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VOL. XXIX-NO. 4597
TERRIBLE PLIGHT
Double Team Owned By J.W.
Wadsworth's Sons Fall in
Pitch on the Boulevard
Early this Morning, While
on a Call
One of the Horses is Dead
and the other is in a Dying
Condition--State m e nts
from the Parties who are
Concerned
hout four o'clock this morning,
joe Xisbit. one of J. W. Wadsworth's
Sons drivers, found himself in a bad
fix. He was driving along the Boule
vard on his way to make a call for the
early morning train, when without
warning, his horses sprank forward
with an effort to jump, then down they
went into a ditch which had been dug
by tlia Carolina Plumbing Co. in front
of the residence of Rev. J. A. Dor
ritee for the purpose of putting some
water pipes into his residence. When
the driver discovereu his plight he
used a system of words calculated to
attract attention. The fcrni of his ad
dress, as given by the hearers, was
0 Lord! Help! Murder! Fire! Come
quick! my horses are in the ditch!
This arousing niose brought Mr.Dorri
tee out of bed. The stable was notified
us soon as possible, but as most of
the men were out on their morning
calls, it was some time before the
wagon arrived with tackle required to
haul the horses out of the hole. By
this time the horses had become tight
ly wedged in the ditch, which was
about 8x3. For several hours the men
worked in enlarging .he ditch, and
every effort made to move he horses.
The sight was a pitiful one. The
horses were tightly held by the dirt
and their heads, the only part they
ccukl move, were terribly battered
by the iocks against -which . they
struck them in their futile efforts to
fiee themselves.
After a good while one of the
horses by a considerable exertion, suc
ceeded in getting on top of the other.
This was done at the cost of the oth
er horse's life. For before it could be
gotten cut it had trampled the life out
of the other, which lived only a few
moments after being given its free
dom. It took five hours to get the
first horse out, as the hole was deep,
tut finally the workers were rewarded
and the suffering animal was released
and taken to the stables. The men at
the stables say that it will not live,
as there is internal injury. Including
the horse still living, Messrs. Wads
worth estimate their loss' at three
hundred dollars, which they expect
the Carolina Plumbing Company to
make good. Mr. T. C. Toomey, mana
ger of this company, says in reply to
the question put to him in regard to
the lights that are required to be
shown, that he thinks the lights were
certainly burning, r Me. no?ro em
ployee filled them at six o'clock last
night and they will burn fourteen
hours after being filled.
Hev. J. a. Doritee savS thst when
he first looked out of the window to
see what the trouble was, he saw only
wms light and that he afterward found
IT "T.be the carriage lamp. And that
y-nen he wont out he took the lanterns
uo his house and had them filled.
St may expla5n the presence of the
"gats which were seen burning this
morning
One witness said that the lights
J ere out at 11 o'clock last night when
fLPaSf,? by' Niht before last a
hvtt in one of the ditches dug
i i-e same company. This time he
wifh ieiped out miin& "the hole up
the! Hft Until he could walk out, but
lering Was no other horse inter"
lo'vn'.arks Hutclson says that the
the ,7'P, not be responsible for
Pie 1 S "bl6;.Quite a number of Peo
tcUn 6 thG P!umbing company for
fencing the place in!
narrc!lal bues and wagons had
Shts Th?P3f durtog' the 'past few
crt r.;Ine wheGls f one of Wads
ing lasf n nLDuggie3' which was Pass-
o aeK! very near getting
' Mr?5!?,!0' Mrs- cy"thia Price.
Jasper j?r ?rice- widow the late
the horr!' A"? Weday evening
Price i? ,' her son Mr. Chas.
was aeIiS?k townip. The de
Creek PrT,cK i e-Ions member of Steel
'-oman Sy eJian church and wa a
enthe ,Ved, aad honored by the
Thursday V3 buried at the church
officiating eoon' Rev- P- H- Gwynn
Th6defth nf v fU?.e-al exercises
0yer the Mrs' Price cast a gloom
sh residPd ntQ immunity in which
Hoi J-ne deceased l
Ch - E S- Ul- R' A! gS and
Sa-r and Sam Price.
Freeasts , LEATHER.
Charlotte an 5r-t."ight and Sunday,
lnigh ttuu Vlcinity: Fair, colder
ar"l cold. 3 cold wave' Sunday fair
IF TWO HORSES,
ONE IS DEAD
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
Was the News' Special Concerning
Chairman Rollins.
