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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVE!, JANUARY 7, 1908. 9 V FIBSLj MEETING OF YEAB A BUSY SESSION OF AMERCENT In that It applies only to persons Jp the new wards. MR. BpOTT FORFEITS EOND. Alderman O. G Scott, who several Mr. Ii. p. HcKenzie la EtoetM Memmon.ths aro waa required to give $1. Lcr of the Board From Wart Trtres to .Sncoeed Mr. C A.- Vllllan Special Committee Is AppoUmtt to Consade Propositions to Uutld (Slaughter Houses Wilhln City lAuv Its lime -Kxtended on.tho Present Fema Intil First of May Ordi naxtom Passed Regulating Hack Drivers, Street Trail ic, Railroad Sta tions. ' : ' Mr. Loring F. MacKentle ' Is the newest acquisition to the city's alder manlc board. Nominated last night ia ' a neat speeoh' by Alderman W. 8. Shelor, of Ward Three, as a successor to Mr. C- A. 'Williams, resigned, -from that ward, he was chosen by acclama tion to the former alderman's aeat A few minute later he was escorted . into the hall and sworn In, repeating -after Mayor T. S. Frafiklin the words which denned his duties to the mu Ticlpallty and established the respon sible relation. Tha meeting 'of the aldermen last night, the first of 1908, was notable for th number and variety of matters brought up and the volumes of busi ness transacted. Under the leader . ship of tha mayor-chairman, a deter mined and successful effort was made to clear the deck of all pending tes tation, or at least to bring it up to dste. There Was a tre quorum pres . cnt at the outset these being Alder men Shelor,. McDowell, Kirkpatrick, Williams, Scott, Haywood, Henderson, Smith. Davis, Bland, Bunn, Cave and Severs. . . , AS TO THE ABATTOIR. - - The much agitated slaughter house proposition assumed a new ahape. Th former committee on it made its ma Jorltv and minority reports and se cured an honorable discharge. The majority report opposed the repeal or amendment of th ordinance forbid ding slaughter pens in the city. The jpninorlty favored an amendment Which .would permit the building and operation of a high-class' abattoir an union stockyard under government in - spection. A special committee was thonen consis'ing of Aldermen Davis, Kirkpatrick, Hart, Bland and Cave to confer with a committee from the board of health on the proposition by R. C. McManus and others to build a abattoir at a (but of not less than $7, -.000, tinder all the provisions . before specified and many others, the same to be located on -the property adjoin ing the most northern plant of the Standard Ice and Fuel Company, in North Ch-rlotte, Another proposition l. a.lso to be considered In conjunction with thtrt. Ordinances were passed-, regulating 'congestion of traffic at the square, bv making it illegal to leave horsej, bug fle or automobiles standing within 50 feet of th square, to improve the status of affairs among vehicles a the railroad stations, to compel all railroads (the Seaboard being aimed at especially) to open their passenge . stations 30 minutes before tha time at which each train is scheduled to depart and keep it open, with 'a light . inside, until after the arrival of all uch trains. The city clerk and treas urer wns also made the city s pur chasing agent, to buy all the supplies, subject to the supervision and ap proval of the mayor. Mr. Thomag T. Allison, representing tte Charlotte Consolidated Construe -lion Company, asked that an ordl nance be framed regarding the speed limit of cars commensurate with pr?s ent ' conditions At present. It was ii tlmated, it is hard to comply with the law and render service satisfac tory to the public. The extension of the' city limits has brought distant parts of the city under the law, which formerly, were excepted from Its op eration. ' - Mayor Franklin stated that this matter he'onged to the board of pub lic service, and turned It over to that body. Mr. A. B. Justice appeared in behalf of the owners of the tws, slaughter pens still within the city limits by -fTr tue of suspensions of the prohibitory ordinance and asked that the time be extended until May 1st,-In order" that r location might be secured and mov ing effected. This was afterwards granted. A representative of the dairymen asked that' the tax on milk which was imposed on the condition that the milk be Inspected be repealed, slnco wo Inspecting Is being done. On mo tion of Mr. Haywood, this was refer red to the finance committee. Alderman Williams asked an exten sfon of time until .April tst-in behalf or certain persons in , the new wards affected by th ordinance prohlblt'ng ""s, pens unaer certain 009 bond not to bring up the revenue bill for any further ... amendments, broke over at this juncture aud intro duced an amendment providing that local theatres or playhouses (in the more dignified sense) should be al lowed to pay a fiat rate tax of $150 a year. This passed. Chairman T. W. Hawkins next read his semiannual financial" report of the board of public service, after which the semi-annual report of Chief T. M. Christenbury, of the police depart ments was read. This has already been nublisheVI. " ' 1 Alderman Wj 8. Shelor next had) last summer", choked off this motion on the grounl hat It should be sub routed in writing. ' 7 After the announcement was nia-de that