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THE ONLV EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE.
VOL. XXXUI--NO. 6145.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1905.
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MEWS.
BAD ACCIDENT TO
TWO EMPLOYEES OH
SEABOARD A, LI
Two Probably Fatal Accidents Oc
curred Near Raleigh Yesterday.
Engineer Clayton Caugt Be
tween Cars And A Brakeman
Ground Under Wheels.
Charter Granted to A Concern
With Authorized Capitalization
Of $50,000, But Only $50 Is
Paid In- Sheriff' W. S. Pear
son, of Harnett Dead.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Oct. 6. Two probably fa
tal accidents occurred in the Seaboard
Air Line near Raleigh yesterday af
ternoon, both men being in Rex Hospi
tal here with little if any hope for re
covery. Engineer J. B. Clayton, of lo
cal freight No.6,was caught between
two cars at Cameron, forty miles
south of Raleigh, his collar bone, his
right shoulder, seven ribs and his nose
being broken. There may also be in
ternal injuries. A draw head had pull
ed out and the cars locked together
with a heavy chain and Clayton
thought there must be too much slack,
and, leaving the engine in charge of
the fireman, went to investigate. He
stepped between the cars, which roll
ed together, catching him between
the shoulders.
A special train went from Raleign
to bring the injured man here and
this train passed another freight train
about ten miles from Raleigh, and on
arriving at Cameron the physician re
ceived instructions by telegraph to
stop at Apex and take on another man
who was injured on the train they
passed. This was Sidney Young,
brakeman, son of Dr. Young, of Four
Oaks, this county. He had run ahead
of the engine at Apex to open a
switch and stumbled so that he fell
under the engine, the wheels passing
over his left leg full length and also
grinding his hip almost to pulp. Phy
sicians say there is no hope for his
recovery . Engineer Clayton has a
fighting chance for recovery.
One of the most remarkable chart
ers issued in some time by the Secre
tary of State was that today to the
Healing Spring Company, of Thomas
ville. The authorized capital is $50,
000, but the amount subscribed is only
$50. The fee for the issuance of the
charter was $28. The incorporators
are C. F. FinchT M. L. Jones and T. J.
Finch.
News is received here of the death
of Sheriff W. F. Pearson, of Harnett
county, which occurred at his home
at Dunn yesterday. He was 44 years
old. -
Secretary of State charters the
Southern Benevolent Association of
Hickory. The principal incorporators
are D. Elliott, J. A. Martin, W. S. Mar
tin and others.
The August bulletin of the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture,
just issued, is devoted to industrial
ps ogress and shows in operation in this
State 299 cotton mills. 19 woolen mills,
6 silk mills and 1795 miscellaneous
mills. The bulletin shows Guilford to
hge 114 miscellaneous and 8 cotton
mills; Mecklenburg 21 miscellaneous
and 20 cotton mills. Durham 15 miscel
laneous and 8 cotton forsyth, 43 miscel
laneous and 14 cotton.
The Brakeman Died.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Oct. 6. Sidney Young, the
brakeman injured yesterday at Apex,
died this morning at Rex hospital. En
gineer J. B. Clayton, who was cought
between cars at Cameron, is getting on
very well.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.
Charles W. Russell Named as Special
Assistant Attorney General.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 6. The President
has appointed Charles W. Russell, for
merly special assistant attorney gener
al in charge of the Insular Bureau,
Department of Justice, to assistant at
torney general, vice William D. Pur
dy, recently reported to assistant to
the attorney general. The position of
special assistant attorney general, for
merly held by Russell, has been abol
ished. -
EXPECTS CASTRO TO GIVE IN.
France Has Not Asked United States
to Interfere in Venezuela.
Paris, Oct. 6 It is denied here that
M. Jusserand, the French ambassador
to the United States, has entered into
negotiations with that government in
regard to the Venezuelan dispute.
