Then are no such facilities,, (or commutfcailng witli theneopleot Charlotte as ar offered s, through the columns' of ,THB NEWS. . : Tb advertising column of Til 3 NEWS show Bior progres than those ot any Other newspaper pub lished In Nortb Carolina, ' THE WEATHER! Fair Tonight and Thursday. vol: XXIX CHARLOTTE, N. C.. WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL ' J. 1003. NO. 4365. SAHLOTTE NE v'7G E CI PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. LEAVES WASHINGTON THIS MORNING ON HIS LENGTHY ' -TOUR OF )HE WESTERN STATES--IT WILL COVER FOURTEEN THOUSAND MILES 1 He Finds Time, at the Depot, to Chat Five Minutes With a Bevy, of Little ' School . t7 Girls' Who Went To" ' See Hirq Off CHICAGO TOMORROW NIGHT Train Will Make Short Stops Elsewhere, But He Will Make No Extended Talk - Until the Windy City Is Reached Thursday ' i Washington, April 1. President Roosevelt left at 9:05 this morning for iila 14,000 mile tour through the west. Ttie usual crowd was at Pennslyvania Station to see him-off., Three members of the- cabinet, Cortelyou, Hitchcock and Wilson, were there, as well as a number of subordinate government of ficials. . , , While walking down the platform to the car the President spied three little chool-glrls, with wistful looks in their eyes.1 He , promptly stopped, shook hands ' with each and chatted with them fuljy five minutes . The train with the presidential party will make short stops at Balti more, Harrlsburg, Altoona and .Pitts burg, leaving the latter place at 7; 40 tonight for Chicago. , . It Is scheduled to arrive there at 8:46 tomorrow night He will remain until midnight when he leaves for Wlscon " sin. He will make his first extended speech at Chicago ,in reply to an ad dress of welcome from Mayor Carter Harrison. . LARGE CROWDS ATTEND. The, Charming Recltale Given By the ' : t Stieff Mueie House. T 3 ' A News reporter dropped in at Stieff's last night and found a large and appreciative audience enjoying the courtesies of the firm extended - the . public and a program of-excellent : music rendered by the Academy of Music Qrchestra, under the direction of Mr. Jf. Harry Wright. " The enlarged warerooms are prob ably the handsomest in Charlotte, be ing connected by a large arch, which virtually throws two rooms Into one. The flecorations are strictly artistic. The side walls are a dark green, the celling and a border of some three feet being a white moire, with, a black ' ; molding dividing the colors, which gives it a beautiful effect' There are ' fourteen electroliers in the two rooms, of five lights each, each electrolier be ing controlled by a switch, so that " two, three or five lights can be used at ' will. The floors are maple, beautifully polished..' Mr F Q .Coryell, the Southern rep resentative of the Cecilian, is attending these recitals and has added much 'to Its : success. : No one in. Charlotte should fail to hear his interpretation ' of popular and classical music -on the wonderful Cecilian. 1 " Cecilian concerts will e given . at . 8.80 this afternoon and at 7.80 . this - evening. The orchestra wil render an other excellent program at 8.80 p. m. . - '- Little Change In the Flood., v Washington, April l.-rThe special .. river bulletin today, says there has ' been no change in the lower MIssls- tu sippl river situation, except a crevasse on the left bank opposite the mouth of ijrf Red river, resulting In the flooding of the state farm near Angola. BLOVNTO ATOMS IN TEI .Five Others Were Badly In jured and at Least Une ot These Will Not Recover Midnight Horror San Doval, 111; April l.-A terrific explosion of gas occurred last night In ' h mine ot L. P- Marshall at this " place, resulting In the death of six men and the .terribly Injury of , five others. ."'...'