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LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY CAN'T! YOU SIMPLY CAN'T REACH . THE . GOOD . PEOPLE . OF CHARLOTTE AND VICINITY WITH OUT . USING . THE . COLUMNS . OF THE . NEWS DON'T ! TAKE FOR GRANTED THE .NEWS .CAN .GIVE .YOU .MORE ADVERTISING SERVICE IN CHAR LOTTE .THAN .ANY .OTHER .PAPER ON. EARTH .......... . 1 A THE WEAT Fair tonight and Thursday, with slight change in temperature. vol. xxin. CHARLOTTE, N "j., WEDNESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 22, 1902. NO. 5160. mur a bt th My JL JLC3LLL CuiL o N UGLY SCAHDAL IMMINENT III COHERESS OVER PANAMA ROUTE, 9 It is Charged Vast Sums Are to be Used to Defeat Nicaragua, EVIDENCE TO SUSTAIN THIS ? Said That Adherents Know Canal is Impracticable in Panama. EXPOSURES ABE LOOKED FOE. Washington, Jan. 22. An ugly scandal is in prospect in the canal fight. It is charged that the Panama lobby has raised a big sum of money to de feat Nicaragua. Circumstantial evidence is piling up to sustain the allegations. It is charged that the advocates of the Panama route know that a canal cannot be built on the ruins of the defunct French enterprise, but are de termined to kill the Nicaraguan plan at any cost. Startling disclosures are expected at any time. SAN ANTONIA AFTER PRINCE HENRY'S FAVOR. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 22. The Business Men's Club, at its meeting last night, adopted a resolution invit ing Prince Henry of Prussia and suite to visit San Antonia during his tour of the United States. The resolution will be sent to Congressman SlayJen to present to Prince Henry on his ar rival at Washington or New York. CONFIRMATION IS STAVED OFF BY POLITICS. London, Jan. 22. The confirmation of the chaplain-in-ordinary to the late Queen as Bishop of Worcester met with such opposition that what was intended to be a semi-religious ceremony as sumed the character of a disorderly political gathering.' VALET KERN TAKEN TO NEW ORLEANS PRISON. New Orleans, Jan. 22. Valet Eduard Kern, wanted in New York for the Thebaud robbery, was brought from Gretna to the New Orleans prison yes terday. Klein and West, the men charged with stealing the jewelry which Kern himself stole, were placed on trial in the Criminal Court, but their case was finally postponed to Saturday. Kern, therefore, is not likely to be tak en East before Saturday night. Kern, when arraigned as a material witness, said his name was Manners. He would not answer to the name of Kern. CAPTAIN HARTSHORNE IS SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Manila, Jan. 22. Captain Benjamin M. Hartshorne, Jr., was shot from am bush and killed January 2, in the east ern part of the island of Samar. WIFfTdEAD, this HUSBAND LAY DELIRIOUS. New York, Jan. 22 They found Mary Smiles dead at the supper table, and her husband dying. She sat like one resting, her head bent, her hands folded. The old husband, half delirious, had trier! to leave his sick bed to reach her and had fallen fainting and for two days the Quick and the Dead had been together in the cold basement. From time to time the old man would call in a weak whisper to the still figure at the table. "Mary. Why don't you come to me, Mary?" And then delirium would come again. When t.hev broke into the room Smiles was struggling weakly to drag himself to his wife. The old man will die. MCKINLEY'S PHYSICIAN NOW SURGEON GENERAL OF ARMY. Washington, Jan. 22. The President has nominated Dr. P. M. Rixey to be Surgeon General of tfce navy. DEFEATED FOR OFFICE THIS MAN SUICIDES. William Hoffmeister Failed For So ciety Honors By One Vote and Then Fired the Fatal Shot. St. Louis, Jan. 22. William Hoff meister, of St. Louis, ex-supreme re corder of the Legion of Honor, com mitted suicide at the Planters' Hotel last night by shooting himself. The only witness to the suicide was George M. Ackley, of Kansas City. Deputy Coroner Booghter took charge of the remains. Mr. Hoffmeister was a candidate Monday night for re-election of the order of the Legion of Honor, but was defeated. One feature of the struggle was Otto A. Over beck, candidate for supreme chancel lor (the highest officer in the order), nnd leader of the opposition. Mr. Overbeck was arrested while on his way to the meeting where the elec tion was to be held. At the Four Courts a complaint was made against Mr. Overbeck for carrying a con cealed weapon. Friends of the Over beck ticket, however, procured Mr. Overbeck's release on bond and hur ried with him to the meeting hall, where they arrived in time to vote, his one vote being necessary to win. Ackley, who says he was in an ad joining bath-room when the shot was fired, expressed the belief that Hoff meister killed himself because he had been defeated in his candidacy for reelection. "Hoffmeister was drinking last night," said Ackley, "and he told me there would be trouble. I knew he had a revolver and I took it from him and locked it up. My own revolver was in my valise and this he used to shoot himself." Geo. W. Teadsdale, an intimate friend of the dead man, said: "Mr. Hoffmeister's accounts were investi gated by the supreme council recently and were found to be in good shape." After hearing testimony the coroner rendered a verdict of suicide. SUCCESSOR TO MR. , MILLER CHOSEN AT GREENSBORO. Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 22. At the meeting of the North Carolina Bankers' Association, held in the rooms of the Merchants and Manufacturers Associa tion, this city, to elect a successor to Mr. John M. Miller, Jr., of Charlotte who has. resigned the office of Secretary and Treasurer, preparatory to engaging in the banking business in Richmond, Va., Mr. C. N. Evans, cahier of the Bank of Reidsville, and third vice-president of the association, was chosen. Mr. George H. Beall, cashier of the Bank of Lenoir, and a member of the executive committee, was chosen as the successor of Mr. Evans. Mr. Beall's place was filled by Mr. Lee H. Battle, cashier of the City National Bank of Greensboro. Out of town bankers who attended the meeting were: Messrs. Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh; J. P. Sawyer, of Asheville; C. N. Evans, of Reidsville; G. H. Beall, of Lenoir, and John M. Miller, Jr., of Charlotte. In June, next, many members of the association will attend a meeting of the bankers of Virginia, North Carolina, South aCrolina and Georgia, which will be held in Savannah,' Ga. NORFOLK CASHIER FOUND LIFELESS IN A BOAT. Norfolk, Jan. 22 John L. Pearce, 30 vears of age. prominent in society in Norfolk and cashier of the Standard nil HnmDanv's branch here, was found dead by a newsboy. The body was in a small skiff in Roanoke dock. No reason for Mr. Pearce's presence in that Iccality is known. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict giving congestion of the lungs and kidneys as tne cause of death. The body shows no marks of violence. Mr. Pearce's books are in ex cellent condition and there is nothing to indicate suicide. He had been hunting at iVrginia Beach yesterday and was in good health and spirits. CROKER OFF FOR WANTAGE, MAY NOT RETURN. New York, Jan. 22 Richard Croker sailed for England this morning. He declared he is out of politics for good and that his return to the United States is a matter of uncertainty. TEXAS OFFICIALS CLAIM CAPTURE OF COUNTERFEITER. Houston. Tex., Jan. 22. United States Court officials report the ar rest at Gainesville of L. H. Reagan, against whom 15 indictments have been found by the Federal grand jury now in session at Dallas. Reagan is accused of raising silver certificates and other Treasury notes from small denominations to large ones, the counterfeits being so cleverly execut ed that some of them passed through the Texas banks. Reagan was taken to Dallas today by Chief Forsythe, of the secret service. CALLED TO DOOR THEN FIRED UPON, Mr. Ward fatten Shot at by Unknown Assailant in York County. BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL Ball Fortunately Passed Through Mr. Patten's Coat. Special Dispatch to the News. Yorkville, S. C., Jan. 22. Mr. Ward Patton, of York County, S. C, was called to his door last night by an un known party and shot at without a moments warning. The ball passed through his coat but did him no damage. Bloodhounds were sent for and are now following the trail. Mr. Patton has no idea who his as sailant was. The bullet struck some letters in his pocket and then glanced aside, severing his watch chain, and cutting a button on nis vest, xne Diooanounas trailed the assailant to the bank of the river where he evidently crossed to the op posite side in a boat. Twenty men armed with shot guns and pistols have taken up the trail again today. NORFOLK AND WESTERN ORDERS LOCOMOTIVES. Roanoke, Va., Jan. 22. The Norfolk & Western Railroad Company has just placed another order for new equip ment. This time it is engines that are needed and the order calls foe 30 loco motives, which willbe the large class "W" type, the largest in use on the Mne and the class that has proved sat isfactory in hauling heavy coal trains over the mountain divisions cf the road. Ffteen of these are to come from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Philadelphia, and the remaining fifteen from the Richmond Locomotive Works, at Richmond, Va. They