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20 Pejes Td-C 1 iwoaciioiis . j PRICE : $8.00 PER YEAR, CHARIrOTTE, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. : : sJbTbTsJsw- , , w. .. i j . 4 ..-t ( ,: f f. . . .:. . r- - . -. . , ' - - . Ijjjjss f TSabTes boned utKPS PlACE. .... iiiirmint lWco-"'' in-aWnJ En ;rtci""rl,,"K : .. ris ked Awf v -h Vila'"""' .... -ten4lt fZiatu"1' : tt on Seo- CTT. -.re HKe a tor- id"1 .... f Ham and alanine de the place. .alization came lire. At the ,w re quartered len rushed ;h considerable i animal came door or "i the was innT vu Plammed .hut lpft in an lm- For Mr. dik few moments i. mr he .08t Con. fcere.y )ie managed to . . . . nA and stunitiea uui i" moment too soon. . ... ntirp nterior w h furna. Ire hi. h A of th'i fnof a nan-'""-- " mi u-" tha .it WriH. il i a' and tnree-aiury . .... front ept , ' .fa stable! on Ea-t C- r' . mornln the denee H . Mill "r 30 ...... n t them hnf 'h'n"' colli'!-'1 Mr n: Uble oar.r lie with k. who pro- hlm rrd the utmost ef nre fighters, to wipe out ot i.r more aur- conflagratlon . . L. , Inn J llill w niwn . " ' horsea trii' I'jr ... .n HPBU1I. 1 .u h,,,Minz and contents, In im. harveating and farm- P1""" ' " . .....1 1 .....irnv mfiTP LUI&1 IW" " of Mr R. C JlcMinui neu, southeast on onrgo fclftlt nf HL'OUl - r amount of lufR naigou uy v u whifHker s taDiee, wiuun ,A the west. All the injury to the t" latter estauiianmcui wrought by the roliapainf 01 brick walls hirri earriea wna part of the roofing heneatn. IT WAS UANJKROU8. It a mira !e that the nre was rlthin the bounds which con- said everybody who U on not vnerdAy, who reallxed the tjon which the firemen were up jtstid who uw the pent-up fury th.ijirh not epreadlng widely, fcounted tsr into the air In leap urgmg waves of concrete tor- Had it .x-Liirred at night It hav l.en a epectacular Are aitrV'uEii n. eat was In a hut hud it orcurred at night lone of the 3n horsea lodged would have esrap.pd a horrible by Ini'lnerttlun Ithing hut the Ktroni? brick walls (ncompa.ii'd the Black stables (ides, a sudden shifting of the from thf north to the south and creditable lighting on the part three fire companies Intervened a dozen nearby houses from deatructton. Immediately in separated by but a narrow of twenty feet, ran a line of dwellings whose chances for t one time looked like thirty leiterdiy afternoon the rosin pt out by the Intense heat was lb- pen eptitde and timely warn- m cimiriK iKtiltlon wer fre- pJ given by curlings of smoke. -al attention was alwava elvan. ftln? th ihrfatenlne danarer. Blacks sttbles was situated "X'r? ft. mi t lie corner of South and K in stonewall. On the r a a a tw..-.tor- frame dwell- COMMITTEE UXS FRIENDS TROOPS MOVTE OX THE CAPITAL. Six Train Loads of the Third Army Corpa at TofaaUlJaek About 47 MHea From.ConstauaUnoplfl and WKiiln a Dayor Two fbe CtMnmlttra Will Have Between 1&.CHH . and , JO.OOO Men There Adrance of the ' Sot Uera Has Greatly , Impressed tbe Public and it Is BellCTed That toe Sottas sod toe. e - GovcrnnMBt WUl Find It Impossible to Reject Their Demands. - - Constantinopla, April IT. The cem- mittee of union and progress, has glv n convincing- proof of Its power 'and influencs over the third army corps. Tw9 snniUry trains.' each containing 800 Infantry, arrived this morning at Tohataljas, about 7 miles from the capital, and four other trains ars ex pected to reach that point within the next 14 hours, Preparations also are being mads at galoniki for the des patch of a number of additional trains for Constantinople. , After remaining a short time at To hataljae. the two trains continued on" to Spartakuleh, which Is inside the line of fortification at Hademkol, 40 miles from 'the capital, which were abandoned during the night by the artillery of the garrison. The fcalonlkl troops evidently are collecting at Spar takuleh, where they, should number not less than 7,000 by to-morrow, with reinforcements that are"-coming from Adrlanople. Within a day or two the committee will have between 15,000 and 20,000 men within striking distance of Con etantinople, where the mutinous gar rison, having practically discarded its officers and all discipline, certainly will not be able to offer resistance. If, indeed, any attempt at resistance id made. It is believed that the Salonlkl battalions, on their arrival here, will demand the fulfillment of several con ditions, which the Sultan and the new government will find it Impossible to reject. The advance of the soldiers has greatly impressed the public, and it is expected that some quick changes will be made among the government officials. A special mission composed of two pashas, three ulemas and three deputies has been sent to Tohataljae, to persuade the troops that the constl tution Is being maintained and to ex plain also the real meaning of the rts ing on last Tuesday. It Is rumored that the commission has not been successful in Impressing the leaders of the Toung-Turks, who also rejected the explanation of flight, as accounting for the absence