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NORTH CAR0 LIN A First Part Pages 1 to 6. TEN PAGES. VOL. XXXI--NO. 4891 IE POLTAVA SUNK II THE HARBOR By JAPANESE SHELLS Another Russian Battleship, the Retvizian, Has Been Seriously Damaged by the Continued of the Port by WILL COME SOUTH President to CHARLOTTE, nTTweDNESDAYVENING, DECEMBER 777904: Home of His Bombardment tl e Japanese. Visit the Washington, Dec. 7. The Preside aUon TUHUOi'ally acceIJted the mv tauon to visit Louisville Kv ntVt rii? theirs wnnM ""OBWU . OI congress In i""".1 so to San visiting Rosswell, Ga his home, on the way. Antonio, mother's TO MAKE CHANGES. New Postmaster fNew York Will Wo , .Make Many Ohanges. Washington Dee 7 t, Wilbur n t',i '-The name of Ne v I Wl, e,ox ,or Postmaster of lMOvV IOFK Will ht annt t i. . i ff.mnrrnn, - I . "l Lu L"e senate f E if tJ ' DUt, he wil1 not take charge l! .JU nary h. ng the interim To The That The stndy the workings of the office fmm Japanese Now Occupy ail tte "jC25 conf8rences Piatt n , p e 1 realdent. Senator "ut ud Postmaster General Wynne and it is made apparent that there I; LO De a Shlra.un .. , Important Eminences Overlook Port Arthur. Russian Cruiser Baton. ! IIS? 2SS! goS ' tw. V . au"uu. or course. PUTT'S BILL IS REPORTED IN THE 0, S, SENATE TODAY If it Becomes a Law North Caro lina Will Have Eight Congress men Instead of Ten as at the Present Time. Nineteen to be Cut Off. executive session today confirmed all four of the cabinet nominations. is Reported Aground. Mtvug i , ui course auy removals by " me reason that the employes are under Civil Service and charges mi,3t be filed against those pioposed to be dispensed with But a significant matter fa that- T,f . TXT.-11 tnai Will- ! ni,X been f,irnished with copies of " t 7 xt "4 ri,nmgs of inspectors ft the New lork end, and on these it he choose, he can begin in January to weed out the nhionnmni,!. ployes. em it is stated here that, aside from these personal matters, the new post master will put into operation some b!1StheSTmeQds herfo unknown in the New York establishment. CANFIELD AND BUCKLIN. Dec. 7. It is officially an- nounced that the Russian battleship Poltava has been sunk in the harbor at Port Arthur, as the result of the Japanese bombardment, and that the bur Retvizian has been seriously damaged . Entire Fort Taken. Tokio, Dec. 7. The headquarters of the Japanese army reports that the Japan s occupied an entire fort De cember 6th, subsequently the Japanese the eminence north of Suerh Kow an I two eminences north of San lichian. An armistice cf five hours was grant ed for the removal of the dead yester day. Another Strong Position. . Dec. 7. The Japanese trooDs Alasaka Hill, fronting on Port day on the chare? Vrf .in.i.., jciiwubj. i uc ruaittu CI nisei Bayan is reported aground. Heavy Cannonading. Mukden, Dee. 6. via Pekin, Dec. 7. Cannonading of great volume was around PoutilofT Hill, and the railroad, yesterday. It is supposed to have been caused by the increasing siege suns of large c.nlihre Rumors of an attack by the Japanese, at various Mr. Bailey of Texas Makes a Sar castic Remark Which is Really Taken Seriously by the Author of the Bill, Senator Piatt of New York. Plead Guilty and Each Pay a Fine of $1,000. New York. Dec. 7. Richard A. Can held and David Bucklen, the proprie tors and managers of what was said to be the most exclusive gambling bouse m the country, was indicted to day on the charge of maintaining a gciiuuiing nouse. Thev plead guilt v and paid a fine of 51,000 each. To Hold Cotton. New Orleans, Dec. 7. President Pe ters, of the Texas Cotton Growers' Association and other prominent Tex as cotton men, wired the local house today that mass meetings of cotton planters havp iioo - ' " J UHjKtll! OV , L - " . V 11 V 11 1 1 v 11 1 J 1 CVCrV lates, have been current the j county in Texas. Indian Territory and .- .v.-.