North Carolina Newspapers

VOL XX ill CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUES DAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2 J,'-1899. NO 3&69 . PRESIDENT HOB ART DEAD. toted Vo itical Leader Had Beea Striously III lor Several Months HIS SUCCESSFUL i CAREER. Born on a t-arsn ne Kecafne a Landing Lawyer, Political Leader and Vice President All the Family at His Bedside When Death Came. Bv Telegraph to the News. NEW YORK, Not. 21. Vfee-Fresi-(Ant Garret A. Hobart died at his ;btme m Paterson, New Jersey, at 8:30 ;' took tais morning. He has been seriously ill for three Months, and it was thought he was dying a month ago. Subsequently he raHied and only yesterdajr was able to : Up. T&e members of the .Hobart house- bld were all present when the end eame. He passed away quietly. His improved condition yesterdaj caused 'fcise announcement of h is death to be a DIED OF HEART FAILURE Shortly before midnight Mr. Hobar: ewoke and spoke a few words. "What mediately became unconscious, and continued in a comatose state the bal ance of the night. The physician asr 1 X J Al A T . 1 ! 1 ' ;m ils nis ueain to j&earv raimre. ... SKETCH OF ; HIS LIFE. When Mr. Hobart's condition be came critical, a statement was issued by the . family, to : the effect that he would never, again enter political life, says sa" skete$$n iNewYorkV "Success.; Heart diseased was 'stated. to be the cause of Mri Hobart's condition. . The iliness of the3 vice" ""president, it was! stated, dated from the autumn of 1898, j when trouble with Ms respiration was1 noticed. This was readily alleviated by treatment. Afterwards, more ag'f gravated symptoms- developed, and Mr. Hobart; grew worse1 and worse, nc4 withstanding every 'effort of his phys ician and friends. FORTUNATE IN HIS MARRIAGE. Mrs. Jennie Tirttle Hobart has the deep sjmpathy of all who know her, in her great afiTiction. It was in 1869, while Jn her eighteenth year, that the romance of her life began. It is a charming little love story, dating from the day when lier father brought to bis table a b"if-eyed young man ; of twentv-five. and introduced him as a law clerk whom "he had just engaged. From that rncmreni Mr. Hobart was a - ,he "ma5 She realized her .destiny within a year. and . became his wife. Never have- two people been more -genuinely fond of each other, mutual esteem forming as strong a link to Mud them as the silken cords of their rarly love. Mr. Hobart has never failed to accord fuill pfit-aise to his wife for the helpful way in which she ha- rotisadeiS out his life while Mrs. Hobart has naught but ad initHtion for the splendid tachievements Gf-htr husband from tfae struggles of .early .manhood. . ' The - years have dealt 'kindly with Mrs. Hobart; since her marriage in 1869. Ske is still a very prepossessing vfma.n, f.ultured, dignified 2nd tender. Her face is well-rounded, but iirm. Her self-jrossession and poise are ad mirable,, her manners perfect, and she nas oeen a great ravonte in w asnTfi ton society. MPcS. HOBART'S HOME LIFE. It is in her home life, however, that a woman is best judged. That is her abiding empire. Mrs. Hobart's do main is "Carroll Hall," the family residence in Pater3on, New Jersey, a harming place with its wide piazzas, its big lawns and its bigger elms. It is a restful rather than imposing house, its three stories of framework tastefully colored in gray. Its great est value is found inside. There are some wonderfully good pictures in the gallery. The music room is a cozy retreat. The charming library is full of the best editions of the best writers. Mr. Hobart's study adjoins the library, and was. a favorite resort of the Vic President. The family life of Mr3. Hobart has had one great grief before her hus bantj's fatal illness. A daughter, Miss Fannie, died in 1895, at the age of twenty-two. One child remains, Gar ret A, Hobart, Jr., a clever boy of fourteen. : ' BORN ON A FARM. Garret A. Hobart was bora on a farm in New Jersey and had a -hard Btruggle m early life, He wanted - to le a iawyet, a?Dd he ho to pupprt vice himself., by his own efforts while in college. He was graduated with honor, rbt. had to take to teaching" in a cour ' St it t )r" . - t vars, to make a living: ,JJ he bai in view, and was at . length admitted as clerk to -the oft ice of T Socra tes Tur tle, the Vi eil-known and successf ul lawyer," whose daughter, Jennie, sub sequently became Mr. Hobart's wife. Mr, Kobart soon proved himself to be thorotighly qualified for the prac-r, tice of law. He associated himself more especially with that branch of the profession relating to