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o HE CHiLBIOTTE V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV- 6274 CHARLOTTE, N C, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1906. PRICE: 3 CENT IHE MARINE BAND HAS BEEN SECURED BY MAYOR M President R&osevelt Warmly Re ceives Charlotte's Mayor and Says Anything we Want for our Big Celebration n May, the Government will Aid us. Marine Soldiers are Coming in Addit!on to the Cavalry and In fantry Troops. Mayor M'Ninch will Return Home in the Morn ing. Special to The News. Washington, March 30. By appoint ment I called on President Roosevelt at 11 o'clock this morning. When my errand was explained which was to secure the Marine Band and some Ma rine soldiers in addition to the troop of Cavalry from Fort Mrer and the infantry from Fort . McPherson, he said: "Certainly Mr. Mayor. You shall have them and anything else you wish You are entitled to whatever you wish tor the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence . No argument needed. Mr. Secretary, give orders to this 'ef fect." I have accomplished all I desire. The President feels most kindly to wards our community and his expres sions were most gratifying. Surely he is our friend and is entitled to our utmost regard. S. S. McNinch. PRESIDENT INTERESTED. He Promises Mayor McNinch to See That Our Declaration is Officially Recognized. By Associated Press. Washington, March 30. Mayor S. S. McNinch, of Charlotte, North Carolina, accompanied by Major Walter G. Coleman, of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, discussed with the President the celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to be held at Charlotte May 21, 22 and 23rd, next. They told the President that the celebration had been an annual af fair at Charlotte for many years and the Mecklenburg Declaration ante dates, the declaration of the 4th of July, 1776, by several weeks. They asked the President that official recog nition of the celebration, which is to be made particularly notable this year, b(; given by the national govern ment. The President promised to direct the proper authorities to send to Char lotte on the occasion of this celebra tion, Troop E., of the Thirteenth Cav alry, one of the crack drilled organi zations of the army; a company of Marines and the Marine Band, from Washington, and two companies of in fantry from Fort McPherson, at At lanta, Georgia. In addition to the United States forces, the State troops from North Carolina and other Southern States will participate in the celebration. The feature of the event will be a prize drill between Confederate Vet trans and memebrs of the G. A. R., under tactics prevailing during the civil war. Mayor McNinch will arrive home in the raornins from Washington. His mission to Washington has been won derfully successful and the people will applaud. There seems to be every indication that President Roosevelt will lend his aid to our celebration and will do all in his power to contribute to its suc cess. After the return of Mayor Mc Ninch to the city plans for the big celebration will mature quickly. Char lotte is going to celebrate in grand stylo and there is no sort of doubt about this. TO PROTECT NON-UNION MEN. Temporary Injunction Against Union Printers Who Are On Strike. By Associated Press. Washington, March . 30. In the Su preme Court of the District of Colum bia, Justice Stafford, on the petition of the Washington Typothetae, grant ed a temporary injunction against the union printers of this city, who are on a strike for an eight hour day, . re straining them from interfering with non-union employes. The court refused to issue an order regarding the boycott of open shops, holding that there was not sufficient grounds. ACTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY. Missouri Suoreme Court Decides That Circuit Court Acted Without Au thority. By Associated Press. Jefferson City, Mo., March 30. The Missouri Supreme Court announced its decision that the St. Louis County Cir cuit Court acted without authority when it nnnointer receiver for $200,- 000 of the People's United States Bank ot St. Louis, of which E. U.. Lewis i president. Note Teller Short $34,000. By Associated Press. New York Marrh 30. 