-0
THE
DVEKi ioiiNjin Yes
terday's News, 2168
nches. ALL PAID.
0
NEWS
Circulation
Yesterday 1
The Only Afternoon Associated Press Newspaper in North Carolina.
VOL. XXXII NO. 6037.
HARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1905.
HRICE: 3 CENTS.
CELi
WW
4,833
: ' O
TIE AFTERMATH OF
GREAT BATTLE Ifl
KOREAN STRAITS
Japnebe Government Issues To
day First Official Detailed Re
port of the Naval Engagement.
;oueh Estimates of Russian
Losses 7,000 Men.
Admiral Voelkersam Was Killed
i.i Conning Tower of His Flag
chip, Reported That Rojest
vensky's Recovery is Very
Doubtful.
K v 'Ht,H ,I,,I"I,,I"I"M' JW
4- RUSSION LOSSES PLACED
X AT UPWARDS OF 10,000
Tokio, June 1. Rough esti
mates made of the Russian
losses, exclusive of nearly
4.000 prisoners, vary from
7.000 to 9,000. It is feared that
a majority perished. Calculat
ing the complements of the
sunken and captured ships at
upwards of 10,000, 7,000 re
nin in unacounted for. It is
possible that the ships that" es
caped rescued some. Many
bodies have been washed
ashore on the islands and on
i he shores of the neighboring
coasts near the scene of the
buttle.
J
-I-I I ! I-1 "H-I-H-I-;!"!' !
Associated Press.
By
T kio. June 1. The Navy Depart
in t made the following announce
niei i today:
T :e Russian battleship Oslabya
was
thrc
T
the
heavily damaged, going down at
? o'clock Saturday afternoon,
e first Russian vessel sunk was
uattleship Sissci Veliky.
T ie armored cruisers Admiral Nak
liiih ff and Vladimir Monomach, after
boi: .? in the general engagement dur
ing he clay, were still further damag
ed iy torpedoes during attacks by
nig; t, and eventually completely dis
a!il 1. They drifted into the vicinity
of Vsu Islands, where they were dis
oov red Sunday forenoon by the aux
iliary cruisers Shilano, Yawata, Tain
an and Sado, which were about to
capture them, but they all sank. " The
crews of our auiliary cruisers rescued
i'l.") of the crews of the sunken Rui
siar ships.
Ti e battleship Navarin was torpe-
doe
day
n
COV
Sun
J'
por
sis:,
or i
four times after sundown Satur
and sunk.
e cruiser Niitakaand Otawa dis
.ed the Russian cruiser Svietlana
ay morning and sunk her.
!ging from this and former re
, the enemy's main strength, con
is of eight battleships vdestroyed
aplured. three armored cruisers
and ihree coast defense ships destroy
and three VnatelEfrfieddlorBewinirun
cd c captured, with second class crui
ser: and other vessels destroyed, and
ligr ing power, was thus annihilated.
Liter reports show that during the
nigi t of May 27 our torpedo boats
numbered 34, 35 and 69 were sunk by
the enemy's fire. Comrades rescued
Hie majority of their crews. Besides
the ibove there was no damage worth
reporting. No warship nor destroyer
suffered any loss of fighting or navi
gati ig power. We find our casualties
wei comparatively slight. They do
not exceed 800 killed and wounded.
Ne; iy the whole strength of both
eoir.batants met in battle, and the area
of i ghting was very wide. 1
"Vhe first day proved foggy, and
eve': without the smoke and fumes, re
sulting from battle, it was impossible,
to 'e five miles. Consequently, dur
ing '.he day it was impossible to locate
or observe all the ships. Moreover,
the fighting having lasted two days,
and the ships being scattered for the
purpose of chasing and attacking the
enemy, some having received special
orders after the battle, it was impossi
ble to collect and frame any detailed
report covering the whole battle at the
same time.
Togo's supplementary report makes
fie Russian defeat a staggering disas
ter unequalled in naval history, the
totu.age loss exceeding 150,000.
