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A rvTTTnT T7 """" . ft . , M"!-I"I"H"P fuMOBILEDRAWING A THURSDAY NIGHT 4" at the t ACADEMY OF MUSIC. rrnn rrs HI-I"I"I"I"I"I"I"H"I- AUTOMOBILE DRAWING 4- THURSDAY NIGHT 4 at the 4 ACADEMY OF MUSIC. 1. H T!itTirtTnTioTTj?T.TijT1iTwT.Tt,TiAV.TiTi.Tf. i VVVTVffTT 1 i V i i n l i I THE ONLY AFT.-RNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA .-. ' "ii :i : Mr VOL. XXXII NO. 5039. CHARLOTTE, N. C WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1905. PRICED 3 CENTS. 1 MEWS. GRAFT ISO GUNS RULE HE BOOST SPRINGFIELD:! lembei Goes OT lllmuib Legiaiaiuie Armed With Revolver in Consequence of Threats Against His Lite Because He Charged Legislature is Sold at Auction. Several Other Members go Armed, A Newspaper Reporter Has Been Knocked Down, A Com mittee has Been Appointed to Investigate and the War is on, j.. AsS'.K'UHori Press, "'snrinli.-hl. Tils.. Feb. 1. The- Gen eral Assembly has appointed a com muteo of seven to investigate the chars: s made by Representatives Com- 01 Chicago, m a recenc aauress to th Law. porte' . students of Illinois College of : Mr. Comeri'ord's charges are re- : as specially alleging "That the Illinois Legislature is a great pumic j auction where special privileges are sold to the highest corporation bid lers. anil that without respect to party filiations grafters seem to be in the majority." ; eveial members of the General As- .,;, iv :ivf nrrued. i Throats have been made against PmiruiiTi t n ri vp Pomerf ortl. knowledges that he has a revolver in i his iioi ket to defend himself in an 1 emergency. 1 ',-,. lotto a rpwirtpr fur n Phi- oaVo" i.aner was knocked down by the ;illei:eil friends of one of the accused members or tne uegisiauue luugn v handled. ..... ,1 ROOSEVELT WANTS TO WRESTLE. Engages the Heavy Weight Dwyer to Show Him How. V-oeiated Press. "A; Uinta.' Jan. o 1. President Rooso- v.'it evidently intends to make things Lain around the Wiiite House, for, hav- ing jusi finished a series of sparring kssoa.i vvi.h "Mike" Donovan, he has iigued tii) with Iiike Dwyer, tiie heavy- voight catch-as-catch-can wrestler, ' who is at 'present one of the instruc- tors f the Atlanta Athletic; Club, Dwyer will go to Vashington in re- si oiise to the" following letter received uuay: "Mv Dear Professor Your letter re- eeived. and in reply will say that when you are through with your Atlanta t:'i;a.enieat the, President is ready to receive you 10 t'jacn his con and him- ; nit wiestling and boxing, lours completely destroyed this morning Dy ti uly. ; fire, and two other buildings are dam- " WILLIAM LOEB, JR., aged, entailing a loss of $200,000, part "Sccretary 10 the President." iy insured. J. E. Davidsons Sons, Picf. Dwyer is engaged at the At- j viothiers, are the heaviest sufferers. sr.ta Athlt-ric Club until Feb. 9. Be- j . fore ihij date Dwyer expects to meet Army Appropriations Go To Confer J:.ck Munioe in Atlanta in a wrestling ence. Lout of the rough-and-tumble kind, af-lBy Associated Press, ter which ho will be at the service of j ""Washington, Feb. 1. The Senate to the Pre ddert. Within the last two day sent the army appropriation bill weeks Dwyer has twice met Charles to , conference. The principal item in Ltonhardt. of Newark, N. J., on the dispute is that relating to the assign irat and defeated him both times. jment of retired army officers to duty Dwyer taught President Roosevelt .with State militia. boxing and wrestling when the Presi-! dent wa;-, Governor cf New York. He found the Governor and his son apt ptpils. Dwyer says that the President would be classed ns a heavy weight, and be able to do some good work in wrestling. When Dwyer was in Washington be fore coming to Atlanta he saw the Piesident, who told him to write him jr.st as scon as he got into shape. COLLISION IN FT. WORTH. Twenty Are Injured by Collisionfce tveen a Freight and a Street Car. By Associated Press. Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 1. Twenty persons were injured, two seriously, in a collision between a freight train on the St. Louis and San Francisco and a Street car, at a grade crossing here to day. Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton at the city piatform today amounted to 49 bales, .nil Hie best price was 7 cents. For the name day last year the receipts amounted to 104 bales, and the best price was 16 cents. NICHOLAS TELLS TRAITORS Associated Press. ' , St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. Emperor Nicholas this afternoon received at Tsarkoe-Selo the deputation of 34 work men representing the employees of the factories and workshops of St. Petersburg. The deputation was accompanied by -mister cf Finance Kokovsoff and governor General Trepoff. Workmen uowed deeply t0 the emperor who said: -;ood day, my children.'' Workmen replied: hr , Wlsh Your Majesty good The Emperor said: 1 nave summoned you in order that -Oil may hear mv wnrHa frnm tnvcotf d communicate them to your com panions. The lamentable events with wn sad but inevitable results have "PITTSBURG PHIL" DEAD. Man Who is Said to Have Accumulat ed a Fortune by Playing the Races. By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 1. A private des patch received here from Camden, S. C. reports the death of George E. Smith, a turfman known as "Pittsburg Phil." Smith had been in poor health for a year or more. He was about 40 years old. He began plunging on the races nearjy 20 years ago and was generally supposed to have accumulated a con siderable fortune. RETIRES WITHOUT REGRETS. Russian Minister cf Interior Retires Without the Emperor's Usual Bless ing. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. The retire ment cf Interior Minister Sviatopolk iVursky was officially announced to day, ill health being assigned as tho reason. Prince ' Sviatopolk'-Mirsky's desiro to retire has been known for weeks, but the manner in which it wa:? announced was unusual, the re tirement of a minister .being generally accompanied by an imperial lescript. For this reason the form cf the an nouncement is popularly accepted as a reprimand. Among tho extreme re actionaries and even among some of the mere moderate conservatives Frince Sviatopolk-Mirsky has been blamed for having encouraged ail sorts of liberal aspirations, which be ing impossibl ef immediate realiza- tion, brought the present storm STILL GREAT TENSION. Quiet in Warsaw and Business Open- ing Up But Strike is Extending. 'By as 1 a& Associated Press. irsaw, Feb. 1. The city is quiet. though great te&sion nrevails. Seme stores and offices have been re- opened. Only two newspapers were published this morning. The strikb has extended to sugar refiners and cth- er factories in the districts around Warsaw Emperor Will Receive Deputation. Sc. Petersburg, Feb. 1. Emperor Nicholas has decided to receive a dep- utation of workmen today at Tsarskoe Kilo. Cannonading Begun Again. By Associated Press. Mukden, Jan. 31. (Delayed in Trans mission.) Cannonading on the centre and right commenced again today. The Russian army has re-occupied its old positions, having returned from San- chiapu (Sandepas.) : : Portion cf Garrison Withdrawn, By Associated Press, St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. In a tele- gram dated January 31, General Kuro- patkin reports the continuance of a successful bombardment of Sandepas, and says that Russian balloonists have noticed that a portion of the Japanese garrison had been withdrawn during tne oay 200,000 Fire a Schenectady. By Associated Press. Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 1 Four business blocks in State street were President Nominates. 3v Associated Press. "Washington, Feb. 1. The President sent .the following nominations to the Senate: Daniel S. Kidder, of Florida, to be Consul at Nanking, China. Post masters: South Carolina: James A. Davidson, Blackville; John P. Little, Clinton; Bernhard Levy, Walterboro. Japs Seize Austrian Steamer. By Associated Press. Tokio, Feb. 1. The Austrian steam er Siam. bound for Vladivostok, from Cardiff, with cc?.l, was seized off Hok kaido Island yesterday. ' Set Sandipas Afire. - St. Petersburg, Feb. 1 General Ku- ropatkin telegraphs that Sandepas was set on fiie by Russian artillery Jan uary 30. $60,000 Fire in Tenn. Br Associated Press. Nashville, Feb. 1 Fire at Spring field, Tenn., today destroyed several 01 the largest business houses in town, loss $60,000, partly insured. WORKMEN HAVE MISLED THEM occurre-1 because yon allowed yours selves to be led astray by the traitors and enemies to our country. "When they induced you to address a petition to me on your needs, they desired to see you revolt against me and mv e-nvernment. They forced you to leave your honest work at a period when all Russian worsmen