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VOL. XXXV NO. 62
CHARLOTTE, N C, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 13. 1906.
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DECLINES PARDON
TO ARTHUR BISHOP
H9 Says That Bishop Should Feel
Thankful, that he was Sentenced
by Such a Merciful Judge as is
Judge Walter H. Neal, who
Heard the Case.
While Feeling Deeply for. the
Poor Wife, Mother and Uttle
Child, the Chief Executive
Says he Can Find no Merit in
the Plea for Pardon.
Governor Robert B. Glenn, has de
iliaoil to pardon Arthur L. Bishop,
who is serving a five years sentence
ju The penitentiary for killing Mr.
Thomas Wilson in Charlotte, last
December, three years ago. In declin
ing the pardon Governor Glenn says
that, in his pudgment, the sentence
of live years was very mild and that
Bishop should be thankful that he
Avas sentenced by a very merciful
judge.
"I can see no merrit in his case" says
The Governor. For, while I feel deeply
for his poor wife and mother and his
hub child, the prisoner, himself, did
net consider them when he was pass
ing off as a single man."
Some weeks ago Arthur L. Bishop
applied for a pardon and at one time
it was Thought best, by some of his
Iricnds, that a petition be circulated
for signatures in Charlotte. This how
ever, ,vas abandoned,
The plea for a pardon was publish
ed according to law. and Governor
Glenn, has since that time, had the
matter. under consideration. Today, in
Raleigh he announced that he would
not issue the pardon, giving the above
named reasons.
The crime for 'which Arthur L.
Bishop was convicted, was the cause
of considerable excitement in Char
lotte, both at the time of the tragedy
and at the trial. Bishop was repre
sented by some of the ablest lawyers at
the Charlotte bar and when convicted
Judge Walter II. Neal sentenced the
rrisoncr to five years in the State
penitentiary.
Once since his confinement the pris
oner, through his devoted wife, has
sought a pardon for her erring hus
band. Governor Aycock declined to
grrait the request, just as Governor
denn has done. It now seems certain
that Bishop will have to serve
his time out, Avhich is now a little
more than a rear
The Press Story.
Raleigh, March 13. Governor Glenn
has declined to grant a pardon to A.
L- Bishop, the Virginia traveling man,
who was convicted of manslaugter at
Charlotte in 1905 and sentenced to the
Penitentiary for five years. Bishop
was calling on a daughter of Thomas
Wilson when Wilson appeared and or
dered him to leave the house. Instead
of leaving, there was a fight in which
Wilson was killer. The wife of the
prisoner presented the application for
Pardon.
GREEN E-GAYNOR.
Bsnk Examiner E. J. Johnson Con
. tinued Demonstration of Division of
" Funds.
E-v Associated Press.
Savannah, March 13. The national
bank examiner, E. J. Johnson, in the
Greene and Gaynor case continued his
denjonstration of the division among
lie alleged Co. Conspirators of funds
secured from the government through
"c fraud practiced in the carrying out
l contracts for improvement of rivers
anfl harbors of the engineering district.
JUDGE PACKER SPOKE.
De!ivers Speech on "Democracy" Be
fore Joint Session of Mississippi
Legislature.
B' Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss., March 13. Alton B:
Parker
of New York, delivered a
speech
inini democracy Deiore tut
on "Democracy" before the
1st- 'J1,JU iue Mississippi ljegia
"Ve at the Century Theatre today.
vv?Was introduced by Chief Justice
ami ' (,f ,hc Supreme Court. An
L 'j about 1,000 persons were
aembifd.
Fourth-Class Postmasters.
Associated Press.
Po!tmhington' March 13 Fourth-class
Alah?3Sters were appointed today:
Nolan!?3 : At Creola, Frank McDowell
Fnr Cui-tiston, David L.' Young.
Pearce as: at Clovis, Marvin
tiofn Frlorida: At Double Sink, Sam
' Hardee.
ephT nnh Carlina: At Hope, Jos-l-
ui uce. .
TROUBLE OF COUNTESS.
Countess Boni De Castellane and
Count Boni May Separate Entirely.
By Associated Press.
Paris, March 13. Countess Boni de
Castellane asked permission to amend
the proceedings in her application for
separation from her husband, so that
the decree will give her absolute di
vorce. The application asked for a separate
domicile and custody of children pend
ing the legal procedure.
