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NEWa VOL. XXIX NO. 4640 CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1804. PRICE: 3 CENTS HEWS FROM EAST RUSSIANS TRAPPED JAPS VICTORIOUS C Lrt Pn,,r.rt r Mobile. Ala., Feb. 16. Robert H. RUITlOr 01 the UaptUre Ot Manser, manager of the United Fruit , n PL1 no omPany, in British Honduras in Mo Three RUSSian ShipS Off bile today says: af.thie tal'revSS- p- u i i tlon there he does not know of it He Yonsampno--bix niinarea y ws company and others secured n OrtU!n EV contr.01 of the Guatemalan Railway, Russian Soldiers rrozen to -running 135 miies into the interior Death in Siberia. j company is bound to construct at once TUQ lananPSP MinktPr at addit.ional 365 miles through a fer ine Japanese IVIIIUbiei a I tile section of Guatemala. The com- Porlin I avQ Rlamp nf War B?nLuirin6 the roacl is heded by Deri I n La)S Diame 0I War , Sir William Van Horn, of the Canadian A i. IT o -; Pacific, and other canitalitc on viceroy Miexien--oays Last Russian Note was Never Delivered, (By Associated Press) New York. Feb. 16. A Herald cor respondent at Berlin telegraphs an in- tnrvifw with Japanese Minister Kurlno who declares himself convinced that, . . - .. w Russia did net desire the war nor did japan. When hostilities opened it was directly (Uie to the action of Viceroy Alexieff. who by ostentatious prepara tions had rendered war inevitable. He says the viceroy never delivered the Russian note to the Japanese minister and the minister had no idea what it contained. As to the duration of the war only military experts can deter mine. Kirino expressed his belief that France will not interfere in the conflict and if she does England can be depend ed on to stand by Japan. German Cruiser Fired On. St. Petersburg. Feb. 16.6 A semi official telegram from Port Arthur says the German cruiser Hansa, which had been sent to Port Arthur to remove the German subjects from there, and which had on board also a number of Rus sian women and children, has been fired upon by the Russian warships. The telegram repeats the statement that three Japanese torpedo boats had been sunk in an attack on Port Arthur. Secretary Hay's Proposition. St Petersburg. Feb. 16. Information has been obtained at the Foreign Of fice that Secretary Hay's proposition to limit the area of war operations is considered "practicable," and that a response will soon be forthcoming. Viceroy Alexieff , is beiug consulted and the authorities are doubtless wait ing indications as to how the proposi tion will be received by Japan. The Ameikan government is now pressing for an answer to the request that a T'nited States army officer be,allowed to accompany the Russian field opera tions, but it is intimated that Viceroy Alexieff, to whom the request has been referred, has not yet answered. Threatening Demonstrations. Ying Kow. Monday, Feb. 15. Threat ening demonstrations have been made against a British gun-boat and the United States gun-boat Helena, by Russian soldiers, whose assaults and depredations ag3inst other foreigners continue. The civil administrator is making every effort to arrest the of fenders and has assured the comman ders and consuls that full reparation wil Ibe made. Russian authorities deny the loss of Russian vessels near Hai Wei. It is stated that Japan will wait indefinite ly to land troops in Manchuria as she considers control of sea by Japan nul lifies greatly Russian interests in the East. Uneasy for Missionaries. Philadelphia. Pa., Feb. 16 Friends of the missionaries stationed in Corea, Manchuria and Japan are alarmed for their safety. Nothing has been heard from several located in Seoul and un easiness is felt. Russia Can't Go to the Fair. .St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. Commis sioner General Alexandrovisky today officially announced the abandonment .f the proposed participation of Rus sia in the St. Louis Exposition. Six Hundred Perish. Bdin, Feb. 16. A St. Petersburg corespondent says 600 Rusisan soldiers pave been frozen to death while cross UlS lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia. The ""'respondent says the temporary rail H across the lake has not yet been wmplPtod and a large detachment of ps sent on a 22-mile march over !ne ce-covered lake are presumed to oave lost their way in the storm and Perished. Japs Capture Three Ships. Seoul, !,. 