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jj 0 J J:-! A J, AaJ 1 r 3t 3 mmmm av 1 T I II V- f 1 - II - - -1 I i I I : SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : SiOO A YEAR. A ; CHARLOTTE, N.C, THURSDAY IORNIKO, JtLY .23, 1906. T PRICE, FIVE CENTS. TKRs CE LA'DS AT .QUEBEC TENDERED SPLENDID WELCOME -.; -' ' Jl'lkfultltude of rwple, Thousands f 7f idlers and a Fleet or JiHernaoonai 'Warships Assemble to Da Honor to ' th iiefr of (he English Throne r.yn lYom the Warship Thunder t, : ki'Aklnme to Hhe.J'JiHtingu'mh.ed Visl- ' ' tor Pnmltr Murlcr Delivers An V V Address of Welcome, to Which the .' Prince Responds ta a Happy Vein Rover Quarters Kstawisnea at ue " x . Citadel Wher Hla High rices Will J eipend the Week Naval Kipi-rU . Much Intereetea In the Indomitable, . Aronmt Which Much Mystery Has f- Been Thrown. '. .- -' Quebec, Que., July J!. The Prince ef Wt!(i landed from the British bat; y - tleship .Indomitable to-day amid the r - deafening roar f gun from the Inter 'national fleet of - British, French ; and - - American warship and . th.' tumul tuous demonstrations of 50,000 people 1 massed upon the wharves and the ter ; raced freights of the ity. It was a spectacle of truly royal splendor, for the latest type of British Dreadnougnt, with the royal standard flying,-' catne ' t anchor 'amoiw the double columa of fbrele-n warshlns. and the Prince i was welcomed ashore by-Karl Grey, : r " Oevernor-General of Canada; - Pre oiler Laurler and the assembled dlff nltarlea. . flanked by thousands of ' " soldiers and a multitude of people. It was 2:45 this afternoon whea the crowds assembled" on' the cliffs ;" v saw the Prince of Wales' fleet .emerge r ' from, the mist far dewn the river. Immediately the guns of the warships began to thunder, the Brltishf French and 'American ships firing their royal salute " together, while every ; ship hoisted the royal standard and broke r out awess ,oX .color from stem, rt ' stern. The Indomitable advanced majestically,: with sailors and marines tr ranged along ." the gun. deck,,, A he wung along side the New Hampshire, ; the colossal magnitude and power of the -BriMeh ship stood in bold relief against ' the . American battleship, ' which looked Uke a delicate white . yaoht beside this, truly monstrous en . gtne of destruction. Back of her came the Minotaur, another naval colossus Y BATTLESHIP ROAR SALUTE.! At 4 o'clock the battleships again roared a salute as .the Prince1 disem- , barked from his ship and came ashore He -wore the uniform of an admiral, with waving white i plume and dark coat faced with gold embroidery. ' , As he stepped pn.tne King's lanJIng . every eye was turned on 41 rather frail and youthful figure. The Prince j bears little resemblance to his father, - King Edward V1L He is below medium stature, with rather thin fea ." tures and close cropped yellow Saxon beard, trimmed to a point. His face . wore a pleased smile at the echoing shouts of the people, the rattle of oa luting guns and the strains of the British national"ahthem. One of the first glimpses the Prince got - as he stepped ashore was a bevy of English, French and American woment la beau- tlfol tolletss ranged la terraced seats , before the landing stage, Including f Mrs.. Fairbanks, wife of the Vice President, and Mrs. Oowles, wife of the admiral, and Bister of President Roose--v welt.'. ' -' ' .' ;-'..'' ' THE PREMIER'S WELCOME. Premier Laurler. delivered ot '-''the " (Prlnca an address- of welcome,1 in ; shich he assured him of the un swerving loyalty and devotion., of Canada to the King and Its', united r resolution to promote the interests of the Empire. ;The Prince responded in bappy vein, speaking both English and French, extending 'the good wishes bf hla j-oyal father to Canada, and - snaking pleasant allusion to the loyalty of English and . French Canadians alike. The ceremonies concluded, the " frlnce was driven in an open carriage through the streets, lined with soldiers . and packed with 'people to the Citadel. ' where the royal quarters are establish ed during his week's stay. .. . ' , Navst experts are much Interested In the Indomitable, known In Eng land as "The Mystery Ship,1' owing to ne secrecy with which her recent con Structlon has been surrounded. . In r appearance she is atomplete depart wrs from the old battleship and is lit tle more than a husr Run clatfoim - with all top hamper cleared away so as to', give open sweep" to her eight . 12-inch guns, capable of firing fore or . art er broadside with a concentrated fire of 1S,(00 pounds of steel projec tiles every minute." The old time masts and fighting tope are eliminated and in their place is seen for the first time the steel tripod masts!' fore and aft, any part of which can be shot away and the rest staAd. PRINCE'S SECOND VISIT. I. i The Prince of Wales is accompanied ty -a brilliant stall and the reception will be the most noteworthy event of the kind In the Dominion's history. This will e the Prince's second visit to Canada. The first - wss In 1901, wnen tne prince was accompanied by the-prineesa rrhe royal couple travel- . . . . v . . . , . . jhk mo iy imw ana iucness or -orn-wall and York. , V . - 'v The original Intention of the rojrat party was to visit Australia for the purpose of participating in the Inau guration of the new Commonwealth. s the federation was called, but the he ; l".' ef .