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O .TJf2.7r-J. . GAXO&OCjA-luZlA V.2iG OUOL2; VV-CP .U"J. 7 n r 3 u J i 1 V v. frnvfl r r Vfcathcr Today Fair Saturday and . Sunday; fresh north-J 5 east win da. ' - A v. - Fair, t'alurJa., and. L'ur.iayr ' r:i ncrth- VOLUME LXXXIV NO. 155 RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MOENING, KOVEMBEB 16, 1907. Pines 5 CENTS Leads ' all . North TPv : 9 iraa oamne MS mmm - sw m ss ss mm ' - t rw s'. t iliMH DAY or mens VaijtBottcp Pay for Post : ; offico Clerks AND PARCELS POST American Federation of Labor Has In 'Its Treasury $19,369 More .Than . - t - -. -at Same Time Lost Year ;, Work of Yesterday's Session. - 4 ANOTHER DAY . (Bv ths Associated Press. Norfolk. Va, Nov. 15. The Ameri can Federation of Labor today ap proved the annual report of Its Secre tary. Morrison, which showed a bal ance on hand October 1st. 19W. of 1127,910, this beta an increase of, $19,369 over the, year 1.906. -1 The Federation adopted resolutions as ,'follows: Directing its lefislailve committee to use every influence to brlnr about action in the Sixtieth Congress for the increase of post office clerks pay. Starting a campaign to expedite and syfttemlze the regulation of convict labor.; -v-v -;-' ' r::--y:'"-:t Calling upon Congress for "a small .parcel post, law as a relief from the "express company monopoly." , .' ' Authorizing: - the executive council to deal Avith the question of appoint ing: organizers to teach immlgrrants in their owu langruagre the ideas of Union ism and asking -that the -theatrical syndicates" be included as amendable under th anti-trust laws. in resttalnt of trade-" ; ' , v. . K.. -'. Hesolutions calling upon Congress to give Navy Yard employes Injured while in pursuit of their duty. . the ume 'retnedr at taw in damares as enjoyed by persons In private "employ and those, calling for the . legalizing ef Saturday half holidays tor Navy Vard employ in July, Au?us and Septembe? of each year w-re referred back td cpmrr!ittf'9 Tor" revision so a to include all classes f, government employes. " r- '.' -v- .The .Ffederatlon rejected the resolu? lon calling for the building and re pairing o, ail government owned ves sels in Navy Yards. :-- - -w. K -f ciln tnn nrKntA9 raJK for 12 hours work only out of each i 24 1 by all masters, pilots and engineers on American vessels, a investigation of . the telegraph companies. Federal of ficials to have charge of -all national campaign funds. States to defray all important election expenses, debarring from labor unions all not qualified to vote. Election of all Judges, state and Federal by the people, building and maintenance of a Federal Sanitar ium, every possible war against, the American Tobacco .Compafty; to abol ish objectionable efficiency cards in Navy Yard; compelling all railroad and transportation tickets to be made inter-changeable; preventing injunc- ' tions against ticket scalpers and call in for Federal laws against any com bination producing: artificial scarcity in white paper. for newspapers. , THUSTEE 3UY BE APPOINTED. Unless the City or the Clarendon Wa ter Works Co. WlU Claim " " " . :' ; : Ownership. . .. . r .' v.- ' - -it " ''-v--'.-'. fPpec'al'to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 15. Super intendent Wm. F. Robertson, who is in charge1 of the 'operation of the plant of the Clarendon Water Works Com pany, which neither thecompanynbr the, city will frther since therecent unfortunate misunderstajBdlhg over the Fa le of the propert jvVlias add ressed a letter ; simultaneously' to the city of ficials and the" company, setting forth that uuder the present unsettled con dition of .affairs, he is'' unable to pur chase materials for, the operation of the systenrand that when the present K-upply is exhausted If one side or an other doe not take char re. he ; will apply to the courts to be appointed a trustee; for the management , of the property until the two parties to 'th3 controversy, can agree upon some set tlement. . Monday, November 18th. U the time limit for the operation with supplies and materials on hand. ' To day -Mayor Springer, addressed - a "let ter to Capt. .Robertson still protesting that the city, has never purchased Hie plant and has nothing to do with the " operation of the property, but -setting out tnat tne iaiiur of. the company to operate may result In some forfei tures i n the way of charter rights and that, should he well considered. Capt. Robertson claims tnat ' ne was em ployed by the city on November 1st to take "charge of the plant under th munlciDal ownership plan. -v The com pany claims so, too, but the city says the transfer of the property was never made. . .. TWO GOOD CITIZENS DEAD. 5Ir, W. X. Mniatk Dies in DanvUIe . and Rev J. .8. Damrron In ' i I vi&organton. . . - . --i - - . ... -. . CSpecial to News and Observer.) Reidsville. N