The remaining units of the fleet,
consisting largely of auxiliaries and
transports, have been dispersed, some
going to Vladivostok, and others to
t'ne China coast. Rojestvensky, grave
ly wounded, occupies a cot in a Japan--w
hospital, a prisoner of war.
Rojestvensky appears to have been
1 opclessly outclassed in gunnery.
It is understood that the Emperor
ii:to-ida to direct that the Russian of
fice, s captured be given terms of par
'le identical with those granted to
arm ,- officers who surrendered at Port
Art! nr.
A i officer of the Russian battleship
Hor.dno, who was brought as a prison
' 'o Maizura navy yard, says that
w'hi o Rojestvensky had raised his
"'ig on the battleship Kniaz Suvarpff,
-v -;as really oa the Boridno during
a,:ti n. When the Boridno was sink
ing ie boarded the Russian destroyer
BccT.vi, on which he was eventually
-ai"ired by the Japanese.
Admiral Voelkersam Killed.
V- ashingtou, June 1. The State De
partment has received a dispatch from
Griscom, at Tokio, stating that it has
been officially announced that Admiral
Voelkersam was killed, and not cap
tured, as previously reported. '
, v
FORMER JAP LOSSES ADMIT7; .
Navy Department No Longer Holds
Secret the Sinking of Ships at Port
Arthur.
Tokio, June 1. Necessity for secre
cy no longer existing, the Navy De
partment confirms the reports of the
loss of the Japanese battleship Ya
shima off Port Arthur in May, -1904,
and announces other naval losses here
tofore withheld, including three torpe
do boats, two gunboats and one crui
ser, all in the vicinity of Port Arthur.
Admiral Killed in Conning Tower.
Tokio, June 1. Rear Admiral Voel
kersam, commander of a battleship
squadron in the Russian fleet, was
killed the first day of the battle, May
27, in the conning tower of his flag
ship, the battleship Oslabya, one of
the vessels sunk by the Japanese".
It was Voelkersam's squadron, ac
cording to a report, which fired on the
British trawlers in the North Sea, mis
taking them for Japanese torpedo
boats.
Another Arrival at Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg, June 1. The Rus
sian cruiser Izumrud arrived at Vladi
vostok. ,
THE WRATH OF THE POPULACE.
Immediate Realization jof Imperial
Reforms Seems to be All That Cart
Stay a Gigantic Uprising All Over
the Russian Empire.
St. Petersburg, June 1. Immediate
realization of imperial reforms seems
to be the only thing which can save
the government from the wrath of the
populace. The truth is now known to
the humblest people in the capitol, and
will soon spread through the empire,
and the mutterings of the people are
certain to have an ominous effect on
the army at the front.
It is feared that the revolutionaries
and socialists are planning to take
advantage of government discomfiture
by inciting demonstrations and renew
al of strikes. As precautionary meas
ures, more guard regiments have been
ordered back from camp, and addition
al Cossack re-inforcements have been
brought to St. Petersburg.
NOT GUILTY WAS
JIM VERDICT
Earl Carpenter and His Father, 0.
0. Carpenter, Acquitted for the
Killing of A. M. Kale. The
Jury Returned a Verdict in Lit?
..... le Over an Hour.
Special to The .News.
Dallas, June 1. At 5:38 yesterday
afternoon great excitement and fear
fear because no one save the 12 men
themselves knew what their decision
was filled the air as the jury filed
slowly, solemnly through the court
house square. They took their seats,
and slowly, solemnly the counsel for
the defense, counsel for the State, the
prisoner and his father, filed up the
aisle to their seats. The court house
bell tolled, and in tolling spread the
news that the question as to whether
or not Earl Carpenter was to suffer
punishment for his deed was about to
be decided.
The judge came. A deathlike sil
ence fell upon the audience.
The judge said: "Mr. Clerk, ascer
tain if the jury has agreed upon a ver
dict." "Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
your verdict?"
"We have."
"What is it?"
"We find Earl Carpenter and his
father not guilty."
The crowd at first did not fully
realize the meaning of the verdict,
then as its real meaning swept over
them, a sigh of relief and a stamping
of feet was heard. In the midst of
this noise and din was heard the glad
cry of a mother's voice: "Great God be
praised!"
