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GUESOniFTION PRICE:. .43.00 pR YEAB. CIIARLOTTD, N. 0., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 3907. PRICE FIVE C TIIAW HAY GO 10 ASYLUM A LUNACY COMMISSION ORDERED ' iads Xltsgerald Unexpectedly Hand! ' Dowa ft Decision in duMttf I Ap pointing a Coitanlssion of Three I)Utlnguiihed Hon to Examine the Prisoner sad Report M to lilt Ban- i to Evelyn Neblt Thaw Break tha News to Her Hsunnd Former 4 supreme court ., rfoauoe, v runner . . jonniy . ana ' xromincu. ., aucius. t Aamea aa im ijomnuBsioo o urj " z WUI be Excused Indefinitely To-Day - No Pate Set for Commission'! In vestigaaona. , v , , 'A ' , r ' 'NawTork; Marob' l.Harry ' . K. L v ;iaw may never again us me jury ' ; empanelled more than nine -i weeks '': ago to try turn on the charge of mar ' t der In the first degree, t Justice Fltt- - irarald tn.Aav .inarnnrf nrilv , lianOAd dowa a decision ordering a commls- aion in lunacy to inquire Into Che pros v- ant state of mind of Stanford White's layer. ' The decision of the- three dis 1 Interested menamed to conduct the Inquiry will guide the future action ox ui court, as to ordering maw 10 ' an asylum for the Insane or directing ' tbat the Indefinitely Interrupted trial k kkAll h.AA.Alt 'fA: ''V .' . , . DECISION ANNOUNCED -, PBI- Justice Fltsgerald announced the - appointment of the oommlasloa - prl- Y Was VUWUWVIS) mv- - bit Thaw' was there with the lawyers and It became her task to break the ; news to her husband in the : tombs. Tearful when she left" the Judge's rooms In the. Criminal - Courts build ing, the young woman who has been such a conspicuous figure In the trial . from first to last, was smiling and cheerful when Thaw was brought via A.tl th Imanltnl ward of tki trtMn tft mrtftt her. Thaw accepted the court's decision philosophically and once more de clared he had no doubt the commis sion would declare him a sane man. The personnel of the commission named by Justice Fltsgerald lends a new distinction to this already notable case. The men who will determine Thiv'i mental canacitv are Morgan J. O'Brien, a former Justice of the, ' AnitKa TMvtuton of the SirorewV Court; Peter B. Olney, former district attorney or New xonc county, ana lawyer of high legal attainments, and Dr. Leopold PuUel, a practicing phys ician and authority on mental dis orders. Dr. Putzel is graduate of Belkvue Hospital medical school, and has had a long experience in that Institution. He la Qualified before the State medi cal board as an examiner in lunacy. JURT TO BE EXCUSED. The Thaw Jury was ordered on last vrldav to reoort before Justice Fitz gerald to-morrow morning at 10:10 o'clock. At that hour there will be a Mori nroaedure,' the Jury being 'ioused . Indefinitely; Whether or not Thaw will be brought Into court for this ceremony remains xo do His presence will not be toecessary. No date had been .fixed to-night for the first meeting of the commission. There will probably be some definite -..A..n.m.n nn this nolnt to-mor- .a. 'komrtr. for the law under fwhion the commislsoners were ap pointed directs that . they proceed itv. talr Innulrv forthwith. WI.U a Justice ntsgerald said it would rest wltA the commission aa not Its bearings shall be public. In the last case of this sort In this Ju V .rlsfllctlon the raouiry Into the mental condition of Joseflna Terranova, who v. nd nnr.le the com- mission's Inquiry was conducted be- hinKl olosed doors. ... . TK girl was declared sane and subsequently was acquitted by the Jury. T.AWTBRS TO ATTEND. T Thaw Innamr commission will ha attended by District Attorney Jerome. The lawyers for the defend ant will also be present and the com--.u.inn mav dlrMt and compel the - "X- .A I attenaance 01 any whowm w . l V. VI. . V. a TVi -w will oesire. is.pvuuio m .- " . be asked first ot ail to suomii u . ThnWs lawyers and the defendant himanif were downcast ' when they were first made acquainted with Jus tice Fltsgerald's decision, but au ware manifestly pleased when the lat- ' a a. i aKiinnamant IA tHs TfeArSOA 9f MIIIVUHVVIMVU - v ---- w pel of the commission of Inquiry was made. Mr. Delmee In particular, declared that Justice Fitzgerald , could hardly have selected a more generally satisfactory commlision-j i one wnose aeciswn wum w"" mora command more confidence and '. respect District Attorney Jerome seemed pleased wit the result of ths " dramatic appeal he made last week to tb conscience of the court, asking i an interruption of the trial on the ; ground that the defendant was in such a mental state that he could not ' . ...it via iMiinul anil IIHtllQilllJ . V did not understand the nature of the ' proceedings against him. CONFLICT OF AFFIDAVITS. Justice Fltsgerald ' summoned all the" lawyers of. the defendant and District Attorney Jerome before him in cnmoers ims inrawiu " land Edward Thaw, brothers of the defendsnt, and Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, J. his wife, wers teleohonedto by the I- attorneys, and qulcly appeared at the '. r court house Justice FlUgerald based : w tta Hatiainn on tha Aonnici or amaa ' ' vita : bb-nresented : far the oocoslnr ides, saying . they were too dlsrae ( trlcaUy at .odds to permit .of a decision , '"''"other than in favor of an Impartial f Inquiry. After citing the suggestion v made in court by District Attorney Jk 1 . . . .ai.i. j ' . - 1 . f..nlla 1 ' ai A. .1. . l . . J a . . ; statute In such cases made and pro- Tided, hereby appoint th Honorable 4 . . . . m ' Alaai. in v Morgan ; u orirn. 