VOL. XXIX-NO. 4680
CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 4; 1904.
PRICE: 3 CENTS
ELOOUEHT ADDRFSS
ON ANNIVERSARY
BF GBEBEL'S DEATH
Representative James of Ken
tucky Bitterly Denounces
Governor Durbin of Indiana
for Refusing to Honor
Requisition Papers- .
Secretary Wilson is Afraid
That the Boll Weevil Can
not be Exterminated May
Extend Over the Whole
South.
(By A. W. Hughes.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 3. One of
the most impassioned addresses ever
delivered within the walls of that his
toric chamber, stirred the House of
Representatives today when Represen
tative Ollie James, of Kentucky, caleld
attention to the fact that February 3rd
is the fourth aninversary of the death
of William Goehel in the Blue Grass
State at the hands of an assassin, dur
ing a speech on proposed legislation as
to extradition between the States. Mr.
James bitterly denounced Governor
Durbin, of Indiana, for his refusal to
honor extradition papers for Wm. S.
Taj lor, who was indicted for complicity
in the murder of Senator Goebel. He
went further and denounced the Presi
dent as "the distinguished Rough Rid
er" who as Governor of New York
Siate violated all precedents by saying
to Taylor, "Come to New York and you
snail be immune." Mr. James quoted
from the President's message advocat
ing the adoption of laws for the ex
tradition of persons charged with brib
ery. He ridiculed the recommendations
and declared they must have been sub
mitted in humorous vein. He charac
terized the President as the "Dob
Quixote" of extradition. Mr. Crum
pa?ker defended the Governor of Indi
ana, and in the running debate that fol
lowed and which at times grew exceed
. ,i:.;y bitter, . Representative William
Alcen Smith declared that there were
no respectable Democratic newspapers.
Although it was a bitter cold day in
Washington's calendar, the Senate also
waxed warm. Senator Tillman declar
ing that when Congress takes money
away from the people and gives it to
expositions and fairs, it' is a steal, be
ing unlawful and unconstitutional. The
occasion of Mr. Tillman's outbreak was
the amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill providing for a loan of $4,600,000
for the St. Louis Exposition.
It is rather discouraging to the
Texas delegation in Congress, after
their vigorous and successful fight to
have Secretary "Wilson, of the Agricul
tural Department, authorized to spend
$250,000 if necessary in the search for
some means of eradicating the boll'
weevil pest, to learn through W. D.
Hunter, the special' entomologist of
the United States Agricultural De
partment, who has been studying the
subject right on the ground down in
Texas, that there is not even a remote
probability that the cotton boll weevil
will ever be exterminated. And the
worst of this announcement from the
Agricultural Department is-to the ef
fect that it not only cannot be extermi
nated, but is almost sure to extend over
the whole cotton region of the. South,
it has already crossed into Louisiana
and that despite the fight which has
been waged against the most destruc
tive foe of the cotton grower. What
-Jr. Hunter says about the spread of
this pest outside the State of Texas
should be specially noted, as he thinks
that it was carried in from Texas in
Mtton seed or other cotton products.
Up to the present time, it appears
lhat the boll weevil has been found
tside the State of Texas in only
l!-ee instances. One of these was at
Auoubon Park, in the vicinity of New
yr;eans. where one field of the sugar
experiment setation at that place was
iwind infested with the weevil last Au
gust. All the cotton in this field was
destroyed, the field burned over and
".flooded. There are two other lo
-meb in Louisiana where the pest
nKts. both in Sabine Parish, directly
"Pposite to Shelby county, Texas, and
us m these two that Mr. Hunter says
at Circumstanopa itirtiVofa V.Q tho
Pest was carried from Texas in cotton
"-u or other cotton products
tVn v "aim, w no maue a. trip
-ougn the Southern cotton States last
mmer, says that the conditions of
raate and plantation practice in the
caK portion of the cotton belt indi-
tho 1 the weevil problem will in
e course of time be as serious as it is
R "Lexas. Taking the'estimate of
rrn ' . ,un(ls that the normal cotton
vaino . e Unitei States reaches i
mat? t ?50000().0GO, the possible ulti
tto I 1 xne weevil has spread over
Dfiv,i, " . v-v"-"-" "en, wuuia De in me
BmvM ,nood of $250,000,000 annually,
avmj 1. 110 means can be found to
-u miS destruction.
