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PRICE FIVE CENTS ' i viTTwc currvnni v irv FACXFId MOBHilZATIQSf WISE. fcehator Perkins Defends Policy of Sending Fleet to ractao Ctecesnary to KeuJn on inu ocean uie i-res tige That Will Give a Fair and Open Meld to American Sea, Trade -In No ay an Ixku cation of In friendliness -on the Part of the N'a tion A Great Gathering of War Dora Fullv' ' tie to Protect Our - ; 'Interest Na B Unbroken Record of Bravery AJ-etch of the Growth of trie New Navy. . . Washington, Feb. 21. A defense of the policy of sending the Ameri can battleships to the Pacino ocean and maintaining that the vast ex penditure on the new navy was fully warranted was made m the senate to r day by Senator Perkins, of California. His remarks were directed to the resolution which he had read at the desk as follows: "Resolved. That It should be the policy of the government, while not adopting a continuous programme . fixing the number of naval vessels of any type to be bunt in future years, to maintain Its b resent relative posi tion In comparison with the navies of , the other great powers." 'The Dollcv." he said, "which sent the fleet . to the Pacitlo Is wise and ; necessary If . w. are to retain on that ocean the prestige that will xive a fair and open field to our sea trade." This was In no way-an Indication of any unfriendliness on the part of the United States toward any one nation. The reception the fleet has received In South America, he ae "clared. Is an indication of the friend -Jiness of those people - toward the United States. . , - ABLE TO PROTECT INTERESTS. "When the fleet now on Its way to San Francisco is Joined by the oth- - . er effective vessels on the racmc, Mr. Perkins said, "we shall have a fleet of 18 battleships, 8 armored cruisers.. 13 protected cruisers, 13 , destroyers, 5 torpedo boats anu two submarines. The battleships and - cruisers alone aggregate 423,172 tons, while the other naval power on the . Paclflo Japan has only 374,701. tons in all classes of vessels. . The Pacific - fleet will be amply able to protect our Interests In that . ocean," Attention was called to the unbrok en record of bravery which the navy presents from Its earliest beginnings, and on the Pacific those who man vessels will have the example of Com modore Bloat, Admiral Kimberly and Admiral Dewey for Inspiration. The . nator sketched the trrowth of the new navy from 1888 when the vessels or the famous wnite squaaron were authorised, to the present day, when tha United States has become the second sea power .In the world, sur passing France by a small margin In; the strength of out fighting force-ana, far outstripping Uermany, Kusma ana Japan. - ,And this lead, he said, the ' United States Is earlly able to main tain, by authorising only two -mora. battleships of the Dig gun type. Reference was made to the change , la the character of battleships which resulted from the lessons of the na val engagements during the Russo Japanese war, which taught the Im portance of big ships carrying big ' ftu'ri" se vthat. a, greater; weight of. metal cart be brought within a short er battle line. COST OF THE NAVY. . 'The cost of the vessels of the new navy built, building or author ized. In 1309,859.180, while the total expenditure on account of the naval establishment since 1883 is $1,244. 51,02." said Mr. - Perkins. "But this vast expenditure Is not, as It may be clalmej by some, unproductive. The construction of the ships of our navy gave such stimulus to the Iron trade that now we are the greatest -Iron and steel manufacturers In the world. In 1880 there were only 140, 000 wage earners in the Iron and steel Industries of the country, earn ing $55,000,000, and turning out pro ducts worth $298,000,000. 1905, there were '857.000 wage earners earning - $482. 600.000 and turning out products worth 82.176.000.000. And there is harJly an Industry In the land that has not been benefited in a. similar way though rot perhaps In so mark ed a way. The money expended on the ships of war was not, therefore, . an economic loss Judged by, a single trade alone." Senator Eerklns closed by calling attention to the brilliant services of our fleet at the time of the Spanish war, and to the deeds of heroism then performed. , ' t NUMEROUS ARRESTS MADE. Following tlio Riot of Thursday In Philadelphia, the Police Gather in a Number of Foreigners, Among Whom Is Noted Anaraclilst Poli tician Had Promised Wk Efforts Will Be Made to .Fulfill the Promise. Philadelphia, Feb, tl. -The demon stration on Broad street yesterday by more than 1,000 unemployed foreign ers, which ended in a, serious clash with the police, was followed to-day by numerous arrests. . Chief among those taken Into custo dy was Voltalreta de Cleyre. a pro fessed anarchist, who addressed a meeting -of men which preceded thair march to the city hall where they say they intended to ask Mayor Reyburn for work. Hyman Wehrberg, who al so addressed this meeting, and jn whose possession the police say they found letters from New York anarch ists, together with David Cohen and Hjtt fJranet. wera others arrested. MUs,d4 Cleyre, was given a hearing and remanded In IZ.500 ball for a further hearing on a charge of incit ing a r'ot. and the others will be given hearings to-morrow. The, alleged