(Special to The News )
Statesville Dec. 2G.-In reference to
the denial of Chairman Rollins' state-
Stn! mnd,e er last Wednesday morn
ing to Col H. C. Cowles, Clerk of the
rederal Court, your correspondent
would like to say that Col. Cowles said
last night, even before the statement
in your paper reiterating the statement
or. your correspondent the day before
had reached this point that the state
ment given out by me was entirely cor
rect, and that I had given it as straight
as anybody could have made it. Col
Cowles told me Thursday morning
when I showed him the statement that
was published in the News and Ob
server written by me, that it was abso
lutely correct and thanked me for
doing so, being of the same mirid as he
thought Chairman Rollins was then
The statement sent to the News, was
merely of news interest and was not
secured to create any controversy be
tween any parties that have been able
to accumulate data in regard to the
movement to impeach Judge Boyd or
to hurt his standing as a judge.
The statements are entirely in accord
with the opinion of Clerk H. C. Cowles
and of Clerk Grant, of the Federal
Court at Raleigh, who is in Statesville
today.
In an interview this morning Col.
Cowles stated there was no ground
whatever for impeachment proceedings
against Judge Boyd, growing out of the
Wilkes court matter. The first court
was impracticable, says Col. Cowles.
because there was no calendar prepared f
and at the time named for the second
court, there was a conflict of dates
with the court at Asheville and the
former could not, accordingly be held.
Col. Cowles and Clerk Grant are
both of the same opinion in the above
matter and say there is nothing in the
impeachment matter.
Quite the most unique "take off" on
Statesville as a dry town on its first
Christmas since the whiskey evil has
been eliminated was presented on the
streets of this city yesterday. The get
up was a sulky with barrels for its
wheels, a plain board for the seat with
a gray mule attached to it. Occupying
the seat behind was two well known
young men in this city attired in Dutch
costume. One of these young men is the
local agent of the Standard Oil Com
pany and manager for a large produce
house here. The other is the popular
traveling . salesman for Craddock,
Terry & Co., wholesale boot and shoe
people, of Lynchburg. The ingenious
"take off" was pronounced by every
body in the city as the most unique
scneme ever seen on xne streets nere.
Gov. Aycock Thursday presented
Burrus Shoemaker, the white man who
was convicted about ten years ago for
slander and sentenced to 18 month's on
the county roads and escaped and re
mained away until his innocense of the
crime was proven, with a pardon as
his Christmas present from the State.
Yesterday being Christmas, it was
observed here- In general. All the mer
cantile houses, banks and public build
ings were closed for the day. Services
were held in a number of churches in
the morning. In general the residents
of the city kept open house.
REVOLUTION SWEPT
ISSiMINGO
Cables from Minister Powell
Tell a Discouraging Tale
Provisional Government at
War with Jiminez Great
(Ey Associated Press.) ,
ntpw York. Dec. 26. The Clyde
T,inft Steamer "Citv of New York"
arrived today from San Domingo, hav
ing been subjected to considerable
delay in loading and discharging
cargo at ports of tne revoiuuon-
swept island. Cabin passengers on
board said the whole country is m a
turmoil of riot, anarchy and revolu
tion . within revolution. Communica
tion between ports, they said, is sus
pended and all telegraph wires are
down. At Porto Plata, the home of
Morales, the people were his ardent
supporters, it is reported, until he
went to Sandcmingo City, when a
strong Jiminez party developed. It
is said Morales would send war ves
sels to bombard the town to put down
the revolution.
U. S. Minister Powell cables the
State Department under yesterday's
date from SanDomingo confirming the
cable announcement that Maecoris
has pronounced in favor of Jiminez
and adds that the troops from that
place under insurgent flag are march
ing on the city of SanDomingo. A
arrpRts are beinc maile at
the Capital but otherwise everything
is quiet.
Two Killed on Rail.
(By Associated Press.) .
Cincinnati, Dec. 26. Two killed
and six injured in a rear end collis
inn at wniinmRtown. Kv.. on the Cin
cinnati and Southern railway, early
this morning.
Anpnt Hamilton ComDlimented.
Agent Hamilton, in charge of the
Southern Express Company's onice
here, has been generally complimented
upon tne successiui way m wmcu-uu
Loo Vionrllarl tho f!hvistmaS TOSh Of
business. Mr. Sadler says that never
before has the work or tne omce Dcen
more quickly and easily rounded up
than at tnis unnsimas seauu.