.' . , , -The dead: ' FRANK KEROB P JOSEPH TRIOSCO, -JOHN GIACINO, ' . JOS. BIANCO, LAFAYETTE AMY, One of the wounded, Henry Wheeler ift not expected to recover, - v mi XPLOSION ii L PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Will Hams, Desperado, Is Captured at Norfolk, Va A Fugitive From Justice For Terrorized Sugar CreeR Townsnip ny riapoisn acij is Brought To Bay By Will Harris, the negro s desperado, who has on more than one occasion terrorized the Sugar , Creek section by using the midnight torA, was arrestea today in Norfolk and is now in jau m that city, i . - , t t vnAk .v Sheriff Wallace! sent van Orlffin. a negVo who knows Will Haiv ris well,o Norfolk, to inquire arouna and see if Harris was making his head quarters there. Some days previous to the tWof Griffin's departure, Sheriff Wallace received information that Har ris had been heard Irom;ftud that he was in Norfolk. As soon as .Van Grif fin was told ot this, he asked Sheriff Wallace to let him go after Harris. 5 Griffin left Charlotte about, a weeK ago today and at Jioon today he tele graphed Sheriff Wallace that Harris had been captured and was now( In the Norfolk jail. , Will Harris is wanted in Mecklen- burK for so many crimes that it would be exceedingly difficult to enumerate all of them. , ' , As well as can be determined, his criminal career commenced with the burning ot Squire John Graham Ale1 ander's barni something oVer two years ago. The night that Harris is supposed to Tiave committed this crime he aiso burned the barn 0? Mr. Robert Hunter, Both' ot ! these fires ' were ex- Mwrfinirlv disastrous. 1 Several horses and mules; "a lot ot farming ' imple ments and forage were consumed. Several negroes ot the Sugar Creek section were hauled before the courts, charged with this crime, but they were clearly innocent; After the burning of the Alexanoer barns, Harris left this section and did not return for several months Those acquainted with his movements said he wont. to the coal fields ot west Vir ginia.' : . ' At intervals, Harris has visited his wife and children who still reside in the Sugar Creek section. Abont three months ago it was learned in Charlotte that the negro was at we nome oi um rrn ntar Kh ear Creek church. A posse consisting oi seven ponce, suwiu - .nH nthem went rn aeaiuQ vi nr ris. His house ,was surrounded " and tL ntfirra felt sure they "had their man. They closed-in on the bouse but W their great surprise narri imu k Aai or two tnereaiier a gun un by Harris, one of th old time shot u found 'in the woods, near Harris' home.. Those who know the negro say that it Is the weapon he has always carried. This gun is now in the nnco dsal nil nf Sheriff Wallace. ; - Onlv a short while ago a store house in Mallard ureea wan uuiucu, was known to be In that , section so, the crime was laid at his door. Other burnings in that section of the county have taken place within the past year or two and each timelt was ascer tained that Harris had been at his wife's house the day before the crimes were committed, The police of Charlotte are specially Nearly Two Years, Negro Who One of His Own Race elstf that Harris has been captured. H I has terrorized" this s community for uixm v, . v.. , , . ... years and if the law cad once get hold of hlmy he will bo placed where, no trouble will be traced to him for; some lime to oome. . f ' ! .Sheriff Wallace telegraphed Griffin hmTsrnwnoon tor particulars 'concern ing the capture ot nams. a uuu. h hn hear, he will ask for requisition papers and will go to Norfolk after his man. . , Will Return 10 linariowe. . i a teiAeram reocived from Norfolk by. Chief Irwin this afternoon states that Harris has been fully Identified . and that he will return without requisition papers. u. r Sheriff Wallace win leave ocr im Seaboard tonight at 7.28 o'clock for Mnrf nik. And will escort Harris back to the scene of his numerous crimes. MURRILL-WILDER. Intferestlna Marriage To Take Place Tomorrow Evening. Tomorrow evening at the home of the bride's parents on South I ryon street, Miss Caroline Mae Wilder, the eirtMt dauihter of Dr. and Mrs. H. ml. Wilder wil J be united .in marriage to Mr. William A. Murrill, rof ' Clifton Forge, Va.,The ceremony will be per formed by Rev. C. C Leman, rector ot gl. Peter's Episcopal church.: vvj:' The affair Is to be a quiet home wed ding and only the immediate family and a few friends will witness the cere mony. " - ' ' ' The groom