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22 Paws Tfl-Dav Wea&Mo-Day SHOWERS - -a - - i TWO Sf OlONSj PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHAELOTTE, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1909 STTBSORIPnON PRICE: $8.00 A YEAR. . SHERIFF ATTACKS LAWYER nSTICCF1 NARROWLY AVERTED SliorlR Bonuu Takes Exceptions to -Attorney Gonsral McCaru 8 Charge That the Cooper and Sharp Were Given 6pec Privileges While Oon Itued the County Jail Hot Word! Pas But the Intervention ot JMeadA.-J'WTBata An '""'vT V'j Jrlnal Argument In the Notd Trial fl vyui Be Concluded Monday and the Case Will Probably Go to the Jury by Monday Nlghu Verdict la Ex pected home Time Tuesday. Nashville, Tenn., March 18. A personal clash between Attorney General McCarn and Sheriff Sam Borum was narrowly averted after court adjourned thia afternoen In the Cooper-Sharp trial for the murder of Senator Carmack. In hla argument to the Jury thia afternoon McCarn charged that the Cooper and (Sharp had never oc cupied cells, that they enjoyed special privileges and that in granting- these privileges the law waa violated. Some one told Sheriff Borum of the charges and when McCarn jtarted to leave the building he waa confronted by the big sheriff. "I understand, general, the latter began, "that you say 1 have accorded . tho rntn and Sharp privileges I do not extend to other decent white prisoners. If you aaid that you told a falsehood." There was no mistaking Borum meaning. He waa angry and he Is considered one of the amest men in the State. McCarti. too. while small In stature, has proven himself cour ageous In several instances. Before, he became a lawyer he waa a cowboy. He stepped up pretty close to the sheriff and said coolly: "Be a little oareful what yon say. Sam. I said you had violated the law of Tennessee In permitting prisoner! to confer to gether without an officer being pres- ""a friend of McCarn'a whispered to him ; . Remember, general, the sheriff la armed." LAWYER HUSTLED AWAY. McCarn'a friends hustled him away. Borum aaid he treated the Coopers as he always "treated gentlemen who are unfortunate enough to ba com mitted to my custody." Borum said ha had told Sharp he must not go to Colonel Cooper s room and that he relied on Sharp as an ex-sheriff and a gentleman not to do so. Borum said he did not keep Robin separate from the others. The boy was Just recovering from a wound and the old father had begged him. "Don't take my boy away from me." So he put them together. General McCarn five years ago was the head of the secret committee of 100 which closed up dives and gam bling houses and forced the saloons in itiin their doors on Sunday. The liquor men secured hie Indictment for gun "toting." but the case was never pressed. , It was expeotea mat mo wi"""" would be concluded oy to-night but General McCarn declared he was ex hausted about 5 p. m. and asked an adjournment until Monday at a. m. Thia was granted. McCarn will con clude then and the cape should reach the Jury by nightfall Monday. Judge Anderson resumed his argu ment to-day, saying: "I left the Coopers and Carmack at the telephone post yesterday. The State contends that Colonel Cooper had no right to turn around and go over there to see Senator Carmack. I have shown you that he had a right. And his Intent waa peaceful for he went with hand extended. The State aays 'Why didn't you say your mis sion was peaceful?' Because he didn t have to. There Is no law to compel you when you approach a man on the street to yell out that your mis sion is a pacific one. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. "Again comes the States inquiry. Then why did Senator Carmack open flre almost Instantly after he saw Colonel Cooper?" The State says it Is because Mrs. Burch, the colonel's daughter, sent word that 'Papa is armed and threatening to kill Car mack 'on eight,' and that this state ment was communicated to Carmack. Mrs. Burch's deductions, however, honestly made, have nothing to do with theae defendants and they are not reaponslble for them." Anderson declared again that Car mack had no right to anticipate any trouble until Cooper'a note actually had been received by him and that the note had not been sent. There fore he said Senator Carmack had no reason to draw a gun when the Cooper's approached. Judge Anderson claimed that Mrs. Burch, the colonel's daughter, waa a State witness and that the State should have used her If ehe knew anything pertinent about the case. "And now, gentlemen, I am going to quit. The responsibility which has rested on me Is passing to you. You know how handicapped we have been by the failure of the State to offer any theory at all. But there la one fact In this case whlqh cannot be contro verted. And that is that Senator Carmack drew a revolver first and fred first. It cannot be disputed that Robin fired only when he had to. I feel safe In the result, gentlemen, and I leave it to you." Attorney General McCain began his closing argument at once. He remarked In opening that he waa not arguing "the case of Robert Love Tv1op asalnst E. W. Carmack." or "the case of M. R. Patterson against E. W. Carmack." STATE WANTS NO THEORY. He eulogized the Jury and then aaid- "Washington talked so much about bee martins , and sparrows that Joe Garner actually went to roost on. a true last nlcrht and this morning he didn't know whether to go to pecking at eagles or fly from ""Imb to limb, ao we clipped hi wings and brought bJm here. "They aay the State has no theory. ml .... .14 A A tnnl, vtll Mlt t ft lick you did joa ever know what his theory was? And did be ever ask for - -ommf No he lust decided from the proof that you were guilty and lit into you. We hare no theory, we i,t have the proof. 