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nn OHATOCO Deposit' your automobile tickets at the News office before February L Deposit- your automobile tickets at the News office before February 2. JL II A jLN J "if THE ONLY AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XXXII NO. 5033. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1905. PRICE: 3 CENTS. !L V V K Ja - , : REATHLESS ALL RES TURNED Tl Russian Government Has Come to no Decision Except to Preserve Order at all Hazards and Gov ernor General Has Authority to Arrest and Deport if Necessary, Gorky the Author and Leader Has Been Arrested. Many Other Arrests Were Made Last Night. Meanwhile Strikers Grow in Number. l!y Associated Press. Si. Petersburg. Jan. 23. The only ik'fision of the government thus far is to reserve order at all costs. Pri vate ad vices from all the big cities and towns iu Russia indicate that there is excitement everywhere. Red nag (I'liumstrations at Helsingfors, Fin ha.I. last night were disquieting, but there is no evidence of a general move ul. The appointment cf Senator hinder as Secretary of State for Fin land at this time is considered to be an unfortunate blunder, and is likely to prove exceedingly distasteful to the Finns. Senator Under is exceedingly unpopular with the Finns. Troops arc marching through the street:? of Riga ;.nd Reyal, but the eyes of all Russia are fixed on Mos cow. Partial Law in St. Petersburg. Governor General Trepoff, who was j appointed yesterday, was in supreme command of the city today. Although a stats of seige has not been actually proclaimed, it exists, the Emperor hav ing conferred upon him as Governor General almost absolute power, author izing him to use the military, the Gendarmerie and every other agency of the government to preserve order, placing under his control the govern ment works and the schools, and even em powering him to exile persons who are inimical to peace. During the night hundreds of arrests were made. Corky Arrested. r Notice was posted today nt all the works, giving strikers 24 hours to re sume i heir employment and intimating that those who did not comply would he deponed to villages. The Associ 8 ted Press has been privately advised that Maxim Gorky, author and reform party leader, had been arrested at Riga, whither he hr.d been summoned by the illness of his wife. Hungry Strikers Seek Work. Lack of money and food is already operating asainst the continuance of the strike. Weeping women are re turning to the cigarette factories, pleading to be allowed to resume work, hut the managers are fraid to re-open, in consenuence of threats of strikers to sack their establishments. In the Afternoon. T':o appearance of St. Petersburg this aiif-rnocu is more normal but no more r-'ii have returned to work. Suppressed Excitement in Moscow. Moscow, Jan. 25. A correspondent of the Associated Press who arrived li re todav from St. Petersburg found no signs of troops at the depot or in the .surrounding streets. Street cars are moving but many stores are closed. All rorners were posted bulletins signed by the polhe chief warning the people against the possibility of disturbance, and forbidding them to assemble in Kroups. There were no troops in the center of the city, but it is reported teat tlr y are forming a cordon oh the outskirts to p: event strikers who were holding a meeting in the factory dis tiiets outside from coming in. An air 't suppressed excitement prevails vcrywhere. Printing Offices Closed. All printing works are closed. The u-ike is spreading. Additional police have been placed in an the streets. The industrial district on the other 'e of the Moskva River was patrolled I' troops and police all night and were paraded by bodies of workmen but no encounters occurred. Moscow Last Night. ven lOtj.oco men were out in the d capital of the empire last night, telephone massages from Moscow at nimmght reported that there had been no disorder there as yet. There was elepuone messages from Moscow at tomorrow, and it is feared that it will accompanied by bloodshed. 1 he Situation rnnfrrmtintr the- mili- lr autnorities at Moscow is much more serious than that in St. Peters-' larv ........,.. " 'mriT. Out r.f rn-., l Ann nnn . 1 x i. in a u,u i,vuu,uuu uiuauiLauus in Aioscow, over two-thirds are work men, including an exceedingly rough and turbulent element. The troops p . . v Uili LilVv Ksl.J UUCO L1J Is tyual barriers to prevent the con- 1ARD MOSCOW 6duua f men. The center of the town has no bridges and no canals, and hills and narrow streets make it difficult for troops to act. Only the sates piercing fhe wails of .the old Chinese, town which surrounds the Kremlin would afford the military na tural places to bar demonstrations. Moscow Quiet. Moscow, Jan. 25. The city was qTTict this morning. Strike in Sara Toff. Sara Toff, Russia, Jan. 25. The men in the railroad shops and other estab lishments here have gone on strike. Strike at Keval. Reval, Russian, Jan. 25.