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JL IS i:uND A" vn loiss Co, 'Vibration ' at the County Court , ,i.U Massy Valuable Docu , ,i t E f t Records, Being De- -rji .l- i l leasee tho Result f t ui. .nn Carelessness, It is Be. rr vo.i Tlio Town lias No lire l htlng Apparatus and iris With 1 . ...ulty 'Umt Nearby Structures Are taved Will Take $60,000 . to j:p'i!a o the Building anu Bonus Wul Have to Be Issued. -Epecial to The Observer. , ' ' ' - RutberfordtoiN'bM,.; 24,-Vt if:S9 . o'clock this morning the Rutherford county courthouse was found to be on fire, but the discovery was notMnade till Nthe i blaxe badjpot'Uej-ond 3 ail control and the stately colonial struc ture Is now nothing more than a smoldering miss of detonsonly i the thick brick walla remain;intact -i The - loss it toe county -is f Reckoned; t , . ubout 160,000, so far as! -money goes. but the loss. in papers end ;docu menta is irreparable. iiv-'V;-' ' Last ntght the graded school chil- - idren of the town gave an. entertain ment in the auditorium of the bulld- Ing and it Is supposed that the blase ; -was started : by a cigar or cigarette r r-tump or: tho careless Handling ! of matches ; t- Early -Jnlit the' ;? algnit the utu 'vut jortunately for this place it had. quieted down by look, this alone saving the busi ness section tfrom being wiped en- ; tlrely out. As it was. it was a hard (task to save the nearby;; buildings, v - specially theLevi department sitores 4 immediately south of the court house, the Mills-Dlckerson Building and the Morrow Building, on the north, .and - Mrs. B.J R ennmona- bulling Jut y across the street : These are all new 0? structures, having been erected since dast December, when' this section- of town was burned out. - i' VALUABLE BBC0RD3 CONSUM " u , . E. V ' . . ' 1 TJie offices of the sheriff; the .com ' ty,, treasurer, .the boaxa ?of cornmls- eloners and the board of education, ' together with all recoras,'! were de--' Htroyed. The offices of the. register " , of deeds and clerk of the court were not so unfortunate as they were, some v.-v two years ago fitted up with flreprpoC vaults and it is thought that these win be found Intact with the " con- tents preserved, - ' r ' v - The "burning of this building is a : heavy . blow to ;tho county. Only two years ago 110,000 were spent to repairing and putting the court house in One shape, and coitseryaave esti nate places ,the amount reQuired V ? replace the structure at 180,000, and ' In rderto r&lsa this amount it wilt " be necessary to issue bonds, the coun " -ty not having the money to uay; for '' the replacing of the building. There : ' will aleo be JuntoldL- inconvenience - fcoth to the county officials' and lhe-4 t public until the-new1 courthouse is 'ronstruced nd ry W be . ecu- , , e N"0 FIRE department: ' "There i no town of Its size within the State that has; had . more fires 1 .tan Rutherfordton' and yet it. Is ab , ; noluteily without means of cngMlng ire,-having no waterworks or fire department, ,After .each conflagra tion there Is a sharp agiuuon for 4 uch iacilkies, ; ut in a rew weeks enthusiasm. dies out, and" nothing is done. However, it seems likely that v this state of affairs , is no longer to , . exist, the Are this morning . having shown, so .t effectually. tne peed of a ystrnnof protection to. life and . property thut waterworks will be in stalled ana a tire aeipariraenv eqip- . In addition to th loss to the;coun ty the - Rutherfordton Cornet ' Band was completely put " out of businss;f AH tts Instruments, which were pur chased only recently at an outlay of some $500 or $600, were in the build ing, where the band practiced, and hot a one was saved tfrom destruc tion. v " . ' ' TAFT RETTJIIN8 HOME, v - fcaok From His Trip to Cincinnati and : Wiil Spend Christmas With All of WHta Iamily Present Much -Voi't Ahead Of lUin.' - - Washington- Dec. 24. SecreUry Taft returned to Washington ; to-day from Cincinnati, 0. where h went to 1 settle'some jnatters connected With the .estate of his mother.' " ,; The Secretary was met at the sta tion by General Bell 1 chief of ' staff, who accompanied him to his home, . where they had luncheon and drove to the War Department, There the Becretary found a large amount of - tnall matter awaiting him, ' and - he - spent the afternoon In dictating 4 an ; swers to his correspondents. " ' . A good part of the correspondence was of , personal character, and In (fact the ; -Secretary had not yet had an opportunity to turn his atten tlon to'those matters of departmenUl fcurine8s, such as the disposition to be rnads of the army officers who failed to take the "endurance rldVrequlred by the President. ' Secretary Taft ex--N "pects to spend- to-morrow quietly at ". Ws home -with his family. His son, Robert, has Returned' to Washlngtbn from his college at "New Haven v to ! - spend the holidays,' and the Secretary s will, therefor eat his Christmas dln ., er with ftll his' family present, BIATOIt HAHiOnV'S ; FCNTEUAlZ According to Ills Kxpressed Wish, KUnple services were eia uver hMf of, Lttte Senator All Ilnstness Ceased During Services. . - Pensacola, Fla.A Dec. 24. Accord ing to his expressed wish, simple fun-. eral services were neid to-aay over the -body of the late United States Senator Stephen R. Mallory.x At 10 o'clock 411 business' in the city ceased and hundred ; fllled Stv Michael's church, where Rev. Father Fullerton said requiem )mta,;-i:-'su ire xr i The body was burled In old BU Michael's cemeteryj where lies burled the father, of the late Senator, who during his' life served in the " United States Senate and was secretary of he Will people Rcfsw, to Accept Chris ' . tlan Charity. ).,. Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. 84. The (people of the cotton mill district of ,iUnIon Springs, Ala.,! have indignant ly refused to accept" Christmas char Bty. A number of baskets were posit ed about the town in which tho peo ple were to drop presents for the "poor people of the cotton mill dis trict." In a short time noitPces wero posted that the poor people of the ( ... cotum onlll district .neither;" pcedeqij . T)fiT inri4 Tir'h ttf.t v I .::ct at r;:c:i Arr.rcn. ' Two Kcveiiiio :'fn "Ul.:: IlnnOii.!; l'r a KoouhUno fc:i"l In Yaavin Couii' ty Are Sprii:W.led tlMt, But Not Mounded Tlio 1'iro lletuniel Wi ltstols and tlie 1:' ckaders 1'lee. Special to The Observer. . SUtesville,sDej. 24. While making a raid on a blockade distillery in the edge of Yadkin county late Saturday evening. Deputy Collector J. M. Davis, of Statesville. and Deputy Sheriff J R. Albea, o Harmony, were flred on with Bnuiguus xrom amousn. r onunaieiy neitlier of the officers was Injured. -V. The officers left the home of Mr. Al bea, IB miles north of Statesville, Sat urday morning Ju search of illicit dls tlllcries. They first searched the moonshiner districts of Eagle . Mills township and therf crdssed. over into Davie county. In the , northwestern part of Davie they found and destroy ed a new plant, which had evidently Just, begun business. Along with tMe plant 700 gallons of beer were destroy ed. s From this plant' they went over Intd Yadkin county and found another distillery on a branch near Lone Hick- It was nearing nightfall when ; the officers found this plant and as they were approaching the distillery .they were fired on from all sides by block aders, who used shotguns. The shot from the guns showered on the of ficers and their horses; but the offiters held their ground and returned the Are with their heavy pistols. Owing to the dense thickets ( surrounding - the plant,, the officers could not sea the blockaderst but they fired In! their, di rection and, knowing that their shot guns would stand' little show against the heavy- fire of the pistols, ' the blookaders kept well under cover Af ter an exchange of shots, which lasted for some little tl me, ' the moonshiners withdrew .nd2the ; officers ; destroyed the plant sad about 600 .gallons ; of beer- .The still proper had been re moved before the officers arrived.;; So far as known none of the blockaders were struck by the balls if rom the of ncersr pistols, out it they had siiown themselves there would have been ; a funeral Sunday.- " i. ' v. ' V1 OKIjAHOMA'S -FIRST XYXCHTVG. Negro Wlw Killed White Man Taken From Jail and RlQdled With Bnl- lets-Negroes Terrorixed and Fears , of Another Xynclung. . ' Muskogee Okhv,. Dec. 24. Rid died with toullets, the body of James Garden, a negro,! Is dangling from s, telegraph. oole to-night -in Henrietta,' Okla., a. coal mining town1 SO miles southwest of here as the result of the first lynching In the new State, Garden at noon to-day shot and kill ed Albert Bates, white man, be cause Bates, - who is a . well-known liveryman, refused to' rent & rig' to the .negro. ' Oarden said Bates was discriminating against . xtlm . because of. his color, and r going across the street: for a. platol Garden ,' returned and killed Bates. , ( " Oarden was lodged In 'Jilr and -to night a mob of hundred men bat tered down the doors of the Jail and secured the negro . and hung' hton to the. bodv with btillttrs. ' All the n- There Is , a negro ' in . tne v. Henrietta Jail who it Is f eared will be lynched before mornlpg. . ' . -' ' POLICE GUARD GRAVE. Precautions Betna Taken to Prevent Tampering With Grave of , Draco, Which - Win: Bo Opened to Provo Whether It Contains Draco's Body or a Roll of Ied. . . Iondon,'.. Dec. 4. JExtraordlnary precautions are being taken to prevent tampering - with : the - grave - of ;T. C Druce.T which will be opened in the course of the next few days to prove whether or not It contains the body j)H Druco or a roll of lead. A large force of police was sent to Hlghgato- Cemetery this morning and took. ,op positions on all tt approaches to he grave. A special cordon was ' drawn up around the vault,- which Is being rapidly shut in with a high board fence. .This structure will be roofed over so that unauthorized persons will have no chance of witnessing the ex humation. Only officials and those di rectly concerned in the litigation In volving the question of the identity of Druce with the Duke of Portland, will b permitted , to see the opening ' of the coffin. - . t , . , ; BLOWN FROM TRACK. " . :.Xss cr .nK.;. ..t-v.fi"!: Heavy Gale Blows Baggage Car and Passenger Coach Ffom . Track r on Colorado & Southern RailroadJsix - Pertons Seriously Injured. .": Denver. Col. Dec. 2 (.The baggage ear and ilrst 'passenger coach of train No. 2 5 northbound on the. Colorado A Southern ' Railroad, which5 left? Den ver at 10 O'clock this morning, was blown from the track and overturned in the ditch a quarter of a mile north of Marshall, a coal campy about noon to-day.; . Six persons were seriously in jured' and a number of others slightly hurt. ... ;'i.