'Joseph P. Tinney, note ? teller in : the National Bank of North America, has . been ar rested and arraigned in the police court, eharered with stealing $34,000. Alleged speculations have been going H1KCH on twenty-five years. MORE BULGARIANS ARRESTED. A Woman and Two Men Thought To oc implicated in Minneapolis Mur-i aer. By Associated Press. Cleveland, March 30. The police of Fostena Ohio, last night took off of Nickle Plate train, three Burgarians, a woman and two men, thought to he im plicated in the sextuple tragedy in Min neapolis, Tuesday night. The three persons whpn arrpstpri TmH tickets from Minneapolis to New York, ciuu die Deneved to be three of a party of twelve, which lured three stran gers into their boarding house in Min neapolis and in a bloody knife . battle, killed three men. three of their own number being killed in the fight. Bulgarians Released. Later the threo Bulgarians vere re leased having shown that they were in no way implicated in the tragedy. SALOON KEEPER MURDERED. ., Beaten To Death With A Billiard Cue. Revenge the Motive. By Associated Press. New York, March 30. Ferdinand Sprecles, a saloon keeper and a man of unusual strength, was found beaten to death, with billiard cue, in his saloon in Thirtieth Avenue. The murder was committeed after one o'clock this morning. The tables and chairs were upset and glasses smashed as if they had been used as missiles. The police say they believe either revenge or hatred inspired the murder, since more than $200 in cash was left untouched in the barroom. FOR THE OPEN DOOR. Mayor Dunne Will Give Negro Equal Chance For Employment. Unions Indorsed. By Associated Press. Chicago, March 30. Labor Unions among municipal employes were in dorsed emphatically by Mayor Dunne last night, at a street car men's meet ing. That they should not strike was his only proviso. The mayor also de clared that the nesro shall have an equal chance in obtaining employ ment on the cars after municipaliza tion of street car systems. SPECIAL JURY APPOINTED District Attorney Jerome Made Speci al Grand Jury to Investigate Insur ance Matters. By Associated Press. New York, March 30. justice uow ling in the Supreme Court . granted tho application made yesterday by District Attorney Jerome for a special grand jury to investigate Insurance matters. Tho special Jury will be call ed about-May tne first. : Governor Pattison's Condition By Associated Press. Columbus, March 30. Governor Pattison, passed a more favorable night than was anticipated and is rest ing quietly today. The cotton receipts at the local platform today amounted to 19 bales at 114 cents. For the same day last year 75 bales were received at 1 cents. Decide to Disregard the Action of the Indianopolis Convention. Companies; will Pay the Ad vance Demanded, Although Miners are Now well Paid. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, March 39. Sight thous and miners in the employ of the Key stone Coal and Ccke Company and Jamison Coal and Coke Company in this locality", have decided to continue work regardless cf the Indianapolis convention.' ) Both companies will pay the ad vance demanded, although the miners are now getting a trifle more than that paid to the River miners and those in the Irwin district. SHOOTS HIS WIFE. She Had J'ist Been Released From Assylum for Insane. Windsor, Conn. March 30. Wil liam Howard Tucfcer, iwemy-iour years old, son of a Hartford policeman killed his wife here today in a cold blooded manner. , . Tucker married .Nellie Donnelly, of Thompsonville, two years ago. She was two vears older than he. The two did not get on well together during the last year and two months ago Mrs Tucker was committed u uie insane asylum at Middleton. She was disohareed as cured a few days ago, ans inst.Pfl.d of groins; home came here and went to work as housekeeper for Fred Baker at Wilson's Station. Tucker was consumed with jeal- Ho ramft here from Hartford yesterday to see his wife, but lost heart at the last moment. This mornr inr he returned and marched out to Fred Baker's house. Mrs, Tucker was working over a washtub. As Tucker strode toward his wife Bakers little daughter stood : m way The man swept the child aside or,'n fronted his wife. As she p Thrift the tub he -drew a revolver from the outer pocket of his coat and shot her oyer the right eye. ...... Oh He has shot me!" Mrs. Tuck er cried, and fell dead at her hus band's feet. The man was arrested. He refuses to make any statement. . . ; PinSBURG MINERS CONTINUE WORK TELEGRAMS TO r? THE PRESIDENT ARE PUBLISHED One from John H. -Winder Pro poses that the President Ap' point a Commission to Investi gate all Matters Bearing on Scale of Wages to be Paid. The Other Telegram Denies the Statements Contained -in the First one, Claiming that it Does not Represent the Real Facts. President Takes no Action, By Associated Press. Washington, March 30 President Roosevelt authorized the publication of two telegrams received by him last night. One camo from John H. Winder, Chairman of the Bituminous Coal Op erators Association at