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VOL. CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY EVENING, WAY 5, 1800. NO. 3708 OTIS SAILED TOW. Transferred Command of Luzon toxQeneral McArthur-This Morning. . AMERICANS TAKE MARINQUE. Insurgents Prepared to Make a Fight There, but were Taken by Surprise. President Alcala, of Luzon, Sentenced to Five Years Imprfsonmenjtv By Telegraph to theNewsV' f ' MANILA, May S.-Marinque Island, off the south coast of Luzon,' has been quietly occupied by . the American troops. The insurgents evidently bad intended to make a fight' there, as a number of them - concealed in ; the trenches were disccered. - ?StfV SURRENDERED FOTO TOWJ' The main portion of the population fled to the interior, miles from the cap ital. The insurgent governor appeared and surrendered four towns. Major Case and two companies marched twentyive miles across the country to receive the surrender. . INSURGENT LEADER SENT TO J.. . . PRISON. '.. President Alcala, of Luzon, was tried by a military commission on the charge of conspiring with the gueril las. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years' imprisonment at (hard la bor, and fined $2,000. OTIS SAILS FOR HOME TODAY. WASHINGTON, May 5. A cable gram has been received from General Otis at Manila stating that he sails to day for the United States. " ' . " BANDS PLAYED "AULD LANG SYNE." ' . , " General Otis .arrived at Ayuntiamen to at his customary hour this morning. He afterward transferred the. command of the forces'1 in Luzon to General ' Mac Arthur. He was escbrted to his tarns- port this afternoon, by General Mac c'Arthur, his aides his. -old - regiment, the Twentieth, and abattalion -rof the Fourteenth, the bands ; playing "Auld Lang Syne." When, the General pass ed Fort Santiago the. land- battery fire'd a salute; then war vessels took, it up and paid their respects tp -the depart ing commander. HAMILTON HOLDS ADVANCE. . . " . - f::1 -. Has Had Eight Brisk Fights in Eleven Days: By Telegraph to the News. I T LONDON, May 5.-Roberts cables : "General Hamilton had another hard day's fighf, the eighth in eleven days, but has succeeded in maintaining the advance. Hamilton has reached a point near Melkot." TOOK THE BOERS UNAWARES LONDON, May 5. Several corres pondents say the Boers intended to make a vigorous resistance atrBrand fort to the British advance, but Rob erts' secret and rapid - movements created a panic among them and they retired in a hurry. The - retreating forces include the Kapiklad regiment, described by some correspondents as composed of Frenchmen and by others as composed of Irish-Americans. ' The Boer force is believed to number four thousand. . ? TRIED TO KILL SCHREINER. ?Jsv- Instendof But Shot a Policeman the Premier, By Telegraph to the News. x CAPE TOWN, May 5.An attempt was made today to assassinate the premier of Cape Colony, Schreiner, who is an Afrikander and is disliked by the British population. A policeman who was guarding his house was' shot, the bullet evidently being intended for the premier. The policeman was smoking at the timeand, as Scnreiner is an in veterate smoker, thig mislead the as-; sassin. t ". CAN A DIAN TOWN; BURNED. Over $500,000 Damage VYlfrViOnly- " $35,000, Insurance. ' r-'. By Telegraph to the Nejs. ' -SPOKANE, Wash,. May 5Sandon, B. C, Jthe second town of importance in the Slocan district,' was destroyed by fire last night Twelve hundred per sons are (homeless 'and ruined. - The loss is .between $500,000 and $1,- 000,000. The insurance on the burned property is not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. PRESIDENT GATES IN. COURT - By Telegraph to the News. NEW YORK. May 5. John W Gates, president of the American Steel and Wire Company, was before Magis trate Zeller, in the- Tombs police court this morning on complaint of -Mr, Lamb. DeLaricey Nicols moved to dls- miss the complaint: "'After argument on; the motion Judge ; Zeller said he Birould gfve his' -decision Monday. - , CONFEDERATES. Mecklenburg Camp Will Observe - Jthe 10th. and Will Go to.Louis vilte. - : , Mecklenburg Camp Confederate Vet erans met today at the court "house. The' officials proceedings, as given by that "old war horse," Capt. John R. Erwin, were as follows : "Mecklenburg Camp, No: 382, United Confederate Veterans,- met under v call of the .commander, who presided " and explained the object of the meeting, to make arrangements to attend the mem orial exercises May 10th, and, to ascer tain who intended ; gpingiSt5the Con federate reunion' at.- . Louisville, Ky.. May ,30th. .vr fi , ' tPnv motion it oerjLthat the camp attend, the exeretse 01 May 10th in a body, at such nouKiMf, may. be des ignated :in the; programme, and that the camp hold a business meeting at the city hall the same day one hour De- fore the exercises. : ' ' a X ..' j'An invitation . received ? from A. Li Smith; .. chief marshal, requesting the camp to take part in the grand pa rade of May 22, 1900, was accepted. "It was moved and carried that C. W. Rivenbark. Quartermaster, go to Louisville aihead ! pf the camp to make such ; arrangements as may. be neces sary. V' . . : . 'Vy .r-T.:: "It was further moved and ! carried that all veterans and others who ex pect to attend the reunion at Louisville hand .in their names to. the; adjutant on or before the lOtlrof; May. ; "On motion a committee of three Was appointed' to look af tefi transportation. The camp then ' adjourned. : t- "J. R. WINCHESTER, y : r'VCommander. "ff. R.. ERWIN, "Adjutant." RECEPTION TO' EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. . BERLIN, May 5. A : grand' recep tion was tendered the EmpeTor . of. Austria - here to-dajr. The municipality , decorated the whole distance frontfig. Anhalter depot, where his majesty, at- erplatzfand Unter der Linden, tp; the; castle'. Three triumphal arches - were ; s to - br eat Wt monotony on the wallie 30,?CAlistrians residing hereniade extehfeiye arrangements for iUuminatingat "night and - displaying Austrian:' flags throughout the" city. Thousands of busts of the Emperor: oi Austria"' ? have been placed in show windows it"u 407': -:: V'V: pr6f$s:&d V;.S-'y TiON. 7;V- - By Telegrapih . to the. News, :, ' -WASHINGTON, May 5. The House Judiciary .committee .will report ' 'the proposed amendments to the Sherman, Anti-Trust, act-Tuesday. The commit tee on rules .will, be asked to fix a day for its .consideration. The impression prevails that Jkfcejje,. will be no affirma trve action byloijgress at the present sessional i n .tasJ NEGRO MURDERER NCHBDBM Bv Telegraph: to the News. DCfUGLAS, Ga.a- .aTsaaui Jones, a negro implicated: in the der of Allen Crosby, wfhite, of ; Cpff ee'fggftifrd and' is now ready for the county, was taKen.rrom jau at iougias last nignt ana lyncnea. me was . uu to a small pine tree and his body rid dled with bullets. V : NEW YORK FRUIT HURT BY' - .:vT,RosTp:.(, By Telegraph to the News.? -? 'LYONS. N. Y:: Mav RWntthenoYth- ern apple belt of Wayne fdMonroe counties, fruit has; been -greatly; dam aged by frosts the pastitwo nights. The estimated loss by frostnis 50 per cent, of the crop. -, ; -' , '.' CHOLERA BREAKS OUT IN FAMINE . ' f HOSPITAL " By Telegraph to the News. ' . BC5MBAY, May 5. A serious out break of cholera has. occurred among the natives at the Viraugam famine re lief works. : The deaths average fifty daily, ; Yesterday two hundred natives, panic stricken, fled to the town.. . v PETERSBURG; IND. , AVFIRE. By Telegraph to the News. EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 5,--Peters-burg, -in this State, is burning. . The Jpss is already $75,000. The whole town is threatened. Tlherejs no Are protection..