16 The Corean govern ment has granted Japan the right to uaverse the country. It is reported at Japanese warships have trapped 'ee Russian ships off Yongampho. 0 details regarding the result of this Api01t have been received. p Hansa Not Hurt. Or Arthur, Feb. 16. Firing on the c man cruiser Hansa by the Japanese inps occurred while she was pro- tu UJ t ort Arthur to take away tho , man residents and not when meter were aboard. ThP Hansa. pitnot damaged. On her arrival at j W fH;11111". she took on board a num- 01 the V.ives of Russian sailnra and I was tl'lthn..!. j., . .- - .. satin turtner incident. Investi-j L1"n shows that the city and fortress ; tack p utuuasu oy tne japs, at-1 bsi: lp.,e ?Ple naturaly are anxious and but tr ls at a comnlete stand still, iranquility prevails. " I -,J' li MI o niin ti ! dfi 1 1 F,ve Steamers Caottired. , Toki in.. - '0, Vph Ifi Tun t i iuc jpa, uave cay- biv r. least five commercial steam 1Jleae include Ekatorvostav ves- j - caught in the.. ' rip o.'J fP Pfiroon neighboring- .v .at ""its aiuce op " t)y small Jaoan- ese cruiser? the steart unboats. Some of rich prizes. RAILROAD IN GUATEMALA. Sir William Van Horn and Other Capi talists Interested No Revolution in Honduras. - (By Associated Press) ;iium rort jyarnos and will take the ; management, of the road after the j meeting of Congress, March 1st. The , and other capitalists. ( THIRTY TRUE BILLS. Grand Jury's Good Work Today Num ber Cases Disposed Of. The grand jury at the present term of Superior Court is equalling all for mer records for the amount of work done, that body today haviner rptnrn- Z7 ue UIUS up 10 tnree 7 - 1, inn 1 u turn fr-T ine true bills found nro mnetiv ! larceny and assault cases. The court resumed its work at ten o'clock this morning, and many cases were disposed of today. The most important case heard was that of Toole Berry, colored, charged wih larceny, who was sent to the county roads for a term of three years. Other cases disposed of were: Geo. Chandler, carrying concealed weapon, fined $10 and costs. Jack Jordan and Will Dunlop, larceny, judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. A. L. Fox, assault on W. B. Newell, guilty, sentence net pronounced. A. L. Fox, carrying concealed weap on, guilty: sentence not pronounced. Luther Gordon and Charley Broad way, assault and battery; judgment suspended on payment of costs. John Bcatty, larceny, four months on the roads. John Beatty, larceny, second case, four months on roads. In the caso of Henry Simpson and Mary Lou Archer, violation, the court was taking evidence this afternoon at the hour of going to press. SOUTHBOUND TRAIN WRECKED1H EEH The Wreck was on the Wes tern and Atlantic N-ar At lantaTwelve People In jured, Two or Mora Fatal-ly-Axle of Coach Brok. (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Feb. 16. Southbound Flor ida limited on Western and Atlantic load was wrecked eight miles from here this morning by breaking an axle of a coach. "Twelve were injured, two of whom may died. The train was an hour and a half late, running at high speed carried a full complement of passengers going to Southern re sorts, including many from Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Paul and other western and northern cities. The cars were overturned .A wrecking train with phy sicians were sent immediately to the scene. 