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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903-
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LOTTE
NEWS.
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THE FOUR C'S
WILL GO TO THE
RIVER
The Engineers Expected This
Week to Make a Prelimi
nary Survey of the Water
Powers Now Controlled By
the Four C's Company.
Lands Recently Purchased
on the Catawba By Mr.Jno
R. Pharr, Said to Belongto
the Four C's- Interesting
Interview With Pres. Laita.
There is every indication that Char
lotte will, at no distant date, be in
possession of any amount of electrical
power.
The News has already mentioned
the fact that the Highland Park Com
pany will have about 1.000 horse
power for sale and that the Catawba
Power Company will bring to Char
lotte at least 2,000 horse power.
On the heels of this comes the' re
port that the Charlotte Consolidated
Construction Company, known as the
4 C's, will go to the Catawba river,
thereby greatly increasing their pres
ent plant.
It is stated on good authority that
the 4C.'s has made two large pur
chases of land on the river front with
in the past few days for no other pur
pose but that the corporation might,
at its will, develop the water power.
Only a few days ago Mr. John R.
Pharr purchased the Reuben Under
wood place which consists of 103
acres. The purchase price, it is
stated, was $3,000. The property lies
near Rozzell Ferry, on the river front.
A day or two later Mr. Pharr pur-,
chased the R. E. Line'berger place
which consists of 100 acres. It -is
learned that this property also
brought about $30 an acre. r
At the time these purchases were
made it was given out that Mr.' Pharr
was buying farms. It develops later
that a more serious intention was
back of these purchases.
The News has it from a thoroughly
trustworthy source that both these
properties were purchased for the
4C.'s through Mr. Pharr and that the
reason for buying these lands was in
view of the development of the Ca
tawba river power by the Charlotte
corporation.
The News man went to see Mr. E.
D. Latta, president of the 4C.'s this
morning and asked him for a confir
mation of the report.' He stated it
was true that Mr. Pharr had pur
chased the above lands, but would not
admit that the purchases were made
for his company.
"Is it not a fact Mr. Latta, that your
( ompany intends going to the Catawba
river for power?"
'"That I cannot say. "We have em
ployed Ladshaw and Ladshaw, en
gineers, of Spartanburg, to make a
survey. Until this work is done L can
not give any definite information."
"Where do you intend making the
survey?
"Our present plans are to start from
a point near Sample's old mill and we
will go down the river to the property
owned by my company, which lies
near Rozzell's Ferry. "We will, of
course be guided in our actions, but
what the engineers say."
"When will this work of surveying
begin?"
"That I cannot say. The Spartan
burg firm of engineers promised to
.send two men to this city this week.
I am looking for them on every train.
They will go direct from Charlotte to
the Catawba river and will begin their
work on their arrival."
Mr. Latta declined to discuss the
matter further. He, however, left The
NEGRO SHOOTS
A raucQui
A Philadelphia Lawyer Runs
Amuck Resists Arrest and
Fires on His Pursuers
Negro and Policeman Fa
tally Wounded.
(By Associated Press.) m
Philadelphia, Sept. 24. 1 a running
ox-change of shots on the streets tms
morning Policeman John Donovan,
aged 28, and Samuel Archer, a negro.,
were fatally wounded. Both are in tne
hospital and physicians say they can
not recover. Donovan observed the ne
gro acting suspiciously and attempted
to arrest him. Archer fled and was pur
sued by Donovan and three other pa
trolman. The policemen harged
their revolvers after the fugitive who
returned their fire.
CATAWBA
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News man under the impression that
there would be no delay in ascertain
ing the most suitable point to develop
the power.
The point from which the Catawba
Power Company will bring its power
to Charlotte is about 22, miles distant.
The 4C.'s will, if they go to the river,
only have to cover about 12 miles.
This is a decided advantage as elec
trical power in transmission on long
distances loses about 10 per cent.
Until the engineers make this re
port nothing definite will be known
as to the Charlotte corporation's in
tention.. MID-WINTER SESSION.
