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A DVERTISING must be constantly reiterated and insisted upon to make it properly conclusive. fT75 Ampin ii ,n MEW THE WEATHER: Fair Tonight and Wedrv$," LWAYS mention The News in your transac tions with its advertisers. VOL. XXIX CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY ENING, MARCH 24. 1903. NO. 4358 ICIQ k nco liOlu 10 UVLil sow at ARMOURS TO BUILD A CITY. MEMPH IS Tfier e Has Been No Lessening of Vigilance However DAMAGE DONE ATVIGKSBURG Lowlands Flooded By Break ing: of Levee and Men Are Now Thrown Out of Employment PART CITY UNDER WATER High Winds Cause Consider able Uneasiness and the Engineers are Still watch ing Levees Closely New York, March 24. Press des patches from Memphis say, the river :i:. rt' hail remained stationary all day at feet, and was slowly falling. In-t-T from the flood in this territory : nnv considered to be practically iv.r a :i .1 the center of interest is now the situation south of Memphis along :f-ps of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. Ijrh winds yesterday caused eonsid- :..:!' uneasiness, at those points ?.:' the southern levees that are only i fn.H or more above the flood. While engineers feel that there is no ih riser to be feared in the territory ai o:t Helena .th-oy know of the uncer tainties of the Mississippi and no less i iriii of vigilance has occurred. Xu t' ai itv tioo.l and ; j i ttftv 1'" al v.-ith It owe city. Serious At Vicksburg. ksburg. March 24. The protee- leveo. in the southern part of the broke last evening, causing the ins of a large area in the lowland i big furniture factory and lumber s. throwing some hundred and men out of employment. All the packets coming in are loaded refugees and stock from the over d sections above and below the No Change Today. Washington. March 24. The spu ria! river bulletin today says the Mis sissippi continues to rise below Mem phis and fall northward to Cairo at about same rate as during the two days preceding. No changes from the previous forecasts are indicated. WARSHIP SEIZED AS PIRATE. Venezuelan Boat Is Captured By a British Cruiser. Pet of Spain. Trinidad, March 24. The British cruiser Pallas has seized the Venezuelan warship Restaurador on the ground that she is a pirate. The case against the Restaurador citos that soon after she -was handed over to the Venezuelan authorities by the German commodore she began acts e.f piracy and robbery on the high seas. It is charged that she seized the car gri s of vessels and then dismantled h n : i abandoned the craft. The Restaurador was formerly the American yacht Atlanta and belonged to Mr. George J. Gould. Place Of 5,000 Inhabitants Near East St. Louis Plant Is Planned. St. Louis. March 24 A ritv nf i onn houses and with a population of o!o)0 is to be establish pd T1P3T Rnst St" T inic during the coming summer. The town is to be known as Armourville, and plans are being made to be filed with the Recorder of St. Clair county. The Armour Packing Company is back of the new city, and, in fact, will have the buildings erected on ground now owned by the company, a short dis tance from its present large packing piant, near the National Stockyards. The comnanv intends to civp it em ployes an opportunity to own their own nomes, and after the town is es tablished the buildings will he erected under the supervision of the company, which will sell them to the employes at cost, on small monthly payments. PERSON GETS THE WILSON POSTOFFICE Fins Remain At Home. . Berlin, March 24. Die Post today says the Russian Government has taken drastic measures to suppress emigration from Finland, which threatens to depopulate the country. In the future they must smuggle them selves out of Finland. ACCEPTED CALL TO IHDIAHTERR1T0RY MecklenburgTresbytery Dis solves Pastoral Relations Between Sharron and Rev G. T. Thompson A Hitch In Thaw Engagement? Chicago, March 24. A Washington 'lispatch to a local paper reports the rumor that a hitch has occurred in the fTitrasement between Miss Thaw and th Earl of Yarmouth. It is said that the trustees having control of Miss Thaw's property refuse to make her allowance more than $25,000 a year. HAZLETOH HAS ALL SORTS OFJFRQUBLE Amazons in the Italian Colony Pull Hair and Someone Fires the Italian Church of That Colony Hazleton, March 24. In