Newspapers / The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, … / May 17, 1909, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
f liiiii . o:;e staicn , . :. . r. Vi''"- t-iv-l'';v' r... . , CHARLOTTE, N. MONDAY HORNING, MAY 17, 1909:, PRICE 'FIVE CENTS. P 7 Co0inM.nd of I in LH. Time Jji Vrt Their LTrror the L. v organised tfV Nation. who "national n, the i I HT monument . rn.i .... tn tne ir death P nanJ of the ' '"i" Icctui ' her, be-feir-criMn, the I a hv r,-n. Horace Laden! of re ' ,r . c-ies. fch'p the upbuiMtnlT Is mad- obv.ou. ""n U n reeling the 1 cynnd ordinary i.' . occurred before t1 " in recent times tf.T.JeYhke that of uDV,L.. H.structn.n was a . ri " - una ! . in ..or 11 ' ibeU'ln both cases. m. when relations I""0' " h, were se f ..a hv reason or poPu.. pthl er wr-m. the peo S Sate, were on edge hti.,r.s In "ba. ac- (he l "" our. ui" - W o,n.nir On im thi'ir on rea.onin fen of .he Maine was en tLW he expiamed. H lirther import than to re- Lr citizens in I'uba and 10 fceBnd Be them assistance kj gip-nee narraieu n- tj ,uCCe'!illR tne iv,rt.u Lfrom Key West for Havana r at iry 23. 189V Arriving at 'hf Iams w.is t.iken by the om of the buoys commonly (or war vessel? "It was ed in the rnlted States jltinc was afterward shifted puiifh authorities to another i thif -a an error." he said, imifd thi'l the Maine erelered lurhnr :ii a militant con- jmr, A'lmlr.il Siobee said It brunt thai lie should know fee of popular f. cling In irffardir.g tne ,nme anu mthe hest vv.v to learn this lltCBd a hull tiKtit. i nave il made anathema for this In oic us neonle. Hull fiKhts tn only on Sunday but my I not pleasure, it una peon wt my ship's company w-as BKtusi- or attendance at tne An Cm i al n.lnn ti Vl the bull fi'h: were Injured L of the Mamc.'' fntly l: attenilert another I, returning from which the Jobltshed cir.-ular in which I niailf l.i " A mprienn t made i., "American thflr "rotten Mjuadron" I'd to him. II Btrth-o (rraphieallv de- pit Irene o, tl.o Maine on the explosion. To henr oontfnrli.N ..f tii.. . e pit the Maine v mnli kv (m none lie , .,ii,.r attention rlll in the destruction by itil n n. i... e i . . t. Pftrop:ivl,,sk durine- th banese war imp the i,li, i- ,.f ' hav not li in f t ... ,. ... ' ' ' ii), 1 1 r micht i. i, ..it,,,. i. I ' . i " boh. "t the Mai-- ,..,,.,, ., ited that she i-hat,ly would I us :n ,l,i:.ii ., ..... W'Jtlon If th- nr..),l.,m f TRII, POrTiAIXS. nni.n, i- . . .... T. lieiore ju9. FWn To..');ly. -Captain de- II lr I r. aillm win:.. .. .. fa. v. m f- Annis a f T'ht Club, wm b ar Annis at tan, c hff"r" Jut'c "e Supreme ,'ourt to- masmmm penalty Is - w :nurt ma'- ' tt a of one (ill I. auR'ther. W relM !'(' mai, o bring k Mked V as,,rp80-t. the W'" !"Ve ' Jhi lYick Uule Pa. v 'Ifvai'n; ."k' 16 Governor uWvMtae.Ppropr,au'on 4113 aumh n!tltu'n for make,MnUnt Air w that nil p0S8ib'e the thi, c.htcL of William " ' - well -b'te her fourth "ln? that i, or til ... Mt " WOUld e.t 1 lud llTfl with the to " rector fV; e 2-00 i 7rvfhr ,he child. iVlvanl first time hrtfliii "U h under. ----anon of a prardui an nml . and . "' ""t as In . of the I ner BASDITS; HOLD TRAIN . V -Wl I I H - " - ----- UOOTED TOE BIXaSTEKED StAI. Aftor nwjf H 6ec m Cnkaowa Amount aad rted Enftae jhuI jtui) ous Back-Toward Train at Kate of Tweaty-Mve Milt an UoW, the OutUw Hado TUrtr licape Ensine ami Mail 0m EUH Into tho Keat f tbe Trsin ud I nj aired Hewa Jweogr--Jt- a Reports Xttat the Robber Secured a Mach M $20,OOf , Bw liaUroad Bleo De clare Amount Is No Known. . Spokane, Wash.. May -Following the hold-up Great Northern pasaenger train y x toandita be tween Colbert and Mead laet nlpht, 11 neraon ware Injured when the locomotive and the mall ear. cut off .from the rest of the, train, were run back wild toy the bandlta. after they had rifled tha rest ol the train. The conductor : saw- the .wlld oars coming back" at 25 miles an hour. He and another trainman placed a tie on the track, but the cars, though part ly stopped, plunged into the coaches, throwing passengers from their seats cutting them with broken glass. A trainman sprang aboard the locomo tive as the collision occurred and shut off the steam, stopping the havoc. When the train reached Colbert lata laet night, while the crew was busy with some switching two man sprang into the cab and throating, revolvers against the breast of the engineer and firemen ordered them to do as commanded. The engineer and fire man complied and the mall oars were cut off from the rest of the train by four other robbers." Tbe locomotive and mall car then ran up the track a few miles. Then the engineer and his fireman were forced to leave the cab Two of the robbers went to the door of the mall car and ordered it opened. Their command was obeyed by Benjamin F. Stumpf. mail clerk, who was hurried away rrom the cars with the engineman by a dosen re volver shots. Manning the locomotive themselves the outlaws took th mall cars down the track and looted the registered