C. Nov. IS. Mr. W, Nl Womick died .this morning about 4 ociock in the general hospital tn Danville, where he underwent an op- eraation for appendlclUa Mr. Worn nek wai tgken $ick at Youngsviiie about a week ago and his condition w alarming: from the first. The rt mains were ; brought t to , Reidsvtlle this afternoon. The interment will oc- cu i at Greenview cemetery tomorrow afternoon. Besides his wife, he Is sur vived by three daughters. Mr. Worn ack was assistant postmaster , under Cleveland's administration. ? Since his retirement froni that position he has been a tobacco; broker, representing some of, the largest concerns in ,the country. . ... x-y, - , The remains of Elder Jas. S. Dam- eron,' wno oiea m , Morrnton ? ,thls ;v ur, re. brought to Reldsville -i'-i. uml.v.ied at Uckford church Sunday afternoon. Elder 'Dameron was a minister of the Primitive Bap tls church for a number of years. His widow ' and several , children" reside here. . . . 7:.; : L' ' 3IUST HAVE BEEN FOUIi PEAY. MUST HAVE BEEN FOUIi ;PIiAY. j Luther Smltli . Arrested as Result of Finding Woman's Dead Body in T j His House. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 15. Luth er Smith, colored, 85 years old, a freight handler at the Champion com press, was held without bail by a cor oner's Jury- here yesterday evening to await the action of the grand Jury at the January term ' of court, ? charged with responsibility for the death of Lula Green, a middle-aged, negro wo man, whose body was found In his house at the extremity of North Eighth street yesterday morning-. She had been dead two days and Smith's indifference about her burial attached suspicion to him. -The coroner went over to Investigate and found bruises oil the woman's back and a superficial cut on her arm. There were also evi dences -of internal hemorrhages. Smith was arrested at his iwork at the com press, where he was proceeding as if nothing had happened. The evidence at the Inquest showed that Smith had Been living Illegally with the woman for some weeks, since the death of his first . wife three . months ago. They frequently quarreled and fought and the wornan was frequently drunk.. NORTON REFUSES TO TALK. Now In Jail at Marshall WlU Plead " . Self Defense. ' ' ' ' . -' ' ' (Special to News and Observer.) Ashevllle. N. C. Nov. 1 5 A telephone-message' from Marshall this afternoon said that efforts to secure a statement from Clark Norton, the 18 year old slayer of Ben Franklin, now tn the Marshall Jail, has been futile, that , Norton's attorneys had - advised him not to, talk. : : ' It Is. understood that the ! accused will plead self defense. Norton shot and killed Ben Franklin Sunday ev ening at the home of George Franklin in Madison county.- : ? I . He had grone to Franklin's home for the purpose of marrying a young, lady at the house, and there met : . Ben Franklin. - v ... . ; v-?"; i ; -Trouble .ensued and Norton- killed Franklin, afterwards and during the night carrying out his previous inten tions and marying the young woman of hi choice.'. AS SEEN BY DUN'S Soma Relief Felt in f 2 e vt York But Scarcity of , cy in" thb : rjntcrior : T . r-, (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 15. R. G. ' Dun A Company's weekly reiew of trade tomorrow will say: i r ; Liberal receipts of gold from abroad and a large Increase in. bank note cir culation tend to relieve the financial stress at New York, but the I Interior is now reeling- the scarcity, of curren cy, and commercial activity Is retarded to some extent Dispatches from lead ing cities v indicate conservatism ' in preparation for future business and ir regularity in collections with most fa vorable news . from agricultural sec tions tn which the crops are being marketed as, , freely as the supply of money, will, permit. Return to normal conditions will . be hastened by ' large exports, of ; farm i products supplying credits .abroad upon whlchrxhe much needed gold may be Imported. 5 Primary ' markets for cotton good are quiet although the , mills' are still well occupied nllmg old contracts. . Reports of the closing of woolen mills should not be riven undue star nlficance, more or less Idle machinery beintr customary at this time of the year, and no additional new business Is to he expected until ciotniers begin to send duplicate orders, j Sir. Robert McMillan Not Improved. (Special to News and Observer.) Chapel Hlil N. C Nov. 15. The condition of Mr. Robert McMillan, of FayetteVUle., who lies in the . College infirmary with pneumonia, is not im proved today. His physicians give out no' hope ot his -recovery, hu ratner and sister are b his bedlsde. together with several of his many friends in the university and In the village, r Mr. I McNeill' is a young man about 21 years of age, and a member 'of the Junior! class in the University, the A. T. O. "'fraternity and several other or ganizations. ! Wf --" --. Owing to the serious Illness of Mr. McNeill, the dances which were to ihave , been held tonight have been postponed one week. Several of the young ladles who were "not notified in time, came In last aight and today. They will probably remain until Mon day. . : : (pi , :. 