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THE 0T1 W-wtjfWe pages. 1 "M NEW I"I"I''I"I"I--I"I"!'I"1"!"I"I"I"H' 4. TWELVE PAGES. II II II II YQ T First Part Pages 1 to 8 .J. T aaa:-44H"I"I"M"H ' ULLAXJ JL JL ALU 0 4 First Part Pages 1 to 8 4 THE ONLY AFT.IRNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XXXII NO. 5042, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1 905. PRICE: 3 CENTS. (P.THT A TO jnsur recti SfflE OF SIEGE IS BEEN DECREED 8? T Two Regiments of Troops Have Mutinied and Are Marching on Buenos Ayres. Loyal Troops Have Been Sent Out Against Them. Government Seems to Have Con trol of the Situation, But Has Declared Seige and Ordered Mobilization of the National Guards, By Associated Press. Buenos Ayres. Argentina, Feb. 4. Insun'c -turn has broken out in this provin.-e. It is rum-creel that two regi ments of troops have mutinied and are marching on the capital. The Govern ment seems to have complete control of the situation. The Government has issued a decree establishing a State of siege for thirty days throughout the Republic and has ordered the mobilization cf the Na tional gr.anls. Troops remaining loyal to the Gov ernment have been sent to meet the mminoiis troops who are marching on Buenos A vi es. PRESIDENT STANDS BY INDIANS. Says They Have the Right to Educate Their Children in Schools of Their Choice. By Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 4. President Roosevelt has sent a letter to Secretary Hitchcock regarding his authority for granting contracts for the education of the Indians in the denominational schools. The President says that inasmuch as a legal authority exists to grant the re cuestion of the Indians, unquestionably they are entitled by moral right to have their moneys used to educate their chil dren at the schools of their choice. The President directs the Interior Department to continue the practice unless Congress directs otherwise or the courts hold that the decision of the department of justice to this effect, is wrong. The President also urges the passage of the Lacy bill, authorizing the allot ment of annuities to Indians in the same va; as their land is allotted. NOTED WOMAN PHYSICIAN DEAD. Dr. Augusta Smith Dies From Being Struck by Street Car. By Associated Press. Sr. Louis, Feb. 14. Dr. Augusta Smith, one of the most widely known women physicians of the United States is dead a a result of being struck by a street car. She was 73 years old. SIXTH WIDOW DEAD. One of the Surviving Wives of Brig ham Young Dies of Pneumonia. By Associated Press. Salt Lake City, Feb. 4. Lucy Bige- oung. the sixth wife of the late Brignani Young, is aead cf pneumonia. TRIED TOSTOP WAR English Foreign Officer Says There is no Fo undation for the Report That British and German Em bassies Have Held a Conference in Berlin. By Associated Press, '"r.don, Feb. 4. The foreign office rcn rthere is no foun(lation for the .port that conferences have taken Rnlf Berlin between Chancellor Von ioV and the British Ambassador ahoMt WiUl the object of bringing Offi, s iPt'ace between Russia and Japan. nc ais here know nothing of any pro-Brit- m either Germany. Great ntdin or olsewhere suggesting an ef Joint or otherwise, to stop the Mil 1L5SD IS IT ohd in tine PANIC PREVAILS IN CZES- TOSHOWA. WARSAW, F.EB. 4. RE PORTS FROM CZESTOCH OWA . RUSSIAN POLAND, SAY THAT THE CITY IS IN A PANIC. THE INHABI TANTS ARE BARRICADING DOORS AND WINDOWS IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE AT TITUDE OF THE STRIKERS. 4- HOUSE PASSES P. O. BILL. Two Terms Annually cf Federal Court at Wilmington. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 4. After nearly a "week of discussion, the postoffice ap priation bill, carrying $180,784,413, passed the House yesterday, following the defeat of a motion by Mr. Moon, of Tennessee, to recommit it with in structions to strike out the provision for special mail facilities on trunk lines. Propositions by Mr. Watson, of Indiana, to exclude the civil service rules from rural carriers, and by Mr. Griggs, of Georgia, placing the penalty of dismissal upon postal employes be longing to any association or organiza tion having for its object the increasing of salaries, excited sharp debate, but were ruled out on points of order. An early adjournment was taken to permit the use of the House chamber for a re publican caucus. Mr. Griggs offered an amendment providing "that uniting- with any asso ciation or organization which has for its object the change of the regulation of employes to the government shall be cause for dismissal." Mr. Griggs de nounced the methods of postal em ployes' associations organized in order to increase their salaries, and congratu lated the President and Postmaster General for already having dismissed certain cf their officers. He contended, however, that that was