c secretary believes that the slnw-
tia- ?fhe Prosress up to the present
of Vdies tftat the principal means
the wvimg are only natural ones, like
finld t and a simPte overflow from
"ftnein ,e,ld' and that the artificial
in nti,; llh-e transportation in seed or
ly tin m tumoniuities. are comparative
important.
nr..
iw.. c mis is tne
-kJ 11 1 . VV I IK 111
"-"it a iaw similar to tnat
In force in Georgia and Louisiana be
enacted in all other Southern States
ihe crop pest la of Georgia cre
ates a board of entomology and gives
this board, the power to enact and en
force such. regulations as it may deem
deem necessary to prevent the intro
duction or dissemination of seriously
"jUiuus crop pests or diseases. This
board on August 88th last adopted the
following regulations with reference to I
the cotton boll weevil: j
"It shall be unlawful for any firm,
person or corporation to bring into the '
fctate of Georgia, or to have in posses
sion for any purpose, any living Mex
ican boll weevil or any cotton bolls, -squares,
plants or seed containing th
adult, pupal, larval or egg stage of the
Mexican cotton boll weevil.
"No cotton seed grown in the State
of Texas of Louisiana or consigned
from points in those States shall be
shipped into the State of Georgia
without being accompanied by a certifi
cate signed by a duly authorized State
or government entomologist stating
that said cotton seed has been fumi
gated in such manner as to kill any
boll weevils, larva or pupa which may
be contained therein."
The State of North. Carolina has so
far taken no legal measures, according
to Mr. Wilson, to prevent the introduc
tion of the boll weevil beyond the en
actment of the crop pest law which
was passed in 1897. This law would,
howeVer, give the crop pest commis
sion power to make regulations against
the cotton boll weevil as against other
insects. This commission, it appears,
may adopt regulations not inconsistent
with the laws and constitution of
North Carolina and the United States
for preventing the introduction of in
jurious crop pests from without the
State and for governing common car
riers in transporting plants liable to
harbor such pests to and from the State
and such regulations have the force of
law. When the commission has reason
to suspect that any pest listed by them
as injurious exists in any county of
the State, they are required to cause
such suspicion to be verified by a per
son competent to determine the specific
identity of the pest and if such sus
picion proves . to be true, the eommis
sion is further required to appoint a
certain time a competent person for
their agent to inspect such infested
premises and to take such measures
for treating them as the . commission
may direct. A fine is imposed upon
any person who seeks to prevent the
commission from the discharge of his
duties, the minimum rate being $5 and
the maximum $50, or imprisonment for
not less than ten days nor more than
thirty days.
An ounce of preventive is worth a
pound of cure, so Mr. Wilson recom
mends to the cotton growers of North
Carolina to keep the pest out of the
State, if possible, rather than to wait
until it gets in and then begin what
his entomologist claims is to be a fight
to the bitter end. : ; ;
Tbe-Po&tpfRt'ewDtTeartment has ar
ranged for the following star service
schedules for-North Carolina, to take
effect July. 1, 1904: Daily except Sun
day, Pughs to Louisburg; Truth to
Merryoaks; Locust to Concord; Gray
son to Ureston; Spies to Fmegrove;
Sapphire to Lake Toxaway; the sched
ule from Harrisville to Candor gives
mail both ways on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
John L. Phelps has been commis
sioned postmaster at Plymouth; Theo
dore C. Haigler at Waxhaw.
Martha R. Swift has been appointed
postmaster at Amantha, Watauga
county. ,
Star route service will be establish
ed on February 8th from Greenlees .to
the railroad station, leaving the station
on receipt of mail from Marion daily,
but not waiting later than 3 p. m.
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE
They Hold Up a Stage and
Murder the Six Passengers
-Uncle Sam's Mounted
Troops are now After the
Band.
(By Associated Press)
. Guyamas, Mex., Feb. 4. Passengers
before the Yosemite Club. Corbett is
brought news of a terrible outrage by
the Yaqui Indians.. The stage between
Oritz and La Cruces was held up by
savages, and all of its six passengers
vere killed. Fifteen Indians were in
the party. When the massacre': was
discovered the officers of the garrison
at Oritz were notified, and a detache
ment of mounted troops was sent in
pursuit.
CHALLENGES VANDERBILT.
