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NEWS.
THE COMMITTEE
Thomas F. Ryan who Got Control
0f Equitable by Purchasing
Stock of James H. Hyde was
Before Insurance Investigating
Committee To-day.
Sale1 he Tried to Save Country
From Panic. Hughes Fires
Embarrassing Questions, Har-i-man
and Ryan. Did Harriman
Threaten Investigation?
J?v A.-.-ociatotl Press.
New York. Dec. S. Thomas F. Ryan,
vho purchased the control of the Equi
table by buying the stock of James H.
Hyde, was a witness before the insur
ance committee today.
Mr. Ryan testified that he bought the
Hyde Equitable stock because be be
lieved he thus prevented the most tre
mendous panic the country had ever
seen which he believed would have fol
lowed if the Equitable would have been
put in the hands of a receiver.
Mr. Ryan says that after his pur
chase. Mr. E. H. Harriman, president
of the Union Pacific railroad desired to
share in the purchase. Mr. Ryan re
fused Mr. Harriman's offer.
Mr. Ryan declined to answer the
questions as to what was said at the
convention between him and Mr. Har
riman. Mr. Hughes said he wanted to know
whether there was any truth in the
report that it was hinted that there
would be an investigation of the life
insurance business if Mr. Harriman
was not given an interest in the Equi
table. Mr. Ryan declined to answer and
was upheld in his declination by Paul
D. Cravath, his attorney.
Chairman Armstrong, of the com
mittee, paid the question was a proper
one and should have been answered.
Mr. Hughes asked if Mr. Harriman
had said anything to intimate that any
thing disastrous would happen to Mr.
Ryan's interests if he refused to share
with Mr. Harriman.
Mr. Ryan again refused to answer
although Chairman Armstrong, in the
name of the committee, directed him
to reply.
There, cn advice of his counsel, Mr.
Ryan replied that Mr. Harriman had
not made any such threat.
Mr. Ryan said he had directed his
counsel to make the trusteeship of the
Equitable stock perpetual, because he
(lid not want any heir of his ever to
control the property.
WHAT BECAME OF BOOKS?
South Carolina Committee Don't Think
They Were Burned.
Special to The News.
Columbia, S. C, Dec. 8. The legis
lative committee is investigating today
as to whs'.t became of the certain
bocks of the Secretary of State's office
which disappeared after the fire in the
office in September 1904.
It was claimed that the books were
burned but that explanation does not
appear to be satisfactory to some and
hence the investigation.
CAPTAIN HARRISON DEAD.
Was Brother of Late President Ben
jamin Harrison.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 8. Captain
carter B. Harrison, brother of the
late Presiden' Beniamin Harrison,
aied resierdav at his homo npnr Mnr
freesboro, Tenn. He was 65 years of
age.
SHAW TAKES NO ACTION.
Says Unless Situation Grows Worse
He Will Not Attempt to Relieve
Money Situation.
Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 8. Secretary
ojav said he did not expect to make
y deposits in the national banks to
nnr 10 reliovo the money situation,
Jr to take any action unless the situ
ation
brev materially worse.
STRANGE FOR GEORGIA.
Flrst Legal Execution in County for
Bv Ac 9nm'nal Assault.
Associated Press.
exermf a' Ga- Dec- 8.-The first legal
for th ' n Fulton count-- Georgia,
Placp !tC!ime of criminal assault took
Jin, r..,.ue 10Wer this moraine when
Jil Walke
dssailai
hanged
assai!ari nV V, beiI convie" negro
h ,L 01 Mrs. AllVfi MnnrP wsk
SN. MITCHELL IN
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EXTREMIS.
ure2n Senator is
Not Eoected
to
Bv ,.. . Hide,
Mitchell i J " Dec- S. Senator
Edition -in V1'11 extremenly critical
Pected Th ,le.ath is momentarily ex
i'Uion 'i.s i (a.riministration of saline so
to. ' U(!lnS frequently recorted
noon. " Ult0ai dio.i this after-
. -jfi- rjii-
GORMAN AGAIN CHAIRMAN.
