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1 1 f II . i rf C '"3 I A Xrp t : r.icii'ioND ri i. i.mi: t. C .aij I : -.1 A Tm t I CI. . - CO., J- . i C'.tv V.!f i -t I .1 'i! -t i: : '. 1 ,-: .i . r I i ; : l r I. i- i llid ! v'CUi'CU l-:l-3 -y T! . C.11. ..j ta Make tiwoj Cut so Y. A ftr'th and Co., the &u.. rei s Bass In St. Teter's 1 choir. . ' tv.3, local representative of X VTohnson & Company, cot chaVnts of Raleigh, - and a of Ufa firm of W. A. Smith & ;nevi"le, has disappeared from ; with i his accounts several dollars short. " He skipped .night, ' March 19th, , , j present whereabouts I jfTj-stery. The Immediate A Ms going: .was the ,,,-rIday, the 18th dnst., by his :K W. A. Smith, of Plnevllle, rjery of a bill of lading oall 0 bales of cotton which had .islgnW through Charles E. Co., to the Erwin Cotton f Durham, and on wihlch tho J ,8 00 had been secured. This V&s upposed. to have been 'row W, A. Smith i& Co., the tjdlng being made out In the that firm. While Oattls rid a month ago. wothlnsr k ald in the papers about It It ! has heretofore not boea a public matter. The day O. Gattls left, his brother, I. TJattis, of Raleigh, appeared city and, stating that he de ' preserve the family name un 1, offered to make good the jf ovided nothing be said of s wias agreed to. It devel 1 Aerday, 'however, that no re- x had been made, that nef o between. Mr. Smith and Mr. ad, been severed and that the would be carried into V the Subsequent inquiries have to light the fact that there hree i separate and distinct glneered by W. 0, Gattls, the j each of which was a forged Sding. 'V' : - GATTIS AND SMITH MET. ' jrme " to Charlotte as repre j of Charles E. Johnson & ) years ago. He bought cot he tocal market the first sea- V In this way made the ac W of Mr. W. A. Smith, a i young farmer and merchant Mile. At the close of the year Sid something to Mr. Smith I'ipairtnenshilp. Ha. declared V operating together: on the r of cotton on a small scale, V jfhi clear a snug little sum Via his regular business. Mr. knowing Gattls' . connection Johnson, and confident of ty as well of -the good faith. (.Together, on the nth of last i r, they formed a limited llilp for the handling of cot- .it" Pineville, ithe , firm name t i A. Smith & Co , gattls had his plans perfected llindle is evidenced by the '! on the very day the part 'agreement was made, he 'jb?Hof lading for 65 bales of J d&di ' he claimed to have m W. A, Smith of Pineville 4-' E, Johnson & Co., and con- i we McAden Mills, at Lowell, t of lading was sent with, draft I ,to Che office of Chas E. J;ohn yvo. What- became 'of the i eVthus secured is not - known i utther record of it appears. tatly spent It himself. , This styled, forgery No. 1. i'ND FORGERY TO COVER I THE FIRST. ; about January 1. a second "was promulgated This time j'vibll o lading called 'for jfine cotton was supposed purcnasea or w. A. Company for Char f Johnson & . Company. iain consigned to tho Mills. . The Droeeeda ca urart which amounted to ueiy js.boo were aooro the covering tip of the first leai. xnw is styled fortrarv " - - V 'to provide the needed cotton ut the means to crotect the j kgery, a third was necessary. H fixed - up on February 6th, bill of lading representing j pf cotton which were sup- to have been bought for E. Johnson & Co., from-W, i & Co; The imaginary cot cohsigned to the Erwin Cot v of Durham, and the attach honored by Charles E. John o. The proceeds, which 1 to approximately 12.800. d in coverinsr forecrv No. 2. Joubtless havirfg enough of money to make up the dif- iho fictitious cotton was said ien. shipped on February 6th, flowed up In Durham. Af iflg about two months, the tton Mills began to make in- Xhe cotton could not be lo ywhere on. the road and re I 4'as made on the agent at i for Information. Knowing about the deal, he called up mlth,t stating to him that the tton Mills had a bill of lad ,1m for 50 bales of cotton Id never been, received. Mr. claimed any knowledge of n and stated that the Erwin , t be In error. The matter ix up and the reply came t? ithe- Durham concern did jb,'5l of: lading, and that they 'o l?,now what had become of It. ! Unable to find any rec iiy such shipment. Mr. Smith Ui$ over the 'phone. Jeclared that he didn't know ' nt all about tho cotton. He uer .peculiarly " and . Mr. jied to get him over .the ?ain. He wouldn't ' answer r. smltn wrote him a tittpi. either Fridav or Satnrdnv. !th of April. No reply was ifATCHS TTTS TirPATfTnupl l;h.t Gattis skipppd, feav ',4 unknown. He knew . ,,is up and'he decided ' once. lie has never cr t'- (.:;' or. i.1 I.:;. . C. 11. Gait. 3 cans t-efore t's.f.n end cfTersJ to rsiaka restitution of tae amount secure,! ty his brother on the 60 talcs of cotton provided noth- more was involved and tnat no steps were taken to apprehend him and. the whole matter be hushed up. Mr. Qattia offered