North Carolina Newspapers

-r 7ZATIIEIi 11 a rtf v." 'A t 12 3C A I I I I i 3f j - Hotel Jo. IIAKCIIUS MASSACRE PRICE J - BUTCHERY; WflitE03l!ED llfiODERN IHSTOSY ,t;f', . ...I... f : Selcrccrs At llsrcy CI OHDER WHOLESALE CARNAGE lament People Aci Koa-Coipbatanls lodlsclcat City Ct Kacklcg Rivr ed-Gntten goo With Blood 4 it -; ' ' HanklnK thto wrknlaa; 4 th ahaiabJ Of tha Maachu butcher. The un tet '-jUpcnj "ean offlr iln, deU- ' ' ,. tiaaniS ' btohery "upracordad hi i .v modrn hlatorr-; ' m f VV ; -y Tonifh't 4.0 nc?ii nd Im prftl old-ttyla aoldlan h6l4 Parpla v Hill, wher thyt r ntrnclil. whlla from boneitb' their atronghoM -thay ara dtHrtnJ beitora them hordaa f of Chlneaa ut tft the f Ity. Innocent V Chlnaaa, leaylna; eYetythtnt; behln-i ftiera afa'fleeinj,. terryr-atricken and daatituta U.ahalter ly the flelda t the reaf-of the reform force The Setter,1; numbering; between 20,000 and id, 000, ere Impotent to check the elanghter er ATenr the alain because of their leek Of ammunition. The revolutionists had delayed a second f concerted attack upon the Manchus pending the arrival of ammunition ex " pected from 8hahe:hal.v The Manchus took advantsf e of the situation. The " revolutionists ' made dsrter bined effort but did little shooting end there were few fatalities." The main - body of the reforaners remained In camp. three miles distant from 'the cjty awaltlnc the arrival of ammuni tion. . .fielnforeementa are also coming from every direction. j BATTLE PROMISE. ........... .Thty are .raw. and ragged recruits ' but a battle, promisee to be depr atelyf foughV ' - -i The foreigners .jare being treated swith the utmost consideration. When, tb gates "Were Opened" thla morning, the people thronged toward 'the coun try, each carrying his belongings and drive, by the Imperialists. ; f iBovn afterwards the carnage bean. fhsoe the alght of Kovember t when the. , Bret atuck" was made by the , revolutionists; the Tartar general hns endeavored to terorlse 'the Inhablf 1 ants by wholesale executions. - Those ! whose queue had been cirt off were, beheaded by the dozen, but toddy when the order for a general slaugh ter -was given the whole native city was invaded by theManchu soldiers Who ruthlessly massacred men. wo. T men and children; - The aged. vthe young' and babies in arms were shown no mercy. '' CHINESE FLEE. ....... Thousands f Chineee poured .front the gates until at noon today it wnn estimated .that fully 70,000 persons had escaped. Before nightfall 10.009 more." representing every class, the merchants, the gentry and coolies, had gotten ' away. Meanwhile f he Manchus scoured the'-narrow streets of the city and the houses of wealthy merchants were sacked. Any quoue lesn victim was beheaded Immediately: , The correspondent, of the Associat ed Press saw several women exec ut- " ed and their ehitdrea stabbed and , trampled under fobt. , The order appeared to be that any one wearing anything which suggest- the white badge worn by the re formers. mt be killed t orth wltlu , A white pocket 1 hftBdkemhJef "msxkliit the possessor for death. White shoes,, which are wor by the Chinese as sv sign of mourning ere a. Signal for the eitecutlon iotfthe wearer. The horror of 'the massacre cannot be described. SIjAT innocents bt wholesalk r - An attempt tonight to estimate the ' 1 number of innocent people and nou ' combatants Slain would be futile, f , i The Chinese found wearing foreign 'l i clothing immediately fell a vletlm on Mi, advancsd taste; jbutH foreigners were . not - molested. ? Their 1 pretest Against the massacres, however, were - ' disregarded SJtd even laughed at. The '.'J ewrrespondents of the Associated Press; " worksd throughout thei day within the A outer wallg of "the city eight miles ' from the telegraph station with which " they communicate and fo which they , , wore permitted access thrtmgH the . '. ' f otrrtesy of the railway offlciala Fires " sprang up everywhere and a large , " Section bf he ngtive eitg was "burn-' d. -v.Tohlght the Mejichu.i driven to ' baycornered and glutted with Woftd; ". having despoiled the goods of 200,000 inhabitants, watches the' flaming city . '.from the height of-Purple Hill and 'ifrjijraits the morrow. r, . . "' KItliED AT HIS GUT. jrarnett Connty Man "Caught in Sliaf f v and Whirled to Death. , , - Dnnn,' .Nov, . 