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. N ADVERTISEMENT B F A (;'S IS COOL); AN AD "X V t-: uTIS K M EN T K KPT U I ' is m-rrrKU. don't urr , f .; n i ri'.LK'lTY LAPSK. : : : HEN Y O U HAVE GROWN TIRED OF YOUR ADVERTISING -1 IS VERY APT TO BE JUST THE TIME THE PUBLIC IS GETTING INTERESTED IN IT. ::::::::: THE WEATHER: Probably Rain Tonight; Friday, Rain; Warmer Tonight. VOL. XXIX CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1903, NO. 4336 p, MORGAN ID PARTY, CHARLOTTE VISITORS! GREAT FINANCIER WENDING RIS WAY TO CUBA SOME SNAPSHOTS AT DEATH LURKED IN THIS SEETHING FURNACE; SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN IS DESTROYED BY EIRE THE MORNING NEWS. GOLDSBORO, N. C John P. Poust. superintendent of the Inter-State Tel- wphone Company's exchange of this city, is short in his accounts, several hundred dollars and has left the eitv. ji """"' 'Vs CHARJLO Morgan's Stay Was On r ifteen Minutes but Mrs, organ and Her Friends Sp-jnt the Morning VELING ON SPECIAL TRAIN OF FIVE GARS Off Containing Mrs. Morgan ! Her Friends Was Cut Here and Then Later Left For Atlanta ar-i roiling palaces. J. Pierpont .,,n and his party arrived in Char his morning at 6:o o'clock. M organ's train, which consisted n priate cars, was run from -:. rt'iii to Charlotte as the see-si-;ion of the Palm Limited, the haiuUome Florida train. a r.ina here, it was transferred Charlotte-Columbia division and .!.") o'clock, the start for Tampa. w.is mad.-. From Tampa Mr. ...:'.! and his party will sail for . ana. Cuba, and will take a look railroaus with the view them all. if he so de- lean .a sh ( oming of Mr. Morgan and his South was unheralded. In fact, ig financier never lets the out .'.'orhi know what he is up to. K'lday afternoon one of the tiains in the world pulled into !:-'d at Jersey City and in a few 's Mr. Morgan and his friends capitalists and railroad mag- arrived and got aboard tlv !n less than :ju minutes the nu'ine was drawing the six "pal wlifcLs" toward the Sout.n- n the big New York dailies had it'll on to Mr. Morgan's curves. ieft New York without meeting ith the army of newspaper men iriuHty seekers that are on when men of prominence are on tart Ti At as i; the train arrived in Washing ist night. Mr. Morgan and party sab-tracked "down the line" for ::! whiU- and then it was the I'm- the South was made, run to Monroe. Va., was made on schedule time, which was -t us trains generally move. was no incident connected t h tt ip to this point. Monro" engines were changed he sp-ed from there to Spencer tot as satisfactory as from Wash- n to Monroe. Sp"raer another engine was i on to the six "rolling palaces" t was this one that pulled up at s)U!hrn's station in this city at o'clock this morning, ring the time the train with its il-Known occupants remained in a'iune. car No. 14 of the Lake !." and Michigan Southern, which - o-iupied by Mrs. J. Pierpont aaan an 1 two of her lady friends, s switched on to a sidetrack and it remained until 11 o'clock to whe,! it was attached to No. 37. .-.-i:t h-bound vestibule, and taken AManta. From Atlanta Mrs. Mor ii and her partv will so to New Or- to attend the Mardi Gras. From v Oib-ans the party will make rr of the Pacific coast, fust what brings Mr. Morgan South 'i is t i wit- is not known. Some say ' party will not go farther than Tampa, 1'la., and the ob th.e trip is to make a tour of i ) .at t; 1 -?jiv . .. (fjl J. PIERPONT MORGAN. SENATE PASSES MECKLENBURG BILLS; DEFEATS THE PILOTAGE REVISION BILL Mr. Gluyas Introduces Meas ure to Elect Recorder By Incoming Board Of Aldermen NEW HANOVER EXEMPTED FROM THE WATTS BILL Question of Lending State Literarv Fund to Counties For New Schools Made Order For Tomorrow Raleigh. N. C. Feb. 26. The follow ing bills were introduced today: Glenn, authorizing the Guilford Battle Ground Association to donate land to the United States; McBryde. by request, to allow Robeson to vote on moving the court house from Lumberton to Pem broke Pharr. incorporating the Southern I5?neficia:-y Association; Waiter, making it a misdemeanor for servants and wpge-earners to obtain employment by false representation: Gluyas, to elect a recorder in Charlotte by the