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10 Pages To-Day S ft Is APIAM L-iL SUBSCRTPTION PRICE: $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY MOKNlNCl, MARCH L 1009. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 11 " 1 uy seueiToirs- bill killed GOES TO THE HOUSE GRAVEYARD Hie Sent Put In Two Good Hours nd Passes it on Second Reading Only to Have 11 weporaa ki h thm fAnaff .1 lifliriarv Committor The Nlmorfca BUI For Special Tax . inrqugii -h Thiu-r Rjwilutlon Abo GeM Through The Hons De votes Newly the Whole Da to the Game Uwi as mey anni fort and Currituck Counties and the Audubon Society. Special to The Observer. Raleigh. March 1. Tha Senate spent nearly two more houre to-day discussing the Orraond solicitors salarv bill that had pasaed second reading Saturday and come over on objection to final reading, and then voted It through the Ti reading, 2 0 to 17, only to have the bill "knocked out" thla afternoon by the Houee Judiciary committee by an almost unanimous unfavorable report with out minority report to give It stand ing on the House calendar, bo that It goes to the House "graveyard" or "do not pass" bills. Its pigeonhole will be alongside of that In which the original Houee bill on solicitors salaries reposes that was defeated In the House two weeks ago. The Senate passed the Nlmocks bill, to authorize counties to levy special tax of 2 cents on property and C cents on poll for supplementary pensions on second reading. Another very Important measure to pass the Senate waa the Pharr resolution to direct the Corporation Commission to levy such freight rates per ton per mile In North Carolina from Carolina ports Inland as will counteract discriminatory long haul rates from porta of other States to the same Inland towns. A Joint resolution wajj Introduced by Elliott and put through Its Immediate passage that no bills be Introduced after Wednesday. This waa sent to the House for concur- "The House devoted nearly the whole day to discussing a bill from the Senate to better enforce the game laws In Beaufort and Currituck coun ties by relieving these counties of relation with the Audubon Society, the counties to collect their own fees for hunting, half to benefit the ch?1 fund. Finally the bill passed with fifty-odd counties added, the Audubon Society eomlng In for severe crlti clam as autocratic and Ineffective. The Ormond substitute solicitors salary bill Is dead. At least. It is understood there will be no minority report from that of the House com mittee on salaries and fees that will go In against It. That Is without doubt the end of the solicitor's salary proposition for thla session at least. PAGES' PAT INCREASED. Representative Page, of the House, appeared before the committee ask ing for one dollar and1 a half tn atead of one dollar a day for the boys that scurry about the floor of the House and kej the microbes of the carpet In the atmosphere, also their actual transportation expenses to and from home. The committee yielded gracefully. ' Tha House and Senate committees . i .,.,-!,, nn th nroDOSltion or a constitutional convention, the former against it by 7 to 3, the lat ter in favor 3 to 2. Representative Koonce gave notice of a minority re port. The Senate branch of the com mittee on constitutional amendments votes to report favorably the Ormond bill to amend the constitu tion so as to relieve the Legislature sfrom acting on, granting or amending of charters of corporations and municipalities, the .Legislature to have authority merely to designate the department of State tfir&ugh which they should be asked. The same committee voted favorably on Senator Gay's bill changing the time for the Legislature to meet from Monday after the first Wednesday In January to Monday after the first Wednesday In August biennially. There waa an unfavorable report decided on for Senator Peele's bill abolishing the office of solicitor and delegating the duties of the office to county attorneys. There la to be a minority report. The substitute for the Morton trucking bill will be reported un favorably by the House committee on agriculture. The House committee on counties, cities and towns acted favorably on the Senate bill for the better drain age of Charlotte township. THE CHARLOTTE CHARTER. The Mecklenburg delegation to night made the following statement relative to the Charlotte charter mat ter: When the charter was presented It was apparent that many Important matters In It had not been generally discussed by the people of Charlotte. When the delegation asked that the people be allowed to elect the mayor, and that the assessment for atreet Improvements be changed so a to make It one-third Instead of all. they did not demand the passage of the charter, but stated that they thought K would be satisfactory to the people and It was specifically stated by one of the speakers that the mass meeting did not want to assume the burden of defeating the other features of the charter. In ad dition to this, there were a number of petitions filed In which these petitioners asked: (1st) That the mayor be elected by the people; td) That there be eleven aldermen: '(3d) That no assessment be levied for atreet Improvements. It la there fore apparent that there was much diversity between the request of the