'Thev orate o the Mne bldod and ancestry of thase defendants. It al ways amuses me the way these fel lows with blue blood and ancestors always think of those ancestors when they are brought lace to face with the law. Yet Judge Anderson made - a great speech, the only real law speech In this suit. He took what testimony he liked from -the State and what he liked from the defense . nd he asked you to acqhlt oa that argument." , : ' - . General McCarn then took the first - editorial; to which Cooper objected WAR RUMORS UNFOUNDED. Nicaragua n and Salvadorean Official Deny That There Has Been a ciasu Between the Two Countries Peace Reigns In Both Countries. New York. March 13. The Presi dents of both Nicaragua and Salvador deny that there has been any out break of hostilities between the two countries. Messages of inquiry were addressed to-day by the Assoclateu Frees to General Zelaya, 1 resident of Nicaragua, and General Figueroa, President of Salvador, concerning the reports of warlike activity between the two republic, and the rouowing replies have been received: Mnair.ia. March IS. The reports of war between Nicaragua and Salva dor are without foundation, feaco reigns in Nicaragua. ZELAYA." "San Salvador, March 1. There is no truth in the report that war has broken out between Salvador and Nicaragua. riuuaifu. Mcaraguau Minister to Leave Wash ington r Washington, March 18 Insofar as official dispatches were concerneu there were no developments to-uay i.i tee Central American situation. It waa announced at the mate ueiu rn.n, ihot nn word had come from Nicaragua or elsewhere bearing on the subject. After waiting an aay ir -reply to his dispatch of last night, the Mexican ambassador visited Secretary Knox and Informed him that aa yet he had nothing to communicate. Be cause of the recall of Mr. Gregory, the American secretary of legation at Managua, it is believed that the posi tion hcr of Minister Esplnosa, of Nicaragua, will become untenable, and that in consequence of which he will take his departure. Efforts to see him to-day were without success. FrctM-nce of Amerl-an Warships Pre serves Peace. Panama. March 13. Men thorough ly miiiur with conditions in Central America do not believe there will be any outbreak of hoetilities between Nicaragua and Salvador o long as American warships stay on the coaat. It Is felt, however, that the circum stances are such that something serl .... if these vessels are withdraw. There are to-day no dlplo matlc relations between the two coun tries. Kvrrvthlnir Quiet In Both Rcpobllcs, , virarmna. March 13. The reports that there has been an ...k ..i, f hostilities between Nica ragua and Salvador were cabled here to-day from the United States. They are absolutely witnout Feace reigns In Salvador Nicaragua. foundation. i well as In HOOPER IS FOOD GUILTY. Judge Peebles Sentences Elisabeth rlt Man. Convicted of House-Burn- a vmra oh the Chaingang Counel Hegtatera an Appeal Case Has Attracted Much Attention, fiDeclai to The Observer. Elizabeth City, March 13. The Jury in the I. L. Hooper house-burning case . . .,llv tn.ilav at rendered a veruicv ui 12 o'clock after deliberating two days. Immediately Judge Peebles sentenced Hooper to three years at naru on the county chalngang. The de fendant's counsel made application for a new trial, which was denied, where upon notice of an appeal was given. Hooner was released under a 1.000 rbond. Thus closes one of the most sen sational and most unusual trials ever hld here. In which a man and wom an of respectability and good standing were charged with burning a bouse to obtain Insurance which was six times more than the value of tne nousenoiu geods. A man and woman, neighbors. were star State witnesses, noopui uu Mrs. Gray's husband were both trav- ellnc salesmen for A- B. Seely & on S. Seely, of the nrm. naving umi- rled a sister of Mrs. Gray ana nuoy er's deceased wife. WAR ON "BLACK HAND.' Brutal Murder of Italian Detective Stirs New York Police inner viurs Asked to Aid In the Extermination of the Criminals. New York, March 13. Relentless ..ri.r. will be waged against tha "Rlack Hand" societies by the pollco ot thia, and It Is hoped, other cities as result of the murder of uieuienam Joseph Pctrosinl. the noted aetecino of New York, In Palermo, last nlgnt. For years Petrosini had been active In his work to oring iu juf". bars of his own race who carried on kibmgiliitr nner&tlons In this coun try through threats of murder made In the name of the "Black Hand." It Is believed here that his murder was the result of a plot that had Its incep tion in the United States and that