large com binations of capital.His nomination for, vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket in 1896 was warmly supported by the corporate inteceaaS' whose faithful, friend and'" adviserSmfefli had been for many years. PLANNED GREAT UNDERTAKING. Mr. Hobart's ability as a lawyer has been chiefly shown in planning great business undertakings. In this, and in political work requiring foresight and shrewdness of a similar character, he has had no superior, in his own time, at least. He has always been noted also for his liberality In giving valuable advice and pecuniary aid to deserving persons. "'.'')' u Mr. Hobart carefully husbanded his wealth, and became very rich - by shrewd, investments and the strict business methods which Tie followed in all his dealings, always standing firmly on his legal rights. When elected Vice President Tie was a man of large fortune, and apparently in the best of health, althougli "he had reach ed middle age. He seemed, indeed, to have achieved a position "in which he could regard himself as above ordin ary cares and responsibilities, and be prepared to enjoy life from the stand point of one of the great ones of the earth. . : . , Mr. Hobart has not been the nonen tity that vice presidents ustially have been, while holding that office. Be ing akin to the wife of Senator Hanna, of Ohio, his relations "tfith Mr. Hanna have alwajTs been most cordial, and President MeKinTey also has treated him as an intimate friend and ad viser. LEADERS -OF SOCIETY. The Hobarts have been social lead ers of society in "Washington, as in Paterson, and have used;; their wealth freely in entertainments rt and; social functionate;; ;V '"''"S,y '" : "TIVj3?rip&8 illlnessrfor'tHpbart was. ffor :JLl Inig tfnf ef kept v-f rom the public until vat lastithes: faets4 could no longerbe wlthheld.v'To) the "Republi can party this visitation-is of the most serious consequenMr. Hobart man aged the campaign of 1896, and was responsible for many of the plans credited to his kinsman by marriage, - MarKl Hanna. Hef'was, looked; to for 'similar feervics "in'1900, ;;and ab sencefrom? party tfouneifls will 'make a vacancy, difficult, if not impossible. to fill. COTTON BUYERI INJURED Mr. J. M. Oeer Falls From nov in'g Train and Breaks His Leg. A very serious - accident occured xml tire. Southern railroad yesterday al-s teraocn a short distance belowj Greenville. S. C. 'Mr. J. M, Geer, m. ifi ;cv -5oard a fast -moving freight train lost his balance -and was thrown; vittotjy rtotthe tracksL? In; falling Mr. Geer caught one of hi legs between the -cross'-ties and the member was; badly broken. Mr. Geer; attributes? the arecident -to his carelessness and says Bo one is to blame isave himself. The injured man .was brought to Green y'$le on "the Northbound. Vesti bule yesterday : afternoon. He was restins.'tietly ' .tl(is morning., -.; . - The accident is greatly dexlored by Mr." Geer's many Charlotte', friends. He" is well known In this city and all of ; our cotton men speak" in the highest terms of him. At "Piiasent Mr-. eer is buying cotton for, the piedmont MillsV Of, Piedmont, Br C. - f;" u HIS ANNUAIafVISIT. V Capt. Fred Nash left this mor&ing on his annual trip to Hillaoro, his old home. His visit this " year . will be doubly enjoyable, on aeocfunt of the presence of his brother- Mr. Edward Nash, of New York, Who is also visits ing the place of his birth. ' The News wishes Capt. Nash a most pleasant visit, - y "';; lr:'--:i A REPORT , CORRECTED. The report that Motbrtoari'DeArmon, employed by the Street; Railway Com pany, and who committed suicide yes terday, was in financial straits, is in correct. Hereceived , a fair salary, owned a bouse on which $600 had been paid;'. . and .he . had 35 to . hia credit with the company This is stated on the authority of the 4 C's Company. ' IN ABBOTT'S FAVOR. Special to the News. RALiBIGH- Nor. 21.iThe Supreme Court decide in Abbott's, favor . for Railroad Commltaekmr. . w -f t I VICE PKKSllJJbiN 1 HUttAttl W'tlKJ 1lBU imS MtpK-NIJNljL - - I - i - - j . 