CHARLOTTE. N.'C, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26,
SCORE QUE LIFE FOR
STREETCAR FENDERS
Little Wiley Watts' Life Sav-
ed Bv Fpndprnn a Rrahnm'
CU uy rtJIIUtil OH auranam
St Car TprrihIP Arriflpnt
VJl Vjai ICIIlUie mUUUIIl
Averted by Something The
News Fought For
' There is no doubt but that the fen
der saved tho boy's life."
This statement was made today by
Mr. Arthur TT Won
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pany when speaking of the accident
that occurred on the Graham street
IHp of tho cfroot
hue of the street railway this morn-
s
Little Wiley Watts, a son of Mr. Bud
Watts was playing this morning on
the hill on Graham street just beyond
Oates' factory. A fourth ward car in
charge of Motorman J. Taylor Baker
was ascending the hill at a slow rate.
An ice wagon of the Standard Ice and
Fuel Company was just in front of the
car and Motorman Baker was ringing
his bell to attract the driver's atten
tion. Just as the wagon turned from
the track, Wiley Watts, in his efforts
to get out of the way of the ice wagon
ran in front of the car.
Motorman Baker did not see the boy
in time even to check his car, and the
edge of the fender knocked the little
fellow down. Before the car could be
stopped the boy was rolled several feet,
but the fender prevented his body from
coming in contact with the wheels.
As soon as possible the car was
brcught to a standstill and the boy was
picked up. Aside from two painful
flesh wounds on the forehead the boy
was uninjured. Several parties who
saw the accident say, like Mr. Wearn,
that the fender saved young Watts'
life.
The motorman was also congratu
lated for his promptness in stopping
the car.
FOR FIRING CRACKERS.
Mooresvilie Man Gets in Trouble and
Resists Officer.
(Special to The News.)
Mooresvilie, Dec. 26. Quite a stir
was caused here yesterday by the re
fusal of Will Deaton, a white man,
to submit to r.rzest.
Officer Downum. saw Deaton fire
a larje cracker on tne streets, as
this act was in violation of a town
ordinance the officer, attempted to ar
rest his man. Deaton refused to go
unless the officer produced a warrant
He was allowed to remain on the
streets until a warrant could be is
sued. yAs soon as Deaton saw the
warrant, he went with the officer.
This morning the case was tried
and settled amicably.
SEDUCTION CASE.
Decided Against PlaintiffWill be
Sent to Richmond.
Special to The News.)
Statesville, N. C, Dec. 26. Clerk H.
C. Cowles today received a letter from
Deal and Cothran, attorneys of Green
ville, S. C, containing the information
that they are now preparing the papers
in the appeal case of T. S. Bailey
against T. J. Wiliford. This is the cele
brated Union county seduction case
which was decided against Bailey at
the last term of court. The case will
come up at the next session of the
Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
TYCE GIVEN HIS LIBERTY.
Man Charged With Burglary Out cn
Habeas Corpus.
(Special to The News.)
Greensboro, Dec. 26 Fred Tyce, a
white man who has been in jail here
under a charge of burglary, said to
have been committed at High Point,
was discharged today by Judge Shaw
under habeas corpus proceedings. It
is claimed that the evidence against
Tyce is insufficient to convict him of
the charge.
Patent Medicines.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 2l6. Soon after the!
beginning of the year some of the lar
gest manufacturers of patent medicines
will, it is stated, put into effect in this !
citv a new plan to stop cutting the '
prices of such articles in druggists' and
department stores. It is tne intention
to have a fixed price list below which
manufacturers will not allow goods to
be sold at retail. This will apply to
department stores as well as to all re
tail druggists. .
CcM in Chicago.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Dec. 26. The crest of the
cold wave eastbound passed Chicago
today. Minimum temperature is 8 be-
low. Trains generally were unable to
maintain schedule time.
Bank Destroyed.
Marietta, Ohio, Dec. 26. The First
National Bank building was destroyed
by fire today. Loss to building $75,000,
fully insured. Jboss to contents nan as
much, insured.