The court directed the Count and
Countess to appear together for the
purpose of interrogating them concern
ing the possibility of reconciliation.
Their joint appearance will occur in
four or five days, but it is not expected
to yield favorable results as the par
ties are determined to terminate their
union.
JUMPED IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
Unidentified Man Threw Himself in
Front of Train and Was Instantly
Killed.
By Associated Press.
New York, March 13. An unidenti
fied man about 25 years old, threw him
self in front of an elevated railroad
train at 42nd street and Second Avenue
and was killed. A note book found
upon the body bore upon its fly leaf the
inscription "Henry Peterson, band
master, U. S. R. S., Franklin Navy
Yard, Norfolk, Va."
On the receiving ship Franklin, it
was said Henry Peterson was band
master on that ship up to a year ago
but it could not be said where he went
from Norfolk.
PRESIDENT HONORED.
Is Elected As an Honorary Member of
United Veterans.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 13. President
Roosevelt is now an honorary member
of the United Veterans, having been
elected by the camp at Poplar Bluff,
Missouri. The resolutions of the camp
creating the President a member of
,tbe organization were presented to
him by Senator Warner, of Missouri.
The organization is composed of
Union and Confederate soldiers. The
President's election to membership wsa
due to his attitude on his trip through
the South last fall.
HUNTING OUTLAWS.
Search For Wickliffe Indian Outlaws
Is Continued.
By Associated Press
Vinita, I. T., March 13. Marshal
Darrough and posses continued fthe
search for the Wickliffe Indian out
laws. It may be several days before
the outlaws can be located, owing to
the good start they have and because
the country affords many means of es
cape and places of concealment.
MEN FRIGHTFULLY BURNED
Four Were Terribly Burned in Ex
plosion of Hot Metal Three May
Die.
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, O., March 13. Four men
were frightfully burned in an explos
ion of hot metal at .e plant of the
National Malleable Castings Company.
Three will probably die.
CONSIDER HAZING
AT
The Sub Committee Named by the
House Committee on ?Noval
Affairs for the Purpose of In
vestigating Hazing Make their
Report.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 13. The sub
committee named by the House com
mittee on naval affairs to investigate
the hazing at Annapolis, made its re
port to the whole committee.
Rear Admiral Brownson is censured
for exacting a pledge from the mid
shipmen not to engage in hazing and
for allowing the boys to think the
pledge was personal "to him and did
not hold after Rear Admiral Sands be
came superintendent at Annapolis.
Lieut. C. P. Snyder, is also censured
mildly for having countenanced haz
ing. Graduated punishment for hazing is
recommended by the sub-committee
which is firmly of the opinion that the
present system of expelling all mid
shipmen found guilty of hazing is vic
ious. Rear Admiral Sands and other
officers now at the Academy are prais
ed for the discipline they are main
taining and the report shows that the
cadet officers have been chiefly respon:
sible for the hazing.
SPECIAL TERM CONTINUED.
Judge Boyd Continued Special Term of
Federal Court Until First Tuesday in
September.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C, March. 13. Judge
James E. Boyd continued the special
term of the Federal Court until the
first Tuesday in Septemher. The de
fendants secured a continuance by
reason of the sickness of Watson one
of the counsel for numerous federal
officers indicted for conspiracy, to de
fraud the government.
Report of Big Company.
Bv Associated Press.
New York, March; 13.-The Sloss
Sheffield Steel and Iron Co., reports for
the fiscal vear ended November 30, a
surpfu? after charges, " depreciation
and all dividends, of $361,079 an in
crease of $348,442 -as compared with
Se in-evious year when no dividend
was paid upon common stock.
CHARTER GRANTED
CHARLOTTE CO, ST
CfiPIIJ L OF $1 iJUJIilil
Secretary of State Issued Charter
for Union Trust and Guarantee
Co. at an Authorized Capital of
$100,000. 1 he Incorporators
are Charlotte Men.
A Rural Public Library Now in
Every County of the State.
Concerning the Appalachian
Forest Reserve. Sudden Death
of Woman,
Special to The News.
Raleigh, March 13. The Union
Trust and Guarantee Company of
Charlotte with an authorized capital
of $100,000, has been chartered by
the Secretary of State.
The incorporators are Messrs T. W.