snouia u laboring .unceasingly in order that we mirht. vanauish our obstinate enemy. "In my solicitude for the working classes, I will take measures which will assure that everything possible will be done to improve their lot and secure an investigation of their de mands through the legal channels. I am convinced of the honesty of the workmen and their devotion to myselt and I nardon their transgressions. Re turn to your work with your comrades andcarry out the tasks alloted to you. "May God assist you. BIG GANG COTTON THIEVES CAUGHT IN PROVIDE Ten Negroes all Chained To gether Were Brought -to Char lotte This M orni ng by Consta ble Vail, Squires and Ray, Aboard a Wagon. The Gang Has Been Operating for Some Time. A Weak Mem ber Gives the Away. Trial Hilton. Entire Crowd Before Squire ICE One cf the largest gang of thieves ' Perts alleged thai out of 3,044 ballots, on record was disclosed last night in 723 were written by two or three per Providence township when Constable , sons. Thomas Vail, assisted by Mr. W. W. j The examination of the ballots in Squires and F. L. Ray, rounded up ! Arapahoe County on behalf of Peabody Byer Howie Sam Goens, John Mas- has now been completed, 104 ballot sey Albert ' Brown, Dennis Davis, ' boxes having been opened. The experts' Zenos Davis, Nook Stitt, Jack John- reports showed that 29,141 votes were ston and Jim Reid, all negroes They were arrested on warrants issued by Sa.uire S. II. Hilton and are cnarged with stealing cotton from sev eral gi nhouses and also from the cotton houses of Messrs. J. A. Blak eny, B. F. Hargett, T. O. Ross, Wil liam Ross and several others. Cotton stealing has been going on in Providence and thereabouts for quite a while, but the thieves have been so cunning and clever, the guilty parties could not be apprehended. Fi nally, the desired clue was furnished by Jim Reid wrho was arrested for a minor offense and in hopes of escap ing punishment, let the cat out of the bag. He seems to have been an un important member of the gang and taking advantage of an opportunity to get rid of him, several members gave damaging evidence which convicted him. When Reid was out of way the men became bolder and fell into the trap laid by Mr. Vail. He quietly set to work and one by one the names of the gang were secured. He came to the city yesterday afternoon , with Messrs. Blakeny and Hargett and re turned to Providence armed with eight warrants. He summoned to neip mm Messrs. Squires and Ray and deter mined to execute the warrants at once, the three started on their mission. The negroes lived far out'""TLndt the roads were rough and muddy mak ing it almost impossible to travel to the house of each negro and make as many arrests without creating some suspicion. However, this was accom plished but not until the dawn of day shone on the eastern harizon. Every negro was captured during the night, but officers experienced no little trou ble in hauling them. When as many as three were rounded up their vehicle wTas burdened to its capacity, and they were compelled to retrace their tracks as far as Mr. Walter Robinson's store where they were locked up, one of the officers remaining on watch. This scheme was repeated when as many more were caught. Mr. Vail made the last two arrests without the aid of his assistants. The prisoners were all handcuffed and locked together with plow chains, and the start made to the city in a wagon drawn by four horses. On arrival m the city tne negroes were taken to the office of 'Squire S. H. Hilton in the Court House arid separately tried. John Massey wa: hound over on three charges of $100 each for stealing cotton; Albert Broom was bound over on two cnarges of $100 each for stealing cotton; Sam Goens and Byerd Howie were bound over un der 100 for buying' cotton, knowing it to have been stolen. The other four negroes were discharged, the evidence not being sufficient to convict. AFTER THE CORPORATIONS. Committee Reports Favorable Bill to Make Them Report to Inter State Commerce Commission. By Associated Press. Wshington, Feb. 1. The House com mittee on judiciary today authorized a favorable report on the bill requiring all corporations engaged in interstate commerce to make annual reports to the commissioner of corporations of the department of commerce and la bor. An amendment was placed in the bill excepting common carriers from ts operation, as