- G. aarrett,5;Iiongmonfe,:iCoI..a. prominent Elk, had both legs broken and . suffered Internal Injuries, . prob ably -. fatal. r"':.'i s 4 r ?v J'1-" . ";!."" i- A gale has been blowing over north ern Colorado during the day, the wind attaining at .times a velocity of from 4S to 60 miles an hour and has caused much damage by blowing down small farm buildings, trees and - telegraph poles. , " ' , s ' DINNER FOJl POOR. r v . , -, , . , " Salvatioa Artny Will Feed Over : 125.000 People In New York Ap peal For Winter ' Relief Work Bring in Many Thousands.) " ' 't New ,Torlc, - Dec.' 24. More ' than 125.000 people will eat Christmas din ners to-morrow furnished by the Sal vation Army. - The dlnners'are being put up In baskets for families of five and six and will be distributed on Christmas morning. , Each - basket wtlP certain" a five-pound chicken in addition to vegetables, coffee, tea and bread, as well as plum pudding. . In addition to its great Christmas dinner the Salvation Army In collecting mon ey for Its regular winter relief work, and ' 100,000 appeals , sent to ' New J orkers through the malls have roujht more than' f 11,000 into the coffers of the army. .Honing IKW rnconstitullonal. Mobile, Ala.; Dec. 24. City Attor ney" Boone to-day rendei-ed an opin ion 'Jeclarin unconstitutional tne 9 o'clock cloning law enacted by" the recent Irfjlilatuw. He bases the declaration upon the fHct that while th title of the act embraces but bne subject the body covers several. The opinion means that 'saloons m Mobile m .11 IrnrkrA IhA T. tt? f, r. . . . - ja::::j i:v;ai;d -tistifies :;-ov .i i xot;:sx of killing, Ct)iirt Ilooiji Paclio,l to near James Howard, C'hlrf Witness For Defense Taylor in His DeiosHlon Makes Denial of Cliarpes Made by Yout ey. Golden and Xoakes -Youtsey Filed Off Key to Powers' Office the Day . Goelxi -, Was" ; Shot Dis trict MarNhal Sliarp Testifies Thai He Had Information Before the Killing That the Democrats Had Ordered Guns and Ammunition -Howard Denies Tliat He Was on State House Square Before tlte v Sliootlng, But Cam Up in After-i-' noon. ,s..,:''ivv.;v;4v;:: -.' 'i''--' V-:', s 'Georgetown;" Ky Dec. 24. In the expectation tht James Howard, chief witness for the defense, would take the. stand, a large crowd was in at tendance at the op?n!ng of the Pow ers 'trial to-day. The .- reading of Governor W. & ' Taylor's ; deposition which was begun late yesterday, was concluded . to-dayfe Taylor,- in his de position, made a general denial of the charges that he had any knowledge or parUclpated in a pbt to murder, Goe bel. as made by. Youtsey, Golden and Noakes. ';-' - :, Two. Important witnesses were next put on tbe stand. These were N. P. MfcGloveand Hargrove. iMc- Glove testified1 that Youtsey after" bis arrest and while In vhe Frankfort Jail, admitted to him that he -had filed off i key ito a Powers private office the day Goebel was killed an that Pow ers and te CanUm- John Davis ought not to have accepted a -pardon and left Frankfort, as somebody would think Jthem.'gullty.of the' crime. SAW YOUTSEY J EMERGE FROM sti, yr- OFFIQK. .; ; f , ' Hargrove stated' he "saw Youtsey emerge from Powers' i private office, directly after the shooting, hatless and coatless, i wltu , a -pistol m his hand, and apparently very much, excited. Hargrove; said "he put the Common wealth In possession ot these facts be fore Powers': third trial, but that he wag net called to testify as a witness. ' Captain Stephen O... Sharp United States district marshal .'and former State treasurer, testified that directly after the shooting of Goebel he went to Governor Taylor and offered his servfees to " defend ; him. ' i Governor Taylor directed him to take charge of the defense of the -building . which tie did, not allowing anybody to enter. He said he thought the protection of the highest officer In the State more Im portant than anything else., , Cap- ' tain Sharp startled the court . and. spectators by stating that threb days before Goebel was shot he (Sharp) was given! reliable Information : bjr prominent Democrats that the Demo crats had ordered two. thousand guns and ammunition for 'the same, -and that men would, be oh hand to man the guns and that Taylor and. other Republican State officials would toe forcibly ejected from 'office. .This, he said, was why - armed Republicans were about the executive building and why State troop had been notified to be in readiness to move as lie 'bad communicated thesefact i to :' both Governor, Taylor .and U.djutant Gen eral "Collier.. -f. . - HOWARD TESTIFIES. Y':'l James Howard, took the stand 'this afternoon. He said that at the time JGoebel was shot he -- ( Howard y ; was In the public room of the . Board of Trade Hotel at Frankfort . A: man named Robinson stepped out In front of the hotel and brought back the Information that Goebel .'was - shot. Howard and others in the room jump ed up and ran to the door, horrified at the news. After thebootlng How ard went with the others to the Capi tol Hotel but he did not see Goebel then, and in fact, never saw him be fore to . know lm, 1 Howard ' dented emphatically' that he ever received a letter from Taylor or Youtsey asklnf num. to come to Frankfort . He dldl hw. iwiiow ayiur u una never eeen him. ;. The witness further said he did not know Youtsey and never saw him until both ' had been tried and con victed '., and were in Jail at Frankfort He then.; was Introduced to Youtsey -ln 'the Frankfort jail by . Mrs. Howard.: his wire, Mrs. Burnt and oth era.'" -jts ;.'