mall. Then they started the loco motive back toward the rest of the train and escaped. Conductor C. I Robertson cut In a telegraph wire to send word to Spokane. While he was telegraphing, about a half hour after the locomotive and the mail car had disappeared, he saw the pow erful locomotive careening towards the coaches, in which many were asleep. M.ny of the passengers knew noth ing of the hold-up until awakened by the collision. As soon as Conductor Robertson realise 2hat acolllsion was Imminent he called on the brakemen and port ers to aid him. While the conductor and another man threw a 'tie across the track, a torakeman stood ready to board the cab as soon as the shock of the collision checked the impetus of the wild locomotive. None of the Dassencers wm (fatally hurt. ., i Two special train loads of deputies and doctors were hurried from Spokane. No trace of the rebfcera was found to-day. While it is reported that the ban dits obtained as much s IJO.00O. railroad officers and mail inspectors say the amount-is not known. One of the bandits, who entered the cab, was more than sir feet tall and evi dently an experienc.d,''eo'glneer. As the two robbers entered Jhe cab, this man said, "Tou haveheard of us be fore." indicating that tey had been involved in simils ! held-nnpa. One Traliisaflntnjared. Qt. Paul. Minn.,' May 1. At the headquarters of 'the Great Northern Railway, it is eaJd to-day that six robbers held ttpy westbound passen ger train No. T Just east of Morse. Wash., early To-cUy, cut-off te pos tal car, ran ltfahout two miles west and rifled the "registered mall. The amount of booty is; not known. One trainman was injured. The passen gers were not molested. The Great Northern has offered a reward of $10,000 for each robber captured. AKMKXIANS FIRED ITOX. Moalems Attack a Band of Two Hun dred, Who Had Started From Adana Captain Marshall, of the North Carolina, Is Investigating. Adanat Asiatic Turkey, May Two hundred Armenians, who started away from here yesterday, were fired on soou after their departure from the city by a band of Moslems. The Armenians returned here panic strick en. The military commissioners however, gave assurances that the Armenians would -be safeguarded and sent out patrols through the country. The police are taking active meas ures to restore - to the Armenians their unburnned houses. Captain William A. Marshall, com manding the United States armored cruiser North Carolina, now at Mer sina, and Edward L Nathan, the American consul , at Patras, Greece, are now ait Adana engaged in an in vestigation of conditions.'- The heaf-J ib unease ana mere is iwi rauco bui ferlng. - Will Restore Order. Constantinople, May 18. The American ambassador, John G. A. Laiahman, has made representations to Ferld Pasha, the minister of the interior, on the importance of restor ing order In Adana province -so that the refugees crowded, in the towns may return to their . farms. Ferld PaPsha - replied to-day, u&ying .he would, take additional steps to restore the confidence of the Armenians and give them protection in the country where needed., .,.. , . . Abdul Hamld'8 Women Driven From , ipajacet , - ' Constantinople, May 1 Eighty women from Abdul Hamlds Jiarem, richly dressed and veiled, were driven in carriages to-day under the escort of four eunuchs and a , troop . of cavalry front tbe Tildls to the ancient Seraglio palace, .-Which has been un occupied since about tile. Curious bystanders1 were ' driven away from the. exit- of the Ylldls palace by a guard of soldier. v Following the car riages was a, train of wagons with haggage. Th yudis is being made reedy for the admission Of the public Most of the former Sultan's -slaves have been freed. .-v ,-, - , , 'Hetnxe Denies Relationship. .. , Nw TorV May. 16. Otto Heinse said to-day that, neither Charles I Foxwell, who was arrested in- Wash ington oa Saturday for the allegad swindling of several mining ? com panies, nor Fo well's wife was si rela tive of hiav He- had never heard of the Forwella, he said. untU he read account -of the Arrest - la - the Paper. -s . ,., ., ; ,. ' -ftK.- GLASS DUTY E3C0RB1TAST SIMMONS FAVORS A REDUCTION". The Xorth Carolina Senator Det-tares That the .American Maiusf acturer Should Be Protected Against tn ' equal. Foreign Competition. Bet at the Same Time Duties Should Xot Be Made Three or Four Times Greater Titan tbe Cost of Xabor Overproduction a Fosterer of Treats -Xecetwarlea of Life Should Bear the Lightest Duties Postdble BUI to Enlarge Charlotte Postofflc. BYB.E.C BRYAST. Observer Bureau. Congress Hall Hotel, Washington. May It. ' The views expressed ,by Senator Simmons in his speech Wednesday on th glass schedule, will interest many oif his constituents. Among; other things he said: "Now, Mr. President, I am trying to treat this tariff question from a practical standpoint. I recognise the conditions that exist. X know that this is going to be a Republican bill and i know that the Republican ma jority in