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TH AM OTT'E 11 O State VOL. XXIII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1900. NO. 3763 9 '- i ' ' 1 r ' - I t i f ' t ut i v r i ... C4 "S .1 .I ALLIES ATTACKED. Nine Hours Hot Fighting Be tween Foreigners, and Chi nese at Tien Tsin THE OREGON ALL RIGHT. Wili Sail on the loth or 12th Hoped That Prince Ching flay Save Foreigners The Last Of ficial Correspondence Fiom minister Conger. By Telegraph to the News. 'LONDON, July 9. The Chinese open ed" fire on Tien Tsin at 4 o'clock on the morning of July 6th, says a dispatch from that place via Che Foo. The native troops had at least twelve guns in action when they began the attack. A thousand combined troops advanced, covered by the Asiatic royal artillery. The Chinese retired at 1 o'clock. SHELL FIRE ACCURATE. Their shell fire at the European set tlement was very accurate. It is re ported that the native city was also shelled. The foreign forces divided -between Tien Tsin and Taku are estimated at 9,500. The dispatch adds that 250 wo men and children left Tong Ku Friday for Shanghai. PRINCE CHING MAY SAVE FOR EIGNERS. LONDON, July 9. Vice Admiral Bruce reports to the admiralty from Taku under date of 7th to the effect that he has grounds for hoping that Prince Ching, with his army, is in Pe kin protecting the legations against Prince Tuan. his army and the Box ers. HOT FIGHTING AT TIEN TSIN. LONDON, July 9. A dispatch to the Central News from Tien Tsin, dated July 2nd, via. Che Foo, July 4th, re ports heavy fighting at Tien Tsin. The allied forces made a reconnoissiance in force on July 1st and were vigorous ly attacked by the Chinese from three different directions. For a time the detachment of Rus sians who were holding the bridge to the eastward was in a desperate position. The great strength of the Chinese surprised ev erybody. The Russians suffered; se verely, mostly in wounded.' JAPAN TO SEND 23,000. ' LONDON, July 9. A dispatch to a news agency from Yokohama says the Japanese government ts finally deci ded to increase its force in China- to 23,000 men and five thousand horses A JAPANESE TO COMMAND. : ROME, July 9. It is stated that as a result of the exchange of pourparlers between the Powers the Japanese commander-in-chief will command the al lied forces for the relief of Pekin. MARCHAND TO SERVE. PARIS, July 9. It is reported that Major Marchand, of Fashoda fame, will serve with the French troops under General Dodds. in China. REBELLION SPREADS TO SHAN TUNG. LONDON, July 9. Several German Catholic missions and one American mission .were destroyed by Boxers at Shantung. Some missionaries escaped. This information was brought in an of ficial dispatch to Berlin. The news in dicates that the rebellion is spreading and assuming a dangerous character in Shantung, whose governor professes to be loyal. " .? OREGON SAILS ON THE 10th. WASHINGTON, July 9. The Navy Department has made public a dispatch from China that the Oregon starts for Kure about the 10th or 12th and will stop en route if the weather is bad. All are well on board. THE REPORT FROM CONGER. WASHINGTON, July 9. The last, China mail to reach;-;t,he State Depart ment brought , the report of Minister Conger, perhaps the.jast that will ever come to hand. This .bears date of Pe kin, May 21. It is of the utmost im portance, disclosing as it does, a full comprehension of the part of the for eign ministers in Pekin of the charac ter and extent of the Boxer uprising, even though Mr. 'Conger himself, by disposition optimistic, found some rea--son to hope that the worst was over at that date. What Mr. Conger has to say as to the attitude of the Chinese gov ernment toward the Boxer movement, as revealed in the formal interchange that took place between himself and the Tsung Li Yamen, is not only of peculiar interest now, but probably will have a strong bearing on the final reck oning that must be had between the civilized nations and the Chinese. Mr. Conger vmakes it very clear through the publication of the Frencsh priest's letter, that at least one, and probably all of the European' nations having in terests in northern China, were ac quainted with the dangers of the situa tion at least two or three weeks before the actual outbreak in Pekin. DEATH OF MRS. FREELAND Entered Into Rest Yesterday Morning. Mrs. 