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V IPTIOirPEICE: C3.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENT;! S 10' CONTINUE STRIKE :LUJj ASL3 TO RESIGN T.'ew York Telegraphers' Union De-! la Favor of Continuing iO and Is Followed by Local 1 lemons in All Sections President , fmaU Denoanced For -Statement civen the Press and Asked to lie feiTi He gays right la Hopeless and Might aa. Well Be Abandoned . Percy Thomas Recommended, to '- Lead Striking ; Telegraphers. ...... New Tork, Oct 13. President S. J. - - Small appeared confident 'to-day that iV the etrlke was at an end hopeful that j. Siia men would be reinstated.- , ' "The strike will be csSled oft tu knorrow and the men will be back to : ' work," he said. . . ' "Will you give a word of advice to "the men as to whether they should vote-to call It off and seek reinstate ment?" he was asked. '" ' ' - . . wju cover that point at the meet- Ing to-day. with the men la New f r York he replied. v . The. object ln' sending out my t etatement to the men yesterday, was - to put fhe question right up to them. ': Our resources ate , exhausted and if . they want to continue the fight they , will have to furnish the funds.' ' - "Percy Thomas says you have $15, 000 In the treasury," wassuggeated. . . "In .whose treasury V- asked Mr. I ' 6maU. -."We hive ,15,000 but not for etrlke ses. ' That W a mutual1 bene- ' fit fund, for insurance. . If. we -have - money, why couldn't we pay oft, hero yesterday? But there is always talk ' of this kind at'&e end of every strike. I have been through about five months ' - of this ever since the strike began In 6an Francisco last June and It doesn't -bother me anymore.: If iMr.'-Thomas i " I wants to fight the calling off of the ' - strike let him do so; v I am going to that , meeting to-day with brass , ' knuckles. -1 Generally " labor leaders . advise each other - to, disregard - the f . BuffenngS oftbelr jnen when a s:rlke Is on, but I? will not do that to the . very ' last ditch. We might hold - out a, couple of weeka longer on- nothing - r but -encouraging talk bu:' the result . , would only be tha.t the men of the characters would be slowly ' returning to work while the stronger men would hold out' ana suner me fi, cnost Just because they were the most staunch. There would not be ' any urflon left'! . ', "What If the locals decline to call It off V he was asked. - -"Well there will e nothing to do , ut to keep up the flght as long as . they can, but it will be up to them to L provide funds. The strike : was , U regular from the beginning.". . " V "Than the strike is hopeless and. It might aa welt be abandoned 1" That Is it replied Mr. Small. ' Notwithstanding President,' email's i bplnton thaWntf-Mrtke- to. hopejee", the - ' telegrapher anion, at meeting to day, voted Ttinanimowly torontlnue -"' the strike 'against the yVestern Union and Postal Telegraph Companies. , r - The vote was taken ' upon Hhe sug Sgestion of President Small, who In messages to subordinate officers yes- terday recommenaea inai rawnu ? various cities vote npon the advlsablll ty of the men returning to work. . The meeting; was characterized by (bitter exchanges between: President Small and the other speakers. The ttatter charged the national leader with inconsistency In i first claiming that the strike would be successfully fin anced and yesterday admitting that the general assembly was without funds; and with having conducted the flght In a half hearted, -dilatory way. Small tried to explain his position but was frequently Interrupted by hisses. When he suddenly left the TiaH In the midst of the speech-making, cries of "Resign" followed him." To-night Small . Issued f a r statement :4n which he said he was willing to continue the strike If the men Insisted. " Tr Oontinne Strike Nine Weeks. . . BaItimors.i Oct 18.-The striking telegraph operators held a meeting to day at which It was voted to continue the strike' nine' weeas more- ji n eoes- aary. --,. . ' - Atlanta, 3a., Oct 1.-At a meeting of the striking : telegraphers of this city to-day it was unanimously voted td continue the strike, , ' Chicago, Oct 13. At a meeting of the Chicago Commercial Telegraphers' Union ! to-day a resolution that - the strike be continued was1 unanimously ' adopted,. Similar ' action was taken i. In Kansas City. Omaha,, Salt lake " City, Cleveland and other cities. -' . New Orleans, J LA.; - Oct. !: 1 t.wThe 1 oommerclal telegraphers w at New Or- leans to-day voted fto continue- the . BtriKe. -A - r.- -'v( t- - arem-Dhto. Tenn.t Oct, 1 l-The tele ' rraDhers' union here to-nigbt voted to continue the strike Resolutions were ' adopted denouncing President Small s fiction and oemanaing nis resiKnaijon They recommended .the appointment of Percy Thomas, of New Tork,.. In JtOAD STILL TO BE OPERATED. - Prrsldent Flnlev Says That the Report " lom AshevUlo as to- DlsconWnning . y Operations on tirginla and Honth- r; western ltaiiroaa are janrciy cn- , true, - Otxierver Bureau. . UY! Q Ptrt N. W..' r. . - w . , ,. Wathlngton,: Oct 13. t President Flnlcy,' of the Southern Rail iv, whpn nuked to-nitht concerninff a iport from Ashevlllfl that the operation1 f th Virginia & Southwestern Railrond, "for yilch the Southern paid ten million 'dollnrt, would be dlncontinued on account of the Inok of money-- to operRte the rcd, , "eala that the report ha no foundation in ' fct whntevf r. There hat been no rhgnge . jt nit .In the statu of tli Virginia i Bouthwentern, fc said. The Holston river connfctinir iine oetwocn tne mam tine or the Southern and tho Virginia k South western will not bt conntructed now, ho - aH?d, becauae in the Jxtoment of th