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CHARLOTTE,-N. C. TUK SPAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1908.
PRICE FIVE JCENTS.
EIGHT-BIDERS LN STATE
THREATEN ; TO' BTJRX GINNERY.
Ir
- Manaoer of Southern Cotton Oil Com
"'. pany'sPlant at Shelby Informed by
v Annnvmnua letter That Gin Will
i e Burned If it Continue to Run
f,aTils Believed to lie iirst, uuicrop-i-A
.tinr or Nlirht-IUdirur Movement In
' North " Carolina Armed - Guard
Surrounds Gin and It Continues to
" Run Detective Put to work en
the Case by the Company, letter
. 'Received Saturday nut war
' - Kept Quiet. ' V
'. Special to The, Observer.
ehelbjr, Sept Mr. J. F.-Jenklns,
- th manager of the Southern Cotton
Oil Company at thla place, received a
, letter Saturday noUfying him, that If
he continued to gin cotton In the face
; -r of th declining nlarket night-rider
would burn bis gin. Not knowing
whether thla notice wti genuine or a
hoax, if requested I local1 paper to
V make- no publication until be ouid
submit It .to the Charlotte office of hie
company. In the meaotlnT be has
- inatracted bis nirht watchman to
t khoot anv nerson found around 'the
V. premises at night. The original letter
was sent to me unartowe out
; only two or three of Mr. Jenkins
,, intimate friends were Informed ofiu
;: receipt . Under this situation less
- than a' dozen . neoDle Of this place
y have any Information or knowledge of
the matter ana Mr. jenains, w
.approached about it. stated that he
, bad nothing to give out as he had
referred same to the Charlotte office.
No other ginner of thla section baa re.
.1 ceived suoh notice so far as can be
learned and there is a difference of
-v , opinion among the few who nave
. heard of the notice received by Mr.
Jenkins. Some think it to oe genu
" Ine, while others think that poastoiy
; It is the work of some personal enemy,
Nothing has occurred in the State
in recent years which excited so much
" talk in Charlotte as the news received
' yesterday afternoon to the effect that
the much-feared nignt-naers naa ap
peared In North Carolina, this time
In Cleveland county, where Saturday
they notified Mr. J. F. Jenkins, man
ager, of the Southern Cotton Oil gin
aery' In Shelby, not to operate bis
f' plant until 12-cnt cotton was realla-
' . ed. otherwise his establishment "would
go up In sraoak." The first intlma-
tlon of impending trouble came to
those In charge of the central office
In this city Sunday, when a special
delivery letter waa 'received, which
' contained the threatening message
and all other facts bearing upon the
case. This special delivery letter was
sent by Mr. Jenkins, who deemed the
. situation one of the gravest import
' one that should immediately receive
' the consideration of the highest au
thorities. That the officials here
. agreed with him is evidenced by the
.-lad inec positive instructions were
given yesterday that armed guards be
picketed - about the ginnery grounds
' and any strange parties appearing on
i n scene oe immediately nred upon.
These guards will be maintained day
. . and night until the whole matter' is
cleared up - by the secret service
"agents of the government. The gin
nery yesteroay ran as usual and notn
Ing out of the ordinary transpired.
THE THREATENING LETTER.
The threatening letter was received
py Mr. Jenkins Saturday, it was
mailed in eneiDy Friday and was
written on a half-sheet of ordinary
note paper. . ' The writer was evident
ly a person of education for the chiro
graphy was good and the (rammer
ana spelling excellent. But one mis
take was made In the whole letter
and that was in the spelling of the
word "smoke." It appeared "smoak,"
- evidently an Intentional error to dis
guise the writer. The letter was .In
pencil, well punctuated and In a clear,
;old epencerian hand. Everything
went to show that the author was
' a person of reasonable intelligence
' and not unacquainted with the
schools. It Is significant that the
Statement appeared In it that "We are
your friends but ," which Is taken
to Indicate that It war not designed
to promote a private grudge against
the manager of the plant who is a
very popular resident of Shelby, nor
; la' It the expression of one of disorder
ed mind. TM Southern Cotton Oil
ginnery In Shelby Is but a small plant,
situated on the grounds of the oil
mill for the' purpose of handling auch
cotton as Is brought there and can
hardly be said to be running In com
petition to the other ginneries of the
section. There has been no friction !
between the authorities of the. cotton
oil. ginnery and' any othlr and noth
, Ing of a personal matter -could hard
ly , enter Into the situation. For
this reason, the officials at headquar
ters here believe that this letter is
' nothing more than the first outcrop-
YEAR BEGIXS AT THE JTQRMAIi. ' tVITITP ' HlTTf II Tl t V1A VTTi ! i VATTTITT) t HDT 1 I -rnn fi t I?T
FATHER A TULMIXGTON L.N. f PRESIDENT AGAIN TO HIS AI1
AH Rooms In Dormitories Fined, the
Enrollment Being : 630 Guilford
: Court Convenes For Trial or Crimi
nal Cases Negro. Wanted at Hills,
boro For Murder Arrested. s
Observer Bureau. :
. , The Bevill Building,
Greensboro, Sept.
The regular work of the fall session
of the . iute formal and ': Industrial
College began this morning. : Presi
dent FOust announces that , the enroll
ment of students ti tv andxthat every
room In the dormitories is occupied.
A. few girls' have found board in the
Immediate ..neighborhood .of .'the.. col
Salvation Army and FHnuli TniMtl.
