that section. It is expected that several stations will be established... along , tho rout of the railroad an dthst both passengers 'and freight will bo hauled. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL MADE. President Has Not Req nested Gov ernors or States to White House to Confer on Railroad Legisla tion. . . Washington, March 14. Official de nial was given at tho White House to-day to the Intimations that the President had requested tho Govern ors of the States, before whose Leg islatures railroad legislation Is pend ing, to come to Washington f of con sultation with him as to uniform ity on that 'question. The name of Governor Deneen, of Illinois, has been mentioned In that connection, but It was stated that ho la coming her Saturday morning at the President's request on an entirely different mis sion. ,; t , r-' .v'yA ' No. tint has yet been Med for the conference of the four railroad pres idents named by J. Plerpont Morgan upon the occasion of his visit to Wash IttsflAit lfAtiAa nlaht 1 m CHARGED WITH REBATING STATE OIL CONCERNS INVOLVED tho Inter-State Commerce- Commls . slon Hears Charges Against the Jjaurlnburg Oil Company and the Lumberton Oil A Refining Co., The , Findings of the Commission to be Given to District Attorney Skinner For Prosecution Alleged to Have Given False Weights on ' , Cotton Seed Superintendent Cre , a tea Sensation by His Testimony The Popular Cartoons at the Cap , ltal News of the. Capital In Brief. . . BY ZACK M'GEE. ' Observer Bureau. ; ' 1417 G Street, N. W:, , Washington, March 14. y .The Laurlnburg Qil Company and The Lumberton Oil & Gbnlng Com pany have been charged with & form of rebating, and . their case heard to-day before the inter-State -com-merce commission developed t some thing In the nature of a sensation. Tho findings of the commission ; will .be placed in the hands of Harry Skinner, district attorney of the eastern district of North Carolina and the penalty, If a conviction is found, will be very severe. The two companies have been charged with giving false weights of cotton seed and the superintendent of the Laurlnburg Oil Company . testi fied that he had been keeping two sets ot books, under instructions from the president of the company, Mr, James B. Johns. made Strong case. Charges were preferred against these two companies some weeks ago, and the commission sent one of its special agents, Mr. S. H. Smith, into North Carolina to investigate. Mr. Smith paid three distinct visits to Laurlnburg, and Lumberton, after which he made a report which rep resented such a strong case against the two oil companies that the Inter State commerce commission ordered the hearing to-day, subpoenaeing as witnesses L. B. Johnson, ot Charlotte, district manager of the Southern weighing and inspection bureau; W. S. Coburn, Seaboard Air Line agent at Laurlnburg and Superintendent Lyth, of the Laurlnburg Oil Company. James A. Jones, president of the Laurlnburg Oil Company, and Major John D. Shaw, attorney, wer both In Washington, but did not attend the hearing. Ex-Representative G. B. Patterson attended the hearing to represent gome individuals he said. The sensational testimony of M. Lyth, that under instructions he had been keeping two sets of books, was the feature of the day. In conse quence of Mr. Lyth's testimony, al though he was aft unwilling witness, being subponeaed, he was given what is known as an "immunity bath," by the commission, which means that if prosecutions are Instigated there will be no case against Mr. Lyth. THE FAVORITE CARTOON. The favorite cartoon of the hour In these part is a picture "ot a large well-fed, prosperous, and triumphant looking man. with silk-corded eye glasses and white teeth protruding beyond the Hps, standing in the door of the White House, while a small shabbily dressed, much bewounded man, with coat plasters stuck over his wounds and his arm in a sling be seeching the big man with the silk corded eye-glases and the teeth for the favor of a brief Interview. Tne big man In the door is easily recog nized; the little man is one of the great railroad magnates, Harrlman or Hill or Mellen or McCrea; and one of the papers of to-day is even so dis respectful as to print the picture of the figure of J. Plerpont Morgan hlmBelf humbling himself befJ-e such an Insignificant personage as the President of the United States. Think o that. If you can. Within the past year two-cent fare laws have been enacted by the Leg lslautres of Nebraska, Ohio, Missouri, and West Virginia. North Carolina has ordered a 2 1-4 cent passenger rate on all roads over sixty