1 The full report has not yet been made and full extent of injuries is not known. Those believed to be most seriosly injured are Mrs. Foster Thralkaild, Tolsu, Ky., and Mrs. M. C. Keating of St. Paul. Several others are hurt, and the extent of their injuries may in crease the list of probable fatalities. THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. The De Forrest Company Has Located a Plant One Mile North of Cape Hat teras. (Correspondence The News) Washington, N. C Feb. 15. The De Forrest Wireless Telegraph Company has built for its system a skeleton structure 204 feet high, the structure being 23 feet square at the base and topping to eight feet at the top. It is constructed of wood, painted dark brown, and is in operation. Its location is one mile? north of Cape Hatteras light house and is a conspicuous object from seaward, ? Erected, also, in eleven foot water on Bluff Saol, Pamlico Sound, is a fount order light flashing red every 10 second, illuminating the entire hori- zon. The faceal plane of the light is ele vated 38 feet above the water, and she should hp visible 11 Va' miles in clear weather. The construction consists of a foundation of fire brown iron piles, snrmnnntprl hv a SQUare White WOOden . ... ... , Klanlr dwelling witn a orown ruui auu ui lantern. ine iNorioiK arm ouumciu has bought the Washington and Ply- .rt,. V. i I .1 n-nrl. QPO Wl fl I 1 ii lb IAJ mouth .railroad, and are widening standard gauge. Washington ha; eauge. wasningtuii ua 1 . , ,a snrnassed transoortation facilities, two outlets by rail to the north, and com peting water transportation, which will always insure moderate iieig,ui rates." sels and PARCELS POST LAW IS NOT FAVORED BY RETAIL STORES The Express Companies Tyr anize over the People but the Merchants do not Care for the Competition of the Department Stores- . The Delegaion That Called on the President Yesterday Composed of Prominent Mill Men, Several oHhem From Charlotte, (A. W. Hughes.) . Washington, D. C., Feb.:.15Many protests are being received by mem bers of Congress in the shape of peti tions against the passage of a more liberai parcels post law. and at the same Time, the agitation in favor of the passage of such a parcel post law seems to be increasing greatly in every section of the country. It is undoubt edly true that our postal service with regard to the handling of packages is far behind the service afforded by the postal departments of Germany and England, as it is in various other im portrait respects also. It is incontro vertible also that the important ex press companies have a subsidy on the package carrying business that they f thnt is nvthin w ar,.00ohi0 t?qh i from this in ereat measure at least would certainlv be sained bv the nas ' sasre nf a lihprai nntt narrei law m,i ! x . .. ..... .' . ' en ni'KT Ki?nr lr annpnrc aiQrt t iqt cnon a lav would greatly benefit every one engaged in any sort of commercial ac tivity. So far as retail merchants, however, are concerned, there seems to be another side to the question that is de cidedly important and which seems now to be coming to the fore. This is that mail order houses, which today handle about everything that can be imagined would be benefited much more by such a law than would retail merchants, especially in the smaller towns. With the additional advantage of very low .carrying rates they ceroid cut into the small business much more than they have as yet. The other good features of the pro nrc,crf hw mav rmtwpi"-h this nhip-ctinn ; if io v,o5, tv,,, f of iocf ,nfl i ,f i ;Jr s iimt, uc given uuc iuu.-.iucioinj.i. The President at noon received a ! large delegation from the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. Headed by President Heath of the as sociation, the delegation extended to the President, Secretary Hay and Sec retary Cortelyou, who were present with the President, invitations to at tend the annual meeting of the associ ation in this city, May 11. In addition to presenting the invita tion, which the President and Secre taries Hay and Cortelyou. said they should be pleased to consider, the dele gation thanked the President and Sec- reiarv way ior tne open aoor in iae east. Resolutions to the same effect were some time ago adopted by the Sdme euetl i association, but this was the first op portunity the cotton mill men have had to personally extend their ttfUnks. The cotton manufacturers of the