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t ) .1 -, ,. : l - 3 Err 1 a 1 ' 5 Curtola oa .!ich i : T3, American Lan i i zl VsaZlrras, an J Hoar. ' i s, ;tra ia Electric XU.1L-J . ? Nations" Bishop Jed and Zlany rrornl 1 .::-3 Spoke. . Y;r:-. April 14. 'A choral ser- prelude to the first na irtstratlon and peace congress U to be opened to-morrow was i Carnegie Hall to-night The fca.1 t-aen Invited and responfl--snerally that It was necessary "yPon the police reserves to i line the thousands that block S nearby streets. Probably 5,--sons found admittance, while ids were1' unable to get within 'll'- Andrew 5 Carnegie was to 'resided, but was delayed In re t from Pittsburg and contended p with a place in a box. , ; , p Henry C. Potter presided. !na'. the back and sides of the ii which were the speakers and p.nlembers of the Oratorip So dfaped a great white cur f which were golden stars. were grouped American ban lags' and emblems with the Peace for all nations,", in elec- 3D OP' OUR FATHERS." selections by the Oratorio So li q great audience rose and sang nn "God of our Fathers." It n expected that a peace' mes President Roosevelt would f sA-night, but no mention of 'sage was made. Mshop John- M.:. Farleyj; who I have been one of the speak s detained in Washington and ipared address was ead by r J. M. L. Lavelle, of St. Pat j'athedral. Whop Farley said that he ,t prepared, to say that war ver be removed from oclety, it much might be done to mlt s horrors and lessen its fre- : Efforts for universal peace, Jared, r-wouid accomplish only y results until the moral 'md authority of organized re vere openly recognised. Ho (f what he called "a famous -of peace" the Holy See at .and expressed his belief that loly See were admitted to The t American Catholics would jlth more interest on the ef Ir the abolition of war. archbishop said no horror, or material, d was lacking1 to d added: 1 - DESPAIR AND DEATH. VrjhefUs, if any; are- indirect .tyctain; us evils are immediate, lie and universal 'Vitiation of '.Character, waste of life and pest of human progress, . in t0 the helpless and -.innocent, and permanent legacies of id '.all the fiercest ' and most passions of the human breast, line symbol is the storm that t in a brief space the harvest, le, even life itself, .leaving be- Jesolation, despair and death. JSmil G. Hirsch, of Sina con n, Chicago, Bpeaklng on "The of the Plough," said; . ... costly and circuitous route fd has been turned ' into a s .. C ,.,.:."-r :.-! l: ,.2-n '::.. -;..:'-,i country t,.';al.' f I Us Drt:.i IJ.utla's LU'j . - Ul to Greatest Insurance to I'.i.iy Young Man Sir. lirjan Dt Uu; c,l Two Other Ad dresses During t!-o Day, l'irst , at Sunday School of First lresfc iter lan Church and Another at tho National Theatre. . Washington, April 14. "For mora than a century our nation has been the greatest of world powers," de clared William J. Bryan to-night in an address on "Abraham Lincoln" at a meeting: held under Xhe auspices oi the Union Veteran League convention encampment No. Ill, to commemorate the 42d anniversary of "the death of the great emancipator. He reviewed the country's brosress since me civu war and declared the re-united country was only a fulfillment of the dream oi President Lincoln. '' -";;. -.v ,.,; ., . t Mr. Brvan paid the highest tribute to Lincoln as a man, orator and states man. "Lincoln's heart," he- said. rjnkort him forever with the common people and to-day his life should be the greatest Inspiration to every young man," He said the nation s greats unset-J a ITS scnoois ana colleges icw the raw material Is turned into the. finished product of the best citizen ship in the world. mt. Rmn a so aaaressea ine-auu- day school of the First Presbyterian church early to-day. ' jtfr. Brvan addressea .neariy ,vuu persons at the New National Theatre this afternoon. He spoke under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association And took for- his .subject, Prlnen of -Peace." Mr.. Juryan concluded with praise for the colleges and churches that have aecnnea io ac cept money, from wealthy men "who have gained their riches by dishonest methods." ' ' . ' ' . "One,of our rich men," ne sam, nan ma rhrt . noint where he some times finds It difficult to find people to take his money. Ana tnat i reguw the best evidence oi me grown. moral sentiment in this, country, u means something when a great church nn9M hesitates, refuses to auucyi. the money until it knows how it was made. I believe the. time wm t""10 when churches and ooUeges will re into nartnershlp in the spending of money immorally made. The influence oi ;nai'vuu will be a powerful factor In the restor ing, of righteousness. - These jgreat in stitutions snouia. say, io . Aid not make your money honestly; we will not share the odium with you. A reception