not sufficient. The only way to stop the abuse, he said, was to prevent postal employes from entering such associations. A bill was passed providing for the holding of two terms each year of the United States district and circuit courts, for the eastern district of North Carolina, at Washington, that State. CATCH MURDERER. Man. Caught and Identified as One Wanted in Cleigh Murder Mystery. By Associated Press. s s-.. New York, Feb. 4. George B. Wood, the iron worker who was arrested last night as a suspect in the Plainfield, N. J., sleigh murder mystery, has been identified by the Plainfield officers as a man whom they have be'fen searching. Wood was arraigned in the police court and held without bail to await the ar rival of extradition papers from New Jersey. WRECK ON N. Y. CNTRAL. Engine Explodes Killing Fireman and Engineers Judge Hooker Among the Injured. By Associated Press. Whiteboro, N. Y... Feb. 4. In a New York Central wreck today Judge War ren B. Hooker was severely bruised. The engine exploded, killing Fireman Brennan. and Engineer Allen. Many passengers are injured. Schooner Wrecked Near New York. By Associated Pipss. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 4. The schooner D. M. Anthony, Captain Hatfield, bound from New York to Norfolk, struck on a shoal a mile and a half north of False Gap life saving station last night dur ing a blinding snow storm and may be a total loss. The crew of six was rescued by life-saving men. Cotton Statistic Bill Passes. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 4. The Senate to c"ay passed the House joint resolution authorizing the director of the Census to publish additional statistics reiat- lug I.- ulia;u. aw " ' ' , . . - . . . , gathering statistics relating to mar riage aJd divorce. The Building and Loan Bill. The new bill which has been intro duced in the Senate by Senator Duls in regard to the building and loans of the State, and which is regarded as one of the most important measures before the present Legislature, has been set for discussion on the Sth inst. On that date a number of prominent citizens from Charlotte will go to Ral eigh to push the bill as far as possible, and it is hoped that the measure will meet with success. Some slight changes in the wording of the bill may be made, however. Postal Receipts. The receipts of the Charlotte Post office from the sale of stamps, stamped envelooes, postal cards and postal on second' class matter for the month of January, amounted to $6,918.85. Same month lost year, $7,107.10. Money or der department, $17,400; corresponding month last year, $12,300. Rural Free Delivery carrier delivered 20,601 pieces of first class mail, 21,691 newspapers and 4,694 circulars and packages. Making a total of 46,986 de livered during the month. Five Men Injured in Explosition at Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 4. Five men were seriously injured, two probably fatally, by an explosion, which wrecked the paint works of the Wheeling Cor rugating Company today. GENERAL STOESSEL ES 3 f TO Former Commander of Port Ar thur Denies That He Surren dered Prematurely. One of the Negotiaters of the Surrender Makes a Statement. It Would Have Been Murder, He Says, to Have Held Out a iVIo ment Longer. 400 Men Were Dying Daily in Hospitals and Garrison Had no Supplies. By Associated Press. Colombo, Ceylon, Feb. 4. General Steossel, former commander of Port Arthur, arrived here today en route to Russia. He denies the published state ments that Port Arthur was surrender ed prematurely. Colonel Reiss, one of the negotiators of the surrender, said: "The garrison could not have held out a moment longer. It would have been murder. Only fifteen roubles re mained in the military treasury out of a million and a half at the commence ment of the siege. Four hundred men were dying daily at the hospitals prin cipally from wounds and scurvey. General Kondratenko was the hero of the siege." Colonel Reiss further declared that the Japanese were "admirable soldiers but poor in the use of the bayonet cam pared with the Russians and French." FIGHTING AT CHANTANDH ENAN. Kuropatkin Reports Fighting Yester- day Morning. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. General Kuropatkin, telegraphing under date of Feb. 4, to Emperor Nicholas, says: "The village of Chautandhenau has been completely occupied by our troops after a fight at five o'clock this morn ing. We reconnoitered the villages of Fanshen and Poudzova, occupied by the enemy, and after several volleys, sharpshooters entered Fanshen and shot and bayonetted many Japanese. The latter were reinforced and attack ed the sharpshooters, who retired, car rying off thirty dead and wounded. "On our right flank, the Japanese left one hundred corpses of which num ber we buried eighty-seven." RESUME WORK AT WARSAW. Some Also Stop Work An Unsettled Situation. By Associated Press. Warsaw, Feb. 4. The employes of the Vistula Railroad shops here have resumed work. Freight traffic has been resumed on the railroads. The strike in the Sosnovice district has spread to the railroad men and other classes of workmen. The men remain quiet. Shops have been re-opened at Kali siz, although the strike continues there. 