North Carolina Newspapers

TH B.JLOTT JEWS toy VOL. XXITT. CHARLOTTE, N.. O., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1900. NO. 3642 ATTACK AMERICANS Took Refuge in a Convent and Fought Determined Body of Insurgents. HAD AN ALL-NIGHT FIGHT. At Daragua the American Qarri. son and the Spaniards United and Fought for Hours from the Town Hall Insurgents at Last , :-.. M Ah.f Repulsed. By Telegraph to the News. MANILA, Feb. 15. On the nlighlt of the fifth, 'three thousand insurgents and iholoimen armed witlh Mausers, at tacked the American: garrison at Dar agua, Southern Luzon. ReinfcTeemeniis were sent -from Albany, whereupon the main Ibody attacked Alibay and burned a, number of (houses. J; The Fortieth IniDan'bry stationed at Albay, retired to a convent land fired volleys at the re'bels, from the roof. The insurgents surrounded, ttihe convent and attempted o se& it on fire, .but were repulsed by shrapnel thrown from a 'mountain gun 'worked at one of (the windows'. The detaxftimient 'which .went to Dura gua took refuge with the Spaniards in the town Trail and fought -the rebels all night. Finally 'the insurgents retreated, leaving 71 dead on the ground. The Americans 'lost two killed and five wounded. ROBERTS' PLAN DEVELOP. Will Compel Boers to Abandon Trenches and Fight at a Dis advantage. By Telegraph to the News. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. A Tribune London special says: "The success of General Roberts' initial' move is un doubtedly due largely to the admirable working of the cavalry under General French, who will now probably en deavor to get round in the rear of the Magersfontein position. The actual sit uation is serious for the Boers, and it is quite on the cards that they will have to leave the trenches they have iheld so long successfully against Me thuen. There may be, however, no general action for a few days." THEY LIKE ROBERTS' PLANS. LONDON, Feb.:: 15. Roberts' plans, as published in the morning papers, give great satisfaction. , . No further news has been received of the British advance into the Free State, but confi dence prevails that the strong hands of Roberts and Kitchener are shaping matters towards a decisive victory. Roberts has his own line strongly guarded and will be able to force the Boers to fight under very unfavorable conditions or else abandon their heavy guns and stores. WILL HAVE TO PAY THE TAX. By Teiegraip'h to the New. N'EW YORK, Feb. 15. Surrogate Fitzgerald, (today decided that the grand children of Williami H. Vander 'Mlt will (have to pay tax on the trust fund of five millions coming from their father's estate. FREE DELIVERY EXTENDED. Bv Telegraph to (the News. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. St. Al ibans, Vt Kinston, Me., Saleno Mich.; Mahomet, 111. and Oxford, Ala., are the latest towns granted free delivery. It w.lll oe started at onice. PRIZE FIGHTING BILL REPEALED. By Telegraph to the News.' ALBANY, Fe'b. 15. Without "deSbate ttihe Lewis bill, repealing the Hortan law passed the assemibly today !by a vote olf 92 to 36. "FRANCIS WILLARD MEMORIAL." The meeting Friday evening- of 'the Woman's Christian Tenrperian.ee Union will ibe devoted to the memory of Miss Wiillard, the 17it'h being iher ' 'heavenly (birthday." Every white riib'boner is ex pected to bring a .thank offeringib At'Tj build up he Temiperan'ce teamse? 'Will 'be' the most fitting memorial,1' says- one of the ri'blbons. The day will be observed annually toy all unions. The meeting bt gins promptly at 3 o'clock so all can attend the Pearson meeting. IMPROVEMENTS AT BRANiNON ' 3. Mr. R. N. Briannon 'will ibegln iin- a few days some .notable improvements on the anterior of his drug store in the Hunt ibuildimg. A platform will be ou'ilt in the big window and tbesides ibe 'ing handsomely carpeted, elegant ta bles and easy chairs will Toe placed f or the comif'ort and convenience of the patrons of the fountain. REALTY. Mr. Thomas Stewart has purchased the house and lot adjoining iris proper ty on West Trade street.. Mr. 3. Ar thur Henderson formerly owned the dwelling. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL To be Established by the Luth eran Church, for the Colored Children. Revs. George Sehutes, of Salisbury; Paul Engelbert, of Rockwell; J. P. Schmidt, of Concord, and N. JBakke, of ithis city, Lutheran ministers -held a conference ihere this morning in regard to the colored mis sion work being carried on by the Lutheran church, in this city. The col ored Lutheran church is on the corner of Second and Alexander streets. It is the cusitom of the church always to establish parochial ' schools in con nection with its missions.?' The con ference this morning was with special reference to establishing an industrial school heTe for tihe colored children. The school will be established, but the arrangements have not yet . been perfected. AIR. JAMES W. OSBORNE. The Molineux Prosecutor Comes to charlotte for Rest. Mr. James W. Osborne, assistant district attorney of New York city, arrived in Charlotte, his old home, this morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Qsborne comes to Charlotte for a few days' rest and recreation. His laborious duties in connection with the trial of Molin eux have not left a trace on his face or form. He looks as fresh as if just from a three-weeks-stay at Newport. He was seen by a News reporter this afternoon, but declined to discuss the recent trial, which has given him a national reputation as -a criminal law yer. He says lie has heard so much of this case that he now seeks a little diversion and this is the object of 'his visit to the place of his birth. Mrs. Os borne and the children did not accom pany him. They will, however, come to Charlotte some time during the spring. THOMaS-RINGLE. A Marriage This Morning at Rev. Dr. Barron's. Vows of. love are not uncommon in Dr. Barron's parlor. This morning the vow of vows was taken by Miss Bertha C. Ringie, of Brooklyn, and Mr. John W. Thomas, a well known traveling man, who comes this way frequently. Mr. Thomas met his fiancee north of Charlotte, the two coming in on the vestibule. Tihey went at once to Dr. Barron's residence and after haying procured license, were then and there made man and wife. Mr. Thomas has purchased a : home on North Graham street, and they will live there. The bride, was attired in a stylish gown of grey " cloth . iShe comes,-, to Charlotte a stranger, but her winsome wavs will soon make her friends. Mr. Louis Schwend accompanied r,Mr.. Thomas on his pleasant errand to . Dr. Barron's. ' - ; LEASED A GEORGIA HOTEL. The many Charlotte friends of Mr. W. G. Thigpen, of the Central Hotel, will regret to learn that ihe is to leave. He has leased the 'Hotel Fitzpatrick in Washington, Ga., and will move there the first of March. Mr. Thigpen returned from Washing ton today on the delayed train. In speaking of (his hotel, he says that it is a marvel of beauty and convenience, and is one of the handsomest houses (outside of Atlanta) in the State. r Mr. Lucas has not, as yet, filled the vacancy at the Central. It will be dif ficult for shim to secure the services of a more popular clerk than Mr. Thig pen. THE LOCOMOBILE DID IT. There was a lively runaway on South Tryon street this morning. A dray loaded with boxes for the Charlotte Trouser factory was passing in front of Dr. Brevard's. The locomobile flew by, and the 'horse flew after it. The driver and boxes occupied the street, The horse went several blocks down Tryon street before being stopped. ANOTHER LEAIF IN THE LAUREL WREATH. ' Mr. Thos. W. Alexander wears new honors. He has been elected one of the debaters for the Spring-debating contest at the Columbian rf University, : Washington. lMr.: Alexander is to graduate at the ATniversity this year. ;: democratic clob- ' The Democrats of Long Creek took the lead two years ago in organizing for the campaign. They will emulate their own example, by organizing to night. This will be the first club or ganized for the present campaign. PALMETTO AND PINE. Mr. Harlot' 'Clarkson entertained 1 lie Bryan Sont'h Oairolin'a delegation . migiht, consisting of 20 persons, s; .-i-hc Gem Restaurant. Mr. Dlarksoin wa born under the sihadow of the palmetto, although he lives now Hinder the pink and his heart and 'home are always open to South Carolinians. TELEPHONE MEN. Independent Telephone Men in Sessbn Here Today in the Interest of Their Lines. v AN ALL -DAY CONVENTION. Mayor McCall Hade the Address of Welcome in Behalf of the City and Mr. 5. Wittkowsky in Behalf of the Business Men. Telephone Co's Represented. "Hello!" "Number?" . "The Newjs office with the Indepen dent Telephone line at the Chamber of Commerce." "That you?" "Yes." "What you telephone men you In dependents doing?" "Well, listen: "A meeting of the Independent Tele phone Companies, representing the Carolinas, was called to order by Chairman J. C. Mills, of Rutherf ord -ten, in