Mill News in Magazine Form.
rm.. n11 -NTc Pv
-lit: 1M.U1 licno, jjuuuoutu , yjj " J
and Escott in this city, will come out
with the New Year in a new form. The
paper will appear with sixteen pages
in magazine form, the pages being
about the size of those of Success and
similar publications. -
SLIPPED OUT OF COURT.
i
' Mack Withers, Colored, Takes Ad
! vantage of Crowded Court Room.
t Mark Willinms nlrvrol toVii-i Anonnio
' " --.--..v, uwu.uu 1 VWUpiCU :
a seat on the prisoner's bench in the
Recorder's court yesterday morning. I
took advantage of the packed court!
room to walk out during court and to
make good his escape before his ab-
scence was noted
Withers was upon a rather serious
charge. It is said that he cot drunk
shcved P against a lady on West
Trnrlo strPPt Thiirartnv nnW then
Trade street Thursday arid then used
Insulting language to her when she
remonstrated Later when pointed out
to the officers Withers made a desper
ate fight to get away, and had to be
vigorously clubbed by the police before
he would submit. He was marched into
the court room yesterday with a crowd
of other Christmas offenders, and
took his seat
It seems that someone j
in the crowd called him outside, and as
ine courL rora was pacKeu ne escaped
the notice of the officers, and first an-
swering the call of a friend out in the
.court room, he slipped on out, and
made gocd his
I However, he had received a severe
chastisement in the way of a clubbing
when arested and this will probably
atone in part for any punishment he
may. have escaped
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Gives a
Delightful Entertainment
Last Night.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Trycn Street Baptist Sunday school
given last night was quite a delightful
affair. The programme consisting of
songs and music by the choir and
members of the school was well ren
dered. The parts taken by the primary
department were exceptionally fine.
After the programme Dr. Barron, in
behalf of the school, presented the Su
perintendent, Capt. T. S. Franklin,
with a handsome dressing robe.
The Philathea class presented their
trahor Mr W. C. Dowd with an ele-
,. rfM,kpr an(i the Baraca clas3 pre-
sented their president, Mr. J. A. Dur
ham the same gift, while their
present for their teacher, Mrs. F. Tay
lor, was sent to her home.
Santa Clans then appeared and with .'
the bundles of presents for the little j subscriptions for Pictorial Review
people closed a happy Christmas for without our knowledge, and not as our
all the school, both aid and young. authorized solicitor or agent. ,
' . This person was prosecuted by us for
$134,000,000 IN DIVIDENDS. receiving and collecting funds for our
" account and committed to the Albany .
An Increase of Two Million Over the - jail New York, some time ago. Since
Dividends Declared Last Year. j hig release he has been at work again
(By Associated Press.) ! through Chicago and so on towards
New York, Dec. 26. 'According to your district,
statistics compiled by the Journal of jje has beeivdown through Mobile
Commerce the dividend and interest w ere he has collected quite some
disbursements to be paid January next mODr,y and as usual has not turned it
by leading railroad andirdtrrtrtslrtsom oWi'ct li "and we r.re-reeeiving com-
panies, local banks, trust companies, pamts from private . families and;
and traction corporations, and also in. dressmakers that such is the case,
terest payable on the government debt IIe is sh0rt in statue, slightly de--reach
a total of $134,00,0OO, this fnrrnPfi Vith n slight limn havintr some
being about $2,000,000 greater than the
total payments in January, 1903.
COOPER UNION WINS.
One of the Largest Judgmen
Given for Damages.
(Bv Associated Press.)
Ever
New York. Dec. 26. Cooper Union,
after a legal fight lasting several years,
received in' the State Supreme Court
judgment in the sum of ?liJU,wu against
th 'Manhattan Elevated Railway Com
The judgment is one of the largest ever
given for-damages done to a- structure.
Dun3 Weekly Review.
(Bv Associated Press.)
New Yo'rk, Dec. 25. R. G. Dun &
Co's weekly review of trade tomor
row will say: Holiday conditions per
vade the markets and most of the ex
changes have closed until Mcnaay.
Manufacturing plants are stopping for
inventories and repairs. In many
cases the extent of idleness being
considerably greater than for the
corresponding season in recent pre
ceding years. There has been a
liberal volume of business in holiday
goods but reports are somewhat con
flicting in comparison with 1902. An
encouraging sign is the improvement
in collections.
Railway traffic was not seriously
impeded by recent storms, owing to
better methods of operation, and earn
ings thus far reported for December
exceed last year's by six per cent.