'ins , tionoraoiv 'M. :D..' three disinterested persons, a ". commission forthwith to examine In to the mental condl-.lon qt sstd Harry ' K Thaw, and to report to the court 'with all convenient speed the facts K and their opinions as to whether at . ..' the time ot .such examination the : j mid Harry It Thaw, was In ' such ; .;a state of idiocy imbecility, lunacy or ; insanity, so as tOx be , Incapable of ' rightly . understanding - his own con dltion, the , nature "-of the ' charges - against him and conducting his ds v fsnse In a rational manner. ' , i- ,; THAW NOT . SURPRISED, ! v , Messrs. Ilartrldge and 0Riley went ? With Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to the Tombs and there in the hospital ward they V met the ' prisoner. This 1 ward had been placed at their disposal becsase - : Af tha rmmA IA tha naual nnanlatlA-i S room. - The brothers of the defendsnt up town with the news of the com; mlaslon to their mother and sisters,' who were waiting In their apartments. Thaw had divined the result ot the conference with Justice Fitzgerald and was not in the least surprised, ' "It is all right, dearie," he said to his wife, "I am not afraid of a com mission, VI am a eane man now; Just as sane, as the Judge himself and I am sure that any- fairs minded com mission will so declare me." -'a r The attorneys quickly ' withdrew from tHe conference nd Thaw and his wife . sat for a long ; time to gether, dlsousslng -what the commis sion probably would do. When Mr. Hartridge came out,- he 1 declared: "The fortitude' of the bov (meanlnat Thaw) astonishes me sometimes, and it cenainiy am to-aay, ' , ; i f, ' Later in; the afternoon Thaw sent out a , statement :: in which he said: 'Everything ' is perfectly satlsfao-' tory to me. . I am sure , I. will be able to satisfy tha commission that I am sane at the present time. , Anything Justice Fitzgerald does s all right He has always acted In a fair and im partial, mannefc,;:.l'sv;,;;(,''' .;v ; V'w.',V---':,7' mi j i nn im mi sums mi- V'. , evhcnc is damaging. Aa Ugly Case Made Out Against Zcke Ausun, who KlUed George Gaddy at Weaver t-Power plant Othor ..v Charges Against ? th Accused Man. Special to The .Observer."-, Ashevllle, March t. The evidence Obtained at the Inquest over the re mains of George Gaddy, who was slain, by tCeke Austin at the Weayer Power plant Sunday afternoon made out an ugly , case for the .man now In jau charged with the orime. The evi dence ; tended to show that Austin slipped up behind Gaddy and without an instant's warnin struck htm a tsrriflo. blow Jin the back of the head with a club, probably 3 feet In length and weighing from 6 to f pounds. . As Qaddy sank unconscious to the ground Austin again raised the club and struck his, victim another .vicious blow on the head. A man named Jackson, who was present at the,, timet of the assault, was also attacked by Austin. Austin raised the club to bring it down on Jackson's headr when the latter threw up his arm and' broke ' the force of the blow. Jackson's elbow and arm were skinned and bruised as a result of the lick, while S fingers were also hurt 'Those who attended the Inquest say that a bad case was made out against Austin. The club with which Austin killed Gaddy was brought to Ashevllle and given into the custody of Sheriff Hunter. It is a vlclous looklng stick, heavy and stout enough to fell an ox. It Is a piece of season ed dogwood and feels almost as heavy as a bar of iron. The club snows hard usage. The Instrument of death bad been used as a brake-stick by some wagoner. It Is crooked at one ehd, thus forming a natural hand hold. V. Austin's ' past record in Ashevllle and Buncombe Is not good. Recently he cut a. man In this .section In, a serious manner, but succeeded In gat ting out of the trouble." Former Sheriff Reid considers the fellow.-a dangerous man., He believes that .It was Zese Austin who last summer shot at him at Riverside Park, the bullet grazing the sheriff's left bresst. The evidence, however, was not suf ficient to convict, the assailant TWELVE CADETS EXPELLED. Boys From ' Charlotte Among the Number Who "Break Garrison' at the Citadel and Get Orders Not to " RetnttoSerknia ' Charges" Against Three of the Number, the Basis of the Trouble. Charleston, S. C March Twelve cadets of tha. South Carolina Military Academy left that institu tion to-night and will not return. On account of reports of "breaking garrison" orders were read at re treat making serious charges against three of the cadets. It was said that the suspicions of the commandant belna-. aroused, an Investigation was held and contra dictory statements were made. The three boys under charges left the academy and later nine others also went out, through a side entrance. When they came back they were In formed that one hour would be given them for securing their baa-rase. The cadets are from Greenville, Columbia, Charlotte