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GUBSOMPTION PRICE: t3.00 A YEAR. ' CHARLOTTE,! C, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER J, 1907. PRICE FIVE C. f EOWLAKDS ABE ACQUITTED xrrxiux' calls rouxn.' cheers Euch Conduct Outrageous, Declares - Jiulre Long Defendants Weep For . Joy When They Are Set Free They ' ! ' Hold Publlo Reception, Receiving : Profusion ol " Mowers Gato f Home of GUIs ut Henderson Son L ol CoL J. C. J Harris Liuh'rjroes : Operation For Rheumatism Blahop , 1 ' Anderson, of ' Chicago, Preaches 1 Twice to Christ's Church Beautl- ' ' J ' ful Tributes Paid Rot. Dr. Momomt 1 ; ; Observer Bureau, ' ' w ' xha Holleman Buildings . s - Ralelgh, Oct 6. ; ' , This was" rather a stirring Sunday Here,' with a phenomlnaUy. wide range f events the acquittal ol the, Row- ; lands. ' v charged .with poisoning; ?, the rat sermon at Christ church-' byi Rlsiop Anderson, o Clticago, and the funeral of the beloved Dr. Moment, : ' v " The Jury In' the Superior Court was ; given -the Rowland 'case at midnight f- "precisely, after ten hours of argument and charge.' vThe State attacked the 1 veracity o the last witnesses for'the intense and it championed the Broth- f r ' locomotive : Engineers. " -which 1 had o toutly and steadily ai.iR.i in iirtwii 11 w n ui ubcuuiivu w v : ' it had Initiated. , The defense charged the State with suppressing facts, and It ' attacked; the Brotherhood. ---'.It was - known that there would be no verdict ' until to-day if then, t Man, persons ' (predicted acquittal; others 4 said, the jury would be "hung. J A very few said guilty as to v, Rowland himself. while some said thCT would : be ' a ' Ccotch verdict "hot provfen" ' '. ' 1 ; V j At :20a. m." the Jury sent word 1 "to Judge Long It ' wat , ready' with " Us verdict 1 He went' V!the.ourt Th noltcltor was sent "for, ' r It was twenty minutes before he arrived. , Elmer Shaffer, one of , the prosecuting attorneys, i was also , resent for that side. All the" attor- ) neys for the defense, Watson, Harris, -- Holding, Ryan and. Hloks, were on " hand. br. and Mrs. Rowland were ' y "brought in, with them being Row ' land's uncle, the Gills, and Mra"Row- land's sister. ..The silence was simply ' Intense when the foreman of the jury, ' Harper, announced the verdict which ' was "not guilty.". As he spoke -the words there was -,, a rattle of ap- - clause and cheers from many -tot the ' v crowd which Jammed the court room. Judge Long struck 'the desk' sharply . and ' declared such behavior an . outr&jre; yeaylng the court' room was 4 ' iaot a theatre and that If he knew the 1 men who made -- the demonstration , he would fine each $100.; C- '. WEEP FC(R' JOY. " ! He then left . the bench" arij" a strange scene began. : Dr. and Mrs. f Rowland and attorneys I Hicks and Harris 'tried..-.; Mrs, Rowland and her laater husged each other .fully a min- ' ute, while they screamed ;, for Joy. Their, lawyers shook hands with the . late prls6neT3, and then a large num- beroV people followed this lead. Next the Rowlands took a carriage - and - , went to their boarding house on Polk ' streets :i Quickly hey went from there to i Rowland's A office on Fayetvllle BtreeL dlreetlv onnnslffl th nrotnfna and over" the Western . Union Tele graph office.',. They .then iield a pub ' lio reception. Some of their very en- xnusiasiiff- inenas drove up with a wagon ioau or nowers wmcn were pre ' sented to them. , -'.-. --tK-'. Atvl o'clpck they and the : uncles . , QUI left for. the. home of the latter, ; near Henderson. ': V ., - THe .Raleigh public; 'H like 4 other publics, is fickle. But a few days ago the Rowlands appeared well-nigh friendless.. To-day . they '.were, like v iociwts for numbers, it, appeared. . " OPERATION , FOR ; RHEUMATISM. P To-day Winder Harris, a son of J. v , C. Harris, Eaa-. who for; nearly a " year had been a great sufferer from rheumatism. whic"n caused a bending K--r" Anil .Httn.1.. n . . ' ... on. 1 Th leg was made straight by pressure.1; The muscles are found to oe normal and in a few weeks he . srfll (be all right again. ' BISHOP ANDERSON PREACHES. , T At Christ church this morning and , "-again this evening Bishop Anderson, of the diocese of Chicago,": preached ' powerful sermons. His personality Is ; most impressive. He is grand physl v cailyi Jn 'voice, iu'manner and in . thought : Hid morning's text wam Oai , 6:1-. He .declared-it was a genuinej . privilege .to worsnip in this beautiful church, amidst the picturesque v stir ' - foundings, and to experience for the nrst time some of the deilo-hta tt , Christian hospitality. . LOVINa TRIBUTES TO Dr MO ''--.' - MENT. i ; -s ! The. people of Raleigh united to day. in paying tribute to , the dear . ' AAlVill VkjJ Vi :jLlf AI11CU XI, ALU ' tnent, paator of the Presbyterian i I vuutwif nuv mr WAI kit IflWJV III the, hearts or all good people in Ral ' " lgh. There were references-to him ' m tne various churches In the morn A " f At bis, own church there ,was 'AftVas and weeping and the build f i4 v was in mourning.; The -'funeral was held from is church at 1 this , afternoon, and all the clergymen in the city attended it iThe services were conducted by u Rev. John ' N. : Rosebro, of Maryland, who during , -,; Dr. Moment's illness filled the pulpit The "deacons of the church were the active pail-bearers, , amog them be- ' inr Alfred A. Thomnson. n. ff. Kil- gore,.W. A..; Withers and J.,,R. Toung. The honorary pall-"bearer . ' ' were elders of the church, including D. ' H. Hill and T. . B. Womack,: and ' also a number of prominent, men, in ' eluding Governor Glenn, State Treat ,urer Lacy, Franklin McNeill, Richard H. Battle, N. Bt Broughtom John T. ' Pullen and Thomas S, Kenan, v The ' burial was la Oakwood Cemetery, , , 'J ...1.... :... v, ' - MURDFJt AXD SOCIDE. ; . riortdlan Shoots His Wife and Com- y - - -mltsi Suicide. ; KeyAWst Fh., Oct. 6. Austin GrlN "Jin shotund killed his wife this morn- Ing at the breakfast tabK then com ' tnitted sulcido toy drinking carbiillo acid. ,! Mrs. Griffin .had seottrated from her husband byt he refused to' Joave the . houfK", deinandlng half of the prity.