Congress has been Instructed by the people It represents to make it a protective measure. But while this is true, it is also true that the Repub lican masses, having In vipw, prob ably, former experiences, took the precaution to accompany their in struction and eommand with a specific definition of what they regarded as the measure of protection which should be accorded the industries of the country. ; "I do not agree with th tariff dec laration of the Republican platform. I do not think we have s right in levying tariff duties to consider pri marily the question of difference in Industrial ' and economical conditions here and abroad. Especially I do not agree that we have any right in fram ing a tariff bill to guarantee the in dustries of the country a profit of any klid. whether reasonable or other wise. Every tariff ought to b levied primarily -for the purpose of 'raising revenue to support the government. It ought to rest as lightly as possible upon the necessaries of lifo and It ought to be distributed as much as possible upon all the interests 'of the country, so that each productive In dustry will bear its part Of the bur den and receive Its part of the Inci dental benefits of tariff taxation. INDUSTRIES SHOUI4D BE PRO TECTED. "I do not advocate free trade, on the contrary, I believe in levying these duties for the purpose of raising this revenue, and we should not lose sight of the fact that there are many thing that the foreigner can make cheaper than we can and where the condi tions of competition are obliviously unequal I think in laying these duties we should so adjust them a to afford the largest incidental protection to those things which most need to be secured against unequal foreign com petition. In this way Its burdens and benefits can, in some degree, he dis tributed and counterbalanced. "But, as I said. Mr. President, we are framing a bill, not upon Demo cratic principles, but upon- Republic can principles, and in the discussion of these schedules we cannot lose eight of thin fact without running the risk of bringing about a .discrimina tion against certain industries - and certain section, and. Instead of de creasing, increasing the Inequalities in' the burdens and benefits , of the tariff. er "If the Republicans, who are mak ing this b.111 and who are responsible for it, make a protective measure, I have no right to complain,, because that will be In accordance with the Instructions they have received from the people. Wa have no right to ex pect anything e'.ae. But when It is prnpoied to levy duties, as In the caoe of the paragraph now under consid eration, which violates every known l-rlnclpie of tarm" taxation, which raises no revenue, iwbich imposes duties from tfour to five times higher than are noeded for the purpose of protection according to the Repub lican defi iltlon, of the amount of pro tection the industries of the country are entitled to receive, I have a right, as a minority Senator, representing a Democratic State which does not believe In the protective system, to protest; and all the people, (whether Democrat or Republican, have a right to protest. EVILS OF OVERPRODUCTION. "What Is the result, Mr. President, of a duty which Is not only four or five times the difference between the labor cost here and abroad, but two or three times greater than the total labor coet, either here or abroad T I cannot answer this question better than to repeat the declaration of Mr. H. E. Miles, one of the largest manu facturers and best Informed men ofj me country upon 1110 gvojeci 01 iuu tariff, a Republican and a protec tionist, when he declared during the last campaign, and I think again In his testimony before the ways and means committee of the House, that , when manufacturers are given a j larger amount 01 pnnanivn man im 1 reeded to cover the difference be- j tween the cost of production here and abroad they regard the action of Congress In voting them this unnsc-' essary duty as an invitation to them to put their product In a trust, sup-, press domestic competition, and ad vance the price of their product to the full, amount of the duty. 'The schedule nre are now consid ering Illustrates this . condition -the proposed duty, as Mr. Bache says, is four or five times greater than the difference between the labor cost here and abroad. Upon the smaller Uses It proposes a duty of S per cent.. more than the total cost, labor, and mate rial abroad; upon the larger sixes, IT per cent, more than the total cost, labor and material, abroad. Th manufacturers of this charac ter of glass are not now la a trust, but with this Inducement and Invi tation It Is almost certain that sooner of later they will follow the example of the ' plate-glass manufacturers sad exploit the American producer to the limit of the duty by th Imposition and exaction of exorbitant and mo. ropollstfc prices. --Of eourss, Mr, president, .the man who will suffer Wi the ultimate consumer. .