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f t 'Vr 4 4 . J SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, i'8.00 PER YEAR. ,i CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1007. PRICE FIVE CENTS. POSTAL MEN JOIN STRIKE 1,( . 0 CHICAGO OPERATORS OUT Resolution Adopted ia Meeting of Strikers That Every Operator la (he City Holding a Card Shall be X" Called Outr Postal Men Demand V 25 Per Cent Increase, 8-Hour Day , j and Recognition of A nion With Vlllniate Aim of Aiding Western Union Striker Commercial Oper . ators Are to be Called k Out :To Day Situation , More Serious Hourly -. jj :K: ;..V '-Vv'" ; Chfcago, ; Ili., Augt 9. -The 60d operators of the Postal Telegraph Company struck to-night at 6 o'clock. ; This, with the 1,100 men out 'from . the offices of the Western "Union - throughout i the city, makes 1,600 men now on strike In Chicago. , ; -At a meeting of the operators held this . afternoon , a resolution was unanimously passed - declaring i that ' - every operator Jn the, city having",. union card should be called out " A short time after, the meeting had dissolved demands were presented to ,the officials of the Postal company . asking for an Increase 25 per cent5 In wages, an 8 -Hour day and ' recognition of the pnlon. If these were not passed upon the strike was , to follow It was the general feeling among the operators ; that the ,r de- - mands could not be granted at once and the move was evidently intended ' to JW-lng about the strike at the pres ent time in order toj aid' the West- ern Union men if the demands -were " not granted. Under the working, of the order all the operators working for brokers and commission 'houses will be called out In the morning and - business generally -will; be badly handicapped. - - - ' " It - was said to-night by -aome of ' the operators who were present - in . - the meeting that the Intention of the , union Was . to cripple the telegraph facilities of Chicago in every- dl - rectlon, and to do it so completely .- that ! public - sentiment -would Be brought tobear' heavily on the two - telegraph companies, and in tnl manner; force a settlement .between them and the operators. ' " . - The strike at the Chicago office of the Postal company was attended by no sign of disorder. ' "When whistle ' was blown, the operators rose from ' their keys with a cheer and walked - out. S There was not " the slightest ' evidence of Ill-feeling, on " either side; Th men after reaching the street gave repeated cheers and thn ld " perseflk--ii',i;Vv';'";f,: '' v-": -"t ' ' , I The strike -throughout the flay C "has been, marked by absence ;of trouble of any kind. Chief of Police ' Shlppy informed : the i leader -this afternoon that he. would .- not allow any picketing or violence,' and he was informed that nona wasy i in ' tended, and that eery effort would 'he made to keep the men peaceable. ' "-The general; situation, throughout the Weat beeame more serious as - the day lengthened. ; W'v' . With-the strike of he. Postal em- ployes, Chicago to-night to left with , Ibout 35 commercial telegraphers, ' " ho aVenHeavormg td transmit the business of both telegraph companies, whereas tinder ' normal conditions fully 1,500 men' are necessary to do the work in -Chicago. ? 4 ; -vr-A; ' . -. XJther Western Union offices whicK became involved In the trouble to- - day, ' together with ' the number of men who quit work, are: , .Salt Lke City, ;88rr Helena 40t . Kansas City, : 830;vDallas, 105; Eort Worth, Tex., 40; Colorado Springs. 10; Denver, 83; New Orleans,, 60. BUT TWO POSTAL MEN AT WORK Superintendent and Chief All Who - Remain at Keys In- New Or eans ' Meeting to Decide More Called for -.Tills Mornlnr. ' "New. Orleans, La., Aug. 9. Trouble ( ' ' developed ait the Postal iciegrapo -, ' ilea In this Otty to-night when an op- erator refused to work the Chicago v wire.' h'h ? was Immediately suspend ed iby the wire chief and the com pany's local officials were sent for to settle the matter it possible. - -; "r- i "Alt he Western Union an extra op erator who was ordered to make re- . - fllef on the Chicago wire refused and - c was discharged. The nlon operat ' rs,. however, did -not make an issue ; of tlhe matter beoauefl the discharged operator was an eiotra man.' ' - All .the - New Orleans postals Tele- graph operators, numbering about 60, . ' tteft their wJres pendlng) the arrival Of Supt. W. A. PonteouB.' 5 " The Pwrtal VTe4eigra.ph operators did not meet Superintendent ' Port- - ' eous, butt declared a strike because eeveraH operators liad treen discharg ' - ed for refusing to work the Chicago wire. The newspaper Postal operat " ' ors also went out . The Western Union operators re mained at work, but a meeting was called for to-morrow morning for the local union to decide whether all , Kew Orleans operators of the "eom- imrctal i tcompanies should strike.' ' Superintendent Porteous and "the , ' chief operator were the only men who were at work In tha Postal ofllce to- night. - - ,- Mr. Porteous said e wn making preparations .to - nil the strikers' places. " STHIKE A DEIJCATE 6UBJEOT. .i''((-'t'-ii.,ISV.'