Of the Caucus of the Democratic Mem
bers of the Senate.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 8. The Demo
cratic senators held a conference and
authorized the Democratic steering
committee to act for them in filling
the minority vacancies on the Senate
committees. Senator Teller was des
ignated as a member of the steering
committee to succeed ex-Senator Cock
rell. Senator Gorman was re-elected
chairman of the Democratic caucus,
Senator Blackburn, vice chairman and
Senator Carmack, secretary.
Regarding the rumor that the Re
publicans would seek to reduce the
Democratic representation on the com
mittees, it was stated that the Repub
lican members of the committee on
rules had given assurance to the con
trary.
PREMrER WITTE RESIGNS.
Dispatch Says Witte Tenders Resigna
tion to Emperior, Which is Re
jected. By Associated Press.
Berlin. Dec. 8. A despatch to the
Tageblatt from St. Petersburg dated
yesterday, says that Premier Witte has
given his resignation to the Emperor,
who refused to accept it.
TWO TEAMS TIE.
Have Traversed Saucer Track
Number of Times.
Equal
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 8. At one o'clock
the Root-Fogler and Bedell-Bedell
teams in the six-day bicycle race,
were tied for the first place, each hav
ing covered 1,755 miles and 7 laps.
GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE.
Richthoff Received President of
Jamestown Exposition Company,
By Associated Press.
Berlin. Dec:. 8. Foreign Secretary,
Richthoff received Harry St. George
Tucker, President of the Jamestown
Exposition Company and listened ap
preciatively to Mr. Tucker's descrip
tion of his acts and promised to sup
port his request for participation of
the German souadron of the opening
of the ceremonies in May, 1907.
DISPENSER TO PRODUCE PAPER.
Big Chief Beer Dispenaer is Told By
Sonth Carolina Supreme Court to
Show Papers.
Columbia, S. C, Dec. 8. The Supreme
Court is determined to find out "what is
doing" in those alleged private letters
and other papers which Big Chief Beer
Dispenser James S. Farnum, of Charles
ton, on advice o fcounsel. had removed
from his dispensary No. 12 in- Charles
ton, beyond the reach of the dispensary
investigation commission in another
state, and to this end passed an order
requiring him to produce them before
the court here at 10 o'clock next Mon
day morning.
Salisbury Happenings.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, N. C. December 8.
Mr. J. A. Rusher, a successful meat
market proprietor and a good farmer,
has sold his interests in Rowan and
purchased a large tract of grazing
land in Ashe county, and will go into
the cattle business on a large scale.
He is convinced that there is money
in cattlo raising.
The istallation of Rev. E. L. Ritchie,
as pastor of the Spencer and East
Spencer Lutheran churches, will take
place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
J. E. Shank, and Rev. C. I. Morgan of
Salisbury.
The big steel bridge which the
Southern has been engaged in erect
street crossing for the past two months
street crossing for the' past two conths
is about completed.
NUMBER OF RALES
GINNED TO DEC. 1
Bulletin Issued Shows Number of
Bales 8,684,842 Counting
Round Bales as Half Ba'es.
Amount Ginned by States.
Break in New York Market.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. S. A bulletin is
sued by the Census Bureau shows the
number of bales of cotton ginned to De
cember 1, 1905, to be 8,684,842 counting
round bales as half bales.
A previous report showed 7,498,167
bales ginned to November 14, 1905.
The amount of cotton ginned by the
states and territories, is as follows:
Alabama, 1,066,728; .Arkansas, 422,813;
Florida, 65,455; Georgia, 1,561,061; In
dian Territory 246,402; Kentucky 628;
Louisiana 362,397; Mississippi, 8 40,729;
Missouri, 30,254, North Carolina, 573,
59S; Oklahoma, 230,648; South Carolina,
992,708 ;Tennessee, 203,388; Texas, 2,
075,007; Virginia, 13,030.