leaders In the demon stration on Broad street, arrested yes terday, were also held In ball on charges of assault and battery with Intent to kill and Inciting to riot, while others were held . in' $800 bail on charges of Inciting to riot. Voltalren de Cleyre is responsible for the statement , that the meeting which ended with the march to the City hall, was held under the Italian and Jewish anarchist groups', but In vestigation shows that political work ers In the foreign settlements had much to -do with the. movement. - In fact, Miss de Cleyre says she ad vised against any demonstration be cause It was the idea of the anarch ists to take advantage of the situation and get all the unemployed together later when 100,000 men and women could be mustered into line for a de monstration which the police could not resist. It appears, however, that before election last Tuesday, the political workers in the' foreign settlement had promised the unemployed men that If they voted certain tickets tne city gov ernment would see .that they were put to -work on the streets and under city contractors in such manner as to help through the hard times. -3. Blerhov- sky, manager of ono of the prominent Jewish publications, and Gulseppl Sip- to, a well-educated Italian,- who for many years has been employed with a big manufacturing company, are among those who say this is true and pieir statement Is verified by " Mayor Rexhurn, who-says he learned that stich promises were made and that ef forts wilL bo made to fulfill the prom ises ' . ; Whi'e the anarchistic speakers were talking of the remedies for FLEET BETUKXS VIA SUEZ? AUSTRALIA HOPES FOR VISIT. Eventoal . Movements of Fleet Not Yet Determined But It Is irobablo That It Will Return, by Way of bues (.anal -Australian tJovern ment Scuds Invitation For tho . Meet to Visit That Country Ports and Portals of Common wealth Are Open to America's Squadron TIkj Appearance or the Hcet in the Pa cific a Great Event mod Australia. Wants to Express Its Sympathy In (ltd Demonstration - of American Naval Power, Waahlns-ton. TPefc 1 Tnt creatine and Important news relative to, tho future movements of the American battleship fleet was made public at the conclusion of the Cabinet meet lng to-day by Secretary Metcalf, comprising ' an invitation from the Aostralityi ' government to have the neet, or at least Borne of Its units. visit that country. After expressing his . appreciation vi no uiviiaiign, tne secretary says: "The eventual movements of our fleet have not yet been determined. While It Is probable that the Ves sels will return by way 'of Sues, ' would be. glad if some of them could be sent by the Australian route, but it -would be premature to promise tnis." . MAY VISIT- AUSTRALIA. The Invitation was first mentioned In a letter to Hon. Alfred Deakln, prime minister of Australia, address ed to John P. Bray, American consul general at Melbourne, dated Decern ber 24th last, as follows: " The appearance in the Pacific of the great American fleet Is an event In the history not wily of the United States but of that-ocean.. We are naturally deeply Interested In this visit, and are anxious to have some opportunity of expressing our sym pathy with our kinsmen , In their demonstration of naval power. There are two sides to the Pacific, and it would be a pity If only one of them were to be favored with the presence of these ships. I propose, therefore, at a suitable time to ad dress a formal communication to the government to be forwarded to the Colonial Office, requesting that an Invitation be sent to the President to permit your fleet to call at one of the Australian ports, I think you will be able to tell your government what an enthusias tic, whole-hearted welcome . battle ships under the ' American flag will receive , In the Commonwealth. It would be a further token of the close alliance of Interests and sympathies which exist between us. COUNTRIES IN CLOSE TOUCH. No other federation In the world possesses o many features of like business ' nesa to that of -the United States as stagnation, at the meeting preceding' doe' the Commonwealth of Austra lia., una i ' udoot ttiltitt mjiy- 4.WU the march to the city hall,' tiia work ers, or unemployed, many of 'whom were . not anarchists, bolted the. meet ing to see if the, city authorities In tended to make good tha promises, this started the parade.. ; y '-t. J A CRIES ENJOY MIORK LEAVE. BIOW TO LOCKER CLUBS. Judge Ienles Petition of Savannah 1ub For a State Charter May Bo , Death Blow to Georgia Lockers. Savannah. Ga., Feb. - 21. Judge Charlton In the Superior Court to day denied the petition of the "Pal mer Locker Club"' for a State char ter. . This Is a serious blow to Savan nah locker clubs their death blow. If the Supreme Court of Georgia sustains the decision. A doien or more of the clubs have already paid State and city licenses. amounting to 3800. thinking the Hundreds of American Bine-Jackets Are -Parading Streets of .'Lima on Sight-Seeing Tours President .Par- , do Receives American Officers Ad miral Evans Feeling Better. T .1 m a Ppru. Fb. SI . Rvervwhern In Lima to-night may be seen the Jol ly JackleS'Of the American fleet? fra ternizing with the Peruvian men-of-warsmen, promenading inXhe Plaza de Armas or on sight-seeing tours in