and St Mat thews. No Information would be given out 'by the ' superintendent or commandant further than the fact that a number of cadets had "broken garrison" in a manner to preclude all possiouity or their returning. ' The cadets belong to the best1 families of the State and their acUon has created considerable comment roiuitER IN THE , RUNNING. Ohio Senator Docs Not Concede That wt 8HaU be Ohio's Favorite Son for : Presidential Nomination and Wants a Primary. Washington, March 16. That Sen- ator Foraker does not concede that Secretary Taft will be Ohio's choice ior-the presidential nomination next year Is made plain by a statement is sued by tha Senator t6-night Sen ator -Foraker says that he ''does not want any , political , honors from -the people of Ohio without their hearty approval,1; and he suggests that the proper way to determine who is the choice of the people to head the Re publican national ticket and to ren resent the State In the United States Senate. Is for he Republican State legislative committee to authorise a primary election to. choose delegates to . the State convention,'' which will ds. canea. upon to, determine these questions.')'" :V 'i . . The announcement of state Super intendent ; or , Insurance Arthur L . Vorys . tbat he will sup port Secretary Taft for tha'? pres. Identlal nomination led Senator For aker, It Is believed., to Issue the state ment outlining his position. The Sen ator declares, that. ha Is willing to go before the people on his record and that he has "nothing to conceal from his constituents." Mr. Foraker does not any that he will be a candidate to succeed President Roosevelt. - but It ,1s generally understood among his friends In Washington that at ' a later date he wilt formally announce his candidacy snd that It the primary election is called in Ohio he will en ter Into the fight to secure tha en dorsement of bla awn 6iata, RIOT IN INDIAN TERRITORY THREE NEGRO FANATICS KILLED Race War Precipitated by Orgauizav- tton Known as "United Socialists," : Members of the ; Clan Firing on Officers Who , Attempt t to Arrest One of Their NumberWhite Of ' .fleer Fatally Wounded Six 1 Ne ygroes, Including the Leader of the Gang, in Jail White" Men Armed. V Bnt No Further Trouble la ' Ex- pected to Follow the Outbreak. ., Muskogee, LvTi Marck "!, As a result of a fight between members of an organisation of negroes," known "United Socialists," on one aide,, and city and government officers on the other, this afternoon, John' Cofleld.t ft white police : officer, ws ahot above the heart and wl.ll die; Gus Fisher, white, a clerk in a wholesale grocery establishment, was shot through the shoulder; 6am and Elbert 'Barker and a man named Scott, avj negroes, are dead; two other negroes,' whose names cannot be learned, - were badly- wounded and are In hiding with friends, and. six negroes arexln JalL . The, United Socialists are ' estab lished in many Indian Territory towns and one of their claims Is, that 1 the United States authorities have no Jurisdiction over them. Th leader of the organization, William Wright, is among those arrested. -! , . FIRED ON OFFICERS. " The fight took place at a house oc cupied by the organization. Officer Cofleld went there to serve a warrani on Elbert Barker and was "hot down, United States Deputy Marshals L'ed better, Hubbard, Williams, and Smith responded to a riot calU When they reached the porch of the build ing they were met by the negroes and In reply to a demand that they sur render, one of the '.negroes raised a rifle. The four officers fired simul taneously. The negroes, although wounded, returned the fire, but with out effect. Then followed a fusillade In which about 50 shots were fired, resulting In the wounding of Fisher and the two other negroes and the killing of Scott. To-night all white men in the city are armed, but as the United Socialists are disliked by others of their race, further rioting is not looked for. The Socialists lived apart from the other negroes and were known as "money finders" because It was their custom to travel about at night and hunt for burled money. THE HAZING MATTER, At Meeting of Faculty of the (South Carolina University Decision Was Against Student Lee State Base ball League to Organize Later. Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street. Columbia, S. C; March 28. The trouble at the South Carolina University was ended at, a meeting of the faculty this afternoon, the de cision being against tha. Interests of the student, Lee, and hilariously pleasing to the remainder of the sru dents, who spent much of the first part of to-night cheering on the campus and marching hrough tne streets singing and cheering. The charges against the three boys who waited on Lee were dismissed and a resolution of warning against hazing was adopted. The defense of the committee of three was that thoy merely advised Lee for the best In terests of all to leave. Owing to some misunderstanding the meeting due to be held here to night to organize the State baseball league failed. Delegates were here from Greenville, Anderson and Sum ter, but Organizer Guy Gunter did not show up and delegates from the other towns did not arrive. It ' is thought the