M. Gobrom, the French Automobilist,
Challenges William K. Vanderbilt.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Feb. 3. French automobilists
are taking much interest in the motor
car records made by Wm. K. Vander
bilt, Jr., on the beach track at Or
mond, Fla., and are anxious to , race
him. M. Gobrom, who is well known
in sporing circles here, has already
challenged Mr. Vanderbilt and M. De
Gaters proposes to lower 1 the record
made by M. Gobrom on a 90. horse
power car, evidently with the intention
of racing with Mr. Vanderbilt himself.
YOUNG CORBETT SIGNS.
Will Meet Dave Sullivan the Last of
the Month and Jimmy Britt Later.
(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, Feb. 4. Young Cor
bet has signed articles to meet Dave
Sullivan the last day of , this month
from Oritz on the Sonora Railroad
also matched to meet Jimmie Bntt m
this city March 15.
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LEAVE PORT ARTHUR:
EMIGRATE
EOROPEALABID
The Most Startling News of
the Coming Conflict is the
Departure of the Russian
Fleet Europe Does not
Know What Will Happen-
China is Being Torn With
InternaL Troubles The
Chinese Court Preparing to
Flee From Pekin-Om'nous
News Today.
(By Associated Press)
London, Feb. 4. All the Russian
warships, except one. under repairs,
have left Port Arthur for an unknown
destination. The government has
been informed, according to the Lon
don Globe's Shanghai correspondent,
that the Pekin authorities have re
peatedly intimated that in the event
the Russians abandon Manchuria the
powers would be compelled to, safe
guard their respective interests in the
remaining provinces regardless of
China's pseudo sovereignty. The rev
olutionists promise to rise in revolt in
Kwang Tung in the middle of Febru
ary and expel the Manchus in the"
event of Manchuria being abandoned.
The Dowager Empress is said to be
wavering between Russian offers of
protection and the promises of the,
other powers to support China against
aggression. But the predominant par
ty continues to strenuously to Resist
Russia, and has continued the enlist
ment of a half-million new troops, and
is amassing regiments in the north.
The court meantime continues prepar
ations for flight to Sian Fu. '
Russian Activity.'
Tokio, Feb. 4. The Japanese com
mercial agent at Vladivostock has been
notified by the Russian commander of
the garrison there that he might at
any1 time,- in accordance with orders
from St. Petersburg, havf to proclaim
a' state of seige. Consequently he de
sired the agent to make preparations
for the eventual departure of Japanese
residents. Should any wish to remain
they will be ordered to Habarovsk.
Japanese official reports confirm the
marked activity in Manchuria. Houses
have been prepared at Liao Tung and
other places for the accomodation of
Russian soldiers. Transportation is
rpmiisitioned for ammunition and i
stores. Troops are moving in the di- j
4 : f Vnln Q-nrt fllft Vl t Tl OCIfl ?
residents at Ying Chou are preparing
for flight. j
Provoking Japan. j
Tokio, Feb. 4. Premier Katsura and
his cabinet associates gave a dinner
today to eighteen representative peers
and communicated the nature and pro
gress diplomatic negotiations with .
Russia; Marquis Ito had a private
conference with the Emperor where!
the situation was discussed. These J
and other incidents indicate the seri- j
ousness of the situation. . is general
ly believed that the Russian massing
of troops north of the Yalu river is to .
be prepared is to resist a possible in
vasion by the Japanese. The cabinet
of Elder Statesmen, and navy and j
army J commanders, are in constant j
communication or conference. There j
is no lnuieauuu, uuwctu, i
rmirse thev intend to pursue. The be-1
lief is prevalent that Russia is seek
ing to provoke Japan to take the ini
tiative. Russia's Last Word.
Paris, Feb. 4. The foreign office
here failed to receive today the ex
pected definite information concern
ing Russia's reply. The failure is
construed to mean the document is
not ready or extreme caution at St.
Petersburg, owing to gravity of the
situation. French officials consider the
great naval and military activity of
Russia equivalent to a declaration that
the response will be Russia's last
word.
Sailed For Far East.
Suez, Feb. 4. The Russian battle-
ship and three torpedo boat destroyers
sailed today lor tne iar jiasi.
Another Cabinet Meeting.
Tokio, Feb. 4. Another cabinet
meeting was held this morning. An
other meeting of the ministers will be
held this afternon. -
Russian Troops From Korea.
