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THE ,H ABMTTE CHARLOTTE'S GREAT HOME PAPER. THE NEWS THE NEWS THE PAPER THAT GOES IN THE HOMES. VOL. XXXI -NO. 4766. CHARLOTTE, N.JC, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1904. PRICE: 3 CENTS EWS. STRIKE SITUATION! THE LABOR CHIEFS DECLINE OFFERS President Donnelly Declares the Acceptance ot the Packers' Offers of a Settlement is Im possible, Where the Hitch is Said to Be. There are No Signs of Rioting and the Different Plants are All Go ing on With "the Killing of Cattle. Receipts of Live Cat tle Large. Trouble in St. Paul. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, July 15 The striking meat cutters and butchers today returned an answer to the packers' proposition of yesterday. The substance of the reply is the refusal by the strikers to aribtrate on the packers' terms. The reply renews the demand for the er instatement of all striking members of the union and for wages equalling that in the agreement which expired May 28. The reply, it is reported this afternoon, could hardly be accep table to the packers and it is feared that unless some new proposal will be made there ' wlil be no further joint peace conference. The packers, however, consented to meet the labor leaders this afternoon. Strikers' Statement. Chicago, July 15. Before leaving strike headquarters at stock yards to day President Donnelly and other la bor chiefs declared the proposals by the packers at the close of yesterday's conference could not be accepted. He added that he and his advisers would prepare another communication to tjie packers at once but would not say what changes might be made in the de mands of the strikers. A thousand mere non-union men were imported in to the yards this morning making in all four thousand now at work. Every plant killed cattle, sheep and hogs ex tensively. Receipts were larger than those "of Friday of last week, consist ing of three thousand cattle, eight thousand sheep and eight thousand hogs. The strikers made no effort to interfere with the deliveries of fresh meat and the filling of local orders is uninterrupted. There is no sign of rioting. Police guards in various parts of the district are doubled and citizens are ordered to keep moving. Packers declined to discuss the situation. The Strike Situation. Chicago, July 15. Both sides are "willing to arbitrate, but neither dispos ed to allow the other to dictate condi tions under which arbitration r will be agreed to. Such was the situation to 6ay. This is the fourth day of 'the strike between the packers and the striking employes. Eqorts were con tinued today toward effecting a settle ment. Material progress has been made, some of the chief points being virtually disposed of, and remaining differences not regarded as insurmount able. There is no objection to the pro vision in the packers' offer by which all new employes will be retained. Strikers say non-union men are not practical workers and will soon be crowded out. Principal objection by the union officials is the provision that they give preference in the order of application for work. This is construed" to mean that each man will be obliged to make individual application. Both sides are holding themselves ready for a prolonged conflict, but hopes of ad justment are not abandoned. Trouble in St. Paul. St. ' Paul, Minn., July 15 A force of several hundred strikers l:ned up in front of the main entrance of the Swift Company's Packing plant, Ft. Paul, today, and refused to let the office force and other employees of the building enter. The sheriff personally took twenty-five men into the plant in cluding ten engineers on the plea the engines must be looked after. Then he refused to escort any more through its gate. Mayor Little was appealed to by the company's officials and consented to lead the office force in the effort to get through the gates. The strikers lined up solidly and refused to admit the mayor and his party. Parleying followed. The strikers said they would allow the office me nto enter the yard if officials would give their word of honor that such men would be employ ed only at their usual duties. The offi cers refused to make any such pledge and things are at standstill. It is ex pected that the Governor will be asked to send troops to the stockyards. TOLERABLY LIGHT SENTENCE. A Sentence For Life for a Heinous Crime Shows the Difference Be tween New Jersey and Southern Civilization. (By Associated Press.) Mt. Holly, N. J., July 15. Aaron Timbels, Jonas Sims, and William Austin, negroes who confessed to as saulting and robbing Mrs. Biddle, of Burlington, N. J., were today sen tenced to forty-nine years in the State prison. ELEVATOR BURNED. The Baltimore and Ohio Elevator at South Chicago Burned With the Loss of a Half Million Dollars. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, July 15. