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.JES j '
iff HILLED
!T AND
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JAPANESE COLONY IN TEXAS.
rnn!
E WORSE
peasants are Afraid to
m
Strike Disor
From Several
Prices up
Bring Pro'Cts
H&rs Reported
Places. Troops Have Been
Sent to Kutno.
Efforts wince
Lodz Fail.
to Begin Work at
Critical Time Ex-
Manufacturers
Large Tract of Land Will Be Used
For the Manufacture of Silk.
By Associated Press.
San Antono, Tex., Feb. 7 In an in
teiview, B. F. Yoakum, chairman of
the board of the St. Louis and San
Francisco- Railroad, and president of
the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
Road, gave out'i the following details
concerning the recent visit to Texas of
a number, of commissioners from the
Japanese government:
"As a result of the visit of these gen
tlemen, a great Japanese colony will be
planted in Southwestern Texas for the
growing mid manufacturing of silk. A
splendid t;act of land has been se
cured, and upon each five acres of this
will be settled a single Japanese fam
ily. It was the opinion of the commis
sioneis that the Japanese, with their
methods of cultivation, wrould leap a
profit of at least $200 per acre in silk
cultivation. The first installment of
Japanese, numbering 500 or 600 persons,
will leave Japan in the course of two or
three months."
nected When
f-nrrv Out Plan of Paying Off,
and Shutting Down.
I J'res
SAYS HE MURDERED WIFE.
Rr SS0CiSu!" ----
v,r-v R::an Poland. Feo. t.
lV:! v.,-rc Killed here today by
Sc" ir and elsewhere
Svammro made to resume
!.!rk Manv anvsi. javc oeen made.
1 nr,, vision,, have- gone up.
Price.-; ")i I"1-" '
product- The :
ed to bring m!
eifdrit-al i'l'
ticifyhis il'-1
rrilne to ' report
pvin-v woiknuu i.av been killed cr
11 .-il'lki.' U!.Mliil':Io iwnj ,
r.-:ai-;;v.-iko. twenty-four have'
1 aii'i :'t)My wounded. Grove
u uisu .-t-ported at Kutno.
,e iis-'ii s t it. t to Kumo from
rai.! to bring in their
;1ri'.:ers today attempt
ing employes of the
.u" i ho asylum for lun
(Oftc!3 succeeded in
rt from Radom,
V.liii'
i
ull'I! un
Trui 1
he;e.
More and More Grave in Lodz,
lo-lz Kas.dan Poland, Feb. 7. Fac
toritri aiv epc aed today, but scarcely
rav vxrkiaen l;i;ve apveared. At one
lactorv i he men worked until lunch
lime and tUcu ien. and refused to re
turn, scyins; tl.ey d:'d iot want to be
fciie'l by baik-is from the street fired
iiiiough' th - devr. Another factory
sbmptlv ended woik. 'Die situation
tlitars to he !?vov.-iiig worse, and a
ciitical timo is expected February 9,
t.iitn some of the iaigest manufactur
ers have decided to pay their employes
the balance of .heir wage-.?, dismiss
them aiul -hui down the mills indefin
itely. Sit'ikovs are Isocoraing more aggres
sive. This morning they forcibly on
ifTtil a mill and destroyed the machin-
try.
I Bigier Johnson Pleads Guity to the
j Charge Whole Family Involved.
By Associated Press.
1 Tniv n rl n P"-in "P.-V-i 7 In
7- , court hern todav Rieler Johnson nl-ait
guilty to the charge that he murdered
his wife. Maggie B. Johnson, and her
niece, Annie Benjamin, ton years old,
September 18 last, and afterward
burned the bodies. He is 2G years old,
and his wife was forty.
At the December term his elder
brother, Charles Johnson, was convict
ed of first degree murder as an ac
cessory, and is now waiting argument
on a new trial. His mother, Mrs. So
phia Merritt, and his sister and broth
er, Nancy and Alansoii Johnson, wore
put on trial for the same crime today.