the Ununce committee of the board should meet this morning at 11 o'clock with a representative of the Atlantic Wtu'ithic Company, to consider street paving, the boirl ad journed. The members. of tha board of public service t,re included in the invitation to the meeting. WI. UNKNOWN NEGRO IEAD. Old "Doctor" John Knox, a Proml ncn and Likable Old Negro, Sue IUIU1M iu irops Crepe should hang to-day at the door of every soldier boy In Char- Terrace, at the corner of the Tcr- likable Id negro Is dead, having race, and South Tryon street, and al- succumbed yesterday at noon to an so one at the Juncture .f Jack-attack of tne dropsy. The years that son Terrace ana .tnunn s'T"1- passed over his head number 2 and Was sei xorin nuv iiim k lauy nau not manya them were allowed to go by without adding an acquaintance to his long list, and aTtrac ing a friend from the whites. John Knox's, "bon jour," and "gu ten morgan" will be missed by those accustomed to his foreign salute. He versed in simple French and German vernacular, having nicked llaht ,i n..- .v.,m ---- Kncmieagc or mem in nu wiae nu in ils chair to relieve his mind. "I checkered experience. Beingg an old ia very desirable, gentlemen, that ;ne8ro of versatiie manners, he was understand Just where we stand t Iacklnifn 0ne dominating gift financially." he said. 'Baaing and this showed Itself in the avoca- calculatlons on what we have had H tlon of chef when tne boys went spend during; the past eight months. - enramnmenL John Knox had her hand bag snitched from her by a negro some nigh is ago. and that the occurrence was liable to be re peated any time. This was referred to the light committee. Another pe tition nsked for a hydrant on South Tryon street. , MAYOR MAKES STATEMENT. we will need for the entire year $273, 371, with an income of 163,54S; This means that we will spend $109,- that income T I increas; n some wayl light which a negro conversationalist was taken along and numbered among them. Besides adding interest to the occasion and that peculiar de- conditions. Thl was passed with the understand- DAILY -FASHION -SERVICE not now. apparent A motion that the salary of the re corder of the City of Charlotte oe raised to $100 a month was made by Alderman Scott; seconded and pass ed unanimously without discussion Alderman Williams moved .that cer tain change at the crematory recom mended at the last meeting be made. This carried. . . ABATTOIR COMMITTEE REPORTS Up again came the matter of the proposed abattoir. Chairman ' W. W. Haywood, of the committee " ap pointed to consider the mattor, read hjs report dated " December 10th, 1907, opposing any cnange whatever in the ordinance forbidding slaughter pens in the city limits, and Alder man Shelor'a minority report, favor ing an amendment whica would per mit an abattoir. Is able to impart, he was sent to the kitchen and allowed to use his good judgment and taste in preparing vic tuals. The boys know his good gifts in this regard. Hedld -"scrap" work here at home .and always gave satis faction, being a. negro with honest motives and a good heart. He was counted among the older citizens and 'iXADKQUACY OF ARMY PAV. Secretary Taft Strongly Advocates In Teflcl lay For the A mi r N'ecosu My to Obtain Better DMplino anil Higher F.lliHency Urges Congress to tilvc Hecil to Pressing Xeexls of - the IctartniMir. and Outlines Worlf M idi h Should Be Hone, Washington, Jan. (. Secretary Taft is a strong advocate of increased REASONS i;0R RESIGNING ADMIRAL imoWNHOX'S ftav fnr fhp'nrmv na H !ri Annual re. .Mr. Mayor, saia .-ir. iiBywuou.i port Just sent to Congress indicates. "I now move you that this report be accepted as information and the com mittee discharged." "1 object to that, str," Interjected Alderman McDowell, who Irad in sisted at a previous meeting that the committee ought to hang together un til a eefinlte report were mad?. "I think the committee ought to be defi nite and agree on a location. I move it be continued." "Mr. Chairman, T think - we've made as definite a report as we know! how," retorted Aldermnn - WiiWams, and Mr. .Haywood agreed. Mr. Hay wood thn read the res-nutlon again. "There is a different proposition coming up." said Alderman Shelor, "with a direrent location Involved This committee is on record against any pen in the city. What's the use of referring it to us again?" Alderman , Dnvis thought the , com mittee had done Its fluty and moved It be discharged. This carried. OTHER PROPOSITIONS. The clerk read ft letter from Mr. Arnold M. Shaw, asKing permission to build a slaughter pen on land ad joining the Shaw Harness Company. Bond is to be given, to insure a -san itary place.