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad elevator at South Chi cago was burned early today. A quan tity of grain was destroyed and the to tal loss is estimated at five hundred thousand dollars. PLATT AND ROOSEVELT. Roosevelt Consults With Piatt About the Situation, Especially in New York Other Visitors. (By Associated Press.) Oyster Bay, July 15. Senator Thom as C. Piatt of New Yorw, was here this morning by invitation of the Presi dent for a conference on the political outlook in general and New York State particularly. The President is seeking the advice of Republican leaders throughout the country in whose sa gacity he has confidence. Some of these he sees personally if the conference can be arranged without too great difficul ty; othewise he exchanges views by correspondence. His personal mail aside from official business is very heavy end he devotes much time to it daily. The President is in receipt of a tele gram from the officials of the United Mine Workers saying it will be impos sible for the Miners' Committee to come to Oyster Bay today or tomorrow, as suggested by Secretary Loeb, but will come early next week if a conference can be arranged. HEAVY MAIL AT ROSEMOUNT. The Railroad Waking Up to the Im portance of the Place From the Busi ness Point of View. (By Associated Press.) Esopus, N. Y., July 15. The heaviest mail in the history of Rosemount came for Judge Parker this morning and an enormous number of letters was sent out. The West Shore railroad and its station are beginning to show signs of the importance which the road attches to the place" from a business view point. Tracks have been reballasted, a steel bridge over the creek has been overhauled and today the foundations for a new station have been begun. The Judge allows nothing to interfere with his morning swim and this morning was in the Hudson bright and early. THAT SURPRISE PARTY. Speaker Cannon Says He is Going to Spring the Surprise on President Roosevelt Will Take Part in the Campaign. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, July 15. Speaker Cannon has declared his intention of taking an active part in the campaign this fall, making speeches in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, according to the Chroni cle. He was suffering from a low type of malarial fever at the close of the Chicago Convention, but said he has fully, recovered. "I have arranged to go to Oyster Bay to notify the Presi dent of his nomination, July 27, and have been preparing a five minutes speech for the occasion.- It will be my duty to spring the surprise on the President. After I get through, the surprise party will play hockey a few weeks on the Coast of Maine. 1 DUMONT EXPLODES. The Air Ship Man Sore and Angry Over the Cutting of His Gas Bag. (By Associated Press) New York, July 15. According to a World dispatch from London, Santos Dumont on landing after his return from America, said to a correspond ent: "I have no intention of returning to the United States to compete for the World's Fair aerial flight. I never felt so angry and disappointed as when the bag of my airship was found ruin ed at. St. Louis. It would take at least two months to repair the dam age, which means a money loss of eight thousand dollars. I believe it was wrecked by a crank and not by' one of my rivals." ' HONOR TO HAY. The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor Will be Granted Him Soon. (By Associated Press) Paris, July 15. The most important announcement in the forthcoming list of decorations following the French holiday will be that of President Lou bet conferring the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor upon Secretary Hay. This decoration is the highest grade and is given only to personages whom the government wishes to honor sign ally. The official said it is an evidence of Foreign Minister Delcasse's regard for Hay's conduct of foreign affairs during the last five years, which had constantly strengthened Franco-American relations. ROCKINGHAM AND SANFORD. The Two Base Ball Teams .Meet and Sandford Wins by Nine to . Five. (Corresbondence The News.) Sanford, N. C, July 14. The baseball teams of Rockingham and Sanford played a fine game of ball here this evening, resulting in a score of 5 to 9 :n favor of Sanford. Both teams were in good condition ,and the game was one of the best that has been played on our diamond this season. Line up of the teams was as follows: Rockingham: Weill, Weatberly, Smith, Williams, Saint, Sing, Peason, Baxter, Young, Faison, Hall. . Sanford: Watson, Temple, Meadows, Sloan, Kelly, Teague, Crabtree, Chis holm, Jones. Umpire: S. Vance Scott. REQUEST GRANTED. King Edward Has Permission Tele graphed to Bury Kruger in the Transvaal. , (By Associated Press.) London, July 15. At a meeting today of the privy-council at which King Ed ward presided, the request of the rela tives of the late Paul Kruger for the interment of the remains at Transvaal was considered and subseauently it was declared that the desired permission has been teiegrapnea to uiarens, owuz erland, where Kruger died yesterday. Monument to Dixie's Author (By Associated Press.) Mount