Indinapolis and the other from John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America and Francis L. Robbins larg est coal operator in the Pittsburg dis trict. The telegram from Winder propos es that the President appoint a com mission to investigate all the matters which in the judgement of such a commission had important bearing on the scale of wages which should be paid all classes of labor in the coal mines of the territory involved. He proposes that tho commission re port to the President its findings to gether with recomendations. The tele gram, signed by Mitchell and Robbins takes issue with the statement made in the telegram, signed by Winder saying it does not represent the real facts. They assert; that one half of the total tonnage in Western Penn sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois is produced by operators who are willing to pay tho compromise scale. The President has taken no action in the matter as yet. It can be said, at this timo that the President occupies the same position that he has occupied for several weeks. He is anxious that the strike be avoided, but it is known he does not think the present moment oppor tune for, Government interference.' The subject was discussed at the Cab inet meeting. President Baer Not Informed. New York, March 30. President Baer, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, sent . President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, a message asking if it was true that the pending negotiations of the anthracite miners had been ordered to strike April 1st., He stated that at tne anthracite opera tors headquarters they had not re ceived any word from Indianapolis telling of the order for the hard. coal miners to strike. Mitchell Has Information. Indianapolis March 30. President Mitchell said to the Associated Press that he had not received president Baer's message. " vVhen I do," said he, "I. will send him a copy of the state ment given to the Associated Press last night announcing that such action had been taken." Nothing to Say Yet. At the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting the President made the an nouncement through Secretary Loeb that there was nothing to, say at this time. It was added that he had not yet replied to either of the telegrams. ARTIST BURNED TO DEATH Aged Woman Perished in Fire Which Destroyed Her Cottage. Asbury Park, N. J., March 30. In a mysterious fire that, consumed her cottage at Brielle, near the Manas quan river, Miss B. C. Darby, an aged artist, was burned to death early this morning. It is thought the woman was suffocated by smoke before the fire was discovered. The blaze com municated to the cottage, of Rev. A. C. Dennett, which was also destroyed. The residence of C. H. Freeman, ad joining was badly damaged. ; The charred body of Miss Darby was discovered at daylight. . The head, arms and legs were burned .off. Miss Darby is said to have been a famous painter of decorated China. She had two sisters residing in New York. While the origin of the fire is a mys tery, a theory of robbery and murder and arson tov conceal the crime ad vanced by some of the natives is gen erally discredited. Coroner Cravatt, of Freehold, is investigating: the case. ANTI-HAZING BILL. Conference Considering Hazing at Annapolis Reach Complete Agree ment. By Associated Press. v Washington, . March . 30. The con ferees on the Anti-Hazing Bill : for Annapolis Naval Academy reached a complete agreement, retaining the House substitute ; with an amendment to the first section. -This section pro vides for the dismissal of midshipmen from the academy by the superinten dent for other causes then hazing. The amendment substitutes , that when an issue of fact is raised be tween specifications or dismissal and. the answer of the midshipman it shall be, . determined by. a special board of inquiry. This does not apply, how ever, to the question raised in record of midshipmen disclosed by remerit records. , - ELKS. ELECTION.. . -fcfe -. The Annual Meeting In Greensboro. Greensboro Couple Marry Here. Special to The News. ; Greensboro, March 30. Miss Fannie Hellen has resigned her position in the office of the Western Union Tlegraph Company and left last night for a visit in Charlotte. She will return to Greens boro in a few weeks and take a posi tion in St. Leo's Hospital to complete her course to become a trained nurse, having already served two years in this line. Capt. R. O. Whitaker, who recently gave up the insurance business to re sume railroading, has been made yard master at Greenville, S. C. Mr. John E. Sockwell, a very popu lar young bachelor" "grocer here, gave his friends a