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::iPTio:r CHARLOTTE, K." C, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1007. PRIC1 FIVE C CIEAEE3 ::crx eventful v.xr. exds. fcc'e Clouds f t::i Hanging Over '. . l.s;-ttitl Horizon lint Conditions , Much Improved Rank Statement vf J JLliows 1'avoraMe Change In Situa- '. tloiir Unless Demands Are Heavy ' the Arrival or Additional Gold Will " More Than Offset Loss of Cash Last Week -GoU Came at Critical M. . r ment and Saved Possibility of Crash -. J Yrelm ranks Raise Rates .- y Everytliin? Possible Being Done to ; . Aid Southern Bank la Meeting fc Una tlon. - i . ; t New York, Nov. .'10. The ' most , eventful week In the financial history of the present generation came, to " ; close on Saturday with- ' conditions much clearer than a, week before but with soma clouds still hanging over the financial horizon,- The previous . week. had closed with the dlsjuloting ' announcement that the New , York - tank reserves had lost $30,000,000 In . '" cash tn spite of deposits by the gov ,,,.. ernment durinst the week of . nearlv -.!. t equal sum representing a. net cash ; Joss of o,ooo,ooo. ' .... The- bank statement of yesterday - changes this situation. While it shows nominal decrease In-required re- serves" of $18,089,800 more than 'two ' thirds of this decrease is duo to the - .'reserve requirements caused by in ' crease In deposits because of the tak- . - w Ing over of loans from the trust com panies iby the banks, (Moreover, the , actual cash loss of $4,118,000 is due to me syBieim ox averaging accounts ,' ." for the entire week, Including several days before the arrival of the new ., ' . gold, i Unless demands from the coun try are very heavy next week the ar 1 rival of additional gold will more than offset the loss of cash last week and make a creditable showing for re K serves on Saturday next. -, , . ' . MANY, SESSIONS HELD." . The week began on Monday with a feeling of grave doubt as to thefu- - ut9 oi.ine uwo iruai vumpaoiea wnicn ' had ibeen subjected to severe runs. The , .-" possibility -that, they might so down " and drag ' with them - much of the financial structure which still s'd . w erect kept Mr. Morgan, the trust com 4any presidents, and other tmanal ' leaders In almost continous session un til late Sunday morning tnd again on - Wednesday until 8 o'clock n -.the enorning. , When it was Anally an - kiounced-early on Wednesday fore noon .': wy rresiaent- jving, ox uie union jimsi 1 committee of. trust company preel - , dentSj, that the management- of the . Trust Company of America and the ,? . - Lincoln Trust Company were to re t ceive all the assistance they required :' "In return for , depositing the majority " of their stock in. the, hands of the committee the situation cleared, a large ' degree of confidence returned and the ' stock market advanced. jjenera'Iy from two to three' points. It was felt that,, the danger of a, ral ctasq . .In New york was over and that the - surging waves of the storm would gradually- subside , ' '-- $ , gold sr CRraauv moment. , The restoration of CMmarntive pe . . , eurlty in New York Was obtained one demands upon money markets of Ku . . rope which created a tension not be- fore experienced siruce the Bien war. ) Indrtd the Bank of .England ,'n order s to protect resources ..'raised the dis count on Thursday to T - pervert., a rate which .had not before been fixed ince 1878. The Bank, of France raised 1ta rate for discounts to 4 per ' ; cent., the Bank of Belgium to 6 per , cent, and the Bank of Germany, at a special meeting , called . on ., Friday Axed the unusual rate of 1 . 1-2 per ' cent' It is not surprising that these precautions"1 were taken to protect European bank reserves in- view of the fact,, that , nearly- $60,000,000 in ' cold was engaged by American bank ' ' lng , Institutions within- less than two - ' weeks.. The first arrival of the yel- . low metal came at the critical mo s ': ment when the Trust Company situa - tlon was uncertain on Tuesday,, Then i came smaller consignments on Wed 4 nesday and on Friday the delivery W $10.31,000 by the Lusltanla. . v i The demand fof gold from EuropTt "- came ' at a favoraible time in some i "" respects ' ibecause-of the ' outiwar4 movement of - American products of " which the leading ones are cotton and wheat. The fact that European , (bankers declined during the summer to accept American finance bills be : '' cause they already scented the storm, made ' the demand upon . them more sudden. than would have been the - case if 'American bankers had found -It necessary at the -present time .to , buy cotton and ' grain bills to cover , previous borowlngs. Under - the ac tual conditions Europe must tpay su'b atantlaUy in gold. for the balance of exported .products which is' being ,' created in favor of this country by '- ' every bale-of cotton and carload of '' wheat placed on shipboard for export. The cotton movement has been a good deal congested by the aibsence of :mall bills in-the Southern banks but ! -' everything possible Is being done by -the Secretary of the Treasury and Wew xor-K oanxers iu wu me duuiii era : banks , In meeting the situation, ; , The same is true ' in regard . to the , . movement of grain which has thus v'.