.' '''"?''':; '; '- ,-? X ?? Howard said he jdidnot knowthe was charged wlth the'' assassination until he saw In the newspapers that He had been Indicted. About the same time a bench warrant jhad been sent to Clay county , f of nis arrest - As soon as notified that he had been In dicted he surrendered to Sheriff White and accompanied him to Frankfort to give ? himself up and ;t. answer 1-the charge against him. A Since then he had not toad a day's freedom. How ard most! emphatically denied that he was on the State house square at any time during the morning of ..January JOth when Goebel was shot; said that he was not inside the executive build ing that, morning;' that he never saw Governor Taylor or Youtsey and .de clared that J he had absolutely noth ing to do with the assassination. . The witness admitted that later In the af ternoon of the day Goebel was shot he with others visited Capitol Square going as far as the. steps of the ex ecutive '; building, -j. -w- - Howasrd stated that he and , Youtsey were in Jail together at Frankfort, Before , Youtsey made a - oonf esslon Youtsey-said: "Howard, so far as I know, . you are Innocent of any con nection with the Goebel assassination, but Arthur Goebel is cruel and will ing, to see the Kentucky river ' run with innocent blood." r V; ' ;;v Howard added: , "Youtsey gave me an affidavit tha - he knew nothing against me." . - Howard! was not cross-examined, the only question asked. hljj being whether he' had not been tried, and convicted three times and his case ap pealed to the Supreme Court. "Cuba on Wheels" at tumbertori Very Successful Bazaar ' -Special to The Observer. 1 - Lumberton, "; Dc. II. "Cuba on Wheels,", an exhibition car which contains the Only exhibit' the Island of Cuba had at Jamestown, Is Hon exhibit on the Seaboard tracks here to-day and .will be here until Wednes day night. The exhibit is very inter esting and 1 instructive and Is provins a source of much enjoyment to an who visit It.' The car Is under the management Of Mr. W. H.-Ramseur, who had charge of the North Caro lina Rolling Etposttion several -years ago.''?;; :''' 'v;.''V,'- " '.'V'-" i':'- :" Th bazaar given by the. ladle, of ijthe Presbyterian church at Rowland, in the lower part ot Robeson county, last week was most satisfactory botli socially and financially. ' The sum M $300 wag realized.-whfch will go tor ward the furnishing - of the new Prehvter'fln chuwh at Rowland, JufI complUJL tT' "s"'"'- -v'":'"' ?";""; NTGr.O'S SLAY! :i CAPTCr.LO. Perpetrator of a llr' ious Crime Ind ed in Surry J ul Worker mission tilves a Pr ""J lntertainment Other Mount Airy Matters. Fpeclai to The Observer. Mount Airv. Dec. 2t Monteomery. the man who assassinated Robert Snow,' the Inoffensive colored man. four or five weka oso. near this city, was arrested Sunday and lodsred in Jail,. 'He will have roiifrh Bailing' when thb trial comes up. as it is known tliat no more heinous crime was ever committed In this. coun ty. The man, Willis,: who was with Montgomery when he ' killed" Know, has not Deen captured at tma writing. . Rain fell in torrents all night-Sunday night and yesterday - ths creeks In the vicinity of this, city were good-slxed rivers.- washingland and damaging it very much. . v -,- 'w . - The rush 'among the shop people to day la something wonderful, and every body seems to have, plenty ."of '.-money. Christmas buying has been heavy. , Beuton Bchaub. cf Kernersvllle, is In town for the holidays., His parents reside in this place. - - - - ' Up to this hour Mount Airy has had do serious aecidont,; and It is hoped the Christmas holidays will 'go .-by-with no sad affair of shy? kind to disturb the citisen of this city and community. , - The family of. Mr. J. F. Booker left this morning for Patrick county; Ya., to spend the holidays with relatives. t The Sunday school childrenn at Central MethodW ehurch were treated on candy, nuts, oranges, tc., 8unday after Sunday BChOol i V- i M ' 'f ; - w?--;- The Worker Mission entertainment to nlKht was a splondtd afTair. The exer cises were Interspersed with music, , vocal and instrumental. The ladles served oys ters, and at the close of the entertain ment , fine lot of Christmas presents were distributed from a heavily laden Christmas tree. Mies Maud Whltaker. who has worked se faithfully to make tho occasion a success, deserves special motion. ' - , , " .' Mr. end Mr. John D.: Davis left this morning for High Point and Winston on a visit to relatives. PREVENTS DISCRIMINATION. ' jj'X jj. i y V-'"' 111 1,1 '. "'-V'v-' ' Inter-State Commission Decides In v Favor of Complainant hi Holcomb Hayes Case Decision Was Renderr r ed December th New Rule Em bodied In Decision. ' tv Washington, Dec. 24. The case of the Holcomb-Hayes Company against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Southern Railway company, before the : -Inker-State Commerce Commission, and has decided In fav er of the complainant t The defend ant roads are required to publish their sales "for a definite period of time and to reimburse the complain ant In; the sura of 8.07 1 as repre senting alleged unjust and unreason able -foharges for the transportation of - crosstles,:,'.,.'- ' -t ' '.y'" "y ' Although just announced to-day ,the decision was rendered December 9th," and embodies a new;rule . in such cases to prevent discriminations, re quiring ratea to ' remain in effect for a definite period of :ume to oe oes- ignated in the, order. The following comment -.-made: 'Thoi commission does not approve ,tne practice wnere bv ftcarriennuts ln.. ates with a clause under which, Ithejr tjectJtftee4i short time for th Purpose or enaonng fne. commission to do t justice m ; ft : par tlcular case." In the present case the defendant are v required - to s3ubiMh aad charge on or before January 15th, 1908, and during aperlod of at least one year v thereafter, - a ; rate of :-,;'Vg.