'Fannie Freeland, wife of Mr. J. G. 'Freeland, died yesterday morn ing at 6 o'clock, after months of ill ness. Few had suffered as she, and few bore pain more heroically. , Her death had been expected at any time for some weeks past, but she clung to life with wonderful tenacity, rallying at times w"hen it seemed to those who watched so tenderly by her, that she could not live an hour. She was bright and cheerful almost to the. minute of her death. Mrs. Freeland was a native of Flori da. She was thrice married. Her first husband was Mr. Carlisle; the second, Mr. Steele, and the third, Mr. Free land. She had two children a son, by her first marriage, and a daughter,' Mrs. Hoke, by her second both of whom live in Florida. She had valuable property here and in Florida. Mrs. Freeland was living in Chester, S. C, when she met Mr. Freeland. Dur ing her residence here, she had made many friends. She was a bright, intelligent woman, of fine busi ness qualifications and yet womanly and kind. She was reared in the Pres byterian Church, but after her mar riage to Mr. Freeland, joined the Meth odist Church. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock at Tryon Street Methodist church. The pall bearers will.be: Messrs. D. H. An derson, M. F. Kirby, J. D. McCall, J. G. Warlick, C. H. Campbell and Major Da vidson. - GARDNER-LASSSTER. A New Jewel in the Jeweler's ?. Casket. A marriage which will interest not a few, will take place in St. Peter's Epis copal church tonight at 9 o'clock. ., The contracting parties will be Miss Ella Lassiter and Mr. Walter" R. Gardner. Bishop Cheshire is to officiate. The marriage is to be a quiet affair, only a few special friends of the couple being bidden as witnesses. There will be no attendants. The bride's uncle, Mr. James Jones, will give her away The bride came here two years ago as as sistant trimmer for Miss Minnie Shu art. Sher' is a very lovely young wo man bright,quick, amiable and clever. Those who know her at all admire her greatly. The groom has been a resi-s dent of Charlotte for three years. Hd is one of the City's most successful and enterprising jewelers and is clever and popular. He is to be congratulated upon winning this new jewel. He and his bride-will take a short wedding tour and return here to live. BIG LAND DEAL. Whxh Points to' a Suburbm town and another cotton mill.' Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr., through R. E. Cochrane, oh Saturday, bought the Wittkowsky and Miller land, known as the Dowd Iron tract, consisting of about 100 acres. This, in connection with 53 acres adjoining, already owned by Mr. Miller, gives him 153 acres of the finest suburban property around the city. No doubt the purchase means, a little later on, another cotton mill and suburban town for Charlotte. HOT FIRE AT LIVERPOOL Big Blaze From Palm Oil Steamers Saved. By Telegraph to the News. LIVERPOOL, July 9. Fire started today in the sheds of Elder, Dempsey & Co., on tfie Liverpool docks. ' Large quantiies of palm oil blazed fiercely. The flames spread to the company's steamers "Beguela," "Bonny" and Oron," but they were towed to a place of safety and the flames . aboard ex tinguished. HOUSE NEWS. Mr. J. W. Brown vwho lives on East Fifth street, is to mqve his house back and build a pretty addition in front. Mr. John Harrill is building a large frame house on Twelfth street between Tryon and College. Mr. Jenks Harrill who bought the lot on the northeast corner of Tryon and Eleventh, which extended back almost to College, has given a sidewalk and is otherwise im-. proving the street which leads by his father's house. DR. ALDERMAN HERE. Dr. Alderman arrived in the city Saturday night, and leaves tonight for Charleston, S. C., to attad the National (Educational convention, which meets there this week. The doctor has re cently been at Wrightsville and the sea air agreed with him. He is looking well. Charlotte was not too warm to be attractive to him, so he tarried, and was, as ever, a guest whom Charlotte delights to entertain. Prof. Alexander Graham, of the city, schools, accompanies Dr. Alderman to I Charleston. COMMITTEE RETURNS Southern Cotton Spinners Hold