from the deputation of the deputies from Salonlkl and Monastlr. SITUATION IS GRAVE. Another deputation, composed of 25 members, Isiearing to-night to convey to the troops the assurance of the chamber that there has been no In fringement of the constitution, which still rules. The situation undoubtedly Is tryvw- "Owtrir to the tensron of -ths-t hpuDijc mina me sugniesi inciaeni may provoke a conflagration, while, tha news from the provinces possibly may arouse race prejudices, which, up to the present, have been dormant In this city, i The artillery at Hademkoi mutinied during the night Seizing some, of their officers and compelling others to don the -uniforms cf privates, they entrained for Constantinople to the dumber of twelve hundred In order to assure-themselves that the consti tution was being maintained and that the Sultan was alive. They were met at the depot by a Salonlkl chasseur, who Is believed to have been an officer In disguise. They marched to the war office,, where they were entertained with tea and refreshments, afterwards proceeding te Parliament. Here they listened to reassuring speeches by the acting president of the chamber and several prominent deputiea HARVEY BRADFORD GOTITY. "-Ji.d h "it. ti tle t, idf h- j he Hi.,. ; a thr.'- , ' r..r.r. A l; ont I, ; i i ' k structure form the Piedmont Junk "''r of these was more Kr "titinp on the street "'ty I, rick hullding 78 1 -o f. .-t in length, used - m. ' I s Hehind this tv addition. 78 feet 'Z o k almost to h ;,! contiguous to -". b it separated by a ""' '" prevent the - both sections. This I 'is a warehouse for 'bides. Hoth were ' -l ith all their ' ' 'ely on the west ,v "f Mr A. W. ''ark the entire 1 T ri . 1 structnro iraii- t th.- 1 . . the Vh,..Vi; . "M iM . ' our. De- " v. . mi a' 'tie time the fire "a'fly removed. At 'er of his place of vwall sireet. tinri. a brick ;'h 'in. Had the I it must almost -h:- "wing: to its ntrai scene, the m which .n -e uiscomfort m t nit inc'v et-U aer r. n th all l t r. "lit M r ptJthnoB- 'SS r, p t b'Tl ,.f Rh- ha.,. emana t a. r, . Of fro, AHKH 'he J I fit;d 1 t ) , fr hun- f'.t STtX'K. as stock on. B. d car- ; ; w i.ooo: ;0da t ii'ioi'01- Mlch-: fo- .h; TU0- som insur- Fo at t !anv r, im ... ' ' ? noor. valued P to -r .V "'I'1' ''nough-P rational s'ock of th It t "d'w-ster Comn.K h,'-d .. .' h lrs':rance. On J-rv,r,, u ' r"l'"nng to dlf-SCf- Th rjv ;r7' ' a. tor Mr V.i.- Probably not in. on h;s h,rs; rr''l no nf,ur- "s an.; ' ' un his ntni, But, ;.J " . "'Jiranre. thL, inn Ih" lne of the 5" l0 M,.h " "" given awav Tras th. ; 5.t0o. Th n I'.hnZpny of Dnf E r "H w ;K DDon and was U.H. " W1,h an Insurances ' . ennviu, i 1 to trans- piinj; mis 4 Negro Who Entered Converse Stu dent's Room Convicted of Burglary and Will Spend tho Remainder' of His Days In the Pen Other Cases Disposed Of. Special to The Observer. Spartanburg, S. C, April 17. Harvey Bradford, colored, charged with burglary, entering the room of Miss JjfaJReed, a student of Con verse College, to-night two weeks ago, was convicted to-day. the Jury return ing a verdict late this afternoon. The trial of Bradford attracted a great deal of Interest,, the court room being crowded all day long with young col lege girls and ladies of the city. The principal witness was Miss Reed, the heroine of the night in question. In a most-dramatic manner she described the midnight intruder and told of the fierce struggle she had with him and the bite she gave him. Caus ing him to flee. In his flight he drop ped his hat. which, with I the bite she gave him, served as a clue that led to his arrest Harvey la a rough looking negro who lives In the out skirts of the city. Under the vrdlct he wfll be given a life sentence, ' John aalnn,1 white, who was eea vlcted on the charge of manslaughter for the killing of Earle Trammell. at Greer several weeks ago, was sen tencsd, to serve two-"yers- The Jury recommended him to the mercy of the court Will Haywood., who killed Matthews Harley, at Reldville several months ago and foond guilty of man slaughter, wa sentenced to; serve twelve years in the sen. John Collins, convicted of killing Joe Lockman last Christmas Eve, and who was recom mended to mercy, .was given a life sentenced v.- . GBIDIBQN .CLUB'S DINKEB. PROsOXEXT MEN , ON BROILER. 1 1 Men Foremost 1st the Public Eye In chiding President Taft, Got What Wj Oomlug to Them Minstrel Miow by 'All-star lerforuiers" Proved to Be lite Biggest Hit of the ; EvenlncSong Entitled, VEatlng Through Georgia," proved -Popular v Secretary- McVeagh Classed Antoagthe 57 Varieties of .Demo crats and Reformers Who Forget When RegisaraUon Day Comes Around. v . ' Washington. April 17. The broiler of the Gridiron Club, that famous or ganisation of newspaper men, was kept busy to-night serving up wit and humor at a special dinner compli mentary to the new administration given In the banquet hajl of the New WUlard. Care was taken that men. prominently. In the public eye, got all that was coming' to them in the way of thrusts and Jibes that kept the great assemblage in a -constant state of uproar.. And .then, too. there were 'some skits by an aggregation of scln tllating stars that would have put to blush many Who count themselves in the class of professionals. Of course president Taft was there, as were Speaker Cannon, members of the Cabinet, and the diplomatic corps. Senators and Representatives, men high in the industrial and flnan.