incoming board of aldermen; Wellborn, allowing railroads to give free passes to Confederate Veterans. The Senate defeated the bill to re vise Wilmington's pilotage laws. The Watts bill was duly ratified. The White bill, providing for lend ing the State literary fund of two hun dred thousand to counties for build ing school houses, was made the spe cial order for tomorrow in the Sen ate. The Senate amended and passed the House bills to regulate the sale of seed cotton in Mecklenburg: to incorporate the Mecklenburg Trust Co and incor porating the Guaranty Indemnity As sociation of Charlotte. The House passed a bill exempting New Hanover from the Watts bill. i Continued on fifth page.) ROOSEVELT ON A VISIT TO GOTHAM He Will Speak at Carnegie Hall and Afterward Hold Reception at the Uni versity Club 'A'nshington. Feb. 26. President ' .--vdr h ft fo- New York at 11 i a. k this morning on his special aii!. Throe cars were run as the sec i sectien of the regular Pennsyl 's ilia train. . ;t New York the President will be i trrtained at th- residence of Samuel Rowe, West 57th street. At 8.15 - will speak at the Wesley bi-centen-ai celebration at Carnegie Hall. After taking an address the President will tocoed to the University club where will hold a small reception. He re nt!;-: to Washington at 12:10, mid- THE SENATE WEDNESDAY. The Senate met at 10:30 and Rev. M. W. Butler prayer. Mr. Pharr pre sented a petition of students of David son College for temperance. The following bills from the House passed final reading in the Senate and were enrolled for ratification. To al low Hamlet to issue bonds for schools. To amend the charter of Jamesville in Martin. To extend stoek law in Little Pine Creek in Madison. To improve roads in Chowan. To prohibit the ob struction of Juniper Creek in Columbus and Bladen. To change courts in Ca tawba. To prohibit the shipping of Manor into High Shoals, Rutherford county. To create Haw River township. To provide for enlargement of libra ries in rural districts. To amend law regarding schools in Hickory. To amend act authorizing incorporation street railway companies under general law. To supplement an act. regulating local option elections in Brevard. To relieve Miss Mary Little. To appoint two additional commissioners for Bun combe. To allow Vance to fix chair man's salary. BILLS PASSED. The following bills passed the Sen ate and were sent to the House: To allow Edgecombe to levy a special tax. To allow Brunswick to isue bonds. To amend law regarding Reidsville school district. To allow Milton to refund its debts. To incorporate Littleton. To amend the charter of the Lilly Mill and Power Co. Senate bill to protect rail road conductors and steamboat officers. To amend road law of Charlotte town ship To amend the law regarding re building depots destroyed by fire. To v0iiat(. contests for seats of members ' of the General Assembly. To incorpor- ale the Norlina. Warrenton and Caro lina Railroad. To prevent the spread of small pox and scarlet fever. To re peal chapter 4M. laws of 1001. regard ing building bridges. To amend chap ter 750, laws of 1901 in regard to town ektions. To repeal chapter 750, laws of 1001. so far as it relates to Harnett. To authorize board of aidermen of Salis bury to fill vacancies on beard of water commissioners. To protect quail in Buncombe. Relating to school fund of Harnett. To validate certa.n deueiive probates in registration of instru ments. HOUSE NIGHT SESSION. The House met at S o'clock. There was a small attendance of the members when the chairman rapped for order. The following bill passed final read ing: An act for the -elief of K. O. Riudh-k sheriff of -Gates county. Mr. Walters, of Caswell county in troduced a bill to provide for the working of the public roads of Cas well and Catawba counties. An act to amend the public school law with reference to the election of county boards of education, passed final reading, amendments to exempt th" counties of Yadkin, Cherokee. Wilkes. Davie. Buncombe. Surry, Swain. Alexander and McDowell were voted down. An act to incorporate the Raleigh Trust Safe and Deposit Companv. issed final reading. A joint resolution proving the pass age ot the