to show Mr. Smith and Mr. Twitty a letter which he had received from his brother saying mat. he was In trouble and had deter mined to leave for parts unknown. Mr. Smith and Mr. Twitty discussed the proposition and decided to take the chances on it. They visited the newspaper offices and claiming that the matter was strictly private, had It suDoresaed. Mention was made of the fact that Mr. C. H. Gattls had of fered to save the family name ana make restitution. This was the status of affairs three weeks ago. ' It rievplonnd vesterdav that Mr. L,. H. Gattls had refused to carry out the terms of the agreement, alleging that the. defalcation amounted to more than 50 bales of cotton. It will now go Into the courts and the mat ter will be threshed out from first to last. The rumor was current yester day that there was another iacior ,V,lt. hoA anmtfiinr to dO With Mr. C. H. Gattis refusal to make reac tion and that was his fear that W. O. n n ,,1. noa nlvAt lin XtTTlA HftV Wltu Franc Jones in the Charlotte National Bank embezzlement case, ims re port was investigated and found to ne without any foundation whatever. CHAS. E. JOHNSON & OO.' LIKELY ..j.; ,, ;.- TO SU1S. Tt la iUfflr-iitf to ftv lust what dls- nncltlnn nt tha matter Will be mad. That a law suit will follow is evident Mr. W. A. Siftlth has not yet naa , chance to se the forged bills of lad ing and consequently is in the dark as to , how they read. . That Gattis and Smith were partners is not denied, but there is a question as to how far the partnership reached is the matter of contracts ana has retained counsel and "will fight the. case to a finish. , 'ine coiwn firm of Charles E. jonnson uo. w sufferer so far, for it honored all of Gattis' drafts. Doubtless a civil action will shortly be commenced against Mr.; Smith, Johnston & Co., being the plaintiffs. savomI weeks ago The Observer made Inquiry as to W. O. Gattls' con nection with Charles E. Johnson & Co. In reply to a telegram, a mes sage -came that Gattls was not the representative of Johnson & Co., in Charlotte, that firm having no one here. The information was append ed, however, that there was some un derstanding between the two as to sales, Gattls acting more as an indi vidual than as an agent. Two days after Gattis' disappear ance from the city Mrs. Gattls left for Norfolk, Va., to visit her parents. Gattis, while a resiaeni oi mo lived on Jackson terrace. He was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal church choir, singing bass. - ; i v - . .f, z. E. SCOTT ARKESTED. At Instance of Parties In Mooresville a Warrant is Sworn Out Against Him Case to be Called at States vilie Next Week. ; -Special to The Observer. Mooresville, May 17. Mr. Z. E. Scott, . of Chariotte, came to Moores ville last November" and advertised himself as Charlotte's leading pho tographer and opened a" studio at the store of the J. P. Mills Company and took many orders ; for pictures and collected the -money for them and made promises ' that the pictures would be sent tothe customers In a few weeks. As the time went by and no pictures were - forthcoming, some of the citizens and several ladies from here, ay different times," went to his studio at Charlotte to see about them. In some instances they were promised and in . some," the parties who went, to see htm say they were treated very , uncivilly. In a few cases pictures were sejit ; to some of the people here, but those :: who re ceived them were few. After patience had ceased to be a virtue several 'Of the citizens heTe swore out Warrants against Mr. Scott, and Deputy Sheriff J.i-M. Deaton went to Charlotte yes terday to s6rve them. He returned to-day accompanied by Mr. Scott, The case was called before 'Squire A. M. Walker and Mr. Scott waived examination, the squire placing him under a $100 bond. Mr. Scott was unable to procure bond here, so he left on the afternoon train for Char lotte, accompanied by the deputy sheriff, to see if bond could be ar ranged there. The case will be called at Statesville court next week, Your correspondent also learns that before coming to Mooresville Mr. Scott was at Davidson last fall, about the last of October; and that some of the par ties there have not, yet received their pictures. i 1 : r . , SENTENCED TO HANG JUNE 21. II. E. Lyle Convicted at Way cross, Ga., of Murder of WIft and Baby Date May Bo Changed, r' Waycross, Ga., May 17. The Jury in the case of H. E. Lyle, charged with the murder of Tils wife and baby, to-day returned a "verdict of guilty without -recommendation. This was Lyle's second trial, the first a few weeks ago, resulting In a mistrial. Lyle claimed that the shooting was an accident. Judge Parker passed the sentence of death, fixing the hanging for June 21st. ; Lyle, when asked if he 'had anything to say why sentence should not bepronounced, replied: "Nothing except that I am not guil ty." It has been ascertained - that the State convention of the Baptist Young People's Union falls on June 21, so It Is probable that the date for exe cution will be changed.