Vernon, O., July 15 !A1 G. Fields has been named as head of a commission to collect funds to be used for the erection of a monument in this nlarft tn the late Daniel Decatur Em- mett. author of the song "Dixie," who died a couple of weeks ago,' : I f l FIGHTING IMMINENT, WEATHER GOOD, TROOPS MOVING A Japanese Column has Appeared on the Mukden Road. There is Much Skirmishing at Tat chekiao and the Meeting of the Two Armies is Imminent. There is Really no Certain Con firmation of the Great Losses the Japs are Said to Have Suffered in a. "Repulse at Port Artfiur Recently. cBy Associated Press.) Liao Yang, July 15. Fighting is im minent six miles south, of Tatchekiao. Much skirmishing is- taking place. Weather is favorable for the movement of troops. No rain has fallen for a week. It is rumored that the Japanese column has appeared on the Mukden road. Several Japanese, wounded at Liao Yang, are well treated and con tented. Their sole anxiety is caused by the prospect of wintering at Moscow. Troops are constantly arriving here. Submarine Boats. Paris, July 15. A St. Petersburg cor respondent telegraphs that the Ameri can submarine boat "latest model and of Fulton type" arrived recently at Cronstadt. He adds that an Ameri can crew are about to reach Cronstadt to instruct the Russian crew of the beat. Three other American submarine boats which have been ordered through an intermediary will soon reach Cron stadt. Delayed Report. Mukden, July 15 (Delayed) In fight ing at the right flank of the defenses of Port Arthur July 3 to 6 the Russians drove back the Japanese and occupied the east bank and heights commanding Lunsantan Pass, the Japanese losses being about two thousand. Those of the Russians were insignificant. Japanese Reverse Not Confirmed. Pekin, July 15. The report of the Japanese reverse at Port Arthur is not confirmed here. It is considered in official circles that probably heavy fighting occurred, but the immense loss mentioned is regarded as exagger ated. Japanese Flag in Korea. New York, July 15. A Herald dis patch from Seoul says the Japanese hoisted the national flag on Rose Is land, Chemulpo harbor. Korea's en sign is still permitted to fly onKOrean fortifications, but the emblem was dwarfed by the larger flag of Japan. Japanese Intrenching. St. Petersburg, July 15. The Japa nese are still entrenching south of Tat chekiao. No further advance has been reported. The general staff has re ceived no confirmation of the report of the occupation of New Chwang by the Japanese. No news has been re ceived here from Port Arthur, or of the Vladivostock squadron. The Em peror's absence may account for the dearth bf news. Japanese In Russian Rear. Tachekiao, July 15 The Japanese have withdrawn from the west side of the railroad and are massing their armies in the Russians' rear. Recon naisance in force carried out by the Russian cavalry and artillery yester day and today, as far south as Kai Chow, failed to disclose the position of the Japanese. MYSTERIOUS DEATH. A Wealthy New York Manufacturer Found Dead in a Cab The Woman Escapes. (By Associated Press) New York, July 15. Charles W. H. Carter, a wealthy manufacturer, was found dead last night in certain par ticulars which bear a resemblance to the recent death of "Caesar;',. Young. He was in a cab with a young woman near Prospect -Park . near Brooklyn, when the woman . called for help and shortly afterward disappeared. Inves tigation showed that the.man"had been dead for some time. The young woman insisted on getting out of the cab against the cabman's protest after she had called his attention to her com panion's condition, she walked some distance beside the cab and at a dark corner suddenly vanished. Carter liv ed in a fine house in Flat Bush. His wife and daughter had left only yes terday for their summer home on Shel ter Island. . 4, STOLE A LION. Bob Fitzsimmons Arrested on a Singu lar Charge. (By Associated Press.) New York, July 15. Bob Fitzsim mons, prize fighter, is held in a thous and dollars bail at Coney Island police court today on the charge of grand larceny. Bob caught a lion cub last Sat urday, night and says the owner, an animal trainer, told him he might keep it. The trainer denies this and demands the animal. Fitzsimmons refused and says , under no consideration will he give the lion back. Fitzsimmons read ily secured bail and the lion was locked up in the stationhouse here. . MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Well Known Broker Kills His Wife and Daughter and Then Himself. (By Associated Press.) Albany, July 15. Edgar Washburn, a well known broker, shot and killed his wife and daughter today at his resi dence, and then committed suicide. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. The Burglars Were Foiled and a Boy Shot in the Back in the Melee. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., July 15. One bur glar was killed, another surrendered and a third made his escape,' and an eleven year old boy was wounded in the back late last night, as the result of an attempt of three men to rob the house of Harry Miller, 644 North Fifty Second street, west Philadelphia. The dead man is Frank Robinson, of New York and the captured burglar is Harry Smith, of this city. Both are well known to the .police. Policeman David Roberts ran across Robinson and Smith in the dark and ordered both to halt. Robinson flashed a small electric lantern and flourished a pistol as he and Smith made a dash for the front door. Roberts opened fire and shot Robinson through the head. Smith reached the front porch, where several citizens shot at him. He threw up his hands and begged them not to shoot him. In the fusilade Raymond McCorkle, the boy who was in the crowd outside was shot in the back. His injury is not considered serious. The police say there was a third man in the gang who was on watch. CHAMBERLAIN PRESIDENT. The British Statesman Elected Presi dent of the Liberal-Unionist Coun cil. (By Associated Press.) London, July 15. Joseph Chamber lain was elected President and Lord Lansdowne and Lord Selborne Vice President of the Newly re-constructed liberal unionist council at a meeting in London today which was attended by 1,700 to 1,800 delegates from all parts cf the Kingdom.- A resolution was passed in favor of a complete reform of the-British fiscal system, approving the premiers demand for increased powers to deal with hostile tariffs and "Dump ing," and expressing sympathy with the proposals for preferential arrange ments between the colonies and the mother land. The resolution was adopt ed with practical unanimity. Mr. Chamberlain presided over and delivered a speech at an immense meet ing at Albert Hall last night under the auspices of the Liberal Unionist Coun cil. After discussing at length the fiscal question Mr. Chamberlain referred to the Irish question and said that the council was impressing upon the gov ernment the necessity of reform in Irish electoral representation. The leader of the Nationalist party in the House of Commons controlled some eighty votes which were swung from side to side without regard to the mer its of the case under discussion and with the avowed object of making the British government impossible -and coercing the British Parliament to give him what he wanted. "He will fail where greater than he failed before him," said Mr. Chamber lain, who then, asked why should par liament play into the hands of John Redmond, by giving him power to which he was not justly entitled. - j STOLE AND RAN. "... - .V.. .j.-,-'..-'Y'-The Postmaster" and the YVoman BfctrV Discovered in Canada and . Brought Back. , (By Associated Press.) . Washington, July 15. Horace S. Fer reeT recently Postmaster at Jennings, La., is the man taken into custody several days ago at Montreal by Post office Inspector Anderson, and whose idenity was concealed under the name of James Brainerd. Ferree accompanied by the woman with whom, it is alleged, he fled from Louisiana, is due to arrive at New Orleans today "in charge of In spector Anderson and will proceed im mediately to Lake Charles, La,, where he will be arrested and taken before a United States commissioner on a war rant charging him with embezzlement. The amount he is alleged to have taken aggregate $1,500. Ferree surrendered $650 which he had deposited in a Mon treal bank and agreed to return to Louisiana without extradition papers. NEGRO SOLDIER SHOT. A Riot With WhiteMen Near Stearns, Kentucky, in Which a Negro Sol dier and His Brother Were Shot. (By Associate! Press.) Knoxville, Tenn., July 15. The Uni ted States recruiting station in this city has received a message from Stearns, Ky., to the effect that Wilbert Moody, colored, an enlisted man, has been fa tally shot and his brother killed in a fight,' with white citizens near Stearns. No details are known here. Moody was on a sixty day furlough.,he.1wjr,. dftsj partment wirect to dajumtng'tracu tne shooting is fully investigated. TROUBLE IN WOMAN'S BOARD. The Office of Secretary is. Abolished and a Temporary Secretary Elect ed. , (By Associated Press.) St. Louis. July 15. By a vote of 8 to 5 the Board of Lady Managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which convened today in the Woman's build ing, declared the office of the secretary vacant. Miss Lavinia Egan, of Louisi ana, who was ousted from office by this action and who is also a member of the board, protested against the de claring of her office vacant, and asked that thereason for the action be sub mitted in writing. The board elected Miss Ella Lou Carter, of Jefferson City, Mo., temporary secretary. PROSPECTIVE HEIR. An Heir to the Russian Throne is Ex -pected at the Royal Palace. (By Associated Press! St. Petersburg, July 14. The Emper or is expected to arrive here tomorrow or Saturday from the South of Russia whither he went to bid farewell to the troops departing for the far East. All preparations have been made at the Peterhoff for the reception of an heir to the throne about July 24. ; r Mrs. S. S. Smith