Then every one in the court room,
as a body tried to shake Earl Car
penter's and his father's hand.
Gladly, joyously, the crowd, the
jucfge, the jury, the ex-prisoner and
the counsel made for the door.
THE STRIKE OF TEAMSTERS.
Greatest Interest Now Centered )n
Grand Jury President Shea Testi
fies. " '
By Associated Pres3.
Chicago, June 1. Interest iu the
teamsters' strike is centered in the
grand jury investigation. President
Shea states that he was offered $10,
000 two years ago to order a strike of
the teamsters employed by one bus
iness house, in order that a rival might
be benefitted. It was stated by Shea
that the strike would end if the employ
ers of other than railway express com
panies would take back their men with
out requiring them to collect packages
for the express companies. There was
no interference with the deliveries and
no rioting today.
TRAIN STRUCK OIL WAGON.
Engineer and Fireman Burned To
Death Driver of Wagon Escaped.
By Associated Press.
Dayton, Ohio, June 1. A Pennsyl
vania passenger train from St. Louis
today struck an oil wagon at Stillwater
Junction. As the oil tank bursted the
eneine fires ignited the oil and Engin
eer Edward Gimbey and Fireman
Charles Pryor, of Columbus, Ohio.
were burned to death. The driver of
the wagon escaped uninjured. The
train was not damaged.
riAGE EVOKES
P
' FOR SPAIN'S KING
Attempt to Kill Alfonso at the
French Capital Last Night Has
Brought Forth a Tremendous
Demonstration of Popular 'Fa
vor and Sympathy.
While Returning From a Theatre
Last Night, President Loubet
and King Alfonso Were the
Mark for Thrown Bomb, Which
Went Wide ot the Aim.
By Associated Press.
Paris, June 1. King Alfonso con
tinued to enjoy the festivities which
France had prepared in his honor, ap
parently undismayed by the anarchist
attempt on his life, while on his way
with President Loubet from a gala
performance at the opera last night.
Everywhere he was the recipient of
tremendous ovations,: as yesterday's
outrage evoked a national sentiment
of affection arid sympathy for the
young monarch, and universal repro
bation for the attempt on his life.
Shortly after King Alfonso passed
last night another bomb was found in
the Rue de Rivoli, near the spot where
the explosion occurred. This bomb al
so contained dangerous explosives.
The injured now number ten.
A Deafning Explosion.
Paris, June 1. As the King of Spain,
accompanied by President Loubet,
drove away from a gala performance
of the opera after midnight an anar
chist threw a bomb in the direction of
the royal carriage. The projectile
struck a soldier belonging to the cuir
assier escort, on the shoulder, and then
fell to the ground and exploded with
out injuring his majesty or the Presi
dent, who continued their drive to the
Palais d'Orsay.
King Alfonso and President Loubet
had been cheered along the entire route
to the opera by enthusiastic crowds,
the young monarch having completely
gained the hearts of the Parisians since
his arrival here.
The performance went without a
hitch. His majesty chatted gaily with
President Loubet during the intermis
sions, and at the close of he perform
ance the orchestra agaic played the
national hymns of the two countries,
and the King and President arose to
leave. ' .. , ,.; , .. ,- . -.
, Just -a few. yards befora-reaching te
Rue Rivoli a man sprangj:Qfwarlwith
his arm raised in the air, and before
the cordon of police could prevent him,
without uttering a word, he threw a
projectile in the direction of the royal
carriage. The police immediately rush
ed toward him. At that moment a deaf
ening explosion occurred, unes irom
the crowd were heard and a scene of
intense excitement began, the crowd
surging to and fro. Soldiers were seen
to fall, but as the flash from the bomb
died cut it was observed that the King
and the President had not been struck,
and their carriage proceeded on its
way.