The above statistics were compiled
from the telegraphic reports of special
agents who canvassed the ginneries,
and it was announced they are subject
to slight corrections until checked
inst the individual returns of the
aga
s-inners through the mails.
The statistics of this report include
239.034 round bales, and 82,203 Sea Is
land bales. The Sea Island cotton is
distributed by states as follows: Flor
ida, 31.584; Georgia, 41,692; South Car
olina, 8,927.
Sharp Break In New York.
New York. Dec. 8. Cotton reports of
11 l,.r i
the Census Bureau wa m"""" J "
shnrn break in cotton prices,
March.
selling down to 1210, and May to 1225.
The market recovered 4 or points and
ruled very feverish and unsettled.
MRS
ROGERS PAYS
FOR HER CRIME
mm life
This Afternoon at 1:13 Mrs. Mary
Mabel Rogers was Hanged at
Vermont State Prison for the
Murder of Her Husband, Mar
cus Rogers.
Although Her Face was Deathly
Pale She Remained Firm, and
Bravely Mounted Gallows. Dead
in 141-2 Minutes. Tragic
Finale of Noted Case.
By Associated Press.
Windsor, Dec. 8. Mrs. Mary Mabel
Rogers was hanged at Vermont State's
prison at 1:13 this afternoon for the
murder of her husband, Marcus Rogers
at Bennington, August 13, 1902.
Mrs. Rogers was pronounced dead
by the prison officials at 1:27 1-2. Exe
cution took place after the woman had
been twice reprieved on account of ap
peals made by her counsel and after
the United States Supreme Court had
refused to take any action in the
case.
Only a comparatively few persons
witnessed the hanging, the number
being restricted to those permitted to
attend by the laws of Vermont.
Mrs. Rogers maintained her com
posure to the last and mounted the gal
lows with a steady step.
Although a deathly pallor overspread
her countenance, hardly a muscle
quivered as Deputy Sheriff Shafford
pronounced the fatal words "I now pro
ceed to execute the sentence of the law
and may God have mercy on your soul."
When these words were pronounced
Deputy Sheriff Angus McCauley sprung
the trap and the drop fell.
fio Final Statement.
On the march to the gallows Mrs.
Rogers declined the assistance of the
deputies. Her step was firm. She
mounted the scaffold unaided and stop-
r .i . j 1 i j.1 j . a.- j.i
trap.
She sat down in the chair for a
moment and when asked if she had any
final statement to make she shook her
head negatively.
In the opinion of the attending phy
sicians, Mrs. Roger's neck was broken,
and death was due to strangulation,
although she was probably unconsci
ous from the fall of the drop.
Mrs. Roger's body had been claimed
by her mother and sister and will be
buried by them at Hoosick Falls, N.
Y., where her mother, Mrs. Josie Cal-
lahan, resides
After the execution of Mrs. Rogers,
Governor Bell gave out the following
statement: "I am much relieved to
know that the -execution of Mrs. Rog
ers was accomplished promptly, ac
cording to law, and without any hitch
or unnecessary delay. It was a disa
greeable duty I have been called upon
to perform, but notwithstanding my
private views in regard to the matter,
I have acted on my oath as Chief Ex
ecutive and I believe I have acted in
the interest of the public good and ac
cording to the law-abiding sentiment
of the people of Vermont. The inci
dent, is closed and I do not care to
say anything more at this time."
History of Crima
The crime for which Mrs. Mary
Mabel Rodgers vas sentenced to death
was the murder of her husband,
Marcur Rogers, at Bennington, Aug
gust 13, 1902.
At the time the crime was
committed Mrs. Rodgers was only 19.
She had been separated from her hus
band for some time and was desirous
of marrying a young man named
Maurice Knapp.