and her sister, Miss Minnie Biddell left this mroning for the summer. Mrs. Smith goes to Lit tleton and Miss Biddell to Macon, N. C. INJUNCTION IS SECURED BY HARR1MAN FOLKS Hill Gets a Black Eye From the Edict of a United States Judge This Morning in the Question of the Division bf the ft ' Securities Stock. Harriman and Pierce Contend That They Should Have the Same Stock Back That They Put in, Giving Them Control of Their Own Road. (By Associated Press) Trenton, N. J., July 15. Judge Brad ford today granted preliminary injunc tion in a suit brought by Edward F. Harriman, Winslow F. Pierce and oth ers to restrain the proposed pro-rata distribution of the assets of the North ern Securities Company. This defeat for Hill interests is an opinion fifty typewriten pages in length. The litigation turned largely on the question of the Northern Securities , stock which Harriman and Pierce put into the combination amounting to seventy-nine million. The contention of the Securities Company was that the stock became the absolute property of the company and that it is perfectly legal to carry out the pro-rata plan of distribution upon which the company had agreed. Harriman contended that as the United States Supreme Court had declared the corporation illegal the title of the stock had not passed from Harriman and Pierce, and conse quently they were' entitled to have. re turned to them the particular stock which they had put into the combina tion and which involved the control of the Northern Pacific Company. . MURDERERS ARRESTED. The Police Get the Two Men to Penn sylvania and the Crowd is angry. (By Associated Press.) Lancaster, Pa,, July 15. John O' Brien and Jos. Furman, alias Day, who it is alleged murdered the aged toll gate keeper, Samuel Ressler, near the Lcaman place on the night of July 1, after a sensational raid upon the vil lage of Gordonville, arrived in Lancas ter at 10:10 o'clock last night, in the custody of Deputy Sheriff Zeigler and Detective Borger. They were arrested last Friday at Norfolk. A crowd of a thousand or more people had gathered at the Pennsylvania railroad . station and .there, was. a jremarkable popular, outburst when the prisoners were tak en from the train. , The crowd made a rush for the murderers. A squad of policemen with drawn revolvers formed about them and clubbed their way to a waiting trolly car, the crowd attacked the car, pulling the trolly pole from the overhead wire. Excitement was at a high pitch and it was only by driving back the angry crowd at pistol point that finally the car was got under way. A gang of men and boys ran after it and somebody in the crowd began shooting, a half dozen shots were fired at the car. At the jail there was an other crowd in waiting and it was with the greatest difficulty that the prison ers were finally landed behind the bars. During the ordeal on the car O'Brien cowered in terror while Furman took things coolly. The accused admitted that they per petrated the Gordonville raid, but de nied the Ressler murder. At the jail they were confronted by Alexander Craig, who was arrested at Gordonville and he identified them as his compan ions in that crime. O'Brien and Fur man have been positively identified as the men who slept in Eaby's barn near the toll-gate on. the night of the mur der, where the razors of the murdered man were afterward found. TO PURCHASE SWAMP LANDS. . .. . .. . , .t iL,-:, t-... ,,.., Ar Proposition . Subntf ttedl hsurajnpe. ; Commissioner younglBrrtcls 'n I n &iua5ce Comiany''as.iFradulent. (Special The News.) Raleigh, July 15. Adjutant-General Royster issues an order to Paymaster Walker Taylor, of Wilmington, for is suance at once of checks for semi-annual apportionments of $75 each for brigade and regimental headquarters, $125 each for "companies, $50 each yor bands constituting North Carolina State Guards. $ , Inspector T. H. Bain ir ordered to muster in Reidsville company as Com pany G, Third Regiment. . - Col. W. C. Rodman, W. M- Bond and J. W. Roper have submited to the State Board of Education a proposition for purchase of all swamp lands owned by the board,, proceeds of land sales to go to public school fund. Insurance commissioner Young has issued an open letter branding the Phoenix Underwriters of New York as a fraudulent concern and warning peo ple not to insure with them. They says the State is being flooded with circulars offering to take insurance on almost any terms. Jury Tied Up. Raleigh, N. C, July 15. The jury in the case of Geo. T. Huff on trial for criminal assault on Mrs. Chas. Jones, has had the case two hours and seems to. be tied up. 