-i far been' more easily handled at Du- v luin ftnu uiiier iwwtrt n put urn V ; ';- wSth the aid of Western banks than has the cotton movement ; ; , -New TorKere are aenaing forwara to the West an4 South all tha currency ''i they- can ftpare especially to those ,',,f JJUHIIfl WilCl O jiii liicm uuftiituiik b a ' .4 maaI iA rTV a (maim1m-m nH ttui. '" rency". which rose as high as per f pt during the week, though It closed 'iVTnewhat Ipwer, has had .a curious V.'fect upon exchange and the -price ' tit United States .bonds. It hasj dls ' '. 'tiirmpd t.hft . mtr.ulatlonft based unon - gold p&rltles of exchange and has made it possible to pay a higher price T to get gold and to acquire bonds as -, a basis for circulation than it no such . premium prevailed. . A " : . ultuallon thus far ia the - relatively ' amall. number of failures on national banks as compared with' the record -: , of 1883. At that time 78 national banks suspended in the single month ' of July and 63 additional in June and .i r.:J August. while during the first 8 . ' months of 189$ the number of sus pensions of State and private banks was -four hundred and fifteen. In the present crisis the" number of na tional bank suspensions reported does not exceed a dosen and soraff of these will re-open, - ' The hew week pens with the ; banking situation In New Tork clear i ,. ed up so far as any danger of further :: i failuges or suspensions . Is concerned '. with the banking reserves compara tlvely intact, and with more than . -'-"-j;5iooo,ooo on the ocran to strengthen them during the coming week. ?2oo,oc3 v.or.Tii cr cottox Jjare Amount of the lleccy Staj lo In "!k or k v il ! e Vi'a re 1 1 s i ses 1 'a r n i ers' I'nioni Growing t trouper j:ery Day and Soiue Attempt Deing . Jlaiio to Stir .Up Animosities De- tween Farmers and Other Clas?s (")urt of . General Sessions . on I 25th. . . - - Special to The Observer. 1 ' ; TorkvIUe, S. C. Nov.' If It Is es timated that about $200,000 worth of cotton is stored in the local ware houses. A large amount of money was , loaned on thla cotton, previous to ten days ago by, the local .banks, but It la said that notwithstanding the fact that ihey are well supplied with funds they are making; no new loans at present, but are awaiting de-velopment-j. . .1 rZr!i':.': ': ' It is generally conceded that never Jn the history (of this section were the farmers, in beuec- -position : to stand a siege than at present They have more corn In their cribs than ever before, and many of them have un abuniance of hbrne raised meat ,ln prospect, as well as cash eufBclent to meet tiielr needs for some time- to come. ; Tbere Is no sign of weaken ing of the " farmers will ' try to toold out for IS cents, but will sell at 13 1-3 cents and upwards, provided they can get so much.. x , - The Farmers Union Is growing stronger each day, and Is equally as popular with its adherents , as was the Alliance In 1890. v There is aome evidence-of an attempt to revive the old prejudices and 'animosities that were engendered between the fs.rm ers and all other classes In the early days of the Alliance and that was maintained . for several years -w with more or less intensity, but so far: It does not seem to be general and It is to be hoped that, In view of the fact that " it ; would again prove hurtful to all classes. Including the farmers, It will not spread.' There can be no reason to suppose', that the fostering of .111 ; feeling between , farmers : and the balance of the world Is any part of the i mission of . the Union, and therefore it Is safe jto predict that the leader will not encourage such senti ment. " ' ' ' '' - The fall term of Court of General Sessions will 'convene . her A on t the 25th with Judge J. & Wilson presid ing.1 There are eight or ten prison ers in jail awaiting trial, and prob ably as many more to be tried who ore-, now out on bond. It is likely that the greater part of the week will be consumed" with the criminal dock et, and possibly two or three with the civil side of courts The damage suit industry has grown to be one of the leading interests In York county during the past few years, or since the xwrecklnsr of No. 113 n the Southern by the falling In of Fishing Creek, trestle four or five yeara ago, and no opportunity is known to have been lost since to dig heartless cor porations. Suits are brought here for trial by non-residents and some Whose -altcffntt-toj urtt. n Hf' n..led In other carts of the State. ! but ' on railroads , running through: York, counuty. such .is fame. , NAME liOW CASH LIMIT. . ' Bank of Dnnn and Dnke, Boina; Un . a bio to Get Money JYwn "Northern . Institutions Derldo to Pay Oat no More-. Than 310 Day on Cliecks. Special to The Observer.' , Duke, Nov. 10.-The bank of 'Har nett If distributing notices of a reso lution, 'reading as follows, agreed on by the First National Bank, of Dunn, A-k U -JJ I1U iIVOUVill b ; wsv - Vl Young cashier, the bank of Cape- Fear, of Dunn, John E. Wilson, pres ident and W. ,T. vHoneycutt, cashier, and by the Bank of Harnett, of Duke, W. A, Erwin, vice president and E. P. Davis, cashier: ' - . "Resolved by the Associated Banks of Dunn and Duke, composed of the First National Bank -of Dunn, The Bank of Cape Fear of Dunn and the Bank j of Harnett, of Duke, on account of our inability to , obtain currency fromv the treasury of the United States and from . correspon dent baffka with whom we - have money on .deposit,, situated in Rich mond, Wilmington, Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia- and other points, that none of -the undersigned banks will until further action by the banks of Dunn and Duke pay in currency more than $10 .in any one , day : or more than 350 in any