Appalachian Park bill by Congress passed final reading. A joint resolution in regard to the election of United States Senators bv a direct vote of the people passed final leading. An act to preserve and protect birds in Union county, passed final reading. REVENUE BILL. The House went into committee of the whole for further consideration of the revenue bill beginning with sec tion 55 relating t otax on State banks and private banks. The election pro vided a tax of one dollar on every thousand dollars employed as capital. Mr. Drewry moved to make the tax fifty cents instead of one dollar. The amendment was lost and the section adopted. Section 50. levying a tax on one hun dred dollars on agents of packing houses was adopted. Section 57. which provides that a tax (Continued on third page.) 0 ACHER Town. -Eire yesterday, Fire Burns BE DPI ELD. ARK.- which is supposed to have started from an explosion of chemicals in a drug store, almost completely wiped out. this town. The entire business section was destroyed with the excep tion of two buildings. The loss is estimated at $3o.ou). Thomas. , went to clerk in Avenged Her Honor. LINCOLN, NEB. Jennie a stenogi apner, z-i years oiu the room of Fritz Broderson, a Lincoln commission house last night and shot him dead. She then shot herself and probably will die. The young woman says Broderson, who is 30 years old. ruined her a year ago and refused to marry her. Golima Belching Fire. MEXICO CITY. News from the region surrounding the volcano of Co lima continues alarming. The people terrified by the belching flames and pouring lava, are seeking shelter in distant towns and villages. Dr. Curry's Will Filed. WASHINGTON.' The will of L. M. Curry, of Richmond, Va., Madrid. Spain, December Many Firemen Are Injured,! democrats will filibuster. One Fatally, in the Burning of a Broadway Store Building HAGKETT, CARHART & GO. LOSERS BY THE FLAMES The Town of Peaks Was Laid Waste This Morning By The Devouring Element Loss Will Reach a Quarter of: a Million Captain of Com pany I Dies at The Hospital To Place Stumbling Blocks in Way of All Legislation. Washington. Feb. 20. The Demo crats in caucus today pledged them selves to resist the unseating of Con gressman' Butler from Missouri as rec ommended by a majority and to stand together in support of a demand for preference of a quorum at all times for transaction of business and a recorded yea and nea vote on everything upon which the House shall act to the moment of final adjournment. At the conclusion of the chaplains' r- n.( ,, , prayer in the House today Speaker j raiTIOUS like I heater DUlld- Henderson ordered the reading of yes terday's journal and immediately Richardson, of Tennessee, the minor ity floor leader raised a point of order of no quorum. This is inaugurating the filibuster Democrats determined on in the caucus this morning. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE IN CITY OF CINCINNATI Dr. J. dated ; 28. 1887,! was filed yesterday. Dr. Curry leaves! all his property except a life insurance j New York. Feb. 26 Many firem-en were injured, one fatally, and many others had narrow escapes in a fire this morning in the Roosevelt building an eight-story structure at Broadway j and Thirteenth street, occupied for the j most part by Hackett. Car.hart & Com- ! SEVERSVILLE'S NEW CHURCH. ing Burned, Together With a Number of Retail Stores Be or- policy to his wife, Mrs. Mary W. Cur-;Pany. clothiers. iv. The life insurance, the amount In the first skirmish the firemen lo- New Methodist Church Will Soon Ready For Occupancy. The ladies of Seversville have ganized an Aid Society, whose pur pose it is to raise funds to the new Methodist place, which is now Spartanburg. S. C. Feb. 26. A- tele gram received here today states that the town of Peaks was burned this morning at an -earlv hour. of which is not stated, is for the benefit of the children of Dr. Curry. Accused of Killing Three Wives. INDIANAPOLIS. Albert A. Knapp. formerly of Hamilton, O.. was taken by the police from the home of his bride on a charge of murder. The police say that the wife at whose house Knapp was arrested and whose maiden name was Anna May Gam ble, is Knapp'a fourth