1 ' - . ""."-I , ' ' " ' .. . : .. . " Comparative Cotton Statement. ; (By the Associated Press ) 1 New . York. Nov. 1 5 For the week ending Nov. ; 15, 1907. Net receipts at all V. S. ports during week 349,134: net receiuts at alt U. S. ports same week last year, 406,231 total receiuts since September 1st. 2.624,298: total receipts ta same date last year. S. 484, 0S0; exports for. the .week. 327. 185; exports for same week last year, 350,108;: total exports since . Septem ber 1st. 1.824.772: total exports same date last year. 2.277,257: stock at all U. S. ports 770,434: stock at all U. B. ports earns time last year; 1.089.417; stock at -all .interior, towns. 495.074; stock at all interior towns same time last year, 496.864; stock at Liverpool, 339.000: Stock of American afloat for Great Britain last year.- 448,000. j Dr. James Gardner Dead. (By the Associated Press.) ' Winchester. Va., Noyember 15 Rev. nr. James S. Gardner, one of the oldest members of the Baltimore Con ference of the M. E. Church South, died at hi home at MIddletown today aged 79. Dr. ardner.had filled many important charges in his conference. 1 . ; t '. . IN: POW'dll DAYS History From Meandcr- ing Conversation SHARPER'S BAD BREAK Merchants of Greensboro Were Scared Before They Were Hurt by 'Panlc 4-Encouragtng Conditions tn Dauklnj Circles Suit Iom Rudd Wreck. i : J ' ' j By ANDREW JOYNER. Greensboro, N. C. Nov. 15. Mer chants here are , glad to find; that the money stringency Is not! hurting their local trade to the extent they had feared, and everybody likes script.- A comparison of business this year with the corresponding weeks in November of last year shows, they say, the grat ifying fact that' trade Is better than then.i;- - ji : -:::.;- In hanking circles there is also an encouraging condition! Withdarwals of cakhfor the past week have not equalled the cash deposits each; day and for the ; past two days cash has been pomlng in more freely from out side debtor banks. i j Assurance was received here yester day from New York that all the credit local j banks might need ! could be ex tended now from that source, and in a few days ft was htought all the cur rency needed could be supplied, j I The! so-called panic seems not to have affected prices of I country game nere. ; warmers are bringing in ran-, bits and charging 25 cents apiece for them while contraband, j or confiscat ed auajl captured at the station here ahrs old at auction for' violation of the Idfrforblddlng shipping them:out of thjelTlale.are bringing 18 cents apiece. But after today when the open season begins In Guilford birds will be cheaper. . -1 . - ' ' . ; A Superior court Judgei who. lives at a small town close to the .source oi supply," wherevllvlng is supposed ; to be-cheaper,, said this idea was a mis take. He said it used to be so but on account of , better transportation ' or eemething, produce was about as filh tnth .country towns. aIt.was in.theji larger uues. no bsiq money oia nrj go more than one-third as far In pur chasing the necessaries or me as it aid In ; the "poverty days"i of ten years ago. S He illustrated-this by telling how seven- years ago he went down- town and bought three chickens with a fifty cent piece and got five cents back. in change. Last week he said he bought front (the very same grocer two chick ens and paid 31. 20 for them. He then remarked that people who thought the Judgefs .salary had really been In creased ' in recent years, could make their own -calculations frorei this real Incident in only one of many others relating to the higher prices of neces sities., ;.;.ir-.r Another gentleman chimed .in bv saying that ten cent cotton was not now equal to six cent cotton ten years ago for living purposes. , He said about the time the Judge was buying chick ens at fifteen cents, and other necessa ries ih proportion the rents-f rom his cotton f farm amounted ! to six' hundred dollars and with his. other, work ht was able to lay aside .four - hundred dollars of It a year. Now with half his family making their own way and his other work more remunerative than it was then and his farm income amounting to nearly double each year, he took about all both incomes to meet increased taxation, vastly increased prices! for shoes, dry goods, groceries. etc. Replying to the suggestion that he lived more extravagantly ana com fortably now than then, the speaker declared he : really t practiced! more economy - in comparison to the scaio others lived on. - ' b .. . , A ald-headed member of the group said he didn't know how It was abojit the price of chickens now or ten years asro. but he did know that in 1870 ne helped to eat three chickens that cost 83 apiece in tne sman town oi Aiepane at tnat ume out now a great manmac turtngi center. 