surprise by going to Char lotte Wednesday and coming back Thursday night with a charming bride, spending the night at the McAdoo hotel. Yesterday the bridal couple went to McLeansville to spend the day with relatives at the home of the bride. She i? a charming young woman and was Miss Sallie Fryar of McLeansville. She has for two years been teach ing near Charlotte. Her school closed Wednesday, the groom to-be, being an interested spectator of the closing ceremonies. As soon as they were con cluded the couiue drove to Charlotte and at 7:30 were married by Dr. How erton. The annual meeting of the local lodge of Elks was held last night with the folio wins results: Exalted Ruler, David Dreyfus; Es teemed Leading Knight, D. H. Collins; Esteemed Loyal Knight, John N. Wil son; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, C. J. Lambe; Secretary, W. I. Underwood; Treasurer, T. L. McLean; Trustee for three years, L. J. Brandy; Represen tative to the Grand Lodge at Denver, Col. L. J. Brandt. s PRICE ISSUES STATEMENT. On the Strength of Which Cotton Goes . Up a Dollar a Bale. By Private Wire to Charlotte. Cotton Exchange. New York March 30. Theodore Price in a signed statement says: "I take this method of replying to a number of telegrams received by me asking for an explanation or a justifi cation, or an apology for the decline in the market, which after an advance 'oi nearly a cent a' pound, has reacted 20 points. : . "It seems to me no justification is necessary. No market that I ever heard of advanced continuously and uninterruptedly. . If it did it would be an extremely unhealthy one: Moreever, no attempt is being made by me to ..supjf it-, the market nor is such an attempt being made by any one acting under my advice. If the market can't support itself, it is (like most dependent individuals) unworthy of support. I have bought some cot ton, which I still own. I expect to sell it at a higher price, but I am not going to buy cotton all the time because of this expectation and those who differ with me will no doubt sell short. "It is the aggressive short selling on the part of those , firms or individuals whorwere virtually bullish at 12 cents per pound that has caused the recent recession in values, but I do not think their operation sufficiently important to upset the. law of supply and demand, which in my opinion, points to much higher prices for cotton. "Briefly, I am a bull on cotton for the following reasons: " 'First, the figures of spinners tak ings now being published from week to week, indicate the rate of consump tion far larger, than I had previously anticipated and so large as to insure almost a complete exhaustion of exist ing supplies before the end of. the seo son, unless indeed the consumption shall be checked by a radical advance in prices. " "Second. Because during the past five years the South has only once pro duced a crop of over eleven million bales, which was in a sense a 'freak of nature,' resulting from the most mar velous concatenation of favorable con ditions ever known in the history of the trade. " 'Third.. Because it is becoming more and more evident that the ad vance in price of labor and its diver sion from agriculture and manufactur ing and industrial pursuits, is render ing it almost impossible for the South much to increase . its acreage .. next year.' "Under, these circumstances, and. in as much as there seems but a slim possibility of any such crop I believe cotton must either go to a price that will check consumption or induce an ultimate increase in production. Late ness of the crop, consequent upon bad weather . recently reported is but an incident in the situation, which will serve still further to intensify action of the influences above mentioned. "THEODORE H. PRICE." THE QUARANTINE BILL. Quarantine Bill to Be Special Order i - House oh Next Tuesday. By Associated Press. Washington. March 30. The House Committee on Rules agreed on a spe rial rule making the Quarantine Bill a special order in the House for next Tuesday. The measure is a general extension of the Federal powers in the yellow fever' quarantine. . Appropriation Bill..' The House resumed its considera tion of the Legislative Appropriation Bill. Public Building Bill. The House Committee on Public Biuldings and Grounds agreed to re port on the Public Building Bill carry- ins appropriations aggregations $20,- uuo.000. Te details of the bill will not e disclosed until the' report is finally completed, which will be in about ten days. . ' ' ' . The bill admits denatured alcohol free for use in arts and. industries and for fuel, light and power. Tho House committee on Ways and Means