wife, and that the others have disappeared in a manner which warrants investigation. Knapp latir confessed. jcated the blaze on the sixth floor, oe- j floored by Mr. b. N cupied by the Altaian Neckwear com- j in charge, i pany. The first firemen that arrived i The officers of ' ran the hose up into the building and j Ifs. J. K. Frazier, j played water on the fire, which seem-i.J. Rankin, secretary; . ed to be in the thirteenth story, in j Duckworth, treasurer. la few minutes smoke and flames burst into Peaks is a place of about 500 inhabi tants and the 'business section of the tovn comprises about a dozen stores. complete No further detaiks have since been church at that J learned. being covered and Rankin, carpenter are: I the society president; J. Rankin, secretary; Miss Duckworth, treasurer. The belched fortif girls also have started a fund for an morning. tiTp ctrppt and ! oi raa to ho nlacod in the church when i The flames Big Blaze in Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Feb. 26 The famous Pike building in this city, the home of the Mrs. A. i Uike theatre Company and also used Duvall ' as an office building with almost a ! l. . -i t - rry .. . . i . , . young! iiimureu unices, was guiteu uy nre tnis spread to surrounding ready for use, than a month which will net be or six weeks. later The the firemen on that floor were driven back toward Broadway. Some firemen ; were obliged to rush to the street and j church is a well arranged house of i many of them were overcome by flames j worship, having a convenient audito j and smoke. j rium and parlor, and when finished ; Captain John Andreiesse, of Ccm- j will be a valuable and appreciated .'pany No. I, was taken to St. Vincent's ornament, to this beautiful suburb of ! hospital. His right leg was broken and . Charlotte. M LEAH FIRED IN SELF-DEFENSE his skull fractured. The loss is estimated million. He died at 9:30. at a quarter of a fflY PRE DOES CUTE STUNTS He Lassoes Persons in His Congregation With a Dex terous Swing of the La riat to Illustrate Text As His Aunt's Protector He: Mortally Wounds Her Hus band After the Former Tried to Kill Him G. E. Eaves is preacher in charge. Mr. H. C. Duckworth is chairman of the building committee, and this im plies success. 5 Austria May Have Large Exhibit. Vienna. Feb. 20. Albert Stiasny. St. 'youis Exposition commissioner in Aus- ; ria. speaking of his efforts to cbtaui ! first class Austi iau exhibit, today ! said anti-American feeling in Ar.stria j militates somewhat, againsi his work, ! but he expects to persuade the govern- i ment to appoint an official commission and grant a subvention to exhibitors j and he believes there will 'oe an ir- Urease in the number of Austrian exlii- j Youth Who WfCCked Mail1 : i, iters irom g-evemy 10 i- and fifty. i nni nr nrr w mum it initio 10 Tf UP iil I H:P, I I Ml .' (11 I I ' - i a i nil n 1 1 i suit buildings. The fire is supposed to have : started m the basem:; of the Joffes i grocery store, and several retail stores . occupying the lower floors of the build t ing. were burned. The loss is estimated : to reach a million dollars. ! AVhile the firemen were working in ) the street they saw a pair of cuffs drop from the roof of th'3 Baltimore & Ohio Railway offices and picked them f up. They found this inscription on I them: "For God's sake save me. ! William Jones." The firemen rushed up the stairs and rescued Jones, an amateur actor, who had attempted to save his wardrobe, wh'ch was in the building. He was al most suffocated when rescued and sent to a hospital. Maxton, N. C, Feb. 26. The condi tion of Mr. W. J. Thompson, who was shot last night by E. N. McLean, has changed very slightly for the better and there is now a faint, hope of his recovery. Mr. Thompson was shot three times last evening by his wife's nephew, Mc Lean. Thompson had been drinking, and fearing to be alone in the house with him. Mrs. Thompson sent for her nephew to spend the night at the house as protector. Thompson resented Mc Lean's presence as his wife's protec tor and a quarrel ensued. Thompson finally drew a pistol and fired at Mc Lean, the ball grazing his side. Mc Lean drew his gun and returned the fire, emptying