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; r TODAY'S NEWS TODAY LOCAL STATE FOREIGN MEW Why Wait Until Tomor row When You Can Read All News Today? The Only Afternoon Associated Press Newspaper in North Carolina. LOTTIE m t VOL. XXXIINO. 6053. , SECOND PLEA OF ABATEMENT IN WILLIAMS CASE This Tiirf Attorneys for the De ft'i.si Object to Juror W. A. Lovf-. of Union County, Be fr:11,P He Has Only Partially Pal i Taxes lor 1904. Judge Boyd Overruled Motion and Then a Continuance was Asked for. The Argument on Con tinuance in Progress at This Afternoon's Session. A' ti'. reconvening of the Federal Court this morning at 11 o'clock the rases against N. Glenn Williams, the Old Nick Williams Company and D. E. Kenne !y were called. jur.se Moore of Asheville presented the secvsKl plea of abatement, claiming i hat me mil. wnicn is the one found In- the Charlotte grand jury, v should bo quashed, because one of the jurors, jlr. W. A. Love, of Unionville, Union oi;nty. had only paid a portion of his taxes, and was, therefore, inelligible 10 serve on the jury. After more than an hour's argument, in whieh the court took part. Judge p,oy,i overruled the motion and or .'.iieil that the hearing of evidence jireteed. .) ;st ;is the counsel for the defence hgau to call their witnesses the hour for adjournment having arrived, the rniiri took a recess until 2:30. t t!o' appointed hour the counsel !nr tli.' defence were on hand, but pi.-rriei Attorney Holton was hot. The hour of 3 o'clock arrived and still onirt had not convened. At .';:4" Judge Moore addresses the omii and asked that the case against the defendants be continued on ac count of the absence of several very important witnesses. .Iiuicr- Boyd stated that if the' de i :ae wished any witnesses in North Carolina or the United States the Iiow..r of the court would be used to brir.ir sueh witnesses in to court. X' 4 oYlock the argument for con !:io;anc" was still in progress. The E'neral impression is that the case will be heard here and at this sitting uf 'he court. Another Plea of Abatement. Tl- plea ii abatemeat as .read Jjy" Jii'lge .Moore, of Asheville, follows: luted States vs. Old Nick Williams Company. X. $;ienn Williams and D. K. Kennedy. Plea in Abatement. Tiv defendants. Old Nick Williams 0. X. r;i"nn Williams and D. E. Ken nedy, in the above entitled action, in their own proper persons, cometh now into ,o;u t here, and, having heard the iu'lirtment. returned herein against them read. say. and each for himself, says: That this court ought not to take cog nizar,"? of the matters and things 'hargerl in said indictment, because, protesting that they are not guilty of j-aifl f harges, or any of them, never theless they say that the grand jury lii'-h. it is alleged, returned said bill ini'ictmcnt into court as a true bill, a not composed of persons author ize1! l,y law to act as such grand ju rors, for that one W. A. Love was ton. sworn and charged as one "f said grand jurors, and constituted a member of the body of said grand j'iry. and. as such, took an active part in the deliberations of said grand jury' "P"a said bill of indictment, and he a;ieed with his fellow grand jurors in fading the same a true bill; and that pai'l V. A. Love, at the time he was S) irawn. sworn and charged as such ?rand juror, as aforesaid, and at the tutu. he. the said W. A. Love, constitut f,i a member o? the body of said grand J'iry. as aforesaid, and at the time when 'he said w. A. Love took an ac !iv" i;art in the deliberations of said stand jury upon said bill of indict wnt. and concurred with his fellow fand jurors in finding the same a ,;ilP hill, as aforesaid, and at the time it is alled the said grand jury re t'inied the bill of indictment into said "pen court, as aforesaid, had for five varf? and more been a citizen of the '"? of North Carolina, in the Coun "f 1'nion, in the Western District 'f North Carolina, and, during all of ,!t time was an owner of property iiief't to taxation in the State of ;.nh Carolina, for both State and ounty purposes, and was liable to the fate of xorth Carolina and said Coun Ti'.for the State and County taxes upon f'1 property, for each and every year Ior the whole of the period he owned property, as aforesaid, including ne year rrpertiTio- tVia in whifh it. IS a,1"?"d that said bill of indictment was retnrnr.,1 inln ,..,-f anA Trwr t I II I II I j I T" 1 1 J 11 L L . ' VMp i: 2 LjsiU Vt a. in '-'cuing tnat iu w-uiu. (' f y an,i ,h(i County taxes of the State '! North Carolina and the County of ""m had. at the time it is alleged that aid bill of indictment was re- "t'fd into ( pen court, as aforesaid, '"" '""en !;. t appraised and assessed; nat d vv A. Love, at the time t:('r.ei ,,s Kif.h errand inror. and as such tilt f-i' nnnn cniA Txill rt in A intfflAn t. o. , ' 'ii oaiu Mill Ul iuuivw. 