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CHARLOTTE, N. C.KBTJNDAY' MORNING, MAY 16, 1909.
PRICE nyE : CENTS.-,
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GOVERNOR
-V FACTION
Robert
i m inr
president
VgaiiiM Cur-
0
president
I May I5
K5- r;
0 Governor
hi
ich he a
he will not
bv any po-
em L used
ition o V"
same time
' ,...it.tir.ent
0f RODerv
I friend of
.prclal aa-
Stat
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nf the
lt of last
Tan,
mg. keP1
did not
"id of S.'nat,r lx
L. Sftht brOiUsc ...
inon of
factional
,r ritubbs
:,..d I" any
r itpi ii - -
ihinffton
ud the
man to
npnt of
HlU00 dent o
i.ented,
,cr w as
I., Wia, that h..,-.
d "vr Uie backing
of the
i the
l,n,. C.O
n ei nor
flits reiu i ' ' '.
Uud the appomim
rs. .. :,nernor I
tent of
Stubbs
Jl'"T' .. ,,r the
'nited
Curtis.
Lite aiainit Smat..r t
anointed as e
peclal
When
tatlve
turns a"d IMre,-n
he
leard
lately
laced
White House and v
Dla
Taft.
t on-e. wrote two le
cf.it.lw and or
ette
:er9.
one
to
Hveiii". . -
fosTil Wl. k'Tfhum. di
rect-
ktter t' hl(1 "P 11 at'1
Ijj st.nf and saylnj Go
.int-
ver-
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ced
ikji l. entirely
in
C loiter to Governor
6 fTPflurm .
Irrit surprisw i am unu
in u-Viich Mr. Hton
wn
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tnn-io . "
lent
11-
tie
e rrf niseis vi
I joiie on them, not o
.... - - on Itiatrimnt
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also
for
ko!
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n,
ony. I think you must you
Governor, that 1 could n
Im.nt nut niMielf in an atl
ot
Iment
atti-
ipiotit
ition to the dcleiati
:ion.
to
particular rrlejis OI
of
Mr
Anthony ana benaior
Ivaident foeg on to say that
kllfition shall approve the
Irnt of Mr Stone, hla nom
Bll be sent to the Senate. He
W saying:
lot allow mjself or the De
nude; me to he made the
the promotion of the po-
lafs ot one faction or the
Sate as important as Kan-
Cnj'ITATKS DKBATE.
iate moderation ot
oa Instructing tliianc
lief to Obtain Import IViws
Article...
tor.. May l.r,. Mr. Core, of
ft. precipitated a lively de-
tie Senate tn-dav bv asklncr
con.-:. ii ration of a resolu-
ructlr.K the committee on
8bta.n. tv :n v-sttcatinn. the
fices of .inoi;a articles of
faa ordinary onsumptlon,
uie who.esale and retail
'UCh arti. s. when o.ort In
p The ohject of the reso-
Joetermins whether the re
th country are practicing:
Gore de, lared th r.toll
f- tr. held llp before th
Praitinnj extortion and
fv nave the facts to deter-
Fher that waa true.
lreta.il men are rnhh.r. v,.
should bf hpl(1 ur t0 the
f execration of their coun-
the nltrher. referred
ator Kott. a. ..ii,
90 cent. . ..
fit retail-
Potion of i. . , , . . ..
B of .1 -larirh tho
e- resolution was
pHoadaV S r the
p MEMm-n ;. A.
Tift i . .
r ii . preT ln by
Fn. Ma,. ,-
'Prnen-,', 1 l 'resident
of r-.v,'. 'f a d'ingulshed
Is tr-H... Vf,erana was
kt. J..dS a '"ember of
F Army r.r "naworth
bTorl :?:ral Horace
made " " Prp'lent
;;,.f the
n addition to mem-dayr.p-j1'.
there were
i n. ,n a"? t John
" Tiirk p ," AsPlnwalI
af-nb-rs well as
Pon. ,f 'he O. A. R.
KVa CHbtae.
iPrejijr,, , Samuel
lWal th" Virgia.
V'v. S. Dab
rr,r .. :ar; and S. W.
fnw !e fn . Jpfor 'he
Ij J Stat or
Fe - n eamirt th
kacesee.
IN w
blute of
MAt REDKKM CHARRED MOVET.
Gc1 Lj5SI
M AsbevUIe Mar Be Redeemed by
tleJFrcMi7 Departmeut.
Special to The Observer.
Aehevillo, May Thre ia a poa
aiWllty that th 1300 In greenbacks,
i, laced in the small safe at Keallworth
inn the evening1 before the destruction
of that hostelry by fire, may be re
deemed by the Treasury Department
r.1 the United States roverr.mpnt: The
nioney. pack of Mils belonging to
Mrr. Martin, was placed ln mi en
velope and put ln the private safe at
the Inn and when the Inn was da
(ti oyed by nre the small safe with
ujiotner aars;er wmo uujmw
to an Intense heat. Several days ag-o
the safes were taken from the ruins
and opened. The contents of the
in r ee safe. Including; books and torn
money, were found in good condition,
uhile the contents of the smaller sare
in wnicn ine uu m umi nu wcu
placed,. were found to be completely
charred.