On the day of the murder Marcus
Rogers went to. Bennington to visit
his wife and that nigt she arranged to
meet him in the woods, near the
Walloomsac river.
While caressing him she induced
him to allow her to bind his hands,
and while he was powerlesss she
chloroformed him. In this she was
aide'd by Leon Perham. a half-witted
boy, who was the son of the wo
man with whom she boarded.
Another woman, Estella Bates, was
Y present.
A few days after the murder Mrs
Rogers, Perham and the Bates woman
o.Q fl Dorhom TV. a, la o -- TT1-
plete confession and both he and Mrs.
Rogers were found guilty of murder in
the first degree Perham was sentenced
to imprisonment for life, while Mrs.
Rogers was sentenced to death on
the gallows.
Various attempts were made to com
mute Mrs. Roger's . sentence, but all
failed and the date set for the exe-
cution was February 3. 1905. Governor
i ueu granted two reprieves ror me
presentation of newevidence, but the Df humor. Most humorists omit the
court denied the petition for a new philosophic contemplations which tem
trial each time, and the United States ', per adversity. Most lives become rigid
court refused to consider the case.
Certain disclosures regarding scan
dals in the Vermont State prison at
Windsor, where Mrs. Rogers has been
confined, have, it is claimed affected
public sentiment. According to the jn its point'of view Cicero and Horace,
testimony before the prison investi- "To stand unafraid and unabashed' up
sration committee of the Legislature, nn vrmr sovMi-tfirraced summit" is a
! one of the convicts at Windsor had
access to Mrs. Roger's cell some time
after the first reprieve was granted,
It was alleged that this was a part
of a conspiracy on the part of certain
prison officials to bring .about such a
condition as would further postpone
the execution.
Mrs. Rogers is the first person sen
tenced to death in Vermont within the
past 13 years who was refused clemen
cy. The last woman to be executed
was Mrs. Emeline Meeker, at Wind
sor, March 3, 1883.
The Conference Fruitless.
White River Junction, Ver. Dec. 8.
The conference between Mrs. Rogers'
attorneys and Governor Bell for
another reprieve, was fruitless.
The conference lasted about 30
minutes. It was terminated by the posi
tive declaration of Governor Bell that
he would not interfere in the execu
tion. The arguments offered by the at
torneys were not new.-
HYPNOTIS OP WOMAN.
Police Declare Supposed Victim is of
l.naonml Mind and Disbelieve Her
Story.
Columbus, Ga., Dee. 8. Josephine
Kelley, the woman who claimed to have
been for several months under the in
fluence of a strange man, and to have
been compelled to follow him through
the country,, visiting forty cities, all
of which she enumerated, has been lo
cated by the police department of this
city, whose detectives do not place
much confidence in the story, now that
they have seen the woman.
Day before yesterday, Chief Wiley
Williams,, of .this city's police depart
ment,, received a letter from Josephine
Kelley, in which she claimed to have
been under the influence of a strange
man and to have followed him through
the country, acting as his slave. The
chief was appealed to for aid, and his
detectives were put on the case.
The woman was located at 405 Sec
ond Avenue, in this city, and instead of
being young and pretty as she claimed,
she was a haggard woman of about
57 years old. She talked so ramblingly
of her trouble, and was so evidently un
sound on every other subject she talked
of. that the detectives reported to the
chief that the woman was of unsound
mind, and her story was evidently the
product of her crazed brain.
3RD, DAY OF BAPTIST
STATEMENT!
Convention Opens with Prayer for
More Laborers in Foreign
Field. Dr. Sevmore Delivers
Strong Address. Much Busi
ness Transacted.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Dec. 8. The burden of the
opening of the devotional services of
the third day of the ,75th Annual Bap
tist State Convention -was a "prayer
for more laborers in the foreign field."
It was led by Rev. C. B. Justice, of
Rutherfordton.
A resolution to appoint a committee
with Rev. Ligingston Johnston as
chairman to bring about closed rela
tions with the Free Will Baptist indefi
nitely, was . postoned.