- DIES TO SAVE BROTHER. Georgia Lad Pitches Little Fellow to Safety and 1 Himself Crushed to Death on Trestle. Dallas, Ga., May-17. Hugh Starr, the 14 -year-old eon of J. o. starr, of this place, was crushed to death by a Southern -"Railway passenger train early to-day after rescuing his little brother from a trestle. The boy, ac companied by -'his 'mother nnd.lHtlc brother, were walking """alon.sr tho track when th1.-train was hr -.r I. Yon!-. '.:" rr nt hi trot h't . ? I. f f a Very Hae Q"".i:.ty ' t :.; .liandjoiuoiJL torsi . ic.a the Grand Army G '.o to be Plaml at tlia Kaso of the Monument Insorsnoe ' , Commisiioner Approves Charter of , the 1. .'"'-try Life Insurance Com lny," of Greensboro Regimental Jloster Completed Illness of Ex- Congressman Benjamin H. Bunn The Folitical Oiulook. Observer Bureau, The Hollaman Building, " Raleigh, May 17.. A charter has been granted the Hardwood Nveity Company, Dur ham, capital stock 1100,000, William A. Erwin and others stockholders. Comrade Phillip, of Beaufort," is dying at the Soldiers Home. A blind man named King was ar rested here on the charge of using the malls to swindle. He is a nsh dealer and, it is said, secured fish on orders, sold them and did not re mit. . The Worth Bagley statue was placed in position at 6 o'clock yesterday after roon and Mr. Ramsey, of the Balfour Granite Company, who had charge of ;hwk' Bays tUat everything was per fect. This morning the space around-the monument was turfed so that every thin looks very fresh and fit. The granite is a, very fine quality and upon it was this inscription: "Worth Bagley, Ensign U. S Navy. vFlrst Fallen. 1S9S." In gold there are the seal of the Navy Depart ment and an anchor and dolphin. The whole design is extremely graceful and well proportioned. The statue was cov ered with cheese cloth, but the outlines are very clear through this thin ma terial. To-day the statue was pho tographed. The artist, F. H. Packer, is very greatly pleased with everything. Decorators were busy to-dily adomin. the streets, wires, buildings, stands, etc., with flags. The grand army post in Ohio sends an extremely handsome floral offering to be placed at the base of the monument . .. CHARTER APPROVED. The insurance commissioner anoroves the charter of the Registry Life Insur ance Company, of Greensboro, this being a mutual assessment company. This evening the fine orchestra of the State School for the Blind 3i) pieces, gave a concert to the 526 patients at the insane Asyium. ine closing exercises of this school will take place Mfy 31t and Governor Glenn will be the speaker Or. the 4th day of June the orchestra Will gO to the Jamestown Exnnsttlon an.t will play there for six weeks under con trhot. The other students of the insti tution will go to their homeii. i The chief of the fire department" here reports that the loss by tire durlnsr th past fiscal year was one of the smallest ever known. Raleigh has been extreme ly zortunate as to fires m the past 30 years, none naving destroyed -any large number of building v . By an oversight .it is stated that Doc tors Kicnara kl. J-ewls and a Cf Regis ter are being reappointed members of the State board of medical examiners. Their appointment Is as members of the Stato Doara oi neaitn, of which Dr. Lewis has ior years Deen secretary. . The town of Franklin, Macon county, votes a special tax or. do cents on proper ty, for its public school ''BOSTBSar-COMPLETED:" - At the office of the Adjutant General a regimental ; roster - nas been completed, this covering all the national guard, of ficers and enlisted men. It snows the name,,- location, description, occupation, etc., and is very,useful in many ways. There is to be a parade of the Spanish- American war veterans at the eere monies here next Monday and these wt!t noia me ngni ol tne line ana nead the parade. They will wear campalitn hats, It is expected a number will come from other points in the State. It is hoped that before long the -statue of Sir 1 Walter Raleigh will be erected here. The movement for this began six years ago, but the total contributions do not yet reach $2,000. If the schools of the State, public and private, would devote themselves to this matter the funds could be secured in ' little or no time This vstatue ought by all manner of SVWUQ t,V JJ Itt fcJUCVL Vli V attractive little ; park iu tront of the union passenger station here, where there is a site specially adapted to it. ..; STATUE PHOTOGivAPHED. At U o'clock this morning the Bagley statue was unwrapped and photographed liom several different points of view. our correspondent was present and v.aa reatly Impressed by the accuracy fot the likeness and by the