The bomb had been thrown with too
great force and passed over the royal
carriage and struck the shoulder of a
cuirassier and then fell to the ground.
where it exploded, fragments of it
striking the horses ot the soldiers,
causing them to bolt and throw their
riders. Captain Schneider, who was
riding at the right side of the carriage,
and Captain Gamier, who was on the
left, were both killed. Fragments of the
bomb also struck five persons a ser
geant, two policemen, a woman, who
was seriously injured, and a child, who
was struck in the eye. One horse of
the escort was killed outright, and six
others lay about maimed and bleeding.
SAFE CRACKERS
AT HLPLEASUT
Professional Yeggmen Blew Two
Safes at Small Village at Early
Hour This Morning and Got
Away With About $500 in Cash.
Posse in Search.
Special to The News.
Concord, June i. iasi nignr, pre
sumably between eleven and one
o'clock, professional safe crackers
blew open two safes at Mt. Pleasant,
nine miles east of here, and secured
about $600.
C. G. Heileg's store was entered by
the fibnt door, the safe blown open
and more than $300 was taken, $150
of which was town tax money. The
safe was completely wrecked. At
Cook & Foil's store the entrance was
made by the front door, which was
wrecked. The large safe was dyna
mited and nearly $200 taken. A
horse was taken from Luther Lentz,
and it is presumed that the rider was
thrown, as the animal was abandoned.
A mule was taken from Cal Boger,
near town, and ridden within a short
distance of this city.
Boger brought the first news here.
It is presumed that the men were mak
ing for an early train. The explosion
was heard , by only one man, $ wno
thought it a neighbor s norse kicking,
One of the men is tracked near here,
A large posse is out now.
ft'
MUCH
SYMPATHY
WAR PARTY DYING HARD.
Emperor Agrees to Issue a Decree For
Convocation of National Assembly
Czar Prefers Death to -Ignominious
Peace.
St. Petersburg, June 1. The extra
ordinary Council at Tsarskoe-Sele yes
terday reached no conclusion- on the
subject of peace, but definite reports
say the Emperor agreed to meet the
internal situation by immediate pro
clamation of a decree providing for
the . convocation of the National As
sembly. The war party is dying hard.
Even when all the ministers except
those of war and marine are solidly
arrayed against attempting to continue
the hopeless struggle the Emperor has
refused thus far to say a word. To
avisitor Tuesday His Majesty is re
ported to have declared that he would
rather die than sign ignominious peace
Holding Conferences.
St. Petersburg, June 1. A series of
conferences are proceeding at Tsar-skoe-Selo
to determine not only the
question of peace, but whether it is
advisable to yield to the popular de
mand for an immediate convocation of
the National Assembly.
Rojestvensky's Recovery Doubtful.
Nagasaki, June 1. Thirty-eight hun
dred Russian naval prisoners
have been landed. Three damaged
Russian .vessels have drifted ashore
off the coast of the Province of Nagate.
It is reported that there is little
hope of Rojestvensky's recovery.
A Remarkable Incident.
N'egasaki, June 1. Russian torpedo
boats from Vladivostok captured the
Japanese steamer Daishen off Hokkai
do and placed a prize crew on board
with orders to take the vesserto port.
By mistake the Russian commander
of the Daishen headed for Gensan,
Korea, and met a Japanese transport.
The latter seeing a Russian flag fly
ing from the Dainshen intended to re
capture the vessel when the Japanese
captives aboard the steamer, on seeing
their compatriots, attacked the prize
crew, recaptured the vesssel and
eventually took her to Gensan. The
Russian prize crew has been taken
captives to Sasebo.
CAN'T PAT VISIT
BUT WILL STOP
President Roosevelt Tells Char
lotte Delegation That He Will
Extend His Cordial Greetings
.. to the People ot the Queen City.
Itinerary of the Trip.
By Associated Press. " '
Washington, June 1. It is announced
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will start on his Southern
trip on the night of October 17. It is
alsostated Ihat'ther-'extraordinary session-of
Congress will not begin until
after the November elections.
