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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 11, 1003. Publishers. very Day in the Yesr. SCBSCR1PTIOX PRICE: Daily 18.00 4.00 One year- fat month ltrea roontta 3.00 Semi-Weekly Out year dt nronihs ..... Three months .. ... .W ... . pCBHiSHlTRg AXSOCXCKMEXT. No. M South Tryon street. Telephone Buailx-n: liuslnei- office. Bell 'phone S; city editor's oCflce. Hell 'pnone IM; news editor' ofnc. Bell 'phone 234. A subscriber In ordering lb adareea of hi paper changed, will please In dicate the uddrvji to Which tr la go- Ing at the lime be asks- for the change to be tuade. ACvertising rates are furnished en application. Advertteera may tee , that through the fotun.na of this paper they may reach all Charlotte an a portion of the best people in Uiie Btate and tipper South Carolina. Tnis paper glvea correspondents as vide latitude aa it thlnka public pol ity permits, but It la In no case re eponalble tor their vlewa. It le.mucn preferred that correspondents atBO their names to their article, especial ly In ranee where they attack prsoa or inatltutlona. though tbla la pot de manded. Tho editor reserves the right to give the names of correspon dent when they are demandd for tha purpoae of. personal satisfaction. To receive consideration a communi cation must be accompanied bythe true came of the correspondent. ' SATURDAY, JAXIARY 11. 1808. NEED Or CO-OPERATIOX. It la not surprising- that we hear from aoroe quarters ahouts of exulta tion over the humiliation of. leaders Who are forced by circumstances to admit their error In fixing the passen ger rate at two and a half cents. Much severe criticism, becoming at timet violent deuunclatlon. was pass ed uooa men who contended that a grave mistake wa being made. And now that vindication has come and the mistake is all but universally ad mltted. there la strong temptation for the denounced "conservatives" to ex olt. And some are yielding to the temptation. We are hearing of "white feather," "cowards," etc. This Is human, but It is not quite seemly. - If there were nothing Involv ed In this situation but the reputation for wisdom of political leaders. If the triumph or defeat of the political am' billons of men was the only thing ti result, there might be excuse for ruth words from men who tiavo borne much political abuse for conscience sake. But the welfare of the State Is involved in the Imue. involved to such an extent that the vindicatipn or discrediting of political leaders should be lost sight of for I ho time at least. "Whatever may have been the mo tives of men who brougnt to pas the present unfortunate slate of affairs, or of the men who are moving to change it, the one thing above all others is the urgent need for an un doing of the mistake. On this we should unite. Explanations may fol low; the responsibility and the credit for conditions ran he fixed later. Tie people will not forget. But the State la moving to do the only honorable and worthy thing undpr the circum stances. . Can we not for the time sink our party and factional differ ences In a united effort to bring to pass a fairer stain of thlng.it THE STATE'S MAXHIST DUTY. There is - nothing essentially Im proper In on arrangement between the railroads and the State as to the costs resulting- from litigation that 1 being practically comf promises be tween them. But the ,pcnse of the extra session of the Legislature is an entirely different thing. If the pas senger rate fixed a year ago is too low and has resulted In harm to the railroads, the Mult lies wholly" with the State.' "Jt is difflcnH-to fee nn what grounds thes 'roads should be asked to bear any par: of the -x:eiisc! involved in the correction of such a rp!taV.e. To put the qurtion plainly, should the ralTroai.