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I Wester ToDay 10 Pages To-Day ONE SEUIOS FAIR SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1909. TRICE FIVE CENTS. A. 1 1 "Ti USED BAZOBTOCUT THBOAT TOLD "WIFE WAS GO ISO TO SHAVE Jam Hvmtt. a, Well-to-Do Bual- ikm Man of Aahevllle, Chooses feunday Morning as the Time and HI Ruor as the Weapon of Self De struction Driven to the Rash Act by Continued 111 HemKh Telling Ilia Wife That He la Going to . Shave, Hist Gom to Room and Locks Himself In, Then Slashing JUs Throat WU Fliula Him Few Momenta Later In Pool of Blood, and He Die Before Physician Ar rltea. Special to The Observer. ' Asheville, Feb. 7. Telling hie wife that he was loin downstairs to stave, James M- Hyatt a prominent busineaa man of thla place, this morn- in, shortiy after 8 o'clock picked uP his raaor and other shaving material, went downstairs, locked all the doors and slashed hie throat with the rasor, and siasnea n inw ,,,. dying soon alter m ered by Mrs. Hyatt. No cause om than 111 health ean be aaaigned for the rash act Hvatt waa a man 40 years of age and came here a number of year ago ana came nere a ' from tha country. He engaged the mercantile business, and at toe time ef his suicide was a member of the local grocery firm of Hyatt A Fel met. He had made money by close attention to business and was well-to-do. A year or more ago his health failed and since that time he had been unable to give personal attention u his business. When he picked up his razor for a ahave Jthls morning, he save no Inti mation that he purposed self-destruction. After he had been gone sev eral minutes, Mrs. Hyatt had occasion to go downstairs and. trying t"he ioor, found It locked. She tried another door to the room and found It also locked. Bhe called to Hyatt, but re ceived no response, and becoming alaimed called her neighbor.. The door was forced and Hyatt was found In a pool of blood, with his throat cut from ear to ear. He died before the arrival of physician- rryan denies the story. Give Out Statement at JckonwtU. In Which He Stamp a False the Reported Automobile Accident. Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. 7. William Jennings Bryan reached Jacksonville at 7 o'clock this morning from De )and and mphatlcally denies tho tory sent out last night regarding the alleged , automobile accident near "Tarpon Springs, In which It was said that he was badly Injured and under treatment In a Tampa hotel. (Mr. Bryan upon reaching Jackson ville this morning was met by his cousin William a Jennings, and taken o hia home. Upon reading the re port of the accident he stamped it as falae, aaylng that he was In Lakeland until noon Saturday, when he left fer Deland, speaking there Saturday night and leaving there at midnight for Jacksonville. Mr. Bryan Is in perfect health and expressed himself as being pleased at his reception here. Long before 1 o'clock this afternoon the DuVall Theatre was packed to standing room enly, at leaat 8,000 persons being turned away at the doors. The lec ture, the "Prince of Peace," was de livered here and was well received, Mr. Bryan being accorded ovation after ovation. Mr. Bryan left Jack eonville at 8 o'clock this afternoon for Dufunlak Springs, Fla. Macon lias $40,000 Tire. Macon, Oa-, Feb. 7. Fire originat ing in a cottage on Wilder street In outh Macon, this morning at 11 o'clock, driven by a stiff wind rapid ly spread to adjoining dwellings, re sulting In the complete destruction of twenty-six residences, the loss on "buildings and personal property amounting to approximately $40,008. Tho residences were substantial cottages situated on Pebble and WlldeX streets, and were "occupied by white residents. The flrebetng outside the city boundary if was some time before the cit" fire department waa ordered out. Fc'r two hour tha Are burned un checked. Approximately $14,000 worth of personal property waa de stroyed. Fire Destroys Tenant House In Crab Orchard A tenant houae on the farm of Mr. N. S. Alexander la Crab Orchard township waa burned to the grenna yesterday afternoon about 8 o clock. The fire started In a defertlva flue and," tha building being a one-story .rt-11.fiirB and locstad where -io fire-fighting facilities were available, j the flames maae quica wu.. i hoi:se. It waa occupied by the fira i t.o ctnvir. one of the hardest working and most deserving colore! men in me cuumw - - tTcally aU theTr household good- an! V.-.LL -k. w. worth about $500 and the goods :were valued at several hundred. Big Yards In North Charlotte. VThe development of the North Charlotte yards of the Southern Rail way Is such as to astonish persons who have not kept track of the com pany's operations in that section of .... MtT A roundhouse, a modem ciuwnuft. w 5 . . i .v.t fr in advance of the one which has been prevloualy used near v. ntm station, snd do ens and dozens Of siaetrecas are a, ww u.h Um nf h ' i.. .ooniABltshed. . Most of 'he freight trains are maue up wn All trains on thermal line pass be reath the arcblnj roof -of ths coal shuts. wnicn spans w ntertfeif tonal Ssmdar s School .v . Convention. ; Special te The Observer. - ; Fort MllL a C. Feb, 7 An Inter denominational Bnnday -school con vention representing