arrived in Charlotte last night and Is a guest of. the 'Central Hotel. ' ' ' ' . Mr.'Boardman 4eft last night tor New York. He sails for Europe In a few days. ' ) LOWELL MILLS 7 T In Expectation' of a Long Per iod 'of Idleness They Are ' Disposing of Supply of Raw .Material ? Boston, April 1. Theasurers of thffl Lowell mill corporations are semng cotton. Their sunnlies were bought as a rule, when the price was a cent to a eent and a half lower than now. v ' By selling now they serve two ends. They tend to help the bears of the New York cotton market, and help to a cer tain extent, to break the present high prices not only by not buying cotton, but by throwing on the market at a profit the large stock they already have on hand.' . . . ' .' - - ' The Boston offices are looking for ward to a prolonged period of idleness In the mills are are governing them- selves accordingly. , . . , BEARING-' MARKE 8HRINERS' TO GO TO COLUMBIA : The 8e'sslon Friday Will Be Largely-' Attended. A aoodly number of the Sbriner of Charlotte, will - leave tomorrow for Columbia to attend the meeting that win annvene in that our Friday. XM i paraphernalia of the Shrine will be taken to Columbia tomorrow morning. Col. T. ft. Robertson will go along and take charge ot the many curious look ing contraptions that go to make up the full etii.'''v''":-Jf.-jl!!:.''i'?1?i:j:' The Columbia Stat or tni mqrnin has ; the following: ' "Much Interest is being shown in the meeting of the Bhrlners in this city on Friday.; A number of men from Oasis temple will attend and the crowd will be swelled by nobles from all over this State and North Carolina, These men, with the addition oi tne canaiaates, will bring the number up to consider ably over 200. . 1 , ; ' , tatters of acceptance are aauy Do ing received by Mr. J.. T. Barron, who is one of the representatives of Oasis lodge. Mr. Barron said yesterday that he expected a much larger crowd than he had at first cpunted upon." . Census Bureau On Cotton, ;i Washington, April 1. The Census Bureau today announced its prelimi nary prospect on the cotton production of 1903 .The total number of commer cial bales la given at 11,276,105; eauivl lent to bales of 600 pounds standard, 10,827,168. ' ' ?' i ; : - , -r CAMBRIDGE WINS' BY SIX LENGTHS '' ::4::' i V'" vi . ' :-vi;:'i'': Y The Weather Ws Nasty and Thames Bank' Looked Des ; olata, But That Did Not' Hamper Plucky Oarsmen London, April' l.-r-Today,' the date ot the Oxford-Cambridge race, dawned dull and the depressing weatheB Was added to later -in the morning by a rirlvTllnir rain - Thnra, van. however. usual exodus of sporting and so- etf ciT069 f0T various points of yant- ase alone the course. Both crews out on the river this morning Umber' ed up for tbjjTreal work, which began at 3.30 this afternoon. The rain seemed to increase nouriy, Many or tnoee wno siariea ior ia course turned back. As a result the river bank present desolate scene this morning. A northwester is blow. ing," but' rain has smoothed the water until it is like a floor. Cambridge is a strong favorite- in the betting. Later: Cambridge won ' the boat race against Oxford by six lengths, The Oxford and Cambridge athletic clubs have accepted the challenge of American universities for an: athletic contest to be held in London sometime during July, v- : Franklin' Meetings.' A large and enthusiastic meeting in behalf of CapL Franklin was as sembled last night at the store, No. 603 East Ninth . street. Capt. Franklin spoke first and was well re ceived. He was followed by Mr. w. h, Matthews In a short speech. - Remarks were made by others and all appeared In good spirits. The meeting adjourn ins about 10 o'clock. V ; Capt. Franklin lert alter nis speecn to attend ' another- meeting in the Third. 'Ward. :: ;:;' '-' New Grocery Firm, Mr. Fred E. '? Cochrane, formerly with J. M. Sims, and Mr. F. M.'Ross, formerly with J. R- Van Ness ft Bro., begin business today under the nrm name of Cochrane ft Ross, having pur chased the Keuster grocery business at 319 North Tryon street These young gentlemen have a wide acquaintance"- ship and much experience in this line and should meet with success in their venture, HARD TO GET JURY ' ,.''i'"i ''iMV.'