Biing sensational Report of Recent
unnuonment or z.Yearlld xhltA
.Child in Norfnlk.RnsinMB Man if
iiiuniiifuin oeucvea to Be uuuiy
" triine iiaa blamed a Sec
ond Tun and Wife, Objected to
Children The Tot Irft With. Ne
gro Woman et Norfolk A Home to
He Ptmlded For It and Father
jrroDaoiy Frosecuted. '
pectal to The Observer. 'K, i
Mr. Roosevrlt's latest Plea For Snp-
; port For His Candidate, Judge
lan, urougnt JrXrtn by the Ilrarnt-
5 Foraker Coutroveny IXt lsres
- inn tne Defeat or Tart WIU Give
batkfactlon Ot-ly lo the Moneyed
IntereMts Points Oat That Tart Is
y- the 'Antithesis of the Forces That
Were Responsible For Foraker
Tart's Candidacy Based Vpon His
ureat Hccoru or Actual Acnieve
ment. Says the President.
Oyster Bay. N. T... Sept 21. Lte
Wllmlncton Rrnt .l Th R.tva
tlon Army at Wljmlngton, through I to-day Secretary Loeb gave to the
james Yates and several friends who press a format statement by the Pres-
lege and Others baVe been forced, to : .7 Jt, which was called forth by the
r.t..r. hnm. . , .: - . ZtnS. ; - - 'a' v I exchanges between William R,
a. weeK s criminal term or ouiirora "- cro V f Mr. Hearst, in nublic utteran.-es had
Superior Court opened this morning, m 8tn "V?5" lD?Z ffcud the Senator of relaUon. with
Ilcitor Jones Fuller who appears In this city
Ouilfnrd tnr IhA Arat tlm. in rha eft-1 Fr6nt si
paclty of the State's prosecuting offl- Pr'etprs of which are also making a
with Judge Jones on the bench. So- cate that the father is a resident of l?,, !onlTinl
this city and Is employed at a leading TAi, "J"-'
Frbnt street estabUshment, the pro- DuhIif.9n .lioi.. ;nf,inn.
In to-day s statement President
cer, received a cordial greeting from JJ? 7 k t T Roowvelt makes another appeal for
the members of the bar and other th Lynnhaven Hotel. the n f M Taf declares
friends in the- city, , He will Vve a on. of jha targest '"h'- that his defeat would bring "lasting
busy week, the docket being especial- Me hostelrles in Norfo a man glv- Batlafactlon t0 out one .teof men
r ..- ".V " v"-v."u.. .-. - . "," , . . - lutmeiy, to loose men wno, as snown
Jail a waiting trial, to say nothing of registered, cajrrying Jnhta arms m the correspondence published by
many that are on bond. The case pre tty flax en -Tii llr ed ba - Tb Mr. Hearst, were behind Mr. Foraker.
charging "Vt'llllara !.. McAdoo with asked about the child and the tether tne opponent of Mr, Xaft wlthm h
manslaughter in killing Ed Aldred, replied that the mother would be OWQ ftnd .o nJW are hlnd
the . term, - as is the case charging I
Sydney Pass, colored, with the mur
der of a fellow colored workman near
Bummerneld on the 12th Inst. Mr.
Baxter Shemwell. who figured In a
recent sensational encounter with
Southern Railway Conductor Smrih-
ers, la hee for trial. He la charged
with an assault with a
weapon.
Kev. a. C. Hamby. who recently
resigned the pastorate of the Ashe-
boro Street Baptist church, will leave
this week for Louisville, Ky.. to take
an advanced course In theology.-
John Mebane, colored, who is want-
while on a hunting trip seven or eight there in a few days. The 'I"" Governor Haskell and his associates.
montns ago, is set for trial during ' " vlltha opponents of Mr. Taft In the op
...... A - poelte party."
arrangea wun one or me n The BUtement embodies a letter
ooys to nave a mu r"l'rtJl written by Mr. Taft to a friend in
.H ?e7 "trelH.Tt XI? I Ohio. July 20th, 107. in which the
child that day. stating that "ha was RepubUoan caldlaate for the prtal.
going to the races. dency refused to acquisce In the plan
- CHILD LEFT WITH NEGRESS. 0I the Ohio State central committee
T-i.im.r" naM hia bill Monday to endorse Mr. Taft for the presidency
deadly! morning and disappeared. Mean-J and Mr. Foraker for re-election to the
time he had taken tne cnna o " ontw in . aiugia rtiiuiwii. .
negro woman's house and made ber a President points out that Mr. Taft's
liberal offer to care for the little one, attitude has always been directly op-
brlnglng a suit case with a good al- posed to that charged against Senator
lowance of clothes for the child. He Foraker by Mr. Hearst regarding the
promised to return for the baby Mon- moneyed interest.
-iv. .t.tinr that If he was late pnnwNavn.T.n imraiR fiTEn.
:..n.SeTly lllYer:Z"t to e !d' .r.U2f The President cite, the Brownsville
Z ''" "a I.V-'AV k, . i toP y n'nl n affair as a case where the agitation
was carried, to Hlll.boro this morn-f Twhlte man did not return K" f tbjort
Mr. . Frank A. Matthews,
and well-known citizen, was
. VS!sw Thilnstrv "'y1'4 on one, "We IrVhe "on on behalf of colored men at all.
cr,tteLwC0".dK .! 1,18 country over to Miss Seeley. matron at the mere Qne e ftf the efrort by
. I Mnrai nonce siauun.
