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rtnVtW -nM n ft VOL VIII. CHARLOTTE. N, C. WEDNESDAY. MAY 19 18f7 NO. 9 CHARLOTTE EK5ETE. GALA WEEK FESTIVITIES OPENED BY BRILLIANT PARADE Steamer Contests Held this Morning. Hook and Ladder and Hose Wag on Contests and Military Parade This Afternoon. To-day marked the beginning of what promises to be the most im posing ceremonies that people have ever witnessed in commemoration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of In- dependence. The day dawned bright and with just enough breeze to make it pleasant. The crowd began coming in at an earlv hour, and even v, ficwi v1, ity peoph morning meal, the streets were lined with sight-seers. All along Tryon street, from Fourth to the Episcopal church, crowds were banked on either sidewalk patiently waiting the time for the parade to start. At the hour named, 10 o'clock, the grand pageant of military, firemen and civilians started on the line of march. The course was as follows : Down North Tryon to Ninth street; East Ninth to Brevard street; south to East avenue: west t Mint street; Euth to Fourth street; East to TryoD; south on- Tryon to More head street, and return. to indepen dence Square, where parade was dimissed. The military formed the front of the parade and came in the follow ing order: Chief of Police Orr and staff. Governor's staff, Adjutant General Cowles, Maj. E M Hayes, USA, Col E G Harrell, Q M G. Fourth Regiment and other Mili tary organizations, Col J F Armfield and staff. Second Regiment band. Drum Corps, Fourth Regiment. First Batallion, Fourth Regimentt W G Smith, commanding; Company F, Capt Burkharr; Company C, Capt Gardner. Second Battalion, Maj George F Rutzler, commanding; Company G, Second Regiment, Capt Robertson; Company C, Fourth Regiment, Capt Flannigan; Company E, Fourth Regiment, Lieut Erwin; Company G, Fourth Regiment, Capt Hill, Howitzer Battery, Lieut W F Moody. The battalions assembled on North Tryon, the First battalion resting on Seventh. The uniformed rank of Knights of Pythias formed the back ground of the militia. The following companies were in line: Asherille, 54 men strong, Capt C R Burkhead in charge. Cabarrus Black Bojs, 37 strong, with Captain A. D. Hill- in command. Richland rifles of Waynes ville, 40 in number with Capt. W J Hanner in command. Iredell Blues 45 strong, Capt. R S Flanigan com manding. Cleveland Guards 40 strong commanded by Capt. T S Gardiner. Hornet's Nest Riflemen 60 strong, commanded by Capt. T R Robertson. Queen City Guards 47 strong commanded by C;ipt. T S Franklin. Following these came the Anthony drum corps of Concord 25 strong. Then came the firemen in the fol lowing order: Phoenix Hook and Ladder Com pany No. 1, of Columbia. South Side Reel Team No. 4, of Greensboro. Pioneer Reel Team, of Anderson. Rescue Hook and Ladder Com pany, of Asheville. Asheville Hose Company No. 1- The Mr-noghan and Delgars Hook and Ladder, of Sumter. The "R. E. Lee" Hook and Lad der, of Greenville. Th Steam Fire Engine Coxipany, of Greensboro. The Palmetto Steam Fire Com pany, of Columbia. Besides these the Charlotte Hook and Ladder Company joined in mak ing one of the best firemen's parade that has ever taken place in the State. Death f Mrs. ft, C. White. Mrs. R. C. White died at her home at 610 North Caldwell street this morniDg at seven o'clock, after an illness of ten days with pneumonia. She leaves a husband and several children to mourn he loss. She vas n. consilient member of the Sec- i'esfjy iei um umnuj?, uu. ujo h,r K; v. J. W. Stagg, will conduct funeral enici'3 ir-m the resid I .cc- at 8:00 o'clcck. The interment GENERAL ASSEMBLY. MEETS AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN GHURGH TOMORROW. The Question of Organic Uniou With the Northern Church to be Present ed. Some of the Questions to be Debated. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the Southern Assembly of the Pres byterian church convenes in the First Presbyterian church of this city ! There wilt be some three hundred ' eltes IfTVu iT j llson D- J" ; U D th Sr f ted ier ?ni d. TuJ: D ,Wl!60n has been clerk of the Assembly since the second year of its organization Rev. Robert P. Earns, D. D., per manent clerk arrives tonight, and together with Dr. Wilson will be ready to enroll delegates tonight, and prepare the docket for the As sembly. Rev. R Q. Mallard, D. D , of New Orleans, the retiring modern ator, will preach the opening sermon at eleven o'clock The coming of the General As sembly to a city usually raises many questions as to its nature and the church whose court it is. The Southern church is one branch,of the great Presbyterian tree, or family, which if they were all united in one assembly would have a court repre senting the greatest number of peo pie of any religious court in Protest antism, as all branches of the Pres byterian family make more than half the Protestant world. The Southern General Assembly was organized in the First Presbyte rian church at Augusta, Ga., De cember 1861, and was the result of the conditions then prevailing in the country. On Friday, May the 27th, 1869, the reasons given why there should not be a union of the Northern and Southern churches will likewise convey to the reader some idea of why they separated. 1st. The Northern church did totally complicate herself with the State, in political utterances delib erately pronounced year after year; and which, in our judgment, were a sad betrayal of the cause and King dom of our common Lord and Head. 2nd. A union on the bases of the old and new school assemblies, North, would in our judgment, in volve a total surrender of all the great testimonies of the church for the fundamental doctrines of grace at a time when the victory of truth over e ror hung long in the bal lance. 3rd. Some of the members of our body were, but a short time since. violently and unconstitutionallv ex- pelled trom the communion or one i i f .1 A j. branch of the Presbyterian church, under ecclesiastical charges, which, if true, render them utterly infa mous before the church and the world. 4th. It is well known that simi lar injurious accusations were prefer red against the whole Southern Pres byterian church, with which the ear of the whole world has been filled. Extending, as these charges do, to heresy and blasphemy, they cannot be quietly ignored by an indirection of any sort. If true, we are not worthy of the "confidence, respect, Christian honor and love," which are tendered to us in this overture. The wording of the extracts taken from the report referred to is suffi cient to show the causes leading to a separation between the Northern and Southern churches. From time to time since overtures have been sent to the Assemb ijs for organic union, which have always caused intense interest in debate. This year an overature comes from the Pres bytery of Louisville on this subject, and will elicit as much interest as any business before the Assembly, -j One of the greatest objections to organic union as advocated by those who oppose it now is the negro race and the failure of the JNortnern church to understand the situation. The Southern church has always been friendly to the negro. In 1865 in a pastoral letter is this language: "In this dispensation of Providence which has befallen the negroes of the Southern States, and mainly without their agency, your obliga tions to promote their weliare, though diminished, have not ceased. Debtors to them when bound, you are still debtors to them when free, j Yon are bound to them non only by j the t:tj o common nam re, a ccm- 1 d c uunon res. .jmpt2on arotwid id so. you, TL-.v ive jrrown up PROGRAMME OF TOMORROW S EVENTS- 10 a. m. General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, South, meets at First Presbyterian church. 9 a. m. to 11 p. m. Exposition building open, corner Fifth and Church streets; concert at 4 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Admission, 25 cents. 9 a. m Hand reel race, followed by grab race on South Tryon and foot race on West Trade. 11 a. m. 'Baseball at Latta Park; Oak Ridge vs. Charlotte. 