was tendered Mr. Bryan after his address to-night, after which he left for New xora io aiwuu peace congress. , , bare, even as it is now. : If it in hat every war was in the last Inspired by fear of hunger iby dynastic ambition or na- lp athles, then the larger the f ploughs the less the need j' intensify tho productive j stored - therein and, hungers Ji correspondingly shrinks. ed starve if all work together nt. famines capricious and ln intrusion." CONFERENCE BLESSING! .Potter spoke briefly: is thank. God," he said, "for sue congress and that an n has built the -building in is io meet ana may it hasten ph of universal peace. iudlence frequently vigorously ':a tne speaker. During the Ve were several peace gather l many clergymen made the hei topic or their - morning :-fl -,r ,v-r..Vt. 71,-;-- . rrow at 3 o'clock the first de- session of- the peaceCon- .i De neia. v - illdress of welcome will be de- ly Mayor McCIellan and a let 1 President Roosevelt will be Wetary of State Ellhu Root GATIIEraXG AT BOSTON Assemble in rhrkii.n (V ChuiTh. tO Swell Rnstnn. (in, Recognition and Support ( nnai eace ana Arbitration 1 '.' ' .V.: I April' 14, Rarely has I there nrge a gathorlng of Boston peo ione roof aa that which as if the ChriBtfnn Science church s "to swell Boston's voice," as ker said, ."in rooognition and 9 tTia not Anal m ... i v". vvici jcav;o una aroi ,nfress," which begins in New nrrniir. . Ada. H , . . v,t v,jw people usi three orators as they pleaded rsal, peace. They were former of th Navy John D. Lonir. Uoyjl Garrison. Rev. William ana ngr was unsectarian. nor ksons, i who opned the in said that the gathering t I11 l'perred,-however, to the vUtiv Hrain and anid .he did not could have been averted or could have . ben -rescued ar, although the conflict srnve i to president McKinley. "But vas not waged," he said, 'Xor I glory or gain." It waa brief ouhds Wfre soon healed. , Lloyd Garrison did not spare i.n. ., i . . . 1 . . iu:o vi, me : uuunirjr jn ills jand sald that the bearers of I of Christians were ever ready r and Justify legalized murder ir own , country was Involved; nat if the present movement is i.d earneet and proves vital It the basis of every govern- faced. 'The movement oldfer. of his uniform," he i-jon denounced -the -war ideas will aid wijh uilty nation and our kindred in -g the Atlnntic nre r!te ,r r which ?!."!!! " f. !' - .. ...ill 1 WNE BLOCKED 9 HOURS. Bad Freight Wreck Near Concord--.Lk vPiiflT Fruit .Bliaht- cd by Cold Weather The New Town Charter Exciting Some Inter A.r 14.-A freight wreck occurred, about 6 o'clock this nn til main -line .: of the Southern Railway, at the L. McKee Morrison place, four miles south of this city, when fourteen box cars were derailed and a great coniusipn ui goods and debris were strewn along the track for at least a quarter of a mile. . The wreck was caused by the twisting in two or breaking of a rail. Among the wares that are exposed to view this afternoon is one box of pig icon, ope of lard, one of dressed m(Bat one of ging&ams, one oi wmie yarns and one of bacon. The remainder Is In various and sundry articles of mer chandise. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the track is clear, and. the trains are now passing The, line was -blocked for about nine hours. It is said, that at Charlotte several tramps were seen to be climbing- on to some ; of the cars, but no bodies had been found at last reports. No one was hurt, so far as Is knowtrnow. Thecketttraln was northbound. A congregational meeting was held at the Flist Presbyterian church this morning, when a request was made unanimous for Presbytery to release Rev.' George H. Cornelson as pastor. Concord Presbytery will meet at Statesville on the 23d" when Mr. Cor nelson will dissolve his relations with the Presbytery to accept a call to the pastorate of Moors Memorial church, at Nashville, Tenn. He expects to leave Concord by the first of May.' Farmers who were in, the city yes terday state that peaches and other early fruit are blighted by frost and the cold winds, though they hope for a fairly good yield. Mr. J. Lee Stone is feasting on strawberries from : his garden, despite the bitter cold.: The new town charter Is interesting in the extreme. Mr. H."S. Puryear, wh6 by the way is a fine lawyer, has dug deep into the new thing and dis covered a number of "blunders, if le gaily construed and enforced, will be, unconstitutional. And among the: other novel features of the .new laws. Section 42, the police are required to arrest all mendicants and beggars, and to inspect, among other things, all rat-pits In the town, and see that good order Is maintained in said rat pits. This rat-pit clause has been the cause of much study In ancient his tory, reaching as far back -as thejnid dle ages, when rat -pits were among the greater sports. , The Evening Tribune contained a whole, colmun on that rat-pit yesterday, but left its pe rusers Ignorant of what constitutes a rat-pit and for which they are used. Blind tigers are plentiful, and Cpn cordlans know them by their move Mil' t . ' ' 1 V t". - I ( ru cf 'ii- i -s 1 ti.iie i s ii tl.e Life cf t!.o t i c,"d i: , i!r.'