-having the ; party J return England Via Canada! was enthiisiaatl.T ' cally taken ud and a fnrmii invitation! having .been extended it wu crTOti-il.leime rlrht on ami out a .im. i J . : , iravenng in tne . steamship Ophlrj -and accompanied bya flotilla of war-1 ships, the Poke and Duchess reached Quebec en September 16th. 1801. and were received amidst evidences - of . great rejoicing by leading Canadians, military and civilian. : .... . , . . After visiting Montreal and Ottawa, the Journey across the continent to Victoria, B. C. was -commenced. Dur ing the long trip across the country many novel and entertaining events .were participated in. the Indian en campments furnishing no little of the Interest to the occasion, -Victoria was reached 'tiOctober it CvnUnue on Page Eight J. COSmEXCE GAT CITYjPBESIDEST for AIG NAT PR.CE MEET1XQ IX OCTOBEIt; Coring the Qslebratlon of Centennial Week in Greensboro North Carolina Peace Society WU1 Hold Big Cob 1 ference Lpn Array of Prominent Speakers on Uio programme, In ' eluding Hon. John Sharp Williams - and. Senators Lee S. Overman, of This State: Bob Taylor, of Ten toteflee, and McCteary, of Kentucky ' "Pythif Day" Will Also Be a Fratur o Centennial Celebration preparations Vnder Way, ' Observer Bureau, . .v , - ,''- TheBevUl Building, ; ' , - Greensboro,. July it: , ' :A peace -conference "under the aus pices of the North Carolina Peace So- clety will be held in Greensboro dur- Ing the. celebration of centennial wk i rwths,. fn.mni lnvitatinn tor the conference to be held hers at that Uma having been extended byr'T""' " lno noiasie conrerencj ti. kn.ni ,.n.i,i mll.N mvi 1 of American naval officers ever called Na,wnf f, i wlt hv PrpmH.nll . , Robert D. Douglas and A; M Scaled have been appointed members Of an ?sTfn7 2ff.r Uons for the meeting. -. : T)i. M. .n..V.MA AntlAiltlUil f ft, . . . . w . i.J r.-i"1.:"-"1". " SET e-w, tT- rjr C L11 22? "rXPJL- JX9VLZy& Mr. W. W. KItchln, Dr. W. L. Potest. UWH HUM . VO r W - BJWM -V4at oresldent of Wake Forest Colore: Dr. James A. B. Bcherer, of Newberry. 8.1 "Admiral, -Mr. Secretary Gentle C.f Prof. J. T. Joyner, State Superln-lmen: I could not speak to you tech tendent of Public Instruction; Sena - tor ie B. uverman, wno wui speaxi . " on th .nsiffpt. "intrnionat House fed in the American navy, but- who f r.i.nt.HvMf nun Jnhn Rhim Wllllama, "The Modern Amphyctloniclth klnl nvy we should have and Council;" Chief Justice Walter Clark, "The International Judiciary;" Hon. nnr W N.rrlL: .r Nbruk&. "A t . i m.. . T...n..iA. i Peace." Congressman Richmond Pear. son Hobson, "Arbitration and Arma."ne "ol lu,l we mef"J5'- ments;" Mrs. Donald McLean. "Peacet d.roc't? mee,y.f. co.M wTO and i the Revolution ;' Mrs. Llsle George Henderson, "The Daughters of iai wonieawwr uu rate, mjy. wuuu - m - M tU. riiimun ltohl iurmtny matnii . . . n . m I . . r-u.. .n. Til.. W-lt n--t Tn.in.,1 "TV.. Vfc W 1 ' X. w . " " " DVci , - " jLconomw eaivaiion oi ne uon; Dr. Thomas Hume, "What Professors Can Do For Peace;' Prof. Horace H. Williams, "The , Ethics of Peace;" United States Senator James B. Mc- creary. or tentucKy. ."ins ,rossiDui- ties or tne fan-Amencan union, VnHed -States Senator "Bob Taylor, of Tennessee; Speaker E. J. Justice, of the North Carolina House of Represen- tathres. "States' Rights and the Nayy; J. Allen Taylor, or wnmmgion, "ine wasie oi war;- wuuam is. -xaytor, "Peace as a Practical proposition for x. iin.i fa " i . - . Another feature of- the centennial! celebration which is expected to at- ... .itsnMnii will Ka Pvth on Day.w -when members of the KnlghU . x..v.i. .11 .v.. ftftKntrirl will toe invited to gather to Greensboro, The local committee is planning for a parade of 5,000 or more member, of me uruer. . . ' Will m iuilltuni whh V " iunu ... i . , i . , i . v. ' . . ,v..... . jhlnM hn Mr 8. A. SChloss, who . - M a....! 1" U H rZ Iran. '.a. .kJA-SJ! Wlin JMJ UUTCIW VI iW WSaias-iw, Auditorium Company for a Motion oil the buare ftulIdlDg "yrf cudswuuiuu wi. l7r;,v nwre o,U rwwa aDle tnat r. rcmos win jomb a ko .a .. t ... , tlon of the auditorium and convert it jnio a Tneairo wuu vv?r of S.000 or more. MAVIXOWEU IX COLLISION. The President's Yacht Runs Down a - , Wind-Jammer In the ..Bound - and Cuts Her In : Twain Schooner's Captain Pats the Blame on the Kewport, r:: lU'July 22--rWhen the trim cruiser yacht Mayflower steam ed into the harbor this morning near ly two . hours behind schedule - time. with her bowsprit missing, one an chor gone bow plates dented and six strange: figures in black on skins ana sou' westers gathered in the bow, she brought the story or an adventurous night's run In the blackest fog of the summer and of a collision' in which the lumber-laden schooner Menawa was eut- practically. In Jtwo by Presi dent Roosevelt's yacht : A life boat lowered from the Mayflower picked up the crew of six men on the sink ing boat. They were taken on board and to-day when the Mayflower ar rived here, the President,. who knew nothing of the accident and -the, dan ger of the collision until he arose Otis morning,- directed that they be. given ...fflnl.n r t.tr. (ham hal. homes in Maine, and that the master . . 