1 ailat;jIiid, had not paid his State . - miro uyuu bcliu y i j ir-"- n. . Sut0 and County for the year ' -ceding th'-it in which he acted as thB sranr' '',ror. as aforesaid, or for - year pr c eding that in which the Wanri (:ount-v tax of the State of had i raro,ina and County of Union, or v ln !ast appraised and assessed, r the yar preceding the first Mon hi,i!f Jm;"' A- D., 1905, the day on Conn! ,h': Commissioners of said my did, as required by. law, se- lect the names of persons to act and serve as jurors in the courts of the State of North Carolina, and this they the said defendants, Old Nick Williams Company, N Glenn Williams and D. E. Kennedy, are ready to verify. Wherefore, they pray judgement of said indictment and that the same may be Quashed and abated. Five Jurors in Contempt. Judge James E. Boyd of the federal court has enterad a rule against the five jurors who, it is said, devulged certain secrets in the Williams case. The order and rule follows: In the District Court of the United States, of the Western District of North Carolina At Charlotte. The United States vs. Old Nick Wil liams Company, Glenn Williams and D. E. Kennedy. Order. In this case, the indictment having been returned as a true bill by the jury at April Term. 1905, of this Court at Statesville, which said Grand Jury as appears of record, was duly sworn and charged as required by law; and it now being made known to the Court that J. L. Sherrill, C. F. Atwell, W. A. Cauble, A. M. Cruse, A. L. Kenne dy, who were members of the said grand jury, and who were duly sworn by taking oath required by law as such grand jurors, and who were present, and acting as such grand jurors, and as members of the said grand jury at April Term, 1905, of the District Court of the United States for the Wtestern District of North Carolina, at Statesville, as aforesaid, participated in the investigation of the charges set forth in the indictment, and together with the other members of said grand jury, heard the evidence of the witnesses sent upon the same, and considered and , passed upon the evidence and the matters charged in said indictment, which was returned, in open Court, as a true bill, and prop erly endorsed by the foreman, have, since the said term, and in violation of their oaths and obligations (resting upon them, and each of them as mem bers of the grand jury, disclosed, di vulged and voluntarily made known to the defendants in the above case, and to the attorneys of the said de fendants, or to some of them, and have voluntarily, and upon their own voli tion, made public their own counsel and that of their fellows, concerning the proceedings and occurrences be fore the grand jury in the investiga tion, consideration, and action upon the said indictment; and did wilfully dis regard the obligation and injunction of secresy which was resting upon them, and which they were sworn to observe and keep. It is therefore order ed that a rule be entered against the said J. L. Sherrill, C. F. Atwell, W. A. Cauble, A. M. Cruse and A.' L. Kenne dy, grand jurors as aforesaid, and that the same be issued, commanding and requiring the said J. L. Sherrill, C. F. Atwell, W. A. Cauble, A. M. Cruse, and A. L. Kennedy, grand jurors as aforesaid, to appear before this Court, now sitting in Charlotte, on the 22d day of June, 1905, and then and there show cause, each of them, if any he have, why tie should not be attached for contempt of Court. The Clerk will enter this order and certify a copy under seal for service upon each one of said grand jurors; and that the delivery of such copy to the grand jurors shall be sufficient ser vice of this rule. This the 19th day of June, 1905. A true copy; Teste, H. C. COWLES. Clerk. JAS. E. BOYD, U. S. Judge. LIGHTNING MELTS ICE. Armor & Co.'s Plant at Pewaukee, Wis., Damaged to Extent of $225,000. Pewaukee, Wis., June 19. Armour & Co's ice houses were struck by light ning last night and destroyed, melting lightning set all of the houses on fire superintendent, the barns and the boarding house of 50 rooms were also destroyed. The loss is $225,000. Each of the great ice houses was protected by a water tank, but the lightning set all of the holses on fire at once and the water tanks were use less. FROM JIT. WAVE Weather in New York, Pittsburg and other Northern Cities, Breaks all Records for June. Many Prostrations-and Several Deaths. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, June 19. At noon the thermometer registered 89 and is still rising. Street thermometers are six to eight degrees higher. Last night was the hottest June night on record. One death and several prostrations are reported. Six Deaths in Pittsburg. Pittsburg; June 19 The continuous high temperature was the cause yes terday of six deatfls and three prostra tions. For the first time in its his tory the'W. DeWees wood mill of the American Sheet Steel Company,, was closed yesterday on account or exces sive heat. The shutdown will last a Hot Sunday in New York. New York, June 19. One death, that of Miss Josie Bernard, who lived on v, ..nncr TT!f?ct,side and a number of prostrations, besides much suffering in the tenement districts were the result of the excessive heat in. New York and the vicinity yesterday. At 4 o'clock vesterday afternoon the thermometer registered 89 om the roof of the weather bureau building. In the streets it was several degrees higher. It was the hottest June 18 in twenty-flVe years. M SUFFERING CHARLOTTE, Piedmont Pete Say, Willie, arn't you glad de Southern has adopted de block system? j Lmevitch and oyama to sign an ar His Pard Lord, yes. We tourists have dat feeling of safety now dat we: wouldn't otherwise have. BOILER EXPLOSION 2 Four Others are in a Serious Con dition and Twenty .Have Sus tained Slight Wounds from the Shower of Shattered Steel and Steam. By Associated Press. New York, Junel9. Two deaths have already resulted from a shower of shattered steel and the clouds of steam which followed a boiler explosion-near the banks of the Hudson river, on up per West Side yesterday.. The victims are Joseph Morgan', a colored fireman, and Frank Marone, who was swimming in the river when the shower of de bris fell over the water. "Four others are in a serious condi tion, and twenty are at their homes. Two men are under arrest, pending in vestigation. By the wrecking of the plant the work of completing the boring for the tunnel through the solid rock from One Hundred and Forty-eighth street to Fort George may be delayed. One of the beams from the power house, driven high in the air, came down lengthwise, pinning three, boys under it. The roof of the power house was torn into pieces which flew in a shower over the house of the West End Yacht club. The dome of the big boiler was driven high in the air and landed 300 feet away. On the yerandas of the club house were more than 1,000 people when the crash came. The club mem bers carried the injured into the club house, where they were attended to un til the arrival of the ambulances. TWO BURNED TO DEATH. Deck Hands Meet Tragic End in Burn ing of Steamer. By Associated Press. Collingwood, Ontario, June 19. The Steamer City of Collingwood, valued at $80,000, was burned t today- and two deckhands were burned to death. Sev eral of the crew had to jump overboard into the bay, where they were rescued by the firemen. The flaines spread to the freight sheds of the Grand Trunk Railway and the contents of the docks were lost. T HIT BY LIGHTNING Over 30,000 Barrels of the Stuff , Destroyed by Fire, With a Loss of About $200,000. Thous and Men Called Outto- Protect Property. , By Associatea Press. Lima, Ohio, June 19 A tank contain ing 33,600 barrels of naptha, valued at $5 a barrel, was struck by lightning to day and the fire whistle of the Standard Oil Company's refinery brought 1,000 men to protect other property. Less than 1,000 barrels of oil could be pump ed from the tank before it became too hot to handle, and the loss is figured at nearly $200,000. , Prominent Attorney Suicides. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 19. Wil liam M. Graham, a prominent and wealthy attorney, shot himself. He has been suffering from insomnia and a nervous breakdown and is believed to have been temporarily insane. Graham ua-vc occu iCmi.awV had extensive business interests in the South and West. Commission Firm Fails. Chicago, June 19. Fife, Mason & Co., a grain commission firm prominent on the Board of Trade, went into the hands of a receiver today .