- - . V J Ca.aL f. PENN. GETS LONGtlSLAND, ROAD, -By . Telegropn to the NewtSw ttlUAJJELittiLA, May &. a Penn sylvania Raiiteadofflcial"conflrms the 'statement -that his company ;has,yirtu4 ally acquired control of the Long Is land Railroad. ; . , 1 OEBREW - ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL NEW YORK, May S.The , twteny third annual concert and festival of the Young Men's Hebrew Association will take place at Lenox; Lyceum this evening. Many persons prominent in Jewish society in- tiris city will - be present; ' s COLUMBIA-HOBART LACROSSE v , GAME. . - GENEVA,. N. Y., May '5. The - Co lumbia University lacrosse team will play a game with the Hobart College team here this, afternoon. - " ( HARVARD-PENNSY LACROSSE. -PHILADELPHIA, May 5. The Uni vercTv of Pennsylvania lacrosse team will play the Harvard University : team STAMPEDE IN DERLIN. V Came Neat Being a Repetition of the Moscow Coronation y . Disaster. ; " CRUSH ON UNTER DERLIND0N When the Soldiers Broke Ranks Crowds Rushed Into Side Street Trampling Each Other ; Eigh ty Seriously Injured and Sever al Hundred Slightly Hurt.. ' ':'-.:.' ' :'-r,; By Telegraph to the New. 7 "J"-' BERLIN May 5. A repetition of the Moscow coronation disaster v was threatened here last evening. Unter der Linden was jammed with ' people when- the tapf enstreidh sounded -. and the troops began to disperse. Everybody, rushed to get home. : The side streets were blocked and the pres sure become irresistible. " - . MEN FOUGHT . TO SAVE WOMEN. Many were thrown down and tram pled.. The shrieks of women and chil dren filled the air, while men fought desperately to ave their female rela tives. V HUNDREDS WEEC IH1RT. . When the police finally ' . controlled the situation eighty" prafon. were found seriously injured and (hundreds of others slightly -hurt. It is consider ed miraculous that none were killed outright. ' , CRCIWN PRINCE COMES OF AGE TOMORROW. - BERLIN, May 5 The Kaiser is making the coming , of age of" the Crowni, Prince oni Sunday one of the greatest celebrations Berlin, has seen. Mnatdhs and notables from all over f2tiropev! will assist in the ceremonies; The Emperor of Austria, the Duke of f York and the Italian Crown Prince are throng of ., vehicles . and sightseers ' in the streets i beyona description!. The R6lchst4g: .whiciv f4s ithe; Bradenburg "tWxc'A isi bedlckithags Tfhe Ro- niari pdftaICa iPfiris v Plis a lmost atiisc-strfcture ttfevf6ianteridrco umns being" surrounded by.brofd jingHi eadh bearing triple golden palms. (Num bers of garlands .droop, from the gate ways and seem to play with the. black J and yellow Austrian flags waving in the. air. I '-; .The Crown Princess a-young man of splendid health, moaest . -in manner, with that , peculiar gift of modeiutioh Philadelphia, Pa,; Df Tompkins, of in thought and-judgment in speeMJTkh.D.-STompking Co, haflbtte? N, C.r chief If eatiire'Of his char ae'feeetns tcf be : gentle , alabili.ty , or jhhe may1 term nir ban! tjr in1 the kindnesii:?16 ce.;or assump resembling it. possesses .a great q mes Prince are far above the aver- sndard which is natural enough rj Jiavinig tne : nest teaoners, ne -nas inn4vArfrifv His solitary life has natur- ally-favbred pnogress in his studies. , t: THE FLORAL PARADE. ' Those in charge of the floral parade tor the 20th will start the floral ball rolling . Monday .vThe interest in thi3 parade was stimulated by the pictures cf the floral chariots in the-parade at Knoxvilie, Tenn., last year, exhibited thfs : morning in' Davidson & Van Echop's window. The man , whose heart, purse ; and interest can not be torched with such- beauty of girl and flower, weli, "he just aint noman iat alii" The picture of the floral queen; is exquisite. . . Whdse to be queen of May? ASSOCIATION MEETING AND SO- . : cial. x The . monthly meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association was held last night. A long list of new, members were elected and the .number of the building trustees was Increased from five to seven. After the meeting a very lively social time was enjoyed. Games music ana refreshments made the time pass quickly and the closing hour came all-tdo soon frw-., : -' ;mill, news. - ; . ' r China v Gi?eve..i .