all the schools of Fort Mill towmshlp was organized . ti- ihli afternoon. Nearly all the arnoola were represented by dele- ICIlODil wcw , -- .f JIlll, the county cnarrman, was present, together wun siamie Steele, of Rock Hill, the county secre tary, snd both contributed much to the success of the meeting. A. DAY'S SALISBURY NEWS DATE OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Executive Committee W1U ' Meet (Saturday to Select Time For Municipal . Prlmanr - Recorder's Court will Materially Affect Magis trates' Courts Actual Work of Laying Ralls For Piedmont Caro lina Railway to Be Started To Day Thirteenth District. Odd Fel lows to Have Semi-Aimual licet tnjr at Spencer Thief Gets Chickens Belonging' to Professor and Janitor Bat Mx Room Va cated by Saloons Now Unoccupied. Observer Bureau, 411 North Main Street. Salisbury, Feb. 7. The Democratic executive com mittee of the city will tweet Saturday j nl(ht to wt a NOtt- tor tne holding j of the primary to name a candidate j mayor f and two candidate. f for waraa of tns e)ty- Representative John M. Julian Is chairman of the committee and will come up from I Raleigh next Saturday for the pur- pose of attending the meeting A bill will probably be introduced In the Legislature this week to per mit the taking up of the civil docket in the spring and fall terms of Rowan Superior Court during the first week of the term should the !rfmlnal docket be disposed of be- th. nd f tn, nrtt we.kt a, It now- Is the civil docket cannot he gone Into until Monday of the sec ond week, even though the criminal docket Is disposed of before that time. There has been some discussion as to whether or not the Rowan county recorder's court to be established In April would affect magistrates courts, some taking the view that It would not to any noticeable extent, but Representative Julian, who has the bill In charge at Raleigh, tells The Observer correspondent that It will do away with a big portion of magis trates' courts as many cases now 'tried before magistrates will come before the recorder for a hearing. It will- entirely do away with the mayor's court In Salisbury and the next mayor of the city, to be elected In May, will net have much of his time taken up In the trial of petty cases. WILL BEGIN LATINO RAILS TO DAY. The actual work of laying rails for the Piedmont Carolina Railway Com pany, the new electric line for thla city, will begin to-morrow on the fair ground end of the road and It Is proposed to have thla portion of the linn In Operation from Main street by the 15th of May. The route from the court house to the fair grounds will be out West Council street to Caldwell, South Caldwell to Innlaa and down Irinias to the fair grounds, crossing the Western Railroad at Mr. M. L Jackson's. Along this route are many beautiful building lots, and It Is expected that soms handsome homes will be ereoted In that section at an early day. Work on East Council street will net be begua wittl the line la completed to the court houae. This city had a variety of weather to-day, sunshine, cloudy, rain and mow, moderate and chilly tem perature all alternating, so the weather man could not mlas it, what ever hia prediction had been. ODD FELLOWS TO MEET AT SPENCER. Mr W. R. Bean, dlatrlct super visor of the thirteenth I. O. O. F. district, has called the semi-annual convention to be held with Beulah Lodge, No. 228, Spencer, March 28th, 18W.- The i opening session will be gin, at 2:80 o'clock In the afternoon: the night session at 7 o'clock. Seven lodgea In Rowan county, three In Davidson, two In Davie and one In Stanly eonrpose the district. The February term of Rowan Superior Court convenes to-morrow. Judge Jones presiding. It will be a two-weeks term, the second week being for civil cases. There is no capital case for trial at this term and only about two dosen prisoner in jail. Rev. SB. . Turrentln announca that Wednesday night of this week a mass meeting of tha First Methodist congre gation will be held. There will be short talks by persons representing the differ ent departments of Churclt work and the programme closes with a social feature in the Sunday school annex. It is pro posed to have four of. these -mass meet ings during tha year. Mr. Thomas M. Kesler, manager of the Salisbury Dry Goods Company, has se cured the store-room on North Main street formerly occupied by I. D. Law rence as a grocery store snd will open up a 8 and 10-cent store. He will still retain the management of the Salisbury Dry Goods Store. A force of county convicts yesterday afternoon cleared away the fence around the old jail, leveled off the grounds in front of (he Jail and around the court house and removed the platform which had been standing In the court yard since the Kltehtn rally during the cam paign. What disposition Is to be made of the old Jail Is not yet known. County Surveyor C. M. Miller has been awarded the contract to make a map of Durham county snd 8700 has been ap propriated for ths work. Mr. Miller is sn expert In this line snd his map of Rowan is one of the finest pieces of this kind of work ever executed, every church, school house, road and many of the homes of farmers being indicated there- on. M. has made the map. for