- It was set forth that the location Is ideal and mat no nouses are near. We've got an ordinance on the books prohibiting slaughter houses," objected Alderman Williams. "But there's no ordinance against repealing it," rejoined the mayor. Dr. Adam Fisher . advocated a proposition made by Mr. R. C. Mc-, The report begins with a ."ormtdable presentment of figures showing the rapid decrease in the strength of the regular army Inr recent years (the loss last year being 4.228 men) and the pressing need for officers to re place those now detailed on recruiting duty, or as military instructors in ed ucational institutions. The Secreta ry declares that while many reasons have been advanced to explain the ililllculty, a sufficient one Is to be found in the inadequacy of army pay. The Secretary earnestly (avors the adoption for the army bf the naval system, under which the President is authorized to fix !he rates of pay within defined limits, as a means of obtaining a better discipline and a higher efficiency. He also recom .mends the creation of a general ser vice corps to relieve the soldiers of the vast amount of iinmllitary work they are now called upon to perform In his opinion .the military service should be so attractive and desirable that it will not be difficult to get and hold the class of men needed for "the en listed personnel, and to make army service a life work, as it used to be, by offering rewards for proficiency and greater Increase of pay for length' of service. - The regular army last year lost 139 officers and 26.310 enlisted men, and although Jt was a year of peace, 14 of the officers and 358 of " the men were killed in action or died of wounds and disease. The Secretary has decided to cre- Manus .and others (the original; ate one of the new regimental posts butchers who made the abattoir prop osition) to build on property adjoining the most northerly of -the plants of the Standard Ice and Fuel Company, on the Southern Railway jin North Charlotte. The former condi tion as tor slaughtering cattle at GO cents a head and sheep, hogs, and calves at 25 cents applies. The building shall be two stories high and there are many , other condl tions. Dr. Fisher spoke earnestly. warmly and plainly in ravor of the project, from the standpoint of pn' tecting the health of the community. which he declared to- e a primary duty of every public officer. He de nounced the unsanitary slaughtering or animals. Mobile, Montgomery. Washington, New York and scores of large cities, he said, are preparing to build or have bunt such places. Thev nave to oe aajacem io a railroad to comply with the quarantine-law of the United States. The city uses between 75 and 90 head of cattle, 130 hogs, and 76 calves every week. n also urged the enforcement of the milk ordinance, which he considered most highly important one. As stated before, the whole matter was referred to a special committee. At me request of the board of huhiin safety, it was made prohibitory for any peson to drive to a hack or wagon a horse unfit to work, th penalty oeing iso at Bagulo in the Philippines and .asks" for an appropriation for the purpose. He also urges an enlargement of Fort McKinley reservation near Ma nila by 6,000 acres at a cost of $183, 000 and the construction of an elec tric railroad from Camp Overton, on the north shore of Mindinao, to Cape Ktlthley ,on Lake Lanao i the cen tre of the Moro county. A profound conviction of the Im portance of the subject, leads the Sec retary to earnestly adjure Congress to give heed to the pressing needs of the military department, which it has overlooked notwithstanding attention has been repeatedly called to It. Among the estimates submitted Is an item of $6,488,000, for the con struction of batteries at Manila and Subig Bay. This 'estimate appears in connection with others for the Insu lar possessions. , and. summoned MrV IT; P. Fei meter. liTTER President Roosovclt Makes Polilk Admiral lirounsoir I-ucr bf Rcs icnatkm an Chi if of Bureau of avlguiiHi ;'as liidverteutly Oniiued" From Othr Correpo- rqc Glvrii Oni (iifc!fnoe of fcrvioc at Large) and Also of the Hljrla-r Authority KH,enthI to Main tain Ilisli Mamlard of UfHcicncy aiul lMMp!lne in Service Pw-.-i-dent by His Act .Showed T-ack of Confidence and Hence the Resigna tion President. Iciter of A"-cp- lance. Washington, Jan. 6. The President to-day made public the following let ter of Admiral BHwnji n, who resign ed' as chief of the Navigation Bureau of the Navy Dpartmont, with the ex planation that Ii "was' J'lidvertently omitted" from the corrasponJenee made public t'alj morning. The let ter follows: i "Department of the Navy, . "Bureau 'of Navigation Washington D. C, Dec. 24th, 10'. "Sir: In April last I was detach ed by your order from t'.ie command of the United States Asiatic Meet and ordered to Washington and appointed chief of the-most Important bureau In the .Navy Department. trj& bureau which under the Secretary la chare- Ned with matters ret.itlftg 'to the per sonnel, me discipline ana t.ie era- clency of the fleet.' GRATEFUL FOR APPOINTMENT. This transfer from a'commanl "Which rank j second in ' Importance afloat, to one which IS second to none on shore, coming on the eve of my retirement from active service while not to my personal liklnj was' deeply gratifying to me as It appeared to be an evidence of your confidence In my professional ability. "In order, however, that anr ef- rorts of mine to maintain a tilsh standard of efficiency anl discipline in the service be attended with.euc- eesa It is absolutely essential that I snouid have the confidence of the service at kirge as well that of higher authority. The effirlencv of the fleet can only, be maintained wnen t.ie officers and men feel that thee hlef of the Bureau of navigation nas tne confidence or ths commander In-chlef of the army anj nnvy and when a strong ml!i.rv eplrlt