The envelope containing the
tharred bills was carefully removed
snd taken to the American National
Bank. The question of redeeming
the money was considered- and m hlte
the local bankers gave lt as their
opinion that the money could not be
redeemed Cashier Fltzpatrick wrote
to the Treasury Department relative
to the matter. He has received a
letter with instructions to have the
charred envelope iwith the burned bills
carefully placed In cotton and ex
pressed to the department for ezami
rfitlon and possibly redemption. It
has not yet been decided, however,
whether the package will be sent by
express or whether a safer course will
oe pursued and the package taken ln
person to the Treasury Department at
Washington. It Is said that In the
event the package should be crushed
or severely Jarred all hope of redeem
ing the money would be over, since
the bit's under such treatment would
naturally fall Into powder similar to
a burned piece of paper crushed In
the hand.
. . . . Will. k.J.
WILD DO BEST THEY CAN.
Chairman of Reception Committee at
Louisiana Town Wires Captain Fre
mont What to Expect.
Baton Rouge, La., May 15. Some
what chagrined at the accounts of
elaborate banquets and balls given
tne orocers ana men or the battleship
Mississippi at iNew Orleans. Baton
Rouge and other points, the chair
man of the reception committee at
the little village of Bayou Sara,
where the Miaalslppl Is scheduled to
stop Tuesday, to-day wired Captain
Fremont as follows:
"This Is s. hell of a place to receive
anybody, but we will do the best we
can."
The telegram gave great amuse
ment to Captain Fremont and the
other officers of the battleship, which
will resume the Journey up the river
to Natchez next Monday, with 3ayou,
sara as the only Intermediate atom.
"I'll wager that .the man who sent
that telegram is a bully rood fellow."
said Captain Fremont, ''and the pleas
ure or meeting him win prove more
than sufficient compensation for drop
ping ancnor at Bayou Sara.
That Bayou Sara Intends to be hos
pitable was shown -by an exchange of
the telegrams between a neswpaper
representative on the battleship and
some of the reception officials. Rather
as a loice. or through lcnorance of
the conditions atonx the river. 1 the
correspondent wired:
"Will lt be necessary for civilians
on the battleship to wear high silk
hats and frock coats during the day
reception at Bayou Sara?" And
straightaway eame back the answer:
Not necessary to wear anything at
all. Come ahead."
HEARING WILL BE POSTPONED.
W. T. Jones, Wealthy South Carolina
Planter Convicted of Murder, Will
Remain ln Union Jail Through Sum
mer. Union, a C, May 15. W. T. Jones,
who, last January, wks sentenced to
life imprisonment ln the State peni
tentiary for the murder of his wife
last July will probably not have his
hearing for a new trial at the spring
term of the Supreme Court.
Next Monday Is the date set for
the hearing of cases of appeal from
this circuit, and five days is devoted
to this business, but because the print
ed case has not yet been filed with
the attorneys for the prosecution, lt
Is believed that the hearing of the
appeal will be postponed until the fall
term next November. This will give
Jones, who is a wealthy planter, and
has extensive landed interests, all the
summer to get his affairs in the best
possible shape.
Jones, who nas been ln Jail here
since last July, receives many call
era, and transacts a large volume of
business.
TILLEY FOUND GUILTY.
Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaughter
ATier Being- Out Six Honrs, and the
Judge Gives Him Eight Years in
the Pen.
Special to Thf Observer.
Durham. May 15. At 9 o'clock to
night the Jury In tha Tilley case, after
being- out six hours, returned a ver
dict of manslaughter. Judge Long
heard the prayer for Judgment and
in extenuation of the prisoner. The
defense said it had deemed him helD-
less ln examination and that simple
jvumce to mm made lt necessary to
keep him from the , stand. He has
borne a blameless character, but re
ligious fanaticism superinduced by the
rnuippine climate, was put forward
as the palladium. Judge Long had
not heard these matters, but evident
ly Inclined to a severe onlnlon of him.
The defense appealed front Hhs Ver
mel and judge Long- gave the pri
soner eight Tears in the nenltentlarr.
With the appeal there went a bond
or 11,000. which the prisoner will have
no trouble giving;- , ',
Three Convicted of Murder.
Anniston. Ala uUhv t WV1
Walker, Sr., was to-day found guilty
of the murder of Alonso Johnson and
sentence of It) years was recommend
ed yesterday Walker's sons. Charles
and Fred, were found guilty of the
same murder and recommended for
sentences ej 15 and 14 years, respec
tively. ( ; , , . ;. .
Wealthy Citizen Suicides. X
Birminrham. AisL mt it rnt
John C Henley, former mayor of Bir-
"iingDam. and en, or - the . city's gramme for the entertainment of the
wealthiest ; and oldest "-itixenat com-, visitors, which was Well carried out
niltted s!cld at hla -home to-day by and all the .visiters expressed them
shootinc himself in tha month with mIvm m welt Blessed with tha treat.