commanding mteness oi tne statue as well as the tidelity and attention shown by the sculptor In every way. The pose Is par ticularly fine, perhaps ' 200 persons were present, among them being members ot Bagley's family,- including two sisters ana his brother, Ensign David Bagldy, who has been ordered here by the Navy Department from a China station. Hj expressed unbounded satisfaction at the work. He was just the age now as Bagley when t latter . was killed at Cardenas. Artist packer was very warm ly congratulated by- a number of those present on his work. Chairman Russ and a number of members of the monu ment committee : wefe among those who congratulated mm, , ana who expressed their satisfaction with the ; work in ev ery way. '' -. : ' The Naval Reserves from Wilmington ero the only out of town naval mjlitla to be here, so lar as yet known at tho unveiling. They wlH be given a post of honor in the parade and they are to be photographed at the Statue, with tho United States naval officers in the centre and foreground. . . , WORK AT TELEPHONE OFFICES. ' Work has been very rapidly done in Ihe offices i of the Bell Telephone Com-' pany here, the mode of construction be ing somewhat new. .- . ,,., it is expected that in a month the ce ment, concrete and brick work on the new building at the Catholic Orphanage will be finished, v , v , Much regret is expressed here at the news of the serious illness ot ex-Con- i gressman Benjamin II. Bunn, of Rocky Mount, who is so well known in this sec tion of North Carolina, He is in a Rich mond hospital. ? Some of the knowing ones In regard to political matters say they expect to see seme more candidates enter the field in the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor. There are now half a dozen. "A great many curious stories are afloat,' one of these , being to the effect tt;at tho organization is backing oiks candidate and a big- newspaper another, but the other candidates smile at thef. statements and term them hot air. The very fact that the -campaign has begun so early means that there will be a very lively fight next year, and that the eotv vt ntion will be something of extreme in terest. It had been hoped that Raleigh would by next year have an auditorium so that it could cut in and present its claims as the proper place for holding the meeting, but so far no auditorium u In sight, and unless something Is done Greensboro is likely to get the conven tion. Of course there are a number of thoughtful people here who know the importance of the prestige a convention town has apart from the financial stat3 of the case, but there are some who do not care a cent about these matters. i .. s . I (Ah -oril. orly t i u Ia 1 Amending Fy-Laus tier i:nglish Be Used y Changing Preamble to i Telegram From ; ti-t'? Extending Brotli- v i;t'eeivca (;reat In- re; t-in Contributions For Foreign Jl! Ft:;i Less Than 20 Cents Per 7'eniler Per Year Night Ses sion Devoted to Foreign Mission Cause, , Richmond, Va., May 17. The sec ond session of the Southern Baptist convention was called to order to-day by H. R. Pollard, of Wlrginla, first vice president. Abstracts of reports of the home mission, foreign mission and Sunday school boards were read and adopted. Among the addresses was one by R. Goode, negro presi dent of the Virginia Baptist Associ ation. , ' The afternoon session of the con vention was called to order by Presi dent Stephens, Dr. J. J. ; Hunt, of Alabama, led in prayer. The treasurer's report was made by G. , W. Norton and accepted. Secre tary Burrows made an appeal to the Brethren to send him statistics to help him In' making his report. Rev. Dr. T. T. Eaton moved that the by-laws be amended so that bet ter English be used -. without their sense being In any wise changed. Dr. Eaton, also moved to change the pre amble to, the constitution slightly, The motions were adopted. ; " BROTHERLY GREETINGS. The following telegram, was receiv ed from the Northern Baptist conven tion which is now in session In Wash ington, D, C. : " v ' To the Southern Baptist Conven tion: ' Th Northern Baptist conven tion was organized to-day and sends brotherly greetings : Read Romans 12-5."; :,,;,:-..;'.-.:.., The secretary : was instructed to send a suitable response. : 'President -Stephens appointed a committee of 10 to report vacancies on the board of trustees of the South ern Baptist Theological Seminary. The report of Rev. H. C. Relsner, of Missouri, on pagan missions, was read, special attention toeing given to China, Japanese and Africa. Pres ident Stephens appointed a committee n accoustlcs and new hall. . Rev. F. D. Hall, of North Carolina, read a section of the foreign mission report, showing - that the great in crease in contributions making over 1400,000, is still less than 20 cents per member per year. He ' paid high compliment to the work being done by Mr. Levering, of Baltimore, and ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia, In forming a business auxiliary to mission work. THE MISSIONARY .OUTLOOK. Dr.