The five members of the family, it is
charged, wont to Maggie Johnson's
house in the night, and killed her and
the little girl with an axe,' sprinkled
the premises with kerosene and set
the hcuso on fira
JAPANESE BAR ALIENS.
FOR PEACE IN EAST.
Plan to Bring Russo-Japanese War to
End on the Aniversary of its Com
mencemeni. By Associated Press.
Washington. Feb. 7. An earnest ap-p(-a!
for all peace advocates to join in a
nuvexent to end the war in the East
on the anniversary of its outbreak, Feb.
bitratioa So.iety of Washington, ofn
nhiili 3elva A. Lorkwood is president.
In this appeal the National Arbitra
tion Society is co-operatiag with the
Peace Union ei Xurway, Sweden, and
Denmark, n.e scn-iety which originally
Ea.ie the susgestion that the menu
Kit should take shape on the anni
versary of the world's commencement.
Foreigners Shut Out of Mines of Japan
by Law Passed Yesterday.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Feb. 7. After debate in the
Japanese house of representatives, the
amendment to the mining law, prohib
iting foreigners to work Japanese
mines, was passed during yesterday's
session.
The bill was fought bitterly by the
foreign residents here, having mining
interests in Japan and the government
has been severely censured for advocat
ing a measure. which, must needs antag
onize certain influential interests whose
good-will is believed by many, to be. im
portant and necessary at this time'.
The friends of the measure insisted,
however, that, as mining in Japan was
only in its infancy and as the -soil and
mountains were rich in metal and min
eral deposits, the benefits to be derived
therefrom in the future should be re
served by the government for native
Japanese.
As the law is retroactive, it will play
havoc with several British American
and French syndicates having large
mining interests in the country .
CENSUS BUREAU
MAKES ANOTHER
COTTON REPORT
m
12,767,600 Bales Ginned Up t0
January 16th, Counting Round
Baies as Half Bales. Some
Ginners Still Refuse to Make a
Report.
MACHEN AND GROFF.
Final Report to be Made Which
Will Distribute by Counties and
Give Weight of Bales. Director
Says Every Complaint Has Been
Investigated.
They Both Gave Themselves Up To
Authorities Today.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 7. August W.
Machen, former General Superintend
ent of the Free Delivery Postal Service
and Diiler B. GrciT, of this city, both
under sentence of two years imprison
ment and $10,000 fine for postal con
spiracy, today surrendered themselves
to the United States marshal and were
placed in a cell room in city hall.
Samuel A. Graff, whose counsel sought
to have his removal to the peniten
tiary deferred, because of illness, was
ordered brought into court and later
was placed in the cell room 'with
ethers. Nothing has been heard today
of Dr. Lorenz who is reported ill at
his home in Toledo, Ohio. Machen and
Groff will be taken to Moundsville,
West Virginia,penitentiary, this afternoon.
MARRIAGES AT MORGANTON.
BIDS REJECTED.
FIRST PROSECUTION.
Eerea College i3 Indicted for Having
Both Whites and Negroes.
E.v Associated Press.
Lexington. Ky.. Feb. 7. The first
criminal prosecution under the recent
ylopted State bill prohibiting co
education of the races in Kentucky, is
at Richmond. The constitutionality
ftlie bill is involved. Judge Benton
Richmond. Ky., today overruled the
'lemurrer of Berea College -to the in
uctment charging violation of the lav
oj enrolling white and colored students
trie present term. The court holds
"je law valid. The ease will now go
o trial on the question of fact, which
practically admitted by the College.
- penalty is a fine of $1,000. The
r,f w'm probably go to the Supreme
wwt of the United States.
SUFFERING IN TEXAS.
Wi!
're Comunicaiions
Slowly Restored
Associated Prc-
in South Being
Pfns, Tonn., Feb. 7.-Wire com
2 ;10" Whh "rn points is
he I Tr reslorl- The temperature
h w8iegrees above- The situation
Bli, 'exas 1S worst than in
"a n
Armor Plate Companies' BidsTurned
Down by Government.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 7. The board of
officers appointed by Secretary Morton
to investigate the capacity" of the sev
eral armor plate company's has recom
mended that the bid for 8,000 tons
armor for the battleship New Hamp
shire, and armored cruiser North Caro
lina and Montana of Miuvale Steel Co.,
be rejected. It is probable that two
thirds of the contract will be awarded
to the Bethlehem Company and the re
maining one-third to tne Carnegie
Company.'