one week on check or checks drawn on ,any of said 1 banks by -any one depositor of aula banks:"-' RESCUED FROM CURRENT.' Canoeing Party Have Narrow Escape From Drowning -Plucky Deed of Two Young Boys, j Paterson, N. J., Nov. ' 10. Some luck and a lot of - pluck savcj the lives of four members of the Passalo Valley Canoe Club, who were caught In the swift current Just above .the dreaded "Little Falls,' In the Passalo river; early to-day. rv--: -.v -:n George - Wright and - Jaffres Ranken were paddling, up stream when their canoe was . upset. They clung to , the craft, for a time, but were unaible to right It and were : carried v rabidly down j stream. Two hundred -. yards above the falls is Laurel Island. - As the current bore them near this natch of land they' released their hold on the canoe and Wright seized an, over hanging twig. 'Ranken grabbed hold of the ether's leg. Thuf they clung when In answer to their cries A boat shot out from the shore, approached within, a few .yards and was . caught in the current. Its occupants gave up the rescue and struggled back -to shore. A second boat made a similar attempt ana rauea. ' Then George Curl's and Walter Livingston put out in a strong boat and, after a desperate , fight reached the helpless men and managed to pull them aboard. , : - LABOR MEN AT NORFOLK. Executive Connclr Holds Short Res i slon -Intimated Tliat CJompors Mas .a . Snrprbw In Store Vor Opening Session. , Norfolk.' Va.,. Nov. 10.- Following the arrival here to-day;of President Gompers, the executive councjl of the AmerHcan Federation of Labor held a four-hour session.- The report of Mr. Gompers, which will be read when the federation, convenes at the James town Exposition, and other matters of importance were dlsoussed. This af ternoon the council went to an oyster roast at Cape Henry. Delegates are rapidly arriving and labor talk predominates-in the hotels to-night. It is Intimated that Mr, Gompers has a surprise in. store, to which he will givf utterance In his address prior to the readlnj? of his report to-morrow, bufthofce who may be acquainted with Us import have nothing to say. : KEWS OF THE TWIN CUV Y. W. C. A. TO ES ORGANIZED Bliss Anna D. easier to Go to '.Win ' ston-Salem SMn to Perfect Organl , zatlon, Por WhU h Tliere is a Good Held and in Which Much In. terewt Has Been - Aroused Already 'Xatlve of Saxony. Arrives to Visit Bishop Rondtltaler ltev. Dr. M. F. Chrletabcrj- ITeaclies Fare v well Sermon, at Centenary Metho dist Church Mineral of Mr. J. A. Warner -Moravians -Celebrate 141st ' Anniversary of the Founding, of ; Home Moravian Churcb:. ..;. . , Special to The Observer. . V Winston-Salem, Nov 10. Mr. ' Al bert Beck,, -principal owner of 'a large linen factory in , Saxony, Ger many, arrived ; in the city yesterday morning for a brief visit toSils friend, Bishop- Edward Rondthaler, of the Home Moravian church. Mr, Beck was seen by your correspondent at the 2lnzendorf Hotel last night.' He is an interesting - personage and 1 is well f Informed . upon the matters, - of the day. He expressed hlmsejf as being much pleased with - Winston Salem and is perfectly delighted with me z-inzenaori ttotei. jar. tsecK win leave to-morrow for New York, from which -nlaee he will 'sail; for home Saturday. ;; v- ;,'V'';&;':;';:j, -'- POSSIBLE PASTOR PREACHES. v v 9 ; vvaa r w uv hvh yiBhv of the" Second Presbyterian church oi i xaomgomeryr Aia., wno- recently reCeivAd n. roll ' n Ih, naitnrata rCt the First Presbyterian churcb of this city,", arrived here yesterday ' after noon and filled the pulpit- at the First lonujicuou uiiurcn vnis ; mornins. tlon. He is a very able minister and muue a nne impression ' Upon v nis congregation. Dr.' Anderson has toot Vet HnrlHd n, nn a will accept, the call extended to him, but ib is very imeiy mac ne WHI.' v -' -s 'i "Miss Anna D. Caster, the . State Christian Association of North' : and aouin carouna, is; expected to ar rive here within the next week or ten rtava tn nnrfrt a Inoal nrmrl. satlon of the association. -The com mittee appointed some time ago to secure members for- the organisation is very much encouraged at the large nuYnbe of young ladles who i hjive slgnifled. their Intention of .joining the association. There Is a great field here for the Young Women's Christian Association. . JThe ladles tn charge, of the work haye . secured quarters over ' the Brbwn-TlnirAra TiflHwara itn . 1 TVto rooms have been elegantly furnished. vesper services are neia in tne rooms every Sundays afternoon. 'The service this afternoon was conducted by Rev. J. A. Hopkins, pastor of the Christian church, .The male quartette of the Christian church rendered special music. There were a large number of, young ladies present. '. . FUNERAL OF MR. WATOCTm. " Th-f wnefa4--fwtieei. agtheiTe '"Hins oi Air. .j. a. warned whose death occurred at 11:4$ d'clock Frl 'day night, were held from the resi dence, f 113 Spruce street, this after noon, conducted by Rev. Dr. H. F. Chreitzberg, pastor of the Centenary Methodist church. The Interment was i Salem Cemetery. ' The 141st anniversary of the settle ment of Salem and the founding of the Home Moravian church was ob served to-day. t At 10:80 o'clock this morning there was a festal service and an anniversary sermon by Bishop Edward Rondthaler. At 8 o'clock this afternoon a- love feast ' was held and a large congregation attended. Holy communion was held at 4" o'clock this afternoon atad 7:80 o'clock to- Rev. Dr H. F. Chreltsberg, who hub