. ' ' TrohUlent Small, of National ' Union, j fays Mrs. Nichols Is Storm-Centre, . . " and .With Frlsro OfHcerm, Respon- rtble for Wlwt Mis Happened. f,? "Oakland, Cal.,' Aug.' . Samuel J. flmall, .the national president of the 'iSsv)immrclal v ' Telegraphers' Unlonr, . N j V akilng of the telegra.'ptiers'. strike to-day said: ; ' ' -' . "The eubject ia too delicate to say anything about : Mrs. NBohols la the storm centre of h? etrtlce and she and the San Francfco officers of the company are responsible for what has , Happened. The latter thave aiot lived tip to "the agreement adopted 'two ' weeks ego. When en investigation Is nade, something startling will come out , , 1 . . " , "Oakland operators want to -go out, 'but we are holding them back. We expect, Ihowever, that the whole trou ble wWl ; be uptiled In, two .or three day. 'President Clowcry, : of, the Western Union, will ftave the facts ftefire him In 24 hours, and mav t- tie It, at once. I cannot say anything wot uur uemami. ior everything Is In a fhaottc condition at present." Dallas Newspaper Ooratora Out DBllas, TexH"Aug. One hundred and five Western Union operators ' ; went on strike at JV30 o'clock to night constituting the entire force end operators -ot . newspaper Western Union loops. . . A Walk-Out at Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. . West ern Union telegraphers walked out n stride to-n!ght HREMEVb J3EI DAY LAST COXTllSTS AM, IXTEH-STATE ( Salem Wins Hand Reel Race, Sails bury Grab Keel First Money and : Afhevllle No, 2 and AsTievillo No. 1 First and Hexmd Place, Respective ly, In the Horse Hose Wagon Races The Winner of 100-Yard Dash, C. : C. Wood, of Rome, Ga. President "McNeill Declares the Tournament the Best the Association Ever Held Victorious laddies ; Cclobrate In Various Ways Salem, Morganton - and Hickory In a Bowling Match. Special fo The Observer. : -.Wilmington, - Aug. . 8. Inter-State events contributed to make tnis the banner day. of the ' State Firemen's tournament The hand and ' grab reel, races 'took place" this morning and the horse hose wagon' events this afternoon. The attendance both morning and afternoon was estimated at. 10,p00, nearly equal to the opening day. . With to-day : the :; tournament closes and It Is declared. hy"- Preslor dent McNeill to have (been without a doubt the moat successful in the his tory, of the association. , ' In the hand reel races this morn ing Salem" took first ' money, time 26 3-5 seconds; Salisbury sacond, time 27 4-5; Morganton third, 1 time "29. Other records; i Rome, Ga., 31 v 2-5; Florence. s. C. 32 1-5. ; Graham fail ed oa connection.) . - . In, the grab reel races, Salisbury won first prize, time 19 3-4; 6alem second, 18 4-5; Rome, Ga., 21; Mor ganton, 22. Graham and Florence did not ' enters , . , There were 13 entries: for horse hose Wagon races, Ashevllle ' No. 2 taking first money,-4ime 32; Ashevllle No. li secofldt time 32 1-6; -Raleigh Capltoi, third, time 82 4-5. - Other records were: , Newbern Atlantic, 36; Goldsboro, No. 1) 34, 1-5 ; Newbern, 83; Kinston, 84 Statssvllle, 38; Rocky Mount, 36 1-5; Salisbury, 36. Golds boro Bclipse, Durham and Concord failed on coupling. To-nJght the visiting firemen are celebrating their respective vlctor.es m the city and at the ashore. At Wrights vale f our-nen ' , teams rrm Salami Morganton and Hickory yara completing a . bowling tournament for prizes of 32 5i 315 and 85, respective ly;;1 Others are . Waving for thir homes on all departing trains. CViC Wood, of Rome, Ga... to-day won' the-.100-yaM dash tn 9 4-5 4ec ondsf,the world's record being 9 35 seconds. Last year the same runner wen the 100-yard dash m 10 1-5 sec onds. tThe entries were George Sel fert 'Salisbury; .Ernest Hill, Raleigh: Myron Whitner, Morganton; P. , W. Dal Hare and F.P. Bultman, Florence, S. C; C. C. Wood and Grovcr-?yars, Rome, Ga and E. C. Stemple galem. At the tconoluslon of fne events thjs af ternoon the Wilmington 4. Chimical Engine Company 'gave- a- prctlcal demonstration In front of thfl Jadges stand, making with, the entire local department, a fine . run down the OUWa':j;.'.-,.v.-''-;;V':1:;i':" BONAPARTE WITH PRESnENT. Man Matters With Which Depart ment of Justice lias to ao dihouss-, ed at Kix-Uour Conference at Saga ? more Hill. -:::.: H-i ,y H: Oyster Bay Aug.! 9.-After a con ference of , six hours with President Roosevelt ' sJl . Sagamore Hill to-day. Attorney. General Bonaparte said on leaving; that .while - many matters with which his Department had to do had Deen thoroughly considered,, none of them could be discussed for pub lication. , . . "Yes, we talked about the Stand ard Oil." he replied In answer to a question. , "No one has sent me a check.yet for, the 129,000,000 fine. However, that litigation seems to be progressing satisfactorily. "The , Southesn : Railroad situation was also gone over, but that also Is In a state of progression. We have given the ; road, an- opportunity to come Into the higher court but - of course,: If they have no stomach "for a fight, we cannot compel them to make one. s ..r..li-, i. ; "There ; were many other matters talkeJ of. We considered the Florida judgeship, where a successor i ia .be selected to. the late Judge Swayfte. but no conclusion was reached on the matter.'; " , , 4 ... r,, ., ohn W. -Terkes, former commis sioner .