other counties In the Bute. ONLY SIX VACANT ROOMS. , i Of ths sixteen Business bouses occupied by saloons in this city prior to January 1st. only Ave ara now vacant, though one other room Is vacant owing to a pool room moving tnto-a former saloon loca tion, making a total of only six rooms now unoccupied en account of tha closing ap of the sixteen saloons. Tha ftailaburr Pastors Association will 'hold Its flrst monthly meeting since Its i ort-,Buatlon to-morrow morning at W ' .ww the first Baptist Church, and thl, meeting tne pnncipw . in h limlr tha Mat te . . -rf m be alone ths lines of jftjyy ,i--woiim-v whv minutera' thaVthe organisation known as.the Associated Charities of Salisbury was launched and reports from tha va rious committees will be reeetved at the meeting to-morrow BsOrnlar- -i STOLE PROFESSOR' CHICKENS. -Lsat night some rascal vtstted the city school premise and stole eighteen chlck belotng to Prof. OrUta and thirteen the pmpertjr of r, Crtntort, the school janitor.' The thief, as a or to show that bs waa possessed off a ItTMI fll BUmOT) W w WMI streak of humor, left two oio rroeirr. -m. t.r Vcrtmn's fowls were Mil-Wooded Plymouth Rocks which he valued vary highly, -v. v .--fc- .- in. Oscar. Wilson, ,sf Chapel H.1L ts WANTED: HIGH SILK HATS FROCK COATS TO GO W ITH THEM. Forthcoming Visit of President-E3ect Tuft to New Orleans Creates End less tjiiharraxxiiicnt to Thousands. . of Oomniiiteemen and Incidentally the Market on I'll is Combination of Fa nil let- Apparel 1m Hopelessly Oor ncretl More Commit teeinen by Far Than There Are Silk Hats and . Frock Coats to ClotiM Them and There's the Hub Mr. Taft to Reach the Crew cut City Thursday and W'ill tie Um central Figure or tliauoraie PrograiniiH'. New Orleans, La.. Feb. 77-Quota-tlons on high silk hats . and - frock coats have taken a sudden Jump In the local market and its all on account of Judge William Howard Taft. When It became definitely known that the President-elect wo'ujd return from Panama via New Orleans next Thursday and that he . had accepted the invitation of thla city to be Its guest for two days, the citizens who assumed the tnnk of maklngrpUns for the entertainment of the distinguished visitor Immediately got busy. The'flrst step was the appointment ef several dozen committers and thelr -member-shlp runs Into the thousands. . There Is a committee on the land reception and a committee on the river' recep tion, a committee on Invitations'and a committee on parade, a committee on automobiles and a committee on -carriages, a committee on the banquet and a committee on hotel accommo dations. These are but a few of the numerous committees appointed snd then there are sub-committees on menu cards and music and decorations and souvenirs and many other .things. COMMITTEEMEN DESPONTJENT. It has been officially 'announced that everybody who appears In con nection with the reception before 41 o'clock In the evening must wear tha conventional frock coat and high silk hat. On account of climatic' condi tions and for various other reasons this combination haa never been a popular one In New Orleans arid" in consequence there are several hun dred committeemen -vho find the day set for Judge Taft's arrival fast ap proaching with their wardrobes still minus the precious articles and little hope of securing them. ' " The President-elect Is to sfxlye -at the mouth of th river 1st nextWed-nesday- night or Thursday morning. There he is to leave the battleship North Carolina and ge aboard ths lighthouse tender Oleander. The Ole ander will put hire aboard the scout cruiser Birmingham and ths Birming ham will bring him within sight of New Orleans where hi . will bs put aboard the steamer General Newton and broughuto ths landing. . WILL PARADE STREET8. Ths parade will .traverse tha princi pal' streeU of the city and will bs brought to a halt at the city hall where President-elect Taft will be for mally and officially welcomed to New Orleans by Mayor Martin Behrmnn. The President-elect will also make a speech and then the parade-will start again and pass in review. , , At 8 o'clock the same evening ths President-elect and Mrs. Taft will at tend the ball of ths Elvss of Oberon, one of the carnival organisations .at the old French opera house. Friday morning at 10 o'clock a re ception will be tendered the President-elect by the colored Y. M. C. A. of New Orleans. Mrs. Taft will be entertained the same afternoon at ths Country Club. The festivities will be brought to a Close with a big banquet Friday even ing at the Hotel Orunewald. Cardinal Olbbons has wired from Bsltimors that he will reach New Orleans Tues day and will deliver the Invocation at the banquet The President-elect will leave at 8:J!0 a. m. Saturday for Cincinnati over the Queen & Crescent routs. MR. TAFT LEAVES COLON. Crnlsrr North Carolina Bears the President-Elect Toward New Or Irans, Which Port Me Experts to Make Thursdsy Not Prepared Now to Talk About His Impressions ef the Canal. Colon, Feb. 1. President-elect Wil liam H. Taft and party left here at 8 o'clock this evening on board tho cruiser North Carolina for New-Or leans accompanied ' by tne cruiser Montana. Just previous to embark ing Mr. Taft gave out the following: "I am. not prepared now to make a statement as to ths results of ths trip to ths isthmus, except to say that we have found the work progressing In a most satisfactory way; the organi sation better than ever before, the esprit de corps excellent and' the de termination of all, even the humblest laborer, directed to the building of ths canal I am sure that this has Impressed Itself upon every one of thd board -of visiting engineers as , It has upon me. . . "With reference to the type of ths canal and the continuance of the present plans, tha engineers promise that .they will be able to hand me their report by the Urns ws land at New Orleans." Governor Mendetes snd - s large gathering were- -p'resent-at - the dock to bid . ths President-elect, farewell. Lieutenant Colonel Goethals. chief engineer, of the canal, aocompanled Mr. Taft! on ths North Carolina. He will psoceed to Washington to, djscuns the matter of appropriations neces sary for the completion of the work. As the tug which transferred the visitors to the cruiser ' moved away, Mr.. Taft bowed and called out, laugh ing, "iteep your eye' on" that "sub terranean lake at Gatun ' r During his ten days here MfTaft. accompanied on many .. occasions by the special engineers; who cams to the isthmus "with him, ."-visited 'every section of the canal. His. Influence waa exerted also In bringing sbout a better feeling between various ' fac tions that have been opposing each other since the last election. Cardinal Gibbons Goes "to New Or leans. Baltimore, Feb. 7. Cardinal-Gib bons left to-day for New Orleans to payj- hia -iinual . visit t JSls .brotaer, While In that city he will attend thetey farmers ami "by" mills. dinner to be given to mresiaent-eiesri Taft and deliver the invocation. Wright to Show Rome, JIow U JV. Rome. "Feb. 7. It iS',sted "that Wllpur Wright, ths American aero plan 1st." now at'Pau, will come' hers some time tn March for 'the purpose of giving instruction tp. two -Italian aeronauts.. It Is understood that be will make at least twenty flights snd will receive $11,000 for his work. spending awhile here with friends. Rep resent Julian spent to-day' at home w a- bis iamUy.-Mr. Charles Arey, s Chattanooga, Is here for a few days. . WILt pay homage Tt vtscovs. Final PrerMirnUoiu Male For the CelebraUoM ofr tle Centenary of the War President's Birth Corner Ktone of a Memorial Hall to Be Laid by president Roosevelt. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7. Some of the first cltliens of the United States will pay homage to Abraham Lincoln at the old homestead of the Lincoln family In Larue county, Kentucky, on the occasion, of President Lincoln's centenary, February 12th. when the corner stone of a marble memorial hail will be laid by President Tloose velU" The last preparations were made yesterday. Five trains will be run to HodgenVUie frpm Louisville on Feb ruary lSto to carry the various dele gationa Representatives of the Re publican and Democratic commltteea of Kentucky will have places of prominence in the ceremonies. Cardinal Gibbons will not be able to be present to pronounce the Invo cation. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mlsa Roosevelt will be members of the President's party. When Ken tucky women learned that they were coming they became nllve with inter est. The flrst train will leave Louisville early Friday morning to carry all who deairet to" reach the farm in time to roam over the scree where Lincoln played as a child. The second train" will carry a band. 60 militiamen. 18 cavalrymen and 60 newspaper iaen. The. third train will bear Federal and Confederate veterans who are to act as escorts to the President, veterans of the Spanish war and Governor Au gustus $ Willson and his staff. The fourth train, will carry Louisville business men, while the fifth will hear the President, Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt, Secretary Loh and Secre tary of War Luke E- Wright. Lincoln's Birthday to Be Generally Observed. - New York. Feb. 7. The progress at Washington, of the measure tn make February 12th a national holiday has stimulated interest in the centenary anniversary of Lincoln's birth, which will be observed next Friday throughout the country. Htrlctly speaking there can ie no national holiday, for In this matter the States make their own legislation and thla measure, If it becomes a law, will ap ply In a legal sense only to the Dis trict Of Columbia, the Territories and Federal Institutions. Eight States havs mads February 12th a holiday, but the observant this year will not be limited to these States. At Springfield: 111., there will be ad dresses by William J. Bryan, Ambas sador Bryce end Ambassador Juoser and. Presidsnt-elect Taft will speak at a banquet St New Orleans and Vies President-elect Sherman will make an address at ths .chamber of commerce dinnsr at Pittsburg. At noon United States Senator Lodge will sddress the Massachusetts Legislature st Boston. In New York City there will be several notable Lincoln dinners. NEGRQ LABORERS THREATENED Self-Styled Nlght-Riders In Georgia Propose to Kill w or amen i imi Do Net Clear Out. Waycross, Oa., Feb. T. Consldsr abla excitement was caused at Pear son, a small station $0 miles north west of Wayoross, this morning when it beosme known that five negroes employed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad lsf building a new depot at that placed had received warnings from sellt-styled "night-riders" to leave tho community forthwith or death would be meted out to them. Two-jnetlces were received by the ne gro carpenters as follows: "You negro carpenters: We give you until Saturday night to leave here under penalty of death. "NIGHT-RIDERS." The depot at Pearson was burned on October 18h and the origin of the fire is declared to have been Incen diary. Special agents of the Atlantic Coast Line have arrived there to In vestigate the threats of the so-called "night-riders" and tt is announced that arrests will probably follow with in a few days.' POLICE AT A STANDSTILL. Final Autopsy on Body of . Vaudalla. O., Girl Falls to Reveal Cause of Death. ' Dayton. O., Feb. 7. With the con elusion of a microscopic examination of the stomaeh In search of possible' traces of poison, the final eutopsy on the body of Elisabeth Fulhart. of Vandalla, O., Dayton's latest murder victim, to-day failed to revesl the immediate cause, of the girl's death. The only tangible theory left, the police say. Is that -the girl may have been drugged for brutal purposes, which laecldentally -proved fatal, and th hodv thrown Into the abandoned cistern to cover up the traces of the crime. . .. - Roy'Cooly, a '.close friend of Miss Fulhart," who was detained by ths police for examination, was released to-day. ' Alberr Wllkle, reputed to be the glrfs flaacee; still Is held, but it la '.expected That he too-will be re leased soon. Chief Allaback said to night: 'There Is absolutely nothing new. I believe, however, that we "will make at least one arrest early this week." Archbishop Farley Roasts Hie Stage. New York. Feb. 7. "The stage Is worse to-day hsn It 'was in the days of paganism," said Archbishop Farley, la-his sermon in. St. Patrick's cathe dral to-day. -He , was-preaching on the influence of a bad example. The archbishop said; ' "All about us: men and women ara setting evil examples. Men hoary with ags soften 'Inspire with evil the minds of the yourig.-' They go to the public, places snd to-the theatres In shameiessness and, they bring' with them youngsters' who-csnnot escape corruption We-see-to-day men. and women who-ought to. know better bringing ths -young to these orgies of obscenity.", -- , . The Rice Sapply Estimated. Houston,' Tex., Feb. T. A. E. Grpvessecretary of the Texas-Louisiana Farmers' Association, has given out anj estimate of jheTlce now held larmers ami oy muis. jmirumj his figures therei srs 800,000 sacks t0 of clean and .rough rice in Louisiana and 817,008 In. Texas, of which latter & 10.000 is rough. - Mr. Groves estimates that SOO.flOff sacks Will' be needed for seed, leaving a total available' sapply of 1,417.880 sacks.' ... . ; Georgian TtlTled In-Rsnswsy Accident. ' Fort Meade. Fla-. Feb. 7 W. C. Fisher,', of Baxley.'Ga, was Instantly killed, .hers ,to-iday when he was thrown from, a. buggy in a runaway accident, his spinal cord being broken. Tbs body bs shipped to Baxlsr to-aorrow. "' FORECASTOF WEEK'S NEWS CONGRESS WILL BE VERY BUSY The Consideration of the president's Vmo Metusage the cbJcr .Matter on the Programme The LIim-o!u Cel ebration and the Return of Taft Ftom Panama .Matters of Patriotic Interest Anti-Japaneec Measures ' In California and Nevada Will Be Subjects For Iihntc In Those States. While the- Sr.tuttlon Will Continue to Worry. President Roowveit Very Much The Elec toral College to Meet Wednesday. The domestic news this week will be surcharged with patriotism. The sentiment, newly aroused by the ap proach from the East of the battleship fleet and Intensified by the anti-alien struggle on the Pacltlo coast will he the Inspiration of countless oratloas Oil Friday when the nw hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln will be observed more widely perhaps than upon uny previous Feb ruary I J t h. Dally wireless messages will tell of the proudt'st naval force afloat, hur rying to a home port, where will he found a cure for the homesickness reported to be rampant amonfc officers and men About half of the passage across the Atlantic will be made dur ing the present week. ANTI-JAP AGITATION. The anti-Japanese measures Intro duced In the Leulslatureg of alifornla and Nevada Alll be the subject of earnest debate-in those States, ana or serious consideration at WaahinKton. It is confidently expected by some of the leading legislators of Nevada that th. v.111 rianaeri hv the Assemblv. de- . 1 , U ' .' .