authorized a favorable report on the Free Alcohol bill. GOVERNOR GLEIIII receives letter From gov, warmer The Governor of Michigan Writes that North Carolina has no Cause for Embarrassment. Re- fuse Guifts of N. C Bondhold ers. Regarding May Celebration. VI r. Baily's Heart Touched by the Forlorn Condition ot a Hungar ian in Trouble. The Chadwick Meetings Closed. Other Inters esting N 6WS. Special to The News. Raleigh, March 30. Governor Glenn returned this morning from the Wes tern part of the State and found await ing him a letter: from Governor War ner, of Michigan, relative to the re cent action of Michigan in declining the gift of the North Carolina bond holders. N In the letter Governor Warner as sures Governor Glenn he "May rest as sured no action will be taken, by Mich igan that will ; cause North Carolina any embarrassment or litigation." This action is due to Gov. Glenn's statement of the facts. Governor Glenn has received from the Secretary of War a letter in which he grants Gov- j ernor Glenn's request for the United States troops to participate in the great Mecklenburg Declaration of In dependence . celebration at Charlotte May 20. He writes that if possible, he will send battalions of both infantry and artillery. - . John Chupert who came to this sec-1 tion from Hungary and cannot speak j a word of English was arraigned today j before Judse .Council to- answer the charge of stealing potatoes and cab bage from a farmer near New Hill. He had. been in jail awaiting trial three months. He had no counsel and sub mitted his case. The fellow had an ex ceptionally bright face. He submitetd to the charge. It was not until the Judge asked him if he had anything to say for himself that he discovered that the man could not speak English. No one seemed to know anything about the case except that one man from the section where the theft was made said that the young man had said that he stole the potatotes and cabbage be cause he was hungry. Several lawyers in the bar volunteered pleas one way and another for the prisoner so that finally the charge was changed to for cible trespass so that the judge need not send the man to the roads. Then judgment was suspended, on the pay ment of the costs which were, paid by Raleigh's worthy postmaster, C. T. Bailey who had never heard; of the case before but had his sympathy aroused during the investigation by the court. " A determined effort is being made to organize a country club for Raleigh especially with a ,view to providing golf links for hundreds of tourists who pass through Raleigh north , and southbound and could be induced to stop over, many of them, if there was a golf links that they could use. It is expected that a club well backed will be . organized within the - next few weeks. ' ' An illustration of the confusion that may arise from the use of "Jim Crow" Bibles in court occurred in Wake Su perior Court this morning and consti tutes a good joke. Judge Councill and Solicitor Armistead Jones, E. A. John son, the well known colored lawyer who holds a clerkship in the office of the United States District attorney here and has written books and other publications of note, was a witness in a case in which Daniel Jeffreys, a ne gro school teacher, was arraigned for disposing of a mule on which there was a mortgage. Lawyer Johnson was a character witness for Jeffreys and when the Solicitor called him to the stand he called out "Mr. Johnson take the stand." He had not been sworn and Deputy Sheriff Sears handed him the Bible kept in the court for administer ing oaths to negroes. Judge Councill, from the. bench, being under the im pression that Johnson was a white man said: "Mr. Sheriff, you have given the wit ness the wrong Bible, that one over there is the one for the use of white people," indicting another .testament on the table. Not that I am any stickler about such matters, but if there are to be kept different Bibles for . the races then you must not get them mixed that way." Have different places for them and keep them there. Hence such mistakes as this will not be made." Deputy Sheriff Sears changed the Bi bles, handins Johnson the "white folks"- Bible, no explnation being made by anyone to the court. However the clerk was so amused at the incident that he had difficulty in administer ing the oath to the witness. The school teacher on trial, who contended that he had only leased the mule to a party for a term of months, was adjudged to be at least technically guilty and required to pay. $10 fine and COSfS. : . J ' -". : ' The old Corrollton Hotel, corner of FayetteviUe and Cabarrus streets is being torn down to give place to three modern