miles In length; South Dakota has enacted a law requiring a two and a half cent fare, with 1,000 mile books at the rate of 2 cents a mile. Two-cent fare bills are pending In the Legislatures of Minnesota and Texas. Maryland has enacted a law to the effect that any railroad In that State charging a fare if more than two cents a mile shall sell 1,000 mile tickets at the rate of 8 cents a mile. A 2-cent fare bill has passed on of the 'houses ot the Illi nois Legislature. A three cent fare bill has passed one house In New Mexico and a 4 cent, fare blfl Is pend ing In the Legislature of Arisona. Railroad control bills have been numerous In other States, especially In New York. New Jersey, Masachu setts and Connecticut but In these States the railroads generally find a way to check any hostile legislation. Thev have nnerallv found ways of checking hostile legislation In oth er States and In "the Congress ot the United States. But they are losing their grip In nearly every State, and to an alarming extent In the Congress of the United 8tatea, and they are toeing some of their grip it seems on the Executive himself Hence this beseeching of the Pres ident by big railroad magnates for an interview. Whan Harrlman came down here to show his 10-year-old son, Roland, the sights of the capital Including the bear lnt and the ani mal heads on th MThlte House walls, that set the tongue of the nation to t agging an the pen ot the world to scratching. But Harrlman was hard ly out of town before here comes long J. Plerpont Morgan, and If there js one man In th United States as powerrui a tiamman it is j. Pler pont' Well J. P. goes up to the White House In the still watches of th night after most honest folks In this land hay gone to bed, and along wim xnem a goo a many aianonest onea He talks a long talk with T. R., and he begs T. R. to nermlt several other flfg railroad president to com down in a ouncn ana talk with him about th situation. T. R. said alt right He likes big man., does this T. R.,' and b Is not avers to having tnem com up ana taut to mm. These tig fallow never condescended to do such a thing before. They bav nev er salnded . taking '-at v Presi dent around ' on -. their , railroads, free of charge, champagne and all, but a to coming to th President In a suPDllant mood. With th whola world looking on and knowing that they r suppliant and hot , master a they used to O when they rod the President around in their private car. . . : " ' j v " . . RAILROADS ON THE BOTTOM. A cbang seems to have com over things, and th railroad' Instead of being on top, a they have been for these many years, ar on th bottom, And If this T. R. 4 hot th big man on top, a think b la, .th, country gonerally thinks ha Is, and even these great dukes like Morgan and Harrl man Onrl MaIIak anil tho nt'nAra Bra 'beginning to think o, ' - v ' -Of coursev having contributed so largely to elect this Roosevelt they may think that they own him. ' He may not be doing to suit them,' al though to" spsak tho very truth h Isn't really doing anything to help them, and he might write a million messages and make .twice that many speeches he could not check this sen timent among the people of this coun try for governmental control of rail roads. , He did not create that Bentl ment and he cannot check it Still they may think he. can, for the very truth 1 they hardly know where they are lust at this time. .The President granted the confer ence to the railroad.; presidents, which Mr. Morgan asked, Beyond that he refuses to say what he and the great money king talked about. They may have talked about ' that 154,000 Mr. Morgan's partner' Geo. W. Perkins, has Just paid back to the New York Life, for all that la known here to day. That certainly would have been a pertinent subject Mr. T. R. and his whole G. O. P. crowd profilted by that money which the New York Life gave the Republican campaign committee, and Perkins thought he was dong the right thing when he gave it, or at least he says so. Changing his mind now, Mr. Per kins returns the money. But the G. vO. P. keeps' it Tv R. ana his crowd ought certainly to repay Mr Perkins. Perhaps Mr. Perkin's partner, Mr. J. Plerpont came down here and asked the President If it would not be prop er for him and the O. O. P. to be as honest as Mr. Perkins and return the graft money to Mr. Perkins. But then nobody knows about that. The Pres ident will not talk about It. A num ber of newspaper men. tried to get to see him to-day to auk him about what he and Morgan did talk about but fo all alike came the answer that the President would Talk to nobody