Such a steD is considered as proba-
bie. howeverj if President Castro oH
Venezuela does not recede from his
present attitude toward France.
New Postmasters.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 6. Postmasters ap
pointed: North Carolina Black Moun
tain. George W. Stepp; Trenton, Fur
ifield P. Koonce.
Virginia Jackson, Samuel W. An
thony; Potato, Anna E. Graham.
Grain Market. ,
By Associated Press. '
Hi! i r.x nr. rr. C TUcrh&r TvHpfiS ill
Liverpool sent wheat to 85 and small
receipts advanced corn to 44.
SAYS BOWEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
Secretary Taft Gives Another Version
of President's Remark.
Wa?iington,Oct.6. Secretary Taft
being asked concerning the statement
said to have been made by the Presi
dent to Herbert W. Bowen, late min
ister to Venezuela, in the letter which
Mr. Bowen gave out Tuesday, said he
was present at the interview and that
Mr. Bowen wholly misunderstood
what the President, in fact, said.
"Mr. Bowen." continued the Secre
tary, "repeated once or twice that he'
would do exactly what he had done
were the same case presented to him
for action, and he finally said that he
was glad the whole matter had come
out, and was generally knowrn. To
which the President replied:
" 'I do not agree with you, and I am
very sorry that the whole matter has
happened.' "
Oaths 50 Cents Each.
Orange, N. J., Oct. 6. Recorder
Cook, of Madison, fined James Mack
$2 for swearing at a negro woman.
When the Recorderasked the negress
When the Recorderasked the negress
she said she guessed about four.
"Mack," said he, "you are fined 50
centsper damn.'
It was Recorder Cook who achieved
fame last spring by asserting that a
woman's tongue is a "concealed wea
pon." AT LEAST 225 KILLED.
Government Reports on the Recent
Storm in the Philippines.
By Associated Press.
Manila, Oct, 6. Government reports
show that as a result of the recent
storm at least 200 natives and 25 Amer
icans and foreigners were killed.
Improved Consular Service.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 6. The Executive Com
mittee of the National Business
League met yesterday and planned to
resume the campaign for improved con
sular service during the forthcoming
Congressional session. Michael Cory,
of Montgomery; Mell R. Wilkinson, of
Atlanta; Edward W. Lane, of Jack
sonville, and J. B .Cobb, of Birming
ham, were appointed to the National
advisory committee.
Five Shots Fired at J. B. Cash Un
der the Cover Of Night. One
Hundred Farmers of York Sign
Pledge Not to Sell Cotton For
Less Than Ten Cents.
Special to The News.
Rock Hill, Oct. 6. J. B. Cash, of
this city, was fired upon last night on
one of the residence streets in this city
and had a narrow escape from death
or serious injury. It is said by wit
nesses that the shooting was done by
a man named Morton, but the facts
in the case have not been brought out.
Morton wras arrested soon after the
shooting and placed under $25 bond
for shooting in the city limits. After
wards when a warrant was swornout
for his arrest on the charge of attempt
ing to take Cashe's life he could not
be found. Cash alleges that the shoot
ing to take Cash's life he could not
of long standing between the two.
Five shots were fired.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Union of Bethel Presbytery met in
convention here yesterday. An ad
dress of welcome w?,s made by Mrs.
W. L. Lingle, of this city, which was
responded to by Mrs. Vance Davidson,
cf Chester.
In the evening the delegates were
treated to a lecture by Rev. R. S.
Wharton of Cuba.
Th services during the session of
Thursday were conducted by Rev. E
E. Gillespi, cf Yorkv-ille.
Delegates representing Chester,
Yorkville, Blacksburg, Lowrysville,
and Pleasant Grove were present.
One hundred farmers in the county
York have affixed their signatures to
a pledge by which they are bound to
hold their cotton for ten cents. This
move is the first concerted action on
the part of the growers and as evi
dence of their earnestness, very little
cotton is offered for sale on the streets.