Pistol, .ill health was the cause.
DUTIES Oil STEEL L0WEBED
several OLWIKE GOOIJS.
Amendiuent of tbe Finance Cbtnmlt
tee Increasing Duty oa Structural
fcteel Is U lUidrasrn by Senator Al-drli-li
and the Hoose Prwlslon
Adopted Tilliuan bays Carnegie
Has Made Vast 'Money .by Favor
tista In JjeglslaUou aad That He
Ilaa Given Away More Than All of
the Democrat of Senate Iouoeu
Slnuuons Proposes General Reduo
Uou In Duties on Kasors Wire
Schedule Ameoded So That There
is Only One Increase Over House
Bill.
"Washington. May 15. When the
steel schedule was taken up In the
Senate to-day, Jdr. Aldrich withdrew
the amendment or the committee on
finance. Increasing the duty on struc-v
! tural steel from 1-10 to 4-10 of one
icent per pound, and the House provl-1
",u" ' -xu oi one cent per pound
was adopted.
Referring to an amendment to this
paragraph, not permitting structural
steel to be atsembled when Imported,
Mr. Aldrich said: 4The rates of duty
ln this ir.dustry have been cut nearly
one half and I desire to place on
record the great apprehension that
we may be committing a grave injus
tice to this great industry."
Senators Cummins, Newlands and
Smith, of South Carolina, contended
that, even with the reduced rate, the
duty was too high.
Reading from the testimony of Mr.
Carnegie before the ways and means
committee, concerning profits ln the
steel industry, Mr. Tillman declared
that Mr. Carnegie had made a vast
amount of money by favoritism in
legislation. ,
"I will notsay by dishonesty," said
Mr. Tillman, "because he has only
taken advantage of the lawe we pass.
But he has made more money than
the entire bunch of us here put to
gether, and there are some very rich
men in this Senate. He has given
away more money than all the Demoyj
cruis or mis roay possess ten times
as much, I expect"
Saying Mr. Carnegie has taken his
great wealth from the pockets of the
people, Air. Tillman added: "I use
nails and wire fencing and other
products of his corporation and when
I buy those things, he takes money
out of my pocket and puts lt In his."
BACOX AND ALDRICH.
Mr. Bacon became engaged In a
colloquy with Mr. Aldrich concerning
tne effect of the protective tariff on
.prices and insisted that the United
.States steel Corporation
needs no
tariff to protect lt.
"When the paragraph on steel bars,
plates and sheets, and pressed" steel
was reached Mr. Culberson desired
information regarding several addi
tional values of steel, which were pro
vided with high duties by the finance
committee. Mr. Aldrich explained 1
mat tne additional brackets were put
in to provide fair rates of duty - on
several new kinds of steel, which
were not made at the time the Dinrley
law was enacted. These new kinds
- f steel, he said, are known as feign
speed steel and are very expensive to
manufacture.
Mr. Oliver explained that the high
speed steel was first mad In Europe
by a secret process, but said that
American manufacturers have discov
ered the process and are now making
It. He added that ln order that its
manufacture may be continued' here
a higher rate of duty Is necessary. Mr.
Oliver said the importations of this
high grade steel increased from 11,'
000 pounds In 1901 to S, 535000
pounds ln 1907.
DUTIES ARB LOWERED.
The wire schedule was amended on
motion of Mr. Aldrich so that, in only
one instance, was there an Increase
of duty over the House bill, while ln
eight or ten instances the Uutlea were
lowered. Fencing wire was reduced
to the extent of about two-thirds of
the duty provided ln the House bill.
While Mr. Aldrich was explaining
these reductions, Mr. Beveridse inter
rupted to s:iy: "I am very glad to
see that we are making progress."
An amendment by Mr. Burkett, the
effect of which Is to reduce the duty
on barbed wire from 12.70 per hun
dred pounds to 75 cents, was accepted
by the committee on finance V and
adopted by the Senate.
The section relating to pen knives,
etc., was amended so as to require
the name of the manufacturer or the
Importer to be stamped and with the
name of the country, of origin, of
die, sunk on at least one blade as
a protection against fraudulent rep
resentation as to place of origin.
Senator Bailey protested against
any attempt to protect consumers in
respect to the kind of pen knives
they are to use, and expressed the
view that if that policy should be
adopted Vlth respect to knives, it
ought to be applied to all other.
classes of imports.
SIMMON8 ON RAZORS.
Mr. Simmons' proposed general re
duction - ln the duties on razors, op
posing the Increase on the class of
rasors most commonly in use from 56
to 99 per cent.
Senator Smith, of Michigan, wanted
to know whether the interest in the
rate was on account of revenue or to
promote cheap prices ln razors.
"It Is to obtain rnzors at reason
able prices," said Mr. Simmons.
"For domestic or social purposes?"
Inquired Mr. Smith, with the - result
that for the moment the Senate was
convulsed with laughter.
"Down in my part of the country
they are need partly for social pur
poses," responded Mr. Simmons.
"Especially among the Republican
population," Interposed Senator
Bailey.