'Explaining the clrcura stance! he said that he and two other Binichim boys "hooked'"' three chick ens from Mr. Nick Mebane one night ana aie. i-em. ?ia mey were very sornr next day To hear about the vil lage that some "scoundrels" had stolen three fine game chickens Mr. ' Mebane had Just received uand for which he paid 88 It Is often strange, some times profitable to follow, the mean derlnglcourse of a casual, conversation in a confeeniai group of even ousy. se rious prosaic business men. and - the above i not an exceptional conversa tion s.f all. HJ-'- "Sliarks" Made Good 'Hieir "Escape; Nothin- further has been heard of the whereabouts of Mr Smith, the ostenslhi-j miljlonalre park packing rival tf Armour, who swindled some of Ourj good citizens here Tuesday. After hi" escape from the officers at Washington Tuesday night he seems to have gone intoi hibernation. Hienz's pickle drmmr Who ifaked i severa grocers here Tuesday out of cash l ?in to theiextent of 3200 Is still traveling. Mr. Smltfc Is said to have shown very bad brjeedlng as well as poor judgment Monday night at the banquet given by the Merchants Association. Being a reputed meat packer, he was guilty of maki-ir a bad breaa to Jiu ci m1 pan ion a; the table by imnartiug the information that he could not eat the refrigerator steak because! th i packers pressed all the Juice out of it tr make beef eittrRct and then filled tho flesh with wind before shipping .it South. He showed his bad breeding by om- roentinr this way on the. steak placvd before him as an honored gueit , t the Association. It was free grub to him .too. The gentlemen ! who told tHIa nnlr afti thu "fltirrv" had arim and f subsided, declared j tnat he was convinced i that night that Mr. Smith was a hcif or a fool or a faks. TheSnickle man's name is C. IL Mc Phail and he had lost his Job with the big pickling firm and took adventage of the good will 'of his r grocer ac quaintances on the road to borrow on one pretext or another from 1 grocers in several towns besides' Greensboro. The Heinz firm has. a representative on McPalVs train but so far he has not been caught up with. He got as much si one hi,nd dollars in cash from ne merchalt here and went to Dur- . ' .w -. , : a 1; ' ' j grocers there. He was under bond and It is probable : that the Helns ' peopls will IndrmAity Uicf cMMUiiiwt losses . they have sustained. McPhkil Is described as - beinv abot nix , At 2 ; Inches tall i with dark 4 hair, s eye brows and eyes are florid compiexlwu. Reception to College Students. The First Presbyterian church gaV-a a delightful reception tonight to the Presbyterian young ladles at the Nor mal College at the Smith Memorial building which, the young people nf the church and congregation and the yound ladles of the Normal College of Presbyterian families or who attend any of the Presbyterian churches at tended. The building was beautifully decorated In normal colors and several hundred were seated at the sumptuous banquet ;An -.informal -musical : pro gram was rendered during the even ing. The entertainment was given by the young men of the Emmanuel Bible Class. j Football This Afternoon.' " . Tommorrow afternoon at Cone Park, what will in all probability be the most excltinei football itame .of .the season to be played on the local grid iron will be pulled off, the contesting teams being those of the -Greensboro High School and the Freshmen class of the. State University. The arrange ments for the fame were perfected last night by Prof. - Swift, superintendent of the cltv schools. ; i J I Mr. A. J.1 Overton having been trans. ferredjfrom this point to Winston Salem, as day yard conductor for the Southern Railway. Mr. C. V. Wytick has been promoted to that position in Greensboro. lv r ? A $2O,C00 Suit Against Southern Railway MessrsJ R ted man &. Cooke, attornies here havt brought suit for 330,000 against the Southern Railway for the administrator or Mrs. June Thomas, of Danville, who was killed in the wreck at Rudd four miles from here last .month. Mrs. Thomas . was the wife of freight conductor June Thorn- it whA wa nitnMlf serlouslv fnlnred I r',w " . 'ITT, t - V ' " r"" .1 New $7,000 School Building. Burnsville. N. C. Nov. 16. Work on thei Yancey . Collegiate Institute building is . progressing; finely, and when completed this institution will be fully, equipped for taking care of all students who may . care . to ? enter this school. : About 37.000 , is being expended In improving the college building and the girls home. . L .M-J . UN . I. - - '. Vi -,lt r.lrs.i Bradley. Was Under -Sen. Brown's Control ! wouLDNTnARnrHEn He Gave ; Her the Pistol With Which' She KUled Him But it Was to Kill ' His , Wife Coort- f -, - --h i j -1.:--' , - , 1 Adjourns to. v (py the Associated .Press.) ' Washington,, D. C, Nov. 15. That the defense of Mrs. Annie M.. Bradley on . trial in criminal , court No. . l, on the .charge', of murdering : former: Uni ted States' Senator Brown, would he insanity,. was Vtnade : evident , beyond question by the preliminary statement made to the court -today by her attor ney, Mr. Hoiy'er.'