railroads are required" to report to tho Interstate Commerce Commission. The return is to be made under oath,' and failure to do so lays a corporation liable to a restraining order from engaging in or the conduct of business until the re turn is made. BEATS UTAH. Three Wives of "Bluebeard" Appear With Witnesses. He Has 29 in All. 3y Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 1. Three alleged wives of John Hoch appeared before the grand jury today and testified to their marriage the so-called "bluebeard." The Women are Mrs. Marie Emily Fisher, Mrs. Anna Hendrickson and Mrs. Marie Goerk. Each was accompa nied by marriage witnesses. Four supposed wives of John Hoch have been discovered since .yesterday. The total is now twenty-nine. Two indictments, charging bigamy, were voted against Hoch by the grand jury. ' P O. ADDroDriation Bill Resumed. By Associated Press. - Washington, Feb. 1. The House to day resumed consideration of the post- ! office appropriation bill. 4 j syyy4yy44yyyyr, 4. "BEST PAPER IN THE STATE" f . 4. 4 Subscribers to The News con- I tinue to say nice things about J it. Here is a letter just received : J. Rutherford College, N. C. j J . Jan. 30, 1905. j. Editor Charlotte News, J. Dear Sir: Please stop my j paper and send me statement of J ! the amount due. I am not stop- J oj ping your paper because I do not like it for I am thoroughly .J 4- satisfied it is .the best paper in j tne atate. 1 only stop it because I I am not able "to take it. nespectlully, ? J The News appreciates such kind vords from its readers. $ FRAUDS IN COLORADO. Results of Investigation Show That Both Parties Have Been Guilty. By Associated Press. Denver, Colo., Feb. 1. Ten ballot boxes have, been reported on by ex- ! perts today in the joint legislative com- mittee hearing on the Peabody and Adams gubernatorial contest. The ex- cast in these 104 precincts, of which 19,161 were for Adams and 9,311 for Peabody. The experts reported that 7, 808 of these Democratic ballets -and 1, 220 Republican ballots were fraudulent, as they were written by from one to four persons. If the legislature should take the oiiginal petition of former Gov. Pea body and throw out the entire yote of all these precincts, Peabody's plifrality in the State would be 7,620. If, how ever, the legislature should deduct the ballets alleged to be fraudulent from the good ones, Adams would still have a plurality of 2,186. Latest Estimate by.Xensus Bureau Gives Some Encouragement to Bulls. They Figure That To tal Bales Produced.Js Far Less .Thati, former Estates .... By Associated Press. Wshington, Feb. 1. The census re port of the cotton ginned to January 16, in 695 counties, shows 9.717,693 bales, counting half bales as round bales, compared with 7,16S,381 bales in tho same counties last year. The quantity ginned in these counties be tween December IS and January 16, is 494,955 lunning bales. To December 13, 1904, the remain ing numuer 01 unreported counties iad ginned 2,748,798, counting round bales as haf bales. Four hundred and. seventy-seven ginneries refused to re port. The quantity previously report ed by these, have been brought for ward m this report, witnout addition. The total amount brought forward is 134,111 runnmng bales. SUBWAY STRIKE THREATENED. Employees Again Dissatisfied and Have Sympathy of "L" Men. By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 1. A strike on the subway is again threatened because of changes in the time table. It is said the elevated railway employees will join with the subway workers in sup port of their demands. PAID on your subscription THE NEWS rrf ay win the $650.00. Automobile 9,717,693 BALES GINNED TO JAM. IB y T TO GIVE RECEPTION TO GENERAL HOKE Resolution Passes House to Honor Last Living Confederate Major General, Also One Favoring Jamestown Exposition. Then They Just Introduce Biils. The Child Labor Bill is Argued Before House Committee and is Defeated by Almost a Unani mous Vote. Salaries For Soli citors Recommended. Special The News. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 1. Mr. Wood ard, of Wilson, today introduced in the House a bill to reduce railroad fares and to provide for interchangeable rr.ilea.ge. Other notable bills intro duced were: iy Graham, to amend the charter of Oxford; Roberts, to allow Marshall to issue bonds and work con victs on the streets; Harrison, to regu late the sale of patent medicines con taining alcohol, opium. and other dan gerous drugs; McGill, to amend chap ter 54 of the laws of 1S39 as to fire in surance companies. The House passed a resolution amending the rules to limit explana tions of votes to two minutes; also a bill fixing the standards on cotton meal at 7 1-2 per cent amonia, "high grade, 8 cents;" a bill to prohibit bee-hives in less than 50 feet of public highways in Iredell county; a bill to authorize an election by the people of road com missioners for Monroe township, Union county; Senate bill to authorize the commissioners of Mecklenburg county to borrow money and mortgage a school building in Charlotte. A resolution providing for a recep tion by the General Assembly to Gen eral R. F. Hoke as the last surviving 1 Confederate Major General was pass ed; also a joint resolution endorsing the Jamestown Exposition and calling upon North Carolina delegation in congress to advocate an adequate ap prcpriation. Uzzle's landlord bill making it a misdemeanor to bre,k a contract be tween a landlord and tenant came up and after discussion was referred to the judiciary committee. It has an amendment by Alexander to include Mecklenburg county, and applies to landlords failing to furnish supplies bas per contract and to tenants leaving crops without gOGd cause, also to per sons employing such tenants knowing they abandoned another's crop unlaw fully. McNinch insisted upon reference to the judiciary committee because it seemed to him it takes care of the landlord at the expense of the little fellows. Two hours was devoted in the house to discussing the Laughinghouse bill prohibiting pound or dutch nets in Pamlico river. The bill was finally tabled, 38 to 34. In the Senate Foushee introduced what he terms the . anti-rotten cross tie bill, enlarging the powers of the ccmoration commission. The For.chee bill against rotten crossties amends Section two, chap ter 162 of the Laws of 1899 by adding the following: "From time to time the Corporation Commission shall carefully examine into and inspect the condition of each railroad, its equipment and manner of its management in regard to public safety and convenience and if any are found to be unsafe they shall at once notify and require the railroad com pany to put the same in repair and also require all transmission companies to establish and maintain all such public services sare to tnat degree mat is reasonable and just. The bill further provides the machin ery for enforcing compliance with the commissions order and for the commis sion to adjust the differences between the shippers and the railroad compa nies as to damage to freight. The bill was drawn by Chairman McNeill of the corporation commission. A bill was introduced by Sinclair al low insurance companies to give a dis count on premiums. v Governor Glenn sent a message urg ing library appropriations to the State University. The Senate decided by unanimous vote to, postpone consideration of .all j liquor bills until Thursday of next week, and Fleming introduced a sub stitute for the Ward bill restricting distillers to towns cf more than 1,000 instead of 1,500 inhabitants. Child Labor Bill Defeated. The committee on manufactories and labor, after a hearing of more than three hours this evening, decided to report unfavorably the child labor bill to prohibit the working of girls under 14 in cotton mills unless they can read and write. . The bill was advocated by Dr. 'A. J. McKelway, secretary of the national child labor committee, and there were fifty or more cotton mill men here to oppose it. The principal spokesmen were, D. Y. Cooper, of Henderson; W. C. Heath, of Monroe; A. H. Boy den, of Salisbury; A. W. Haywood, of Haw River, and A. A. Thompson, of Ral eigh. It was claimed that two years ago there was a compromise bill passed that it was agreed should not be disturbed for several years, and so it is settled that there, will be no mill labor legis lation this session. Salaries For Solicitors. The House committee on salaries and fes had a lively time over the bills to increase the salaries of Judges and 1 to change the basis of the compensa tion of solicitors from fees to salary basis. They voted to change the pay of solicitors to salary basis and ap pointed a sub-committee, headed by Graham, of Granville, to recommend the amount of salaries. As to judges; the Senate bill to