meeting win be held at some not distent date. READY FOR nOME RULE? President DTrortH the Philippine Com mission to Make Report of Condi tton of Affairs In the Islands, Pre paratory to Calling a General Election. Washington. March 28. The Phil tpplna commission has been In structed by cable to Inform Presl dent Rooseyelt by to-morrow whether a condition of general and complete peace, with recognition of the an thority of the United States, has con tlnnaA In all thai nortion Of tha archlpelsgo not Inhabited by Moroe or othr non-Christian tribes, for the past two years. If the answer is in the affirmative the President will Immediately direct the commit ion to call a general election on July 10 Mx for the choice of dele gates to tne first popular assemoiy of the people of the Philippine la lands, which assembly, consisting of two houses, the upper composed of the Philippine commission and the lower of the delegate to be elected next July, will take over all the legis lative power now exercised by the Philippine commission alone. Under an act of Congress none of the mem' bera of the non-Christ Is n tribes can participate m. tne elections. ROME CENSUS FIGURES. Charlotte Leads In Population, WO- - mmgtnn - Following. According to an Official Announcement Just - Made, y ! v'" v . - Observer Bureau. v HIT O Street N. W., ' " Washington, March 2. ' According to an announcement to day by the Director, of the Census, Charlotte's population at the end of the yesr 1105 . was . XJ.00. Other cities In North Carolina with popula tlon over 1,00 0J are ea folio wi: Ral eigh, 1UI5S Wilmington, tl.BII; Ashevma. tl.4Hs Greensboro. 14, o7 , winston-salent, 11,101; New born, Mb.. ., V.- iT'"';Vi1. ;, . - Bomb-Thrower's Aim Bad. Blalystokv vRoasla, March II. A bomb was thrown to-day st Governor General Bogalevskb while he was out driving. The Governor General was not Injured, though the force of the explosion broke oil the windows In the street and. Ma coachman was slightly wounded. The nan 'who threw the bomb escaped, o V. Wisconsin to - be Represented at ;,v v ;.'':,'i'v. tJaniestow. . ; Madison, ': Wis., . March II The Senate te-dsy adopted a bill making an appropriation tor Jamestown Ex GIFTS TO FIVE COLLEGES DIVIDING ROCKEFELLER MONEY The First Distribution of ' the Oil Mag. nate'a ' , Donation of 32,000,0o0 Fund to Education ia Made by the General Education Hoard A Sum Totalling $025,000 Divided Between Yale, Princeton, Bowdoln, Coloradd and Millsaps . Conditions Attached to Each Gift 442,600 to , go to Negro Schools. :. vt!,'.:: New York, ; March II.1 The Vflrst distribution by the general education board ' alnce , It received John , .. D. Rockefellert most recent contribu tion of $82,000,000,: was made" at a meeting pf the . board to-day, when conditional gifts totalling . $825,000 were made to five educational Institu tions. The money ,, was divided , as follOWS: - m ' , ' ::';';- ' Yale University $300,000: Princeton University 1200,000; Bowdoln College, Brunswick, Me.,. 150,000; Colorado College, Colorado-Springs, $50,000; auusaps college, Jackson, miss., z&,- 000. ..":.,', .'?;. After making these appropriations the board voted to give a total of I4Z.6Q0 to colored schools, the names of which were not made public lest the help, of the board should tend to discharge gifts to these vschools from other sources, CONDITIONS SPECIFIED. With the five principal gifts' the condition that the institution .shall raise a specified sum independent ot the board appropriation. Yale and Princeton are each to raises 91,000, 000; Colorado College $500,000; Bow doln $280,000. and Millsaps $100,000. These subscriptions were decided upon after the board had considered applcatlons from about 400 institu tions. . Further distributions, it was stated, will be 'made before long. The list of ,the 28 securities In which Mr. Rockefeller proposes to pay his pledge of $$2,000,000 was received, but not made public, although It was made clear that on a basts of an average Income of five per cent, this recent endowment would aggregate an income of $1,600,000 annually. In speaking later of the distribu tion Dr. Wallace Buttrlck, secretary of the general education board, said that In, making the subscriptions the board nad endeavored to act equi tably. SOUTHERN COLLEGES FAVORED "You will see," said Dr. Buttrlck, "that the Southern Institutions which have not the financial backing of some of the Northeastern colleges, are given sums under conditions which can be more readily met. They will not have to raise such large sums themselves in order to receive the subscriptions given by the board. Western institutions which are some what more prosperous than the Southern ones receive gifts under terms which are quite easy, but not so much so as the Southern ones." To-night the board gave out. a statement which, after setting forth the allotment of the above named sums, and en itemized .account of subscriptions so, far made for higher education, says: "Important and highly encouraging reports were received from the agrl cultural work of the board and it was voted to extend this agricultural work to all the States of the cotton belt. Including Virginia, and the necessary appropriations