By Associated Press. !
Yashington, Feb. 7. A report is-
f tied by the census bureau today shews '
the quantity of cotton ginned from the
growth of 1904 to January 16, to be .
12, 767, GOO) counting- round baies as
half bales. These consist of 12,524,777 f
square bales, 289,425 round bales'' and
98,110 Sea Island bales.
Counting the amount as running
bales, the total "is 12,912,312. This was
ginned by 30,221 ginneries which were
operated at some time this season prior
to January 1C. Statistics of cotton gin
ned to the corresponding date in 1904,
show a tottl of 9,859,277 bales, embrac
ing 9,038,830 square bales, 747,480 round
bales, and 72,907 Sea Island bales from
S.,151 active ginneries.
In the canvass this January, 824 gin
gers have refused to return or failed to
report and quantities previously re
turned b ythem have been brought for
ward for this report with addition. The
total quantity of cotton thus brought
forward is 327,243 running bales. The
maximum estimate of the quantity gin
ned by those establishments between
December 13, and January 16, is 32,724
running bales. This estimate is not in
cluded in the above totals. In this re
port no account has been taken of Fil
ters obtained by cottOi seed oil mills
from regiiming--cotton-seed.-- St-frttstfres
of such cotton will be show in the final
report for this season, which will be is
sued about March 25th.
The final report will distribute the
crop by counties, aggregating upland
and Sea Island cotton and give the
weights of bales. In connection with
this report, the director states that
every specific complaint regarding the
accuracy of the returns of individual
ginners which has reached the cenus
office, has been carefully envistigated
and no material error has thus for been
found.
Two Marriages in the Mountain City.
Funeral of Mrs. Charles Mull.
Special The News.
Morganton, Feb. 7. The funeral of
Mrs.. Charles Mull, whose death was
reported in Monday's News, took place
at New Hope Baptist church yester
day morning at 11 o'clock. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Kelley Houck. A large concourse
of relatives and friends gathered to
hear the last sad rites of this good wo
man. A Mr. Wilson was married to Eliza
Ann Roper yesterday morning. The
matrimonial ceremonies were conducted
from Salem church, three miles in the
country. ..
Mr. B. G. James and Miss Laura Hart
were united in the holy bonds of matri
mony on Wednesday, February 1st, at
the residence of P. P. Mull. Rev. Mr.
M. L. Clark officiated. The groom is a
resident of McDowell county and a
clever young man. The bride is one
of Burke's most accomplished young
country school teachers, and we wish
for them prosperity in abundance.
It is rumored there is to be another
wedding at this place soon. Listen for
the bells4 to ring.
THE CORPORATION
COMMISSION WILL
NOT fHSPECTR.R'S
The FoJshee Bill After an Unfavo
rable Report in Committee is
Defeated. A Special Message
From Governor Urges Bureau
of Immigration.
A SMALL FISTICUFF.
Davidson
WANTED TO MEET STRIKERS.
KUROPATKIN HOLDS ON.
tie
Sta
Terelv
tas
years.
te nn.i v astern part .of the
HAVE CAUGHT ASSASSIN.
Man who Kiiursz:....... .
mer St... - 'cu'Lor is a. i-or-"
Student or the imperial Univer-
jsoclated Press.
ngnf';'';Fir!lanf!- - 7-The
ruWG 'ner i ""i,ien ooinmen, Procu
ana kiiur, ut Fm'and, who was shot
by a r u iWL-ruay
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'.a youns
at his residence
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hifcrm ho tressed m an officer's
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itth;T"..nc'nihal. formerly a student
W; "enai Alexander University
B; . Jun-'ed to Death.
Aocaterl Pre.