increase salaries is to be reported favorably, the committee vote being seven to eight. The Pilotage Bill. Mr. George Harris has arrived to look after the interests of the proposed pilotage legislation that is to be urged on the General Assembly by . the busi ness interests of Wilmington. x He says the bill will probably net be intro duced until next week. He is going over the bill with the New Hanover and Brunswick delegations. Among other things, Mr. Boney objects to leg islation to reduce the number of pilots and insists that if any are to be cut off it shall be some of those who are able to live without it. Aycock and Hearsall Dined. Lieutenant . Governor Francis D. Winston gave an elaborate supper last night, at which ex-Governor C. B. Ay cock and Col. P. M. Pearsall were the guests of honor, the supper being es pecially in honor of the retirement of Col. Pearsall from the office of private secretary to the Governor, he having served throughout Governor Ayeock's administration, and until yesterday, since the inauguration of Governor Glenn, "when he was succeeded by Gen. James D. Glenn, brother of Governor Glenn. Col. Pearsall has made many warm personal friends during his stay here. He will in the next few days return to New Bern and resume his practice of law. Negro Bank Chartered. A negro bank, the People's Bank of Kinston, was chartered today by the secretary of state with $5,000 capital. The A. & N. Railroad Case. Judge Purnell heard 'argument yes terday by James H. Pou and W. C. Monroe regarding the final settlement of the bill of costs of the noted recehr ership proceedings against the Atlan tic & Ncsrth Carolina Railroad Com pany. They, as counsel for the state and the railroad company, object to many items in the bill, in that under the adjutication of the proceeding the state p.nd the railroad company are to pay the costs. THE CENSUS REPORT. Was the Ruling Factor in the Cotton , Market Today. (Furnished by L. A. Dodsworth and Company's Private Wire.) New York, Feb. 1. The main in fluence in today's market has of couise been the census report. Prior to its publication there w-as quite a flurry of selling for both accounts on the theory that it would be bearish. Later there was a rally on covering to about the closing prices of yesterday, and when the report was finally issued, prices, after a few minutes of irregu larity advanced to a net gain of about 8 to 9 points cn covering. The report states that in 695 coun ties there have been ginned this year counting round bales as half bales, 9,717,693 bles against 7,16S,3S1 bales last year; that the counties remaining to be reported had ginned to December 13, 2,748,738 bles out cf the total of 11,971,000 bles. This would indicate that the final report would show an increase over the present figures of about 30 per cent., or say 12,600,000 bales. It was also .stated that includ ed in the report were about 134.000 bales that had been carried forward from last month, owing to the absence of fresh reports. This would mean about a little more than one-tenth of Gne per cent of the total amount re ported last month, and would therefore make no very material addition to the figures of this month, when it is added to the amount the counties reporting have ginned during the current month. The report, it may be safely said, will not alter the opinions of those who believe in si. crop of approximate ly 13,000,000 bales, and it leayes us in exactly the same position as pre viously, for it will probbly lead to no change on the part of the spot holders and prices must be governed by Ihe amounts marketed from now on. J. S. BACHE & CO. Who is Out a Coat? While making a search today around the premises of a suspicious negro, for an article of an entirely different va riety, Chief of Police Irwin came into possession of a dress suit coat and also a light blue coat, both about No. 40, and states that these can be obtained at the station by the owner, if he can identify them. iEFirii OF ODESSA SHOT While , i n His Carriage Near the Police Station an Unknown Man Dressed as a Workman Attempts to Assassinate Him. The Wound is Not Dangerous. y3y Associated Press. Odessa, Feb. 1. Chief of Police Galovine was shot near the police sta tion this morning and wounded, in the right shoulder. The wound is not dangerous. , Chief Galovine was in a carriage when an unknown man attired as a workman