North Carolina Editors To Meet
In
Baltimore and Washington.
There was a meeting of the executive
committee of the North Carolina Press
Association held in the office of The
News this morning.
Those present were: Mr. John B.
Sherrill of the Concord Times who is
president-of the association. Mr. H. E.
Varner of the Davidson Dispatch, sec
retary of the association. Mr. J. A.
Bivins of the Stanly Enterprise of Al
bemarle, and Mr. W. C. Dowd of The
Charlotte News.
It was unanimously decided to hold
the first mid-winter meeting of the
North Carolina Press Association in
Washington on December 2 and 3 and
in Baltimore December 4.
The president of the association, Mr.
John B. Sherrill, was empowered to
secure some well known advertising
manager to meet with the association
and discuss advertising plans.
Mr. Sherrill and Mr. Varner were
named as the committee who will have
in charge the arrangements for the
mid-winter meet.
This idea of holding a meeting in the
winter was brought forward at the last
meeting of the association at Wrights
ville Baach. It was thought to be a
capital suggestion and the time and
place was left for the executive com
mittee to decide.
Messrs. W. F. Marshall of Gastonia,
H. A. London of Pittsbcro and J. A.
Thomas of Louisburg, the other mem
bers of the committee were not present
at today's meeting of the committee.
STORMY SCENES IN DIET.
Barabbas Says He Does Not Believe
the Emperor Uproar Follows.
(By Associated Press.)
Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 24.-The
session of the Diet today was marked
by stormy scenes which became so
boisterous as to necessitate its sus
pension. Barabbas, a member of the
Kossuth party, went so far as to say
that his party no longer believed the
statements of the Emperor King
Francis Joseph. Charges made against
Premier Hedervary of complicity in
the Szarpay Bribery scandal statrted
the disturbance and then Franz Kos
suth handed in an address to the Em
perorsKing complaining against his
Majesty's recent army order and the
interpretation given to the constitu
tion in yesterday's rescript. When
Count Hedervary rose to reply the
uproar was so high that he was un
able to make his voice heard.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis III.
(By Associated Press.)
Buffalo,. Sept. -24. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis is ill at Castle Inn. this city,
where she has been a guest for sev
eral days. She has been suffering from
indigestion but is reported this after
noon much improved.
New Registration In Dilworth.
The friends of the Dilworth Graded
School are advised that the hooks are
now open for registration at the Davis
Drug Store and all who wish to vote
are earnestly requested to-register at
arLef iiL-Hnn will be held on the
SSi oi oSiber but the books will
close before tnai uuxv.
WILL INVADE NEW YORK
RALEIGH MAH
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Was Tired of Life and Could
Not Sleep The Doctors
Saved Him The Bond
Issue For the New Railroad
Voted in By Large Majority
(Special to The News.)
Raleigh, Sept. 24. Rev. J. W. Fry,
of this city, has accepted the pas
torate of the First Baptist church of
Goldsboro. He will take charge Octo
ber 1st. For some time he has been a
financial agent of the Baptist Female
University.
Information comes from Orange
county that four public school
districts have been consolidated into
two and large modern school houses
will be erected.
Nine new rural school libraries are
authorized by the State, one being in
east of Catawba, Mitchell, Richmond
and Nash, two in Graham and the re
maining three in Boncombe county.
Late last night J. W. Mangrum,
well-known here, drank two ounces of
laudanum intending to commit suicide.
Members of his family discovered
what he had done and Summoned a
physician, whose administration of an
tidotes soon brought the old - man
around. When asked why he took the
poison he said he was tired of life,
had nothing to live for and couldn't
sleep at night.
A negro whose name is not known
here wTas brought from Norlina last
night for treatment in Rex Hospital.
He was employed by the superinten
dent on a gravel train and was caught
in some train machinery, thrown up
in the air so that he fell on his head.
He is unconcious ' and no hope is en
tertained for his recovery.
