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o i ' s - . THE char: Deposits your automobile tickets at the News office before February 2. NEW Deposits your automobile tickets at the News office before February 2. , 1.32a THE ONLY AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XXXII NO. 5023. A CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1905. PRICE: 3 CENTS. ft r hi M U SHALL THE LIQUOR COMMITTEE E ITS SECRETARY This is the Question Before the House Today in Raleigh. Mecklenburg Men Oppose It, Saying Committee Has no Need of One Now. Governor Advisss Raising Supe rior Court Judges' Salaries. Retiring Adjutant General En lists as a Private. A Child Labor Law. Special The News. Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 13. In the House today, Mr. rowers of Rutherford, in troduced a resolution urging members el the congress to secure national leg islation to prevent the shipment of liquor into prohibition territory. Lockhart introduced a bil lto protect the interests of the State in settling the South Dakota bonds. The House declined to put on im mediate passage the bill to appropri ate $1,000 for the erection of a monu ment to the valor of North Carolina troops on Appomattox Battlefield, but referred it to the committee on appro priations by whom it received a fa vorable report. There was a sharp light on the floor against allowing a secre tary at this time for the committee on liquor traffic. The oppositon was led by McXinch of Mecklenburg, in the in terest of economy, contending that the secretary will not be needed by the comnuUee until later and providing that the clerk now will be only a flag rant waste of money. Alexander of Mecklenburg, also opcpsed the bill. The result of the discussion was that the resolution for a secretary was with diawn until more work accumulates. A bill prohibiting distilleries of less than 36 bushels capacity in Asheville, passed the second reading and went over to tomorrow for a third reading bt the request of Mr. Murphy, who in troduced it. A Child Labor Bill. One of the most important bills in tioduced at this session of the Legis lature to .date, and the one that has caused more comment than any other, is that of Representative John S. Cun kigham, of Person, which had its first reading in the House yesterday. The title of the "bin is" "To Amend Chapter 403 of the Public Laws of 1903, and to prescribe certain educational qualifications and other regulations for children working in manufacturing es- j tablishments." j If the law is enacted, no male child under twelve years of age. and no fe male child under fourteen years of age after September 1st, 1905, shall be employed or work in any factory or manufacturing establishment, and no child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or work in mines in this State. The bill also provides that no male child under fourteen years of age shall to employed, or permitted to workin any factory or manufacturing estab lishment unless he can read and write, 'and unless the person or corporation employing him procures and keeps on file and accessible to the Commissioner of Labor and Printing and to the county superintendent of schools, an approved age and schooling certificate and keeps two lists of all such children employed, one on the file and one con spicuously posted near the principal enr tiance of the building in which the children are employed, and furnishes a third list to the county superintendent ci schools. Judge's Salary. Gov. Glenn has sent a message to the Legislature the principal feature being a recommendation that the salaries of Supreme and Superior Court Judges be increased in accordance with the bill now pending. In the Senate. In the Senate a bill by Mr. Wright of Rowan prohibiting the sale of opium, morphine and cocane except on the prescription of a reputable physician was passed. Mr. Odell of Concord intro duced a bill to allow married men to HARASSTHE JAPS Bodies of Russians are Giving the Japanese Near Liao Yang Some Trouble But the Japs Seem Masters of the Situation in Spite of Them. By Associated Press. Tokio, Jan. 13. Bodies of Russian cavalry raiders ' actively operating southwest of Liao Yang, are evidently desirous of harassing the Japanese railroad communication and interrupt ing the transportation of General No Ri's army to re-inforce Field-Marshal Oyama at Liao Yang. Wednesday af ternoon two thousand Russian cavalry with guns attacked New Chwang. The Japanese were forced to retire tem porarily but being reinforced attacked the Russians and are still pursuing tbem. H A V CAVALRY RAIDERS dispos of real property without the I consent of his wne in case she is in- i sane. j Bynum Arraigned. Yesterday