were made for the purpose." ASKED TO INTERVENE. Salvador Appeals to Mexico to Join With' the TTnlted States In Demand ing a Cessation of Hostilities In South America. Mexico City, March 2. Mexico has been asked to Intervene In the present troubles in Central America by the Republic of Salvador. Dr. Baltsar Estuplnlan, the minister to Mexico from that country, had a long conference with President Diaz this afternoon and at Its conclusion sent dispatch to Ambassador Creel, at Washlgton. The contents of the mes sage were not made public, but It was thought that the ambassador was Instructed to-day to say to the united States that Mexico wss ready to Join the American republic In de manding that hostilities, cease. DETAILS OF UPRISING. Followers and Friends of the Arias Family In right Against Bon Ilia, Puerto Cortez. S. H., March 22, via steamer to Mobile, Ala., March 24. The uprising reported at Camayagua, March 2 Oh, wa-by 800 or 400 men. largely composed of the follower and friends of the Ariaa family, also of disaffected partisans opposed to Bonllka, who are encouraged by the rumors that the column of revolution ists and Nlcareguane moving against Tegucigalpa had approached within two days of the caipltol. Camayagua was the home f Don Celeo Arias, ex-President father of Juan Augel Ariaa, who was over thrown by Manuel Bonilla In 1802. and the family of Arias own large amounts of lands in that vicinity. Night before lost an expedition from Camayagua captured Lapse, a town four leagues distant but their leader, Col. Isaac Mutat, was tilled. A force Is marching on Camayagua from Tegucigalpa, another from the western department and a third from Santa Barbara. The town will probably be captured oa the 24h or ISh of March. Habeas Corpus hi Case of Nashville Officials. t..i.mu mA,M U.-.I. aa rHa.A OHHfUIV, cull., MKIVI1 tV'DUIV Childress, of tha Circuit Court to-day granted writs or nabeas corpus In the case of the mayor and members o( the city council of Nashville, who were charged with contempt of the Legislature. The Judge taxed the Btate with the costs. The alleged offense of the mayor and councilman consisted In adopting a resolution bitterly dsnouncing Speaker Cun ningham, of the lower house, for a speech in which Cunningham Is el leged to have said that the council men were controlled by a local tela phone company. . . t Bectrocnted While Clipping a Horse, Chicago, March tl. Frank Teemer, a horse-shoef, waa killed by electrocu tion yevterday while clipping a horse by electric power. He waa holding the rteei cuppers in nn nana when sud denly there came fetus etreak from the . . ceiling. Teemer vu thrown against tha wall ot the shop anU died instantly. The norse also waa killed. Linemen were at werk on wires across tha street . and In soma aooidental manner a wire charged with electric Ity ef high voltage waa thrown acrOSS the wire which furniihed electricity Major dick re-elected NATIONAL GUARD MEET, OVER Boston la Selected aa the City For the r next Annual convention weme oi the Organization Hereafter to be the National Guard Association of the 7; i uniwu biaies 'ins feature oi ute Closing Session t Yesterday tlte Ad dress of Col. n. O.i 8. Heistand. , of the United States Army Time t. For the Next Meeting la Ud With ; 1 the Executive Committee of the Organization. - y::-.. -;:v: .'i ' ".',.? Columbia. S. CJ March 16. The National Guard Association . of the United States. ; tha name bv which the inter-State National Guard Asso ciation is to be known in the future, concluded its ninth annual convention here to-day. v.- ' . Boston, Mass.; was selected over New Orleans and California, as the next annual meeting place. Tne suDjects covered by papers ana discussion were interesting, and par ticurlarly the paper on "Individual Sanitation and Hygiene," by the sec retary. Col. Carroll -D. Evans, waa listened to with much profit and at tention, as this matter is one of the most vital and Important of any phase of the entire work, and one which heretofore has not been taken Into consideration. The particular business feature of to-day's session was the changing ot the constitution and by-laws, which were both amended to meet new con ditions, and to correspond with needs s rising in the light o( experience. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President MaJ. Gen. Charles Dick, Ohio. Vice Presidents: MaJ. Gen. George M. Moultln, Illinois; Brigs. Gen. F. B. Wood, Minnesota; N. H. Henry, New York; William Stafford, Massa chusetts; J. C. Foster, Florida; J. B. Louck, California; J. W. F. Hughes, Kansas; Lawson Briggs. Maryland: J. F, Armfleld, North Carolina; W. T. McGarrin, Michigan; O. M. Cole, Connecticut; Roger D. Williams, Ken tucky; Secretary, Col. Carroll D. Evans, Nebraska; Treasurer, Gen. John D. Frost Columbia. The address of Col. H. O. 8. Heis tand, United States army, was the feature of the day's session. Col. Heletand's address was well received by the delegates. COL. HEI STAND'S ADDRESS. Colonel Heistand said In Dart: "I deem is proper and opportune upon this occasion to warn our peo ple tnat ii tney would enjoy peace aad its blessings without humiliation, tney must constantly Impress the world with the evident fact that