about that. But there's something doing. CASE WORKERS HEARD. The North Carolina Case Workers had a hearing before the inter-State commerce clmmlsslon to-day, being represented by W. G. Bradahaw, pres ident; C. J. Field, secretary; and Fred N. Tate, of High Point. N. C. and E. A. Smith of Mount lairjr, all prominent furniture manufacturers. Their complaint Is, In substance, against the rates on 88 foot cars fur nished them by the Southern Railroad and the railroads of the West. The railroads say they have not the 40 foot cars to furnish, but they have the 86 foot cars. Since they charge as much for 86 foot cars as they do for 40 foot cars, and of course the 40 foot cars will carry more, this is not satis factory. LYNCHERS SHOW THEIR HANDS They Come Too Late Board of Al dermen Liberal -to Police Tele phone Franchise Refused News in Brief. 4 Special to The Observer. Fayettevllle, March 14. As will be wired tp The Observer to-night, a body of South Carolinians did come up, after all. Early yesterday af ternoon It was known that they had applied to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for an extra train, which, by advice over the wires of tho road's counsel in this city, Hon G. M. Rose, was refused. During the afternoon they sent frequent telegrams anklng if the negro was here, and avowing that they were coming up. These telegrams, of course became know, exciting this community, and it was mainly on ac count of the would-be lynchers "Showing tjhelr hands," that tho sheriff saw that it was time for tho negro to move on, and he was carrli-d to Raleigh. The body of men la.it night, from what the correspondent can learn, was a cooler, more thoughtful sort, who were not bent on violence. Although In office- only a little over three months. Sheriff Watson has been up against two or three serious crises, and has always i been equal to the emergency brave, cool, self-reliant quick to conceive and execute. The city government has voted to pay all the hospital expense of Chief Chason and Officer Buckingham, and continue the salaries of these two and Officer Lockatny to ftfay 8th, when their terms expire. It has also raised the salaries of the police force all around. The board of audit and finance has returned to the city government the franchise of the Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph Company, with It veto. The board Insists that the Fayettevllle exchange furnish cabled and metallic circuits at the present rate with long) distance connection at an additional cost of not over 50 cent per month. At the decision of the coroner, and at th request of Solicitor 8lnclear, the body of- Policeman Lookamy has been exhumed and an autopsy made, with the extraction of a 8 2 -calibre ball, as carried In the pistol of the negro Walker. . At a special meeting yesterday of the county commissioners a contract was given to th Owego Bridge Com pany for a steel bridge aoross Little river at Lenoir for $1,500, the cost to bo divided between Harnett and Cumberland. In a few day th- old Hay Street Methodist church, at tbe Junction of Hay and Old streets, will be torn down, to make room for a new build ing at a cost of $25,000. 6PENCE GETS POSTOFFICE. aBM-a-MJS ' . J,. Receives Appointment of Post-Ma ten Made at White noose. Washington, March 14. Th fol lowing rscess appointment of post masters wer mad at the Whit House to-day: t Florida George P. Fornald, Tar pon Springs. Georgia Wm. E. Durham, Coch ran; Augusta Olover, Montlcello; Ma ry C. Helnsohn, Sylvester. Tennessee Leonldas .T. Reager, Shelbyvllle. North Carolina Robert D. Doug las. Oreensboro; J. R, Joyce. Rettls vllles John D. Snhtee,- Charlotte; Wm. J. Leery. Sr., Edenton; Tho. H. Dick, ens, Enfield: Willi Percival Edwards, Frankllston; a M. Hambrlck, Hick ory; W. Eugen MUler, Lenoir; Frank Roberta, Marshall, John R. Mobley, Wllllamston. . s , r i ' West Virginia g. ." 8. 1 Butsnrd, Berkeley Springs: Geo, T. Ooshorn, piedmont; Thoa E, Pownall, Rsmnoy. '.Former Actor A Suicide, : Washington; -March 14. Frederick U. Dllger, ft former actor, to-day com mitted sulcld by hanging, II was 30 yers of age and was a oatlv ot Al exandria, Va. Ill health ,1 given as th cau of tho act STATE'S FIRST EXPERT UP THAW. KNEW ACT WAS WRONG. Dr. Flint Declare In Answer to De ' feme Hypothetical Question That In III Opinion Thaw Was Not insane y When Ua Shot White Delma An f nounces That He Will Question ' State Experts Scarchlngly Jerome ' . Gets From Hummel Statement Tlutt Evelyn Neeblt Told Hun That She Told Thaw In Pari In 1903 That ; White Potltlvcly Had Not : Drugged or Betrayed Her