tho various interesting Quarters of the city. Hundreds of the men were given shore leave to-day 'and they availed them selves of the opportunity offered by Immediately coming up to the capital from Callao. The railroad did an Im mense business throughout the day, carrying passengers down to-Callao to sea the battleships and bringing them back again to Lima. In view of the fact that so many of the sailors were given shore leave. Admiral Evans alBo sent a number of marines to Lima to see that order was preserved by tho men. . This afternoon President Par do re ceived Admiral Thomas and a number of other American officers. They were accompanied by United States Minister Leslie combes, and ' Secretary of Le gation Richard R. Neill. The President conversed -with the Americans at length. '. ' ' Rear Admiral Evans is feeling bet ter, but he still has to walk with the aid of a cane. people could be found who are nearer, in touch with each other and are likely -to benefit .more by. any thing that tends to-knit their-relations mors closely. Australian ports and portals would be -wide open to your ships and men, and it would be a matter of great gratification if tho President could see his way . to direct that the wishes of this. .government rbe' met in the matter It is with a view of' enabling your government to have time to consider this proposal which may be made by cable that I am now communicating with you. Relylpg on your friendly offices to Insure the most favorable reception possible to this Invitation, which might have momentous and far-reaching consequences, -1 am, . . Yours faithfully. ALFRED DEAKIN. Secretary Metcalf, In making trre correspondence public, expressed the extreme '.gratification of the Navy Department at .the cordiality Indicat ed -In the invitation, and added that the matter-would receive the earnest consideration of the department. - FUNERAL OF SENATOR LATIMER HI Body . Laid to Rest la Family . Plot of the Cemetery at Bel ton - Tremendous t,Tod Attends the Hclemn Sendee Active Pall-Bear era Business Asm -la tea of the De' . erased. tj . , 8peclal to The Observer. Greenville, 8. G-. Feb. 21. As the closing words of ".that beautiful boIo, "Good Night," ware being sung, the casket containing 'all that was mortal of the late Senator Asbury Church well Latimer was lowered Into the grave In the cemetery at Belton, S. C, thfs afternoon at i-o'clock. The fu neral was attended by delegations from both houses 'of Congress, both houses of the Sta-tfe Legislature and representatives o various commerci al organizations in the State.' -The floral tributes were many, and beautiful, among the more prominent being one from the immigration com mission and one from Congress Hall Hotel. Tho funeral was held in the Meth odist church and was conducted by 'Rev. R. L Holrard, pastor of the deceased. The crowd at the service was so large that the church could not seat more " than one-fourth. Prominent men from all sections of the State were In attendance. The Interment' was in' the family plot of the cemetery at Belton. The special train with the delega tion from Congress on board return ed to 'Washington to-night. When the train reached , this city Congress man Hlnshaw was so ill that a local physician had t board the train and accompany him. The active pall-bearers at the fu neral were business men of Belton and Anderson, with whom Mr. Lati mer was associated. The representa tives from Congress were the honor ary pall-bearers. f Member of Funeral Party Beootues . tu - Special to The Observer. ' Spartanburg, 6.' (!., Feb. 21. Rep resentative Edmund - H. Hlnshaw, of Nebraska, .. one of the congressional party - accompanying the body of Senator Latimer, of South Carolina, to the latter's home at Belton, be came 111 Just before the funeral train reached here this morning. Phy sicians were summoned to . the sta tion and It was found that Mr. Hln shaw was suffering from bladder trouble. After the physicians had ad ministered relief, the train proceeded to Belton. THE ASSEMBLY'S LAST DAY ADJOURNMENT IS TO-NIGHT. HEYWARD A LIKELY SUCCESSOR Southern Congressman at Washington interested In huecesHor to Senator Latimer War Brewing In This Stato For the Prohibition Election. Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel. Washington, Feb. 21. The most Interesting topic of conver sation, here among Southern - Con gressmea.la tUo. probable successor to Senator -Latlec..Naf. South Carolina. Ex-Governor Heyvyard,,Is, very popu lar with the South Caroliua, Legisla ture, and It is said that he will' most likely get the trtace;! He-la one n the most popular public men In the South ami his DeoDle.llke ta honor him. The result of the contest will "be watohert 0s to De providea The Palmetto IxTrli-ktJure Comes to an End To-Day But Will Mee: Again JHurvli 8l to Elet-t a Senator to Sue-eeil- Latimer Tho Hoiimo at Ouo Stroke Continue All Sectmd Read Ins Bill and Thereby W.