Detailed returns from the bond
elections Tuesday along the line of
the proposed Raleigh and Pamlico
Sound Railroad show that only two
small townships, involving about
$5,000 bonds were lost; carried aggre
gate about $178,000 out of $182,500 on
which elections were held.
The Corporation Commission went to
Hickory today to hear the petition of
the citizens for a new depot.
The Shuford Cotton Mill Company,
of Brookford, Columbus county has
been chartered with $100,000 capital. E.
L. Shuford is one of the principal in
corporators. ' -
The Marietta Mercantile Co. of Robe
son county, is chartered with $5,000
subscribed, $25,000 authorized. J. W.
Edwards, Geo. G. French are among
the incorporators.
The White Coffin Co., of North
Wilkesboro, is chartered. J. L. Turner,
W. P. White, the incorporators; capital
$25,000. '
Smith Davis Co.,, of Wilmington, is
charatered with $125,000 capital, to
manufacture fertilizer; '$50,000 cl the
capital has been subscribed.
Several hundred .people went from
here to Dunn, Harnett county, to par
ticipate today in the celebration of. the
completion of the Cape Fear and
Northern Railroad to this place.
Shamrock I Solid.
(By Associated Press;)
New York, Sept. '24 First 'Lipton
American cup Challenger Shamrock
is reported to have been sold to
George DePinna of this city, who' will
probably convert the yacht into a
schooner for, cruising. Purchase price
not made public, - '
as the mod
ern Elijah, who is comine from the
bad tdwn of Chicago with six thou
sand followers to storm the hosts of
Satan in the degenerate east. Prof.
Dowie is convinced that his campaign
will result to the moral benefit of the
chief city of. the New World.
THEY'RE AFTER CURIOS.
International Chiefs Would Make In
teresting Exhibit At St. Louis.
Chief of Police Irwin is in receiDt of
a communication from the headquar
ters of the Interaational Association of
Chiefs of Police requesting his aid in
making a success of the great exhibit
the association proposes to make at the
St. Louis Exposition.
Among other things the association
proposes to show (in its space at the
big fair, a collection of various uni
forms and helmets worn by the police
of various cities of the world from
medaevial times to .t?.r' nresent day.
Then? will also . .be. exujhited j'ancueui
and modern prstOfe' .VhantPeuffs'aftffl
other implements of the policeman's
calling, and curious in ths .shape of
bullets and other murderous things
with which mtirders have been commit
ted or which have figured in famous
crimes. The exhibit promises to be one
of the most novel among the many in
teresting features of the exposition.
Officer Summerrow has in his pos
session an ancient relic, in the shape
of a policeman's rattle, used by the
police of Charleston years ago for call
ing aid, in the place of the tiny whis
tle' now used. It is a ponderous and
curious affair and would be a valuable
addition to the exhibit if he decides to
send it.
The International ' Association also
requests that Chief Irwin send his own
photograph and that of his chief detec
tive to adorn the picture gallery of the
exhibit. The chief hasn't decided
whether he will comply with any part
of the request, though some facetious
person, to solve a problem for the chief,
has suggested that he forward Van
Griffin's photo as that of his chief de
tective. DEATH OF L. E. McMAHON.
Well-known In Charlo'cti
-Dies in
Richmond, Va.
The friends of Mr. Lawrence E. Mc
Mahan, a well-known stone cutter who
formerly lived in Charlotte, will regret
to learn of his death, whicfi occurred
at his home in Richmond, Va., Sept.
16th of consumption.
He was taken sick in Atlanta last
June and went to Richmond, where
he gradually grew worse until the end
came.
Mr. McMahan was born in the county
Clair, Ireland, but came to this country
when a boy. .
OCfAH CANAL
' FOB MIMES
The Government Will Build
a Canal From Lake Taal to
the Sea, For-the Benefit of
Batangas Province 1 he
Fam;ne Sufferers Relieved.
(By Associated Press.)
Manila, Sept. 24. The Government
has decided to build a canal from Lake
Taal to the Sea at an expense of $200,
000 out of its congressional relief fund.