District Attorney May be Called to Stand In Sur-Re-'. buttaL ; fv ' Now York, March 14. Answering precisely th same hypothetical ques tion In response to which th alienist ot the defense declared that Harry K. Thaw was suffering from unsound mind and did not know th nature or quality of his act when he shot and killed Stanford White, Dr. Austin Flint, the first expert called to-day by District Attorney Jerome in rebuttal, declared It to be his opinion that Thaw positively did know the nature and quality of his act and knew that the act was wrong. When court ad journed for the day Mr. Delmas, had not begun his cross-examination of Dr. Flint, who la the first of six alien ists to be called by Mr. Jerome. After repeating to Dr. Flint the same question which Mr. Delmas put to the experts for the defense and having him declare that Thaw was sahe on the assumption of the facts stated therein, Mr. Jerome, had read to the witness the prosecution's hypo thetical question which contained some 15,000 words and which requir ed one hour and 18 minutes in the reading. Dr Flint again said without qualification that Thaw knew his act was wrong, and Is therefore liable for the murder in the first degree under the statutes Of the State of New York. Mr. Delmas indicated that he would cross-examine each expert searchlng- iy. Mr. Jerome's sanguine prophecy that the taking of testimony would be concluded by to-morrow nlghl has been abandoned and those concerned In the case again look to April 1 as the earliest moment of closing the the long drawn-out trial. HUMMEL AGAIN ON STAND. Abraham Hummel was on the stand again to-day and before Mr. Delmas could object to a question put to him by Mr. Jerome the prosecution had got Into the record the statement that Evolyn Nesbit told him that she told Harry Thaw In Paris In 1903 that Stanford White positively had not drugged or betrayed her. Mr. Delmas moved to have the question and an swer stricken from the record, but as the district attorney seemed about to consent to this plea, Mr. Delmas in sisted that the answer stand. Hummel's further testimony was halted until Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw again takes the stand to testify as to whether Hummel was acting as her attorney when she made the state ments to him which were afterwards embodied In an affidavit. Both Mr. Jerome and Mr. Delmas were Irritable to-day and had frequent clashes. It was reported to-night that Dis trict Attorney Jerome may be called to the witness stand In sur-rebuttal by tbe defense. The purpose, It Is said, was to question Mr. Jerome as to cer tain actions against Abraham Hum mel, who was a witness today. This move was taken as a reason for the defense allowing much of the Hum mel testimony to stand to-day. 19 OF 24 TO BE DEPORTED. On Findings of Special Board of In quiry Secretary Straus Directs Im portation of North Carolina Immi grants. Washington, March, 14. Socretary Straus on the findings of a special board of Inquiry of the immigration service, held In Baltimore yesterday, has directed the deportation of 19 of the 34 persons taken from North Carolina to Baltimore for examina tion. The people to be deported are 17 women and two men, all of whom are anxious to return to their homes. The board found that they wele like ly to become public charges If they should remain In this country and recommended their deportation. Th other Ave, two women and three men, have secured remnueratlve employ ment In this country and wll be per mitted to remain. The case originally Involved nearly a hundred persons who were Induced to come to this country by Thomas Costello to take employment In North Carolina cotton mills. A prosecution was Instituted of tho mill officials for violation of the alien contract labor law, hut the case a few days ago, was practically thrown out of court it being shown that Costello had ex ceeded his authority In making rep resentations to the Immigrants With the exception of the 18 to be deport ed the immigrants are all well em ployed in this country. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. Secretary and Treasurer of Georgia Redemption Loan Company Held Under Bond of 12,000. Atlanta, Ga.. March 14. M. M. Turner, former city councilman and secretary and treasurer of th Georgia Rodemrtlon A Loan Company, was arrested her late to-day on a warrant charging embeislement. This charge grow out of the appointment of Eu gn R. Black as temporary receiver of th company a few week ago. Th receiver investigation. It I said, showed a balance' In bank of only $83. Th books of th company, according to Receiver Black's report, show a to tal of $95,8., having been paid Into the treasury, and $53,441 drawn out hut no record a to whom th latter urn was paid or for what purpose. Turner says that th money was us ed to retire certificate and to pay ex penses. Turner was released on $3,000 bond. CLEVELAND ENJOYING OUTING Weather Most Too Warm, But Many . Ducks are Being Bagged. Georgetown, 8. C, , March 14. Commodore E. C. Benedict, cam to th city to-day from Oen. Alexander' hooting, preserve at . Forbes Point and reported that former President Cleveland 1 enjoying thoroughly hi Outing her, that be Is In good health and the best of spirit. The weather la too .warm for good duck shooting, but Mr, Cleveland and Admiral Lanvber ton bag quit a number each day. Th party will visit tn club house and preserve ot th Sante Gun Club during th next fw days, t ' .. ' YOUNG MAN'S TRAGIC , DEATH. J. W. Holder' Neck Broken In an Unusual Manner The Don IUch ardaon Trio at Lumoerton Fire Burn a Barn Bishop Strange to Preach To-Day. ' ,,-f -: . .., Special, to "Th Observer.-:;''' 'C?':;'t'V- Lumberton, March , 14. Mr. J. L. Rackley, of Lumber i l BMdge, la , tn town to-day, and; told, your cbrrea pondent of the ,i tragic death of Mr. J. W, Holder, aged about 23 years. Ho was loading a log on a cart when in some manner the tongue flew up and struck him about the head, breaking his neck and causing Instant death,"-' Young Mr, Holder was from Harnett county, but had lived with Mr.. Rackley for the past four years. . The Don Richardson Trio gave a concert at the opera house here last night to a fair-sized audience. A programme of high class muslo was rendered and the people here almost unanimously comment on thev enter tainment, as grand. They will be at Bargaw to-night Mrs. E. A. White was at home to friend yesterday afternoon In honor of her guest, Miss Elna Covington, of Rockingham. A contest was a part of the amusement afforded and the prise for the successful contestant was awarded Miss Jessie Fuller. The booby prlxe to Miss Vivian Townsend. Misses Townsend and Davis contribut ed to the delight of the occasion by Instrumental music. Misses Epsle Fuller and Vashtl White, two pretty little girls, served refreshments. Those present were: Misses Coving ton, Anna McLeod, Virginia Whit Held, Claudia Davis, Elberta Win burne, Vivian Townsend, Jessie Fuller and Alma Rancke, and Mrs. I. B. Townsend. Fire, thought to be of Incendiary origin, destroyed the barn, shelters, some go rage buggy, cart and a lot of tools for Mr. R. A. Rozler, on R. F. D. No. 1. The Rt Rev. Robert Strange, bish op of the Eplsccopat Church of the Eastern Diocese of North Carolina, will preach in tho Presbyterian church Friday evening, the 22nd The 8-month8'-old daughter fo Mr. and Mrs. L. Parker, died last night at their home near here, from pneu monia. RECEIVERS AND SHIPPERS MEET Gov. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, Urges Government Control of Railroads to Prevent Discrimination In Rates. Cincinnati, O., March 14. The danegr In unrestricted management of railroad properties and necessity for government control to prevent discrimination In rates were urged by Gov. Hoke Spilth, of Georgia, in an address on "transportation" be fore the Cincinnati Receivers' and Shippers' Association to-night Be tween 800 and 400 business men of Cincinnati and violnlty hear dthe ad dress, which was delivered at the an nual banquet of the organization. Governor Smith spoke about trans portation, saying there was no more important and difficult problem to be solved by tbe people of the United States. ' "The Interests controlling the rail roads, as a rule," he said, "study the problem of making Immense for tunes at once out of Increased stock and bond Issues. The right to earn a Just Income on the actual Invest ment In the properties does not Interest them, -They are earless of the duties owed by the transporta tion companies to the public. "The railroad properties of the United State are capitalized at over $13,000,000,000. Careful estimates of their actual values show them to be worth less than $6,000,000,000. The public, therefore, are being called on to pay excessive rates for trans portation to make Interests and divi dends on $7,000,000,000 of watered stocks and bonds. These bonds and stocks rest like a permanent mort gage on the Industries of those en gaged In the various vocations of life. "The transportation company Is a public enterprise. The railroad Is built by the use of the 8tnte's power of eminent domain. The public are entitled to a voice In the charges which are