- Turpin, of Virginia, Dr. II. W, .Battle, . of. Greensboro. N. C. Dr D. B. Headen, of ? Georgia, .Dr. Farrish, of Mississippi, spoke on Various phases of missionary outlook. Dr. I L. G Broughton, - of Atlanta,- delivered an address which led to a collection for the Baptist exhibit, which aggregated 1600. 't,-5 .v," At the night session . Vice President Joshua Iieveflng presided. The ses sion being devoted entirety to the foreign mission cause. ' A report was made by Rev. B. E. Chapman, of south Carolina, papal; fields, that is Italy, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico and one by Dr. H. W. Battle, of North Carolina on the financial, ex hibit of the foreign mission board. Among the speakers were Mr. P. H. Anderson, of Kentucky who soon to go to China as a missionary, Mr. J. W. Bailey, of North Carolina, and Dr. G. B. Trultt,; of Texas. t. Jury Has Moore Case. . Special to The Observer . ' Wilson, May 17. The session of court to-day was consumed with the trial ' of ' Nathan Moore, tV white furi.jtr i-liargcd, with .bt:a.ting his 16-Vf--r-old son to de-ith lar t jn -.th. '; ' cv;'" v. ' V.- t . f . ' -'. .o-.v That It Yas Not . r f r t.'.e Purpose of AU l.,.'t Boom -Returns to -tea W'. '.i the Information BAPTISTS ELECT GOV: HUGHES New York Executive Sfade Prerrtfltent of New Nrothern Convention in - Session at Washington- Greetings Sent Southern Baptists at Rich ;;(1;.mond. i-J.:, ; ?';' ;. Washington, May 17.-:--Gov. Charles E. Hughes, of New . York, was to-day elected president .of the new Northern Baptist Convention which was organized here to-day. This ac tion Wis taken at the general meet ing 6t the delgates to the general Baptist societies In session here and other Baptist laymen who are in at tendance. The mention of Governor Hughes' .name was greted with pro-i longed applause. . jrfThe other officers elected were: 1 , Vice presidents, Harry- Pratt Jud son, Illinois; Rev, 8. II. Green, Dis trict of Columbia, and Corwln S. i Shank; ...'.Washington; corresponding secretary, Rev. W. C. Bitting, Missou ri; recording secretary, George W. Coleman, Massachusetts; treasurer, W. E. ; Lincoln, Pennsylvania; addi tional members of the executive com mittee: Rev. J. W. Conley, Nebraska; E. J, Lindsay, Wisconsin ; Rev. A- E. Green Illinois; Rev. E. A. Hanley, Ohio; Rev. Robert , Ashworth, Con necticut; Rev. L. A. Crandall, Minne sota; E, R. Runyan, Oregon; Rev. P. W. Sweet. Michigan; F. H. Rowley, Massachusetts; Rev. J. W. Montague, Kansas; J. L. Vaughn, Iowa; W, Eucy Roselle, Pennsylvania; Rev. R. B. - Bryan,- Indianaf J.- H. Franklin, Colorado, and Mr. Brasted, Oklaho ma., 'f'i:- ''. .:: '.'' '::"? ;:f ' :'::- ; 'V-'v The constitution and by-laws which were adopted are subject to final rat ification by the convention which as sembles again next May. The chief point at Issue was whether the new convention should receive and consider reports from the missionary societies. This : was set tled by refering the matter to the ex ecutive board, to confer with the boards of the societies. V:;.5 : ; c ' The American Baptist Publication Society convened In its eighty-second annual session this afternoon. , Rev, W; G. Brimsoni of Chicago, vice pres ident, made an address which was followed by the appointment of com mittees and the reading of reports. Addresses were made by Boston W, Smith, of Minnesota;, by T. M. Cleve land, of New Hampshire, and by E. M. Stephenson, of Colorado. . A Serious Cutting Affray at Concord. Special to Tlie Observer.- ' Concord, May IT. A: serious cut ting affray took place at a Jate hour yesterdyN afternoon In the McDon ald pasture Just beyond the . Odell Mills. One John Troutraan and one Will Hudson, two white men, became ons -od in a it):rrpl. and when the two r .'. 'n firo to?, thr-r Hudson whip- i , r 1 rv! t"-l It fretty Al;or iiv t Wash Th.it There, ft Very Strons Sent! ment With Southern Republicans for President Koo.sevelt, But Little for Tart Mr. Cortelyou Said to be Close to Wall Street The Political Row in Tennessee Attributed to Ills Scheming. Observer Bureau, 1417 G Street. N. W., Washington, May 17. -It now develops that the recent visit of Mr. Francis H. Hitchcock, throughout the South was not alto gether for the purpose of pushing on the Taft boom. Nominally to Inspect the postofflces, ostensibly to feel the political pulses of the South for the administration, it now appears, that If this feeling of political pulses was an ulterior, motive there was still an ut-J most motived Mr. Francis H. Hitch cock, the First Assistant Postmaster General, who has charge or the "pie" counter, is the creation of one, Geo. B. Cortelyou. Geo. B. Cortelyou, now the Secretary of the Treasury, did not move