..I ..'...: The prosecution ' consumed the en tire forenoon! In concluding the -exami nation of . tUs witnesses; In chief: to prove the facts of ; the killing1 and when it 1 rested - the : case UK Hoover followed with his preliminary outline of the case for the defense., He de tailed the principal ; ; events of i lit. Bradley's life and entered minutely into the circumstances of her intimacy with Mr.: Brown, .saying that . it would he proved that she was completely un der his domination and forecasting tes timony! which - would be adduced, to show that he was mentally irresponsi ble when she fired the fatal shot. He also said It would be shown that Mr. Brown had performed more thanjone crimlngl act upon; her with his own hands and he had presented her with the pistol with ; which she killed him. telling her that she should use it UDon his wife if she gave her trouble. Ac cording to Mr." Hoover's statement it will also.be shown that there Is a taint of Insanity In Mrs. Bradley's family. Thei testimony prosented today by the prosecution was an intended to snow nremenditatlon on the part v of Mrs. Bradley in killing Senator Brown. .It was . stated - that she had i told mem bers' of the police force in this city Immediately after her arrest .that' she had not acted upon any sudden im pulse, and one witness from Salt Lake City was Introduced to testify to the circumstances tnat sne . naa tout . mm some -six months before the tragedy that she intended to Kin Mr. Brown if he did not legitimatize her .children by marrying her. : . Another witness from that city told of two efforts by Mrs. Bradley to Invade Mr. Brown's house supposedly . with hostile .intent Mag Brown, tne son rox nm aeceasea sena tor was on- the stand for ' a - few mo- mento during the day, A . i The court adjourned at . two oclock until next Monday. It is understood that .when the , trial is resumed the State will stubbornly, antagonize Mrs. Bradley's plea1 of insanity i and ' thai much rebutting testimony be intro duced. v . - , ! TUB VEATllBR. ' Fair Saturday and northeast winds. Sunday;' fresh The Weather Yesterday. Maximum temperature 65 degrees; Minimum temperature '.30 decrees: Total precipitation f or.24 - hours end- ing i c- Q, inches, ; - ASHEVILLE WILL EHTERTII HEXT ! - 1 r ,. mi 1 . - Eighteen Ministers Ad vanced to Second Year SIX WERE CONTINUED A Busy Day . In the Session of the Western North' Carolina,' Meth odist Gmference Addresses! , j by Dr. i Chappel on 1 Sun .. ' i. day School Work. . i , (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury. N. Nov. 15. At to day's session 6T the Westerh North Carolina.' Conference, which convened here! on Wednesday, it was' decided that j the session of 1908 shall be held In Ashevllle. : Invitations were pre sented from Mooresville and Shelby, but when the . vote was taken Ashe vllle won by a large.majority. .Con ference met In Ashevllle in 1897, with Bishop Joseph S. Key. presiding. - At the opening of conference this morning,; Bishop Morrison presiding, the following were admitted on trial: N. Si Ogburn and J. F. Stearhes, from the Charlotte district; Aj M. Lewis, Greensboro district; O. J. Jones, Mor ganton district; G. A. Stamper, Salis bury district; J. E. .Harmon and A. C Stafford, from Shelby district; T. 8. wSiS WavnT " V Muams, waynesviue. 1 - . . -' un recommenaauon oi tne commu tee on examinations a class; of. eighteen young ministers were advanced to the second' year,' and: six were continued in the class . of. the . first year. S. A. Stewart.' now , serving as a missionary in Japan, . was advanced to Deacon's Order. I : At his own request J. G, . W. Holloway. of . Mt-.JUry. was discon tinued .from the class of the first year. In answer to the question. VWho are received Into , full - connection 7" i -the following names were passed : .W E. Abernethy, D.i C. Ballard, W. L. :Daw soniR. L, Doggett, J. H. Green. J P. Hipps. C. 8. Klrkpatrick. W. A. Lam beth, W.1 OJ Rudlsil and D.; P. Waters'. At the morning session Dr. E. B. Chappel, Sunday -i School' editor of Asheyllle, .spoke, on the work of Sun day i schools. ; Rev. . Ed. . FV Cooki ' Kecretarv of the - Ferelm " : Mission Doardal Pka ln- the OnteresUot missions. . w. K. Tawson.ta mission ary to Japan spoke on the work of the church- in that field. J. W., wel ling was heard by the conference on mission work in Brazil. , ; M . The conference today named a board of trustees for the ,new -J conference orphanage to he established this year. The board Is composed of G. T. Rows. E.. L.i BaIn.F.' L. Townsend, Hi K. Royer, n., k. Richardson, i Ira Erwln. J. Li. I Nelon, R. R.