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it " L!,.li'S G.' .' -1 . :o Cortez Oi is lit Vo'.ice c:;J IV.:, I a O .Leers and Lol Brutal Avault on "tlonal Men From the . 1 Taducah Landed to io.1 Attempt to Kelcaso () "Jeers and Men Cap r Delivered to General Es ....th Notice That Repara- l he Demanded. ortez, April 29. via Mo- i.il May 3. "General .Davis, was .brutally assaulted at Pu tea. .April 27, by Nlcaraguan and may die. ! ,nder Fullam, of the United kljoat Marietta, ordered the I YTicaraguan officers and sol d f the man dies they will , folr murder. Fullam has as- harige. Davis la hot aa-effieer; . Lb "General,' and his home oycels Station, Louisiana, lander Futiam a orders were nd decisive. "Arrest the chief a, and the policeman engaged 'ssaultput them In Irons, and m aboard ship. . Arrest the uLa officers and men engaged sault and hold them for or thought possible that an at . qvld be made to release the j aia police captured by the cets, so men were landed from lucih to occupy Laguna and ial men were landed from the 'aducah moved to a position. i the Nlcaraguan cuartels while ?tta covered the cuartels In Fullam, finding that the vhorltles .were Incapable - Of ,Jn order, that the govern j Tegucigalpa waa a mere pro- f reement of certain leaders t I so far gave no evidence of I and recognize the only or- ana disciplined force here un eral Estrada, commanding the Man forces who had In the m returned from a outing. Mlcaraguan officers and men 1 jwere delivered by Captain js orders to General Estrada, is advised that they would be yonsibie. Notice was served leHonduran and Nlcara man : lea that reparation would be Yana punishment must ho in. n au or the perpetrators of the OP OFFICERS SURPRISED ,lnt of Ugly Winchester Rifles o lianas or Determined Men j Forced to Give Them Up an Aid Blockaders. Jo The Observer, vjy a,.; a:.. CV-May .-$ ,Moon. i gave a party of officers a big J In the dark corner section iinvtlle county yesterday by I ding a distillery which the "quad had captured and,' at .nt of Winchester rifles, de l and effected the release of brisoners. : It was ' a daring f.work for the blockaders, and put of the ordinary for these Since the Carey-Cothran law .to effect Magistrate Rector, of i ; township, has been active rov(nf ' Illicit . 4t.u1 r """i uioimenes. iT night he started a raid j North Carolina line, and iUPsday morning, a big dls-i as located. The magistrate pmpanied by two constables: s sent off to Tryoh to notify iuty revenue collector at lie, while themagistrate'and istable held the still. Just Jght three men came to the y, presumably to start opera iTwo were captured, but one ttair an nour-later the-Hs vas surrounded by mountain io covered the officers with lea and effected the release prisoners. The mountaineers vtroyed the distillery and 110 $f liquor In order to prevent prty falling into the hands Federal government, several assisting in the work. Magis bctor and his constables were 1 clear out, and they lost no I getting away. v A number of Vwlll be sworn out for . the if the guilty parties. rXTENDENT MARES REPLY iOg, of New York Cotton Ex A Issues -Statement - In An H the Charges Brought by jore II. Price. r-:1 -.: .fork, May 3. The New York :change through its superin j W. V. King, to-night made i statement concerning the 1 made by Theodore H. Price t brought against this lnsti ! Sir. Price seeks an Injunction j.in the members of the classi committee from continuing ant method of classification iround that cotton has been rly classified by the commlt nonf? other ; things it Is al- Mr. Price that actus! re tion has shown a wide dlf l in grades from the original itions as made by the com- Ung to the statement of the e, .during the past 20 years is been Inspected by the in btjreau and classified by the ee 3,638.022 bales, the, total which was fixed at .$159, S During this time the total aid out on claims . for cot tynlng up to grades classified l t $94,556. ntendent King, In referring tatement, said: "When it is hat out of cotton valued at 5,990 there has been only .led against the bureau of in f(or I94..S96 it Is plain to be t th classification committee rmlng its work during the vears has done It with care, jbe remembered that the bu nspection has been conducted ,!)5.043.., This bureau has e o pay-all these claims been filed against it and remaining a surplus of 000. ; The bureau Is-self-It being maintained out 'pts derived from ln- of J. 11 .r rit, r,t i r.t to .arr:u:t a L:...j t 11:1. Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street, Columbia, S. C, May 3. Mr. C. W. Dudley, a member of the Columbia Club and a representative of a number of whiskey concerns, was arrested this afternoon and brought before the dispensary com mission at Attorney General Lyon's office, where he was examined for two hours under oath by the Attorney uenerai, Ms evidence being taken aown by Court Stenographer Ed wards. Mr. Dudley testified as to the famous Clark Bros, purchase, which got Director John Black in trouble, Before the legislative investigating committee it was the position of the board that this cheao whiskey was hard to get and Director Black went out to Peoria, 111., to get the order Placed. Mr. Dudley testified this afternoon that he solicited the order and collected commissions amounting to about $10,000. ."' The bulk goods order In this pur chase was original! v 1.000 barrels at $1.50 ; a gallon and 1,100 barrels at 11-60 a gallon, but the goods came m wiled 1.000 barrels for 11.60. 86Q barrels for $1.50 and 250 barrels for 11.75. Mr. Dudley explained this by saying that the grades were ordered changed. According to an analysis made by State Chemist Burney all the alleged grades are the same, the entire purchase being not whiskey at an c-ut cheap "high wines.": - Mr. Dudley was asked about a de posu or js.uoo he carried with the Palmetto National Bank last winter He said he kept this for his personal needs while In the city. He drew on this ; deposit - in amounts ranging Detween $300 and $800, closing the account on March 5 with a check for 14,100. When Mr. Dudley de clined the commission's invitation to come, down and testify they sent a constapie to his hotel after him. There was a long session of tho coroner's inauest to-nieht over the J. R. Wtscott murder mystery, but noth ing new of great Importance was brought out. Evidence was adduced to show that Wescott likely had money at the time of his murder. several witnesses testified to the al leged nervousness and contradictor statements the suspect Jim Gardner made when he got the first news of the killing, but so far there is noth ing on which to base a true bill against him. 21 BODIES ALREADY RECOVERED Explosion of Gun Powder Magazine results in Great Loss of Life and Property at Canton, China Fifteen Buildings Razed. . ; Hong Kong, May 3. Great destruc tion of. life and property was caused at canton yesterday evening by the explosion of a gun powder magazine Twenty-one bodies already have been recovered from the ruins. Hundreds of persona were Injured: ' : . Fifteen buildings ; were razed and over 100 were seriously wrecked. A section 200 feet long of the massive city wall was thrown down.' The hi torlcal many-storied Pagoda escaped with slight Injuries, The officials and staffs of, the hospitals are doing their best to succor the sufferers. In the Shamlen suburb, ; where the foreigners live, a terrific shock, caus ed by the explosion, was felt; but the residents were unharmed. The city of Canton is about miles In circumference and is enclosed by walls about 20 feet thick and from 25 to 40 feet high. There are 16, gates into the city, besides two water gates. The famous nlne-stbrled Pagoda, fiated from the beginning of the mid dle . ages, Is situated ir the western part of wl.at is known as the Old City. The foreigners reside In the Shamlen suburb founded in 1859 on an arti ficial Island on the Honan side of the river. The population of Canton - Is estimated at 900,000. . v RIOTS EST BRITISH INDIA. Hindu Mob Burns Bungalows and Garage, Pillages Church, Destroys Power Plant and Smashes "Windows In Homes of Many Europeans. Allahabad," British India, May 3. Serious anti-European riots have oc curred . at Rawalpindi, , Junjab. A Hindu mob burned two bungalows, pillaged the mission church, ? looted the postofflce, burned a garage and all the motor cars In it, destroyed the plant of a power house and smashed the windows of the .residences of many Europeans. Armed police eventually obtained the upper hand and disposed of the rioters. The town is now patrolled by a squadron of the Tenth Hussars. ' ' The outbreak at Rawalpindi Is at tributed to the incendiary influence of well-known agitators, whohave been making speeches throughout the Pun- Jab and who are also held responsible for the recent outbreat at Lahore. Rawalpindi in a fortlflarf , nr the Punjab, caoltal of Ttnwnininrii At. vision and district, and has a popu lation of about 90,000. The Rawal pindi division has about 5,500.000 In habitants. , May Lose an Arm. Special to The Observer. Washington. N. C. Mav a r- r lumbus Ward while working at ; the sawmill of Mr. W. E. Psrrv a faw miles from this city, yesterday after noon mei wun a very serious accident. It seems that In some wav ht -m came in contact with a rapidly re volving saw and the entire arm was fearfully lacerated. He was Immedi ately brOUKht to thin eitv and aV to the Fowle Memorial Hospital, wnere ur, j.. ju. Nicholson rendered medical aid, and the n&tient u getting along as well as could be ex peciea, dui it. xvicnoison says ho is airaia mat amputation will be teces sary. . j Injunction Against Ticket Scalpers. Norfolk. Va May S.Judge Pren. tls, in the Norfolk City Circuit ' Court to-day granted an injunction until May -30... restraining , all ticket scalp ers in JsonoiK irom buying and ' selltn? railroad or other ,t ..... ' tioh-tranferat ' r Et'Iovri Cvnatcr i :...:r.ons V.'U Have en Or;K)nrnt i.i l'e Governor The l'oliucal Pot is Lolling Over The rr.; .ic I'cftival a Pronounced Suc c; -i .'