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f f r. V SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. C3.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1007. price riVE ci::,i OFFICIALS ARE CIIEEEFUL tTRIXE SITUATION IMPROVING or von of Both Western .Union and Postal Declare Themselves WellSat- lsfied With Progress Made In ne utering Communication Union Of ficials, on the Other liana, Express ' satisfaction With" Progress of tho Ktrike Wall Street Operators ' to Demand Minimum Weekly' Wage Scale of $30 Mediatory Offer Not Accented With Particular Enthusi asm by Either Bide Associated Press Operators Sticking to Work, Despite Order to Strike New York Offices . Declared to be in Good ' Shape Union Official Says 20 Cities Struck To-Day. , - New York, Aug. 13.-r-Frafn the view point of the employers of telegraph operators the strike situation to-night was declared to be Improving hourly and the officials of both, the Western Union and the Postal Companies an pounced .themselves-to be more than satisfied with the 'progress that " had ': . been made during the day and the ear ly hours of the night toward the re- storatlon, of - wire . communications , throughout the country. -' These officials were frank to admit 1 that soma surprise was occasioned by ; the action of their operators 4n addl tional cities going out to-day butde . '. dared that none of the days' strikes . left them with an entirely crippled force. These statementgNon behalf of the companies were, declared to be based on reports from all ' over the . country, . - ; The officials of the telegraphers' pinion on the other hand expressed ; confidence and satisfaction . with the ' progress of the strike.' , In New York at a meeting of the Wall street chapel of the Commercial , Telegraphers' Union late this after , noon it was decided to present a de , mand to-morrow for a contract for a minimum weekly wage scale of '$30. The Wall Street chapel had about 600 . members, all men who operate brok - era' leased wires in this and nearby , cities. The proposed contract is to run for one year but no 'time limit was set for its signature. , i, .' M. J. Reagan, State mediator of the . Department of Labor of the State" of . New York,; offered his good offices to ;. brng about a settlement. Mr. Reagan called on the officials of both the big telegraph companies. General Super intendent Brooks, of the Western Un h Ion, declared his company bad noth ing to arbitrate and Mr.; Nally; of the iy Postal, - made practically the same re- ' Tiyv Joseph F. Ahearn, president of the local union, said that he had told Mr. Reagan that the operators were ..' perfectly willing lo submit their case . to "sincere arbitration." General Sapartntonidnit Brooks,' of the WeHfcemu UnDooi, said to -night f- tot receiving late repents from all 41 , vkstoras: . "The Western Union Is ipaiajdfclcally -x m a irowmaii basis w-wgw. , ,, : , "The New York office answer to i.&uo oniioes danoct and to-day and to ? might not a single BUM from one of ' ; these ofnoes ihes- gione unajnswered, and wtithmit delay at that. We have . now on duty more operators than twe actually need and so tfar as my re- .;.( . porta ifnom 1 all over ttve country go : the eaime da true of all other dl- , visions," r :. .' E, J. Naily, vice (president and gen oral manager of Che Postal Cbtmpony, - eaM: ''We Oiawdted In he New York of floe' to-day up to S v. 21,951 mies- sages, exclusive of press matter, and -when Sit la reoumuberred hat the nor- "maa traffic of our offloe is approx! ' tnateHy 45,000 messages, ipar. day you can budgie .for yourself the situation . as ft effects ia. T ':: Percy , Thomas. , deputy -naftlonal (president of the Telegraphers' Union, . said: ' , pwemty-fllx ciltles. In h United States bawl Canada struck to-diay. The situation to-nlght to satisfactory '. m wrery way to naitional ofneors." The Associated Press wires were wortemflr to-night as umiail. The en - tire amce of -day aperaitom - 4n fthie New York offloe reported fdhls morn . late Ih itOve afternoon, when epecaM ' iate In hj faiternoon, m'hem a apeolal v order. d'lreKitlng tihmm to o oiit .-ws " made by 'the presldient df "ttfhe local ,,,tinlon. Three men obeyed the call, m v Roanoke, Va Aug;. 13. Air West ; earn Union operators walked out to-day leaving only the manager In the office, j It is said Norfolk - Western Union operator are refusing to work with Western Union men who refuse to go OUt. ,; , 4 t ' ' t Bristol, ;Tenn., Aug. -13. All West em Union operators here walked out at 4:25. i: "Richmond, Va.,,. Aug.., 18. The Western Union operators here struck to-day at noon. The superintendent of the Western Union stated that 33 men "went out and J remained. He days he expects to be able to handle . the business. , . , - v . , ,,, . Lynchburg. 'Va.,, Aug 13. Three vnlon operators In the Ioutchburg office . of the Western Union Tele graph Company left their keys at noon to-day. . This leaves . 10 operators and repeater men in the office at work. ': Ralelgh.Aug. 13. The four' opera tors In the Western Union office quit work to-night and joined the strike shortly after 7 o'clock. ' Only four men are concerned, two union snd two non-union, the union men having won over the thers.evTha manager remains at work. , . Thenr is no strike yet in the Postal where there are no vim I ah we An " i . 