- - - - - - signed to exclude Japanese from the ownership oi iana or una in ,, atot. win he shorn of its antf- Aslatic force by Senate amendments. There Is more uneasiness in wn lncton as to the outcome in Cali fornia. This uneasiness may be due to a doubt as to the exact strength of anti Japanese sentiment. When it was ......iiv kaH.v. ihnt the Presi dent's Influence had forestalled radl- . I W. csl action the Assemoiy paneu mo school segregation measure which the President later declared to be the most Offensive of the bills Introduced. Opponents of the measure did not dare meet the teat of a second vote In the Assembly on Friday 4of last ..u .nd uumrt a Dostnonement of a vote of reconsideration until next Wednesdsy, when the aavocaies ui the bill may force the public revela tion of the reasons which the speak er intimajed that he had. but could not rnaka known for believing the passage of such an act by the Legisla ture would have a most serious effect upon international relations. MR- TAFT'S RETURN. Other events of Interest" will bs ths arrival at New Orleans from Pan ama of President-elect Taft, ths meeting on that day of ths electoral 1 1 - a Ik, aMulnna of the rs- i wupv, . . i ngftros Education association atrstvay begun at Chicago. A busy week Is in promise for Con gress. Beginning on Monday under a general order for a suspension of of ths rules for the consideration of miscellaneous bills on the calendar, the House Tuesday probably will pass to a discussion of the President's course in vetoing the census bill. It Is confidently expscted that the com mittee on census will recommend that It be passed again regardless of the veto, and that an immediate effort ., . nf it will be made. The general opinion Is that the com mittee a recommenoauo" ! j . t. ih "Hoime Legislation KUUUTU mj " , relating to the canal sone also may receive attention from the House on Tuesday. . On Wednesday the House, u im peded, will dispose of the bill provld f .v. A Ainoliiml Department. This wlU be followed by the Indian appropriation bill wnicn mo will consiaer ionunmc n o- v before ths close of the week. PENAL CODE BILL. m ,1 ..lt tha House will glVS attention during the week to the pen si cods bill, sn effort to amend which will b made by the addition of legls- v.n h iinr nuestton. Sharp antagonism to the amendment may result la Its failure either In the House or In conference. Ths Benste will return to the sp rroprlatlon calendar Tue-day or I I m.., rh. navt hill with Its two big battleships and other provis ions for ths increase oi wi ... i iwA wlpk It IS OS rsporvsa eariy n -- probabls that'the conference report on the legislative, executive and Jn dtetal appropriation bill will be made during the week- If opportunity pernio.- -Csrter will call up his postal aavlngs . . win a i, i. nrnhable that .. - ,,, wA amaamAdlC SnOrtS mere win kwv -r- - to secure the confirmation of Colector Crura, of South Carolina. enthusiastic supporters sre bowever bscomlng convinced thst all attempts in this direction wm o ium. ... w.dnAiiiav afternoon the Senate and House will hold their regular quadrennial join - ....Ifvlnir the COUnt Of the electoral vote for PJa? fn4 Vice President or tne unueu ou Rumor of Big Railroad Combination nuhmnnd. Va.. Feb. 8 "President George W. Stevens, of the Obeaa P..,?.!I.ftK ChU ,lea me rumor, cago yesteroay to great combination i '""-", "' eluding the Chesapeaxe ""."- about to be formea. r. further fhleaaro stated that mere is no authorised to speaa iw i Cfceespeake at Ohio. Fred W. Scott, the local memoer of tbs syndicate wnicn w repot hsvs i recently )u"" interest in the Chesapeake Ins Ohio. declined to ma me nt whatever concerning mor Alleged 8 windier Held Foe the Mls- t. r.k 1 John R. Dob- - iiew l"a, - bins, srrested Saturday on chsrge. that be was a fugitive from Justice ana w mm pmiwn ... - . eonsecUon with ths slleged Isrceny of $88 880 In tasn ana jewria. wm In 88.880 bail for further bearing Tuesdsy. m . r,-.Li.' .I,, .n a- man named vupviup . . James Lampklns. both, arrested with Dobbins, were aiocnavrgHu. .i,i r,hhina to-rtsv. ths a j aUex, lis aga ev v . - - - dstsctlves said they hsd learned that the prisoner s anegea 10 n . a, , Tkalla.a m H nkar nf iwmaiva i. n. Princeton. Mo., by Inducing him to bet oa a horse race. d , THE ANTI-JAP LEGISLATION WILL COXTIM E 1 CAIJFORNIA It Is Expected That the Further Agi tation the Coming Week Will Cause the president to show HI Hand Copy of 'Roosevelt's Telegram to tlie KpeWker of tlic Houn Made Publlr Senate Will Take a r'llng at the Japanese Question T ray National Authorities Will Probably Tltrow Additional Light on the KeMiM For Oppoolnjt the Pniwage of the School Bill. Which Seems to Concern the President Mont. Sacramento, Pal.. Keb. 7 - Japan ese legislation will he to the fore this week in both branches of the Cali fornia Legislature. Two bills will be the subject of dlsruslon or reconsid eration In the Assembly on Wednes day. One of these, already passed by the House, segregates Japanese In public schools, while the other em powers municipalities to segregate In residential quarters all undesirable aliens whose presence mlislit. In tha opinion of the boards of supervu-ors he Inimical to the purpose health and morals of the communities It is the school bill that most deep ly concerns President Roosevelt, and between this time Jind Wednesday It Ls expected nations! suthorities wtli throw additional light on the subject. It Is supposed that this will show the true state of diplomatic negotiations now pending between Japan and the United States, and reveal the reason for Mr. Roosevelt's numerous tele grams to the Oovernor urging post ponemeut of further action on anti Japanese legislation. The following telegram has been sent by President Roosevelt: "Washington. 