made by the railroad com pany for carrying passengers and freight. These charges must be reasonable and free from discrimina tions. "The duties of a railroad company are dual: First, to the public; sec ond, to Its stockholders. LANCE FOUNT) NOT GUILTY Book Agent Wlm Shot Negro Named Ren Hood, of Waxhaw, Acquitted at Tianraster, 8. C. Lance Known In Charlotte. A case of Interest to Charlotte peo ple was decided at Lancaster, S. C, Wednesday, when J. W. Lance, who travels for C. H. Robinson A Co., of this city, was acquitted of the murder of Ben Hood, a Waxhay negro whom he slew a number of months ago. Tho case was tried In the court of general session. Mr. Lance was shot in th arm In the encounter and was confined In the Presbyterian Hospital of this city for several week. He claimed that the negro mad threatening advances to ward him, firing first, whereupon he shot and killed him. Mr. T. A. Adams, of th local bar, was on of the attorney for th defense. QUARANTINE STATION SOLD. Marine Hospital Service to Control Louisiana Quarantine. , New Orleans, March 1 4. Th aale of the Mississippi river quarantine sta tion to th United State for $100,000 wss announced to-day by the State board of thealth. With the sal of this station control of quarantine In this Stat passes to the marine hos pital service. Tho government In making thla purchase has agreed to maintain four other quarantine station on th Louisiana coast now kept by the State. Abernethy-Hull, at Llncolnton. Special to The Observer. Lipcolnton, March 14. Th marri age of Mis Loula Abcrnethy, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Abernethy, Of Llnoolnton. and Mr. .J Haywood Hull took place at 4 o'clock thla af ternoon In th Presbyterian church. Rev. R, X. Johnston, assisted by Ray. Mr. Harm an, of Shelby, performed th ceremony. Mr. L. Mr Hull, brother of th groom, waa.best man,' and Ml Helen Rhyno was maid of honor. Mr. Hull I on of Shelby best known and moat prosperous business men and Mis Abernathy Is on of Lin coln's moat' accomplished daughte. KRESS STORE IN SALISBURY MILLIONAIRE BUYS LA-XD TUERL5 Will Establish 5 HlS KIt.-Rnrl . Store at Rowan' Capital Burglar Enters Hambley Homo and Suc ceed In Falling Down Flight of Stairs Work Begins on the New" Jail The Dreher Will Probated Donncll Manufacturing Company - Orw.no m. TlMHnK k'... 1.1,-1 . . Special to Th Observer. , " v Salisbury,' March li-Th Nsidence of Mrs. E. B. C. Hambley wa entered hut night by an unknown man,, but nothing ' -waa missed. Mrs. Hambley, who Uvea In on of the handsomest mansion In the , state, beard the robber on the stair and stumping his toe. be fell headlong down ' - w ww .bieiiipiu w CJiLVT . the room of Mrs. Hambley, which wa locked, : She went out and loot bring-: in niff-nr w. it... n i -1 , , mg neighbor and policemen, ' whe searched without finding anybody. The entrance seem to have been mad by a xey wnich some one had stolen. All Salisbury is especially gratified to- - day by the tribute being paid to Hay- ', den Clement Esq., by tho officers of State with whom he has been associated , this spring. Mr. Clement without the suggestion or any of hta friend here, is leading- the race for thft A.alat.nr ' Attorney Generalship of North Caroflna, a position created by the last OaAariu ' Assembly. The offar offer comas uoso- , netted on his own part because ha h a. way or dome: no am duous salf bnutino- A message was received from Oorernor Glenn this morning that he and hi en tire staff had recommended the appoint, roent and the Attorney General himself is nigniy tavorame to the modest young '. man, too modest for his mertss. Th ; place carries a good salary with It, i an honor to be sought and to date Mr. Clement Is far ahead in a race for -a t worthy poattion. His work daring th past session of ths Legislature has been such us to endear him to those whom he dally met and they are bis Mend at- , ways. v, OPENED BRANCH HOUSE). The Donncll Manufacturing CbngMUty ' has opened its branch house her with Mr. wude Barrier as manager. It deals . In sundries, especially of grocers and druggists. Mr. Harrier has taken room No. 10 of the Bell Blook from which place ho will distribute the supplies until laigTTl 11UUDV IB 1UU1IU. JLU1B (MUl JT halls from St. Louis. Missouri, anft has the roods for everybody who want te be shown. The will of Dr. A. H. Drsher. who died Saturday in Philadelphia, wee to day probutnd and Mrs. Dreher Is named as executrix. lie leaves his entire state to her, tho comfortable accumulation of his 13 years of praotlce. Dr. Dreher stood at the top of his profession and his