onicim,' n if mi itfruru, inii. iiiuk nis i nothing to do with the Virginia 'A South , wetirn and has no special sltrnlftcanco, as the line li s very short andunimoor ..tant one . ... Crushed to Death Beneath Antomo . . bile. ... - r ; Morencl, Mich., Oct. 1$. -Arth'ir Onweller, a merchant of Lyons, O, was killed in an automobile accident this afternoon five miles east of thl city. Mr. Onwejler had purchased a , new automobile and to-day was tatk Jng his first tide in If His wifo and two children were In the machine ; with him. While drlTlng at fair speed . ha lost dtifrol of the machine and It ran mto a deny ditch, ''"turning turtle and crushing him to death beneath It. Mrs. Onwell?r and. one of the children, a boy, were seriously hurt. dumiam's Eia ciimcn yar. AH the Denominations of t'10 En'J City Jlaro Been'Cnsy . DurinT- l'o past Twelvemonth i:ret:ting liousos X Worship -Main Sire eft" Congre gatiou Baiidlug a , Structure to ' Cost $150,000. v , . 4 : ' Special to The Observer. v i Durham, Oct. 13. This haa bcn irreat year for church building and church im provement in Durham that it, the past twelve months have seen either itarted or completed church - buiKllngf and church Improvement that amount to more than war. before during, the- same length of times The money put in permanent im provements in churchrs,. this including the new Young Men's Christian AMOctaUon building now being erected, amounts to more than a quarter of a million dollars, In this list the new Main 6trt church, now helne rected on Weat Chapel Hill itreet "takes' th lead for expenditure ot money. This church building is to com In round figures 198,000. To be added to this will be the cost of the lot, 28,000. and thert the furniture. Including- grand pipe omntn and chimes. .The-total cost of tho new church and equipments will not to less than 4150,000., The new St. Phillipi Episcopal .church ls-jiearing oempletion. This will rest In round figures tXOW. This doe not include the price ot chimes, now being talked of and if the r added the ct will be close to S30.O0O, not including the price of the lot, which has been own ed by tho Episcopal church for a number This is not til the money bein spent for Episcopal church property in lur- m Mil. i T" A.-' fUl'Htft m ,,vn J , ."O erected, at hi, own expense, a church in West Durham. This is a memorial to hi father and mother and will cost . a total of $7,000, By the time It is furnished the co?t may he as much as J8,wa. "v'Th new Baptist church ha been com rleted during the year, the additions-to the old structure costing more than $22,000. The new church' ha been: occupied for everal month v but tho work was done Methodist ' church has alro been greatly Unproved during: the yead, the additions costing about $4,000. -,w- - r -j-.- ,-' The Baptist denomination ha been do ing considerable other church. worki the pew Korth Durham JBaptlut church stand itia aa a monument of the year.' This church, - includinc the site, 'cost . the de nomination a total of ii6,ooo, rit ts now open and Rev. J. M. Arnette is the tint pastor. He now-haa organized a church with one hundred membtr to begin with. In addition to the aUcve there 1 now eonUNnpIated a new Methodfet church la the neighborhood of Lake wood Park, this being dona by the Layman's. Brotherhood or tli city. A site has been onr4 by Mr. K. H. . Wright and a building to cost several, thousand dollars will to .erected at no far rtisunt adte Trinity, Metlfodtst ciiurch, : the parent Methodist church of this 'lty and section, is ontemplating the build ing of an additlor ai Punuay school mom. This Will cost quit . a sum of money, although the, contract : has not been awarded as yet There Is also in ccmtemplatloa " the ; building of a new Methodist chapel in the northeastern part of the cltyv Th- cost nf this and othr clmrrh work now belnii cpnsldered will run vp the total or the year to quite , vTRECK OS N AND W. " Wcrtbound Passenger Side-Swipes Kasthoond - Coal Train Three " Coacbrs and Twenty-Fit e Coal j Cars - Detailed Express Messenger Killed. r --ItoaBpMjC-WWlNorfolk A Western passengee train Ko'.TSwest vbqud ftora Norfolk to Columbus, O., and f coal trains eastbonad " side- swiped -,ln a cut near Wontvalej 16 miles east of Roanoke at 4 o'clock this afternoon, resulting-! the death of one man and the Injury of a dozen passengers, none of whom -however, was seriously hurt - The passenger train was loaded with people return ing fronv-the Jamastowir Exposition. The -dead r o ','-"',' ' K, P. UMBRAGBr, , express mes senger, Wythevllie, va. - Mrs. L. Ziegler, Of (Bt Louis, was the only woman passenger Injured. The names of. the other Injured pas sengers were not given. Their -wounds were conflned" to cuts and bruises. The .two engines weregolng In differ ent i directions ' and ; had just passed each other when a flangs on an out side wheel on a coal car broke, throw lag "the coal strain over on the pas senger train. Three jpftssenger coaches were demolished "i and "25 coal cars plied up." The tracks are still blocked with wreckage. ; , ' 'v J. ' ' 1 '" """ I "' . LIEUTENANT SUTTON SUICIDES. Returning " From i Dance ' He . Places - Weapon W Hlit Hefid and Frrfl rntnl Shot Into HI Brai n Two Officers ; Wounded, While Attempting to Dls- . aurra ttim. , 'V;. ', ;.; ' Annapolis,- Md., Oct. IS. Second Lieutenant James N. "SutWn, ' Jr., V. 8. Marine corps, is dead at: the Naval Academy marina barracks. S his death resulting rom a 32 calibre bullet fir ed into the right side of the head. A noara or inquiry detailed by Superln tendent Badsrer. of the Naval Acad' emy, has prepared a report which will be submitted' to the Navy Department From