South were represented in the .commit tee by the following gentlemen: Mr. W. C. Heath, president American Cotton Manufacturers' Association, and presi dent Monroe Cotton Mills, Monroe, N. C; Mr. C. B. Bryant, secretary and treasurer American Cotton Manufac turers' Association, Charlotte. N. C; Mr. S. B. Tanner, treasurer Henrietta Mills, Henrietta, N. C; Mr. E. W. Thomas, member board of governors of American Cotton Manufacturers' Asso ciation, and general manager of Oym pia Mills, Columbia, S. C; Mr. J. P. Leak, member board of governors American Cotton Manufacturers' Asso ciation, and treasurer Midway Mills, Rockingham, N. C; Mr. J. P. Wilson, president Louise Mill, Charlotte, N. C; Mr. J. G. Smith, member board of gov ernors American Cotton Manufactur ers' Association, and treasurer Newton Coton Mills, Newton, N. C; Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr.. president and treasurer Elizabeth Mills. Charlotte, N. C; Mr. R. S. Reinhardt, chairman board of governors American Cotton Manufac tures' Association, and president Elm Grove Cotton Mills, Ltncolnton, N. C; A. P. Rhyne, member board of gov ernors American Cotton Manufacturers' Association, and president Tuskagee Manufacturing Co., Mt. Holly, N. C; Mr. E. A. Smith, member board of gov ernors of American Cotton Manufac turers' Association and president and treasurer Chadwick Mills and Hoskins Mill, Charlotte, N. C; Mr. W. T. Jor dan, agent Mountain Island Manufac turing Co., Mt. Island, N. C; Mr. Geo. B. Hill, member board of governors American Cotton Manufacturers' Asso ciation, and president Rhodhiss Manu facturing Co.. Charlotte, N. C; Mr. J. M. Rhodes, vice president and general manager, Rhodhiss Manufacturing Co., Rhodhiss, N. C; Mr. John M. Miller, ' Jr.. vice president and cashier of First j National Bank, Richmond, Va.; Mr. T. H. Rennie, superintendent of Granite ville Manufacturing Co., Augusta, Ga.; Mr. John Van Landingham, firm of Heath Bros, and Co., Charlotte, N. C; Mr. A. H. Washburn (Cotton mill ma chinery), Charlotte, N. C; Mr. F. Dil- ling, president Dilling Cotton Milk and Cora Cotton Mills. King s Mountain, jn, C; Mr. J. A. Abernathy, president of Abernathy Cotton Mills, Lincolnton, N. C; Dr. D. O'Donoghue, Charlotte, N. C. ' MOTHER, DAUGHTER ARE JE-UHITED Two Women Criminals -The Daughter Served her Term and the Mother was Re - leased by the Governor -Corporations Chartered. (Special The News) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 16. Governor Aycock today granted a pardon to Mi- j nerva Strickland, a white woman, of j Surry county, who served ten years of her 15 years' sentence for killing a lit- 1 tie girl. Her daughter, Laura Bell, has j just completed a ten-year sentence for : her connection with the same crime. ' The pardon "is in order to turn the. mother out of prison at the same time -the daughter goes out. - i The Secretary of State charters J. B. j Mathis Shoe Co., of Greensboro, to do i a general manufacturing and wholesale shoe business. W. B. Devlin, H. Dun- j bar and others are incorporators. The ; capital stock:-is $100.,0ri0 -.authorized; ever, held in Charlotte took place to- . Senate Chamber tomorrow. A special $15,000 subscribed. ...... " dav beeinnin- at noon in thp conntv train with the remams will leave Another charter is to the Patterson y' bl&nmn at f n- m tne county Wednesday evening and reach Clove Co., also of Greensboro, wolesale mer- coyrt house, at which the stocks and land at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, cants and jobbers; capital $50,000; in- bonds, the property of the late H. G. The train will be met at the borders corporators, J. W. Scott, J. W. Patter- Springs, were sold at auction, the total of Ohio y Governor Herrick, who will son and oters. K. P. Hill Co., of Louisburg, is car- 17.75. tered with $20,000 capital, to. do a gen- The bids were regarded as excep eral mercantile business; incorporators tionally good and the best financiers K. P., C. G. and J. P. Hill This morning m the Supreme Court the appeal of State vs. Daniels