attempted to assassinate him. The would-be murderer was cap tured. Bank President Dying. By Associated Press. Oberlin, O., Feb. 1. President T. D. Beckwith, of the closed Citizens Na tional Bank, is slowly sinking. A FORTUNE TELLER BURNED TO ASHES III HERJ1 HE . An Old and Decrepit Negro Wo man is Left Alone in Her House and Nothfng Now Can be Found .Except a Few Ghastly Pieces of Her Bones. J. C.,Reid, a Mill Superintendant at Greensboro Has Dissap peared. Elks Lodge Organ ized. The County Officers are Stirred up. Srecial The News. s Greensboro, Feb 1 Emily Wilson, a negro woman ' living in Sumner township, this county, was burned to death last Monday and cremated in her own home. She was an old wo man and had ost all use of her limbs, and lived with her daughter on tho taim of Mr. J. S. Murrow. On Monday morning the daughter went to a null nearby, and upon returning was horri fied to see the house enveloped in ilames. The alarm was given, but it was to late, to save the unfortunate creature. When the house was burned to the. grcund only a few cf the larger bones were found among the coals. The origin of the fire was not learned: The negro was a very old woman and had considerable reputation as a fcr ti ne teller, ana many were the stories cf her gifts as a prophetess. The officers of Guilford county are very much stirred up over the bill in troduced in the Legislature yesterday by Dr. Gordon. The bill provides that all money received from fees shall be used in the construction of highways, and the county officers be paid salar ies. The sheriff, clerk of court and register of deeds are to be paid $2,000 per year for each, tho treasurer ?S00, and, the pay of tho county commission ers must not exceed $50 per month. The clerk of the court and register, of deeds are to bo allowed $1,000 in ad- diticn to the salaries for clerk hire, and the deputy sheriffs will be allowed the regular feoa for serving papers. It is a well known fact that the county officers' incomes .are much larger than those provided for by the -proposed biil, and it will be bitterly opposed by office-holders and office-seekers. The Elks' Ledge cf this city, has or ganized a.v. Elks Club, rnd as soon as the now McAdoo building is completed they will have commodious qurters cn the floor. The officers! of the club are Julian Price, president; P. D. Gold, Jr., vice-president; L. J. Brandt, secretary and treasurer. All Elks are eligible to membership in the new club. Nothing has been har.rd from J. C. Reid, formerly superintendent of the Altamahaw Cotton Mills, who left Greensboro two wee'-is ago after hav ing drawn his money from the bank. His wife was in Providence, R. I., at the time and upon her return Sunday night was surprised beyond measure to find her husbend gone. She knows nothing of his whereabouts. FOURTEEN FIRE ALARMS. January Record Reached High Water Mark This Year. The fire records, kept at the head quarters of the Fifth street depart ment show that during the month of January there were fourteen alarms of fire rung in, this being equalled only on orfe occasion before for the month of January. The damage by fire during the monui was slight, however, and the de partment is to be congratulated upon their good work for the month of January, which is regarded by the firemen as one of the . most difficult months in all the year for them to con tend with. The highest previous record of fires for the month of January irs fourteen alarms which was equalled during the month just passed but not exceeded. AHSWErLCHARGES Another Incident in the Famous Dodge-Morse Divorce Suit is Return From Prolonged Stay in Europe of the Central Figure, Charles W. Morse. 3y Associated Press. . New York, Feb. 4. Chas. W. Morse, former president of the American Ice Company, and promoter of the ex tensive bank consolidation plan here, who has long beer, the central figure in one of the most, sensational matri monial tangles of recent years, arrived cn the steamer Deutschland, after a prolonged stay. in Europe. Mrs.' Cle ment Cowles Dodge-Morse, the mil iionaira's wife, did not accompany her husband. Mr. Morse said ho had re- ; turned to answer any charges that may be made. MORSE RETURNS TO , . f. ., ir 'II - h" f ; St'-' - hv, -," f.r iK'S. X';l - I Vr . I X H - 1 iff in- - i. m Tit. . rrt. '' 1 U ':. ?! fed 1 1 . 1 M if it:-'.' n "ft i t . 1 SiV !; . it 2 I if! .4"t ,C '?' -:'