-'-This morn In the hus band demanded an undjerstanfiing nnd she rcfuwd to converse with him. He drew his revoJver and shot Iwr in the 1.ik of. the- ; h'rad, causinrr imxant ;v!!i. Ho survive 1 her o3 1-onr. HORRIBLE DEATH OF'. FOUR VICTIMS LITOIALLY COOKED By the tTpscUin? of m Metal Pot in a Pennsylvania Steel Plant" Four Are , Killed Outright and Thirty Others Injured, Twenty of Whom Will Die Condition of the Injured is 'Piti able and Bepgaw ; , Description Some IutIIated Beyond I U' cogni tion by the Force of the Explosion AU the Victims Foreigners. , . , Butler, Pa., Oct. 1 6. An explosion caused by the upsetting, o the jnetal pot - in the No. l cupola ; of the Standard Steel Company here late to night caused the death of 4 men, fa tally injured 20, and seriously injur ed 10 others. Nearly all of the men were, foreigners.' v - The large wheel - plant 160 by 100 feety was demolished causing a loss estimated at $100,000. - , The dead are: " . ' J il NICK DORNA, - , ''JJ " NICHOLAS BLOTAR, it'" . - JOHN VERECK, s - 1 1 f 4 V . UNKNOWN MAN;. v r - The condition of the 80 men Injur ed is pitiable.'-' Although: still alive the features of a? majority are muti lated tofeyptid recognition. -The , hot metab was showered over , them, caus ing horrible injuries. Arms, - fingers Land ears were t, torn, while-a number or men had ' their, eyes burned out Several men are-in the hospital with their legs burned to a crisp. At mid night the physicians . attending s the lhjured ' said that at least-10 of . the men irouTd , die. . -The explosion wa4 caused by the upr setting of a metal pot in the cupola, which contained B,000poundsf tnbU ten metal ready)r casting. - A span in the pot broke,' allowing the liquid iron to spill over the wet sand. (At$ explos ion followed BO'QUlekly that noneof the . workmen in the bulldihg ? had a chance to escape. .Streams of tthe burning metal '7' poured , out 'on - the workmen Who .were literally cooked. Twenty men near the cupola had every shred -of clothing blown oflt toyUhe force of the .. explosion. Many were burled under the wreckage and were not ' rescued for an houraf(V the catastrophe. When the . flames shot from the burning car works fully 10, 000 people rushed to the scene block ing streets and Interfering with fire companies and ambulances. Through lack of room many of be injured were compelled to, lie for an hour on cots to street cars before it was pos sible to take them to the hospital a mile? and a" half away.1 (Member. of the fire department yand citizens as sisted In caring for tne men who were totally naked and suffering Intensely with the cold. ' ,!'' TRAIN Q. ',1 JX. WRECK. Enffineer ami Fireman Save Their - Uvea by Jumping But Are Badly F liliMhJltiiill'rilinilllMlcX Tkm.. :,. molished Wreck Caused by ; Rail Placed Across Track by Unknown Persona, Special to The Obieryer. , 1 - Union. S. C Oct Southern "Rail way? passenger train No. IS, norths bound; was badly wrecked about six mlled north of here at 2: so yssieraay iiierouop. . ' aiiuiuuuub are ' that it - was the result ot ' a deliberate plan of some unknown persons. -A heavy fair had been placed- diagonally across the track, , which, .when-the engine going at about 40 -miles an hour strucK it was driven 1JC feet Into the embank- ment bendlnx it back Into the form of an S. The engine ran about 40 feet and then Jumped tne track, ana was combletelv demolished. The mall and baggage ears ,.were thrown off their trucks ana crosswise oi tne iracx be tween the opposite emoanKments, Engineer A I . McCoy and Fireman Will Graham, colored, lumped as soon as the emergency brakes were ap an1 in thiji wav saved their lives. though both of them were ; terribly burned by the escaping steam ot the nvbrtitrnpd fn Brine. Passengers in the dayrcoaches scarcely felt theeffect of ther wreclc Dut several in xne caio r wnre thrown from their ; seats and shaken ' up badly.: Neither the mall piprk. the tErraee-master or the ex press messenger was hurt but all were shaken , up considerably. J? 'if:. nr .T. H. Hamilton.: of thla city1, a railroad surgeon and well known in natinnn.1 medical c roles.awno was ac companying tne remains oi uu -who . . . . A who died suddenly, yesteraay t opr tan burr, was the only . surgeon on hoard. He' rendered ; prompt - and splendid work in caring for the in 'hfltnsr aslstsd by J. M. Atchln son; a traveling representative of the rrk-navta Comnany. of Detroit Mlch.i who fortunately had witn mm various medicines which greatly aided -In the relief of the suffering. ; A relief train brought the wounded to this city yes- MARYLAND MOB LYNCHES NEGRO William Barns, Who Slew Cumberland .Policeman is Kicked and f.6hot to "Death toy Angry CitlM-rw. Cumberland, Md., 'Oct. 6. The first l-vnrhinr in the history of Cumber land, which occurred at anarly hour hl mornlnir.