10 (Special.) Mr. j Wyat H. Wiggins, a prosperous far mar and a prominent cltlsen of Coats, f was killed taatantly Wednesday, when , ho was caught tn the Mne-shaft of " his ; gin. ." "f. Mr. Wiggins was working , near the' gin and in 'some manner his clothing was caught ' n the" shafting and he was hurled to hls'death be fore the machinery could be stopped. - Mr, Wiley Wiggins, s, brother. of the ' , deceased,; was K.'iied in Georgia about twenty years ago In exactly the same - , i Delay tn Opening of Bank.' , , ', !- ' i Gaffney, 8, C, Nov. 10, (Special.) ";, It had been announced in this cty that some days ago that the Chero- kee Savings bank, the newest institu T tton for Gaffney, was to open Tues day, but owing to the fact that the i fixtures, etc.'. dd not arrive, the .hank has not yet opened.' The following . "gentlemen have been elected as direct tors for the 'new institution; Messrs. R. A. Dobson. J, E. Brock man and Dr. W. U Settlemyer of this city, C. F. Mernt of' Arlington and I A. B. JIiltclnw, A? If, Miller and i. E. " D. Orecn of Greer. They , have leaned it buninfxs spartnnts in the Settlemyer i end railways 6a. dally and Sunday. oopv dally In Charlotte; 6a. Bigidfty. CHINESE BY TI! XMPORAXT CpNFERENCE, V i. s-L,. .. t-n on,,:', :-- i executive ' Committee . of Farmers' ' Union Mees in .Greetwboro. W' Greensboro, Nov.-10 (SpeciaL) The' new directory of Greensboro hast. .... .Vr i Just been Issued by the Hill plrectory ,.'-;. J 4'.Y Company of Aichmond.- va.- ana is n..i r m i being delivered' to subscribers' In the ASIuUSauODS K6aQ AI LODClQulOfJ' city. .If !s an attractive looking and I : . . -.-'. welUprinted book and contains; ;,f $1011 SHOda? S ADDOlDtOSntS splendid Une" of advertising. ,A wg crowo ts expected here wr wEJJ0n5 Ul tOailB UCBJ morrow for the game between Uhe ?t't t , . - TVsS . football teams of, Davidson and Wake Forest Colleges, -Special efforts are being-put forth to advertise nhei Mm On th rlavlilann turn are uo iiiuwiy-nieiini bsobiou ur WW two or'eensboro boTs LWord Rleh.'Synod of NoMh Carolina cams to a many.upport.rs of .both'th. Baptirt ana rreeoyierian teams in ureen-. pore. . - . ( t. n fole sefiretarv and treasurer '.f1'.0!?' V?I?Y-M kZZZI of the North Carolina Public Service Company, and Edwin Seymour : of r "1"" "'""V.LV AK sT- lk'tthrtaMniai these day. sine, the council of pres day, looking over the Properties of oyters h9nM ,u Bituns . , the company. They win prooaoiy V,1t;H1hJ'?in S,,?bu,7' 8penw --- Tork. Mt. Seymour expressed him- self as 'pleased with .the part of North Carolina he has thus far seen, A meeting of the executive commit- tee of the North. Carol'na Farmers' Union was held here . last night. The. meeting .was private, but It was said after the conference that a number of Important matters were discussed in the gathering. The farmers are looking forward 'to the meeting, of the State union at Wilson next month with Interest. ' It la announced that among the speakers will be R. D. N. Wilson of, MlsK-reippI, who will ex plain the warehouse system, and pres ident Charles o. Barrett of Che ha Mono! union.'' The unfSn Is how es tablishing a number of county ware house for. the storing of staple crops, pending Such a time as the farmers believe is the best time to market the crop. Later a central sales agent will probably be appointed to look after selling such things as cotton and tobacco, fn 'arge quantities. THE DAUGHTERS WILL ELECT , PRESIDENT GENERAL TODAY Friends of, Tariocw Candidates fe-wy--6tartlfng Report of Commit' s" see'oni Educational Reform. r Bichmond, Va., Nov. 10. In report ing for the committee on educational refotm to the United daughters of tht Confederacy today. Mls8 Mary Fop nenheim of south Carolina declared 'that' tho'echoo! graduates In the South are so deficient in Latin, mathematics and English that they experience difll eulty in .being admitted to class "A colleges. This statement ws brought out In view of the reparf to the es-I Rev. Xr. R. C. Anderson,, the new soclatlon that IT! scholarships at J lyledrd piysident of the . Montreal various institutions are now open to - Association, who aklressed the synod young men and women of Confederate! yesterday.