.i.K!.i utul . c snir.'iootl Uey Will Want VHjat Nature Once so Bountifully Sun Uovl and Slan so Tliouhtlesa'.y Destroyed A Country Witliout Trees is Almost as Hopeless as a People Without Children. . Washington,- April 14. President Roosevelt has .addressed "to the school children of the United States' a message on the significance of Arbor Day. which during the, month of April is celebrated in many of the States. It follows: - " , . "To the" school children of the United States: ' ? ' ''r'. -1" Arbor Day (which means simply 'Tree Day is now observed in every State in our Union and mainly In the school. At varioui times from Janu ary; to December, but .chiefly In this month of April you give a day or part of a day Ho special exercise and per haps to actual tree planting, in recog nition of tho importance of v trees to us as a nation, and of What they yield in adornment, comfort and useful pr;- ducts to the communities In which you live. .' V "It Is weli that you should celebrate your Arbor ?Day ; trroughtfully, " for within the lifetime the nation's need. of of trees will become serious: We of -an older generation can get along .with what we haye, though with growing hardship; but In? your- f up imanhood and , womanhood you .will want what nature once go . bountifully, suppplled and man bo thoughtlessly ' destroyed, and because of this want you will re proach us 'nof for what we hava used, but for what we. have .wasted,. rFor the .nation: as for . the man, or woman and the boy, or girl,-the road to success iri the, right use of what we have and the Improvement of, present opportunity. If you heglect to prepare yourselves, now. for; the duties nd re soonsibilities which will fall upon you later, If yo u do not learn the . things which you; will ' need. t6-; know when your school' days are 'Over,' Jou -will suffer the consequence. So any nation which in its youth lives only for' the day,; reaps .without ewtng and. con sumes without husbanding," must ex pect thepenalty of the prodigal whose labor could with dfflc'ulty find him the bare means of life. ' -'. -' , , "A people without children rwould face a hopeles future; a ? country without trees, is almost as hopeless;, forests .which' are" so used , that they cannot renew themselves . will ."oon vanish and with, them all their bene fits. A true forest ; is not "merely f a storehouse" full of wood," but,!; as ' it were, . a factory -of wood,': and. at the same time a reservoir of water;. When" you help to " preserve our forests or' to plant new ones you are acting the part -of good -citiaenSi The"":raluTiof forestry deserves, it: therefore, to : be taught; in the schools which aim: to make good cltiaens of " you. - If your Arbor Day exercises help, you to real ize what-benefits each-one of you rer celve. from the forest,' and ? how by your assistance K these -' benefits may continue,, they will serve a goodnd. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.". I Suit a ' llj'BHll ov ?' Wreck; JIall. 1. - ...... , 41 vj.vfcAji. -- k J i ' I .: :cr 11. : at of i -ved riuii;;:;? Into 'i t t C l cneyvCSe. l a. 1 li Had Been liroUen, I r ! end Signal Lantern A u a y Itailroad OHiehUs UL'Z a Tull Investigation a Car t Fire and the ico, Express and Two Passenger Cars Were Burned rass- sengcrs id in one ot jReStnie. Alexandria, La., April 14; Three men killed and- one .probably fatally injured is the result of what Is believed to be the work of train-wreckers at Cheneyville, SO miles southeast of here oa , the Texas & Pacific Railroad, be tween 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, when ' a west-bound passenger train plunged into an open switch, while nt ft hih rate of speed. The wreckage caught . fire,, and the mal i car, gaggage and express car and two passenger coaches were burned. -The dead: - . . ' - y . ' - " -ENGINEER JOHN J. COVINGTON, of New Orleans. , '" , "FIREMAN, MICHAEL- KASS. . ; ; One unidentified man, whose charr ed body was found in the wreckage." Express Messenger William Kough, of New Orleans, was badly burned. . " An " investigation- showed that the switch lock had bee broken, the switch turned and the signal lantern thrown away," A full investigation is now being made by the railroad officials.-' --i.. J "- .... ' .The passengersv- and ' train crew at once began work in an effort to rescue those pinned, down in the wreckage, and succeeded in releasing the engi fireman and exbresa . messenger, not be.fore all three had been badly burned, however. - i i ::.t .: c. -lde r -l '2," J'tX-tCu IV: tircft?cs l',v -nenee Brj to Sjieak t PuLik-lty I - miers of rr" v C ' ' . 