thu persons Indirectly responsible for his death are "till within the reach of the American police. If so, every effort will be made to bring about their ar rest and conviction, and with this end In view Inspector McCafferty. head of the New York detective bureau, sent telegrams to-day to the authori ties in th nrlhclDal cities of the coun try asking that Increased activity be exerted against au - isiacg nana -pecU. Immediate orders were given to arrest at once all men in New York City who are believed to have connec tion with "Black Hand" operations. Petrosinl's murderer, who was a member of the "Black Hand," fired four shots from a rerolver. Petrosini arrived m Sicily only si short time ago and was engaged In conducting an In vestigation regarding- Italian crimi nals. . - ' : A SHAKE-CP FOB ASHEVTLLB. jodge Ward to Preside at the Sprinc Term of Superior Court, and Viola tors of too Frohfbltloa Law Are Trembling la Tbelr Boots. Special to The Observer. r Asheville,' March 1 . It Is-learned hr Ut Jdg Ferguson and Judge Ward have made an,' exchange of courts, and that Jude Ward will pre, side ever the spring term of Superior Court tot the trial of criminal cases, which convenes here April 19th, Judge Ward created quite a stir here- last fall In regard to bis sentences In cases of conviction for- violations of the pro hibition law, and It la predicted that there will be another shake-up when he. returns in April. The. last Legis lature amended the Ashevllle ' police court law y riving Superior Court concurrent Jurisdiction with the po lice court in whiskey cases', and no few persons hereabouts are looking for grand Jury indictments ror llguor violations When court convenes. REGULARS .NAME CANNON WILL VOTE ON RULES MONDAY Republican Members of the House Se lect the Organization Slate Eur the Sixty-First Congress Josph G. Cannon, the "Iron Duke of Amerl--au Politics," Is Named to Succeed HtiuMir as Hpeaker-The Other Candidates Are the baine That Served in the 6lx!tieth CongrefM Vwlght, of New York, ("lion as the Party "Whip" Hodciibnrg; Reviews the Speaker's Record, Giving High Pralso to ills Work. ( Washington, March 13. Proclaimed by his frienJs as "the iron Duke of American politics." Joseph G. Can non, of Illinois, was selected to-night at the Republican caucus aa the can didate of lils party for the Speaker ship of the House of Representatives. At the same time the caucus bound Its members to vote for the adoption by the Incoming House of the rules which governed the last House. It was the fourth time the honor had been conferred upon Mr. Cannon. But to-night neither the selection of a candidate for Speaker, nor the vote on the rules waa rharacterlied by the unanimity of party feeling that attend ed the three preceding caucuses. There was plenty of evidence of the Insurrection, promised for Monday, apuinat the Cannon organization, but In the main the most determined an-tl-Cannon Republicans were not pres ent. Following is the personnel of the House ortcanizatlon as chosen by ma Republican caucus: For Speaker, Joseph G. Cannon, oi Illinois. For Clerk of the House, Alexander McDowell, of Pennsylvania. For postmaster, Samuel A. Langum, of Minnesota. For Borpeant-at-arms, Henry Cas- son. of Wisconsin. For dourkeeper, F. B. Lyon, of New York. For chaplain, Rov. Henry N. Cou den. the blind preacher. All these were selected as candidates to succeed themselves. Representative Currier, of New Hampshire, was elected chairman of the caucus and Representative Lou rienalaffiT. of New Jersey, elected to succeed himself aa Its secretary. Rep resentative John W. Dwight, of New York, was chosen "whip" of the next House. To nominate Mr. Cannon, Represen tative William A. Rodenburg, of illi nois, was recognized. RODENBURG LAUDS CANNON. "Illinois Is Justly proud of her most distinguished son." exclaimed Mr. ko der.burg. We are proud of him be cause in all of the vicissitudes of pub-Ik- life. In the storm and stress and strife of political combat, in the sun shine of victory end In the shadow of defeat, he has ever stood four-square to ell the winds that blew. Three times he has been, honored by his Republican colleagues with their unanimous vote for the speaker ship of this House, a position seconj only in prestige and Importance to the orealdencv Itself. "Mr. Chairman, catching the spirit that breathes upon us from the glo rious memories of an earlier Jay, the spirit that rave birth to the Republi can party, of whlah he was one of the founders, in response to the admiring sentiment of the Republican member ship of this Houee, I .nominate for Speaker of the 6lxty-flrst Congreas the 'Iron Duke of American Politics, JoseDh G. Cannon. "We have before us a most diffi cult session. Tariff legislation is In o fiaam hv ltnelf. and from the stand point of practical legislation presents more difficult problems than any otn er kind of legislation. A tralff bill Is general in that it affects the whole great subject of revenue; but, at the same time, It is private and special In Its nature. It enters every district and affects the products of every farm and factory. The approaching legislation therefore, will bring with It peculiar