- Fife, Manson & Co. are involved $70, 000 or $80,000. The firm recently favor ed the bear side in corn. T NAPTHA N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1905. ' " r ; t 1 ' APROPOS OF THE BLOCK SYSTEM. E E Two Important Meetings Held in the Interest of the Anti-American Propaganda, Resulting in the Adoption of Resolution of Significance Representatives of Commercial Guilds in Seventeen Provinces Have Signed an Agreement Under Bond Not to Buy Amer ican Manufactured Articles. By Associate jX ru?. Tientsin, June 19. Two important meetings were held yesterday in the Native City in connection with! the anti-American propaganda. The meet ings were attended by six hundred stu dents representing 26 colleges. Ten res olutions were passed, of which the more important were the following: To boycott American goods; to stimulate Chinese manufacturers; to circulate anti-American literature and record the resolutions. The other bodies representing two hundred members from the commercial guilds of seventeen provinces have signed an agreement under the mutual bond to forfeit fifty. thousand Taels, if any member is reported purchasing American goods. Japs are advancing. Russians Are Flanked Out of Their Former Positions After a Hard Fight. v By Associated Press. Lidiapudsey, Manchuria, June 19. The Japanese are advancing from the center and westward and are driving in the Russian screens south of Pali tun. Further west they turned the Russian extreme right at Liayang Chung Peng Saturday night, flanking the Russians out of their position after a night of long fight. General Mistchenka's" cavalry sub sequently retrieved some of the lost ground. During Mistchenko's opera tions, Prince Frederick Leopold, of Prussia, representing Emperor William of the Russian army, received his bap tism of fire. According to information received at headquarters, the Japanese are moving northwest from Korea in three columns, which include fifty thousand infantry and corresponding forces of cavalry and field and mountain ar tillery. These columns are heading for Chutsami, Kmesan and Kenshan, to complete the line of Oyamas army stretching from the Mongolian fron tier to the sea of Japan. BREAK IN STRIKERS' RANKS. Many Employes Apply Individually for Former Positions. By Associated Press. . Chicago, June 19. A pronounced break in the ranks' of the strikers has occurred. For the first time since the strike began there were numerous in stances where the striking teamsters applied individually for former posi tions without waiting for the strike to be formally declared off. This was es pecially true at the lumber yards. AMERICAN SCHOONER WINS. In the Yacht" Race the American Schooner Atlantic Makes the Run First. By Associated Press, TSiand of Heligoland, June 19. The American schooner - yacht, Atlantic, won the race for the auxiliary yachts from Dover to Heligoland in 41 hours, 26 minutes and 24 seconds. , The anrAial race from Dover to He ligoland was won by the German schooner-yacht, Susanne. The German yawl, Therese, was sec ond and the American-built schooner yacht, Navahoe4 third. TT AMERICAN T OR KILLED BY T I AT SALISBURY Thomas Carr, a Well Known Citi- zen of Rowan County Struck and Mano-lpr! hv a snuthorn ana mangiea oy a ooutnern Fruit Train. Horse Driving Also Killed. Special to The Newrs. Salisbury, June 1 9. Mr, ... ... . Carr, a well-known citizen of Rowan county, was instantly Killed nere sat- J urday night by being struck by a ' north-bound peach train on the South ern railway. The accident occurred at a street crossing in the southern sec tion of the city, and death, came with only a moment's notice. Mr. Carr, it is thought, was on his ; way home and attempted to cross ahead '; of the train, which was approaching at ' a rate of about thirty miles an hour. Engineer W. A. Kizzard, , of Spencer, one of the safest men on the road, was at the throttle and did not observe Mr. j Carr nor the team he was driving in time to even slow up his tram. Mr. Carr, the horse and vehicle were liter ally torn into atoms by the teriffic blow of the iron steed. Fragments of the dead bodies wene scattered in all directions and lodged high upon the loeomotive. No blame attaches to the train crew in connection with the unfortunate af fair. CAPT RUFUS ROBERTS DEAD. Aged