- - - - lineage. j " - ' There .was . much app'snee when speed " and hurry. The closing mo MT. AlexahderWhlte; of Tennessee, menu were , largely., devoted to director general of the Shlloh Asso-: "roupding Off shaggy edges, unravel -ciatlon, announced that the movement ,n tangled skeins, and catching up to erect a monument to Confederate broken threads." r But -with It all soldier w ho fell at the battle or miiinh in ranidiv annroachlnB- reallsa- tton Designs for officially recognised Confederate plates andVplatters bear ing the photographs of Jefferson Da vis, were presented and Inspected. While the scheme is orimatlly to pro vide revenue, the Confederate . Idea will prevail throughout and each State will be permitted to offer Its own de sign for one of the thirteen pieces. vtnd of the various candidates who have been put forward for presl - dent gsneral were unusually active to- ilay, andJthe election tomorrow prom onlsht a reception was tendered Uthe Schmond chapters the dele- tlr McJaMMU at"n.a .5!" .s.-i 1u Al--.ii taee to be Close and exCltlUg. : arrv Heath wa. presented to Lw! Harry Heatn was Pre tZi Camp Hail, Wnne recora tlUBOPo va " - S As wars neaoMni xis v- nnMilt museum By A Vote ot tfs to Sl. the United Daughters of the Confederacy, at the conclusion of today's session, decided to hold the 111 convention Ir. Wash ngto&,D. C instead of in St Au-gustine,-Fla.v ' jF Many of th delegates felt tha't they were obligated to Washington through a sort f tacit, agreement reached in 11 0. at the time when RlcHmoil ws chosen as the convention city for thlg year. : ; -J.-.y . Vl . " FLEMING DIVORCE SUIT. Ww Be 'Argued a February Term or Wake Superior Court I.: 1 ( Observer! Bureau.- ' -Express Building, Raleigh, Nov. 10. Tt, was definitely settled this evening that the noted Fleming, divorce suit sibllltles'Vepenlng to the ehurch they ih,m why and he rfsplled that Abra the case by Mrs Nelle Claire Fleming iAv. Bn Mrr. .r h. m.i 5hams would not breat th. lc tnr against ber husband. PfrcyB. Flem. i Naders of the synod,1, large and elassthe J2.60O offered him. but instead, lng. and the-counter suit of Pescy B.i)e Individuals, men that todays It 8 wanted 15,000 and they would f not Fleming against' Mrs. , Nelle Claire may be, are clad in soft raiment but ? come across f With thg larger gmouht Fleming, will be thrashed out In ;he are not soft and nllable In their bnM t "Wednesday h said tHy hAA Xnm Wake superior court at the February' term j,sars.f r leming - case was r to. have been argued before Judge Peebles today, but to Save, lime nnd prevent 'delay In- the final sdjud!ca-iof tlon a demurrer to Mrs. Fleming's uvu . unuuii w ;u ; i muai m pleading, was withdrawn by Counsel for. Mrt Fleming, so that th fixing of the final hearing for the February ; term was the result There is no abaement ot bitterness in the . con test Mrs. Fleming and children sr in Washington. Ethyi Aloobot Out of Waste FiiW. Baltimore, ' Nov., -10. V (Speclot) Ethyl alcohol made of the waste pine products and sawdust of a big lumber mil ts to be produced at Fullerton. of which contracts have been let This ethyl alcohol plant utilising thi hitherto waste products of mills cut ting pine, Will cost between $500,000 and 1750,000 end produce 6.000 gal lons of ethyl alcohol a day. Fireproof buildings are to bo constructed. .The method o- utilizing ' the. waste pine product.' has been - demonstrated " at other plants ef this character in thn United States, one in South Carolina- and one en ths Fadflo eoast ! CHABLQTTE, SYNOD SESSIONS; OVER t t TIIC ITTClinilTL ItflP TWIT lliL ill ILllllAllbL If Ad UilLHl I - . , - , mtk , r" . " . ' ' .yesieraay sw tf'JSlI'J 1 vnenowes giaa ana warm nana or ' welcome ana lis ooraiai. nospitaiiueo extended la every direction has been ., JL".'." "-.---."" ZZZ in verv atrlklnr o.nntra 'Witli th - srloomv eklna anH lowering clouds that have threatened nunishnWnt ail Th- houP of .(,lnuP,- The hour of adjournment at hand. there was no desirrexrerorfelt iua.i me meeuog snouia oiose in any , "wv. great uplifting concert of song with' "Secretary . treasurer. Thomas F. deep Bounding organ notes and in-,Tr.cy, Boston. etruments of loud praise harmonls- I At the opening session of the metal lnr into a rich avmohoav nt mnu 'radea denartment which convened stirring music, rather the desire waa that the end . should come With the notes of the human voice alone breaking the stillness of the occasion, But prior to the hymn of parting much was crowded Into a brief apace and business was dispatched wits. p" i i rt L.WM ne r owraw ini .0 often mars the last chapter writ of any assemblage, secular tr eCcles lasUcals . ' , MODERATOR MINTER. Moderator M inter, a now-tested master In a council of dignitaries his naturar equals in rank and office. amid all the "Intricate plexus of per sonalttles," the subdued commotions of the hour, , the tangle .of opposing claimants of the floor, while never dogmatic, was; when occasion de- i mended, peremptory and absolute enough, maintained befitting order, In his, rulinga there was never any- : "s urwor ireeawmjr aovere, bnt where' he declared himself right n decision now as always he was uneomprowleing and steered his mid- die course to the end. -The synod drew to a close under elreumatancfi aimilar to those ordi. markhie th lsVmlUi . f - - - as - f V f : Aw..