-Ial world, and plenty of others of distinc tion. In the absence "ot President Henry Hail, who Is Just recovering"! from a ions- illness. Vice President Scott c. Bone, of Tne Washington Her ald, presided over the evening's doings. The onslaught on the banquet room began when the club's big old fash ioned dinner bell announced that ev erything was ready. As soon as the diners were seated, the room was thrown into darkness while a musical welcome was extended to the distin guished guests. Then the marn.moth electric gridiron flashed into view, the lights were turned on throughout the room and the fun commenced. Al most the first thing to greet the guests was a hand bill distributed by some speedy messenger btys announcing thai there would be aSgreat minstrel show by all-star performers, includ ing "Vocalists, comedians and Cabi net officers." This undoubtedly was the hit of the evening. In true minstrel fashion, with all the accompaniments of : .dusters and a more or less discordant band, this troupe of club talent paraded through the hall before going to the "stage." rrn programme or tne snow was a lengthy conference. It was decided to let mm take care ot the cow. A burlesque on 'Uncle Tom's Cabin ' made It a close rival of some of the other funny stunts. EUxa was depicted as fleeing across the Ice holding in her arms two children maximum and minimum, wrapped In the tariff bill and pursued by the howl of the grey wolves of the Senate. A miniature, wire basket, which served as . the congressional waste basket, wasyne souvenir of the din ner, and into it were dropped at intervals various things which were supposed to represent papers that ars liable to find their way into such receptacle. A cold storage receipt of a local company had this written on it: "Received from Frank H. Hitch cock eighteen crates and five barrels containing T. R.'s policies. Storage prepaid for eight years from date Value asked but Indignantly refused. "Marks: Slightly damaged. "Stored in room: Basement of cel lar. "S. W. HUURRIEDIN." With all the formality of an execu tlve session of the Senate, the noml nation of Thomas C. Noyes, of The Washington 8tr, and Oscar K. Davis, of The New York, Times, for member ihip in the club were received and. confirmed, but not until the two Scared candidates had been subjected to a rigid cross-examination as to their ODinions of those present and matters in ceneral. President Taft enjoyed to the limit the darts directed at himself and his Cabinet members. Indeed, there were few. if any, who did not get placed on the Gridiron. The speakers were President Taft, Socretarv Dickinson. Speaker cannon Senators Taylor, of Tennessee, and Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Gov ernor Marshall, of Indiana. The banauet hall was a veritable flower garden, in which apple bios mini and American Beauty roses pre dominated, while the dinner itself was a marvel of culinary art The commission held that the cir- clever imitation of the real thing, evenf cumstances and conditions of trans- Laying- Concrete Sidewalks. 7 Special lo The Observer.' ; r - , Marlon, April : 17 The laying of concrete sidewalks was commenced last week and they are a, thing of beauty and will be a Joy forever. They are fifteen feet wide .. and ' will be placed, on 'Main - and -Henderson streets to the depot. The Merchants and Farmers' Bank took the Initiative and work will be commenced Monday by the First National Bank and D. N. Lonon, Esq-, and Will be continued by the board ot aldermen to elect ed m May,' ' 7-. - . -; derailment' on Atlantic Coast Una. Speoal to The Observer. , ' f ,.1 . Wadesboro. - April I7.--Tbe north bound passenger train oa the Atlantis Coast Una was delayed several hours to-dayhy 'a derailed engine at the long trestle near Morven. No one was Injured, but several persona had narrow' escapes.- A wrecking . crew irom lorence. S. C ix at work clear. "a up-wa wreckage, - to the naming pf the executive staff, together with a "special note by '.he- management," which called attention to what was to come, with the. injunc tion that there, should be no flowers. "BATING THROUGH, GEORGIA.' - Sound the good old dinner horn. wVIl slnr another sontr. -,. v . About the trip that Taft ' once ,' made when, with dicestion slronc. . He ate his share of everything that "We tacked the 6'posaura, that they took such care to bake; . We at caned .watermelen and a dish they called hoecake ' We didn't even draw the Una at alliga tor steak, As we went eating) through Georgia. "By Southern hospitality our- hearts were surely won. And we resolved to do the very beet that could be done, For Democrats; and so