difficulties and unusual temptations. "While we must regard with solid tous care the Interests of the people e represent individually, we must on the other hand keep constantly mind that our first duty is to the Unit ed etates as a whole, that its revenues mav be sufficient for its needs anJ that its Industrial life may continue to flourish in the future, under our care, as it has flourished in the pat under the distinguished men who have preceded us as trustees under the constitution. CONDITIONS DEMAND SPEEDY ACTION. "It Is not only necessary that we do our work well; it is esserftial that we do it as quickly as Is consistent with thoroughness. The industries oi over 80,000,000 people await our mo tions. The newspapers tell us, as one nt the svmDtoma of Industrial pros ir.iinn that 300.000 freight cars He Idle on the sidings. The wisdom of those who hav preceded us in this House ham left us a system of rules the most efficient that ever guided a legislative body as large as the House of Representatives. Every step In making those rules ef flniont was resisted bitterly and ihe men who stood up for the rules were mitrcnrMu-nted by every interest af fected by their action and criticised by a large army of innocent victims of misrepresentation. But misrepresenta tion a i An with the day. Now those mn n much criticized then are com mended on every hand, while a new brood of misrepresentations arouses new criticisms against those wne '.o- ntinue the work of the past. These things will also pass away, and when present misunderstandings have ai.a ,v we also shall have the eommendatlon of the future If only we remain true to ourselves and to our trust The caucus agreed to vote Monday for 4he adoption of the sules of the jasx jtiouse. $ . rt ' Tbrt Dlo In Collision. Newton, it. J, March 1J. Thre bmb were killed In a colllsron nea here to-day between arLehlgh St Hud eon- drill engine and ore-laden cars that had broken away from a Parker mine engine. The men were riding on the pilot of the drill engine and were crushed to death when-the -ore cars came crushing down upon them. Tnmiia at Ptnhnntt. L-Pioehurst, March II. Miss Prls- eiiia Bean, or uniontown, pa waa ute winner Of the-women' single tennl Imtrn, m mnt faw lh fmmtrr f till I spring cup here to-day, defeating Mis i dmow, ot tast grange, ! -, -, la tne naai rouaoa. , ALABAMA RIVER ON A TEAR! MUCH ALARM AT MONTGOMERY With the Water of the Alabama Riv er Xenring the Iftly-I'oot Mark, ilie City of Montgomery Is 'llireateiiod With Ihe ttomi Flood in Its Uls ter) WuriilngN Have liccn Sent Out and the cltlwnn In the Tlvrcal eued Districts Are Moving Out Brick Wall Is Being Erocel Around the Gas Plant to Keep Rack the Rising Waters Goverimient Boat Leaves to Rescue Party Marooned on an Island. Montgomery, Ala., March 13 - Montgomery Is threatened with Hie greatest flood In the history of the ity. The Alabama river to-night 1s nearing the 0-foot stage and rising. The weather bureau predicts a 55- foot Btage by to-morrow morning and by to-morrow night It muy go still fher. There is danger to-night of the city being thrown Into darkness the waters threatening the steam lants of both the elertrlc light com panies and the gas works. iesidents f north Montgomery were warned to day to nioe immediately and all duy he police aided families in getting to places of sa-fety. Across the river from Montgomery there Is a nea of water extending as as the eye can see. The tops of trees which formerly stood nign on he banlis are barely discernable. The water la over the Louisville & Nash- Ule Rallsoad tracks at tln foor of Commerce street and the union rail way station is In danger of being flood- d. BARRICADING AGAINST WIA'I r. K . iSo tar no fatalities have occurred but there have been narrow escapes. A force ot laborern has begun a bar cade against the probability of 'ho gas plant being crippieu. a a bvru near sixty feet would cut orr the gas service and a bhlck will Is being con structed to keep the waters out. The greatest alarm Is felt here over the f&ct that all industries wnicn use motorpower may have to suspend. This would Include the three newspa per plants. The lowlands In bi ott s Bend are threatened, including the big fertilizer plants north of the city. From Elmore county vague reports aro 'being received about persons cut oft by the high water on Isolated spots only a few feet above the flood, i'he United States government boat Twin- ng has started on a slx-mlle trip up the river to rescue a party repouru marooned on an Island. Sunday the Twinlns: will visit the negro settle ments and other plantations along the river. Drivers' Row. a negro quarter or Mortaomerv. is inundated and Mayor Teague to-night ordered the city teams to that section to move tne negroes from the danger zone. SEVERAL FARMS FLOODED. information reached the city this af ternoon that the Tallapoosa river had broken over Its retaining bunks on lower Wetumpke road and that ev--roi rd.mtatlons were flooded. The . i f i.. Ktate convict farm la compiler iy lateu and It Is predicted that serious trouble- will be experienced there. Roads are su'bmerge.i, making irmn ntrnmelv danuerons from washouts. Hinr