- A general strike was called here today. All works are closed. ALARM IN LONDON. Foreign Office Would Welcome Revolu tion But Fears International Com plications. By Associated Press. London, Jan. 25. The foreign office views the situation in Russia with alarm. It is believed that while the present rising will be put down, the, affair of Sunday is certain to bring about a change in the form of govern ment. The Associated Press learns that the foreign office would welcome a Rus sian Government with which it could enter into a treaty similar to the Anglo French agreement, feeling that a con tract with the present regime would be repudiated at will, bui fears are en tertained cf a revolution which might result in international complications. DEFIES POLICE ALL NIGHT. George Wager Who Killed His Broth er Last Night is at Last Captured. By Associated Press. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 235. After de fying the police throughout the night from behind barricades, George Wa ger, who late last night killed his brother, John, and later shot Policeman Kiaamyer through the abdomen, final ly surrendered today alter more than twenty shots had been fired into the Wager residence where the tragedy f as enacted. Officers found the body of John Wagar lying in an upstairs room with five bullet wounds in the head. Wager killed his brother as a result of a quarrel over hnineial matters. When Policeman Klamire went to the Wager home to arrest the murderer, the latter shot the officer. DOWIE'S ASSOCIATE DIES. Col. Carl Stern Dies in Florida, and Dowic Will Preach the Funeral Ser mon. By Associated Press. Miami, Fla., Jan. 25 Col. Carl Stern, an associate with the; Prophet Elijah II. of Zien City, died suddenly on board the ship Miami Monday night. Col. and Mrs. Stern, with Mrs. Stern's hi other, had engaged passage to Nassau on the steamship Miami, where the party were, to meet Prophet Dowie. He was taken suddenly ill, and before Dr. J. M. Jackson could reach his bedside he died. Prophet Dowie will reach here Thursday, when the funeral services will be held. Bowie preaches the ser mon. The body will be sent to Zion City, 111., for interment. TREATIES POSTPONED. Resolution Asking Information of the President Also Put Off. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25 The Senate committee on foreign relations to day discussed the resolution intro duced by Senator Bacon asking infor mation from the President concern ing the recent arangement with San Domingo. But the resolution went over until the next meeting without action. The committee also postponed action on the arbitration treaties un til next meeting. EX-CON FEDERATE DIES. Col. Duke Goodman of Fort Worth, Texas, Dies Aged 62. Bv Associated Press. "Fort Worth, Texas. Jan. 25 Col. Duke Goodman, Adjutant General and chief of staff of K. M. Vanzandt, Major General of the Texas division of United Confederate Veterans, died of heart dis ease this morning. Col. Goodman was one of the most prominent veterans in Texas. Aged, G2. SiVICOT CASE CLOSES. That is so Far as Testimony is Con cerned Arguments Tomorrow. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25. The. investiga tion of the protests against Senator Smoot, so far as the introduction of testimony is concerned, was brought to a close today. Chairman Burrows ruled that arguments should be begun tomorrow, and limited each side to five hours, with leave to file, extrac tions from the testimony. Let Women Burn to Death. Bv Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 23. Mary Elwart acd Mary Parsons, two colored women, were burned to death in a fire that was started in their room by an overturned stove yesterday. A negro man occupy ing an adjoining room paid no atten tion to the shrieks of the women for aid, but saved his clothes from the burning building. He said he had to work too hard to buy his clothes to lose them saving women, Body of Frank Croker Reaches N. Y. By Associated Press. ' - New York, Jan. 25 The body of Frank Croker, son of Richard Croker, who died as a result of an automobile accident on the Ormond Beach (Flor ida) coarse last Saturday reached here today COSSACKS USE GUNS. They Fired on Three Thousand This Afternoon. By Associated Press. Moscow, Jan. 25. The cossacks this afternoon fired on three thousand de monstrators in Pianitzkaya district. Many persons were wounded. A Message From the Czar. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25. It is ex pected that the message from Em peror Nicholas will tomorow bo de livered to the workmen through Min ister Fiance. COTTON GROWERS' CONVENTION Opened in New Orleans Today What Was Done. By Associated Press. New Orleans, Jan-. 25. The South ern Cotton Convention opened with an address on the plan for the practi cal and profitable storing of cotton in warehouses in the South by 3. K. Sum merwell, of , New York. Mr. Summer well said: "I advocate as a true solution of the question before us the storing of cot ton at natural points by local ware house companies, united, however, through a general storage warehouse company, which shr.ll provide for the uniform receipts and methods, and exercise over them such supervision as may justify and inspire confidence in them, and make their receipts good collateral the world over." On motion of J. Pope Brown, of Georgia, a finance committee was or dered created to raise ?2,000 to cover the cost of the distribution of reports of the proceedings. Merchants in New Orleans offered $1,000, and the convention promptly raised its pro ra ta. President Jordan read the following telegram from the directors . of the North Census Bureau: "Accept my thanks for an invita tion to address the Cotton Growers' Convention. It does not seem neces sary that the census office should bo represented there. It's position has been made perfectly plain in my let ter to Congressman Burleson. If cot ton planters do not want these gin ners' reports continued and are un willing to co-operate, heartily to main tain and perfect them, the reports will Ue abandoned after this season. "Affirmative action by the convention approving these reports would greatly aid the census bureau in its efforts to carry out the law." The telegram was referred to the committee on statistics. President Jordan announced that he had wired Mr. North asking him to telegraph the. convention, not later than tomorrow at noon the giriners report made up to January 16. After listening to the address by J. H. Daygan, cf Georgia, on cotton warehouse insurance, the convention took a recess. CAUSE OF lOW PRICE. President of Cotton Convention Says it is Not Speculation But Overpro duction. New Orleans, Jan. 55. At its night session the cotton convention listened for an hour to an .address by Pres ident A. Brittin,. of the New Orleans cotton exchange. Mi-. Brittin denied that low prices were in any sense .due to futures sales. Low prices were due to one cause, and one cause only, that of over-production. With the removal cf that cause, values would go up with a bound, regardless cf all the future sellers of Europe, Africa or America. Let the acreage be i educed 25 per cent, and all the speculators on earth cannot keep cotton from going to ten cents. Speaking of the growing con sumption of cotton, Mr. Brittin said if this year's crop was kept within ten million bales, in three to five years the world would require a crop of 13,000,000 bales more. Referring to the impor tance of the present convention, he said that any resolutions it might pass would amount to little if they were not followed up with earnest, sincere and determined work. In the solution of the problem confronting it, the most serious since the civil war, he said the convention had the best wishes of the great exchange which he had the hon or to represent. After naming vice presidents ' and committees, the convention adjourned until this morning. SAYS BUFFALO bli! WAS UNTRUE Wife of Noted Scout Denies That She Tried to Poison Him. By Associated Press. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 25. Mrs. Lou isa Cody's answer to the divorce suit of Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) was filed in court today. She denies that she ever attempted to poison Colonel Cody or showed in dignities to him and discourtesy to his guests. She makes a counter charge of infidelity. Judge Scott set the hear ing for Feb. 14. Big Fire at Union. It is reported that a big fire is rag ing in Union, S. C, and that the blaze is beyond control. The officials of Union have asked help of Spartanburg; The Sparrow Amusement Company, of Montreal, yesterday secured a tem porary inji'.nction against theatre man agers in 40 American cities to prevent the petitioners from being shut out of those cities. With 12,000 bars of lead . stamped with a rising sun as part of its cargo, the 'steamer Montaraz left San Fran cisco for Seattle yesterday, probably to ship this part of its cargo at sea to a Japanese vesseL NIGHT WATCHMAN KILLED. Jim Wilson, Colored, Caught Up in a Belt and Entangled in a Shaft. Srecial The News. Chester, S. C, Jan. 25. Jim Wilson, colored, night watchman in the oil mill here, was killed last night about 10 o'clock. He was instantly killed by be ing entangled in the shaft. He had his left arm cut off about two years ago. After having his arm cut off le was assigned to the job of watchman. SUICIDE BREAKS BANK. Panic of Depositors Followed Death of Cashier. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 25. As the re sult of a run by depositors, following the suicide this morning of Cashier Charles H. Houseman, the East End Savings Bank, was closed today by its directors and placed in the hands of a ' receiver, W. H. English. j The news of Houseman's suicide j caused a panic among the depositors and the crowd which struggled around the doors became so large that the po lice were called in to preserve order. The run had been in progress less than two hours when the directors closed the bank. They issued a state ment saying there had been a run for three weeks, but that it had practically subsided when the cashier committed suicide. The statement added that as the bank was without a cashier, and as the directors were not familiar with the business, they decided to close the doors temporarily and place the insti tution in the hands of a receiver. The liabilities of the bank are said to amount to $423,799. The only explana tion of Cashier Houseman's suicide is in the following note, which he left: My dear wife and family Another sleepless night and I am so unnerved that I am almost beside myself. I can't tell what will become of me if it lasts much longer. The tin box has all my papers; some of them worthless; but keep them all, as they may be valuable to you. They are all yours. Good-bye. NEGRO COLLEGE BURNED. Roger Williams University at Nash ville Destroyed Loss $50,000. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 25. The main building, which includes the dormi tory, of the Rofer Williams Universi ty, for negroes, was destroyed by fire last night. The flames were discover ed in the roof about 7 o'clock, while the student body was at prayer meet ing. No casualties resulted, but much personal property was destroyed and the total ioss will not be less than $ii0,000. Facilities for fighting the fire were limited,, as the buildings were situated beyond the city limits. The institution H under the patronage of the Home Mission Societv, of Now .York.' To Get Sam Jones ,TJie Br.raca CJagsf Tryon Street Methodist Church is in correspondence" with the celebrated evangelist and lecturer, Rev. Sam Jones., of Georgia, who will come to Charlotte in the spring to lecture, if arrangements can be made satisfactory to all parties. If the noted evangelist is secured for a. lecture here., he will be allowed to choose his own subject upon which io talk. Still Critically ill. A telegram received by Mr. C. N. Evans this morning from Mr. Geo. E. Wilson, at Cold Stream, S. C, stated that the condition of Mrs. Hamilton Witherspoon was still very critical, although the patient was some better today. The message added, however, that little hope for the recovery of Mrs. Witherspoon was entertained. Ezra Kendall. Ezra Kendall in Weather Beaten Benson at the Academy last night, pleased a fair size audience. Mr. Ken (IrlS. himself, is a good actor but it can not be said that he has surrounded himself with a cast equal to the occa sion. Two tiresome waits between acts made the audience somewhat rsetiess but on the whole, the play went off smoothly and was enjoyed by a ma jority of those present. Hearing $20,000 Suit. The case of J. A. McRae, administra tor cf R. S. Bennett against the Four C's Company, was continued through out the day in the civil court, a large number of witnesses being examined by the counsel on ooth sides. This case promises to consume several days of the court's time. VESSELS DISABLED WfOHDS j Caught in the Storm 3 Schooners yare Wrecked and Are Towed in, Some of the Crew on One, Trying to Make Shore, are Probably Lost. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 25. Three schoon ers were blown ashore in Hampton Roads this morning by the fierce northwest storm., which swept over this region last night, accompanied by sncw. The "John A. Russel" cf Rappahan nock, Va... will be a total loss, while the other two were pulled into deep water by tugs, and are now in the mcuth of the James river. One of them is the "Lula." from where it is not known. The yawl from the "Lula" is on the. beach near Sewall's Point, and it is thought seme of her crew triedv to make the shore in the gale. j If they did, they were drowned. SEEMSTQBEMUCH OPPOSITION TO G THE $385 Bill to Repay Clerk the Money Embezzled Under a Former Ad ministration, Comes up Again in Mouse and After Heated Ar gument is Killed. Democratic Caucus of the House Meets But Adjourns Without Doing Anything. Will Meet Again crats. With Senate Demo- Special Tne News. Raleigh, Jan. 5. The House of Rep resentatives spent the