1 Fre- j '1;, ; i Are llx- - i... U'S Ad- ... y .Ien i' lTona i i d annti i lomjKrs ; melius of National l Orcunizaf Pre- Colonies 1 i London ii Attond i . Colonial Confer-' en.. Consistory to be ' -J Pope Aprtl 13, When Sevr Cardi nals Are to bo Created. . The. most-important event "cf the week will be the first National Ar bitration and Peaee Concress of Am erica, which will hold its sessions In New York City, on Monday, TuesJ.iy and Wedneday. Andrew Carnc ;e, president of the congress, will preside. Twenty-five hundred delegates expect to attend. U . " . ' , Monday afternoon addresses will be delivered by Secretary of. State Root, Governor Hughes and Mayor -McCIellan. International views of -the peace movement will be expressed at Monday evening s session when aa dresses will be delivered by Baron D'E8tournelles de ConBtaftt of France, Baron des Camps of Belgium, Prof. Hugh Munsterburg of Germany; Sir Robert Cranston and W. T. Steady of Great Britain, and Secretary of Com merce and Labor Oscar Straus. - Woman s , relation to the , peace movement will be discussed at Tues day morning's session when Mrsf An nie G. Spencer will preside. A young people meeting will be held Tues day afternoon when Baron D'Estour- nelies ana otners wm speaac. TUESDAY AN IMPORTANT - DAY. The commercial, industrial and ag ricultural aspects of the peace move ment will be considered Tuesday af? ternoon. at which there wm tie ad dresses by Secretary Straus, former Governor N. Jiacneiaer, oi wew LHampshire; and others. President Butler.v of Columbia Uni versify, will preside over tne univer sity session in Carnegie Ball Tuesday TRIAL OF YEGGEMEN. SHOT BY HOUSE-BREAKER. -FAVORS STATE INSURANCE. Rnwlal .Messflce on the' Subject to he. sent to J'lorida lxfflslature by Ciovernor Broward.' . - Tallahassee, April 14. Governor Broward will to-morrow end a spe cial message to the Legislature On the subject of State life insurance which he strongly advocates. He will treat the matter exhaustively' to - demon strate that the enterprise would be profitable to the people by showing that foreign insurance companies have returned in losses paid lesa than five millions" and have received up wards of 13 million dollars in premi ums during the past 13 years, and that , the South alone pays Northern companies 50 million dollars -pfr an num. It will be suggested that the mina.srement be vested in a coram N-clo-n or a manir, wblobr won!i Wealthy New York Real Estate Deal er Mortally Wounded While In His ' Dining Room. . New York, April 14. George Shem bacher," a wealthy , real ; estate , dealer 86 years old, was shot and mortally wounded while In the dining room ot his house in East 45th street to-day, His family believe a burglar, surpris ed by Shembacher, shot him. Mrs. Shembacher told tha police that she and her son, Herman, were awak ened by a pistol shot and they, hurried to the dining room in time to see Shembacher stagger across the floor and fall. The wounded man cried out: "I've been shot," and pointed to an open window. He" then lapsed into un consciousness and within a -few hours died. .,.i(.-:r-3:'...;...i ;; ; The family think that Shembacher. who returned hom,e late after having coliectea rents rrom several tenants, was unable to sleep because of asth ma and that he left his bed room with, the intention of walking in the dining room. He had done this before when restless. They think that he interrupt ed the .work of a house-breaker.: He was shot in the abdomen and the cir cumstances did not suggest suicide, .The widow was Shembacher's second wife, to whom he was married ' five years ago. She formerly was a maid in the family. The children of whom there are nine, two sons and seven daughters, were by the earlier mar riage. w " ' 1 rvt . HUNDREDS ARE H03D3LESS. Town of W'cstwcgo, La; Flresvept, 42 Buildings Being Destroyed Loss Estimated at $50,000 With Only About, $4,000 Insurance. 1 New Orleans, La., April 14. Be tween 500 and 600 people were to-day rendered homeless by a fire "which swept the town of Westwego, situated on the Mississippi river opposite New Orleans. In all 42 buildings Including a Presbyterian church, the town hall, the poEtofflce and a number of stores were destroyed. Only a few cottages and the terminal buildings of the Tex as & Pacific Railroad were left stand ing. The loss Is estimated at $50,000, with only about $4,000 insurance. The fire started in the rear of a grocery store The cause is unknown. ir..i i vnlan Were Men - of r.e.tnnw and Traveled In Style In ppector, Gregory, the Star Witness, "vva n stand Four Honrs Case I Will be Concluded Monday, Special to The Xbeerver. Rnartanbui-ir. ArriL14. At the trial