.1 Do? Causes Excitement Lleut'iia'nt Llue Blay be Execu tive O-icer of Uie Cruiser North Co ro lira Insurance Commissioner After American Guild of Richmond uVnniial Session Farmers' Alliance at Ilillsboro. ' Observer Bureau, The Hollaman Building, Raleigh, May 3. Political matters are begin ning to be , interesting In North Carolina now. There seems to be no question of a race between Sen ator Overman and Governor Glenn tor the senatorship." The Governor la reticent in regard to the matter, but the opinion among well-informed pol iticians is that he Is in the race in earnest. Both are strong men. The Governor is a formidable candidate for any office and the questlorrei6ms to resolve Itself into one , of strength. FESTIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS. The Raleigh Music Festival is a pronounced success and very far sur passes anything ever attempted here before. The chorua work is very hieh Cass. There are a number of out-of-town people attending the concert. This afternoon the feature ' was the school children. They had been trained for weeks. v They will also sing patriotic songs at the unveiling of the Bagley statue. There was no end of exciteme'nt here for a while this morning, caused by a mad dog: which made a wild dash from the. city hall, where it bit several other dogs And it was pursued b- at least 50 men, its course being towards the union depot, ; beyond which it was shot. ; Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the na vy, will -be the guest of Cor. Charles E. Johnson here.. The latter gentle man miorms me that it seems very probable that Mr. Blue will be the executive officer of the great new cruiser North Carolina. Congress man Richmond' Hobson : will the guest of Mr.' Ed Chambers Smith. " AFTER AMERICAN GUILD. Insurance Commissioner Young has notified the American Guild of Rich mond, which recently took over the Modern Puritans of Norfolk, to show cause why its license should, not be revoked. He says the company has been recently examined by the in surance departments of its own State and Maryland an that the . reports made by these departments are very unfavorable to It. Recently the Telfair Institute was chartered at Asheville to treat alco holic and drug addictions and nervous diseases, but1 the capital " stock was not taken up and to-day it "was au thorized to change Its name to the Telfair Sanitarium. The capital stock is $50,000, and W. C. Ashworth was one of the stockholders.- Other char ters are granted to the High Point Aerial Wheel Company, $50,000, F. E. Thomas and others, and the Standard Book Company, of Concord, $15,000.- ; ALLIANCE SESSION AT IIILLS . " BORO. The North Carolina Farmers Al liance proposes to hold Us annual ses sion at Hillsboro next August, tie largest meeting yet held. The execu tive committee at a session here hai taken steps to this end. State Chairman Simmons is here and your correspondent had a chat with him, asking him when he would call the State committee together and whether his decision to retire from the chairmanship was final. Chair man Simmons said that he would probably call the committee to meet in June, possibly In July, and that his decision to resign the chairmanship, was .irrevocable and that he would not consider the matter of re-election. He said that he had held this posi tion long enough ten consecutive years and two years ' before and that he felt his retirement was bet ter for the party and for. himself. He has no idea who wUl succeed him. The man the "party desires will be chosen without any steps by himself. Chairman Simmons "has a great num ber of. letters asking him not to call the committee to meet until the next State convention, so a new committee might elect a chairman. These let ters he replies to that if . the commit tee which he calls to meet chooses to postpone the election of his successor until next year, the secretary can call the committee together and also call the convention next year and organize Governor Glenn has notified Assist ant Secretary of War Oliver that he has been compelled to withdraw his