-of . internal revenue; - William Allen White, of Kansas,-and C. F. (jonneiiy, were luncheon guests of the President WIFE-MURDERER 6TILL FREE. Ransom Godwin's Relatives Believed to be Helping Him to Escape A Report That lie Is Surrounded in an Outhouse. - - , Rpeclal to The Observer. ' . Selma, Aug. 9. Ransom Godwin, Whk Wednesday morning of this week brutally murdered his wife at their home near Ken ley, is still at large. though every effort 1a being made to capture him. Sheriff Nowell received a message this afternoon from a re liable party near the Godwin home saying Godwin was located.ln an out house near tola home " and was sur rounded. The : sheriff, immediately started for the place with a number ot peclal deiputies, "but up to a aate hour his t:apture had not been ef fected. Godwin has a large circle of relations who, it is claimed, are as sisting tn very way possible to make gooa nis escape. . tfiooanounas were put on his track and did much' loud barking for the distance of about a mile, when they !ost the scent entlre ly.v'.It is. believed, that on aocounVof his age-he will not bo able to effect a permanent escape, tout, will soon be brought, to Justice. . ,". ' ,, DECISION FAVORS UNIONISTS. Georgia "... Supreme " Court ' Reverses . Fulton County Super lor Court In Case Involving Union of Cumber land Churches in the United States. , Atlanta, Oa.. 'Aug. 9. The 'Supreme Court of Georgia to-day handed down a decision holding that the General Assembly of the Cumberland Church acted within the scope of Its consti tutional authority wheW it voted for a union of all the Cumberland Pres byterian Churches "In the United States and the action of that "body with references to Church property la to be recognized by civil courts. The decision' has the effect of award ing the property of the Cumberlanl Church Jn AtlarJa to that part of the membership which upholds the Union of the Churches, consummated by the General Assembly, at Decatur, III., May 26 It also reverses the deois. ion of the Superior Court of Fulton county, from which appeal was tak en.' ; i BILL QUA NTKELL YET ALIVE IS RESIDENT OF QUATSIXO, V. I. Famous Guerilla Txader in Civil War, o AocoTcIlng to History, Died Of Wounds in Kentucky Iiospltn I, Rec ognized by Member of Michigan Cavalry WTio .Cut Up His Force Quantrell, Now living Under Name of John Sharp, After Being Recog nized by Former Cavalryman, Tells Thrilling Experiences Since Being lA'ft to Die by Surgeons. Victoria, B. C. Awtr 9. BiU Quan- ttell, leader of Quantrell's guerillas In the clyll . war, who,, according to history, died of wounds of. a Kentucky hospital afterhls raiders were cut up, alive, and lives at Ounitjitnn. on the northwest -coast of-Vancouver Island uflder the- name of, John Sharp,' ac cording .to a number, of persons who have conversed with, him., J. E. Duf- ', a " prominent tlmberman. who re cently became interested 1 1n timber land at Quatalno.- . TProirnWe Jihn Sharp, whd Is' over 70, welry" and gray, as Quantrell, Duffy HavJna; been member of . the MJchiean troon of cavalry whtcn cut vp Quantrell's forcii, He stated to Duffy that he was correct in his ireconltlon . Kharn said he Jiad (been left as dead, .and instead of dying of ills wounds at jjouiaviue as history recorded, had taken a horsn rii,in m,nu miii and disappeared. Me made - his way w oounn America, living a number of years in t Chile," whence he went to Tesas, where lie engaged in the cattle uuaiueao, maKing consKierabie money Which he exhausted. Then he wn,t to Oregon, where he- nunr.hri 'enwu and drove eattle over the mountadna From Oregon he came to " British Columbia nearly two decades ago and engaged in logging at different camps of the northwest coast of Vancouver isiana tmtH jiO years ago, when he 'became' a traD&er of the northern coast Six or seven years ago he went to Quatsino, where he was made car carer at West Vancouver mines. 'The story the old man told the In formant of the Associated Press was that when his Jhanrt - Wfljt Vvilt Ml n ' Via. Lhad ."been bayonetted in tihe chest tmu mw a Duuet wound througfh the shoulder The surgeon who looked mm over ueciuea mat ne could mot live more fthan a. counle or hnnrn an a he 'had been 'left so that othnm-urith more chance of recovery could be at- lenaea xo oy tne .overworked - sur geons. ; While (they tended the others the got up despite his wounds and dis appeared. That nlgrht, he says, ihe xuo i mnes. ie men rook flight to South America. STORV OF QUANTRELL'S DEATH. Rev. Thomas Cobb, Former Recruit ing umcer w no .camped W ith the Famous Querells, Leader, Relates Wliat He Believes True Story of ; Mis Death and Burial , , Kfinsas t3ty'XugC"'9.Accordlhg;'t6 local ' history. Bill ' Quantrell, the guerilla leader",' who played so impor tant a part In the Missouirf-Kansas border I warefare of the early days, died ft. In ? the -Sisters' aoipltal .at Louisville, Ky. Rev. Thomas Cobb, formerly pastor of ' the Methodist Episcopal church, of this eity, , but now ;, located in ; Oklahoma, knew Quantrell In Kentucky . during the civil war. " Cobb was. a cavalry re cruiting officer and at the-time camp ed with Quantrell for two day and hal many talks with-hlm. . He eald, Quantrell then ' was , in Central Kentucky. He was on hi a . v in Virg'ni.-i a4 Maryland t? join Mosby. iie .naa a sKirmisn with the Federal troops, the Twelfth Kentucky Caval ry, and was seriously wounded. He was not known at Quantrell -during that, expedition, but went under the name of Captain Clark, r . . j "I was parolled in Louisville about that time by ColonelFolsom.. One day Colonel Folsome asked me if I knew Quantrell,-and I told him X did. Then' he asked me If I would Identify him, and I said I would if he were dead, v 'Then you will not - Identify him If he is alive!' asked ; Colonel Folsom. 