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FiRST PART PAGES 1 TO 8 7 E E CHARLOTTE NEW THE WEATHER. Showers Tonight; Probably Fair Sunday; Colder Tonight. VOL. XXIX Charlotte, n. c, Saturday evening, march 21, 1903. NO. 4356 II WORK The BLeoort off Cnsvl Strike CimmkcflAn IGFTTINC nnD 1 " 1 OR 0 NtbHU rltfiU Murdered An Aged Farmer While! Latter Was Quietly Eating Supper and Shot His Young Niece ED TO RALEIGH FOR SAFE-KEEPING ReidsvNIe Military Company Called Out to Prevent His Lynching Murderer's Object Was Money I.at -. vtt onlay afternoon, sometime .Wws liad gone to press, it .1 bulletin from Reidsville, :, !:'iof account of the killing, .kiv.cham county, of Mr. Sidney rind the shooting of his neice. v.'aik.M-. by a negro, who was : :l thnrt time afterward while :!.. a t of robbing the h-i;se. :'. fiuwing special to the Greens- I,.-,;.- R.'.'or'l gives a good account of A r spot-table old white gentleman ; ' :;rnio of Sidney Blair, aged -in:: '". and his neice. Miss Sallie Vr.1 " ' ail about 30, were quietly k.-r- '! ;r supper, when a negro n.ar.. vho has several names, Glenn, Brca":na. Courts, etc. stepped in rS v-, ke to them. He drew a pistol p.r.i -t the old man dead, and then -hr the lady twice. She fell to the ;v.t an 1 was quiet supposed to be t:t while the negro was in the r:..r:r. hov.se collecting his booty, she f . lit our of the dining room and .r :!:! alarmed the neighborhood r. a party was on the scene and the n-"gro was captured and car ry"! to jail at Wentworth by Deputy Si: Tiff Faucette, who was in the rartv. There was much excitement but h' rorple were dazed at what they reiuiu. and did not take summary pr'V'-'odir.gs. This brutish negro had worked for Mr. Blair and his object was robbery and the- deed was committed for no cthiT purpose. He was caught so Q":e:iv that what money he had s'r-ured was found and gotten away from him. The Governor has placed the Reidsville Rifles, our crack mili tary company, at the disposal of the sheriff, which will be used in the event there is a demonstration." Dining the night the negro was re- n: 1 to Greensboro and thence to R; iii jail for safe-keeping an wn.fn the excitement has quieted down h. win b taken to Rockingham coim- iv r'.-r trial. Miss Walker was seriously i.'.:;: ed and may die. VI r, Franklin, in a Circular Letter, States His Grounds For Not Participating in The Primary There is no question but that the '.iming race for ayor will be a lively one. Ward meetings are being held nizhtly and work is being actively pushed at both the Brown and Frank Jin headquarters. On" of the most interesting docu Hients that have been issued by either of the rival canuidates is the following 'ir-ular letter issued over the name of Candidate Franklin: Jjear Sir: You have probably seen from the papers I am a Democratic 'i'ididate for the office of Mayor. Two yfar.s ago this committee invited into toe primary all the white voters of the City 0f Charlotte who would stand by the result of the primary. Under this i i!:iiL- Mr. Brown ran and was elected This vear. for some reason known only io the members of the committee who 1 pnnse my election, and, I suppose the-r advisors, they have excluded from the primary all persons who did i"t support the Legislative ticket, ini at lutrary action excludes some of oil ' tv best people, business men, me hanis, and in fact good citizens in all the walks of life, who have stood oy the Democratic party and the best interests of the City. In the spirit of fairness and good business judgment 'he rommittee was urged to reconsider this action and adopt the same ruling Mider which Mr. Brown had been ''Med, but refused the vote being to t. Owing to the ruling of the Executive r ommittee, ray name will not be pre rented in the primary, and I will stan THE CAMPAIGN WAXES WARMER for Mayor at the election in May. If you are favorable to me please do not ?o into the primary. I am very anxious to receive your support and if elected will do my ut most to advance both the moral and i'usiness interests of the city. Very respectfully, T. S. FRANKLIN. THE COMMISSION "BRIG. GENERAL JOHN M. WILSON, U. S. Army, retired as officer wigineer of the corps of military or naval service of the United States. E. W. PARKER, Washington, D. C, as expert mining engineer. HON. GEORGE GRAY, Arling ton, Del., as judge United States Court. E. E. CLARK, Cedar-Rapids, Iowa, Grand Chief Order of Rail way Conductors, as a sociologist. THOMAS H. WATK1NS, Scran ton, Pa., as a man practically ac quainted with the mining of coal. BISHOP JOHN L. SPALDING, of