Mr. Hitchcock from the Post office Department to the Treasury De partment, and this, has caused consid erable surprise and comment. But, he has reasons. Mr. Hitchcock's Job at the head of the appointing division of the Postofflce Department 1 is to pay for political service with offices. Mr. Cortelyou has more need of him in this Job than ne has In the Treasury Department. . ; ENTHUSIASM FOR ROOSEVELT; But who is Mr. Cortelyou buying political support f or ? for Mr. ' Taft ? Mr. Hitchcock returns from the South with the Information that there was a yery strong sentiment throughout Southern Republicanism for Mr. Ttoosevelt - He did . not think there was any particular enthusiasm for Taft. Numerous men of late . have gone to the Treasury Department to talk with Mr. Cortelyou, and it has been noticed that whenever anybody .mentions the Taft boom,1 or the prospects for Taft, Mr. Cortelyou gives a shrug of the shoulder, or some other, expression which shows very clearly that he does not think very much of Mr. Taft as a presidential candidate. While, the President Is ' not formally announcing that he Is supporting Taft, everybody knows that he is, and everybody knows that without the President's support" Taft would scarcely be a mentionable possibility. Yet the ! ad ministration nominally is not commit ted to Taft It Is no - treason then to. Mr. Cortelyou not to be advocat ing Taft. Whom then Is Mr. Cortelyou advo cating? Who Is the man pre-eminently fitted to succeed Theodore Roosevelt? - Mr. Cortelyou has In : his mind's eye the Ideal man, This Ideal man wag once a stenographer In the postofflce In New York. Thence he came to .Washington as a clerk In the Postofflce Department here. Grover Cleveland had .him promoted for ef ficiency and he became assistant secre tary to the President, and afterwards, when McKlnley became President he was private secretary to the Presi dent. Roosevelt lifted him bodily up from this Into the Cabinet. And hav ing been successively raised from the Department of Commerce and Labor to the head of the Postofflce Depart ment, and thence to the second place in the Cabinet, as Secretary of the Treasury, well may ho -consider him self a man of destiny. Mr. Geo. B. Cortelyou's Ideal man's name begins with a C. CLOSE TO WALL STREET. - It is not generally known,' but it Is true that MR Cortelyou Is the mem ber of the President's Cabinet who stands closest to the Wall Street finan ciers. Mr. Cortelyou Is in fact hand and glove with the "Interest," as chair man of the National Republican Com mittee, he demonstrated his Influence with these "Interests" by getting from them some several million dollars to elect Mr. Roosevelt The very first thing which he did after com in intn the Treasury Department - it Mill be recalled.'was to come to the relief of the wau street brokers and stock manipulators when they. set up the cry of panic. On the other hand, having oeen aiso private secretary to ; two presiaents, he is naturally looked ud on as very close to the "throne." The reactionaries," whoever thev are. have aispaired of nominating For aker, ; Shaw, Fairbanks or Can non, because they . have - noted the strong feeling . throughout the country for . Roosevelt They, therefore, want Cortelyou because, while supposedly in line with the President's supposed antagonism to the "interests," he Is really in sym pathy with the "interests," and will work in harmony with them. They consider him an available man for the reason that this sympathy for the f'Interests" Is , not known among the masses of the people. SCHEMING 'CAUSES ROW? The Tennessee row has been appar ently precipitated because of .Cortel. you scheming; Hitchcock Jn the Post- omce juepartmem. workln for rwi you is favoring the Henry Clay Evans, and Sanders faction of the Rennhn. can party as against the other faction neaaea py Kepresentatlve Brownlow. niuwniuw ana ,ms crowd art, Taft The reason thev s are i tnr t. t wi wuisr, is inas . uooseveit ' wants Taft, and they have an idea that it is well . to " stand in with Roosevelt tor purposes or Federal office, , Hitchcock and Cortelyou i have turned down Brownlow. Of course, Mr. Cortelyou is not opposing tne president. He got tne tresiaent s ear on the Tennessee situation, and told, him that Brown low's protestations were not sincere. Hence the President sanctions the turning down fit Brownlow. . CORTELYOU AND CAPERS, Now It will be recalled that on a good 1 part of his trip through the South Genenal Hitchcock was accom panied by the Hon. John O. Capers, of South Carolina, and Washington. Cap tain Capers still -holds his position as adviser for the State of South Caro lina. He says he, la no longer in pol ities. ' He Is national committeeman from south Carolina, however, and he accompanied MrC 'Hitchcock' on this re cent trip. Moreover. If Captain Caperw Is no 1-mrrer In polities, he has a k",,n re'-nf lection of how b ft ot. 17. One of it!e, largest and most e tings of the Grand c: a. Epecl-.! O 7?.e Observer. Elizatcth City, May the mo5t i.