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r0 Sm,i,;' , u c'ams to Savannah
Seems That Grippenberg Has. Been
Disobedient to Chief.
By Associated Press.
St.! Petersburg, Feb. 7 The an
nouncement is authorized that not the
slightest information has been received
at the War Office regarding the al
leged illness or resignation of General
Kuropatkin. On the contrary, the War
Office's information indicates no change
whatever in the headquater's staff in
Manchuria and that the 'departure of
General Gripenberg for St. Petersburg
is due to illness.
The version of the departure of Gen
eral Gripenberg now given in the best
informed official circles is that the
general left the front because he ex
ceeded General Kuropatkin's orders in
pushing beyond Sandepas, and need
lessly sacrificed thousands of men.
This led Kuropatkin to demand Grip
enberg's recall.
MUST BEAT MONSOON.
Rojestvensky and His Fleet Preparing
to Set Sail For East.
By Associated Press,
fit. Petersburg Feb.- 7. The dock
yard authorities at Cronstadt are com
pleting the preparations for active ser
vice of the battleship Alexander II.,
the cruisers Patnyat Azova fend Ad
miral Korniloff and the gunboat Groz
jestchy, which, with the new battle
ship Slava, will form the second di
vision of the third Russian Pacific
squadron. These re-inforcements are
expected to sail at the end of May.
The Admirality confirms the state
ment that the first division of this
squadron will leave Iibau in the middle
of February, but it is pointed out that
Admiral Rojestvensky will be unable
to await its arrival, because he will
have td cross the Indian Ocean before
the monsoon season, which begins in
March, and renders navigation impos
sible for torpedo boats, small cruis
ers and coast defense vessels. Admiral
Rojestvensky will proceed to the far
East at the end of February, alter tne
arrival of Rear Admiral Botrovsky's
division.
Only Mother's Entreaties Saved Nich
olas From Going Out.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, ieb. 7. Now that order has
been at least temporarily restored in
Russia, the thousands of Germans who
tumbled over one another to offer theii'
savingo to the Jankers , handJj,ng--J;lie
latest. Rusiaff''waJf " "T6an:aTej agafo
breathing easier.
During the .riots at St. Petersburg
and Moscow most of the German papers
did their best to counteract the alarm
ing news spread by the. London papers
and results have shown that they were
justified in their confidence of the abil
ity of the czar's government to crush
the nihilists who attempted to incite
the strikers to rebellion.
There is considerable ill feeling at the
court of Hesse at the attempts of the
English to picture the czar as a weak
minded coward, who ran away at the
first sign of trouble.
In iter letter home the czarina has
repeatedly said that in the trying hours
of Sunday, January 22, the czar was
absolutely calm and showed no sign of
fear, and that his coolness surprised
all.
It is also said that his first impulse
was to havegone into the square in
front of the Winter Palace to meet the
strikers, but that he was prevented
from doing so by the entreaties of his
mother, the dowager empress, who,
since the catastrophe at Borki, when
she and the late czar escaped death
only as if by a miracle, has always
lived in fear of the nihilists and who
dreaded an attempt which might be
made to kill her son by nihilists dis
guised as wwkingmen.
It is thought here that Czar Nicho
las, who was furious when informed
that soldiers had fired upon defenseless
and unarmed men, will now throw off
the yoke whic h the grand dukes have
imposed upon him and allow M. Witte
and Prince Mirsky to carry out impor
tant reforms preparatory to the grant
ing of a constitution.
REBELS ARE ROUTED.
jft. juian v , U00i'Sia, eight months
S fore lm a Window in his
aclb1".1 n rlt and died today.
e York" V... 'ut was a resident of
arffler cliaiateam0 SUth seeking
Joseph H. Manley Dead.
By Associated Press.
Augusta, Maine, Feb. 7 Jos. H.
Manley, former chairman ofthe na
tional executive committee of the Re
publican party, died suddenly at his
home here todays
There is no Peace Yet.
By Associated Press.