session today debating a bill introduced by Warren, of Jones., to repeal the act yesterday by which S3S5. stolen from Treasurer Lacy by W. H. Martin, institutional clerk of Treasurer Worth, while aid ing Lacy's clerks when the latter came into OiTice four years ago, was refund ed, and finally passed, by a roll call vote, standingo 73 to 3. .This defeats such lefgislaticn this session. Those who opposed the bill to repeal the act making the allowance were Alley, Austin, Ballard, Branch, Cana day, Cofield, Cox, Cunningham, Davis, of Burke; Davis, of Haywood, Gayle, Gordon, of Guilford. Gower, Graham, of Granville, Graham, of Lincoln, Ham, Harrison, Humphries, Hutcherson, Joyner, Laughlinhouse, Lockhart, Morpher, Murphy, of Rowland, MeGill, Olive, Perry, Powers, Rcjjeson, Sen telle, Sledge, Stokes, Stronach, War ren, Winborne. The biil this repeals had passed both the House and Senate. During the session two, years ago a similar bill for the relief of Lacy failed to pass the Senate. Representatives Green, Redwine and Daniel introduced bills to establish re formatories. McNinch, by request, in troduced a bill to revise divorce laws. McQueen a bill to establish the county of Lee out of portions of Mcore and IRirnett, with Sanford as the county seat.. . . .- -In the Senate a. bill 'tb. increase the salaries of judges was made a special cider for tomorrow noon. A bill to amend section 505 of the Code relating to homesteads was repealed. The Senate adjourned at 2 o'clock and the House at 2:40. Caucus Meets and Adjourns. The Democratic caucus of the house of representatives met last night an.d adjourned without taking any action regarding the matter, adjourning un til next Tuesday night when it is ex pected that the Democrats in the Sen ate will attend. Some matters that will be considered at that time will be the character of general liquor leg islation, revision of .the divorce laws and the constitutional amendment for the division of public school funds be tween the races. The New Building. At a meeting of the joint committee cn public buildings and grounds a sub-committee with Senator Ellington as Chairman, was appointed to exam ine into the character and cost of the proposed fire proof building for hall of records, state library, and state offices.- Sentiment cf both committees seemed to be strongly" for the addition al building rather than an addition to the capitol. The bill they have un der consideration is the one introduced in both branches yesterday and fol lowed by the Governor's message urg ing either the building of the hall of records or making an addition to the capitol. Plans For Settling Bond Question. It has been agreed by the joint com mittee on claims to adopt a substi tute -y Biggs of Durham for the Wil liams resolution in one Senate and by LoclUiart in the house providing a mode cf procedure in compromising the South Dakota bond judgment and the Shaffer bonds. The Biggs substi tute will provide for the joint com mittee on claims tp conferwith the Governof, the attorney general, the State's counsel in the South Dakota case and others with a view to recom mending to the legislature a plan for , settlement. - Lieutenant-Governor Uses New Gavel. Lieutenant-Governor F rancis D. Win ston used for the first time this morn ing when he rapped for order in the Senate the gavel presented to him yesterday through Senator Gallert by M. O. Dickerson, clerk of the "Superior Court of Rutherford county. The gavel is made of a piece of wood cut from an old apple tree several years ago cut down in front of the house form erly occupied by William Gilbert. It was in this bouse that the first courts of Rutherford county were held. The place was headquarters for the people of what was then the western section of Mecklenburg county and later Try on county, prior to 1779, when Ruther ford county was established. It was in this Gilbert house that Major Dunlap a Revolutionary British soldier was shot by Captain Gillespie, whose af fianced, Miss Mary McRae, Major Dun lap during the march of Ferguson's troops through South Carolina had abducted and kept in confinement un til the innocent woman died grief stricken and broken hearted. Marriage of Miss Strcnach and Mr. Snow. At 10 o'clock this morning in Christ Episcopal church there was one of the most fashionable weddings of the season, the ceremony being the plight ing of troth between Mr. William Boy Ian Snow and Miss Alice Kerr Stron ach, both of this city. The officiating minister was Dr. A. A. Marshall,, rec tor of the church. The bridal attend ants were Mrs. Howard C. Thomas, dame of honor, Mr. B. W. Baker, best man, J. B. Stronach, Alex. Webb, J. C. Biggs, Van Wyke Hoke, W. G. Briggs, W. W. Vass, V. H. Boyden and Perrin Busbee, ushers. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Frank K. Stonach.' She is a daughter of the late W. C. Stonach, founder of the North Carolina Soldiers' Home, and is one of the most popular young wo men in Raleigh social circles. Mr. Snow, the groom, is chairman of the Wake county Democratic executive committee, a graduate of the Univer sity of North Carolina, class of 1903, and is one of the most prominent young attorneys in the State. Mr. and Mrs. Snow left for a tour north. While in New York they will be the guests cf Prcf. Chas. Easkerville, late of the University of North Carolina, but now of the University of New York. Charters Issued. The Bank of Southern Pines is char tered with $10,000 capital. Also the H. M. Jenkins Co., of Washington, N. C, capital $25,000 to do a general mer cantile business. DROVE HORSE AWAY. While Owner Was Visiting a Friend Last Night. Last night Mr. G. Hall, who lives at Davidson College, diove out several miles with a friend to visit, the two men leaving their horses at the gate of the house where they went to make a social call. When Mr. Hall came out about eleven o'clock accompanied by his friend, he found that some one had visited the place while the two were in the house, and had driven away with his horse. The other horse was found nearby but the saddle had been taken off by the miscreant or miscreants and was gone together with the mare which Mr. Hall rode. 'The remaining horse bore the marks of a heavy lash cn its side, which it is supposed was administered by the thief in attempting to make the horse run away after the saddle had been re moved. A thorough" search was made for the missing animal but no trace of the thief could be found and today Mr. Hall has notified the police heie and in nearby towns to look out for the missing animal. PICTURE AT POLICE STATION Of Man Who Tried to Wreck Statue of Frederick the Great. The picture of the man who tried to wreck the statue of Frederick the Great on the Capitol grounds at Washington several weeks go is now posted in a conspicuous place at police headquar ters and thy Washington authorities have called upon all of the police of the country to assist them in finding out the history of the man Gessler Resseau, who has been arrested for the crime but who refuses to divulge anything pertaining to his family or pievious life. The circular accompanying the pho tographs of the man received here also states that Resseau has confessed to another crime, that of sending an in fernal machine to the pier where the steamship Umbria was about to sail in Kay 1003, presumably for working harm to the vessel or passengers. The pictures of Resseau which are on file at the police station show a man of middle age, well built but not over heavy and with a face, which, while not striking, does not appear to be that of a confessed criminal. TEN YEAR OLD BOY LOST. Uncle Aska Charlotte Officers to Aid in Search For Youth. This afternoon Chief Irwin received i telephone message over the long dis tance wires from Lexington, N. C. from B. C. Craven, who said that his nephew, a 2'outh of ten years, had left home with two other boys, and it was thought that they were headed this way. The boy is described as wearing a Hue hat and having a freckled face, dark hair and blue yes. The uncle of the boy had beard that ;;, boy had been killed here and wanted to know all about the rumor, which presumably giew out of the killing ct the boy, Fisher, who was run over at Concord last night by a train an4 killed. The police have all been notified of the disappearance of the boy, who left Lexington last Monday, and if he is litre he will likewise be found. Eefore the Recorder. There was only one case on the po lice docket for this afternoon, that of Banks Moore, colored, charged with violation, the negro having been ar rested at the Southern passenger de pot -by Officer Sykes. Grant Lorance, colored, charged with working a slick game at a store in the city, asking for change for $5 and handing over a $2 bill, which the storekeeper did not notice until the negro had left, was sent to the roads by the recorder for fifteen das yes terday afternoon. Lorance was found by Officer John son in a negro pool room where he was arrested. He had on his person $4.90 of the money which he had se cured from the store. Convict Caught at Salisbury. The police were notified today that a r.egro named Biz Little, who was serv ing out a four year sentence for laceny cn the county roads of Mecklenburg and who recently escaped, had been captured in Salisbury. The escaped convinct will be brought to the city by Officer M. C. Tcrrtnce of Salisbury this evening. Little had served all of bis' four j-ear sentence except eight months. Out of 4,907 ballots so far examined in Denver experts declare 1.43S to be I fraudulent. THE COLD WAVE IS DONE HERE BUT ITS TO KEEP OK WAVING Severe Storm' Throughout Whole Eastern Section of the Country and Wjeather Man Says Lower Temperatures May be Expected In the East ard South. New York Struggling With Se verest Storm in Many Winters. Traffic There is Demoralized. New England Coast Line Hard Hit But Cold Everywhere. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25. The middle Atlantic Coast is the scene of a severe storm and the weather map this morn ing, according to reports to the weather bureau, presents the most extreme con ditions of the winter. A marked coM wave, with zero tem peratures, extends into Tennessee, and genergj snows accompanied by severe northerly gales, have visited the terri tory east of the Mississippi river. Still lower temperatures may be expected tonight in the east and the south with freezing temperatures in Florida, prob ably to the twenty-sixth parallel. Cold weather will continue during Thurs day land probably Friday. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Eastport and at New Orleans and Gal veston. New York, Jan. 25. New York is struggling with a storm wbose violence has not been equalled in many-winters. The city is in the throes of a blinding snow storm driven by a wind blowing slightly more than forty miles an hour. The thermometer has fallen to seven teen degrees above. Traffic is demora lized. The heart of the storm seemed to belong to the New England coast line, although snow and high winds are re ported up New York State and low tem perature prevails everywhere. TO PETITION LEGISLATURE. Merchants Association Want Repeal of Merchants' Tax. The Retail Merchants Association beld a vary interesting meeting in the rooms of their . counselor, Mr. A. B. Justice last night.- There was a good representation of. the . business! ' flrm.1 in attendance and some, matters of im portance were given attention. A resolution opposing the use of trading stamps and such additional methods for remunerating customers was adopted and the merchants have declared their intention to use none other than those approved by the asso ciation. It was moreover decided to send representatives from the associa tion to Raleigh next Friday to enter their protest againstthe merchants which will be before the Legislature on that date, for consideration. Today a petition was circulated among the merchants asking that the tax be repealed. The petition reads as follows: We, the undersigned merchants re siding in the county of Mecklenburg do lespectfully petition the General As sembly to repeal section 67 of chapter 9 of the Revenue Acts, commonly know as the merchants tax and we, your constituents do respectfully re quest that you use your influence to the end that the said tax be repealed for the following reasons: First: That it is unjust, unequal and net in proportion to the taxes levied on other legitimate lines of business. Second: That its operations have been dttended with disastrous ' effects upon the mercantile interests . of the State. Third: That it has not had a whole some moral effect and, Fourth: That the merchants are among the largest property holders and are therefore taxed both their real and personal property and in the said sales tax operators as a double tax. On the mercantile interests, therefore fcr these reasons we resneztfully petition that you relieve us from this tax. Several new members vere admittel to membership at the meeting. The of ficers of the association are: Mr. J. N. McCausland, president; Mr. John F. Yorke, vice president; Mr. J. A. Solo mons, secretary; Mr. J. O. Gardner. Treasurer and Mr. A. B. Justice, legal adviser. Moving to New Quarters. Mr. B. A. Southerland is removing his official business to the store No. S North Tryon street, lately vacated ty Dr. John R. Irwin. Electric power, shafting and part of the machines used in gi hiding and shapeing lenses a'ie already installed and a handsome new sign ornaments the window. The rooms will be newly decorated and will afford light and cheerful quarters for the op ticians and additional room for sioreing sioik. Mr. Southerland does a large jobbing business in lenses, frames an I mountings as well as a large amount oi prescription work and the above change has been made necessary by hi. increasing business. Abandonment Case Continued. The ease against Sam Burnett, set fcr a hearing before 'Squire Maxwell yesterday afternoon, " was continued for thirty days, in order to give an onnorLunitv to the defendant to settle 1 the caee out of court. The charge against Burnett wa3 that of abandoning his wife, and the war rant was issued upon her request. -A 1 if, if h ' - i' A AH if. X 3. .v i -1 - 7 i I:. 4 i I-'-'.? 4 4 i