...nmon ,iviui a latter pur-
AMERICAN APPRAISERS MEET, "lrfin to be from a rnend of the
.mii in v.v York statins: that the
Results of Importance to American .... 'h , ft wlth ntr was nt his
muwHna mx iu.in . " v.... f,at of a iriena whom -w "a
Conference Being Held In Tow York "J" t year ago in New Tork;
Apiwalsers Addressed bf Assistant hi8 am was Harry Atkinson.
Secretary Of the Treasury. I.JV u ,f. d child about six-
New Tork. SeDt. 21. Results' of I nnth. am. and that he (the I kn.iiin nt ih. intAraKta
- - vvj t. ,i iii ii . .... n ' , . liiuiiiii un ii'd.ih ... -
Importance to many American Indus- fren4 from New York) had come to I of the,r epecaj representatives
tries are expected to evolve from a Norfolk -with the hope of finding him ,n puDllc llfe at1(j in the press, to th
cuuicrenw v l tjuii.ru oitc ... v, n a n mraa weeu iuv,,i .nm n.t n. r ilii, rr.rr . wu mere y
era rrom an me seapons oi ni cwun-i f(Jr . hlm The colorea woman the ' natural sequence of their nos-
try, which began here to-day. The f k.-.h m th letter to aee some char- l.i.itv t. th measures of the adminis-
meetlng will be In progress unUl Sep- j pert6n R0 that a home for her hration for the regulation of great
tember 2th, and -during this time - d untii,,. the father was oorporaUons doing an Interstate busl-
the various schedules of the great va- V . h woald b, llWsrally ne. and to the attttude of the ad-
rlety ef goods imported into this coun- I ministration In consistently prosecut-
kg J IfViU tyiCiS't gsa.inj Ta aV kv I -
vnen mo wnno .... -" resentatlves of certain law-aerymg
an ared Tuesday morning the olored woman corpontatlonB1 to bring discredit upon
i J?rl?ken -Prted the CM tow,H.- th acmlnlstratlon." It wtos, he says,
n la in thorltles and the child, which Is , , . a nuln, aglta.
the reoresentatlves of certain law-
defying corporations to bring discredit
upon the administration because iti
was seeking to cut out the evils con
nected not only with the corrupt use
of wealth, but especially with the cor
rupt alliance between certain business
men of large rortunes ana certain
politicians of treat influence. The
'REASON FOR ABANDONMENT. -Mr vS,
"3 shrhYndftr rather than the LT. X'SU & M fum'ed iSWdK
ru.rn,ln .WS' ,l,.don? AaW cnlld by the "PPosed Wilmington the antithesis of the forces that were D 1,0 'jfe ? .Hne flrst fhlng
officials "which concern us here. parent l8 that he recently married and responsible for Mr. Foraker. Attempted tS Drove that the high
I-1ontr'hb.ft w."1. le'TnNeoXtblec'te AN S
not di.muu.in- her here. althouah w.i5 . TAr?! 0Djecled l? r?ommentln further on Mr. Taffa and that to revise or lower the same
'lJZi - Wilmington Btt-SiX'' Mr.
" aiKiuiiuf i una marriage. At anv rata. tha K1"""." .: ' ; ;" rii .
Array and ., th nuhiln that his attitude
hniiM twi Known. im man nuu
i. .a C Ll m"Zr.u0t hesttatlriglrJHesits temptation, who
It le not known whether "Trr HL -Z . ronsldera-
CBIIUVl W " " ' "
tlon of personal interests trom imi
lowing the course which his lofty con
ters."
James B. Reynolds. Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, In an address
to-day. said:
"All of the signs point to a speedy
revision of the tariff. That will
mean increased work for you.
action of the Salvation
other friends who have become in
terested here is purely a matter of
Humanity,
criminal prosecution will result 'or
' not. Either throuarh Norfolk friend.
or tne tsaivauon Army here lmme
"Each year thS work that you and duti .tew win b. Uke n to nSe ceptton of duty dictate, to tlm, the
ur colleague, do put. into Uncle ?Ch dP J ' . olr, h..Pr2 Ld mln whose whole concern 1. for the
you
Sam's Dockets some $300,000. In
all the united states, it costs tne gov
ernment but three cents to collect
each dollar of this amount
me cnua witn a comfortable home " .w. whn has
and safe environment. we"i - nr. ti mi of d ifflcult and
i"nlerei?..ih.at."Le..W1lm,?- Cf ul DublTc serv'hU exfraordlnary
We wish caoacitv as an administrator, is surely
every dollar that rightfully belongs 1 1?" XT. .T" "ul," "J1 the man of all other, to be entrusted
with the presidency. Mr. ran - can
ny more. Tou must neitner ne un- . ""7.-"
government to lose Its Just dues. v . nxii rvr-n, m be" impossible of achievement ana pari
rours is tne auty oi eniorcing me i n which wouia oe a.Doiui,ijr ....r,-
existlng tariff schedules, not to cor- "IZZL . T chlevous to the people of the wnoie
rect what you tninK are errors 111 r t"7 ; , . x "ur I count ry If put into eneci.
lts paragraphs."