e'vlstg In tne service. . Anything that shows a lack of confidence or t'.iat tends to nreaic down this military snlrit. wM,-ti has been the safeguard and principal assei or tne navy since1' its beginning, can but Impair such efficiency. LACK OF CONFIDENCE. "The recent order placing, a med ical officer in command of a hospital ship is In my opinion, and as I have endavored on several occasions to point out to you. clearly opposed to the intent of the law; Is a radical de parture from established naval usage and is fraught with danger1 to the ef ficiency of the fleet, will tend, I be lieve, to break down the military spirit of the service and shows a want of your confidence in ray advK-e re garding a mattef so vital to the best interests or tne service. I am left, therefore, with no alternative but to tender my resignation as chief of the Bureau of Navigation, much as I re gret to sever my active connection with the service to which I have been devoted and to which I have given my best efforts for over 44 years. "Very respectfully, "W1LLARD H. BKOWNSON. "Chief of Bureau. "The President." The President's letter of acceptance is as follows: "The White House, i "Washington, Dec. 24th. 1907. "Sir: I accept your resignation to take effect Immediately. You will this qfternoon turn over your office to your assistant, Captain AVInslow, in forming him that he is to act until such time as your successor Is ap- pointea anil qualified. "Very trtilv yours, "THEODORE ROOFEVELT. ' "Rear Admiral Wlllard H, Erownson IT. S. N., -"Navy Department." C1LRGKD WITH FRAUD. I BIENNIAL HEALTH RFPORT. A KMI.nOAI. SMrTTFN. 1 Federal Grand Jury Heturus Indict- i Xumbcr of Case of Smallpox Increas. How Wabach Fap r Ixvok at t'-fl mem .ipBiiiHt iiictnjai ana .nanu-i ea ut leUi Ha e le1t-vl : j-eahoarrt ifcctncr.i!j fm-turcr tor tmplracy to Icrru!l ; f onimi.w (toiernmrn; In Supplying- Black, Drv t'4)lor frfcmiaiitj4 Admitted to'; Hail in the Sum or $10,000 Allcg-j ed JVuls Did Not Involve IO to iovcrnmcnt. - J Washington, Jan.f . Allegations of fraud and graft in suppiyln'g the Bureau of Engraving and Printing HMioncr to Meet at Washlns-! Washine'.m Pot ton jo DIM of dame mvn Lx-j Thc h(UrA I d t, i f Ir J 1MuiM v Iiwimuiia in. Properly Valuation Not Much as lmc ln nann OI ce'i must na rreal rejon-7n SPin on u FMc-tiI " ;' Observer . Bureau, The HoIIeman Building, fc Raleigh. Jan. 6. The eleventh biennial report of t.ie with- black dry color, used in the Slate board of health has Just been manufacture of ink, resulted to-day In' Issued by Secretary Richard H. Lewis, the Indictment by .the Federaly grand covering the two-year period. It says Jury here of Edwin Van iJyck. for the number of cases of smallpox has but the death rate has dl- merly a chemist and jnK maker em- i-i Teased. iViia- I; ,1 TrnJ ' mlnlshed. the gradual decrease in t))e l-tluede, president of me ictor O.1 . ijlodeda. Company, of Baltimore." man- death rate during the past four years ufaetuters of the black dry color.' i being quite striking. During the past Van Dyck and UIo,-.e re charged yPar thero were only i7 eaths out of In the Indictments witn conspiracy , to defraud the government, -the alio- 6'04a wg- This makes it easy to gallon being mat tney entered into unaerstana wny me people are 90 mo. BKiemeni wnicn di'wuo was indifTerent to this disease and why It to pay Van Dyck a percentage of the . , , mmey his company received from the ! ''""cult to rreventpread. Of government for the blaca dry color th,e ca,,es 3-'9? wf J of whites; 3.251 furnished to the Bureau of Engrav- ana or me aeains 0 were Ing and Printing. j white-. and 12 colored. The disease Van Dyck, It is aliened. In his posi-" Prevailed in 67 counties. In 1804 tlon as chemist ami mx maker of there was the largest number of the bureau fraudulently ravored the "ses, 7.375 iaJ counties. The high Baltimore company end -that he wns et death rate was In 1902 when it paid by- Bloede in the course of sev eral, years, tx-tween $70,eo-and $75.-, 000. Bloedo was to cause h:s company, each year, it Is alleged, to submit bids to the Bureau or Engraving and was 10 .times as great as at present uunng tne 8 years put. since the. disease appeared in January, 1S98, there have been 30,529 cases uhd "4 it deaths, which means that nearly 2 per cent, of the whole population of Printing to furnish hard black for the State has had smallpox the next ensuing fisi-a: year. When' In the ofliee of the corporation coin samples were submitted they would mlsslun the last bank statement Is b referred to Van Iyck ss chemist now in preparation. The .North Car and ink maker for prae::cal test. iolina banks have certainly prospered It is charged that pulsant to this during tha past twelve months and conspiracy the Bloede Company sub-i have made a very clean record Indeed mined several bids, earn year from' Deputy Revenue Collectors Adams the spring of 161 until 1905. and Bennett have returned from a The rating of lOo was given the ,alll la Johnston county, where, near Bloede sumple every year except Mensnn. thev captured an 80-gallon one when U was. rated at 98. the . lllUMt tlUtlllery In operation. ...... H mi )''. i Your corresnondent marie' the The indictment also charaes that' the contracts were each year award-' statement last week, on the .authori'y of Chairman Hackett. of the State mnany from lulT lit a ,n" Penitentiary board, that the total in Jute Vint rrt 'Jt!ij n,. rrPa"e ,n valuation of all property In rel'u ofaviTd VriSn'. S"?7 X !? ? which aver f hard blnrlr iiHrl t h.