evening in Wake Superior CourL Raymond D. Bynum was formal ly .arraigned on the charge of the mur der of J. H. Alford. His council en tered a plea of not guilty with the privilege of changing the plea to that of mental incapacity of the prisoner to go on trial. The case was then con tinued to the March term. The de fense will be insanity. Indeed, it was remarked by those who saw tne pris oner in the court room last evening that he is clearly deranged mentally in addition to being in a terrible broken condition. Gsr.eral Royster Enlists. Gen. B. S. Royster, the retiring Ad jutant General, enlisted as a private in Company E, Third Regiment, the Gran ville Grays. This is the third time tnat he has entered as a private in the course of his military career. Col. Al fred Williams, of Raleigh, has been re commissioned Assistant Adjutant Gen eral and Lieut. Col. W. E. Gary, of Henderson, Assistant Qpartermaster General, the commissions being issued by Gen. Robertson, the new Adjutant General. Charters Issued. Charters are issued for the Williams Little Grocery Company, Wilson, capi tal $45.u00, and the Franklin-Martin Company, of Fayetteville, capital $20, 000. Stewart Bros.' Case. An order was made in Wake Super ior Court dismissing the suit by the state against Stewart Bros., of Wins- j ton, former state printers under fu sion ruie, for over-cnarges ana pay ments by the state for certain print ing. The suit has been pending four years. These Counties Have Their Share. It is announced from the office of su perintendent of public instruction that Mecklenburg, Craven and Cleveland counties have within the past few days completed their quota of rural school libraries. Applications are coming in every day from other counties that have not yet taken all they are en titled to. Grand Lodge Masons. The North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons that has just closed its 118th annual session here issued charters for new lodges at Dilworth. Mecklenburg county Fair View Buncomb, Andrews. Madison county, Ellenboro, .Cleveland county and Hamlet. Richmond county. MR, DUKE IN COUR OH HABEAS CORPUS Mr. Nicoll of Counsel for Duke Family Secured His Detention Until Thursday the 19. Mrs. Duke-Webb Was Not Present in Court Today. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 13. Brodie L. Duke, half-brother of the President cf the American Tobacco Company, whose recent manisge resulted in his com mitment to a Sanatarium, was brought into the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, today or. a writ of habeas corpus, and after the hearing was sent to Long Island Home, until Thursday, when the commission appointed by Justice Gay nor will inquire into Mr. Duke's con dition and make a report as to whether ht is insane. Justice Gaynor, yesterday appointed Isaac Franklin Russell, of the New York Law University, Edward C. Can dee and Dr. Thomas L. Fogarty, of Brooklyn, to act as a commission to summon a jury and tike testimony on January 19 concerning the sanity of Brodie L. Duke. The commission was appointed in re sponse to a petition presented to Jus tice Gaynor by Mr. Unger, of the law firm of Levy & Unger, in behalf of Mrs Duke and her husband. Mrs. DukVs petition ' alleges that Duke's commitment to the Sanitarium by Justice Truax was without previous notification to herself or husband and that the natient is denrived of his liberty without due process of law. The writ of habeas corpus on which Mr. Duke was brought into court was obtained bv W. C. Branham of Dur ham, N. C. who has acted as private secretary for Mr. Duke. Counsel for Mr. Branham argued for an immediate examination of Mr. Duke in court to de termine whether or not he was insane This was objected to by Delancey Nicoll, who said he represented mem bers of Mr. Duke's family and who in sisted that Mr. Duke's sanity should be determined by the commission ap T ointed by Justice Gaynor. Mr. Nicoll declared he desired to secure witnesses for himself and that the persons whom he renresented "wanted to rescue this man from the toils of one of the worst pssowiations of criminals which existed for the nurpose of robbing this man and perhaps killing him." Justice Gay nor ordered Duke to be committed to the Long Island Home until January 10, when he will be examined as to his sanity by the commission which Jus tice Gavnor has already appointed on the application by counsel representing Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, wife of Brodie I.. -Duke. During the argument of counsel, the attorney for Mr. Brodie L. Duke, de clared that Mr. Duke's son who had in stituted proceedings which resulted n Mr. Duke's commitment, was on bad terms with his father and had been excluded from bis father's home for several years. Mr. Duke sat quietly by his lawyers and appeared pale and ner vours. His wife was not in court. Before Mr. Duke was taken to the Sanitorium, he was in conversation TriVi three nhvsicians at the court hnnsp At. the conclusion of the talk on of the physicians said Mr. Duke was apparently sane, but in a weaken- el condition. SOUTHERN R, R'S. PRESIDENT ARGUES E "You Cannot Make a Law Against Rebates Too Drastic to Suit Us" President Spencer Tells The Interstate Commerce Com mittee. Does Not Think any Legislation is Necessary Unless it is to Stop Appeals. Necessity He De clares Will do Away With Abuses. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 13. President Spencei, of the Southern Railway, to day resumed the argument against the. Quarles-Coopei bill. The committea refused to go into executive session to consider a motion by Representative Davey, of Louisiana, to close the hearings on January 24. Answering the question as to wheth er there would be any objection to a miforrn classification of freight throughout the country, Mr. Spencer scid there might not be, although it would without doubt throw the rates of certain railroads out of line. If it. was dene violently and suddenly it would result In a commercial uphea val. Answering Representative Rich ardson, of Alabama, Mr. Spencer s?.id: Speaking unofficially for I might say 7C per cent of the. railroads of the country, I assert that you cannot make a law forbidding rebates too drastic to su'.t us' The 'jonferring or- the Jnier-state ucmnerce ucmmis- s;on power to declare what is a reas- rioblo rate, he .maintained, would he prejudicial to the commercial interests of the country. "The man does not live," asserted Mr. Spencer, "who can draft a law lhat will grai.-; authority to any body cf men that can he exercised effective ly to abolish discrimination between localities. It is impossible to do away v ith the complaint of discrimination on the part of localities " In conclusion, he suggested that m his opinion the only legislation neces sary at the present time, 11 indeed any was necessary, was tno stopping l ar peals from the decisions or com missions, at die uiicuit court except v here points cf law v. ore involved, when the cases should go to the bu preme Court; -that freight carrying lines by water, fast freight lines nd private car lines should all be brought under the jurisdiction ot tne commis sion, tne same as tne raiTonus now re: that carriers should be relieved of tho anomalous position of being icquired to maintain uniform rates and prohibited from making agree ments as to what those rates should be. Traffic agreements should be per mitted in writing and submitted to the Commission for appeal with power to annul the same at any time. Last ly, he said., nine-tenths of the wnole necessity, was something that would do away with the abuses of the rebate system. MORE TESTIMONY FOR SMOOT. Another Attorney Testifies That No Effort ic Made by Church to Re strict Political Liberties. By Associated Press. "Washington, Jan. 13. J. W. N. WhitRf-ntron an attornev. of Provo, Utah, resumed today the testimony in the Smoot investigation. No effort was made by the Mormon Church, he I said, to restrict political liberties ot people generally, or of any individuals. The Church, he said., did not try to prevent its members from engaging in politics without the consent of the Church, but when certain members ac cepted important church offices, the Church had the right to prevent such members from accepting other ofEces which would take their time. LOOKING AFTER THE-BISHOP. Board Appointed to Investigate Con duct of Bishop Talbot Go Into Exec utive Session. By Associated Press. Reading, Pa., Jan. 13. Ten members of the Episcopal board of inquiry were present when that body convened in Wood Chapel to investigate the charges preferred by Rev. I. N. W. Irvine against Bishop Ethelbert Tal bot. The committee went into exec utive session. BANKS MUST SHOW DOWN. Comotroller of Currency Orders That All National Banks Make Report of Condition. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 13. The Comp troller of the Currency has issued a call for reports of the condition of National banks at the close of 'business January 11. - " CONTRABAND COAL CAPTURED. British Steamer Attempts to Carry Coal to Russians and is Captured By Japs. By Associated Press. Tokio. Jan. 13. The Japanese ar mored cruiser Tokiwa captured in the Sea of Japan on January 11, a British steamer. Captain Robinson from Barry. Nov. li, for Shanghai, loaded with coal consigned to Vladisvotok. Mr. W. R. Jones is quite sick with j tne grippe at his home, No. 301 North College street. BEFQR COMMTTEE GAMBLERS DISTURBED. District Attorney Jerome Gets Active With the Gamblers or the Metropo lis. By Associated Press. New York. Jan. 13. Following Dis trict Attorney Jerome's raid on the gambling houses of "Honest John" Kelly, Mr. Jerome has secured a state ment similar to that made by Kelly which resulted in the seizure of a quantity of gambling apparatus in a house which Lou Ludlan admitted he conducted. The two raids, followed by the re port that District Attorney Jerome was prepared to carry on an unrelenting warfare on gambling, created a gen eral panic among gamblers, especially in the Tenderloin district, and during the day many van loads of gambling furniture were removed from reputed gambling houses and hurried across the ferries to Jersey City for security. Last night it was said that with the exception of a few small and obscure places not a gambling house in the city was doing business. The police raided three alleged pool rooms but only ar rested the persons who were evidently in charge. WHY HE GIVES PAROLE. General Stoessel Must Make Report at St. Petersburg of Fall of Port Arthur. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 13. The War Office explains that the reason for Lieutenant General Stoessel giving his parole and returning to Russia instead of remaining at the head of the heroic troops who formed the garrison of Port Arthur and sharing their fate as a prisoner of war in Japan, is that it is incumbent upon him to bring a de tailed report of the defense of the fort ress to the Emperor. Rear Admiral Dochinsky. who is senior naval officer, will bring the naval report. The arrangements for General Stoes sel's route home are not completed. At the War Office it is said that the gen eral will undoubtedly come straight to St. Petersburg, bis first duty being to report to the Emperor. As soon as his route through Russia is determined upon, preparations will be made to give him a fitting reception. Nogi Reports. Ammunition Captured. Tokio, Jan. 12. denersl Nogi reports that the Japanese captured at Port Ar thur 546 guns. 82.670 shells. 30.000 kiloj of powder and 2,266,800 round of rifle ammunition. TO SETTLE STRIKE. Fall River Unions to Meet Tonight Due to Efforts of Governor Douglas. By Associated Press. Fall River, Mass.', Jan. 13 The mem bers of the different textile unions in this city will be asked to vote on the question of delegating the power of set tling the strike in the cotton mills here to tne fifteen members cf the textile council. The call for tonight's meeting is said tc be the result of the efforts of Gov ernor Douglas to settle the strike, which has been in progress for nearly six months. SONG PREVENTS SUICIDE.. Murderer Hanged Confesses He Would Have Kiled Himself But For Child ren Singing. By Associated Press. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 13. J. W. Bess, who murdered Mrs. Martha McQuinn Martin, 2 years ago, was hanged today. The condemned man confessed he in tended to commit suicide with a knife blade which he carried concealed in his mouth, but upon hearing a sacred song sung by the children near the jail, he changed his mind. MR. DORRITEE NOT SO WELL. Letter Received From Mrs. Dorritee Today. The many friends of Rev. J. A. Dor ritee, who is ill in Corpus Christi, Texas, will regret to learn that his con dition shows no improvement . Mrs. Dorritee left last Tuesday to join her husband. Owing to the fact that she missed connection at one or two points she did not reach Corpus Cnristi until last Friday. In a letter to one of the members of Westminster church. Mrs. Dorritee writes that she was not favorably im pressed with her husband's condition. In fact she states that his condition is worse than she expected. This will be sad news to very many people in Charlotte as well as else where. Mr. Dorritte is one of the most popular ministers who has ever made Charlotte his home. All hope that per manent improvement will be noted in the near future. Body Rests in Elmwood. The remains of Mrs. Frank E. Mc Clain were buried in Elmwood ceme tery this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services appropriate to the sad occa sion were held at the home of the par ents of the deceased on North Pine street this afternoon at 3 o'clock, con ducted by Rev. T. F. Marr, of Tryon Street Methodist church. Immediately thereafter the body was borne to Elm wood. The pall bearers were John C. Wat son, C. S. Stone, E. W. Berryhill, D. A. McLaughlin, James H. Phifer and C. Morrison. Funeral of Mr. R. J. Pcrter. The funeral services over the remains of Mr. R. J. Parker, whose death was noted in the News yesterday, were held from the residence on North Pop lar street