- Crawford. T, A. Halthcock, " r J; H. Aliens and ' Bu'F. Davts. ' V. . ;: 1 i - i.;. WOf A4.PnR7P Th A n nn .mnftiian A feature 'of todays session ned to the work the church in. the South was the J organization of a laymen's movement the object cf which -is to secure an , increase in all pastoral sal aries and see that every j assessment is ! paid , in ' fulir a ? . ;-4; r- Capt.? Chas. N. Irf eland, a promi nent business man of Greensboro, was taken- in the discussion ; today. Tae anniversary of the -board of Missions was held tonight. Rev. W. R. ware u presiaing. a magnificent 1 ad dress was made by. Rev. W. E. fToW' son, of "Japan, i Rev. W. Wolling presenteo . conamons as they are in Brazil.", Dr. B. Cbatfpel also made a. talk.": '. ' i-r-.,. .' . - j-. The night service was a great occa sion and was: largely attended. J - - - NEGRO' IN TROUBLE FROM i't:"r ? RUNNING, ;,-'f Te -Wicked Runneth '.When No One - Pursueth,M Rev.1. J. ;-,t.- Jenkins - to Assist, In Revival. - - (Special to News and Observer.) ? High Point. N. C. 'Nov:. IE. Rev J. T. Jenkins will assist Rev. o. L. Pow 'i ers, pastor of the First Bantlst church In a series of meetings, beglnnlne next wonaay, iMovemoer -isth. ' Dn white, of ; Beaumopt, Texas, was to assist in the meeting, but could not come ton account :or sicknesa : . , .. ,: , ? The officers -here, have a negro i In the locktup who. Is evidently wanted somewhere' for a crime. Yesterday the Officers were . looking for ; a white man, ana learning tnat he was in-the northern part of the city went to that locality.: passing the man they wanted oh a wagon with two negroes. " They had passed some distance before - the officers astertained that the white man they . wan ted was on the waron. Re tracing their steps in the direction of the man they wanted, they had come almost upon the wagon, when a negro Jum P ed and run across the street. The officers thought nothing of this at the time: thinking the negro had jumped off .the wagon to go home. But a few feet j further another negro Jumped rrom the wagon, and darted off. i A gentleman behind on horseback ; was toia jio neip catoa tne neemg negro, and she and : the ; officers gave : chase, catching the negro and ' brlnrina- him to the ' lock-up. The white man was arrested further down the street and made to answer to the charges against him.! that or seduction under promise of marriage. A fine of 810. and costs. and 350 was allowed the woman in the case.' 1 The white man Was unable j to pay. the amount or give band, and will uaeiy oe sent to tne road. The negro. who i was captured Jn the laid is still in the lock-up and the officers are expecting to get' some due as to ' his wnereaoouts ana eventually bring him to Justice, as he evidently is wanted for some crime. -'' : , 'President Finley. ' of the Southern Railway, stopped off here today on his way-to Charlotte, to make a social vis it to the manufacturers and . business men f the city, who met, him in the Manufacturers Club, and entertained him for an hour or more. Mr. Flnley was in his. private car. r The manufac turers I were pleased at this friendly call from the -head of the Southern. I - Miss Elizabeth Moore, who Is dl- recti ly from the Nation's Convention of the W, C T. U., at Nashville, Tenu., addressed the local. W..C..T. U. in the Young Men's Reading Room thia af ternoon at 3.00 o'clock. At 3:30 she also addressed the: younr people of the city at the same place. . i . i , The condition of i little James Mc- lAnally. who has been so critically 111 witn pneumonia, is a nttie better today and the attending physicians now think there is a chance for his recov ery. . :-:::y:r:-- ! j..: U'-'-'s-v-r BASTARDLY ASSAtJLT ON PA3HLY Three Men Open Fire on a House at Mldnignt. .Wilkesboro. N. CJ Nov. 15. A tele phone message from ' Boomer, ten miles from this place, early i this morning brought intelligence of a dastardly assault on the1 family of William A. Falrchllds. who lives at Meadow Hill, close to the Wilkes Caldwell county tine. Between .eleven and twelve o'clock three men opened fire on the house, shooting through the windows. Every pane of glass ex cept about-three was shot out and a load of shot entered the bed in which Mrs. Walker, mother-in-law of Mr. Falrchllds, was sleeping. 