The buyers are all practically idle for
the present.
WEATHER MAKES THEM HAPPY.
Cool Change in Louisiana Fills the
Hearts of. All With Hope Sugar
cane Crop Ms All Right.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Oct. 6 Cooler temper
ature in portions of Louisiana bright
ened the spirits of the people. Labor
ers are nocking to tne sugar-maKing-
districts.
Reports sent from here" a week ago to
the effect that. the sugar cane crop was
destroyed by storm are without foun
dation. The local fever situation continues to
grow better, with a steady reduction of
cases under treatment and a further
decrease is promised in the weekly
deat list.
New cases, li; total, 3136. Deaths,
3; total, 406.
Returning passenger traffic over
railroads is rapidly increasing and it is
expected that almost a normal popula
tion will be here by the time President
Roosvelt reaches New Orleans. v ' "
Meeting of Elders.
.All the elders of the Second Presby
terian Church are requested to meet in
the session room next Sunday morning
at 10.30 o'clock, to arrange for
j communion service.
the
BOCK HILL MAN
IS FIRED UPON
DEATH IN r .APEAKE.
ciP
Chapel HP' tfV
jumps From Steamer
and jpiJ1 .owned III Health and
S- & ..on the Cause.
" .oik ,Va., Oct. 6. N. C. Long: of
Ch .ppel Hill, N. C.'who is welltknown
in Norfolk and throughout the South,
committed suicide some time during
Tuesday night by jumping overboard
from the steamer Georgia while en
route To Norfolk from Baltimore.
Shortly before the stea'men' arrived
here the chambermaids found Mr.
Long's baggage in stateroom No. 61.
They also found three letters in the
bunk, one addressed to the captain of
the steamer and another addressed to
Thomas H. Long, who reached Nor
folk to-day, and who is to-night made
known the f?.ct that his brother had
committed suicide.
The note in the stateroom said:
Years Full of Trouble.
My Dear Minks: My past year's life
has been so full of trouble that I
have had another attack of nerves. I
simply can't st?nd it longer, so say
good night, with heaps of love to all.
Your affectionate brother, N. C. Long.
(Please bury me where my body is
found. Don't take me to Chappie Hill.
The second note said;
On Board Boat Baltimore to Norfolk.
My Dear Tom ; I can't stand it longer
I go to-night. Your affectionate broth
er, N C Long.
As soon as the steamer reached Nor
folk an investigation was immediately
begun, which did not end until late
this afternoon, when Mr. Long "became
convinced th?t his brother really did
end his life.
N. C. Long, the suicide, had been in
ill health for many months. He spent
the past summer at Vivginia.Beach, ho
ping to regain his lost strength, and
made many friends while here.
He was formerly a travelling sales
man of A. G, Spalding & Bros., and
left for Baltimore last Saturday night
in company with a friend, but what
happened in Baltimore, if anything, to
cause him to end his life no one can
say. The missing man is a brother of
Prof. A. W. Long, who occupies the
chair of English at Princeton Universi
ty. Mr. Long is of the belief that un
successful speculation caused his bro
ther to kill himself, and does not at
tribute ill health alone as the cause.
The missing man had spent some
time in Florida in an effort to regain
U'St strength, and twice resigned
positions in the employ of the Spald
ing Bros, because of ill health. When
he left here last week he told his
brother that he was going to Philadel
phia on a little business trip, and the
note found on the steamer wsa the
first news received from him since
he left.
YAQUIS SLAY AMERICANS.
Indians Leaving a Trail of Blood
Through State of Sonora Denfense
less Travelers Killed.
El Paso., Texas, Oct. 6. Since the
failure cf the peace conference be
tween the Yaoui Indians and Mexican
officials the Yaouis have become more
desperate than ever and the trail of
blood which they are leaving in Sono
ra is horrible. From every section
of the Yaryuicountry come daily re
ports of murders, both of the Ameri
cans and Mexicans., and robberies are
committed in almost every instance.