this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Martin D. Hardin, of the Second Presbyterian church conducted the ser vices. The body was then taken to Elmwood, where the last sad rites were performed. Coton Receipts. The receipts of cotton atthe local platform today amounted to 18 bales and the best price was 7 cents. For the same day last year the receipts amounted to 59 bales and the price was 13.70. ACT OR TO BE TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ' TO BE HARMONIOUS The Executive Committee of the Anti-Saloon League is Now in Session at the Office of Clark son & Duls in the Piedmont Building. The Meeting Was Called to Order at 5 O'clock Nothing to be Done That Will Divide the Pro hibition Forces in the City of Charlotte. The executive committee of the Anti Saloon League of Charlotte meets this afternoon at 5 o'clock, in the office of Clarkson & Duls, in the Piedmont building. As was stated in the News yester day this meeting has been called for the purpose of discussing matters pertain ing to the enforcement of prohibition in Charlotte. It is given out this afternoon that nothing will be done by the committee that will in any way hinder or divide the prohibition forces in Charlotte and that whatever the committee sees fit to do the action will be harmonious. The News man made several at tempts today to ascertain the feeling of the committee as to a Medical Dispen sary. All agreed that it would not be the proper thing to foreshadow or to attempt to forestall the action of the committee. But, from what the reporter was able to gainer the Medical Dispensary is practically doomed because of the fact that a division of sentiment exists and the prohibition forces will not allow anything to pass that is not in accord with a majority of the committee. And, in view of this fact, and because some oppose the Medical Dispensary, it is believed that the bill drawn, hav ing for its purpose the creation of such a dispensary, will never pass. Mr. J. H. Weddington, who is a strong advocate, of the bill, said this morning to a News reporter that he regarded it one of the most potent fac tors that could possibly be inaugurated for the enforcement of prohibition in Charlotte. He is strongly in favor of a Medical Dispensary and is outspoken in -his .desire, that- one should- Jae given Charlotte. . The views of Mr. Weddington are shared in by several members of the board cf aldermen. Mr. D. W. Oates, chairman of the finance committee of the board, was called up over the telephone this after noon and he was very frank in stat ing that he favored such a dispensary for Charlotte. Several other members of the board were seen this morning and their views are given below: M. F. Kirby: I am unalterably op posed to a Medical Dispensary because I think the establishment of it would be, in a measure, breaking faith with the people. We voted prohibition and I. for one, am heartily in favor of giv ing the measure a fair and impartial trial. Then again, I am opposed to the city of Charlotte embarking in the v-hiskev business. If this measure had been submitted to the voters at the July election, I should have opposed it then as I onnose it now. H. G. Link: I stand for what we voted for in the July election. I am not in favor of saddling on the people something that was not em bodied in the issues as settled at tne Doles then. The people voted for pro hibition, pure and simple, ana i am in favor of giving this and nothing more. W. W. Ward: I am opposed to a Med ical Dispensary. I am in favor of pror hibition, nothing more nor less. The people voted prohibition and the alder men should stand by their constituents. B. F. Withers: As to the bill to be re ported to the General Assembly for a Medical Dispensary I am opposed to many of its provisions. My idea Is that the people voted prombition ana we now have it. Unless conditions arise that would make some such action nec essary I am opposed to a Medical Dis pensary for Charlotte. We should cross no bridges until we get to them. ' D. W. Oates: I am in favor of the establishment of a Medical Dispensary in Charlotte. While the aldermen of the city would not be called upon to pass on a Medi cal Dispensary, should the Legislature pass the bill for its establishment, the views of the city fathers will be read with interest, therefore The News has given space to the above. Liohtninci Strikes Altar. By Associated Press. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jan. 13. While a procession was enterting the Catho lic Church at Cayambe, near Quito, a thunderstorm broke, and the altar was struck by lightning, setting fire to the church. A priest and eight other persons were mortally wounded. Two persons were killed by lightning during the same storm. Postmasters Appointed. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 30. Postmasters appointed today are the following: North Carolina: Dellwood, Jarvis C. Moody. South Carolina:. Fcchtig, James G. L. George. Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Allison are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Caldwell. LIQUOR AS A RULER. New York Liquor Dealers' Association Has Fund to Corrupt Legislators. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 13. The grand jury of New York county recently in vestigated charges that a corruption fund had been raised by the New York State Liquor Dealers' Association for the purpose of influencing excise leg islation. In its presentment of the matter tho grand jury stated that while the evidence adduced did not warrant action by the New York count prose cuting officers, it disclosed actions of certain members of the State Legisla ture which should be brought to the at tention of that body. Today Speaker Nixon laid a copy of the presentment before the Assembly. In the evidence accompanying the presentment It ap pears that Fritz Lindinger, president of the association, and other witnesses told of raising a fund of $23,000 and of how some of it was spent. Several wit nesses testified that the special commit tee from the association had spent sev eral thousand dollars "entertaining" Senators and Assemblymen at a hotel in Albany. Another agent of the asso ciation told of paying the bills of As semblyment at hotels and houses of ill repute, and also large bills for type writing. 1 In his testimony Lindinger says that he loaned small sums to various members of the Legislature while "in pool rooms in Albany. Lindinger tes tified: "I staked them when they were short, if they asked me for fifty or twenty-five or ten." The most serious charge contained in the report is that about $9,000 was put into the hands of one Goodwin, since deceased, with the Intent that it should be used to suppress certain prosecu tions of liquor dealers by the State excise department. In the fall of 1903, at the election of Mayor McClellan, Lindinger said the committee contributed $8,000 to a po litical party. It was understood, Lin dinger testified, that his money was to be used for the election of Assem tlvmen favorable to their excise leg islation. The report was referred to the ex cise committee, of which Mr. Plank is chairman. Mr. Plank said that he had never met the committee from the Liquor Deal ers' Association by appointment, or re ceived entertainment or favors from them. SAYS LITTLE FIELD Says 0'neal Hounded Him and De clares That if Judge Swayne is Impeached by Congress Then "Several Other- Judges Should be Also. By Associated Press. " Washington, Jan. 13. The pending impeachment charges against Judge Charles Swayne, of the Northern Dis trict of Florida, were taken up by the House today. Mr. Uttlefield, of Maine, resuming his remarks. Mr. Littlefield referring again to the incompleteness of the report of the tes timony of Judge Swayne, said he had had conversation over night with Messrs. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, and Gillett, of California, his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, both of whom had informed him that the testimony relating to the Haskins bankruptcy case had been so inadequately reported that they had directed that that por tion of the evidence be not printed, preferring to allow Judge Swayne an opportunity at a later hearing to re state the case. The portion of the testimony, he ssid. which was quoted by the major ity of the committee in their report was obtained from stenographer's notes, although it had not been included in the record. Mr. Littlefield discussed the action of Judge Swayne in the O'Neal contempt case. He read from an opinion of Judge Pardees, Shelby, and McCormick, of the circuit court of appeals, in which Judee Swayne was sustained and de- j dared if Jude Swayne was to be im- peached for acting as he did in the O'Neal case, three judges named also should be impeached. Mr. Littlefield said there had been no hunting ' or hounding of Judge Swayne until O'Neal sought to get his revenge. O'Neal, he said, was dead, but be hind him he had left the legacy, and a fair construction of the record show ed that O'Neal's fund was to an extent carrying it on. Mr. Littlefield uttered the prayer that his tongue would cleave to the roof of his mouth and his right hand forget its cunning before he let himself by any act forward consumma tion of "this infamous legacy of hat red, malice and revenge." MURRAY MURDER CASE. Only One Witness for the State Ex amined What Each Side Will Try , to Show. Special Tne News. Durham, N. C, Jan. 