uen pasior or tne centenary Methodist church here for the past four years, to-day preached his fare well sermon as pastor of the church. The annual session of the Western North Carolina, nonfnrannai will SMITH. vene in Salisbury this week and Rev. tr. vnreiusoerg win oe transferred to another field. The people generally regret that Dr. Chrelt-hprr win hnva to, leave. , ."WATERrXG,. OF SECURITIES. ' New York State Public Service Com- , mission Sots Forth Its Attitude ,.: Toward a Number of Practices - Raising of ltatcs Illegal and l'ro- hlbltcd. , . . , ) Albany, N. Y., Nov. 10. The New York State public service v commis sion In the second district made pub lic to-night a decision which sets forth its attitude' towards competition In public service facilities within a city and toward 5what It regards as attempts to evade the prohibition by the public service commission's law of Inflation or "watering" of securi ties In the merger of public service corporations. , The decision -Is In the matter of the ' proposed purchase by a new corpbration of the ; Lockport Gas & Electric Company," and- ' the Economy Light, Fuel & Power Com pany, of Lockport. - The decision for bids the new ; company to , Issue se- PUritien ' fnr a rn.nl(nll-attrn , ,u $700,000, equivalent- to- the4 total issues oi tne, two oid companies The new company desired to Issue stock and bonds to a total of $1,200,000.- The decision says that-the case In question is neither a . consolidation nor a .merger, but the purchase by a 'newly formed corporation of the proDertv ana fracchlse of fh existing companies and that In . this respect ' ii . is wunin me iaw. it ' is decided, however, that the raising Of rates - over, those at present existing is mm iiiegui ana .sucn action is pro .hibited. J-i:rt;:;- flKti AT CORXELIUS ' Sunday Night Blase Breaks Up Clinrrh Services But . Is Exttngulslied With r ixms oi uut 1,000, Estimated. ' Special to The Observer.,' , '- v. Davidson, Nov. 10. iFire,' wh'lch broke out to-ntght early tone of the Stough-Gornelius : buildings at Corne lius, created considerable excitement and entailed an estimated loss ' of 11,000, fully covered by Insurance. The loss ' was caused largely through wa ter, which Injured groceries in ' the grocery department and some of the drugs In the store... The . flames, when discovered ".' by some young men rooming In an ad Joining building, their attention being nnauy attracted by the smoke which poured ! in, was between the celling ana tne roof and miking rapid prog, ress, . The alarm was sent to David son and church services here, at Cor nelius and at Mount Zlon were broken up, though In the ease of Davidson, Ttev. Dr. I'. It. La', of Chariot!, wa preatj.liijc and the trjw.l rfcUiroed to hear fclrn. : ; v REV. Vn. ChAVAZ INSTALLED. Solemn and Inirres-Jre Exercises at Salisbury Yesterday New Pastor of Presbyterian Church Takes Charge. - - - '. ... . ' Special to The Observer.. ;,, ' Salisbury. sNov. 10 .---At the First Presbyterian church . this morning, Rev. Dr. Byron Clark was Installed In the presence of a large congregation although an abundance of bad weath er went against the ceremonies. The programme, with Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards, of Statesville, preaching the installation sermon; Rev. J. M. Wharey, of Mooresvllle, - delivering the charge to the pastor and Dr.- W. J. Martin to the people, was carried out In ' full. , Dr, Richards chose the first verse of the lZlst:Psalm: HI will lift up my eyes unto .the hills from whence cometh my help." The all Prvading sentiment was the heaven ly vlalon, preached eloquently. . - . Dr.- Wharey, . who ipreceaed Dr. Clafit as temporary pAstor of this congregation, spoke "with power to the pastor and the distinguished lay man, Dr. Martin, who has always been Identified with Salisbury's relig ious life-, delivered the address to the congregation.. The service . was In tensely solemn. -" ' - j r. '::'? r - Dr. Clark goes into the work with finest equipment. ' His religious ex perience' has been among fte saints. He ; served first the congregation of the old McKenssle church, at Acco mac, Virginia, and the, oldest Presby terian i church ; in Aemrica. r From there he went to Baltimore.. He Is a graduate of Princeton University and won by work, his master's degree there. In : the three months here, he . has been received with marked love and is dally winning popular ity. W-.f.-M.-rf.'-'i '-V s.:..-v".' Officers yesterday afternoon locked up Henry, the surnameleas evermore porter a the People's jPresslng Club charged, with the larceny of clothes. The boy was suspected by the pro prietor and pressman and when the house was visited ailtrace of e clothes had disappeared, but a talis man of the Iron-man was left sticking In the 'clothes and Henry failed to hide It.'' It cost him his liberty and he must stand trial for-the larceny of clothing valued at $100. At the -last meeting of the Anti Saloon League,' one whtc'i-the pub lis had expected to settle the question of the sprlngvelectlon, only routine business was transacted. There Is not any certainty as to the date of that interesting vevent Just now. The prohibition forcesare working hard upon thetr petitions and pledges and are more than satisfied with the pro gress they are making, and the antis are Just as well contented witft tne status of things here. The State will taie notice that the , millennium Is almost upon us. - ' v ; KILIED BY FALL INTO DITCH. Asheville Mnn In Darknewt F'aHs 15 Feet and His- Skull ,1s Crushed. , twe4atj-";Thi!ObsBier Ashe-.'Ille,.iNJv;7 ;0.