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vaa 1 A Tt-Day IK pRICE: $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS, - 1 . : 4. in .ktu 11 .,.iu H'u'" Helpful - Children .rovtH in tne HJtWJ ' Merchants' AS- HealtH iios a. x-n His Ttnv- IB Holding. L-h. May 5. Women and TV p: , rriH i Ha'.. Vor.'i it Classes ,,,ted States ,... hospital .,,,.,1 effective ccrms of r-,,,enaHy 'he ... ,n much in . , A p neciaio" ,liP had con- iHrgely wlth thPV fail to itmt i:1nit.' ,rV conditions prem'' ' . ..,mittee on rerrl ' ' , a,i(iitinnal dele is if ""; 0f Golds lnris'rr" .,, rf,.,,artment of Pr1' ' ... ,rk .h'iw ins Ren- . ...... umon the (irrulating it'. . .. ,va followed rp,.,f i.ouiS it wn- iiTT ,'fri!v "f Nrth Caro tf" ' " ,f ,), nw library ttip recent ,,f the board , . iii,. federation was j r.trri . i i.i nro h i v.... ll-.l I A tn ".....k' p...il.in.K at thp ex" ',M'nf8h Mprchants' As , r, tli afternoon ,i- rr iJnllnwell. Of ' the federation ,iri '..f th- Woman's Better V'nr Public Schools, ii..t. discussed the v III'- ' ' " Insti v. .AnlattlTM1 L, i ,:, Drake (Jill, chalr- co-i.ti.ltt-' on eoiH-iiiMMi . lfml Kerteration of Woman's (.iivercl mi 'nspirniK aaureoa Ti'fiM:.!'' Kfjiiiprripni ,:-k iv. it oiirt officers ana .,n ih. n'. .rk of ihe seventh iwMi.n to-iiinrrow fcoN MI KUKKKU GRANTED a i;i:sriTK V.ntral r.:!iif c mmlttee or bih rar.-ii!na Sunday School kllnn hR derided to employ as hie an em.'ient general "d p-.t him in the field for Hire The lentrai commmee n.vfd i.f N' P BrouKhton. U .1 Vminsr. Raleigh; R. ri-wf Henderson : Rev. C. B. ir',;-.e'.n Re S M Rankin, trfiri. (Jenrce V, Watts. DUT M'-fMtt. Ashhoro ipip' was grai.tpfi to-day to in the .use of the death n' .liirnis fcKoy. under n P.ohfsnn eountv for mur- respite 'g tn order that for .he prisoner may have frepire appli"ton for com- n of sntenee to life Imnrlson- rjnvernr.r ( n m mt 1 1 e s from four years 'he f.-nti-nce of Zeke frr rt i R'in. omhe countv. 4 pnl 19 0 7. for man- he rp,ns actuatlnsr the fe:r,e th.-it manv citizens i.- nr iy prisoner ask " 'he pr-sonrr has behaved i"':-r and had great provoca te:! the .-riiiio through In-P'!-'.-er s wlf.. iter, serving tPn years from I eniir,., f,,r doDTPO VtH.r Holmes, serving i Wake. MARTI V W s -PARDONED. ftr.nr Kit-bin issued to-dav hi. Vr !h rr.Ti of w. H. Mar r-n ia s' '-.i eight rears and aim? Ji;,or.M frnm ,h atatM rr nil.', institutional clerk irer -W- H. Wirth. eVe Trev M tr. - V-e e noort the rtefalca pt!.R!e asets. The ' He (NTartlnl io fit ,. V titer -eht ve.,r a v. i i . - r, ,,,, imn ufni The solicitor, the ma r t..en recommend 'L l-l V.lo '.-.d hp i, - ' I'llllllUlH- inder his r he F tnor He U in his r.h". sieian rl ., , .... i reuia ' . I'h !- in hf,A tv.1- ..... tiny f wit. ui.vvn ntu ' '-The eonfln His offense r'ir.- . V nas oeen ' h- v ' . v," ih cn- !! tr,' w"h ,h danger . ',n "7 eT,,MM w,thout . r fln''. therefore, ei c,,.""' ""rinrnval of the llu r. i" rrantert." I s iMFATiKIl. THARTER r.f C. . . . P Ws,h,. " Kr'an Grimes p C. to-day to m "''r.E th.- fniv, j - ritirrnw ha- ',1 ynn'r Earl I. c"! -e-r-o- r,t!'"'r' of the Pa-P "' ,he need for F -n.V..... v"r lo "ashlng- Ff: .... ,r river to ten f .,;., ' .'r"nesland and t' ,a to Greenville. F-U'rv ... advised to. ""tr.. T St,'.";...' 'rom engineers rahio h"w to take 1 I'ender rn .in.. n Intracoastal r ' set the best "r to Northeast Nit" y. r 'he charter of ;;tUrlng Com ' "l-d to-day In- ,n '100.000. w.i Moore county. r.ii... -d ei "rr p. mmi-teil to tie, Neater and W, H. McCann, to serve Ave yeara each for manslaughter. BREVET PROMOTIONS. Commission for, brevet promotion r mavIma' In th. X7r ,H 1W 44 JCOil ,v . . . t . f ioowkj ' Carolina National Guard were issued to-day aa follows: Lieutenant Colonel J. C Beaaant, Winston-Salem, ad vanced to colonel: MaJ. J. J. Bernard, Raleigh. " advanced to lieutenant colonel; A. D. Ellington, Reidavllle, advanced to major. The Seaboard Air Line, and the At lantic Coast Line Join In petitions to the Corporation Commission to be re lleved from the necessity of equip ping certain classes of locomotives with electric headlights as required by an act of the recent Legislature, the classes of locomotives desired ex empted to be specified at a hearing accorded later, The Comoration Commission has f i, , t.ire before d from citisen of Statesvillo , , rtn's Clubs to- a petition that the Southern Railway hipf of he Company be required to provide a II0W nilU illlI c aucuavo jJOWCIICI station there. The Corporation Com mission goes to fianford May 12 to hear petitions from the citiwms for the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, Southern and Atlantic & Western to Join in a union passenger depot. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS. The delivery of opinions this week by the Supreme Court involves eigh teen appeals from various parts of the State, as follows: Norris vs. Laws. Wake, new trial; Hightower ve. Raleigh. Wake, affirm ed : Battle & Clark vs. Lacy, Wake, Af firmed: Baker vs. Railway, Anson, re versed: Richardson vs. Richardson Annon. affirmed i-'State vs. Davis, Gas ton, new trial; Lynch vs. Dalton, Cleveland, affirmed; Cotton Mills vs. Railroad. Lincoln, affirmed in both ap peals; Whitlock vs. Dixon, Mecklen burg, affirmed; Pearson vs. Telegraph Comoany. Caldwell, affirmed; Webb vs. Lumber Company. Caldwell, affirm" ed; Booker v. Eller, Wilkes, affirm ed; Williams vs. Casualty Company, Wilkea, affirmed; Garrison vs. Rail way. Buncombe, affirmed; Uauser vs. Western Union Telegraph Company, Alexander, new trial; Manufacturing Company vs. Rowe, PenJer, per cur lam, affirmed; Rayner vs. Railroad, Lenoir, per curiam, affirmed; State vs. Logan, Rutherford, petition for cer tiorari, denied. PASSAGE OF TARIFF BIIjL. Special Session of Coiirtpss Will Hard ly Adjourn lief ore June 15 or July 1 Senate Not Making Headway With Aklrk'h Meaaure That Waa Exectel President Opposes In come Tax. Washington, May 5. The possi bilities of the paBsaige of the tariff bill and the adjournment of the spe cial session of Congress before June 15 or July. 1 seem to have vanished. This conclusion haa been reached by the President as a result of recent talks with Senators and Representa tives, an he made it known to-day. way with the Aldrlch measure that way wit hthe Aldrlch measure that was expected and before the new tariff law can be presented to the President for his action, there must ensue a long conference between the Representatives of the twa houses of Coagress. Among those who have followed the trend of important legislation on the tariff, there is a belief that the real tariff revision bill remains to be framed in conference. Whatever in fluence President Taft feels he can bring to bear in securing a satlsfact tory measure will be exerted upon the conference. The President Is still hopeful that the revenue to be derived from the new bill, and with economies in the administration of the government. will prove sufficient to prevent a de ficit. If it should be shown, however, that the government Anances are in need of further support to meet the current expenditures, the President will adhere to his original proposition that a graduated Federal inheritance tax is the - most just that could be levied and would prove the easiest to collect. If such a tax should not prove sufficient to meet the necessi ties of the government, or if it should not appeal to the majority of Con gress, the President favors as a sub stitute or as an additional means of collecting revenue, the imposition of an excise tax on the dividends of cor porations. An income tax, he believes and always has believed, should be levied only as a last resort, CHANGES IN TURKISH CABINET. Hllml Pasha Suceeds Tewflk Pasha an Gnuid Vizier and Mollas Kaliib Becomes 8hofk-ul-Ldain. Sncceed injr Zia Eddin Effendi Other Slight Changes Made. Constantinople. May C. Hilml Pasha and Mollas Sahib were to-day nstaued respectively as Orand Vizier of the empire and Shelk-ul-Islam, or nead of the faith. The'former suc ceeds' Tewflk Pasha, and the latter Zia Eddin Effendi. The changes in office were made with the usual cere mony. In the Imperial hatt ordering the changes the Sultan expressed his firm desire for the restoration and maintenance of oeace and tranaulV- the welfare of the country and regu- reguianty of administration. Tbere have been some other silent changes in the Cabinet aa- cabled' yes terday. Nail Bey. member of the Chamher of Deputies from Sin ope and an active worker of the commit tee of union and progress, replaces Asm! Bey as' minister of- public In struction and Vice Admiral Arlflhik met Pasha replace Btza Pasha, aa minister of marine. . This sudden change In the Cabinet cam aa a surprise to-day. It having uecn sunouDcea aenniteiy only yes terday that Tewflk Pasha would re tain the post of grand vizier until after the investore ef the new Sultan with the swora of Othman. ' - ; Caffnoy's Sevreragw Bond' Sold. i!; Epecial to Tha Observer. ' Gaffney. & C, May. J GafTney's board of public works, upon opening the bids for the 412S.00O sewerage bonds which were recently voted, ac eepted the offer of the Robinson Humphrey Company, of Atlanta, and "old that firm the bonds at 11.42 J- with accmed interest, the bonds be ng dated . May 1. Tha board had already purchased a good part of the material and win at once advertise for bid to do the contract work, -f iff- , ' r ' i 1 : Two Kegroea EJectroouted. - Richmond. Va., May S. Joe and ! isnam .. i STlor were electraentjul t '' "r"ntine pJ th Penitentiary here to-dar The v P. i to two reir, t w". tw mor f th nfTO lm- r c. n j. ' Iori ?"ct tB , Powhatan to -n. of s.m. j county tragedy in which Mrs.