acceptance ot-the War Department's invitation to have the North Carolina militia participat e in Joint drills with the coast artillerymen at Fort Caswell next July, owing to the fact that it has been decided that these State troops shall go into camp at the Jamestown Exposition. .. ., '. f you:; 1) IS SEEGEAX: HANGED AT SPARTANBURG. John Shelton, For the Killing of Alf Brlggs, His Father-in-Law, in No vember, 1906, Pays Extreme Pen alty of the Law Faced Hangman and Gallows Without Fear. Special to The Observer : ,: . Spartanburg, S. C, May 8. -John Shelton, who killed , Alf Brlggs, his father-in-law in November, 1905, and who was convicted at the January, 1906, term of criminal court, was hanged in the county Jail at noon to-day.. He walked to his death In a calm and indifferent manner, showing no signs of - fright or nervousness. Before the trap was sprung he was asked if he had anything to say and In a steady voice replied he had no statement to make. r The trap was sprung after the black cap had been adjusted and prayer, offered by, his spiritual adviser. 1 The fall broke his neck and in 12 minutes the body was cut down. : -: ,. Three times since his conviction 6helton has been within, the shadow; ofMhe gallows, escaping each time through the efforts of his counsel, who succeeded in having the execution stayed. This time, however, neither the Governor nor the Suorema Court wpuld interfere, .though every effort was made up to the last moment for respite. Shelton seemed hopeful of respite until the last liourr As he was hlng led from his cell to the death chamber he seemed to refiltzfe that Ms iisnri;: ..:.:lo:l1x patrolmen rolice I I. a t:-l Health Commission Accra's 1 rt of Police Commis sion; Recommending Discharge of Sergeant lrrlngton and Patrolman Morris Patrolman Voungblood Elected Sergeant and Messrs. J. II. Fisher and G. M. Lomax Are Chosen patrolmen Mr. John W. Shaw to Succeed Desk Sergeant Duke Tem porarily Various Reports. Stating that, while - as individuals they regretted to take the step, in conformity with the understanding ob taining among the departments repre sented on the body, they could not do otherwise, the members of the po lice, fire and health commission last night accepted the report of the po lice committee, recommending the dis charge of Sergeant J. T. Farrington and Patrolman John P. C. MDorrls. To fill the vacancy in the sergeant's ..affltPAUeimaj blood was chosen, while Messrs. J. hT Fisher and G. M.' Lomax were elected city : patrolmen. Tine nesignation of Desk Sergeant - George F. Duke was accepted and Mr. J. W. Shaw was of fered the. position - for . 30 days. ; y THE MAYOR DECIDES. Mayor McNinch, who occupied the chair, cast, as luck had it, the decid ing vote In p&rh nnn of the three tiQn, the vote pf the commissioners atandinr In each r&3 thren to thrpo The commissioners peresent at. the meeting,- which was the last , of the present ooara, were Messrs. vvearn, Smith, Blakely, Durham, Wolf and Williams. - , t , v ' When the matter of the officers whose records were Under Are was broached, Mr. J. D. McCall, represent ing officer J. P. C. Morris, against wnom was lofized nut one orrenRa. aealnst SObriatV. JinkAd that Mr Mnr. ris be disciplined, but not discharged. ii was pieaa tnat one offense in 15 years did not iustifv an ahAolntA dis charge. The case of Sergeant Farring ton, who was found guilty b ythe po lice committee or one specific offense of drunkenness, whiia it i that there were six' others against mm, waa . also taken up under the report of the committee. ; The com mission tnen voted their discharge. When this matter had been rele gated to the rear as a thing done, the filling of the newly created vacancies was then taken up. Patrolman James M. Youngblood, who has been on the police force of the city for a number of years, was elected ser geant. There was some discussion as to whether or not he should rank above Sergeant Pitts, at present sec ond, sergeant. The fact was brought out that it Is not unlikely that there will : hereafter be two sergeants of equal standing, but nothing was done at the meeting last night. Patrolman Chrlstenbury tied with- Patrolman Youngblood. . : ; .. . J' ' CANDIDATES GALORE. For the position of patrolman there k.ti ""oiaPP'icWt.