This will give Batangas Province an
outlet for its products. Governor Taf t
has received reports of distress among
the natives of Batangas, Negros, TaVa
bas and Cebu the result of a failure of
the crops owing to the ravages of the
locusts. The Government is now dis
tributing $350,000 wirth of rice among
the afflicted districts which is to be
paid for in work.
SURGEHTS HOLD
STRONG
TO
THE POWERS ACT
The Battle With the lurks is
Still in Progress, With
. Heaviest. Casual ties on the
Side of the Turks British
.Squadron Arrives.
Russia and Austria Both De
clare That the , Balkan
States Can Look Fcr No
Help in Case of War A
Plain Statement of Case.
(By Associated Press.)
Constantinople, Sept. 24 The battle
of Kreesnap Pass according' to latest
advices received here is still in prog
ress, the insurgents successfully hold
ing strong positions and their casu
alties being slight, only a score being
killed or wounded, while the Turks,
up to the present, have lost fiveoffi
cers and 320 men killed, or wounded.,
A part of the British Mediteranean
squadron has arrived at Souda Bay,
Island of Crete and is held in readiness
in case of developments in the Bal
kan situation.
A Fierce Battle.
According to a telegram received
here today from " Kostendil (53
miles from Sofia) six hundred Turks
were killed in a fight at Kolichani
September 18. The Turkish forces
numbered 7,000. After the fight the
troops, enraged at their losses, pillaged
and burned a number of Bulgarian vil
lages. Plain Talk From the Powers.
In view of the thickening complica
tions the Russian and Austrian .Gov
ernments have re-iterated views to this
effect, both at Sofia and Constantinople
$nd acting on the suggestion of Austria
and Russia all the'governments of the
Powers which signed the treaty of Ber
lin have instructed their representa
tives to Turkey and Bulgaria to em
phasize their full unanimity in . the
Austro-Russian work. of pacifying the
Balkans so as to remove all misconcep
tions of possible assistance in event of
dangerous enterprises. These repre
sent that the present state of affairs in
Turkish villages which is due, to the
criminal intentions of committees and
revolutionary bands does not alter the
attitude of the Powers in regard to th"
programme of action advanced early
in the year by the two powers most
interested. Consequently neither Tur
key nor Bulgaria can rely on the sup
port of any power in the event of open
or seceret opposition to the realization
of this scheme. The Imperial Govern
ment hopes their new warning will
convince Turkey as well as Bulgaria of
the futility of any attempt to avoid the
fulfillment of the demands made upon
them and will cause them to take all
measures in their power for the repres
sion of the disturbances in the Balkan
Penninsula which can only have mo?t
serious consequences for both the Ot
toman empire and Bulgaria.
Russian Programme Unchanged.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 24. The Rus
sian Government has issued an offi
cial note reiterating that the position
of the Powers in regard to the Austro
Russian Reform scheme for Macedonia
is unchanged, and consequently neither
Turkey nor Bulgaria expect support
from any quarter in the event of open
or secret resistance to the scheme.
France Doubts Turkey.
Paris, Sept. 24. The French Foreign
Office officials doubt the sincerity of
the Porte's reply to the Bulgarian note,
believing merely that it is a manoeuver
to impress the Powers with the ieda
that Turkey is doing its utmost to ef
fect a settlement before going to war.
A similar impression seems to prevail
in Sofia since Bulgaria, in answering,
requests Turkey to cease moblizing
and stop massacres, and withdraw
troops from near the frontier before
she considers proposals.
NO NEWS RECEIVED.
State Department Will ''Protect Ameri
can Interests At Gomel.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept 24. Nothing has
been received from the American
charge at St. Petersburg regarding 'the
recent programme or the Anti-Semitic
rioting at Gomel. Anything which "the
State Department may. do in. connec
tion .with new troubles at Gomel will
probably be confined strictly .to- the
matter of protecting American inter
ests. The charge at .St. Petersburg has
Lbeen asked to ascertain whether any
American interests are in jeopardy at
Gomel:
Frost In Plenty.