-i he required to par for Jistl e? That they are wil ling, doesn't change the fact. Khould tha Efate be ..willing? Let there be no connection however remote be. tween the acts of he Legislature and the money of any interested corpo ration. The passing of the London Times out of the hands of a family that has controlled It for three generations, la a mattr of much interest to t!ie world. It Is to oe hoped that this change of management does not mean a change In the character of The Times. It has hern easily the world fortmoxt Journal for years. Its acruracy, fairness, conservatism, anf editorial excellence have been the pride of the newspaper world. In a cei-. tain sense The Time has long seem ed to be the exponent of English ife. strong, fine, conservative. If the new management brings ths old and hon orable paper to the bizarre methods of the modern newspaper, world, there will be world-wide regret. No Item In the statistics of 1J07 gives greater reason for satisfaction than that which shows a dereas in the number of lynching. There 4 no way to know whether this indi cates a permanent tendency; but we n ay be pardoned for hoping that such U ' t?s !gni.1ea.nce. Whtn we have coiii uered this t idency to lawless ness we will have' rt&son to hoasL For no people can be really great who cannot control thme!vea, and there Js no aafety for the fndUidual or an Jnstltotloa when law is deSed at wljl. j. p. cAtmvixii ix a. tompiuas CHIN ESE TRADE. . The weight and treasures in China are, and always have been, in infinite confusion. There is such a multi plicity of standards that endless dif ferences arise. Ther-ehinese govern ment has .appointed a commission to Investigate the subject and formulate plans for a uniform system of weights and measures for the whole empire for adoption. .France Is proceeding; at once, to press the adoption by China of the metric yste n. England is pressing for the adoption of the English sys tem. The national association . of manufacturers, with officers at 170 Broadway. New York, has appointed a committee of "which Mr. Copplns, of Boston, Js chairman, to. co-operate to some esjtent -with England to get American and English standards auopted. The country whose 'standards are adopted will necessarily hare the advantage over all other countries in trade' relations with China. For the advantage . of American trade all in fluences possible ought to be brought to bear to get the American system of money ami tho American and Eng lish system of weights and measure adopted. Secretary Taft urges upon Congress an Increase In the pay of soldiers. lie points out the increase in the number of desertions and the " Sifllculty with which the nation secures men for en listment. It has been a mystery or long standing , how men could be found who aie willing to enter the army almost the hardest service, even in time of peace, one can find for pay that a negro farm hand would not consider. While America Is boast ing of untold wealth and spending many millions on many things, it would be well to remember the men upon whom we rely in time of war, however little we consider them m time of peace. NOTES FROM IHLKSBORO. Mrs. Josephine llawtell Gives Up Man agement of tKvoneechee Hotel -To lire-t Oil Tank -BulMing .Notes. Special to The Observer. Hlllsboro, Jan. 10. This being election year the various fandidate for office, encumbents ar.d others, are beginning to look anxiously aootit about them. So far as the county of ficer are concerned, they will prob ably bo occupied for another term by the encumbents, with possibly an ex ception or two In tho board of com missioners. There will be several can didates for the House of Representa tives, but none has yet come out In the open. ; ' On account of her health Mrs. Jose phine llasstll has announced that she will be compelled to give up tho Oc coneeehoe Hotel on the 20th instant, and the hotel 1 now advertised for sale or lease. It Is a paying property, and no doubt with an energetic, expe rienced person In charts can bo filled, especially during the summer months. The Standard Oil Company is to erect a distributing tank hero soon, lt.it can secure ,a suitable location.' ' Mrs. William Roulhac is to com mence the building of a handsome residence on. tho old Chief Justice KuIIln jrroperty soon, and Mr. Allen Ituflin, having purchased the Check homestead on Churton street some time ago, is to do a great deal of im proving and renovating there. A Orecnsboro company, o your correspondent Is Informed, Is, in the early spring, tq