1 - : DURHA3f .TIED UP. -' The Grcatcrt Trouble U At the Relay Points The liOcal lOPcrators still r On Hut Will Not Take a Message i rom a "caD."1 . Special to The Observer. r ' Durhsm, Aug. 13. Durham'! vir tually tied up from the outside world, (that is so far as the telegraph com panies are concerned. The strike has ; spread until this afternoon, everv nut let of the Western Union. Company was snut ore anil only messages for lo cal points InYnls State to which this ., office works direst .could be reached. Greensboro could not be reached ov er the Western Union, as this work has to be relald In Richmond, and the strike la that relay office tied up matters, nor could Raleigh and the few local points about the county and In this Immediate aprtlini nf thA Stat. The operators were sitting about t3w omce wun practically nothing to ao, only now and then a short-point mes sage being received. : . - in the Postal office it was different up to' this afternoon. ; The Postal force had not gone out In Richmond and now and then a message could be sent througlrto points outside the State, a few getting through to New York. ' But the operators are expect ing a tle-un in thatoffice at mv mo ment -Then Durham will be shut h completely, with the exception of the long distance telephone, .Unless the matter Is settled there Is no doubt but that the tie-up will come during to-night or to-morrow. ' - Thd tmion nnrnt.ira TiAM:ie. tn tete messages-from a ''scab" In an of- hub yrnere tne striKe w on If they Know if Some of the operators here rpfllHPfl tn f nVo superiors in offices 'Wherathe strike Sias been ordered. Winston' In the-TTirocs of1 the Strike. bpecial to The Observer. . Winston'Salem, Aug 13. This city far feeling trie effects of the telegraph ers' ' strike considerably; Business In. this line is completely tied up. The Western Union people to-night have not a4 Bingle wire working in their office. The Postal are working .with only three points. Greensboro, Char lotte and Raleigh. - . . , . . . . T1IE : STIUIjLE -.SmLmojVt;:- Western Union Working xWltfen On the Wires and Expects Two Blore To-Day Two Operators at Postal Office Extra ' , Business ' for Telo- phone Companies. telognaiphers strike BHuation, .- . The western Union's foroea IWaive ; been swollen f nam sdx to nine. One new man has -been swured - from Rmond, one- of he chiefs who was absent has returned. nttA of tihn nun nu m supposed to nave ..struck tanned "up for amy yesteraay. These constitute quite a farmidalOIe sforoe and. are getting along as well as could 1e expected. The anailn trouWe wthldh they experl enae ds Vbuh the Bmaller (points. Ates aages are Ibeing sent by wirejby the company as far as "possible, and mail ed the rnnaiind'eac of the'diJatance.1 s The (onlppllintg of the tetefcrtaiph limes has, of course, imeamit work and money for tTie teJonlhloTie ootmiri.rw nriiil it Via force ihas Itewn. kept 5 Qiard . at" work fcaiwiiing , tJie . volumes of 'bustoiess whicfli has poured in. Newspapers as Well las OObtaMl flrmvi M.tiH vt,'hini. W. prtsea Waive resorted to the teloplliiane n cases , winter teaegrajpov iiinee .. are tolooked.1 v. Aorosa South Tryon street from the Western Union two, mwn are' at work to "the Postlaj office One of the men Who -MA mot xvmiAt iMrmriiav n.lirVit mm Hhe lunderatandSng tthiait (he (had until next cay no uunic tne morater over, re turned (to iwork yesterday. . , v Thin t,rttlfrn vmitintvltnnr itooiuul a staitemenit to Che effect tthat they are 'Well satisfied wTth tUhe presenit' status Of affairs amid oonfl'dent of i.'ftotiory ; that they did not eeak he strike, but it was tfotroad nipon itihiem (by the loglK! of owcmnsnanices. Tjmy eay they, expect to ootid uot the tVglht as gentlemen. , The Weeteirn Union expects, two or more men today. The strikers have disappeared from the streets and Hhere its no intimation of , disorder. Whose wwo walked out are ibediavlnig nicely. : W;;:- "'. " NEWS OP &VLISBURY. Labor Day Will Be Celebrated Many Off to Jamestown New Elk Taken In and (Given a Banquet, Steclal to The Observer. eaJdsbuiry, Arug. 13. North Carolina Day .at Jamestown to "totaling from Sal wnury many ipeopie, and to-nlgiht a tewige iparty left, jxreweded iast ntelht by. anofihe . . oons6derable r wterJet These will spend the tweek ahere, .re? tuirntoig here fiatumday ttWht . Big ipTepairaitiiops laire (being made (by tree ijaittor Day cmiimj(ttees and Ohe ananajgens - are - Jooksng around fox some tipealker as tenge as the day. Baselbaai by two ;oOd teaffne will be one iphase of ; airnnisetrnient. ' The an nual wurnairrueivt, itlhe fireworks, the coronation (ball aired the ipairade with the orniamented flohlts, and premiums upon (pretty ibaMeawtM keep up all ay mtereet ' Hhe oonvmatDeee " are after money now , and anotmlse the greatest dlay the ipeciple Ihave had In this their fourth celebration.' , Mleees .May and Jane Boyden, " Dr, Rraiwley and Attorney iHayden Clem enlt ihave returned from tlhe inioun- tains, where thiey ibreaithed the (breeaea Of Itlhe Ixrd's oounltry. (Mrs Theodore Kluttz, Mdsa ICaitlhleen Kluttz and MH4H Tiny Balbe CrawCord are In Sttatesvllte vftaktay? reJatavee. iMr. and Mrs. T. E. Johston oSned ithe James (town iKhronig tOpralKlht and will spend the week tavwe. ur. ueuainey cnara ton ftetft to-ntgb for Wlairsaiw, ' Ma Duplin home, fco spend , eeverail dhiys wtWh Sito pePl.