13. Only six witnesses for the State were examined in the Murray murder case at this morning session. Their testimony was about the same as was that of those of yesterday. The. State is relying on proving that when the fourth and fatal shot was fired that the two men were apart, while the defense will try to es tablish the fact that the pistol was in the hands of both men when the last shot was fired. One of the State wit nesses this morning said that they were engaged in a struggle for the possession of the weapon when the shot was fired that killed the deceased. SWAYHE HOUNDED A. G, CARR PHYSICIAN AT DURHAM DIES BY HIS0WH HAND Broken Down in Health and Tem porarily Insane, He Goes Into Bath Room and Shoots Himself Through the Ear, Dying In stantly. Had a Large Practice in Ourham. Brother of Julian S. Carrand of Several Well Known Ladies in Differant Parts of North Caro lina. Special The News. Durham, N. C, Jan. 13. Dr. A. G. Carr, of this city, this morning com mitted suicide in the bath room of his residence. He arose early, met his son -William in the hall and promptly in quired of him if he was going to work today and was answered in the affirm ative, passed the morning salutations and went to the bath room on the sec ond floor of the home. There was no one in the house at the time of the tragedy except Mrs. Carr, his wife, and the cook. A few ""minutes after the doctor went up stairs, the cook heard a muffled report and as soon as the man servant came in she sent him to the bath room to see what was the matter. He found Dr. Carr on his knees as in prayer with blood flowing from a wound in his right ear. He gasped only once after being reached. He had fired a 32 caliber bullet in the cavity of the right ear. Death was instantaneous. Dr. Carr was an eminent physician with a large practice. He was a bro ther of Julian S. Carr and Mrs. W. A. Guthrie, of this city, Mrs. Emma Heit man, of Trinity, and Mrs. Lizzie King, of ChaDel Hill. A general breakdown of health and temporary insanity seems to have been the cause. He was 58 years old. DEFENDS POLICY. Chamberlain Declares He Will Not Cause Hold Office Until His Tr.umphs. By Associated Press. London, Jan. 13. Josoph Chamber lain, speaking at Preston, defends his fiscal policy, for tho first time., before a Lancashire audience Interested In the cotton question. A number of influential Lancashire men have pub lished in the newspapers a series of questions which they wanted Mr. Chamberlain to answer as to how his policy would r.ffect the trade in cot ton goods with India, China and other neutral markets. Repeating his usual arguments, Mr. Chamberlain asseverated that he would never affain hold office in the government unless he could advance the frreat cause to which he had dedi cated the remainder of his strength and life. Referring to the beard of trade returns showing that 1904 was the record year for British trade, Mr. Chamberlain contended that it did not matter so long as protected countries were increasing their trade to a great er extent than Great Britain, and that the increase in 1904 was largely due to the increased price of raw cotton. He declined to reply in detail to the questions published in the news papers, or to the "conundrums." as he called them, because they had not been submitted to him before their publication in the press, but he frank ly declared that under no circum stances would be tax raw cotton or wool. He quoted statistics to show that instead cf enjoying 44 per cent, of the world's cotton trade as in 1S88, Great Britain now has only 25 per cent., while, the continent and America greatly increased their per centage of the trade in the same peri od. With reference to sugar, Mr. Chamberlain said ho desired to re duce the duty on that commodity and replace the loss to the revenue by taxing luxuries. AlralTliis After Four Years of Honorable Service to His State the Great JVIan Returns to His Own Peo ple Who Welcome Him Home Witn a Loving Cud. Special The News. Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 13. Last niht at 8 o'clock the citizens of Goldsboro assembled in the Messenger Opera House to greet and welcome Governor Aycock home, on which occasion, un der the auspices of the Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce, he was present ed with a handsome "loving cup" on behalf of his fellow citizens. The pre sentation was made by George C. Roy all, president of the Chamber. Mr. Aycock arrived home Wednesday night and is looking well, and says the only regret of his return is that Mrs. Aycock could not come with him at this time, she being detained for some days yet in the Mansion at Raleigh under quar antine restrictions. TO FORMER HOME