-a fact ,wh4ch betokens that Charlotte need never perish for lack of police protection. Those applying were: x Messrs. J. W. Shaw, Steadman, S. E. Holbrook. II. H Lambert. J. H. Fisher. J. H. Ben- V,1-. RddIe- M- D- W. Phlfer, W. B.. Hooks, J. N. Hunter, T. B. He1ry-, D" Mosteller. j. F. Owerts, J. F. Phlfer, G. M. Lomax, T. R. McKoy, Glenn Bradley, G. E. Mc Whirter and A. B. Cook. After; considering these persons, Messrs. Fisher and . Lomax were elected - patrolmen, and Mr. J. .W. Shaw temporary desk sergeant. ' Following these elections a number of routine matters were taken . up The Highland Park Mills sent In a bill for $25 for the use of their fire hose, pump, etc., on the occasion of the fire in. that section, some Sundays ago. A motion was made that some changes be made in the sewerage arrangement on College and East Sixth streets. This was referred to committee. . - -POLICE REPORT. The chief - of police made -1- re port for the month of ApriL It showed a total ofj 160 arrests, of which number were 60 white males, 7 white females, 78 colored males and 15 colored females. During the month 28 warrants were sent up to Superior Court, $139.05 were received in fines in the recorder's court and the costs to the amount of $246.45 were collected from the same source. The report .submitted by Chief W. S. Orr, of the fire department, showed that the fires during the past month had placed In jeopardy property to the value or$119,985, on which there was Insurance to the amount of $59,290. The losses " from . Are amounted to $18,349, most of which was incurred in the Asbury & Fin ger lumber yard conflagration. The board After accepting these reports took adjournment for the last time. Of the gentlemen added to the po lice force of the city last night, Mr. J. H. Fisher Is a car inspector of the Southern Railway. whll.' Mr n Lomax is a clerk In the store of the Belmont Mercantile Company and lives on Belmont avenu. f tnkn W. Shaw Is a mechanic. Mr. Youne- wvu, wuu wms promoiea to the do Bltlon of sergeant, has been a member Of the force about flv an intelligent, brave, efficient officer wu" wi pe a credit to the position. BUY SNOW FALL IN THE WEST. Only Once Since 1875 Has the Tom. penunre m, Chicago Fallen so Low on an Equal Date. Chicaao. May 3. All record tnr falls In Chicago during the month of May were broken to-day and only once since 1S73 has the temperature fallen so low on an equai oato. j.;ariy in the af ternoon snow began falling a"nd by 7 o'clock .8 Inch had fallen. During the evening the temperature. dropped to i degrees, the lowest in Chicago for 32 years in May with one exception. , Omaha, "Net, May" 3.Snow fell here and out In the 8tate during last night and fruit and other vegetation are giv ing up now as killed. Topeka, Kas., May J. An inch of snow fell ovr thii t Hlon ot Knnm to-dv with a temperature of 30 degrees prevail ing... "Kansas City, Mo., May J.--There was a light fall or snow' hero and in north west Missouri to-day. HuILj T0B2 DYLIIED c: rjiAX-ArinniCAX ac::i:i?.iext Project to Cjvern Trade Kelatlons of tUe Two Coantrles Composed oi l'our Distinct Portions First Ex tends Reductions on Articles Men tloned in Third Section of Dingley Act; Second a Detailed Statement of List of Articles Referred to, and Third Comprises Draft of Proposed Note Embodyin? Changes In Exist ing American Instructions to Cus toms and Consular Officers. Washington, May 3. The "project of commercial agreement" between America and Germany, which Is to govern the trade relations of the two countries for an Indefinite period, s composed of four distinct, portions. In the first place there Is the fagree- ment" Itself, which extends to Ger many the reduct!ons,of duty author ized on all of the articles mentioned in the third section "of the Dlngley act. This In fact, amounts simply to lilSij..1!? of champagnes and sparkling wines to the list of articles upon which Germany already has re duced rates, in 1906 the total im ports into America of Germany cham pagne were 9,236 dozen quarts, val ued, at $93,973. The reduction of du ty on this champagne at $2 per bot tle would consequently amount to a little over $18,000 which la the mo netary value of the concession to Ger many, supposing the trade does not greatly Increase, as of course is to be expected. It-Is a matter of Interest to note that the importation of French champagne last year amount ed to 381,000 dozen quarts, valued at $5,613,000. - FOR SPEEDY APPLICATION. Other articles of the fundamental agreement provide for the speedy ap plication of the new rates; to their extension to the whole of the custom territories of the parties, and to the concession a list of American ar. tides upon which minimum rates will apply on importation Into Germanv -The second part of the agreement is u. ueianea statement of the list of ar tlcle above referred to. At pres ent all American products ar& admit. ted into Germany at minimum tariff rates. Hereafter under this new agreement only the articles sneclfled may be so admitted. It Is stated that in ract'the list comprises 97 1-2 ner cent, of the American Imports Into Germany and appears, generally speaKing, to comprise