of Charles Howard and Thomas No lan, alleged yeggmen, charged wun eracklne the safe of the Enoree Man ufacturlng Company, and making off with $9,000, i.t developed that both of the- defendants were men of leisure, wore "tailor-made clothes, silk: socks that cost $1.B0 the pair and when thev traveled around the country car tied suit cases that cost $20. They fairly, rolled in wealth according to the witness, being so flushed ' with money that they thought nothing, bf paying 25 cents for1 shoe shines nd shaves. ' KWTien the, criminal court cdnvened this morning the . courtroom uras crowded with spectators,' the attendance-being larger - than the' previous day, , - f-i '-. '-'. The star witness at to-day's Session was Postofflce Inspector H. T. Greg ory, who wa the prpgecuting wijness against thV prisoners whenlhey were, convicted Wthe Federal Court' at Charleston lh' 1903.1 He told of the arrest of Nolan ond Howard in Co lumbia, January 6, 1903, and of the search that was made, and furnished au inventory of the articles that were found In .their rooms. These articles were Identified by the government of ficer.' Among the articles submitted In evidence were pistols, pistol belts and holsters', cartridges, electric flash lights, a pocket compass and various other articles. , - Inspector. Gregory demonstrated to the Jury how,, flash lights - are worked. He was on the Stand about four hours LY".3 Cr-;;-.:r.y I:.. . i :. i to fay To--1 :y Whether It .. 1 Accclo to the Town's I"ru-:t'.n It the Com pany Refuses to Acre " tlw Matter Will Go to tfie Corpora.. a Commis sionMr. ivies Discusses the Kd- ueational Conferenee A New En terprise to Bejjln Dusine" Shortly Work on the ltoadsi l"airview to .Vote on Annexation To-Day. Special to .The Ob3erVer. Winston-Salem, April 14. Mr. Smith Williams, of Chicago, a promi nent Y. M. C. A worker, and at the head ot the movement for a chautau qua-here this summer, who has been spending a few days with relatives In Yadkin county, will return to the city to-morrow, and to-morrow night will meet with the committee from the boarcl of trade-for the purpose of formulating' plans under, which to work. It seemed an almost assured fact that the Chautauqua will ba held ard thatrit will be far ahead of any thing of. the kind ever attempted in the State before. " The R.B. Horn Company; recently incorporated for the manufacture of candy, "syrups, ' extracts and kindred products, will start operations- in about sixty days. The most modern machinery has been ordered and is expected to arrive and be installed within 60 days. Mr. R. B. Horn, president and gen- IT: Isle t , . - Junk M.-. IIo;"o hi lUii:.hlcr, l lied anil i'.iA Mr. i:rkeis Viu fast l'arty ri.,i : 1 friends and i: Funeral .Servit es be Placed in Va Wife and Dan-: ' Chicago, April. H -Eckels, president of t National Bank and 1. troller of the Currer, . home to-dav of heart death of Mr. Eckels parenth- while he was a , The fact that he was t covered by Frank Ev; who entered his room t telephone ring: that had for some time. ' Evan 3 Eckels apparently asleep, called to him and gtti sponse, sought to arouse t only to find that- the for; troller was dead. Merat household wer summone '. Frank S. Churchill was c; , Dr. Churchill arrived short time and said that I had been dead for several WIFE AND DAUGHTER 1 Mrs.. Eckels and her Phoebe, 18 years old, are : where the latter is attend! They have been abroad t fall and planned to return t within a few weeks. The eral manager of ' the enterprise, re iwuvywvgm.r - ' once communicated wun tv m hA IntarAet eW r n A fnnforh VVhilQ v . . ....... 4" SrZi X T.T unaerstooa mat tney w of Atlanta, Ga., an experienced candy manufacturer, as superintendent f the factory to be established. He also employed Messrs. Anderson and Kav anagh, of the same city, as foremen of two of the departments. The . Jones Carnival . Company, sny session in .arnetsio xrvau which showed here the past week -un- 55Ln '7.SSMw-tbe auspices of the Winston Cor- uy r opiuoiiu ujtiiw &Aa v - w ident James of the University of lilt nois, Miss Jane Adams and others. On Tuesday evening, also In Cooper Union the relation or organized iaDor 10 the peace movement Will be consid ered,, addresses being made by well known labor, loaders. On Wednesday evening thj Legisla tive and Judicial aspects of the peace movement will be considered and' ad dresses will bi delivered by William J. Brvan. Joh Shaip Williams, con eresSMnn rmuel V. McCah. " J ihn W. Fisrt" a.ii rtlern s . i Public banquets will conclude the sessions , Wednesday evening. Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada, and many others are scheduled to sp'eak. "'.':?,;'.:,'.'' ' j ;."