C. V. KINO VINDICATED?
Twin City Ulrht HeKter Because dldacy Is based upon hU great
They Were Delayed in Arriving on , l.tURi aohlevement. his
pmg of the night-riding movement in
Kortn uarouna and if goes wttnout
1 saying that they are considerably
Worried. ,
4 BIO CORPORATION AROUSED.
The Southern Cotton OH Company
, Is one of the largest corporations of
the kind in the country. It has
more than one hundred ginneries
. operating at omerent points through
. out the cotton belt, of which seven
ere m tha Charlotte district. That
thoss at the head of this eornoratlon
are determined to take the matter
rn hand at once Is shown by the In
structions given yesterday to the man
ager of the threatened plant. The
letter which excited so much talk was
, Immediately turned over to the secret
-service authorities of tke government
and every effort is being made to
' apprehend Its author, ft Requisition
will be mad on Washington, if neces
sary, for special officers m. .order that
o stone -may be left unturned, to
S probe the whole matter to .the bottom.
J . " Night-riders . have ' appeared - In
ueorgia ana otner points tn tne south
rlrv whin wtflllnna nt rlnllara virtli
- of tobacco was consumed. For months
ine papers were -run or me mianignt
operations of these unknown despera
does. The state of the tobacco In-
. dustry in Kentucky to-day is evidence
of the thoroughness with which they
operated; The price of cotton having
- fallen below the minimum, effort was
made to duplicate the performance
in the cotton trade. More than .one
Instance haa been chronicled- where
formers utr to Bell their ratlnn fnr
less than 10 cents were met by die
arulsad oartlea snd ordered haetr - to
their homes under thteat of severe
penalty la case they refused.' So also
with cotton gins. The proprietors of
several establishments farther, South
..have been notified to close down
pending the return of better prices.
These operations hare heretofore been
, hundreds of miles away and only a
cursory Interest was taken in them.
But the outcropping of a similar
movement In North Carolina has
brought the matter Very close at i
home and hence the present alarm, i
His can
record
..... i ayr,iAv.m.nt. nia rr p. L
A coo Ui it of Attending Dance Win- I a m th -nubile. UDon
ston-Salem Considerably Stirred KT- ir.fr.ihi anherence to the high-
SsV.H I . .- - . . m
Ji-JS-? Obrver. Ainfearle..-
orHlTAuserTwrNot Appe'n ' If- J1'.7A iZi In relVntlessly warring against
evedHeHas SetUedWltHls rXK ffiTrTXcl&S Vjh
-Boston. Mass.. Sept Xl.-Cardenlo X" i'f f! ed
m in., ...... I. th. i.in. - r v- niMF couniry ior mo
S:..f. -..L .rr "J--"-.rJ'r.-w ? college, at ureensboro, because I muntrv to ut such a man at Its
. i iininai v.uura, 11 rri sw s.irusa r aiiuu uaii i i a. . -
SMAU-JJEEKLNS DEBATE
LIELY EET IN PASQUOTANK.
....
OoL I. M. Mceklna and Congressman
i Small Have Another Joint Discns-
lon, Speaking at FJiaabeth City-
. air. bmau AssaUs Republlians : for
. national . utravaganfe ana- llr.
Meekina the Demixxats for State
Fxpendltures SinaU's . Courage In
Congress Severely Ridiculed Fro-
. IU 01 tlon gnestloa Was Launched.
Meekins Dcclaies, to Dlmrart At-
t tention of Voters Mr. A. P. God
win Speaks Also. '
Special to The Observer.
' Elisabeth City. Sept. 21. Pasquo
tank voters were to-day treated to a
thorougn. discussion of the political
Issues of the day. Superior Court
convened this mornlrig but held no
session, this, morning on account
of the speaking. The court house at
2 o clock was packed to its utmost
capacity and A. Pilston Godwin, can
didate for the State Senate, waa the
first speaker. His speech was very
rorcerul and convinced hia audience
that he was thoroughly conversant
with the Issues confronting the first
district and the State generally. He
pledged his best efforts for the furth
erance -of his people's Interests. Mr.
Godwin was Senator from this district
in the last Legislature and his re
election Is assured.
SMALL FOLLOW8 GODWIN.
The next speaker was that polished
and astute Representative In Congress
from the first district, John H. Small,
who delivered a most powerful and
logical argument in behalf of Demo
cratic principles. Ur. Small opened
his speech by giving his views of the
duties of Representatives In Congress,
assuring his hearers that he was al
ways ready to do their bidding. He
said the people make Issues and not
the leaders of the parties and quoted
the woKds of the Peerless leader,
"the people must rule," and said no
candidate or leader was any better
than the average Individual voter sup
porting him. He compared the per
sonnel of tha two leading parties In
this 6tate and county and left It with
his hearers to decide which party de
served their support.
Mr. Small unmercifully assailed the
Republican party for extravagances
and laid the blame for the recent
panic, effects of which are still felt.
at Its door. He said tne government
appropriations were not Justly dis
tributed over the United States and
Supported his statement with convinc
ing facts and figures. He declared
the Republicans under Roosevelt were
In favor of a strong centralized gov
ernment and opposed to tha Dem
ocratic Idea of State's rights. Mr,
Small explained in a comprehensive
manner the workings of the protec
tive tariff and presented homely II
lustrations to drive the truth home
He closed his one-hour speech by
eulogising Bryan and predicting his
election In November, amid cheers
from the lsrge audience.
TARIFF DEFENDED; SMALL AS
SAILED.
' ; ORDERED TO WASHINGTON. --V:V
, V-. .
Colonel Stewart to be Examined Be
- fore a Retiring Hoard as to His
Disability. Its Nature and Wlietli
' er Incurred in tne line of Duty
' This Action Outcome of Recent Ex-
amination at Fort, Hnachuca, Arts.