-iiator Wn1telhad Klutti will do Jameatwwn to-morirow, returrtiin to eailiisbury enintdtay, i The lEJIis followed (nlitialtkms, tn n1fht wiltlh a barbecue, oonductlng In to ilfheir mysteries W. O. Qrtste, the genial pharmacist of K3us & Co. There were visHMns; J)lkB from eevwrafl towns.- - . " ' ' . ORPHANS 1 AT MOUNT AIRY. Their Singing Much IRnJoycd and a Good-Sised Sum. of Money Raised Demented Youna: Man to be Taken to the Morganton Hospital. , Mount Airy, Aug. 13. The chap ter of orphans from the ' asylum at Oxford 'gave one of their fine enter tainments at the opera house last night and tvere royally received. The people certainly enjoyed the pro gramme from the beginning to its end. . A handsome sum . - was ob talned for The orphanage. ' . , The plcnlc was also a-success and enjoyed to the fullest' The Masons here are ever alive to the', best in terests of the orphans and are glad to have them as their gueots. Cteve Armfleld, the soldier: boy who was brought back from the en campment Sunday njght' in a de mented condition, ' mentlonof which was -made in these columns, grows worse every dsy. He will be sent to Morganton as Nroon as arrangements can be made. Is case IX a very sad one. , His father killed himself a few years ago; and this, no doubt, Is what brought about the trouble with the young man. H is a clever young man and stands high In this county. Ills family is ne -of ..the. best. In this part of the State. He has the sympathy of boats of friends. MASTEBS BEHIN PeAbLNGS 'NEXT FRIENDS'- VS. JIRS. EDDY Counsel for Next Friends, In De- i mand lug an Accounting of Mrs. Eddy's Finances, tays Head of Clirl.stian - Science Church Is Vic tim of Systematic Delusions,' Re sulting in "Senile Dementia" De claressHer Incompetent to Manage Her ; Own Affairs Three Masters . Appointed Are to Examine Her In Her Pleasant View Home. Concord, N. - H., Aug. 13. Three masters appointed by Judge Cham berlin, of the Superior CotuV to de termine the competency of Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, head oi the Christian Science Church, In con nection with a suit brought by J'next friends' "for an accounting of Mrs. Eddy's finances, began their hearings to-day. The masjrs are Judge Ed gar, Aldrich, of the United SUtes District Court; Hosea W. Parker, of Claremont, and" Dr. George P, Jelly, of Boston, an alienist The commis sion is to determine whether or not Mrs. Eddy on i March 1st of this year v was mentally '; compe tent to execute Aa deed ' trans ferring ' her property to 5 trus tees. Counsel for the "next friends" contend that the trust deed Is illegal because of the alleged incompetency of the maker. Por the next friends William r- E, Chandler ; outlined the , suit and de fended jits good faith. - Counsel for the: next friends, he said, had been handicapped ; In the' preparation . of their case by the refusal of the court to allow many motions of Importance, He cited among the adverse decisions of the court' the denial of the mo tion of the defendants -that counsel for the next friends be required to furnish bonds for the costs of the suit; that the court grant counsel for the next friends an allowance from Mrs, Eddy's estate the proper prepa ration and presentation of the case; of plaintiffs' motion for a Jury trial; the denial of access .of counsel for the plaintiffs to witness on their side under the control of opposing coun sel and the presumption of the taking of depositions in New Hampshire. -: - Judge Aldrich said that the mas ters regard this as a friendly pro ceeding and that, there being no ad verse, parties, the statutory right to take depositions did not exjst At ' the ; afterndon . session Mr. Chandler sala that the Incompetency of Mrs. Eddy was estahjlshed by the trust deed which she executed on March 6th, by which she transferred all her property beyond her control. He- incompetency, ' he added,Ns fur ther shown by her evasion, of taxes in the City of Concord. He stated in closing: that Mrs. Eddy was the victim not of a solitary de lusion, not of a notion, een insane notion, but a series of systematic de lusions which Influenced' her . whole life and which ;have resulted, or wll result, in senile dementia.