The Southern trip will consume about
two weeks. The itinerary has not been
arranged, but the President's intention
is to visit many important cities, in
cluding Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte,
Jacksonville and perhaps Tampa, Bir
mingham, Tuskegee, Montgomeryt Mo
bile, New Orleans and Little Rock, the
trip to end at Little Rock and the Pres
ident and party will return directly to
Washington. It is likely that some
other cities will be included in the
stops made by the President, The
length of the stops at each, place have
not been determined, but will be gov
erned by the necessary arrangements
to be made hereafter.
A delegation from Charlotte called on
the President today to urge him to
spend a day in that city. He told the
callers that so long as a stop will not
be possible, he promised to extend his
cordial greetings to the people of
Charlotte.
The delegation was headed by May
or McNinch and included Daniel A.
Tompkins, R. M. Miller, Jr., B. D.
Heath, George Stephens, T. S. Franklin,
Heriot Clarkson and G. C. Huntington.
PORTLAND'S SHOW
IS OPENED TODAY
Amidst a Scene of Festivity Never
Equalled in the Pacific North
west, the Great Lewis and
Clark Exposition Throws Open
Its Doors.
By Associated Press.
Portland, Ore., June IV-Amidst a
scene of festivity and splendor never
equalled in the Pacific Northwest,
with din and clamor of cheering thus
ands, accompanied by the booming of
artillery, the chiming of bells and the
blaring of bands, Portland, today made
her greatest bow to the world in the
formal opening of the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition. The event took
place under conditions presaging com
plete success to this historical com
memoration of the blazing trial to "Old
Oregon by Captain Merriwether Lewis
and Wm. Clark, who, commissioned
by President Jefferson, explored the
great Oregon country one hundred
years ago.
Everything being in readiness, at
11.45 o'clock Vice President Fairbanks
and party emerged from the New York
State building receiving the vice presi
dential salute of 18 guns.
Promptly at 12 o'clock, noon, Presi
dent H. W. Goode, of the exposition,
arose, and gavel in hand, announced
the beginning of the ceremonies which
meant the realization of Portland's
dream.
RAILROAD
TO
T
IS
South-Atlantic Terminal Company
is Organized for the , Purpose
of Building a Railroad From
Wilmington to Southport.
Home Capital Interested.
Spencer Blackburn Declares That
the War is on Between the
"Ins" and the "Outs," the two
Republican Factions. Chartering
the Two Publishing Cos.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, June 1. The South Atlan
tic Terminal company, having for its
purpbse the construction of a railroad
from Wilmington to Southport, twenty
seven miles, is chartered with $150,000
capital subscribed, $1,000,000 authoriz
ed. The incorporators are D. H. Dou
gherty, of New York; D. W. Bullock,
W. J. Bellamy, Geo. L. Morton, C. T.
Bennett, J. H. Hinton, of Wilmington.
Dougherty has 295 shares, the others
one share each.
Sheriff Powell is here from Vance
county to deliver to the penitentiary
Aline Satterwhite, a negro woman, to
serve ten years for killing a small negro
boy. The sentence was light because
of her weak mental condition.
Republican Warfare Is On.
Charters have been issued for two
Republican daily papers in Greensboro,
one evidently backed by the Republi
can oftice-holders, or the "ins," and the
other by the "outs." Both charters
were secured from the office of Secre
tary of State last night. The industrial
Publishing Company, to represent the
office-holders, by Judge Spencer Ad
ams, and the other, the Tar Heel Com
pany, representing what may be call
ed the "outs," by Congressman E.
Spencer Blackburn, who declares that
the war is on. He says that he has
$25,000 .stock subscribed for his paper
and that it will certainly be made a go.
Among the subscribers to stock are:
H. L. Grant, of Goldsboro; B. N. Duke,
of Durham; C. J. Harris, of Hillsboro;
J. L. Morgan, of Marion; R. A. Miils
of Winston: W. T. O'Brien, of Durham;
W. A. Bailey, of Advance; J. W.
Brown, of Mooresville; J. D. Dorsett,
of Spencer; J. W. Hamrick, of Shel
by, and M. L. Bean, of Salisbury.