Washington. Sept.. 21. Col. Wil
liam F. Stewart, of the Coast Artil
lery, whose, case because of his de
tail to the ungarrisoned fort at Sort
Grant, Arlx., has been before the
pubNc for some time, has been order
ed to appear before a retiring board
at Washington, where he will be ex
amined as to his disability. Its nature
and whether it was Incurred In the
line of duty. This action by Secretary
Wright Is the outcome of the physical
examination of Colonel Stewart by a
board of officers at Fort Huachuca.
Arts., when he appeared recently at
that post for the purpose of taking
the test rid of 90 miles, directed by
President Roosevelt. That board re
ported that the colonel was practi
cally blind In one eye. and that be
cause of this and the additional fact
that he had heart trouble, he waa dls
BEPUBUCAyS NEED FUKDS
THE CAMPAIGN WORK DELATED.
'Jioual Chairman Hitchcock Admit
. That Fund Necessary to Defray.
Expenses of Speakers Have Not
' Been Forthcoming Caused a De
toy in Beginning of Campaign Work
In Moot of tbe States dlans tr
Effective Campaign Work During
Month Of October Time - So lar
Devoted to Adjusting; Factional
Differences Senator Crane -Iseue
fftatement Regarding ID Visit to -'
Western Headquarters. .. .
; Chicago, Sept .Ji That the funds
necessary to defray th . expenses of
a long, vigorous speaking campaign
have not been forthcoming was frank
ly admitted to-day y Chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock, of the pub
lican national committee. '-. The state
ment was made in explanation of the
delays that have attended the , be
ginning of the campaign work Inmost
of the States. .':-i?--
"I have noapologies o RiakeTYn
said. "We knew lona- ao that 'we
couia not
U'UUta an, r 1 1 n i . . ,.i t rW '
abled for military service. Privilege that reason we decided that the pro p-
! . " " ".. rr ming to ao was to get the States
Stewart the examining board In Its i shape for an effective campaign
report declaring that to do so would for the last month uraeedin. aiae.
endanger his life. Brigadier General I tlon. To that end I have devoted
W. P. Hall is president of the examln- most of my time to the adjustment
lng and retiring board at Washington of factional differences In a large,
which will take up the case. Its number of States where the Repub- :
functions wilkbe to ascertain formal- lican were not pulling together."
Iy the facts and report them to the j Chairman Hitchcock expressed the
Secretary of War for his use and that opinion that If an active campaign :
of the President. oulu be carried on for thirty days-
Colonel Stewart's "exile" to Fort that Is for the month of October tha
Grant dates back a year. Before being Republican national ticket will be
sent there, however, he was given an successful In all of the normally Re-
opportunity while at Fort Barrancas, ! publican States and In most of ' the '
States that have been, out In the
doubtful column by conservative poll-,
tlcianr. .
"That was the theory when our
plans wero outlined .at conferences
Criminal Court here to-day aUhough he wfBV.dhem idmlssion to thVin- hiad"
his case was set tor trial mis morn. .tttutlon to-dav. a dance a-i van tn I
nan on th!r? ? Coui I?' Mr Kin, the,r nonor oun men Friday
060.? h,.rtjr:on. "'..,-51l',K!niL' night figures In the case. President
now. out on oaii, n kuicu vreiuj nvm.t ..v th.v w.m t.r I . . ... . ,
The 7 7, - , . Tw .. ituxcn ing Jay on in own;, wiwiw
PRICES PLUNGE DOWNWARD.
they declare he flaunted the newspa
per clipping reporting It when he is
sued orders for their return home.
Several young ladles from other towns
arriving at the Normal jo-aay met
which Knded in Demoralised Sell
lng; Rcxult of Sharp Break on
' Saturday.
New "fork. Sept. 21. Declines of
t to I points in the prices of most
riving at me nurmm 4u-uajr me i - - . - .. -toeka war. the net re
si ml la r fate, among them being the "l.ck TL J. i .nf ..ITv
with his creditors... it Is said,
district attorney's office Is non-committal
but states that another con
ference with Mr. King's attorneys and
Judge Pierce will be necessitated by
the failure of the ease to come up
to-day.
There are court officials who think
the King case will never come to ugnier or a mgn mat omcuii. ine h to-day which ended In dp
trial. Although the financier wa. ft re ,elllnt, x pJunge of pr,oe,
ready to meet his accuser fac to to, the dieclpllns but resent the . meth- aowBward at the openJn. cam, M tn.
face to-day. tns raiiure or any or tnem . ;
to show up in court is taken as -an Over long-dlsUnce telephone Pres-
that Ur. ,Khir ha. haen I Ident FOUSt told One Of th girl S
Vln1leatl. Meanwhile Mr. Kin la I father that a Stat school had U much I tha nowerful ranl-
the hardest-worked man In Boston, right to Insist on a definite reglstra- UUata ,upp0sed to be Interested-In
In his old : headquarters furnished J tlon day as to requlr a voter t0jth6 , speculative poaltlon brought
with less elaboration out peopiea py 1 register on " ""
mnr. 4 mi ttvnrthv mnlrivM. h in r-1 ft French scholar. calls President
w aw m r - . m. a tillllllB ID V '
gaining -his old prestige and manjr, Foust . King Louis. ana suggests me day period. Apparently advantage
New England customers- have forgot- motto "Letat. C'est mol. waa ta.aen of this restored level to
tea the -doubtful past and are flocking Winston-Salem baa a large "P1"- unload stocks with even greater pre-
to blm. : His light - Is considered re- sentatton at , tha i Normal. Tnos cipiUncy from the start. In th final
markable and it has Impressed the suffering President Fousts dlspleas- hour lonf. atrlnic. of transactions In
publlr and driven his accusers to the ur are old and popular pupils. Two MVeraj thousand-share blocks were
deep woods., i ; - of them will aet return under any eon- rw.ordad-in the Harriman and Hill
dltions. their parents say. . rnai atocks. Reading and St. rauu Tn
natural consequence of the sharp
break on Saturday, which brought In
scattered outside liquidation. Bank
that the guilty parties will be pro. P"--, told tbem "Vlctte? ! market looked m. .though som Im-
cuted to the limit
him altar getting borne.