.; "', '''"''' ' " " ,t"'v'' TO Two Hundred and Twenty five Men exhausted in Knapp Trial at Albany and No ' Jury Thus Far Albany, N, Y., April 1. Great diffi culty Is being experienced In securing a jury to try Frederick W, Knapp, for murder In first degree in the killing of Anna Mitchell at Loudenvllle, a su burb of this city. , ' ' 1 Since the trial began Monday, 223 jurymen have been examined and only eleven have been accepted. Two extra panele of jurors have been exhausted and the court started this morning with the examination of thirty tales men. TRY MURDERER CQUIIT ZEBROSKI IS KILLED BY HIS AUTO Climbing Race, From NfcQ to LaturbleY Ends Fa: tally ty$ Morning Short ; , ly .After the Start . Was Made . L CHAFFEUR FATALLY HURT 1 , - 1 .' '. . l T... ... .i ... Count Made Too Sharp a Turn In the Road, Was Thrown and His Head Split Open - Countess ;Awalted , . ' Dead Husband . .. Paris. April 1. The hill climbing motor race, from Nice to Laturble, a distance of 15 kilometres, ended this morning in fatal fashion. Count Zebroskl made too sharp turn at the first angle In the road and bis motor overturned. The Count was thrown out and Instantly killed, bis head being spit open. m chiffAur was removed to a nosui tal at Nice and is believed to be dying, The race was immediately stopped. The Countess was awaiting her bus- hanii at. the finishing point of the race, When informed of his death sne was prostrated. ' 1 ., War On Our Corned Beef. Conenhaa-en. Anrll 1. Danish pack Inn interest are taking active meas ures to compete with American trade. A company has been formed to make corned beef and It Is thought the days of American supremacy In this line ot commercial Interest win soon De a thing of the past in Denmark, It is claimed the Danish Company can pre pare the beef and put it on marxet at a far lower rate than the Americans. , Broker Relieved Of Hie Money. I Paris. Anrli 1,Adolphui Johnson, an Insurance broker ot New York, was robbed of ten thousand trances at a bar near St. Lazarre station toaay. .. King Edward To Visit Homo; ' Home.AnrllLi:Newpaper8 of the capital semi-official ly ' announce that King Edward will visit Mame April 27. r rfO,-:Y: ''u:. v'-fc.-.i ; MEET-HERE IN MAY Call Was Issued Here Today For, Annual Convention in Charlotte, May the 14th. and 15th' . Tbe next annual ' meeting of the Southern Cotton Spinners Association will be held In Charlotte, May 14-15, Tbe meeting will be an important one and a large number of the mill owners of tho South will be in attend ance. ,:"-i'C ftSW '''::''. -yiT The following circular letter was ad dressed to all the members of the As sociation today: , - Charlotte. N. CJ April 1. 1903. Dear Sir: The next annual meeting ot the Southern Cotton Spinners Asso ciation will be held , in Charlotte, W. C, May 14-15, 1903. 1 Th Wave and Means Committee win recommend to this tneetng that the Constitution of the Association be changed so that Article Z, Section. 2, which now reads: "To assist In ellm lnatlng the evils of the cotton manu facturing interest both la relation of the mills to each otner ana tne cora miiuinn houses with which ther deal" shall read: "To assist In tbe diffusion of information and in broadening our knowledge ot our possibilities ot suc cessful and profitable cotton manufacturing."-' . .v -y-: Forecast of program will be sent you In a few days. i Yours very truly, C. B. BRYANT, Sec'y and Trees. , Married Thle Afternoon. At the manse of Tenth Avenue Presbyterian church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. W. V. uuery ana miss Fannie Chrlstenbury, both of the Derlta section, wfre united In mar riage. Rev. Geo. W. Blk, pastor of Tenth Avenue church, preformed the ceremony, . ;. v;- : ;" y- '. '?