and Respected Citizen of Shelby Breaths His Last. Brave Confeder ate Soldier. Special to The Mews. Shelby, June 19. Capt Rufus Rob erts died Sunday night at the home of his son, Mr. J. Frank Roberts, after a lingering illness of several months with a complication of diseases. Cap tain Roberts was a brave Confederate soldier and made a fine record. Deceased was 78 years old. was a conscientious member of the Methodist church at Patterson Springs, was twice married and his last wife and two children are left to mourn his death. The funeral will be conducted by his pastor. Rev. B. A. Yorke, assisted by Rev. George D. Harman, at Patterson Springs, Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock. Sons of Veterans' Encampment. Watertown, N. J., June 19 The twenty-second annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans and the four teenth annual encampment of the aux iliary of the Sons of Veterans opened a three-days session in this city today. One hundred camps were represented by the 150 delegates present. The day was devoted to preliminary routine business. The Originator of the North MID-AUGUST THE TIME. Date of Peace Conference Washing ton has Been Finally Decided Upon. By Associated Press. , v ' Washington, Jun 19. Russia and Ja pan have tentatively decided to appoint their plenipotentiaries td represent them in the Washington1 conference. M. Nelidoff, it is understood, has al ready accepted the chairmanship of the Russian commission and is being consulted about the selection of his as sociates, but Washington has not heard yet whether Marquis Ito's health will permit him to come as the ranking Japanese plenipotentiary. The belief here is that Field Marshal Yamagata will be designated in Ito's place, should the marquis be unable to accept. It is expected that the conference will convene here about "the middle of Au gust. ' Pending the official announcement of the plenipotentiaries little progress to ward the arrangement of an armistice is being attempted on either side. Japan will not take the initiative in requesting an armistice. It is im probable, however, that she would in sist on Russia's making the request. It is generally expected that when the missions have been announced, the President will suggest to the belliger ents the advisability of a limited truce, and that this suggestion will be ac- at the White House, and the belief in diplomatic circles is that there will not be a hitch on this score. Japan prefers that the armistice shall be signed in the field by the Russian and Japanese commanders and there are indications that this will find approval in St Pe tersburg. ALL BEHIND THE BARS. Father and Three Children Have Been Placed in Jail. Oakley Henderson, the small negro SgaTSSSf Sj 2f were arre-sted in Codytown, charged . with piUagin?houses was apprehended He was : morning by Chief Irwin, lhe ar il e was ; rest was made on west Fourth street, ; and at the time the youngster had in I his possession a clock which he con j fessed stealing from a residence in Thomas Dilworth, and four chickens. The cmcKtius were luenuneu uy uuuis perry L , FOR NEGRO RACE State Board of Education Hears Arguments Favoring a Consoli dation of the Four Schools. Many New Charters Granted by the State Special t Tli Nes. Raleigh June 19. The State Board j of Education devoted today to hearing delegations from the four State normal schools for negroes on the question of further consolidation of the schools. Four years ago they were reduced from six to four and now the board has announced its intention to still further consolidate the schools now maintained by the State are at Fayetteville, Clibe City, .Winston-Salem and Franklinton. The consolidation is with a view to improvement of the equipment and the efficiency. Arguments were heard today with a view to decide which of the institutions would be continued to the best advantage. The board reserv ed its decision A number of charters were issued today, among which were: White Star Co.," of Winston-Salem, $20,000 capital. Authorized $4,000 subscribed, by E. L. Anderson, C. M. Thomas, and others. : Greensboro Table and Mantle Co. to increase its capital to $100,000, $25,000 preferred. The Albermarle Light and Water Co. was chartered, $5,000 paid in, by J. S. Eferd and others. The Elerbe Springs Co. of Rocking ham, Richmond county, capital $25,000; T. C. Leak incorporator to develop the