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: - . ' - iff: j . .. tJHAHLOTTH DAILY OBSERVER. THURSDAY, MAT 6, 1909:. EVERY 31 AKIN HARM SUK WOMEX A3fD CHILDREN SPARED. , , i;,-,- ., i ii . ' 'Letter 'Xom Widow of Oeryy" Telle Horrible Story ot CoodlUons - Slaving XoUUng o Ent, U Sur , Ttvor. Art living on Crass. Uk Animals Moslems Are Trying to 4 " Force the Wonm to Broom Mo hammedans a1 Already Some ' Have Bern Carried Away Murb Exolteuient Oaaaed at Mara Ml by itfMinti of Authorities to Arrest Some of Those Who Have Murder ed Christ ian Churvlcs Have Been plundered. Marash, May 5. A letter received by messenger from Harnl. says that every man there haa been killed. Only women, girls and boy under 19 years of age, have been left alive. The churches and homes were plundered and most of them were burned. The letter, which ie from the widow of a clergyman, nays: "We have nothing to eat or weer. We are living on grass Ilk animtla. Worse than this, the moilemi are trying to force the women and girls to become Mohammedans. Already iomt of the women have been car ried away." Lucius XX Lee, a missionary here, ays: We are trying to send food to Harnl. although It Is dangerous, and to bring away the women as well." Much excitement hag been caused bare by the attempts of the authori ties to arrest some of those who have murdered Christians. Situation at Hadjin. Hedjln. Asiatic Turkey. May 5. Notwithstanding the presence of the troops heye, the situation Is desperate owing to the lack ef food and medical supplies. The troops arrived just in time, as the besiegers had succeeded In setting fire to a house on the edge of the city. The fire spread, but as the breeie was blowing away from the town, only five buildings were de stroyed. A heavy rifle fire waa kept up against those who tried to ex tinguish the flames. The Mohammedans outside the walls who seemingly numbered many thousands, pushed their attacks ener getically against the inhabitants, kill ing and wounding many. They were so eager to get Inside the city and plunder the place that they did not observe the approach of Toufti Bey and his troops until ;hcy were close upon them, whereupon the Moham medans fled precipitately, carrying off all the oattle outside the city. Further Outbreaks Feared. Beirut, Asiatic Turkey, May 5. The situation at Suadla'and Deurtyul again Is critical. Further anti-Christian outbreaks are feared. Five hun dred Turkish troops have been des patched to those two points. The British battleship Triumph, with the British consul on hoard, left her this morning for Deurtyul. DIRECTED VERDICT ASKED. Defense Makes Motion in the So-Called "Turpeutlne Trust' Oise Judge Hu Motion 1'nder Advisement. Savannah, Oa.. May 5. A crisis was reached in the trial of the so called turpentine 'trust" case to-day, when the defense asked Judge Wil liam B. Pheppard. who Is presiding, to direct a verdict of not guilty as to all the defendants. In the absence of the Jury, this motion was argued all day. Late In the afternoon the court took the matter under advise ment without Intimating whether he would grant the request of the de fense. It is expected that his deri sion will be rendered to-morrow morning. Judge Samuel B. Adams made the opening and closing arguments for the defense on the motion to direct a verdict. W. M. Toomer. of Jack sonville. Fla.. represented the prose cution in the opening argument and was followed by Mr. Akermsn. Judge Adams. In referring to the case of the Consolidated Grocery Company, said: "Yes, some of these gentlemen are familiar with that rase. Even the distinguished Cnited States Senator from Florida who did not think It be neath his dignity to use a stolen let ter, knows about the Consolidated Grocery Company." GRAFTERS ARE SENTENCED. Beiren Convicted During lat Few Weeks tn Criminal Court at Pitts burg. Plttsbur. Pa.. May 5. In Crimin al Court to-day seven persons con victed within the last few weeks in j the municipal graft cases were sen tenced as follows: W. W. Ramney, former national bank president, con victed" of hrlbery. one year and six months Imprisonment and a fine of $1,000; Capt. John F. Klein, coun cilman, two years and a fine of 1 1,000 on the bribery conviction and one year and 1 months on the conspl- racy conviction: Joseph C. Wasson and William Brand, former council- men, each one year and six months and fine of $500 for conspiracy; H. M. Bulger, note keeper, two . years and ft fine of $S00 for bribery; Charles Colbert and John Colbert, torneys who took it to the United convicted of attempting to bribe a Railroads office, where it was placed Jury In the Ramsey bribery rase, two , non a tahle. Abbott said that he had years and -a fine of $500 each. no knowledge of what became of the - : i money after that. MAY TAKE OVER BOTH ROADS. 