-tHe -not only pay a tax to tbedomestle producer when the price is advanced a a re sult of overpretection. - , ' ! ; j i SHOUU3 BE REDUCED. : ; i-From any- standpoint.'; ths . rats on dor discussion is indefensible. It is not needed for revenue, because It will bring no revenue It Is prohibitory. It is net needed to protect j capital or labor against foreign com-! petition, eeoaua it is several time in exces ef the difference In the cost 1 of this product here and abroad. It ought to be reduced, and heavily kre duced. " "In- the amendment I have offered I have adopted the rate of duty sug gested by the West Virginia manufac turer of glass, to whom I have Just referred, not because I thought the duty suggested by him was low enough, but because I thought the Republican 'party would at least be. willing to accept the suggestion of a manufacturer ol this product as to the amount of duty which. In his Judgment, would be amply sufficient to secure him against unequal foreign competition. "Th reduction proposed In my amendment is a moderate one-L-it I only mounts to about 15 per cent, j It ought to toe reduced more than ' twice that amount, but, Mr. President, ss X said, I am seeking results, and I knew it was useless to ak this body to make so great a reduction as that. I -believe that a duty of IB per sent, upon this product would afford abun dant protection, even from the Re publican standpoint, and it Is doubt ful whether, even with a duty no greater than that, there will be any considerable importations with resultj lng revenue to the government.'" CHARLOTTE POSTOFFICE BILL, x Following is the text of the bill In troduced by Mr. Webb to provide for the enlarging and Improving of the Charlotte postofflce: "Be It enacted toy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States of America In Congress as sembled. That the Secretary of th .' Treasury be, and he is hereby, direct ed to cause the United State Build ing at Charlotte, North Carolina, to t extended and enlarged se as to provide necessary end convenient ac commodations for the business of the United States postofflce and United 0tat(s court at that point, and that the total cost of all extensions, en largements, improvement, changes and repairs shall not exceed the sum of (125,000: provided, that the sum of 1125,000 Is hereby appropriated, out of any money In the Treasury not otherwise impropriated, for the pur pose aforesaid. "Sec. 2. Tha this act shall be in force from Its passage." W ARRANT FOR FOX WELL. Broker In Mining Stocks, Who Is Charged With Irregular Dealings With Eastern Mining Obtppanlesv Will Be Taken to Boston Probably. Washington. May H. Charles L. Foxweil, a broker In mining stocks, said to be a relative of F. Augustus Helnze, of New Tork, who was arrest ed her yesterday, for alleged Irreg ular dealing with a number of East ern mining companies which were re lieved of vast sums of money ranging from 130,000 up, probably will be takea .hack to Boston for hearing early this week.. Whether -he will re sist extradition cannot b learned. Th Boston authorities to-day tele graphed that a warrant for the re turn of Foxweil to Massachusetts would be obtained Monday. The Boston polic indicated In their mes sage that Foxweil while living there bore the alias "Charles L. Copeland" and stated that he faced serious charge In that city. Foxweil, who is 6 years old, has resided here a year, living in lavish style in fashionable apartments. He sat dejectedly to-nlgbt In his dark celL Mrs. Foxweil, a beautiful young woman probably 25 years of age. vis ited her husband to-day and took htm some delicacies. She also handed him a couple of telegrams. She talked with Foxweil through the bars for half an hour and upon leaving waved aside the reporter. The Forwell have taken a lively Interest in society here. They were seen often on the .principal thorough fares tn a handsome touring car, oc cupied boxes at tbe leading- theatres, entertained at suppers In the down town hotels and were often hosts at fashionable functions. The detective to-day were en gaged In a further investigation of the case hut late to-night, the au thorities are yet unadvised as to the extent of the broker's business opera tions In this city. The charge against Foxweil of being a fugitive of Justice remains unchanged on the police blotter. BRANDENBURG IN XEW YORK. Magazine Writer, Who is Charged With Grand Larceny For Kale of Cleveland Letter, Declares Ho Will Get Oat of All of His Troubles. New Tork, May 1. Broughton Brandenburg, the magaslne writer, whose troubles quickly followed the publication of a letter In, The New York Time last fall, said to have been written by the late Orover Cleve land, is a prisoner in New York to night. Despite his varied experiences and the hardshtos he says he has under gone since his indictment for grand larceny for the sale of the Cleveland letter, he la as anxious to explain his actions as he was In San Francisco. He gave out a statement to-night, giving an explanation of why