---John- Blair a painter by trade, leaving ''a wife and several children, fell over a ditc'i embankment between ' Church street and South Lexington avenue almost within a stone's throw of the square this morning shortly after 13 o'clock and died before an offlcer reached the scene. , The man's skull , was crushed in and In each hip pocket was found a pint bottle of Wlilskcy. It seems that Blair with two com panions, Marion Neighbors and Posey Parham, had been drmklng during the evening and-after midnight start ed in the rear of the Patten avenue buildings to find their way home. The place Is dark with an excavation and It was whlla Blair and Parham were, walking along arm-in-arm with Neighbors, a little in the rear, ac cording, to Neighbors' story, that Blair suddenly pitched forward. Neighbors caught at the ; man and while falling to restrain Blair did succeed in keeping Parham from tumbling over the embankment and Into the t excavation, f ; Neighbors thought that Blair . had - fallen in a well and hurried as . fast as his load of 'booze .would permit to. a bowling alley on Patton avenue-where he per suaded one "of the attendants after some difficulty that man had fallen In a well and was In need of help. The two men found Patrolman Lomlnac and going to the . scene of the accident found Blair lying at the bottom of the embankment with his skull crushed In, dead. The place where th accident' occourred is some six feet wide and prftbably 15 feet deep, ' dug recently to furnish light for a building and In preparation for the building of a Btone wall. The unfortunate man was removed to an undertaking establishment and the body prepared for burial to-day. Blair came to- AshevlUe only recently with his family. - He was a good work man but Ciad a failing for drink. .A wife and three children survive. . ' KARATAGH , E.VRTHQUAKE. FdKher Report "of Quake Rays That ; Entire Town - Was ; Destroyed Fa V talitlcs Number Nearly 15,000. St. Petersburg, Nov. 10. The first direct' reports from the scene of the great earthquake at Karatagh, "Rus sian . Turkstah, about three weeks ago, reached this city to-day from a correspondent who accompanied', the, renei expeuiuon Km in irom- ua markan. Telegraphing under date of November.' 9th,- this - correspondent says: :,-r . Vv-..;,,;.;, ",': ... ; i .. -:-. ,, , .-f .;; r(u "The town of Karataeh was com pletely destroyed. The fatalities num ber about -W00 In ' Karatagh and about-10,000 In the adjoining district of Denauk. ... All the villages n the vicinity were wrecked. It is profbaible that there) are hundreds more dead In these villages, but Investigation- Is only now determining the approximate number found. - : . Emperor's' Yacht ' Delayed by Heavy X X-'f: lOgS. -'-ft.'-:'.":hy '' ' London, Nov, 10, The German Im perial yacht- Hohensollern, which Is bringing, Emperor William and his party to visit England and which was expected to enter Bandown Biy, Isle of Wight, to-night, has been greatly de layed by a heavy fog and has been obliged to anchor, with the cruisers escorting her, off Selzablll, for the night. , Kills Negro Laborer. RetdsvHle, Ga., Nov. lO-Wiltlim M. Newbern, book-keeper of a local naval -stores company, yesterday shot and killed Ed Fisher, a negro , la borer. A dispute arose over an ac count and FiHher advanced -on New bern with an open knife. Newbern pt, a shotgun and fireil at FlPher. Fh'her.atternr.f".! ..to, reach,, hli.pivn gun fwlia It'w-jern finl a -lecmd time, klllln-; the ncitro lustantly. ; WHITE HOUSE rOLIIICS WALTER BROWNLOW MVD NOW. Tennessee's Single Representative In ' Congress Says That Uie Consolida tion of Revenue Districts in Ills State and tne Deposition of Tvo Brownlow Collectors Was Aimed at Him Xew Man a Friend of Cortei ; you (tosfps Say President Does Not Favor ' Taft and Scut Him i Awuy While : ThJiigs Are Fixed Up For Cortclyou That is Provided - Roosevelt Dont Wane Hho Presi dency Himself, , W'hlch Is by No Means Settled. . , '" VM''-! Observer Bureau, - : Ur . -or' lS 'Post' Building, ';;;- ';.; - V:K Washington, Nov. 10. .'. f The consolidation of the ' Internal revenue districts tn those ) States which have manifested a.tendeaey to get : upon the water wagon has be gun by the consolidation of the Ten nessee districts Into one. . It Is not likely .GuA,- for the present at least, the two North Carolina districts will be consolidated, If. Indeed, they ever will be.. North Carolina 'does not now yield much revenue from liquor, as she did "In the olden days, ; bat. there Is a mighty lot of tobacco in both of the districts something over $4,000,000 annually coming Into Un cle Sam's r coffers from North , Caro lina tobacco. This is enougii to keep two revenue collectors busy, and there are enough tobacco factories to keep two United ; States marshals awake. -But. there la no telling,. If the friends of the Honorable- Walter Preston , Brownlow . the lone Republi can Congressban from Tennessee, the official "dispenser of Federal pie, and the general "Republican muck-a-muck of his State, are to ba believed.; The Honorable Brownlow went ; home to day shaking his- mane about It, and it comes from the Inner circles of Brownlowlsm that this Tennessee consolidation Is all a part of Presi dent Roosevelt's game to get a third term, or, If not that then a part of another man's game to get the nomi nation when Roosevelt Anally Jevllnes It at the convention. And