Conference With Commis sion Men. ADVANCE IN PRICE LIKELY. The Southern Spinners May Dis card the Middle Men, and Con trol the Output of Their Own Mills The Committee Photo graphed. The committee from the Southern Cotton Spinners Association which went to Philadelphia last week to look over the yarn market and have con ferences with the commission men, re Turned this morning, with the excep tion of Mr. George E Wilson, who re ports in the morning. :"'r The committee had rooms at the La layette Hotel, in Philadelphia. Com mission men from all over the North came to Philadelphia to have confer ences with the committee. The con ferences were strictly private. Each commission merchant who came had. private audience. Dr. J. H. McAden was asked as to the meeting this morning. "We had a warm time', said he. Whether he meant "a hot time in the old. town" climatically, or industrially, "Je ne sais." The Spinners have been discuss ing for sometime 'discarding the mid dlemen, and forming a combination dK rectly: to control the output of their mills. The Philadelphia Press of Saturday, has a picture of the committee in ses sion in their rooms at the La Fayette. Lamar said of Cleveland soon after the latter first took the Presidential chair: "We soon learned in the Cabi net that where the Old aiUn sat was the head of the table." In the Spinners' cabinet, . where President McAden sat was "the head of the, table." To his right, one recognizes the familiar fa ces ..of Messrs: f ,G.;i B. ; Hissy , R. S. Rein-; hardt,' J. ' C. r" rAbernethy fftjul r t A. , pi; Rhyne; to his left, Messrs. J. C. Smith, W. C. Heath and G. E. Wilson. The Press has the following in regard to the visit of the Spinners: " ,,n "The committee of the Southern Yarn Spinners Association,, after two long sessions Friday, issued a state ment to the press, in which it was said that the market for yarns is stronger, that an early advances in prices is in dicated, and that the members of the association are advised not to accept orders except for immediate delivery. "The most important news concern ing thi conferences was the apparent determination of the committee to re port to the association, or its board of governors, the expediency of -forming a cmbination of Southern' 'i yarn spinners to control the output' of their own mills and to establish a central selling agency therefor. The members of the committee, while they will not say that anything definite has yet been decided by them, and while the desire to avoid the appearance of a trust is prevalent seem individually to favor some organization that will enable them to make sales on xhe lowest basis and carry on their business w.-th greater economy. ; "If this plan should be adopted by the association it would cut off the business of those cotton am commis sion houses in Philadelphia which now handle, a middlemen, the output of the association's , mills. Nearly all of the association's mills. Nearly all of the local commission men have mot the committee. Some of them have gtoe before the committee at its sessions, while others have talked informally to its members. While these local dealers say they are not worrying over the situation, some of them undoubtedly look upon it as serious. "The statement issued by the com mittee at 9:30 o'clock last night is as follows: .' "As a result of thorough investiga tion whichThas been conducted in this city during the patst few days by the committee from the ' Southern Cotton Spinners' Association, it is desired through the medium of the press to inform the members of the association that inits judgment the market is de cidedly stronger, as everything indi cates an advance in prices at an early day. Therefore," it is inexpedient to ac cept orders for yarns unless the orders specify immediate delivery. Further information willbe furnished members of the association at an early date. "George B. Hiss, the secretary, said last night concerning the establish ment of agencies that something of the kind would probably be done. , If a combination, should be effected it would proabIy:be 'done. It a combina tion should be effected - it would prob ably have its neadquarters at Char 1 lotte, N. C BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. "William -, D'Olier, Alexander Mitchell, of James E. Mitchell & Co W. M. Sharpless, Joseph H. Parvin, of tne u. W. Webb .! Company; Edward Sampson, of Catline & Co., of Boston, and Arnold B. Sanford, of Boston, president f the American Yarn Ex change, were among those who met the committee yesterday. T.. Ashby Blythe saw the Southerners also. There is an association of cotton yarn mer chants in Philadelphia, and some of its members intimate that the Southern ers have held the mistaken belief that this organization is opposed to their interests. They say the real cause of the decline in prices of yarn is the re sult of an unhealthy boom, when pri-c es went up 100 per cent, and subse quently dropped 30 or 40 per cent. , "The committee will eo to Atlantic City today. Dr. McAden will go to New York, where he will investigate the sit uation and decide whether the next meeting shall be held in that city ar Philadelphia, on-Monday." BASEBALL Tarboro won Saturday off States ville Taylor to Pitch Wednes day. iviucn interest was manirested in Charlotte Saturday over the outcome of the Statesville-Tarboro game that was batted off in Statesville that after noon. The score was 6 to 2 in favor of Tarboro. Those who witnessed the game from Charlotte say it was a splendid one. Kenna had an off day Voorhees, the Tarboro pitcher, as in fine f orm: Both pitchers were hand somely supported and the result was highly ' satisfactory to Tarboro. The teanisjplay again this afternoon and tomorrow. . Wednesday Statesville plays - Char lotted in Charlotte. Taylor, the famous deaf and dumb pitcher, is to be in the box for Statesville, which' means work for Charlotte's, red-headed, or black head pitcher. Taylor was formerly a professor at the deaf and dumb school in Morganton. He was getting $175 a month, ;on one of the Northern teams when Statesville swiped him. In the past four weeks he pitched four games, and only four hits were gotten off him at any one game. ' : ' - ' - Mr. S. B. Alexander, president of the North rCarolina Baseball " Association, goes' to-, Durham tomorrow'it6 look imto a matter of interest to the Durhamfand Wilmington teamsa Dickson contro versy-.'.-. ,;I ;- FIREMEN The Bell From Wilmington's Bel fry Invites Them to Come., Charlotte's two reel teams leave in the morning at 1 o'clock for .Wilming ton to participate in the fireman's tournament, which begins in the morn ing at 11 o'clock, and which lasts until Friday. The firemen have chartered a special car and will sat sail for the "City by the Sea" with a firm convic tion that Charlotte will win a prize, if only a pebble from the beach. Among those who are going are;: chief of fire department Glenn, chief of police Orr, B. J. Simpson, Fred Springs, R. C. Champion, D. B. Bradley, Chas. Wills. Henry Rodiger, W. S. Charles, Herman Rodiger, J. A. Porter, 73. McCall, L. Pettus, W. A, Cruse, T. B. Houston, Ed. Mullen, Jim Orr, Frank Orr, Pres ton "Irwin, Charles Davidson,"" John Davidson, Mack Woodsides, Clarence Reid, Wade Foil, Dill, Jack Helvin, W. S. Daniels, M. Davis and others. The badges they will wear is unique and beautiful. COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS. The board of school directors of the county met Saturday,, and audited the treasurer's books. Today was the reg ular day of meeting, but Mr. R. B. Hunter, Superintendent of County In struction.who is a member of the board wished to go to Rutherfordton this morning to attend a teachers' institute to openthere today, so the meeting was held Saturday. The schools of the county werV bet ter attended last winter than everSe fore, and the reports in every way were encouraging. I0LKS TO MRE T. The Grand Lodge of Elks meets i in Atlantic City tomorrow and remains in session until Thursday. Mr. M. A. Lyon was appointed delegate from this lodge with Mr. B. S. . Davis as alter nate. Mr. Lyon could not go, so Mr. Davis will .represent the , Charlotte lodge. He leaves for Atlantic City to night. Elks Osmond Barringer and Tom Pegram left last night, and Elks D. J. Craig, Giles , McAden and' J. C. Wadsworth go tomorrow. MR OSBORNE'S APPOINTMENT. Hon. F. I. Osborne left this morning to "fill a political appointment in Burke county. His appointments ahead are as follows: Burke, the 9th of July; Car tawba and McDowell, 10th and lTQi; Greenville, 14th Kinston, 16th. - August th, Hickory; 10th, Marion. COUNTY POLITICS. Chairman McCall and Secretary Shannbnhouse Make Ap pointments MR. GLENN TO BE HERE Saturday, the 28th, is to be a Big Day .at Huntersville Upper rtecklenburg Will be There- Dates From the 13th Inst, the 28th. to Mr. J..D. McCall, chairman, and Mr. F. M. Shannonhouse, secretary, have arranged the following canvass of the county for the legislative candidates: July 13th: Sammond's store, Mallard Creek, at 2 o'clock p. m., C. W. Tillett, H .N. Pharr and F. M. Shannonhouse. 