-has been the-toplo of general discussion; though scarcely of The, Shooting of policeman August Baker on Thursday night y wiuiam Rums. 4 nesrro- desnurado, while the latter twos resisting-arrest created great deal of excitement owing to tne excellent reputation of. the officer and his well-known kindly disposition, His death on Saturday morning was followed iby threats against the negro, these coming as much from tils own race as from the Tvhltea Few." how ever, seem .to have thought a. lynch ing possible, and the police paid no attention the rumors that were afloat. Onlv Deoutv ' Sheriff Adam Hendky was at the jail when,, after midnight a crowd or jess tnan a nun dired men, a few of whom were dls guised In one way or another appeared and demanded the keys. These bring refused, a telegraph pole' was used as a battering ram and entrance' to the building waa forced." Other negroes In neighboring cells "wem careful to guide the lynchers to that of Burns and here arain the battering ram was used. The lynchers found tbs-ir victim crouched behind his cot and seizing him by " the feet dragged him down stairs and Into the street, wh-sre within a few yards of the entrance-to the Jail. Burns was kicked and shot to death. z:; . -I - - , .,n. ;;'-; .x . I Llpton to Build New Cutter. Z4 . London, Oct 6. Sir Thomas Lip von has riiwidd to build a new .VU dpflgned cutfr to enmpetu in the Brit ish rcpra-tra!! in 1B0S. it is Intndod iha.t tho cutter shall Hrl!p.io the White Hnather 11, thn prwnt chamil 'fa of tho.-yV-t r-f t Jpl .,.-- -V BISHOP'S FINAL ADDRESS HE LUVVES 'RICHMOND TO-DAY Thousands IJiar His Farewell Re marks Delivered From the Front V- porch of the Virginia State Capitol Bishops of St Albans and South ern Braid! Address' Large Congrega- - tions, th3 Latter Speaking to Uie Concral O)nvpntlon A Request For 1 Oio Division of 'Diocese of Georsia All the Churches Crowded. ' , s - Richmond, Va Oet Richmond 'has given itself over to .church going with an ,' energy and -determination preachers among jtha . visiting clergy and bishops of the? Episcopal General Convention. , This afternoon the bishop of London spoke from the' front porch of the Virginia State Capitol to a large throng of people who crowded every available spot the ' brilliant sunshine bringing to the Capitol Square thous ands of people of the city as well as many visitors. The .bishop will leave Richmond at nbon to-morrow for the NorthfV;i;;::Hri:Sv ine city, puipits were niiea at xne nvorning service : with distinguished prelates and large congregations were the rule.' : s-.jl-u , :!:y:-'i'. At 4 o'clock the .bishop bf ; St Albans, one of the dlstlngulahsl. com pany of English bishops addtbuied a large vfi audience : in St w Paurs church.. At p. m, ' in i the. sama church the" triennial . missionary, aer-' man. was delivered before the General i?nnvnntlnn h th nti Bevr J.nclan Ta. Klnsoiying, the bishop of southern a Brasil. The address' was ' historical andmissionary in character and pro aueed a proiound impression ' ' At its short session Saturday morn ing the' House of Bishops passed the request for the division of the Diocese of Georgia, the lines of division to be established hereafter and the applica tion was sent to the. House of Deputies for its approval. CEREaiONY ATS WILLUMSBURG. Handsome Lectern ' and Magnificent Bible, Gifts of the President and tlia King Are Formally Presented to Bruton Parish. . -;'., Wlllianutburg, "Va., Oct 6. Mea- sensrers from the. rulers of. the two great English-speaking nations jour neyed to .Williamsburg yesterday from the triennial General Convention of the . Protestant Episcopal Church ' W the United States ; and "presented to Bruton parish church, which has been longest in continuous use than any other Episcopal church in America, beautiful srifts as tokens of the high admiration in) which the memory of the founders" of this pioneer house of worship is held on both sides of the Atlantic. The gift of President Roosevelt is a ihrAHM. jwtrn ornicru now noias a Vnagniflcent edition of the English Rihin sent bv the King or usnnana. The service at the riarish church was full of historical interest and attracted the entire- membershlpj of. the .Rlch- mona jonvenuou. . . - it was for the ouroose of preaent- itiu to Bruton parish the Bible aent by' King Kdwara., max tne vmiivy vi London visited Amerlcaj1 " C: ' '?' ' The ceremony incident to tne pre- nonfatlon of the srlfta was in accoTa- anrA with 'thai beautiful T Episcopal ritual but the great interest-auacneo. because of the prominence 1 of the r-hMrr.hmen nartlclDatlng. , These hot only Included a numoer or loreign bishops, but the- highest (Episcopal irrv in the United States and in' the audience as; representatives of the General Convention were many promi nnt citizens ot the United States, Th Aim.tinn vas appointed ' repre- sntAd the it original States. J. einhnt ornru-nn of Now York, occn pled a pew directly in-front ?of thft altar ana was tne njwr iuvu curiosity, to hl . evident emparrasa- ment. ( ri'i Y:' i' '-'- ' After the Inspiring service oi.nymns and prayers the rector of the ehurch n.A statement of the . historical significance of the occasion and out lined the laooTs or wv the restoration of v the old building. ' 11 " ' . Rihon Satterlee presented the re arrets of President, Roosevelt because of his- mammy to perouumu v.nv hU gift upon the , parish. With ap n.Anriau remarks the . bishop then nrjuianted -i the - lectern: and spoke of the Bible it was aoon to hold. In a few, wellhosen : remarks .the gift was received by BWhop.Randolphv of. the Diocese ol uouwiern virguua. Bishop Ingram, of London, address - . mi WmIaA., Mnvlnflr 'v v ln showing this mark of 'loving interest in the welfare of the Church, my sovereign Is only following out what has been done by many of his prodecessors.' Believe me, ine juuj, my sovereign, has the warmest desire si.. t. nroifom of thn people of Amer- lca( and. especially, for .the spiritual. welfare or wis ana vi u wy. , Immediately after the secylcea In the church Btahop Ingram addressed an overflow meeting In the parish cWcbyard., T ' . ' ' " NEGRO KILLED 1 "WHO DID IT? m.1 rvvtnAiv tnnuent Delayed on Act . roant of tho Absence of a Material .Witness. - . ' . fineolal tot The Observer . , - AaTieville. Oct . Coroner Morris tibia afternoon held an inquest over the remains of Wallace uararrer, a negro, -sn wt stabbed to death in - the American saloon here last night. The innuest hearlnr was continued until to-morrow evening at . 7 o'clock Irt or der that the officer .may have an nnnortunitv to locate a negro who, it pis allege a, is a mairiai wuneas. Just who killed uaraner is t not main. ' Gardner and three other ne groes were In the saloon In the rear part ; when a acuffl ensued.' Pres ently Gardner staggered to ' the front - - .. ...a, . . . , . t. . . and ten aeau. .. tu naa umin niD bed iti the neck and (lie Jiifrular: vein severed. ',, ,, Two negroes Vaughn and Thompson are held as being impli cated. The statement was made at the inquest that , the ' witness now sought declared after the light that he saw Vaughn plunge ten knife Into Gardner and draw it out. i Vaujfhn made a 'statement to the effect that Thompson stabbed Gardner.; ? ; ! Snsplclous Jap Waa Only Drunk. Nagasaki, Oct. , During the trip f the steamer Minnesota, on which Sscretary of War Taft and his party were passengers, from Kobe to this port, a Japanese passewror was impris oned in his cabin toy order of the cap tain of the- vesset on account of his suspicious actions. - H aid he was a member of tb TuXt pajty. Ho waa tumd over to the police here and it developed that the man had bc-n rt jinking. The affair wns exfitrBritrd (mo an attempt Injure Jicretary C0TT0X COiMlRESS TO DAY ; - ' : . ; - . f.. VrfAL PROBLEMS TO BE SETTLED Mea Who Represent the Entire Cot ton: Grow ins, Spinning and Manu facturing Industry of he World Will Assemble in Atlanta This Morning to Discuss Matters That , Vitally Affect Then Conferences of Every Department of This Vast Industry to Be .Held The Subject of Speculation and Its Elimination, r( and Economy of Production Are r of Paramount Importance Per- manent Congress to Be Organized. Atlanta. Ga,.' Oct 6. Assembled In Atlanta to-night are : five- hundred delegates : to the International con ference of cotton growers and manu facturers, ? representing t the industry of i growing, spinning s arid' manu facture of cotton of the entire world. The object in the comma- together qf Interests whose aggregate products are valued at three billion doners annually is primarily economy, and to this end this world's cotton con gress was idevfsed or conference of every departme.nl of . this vast ; In dustry! . Another object is the:- or ganization ot a permanent congress, which shall meet annually, and at tached to it departments for the dis semination : of .information ' at all times. ; The leading men of Internal cotton spinners' association of Eu rope, the association of cotton manu facturers of ' the United States, the American Manufacturers' t Associa tion,, the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union and the Southern Cotton Association are here, and col lectively, their" organizations con stitute . the International' conference, which - begins to-morrow and , con tinues,, three days ' ' ' " WOULD STOP SPEUUJUATIWI..' Manv of these men are avowedly opposed to the speculative element which -has i attached Itself to the cot ton erowina industry, and if the forthcoming congress can do It, they Bay, f it will 'devise means to elimi nate them, C. W. Macara, or Man- cheste Eng.. bead" of - the great Bannerman . Mills, ; and president or the International Cotton t Spinners Assoclatio n f , s Europe, calls ' the speculative end of th business ' a curse, and hopes to see it eliminated. Speaking of the , work of the con gress and its alms, Mr. Macara ad mitted, with qualification", that . Eu ropean mills have sold their product an average of nine months ahead on the basis of, raw cotton at 15 cents per pound, while, the present market is under 11 cents. This,' he ad mitted, Is" large profit bud he said is not- excessive " - when it w con sidered (there are 'years when mills are operated at a loss. r SOUNDS WARNING NOTE. Mr. - Macara said he hoped- as a result of this and succeeding con gresses American cotton planters will learn first that they, have growing competition, and then that their fu ture, supremacy lies In . economies of production: and unless they do, f or- lsn.cpnsuniptlQn' will decrease each year:- He said me timeffnen tne grower will sell direct to the manu facturer appears remote, unless . the grower can so organize as to do the work now done by the legitimate middle man or broker. He Is a ne cessity under, the present system. , Of the total value , of the last year's crop in this country, over $700,000,- 