3:30 p. m Amateur bicycle races, bicycle park. 5:30 p. m. Military parade and sham battle, Latta Park. 8 p. m. Projectoscope in tent opposite the exposition building. for your benefit, ministered to your comforts and words, and have often tenderly, faithfully nursed you in sickness. They are still around your doors, in the bosom of your community. Many of them are your fellow-heirs of salvation. To gether with you, they all need it, greatly need it for time, for eternity, We are persuaded you will not turn away from them in this day of their imagined milienium we fear of ter rible calamity. Do all vou can for their best welfare and do it quickly, for they already begin to pass rapid ly away. "By pureness, by knowl edge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the "Holy Ghost, by love unfeign ed, by the word of God, by . the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left; by honors and by dishonors, by evil report and good report," let it be shown to all men that nothing shall withdraw the sympathy of your heart or the labor of your hand from a work which must of necessity and ever rest chiefly upon those who dwell in the land, not upon the strangers who visit it." The personel of the Assembly will be good. Among those who take part in the 250th anniversary of the Westminister Standards on such men as Rev. Robt. L. Dabney D. D , L. L. D.; Rev, Moses D. Hoge, D. D.; Rev F. R. Beattie, B. D., D. D , L. L. D.; Rev. S. M. Smith, D. D.; Rev. Chas. B. Hemphill, D. D.; Rev. Eugene Daniel, D D.; Rev R. K. Smoot D. D.; Rev. Henry White, Ph. D., D. D., and many others. FAIR WEATHER THIS WEEK. Weather Observer Dosher Promises Good Weather for Twentieth Week. Light, scattered showers have fallen during the past 24 hours over the upper Lakes and showers are generally reported from the extreme Northwest; elsewnere, with the ex ception of a thunder shower last night at Jupiter, Florida, there has been no precipitation during the past 24 hours. The weather is generally warmer this morning over the eastern por tion of the country, and the temper ature has remained very nearly sta tionary elsewhere. The general atmospheric condi tions are highly favorable for con tinued fair weather in this locality during the next two days. Local forecast for Charlotte and vicinity: Continued fair weather tonight and Thursday. Thought to Have Killed Himself. Special to The News. Reidsville, N. C, May 19. Charles Preston was found near here Saturday, his throat badly cut. He died early this morning. It is thought now he committed suicide. He will be buried here, nothing be ing heard from his people. To Study Finance In China and Japan. By Telegraph to The News. Boise, Idaho, May 19. Ex-Sena- tor DuBois and Senators Cannon and Pettigrew will sail July 2nd for China and Japan, it is understood, to study the finaucial question from an Oriental standpoint. TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOMELESS. New York, May 19. The mayor of Jersey City at noon issued a pro clamation, calling a public meeting in the city hall to-morrow afternoon to take steps to provide for the home less families. The families lost everything they owned and the ma jority of them are without a cent. The neighbors win shelter others. There will be no prayer meeting at the A. R. P. church ihU evening owhg to the closing exercises of the giaded schools. 7fl PRESIDENT ALDERMAN TO SPEAK. City Public School Commencement This Evening. Those Who Won Scholarships. The commencement exercises of the Charlotte graded schools take place at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium at eight, o'clock this ev;ning. The programme is as follows: Invocation, Rev. C. L. Hoffman. "Chorus, 'Wake, Wake, Wake!" Oration, "The Crescent and the Cross' Claud N. Wilkinson. Class historian, Miss Josephine A. Osborne. Oration, "The Dawn of a New Era," Robert S. Hutchison. Class prophet, Miss Feriba E Grier. Valedictory, Miss Jessie V. Hen derson. Chorus, "The Oars are Plashing Lightly." Address, President Edwin A. Al derman of the State University. Presentation of diplomas, Rev. P. T, Durham. Awarding of scholarships. Bene diction. The honor roll for the year is as follows: Jessie Henderson, 99.10; Eva Buddin, 98.97; Bettie Mont gomery, 88; Marv Graham, 97, Feri ba Grier, 97; Robert Hutchison, 96; Claude Wilkinson, 96; Fanny An drews, 95; Ethel Lewis, 95; Isabella Doughty. 