1 of the schooner, skipper uutcmnson. be ' provided with - transportation to the' office of his agents In New Tork. Commander Snowden. who -was In command of th Mayflower, organis ed -a summary court of Inquiry, In which he took the statements' of the men for use In an, investigation which hfc Immediately requested the Nsvy Department, at Washington, to under take. . The Mayflower; after leaving the President and his family at Oys ter Bay to-morrow, , will probably go to tne New xork' navy yara- lor re- pairs. There was no excitement of any son on tne yacnr at tne iun thl eolllslon..,; The Menawa, ' J00 tons burden, was owned by - C O. Pendleton, Islesboro, Me.,V she; was bound from Machlas to New York. 'Commander Snowden," of tho' May flower, would not discuss the accident Captain Hutchinson, of the Menawa. disclaimed all responsibility for the collision. ' He said he was running down the sound with all light burn ln- brightly, and a double lookout forward. He was trying 'to keep out or tne beaten path of steamers. 4t says the Mayflower was vis lb la. some I , f -t .ii.,w i jj -.I' ,a .,;raj..."h,hT"i r.uT,.u.;. from the Mavflower-s .hl.tl. .1 . - r' ua vua s7k,b u . iiu UIBBIB 1 toltlm Ws thought 'the Mayflower '. wArfi'AT wW W nnttiW." Wa.' .kut f atarnnar hj ,i : ... . . .w. I two. " , .Osptaln Hutchinson sars that while the Menawa was in bad shape he doe , not believe she sank, and that an ef fort win b made, to salvage her. Central of Georgia Headquarters Re-1 , moved to Atlanta. Macon. Ga..- July J2. President J. P. Hanson, ef the Central of Georgia Railway, will move his headquarters to Atlanta August 1st, having leased a suite or rooms in the Candler build ing. Major Hanson has been a resi dent of Macon for AO years snd has been Identified with many-public hv tern-its herer Hls-larse cilice -forcel will go with him to Atlanta. TV A ITKST-CUISS OUTFIT OR NONE. To a Xotable Conference of Xavsl O Ulcers at Newport the Clilef Ete rnity c of , the United SUtee Sets Forth His Ideas In. Regard to That Hrancb of Uncle Sam's FUrhtinir Equipment The One Unforgivable ffense. He Declares, Is to Hit Hoft, and When tbo Time Conies to Hit the United States Most Be Prepared to H't Hard Country Needs , FortiflcaUons Fttr tle lro tecUon of the Coast The Monroe Doctrine an Empty Boast Unless U Have a Xavy Suffldent to Back it up.; -; : - ;Y Newport, R. I July 22. Pleading for popular support for a "flrst-class ngnnng navy." f a -navy -capable et fekln ou.t h ?niy sad "hammef. lng,hlm - into - the ouita';; President I Rf It was the central figure here o cunauu ana aiBcusa, in A . U . .... of I"! ll?t dent spnlce publicly for more- than into execuUve session for one I honp ,tMm ,.,.. th. Tri- I . ---r. . f ..hi wwl m icauinx u.i t u . . cusslon. He argued as a layman, he explained, and dld'.iot attempt to give to professional men. ; , P . ' J" If k. eMa-Uia- S - I M""S'' P 1 nicaiiy. i can speak to my f enow l sometimes tend to be mislead as to i wnat m navy can n uuiui I ""' . . '-.-' t instance, mere are aiwajr. k certain numbers of well-meaning, ,tol Individuals,- coupled with ?U tjr " ".7--. ;r"u."i." -7 . - ,7 a I usvis v v visa swiuv . . i, . .uiini.iiiii., M 1. 1, llw ,t ... . ... ngni wa ever woa jtbs 1 1 V. I . . 1 n n HMJ K AMA H 1. f A.Vllf. III. I V IV. I,"-"" I .ff.n. In .no man la tft 111 anft It-., annii. n ts. iniUvidnal and It applies to the naclon, and. to those who- advocating a coast defense navy, are advocating; that we shall - adopt as a national principle the principle of hlttln, tott j hopa wUh all my i tha, AVr win fvi. nation of ,i. lini.'i, .nnnt nnaaibiv be I h.ir. t wK.n inia nation does hava.tn BO to war. such-war will only b excusable If the nation .intends to namma. until the onno- i nent -quKa fighting. j- .- nw wnnTurrrATTO-NrH. i - -- "r me proiecuon or our cum. w need rortincaiions. not mereiy io pro- I IIW BeallCIll UUIHIB VI VUr IWawr ",on"t bat 80. tnat tno "vy iooi-ioose. a year aao, ai. mg mis j " fnnnTCe,hUV rt'Ztn ' abroad, there WM 'a ertajn -"NrwTork.Ti raised' I n-n,.M ...in., i . it I twa. ai vim, fci.v v. ... ..ii. . .w w . . .a,. k. ta'tBn prophecy to the effect that the 't K .u.h . m rUUUU atlO WUI iU, a.II4 WUO Wl IBP . . aW. a. a.a . a. 4Va " a that to let it go around the world would leave New . J.aal aa- 1. tka .aeAWa. A tat m,. w Air-.-, k-4 h fleet, or a portion of It, would be ud specially to protect New Torn i taiiu vuici n ia n i v - w w. a.j AV.A- aim as In rka aiMnr nf , . n in th. ,h.f mlni.ir,tinn nr which It ..comes will indeed be guilty of folly If they use the fleet toproteet any port. Let the port be protected by the fortifications; the fleet muse be foot-loose to search out and destroy the enemy's fleet. "We have taken the Philippine but if we had not taken them Jiot a particle of difference would be made as resrards thrf needs of our naval poli cies.. There has been a dlvislonr among this people as to taking the, Philip pines. , ' THE MONROE DOCTRINE. "There has been no division on the Monroe doctrine, no division on 'build ing, maintaining, policing and de fending the Panama canal ; no di vision about Hawaii and Porto Rico: no' division about keeping Alaska, no division about asserting our superior right to defend and protect Cuba Not one' of the courses of action thus outlined csn be followed out except Ing with a flrst-class navy. The Monroe doctrine was In danger ef falling not merely 1 Into disuse, but into contempt, until we began to build no our navy. The Monroe 'doctrine unbacked by a navy is an mpty boarfc. . . . . , -. ,. '.