noon the marchants t - tumpka have been moving their goods from stores and business is pianum lv aimrtended. Th telecraDh line to Tallassee Is down to-night but it was learned that the water was roaring over tne jam there with a crest of 14 feet and that the river was still rising. JUecirte power here is supplied rrom lau.isseu. It was still raining nerc iu-'. Highest Ever Known at Rome. Rome. Ga.. March 1 5 The waters of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers , the hlehest ever known here. Traffic between Rome and Chattanoo ga on the Central of tieorgia rms been temporarily annulled. Street car service between Rome and Llnda'.o has been suspended. Farms Badly Washed. Annlston, Ala., March IS. Farm Hinds are badly washed ana crops -"-- laid to be delayed a monui oy noou this BPctlon. several lnausm.i. llants have been compelled to cl.e town. The Southern Railway tracks tn this city are Inundated and between nirmlnfliim and Wellington tne ce.i- board Air Line tracks are washed out. Southern's Sliops Threatened. Selma, Ala . March 13. For three dayt the rivers in this section have been rising and to-night families in many places are moving from their homes. The qonaoa river and a half wide. The snops oi i" Southern Railway here are threaten ed with flooding. Colonel Bright Dies From His Injnrle. Macon. Ga., March n. -oi. u.ft A. Bright, a well-known luorucj Helena. Ga., died at a local hospital here to-day from the result of Injuries inflicted by Stokes Walton, a mer chant, at Helena, In the latter's place of business on Tuesday night. The men quarreled and Walton strirck the lawj-er a terrific blow on the head with a tobacco cutter, injuring tne brain. The attorney was 63 years oi age and unmarried. Jndee Parker Speaks at Princeton. Princeton. N. J., March 13. The current agitation over tariff revision and ' speech of former Congressman James T. McCleary. or Minnesota, here last Saturday night, In ' defense of a strong protective tariff, gave especial ' Interest to the sddress by Alton B. Parker, of New York, on the Democratic viewpoint of the question In McCosh Hall, Princeton University, to-night. V , President Gnerry to Resign. Macon. 6a.. March.lt. At a meet- fjj of the executive emtmttee ot the board or trustees or wesieyan r emais College here to-day, president Oupont Guerry signified his intentioq of re signing shortly.- He will return to the practice of law. Rev. Dr. W. N. Alns worth. of Savannah, la slated to suc ceed president Quarry. , Major Bell Reappointed Clilef of Staff of the Army. Washington, March 1 3. Presi dent Tift to-day reappointed Major General j Franklin Bell as chief of staff of the army, which position he relin quished en the 4th instant, under the law terminating the service of the In cumbent of the office tot chief of staff on the. expiration of the term of the President by whom ha la appointed. M K.CANNON' AND THERULES CAROLINA PLAYS PART IN FIGHT The Nenly-Klevted Members From Out Mlr Will, U Is Said, bland by tie rj!niiUa.tloii Mr. Champ. Clark Will Have Ills Hands t ali If He Tries Ui ISriiig About Fuu!n The Speaker and ills Rules Likely to I'revall () the Kfforts of the Insurgents Dome rats lst a iood Clmiiee to Put the Illinois Man to Kout by bnenting Them-nelv-s From the House When Ihe Vote Was Taken Congressmen Move Into New Ollicvs. BY II. K. C. J5RYANT. Observer Hureau. Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, March 13. North Carolina Is playing an im portant part In the tight between the Insurgents and the regulars of the House over Speaker Cannon and t!io rules. Representatives Morehcad. Grant ana Cowl-?s, the three nowly elerted Republican members from the Tar Heel State, may have enough votes to decide the most important question of tho hour. I saw -nr. Morehead this afternoon anu uk him concerning-his position on tno all-absorbing issues Cannon and the Uleg and he said that he couia i-o ounted with the regulars. Grant said that he would stand witn me organization and whs very empnatic In this announcement. Mr. Cowlcs, I was told, would be with Moreneaa anH Cram. Therefore three vote from North Carolina will be counted for the regulars. If Mr. Champ Clark tries to line up tho democrats wun the Insurgents, he will find that many of them will balk. He cannot carry through any sort of fusion. Representative Grant went to me White House to-day to see the Presi dent. He was accompanied and intro duced by Representative Klemp, of Virginia. Mr. Tart congratulated the North Carolinian on being one of the new Members elected over a Demo crat. Former Representative Hack ett, of the eighth, left to-day, In com pany with his secretary, Mr. Thomas ijunigui clner, for North Carolina. Messrs. Overman and Simmons will arrive here to-morrow. Representa tives Page, Webb, Godwin, Kitchin, Small, and Pou are expected to-night. CANNON MILL DOMINATE HOUSE. Bpeaker Cannon and his rules will prevail over the "Insurgents" and oth ers who occasionally set up a howl on their trail. The gentleman from the Danville district of Illinois Is as cunning and swift as the fox of tho Virginia hills, and It takes a smart crowd to overtake him. The talk of overthrowing