sell a number of lots Just beyond the northern limits of tho town and on the rew macadam road. These lots belong to Mr. Ches ter Turner, and some of thorn com mand a, very eautlful view of the surrounding country, A tinner ond plumber owl an ef ficient Jewe'er and watch repulrer are very mmh needed In JilllHhoro. TIIE fiREATEST QUESTION'. Rev. Frank (slier Anwers tin "Great- i'st QtieXlnii In the World" at Urc aril Street t'luircl The ScrUcc To-Day. The conrrcgntlon at Brevard street Methodist church was very large lust night, the house being crowded There whs much interest In th ser vice, and a largo numt)r of Chris tlans engaged in personal work among tho unsaved. There were requests for prayer from several, and the ser vice was altogether cticoiynglng. Rev.-.Ji'rank Hller preached on "The tJreatest Question In the World," his text being the question of the Jailer to Paul and Pllas: "What (Must I Do To .Be Kave-d?" There was a largo congregation prrwent RH0 at the unernnon service, which was especially for young peo ple and children, and a.ii't-tpful meet ing wan held. There will be n service this nftT n'vn, but Mr. J-Jil'-r will preach to n.ght. Three servlrra will be held on to morrow. The pastor, Itev. Harold Turner, will preJich st 11 o'clock: at '3 In the afternoon, Ttev. Mr.'.WIer will preach to men only, on th" hiiV-UK-t. "A Man Turned Into a Beast." lie will preach again at night in both mn and women, and his subject nt that hour will be "The Wage Earn er." The meeting will be continued next week. Mr. MeNri'ly Mill Crillml. Ths friends of ?.ir. Doula, McNeely. the popular travling salesman of the A. F. i.MessIck Grocer y Company, will learn with regret thst he con tinues ileaperntely ill at the Presby terian Hospital. No rp,croement was noted in his condition t a late hour lost night. He was brought In fron Ftanlev Creek critically sjck Thursday night and since that time has made no gain. His wife arriv ed yesterday from Gre-nsboro where she was visiting, in response to a message sent her on the nlRht of her husband's arrival t the hospital. Rev. Cnr! S-haeffer to Speak. The meeting for men at the Young Ven's Chrlsian Association to-mnrrow afternoon at J o'clock will be addess M by, -Rev. Carl Schaerfer, assistant pastor of Ft. Mark's Lutheran church.. R-v, Mr. SohaefTcr will prak on the subject. "Christian Manhood." A cordlat Invitation is extended to all men to attend., The musical features of trie meeting will be plcaalnjr.' Piano Pnrvl Augtre-nled. The piano fund of the primary de partment of Tryon Street MethodbH church rSiindsy school received nearly f'-jrty lo!lar a the proeee Is from the. 'lpiiiera' Return," which was ivvn on Thursday night. There was a ktrge crowd pre-sent that J,horoujh!y enjoyed 'the proa-ram me. NEWS OF TIIE CAPITAL CITY LETTER TO EACH LECISL.TOR. Got. Glenn Takes T?il Step In "Or. !cr to Make Everything About the . Kpectal he!on Safe Already Enough' Members Favor the Com promise Rate to Pas It, It In (Said Case) Against Men Held Rcyptm IWe Fir Auburn AVrex-k PoHtfxMiod - -All I niHla of, Dixpetisary Turned Over Throe Survivors of Noted Regiment Meet at Raleigh Itcport Mata on eioles of Tobaceo In e- rember Willie I'to PnUl Ovcrrdict Immediately A'ow in wake Comity. , - Observer Bureau, The Hoileman Building, ' v Raleigh, Jun. 10. Gowrnor Glenn left to-day for Rocky Mount. He has written a Vt ter to each member of tna Legisla ture, notifying all of the extra session beginning on the 21st- Inst. He re marked that while he did not think this necessary under the law, yet. he would take tnis course. bince xne lasrTriBetlng of the Legislature, five of its members. have resigned In or der to take oher positions. These va cancies will not be fUWl. as It Is not thought necessary to Aake this step. I" Is iearned to-day that enough mem bers of the Legislature have eignlflj ea tneic.ylews as to the rate matter to maxe it certiatn tnat a large ma jority Is In favor of the settlement on the linos mapped out by the Gov ernor -and Council of State. This Is very Important new It oe '.o show that the Legislature will he apt to attend to the only one matter In hand and the aesrlon will be a brief one. The Legislature is a costly thing and five days' session -would cost con siderably over $10,000, it Is estimated. In the Superior Court here a ease against Engineer" Rlppey, the conduc tor and chief train dispatcher on the charge of causing the -deaths of thri men near hem by collision 1 post poned until next week. It is said that a number ol Ra leigh walking blind tigers go to the nearest d;pemirv town every d.iy or two to g.;t liquor. Quantities of Ju,?s nnd small packages are row coming in by express almost all from Virginia. Toe dl.'pen's.iry here has pl! over o the eiuni;- atil eity $9.