the best .Information obtained, Sutton in company with- Second Lieu tenants R. E. Adams arid E, P. Roel ker, returned to .the marine camp at 1:80 ; o'clock this? morning after hav ing attended a dance at the' Academy. Shortly afteryardv Sutton ? Is eald (o have been discovered on the road near by with a 'revolver In his right hand and several: fellow officers attempted to- disarm him.' This they succeeded In doing, but not' before the weapon was discharged In some manner and Lieutenant Adams and" Roelker receiv ed slight wounds, -a Quick as a flash, it is said, Sutton, took from his blouse another revolver and with this flred' the fatal shot into his brain. Lleutan ant Sutton was 22 years old and the son of James N Sutton, of Portland, Ore. .He wag fprmcrly a midshipman of the present senior class, - but re signed in his third class .year." T f '"ili.nl ii 1 I ! j, .ft .n... v l v"ti SLA.NDER CASE GOES TO COURT. Half a Hnndrcd Witnesses Examined t Oxford at the lrellnilnnry Trial Otlier 1 Granville People) , or " Prominence May Become Involved " Later, - Special to The Observer. - : i- ' t ' i- Durham, Oct, 18. Attorney R. W, Win ston and R. P.. Reaile, who went to Ox ford no sppear In the - slander esse of Mr, andMrs. WlUam Garner ai;inst Thomas W; Thomason, retiirnod to Dur ham yesterday.: The wld slander unit last "ed until near the midnight hour when th defendant was sent to the blRlicr court under small bond. He Rave the security. There were 'a. total ' of about flfty'wlt nesee ln- thecae. Judsre Winston, of ths firm of Wlraton U Bryant, appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Kcade appeared for the defendant. ' -5- - The aat in tho ess are that Thomas Tliomsson, -and it i 1 understood other, charged that Dr. flanderford - had been entirely too - Intimate with Mrs, " Garner, on Of hi patient , Mr, Garner , did not share in this report and when It- became circulated h and his wife r.ad a warrant hsucd against Thomason. It U understood that Dr. Sanderford is a1 mad a the Garners and he Is furnishing money with which to piwh the matter in two courts. In the meantime the general idea Is that there will be other arrest in the near fu ture, unl this nutter is now nettled, it l a trouble that -vtlrred the entire com munity and It I lenrned that there r involved iwvem 1 verv prom tnent people In the OriMMlmnra section. The parties ar all veil known In .Durhvn sml on th; acrnunt i tliere. Wos canslderalile inlart her .- OPESING FIRST .-.ASSEMBLY GREAT INTEREST BEING, SHOWN Secretary Taft on Hand For tho . Inauguration of Philippine Homo Rule Contending Political Fac- tlons Showing Great Activity Caucus Votes Down Proposition to Open Assembly With Prayer Sec retary TaR's Opinion-' Will Largely Determine Questions . Relating to tho Political Future of tho Is- , lands Independents Have. Balance of lowe Indications Point to the Election . of . Manuel Quezon aa ! Speaker. Manila, Oct IS. Great Interest la shown in the opening of the - first Philippine Assembly, which will take plaoe tbla week, and the arrival of Secretary . Taft : which cornea at aa opportune time in the Inauguration of . Philippine home rule- r : Already the contending political factions are showing great activity and at . the caucus recently eid the - first brush occurred over a motion to have the Assembly proceedings opened with prayer; ;v Thig was defeated by one vote, on the broad- ground' that af- f airs of Church and State should be kept distinct The. caucus - was at tended . by 4S delegate. : x ---4. i - The action of the ? Assembly on questions relating to the political fu ture of the - Philippines Is expected to be ; determined largely by the opinion expressed , by Secretary Taft In vhla ' acjdress " opening the session. This ts the, view held by - Filipinos, aa well as Americans. The latter are aeneraliv la.favbr of a speclflo pronouncement on- Philippine policy.' Tne course oi : legislative action will depend mainly on result of the '" fight of the Oomea radicals for control of the 'national : party. The Nationalists, when united, exercise a controlling Influence, but, their in ternal -divisions give jthe progressive Independents the balance of power. If Is not likely that party, spirit , will play, much part In. the Assembly af fairs, -owing- to, personal -differences within the parties.' v ;? ', 'j? w Guerrero, one of the native leaders of Manila, backs - Oomei in his promise to secure the repeal of the drastic "hag sedition", laws. If .thia repeal Is carried ,fhrough other radi cal measures probably will follow--! The conservative' element declares against, any extreme legislation and the better class of pollUclana favor an ultra conservative course, v The Governor General and the of ficials of the Philippine commission expect that the chief activities of the Assembly will be . devotod to the' enactment of legislation for the gen eral improvement of the islands. The Indications are that Manuel Quezon will be the successful candi date for Speaker. He Is believed to be favorably regarded at Washing ton and his election gives assurance that no resolution for the ' Inde pendence of the Philippines T will X be considered, Quezon is one of the two delegates from Tayabas. He la a lawyer and in the last insurrection was a major In the Filipino army,, SSVW0QATm Vt SMOKlt-:; lia AUlMM. iteacM : His Flvi Daughters, - Frank Solomon is Suf focated With Them' In Burning BuUdlng another and; Two Chii ; dren Escape. ... -. - -.- . , ; ( Gloversvllle, N! T., Oct. U.