700 KILLED AT LIUTIAOKON. All Interred After Battle of Heikoutai There Were 900 Dead. By Associated Press. Tokio, Feb. 4. The Russians lost seven hundred in an attack on the Japanese near Liuv.iaokou Thursday. The Russian dead are already interred. After the brittle of Heikoutai the num ber was nine hundred. IT BREAKS C CEVLOH mi 1 1 UN WAY Just see how THE NEWS' circulation is increasing. It is simply wonderful the way the people are flocking to it. Its January circulation was the largest in its history, showing a splendid gain over January, 1904, as follows : Average Circulation January, 1904 Average Circulation January, 1905 : Gain 849 THE NEWS has a much larger circulation than any other evening paper in the two Carolinas. And THE TIMES-DEMOCRAT still leads I the van, as the following figures show : I Average Circulation January, 1904 3,210 Average Circulation January, 1905 5.495 Gain ...... 2,285 This phenominal growth shows the popu larity of THE TIMES DEMOCRAT among the farmers of this section. A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. At This -Afternoon's Session of the Re corder's Court. There was a sensational occurrence at the Recorder's court this afternoon growing out of the charge made against ; the Gray Drug Company to the effect that the latter had sold liquor on Janu ary 31 on prescription without having paid the county license. After Mr. Gray had stated to the court that he had tried to obey the law but that any violation which he had been guilty of was unintentional, the court held that the license was not granted until paid for and required a $25 bond of the defendant company. Mr. Gray , then asked the Recorder if he, the Recorder, did not come to the Gray Drug store last November and asked for a pint of liquor without a pre scription, and that he, Mr. Gray, re plied that he did not have the liquor in the store. The Recorder in substance replied that he did not claim to be any more law abiding than the average citizen of the city; that he did try to do his duty and that he would not be intimi dated from performing his duty by any such statements as Mr. Gray had made and that he had told Mr. Gray the liquor was for an old servant and that .he, the" Recorder, would get it from a lot of confiscated liquor at the city hall. The Recorder characterized the incident and its relation by Mr. Gray as disreputable and said that he meant to do his duty as Recorder and that he would not be intimidated by Mr. Gray or anyone else. Mr. Gray stated that he had always tried to observe the law. The case was bound over to the Feb ruary term of the .criminal court. POSTAL TO RELAY HERE. Splendid Additions to be Made to Char : lotte Office. It is practically settled that the Char lotte office of the Postal Telegraph Company in the city will be made the relay office for all points be tween Washington and Atlanta; also that the local office will be newly equip ped throughout and besides installing new instruments and apparatus, new dynamos will be put in here to take the place of the gravity batteries now in use. These changes will make the Char lotte office one of the most up-to-date iri the South and at the same time the relay office here will largely increase thfi work in charlotte The Postal has now become thor oughly established in the South and has received a liberal patronage from the business men of the section. The an nouncement of . the improvements at the Charlotte office and the establish ment of. a relay office will be received with gratilicatioil' ' bytfce -friends and patrons of the company. The new equipment for the office will be of the finest make and vill be installed as soon as possible, thereby adding greatly to the facilities of the company for doing business here. Mr. W. O. Gaffney, the accommodat ing and obliging manager of the Pos tal, deserves well of the company for which he is an untiring worker. He is not only a splendid operator, but be sides has executive ability of a high order. Perfectly Satisfied With Himself. Quite an amusing incident took plaee at one of the corner drug stores last night. A young man who was evidently proud of his looks, stood before a mir ror and with an unsteady hand placed and replaced his hat. He could not, for the life of him, get the headgear to appear as he would have. At last, after a supreme effort, he placed his hat on one side of his head and sauntered forth. A young man who stood near heird the self-satisfied youth remark: "Well, I am good looking and every one knows it too." THE RECORD 1 3,627 4,476 0 t t i WIS TO STDP . IMPORTATION OF LIQliORJTO I C, Bill Introduced in House to Stop All Liquor Shipped Into State. Vagrancy Bill Passes. Win - borne Says His School Fund Bill is Favored. Unfavorable Report on the Bill to Elect County Superintendents. Dr. Alexander Says He Will Introduce One Especially for Mecklenburg. Special The News. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. Representa tive young of Ashe county, introduced in the House today a bill to prevent the liquor from being imported into North Carolina. It prohibits the shipment of intoxicants from one point within the State to another within the State, then provides that in cases where the rail roads and express companies or other common carriers receive liquors at points without the State foi delivery in North Carolina, such packages shall be conveyed to the first station within the borders of the State and notice sent to consignee, and if he does not apply for it at that station within thirty days it shall be sold at auction. There are clauses exempting 'common carriers from civil action for stopping the pack ages at the first station within the State instend of delivering at the ship ping station of consignee. The House passed the judiciary com mittee's substitute vagrancy bill for the bill introduced by Alexander of Mecklenburg, with the amendment that it shall not apply to fathers who live off the earnings of sons over eighteen years old. A bill to provide for the attachment of homesetad on lands held in common; and a bill to prevent the stealing of ginseng were introduced. Graham of Granville, introduced a bill to regulate the renting of lands for agricultural purposes. Mr. Winbourne announced that he is eceiving from all parts of the State letters from educators and others en dorsing his bill to allow either race to xevy a special tax for the schools of that race. In the Senate, the House bill regu lating the sale of corn meal passed and and is ordered enrolled for ratification. Sinclair's bill, to allow the Governor to grant conditional pardons passed. The bill to establish Hot Springs county was tabled. Mr. Eller introduced a resolution calling, on Congress to prohibit in terstate commerce in adulterated foods. Pilotage Bill. The Wilmington pilotage bill intro duced 3'esterday will be given a hear ing before the house committee on propositions and grievances on Tuesday afternoon of next week in the hall of representatives. A big delegation- of business men is expected at that time to advocate the bill. To Elect County Superintendents. The house committee on education has decided to report unfavorably But ler's bill providing for the election of county superintendents and boards of education by the people. Dr. Alexander in addressing the committee declared his personal opposition to such a bill but said that he was pledged to his peo ple to support such a measure and would therefore vote for this one. He will later introduce in compliance with the wishes of his constituants a bill for Mecklenburg to elect her education al board and superintendent, if no gen eral bill is passed. Vagrancy Bills. The house committee on judiciary prepared and decided to report favor ably a substitute bill for several that have been referred to them defining and prohibiting vagrancy. The com mittee substitute is far reaching and important. Vagrants are declared to be all persons strolling about the country in idleness with no visible means of support, persons leading, idle profligate and immoral life without property to snpport them and who are able to but do not work, persons able to work hav ing no property to support them and have no visible means of fair, honest, reputable livelihood, persons who live by stealing or trading on stolen prop erty, professional gamblers living in idleness and all men who live in idle ness on wages of mother, wife, or minor children.. Punishment is ?50 fine 30 days imprisonment, first offense and, for subsequent offenses service on pub lic roads six to twelve months. Governor to Make Memorial Address. A delegation headed by H. A. London and Chief Justice Clark and composed of the veterans in the General Assem bly called on Gov. Glenn and invited him to deliver the principal address at the unveiling of the memorial tablet cn Appomattox battleground April 9. The Governor accepted in a feeling speech. Days cf Grace. The judiciary cemmittee of the house has decided to report favorably a bill to amend the negotiable instrument law by abolishing the days of grace. Only one member, Judge Graham, op posed it and announced his intention to fight it on the floor of the house. Its passage is urged by bank officials. Over 20 States have abolished days -of grace. Dispensary