grains, fruit, urn Der, meats (except bacon) Detrol eum. and Its products, leather goods, Including: shoes: certain classes of Indian rubber goods, paper and pa per stock, stones, glassware, railroad iron (not mentioning rails), steam ana gas engines; phonographs, ve hicles, small terms, locks, watches and. parts thereof and music boxes and organs. General machinery and typewriters now on the list' of Im ports, are subject to maximum rates, ? NOT LIMITED TO GERMANY. The third section of the agreement comprises. the , draft .of , a proposed note embodying changes to: be made in the existing American Instructions to customs ' and consular officers. These changes are not limited in their operation to German Imports, but are applicable r to imports into America from many other countries. Most Important Is a definition of markot valu4 as of the place where the goods are sold wholly for export; the pro vision that re-appraisement hearings shall'be open unless the board of ap praisers certify "that the public Intel -ests would suffer thereby, and the re quirements that American Treasury agents In Germany shall be diplo matically credited to the German government and co-operate with the German chambers of commerce wiose-certificates of value shall be competent evidence. The last .section of the document Is an undertaking by the President to recommend to Congress the amend ment of Section 32 of the Dingley act so as to allow a 10 per cent margin In the case of undervaluations "before penalty . shall be Imposed upon the Importer. . .,. Increase of Wages Granted. ".South "Omahar Neb.r May " 8.The entire working force of all the pack ing houses in 8outh Omaha, comprise j,, a..r-'t. s,M') men, were to-day no-' BACK TO HIS "FIRST LOVE." Mr. Pep-am A. Bryant, Capable Newspaper Man, to Look , After Bnslnes End of The Landmark Mr. J. Paul Leonard Continues in Charge of Locnl Department Vi cious IIor Attacks Flock of Sheen. Special to The Observer. . , Statesvllle, May $. Mr. Pegram A. Bryant, formerly with The Landmark. later with The Textile Excelsior, Char lotte, and more recontly. editor of The Robeson Robesonlan, Lumberton. will return to Statesville about June 1st, to connect himself with The Landmark While Mr. Bryant M1 - have Metal charge of the business end of the paper, ne win aiso give ossistance on otner de partments when necessary. Mr. Bryant has had cflUBldcrable newspaper experi ence and Is a very capable newspaper man. His many friends In Statesville will be more than glad to weloome him back aain. Mr. J. Paul Leonard, who has had special charge of the local, de partment of the paper for several months, win continue in cnarge oi mat work and will also give assistance In ether departments. . -- The businetts of The Landmark I con tinually srrcwinr - and this addition to the force is made to better take care of the business and to gtve the efficient edi tor, Mr. K. R. . Clark, more time to look after, nis eauonai auuej. During: Wednesday nlttht and yester day morning a large Poland China stock hog viciously attacked a flock of sheep in the : pasture of Mr. R. S. SherrllL three miles east of town, and killed five lambs and, 12 grown sheep, only one of the flock, a lamb which was tn a far end of the pasture, escaping. Tne dead ly work ot the vicious animal was not discovered until yesieraay morning, when Mr. Bherrui, wno lives in town unt to tha farm to see his flocks am! instruct the negro tenants on the place. A number of the sheep were hardly dead when Mr. Blierrui aiscoverea mem and the hog was still racing about the pasture with bristles standing straight up. The ho? had grown up in the pas ture with the sheep, but had jietfer shown nny signs oi vniuuone u.ii Wednesday, when , .fther f1IPBther bogs were removaajrom the pasture. HAXCED TO j XlRARBY TREE. Young Negro Confesses Assault on 8 Year-Old Danghter of a Well Known Ixulslana Planter, v Shreveport, La.. May 3. Informa tion has just reached here of an as sault upon the 8-year-old daughter of a well-known planter of Bossier Point, and the subsequent lynching of a 17. year-old negro, Silas Faly, accused of the deed. CL.uI:3 XIe:i.o ClIIlt at Djirt r ' :t ct JusU,-e on l Later at V.2-'.: i:one iTc-'.