are to be built as soon as possible. ELECTIONS HELD UNEXPECTEDLY FOB JUDGES. Columbia, Jan. 22. The State today! says: The election of judges was held yesterday according to the announce ments already made, and the election of dispensary officials was also held rather unexpectedly. All of the judges whose terms expire were re-elected, except Judge W. C. Benet and O. W. Buchanan who declined re-election. Hon. C. C. Dantzler had no opposition for Judge Benet's place and was unan imously elected. For Judge Buchanan's place Hon. R. O. Purdy of Sumter wasi elected on the first ballot. I commissioner: L. J. Williams had 10 opposition for the place of chairman of the dispensary board; H. H. Evans and A. F. H. Dukes were elected directors after a race which was closer than ex- pected a short time ago. Columbia, Jan. 22. A special to the State from Walhalla says: Alfred L. Ballew, a Confederate sol dier, aged 63, met a horrible fate last night by being burned to death ia the guard house. Late in the afternoon he was locked up and at 11 o'clock the guard house was discovered to be on a white girl who was a patient, in a fire. Help came too late and only the j Lynchburg hospital, charred form was taken from the deb-! The Roanoke Blues military com ris. It is believed that he set fire to the pany are in their armory tonight, un cell, as the first rescuers found the der arms, and it is said several out building burning, the strongest flames of -town military organizations will ar-nnmi-n frr,m within fmrt thA onmnev's rive here today to escort Higgms- " " ' jury so rendered its verdict Mr. Ballew came here from Green ville county. He was drinking when locked up. The town burned his re mains today in Westview cemetery. THIS MAN COUGHED UP POINT OF A BAYONET. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 22 After being given up to die cf what the doc tors supposed was consumption, James W. Plunkett, a veteran soldier of the mg Q the story, that on Thursday the regular army, now staying in the city, moD visited the residence of a Mr. coughed up the tip of a bayonet out of white and shot through the door, his lungs and probably will get well. wounding White, his wife and a lady Plunkett, who is a soldier of twenty visitor and later the house was years' experience, and who last saw ser- burned, in which four children per vice with the Forty-first United State3 ished. White and his wife are reported Volunteer Infantry, is unable to missing. The Meridian Press, a re account for the tip in his lungs, but liable morning paper, has exhausted supposed he must have swallowed it. every means in an effort to confirm I the story, but without success. The CLOSE SENATORIAL VOTE IN IOWA YESTERDAY, Des Moines, la., Jan. 22. The vote for United States Senator taken yes terday stood as follows: In the Senate, Allison 36, Thayer 10, Dolliver. 36, Seeley 10. In the House the vote was, llison 84, Dolliver 82, Seeley 34, Thayer 24. CALLS PATRICK A VICTIMjF HEIRS, Milllken Gives Out Startling Statement in Defence of His Brother-in-Law. MRS. FRANCIS JAKES STAND. She Sys Patrick Was at Her House on the Say Rice Was Killed. More Surprises Due. St. Louis, Jan. 22. John T. Milliken, brother-in-law of Albert Patrick, on trial in New York for the alleged mur der of William Rice, made the start ling statement today that he had been offered $250,000 by the six heirs of Rice under the will of 1896, if he would in duce Patrick to compromise the will ot 1900. Milliken says Patrick is the victim of a conspiracy because he stands between certain people and the Rice millions. The will of 1896 left the bulk of the Rice money to Captain Baker, as trus- tee to be devoted to founding the Rica industrial school in Texas. The will of 1900 leaves the bulk of the fortune to Patrick with liberal provisions to the heirs. New Jork, Jan. 22. Two unexpected surprises are looked for in the Patrick trial today. The defense is expected to put medical experts on the stand to prove that Rice was not murdered. They, will not put the lawyer on th stand to testify in his own behalf. The physicians- who are to be witnesses were those present at the autopsy who were not examined at the hearing of the district attorney. Patrick is in ex cellent humor and alert to every point. He is constantly prompting his attor neys and is confident of acquittal. Mrs. Francis, the mysterious Patrick witness, stated on the stand today that Patrick was at 'her house on the day Rice was killed. PADILLA STOLE A MARCH ON ALB AN. Panama, Jan. 22. Prisoners who had been exchanged by the two forces told the insurgents that General Alban intended to get the steamer Lautaro ready