we sawed soma pie ror uicainson, As we went eating through Georgia." Hurrah, hurrah, we sound the Jubilee1, Hurrah, hurrah, 'twas something fine to see. We put away three meals a day. And sometimes tnree. As we went eating through Georgia. There ensued some lively conversa tion between the middle men who pos ed as the vice president and the Speaker of the House." and the Cabinet officers." who composed the balance of the troupe. After a good deal of sparring over what was the meaning of "dead literature," and whether it referred to Sanscrit or Al tec, the end man declared it to be presidents' messages. THOUGHT IT WAS ROOSEVELT. "Say, Mr. Vice President a mem ber of the "Cabinet" inquired, "do you remember the morning when all those boilers blew up and scared a lot of eople?" "Oh yes, 1 remember It perfectly, but I do not see why it should have scared anybody. It was merely a big noise.' "Tea, that was It Everybody thought Mr. Roosevelt had come back.' , . . "Please leave the dear old trusts alone: they're seeing things at night." was the title of a song by. James S. Henry, of The Philadelphia Press, The wonderful soft pedal barytone" In which the trusts informed Attorney General Wlckersham that they were tired and, sleepy too, and appealed to him to put them In their little beds. Secretary Mac Veagh was classed mong the 57 varieties of Democrats and reformers who had great difficulty in nemembering when registration day came around. This discussion was cut short by some reference to the tariff, which It was stated was being talked pro an eon- "Indeed' remarked the "vice president" with evident surprise. "Tea," replied the end man, "pro means for for the trust Con is what the consumer gets." TH J3WHITE HOUSE COtV, The White House cownow. already famous, was made the .subject pt one of the best stunts of the' evening. Attended by a dairy maid, a splendid Imitation of the bovine wasj led Into the room, which Instantly causedthe "President" to inquire; ".. "Whit this?" He was promptly Informed that while there had been -er lot t loose talk about the 'possum' being the animal; emblem of the." present administration and . that ; the Teddy Bear was one of "my policies" that had been Inherited. Jt was all non sense. "The emblem of this admin ts traUon.1 said the animal's keeper,-"Is the cow, and -thls Is Itf - It was dis covered that theilk. paid was minus the lacteal fiuldana m its steaa were found- numerous! artlclea, ."among bottle tijiJ which was ' a testimonial from Senator Aldrich, as follows- "We used this medicine on the tariff bill and removed all Payne from It instantly." . -Th pall was being emptied of Its Contents when la rushed -a member who had Impersonated . Castro and who demanded a plate ef.'. refugee There Is nothing wo can do for you. Mr. Castro: yon must go,- was the answer to his appeal,- but the exiled DECISION FAVORS TWIN CITY, Interstate Commerce Commission Holds That Rates on Bituminous Coal Are Unroasonsble Rate on Soft Coal Corrected Also. Washington. April 17. Unreason able rates on bituminous coal shipped to Winston-Salem, N. C. were cor rected by the Interstate Commerce Commission In a deolslon rendered to-day by Chairman Knapp, In the case of the board of trade of Wlns-ton-Salem against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company. portation are different at main line points from Lynchburg to Norfolk than at. Winston -Salsm and Durham on branch lines to the South from the main line, and that the defendant msy make higher charges to the lat ter points. It was also decided that under the drcutistances shown, the rate charg ed JWlnston-fitlem on soft coal in cardloads Is unreasonable to the ex tent that it exceeds $3 10 per ton, and that the chsrgeto Durham Is unreas onable -to the extent that it exceeds It.SO per -ton. The present rates to said points are 19.30 per ton. Repa ration is denied. HIGHWAYMEN CAPTURED. Held Up Vice President of a Bridge Company and Relieved Him of $3,200, Bat Were Later Caught. San Francisco, April 17. James M. Thompson, vice presldsnt of the Thompson Bridge Company, on enter ing his office to-day with a sack con taining 13,200 was confronted by two masked men, one of whom shot him through the chest, inflicting a serious wound. The, men escaped with the money, but were captured. During the shooting William Roseburg re ceived a stray bullet but was not se riously hurt. Mr. Thompson had Just drawn the money froih the Bank of California and when he entersd the office he dis covered his book-keeper tied to a chajr. On turning his heed Thomp son was confronted by the masked men, who promptly fired upon him. Then grabbing up the sack the men made a dash for a buggy nearby, which one of the robbers with tho money entered, while the other made his escape. , The fleeing man was pursued by policemen In an automobile and finally was' captured. THE KING OF ALL CROOKS. President persisted and . following - a J 6 Colored Parson Reaps Harvest of Colo From Sale of Certificates of Religion. 