Mr. Simmons wanted to. know why
if 56 per cent, was sufficient protec
tion for rasors under the Dingley law
9 per cent, should now be required.
Without completing the schedule,
the Senate went Into executive ses
sion. Greenville Defeats tioldsboro In De
bete. Special to The Observer.
' Greenville. May 15. In the opera
house here last night there was a de
bate between representatives ot the
Goldsboro and Greenville schools that
proved very Interesting. The subject
of the query was compulsory educa
tlon in North Carolina. The decision
of the Judges was in favor of Green
ville. Pythlans at - Llncdnton. -Special.
to Th Observer.
Uncolnton. . May .IS. The - annual
meeting of the Knights of Pythias for
the eleventh., district was held here
Thursday evening. - .The local Pyth
lans ' had ' arranged ' a splendid ' pro-
" mnt whlclt they received, - - . "
GEXERAIj BOYD BETTER.
Strtrken Adjutant General Has Pass
ed Danger Point and tho Physicians
Are Mndi Encouraged Batesborg
Citizen's Strange predlctloa.
Observer Bureau,
1110' Berkeley Building.
' Columbia, 8. C, May 15.
Very general sympathy was felt and
expressed here to-day for Adjutant
General J. C Boyd, who suffered
what appears to have been a severe
attack of apoplexy at the Aiken Ho
tel last night, while there to assist in
passing on the encampment arrange
ments for the Third Regiment Gen
eral Boyd Is very popular and all day
Inquiries have been made to the news
paper offices and to the State House
to know the general's condition. As
sistant Adjutant General Brock, who
left early this morning to be with
General Boyd, at noon telegraphed as
follows:
"General Boyd's condition very
much Improved. He ia resting well
and physicians say he is out f im
mediate danger."
Though he has not been strong In
several years, following a stroke of
paralysis just before he was first In
augurated adjutant general. General
Boyd for the past few weeks has been
looking well, and told friends be had!
not been better In many years, and
the attack therefore was somewhat
of a surprise and shock to his friends.
Last month he spent several weeks In
a Philadelphia hospital, and on re
turning appeared to have fully re
gained his health and strength.
Bateaburg people tell of a curious
Incident with regard to the death this
week of Mr. J. D. McAllister, of that
place. Several years ago when his
wife died he had a double tomb erect
ed In the -village cemetery for himself
and his wife. He even went so far as
to have the date of his own death en
graved on his side of the tomb. This
he put down as -March 20, 1909. This
iv:is also- . his birthday. Strange
enough he died in little more than a
month after that date, on May IS.
He now lies burled under that tomb
with the date unchanged. He was
an aged man and seemed to feel the
loss of his wife to such an extent that
he was cognizant he could not long
survive her. But It should be left to
the psychologists to figure out wheth.
er his setting the date of his death
had much to do with having it occur
so near that time.
STOCK BROKER ARRESTED.
Charles Layton Foxweil Is Alleged to
Have Falsely Represented Himself
as Being connected With a Finan
cial Institution of Paris.
Washington, May 15. Charles Lay
ton Foxweil. a mining stock broker,
whose wife is said to be a relative of
F. Augustus Heinse. of New Tork, was
arrested here to-dsy and I locked up
In a poltoe station charged with being
a fugitive from Justlee. Herbert Mose
ley, treasurer of the Growler Copper
Company. : Boston. Mas., who Is tne
complainant, alleges-that Foxweil, by
yarlous sohemea, relieved his company
of mors than f 5,000, and Informed
the police that the broker had victim
ised many other concerns ln Virginia.
Canada, New York and Massachusetts
to the extent of 90,000 or more.
Foxweil, who is SO years pf age, dig
nified, well groomed and scholarly In
demeanor, came to Washington a lit
tle more than a" year ago from New
York, and with hla wife figured prom
inently In society circles. To. what
extent he carried on business in this
city Is not known. He dealt almost
solely in mining stocks. The police
allege that Foxweil went to Boston
early ln 1909 and later to New York
where to various mining concerns, he
declared himself to be a representa
tive of the Societe .Generale of Parle,
a financial institution of Paris. Cer
tain bonds and stocks, which Foxweil
negotiated, failed to pay expencted
dividends and an Investigation was
made by the companies affected,
which developed that Foxweil was not
a representative of the Paris concern.
The firms learned that Foxweil was
living here and their representative
reached here to-day, demanding hla
arrest.
Is Known In Boston.
Boston. May 15. Charles L. Fox-
well, arrested in Washington on com
plaint of Boston mining companies,
is well known ln mining circles nere.
He was in this - city for several
months In 1907 and 1908. and lt is
claimed that he engaged to promote
a number of mining concerns. Fox
well Is a Virginian by birth.
CHARGED WITH WIRE TAPPING.
Former Employes of the Western Un
ion Telegraph Company Airenieo
It Is Alleged That They Conspired
to Cheat and Defraud.