-lent Declines to Acct f t Watch OSered by the Indcpcn-;r.t Association lresiidcnt. Washington, ilay 3. Charles A. Keene. of New York, president of the Independent Watch Dealers' Associa tion, had a conference with Assistant Attorney General Purdy of the De partment of Justice, concerning an investigation which the Department Is making into the methods of the so-called watch trust Mr. Ke;ne presented to Mr. Purdy, he said afterward to newsnaijer men. con siderable evidence concerning the operations of the alleged watch trust While he declined to enter Into particulars respecting the con ference. It is known he asserted that American-made watches could be purchased In various European coun tries for much less money than they could be bought in this country and that the alleged watch trust sold watches to foreign dealers at a much lower price than they quoted - to American dealers. He exhibited American watches which he had pur chased abroad for less than he could buy them in this country. Mr. Keene also called at the White House to-day and offered i to Presi dent Roosevelt a watch, with an American movement and American case, which he had purchased in England from a dealer who had paid the alleged watch trust $7.98 for It The watch, he said, would cost an American dealer $10.58. The watch was engraved as having been presented to President Roosevelt "as a demonstration of the methods of the American watch ' trust" The President declined to accept the gift Later in the day Mr. Keene sent the watch to the President with a letter urging him to accept it, and saying: "You will find engraved on this watch, in as few words as possible, Indisputable evidence of the ; watch trust methods, which shows serious discrimination against the American dealer in favor of the foreigner." TOBACCO PLANTS SCARCE. Postofflce Dolnjf Good Business at Same Old Stand Operation on Mr. J. . Bullock Successful Other Notes of Interest Special to The Observer. Wilson, May 3. There Is a general scarcity of tobacco plants In this sec tion, nearly every planter having made a failure in raising same this spring, It looks now that instead of a 20 per cent, increase in the tobac co acreage as expected there will be a forced reduction in the crop this year. , There will, however, be a slight Increase In the cotton acreage. The postofflce receipts at the Wil son office for April showed the larg est Increase for that month In the history of the local office, amounting to $1,483.19 against $871.87 for the same month last year. Each month thus far this year has showed a cred itable increase in the receipts of the office. A telegram was received last night from , Baltimore stating that Mr. J. D. Bullock," a Wilson dry goods mer chant was operated on there yester day and Is Retting along very nicely. Mr Bullock has been critically-ill for some ,,tlme.;v--'-" r--'-".. 7;''f v v Mr. J. B. Williams, one of the larg est holders of stock in the Wilson Ice u il J. ...... . I)y A rt 'on of I This Country JI DLst Large of New I ervation of Ord r ; ing Discouragement in Santo Domlnjjo ; , Control of Custon. 5 . of Republic's Iievt Made For Appoint', i : dent Roosevelt of a : Customs. Santo Domingo, Repul" Domingo. May 3. The nev tween the United States romingo, intended to repla, ty which has been pending I United States Senate for tho years, was ratified by the I Congress to-day. ' The Dominican treaty mar: departure in the relations United States to the smaller t of the Western Hemisphere, the'ease of Santo Domingo, tfifi States now becomes legally a In a financial sense, and In t charge of its new duties mus: for in the, preservation of or the accompanying discourage: revolutions as is incident to t trol of the customs houses ' lection of the republic's reve The new treaty provided la article for the appointment President of the United States celver of customs to collect t mlnlcan revenues " as ton? bonds are outstanding, a per! ously estimated from 20 to i The collector is to pay the exr receivership, the Interest on V and the annual sums requlr mortlzation of the bonds a turn the remainder of the rec er to the Dominican governm the first day of each month ' pay $100,000 to the fiscal ; the loan. If the customs rec ceed $3,000,000, annually, tl: half of 'the surplus shall be ar the sinking fund. CniSOLM A delusion: & Refrigerating Co.. has sold his in terest in the company to Mr. W. J Boykln, who already held a large block of the stock. Prof, cullum. who for several years has conducted singing schools in dif ferent sections of th State, will ahont June 1st move to Raleigh and con duct a musical newspaper in that city. DISPUTE OVER FREIGHT RATE. Agent of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad at Birmingham snoots and Instantly Kills Negro After Being Mortally Wounded Himself. RlrTnlnffham." Ala.. Mav 3. -At Woodstock tq-day Frank Richardson, a negro, shot and mortally wounded J. E. Sullivan, agent or tne Aiaoama Great Southern Railroad, and In turn waa ahAt on Inatantlv killed bv Sul- livan. Sullivan was brought here to a hospital and died four nours later. Richardson was preparing to ship Mmt hmiashnM e-nofla to COlumbUS. Miss., and a rate had been quoted to him. He claimed