The other company, the Industrial
Publishing Company, has a capital of
$30,000 authorized and ; $10,000 sub
scribed, by Thos. E. Rollins, Asheville;
A. E. Holton, Winston; C. A. Reynolds,
Winston; -J. Elwood Cox, High Point;
H. C. Carver, Statesville; Tyre Glenn,
Greensboro; R. D. Douglass, S L.
Tregden, A. M .Millison, Greensboro;
Harry Skinner, Greenville; H. C. Doek
ery, Raleigh; C. E. Duncan, Bufort;
Spencer E. Adams, Greensboro.
Seeks to Recover His Son.
N. H. Collins came here last evening
from Jones county and procured from
Chief Justice Clark a writ of habeas
corpus for his little son who, he says,
is with his mother in Greensboro under
an assumed name. The woman left
her husband last December carrying
with her, he claims, the boy and $1,300
in cash that she took from a trunk in
which he kept it. The wife, he says,
has been unfaithful to him for some
time before she left and made the im
pression on him that she had gone to
Baltimore. He charges a young man
he employed on his farm as being re
sponsible for the desertion of his wife.
He is anxious to secure the boy and
may have the man arrested for larceny.
Collins represents himself as owning
a 500-acre farm in Jones county, well
equipped, and to be in fairly good cir
cumstances. Col. P. M. Pearsali, late
private secretary to Governor Aycock,
is his attorney. Collins went to Greens
boro on the night train to have the
warrant served.
FRANCE URGING PEACE.
Sensational Story From Paris Direct
Message Being Sent By Delcasse.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, June 1. An evening
paper prints a sensational story from
a Paris correspondent saying that he
was in a position to state that after the
passage of many telegrams last night
between the French Foreign Office and j
the French Embassy nere, M. uomparu,
French ambassador, is returning hasti
ly to St. Petersburg from Paris at the
request of Russia to arrange for peace
negotiations, France having agreed if
Japan's terms are too onerous to under
take to ask a concert of all powers to
compel both powers to mediate. At both
the Foreign and French Embassay the
story was denied, but there is reason
to believe that Bompard is bringing
a direct message from Foreign Minister
Delcasse urging Russia to make peace.
Bringing up the Rear.
By Associated Press.
The Lizard, June 1. The American
schooner Thistle, one of the contes
tants in the race for Emperor Wil
liam's cup, finished tenth at 12.44 to
day. North Carolina Postmasters.
By. Associated Press.
Washington, June 1. Postmaster
appointed: North Carolina: Addie, W.
R. Crawford. . , .
Mr. R. L. Bouis and son, Stanley,
have returned home from Baltimore.
Mrs. Bouis will return later.
Mr. Charles F. Wadsworth spent
yesterday in Salisbury, on business.
SDUTHPDR
CHARTERED
CLOSING FESTIVITIES.
Commencement Exercises at Davidson
Close With, a Brilliant Social Af
fair Last Night.
Special to The News.
Davidson, June 1. The 68th session
of Davidson College closed with a
general reception given by the literary
societies and fraternities. Till a late
hour last night the reception parlors
were the scene of perhaps the most
enjoyable of all the commencement
festivities. Those receiving in the
various fraternity parlors were: Mrs.
T. H. Harrison, Mrs. A. T. Graham,
Mrs. J. P. Paisley, Mrs. H. M. Sloan,
Miss Julia Holt, Mrs. W. A. Price,
Miss Wakefield, of Charlotte, Mrs. J.
S. Currie, Miss Anna Belle Munroe,
and Miss Hattie Thompson.
The marshals presented their re
galias as follows: W. T. Thompson,
chief to Miss Sadie Dick, of Greens
boro, E. J. Erwin to Miss Linda Til
linghast, of Morganton; A. A. James to
Miss Lois Nott, of Spartanburg, S. C;
D. S. Henderson, to Miss Pansy Wy
man, of Aiken, S. C; E. E. Hender
son, to Miss Mary Crossland, of Aik
en, S. C; J. P. Paisley to Miss Jessie
Lindsay, of Greensboro; C. B. Howe to
Miss Margaret. JVlcLean, of Gastonia;
H. L. Cathey, to Miss Lillie Rozelle,
of Davidson; J. S. Gray to Miss Lucy
Smith, of Charlotte.