-ks and the impression pre- I owanonia tor December 17th, to de vails thai yesterday's heavy bombard- I vse means to hold cotton, ment is in anticipation cf the assump-. , . tion or the offensive by the Japanese. RECORDER'S COURT. From SEVERAL RIDERS LEJVEJHE RACE Walthour and Munroe, Bedell Brothers, Mayo and Newkirk, McLean and Bowler and Butler and Moran, Allege Unfair Treat ment and Wrong Methods. New York, Dec. 7. Anerrv hsransfl they believed the race was hpinp un fairly conducted and because methods. which tney allege to be wrong, allow ed the other riders to train a Ian nnnn ! thpm five t f 'i i ; n i y. , , j i mv m" ,'. n u lu Vrr c 1 wauL cie race at Madison Square Garden, in rlr ' -ruey SeZ 1 tuk a pipe from cludinS some of the best riders com- . . " " "'"tj xi i,uc cvcxiL, quii. tue race ear Many Sinners P.eceive Justice Tribunal This Afternoon. The (ells at the police station were well rilled this afternoon with a big bunch cf sinners waiting for the court cide their fate and pronounce sentence upon each of them. Howard Love, a ten year old negro! urchin, wailed and -oo hoced in his cell the whole morning causing Desk Sergeant Duke to suggest that the prison r should be treated with a big dose 'if paragoric to quiet his reson ant voice which penetrated to the far cessi s of the police headquar ters. Love was lying prone on his couch in the cell where he was confined, calling fur nis mother and cursing the rati which had brought him to justice h an early aee. The littl ne- day charged with stealing a DiDe from a store in the city. Geor1 Bovd a nnp armp1 whito ly today. The five teams which ouit were, Walthour and Munroe, Bedell "an was languishing in his cell this; and Bowled and Butler and Moran. "isimig mat ne nau stam rne trouble was precinitated bv the CJ uuu at home todav that if v,Q hoc . - - . Lt i iu xa. iiv ii CIO U11C, Ifr jj,- was an'fatp i iric- r-. ; rt - .iVjl,vva lino liivl lilllg IJLi w maKes his living. Join Staton, a colored man, is coarge : with c arrying a pistol when ine country is at peace and peaceable are not expecting bodily harm irom their fellow citizens. Staton ;"Jt a '-: bond after he was ar- most exciting period of :iding which thi T'O . n V, r, A tknn . 1 t-. u v.,Ub UUpxAC iov.c nau muo &itiu, wnen rtoot a -Uttrge 01 beine a vafrrant nnrl ivill InnI IVirlnr, folirii ii u m-n - , explain the court this afternoon how 1 Vanderstuyst. succeeded in iniw n lap on their opponents. Walthour, who acted as spokesman for the five dissatisfied teams, de clared that the members of those teams relieved each other at intervals not allowed by the rules, especially in the case of Stoll and Vanderstuyst. Powers, the promoter of the race told Wathour and the others that thev had no right to leave the track as they naa dene, either by the National Cy-J img Association rules or the special contracts they had made with the ana nis case will receive at lention from the court this afternoon. sneloy Hoseman. a gentleman of leisure and of African descent, is in Me toils of the law for loitering ""unci the South Hn no evident purpose of taking a management. . uii, j,,sr killing time at the de-! The riders who l" want of something to engage i attention. The recorder will ad 'ster the first lesson in the proper weuiod of spending idle time to the gro this afternoon. ff,want rance, colored, is just re-v-hi Tv from the effects of a drunk tl' h 1 hfc indulged in last night much o nis regret today when he awoke and IZ ';,rn'' that he was in durance vile that his head was on the point J Wtitoog. He will be given a lesson noon by the recorder this after- ChaS Wentz- white is out on bond, at,,; ,u Wlth assaulting Lonzo Hall, tion ;v-':uase wiu receive the atten tion u -n Cnrt and the mead of jus" coon administered this after- Ray Griffin , . , r-harJ i is out on Donu, teen rinW h the larceny of some fif- "lefenrtnfu fr-om a lady last My the hend faving recently been appre- a re ' dnd ais bond was furnished by get"., '.the case beinS expected to a lieanng this afternoon. Mr u New Residents. StatL q nry E' Thomas of the United in cha department now moveH m (.f the Southern States has oeeiin,, .Is family to Charlotte and will L. OiM, ,eSiritjnce owned by Dr. R 111 CI, soif , n I1Uzfins and congratulates ftsid,.,., opula( on East 9th