'No,M replied. t'l was tak en to view a body," but At was not that of Quantrelt. But a day or two later several of Quantrell's men saw the dead body of their leader In the Sisters' Hospital and attended his funeral In the Catholic Cemetery. This, I believe, Is the true story of Quantrell's death and burial." v?V. To Whom Did These Shin Bones and , , . Hair Belong? ' , Topeka, Kas., rAug. 9. Mention of the- discovery of W., C. Quantrell as being alive in British1 Columbia calls to mind the fact that in the State historical rooms are two shin bones and a lock of hn.li minnnu.il n ha those of the famous faider. They have been there .'Since May, 1888, when the mother at Onnntprfll an W. W. Scott, of Canal Dover, O, openea me grave said to hold Quan trell at Louisville, Ky, . SHOT HIMSELF IN HEAD. Boney Campbell, of Aslieville, Tries ' to End Ills Own Life With a PUloI Tlie Suicldo Planned With Much Care. Ashevllle,: . Aug. v; 9.' Another at tempt at suicide was made here this morning shortly before ' 10 o'clock when Boney Campbell, a carpenter 40 years of age, shot himself through the right side of the head near the temple. The would?be suicide in now at the Mission Hospital with about an even, chance for recovery. Campbell made most careful prep aration for the act fHe wrote a note Instructing that his trunk ' be not searched, Saying that the mpney in the pocket book on the table war all that he had.' Before sending thv bul let Into his head Campbell dressed himself as If for some siclai func tion. He donned Ms best j suit it clothes, 'dean collar, and ' cuffs and choicest cravat. ? He' even took the precaution to place a bowl from the wasbstand near where he had placed himself to fire the-intended fatal i :v The man's markmanshlp, howevnr, was bad. The bullet that was in tended for fhe right temple wss lired a little too low and entermt the tide of the face near the chook bo.u. No caute has been algnd for tire rash act although Jt U taldjltat the n-an has not bten"Ln gonl:heailh for sor.to time an I,. tint, he was fre. quently despondent His wife js how in the insane asylum. Big British' Steamer Aalwre." Kdbe, Aug. J. ?The J3rlf'h steamer City of Carthage, I nam Pliiladelphla via Port Natal, Is ashore oft Wada mlfakt, with tank full, of water and second hold leaking,- Arrangements have been made for assistance. INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Engineer, Conductor, Fireman and Brakeman of Colliding Traln'Held Responsible for Terra Cotta Wreck, in Which 46 Persons Were Killed and as Many Dijured. Washington, Aug. , 9. The grapd Jury of the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia to-day found indict ments against Henry H. HJldebrand, engineer; Frank H. Hoffmeyer, con ductor, Ira C. MoClellan, fireman, and Ralph Rutter, trakeman, of train 2120, of the Baltlmor'& Ohio Rail road, which on Decemlber 3 1st, last, ran Into the rear of train No.' 66, while- the latter stood at Terra Cot ta station in the outskirts of t Wash ington; causing one of the mast-dis astrous collisions that, ever occurred in this city, resulting In the death of 46 persons and serious injury of probably- as many more. The indictment charges manslaughter ' as Uhe result of the negligence or the trainmen in failing to observe the fetlock signals at Takoma station. None of the indict ed, men have been apprehended, but Hlldebrand and Hoffmyer already are under 'bond in the sum of 85,000 each, 4- " VIRGINIA EDITOR DISuPPEARS. No Clue to Ills Whereabouts and No Canse Conceivable For His Absence He Left Prepared to Stay Gone, Mt Seems, .-fc; v -:. - W;. - t 4 ,. Special to The Observer, ' f ""Danville," Va -Aug. ; 9. J' speal from Chatham, the county seat says: L. . P, Clyde, editor of The Chatham Spy and secretary .-of the Chatham Fair Association, left this place two weeks ago to attend to some business for the fair association in Staunton and Petersburg, not to be gone more than three days, "but two weeks have elapsed without any tidings from him. When leaving. he? took all. of his clothing, both sumrrtec and winter, and indications are that he left with out any intention of returning; but 'for what cause no one kows. From aU appearances he seemed to be mak ing a success of his paper, which was less than one year old About eight een months ago he married Miss Earle Morris, of this city, who with a baby girl have anxiously awaited his return In vain., s CHARLOTTE GUNNERS WIN. J. K. Crayton Leads Amateur's and Mr. E. RY Starr the Professionals at Wilmington Gun Shoot. Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Aug. 9.rhe Inter. State tournament under the auspi ces of ; the Wilmington Gun Club closed here this afternoon, ' J. E. Crayton, of Charlotte, led the ama teurs both days, with 187 of 200 ihe first day and 183 out of 200 the sec ond day. John W, Todd, of Char lotte, was the second high amateur the first day, 182 out of 200; and Dr. James I. Johnson was the second highest to-day, 179 out of 200. ' E. U. Starr, of . Charlotte, led the professionals . both ? days, scores 191 and 187. "For the vhandsome hand painted vage'oftered -by the Hunter Arms' Company, Boushee and Stoke ley, tied. 22 out of 25, and Boushee won the gun Offered by the Ithaca Arms Company, 24 out of 25. The tournament attracted a . score of visiting shots and was a success In every. way. :; STANDARD OIL TOUCHES