from Jones county, was called for argument. Daniels is the negro who murdered the late Furnifold Simmons, father of United States Senator Simmons. He was convicted of murder in the first degree in the lower court and sen- teDced tof be . hanged December 11th The appeal as argued today is on a mo- y ueieuk;c LU a"B" ""i of indictment on the ground that the county commissioners of Jones dis- Jones dis- ; criminated against negroes m draw- " ing the jury. Attorney General Gilmer prgued for the State and there was no counsel contra. A negro lawyer, J. E. It. D'Hara, made up the case on appeal for the prisoner. Judge Thos. R. Purness of the Eas tern, N. C, district, has been desig nated as one of the circuit judges to sit with the United States court of ap peals at Richmond during the May term. The other circuit judge to sit i 1 1 -1 1 1 T.-J m T l T . . . c i wun mm win ue j uuge i . j. munis jl I Maryland. i There was a conference last night i'be&veen Governor Aycock and the president and directors of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad regarding i J t 1 AX. rt,.. TVffrt'Dnr rt P'" uiiuugu ayt. lease the property. Governor Aycock stated afterwards that he will an- . . . ... , . , j. j nouncG his decision within the next day or two. it JS 11U!. uuiicveu mat mc iuau will be leased although the proposition row in hand is by odds the best ever made to the State. The Atlantic Coast Line has filed through Jas H. Pou as counsel notice of appeal to the Superior Court from the recent order of the commission in the matter of the Selma connection. A $500 appeal bond was filed. Mr. Percy R. Albright of the North Carolina Car Service Association, to day sold his handsome Hillsboro resi dence to Mr. Thos. S. Fuller. It is un- ! derstood that Mr. Albright will move r ..... TvrQ icftnhwninMs. . . , , , - t-i f aisTanr to lieuerai iviauafter xvciii the Atlantic Coast Line. William Jennings Bryan's subject lor his lecture here February 22nd will be The Value of an Ideal." EXTREME COLD IN THE NORTH The Thermometer Dropped to ero in New York City Colder in Pitts burg. (By Associated Press) New York. Feb. 16. A piercing wind tn,ii ,it-ii o Arrm nf 9 rlpsrpp.s: in ten hours made great discomfort nere. " - , . Tbe temperature is one above zero and in outlying districts five to ten below, ty-five shares to C. N. Evans at i3o; S1U)1 J""-"" "- " At Syracuse a fierce snow storm is rag- five shares to J. McN. Johnson, of Today he brought the. skull to Char ins with the thermometer 15 degrees Abbeville, at 134V2; twenty-five shares lotte and several physicians examined below zero during the night. Cleveland reports the coldest day in five years, 8 to 15 below. At Detroit, Mich., last nisht it was the coldest of the season, ths government thermometer being 10 below. Throughout Micmgan are rev. ord-breaking temperatures. At Pitts- burs. Pa,, it is 5 to 10 below and two men were found frozen to death in that vicinity. Storm in Cape Cod Section. (By Associated Press) Provincetown. Mass., Feb. 16- The entire CaDe Cod section was swept by a furious blizzard yesterday and last night, the worst since November 18, 1898. Traffic on land and water is seri- ously impeded. Railroad trains are working out of drifts today. Many passengers spent last night on the cars with nothing to eat. SENATOR BURTON'S TRIAL. The Judge Overrules the Demurrer of Senator Burton to Indictment. (By Associated Press) St. Louis, Feb. 16 Judge Adams in the United States Court today over- ruled the demurrer of Senator Joseph R. Burton, of Kansas, to the indict - ment charging him with accepting money for has influence in prevent- ine the issuance of a fraud order ! against the Rialto Grain and Securi ties Company. New Commissioner. (By Associated Press) . Washington, Feb. 16. It was an nounced today after the cabinet meet ing that W. Cameron Forbes ,of Bos ton, had accepted office of Philippine Commissioner, vacated by the resigna tion of Governor Taft, and the promo tion to the Governorship of General Luke Wright. ; SECURITIES