-' After the ceremony the young couple left for tbe home ot tbe groom, near Derlta,' . No Decision Vet. ' i Tbe water' board met yesterday f ternoon at 4 o'clock at tbe city hall and discussed tbe location of 'the new waterworks plant, tbe purchasing of machinery, etc The board adjourned without reaching any decision. Defi nite conclusions as to tbe site, etc., will be reached, . however, in a tew days. COTTOH SPINNERS , JHt CENSUS REPORT. , Was a Complete Surprise Cotton Takes Another Tumble. New York. April 1. C. W. Lee ft Co. say: The census report today was a complete Surprise to the trade. - Af ter the figures issued on December 1st, pointing to a crop of 10,290,000 a yield of about 10,600,000 bales bad been ex pected. In place of this the nguree were 11,078.000, bales. . ' This started general selling all arouna tne room and nrlces broke rauldly. We confess Ignorance on the meaning of this re port today. ' The figures mciuae rouna biles and round bales are only halt bales. The standard bales amount to some 10,800,000 according to the esti mate. We fall to eee where the report a bullish or bearish. The trade neeae over 11,000,000 bales and erory one,be llevos the crop will prove about that figure. . You will remember the govern ment- report In December snowea a crop of about 10,600,000 and the prlco broke twenty points only to go up two cents later, The Influence of this report is likely to be very short. It will take cotton to break the market We have said tor some time that factors favor gradually declining market during the coming few week. But tble means short August on advances, not de clines, ' On such a break as yesterday, cover ehort cotton,- On a recovery of IS or 20 points the thing seems to be i uli aealn. . If we have a break In the morning cotton should be taken In waiting for the May people to oriug about a rally again. It must not be for gotten that, toe etocg nere is ts.uvv bales against 177,000 bales ; last year L Knitters May Go Out at Lowell-Rioting in Germany- Four Strikes at Troy ; Over at Glens Falls Lowell, April 1-At a meeting last night, the web and stocking knitter employed in the Lawrence Hosiery Mill, on whose labor depends that ot over 2,000 other operatives discussed until midnight Wo proposition w go out at once., The meeting nnany aa- journed until tonight when it is ex pected a full attendance of knitters will be had and a vote to cult work la sympathy with tho ; other organise. tlnne will be Dassed.s V-?.trM4-l' Th hoard of trade, of which Mayor Howe Is a member, met last nignt ana voted it as not expedient to inter vene In the strike situation at pres ent, . Four Strlkee At Troy. ' " Trov N. Y April 1 The first day of April was ushered In by four strikes. The, trades Involved are painters, plumbers, teamsters . and xounary workers, More pay and shorter hours Is demanded by each, . Olene Fade Labor Satisfied. Olons Falls, April 1. All tbe trades irrent th brick layers tet an ad vance of twenty-flve per cent, today. The threatened tie-up ot building operations is thus avoided, The brick layers made no demand, as mey al ready are getting torty-nve cents an hour. ' Miner. Celebrate Victory, Mahanoy City, April l-B!ause of a dual commemoration or Mitchell Day and the dawn of the eight hour era, all tbe collieries in this district are idle today. Celebra tions and jubilee parades are being held In many towns throughout the regions, ' Rioting In Oermsny, ' Strassburg, Oormany, April 1 The strike among the factory workers at Colmar today took a serious aspect Tbo strikers formed in procession ana marched through the streets. Soon s riot was rampant. Before the demon straters could be quieted the police force a charso with swords and re volver. Many striker wero wounded. Three of the Ubor wuers were ar rested. . ' , . w - ABOR TROUBLES BECOME GENERAL M. ft&VAl Jt ApAAAAf3 ; . TERRY M'OOVERN. ' 1 Date Opponent. Result. Round. 187--Kld Dougherty , W. 10 j 18!8-r-Oeorg Munroe . K. 24 180ft Billy Rotchford . K, 1 -Harry Forbe ... K. 2 1900 George Dixon W. a Jack Ward ' K- 1 Eddie - Santry i . K. 6 ' Oscar Gardner . - K. S Kddle Lenny ... W. 2 Tommy Warren. W. ' 1 Elwood McCloskey. , " ..... ..No dec, Tommy WblU . K. J George Dixon ... W, 6 , Frank Brno ' , . . W, a Joe Bernstein . K. 7 "Kid Broad ..... iW. ,,. 