-t enjoyable rr.c Lodge of Odd Fellows of North Caro Una came to a cicse at Elizabeth City this morning aC 1:30 o'clock when that body adjourned the sixty-fourth session, which convened Tues3ay evening at 8:30. When the Grand Lodge was called to order 3ast. night by Grand Master T. M. Stephens, there was very little business to be transacted save the election of officers for the ensuing year. , , " . The following were elected: Perrln Busbee, Raleigh, grand master; H. M. Shaw, Oxford, Deputy grand mastar. P. H. WiUIams, Elizabeth City, grand warden; B. H. Woodell, grand secre tary; R.J. Jones, Wilmington, grand treasurer; T. M. Stephens, Durham, grand representative; to Soverign Grand Lodge, Dr. L. B. McBrayer, Ashevile; Trustee Orphans Home. Rev. D. Thompson; Rich Square, grand chaplain; J. ,G. Delmar, New bern, grand marshal. J. G. Walker Cary, grand conductor; John W. Fraz ier, Winston grana guardian; Garett Franklin grand herald. To-day being Odd Fellows day at the Jamestown Exposition all these who have been in attendance at Elizabeth City are spending the day at the exposition, "in which the Grand Lodge of Virginia are participants. CROWSOX STILL AT LARGE. The Wretch Who Attempted Criminal Assault on a Year-Old Child at Hamlet Has Been Seen, But Has Not Been Captured. Special to The Observer. V Hamlet, May 17. -J. M. Crowson, who attempted to outrage the -year-old child of Mr. Will Henderson Tuesday afternoon la stjll at large. He has been heard of on two or three oc casions. An engineer on the Seaboard whose rnn Is between here and Wil mington saw hint walking along the track about five miles east of here yesterday morning, but when the of ficers went in pursuit there was no trace of him. Crowson is a bad fel low. Ha in a constant drinker, and it Is susplcloned that he is guilty of another crime, but there la not suf ficient proof to convict him. It is confidently believed that he will be caught in a short while. There" is no violence anticipated as it is believed that he will receive his. Just deserts at the hands of the. law. The evi dence against him is conclusive and sentiment is all against him. Much sympathy Is expresed for Mrs. Crowson, as she is one of the best women in town. THE JEFFERSON POSTOFFICE. Mr. R. II. McNeill Takes Exception at . Correspondent's Statement. Observer Bureau. 1417 O. Street N-W., ' Washington, May 17, Mr. R. H. McKnell does not like the little raraKraDh which appeared Jn The Observer a few day ago under a Greensboro date line to the' effect that Mr. Ellfot 1ras been apomted Post master at Jefferson. The Greensboro items say that Mrs. Counsel, sister of Mr. McNeill, was cnampionea oy ,ur. McNeill a Washington, while Mr. El liot was championed by Judge Adams, and that Judge Adams won out. Mr. Elliot receiving the appointment, air. McNeill says that he never has advo cated Teorle for post-offices here In Washington except In this particular case, and what he said on tne mater was to Judge Adams himself, being repeated at the Postomce Department- He furthermore says that Mr. Elliot has not yet been appointed. LAST , DAY OP CONVENTION. Reports From Everywhere Show That Much Has Been Accomplished The Jubilee Offerings Services Largely Attended. Special to The Observer. Tarboro, May 17. The features of the third and last day of the conven tion were its Jubilee services of the Women's Auxiliary, the sessions of the convention being devoted chiefly to mission work. Archdeacon Pollard, colored, made an interesting report on his race in the Church, in the State and in the country. In the State there are orer 700 communicants, and In the schools over 1 000 day scholars. Throughout the country there were 200 churches served by 115 ministers. He had traveled over the South and found the sentiment general i with his race for separation, and he bowed to the will of both races, though" personally he opposed.lt, believing It would not be for the best. He made a strong. earnest plea for aid and greater aid for the whites now that this separa tlon is to take pface. ' , St. Stephen's mission, at Duke, Rev. Samuel M. Hanff, minister in charge, was admitted, Raleigh, with the unurch of the Good Shepherd, was. chosen for the next convention. The Jubilee services were such in reality as In name. :' :, "U, v ..