delegation and the petitions filed. REPRESENTATIVES HARMONIOUS Aa to the clause relative to public aervlce corporations, there was no Diversity of opinion between the members from Mecklenburg. A statement as to the attitude of Mr. Dowd being different from that of Mr. piurr or the other members la not correct. - As to the statement that Uxa- tneaiheiMtwere taken rjjft-their cnard by the remarks of Mr. Canaler this is entirety Incorrect, aa Messrs. Pnarr and JDowd had considered this proposition, and would not have ob jected to leaving the question of the charter to a vote of the people If ' wa a considerable anA mh. slantial demand f or JX. This war be fore Mr. C.u"leT'vmad his remarks. . i.t.1. VS at a t A that tKar. MB in w i f i u ---" ; ...... j wm substantial demand for ft vote en the . K.. tha irwnlev Xtr rML XllKiivis wf r . . . -w- ..... wa corroborated by the other gentle man present, who stated that the charter represented the work of a committee appointed by a mass meet ing;, and that It had been endorsed ' Ty the committee of one hundred Each and every one of tha gentle (Continued on Ias Thae. KILLED IK f RUNG ULAR R0 W UNUSUAL MURDER AT CAKOLEE.N Broad u Morehead Dead and Two Others Wounded as the Result of a Mysterious Misunderstanding in Rutherford County Saturday Night -The Two Survivors Flee te South Carolina, But. Surrender Themselves to an Officer Almost Immediately Claim to Have Been Cut by the Dead Man The Trouble Starts tr Bar ber Shop Over a Young Woman, But the Details Are shrouded In Mystery. Bpecial to The Observer. Rutherfordton, March 1. PH;oadua Moorehead was killed as a result of a difficulty between himself, Coley Fisher and Charles Stamey. The facts, so far as your correspondent Is able to obtain them, at this time, are as follows: The three young men were 1b Herbert Smith's barber shop, when Moorehead and Fisher became Involved in a quarrel over a young lady that both were paying attention to, when it is said that Stamey butted In, and took aided with Flaher. The young men became so boisterous that they were ordered out of the house. As they left the house Moore head had his knife in his liand. and Stamey a pistol, that he had been snap ping and flourishing around In the shop. I waa unable to get the particulars of what happened outside, but my Informant says that Moorehead waa sliot through the chin, and the. bullet ranging down ward, entered the neck and windpipe, killing him almost instantly. Moth the other men were cut with a knife, Fisher faring the worse of the two. immediately after the killing Fisher and Stamey (led to Uuffney, S. C , and there gave themselvea up to an officer early Suntluy morning. It is said that Fisher was ao weak from the loss of blood that he was unable to go further and he sent for a physician and the of ficers at the same lime. Sheriff Tunner, who was on the lookout for the men, was Immediately notified of tbeir destination, and left for UaJTney for them. He re turned with the prisoners and safely landed them In the county Jail here to day. They refuse to talk and only state that they were cut by Moorehtud; Moorehead and Fisher were heretofore considered quiet and Industrious citizens of their home town. Stamey Is a new comer, having resided at Caroleen only a Bhort time, and is reported as being quarrelsome and recently traveled with a circus. He stated on the night of the killing that he was a desperado, and waa looking for trouble. It is thought that Stamey was responsible for the killing. . FOREST BILL PASSES. Gets Through the House by a Small Majority Provides For a Commis sion .Empowered to Purchase or Condemn Lands' In Any Section of the Union Representative Thomas Strongly Champions tiio Measure. Washington, Marcn 1. The so-called Appalachian and White mountain forest reserve bill amended so ae to apply Its provisions to all States was passed In the House to-day by a majority of 10. By the terms of the bill the national forest reservation commission is created to ac quire by purchase or condemnation the lands needed to promote or to protect the navigability of streams along whos watershed they lie. The House bill, a substitute for that of the Senate, will go now to conference. The bill is general in Its soope. It permits the acquirement cf lands In any part of the United Slates where such acquisition can be shown to be advisable to the national forest reservation com mission, created by It, after the geological survey has determined that such acquisi tion will promote or protect the navi gability of streams on whos waters' heads the lands lie. Originally the bill was designed to cover the Appalachian and White mountain ranges, but the House substitute makes Its provisions applicable to all States. Representative Thomas, of "North Car olina, supported the bill, declaring the establishment of forest reserves meant progress and salvation for the Industrial South. A charga by Mr. Beall, of Texas, that Massachusetts and South Carolina bad Joined hands In a raid on the Treasury brought to his feet Mr. Lover, who made a vigorous reply. He declared In sup porting the' bill that Massachusetts and South Carolina had Joined and would Join hands In any great progressive movement. "We hare had our quarrels," he said, "and we fought them out like men, and