the Chamber of iCommerce rooms at 10 o'clock. Mr. Miller intro duced Mr. S. Wittkowsky, who, in be half of the business men .and business interests of this business city, cordial ly welcomed the members to the 'Queen City,' and to further assure the mem bers of this Independent Telephone movement of the good wishes and hearty welcome to the 'Independent' soil of old Mecklenburg, he at once 'rang up' and at the usual 'hello,' His 'Honor, Mayor McCall aptly extended to the telephone people a most hearty welcome in behalf of the city, assur ing all that, the city was free to them, and if anyone should get on a 'jag' he would suspend judgment with payment of costs. His Honor said he knew a good thing when' he saw it, and that the people of this progressive business and independent city do also, 'there fore,' said he, 'I take much pleasure in welcoming this intelligent body of men to Charlotte,, who represent one of the greatest and most useful inventions of the 19th century, and by the indepen dent movement-have made it possible for our. people and communities to have "telephones placed in their homes and business houses, who 'heretofore could not enjoy this privilege.' In closing he paid a flattering tribute to Mr. J. A .Helvin, whose incessant work along this line has been of much bene fit to the city and her business inter ests. "Mr. W. B. Moore, of Yorkville, 8. C, and Mr. J. A. Martin, of Hipkary, replied very gracefully to -' both ad dresses, assuring: the members of ; tle. Chamber; of 'Commerce;'' and as well , as the city of Charlotte that thetelephan-. ians most, heartily accept the cordial Welcome t thej city. 'We da with pleasure pull the 'latch string and step wi thin ' your border and say, 'Hello,' and we are glad we are here.'' "Then came the roll call and the following named Independent Tele phone Companies, through their repre sentatives, answered 'hello:' TELEPHONIANS. Salisbury Telephone Company, S. H.Wiley; Fort Mill, S.. C; S. L. Meacham; Monroe, Dr. Jno. Blair; Le noir, G. F. Harper; States ville, W. H. Rousseau; Hickory, J. A. Martin; Mooresville, S. J. Brawley; Newton, W. R. Abernethy; Lincolnton, D. O. Cauble; Independent Lines, A. C. Shu ford, Newton; Gaston Telephone Com pany, Dr. M. C. Hunter; Bedford and Lancaster, W. B. Moore; Cherokee and Kershaw, T. R. Thomason; Mooresville, R. W. Freeze and G. A. Lawrence; Asheville and Hendersonville, W. S. Porter; Pee Dee News Transfer Com pany, J. I. Dunlap; Concord Telephone Company, L. D. Coltrane; Rutherford ton, J. C Mills; Queen City, J. A. Hel vin; The Gastonia, .R. B. Babington; Citizen's, C. Edwin Flemming; Shel by, A. W. Eskridge; Independent lines, W. C. Proctor. "The above represents more than 4, 000 independent telephones, and over 1,500 miles of toll lines, which joins each of the neighboring towns together and enables us to talk to our friends daily at a nominal cost. For all this the Independent people should have the credit and praise. "A . permanent organization will be effected; covering both States. The ob ject is to build better lines, give better service, . stand ' cl ose to each other an the Independent field 'and (have the support of the general public. "It is now 1:30 and we have ad journed for. dinner at the Central;" Thus replied one of the' "Indepen-. dents" to the News ring, and to the public the message is repeated. The convention will be m session an afternoon. y MT. HOLLY BRIDGE COMPLETED. , The bridge at Mt. Holly was complet - ' 1 -.-V. v On anwniintt- of, HTlft SeaSOtt Of t:ho year 'litre will 'he no demonsitra j I .cn ibrt, liter on here will 'be a cred-. jj;'--le celeObrationv Mr. R. F. Arltedge Who has Ibeen on an extended trip soutli ihas retum-ed home for a few days rest. SOCIETY. Hiss Edna Hirshinger's 5 O'Clock Tea Dinings. Cupid's day .is Miss Edna Hirshing er's day also. Yesterday was her birth day and she honored herself and the Chafing Dish Club, of which she is a member, by giving a beautiful 5 o'clock tea. The club assembled in Miss Hir shinger's parlor about 4 o'clock, and indulged in a game of hearts none other would ihave been appropriate to the day until 5 o'clock. The prize "When ; Hearts are Trumps," was won by Miss Adele Wittkowsky. The score cards were red ihearts and the tal ly small sleigh bells. Red was the color of the dining room. In the cen tre of the table was a large red (heart, outlined with smilax, and small red candles, one for each year of Miss Hir shinger's age. In the