- aged about 225.00 pounds a year at ' T-dT ( n:,lrmi'n MeUl. of the the rate of 45 cents a nound ati corpora Ion commit on was asE.d Attorney, for both Van Dyck and D"ul l"n1 ngurea nart Bloede appesr-d before Justtc. Staf7-! not y!t been received but th.t thos, ford to-day and agreed to $l0 000'lvrn " " b" flrl-V cio tn attorneys asserted thflt . . . . , '. V ' 'r,"" bnil. The certain gubernatorial mansions or 'n South. A Governor or N-.rth Caro lina once remarked to u governor of south Cirollna that it wa a lor:g nme between drinks tmt now the present Governor ma;- ir.'.it? h; brother in arms, the Governor of Alabama, over for a round of eg? noggs, and there ,need be no occa sion for a loTTgtime between drinks now. Fow on, ye foamfrvc 6ol; now lasr jet, vtiu lasier; um.. v I wild and Joy be unconfined! For an " ! octopus is prostrate; knocked in the One of those huge, grasp.ng mossrer whose ten'.acl's torus: out like vaor" plres' fangs to suc the people blood has been smitten. Oive' thanks, ye jcotton planters,, all, and sing the praise. of your champiou. Shojt for Joy, ye weavers of - cloth wh--?e money and energy helped make North Carolina the second State in, the L'nlon in the manulaeture pf cot ton goods. For your dragon, he who breathed ent the smoxe and nr of lndostry as he carried your goods out to the world ano Drought - -you back your money, is laid low. - It was a valorous deed, in truth: but there are still a few more rail roads left In the South, and the good work must go on. Just a little mora effort. Just a little "hotter Tur, and a ' little keener 'lance, and perhaps sorr.a . doughty hunter may bag another on. And noil Is an .excellent time to do It. We have Just gotten over a money stringency, rt was tight place, a dangerous ford to pass; andl the railroads, as well as the people, are still breathing hard with the ex.. ertion it took to get them safely over it. Ho, while both tne country and Its resources are recovering. whi' everything Is in th i-onvalesrent stage, and without its fuM strength. It 'i a goo-! time to s:rre. For more thnn a score or years af ter the war of '61 th South la prostrate and poor. There were not suf rallroedsi and hence there were nil su fib-lent means Tor transporting tha cr-ps of th fertile soil nor for bring ing back to the 8utns people tha commodities of the world. But capU . i . 1 . . v Toll a trltla nn.lnw t list fl er it t-m aratn.l ' w.- juu.4.Linrm- rre or a ircnn cai - ,, : .L . i i V i 1,1 weni ynui i and tnvwfi in rail nature and that the alleged fraud dld;Tn 'tenient that C.e Legislature r.,,.1s , covered them th ne -not Involve necessarily a loss to lh' ne ahead and made appronrla-1 w.opk tf , , n " government. They cla-med that the tions on lfnan -'"t;1 ln" Southern States entered pin an era bureau received the rest color ob-' c of 200.000.000, was made to; of pro,pprit ,U(.n they nad never tamable at a price 10 cents less per OUr "respondent by tne Treafury ,fre known, even In slavery's palm pound thnn It had nui.i r,n tV.1 Department olllilal. heHt .i,.v.". ,.. , ' ... ' ... , ui, - 1 1 iia run io lotting of contracts Company. to the Bloede NEGRO 'PUGILIST DEAD. Pamoiw '-Lltilc Chocoltile" Passes Away a Vlrtlm of Irlnk. Pcnnl 1 anil Without IVicndfi Won Msn Flwtlc Kni-oiinlcrH, But Stio ciimls'il to Jolm nurlryforn. New Fork. Jan. 6. The greatest ! ngnter. or nis time anrj the winner of several hundred fistic encountars, Oeorge Dixon, the negro pugilist, familiarly called "Little Chocolate," died to-day In the alcoholic ward of Hellovue Hospital, a victim of a-long fight with drink. Dixon passed awny practl-ally penniless and without ftjends. Dixon wns 37 years old an?l for mnnv years title of The Insurance .companies are send ing In their report for the last half of last year and also those Tor the. entire year. All the arrangements ate complete for the beginning .of the winter series of farmers' Institute In the eastern part Of the Slate and the field work ers who are to conduct these have been well chosen. , Mention was made some time ago of the fact that the Atlantic t'oast Line had said It could not stand the new rate, but If seems to be very well un derstood that when It is mafle that road will fall In line, as the others have already done. TO DISPOSE OF EXPOSITION. A meeting of the Jamestown Exposi tion commissioners or the various States Is called to be held at the Ral- featherwelglit j elgh Hotel. Washington, January 15th. It is principally to take up tnis dy. But nor. the railroads have become octopuses. They de mand sufficient return for haullnsr freight and passengers to pay Inter on the money . invested In them. Therefore, they must be stamped out. Neyer mind If crops ro: and mills lay Idle, while prosperity take Us flight to other lands. The railroads arc octopuses. nd they must go. Gentlemen of North raroima. wV congratulate you. By all mesns keen un the rood work: vmi may land an other rallrvutd shortly, it Is a goo tlmo now: n excellent time. It wiU restore