-pe Out Much of Its Calendar The Bill tu t liwrvKw Manner of Paring the Leg iftlatora tieta Through The Nenale Falls to la the Toolo Bill fixing v Paswenger Itaten To-Day's Stolons to ue fetronuourt. . ' ' Observer Bureau, 1422 Main Street. Columbia, 8. C. Feb. 21. ' In one 'stroke the Hfuse to-day continued all second reading bills, whether special orders or of a Pure ly local nature, and thereby wiped out a calendar of IS pages, except a page and a hulf of third reading bills. which had already been passed up on. Thia action was taken on the niotlolnfRirpTpggritative Fraser-, of Sumter," and the vote was two. to one It) Its favor. The . motion put to sleep forever and a day many Impor tant, bills. Mr. Richards saved his resolution t. refer the lien law to the primary from the' avalanche by" getting Mr, Fraser to make an exception of It It can hardly pass the Senate. Air. liarman got his bills to the Senate to-day outlawing all kinds except safety matches. Ke amend ed It so as to have It go Into effect next sseptemDer Instead of immediate ly upon Its approval by the Governor, ADJOURNMENT TO-DAY. " The concurrent , resolution of Sen ator Carlisle, of Spartanburg, to take a recess at the conclusion ot legisla tive work to-morrow till March 3d, the day flxej under Section 17 of the Federal revised statutes for an elec tion for the unexpired term of one year of Senator Latimer, passed the Senate this morning without opposi tion. It went to the House to-night and was concurred in there without opposition. Speaker Whaley to-day received the following telegram from Senator Till man on the subject, which confirms the conclusion the two houses had already reached. The telegram was read to the House and received as information: "After full investigation here I aJ vlse you that tha vacancy causert by the death of Latimer must be filled by the Legislature. The Governor's appointment would not be recognized. Election cannot be held before March 3d. . See Section 17, United States revised statutes. The Legrlature cannot adjourn and be called in extra session without waiting for a second Tuesday after it convenes. I advise continuance of this seswon until March 3J, or a recess till then. "B. R. TILLMAN. ' "V. 8. Senator." Among the other third reading bills to pass the' House,- which "will beoome law, are Senator Walker's bill to make , the . pny of members of the Gen eral Assembly 8200 session. and al low them to finish a regulur session when they can, and Senator Sullivan's oil! to require passenger coach" wln- wltn cinder ALDR1C1! BILL NEXT WEEK. DEAD REACHES THIRTY. Later Reports From Hercules Explo sion Place the Number of Killed at Thirty Only One Body Recov- ' ered. the Others Being Blown to Atoms. Berkeley. Cat. Feb. 21. The lat est reports from the scene of ; the terrible dynamite explosion at the Hercules - powder ., plant In Pinole - sur charters', cnabljng them to keep Pj. the number of dead at 0. Four liquor In lockers for their members. would follow as a matter of course. If charters are not secured the clubs become associations, instead of Incorporations, and each will be rubject to a practically prohibitory Federal tax of $25 for each mem-ber. FORAKER'S AMENDMENT. Provide 'That Railway Clerks Be Paid Traveling Expellees While Off Duty. r Washington, Feb. . 2L An amend ment to the postofnee appropriation Mil was Introduced by Senator Fora ;er to-day. Senator Culberson asked that It'bs read. It proved to' be a provision that railway pbstal clerks shall bo paid traveling expenses when away from their stations at the rate of not nmre than $2 per day. The countenance of the Senator from Texas showed disappointment. "1 thought," he said, "it was ; to provide , for the non-payment, of salaries of postmasters whose nomina tions have not been . confirmed by the Senate." ' "Oh," retorted Mr. Foraker, "that w ill come later." of these were white men, - the others being Chinese. The body of the foreman, W, W. Stillwell, is the only one recovered. The other 29 were blown to atoms. Not a man at work In the packing house and on the train used for hauling the dynamite to the depot escaped.. The six Injured girls and four men will recover. No , cause Is assigned for the accident. , The damage to the plant amounts to . $10,000. Su perintendent Birmingham says the company will rebuild at once. Senators Aldrioh and Bailey Believe ... Vote Will He Reached by Next Friday. . . , Washington. Feb. 21. Senators Aldrlch and Bailey believo the Sen ate will probably vote on the Aldrlch currency bill on Friday or Saturday of next week. When hair , a dozen speeches are delivered Saturday Sen ator Bailey will offer his bill as a substitute for the AldrleTi bill, and when it Is voted down, as Its author concedes that It will bo, the commit tee Itself will bring In some amend ments. The bill will receive the al most unanimous vote Of the Repub lican Senators, but it Is conceded that a few. of those from the far West will cast their ballot In the negative. When the bill . goes to the House there will be an effort to have It ac cepted as a substitute for any bill that may be reported by the House committee on banking and currency. Submarine Viper .Floated, v Annapolis. Md Feb. 21. The sub marine Viper, which has been aground on Thompson Point, 10 miles down the Chesakpake Bay, ainee Wednes day, was floated at high tide this ajt ernoon and reached the naval acad emy about 7 o'clock to-night. After ttlng floated by the - torpedo boat Pagley. the Viper was able tq proceed t Aninp-tMs under convoy o that ves- ea - . - , A Granville Farmer " Thrown From His Buggy and Killed. Special to The Observer. " Oxford, Feb." 