when we have submitted them to the arbitrament of the sword and that has spoken, we have reconciled our differ ences, and baring turrrW our faces to the future, are marching on along the lines of progress and industrial and ma terial development." Cook's Speech Stands. Washington, March 1. The special committee of which Mr. Mann, of Illinois, was chairman, was appointed to examine the recent speech of Mr. Cook, of Colorado, attacking Presi dent Roosevelt, to-day reported to the House that Mr. Cook's remarks treated aa a whole do not contain language In violation of the privil eges of debate and do not call for further action by the House." - The report waa approved and th special committee discharged. No Investigation of the Merger. Washington, March 1. The Senate coramUtc-crjtidllarr. to-day voted to report a disagreement on the reso lution providing for an Investigation of the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation to determine, under wnat -autnorjty ot law ins President permitted," tha merger. Any views submitted to the Senate on tha subject will be considered "Individ ual,' reports nor. staving we sanction f tha commune. : - Milton Speaks on Intermarriage BIIL Washington, March fc Senator Mil ton, of Florida, to-day addressed the Senate In favor of his hill .-prohibiting tha Intermarriage of any white per son -to a negro. - - II contended that such alliances are demoralising to so- clety and contrary to all the higher instincta. : (.. ' :W : MFENSOIYS A WITNESS UNUSUAL PROCEDURE IX COURT State OqJctU to an Examination by IteftNiw l Dr. UluMgow, Who Per formed the Autopity on Senator urmsxk'ij Body, V Hereupon llic Dclciine Buys tho Kvldence by Pajing the Expenses of the Autopsy Defense Seeks to Prove by uic I'll) tan That ( snim k "Hred the First Shots Witnesses Tcntlfj to Seeing Carinaek With a Revolver Jut,t Before the Tragedy, But on Crew;.-Examination Becomes Badly Mixed. N.idhville, Tenn., March 1. The spectacle of counsel on one side not only Belling a witness to the opposi tion, but Haggling over these terms, was one of the elevating and extra ordinary niddenta to-day In the trial of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and Kobin Cooper and John D. Sharp for the slaying of former United States SeiiHtor Edward W. Carmack. The subject of the commercial transaction was Dr. McPheeters Glasgow, one of the most eminent surgeons of the Sta4c, w'no had been employed by the pruseiution to go to Columbia and perform an autopsy on Senator Car mack's tx n.1 y. He did eo and report ed his findings to the prosecutors. He was subpoenaed by the State but was not used. The detenee learned of the autopsy mid summoned the doctor. Now ur. ijlasgow is a very ethical man. He told couaxi for the de fense that his services as an expert had been retained by tho State and that he would not discuss the case ex cept with the Attorney General. The defense asked the court this morning to Instruct t lie doctor to talk to Its counsel. Tha court compiled partial ly by telling the doctor that It would be proper for him to talk with the defendants' attorneys if he had any Information that would throw light on the killing. The state objected and the doc tor stood firm. ,Th state suggested that the de fence swear the doctor and put him on the stand. The defense resented the suggestion and declared It would put no witness on the stand with out knowing to what he would tes tify. DEFENSE SECURES .TESTIMONY. Then the State's counsel made this astounding proposition: That If the defense would pay the State the costs of the autopsy. Including Dr. Glas gow's fee, the State would waive its rights. The defense finally "bought the goods in the bag" and Dr. Ulasgow became their witness. The b-lgnlticance of Dr. Glasgow's testimony was that any one ot the three wounds was necessarily and In stantly fatal and that If the Senator did not fire the first shots he could not have fired at all. The only other sensational witness of the day was S. J. Binning, who claimed to have seen Senator Car mack fingering his revolver and test ing the cylinder a few moments be fore the ahoottng bsgan. He waa badly confused on cross-examination. however, and contradicted Himself on many important points. The defense called Dr. G. B. Ed wards as the first witness. He made an X-ray photo of Robin Cooper's shoulder. The doctor was called up on to qualify aa an expert by telling what an X-ray was. He did so In scientific terms, to the great disgust of the Jury,, which Is not above tna ordinary in I Intelligence. He pro duced an X-ray photo of Robin's shoulder, disclosing no bullet. On cross-examination Dr. Edwards said he wag of the belief, from the scar on Robin's shoulder, that the bullet never entered the body but merely ploughed through the flesh. Dr. McJ'heeters Glasgow was then called by the defense. DR. GLASGOW8 TESTIMONY. Describing, the wounds on Senator Carm&ck'a body he said: "There was one wound two Inches below the left nipple and one inch to the Inside. The bullet passed through the iheart. Four and one-half Inches below the right nipple, and one Inch outside was a wound from which a bullet had been taken. An Inch from the left median line of the neck was another wound which was black, the others were clean. The bullet came