Dr. Seymore of the American Baptist
Republican Society, delivered a pow
erful speech in the interest of that
work. He vigorously endorsed Dr. Dar-
Sans' position, declaring that Baptists
have no right to cater to any religious
sect that denies the divinity of Christ
and does not rely on his might and
power.
The report of the State Mission was
presented by Rev. M. L. Kesler. He
emphasized the fact that the exodus of
people from the country to the towns
has been checked and even turned
from the towns to the country because
of the improved schools, rural free de
livery and good roads.
The report urges "little schools be
side every church." Corresponding Sec
retary Livingston Johnson followed up
the report with a strong plea for a
greater effort for missions and before
the convention took recess for dinner
at 1:30 o'clock, a resolution was
edopted, increasing the annual appro
priation for State Missions from $30,
000 to $35,000.
Immortal Quay
Governor Pennypacker signed a bill
appropriating $20,000 for the erection
of a memorial to his distinguished
cousin, the late Senator Quay. This
$20,000 belonged to the people of Penn
sylvania, but their legislators were ae
lighted to turn it to the honor of the
man who created many of them. Such
a protest has arisen since the Gover
nor's signature that a doubt has been
raised about whether the statue will
actually ever become a reality. Colo
nel Samuel Moody, however, secretary
of the commission for erecting the tri
bute for the deceased great and honor
ed statesman, declares that the scheme
will be carried through despite the "hue
and cry," as politicians are accustomed
to call any moral protest. "The figure
will be heroic size," the Colonel says,
"and will represent the late Senator in
his favorite pose. All of his friends
are familiar with that portrait of him
standing beside the table with a book
in- one hand and his eyeglasses in the
other." We do not wish to intrude
siiffffpstinns.
but would not a bottle ana
a pocketbook add to the adequacy of
II1C portrayal.' AVil. Vjua, o
personal
charm is not debated.
To raise a stat-
, ue to him as a pers0nal influence is to
arive the lie. as far as possible, to what
Ponnsyvania accomplished on Novem
ber 7. Collier's for December 9, 1905.
Mark Twain's Philosophy.
Mark Twain 4s growing old grace
fully. He has achieved the philosophy or
life bv kfiemne humor in it. Most
nhilosonhers fail of individual happe-
ness because they lack a proper sense
when the flexibility of youth departs.
Mr. Clemens combines the lightness
of youth with the experience of age.
His speech at the dinner in his honor
Gn "The Seventieth Birthday" excels
rswarH in itself fnr life nohlv and hon-
orably spent. Bryant's "Thanatopsis"
doe?? not better summarize the end of
a righteous life.
TE FIRM IS
INCORPORATED I
A LARGE
A Certificate Incorporation was Is
sued To-day to the Mida Min
eral Springs Company of This
City at Capital of $100,000,
The Incorporators.
Exhibits, Illustrative of H. C. Re
sources to be Sent to Fairs
Held in New England States.
Baptist Convention Votes $30,
000 for Foreign Missions.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Dec. 8. A certificate of in
corporation was issued to the Mida
Mineral Springs Co., of Charlotte at a
capital of $100,000 by J. W. Sample, W.
W. Johnson and others, also to the na
tive Salvage Co., of Greenville, at a
$5,000 capital by C. V. Munford and
ethers.
Orders were just made by the Cor
poration Commission that in the weigh
ing of car load lots of lumber on flat
cars the shippers shall have the allow
ance of 500 pounds in addition to the
deduction of the weight of the car
from the cross weight, this being for
standards, supports, etc.
That the shipments of freight, ex
cept first and higher classes is not de
livered at the destination it shall be
returned to in reverse direction to
points within the state at half rate pro
vided the freight both ways is paid
or guaranteed and return shipment
within 90 days after the original ship
ment. Governor Glenn appointed Saml. W.