a fracas be t'vion Italian women in McAdoo this r'''):riing Mrs. Joseph La Moss was hot and instantly killed by Mrs. Ra phael Siorentino. Bad blood had ex isT,'i between the women for some tnne. The whole Italian colony is up in fi'ins and further trouble is expected. Ht. Josephs Italian Catholic church m ilazle township, just outside the 1 ty limits, was burned down early this morning. Mayor Reinhardt refused to Permit firemen to extinguish the flames owing to the township residents refu el to join an annexation government some time ago for Greater Hazleton. The los ris 20,000 dollars and the fire 'as' of incendiary origin. There was a called meeting of Meck lenburg Presbytery held in the Second Presbyterian church this morning at 11 o'clock. The object of the meeting was to dis solve the pastoral relations of Rev. G. T. Thompson and the church at Sharon. The Presbytery heard the represen tatives of the church at Sharon, all of whom were opposed to the release of Mr. Thompson. And then lue body listened to Mr. Thompson, after which is was decided that Mr. Thompson's wishes should be regarded with favor. Accordingly the relations of pastor and people were dissolved and Mr. Thomp son will now take up his aboard in the far West. After the meeting of the PresDytery, a News man saw Mr. Thompson and asked him as to his plans. He stated that he will make his home at a'c- quah, Indian Territory. He has three sons residing at Muskogee, which is about ten miles from Talequah. Theai are: Rev. J. K. Thompson, who is pas tor of a church at Muskogee. Dr. M. K. Thompson, a practicing physician, and Mr. G. T. Thompson, Jr., who holds a position in a bank of that city. The fact that Mr. Thompson's sons are located so near his new fiel'J of labor was one of the main reasons why he wished to take up the work in the Territory. Talequah, the town that Mr. Thomp son will reside in, has about 3,000 in habitants. It is located on a through trunk line and is said to be a pro gressive and hustling town. The people of Sharon dislike very much to give up Mr. Thompson. He has been pastor of the church for the past six years and every one in Sharon township likes him. Recently, he was elected Chaplain of the Mecklenburg Confederate Camp and the old veterans are very much grieved that he is to leave them. Sick Man Defies America. Constantinople, March 24. The court has granted English schools and instructions in Turkey and a number in Bering, about ninety, similar privi leges to those enjoyed by the Ger man schools and institutions. The American claims for similar treat ment have been rejected and the Porte also continues to oppose the entry of American printed Bibles. The head of the American Bible Society is en deavoring to obtain joint action, by the ambassadors of the United States and Great Britain in the matter. Sullivan Dies Without a Tremor. Plattsburg, March 24. James P. "Whitney" Sullivan, was electrocuted in Clinton prison, Dannemora, at 11:38 this morning for the murder of Bank Watchman Matthtw Wilson at Cobles kill, N. Y., October 1900. He walked to the death chair without a tremble and was cool and collected. He had previously said he was resigned to his fate. Francis Chats With Roosevelt. Washington, March 24 Hon. Charles S. Francis, editor of the Troy, N. Y. Times and former minister to Greece, took luncheon with the Presi dent today. He came to Washington upon invitatation of the President to talk over political affairs in New York, and in Eastern Europe. Big Shipbuilding Firm Incorporated. Belfaste. Me., March 24. The Pen dleton Shipbuilding and Navigation Company with a capital of a million dollars was incorporated here. The Pendletons of Isleboro and New York, are the principals in the enterprise. Proper Spirit Shown. Davis W. Va., March 24 All the employes of the extensive plant of the United States Leather Co., at this place, have been granted a voluntary increase of ten cents per day. Roosevelt Uphold the Hands of Senator Pritchard VIGK, COLORED, IS OUSTED Postofflce Department Says Charges of Party Perfidy Are Sustained By the Investigation VICK HAS NO CLAIM Forfeited His Stand at the Pie Counter -Payne Gives Out Carefully Worded Statement Washington, March 24. The Presi dent today appointed B. L. Person as postmaster at Wilson. This is the office, to which Post master