out of tha mouth, two teeth being loosened and held by the lips only." Tha State reserved the right to cross-examine. William Kinney, a traveling sales man, the next witness, neard the shots. Two came together andv were loud, he said. Then there was an Interval and three shots came rapidly. R. H. Wright, a mine promoter. identified the automatic gun that Rob ing Cooped used. He said he car ried it when at the mine and loaned it to Robln'a uncle, Robin Jones, who borrowed it for the boy. He aald he Identified the weapon now by gen eral appearance. The State atlll contends that thla gun Is the property of ex-Sheriff John D. Sharp. Dr. L. L. Carpenter testified that on Saturday he took two revolvers, the automatic and one similar to the one Carmack is said to have used, and ex perimented aa to the loudness of their reports. "At 60 feet the difference In the sound was apparent but not marked," he said. "The larger revolver made more noise while the automatic was not so loud but made more of a sharp crack. "At 100 feet the detection of the difference In the sound was easier. The further I got away from the revolvers the easier it waa to distin guish between th reports up to lit feet, which was as far as I stood." MISS LEE CONTRADICTED. Judge Anderson said they wanted to us the pistols in the ease, "but It was deemed best not to shoot what Is known as the Carmack pistol again." Henry ChadwelU eteward of the county ajrylum, corroborated Dr. Car penter's testimony. I, T. Rnea, a grain dealer, testi fied that Attorney James Bradford was accustomed te answer the 'phone himself. Miss Lee had testified that Bradford --never -did this ontil tne af ternoon of th tragedy, thus Implying that a telephone message waa ex pected. , "DldnH you tell Miss Lee, when get ting the Jury,", he was asked, "that you t Hild swear to a lie to get on?" "I did not, The defense called 8. J. Binning. He aald that Just , before th snoot ing be was walking on Seventh ave nue. :, Paul Davis, secretary of land com pany of wihtch Bradford ta president and whose offices are next to the lat ter, testified to th asm effect. "-,Yhen I got near the' alley," aald Binning; "I paused to light a pip and as I did ao I saw Senator Car mack pass roe. I started across tha treet bettaa th 6ator and" eld not seem to sue u;e. As 1 passed over ne jiut ins ii,;iit Iia.nu in his pocael a.i. laiseu a niul.t: out ot 111 ovtrvtai. pocaci. ins ilfcht L.iunio o.i ixie cynnuer a.'ui tiiovcu ihe ijnnuei aiounu. .U uie ta.nu Uiiiu lie puli eu a. paper out ui u,t uut put hot with his itii nana. ' Tlien what?" ' I walkcu on and in a few minutes I hearu iwu sno-.. i iuukcU iiruunu as l Jitu pusaeu senator Carmack. 1 Saw Uje. ati.Ul.tlll etaliuni lil thu street. " "What did you do?" WITXESd HAUL 1 CONFLSKD. "1 kept a-oing. i took one look and never luuaeu aruunu again. i neard two or uiree snota in u minute. On croas-exaiiiiiiauoii Dinning taid he hau ceen in .sasnville oiu twice and came here fium Daaviiie, In. ne has lived nere tv, o jears urns last tune. Just at present he is out ot a job but until recently had woraeu lor uiu street railway. "iou Mien it was a pistol you taw Senator k arinauk raise iruin his pucK fci .'" "Yes, 1 know it was." "A uright or dark piatol'.'" "A Bliiny inekel pituol. ' 'i'Hla was a ubum sensation, for the revolver aiu tu oe .Senator Cur mack a l.i blue Bteel wtiilc Hie olio raaen from Colonel Cooper was nlek ei placed. the Slate iia alwaja con tended that tne olue steel gun iou.'id near tho dead Senator's booy waa Colonel Coopers. (in the other hand Major oi trees has sworn that he loaiieu Carmack a blue steel revol ver. General (Jarner pressed the wituess closely on this point and finally com pletely upset him. Tho witness said. ".Maybe It was polished meet." and finally admitted ho did not know wiiat polished steel looked like. "You didn't see uuy one else and heard no remarks until you heard the shots'."' "No. i did not." Witness auid, however, that he saw a negro about tne time he lirst saw the pistol in Carmack s pocket. "What did you aee when you look ed around.'' "I saw people moving about pro miscuously, a woman Jumping towards the iente and a young man with his hand against one of the poles." "Senator Carmack's riht side was toward you?" "Yes sir. it was." "Did ho hav" a revolver In his hand T" "I didn't see It." DIDN'T SEE REVOLVE H. "Carmack was standing in the street and didn't have u revolver In his hand after the two shots'.'" "I didn't see it, I said." Witness said there were two shots, then three followed In quick succes sion. Garner next took a plat of the scene and had the witness point out where he was when he saw Senator Car mack testing the cylinder of his re volver; where ho was when ne heard the shots tired and where earmark and the others stood when he took that one look over his shoulder. "Did you speak to the nigger?" "He asked me what It was and I said "senator Carmack must be in some shooting trouble over a woman,' I saw tt woman there. The nigger said he didn't know any one. I walk ed on, missed the man 1 wanted to see at the Capitol and went home." "You necer Inquired who was shot, who was hurt or who the woman at the shooting was?" "No ulr, I didn't know until the next day, when my daughter read It." . The State desisted