- Sirtn. DOLUYER THROWS BBICKS COXCLCDES SPEECH OX TARIFF Vndl tided Auentioo of Senate Was Again Given Senator From Iowa as He Attacked Tariff Measure En gaged in Tilts With Several of His Colleayuco Touched on a State ment of Mr. Aldrlch Regarding Cotton Rat and Alao One by Mr. Lodge, Which Latter Said Was a Misquotation Tillman Enjoyed Watching Iowan Throw Bricks at Republicans Bnt Didn't Want Any Thrown at Him. Washington, May 5. Senator Dol liver, of Iowa, to-day continued hie tariff speech and again he secured the undivided attention of the Senate, Recalling that Mr. Aldrlch had said yesterday that It would be shown to the Senate that no changes increasing the cotton rates had been made by the Senate committee on finance, Mr. Dolllver said that if that waa a cor rect statement, he would expect all of the italics carrying Senate -amend ments to be strlckep from the meas ure. The fact was, he said, that these cotton rates were increased. He then read from a New Torn news paper, which he added had for "twentv veara been watchful of the spiritual side of the Senator from Massachusetts" (Mr. Lodge), a lle" ment to the effect that Mr. Lodge had said, that as reported from the committee on finance, tne cotton schedule, as amended by the Senate unmmiitM wna "of ereat value to Massachusetts." The same article, he said, also aDDcared in a Boston paper. Mr. Dolliver said Mr. loage was quoted as saying that "the ad valorem rate In cotton had been increased." Mr. Lodge said that that must be a misquotation. "It is stated, ne said, "the ad valorem rates had not been increased." 'Then," responded the Iowa Sena tor promptly, "you were mistaken in stating that, as I have demonstrated to the Senate, and If you did not state that to the Boston paper, you omitted a very important part of your duty." I have mathematically demon strated that these rates have been in creased." said Mr. Dolllver, facing tne Massachusetts Senator. "I have great doubt about your mathematical demonstration," re sponded Mr. Lodge. I also," said the Iowan. bowing to the Massachusetts Senator, "have grave doubt about some oi me in firmities of yourself." Continuing, Mr. Dolllver said that the Dingley bill provided a tariff for curtains, upholstery and hangings. but the finance committee, ne saia, had Introduced the words "suitable for," which applied the rates on a vast amount of cotton goods and gives them an added duty of 60 per cent., besides 10 cents a square yard, two cents a square yard for having super imposed threads, and another one cent a yard for mercerizatlon. Re ferring to the board of appraisers at New York as "elder statesmen who failed to be re-elected," he went on to explain the mercerlzation of cot ton, declaring that the one cent a yard for that or similar processes, provided In the bill, was in excess of the cost of the mercerlzation. Mr. Smoot saying that tho mercerl ration process required Egyptian or Sea Island cotton, Mr. Dolliver de nied the statement and turning to the Democratic side said that was the cotton for which the Senator from South Carolina had so strenuously worked for a tariff duty. Quickly Mr. Tillman disavowed any desire to have a dity on Sea Island cotton. He added he was enjoying seeing the Senator from Iowa throw bricks at his Republican colleagues, but that he did not want him to throw them at him. "I thought I was throwing him a bouquet." responded Mr. Dolllver. Again discussing the mercerizatlon of cotton, Mr. Smoot interrupted to say the cotton lost something in tho process. "Yes," replied Mr. Dolliver, "the process of mercerlzation Is like wash ing your hands of course you lose a little in the waste -r-." After the laughter on the floor and in the galleries had died out, Mr. Dolllver resumed his discussion of the bill, declaring that he did not hold the members of the finance committee responsible for it, as they had bean forced to hire merchants to explain the bill to them. Mr. Bailey- declared that there is no schedule In the tariff which exemplifies the frauds and injustice of the entire protection system so well as the woolen schedule. In re plying to a suggestion by Mr. Money, Mr. Aldrlch ventured to prophesy that within 20 years the representa tives of the South In the Senate will be voting with the Republicans for protection. INVESTIGATING ASYLUM. South Carolina LecrislatlTe Commit tee Holds First Session of the In vestigation of the State Insane Asylum One Wltneas Kicks on a Iju-k nf Baseball While, the Other is Displeased With the Cooking. Observer Bureau, 1230 Berkeley Building. Columbia. 8. C, May 5. The first meeting of the legislative asylu mlnvestlgatlon commission to hear testimony waa held to-day, when one of the witnesses turned up so drunk that he waa twice ordered away. . The entire session waa taken up 1 the examination of aa ex-patient front', Charleston, a man of fine fam ily and splendid education, who had been in '.