he left New York and a declaration of his intention to fix unquestionably the le gality of his marriage with his sec ond wife, an Incident, which indi rectly added further Interest, to his career, through his admitted abduc tion of his second wife's son, James Shsppard Cahanne; 3d, of St Louis. Hs says that "the Immediate future Is going to be Interesting for all hands." He says he Is without mon ey and does not expect bail, and per haps may he-forced to do without connseL- He says he Intends: "First, to meet the chsrges In ref erence to the Cleveland letter. Sec ond, to secare.out of the had tangle of - this country's divorce laws la which w are Involved, an unquestion ed legality of the marriage status be tween the1 second Mrs. Brandenburg and myself.. Third, the ultimate re covery" of out boy-" Fnrtv Rases Bubonic Plague Weekly. Amoy. China. May Is. Official estimates place the- number of cases of bubonic plague In Amoy at about forty : weekly. - There is a severe epidemic afr several of the Interior towns. . 4' -y. , ,..;'.. ,.- t Vj'-Flrc la Florida Town. - CarrsbeU. - Fia . May 1 1. Th building occupied -ty the Gulf Trad ing Company, was destroyed by -fir this jnornlng. . The Jk is estimated at $20,000, practically covered by. In surance, T V ." "V ;".'.' -. !, BAPTIST MlNISTEES TALK JiiinxoAxowj , FTXIi ALL LOCISVIIXE PUL1TTS. Many Notable Sermons Preached by V bating Members of Prominence tn Attendance on the Soatbera Bap tist Ooiirentioa Mass Meeting lletd In Broadway Church as a Memorial Service For the Ministers, MlsHtoa arles and Prominent Laymen. Who Died During Past oYar Meeting of Those Interested la the Laymen' Movement Held tn Convention Mall Convention Will Hold It Nest 1 Meeting in Baltimore in May, It 10. Louisville, Ky.. May 18. With nearly all of the pulpits In LouisvUl filled by visiting ministers of prom inence at' both morning and evening services and four hug mass meetings to engage the attention of Louisville church-goer a wall as the visitors, 8unday for those attending the South ern Baptist Convention brought no slackening of the zeal which th gath ering has aroused. . Full churches. many of them overflowing, were the rul everywhere and many notable sermons were preached. v Of the mass meetlncs, th ons held at the Broadway Baptist church as a memorial service for the ministers, missionaries and prominent laymen who have died during the past year probably-attracted the most attention. There was a long roster of distin guished dead and for the memory of each, there was full tribute of praise. xne meeting or those interested in the laymen's missionary movement at the main convention hall this af ternoon, was largely attended, ad dresses delivered by the Rev. B. R. Gray, secretary of th Horn Mission Board; E. W. Stephens and Henry R. Pollard, of Richmond. Va.. being, th feature of a two-hour session. An afternoon meeting In the inter est of the Woman's Missionary Un ion was held at the First Presby terian church, when reviews of the work in the home and foreign fields were given Dy the secretaries of the two divisions. An evansrelistio con ference at the Walnut Street Baptist cnurcn, a a dresses by W. W. Hamil ton, Luther Little, George W. Mc Daniel and Len G. Broughton brought th day's services to a close. Tho Convention will meet In Balti more, Md., next year on May 20. Mis cellaneous unfinished business wilt be wound up at to-morrow sessions of the convention and final adjournment taken. INTERNATIONAL . ARBITRATION. Lake Moltonk Conference Convenes on Wednesday and Continues Through Friday Many prominent Men Will Make Addresses, Governor Ansel, of South Carolina,,.: Among the Number. Lake Mohonk, N. Y.. May 16. The fifteenth annual meeting of the Lake Morion conference on International Arbitration will convene her on Wednesday and continue through Friday. President Butler, ef Colum bia University, will preside and, more than. J00 educators. diDlomats. armv and "navy men, lergym8, editor. ousiness ana proressionsj men Will at tend. r'' '.' ''v ' .; Among the sessions Will be one de voted to pan-American affairs and one to tha business men's movement for International arbitration. - Some 60 chambers of commerce and sim ilar business organisations will b represented. Among the addresses will 4s on by Dean Kirchwey, of th Columbia law school, on "Tha Systematio Study of Limitation of Armaments." While it is given out that the discussion of this paper is to be "strictly interna tional in character, that It is without direct invective against any ons na tion's particular naval policy," pre vious experience at Mohonk Confer ences has shown that there is abun dant chance for an opening of the ginger jar, when the question of lim iting armaments comes up. British Ambassador James Bryce and Dr. Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minister, are to address the confer ence, and probably Count Bernstorff, tbe German ambassador. Among the well-known men who are to participate In the conference, are Senor Don Ighaclo Galderon, the Bolivian minister; ex-Governor Mon tague, of Virginia; Governor Ansel, of South Carolina; Representatives Bartholdt, of Missouri; 'Perkins, of New York, and Plumley, of Vermont; ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri; Rear Admirals John P. Merrell and C. H. Stockton, U. S. N.; ex-Ambas sador Andrew D. White, Ithaca, and a nunvber of college presidents. THE CONFEDERATE REUNION. Memphis Is Ready For the Annual Getheruis of Dixie's Heroes on June $, 9 and 10. Memphis, Tenn., May It. An nouncement I mads by the general executive committee that all will to in readiness for the Confederate re union, which will meet in Memphis on June 8, t and 10 and all Indica tions point to one of th most suc cessful gatherings in the history of the organization. All Confederate veterans, who. de sire free accommodations, will be cared for in a general manner. The general committee makes announce ment that food, lodging-and medical attendance will be provided for each and every old soldier who shall make his wants known, Chairman W. R. Barksdala, of the hotel committee, said to-night that no advance in hotel rates will be made. Automobile races wilt toe held daily at the fair grounds and other amuse ments have been provided. ' The social feature of tho gathering will be the sponsors' ball to be given In the large auditorium building at the east and. ' ' TOWN STREWN WITH WRECKAGE aDmags ' Wrought by Saturday's Satnrday's Tornado Will Resell Up ward of 940,000 Twenty-Five Families Homeless, Fowlerville. Mlch4 May 1. This town and surrounding country for a radius of twq miles is to-day strewn with wreckage, with probably IS families ' homeless. The damage, wrought by Saturday afternoon's tor nado, which 'almost completely rased this section, will reach upwards of 140,000. Telephone' and - telegraph wires were tern down and not until late to-day-was' communication with the outside world possible. A conservative estimate places th number of buildings damaged or de molished at 2(0. This may be In creased when all-districts are heard from. . Dwellings were. unroofed V. . .1 ...t.kH4i4n Jl.MAll.ku1 I orchards uti rooted and boards and 1 trees carried for, several rods In. tho air. ' -r - " SEABOASD LOSES BY FIRS GENERAL WAREHOUSE BURNED. Flames Gained -Rapid Headway and For -a Time It Appeared That AU of the Building Located - in tbe ' Seaboard's Repair and Coastractioa Yards Would Me Burned Fire Was ' Accompanied by a Treauendoas Ex plosion, Whldi . Endangered the " lives of the Flreeneo Four Spec tators Were Hurt, One Seriously Between 50 and .60 Freight Cars, Many of Thera Loaded, Also Burn ed Loss Bet wees 9100,000 and 91&0.OOO. Portsmouth, Va., May II. Fir of unknown origin, accompanied by an xploelon. destroyed th general warehouse of th Seaboard Air Lin Railway at th railroad terminals her early to-day7, entailing a loss of from- 1100.000 to $160.000., and re sulting in the Injury of four men, oa being seriously hurt, Th injured are.; , v. FIREMAN. WALTER BISSSTT, struck by flying fcrick, seriously hurt. NIGHT. TARJD MASTER MATH'S. SON, nose badly cut and back la Jured. . . .--. tom SELLERS, oolored. eut about th htad. - Unknown whits man, teeth knock d out Betwean St and freight ears, maay of them loaded, also wsrs burn ed. The fir galaed rapid headway and for a tlm it appeared that all of the building loeaUd In the Seaboard's repair and construction yards would be consumed. Soon after the Ports mouth firs department arrived on th seen a tremendous explosion within th stores house, a brick structure, followed by several smaller ones, sent bricks and burning timbers flying in every direction, greatly endangering the live of th Ar fighters and oth ers, who had gathered on th acn. Whether It was a large tank of acid Or a quantity of dynamite stores used in construction work on the railroad, which exploded, la a matter of doubt; but th shock, which ensued from the first explosion, was felt within a radius of five miles, even rattling win dows In Norfolk on the opposite side of the Elisabeth river. The official of the company attribute the explosion to a quantity of stored torpedoes The burnt store house contained general supplies for the entire Sea board system and the loss upon the building and Its general contents alone Is placed at JflO.pOO. The. Ore was confined to th stor house and cars, the latter being ignited by burn ing timbers from the store . house, hurled upon the roofs by th fores of the explosion. The firemen were greatly handi capped in subduing the flames, it la said, because the department's hose would not flthe railroad hydrants. Three of th Injured men were tak en to th King's Daughters' Hospital. All, probably, will recover. OFFICER HOOTS NEGRO. Chief of Polled Wti 'of Fort 'Mill, S. C. Shoots Unruly Negro Dead la His Tracks,- the Shooting. Being In Self-Defense, ; Special to THt'Ob''i Fort Mill, S. C, May Jt-ChJef of Po lice V. D. Potts shot