this oth er mn't name Is not Taft either. His name Is George B. Cor t el you, ; BROWNLOW MEN OUT. Now -It Is this way: When the two! Tennessee' districts are consoli dated. It throws down two good true and tried Brownlow - men, political "lef tenants ' whom 'he can depend on. Neither of the two collectors is made collecter of the consolidated district And more than that & man Is ap pointed to this position, one Robert S. Sharp, who is not . a friend of Brownlow, but who is a. friend of Cortelyou; and he will become a ri val for political power of the great Brownlow himself. That's what It Is alt for, say the In timate friends of tho Tennessee Con gressman. And the reason is, they say, that Brownlow was too faithful to his chief,- He goes home grieving that Tie had not served his God wltfi half tha,.ieal he aerveA-hls. king.. For of all' those who have hurrahed for 'Roosevelt .and. have sworn -to obey the presidential mandates and shout for - the triumph, of "my policies," Brownlow has ever been among the most vociferous. - He has stood ready to deliver the delegates to the nation al Republican convent on . from Ten pessee to the man indicated. r Taft was Indicated, but . Brownlow, wap too literal. He was actually prepar ing to deliver the delegates to the Secretary of War, about to send meo from Tennessee who would be for Taft, first, hist and alt the time He had no imagination. This was not wanted. Taft Is only a make-believe So, according to this ,view, which certainly - accords with the general trend of things Mr. Sharp has been given a long lever In Tennessee so that he might send delegates to the convention pledged to vote for Roose velt. There its a bare possibility that Roosevelt, after all, will not 'have it. . ' Welt then, the next man Is Cor telyou,- Sharp for these many years has been a special "leftenant" In Ten nessee of , Cortelyou and of Cortelyou'f right hand man here, F, H. Hitch cock, x the First Assistant Postmaster General.- - "'TAFT BEING DROPPED. "This Is in conformity with the or. der of things, , I say.. The Impres sion is steadily growing here" that Taft is being dropped as the Presi dent's choice, and that unless the President Is really not trying to get it for himself he U trying to vttit for Cortelyou and not for Taft. Tflere has never been any real enthusiasm for Taft. His boom has been from the ' beginning an ' artificial one. It is even said here and by those who have tn ; times past at least been tn ttw councils pf; the President, that Taft was sent on the Far Eastern expedi tion in .order to get him -out oi the country while things are rounded up for T. R. - Whether this be so or not. it is widely believed within the Inner circles 4 of Brownlowlsm : .; , ZACU M'GHEE. . CREOLW SCHEME FAILS. Attempt to : Place Louisiana Creoles .In a Class Distinct From Other ; Americans Falls Before Supreme, T New? Orleans, Nov.' 10. An 'at tempt , to ,. have Louisiana y Creoles plaed in a class so distinct from other American "citizens that tthey would have different jury rights", failed yes terday in "the Supreme Court. The record of the case was made public to-day. , s T. M. Laborde, whose counsel said he was a Creole, In appealing a for gery charge, maintained " that the Jury should ; have ' been i composed either entirely or largely of Creole His counsel asserted : that although Laborde lived in a parish where 95 per cent of the population was Cre ole, nearly all the Jurors were Amer icans. Creoles were v defined as, de scendants of French and Spanish an cestry,- nartlcularly French. , 'They were said to hold" more tenaciously to the racial characteristics and tra dltlons of their ancestors than per sons of other -descent in this country. The court did not recognise this dis tlnctlon. . " , , . SUstrlal In Criminal Assault Case. Special to The Observer. ' RcldsvHle,!Nov, 10. The Jury failed to axree In the case of State vs. Tur ner, Whitsett, a negro, and a mistrial was ordered. It is understood that ten were for conviction and two stood for acquittal. , Whitsett was tried for attempting criminal assault upon Miss Johnston, a pretty young woman, and the , result - of the trial' came as a great surprise to many Keiisvllle teo i.io. It. httvlcg boea generally thought that without a shadow of doubt the nero aas guilty. k IXS-iXE PRISONER SUICIDES. Jumps From Balcony to Stone Flag gingsHad Been an Officer 'In Ital ian Army, But Was Compelled to ; Choose Between Love and Duty Threatened Brother's Life and Was Sent to the Tombs. ; New York. Nov. 10. Glovant do Chichlcola, who until he was compell ed to choose between love and duty was a lieutenant In the Italian army. committed suicide in the Tombs to day. His Imprisonment" had been brought about by his brother Lugl. a banker of this city.; The tatter be- llved Glovanl insane. According to the police records he fell In love, In Italy and unable as an army officer to sup port: his wife as he wished, deserted and sought his fortune as a cowboy in the American West v s The. venture was not a success and finally, leaving his wife lnrthelr new home, he came to New ; York .? to get a' fresh start. Again unsuccessful and pennuess , ne asked ' financial aid of -his - brother. The meeting 'of tb4 brothers was not amicable and at a second Interview Glovanl was alleged to have peremp torily demanded first $1,000 and tnen $2,000 from the i banker.' He ex hibited a revolver and It. was charg ed, threatened hie brother's life.: The banker wished