London, Feb. 7 The charge d' af
faires of the Russian embassy inform
ed the Associated Press today that
there is no basis for the renewed ru
mors of peace prospects. "The Rus
sian attitude, he declared, had not
changed. Peace could not be consid
ered under, the present conditions.
Negroes Protest Against Jim Crow.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 7. House Commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
today heard Kelly Miller, accompanied
by a delegation, representing the civic
federation, an organization of negroes'
in favor of the Morrell bill abolishing
"Jim Crow."
Sacked Bank at Buenos Ayres, Taking
$300,000 Numerous Arrests Made.
By Associated Press.
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 7. Government
troops attacked the rebels, who had
fortified themselves at Mendoza, at
dawn yesterday. Soon afternwards the
rebel leaders and officers fled to the
mountains, and the men surrendered
unconditionally. The rebels had sack
ed the local branch of the National
Bank of Buenos Ayres and seized $300,-
000. Numerous arrests have been
made, and the city was quiet at night
! Late information, shows that the in
surrection movement is now restrict
ed to Coroba.
PLEADING FOR
TOE MURDERESS
Noted Blockade Runner Dead.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 7. Joseph Bramwell,
who is said to have amassed a fortune
in the cotton trade by running the
blockade of Southern ports during the
civil war, died at his home in Flush
ing, L. I., yesterday, aged 89 years.
Mr. Bramwell founded the town of
Bramwell, W. Va., where he owned the
bank and important mining industries.
During the war, he lost many ships in
endeavoring to bring cotton through
the blockade of Southern cities, and
once was captured by Mosby, the fa
mous guerilla, but escaped by payment
of a ransom of $30,000. He established
the firm of Joseph Bramwell & Com
pany, dealers in cotton goods, of this
city.
Letters From all Parts of Country
Pouring in to Attorney for Mrs.
Kate Edwards, Condemned to
Hang Feb. 16. Attorney Will
Call on Governor Tomorrow.
By Associated Press.
Reading, Penn.., Feb. 7. Letters
from all parts of the country continue
to pour in upon Oliver Lentz, attorney
for Mrs. Kate Edwards, who is to be
hanged February 16 for the murder of
her husband. In eiach case the writer
thinks it would be an outrage to hang
her, the principal reasons being that
she is a woman, and that the state she
was in at the time the crime was com
mitted was caused 'in part at j least
by her husband. Attorney Lentz mail
ed today to the board cf pardons at
Harrisburg a petition to have the sen
tence of Mrs. Edwards commuted. He
will call on Governor Pennypacker to
morrow to ask for a reprieve anil John
H. Ro'thermeil, counsel for $amuel
Greason, her' negro accomplice, will.
j go to Harrisburg on a similar mission
Thursday. In the meantime rdrs. Kd-
Landlords Bill Passes House.
Divorce Bills Made Special Or
der for February 9th. Raleigh
Wants Compulsory Education.
Several important Bills.
Special The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 7. In the Housa
Representative Stickley, of Cabarrus,
introduced a bill carrying $535,335 ap
propriations for the State Hospital for
the insane; $203,130 for Raleigh, $219,
000 for Morganton; $203,200 for Golds
boro. Mitchell, of Bertie, introduced a bill
carying $126,'000 for the State Normal
at Greensboro in addition to $40,000 for
maintenance.
In the Senate, Sinclair introduced a
bill relating to the overcharge of
freight rates and loss or damage to
freights.
The House passed a bill giving land
lords possession of ' land December 1st
instead of January 1st, provided crops
are- gathered.
Odell's bill from the Senate, allowing
married men, whose wife is insane to
sell real estate, was passed.
The Senate defeated the bill to allow
firemen police free transportation on
street cars, and a bill to enlarge the
powers of corporation commission the
Foushee bill. ,
A bill passed to regulate the sale of
seed cotton in Mecklenburg county.,
Governor Glenn sent to the General
Assembly a special message in advoca
tion of the establishment of a State Bu
reau Of Immigration and a creditable
representation by the State at the
Jamestown exposition, urging the repeal
of lax divorce laws, increase of the
salaries of judges of the Supreme and
Superior Courts and provision for fire
protection for State institutions.