sstrpt l ("te extends a hearty welcome " f'tizens and congratulates her- tne increasing influx of new :s. Which indicates thp rieincr Kill rxf ... .. outside world. y W ouit the race, re mained about the garden and from the appearances of some of them they were sorry, later, that they had de cided so suddenly to stop riding. They asked a further conference with Pow ers, but the request met with a refusal and Powers issued a statement in which he claimed that Stoll-Vader- btuyn ana toot-uorion teams, won their lay fairly and that the withdraw als of the five other teams was not justified. After a conference between Presi dent Batchelder, of the National Cy cling Association and B. F. Kelcey, chairman of the beard of control of the association the riders who withdrew from the race were indefinitely sus pended. Their cases will not be dis posed of until the regular annual meet ing ot the association in Fehrnnrv. Walthour has engagements to ride in Europe in the early spring but if his suspension is not lifted he will not be allowed to ride on any track in the world; nor will any of the other sus pended men. When Manager Pollock ordered the ten men who had quit the race to leave the garden, a live argument ensued and the police reserve was summoned. The excitement was over when they arrived. It was reported that Nat Butler, one of the riders, had been assaulted and beaten by one of Mana ger Pollock's supporters, but Pollock denied it. The garden was in an up roar during the trouble in the dress ing rooms and once there was a series of fistic encounters in progress all around the oval. Washington. Dec. 7 Senator Piatt, of New York, today introduced the bill, prepared under the direction of the committee on national affairs of the Republican Club of New York, havinz as its purpose the reduction of repre sentation in Congress of the Southern States that have disfranchised the negro voters. The .measure, if enacted in its pres ent form, would lessen the membership in Congress by 19, according to the estimate that has been made by the Republican Club, which originated it. The bill and statement issued by Senator piatt were referred to the committee on census. The bill provides for the representa tion in the House as follows: Alabama, from 9 to 7. Arkansas, 7 to 6. Florida, 3 to 2. Georgia, 11 to S. Louisiana, 7 to 5. Mississippi. 8 to 6. North Carolina, 10 to 8. South Carolina, 7 to 5. Tennessee, 10 to 9. Texas. 16 to 15. Virginia, 10 to 8. Larne Number of Bills When the Senate convened a larsc number of petitions, bills and joint resolutions were introduced. Among the bills introduced was the one by Mr. idatt. of New York, reducing the ap portionment of congressional represen tation., Mr. Bailey, sarcastically asked if there was "anything in the bill affect ing the representation, in the Senate from the States wherein it is charged that the Governor nnri not thp 'o-io. lature selects the Senators?" Mr. Piatt replied that the bill con tains no such provisions. oenator Dodge called up the Philio nine government bill. He said he would press its consideration daily until it is disposed of. He asked the Democratic senators to name the time when they would be willing to have a vote on the measure. Senator Culberson said there would probably be no difficulty in reaching an understanding but he asked for time. The senate then went into executive session. At 1:15 o'clock the legislative ses sion was resumed, the consideration of the calendar being entered upon. The Daniel resolution railing' nn th& President for all the correspondence with the Colombian government rela tive to the Panama resolution, was read. In the absence of Mr. Daniel, it was allowed to po over. Senator Carmack Wants Information. Senator Carmack, introduced a joint resolution providing for the appoint ment of a commission composed of members of the Senate and the House to investigate the collection and expen diture of money by the National Com mittees in the interest of the Presiden tial candidates. Appropriation Bill Reported. Washington, Dec. 7. The legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying $28,838,709 was reported to the house today. This is $846,498 less than the estimate snri 85?.?; ssi more than the current appropriation. To Favor Sea Level Canal. Washington, Dec. 7 Members of the Congressional committee who re cently returned from Panama indicate strongly that Chief Engineer Wallace Li about to report in favor of a sea level canal. Thp , v. t oca tcvei canal, it is estimated, would be about ..ou,uuu,uuu, or $100,000,000 more than the present plans. If Engineer Wallace should make such a report it is entirely probable that Congress may be asked to auth orize the issuance of the extra $100- uw.vw in oonas. The engineers estimate that to fin ish the lock canal wonld take seven to eight years, but that the sea level canai would take twenty years with the chances of that limit being re duced by improved machinery. THE STATE AUDiTOR ISSUES STATEMENT SMIRECEIPTS A Net Balance of $339,683.30, is Now on Hand in the State Treasury at Raleigh. Total Amount of Receipts and Dis buesments Given. First PartPages 1 to 6. PRICE: 3 CENTS. Depew and Piatt Figure. Washington, Dec. 7. Senator Piatt and Senator Depew had a conference en the floor of the Senate today. When Senator Depew woke Senator Piatt from nis reverie the junior sena toi had a document which evidently was a roster of the members of the New York Assembly. Senator Depew interested Senator Piatt at once and proceeded to check thp sura vntM Depew. Judging from the pnthnia ot the junior Senator he had figured out a majority and Senator Piatt seem ed to indorse the conclusion .f hio j colleague. Representative Wadsworth &ua jfames Sherman are said to have enlisted for Depew. The School Fund Receipts For the Fiscal Year Amounted to $33, 856,66. Balance Now on Hand of This Fund Amounts to $7,413,81. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. Postmasters Named in Two Southern States. Washington. Dec 7 Tbo pi-pc-,. today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters Alabama: Joseph C Manning, Alexander City; Dallas B Smith, Opelika. Florida: George J. Arnow, Gaines ville; Enoch E. Skipper, Bartow; New ell B. Hull, Starke. TWENTY-SIX CASES. Rapid Grind of Court Today Many Gaming Cases. Lattimer's Good Roads Bill. Senator Lattimer reported favorably from the House committee on agricul ture, the Lattimore good roads bill, ap propria ting 24,000,000 for road build ing in the States. Philippine Bill Friday. Following the discussion of the bill to pension telegraph operators serv ing during the Civil War, the Senate agreed to vote on the Philippine bill, Friday, the 6th inst. The Senate then adjourned. In the House. Washington. Dec. 7. Unon the con vening of the House today, Mr. Bing ham, of Pennsylvania, from the com mittee on appropriations, reported the legislative, executive, and indicial hill and gave notice that he would call the bill up for the purpose of referring certain portions of the President's mes sage to the committee. At 12.15 the House adjourned. The Criminal Court now in session with Judge Allen on the bench and Henot Clarkson. Esq., as solicitor came near breaking the record for rapid wjuay, wnen twenty-six cases were disposed of this morning between ten o'clock and the dinner recess. The eases included -a mimhar rJe- Wing charges, burglary, larceny and aoauiL, and the speed with which the court grind was kent nn wae offl( to attract the attention of the lawyers wno were in attendance upon the sit tings of the court. Cases in which sentence was imposed today were as follows: Charles Witherspoon, assault, three months on the road. Charles Williams, larceny, eight months on the roads. " Henry Hayden, gaming, $10 and costs. T. J. Gallagher, gaming, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Frank Stephens, plead guilty to a charge of burglary, sentence not pro- HUUUDtJU. Marshall Wallace, carrvinp' nnnpni. ed weapons, plead guilty. Sentence not yet announced. Henry Freeland and George McClure gaming, sixty days on the roads or $10 and costs. George Archie, larceny, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Jake