21. A sad ' accident occurred Thursday, near Stem, in Granville county, when Mr. Sam P. Washington, a farmer living near Stem, w-aa killed by b$lng thrown from his buggy against the side -of a house while his horse was running, having taken fright suddenly. Mr. Washington is an uncle of Mr. Thom as M. Washington, of Wilson, a member of the Legislature. The ter rible accident cast a gloom -over tha neighborhood" where Mr. Washington has many friends. Brdjher of Miss AYhitney Denies Re port of Engagement. New York, Feb. SL narry Payne Whitney to-day denlel th repoit that his sister. Miss Dorothy Whitney, U engaged to Count Paul Eaterhazy. the Hungarian nobleman, Who attended the Vanderbllt-Szechenyl- wedding In this city recently. .Mr. Whitney sail that the count is only slightly ac quainted with the Whitney family. and that he does, not know that hi sister ever met the count except at trre Vanderbilt Wedding. Madame Gould Must Pay For Dia monds. Paris. Feb. 21. The Court of Ap peals has confirmed the Judgment of the lower court ordering count Boni de Castellane and Madame Anna Gould, who secured a divorce from the count last year, Jointly to pay to Vera Nemidoff, an opera ainger, the sum of $24,000 for certain Jewels the count purchased from her prior to the di vorce. Madame Gould entered the de fense that she was an entire stranger to" the transaction and had neverseen the Jewels. The court.lald down the principle that the Jeweln preaumably had been purchased for the use of the buyer's wife. , "Not One Cent Goes to the Filipinos." Washington, Feb. 21. "There Is not a cent paid out of the United States Treasury for the support of the Filipinos." This statement to day by Secretary Taft to- the House committee on Insular affairs Is re garded by the administration as de cidedly Important information. The Secretary made one exception, the small amount expended In charting the, rocks of the harbors y the Coast and Geodetic Survey. nd expressed the opinion that the information thus gained was cheaply obtained for Uie benefit of the navy. with keen Interest irom this euu of the line.' Now that the remains of Senator Latimer: have .been buried tha scramble for his seat In the Senato will tegln. Those who believe that North Caro lina Is to have State prohibition with out a light at the polls will have their minds disabused. There Is a determination In the minds of Inde pendent North Carolinians to protest to the bitter end the taking away of their rights and privileges. Every day brings fresh news of a brewing war In the Old North State. Local option screens. ; Before the Fraser motion was put .Mr. Patterson got his second' reading House bill ixissed .providing the State health board with a fund to fight the spread of tuberculosis. After several Ineffectual- attempts Mr. erner got his resolution to a vote to-day providing for an invest! gatlon by the Judiciary committee In to the much-mooted question of Sen ator Tillman, Representative Allan Johnstone and others . holding two offices In violation of the constitu tion by reason In the former 'case of Senator Tinman's being a trustee at WJnthrop and United States Henator CROSBY STUART NO YES DEAD. Editor Washington Evening Star and a Journalist or 60 Years, Dies In ; Los Angeles Known la Washing ton as a Purveyor of Clean, Sonml, .' Active Facts Served on star Since 1855. - Los Angeles, Cat... Feb. 21. Cros by Noyes, editor of The Washington Evening Star, died shortly after 6:30 p. ni. to-day at the Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, where he had-b-W-or some time. Mr. Noyes, who was sur rounded by the members of his fam ily at the time of his death, retained his faculties to the end. Washington, Feb. 21. Mr. Cros by Stuaft Noyes, whose death . was reported to-night from Pasadena, Cal . was 8 J years of age and no less than 0 years of his manhood had been spent In the newspaper . busi ness, - Ho was born in ill not, aie., February 16th. 1825. He began his newspaper work in 184 as-a special correspondent and as a writer for a local weekly newspaper known as The Washington Nlws. From that date until a few weeks preceding his death Mr. Noyes labored unceasing ly at his chosen profession and set his stamp upon Washington Journalism as a purveyor of clean, sound, active facts. He continually strove against sensational tendencies, his views on this subject being made known to newspaper men generally through special papers presented by him at the world's press parliament at the Ht. Louis Exposition and again at the Jamestown Exposition last year. Mr. Noyes was a great traveler especial ly In oriental countries and he was able to impress his views upon gov ernmental policies in shaping the diplomatic relations of America with Japan and China, while ho was a po tent force in bringing about the an nexation of Huwali. Ho became con nected with The Washington Star aa a reporter In 1855 when the paper waa under the management of Wil liam D. Wallach and the recognition by the latter of the fine newspaper qualifications and business Judgment of his young assistant undoubtedly did much to ensure the laying of the foundations of this great and success ful newspaper enterprise. During the days of the civil war Mr. Noyes waa most actively engaged in his special reportorial