Peoria, III. HON. CARROLL D. WRIGHT, recorder of the commission. THE ISSUES The demands of the mirers, which formed the issues to be settled by the board of arbitration were: 1. An increase of ten per cent, in the wages of the men paid by the ton. 2. A day of nine hours at ten hours pay for the men employed by the day. 3. That 2,240 pounds shall con stitute a ton of coal upon whicn payment is to be based for all coal paid for by weight. HEWS OF THE FLOOD IS STILL SERIOUS Levee North of Memphis Has Broken While at New Or leans the Stage of Water Breaks All Records New York, March 21. News of the flood district this morning says it is serious in some cases, but more en couraging in others. The levee at Random Point, 42 miles north of Memphis; has broken. At New Orleans and Mississippi the water has broke all records, reaching 19.9. feet and it is believed it will go a foot higher. The levee at Eleon is still intact, but as the river is steadily creeping toward the crown, the situation is extremely critical. Special River Bulletin. Washington, March 21. A special river bulletin, says the Mississippi riv er is falling from Cairo to Memphis, but is still rising and will continue to rise below. The stage this morning is as follows: Cairo, 49.8; Memphis, 39; Vicksburg, 50.3; New Orleans, 19.7 feet. COTTON TALK. Prices Today Were About the Same As Yesterday. New York, March 21. C. W. Lee & Co. say: There is no change in this market. Its too strong to encourage short selling and not strong enough to bring in the speculation such as to boom prices. Today, as yesterday, there was a lot of July for sale at 9.80. A pile of it. Not so much as yesterday, perhaps, but a large quantity none the less. And, cotton will have to be taken before we have much of an advance. Top on July was around 9.91 and 9.92. We may have more bad weather and then the price will work over that figure. This is not a market to be short of much cotton. The visible sup ply of American cotton is now 750,000 bales under last year. The figures are simply incredible. Everyone is rely ing on a big movement to help out and the movement does not come. This means higher prices for spot cotton and higher prices for futures unless things change. Weather is awful. More rain again today. An inch, two inches. Planters cannot get on the land and the season is very, very late. It will get serious in a few days more. Then spinners may get scared and it won't take much buying to put prices on f rampage again. Until we have good weather and more cotton we don't want to short this market. MR. FORBES' CONDTION. Still Remains Exceedingly Critical. His Injury. The condition of Mr. Rawley Forbes of Richmond, whose injuries were told of in yesterday's News, is not improv ed. The Times-Dispatcn 01 yesteruay says: "In falling he struck the back of his head, and suffered a slight frac ture at the base of his skull, and the drum of his ear was also ruptured. The young man was taken to his home ana i rpreivintr the best of medical atten tion hv Urs. Edmond McGuire and J. a whitP The iniuries are quite seri mis hut. the nhvsicians will be unable to tell just how serious within a week or ten days. The danger point has not been passed. Under the present circum stances, however, they think he has a fair chance for recovering, me uuy is o nnnniMr voune fellow, and his many friends are very much concerned about Mode .Public Tody ' Miners Get Increase in Wages and Shorter Hours Recognition of the Miners Union Refused Other Awards Favor the Operators WHAT THE MINERS GAINED Ten per cent, increase in wages of contract miners. Reduction in working hours of other miners. Engineers, ten per cent, increase and eight hour day. Firemen, eight hour day without increase. Providing sliding scale, that miners earnings may increase in proportion to the increase in price of coal. WHAT THE OPERATORS GAINED Declined to recognize the Union, Declined to order coal paid for by weight. Declined to fix standard ton. These awards Washington, March 21. The report of the Anthracite Coal Strike Com mission was made public this morn ing. It provides in general for an in crease of ten per cent, in the rates of wa&es paid contract miners and for a reduction in the hours per day of other workers. i Water hoisting engineers are to work hereafter in eight hour shifts, with ten per cent, increase in wages where they have been working here tofore in such shifts. Firemen are to have eight hour shifts without in crease. Other mine workers are to be paid the same wages on the basis of a nine hour day that they