-'''" -The horse racing season at -the New York tracks will be opened Mon day at Aqueduct Park. The Carter $10,000 handicap will be the feature of the first ,day. BRYAN AMONG ' THE SPEAKERS. About 800 representatives of dlt net Band, packed up , last night and will leav for-another point to-aay or to-morrow. Owing to the extreme bad weather durlhsr the. wee tne at tendance was small arid tha band boys are none to the good by securing tne attraction.-; WORK ON THE ROADS. ; Under the , new road law for For syth county the roads of the county ara being put in good condition! The road commission has been organized less than two 1 months, but during tnat time much good worn has been done on 'the public roads throughout the county. ' The scarcity of labor presents quite a problem - in some parts of the county, ' but under thtj roaa law the supervisors unable to secure hired help aro allowed tho use of the convicts,' the" expense of -these being charged un- tr tflv township, . Mr. Charles E.' Holleman, a bar tender, was dealt vav severe blow on the head last night by W. A. Moar inr, a white man, a quart bottle or whiskey being the weapon used. The CABLE BUCKET DROPS 110 FEET. V - - vv Four Miners Killed and Two Others Probably Fatally Wounded in Full to Bottom of Shaft, V v Chihuahua, Mex., April 14 Four miners were killed and Jtwo others se riously, if not fatally wounded In an accident yesterday in the Galena mine of the San Toy Mining Company, 6an ta Eulalia camp of this district All six miners were descending one of the drop shafts in a cable bucket when the cable brok precipitating; them a dis t ' 110 f ft. : He sald that' Howard had beencon- vlcted in West - Virginia for robbing a postofnee and after his arrest in Co lumbia he recognized him-immediate ly as the man. He offered In evi dence a record of Howard's convic tion.-from the Federal . . Court at Charleston, West Virginia. 1 ; , . : : Witness Kernegahn. of Gteenville. formerly a clerk in Will Evans' haber dashery in Columbia, testified that in November and December.; 1902, he sold Howard and Nolan soeks at $1.50 th,e pair, handkerchiefs at 50 cents each and a suit case for $20. The case will be concluded Mon day. It is understood that Nolan will make an address before the Jury In his own behalf. . ,, , : rent sections of this countryamLw0und Is a very painful, though not expeciea itr aiiouu me uitciun ut who National Publicity bill organization at the Victoria Hotels .New York, on Tuesday, with a three days' tourna-r ment. . . r - ;"; ;"' Premiers of almost all the British colonies hava. arrived In London to at tend . tha Ji.fu4leJoUa4 -eojif erencal which wiU asemble April 16 to aiscuss a project providing for a permanent council, preferehtlal trade between the colonies and Great Britain, emi gration -and imperial defense schemes. . The evacuation of Mancrfuria - by the Russian and Japanese troops and the restoration of Manchuria to China April 15 a provided for by the top will be - completed on that . date and the term of the treaty of Portsmouth will be completed on that, date and terms of the military convention fulfilled.1 King Edward will meet Kin Victor Emanuel bf Italy April; 18 at Gaeta near Naples. pope Plus has -decided -to hold -a consistory April 15, when seven car dinals are to be created. No Ameri can prelates will be included.- CARDINAL GIBBONS TAKES PART THE WALKER HANGING. At End of Hangman's Rope To-Day ; Tom Walker Will Expiate tho , , Donble Murder at Fayettevill of March 2 No Public Statement as Yet Has Many Callers. Special to The Obnerver. t , : Fayetteville, April 14. Tom Walk er, ths negro murderer ,; who killed Chief of Police Chason and Officer Lockomy in resisting the search of his house for contrabrand ' liquor - on March 2. will be, executed here to morrow. The execution will take place Detween 11 a. m. and a p. m. in conw pliance with the sentence Imposed by Judge Webb at the March term of the Superior Court. It will be on the sec ond floor of the Jail and in conformity with ,the.law wlji be .private, deaplts erroneous reports to the contrary. Thus far Walker has made no public statement, but it Is rumored that he will do so to-morrow shortly before going to the gallows. He has had an almost endless procession of callers to-day, mostly negroes, including sev eral colored ministers. Cathedral of St. " jonn the Baptist, Erected at ' Charleston at Cost of $290,000, Consecrated With Inter esting and Elaborate Ceremonies. Charleston, 8. C, April 14. The new and beautiful cathedral of St John the Baptist, erected on the site of the former Cathedral of St. John and St. Flnbar, In this city, was con secrated to-day with elaborate and Interesting ceremonies. His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons, His Excel leney Dlomede Falconlo, D. D., apos tolus aeiegate ana luinr aoo aronpisn ops, bishops, monslgnors and clerry, representing -the j catholic Church in America, were