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Winston-Salem Man Who Kiled His
Wife Convicted and Sentenced to be
Hanged.
Special to The News.
Winston-Salem, June 1. The jury
this morning returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree against J.
VV. Hammons, who shot and killed his
wife in this city on April 29. Judge
Cook sentenced the prisoner to be
hanged between the hours of eleven
and three o'clock on Thursday, July
20. Hammons was nervous while the
sentence was being pronounced.
Call on National Banks.
By Associated Press.
Washington. June 1. The comptrol
ler of the Currency has issued a call
for the condition of national banks
at the close of business Monday, May
29th.
, WILL EIGHT IT OHT
Republican Factions Under Rol
lins and the Other Behind
" Blackburn Will Each Publish a
Paper at Greenscoro, or Char
ters Have Been Granted.
. ' -
By Associated Press." "
Greensboro, June 1. A distinct sen
sation was created here today when it
was learned that two charters to pub
lish daily ' newspapers for Republican
factions of the State had been granted
in Raleigh on yesterday. The two com
panies organized are the Industrial
Publishing Company and the Tar Heel
Publishing Company, both to have
headquarters in this city. The first
is led by Thomas S. Rollins, State Re
publican chairman, and the latter by
Congressman E. "Spencer Blackburn. "
The Industrial Publishing Compaiiy
is chartered with an authorized capi
tal of $50,000. Ten thousand dollars
has been subscribed by Thomas S.
Rollins, A. E. Holton, C. A. Reynolds,
J. Elwood Cox, H. C. Carver, Tyre
Glenn, R. D. Douglass,-S. L. Trogdon,
J. M. Millikan, Harry Skinner, H. C.
Dockery, E. C. Durham and Spencer B.
Adams. Judge Adams went to Ralaigh
yesterday and secured the charter.
The company is chartered for the pur
pose of publishing a Republican daily
newspaper here, as stated above.
It seems that Congressman E. Spen
cer Blackburn left for Raleigh not long
after Judge Adams, and late last night
he secured a charter for the Tar Heel
Puolishhig Company, the purpose of the
company, as expressed in the charter,
being very similar to that of the other
corporation. Congressman Blackburn
is said to have stated that he has $2.5,
000 subscribed by himself, C. J. Harris
and a large number of other members
of tho Tar Heel Club. .
Wind and Hail Storm.
A severe wind and hail storm struck
the county yesterday and did much
damage to houses and crops in the
county. At the Guilford Battle Ground
some of the public buildings were dam
aged. A large two-story building at
the Central Carolina Fair grounds,
used for the poultry and farm crop ex
hibitions, was totally destroyed. Much
other damage is reported.
Worth-Avery Nuptials.
Mr. Ralph L. Avery and Miss Mat
tie E, Worth were united in marriage
here last evening, - Rev. Charles E.
Hodgin performing the ceremony. They
will make their home at South Rocky
Mount, where Mr. Avery holds a posi
tion with the Atlantic Coast Line. He
was formerly yardmaster of the South
ern in this city.
Groom 70; Bride 15.
Dr. Wiley Withers and Miss Alice
Grubbs, both of Walnut Cove, wei'e
united in marriage at the home of
Mrs. James M. Ware, on East Market
street, Rev. Dr. G. H. Detwiler officiat
ing. It was a run-away affair, the con
tracting parties coming here froni Wal
nut Cove and deciding to marry after
arriving in the city. The groom is 70
and the bride is 15 years old.
Invitations to G. F. C.
Handsome invitations to the annual
commencement exercises at the Greens
boro Female College" have been issued.
The commencement will be held June
12th and 13th. The commencement is
late this year on account of the fire
last spring, which destroyed the main
building. ; .
WITH
NEWSPAPERS
THE BUSINESS OF'
CHARLOTTE GOOD,
DENIAL JF REPORT
Real Estate Men, Plumbers and
Architects Deny the Statement
Made That Business in the City
is Bad and Growing Worse
Day by Day.