the United States la In a position to re sist aggression and to enforce Its Just aemanas. The above was made by Colonel H. O. S. Heistand, adjutant general of the United States Army, In his In troductory remarks on the subject "The Adjutatnt General's Department as a Factor In Military Training and Its Value to the Nation," before tha inter-Btate National Guard Asaocla- tv i here to-night. colonel Heistand called attention to the great necessity for military training on the part of civilians and urged that the people Insist 'Wiat their Representatives In Congress shall provide ample force at all times on land and on water, to. meet any Impending danger our country or to its institutions. Continuing, he said there are those who combat the Idea that soldiers constitute a safeguard to oivllUatlon and who profess to see In them only a reuce or barbarism, yet practical persons see In efficient and ever ready armed forces, the chief Instrumnt by which civilisation wss fashioned, the watchful guardians of liberty and the surest guaranty of peace on earth that man has yet evolved. The, speaker declared that he was not opposed to arbitration as one of the great agencies for the promotion of peace, "but" he said, "his story reminds us that treaties ars' as easily broken as they are made and even If the hopes of the most advanced ad vocates of universal arbitration were realised by the entry of all great governments of the world in a treaty to that end, yet would soldiers be an essential feature of such a. deslder atum." "Notwithstanding our enormous pension roll," be said, "there are doubtless thousands of old men who, In the flower of their youth, freely of fered their lives In the service of their country, now is feebleness and with health broken down due to that ser vtce they sre denied a portion of its generous bounty because soms unin strueted csptsln failed to make the necessary notations on muster rolls or returns of a careless adjutant gen eral failed to include his organization In a strength report. "I regard It important that all pa triotic military bodies equip them selves not only to drill, to march, to mess and to shoot by methods which enable them to take their places be sides their comrades In the regulsf service, but that they endeavor to adopt and employ, as nearly all ot their administrative forms and meth ods as conditions of their service will permit' In conclusion. Colonel Heistand said that he would be glad to see as a requirement for any position In tha classified civil service of tha govern ment, an honorable discharge from Its military or naval service or from the orlganlsed militia of one ot the States or territories. "Camn Sanitation." was tne sub Ject of sn address by CoL , Valery Harvard, U. 8. A- while Mat W. It Hart, U. 8. A., spoke on "Bubals tenra of The Organised Mllltta." The1 time of the next meeting will be set after the executive committee Is appointed and has a meeting, and opportunity to confer with the Na tional Ousrd of Massachusetts, or the Boston hosts. LIGHTENING HITS POWDER MILL Two Mm Killed and Much Valuable PronertT Damaeed as a Result. ' Cleveland, 0 March 2$. Two man were Instantly killed and several thousand dollars worth ef -property was destroyed to-day when the class mill of the Austin Powder Company at Fall Junction, 20 miles from here, exploded. ' Henry Cos and John Mil ler' were working In the ; building. Their bodies were blown to pieces. The : plant covers 'eight acres . of ground. Windows were shattered for miles around, the explosion, accord ing to reports, having been v terrific. Thw buildings took fire.- - The explosion was caused by light ning striking ths mill The nearest I atnrava warahnnaa raa Ina faat fmm the glass mill and ths fire waa kept REVERSAL OF SENTI3IENTJ The New York Exchange Shows a ou-ungrr yiwne nian for pome Time Fast Tone Continues to the Close. .New York. March' U-X complete reversal of sentiment from the depres sion of v yesterday, i marked, to-day's trading m the stock market. Although jmion prices were lower thta morn ing tho New York exchange soon after the opening showed a much stronger tone than for some time past and Quo tations were advanced sharply on very heavy buying.' The bears began to re treat on rumors that further govern ment assistance for the money market Was imminent and when the formal announcement ; came from Washing ton' that such assistance waa to be given the shorts began to cover up their outstanding contracts. At the same time there was a renewal of purchases for Investment, The result was an upward turn to prices that was almost as sensational as wus the sharp decline of yesterday. The trad ing was wild and excited as the bears sought to cover and before noon stocks were selling at from 1 to ipolnts higher than the low points of the ear lier trading. Accompanying the upward move ment was an Industriously circulated rumor that an enormous oool had been farmed by the greatest banking houses in Wall Street to support prices. This report, which was without confirmation, and which wes rather deprecated by conservative brokerage firms, made It appear that $50,000,000 had been subscribed by bankers to buy stocks with the object of putting