nuMIc credit, public faith, and i money to he neople. who neel thesa unngs. we wish you well: BIG I IRK IN P.OSTOV. .J lie Dour enm. . ... . ... v . . . - mlttee t the hnArrf e " fiiCKory- ana ms n.t n.ulCu .. ieiy p.riti(,h from vw Orleans. Two Fires Rage Simultaneously In Huh Cit)--CoinblnM Los i i:,t niH(ctl at a Quarter of a Million Dollars Ixiss Partly Covered by In suranc. Boston. Jan. 6. Two stubborn' fires burned simultaneously In East Boutin late last nlght and early this morning, musing a combined, loss of about a quarter of a million dollars. About 11:30 o'clock a blaze was noticed In the storerooms of -the Suffolk Coal Company, Which has immense yards at 1 7 S -2 0 J Borden feot. Within 10 minutes th coal sheds were in flames and soon immense piles of coal in the woodshed were ablare. The coal yards adjoined the larger lumber mill and yards of the Oeorge McQueslen Company, and red hot roals falling from the cohI Speaks to Four Hundred Gucis Ht pile Ignited. the lumber. The lumber Celebration or Jaekonlan Club ; yard of P. S. Huckins A Co. also caught His Subject "The Moral Elements J fire and at one time 250 feet of water 111 Pending Ismios." 1 . front was -ablaze. ' ' Omaha. Neb.. Ja-n. 6. Four huh.- The loss Is estimated at $150,000, dred guests were present at the an- partly covered by Insurance, nual gathering of the Jacksonla. At 12:30 a. m.. while tiie firemen Club, of Nebraska, at Its celebration ere cenceitrating t!i-lr efforts on t ie to-night of the occasion when "Old i 'IV front, flames broke through the BRYAN AT OMAHA. held the champion. Dixon's first fight occurred In 1888. the matter of the disposal of the Ex when he whipped a boy named John-! position buildings and grounds, and It son In Halifax. N. 8. From that I Is understood that It will In all prob- tlme until Terry McCovern knocked abllltv recommend to Congress the him out in 1900, no man of his weight'! purchase of the entire property for ever whipped him. He won the: use ns a naval or military-training featherweight title In 1891 by whip- school. It is said by commissioners ping the champion, Al McCarthy. to he a most fivorable location for Dixon was a perfect fighting ma-;BUch a purpose. chine and his peculiar ability toj This year the teams from the Na- FATAIi KAILWAY WRECKS. large Proportions Alleged to Be Du to Defective Discipline.. New York Times. It Is a reproach that persons should be killed by scores and hundreds, for caut-e so preventable as defective dis cipline. Yet this Js the greatest slngl causo of railway disasters In th United States. The recently publish ed report of the inter-State commerce commission groups the ten worst ac cidents for the last year, and not on strike a blow from any position made-tlonnl Guard of North Carolina williof'them Is due to mechanical failura mm a lormmnoic opponent. again go to Camp Ferry, In Ohio, Tor Dixon won thousands of dollars In , the National shoot as they did last the prize ring, which he spent with ' sumnjer. convivial companions. j ' A wasted, wan figure brought to TIloMASVILLE NEWS NOTES. iwiicvue itospnai iyo uays ago and tuheted in the alcoholic wnrd was George Dixon. To a doctor he "said that he had "fought his last fight with John Barleycorn and had been beaten." He told his physicians that he had no friends except John L. Sullivan. His condition grew rapidly worse and late to-day the former champion" died. NO RECOMMENDATIONS MA I) I Senate Judiciary Conimltice Fails to Itcconiniend For Confirmation Nomination of Three fudges. "Washington, Jon. 6. The. Senate committee on Judiciary met to-day, but failed to recommend for con firmation the nominations of three Graded School Resumes Work Again With Small Attendant Cement Sidewalk to Be Laid Boon I or Trnde to Be Organized. Special to The Observer. Thomasvllb', Jan. 6. The graded school opened to-dny after six weeks', suspension on account of scarlet fev er. There were 7$ present and as soon ss the scare is over the' graded school will resume lis normal condition. Before the fever there were about 350 scholars on the( roll. All of the teachers were present except two, and Federal' every one is confident that this will he a successful term. Mr. L. W. Elliott, one of the town's merchants, has let the contract for having th" sidewalk In front of his Imposing brick block on the corner of Main and Randolph streets co- man Richmond i-earson noixwn . , . , I ...In nhl.il.,,. I. r. I ... .1 . ,-Hty front, names brnKe through the ; wmmrrw '"'"", the! windows of the Urge Tour-story brick1 niea, m r., ,.u aone jiunaiey an ijijucic. reacrat junges. wi-nwe.e nutu; n,PnU((l. whk.;, will add greatly to the to the committee At the opening of spperotice of his block, the congressional, session In Decern- Thn Mi,!! RounsavPle recently her. These are Oscnr R. Ilundl-jy. to. nu, rht.ir hnmp on Man Street re be district Judge In Aluhnrnn; u II- modeled and the work will son be ham B. Sheppard, to bo il.t-trict completed, w hn It will be one of the judge In Florida, and Silas II. Held, i prettfest homes the city, to be district Judge In Alaska. In a The lee. Ms mt cturlng Company letter to the committee, conrte.ts-; will h(Tve Its .ct -v .completed, ms- chlnerv plarei nd resdy to begin worif by February 1st. The new fac tory is more than hree tlme-i ;he size t the old factory and will employ ohout fifty band'. It vi be one of I dermrtment store of John McWfpnpf. I i iu man ine inspeciion. LXo one ....... . . ..'i7.i uui.i'mi ..hni.t a ,.,.,.. fillers on or tne liunaiey nomina- ShS.6 Uarpl.esaa TZ -r ' n, f-.