- sucn meetings. . sreuericx ai. Bterung, eaitor or a All the familiar ecclesiastical vtype I newspaper at Roekford, 111., testified were still represented In the remnant t that prior to the election n May, thatTartlclpated In the final exer- wl0. he had had several converra clses, . though . absentees Were- not a tlohs With James H. Corcoran, a for few, as the long and dull roll-call ,, mer Democratic legislator, constantly evinced. Here was to be ( "On the Sunday before the elec seen the talkative man, like the poor, tlon," said Sterling, "while on a train ever with Us: the silent and easily 'between Rockfcrd and Chicago. Cor- comemea onserver, ir oniy ne may uninterrupted; the 'toung a . . . , . . ',. ; . ZS'JXTft ba the old day of ecclesiastical dlsputa- fMi butter ne Interests William Loef tlonj the country elder, whose sllencs? nr of rhlr.-.A. h- ,.M t". not onlv mlden. hut nerennt&f i-h- ing and fastening In mind . many acute observations?whlch had, escaped the "cltyaelder."- Here, too, lingered to the close the few figures 'that In per sonal bearing,' rn.glft of oratory, in' strength and volume of voice. In their visions of , "splendid and arnuent pos attack on the prevailing evils-of the age menvthat m determined and in expresaed purpose' to originate and nian and. do ar worth v rfeceniint the heroic figures that filled the iuii; ui acuuii v tBuiuiiM ( ures that jn some measure at 'least stage of action two centuries gov fig- dominate,. ' control, direct their ' fel- i' low of less aggressive less Impera- tive mould and make, these were aU representees ' - "THERE WAS LIGHT. As'' the minutes moved rapidly and the hour of dissolution was near to striking, a sudden change was seen to Make place In 'the world .without. The gloom and fog and misty clouds that had enveloped .the -city during an the days that synod had been In bursting through the cioud.shot It. bri liant rava thrn..n. th -4.In-rf rays through dow'and rat r toTs.. Mention was made before svned ad journed of the fact tnat 251 delegates had been enrolled during the session. Which was ahead of any previous synod. The best previous official 'rec-1 eCenUaued oa Page. Three.) N. 'SATURDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 11. Ml. reace'of American Federation of IV tor Threetemed Ofncera Elected. Atlanta, , Oa., . Nov, 10. -Politics threatened the peace 1 of the labels department' of the American Federa tion of Labor at today's session when ohare-ss were made that John B. Len I non,' of Massachusetts, president of(r tne qepanmenv ana treasurer oi tne American Federation, had taken an unduly active part in the reoent pro hibition election Id that State. vK( it was stated that reports wer our In' Massachusetts that ' Lennon J had 'used hie posltlotPin th labor 1 wona to iurtner pouucei enas. Jeu- non emphatically denied that he had before audiences out- side ' of union Ubor In'any capacity but as private-eitisen, nut. hs de- 5 J.' ;,nT"'1 UBU uu ;.? W personal conviction, or 1 1 opinions tor any omce his response way apimm oy we aeiegaiem iwiwo wm nuuuma prwiainn svniuiiivn u; ovmn wwn riw dent Charles Barrett of the Na. Union and trades crafts. - T Y , v"w President. James B. Tobln. Boston, mm vio nresident John w Mvt inoianapoiis. 