Pittsburg, May 16. E. B. Saylor,
former . superintendent of the Pitts
burg district of the Western Union,
Telegraph Company, was arrested late
to-day on a charge of misdemeanor,
in connection, it is said, win me al
leged wire tapping scandal. Mr. Say
lor furnished ball to the amount or
(1,500 for appearing next- Tuesday.
Three other former employes of the
company have also been arrested.
They are: Will Urn L, Thompson, Wil
liam ii. Smith ana Isaac . uarra,
former wire and repeater chiefs. All
are charged with misdemeanor. It Is
alleged that the defendants conspired
to cheat and defraud tne Doara or.
trade of Chicago or certain quotations'
of grain, by tapping or causing to be
tapped, wires carrying the quotations
snd furnishing the same to divert
persona Thompson and Smith fur
nished ball to the extent of $1,000
and were released bot Barto was
committed to jail in default of $2,
000 ball.
Klnston Couple Married in Richmond.
Special to The Observer.
Klnston, May 15. A surprise was
sprung ln society circles to-day when
It was announced that Mies Annie
Spencer Jones, and Mr. Lloyd K.
Woats-nhoth of this city, were mar
ried in Richmond. Va.. yesterday and J
had decided to keep the wetorni a
secret until June -1. The news wss
prematurely made pnblio to-day when
a Klnstonlsn returned from Rich
mond where he - obtained the Infor
mation from the rector of the Epls-
AA-i A-k,.w.h vhn nerfnrmed the
vvvw v. - r .
-The are eromment sow
riety people and are to-day the cen
tre of attraction. . Mr. Wooten is wen
known lit Charlotte, where at one
time, he was a member of the Char
lotte basebajl team.
Governor Joruuon at White Boose.
Washington,- May IS. Governor
Johnson, 'Of Minnesota, called on the
President to-dsy at the. White House
snd introduced a . party of friends
from Miaireeota, who have been trav
eling through tha South with tha Gov.
ernor aad Mrs. Johnson. , ,.',..
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BALEIGH NEWS OF A MY
FIGHTING THE CATTLE - TICK
Five State and Twelve Federal Ex
perts, Aided by the Farmers of
.Wake, Stanly, Montgomery ' and
Other Counties, Are Meeting With
SsHX-eae ln Their War on the
Dreaded Cattle Tick Aljutaii
General Secures Trainm- Ship Per
North Carolina Naval MiUtla -Many
Endorsements Ftor the Associate
' Jasticesthlp Episcopal Convention
Appoints Committee to Provide
Better Buildings For Thompson Or
plumage. ' Observer Bureau,
The Holieman Building,
Raleigh. May 15.
State Veterinarian Christmas came
In to-day from a visit of Inspection
of the field work ln which five men
under his direction are engaged, in
the Counties of Wake, Stanly, Mont
gomery, Randolphr and Chatham. In
these counties and others IS United .
(Ma. ... ..,, In Ik.
same work. Dr. Christmas says ex
cellent progress Is being made and
that the farmers are co-operating
very well indeed and are taking a de
cided Interest In the whole matter.
They understand now the danger of
the tick and how much Its extermina
tion means to them. Dr. Christmas
says that good results are being ob
tained this season.
Adjutant General Armfleld, who a
few days ago requested the Navy De
partment to give the naval militia of
North Carolina the use of the gun
boat Elfrida to-day had a letter from
the Secretary of the Navy stating that
In 20 days the repairs of the Elfrida
would be completed and she would
be sent to North Carolina waters. The
Secretary of the Navy was requested
to send her to Newbern; which will
be her station, though she will go
over a wide area of the sounds and
the rivers of the State.
The Supreme Cort will next week
hear the appeals from the sixteenth
district, which will be the last of the
regular docket Frequently a number
of cases are set at the end of the en
tire docket, but this Is not the caa
this term; In fact, one of the justices
remarked that there are now no. end
of the doeket cases.
. The Governor received to-day aome
more endorsements of gentlemen for
the associate Justiceship and no doubt
he will have at least a dozen from
whom to make his selection. In some
way the Impression has become well
founded that the Governor already
knows very well the man for the
place.
The chief of the fire department
here reports that during April there
was no fire loss and that so far dur
ing May it only amounts to- If.
A charter la granted the Belvidere
Hertford Telephone Company, capi
tal stock 110,000.
BETTER BUILDINGS FOR THOMP
SON ORPHANAGE.
The Episcopal Convention Of this
Diocese paid a visit to St Augustine's
Colored Normal School, which Is in
rts charge, and very great pleasure
was expressed at the condition of
things at this school, which has some
S00 students and an excellent equip
ment A reception was given the
delegates to the Convention on the
lawn and all the buildings were vis
ited. The following have been ap
pointed a committee to assure better
buildings at the Thompson Orphan
age at Charlotte: Carle A. Woodruff.
A. B. Andrews, E. A. Holt, Herlot
Clarkson and T. H. Battle. Mr. Mar-
ahnll DeLancey Haywood, of Ral
eigh, succeeds Hon. John B. Hender
son, of Salisbury, as historian of the
Convention.