000, he said speculators and'DUCKet shops, got one ..hundred - millions in charges and commissions. .' i WILL MEET xTO-DAT. - The'- conference will be called to order at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn ing by y(Jhairman James R. McColl, of Providence, R. I., of the American Association of Cotton Manufacturers. The address of welcome will be de livered by Governor, Hoke Smith. Responses - will be delivered by C. W;; Macara, of Manchester, Eng., vice- president of ' the international conference and president of the International Cotton Spinners' As sociation of Europe. Other addresses will be delivered .'by Herr Arthur Kufffer, Vienna, Austria, and William Hartshorne, Lawrence, Mass., presl dent of the American Association of Cotton , Manufacturers. The , busi ness of the conference will, begin Monday afternoon with meetings of the varfous committees on sectional subjects.': Reports of committees and discussions begin . Tuesday norning, ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK. Defective Switch Causes Smash-Vp at - South Rocky ' Mount Passenger t Train Dashing Into Shifter Engine and Cars Demolished ana tiremen taad Mail Clerks Are Injured, , Special to The Observer. wRdcky Mount, Oct. 6. Passenger train1 No. 82. ran into a shifting e glne this morning on the outskirts of Soutih Rocky Mount at 2:20 o'clock and Engineer George Boney, on the passenger strain was killed instantly, His. fireman was badly Injured. . The tflaln crew on the shifter JumpejW jooin engines were oemoiisneq. and the mall eoaoh was broken Into shreds, Five mall clerks were slightly wound- .ed. The baggage and one passenger car were demolished. No passengers were injured. . . , . The cause of the wreck was that the lever ithat works the switch had be come disconnected and while . tae switch - lights indicated ' , the" switch closed the disconnection ran the pas senger train off the main track, onto the track occupied by the shifting engine. - 1 "'. . ; " . JIOME WAS AT TRVCnEVfeV Enjrlncer Boney Well-Known In Wll - mington, Where Ilia Headquarter .' Jrwmeny were funeral To-Day at naiiaco , . Special to The Obnerver , . Wilmington, Oct . Engineer George Boney, who waa killed in the wreck of the Atlantic Coast Line train this morning at South Rocky Mount. waa- wen ; known nere, , having made this city neaoquunera ror some time. His home :was at i eacheya, ; in Dup lln county, where his father and oth er members of the family '' live. A brother, Mr. -E. Boney. agent of the Atlantio Coast Line at Florence, S. C, waa here -ray on nw way to Teach eya to attend the funeral which will be conducted at 11:30 o'clock to-mor row morning at Wallace-three milo distant, The remain were taken from Rocky Mount ta Teachcy this evening. , A little daughter of the decerned lives af Manchester. Va., where Mr. Boney made his headquarters until a short time ago and where he Is well known, , toflng a prominent member of the Ordr of Elki in -that city. vtry iwnasnmo uorai tripine sent to-night frwa the 'WUmiiiKtun h-1srs to be laid on his cuket-nd a coinmiitee from the branch vt tii order In this city will attend the fu- lieral to-morrow. UNIF0HH BILL OF, LADING AMENDMENTS TO BE 'OFFEltED . Representatives of Leading Rullroads and Many Prominent Bankers and : Shippers Will Gather in-New York on That Day in an Effort to Reueh au Agreement. on Proiiosed Amend-, . menu to the rnlforni Bill of Lading , Soon to Be Authorized by the In-ter-State Commerce Commission Business Men Generally Deeply In . 'teresu-d In the Outcome of Uie Con ference Should Its Objects Fall a Fight to the Finish la Predicted. . New tprk. Oct An important conference called to reach an : agree ment , on certain proposed amend ments to the uniform bill of .lading soon , to ba authorised by the inter State commerce , commission will be held; in this cltj ' oh October 11th. Should the object of the meeting fall, Jt Is said that the t flicht with he railroads on the one side and the bli shippers and bankers of the coun'T try. on the other, will be waged to a finish. . In this event' the inter 8tate commerce commission will be the" court of last i resort, that body having been given full power under the new- railroad rate law to preaerlbe the form of the new bill. ., Represen tatives of all the leading railroads, many of the prominent; bankers and shippers of the country and a com mittee representing a large number of prominent s commercial bodies have signified their Intention of taking part in the conference. All the ques-tlbna- involved in th various amend ments will be ; discussed, the : avowed purpose of the bankers "and shippers being to induce the railroads to en dorse all the amendments as propos ed." These' amendments. ; business men generally contend, If l adopted. will remedy what they regard as -tae real dangers of the law in its pres ent form which already have resulted in bankers In various sections of . the country refusing ' to loan, money on thia class of collateral. The dangers of the present law, which they seek to f re move by the adoption of the propos ed amendments, include, according to the -supporters; of the new measure, 'loss- now frequently Incurred by mer chants paying bill of, lading- Mrafts, "by bankers making, advances on bills of" lading by. thUd parties giving ad vances on these instruments. , THE, SPECIAL COMMITTEE. The specially appointed committee from various commerctalbodlea which will attend the