1 Special to The Observer. Marion, April 17. Of all the sys tems of graft" an ingenious age has produced, a negro preacher or tms place has Invented the most unique He ha been holding a revival ror the past month and there have been, iris said, 110 conversions. When 'a Bigger is converted he issues a cer tificate like this: 'This 'is to certify that Sister Jane- Jones has this day been born Into the kingdom of God," etc., and charges the poor, deluded fool the sum of 50 cents for her pass port Into Glory.i A number of them have been framed by a picture dealer and are prised by the hcilers more than the left hind root of a grave yard rabbit. Want Will of Baroness Set Aside. Norfolk. Va" April 17. The heirs of Baroness Mary E. Von Zoliikoffer, who died In Rome. Italy, October 10, 1907. have Instituted suit here to sell aside the will of the baroness, dls-. pesing of a large estate to friends In America and Europe, and estab lishing In her Norfolk residence the Mary Ludlow home for aged Virginia women which she liberally endows. The grounds given are that the baron ess was of weakeoed and deranged mind and utterly - without testa mentary capacity." Princess Fred erica, of Hanover, is amonj the de fendant legatees In the suit ktv - Daring Attempt to nold Fp Bank. - .Seattle. Wash., April, If A daring attempt, but an unsuccessful one, to hold up the American savings uanx and Trust Company at tha point of a revolver, was made by an unidentified man to-day. The would-be robber fired at Secretary Harry Welly and escaped. Arthur Drew, the payliur teller, dodged behind the counter when commanded to "come through with some money.", Horseman 1 Committed Snlcide. . , Loe Angeles, Cal.. April 17. 3. W. Poole, familiarly known as "Bishop. one of the best known horsemen In tha country, committed suicide at the Santa Anit-track ito-day. .t . .. PALMETTO CAPITAL KEWS TO ENFORCE NEW LABOR IA.WS. State Own m I k kmcr Sends OutTWarn lngs to Manufacturing Companies Agalnat the Employment of Chil dren Under the Legal AgeParent Have Evaded the Law by Entering Their Children as "Helper" Mcu cotton Thrown on tne Market Dur ing the Week Insurance Compan ies Join tn the Fight on the Great White Plague Their -Co-Operation Expected to Result lu Great Good. Observer Bureau, 1 1130 Berkeley Building, . Columbia. 6. C, April 17. Under the new labor laws of this State, Commissioner Watson is to-jay sending out waralng to cotton mills and every other establishment employ Ing women or children, which is de signed not only to keep the children under the legal age from working In the mills or factories, but to keep them out of the establish menu alto gether. "Hereafter," he said, "it will not be well for the mills or other concerns employing children to let the Inspec tors catch a child under the legal age inside of an establishment of the kind. even to bring a lunch. The custom has prevailed at many points In the State to have children helpers a child helps his mother, or. older brother or sister, and his name does not ap pear on tha pay roll but when the facts are brought O light it is dlscov ered that this child Is running two Sides In a mill, the brother or mother pr sister getting the pay. This will be stopped." A RUSH OF COTTON. Great Quantities of cotton have been called out all-over the State this week by the advance in the price to 10 cents, although no auch scenes were witnessed over the State as Is said to have been witnessed through out North Carolina Wednesday morn ing following the news Tuesday after noon that the price had gone up to 10 cents, the telephone and telegraph lines spreading ths glad tidings to all points of that state. That there were great quantities of cotton thrown upon the market at various parts of the State Is quite cer tain, however, for although Columbia is a poor cotton. market and very lit tie wagon cotton has appeared here, the Columbia banks have had evidence from all parts of the State that cotton moved at a lively clip during the past week- The situation Is particularly pleasing to all classes of business, and It Is expected that as a result business generally throughout the South will show material Improvement right away, In the matter of collections and otherwise. The only sad feature about the matter is that this rise did not corns earlier when there waa -more cotton te be sold. The State Farmers Union will hold a mass meeting here on the 29th, nut the business will bs not so much con cerning the present prices as t will bate to dn with mtbets for handling the new crop. INSURANCE COMPANIES FIGHT ING TjrERCULOSI8. A very Important ally to Join the great army fighting tuberculosis, and which is expected to greatly aid in turning some important engagements against this great scourge. Is that of the great life insurance managements. which have begun to fight In earnest for business reasons, to protect their finances by keeping the death rate from climbing up. A letter whlchr Commissioner Mc- Master received to-day from one homo office enclosing him a specimen circu lar on the treatment