Gilreath and Company, the well
known shoe dealers, today received
an order from M.-R. Givens who is now
living in Wise county, Virginia.' The
writer asks Gilreath & Co. to say to
The Charlotte News that frost is -plentiful
iit that section of the country. "
AS TO FREIGHT RATES.
Charlotte Shippers Association Pe
titions Corporation Commission.
The following petition was today for
warded to the Corporation Commission
at Raleigh:
Charlotte! Shippers Association, Com
; plainants vs. Seaboard Air. Line Rail
way Company, defendant.
To the Honorable, the Corporation
i Commission of the State of North
Carolina:
Your petitioners would respectfully
: show:
1. That the complainants are un
incorporated society of merchants,
manufacturers, shippers and business
men of the City of Charlotte, and as
such are engaged in commerce and in
terested in transportation by rail and
the rates thereof.
2. That the published and exacted
rates over the lines of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway from Wilmington,
N. C. to Charlotte, N. C, a distance of
187 miles on the numbered and lettered
classes, sugar and molasses and nails
and iron in car loads, are as follows:
i Class 1, 62c; class 2, 52c; class 3, 43c;
class 4, 33c; class 5, 29c; class 6, 22c;
class A, 17Mc; class B, 21c; class C,
19c; class D, 15 c; class E, 29c; class
H, 32c; class F, 38e; molasses and
sugar, 22c; nails and iron in car lots,
17c.
3. That the aforesaid rates are un
just and unreasonable in and cf them
selves; and are oppressively high with
reference to rates over lines of the
same railway and with reference to the
rates charged for similar services by
ether railroads; said rates are discrim
inative, oppressive and injurious to the
business interests of the City of Char
lotte and the public generally, and es
pecially to these complaintants.
; Wherefore the complaintants pray
that the said Seaboard Air Line
Railway Company be required to re
duce said rates so that they will be
just and reasonable and not discrim
inative oppressive or injurious to the
business interests of the City of Char
lotte or of the complainants or the
public.
CHARLOTTE SHIPPERS ASSOCIA
TION, By A. G. CRAIG,
Secretary.
CLARKSON & DULS, T. C. GUTHRIE,
Attorneys for Complainants.
SANTO DOMINGO
I MUSTTQETHE-MARK
The American Government
; Will Insist That the Proto
col Signed Under the Vas
quez Regime is Binding and
Must Be Observed.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 24. The State
Department has not yet received con
firmation of a dispatch from Santo Do
mingo City saying that the Domingo
Government had informed Mr. Powell
it absolutely decided not to recognize
validity of the agreement regarding the
the claim of the improvement company.
The Dominican Government, it is
known by the State Department, is not
disposed to recognize the binding foree
of the protocol which it signed with
Vasquez Regime for the adjustment of
these claims but fulfilment of terms of
that instrument will be insisted upon,
and Minister Powell has instructions to
demand settlement in accordance with
these terms.
COL. CUNINGHAM LIKES US.
Spins Over the City and Country With
Friends and Says He Is Charmed.
Col. Cuningham. of Person, who ac
cepted yesterday the chief marshalship
of the Fair tendered him by the Meck
lenburg Fair Association, drove over
the city and out in the country with a
party of friends this morning.
To a News reporter Col. Cuningham
said this afternoon that he was charm
ed with Charlotte its. handsome resi
dences, its mammoth factories and
the good roads of the city and county,
especially.
The Colonel's handsome face beamed
with the pleasure he felt at all he saw.
It reminds me," said he, "of the
manufacturing district of England,
which I visited several years ago.
Charlotte is one of the foremost cities
of the South and will continue to
grow. The Mecklenburg roads are
known throughout the country and are
the best in the South."
Asked about the Fair, Col. Cuning
ham expressed the pleasure it gave him
to accept the chief marshalship. He
believes that we will have a great Fair
and promises his best endeavors to
make it so.