a stop to the recent precipitate declines. Nothing whatever developed to give substance to this story, but it wes not without effect on the trading. Except for occasional recessions due to profit taking, the strong' tone con tinued to the close and the final prices throughout the list were at substantll advances from yesterday's closing quo tations. BATTLED IN THE STREETS. Peasants and Troops Fight at Alexan dria, Bucharest Dramatic Incident In the Chamber. Bucharest March 26. Reports have been received of a regular battle be tween peasants and troops In the streets of Alexandria, Wallaohla, about 50 miles from Bucharest. Sixty men were killed and 800 were wounded be fore the rioters were repulsed. Alexan dria has been placed under martial law. An additional 1,000 troops tinder the command of Gen. Cornkeano, have been concentrated In the vicinity of Bucharest for protection against a peasant attack, and in the fear of such an occurrence, the royal palace has been surrounded with artillery. During the sitting- to-day of the chamber. Premier Sturdza appealed to Parliament to assist the government in the difficult task ot passing the urgent measures presented for the purpose of quelling promptly the peasant disorders. Ex-Mlnlster of Fi nance Ioneeco, on. behalf ot tho con servatives, then made a moving speech in which, in view of the alarming state of the country, he urged the House to unanimity on this pressing matter. At the close ot M. Ionesco'e re marks, the chamber witnessed a dra- matlo incident. M. Sturdza end M. Ioneeco, who for many years past have been bitter political opponents, shook hande effusively amid thunder ous applause. The sitting to-day was one of the most Important ever held by the Roumanian Parliament and at It sclose with the reconciliation of M. Sturdza and Ionesco Is considered be fitting the solemnity of the occasion. Odessa, March 26. The Governors of Odessa and the province of Bea- sarrbsrla have Issued proclamations intimating that any more members of ths Union of True Russian People who Join the rioters In Moldavia, Roumanla, will be banished for a term ot three years. It Is reported here that there are to-day some ,8000 members of the Russian Black Hundreds in Moldavia. FIRE AT IHGH POINT. Hemic Work of Firemen Prevents Serious Conflagration Origin Un known. Special to The Observer. High Point March 84. A disas trous) fire broke out here this evening at 6:15 In the rear of the grain stables of Penny Bros. A Co., on Jor dan's street, and burned 200 feet of shed and crossed over to the livery stable of Smith Bros., adjoining the stables of Penny Bros., and consum ing these building. Bo quickly did the fire spread, owing to so much Inflam mable matter, that the firemen who had surrounded the bunting district had to fight heroically to keep It from catching nearby residences and the large brick building known as the Anchor warehouse, fronting on Esst Washington street. The residences of Mrs. J. W, Ltnebexk and Howard Maxwell were In Imminent danger. Mr. Smith barely had time to get his horses and vehicles out of danger be fore his etables were enveloped by flames. The origin of the fire Is unknown. Mr. Penny's loss is several hundred dollars on hts sheds, and the building occupied by Liveryman Smith about $760. Serious Disorders In Persian Town. Teheran, Persia, March 28. Seri ous disorders have broken out at Seb sewar, necessitating the Intervention ot Russian troops Tha lawless na tives of the vicinity have risen and are attempting to force an entrance Into the city. Two Russians have been killed and several wounded. The lives of Russians are In great danger., Reinforcements ot Russian troops are reported to have tarted for qebiawar. ' nebsewa, 110 mtlss west of Meshed, In the centre of the wool trade ot the province of Khorassan, and : In , Its vicinity are a number- ot copper mines. Tha population la about 18,- 000.' - - , - CoL P. It Taylor Dead, Washington. March 1 11 The " ad jutant general of tha army has been advised, of the death ef CoL Daniel M. Taylor,, ordinance department, which occurred to-day at Augusta, G v Bright' disease waa the ' cause of death. . Colonel. Taylor waa a brother of tha lata Rear " Admiral Taylor, formerly chief of the Bureau . of Navigation. ' and ' brother-in-law ' of Admiral Evans, commander-in-chief 0( the AtianUa fieet TOM WALKER bESmAI seeks To - destroy: Ecrcn. Deputies Rode AQ Night io 6ec.in Jury for the Trial of the Slayer t Two Men At 11:80 'i O'clock C Drawing of the Jury Began and La ,3 Hours the Panel Waa Complete ndge 1 0rders : Prisoner to , be Brought Into Court, When It .-Be-, came Known That , He Had At tempted to Commit Suicide Found Lying In pool of Blood With HU Scalp Lacerated and Skull Fractur ed Dr. Rose Uncertain as ta , Walker's Recovery, ( - , f Special to The Observer. , ;Fayettevllle, March,' Js. Air' last ' night ; deputies war riding posts hast through the big county of Cumber -; land to : the remote precincts of Beaver Dani, Black River, Que whiffle uiu Liiiua Kivep. Kirfim.