SOLD AT SPLENDID PRICES TODAY Stocks and Bonds to, the , n ft I 1 r LJJC senate aujuui ueu as a main, ui AmOUnt 0T Nearly a yUap respect. Most of the Senators were . n a 1 1 n. jin their seats when the Senate con- ter 0T a IVlllllOn UlSpOSea venea. The galleries were crowded n , D ii n , and a sense of depression was felt OT at rUDlIC UUtCrV in through the entire assemblage. Han- V in Charlotte Today. The Property was a Portion of th Estate of the Late U (1 O AIr ii. ounrgo ami mujjl Ul it was Bought by the H irs to the Estate. Jthe Senate. It was declared today j that the President will not go to Cleve One of the largest executor's sales land but will attend the funeral in the flsrurps realised at thp sale hsitis- $?!14, of the city say that the prices realized ; were most satisfactory and were up to House Resolutions, the expectations of even. the most op-! Washington, Feb. 16. The House timistic. The sale lasted one hour and took recess today soon after conven thirty minutes and was attended by ing, transacting little formal business, many capitalists from outside the city. When the House re-cenvened the Sen The first bonds to be offered were ate clerk announced the death of Sena. the 6 per cent. North Carolina bonds tor Hanna. An impressive scene fol of the State of North Carolina, 62 lowed. Resolutions were adopted simi- bonds in all, each in the sum of $1,000. These bonds were, bid in by Judge A. mvrweu, . attorney, at $i,.5n.;u, or a total price paid of $83,545. The second sale was 65 Atlantic, Ten- Tho eoontid onlo to no R5 A nessee ft Ohio Railroad bonds, each in the sum of $500; ten bought by Dr. S. J. Woodcock, of Asheville, at 116; 10 bonds bought by Mrs. Evelyn Mont gomery at 114; 10 bonds bought by So licitor J. L. Webb, attorney, at 114; 10 bonds bought by J. L. Webb, attl3y2; 10 bonds bought bv J. L. Webb, at 113; 15 bonds bought by J. L. Webb at 113; total for 65 bonds $37,587.50. In the third sale 10 bonds of the city of Statesville, N. C, of the par value of $1,000, with coupons attached, were offered, maturing July, 1909, with 5 per cent, interest, offered one at a time with the privilege of taking 10. Five were bid in by Mrs. Evelyn Mont gomery at $1,000 each; five bought oy t TT "I . . 1 4- fCr .V. . 1 tfn Cdft sj. n. utus ai ?wueu, tuuai One bond of the county of Mecklen burg, valued at $1,000, :was next sold to C. II. Duls, attorney, at $1,125. Next there were offered 7 per cent, bonds of the town of Taylorsville, valued at $500 each, one bond offer ed with the privilege of taking seven. The bonds run four years with coupons attached. Sold to O. F. Mason, of Gas tonia, at 90 for $450 per bond, total $3,150. Two bonds of the city of Concord were next 'offered for sale, valued at $500; sold to Paul Chatham at 106, total nricp 21 OfiO1 Twenty-five Stanly county bonds in the sum cf $1,000, at 6 per cent, were np.-x-t nffprpd. These bonds were ones- fj ac, oin-., v,,f i, vniirtJtv , . - i i... iv. r. , nan ORen p.sta.Diisiieci uv me buu.ciuc Court, the costs as yet being undeter- mined. The bonds are due July, 1920, interest payable annually. After re- ceiving a bid "of 80, these bonds were withdrawn from sale - The next sale was 402 shares of the capital stock of the Merchants and Farmers National Bank, of Charlotte, each share of the par value of $100. The bidding on these shares was spirit- ed, the first bid being 100. Ten shares were bid in by J. MvN. Johnson, of Ai.ViPvillo a o. at 1 SSM, fifty shares . .... rt : to R. H. Jordan at loo; tnirty-nve"clu".v wnix , cu . shares to J. J. Hutchison at 135; twen- to Chas. A. Bland at 34; twenty shares to H. W. Wilson at 134; twen- ty-five shares to A. T. Summey at 134; twenty shares to Jno. M. Scott at 134; twenty shares to W. H. Beitc at 134; twenty-five shares to a. i. tum- mey at 134; twenty-five shares to Chas. A. Bland at 134; fifty shares to A. l. ; Summey at 134; seven shares to Geo A. Howell at 134; ten shares to John Blue, of Abbeville, at 134; ten shares to Mrs. Evelyn Montgomery at 134y4: ten shares to Mrs. Evelyn