Jordan, gaming, sixty days on the roads. Wallace Grier, gaming, sixty days on the roads. Will Nims. assault twelve mrmtho nn the roads. Toad Torrence, gaming, fined $10 and costs. The case against Clayton and Eph Little, charged with the killing of the uegru ,ionn inoinpson during October, may be continued until the next term of the court. The attorneys for the defendants Messrs. D. B. Smith and Thos. Ruffin.' are working for a continuance of the case and it will likelv be ripri-iori thic afternoon before the adjournment of court for the day, whether the trial will be at the present term of the court or at a subsequent term. It was also learned that there might be a compromise of the case which will not render a trial necessary. GRAND LARCENY THE CHARGE. Sub-Committee to Report. Washington, Dec. 7. A meeting of the House Judiciary Committee has been called for Friday, when the sub committee which has conducted the in vestigation in the Judge Swayne case will submit the supplementary report, informing the committee of the testi mony taken since the last report was made to the full committee. Juno Postmaster Appointed. Washington, Dec. 7. The following fourth class postmasters were appoint ed today. Alabama Chatchee, John W. Griffin Wheat. Cotty D. Methvin. Florida Cleveland, Arthur Stehle. North Carolina Juno, Franklin M. Foster. Cabinet Nominations Confirmed. Washington, Dec. 7 The Senate in Against the Bank Officials in Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo. Dec. 7. Warrants charging- grand larceny in the second degree, have been granted against Former President Em nrv nnrt Pnahier. T3o,,i Werner, and Assistant Cashier William P. Luedeke, of the German Bank, which was closed by the State Bank ing Department several days ago. Brokers in Fist Fight. New York, Dec. 7. Cotton prices went to pieces Monday. The Exchange was in a panic once more. Two fren zied brokers came to a fist fight at the side of the pit. It was witnessed by the excited traders and by scores of spectators who crowded the nai lery. The fist fight, was hetween R H Castles, one of W. P. Brown's brokers and J. J. Chew the Exchange's weather expert. The row took place in the" midst cf so much other excitement that nobody but Chew seemed able to tell just what happened. He said he had a dispute with Castles, and invited him out to fight. Chew started to the street when Castles struck him in the face, breaking his eyeglasses. Chew then jumped on Castles, but at tendants pulled them apart before any damage was done. (Special The News.) Raleigh, Dec. 7. State Auditor Dixon issues a statement showing the re ceipts from all sources, for the State general fund, during the past year end ing November 30, were, $2,115,849.01. The disbursements were $1,896,603.90, leaving a balance of $219,245.11. This added to the balance on hand December 1903, $120,438.19 gives a net balance of $339,683.30, now on hand. The school fund receipts for the fiscal year were $33,856.66. Amount on hand at the beginning of the year, $30,107.90. Disbursed during the year, $56,549.85; leaving a balance of $7,413.81. This added to the general fund gives a balance of all funds in the state treasury, of $347,097.11. During the past year, $55,789.97 was leaned to the various county districts for the general educational fund, for the building and the improvement of school houses. In 1903, $63,413.78, was loaned for the same numoses makimr $119 202 7?; loaned and secured by notes from the counties borrowing. There was not a single bale of cot ton offered on the Raleigh market yes terday owing to the big slump that has ocurred in the prices the last few days. Dealers are advising farmers here to hold their cotton. F. D. Ar rendall of this citv has started a move ment by which he hopes to organize Lhe Farmers' Twentv Per Cent Pluh -he commissioners of agriculture in the several cotton states to be secre taries of the clubs, the purpose being to hold 20 per cent, of the present crop and reauce the crop next year 20 per cent. Mr. Paul Garrett is out in a card in which he