that the rate was excessive and that he had previously had a lower one. The He was passed and the negro showed light when Sul livan stepped Into his office to get his run Ai ha returned the nesrro shot him in the abdomen, whereupon Sul livan began shooting, killing the ne gro at the second shot. : . REITERATION' NOT NECESSARY. Under No Circumstances Will Roose velt Accept Another Nomination. Washington,- May $. The state ment was authoritatively made to day that the President at present had no intention of reiterating his declara tion made on election night in No vember, f1904, that under no circum stances would he be a candidate for or accept another nomination. Re ports of this character have been cur rent recently and have been brought to the President s attention, but from what he has told those close to him he has no such idea in his mind, feeling- that there is no necessity for such a reiteration on his part . Reunion Clones With Banquet. Washington, May 3. With war time stories, patriotic songs and speech-making, the 87th annual re union of the Society of the Army of the Potomac was brought to a close to-night with a banquet The veter ans had as their guests members of the Societies of the Armies of the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland, who were invited here to participate in the reunion and the unveiling of the statue to GeneralGeorge B- Mc Clellan. - ' . ' ' Will Rebuild Chatham Cotton Seed . Oil Mills. Special to The Obaerver. Pittsboro, May 8. At a meeting to day of the stockholders of the Chat ham Cotton Seed Oil Mills, which was burned down this spring, it was unan imously decided to rebuild the mill of brick and on a larger scale than the one burned. . The mill will be ready for work at the beginning of tho fall season. Former City Physician of Birr , Says Former Paying Teller National Bank Is Insane If I Sincere In. Professions of A Speculate In Cotton. Birmingham, Ala., May third day of the trial In the Court of Alexander R. Chlsolr er paying teller of the First I Bank, charged with having en $100,000 of the bank's fundi he Is alleged to have lost in speculation, onenen with ir Whelan, on the witness stand w neian was formerly city phys Birmingham. He described 1 nuseung wun vniaoim m jau V. defendant began" to . talk o speculation. He bad concju defendant was a deluslonlst a it as his opinion that Chlsolm sane, "provided he was slncer professions of an ability to s. successfully in cotton. ueutenant Governor Henry, testified to being a stockholde First National Bank and said tlced a very perceptible Chang defendant some time prior to rest. He. thought Chlsolm wr worked and had too much re.c: Ity for a young man. An obj the question as to whether Chlsolm, in the opinion of thf was Insane was sustained, I the government Waived objec Lieutenant Governor Gray sr; "Based on what afterward t ed, I think the defendant was ly-junbalanced." The court r: answer out as not being Jn d: sponse to the question. John L. Baird, a bank clerk went with Chlsolm on hla -s last summer. Chlsolm had C Baird said, that he waa going t a .."killing" when they reach York. At the opening of the af session Dr. W. A. White, supe: ent of the government Insane at Washington, D. C who tes an expert In the Thaw trial, w: ed to the stand. He defined i and various mental disorders. WALLS OF DA3I GIVE ' Arrested on Mnrder Chnrge After SO Years." '." Gainesville, Ga., May 3. Thirty years after being Indicted fir t" Nearly 40 Men Entombed Enormous Weight of X Water Between 15 f Dead Authorities Mai. gallon. x San Antonio, Tex., j:. special from Chihuahua, : " Without an instant's w great walls of the Chtv gave way yesterday, - u. 40 men under the er.aio of masonry and water, b and 20 of whom are d: : jured and others unaccou Some of the Injured will The disaster is only the large number which have claimed nearly 200 victt State, and mostly in the n of Chihuahua. The authorities are thorough investigation in ent catastrophe and win punish those upon who: v the blame.''. :;'.;::.": . According to the vers k a r fair which reached here, t were working on a foun " to the foot of the main r the dam, which had a'r constructed. The maH weak and gave way un.r pressure. . . The dam was bein?? r ; t : gatlon and stock water::: and was a large. entorj v The loss will be heavy. '' All the victims, are !. " Shoots Wife and IV. " New York. May 3. . he had killed his wif had "fjred a shot in:: wound, John Wagner r home In Rldgewood. I,. I . and sent a bullet ir.t : died instantly. Mrs. Y cover. The shootir ; re! ... I're- t hour ma come. ff-r p he r-',l",1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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