-moving forward in the1 ' Industrial" line; The capacity- of the ji?ld" milig. to be douibled, 'and a new milirbutft, .rMr Coltreni, of Concord, is president: of the new company, Mr. C. J..vDeal, vice-president, and Dr. C. ,W. Copiber, secretary and treasurer. : " . JTHE GASTONIA HIGH SCHOOL, v Prof. ; J. "A. Separk, principal of the Gastcnia High School, was in ? the city today. The school at GastoniaY will close on May ,18th. Prof. Separk has had a jmost successful, year of school work. " " - - ' TO 1EILECT OFE'IOERS."'. , icThe Y: M. T. C. U. No. 1; will elect officers next Sunday at p., m. ' Mem bers are" requested to attend if possible as this is an improtant meeting. GASTONIA WEDDING, v Prof . Separk and Mtes May Gray, of Gastonla, are to be married In the courca of two or three weelrs. The wedding is to be one cf the rrscct bril liant that Gctcaia hs3 ever -d. Former Minister to Siam to (: Speak en Our Oriental Trade. MORGAN IS EXPECTED. Secretary Hiss Wired the Alaba , ma 5sna tor To-Day to Ascer tain at What Hour tie Wishes to Speak. Names of Quests of 'the Acscciatian. j ' Hon.John Barrett,lformer minister to Siam, (who probably understand? trade conditions in China, the Philip pines and, the East as well as any man in America.: will be one of the speakers at., the Cotton. Spinner's; meeting here next-week. He, had an engagement to speak ; before' the Union ' League; .- in Brooklyn next week,, but Dr. McAden wired, to the president of . the , Union League asking him to release Mr. Bar rett from .the engagement, so that he might accept the Charlotte, invitation. Mr. John Barrett wires; from Atlanta this morning to Secretary . I George , B. Hiss, "Am released Brooklyn engage ment; . accept yours. Kindly arrange time speaking for best hearing possi ble.",. . ... - ., ; . - Senator John t: Morgan,, of Atlanta: the great advocate of thee Nicaragua Canal, is expected to attend the meet ing, and : his address .will precede that of .Mr. Barrett. Secretary Hiss wired Senator Morgan this afternoon,, asking when he would arrive and at wuat; hour he coild address the meeting. The following named have accepted invitations tcoattend the" meeting : t W. C. Robinson, Pres. La: Industri al Inst., Rustin, La.; H, W. B. Glover, Traf . Mgr. S. A. L, , Portsmouth, Va . ; C. Hardy, Pres. Mississippi Agricul-. tural & "Mechanical College, Agricul-. tural College, Miss.;- J. H. M. Beaty, director texu. Dept;, (Jiemson . College," Sa ?i Lan Hall, VFres.Si Georgia School ttff Technology; Atlanta; Ga'. ;; J. Pj;Caldwe,editb3r CharlotteiObserver, Charlotte, k. C; Geo: IT. . Winston, Pres. "N. C. -College of Agr: & ;Mech. Arts, RaleighNT ;W,? C. Dowd,- edi tor and - pi"6prietor Charlotte News, Charlotte J?1eorG Seach, Pres. Naf ionaf Mannfacturers Assor-U. A? .BrixFaine. Elects Ehelrieef . Bos totf MasmP Geotis jffiyek WexE-Dra f .owe PncfisiN,. mi tMloWm tfrers'fAssoiiitchburgf MassiSrnotd7 B. Sahford. Pres and Mgr.. Am Cotton Yarn Exchange, 'Boston JiSassf5 Lieouuru rauisan, 01 ; uucKingaam c Paulson, New York City.; Col. J.. T. Anthony, FTrst Pres., of the Southern Cotton Spinners' Asso., . Charlotte, N. C ; R.. H. Edmonds, editor Manufactur ers' Record, Baltimore, Md.; Hon. Jno. Barrett, Ex-Minister to Siam. In addition to these, Mr. .Hiss, sec retary and treasurer of the Association is in upossession of information which he has received by mail 'rciting that there will be numbers of S gentlemen interested directly or "indirectly Jh the manufacturing