Commission. The board of aldermen last night elected Grimes Cowper-to succeed W. N. Jones as dispensary commissioner, and increased the salaries of all the of ficers and employes of the dispensary. They have passed favorably on a bill to amend the charter of the city so that there will be eight aldermen, a police justice court established and a board of audit and finance. This will be introduced in the legislature in the near future. INVENTORY OF EFFECTS. Constable Ross Locks After Wood & Co.'s Belongings. Constable Sam Ross went to the of fices of the M. G. Wood Company this morning on East Trade street and took an inventory of the stock of furniture, etc., which was" in the establishment. The following was the disclosure: One stove, one bureau, a bedstead and springs,, three rocking chairs, three centre tables, one pillow, three clocks, cue picture, three chairs, one stool, one lamp, two bill cases, one set Pane's inks, one office counter, one water bucket and dipper, two day books, 164 bills of sale. The following were found in another room: Two cooking stoves and piping, cue heating stove, two bureaus, two wire cots, six trunks, two folding springs, nine bedsteads, two wire woven springs, ten rocking chairs, 21 straight chairs, three lounges ,two centre tables. A second attachment has been served upon this company and the office of the Parks Loan Company on West Fifth street, has been closed by the officials who are endeavoring to loosen the shackles which have been placed upon the poor ignorant negroes by these li censed robbers. Davis Sought For. J. E. Davis, tne head of the loan of fice on East Trade street, against whom several actions have been begun charging the company with collecting exorbitant rates of interest on loans, v.ras sought for by the police last night, who were armed with a war rant charging Davis with running a loan office without paying the required city license of $250. In. the story in yesterday's News it was stated that a well known lawyer bed said that the company was due the city the amount of ?250 as a city li cense for running vhe loan office, and the warrant was issued last evening and an officer sent to the headquar ters of the monev. lenders on East Trade street to hunt for Davis. Their search was in vain, but today, from the best information securabie, it is stated that the defendant Davis is ill at his home in this city. In addition to the six cases against the mcney lenders mentioned in the News of yesterday, it was ascertained -today that another victim, as he "claims, of the usurious methods cf the company, had presented himself in the office of Squire Severs and Ccbb, and had later gone to the of fice of Mr. Thos. W. Alexander, to whom the colored man stated that he had been paying a monthly interest of $1.80 on a small lean of about $5 for twelve months. The case against the loan office ap pears to be a strong one, and from present indications z. ston will be put to the mothoJs employed by the par ties in charge of the office as soon as the matter is brought into open court. THERE IS SUFFERING. But City Poor Are Receiving Relief Wherever it is Possible to Give It. A well known city official expressed the opinion this morning that there was much suffering just at present among the poor of the city of both races on account of the sudden severe weather and the fall of snow which has put a stop to many kinds of out-of-door work. Those who have been de pending on their daily labors for money for wood and provisions find them selves cut off from these sources of liv ing and are in need of help. arly this morning the calls began to come in to the city hall for help and by noon there had been many visi tors to the place seeking help from the city. It is the opinion of the official though that there will be sufficient to meet the present demands if the calls do not be come too numerous and if the cold is of short duration. Those who have watched the course of events in the charity work of the city cannot help but note that while most of the cases are de serving and should be attend ed to, there are others which, as one of the officials expressed it, "are chronic" and that the applicants may be depended upon to call for wood or other supplies whenever the weather gets a little more severe than usual or when the ground is covered with snow. In these cases the authorities are compelled to use great discretion, not wanting to scatter their charity in the wrong direction and at the same time desiring to have assistance wherever it is needed. Today the authorities were kept quite busy attending to the calls mostly for wood and tonight there are many homes cf the humble and poor that are warm and cheerful by reason of the work of the city today in distribut ing wood. "MODERATION APPALLING." What City Physician Thinks of Whis key Prescription