have been receiving for a ten hour day. BOARD OF ARBITRATION. A board of arbitration is provided for to settle disputes issuing out of the interpretation or application of the commissions awards, to consist of three members selected by the opera tors and three by the miners organiza tion and the umpire, in case of a tie, is to be appointed by one of the cir cuit judges of a Third Judicial Dis trict of the United States. No strikes or lockouts shall take place pending adjudication by this board. The commission declines to recog nize the United Mine Workers of America as such, by compelling the operators to enter into any contract with that organization, but modifies this in the manner above stated by providing that the miners organiza tion shall have a hand in the ma chinery whereby the findings of the commission shall be put into effect. The third demand of the miners, which was that coal be paid for by weight wherever practicable, was re- PRESIDENT BAER, Of Reading Railroad, Who Headed the Mine Operators. fused, the commission refraining from making an obligatory award. 1 Cl,; ' , , 1 I I I in ...nil jja .v,:&tjBfc.S,&..Ty-, 1 It declined to fix the standard ton FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION are to continue in force until March where coal is paid for by weight, and from imposing upon owners of col lieries where coal now mined, is paid for by car, the obligation to pay by weight and make changes in the plant necessary therefor. The sliding scale is provided where by miners may increase their earn ings according to increase in the mar ket price for coal, the above rates awarded being in all cases minimum. There shall be no discrimination against any workmen because of mem bership or non-membership in 3 labor organization, nor shall there be any interferences by u'-'on men with non union men. '1 ' EFFECTIVE THREE YEARS. These awards shall continue in force until March 31, 1906. The entire report of the commis sion comprises 87 printed pages or fifty thousand words. . .Particular stress is laid by the mem bers of the commission upon the ff:ct that the findings are unanimous. A large part of the report is de voted to the history of the strike and a review of the conditions prevailing in the anthracite regions. One chapter deals with the losses occasioned by the strike. The total de crease in the production is estimated at $46,100,000; total lost in wages $25, 000,000. There were expended about $1,800,000 in relief funds and the total decrease of freight receipts is placed at $28,000,000. The aggregated loss therefore approximated $100,900,000. HISTORY OF COMMISSION. The verdict of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission has been awaited with the intensest interest all over the country. The appointment of the Com mission, and the work set before it, is of importance, not alone to coal miners and operators whom it vitally con cerns, but alike to the general public, since it is the first time, probably in the history of the world, where a gov ernment has stepped in as arbitrator between labor and capital, ana neces sarily the principle involved is one of magnitude and one that will have great weight in the settlement of fu ture disputes. The great strike, which led eventu ally to the formation of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, began early last fall and from a small beginning assumed such proportions that a great coal famine threatened the entire country. FIRST TERMS REFUSED. President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, after the refusal of the operators to grant the demands of the miners or to compromise with them, made a proposition to President Roose velt, that he appoint a board of arbi tration to settle the strike. Th-3 coal operators and representatives, were summoned to Washington to appear before the President and consider Mitchell's proposition. The operators were sulky, indifferent and even in sulting. They gave no answer at the time of the conference, but the next day returned replies to the President flatly refusing to accept arbitration. Matters then went from bad to worse. Indignation meetings were held all over the country and matters assumed a serious aspect when the coal operators, fearful of provoking the wrath of the people further, submitted President Roosevelt, their proposition to arbitrate the strike. I906. FORMED IN OCTOBER. ' That was on October 15th. The next day, after President Mitchell had ac cepted the proposition of the operators, President Roosevelt named six arbi trators, to compose