--ii members of the family of ' Solomon Frank, a glove cutter, the father and five daughters, were .suffocated -:' by smoke when their -home was destroy ed by fire early to-day. The dead are:-- "',- ;'?' ' ' ' "'' r .':'-':' SOLOMON FRANK, aged 40 years. " SARAH, 21. -'":'. , v-.": ; V' . DORA, 19. - -.;;--.:c-Ai'; i: ROSA, 17. ' 'V'a'P ; MINNIE, 12. " ' - r.-' f ' M MART, 10. '--' :' - The father lost his life In endeavor ing to save his children following the discovery of the flames by the moth er, who with two small sons, made her escape. The bodies of. the other victims were found by the firemen. All had evidently made an effort , to reach the' windows. , ; The oldest daughter , was. to,, hare become a bride early In December and last night there was a social gathering at the house of the family in celebration of the approaching nup tials. .$'. . ii::W pfe ':'.' .''rA'.'.'"'--! TThe ' gatherings broke up about -1 o'clock and atrl:30 when all had re tired the fire was discovered, The origin Is unknown: ' . ' , i-'-'-V' ' ' : li ... - ... , ... : ..(.-.V- EMPEROR'S CONDITION WORSE. Ills Physicians Fear an Attack of Lobular Pneumonia His Request to Be Taken Into the Open Air Not Granted JTtiCv Danger la. From Old ,.AalJ'-t;,,:i;f-' VfftfS-?? VWnna, Oct.' 13. Although Emper or "Francis Joseph's condition - this morning was regarded as slightly, bet ter, It again became worse during the day. His physiclons .now fear an attack of lobular i pneumonia. W The Emperor's fever Is aigherii There is a feeling of depression among 'the members of his entourage, us A sleeping potion was administer ed isst night and his majesty slept un til 8 o'clock this morning. After awakening he arose and was propped ud bv pllows in an arm chair. rs The Emperor' repeatedly asked 1 to be taken Into the open air, saying that he had been used to it the whole of his life and that otherwise he . could not recover quickly. Owing to his condition, however, the physicians re fused the request? According to the doctors the danger Is from old age. Va:H0'-V '''''. 1 1-1 " . . STEAMERS COLLIDE. Steamer Queen City Crashes Into Bow of Steamer Sfoore and Sinks It Wlieebonnn Crashed to Death . Cause of Collision Not Given Out. Detroit, Mich.,- Oct II One trian was killed and the steel steamer John W, Moore was sunk early to-day In a collision between the Moore and the Queen City tn the Detroit river Just above the. lime kilns crossing. . The two steamer met almost head-on and the Queeltt City crushed in the bows of the John W Moore aa far back aa the pilot hons..iWheeteman Duncan Mclntyre, of Sombra, - Ontario, , was crushed to death. His body wa cur ried : down with the steamer., JJtU tan 'be learned 'about the ? eausa : of the accident, as the crew of neither steamer will tout:,., n.icf President Mitchell to Undergo 6rra lon,4 ; " SnrlnKfleld. 111.. ' OctJ II. John Mitchell, president of the i. United Mine Workers of America, entered thehwplta at" La' Salle,- 111., yester day and It 5s, said 'thut'Re v, 111 sub mit to an operstfon for appendicitis wlwn his condition becomes mors favorable, WILL NOT MOVE CAMP. President Will Remain at Present Camping Ground Indications for Game Are Better Kffort . Being Made to Get Better Dogs for the Chases. , - finmhrtnl. La..., .Oct f .13. Citizens from the whole . countyside turned out to-day in expectation of seeing the President take his. departure from Stamboul for the eouth but because ot the change of plans they were dis appointed. ; y There . was general ex pression of satisfaction, newever, over hiji rnnniHi-ntm of hla determina tion to i move ' toY Tensas parish ; for now tnat toe cnapge is not iu 09 nmu, StambOul confeses ; candidly " that It wnnid ha mn eh rhasrrlned to have the distinguished visitor go away with an empty bag before tne time onginauy fixed. ' :;'.- V;,'ky-,i- -:i --. General confldence In his success In the new camp on Bear Lake continues buoyant and ; the reports from there am nnlfnrmlv favorable. . Indeed it la raid ; that a number ; ot fresh trails were discovered 4 yesteraay ana on one occasion the , party came on?a good sized pear which on ac count of the absence .of the dogs escaped."- Many of the dogs used in last ,i,.. .ureh of the barren TCWM. J Y V country are reported to be lame ana an effort j is v being maaa, wA wwy theiri with fresh animals.; r; ; . . t u n t,nvd hv the Presidents associates that he will now make any change. ; There kl aount 01, n Af nmi'iui - but it Is any and may disappear before the hunters as 11 did worn tne-www" v. The Tenwa ptrlsh people are teport- loannointeA over the failure DH.IU.Wlw,, ' . -m r iri, i aerv nut Ills DrO- gramme for a visit to their twwWp. Secretary Latta wen - w . camp to-day. A Bear Ixxated in tieorgia. Tmt rint. ' is. The mayor and 26 of the most prominent cltl- zensof Unadina signeu nu. - letter to President ttoosevsn -vj informing him they had located a 1 . ,amn nti the Haddox farm and promising the " President If he would Join them any day this week they would give him real sport : BIG WAREHOUSE BURNED. Blaze at Navassa Guano Factory, Originating Tom onuio Combustion, Believed to Be Exttn, ,i.hi Rmiki Oot and Entire Building and Contcma Are Lost. Epenial to Tho . Wilmington, , Oct 19; A large freight-receiving , warehouse, 75x150 feet? In size, containing several car- anri a lnrpa auantltv of barlaps and ' manufactured bags, Immediately on the water irons, t Navassa Guano Factory, four miles imm h itv. was destroyed by fire before day this morning. ; The fire originated eviaenuy-trom spani"0"0 in : fViA tankjis-e earlv in the evening, but the mlH foreaf thought It had exunguisnea me usnws, : re clining aid from the-dtyw Between, 1 andYa o'clock this morningr however. tne ore iau -ubo i ni,. ar,A tKa ntirft hulldln; and contents were consumed: The i fac tory force 'or coiorea uropwy u the-mill, Hose to fine advantage and saved -the factory proper, this being In close proximity. The loss was fully covered by Insurance, but the amount -has hot been estimated. The fire will in no wise Interfere with the operation of the factory, it Is stated. ARRESTED IN SAVANNAH. J. i Menifee, Charged With Grand Larceny,1 caugnt try juetecuve viu Ser'0 TWO Years in State Prison. fWlnmhla. S. . f!..' Oct 13. J. W. tfonifaa whn . ai to-nlaht arrested ' " " n Savannah, Ga.was Indicted by the grand Jury in the . Circuit uourx t Tavarls, Fla., charged with grand lnvKAnv. it belna alleged hy the au thorities ot ' the i. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company that wntie agent of that road afr Leesburg, Fla., he, with the connivance of his predeces- s6r,.Jphn W. Jolly, stole and disposed of a ' large quantity ; or. mercnanaise from the railroad warehouses. Jolly nnnvinteii 'a.t .Tavares on October th under the charge of forgery ftid sentenced to 'two ears In the penl teri'Uary ,'';"'"" ""' " ' Menifee was pcated by the detec tives of . a surety company at Lena, 8. -C, but he received a "tip" and suddenly left that i place this after nnnn and wM annrehended by De tectlve Murphy at Savannah on Infor mation wired him from coiumDia. , FAR5IER SHOT TO DEATH. Gandy Brothers Called From House i and One of Them Riucd ana uie Other Seriously Wounded Slayer tn JalL . '. Mnntorornerv.' Ala.. Oct. 13. -A Boe clal to The Advertiser from Demopolls, Ala., says: , ' Matt Gandyt a young white farmer, Is dead, and his brother, O, D. Gandy, is seriouslv wounded, as a result of a shooting affray which occurred In front of their home at Hall'a Creek tnis morning ,-. owarviu nnu un un, farm era it tha same community. ara in Jalt charged with the crime, The Tutt- brothers, it is saia, roae up to the housfl In aouggy and inquired for lha finnAvm Aa - the i OandV hova started to the buggy, tha Tutta opened 4r(Matt Gandy was iuiiea instantly Ind L D. Gandy was wounded In. the legs and hips." "' ; -. . The two families had been at outs for some time. : . -. Pylliians Pay Marked Honor Ho De ceased BroUicr. , Special to The Ohsen er. - Wilmington, Oct 11. Distinguished honors .were paid this morning by the Pythians of the State to Col. W. J, Woodward, who passed away Friday evening. The four lodges in the city assembled In a body and attended brief funeral; services at the house Just before the remains were taken to Fayetteville, an,d the past grand chan cellors residing In the city, four ' In number,-With Dllrlct Deputy I B. Rogers, accompanied the remains to their' final resting place as an addi tional, mark, of respect ' , .V-j-'W' 'J :f:--li':V' Will Organize Society of Naval Spon eor. ; ' Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct 13. Spon sors of navy yessels are organizing a society of naval sponsors. There are 161 names on the list of tllglblea A meeting will be called for some time this winter In Washington to perfect permanent organization. In the moan time a eommtttee headed (by;. -Miss Annie Keith Fraster, of Cnattanoora, daughter of Senator James B.Fraalcr and sponsor ipf the Tennessee, is at work on the organization. T AIT AND THE miPlKOS TRUST PLACED IN BROWN MAN. Secretary of War's Survey. Win De termine Whether the Native Mind and Character Can Stand the Test of Direct ResponslblUty Mr. Taft Has Stood by the Courage of I Us Conrlctlona and Forced His Views on Congress His Present Trip Will I Show Him That His Confidence, Has Not Been Misplaced His Policy - Still Paramount la the Islands.,: v (Special-to The Observer and The Phila flelphU North American). ;Washlngtqn. ; Bv ;C, Oct IS, Part of Secretary Taft's survey ot the Phll Ipplnea,' and It may turn out In its effect on the destiny ; of the Islands, that of most, moment will: determine Whether in his opinion the' rate ot progress between the time when mil itary enforcement of ' discipline - gave way to civil administration- and this stage ot American control, haa been sufficient to ; prove that the native mlnj andi character can encoubter the teat of direct responsibility. k . ";-.-. Taft should bo able to form a judg ment ; which,; wilt , give for a century general direction fo4 the policy, ot the United States,: If American control la to endure for that period. ; s Whatever the rate of progress 1 to the present lt is'Tafta creation. ' He was the "strong, honest tactful" man demanded by McKlnley and suggested by Judge Day to establish and con duct civil administration. ;; He gave out the text of conflJence In native ability to become self-respecting citizens. He worked ' - and planned steadily for auch ran uplifting of' the natives that In the course of time they not only misrht become In Sustrlous, orderly and prosperous, but some time assume the functions of independence and self-government. He has; stuck .tphla text; though In this faith and work he long stood alone, Americana, civilians and army officers alike, scoffed at the idea that the faithless; lazy natives lej.by un scrupulous agitators, could - become reliable at work or at pontits. , FORCED FLAN ON CONGRESS. During his term aa Governor Gen eral Taft evoked enough capacity In the Filipino and demonstrated enough validity in his dlea to force it upon Congress and public opinion at home go far his plan has not been chang ed at all. It has gone on without deviation. More and more trust has been lodged with the Filipino. , In a broad way he has shown an advance. He cannot tell the truth, do a day's 'work or view, a publU of fice as a public trust, up to the Amer ican standard, but he haa pulled him self, pf been pulled, a