and Instantly kill ed Jack Jackson, colored, at 10:30 o'clock last, night. Th killing occurred in the Sprattvllle section , of the town through which the negro Was passing en .rout to his horn at Orattan. ' , - Jackson had been drinking and cursing on th streets and was overtaken by Of ficer Potts at the point mentioned above. When arrested the negro, a burly man of 200 pounds, agreed to return with Mr. Potts, but had gen only a few step when with great fore seised th officer and threw him to the ground. Mr. Potts reached for his pistol and this wa seised by th drunken negro. The officer then pulled another gun from his pocket and the negro also attempted to wrench thjs from his hand. The two were again on foot, and ngged in a lively tussle for possession of the weapon, when Officer Potts finally felt Jackson's grip slacken and jerked on of the pistols, a 38-oallbro Smith & Wesson, from the negro' hand. With this th officer fired four shots. two of which struck Jackson. One bullet entered the heart and another lodged in the .shoulder. Jackson fell dead in the street. Jackson was a powerful man, and. whll Officer Potts regrets very much the necessity of having to shoot the negro, It was purely a case of self-defence. The county coroner 1 expected to hold an In quest to-day. MISSISSIPPI AT NATCHEZ. Elaborate Preparations Being Msde For the Stay of the Battleship la That Port. Natchez. Miss.. May 1. If there had been any doubt as to the stage of the water in the Mississippi river for the trip of the battleship of that name to Natchez, it would toe remov ed by the forecast Issued to-day by Section Director Belden, of the unit ed States Weather, Bureau st Vicks burg, who predicts a stage of close to 43 feet at vicksourg May 24, wmcn means a stage of 44 feet at Natchez as late as May 24. The battleship will arrive here on Friday evening at ( o'clock and leave on It return to the gulf Tuesday, May 25, at 5 a. m. Natchez la making elaborate prepa rations for the celebration of the bat tleship's stay in this port. Governor Patterson, of Tennessee: Governor Sanders, of Louisiana; Governor Noel, of Mississippi; Mayor MaVtln Behr man, of New Orleans, and United States Senator-elect John Sharp Wil liams will toe among the 'distinguished visitors to take part, In the celebra tion. Chester Church Calls Newberry Pastor. Special to Th Observer. .Chster, B. C, May If. At a meet ing of the congregation, of the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian church this morning It was decided to call Rev.D. G. Phillips, of .Newberry to the pastorate of the church, to UU the place made vacant by the death of Rev. C E. McDonald on April 23, Mr. Phillips Is regarded as one of tho leading ministers of the Associate Re form Presbyterian Church, and it .Is hoped by the congregation hers that he will accept the call that will be placed In hlV hands." . iA - Wagner Arrested oa Perjury Charge. St Louis.-'' Mb., iMey 19. Frank' "P. Wagnerwho recently testified before the senatorial investigating commit tee at Madison, implicating three As semblymen and two others in a "mon ey deal end whose testimony was later pronounced f&ls by the commit tee, was arrested to-day on a warrant Issued by' District Attorney Mason, , charging "perjury, i ;' Demon jTORMST 0? WEEK'S OTS FEW EVENTS OF IMPORTAXCJC. Fourteenth Annua Convention of the A alio na I Association of Msnulao- ; turers Will Be Held la New ..York, . Beginning To-Day An Effort AVill Be Made to Retain President Vsn Cleave in Ofnce--Conference on In dustrial Arbitration Begins -at Lake Mohonk ea WedaeedayPresideint -. Taft to Speak in CtuurtoUer 011 Thursday IteireentaUTe of Cot ' ton Seed Oil Industry to Meet Forecast of .the Week la Congress, -Beginning to-morrow, the daily sit- tings of the Senate will commence st 10 o'clock Instead of 11 as during the past -few weeks and II ordinarily. ' The hour has ba advanced in th hope, of expediting final action oa th tariff bill. : Th consideration' of the measure has developed greater '. or position - the part of a dosen or so of Republican Sen tor than was expected, and the supporters- of the v bill feel that avery possible effort mutt be madn to exhaust their-crlti- eisnt and ortng the bill to avote. The Republican htultr ar quits in th dark as to when ths end may be ' reached. Indeed they ar finding less difficulty on that point ' in dealing with the Democrats than. In dealing ' with the Independent member of their own party. '. f , - The discussion this wek will deal , ' with the various . paragraphs of th bill, which havs been passed over, but there will b a few speeches on ths general tariff question, including on by Senator Depew, to b d!lvrf d to-morrow. Senator Clay has pre- - pared and will deliver, probably niji Tuesday, an elaborate speech criti cising th sugar schedule and under taking to show that It Is in th In to rest of th sugar combinations Sen-. 