'So4 Vice president oeconu vice prenaeni, jexop Mia cber, Indianapolis. Ttrd vice president, Owen Miller. Rt ituia. Fourth vice president. T. A. Rich- 'his morning, a fight was started on es. He is the church builder of the in siiop systems. Prealdent James CConnell of-the department, in his annual address, urged that a resolu tion be drawn condemning the Taylor system and submitted to the execu tive council of the American Federa tion for ratification. i Secretary-Treasurer Ar J. Burrei in his report urged that the scope of the Federal eight-hour law in the con struction oC ships be broadened to have all parts: of a': ships built by those working under Federation rules. He pointed out' that at present some parts oi government vessels ere built under 'the elghUhour law while others are not.. j A. HP. SYNOD Of THE SOUTH i CONVENES AT TROY, TENN. " ' V,";;W-:1- ' ' Rev. W. B. lisjjsey ot Anderson, 8. i C, Elected Moderator Tliree Ses sions Held-Oal. Troy. Tenn., Kov. 10 (Special) The one hundred and eighth sess on bf the Associate Reformed Presbyte rian Synod of the South convened at Troy yesterday afll o'clock a. m. The opening sermon waa preached by the retiring moderator, Rev. C. S. Toung Of Lancaster. S. C, from text, James 6: Si, ' Rev. W. B. Undsey of Anderson, X C is the ewiy-eleeted" modera-f tor. Three seseons are held dally and dinner is served on the grounds. A conference last night on the lay men's movement was one of the most interesting sessions of the days and I was conducted by MaJ. W. W. Boyee ' of Gastonla,' and several prominent laymen made interesting talk. 1 . The special car from Charlotte fail-l i ed to make connections In Memphis and arrived late Wednesday night. '!' About one hundred and sixty dele gates and visitors have been ass gn ed homes. ,DiV Presley Thompson of Washington, Pa., the fraternal dele gate from the United Presbyterian Church, arrived this morning and his ' address will be heard tomorrow. p j White Oak Gray was selected -as the next place of meetings Rev. J. S. Pressley of fetatesvllle was elected moderator for the next meeting. J MORE TALES OF BRIBERY. memoer or iieglslature Alleged to Have Held Up Lorlmer For $5,000. Chlriago, Nov. 10. Stor'es alleged to Tave been current at Springfield that Emanuel A. Abrabams, a mem ber of the Legislature referred to as J2.. ?":wtn' the, election o I Mn,ted States Senator William Lori , mer had refused to vote for Lorlmei for li.BOO, but had done whei the "bell-wether", of the. election of t .i . for $i.B00, but had done o when j 1ven 15.00. were related before the !. senatorial' investisatnsr eommittAo tr.. "dsn - coran told 'me Mr. Lorlmer was go- ,g to. be elected that.week because ,. , uciua piu ivr votes, i 5! tt' tne money. rt.,''In Springfield the. next day. Cor coran said Lorlmer waf going to be elected the following-day, which was Tuesday. On ..Tuesdayhs ,jcamv to me and said the election was not go-tor-bar out -over after aM. T asked t across with the 16,000 to AbrahamsJ Tou watsh h .'nv npw.? said Corcoran, itie'll be the first to break the Ice' ! h.- tUH.4 v. iibered eonversations with Sterllmr but i pa could not recall navlng mai exact .statements attributed to j ha could not recall hevinr m.i. K.yan nine nreachera antortxt th. Uia- ! hs said he hadj heard r.n k I 'i that Abrahams a nemocr.r n.-i re- tTLt?J ?! .?,n ktor Lorlmer-until hs wa pad 15.000, bUt he regarded it s a Joks and he did not . know hat he had repeated p It to ' Sterling. ! 1 k i , . v '.. . New Hotel For Greenville,' s Greenville, ,8. c Nov, 10. (Spe cltl.) Financial , arrangements . havs been clinched, the contract let and a oSiS1 ' vuy on tno corner ot West Wash- Blue leased to Mr, C S. James, wboor a number of .years 'has conducted the I,B'U 1d tlottX' - A syndicate of i ,0Pa1 business men are behind the en- tcrpnse, having recently purchased me. reat estate upon, wuicn tne Dulld ing will he erected. NO DISTRICT . CHANGES Ccnfcrcnce Will Net Reduce The NcSsr T Tea . SUN SHINES FOR FIRST TIME iQClemeot Weather Does Rot Burt At- teorJanca'Tboogb Ind tory Progress js Hade Statesvillet Nov. 10- (Special) There is mucin rejoicing tonight among the ministers and javmen, at tending conference over the fact, that the Waynesvllle and North Wllkes boro districts will not be abolished. Tour correspondent learns also , on good authority that Rev. H. K. Boyor will be ' reappointed conference mis sionary secretary and that the board of education win ask the blab op to appoint Rev. L. B. Abernethy educa tional secretary. Rev. D. H. t'oman will be reappointed conference evangelist for" the present, to be later appointed as evangelist for the South ern Methodist Church Conference met this morning under leaden skies, but with the attend ance growing even larger and soon the sun broke through the clouds In a wealth of glory: This Is the first time the sun has shone since conference opened Wednesday-morning, but the "Xs Rovi J. ' SSi Ciray presiding elder of , f the franklin district.,, inclement weather has-caused no seats in the large church to be left' empty, and there Is sunshine everywhere In the homes and in conference deliber ation. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS The workof the conference thus far has made satisfactory progress. The boards and committees will be ready to make. their reports tomorrow, and It looks now as If the conference might adjourn Monday morning or not laier man Monuay n'gnt. msn-, op Hoss' presidency over the eon ferency continues to give great satisfaction. The spirit and work of the conference have been ideal The opening religious services were conducted by Rev. Mr Dickey, mis sionary to Brasll. "Sivtourllkej Shepherd jead ua, was heartily sung by this treat body of Methodist nreachera. The twelfth chapter of Isaiah was read. For more than twenty, years Mr. Dickey has been missionary to Brasll. ana me Disnop expressed great pleas ure In the presence ot thle earnest worker. CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL. Rev. J. L. Cunningham addressed the body In the interest or the cor respondence school at Nashville; Tenn., - of which he I. founder and uperwienaent. The correspondence school in the nine years of it exlst- ence has had three tbouMtteTmials. ters as students, "bout ehSf rf. mem preacnera Flitv of these mt ii- preseS Z'ttT. . ciitru i-xonn caronna con Terence. ; ana Araos supported Dy artu The ministers have taken on an aver- ery. delivered a determined stuck age of two courses apiece. The pur-, on the Italians 'all along the tine be pofe of this correspondence school is ' tween Hamldieh and Boumeiiane, put 4he development of an efficient minis- principally against the extreme left. try. , and . the church has . not Beginning early this morn!ng In a greater work. At present this school I series of skirmishes, the fight has one thousand ministers who take 1 '"s" about noon took on the charae the course by , correspondence. This ter ot a general action. As usual, th Is-a educated sgei land the ' minis-' Turk displayed desperate courage but try is making preparations for the were unable to withstand the tre demsnds upon it. The average age, niendous combined firs , from ths said the speaker, at which men enter ' trenches and the field artillery and the ministry Is 80. . The average ago' guns of the armored cruiser. Carlo t which they. feel the call , is 20, and A'herto, which lay In the roadstead, those 'ten years shopld be year'of 1 While the Eleventh Bersagllerl were preparation! The aohom ondeavors ro ' attacking the fort at Hamldieh, which hold" ar high ideal before the young had been -stormed last night - they preachers. - Ministers are sometimes were suddenly taken on the flank by lost to the Church for the. lack of a large force of Arabs Vdden in the great ideal.' Last year three hundred Istry of the Southern Church. INVITATION FROM HIGH-POINT next session of the. annual confer. ence, Rev. J. P. Rogers, attar three yeear of faithful work as agent of thevchii drens Home, retired at his own re quest to enter the active ministry. Rev. 3. Vi Kirk, "pastor 'of Mount Airy, will become the assistant super Intendent of the Children's Home Mr, Rogers bag secured for the noma In these three years $57,000 and col-1 lected in cash (85,000. - --'-( ' The NOrth Wllkesboro district u-i der the leadership of Rev, m, H. Ves-: tal has had , a healthy growth. t When the vesse on Its Journey north-; More .than' five hundred have been ward,' arrived off the North Carolina converted, and the membership of the i rt severe storm was encounter Church has been Increased over 10 Ha and lh three negroes are alleged ner cent The pastor' salarle are I to have become mutinous and refused largely tn advance of last year. Ten i to perform ther duty, thereby Jcop thomand and five . hundred dollar i ard sing the lives of all or. board the . . 