denies that he is specially favoring the granting of a pardon to the noted "gold brick" nen from Chicago who are serving terms in the penitentiary for attempting to unload a "gold brick" on him a few years ago in Greensboro. The governor will very probably not take any Action regarding the applications for nardon that are being pressed before him now bv now- erful friends of the prisoners. , When the North Carolina Ra.ntiat State convention convenes in Eliza beth City tomorrow night the report of tne btate boards will show that the Baptists have raised $111,000 for all purposes against $97,000 during 1903, a gam ot $14,000. Some of the most notaoie oDiects anrl amnnnts nrp- $2S,000 for State missions against $17,- ooo tor the previous year; $3,600 for nomemissionsagamst$7,500 last year; $27,000 for the Thomasville Orphan age, an increase of $2,000. There are 126 missionaries in the State and their are reported 2,000 conversions under tneir ministry. Baptists during the year received about ten thousand ac cesions to the churches, a net gain of t),000 in membership. Rev. J. W. Lynch of Wake Forest will nreach the convention sermon Wednesday night Rev. R. H. Marsh, D. D., cf Oxford will preside over the convention. Major Geo. A. Armes, of Washing ton, D. C, who now owns the land at Apamoitox battle ground, the deeded to Major H. A. London for the State of North Carolina the plats of ground there that the State desires on which to erect memorial tableis com memorating the heroic part the North Carolina troops took in the battle, not ably the fact that. North flarnlina troops were the last to lay down their arms. The legislature is to be asked to appoint a commission to receive the deeds and to direct the placing of the memorials. The Code Commissioners appointed by the last legislature to codify the public statute laws of the State have prepared their report to the incoming legisiautre transmitting specimine vol umes of their work and recommending that it be perminently bound in two volumes, the first to contain the sta tutes of general application more par ticularly affecting the people as a whGle. while, the second is devoted tn the statutes relating largely to the political government and its depart ments and institutions, in this way they state that it will not be sary to furnish copies of the second volume to the magistrates resulting in a great saving to the State in print ing. They recommend the printing of 10,000 volumes, 8,000 ot the first vol ume and 1.500 of the second. Thev re commend the title to be Revised Sta tutes, lhe commission consists of Thos. B. Womack. ex-iudge of the su perior court, N. Y. Gulley, dean of law at Wake Forest College and W. B. Rodman of Charlotte. The North Carolina Supreme Court hands down an opinion in the case of Spencer vs. the Seaboard Air T.in. in which it is held that the consilidation or the old Raleigh and Gaston into the greater Seaboard was valid and proper and that the provision made to assess the minority stock was a valid exercise of eminent domain. Spencer held seven shares of Raleigh and Gaston stock and sought to force the Raleigh & Gaston cut of the Seaboard merger. The road involved is an imnnrtant llnlr in the S. A. L. main line from Raleigh to Seldom Here is the full list of the opinions: Avery vs. So. Ry. Co., from Burke, new trial. Bond vs. Wilson, from Burke re versed. Quantz vs. Railroad, from Mecklen ourg, error. Blalock vs. Clark, from Stanlv, no error. Cobb vs. Clegg, from Guilford, no error. Lassiter vs. Railroad, from Wake no error. Spencer vs. Railroad, from Wake no ' error. ' Andrew Bethay, colored, was brought to the penitentiary today to serve five years. He concealed himself in a coun try store in Columbus county during the evening and was locked in over night. He lit a lamn and was in front of a mirror trying on a hat when the merchant came in. The negro drew a pistol and shot the merchant in the elbow, nermanentlv ininnnr v, m . j fa o.i m. ; the revolver was one that the negro RECEIVERSHIP TO RE SET HIE III GOTH CASE? At Least a Big Fight, Looking to This