FARMERS' - UNION NOT IMPLI- umerm MUlM RAID.
J
nortant aneeulatlv Interest had been
caught In an uncomfortable position
and was obliged to sacrifice holdings
. l .... Mr n. i. h.inr
It is not believed that the Farmers' I Men .Arrested at Newbern "Fori Tnmnra era current of a renewed
Union or the Southern Cotton Assocla-I ttni Tbrerimr Elsrhfeen Warrant I .t.-v n wt mads by the govern-
tlon has any thin r to do with this I iA and i-ivideiice Worked Cn I at and ard OH and reports of
Barmy ooraonnrmon. o organua-I ww twecuvea. " ." -.' -' Ian unfavorable turn in in teei ana
tlon designed to UDlift and nromote f n , n.. A - lt - inr,n- I..H.I also were rife. - Th
th cause of the farmers could father kT, hTT tt a. h. Tuidnsatlon caused by th exposures of
or : mn - a-la ! . n.ni.. .....i I Nawbern. SeDt xl. As the result I (i -.ikl. l In.
' mi. uiui ucr auu uu iiae. i am i '"r". ' -" . . Z Lin I In nubile life was. reared as tnreaieo-
suuatton.is. one. tht, preeenU many were arresiea ana Ju- "r I r t0 sUmulate a revival of hos
perplexlng features. " In . the main was englneefed brRv. '-'W. Ham w i ,uu Oona. A subsidence
it l. hardir bellareabia tnat I Daator of the Tabernacle Baptist I . lA. ,YLt7 , kl. ...hi ...
or company of men would undertake church, and began at midnight. j factor In the active
to set fire to and 'burn on mmhu I Eiahteen warranu were Issued, but I ?",".ri ,. . .iM i. ..vti Tha
man s property simply because the thus far only ten of th men have '" f renewed activity of this
price; of th staple received on the been cauglit. ; , - ' " - agitation came, therefore, on a weak
open market was pot ; what some The preliminary, trial was tn occur B" uiatlT position. - .
aeemea tnat it snouia d. . . I a noon to-oajr ana av who erowa a-i -
Nothing can. be given as to thelsembled In the - court B0. Vt nammW Slipped and Negro Is Shot
Shelby affair ether than what has al-1 Justices Mines and Harrington finally fm7l Wftbserver ,
rmmAv hMi .hrnnlM.H ,.ntMl . . I A iimIiuiiw tha. trial nntil HpeClal lO Tn luarrrrr. . -
service agents and detectives hava I Tueeday at t o'clock, fixing ball at I Oaffney. 8. C Sept. n. Mr. Ralph
commenced, their work. Washington I $1,0 ,ch. Only one man was j Gaston, ths ticket agent of the Southern.
was comwsunicatea wita yesterday and I ble to rutnisn tn Dona requirea ana i wpu cngara m """v .
the hivestigatkm will begin without I there are rlK :n Jaif to-night. . I Saturday night let the hammer slip.
delay. It is enough to say that I The evidence It very strong against I shooting a negro through the muscles of
Nothing -will- be -left, undone to ap-.the authorities are- aroused and that I the mi and has been worked up by I his arm. Th wound was st once dress,
prehead those who are behind th I nothing of tlm or money will be neg- I two detectives, who havs spent three led by a physictan and the negro win
movement and it oew without saying lected to clear up th mattes, 'weeks here. , - 'probably be all right la a liv days. '
would mean the destruction of all le
gitimate manufacturing Interests, Fur
thermore he said ' the farmers could
not get 40 cents for chickens and 25
cents a dosen for eggs under a low
tariff. He compared the present pan
ic with the panic -of 1904. saying
that the former panic was due to the
low tariff and thai the present panic
was due to the money kings of Wall
street. He criticised severely and
ridiculed Mr. Small' a course In Con
gress, particularly his efforts In be
half of the inland waterway, the
Southern Railway, etc. Mr. Meelctns
said a Republican Representative
could accomplish something In th
national House. He claimed that the
Republicans in ltd Instituted1 the
first free public school: said the Su
preme Court of North Carolina found
the Legislature's and Judge Long's ac
tions regarding passenger rates un
constitutional and Glenn had to Issue
a hurry call to repeal the act. He
shouted with great oratorlal gusto
that Glenn's administration was a to
tal failure and In order to distract
the attention of the voters the State
prohibition lisu.e was launched. He
acoused tho Democratic administra
tion as extravagance for having In
creased the number of State officers
and salaries.
Mr. Meeklns closed his great ora
torlal effort by calling down the
stars, moon, etc.. to witness the great
deeds accomplished by the Repub
licans during 'Roosevelt's regime and
urged- hi hearers to cast their bal
lot for "that great and Illustrious
patriot, William Howard Taft."
CLCB FORMKD IN WAYNE.