BOTTOM Several 'stocks Quoted la New York Reach New Low Record Levels During Day's Trading. v . New York. Aug. 9. Several stocks quoted In New York fell to new low record levels to-day. Notable among them was Standard Oil, which at one time during the day reached 466, the lowest point touched in many years. A little later the stock was offered at 475 with no bidders. Several years., ago Standard OH sold above 8600 per share and to-day's price in dicates a shrinkage in value comput ed on the local capital stock of more than 300,000,000. Other stocks that sold at a new low record to-day were the common and preferred shares of Interborougn Metropolitan company. which operates the consolidated trac tion lines on Manhattan Island. The Interborough Metropolitan - common sold at 11, and the preferred at 83 1-2. These figures are just about one-half the price of several months ago. FIRE ENDANGERS MANY INSANE Laundry, Lighting and v Heating V. . A. . . 1 V '. tatlon Destroyed Ixms $20,000. : ' Via -liladelphla, Aug. 9. A building containing the laundry, lighting and heating plant bf the. Pennsylvania hospital for the Insane In west Kili adelphla, one of the largest private institutions hi the country, was de stroyed by fire this afternoon. The flames started in the laundry and gave much concern to the hospital at tendants responsible for' the safety ot hundreds of Insane patients who are confined in several of . the buildings. " Patients, mrwtlv women. . In hunt ings nearest the burning structure, were rumnveA tn nthnr tmll.finwa ... note front' the lire. - There was little cAviLOMuui. (inoui tnem. v a numDer of persons In the Institution undergo ing ireaiment tor sngnt nervous dis eases formed a fire brigade and gave valuable aid to the attendants. The loss Is estimated at 120,000. REPORTERS WEAVE ASIIEVIIXE. Mountain City Man Chosen One of vice rresiuenia aumer of the Next Meeting Place Left With the - Ezccntlve Committee. , . n ; , Ashevllle, Aug. 9. The ninth an nual . convention of vthe National Shorthand Reporters' Association ad journed to-day after electing the fol lowing officers: " ' President, William Whltford, Chl cage; vice presldenU, A. - Emerson F!vo. lihivlllt' fr,nl f. . o, ' , . - ui VW,QUB New York; 'Wllliam-4iallinger, Kan eas uiiy, ana juaiayeue Temple, Bal timore. Secretary-treasurer, Ken drlck C. Hill, of Trcnton.v N. X v The matter of a meeting ailaee for next year was left with the executive committee.' Tho reports of the out standing committees were read and actedV upon,' and the convention clos ed with votes of thanks to the city! the press and the hotel proprietors. Many of the delegates .will- remain here for the balance of the week. :"' in ii 1 1 ii i--T Li r r Mi -h-'i' W 's-""1 , Ifnmcdlste Trial for Mngllls, Clinton, 111 , Atig. 9, Circuit Judge Cochran to-day allowed the petition of the defense for the Immediate trial of Frederick Maglll and his wife, Fay Graham Magill, who: are tinder Indict ments charging responsibility for the death of Mrs. Pet Maglll,. the first wifo of Maglll. ' The Magllls are at liberty on $5,000 bonds pending trial. TAh'IXG 0E TESTIMONY 0IS KEEN BATTLE OF COUNSEL Objection After Objection Follows Almost Every Word Asked Wit nesses tn Peonage Case First Person Called Is Justice of Peace Harding, Who Said Warrants Were Issued for the Foreigners by Num berg . Instead of Names The In terpreter Takes the Stand and is Followed by the Sheriff Who Served the Warrants Slow Prog, ress Being Made. Special to Vhe Observer. Beaufort, Aug. 9. The taking1 of testimony In the peonage case began this morning at least the effort was made to take testimony. It has been a lawyers' battle from, the start Almost the ; first question asked the first n witness", was ; objected to, f ol lowed by argument ; between1 op posing counsel, and rarely a question was asked but what was objected to, objection 'overruled - or sustained. Every Inch of . ground : has been tought , - The first witness was Justice of the Peace Henry Harding, who issued the warrants upon the application of Kline,: under which the alleged peons were arrested. The warrants were not . Issued for certain persons by name, but by number. Later a list of f fictitious t" names were at tached by the magistrate, not at the Instance or In the knowledge of de fendant ,: Certain parties were ar rested by number under these war rants. ' . The Interpreter, Yakdva Splvako veske, the second witness, testified that ho was taken to Greenville by Special Agent Hbyt after the pre liminary trial of Kline, and with the alleged peons was held In jail as wit nesses for the ! government and through his translation the names of the alleged peens were ascertained; also the number by which" each was designated. On this ,the bill of In dictment' for - the government was drawn, charging that Harris Mor tinovilx, alias Now 63, and eleven others named and alias numbers given had been returned to peonage by Kline, in the bill each twelve rfames had eight separate counts. The Interpreter also testified that he had been regularly employed by the government some three weeks or more ago to translate the language of the-forelgners In this case. Previously he had been musician In ' the or chestra at Morehead. . : Justice Harding was recalled sad testified further about the warrants. In the argument over every question contained In, the matter of objections both sides