centre of the heart was a superb cut glass vase filled with rich red carnations. The globes of the chandelier were covered with red shades and a looping of smilax and a string of red hearts "depended there from. : At either end of the table were silver candelabra holding red candles and resting on bows of -red ribbon. The effect was entrancing to the eye. The lunch consisted of six courses, begin ning with oyster cock tails, and ending with coffee and repartee. Miss Edna Hirshinger graced one end of the ta ble, and-iher sister, Miss Saide the oth er. Their graceful ease in doing the honor wras charming. The name cards were, Valentines in the shape of hearts, on each of which was a clever senti ment an original verse written by the hostess, and an etching done by Miss Sadie Hlrshiniger. The only guests be sides the club members were Misses Ethel Minikin, Ethel Roberts and Addie Williams. The affair was a gem amongst affairs it was lovely. T'ne meeting of the Friday Afternoon Club will net be held 'this week. It wa& to have met with Mrs. J. -E. Carson. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wilson yes terday entertained at dinner: Mr. Pear son, Drs. Howerton and Stagg and Mr. R. A. Dunn. Mrs. Pearson was the guest today, at dinner, of Mrs. G. H. Brockenbrough. - i utjAU ip my LAD. ' Sudden Death of Engineer John r B. Fetzer. Enginteer Johini B. Fetzer, who is well known in Charlotte, having imade this his ih1 Drue "'bs;f ere the change of termi- nails took place, dropped dead in tihe es;b of-'his' engine .wMle Ms train was atGreenis'horo last night. Just as Mr. ;Fetzer was. pulling open the throttle to- m?3ve away -frsm Green&fbcroirthis firennin: heard? 3iiaf feficamand. inr atcUjin tant 'hie teli' to tne mizm iZ nm& r?t tie exspsirea in a iiew smana.;js. , A physician! was 'hastily sumimomed ibut it was of no avail. Daa'ifh !frcim heart trouble resulted almost instantly. The remains were taken to the thome, of a .firiend in Greenrsfccro and. tihe funeral will fake plaice in that -city this after noon. Deceased was a son of Mr. J. H. Fetzer cf Abbeville, S. C, and had been in the employ of the Southern ro;aid a nmrniber c:2 years. iHe wras an estiimia'ble man and was respected Iby all. He was a msmiber of t'he B. L. E., Red Men and Elks. All of these orsaniiziations will be represented at the funeral this af ternoon. DOWD--CALDWELL. fir. Milton Dowd and liss Tine Z, Caldwell Married Yesterday. Mr, Milfcir Dowd and Miss Tina Oold well were married last evening iat 6 o'clock at the residence of Mr. J. F. Caldwell, near Davidson, and reached here lat nigbt on the Statesville train. T'his morning they went to the old Dowd 'homeSi:'ead ne;a.r the icity, where Jjhcy will reside. The groom is a son of :iU3 l- tQ Oapt. J. C. Dowd, and is a well kcjwm -and prosperous young ficmer. -He has many friends in the : ty and county and" all congratulate him on his g'ced ilortune. The 'bride is known 'here and is al jxired f cr 'ther .iprety manners and amSaHjIa sweei- dispositions KILLED ON THE BRIDGE. -A fearful accident occurred yesterday-morning at the high trestle near Clifton miill No. 2, A negro named Richardr-Littleiohn was walking the trestle: --He had gotten about mid-way rwhen No. 74, a fast freight, struck liim and knocked him from the track. The body was found 5n the creek; beneath the bridge. It was horribly mangled and could not have been identified had it not been for a letter found in the unfortunate man's pocket. MILL WASHED AWAY. The rains of night before last were particularly heavy in Cleveland coun ty. The Double Shoals cotton mills owned a large grist mill on the river. The rains were so heavy that the dam gave way and the grist mill and ad joining house" was washed away. The loss is "estimated at $2,000. PEARSON MEETING. The Evangelist Preached Last Night on "Excuses," Naming Six Special Ones. A FINE AFTER MEETING A Dozen or More of Young Hen Laid Their Excuses by and Accepted ChristThe Sermon To-Night is on "Christ Receiv ing Sinners." "God bless you men," wsa the evan gelist's word of welcome to the large body of men that faced ihim in the main auditorium of the First church last night. "I love you . and am glad to see you fill this room. You do, though, every time you get n chance. Tomorrow night I am going to preach on, 'Christ Receiving Sin ners,' and on Friday night, 'The Bra zen Serpent.' I know of no subject I can make so simple and plain as the latter. Dear sinner, are you