duties and he en- Joyed to an unusual degree the con fluence of the public men of the day. In 1867 Mr. Noyes associated himself with several other gentlemen in the purchase of the property he had done so much to. create and since that time he has been one of tho leading spir its In the direction of Its business. - Mr. Noyes was for 21 years a mem ber of the Gridiron Club. He Is sur vived by a wife, three sons, Theodore W. Noyes, president of The Evening Star News Publishing Company: Frank B. Noyes, editor and publish er of The Chicago Record-Herald and -trlee"-- f The Associated Press, and Thomas C. Noyes, news manager of The Star, and one daugh ter.' Mrs.'UeoTgo W, Byrd. . of -Phlla delphla., . ,.. . ... BALElGn EWS OF. A DAY NEW ENTERPRISES CHARTERED Department ' or Public 1 Instruction ends Out Notice of the Law as to lines and Forfeiture Comml doner Rogers Returns From Rail road Inspection Tour Corporation t'ommbudon Calls For Statement . of state Bnkx More Attention Now Being Paid to Naval Militia Freight Hate Discrimination Cases Nearly Ready to Be Prewnted to Inter-State Commerce CommbMion Macabees Making Ready Fo Visit of a Big Ollicer. - Observer Bureau, -. The Holleman Building. Raleigh,. Feb. 21. A charter Is granted tha . Home Banking Company, of High Point, capital stock $1),000, J. C. Welch and others stockholders; another charter goes to the Ellenboro Hotel and Real-. ty Company, $10,000. A charter la alao granted the Ra lelgh Quarry Company which own, and operates quarries of granite a couple of miles northeast of Raleigh directly on the line of the Norfolk Southern Railway. The amount of the capital stock Is $10,000 and A. E. S. Lindsay is the principal stockholder. There has grown up irar this quarry quite an Industrial settlement wnere brick, veneers, etc., are made In large quantities. , Miss Stella Jordan, the book-keeper of the Insurance Department. Is criti cally m with pneumonia. f -THE LAW AS TO FINES. -SOUTHERN - EMPLOYES . CONFER. satlafled a majority of the people but and Mr. Johnstone's beluga Oemson it Is doubtful If they will stand for a state law. Although - several Tar Heel Congressmen - have spent - much time In North Carolina recently, they will be In Washington when the pro hibition fight comes on Among the visitors here to-day are Mayor A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury, and Mr. F. H. Bus bee, of Raleigh. Officer Weichrrt purled. San Juan, P. TL., Feb. 21 The body of Walter Wekhert, chief officer of the United States collier Arabenda. who was killed on board -the vessel yesterday by the ship's carpeater. George Dixon, was burled to-day with military honors, Welchert's borne was in Jersey City. N. J., where his widow and a daughter survive.- It Is said Dlxoo. who la a Scotchman, la in the curtodr ef the Federal authori ties. -. . , .... v. CANDIDATE FOR THE LONG TERM Ex-Governor Hejrvard Announce That He Will Make the Race In the Senatorial Primaries and Not Be- , foro the Legislature.. Observer Bureau, 1422 Main Street, Columbia. 8. C. Feb. 21. Ex-Oovernor D. C. Heyward has fbrmally entered the race for Unit ed States Senator for the full termJ no win not do a canaiaaie oeiore tne Legislature on March 3d. Governor Heyward to-night gave out the fol lowing: "I will .be a candidate for United States Senator In the Democratic prl mary this summer and will make the race on my record and qualifications for the office, which I trust are known to the people' of South Caro lina. i "The constitution of the Democrat Ic party In South Carolina providea tnat eacn candidate for the United States Senate shall pledge that he will support the political principles oi tne party during tne term of of flee for which he may be elected and work In accord with hts Democratic associates In Congress on all party questions. I will, of coarse, abide by tnat Tieag" ana wni, therefore, be pound Dy the platform adopted by the national Democratic convention at Denver. ' At present It Is not neces sary to discuss national Issues. i wisn my irienns io Know I am in the race and In to win." What seems to be settled about the matter Is that none of the candidates for the long term v will allow thHr names to be used for the unexpired term. ' t 1 THREE MINERS . KILLED. Struck by Falling Ie While Being iwcrea into .nine nte nmtuj anjurra, xurre o v nom will Die, Wllkesbarre. Pa., Feb. 21, Whil 10 miners were being lowered Into the Stanton mine of the Lehigh V Wilkes parre coai company io-aay, a large body of lee In the shaft teed fell, striking the hood of the cage and de molishing it. Two of the men were killed outright., one died on the way to the. hospital and three others, it Is believed, will die of their Injuries. The tilled: BKKXARI) OUADDER, laborer. EVAN OWENS, driver. ANDREW BUYER, Haborer. The Injured, live In all, are foreign ers. ' Two of the men on the cage escaped Injury. The cags waa near the bottom of the shaft. hieh Is l.o0 fet deep, vrlioil tha Ice feiU trustee and a member of the House The resolution was killed by a vote of 64 to- 3 1. , Representative E. " M. Rucker, chairman ef the Anderson county delegation, explained to the House to day why he did not attend the funeral of Senator Latimer. H said he was prevented from doing so on account of the treachery of his alarm