North Carolina Newspapers

TH A VOL. Xggjgg CHARLOTTE, N. 0 , THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1900. NO. 3618 ; . ... . . ... --j CROSSED THE TUGEL 4 Warren's Division Forded the River in the Face of a Hot Fire. BOERS OVERWHELM PATROL 1 , . . . - v Six of flethuen's Hen Captured, One Killed and One Wounded England Happy Over the News of tsuller s Success in Crossing the "River of Fear.' By Telegraph to the News. LONDON. Jan. 18. A Cape Town special, says it is persistently reported that Ladysniith has been relieved. The Var Office has received a dispatch from Roberts stating that he received a dis patch from Buller that one brigade and a Howitzer battery had crossed the Tugela at Potgeiter's Drift. Five miles further west Warren has thrown pontoon bridge over the river, by means of which a portion of his force crossed Wednesday. The remaind er are expected to be on the north bank Friday. Warren hopes to be able to turn the enemy's position, which is five miles off to his right front and is being strongly entrenched. WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM. LONDON, Jan. 18. London is wild with enthusiasm over the news that Buller has crossed the Tugela and is fighting, his way to Ladysniith at last A large British column is on its way into Zululaud to work around to the extreme eastern flank of the Boers and heart for the Utrecht and Vyheid dis tricts. WARREN FORDS THE RIVER. SPRING FIELDNatal, Jan. 17, (De layed in Transmission.) Warren's di vision forded "the-Tugela at Wagon Drift in gallant fashion, facing a, hot fire from the Boer artillery and Infan try. The Boers, however. made no de termmtd effort to contest the cross ing, and fell back-firing, on their main nosition. At i the north bank the de tachment found. a of arm house called Rhynocerf onteini; full of the " enemy who had remained tp harrass the Brit- iah. Thf v fled on. the: aoDrcach of Wa rens troops after firing a volley. War- AV-. ui uav A -r v- Kon. onnosit the Bnfirs', centre, five miles north of the river. . As yet the Boers have not replied to the British bombardment. They are strongly entrenched. x: v iucu li jf CASTELLANE IS "BROKE " Anna Gould's ttusband Comes to America for flore Money. By Telegraph to the News.. PARIS, Jan. 18. The Matin says Count Boni de Castellane, the husband of Anna oGuid, has been posted; at the Bourse for failure to meet'1 his obliga tions. It is announced today that the count, with his wife, is making a' trip to New York in an effort to get out of his financial troubles. He specula ted on the stock exchange and lost six hundred thousand dollars recently in industrial stocks. Seven or eight bro kers are interested, and it is expected that he will raise the money in Amer ica. The Marquis de Castellane denies that his son has failed to meet his obli gatiensd. He says his son never specu lates. He explains that the fact that his son and wife are on their way to America is taken as a pretext for false rumors. STATUE OF WEBSTER. Presented by Milson Hutchiris to the Government: (7 By Telegraph to the News." zill WASHINGTON Jan. 18. The pre sentation of the status of Daniel Web ster, donated by Stilson Hutchins' to the United States, took place this, morning at Lafayette Square bpe'ra house. The leading officers of "the gov ernment, Senators and Representatives attended the exercises in the auditor ium, and were invited to proceed later to Scott Circle, where the unveiling took place. The principal address was by Senator Lodge. Because of the unveiling of the Web ster statue, Congress convened at 1 'c1q1; "today. The census bill was considered this afternoon. POLICE BOAT SUNK. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 18. The po bent "Governor- iMorton.," was found sunk in he hiarbiOT yesterday. The linking is believed to be the work l ae beat was . out of commission ajidjin, no watchman aiboard. CRIMINAL COURT ADJOURNS. Whitaker Case Goes to Superior Court Four Murderers ai Large. The January term of Mecklenburg Criminal Court adjourned this after noon at 1:30 o'clock. Judge Battle will leave tonight for his home, Rocky Mount. Solicitor Webb will return to Shelby tomorrow morning. - -: The term just closed was a twor weeks' term, but the work has been dispatched and there is no need of holding on any longer than today. - The (Whitaker case, which was to have been heard today, was transferred to the Superior Court, which meets next week. tyre, who were convicted of crueltv to animals, came up for the judga's sent ence. Mr. J. W. iKeerans, counsel for Dr. Fitz, made a motion for a new trial. The motion was granted and thereupon the solicitor nol prossed the case in, so far as Dr. Fitz is concerned. As to Mr. Mclntyre, the judge required of him his portion of the costs of the case. At present there are three true bills for murder standing on the docket: Preston Gilmcre, who is wanted for the murder of Hattie Ivey; Sidney Phelps, who killed Burwell Washington, and Jim Byers, who killed a man near Hun tersvillel All of these are at large. To these is to be .added the negro Mack Fesperman, who killed his wife two nights ago. The jury in the Long forgery case, brought in a verdict of not guilty last night. FIREMAN DAVIS KILLED. Sad ' Accident at Westminster, fM S. C, Yesterday. ' ,.Th'a body of hraman T. J. Daviis, who w'a.3 killed yesterday at Westminster, S;,'C.,' pxsssdl. througfh, Charlotte this morning en tfautardYaiMgih, where the iatcimeriil will. take place in i-he morning., Mc 5." Eav Island Mr.. J.:h.D- Flint, accompanied' the remains to Ral- h. .. .. . ; 1 ' ; Kc,rr-,l-; !. - Tihe accix'on.i -to firem-S'm vEia-v.i3 . ; was .indeed a sad' one. He had only been m.a-riri'cd"- a short while and was en of : Southern .. .. 1 ".- ' I Mr. Davis' train was jn a .:de-trick I at Westminster, . S. C. He was. sitting a.teotdvtOa.t ta and -ird. -iiOw . ' ' i rmMpzs& .Sctisck ui-ui -u-a- co'jtlti recover, rne wia-seis pjuwa-fu uvcx his bedy almos t cutting it in two. Death te-suil'cd almo.:t inHitanUy. Mr. E'avis' run wais bc-uwasu Gtrea i-v'-.n.o s r, an,i Atlanta. ie was a. I VXAl.'Oy -r . E.sizive o! Ralaiglh and wias well Known in nhi rin.t P- where te once mras ma ao-ma. His sad 'death is .regretted by all. , CHARLOTTE ARCHITECTS GET CONTRACT. Hayden, Wheeler & Schwend's plans were adopted for the aew Court Street M. E. church, at Lynchburg, Va. A large number of designs were offered by architects from New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chattanooga, Charlotte and Lynchburg. The design selected is unique in appearance, being something entirely new in church architecture in this section. It is classic in design. Threei prizes were awarded: First prize, $150, Hayden, Wheeler & Schwend, of Charlotte; second, $125, Elzrus & Anderson, of Cincinnati; third, $100, iE. G. Frye, of Lynchbmg. RUSSIAN CRUISER ASHORE. 6f ptctp:t?srtTRiG. Jan. 18. Tne F.-ii.rlan iron did "Pcliavta," - tan liihoiisand ca3 is ashore in. a danger ous petition near Libau, on ithe Baltic. BANK RATE REDUCED. UONEON, Jan. 18 T.he oMci'al Eank ef Englamd -rate has toe'en r sdaced 'half a per cent to four and1 a half, and tha tmk's gold -suiplus , has increased nearly six-nrillions. . " r MI3SI3S1FPI SENATOR "ELbTE.D. JACKSON. Miss., Jan.US. T.Ieg ilaure - tojlayrjlecid ;:Bx-Gitti!0-'? tCtt mrm . TTnileA-jStiateaV: Senaton t fo- tcr'Tii atid re-elec't'sd W." V-.:At. Sullivan Xor- the shcTt term. . WANTS DEATH- PENALTY ABOL ISHED. BOSTON, Jan. .18. Attorney (General Knowlton. jformially suggests thit con finement for life supplant the v death ptaalty for murdar In this State. ITUrN CRUISERS CO TO VEN EZUELA. PARIS, Jan. 18- A dispatch jto Fig aro if nam Rome, says that owing to the ,iro-uble wit.h Venzu'cl'a,. two Italian war snips have been ordered there. -. E'EATIH OF AN INFANT. r : Tihe infant of 'Mr. andf ' Mxs. J. H. Griffith: died at thee ixarnxs .of its pareats Saaxtis, tlris morning and' was 'buried fat 3 o'clock tws afternoon. .sano tack cue. ,vf T!ie Pyramids- of Eevntt'An , 'C:3V.: ;tf;a n SZWZ Ytbq- track fpp: MfrM? rhe. cr Swdl'6t woman