conference in support of .the adoption ? of the proposed amendments,!, include representatives from - the cotton exchange, thel: New York board .of trade and transporta tion. the merchants' association, the NQtW York mercantile exenange, the national poultry - association, the na tlonaKhay association and many oth' er organizations. The joint meeting of these several bodies which ap pointed the committee to attend the New, York conference, adopted reso lutions demanding that the responsi bility of the .railroads be more clear ly, defined In the. new bill of lading than It Is under the present ir. The large commercial organizations of the country have expressed deep concern over the situation wmcn nas made this conference -. necessary. George W. Nevllle 'chairman of the bill of lading- committee of the New York' eotton exchange, In speaking of the situation said he regarded it as a menace to the business of the Country. So man v heaw losses have been Incurred by those making ad vances oa defective bills or lading," said Mr. Neville, "that bankers In various sectlous of the country have not refused to make loans on this class of collateral. When one real izes that the crops of the country are now entirely financed through , the medium of 'orden bills of lading, jit Is obvious that if other bankinir In stitutions should adopt a similar policy the commercial and agricultural inter ests would find themselves in a grave predicament. f In t this r .matter the consignees are In the same boat with the bankers for the responsibility or carriers to' consignees, bankers or any third party other than the shipper -with whom' tne dui or laaino- is ex- ecuteuY'ls at present a matter of grave doubt under numerous court decls Ions. ; ;The , highest courts vof.". Ala- hams: Mississippi and North Carolina hold that parties making advances up on 'order' bills of lading, are respon slble for the quantity and quality of the shipment , represented. ; In the majority of tne states ; there is, no legislation protecting advances or vast sums in the financing of the crops through the medium of 'order bills of lading. 14 rf i . AMENDMENTS NECESSARY , The inter-State .commerce : com mission now has. under consideration provisions for a hew uniform bill : of lading wltich It la proposed to require each railroad throughout the Unite J States to Issue after January .1st. This proposed new uniform blll-of lad Ing. while It confers tne great bene fit of uniformity, floes not protect merchants paying Mil of lading drafts. bankers making advances on bills of lading s or other third parties giving advances 09. bills of lading. Inas much as the Inter-State commerce commission can only . prescribe the form of bill of lading It is necessary to askCongress tan additional,. fegu Iatlona to . protect ffle advances on such - documenU." . Merchants and consignees, therefore, consider It nee- essary that amendment to the pro- .1 lulling. ed 'unnn the ' Inter-State commerce vommistion ao as to protect- parties advancing vaiue upon sucn puis 01 lading and they also deem; It abso lutely necessary ta secure early con gresslonat action upon this subject" NIGHT WATOIMAN MtRDERED, Negro Who Wore ftlood-Stained Cloth ing u Anretseu on suspicion. - - Brldgeton, N. J. , Oct 6. James Cxmm. agod 65 years, a night watch- snan for a twusket factory, waa found murdered at his post to-!uy. tiia istad'htd- been: crushed. ; Tho tollce arrested Gilbert Nottlcks, a negro, on suspicion of having committed - the crime. Nottlck'a clothing waa tlood atalned and keys, which It ts said have been Identified as th property of the wfttchmun, were found in his pockets. The negro denies - having (murdered the watchman, '.tout the authorities believe he went to th factory early this morning to rob Carnrn, who received hi pay from his employers yesterday Cu-mm wss ap parently killed with an ax which was found beside the body. . Lusltanla Mukea Good Time, : ' Queenstown, Oct. The Cunard line steamship I.Miltinlawhlch untied from Llvt.-rjio.il f ir Ni w York F:tur day plk'ht, mitdo a mld pfiia(c to thin jtirt, avemcltig 21 Knot an hour. Tho v"'t 1- ft J-ro f r T.'-mv York fit 10:25 o 1 r'i - ' - PBESUjEKT'S DAY OF BEST WILL BEGIN HUNT EARLY TO-DAY - :: .j-,..r- ,. ' The Report of His Doings Not Official, But the Natives Assert That He Had Good Reasons For Not Attenaing , Religious Services Secretary Ijatta . Has Not Had Word From His Chief I Since Uie liatter Trekked Into the - Tnll Timber)- Quite a Canvas Vil lage Around the Camp Experienc ed Hunters Authority For the Swte $ ment That Game Will toe Plentiful. jStambouU La., . Oct. 6. The Pres ident epent the day.?-quietly in his camp on Tensas Bayou with the in tention of beginning his hunt early to. morrow. . This report lsnot official, but comes -through natives who. are keeping , as close an eye upon the movements of the- Chief Executive as courtesy will permit. ? At 5 o'clock; As sistant Latta. who is: located about 10 mijes from the camp, reported to, the press representatives nere that ne nas not received a word from his chief since he landed in camp, but he add ed tnat he was ..certain that he had not attended church. Residents who heard this tatement confirmed t, be- eaose mere is, mey say, no cnurcn, ior nun 10 aiiena.,-'"-,.?-);";' , ':A; CANVAS VILLAGE. ' There Is quite : a canvas village where the camp la pitched. It consists of seven tents, most of which are oe eupied as living apartiments by the frestaent and his party. The Pres ident's own tent la a walled structure about. 