In some insatnees., however., defense
less travelers were killed in cold blood
for no apparent cause.
It seems that in vengeance for fan
cied wrongs of the Mexicans the In
dians are killing everybody with whom
they come in contact.
A report brought by prospectors
tells of the capture of a freighting par
ty of eight men near Poza and the
murdering of seven of the number,
one alone escaping to tell the fate of
his comrades. The freight train con
sisted of eight heavily loaded wagons
of mine provisions, and makes a
great addition to the Yaqui commis
sary.
The Sonora newspapers stoutly cri
ticise the negligenceof officials of the
state, and declare troops are' entirely
inadequate to suppress the murder
ous red men . .
DEEPER INTO MIRE
si
Superintendent Of Schools And
Bank President Of Peorra, III.,
Will Be Made To Face filanyv
Charges For Embezzlement For
gery And Other Things-
By Associated Press.
Peoria, Oct 6. Thirteen indictments
thus far have been returned against
Newton C. Doherty. city superintendent
of schools and president of the Peoria
National Bank, ten for embezzlement
and three for forgery. Forty more are
being drawn. It is announced that the
total will reach more than 200. The
bail required thus far is $12,700.
McKinley Corner Stone Ceremonies.
Canton, Ohio, Oct. 6. The executive
committee of the MpKinley Memorial
Association announces that the corner
stone of the monument will . be laid
Nov. 16, at 1 o'clock, by Justice Day,
president of the association.
Seaboard Buys Whole Island.
The Seaboard Afr Line yesterday
bought Grassy Island, at the mouth
of Hillsborough river, Tampa, Fla.,
paying $25,000 for the property. The
road will use the island in the con
struction of extensive terminals at
that port, involving an outlay of $200-000.
DOUGHERTY
14 MEN MEET DEATH
MOST TRAGICALLY
1 QUARRY CAVE-IN
Sixteen Persons Imprisoned By
Big Cave-in at the Quarry Near
" Troy, New York and of That
Number Only Two Ware Res
cued Alive
Among the Dead Is F. V. Will
iams President of the Company
The Two Wen Who Escaped
Were Formen, But One of Them
Will Die.
By Associated Press.
Troy, Oct. 6. Fourteen men were
killed by a cave-in at the quarry two
and a half miles from Granville, Ky.
Among the dead is F. V. Williams,
president of the company. The others
were Hungarian laborers.
Sixteen men were buried in the cave
in. David Cad wallader and Warren
Queen, foreman of the quarry, were
rescued. The latter is expected to die.
WILL MEET IN ST. LOUIS.
Committees Representing the Presby
terian and Cumberland Presbyter
ian General Assemblies.
St. Louis, Oct, 6. The two commi
tees representing the Presbyterian and
Cumberland Presbyterian General As
semblies will meet in St. Louis, Decem
ber 27, to arrange the details pf the
union' of the two branches of the church
which was'decided upon last May.
The joint committee is composed of
twenty-one representatives from each
church and is practically from the
same body that met in St. Louis in the
early part of last year to take prelim
inary steps toward bringing about the
union.
This committee will report what is
accomplished to the December meeting
to the General Assemblies and
arrangements will be made to consum
mate the union of 1905.
The Reverened Doctor D. P. Fuller-
,ton, who represents the Cumberland
Church on this committee, said yester
day that some agitators in his branch
of the church are still protesting
against the union but that this will
have no effect upon the ultimate out
come. ""-.
Union, he said, is already agreed
upon, and the only thing neccessary
now is to arrange the final details. Doc
tor Fullerton said that he expq-jts.no
serious objection to ?the nrfomtat
REST IN CARTER CASE.
Adjournment Taken Until Wednesday.
Defendant Questioned About Trip
to Europe.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 6. At the request of
Assistant Attorney General Erwin, who
has been called away on private busi
ness in the case of Captain Carter, ad
journed until next Wednesday.