after a few more questions as to the location of the principals. It was nearly 5 p. m. then, so Judge Hart ordered court ad journed until 9 a. m. to-morrow. HEARST SCORES A VICTORY. Court Orders Governor Haskell to De liver Papers. Guthrie, Okla., March 1. Scott Mac Raynolds, of Brooklyn. N. Y., representa tive of William R. Hearst, to-day won In the Logan county court a complete vic tory over Governor Charles N. Haskell in his suit to compel the Governor to return certain papers seised at the instance of the Governor. Judge Strang, who presided, held that the writ of search and selgure Issued under an affidavit signed by Governor Haskell, alleging that MacRaynolds had In his possession papers which he in tended to publish, thereby libeling the Governor, was without sufficient fact to Justify the action of the officers. The Judge ordered that the papers and other property of Mr. MacRaynolds' be return ed to him. Mr. V. X. Hoffman Begins His Jour ney Westward. Special to The Observer Durham, March 1. Mr. Ural N. Hoffman left this morning for Lynch burg from which place he goes straight through to Tacoma, Wash ington, where he will accept the work of assistant city editor of The Ledger of that place Mr. Hoffman spent two days with his Trinity friends, the professors and others here. There was uniform re gret among the boys and the people of Durham that he 'will cast fortune In the far-off State of Washington. In Durham there Isn't a doubt that he will succeed, nor was there one that The Observer would have furnished as sura a vehicle ot fame as any paper on the face of the earth. Campaign For Division of Robeson County on. Special to The Observer. Red Springs, March 1. Phoenix like north Robeson rises from Its ash es, and In an enthusiastic meeting here to-night of over two hundred strong, the first north Robeson club was formed. This waa the Initial step looking to the formation of similar club In Robeson eounty, for tha pur pose of carrying on an active eamy palgn for the division of Robeson county, and for the next two years this will be 'a live issue fn Hoheaon county. Dr. J. L. McMillan Is presi dent of the club. 1 .f Equitable Wins Suit Washington, ' March 1 hi an opinion by Justice Peckham, the Supreme Court of th United States to-day reversed the decision of tha United States . circuit Court ot Appeals for the second circuit In th case ot the Equitable Life Assur ance Society of, the United States vs. J. Wilcox Brows, In which many serious negation were, mad against the man-, agement of the company. The decision f th court below was favorable t a hearing for Crown, but the opinion an nounced t-day failed to uphold the view tber taken. -. . .. - .;. TAFT READY FOR CEREMONY DETAILS ARE AllOl T COMPLETED With Hi Inaugural Aldrew Com pleted and His Cabinet Selected the President-Klcet is Taking Life Easy. Awaiting the Day of Ills In dui'tioii Into Office Attends Special Dinner Given In Honor of Ills "Philippine Expedition" Mr. Knox is on Hand and Is diving-Much At tention to the Department Over Vhi h He Will Preside Inaugural tVunnilllee Has About Completed the Details of the tTpremony. Washington, March 1. A rush of mornlnp callers, interrupted for a long walk in the afternoon, and at tendance to-night at the special din ner given in his honor by the "Taft Philippine Expedition," brought President-elect Taft to within two days of his Inauguration with less serious demands on his time, than he has experienced any day Blnce his landinx from Panama at New Orleans. Mr. Taft's Jovial remark is that "his InauKiiral address Is prepared, his Cabinet selected, the Inaugural committee Is preparing all tlie de tails for tho ceremony on Thursday and why should he feel otherwise than comfortable." The day was begun with an ex tended conference between the President-elect and Senator Knox, at which many Important matters per taining to the next administration were gone over. Mr. Knox Is srlvlwr much altentlon to the prospective organization of the State Department, over which he Is to preside after March 4th Besides, he Is being con sulted freely by Mr. Taft regarding the affairs of other departments. Mr. Taft having many times remarked that he should Klve great weight to the Judgment of his premier. Charles Nagel, of St. Louis, with Mrs. Nagel, are here and paid their respects to Mr. Taft. In the absence of the official announcement of the personnel of the new Cabinet, Mr. Nagel Is somewhat shy when ad dressed as "Mr. Secretary." That the Missouri member of the Kepubllcan national committee is to b. the new Secretary of Commerce and Labor, however, is known to be fact. HITCHCOCK ARRIVES. Frank II. Hitchcock la here from New York. He spent some time at the Capitol to-day, and also saw Mr. Taft regarding matters which will arise directly after th". Inauguration. A Federal Judgeship in northern Alabama brought to the Hoardmnn residence this afternoon a delegation in- Congress from that State headed by KepresentatUe lllchardson. Mr. Taft went over the sit nation with them and llBtened to their recom mendations. An informal tea, which was a feature at tha Hoardmnn residence this afternoon, attracted there to day many members of Washington's official and social life, and Mr. and Mrs. Taft met all callers. The Philippine