'it is said to be about evenly tied between simple assault ad assault to commit rape. ; The grand jury submits a report to day insisting that the Raleigh Graded School buildings should be equipped w;th fire escapes. ItWiticises sharply the condition of the nail. The judge says he , will issue orders for the changes recommended. . INSPECTOR HERE. He Will Look Into the Complaints From Mint Hill Section and Remedy Them. Rural . Route Inspector S". H. Daw son, of Maryland, has just completed an inspection of the proposed new routes running out from Davidson and today has gone to Matthews to inspect the proposed new routes in that section. There has been some complaint from the Mint Hill section regarding late mails, and in order to remedy this Postmaster R. W. Smith recom mended the reversed route No. 19, which will be operated in a reverse direction, so that those who received mails at a somewhat late hour in the day before the change will receive the mails much sooner now, while those on the other end of the routes will suffer no inconvenience, as a stop-over of several hours on the part of the carrier has been done away with by the reversing of the route and all of the patrons are benefited. Also in order , to get the mails out from Matthews at an earlier hour, the carrier who leaves now at 10:15 will leave at 8:15 a. m. Postmaster Smith is endeavoring to arrange the rural routes as far as pos sible so as to give the patrons satis faction, and when a change can be readily made, thereby getting better facilities, the postmaster is ready to consider such changes. MR. A. D. NEAL MARRIED. His Bride Was Miss McDermott of Providence Home This Morning. Mr. A. D. Neal, of this city, and Miss Kathleen McDermott, of Providence, R. I., were married June 28 at the bride's home, No. 44 Straniford street, Provi dence. The marriage service was per formed by Rev. Mr. McDounough. This announcement will prove a sur prise to Mr. Neal's many friends here or at least to all except a very few. There had been no announcement of the marriage and only his family knew that he had gone away to be married. The marriage was a very quiet affair. The only attendants were the bride's brother, Mr. John McDermott, and her cousin, Miss Catherine Finan.- After the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Neal spent 10 days at Newport. It was here that Mr. Neal met his bride last sum mer for the first time. From Newport they came to Norfolk and spent several days at the pleasure resorts in that vicinity. They arrived home this morning at 10 o'clock by way of the Seaboard. To day they are being given a reception at the home of Mr. W. C. Neal, Mr. Neal's father, at 909 West Trade street. They will begin housekeeping at once at 907 West Trade. - Mr. Neal is well known in the city. He runs a cigar store on South Tryon street, and has quite a good business. . '. He i3 a justly popular young man, and there are many to congratulate him on 'his good fortune and to extend best wishes for the future. His wife is cordially welcomed to the city. JUDGE PARKER TO NEIGHBORS. The Judge Thanks His Esopus Friends Who Went to St. Louis For Him. (By Associated Press.) Esopus, N. Y., July 14. In response to a call of his neighbor to congratulate him. Judge Parker said: "Senator Linson, and gentlemen of that gallant band of twenty-six that went over , to St. Louis the other day, old friends, and neighbors. There are never any friends like the old friends. Friendship is not a plant of rapid growth. For more than a quarter of a century I have passed among you day by day. We met one another upon the streets and we' were going about our several duties. We chatted together at the clubs, and met one another in social intercourse at our respective houses. We sorrowed together when dear friends passed away. Together we helped one another in occasions of need. We rejoiced to gether when some great good came to the life or lives of some of our friends. "During those years we formed rela tions of friendship with one another. As an illustration of it, we find that twenty-six of you went all the way to St. Louis through the heat to say something kindly of one of their friends of "that kind, and the Ulster county band associated together for so many years, and I know very well that they have not told the whole truth at St. . Louis. " There la something about these, fronds whom . I , have known so well;, these years that makes it impos sible for them to tell the exact truth about a friend and I know well that in talking to the several delegations there they failed to recollect aught but those things which pictured their neighbor as they liked him and liked to view him. I need not say that I am very grateful to those men. I did not ask them to go, but I appreciated the fact that they went, I knew that they would be a force there, as I have learned they proved to be and I know very well if a little effort had been made that band could have very largely increased from among friends and neighbors who would have been only too glad to go. "I am not going to attempt to make a speech, but I want to welcome you to Rosemount. Never will I forget, while I live, the happy days when we met day by day, and shook each other by the band and discussed the various situations presented., "I am grateful to all of you who have come here, and I want to take this op portunity to shake all of my old neigh