the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, and Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, as recorder of the Commission. On October 21st, the United Mine WTorkers held a convention at Wilkes barre, voted to accept the arbitration of their troubles with the operators, and on the following Thursday return ed to their work in the mines. On Friday, October 24th, 1902, the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission assembled at Washington and began ine nearmg or testimony, wnicn was not concluded until some time in January, the Commission during that period hearing hundred of witnesses both for the operators, the union min ers and the non-union miners. The taking of testimony concluded, the Commission had a short recess and then reassembled for the purpose of re viewing the voluminous testimony and arriving at its decisions on the various points at issue. These findings were placed in the hands of the President Wednesday, March 18, that he might review them, and were carefully guarded from the public until today, when they were given out by the Recorder of the Com mission Hon. Carroll D. Wright. HENDERSON STILL ALIVE. It Is Not Thought He Can Possibly Recover. Grove Henderson the negro who was shot by JohnBond.was still living this afternoon. The physician who is at tending Henderson expresses little hope for his recovery. Bond has not been seen since the oc currence. Last night his brother-in-law went to Henderson's house to in quire how the wounded man was get ting along. This is thought to mean that Bond is in hiding near his home and that it was Bond and not his brother-in-law that sought this infor mation. PRES. JOHN MITCHELL Of the United Mine America. Workers of Simply Tired of Life. Cumberland, Md., March 21. Wil liam Mason, eighty-two, a wealthy resident of Hynnman, Pa., suicided last night by blowing out his brains with a revolver. He was tired of life. " T WHAT THE STRIKE COST Following is an estimate of losses occasioned by the strike during the twenty-two weeks it was on: Tabulated loss to operators, and price of coal, $25,500,000. Loss to strikers in wages, $23, 300,000. Loss to employers other than strikers in wages, $6,600,000. Loss to railroads in earnings, $12,800,000. Loss to business men in the regions, $16,200,000. Loss to business men outside the regions, $9,300,000. Cost of maintaining coal and iron police, $2,100,000. Cost of maintaining non-union men, $620,000. Cost cf troops in the region, $550,000. Damage to mines and machin ery, $6,500,000. Total, $135,970,000. POPULACE GETS VERYSTfiEHUOUS Demand Satisfaction For Al leged Barbarity of the Po lice in Suppressing Riot at Cite Budapest, March 21. An enoromous deputation of students, citizens and deputies, demanded satisfaction for the barbarity of the police, during the riot in Cite, at the celebration of the an niversary of the death of Louis Kos suth yesterday. High words passed between the leaders of the deputation and the pre mier and finally the latter turned on his heel and left the deputation without having given them any satisfaction, Further trouble is expected. When Scell entered the Chamber he was greeted with cries of "Hangman," Assassinator of "Children." The lat ter epithet, referred to the fact the two students, who were clubbed by the police yesterday died from their wounds, during the night. The cries increased, until the whole chamber was in an uproar, which despite the efforts of officials of the chamber, couldn't be quieted. A HUNG JURY. It Is Probable That the Gardner Case Will Result In Mistrial. The jury in the case of the South Atlantic Insurance Company vs. S. F. Gardner and others, had not been able to agree up to 4 o'clock this afternoon At the reconvening of court this morning the jury filed into the court room and informed Judge Shaw that an agreement was not in sight. The court said that it was very essential that some agreement be reached and asked the jury to retire and again take un the case. Information this afternoon is that the 12 men are just as far from an agreement as they were last night when thev first took the case. Court today has been engaged in hearing motions. REVOLUTION IS SPREADING. Th( Uruouavan Insuraents Number 5.000 And Have Good Guns. Buenos Ayres. Argentina, March 21. The revolution in Uruguay now ex tends over six departments, namely, ! Riveria, Melo, Maldonado, San Jose, , Flores and Treintay Tres. 1 ne revolu tionists number about 5,000 men, who are mostly armed with modern rifles. The division in Melo has also some ar- tilierv. It is rumored