Vick, (colored) was a candidate for re-appointment, but against whom Senator Pritchard, brought charges of party perfidy. In announcing the appointment of Person, the Postoffice Department to day gave out the following statement: "After careful investigation, this Department came to the conclusion that Senator Pritchard was right in his statement to the President that Vick had not supported the Republi can ticket and has consequently for feited his claim to party recognition, therefore Person, who was recommend ed by Senator Pritchard has been appointed." Report of Bad Weather in the South Said To Be the Cause. New York, March 24. C. W. Lee & Co say: It was about as hard to tell why cotton went up today as to as sign reasons for its decline yesterday. All of which tends to show the peculiar situation in which we are placed and the difficulties in the way of expressing an opinion worth while. Some of the best traders we know on the floor are unwilling to advise their people one way or the other. Its a good market to watch. One trader said: 'Our advice is to avoid danger." We take it he meant shorting May. The position is a strong one, that is be yond question. May people have sold some 150,000 to 200,000 bales. We want to know what shorts are going to do to et this cotton. If receipts are big that is a different proposition. But at the interior yesterday stocks lost 8,000 bales over last year. We can't get cot ton to bring here to New York under such conditions as this, if the May people really hold as much as this when it is short. In January one of the largest houses in the world was short of January and long of March and May at the big discount. This firm knew what they were do ing and where they rould ge.. che cot ton. This same firm is iong of some March and a lot of the July. They have sold out their May but we don't believe this house is short of May. If this short interest is made up of specu lative people, we are afraid of the mar ket. The speculator runs easily and a flurry in the price might bring in shorts on a run. This is the danger facing a short seller in August. As long as cotton fails to come in in larg er quantities, we are not inclined to advise selling. Its a case of no cotton in the interior and very little coming rrcm plantations, mere are lots ot things to be said against buying cot ton. We want to be able to sell Au gust and stand on it. But time hardly seems to be ripe for that yet. We saw January sell at 12 3-4 two years ago with any amount of cotton in the coun try. What May not take place with the smallest supply in years." MRS BURD CK IS MM UIDER FIRE Woman Spectators Crowd the Courtroom to Hear More of Pennell's Impassioned Love Letters Read Buffalo, March 24. The Burdick in quest was resumed shortly after ten this morning. The court room was crowded and at least half of the spec tators were women, well dressed and evidently of social rank, but eager to hear more of the impassioned love let ters of Pennell and the reluctant con fessions of Mrs. Burdick's duplicity. Mrs. Burdick was escorted into court, the oath administered and she sat down and looked at her lawyer, who held a bunch of letters in his hand. The witness admitted there had been an upheaval in the Burdick home about two years ago, but Bur dick had not struck her with a chair and did not wear court plaster after the affair was ended. It was the box episode referred to yesterday that Mrs. Burdick had in mind. Plum Pudding Man Dead. Richmond, March 24. William HT. Cullingworth, postmaster under Presi dent Cleveland two terms, died at seven this morning aged 66. He was famous as the man who made a thou sand pound plum pudding and served it at a banquet on Cleveland s first election. RUL ROM CHARTER HANGSINJALANCE Veiled in Damage Suit Lies Question Involving Right of Louisville Company to Use Streets Louisville, March 24. Veiled in a damage suit for ten trousand dollars, Hps a rmestion involving the right ot the Louisville railroad company to ouerate in Louisville. The petition at tacks the validity of the charter of the comnanv. .Tndsrp O'Dohertv. attorney for the plaintiff, expects a demurrer and if sustained he will carry the case to the court of anDeals. It is alleged the com I panys charter expired in 1897 and the l question has never been settiea. cotton a: ..nces. TELLS OF