of 'cotton goods, from as . far South as Texas, and as" far North as Boston,, who jwill attend the meeting in large numbers. Some of the gentlemen who - will attend this meet ing have already arrived, in the " city. Others will start, from their homes . to morrow, and ft is anticipated that by Wednesday, the:, 9th inst.. . there will have been - gathered together in this city over 200 members of the Associ ation and their: friends; ; 'and that by Thursday there will be from five to six hundred Southern. Cotton Manufactur ers, their selling agents, and friends of both in the Queen Industrial city of the South. ' ' MR. BRIDGES WILL BE PRESIDENT, N - ? AGAIN. , The executive committee of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian College met at 12" o'clock today In the . Y. M. C. A. .hall. . , , V . The principal business transacted was' to confirm the nomination of Rev. J.ilJ Bridges for president of the- col lege. Mr. Bridges discussed the facul, ty for next er witl.tl.ejbpajr4ii-:ltiis not in publfshable, shapes yet. but. the News learns that ihere wilt-be ho change except the" -addition -of Miss Jean Graham. -S ' '-'- WHITE SUPREMACY MONDAY NIGHT. The White Supremacy Club will hold another meeting Monday night " at the corner off Twelfth' and BrevardL streets The speakers will be .Messrs.. . H. W. Harris, R. B.' Hunter, J, Watt Hood; and W. F. Elliott. - . .The meeting at ZIcLelland's store last nisht was a most enthusiastic one and stirring speeches were rmde . by. those on the " Drosrramme. Messrs. Mc- Call, Clarkson and Moody. ; r '--v r ; . ; - MJl. SILDR TO GPECIC. , . Rev. iFrank. Siler. t&II "addre3 the men's meeting at, the Yoiins Uen'3 Christian Asoscisti ca 'tomorrow after noon and! j; Citea Xprtukla Trill zzz.lt to the poj&r Tie tacctinp . will'ba tsli at 5 p. ra.', tr.d p;m.; rczpcctfully. . J 7.:0NGY TALKS. ) An Idea of the Cost cf Spartan burg's f.lutic FesUval. The morning train " from Spartan burg, 0. C, brought in . the following named, returning from the "festival: Mrs. W. BIlyder, Mrs. W. A.. Graham, Miss Nan .Dowd, Miss Addie Williams. Mr. David Craig, Charlotte;" Mr. and Mrs. Costner, of Lincoln, and Miss Lily Rhyne and brother, of Mt Holly.; Mr. and - Mrs. Julius Leisel, and ' Misses May Oates, JohnsieBason 7id Marga-. ret Cannon, and Mr, Roberttbraig, and Miss Addria Chreitzberg coc:j3fttdnfht'; The festival was a grand stfccw,vTtie sale of seats was larger thanvef bev fore. The enterprise of Spartanburg .In having, this great musical affair : can best be judged by a knowledge Oif th3 cosV Campanari, alone 'got $600 ' for one mights; performance.: The average salary of the members of the orchestra ia from $50; to a ;$100 a week hot in cluding' the conductor; Besides these, there :were : six professional singers from" New York Misses Stein, IProvah. Bouton,; and Messrs. Williams, Moore and Miles, each of whom receive many ducats, a night. A guarantee of $5,vw was given ty three' men for the' festi val. The hall in which ithe festival is held "cost $15,000. It was designed by architect Hook, of this city, and ' the acoustic properties are fine. - uis build ing was paid' ffor by the Chorar tsocif ety. . - . . ' " j ' ' &. DIED IN NEW ORLEANS r Mrs. C. H. Salmon has received ; the'' sad news of the death of " her -ihalff-. brother, Mr. Louis H. Taney of New Orleans, La The deceased was about twenty-seven years old and was a de scendant . of. the 1 ate Chief Justice Roger B. -Taney, of the United States l-Supreme Courts who . wrote the famous Dred Scott decision. He was a promi nent young mismeBs anan and neid a responsible position f in .the Canal Na tional bank. ! He had 'been in delicate health f or- several years; hut his. death was unexpected?: He died .