-.'.'';:-:'''- " '' I, I'lii'Htf i'li'l) I !W.",..iHi '': ISTERXAL sucinxs Form Box Containing High Explosive" Dls- , covered by Postotllce Employei , Benson's ureeungs r ouna insiae . SWhen Policeman Opens Package.: , .Erie, Pa., Dec. 24. While distribut ing Christmas, bundles in the, South Eu)8 sub-postofltee this afternoon, an employe became suspicions of: a pack age,., the" end. of which had broken open and upon making an investiga tion the package was found to con tain"; an infernal machine so con structed that the opening of the box would cause an explosion mat wouia have undoubtedly killed all "persons t near. It. and set are: to eyerytnmg in the vicinity. ? The package was addressed to Ar chie Carr,; 208 Cherry street, . nd had - been mailed In this city. : K The box was turned over to Postmaster Sobel - who called In Chief of Police .Wagner. - The chief cut out the side ot the box, and exposed a bottle and contrivances so; arranged ' that the opening of the -v 'Id , would pull , the cory and Ignite several matches. The following Inscription was on the inside wrapper: "Tou may per haps find -the cover will catch a little when you open the box, but pay no attention to it Merry. Christmas."1 v Dr. J, W. Wright, health officer and chemist, after an examination t)f the bottle, said It contains a high x mosive. , y-'-'-y. ; y :i FIVE IBX KILLED, . ,:, Is Mississippi and Louisiana's' Record .' For Cljristmss Fights Dnrlng Past 24 Hours. , ' I s v.j::-: vk-;I i ;New Orleans,; :ta, Dec. 1 24. Five men killed by pistols or knife In Louisiana and Mlsslsjippl during the Jast 2.4. hours Is the record up to to day of Christmas week fights in this section. - ; ; At Covington, La.l Henry .Route, a' hegro, entered the front yard of a Mr. Bradley, white, Inviting the latter to settle a money, matter by "coming put to shoot it out."i , Bradley killed the negro. - ' -".'ix At New Albany, Miss., Ed F. Hill house, a section foreman, shot and killed Martin; Arnold, also a section man. ' Both are whlte-X-.-J ; i Valden. Mlss.v was the scene of a terrible fight which cost the lives 'of both parties, Maury Davis, white, and William 8pinx, ' colored. , v A love affair at Greenville, Miss., caused Ed gmith, a negro, to seek and kill Jim English, another negro. FORTY-NIXR BODIES FOUND, R owners at the Dsrr Mine Find a Great Mass of Victim Mine In Itetter Condition and Progress of - Ilcncueri Is Satisfactory. ! ' .Jacobs Creek.: Pa,; , Dec. 24. Res cuers to-day found a great mass of victims - of last Thursday's explosion in the Darr 'mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company, for which they have searched incessantly for - over five days, and if all goes well, a great number of them will be either In the -bUcksmith -shop morgue or the big .identification - tent , nearby by morning. Only 49, bodies had been brought to the surface when the night force ; began - work, but -scores of others had been located In entry 27, and there was-evidence that many more were in entries 28 and tf where the night work started. v The mine was in much better con dition to-day and the progress s of the rescuers was sfttlKfactory In every reHpect.- It is belloved mwt of. the victims will have been brought out ty to-tiorrow evening. OIIIEP BEOWO LESlGIiS rr.oM. Eomvu of navigation President Receives and Accept Resig nation cl; Rear Admiral Brownson s Ctilcf of Bureau of Navigation No Keason is Given at the White House, But It is Rumored That It Was on Account of the Admiral Being rn- able to Agree With the Ideas of the President Another Rumor is That the Senate Would Not Confirm Ills Appointment Because of Ills Being on Retired list Captain Cameron - Window Appointed to Succeed the Admiral. - i . Washington Dec. ! 24. President Roosevelt to-day received and accept ed the resignation of Rear. - Admiral Wlliard H. Brownaon; as chief of the bureau of navigation. The resignation takes effect immediately and Captain Cameron McR. Wlnslow has been ap pointed to succeed the admiral. - No reason for the resignation Is given at the White House. ;r :-,;- .Diligent Inquiry from Rear Admiral Brownsori, ' from S Secretary Metcalf and at the White House, failed to de velop, the reason for the seemingly sudden retirement of the rear admiral from the navigation bureau. Admiral Brownson takes the position that the subject Is one for the . discussion of his superior, officer.5 Secretary Metcalf passes the responsibility of stating the reason of the resignation to President Roosevelt Secretary Loeb. speaking for the President says that no Infor mation . can - be obtained; from that source.,..:,. ., . .. , , TWO THEORIES. "; Two theories have been advanced ts being sufficient In themselves to bring forth the letter of resignation. One of these reasons is that the admiral finds himself unable to agree , with the ideas of the President regarding cer tain important policies to be pursued by the bureau of navigation. Such a disagreement, honestly entertained, would leave the admiral but one course, and that to take his place on the retired .list and relinquish the ac tive management of the bureau, vj' -f;'- ! The other reason is that the rear admiral being on the retired list of the navy.r nviy not" be legally confirmed by the Senate to an appointment to active duty. 4. It Is known Mhatj'the Judge advocate's department of the navy has been wrestling