of tuberculosis which it Is" sending out to all Its pol icyholders, is Just a type of the litera ture Mr. McMaster's office has recent ly been receiving along this line. This letter says: Our idea Is that by educating pol icyholders out of habits of life and environments that encourage the spread of the disease we may in time effect a material reduction In the num ber of original cases of tuberculosis sn.1 thereby secure a reduction in our mortality from this cause." The recent suggestion before the tife insurance presidents' association of Dr. Burnslde Foster that the Insur ance companies conduot a reexamina tion of policy-holders every five years for discovery of diseases in their ln- clplenom particularly tuberculosis. that their progress might be arrested, has much interested Insurance -men, physicians and others here and else where throughout the State. The results would be worth ths cost, according to Dr. Foster's belief, and a practical . application of the suggestion would, he said, bring about a revolution In the business of life Insurance and confer an Immense ben efit to the world. WHEAT- MARKET BULLISII JULY WAS " STRONG AT " CLOSE. Patten Left the Market to It Fate and . tho Patten - Crowd Improved . Considerably, Slay and July - Op - ttona Advancing- Over a Cent Chi cago Tribune fcays Patten and His Crowd Hsve? Cleaned Up Between $1,000,000 and f 5,000.000 on May Wheat Patten pays His Respects to Secretary of Agricvltnre Wilson sarins; Latter Estimate ot Avail able supplies Is a Joke, Chicago, April 17. -After a memor able speculative week the ticker's "good night" was received at noon to day with a deep sigh of relief from board of trade men, not to mention an army of laymen drawn Into the vortex of the wheat pit by the' publicity given James A. Patten, the leader, and his following. To-day Mr. Patten, personally, left the market to Its fate, fate from the view which the Patten crowd Improv ed considerably, as prices advanced over a cent in May and July optlona Mr. Patten paid his respects to Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson, declaring that the latter' estimate of available supplies waa a Joke, and lectured re porters, whom he alleges have been more entertaining than accurate in their stories. As to talk of removing the tariff on wheat as a slap at manipulators, Mr. Patten was for XV "I am In favor ;of removing It right now, because w will have to do It Inside of ten years at any rate. It wouldn't affect the price of wheat a penny, for the mar kets of the world are on a parity right now." July, which went to 114 S-S under tremendous pressure 6n Thursday, closed to-day within a shade of the beat price of the week at 111 8-8. Whether this price is loo high or too low cannot of course be known until th time for delivery on con tracts. Both Secretary ' Wilson and Mr. Patten have remarked that "time will r and "time" 'in the present Instance means two months and a half from th present. That the fight be tween opposing interests will be on of th most exclttng in the history of the board of trade, no one doubts. In th aggregate it will be waged between these who believe in the accuracy of the government reports and those who pin their faith to the patten view. 'The Patten pool has cleaned up between $f 000,000 and 15,000,000 on May wheat" says The Tribune to-i day. "Of that amount 'Jim' Patten has pocketed fully two-thirds. Mar ket experts estimate that the broker and his coterie have soldTto the pub lic tO.000,000 bushels ot May wheat at an average profit ot 20 cents, giv ing them a profit of 94.000,000 and be sides this he has msde a substantial profit on July wheat to say nothing of the September and December options which he has scalped In tn market for a profit of from 2 to 5 cents, mak ing his total winnings not much un der 15,000,090." . STpLE LET DOWN EIGHT VERDICT IS SIMPLE V ASSAULT. York County Oitlaen, Charged With f V Criminal Assault Upon Mrs. Nannie Holmaa, Is Found Guilty of " Sim .. .. pie Assault Maximum Penalty For . the Offense la a Fine of $10O or. SO . Days on the Roads; the Same as Imposed by the Rock Hill Record erJury Had Remained Oat AH Night and the Verdict Is Believed to Be a Compromise Jury Stood " Eight to Four For Conviction on First Ballot solicitor Henry'a . Speech Able and Eloquent. , Special to The Observer. ' Torkvllle. 8. C April 17. The Jury tn tha trial of the case of Marshall Steel charged with criminal assault upon Mrs. Nannie Holman at Roclf Hill on the night of February 5 of this year, was given the case, . as, stated in The Observer ot this morn- Ing, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock,', reported Its verdict this morning at 7 o'clock, the conclusion being that Steele was guilty of a simple assault. r . Under .the laws of this Stat the maximum penalty for th off eat of '? which the Jury pronounced him guilty , , is $100 or 10 days on the chalngang. which is identically the same penalty . Imposed on Steele by Recorder Craig, of Rock Hill, At the time he tried him under a charge connected with the occurrence the following day. v . ; Many persons who heard ths taati-' mony as brought out oa th witness , stand and also Judge Klugh's eharge -to ths jury, freely expressed the- ' opinion that th verdiet would 'b . either guilty as charged or a mistrial. , the majority holding to the latter opinion. ? ' VERDICT A' COMPROMISE-T The verdict has been the talk of the town to-day, and white many are out . . spoken In their denunciation of the,': Jury, others contend that there tsr. every reason to believe that It was ., the result of a compromise on tha . -part of those who felt that th test!