TRAGEDY ON THEJSH SEAS Four Sailors Of British Bark Veronica Arraigned ONETURNS KING'S EVIDENCE Swears That Gustav Rau Was the Ring Leader of The Mutineers and Slew tne Captain THREW A BELAYING PIN Then Followed Captain to His Cabin and Shot Him-Ship Sailed in October From Mississippi Prince Ferdinand Very III. Constantinople, March 24. The condition of Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, is reported most critical. His action toward the committee of Mace donian revolutionists roused the peo ple and the Prince has retired to Varna where he is secretly negotiat ing with the Sultan for a concession from Turkey in order to appease the people. Tlf0 TRAINMEN DIE Of THEIRJNJURIES Engi neer Edward Miller and Fireman Ed Thompson, of No. 36, Succumb to Hurts Received Yesterday Liverpool, March 24. Four sailors of the British bark Veronica, who have been in custody here for eight weeks past on a charge of having murdered the captain and crew and then set fire to the vessel, were brought up for trial this morning. Ludwig Flohr, one of the four, who was released that he might turn king's evidence, was called to the witness stand. He said Gustav Rau was the ringleader. Rau, he aserted, ordered him to kill the man at the wheel and then turn his attention to the cap tain. Rau threw a belaying pin at the cap tain's chest and then fired two shots at him. The captain crawled into the cabin but Rau followed him again and shot him. Otto Motson and William Smith, are the names of the other two implicated. The Veronica sailed from Ship Island, Mississippi, October 5th for Montevideo. SMOKED-OUT TEACHER WINS Fight Of Six Weeks Ends In Victory For Miss Mabel Ernest. Lockport, N. Y., March 24. After a fight of six weeks, in which Miss Mabel Ernest, teacher in school district No. 8, town of Royalton, has defied the residents, the School Commissioner and the State Department of Public In struction, school will reopen on Mon day with Miss Ernest in the chair. The fight came about by Miss Ernest having an attack of scarlet lever and returning to school after -a absence of three weeks. The authorities thought she ought to have remained indoors six weeks. She persisted in opening the school, and for two weeks she rang the bell twice a day and talked to em pty benches. The residents took strenuous me thods to dislodge her, and twice the chimney was plugged and she was smoked out. She finally won her fight and will resume Monday. The State Department was appealed to twice to revoke her certificate and the teacher dared the authorities to do so without cause. The department weakened. HAYWOOD CONTINUED CASE IS TO JULY Slayer of Ludlow Skinner En ters His Own Plea SAID SIMPLY "NOT GUILTY" WILL BE HERETHIS I INGRAM The Ingram Muddle Will Be Settled Upon the Arrival of the Hqn York Officer, But End is Uncertain The wreck of No. 36 at Ayersville, Ga., yesterday morning, an account of which appeared in yesterday's News, was a most disastrous one. Yesterday evening, after The News went to press, Engineer Edward Miller died from the effects of his injuries. Only a short while thereafter, the negro fireman, Edward Thompson, died from his injuries, making in all three lives as the result of the accident. Engineer Miller stuck to his post and when found he was pinned beneath a pile of wreckage and the escaping J sieani was literacy cooKing mm anve. Besides being fearfully burned, he re ceived internal injuries. The negro fireman was found near the engine. He, too, suffered the same terrible experience. The point where the wreck occurred is on one side of the mountain, in a 30 foot cut. Just as the engine entered the cut, Engineer Miller saw the huge boulder drop on the track. He was trying to reverse his engine when the pilot struck the obstruction. At the rate of speed the train was going it is nothing short of marvelous that the loss of life and property was not greater. Capt. Finley Cox, the conductor in charge of the train was seated In the second class coach. He eacaped injury as well as all the passengers. The pos tal car was turned almost completely over though none of the clerks were injured seriously. The baggage master also escaped unhurt. The wreck of No. 36, blocked the track for more than 12 hours and today trains from the South were badly off schedule time, on account of the acci