Montgomery at. 13414: thirty-five shares to A. T. Summey at 134; total, $54,036.75 ; The next block of stocks offered was 168 shares of the capital stock of the First National Bank, of Charlotte, o? the par value of 100. Fifty shares were sola to h. &. victor at 150; sixty-six shares to F r Ah- i bott at 150; fifty shares to H. S3. Victor at 150. I The next sale was a gold, watclr and chain, the property of the late H. G. Springs. This was bid in for $101 by. I Thos. W. Springs. ! j The sale of 25 shares of f he Southern Railway preferred stock, par value of iqq was postponed, j Only 65 of the Atlantic, Tennessee & : Ohio bonds weresold, not So as an- ; nounced, 20 having been disposed of at j private sale. Applications for Receivers. (By Associated Press) Baltimore, Feb. 16. Application made today for appointment of receiv ers for Baltimore and Home Fire In- officer for the Carolinas, with head surance Companies, both of this city, quarters in Charlotte, N. C, spent . several hours in the city yesterday. ; . ' He mustered into service Mr. Arthur THE WEATHER. Unsettled Weather Tonight and Wednesday. DEATH OF SENATOR HANNA. Annonced in the Senate by His Col- league, Senator Foraker1 Arrange ments Being Made fo rthe Funeral Services. (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 16. The formal announcement of his death was made by Senator Foraker, his colleague, im mediately after the Senate convened today. After prayer Senator Foraker SLWisafS made the announcement and offered Dnnnt, . . . J - jj ;uao uron was uiaypeu Willi ulitCK. ailll I will so remain till after the interment at Cleveland. The reading of the jour nal was omitted and Senator Foraker !was recognized. The resolutions ex pressed the sorrow of his colleagues ! and provided that a committee of twenty five from the Senate be ap- nn'n l,(.lr -.n-nv. ,'iU 1 . 1 1 J Pointed to superintend the funeral in the Senate Chamber at noon tomor row; that the remains be removed to Cleveland in charge of the Sergeant I at Arms and that the House be in cited to name a committee to act with leave in advance of t ehparty. The body will lie in State Thursday at Cleveland and the funeral will be held some time on Friday. lar to those from the Senate and a com- j mittee of 25 named to act with the Sen- aie in contracting tne xunerai. ana ouier duties connected with the last tributes to the dead Senator. The House then adjourned till tomorrow. It will at- tend the Senate chamber services in a body. Mr. Skinner Has Appendicitis. Mr. Frank Skinner, of the Manufac turer's Club, has been quite sick for the past few days. It is said that Mr. Skinner is suffering from appendicitis. GRISTLY m & CHARLOTTE Sk 'ton of a Man Found n the Old Henderson Mine in Mai ard Crek Town-sh'p-The Skull ixamin d by Charlotte Physicians Mr. J. C. McClure, of Mallard Creek township, was in tho city today and was exhibiting the skull of a man. the skeleton of which his boys found in the old Henderson mine, located on his nlace. VnotcrdnT ivhilo thn lifivs WPrp PX- , j aminmg tne snait 01 tue miuj, tuev were attracted to a spot where a large ptfe of bones lay. On going to the spot the children were horrified to sce that the bones were of a human being. They returned to the house and informed their (father of what they had seen. Mr. McClure went to the mine and there in the 8-foot-tunnel leading from the main shaft was the skeleton of a man. iVII. iViClUif examined the bones ...... Pi , 1 1 . . .1 ivli . . ty That tney were 01 a numan uouy, ue yicKta . an agieemg tnai it was uu. a dead was a black man or a white man the physicians were unable to deter- Mr. McClure says that he has owned the place on which the Henderson mine is located for the past 13 years and during that. time, so far as he can recall, there has been no mysterious disappearance in that section. The skeleton bore evidence that the body had been in the mine several years. There was no flesh on the bones, they being as dry as a powder horn. 1 COTTON ADVANCES. The New York Market Steady and Moving