It Is decided by the commission
which Is to sell the present market
building and erect a new one that a
space 175 X 4Z0 reet is necessary
In order to give proper room for tne
building and its surreundlngs.
State Superintendent Joyner ap
points Prof. L C. Brogden. who has
been for some time superintendent
of Klnston's public schools, to a new
position, that of Inspector of the ele
mentary public schools f the State.
When your correspondent enter
ed the office of Commistoner of
Agriculture Graham this morning he
found Mr. Sam'l & Nash, of Tarboro,
lying on a lounge, with a bruised fore
head and injured right hand. While
going through the State Museum with
Commissioner uranam Mr. naan
stumbled and fell. A doctor attend
ed him at once and his Injuries were
found not to be serious and he left
for his home at noon. H had been
here during the week attending the
Episcopal Convention, of which he is
one of the most . prominent laymen.
AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
The Most Important Happenings of a
Day Briefly bammansea.
Washington, May 15. Following
were the important events rn the na
tional capital to-day:
The Senate devoted its entire ses
sion to-dsy to a discussion of the
steel schedule of the tariff bill, but
no conclusive action was reached.
Walter J. Travis, former, amateur
golf champion, won ln the finals of
the spring open golf tournament at
Chevy Chase.
The national association for the
study and prevention of tuberculosis,
after being In session ' wo days, closed
one -of the most interesting meetings
In the history of the body.
President Taft wrote a sharp let
ter to Governor Stubbs, of Kansas,
revoking the appointment of Robert
Stone, a personal friend of the Gov
ernor, to a position ln the Attorney
General s office and emphasized the
declaration that he would not perrsdt
himself to be used by any faction for
the promotion of political fortunes.
Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
was a White House caller.
A public census of the District of
Columbia shows a population of S4S,-
003, Including 97,142 negroes and 15,
425 more women than men.
ASK GOVERNMENTAL BID.
In tenia Uooal League For Highway
Improveneent Asks Congress to Ap
propriate 11,000,000 to Support
Work of Body.
Richmond, May 15. The Interna
tional League for Highway Improve
ment to-day adopted a bill, asking
Congress for an appropriation of $1,
000,000 te support the work of the
body through eight commissioners to
be appointed- by President Taft The
league, purposes . to open permanent
headquarters in Washington, and its
first effort. will be to build a national
model highway from Maine to Flor
ida. - - .
The convention adjourned to meet
in St Aus-usttne, Fls June 10, 11 and
It, 1110.'. A letter from President
Taft to C- Jefferson Davis, of Clncln-.
nati, was read further endorsing the
I movement, as a means of employment
SXMXON3 CJHAMPIOXS RAZORS. .
The Tar Heel Senator Pleads For a
, light Duty oa the Weapon of the
Colored Mae Building of Claren
don Bridge at Fayeueville Ordered
" Continued. -
" Observer Bureau,
'. - ' Congress Hall Hotel.
.'Washington, May 15.
Senator Simmons had the floor of
the Senate again- to-day. This time
ha was urging tha reduction of the
duty on rasors razors of. medium
and common grades, and his stuck
caused the paragraph to go over. Dur
ing the debate Senator Smith, of
Michigan, asked. -What v these
rasors used for, domestic er social
purposes ?"- -
Mr. Simmons answered. "I have a
great many colored constituents who,
I am told, carry ranurea." The
serious part of the speech bore fruit
The rate will be lowered.
Senator Overman got an order from
the War Department to-day to 1st the
building of the Clarendon bridge at
Fayetteyille continue, zne reuerai
..... mt witminrtKii harl ordered
the work on the bridge discontinued.
Mr. Jfi. C. Gregory, or aausoury,
m-aa hara tn.Hi, in meet iamt North
Carolinians and New Terkers to con
fer over a lawsuit brought In the
Moors county court over about $115.-
000 worth of property at soutnern
Pines.
No one has made any charges
nlnil Jurisra Connor. A nrotest
made to President Taft, before the
appointment by Marion tsuuer, nu
ben turned over to the 8enate Ju
. lclarv committee, but this will not
hold up the confirmation.
AUTOMATIC FLEET SCHEDULE.
Sixteen Battleships Will Assemble at
Hampton Roads as Soon After June
lft as Possible For Summer Work.
Washington, May 15. The pro
gramme of the summer exercises of
the Atlantic fleet was made public
at the Navy Department to-day. The
tentative schedule calls for the as
sembling of the 16 battleships in
Hampton Roads as soon after June
15 as practicable.
On June 18 the fleet, commanded
by Rear Admiral Beaton Schroeder,
will sail for the Southern drill
grounds south of the entrance to
Chesapeake bay for the summer
manouvros, remaining until July 2
with the exception of five days spent
In coaling and taking on coal and
provisions. The ships will disperse
on July 2 and go to various ports on
the coast They will reassemble at
Provlncetown, Mass., July 10. Ma
nouvres and drills of the entire fleet
and the torpedo boats will - bs held
In that vlctnity with Provlncetown
for headquarters.- The practice work
of the fleet will continue there until
the vessels sal for Hampton Roads,
where they will arrive August 9. yAII
the ships will coa there and August
14 proceed to the Southern drill
grounds, where the record target
practice of the vessels .of ths fleet
will begin on August If and continue
until each of the vessels have finished
their work In, this tine. Battle target
practice wilt then .begin.