Captain Carter was questioned to-day
regarding a trip to Europe in July,
1895, when he took with him a letter
of credit for $5000. Witness explained
that he had been sent for by R. F.
Westcott, his father-in-law, who was m
Scotland. Defendant had been asked by
Westcott to bring $5000 .along.
"I gave WTestcott all of the $5000 ex
cept my traveling expenses, and I stay
ed with him in Scotland for sixty days
at his request," said Carter.
ANOTHER ONE GONE WRONG.
Second County Official Found Short
in Accounts in One Week.
Special to The News.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 6. Governor
Hey ward to-day suspended J. M. Whet
set, county treasurer of -Dorchester,
who is short in his accounts $2,164.
This makes two treasurers for the
week suspended for the same reason,
the other one being of Edgefi eld.
STRICKEN BY BLINDNESS.
Mr.
James Reeves, of Spencer, Strick
en While in Charlotte Today.
special to The News..
- ; snoTintir i irr i 1 ;tmps; a.. kkvs. s
clerk in the Southern Railway office
here, went suddenly blind to-day in
Charlotte, where he had gone for medi
cal treatment. He left here yester-
day and expected to take treatment for
his eyes, but went stone blind before
treatment could be obtained. It is
also believed that a blood vessel has
been ruptured, causing blindness.
HUNDRED MEN BURIED.
Collapse of Building in St. Petersburg
Entombs Workmen Only Seven
Have Been Extricated.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Oct. A five-story
building in the course of construction
on Meschtschankaja street, collapsed
and a hundred workmen are burned in
the ruins. Up to the time this despatch
is filed only seven men have been ex
tricated. They were sriously injured.
Street Sprinkled With Milk.
A mule hitched to a milk wagon be
longing to Mr. W. F. Baker, took
fright on West Fourth street, near
Graham, and in the absence of the
driver, who had gone to deliver a bot
tle of milk, upset the wagon and for
half a block sprinkled the street with
milk. -The damage was slight. :
CORPSES IN PAWN.
An English Vicar Begins . Fight
Against an Undertaker's Practice.
London, Oct. 6. Rev. H. Pitt, the
vicar of St Mary's, Southwark, has
started an education against the prac-
tice of undertakers holding corpses in !
pawn. He was moved to do this be-
cause of being compelled to seek magis- ; in a suit brought by a husband,
terial advice owing to the fact that j The price which the husband ac
a woman's body has remained unburied j knowleged having taken for a release
for ten days because of a dispute. j of all his claims amounts to a trifle
'It seems almost incredible," observ- j over $2 a pound for the pretty woman
ed Mr. Pitt, " that a body should he I who was the subject of the deal is a
seized and held as security for ex- 1 petite brunette less than five feet tall
penses entailed by the deceased's rela- j in her da'nty French heeled shoes and
tives in connection with the funeral j weighing bout ninety-five founds,
that had not then taken place. Nev-! The disclosure of the deal caused
ertheless the following case, which re-: the sudden termination of a suit. for
cently came under my notice is not, I ! $75,000, as Justice Dickey threw out
am afraid, of uncommon nature. j of court the action by which Edwin R.