- , mony and law warranted a verdict . for th offense as charged, with those who favored an , outright acquittal. ' It Is said that after going into It room and the first ballot being taken. CONVICTED OF MAN'SJAUGHTER 3. It. Fox Convicted of Murder of Stephen Wateon and Sentenced to Twelve Years In the State prison Weeps When Sentence is Imposed. Special to Ths Observer. Wadesboro. April 17. J. L. Fox charged with the murder of Stephen Watson, was found guilty of man slaughter by- the Superior Court Jury this morning. Judge Biggs sentences him to the penitentiary for twelve years. When the sentence wss pro nounced the defendant broke down and wept bitterly. His wife waa In the court house and was almost pros trated with grief. Watson wasS shot to death In a wareroom connected with the atore of W. N. Plnkaton on the night of Feb ruary 19. Fox had been seen to enter the room a few minutes before the shots were fired. The trial occupied three days and the defendant did not Introduce any evidence. The Jury re duced the charge to manslaughter after being out all night. Attorneys for FOx will appeal. Bail was allowed in the sum of 92.500, but has not been given. Fox formerly resided in Newton. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. GIRLS WERE ENTRAPPED. Elevator Boy Ran car Through Smoke and Flames and Saved Many While Others Fled Through Fire Escapes. New York,. April 17. Fire in the Empire building at Broadway and Bleeoker street to-day entrapped 150 girls working on one of the upper floors. All were rescued, however, the elevator boy In the building running the car repeatedly through smoke and flames and carrying 50 of the young women down, while the others Am dowa the fir esnur etching the street nnharntnc The fir was quick ly extinguished ac4 did !ilJ damage Broadway was jammed by a dense crowd that saw .ths girls, whom Tony Sarlno. the elevator boy. had res cued, surround snd kiss snd hug him for saving them. The firemen believe that the fir was started by a lighted cigarette thrown Into a box of feathers. Record Shipment of Lettuce. Special to The Observer. Wilmington. April 17. A new high record In volume of lettuce shipments fro xnthe Wilmington and Wrights bore sections was made to-day when 15 solid car loads o the vegetable were forwarded to Northern Markers, IS by this morning's and two by this evening's trains. This will reach the market Monday 'morning and ac cording to drift of Quotations should mmand 9150 to 52 -per banket; there being 460 baskets to the car. Receiver Po Zinc Company. Iola.' Karf.. April 17. Upon applica tion of Alton B. Parker, acting on be half of the Trust Company o-America,' trustee for the bondholders J. O. Rogers was to-day appointed receiver for the Lanyon Zinc Company. -one of th largest smelting works , la the The More Important Happenings of -the Day Briefly Summarised. Washington. April 17. Another of the notable gridiron jollifications with President Taft a star guest; the open ing of Washington's new Potomao drive, under Whit House auspices, which brought out a great concourse on the river front: Secretary of Agri culture Wilson's arraignment of the wheat corner In Chicago; preliminary campaign for th Daughters of the American Revolution convention next week, and a formidable repudiation of published allegations affecting tha personnel of the national bureau of engraving snd printing were among tha happenings at the national capi tal to-day. , President Taft has planned a trip across th country during the late summer and early autumn, visiting Alaska and also the South. In the event Congress appropriates the neces sary traveling expenses. V r- , Marion's New Mil Marlon, Apri." IV Tr.e .toeSchold ets f the Marlon Manufacturing Company held their first meeting this week and elected directors and of ficers. The capital Meek is $30c 00ft, Contracts for erecting the buildings will be let on the 1st ot May, and work will commence on or before the 16th of May. "It Is expected that th mill will be completed snd in opera tion by the 1st ot September. With cheaper fuel than any cotton mill In the State,, being located near th Junction of two great trunk lines, with an abundance of robust help, it Is predicted that this mil will be a success from the beginning.. the jury stood eight tor conviction as charged to four for acquittal. Later It stood three for conviction as charg ed, five for assault of a