-vice, five yean apart. His testimony developed -nothing serious or very Interesting. He found no par. ticular fault with the food or the treatment. He recited a few Instances of harsh treatment by nurses against patients wno could, not be controlled. He said the Only amusement furnish ed by tho State waa dancing- and card playing. He waa a baseball crank and thought the management did not properly-encourage the sport. .- At'tha irternoon'a session of. the committee two witnesses were put up with, tho result similar to this morn ing. The first witness, an "Abbeville man. twico committed but now out. i.er. Mn . land Iom fiend teatlneU lonr th. tin. jof the, baseball crank examined this jmornlng. Tollowlnr him a discharge a n,ninv. . h. mtmmA . PEACE CONGRESS CLOSES LAST DAY WAS A NOTABLE ONE. Only Fireworks of the Congress Were Set Off When A. H. Simon, of Chi- ao, a Socialist, Introduced a Res. olutloiL, Whk-ti Jarred tlie Meeting and Which Was Tabled by a Two to one ote Addreees Made by Rep resentatives of Seten Nations Con gressman Bart ho kit Announces Thai Negotiations Have Been Renewed With Germany For an Arbitration .Treaty With Bright prospect of a Successful Conriuaioit. Chicago, Msy 6. Feeling that real step forward in tne world's police movement had been taken, delegates to the national peace congress brought their three days' convention to a close with a banquet to-night The day was notable for three fea tures: The smothering of resolutions Introduced by a Socialist and some what dangerous to the sentiments of that party; the addresses of the off) clal representatives of seven nations and the adoption of appropriate reso lutiona. Ambassador count von Bernstorff and Minister Wu Ting Fang, in per son, appeared for Germany- and China respectively. Illness in his family, alone prevented the presence of Her man de Lagercranz, Swedish minis ter. Richard A. Rallinger, Secretary of the Interior, represented the Unl ted States. Others of the Internatlon al representation were Alfred Mitchell Innea, counsellor of the British em bassy; K. Matsubura, Japanse consul at Chicago, and Dr. Halvadan Koht of the University of Norway. To-night the delegates were enter tained at a banquet given by the Chi cago association of commerce, Secre tary Balllnger and Congressman Taw ney and BarthoIJt being among the speakers. Congressman Bartholdt presided at th afternoon session. He Introduced Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang, as "minister of the German empire in the United States." The chairman was stopped by laughter, but present ly saved himself by stating that he had news to announce. "I have a happy announcement to make," h continued, "namely that the negotiation which have been cropped for a year or so for an arbitration treaty between the United States nnJ Germany have been resumed, and there is every reason to believe that It will be carried to a successful con clusion In the very near future." SOCIALIST'S RESOLUTION. The only fireworks of th congress were set off at the forenoon session. A. H. Simon, of Chicago, offered a resolution which Jarred the meeting. Mr. Simon alluded to "the exposition of labor and the impoverishment of those who toll," declared that 'the causes of war lie deep In the inter national and economical it of th na tlons and closed a follow: "Resolv ed. that this congress recognli In th Internationa! poimwf Organisation "of th working- das, th international socialistic movement with Its to rep resentative in th national parlia ments of the world, its thousands of officials in lesser legislative bodies, its nine millions of voter, and Its multi plied millions of affiliated labor or ganisations all open and avowedly committed to uncompromising opposi tion to militarism and capitalistic wars, the greatest peace force in the world." After some discussion the chairman put the regular platform proposed by the committee to a vote. A solid wave of "yeas" carried It unanimously and left Mr. Simon's resolutions up for disposal. More discussions ensued, and then delegate J. E. Inglehart. moved to tablo the Simon resolutions. A second test by.thi method spparently had the same result. "We'll have a standing vote," shout ed the chairman above the hubbub. This vote showed the noisy capabili ties of the minority, for it showed two to one in favor of tabling. Other Individual resolutions, Includ ing one deprecating the use of allur ing posters by the government In pro curing receruits for the array and navy, met a similar fate. This closed the business session and the delivery of addresses followed. TARIFF BILL ANALYZED. Senator Culberson Figures the De creases to Be 3S6 and the IiK-ieanes 816 Aldrlch Made Decrease S79 and Furnished no Figures as to tho Increases. Washington, May 6. Statements, were made to the Senate late to-day by Senator Aldrlch, representing the finance