presentana xook part. The consecration ceremonies begun at; a very early-hour and were con ducted .by the apostolic delegate. The solemn pontifical mass at 10:30 was celebrated by ' the cardinal and tne pontifical vespers by the Rt. Rev. Henry P. Northop, bishop of Charles ton." Immense audiences attended all services, -which were made particu larly interesting by the grand musi cal Drorramme. At the morning ser vice the sermon was delivered by the Most Rev. John J. Keane, v. v., arch hiahon of Dubaue. Iowa. The sermon at vespers was delivered by the Right Rev. Patrick James Donahue, D. D., bishop of wneeung, w. va. The occasion" was also the 25th en niverpary, or silver' Jubilee, of Bishop Northrop, 'under whose episcopate the Cathedral has been built. The building is of tha purest Gothic type; built of brown stone and cost $290,000. CRUISER AND GUNBOAT ARRIVE. Brooklyn and Yankton Join Battle . ships Yorktovm and Connecticut l and Cruisers Tennessee and Wash . lngton at Hampton Roads. Norfolk, Va. April 14. The armor ed cruiser Brooklyn and the gunboat Yankton, ' arrived In Hampton Roads to-day; and Joined the battleships Texas and Connecticut the cruisers Tennessee and Washington, which are awaiting the arrival of the North At lantic fleet under Rear Admiral Evans to take part in the opening day exer cises o fthe Jamestown Exposition on April 26th. Admiral Evans fleet is anchored off .Cape . Henry to-night, having come up the coast from West Indian 'waters -! where' it 'has engaged' in the regular winter drill. It - will probably.' enter -Hampton Roads ; to- j- . n '-fn'V, ! " ' TWO SCALDED TO DEATH. Bursting of Tube In Boiler of Dredge Results in Death of Two Spaniards and Sevcro Scalding of Eight " Others. V-'V- -'; -s -'V-::f. Key West, Fla., April 14 An ex plosion which occurred on the dredge George W. Allep, engaged In ex tensive work on the Florida East Coast Railway at Key West early to day caused the , death of , two SpaniardH, Jose Anldii and Manuel Agras, and injured eight others. Four of the injured were badly scalded on the hands and face. , A tube in the boiler burst, .the escaping steamy blowing '. open th$ furnace doors sfnd tl rowing live coals and steam on the two men who were killed. The injured were asleep al the time. ;::--r. :- , .'::,. J: a serious one ; .Moarlng was arrested and in default of bond given a' berth in the city prtson until to-morrow af ternoon, when he will ;be , tried. tr The citizens ef T",r,'vw -r vin- -tg great interest in the election to be holdcthcre to-mo. row to "determine fhrqassttonrofhtnTii'rnBatrs.ctTo France for New York to-r The death of Mr. Eckel the eve of a breakfast. ps? he had planned ; for a r frtendaand relatives. Ju Landis, of th Federal Di.- Mrs. Landis,, Mr. and : Garj', of New York; c. Eckels, a brother, and hi s others, were to have been James A. Eckels, of Prl; father of James H. Eckel cently. On the day of th the older Eckels, the son - of former President Gro land. The former Preside r. Eckels were at breakfast v. of the father's death was 1 the Eckels residence. I was kept in ignorance of for several hours until Mr. had left the city. ' It developed that the r was trying to communicate Eckels over the telephone ing of which bell led to the of the death was George I a brother. Half an hour 1 brother was called to his phone and Informed of the FUNERAL TO BE HELD 1 A post-mortem , examlna held and a statement was I ing the cause of death 0 3 heart disease. The funei ' held Tuesday afternoon at t: Presbyterian church. Rev. R. ! Notfam ; wll deliver the The body will be ' placed I until the return of Mrs. I: daughter, when a private fu be held. 't''-"' Mr. .Eckels was a stockh was prominent in the .man' will bcome a part of Winston. The fight has waxed warmer as the day of the election approaches. Lines have been closely drawn- and politics have played no little part in the discus sions. Both those In favor ; of and those against the .proposition have worked . hard. The result will be in doubt until the votes are counted. FREIGHT YARDS CONGESTED." s The Southern Railway freight yards in this city have been badly congest ed for the past several days, partly aue 10 tne uiness. ana aeatn 01 cape Pride Jones, who had been yardmas ter here for, several years. Since then several , new men have been put in and as quickly turned out. The yard was badly blocked Friday and the situation was not much Improved yes terday. The yard is a very difficult one to handle and a new man cannot do much with It.. ... . ''" ' ! Mr. - H. E. Fries, : who has been deeply interested in the Southern Ed ucational Conference since the move ment was organized in, this city six years ago, and who was appointed a member of the board to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Dr. Charles D. Mclver, returned