-. : "If we have a coast defense nsvy W6 h be" once tuTn ver a. Ttaa ia a ta a aa s aft 1 s SIWTkaa ktMII (Tn the Panama canal to some stronger and -- braver nation, and give up Hawaii, Porto Rico and Alaska, and say that we had no more Interest In Cuba -' than - the . smallest outside powers. h ' GOOD NAVT OR . NONE ' "W do not want any navy at' all it It is not a flrst-class one, and such a nary will be necessary for us just so long as we - demand , the. right to administer our national affairs as we think best. , - ... "It Is -Very possible that we shall have to exercise a continually gseater supervision, ; a - continually - Kt-iiW exercise of the right of rejection among Immigrants that come hither, and shall, it may be. take an attitude that will tend at first to ,. provoks friction.: it:''' - :l ';:' 1 v : " AN . ERRONEOUS" THEORY, ' ; "The theory -of certain ef eur fel low-cttlsens that we can permanently follow a policy of peace with Insult is erroneous. We must stand up for our rights firmly but temperately and courteously, and with' all possible re- "pert, not merely for the rights but "At-' the present dsy the Monrse doctrine is unchallenged, and. the , t a a. . m a . a- W aoroaa wno usee to sneer at & now.."J,V . LPJS: trine aftef all, a useful Aoctrtns en tha whole for the peace of -the world. The voyage - of the II battleships around South . America, through, the Straits of Magellan, 'from-- Hampton Roads to Paget sound that was the most Instructive object - lesson that had ever been afforded as to the resllty of .the Moaroe doctrine. - - "I want a resistles fighting nsvy, because it is the meet effective guar antee of peate that this country can hse.tJncle Bam can weil afford to pay for his peacer and safety-so cheap an Insurance policy as is im plied In the , maintenance of .the United States navy. - -DUTY j REG INS AT HOME. . l wool not pretend for a tno menti genllemeBT-ttj-PU or anv una else, that merely military proficiency , . ' " , i i . ir . t vii uma gr -wyow-uy j us,ji nun, this or any ther nation great. First and foremost comes the duties with in 'the gates of our own household. Our duties at home sre of first iin portance, bnt our duties abroad are of vital consequence also. This na tion may fail, no matter how well It keeps itself - prepsred i against th possibility of disaster from abroad. But It will certainly fail If we do not thus keen ourselves prepared We need ' greatly, in the Interest of peace, in the Interest ed true national greatness that " the United Htatwi navy, with its' ships, its officers, its enlisted men. shall at every point be kept In the highest possible condition or efficiency and well oems. The President salted for oyster Bay this afternoon, but ' the ' battleship conferences will continue here and In Washington until definite plans for iha ships to be laid down in . the near future are decided upon. THE MAYFLOWER SALUTED: ' As the Mayflower cyme up the bay in is morning she was saluted by tne old .Constellation, now 111 years old Dewey's famous .flagship Olymphv, the newest of . the American hle- nips in commission; the Missftstppi. the eruser Montgomery, the dis patch boat Dolphin and the steam training ship Cumberland. - Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry attended the conference. as did Gen. Horace Porter, prest dent of the Navy League and chair man of the visitors to the Naval Academy. The conference included no less than 10 rear admirals, of the navy and a host of officers from the grade of captain and below. Army offloers from Fort .Adams and Fort Greble also were Invited, to the con ference. The officers applauded the President's aggresslvs ' naval address almost continuously. SPENDS DAT ON ISLAND. The President spent the entire time he was here upon the naval island. Hs was met at the dock by Rear Admiral MerrelL - president of the War College: by. Captain Ful lam, commandant of the training station, and by the' staffs of the col lege and station. ' The battalion or apprentice sesmen quartered on the inland, raw recruits, was drawn tip at attention along the water front, The President Inquired as to the manner of training the men and hrt expressed himself In terms of high praise of the quick progress made In training green men. I believe In the enlisted men of the American navy with all my heart." he said; "I believe that we now have the enlisted men brought to sucn a point mat it in oame on a riven ship the commissioned of ficers were to be killed the enlisted men would be capable of bringing the fight to a victorious conclusion and doing it all. fire control and everything. Captain Fullam, I con gratulate you; Admiral, I congratu late you." The President, Mrs. Roosevelt ana othr memboi-s of the President's family and party were guests at luncheon of . Rear Admiral and Mrs. MerrelL .All . the navy families In the vicinity were invited to meet 'the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the function had at times the appearance of a gay lawn ' party. ! SHOT BY BROTHER-IN-LAW. Difficulty In Cleveland Ormnty May Result In, Death of One participant -Alarming Dearth of IeglHiatlve Candidate) New Cotton Mill About Ready to Start Up. Special to The Observer. Gaffney, S. C July 22. In a dlffi culty last Thursday In Cleveland coun ty. N. C, bet weeouHyman Wy Ltnl tank Sand-ers, fbrothws-ln-'aw. San ders shot Wyatt and Inflicted what is thought to be a mortal wound. San ders made his escape and came to hU home in this county; A warrant was sent to Sheriff Thomas, and Monday night, accompanied by