clock. which causej hint to miss his early train to Belton.. NO PASSENGER RATE LEGISLA- ' The Senate took Una! action on the rate question, killing the Toole bill on the subject and declining to resur rect the House blU. This ends the agony of passenger rate legislation! By a vote of 19 to 11 the Senate put to sleep the bill outlawing the Southeastern Tirlff Association. It, however, passed the House bill pro viding for a State Insurance commis sioner. The salary of the commis sioner was raised to $2,600, but the Senate amendment for election by the legislature of the commissioner stands. The Senate took final action on the labor contract bill, wh!;h will be come law aa printed in the morning papers to-day. Senator Otrllsle made a tight to day on the Citadel and South Caro lina University special appropriations of $30,000 each, but his amendment was killed. He took the position that the matter could well go over for another year. The appropriation bill went to conference from the Senate to-day practically unchanged from the ahape It originated in the House ways and means committee. . LA8T NIGHT'S SESSION. ' The Senate adopted a motion to- nlKht continuing all second reading bills. This caused the death Of the Cothraa bill making many Important changes in the Carey-Cothran act of the last session. Including the Brant ley amendment allowing towns . like North Augusta and Ellorea to vote out their dispensaries. This flnully settles the question for the session. The Insurance commissioner bill tieceme law to-alght by adoption of the free conference report. The Senate action knocks out the liarman bill outlawing any but safety matches and also the resolution look ing to one addition to the Supreme bench. " , The eeaalon also ends with practi cally no railroad legislation. The rate bllL the bill to standardise the roads and the bill providing for an expert Inspector of railroads were all killed. The State health office bill becomes law. The House to-night reversed Itself on the matter of-- allowing, the use of the hall of the House for the State ball fair week. ConiniUnlonera Rcfnne to Call Prohi bition Election. Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. "21, The county commiMloners to-day refused to call A special prohibition election on the grounds that rhe petition sent n by the antl-aaloon peopte did not contain the names of a aufilclent number f registered voters. Meeting Held at Salisbury rst Night to-DlftcuMs tne Southern m IropoKe Cut Xim a Word About .Striking U mercA , By l'ell Telephone to Tha . Observer, Salisbury. Feb. 2l.- There was a mass meeting of the various unions representing the labor element of the Southern Railway here and at Spen cer in -the court house to-night for tho purpose of considering what could best be done in vlow of tha present labcr crisis. The unions representing machinists, boller-makera. . black smiths, pipe-fitters, car men, aheet metal workers, painters and black smiths helpers were fully represented and the engineers, conductors, firemen and other trainmen were partially represented". The meeting was not In the least Indicative of a strike but its object was to see whit could best be done by the employes. The confer ence was entirely secret, no newspaper men being admitted. It waa learned to-night by The Ob server correspondent that the proposi tion of the Southern made at Wash ington to the machinists of the sys tem was that the road needed $100,000 and that Its object In cutting their wages 'o per cent, as proposed was to raise' this amount To this the machinist have made a counter prop osition; tWat they would agree to the cut If the sum would be considered aa a loan, the amount to be paid back to the employes In Increase! wages when times again became good. The Southern told the machinists that It would borrow the $100,000 If It could at a per cent, interest, and . It la very likely that, having thus expressed tt- seir, It will accept the loan of the machinists without any Interest. No Definite Action Reached at Con ference, at Washington. Washington, Feb. 2L The confer ence as to wage adjustments between Vice President and General Manager Ackert, of the Southern Railway Com pany, and represents uvea of the loco motive engineers, was resumed to-day, and a. conference waa also held with a committee representing the conduc tors and trainmen. . The proposition made it these class es of employes Is substantially the same as that made to the machinists and other shopmen which ts to the effect that, in view of the condition of business and the falling in traffic, tne lower soaie ot wages In effect a year ago shall be restored. No definite action has been reached. and a further conference will be held to-morrow. - . Pritcbard Against Rrducth i. Richmond. Va Feb.' 11. In tha matter of the reduction of the com pensation of the employes of the Sea-! committee board Air Line Hallway, United States Circuit Judge Prltchard stated to-day, in a conference on tha aubject with counsel for the receivers, that he was very anxious that there should be no reduction in the wages ot the opera tives ot the road, such as conductors, engine men, firemen, etc., and request ed that the receivers and chief execu tive ot the road meet here In the near future" for the purpose of consider ing the