Parker, M. L. Coley and W. H. Har
ris as members of the board of direc
tors of the colored orphan asylum at
Oxford.
Governor Glenn attendeed the ses
sion 'of the State Board of Agriculture
this morning and made an earnest
appeal for arrangements to be made
for the sending of an exhibit illustra
tive of the resources of the State to
the fair to be held in the various New
England States next fall. He present
ed a plan which he thought this could
be done at a cost that would be com
paratively small, a representative of
the department, most probably Sec
retary T. K. Bruner, to accompany it.
He also urged that steps be taken for
effectual efforts to attract that class
of immigrants to the State who will
become purchasers of small farms.
Major W. A. Graham was added to
the committee on quarantine and test
farms. The resignation of Prof. "W. P.
Massey as horticulturist, to become
editor of the Practical Farmer, of
Philadelphia, was accepted. Assistant
State Chemist Pickle appeared before
the board and enumerated various
labor saving appliances that have been
installed in the laboratory that save
practically one man. The board sent
Major W. A. Graham, J. M. Forenand
and R. L. Doughton to represent them
at the inauguration of President Po
teat at Wake Forest College this after
noon. The Baptist Stato Convention to
night voted unanimously to increase
the annual appropriation for foreign
missions from $20,000 to $30,000. This
action was taken "at 10.30 o'clock, the
Convention having been in session
since 7.30 and been addressed
by only three speakers. Dr.
Frost of Nashville, Tenn., Dr. Dunna
way of Oxford, briefly, and Dr. Will
ingham of Nashville.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission makes an order for the
standard freight tariff to apply in the
future to the Atlantic & Yadkin divis
ion of the Southern from Sanford to
Mt. Airy. This means a reduction of
about ten per cent in the general
freight rate. The railroad company
agrees to the change.
Governor Glenn accepts an invitation
to deliver an address before the Con
temporary Club, Henderson, next Mon
day night. Following the public ad
dress, there will be a reception and
banquet in honor of the -Governor.
The President's Reciprocity Blunder.
Collier's for December, 1905, refers to
the President's controversy with Mr.
Whitney of Massachusetts by saying:
Perhaps Mr. Roosevelt's blunder, in
the endeavor to escape the- reciprocity
trouble, will improve him in the end.
Undoubtedly he regrets the light in
which by his own error, he has been
put. He harshly told Mr. Whitney he
was incapable of exact thinking:, and
then he gave a most preposterous ex
ample of foggy words with no thought
himself. He threw out his chest and
said the President was too grand and
awful a creature to argue with a mortal,
which only meant that he wished to do
all the arguing himself. He made the
case worse with every word he wrote
and uttered, until the whole country
rang with regret and ridicule. The
President is a man, on the whole brave
and good, and when he realizes what
he has done he very likely willmake
up for it by greater modesty, more
openness to the words of other men, a
struggle toward exactness himself, or,
at least, mental fairness, and, above all,
bv emanciUoVom the worn influ-
ences to which he listens.
CHARLOT
CAPTAL
COMMITTEES CONSULT.
Executive and Finance Committees of
Cotton Association Meet With Presi
dent Moore 1
The executive and finance committee
of the Mecklenburg division of th6
Southern Cotton Association, consist
ing of Messrs. H. K. Reid, C. H. Wolfe,
McD. Watkins, D. A. Johnston, J. M.
Davis and Capt. S. B. Alexander, met
with the President of the Association
this morning ; and consulted for two
hours. The object of this meeting was
to adopt the best plant :for extending
the work in Mecklenburg county and
interesting every man of any occupa
tion in the movement of the Associa
tion. Messrs. C. H. Wolfe, McD. Watkins,
and C. C. Moore were instructed to ar
range a time and place for a meeting
at which the business men engaged in
any pursuit in Charlotte or Mecklen
burg county will be asked to be pres
ent for the purpose of informing them
fully just what the Southern Cotton
Association, is. It is a deplorable fact
that fully 75 per cent of the business
men do not know the object of the As
sociation or what it has done in a finan
cial way for the South.