End, Will be Waged Be fore Judge Allen, When the Case is Called For a Hearing Next Tuesday. ua.a siuien rrom tne merchant's desk. The examining board of the State Board of Pharmacy is in session here examining applicants for licenses to practice. There are fifteen applicants one being a negro. The examination is being held bv F w Hdnni, j Oxford; W. W. Homes. Fayetteville, ami j. u. Braanam, of New Haven. A car of fish from the Withville, Va., Government hatchery is here for the purpose of distributing fish to a num ber of people in this section, 'it is in charge of J. W. Johns DTI and is rliatrih- uting rainbow trout, bream and other well known varieties. The Depositors of the Bank Have Accepted Mr. Love's Statement, That All Would be Paid and Little Uneasiness Exists Among Them. ORDER OF SALE. Tract of 197 Acres at Auction in Janu ary. The clerk of the court today signed an order of sale for the disnosai Qt auction of a large tract of farming lends comprising 197 acres on the ninth day of January at the court house. The sale is ordered in the case of D. M. Miller, administrator of J. C Miller, deceased, against J. H. Miller, C!ara Miller, widow and othero The sale is ordered for the purpose or division and D. M. Miller has been appointed commissioner of the sale. MRS. CHADWICK ILL SENDS FOR DOCTOR The Woman Was Unable to Dis cuss Business Matters With an Attorney for Ira Reynolds. She is Now at the New Am sterdam Hotel. New York, Dec. 7. Andrew Squire. an attorney representing Ira Reynolds, called on Mrs. Chadwick at the New Amsterdam Hotel today. He said Mrs. Chadwick was ill and is unable to dis cuss business matters at present. Just before noon, a hurried summons was sent to Dr. Moore, Mrs. Chad wick's physician. Attachment Issued. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 7. Referee Harold Remington, acting upon the motion filed by Nathan Looser, re ceiver for Mrs. Chadwick, has issued an attachment for all the securities belonging to the latter in the posses sion of Ira Reynolds. That Famous Note. Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 7 District At. torney Sullivan said today: "I am expecting a telegi am momen tarily that will cause me to take im portant, and immediate action." lhe Associated Press was tndnv shown the photographic copy of the famous note for S250.000. drawn in fa vor of C. L. Chadwick and signed by "Andrew Carnegie." The date, figures and signature are ali in the same hand writing while the words "two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars were evidently written by another person. The following is the exact wording of the note: "New York, January 7, 1904." "One year after date I nmmisp. to nav to the order of C. D. Chadwick two nundred and fifty thousand ($250,000) dollars at my office in New York city, for value received, with interest at five per cent." Signed "ANDREW CARNEGIE." The back of the note is endorsed, "C. L. Chadwick." A Collossal Affair. New York, Dec. 7. Andrew Carnegie said today he had not the slightest in tention of prosecuting anybody for forging his signature to the notes, even if further investigation showed such forgery had been committed. One prominent Ohio man now here said : "In a day or two revelations will be made that will show this the most col ossal affair of the country. Five prom inent New York men whose names rave not yet been mentioned, will be involved as deeply as Mrs. Chadwick. A number of wealthy and prominent western men will also be dragged into the case and numerous prosecutions will follow. These facts will be made public through the grand jury investi gation which begins at Elyria, Ohio, tomorrow. y Is Madam DeVere. Toledo, Ohio. Dec. 7. Irvin Belford, attorney for Mr. Lamb, one of Madam De Vere's victims here, identifies the photographs of Mrs. Chadwick as Madam De Vere. He says he met her m Cleveland two years ago, and she did not deny her identity. (Special The News ) j Gastonia, Dec. 7.