- inn tm. and other citizens come at the call of the high sheriff of Cumberland county to try and determine the Issue of the sovereign State of North Caro- Una and Tom Walker, charged with ' double murder. . ' At ll:0 o'clock thla mnralnr tha , drawing of the Jury began and con , trary to general .expectation consum- ' ed only 2 Hours, the twelfth man tak lng his seat in the box at 1 a'eloctr. ' ' all white men, as follows: A. T. Ran Kin. wholesale grocer; A. A. McNeill, ' " - .a a uimi bw;un;uia Qfl ..-. er; B. Q. Holllngsworth, dry good . dealer; William Culbreth, D. H Bui- ' lard. J P flarfrlia T r -nriit . tr C. Beard, T. J. Purdle, Jonathan . Evans and Milton Ray. INTELLIGENT AND TRUST-' ' WORTHY v v mvuuiVi aa IK llliaillH. It is a very Intelligent and trust ' " ai mo aiiernoon sesw-v , slon Judge Webb ordered the prisoner ; - m oe Drougnt into court. . There waa -some delay and presently Sheriff WaU' '. son entered the court room and whls- ::, pred to the ludae. Immedlatelv af " terwards Dr. A. & Rose, county phys, ician, was hastily called out of the f' tuurifuura anu me wnieper wens .. around that Tom Walker had tried to , t.,11 wa .1, a l , . . , . a..!. nimRii in nia ecu. i speedily. developed that he had attempted , t -"' beat his brains out against the stout ' walls of his cell and had badly cut up his head. Rev. I. W. Hughes, rector -of St John's church, who was sitting: , inside the bar, was called Into the Jail. ' as the prisoner's injuries might be se-t rlous. ,i ' ' At this point the grand Jury wat , called into the courtroom, was polled and Judge Webb said: "Gentlemen of , the grand Jury, you returned into this t court a true bill for murder against t man, whose name the court for rea- . sons best known to himself, will not J :v now call, so say yon all." The grand Jury bowed In assent and filed out ; Dr. A. 8. Rose, accompanied by Dr. ' J. V. McGougan, coroner, came into court and had a long confidential con ference with Judge Webb, when Dr, A. B. Rose' made the following state ment: . LYING IN POOL OF BLOOD,; ''V T4a found tha nelaonap lvln Hi . pool of blood with 4 or S lacerations or the scalp and depressed rracture ot the skull, 2 contusions on the tors head and 2 on the back of the head. The prisoner was absolutely unable to, v attend In court. The Judge then' postponed tne case iui lo-morroirn session. There waa no excitement In , the court room, but on the east aid of the Jail and In front along Man ' ford street large crowds of nervous , people collected, though there was no -demonstration. ' ' , It Is thought thst at the dinner , hour Walker must have In some way . got to the top of the cell and burled himself head-first to the stone floor below. During to-day Mr. H. L. Cook asked leave to submit a paper, In which he. stated that he had signed -the protest ot yesterday, sent in full i . t hi.ht. mir inMr Tiiiiar ininnnH, tlon he was satisned tnat juage sue ,. ton in his position as assigned coun set waa blameless, and he desired to - -withdraw hts name as a signer, of , Dr. A. 8. Rose states that tha prls-, oner's condition depends on the dam age from concussion. The depressed. fracture of the skull would not be . fatal, but If he had bursted a blood vessel In. the brain or should have . fractured at base of the brain, his re- . covery would be Impossible. Ha can ' not diagnose that until to-morrow, WTLL GO TO LEXINGTON, VA; " Rev. J. R. nowerton. D. D-. Accepts Chelr of Philosophy at Washington ; nd Iee rnlvemlty. , ' Special to The Observer. Ashevllle, March 26. The state ment was made here this afternoon v. that Rev. J. R. Howerton, D. D., of , ' Charlotte. N. C. and head of the Mon- ' treat Association, had resigned bis po- sltlon with that association and bad accepted the chair of philosophy at Washington snd Lee University, of Lexington, Virginia. An Ashevllle v gentleman who last week talked with) him Informed Tha Observer's cor- ' respondent that he told 'him that he ' had decided to accept a professorship at Washington and Lee. that re had already resigned as head ot the Mon treal Association, and that the .so rts tlon was now oa the lookout for his successor. . , Nrgro Supposed to nave Been Lynch . , ed In Alabama. . Do than. Ala., March 86. News has Just reachsd here of r a supp le 1 v lynching last night near - Hartford, . Ala. Teaterday afternoon as the young daughter of Jhn Moseley. a ' prosperous rsrmer nvinr nsar ford, was returning home a negro attempted to catch her, but , her acreams attracted tha attention of her father, who waa at work In a field nearby. ''- : ; ? . The negro escaped and a messenger was sent for the sheriff and dogs. When the latter arrived on the scene he w Informed that his services not needed as the negro bad beon surrounded, and everything was quiet. Court-MarUal For Swift and TarniU, , . Nswport News. Va Marrh 84 A court-martial aboard the battleship Connecticut In Hampton R-..ads to-djv began the trial of Capt William Si;t and Lieut L. IL Tarnell. both :har ed with neglect Ot duty and nir:l gence as the result ot.the groun ' : ot the Connecticut, In Culbra l-y. Cuba, recently. The proceedings er not public, and nothing eonr. Til ths trial will be given out t a formal report to the Navy V , -ment has been made. v oia nor go w ua ivmoa, bus narrtea i-.,;vMr;vr;;;.-:y.,;,. 1
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