"A man died and the agent of the ; Tucker sought to recover for the al
office in which he was insured inform- ' teged loss of his wife through the - al
ed a neighboring undertaker of the j mrement of Eugene B. Dudley, an aged
fact a business which insurance agents and wealthy bachelor,
carry on for commissions paid to them ! Lawyer Charles J. McDermott, coun
by the undertakers. It so happened, ! sel for 'Dudley, sprang the joker he
however, that the policy had lapsed, ! had kept under cover. While cross
and the man's widow was entitled to ; examining Tucker he elicited his ac
receive only a quarter benefit, amount- f 200 and signed an agreement that
ing to about $12. j or the consideration named he .relin-
"This fact proved no bar to business. Quished all claims upon his wife's
The undertaker supplied the coffin, but ! affections and to any awards that
once the corpse had been placed in miSM Sr0w out of the suit she had
the coffin the undertaker refused to i brought for seneration and alimony,
carry' out the funeral until he had re- ! " was an innocent little clause in
ceived the full amount. Finally after i e agreement that caused trouble for
trouble with the neighbors, who com- ! Zr- Tucker. The phrase1 reading
plained to the undertaker as a "favor" i Jj"lm thls and a otner suits Past r
removed the body to his stable. Thus ! "tey as nonsuiting the man who
the corpse was in pawn a number of j w.afitg the aged Mr. Dudley to pay
days. Eventually the widow borrowed I ?"m S.75,000 for nis alleged supplant-
the necessary amount at ruinous in-
terest."
PUTTING IT STRAIGHT.
New York Bank Official Calls a Spade
a Spade Denounces the Practices
of the Present Day.
Annanolis Mfl.. Oct. 6. In an ad-
dress to the American Bankers' Asso
ciation here yesterday, J. Edward Sim
mons, president of the Fourth Nation
al Bank of New York discussed what
he called "New and strange principals
of morality." at some length." He be-
Htv nrt Marvin' r-nnrrihu-
tions to this prosperity and effort for j? "J c iiiom. uiw iu wuiptu t h6 was kept a priSOner in Upper Man
peace made by President Roosevelt.!111 bmtan .t lurkey to assent to a i kaftan there was a woman and another
ir J J :
Roosevelt was eulogized because he has
"givn new impetus to international
trade uplifting from the commerce and J
finance of the world the horrible incu- i
bus of war." i
Further he said, "In these days of un- i
precedented prosperity and disgusting j
extravagance new and strange prin
ciples of morality seem to have overrid- I
den the sturdy views of honesty that J
governed our fathers and men, who !
pose as salt of the earth and who con- j
demn without reserve those who steal j
fifty dollars, or forge a check for $100, j
or accept a bribe, but will themselves i
make millions by lying, by making mis
representations, by frauds and by
bribery. In private life, they are stain
less, but in the' interests of corpora
tions, gas trust,, gas companies, rail
road companies, on ' insurance com
panies they will have recourse fo every
villain damned in the catalogue. They
vviu go fur cker, ' they wilk deb.-f&ch- leg-
islatures.to enact laws to crush com-
petitors in business and exact from
fellow citizens a tribute daily uiider the
name of duty."
Finger Almost Severed.
In an altercation with a negro at
Matthews yesterday Mr. John W.
Harkey came very near losing one of
his fingers. During the fight, which
was fast and furious, the negro, whose
name was Heath, managed to get one
of Mr. Harkey's fingers in his mouth
and before he could get his hand re
leased the negro had nearly severed the
finger from the hand. Mr. Harkey has
suffered very much from the effects of
the bite. - .
Revolutionists Rule.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 6-Alarming re
ports of threatened troubles at Astra
khan have been received here. Many
revolutionists from Bakua arrived in
that city and adopted a menacing at
titude. The authorities have been
threatened with death if they oppose
the wishes of the revolutionists.
SPENCER TO HAVE
. II $3011 HOTEL
Ground Was Broken This Morning
For this Purpose. Dr. J. W.
Young Will Erect the Biulding.
It Will Be Of Brick And WiH
Have 100 Foot Frontage.
Spencer, October, 8.
"Ground was broken here, to-day for
a $30,000 hotel building which is being
erected by Dr. J. W. Young, of this
place. . '
The site is a handsome one, conven
iently located, and the building will
be of brick, 400 feet front and 125
feet deep, three stories high, and will
contain 100 rooms.
In addition to the hotel office on the
ground floor the building will accomo
date two or more mercantile establish
ments. -
Tho rsimp nf thf hotel has not been
determined neither has the manage-
ment been decided upon.
Republicans Nominate Governor.