London, Feb. 4. A dispatch to the
Central News Agency; from Seouls,
Korea, says about 6,000 Russian troops
i ' ii.j t- a m
have sailed from Port Arthur and will
endeavor to land at Chemulpo, Port of
Seoul, tomorrow. .
Japan Occupies Korea.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 4. Advices from
j Corea &ay a feeling ofi panic is gener- j
al there, and the impression prevails j
at all the seaports that the massacre
or toreigners is eveniuauy expecteu.
Europeans are preparing to send their
CHINESE
families, to Shanghai.) Every steamer ing arms across the country border at
I from Japan, it is reported, conveys to p0lomas. Steveral Americans hunters
Corea many Japanese) officers and sol- were taken from beds at night and fined
diers in disguise, and their ' presence Dy Mexican officials for crossing the
is regarded by Russians a secret occu- border with, fire arms. Through the
pation of Corea. Siiiy doctors have Mexican consul here they have ap
left St Petersburg for Manchuria in pealed to the State Department of
' the last few days. ( I Mexico for redress.
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W ORLEANS
KT WORLD
BUYING COTTON
'4
A Day of Great Confusion in
the New York and Liver
pool Markets-Big Reaction
on Graver War News but
Rally by Bulls.
The Story of the Meeting of
Bears and Bulls' Today in
the Markets of the World
No Market for the Small
Fry.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 4. The utmost
confusion attended the opening of the
cotton market this morning. Bullish
utterances from New Orleans and the
report that the bulls there placed un
limited buying orders late yesterday
led to the belief that this morning
would witness a resumption of the
recent upward trend of values. It
seemed, however, that it was New Or
leans against the world, for this morn,
ihg Liverpool reported a decline of 20
to 26 points under Egyptian and con
tinental selling. This led ' to weak
opening here with first prices at a de
cline of 50 and 60 points on the old
andT15 to 20 on the new crop options.
Local market, after selling 'down for
March, May and July, remained firmer
on bull support.
'
N O MARKET , ? i II,
New Orleans, Feb. 4. War rumors,
including heavy liquidation, caused a
break of a cent a pound or $5 a bale
in - the cotton market this morning.
Liverpool became sensationally weak
and scared local traders. Prices did
not stay down long, as the bulls bought
heavily locally and in Liverpool, which
caused a sharp
reaction. In trading
this morning March lost 10(5 points
from yesterday's close at 15.50 and re
covered to 16.62. "
Liverpool Market.
Liverpool, Feb. 4. After opening
quiet today the cotton market gave way
under, the pressure of sellers. Selling
orders came in from practically every
partif.f the . world, an d exciting busi
ness was done. The -greatest range
were May and June options of fifty
points. The smallest forty points for
February. . '
' v
Another Break.
New York, Feb. 4. Shortly before
the close another violent break in
prices, cotton May option selling 107
points under last night's close.
Census Report Next Week.
Washington, Feb. 4. The announce
ment was made today by the Census
Commission that the cotton ginning
report will be issued next Tuesday.
SH&FEfl MYSTERY
IS ABOUT SOLVED
A Prominent Business Man
to be? Arrested and Taken
out of Town for Safe Keeping-Officials
Confident of
Their Theory.
(By Associated Press)
Bedford, Ind., Feb. 4. It is believed
that the mystery surrounding the mur
der of Miss Schaeffer is about to be
solved with a suspicion resting on a
prominent business man not before
suspected of complicity in the matter.
It is believed that before night the
murderer will be on the train to Jef
fersonville for safe keeping. The
theory of the police is that the mur
der was to secure letter. The suspec
ted man has been trying for several
days to escape town and a guard has
been placed on all outgoing trains.
Officials said positively that the mys-
tery is unravelled and arrests will be
made as soon as the prisoner can be
( taken out of town safely.
LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
One Negro Lynched and the Mob on a
Wild Hunt For the Others.
(By Associated Press)
Greenville, Miss., Feb. 4. One . ne
gro was lynched last night, suspected
of being implicated in killing there
yesterday James Fastland. A big
lsTm;i.
Luther Holbert. the negro who is
accused of doing the shooting. Details
from Doddsville are meagre, but it is
reported that the community is highly
excited and further lynchings are
feared.
American Hunters Arrested.
(By Associated Press)
El Paso. Tex.. Feb. 4. Mexico has
issued decree forbidding persons bear-
ANNUAL IMG
OF DIRECTORS
OF UNIVERSITY
1
Affairs in a Prosperous Con
dition Many Assistant!