Agreements are being made with lit
tle friction as to wage reductions ex
cept in the case of coal mining and
several idle plants have fixed the date
for resuming work.
To Sail for Colon.
(By Associated Press.)
Philadelnhia. Dec. 26. Christmas
was not allowed to entirely interrupt
the martial preparations at the
League Island Navy Yard wnere tne
cruiser Dixie is being made ready
to sail for Colon on Monday with 600
mariaes with tne arrival of 94 ma
rines and two officers from Washing
ton last night, the first large detail
cf those to go to Colon were quarter
ed on the Dixie. Some additional
stcres were taken on board yesterday
, pvftrvthin- was in readiness for
thQ reC0pti0u of the 400 marines who
are to come from New York, Norfolk
and Annapolis.
- (Bv Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 26. The British For-
' ejgn office confirms the dispatch from
pn-flTnjl Thnrsdav. announcing that
Qreat; Britain had recognized Panama.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury.
Tho vfxrriw in the coroner's jury
, . j rt
WniCn WIS SUIHIUU11CU wtciua, w
i inquire into the causes of the death of
Walter Sofiey, whost body, was found
n the Bisgell pclld trestle, was that
.
he was killed by a train running
across the trestle.
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L EMPLOYE
HURT BY ENGINE
The Accident Occurred at
Monroe James Connell!
Tried to Cross in Front of-
Shifting Engine and His
Foot Caught in the Frog
(Special to The News.)
Monroe, Dec. 20. M'r. James Con-
nel was very seriously, if not fatally,
injured here yesterday afternoon on
tb g A l v ri t
. ' ' i
He was crossing the railroad track;
fa front of & ifting engiQe and the
tn0wn as the "frog" and he could not
free himseif. His right leg was cut !
and mashed off by the trucks, below i
the knee. He was also internally in
jured. Mr. Connel is a poor, hard- '
working, honest man with a famny of
several to support. He was in the
employ, of the S. A. L. of this place.
A FAKE AGENT.
New York Concern Writes Chief Ir
win to be on Lookout.
A fake agent who claims to be repre
senting himself to be in the employ of
tho Metropolitan News Agency, is now
working in the South and according to
a letter received today by Chief Irwin,
i3 expected to strike Charlotte very
soon. The letter is as follows:
New York, Dec. 24, 1903.
Chief of Police,
Charlotte.. N. C.
Dear Sir: There is traveling through
the South and liable to reach your city
at any time, a person known to us by ,
the name of Henry Singer, represent
ing himself as aoi agent of The Metro
nniitm Ndws As-phov nmi cniwintr
affliction of the knee, narrow face, j
dark eyes and dark hair, about
years of age and a man of general good '
appearance and education. . . ,
If you could in any way land this
man and deal out the justice he de- :
sires, we will gladly do all we can
at this end to help you. For the general
interest of the public at large we wish
; he could be caUght. f
- Kindly advise us what you can do in ;
; this matter. -Very truly yours.
PICTORIAL REVIEW.
Contest Brought to an End.
(By Associated Press.)
Chattanooza. Tenn.. Dec. 26 Both
city and county authorities interfered i
last night in a boxing contest at Tur-;
ner Hall, in which Cross and Brown !
were the participants. Several pre-.;
liminaries had been given and the
last was to be a fight to the finish.
In the second round the fighting was
so furious that the officers interfered
and prevented further boxing, though
no arrests were made.
A Real Blizzard.
(Bv Associated Press.)
Cleveland, Dec. 26. Tho first real ;
blizzard of the winter is reported j
from various points in Ohio to have
prevailed last night and today. In j
this city the wind reached a velocity
of 52 mites an hour while a heavy,
blinding snow fell to the depth of
several inches during the past 24
hours. The weather bureau ther
mometer has dropped 22 degrees and
now registers near the zero mark.
Railway traffic is delayed owing to a
heavy! storm. . . -
(By Associated Press.)
Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 26. The Som
erset Coal Company evicted the fami
lies of four strikinsr Slav miners at
t pine Hill. Mevcrsdale field. The ten
; ants accepted the situation without re
sistance. There is not a mine that was
running at Somerset and Cambria, on
a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, before the strike went into
effect that is not working now. These
places had no organization; .this is es
pecially true of the Niver Mines.