three chambers of his revolver into Thompson. The wounds are dangerous and are expected prove fatal. McLean surrendered to a magistrate. He is 21 years old and son of G. F. McLean, a lawyer of this place. Thompson, the wounded man. is a drummer and ;'7 years old. He has no children. Sentiment is with McLean. What the War Cost Spain. Madrid, Feb. 26 The Minister of Finance, by King Alfonso's desire, has prepared a compilation of accounts of the Philippine and Cuban wars. The total cost cf those wars was two bil lions, five hundred millions pesetas. The treasury officials allege that some officers misused large sums. These statements have caused a sensation and fiirt her developments are expected. Home Gets Drop on His Adversary and Then Kills Him Criticism of Cardinal Gibbons. Rome, Feb. 26. The 'fact that Cardi nal Gibbons did not come to the Pope's jubilee just celebrated, is caus ing considerable comment at the Vati can. It is pointed out that older and more feeble cardinals took long jour neys to lie present and there is no rea- to i son why he could not have done tne same. Gibbons received the invitation extended to all cardinals. Chicago. Feb. 26. After torturing the man he had already wounded three times, Henry Carey, 32 years old, was shot and killed last night by James Fletcher, 19 years eld. his victim. The struggle preceding the killing took pla-.-e in the kitch-en at Carey's home. Carey's intention was to mur der Fletcher because he believed Fletcher had broken up his homo. In his pocket was a letter from Mrs. Carey, who begged forgiveness and ex pressed her intention of committing suicide. She couldn't be found last night. Panhandle District Snowbound. Fort Worth, Feb. 26. A snow storm of large proportions, for Texas, is now raging over the Panhandle country, as it has been for .16 hours. A special from Hereford says th-e snow fall at that place is fifteen inches and it is still falling. Reports from other Pan handle points say similar conditions prevail as far south as a hundred and fifty miles from here. Two Thousand Are Homeless. Madrid. Feb. . 26. The village of Mongani was visited by a disastrous fire today. The greater part of the place is in ashes and two thousand in habitants are left homeless and in a destitute condition. As far as ascer tained no lives were lost. HOW TO GET The Dinner Set Cumberland. Md. Rev. S. C. Butts, who styles himself, "The Cowboy Evangelist," is creating great excite ment, at Amos, Va. In order to demon strate the assertion that sin lassoes a man cr woman before they know it. he stands in his pulpit and uses his lariat. He singles out persons in the congre gation and with a swing of the rope encircles it about the person's neck. The entire town is stirred and hun dreds are being converted. Murder and Suicide. Portland. Oregon, Feb. 26. In a fit of jealousy yesterday Frank Deflaeo beat out his wife's brains with an axe and then successfully attempted sui-cido. Beautiful Decorated of 42 Pieces. Simply nothing to do but subscribe for The News and pay twenty (20) cents per week for one year, getting both the year's subscription to The News and the complete Dinner Set. The paper and the Dinner Set will be delivered to you immediately upon the first weekly payment of twenty (20) cents. This Dinner Set (which has been fully described in The News and which may be seen on exhibition at this office)' sells at retail at TEN (10) DOLLARS. Every ladv who has called and ex- THEIR TURN NOW. Earthquakes in Spain. Madrid, Feb. 26. Considerable dam age has been caused in the eastern Spanish provinces by heavy earth quake shocks. In many places serious panics were caused by the superstitions of the inhabitants who feared the end of the world had come. HARD FOR STATF TO SFCOf COUNSEL Counsel for Haywood Includes! Nearly Every Lawyer in Raleigh While None is Willing to Prosecute -The great- amined this high art ware has ex pressed herself as in every way. The News buys these Dinner Sets in large lots to offer at actual whole sale cost as Premiums and Souvenirs to its subscribers with the object of placing, the paper in every reading home in Charlotte. Raleigh. N. C. Feb. 26 est difficulty was found in securing