1' (Continued en, Pag Elevea) ' SUBSCRIPTION . PUJJOViUA AW WARMING UP" AT. GAFFJIET. ; ; J As Municipal Kaectlon Drawns Nearer , interest Grows. Greater.;., . Oaffney, & C, Nov. 10. (Special,) As the time for the municipal elc tlon draws nearer, ,.' Interest , '' grows greater, A notice has been Issued by L. Baker, chairman of the Democrat ic executive committee, to th effect .that a masi-meeung wilt be held here tomorrow afternoon, at which time all candidates will take the stump and state their views on the different mat ters, which are causing so much agi tation. The greatest of these is the matter of reduction of salaries of all the city officials and the establishing of the office of recorder. It is thought mat every voter in Gaffney who is physically able to be on hand will appear, at the meeting tomorrow and hear what the candidates have to say. This Is a nsw custom for Oaffney. There has never been any stump speaking on the part of the candi dates for city offices here heretofore. It- has been the custom for all the work to be done under cover; The race has been three-cornered up until last night, the siptrents for the omce of mayor being Dr. w. I Settlemyer. Col. T. B. Butler and Mr. J. (jr Little. However, it was an nounced in this city at a late hour last night that Mr. Little had with drawn, leaving only Butler and Settle myer. Interest continues unabated and a warm time Is promised the vot ers until the election, which will take place on November IS. TO HEAR FORMER PASTOR Rev. M. McG. Shields Will Preach at Gsvstonia Sunday. Gastonla. NoyflO. (Special) The congregation of the First Presbyte rian church will have the pleasure ' Sunday morning and night of near- lng one of the former pastors of this church. Rev. M. MoG. Shields of the session of ynod at Charlotte and has accepted an invitation from he session to come here Sunday. Mr. Shields was' pastor of this church for a number of years prior to the com ing of Rev. R. C Anderson, who re cently resigned, and has a large num ber of friends hers who are always glad to welcome him back and hear him preach. He Is now and has for the past several years held a position as ynod leal evangelist. DOFFS MINISTERIAL GARB TO DONJRISON STRIPES Rev. B. U Padgett, Holiness Preach er, Convicted of Serious Crime at Shelby and Sentenced.' Shelby, Nov. 10. (Special) Rev-B. L. Padgett, the holiness minister in- o cxea unaer several cnarges xor,ne ' gal relation, with pretty Mis. Carrie Sesat hFm iTST superior" court of Clevelahd ..county here to day. Judge Webb sentenced Padgett to 3 yeans in the State penitentiary and Solicitor Wilson cancelled the other Indictments aga'nst him. Padgett is' a tall, rather handsome man with an intellectual face. He first knew the Stockton girl when she was a mete child, twelve years ago. and has been going to her home in Kings Mountain rlnce that time. Some time ago he held a series of meet ing there and boarded at the Stock ton home, several member of the family being members of his ehurch. He seemed to be Infatuated w th her, took her on trips with his i little daughter and made gifts of .clothing and jewelry. There are other indictments stand ing against Padgett In Burke county j and Greenville, 8. C. both growing out or ni relations with the Stoek- ton girl. The charge against him at Greenville Is for kidnapping the girl, the arrest having been made in Atlanta. He will be turned over to the Greenville authorities when he completes his jen fence In this State. The charge against him in Burks county is a more serious one than that which he was convicted of here today, having been a capital offense prior to a change of statute a few year. ago. Durng thetr'al here today. Mrs. Padgett and his daughter sat beside mm and listened Intently to the evl dence, fimtij irrvv'v were nere irom Kings Mountain, where thesentiment is strong against him and the court Many people were here from ,. :r" J? 2Ir ,'' ' '"'". r, uioca- vi, iiuiuma m. mnnton aa euDerin ten dent of th. pnriing room In one or tne targe muis tnere. tTAUANS REPEL ATTACK. Combined Force of Turks and Arabs Is Compelled to Retreat : Tripoli, Nov.7 id Stronar forces of palm and olive grove and heavy, losses were sustained before the enmv were cUELD FOR FEDERAL COURT. , AOegedr Mutlneerv Remanded to Jail 4 j at Wilmington. . ; ' Wilmmaton. Nov 10. Snecial Gfven preliminary hearing . before1 a United State commissioner here to- day. charged with mutiny the h gh r seas while sailor on the schooner ilctor c- Recoro. en route from Charleston. S. CV to New York city nr,e negToes.s WilUarrt Douglas, Johnl Klgan and Charles Kins, were com- nltted to Jail In default of 5500 bond awau reaerai couri, in January s,.. TV. r,fi t,ry ar.m r n n , a . . f i ths West Indies, , . - . I S' maJl w ar lnlIv ni 1 tljr carrier 17c we daily CIITP Olinnri I ftlTfiTJ I i ll I allll 111 11 111! Ill 1 1 Tf Glie Any EU JIin!::3 i .:: TO BE USED FClU-nOS fort Cf Blspeasloa Ereal Fcrtsss f:r " Pet Idea lecosss trksezs Ts cre3t a!l3ntSrcp!st - ' ; i ' - , New