By Associated Press.
Boston, Oct. 6, Lieutenant-Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr., was nominated for
Governor' by the r Republican State
Convention. .
SOLD WIFE AT $2 A POUND.
Unusual Contract
Edwin Tucker
Court.
Entered Into by
Sustained by the
New York, Oct.
6. Justice Dickey,
in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, vir-
tually ratified the sale of a wife, ac-
cording to the contention of counsel
ing him in the affections of the little
woman.
At the end of the proceedings Mrs.
Tucker took the arm of the tall, pa
triarchal defendant.
TO COMPEL THE SULTAN?
i'e.j . -
I stated That England and France May
Exercise Coercive Measures to
Compel Change in Macedonia.
By Associated Presw.
Birmingham, England, Oct. 6. The
Post states that.it has good authority
for saying that communicaions are be
ing exchanged between France and
! England as to the advisability of em
nlnvlntr
cheme fo international control of the
l cl""co UJ" "iau"Iilcl-
WEBSTER DIVORCE
CSSE IS SON-SUITED
Counsel for Mr Webster Never
Resisted the Plea For A Non
Suit As JViade by the Counsel
5"0r Mrs Webster. Another bUlt,
a p j iiMi i r i
It IS bald Will be brought
iInhe superior court this. morning
l1ie ('astJ m ij' w weoster against ar-
rie B. Webster, was non suited, because
of the fact that the plaintiff had not
filed his complaint. . v
Isews readers will recall that -the
above case was an action for divorce.
The summons in the case were issued
several months ago and it was under
stood that the trial of the cause would
take place at this term of the court.
Mr.. T. C. Guthrie, of counsel for
Mr. Webster stated this morning that
he wrould not make any effort to pre
vent a non-suit; that the plaintiff based
his plea for divorce on certain acts
the defendant committed within the
past six months. Mr. Plummer Stew
ard of counsel for the defendant in
sisted that the case he non suited and
this the court allowed to be done.
In he case of J. B. Rudisill, vs. the
Life Insurance Company of Virginia a
judgment of $27,94 was awarded the
plaintiff.
In the case of W. H, Oglesby & Co.
vs. the Southern railway, a judgment
for $60 was awarded the plaintiff.
In the case of the Standard Ice &
Fuel Company, the Charlotte Hardware
Co., and the Tate-Brown Co., vs. Sad
ler Gillespie, the clerk of the court
was ordered to settle with the credi
tors . '
At the afternoon session of the court
the case of Jarvis Lyles, administrator,
vs. the Brannon Carbonating Co., was
taken up. This is a suit for $5000 dam-
ages on account of the killing of
Charlie Lyles, by the bursting of a soda
water tank. The plaintiff is represent
ed by Stewart and McRae, and the de
fendant company by Burwell and Caus
ler and Mr. Thomas C. Guthrie.
U. S. SUPREME COURT.
When the Nation's Head Tribunal
Meets This Month the Docket Will
Contain 415 Cases.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 6. When the Unit
ed Supreme Court meets for the Octo
ber term it will have a docket of 415
cases pending for argument.
The first argument tojje heard will
be the case of Louisiana against Mis
sissippi over the oyster beds west of
the delta of the MississppL Louisiana
wants the title perfected. Hannis
Taylor, foremost of American interna
tional lawyers and a member of the
Alaska Boundary Commission,
will
plead the Louisiana cases.
There will be heard early an . argu
ment in the MoGuire-Blount case from
Florida, which involves a real estate
! controversy in which Judge Swain, who
was tried for impeachment proceedings
last year, is interested.
Robert Mcourdy on Stand.
By Associated. Press.
New York, Oct. 6. Robert H. Mc
Curdy. general manager of the Mutufal
Life, is again a witness in the insur-
ance investigation.
THE KIDNAPPED BOY
RETURNED HOME
ITALIAN
PAR TS
Tony Marendino Abandoned B
The Kidnappers And Sent Back
Home, But There Is No Clue
Whatever to The Parties Who
Held Him.