7 ator Simmon will continue his ef fort to have th rat. on sugar low- Senator Bailey will continue to - prs his demand for a vote on ths ' Incom tax. Th' general opinion ; among supporters of such a tax ia that th cess In ths Senate has been materially wakend by tn decision . . of ths President sot to press for ths '- tsx. Nevertheless, Mr. Bailey will -force th Senate to a vot on th question If he can do so. " ' 1 In th iHous an attempt will bs mad to pas the Philippine tariff bill oa Monday and the. Porto Rican bill on Thursday. The latter meas ure will bs reported to-morrow. Both bills will arouse discussion, but' It is " not believed that there will to any stubborn opposition to either. ; Interest attaches to th fourteenth , annual convention of th National , " Association - of Manufacturers to be : held In New York during tbrs days, beginning oa Mondsy because a nw president of th association will be V chosen. President James W. Van i : Cleav dulre to retire, but because v of the sending tariff measure it. is 4 -probable, that -an effoit .wiH be .made ' : to retain him .la offlaet -yi rr""-'it'iV : The National Guard Association of ' th United Stat wUl mt at Los. Angelc this ,wek, . beginning5 Mon-.,' day... The 'Association. Include In Its , - f; membership the '4dJutnt-genrsj,.of 'MP all th States. " Assistant Secretary ef , War Oliver is expected to b present A gathering" of moment In th South will bo th mooting, opening in Mm.- ; phis on -Tuesday, ef - representatives of thS pSoUorv seed 'Oil industry The ;-' V sessions will continue three days.' - ,:'; On Wednesday th Lak Mohonk : conference on industrial arbitration .; will begin at Lak Mohonk, N. YOn the same day. President Taft will . peak at the -unveiling of a monu- ' ment to Pennsylvania soldiers at Petersburg, .Va..- Wednesday also wUl . be notable In that 00 that day Pre!- "-i dent Eliot formally retires from the 't presidency of Harvard University. . An Important religious gathering .. . will bs that of ths General Assembly of th Presbyterian Church, which : convenes on Thursday at Denver. ;i President Taft's public engager t- mnts for this week Include his at- , ' ' tendance at the Mecklenburg celebra-.'it -yV tion at' Charlotte on Thursday. I- Th second of th American war-. ..... ehlps to reach Asiatic waters since . :; ' th outbreak of th antl-Christisa rioting a month ago, the cruiser Mon- ' tana. Is due at Alexandretta Mondajr. Sh will co-operate with the cruiser , . North Carolina which arrived at Mr " sins Thursday. '. f.' Ths situation In Turkey Is much s improved. Ths rioting Is at an end and It is now principally a question: T - of caring for the afflicted. -':: 'v;V' Walter Well nan will leave Chris- , tiansand, Norway, Thursday, In ths ' three-masted schooner Arctio for 0 Spitsbergen, from which point ' he will begin in August his third attempt ' to reach the North pole by airship. On Tuesday King Alfonso will hi. sugurate at Valencia, the Reglnal Ex-.". ." position. i , ,' - 'j -(.;, Theodore Roosevelt I now resting 4, at George McMillan's ranch In British : Kast Africa. He will , resume his ' shooting expeditions from ths ranch ' house as a base on Monday. a.'. Tha annual meeting of th Perma nent International Association " of Navigation Congresses will be held ?n ' , x russets Monaay, ', :::"? 4.--: POSTAL STRIKE ISDEAjit: -A ' Only Four Hundred Men Out and - They Will probably Return to Work ' " To-Da y Strikers a Resort v to De- V strurtlve Measure.. '-.'.'. ' Paris, May 1$. The postal strike is now practically dead. Ths -gov- : ernment officials announce that only ' 4 0 0- men are. out, 'and these are ex- : pectsd to return to-morrow morning. . lAt a meeting to-night.-2,000 postal employes usieuea 10 violent aarangues . from the labor leaders- who prop he-1 f sled that grave events w6uld happen " to-morrow liv the direction of action by the outside unions. .A resolution . . was adopted that th struggle be con-. turned to a finish. -' , .i ,..":-.;. The desperation of the StHk lead-' v ers is evidenced toy the fact that de structive measures are now toeing car ried out, following recent threats. A gang, m an automobile . to-day ; cut : -' thirty of th ' chief outgoing cables at. various -poiats on the outskirts of ' Paris. Th police caught ons of ths - men red handed,, but the others -es- - caped. There have been several cases of wires, cutting- In the provlne. Oil v and other fluids havs been poured in- to letter boxes,' In one Instance ths , oil being set on fire and many letters . etrydjf;'--'-V .'.-:; -- -'.':ui ' ... FraAvO-Venesuelan Protocsl Arrang. ' -; -,-"' -v Partai May. 1. ThevFranco-Venezuelan protocol, for, the re-establish meat of diplomatic relations, has. been -arranged on the same basis as that between ths United States and Ven-" a.n.U t tlt7MM A . t Vim srKfft-a. ! tlen ,of V claims 'o? '. French citizens against venesueja. .r -- . .. 1 1 '.- K 7' ;: V. 1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 17, 1909, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75