- IyH tm Lt n, k&Vg .nSS theatres and all pubKarei ,h h of Mr-Pryn' ' WHI UU ' ? rLnT Thn'i I ml meetlnr of the director, of the the Auditorium AH hack drive'' 'I,oke ln Pnrt Manchester. Jan. ,-CnIes the ham and ' "Carolina Fire Insurance Company, must .wear R fcar(1e -'""i lows: f- spinners mo llfy theid demands, the, of Reld was referred to anoth-r ub- jjis-.ee Mvrt!". penlnb an l Marsa- n- . v "Nn ouestlonls ever settled until cotton mills throughout the country, committee". for her home In .Freemont. W. V . On. 2187 LADIES' S-IXfcnORFJl PLAITED SKIRT. , Parli Pattcni No. 2is? . ..y j'i". . All Beams Allowed. s.nj Jsisanfifollent model for the prt 'tO Wear Ulttl shirt. watctc r,t t'lt m -1 ra?Tbe derloned,to sdrknttrMn brosb "cTotH. serge, ebecked or rtriped efteviot or ta. .. er juitinR. or any of the Scotch or Engii.'h wor. tels. ItUsiiHi.--roredmod.il with plaits at ths front snd bark at well as over mctf bi. nd the front 1 trimmed with roWf of narrow black uiobsir braid. The si!e-tliU sre dim med with fancy buttons and silk loops. The Fttem if In fles -21 to 82 Inches. wlrt moaiiins. For nkt the skirt, made of mat, .rial with np, rwjuire 10!' yaivi 'Jo lnctiet wide, or 6 f rd SJ Incbes wide, or 4 Ii ysrdi 43 Inches wide, or Vi ysrds 61 Inches wide; or without. cf. H will need " janii V) Inches -wWeorJ'i ysrls Stf inches wMU. or t yarrls 41 ln7 s wMvof.4, -jaTdi 64 Inebee'wMes. with 1'S yarrU of mohair b-aM fo trim. . Tries cf paf.tm, io .cent. Shrjily ghe putubcr of pattern yon Ieirc, or cut oil iiliiiratioir and mall If Willi Irt cents, Mver or t-tairpj. to The f)hM-nrr, Charlotte: N. C Fashion Dept. - - i-tbt-ughi-JJLc.a nhefl nla hed - bv-Jamv-t-nj-p a-ui-l ory 20th. A lie A- deed of trust is ' recent t4 to DC givvn. ' the moral element In the question ls owner by Ave hundred members of M discussed and decided; nothing l.ut;,,,e Federal of Master Spinners, will Ludl- i iu.. th.t I. an, Ixne tn. be closed snd 160, 00t) employes lm-k- torlum Company, a motion vi j. -h, ih near! An. led out. Already firm" owin .98 oer passed authorizing Aldermen Max-1 ,i,u. iu, unn addressed himself taictit. of Ih plmllc hix innounrod well and Williams to cancel the fir .w. i ...!- .nH Armi-a . their willing ness to clo.e their mil's. d-cd ot trust to the city, so that the;mriiI eBthusinsm that outlived his; ", ,h federation has sent notices con.pany can eell $50,000 In twnu! ...i-ri,- i. rine for nnnther' calling upon nil firm to trlve notice -Y-L I . . . . - . . . - ... 1 I . J-J . " ' " ' ' - i us coinniiii.ee aia noz reel i . had!o,.nei t eons.ienee and Indications " " r"''J"-V..l,T 1 iawi,icrw the power to do this because the rLt to a greater study of pui.r-,an January itn ir the .leman.rs which company was under contract t D have rM,etlom. from an ethical Standpoint. I l? V .V. a" l',' in WSM "r' Pcr the building finished before it pskej Th corruothTg' rnfl.iences which, have 1 ?u,ui "n- T" flrmrwl!l e al to have the deed of trust c,coled. j lowed f but the company is lo give bond of i edited attention and there v i,1 occ,?on, soP ,hl 0,nPr': $5,000 that this will be don.. It-Is! f. . .!.rrhW At men and of mens- J?,?u?eTJ:'0' ,','lt ,h', krtllt - - - - r . ii,. -T- -niiiiii -i-t I h-sm -h-s: net--be-.uft-Hi4 mes. Next was passed the ordinance Bank Defaulters Surrender. I-cuLIng Ship TooI Inio port. Norfolk. Va., Jan. 8. Lesklng like a t Oinrnlcrate derail, ucunioii. ! New (Orleans, Iji , J.in. 6. General j William K. Mlckle. adjutant general. United rnnfe.lerate Veterans, to-day 'made the following official, annmince ' mom: "The eighteenth nnnual reunion of the 1'iilted Conferierite Vctcn-ius wirl, be' held In Birmingham, A'n.. on j'une th. 10th nd 11th. next. The people of that city promise tnattnei gathering will be In every respect all f.iat the wearer-s of the 'gray could wish. Committee are already ac- tive'y'nt work to lnure n most enjiiy,- iiMp gslhi -rin,;. Several Inliiretl In RaltloMtilp Aifldenl fter hayjn spent three-months here with her s'ter, Mrs. KrnentMcCoy. MrUty pccomp'anlel her home und will impend some tim visltihg-Tier pafents. ' A mass meeting of the .lousiness men of the town. bS. been called by the mayor to be held Wednesday night In the ooer hou for-the pur pose of orgfinixlng a board of trade.' of apparatus. Only ln one was ap- pa rat us even indirectly responsible. Three csfh-h remain unexplained, and In all the rest there mas preventable ' blame on some part of the railway ' staff. Tha reasons assigned by tha commission are, for examples, "con fuMon of orders." "disregard ( for rules." "neglect of whistle signals." "failure t deliver orders," "engine men's neglect of orders." and so on. New York and New j Jersey and tha District of Columbia are about tha most open to reproach .la this con nection, which Is the more remarkabl because they might have been look ed for rather on the newer, single track roads of Western States. Ir fact, the danger Is greatest Just whera . it should be