15 feet square and there la a large. mess tent and also, a cooking tent, floored. The President has been presented by Manarer Shields, of the Parker plantations, with a handsome bay horse, but will net use him when on the hunt, trained ponies being sup plied ror tnis purpose. The hunting rorce or tn party ha been reinforced by the addition of Ben Lilley. a pro fessional sportsman who emigrated from this section to Texas many years ago, out wno nad even then made ao excellent a -reputation as to cause him to be sent for and he was brouarht all une way rrom Texan to be present in case or an emergency. He has in for mer days hunted all the cane-brakes hereabouts and Is eui to know every noon ana cranny in them. ' PLENTY OF GAME. ; Scouts express confidence that some 'bear win be bagged and they are even more ssuring on the subject of veni son. They say the woods are full of deer, of the Virginia variety. The dis quieting rumor has gone abroad that many or them are dying of the disease known aa black tongue- The party will be augmented to-morrow ibv the addition of a Mr. ItfAtealf. a guest of Mr, Mcimenny "ana Parker, who will escort the negro bear killer and Holt Collie, who will bring with . him . 81 of nis own dogs. There will be therefore three professional hunters in -th crowd. Collier, Lilley and a nerra named Brutus Jackson. All have their own aogs. NEWS OF IREDELL'S CAPITAL The Town Gcta Several New Kd- dents Interest In Dray Rninegs V. Bonght Miss Ella, Graham Leaves To-Day to Become Mlasionary In -,. Koiva. -'-ir::-iX 'i: Special Jo The Observer, ,; r ' ,V , ; Statesvllle, Oct -Mf. Jftmea Kerr haa sold to Mr. W. 0.' Gray and sister,, Miss Annie Gray, a cottage on Davie avenue which he recently pur chased from" Mr. James E. Tharps. This la a very desirable piece of prop erty, and the price paid was S,000. ' Mr. J. B. Helland, of Cool Spring, has bought Mr. George M. Foard's half Interest In the dray business ot Foard & Turner and he and Mr. John O. Turner will continue the business under tho firm name qf Turner ft Holland. Mr. Holland will move bis family to Statesvllle front Cool Spring. Mr. Ernest Alexander, ' of Salts bury, is here at,, the home ol, : his parents ' Air. . -and Mrs. J. S. Alexander. v sMr. Alexander Is suffering from an attack of appen dicitis. He will remain here until he regains his strength and will then re turn to Salisbury and ; probably un dergo an operatlonf''-:-..,:!.,:!'';:, ? Mr, and Mrs. W. W, Cooper f hava moved to Statesvllle from Marlon and are occupying their handsome' home on Race street, which they purchased from Mr. F. L. Page, who has gone toh Greensboro to live, ' .'3lf.; W. R. Rabe, of Salisbury, haa accepted a position at Mr. . B. ; B. Webb's marble yard. iMr1. Rabe Is a son of Mr. T. J. Rabe and apent a part of his boyhood days in Statesvlllo. Policeman Morgan, the veteran officer, Is spending a few days In the Back Creek community or Rowan county with relatives. The' principal object of his visit Is to be with hla cousin, Miss Ella Graham, who leaves to-morrow for Korea, where aha will labor as a missionary of the Presby terian Church. . X VMRRIA AT QUEENSTOWnI Ship Experienced - Terrlflo , Weather, -- Hut waa Not Damaged. . Queeruttown, Oct. 8, The Cunard line steamer Umbrla, which (ailed from New York September 28th, ar rived here to-day.- The vessel experi enced terrino weather from Sunday tmtll Wednesday. At t o'clock Tues day afternoon, a huge sea struck her and badly damaged her unoccupied rorwara bridge. Nobody waa Injured. All on board the steamer were well except the boatswain's boy, whose leg was croxen Wednesday, and a .fire man, who was Injured Saturday, The passengers who landed here weie surprised to learn of the .Alarm Ing reports that had been In circula tion concerning the Umbrla.--- . The vessel proceeded for Liverpool. To Intent Cotton Growers in Pro- pagatlon of Birds. ' - ( -Special to The Observer. ' 1 1 Greensboro, Oct. ' . Secretary T, Gilbert Pearson, of the Audubon So- clety, haa gone, to Atlanta to attend a meeting of the Cotton Growers" As soctatloa at ' that place to-morrow. Representatives ot the Audubon So ciety from most' of the Northern States will -be presejut The object of tne Dira protectors visit to the meet ing of the association Is to enlist the support ot the cotton men In getting appropriations from the government for the propagation of bird. It la said that there are sixteen varieties of birds that are fond of boll weevils f ir breakfast and It Is hoped to Interest the cotton growers In their welfare. . , Death From Street Car Accident. . ' ' J '-Observer Bureau, ;: The Itolloman BuihMntr, . . .' . - . Ralolgh. Oet 6. A telegram from Memphis to-nlSht announce the death, from tht mailt of n. atrepf-esr-accident, of Thrivm J. Duf.rn'. 'Tie wai a t.rrv'her-'i !--w-of Mm. It. E. L. Hunch, bu wl-r 1 -Ing the eM-t daughter of th 1 M: W 1 A. til ! i. 1 ' v ( j ' 1 h ! 