for a fight. It was on this infor mation that theXolombian rebels won the victory. The revolutionists attack ed the Lautaro before she was ready and she fell an easy victim to the Padilla which had been painted whitt. to deceive the Government. LYNCHBURG NEGRO FIEND CONFESSES TO CRIME. Roanoke, Va., Jan. 22 Mrs. Ralph Webber, who was criminally assault- ed by a negro who then cut her throat and left her tor dead m Lyncnourg, on the 11th instant, was brought here last night and taken to the jail, here A Joe Higgmbotham, who is J charged with the crime, has been confined for the past week, wnen Higginbotham was brought before Mrs. Webber she at once identified him as the man who assaulted her. The negro broke down and confessed to the crime with which he is charged and further stated that he had at tempted some months ago to assault i 11 T i hot ham to Lvnrhhiire-. STORY OF AWFUL CRIME SEEMS TO BE UNFOUNDED. Meridian, Miss., Jan. 22. A local newspaper published a sensational story yesterday to the effect that a man arrived here from Calvert, Kem per county, Miss., and reported that a horrible outrage had been perpe trated in that community by a mob Gf 15 or 20 men. He reported, accord- (people along the railroad in Kemper county discredit the report. i SIX KILLED AND TWO HUNDRED HOUSES BURNED. Vienna, Jan. 22. Two hundred houses were burned in Frahknovaralj today. Six persons are known to hav i been killed. PRINCE HENRY'S TRIP TO SECURE WOMAN CHARGES MITCHELL WITH HAVING LIED. President of United Mine Workers or America Will Be Therefore Com pelled to Undergo Investigation. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22. Charges against President Mitchell, Secretary Wilson and the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America were the first order of business before the convention and the unexepected an nouncement that the charges would be taken up caused a flurry of excitement. President Mitchell, in a voice full of emotion, said he was unwilling to have the election of officers proceed until these charges had been investigated. He resigned the gavel and the charges were read by their author, Miss Millie Meredith. The young woman's state ments concerned the alleged defalca tion of ex-Secretary-Treasurer Pearce and alleged that President Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson did not give out all the facts concerning Pearce's actions and that they "wilfully lied" to the miners' committee a year ago. She demanded an investigation of the books to see how much Pearce's alleged defalcation really was. She in timated that both Mitchell and Wilson sought to protect Pearce and for that reason did not give out all the facts. At the conclusion of Miss Meredith's statement, Secretary-Treasurer Wilson denied the truth of the statement and said that it was the outgrowth of spite. Miss Meredith, he said, was recently let out as assistant secretary. She is the young woman to whom a gold medal was presented for discovering the Pearce shortage. President Mitchell submitted an of fidavit declaring he had told the whole truth to the convention a year ago and a committee was appointed to investi gate the charges. COMBINE OF SHIPPING 4 FOR TRADE AGREEMENT. London, Jan. 22. An authoritative statement regarding the rumored ship ping deals, which, while confusing the reports of the amalgamation of several lines, reveals the fact that negotiations towards a trade agreement are being conducted on a larger scale than hith erto hinted at. What has actually hap pened is this: Every line trading between England and America, except one, has agreed to form a freight . combination upon a basis considers )iy higher than thi rates at present in force. That one ex ception, however, threatens to upset the prolonged negotiations, for fifteen firms withdrew their previous assent, declaring that unless this one exception came in the combine would be valu- less. The line which has so disarrangi the calculations is comparatively unim- though he admitted that strenuous ef- ticaliv assuerd, is comparatively unim portant ai:d plies between London and tlu1 United bTa'es. The extent to which the proposed combination had attained can be judg ed from the fact that the fifteen with drawals do not constitute 50 per cent. of the firms interested. A representa tive of one of the lines most intimately concerned said that it looked very much as if the whole plan would fall through, though he admitted that strenuous ef forts would be made to persuade the backsliders to come in again, and leave the unimportant exception to fight its own battle. : ; i The reports of a financial amalgama tion between the