Wade, E. A. Smith, and C. D. Bennett,
all of Charlotte.
Governor Glenn grants a pardon to
Ernest Davis of Rowan County serv
ing two years for an attempt to burn
a railroad car in 1905. There was
doubt as to whether the prisoner real
ly intended burning the car.
He is a Canadian and desires to re
turn to Canada. Another pardon was
to Lentz Laporte, of Catawba county
serving 12 months on the roads for
an assault with a deadly weapon.
His hand had to be amputated and is
in bad condition.
A charter was issued for the Bank
of Wallace, Duplin county, at a $50,
000 capital authorized and $5,000 sub
scribed, by S. A. Boney and others.
Another bank charter is for the
Bank of Dover, Craven county, at a
capital of $25,000 authorized and
$5,000 subscribed, by W. B. Blanford
and others.
The Piedmont Brick Co,, of Lowell,
N. C, was chartered at a $100,000 cap
ital, by A. D. McLenn and others.
The Hardy Hardware Co., of Scot
land Neck, was chartered at a $50,000
capital, by. Ira M. Hardy and others.
The Asheville Veneer Co. was char
tered at a $40,000 captial, by F. R.
Grant and others.
A fire last night destroyed the old
Seaboard Air Line and ; Raleigh, cntton
mill platform and warehouse north of
the cit3r, the loss being, about $5,000
covered by insurance.
Governor Glenn will leave the city
Wednesday morning and be away all
the remainder of the week. Wednes
day he will deliver an educational ad
dress at Pleasant Garden, Guilford
county, the occasion being n educa
tional rally. From Guilford he will go
to Charlotte as the guest of the Greater
Charlotte Club. Then to Fayetteville
where he will deliver an address es
pecially for the young men of the city
his noted address on "Is The Young
Man Safe?"
Governor Glenn has given out a
statement to the effect that as chair
man of the committee named by the
Forest Reserve Congress at Char
lotte recently he has. written to the
Governors of Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
and Florida, asking them, to appoint
committees of five for each of the
States to go to Washington in the in
terest of the forest reserve or Appa
lachian Park bill and that just as soon
as all the States send in their commit
tees he will fix the date for the dele
gation to appear before the House com
mittee in Congress and will go in per
son with the committee to Washing
ton. Governor Glenn is deeply interested
in the movement. It is not generally
known but it is a fact that the hearty
endorsement which President Rooser
velt gave to the forest reserve move
ment on the occasion of his visit to
Raleigh and at other places on his
southern trip last fall were at the so
licitation of Governor Glenn.
When he visited the president just
before his southern tour, President
Roosevelt asked him if there was any
thing that he wished him to treat es
pecially in his speech at Raleigh and
Gov. Glenn told him yes. That he would
consider it a special favor if he would
say something special about the forest
reserve movement.
Governor Glenn ,says he is informed ,
that the national senate is all right,
on the question but there is danger of
a block for the bill in the House. This
is the reason he is arranging for the
committee, from the states interested to
appear before the House Committee.
For more than twelve months there
has been only one county in the State
which has not had in its borders at
least one rural public school library.
This was Clay county, in the extreme
western section of the State. However
the State department of education this .
morning recived an application from
the county superintendent of Clay for
the State apportionment for. a library
so that in a very short time now there
will be at . least one library in every
county. The basis on which they are
established is for. the community to
raise ten dollars, the county commis
sioners donate ten dollars and then
the State, under the special act of the
legislature appropriates ah additional
ten dollars,, making thirty dollars.
There are now in the State about
1,400. of these libraries, distributed
through the State.
Mrs. W. H. Hood, while in the front
yard of her residence on East Martin
street this morning suddenly fell dead
in her tracks. She was seen to topple
oyer by. members of the family in the
house but she was; dead before aid
reached her. Death seemed to have
been istantaneous. She was the widow
of W. H. Hood who committed suicide
here two months ago under revolting
circumstances. It will be recalled that
ho, in comnanv with an abandoned wo
man drank about ' two dozen vials of
laudanum on Saturday night and were
found Sunday about noon dead in bed.
Mrs. Hood had been in poor health for
a number of years but was thought to
bo much improved. Her sudden death
i3 attributed to disease of the heart.
HOSPITAL FOR RUTHERFORDTON.