- j ' Just' before 'adjournment, Judge Aldrich aBked what opportunity , the masters, were to have to examine Mrs. Eddy herself. , Frank Streeter, her counsel, replied that she had ot sufficient strength to come Into cpurt and undergo an examination, but she would be glad to receive the masters at Pleasant View and confer with them there. ; A date for the, visit will be arranged later. DOINGS OF THE MAOOABEES. MaJ. Gen. Slotxer, of Cleveland, -Re-Elected Irfixlngton, Ky., Selected as Next Meetbia; Place. Norfolk. Va., Aug. 18. The con vention of commissioned officers of TC-nlsrhtA of th Maccabees of the World in be-ennial session Jointly witn tne oi-enniai en campment of the uniformed rank at the Jamestown Exposition re-elected Major General W. H. Slotser, of Cleveland, : O as commander-Jn-chief and selected Lexington, Ky., as the next place of meeting. Additional companies arrived to-day and-Joined the camp at the expositions f The competitive drills for the $800 silver trophy cup began on the Lee Parade grounds at the exposition to-day. The Judges will not announce the winner of the contest until to-morrow. " '- - , 'i I, -" ..i i.i "i j ! i i1''- ' :' McAnulty Released on Ball, ; Special to The Observer. ' . Salisbury, Aug... 18. Through . his bondsmen. P. P. Starnes, his father- in-law and ' W. G. Newell,, father of senior counsel for the derense, . J. jr. Newell, J. D. McAnulty was released last evenin after the preliminary hearing -which resulted In his being bound over. in the sum oz iau. Mc Anulty proceeded to his work and will not be tried until the week of August 26th. Judge Justice comes here for court. ' The case assumed more than or dinary interest. McAnulty has borne psuch a good reputation that his ay- rest caused great surprise, He comes of good family and is a skilled work man and inventor. No suggestion of crime ever was made about, him He was not put on the aland 'and what he will say for himself will come out at the next term of court. To-Day : prand Encampment of Odd ' Fellows Convenes. ; . Special to The Observer.''.-..'..- Winston-Salem, Aug. 13. The six' tleth annual session of the Grand En campment of the Independent -Order of Odd Fellows Of North Carolina will convene here to-morrow, night An the ball of Salem Encampment No. 20. The encampment "will be in session until Thursday night ot PrJJay morni Ing. It is expected that there will be about 78 delegates in attendance. Thursday morning the visitors will be shown over the R. J. Reynold's To bacco Factory and In the afternoon will be given an. automobile ride. Mr. C.P. Frick, of Charlotte, Is Grand Patriarch and Mr, J. T. King, of Charlotte, ' la Grand Scribe. ; . . Gretna Green at Durham. ' l Special to The Observer. ' 1 . Dunham, Amg. 18. Uiito (tost night, (between le and 11 o'c, there was a runaway - marriage soxsnrmdzad . at the home of Elder T. Y, Monk, the cwnftraictin; iparties toeing Mr, A. L Pasohall and Mrs. pefiinl Hick. . El d ; Monk , ffl dated. ; Bobh Were of lawful aires, (but there wre objotians amdwthen the couple left on a street ear Che Objecting panties rave chae. tout .the vow ha4 been sakl when the pursuers tairrirved. ' - flunifT CaU'hcs Fire.' , Poughkeepsle, N, Y.,1 Aug. -i 18, The steamer Adirondack caught fire to-ntght and the vessel was run anhore below Newburgh, Other river ts tit er are taking the passengers off the Adirondack. IIEABLNG IX WALL STREET R.TE FIGHT GOFJS TO NEW YORK Judge Montgomery, Standing Master, ; lii'Klns Taking: Testimony To-Mor-row Judge iSlicplierd Thinks the ; Evidence W'Ul All Ho in By Sep tember 85th The Telega aph Strike Not Felt Much at Aslicvllle Dis trict Attorney Holton In Poor ; Health ITreincn to . Showj- Their . Tlianks For Treatment at Wilming ton In An Oflit;ial Way, Kceolutlous Being Drafted. Special to The Observer. "- i AsheviHe, Aug, IS. The railway rate fight between the railroad cor porations and the State of North Car olina : whereby the . railroads seek, to declare the new rate of 3 1-4 ' cents unconstitutional has been shifted to Wall Street, New York; where. It la understood, Judge Montgomery, the standing master appointed to take testimony, - will commence work Thursday. Mlsa Amy Emanuel and Frank D. Beckwlth, of AsheviHe,' who have been , named by Judge Mont gomery as the official stenographers to take the evidence, left to-day for New York. Judge - Shepherd, who was here yesterday with sol. Rodman to arrange some technical details relating to the filing of pleas, said that he could not see how all the evidence could be placed before the master; by September 25th, the date fixed by the court The strike of the 'Western Union Telegraph company's operators is having little enact here.- Except bus iness for points beyond relay stations the local office is handling Its business practically as .usual. One regular operator and two substitute operators went Out here yesterday. Manager Calvert' and three operators are do ing the work and so far as this point is concerned the strike Is having no effect ; Press matter : from the news gathering agencies was handled with slight delay-this morning and with no delay this afternoon. Manager Calvert is endeavoring to take care of all business here and is succeeding welL .. :.: District Attorney Holton, who was confined to his room and bed at the Battery Park Hotel yesterday, was so tar recovered to-day as to be able to proceed with the trial of P. H. Thrash in United States District Court- The district attorney, how ever, is far from a well man and itls feared that he will yet be compelled to abandon the case and take a long needed rest. ' , FIREMEN'S THANKS. At a called meeting of the racing teams of the AsheviHe fire department a committee was appointed to drart appropriate resolutions of thanks to the people of Wilmington for the courteous