committee, and Senator Cul berson, the minority leader, analyzing, the tariff bill as It was reported to the Senate and comparing it, so far as increase and reductions are con cerned with the Dingley law. Senator Culberson figured the de creases to .be 356, the increase IK and the number of articles on whlth the duties are unchanged to be 1, 271. Mr. Aldrlch' made the reduc tions 37, but furnished no figure a to the number of increase made. He expressed surprise at the number of Increases announced by Mr. Culber son and declared that the statement must have been prepared "by a very wonderful man." Mr. Culberson re torted that they were prepared by an expert from the Treasury Depart ment; who is thoroughly compent. The principal schedule on which there have been Increases, according to Mr. Aldrlch's summary of th high er duties of the Senate bill, are agri cultural products and the various luxuries. Mr. Aldrlch contended that th Increases in the chemical sched ule, which are largely on toilet prepa. rations, were made for revenue pur poses. Mr., Aldrlch claimed that the re-drafting of the cotton schedule was for the purpose of obtaining a more symmetrical classification of cotton yarns and the substitution of specific for ad valorem rates on cer tain classes of cotton cloth. The lat ter, he said, are the equivalent of the average rate imposed by the exist ing law. . v A Richmond Railway Properties Sold. Richmond. Va . May 5. At a re ceivership sale to-day, the various city railway properties were bought In by the. bond committee represent ing the Gould Interest for H.100. 00. The sale was at auction under decree of eourt. There were no bid der except Douglas Robinson, chair man of th committee. State-Wide Bill. Jefferson City. Mo.. May S. Th Missouri Senate to-day passed the Stata-wid prohibition constitutional rnendmefct -with a tax . rider and eliminating th tilt limitation. Th TOta was 21 to L BITCH IN THE JUDGESHIP NO APPOINTMENT IS IN SIGHT. RepnblUan Senators' Expressed In trillion of Fighting the Connrmn Uon of Ounnor in Case He Land, May Cause the President to With hold Ute Appoiatment V'ntil Con gmw AdJouru Opponent Would Hare No Say Then and After Gct ting in It ik Believed He Would Stick Other Candidates Clamortaff For a Hearing. A Row Brewing In the Rrpubllron Camp. Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, May S. The end Is not yet. Complication have come to involve the Judgeship. President Taft haa been told that If the appointment of Connor is sent in hi confirmation would be fought by Republican Senators. In turn Mr. Taft has intimated that he might de fer action until after Congress ad Journed, so that Connor could servo several months before the Senate would have an opportunity to pass on him. believing thai no one would oppose the cunfirmatlon then. It is believed that Marlon Butler is behind this move. It develops to-day that the support ers of T. T. Hicks have asked for one more hearing and it will be granted. Judre Tlmberlake, who believes that he still has a chance, will have several more persons call on the President, now that the postoffice matter has been satisfactorily ex plained. E. C. Duncan, accompanied by Postmaster General Hitchcock, will call at the White House to-morrow night. It is safe to say that no appoint ment will be made until after that visit. Some believe that If the Presl dent has made up his mind to name Connor he will do it regardless of threat to block his confirmation ADAMS AND DUNCAN AT ODDS. Chairman S. B. Adams, who has been here for two days, left for home to-night. It is rumored and circumstances seem to bear It out that Duncan ana Adams have fallen out. A story to the effect that Duncan desires to suc ceed John O. Capers ss Commissioner of Internal Revenue, is In circulation. It Is a fact that Adams Is out of that race. Adam. C. J. Harris ana Charles H. Cowles dined at th White House last night. That may mean something or nothing; everybody dines there. Judge Prltchard. It Is stated, is try ing to get to the White House, but is afraid to make the effort until he knows how he will be received, it he can reinstate himself with Mr. Taft, thn. It I atd. Duncan will en- dors T. 8- Rollins for autrict. attor ney. Th belief la general here, how ever, thst Mr. Taft will give this posi tion to Thomas Settle. Th row In the Reoubllcan camp 1 about to break out, if on is to Judge by what he hear In Washington. , , STATE WILL APPEAL. Attorney General Major, of Missouri, to Take Railroad Itate t suei w Supreme Court Tell Judge Mc pherson That He Ha Two Years in Which to Perfect an Appeal. -Kansas City. Mo., May 5. "There has been so much talk about th de cree of this court in the Missouri railroad rate case that It seems strange to me that an appeal ha not been taken from that decree. DO you intend to aDDeal?" asked Federal Judge Smith McPherson