Child So Overcome With Pear Of
1 he Kidnappers That It Has
Been Impossible to Get Him To
Tell A Straight Story Of His
Captivity. -
Associated Press. '
4ew York, Oct. 6. Abandonment of
Tay Marendino by persons who had
kidnapped and held him for ransom and
the return of the little Italian boy to,
his parents, which occurred last night,
has given the police no clue io the kid
nappers, ' ;
So impressed with fear of persons
who had stolen him was the little fel
low that he either could or would give
no other description of his captivity
than a mass of confusing contradic
tions, out of which the police could ex
tract nothing that would point the
i identity of his captors. He had even
been so schooled by them that he call
ed them "papa and mamma," but de
clared upon closer questioning that
j they were not his real parents.
i The. hrw sairl that in thA hrvnse whprfl
boy also kept prisoners by the man and
woman who had held him captive, and
that they were trying to fscape. He
only said his captors had threatened
to kill him if he made a noise and had
beated him with a stick, but' that he
had plenty to eat and a good place to
sleep.
ALL DAVIDSON COMING.
Big Crowd Will Corns Down From
College Town to Witness .Football
Game. ,
Davidson, Oct. 6. Dr. H. L. Smitb
gave the second of a series of lectures
on "How to Study" on . lastMonday
night. He said that : there are four
(which he gave sometime ago. is inter
! est in your work; the second is concen-
trated attention,, and the third .is a
j ve lfoth' key cometime:in the
near future.: Dr. Smith clearly defined
the different kinds of interest and at
tention, and showed what kind are
essential to successful study.
Rev Wm. Black left yesterday for
Statesville where he will hold a meet
ing for about ten days.
At a meeting of the senior class yes
terday they decided to re-build Lake
Wylie if the rest of the student body
support them in the undertaking.
The faculty are going to give the
! students a half holiday Saturday, and
nearly everyone on the hill expects to
go to Charlotte on that day to witness
the foot-ball game between Davidson
and the University of North Carolina.
EXCHANGE OF WAR PRISONERS.
Russians To Be Taken To Vladivo
stok on Transports Now Interned.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 6. Russia has
agreed to the Japanese proposition to
exchange prisoners of wrar, whereby
1,866 Japanese prisoners in Russia
will be delivered at some point on the
western frontier of Russsia and 64,000
Russians will be delivered at the ports
of Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohama,
whence they will be conveyed to Vlad
ivostok in ten Russian transports now
interned at Shanghai and Saigon and
two or three other ships which are
being sent to Odessa
The American charge d'affairs, Snen-
jcer Eddy, is endeavoring ,to make
gpec ana- m0re speedy arrangements for
'the release of 250sick Japanese, for
whom it is hoped Japan may send a
ship direct to the Baltic.
MADE A JUDGE.
Mr. Mullowney Appointed Police
Court Judge by President.
Washington, Oct., 6. Alexander R.
Mullowney, Assistant United States
Attorney for the District of Columbia,
has been appointed by the President
as Judge of the Police court of this
district to succeed Mr. Charles F.
Scott, deceased. s
Davidson vs. Carolina.
Messers Yates Faison and W. T.
Bailey, representing the Davidson Col
lege football team, were in the city today-
in the interest of the game that
is to be played here tomorrow after
noon. The Davidson boys are coming
down on special cars which will be at-
. tached to the regular train arriving
here at noon. The Carolina boys will
arrive in the city tonight and will be
at the Central until Sunday morning,
when they will return to the Hill. .
' A Rug Window.
Mr. W. T. McCoy, the well-known
furniture dealer, has a beautiful win
dow at his store on South Tryon street.
It is what might be called a "rug win
dow" and there are some exceedingly
handsome rugs displayed. Mr. McCoy
i3 making a specialty of druggets and
j rugs this season.