death resulting from the most mys terious auses, has rested wide spread sorrow. No professional man who M;., IIvbH hAm mtnnA Vm. t far Mrs. C. J. Sawyer and two children, who have lived 10 months here, left last nl(rht for Belcross. Dr. Sawyer's old home, where they will live In the fu ture. They are Joined to-morrow by Dr. Sawyer. The change is made for the sake of Dr. Sawyers aged father, who waa made a widower a few weeks ago and the family will again live together ine iamuy were among nuiaDurjr s Dear people and their going away is regret ted. THE NEW JAIL. Contractor Okra, of Virginia, who has the bid of the new jail, is hare with a Dig sqnsyi ot men ana rwjr iot imme diate work. The Jail question was a knotty one in county politics for a num ber of days and week during the last campaign, but it was settled finally bye the decision to erect a new prison, tius ..It I - . A k. m V... ..... Tt MnJnAAM AH ugly structure ni wnicn itrcnu wuua h.u. ,hftll nnlllllLP SnltA. It MAIIll ' especially designed to facilitate lynch Inira anil hiLa hnthlnr of comfort about It. There will be nothing that Is not K. ths. .sW Ana Tt In ffc lis Miuuejri eujuu tuc n v v i.v. v w v s set In the rear of the old one. At a meeting of the clUsnas last night it was determined with reference to tho coming of tho Southern Metal Company, that a committees be appointed to visit Lexington and go over the plant, look ing Into its stock and making an Inven tory of It. Then It will return here and report. There is little doubt that this- v. Bfhl.h will hrlnftr aiwillt SB nn- UUIIIiniWi .1 1 ' . v.. I . ia. vv W erntlves with it, Is te oome here. The old freight shed used years ago as the freight depository. Is being torn down and will be replnced by a ware house. Vain theories that this Is to be replaced by the new passenger station hav been eznloded and there is no cer- ..Intv nhan tho (latllWI Will b. best.ll. The time limit oi me oius n npim, but the winner has not been announced. L. H. Kress, a millionaire, of New York, has purchased the remainder of .L. fni,i wfr&ix nn Main alrnnt now. owned by Messrs W. 8. Blackmer and . story a ann ivcrm w.n, - . sixty-second similar Institution. This one will stand on a lot M by 126 feet and -win h. built of brick. It Is to be one or tne iaxe in , . .. . . a.n Vm Umm owns mucn propnj, " . piece that he fins taken over In North, - l. ... Ill V. .M a .m.11 mVH altogether and will begin the store a work. Tne consideration for th lot we , ; 18.000. FOR EFFECTIVE COAST OUA1UJ. Governors of Boahoenl State Asked to Co-operate With War Depart- ment to Tills End. Washington, March 14. Letters were sent to-day by Assistant Secre- tary Oliver, of the War Department,, - to tne ttovcrnors ui an States asking their co-operation In the development of the War Depart- msnt's olan for tne training oi an . .1 . . Ma.nwrf V 1 1 (T K It,. ATU 1 eratlon of the organised militia In '. connection with the regular assign- ! ed to coast artilley service. The letters were accompanied by ' rirmiiars Dreoared by the chief of ar- :. .... ... .W I- I - H1AVMA A au . .11 ni Trim null dibiob .v. aa w. j . ervlce, the Stat troops to hare eca year from seven to iv aay oi wain . Ing at an artillery post under th dl- ;' ,. unUn Th ehlst of V revuun v. - . - artillery also suggests designation of certain tate iroope o yruvcvi. Ui . land aid of th coast artillery post which plan entails no additional at- . Mnu on the State. ' , ? Motralf and Party at 0r!etoa . Charleston, S, C, March 14. Sec Minn of the Navy Metcalt and party arrived here to-day to embark on the i-tM.Hift inr a visit to naval stations . tn th West Indie. Th party wa met by Uayor Rhett ana omen ana taken to th navy yard hre for an to- ' apectlon. '- ' ' ' rrk. cmtarv made an Informal In- ' spectlon of th navy yard, boarding th ; rinKin ahmit I o'clock and sailing r the West Indie. Secretary Met- calf cam by rail witn ncoaior mm and Charles 01ovr. of Wahlngton, Senator Hal. Penrose" and Carter wer on th Dolphin which arrived hr about noon. .- , ;- , . - ; t The Nei ,Mcetlmt to , be " Held M Norfolk. Va., March It. Th xio utlv committee of the supreme com mandery ofith Society of the Ooldrn Cross ha at the request ot many Jol gstes, changed the place of meeting of th next legislative session Of th commandery from Nashville, Tnn t th Jamestown Exposition on May zn, 11 and 21.. Eight hundred delegat r expected to attend. tilley setting lurm uu "'" . , aside a portion of th State troop In ,,,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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