At this meeting men who are fully
informed and acquainted with the As
sociation work will deliver addresses,
Notice of the meeting will be given as
the details' are arranged.
The executive committee instructed
Mr. C. C. Moore to at once visit every
club in the county, and authorized him
to select speakers to go with him to
any club, and as far as is in his power
to keep the present live interest in the
Association awake. Towards this end
Mr. Moore has already arranged for
speakers to be with him at several
club meetings during the next few
weeks.
Mr. Moore was further instructed to
take steps towards giving the negro
farmers instructions and information
in regard to what the Association has
done and will do for him as a cotton
grower.
Mr. Moore leaves tomorrow morning
for Concord, where he will deliver an
address tomorrow evening to the farm
ers of Cabarrus county.
FOOTBALL CONCLAVE OPENS.
Princeton Declines to Send a Delegate
to the Conference.
New York. Dec. 8. Answers have
been received from twelve of the twen
ty colleges and universities which have
been invited by New York University
to the conference on football to be
held at the Murray Hill Hotel tomor
row morning. Nine have accepted the
invitation and three have declined.
One of the three is Amherst Col
lege, which states that it is interested
in the meeting and shall be glad to
know the results. The second excuse
comes from Hamilton College, which
cannot spare a member of the faculty,
but declares reform in football to be
imDerative. The president of Princeton
writes that they do not as yet feel pre
pared to take part in such a confer
ence.
RAIDED FROM BOTH SIDES.
Hotel Keeper Says He Paid For Pro
tection, but Got Fooled.
Rnrlinsrton. Vt.. Dec. 8. Because of
a posse of seventeen United States and
nana.riin.n officials descended upon the
famous Line House at Richford, owned
bv A. B. Chapelle, and seized liquor
worth $700, he was arrested and
brought to Burlington today by a Dep
uty United States Marshal and arraign
ed before Commissioner Johnson, who
held him for the Federal courts.
nhanello said that he had for years
paid officials in Richford for protection
and that he had known when his place
was to be searched. His present trou
ble was caused by temperance torces,
v.o BniH who had special deputies ap-
;nteri to make the raid. He said he
knew the raid was to be made, but
it would be similar to those
made in all previous years. Chapelle's
hncinpss is rartlv in Canada
and partly in the United States, and
when searches nave pievivuoijr
made his stock of goods would always
be across the line, no matter from
.u:v, oiAa thr sparrh was made, ine
joint search made this plan ineffective.
DIFFERENCE III TWO
Department of Agriculture Issued
' Statement Explaining Discrep
ancy Between Cotton Report o
Census Bureau of Statistics
Difference in Estimating.
rit Associated Press,
Washington, Dec. 8. The Depart
ment of Agriculture issued a statement
in explanation ol the discrepancy be
tween the cotton reports of the Bureau
of Statistics of the Agriculture Depart-
mpnt and the Census Bureau tor tne
season ol 1904-5.
The statement says the discrepancy
is largely due to the fast that the
Census Bureau expressed the produc
tion in bales of 50 pounds gross weight,
or 478 pounds net weight, as far as
square bales were concerned.
The estimate of the Bureau of Statis
tics was expressed as in "Net" weight
bales, which an examination of the
figures by former statistician tiyue,
shows to have been estimated that
506.2 pounds.
Only One Small Case.
There was only one case 'in the
Recorder's court this morning. It was
a small fracas. One of the parties paid
the costs, the other was discharged
This is the third, day now that the
REPORTS SHOWN
Recorder's court has almost drawn ajlow the railroad on East -Trade street,
blank. In fact, there has been nothing The building will be occupied by Mr
??inf. .Resale cale of
j DiacKDerry wine a lew aays ago.
WANT INCREASE ;
OF
TBIAUUSTICES
Grand Jury in it's Report Sug
gests that General Assembly
Enact Such Laws as Will Give
Recorder and Justices. More
Power.