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Charge of Location. '
Messrs. G. W. Painter & Co. will
move next month from their present
stand on Noith College street to the
building recently occupied by the
Charlotte Grocery Co., on. South Col
lege street. The change will give this
enterprising and successful young firm
much larger quarters, which it is learn
ed they will fully utilize by branching
out in their business.
Big Order for. Pig.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 26 The correspond
ent of the Daily Mail at Sydney, N. S.,
cables that the Japanese government
has placed orders for large quantities
of pig lead with New South Wales
concerns and that the presumption is
that this lead will be used for the
manufacture of bullets.
S,A,
1903.
EMANCIPATJON DAY.
Charlotte Colored Population to Cele
brate in Great Style.
The colored population of this city
is preparing to celebrate Emancipa
tion Day, January 1, in great style
this year and an elaborate program
for the occasion has been prepared
by the committee in charge of tho
celebration.
The event of the day, will be a big
parade on the principal streets cf the
city, followed by an address at Grace
A. M. E. church by Bishop G. W.
Clinton.
The parade will form at the colored
graded school under the direction of
the chief marshal, A. J. Stewart and
will begin to move at 11 o'clock. In
the parade, Biddle University, Rowan
Normal School, Episcopal High
School, and some twelve or fifteen
churches will be represented. The
line of march will be up Myers to
Seventh street, thence to North Try
on on to Independence Square,
thence to Erevard street on to Grace
church.
The program at the church will in
clude the introductory remarks by
Dr. J. T. Sanders, president of Biddle
University, reading proclamation by
Ralph Weddington, Poem, by R. B.
Bruce and the annual Oration by
Bishop Clinton.
Dr. G. W. Williams, will act as
master of ceremonies. The parade
promises to be one of the best the
colored people have ever gotten up
on a similar occasion.
COLD WEATHER.
It Prevails ail Over the United States
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Paul, Dec. 26. Sixteen below was
the record of the local weather bureau
today.
At Winnepeg, Manitoba, the ther
mometer went i0 degrees below, but is
now rising. The cold here is accompa
nied by a stinging wind which made it
mere intense during the night.
Birmingham, Dec. 26. A terrific fall
of temperature occurred here during
the past twenty-four hours. The ther
mometer stood 52 degrees above zero
at noon yesterday, and by midnight it
had fallen 40 degrees and at 9 o'clock
this morning it stood at 17, which is
the coldest this winter.
Peoria, 111., Dec. 26 Jno. Weir,
aged 45, was frozen to death today
near Elmwoo J. George Baumgarten
was found frozen to a tree here early
today and had to be thawed loose by
patrolmen. He was frozen so badly he
cannot recover. -
Boston, Dec. 26.Heavy .Northeast
snowstorm began here " today, strong
wind driving in from sea contributed
to conditions resembling a blizzard.
-- Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 26. The mini
mum temperature record by the
weather bureau this morning was 19
degrees above zero, a fal lof 37 de
grees in the last twenty-four hours.
An additional fall in the temperature
is forcasted for today and tonight.
The cold wave , is reaching to the
South Atlantic and Gulf States.
SECOND CHURCH
SECURES MR.GiLLOH
Rev. W. A. Gillon of Concord
has Been Selected to Car
ry Out the Church's Plans
For an Enlarged Work in
This City
At "a meeting of the officers of the
Second Church not long ago the offer
was made to Rev. W. A. W. Gillon,
of Concord, to labor in the Eastern
part of the city with the view of
building up another strong Presby
terian organization in that part cf the
city. Today Mr. Gillon announced his
acceptance cf the work, subject to the
action of Concord Presbytery. . The
salary offered is fourteen hundred
dollars.
Mr. Gillcn is recognized as one of
the most successful pastors in North
Carolina. He is a native of Concord,
was a graduate of Davidson and of
Union Seminary, Virginia, and is a
man cf scholarship, eloquence and
energy. His work in Conccrd, espe
cially in the mill districts, has been
signalized not only by the securing of
a number of members but by the weld
ing them into a well-trained body
of workers. His work in the Sunday
schools of his charge is characterized
by the most thorough teaching and
the response to thi3 sort of work has
been enthusiastic.
Mr. Gillcn and his family will be
welcomed to Charlotte' and will be a
notable addition to the social and re
ligious life of the community. The
new minister is expected about the
middle of January.
Admiral Dewey Sinks Ship.
(By 'Associated Press.)