Elerge Springs property. Craggy Mountain Extract Co., of Asheville, $125,000 capital; all kinds of wood extracts and dyes, J. S. Cole man, principal incorporator. Newton Livery Co. of Newton, $3,000 capital; by J. C. Smith and others. Carolina Cabbage Snake Story. NORMA L PRICE: 3 CENTS. FRANCO GERMAN ERST IS Official Quarters Show Feeling of Optimism and Confidence Con cerning the 'Early Adjustment of the Morocco Affair. De pression Has Disappeared, Stated on Authentic Authority That Negotiations Between Pre mier Rouvier and Prince Rad olin, German Ambassador, Give Promise of Accord. By Associated Prba. Paris, June 19 Official quarters show a feeling of confidence concerning the early adjustment of the Franco-Germany controversy, which is in marked contrast with the agitation and depres sion of last week. It is definitely stated that negotiations between Pre mier Rouvier and Prince Radolin, the Geman ambassador, give promise of accord within the present week. France Inclined to Accept. Berlin, June 19. Premier Rouvier has informed Prince Radolin, German ambassador at Paris, that France is inclined to accept the invitation to take part in the proposed conference on Morocco, provided the German and French governments can reach a mu tually satisfactory agreement as to the precise points to be considered by the conference. The conviction exists at the foreign office that France and Germany will be able to agree upon this program. Although earnest dif ferences of view are yet to reconciled the authoritative judgement of the foreign office is that they will be over come by negotiation. A great diplomatic battle is in prog ress with the probabilities of a lean- ; ing toward German success. MUST LEAVE PORT ARTHUR. American and European Firms Have Been Ordered to Remove Their Mer chandise Frorr the City. By Associated Prss. Chefoo, June 19. American and European firms still in Port . Arthur have been notified by the Japanese authorities to depart and remove their ranging to charter shrdlupeunpnpunu merchandise. Many firms . are ar ranging to charter steamers for that purpose. . Shipments of contraband of war for the Japanese continue to be made, par ticularly from Chefoo to Dalny. 20th CENTURY LIMITED. First Run of New York Central Flyer Made in Fast Schedule Time. By Associated Press. New York, June 19. The Twentieth Century Limited on the New York Central arrived on its first eighteen hour trip from Chicago at 9:27 this morning, three minutes ahead of time, making the run in . 17 hours and 57 minutes. Wire Race Analnst Time. Chicago, June 19. The first west bound trip of the 18-hour Twentieth Century Limited over the New York Central and Lake Shore finished five minutes ahead of time. DEMAND FOR AMMUNITION. War in the Far East Has Caused Ar tillery Manufacturers to Be Over run. By Associated Prs. Berlin, June 19. War iu the Far East is causing uch a demand for ammunition that . German artillery manufacturers are overrun with or ders. Krupps' Essen works have orders for delivery of tbree hundred guns monthly for nearly two years. The company must begin soon to construct its ninth artillery foundry. I RECAPTURED BY RUSSIANS. Two Towns Fall Back Into the Hands of the Czar's Troops. By Associated Press. Headquarters Russian Army, God zyanani, Manvhuria, June 19. Russian cavalry has retaken' the town of Liao Yang Wopeng. The Japanese occupied the village of Sumlencheng June 16, but in the afternoon the Russians' re captured it. - AT VANDEK3ILT UNIVERSITY. Two Chief Addresses of Commence ment to Be Delivered by Justice Brewer and Governor Folk. By Associated Prese Nashville, June 19- Commencement exercises began at Vanderbilt Univer city today. The commencement ad dress will be delivered tomorrow night by Justice Brewer of the United Sjtates Supk-eme . Court. Gbvernor Folk of Missouri, will deliver the alum ni address tonight. A public reception will be held at the Maxwelt House in honor of Justice Brewer and Govern or Folk. LIGHTNING STRIKES WAGON. One Man Killed, Three Paralyzed and Two Others Injured. By Associated Press. Kalamazoo, Mich., June 19. Lightn ing struck a wagon in which employes of a circus were sleeping at Augusta, j killing Advance Agent Currier, of Flint, Mien., and injuring ftve otners. Three of them, John C. Eigrist, Andrew Ken sei and Roy Weatherby, are paralyz ed, . CO TROV A ;4
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