1 - ' i ii.', 1 aa' BATTLE WITH WOMEN. Ftmsht Policemen'. Miners and Pump Workers. By 'Telegraph to theNews. WILKESBARRE, Pa,, Nov, 21. Tfe wiv-es and mothers of the striking mi ners in the Nanticoke and Glen Lyon districts at a meeting yesterday deter mined to induce the non-union miners who had taken the places of the stri kers, to quit work. The women wait ed iat the mouth of the shaft last night for the nonrunion men and induced some of them to promise to go away. This morning the pump runners at the Nanticoke mines wer .opposed by crowds of women. There were several fights. . ,v;:-';:.:;- :- Constable Corrison 4red at- a number of women, and wpunded a boy- One woman knocked a .special policeman senseless, with rolling p.in, aad in jured him severely T;he women sur rounded the 'mouths of . all three of the collieries. In starting the pumps there was a running fight, clear through, and some succeeded by" the aid of. police men after a severe scratehing. v. . The women were armed with rolling pins, pokers and clubs. They say they will not . let. a man of the night shaft go Ao':work,Q'ubieVfd' expected. ROUNPALES HERE. H, A Number of Them Stored; in the Charlotte Bonded Warehouse. ussrs. 'vChas. E. Johnson and Co., eottren merchants, of Raleigh, yester day, through their representative here, Mr. So.. ; H.r Weathers,, stored in ho round .bales of cotton, shipped irom the .pisuat - located at Goiayiiie, a. u.; 143 "bais wehing 37,335 lbs., earns in t"$T. :? anafC.io. suss, being equal ytit vweight to 84 of the square bales, .a-'Ad it (would have taken over t,nree -tor have brought them in rthat shpe. It would have ; taken two ears ta ihav.o brought the compressed Ibales. v , v This cotton is being stored for the mills in this section, who are anxious lo try the . American Cotton Co. 's bale. -THE NEW GRADED SCHOOK .Work on the new graded school on the comer of Ninth and Brevard streets Jias begun in earnest. The work of excavating is now go: Iftg on. -The city has decided to uti lize the city force of hands as much much ;as possible in the work and. so they are now engaged here at present in; excavating for the basement and foundation of the school building. The lumber and brick for the build ing will begin to be hauled about the first of November. Charlotte people who have been so interested iin this; building will be pleased to know that the work is progressing so rapidly under the di- FRYE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE By Telegraph to the News. H WASHINGTON, Nor, 2l.-By,lle! death of Hobart the Vice-Presidency becomes vacant for the rest of Presi dent MoKinley's term, as the law pro vides no successor. The President pro tern of the Senate will be elected by that body upon the - assembling of Congress to hold office until March, 19.01. Frye, of Maine, now holds the office of president until his successor is chosen. He will undoubtedly succeed himself. .MR. CUftRY'S FINE SINGING. Mr. J. C. Curry, who conducted the singing at Trinity church Sunday, made- a fine impression on all who (heard " him. '.r-----y r '"';' His leadersbiD is unexcelled, while his solos are beautifully rendered, i ' Mr. Citrrv has' had . fe.w xnr- f a arg exper- !ec in jk&fe work. OFF FOR CHARLESTON, Eighteen of the Nobles Left the City This rtorning. Eighteen Nobles of the Mystic Shrine left ' Charlotte this morning over the .'Southern for Charleston to attend the special meeting that will be held in the City -by the Sea" to morrow. A special car was provided by the company , for the Charlotte del egation and everything for their com fort was arranged.' -: . The Charleston Evening . Post, in speaking of tW, coming of the Masons, says: ,: .... :; ' .; : "The Oasis Temple of the Ancient and AcceDtecf Order of Nohle? of the Mystic Shri& Till meet ;ia Charleston Wednesday, 4Ien the first annual ouui.ii v-AruitBn session win pe. neiu. "Charlestdaa.Hi:'be',inv4ed on this occasion by a host of Nobles from Charlotte, N, C. . They will leave Char lotte on Twesday morning and after hobnobbing -with the Columbia Nobles they will come on to Charleston. The visiting Mystic Shrihers will be enter tained : royally by. .-.thev local members. rrn mi -1 - xxiey win ioe given ain excursion around the harbor and into the su burbs on Wednesday, and at night they will. 'be entertained with J a banquet at the German Artillery Hall. "The order is composed entirely of Masons of -the thirty-second and thirty-third degrees. :k Masons below this degree can not be received into the order." o ELKS' RECEPTION: I Invitations Issued to the 1 Receo- tion to be Given Friday Night. The folks' mvitaionts to their "house warming" have been issued. Tihey read as follows:- The Board of Governors ' of the Elks' Club request the honor of your presence at the opening of their Temple, ; Friday evening, November twenty fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nipe, from 8 to 12 o'clock. Charlotte, N. C, v About one thousand of the above have been sent out in the city and. nearby towns. It will be an occasion of general rejoicing with the jnembers of. this, order 'and their friends, who are legion. The