PrOfeSOrS Asked F0r"-AIS0
Law Department Building
and Normal Course.
Income This Year was Thirty
Six Thousand Dollars Clau
dius Dockery Succeeds
Zeb Vance Walser on the
Board.
(Special The News)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. The annual
meeting of the directors of the Uni
versity of North Carolina was held
this afternoon. President Venable,' in
his report, asked for assistant profes
sors for the coming year in each of the
departments of mineralogy, history,
drawing, pharmacy, anatomy, romance,
languages and literature, applied math
ematics, physics, mining and metal
lurgy an dfoi a well equipped normal
department for male teachers in prim
ary department. He asks also for a
law department building, additional li
brary appropriation and additional
equipment in various departments.
Bursar's report shows receipts of the
University for the year 1902-03 to have
been $36,895. Governor Aycock was
authorized to appoint a committee of
three to visit and inspect the "Univer- j
sity. The old executive committee ;
was re-appointed except that Claudius '
Dockery was appointed instead of Zeb
Vance Walser, resigned." Prof. R. E.
O. Davis, instructor in the department
of chemistry,, was granted leave of ab
sence from April 1st until the fall term
to pursue studies in a university in
Germany: Twenty-one directors were
present,, including George Stephens, of
Charlotte.
A charter was issued this morning to
Raleigh Milling Company, this city,
capital $40,000.- Its purpose is to pur- j
chase and operate the well known Flor- j
ena Mills here. Incorporators are J.
H. Trent, C. O. Wright, of Bluefield,
W., Va., J. H. Harding, Jr., : B. , T.
Oliver,, of this. city. A . " .
A colored benevolent organization, !
Sens and Daughters of Joseph, was .
chartered to organize in Fayetteville. J-.
Another charter was to the Tar Heel
Steamboat Company, of Elizabeth
town, Bladen county.. The principal
incorporator is A. E. Martin, capital
$10,000. The company proposes to
operate steamboat flats on the Cape
Fear.
The Southern Stove Works of Rich
Trsonri which shirmed a car load
of
stoves to the apparanetly fraudulent
firm of Jones & Powell, as manipu- (
lated by J. B. Powell from Norfolk, j
has informed the government authori
ties here that they shipped the stoves
under the impression that they were
dealing with the regular firm of Jones
& Powell, of Raleigh. In fact that their
correspondence with J. B. Powell was
such as to give them to understand
that it was their rating that was given
in Dunn and Bfrads greets. District
Attorney Skinner says he certainly
has a bang up case against J. B. Pow
ell now and will have no trouble in
convicting him.
At the request of Attorney General
Gilmer the Supreme court has set the
notedV "anti-jug law case" from Dur
ham for argument at the end of the
second district calendar inext week
in order that it may be speedily deter-
application of an act that was intend-
eu tor only iour counties tu an liv
hibition and
dispensary territory m
the State. -
The central committee of the North
Carolina saloon league met in this
city last night and received the annual
reports of oflicers and prepared plans
for active and persistent work during
this year. President J. 'W. Bailey's
report showed that elections were held
in 28 towns and 20 were carried for
tenmerance. The financial statement
Bhnw:i S1 nnn has been expended be-1
51,000 has Deen expenuea ue -
with the legislature and at
e-itmine
least $1,000 will Be reqmrea iur wb
1 j 1 . i
reauirea lor iae
work this year. The statement, was j The present Commander of the Or
made that nearly . every county now i der in Noxth Carolina is Mr. George E.
has an anti-saloon league executive Hoocl of Goldsboro, who will preside
committee. It was decided to inaugu- at the annuai meeting here.
rate a thorough canvas or me otttusj
Of the tState
w , . u iwiiw iiiuq yj w uuvrf , V 1 1 A Jill 14 U v . , WAAU.WU
to secure signatures to pledges wnicn , der in charlotte have in hand the work ' Poplar, occupied by - Maine : Hagler,
will be a new feature in the league. , cf preparing a program, and making ; The attempt was made last night. The
Announcement is made that th league all arraagenients for th meeting: F. tboy has been arrested and- the evi
will continue non-partisan will contend R McNinch. Chas. Johnson, and D. T. I dence aeainst him is very dark.on the
for constructive legislation, stana Dy
the Watts law, advocate an anti-jug
law for the entire State.