yester day morning from Pinehurst, where he attend the annual meeting of the conference. Mr. Fries, in an Interview, stated that the Impression prevailed among the members that the confer ence was the best from an education al standpoint that had ever been held. All of the educators, about ' 400 In number, were housed under the same roof tha big ' hotel where the ses sions were held and had a better op portunity of studying together and conditions existing in all parts of the country. Heretofore the : conference has been held In large cities and those in attendance were entertained at the different homes," consequently their time was limited. : Mr. Fries regards the movement as extremely beneficial. Ha says that It does not only benefit the educators of the South but those of the North as wdll. It brings the distinguished ed ucators closer together and gives them a perfect understanding of the educational situation both North and South. . TELEPHONE CONTROVERSY. The " telephone"" controversy, which has been hanging fire for several months, is expected to come to a, head It was free from debt ,,;4 to-morrow, when it la thought -the Southern Bell Teiepnone company through Judge Palmer, of Atlanta, its representative, will say whether or not It will accede to the -demands of the Twin City expressed in resolutions adopted by the board of trade at its last meeting. The resolutions provide that the telephone .company purchase a building site and some time during the year 1907 begin the erection of a modern exchange building thereon:! place all wires underground In the fire district; withrn two years install the! latest and most improved telephone exchange; the same rate as preyalhr at present to hold good until January 1, 1910, which If there are 1,250 phones in use the rate is to be advanced 50 cents, making business phones $4 and residence phones $2.50; give the city of Winston tho free ; usj of : seven phones and the town of Salem three phones. It Is also provided that in case a decrease In rates is granted oth r cities in, the State of a similar size the same shall apply , to Winston-Salem. - --" sa far a the board of trada Is con cerned if the telephone company re fuse to 'comply with tho retnifst no 'further c-rts will h. tvulo hr nn p - ' - 1 in' ''' v-!' C ' Peary to Start, on Second Expedition v,..- , ;.. . Jnly 1. ;;-.- '.-. .Portland," Me April- 14. Com mander Robert E. Peary, .who has snnounced his intention of starting trmn New -York on Julv 1 for an-r"--- v- t vthft f-r.Nc.rth.il r-v the Hewitt. Manufacturing ' the Union Traction Comi Featherstone Foundry & Company, the Chicago 5 Re Trustees Association, the -J mers Company, the Amer British' Securities - Comr Bankers' Trust of New T the First National Bank ( more. He was a membc leading clubs in the East. . CLEVELAND - DEEPLY TO Former President Cleveland ly touched when h learned of of Mr.-BekelB.- H snld: "l was closely related to ! and his death coms to mo -culiar shock. In Important r I learned to know him Intel'.; Industriously he devoted him? and In the intimacy of Close I learned to know and arr rarfr and attractive qualities These incidents have perso with my deceased friend, ca mourn his death as a great sorrow. Mr. Eckels illustrate! that make the best Americc ship. V Deeply Interested In tlon connected with the pub: he studlel them with sobern end that he might Increase t ness. He was a public spirited saw death all about him &n1 fluenre was impressed on nV reundlngs for good. There w frlvllous about him. In ever of lite as a citizen as a busln. a friand he was earnest a hearted, either ths immediat ity in which he dwelt nor t" at large can well afford to If like Jamts H. Eokels.'' , COLD SEVERE IN TRUCK! ! Believed That Great Dar Been Done Strawberries 1 tables Around' Wilmlngtc Wilmington, April 14. It ed that great damage has l to strawberries and vegeta' Wilmington trucking belt, 1 tinued cold of the past t To-day the minimum tern but 4 degrees above free nore severe weather la 1 the Weather Bureau f morning - with a heavy f might, prove . disastroi crops, snow Is report miles of Wilmington. Snow fell for an r Elizabethtown, Bladen t ternoon between 4 sni r fording to a report l y t : the Indications were for r: tho evening. According to .tha local v reau the temperaturoi c r -prevailing break all ro- tory of , the ofllee. .Tl here tonight is 42 ar. l ; Rinnlnghnm Has '111-"-' Birmingham, All .."Ar: 1 frost was general thr Alabama this morn! n r. HuntsvlU say there v vegetables,, early f " much of. the fruit thermometer re,-' ; catur and all f -that section. In 1 was as heavy 83 t . winter. , James A Lexington, Va Addison Quarl tho past 21 ye- TRiiQii.-; hy r.t University, d' 1 70 years oil :-r ille, Mo., t -
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