" The House of Representatives has
ffaado.-the pending .i.ivorco.-..JMlls .spe
cial order for Feoruary 9th. . -.
V - . Summary cf Business
The lorth Carolina Corporation
Commission issues a summary of the
condition of State private and savings
banks doing business in North Caro
lina, at the close of business Jan
uary 11, showing that the resources
are $32,367,278, a gain of 3,932,633
over the report a year ago. The ag
gregate of deposits at this time is
$27,5S6,082.14. There are 198 of the
three classes cf banks.
Election of Court Reporter.
The Supreme Court has postponed
for at least two weeks the election of
a court reporter to succeed Z. V. Wal
ser, whose term of office has expired.
The contest for tha office is between
J. C. Biggs, of Durham; R. T. Gray,
and J. L. Seaweil and Capt. S. A. Ashe,
of Raleigh. The position pays $1,200
a year,, and requires very little time.
Foushee Bill.
The judiciary committee of the Sen
ate has decided to report unfavorably
the Foushee bill, which was designed
to empower the Corporation Commis
sion to inspect the condition of railway
track and enforce orders for improve
ment. The bill was drafted by Chair
man McNeill, of the Commission.
Fight on Pilotage Bill.
A great number of business men
and pilots are here for the hearing of
the Wilmington pilotage bill that
comes up for argument this afternoon.
The business men advocate the bill
and the pilots oppose it. It will be
one of the biggest fights of the session
over a local bill, rivaling the noted
Richmond county prohibition bill.
For Compulsory Education in Raielgh
The public school committee of Ral
eigh township has prepared and will
ask the Legislature to enact into law
a bill providing compulsory school at
tendance in this city. It provides that
every child in the township between
the ages of eight and thirteen shall
attend some public or private school
during the time the public schools are
in session. Parents, failing to comply
with this law can be fined $10 and im
prisoned ten days. Indications are
that the bill will go through the Legis-
j lature without opposition.
Divorce Bills. ,
The question of revision and re
trenchment in the. divorce lavs of the
State will come up in the Legislature
within the next- few days. Chairman
Winborne, of the judiciary committee,
says the substitute that the committee
has pfepared for all the bills intro
duced since the Legislature convened
will be reported in the House, tomor
row or Wednesday. One faction cf
the Legislature insists on a return to
Biblical grounds for divorce, while
there Js another very strong element
who will insist on retaining abandon
ment and other causes with some re
strictions. The committee has decid
ed to report favorably a bill allowing
divorce for abandonment where the
parties have been separated five years.
Captain Rowland and Dr.
Have Trouble.
Capt. Tom Rowland, conductor be
tween Charlotte and Statesville, en
gaged in an altercation with Dr. John
E. S. Davidson, of Huntersville, today
about noon. The affair took place, in
front of. the Presbyterian Hospital,
when Capt. Rowland was coming up
street from his usual run. He saw Dr.
Davidson standing on the street, and
walked up to him. Some words were,
passed and then fists were brought in
to play.
The trcuble grew out cf some incon
siderate language used by Dr. David
son to Capt. Rowland some nights ago
while the latter was on his train. The
time seemed opportune this morning,
and the recorded fisticuff is the conse
quence. Both will appear before the
Recorder this afternoon.
The Recorder suspended judgment
with the payment of the costs in the
case.
BIG RISE IN COTTON.
The "Bulls"
Their
Had Everything
Way Today.
New York, Feb. 7. During the day
May cotton sold at 7.67, and July sold
at 7.75, making a net advance of 103
points during the past two weeks.