him will pass with the convening of the Sixty-first Congress. Those in touch with affairs here did not expect any other termination. The agitation was sprung by newspaper men who depend on space-flHIng for a livelihood. Many people are asking Does Congress desire a change? The Demo-rats and "Insurgents" could unite and turn the trick, but many of the minority side of the House do not believe It would be wise to fuse with any faction of the opposite party. There are other ronslderatlons. Demo crats like good committee assignments, i'ncle Joe'- selects Republicans and Democrats for committees. He names' favorites for attractive places. Demo crats are human. Therefore, It would be a difficult task to vote them in a bunch If a loophole could be found. REPUBLICANS OFFERED HRlBE. Just before Congress adjourned or gnnlzatlon Republicans offered a sop to their foes. The proposition was to establish calendar Wednesday. Rep resentative John Dalzell, of Pennsyl vania, offered the amendment to the rules. "Insurgents" jind Democrats saw the bait and would not bite, but the majority drove the morsel down their throats. This effort to defeat the purpose of Cannon. Payne and Dalzell ani their allies would have been suc cessful had one-third of the Demo crats who were In town but did not vote been present and been counted. Some Democrats are too careless about their duties. They accept their $8,000 or more a year without caring espe cially whether or not they earn it. The vote stood, that day, 1 S to 163. and the following-named Democrats did not answer: Ansberry. of Ohio; Bnrtlett. of Nevada; Bell, of Georgia; Burleson, of Texns; Clark, of Florida; Ferris, of Oklahoma; Floyd, of Arkan sas; Hnckett and Pon, of North Caro lina: Hammlll. Leake and Pratt, of New Jersey; Lamar, of Florida; La mar, of Missouri; Lasslter and May nard, of Virginia; Legare and Patter son. of South Carolina; Reid. of Ar kansas; Rhlnock. of Kentucky; Smith of Nevada: Smith, of Texas; Rpark man, of Florida; Welsse, of Wiscon sin, arid Wolfe, of Maryland. Seven teen of these were paired. It Is true. but a number of them were In the city. Nine were not paired. Had the two North Carolinians, the two Vir ginians snd the two Texans been there the result would have been differ ent. SENATORS' NEW QUARTERS. The Senators are moving tn their new office building, near the union railway station. Each Senator has two or three rooms and everything in the way of flxturei that one would desire. Senator Simmons has 223 on the first floor, and senator Overman 211. The Senate Office Building cost about $4, 000,000, and Is very Imposing and comfortable. In the offices of Mr. Simmons. Col. R. D. Watts, one o fthe most interesting politicians In North Carolina, holds forth. William W. Llnster. stenographer to Mr. Simmons. Is there with him. These two young men .are delighted with their new quarters. Mr. Thomas J. Pence, who has known Colonel Watts through calm snd storm, says that the chief pleasure that he (Colonel Watts) will ret out of the new building Is the as sus'ance that it will not blow down before stiff wind. The old Annex is reported to be unsafe, and Colonel Watu could not be entirely happy there If there were rumblings In the heavens. He was seen once, when a dark cloud hovered over the building, running away. Now bis mind will be at ease. Ralph Waldo Emerson's es say on death does not appeal to the man from IredelL One great advantage to constitu ents is that oa arriving on the trains they can see their Senators oi the way up town.' The bulldin is on the main thoroughfare from the station to the Capitol. The Senators being out of the city I cannot quoe them en this point. i J CHARLOTTEAN TO THK FRONT. - Montrose Hayes, aqa of the Ute J. V. Mures, of Charlotte, is here with the L'nited States Weather Hureau. When Capt. S. H- Alexander was in ("nnitress he got two young Hayes a position with the weather bureau at Wilmington. Step l Mep Mr. Hayes has climbed the ludiler until hia pres ent position Is well on ihe way toward the ton. Recently li ht been in the Yellow Stone Park Installing a plant for the government. Immediately prior to that he spent pome time in the Ar gentine Republic, being loaned by this country, establishing weather sta tions. DREAD DI.SKASK H M XTEI) HIM. Retired Tug-bout Captain at Wilming ton Takes Ills Own Lire Rather Than lace Death From Conxump tlon StandH Before Mirror and Sent Bullet Into His Brain. Special to The Observer Wilmington, March 13 In trie last stages of consumption and deeply de spondent Capt. W. A. Klnyon, a re tired tugboat captain, committed sui cide this afternoon by shooting him self through the temple at nis Doaru- j lng house on Dock street. His wife. t who waa with him, had left her hus band for a short timo to go down stairs for dinner and returning waa horrified to find him prone on the floor, a pistol clutched In his hand. He had evidently stood before a mirror, pressed the weapon to his temple and sent a ball crashing through hia brain. An examination of the pistol disclosed the fact that the first ball in the cylinder failed o explode when tnappod upon, but the second one fired as Intended. lie