ever go ing to attend to this matter? Then why not tonight? Every day you put it off you make it more difficult for you to be saved, so I beg you to come into the after-meeting. We will not bore you, harpoon you. The choir will go on singing. We will talk to you earn estly and quietly. If you were sick you would send for a doctor; if you wanted a coat you would go to a tail or; if you wanted a railroad ticket you would go to the railroad agent. Why will you not stay in God's house and talk about your soul? I make this ap peal to you fn common sense." " 'And they all with one consent be gan to make excuses.' Luke 14, part of the 18th verse," said the preacher. "Here we have a man who had made a supper and bidden many guests- and one made one excuse, and another an other. God has provided a great Gos pel feast and sent out and bidden all to come. Some are coming, others are making excuses. It is your prerogative to be or not to be a Christian, but I want to talk to you about some of the excuses you make for not being. Mark you it does not say: 'All began to give a reason, but all began to give 'ex cuses.' There's not a man in tins house who can give 'a reason' for not being a Christian. Reason is something that has some truth, right and fact in it. f am here to discuss your excuses. I can't notice all of them, but I want, in make, six six of the best and you can judgeall the. rest by them: I X hear some men sav: T am not avdhristian because I do not. helipvo .the Bible; do not believe it is in iSpirext ao not oeiieve it is the Word of God.'' This is a very serious position you take. I do believe it; I know it It is the Word of ;God. I was brought up on it. Tnank God r anyone evange list who was never a gutter-snipe. From my earliest childhood I believed in the Bibr; I drank it in with my mother's milk. It made me a better boy, man husband, preacher, and has done for this heart "what it promised to do, and I'd have my head severed with an axe before I!d give it up. I love it wth all my soul, and believe it with all my heart. I" know it experimentally, and I cling to it as the precious oracle of God Now, my felloW-traveler to God's bar, you say you don't believe it. 'Do you know why? I am not here to defend it. The United States has an embassador at the court of St. James, who is not there to defend the United States the army and navy will do that if necessary but to represent the Uni ted States. God. did not tell me to de fend His Gospel I . am here as His ambassador. The Bible needs no de fending. 'Why donH you believe it? Have you more brains than anyone else? know more? more conscientious? Nobler, grander man than ordinary men.' Have you tried it and found it wanting? Why? Because your heart is wicked. You are living in sin and don't want to give it up and the Bible tells you if you don't you are lost. You are trying' to coddle your conscience by a lie, telling it that you do not be-, lieve in the Bible. Away with this. cheap infidelity that walks the streets of Charlotte! Prove it by God's Word: John 3:19 '-And men -loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil ;When you" aeet an infidel and - hear- him say he-.doesn't believe the. Bible, there is a skeleton1 :Ih , his closet. What is your skeleton? Is it embezzlement, night-drinking?-- Are you living in sin and trying to per suade yourself that the Bible is not right? I go a step further: "2. I hear a. man say: 'My excuse, sir, is that there are many things in the Bible I' dp not and cannot under stand, and for me to accept things I do not understand would be to stultify myself.' That looks ' like logic; looks like intellectual independence. The Bi ble is two things: It is a revelation of God; and a revelation from God. As a revelation of God, it is a revelation of an infinite being with in finite attributes and perfections. Now then since the finite cannot understand the infinite it must be a revelation that we cannot fully understand. Gabriel cannot understand God, because God is infinite and Gabriel finite. But it is also a revelation from God about sin and 'heaven and that is what we can understand, Isaiah 35:8 says: 'And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called the way of holi ness.' A highway? What does that mean? It means a highway of salva tion from earth to heaven. What else does the Bible say: 'That a way-faring man, though a fool, need not err there in.' Any fool can find it and zo to heaven if he wants to. You say you are not going to accept anything you don't understand. -NoWKbe consistent. Did you eat dinner? V;Ye3.' v Eat a square meal? 