to-day of At torney General Major, of Missouri, at the hearing to decide whether the temporary restraining order of the Federal Court enjoining the State from Interfering in the rate cases, was to be made permanent. Judge McPherson had recalled Attorney General Major to the stand as a wit ness to ask the question and Mr. Ma jor said a transcript for an appeal to the United States suprem court was now preparing. "Well, why have you waited so long to file your appeal?" continuod the Judge. "Because the record or tne case is voluminous, and the law allows two years in which to tile an appeal," re- ponded the Attorney General. "After leaving the witness stand Mr. Major stated that he expected to appeal the case to the Supreme Court about July 1. Th Attorney General wrs the cen tral figure around whom the proceed ings took form to-day. He was sub jected to a cros-flre examination from the railroad attorneys, with an occasional question from the court because of his action at Jefferson City yesterday In filing quo warranto pro ceedings against the railroads. Belbert Jones, circuit attorney or St Louis, testified that the Injunction suit which he filed against the rail roads restraining them from putting into effect a three cent passenger rate, was inspired by Governor Had ley. Argument on the motion to make the Federal Court' order permanent will be begun to-morrow, KILLED NEGRO IN CELL. Deputy Sheriff Claim That He Was Forced to Fire as Prisoner Had At tacked Him WlUi a Stool. Albany, Ga., May 6.- Ely Holmes, a desperate negro prisoner 10 the Lea county Jail at Leesburg, was shot to death this afternoon In a hand-to-hand fight with Deputy Sheriff H. D. Logan, in a dark cell in the Jail, a fight m which the loser could not leave the cell alive. Both men real ized this, according to Deputy Logan and when bis chance' cam he killed the ngro. He had entered Holmes' cell and the negro attacked him. it was said, with a stool, beating the officer unmercifully before the latter could draw his pistol. Then a fight began for It possession, which ended when Deputy Logan fired and the negro dropped to the cell floor dead. The officer was exonerated. CONSTITUTION FOR PERSIA. Proclamation Signed and Issued by . Shah and Elections Will Be Held Soon. Teheran, May 5- A proclamation, granting a constitution to Persia, ha been signed and issued by the Shah. The document announce that aa constitutional resrime alona Is canabla bf bringing about the resrroatlon of order and promoting th welfare of the people, his majesty accord a con stitution to the nation. Election Will be held in accord a nc with the new electoral law, to b published shortly, and should be completed by July It, when th deputies will as acmbl at Teheran, EX.-GOY. M'SWEENEY BETTER. Slrkken Statesman Haa Recovered Consciousness and His Recovery ia , 1 EIm I 1. I It Appearance In the "Hklse" sec tion. 1 Observer Bureau. 1IJ0 Berkeley Building. Columbia, S. C. May 5. A 'phone message from Hampton to-day aysthat ex-Gov. Miles B. Mi Sweeney, who was stricken uncon scious with acute Indigestion on the street there yesterday while walking home from hi office with hi two sons, Is decidedly better after a very anxious night. He ha recovered con ctousness, and It I now hoped he wilt b entirely restored to health, though th worst la feared as he ha been In bad health for several year. Unless th Governor intervenes, S. W. stockman, given seven years from Lexington for killing hi aon-in-law, Hampton Hartley, will have to serve hi sentence, beginning service this week. His only hope now 1 with th Governor and the pardoning board, the 8upreme Court In a decision filed to-day having denied htm a rehearing. The killing occurred December 20, not. In front of Stockman's own home, where Hartley Is alleged to have come in a drinking condition looking for trouble. The San Jos seal 1 playing havoc with the peach growing Industry not only in th famous "ridge" section be tween here and Augusta, but through out the' State and at many other pointa In the South, A number have abandoned their orchard altogether rather than go to the trouble and ex pense of fighting the disease by means of spraying, which costs about $ II. SO an acre per year. BATTLESHIP 8 SILVER SERVICE. Governor Ansel this afternoon made public the specifications for the S, 000 silver service for the battleship South Carolina, which la to be bid on by the Jewelers by June 16. The historical designs to be used are specified as follows: "Jasper at Fort Moultrie," "Marlon's dinner to the British of ficers," "Mrs. Motte's destruction of her own house," "Etchings of Gen erals Sumter, Marlon, Moultrie, Col. William Morgan, General Pickens, Commodore Ingraham." and "the United States battleship South Caro lina;" and the following emblem. "Presented toy the State of South Carolina to the United States battle ship South