When it is recalled that July sold at
7.35 yesterday, and forty points higher
today, after the recent advance, some
idea of the day's market can be ob
tained. It was in every sense a bear
panic. Shorts scrambled to obtain
cotton from the openig cf the market,
and the excitement throughout was of
the kind not . seen in the market in
seme months. When we say that the
shorts covered, we mean the smaller
variety of the shorts species, and not
the most prominent of the bear ele
ment. On the rise today enormous
uqantities of abstracts were sold by
the so-called bear leader, and there
is a general feeling that developments
m the next few days will decide
whether the market is to break abrupt
ly, as may reasonably be expected, or
whether we ai'e to have another cover
ing movement that will make the re
cent advance appear trivial. Cotton
has now advanced a cent a pound from
the point where we advised investment
buying. For a time it would seem as
though operations should be conduct
ed on a conservative scale, but on a
good break of 30 points or more below
7 1-2 cents, we would strongly believe
in conservative buying, as the situa
tion has completely changed, and the
market is no longer a bear market.
NATIONAL HOUSE
DEVOTES ITSELF
TO FREIGHT RATES
August W. Machen and Groft Sen-
tenced to Imprisonment, are
Now in Cells in Washington,
Will be Taken to West, Va.
Penitentiary This Afternoon.
wards is DreDaring for death with her
Mr. Wadsworth Has Pneumonia.
The many friends of Mr. James W.
Wadsworth will be pained to learn
i that he is quite sick at his home on
North College, street. He was taken
' ill' Saturday and symptoms of pneu
i monia developed Monday. A telephone
wrtn ner message to The News tms atternoon
prison born daughter Alma in Iter cell, j states that his condition is satisfactory.
Growing Worse at Batoum.
By Associated Press.
"Batoum, Caucasia, Feb. 7 The
strike situation is growing worse.
Business is practically at a standstill,
although some steamers have succeed
ed in getting away. Food is becoming
more scarce.
22,957 Strikers in Belgium.
By Associated Press.
Chalero;, Belgium., Feb. 7. It was
announced this morning that 22,957
miners cui of 39,442 employed in the
collieries of this district are now on
strike.
Briefs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Kuester of East
Seventh street, have moved to an ap
partment in the Brown Block on North
College street.
There will be an important meet
ing of the Cheerful Workers Society
of Ninth Avenue Baptist church tomor
row night immediately after prayer
service. A full attendance is desired.
The monthly meeting of the board
of directors of the Y. W. C. A. will
be held at the rooms on North College
street tomorrow morning at 11.15
o'clock.
The many friends of Mrs. S. M.
Shields will be glad to learn that she
is reported much improved this nforn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. James have
given' up housekeeping and are now
boarding with Mr. and Mrs. W. I: Fri
day on North Church street. Mrs.
Mason, Mrs. James' mother, has gone t'j
Columbia to live with Mr. and Mrs.
Elleibe.
Personals
Mr. Robert Ilaliiuay, of Cleveland,
Ohio, arrived m the city last nignt and
will spend a few days in the city with
Mr. James Leslie.
, Mr. Eugene Cannon, cf Concord, is
visiting Messrs. James and George
Wadsworth.
Mr. Archie Cannon, of Concord, has j
returned from Cuba, where he went
about two weeks ago on a pleasure
trip.
Statehood Bill Amended so That
Proposed .Constitution of Ari
zona be Submitted to People of
the Two Territories. No Liquor
in Indian Ter. for 21 Years.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 7. In ac
cordance with the rule adopted yester
day the House in committee of the
whole convened one hour oarlier than
usual, the exclusive business for the
day being the debate upon bills regu
lating freight rates. Mr. Richardson,
of Alabama, continued his speech be
gun yesterday.
Ho discussed the legal points in
volved. It was, he said, in the Federal
courto that railroads get their protec
tion. The special court proposed by
the Townsend bill he characterized
as a fifth wheel m the judicial wagon,
with no necessity for it, except to em
barrass the movement for equalizing
rates. Mr. Richardson denied that
the Davey bill embodied cny cf the
provisions of the so-called Hearst bill.
Mr. Rainey, of Illinois, vigorously
asserted that it would not have hurt
the Davey bill if the Democrats bad
incorporated in it every provision of
the Hearst bill, because it reported
the present "progressive and radical
tendency cf tho Democratic party in
the United States." He supported the
Townsend bill because it was more
in harmony with the radical tendencies
of the Democratic party ap.d opposed
tho Davey bill because it did not pro
vide for the special court.