bors by the hand and to say to each one of you, God speed." Miles Writes to Judge Parker. (By Associated Press.)" Esopus, N. Y., July 15. Judge Par ker today received a letter from Gen eral Miles in which he congratulated the Judge on the nomination and said he believed the Judge would be elected. He said the administration of a wise and patriotic Democrat was needed to restore the observance of law and that Judge Parker would render the country a service of immeasurable value. Among other letters received was one from Congressman Lamb, of Virginia. THE BREESE TRIAL DRUGS ITS Ml SLOWLY ALONG I The Witnesses Examined Today Testify That the Notes on Which Breese Raised Money Were Signed by Parties Who Were Worth Nothing. A Woman on the Stand Grows Excited. District ; Attorney Holton Produces Letters to the Various Banks. Judge Keller's Fairness. In the Breese trial today there was nothing sensational brought out fur ther than the testimony of witnesses whose evidence was mostly for the government, and in many cases was apparently quite damaging to the de fendant. The witnesses examined today testi fied as to various notes that were placed in evidence, showing that they had signed these notes at the request of J. E. Dickerson or others, tho notes being then officially endorsed by First National Bank, Major William E. Breese, president. ' The district attorney's examinations were conducted with a view to show ing that the notes produced in court today were signed by parties who had no property to make their endorse ment good. E. J. Evans, one of the witnesses, testified that he had signed notes when he was in the employ of J. E.. Dickerson & Co., and the district at torney then produced the notes, some of which had been mailed to various banks of the country with the request that .. they be discounted and the amounts of the notes placed to tho credit of the First National Bank, of Asheville. The witness, Evans, testi fied that he was only 17 years of age when he signed the notes, and that he was worth only about $700 at the time E. C. Jones, another witness, testi fies to having signed a large number of notes for the accomodation of J. E. DickeVson & Co., and these were likewise produced in court today, with the view to showing that they had been used by Major Breese, whj sent , them to other banks to. be dis counted.? - . ,.. '1.; " ' Mrs. W. F. Elliott, of this city, testi fied to. the signature . of her husband to several notes, also saying that he was worth nothing in the way of property when the notes were signed. The witness became quite excited during the brief examination, and in formed the court that this was tho first time she had appeared in court and that she had to admit that she was much excited. District Attorney Holton introduced many letters written by the defend ant Breese to various banks of tho country asking them to discount notes, and giving a brief statement as to the solvency of the makers of the notes and the value of their signa tures. . These letters were read in connection with the offering of the notes in question by the prosecution. The court has now been in session four days, and it may require several days longer to complete the taking of evidence in the case. ' Judge Keller is highly spoken of by the attorneys who are attending the trial, on account of his fairness and evident attempt to give both sides their just due. While there are many objections raised to questions asked by the counsel on both sides by their opponents, Judge Keller, when he overrules or sustains, an objection, does so in a manner calculated to fos ter only the best of impressions as to his purposes. The sensational development in the trial yesterday afternoon was the tes timony of Postmaster Rollins, of Asheville, who said that he considered two notes, having his name attached, as having been forged and his nam? signed by the defendant Breese, in Breesc's own handwriting. The counsel for the defendant da not, however, take a gloomy view of the situation by any means, and at the right time; they will try to show that the various transactions, which are now the subject of so much com ment, are altogether regular and legi timate. Picnic at Paw Creek. There will be a picnic at Paw Creek next Friday 22nd. It is an annual af fair and always proves a most pleasant occasion. Paw Creek Is six miles from Charlotte on the Seaboard and a large number of Charlotte people usually at tend the picnic. Everybody is invited to be present and enjoy themselves. There will be a basket dinner. It is a fine place for a picnic, and they al ways have large nice crowds. - There will be no speaking whatever. It is only a pleasure occasion. ". Mr. Kidd's High Averge. r Mr. Chas. Kidd, of this city, has re turned from Asheville, where he went to stand the examination of the State board of pharmacists. Mr. Kidd carried off the honor of tie ing for highest place among the list of applicants. Mr. Kidd's average waa 86, which was the best made at the examination. 1 .