Carolina." Secretary Sal ley, of the State historical commis sion, says that Marlon never gave any dinner to British officer and that Mrs. Motte's house waa never de stroyed. KIDNAPERS ON TRIAL. Prosecution Had Intended to Prove That Willie Whitls'a Allotred Ab ductors Were Not Legally Married But Rnf uml of Prim to Testify L'p scts Plan Jury Selected. Mercer. Pa., May 5. Jam H. Boyle, charged with th abduction of Willie Whltla, of Sharon, Pa... waa placed on trial this afternoon. Court adjourned for the day one hour later after a Jury had been selected tem porarily. Little difficulty wss experi enced In securing a Jury. Each man was closely questioned and only 17 were examined beore the box was filled. It is believed the trial can be concluded before the end of the pres ent week. The prosecution to-day secured th following statement: 'Holy. Family Church '417 West Twelfth street, rhi. cago. 111. "On the fourth day of February, 1905, I united in the bonds of matri mony Edward Shaffer and Anna Mc- Dermot in this city. In the presence of John Butler and Mary Middleman, dispensation of differing religions having been obtained. "G. A. OONZER. a J. "I certify that the above abstract Is correct. W. J. PETERS, S. J." Rev. Father Gonzer Is now station ed at Toledo and T. C. Cochran, for the prosecution, mad an effort to have him come here to try to Identi fy Mrs. Boyle aa the women ha had united In marriage to Shaffer, but he positively declined to eome. Believing that they could show that Mrs. Boyle Is not legally married to James H. Boyle, the prosecution has bad her summoned as a witness for the State against Boylo. But the re fusal of the priest to attempt the woman's identification has put a stop to their efforts in this line. AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL. The Moat Important Happenings of the Day Briefly Summarized. Washington. May 5. The most Im portant happenings in the nation's capital to-day were as follows: Tariff revision In alt probability will keep President Taft and the ynembers of Congress until near mid summer, the former having aband oned hope of an earlier completion of the latter's important task. Orders to proceed to Mers'.na to protect American Interests there were cabled to the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana when news was received here of their arrival at Gibraltar. Consideration of committee amend ments to the tariff bill was resumed In the Senate after Senator JJolliver had concluded his verbal assault upon the measure under discussion. It was unofficially learned that Vice Governor Forbes probably would be appointed Governor of the Philippines to succeed General Smith, who Is to return to the United States on leave. President Taft and Speaker Can non were each paid a visit by a dele? gatlon of women protectionists, opera tives In Pennsylvania hosiery mills, who came here to advocate a higher duty on hosiery. Roosevelt Bags Two More Lions. Nairobi. British East Africa, May 5. Theodore Roosevelt eent lion hunting again yesterday and before the chase was over, two more big lions had fallen before his gun. Thesa animals were encountered and killed in the tall grass. Mr. Roosevelt now holds the record for lion killing In the protectorate. Since Saturday of last week a total of five lions and one lioness have been bagged by him. Undergoes Operation For Appendi citis. Special to Th Observer. Gaffney. & C, May S. Dra Steed -ley and Pitman to-day performed an operation for appendicitis on Mr. O. W. Myers. Th young man was at tacked Sunday night, and his physi cians at once diagnosed the ailment aa appendicitis. He stood th oper ation well and if no complication oc cur will soon be able to return to his work. ALIENISTS ON'THBf 8TAKD MENTAL CONDITIOIi; OF HAtXS. In Answer to Hypothetic! Qsestions. Dr. Manson Declared That Captain Halna Was Snffering From ''Imrml alte insanity" at Time II 'Killed A mil and That He Had Been Vic- muiuiMW mnwni.j Since Day His Wife Ooufesced to 11 Ira of Her Improper . Relations With Annie Several Forms of In sanity Discussed by Alieulst-Jury Appeared to be Lost hi Weird Maze of Physical Phenomena. Flushing, N. Y.. May 5. Thl wae "hypothetical day" at the Haln' trial. For nearly two hours th Jury IlUn ed to th reading of a hypothetical question containing more than 10,000 words, aa propounded by th defense, upon which three alienists are to pre dicate their opinions of - the mental condition of the defendant.. Captain. Peter C. Halns. when be shot and kill ed William E. AnnU at the Bayiiie Yacht Club. During the cross-examination of th first alienist. Dr. Samuel Manson, forms of insanity ranging from ordi nary melancholia to the ravings of a hopeless lunatic, wers discussed. Th Jury and very. on but th witness, at times, appeased to be, lost in the weird mas of physical phenomena. . In answer to th hypothetical