- Boston, Dec. 26. Clyde liner steamer
Kiowa, inward bound from Jackson
ville, Fla., and Charleston, S. C, was
rammed and sunk by the steamer Ad
miral Dewey of the United States Fruit
Co. ' in Benton harbor today. All on
board the Kiowa numbering thirty per
sons were rescued by tug.
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JAPAN IS BUYING
COMING CQIIfLICI
Japan is Negotiating with
Chile for a Cruiser and a
Battle-Ship Baron Haya
shi Gives Important Inter
view. ;
The British Government has
Made Strong Representa
tions to Russia -The Rus
sian Black Sea Fleet leaves
for the Pacific.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 26 Japan is negoti
ating for the purchase of two Chilean
war-ships, the armoured cruiser Es
meralda and another, probably . .. the
battleship Pratt, which is for sale.; It
is now only a matter of price. Nego
tiations with other South American
governments for. the purchase of war
ships, are also in progress. Baron
Hayashi, the Japanese . Minister, said
to a representative of the Associated
Press today relative to negotiations:
"We vant more ships. Of course this
is only a precautionary measure, and it
may be a lot of expense, all for noth
ing." "I have no indication of the na
ture of the Russian reply. Personally
I scercely expect it to be delivered for
some littlet time. There is no truth
whatsoever that Japan stipulated a
time." . ' .
Asked anent the dispatch to Berlin,
Dec. 24, saying the British Government
represented to the Czar that - Great
Britain deemed Japan's demands just,
and. earnestly expected 'Russia to
grant them.- Baron Hayashi said while
he was not aware of the precise action
by Great Britain, at- Sf. Petersburg,
Great Britain is well aware that Ja
parTwuirhe compelled ttfgo to warTin-
less 'Russia' modifies the position taken
up In her, last note. At the foreign of-,
fice nothing is yet known of the prob
able nature of Russian policy."
.fans, uect i. is iwuuu au
thoritatively at headquarters, that
Japan is about to send a large mili
tary force ot Corea, for the purpose of
restoring and maintaining order at
disturbed ports. The departure of this
force is imminent. It will probably
consist of a division of 15,000 men.
Japan has been assured that Russia
will not consider the sending: of trooD3
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to Corea to .be an unfriendly act or a
casus belli. It is anticipated that the
departure cf the troops will revive the
war rumors. ' .
During the recent exchanges '. be
tween Russia and Japan the former
fully recognized the need of the pres
ence of a Etrong military authority
on Corea and conceded that Japan
was in the best position to promptly
sent troops to the disturbed points.
The sending of troops, nevertheless is
o iiil na linirnor - a rt . Imnnrtfliit
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bearing on the present, negotiations
as it will be the first conspicuous evi
dence of Japan's actual exercise of
paramount authority over Corea.
It is further said in the same quar
ters that preparations for this expedi
tion were the cause of the 'recent
great activity at Japanese arsenals
and which is asserted has been
erroneously ascribed to Persicns in
Russia.
News ha3 been received here ' that
Minister Lamsroff has personally re
ceived Japan's reply and that in view
of its terms he is sail to havq ex
pressed surprise at tho reports of
Japan's beligerent attitude. This is
regarded as V clearly showing tho
amicable spirit in which' negotiations
are pending. r ' . :'
New York, Dec. 26. The volunteer
fleet is on its, way to Port Arthur from
Odessa, with over two picked recruits,
says a Moscow dispatch to The Times.
A transport also carries several Black
! Sea Naval officers, and a party of naval
gunners. . . . ;
Washington; Dec. 26.-116 ' situa
tion in the far East has" cau?ed the
officials of the iState Department to re
new their efforts to secure-for '.the
'United States from China and, Korea
certain necessary trade advantages as
embodied in. a Chinese Commercial
- treaty, and minister: Alien's demands
j upon the; Korean government before
the crisis becomes more' acjite. It is
realized that should : hostilities . break
cut between Japan . and -Russia,;, the
resulting peace treaty ..would probably
leave the United States anil other neu
tral nations' entirely outside of the
. pale of advantage in the Korea and
f Manchuria, - no matter which- side
' Department is bringing pressure -to
bear upon the Chinese Court to issue
a speedy ratification of the trade
treaty and. other nations have -indi-'
rectly been given . to understand in
this negotiation it is hoped that a. firi-
al ratification cf the treaty may be
exchanged in Washinjgton withia
three mouths at -the outside. -
WAR
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