to - have Glohavl de tained as insane, but the court would not entertain . this charge and the former soldier was held for trial on a charge of carrying , concealed wea pons. ;r In -: the Tombs Glovanl be came despondent, complained, bitter ly of former friends and constantly grieved for hla girl wife he left alone in the;.,West..'":':p't":U';:v;-:.v i',i',V't , When ; the doors ? were " opened f to permit the prisoners to go to the yard for their exerciser Glonavi, who oc cupied a celt on the third tier, stepped quickly cut . upon the - balcony and then sprang upon the guard rail. He plunged headforemost to the stone flagging, $5 . feet below. - Several hun dred prison companions witnessed bis death. , M f t EXTRADITION OP LEWIS. Order Will . As Rimed To-Morrow- Wan ted For Robbing Pennsylvania" Jtaiimad Company of Thousands of Dollars and Many Other Clianre Arrested In London at Request df (Virginia Authorities. ' , London. Nov. 10. William Arthur Newman, alias Robert Lewis, alias Charles Miller, who was arrested here in September at the request of Virginia uwvuui v i v-7 ntiw O, i M ssw ivtllBj, flip DAll a" dltlon on the charge of grand larceny and felonious assiult. has been re manded from week to week pending tne arrival or papers from the United States. A detective arrived here from Virginia. Inst veek and appeared In the Bow street police court on Friday s nresented the reauest of the State De partment for Lewis' extradition. The case was further remanded until No vember 12th In order to give the Judge time to go over the papers. These the clerk of the court- said did not quite fulfill the requirements as Lewis has declared' his willingness to return to America. It Is expected, however, that the extradition will be ordered on the 12th. Under . the English law Lewis must remain here for a, fortnight after the order Is signed In order to give him. time to apply for a writ of habeas corpus should he desire (o do so, Lewis was arrested In New York last February on a charse of robbing the Pennsylvania Raurond Compmy of thousands of dollars worth of bagsaxo In Virginia. WhIJe at police quarter! he attacked a doorman and succeeded In escaping from the building,, He got as far as London, where he was ar rested on Information cabled from this' side.'.? . Musician Dies by Inhaling Can. New York, Nov. 1 10. Mrs. Julia Wyman, aged B0 years, a musla teach er who came here last week from Philadelphia, committed suicide by In haling Illuminating gas at the home of her daughter. Miss Carrie ,Wyman, here last night. Miss Wyman was out of town at the time. The bodtwas found by Mr. Dean, a friend of the family, who last evening was called to the telephone and told by Mrs. Wy man that she was about to kill herself. The key to her apartments, she added, would be found in ner letter box. Mrs. Wyman Is said to have formerly been a member of an opera company. Her husband la understood to be a wealthy coal dealer of Chicago, - - . , , .. , i i V . ... , ... Jealous Husband's Rash Deed. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 10. Re turning home- to-night and finding no meal awaiting him, Fred Under bill secured his revolver and going to the home of William Nelson he found there his wife and her sister. . With out a word he tired two bullets Into his wife's head, killing her, and then turned the revolver upon the sister, Rachael Nelson, firing five shots into her body. She la expected to die. Underhlll gave himself Into custody. He was' erased with Jealousy, i, . Money to Relieve Cotton Situation, " Muskogee, I. T., Nov.; 10. The Pat erson Mercantile Company , received $100,000 in currency last , night .from New York by express. The money will be paid for cotton to relieve the finan cial situation. . Officers of the com pany say that much ; mora money : Is now on the road from the East,, Up to this time the banks have been un able ( to procure currency. fy" Interest Iimlstana Legislature. Baton Rogue,- La., Nov. 10. Much Interest Is evidenced tn the opening to morrow of the " Special Legislature. Owing to the fact that the guberna torial campaign Is now going on and that Lieutenant Governor Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic nom ination It la generally predicted that the session wilt be a lively one. t Shoots Employer's Son and Suplcldcs. f White Plains. N. T., Nov. JO. John BJorlln, butler at the fWlalr farnv,th country home of Paul G. Thebaud, the New York commission merchant, kill ed himself to-day after he had shot and dangerously wounded his employ ers eldest son. Paul Q., Jr. The lat ter, who alone can explain the shoot Ing, was unconscious, to-nltht - ' Rainstorms Continue - In Italy." , Rome, Nov. 10. The rainstorms and floods throughout Italy continue. Rail road tracks are being carried away In several places and reports are be ing received of the destruction of houses and the drowning of cMtle. Several human lives also have beetk lost. ' ' ' . Six Inches of Snow In Mlehlsnn. Marquette. , Mich... Nov. 10. Six Inches o snow -fell to-day -and It i- still snowing to-nUht. A heavy gU U klawtna; on the Lake. FOE FB0TECTI0X OF SECRETARY'S ANNUAL KL. C In His Report to Be Submi. r ! t , Congress at Coming Session, !