1 ! Cf " FORECAST OF WELTS I' IMPORTANT EVENTS SCI HI The President Will Spend the V. f Hunting Bears bet-ret ary '; .. WiU Sojourn With Uie Vll': - While. Secretary Root ' lio: ,:.' With tho Mexicans Mnc-li In terest Centred in the . Eplseoi ul General Convention at RichiouO International Cotton Conference at Atlanta Spanish Parliament to .Open on the 10th Casio of Karl Han to Como I'p For Revision Saturday. President Roosevelt will spend thf? week hunting bears in the Louisiana canebrakes; Secretary Taft ; will ar rive at. Manila- ta take- part in the opening of the first Philippine Legis lature, and Secretary of State Root will continue his tour of Mexico, The governing- bodies of two sreat religious denominations will . meet during-the week, the General Con tention of the- Episcopal Church convening at Jticnmonav va., and tne council : of -; the Congregation of Churches - of the , United States In Cleveland, O. An .important In dustrial event of the week will be the conference I of cotton . growers and . spinners at Atlanta, , Ga. ; More than ISO European, cotton men have come here to take part In the meeting. The annual meetings of the Northern Pacific and Union Pa-' clflo Railroad Companies , twill be held, on Tuesday, the former In New loric and the latter in : Salt Lake City, , LIFE INSURANCE HEARING. t Eighteen defendants who formerly were officials., of Insurance ; compa nies are expected to appear in, -the courts on: Monday to answer to sixty- one indictments growing out of the life Insurance investigation. District Attorney Jerome;, has announced that he will dispose of the cases as quick ly as. possible.) It Is expected that the first case called will be that of Dr. Walter R. GUlette,: formerly vice president of the Mutual Life Insur ance Company., who was indicted for forgery and perjury. With the avowed object of un covering and exposing' to the grow ers the principal abuses which have so long existed In the: handling of American cotton, and to encourage needed reforms, representatives of the cotton growing, spinning and other Interests of the cotton trade will meet in International conference at Atlanta on Monday for a three day session. It is expected that the leading foreign and domestic spin ners of the world will be present at deal with many questions in which the foreign consumers of cotton are . especially interested. . " : A RELIGIOUS EVENT. ' '" Three, hundred years of English Christianity in America will be com-. meraoraiea at tne - uenerai conven tion nf ttin Vnlarnnnl r,hMti Richmond, Va. r A feature of the" convention will be the . presentation of a men's thank offering, to which the men of the whole Church have 4 contributed. The offering, which, is expected to reach $1,000,000, wUl be rormauy presented next Wednesday. .For ane first time in the history of the Congregational Church, Its six benevolent societies will 'unite their annual meetings! with that of the triennial council of the churches of the United States at- its thirteenth annual f session, - which will toe held a n ..M.1..J .1. f ....i. .a .... addresses will be delivered toy Rev. Washington Gladden, of Columbus. the retiring moderator. SPANISH PARLIAMENT. The autumn session of the Spanish Parliament, will begin October 10th. Among tho natters - that will claim the attention of the Cortes ta the present situation in Morocco - and the part Spain took with France In putting down the turbulent tribes men at Casablanca, as well 'as the question of the augmentation ot the Spanish navy. i . , It is reported In some ' quarters that the relations of Church and State wilt also come to the for. - On October-1 J th the case of Karl Hau will come up for revision. Hau la the former professor ' of Inter national law at the George Washing ton University, of Washington, D. C, who was sentenced to death at Karlsruhe July 2Sd last for the mur der of , his mother-in-law, Fran Molltor, at Baden Baden. His eas was a most sensational one .and the trial aroused the deepest Interest In Germany. . J. W. OSBORNE WILL BE GUEST. Tho Former Assistant - District At ; Uwney, of New York Will Be On of the Sptakera at tl Meeting of New York Alumni ot.tM inl" . verslty of North Carollnav Special to The Obterver. - " . New York, Oct.,. At tho annuat dinner of the University of North Carolina alumni James V. Osborne, ex-assistant district attorney of New York,1 will be among the guests of honor. While Mr. Osborne la not a graduate of the University, 1. he la a native of Charlotte and ta well known to all the v North Carolinians here. Ho Is a son-ln4aw of ex-Justice Au rustus Van -Wycav president of th alumni BiMiOclaUon. The . dinner will be held Saturday hlght October j 12th,. at the Cafe Boulevards Second avenue and Tenth street a restaurant celebrated for its nnconventlonnllty; music smd gaiety. There will be between forty and fit'- Old Chapel Hill men present be sides a number of personal guests of the association's members. Judge Van. Wyck will be the toastmaster. The treasurer of the dinner com mittee ts, James A. Gwyn, of No. 60 Wall street from whom any alumnus visiting the city Is privileged to get a ticket . Mr.' Osborne has not , yet selected the subject of his speech, but that It will be entertaining Is not to b doubted, as he is one f the most popular of the c city's- after-dinner talkers, , REV. DR.. RICHARDS D1XUN: . Tlie State1Ilo Minister Will Not A ut Call to DaWt!Ma lre.h)'t 1 ... , chun-h. By Boll.. Telephone to Tho Obrorv.r. Davidson. Oct 6. Rev. Dr. C. RU hards,.of Statesvllle, who w.u t r l ta the- PiiirtorH-te of tho Dav: ! l-rcsbytrian church a short ti:u! i has formally nqtttled th c- of invttiKion that hi decl'.ar f -This announcement U i' i ' much n-Kr.-t, for i'x? hiifh hop s of securls-; ' ' i.st r t s rve thpni x - u i i-ej'orHed th-tt i . cllrn' I 1 iho the , i f v , t 1
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