lived until to-night with the bul let in his, brain, but died shortly af ter $ o'clock. Captain Kinyon waa about 49 years of age and Is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Samuel Burke, of Chester, Pa. Cap tain Klnyon within the past two years lost three daughters with the same dread disease of whloh he was all but a victim when his rash act of to-day ushered him Into eternity. ins A LLOtt A XCE INCREASED. John Armstrong Chandler, Who Waa Recently Adjudged Insane, Is Grant ed an IncreaMe or $3,000 in I1U Yearly Allowance. New York, March 13. An applica tion to Increase the yearly allowance fn .i the Chanler estate, of John Armstrong Chanler, who now lives on his farm known as "The Merry Hills,'' at Cob ham, Va., was granted by Jus t'ce FlUgjralJ In the Supreme Court to-day. ' The papers In the case state that Chunlar' Is leading the life of a coun try gentleman. Is a welcome guest at the homeaot the best families in Vir ginia and IS competent to manage hia term and personal affairs, in June, IPS. C.'&nler was adjudged Insane the Supreme Ccurt of this State, and ommltted to Bloomlno-dale. He es caped from the asylum In 1900 and fled to Virginia. He Is a brother of former Lieutenant Governor Chanler, of this State. The application was made by counsel for Thomas T. finer man. who waa appointed a committee of the person and property or Chanler, and $13,000 a year was asked where before It had been 110.000. SOCTUKKX PINKS CHOSF.X. Veterans of the vii War Will Hold Their Nest Kncanipment t the Moore Couiity Resort. Fitzgerald. Ga.. March 13. The Blue and Gray Association at its an nual encampment here to-day selected Southern Pines, N. C, for the next eunion. The following officers were elected: Commander In chief. Major B. F Dixon. North Carolina: senior vice commander, Capt. William M. Mc Cormick, Georgia; Junior vice com mander. Capt. Joseph rice. Florida; chaplain In chief. Rev. W. 8. Hardin, Georgia; Judge advocate general, u. 8. Demlng, Warren, O.; quartermaster enrrnl C. H. Worth. Texas. A national auxiliary was organized to-day with Mrs. J. T. Stockton, of Chicago, aa president, and Mrs. Lena Burdick, of Fitzgerald, as secretary. Tbe encampment closed this after noon. STRIKE NIPPED IN THE BOX Paris Telegraphers Walk Ont, But Are Brought Back by Uie tinn Stand of the Government. Paris. March 13. A strike of thn telegraph operators In this city ended late this afternoon as suddenly as it began. The operators yielded before the energetlo attitude of the govern- ment. which threatened instant i- mlssal unless work was resumed, with the loss of State servant privileges. To-night the service waa normal. For several hours to-oay me cuy was cut off from telegraphic commu nication with the outside world, a gen eral strike occurring following a quar rel between a sub-chief and the men. The government kwt no time in placing guards in the various stations snd in Issuing an ultimatum, wnicn Immediately brought a large majority of the telegraphers back to their keys. Southern's Spur Track From Craggy Mallon. Special to Tbe Observer. Ashevllle. Marcn 11. emn u construction of the three-mile spur track of the Southern Railway from Craggy station up the river to a point where will be located tne souinurn plant of the National Casket Com pany, Is progressing well, and It Is hoped to have the track laid by April 15th. when the Casket Company will commence the erection of Its concrete buildings for its Sowfhern plant. The City of AsheTiUe has let the contract for laying a water-main from the city to the site of the Casket Company's plant Ut a cost or ow Tf.oon. and this pipe line will also be laieV and ready for use by the middle or latter part of April. Two of the officers of the National Casket Company will take up their permanent residence here with the beginning of building operations. Founder of 'Colorado Springs Dead. Colorado Springs. CoL, March It. General William J. Palmer, founder of Colorado springs, died at hla coun try seat. G leu-Eyrie, west of the city Ute to-day. Death came as a. result of a fall from a' horse In October, HOC, which resulted In breaking his hack. General Palmer has often been tailed the first cltlr.en of Colorado. He leaves aa estate valued at tlS.OClt.00a. -. SEABOARD T1ULNS COLLIDE OXK KILLED AND SIX INCRED. Colored Firemen the Only Victim of II cad -On Cra-rfi Between Freight and Passenger Train at Colon, Rut a Number Are More or Less Seri- ousty Hurt, Including Two Pas sengersThe Wreck Due to a Mis uiioerstamting of Orders on the ran of the Knglneer A the Freight Train Both Locomotives, the Bag gage and Eipnaw and One Pas senger 4a-h splintered by tho Im pact One of the Pneaengera Give His Account or the Accident. Special to The Observer. Sanford, March 13. Seaboard pas senger train No. 33, southbound, and a northbound freight ran together head-on this morning about 4:39 o'clock at Colon, a small station about 3j miles south of Raleigh. Hassey. Lindsay, the colored fireman, of tha passenger train was killed, and the engineer. Ed Robertson, of Raleigh, was badly hurt. The engineer, M. J. Elsenhart, of the freight, and his 'Ireman Jumped and neither was hurt. Capt. W. CT