4 Tommy White ., . W. 4 Jo Can W, -3 4901 Oscar Gardner . K. 4 Aurella Herrera. K. 5 Young Corbett. K. by 2 1902 Dave Sullivan .. W. 15 1902 Joe Bernstein. No dec. , 8 ' Billy Maynard .. K. 4 497 George Munroe.. W. 10 . - : , . ' ' TERRY'S HEART IS BROKEliAT" DEFEAT AfteY First Outburst of. Rage When Decision Was An- ' nounced, He Wept Like a Child Over, His Lost Pugilistic Laurels,. ' CORBETT WON ON MERIT McGoverh's", Friends Roar "Robbery'-Declsion Was - Given In the' Eleventh . , : Round and It Saved Terry a Walloping ' Ban Francisco April 1. Despite the roars of tbe MoQorern people, ot "kod bery the fan wont to bed last night thoroughly convinced that "Young Car bett" won last nlghf bsttle on his merits. None ave a few disappointed bettors and the McfJoveM party ob jected (o the decision. - , ... . Morinvtirn was heart-broken and fol lowing hi outburst Of me over. the decision wept like a child. Corbett took the decision a a mat ter ot fact and didn't allow hi victory to disturb hi usual calm demeanor. The fight, a It went, ws one oim best ever seem in a California ring. Throughout the battle and up to the very moment that Terry went uown In the eleventh round, the boy fought s hard as It was possible for men of their weight and condition to fight, The question at the finish as to whether or not McOovern was down at the count ot ten threatened for a few minute to reuit in a free-for-all fight. Time-keeper Harding, said Mc Oovern wa completely out and It w a mercy to nlm that he was unable to get up. If he had risen Corbett would probably have put him ; out again, . . The fight look- place last night In Meiibanlos Pavilion and by winning the battle William Bothwell retains his title featherweight Champion of the world, which be won from McOovern over a year ago at Hartford, Conn. Tbe men were matched to fight 20 rounds at I2t pounds end the purse was e 2-1 per cent, of tbe grots receipt, to be divided 60 per cent, to the winner and 40 per cent, to, the loser. ' ' Tbe fight was fast and furious from the trt and wa foreed by McOovern. Tbe men clinched frequently and bad to be separated by Referee Ed. Oraney, Corbett scored tbe first knock-down in the first round and 'McOovern drew first blood in tbe fifth round. Both men fought gamely and there wss no way of predicting the finish until tbe elev enth and final round. At the opening ot tbe round the men went into a clinch. Immediately. Corbett missed a left book and got a bard left on ear. He uppercut heavily with right to atomach. Mcoovern torcea dub uoroeu ducked bl left and sent in a terrlflo right to tbe rib and a second later a left to tbe jaw and a left to the eye. Corbett rushed and slipped down but got up Immediately. McOovern put a left on ribs and both men went don, Corbett seeing McOovern' distress, rushed and getting McOovern In neu tral corner, swung right, left and rigM to Jaw, McOovern wobbled and hie heed ssnk. Corbett steadying himself iwung hi right squarely on McOov ern' jaw and the little Brooklyn fighter went rjuarly on hi back, his bead striking tbe floor with a-tbud. He lifted hi head at the count of 3, turned over his head and looked at bis time keeper with hi eye glassy. He at tempted to get on hie feet but he wa unable. Just after the tlme-koepere called ten, McOovern dased snd clearly gone, got to hi fet, But he wee an Instant too late. Referee Craoey swung bis hand In the air a slrnal that the fight wa over and that Corbett bad retained the championship. ' YOUNO CORBETT. Date, Opponent Result. Round. 9 4 4 20 20 1 2 8 17 10 7 4 10 10 2 10 7 9 6 IS 6 20 - :.. .. . 1 - - - . 1897 Bert Crater . . . W. 1892 Fred' CNeil J JC 1899 Bllllrwln ' K. , Jack .Dmpsey. v D. " Billy. Rotchford. . . U Paddy Hughes K. Billy Ilarria . ..... K. 1900 Benny Y anger. .... U Frank Newbouse. . . K. -Benny Y anger . . ... D. 1901 Joe Bernstein . ..; W. Kid Broad. . .... W.by Kddle Santry. .... K. Oscar Gardner. . K. ' 'Kid Broad. ... ..." W. George Dixon. . ... . W. Terry McOovern ... W. 1902 Kid Broad. ... ... W. Joe Bernstein . . . . W. Young Erne.- . .No dec. Crockey Boyle . .No dec 1903 A net in Rice. . W. Billy Maynard .No dec. Eddie Uantoa. . ... D.