treatment accorded the firemen durlntr the recent firemen's tournament, and also the people or AsheviHe for thejr generous response to the call for funds to aid In send in the. fireman to the tournament All members of the companies "Were present and Fire -Chief Bernard was appointed to , draft the resolutions. The AsheviHe. boys are loud in their Kpralae f the treatment accorded them at wiimmtton ana propose to snow officially .their appreciation. BELFAST STRIKERS QUIETER. Day Passes Off Without SerloJis Con- filet Between Striken and Soldiers Arbitration Pfcbable. r .Belfast, Aug. 13. The strike situ ation is held to be Improved to-day Insomuch as steps are under way to arbitrate the differences between the laborers and their employers. The experiment of keeplnjr i both the police and .troops putside of the disturbed area of the city has been attended with a great measure of suc cess and the day passed without seri ous conflict between the strikers and the representatives of authority, the soldiers and the constables. There has been much effervescence among the strikers, but no actual outbreak of fvTolence. Lare-e and excited crowds collected and assumed threatening at titudes but confined their demonstra tions to shouting. At half past 11 o'clock to-night the streets of Belfast are practically deserted. Troops and police are withdrawn to their barracks,"-:-- - - ' f . Apparently doubting the sincerity of the authorities several large crowds spent some time to-day In digging up and stacking paving -stones to be in readiness for the soldiers should they reappear. To-night Joseph Devlin, na tionalist member of the . House of Commons for Belfast, fend a number 6f priests and magistrates5 patrolled the disturbed area urging the people to keep the peace and avoid collisions with the orangemen. At the same time the troops were held In readiness In their barracks should their services be required. This afternoon a body" of the city workmen attempted to repair the streets which had been torn up yester day to secure ammunition In the form pf paving stones with which to pelt the soldiers. They had "hot been at work for five minutes before a mob of young men and girls began to stoni them and they had to run for their lives. , , GETS LIFE TERM. v , "Lord" Barrlngton's Death Sentence Commuted by Governor Folk. Jefferson Clly, Mo., Aug. 18. Gov ernor - Folk announced to-iday that the sentence, of ;, J'Lod" Frederick Seymour Bairlngton Is commuted' to life ; Imprisonment. 3 Harrington was sentenced to be executed at Clayton August J 6th, for the murder of James McCann June , 18th,w 1808. McCann's mttliated body war found' In a atone quarry pond and Harrington was con victed solely on circumstantial evi dence. He has always declared thit McCann is still alive. , - NEVER SAID IT, SAYS JOHN D. .''v!V- W'.y..'-- 1 " RockefcOer Denies Interview Crltl. - rlHing Administration Attributed to - Jm- ' , . " . . Cleveland, , Aug. 18. John D. Rockefeller, referring ..to: ft widely circulated' interview, criticising the present administration, purporting to have been given out by him. and printed to-day, said: ' ' 'There Is certainly some mistake about the matter. 'I neither gave out nor authorized the statements attri buted to me." ,. . - . ,'. New York Newspaper Man; a' Brother of "Hill" Nye, Dead. New York, Aug. 18 Fred Nye, brother of the late "BUI" Nye, and an SMdstant x!or of The Sunday wend, o tea towy or tnjurirt) renew d by being struck by a trolley car taw nagnt, air. wye aiaa wrwten nmny . ftkunvoroua poenia and a, buok of onmle opena, "Th Klrc and .the uroiker." fiESTBALNLNGOBDEB HOLDS BECKWITII EXCEl'TS TO DECREE In the Hearing at AsheviHe Judge lritchard Enjoins All - persons From . Bringing Penalty ' Suits Against the Southern for Falling '-to Put On the New Hate Law An Appeal Taken by B. C. Beckwlth to the United State Supreme Court, " All Other DefenilanU Acqnleselng In the Deeree Article Published Merely a Political Pawn, Declares .'Beckwlth. Sreclal to The Observer.' - AsheviHe, . Aug. ,13. Judge sPtltch- ard this afternoon signed a decree continuing unul the final ; neanng the order recently Issued In the rail way rate matter restraining J. A. Spence, Elijah-. Moffett and certain other clients 'and B. C. Beckwlth froms bringing penalty; suits against the Southern Railway Company. At the hearing the defendants, other than Mr.. Beckwlth, consented that the restraining order be con tinued. ' Mr. Beckwlth, who in re sponse to an Inquiry In The Raleigh Evening Times, published , a card stating he would not hesltateo ad vise a "client to bring suit against the railway, filed an answer denying the Jurisdiction of the court. Ha stated that, his article of July 4th was ajmply a. Piece or pawn In the game of politics of Wake county; that John Drewry, owner of The Evening Times, represented one faction-' of the Democratic ; party of Wake and that he and John W. Thompson represented the other faction; that The Evening limes had published a banter or challenge and in i order to make a 1 move in - the game of politics he had published the article, which was the basis of the restraining order; that after this article appeared