York, Nov. 40. Andrew Car-( negls tonight announced that ha had given f25.09s.00t to the' Cartes! Corporation Of New .Tork,; organised ' hers' today, under a charter granted by the New York" Legislators last June, "to promote, the advancement and diffusion of knowledge end un derstanding among: the people of the UnHed States." , -v- 'V- corporation, organised espedalty ; to receive it and apply its income to in a statement given out , at -his home on Fifth avernra tonight aald he intends to leave with the corpo rate body the work of founding and ' aiding libraries and educational in stitutions which hs ak an Individual has carried on for many years. ; The statement follows: ; ' "The Carnegie Corporation of Ne TorK' Incorporated by an act passed by the New Tork Legislature June t. 1111, was organised November 10 mi. ; : : " OBJECTS OF CORPORATION. "The purpose of the' corporation. as etaiea in me cnarter, are as fol lows: t '"Sction I. Andrew Carnegie, Elihu Root, Henry g. Prttohett, William N. JVew, Robert 8. Woodward. Charles L. eylor, Robert A. Franks, James Bertram and their successors are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name oi Carnegie Corpora tlon of New York, for the purpose of receiving and maintaining a, fund or funds and applying the Income thereof to promote the advancement and diffusion ot knowledge' and un. a ,v , 2'Z .?2L2l j J'.'S'Kl such other sgencfes and means ) as shall from time to time be found ap propriate therefor.--. "The Incorporators, met at Mr Car neg'e's house Friday afternoon, No vember Is, 1111, accepted the char ter, adopted the oonstltotlon and by laws and elected the following offi cers: '-5---'-',j.--. "President Andrew Carnegie; Vlc4 president, Ellhu Root; treasurer ert A. Franks', ecretary,- Jmc v.r ram. jr J "Mr. Carnegie transferred to th corporation, for Its corporate purpose twenty-nv million of -dollars par value first mortgage gold bonds of the United States Steel Corporation. "It is Intended that the buMneif of the founding and ald'ng Hbrerief and educational hMtttutlonS which had, been carried on by Mr. Carnegie as an inaivianai ror many years, win be turned over to the corporation at an early date and earrled on by the corporation." CHILDERS CASE A MISTRIAL, Jury Unable to Decade Whether AcV cused Murdered His WIfe Leesburg. Ga., Nov. 10. A -mistrial-resulted in the case of Mort S. Clill ders, charged with killing his wife by administering poison, when the jury reported late this afternoon that thev ' Were unable to reach a "verdict after ; consiaenng tne evidence ; since n'nlwb Lit nlvh iK ov 0 teeourV? AforChS release of the prisoner, ott bond tm mediately. By order of the court Robert Kennedy, a former-sweetheart of the dead woman, and also chanted with her murder, was released , after being held tn Jail two montha The grand Jury adjourned without taking any action on his -ease. -' . , , r--It ts reported unofficially that the Chllders jury stood eight to four, for conviction. Scores of residents of the county became' Involved in the trial and it Is believed a change of venue will be asked for before the case a?an comes to triaU DROPS DEAD OW STREET. . Sasamons Comes as He? Tries to An swer Question as to His Health. . Durham, No 10, (Special) IT. M. Resemond, thrty years a resident of Durham and one of its substantial citizens, dropped dead lata this after noon , on ' Mangum street in one of the most prominent places.- Barring an attack of grip.:; his - health had been perfect, but the last trouble un questionably caused his death. A lady had inquired of him how he felt and he, died when trying to answer her. He was a Confederate soldier and had been a- merchant ' He was a devoted member-of the Episcopal Church and had aocumulated much property, in was three times man 'ed and Is sur vived by a wife and six children. t;: Isidtes Fred Convicte. Gaatonla. Nov It. (Specldl.) Th, convictVvof cams Not I. which is notw engaged In - grading the roadbed f r the Gastos'a-Plrgah road, were tr it- ed to a by. the 1 Mr. E, 1 magnlflcent dinner Katu- : ladles of the Pisgah so ' . L. Sandifer. supsrintendc i ( the camp, says the men ; enjoyed dinner Immensely and srvery t" tui to tne iaau ror neir m So abundant ess the vr- ' there was plenty for both a supper. . There are fort.v-od J in thU camp- The laclio.H i nlshed the dinner, were: S J. W. Blsckwood, J. A. T M. tm Morrow, - W. G. T T r.t.-M Vr A ntt,,,i' ar tee. ( A