Noted Philadelphia Capitalists to
Erect a Large Hospital and Sanita
rium at Rutherfordton..
Special to The News.
Rutherfordton, N. C, March 13.
Two noted Philadelphia surgeons and
capitalists this evening closed a deal
with the town of Rutherfordton for the
old Rutherfordton Military Institute
building, and grounds, the considera
tion being $1500. The deal was made
through Mr. John C. Mills, their rep
resentative, the parties themselves not
wishing to be known in the transac
tion at this time. They propose to
erect an up-to-date hospital and san
itarium on the property, to cost $25,
000, which .will be fitted up with the
very latest conveniences, electric light
plant, waterworks, etc. The improve
ments will be begun at once and will
be completed by the first of September
when the institute will be opened up.
The gentlemen interested are very
wealthy and have ample capital back
of them.
While Rutherfordton. would be an
ideal situation for a sanitarium for
consumptives, we are assured that pa
tients of this class will not be taken.
It is the purpose of the gentlemen to
advertise the hospital extensively in
the Northern and Eastern cities where
they are well known. We are also in
formed that sites were offered them
at Asheville, Hendersonville and other
points, but this was considered the
finest climate and best location that
they could find for the institution.
Rutherfordton is indeed fortunate in
securing such an enterprise and will
look for great things to. come from
it.
TOWNSEND JOINT RESOLUTION.
House Committee on Inter-State and
Foreign Commerce. Make Favorable
Report on Resolution.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 13. The House
Committee on Inter-State and Foreign
Commerce decided to make a favorar
ble report on the Townsend joint reso
lution providing the appropriation of
$50,000. to enable the. Inter-State Com
merce Commission to investigate rail
ways and monopolies under the Tillman-Gillespie
joint resolution.
The Townsend resolution, -also - corn
rects other defects in . the Tillman
Gillespie resolution pointed out by the
President.
To Construct Bridge.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing
the construction of a bridge across
the Perdido river of Baldwin county,
Alabama.
A Naval Militia.
The, House Conmmtee on Naval
Affairs decided to make a favorable re
port on the Foss bill for the establish
ment of a naval militia by the various
States. It extends provisions of the
Dick Army Militia act to. the naval
militia, placing the same under control
of the Secretary of tne Navy.
Appropriation Bill.
The House considered the Legisla
tive, Executive and Judicial Appro
priation Bill, which carries a total of
$29,134,181.
Government Powder Factory.
The House committee on military
affairs decided to report favorably the
Hull bill appropriation $300,000 for,
a government powder factory.
FOR SHAW AND CHAMPAGNE-
Passaic Board of. Trade. Determined
Both Shall Grace. Its Banquet.
Passaie, N. J., March 13. The Pas
sic Board of Trade is arranging for a
banquet to be given April 3, at which
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw will be the guest of honor and
Governor Stokes and Senator Everett
Colby will speak.
The new rules of the Passaic Club,
where it was thought of holding the
banquet, prohibit the serving of alco
holic beverages, and "the only other
suitable place is Frances F. Willard-Me-mroial
Hall, owned by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. The Ac
quackanonk Club has no room, large
enough and there is a similar objection
to the Chateau Sneer, which has the
only other, hall.
The committee is . unwilling to cut
out the champagne and April 3. is
rather early for an out of door, ban
quet. The Passaic Theatre may be se
cured,, VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
Gets $60,000 From Morgan and. Miss
Helen Gould
Richmond, Va., Harch 13 An
nouncement was made at the Univer
sity of Virginia tonight, of . a gift of
$50,000 from Charles Steele, of-J- Pier
pont Morgan & Company, now, an
alumnus, and of $10,000 from Miss
Helen Miller Gould, of New York. Both
will 'be expended in the completion of
the University Hospital, which,, when
finished, will constitute a chain of . five
buildings. Miss Gould's, gift is. to pro
vide a ward for colored patients at the
hospital. .
Moving to Charlotte.
Mrs. John F. Wilson is breaking up
housekeeping this, week and will move
to Charlotte. She is. leaving her. house
hold goods with her son, Mr. B, W.
Boyd, and will take her. departure for
Charlotte Tuesday, dividing: her. time
between Charlotte and Gastonia in the
matter of residence. Here she lias two
sons, in Charlotte she. has a brother
and. three sisters. She will., make, her
home there will her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Cauble Gastonia Gazette..