Mr. n. A. Grady Dlsrnsees the Issue
at Colds boro -CI u b Membership
over live jHunarea.
Special, to The Observer.
Ooldsboro, Sept. 11. To-night at
I o'clock a Jarg body of enthusias
tic citlsens of Ooldsboro met in the
court bouse for th purpose of or
ganiilng a Bryan-Kltcbln Club. FIv
hundred and eight of Wayrre'e loyal
Democrat Joined. Mr. W. D. Creech
waa elected president and Ourney B.
Hood, secretary.
Ths secretary was Instructed to re
quest each township of th county to
elect a vice president.
After the organization of the club
Mr. Hood, m an enthusiastic, and elo
quent speech. Introduced the speaker
of the evening.' Mr. Henry A. Oradr.
of Clln&on. Mr. Orady for an hour
discussed the national and Stat is
sue of th campaign in a clear logi
cal manner, giving special attention
to th conditions la Sampson, county
unner ropuiist-KepuDiicaa misrule.
Th club adjourned to jneet again
next Friday night, when Mr. W. c
Newtand will speak her. Th De
mocracy of -Wayne county I In ear
nest and good Wg majority for Bry
an and Kltchin In November Is as
sured. ; at , . .
Fla.. to retire, but to this offer Col
onel Stewsrt replied:
f appointed brigadier general.
will retire: If not will remain on
dutv."
The War Department's Intentions which I haa with tne party leaaera
regarding Colonel Stewart at the at Colorado Springs, Chicago, Boston
time were to send him to Fort Grant, and other places," said Mr. Hitch
without command, until he reached cock. "It costs a great deal off
the minimum age of 2 permitting of money to keep a large speaking force
his compulsory retirement by the going, ann even u i nau inougoi it -
President unless In the meantime h necessary I would not have Been am
should voluntarily retire, after 40 to start the paid men Derore octODer
years' ervlce. When Information was l- But 1 have not thought it '
sought at the War Department as to ary. and ail of the leaaera of the ;
the basis for such action, the onlv Ply with whom I have conferred,
comment forthcoming was that Col- agreed with me. , , - -
onel Stewart waa "temDeramentallv benator Cran?. of Massachusetts, t
ImpoHslhle." Colonel Stewart. It had to-tlay made a statement fhWlj -
been asserted, was unfit for command-Vc1"""' . v,.
Ing a body of men and' did not get
along well with subordinates. 1
Last April the friends of Colonel
Stewart obtained an order directing
him to take up his residence at the
abandoned St. Francis barracks, St.
Augustine', Fla., for tha tlm expected
to serve three year or more on thn
active list, but two weeks later the .
order to this effect was countermand
ed by the President.
th widely
nubllvhed story that his visit to West
ern headquarter of the Republican
national committee presages a ror-,
ganlzatlon and the subordination ot
Chairman Hitchcock's authority to
that of other Republican leaders. It
follows: - -
"I came here at the especial re
quest of Chairman Hitchcock with,
whom 1 am. as a momber of the advis
ory committee, associated, and w he
wished to consult with me regarding .
Last spring th esse of Colonel ,. an,nin. Mr. Taft. whom I
Stewart was discussed with much tK(ntly met at Cincinnati, expressed
warmth In the Senate. On two oc- hlmaelf as belns thoroughly satis-
csslons Senator Rayner, of Maryland,
criticised ths President for what he
termed "his petty attitude" toward!
Colonel Stewart.
SEVEN PEOPLE POISONED.
Gsffney dtisene' Uvea Endangered
ny Fauna Peaclie and Cream, Rut
No rata lit lew Result.
Special to The Observer.
Oaffney, 8. C, Sept 21. The Ob
server correspondent has Just hesrd
of a serious case of ptomaine poison
ing which occurred In this city
yesterday afternoon at the residence
of G. W. Speer, Esq., caused by eat
ing Ice cream and canned peaches.
Those who were poisoned were -Mr.
and Mrs. Speer, Mrs. W. C. McArthur,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gray and two
small children of Mr. Boyd Sarratt.
They deceived prompt medical at
tention and all are doing fairly well.
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
Mresra. Pom and McCuia to Speak tn
mat nam.
. Obeeerver Bureau.
. Th , Hollemao Building. -x
:. Raleigh. Sept. SI.
Ex-Oevernor Ay cock, at Governor
Glenn's special request, fills the let
ter's political ; speaking appointment
at Troy.
Chairman Jameg Richard Tonng.
of th Democratic commute. of this
district, announces that Congressman
Pon and Elector McCotn will speak
atfth following named place In
Chatham: . Harper. Cross Roads.
September ZHth; Slier City, that night;
Silk Hope. 29th: Merry Oaks, 30th;
also In Franklin county. YoungsvUIe,
October 1st. afternoon; Loulsburg.
2d, at night. Chairman Toung In
vite Willis (. Brlggs and Frank D.
Jones. Republican nominees to meet
Pou and McColn at these points.
Mr. Murphy Speaks In Lenoir.
Special to The Observer.
Klnston. Sept. 21. Mr. Walter
Murphy, of Salisbury, Democratic
nominne for prealdenUa) elector-at- After
large, addressed a very large assem
blage of ladles and gentlemen at the
court house to-night. The speech
was very much enjoyed and his dis
cussion or educational issues was
forceful and masterly. Mr. Murnhy
is a fine speaker. He was Introduced
by Mr. Plato Collins In a happy man
ner. Messrs. Murphy snd Collin
were college mates. This Is Mr. Mur
phy's third speech In Lenoir county
during this campaign. H spoke Sat
urday at LaGrange and at Sandy
Hottom to-day. Mr. E. It. wooten,
Lenoir county's next Representative,
was with him at Sandy Bottom. At
ths latter plac they addressed a
large gathering of farming people and
the apeechea were well received.