mstttr and reaching a conclusion. The State Department of Public Inn Btructiort Is .sending out a .circular to county superintendents and boards ot education, treasurers. Judges, solici tors and clerks of Superior Court. als mayors, giving the law regarding fines, forfeitures and penalties, and showing; that reports of these are required by the law to be made, all Ones, etc., go ing to the public school funds of the counties, the Supreme Court havinsj decided in the case from Ashevtlle that all such fines, etc. Imposed by municipal officers belong to the coun ty school fund. Corporation Commissioner Roaem has returned from the high mountain country. He made a trip of Inspection over the Snowbird Valley Railway from Andrewa up to the top of Snow bird mountain. This Una rs 14 mile long and la of narrow gauge, designed to get-the aplendld timber ct of. the mountalna. He alao looked after some complaints at Murphy against the Louisville A Nashville Railroad. A n gwt l-trt I at tlAcaJ W - - aa v uci iui ilia v V talncy of Company First Regiment. Concord, to fill the vacancy due to tie resignation of Capt Clint E. Smltn. Tne adjutant general has receive! Invoices for 100 of the New Springfield . rifles which the army now has and with which all the National Guard IS to be quickly armed. TO ADDRESS NEGROES. To-morrow T. B. Parker, of the State Agricultural Department wilt make talk at the Joseph K.. Brick -Agricultural and Industrial heuool near jynneid. This Is a colored school, rnalntalrt6d by, a rich Northern man. Each 22d.-of February the Agricultural jjeparimeni sends the speaker there to talk to the students -i.to the colored farmers In that section who assemble In large numbers. ., The corporation commission calla for a statement of the condition of banks State, savings and private at the close of business February 14th. A. unmber of such banks Is now 298, this belnaj a gain of 44 la 12 months. The penitentiary has for some ten years occupied as a, farm lot of leaved land between the prison and Pullen Park, the property of the hospital for the Insane, this land having been leased from the Boylan estate, but all of it has now been sold to an Improvement company. which is going to develop It To-day a special committee ap pointed by the Junior Order of United " American Mechanics met ' here t m preliminary arrangement for the establishment of a State or gan. ' CASE NEARLY READY. The corporation commission has practically prepared its case ' for presentation to the Inter-State com merce commission In the whole mat ter of freight discrimination and the hearings promtso to be full of in terest. ' - J. William Bailey. Esq.. for yar the editor of The Biblical Recorder. -is now a lawyer, and made his first argument In the Superior Court here yesterday. Much more attention Is now paid to the naval militia than heretofore, and It la to be put on a fine footing. Two appointmenta have been made made and commissions Issued by the Governor, one to Joseph F. Patter son, of Newbern. as assistant surgeon, with the rank of lieutenant; the other to A. W. Dtsosaway, of Plymouth, aa assistant surgeon with the rank of. lieutenant. As yet ' It has not been stated what will be the tour of duty of the naval militia this year. Governor Glenn returned this even ing from Lynchburg, where he spoke before the y. M. C. A. The Macabees here are making very extensive preparations for the visit of the head of that ' order Ui this country, who Is to speak at tha Academy ot Muaic. The Third Regi ment Band will furnish music. . Tho order has grown here very rapidly and there will be many Initiations Monday. - HANDLING STRAWBERRY CROP, Night Riders Bum Darn. -Carlisle, Ky. Feb. 21 A tobacco barn belonging to Auburn tSmoot. a farmer and Independent tobacco buyer living near Upper Blue Licks, was burned to-d;iy. Smoot recently pur chased several crops and s.lj them at Maysvllle. "Night riders" are be lieved to Lave set Hie to the barn. A Satisfactory Conference Between Growers and Coast Line Official. Held at Wilmington Reduction i Rate Granted. Wilmington. Feb. 21. What is re ported to have been a very satisfac tory conference with the transporta tion officials of the Atlantic Coast Line, with regard to the handling of the approaching strawberry crop, waa held here to-day by the executive of the East Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Associa tion. As a result of the conference a minimum car load shipment of 23 crates or two tiers, high was granted Instead of 250crates, which was re garded as more than could be prop erly refrigerated last season. A re duction ot Ave cents a crate In th" rate to Washington and Baltimore was granted and every assurance ai given that cam will be properly iced and there will be plenty of them. While th official estimate ha net been made tip It was tnoucht that the crop wNi be between 1.TO0 and 2,000 -cars, which Is about normal. The railroad people also asrreed -t allow shippers to load at three bUi tlons where one person becomes re sponsible. Later It is expect- l thut the Qtilcials will grant noine conci sions a to' detention charge, i nit which th'-re waa some complaint '. -x. car,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 22, 1908, edition 1
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