NEW WAGE SCALE
ACCEPTED By III
Conferences Met in Washington
Where Much Work Had to be
Done. No Maximum or M.in
imum Limits were. Let. but Sub
stantial Increase Expected.
Telegraph and Station Agents
Pretty Generally Satisfied with
Result First Scale Ever Adopted
by the Road. Men Increased
tor Merit.
By Associated Press.
Washington March 13. The comr
mittea of five representing the tele
graphers and station agents of the
Southern Railway last night agreed
to accept the wage scale of that road.
The scale, as agreed upon, does not
contemplate a minimum or maximum
wage but has been adjusted with a
view of fitting each individual case.
In announcing a settlement had
been affected H. B. Perham, President
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
said:
"The committee representing the
telegraphers and station agents are
very well satisfied with the scale
agreed upon. While some employes
have grown a little impatient, since
negotiations were opened with the
Southern on December 7, those having
direct charge of matters knowing , the
immense amount of work necessary
before an acceptable scale could be
agreed on, have nothing but words, of
praise for the officials of the Southern.
"This is the first schedule that "has
been put in effect on the Southern, and
it was necessary for the conferees
to be:rin at the bottom.
"The wage scale, as agreed upon,
will be perpetual unless a change is
desired, and then notice of thirty days
is required before any action can be
taken.
"As there was no maximum or min
imum scale fixed, it would, of course
be impossible for me to state just what
the increase in wages will amount to.
In fact, in such cases we prefer that
such formation"' would . be given out
by the conipany. But from the fact that
the committee is satisfied, you can
easily draw the conclusion that sub
stantial increases have been granted
solely on individual merit."
. H. B. Spencer, General Manager of
the Southern Railway, when informed
that the committee had accepted his
proposals, stated that the schedule
submitted by the Company had for
its object a general readjustment of
wages along the entire Southern Rail
way Lines.
HAYES CASE NON-SUITED.
The Shaw Case Is Now Being Heard
in Superior Court.
At the conclusion of the evidence
for the plaintiff in the case of Samuel
Hayes against the Southern, counsel
for the defendant that a non-suit be
taken. This motion was argued by
Col. W. B, Rodman and Mr. L. C. Cald
well for the defendant company, and
Messrs. A. G. Majmim and James A.
Bell for the plaintiff. "
Judge Bryan decided that the case
should be non-suited, therefore the de
fence put up no testimony. As The
News stated yesterday afternoon,
Samuel Hayes, a negro, brought suit
against the Southern for $10,000 dam
ages because of the loss of a leg, at
King's Mountain, in May, 1903. The
case was non-suited in Mecklenburg
court and an appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court, which court remand
ed it back to the lower court without
an opinion.
It seems that Hayes accepted $125
from an agent of the Southern. The
negro claimed that the road's agent
said he would be paid $125 and get a
life-time, job with the company, at a
salary of $25 per month. The defend
ant company ' admitted paying the
$125, but said there was. no cbntract
for a life-time job.
This afternoon the case of Mrs. Bes
sie Shaw against the Seaboard Air
Line was called. " This is V damage
suit for $25,000. Mrs. Shaw alleges
that she was permanently injured by
the negligence of the defendant com
pany. She is represented by Stewart
and McRae, and the Seaboard Air Line
by Judge Armistead Burwell and Mr.
E. T. Cansler.
JOHN WILLIAMS MARRIES.
New.York Banker Takes Authoress for
Wife Will Tour Europe. '
Fall River, Mass. March 13 Mary J.
MacDonald, daughter of Mrs. Edward
MacDonald, a graduate of the city' high
school and of Radcliffe College, and a
writer of note, was married in New
York at St. Francis Xayier's Church
on 16th Street last Saturday by ' the
Rev. Father VanRenssalaer S. J., to
John Williams, senior partner of John
Williams & Co., bankers and brokers,
at No. 41 and 45 Wall Street, New
York. '
Mrs. Williams was the plaintiff in a
breach of promise suit against Patrick
Kieran, superintendent of 1 the local
water, works system, getting a' verdict
of $20,000. The couple will sail for
Europe shortly.
Mr. Ed. Overcash, the contractor, is
building a handsome cottage on Eliza
beth Avenue, next to the Misenheim
mer residence
TO ATTRACT TOURISTS.