apartment houses on FayetteviUe street and two cottages on Cabarrus street. Work will begin in a few days on the handsome office building on Mar tin street between the Tucker building and the Capitol Club building. The lat ter is, it is understood, to lease the third floor of the new building to be used in connection with the club, rooms as apartments to be let . to members or their friends visiting in the city. ; The series of revival services under the auspices of the Raleigh Evangeli cal Alliance, by Dr. Chadwick, the dis tinguished theologian of Leeds, Eng land closed tonight or rather Dr. Chad wick preached his last sermon of the series tonight at the Tabernacle Bap tist church. They have been highly suc cessful, quickening Christian life among the membership of all the churches and bringing about sevarl hundred professions. REVIVAL SERVICES. Good Meeting at Rutherford College. Personal Notes. .. Special to The News. Rutherford College, March 30. A good meeting is in progress now. Ser vices are conducted , in the; college chapel. The preaching is being done by. Rev. R. M. Courtney. He is an earnest talker, presenting with force and power, yet with simplicity He truths of the Gospel Message. He preaches so as to touch the hearts of men and ctuise them to turn from the errors of their way. Revs. Evans and Ferrell, of Granite Falls, were pleasant visitors in our town last night. They were present at chapel exercises today and addressed the student body. Mr. A. P. Ratledge, president of the College Y. M. C. A., returned yester day from the . Inter-State Convention. He reports a fine meeting. Mr. Ed Beam has moved his family to Rutherfordton, where he goes in mercantile business. Mr. L. E. Webb, of Morganton, has his tent here prepared to do photo graph work. Mr. Poteat, a photographer of Lin colnton, spent yesterday and today here in the interest of his work SEVERAL CO'S. CHARTERED. : 1 Companies at Charlotte, Morganton, Tarboro and Cliffside Receive Char ters. Special to The News. Raleigh, March 30. A charter was issued today for the Great Southern Benevolent and Realty Co., of Char lotte, at $50,000. E. J. Young, A. A. Wyche and others being the incorpor ators. The Morganton Commission and Bottling Co., of Morganton, was char tered at a capital of $20,000 by J. M. Mull, W. W. McCall and others. Also the Dunbar Lumber Co., of Tar boro, at a $100,000 capital by Geo. H. Howard, G. A. Holderness and others. The J. F. Alexander Lumber , Co., of Cliff Side, Rutherford county, was also chartered , at -a- capital of $15,000 .by G, E. Young and others. GREENE-GAYNOR. Captain Charles Sweeney Testified in - Case .Today. , By Associated Press. Savannah, " March 30. Captain Charles Sweeney, a seaman who had been in the employ of Greene and Gay- nor, testified at the trial that he had often heard Carter tell Cooper, super vising engineer, to keep the work up to the specifications and had heard Cooper tell Carter the work was "get ting on finely." -' BLOCKADES TRACK Six Hundred Yards of Eaith Loos ened by Recent Rains Fell Last Night Upon Track Near Swan nannoa Tunnel. Track Com- pletely Blocked. Special to The News. Asheville, March 30. Six hundred yards of earth loosened by the trains of the past few days, fell last night on the Southern railroad tracks to the East of Swanhanona tunnel, complete ly blocking the road. Passenger train No. 35, West bound, due hereat 1 o'clock last night, was caught at Old Fort and returned around by Marion and Spartanburg, arriving here this afternoon. Men are at work clearing the debris away but at least two days will be re quired for this. BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING. Miss Othello Morrow Married to Mr. John Magness. Beautiful Ceremony. Reception Followed. Special to The News. Rutherfordton, March 30. A beauti ful wedding was that at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Morrow on North Main street Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when their charming daughter, Miss Bonnie Othello Morrow and Mr. John M. Magness, of Shelby, plighted their troth and were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Rev. J. D. Arnold, ot the Methodist church, performed the ceremony in his usual and impressive manner. The bride is quite popular,, in this, her home town, and while her friends, wishing her every happiness, they regret that she . will be taken away from Rutherfordton, where she is well known and appreciated for her many charming traits. The groom is a promising young business man of our neighboring town, being ' manager of the Shelby Printing Company, of that place. A delightefud reception followed the