&nn -r u hs paid the rrr.te t.tJteir, whici amoii:J to lf,400. This disposes of all its funds. The city is now holding the whiskey " which Is on hand and the county Is notified that its par is rendy for It. vIt seem that a" of the w-hiskey is yet to foe noid to Rich mond parties. General traffic Manager Green, of the Roifthern Railway, was here to day In conference with the corpora tion commission In order to adjust tariffs on (branches of the Southern in the State.' SURVIVORS OP FAMOUS REGI MENT. Two very Interentlng visitors were here to-day, Messrs. R. H. Ricks and J. H. Thorpe, of Rocky Mount, and they came to see their friend and com rade, Robert H. Bradley. The three went to a photographer and their pic- j turt-s were la ken with the famous "Bethel" flag as a background. They are All survivors of tra noted First Regiment, North Carolina Volunteers, of which Daniel II. Hill was the colon el, and the three were members of the squad which was stent forward to burn a building from which Federa sharpshooters were annoying the Con federates. - v The Agricultural Department to day made up its report of the Decem ber riles of leaf tobacco at the va rious markets In the State. W'inston Salem fiK.iln led. with .2.113.957 pounds; Wilson heln eiecond with 2, 030,885; Greenvllto third with 1,176. -0S7, nnd ' Rocky- Mount fourth with 1.142.500.' Tie total -roles for the month in alt. the markets were 13.646.667. . ' Under a new law fees to witnesses in the court a required to be paid Immediately, that Is, Xio not have to bo pawsed upon by tho ' county com missioners, thl applying to the Coun ty of Wike and oelng Intended to prevent some gnent-delays In payment of witnesses, which caused no little complaint In the past. Miss Oorrlne Dortch, of Goldnboro, has made a ioan to the H-tll of History of.the commissions of Hon. William B. Dortch, to the Confederate Con gress. This Is eigne.,1 hy Jeta P. Ben jamin, Secretary of State. , REPAIR SHIP AT RIO. Advance, Ships of Patiflp-RoiiiHl Siiiiadron Arrive) at Rio Janeiro ITograiuine For Entertainment of Admiral Evans and Fleet Given M,t Meet In Duo To-Dny. Rio do Janeiro, Jan. 10. The re pair ship Panther and tha tender Yankton, belonging to the auxiliary di vision of the United tates Atlantic lleet which la making a crulae to the Pacific coast, arrived here to-day from Port of Spain, Trinidad, whence they sailed Decern berr 27th. The Yankton .nxffle the last hours of the trip In tow of the Panther, her coal supply having run short. Lieut. W. R. Gberardl, commanding the Yank ton and Commander V. . Nelson, of the Panther, to-morrow- will pay a visit to the Bmalallan minister of n-arlne, Admiral Alencsr. The official and, llnal programme for the entertainment of the officers of, the American battleship fleet un der Har Admiral Evans, which Is duo here to-morrow. was made known to-dwy. It has been approv ed by Irving B. Dudley, the American ambassador, and Is ss follows: January 12th, officers of the fleet will visit the minister of foreign af fairs, ifciron de Rio Branco. Janunry Uth, visit to Dr. Tenna. president of the republic, at Tetropo lis; in the evening a banquet at the American embassy at Petropolls. January 14th. breakfast given by the minister of nmrlne. Admiral Ale.ncar, on Mount Coreovado. - January 15th. breakfast given by the president Of the republio at Pe tropolls, and a garden-party at the American embassy. . January 16th. fete by the Ameri can colony on Flumlnens Park. January 17th, picnic given by the minister of marine to the botanical gardens. January 1 9 tit. banquet given by the minister of foreign affairs in the Mon- r;,.I.'a.viMorf j.inuury imn, picnic srivrii py me. Rrlzllian navy at TIJuca Park. n January 2)th th're probably win be a reception on board some of the American battleships. 