Many Real Estate Deals Have
Been Consummated, Plumbers
Have Plenty of Work and Ar
chitects are Constantly Kept
Busy,
Is Charlotte alright, from a business
standpoint? -
Well, we guess she is.
Several publications appearing in the
Charlotte Observer during the past few
days have called the attention of the
state to the dull era that is prevalent
in this city.
While we at home are aware that no
such conditions exist, there may be
some who, reading these publications,
may form the idea that a condition of
business stagnation is on in the best
city in the state.
In order to ascertain the whole truth
The News has called on a number of
the real estate men, plumbers and
architests of Charlott eand just what
they say and no more is here recorded:
Mr. Joseph E. Murphey, in charge of
the real estate department of the
Southern Real ' Estate Loan and Trust
Company was seen this morning.
"How is business with your com
pany. Mr. Murphey?" "
"Alright, sir. We have no reason in
the world to complain. Our business is
far in excess of any year in the history
of our company. Each month shows an
increase over the same month of last
year." -'
"Then the real estate people are
doing a good business. Is that what you
say, Mr. Murphy?"
"As far as I am able to judge, we
are all getting along nicely and our
business is prospering."
Mr. F. C. Abbott, of F. C. Abbott &
Co., was seen this morning. He said:
"We naturally expect business to be
quiet in the real estate line in June,
July and August. During my residence
here these three months have always
been dull. Up to this time, my business
has been good-just as good as the
average, t have sold $10,000 worth of
lots in Piedmont Heights and my busi
ness in other sections of the city has Been
correspondingly food. In the past few
weeks I note thatthree large enter
prises have been put on foot the Mof
fatt Manufacturing Company, the D. A.
Tompkins machine shops at Dilworth
and the Pipe; Bending Machine Com
pany, the charter for the last named
being granted yesterday.
"In addition to the above, I will state
that I have received more inquiries
from the North and West concerning
Charlotte and Mecklenburg real estate
in the past few months than ever before.-Charlotte
is alright and so is tho
Charlotte real estate market." .
Mr. T. T. Allison, in chargeof the
real estate department of the Southern
States Trust Company, when interview
ed, said:
"More Charlotte and Mecklenburg
real estate has changed hands during
the past five months than for the same
period in the history of he county. I
am sure of this faft."
Mr. J. P. Hackney, of the firm Hack
ney Bros., plumbers, in speaking of the
amount of business done by his firm
since the first of the year, said:
'"Our business is better this year than
ever before. This is our fifth year in
the plumbing business in Charlotte and
our business is not less than 30 per
cent, over any previous year. This is a
low estimate. We are employing oce
third more laborers now than we did
at the first of the year.- The future is
brighter than we have ever seen it. The
real estate we own has not been vacant
; this year and we believe every piece of
our property is worm more iiuw uuau it
was on the first day of January."
Mr. A. R. Willman, of the A. R. Will
man Plumbing Company, said:
"We are getting along splendidly.
Our city biTsiness remains about the
same and cn the other hand our out-of-town
business has increased."
Mr. J. A. Haley, who has been in the
plumbing business in Charlotte for the
past thirteen years, said: ;
"Too much business. I have more
work than I can do and cannot get
mechanics to do the work I now have
cn hand. I have a sufficient number of
orders on hand now to keep my men
at work for the next three or four
weeks. My business has increased from
20 to 25 per cent.. I have been in busi
ness for myself for eight years and
my business today is better than it
ever has been."
Mr. O. D. Wheeler, Runge & Dickey,
the well known architects, informed
The News man this afternoon that
he was perfectly satisfied with his
business: Mr. Wheeler said:
.."While we are taking in work, we
have just as much as we can pos
sibly do. I see no change in condi--tions
now . and conditions this time
last year."
At the office of Hook & Sawyer, Mr.
Rogers, who has charge of the office,
said the business of the firm, was
just . as good if not better than this
time last year.
When, The News man called today,
Mr. J. ft. McMichael and Mr. L. L.
Hunter, two well known architects,
were out, therefore no 'statement from
them.