high and ag gravated nature and the same four for acquittal! Subsequently all agreed to a verdict of guilty of an assault of a high and aggravating nature, but befor Irrevocably committing them selves on or mora of th "not guilty" quartetta Insisted that the court be asked to expound the law as to th maximum sentence that oould be Im- , posed, and when informed that a sen tence of as long as ten years In the penitentiary could b Imposed on one convicted of an assault of a high and, aggravated nature, th four who orig inally stood for "not guilty" resumed, their first position, and it was only possible, it Is claimed, to have pr- vented a mistrial by tha majority agreng-to a verdict of simple as fh story o the affaTrpubTished, in Th Observer of the 19th was eon- firmed in practically every detail by ths testimony offered by the Stat. The defense did not place any wit- ' nesses. on the stand In reply and th character of the plaintiff was hot at tacked either by implication or 6th-. erwise. -The defense mads strenuous effort to secure a continuance on the ground of absent witnesses, and by other means; but Solicitor Henry, being convinced of the gravity of the case and of Its tremendous importance, ' was not to be moved by any kind of ' an appeal, and determinedly pressed' . the trial, which he prosecuted with the greatest vigor. All Of the jurors were put on their voir dire, and th dofense exhausted Its full ' ten chal- .' lenges and the Stat Its five before the panel of twelve Jurors was se- cured. SOLICITOR'S ABLE PLEA Solicitor Henry's speech to the Jury . was characterised by burning elo- , quence and terrible-earnestness. R- J viewing the testimony detailing tha . - circumstance of a virtuous woman coming Into a strange town for a hap- ' py meeting with her husband, and falling into such treatment, he said-v' "and I tell you. gentlemen. If y b " men it is time that such things must stop. Has it come to th polat where - : . a lady can be deceived from the pro- ' tectlng roof of a relative and assault- 4 ed by such characters as this and nothing be don about it r : vi "What was that man's motlv? tVV- aaked. "What did h send that haolr 10 that house for? And with thu Vf hlng going on." he continued "h if is to become of th safety of your wives and my wife, of your daurh- ' A tors and mine?" Here Mr. Henrv'a V ' vole quavered and broke and in his ' eyes mere was mor than, a strong 1 '-'i suspicion of tears. ' , . , ' Demurrer Sustained In Naval Stores Case. Savannah. Oa- April 17. Judre Sheppard, In the United State Court to-day sustained the demurrer of the American Naval Stores Company In the so-called tnrpentlne trust case on one count Sod overruled it on two frthrm This rswlt in tha being tried on Its merits. The trial will begin on Monday next. ; ' Suicided In Paris. . '"" Paris. April 17. William .E, Bain bridge, special agent of . the United States Treasury Department, who has been attached to Jh consulate hers, committed suicide to-day by shooting. It is. believed that, Mr. BaJnbridfs waa temoorarUv. Insane. '.-. v.. . waa temporarily lssan. AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.''.; V'.'.'.. Mr. Griffin . Describe His Thrtilin ': i U1UU4U mjvk: raver rjnagc . Special to The Observer., . .V v,;0&.'4.. Pittsboro. April 1 7. In an inter. view with Mr. Griffin, th rural fr delivery man who had such a narrova .-. ' A escape from death yesterday, h say h had no warn (nc whatever ol u ' ; giving Ap-Vtme3L.iuk4Z w4 and he only . remembers hia- 5 i sudden drop and tor one-half hour heA. ' was, unconscious. , When he revived 'Qf h is buggy was suspended in th air and hla horse evenly balanced in mid- ' ' . air on a sleeper. Mr. Griffin saya cut th horse loose and h dropped -several feet Into the water. -The ...v; horse , since died of his injuries. '5' i Th top of th bugy was all tha saved Mr. Griffin, a. piece or timber crushing the top, going through and cutting a large hoi In hia stiff hat. : "' : Th physician who made an examina tion says that; not a scratch, caa be found on Mr.' Griffin, though he is suffering right much with his head , and chest. .This is considered a most ' , remarkable accident in that th i driver was not killed outright .',:'' Prises For Bent Yields of Corn and : Potatoes. "j..J Special to The Observer. Marlon, .April 17. The, Manufac- turers' Club.-ever alert to. any and ; everything to advance th Interests lf Marlop and McrjowellojintyJias f offered substantial - premiums to tna farmers for the most corn an dpotii -'-'X toes produced this season upon - an r; acre of land.' A number have slgnifiaM '-. their intention to-'compete 'for theae " ,? prises. It is believed that this wilt - greatly . stimulate the farming ' in--teresuof the county and will be ap- , predated -by the eora - and ' potat raisers, and result la greatly Increased ' crop..' ,,- . ... . . ... -'.; 1 ' ' . ' world.,. ,- , . . . A ' ' r 1 . , ,, ... .. .-. vV A :" .V ... : .' . .'- .;: ' t'i ' -t' V y-r
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