dent. On the Knoxville division, beyond Asheville yesterday morning early there was a double-header wreck. The News man learns today that two en gineers and three firemen were killed outright. No names were mentioned in the report that came to the Charlotte office. ' POT TWO BULLETS III HERJETRjyEB Plucky Young Virginia Girl Goes the Right Way To take Revenge on the Young Scoundrel Weston, Va., March 24 Effie Wag gy, daughter of William Waggy, a prosperous farmer, shot Ralph Mc Donald, son of ex-Sheriff McDonald, yesterday near the Waggy home stead. Four years ago, Miss Waggy alleges, McDonald, who studied medicine in Louisville, Y. Y. College, betrayed her. She says she has been watching her chance ever since to kill him. She fired five shots, two of which took effect in his back and side. There is little hope of his recovery. The wo man has not been arrested. Cast Up By the Sea. Atlantic City, March 24. This morning a quantity of wreckage washed ashore at Holly Beach, but there is nothing to identify the vessel to which it belonged. Among the wreckage was a small library case marked "13th and Hanover streets," containing 17 volumes, in bad condition. MRS, JEM R AW S River Rising At Glenns Falls. Glenns Falls, March 244. The river is still rising slowly. Two houses were washed away at Spierce Falls, where a community of a thousand re side and not one slept last night. Earthquake In England. Uttoxeter, Eng., March 24. An earthquake shock was felt in this region this afternoon. Considerable alarm was caused, but no damage was done. . IN ANOTHER WORLD She Yawned So Much in This One That She Yawned Her self to Death Despite the Physicians Efforts Oshkosh, Wis., March 24. After yawning without interruption for three days, despite every effort at stoppage, Mrs. Henry Jenner is dead. Physicians decided she was suffer ing from an obscure lesion of the brain, producing laryngeal spasms. Remedies and anasthetics were ad ministered without effect. She was un able to sleep and yawned until no longer able from lack of strength. Chief of Police H. C. Irwin received a telegram last night at 11 o'clock from Detective Langan of New York The purport of the dispatch was to in form the Charlotte officer that a spe cial officer would reach Charlotte to night for the purpose of taking Claude Ingram back to New York. Ingram is the negro boy who was indicted in New York yesterday on the charge of grand larceny. He is also the negro that Mr. W. S. Orr arrested several days ago on suspicion that he had stolen property in his possession On the arrival of tlr New YorK offi cer tonight he will be confronted with a bill of $154 that Mr. Orr claims is due him for arrest of Ingram and the recovery of some jewelry and a hand some gold watch, said to be the prop city of one John Burke of New York. Mr. Orr has retained Jones and Til lett to represent him and these gentle men have notified Governor Aycock not recognize the request of the Gov ernor of New York for requisition pa pers until Mr. Orr's claim is settled satisfactorily. Mr. Orr took the matter up with the New York authorities soon after the arrest of Ingram and told them what he thought his compensation should be. They declined to accept the propo sition and took the matter up with Chief Irwin. In yesterday's News was a copy of the telegram received by Chief Irwin, also the substance of his reply. On the strength of Mr. Irwin's reply, Detective Langan wired again last night stating that an officer would be in Charlotte tonight for Ingram. Today, papers were served on In gram charging him with receiving and concealing stolen goods. This charge, Ingram denies but the case will be heard in 'Souire Hilton's court next Thursday 26, provided Ingram is in Charlotte to answer the complaint, It is not known what, kind of papers the New York officer will come armed with. It is known that a decided effort will be made to hold Ingram until that $154 is paid over to the gentleman who captured him and recovered .Mr. John Burke's watch, ring and other valuables. Attorney Pou Charges Hostil ity to the Press as the Chief Reason For Motion JUDGE JUSTICE GRANTS IT BLOODHOUND HIS ACCUSER. Willard Catt Is Arrested While Searching For Murderer. Indianapolis, March 24. Mrs. Wil lard Catt and her two sisters were playing the piano and singing in their home in Pike