1 Again, in July, 1S0. he said, he I went with Troy I, Ford, to the mint President of Virginia Son th bound 1 nd helped carry away $100,000 In Railroad Makes Proposition to Ith' ame wav 0f th disposal of Stockholders of Proposed Statesville ; tnls 8um- he was also ignorant. Air Lmc and Elkln and Allegheny "". jUto-WMi. 'BENCH WARRANT 1XK RIDER. " Z. , 1'?" J"- 77 . I Virginia "Southbound Railroad, now j being 'miilt from Marlon, Va.. to the' rntl.. tlx. .MH.H . ' . . . jv.uw I meeting- of the stockholders of the proposed Stateeville Air Line and El- Wa.yerly, Tenn.. May 5. The cll kin and Allegheny railroad, at El- ' mtx to-day of testimony In the trial kin 'to-day and anbmltieJ a proposl-! of 15 alleged night riders came to , tion to tafca over" and complete both i nlht in the srrest of William Fort roads. A iotnt committee was named i ner- on .-bench warrant issued by by the -stockholders of the two rail road companies to consider and act ; upon t proposition. ' ' " -'Vim BoeJow WHI Retire. Berlin, May 5. Semi-official circles, Sjthongh opt denying that Chancellor von Btiflow. is considering the ques tion' pf Resigning in event of the pros pectsr for the passing of finance re forms being hopeless, say the chan cellor has "not fixed, a definite day whenjhe. prp poses to retire. . Auditor DUon at Taylorsvllle. Special to. The Observer. TaytonrrtUe. May 6. Dr. B. F. Dix on, eiate auditor, delivered an ad dress on education In tha court house here to-day. It .was In the' Interest of a special school- tax which is to , be voted on in this month. Kyj TO HTOP TUE FIEXD. Tha worst foS for 11 years of John rerev of Gladwin. sflctr.. . was ' a run-rina- lrr... He rM . doctors over SMe wtrnut bweflf 'Then- Bonklea'S" Arnica elv killed --Hie sieer ai cur4 - hlns. Cures Ferr-ofv Bolls., Fslons, Ers a," Fair KJieunf.InfaniblS'' for Piles, Burns. resUU. Ctta, Corns. So, at ail MAY BE W-VJCVKZtKLAX PRISOX An American - Seaman, Giving the -m of Payne, Who Escaped From Prison, Says That Crew of Aroert- Whaling Ship Carrie D. Knowles, apposed to Hare Been Lost at Be rive Tears Ago, Are Incarcerated tn Venezuela Author ities Will Iavestlgate. Kingston, St. Vincent. British West Indies, May 5. It may be that Capt. I Collin Stephenson and the crew of the American whaling ship, Carrie D. Knowles, long since thought to have been lost at sea, are still in a Vene zuelan prison. An American seaman, who gives the name of Payne, an es caped prisoner from Venezuela, has made his way to Kingston, where he laid before the authorities an as tounding story of the setiure of the Carrie D. Knowles at a Venezuelan port, -where she arrived five years ago j In distress, and the incarceration by the Venezuelans of the captain and his men. The authorities here have taken steps looking to a speedy and thor ough Investigation of the case. On January 27, 10, the Carrl D. Knowles sailed from Provlncetown. Mass., on a whaling voyage. Her captain was Collin Stephenson and her first mate H. A. Martin. In ad dition she carried a crew of about a dosen men. Payne asserts positively that alj are, at th present time, con fined in a Venezuelan prison. The vessel ai supposed to have b-en lost In a Went Indian storin with all hands. -Some of the men be longed in St. Vincent and after all hope was given up of their return their relatives put on mourn ing and the local Insurance company eventually paid the claims against it, on the assumption that the allors were dead. The story Payne told to the police authorities here to day caused great excitement. Payne declared that the Knowles had been disabled In u storm off the Venezue lan coast and had made port in dis tress. This was five years ago and the ship was at once seized and the captain and crew made prisoners and thrown Into Jail. Details of Payne espe from prison are not known, as the police have him in charge. WRIGHTS KAIL FOR M5W YORK. Presence of the Aviators In London Proved to Be Sennatlon of the Week, Overshadowed Only by the KiulgtH Government Interented. lyondon, May B. Wilbur and Or vllle Wright sailed from Southa'mpton to-day on the steamer Kronprlnzessln Cecllle for New York. A large galh- rlng of members of the Aero Club bade the American aviators farewell Irom lor.don. The presence of the Wright broth- it had been passed over or not might ers in London has been the sensHtlon i be amended without the formality of of the week and was overshadowed ! a motion to reconsider, only by the budget. The newspapers j Amendments on lead ore and lead have been full of their Jntngs, anil I products from whlt-h paint Is manu they have been besieged with Invlta- ! fa tured called forth a storm of crltl tlons to dinner and the recipients of ( clsm. other attentions. ' ' The ote on orange mineral was re- The public meetings, voicing wide- Karded as a test vote on all the spread protests In the matter of the I amendments, bringing the