FTRK AT ELIZABETH CITY
Jones' Hardware Store Destroyed and
Other Buildings Badly Damaged
Total Loss Will Amount to About
, $25,000.
Epeclat'to The Observer.
' Elizabeth City, May 15. A disas
trous fire occurred hero this morning
at S o'clock, destroying the entire
stock of the D. M. Jones Company,
wholesale hardware, corner Polndex
ter and Matthews streets, and badly
damaging the stores and stocks of the
Lavenston Department Store, Eagle
Grocery. Globe Clothing Store snd
Chesson Department Store. Jones
had stock estimated at 110,000 with
$17,000 Insurance. The building was
owned by C. W. Overman with 5.
500 Insurance, about half the value of
the building. The other losses ranged
from a few hundred to several, thous
and dollars, covered by Insurance.
The fire started around the stair
way In the Jones store from unac
countable origin. It spread rapidly
and it appeared that several blocks
would surely go, but the heroic er
forts of the firemen confined the
blazo practically to ths Jones build
ing.
STRIKERS ARE DEFIANT.
Postal Operators Gall on all Brother
Comrades in ranee to nuiae on
Monday.
Parts. May 15. A tone of defiance
and desperattion marked the meeting;
of strikers to-day, which despite the
steady return of postal employes to
work, voted to keep up the struggle
to the bitter end, at the same time
calling on all comrades In Francs to
strike on Monday.
- Several speakers boldly declared
that the movement was now purely
revolutionary. The meeting ended
with an accompaniment of many
ahouts of "Long live the revolutionary
strike."
M. Pauron, one of the postal lead
era. Issued a warning that all postal
employes, who refuse to stop work,
on Monday, would later pay dearly
for It
The federation of building work
men and street diggers to-night voted
a general strike, leaving the date to
the committee. Notwithstanding ths
support promised from this and other
quarters, the general opinion is that
the situation will be normal on Mon
day, unless the various labor organi
zations enter upon sympathetic
strikes. -
Getonla Colored Set tools Close Sue-
- cessfnl Year.
Special to Tho Cbserver.
Gastonie, May 15. Rev. P. G.
Drayton, of Blddle University, Char
lotte, will preach the annual sermon
before the pupils of the colored
graded school Sunday afternoon. May
22. at S o'clock in the . Presbyterian
church. The concert and graduating
exercises will take place In the Opera
House Monday and -Tuesday nights.
This school Is closing a most success
ful year under the management of
the principal. Rev. J. A. Rollins.. The
enrollment Is 823 and the average at
tendance has been the largest of any
year since the establishment . of the
school. ' . v' - ': - ..-
Adler Released on Bail.
-New Orleans. La., May is. William
Adler, -former president of the ' de
funct State National Bank, who was
yesterday, found guilty in the United
States Court of misapplying the funds
of the bank; was released on a 'bond
of 120.000 to-night His attorneys
have filed a" motion for. new trial
and next
xt Thursday has been set for
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LAKGE SUM FOS ED UCAT10K
sUPTTSTS - ARB - ENTHUSIASTIC!
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Over $114,000 Voluntarily Subscribed . ,
Toward the Endowment Fund . of
the Southern Theological Seminary
W. 4V felayden, of Ahevlile, "
Agrees to Give $,00o-if Nmdccii
OUters Will Give like Amount
Students of the Seminary Create
Surprise by Atmou-King That They
Had Gotten Together $10,000 Ft
the Endowment- JfnndAfternooii
and Night Sessions to the Interest
of Homo Mtasions. - "' ; ; .
Louisville, Ky., May 15-Thetr en- -thusiasm
raised to a high pitch by aA
notable movement to. the support of
the ' Southern Baptist Thsologlcal
Seminary, over 1,000 delegates -to the :
Southern Baptist Convention lata this
afternoon took a lengthy Journey V ;
Cave Hill Cemetery only to have ,
heavy rain Interfere with the unveil
lag of a monument to the late Rev.'
Dr. T. T. Eaten. ' i ' v
Before they left the floor of -th
convention hall over 1 15,000 was .
voluntarily subscribed' toward' the' en- -dowment
fund of ths seminary. , Here. .
a farmer rose to pledge the 160 from ''
the sale of a cow or a horse y there.
a prosperous city dweller contributed
ten or twenty times that amount
It was shortly bers the morning
session ended When President Mullina.
of the Theological Seminary, and Dr. -William
E. Hatcher, of Virginia, be
gan taking subscriptions toward the .
$900,000 fund of the' seminary, which , .
Is being raised ln tha celebration of '
the Jubilee year. ? ' ' w '
, Dr. Hatcher announced .that W. J.
Slayden, of Ashevllle. N. X, would
give $5,000 if 1 others-would lve '
a like amount and JMr less than II -others
did so Other $5,000 sontrtbu
tlons Included George -B. West, -of
Newport News, Va... . . ', ' .