94; Ethel Finger 94; Ada .briday, 94; Norma Van Landing ham, 94; Marry Carothers, 93; Fan ny Sims, 92. The scholarships have been awarded as follows: Presbyterian College for Women, Miss Jessie Henderson. University of North Carolina, Robert S. Hutchison, Claude N. Wilkinson. Converse College, Misses Eva Buddin, Mary Graham and Fannie Andrews. Guilford College, Miss Bettie Montgomery Trinity College, Miss Ethel Lewis. GREENSBORO AND COLUMBIA DIVIDE Greensboro Won the Fast Steaming Prize and Columbia the Distance. The first contest on the list was a steamer contest for quick steaming and long distance. The contest took place on East Trade street. Greensboro won the $75 prize for quickest steaming; time, fa7e minutes and 27$ seconds. Columbia's time was 6 minutes and 16 seconds In the contest for distance Colum bia won with hands down. Greens boro threw water 13 6 J feet, while Columbia's record was 188 feet. Greensboro claims that she had no idea of winning the distance prize, but only entered the contest while her steamer was in order. Tbe Concert This Brenlag. The noted Statesville band will give a concert at the Exposition building this evening at eight o'clock. The following programme will be rendered: March "Under the Double Ea gle" Wagner. Schottische Golden Trumpets Rollinson. Waltz "In Old Madrid" Meis- sler. Overture Cassandra Rollinson. Serenade "In the Moonlight" Hall. (Baritone Solo. Mr. E. Clark.) Two Step "Ma Angelina" John son. Polka Jocosity Harder. A Kansas Two-Stepj Pryor. Medley Overture Before the Footliahts Bendix. Clarinet Solo Somnambula Thornton. (Dr.-C. A. Turner.) "Waltz O r eii a 1 Roes I v a a o vi ci , Galop "King of the Road" Rjiiihson. THE CYCLE RACES. ENTRIES FOR THE AMATEUR RAGES TO BE HELD TOMORROW Oak Ridge to Cross Bats With Char lotte at Latta Park Tomorrow After noon. Players and Racers The amateur bicycle races will take place at Bicycle Park at 3:30 o clock tomorrow afternoon. The events and prizes are: One mile novice prize, gold med al. One mile handicap first prize, diamond ring, $35; second prize bicycle suit, $10. One mile Charlotte riders rst priz, Pope medal; second prize, Shell & Harrison medal. Fourth mile open first prize, dia mond ring, 35; second prize, gold cuff buttons, $8 Half mile boys' race first prize, lantern; second prize, knife. Two mile handicap first prize, diamond ring, $35; second prize, shot gun, $25; third prize, watch fob, $5. Team race, three, men to each team prize, silver cup.f The officials are: Referee, TT Gilmer. Judges: John Todd, W HHef ner, C Creswell. Umpires at turns; Ed Carson, John Dean. Starter and announcer: Geo Fitzsimons. Clerk of the course: Frank Ma- han. List of racers and their places of residence 1, Robert Wharton, Greensboro; 2, W R Spanolia, Char lotte, Bellamv Harris, Wilming ton; 4, J. Harris, Concord, N. C ; 5, T. J. Bell, Greenwood, S. C; 6, Tom Pfaff, Winston; 7, Lonnie Caldwell, Charlotte; 8, T J McAdoo, Greensboro; 9, E W Watson, An gusta; 10, J T Temple, Richmond; 11, M C Buchanan, 12, Herman Buchanan, 13, R H DeButts, Greens boro; 14, H W Clum, 15, Tred Schade, 16, Glen Halstead, Wash ington, D C; 17j Archie Clark, Nash ville, Tenn; 18, Fred Oliver, Char lotte; 19, Frank Turrentine, Wil mington; 20, Chas D Coburn, Sa vannah, Ga; 21, Chas Spanolia, Statesville; 22, J H McAden, 23, Burton Smith, 24, Willie Cochrane, 25, Monetry Freeman, 26, Labe Mc Donald, Charlotte; 27, Eugene Fant, Anderson, S C; 28, H R Steenson, California; 29, W E Becker, Minne apolis, Minn; 30, Jay Eaton, New Jersey; 31, Al Newhouse, Buffalo, N Y; 32, W I Huffsetta, Florida; 33, Carroll Jack. Philadelphia; -34, A Powers, Jacksonville, Fla; 35, Phons Spanolia, Charlotte. Each racer will have his number pinned on his back. "By their number ye will know them. CHARLOTTE AND OAK RIDGE. Charlotte is fortunate in securing so strong a team as Oak Ridge for its 20th of May game, and the 'rcoters may look forward to an exciting contest. Oak Ridge Institute hus always been active m outdoor sports, j and for some years held the State cham pionship in base ball. The first match game of ball ever flayed in the State was between Oak Ridere and Guilford College (then New . - i - Garden). It was m the seventies, before masks, gloves and body pro tectors were heard of. The game was won by Oak Ridge by a score of 119 to 56. This year's team is probably the best one Oak Ridge has ever put out, and has made the best record of any team in the State. The star of tneir team is Barker, the big left handed pitcher. His south-paw curves have puzzled all opponents so