gained, some points on cross-examination of Justice Hard ing. The defense wanted to show that Kline had no criminal intent in applying for warrants, and asked witness what was said at the time. Government counsel strongly ob jected. but,were overruled on wthia. Judge Purnell - saying what . passed between them at that time was com petent, but nothing subsequent The judge added, : however, that . If de fense was depending upon the State statute of landlord and tenant act that was already a nullity under the Federal act Counsel replied they were not depending upon the land lord and tenant act but upon Section 3431 of the code of 1905, which was read. v . ::i:; . " ' Witness thin stated that Kline In quired of him if there was any North Carolina law to punish, persons for violating contract, when he showed Kline Section 3431 and the latter asked for warrants. He said he did not want them to return to work but wanted the law to take its course. The , warrants were never docketed. , ,v ' : Sheriff li. W. Tucker, of Pitt coun ty,, was. the next ..witness and testi fied to a warrant being carried to same by Kline, how he proceeded to the railroad cam p. and through the camp interpreter, Joe, warrant was read to the men, whoKn Joe pointed out as being certain numbers. Nine teen were arrested. Kline told Joe, the Interpreter, to tell the men all who wanted to return to "work to stand out on one side. Ten stood out and nine were taken to jail and kept two nights and one day, lie could not tell any of their names. The sheriff also told of, another time when : Kline telephoned ' him. He went to Kline's office and was met on the 'steps by a man with a war rant The man took him in a ve hicle belonging to Kline and carried him two miles north of Greenville, where he arrested four who had run away from camp and, took them to jail. The trial -was " aet for , that afternoon, but he had engagements out of town and knew nothing that took place r with the ; men later. When he returned they j were gone from Jail, s On. cross-examination the sheriff said he did t not hear the bill of Indictment read In court yester day and could not ay If any of the persons named ' in the bMl .. were among those, arreBted ? under ' the Justice's warrant Joe, the s Inter preter. . said the men who returned to work stated they were anxious to do so. - -f Court adjourned a little beroe 2 o'clock until Saturday f morning. , Valuable Smh1 Furniture AVantonly Smaslied. - ... Epcclal to The Observer. Greenville, S. C, Aug. 9. A com mittee of the board of trustees of the city graded schools, while mak ing a regular summer Inspection of the school buildings and property this afternoon, found that the Oak lawn school building, located on North Maltf street had been entered by vandals and a valuable piano and clock, besides desks and other pieces of furniture, literally smashed, . The loss la several hundred dollars, the piano being the ' product of ' a num ber of entertainments - and ; : small personal cdntrlbutloHs toNthe f school, It Is absolutely worthless now. The other things will aggregate good sum also. The guilty persons or the motive for the deed i not known. The deed was probably committed weeks ago., The police are on the case and every means will be ex hausted' to convict ! those who com mltted the deed. " - - Georgia Capitalist Dead In ItotcL , AtlanU, Ga., Aug. 9. Holcombe Bacon, of Albany, Oa.; aged 85, capj. talist and " prominent r business man, was found dead at the Aragon Hotel here late to-day and on a table at his bedside were bottles partly filled, la-belied chloral hydratevbremida and bromidla. Appearances ; indicated that he 'had been dead many hour. The result of the inquest has not been announced. 1 TOBACCO '(.BOWERS MEET SOIJCITOR BROOKS SPEAKS At Pilot Mountain Yesterday the State Tobacco Raisers Passed Res olutions Commending Roosevelt for Fighting Tobacco Trust Tlie Ad dress of Solicitor Brooks Extreme ly Sensible, Plain, Effective Next Annual Meeting at Raleigh Of , fleers of the Association Elected . It K. 'Wcstfleld, of Surry County, Made President The Association lias 3,100 Members. ,t Special ta The Obserx.'. Pilot Mountain, Aug. 9. The fifth annual session of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers' Association conven ed in the First Baptist church here this morning at 11:50 o'clock, being called to order by Rev, G. O. Key, president of the organization. The spacious church building was filled to the doors with the sturdy tillers of the soil who gathered here to discuss and ' exchange ideas relative to the cultivation and marketing of tobacco and formulate some definite plans by which It is hoped that the condition of the tobacco farmers, those In the piedmont section especially, will, be benefited. .. j Tobacco growers from nearly every part of ; the State where : tobacco is grown, were present and the. deepest interest was displayed.. There were at least 5 0 0 peo pie in the church. In cluding the ladies others came in be fore adjournment for -dinner. There v was one very v noticeable thing about the convention to-day. Very little was said in regard to a re duction of acreage, which phase hela first place at the former convention. This gave way to a discussion as to how best to prevent the farmers irom giving tneir tobacco away to the American Tobacco Company. A SPLENDID ADDRESS. " The speaker of the day was Mr. A. I