TENNESSEE CONVENTIONS
Every Member of State Committee Op-
possd to Kansas City Platform.
(By Associated Press)
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 4. The State
Democratic executive committee today
fixed May 25 and this city as the time
and place for the State convention to
nominate a State ticket and delegates
to the national convention. Every
member of the commtttee expressed
himself as opposed to the re-affirmation
of the Kansas City platform.
j
McClellan Closes Theatres.
' (By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 4. Mayor McClel
lan ordered closed this morning the
Grand Opera House, Madison Square
theatre and four others. The mayor
last week served notice on nineteen
theatres that unless certain alterations
were made for safety by Tuesday
night he would order them closed.
SENATOR HANNA ILL.
The Doctors Have a Consultation
" Over His Case.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 4.--Senatar Han
na, who is quite ill here, is reported
somewhat better this morning. Dr.
Geo. E. Brewer, of New York, who was
sent for by Mrs. Hanna, arrived this
morning and a consultation of three
physicians In the case followed.
No Affection of Heart or Lungs.
Washington, Feb. 4. Blood drawn
'from the distinguished patient during
the morning was subjected to a micro
scopic examination and report made at
the consultation of the physicians this
evening stated that . examination by
doctors, disclosed no affection of heart
or lungs.
Possible Typhoid Fever.
Possible development of typhoid
fever or kidney trouble is the chief
source of apprehension of the physi
cians. They say weeks must elapse
before the Senator will be able to get
out even in the event of no untoward
developments in his extreme physical
exhaustion.
Rnllptin of Roetflps. f
The following .bulletin was issued
after consultation:
"At- consultation no new features
were found in Hanna's condition He
is suffering from a recurrent attack
of grippe with an unusual amount of
physical aepression. There are no
alarming symptoms and no reason to
- believe recovery will not take place
in a reasonable time." Dr. Brewer re
turned to New York. T
MRS. MAYBRICK TO GO FREE.
Report Confirmed by Hpme Secretary
as to Mrs. Maybrick's Release.
(By Associated Press) ;
London, Feb! 4. Replying to a
question in the House of Commons to.
day, the Home Secretary, Akers Doug
lass, confirmed the report that Mrs. f
Florence Maybrick has been removed j
from Aylesbury ; prison to a convales
cent home, where she will remain till
the summer, when she will be allowed
her 'freedom, and said she had been
granted the license under penal servi
tude act.
LOCKED CHILD IN HOUSE.
The House Was Burned and the Little
Child's Remains Found in Ashes.
: ...II . j (By Associa ted - Press) - - -Huntsvile,
Ala., , Feb; 4. William
Bradford, a farmer, "with his wife went
to a dance last night, locking a two-year-old
child in the house alone. The
house was burned during their ab
sence and the child's body found in the
ruins.
1
ISIDOR RAYNER ELECTED.
T,
Distinguished Baltimore Lawyer
Unanimously Elected by Legislature.
(By Associated Press)
Anapolis, Md., Feb. 4. In the Mary
land legislature today Isador Rayner,
of Baltimore, who was nominated last
night, received the unanimous vote of
the Democratic majority, . and was
elected United States Senator to suc
ceed Senator McComas. The Republi
can minority voted solidly for McCom
as. IUAL MEETISC
UtAJ,
E
Wi 1 1 toiivene Here rebi'uary
22-0ne Hundred Dele
gates Expected Public
Meeting Planned in Acad
emy of Music.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
: the Junior Order of JJnited American
. Mechanics will convene in this city on
J February 22, and will continue in ses-
. gion fo two days
j TV,o fnllnwin 3- nnmmittaa nf th a Dr.
Th f0li0wm2r committee of the Or
Ritch. -
The meeting here will probably be
held in the Pythian Castle Hall on
South Tryon street. -
Plans are also being formulated for
a public, meeting to be held at the
Academy of Music, at which a number
of prominent speakers will be in at-
tendance and deliver, addresses.
The three councils in Charlotte are'
making elaborate preparations for en-
tertaining the convention here.
At the coming meeting one hundred
delegates will be in attendance, repre
senting over seven thousand members
in North Carolina. State officers for
the ensuing year will also be elected,
and a place for the next convention
chosen. The last annual convention
was held in High Point.
The program of the meeting here
will be announced later.
Tornado in Nevada.
(By Associated Press)
Reno, Nev., Feb. 4. A tornado
struct East Reno today and destroyed
much property. No lives wer lost.