he had filed with him a number of coupons given by the railroad in accordance with the order of the court, and that he had Intended to bring a suit, hot against the Southern ? Railway, but against the North Carolina Railroad Com pany. He said that he never intended to sue the Southern, but expected to sue the North Carolina Railway un less restrained. On this showing the court enjoined Mr. Beckwlth and all' other persons from suing tne worm Carolina Railroad for penalties grow ing out of the failure to put the rate Into effect On that line. Mr. Beckwlth appeared Jn person and represented himself and excepted to the order of the jcourt continuing the restraining order. He will ap- peal to the. United SUtes Supreme Court. , . . : Judge Pritchard Tield that, having taken Jurisdiction ,of the controversy and subject matter of the suit It was the duty of the court to prevent harassing litigation In any other court pending the final settlement and that this court had Jurisdiction arisina out of the controversy. Dur ing the hearing there was something said about the court's aeiay ana limitations regarding '- the final ad judication of the rate matter. Judge Pritchard said that the matter would be determined In his court by Janu ary and that In all probability the Supreme Court would review the matter in six months. ' (. DISPENSARY ELECTION FAILS. Chesterfield County, By a Big Majorl- tv. Goes Dry--Elect!on will Be Contested No County Court ' For Richland County. Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street, . Columbia, a C Aug. 13, Returns from seventeen out of twenty boxes in the special election for a dispensary in uaesterneia county to-day give 480 votes against the In stitution and 188 tor it uniy tnree small precincts remain to be heard from. The religious element was strenuous to-day and very active. Church bells were toned from U to 12 O'clock aa. death knell to the dls Densarv. Dispensary Leader Pollock says that the election win pe contented, aneg Ing that it was illegal In almost every particular. Boxes were not labeled, he says; qualified electors were not allowed to vote: unqualified ones were allowed to Vote and many who were not registered cast their bal lots. , . - - - In the special election In Richland eountv for the1 establishment of a county court the proposition was de feated overwhaimingiy. vxne same proposition was defeated two years ago and the election to-day was held under a special act passed by the last Legislature. WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE, On- Account of a Love Affair - Lena Helms Drink Laudanum, to Kill Herself But Her Lire Is Saved. Special "to The Observer. Spartanburg, 8. C, Aug. 13. Lena Helms, a young white woman, claim Ing Charlotte as -her home, attempted to end her life this morning by swal lowing laudanum In her room over the Magnolia care on Magnolia street, near the Southern ipassenger station, Inmates of the house stated that the girl was despondent over - a love affair.' . ' , v v ' This morning the unhappy girl pur chased a bottle of laudanum from a nearby drug store and returned to the cafe. As she walked through the dining room on her way to her room he said it would be the last time she would ever walk through the cafe as she expected to travel in a strange country. Upon entering her room she placed the bottle containing the poi son and drank It and then tumbled over on the bed, exclaiming. -'Now, by God." A physician was summon ed and the poison was pumped from her stomach. She Is reported to be out of danger! . Lena Helms was, arrested by the police some time ago and had boon out of the station house only a few days. v , ,i, ' . :' 'n ' ' ;,: " 1 - - i Mr. and Mrs. PrcMon Sojourning at jjexragton, ), . Special to The Olwervcr. v ' HturMbury, Aiutf. 13. air. E. - Ran dblph Pre torn, aOjom potman&lo "mar rlage to (Mh Julia Jackson Christian tost week in Sa3lbury found big space In the metmpoHtan arvfw, wrlt to th rood friends who aided in' tSie suranwimtlng of iparental ibarnlera, Chat he and hie prety UtiWe Ibrliile are in Lexington, ; Va,,5 the home of "Stone wIjW Jaokson, aier trandfatiher. The letter fla " the fmst cxnnmunicatlon from the mewty iwed slnoe ttvey kft here on No. 40 (Friday mtornlng. ; " . Gas Tank Exploded. Chicago,-Aug. 13. Ten men were Injured, one of them fatally, by the explosion of a- gas tank to-day at41t street and Chicago avenue. All - of the men were laborers. NO IJVTIN IXSCRIPTIOXS. Just Plain English' Words to Adorn . the Milelda of the Statues on the New Agricultural Building at Wash ington. - Observer Bureau, 1417 G Street N. W .. Washington, Aug. 13. The Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, is one of the real "Sons of Tott." He isn't any Clncin natus, though. He Is one of the real boya Ctnclnnatuo was a Roman. Secretary Wilson Is an American. He Is Just "Farmer Jlm.w " " IA 33,000,000 office building for the Department of Agriculture Is going ui Just across the way on the edge of the Mali and on It they are puttlna some large stone statues of male and female figures. 