measurable dis tance from the childishness of .the Spanish era. . j Even the Negrito And Igorrota have aoqulred soma notion of th advan tage of honesty. The More t coma to see a nenent in a jaw appiiea im. partially and 'impersonally to rich and ponr amce. , Taft's ' disappointments have , been many, Not all have been due to Filipino shortcomings, discouraging as they have been at times. American trade restrictions : have ' offended the Manila business men. . More than all, the thoughtless - demeanor of tfhe American on the Islands has set back the Filipino movement toward accep tance of American ideals. Chrlxtlan theorv and Christian orac- tlce present" to the native mind an inconsistency which ne noes not un-s derstand. The American volates the Filipino sensibilities. ASSUMED SUPERIORITY OFFENDS Like all Occidentals who travel in the East lie assumes superiority with what seems a barbarian coarseness.' It la an agency , of obtructlon con stantly operating to cause . recatton against the policy of "worn ana watt for the good time Is coming" the , Taft policy. Yet the secretary will be encourag ed. Modern industrial conceptions ot Ufa have been slowly Instilled Into the native mind by the - enterprises eatahllwhed here and there. Rall- roads, the great clvlllzers, are under constfuctlon. ' A few districts have seen agricultural machinery at work. Officials of the minor . grades have learned what promotion by merit means a most striking and valuable lesson. Natives are teaching, with English books in scores of schools. Secretary Taft will' see that his wis dom, patience and labor have not been repaid with ingratitude and Incapac ity alone. In the Assembly, the Secretary will find more of lust for the spoils of power than of ambition to Imitate his unselfishness. To a perception of that; situation;; he 'will; smilingly add the comment that he has seen In Wash ington and Cincinnati an occasional manifestation of a similar spirit ' A few yearn, he will say to Amer ican doubters, art a mere flash of time In the uplifting of a mass of 10,000, 000 people, Tne formation of his Judgment on Filipino progress will not depend on the faults but on the dif ference between the faults of 1900 and those of 1907. He went out as president ot the commission. Progress ensued, and he became the first Governor General. He returned to America Progress continued; and, under his policy, the United States gave " a' representative Parliament to 'the Islands. : HIS yOUCY STILt i PARAMOUNT. , His policy Is stlU paramount When the expression of reverence, gratitude and affection greets him on his arri val at Manila, he will harjly bo the man to hunt . for flaws In the struc ture he has bullded. Americans be come pessimistic because witnesses In tie law courts do not know the sanc tity of an oath: because politicians prate of liberty before they appreciate order; . because the ..native looks upon government as a means of private en richment - ' Taft will pat the pessimists on the back, as he used to do, and tell them that there is a ""little more of truth on the witness stand and a little less of false complaint on the docket. So, through the list of pesslmuitro .utter ances) he win have encouraging an swers. ' - ' '- That Is Taft If he Is elevated to the presidency at ?ome, he will be in command of our Philippine policy. If events select another President he will all his life be the first authority on Philippine affairs. His opinions will be sought ana followed. -Nothing is likely to prevent a main tenance of the Taft Idea In supremacy over our insuiar anairs. s The Philip pines will be Independent of the Unit. ed Stater w hen h a Taft Idea la 4 My in possession of me native methods, ' Meanwhile the Idea will be' in pos- seaalon not quite full possession at COIlNECTpNEJIS L.ID. Winston-Salem's New Y. sL C. A. Building Reaches That Stagre of Completion Judge G. v W. Atkin son, of Washington, Delivers the Address The Organisation of the Association and the Campaign For the Fine BuUdlng Recalled. Speclul to The Obwrver. Winston-Salem ,Oet 11 The laying of tho corner-stone of the new butldlnsc for the Youna; Men's Christian Aaociatlon. which, is new in courw of- ererti'm at tho corner ct Fourth and Cherry streets, toolc place at S:3U o'clock: this afternoon. Tho mklrcsa was delivered by Hon. G. W. At kinson, lunge of the Court of Claims of the District of Columbia. foiierly a niemoer tt congress ana uoveinor oi Vir ginia. He was introduced by Mr. P. H. Colhert, general secretary of the local aMoclutlon. There was . a large .crowd present.'. - t ' , , The exercise 'pk place from an lm provished stand at the - corner-stone and eats were piscea across cnerry street ror th audience. ; i s ' - - The exercise Were presided over by Mr. R. C. Nortleet president ; The tiafem Hand played ''Eln Feste- Burg" at th opening of the exercises, this telnp fol lowed by the audience ! stnclng "Amerl ea." Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown, pastor ot the First Baptist-church, offered prayer. titer which Mr. P. M. Colbert Introduced tn speaker of the day. The Balem liana then plaved "Hark, Hark My Soul.' - Rev. F a Ci-oland. pastor of Calvary Moravian church, then deposited a Blblo In fne corner-stone, after which other article were deposited by Mr. R. B, Horn, chairman of the building committee. Tho audience next sang - the doxology, after wlilch Rv. I)r. H. P. Clfreitahery pastor of ; CVntanery Methodist churcli, pro nounced the benediction. . y .