1 The fleet Is scheduled to leave Jan uary 21st. ' Washington. Jan. 10. A disoatch received at the Navy Department to day announced the arrival at Pern- ambucn. Braxil, this morning, of the torpedo hoat destroyer flotilla, now on its way to the Pacific coast. The flotilla was seven days out from Para, and five d.iys behind the schedule. The flotilla w delayed owing to th fact that the boilers of the Stew art beoamo salted. The vessel will leave here January Ilth for Rio Janeiro. Union Meeting In March. The several Merhodlet churches of the city are preparing for th union meeting which la to b held in Tryon street church In -March. Uev. Frank Slier, the prealdltir elder, wiH conduct thi meeting, aoelstM toy the pastors or trie cntm-nea. MOTION' MADE TO SET ASIDE, Counsel of Convicted Man Rays Ver. diet Was Contrary to Kvitlriion and Tnat the Jodge Erreil More Booze DispciiMore to the Roads. Special to The Observer. Durham, Jan. 10. In the matter of Charle Davis, the- young white man convicted of receiving and dis posing of a mule, knowing It to have been stolen, Mr. Victor S. Bryant, of the law firm of Winston A Bryant, who appeared for the young- man, to day made a motion to set aside the of the Jury and asked tne co art to order a new trial. Mr. Bryttpt gave notice 4wo days ago that he would make a motion of this kind and to-day was set to take the matter up.. The motion was baaed on two points: First, that the verdict of the Jury waa contrary to the weight Of the evidence;, and, second, that in. his charge to the Jury the court committed an error. It was con tended by counsel, and' resisted by tho solicitor, that the court had In structed the Jury that the mule hav ing been placed in the possession of the defendant soon after it was missed It was up to the - defendant to show "beyond a reasonable doubt" that he had come Into the possession of the animal In a legal manner. The solicitor contended 4hat the court did not make that charge and the court had the same recollection of the matter. Further, the court held that Inasmuch as the Jury had acquitted the defendant of steal ing the mule, but that he was found guilty of receiving the mule, know Ing it to have been stolen, wei - - tf4 the error was committed, tnis eliminated by the verdict of was the Jury. t Mr. Bryant then made a strong plea for a light sentence of his client and the court took the mat ter under consideration. FORT MILD RELIEVED. Worthless Negro Co! the Town $200 -WarehouHO ami 5lnoti lotion Burned at Kershaw I-eft a Note in the BuKgy. Special to The Observer. Fort Mill, 8. C. Jan. 10. Tne town has lust been relieve! of a charge that has-JOBt It about $200. Two months or more ago a t'.runken negro was shot bv the police while res.st- Inr arrest. The relative? and friends of the negro refused to lake charge of him and, as has developed, were very wise in their decisions. Mr. Ed W. Russell, ono of the land marks of PIneville. hi moved here and taken a responsible place in the savings ban. News has reached he." of the burn ing of a warehouse anl four hundred bales of cotton at -Kershaw, belong ing to ithe Springs Meicantlle Com pany. The fire occ-irred about 1 o'clock, this morning ar.d originated from' the Inside of the building. The two men who stole a horse and i bu KM from Mr. Dotgee at Charlotte, which were captured in the creek bot toms near . here, were, thoughtful enough to leave a not-3 in the ouggy saying that '.hey had treated the horse well and had had trouble with a prlost In Charlotte, as If In explana tion of their, conduct.' The team was left hitched In ront or a residence in town and . people thought nothing waa wrong until the t"am was found in a precarious condition' the next day, brought about by the horse's breaking loose and ' indeavorlng !to. make Its way back ho-to. apparently. '. GOLDSRORO GATHERINGS, f Chamber of Commerce1 to Take Son Increased Life A $30,000 School Building to lie Erected. Special to The, Observer. ' " Goldsboro, Jan. 10. The' ever wideawake Goldsboro chamber 'of. commerce has decided o become even more progressive In the future than It has been in the post. Many new and needed Improvements this year will be urged and the continued development ' of Goldsboro Is as sured. A banquet will be given in the near future, at which time speeches will be made by some of the State's most noted speakers. This has been the week for the opening, of the spring term of the public schools and the authorities have been hard put to It for room for he large number of entrance pupils. The enrollment this year Is several hundred more than It has ever been. The new high school building which will be erected this year at a cost of 130,000 will be be irun as soon aa the weather will permit. REPUBLICANS AT SKA. KJrm of Uncertainty Me In the Fact That no llcture of the1 Candidate Vr tlw Presidency Hangs on the Walls of Postmaster fspencc's tintce. Xo pw'ture of President Roosevelt hangs In the erinctum or Kostmasier J. B. Spence. The condition of na tional politics Is at swh a stage that local Republicans feel It hazardous ns yet to make any demonstration. Ask ed yesterdiy -why ne slut not decorate his office with the photograph of one of the probable candidates. Mr. Spence admitted that he was at iea. "Whether It's Tsft or Hughes. Fairbanks. Cannon, or Cnrtelyou, llAther than suftr mr Job" to lose. I prefer not venturing who." Tho postmaster's bit of poetry set the matter at rest and the reporter felt like not questioning him further. It was evident, however, , that, the game has not yet been won by any of the ca.ndklatea in the estimation of Mr. Spence. , It is stnted that the a-svayer of the mint, D. Klrby Pop was in Winston 's lorn a few days ago conferring wlta District Attorney A- E.'IIolton In re trard to starting a Taft boom In North Carolina. If this arrangement la perfected Mr. Srnee will eoon have! a picture of the "next President" hanging In the postofflce. If tho Ixrlslature Dei-laresi For Pro lUltitkm. ' "If the Legislature rtcclares for R!ate-wde prohibition, you may look for a Republican government again In two years," decsaned a prominent Democrat to an - Observer man. "I don't think the people cf North Caro lina Jwant any such drastic action- aa this and if the LeglsHtors undertake to throw the territory Into absolute prohibition you may watch ont. The sentiment o'f a majority of the voters may be In favor of pr-ohlbltlon. which I 1oubt. hut those who tre agnnst It wiil vote for Republican candidates two years hence and will e-lect them, knowing that th Democrats would b -bounJ by the action." Cliametormald ArrrteL Mattle McKev, colored, a chafmher mat l at the Se-lwyn. Hotel, was arreet d list night y Patrolman James D. Johnston on a warrant sworn out by Mr, J. W. Fuller, a amee at the ho tel. charging her with stealing 135 from him. Mr. Fuller stated to the officers that this woman vm the on ly -person thst wss 1n his room to his jmowle(!re. nnd the money, which was deposited there whi'e he was out. was gone when he retumeJ. The case will come up for trial this morning taefare Kacardar Smith. rruzEs for pit games. Monro's loultry AsOfuUonCl08c Af.cr a Most Snccrssful Exldbltion " Tlx? Awards of Ribbon. Special to The Observer. ., Monroe, Jan.- 10. The awarding of prizes at the poultry show was com pleted yesterday when the pit g-imes got their ribbons. . Toe show ended lo-nignc, and the Monroe poultry As iaociation can be Justly -proud of u real on its laureis tor anoiner year. The Judging of pit games re suited as follows; BlackCocks: S. H. Hudson. Mon- roe, first; J. E. Stewart. Monroe, sec ond. Hens: G. W. Means. Concord first; also special prise for best pit hen In show. J. E, Stewart, second, Spangled Cocks: G. W. Means, flrst and third: Cart Wolfe. Monroe, eecond.