White Star, Ameri can, Atlantic Transport and other lines are strenuously denied. MURDERERS HANG TOGETHER IN MISSISSIPPI CITY. Mississippi City, Miss., Jan. 22. Lewis Johnson, the assassin of City Marshal Richardson of Gulfport, and Victor Johnson, who murdered a lit tle girl at Pass Christian, were hanged here from the same scaffold, in the presence of a large crowd. Lewis was seized with religious fervor and shouted from the- trap, while Johnson was too badly fright ened to speak. TREATY FOR SALE OF DANISH ISLANDS. Copenhagen. Jan. 22. Arrangements have been completed by which it has been definitely decided that a treaty with the United States providing for the sale5 of the Danish West Indies will be signed at Washington this week. QUICK JUSTICE METED OUT TO THIS NEGRO. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 22. There was quick justice administered to Neal Stanback, the 18-year-old negro who on Saturday evening assaulted . Mrs. Elizabeth Preifer, a 70 year old white woman a few miles out of Norfolk county. Stanback was caught by - a party of white men, brought to "the county jail and locked up. Large mobs made attempts to lynch him but failed He was indicted by a grand jury, tried, convicted and sentenced to hang on March 12 in a few hours. His victim testified against him. MOVE TRADE RECIPROCITY Count VonBulow Says Reichstag it is an Expres sion of This Desire. in ANXIOUS FOR AN AGREEMENT. Liberals of Germany Attach Great Importance to the Coming of the Prince DESIRE FULL RECIPROCITY Berlin, Jan. 22. Liberal Deputy Doctor Booth in the Reichstag today attached great importance to Prince Henry's visit to America. Imperial Chancellor VonBulow, in replying said: "We desire ardently to come to a commercial agreement with America on the basis of full reciprocity. Prince Henry's trip is an expression of this desire." MERGER OF RAILROAD AND COMPANY PERFECTED. New York, Jan. 22. An official statement issued by the Norfolk & Southern Company says the company, which was formed to acquire the stock of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad and the bonds and stock of the Lake Drummond Water Company will issue $1,300,000 of stock and $3,500,000 of 5 per cent. 50-year gold bonds. This merger places under one direc tion the two properties which control the shore industries of North Carolina. The Norfolk & Southern Company has 174 miles of road and owns thirty steamers. The canal, which was re opened a year ago after extensive im provements costing $1,150,000, has de veloped a large traffic and the fleet of steamers and barges obtained through the purchase of the Norfolk & South ern Railroad ' .becomes. - immediately available for the canal. . ' . BERLIN SAYS MISS STONE HAS BEEN RANSOMED. Berlin, Jan. 22 It is reported and published here that Miss Ellen Stone has been released by the brigands, who received $61,000 as ransom. TELEGRAPHERS TO COMPETE IN SENDING CONTEST. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 22 The telegra phers of the South will hold a sending tournament in Atlanta February 23. The contest will be representative of Southern telegraphers, and the tourna ment, therefore, is open only to those south of the Ohio river. The prizes as far as determined will be a gold medal and $50 in cash to the winner; $35 as second prize and $15 to the third best man. Other classes will be announced later. The contest is open to all those engaged in teleg raphy and includes railroad operatives. GEN. METHUEN DOES SOME CAPTURING TOO. London, Jan. 22. Kitchener cables from Johannesburg that General Meth uen after a running fight of eight miles captured all the wagons and cattle and 24 Boers of Bear's command near Boschpoort. AIR TELEGRAPHY FROM TAMPA TO CUBA New York, Jan. 22. Marconi said to day he will return to America in about two months. He said he expected to communicate while out with other ves sels within a radius of 65 miles, which is the limit of the present machine. He said wireless communcation between Tampa and Cuba is under consideration but that nothing definite has been made public. The plan is perfectly feasible and would materially aid in the com munication between the two countries. TILLMAN AND LANDIS IN JOINT DEBATE. Fredonia, N. Y., Jan. 22. Benjamin R. Tillman, United States Senator from South Carolina, and Chas. B. Landis, Representative of Congress from Indiana, engaged in a spirited joint debate in Dunkirk last night on the question of "Democracy vs. Re publicanism." Two thousand person3 listened to the addresses which were along the lines of the platforms of 4 Si -V n J- " ? i, ...t !; I j! I- I! i i J ? t H i A' H! i '" M 5 it I if V ! r it