w'-"Mari PLEASURES OF LIFE. A Bright, Clever Hostess Pro vides q Pretty, Unique .Entertainment. MRS. WURRILL'S TEA TEST. ' ' - . V'K !,i Something New Under the Sun in the Line of firs. Church to the Sans Souci Bits of One Kind Sociability Compliment Social Tid and Another. Mrs. Hugh A. Murrill this afternoon made a departure in the way of enter taining. Instead of having a card par ty, she invited a number of friends to join her in a "tea test" a pretty and unique affair, which would only have suggested! tself to a clever woman like Mrs. Murrill. There was ek set table, but two delicious courses were served, buffet style, and the guests chatted of men, women, affairs national -and in ternational, over the daintiest tea-cups that fragile, delicate fingers ever rais ed to rosy lips. There were no "slips 'twixt the cup and the lips." Every drop of the fragrant tea was drunk by the tea-testing company, and pro nounced par excellence. The tea test, which .was mostly original with the bright and accomplished hostess, was as follows: "1. What our forefathers fought for?" Answer "Liberty." . "2. The greatest thing in the world?" "Charity." "3. "Forever and forever?" "Eter nity." . ; . ' "4. The mother of invention?" "Ne cessity." "5. Something new under the sun?r' "Novelty." ,"6. The soul of wit?" "Brevity." . "7. Mother Eve's failing ?"-"Curios-ity." V- :. - "8., The Four Hundred?" "Society." "D. A witty retort?" "Repartee." "10. The spice of life?" "Variety." "11. - they name is woman?" "Frailty." "12.. Faithful : allegianee V 'fFideli- ty." , - : ."13 Thb nnwpr af th asrP'?' 'Elec- "16. The best policy?" "Honesty." "17. Sweet are the use's -of ?" Adversity." "18. The religion of civilization?" "Christianity." "19. A Southern characteristic?" "Hospitality." "20. A delight to the eye?" "Beau ty." "21. Space without end ?" Infinity." "22. The most enjoyable feature of a 5-o"'clock tea?" "Sociability." The "tea testers" were: Mrs. T. C. Guthrie, Mrs. C. M. and Mrs. R. C. Car son, Mrs. F. H. and Mrs. T.W.Andrews, Mrs. E. D. Thomnson, Mrs. C. C. Hook, Mrs. W. F. Dowd, Mrs.M.P.Pegram.Jr., Mrs. J. F. Orr, Mrs. R. M. Brannon, Mrs. F. B. McfDowell, Mrs. Chas. Park er, Mrs. H. S. Bryan, Mrs. P. M. Thompson and mother, .Mrs. Bass, Mrs. E. P. (Keerans, Mrs. L. H. Walker and tMis3 Naa Dowd. . . '... The McGinn is-M off att wedding is a social event of interest for tonight. Mrs. J. D. Church has invited the Sans Souci and a few other friends to meet her niece, Miss Josephine Parker, Monday evening. Mrs. Church enter tains always in elegant style. , Tne Virginia Dare Society will meet ta Mils 3 Miary Grabam's, on North B. St . . Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jordan today en tertained at dinner at the Central, Rev. Dr. Vines, Rev. Dr. and .Mrs. Barron and Mr. Wolf sohn. ; i' .'-" ,.. '-i- .: v7ra-; " - The first " person; ffttediifor riding s wheel at night without fe light .was; one of tbe prominent yWbg society, girls. The fine was $2.50. bu remember it? ' (l' ' 1: r.'it iMiss Hattie Elliott will entertainliW Saturday Morning Club this week. 'z - ."It's all right for' the grand jury to talk big," said a policeman last even ing, "but I would jusUlike to see one of them go into one of the girl's card parties and " pull anyone." . . "Meet me at the fountain" has been oaraphrased by the card-party girl. "Meet me at the court house" is tne latest. ' ' . ' Mrs S. O. Brookes won. the first prize at Miss Grace King's . yesterday afternoon,. but did the graceful thing in presenting it, a handsome bas reliei picture, "L Allegro, - to Miss Lottie Tomlinson, one of the -visitors present. The consolation was won-bjr Miss" An- nie Clarkson. TURNED Mr. D. A "Tompjcins Sells His Re cently Acquired Stock in the Alpha to Mr. J. M. Scott. RE-ORGANIZATi(l to-d1y. Mr. Scott Renresentsa Svndicate of Qaffney, (S. C.) Mill Men rir. Wheat to be President of theHiii; Mr. J. G. Wardlaw, Secretary.1 inother interesting deal, in which the Alpha cotton mill in this city is concerned was made this morning. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, w no week before last, as stated in the News, bought the controlling interest in the. mill, today sold out to Mr. John M. Scott. Mr. Scott, it is understood, represents a syndicate composed of Messrs. Hi D. Wheat, F. G. Stacy, J. A. Carroll and J. G. Wardlaw, of Gaffney; and Mr. E. B. Springs, of this city. A meeting for re-organizion was held at the Manufacturers' Club this morn ing. All of the stockholders were present. tMr. Tompkins, of course, re signed as president and director. Of ficers under the new reorganization were elected as follows: President and treasurer, W. D. Wheat; vice president, J. T. Anthony; secretary, J. G. Wardlaw. Directors: J. M. Scott, E. B. Springs, H. D. Wheat, Piatt D. Walker, J.-T. Anthony, B. D. Heath, Frank Johnston; E. B. Wilbur, F. C. Stacy and J. G. Wardlaw, of Gaffney. The mill will make the same output as before. ' ' CVtr.f 'Tompkins; ' it is understood, got 56 tor4iis stock. . ' , -' . i CHANGED INTO A SPINNING MILL. Mr. A. C. Summerville, proprietor of the Magnolia Webbing Mill, which has been manufacturing hack-bands, has dfiviJed tahangeuis mill into.ajregu lar ;cottoni mill, manufacturing f fine yarn. nMr. Summerville has sold his webbing machinery to a party in South Caroliia, and it is being taken down preparatory., to shipping. r l erfUhe Verfced 3,000 spindles. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. By 'Phone to the . News. . CONCORD, Jan. 18. The annHal meeting of the. stockholders of the Odell Manufacturing Company is being held in Concord this afternoon. Dr. T. D Hcgg, of Raleigh, is presiding. Up to 3:30 o'clock this afternoon no business of importance had been trans acted. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected 5efore adjournment. Mr. S. Wittkowsky, of Charlotte.'one of the stockholders, is over today at tending the meeting. MILL NOTES The Flint Building & Contracting Company, of Palmer, Mass., will have charge of the entire construction work of the Loray mill the million dollar mill at Gastonia, says the Gazette The mill proper will be 504 feet long, 130 feet wide and 5 stories high. The engine is a 2,000 horse power C. & G. Cooper Cross Compound and Condens ing and the power will be transmitted by means of 49 ropes and cables. The engine has already been ordered and the work is to be completed by the first of October., It will be a small city in itself and Gastonia will soon have a suburb known as "Loray." The Gastonia News says that the land recently purchased for the Arling ton Mill is being cleared. Gaffney City, S. C, is not going to let Gastonia get too far ahead of her. She, too, according to the Shelby Star, is to have a new mill. A company was or ganized last week and a large amount of stock has been subscribed. A. N Wood, J.vk. Carroll, J; Q. Little, E. R Cash and R. A. Jones are the incorpor ators and the caplta(ltock is $200,000. i Mr. John Taylo?U of Canada, is ;o ar rive here early iife jebpuary to lqsate. Mri Taylor is an' old tsdU man. Fr 25 years he .has been associated with the Dominion Cotton Mill Company, in an aptacityTritittJteiSone of the. -most ex perienced men in the business' tnat tne Dominion knows. He comes to Char lotte on the recommendation of Mr. James Leslie, who has written him of the industrial march of progress in this city and section. Mr, Taylor will be a valuable addition to the mill cir cles of this city. MR. BRYANT THE MAN. It has hfte n definitely, settled who is to succeed Mr. T. iM. Constable as man. ager "of Capt. J. H. Sloan's cotton dus- iness. Miss Clarence v. , uryani, ui South Carolina, who was in Capt. Sloan's Charlotte, office two years ago, and who since then -has been manager of his business in Athens, Ga,," is tbe man. , Mr. Bryant, will arrive ere in the course of a week or so.", c ; ; ; ' mil mm A $65,030 CONTRACT. Gastonia to Have Lights, Sew erage and Water Works. Gastonia is taking strides forward which will soon put her in the list of cities and out of the lists of towns. Be sides her industrial