duties on governments apathy In the field ot i lead ore and its products up to the aeronautics, have had their effect. , rates of the Dlngley bill and by a vote and Premier Asqulth to-day announc- of 41 to 35' tne rat proposed by the ed that the authorities were provid- 1 committee of 3 3-sc per pound. In- lng ademiate funds to employ the highest scientific talent wiih the ob- Ject of devising and constructing dirigible balloons and aeroplanes and to carry on a continuous series of ex periments and Investigations. The work hss been divided between the navy and army. Richard B. Haldane, Secretary of War. when seen this evening with reference to the air flight problems, said the government was prepareJ to take up any practicable working aero plane or dirigible balloon, which was an improvement upon existing types He added that the government had arranged to secure one of the Wright aeroplanes, with which ejperimenta shortly would be made. WILL.IAM ABBOTT ON SfTAND. Attorney For the I'nltevl Railroads a Witness For the Prosecution in Cal houn Case Tells of Getting Money From Mint, Which the I'ruArrntlon WHI Claim Was Paid For Fran- Oil I MPS. San Francisco. May 6. The prose cution advanced another step to-day In presenting the case against Patrick Calhoun, charged with bribery in con nection with the obtaining of an overhead trolley franchise for the United Railroads. William Abbott, general attorney of the United Railroads, was placed on the stand to tetl of having taken from the mint in May, 1 906, 50,000 In currency, the money whlcli the prosecution declares it will show was paid to the supervisors to get the franchise. Abbott testified that at the mint, then the general banking ' place of the t'nlted Railroads, on presentation of telegraphic orders from Mr. Calhoun, sent from Cleve land, O.. the money was done up lr - two packages and given to two at CHmM In the Trial of Fifteen Al leged -Nfght Rider;) Original Man uscript of Oath and By-T-aws of the nmm, imruuu u, .wmirj ucn. Judge. Cook, who is presiding in tha trial.. It is charged that Fortner was with a band. of night riders, who whip ped Squire Reece op October 15, that he presented a pistol at Reece's front door, while WU1 Norman, the alleged leader, who has fled. Bred the house. Fortner is In Jail under a heavy guard. The Attorney General to-day pro duced in court what he said was the original manuscript of the comblnej oath and by-laws of the night ridars. Witnesses for the State testified that the oath and by-laws to which they; subscribed when joining the organiza- ' tion were similar if not Identical. Cnearth llan to Kidnap (ioTfrnnr's ' (ion. Oakland, Oal., May 5. Plans to kidnap the 8 ?ye.iroll son of Governor Qillett were unearthed at San Quen tin prison to-day, when It was found, that J. B. Clifton, a notorious crim inal who is serving time for attempting- the Hfe of Detective Hodgklnls. of Oakland, had completed arrange ments 1tH i confederate on th out side to steal the boy and hold hlnx for ransom.' The price of the lad's return to his father was to have been Clifton's pardon. 4 Plan for Summer Comfort Don't add the heat of a kitchen1 fire to the sufBcdsflt discomfort of hot weather. Use a New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove and cook in comfort. With a "New Perfectim,, Oil Store the preparation ef daily meals, or the big weekly "baking," is done without rais ing the temperature perceptibly abore that of any other room in the house. Another great advantage of the NEW PERFECI10RI V Wick is its handsome CABINET TOP, which gives it every convenience of the modern steel range. Has an ample top shelf for warming plates and keeping cooked food hot, drop shelves for holding small cooking utensils, and is even fitted with racks for towels. Made in three sises, and can be had with or without Cabinet Top. If not at your dealer The Z"3."W READING THE TARIFF BILL. lle Interest Shown Throughout the Senate- as the Measure 1m Head Iead Ore- and IjCad Product Amendments Call Forth Storin of Criticism. ' WashinKton, May 6. The reading of the tarlfT bill for the adoption of amendments passed over when the measure was first read was resumed to-day, having been displaced since April 2b by speeches of Senators, who have discussed the tariff measure. An active interest was shown throughout the Senate. There was a discussion on the method by which the amendments j would be disposed of and Mr. Aidrich agreed that any amendment whether "i i' ie ot t i-sc per pound, was agTeed to. PUWED TWENTY-ONE HOURS. Remarkable Feat of Mr. Henry Wil liam, a Young Man of Athletic Build, on Ple.no. A feat which was really remarkable as a test of phyrlral endurance alone and which attracted the attention of hundreds was that of Henry Williams who. after being hypnotised Monday night about 10:30 o'clock and beinj; put to playing a piano In the window of the Stone & Barrlnger Company, continued to play it until near 8 o'clock last night, when he whs stop ped by force, being taken to the tent. For nearly twenty-two hours, be.ng witnessed most of the time by groups of varying siies, for not a second did he let up his pounding of the keys on which he had played scores and per haps hundreds of compositions. He struggled to get back to the stool and when on the street fought desperate ly with his four companions until the band started up. He then walked away peaceably to be awakened. He played with close-shut eyes. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Man, Said to Be Nephew of Prefex of the Co njrregat ion at Rome, Ar reisted In New Orleans at Request of Roanoke Police. New Orleans, May 5. Ettore Fer rata, nephew, it is said, of Cardinal Frrata, prefect of the congregation at Rome, waa arrested here late last night at the request of the chief of police at Roanoke'va. He Is charg ed with a $10,000 embezzlement and, it Is alleged, has been Wanted by the authorities of Roanoke for more than ayear. The allegation of Ferrata'a mis dealing is made by Frank Moto. of Roanoke, who claims that Ferrata misapplied money which the former advanced to carry out a contract with the Virginian Railroad. Ferrata say he is willing to return to Roanoke and face the' charges, which, he says, are without foundation. Abdul Hamid's Papers ' Seized. Constantinople, May 5. The com mission which is taking an inventory of i the property at the Imperial palace at! Yildis has discovered, according to the ! local newspapers, bank notes to the j value ef IJ.260,QOO and a large quan- -tity of Jewelry, Including a rosary j alone valued at $375,000. Papers,; seised at the palace, show that Abdul HamiJ had something over $5,000,000 ' on deposit in a foreign bank. TWO-TEAR-OLD ROSE PLANTS, PANSY PLANTS AND A LARGE VARIETY OF BEDDING ; PLANTS NOW ON SALE AT SGHOLTZ, THE FLORIST SO North Tryon Street, CMartotte. If. C If You're From Missouri We Can Show You How your horse should be shod right. Ask your shoer to tell you Wow he knows when your horse s foot Is level. Then bring- the sarns horse to us, and we'll show you positively whether tt Is level tw not. Jf It Isn't you'll have trouble sooner or later it's bound to come. Our Mr. Neely knows how to shoe horses. We are Using the best quality of shoes and nails made In the United States thoy cost more, but we want, the best No charge made for treating diseases or Irregularities of the feet If you are a regular patron. Wo charge Sl.Bft for shoeing all around. A few cents more than some others charge, .but you'll find that It pays m the long run. Cheap work is dear at any prise and we're not trying to compete with it. Drop ,1b and Mk Mr. Neely to show you. . We're open from I to t, t DR. FISHER'S HORSE SHOEING SHOP, IT Xorth College Street. h u Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove address our nearest agency. va, m puuivow vua as SB B I j RatfO Lamp jS whe C-k T -" perfect mboition hether high or low Is therefore free from disagreeable odor and can not smoke. Safe, convenient, ornamental the ideal light If not st your dealer's address our nearest agency. STANDABD OIL COMPANY (Is separated) Cannot Sell Cigarettes to Minor. Jefferson City, Mo., May 5. The Missouri Senate to-day Dasscd the House bill forbidding cigarette imok Ing by minors In public places and providing penalties for the sale o gift of cigarettes to minors. The Sen ate killed the House bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale or gift of cigar ettes in the State. The public utilities measure prepared by Governor Had i-v to-day passed In the House 75 to i 5 3. Killed His Father-in-Law. Annlston, Ala., May 6. J. L. Coch ran shot and killed his father-in-law. James Tlmms. at Golden Springs this morning. He then walked twenty miles and surrendered to the sheriff here this afternoon. Cochran had dl vorced his wife and remarried her and it Is alleered that the tragedy re suited from domestic Infelicity. That's It That's ORLA the mo lasses that's so good that it's sold only in sealed tins. Old Fashion Molasses is the rrry hist lot eating tad cooking. Afooluttly purt. Run so chance with the "barrel" kind, but get the kind that you knem it clean ORLA. Tkere't a big difference. Soli by grocers. PlNICK A FOKD. Cr How Orleans., La. The Pilgrim Grand REFRIGERATOR Lined with pure whitw stone. The greatest cold retainer of modern re frigeration. Cleans as easily as a china plate. For sale only by J.NJIcCausIandiCo. Ml . Trybn St. 1 miu to Pickers Revolving Flat Cards Railway Heads and Drawing Frames Am Hm VtA GHBURM, Southern aJ mt A TT rkT"r-p WftTJTTT f! A T flT TVr a OW, BRIDE'S BOUQUETS a rne maKinp cu- di qbets is our florist's hobby. He knows how, too. 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