1 Jesse -Falrchllds, who resides with his family on Lewis- Fork, and who was at his father's home on a visit, was shot In the arm and hip. : But wound ed as he was his aim was true and Grover Walker is now at the home of his father. James Walker, about - three quarters of a mile from the Falr chllds home, - with a dangerous gun shot wound in his face. His two eon federates escaped, but It is thought they can be Identified. William A. Falrchllds is reported to have informed on the Echard . illicit distillery which was destroyed in that section. recently,' and in which Walker is said to have been- implicated. . , ; Sheriff Brown left town as soon as he heard of the affair to", arrest the guilty - parties. Death of Dr. Qr A. little. j Hickory. N. C. Nor. 1 5Dr. q! A. Little .prominent and popular physician of Catawba. " died at ' his home .at that place Tuesday morning at 3.20 o'clock. r Dr. Little's death was not unexpected, as he had "been ill for several months suffering from severe lti dney trouble. , Quite " early In .life., Ir. Little married .Miss Eva Powell, daughter of the' late Dr; Avery Powell. -To this union - were born she children four of - whom sur vive. Misses Beulah and Fannie Little, of Catawba;. Dr. Charles-Little, of Ca tawba, and Mr. Cleveland Little, ot the Shuford National bank of this place. ... . , f , . , i"iAfiTiiinnirr,'Mr VilllU IlllUli Furpocov'ofalfo.'G:;:! - .Sap; Fich i i; Want to Give to Him With, tle .Union ....... ' r . . f . f VPaciflie Direetbrs and ' Their Ad- 7; -.. berents. Absolute Control of , i " - - ' --jr.-- IlSnols Central. - . t V--" . ,- o , : - , . (Bythe Associated Press.). ; 4 : Newj York,"t Nov"( :15V tqyyessant Fish h as addressed a ' letter j- to the stockholders 'of the Illinois .Central Railroad Company regarding: the ad journed : meeting of ; the ' company ' set for 'December, i 8: After reviewing the contest at the last meeting, Mr. Fish says in ' part: hMvJ- : r i-: "J'ifj "It is significant that up to this "date no effort has been made by the Union Pacifier to dissolve the injunction as to Its holding or that of the Railroad Se curity Company, although the - Mutual Life Insurance Company,- with i a rela tively unimportant holding of only 5.600 shares,' has asked to be relieved of. the -restraint .::iri.-j!:;;:' -This motion does: not Involve 'the main issue, as the case of the Mutual Life turns upon' fundamentally differ ent questions of law and of fact from, tnese invoivea. in - tne cases or - the Union Pacific and the Railroad -Security Company. ?;-'':: viw ,-i i :.v "The contest now being waged Is for the - purpose : of : ousting me and the board of directors, of' which I - have been . a member for;-thirty years, -and of electing four directors dominated by E. H Harrlman, thus giving to i him, with - the Union Pacific directors and their adherents already in the board, the absolute control; permanent, not only, of the policies of the i Illlols Cen tral, Railroad, but also of Its physical and' financial assets and ' possibilities for-all time. --Ss' Nr- -r-, -. - MMy colleagues and I will eontinuee our efforts to maintain the integrity and . Independence of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad Company,' to . prevent its absorption by Interests alien to those of 1he stockholders and patrons; to prevent Its relegation to the position of a - subsidiary and servile feeder i and f attener to other railroads' dominating It.- and to, preserve for Its proprietors and the benefits of Its present prosper ity and future' boundless posslblllUea' NO i CONTEST EXPECITaX As the liquor Men Had Charge of the ' . Machdnery of the Scotland Neck I ;:: j;r 'yj ";'f : Oecttonyt j'it:'i. ' " ; : (Special to' News and Observer.) 2 Wilmington, N. C.: Nov. 15. Rev. A. J. Parker; is back from Scotland Neck, where he assisted in the prohi bition campaign which closed with vic tory for the anti-saloonlsts Thursday. He assisted Revi J. E. Holden in a se ries of meetings there coinicldent wlUt the campaign . and took . part In the singing at several ' of ' the temperance mass-meetings that were held. He de scribes campaign conditions there as having been acute, and rejoices that the ; election was won. .. He says he hardly thinks the liquor, men will con test the election as they were in charge of all .the election machinery and are not In position to claim irregularities. Homicide In Mitchell. Burnsville. N. C. Nov.-15. At Pen land, in ; Mitchell county, on October 29th. James Hollman .killed William Conley. 1 They were partners inv a store and " the , killing resulted la trouble which came up over a settle ment in the affairs of the business. Hollman made his escape and- - has not beenheard of elace the fciuinj. ' I-,- M . mm . ...... IIlI ' Dctv:::.T Pc:.... ... ; .. 