dinner to-night was arranged by Miss Mabel Koardman and Representative McKlnley, of Illinois, and was the most pretentious of the enjoyable occasions which this famous party indulge in every year. There were' present seven United States Senators and twenty four members of the House of Itepre sentatives. besides a number of other1 wise distinguished personages who sailed to the Orient with Mr. Tnft In 1905. The trip attained most of Its fame because of the matrimonial accomplishments resulting. Representative Nicholas Longworth and Miss Alice Roosevelt became be trothed: Representative Hourke Cock ran met Miss Ide, daughter of Judge Ide, of the Philippine commission, who is now Mrs. Cockran. and Repre sentative Swager Sherley. of Ken tucky, met Miss Mlgnon Crltton, of Staten Island, to whom he became engaged. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Accident at Sawmill Results In tho Death of One and the Serlons In jury of at Ijeast Two ttler Persons The Victim a Son of the Owners of the Mill ' Thomasvllle, March 1. Early this morning at Mr. Andrew Beck's saw mill, about five miles south of Thom asvllle., an explosion occurred, the de tails of which are rather hard to ob tain. The bxoller was flred early this morning as usual. About 9 o'clock It was noticed that water was low In the boiler and as soon as cold water wag turned Into the boljer the explosion resulted Bertie Beck, son of Andrew Beck, owner of the mill, was blown seventy-flve feet away and was terri bly crushed and mangled, killing him Instantly Hllley Beck and Andrew Beck, brothers and owners of the mill, were badly injured In the head and body and were knocked down, the former is so badly Injured that his chancea of recovery are slight. Other hands working about the mill were knocked down and received terrible bruises. Parts of the boiler were blown one hundred yards away. Tho explosion was heard two miles away. Doctors from here were quickly sum moned and are now doing all they can for the Injured. Durham Tobacco Market Strong. Special to The Observer. Durham, March E The tobacco market In Durham for the present season has shown up strongly and there are recorded the sale of 7,250, 009 pounds at 12 1-1 cents a pound, or $00,250. The record thus far surpasses .any thing In leaf sales the past ten years more than 2,000,000 pounda. The av erage has never been equaled and there has been an abundance of sorry weed on the floors. The American Tobacco Company has been excessive ly liberal with Its money The season Is closing up. There will probably be enough to make out an even eight million pounds, but hardly enough to figure out 11,000,000 In money spent here for the stuff. Names arid Tiatea on "Cabin John Hridge ta Be Iterut. Washington, March 1. In com pliance with tha order of Secretary of War Wright,, approved by Presi dent Roosevelt, eneral GMarshall. chief of engineers, has arranged to replace the name of Jefferson Davis on the commemorative : tablet on Cabin John bridge. The tablet now bears the names of Presidents Lincoln and Pierce and Secretary of War Simon Cameron and various dates. Tha entire Inscription as It now stands will be erased and the names recut into tha smooth surface of the tablet. The question aa to th pre cise method to be followed will be decided by Secretary Wright and President Roosevelt, .NEGRO COLLECTOR RESIGNS DR. ( RIM STEPS DOWN AND OCT Charleston's Negro Collector of Cus toms Hands in His Resignation to Take Effevt Manli 4tl Ills Action lleinoes Threatened Embarrass ment to Mr. Taft and Ends the Hit ter Kigtil That Has Waged in (Vn gress Since His Appointment Re ceipts of tle Office Have Increased I'nder His Rule From 20 000 to Over $80,000 and He leaves With a Clenn Record Wishes to Go Out of Office With Ills thief. Charleston, S. "., March 1. In a letter to-day to President Roosevelt who appointed him collector of this pert six years ao, Lr. w. ! ( rum re signs his position to take effect -March 4th. With the resignation of Dr. Crutn a situation which threatened to cause President-elect Taft considerable em barrassment is avoided. No appoint ment made by President Roosevelt during either of his administrations has given rise to as much dlseusi m as that of Dr. ('rum, whose appoint ment as collector at Chaileston w.is vigorously opposed because if the fact that he Is a negro. A long and hard fight against his confirmation was made by Senator Tillman and others when he first waa named for the position by President Roosevelt in 1903, and within the last few weeks, following his re-appoint ment. Sena tor Tillman conducted a successful filibuster against his congrmation by the Senate. Dr. Crum says that no pressure has been brought to bear upon him now to cause him to resign, hut that he does so in part became he wishes to save Mr. Taft. for whom he enter tains great respect, from any possible embarrassment as to his re-appointment, and chiefly because he feels that he has been especially identified with President Roosevelt's administration and he wishes to retire with his chief. In his letter to Prenldent Roosevelt, after thanking the President for ap pointing him six years ago and for re-nomlnating him recently for a second term, he says: DR. SRUM'S LETTER. "Since assuming the duties of this position I have