'Frup-tuai,, "Cer eales," iTorestea" and "Flores" were the words selected for the shields Which these tour figures bear, - "What In the name of sense is 'Fructus?': asked the Secretary of his assistant as be passed by there a few days ago and surveyed the work. 'That means fruit," explained Dr. Galloway, the chief . of the Bureau of Plant Industry, who had selected the inscriptions. "And what does 'Cereales' mean?" asked the Secretary, frowning.. "That means cereals, explained the scholarly Dr. Galloway. ."'Forests means forests and Tlores' means flowers," Dr. Galloway , further ex plained. ' ' ' The . Secretary ran his .fingers through his grey whiskers and ' looked at the learned doctor standing near him. . . . "Then : why In the dickens don't you say so?" ho exclaimed in tones of dlsguat. "Cut it out. Doctor," he ordered. "Cut out all that Latin bosh and Rive us sood plain United States.1 And so it will be done. The Latin bosh will be cut out and on -the fig ures adorning the Agricultural ; De partment will be words which ;v the farmers of the country when . they come to Washington will be able to understand even if they do not cause these farmer visitors to stand and gaze in amazement and reverence at things because they do not uncier stand. ' ,. MASS AND BOSTON DAY. Governor Gulkl and Many Other Massachusetts Citizens Present at Celebration and Dedication f Massachusetts Building at the Ex- Yi position. . r Norfolk, Va., Aug. 18. Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., surrounded by members of the Massachusetts Jamestown commission, the " Bay State naval militia and many dls tingulshed citizens from MassachU' setts, was the centre of attraction at the Joint observance of Massachu setts and Boston at the Jamestown Exposition to-day. Tha weather was Ideal for the celebration and. thousands were in attendance. The formal exercises of the day took place In the auditorium early this afternoon. - Arthur Lloyd, of Plymouth a member of the Mas sachusetts -Jamestown commission, presided and introduced Governor Guild as ft member of the staff of the late General Pitzhugh Lee in the Spanish-American war. Governor Guild was given an ovation. Other speakers wero Governor Swanson, of Virginia, and President Tucker, of the exposition. General Fred D. Grant, U. 8. A., was on the stage. A military review followed the ex ercises and the formal dedication of the Massachusetts building, a repltca of Fanoull Hall, at Boston, took place later in the afternoon, Governor Swanson being a guest oi nonor. i Governor Guild started for Bos ton with the Massachusetts naval militia on the gunboat Newport tO' day. ' NEWS FROM FRANKLIN. Movement Started for Another Hotel Kchooi Blulrtine Leased Rev. L. . P. Baglo May Transfer to tho West. Special to The Observer. - Franklin, Aug. 13. The leading citizens of this Place are rettlna- movement on foot to build a- fine, large hotel to accommodate the In creasing number of summer guests who come to tnls place. The recent death of John W, Mann has removed one of the ablest lawyers In our section. . The graded school directors haev leased the Methodist Academy pre paratory Ho opening up the school In this month. Prof. J. J. Amnions has been elected superintendent. This town now has two bantu and both are doing a fine business. ' Silver Birch Lods, the summer ho tel of R. L. Porter, Is crowded with visitors from various sections of the South. ' Rev. L. P. Bogle, pastor of the Ma con Circuit, who has served tdr three vu tins tuarnr, will very HKeiy transfer to the West this fall. Rev. Frank "Slier and wlfer of StateavUle, are here visiting relatives. Linotype Man Victim of niirhwafwarn,n ot the pprch,nf dng'r wi irowin of , iiignwayfn (h . . , - telescoped and sev- Ppeclal to The Observer. ' -' SailWbury, Am. 13. JoJwi m-mrA the Wnotjipe operator in the office of The Evening Post, waa irolbbed aftw being 8iM up by a Wghwayrnan Sat unday ndg-ht last, chough the aiict wsu wot dtsepvered mm to-day. - ftfT.Ed wiardje iwaa tgodmig ftome Otute when a man rew a un on (Mm and went In- wnmie for he aiWhway mikn foimd 3 IS in money brnd a jrold w&toh. ii eeoaped eitter the ertme and nothing has (been beard ' itmm prtoter was tinajrimed and stood w show against a man wndenUy backed and .ktaded with such ammunMkm as anakes (people afraid. It 1s snout re- ipreittable that h onty. iprtnter en reword who wer got afhead of the "gntne"? ahwuikl have 'lost 4t so soon thereafOwwards. f There (have been several smhll robberies ' In fiaUebury recently, tout jwlnters have eacaped. , VAUor Addresses Farmers, i ' Special to The Obsarver. . Spartanburg, B. C. Aug. 11 Edi tor Hunnicutt, of .Atlanta, publisher and editor of The Soutnern Cultt vator, delivered an address at C.ioro kee Springs to-day before the far mers of that section. Farmers from all sections of the county gathered at : Cherokee Springs during the morning. ' They came prepared . to spend the entire day and have a good time. After the speaking ; a splendid . dinner was served, ; Ed'tor Hunnlcutt , spoke on various topics of interest to the farmer and, many valuable suggestions were given thotn which, it heeded, will result In grat rood. DID M .OB-DID HE :;0T ROOT SAYS HE DID NOT COX I II But the Associated Press Says ire L' I Secretary of State