4 , . - v- - , .... . . . ' r-. m j " I .' . ,' , i CUAnLOTTE .vCAriQUET. The President of the Southern ,tuy way . -the Guest Last Ereum of Tjreater ' : Cfcr.r;t .CIaJ bald xicu ' . , Things Abouti! the City ': .and Stat. i (Special to News and Observer.) ' Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 15 Pi'tMent . . ciuicj, oi uie-oouuvern liau wgy arrived in this city at 4:30 o'clock on a special train from Washington ' and j was -met at the depot by Mayor T. S. Franklin, representing - the city; Mr. D..A.; Tompkins present ing the Manufacturers Club, and XI r. W. F. . Harding, representing the Greater Charlotte Club. The i'flroad president was shown over-the city in an automobile immeuiitely upon h(s -arrival and then wear tfto the .Manu facturers' Club where-, the reception was held from five to sfr ovl-, v. ; The Greater Chatir tte Club tender-i ed a banquet to about three hundred business men mem"rs of the club beginnlnar at J:30 tonixht .at which President I inky was. the principal speaker. The banquet was .held at the Sewlyn hotel a ad Mayor TV S. S. FranJJln acted as t ii master. Members of the chb made brief talks ' on - the profress and growth of - th club, while Mr. Flnley w Introduced by Hon; D. A. Tompkins. - ' "President Flnley made, an address which was a t iute. to the industrial growth' of thii section of the State. He declared that North aCrolmaiwas far surpassing I'ew England in cot ton menu iactrring vp;. that the com parison was Cecidedly ? In fa r of the Soulhern States. ' - Touchins: upon the fight over the passenger rate Question. -Ptm"-ttJFin ley ured a closer and warmer rela tionship between 4he railroad and its clients -and the br ness men of th e State. lie thought that the Sou V.-m was Jcri.ir.able in apm-aling to" the rcftrcl Ccf .-i tjr opuol4;r!g iU con tention!. i: v-",:.,-:-., : ' -. . Mr;..'UKT'meta tf-rge number-rsf C2.tJnes3'm3it here a td expressed hi Cfect T,lZzsi'S , cC the gi'owth of the eltyvand thoath. that, a -sadsfActftry adjustmens q: differences should be arrived at THE ELC::iC. -iXlxV3. TVS COIY. A EpIi'ndlJ PxsiUi.tlonl-Mnch Inter , . - est la Ar:--',fciiinI 2isH. . ..'(Special ;toi.IJ3va and Observer. V f Elon collec-e. N. C, Nov. iSCThe first. issue, of. ihv Elorn. the newlv Inaugurated mtsxlAe publlwhsd by the J three literrry socle-lea, and-the alum ni assoctetioa orlon CoU-ae, made lu first appeaence-'on Uohday nl .-.his week. This tuie Initial number of ' first. Volumn is Gidlrated to Rev. Wm. and the Crci prudent of Elon Colleirc; who contributes rn excellent -article to the magazine, ox. the "Debt of Powtr." The . magaiae . contains an excellent life of Dr. Lcnr. by Sesldct Moffttt- m, Bvuiuuv vi ma 111a wia ursi itiu of John " Hsnry Bonner,- an article . on "Colleger p.triotism; f Another 4 on -Athletics for All," an estimate of the, character of Joan of Arc. and a short story, which is a free translation from the -German, entitled "The - Two Hans., There is a department7 of Iocs another of college organiza tion a. a third of exchanges and a fourth of clippings. Added to this is' about seven rages or advertising. V'a ken all in all it ts an excellent n m ber. v- The equal to s any magaxine I of , any college , publication - in the , South ern States, y - " f The village Is alive i at present with Interest in the approaching marriage . of Miss Gertrude Herndon, youngest daughter of Dr.. and Mrs.; ; Wm. T Herndon. to Mr. R. - W. Scott.- secre tary and treasurer t the . Burttngton Steel Bridge Co. The marriage will take place in the, college -chapel, on. Wednesday afternoon at 4 p. m.. No vember 2 0. Rev. Dr. J. -O. Atkinson, pastor ot the local- church and editor of -the Christian Sun, will perform V-9 ceremony. Largs preparations are be lng made at the IIe.adon home In the village for the f entertainment . o menas or tne xiernaon ana sjcou ura lles at this : plaqe . and r elsewhere throughout the . S jate . and:Jn Vlryl nta will wish them well as they beglnelr new life. - . : " : . On Thankstrlvins evenln- at eight o'clock, the Phlioloiln Literary Society,-one of the ruvli sociatles of the college, will clva lai r nnual .entertaln- menv Anese ani.-ifiinneuw ro Al ways on a hlh -plf nj and well attend ed. This - enteric Inment x omlses to be the equal of i s pradec-ssors if not even-. better, rr- irf:... . - . ctyij waiv iJixionA r; rv;n. ltestsnee?lTPS Py United Daughi , -, r ters " Conlcderacr. i -(By the Associated Pr-js.) Norfolk. Va., Nov. 15 The riational convention of the Unll t. Daughters of the "Conredaracy, in I session ' here. -state reports today show splendid work for the past y jar. , Mra Montague, oj 'lrg ula. made an appeal for Confederate Wc i.an's Ijorne at Richmond, i' T r. protests v'2ie received against wo' meh. uslnsr the - expressions" "Cill war", and Md3coiailon day." .A report from Mexico rccoiced ,tf day was the first from thtt country in the history of the United Dcrhters of the Con federacy. Miso Stanford .represents Mexico at tills co iv-ntlon. - - The Lynnhavea 3 AiJnis of Ksscclvers (By . the jcoc'?..ied Pre?s.) Lynnhaven Iloisl. or.'.icJ by the Nor folk city neair cjaoany incorpor ated; was todciy In the han of John.IIevan veb'i? end Jarr.es C Heath,. es receiver- HDLEI ':'nni 1 1
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