Efforts Being Made To Attract Tour
ists To North Carolina Mountains
Effort to Stop Wrestling Matches.
Asheville, March 13. An active
campaign has already been begun
by the Asheville board of trade to
turn to this city the northward travel
of Florida tourists which has already
begun. Last year tne board of trade
adopted the policy of actively adver
tising Asheville in the Florida resorts
and as a result the city enjoyed one
of the most prosperous seasons in
its history.
Secretary W. F. Randolph has gone
to the Florida resorts where he will
superintend the distribution of matter
descriptive of this city and will lend
his personal efforts to the calling of
this city to the attention of he tour
ists now making ready for their an
nual migration northward.
Already the movement fhas begun
and an unusually large number of
strangers for this season of the year
are in evidence here.
A buffet service was yesterday ad
ded to the chair car line between
Asheville and Augusta, and the rail
ways will make every effort for the
attraction and accommodation of pas
senger travel.
Hardy Chambers, a prominent farm
er of the Reems creek section of Bun
combe county, was. Friday night
knocked down by a shifting engine in
the yards of the Southern railway here
and sustained injuries the nature of
which are not yet, fully known' to
the physicians. In addition to these
possible internal injuries, he was bad
ly shocked and bruised.
A statute , is now in preparation
which will probably prevent the hold
ing many more wrestling matches be
tween professionals in this city, or,
if they persist will at least compel
the wrestlers to pay dearly for their
fun.
There has been much complaint in
reference to these exhibitions with
their, attendant betting features, and
the board of aldermen have had the
matter under advisement for some
time with the result that the mayor
has decided to commission the city,
attorney to draft an ordinance pro
viding a heavy special tax for all ex
hibitions of this character. The idea
in this is to tax the wrestlers out of
commision. Mayor Barnard has stated
that the supreme court having held
that betting on games of strength and
skill is not unlawful, this is the only
remedy he can think of for putting
a stop to what he considers to be an
evil. Aside from their demoralizing
features, the principals of these
matches and their managers have
transferred from the people of this
section to their pockets thousands of
dollars.
CACUS POSTPONED.
Because of Reception to Governor Pen
nypacker Cac.is is Put Off.
By Associated Press.
Was-'gton March 13. On account
pi "the reception tomorrow
uight to Governor Pennypacker of
Pennsylvania, the Republican Stated
hod caucus has been postponed un
til Thursday afternoon.
MANY FUNERALS ARE
BEING HELD TO-DAY
Streets Crowded with People
Mourning the Loss ot Loved
Ones who Perished in Mine.
List of Dead Now Estimated at
1,212.
By Associated Press.
Paris, March 13. Hundreds of fun
erals are being held at the towns sur
rounding Courrieres, where the mine
disaster Saturday resulted in the loss
of over 1,000 lives.
Snow has fallen, but the lines of the
mourners fill every road, many of
them carrying caskets as the numbers
of hearses obtainable are insufficient.
The company's latest figures show
there were 1,212 victims.
ON CLOSER RELATIONS.
Committee Will Organize At: First
Church Tomorrow Morning at 11 O'
clock. The delegates, representing the Re
formed and Presbyterian ' churches In
the United States, will arrive in Char
lotte, tonight, organizing at.the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow morn
ing ?.t 11 o'clock. Rev. Dr. J. Preston
Searle, of the Reformed church in
America, of New Brunswick N. J.
will preside oyer the meetings as
chairman ' and Rev. Dr. W. H. Rob
berts, of Philadelphia ; will act as
clerk.
The sessions will be held in the
main body ' of. the church every morn
ing and afternoon, the hour of meet
ing to be fixed by the committeemen
at the ' ' session tommorrow
morning. Owing to the revival services
that are tjcing held in the various:
churches in the city it Is probably that
there will be no evening session, ail
the business being transacted at the
morning and afternoon sessions.