-..: X Dr. Mallinckrodt preached a re markably, strong, eloquent and most appropriate sermon his text being "The King's Daughter Is All Glori ous. Within." The Jubilee, offering was then made and each auxiliary had Its offering in a bag, not one being alike, but all In some way rep resenting Its silver Jubilee. Offerings were sliver money, approximating 11,000. . Nearly every auxiliary "had done better than its year previous. At Charlotte the gifts Increased $200, These services were largely attended, the church being completely filled. The present officers were re-elected. The personnel of the convention Is of a high order and the people of the town regardless of denomination have been thoroughly delighted with their visitors. I'm, j'lerii-s ; 23, loi-r Tat,: niitteo Ani'i Constitutionality and AH Overt; Subject, Report 1 Session Adilres i Wright, of the A ciety, and Rev. J Iondon. Birmingham, Ala., feature of to-day's sc. General Assembly of t Presbyterian Church v. 2 ment of a special corn all matters pertain; lotte articles of agrc referred.. This conn executive session to-ni eration of the question far presented themselvc -. A report will be made ' mlttee Monday afternoon, be the-means of bringin0 subject before the Asm some heated discussions ar To-night a Bible session and an address njade by s Wright, of the American , ciety. A report of tho al'u formed Presbyterian - Chun world were read and tic was addressed by the. Rev. thews, of London, Eng. The committee on the ; agreement which is by far Important 5 of ; the ; 'Asaen. named to-day and is constih minister and one elder f r Synod of the Southern Ch A FLOOD OF OVERT A flood of overtures fro rlous Presbyteries were 1 committees at to-day's ses , of the overtures related t posed articles of agreemer An overture from the Okla., Presbytery, which been formed, asked thu Synod be organized to con Presbyteries cf Mangum, 3 Durant ' The Synod of overtured the Assembly to ; ad Interim committee, wh It shall be to make an study of the entire system government with a view to such changes as will give-1 its logical, natural and fig! n the line of Church court cue it from its present anon awkward position out of t The i East Hanover Presby? that a committee be named aider the advisability of e the order of deaconess. Ai from the Presbytery of Pa proposes certain amendme constltutlon with a view to r mode of effecting organic x other bodies. The Presby te Worth prays for rellef In t of the' anomalofls condition Church's foreign, mission v removing the stigma of s seeming approval of polyjp CHARLOTTE WANTS AS: An overture from Loulsv Invites the General Assemb! in that city In 1908. It Is 1 that Charlotte, N. C, Montr and Houston, Tex., want tb sembly. An overture from mgton Presbytery seeks to flcial Inquiry made Into the the number of Infants bap; Ouchlta Presbytery wants peace conference Indorsed. Many overtures were asking for the proper ol the 400th anniversary of t John Calvin. . The vote on the Char! ment for closer relations v ly read. It showed that : terles approved the artic! disapproved. In four Pn action was taken. A con- one minister and one elder Synod was appointed to pa constl tutlonajlty-of the ta agreement and also renorf overtures bearing on the si. committee will report Mom' turned out of , the district attornev's office, have clung to him with broth- erly affection, and In all matters re lating to postofflces in South Carolina have unfailingly acted In accord with the " captain's wishes. It is safe to say, therefore, that the delegates from South Carolina at least, If Captain Capers can Influence them will vote for Cortelyou In, the convention. This Marlon Butler genera'Ism business does noji seem to be taken very perl 'v H all (iirt - : Marlon Pnt'-c-r r-- "1-1 P. '!";'. r-fn RIGID SABBATH OBr: Resolutions liookin to . n Organization for Advar Sunday Rest Adopted fc-. lresby ter Inns Report f tee on Church Co-ojH-i Union Adopted. Columbus, O., May 17. petus was given to. the mov Sabbath jobsen-ance to-rt.v Presbyterian OeneraLAe :i resolutions were adopted 1 a thorough organlzatdon for ment of Sunday rest The was given to the discussion tlon of the report of the sp mittee on Sabbath obsen provision in the resolutions ; urging Presbyterians to g! ence in buying to those who close their shops on t day was stricken out on t that It would In effect &v, boycott. The resolutions adupte ' j mend the appointment ot ; I tee In each Presbytery t the movement for Sabbu; ance; urge ministers to funerals on the Sabbath ; of sports, excursions and f lar uses of the Sabbath; omissions of Monday re. seminaries and colleges . students in observing tli favoring ? a : Saturday h for all workers and conJ day newspapers. It m there are upward of j,f sons now employed ci t in the United States. h The tAssem'bly elso.' t adopted the report e n Church co-operc Provlalon waa made tlon at the next con eration of Churc: further recommend the incorporated boa. berland Church bra -transfer all rrorerty r. : the proper boania cf n Ian Church to carry S the agreement for 1 i GOV. LITTLE IN Will Not Assume C '".Little Koek.-'Ar-, Little secret ry i 1 Join S. T ! Cay, hx, er 3 hr:iit:i r.or U' ' ' - i r ' t.
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