county Friday night, when someone fired through the win dow, and Mrs. Catt sank to the floor, dying, with a bullet in her brain. Searching parties were organized this morning, and one of the parties, headed by Marshal Sumpter, of Howell, was accompanied by a bloodhound. Suspicion rested upon Willard Catt, the woman's divorced husband, but he and his father joined in the search. When the bloodhound was taken "o the scene of the shooting he started on a trail leading to Willard Catt's house. When this was reached the dog turned in another direction and led the party until it came upon the searchers who were led by Willard Catt. The dog immediately stopped and was about to leap upon Mr. Catt when Marshal Sumpter held him back. Th3 two parties started to continue the search, but the dog would trail no far ther. It circled around Mr. Catt and again tried to jump at him. Mr. Catt was arrested and charged with the crime. He refused to make any statement. Boys and Girls On Strike. Woonsocket, March 24. A hun dred boys and girls employed on the frame spinning department at the Nourse mill struck yesterday when an increase of ten per cent in wages was refused. rhree Hour Argument Was Presented-Court Room was Packed and Haywood Was Center Attraction Raleigh, N. C, March 24. Ernest Haywood was arraigned before Judge Justice for the murder of Ludlow Skin ner this morning. The court house was packed. Haywood was neatly dressed, shook hands with his friends and sat near his three brothers. He entered the plea himself, saying simply, "I am not guil ty." Jame3 H. Pou, counsel for the de fense, moved to continue the case till the July term, fie presented a lengthy affidavit of Haywood setting forth that counsel had been unable to pre- . pare the case. The affidavit also claim ed that the excitement had created a sentiment hostile to the accused and guards had been obliged to sleep in the jail to protect him. The news papers gave voice to this unjust and hostile public sentiment. Wild reports had been circulated, to wit: That he was wealthy, when his property amounted to less than $25, 000; that he had lived in ease and com fort in jail, whereas he had fared as other prisoners, and ten rats were caught in his cell one night; that there was deliberate purpose to create senti ment against him; that Hon. Robt. N. Simms had been persecuted for testify ing for the defense; that prejudice is so great that witnesses won't testify; that certain material witnesses have not been found; that three witnesses are out of the State. After a three hour argument Judge Justice granted the defense a continu ance till July 15th. MR. HARLAN GOING TO SPAIN. Porto Rican Attorney General May Taka Official Position There. San Juan, P. R., March 21. The de parture of Attorney-General and Mrs. James S. Harlan, of Chicago, takes from Governor Hunt's Cabinet one of its strongest members and deprives San Juan society of a very popular couple. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan will remain in Washington several days, and will then sail for Spain, where they will spend the summer. Since coming to Porto Rico Mr. Harlan has perfected his Spanish, and it is hinted here that his voyace to Madrid may assume an official color. There is no intimation here as to Mr. Harlan's successo". but there is a rumor that an Indiana man named by Senator Beveridge will be the next Attorney-General. Still Planning To Kill Czar. Naples, March 24. A Fearch of Rus sians, who had just been arrested here revealed documents proving the exist ence of a plot of Russian nihilists to assassinate the Czar during his visit to Italy. FAMILY TROUBLES LEAD JO SUICIDE Two Texans, Bosom Friend?, Swallow Poison-- One is Dead and the Other Will Not Live Milano, Texas, March 24. Because of family troubles D. E. Barmore and S. H. Worthington agreed to take mor phine and end their lives.- Barmore was the first to take the dose, and when discovered yesterday Worthing ton was among those worked over him in an jeffort at restoration. Barmore died and Worthington im mediately went to his room, wrote a letter to his wife from whom he had separated, took a large dose of poison. He was found shortly afterwards and an effort is being made to save him, but physicians say it is hardly probable.
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