ceremony, after which the couple took the Southern train for their fu ture home, The out-of-town - guests were: Mr .and Mrs. M. H. Morrow, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Osborne and Mrs. B. E. Thompson, of Blacksburg; and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Austell, of Shelby. GREAT MASS OF DIRT Fourteen Taken from Mine! After Being Prisoners for More than Two Weeks. Subsisted on Hay from Stables , and Bits of Foodi - ' Other Entombed Miners May be Rescued. Their Signals Have Bee.i Heard. Account ot Hor rible Existence in Mine. Ate Horse Flesh. By Associated Press. Lens, France, March 30. Fourteen of the twelve hundred miners who were entombed In the coal mines at Courrieres, twenty days ago, were taken from the 'mine alive and well, today. They had lived on hay, found in one ot the underground stables, and mor-. sels of food which they took into the mine with them, nearly three weeks ago. All attempts to rescue the en tombed men had been abandoned more than two weeks ago. Others May Be Rescued. It is said that other entombed min ers are alive, and about to be brought out, their signals having been heard. One of the men rescued said for the first eight days the party ate bark off the timbering of the mine. Later they found the decomposed Jsody of a horse, which they cut up and ate with hay. COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Will Meet Saturday April 7, to Name Date for Primary. 1 Chairman j James A. Bell, - of the county executive committee, has de cided to call a meeting of the commit tee A'yril 7. i ; - , " : At this meeting a date will be nam ed for holding the county primary elections and to transact any Business that may come before the committee. It is generally conceded that the pri mary will be held in July or, August. A majority of the voters seem to think that a late primary will be best. The voters, many of them, have not paid their poll tax, and if this require ment is not met by May lst.'all such will not be entitled to vote. The News again reminds the people that unless their poll tax is paid within the next 30 days, all such will be de barred from the polls. DAIRYMEN EMPLOY COUNSEL. Mr. H. N. Pharr Retained By the Smaller Dairymen. - The "city fathers"; and city dairy men are in conference this afternoon at the city hall, relative . to the milk inspection law that was introduced at the last regular meeting of the board of aldermen. A majority of the dairymen are at the meeting to take part in the discussion and Dr. Tait Butler, State Veterinarian of Raleigh, is also there. . it is understood that ifO of .the main features of the bill that are consid ered impractical by the' dairymen, are the lowering of the temperature from 45 degrees to 60 and that half of the cost of condemned cattle shall fall on the city. There are other features to be discussed. , .. , ; The smaller dairymen of the city held a meeting this morning at . the court house, and decided to employ a' lawyer to take care of their interests. Mr. H. N. Pharr, of the firm of Pharr and Bell was retained and a commit tee of three was appoinaed to go over the bill with him. showing the objec tionable features. ' Racing Autos. Kill Child. By Associated Press , Chicago, March 30. Mrs. Frank Mc Dermott and her one-year-old baby were run down in a race between two automobiles in Michigan avenue. The child was killed. Mrs. Dermott's in juries are so serious that she is not expected to recover. Two chauffeurs alone in their machines, were rac ing, one of them hugging the curb. Mrs McDermott was wheeling her baby and had just pushed the go-cart into the street at . Twenty-fourth, street when both. were run dowm Ben jamin Edawrds, employed by Apperson Bros., No. 894 Wabash avenue, was ar rested for the killing. The name of the other man is known to the police but he has not yet been arrested. THE 1903 WAGE SCALE.' Effort to Restore the Wage1 Scale of 1903 for Mining Day Labor.; By Associated Press. "- . . Indianapolis, March 30. President Mitchell called the national convention of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica to order. , President H. C. Perry, of the Illinois miners, offered a resolu tion authorizing the ."National and Dis trict officials to make agreements with any and all parties engaged in the operations of the coal mines to pro-' vide for the restoration of the scale paid in 1903 for mining day labor and dead work for a5, period of two years beginning April 1, 1906 in a Contract of the competitive tield and equivalent of the above demands to be the basis in all the bituminous - districts." PH dent Mitchell advocated the res olution, A