least. Why Murder I1ourllie. Rock I!!!t Record, J. W. Lance, one of the boolc gents who murdered Ben Lewis Hood, a colored farmer, at his horn a few miles from Monroe, a Ilttl more than a year ago. snot and kill ed a little white girl at a stattorv near Ashevllle a few days ago whlia she was standing with ner mother on the station platform as the train ran up. Lance was on the train In a drunken condition, end" when th station was reached he began firing; promiscuously out . of the window. One of the balls struck the littla girl snd killed her Instantly. If he had teen hanged, as he rich- -ly deserved to be. for the first cold blooded murder, he would not hsva been spared to shoot and kill that Innocent little girl. Lance managed. In one way or another, to cheat tha gallows at that time, and It ts safa to sav that this drunken pistol-toter will live t do more killing. Wis" Connxcl From the South. "I want to-.glve some valuable advice (o those who enffer with lair back and k dney trouble." snys J. R. Kiankenship. of Beck. Trnn. "I hove proved to an aHwilute rertalntv t'mt Flectrtc .Bltterjl III positively cure this distressing con dition The first bottlrt cave me great re lief and after tnkmir a few more bottle. I was cnnplctely e-ire-1: so completely that i bi'oran a pleasure, to recommend this treat remedy." Sold. wni!r guaran tee at all drug stores. Pilot 5A .mX V.e '.mY ' T! J """" , , sieve and with all hands st the pump?. San Diego. Cal . Jan . In an ae- walch makes :he city clerk , and, Hattleeourg. Mis. Jan. .S herlff 1nf! b, m.,,.,n.r ViVi i,n Sel-J,l rl-lnt f th" battleship Nebraska. w' tnasitrer the purchasing ego,,-, uht I Marauder wn to-day notified by: tow lnto lUmtf)t UoH,u t, t this port scyerat men were Injured, e'er the approval of th mayor. Tb:s j wire from "oneojvw, B. f t.mt J. i b. the tu(r K Jn , v ,. he! onlv meagre Informutlo,, Is' .yet was on motion i,t Alderman .ocot- W. Harper, an', AS. T. Smith, alleged j BCnw,tp t,ft Maltlmre. more than a! o! taimble. The accident appears t Petitions for light In Belmont and i defaulting employee or tne first .Na. wetk fr Savannah, i'.a.,-wlth a ! h"V" bn caused by lo of control rthr .places, and lor a etdeu-atfc i. tlon-il. LankT of Mia rjty are under ar- '.ar,.,. o.iptain Smith nskej ' "vcr g era n hi' h w"pt through a South Mint In front ef the Alexander ! rt"l. ln ancouv. r. .'.the'owtiers to 'allow- hew ia go- tntt.drv! group'of snllrtrs. One report hi that flats were referr-d to contmitle,. . ' "y n Ir nT Newport News for repairs.! On motion of Mr. Kirkpatrick the "if"'1 f hlrt" i ke' nat by the p,,! ei- ...Mral -of a potice of her from here. ...,..- . I city attorney was . authorized to ex- J, ' J., i:!-'..,'", '''" oMbe pump, to-night. nenrt . i?S fnr ftienorrriti n re.i . . . t i - - - nnrf um h or 1 wo were killed overboard. md tbi'ir bodies jiwept fist Jn the recodification of the tffdlnances., ' city. Hrl Violator (.Iwu fine Year One f t'h most Interesting events: Atlanla. Ca.. Jan, (I The first vio ij - - 5 inemofon ny, tator of the new prohibition law here tlx en pajing cah on demand, st.ice !iurrmn r.r.U'-l Mliiiarua w.ai mm v rirn. - e-iience nt one ' j , Thn 1 iirt "Niltig j Wall Street Journal. rrftha reports that hr banks have afid .drug stor;s be .!!owel to led cigsre and tobacc on Sunday. . Alderman . M.-'vwopd.. who fontrht 'ihe soft drink and .cigar prjpc?it'f-n ' - . " ...'" 1 1 i lmprionrrent after a Iris! in tne rltv; Oood -for Omaha. court to-dsv. Jesse ' ponder. i - ne-1 ,Iei the first Ipiprcyercenf f I 9n? gro, m olscover! k 51 n t whiky 1 he ' a general return of the ban!: to bythe ppriie. was the first, offender, normai conJitforji of paymenl. ..a . . ' . f ' ..- . ' - Two Klllrtl by IynatUe npIos4fn. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. t Joseph O. Vclh, foreman of a construction girtg nn th" Atlanta. Birmingham antl At'.intk .i'.allroad st -KIvVi. Ala,, rtnd a negro laborer were'instantiy kl'l-.l this afternoon by a Jynamlta explo sion. A charge fallM ti ai off inl F-h in 1 OTi Every mother feels a. frreat dread of the pais "afKl" dinger afteh'Sanrupom the most critical period of her life. Becomioar a rn-otkrr should be -a source of joy to all, but, the .suft'ering ani danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation one of misery." Motiier Trlend i the only remedy which relieves women of the great pain and dan ire r of maternity ; this hour which' is dreaded ai woman severest trial is not onjy made painless, but ail the danger ia aroioed by its ute. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, the system is made rcadyfor the coming trrent,4ir,4 the serinus'accidents so common ta the critical hour are obviated bv the use of Mother s p. nAf" -- f hour are cibviated by the use of Mothers pf " x-- JTrlend. Vlt' Ys worth it weight in gold," J says many who have used it. $i.co per 1 1 ii V u Ca bottle at drut; stores. Book valuable information of interest to all women, will le ine mn r'urtie,j-ro examine it. heni . . , e ' . ir e-udleniv exploded, k';.,vi ihem be Cnt ta ad'r f PCQ application to both. ' 'CAJ&nzlD' FZCUIATCX CQ.,tA::znias Csk J
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 7, 1908, edition 1
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