handsome new tem pie. is now complete and.it is furnish ed with the prettiest, and -most ela borate furnishings fc of any lodge -rooms in: the South. The order 'has abund ant reason to rejoide over the success that nas crowned their efforts. The large number of invited guests will, with few exceptions;- be present Fri day evening to wish the order a con tinuance of that measure of success that has been meted but- to them in the past. - r - CAR GLASS SMASHED. Rock throwers got in some good work on the Southern last niditSpe--cial car "Monacho," which was ' at tached to train No. 33, that arrived in Charlotte this morning, came tk jjriih one of the window panes shattered. The car was occupied s by Mr. Hitch cock and party, who were en route to Aiken, S. C, from New York. The ac-' cident occurred this morning about 2 o'clock, when the train was nearing Lynchburg. - Fortunately,- the big rock did no damage to the occupants of the car. . . COMING HOME' TO ATTEND THE MARRIAGE. Messrs. James and Lester Keerans have arrived " in the city, the former from the Dental-College of Baltimore, the latter from Texas. ; X . ' TaeiJNfcV-come -to Cttarlotte to at tend the lteeranHOate(. wedding. ' fc 3 THE PARK CONVENTION. Charlotte Sends Two Delegates to the Ashevitle Meeting. Col. H. C. Eccles and Mr. S. WTitt- kowsky left today at noon for Ashe- vIio,- They go to attend a conven tion of delegates from all over the South, which has for its object the es- tablishment of a park in Western North Carolina similar to the yellow- J tone National Park, which covers ' a large area of several iWestern States. The convention will hot Jpf composed who Uy of Southern ...delegates." There has of late sprung up in the North a decided feeling in favor of the estab lishment ff such a park in Western North Carolina and it is understood that the promoters of the scheme have f rrfwvn srivpn - tn iinfief?tftnri thnt t.ho North is entirely in sympathy witb the move. The project as first outlined is a mammoth one and will require much labor, but there is no section ixC the whole Union of States that is better suited . for such a purpose, or better fitted by nature. " The News learns that the scheme will have the endorsement of Mr. Geo. Yanderbilt, who has done so, much to beautify a section, of this beautiful portion of tie Old North State. WESTCOTT-BROOKS. Marriage of a Popular Couple This Evening. At the residence of the bride's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brooks, on North Poplar street this evening, Miss Nellie Brooks and Mr. M. J. Westcott will be united in marriage. Rev. W A. Wynne, of Graham Street church, will officiate. It will be a quiet home wedding, on ly the families of the contracting par ties and a few invited friends will be present. ' " After the marriage a wedding stip per Will be served- ."" The " bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.,;Wj Brooks She is a native of Philadelphia,' having moved to this city with 'herpareiits about five years ago. She is an unusually bright young lady and. ' has made many friiends since her residence here. She has always been foremost in church ' work and is regarded as one ' of the mpst pious young ladies of this city. . She has a host of; friends Who wish her much happiness in her married lffe. .... .. .. .;; . . "The grom meored to Charlotte about six months' ago rroni 'Elmira, N. Y, He holds a, responsible position" at the Charlotte Steam Laundry, and is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.., .He 'is a young man of splendid business ' ability and is deserving of therpfize he will winthis evening. Mr. and Mrs. fWestcott wlil make their home at the Arlington for the present, at least. . COTTON AB WT PJNEViLLE. 'Squire Hoey Gins 425 Bales Against 600 Last Year. 'Squire Hoey, from Below Pineville, is in town today. He gives some in teresting figures relative to the a mount of cotton ginned by him this year as compared with, last year's work. Up to, date last year he gin ned, 600 bales while up to date this year 'Squire Hoey. has ginned only 425 bales. . This gives a crop of about 66 per cent as compared with last jear. . Ttliese figures would ' indicate that the crop - in Pineville neighbor hood was possibly a little better than that around Charlotte. 'Squire Hoey suggests that the differenqej in the soil would account. for; this,f ? He suggests further that while the corn yield this year is smaller in num ber of- ears . still the crop is as valu able as last years from the fact that many ears last year rotted before they were harvested. 