In "honor of the delegates the ladies;
of . the Reformed and ' Presbyterian ;
churches of the city will give a fecep-;
tion tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock
at the Presbyterian College. ' ' i
All Presbrterian and. A. R. Presby
terian ministers "of the county and
and all ministers of all "denominations
in Charlotte, with their wives are ex
pected, at this reception. Besides this
the invitation is general to all adult
members of the Presbyterian and
Associate Reformed : Presbyterian
churches of Charlotte, and to "any
members of the churches represented
who may be residing in 'Charlotte." "
BILL PROHIBITING
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To Campaign Committees for
Election Puipose.?. Measure
Now Before Senate Commi and"
if Thought Inefficient It will
be Doctored to Suit the Case, i
Tillman Offers to Give Comm.
Namessof Banks with his In
formants who Gave $15,000 or
More for Campaign. Comm. Says
Contributions Shall be. Felony.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 13. The senate
committee on privileges and - elections
instructed the. sub-committee, consist
s
com
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ing of Senators. Foraker, Knox and
Bailey, to examine the several bills
before the. senate to prohibit national
banks from contributing money for
campaign purposes and report wheth
er, in their opinion, any of these meas
ures, if enacted into law, would pre
vent such evils in the future.
The committee was instructed to
draft a bill if the pending measures are
not satisfactory.
The action taken is the result of . a
hearing given Senator. Tillman today
in support of his resolution directing
an inquiry whether, since March 4,
1893, any payments have been made
by national banks to carry on any po
litical campaign. Tillman stated to the
committee that he had. positive evi
dence that certain national banks had
made such payments but he declined
to disclose his evidence. It was the
opinion of the committee that such
contributions should be effectually pro
hibited and there should be a law mak
ing it a felony for any officer of bank
to contribute funds of. the bank to aid
in any campaign. '
Tillman informed the committee that
in the campaign of. 1896 he knew of one
city where six or seven banks con-,
trlbuted to political funds, the entire
amount aggregating $16,000. or $17,000.
He said if the committee cared to en
ter upon, an investigation he would give
the name of the city, names of, banks
and the . name of his informant.
Several members of the committee
declared it. would be unwise to enter
upon a general inyestigation and , tho ;
best policy would be to prevent, such
contributions in the future.
Government Powder Factory.
The Senate Committee on Appropria
tions has added an amendment to the
Fortifications Appropriation bill pro
viding for a government powder f ac- (
tory.
The Senate passed a bill authori- -zing
the Mobile Railway Company to
construct bridges across the Dog and
Fowl rivers in Alabama
Senator Simmons addressed the
Senate on the railroad Rate Bill. He .
gave practically all his attention to
the right of Congress; to . confer upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission
the power to fix rates, contending that '
such right exists beyond a question.
SOCIALISTS CAUSE TROUBLE.
A Band of What is Considered Social
ists Cause Much Discontent An
Organization Formed.
Greenville, March 13. Capitalists,
promoters, of industrial enterprises,
and business . men generally, here are
very much worried by a socialistic
organization which is gathering in
numbers by the score, the majority of
whom are ignorant cotton mill opera
tives past middle age.
The organization has been working
secretly for some time and the minds
of a great many working men have
become inflamed with socialistic lit
erature and solicitations of the so
called socialistic organizers working
heareabput.
Two weeks ago the organization
rented from Greenville Lodge, I. O.O.
F., No. 65, the use of its hall for a
meeting place. The Odd. Fellows
Lodge rented the hall under some
misapprehension or misitepresienta
tion of the real character pi the new .
organixation, and at its last meeting
recinded its action, and barred its .
doors against the socialistic following.
Renting this hall and afterwards '
being denied the privilege of its use,
caused the work of the socialists to
become known here .since which time
the leaders have been very active;
It is claimed that the local organi- .
zatipn is a branch of: the Socialist
party with headquarters in Chicago,
fhe cotton mill presidents are loathe
to believe the organization here is a
branch of any political party, but
rather they believe that it is a secret
organization with a purpose, no less
than that of banding together a set
of men, who may in time make a bold
strike at" capital.
. The organization is strictly secret,
which would indicate that it is not
a branch of the Socialist party. The
organizers are going to make other
towns and cities in this section where
cotton mill labor is employed, ft is
said that this is the "first city in the
south to have su.ch an organization;
It may be after all that ' this 'is a
branch of Socialism which is rapidly
growing all over the world, the real
principals of which are said to "be
collective ownership, not only of land,
but railroads, telegraphs, telephones,
express companies, coal mines," oil
wells, steel mills, sugar refiners, and
the like, and to hold the balance in
which is weighed political power.