with this le gal question, with special reference to the case of Admiral Brownson, 'for several weeks past. It also I known that an opinion on the question has recently been rendered.' - What the ef fect of his opinion is, can only be sur mised. Those who believe that it Is the reason for his resignation, say that the opinion set .forth the law to be that his confirmation could not be legally executed by the Senate. ' ' PRESIDENT MADE APPOINTMENT. Admiral Brownson's appointment as chief ot the bureau -of navigation was made Jby the Prealdetrtrdurtng the re cess of , Congress. , t-(a customary for tne names or recess appointees to go to the Senate on its next convening after, the , appointments nave heon roade.; In the present case' and -because; Of the uncertainty of, the . right of a retired naval officer to be assign ed. to active duty, AdrniraUBrownson's name has been withheld from the Sen ate pending the rendering pf the legal opinion, in the case. The resignation and its acceptance will , obviate the raising of the question, between; the legislative and executive departments of. the government at to the right of retired officers to be appointed to ac tive duty In time of peace. . Since Admiral Brownson took : com mand of the bureau of navigation, that bureau has had to handle ..the question of the cruise of the Atlantlo fleet to the pacific, the greatest peace move of . the navy during its history. The resignation of Admiral Brownson as chief of the bureau of navigation has the-effect of placing him in his former position on the retired list of the naryvHK ?-Y'- 'A ' : SUCCEEDED BY WTNSLQ W. . . Commander Wlnslow who has been designated to act as the head ot the navigation bureau, has for some time past been assistant to Admiral Brown son. Commander Wlnslow Is anxious to obtain 'command of the new battle ship New Hampshire, so it Is believed that his present designation Is Intend ed to bridge over an Interval during which the President can make a selec tion of another, v Among ths I names mentioned in that connection is that of Captain Richardson Clover, at present head of the. board of Inspection and urvey,; .Hr - W -:.,: v '' ;. Another name which it Is known has been - considered . in . connection with the vacancy is that of Lieutenant Commander William B. Sims, who is one of the President's naval aides. ; - - . ,i.i . a, i in,, i i i i ., . .. - , " - THREE KILLED IN FIGHT. White Man Attemps to Separate Fight ing Negroes and is snot Down Be Ifore Dying- He Shoots and Instantly Kills Twootf the Negroes. vf - Waycross, v 3a Deo, ;; 4. To-day shortly before noon Wallace Dyal, a woodsmart employed, by W, I Hlnaon & Co. at a turpentine still about eight een miles from Daycross, watt shot down by a crowd of negroes who were fighting among ,- themselves. "', Before dying he shot and killed Instantly two negroes. : t--' yr'--?'-:?L K The report reached Waycross with a request for the sheriff add deputies at i o'clock, and since that time tothlng further has been received, though ar rests are expected to-night i 't -The negroes, so' It .appears, were drinking and a fight started among them, Mr. Dyal was nearby and went to separate the fighters. They or oth ers around 'did not like this Interfer ence and fired on him. H' fell, but waa able to use his pistol with telling effect. The names of the negroes kill ed could not be learned.. . t , RECmVKRA FOR ADLER CJO. Rig Wholesale Grocery Firm In Hands of RorrtveiiM-alemberi of Firm Say . Roth Assets and WobUltles Are t iJUpb-fi v ,'' . :-' e V 4 -4: ,New prleans, Dec. 24. Temporary receivers were to-dax. appointed : for the yholesale-grocery firm of A. Adler & Co. The receivership resulted from a petition men oy creaitors, who in cluded the JJew York firm of E. Naum burg A O - 'Members of the firm de clared that both the assets and- liabil ities will be found large and that the nrmTian"pfobab,ly meeall obligation and 'resume business. , William Adler. head of the firm and until last Sundiy president t of ,s the State National Bank here, Is not in the city, lie announced lnt ' week that he was' going i;w York. COURT CLOSES BAN! Slemplils Pavlnp? Bank, One of Hie City's Oldest Institutions, Closed by Order of chancery Court Suspen sion Will Not-Affect Other Banks and Statement Is Made That All Depositors Will Be Paid In Full. Memphis, Tenn., . Dec. 24. "This bank is closed by order of the Chan cery Court. E. I McHenry has been appointed receiver." : '' ,;' ; The, above notice was posted on the doors of the Memphis Savings Bank, one of the oldest institutions In the city at opening time to-day. 0, W. McRae, a well-known local capitalist. Is president and E. U Me nager, cashier. The bank carries de posits of over a million 'and a half dollars. Several weeks ago a state ment was published that the bank had been heavily loaded with paper of a certain concern upon : which it could Jiot realise. v , This set many rumors afloat and the bank inserted the following explanation in the dal ly papers: ; ti---.:-K- ."A misapprehension seems to exist In regard, to a supposed loss made by this bank.