Arthur llopj.er, lie went to the home -of Sanders and captured him bringing him to jail here. where he Is at present. The sheriff is expecting an officer from North Caro Una to take charge of the prisoner, as the authorities have been nqtliled ef the arrest. Sanders and Wyatt are both respectable white men and the occurrence is much regretted by their aftnilalntanrea. ' Cherokee county is entitled to onuUiudgeg to-day, two Representatives in tne lowrrmuse of the General Assembly,.' and up tJ this time there are only two can 3 1 dates for the position. J There Is a widespread feeling that there should be at least two more csnJiaat.s tor the place. Considerable wessure Is being "brought to bcartpbn aevetal good citizens urging them to offer, but eo far the effort has failed. v - All the machinery has been- placed In the Hamrlck Mills and the manage ment will shortly commence to manu facture goods. If the management does as well with this mill as it has done with the Limestone, those who have stock will be more than satiHled with their investment, 1 as Limestone -has, been making money all through tne recent business oepreopmn. . ,r The farmers of the county are uiuna exsrclsed over the continued Jry weather and say that unless rain eoraea soon the corn crop will pe badly htrt. MOTHER SAVED HER SOX. - Ten-Year-Old Boy " Snatclicd IVom Watery :ravr by Heroic Act of Wo man some Important New Indus tries For MarKw. Special to .The . Observer. . - - I . Marion, July 22. The small eon of W. -Pleas, Esq.. esme near drown ing Monday In the Catawba river near here. OHe is about 10 years old and Is ust learning to swim and being some. what venturesome got Into swift water and was being carried away. , He woe coming to the surface roe tne second time when rescued. - His mother hsp pened to be near and saw his plight nd rushed In to save him. How she accomplished it she Is unable to tell exactly, owing to the tremendous ex citement Under which she was laboring-and from the effetfts of'Wbich She wss a long time recovering. . The moving picture snow has struck Marlon. Many of the older folks and II the children are enjoying this spe cies of entertainment ' , Marion is on the uplift, Outsiders rn beginning to see many advantages ffered here snd are taking advantage of them. The stock ha a been sub scribed for 1100.000 cotton mill, two $1100 knitting mills and a $100,000 electrical plant. The latter is the most important development In the history of the town. The company has been formed to develop a 1,000-horse-pow-er water plant on the Catawba river within a few miles of Marlon. The development of this power means' that mora tf toru s are bound to connLAll these Industries are assured. WHITAKEE X0T,SEXTETED;G0T MOBK TIUK TEY: GIVE IMPROPER ARGOIKXT ALLEGED Attorney Settle Will Argue That DU- - trif-t atlornev HOIton VI (111 neruuu - Rules of Evident ni the Alleged f Connection or Wmtaker ana inaicn cr Interesting PoUit to He Tested Frank Jordan Convicted of Freud v. la IMamond Riner Case Coart f Appeals Announces Opinion Jn -Case lit liamsgrs la CoUtsiun of vesscis .Retiring Foreman of Southern Roundhouse at AslievUle Prceeuted :i, w ith Silver service. ,. Special to The, Observer. . - Ashevllle. July tJ- No motions were made this morning before Judge Newman in United States Court rela tive to the Whltaker case. . It was expected that -Whltaker, " who was Convicted1 by a , Jury in the District Court yesterday afternoon, would be brought up for" sentence to-day.- but such was not the ease. K was agreeu that the llttla matter of sentence g over for several davs. and since Dis trict Attorney Holton will be absent from the city until probably Saturday or Sunday it is not expected that tne prisoner will. De sentenced . neiore Monda.v mornlnav- When Rev. Mr. WhlUker Is called to the bar of Justice for sentence Mon d there will brobablv be an Inter esting legal scrap between Mr. Settle for the defense and District Attor ney Holton. The usual motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment will be mads by Mr... Settle but with perhaps a little more ginger than Is ordinarily injected into such formal! ties. - . ' . , - ARGUMENT NOT PROPER. . It Is understood that Mr. Settle, who put up such a determined fight for the acquittal of his man. is making ready to present to tne court cer tain Interesting legal points In con nection with the trial and that the arguments on these questions of law will have a decided bearing on the matter, v It la said that one point Mr, Settle purposes- bringing out has to do with the alleged improper argu ment before the Jury by District At torney Holton. when- . Mr. Holton touched on the alleged connection be- tween Whltaker and Thatcher. The defense. It is believed, will maintain that the district - attorney went be yond the limits. of evidence in his references te Thatcner ana tne con nectlon between Whltaker ahd Thatcher and thereby Injured the de fendant and his rights. Just what course the court will pursue relative to this matter Is mere speculation but It is expected that both motions, the one for a new trial and the one for arrest of judgment, will be overruled and sentence passed. In such an event notice of appeal will be given nd the case will be taken to tne United States Court of Appeals. In the hlaher court this question of si lexed improper argument will be nresented and an effort made for new trial. In addition to this other mterestinr legal-plirts,-it 4-aalaV wttl De Drought out. tne aeiense is ay no means cast down as a result of the verdict yesterday. It is believed by those who' eave been Intimately associated with Mr. Whltaker that even In the event that the "searcher after Whltaker heirs Is sent to prison, he will not give up his .'work," but rather upon liberation will pursue the claim adopting dif ferent methods and seek to make England "cough up" those fabulous Whltaker millions." OPINION IN, COLLISON . CASE. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals to-day announced Its opinion In the following case: No. 717. W. O. Banks, and F. M r.anks, owners 6f the steamer Thomas Newton,- appellants, vs. steam tug Frank K. Esherick and barge Mars; appellees; appeal-, from-, the District Court at Norfolk; opinion by Judge n; reversed witn costs and rs- maxl(ai with directions tnat the steam tug and barge pay one-half sash of the damages done the steamer by the collision in question Circuit judges oorr and t'ritcnara and District Judges Waddlll. Boyd snd Dayton and Deputy Clerk CljAds M. Dean were In. attenjlanoe at this morning's session,. "Judgs Dayton, wham has TiAaaft ilAnnlnsT haaw aanitt since tho confeusnce'beganr lcfVUir aieramBiorf nia-oini. iiinm rr li tis m H. Srawley, of South' Carolina, who Is here with Mrs. Hsawjey to spend some- tlmercaJledwpoavJlh FRANK JORDAN-CONVICTED. i D. Frank Jordan, the defendant In the "mysterious diamond ring" case, which 'was called in United Statos District Court Monday afternoon, .was convicted to-day shortly before the noon recess of using ihe United States malls for fraudulent purpose The case was a most Interesting and withal peculiar one. It involved th disappearance of a diamond ring of the value of $15 and likewise , the veracity snd-honesty of several'per sons. -The Jury held" that the guilty person was Jordan and he was con victed. Jordan Is probably only $2 or 21 years of age. He was ably de fended by Mr. James J. Hrltt. of the local bar, but the Jury refused to be- lleve the defendant and he was con victed. . Jordan . will be sentenced Monday.'. .. .'' - , SILVER SERVICE FOR REXIRINO OFFICIAL,; Ait Interesting' event occurred at noon to-day at the round-house of the Ashevllle division of the Southern hara whan Mr Tf C . Whll. Iha ,.. tiring foreman, was presented with a beautiful silver service of eight Pieces. The service was presented by the me. chanical department. The presenta tion address was made by Mr. Locke Craig, who wss " introduced by-. Mr. J. E. Fltvrersld. Mr. Oalg's remarks In presenting th handsome gift were touching and appropriate. ' He ex pressed lit choice language the senti ments of the boys gathered about to bid their chief .good-bye and to wish the retiring foreman the best of luck. Mr. White jexpr-esed his appreciation n few worda. He was visibly affected at the token of esteem and. love and made no effort to hide his emotion. afr..Whlte left to-night for Mobile,,?. War Between Four Ontral American , Republic Imminent. -Panama.. July 22.- A . prominent foreign consul now here, who lived for many years in Central America, in formed tne Associated i'rs to-night that he had received a cablegram this fternoon stating that war had been declared or would b declared at ny moment between Nicaragua and Hpnduras against Guatemala and Sal vador. - Admiral Rojectvensky fsittll Urcs. Berlin, July 22. The announcement made yeeterday from -Bad Nauhelm. lermany that , Admiral Rojestvensky had died th"r thnlght of Ju'yltih ron neart trou-sle, 4s incorrect. ' ' STATE HAS DEPENDENCIES. Nearly Half of Coantira of the State i a Last -Year Received More srona . State Treasury Than Tbey Paid la f In Taxes, snu Ktatc Auditor to to Visit These Cvantles am Investigate Young - Farmer .Acquitted of " "Temporary Larceny" Receiver ' Named For Kmeton Lumber Com- pany NecTCce of Raleigh Eating . Jiuoii Cocaine Chairmaw Adams to , Address Wake Republsrana Two Aioonsbjne Mills IMntrajreu. , Observer Bureau, The Hollemsn Building ' Raleigh, July. 22, State Auditor. B. F. Dixon expects to visit wltaln the next few weeits a number of the counties that for years past have been receiving from the State in pensions, school funds and for other purposes more money than they have 'paid in State taxes. There were rorty-nve such counties last, year ana it seems now that there will be, near ly as many this, year, although the tax valuations as sent In from the counties indicate that values have been con siderably raised, the whole State val uation in fact, having more than dou bled within eight years. The pur pose o fthese visitations will be to personally look Into the situations as to the assessments of property for tax ation and report to the State board of equalisation at its adjourned meets ing" August 4th. Dr. Dixon went to-dav to Boone. Watausa eountv. to deliver the address for the" closing of the teachers' institute there In wnica sixteen counties were represented. Then he will go to Valle Crucls for ten dsys' rest, during which time he will work on the Confederate pension returns yiat have come in from the county boards of pensions. Tnere after he will visit Burke, Iredell and other of the western counties Jhat are in the column of "State depend encies" in that they receive ;from the mate more money than they pay in in state taxes. EATING MUCH COCAINE. That negroes in Raleigh use co caine In large