- Hens: O. V. Meana, Brat. Pullets: G. W. Means, first and sec ond. Whites Cocks: G. ,W. Means, first. Hens: O. W. Means. firsU Pulleta 0. W. Means, first. Black Stags H. C. Trull. Monfoe, second. Black Pullets C. U. Helms, flrst B. B. Red Stass C. J. Helms, first W. n McOiIn.. Waxhaw. second. . B. B. Red Stags, white tuft John HnnAwntl Monroe, first. Cruv Stags C. S. Helms, first and Pvle Stags O. WV Means, Concord, flrst. - Pvle Colored Stags G. W. Means, first Best Stag in- show G. W. Means nAcIal ftrlse. Snanrled Stasrs G. W; Means, first - Jfciack Red Stags. J. E. Stewart, first Rln Tteris Cocks: J. ' E. Heath Waxhiw. first: G. W. Means, second. Hens- C. J. Helms, flrst: O. W. Pullets: G. W, Means, first. c.nvi nocks: J. E. Heath, first n -ur Menns second: Carl Wolfe, thirn- Hens: C. .J. Helms, first p.,iii- n W. Means, first; C. I flolm, uu-nnil. ' . Rmvn Rreasted Reds Cocks:- Carl WOIfe. flrst; W. H. Hood. Waxhaw, mnnA- a A. Heath. Monroe, third wen.- n XV Means flrst and second Pullots: R J. Barber, Monroe first. Black Breasted Reds Cocks: G. W. Means, first and second, whu. t n its J. E. Stewart, first, t-. Tticlr Staas Q. W. Means, u'iiti Pit C.amA O. W. Mean". ..i c.nr PAiored Hens G. W. Means, ""d!-, Tn r rtt Games. G. W. Means rw.n a W. Means; best jen of Black Pits. G. W. Means ti, . sdit nncA Trail 111 iu -"v' " ... - iha htrViftt urore on point!. imv 1 1 1 at i "v - - - rrv, a it ciowrf'i nioiiToe. l ne second best. W. H. Hood's. Waxhaw. DKTAIIJ OF MR. BOGGS' DE,Tn. J Former Resident of .Thl State Stoned to Death in Mexico by Men Who Enmity lb Had lncurrco Rr-'.i to The Obs-rver. Davidson. Jan. 10. A few days ago aome reference was made to the death of Mr. William it. Boggs, Jr.. lately of this State, the report being thai ha WBH mUrUCTOU I" . , ...v. v. a u. cnaraired In mining op erations, by "angry worxmen who thiis taking out their spite nt,inf the company Mr. Boggs rep resented, because their wages were bunctually paid Tn- e Mr Rami' nephews, Messrs Barrett and Archie Tayiqr. t " ion.Saiem. students vt the college. hi,, received from home further and somewhat different accounts as te the cause and circumstances of hla death. k nrlnted statement of Mr. Lewis Warfteld, manager of the Topla Mln lnr mmMnv. Mexico, is as ionw. "Through some necessary change w were making in our property, tke mill crew became -In Cegree dis- orcrnlzed. Mr. Bogn. a quiet, un assuming gentleman, entered our em- nlnv In A 11 tr list. In BlienTPlinK m bring order Into the ranks he incur red the enmity of some of the men. This was especially true of one man. i-hn Vihit. sa-ainst exnress rules, oeen selllna- llauor to the men on night dntv In oor mill. This man. Monar- res hv name, was told by Mr. Boggs that the liquor traffitj must cease. The night of. the murder, Sunday, No vember 17th, some neren men con cealed themselves near where Mr. Boggs must pass in going rrom his office to his house. At 8:30. as near ly as the time can be fixed, Mr. Boggs, in passing the- spot wnere the men were concealed, was set upon by two of the men. One of them struck him in the forehead with a stone, which felled him senseless. There upon. Monarres, who was the leader and Instigator in the crime, and his comnanion, with some blunt instru ment, smashed his skull. The mur ler was discovered perhaps one hour ater. The two principals were ar rested the following Thursday week and are now In Jail awaiting trial. The accessories were arrested, but al though guilty, were for some reason best known to the Judge hefore whom they appeared, set at liberty." BEARS A CHARMED LIFE. A Oneen Ha Had Three Dona" Falls But Has Never Been Injured Burke and the Senatorial DMrlet It 1 In May Not Be Represented In Extra Session of Iiegtslatiire. Special- to TIie Observer. "Morgan ton. Jan. 10. While at work painting on th new addition to . Broad Oaks 8anatorii" Wednes day afternoon the scaffolding gave way and two men, Ed Queen and Rome Houck, were hurled to the ground, a distance of thirty-five feet. Strange to say, no nones were brok en, but Houck suetamed a severe wrench of the hip ana Is laid up for repairs. Queen was more fortunate and Is able to be at work. It aeems that -this man leads a charmed life in escaping from Instant death In ' falling from high places. When a lad he fell from a Pine tree sixty feet high and never received a scratch, and aeveral years ago he fell from the top of the tannery smokestack