1). C , Feb. 8. "Hon. Philip A. Stratton, Speaker of the Assembly, "Sscramento. Csl. 'Tlease accept the expression of profound obligation on behalf of the American people as a whole for the high and patriotic services you are rendering. I have unlimited confi dence In the sane good sense and right mlndedness of the people of tho State of California. 1 know that they appteclate that the national govern ment Is at this moment engaged In doing everything It can to achieve the ends that California has In view while at the same time preserving unbrok ei the relations of respect and good will with a great and friendly nation; and therefore I am sure the people of California will support you In taking thj position you havs taken, which Is so eminently In the Interests not only of the American people as a whole, bat especially of the Stats of Cali fornia. "THEODORE ROQJ3EVELT-" Ths Senate will take a fling at the Japanese question to-morrow. The debate will be upon the report of the committee on sxecutlve communica tions which recommended last week that no action be taken at this ses sion on any of the bills Introduced In ths Legislature tending to Interrupt the relations between Japan and the United State.. "THE MAN WHO DARED' DEAD. - John B. Mdrsn, of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Pssses Away In Arl sons Bow He Gained His oorl guet. Boston, Feb. 7. John B. Moran, district attorney of Buff oik county, who died last night In Phoenix. Arls., where he was seeking to restore his health, had gained the popular eobrl quet of "The man who dares." in lane Via rn tnr Oovernor on four tickets as Democrat, Prohibitionist, Independence Leaguer ana ciinen and lost the election to Governor Guild, Republican, by a narrow mar gin. In the campaign he summarily discharged his three managers and conducted his campaign alone. At one time he summoned the en tire Massachusetts Legislature before tha urand lurv to give evidence as to alleged bribery In the "anti-bucket shop bill. " Eventually one memotr of the Legislature was expelled on charges of having received a bribe. Although nominally a Democrat, Mr. Moran refused to support Bryan In tha recent nresldential campaign snd allied himself with the Inde pendence League. He was 60 years old. UNDER THE COURT'S EYE. Attorney General of Missouri Explains Thst This Is the Only Way In Wluch the Oil Octopus Can Do Business. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 7. Attor ney Oeneral Major, in a statement issued to-night relative to the motion for modification of Judgment of ouster filed by the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, said: "The proposed fnodlflcatJon Is not an offer to do business In partnership with the Statei but that the Judgment of ouster be itodlfled and the matter held In abeyance snd in the mean time permit the company to do busi ness under the eye of the court of the State. If the court desired It could, under the modification proceed at any time to render a Judgment of final ouster. "Unless the modification as pro posed the State could control the price of the products and prevent tha company from recouping its losses In fines from the people." Great Crowds Pay Final Tribute to Dead Rabbi. New York, Feb. 7. There was a remarkable outpouring of all nation alities owing allegiance to , the Jewish faith to-day when the thousands of dwellers on the lower East Side lined the streets In the tenement district to witness the passing of the funeral procession of Dr. Adolph M. Radln. pastor of the People's synagogue of the Educational Alliance. Men and women prominent In financial and benevolent circles took part In the services In the synagogue. Forty-one organizations participated in the services. Rabbi Radin died last Friday at the age of 80 years. For many years he had-worked unceasingly, on ih East Side for the betterment of those of the Hebrew faith. ' British" Schooner Asliore. Wakefield, R. L, Feb. I The three-masted British schooner Fleet lr. CaDtaln Creaser. which left Luenenberg, -Nova Scotia, January 2sth. for New York with wood pu. went ashore Shortly after dark to night about three-quarters of a mils west of Point Judith light snd Insitts Point Judith bsrbor. As her poettloi was a sheltered one, tt was thought shs could he floated. Her crew re mains on board. - -- ' ELECTION OF APKESIDENT' FORMAL CEREMONY WEDNESDAY Senate and Hou.se Will Assemble In Joint sehHloii at l O'clock and Rat ify the Choice of a Majority of the People Simplicity and Dignity Will Mark Every Feature of the Programme Houses Will Assem ble separately First and the Sends Will Then proceed to the House Hall Where the Vote Will Be Fish ed Out of the Official Box In Al phabetical Order An Interesting Event In the Political History of the Country. Washington, Feb. 7. The format ratification of the election of William Howard Taft. of Ohio, and James s hoolcraf t Sherman, of New York, to be President and Vice President of the I'nited States, respectively, to be helrl In the hall of the House of Hrpresentatlves next Wednesdsy, will be enc of the most ceremonial events attending the political life of Amer ica. Simplicity and dignity will mark niTy feature of this function, which wiii be wltne-ssed