-May 2nd an5 wasTurfed'bn,.the:4th;v..;;r,-vV NEWBCHOOL" BUILDING 'U - ' ' " ' ' 'ERECTED. TO BE ;,Tb e commencement of the Wingate School s.ix miles east of -Monroe -,oc cutred yesterday in the presence, of .an unusually large "audience. The services consisted of , a number of declamations and recitations incthe morning. In the afternoon there iwas aff address by Rev. A. C. Barron,"; of Charlotte, " the presentation . ot; prizes and medals and a social at night. The students present ed 4 to; Prof. Dry the principal, a hand some gold' watch; So marked has been the success of this ' school that the trustees hdve decided to erect an ad dltipnb( i)uili3ihg, which they hope to ;jyefT.eaayp!xne;openingri.:in tne tan. 'ENGAGEMENT. It sRmi Dr-Si&gg is 'in receipt of num HeiBri9l Iftttyp 1 f rom 'strahjgers and ; ac quamtae complimenting mm on ms address delivered in New Bedford. By special invitation; he w$ll irepBat it soon in -Philadelphia.'" He JW to make the literary address at0 kp verse com mencement, 3 jto,-M taVthe: sermon before the-gdedkS Diir ham. Lym4nboxtvls to 'meet' him at one of these'poiiixs. Dr. Stagg is to be the.; "saving salt" in the Abbott : ap- pofntment. '-, ;'.; , rr- DEATH OF MR.- TURLINGTON". . . Mr. J. D. Turlington . , died Monday night at-the home of ids br6ther-in- la, Mr. J.' D. Morgan Benson, of con! sumption; Mr. Turlington waS 9ear8 old. He was a resident of 5 Ohilotte for seyeral years, , and at the1 time jot ; his health began-to fail, he was travel- ing for the Piedmont Clothing Com pany. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and a moral, upright - young man. He had many friends here. SPRING PRESBYTERY. ' , ' The spring meeting, of the First A. R. P. Presbytery will be held next week, beginning Monday, on "Pisgah's lofty heights" jaear Gastonia. Rev. James Boyce of Due. West, S. jC, was on this morning's train en route there. Mr. 3. M. Russell will go as a delegate from the First A. . R. .' P.' church and Maj; S. W. Reid from East Avenue Tabernacle. . The Presbytery meets twice a yjearw-.r,v " ofi SAM JONES PASSES THROUGH. ; Rev. - Sam: Jones ; passed through , th? city this, mcjraing from Caftfesftville, Ga.-; en-route to BalUmore, wfcsr to morrbwmolbing he,-vheginBameeting in the music hall a-lmilding of 4,500 capacity. " - - s v ' Ir. Jones r was much ' interested in the sad news concerning Mr. Hawkins. He said: "That's a mighty bad way out." - . ' - MAYOR McCALL THE ORATOR. The commencement exercises at Bain Academy yesterday were attended by a laree crowd, the wlhole surrounding section being represented. - Mayor llc- iCall made the address of the occaficv4 XUS HUUjeci'. was, . xivtt w wuwu. The talk was eminently practical and was" listened to with marked interest. STCULD CRnm CIIURCII.H Steele Creek curch. The eprinsr Cora nTunion .will be held at this church on the 2rrd Sabbath of this month. The trcrinfciry cervices will cocnc-n ca Ttrrrfiy ni-hL Tty wiil'be hsld by -. - nHSSmis dead; He Unz&d 16 Hours After at bcniian XhQ Fatal Bullet Into His Braio. ' "I HAVE StlFFERFD' RE SAID Frfsads Urged Him Last Night to Tell Them Why He Hnd Shot , Himself, but Ie Refused .to do so. Qriei-Strtcen jPareii&and . -'- vaHf - yC?! - - ' - Brothers Here. 1 Mr. Samuel H. Hawkins, . who shot. himself ' yesterday' . morning at 10:15 o'clock, at the Bufbrd Holel,' in this city, died talis afternoon at 2 : 20. . Tha- f nil particulars of the. distressing af- . fair were given 4 in . yesterday's paper. , Mr. . Hawkins was consciQu's up to 5 o'clock this morning, when he sank" in to a stupor, which deepened with every tick or the clock; - The sands of .-life ran' slowly "but evenly and at '2: 20 the f young -man waa cold in death.' Few - more distressing, affairs lhave occurred v in the city." Mr. Hawkins was general-ly-popular. He had lived in Charlotte t,wia years, and had in that time made strong friends: Always genial, courte ous and bright, ;be -was. a welcome addi- tion to any social circle.