The Colonel will return home to
night. He is the master of one of the
broadest estates in the South, the
broad baronial acres of which suggest
feudal magnificence. But the Colonel
himself is one of the plain people,
democratic in his tastes and habits,
and absolutely destitute of ostentation.
Charged With Vagrancy.
Will Manning, a white man, was ar
rested by Sergeant Farringtoo this
morning on a charge of vagrancy and
non-sUpport, the latter charge having
been instigated by his wife. He will
have a hearing-in the morning before
the Recorder.
Mr. L. L. Jenkins, of Gastonia, was
in the city to.day on business. "
BOGUS COMPANY
MULES Oil
A LARGE SCALE
More Than $130,000 Stolen
Business Houses" Vic
timized Banks Created
The Story of an ex-Waiter
Who Rose to Affluence.
The Scheme Was to Order
Goods on a Large Scale in
the Name of Well Known
Houses and Re-Ship to a
Confederate in New York.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago; Sept. 24. More than $130,
000 stolen, business houses in every
part of the United States victimized,
banks created a waiter risen from
poverty to affluence, an ex-convict be
hind bars, are the features in the mete
oric career of at least one of two men
now under arrest in Chicago. The post
office inspectors made the captures,
ami -Julius Nisson known also by a
dozen other names, and Arthur Herbst,
with mny aliases, are the prisoners. .
Nisson confessed. Herbst does not ad
mit that he had any part in the big
swindle. Postoffice Inspector Gerome
received complaint from about 200 in
dividuals and corporations who have
lost amounts rainging from $25 to $300.
All have been victimized since Nisson
opened his office in Chicago. In pre
vious operations under different names
the men are alleged to have secured at
least $130,000 in the last eleven months.
This was their procedure, according to
inspectors: Nisson and Herbst would
go to a- city and open .an office, - en
gaging . ostensibly in. retailing metal
ware, novelties, machinery or anything
they could secure on credit .Titey would
operate, under the name of -some com
pany well known in the business world
and order goods to the value of thous
ands of dollars, . with five : commercial
agency references; after the articles
had been received the bogus company
would transfer the consignment to the
warehouse and then ship them to New
York where they disposed of them
through "Fence," which baffled the in
spectors for months. When suspicion
was aroused the men would flee to
another city. Some of ; the boldest
moves of the two men were said to-be
to establish a bank, to give finan
cial strength to their enterprise. One
such concern, called "Cook County
Bank of Trade and Commerce," it is
alleged, existed on paper only. Nisson
worked several years as a. waiter and
in 1900 owned a restaurant in Chicago.
He sold this place and toured Europe,
then returned to Boston and was sen
tenced to one year in prison for shon
lifting. '
Gold King On Corn-Stalk..
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 24. A farmer of
Sound Beach, Conn., found upon pull
ing up a corn stalk a heavy gold ring
encircling the stalk and through
engraving inside it identified it as the
cne he lost in 1867.
Cotton Market Today.
(By Assoeia-ied Press.) . '
New York, Sept. 24. Cotton is
steady. September, 11.15; October, 9.60;
November, 9.54; December, 9.54; Janu
ary, 9.50; February, 9.50; March, 9.51;
May, 9.55; July, 9.55.
HOLDING UP OF
ATLABTIC EXPRESS
The Train Was Held Up By
Four Masked Men, Twenty-One
Miles East of Port
land, Oregon Express
Messenger Shoots Robber
(By Associated Press.)
Portland, O., Sept 24. The Atlantic
Express, Oregon Railroad and Naviga
tion Line, which left here 'at 8:15 last
night was held up by four masked men
an hour later near Corbett station,
twenty-one miles east of this city. One
of the robbers was shot and killed by
express Messenger Fred Korner and
Engineer Ollie Barrett was seriously
wounded by the same bullet,. After the
shooting, the robbers fled without se
curing any booty.
Sheriff Storey and four deputies left
on a special train for the scene of the
robbery at 12:45 a. m. The Oregon
Railroad . and Navigation Company
have offered a reward of $1,000 for the
arrest of the highwaymen.
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