Al
SHELTOII SHOT SHELL
MAKES
COIIESSIOI
STORY OF CRIME
Shell, Engaged In the Lum
ber Business in Mitchell
County, Received $100 in
Pay, arid was.on his Way
to his Old Home.;
8 Stooping Down to
Drink at a Spring, She I ton
Shot him in the Back and
Head and Took his ; Money
-Murderer Caught
. (Special The News)
Asheville, N. .C, Feb. 4.News .has
reached here from Bakersville that Lee
Sheltbn,' who was charged; with mur
dering Will Shell near Pinola - last
week, has been captured and placed in
jail there- and has confessed to the
murder. The crime to which Shelton
has confessed was committed last
Thursday and was a most revolting
one. Will Shell,' who was engaged in
lumbering in Mitchell county had been
to Pinola, where he was paid ,$100. On
his way to Shell Creek, where he in
tended to visit his parents, he stop
ped at a spring, ' between Pinola and
Montezuma for a drink. While stoop
ing down to drink he, was shot eight
times. Six of the bullets took effect in
his back and two In the head, killing
him instantly. He was not found until
the next day, when he was 'discovered
lying beside the spring with the bul
let holes in his body, and his money
gone. :"
. Suspicion pointed to Lee Shelton and
two detectives, one from North Caro
lina and one from Tennessee, went on
a hunt for Shelton ' and last .night
caught him in the mountains, where
he had hidden after committing the
crime. - ' :. -' . ; ' -
FOR PANAMA CANAL.
Secretary Shaw Gives Orders- For
Withdrawal of Thirty, Millions.
' (By Associated Press)- : ,' '? i
-Washington; Feb. " 4.--Secretary
Shaw, of the Department;. sent a ;let- -ter
today to all national bank deposi-1
tors regarding . prospective calis , for
funds on account of the PananJa Canal
purpose and says it will be necessary
to draw $30,000,000 : from ; depository
banks and directors them to prepare to
make preparations for meeting within
ten days a demand of 20 per cent, of
deposits to be forwarded to New York.
The government will : surrender . no
United States bonds held as security
until banks have withdrawn all State
and municipal bonds held as such se
curity, but bonds of, the District of Co
lumbia, the Phillippines and Hawaii
will be retained if desired. .
P03TM ASTERS' ASSOCIATION.
To be Organized Tomorrow, Night
Many Funny Experiences Will be
Echanged.
Postmaster H. A. Hopkins, of St.
Clair, Mich., is in the city for the, pur
pose of helping in the. organization of
the North Carolina Postmasters' Asso
ciation, which is to be organized here
tomorrow and Saturday. .The postmas
ters have long felt the need of an or
ganization, and it is expected that
there will be -a full attendance from alj
over the State. The object of the As
sociation is the aid that one postmas
ter's experience will be to another.
And as there is very little competition
in the business advice help will cer
tainly be given without stint, and
some of the experiences exchanged will
rival the "Murphy joke" which is too
long to be repeated here..
DR. EDWARD THOMAS DEAD.
A Noted Physician of New Bern Dies
Suddenly in NewYork Today.
' (By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 4. Dr. Edward
Thomas, a physician of Newbern. N.
C, is dead in this city. : He faintecL.on
the street and died before a physician
could be summoned. - " ; ! ,
Case of Arson. . - . ..
Bizah Morrison, a colored ' hoy, is
i cncTwrt A r.f settiner fir '.to a hnnp.p
I n ThiVJ cti-oot hnturaun niiirnh anil
testimony of two witnesses. He had
' a falling out with the woman Mame
; Hagler. He was held under $300 bond.
Briefs: . .
Capt. J. M. Roark, a Confederate
; veteran of this city, is quite ill at the
heme of Mrs. Powell, on North Graham
street.. : .. ; '. ;.
Miss Blanche Solomon, .'who . has -
been very : 11L at her home, 13' North
Cedar street, is a great deal better
today. -'J--:"::.'-' ,':t:r,:
The receipts at the cotton platform
today were. SO bales at? 15.30 vcent3..
For the fourth of February, -1903, 50
bales at 9 cents. . - , , . : .. ..
The members of Seversville Meth
odist church gave their, pastor, Rev. G.
E. Eaves, a pounding ; last evening,
which was; greatly appreciated.
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight ' and " Friday.
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