quantities now. as I substitute for whiskey, now that the dispensary la a thing of the past and prohibition is in eperatltm, was the testimony of a number of negroes In Wake Superior Court to-day. - Two ne groes were being tried for seriously cutting another negro if hen wit nesses testified that the party of a dosen or mors negroes who were ca rousing st the place where the cut ting took place were under the Influ- enve of cocaine In fact, that the party had a slgar box full of the drug and all were "sniffing" it freely. Some of the witnesses said In reply to ques tions from Judge Nell that It is a very frequent thing for negroes here abouts to use cocaine now and that they see them using it nearly where ever they go. The Judge questioned them as to where they procure It gen erally but could elicit no Information hr this-direction; The plsn as prepared by Charles MacMIUan, of Wilmington, for the $22,000 Nathaniel Jacob! memorial build tag at -the mats Odd 'Fellows Orphanage, Ooldsboro, have been adopted and It is -expected that the work on the building will begin wfthln a few weeks. It Is three stories and a very handsome structure. , The first floor Is to be for recreation pur poses, tha second for girls' sleeping apartments and the third an audito rium that will seat 660 -people. Two blockade distilleries, , fcoth ;fti full -blast, were raided and destroyed yesterasy in franklin county by Deputy Collectors W. G. Poole and K. W. Merrltt. hoth In . the vicinity of Pocomoke. One was a elxty gallon and the other a esventy-flve gallon Plant. Quantities ef beer, fermcnters and other material were destroyed along with the stills. No arset. wrs made. - .'JC-' ADAMS TO ADDRESS REPUI1LI. CANS. Republicans here are delia-hled with the announcement that Chairman Spencer B. Adams, of tha Rials amii. J4va commiltee, has accepted the Invi tation extended to him to address the county Republican' convention August iJnn,;iMcmTernvf) in tne Republican Chib-4t.'aeigh Snd In the branch cTjIhe'fn arfVarts''of the count are iV- portrd.to- e growing sseffdUy and-tlte IfltestremarksbW 'V- '. -;' , . 'vjbsh if ;A-oting.rimer, TKTiie,,Roger, was . .1 ,, Itt. la. lt . - . . charge - of the, temporarj . larceny' of a mule aduJggyiJiiOrelop?r that he hadhpticd W trtf thetrlsrfrom J D. Khiory, ij4-n-j" oUhe neighbor hood; to carry his weetheiirt . rldiug ana naa peen turned aowrt.. liswever. son of Enviry took hrm W tha.-Ve. hicle for a ride and while theaon w-nt for a drink et a wayside well Rogers drove off. st top 8peed.''e1ng to-his girl's nmise and taking her for the Hde. He returned thef rl that night and was arrested jof temporary lar ceny !.'- -rji: f.-'V- EXAMININOv5 INSURANCE COM- -.. ,-,r PANI.F.f5. y .- , -Representatives: of the rnsurancn Depsrtmenu of Virginia . and North Carolina are now ...Jelntly, examining eaciror tne nine insurance companloa life and fire. In Greensboro ana pub llshlng the reports aelne examinations are being made. The examination of the Dixie Company has just been cempleted and the report , printed. Commissioner xoung, of the- North Carolina department, says the condi tions ' as the - examiners are finding them,-are very creditable and gratify ing. Fully half of the examinations have already been made, A. M. TJirHTIS MEET. . ; Kxeeutlre Committee ' Has CVnifrrence With New lofesaoroillege loo Plant to Be StOd.-- .- . ' . Observer Bureau, . ' f The Hollemsn BulldlngJ 'i; - , Raleigh..' July-22, There wa a lengthy conference to night betwrien the 'excutlve commit tee of the trustee of the North Caro lina College, of Agriculture snd Me chanic Art and Professor Newman, the Itew head of the college, depart ment of "agriculture, for the discus-. ion of policies whereby during the pproachlng school year further de-J velopmenta in the usefulness and Im portance of this department of college work wilt be put on foot. Reports to the committee show rapid progress In nstalllng the 'city water system for the college; Water and sewerage will bo Instslled by the time for the open ing, r The committee decided t sell the valuable Ice plant the State board of srrtculture Installed at the college, teing oem'MisTraiea to xe cneaner lo - buy the : supply of ice for the roller than to undertake to operato the plant. It was also decided tht the machine shops and foundry will ? operated together with F re-ijthey will take I "rt In - Wheeler, of High point, in charge f Iri'i OCTOPUS GETSJE-HE AB1XG- H.W OF $29,2 10,000 EXCESSIVE. Circuit Court of Appeals Reversea tlta .- Decisaua of JudgexKeanesaw Sioun. -, tain Landis, Fining . the Standard " Oil Company, of Indiana. For Ac - ceptuig Rebate, - Declaring Tha ,Ttiere,fai JUttle. In tlie Contention That Each Carload Constituted a Separate Offense Instead of 1,403 . ' Counts the Higher' Tribunal Thinks -That the Lower Court Oonld Have ' Imposed a Fine on Only Coasts la the Re-Hearing, the Govern ment May Go to Trial on the Orig 1 lnal Indictment-, ' ;; Chicago. July 22. Following the , unanimous decision to-day of Judges Groescup, Seaman and Baker, com posing the United States Circuit Court . of Appeala reversing and remanding the case of the government against the Standard .Oil .Company, of Indi ana, In which case Judge Landis, in the District court had Imposed a fine 1 of $20,240,000. the Federal attorneys to-day announced that -the govern- , ment had thirty days within which to file a petition for a re-hearing