' The students at the seminary who
attended the session in a body topped 5t
off the scene with a little surprise. of -their
own, when they announced that
they had gotten together $10,000 for ,'
ths endowment fund. i -t 1
The early part of the afternoon ses
sion was given, ever. to miscellaneous
reports from workers in tha home t
mission and laymen's missions lelJ.
To-night's session also was in tha in -terest
of home missions, and despite
the bad weather there -was a normal v.
attendance.- TQ-mor-rowr wlil be-gWen '
over entirely , to exercises ,of devo- J
ttonal nature. - the., pulpits ; of t the
Louisville- churches being filled , by , -
letting mlnlbtera The convention will
reassemble Monday when the remain'
Ing business will probably be . con- .
eluded. ' -. , ' , V
The most Important matter to come, ,
up on Monday will be the selection .
of the place of next meeting and there ,
Is a well-founded report that a 'ma
jority of the committee, having' the,
matter In hand, have recorded them"
selves in favor of Baltimore.
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Woll-Knowu i Greeneboro Physician t
Passes Away at St LeaV HowpOil
After a Short innoMS-Fuueral Serv
ices To-Morrow. , ,
Special to The Observer. . ,t
Greensboro, May 15. Dr. Joseph
E. Grlmaley,' who had been critically
111 since Wednesday, died this after-
noon at St .Leo's Hospital, to which ,
institution hs was removed last night -
ln the desperate hope that an Opera
tlon would save his life. Dr. Grlmaley '
was taken ill Wednesday, While, call
ing on patients and a diagnosis show- ,
ed that he was suffering, from blood
poisoning, Tho news of his death this .
afternoon cams as a great shock - t
the entire community . . ,
Dr. Grlmaley was a native of . :
Greene county and 49 years old, hav- . v
ing been a son of the late Dr. Wil
liam P. Grlmslcy, a prominent phy-i -alclan
and planter. ' HO as married
to Miss -Annie Laurie MttDougal, ef
Greene county, who survives him. to
gether with six children. He was-
brother of Mr. George A. Qrimsley, t ,
secretary ef the Security Ufa and An-
nulty Company.: ' - ,
Dr. Grlmsley movoo to- ureensooro ..,
from Snow Hill seven er eight yesre 1
ago and formed a partnership for the
practice or meaicine wnn lit. eanwna ;
Harrison. Ho quickly established
himself In the community ana. uun
up a large practice. 1
The iunerai win prooaoiy us ei
Monday afternoon from St Barnaba '
church, of which Dr. Grlmsley w
a member. ' 1
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MEAT CASK SETTLED. -
Greenville, S. C- Inspector Tag Con '
de-mued Meat ana wui aiww w ,
Remain In Werehon-e Until It Cat
Be SWpped--.No ; Effort Made U -Market
the Meat.' 1 - - ,
B peclal to The Observer. i ii '
flranullla. S. C... MSV ' 15. At &
meeting of the health authorities this '
afternoon tne aisirci- manr . tor ,.t
Swift & Co.. nas present and the con- -demned
meat situation was practically '
disposed of. Dr. Smith,' the .city, food - -
inspector, wtu tag tne meat ana auow
lt to- remain In the warehouse until '
the packers decide as to What dls- "
position they-wlll make ef Itc. 4
In a statement' made late i to-dayj
O. W. Chandlev'Swlffs district man- ;
,r aalil that ha wished to correct .
the statement that -there were' 70.000
pounds of tne meat as it now, turns
out there was a tittle less than 11,000 .
pounds. Mr. Chandler also says that
they havs made no-effort to sell the
condemned meat and . that the. delay T
ln shipping It to a soap factory was r
occasioned by-local causes. .' u -t
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Crack Company O, or CornwelL & C, -'
Coining For. Twentieth. ,", '
8peciaL to'. The Observer. v .
Chester, 3. C, May i.-indicaUons
are . there; wilt be. a, large attendance
from here at the big celebration-In ,
Charlotte, next week, many having a -desire
to see President Taft aswell as
(hare in' the general.; jollification of.,
the descendants of those sturdy Ms ok-.-,
lenbursr satrlots who first flung de-
fiance Into tho face of the British- j
tyrant Mayor Samuels nfts appointor.',
ed Messrs. John- Wi Dunovant John
Frazer and A. M. ,Aiken to act . as "v
Chester's marshals In fthe big parade a
in. accordance -With, the invitations
Perm the committee having the matt.
ter In" charge. ' Chester people always
hare a good time at these Twentieth.
of May celebratjons ln ,Chr?otttj. and
more are going than ever.' before.
Company C. ot CSomwell! this county,
the crack command that won a prize .
at Charlotte-iu 1307. WUI be on hand .
araJn.'and"wUl'mike the "brag cam-
mands t:iSrtir and South Csrnilna
bestir themselves to itven the Corn
jwoU .boa'rom-.vreneatlnjrtlie , per.
Xormance. Uj'
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