at j this place, something over a hundred j feet high, and the onry Injury he i received was In tearing the flesh from his hands as he clutched at tne ropes In falling. This la his third dizzy sail through apace and yet he Uvea to tell the tale. It is not known whether Burke county and the senatorial district comprising the counties of Burke, McDowell. Caldwell and Alexander will berepr esented tn the extra ses sion of the Legislature or not. Messrs. B. F. Davis, Senator, and Isaao T. Avery. Representative, from Burke were both elected last spring to serve on. the liorgmnton graded school board and sent in their reg- Isgnatlona to the Governor. Mr. W. F. Wood, the other Senator from thU district, was elected mayor of Marlon and likewise resigned. Whether these gentlemen will go to Raleigh and take their seats is not known. The time la top -short to call aa election and choose their succeasora. A great many are of the opinion that neither the connty nor the district will be represented at the coming extra session, as the const!tut:on plainly says that a man cannot hold two elec tive offices. ' DtltiW lfHimTtrimiH)MUimitlIHtHW C A. LOCKHART ' Originator of V - The "Mill End" Sale The Little-Long Co., '.'' Charlotte, N. C. Dear Sirs: ' :.. "" ' . . ' ' ; . ' " , ' Your Mill-End sale is to open Tuesday, Janu ary 14th, and I will be at 'the opening without fail. We will show the public that "Pandora is a god dess still" and the Mill-End . sale is Pandora's only living rival. J , ' . " . The business organs of thq United States are rolling forth solemn notes of waiTiing; they articu late in full round notes until the sensative ear "of the' business' world trembles as it listens; these or gans . enunciate distinctly and are never out of tune. .'. V : . ' - - It's not button, button wha's got the button, but the cry. is, money, money, who's got the money. All, students of political economy admit', the de pression is artificial, created without reason, and except for the ready cash to produce the ' steam force under the boilers there would not be a cloud in sight on the business horizon of America. Business goes round and round in a cylinder of groved rollers, as it were, "When this cylinder is working perfectly it is almost noiseless, but let the stillness be broken by a sudden muffled sound the first movement is to .turn -off the source of its power, which is money. . , The big mills want to keep going; tHey will do so even at a loss, rather than see a great army of unemployed roving the country in despair, but the mills must have money to meet the big weekly pay rolls and other fixed charges of expense. The banks would be only too glad to be free to help, but they, too, must vafch with an eagle's eye" their cash balance, lest the thoughtless, timid, ex - citable depositors should prefer their cash, rather than the interest backed by the 'very safest se: curities in the world. When a people get panicky all is disorder to them the funny-bone gets cracked, there is a vehement passion to get money at any cost, regardless of the results. These are some of the peculiarities to be faced, by the banker. ' . v - 7. ' Our mills want money every day in the year; they must have it, therefore I am acting, this sea son under strict orders to movei more Mill-Ends; bigger lots must go.' I shall administer the r pre cepts -in your city as never before by cutting even Mill-End cost mercilessly. ' , Your customers will indulge, without restraint, in much greater assortments at prices never ap proached before. I might even add, if it' were no for the shortage of cash, the, mills Would buy the goods, back at a greater price. - ' v Publish farNand wide the time of the Mill-End . .sale at your store and you for supplying them with this , mighty oppor, tunity to save money. Yours very truly, . ", ;f C. A. LOCKHART. t i itiiii T - ! !! 1 ' " l t i ijsMjMh. hi mAism mi iii mi vJTii i i"'ai"ii. i I '-'"' ' : - j .1. v - t ; ;'V- : V'V v ; v : all your people will bless iiiiih i nmi 4 '! ,! t4 , 4 6 r
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 11, 1908, edition 1
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