that a regiment of fifivornmrnt oavalrv has been sur rounded bv the rebels. The Govern ment is continually sending forces to the different departments. The Presi dent lias ordered the formation of six battalions of infantry. Meanwhile, negotiations are goin on to bring about a settlement. Five Drowned in Coll'sion. Philadelphia, March 21. Five men of the crew of the tug Pilot were rlrnwnprl in a. collision between the tug and the steamship Winfred in th Delaware river, off Marcus Hook, Penna., early today. The remaining three members of the crew were saved. The drowned are Alonzo Haz ard. Engineer John Bennett, mate. Prank, Atkinson, Steward Albert and Pailter. a deck hand. A Portugeese fireman, name unknown. The tug sank The Winfred is uninjured. Mr. S. A. Massey, of Charleston, S. C, is now at Mr. O. J. Rader's photograph gallery as an assistant. L Witnesses Summoned Today For Raleigh Criminal Court Which Will Convene On Monday "Morning ATTORNEYS MUM AS TO THE LINE OF EVIDENCE It Will Probably Be the Fol lowing Monday Before the Court Will Be Ready to Go Into the Trial Raleigh, N. C, March 21 The sheriff today served subpoenas upon the witnesses in the Haywood-Skin- ner trial. Several outjf-town wit nesses were subpoenaed several days ago, as early as last Wednesday. This was done in order to insure their get ting here in time for the 'opening of court. This term of criminal court will be- gill KJ 11 .M UliUd 11 V .V L. ill. CI 1 V 11 w , aim V L course everything else on the docket pales into insignificance before the Haywood case. In view of the fact that Solicitor Jones has stated that he cannot prose cute for personal reasons, and the judge will have to name a prosecut ing attorney, it is probable that Hay wood will not be arraigned before Tuesday or Wednesday. The grand jury will have to hear a great many witnesses before a true bill is brought in. When Haywood is arraigned upon the charge of the killing of Skinner, then it will be necessary to summon a special venire, and if everybody is ready for trial, it will be several days, probably Monday, March 29th, before the trial can begin. When Haywood is arraigned in court, if either side desires to post pone the trial, that will be the time to make the motion for continuance. If the judge should overrule any such motion, the trial will probably begin on Monday week. If he should grant the motion, the case will not come up until the next term of criminal court, which will begin in July, unless the Governor should in the meantime or der a special term of court. There are vague rumors afloat, some that the defense will ask for a c ontinuance, some that the prosecution will not be ready. If the defense should ask for the continuance and secure it, it is generally believed that, upon the adjournment of court, a writ of habeas corpus will be applied for, in order that Haywood might be al lowed bail. Asked about this matter, and whether they would be ready for trial or not, one of the attorneys for Hay wood declined to make any statement whatever. Judge M. II. Justice, who will pre side over this court, is expected to ar rive in Raleigh today. It has been impossible to obtain from the attorneys on either side any statement as to what line of evidence will be introduced. There are two opinions on this sub ject. One is that only what happened on the street in front of the postoffice will be brought out on the witness stand. The other is that, many facts concerning the private lifo and family relations of the two m'n will be dwelt upon with the object of establishing motive. CANAL BUT ONE OP SEVERALPROJECTS Spanish Premier Outlines What Uncle Sam Will At tempt in Near Future in Spirit of Revenge Madrid, March 21. Premier Silva, in an interview today staton mat trie Panama Canal is but one of the several projects which the United States will probably carry out in the not far dis tant future. He said: "Following the Pannma Canal the next step will be a railway from New York to Buenos Ayres. These enterprises have essentially a political object and, when accomplish ed, the United States will have taken a brilliant revenge upon Spanish America for having frustrated her ef forts toward a Pan-American union at the Washington and Mexico confer ences." Fire Does Damage. Hartford, Conn., March 21. Fire in a three-story tenement and business block on Front street early this morn ing did $12,000 damage. No lives were 1 lost, but several had narrow escape from suffocation. THE HAYWOOD HIS him and disturbed ax ms a'uv.
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