-it is undeistood I here, at this writing, that the Gastonia j Banking Co., will succeed in having the j appointment of a receiver set aside and I arrange to pay all depositors their j claims in full, at an early date; this j matter will probably be arranged on j December the 13th, this being the day j set by Judge Allen for a hearing in the I matter. In the meantime the depositors are waiting patiently and from all ap pearances are perfectly satisfied that Mr. Love will be as good as his word and meet all demands when the time comes to do so. The remains of Mrs. Thos. Wilson were laid to rest in the cemetery yes terday afternoon at 3 nv neral was conducted by Dr. Galloway pastor of the deceased. A large crowd was in attendance to pay their respects to the dead. Mr. R. B. Wilson, a son of the dead was so ill at the Falls House that it was impossible for him to attend the luneral of his mother. Mr. Wilson has been quite sick for some timo h it is hoped that he will scon recover Yesterday afternon the engine pull ing the C. & N. W. passenger train (number nine, South bound, broke down just north of Lincolnton and for this reason the train did not arrive at Gastonia until about 8 o'clock last night. The county commissioners adjourned yesterday afternoon after finishing the regular routine business which was carried over from Monday on account cf the installation of county officers and other important business. The Tuesday Afternoon Club was entertained at the home of Miss Purs ley yesterday afternoon. Mr. P. M. Gardner, whose illness was noted in yesterday's News is in a priti- cal condition, suffering from pneumo nia. Mrs. Meacham is slowly improving. The many friends of this worthy lady will be very much gratified to know that she is still improving and hope that before many days she will be en tirely recovered. At a late hour last night Mr. David Kincaid was still in a very serious con dition. It was stated in these columns yesterday that Mr. John Kincaid' was ill, it should have been Mr. David Kin caid and we are very sorry that this error occurred. Mr. John X. Nantz was in town ves- terdav On business. Mr. Nantz is n nrns- perous farmer living near Stanley. Mr. Joe Riddle was in the city yester day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wil son. Mr. Reese Patrick was in Gastonia yesterday on business. Mr. 3. M. Rcbinscn of Lowell, was in town yesterday afternoon on busi ness. Mr. Charlie White of Old Furnace, was in Gastonia yesterday on business. Mr. T. E. Shuford, of Lowell spent the day in Gastonia yesteiday. FARMS SOLD TODAY. Plantations Change Hands at the court House. Not less than seven farms in Meck lenburg county have changed hands this week at the court house whero Auctioneer Gresham has been kept busy since Monday crying the sales, all of which were commissioners sales, made in settlement of estates or for division. The farms sold comprise in several instances nearly two hundred acres and are well located in the ennntv and brought what are regarded as fair prices Dy tne real estate men. Among the farms sold this week are the following: Sixty acres known as a part of the Todd lands, bought by W. S. Aber nathy for $800, D. K. Pope attorney. One hundred and twelve acres, in the case of H. S. Suggs against Ar thur Suggs, for division of land, was bought by H. L. Suggs for $500; W. F. Harding, attorney. Eighty-seven acres sold for $1,100, in the case of M. L. Kiser and others against T. N. Alexander and others, the purehaser being J. P. Sloan and Mr. W. F. Harding being the attorney One hundred and twentv-five acres in Lemley's sold for $1,100 for J. A. Knox, bought by C. H. Duls, attorney, H. N. Pharr being commissioner. One hundred and seventy-four acres known as the Sandifer farm in Paw Creek, H. W Harris, commissioner, sold for $3,462.60 by Mrs. E. G. Sandi fer. A tract of 4 1-2 acres adjoining the above was sold to Mrs. E. G. Sandi fer for ?25 per acre. Noted Cartoonist Dead. New York, nee 7 The H.OQfri rf W ww. v V VU. Ul Charles Nelan, the cartoonist, at Cave Springs, Ga., was announced in a spe cial dispatch received here today. m i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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