-'':-.' On Sunday, October 7th, m, a meeting of the member. of the "aitoui churches ef the city was held at Centenary Metho dist church for the purpose ot beginning th movement for tn Y,v M. C. A. At this meeting s committee was appointed to framo a constitution and by-law and another to select a permanent home for the organisation. Ou the Sunday follow ing another meeting was held at the First fitiptiat church, at which time the details ot the orfsnlsatlon were ccmplotod ant the word Inauaurated in earnest . By n act of the Lealslature of March 6th, 190!i, the association was Incorporated. ax x conterenott January etn, iauo,. -tn building movement had its inception. A banquet was held at the Zlnzendorf Hotel FWi'ay evening, Kovembor i!3. 1308, at which time the building cnmpala:n op ened. On this notable occasion there were marly a hundred prominent citizen pres ent Among the speaker were Oavernor It. B. Glenn; Mr. George F. Tlhbltts, of Washington. D. C; Rev. Plato T. Dur ham, of Charlotte; Dr. D. Clay Lilly, pas tor ot the First Presbybtrlan church,- and Mr. Clement Manly. The following Sun day was Y. M. C. A. day in all the churches ot the city, special sermons be ing preached in the morning, all the pro minent churches uniting tn a union ser vice at, Centenary at night. Thl service was dansed by Mr. Oeorse F Tib bits, of Washington- M " The campnlsn headquarters were open ed and committees were organised .and began their work Monday, .November ztun. a, to raise 2,wj tn 20 nays, tn twleve cjys J80.000 w raised instead o( 4fl,K)0. the amount first decided upon. The association has been under the. di rect supervision of the following named gvnsrai secretres Since organisation nineteen yeats ago! Mr, 18. l Harris, from It oraanisatlon In 18S-8ot Mr. J. 8. KOWltniT, IRiO-M; Mr. A. B. Paul, 18918; iJ'.v. w- Hicav was-iooa, SA4 Mr. P. M. DA ST INlilWAll:DANC-:- :-. 'ri ! -;. ' ...,.. ., -,;.--' Qeronltno, Arhelsoner. of War, , ui ne uuest or Honor gays Cei ebratlon la a Religious Rife and Not a Blood-Thirsty Affair No Iopger a Warrior Bnt an Old Man-Full of - Sorrow.. and. Regret, Cr v i,.' TUIala, L T., Oct S 13. rQerontmo, Apache prisoner of war, accompanied by hla eighth wife and his daughter, passed through Tulsa. f yesterday for Colllnsville, where he lai. tb he f,the guest of .honor at the' last Ind lan- war dance and pow pdw. 'The Old) .war rior looked tired and 'wOrttbut'jthrough nis. interpreter ne; ;,jaja.,,.,ii t.was trouble on his mind that made him appear weary. Discussing the object of his visit and the probable effect it might have, aeronimo saiar-. ' "The celebration at ; Colllnsville Is a rellgfous rite and not a blood-thirsty affair. I will discuss the questions of vital concern affecting 'the -full bloods in the new State and their spiritual welfare. The spirit Father In the clouds has sent a message to all Indians and I will deliver It to them while the dance i goes on. I have made peace with my master and M1ut,n'.tM tA taa nv nnonla aafe. Ill J lllirwiuil Mia ... ....... nt f j.-'f.w v. ly across the broad field of peace to eternal happiness. I am no longer an Old Apache warrior - wh killed . ana scalped white men merely" for pleas ure but am an old man full of sorrow and regrets.", - ' ' ' NO MORE "FARMING OUT." National Baseball Commission Decides to Revise .Rules Governing Rale u With Options For Recall of Play i,!fry ',; : , ' ' 1 - Chicago, Oct 18. The practice of "farming out" baseball players was given Its death blow to-day by a "de cision of the national baseball com mission to revise tha rules governing sales-with options tor recall of play ers -so as to provide that all such options In either ': major or minor leagues : should be made by August 20th of each, year and the putyers required to report at once to ; the club exercising the option, with the further provision that no club should en ter Into any such contract r with option for recall more than once for the same player. . , . n . r , $00,000 Fire at Lexington, Va. " Islington,- Va," Oct - II. 'ins' Hop. kins block. In the business section jf thW town, was destroyed by fire early to-day. Five firms, Including the plant of the Rockbridge County News, were located in the butraing. Loss t80,000; 'insurance f 2S.000. ? Waahtrigton." There will be greater or leas advancement this winter and hereafter. In . Washington,' In propor tion to x what Taft aces of advance ment In Manila. ' ,' , ., WILL SEE GREAT PROGRESS. - . Mr. aft will see In the Assembly several natives - who ' have become moderate and sensible through an ex perience in official life as provincial Governors and flscals. He . will see In the Islands a constabulary of 0,000 men, well directed and' gaining dally In demeanor and eilk-iency. , He will Xre a better reeung between Americans and natives as a result ot his own example in obliterating the color line. . ' He will see a self-supporting gov ernment and a collection of revenue much less oppressive , than under Spanish rule, white more productive. He will see primary schools In every province with numerous high schools and a university. This is a civil government changed In a few years from a condition In which army officers : conducted all functions, ... ovea .,JUa schools. Tn people of the United States will find him still an optimist when he returns to the home country. POLITICS AiD CANDIDA! GOSSIP AROUND WASllIXGXO.V. Tho Democrats Snjlng But Little Out Iond. the Leaders Not ConsUieri,' ; the Time Yet Hlpo Convention t Be Held In the South on the 17th Instant For the Purpose of Con sidering a Southern Candidate Tho Southern States Appear Not to Bo ; Absolutely Set on a Southerner They Will Vote as Usual, It is Be lievedOklahoma Classed as Dem ocratic. Observer. Bureau, 1 1417 G Street N. W v v' - Washington, Oct. 1 J. .The large and "looming figure of