14th:. Lemly's township, at voting place at 2 o'clock p. m., Dr. J. B. Alex ander and F. M. 'Sbannonhouse. 16th: Mint Hill, 8:15 p. m., S. B. Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls and F. M. Shannonhouse. f 17th: Spurrier's, Paw Creek town ship, 3 o'clock p. m.. S. B. Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls and F. M. Shannonhouse. 18th: Long Creek Mills, 8:15 o'clock p. m., S. B. Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls "and F. M. Shannonhouse, F. R. McNinch. 19th: Cornelius. 8 o'clock p. m., S. B. Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls, T. C. Guthrie. 20th: Huntersville, 8:15 o'clock p. m.; Hon. D. M. Luther, of Asheville, and Mr. O. H. Guion, of Newbern. ' 20th: Hartgrove school house, Paw Creek; township, 8: 15 p. m.,' Mr. C. -W. Tillett. . . - 21st: Newells, 8:15 p. m., S. B. Alex ander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls and F. M. Shannonhouse, F. R. McNinch. 23rd: Huntersville 11 o'clock a. m., F. I. Osborne, S. B. Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, CH. Duljand F. M. Shannon house. BSske thinner. 24th: Grange Hall, 8:15 p. m., S B. Alexander, W.- E. Ardrey, C. H. Duls, F. M. Shannonhouse and W. C. Dowd. '25th: Clear-; 'Greek postoffice, 3 p. m., C.'W. Tillett andf E. ,T, Cansler. thV1 Hickory j Grov.e,; 8; 15 p,, nu, S. B? Alfesarider; -W. E. rArdre C H, Duls and 'Fi'M.;' Shannonhouse, W. C, Dowd. 28th: Collins' store, 8:15 p. m., S. B, Alexander, W. E. Ardrey, C. H. Dills. , POLITICAL NOTES. -: 3 ; Saturday, the 28th, will be a big day at Huntersville, and all the upper end of the county is expected. Hon. R. B. Glenn will speak in the court house, in Charlotte, Wednesday night, July 25th, at 8:30 p, m. Mr. D. 3VI. Luther, who speaks at Huntersville on Friday, July 25th, at night, is the Asheville lawyer who op posed the amendment 'till the 4th and 5th sections were consolidated. He is now making speeches for the amend ment and is said to be doing great good for white supremacy. Other good speakers will accompany the candidates and make speeches. CONGRESSMAN KLUTTZ, Says Bryan is Stronger Today Than he was Four Years ago . Congressman . Kluttz spent an hour in the city this morning on his way to Mporesville. He spoke in the country near there today, and tonight speaks in the town. Mr. Kluttz has several appointments in Iredell, viz.: At Scotts, Bradford's store and Doolie. lr. Kluttz is in fine shape. He has been filling appointments wherever made for him, and is doing his share in the great amendment fight. Congressman Kluttz is one of the strongest Bryan men in the State. He bore North Carolina's standard aloft in the convention that first nominated Bryan. His enthusiasm for the Ne braskian has grown with the years. He says Bryan is stronger today than he was four years ago. THE BOY DIED. Will Stowe, the colored boy who got his leg cut off in the brick machine at Houser's brick yard Saturday morning about 9 o'clock, died that afternoon. There was some delay in getting him to the hospital, and when he was mov ed he had lost so much blood hd was in such -a frightful condition that he lived only a few hours. He thought he was going to die, and said to the doc tors, i&ven under the influence of cfalo riform "I am going to die, doctor' The boy suffered agony. His leg was hor- ribly mangled. The remains were sent to . eBlmonF for burial. -DROPPED DEAD.' .. - . s Mr. J. T. Sikes, a brother-in-law of Mrs.. Henry C. Williams, dropped dead in Danville, Va., Saturday. He, ;was passing, along the street, when he sud denly fell to the ground s and expired In a few minutes. He was buried yes terday, in