striven diligently to Justify the confidence Imposed in me. During all these years, so far as I know, not a single charge has been brought agalnet my moral character or a single adverse criticism made In regard to tho performance of my of ficial duties. I wish further to add that those employed lit this office un der me, composed of Doth races, have been at all times courteous, kind and interested, and we have all worked to gether to make the office work suc cessful and satisfactory. "When 1 became collector of the port the annual receipts of the office were scarcely $20,000. I am glad to say that they have shown a flat tering Increase each year, the tdtal for the fiscal -year 190H being almost 171.000, and the first eight months of the present fiscal year are more than 180,000. I do not dalm credit for this Increase In business, much of it would have been brought about through the natural growth of the port, but cite these afcts to show that I have striven In every way pos sible ta Increase the usefulness of the office and the position which I hold. "Before closing I feel that I should add that during all these years I have been treated with kindness nnd court esy by all those who have had official business with the office, and have not had unpleasant contact with any one In the city. "In conclusion permit me to thank you again for the trust Imposed, and to wish you, as you end your official career, a hearty Godspeed and long l"e." letter lias Not Reached White Hou.se. Washington, March 1. Dr. Crum's reglsnatlon did not reach the White House to-day and no statement was given out there in regard to the mat ter. Secretary of the Treasury Cor telpou when Informed to-night of the resignation saidit was the first he had heard of It and declared that, If Dr. Crum's successor Is not appointed be fore his resignation becomes effective, the special deputy collector of the port will All the place temporarily. SENATORS STILL ABSENT. Runaway Members Declare They Will Not Return Eiitll a Compromise Has Been Effected Legislation Is Blocked and the State's Finances Tied Vp. Nashville, Tenn.. March 1. The 13 Senators who failed to answer roll call Friday morning, thereby break ing a quorum, are still outside the State's borders and the legislative tangle continues. To-day the "Joint session" reconvened from Its "recess'' taken Saturday afternoon and with out accomplishing anything, took an other "recess until to-morrow morn ing." Besides blocking legislation, the absent Senators apparently have. In a measure, tied up the financial machinery of the State. Practically all appropriations for expenses of government run until March lth and after that date noth ing can be paid until a new ap propriation bill has been passed, ex cept appropriations provided for by special statute. The salary of the overnor and the heads of the various departments are provided for. Such Is also the case with respect to the salaries of Judges, but all clerks In the various departments at the Capi tol were provided for In the general appropriation bill. This will have the effect of serious ly crippling the various departments of the State and especially that ot the Department of Justice. No pay ments can be made to the old soldiers' home, the various hospitals for the Insane, the Industrial schools and other State Institutions until an ap propriation is made for them In a general bill. Treasurer Folk will pay members oT-the General Assembly only for days of actual 'attendance. It la said-to-be, the purpose of the runaway State Senators to force a compromise In the selection of fhe State election boards. It Is further stated that they express a determina tion to remain out of the State until this end has been accomplished. jptttabarff Cooncilmen Convicted. Pittsburg. P-. March t After th Jury had been out for nearly U hours a ver 4 let of guiRy was returned tat to-day against President Ot Common Council William Brand and Coundlmen John P. Klein and Joseph C Wesson, charged with conspiracy. Former Bank Presi dent W. W, Ramsey, who was Indicted Jointly with them, was acquitted upon th orders of the court and the request ot tha district attorney. . FORESTRY BILL DOOMED? SLATED TO DIE I. THE SENATE Congress said to Have a Purpose la Playing With This M entire--Hack -ett and Kttcliln Recorded Against i lie Bill, Winch ioes Not la Any Way .Mention the Appalachian Parle Col. Harry Skinner to Be Reck oned With in the Eastern Federal -fwrt J n(lj(o)hlp Jf t tri Hspd"Xa"' alive B sworn slemp, of Virginia, a lonesome Man A HefmMlcan and) Glad of it He Gives His Views ou Tariff Revision. BY H. E. C. BRYANT. Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel, ' Washington, March 1. The forestry bill that passed th House this afternoon, will die, It la sal. I, in the Senate. Congress Is play ing with this proposition on purpose. The senate passes a bill and the House sills it. ,i n.l vi't versa. There is very little, if finy hope of the present measure becoming a law. Hackett au. I Kitchin voted against the bill, 'vtii.h do., not in any way mention tie a ppHlachian Park. Messrs. Webb) and Thomas, sprike for It. Th bill provide that the Secretary of Agrt- ult ure ma y co-operate with the State in the organization and maintenance ot a ssim of fire protection on any private or state forest land situated upon the watershed of a navigable stream and further that he may ad minister and protect for a term of years any suvh lands. One million dollars is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30th. and each year thereafter until 119, a sum not to exceed two million dollars, for acquiring lands located on the head waters of navigable streams, or thos which are. or may be developed for navigable purposes. The Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture and the Senators and Representatives are made a commis sion to eonalder and pass upon sirchx. lands as may be recommended, as ne cessary to the regulation of the flow of navigable streams, and It must b shown that the purchase and reserva tion of such forest lands will promote or protect the navigation of stream on whose watersheds they rise. The bill also provides that any per sons who sell to the government may reaerve mineral Interests In It and b permitted to remove the merchant able timber. The bill does not al low condemnation. These are th main provisions. In his speech Mr. Webb argued tha the bill was In com pliance with the constitution. SKINNER IN THE FIGHT. It is said here that Col. Harry Skin ner has the support of Vice President elect Sherman and Mr. Justice Moody, of the Supreme Court, for the eastern Judgeship. if this (s true he may give Seawell trouble, but National Committeeman Duncan will fight to the last ditch before he Is whipped. It Is argued, however, that Mr. Duncan will be told that he is no lawyer and should not try to dictate the appoint ment of a Federal Judge. Mr. Taft may have to decide between th fit ness of Seawell and Skinner. "" Judge Timberlake told a friend hr that he did not contemplate entering; the race again. CHAIRMANSHIP TO SIMMONS. , The chairmanship of the Demo cratic committee will go to Senator Simmons on account of the retlr ment of Senator Teller. The ap pointment of the senior Senator from North Carolina comes as an honot to him. He will have the naming of a clerk, who no doubt will be a -well-known North Carolinian. Representative Campbell Bascomb) Slemp, of the ninth Virginia district, being the only Republican her from a Southern State on the Atlantic coast, holds an Important position In Con gress). Three Republicans com from North Carolina after March 4th but Slemp is alone now. Tennessee ba two here. The Virginia Representa tive of the Houee majority Is an alert young fellow, and does not mind ad mitting that he is a Republican of th most pronounced sort. At present he Is very much interested In two things first, the coming campaign in Virginia when the warring Democrat ic elements, he thinks, will div1dn the liquor question, and, second, th revision of the tarlfT, which, he de clares, will have much to do with th future industrial development f hi and other Southern dlstrlca. - In discussing the tariff prospect with me to-day, Mr. Slemp was oat spoken. He is for a protective tariff for everything in his State that neda it. He told me that many people, many Democrats among them, wegra appealing to him to make a fig hi for the retention of the duties on certaia Virginia products. North Carolinian are asking their Congressmen to se that the duties on lumber, hide andi other things are not reduced. South erners are beginning to look out for the buslnesa Interest of their respec tive communities and. although thy vote the Democratic ticket, they d net mind having their ahar of th benefit of the protective tariff. Th ocean mall bill which will come up befor th House Tuesday will cans a Ight but some Southerners, without having th courage to support it, ara praying fo Its passage. . TARIFF REVISION. , "The Interest manifested ky th ett tzerts of southwest Virginia, that por tion lying west of Roanoke olty. In th tariff revision should be very gTeat," said Mr. Slemp. That section of th state furnishes all the coal and coke and a greater quantity of the Iron, all th sine. much or tne noraytes, ana tnecnem Icals from alkaline aalta. produced In the entire State. It has great quantities of timber, still untouched. It exports about 10, 00 cattl. ma tured In th rich bluegrass fields, every season. It produce large quan tities of agricultural products fruit and other cropsy-enough not only for home i onsumpjson but sends much to other section It ha tanneries, x- tract plants, ; ulp mills, a sulphuric acid plant. psum works, a cotton factor) ou it border line and other Industries, not to . mention .canhrng factories and smaller'anterprlsea - I should say that that region of my State and the similar territory In North Carolina. Tennessee and other Southern States are materially . and vitally Interested ia tariff duties. ; "In raw resources soutnwest Virgin ia Is on f th richest regions on earth and It development Is just In Its infancy It seem to me, then. that the ople ther ar entitled to th protection that other section of th country have had In the process of their development. The New Enj- land manufacturers who 'have been protected for generations want cheap er coal and prefer to get tt from Nova Scotia, thus lowering the prrce of (Continued ea Pag E-M - i -I
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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