Brooks, of Greensboro, solicitor ot this district In introducing Mr. Brooks the president paid a glowing tribute to him, declaring that the association : was Indeed fortunate In having a man with -it to speak to them In x eloquent terms, whose heart was with the people j of the commonwealth. The solicitor devoted some little time to the present condi tion of the tobacco farmer and the causes which have led up to It First was the lac of organisation. Almost every other class of citlsenshlp 1 organized and labor for the benefit of one another. The lawyers, doctors, bankers, merchants and men in al most every business or profession are organized and there is no reason why the tillers of the soil should not work together through the sub-Jlvl- sion of the central organization, the farmers should be able to know by gathering time within S.OOJl.OOO pounds the amount of tobacco that will be raised that year. This would enable me farmers to control the price of their product The solicitor urged the farmers to Bend their boys to agricultural colleges and the daughters; to the training sohools where they., can learn much -of the lost art bf cooking, housekeeping and sociology, Mr. ' Brooks pok over an hour and pofhaps no speaker has ever maue a more favorable impression upon the tillers of the soil of the To bacco Growers' Association than he. He .wai listened to with rapt atten tion and was frequently applauded. AFTERNOON SHfiS8ION. At 2 o'clook President Key rapped for order for the, afternoon. The an nual address of the president was the first thing on the programme for the afternoon session. TIs report showed that there were 8,100 mem bers of the association, with the financial affairs in flrsUclass condi tion and Increasing Interest through out the State. One ot the features of the afternoon session was the address of the State lecturer, Mr. J. O. W. Gravely, of Rocky Mount The fol lowing ... officers were elected for the ensuing year: President R. K. Sim mons, Westfleld, Surry county; first vice president, John u. Bailey, of Wil son; second vice president' Samuel Paschal, stoxes county;- third vice president, G. G. Moore,, of . Person ounty; treasurer, W. a. Sampson, of Pilot Mountain; State lecturer, J. o. W, Gravely, of Rocky Mount The following named were elected as the board of directors: Rev. O. O. Key, J. L. Bailey, P. B. Neal, J. O. W. Gravely, The election of a secretary was left with the board of directors. The following resolution was unan imously adoptedr ? . .. . "Resolved, That we, the ' tobacco growers of North Carolina, In conven tion assembled, rejoic at the move ot the (President of the United States to stay the hand of the tobacco trust to the end that honest competition may be restored and fair prices, re ceived for tobacco." "Resolved, Second, That we hereby tender our support in any and every way possible, to bring about a sue cessful consummation of the move.? At 5 -o'clock the. Association ad Journed to meet again on the second Friday in July, 1908, in Rajetgh. . FOURTEEN BUIIiDINGS TIED UP. More Than 150 Union Mechanics Fail . to Report for Work on Structures 1 " Being Erected In Washington by Contractors Affiliated With Em - ployers Association. Washington," Aug. 9.-As a result of the general" strike'; ot building trades unions yesterday mora, than 10 union mechanics failed to report for work to-day on . buildings being constructed by contractors affillateJ with the Employers' Association. Fourteen buildings, representing a to tal cost of more than 91.000,000, sre tied up. Fifty non-union mechanics from New, York, Philadelphia and Pjiwburg went to work on the new Acauemy of Music, one of te build ings affected. , The Employers' Association main tains that it Is not.: fighting urriou men, but that they will not tolerate the "closed shop." . Labor leaders claim that by Mon day the tie-up of the building Indus try: of. the city will be complete and that the strike will continue until the Employers' Association agrees not to employ non-union mechanics. :;.';:,;,'.. -T "" ' " ' ",V-';i S Struck Down ily Lightning 'and In siantly Killed. ' , , Special to The piiserver, TUfdsvMle, Aug. 9. While en route to rnls home five miles north of Raids vtlle this afternoon, Mr. Green Crad dock was struck by llghtnlrrg and In stantly killed, die and Mr. W. B. Williams' took aheMer under a barn during the severe electrical storm. Mr. Williams was badly shocked and burned about tha luce,, but soon re gained consciousness and will recover. Mr. Craddock's ago is about 50 years and he leavea a , wife and ; eight cnuaren. THE SOUTnEP'S rosmoN REVIEW- OF THE AL.BAM. CASH Statement Concerning Railroad's Re cent Controversy Given Out by J. S. B. Thompson, Assistant to Pres ident Finley Company, Xot In tending to Defy Laws In Removing c Case Which Provoked Trouble, Felt Obligated to Do Everything Fos- sible to Prevent Deplorable Stato of Affalrsf-Negotiations Leading to Adjustment. Reached Were Begun by Officers of, tho Road. .. Montgomery Ala.,; Aug. 9. J. S. B,, Thompson, assistant to the President --i of the i. Southern Railway, to-day ' gave out a statement concerning tho railroad's recent controversy with me State of Alabama. ; After reviewing of the Legislature just closed regu-: ' latlng rates and requiring foreign ' corporations to 'take out a license,, Mr. Thompson says: "In October, - 1906, a suit was brought against the