1,000 INSURGENTS KILLED In a Battle WittesftoveJ-nment Troops Near Bol&.l ! By Telegraph to The News. PANAMA, " Nov. 21. Dispatches from Bogota, United States -of Colom bia, dated the 18th, report a two days' battle in which the government troops overcame ' ten thousand " insurgents near Bucarranga, and defeated ' them frith great slaughter. Ten thousand re engaged on each side. ;r The rebels lost one thousand killed," cwo thousand wounded; the govern ment loss is mot stated. . : MR. DEARMON'S FUNERAL. The; funeral of Mr. L. W. DeArmon took place in " Mallard Creek, this morning at 11 o'clock, the services be ing conducted by Rev.-Roger Martin. The body was moved to the .underj taking establishment of D. ,N; Cashlon & Company yesterday f ind 4 prepared for burial, imd -in the afternoon it was removed fo- ttte country. NOMINES DESTROYED Boers are Worlcing Mines to Aid Fiht for Transvaal's Inde. fend.ance. , i BRITISH CAPTliRE 500 BOERS. Three Hundred Said to Have Been Killed in the Fight of the 15th at Ladysmith Boers Cap ture Campbell and - Other Towns. 'ly Telegraph to tbe News. fx)NCpNr Nov; 21 The Standard ' and Digger News denies that the Transvaal government is destroying the gold mines. It says that on the contrary, it is working-them; and tho gold is utilized to defend the indepen- " dence of the Transvaal. It will be re paid at the end of the war. European"-" shareholders' may rest confident that no mines, will be ruined. FRONTIER TOWNS ANNEXED. Transmission.) The Boer comman dants have annexed the frontier towns, They never tender money in payment for an article; and in other ways are endeavoring to. continue their regime under the flags of the Transvaal and Free State. . They declare that four hundred joined the Boers since occupa tion of the frontier towns. A man from Vryburg arrived this morning. They ' say ever since yesterday morn ing they have passed troops going up the country. Trains loaded with stores and ammunition are waiting at sid ings to go north. MOST COMPLETE REPORT MADE. CAPE TOWN, Nov. 20, (Delayed in Transmission.) A - dispatch from Or ange River:; says copies of the most cpmpjlete mapvevy printjed in the field aref diy -,. furnished, hp 1 British' staff ; and reports are "printed !in camp after reconnoissances and survey's have been made, -The reports are on an elaborate scale and arp verj'i detailed. . It is stated that the ri vor Bethulier has risen " twelve feet since the recent CAMPBELL OCCUPIED. CAPE .TOWN, Nov. 121. The town of Campbell, Griquil and West, was qc- cnQieu oir.xne loers ,on ino xoin; t SoXco-l CAPTURED 5Q9i RQE5RS. i : " bESTCOPRT, Bv;r21.tTiiei details of Ladysmith on -the fifteenth have been received. . The Boers north of the town began the forward movement, but were checked by the British with the? naval guns and Maxims. The British A"T 1 J -11 t ' Tk a men aavancea, anacKing ine juoers flank and forced them to retire. The Boers were subjected to a galling fire. 11 is reportea mat tney lost tnree Hun dred killed and five hundred captured. BOERS ATTACK KIMBERLEY. KIMBERLEY, Nov. 11. (Delayed in transmission). The Boers attacked at day-break, but were easily repulsed. The British lost two wounded. . ADVANCING ON ESTCOURT. DURBAN, Nov. 21. Jopbert is . ad vancing , on Estcourt, but up to last night the town had not been occupied. BOERS MOVING ON NATAL'S CAPI TAL. ' PI ETERLMAR1 TZBURG, Nov. 21, (Noon.) Intelligence reached . here this morning that the Boers are ad vancing with artillery on the Mooi River, twefnty-one "miles south of Est- maritzburg. Fighting , is eminent. CLOSE AFTER AGUINALDO. Cavalry Pushing the Insurgent Leader and His Staff. By Telegraph to the News. MANILA, Nov. 21. The gunboat "Helena," wihich arrived today with the crew of the "Charleston," reports that, while passing Lingayen, the. bat tleship "Oregon" signalled that Agniv. naldo was making i.nprth with twelve officers, and that a : troop of cavalr, pursued them. The Oregon" also sig-r nailed that Ivawton and Wbeatrn had connected. CONSULTING HIS ATTORNIES. Mr. . C. V Hinkle, of the firm of Hinkle, Craig :& Co., who do a large livery and sale business in several North Carolina t towns, was In . Char lotte today consulting his attornies. Messrs. Burwell. Walker arid Carisler. News, readers will remember .that the above firm has been sued by Capt. A. G. Brenizer ' for $5,000 on : accoii a t of injuries .received by Mrs Brenizer while 'at .Blowing .Rock, last summer. One of Mr. Hiakle attornies . in formed a News reporter this morning that the case -wdll in all probatallity, be heard at the January term of Meckr lnlrarg Superior Court. :