and that it would be filed wltain the al lotted period. In the- ease . that was reversed to-day the Standard . Oil , Company, of Indiana, . was ' found ' guilty of accepting rebates on ship" ments of. oil from Its refinery , -at ' Whiting, Ind., to East St. Louis. III.; Judge Landis fined the company $20,- ' OOff. on each of L2 jcounts,eaclvu' cbunt representing a carload ship ment. . ' k .. i To-day's opinion of three judges of . the .higher court leaves little ef tha, contention that each carload consti tuted a separate offense.; . Even the " various shipments- of which there, , were about $00, could not be con, sldered as separate offenses under the ruling of the t'ourt ef Appeals. The -fine should hive been bassd on set -tlements between the railroad and the oil company, the opinion holds. Of. these there were Just 6.. The max- . imum fine on this basis would amount : to $720,000. and the minimum $$.-. 000. It is said that $121,000. Is the total amount whicn the Standard Oil". Company is alleged to have received ' as rebate, on the shipments la ques- ; Uonv-- , - . v . : WHAT UNCLE 8AM MAT DO. , In the event that a re-hearing t Is . denied the government msy go to . trial on the original indictment, con taining 1,402 counts. Such an ac tion. District Attorney Sims could be ready to taks within . two , weeks. There are also seven other Indict ments, containing 4,422 counts.. As a vast amount of work has been done - on the case already decided and re versed, it is unlikely that an entirely - ' new case will be Instituted. The record of the present esse contains over a million and a half words, and Is estimated to have cost the govern- . ment $200,000. Another move which may be made by .the Federal attorneys Is to trans- - fer tha prosecution from. th! jurlsd I c- . tlon either to the western New York. district or the eastern . Tennessee court. In these two districts, the government-Investigation led to ln diet ments containing .about . 000 eounts against the standard, Oil Com pany. . -( , Tne most striking portion or tne decision, epitomising the attitude of the court, follows: " ' f . ATTITUDE. OF COURT. : . Counsel for the government say In concluding their brief that the Elklns act was passed ' becauso the peace of society and the welfare of the xieoa4e demanded lt that railroad Inequality means business rulo-Ao- ill' except; those powerful enough to make them- ' selves the beneficiaries of the dlscrlm' inatlons; means the wiping out of an : industry, of a fqwnot a cltyrat the - commsnd oLsn . officer ,ofa jirtVite. corporation; that railroad ineqaanty . la the basis of monopoly- andthe wrongful concentrsiloB,Vwealth;v that no law of more .vital Import ance was ever - passed by-.Congress; and that those guilty of violating' It are guilty of a serious crime against the principles- of industrial freedom and equality. ;"'''"'n"."v ;rEvry senWnce"6fthls arraign- ment is true. "TTiat thhr court ecogrflaes theHmportance of the.ea- lorceimont ot inatai-i is snown in-'iia . bfHrmonce'of " penalties -thst "und" otuer circumslances .would heTrejr.-ir i ed as: severe,-. V But.i4.he lner-tat Commerce si t. luiportant as that taw ls .Is not .the only , Is. iy- aider whlch -e live. -- W4- llva-nnder ;a guarant - that reat-hca back to the begtnn' of. our law, and 1 securely pUn;. in every constitution, of civilised -gov eminent; that no ono shall be ptm Jshed ;Untll ke'lia been heard, snl above ihts "'fundamental , guarant y there; ' can be set no higher prero i t'lvef for let n one come to pass that under the stress of enforcing equality, any--power' In jUW'goverament, may override the fundamental rights ..at being judged only after shaving 'been duly trjed a right Joel as essential In the associated relation ef the cor poratloo.es ti men rn the relationship, of co-partners, or to man Individually there - will ' remain no commerce ' f worth the name to safeguard. . Th beginning of commerce is constitu- , Uonal governmbnt, and the founds- ' tlon of constitutional government Is ''. the faith that every guaranty , of our institutions, no matter what the prov- .ocatlon, would be sacredly, observed. , , COURT ROOM CROWDED. The court room was eroded with lawyers and newspaper ' men, when . Judges Grosscup. Baker and Seaman took their seats. - Judge Grosscup did "not -read the document, merely " . referring to It by number and stat ing .that the case had been reversed and remanded. There was jubila tion among the Standard Olt lawyers, . Who declared that th decision had been expected, while the government attorneys went quietly to District At torney Sims' office to study the document.- The whole proceeding occu pied only a few momentss. News of the- decision - spread rapidly an;l : Standard Oil stock Jumped 14 points. -a rise of-: Is points since Mon.lay morning. Wll Street reported -a larre demand among Inventors, anil ,' to-day's price.' $ 04. Is the hi the shares hate sold . sines - Jul Landis! decision. A Day of Quiet at Camp Taft. , ' Chattanooga. Tenn.', July if. -A number of State troops that have t at Camp Taft for two weeki left ' their homes to-day and ' " regiments sre not due untH t-j-ni thire were no manoeuvres ii-r ether regiment from Norn t and two from Virginia will Camp Taft to-morrow an i t noinivres will he continued. One hundred ant twpnty r the First and Third T nr. ments and Troop i?, l - . . rv. left t-i1;iy 1 r J rfr ' '3 I i ty v