Norfolk. - I. v - NEQRO GIRL KILLED A Jealous Lover Shoots Anna Ar drey Through the Heart. Anna Ardrey, a 16-year-old- colored girl was shot and instantly: killed near a negro church in Providence town ship last night. . - The murderer was William Kell, a : boy of 18 years. The circumstances that led to'the murder were as follows: -The Ardrey girl had been to church. land was returning home. A negro boy, by the name of Ernest Patts, was with her. When the two had gone some dis tance from the church, Kell overtook them. He made some remark about" Patts ac(mpanying the girl home, when he was rebuked by thje girl. In a fit of jealousy, he pulled his pistol and fired. The ball entered the girls body near the heart, passed through that organ, causing death amost instant y. As soon as Kell fired tie shot, he fled and had not been caught up to this af ternoon at A o'clock. An inquest was5 held this afternoon. PRESBYTERIAN News Not Found in This Week's Standard. Providence and Banks churches, in Providence, which have been without a minister for some time, have called Rev. W. H. Davis, of Richmond, Ky. Mr. Davis preached at Sharon 22 years ago. He has sinee lived in other States, but is known by many in the Southern part of the county and very much beloved. It is thought that he will accept. Rev. A. A. Little, of Steele Creek, was in the city today, on his return from Castanea church, Gaston county, where he went yesterday to assist in the installation of Rev. W. H.- Wilson, the new pastor. Mr. Wilson was form erly from West Virginia, but came here from Virginia. He is an active worker as well as consecrated man, and will do a good work in bis new field. The individual communion cups were used at the Second Presbyterian church yesterday for the first time. Some liked them; some did not. Forty or more glasses are placed on a waiter and passed. As each person finishes with a glass it.is put in a holder on the back of the pew. After service the glasses are collected. Five or six hun dred glasses were used yesterday. ' NThe; new;- deacons elected several Sundays ago at the First Presbyterian chiirchvare to be ordained and install ed Sunday; morning next. ' Elders -Jj C. Burroughs and George B. Hanria, of the First church assisted in the communion at; the Second Pres byterian church yesterday. There were six accession' to the church. "TROJAN" AT Y. M. C. A. Rev. J. C. Troy, ("Trojan") of Jones boro, was the speaker at the Y. M. C. A. meeting yesterday. Mr. Troy was converted through the-instrumentality of the Cincinnati Y. M. C. A., and therefore has a peculiar interest in tho association. His subject yesterday was "Rejoicing Always,", and his audience were edified by his words. His reasons for rejoicing in Christ were made of peculiar force and interest by illustra tions from his own life, which has been marked with trials and disap pointed ambitions through ill health. Mr. W. T. Bartlett added greatly to the interest of the service by his sing ing of "In the Secret of His Presence." Rev. D.'M. Litaker will address the meeting next Sunday. NOT SINCE THE SURRENDER. Mr. Alex Ardrey, of .Texas, is visit ing his kinsman, Capt. J. E. Ardrey. It is thenrst time they have met since the war. When Lee surrendered, Mr. Ardrey and Capt. Ardrey' bade each otCer farewell. The former went to Texas; the latter returned home. It was a sad farewell. The meeting again was an most joyous. K1 " :.) Ki EXCURSION WEDNESDAY;': f The Simday school of 'the First'Bap tist church of Winston wilt r be here Wednesday morning on an " excursion. Manager Miller, of the baseball team is arranging to have the return of ihe excursion train at such an. hour as will allow the excursionists to attend the baseball game. ; COMPLAINT DAY. The county commissioners as re quired by law, met today, to hear com plaints in regard to taxes. As usual no complaints were lodged. The com plaints are' lodged every day in the year. There is ho need for setting apart a day. SOCIAL. . Miss Faye Ross 13 to give an at home tomorrow evening at her home, on North College' street. , The cards name 8:30 as the hour. Invitations in clude 100 of the young "smart, set." The affair will rival any of the sum mer functions in elegance and pleas ure. - ' ''.)' ' ' ":- --