Says that Trial Justice Should
Dispose of all Petty Cases of
Crime, Thereby Saving a
Great Amount of Cost and
Trouble to County.
The most interesting feature of the
report of the Grand Jury of Mecklen
bury county as submitted to Judge
Webb is that the jury suggests that
the Legislature enact for this county
such laws as will give the Justices of
the Peace and the Recorder jurisdict'
ion over all cases that are known in
the category of crime as petty criminal
cases. The jury suggests that such.
laws would save the people of the
county a large per cent of unneces
sary costs and trouble. The report of
the jury in full, follows:
To His Honor. James L. Webb,
Judge of the Superior Court:
We, the Grand Jury, have visited
Little's camp on Dowd road and found
the convicts well kept, the camp in
first class condition, and the stock and
buildings also in first class condition.
We visited the Welsh convict camp
and found the convicts well kept, the
stock and buildings in good condition
and the camp weir kept.
We visited the-County Home and
found the house in good condition and
cared for as well as can be done under
the existins condition of the inmates.
The Superintendent of. the County
Home reported that the. commis
sioners are building a separate house
for the insane which we heartily en
dorse. - -
We visited the county jail and found
it well kept and prisoners well fed.
We recommend that the prisoners have
more blankets for their own comfort.
We also recommend that the commis
sioners push forward the contemplat
ed improvements at the jail as early
as possible.
We found the county court house
repainted inside and it is kept in first
class condition.
We, the Grand Jury of Mecklen
burg county do suggest that our Gen
eral Assembly do enact for Mecklen
burg county such laws as will give
Justices of the Peace and Recorders
jurisdiction over petty cases, thereby
saving the people of the county a
large per cent of needless cost. which
comes through the courts.
We have passed on 83 bills. 79 true
bills and 4 not true bills.
J. D. CLARK,
Foreman
THE SPRINGS CASE.
Is Now in the Hands of the Jury. A
Stubbornly Fought Case.
The argument in the Springs murder
case was finished today at noon and
since that hour Judge Webb has
been going over the evidence in the
case with the jury. Because of the
great number of witnesses the court ap
pointed a stenographer to take the evi
dence just as it fell from the mouths
of the witnesses. It has been quite a
task to go over this large amount of
typewritten evidence and at 3 o'clock
Judge Webb had not commenced his
carge to the jury. The case will prob
ably be siven to the jury by 4 o'clock
and a verdict will hardly be reached
before 6 or 7 o'clock.
News readers will recall that Bob.
Springs is charged with the murder of
Ephriam Withers and that the tragedy
occurred in Mallard Creek township,
the nisht of the 29th of last Septem
ber. There was a negro festival that
night and Bob Springs and Ephriam
Withers were there. They had some
words about a woman and Bob Springs
drew his pistol and shot Withers dead,
so it is charged.
The case has been stubbornly fought
by Stewart and McRae who have ably
defended Springs. Solicitor Clarkson,
as is usually the case, took splendid
care of the State's interest.
An Incindiary Fire.
A barn on the farm of Mr. F. C.
Harris, near Pineville, was burned
vesterdav eveniner. shortly after 5
O'Ci0ck. Besides the building, a lot of
hay, fodder and cotton seed were de
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
about $300. -
It is said that the fire was of an
incendiary origin. Constable Culp has
the case in hand and he hopes to bring
the guilty party to justice.
North Carolina Postmasters.
By Associated Prss.
Washington, Dec. 8. L. Smart was
today appointed postmaster at Caro
leen, N. C.
BRIEFS.
Mr. John Booth, a young man em
ployed by the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, had the misfortune to sprain his
ankle while t work yesterday.
Mr. J. Arthur Henderson is erect
ing a brick building on his lot just be-
D.,PvBrissie who will; enlarge his pres
l ent Black smith shop. '
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