Mr. Newland Speak at Roxboro. .
Special t The Observer.
Roxboro, Sept. 21. Mr. W. C.
Newland, Democratic nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, - addressed a
large and enthusiastic audience ber
to-day and made a magnificent speech
to a large crowd, that was well re.
ceived. Th Democratic county con
vention was field and nominated Mr.
J. A.' Long for the fourth time for th
Senate and Capt. John S, Coleman for
the House, both ex-Confederate sol
diers. Col. John 8. Cunlngham,
chairman of the Democratic execu
tive commute, moved to organise a
Bryan-Kltchla-Brook Club and mad
a strong speech for party ' aarmony.
Th club was organised with over on
hundred member, and MaJ. J. T,
Yancey, -upon motion of Colonel Cun
lngham. was elected president.
Ring Doeent Like Davidson Ticket.
Special t Th Observer. .-.
Lexington. Sept. 21. The RepubU-l
can executive committee of Davidson :
county was In session here all this.
afternoon and It waa generally report
ed that the committee waa consid
ering many changes In the ticket
named Saturday. This, however, waa
denied by the chairman to-night, but
be did aot state what waa considered.
Ex-State Senator P. C. Thomas, of
Thomssvllle. tformed the committee
that If 8. W. Wall, who .waa nominat
ed Saturday for the Senate, ' waa not
taken down and he (Thomas) named
Instead he would some out Independ
ent as a "wet" candidate. It Is said
that some of the ring Republicans are
not entirely pleased with th result ef
Saturday's convention. . -
. : ' l
- . -. . : . . ; -
Bed with Chairman Hitchcock's man-
agement of th campaign.
AFTER PACIFIC STATES.
Chairman Mat' k Plans For IUg Fight
In tho Far West Encouraging He
ports Received. i '
New York, Sept. 21 Norman E. ,
Mack, chairman of the Democratln
national committee, is planning to
force the fighting in th Paclno State
and during the month of October
speakers of national prominence will
be sent West to aid In swinging all
debatable States Into line for the.
Democrats. Mr. Mack said to-night
that the reports received from Cell-
fornla, Oregon, Montana and Colo
rado were of such character as ta ,
i jt tn tha hallaf that With a.
strong effort they would be captured
for Bryan and Kern m
"1 regard tn miaaie oiaiw,
Chairman Kern to-nignt, ' saii
Democratic and all our efforts noyr ,
will be to hold our advantage, which.
will be mane easier Dy tne row w .
the Republicans. The national com
mittee Is receiving glowing report
from the Pacific coast and w will
make added efforts to bring Call- ,
forula. Oregon and other States Inta
line. I am going west soon -likely
meet th national committee
men of fh Paclflo Btate om ttms
In October In some city f
West, and I may make a flying trip
through all the debatable States."
SHOT AND KILLED BY SHERIFF.
nin. siuit and Serlonely
Wounded torgta "ITa.SES.
and Kills Negro W hom He Attempt-
ed to Arrest xr Murnor.
Fort Gaines, Oa., Sept. 21. Sheriff
W W. Beard, of Clay county, was)
shot five times here this moraine by ,
George Thomas, the negro alleged to
have murdered th Blu boys about
ten days ago. and Thomas In, turn
was shot and killed by the hrlff.
Sheriff Beard met Thomas - on th
street and ordered him to halt.
Thomas opened nr and wound
Beard flv time befor h could drave
hi pistol. Beard finally got hi pis
tol out and shot Thomaa dead. Sheriff.
Beard condition is reported to ba
''Three other negroes. Essl Coleman.
Alma Johnson and Savannah Woods,
th woman who house Is near tha
seen of th tragedy, are confined la
the county Jail as accessories. ; ' ,
Th only evidence against Essta
Coleman and Alma Johnson is that
they were with George Thomas on
the night of the murder. Coleman
t tava been drunk and re
members nothing. Johnson is unable
to give an account of nerseu.
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.
Tltnnias C. Duncan. Sou of the Late
Bishop Duncan, CDargea nun ub.
tain lag SS.OOO From t nlou, S.
'Bank by MlsrepresentaUoa.
Union. 8. C Sept. U. Thomas C
Duncan was arrested ber to-day
charged with obtaining . money by
miareprerentation to tne amount ot
about tl.000. The charge was made;
by the receiver of th people' Banc.
of this xtty, which several months
ago went Into voluntary uquiaauon.
and relates- to certain checkss ana
draft an tha Bank of Spring City,
Tenn paid by the People's Bank, but
turned down by the Spring City bank
as Duncan had no funds on deposit.
He was released en bond. , a.:
Duncan 1 the son of the UteBwhp
Duncan. - r
President Returns to Washington To-
.. . . . . . -:.-4 Day. c-.,'r. -. . : .
Oyster Bay. N. T Sept. i Pre:-.
dent Koosevelt te-morrow morn- f
will end his vacation and with h.a
family and executive staff will i.mv
for Washington. No formal fare -i :
has been prepared by the resident
Oyster Bay. but practically evfry ,
In town will be at the ra!I -v f . .
Hon to say farewell to the
dent t