Statistics. The facts and figures given in The News yesterday in regard to Recorder Shannonhouse's visits to the drug stores of the city, created great in terest. One of the physicians who was in cluded in the list of those who had written prescriptions for whiskey, stopped at The News office this morn ing to discuss the matter. He stated that, in the language cf one of old, "our moderation was appalling." Think of 0,000 people iu Mecklen burg county only calling on the physi cians for 848 pressnptiens in 31 days," said the physician. "Why, to be frank with you, the amount of whiskey represented by thoso 848 prescriptions would not give more than one teaspoenful to every man, woman and child in Mecklenburg. "If this is not prohibition, or as near to it as can possibly be, I am badly fooled." The opinion as expressed above is thareS in by several other physicians, but these declined to be quoted. WILL GIVE KUROPATKIN Rumors That He Is To Be Super ceded by General Linevitch Are Current in St. Petersburg Since General Grippenberg Has Been Relieved. Associated Press Tries to Find Out If True, and Gets Answers Which Are Rather Uncertain. War Department and Prominent General Will Not Say. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. Rumors of General Kuropatkin's handing : over his command to General Livevitch, Commander of the first army have been current in St Petersburg since the announcement that General Gri penberg had been relieved of his com mand of the second army. The Asso ciated Press is unable to obtain any confirmation of the reports, and the war office declares they are improbable but are unable to deny them. A distinguished general told the As sociated Press that evidently " there had been friction between General Kuropatkin and General Gripenberg, and added. "I have heard a great deal of talk about Kuropatkin's asking to be re lieved, but nothing can be said on the subject at present." WANTS RECOMMENDATIONS. In Event of New S. C. Federal Dis- trict President Will Accede to Wish es of People. B Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1 Representatives Finley and Aiken; of South Carolina, discussed with the President today a proposition to create a new judicial district in South Carolina. The House Committee on Judiciary has reported a bill providing for a new district. The congressional delegation from State is anxious, in the event of the enactment of the law, that the judge appointed shouldbe a resident of the district. It is quite probable the President, if the bill is passed, will accede to the wishes of the people of the district in that re spect. He told his callers' he would be glad to consider recommendations for the apcfliotnient from South Carolina Congressmen, memberB"rjf the bar; and residents of the distiict. . INVITED TO MONTGOMERY. Alabama Delegation Calls on Presi dent and Extends Cordial Invita tion. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 4. A delegation of citizens from Montgomery, Alabama, headed by Senator Pettus, of Alabama, and Hilary A. Herbert, former Secre tary of the Navy, called on the Presi dent today and extended a cordial invi tation to visit Montgomery when he should make a trip through the South. President Roosevelt accused his callers that it would afford him pleasure to ac cept the invitation, provided he could make arrangements to do so, although, at this time, he could give them no definite assurance. Weather Conditions. The cold wave is drifting eastward over the Great Lakes and the Ohio valley with decreasing intensity. Its influence, however, continues to be felt throughout the South today, to gether with cloudy and unsettled con ditions. ' Rain is falling along the Gulf coast and there is snow in many interior sections. From 5 to 8 inches of snow fell in 24 hours in Mississippi and Alabama, and from ' there north ward over North Carolina and Tennes see from one to two inches covers the ground. The weather is moderating in the West and Northwest. G. R. OBERHOLZER, Observer. J Fishburne is Convicted of Volun tary Manslaughter and Sen tenced to Five Years in the Penitentiary. An Account of the Tragedy. By Associated Press. Roanoke, Va., Feb. 4. The jury in the case of Charles R. Fishburn, a young banker and society man charged with the murder of Dr. Fred Lefew, a prominent young physician, October last, brought in today a verdict of vol- . untary manslaughter, and fixed the punishment at five years in the peni tentiary. The tragedy was the result of Fish burn's slapping Lefew's young step son for calling "Ice" at him, the word referring to a motor-cycle Fishburn had been riding. Fishburn went to Lefew's home and informed the decter of the slapping. The men quarrelled and Fish- buru stabbed Lefew. COMMAND RU ARMY G I warn - ..asm, V.'- vis; si I hit i 0T it H't j' . a-- ft IS "I: m