up roew urieans uiosea Today (By Associated Press) New York, Feb. 16. The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 7 to 15 points on covering and buying encouraged by the firmness of Liver pool, small receipts and reports of a better demand. The market was not active and there appeared to be little outside buying. Brokers representing New England mills and spot interests were air buyers on near months. New Orleans market was closed on account of Mardi Gras. Capt. Barroll in Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Herald says: - Capt. M. K. Barroll, general recruiting McKlnstry, who was sent to Columbus barracks, Columbus, O. Mr. McKin stry recently completed a 3 years en listment in the Philippines, and was -j anxious to resume service. MAYOR P, M, BROWII WILL NOT STAND FOR RE-ELECTION in an Interview Given the N .ws Today He Assarts That h3 Will Retirs From Municipal Politics at the Expiration of PresentTerm. The Mayor Thinks That the Term of Office of the City's Chief Executive Should be Four Years Instead of Two. "At the expiration of my piesenf term as mayor of the city of Char lotte I shall retire from municipal politics and will never be a candi date for mayor again." The above statement Was made to a News representative this morning by Mayor Peter Marshall Brown, and the way. in which he said it convinced the reporter that he was intensely in earnest. . "No," said Mayor Brown, "I am too good a Democrat to run for the office of mayor three times in suc cession. I believe that' two terms should satisfy anyone. It is indeed an honor to bo called twice to the highest office in the gift of a muni cipality like Charlotte, but at the same time I feel that fou ryears should be the limit, ajid that I should step aside and give the reCns of office over to some one else." "While I am on this line I would like to say that it is my idea that the mayor of Charlotte should be elactel for four years and at the ex piration of this period -the mayor should lay aside the toga and some one else should be selected to preside over the city's destiny. I am firmly MAYOR P. M. BROWN. convinced that this would be a splen did idea, and ond that would meet with public favor." "But, how about the Board of Al dermen? Would you elect thirteen membeVs to serve four years?" "No, I think this would hardly be advisable. Probably six had best be elected for two years, and the other seven for four. At any rate I am sure that the mayor should be se lected for a four-year term. This would satisfy anyone who has a may oralty bee in his bonnet, and it will certainly give the successful man plenty of opportunities to servo his people." "Well," said the News man, "I am going to tell the people that you will not be a candidate for re-election." "That is exactly right. Nothing could induce me to run again. I am out of municipal politics for good. This is a plain, unvarnished fact, and my friends are hereby notified that with the expiration of ray present term I will step down and out." Mayor Brown was asked whom he was for for mayor, but he declined to say. He, however, remarked that the right man would be brought for ward in due time." SCHOONER LOST. The Nova Scotia Schooner, Scotia Queen,, Believed to be Lost With Five Men on Board. (By Associated Press) Nantucket, Mass., Feb. 16 The Nova Scotia schooner, Scotia Queen, struck Trckernuck Shoals last night and as nothing is seen of the vessel today it is believed to be lost with her crew ot five men. Government Sustained. (By Associated Press) London, Feb. 16. By a majority of 51 the House of Commons last night defeated John Morley's amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne, censuring the government's fiscal policy. There were 276 votes in favor of the amendment and 327 against it. The division took the form of a vote of confidence in the govern ment, which impelled many Unionists who totally disagree with the idea of protection to vote to keep Premier Bal four in power. The Irish party voted, solidly against the government. & i