progress, in the shape of -several new cotton mills, she is to have water works, electric lights and sewerage. The contract for same was let yes terday to Moore & Macready, of At lanta, who will do all of the construct ing. Henry R. Worthington will sup ply the pumps. Mr. A. W. Jones, rep resenting the pump company, came in last evening from Gastonia, having se cured the contract for his company. The improvements will cost $65,000. WHO LIT THE GAS? A Burglar Enters Mr. Gist's Kitchen, but Does not Tarry. Mr. Nat Gist lives in the Nesbitt house, on North Graham street, which adjoins Capt. Claud S. Morrison's. Mr. Gist went North three weeks ago, and during his absence Messrs. F. S. and Luther Sloan have been sleeping in the house. Last night at 11 o'clock the young men, who were up stairs pre paring to go to bed, hard a noise down stairs. They went down as quickly as they could, and finding the front part of the house quiet and dark they went on to the kitcnen. There they round the light .burning, but the windows down and no signs of anyone.' Some one had been there, but bad vanished. The noise which the Messrs. Sloan heard had been heard also at Caplv Morrison's." The police were called.? As they went in the house, a hackman who was passing saw a man run be tween Capt. Morrison's house and "Mr. Gist's house, out into the street, and disappear. . r . ;, . . ::? ST, .JAHES. YOUNG. Miss Johnson Wrote the Play He ' ' Is to Appear In. Mr. James K. Collier, general repre- sentative of Mr. James Young, who is to appear - neie on to,e -25th tonight rweek was in the city last night, leav ing this morning for pther points South. Mr. Young has teciintly been ilL.but is himself again, and is just ber for.Jhimbw Miss(rRida Louise Johnson and combines deep insjgftt into ' the spirit of the times in whf ,lBrd By acter of the poet. The whole composi-ff tion throbs with poetic feeling and dra matic force. Miss Johnson's play is spoken of as a master piece. Y. M. C. A. The annual meeting of the directors of the Y. M. C. A. will ba held tomorrow at 5 p. m. The new fixtures for the baths of the Y. M. C. A. are rapidly being put In place- A handsome enameled tub with spray attachment will occupy a room by itself. Three new showers will be grouped in another room and there will be three individual showers. A wash basin anl drinking fountain and new lavatory will be provided. The baths will probably not be ready until some time next week. When finished they will add greatly to the pleasure which the members will nave in the building. " DAIRYMEN SELL OUT. Besides the price of milk being rais ed from 5 to 6 1-4 cents a quart, there are other" changes in the diary world that are interesting. Rev. D. M. Aus tin, who has been running a dairy on his farm southeast of the city, has -clos ed out the business and sold his cows to Mr. McD. Watkins. Capt. J. M. Davis has also closed out his milk business, and ii selling all of his milk to Mr. Watkins. Mr. Austin will devote his i ime at?d attention to general farming; Mr. Wat- kina his almost exclusively to his dairy. - v. v ' . exhibition; at the elks' club ;; '; tonight. -:: .: Mr. Fred B. Hall the champion pool player of the world, who entranced the pool players of the city last night at the Central Hotel pool room, will give an exhibition of bis skill tonight at the Elks' Club. Mr. Hall is not only the champion pool player, but lie can handle a deck of cards so as to deal himself four aces every time. ' He ought to have been in the Baker game. ' MR. DAVIS TO RETIRE. V - Mr. J. L Davis, of the "firm of J. L. Davis & Co., is to retire from business about the 1st of 'February. Mr. Davis has been in the grocery business for 25 years and wants rest and freedom from responsibility. His interest in the bus iness will be taken by Mr. W. ' A. fBlankenehip, his son-in-law..: , -i FODND DEAD IN BED. Mrs. Margaret Munzler . Lies Down to Sleepr and Wakes in $n Eternal World. "I SHALL REST TO-NIGHT." Miss Emma Munzler Slept With Her Dead Grand-Mother all Nighty A Sad and