Southern, Railway Comnanv in th. t five months Drlor ' to th naMiw nf . ui , so, requiring foreign r corporations to take out a license. On July 24th, 1907, the Southern filed a peititon to remove this case from -the State court to the Federal Court and in consequence of its doing so,.' its license to do uuslness in Alabama, was . canceled. This . step on the part of the , Southern Railway Com, pany was not taken with any purpose " ofdefying the laws of Alabama and, it Is believe J by counsel that It was not forbidden by Senate bill No. 86. ' The State authorities however, did .', not take this view of the matter and the Southern Railway Company was. Indicted in Perry county. A SERIOUS CONDITION. . ' ' "The claim that the Southern had furfelted its' right to do an Inter- State passenger and freight business along its line presented a condition of affairs which was most serious. ' "The Southern Railway? Company felt Itself obligated to do everything in Its power and make every possible11" sacrifice to prevent a deplorable state of affairs from arising. , "Accordingly it immediately opened ' , negotiations with the public author- ' ities ot th State In an earnest en deavor to bring about a peaceable ; and orderly solution ot the whole dlf Acuity. It was demanded of - the Southern Railway Company that It k should, pending the determination of the fairness and reasonableness ; of . the passenger and freight rates fixed by the acta of the Legislature, give up ; the protection of th Interlocutors- in junction, and pending final determt-. nanon ot its ease, nut these rates in to effect .. ; ' ROAD YIELDS TO LAW. ; "The Southern Railway Company, while satisfied that it was proceed ing In a legal and orderly way in de- i fense of its- property rights, after a' " careful consideration of. the matter, ' . did not believe would be Justified in standing out against this demand, but. that tn the Interest of a' peacea ' blsand irderly conduct 6t Its' af-' isirs ana tne avoidance or angry con : troversy, it was performing its pub lic duty and 'subserving - Its publio uses to make this concession. An reached." RESTRAINING ORDER MODIFIED. Allows Southern Railroad and All " Connecting Lines to Put Into Effect -, New Passenger Fares and Freight , (Schedule on Certain Commodities : in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 9. The re straining order Issued some time ago against tihe state to prevent the ftp-; eration of laws affectmsj railroads., was to-day modified in th Federal Court to allow the Southern Railway , and all connected lines to out Into fffect the 2 1-2 cent passenger fares, and the State freight T schedule fixing the rates on commodities in . th State. This Is to carry out the agree", merit recently made (between tihe Stat ' and the Southern Railway., -The effect of this order 'will be to' reduce ; the passenger fares on .more than one thousand mdlea of railroad . ' ia the state. . At the same time rates on freight will - he cut -down very much on the articles which art In most common use 'by the public. In cludkiig ferOUiers which liava been -a 'bone of contention alt along. , That Governor Comer intends to, force the other railroads to ? Oollow. the Southern and put in the lowered freight and passenger rates Is Indi cated tn an interview gtvea out to -day,' Jn which lie eayat . - "I shall charge every officer of the , Stade Ohat any violation of our crim inal laws, whether by individuals or trusts, no natter how small the In dividual or how great the magnate. Is ' a violation of the law and Is .' alike made amendable. If in the execution ' of any of ,v th-'v;--iNMl)r;;;';..'eRaQted statutes there should -be any part of 'them meffectlye in operatton, I would not hesitate a minute to call the Leg islature together and change them so. as to give full force and effect DR. J. F. ENSOR DE.D. Postmaster at Columbia and a Very Prominent Man of Sooth Carolina , Expired ' YesUrday Afternoon. - -lnt -of - His - Liberal-Hearted . . - Deeds Recallwl. . . . . , " . . ' . Observer Bureau, ; " s .1209 Main Street -t Columbia, S.'C August 9. Dr. J. F,- Ensor, for the past ten years postmaster at Columbia, super intendent Of the State Hospital for the Insane during reconstruction, former chief surveyor of the port of Charleston and , for i several years deputy general collector of internal revenue, died at his home here this afternoon .In his - 7Sd year. He was a native of Maryland and served six years In the Federal army In tlie war between the States as sur geonr - ' He camev here in 1868 and served as medical purveyor for tho Freedman's bureau In this State. A few years ago, when Dr. Ensor'a re-appolntment' as postmaster wa.- being delayed by - committee ki the Senate, Senator TUlRian went "oefor it In his behalf and told how in Gov ernor cScott'a reconstruction '''admin istration Dr. Ensor had gone to Phil adelphia and r raised 810,000 on h personal notes to keep the lnmat i of, the asylum from starving w u i the institution's credit had entire? given awayi on account of whoi'.v-i ' robbery on the part of . the H i ! '. ndminliitBatlon. Bcott protiJel t sign the notes with him but lt backed, out. , When. l(-mr,f',n r. - ed the -State, from lUwic.t i.'.o notes were paid by the fc-ute. T:. next dny tho appointment w;m c - f.rmo 1.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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