Root Sai l t i Have Held a Conference . U' Prominent New York Bankers hi Regard to Existing Financial Con ditions With a View of Reporting to President Roosevelt At Ojtcr Bay the Secretary Denied Time There Was Any Foundation for the Rumor. t New York, Aug. 13. Secretary of State EHhu Root, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, and a number of prominent New York bankers held a ' conference in a New York banking house to-day. It is understood that Mr, Root obtained from the bankers their views on the railroad and mone tary situation with ,th view of In forming President Roosevelt of the existing conditions in " financial cir cles. Those who are said to hare con ferred with Secretaarr ; Root " were James Stlllmon, president of the Na tional City Bank of this city; three other bank presidents and two tall- : road presidents. Each of them was summoned by telephone to meet . Mr. Root The conference ' lasted - two hours afterfwhlch the conferees de parted. None of those present would discuss the developments of the con ference. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 13. Secre -tary of State Root came to Oyster Bay late this afternoon. He spent a greater part of the day in New York. On his arrival he denied absolutely the widely published report that he had been In conference with a num ber of New York bankers in the office of J. P Morgan & Co. '"There is absolutely no foundation for tho rumor," he said. "I had no , conference with Morgan & Co. or with any other New Tor bankers, or with.; any one else." The Secretary, wfao was accompan ied by Mrs. Root, went at. once. t Sagamore Hill where b.e will remain over night " ; , .' TAFT AT OYSTER BAY. . Said He nad a Total of Four Months Business to Go Over With the President- , Oyster Bay, N.' Y. Aug. 13. Sec retary aft remarked as he arrived here to-day on the noon train that he had three months", futuro busi ness to discuss with President Roose velt, as well as one month's bu ,lness In arrears to go over. . . - , "I don't know what -we .will con sider," he continued, "and as a mat ter of fact I don't see how we can get through with the accumulation of matters before It Is necessary for me to return to Washington , to- night" : Declares Tie DiaruMtted Nothing of Public Interest. ' New York, Aug. 13. Returning from Oyster Bay, where he went this morning. Secretary Taft reached Jr ey city at midnight and left a half hour later over the ,, Pennsylvania Wonhino'tnri. At tha station the SecreUry said that there was nothing of publio Interest Into matters he discussed with the Presi dent at sagamore Hill to-day. . His visit had been merely to talk -over with the President certain things which had cume before aim In alt. official ct-.patity - , , FREIGHTS MEET HEAD-OX. Operator Falls to Do IBs Duty and . a Wreck Results No One Serious- lyUnrt, , Observer Bureau, . 1209 Main Street, Columbia 8. C, Aug. 13. miles north of Columbia this morn Ing on the Charlotte and Columbia line of the Southern Railway between northbound train No. 84 in charge of Conductor O. L. Bowles and Engineer G. M. Parish, composed-of 38 cars, a u...w...it IhIii No. 76. in . charge of Conductor J. P. Davla and Engineer j. M. Hutohlson: All hands on theenglnes saw the I Impending danger and Jumped when the engines were only two or three car lengths apart. Both engine in the meantime having been reversed. ; i Nobody , was seriously hurt What saved both crews was the fact that tho fireman on tha southbound train bad Just shoveled la a large amount of coal and the smoke was uen bf the other train, giving eral cart were smashed, two cars ofl ice from Columbia being Included. . The cause of the wreck was the failure of J. B. Elk ins, yardmaster at the Blandlng. street , station, tempor arily In charge of the operator, to de liver orders to the crew of No. to wait at-Blanding for-No IS. Several other orders were delivered but this particular order had been put aslda and placed et file by Night Operator J. G- Zanders, He left a short time before the day operator, T. E. Ardley, who was a little , late, arrived to go on duty. Elkina is an experienced op-, orator but did not see the order which Zanders, did not properly turn over when he went off duty, -v - Immediately after he learned of the wreck Zanders telegraphed . Superin tendent Williams as follows: On ac count of not tnakink transfer In writing as per your instructions I as sume all responsibility of the wreck this morning. Please accept my resig nation to take effect at once. J. It. Zanders." A rule was recently put Into effect that each s operator should leave written instructions to the man who comes in to take his place, this bt-ir : done to avoid Jjust what happene i here thla morning, . The southbound engine in the wre. was No. 844 which, was In a wre. ii several years ago when Superinten dent i Williams, then a conductor. Jumped and dislocated a shouKicr t broke several ribs. He said that 1 : night hi shouIdiT pained him as it -before. . The passensers on No. 27 v transferred. A wrecjtin? rrc w v the sceue bp 11 Vcioik i:. .. : and the track will soon be put i. shaae. i
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