- 3 The; facts are that an unpaid maturity was immediately made good to the. bank ?. by certain of its officers and directors, and the bank sustained no loss whatever,; The claim ' was bought at its face .value by said officers and directors and Is their property. Whatever is realised from it will belong to. them." President S. P. Reld, of the Mem phis Clearing House ' Association, said rto-dhy that the suspension of the Memphis Savings - Bank v would not affect any other Institution In - the city. ; r Mr. Reld aald he felt certain that all depositors in the Memphis Savings Bank 'would -be' paid In full. Later a statement was issued ay the directors of the bank announcing that the Institution was solvent and that creditors would not lose a cent. The statement adJs .that because of the financial stringency it 'was deemed wise to close the bank." ask for a re ceiver and liquidate its affairs. , RAILROAD " XV8TRUCn03f '(J: Railway Ae Statlsttrs Show That RAlIroad Construction Was Nearly as Heav , rThis Year as , Last Or - tiers fov Cars Smallest - In Seven -; Years. ; , , v t j Chicago, Deo, 24. According "to the statistics compiled by The Rail way Age, railroad construction in the United States has been nearly as heavy lm 190? as In 1908, which was the - heaviest year since 1888. The total number of , miles of new track laid this year has been 5, $70, of which 422 miles were In Louisiana. 841 in Florida, 388 In South Dakota, 814 in Texas and 811 In Washington, y 1 ' In Canada during Ihe same time 723 miles were built, and in Mexico. 849 mites. . . ; -,.;; .;?,;-', .t i.;.::,' . The greater part of the" new track wsa laid before the financial strin gency, only a small amount of mile age, being constructed after Septem ber.'" '" ., S , ".k , rt V The f orders , for .... freight an4 rpas senger cars and. locomotives In 190? were smaller than at any time during tne .. last, aeyea: years. tt i,:!.i The volume of orders for this part or raiiroaa equipment was about 65 per cent.-of , -the total of 1908 . and 1908, . . v The year has been notable for the Increase ''In the number of blockr sig nals Installed, the increase having been 2,721 for the' 1 months ending .December iUtxfyu.-My--:'t . '' ; ,1 :Mv i....: i.i i ii " i 1 1 ii ii ' I THREE MADISON WEDDINGS. ,-r. ... t:v- in.i.,t-.'v;jir.i--i,-.'y. it-- Miss Florence Meador Becomes Bride of - Mr, H. L. Morrison,' Miss Essie Knight of Mr. Charles Wilson and Mlss IiUle Heggie of Mr. Jom - Martin. t Special to The Observer, ' Madison, Dec. 2t Thnpe marriages of Interest took place in- Madison to-day. At 7 Volock this mornlns Mr.- H. L. Morrison, of Reldsvllle. and Miss Flor lenco Meador, of Madison, were united In hja tiftler Knnlsi A tnnMrVtAnv tttsa r4k-. va w iivi; BvasuBs v in iuii j mw ws v mony being performed by ReVfc W, 1L Wilson, pastor of the Baptist church, Mr. Morrison is a printer, having worked at The Herald" office here for some tints. He now. has a position with The fields vllle Review. Mrs. Morrison Is ' the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Meador. who reside nuor Madison, but for several years has made her home with her sister, Mrs. J. Bart Webster, at Hotel Madison. Immediately after the ceremony Mr, and Mrs. Morrison left for Reldsvllle. where they wilt make, their, home with the groom's parents. At 8 o'clock this afternoon Mr, Charles Wilson and Miss ISssie Knight were made one, the ceremony taking place at tne heme of the bride, near Madison, Rev. W. H. Wilson officiating. ; Mr. Wilson Is one of Rockingham's best and most pro gressive young farmers and Miss Knight Is a charming young lady,, the daughter of -Deputy Wieriif and Mrs. T. B, Knight. Doth have a host of friends, who wish them well. : v , Mies Llllle HeRgl, " daughter of Mrs. Lucy Heggia,' and Mr. John Mnrtin, of Leaksvllle, were also married this after noon. ' Your correspondent was unable to learn where they will make their future home. h ;.':;; 'v . - -j'f-f;,i".:;'':;:;V'' A .-lf'.';;-j- .: I 'I ! 1 ';Vj.-''i , SUPREME COURT TO llEAtl CASE. N. Glenn Williams Petition, Vor an Appeal to United States ; Highest Court uranteu. ; ,;. ' ' H. 12, C BRYANT, f -.? Observer Bureau,' ' Congress Hall Hotel "!.Y ' 1 Washington, tec. z. ' Mr. N. Glenn rwilllama, , who was tried before Judge Boyd, of the Fed eral Court of the western district of North "Carolina for violating- the rev enue laws, was acquittaj on fourteen rKarres .hut eonvlctsd of -the Intent to defraud (he government -of taxes in one ease. ; on account or tne ten ure of Judge Body to grant' an ap peal in the time provided. Mr. Wil liams petitioned ths Supreme Court of the. United States for- a hearing here. U has been ggranted. This beans that, the ease will be heard by the Supreme Court . Mr, WllUanwf attorneys are Messrs. Burwell A Can aler. of Charlotte, i'W." P. Bynum,' Jr., of Greensboro, and Moore V Rolllna of .Aehevllle, .. " :. -VV'. ... ' - Mrs. Longwortli Able to Go Home. Washington, Dec. 24. Mrs. Long worth tms eo far recovered from the effects of the operation for appendl-1 cltis which she underwent on De cember llth, that she will leave the j White House Th u rslay for Oier own! residence. For several days Ira. I Longworth has been able to go about her room, but as yet she has not been outdoors, Two Boys and .Two Girl Her Present. . Richmond.'. Va., Dec. :i' The Christmas pressnt of Mrs. 'William Luck, of Roanoke, t her husband to day, says a special to The News Leader, was two' boys and two girls at a Mrth, -all doing welL.......,,. .. FLEET HEACIIL3 WARM " WLT.CC I LI BY C:. Battleship fq;.;. iron Arrh i at 1 idad a Day Aheau ct 1. t pleUng llrt IjOg of Jo rrt y t t i laclllc I'eople Crowt .ai. r J i to View Imposing Array an I J. -berless small Craft and II. Boats Carry Sightseers Out to I Admiral Evans and T I Their Respects to Governor Jar",. i Crews Granted Shore Liberty Slight Accident . lo Ue Whipple Short SloeU-k of Port-of-;rltv v, Clean, Attractive and Conuortal . :- TOWIl. y" :. f :;'.