far and Charlotte will have hard work solving them. Brake catches Barker, and 38 without doubt one of the best back- stops on the college diamond. His throwing is speedy and accurate. Lambath plays 2nd base and cap tains the team. He is a fast in- fielder, and out of nine games this season has had only one orror. The team has confidence in him as a leader, and his steady individual work does much toward strengthening thV team work. Benbow, the first baseman, is the slugger of the team, and plays a good all round game. Charlotte will have Whi taker and Bailey of the University "Joe" V hitaker hs played center field at dispel Hill for two years, and u worthy successor to'-S" Robertson. Wh;taker is one of the moatpopuU" men in eclk-ge nnd is captain of next year's looiball eleven. SIXTY ARE MISSING. TERRIBLE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY THIS MORNING. Fire Rrnke Out After an All Nirh- Dance. Thriling Scenes cf Rescue. . By Telegrapb to The,New. Jebset City, N. J., May 19.. Fifteen tenement houses and a large . furniture Btore in the business centre of the city were burned to the' ground this morning, and two hun dred people are made homeless. The damage will amount to half a, miliibn. The watchman of the store ia missing, and is supposed to hae -been burned to death. There were many thrilling scenea of rescue. Electric light, telephone and telegraph wires interfered with the work of rescue, and it is 'feared, that many lives were lost on thia account. " . Many persons who were known to be in the burned tenement housea are missing, and it is supposed they were cremated in the flames. Rumors at an early hour today place the number of fatalities afc, sixty. The fie originated in the Painea'. furniture factory, after a dance which was held in the building last night. The fire broke out before day and: was not under eontrol umil 8 o'clock this morning. Iu the tenement district the great est confusion and panic prevailed. All the buildings on the street from No. 208 to 325 were burned and many other buildings a block: away were badly scorched by thei fierce heat Several men were so terror strick en that they had to be clubbed al most into insensibility before -'theJV' would allow themselves to be rescued- FNGLI8H MARKETS IMPROTE. . ' London, May 19. The truce be- ' tween Greece and -Turkey has re established confidence in the efficacy . -of the "concert of the powers" and is regarded as impressive. British consols are a shade higher today, r and money is very easy again. The Paris bourse is particularly buoyant and French rentes havo advanced. mm TWO THOUSAND MORE ON STRIKE. Contractors Join Hands With the Brotherhood of Tailors. By Telegrrapb to The News. New York, May 19. Over two thousand more 'members of the brotherhood of tailors are in the ranks of the strikers today. The strike, while nominally against cor.tractors, is virfually against manufacturers The contractora have thrown their svmnathv and in- fi-.ince with the strikers, asking- what good are sweatshop workers for them. Better prices for labor means greater profits to the contract- ors. . Th3 conduct of the strikers con tinues good. The police do not inter fere with their meetings. 28 Soldiers Killed In an Accident By Telegraph to The News. ' ) ; Cologne, May 1 9. A railway train conveying a thousand reserve troops from West Phalia for garri son duty at Metzin, Alsace, waa thrown from the track near Gerol stein, Rhenish Prussia, last night. . and twenty-eight were killed. v Oscar Wilde a Free Blan. By Telegraph to The News. London, May 19. Oscar Wilda was released from prison this morn ing. He is enjoying robust health. He goes to Paris immediately, and! proposes to return and engage in iterary work. He does not intend to hide himself and will write over his own signature. Liberal to Oppoge Spain's Policy. By Telegraph to The News. Madbid, May 19. Ex-Premier Sagasta, the liberal leader, at a meet- ing last night, made a vio1- :it jviek upon the .-Government, u:ri: 'UiJelx Q3 declares that the- tin " rir. by liberals wss endt-.!.. rd ::3 psiicv of the G. jvemiLe . . w - - j ou3 and must be vigoioucIyc)pociL ii !l ' 4 in jour households, have toiled j .ii le in Eimwood cemetery
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