ques tion, .which covered practically all th action and speech of th defendant, tending to show Irrationality a -put in. evidence. Dr. Manson declared that Captain Halns waa suffering from 'im pulsive Insanity" at the time he killed Annls. He had been th victim 'of "manic depressive Insanity" the -lay on which hi wife, Claudia, la alleged to have confessed to him of her ref lations with Annls, up to th time of th shooting. & "Manic depressive Insanity," th alienist explained, was' a form of "stuporous melancholia," subject ' te "violent maniacal outburst," such as Captain Halns la'alleged to'hav ex-' perlenced when h shot Anni. The period of "impulsive Insanity," the witness said, lasted from the time the defendant first heard th 'nam of An ni mentioned on th Bayald Yacht Club float, until the last of th eight bullet had been discharged late the body of hi victim.' "Thn." accord ing to the alienist, "a relieving quies cence of mind" from the pent-up mental fury followed and th defend ant lapsed Ipto a state of "manic de pressive Insanity." His mental oon-. dltion had improved since that time he added. Dr. Manson was on th witness stand under cross-examination whan court, adjourned for the day. Two other alienist wUl be railed by th. defense. " i Spray to Erect Yv M. C. A. B a tiding, , Special to Th Observer. ' fiorajr. May 6. -Attractive oremf- umi have been offered by the civic as sociation to those housekeepers who best . adorn tbatr yard with vine and flower and who look with spe cial Interest after th sanitary condi tions surrounding their homes.. The civic association has also .gotten plans on foot towards, building -a I1S.00O Young Men's Christian Association building . for th benefit of the mill operatives, both men and women. That plans and blue prints have already been submitted by Messrs. 'Hook A Rogers, of Charlotte, and negotia tions with a permanent secretary are going on. Mr. Huntington, of th unnriott xoung Mens unrisuan As sociation, is taking much kindly In terest In the work and Mr. Towson, of New York, has also manifested much interest and has visited th clvlo association several times. Tlirough Truck Train to New York. Special to The Observsr. Newborn, May 8. Monday at. a meeting of the truckers. Superinten dent Foster, of th Norfolk & South ern, and Superintendent Fountain, helij here. It was decided for the new through truck train to leave her at 11 a. m. for Goldsboro, where It will be made a through, train for New. Tork on the Atlantic Coast Line. The train will at present run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and the Atlantic Coast Line will furnish a far aa possible ventilated cars for the service. The schedulo is satisfactory to all and means better prices for the truckers as the good, will reach the markets earlier and In -better condi tion than aa Is th case with the. present schedule. - Commencement Little Washington " Public Schools. . Special to The Observar. J, Washington, May 5. The, annual commencement o( th . Washington puuuc ivnoun win us neiu ioib w beginning with the exercise of the graduating class on the evening of. May 6 at 8 o'clock in the school so-. dltorlum. Friday , morning at ll:3p the annual sermon will b delivered by Rev. J. Ernest Thackr.srA Ty, of Norfolk. Vs., and Friday evening - at 8 o'clock the decennial celebra- v linn nf Ih. Hrl anaelat la, tny .l,iiU: in tnis city, me literary anaress wju than h rilllrri hv Itr William Pit. teat, president or Wake Forest Col-..-lege. After the literary address the medals and certificates of graduation will be awarded the graduating class. Spencer Steam I a unary starts TJp.' Special to The Observer. - Spencer, May I. The' Spencer Steam Laundry, on of the latest business enterprises for Spencer, opened for business yesterday. , The plant is well equipped with hew and modern machinery and' meats a great need in Spencer. It is owned by A. W. Hick end A. D. Smith and is managed Vy Charles M.. Williams, cf Ohio. ' ' " Card Game Ends lu Row. . Special te The Observer. Newborn, May 5. There waa rgj serious cutting affray ' among some negroes in James City Sunday after noon. In a gambling dispute Frank Boyd cut a man' named Barnes and he Is in a serious condition. Boyd es caped but wss later found by a negro posse and turned over to the author!-, ties. ' -- " Mr. Serah Dawson Dies Suddenly.'. Paris. May 5. Mra Sarah T Mor gan) Dawson, of Charleston, ' 8. died suddenly in Paris to-dsy. - Mrs. Dawson was th widow of Captain Francis W. Dawson, former proprie tor of The Charleston , New , and Courier. She is survived by, een. . Francis W. Dawson, a writer, end a daughter. Mrs. Herbert Barry, of Now ' wttUr Harvey red?? V? oh?n T,r muf;. ! PUJt wi again the eook- A ' . ;. . ; . . i x' " ; ' V . . - ' .:' ; - i i v .'- -- 4iZ. -- IT i 'Si, ( -A-
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