Taft, casting a ' shadow across the continent, bedims only ' Republican luminaries and Indicates only that sentiment which affects a nomination by a convention, in the opinion of ; Democratic leaders who come and go about Washington and make quiet remarks about the situation,;: Dame . Democracy, these say. is neither dead nor sleeping. She . is only v "laying .. low". and winking occasionally wltn the eye. Most of the talk has been as to who would get the nomination in the , Republican convention; and, because the Democratic press has taken almost as keen an Interest In this as Republicans, It ' seems ' to be - taken for granted that the man Who Is nominated by the G. O. P, will be President. At this Democrats hsre laugh. .They, have ; always laughed when Republican victories have been ' taken for granted, and this year they are apparently' as sanguine as ever. 1 Little is really being said out loud by the Democrats. The leaders do not consider - that the time Is yet ripe, but on the quiet they are beginning to consider plana of organization far an aggressive campaign. ' . . - -' CONVENTION IN THE SOUTH." " As "to a-candidate.: while Brvan la still the one nearly always mention edand he Is being more and more looked upon as unavailable and lm- possible leaders here. are not grave- ly. concerned. There Is the usual dls--' position to wait and see who they have -got to beat before putting up a man, Bryan is the only figure who looms up, but no one here considers that anybody, even himself, r has de termined definitely that he is the man. A convention is to be held Oc tober 17th In some Southern , cltv.1 . probably Memphis, for the purpose of -considering the nomination of ' a Southern man for the presidency,-' A , call has been issued tor this conven tion, but from any indications here- , abouts the plan Is not taken ever seriously. There does not seem to be any considerable demand in tha Eouth for a distinctively Southern man for the presidency. On the contrary, there Is no good reason for suppot- Ing that the Southern delegates to the Democratic national convention to be held next year will behave noticeably differently -from their predecessors. The Impression here Is that the South, -as heretofore, win merely askv what the programme Is, and learning this follow it.. with a hurrah. t. : v' SOUTH SOLID YET. ' And the South is going to vote the Democratic ticket, on election day. That. an ha AanavtitaA am . Tk. 1t . about Roosevelt's popularity in that section : is considered merely bosh. Personally popular he may be and his policies In accord, to a large ex-'- but that is one thing; toting the Re publican ticket under any ctrcum- , stances la quite another. So It taken for granted by Democrats and , conceded by Republicans that all the Southern States which voted for Par ker In the last election will vote for the Democratic nominee next year re gardless of who he may be. Ken- luvnjr ia inuuKlll. uuuuuui, inuugn Democrats here hoot at the Idea The assassination of Goebel settled Ken tucky Into the Democratic column for many years to come regardless . of -Roosevelts or new national : pollciea. -Roosevelt carried Missouri and It la thought that Taft : might i do iithe same thing, though such : men as Champ Clark hold out that the onrr thing which gave Missouri to the Re- Judge Parker to the St Louis , coa- . ventlon, which was Itself, they say, the most forcible reminder : of the folly of nominating Parker: at all. Maryland is now In the Republican r column. Roosevelt carried It: by a vory small majority. It is . In doubt now, with a Spirited campaign on for Governor. ' The Democrats claim that any normal candidate for the presi dency under the Democratic banner would carry Maryland next year. hlCLAHOMA hEMftfflJl'M' The new 8tate of Oklahoma will be Democratic beyond all question, it Is thought, though there are those here whrt - neatan1 trt haltaVA htt v Roosevelt be the nominee he would carry It His Western manners end bear-shooting proclivities are thought' to be the chief basis of this notion. Taft made the people of, the new , State angry by suggesting to them that they vote down their constitu tion, of which they were quite proud. The Idea that Roosevelt could carry It for himself while Taft' could not has been suggested by this. Every Indication here Is that while mora may ue aeaiea contest ne- - tween the radical and the conserve- .(.. . m.I m m 'i r. 0 . t".. - u.d w " vi nv j.rrinucjruua - party for supremacy, the . Democratic lead ers are of. the opinion that the great mass of American people to Whom they must look for, votes are so de-' termlnbd that there shaU be reform In tne relations of corporations and vest ed Interests to the people that they would have no chance at all with a less ardent reformer than Roosevelt ' This . Is considered the reason why there la such irrepressible talk - of Bryan, even on the part of men wf.5 actually fear Bryan and despise h- ' ZACH M'GHEC. FIRE IN ASHF.VILLE HOTEL. It Does But Little Demege, Bclr? Put Out llefore Mueh Headway U Gained. PreoiHl to The Observer. , , Ashevllle, Oct. 1J. Fire discoverei in' the Hotel Berkley this morrlrT about 1 o'clock .created considers t-- excitement for a few minutes out . i no , damage. : - Smoke was discover- i Issuing from one of tha rooms, n ' an alarm was turned in. The gv plied out of their beds an.i in t -meantime the guest ii the ro...m vi 1 the -fire - started' was taken ovt : Suffocated Vt?h nnVA. . -partment i-i-an-i.ily rc-ip.;..;. .1 t atarrrn but the b!.ie wjs ex;, el bforo It ar-ivol.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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