- wry -ran Gives Estimates Afvr. Ing '$5,525,020 For Con-nu- and Other Work in Coast Arts; r ,. eVrvice Schenio Being Worked 1 WUcb Yotis Will Be Manned cr f Placed in Hands of Caretakers Barracks and Quarters For Both Posts and Subpost List of Fortj and Amounts of Appropriation. Washmgto6. Nov. 10. The annual report of Secretary Taft to be sub mitted to Congress at its convening In December will contain estimates ag gregating $3,525,820 for construction and either work in the coast artillery service during the; fiscal year 1909. This construction work isvHo provide In part for shelter for the coast ar tillery troops authorized by the act of January last, when the service, re ceived an Increase of 44 companies, with a corresponding number pt of fleers, 'i;;:. 'ye Mw'H. i In accordance with the decision of Secretary Taft last November a con centration scheme ; 1st. being worked out .In the coast artulery service toy which some of the. 78 separate forts where modern coast defenses are In stalled or in. process of installation are to be completely nmnned and the re mainder placed In the hands of care takers. - - , , FORTS SELECTED, Thirty-two of the principal forts were selected as main posts having as nearly as .practicable garrisons of 109 per cent, of a- full manning ; detail, the remaining forts to be left to such caretaklng ' detachments as are nec essary for the proper, care and pre servation of the defenses. First, It Is proposed In. furtherance of the concen tration scheme to construct - at th main posts the necessary barracks and quarters for accommodating the Increment to the soast . artillery .and to follow this with the construction at these main posts of the barracks, and quarters necessary tor the accommo dation of the troops now at the sub posts. The posts at which work Is to will be asked include the following,, the amounts asked for ; being given in round numbers: Caswell, K. C. $109,000: Dade, Fla.,- $108,000; Mon roe. Va. $211,000; Morgan. Ala., $181, 000; Scrlven, Ga., $153,000; Taylor, Fla., $306,000. : , ' TAFTS VISIT DID GOOD. " So Declares Agulnalrto . to a Press Representative Harmonizing of Feeling Between Americana and Filipinos, Manila, Nov. 10. A feature of the visit of Secretary of War Taft to Manila wasthe presence of Agunialdo at several of the functions. Discuss ing the probable results of the visit of Mr, Tuft to Manila, with a repre sentative ''. of the Associated Press, Aauinaldo said: "It is my belief that the benefits to follow the visit to the people of the Philippines will' be greater .' than thpv raji , recnentxe at the vresent time. I am at present unable , to form an opinion offhand ' of the posslbte future advantages but X am confident that It has done good. The opening : of the assembly has gone a long way to cement the friendship of my people to the United States. , "As a fulfillment of a, solemn promise which many thought would not be fulfilled the Secretary of War did not brhig Independence ' for my peoplip In his pocket but he brought us how we can get it." President of the Assembly Onmena believes that the most Important re- FUli. vt iliv vinik ima ' uvvii tuv tic.-. monlalhg of the feeling berween tha Americans and the Filipinos. . Commissioner Tavera states that" Mr. Taft has demonstrated that tha' promises of the United 6tates are b be fulfilled. ' ' -- ANNA GOULD NOT M.VRRIED. ' - Everv Reason to Believe . That " She ' Has ot iieen 3iarriea to tTinco no Sagan Prince Hvi Been s Con stant Visitor at Mnie. Gould's Home. Paris, Nov. 10. There is every rea son to believe, that, the report to tha effect that Mme. Anna Gould, who re cently was divorced from Count Bondt Castcllatne, has been married - to Prince de Sagan is untrue. A repre sentative of the Associated Press, went to-day to St. Cheron, where the Cha leau du Marals, Mme. Gould's country house, is situated. - He was told that she was 111 and could see no one. Mme. Gould has been entertaining at the Chateau for some weeks past and on last Friday she gave a hunt to a large party. The prince da Sagan has been a constant visitor at the Chateau, usually calling there about every 10 days. , - . Three Badly Burned in Fire at Co , Iambus, Ohio, ' Columbus, O., Nov.'' It. Three per sons were badly burned, one probably fatally, and a number of others had narrow escapes from the upper, floors of a building tn East Main street which was damaged by Are early to day, Edward ' Brown, an invalid, and his wife were found unconscious in their room on the third floor, both severely burned. The latter Is not expected Uo.,, recover- , Miss An nette Brandt was seriously burned. The property loss Is about $19,000. . , Italian Mlntsler Dead. , ; Rome, Nov, - 10. Emanuele' Gian turco, the Italian minister of publlo works, l led here to-day from cancer. He was born in 1887, ' The Pope Inquired dally concerning the condition of ilgnor Glanturco during his illness and yesterday the Holy Father sent the dying man his benellctloiu ,,-.' These inquiries were the Jlrst example of solicitude frm the papacy toward a minister of the King since the fall of the church from temporal power. .-' To lrotct Mcxleo's llnanclal Inter i ct. - sr San Antonio. Tex., Nov. 10. A special to The Express from Mexico fClty says: Within a few days the fcwnkora of this city will Issue a cairto the link ers of the entire repubtio for a con ference tn this city, at-which it w.;l be decided what action ?to take i x protecting the interest of ?,foxico 1 - raue of the flnanoial conJiiloiis ! t the United States. imrtliquflke Causes Iinv! ' :. Uarcelona, . Nor. . 10. An ra omiHi trt-tlav c..!).',l a ,.-,,,! i, K i MS Cll.-!0 ti t!lrt Vl'.i l. i lf 1 bro. the ryrut-tuon t v. i. : .
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