Statehood Bill.
Washington, Feb. 7 Under an agree
ment previously reached, the Senate
entered "upon the consideration of the
amendments, offered to the joint State
hood bill immediately after convening
today. A vote will be taken upon all tho
amendments and upon' the bill itself
prior to adjournment today.
An amendment requiring the sub
mission of the constitution of the pro
posed State of Arizona to the voters
of the Territories of Arizona and New
Mexico separately was adopted.
An amendment prohibiting the sale
of liquor for twenty-one years in
Indian Territory was adopted. '
With the' Recorder.
Jim Warren, Gus Hinson, Bud Mar
tin, Bud McClelland and Luther Wal
lace will meet a charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct in the court of
the Recorder this afternoon.
Dave Harmon, who was ordered by
the Recorder to leave the city about
a month ago, was found drunk today
in frcnt of John Short's .store, out in
the suburbs cf the city. He will an
swer to the charge tliis afterncon and
also tell why he has not seen fit to
act according to Eteeorder Shannon
house's instructions.
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Death of Mrs. Howerton's Brother.
Dr. J. it. Howerton received a tele
gram last night announcing the death
in Corpus Christi, Texas, of Mr.. Philip
Fuller-ton, the only brother of Mis.
Kowerton. The dispatch stated that the
funeral services would be held today.
Cther than the facts related above, 710
further information has been received.
Dr. Howerton telegraphed today for the
particulars of Mr. Fullerten's death but
up to thi3 rdrternocn no reply had been
received. ;
Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs.
Howerton in her sorrow.
Mr. Susman Resigns.
Mr. H. Susman, general manager
of the Eastern Life Insurance Com
pany of this city, has resigned -iris po
sition and wenr?but of office last Fri
day. His successor has not yet been
elected, but the company will make the
announcement in a few days.
Mr. Susman has decided to make
Charlotte his permanent home and will
probably engage in some other line of
business.
Hasn't Voted Yet.
Mr. Bryan has endorsed President
Roosevelt's Democracy and President
Spencer, of the Southern Railway has
endorsed his, attitude toward, the rail
roads, but at last accounts the beef
trust was still keeping its endorsement
of the President in cold storag9. Au
gusta Chronicle.
How Do Th3y? '
How do the editors know' the rail
roads will grant passes eva should
tha Legislature permit them? They
may have become so attached to the
pay-as-you-go plan as to be i unwilling
to give it up Greensboro Telegram.
Too Particular, j
A contemporary makes a, plea for
"clean paper money." Yoi aro too
particular," brother; we'll ,take the
chances cn cleaning t.p all vve can get
of any kind Raleigh Post. ;
The Roney's Coming.
The Rcney's Buys are to visit Char
lotte again. These wonderful little mu
sicians are billed to appear at the Pres
byterian Auditorium next Monday
night in cne cf their attractive pro
grams. It is useless to add that Char
lotte people will be delighted to see
these- children musicians. -v.
Funeral of Mr. Severs.
The funeral services ever the re
mains of Mr. W. W. Sovers, whose
death was noted in The News cf yes
terday, will take place from Williams
Chapel, in Seversvjlle, tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock. Rev. W. F. Yalla,
pastor of the church., vill conduct the
service. The intermeat will be in Elm-wcod.
Mr. Cathey Stricken With Paralyses.
Ex-Coroner A. A.'- Cathey, of Paw
Creek, w-as stricken with paralysis this
afternoon in front of Mr. S. H. Young
blood's store on West Trade street.
Mr. Cathey -is 70 years old and it i3
feared the stroke may be fatal. He was
carried home in a carriage.
City Druggists Meet.
The city and county druggists met
this afternoon at the Southern Manu
facturers Club for qualification as
members of the National Retail Drug
gists Association. There has always
been an organization of the druggists
but not until today were the county
druggists admitted for membership.
The same officers were re-elected, Mr.
R. S. Gray, president, and Mr. J. P.
Wocdall secretary and treasurer.
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