counsel to prosecute Mr. Ernest Hay- hvood. Senator H. E. Norris hesitated jlong before he consented finally to ac cept. The reason for this is that most 'of the attorneys here have been close i lv associated with Mr. Haywood or his Lr L ware uas ca- i - .. delighted with it The prosecution Thought of bringing ; counsel from out cf the State hut tnis jwas finally abandoned. The counsel i for the defense includes nearly every 'lawyer here while for the State the array will remain Senator Norris, Sen ator Wcodard. Ex-Judge Graham, of Oxford, Solicitor W. E. Daniel, of Wel l clou, and Senator Don Gilliam. Ex j Judge Bynum, of Greensboro, was Other Cities Are Having Trouble on Account of Smallpox. Charlotte had her turn with the I smallpox and now other cities are hav- ; ing the same experience. Atlanta is ; now giapling with the problem and j she is having one gay. old time. The ; work of vaccinating the public has j been placed in the hands of a corps j of competent physicians and their lives are being made exceedingly mis- ei able. The mill operatives' have arissn in a mass and decline to hare the arm. To put a stop to this, warrant are being sworn out and men, women and chil dren are being escorted to the city pris on because of their refusal to comply with the vaccination ordinance. Charlotte is practically free of the disease. One hears no talk about small pox these days. Our officials took hold of the situation and have successfully stamped the disease out of the city. Valuable Schools of Sardines. Berlin, Feb. 26. The immense schools of sardines, which sometime ago disappeared from the waters of Brittany, taking from th-j inhabitants the main industry and causing a fam ine among the fishing class, have re appeared in great numbers at the mouth of the Elber river. JUDGE TOMPKINS DEAD. Mrs. Fairbanks Re-Elected. Washington, Feb .26. Mrs. Fair banks was unanimously reelected pres- i a murder case, it was said ident-geneval of the Daughters of the American Revolution today. Lost Alexander is Found. j New York. Feb. 26. Advice, received here today from Bermuda states that ! the disabled United States collier Alex- ancier was towed in there today by the : Dutch Tracieship Bat a. ( The End Came in Atlanta Yesterday Afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Charlotte friends of Judge Henry B. Tompkins, of Atlanta, will resref to learn of his death in that city yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. He had been ill for several months and his death had been expected for some time. Judge Tompkins w-as a kinsman of Mr. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, and w?.s one of the ablest lawyers cf the South. spoken to but he will not prosecute in ; Decease: visueu cnariome iasi iau sill : r . T 1 I ITA ...n nil Une or u.e on prores ,'ma; ousiuets. ne was ---tii prosecuting attorneys was askea: Known ner -. 'Have vnn witnesses to refute Mr. Simms' evidence?" and replied. "Has the defense evidence to corroborate him?" W. C. Douglass withdraws from the Hay wood-Skinner case as counsel for Haywood because his partner R. N. Simms is a witness for the defease. i Expelling the Danes. j Berlin. Feb. 26. It is announced to ' day that expulsions on a large scale j have occu rred among the Danes resid ing at Sc.nleswig-Holstein. They are j accused of a. continuation of anti-Ger-irna agitation. OMI SION IS NEARIHG VERDICT No Formal Awards Formula ted Yet, But Harmony Marks The Body's Delations Washington, Feb. 26 The Anthra cite Coal Strike Commission is rapidly approaching the close of its labors. Although no formal awards have been formulated, a tentative agreement has been reached on almost every fea ture and no marked differences of opinion have arisen. Whaever awards are made will probably receive the unanimouse ap proval cf the commission. The most important work yet to be done is the framing of report which will be lengthy and will be presented to Presi dent. Roosevelt at once after it has been drawn. The provisions of the report will not ! made public by the commissioners. ' Thif; will be left to the President who is to announce the awards to the in : terested parties as soon as he receives ; them. i