'YesDid you understand the process of digestion and assimilation whereby the food first became chyme, then chyle, then blood, some of it bone, marrow, nerve, muscle? There $s not a man in this house who understands it. He has a theory, but does not un derstand the process. SuTose you say you won't eat because yoa don't under stand it, well, my friend, we'll bury you in about 15 days., And because man can't fathom God's Word by. his little plumb line, he says he won't have anything to do with it. To illustrate: Here on the beautiful lawn of the First church there is a cow, sheep and goose eating- grass. Can anyone explain why when the cow eats grass it clothes her with hair? Why when the sheep eats grass it clothes it with wool? Why -when the goose eats grass it makes feathers? If you accept these things without understanding them, then you stultify yourself. You don't even un derstand goose ology and yet here you are drawing a line on theology! When you master gooseology it will be time for you to draw the line on theology. I ask you have you brains? 'Yes,' you say. Do you understand how intellect acting upon the gray matter of the brain makes thought? Do you un derstand why water runs down hill? ' Do you understand the law of gravity how gravitation gravitates? No, all I know is that I am a sinner and that Christ saves sinners, and mostly by. faith. Away with your ideas and the ories! ' r: ;l'"3: Another man gives as his ex-" cuse: 'It is such a difficult thing to fol- -low Christ. I don't know about that. Christ says in Matt. 11:30 'My yoke 13 easy and my burden is light.' The Bi ble -says the way Of the transgressor is hard. Tihe man who violate the law has a much harder time than those Who obey the law. So in religion, be ing a Christian is the easiest way tq live. But I grant for the sake of argu-" ment that it is difficult, but to illus trate I meet a man named Smith on the street. I say, 'Why, Smith, I heard you had sent all of your children to the -.poor .house, and that your wife wasii ; taking in washing', - and that. i-you had become "a pro-, fessional tramp. -Is it so?' !Hc) answers: 'Yes, I found it difficult 'tar make a living and to rear and care fdr ray family;and I sent my children to the poor ihouse, my wife is taking in', washing and I am going out as a tramp.' That man is a Solomon beside, the poor deluded sinner who serves the devil instead of Chriist. Strike! sinner, strike tonight, for higher wages than you are getting. I'll tell you what is difficult and I don't mean to bo 'slangy,' but the men will understand me it is to run with th hare and hound. You can't serve two masters. God has said you can't serve God and mammon. "4. And then I. hear a man give that old excuse of which I am sick: 'There are so many hypocrites in the Church.' What is a (hypocrite? It is not an in consistent Church member, for if so, then Paul, Peter, Barnabas and Abra ham were hypocrites. A hypocrite is a person who deliberately steals the livery of heaven to serve the devil in. But just for the sake of argument I'll grant that there are hypocrites in the Church say nine-tenths of the Church members though I don't believe it, but I'll grant it jqst for the sake of argument- But are you consistent? Suppose Jones owed you $100 and he gave you one counterfeit bill in the lot, would you refuse the good bills because one was counterfeit? No, you would thrust the good ones down in your pocket and make him take the other back. Now why don't you exer cise just such common sense in relig ion ? because the devil has some bad , moral currencincsmall-coin floating around, and 'foV fiftyypu .'reject the pure gold of heaven. Do you belong to the Knights of - Templar, Knights or Pythias.:. Knights - of Honor, or any other secrerder? There are hyp- ocriteis. in them all. You know it as well as I do. There are hypocrites amongst the merchants, bankers, lawyers,- farmers, but you don't quit hav ing anything to do with their class be cause of it. Why do you simply drav the line at the Church of God? Be cause of one thing: You love sin and don't want to give it up. "What sort of clay did tney mase you out of that you are so much better than Christ? He lived for three years in the college of the apostles with a hypocrite Judas Iscariot and knew Continued- on eighth page. '); . T' 'f ' Jr"