Sorrowful Surprise The Aged Wife Sum- . i ; , .' moned Suddenly. Mrs. Margaret Munzler, widow of the late Martin Munzler, was found dead in bed this morning at her home, on East avenue. Mrs. Munzler had been complaining of feeling bad for several days, having the all-prevailing grippe, but she was not ill enough to go to bed, until late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Fred Munz ler, her daughter-in-law, went in to see her and bathed her feet in hot mustard water and put her to bed. Mrs. Munz ler said to her daughter: "I feel better already, and think I will have the best night's rest I have had in several nights." That, was at 7 o'clock last evening. Mrs. -Fred Munzler returned to her own house, and at 8 o'clock her daughter, Miss Emma Munzler, who had been 'in the habit of sleeping with her grand-mother, went to 'her house to see. bow she was. . She called to her gently1 to .see if she was asleep. Mrsv Munzler did not reply' and thinking: that she was resting comfortably, Miss . Emma returned home, and came back Hater and slipped quietly: in , bed with her grand-mother. This morning she got up very quietly to keep from dis turbing her grand-mother, and Went home. About 8 o'clock Mrs. Fred' Munz-1 ler went to see tfiow her mother was, . and to her horror discovered that she wa3 dead. She' had been dead a num ber of .hours," it being, thought that she was dead., when her grand-daughter called her last" night, as she never spoke after the remark she addressed to her daughter-in-law about resting; well. (Deceased was born in' Germany in 1827. ". Her maiden name was Margaret ty Vogei. 'After her marriage to 'Martin hVogel, they came to Amentia-about the- year 1850, and to Charlotte '' in 1855. They had three children,' Jcnh M., Fred and George Munzler; the 'two latter be- S.fad Mr. Munzler himself dropped dead in Mr. J. F. Orr's yard New Year's dayK i89 a rather strange coincidence that . hjusband and wife should both: haye hiad' such sudden summons. Mrs. Munzler leaves one brother, Mr. Fritz Vogel, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Leiser, of Little Rock, Ark., who is here on her nrst visit in zv years. .Deceased was a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, and was a good, conscientious industrious and kind-hearted woman. She owned the house and lot where she lived. Her son, Mr. John M. Munz ler, who lives, in Baltimore, was wired this morning and,. will arrive here to morrow morningj Notice of the fun eral will be, fff eji later. It is supposed that it willtje tomorrow afternoon at the Lutheran church. A CHARLOTTE LADY IN IT. The News several days ago made mention of the Almanach De Gotham which, as known, is published in three volumes and in the three leading lan guages of the world English, French and German. The Almanach is gotten up after the manner of a city direc tory and gives the names of the nobil ity, according to the rank, and title. There is a lady in Charlotte whoso name is in the Almanach. REV. MR. LITTLE BEGINS A MEET ING AT WAXHAW. Rev. A. A, Little, of Steele Creek was in the city last night on his way to Waxhaw, to begin a meeting this morning ViXtte Presbyterian church, of which . Rev. Mr- .Hoon is pastor. Mr. Little will continue the -meeting over SundayiMis pulpit" Sunday , morning will be ocpupied ;by Rev. Roger Mar tin, of Mallard Creek. Rev. R. A. Mil ler will preach at Beattie's Chapel Sun day afternoon. MATRIMONIAL BUSINESS. 'Squire W. O. Bailes writes: "I hope my business has started again since the Christmas holidays. Sunday, January 14th inst.. I married Mr. W. H. Medlin and Miss M E. Jones, from Charlotte; also Mr. D. P. Isenhour and Miss M. A. Lemons, from Pineville." - TRUESDALE HOPEFUL. ."Hope" is always "in the bottom of the box" to flvfirv human soul. Even Will Truesdale hopes yet to escape the gallows. .He yesterday . wirea v ms mother, who lives in South Carolina, to come and bring more money, oe lieving that that can save his neck. . h ;1 ! it ' 4! 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