-.;.';. - ,- - Port-of-Spalni Trinidad. B. VW. T., Dec; 24. -Although not due here until to-day, the - American battleship fleet the first log of the 14,000-mile Jour- showed the warships anchored in four columns'; formation about four ml 'ev from the wharf. ; ' The people crowd ed .the water front , to view -the im posing array of whlte ships of! war. entertainment committees completed their final arrangements, and the town rapidly took on Its best holiday "attire.- Port-of-SDain : has nmiMit m welcome the fleet with hospitality and good fellowship. . s v ., MAJfT .VlSIT SHIPS. - N umberless , launches, . , row boats, small yachts and harboring craft of all aorta began putting out at an eartv hour to take sightseers over to the American vessebn - ii They clustered and cruised about between the an- Chored warships, glistening la the sun iiffL0' w"?. Perfect day. while idmWV018-4 iU d"on. Resr Admiral Evans, accompanied by hi fia5' cn$ on tn overnor of Trii Idad, Sir . Henry Moore Jackson, this morning, v They were received on Jl.m,Iila' A , party ot officers rrom the fleet came ashore this after- noon. t The warships this : morning ' toolt coal from the colliers. - , ; All On board the vessels areNrell. The tender Tankton arrived, during the night, several hours later than the Bn WM wnab'o to keep up- -with the other vessels. T0,bon8anJ of. the men of the battleship fleet were granted liberty this afternoon and were warmly wel-' conaed by the populace ; when thev landed. r They gave themselves up t ' the enjoyment of sightseeing and playing baseball and other games. The town presents a lively appearance. &'AcDErx to -whipple:, , l . During the movements of the torpe do boat flotilla preparatory to leav ing the harbor this morning, the de stroyer Whipple's propeller fouled the anchor chain of the collier Fortu ne. This accident delayed the depar ture of the flotilla a second time. The ' torpedo boats returned here yester-- ay after, having sailed - Sunday be cause of damage to the machinery of : the Lawrence.v(;v,x-,-:.v ..i,; :d: : The Whipple was at once hove U. and , divers ; were sent down to clear the propeller. The accident wag not serious.-. ' The City of Port-of-Spaln llee'on ; curve, In the. Gulf of Paris.. on the K wcw, iuy vi mi isianj ?oi Tnnidad. It Is one of the cleanest, most attrac tive Snil Aftmfatlt nhl tftim ' tM Wm : -- n West Indies. . , From the bay the view v of the port is blight and beautiful: , white walled houses capped with rei roofs nestle among, luxuriant - and ' tropical foliage; in the foreground sparkle the blue waters of the Gulf.' while behind the town the encircling. hills make a frame of changing hues. . It is an English town. , English Is the tongue of the blacks, Christmas Is observed In the Englrsh way. anl the rnVn of our fleet will get an Eng lish welcome. It is a modern town, with well, paved streets, good street ear service, good stores and hotels, attractive tropical parks . and exten Ive gardens. There - are several . clubs, some In the city and others In the nearby country. ' The famous Trinidad Asphalt' lake is 80 miles from Port-of-Spain. ; It supplies, un der lease to an American company, raw- materia! for American pave jnents. ? The waters of, the bay are" shallow and veeiels of Jeep draft have to anchor some distance, out " The climate at this season Is warm and pleasant :r'yi:--fe'1-:?'.' METCALF ,SEXDS GREETI.VG. Safe Arrival of Fleet Reported to Be- -, Ttartment and Secretary Metcalf ; Wires Greeting to Evans and Men. Washington, Dee.s 24. Admiral Ev an has raftfirted to the Km T)nsrt ment the safe arrival : of the battle ship fleet at Trinidad yesterday, Secretary Metmlf -to-day aent the following Christmas greeting to the officers and men of the Atlantic bat-, tleshlp fleet and the torpedo destroy er flotilla: . ' . t ; . ' "Evans, Port-of-Spaln, -Trinidad. The Department extends to you. offi cers and men under your command, the best wishes for a merry Christ mas. v:(:'--;';JM'U.:'.';;i u, .v,;" .. (Signed) ' '. "METCALF."! This message will be read to tne men to-morrow ' aboard the . various ships of the fleet; and flotilla , or will be posted in a conspicuous , - place, where it may be readily seen, by them. Over 14,000 officers and men are now at Port-of-Spaln so. that,; the .Secre tary's .message will be a greeting to them .alL v The message was sent by wireless telegraph via San Juan. CIRCUIT COURT'S M.VXDATT, 8entence of Lower Court InGreene . Gaynor Case Will Be Carried ot Mandate Sent to United States 1 -; trlit .Attorney Ennln.. . . , ;.. ' New Orleans, Decv, 2 4. The Unite 1 States Circuit Court , of Appeals he to-day issued its .mandate for .the car tying out of the aeutence of, the lo v er court . In.-the. Greene-Gaynor c i following the denial of a writ of cer tiorari ."by. the Supreme. Court cf t' United States yesterday, l enjamlu I . Greene and John F, Caynor were e . sentenced in the United Co for the Southern district of . -to pay a fine of 8573,749 8- 1 : tour, years of Imprisonment a ; -ing convicted of embei.,!.- . conspiracy with Captain - : Carter.5 to 1 defraud ' the Unite t ; government in connert!n v,v. I Improvements at yav-ir.ra'a, c .. case was brought hrrt o pur and tha verdict of t:;a t. : firmed. The mand-ite j;' t -' v United KUto P: Tl . A' Ion Erwin, of th, so;-: .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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