by the two houses of CioicreRs, by members of the dip lomatic i nrps. by leading officials of th- itu eminent and by a brilliant as semblage consisting of members of the fiiinlltes f,f Senators, Represents-, ttwi and officials of the government.. WILL ASSEMBLE AT NOON. . .. , The Senate and House will assem ble at noon as usual- After beiilsr called to order by their respective presiding officers and listening to the) urual prayers by tbelr chaplains the Prr.ate will proceed to the hall of the House. The ceremony will begin at 1 o'clock. Shortly before that tfma Y'.ce. President Fairbanks, will leavs hit, chair as presiding officer of the Senate, preparatory to leading ths procession of Senators to ths Houss wins of the Capitol. The assistant doorkeepers of the Senats, carrying two boxes containing the electoral votes , previously received by Mr. Fairbanks from special messengers from the several States, will closely follow the Vice President. Speaker Cannon will bs Informed of the coming of the Senate and Rep resentatives occupying" seats on blVi . right hand will vacats them In order to make room for tho 82 Senators. THE FORMAL PROGRAMME. After taking the seat provided for him at the right of the Speaker and being presented with ths gavel. Mr. Fairbanks will unlock the wooden . roxes, and open the packages In al phabetical order, handing ths certifi cates to the four tellers, Senator Burrows, of Michigan, and Ballsy, of Texas, and Representatives Gaines, of West Virginia, and Russell, of Tsx as. When the counting has been con eluded showing that Taft and Shsr man have received 811 votes sad Bryan and Km ths Vice Presi-; . dent will Inquire whether any onsj , desires to Ala. a protest against tha . result as announced, snd tn tbs ab srfice of such protest hs will declare the successful candidates duly sleet ed. This simple function performed, the Senate will return to Its chamber, and both bodies will rssums ths or dinary work of legislation. WILL HURT AMERICAN TRADE. Proposed Frewuto Tariff Revision Will .. . (Seriously Affect the United States Chsnge Will Cut Off Entirely the) Cheaper Lines of Machine-Made Goods Some Action Will B r Necessary on the Part of the United States. Washington, Feb. 7. Amsrlcsn, . tariff experts do not view with com- ." placency the probability tiat ths French government within "the next year will put Into operation a rs- . vised tariff, which, It is believed, will have the effect of seriously discrlmi- hating against imports into Francs from the United Stales. Under ths present tariff law, tha Unltsd 8tate is compelled to pay ths maximum rate; . on all Importations, which fact Is sufficient practically to prohibit the Importation of many articles of Anasr- . lean production. , ; . A very pertinent fact to be consid ered In this situation la ths new" . French-Canadian treaty, now being" concluded, under which. It Is ssld. Canada Is to receive all the minimum , rates of the French tariff. The new French tariff, Increasing. ' as it does, tho difference between the .. maximum and minimum rates, will affect the United States mors than, any other commercial nation la tha world. This country Is now ths only, commerclslly Important country, tbs Importations of which remain subjeet . In most cases to the French maximum tariff. This change will be sufficient . to Entirely stop the Importation p . the cheaper lines of machine-made , goods on which the margin of profit is small, and the tariff discrimination! suftVlent to wipe out this margin. altogether. ' ' f It Is the opinion of government ex perts here that such action on tha part of France makes absolutely nec essary a dual tariff on the part of tha ,, United States, and that the new law being framed by Congress must con-f-tain provisions for both minimum and , maximum rates. The records of the bureau of stalls tics sho that the total imports front ' France into the United States durlnc . the last fiscal year were valued at ; 8101.999.041. as against J127. 803,107 for the fiscal year 1P07. The exports from the United States into Franca for the last year amounted to 8118. 1?3.48. as against $118,804,883 for the year 1907. Red Cross Gives 8250.00 to Earth qake Orphans. ' Rome, Feb. 7 It is officially an-- nounced that the American National"',. Red Cross, through Ambassador Orls com. has put 8280.000 at the disposal of the committee organised by Queen ', Helena which has undertaken ths es tablishment of an orphanage to be devoted to tho care of children left homeleaa and without parents by the earthquake disaster. The Institution will be called thS AffierteaTrRed-eree"-n,ahn.n n,l it la intended to bring: Lup. the children as agriculturists. . The Battle Delayed by Tide. Liverpool. Feb. I. Ths Whits Star steamer Baltic, on which Capt Inman Sealby, who commanded tha Repub- lie when she went aowa two wi f.go off Nsntucksf. snd "Jsck'i.Blnns, ths wireless operator, were passen gers, missed ths tide In the Mersey. snd will not arrive hers . until to morrow morning, crowds tnr na seen waiting to give the two men aa ovatlAjt were greatly diaapppiauJ. ..''.:-iiv',' " ' . V Vt
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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