Cox, conductor on the passenger train, had a leg broken; Ernest Du val, baggage master, -vas hurt In the buck and internally. W. R. Lamb, nien iiiint of Hamlet, was badly bruised. John Newton, colored. Of Hamlet, had a leg crushed; W. 8. lloe, express messenger, was badly ut; sam Wicks, colored, of Charlotte, was badly cut. others received minor Injuries. The iniured were taken to Raj-. elgh for treatment. The engineer of the freight train . misread the orders. He thought No. 33 was an hour and a half late, when it was No. 32 that was late. The trains were running at full speed and engines were practically de molished. The baggage and express ears and llrst passenger coach of the passenger train were splintered. TALE OF AN EYE WITNESS. ' One of tlte Paeeeugers on the Seaboar0 Passenger Train Into Which Crash ed a Freight Train Yesterday Morn ing Before Dawn, Tells About His Experience Conductor Cox Show ed Marvelous Courage and Nerve Refused to Allow Anybody to Help 111m Vntll tlte Others Had Been At tended To Story or the Scenes tn the Darkness Injured Men Put to Bed In the Pullman Coach, Whose Occupants Did Not Know There Had Been a Wreck. One who was tn the collision of the passenger and freight trains at Colon Saturday spent last night In the city. "I was lying asleep." he said, "on a section of the passenger train when the shock occurred. I was thrown straight up in the air. As soon as I struck the cushion I sprang up and seized the handle of the seat to steady myself. 'Now,' I said to myself, 'she's , on the rails so far, and If she only won't turn over, I am all right. I expected the car to turn over, but It did not. There were but few passen gers In that coach, and everything Waa as still as death. I walked to the front platform, and Immediately said to myself, 'now I understand the still ness everybody In the front car is dead.' It had turned over once or1 twice, and five people were burled un der the boxes, barrels, bags and bot tles of the express coach. I had rjearly half a box of matches, and weed about all of them while trying to ex tricate the Injured. The body of Con ductor Cox was hanging- clear of the floor by one broken leg. The clothes of those burled In the debris Were sat urated in whiskey from broken bottles and Jugs. The injured porter finally came up and rendered what assistance he could. One or two white men help ed. "Engineer Ed Robertson, of the passenger train, came staggering back, dazedly Inquiring where we were. Ha had a bad wound over his right eye, and one wrist was sprained or broken. Part of the time he talked sensibly and part of the time he was out of his head. His fireman under the wreck, supposedly killed Instantly. Six or eight negroes from the freight train came up and stood stupidly I begged, besought, raged. and finally cussed tn my efforts to get them to hel pextricate the wounded. Not a one moved. "Having ued up about all of my matches and also a fuse that some one had brought, I turned to run to the Pullman coach for a lantern. I ran plum Into one of the negroes. T will wake you up, you !' I said. "If you won't help, don't stand In my way.' I drew back my fist and struck him. He fell. I Jumped over 'his body and. entering the Pullman, j where tney were still unaware that I wreck had occurred, and shouted: "My jGod, men! You are lying In bed while In front here men are dying In dark ness for lack of light.' "Returning with a lantern, I met sev eral people, one of whom was the ne gro I had knocked down, bringing one of the Injured to the Pullman. I help-, ed carry the other four Injured men to the Pullman, where we put them to bed. They were all wet to the Skin, and thoroughly chilled. - "Tou ought to give a lot of credit to Conductor Cox." said Mr. Howard Meyer, of New York, who was In thai 1 Pullman car of the wrecked tralnvandV he also talked about the affair last night here. "He was a heroone of the bravest men I ever saw. With hla leg- broken and hia thigh sprained, he refused to allowanytblng to be dome to allay his suffering until every one else had been given attention. He would not let himself be moved until his friend. Ernest Duval, baggage master, had been taken out. An incident waa related with regard to a package said to contain 1100,000. Somebody In the excitement of the times, the story goes, bad picked this) up. not knowing its contents and thrown it out of the express car. where it was later found. Bravo Woman Speeds Injured Has- baud to Hospital. Albany; Ga., March I. Desperate ly wounded in aa automobile accident ten miles from here and almost blind ed by blood streaming from two lo deep wounds In her seals Mrs. J. T. Donalson, of Blakeley, Ga., rushed her husband, seriously Injured, to this city for medical treatment late this after noon, after lifting the car from his unconscious form and repairing th mechanism so the ; machine wo;H make the trip- In the accident Mr. and Mrs Donalson were hurled be neath the car, but th wemn maanas ed to extricate herself. She 1'fted tie machine from her husband by the u- of a ftnea ralL ! t I't 4CoaUaied ea Page Tew. L '". ( : 1 v ' ' --" , ... ; .
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