- In business ; he; was' efficient and faithful, and high ly esteemed'by all his associates. AI- , though his friends urged him to tell them, before . the unconsciousness of , death came on, why -he had done this rash deed, he refused, only say- r ing: '"You 'don't know how I have . suffered." : When asked what about, he ' said: "I don't care to tell you." He .. was asked to leave" a message for his brother 'in case he did not arrive In ' time to see hlm,f ' and he said : "Tell Will to forgive :mte-. f This morning : about ;4 : 30 he said to . Mr. Jim 4 Van : NesSi yho, with other friends, had been . s with him-all night: "'Stay byme to the ' t( end'!?i j;'-MQi -v-":' - '.; r. mMf t C-V-.r Since the'mipment that the fatal bul-... - " let was v.firfd streams of friends havev called at the fiot el to render any assist-1, i ance ; possibte,, and" the young man's' : room is full of beautiful flowers sent -l 1 ,', by sympathising and distressed friends. It 'had been noticed for some time that Mr. Hawkins was very much depressed -at times, but what his trouble was he never coiifldedTto'fhis tTnost- intimate, ;. friends. The terrible struggle between -life. and death that has been going on since' ''yesterday morning at - 10:15- . o'clc:asnot4eft-1e'slighstmark; ' J ; The handsome face shows not a single , ' ' trace bpMn. : . In. death the counte V nariceis peaceful and serene.. . r- Messrsr Luther and Will Hawkiib.QJOH brothers 'ofi deceased, arrived last niehtR'ffis; parents. Mr. and Mrs S, H. 7 Hawltfiy. r&rrivtfd, this morning: Xhr 'llSf.0ttawkinswas, a Baptist in faith. Rev.: Dr. BarronjcOf the Baptist church , was With, him last night, also Rev, L. Hoffmann,!) Idle Episcopal church, ' a, brother: Elk., .Dr. Howertom, of the . Presbyterian church, was at his bed- side yesterday. .-' The Elks will hold a service over the remains of their de- s parted brother, this evening. The re mains will be taken to Americus, Ga., ' 1 . tonight on the 10:10 train for burial, . the funeral taking place tomorrow. The Elks will escort the . body to the , station'.- -' . - ; , -COLORED INSTITUTE. ;s';7jrhe 'county board of education met today' in regular session, The only l)U3ineS of importance was in refer-, ence to the Colored Institute, which is to be held this year. The. date was not fixed, but it will be in. June or July.The white institute was held last year. The colored teacher has his or her inning this year. . v ; '-' ' There is a movement on foot to have a white institute by privates ubscrip tion The board ha reosied encour- aging letters in regard to it. CHURCH NEWS. The hour for Sunday school at Tryon Street Methodist . church will be 9:30 a. m.- tomorrow, instead of 4 p. m. The change will last throughout the sum- : mer. . ;. - '", : Rev. a B. King, president of Elizas beth XJollege, was, elected secretary of the Lutheran syfi6flEj?ow in ieion at Albemarle. -; -nr ' -m The young, ladies of Elizabeth Col lege will worship at. the Baptist church tomorrow. ... ' - ( - , ' , DR. HAWLEY RETURNS. Dr. Hawley, city physician, returned ' last v night from , King's ' Mountain, where he had gone in .response to a telegram from Mayor W. A. Mauney, to examine a smallpox suspect, . The county physician of Cleveland joined ' him and the two examined the case to- gether. . " ; .RECRUITING STATION. CaDt. Zeb B. Vance, of the 11th In- fantry, U, S. A., has rented the room under the .First NaUonal Bank as a re cruiting o3ce. r Oharlotte is glad - to have- Capt. Vance within ' her borders. Thi3 is his old home and he is enjoy ing neetics the friends' of his.boyhood. . MEETING. . The annual meeting of the board of fructcca cf Charlotte township will be t-Id ct the court house Monday, Hay 7th, tt-12 oclocli. , . .
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