North Carolina Newspapers

MIS TIED UP FEW MINERS WORK corarjot TODAY Expected G3neral Resumption n Pittsburg District where Scale was Signed Didn't Take Place Today. Holiday Yesterday has Also Demoralized Things. Nothing Doing at Wilkes Barre. Conference in New York this r , r I.. .. r n v.vjiiic iici c ttuu wilu a small cayiiai Afternoon. Unly One base 0tmake a, success of trucking. Several Rowdyism Reported. All De pends on Conference. Bv Associated Prass. Indianapolis, April 3. The great coal strike began in earnest today with the backbone of the operators' re sistance apparently damaged in the bi tuminous field. F. L. Robbins ard some independent operators in the western Pennsylvania district haye signed the 1903 scale contracts pre sented by the miners. They mine 30, 000.000 tons of the 41,000,000 tons nor mal production of the western Penn sylvania district and 117,000,000 nor mal productions of the central compet itive field, composed of western Penn sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Robbins has also signed contracts to operate is Illinois and Ohio mines. A number of small independent opera tors in Ohio, some in Indiana, and a large number in Illinois, have signed the contracts and the indications are that from 40 to 45 per cent of the nor mal production in the central compet itive field will be coming from the mines by the latter part of the' week. Up to this time there is no large break in the ranks of resisting Indiana, Ohio and Illinois operators.; Pittsburg, Pa., April 3. The expect ed general resumption of work at the mines in this district where the scale was signed up yesterday did not take place today. Reports indicated that the men were not in a hurry to return to work- But few plants were reported in full oper ation while other were running with reduced forces, and many were idle. Yesterday's holiday is said by the operators to be largely responsible i for the small forces at work. The men ! say they are always slow to return to the mine following these celebrations, and it usually takes a week or more before the normal conditions prevail. ! IndeDendent Plants Closed. Pittsburg, April 3 All the indepen dent plants were shut down and no ef fort was made to operate them. Reoorts from Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre, April 3. There is no change in the mining situation in the Wyoming region. No attempt was made to resume work at any of the collieries. At For ty Fort, near here, the stable boss and two of his assistants were assaulted by three men and one was seriously injured. . . . " The New York Conference. New York, April 3. President Mit chell and other members of the An thracite committee entered into con ference with the operators about noon. Just, before the conference, Presi dent Mitchell said: "There has been no change in the situation. I have nothing to say regarding the anthra cite coal dispute." ' StiM in Session. Conference was still in session at 22 o'clock. At that time no news of the proceedings was obtainable. Conference , Adjourned. The Coal Conference adjourned at 2:45 to meet again Thursday at, the hour of adjournment. No result of todays conference was announced. VIRGINIAN SHOT !N CHICAGO. Reported Ho Was With Companions Attempting to Rob a Man. By Associated Press Chicago, April 3. James Clynch 21 years old, said to be of a wealthy tamilv of Portsmouth. Virginia, was shot and fatally wounded. Clynch was taken to the. Emergen cy Hospital. One of his companions was arrested. About Jas. A. Cinch. James A. Clinch ran away from his home in Portsmouth in July, last while employed as an apprentice machinist in the Norfolk Navy Yard. He was of a rovins disposition and nothing had been heard from him by his parents or other members of the family since last August when he wrote home from some town in Missouri. Clinchs father is a boiler maker employed in Norfolk .navy yard. GREENE GAYNOR. De Witt Sobbs, of New York, Testified in Case Today. By Associated Press. - Savannah, Ga.,- April 3. De Witt Sobbs, of New York, testified in -the Greene and Gaynor trial relative to an Orange, N. J., property deal of R. P. "Westcott, in corroboration, of the statement made by the government experts, E. LJohnson, Thomas J. Dan iel, assistant under A. S. CooDer. Car ter's assistant engineer, stated the jet ty work by Greene and Gaynor was honest and faithful and in accordance with the specifications. The members of the Crittenton Circle requested to meet at the Tryon Street Methodist Church tomorrow atternoon at 4.30 o'clock. ' MARRIAGE IN NEW BERN. Anti-Saloon League Meeting Mr. Miller on Trucking. Special to The News. New Bern, April 3. Monday after noon, at 3.30 o'clock, Mr. C. D. Dobson and Miss Bertha M. Davis, of this city, were united in marriage at , the resi dence of , the .bride's brother, on Grif fith street, Rev. John J. Douglass, pas tor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, offi ciating. , ' . Mr.- Ipock, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Bridgeton Saturday. , A meeting of the Anti-Saloon League will be held at the Baptist Tabernacle next Wednesday night. The meeting will be large and enthusiastic. The temperance forces are clearing the deck for strong and determined action against blind tigers and a possible dis pensary agitation. Mr. Miller, editor of Country Life in America, has been gathering informa tion regarding the trucking industry. He will prepare an article tending to show that an inexperienced man can of the most experienced truckers in this section were called in conference with" him. They took issue with him on the theory that an inexperienced man could make a success of the ex: periment, one of them saying that the idea would be a mild form of insanity. RECEIVERS FOR BREWING CO. Appointed in Newport News Today Give $10,000 Bond. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., April 3. Judge Wad dill, of the United States Court, has appointed Joseph A. Massie, E. E. Thomason and Georsre N. Wisr re ceivers for the Old Dominion Brewing ; and ice Co., or Newport News, which was last week thrown into involuntary bankruptcy. ; Receivers will operate the Newport News plant together with its Norfolk and Richmond branches. The. receivers will give a joint bond of $10,000. THE ALLEGED THEFT $50,000, SECURITIES Securities Alleged to Have Been Stolen by Thomas Wainwright from Residence of Dr. N. J -Pinault Found Today in Vault of Bank. By Associated Press. . New York April 3. About $50,000 worth of securities alleged to have been stolen by Thomas J. Wainright from the residence of ; Dr. Nicholas J. Pinault in Minneapolis were found today in the safe deposit vault in the bank in this city, according to detec tive who helped in arresting Wain wright. . .' . He is accused of having stolen $100,000 worth of silver ware, secu rities and jewelry from Dr. Pinault and told the police today that two trunks full of this plunder are in Providence R. I. LOVERS FLEE FROM PARENTS. Driven to North Carolina in Expecta tion of Beinq Married. Richmond, Va., April 3. Miss Ethel Henderson, six-years-old daughter of a prominent farmer near Peaces, and C. H- Tankersley, in order to circum vent parental objection, drove with several ; friends, twenty-two miles in bussies today to Danville. The party spent the night at a hotel there .and will drive to Pelham, N. C, over the line, early tomorrow- morning, where they will be. wedded, unless pa rental interference succeeds in pre venting the union. GOVERNOR GLENN HONORED. Asked by Governor of S. C. to Be Pres ent At Conferrina of Shrine Degree of Masonry. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C. April 3. Governor Glenn received today an invitation to go to : Columbia April 11th to witness the conferring of the Shrine degre of Masonry on Governor Hey wood of South Carolina. The latter wrote a per sonal letter to Governor Glenn appeal ing to him to present and stand .by him during the ordeal. The Governor will accept. CASE WON BY TRANSFEREES. Supreme Court Makes an Important Life Insurance Decision. Americus, Ga., Apr. 3. A supreme court .decision in an. Americus case rendered has an important bearing in transferred life insurance policies. nrinr to his death, a year ago, Thom as M. Allen,., of Americus, transferred for- valuable consideration"- policies aggregating $11,000. .. -,- . CHILD BEATEN TO -DEATH. Negro Kills His Own Child Now In Jail. ''. Lumberton, April- 3. Charles Mal loy, a negro, last week beat his child unmercifully. Last Wednesday the child died, and the father tried to keep the matter a secret by hurriedly burying the body. ,. . But suspicion was arroused ' the body was Qxb.umed and " examined, and as a result Mal Joy was arrested and placed in jail charged with the murder. The .crime is a most brutal one. and the negro deserves to pay the penalty. The deacons of the First Presby terian Church , will have their annual meeting tonight' iir the church parlor 4 at 8 o'clock. .-.- ' . -' cSrlSiES IMMENSE' DAMAGE Men, Women and Children are Carried from Burning Tene ment Building in New York with Clothes Aflame. Evening Times Building Destroyed Large Bed Spring and Mattress Factory Destroyed in Utica En tailing Loss of $350,000. Old Building at Wadesboro Destroy ed Last Night. By Associated Press. New York.. April -Men and wo- men with their, clothing on fire ran or were carried out of the burning tene ment house in West 10th street. One woman was fatally, and an elderly man badly burned. . The fire started in the basement be fore daylight, and spread quickly to the upper floors before" the occupants were awake. The loss on the building was sma11 Big Factory Burned. Utica, N. Y., April 3. The iron bed and spring mattress factory of Foster Brothers Manufacturing Company, of this city, was burned entailing a loss estimated at $350,000, with an insur ance of only about $240,000. Times Building Destroyed. Buffalo, N. Y., April 3. Fire today practically destroyed the Evening Times' buildins at 193 and 195 Main street, causing a loss estimated at $200,000 which is fully covered by in surance. The building was one of the old land marks of Lower Main street, having been built in 1870. It was four stories high and extended throug the block from Main to Washington street. Fire started from some unknown cause on the second floor, near Main street, and swept though the upper floors in an -incredibly short ; time. Some ime. after the . fire was under control, the heavy machinery came crashing through from the third .floor to the bottom, carrying several men with it. Fireman D. Reidy and William Cogan, were rescued in an unconscious condition and were removed to a hos pital. Others escaped with ' slight In juries. Reidy and Cogan will recover.. innram House Burned. Special to The News. Wadesboro, April 3. Fire broke out in Wadesboro at 12:20 a. m. last night and destroyed the Ingram house situ ated on the southwest corner of Wkde and Rutherford streets. The building is one of the old landmarks of Wades boro. , PRESENTATION OF PAINTING. Ceremony of Presentation of Life Size Painting of Late John Herritage Bryan Took Place in Executive of fice of Gov. Glenn. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C April 3. In the Ex ecutive Office of Gov. Glenn there was this morning the presentation to the State through Hon. J. Bryan Grimes a handsome life size painting of the late John Herritage Bryan, 1798-1870, who had the distinction of graduating with the highest honors from the Univer sity of North Carolina at the age of 16 and being elected in 1825 without his knowledge to both the State Senate and the U. S. Congress from the fourth congressional district This being an honor without a parallel in the politi cal annals of the State. The painting was presented . by Capt. Francis, T. was presented by Capt. F. T. Bryan of St .Louis, one of the eight surviving children, the others being William Shepperd Bryan, ex-Judgeof the Court of Appeals of Maryland; Henry R. Bryan of New Berne, now judge of the Superior Court of N. C; Mrs. K. H. Lewis, of Rocky Mount; Mrs. John C. Winder, of Raleigh; Mrs. A- P- Bryan, of Raleigh; Mrs. Bryan Grimes, of Gimstand; Mrs. Andrew Syme, of Ral eigh. The painting will be hung in the reading room of the State Library. . A charter was isued for the Citizens' Trust and Savings Bank of Asheville at a capital of $50,000 by J. K. R. Ray and others; also to the Monroe Realty Co., of Monroe, at a capital of $100 000 by B. C. Ashcraft and others. , THE PATRICK TRIAL. Hearing in Aoolication for New Trial Taken Up Further Delay Asked . For. By Associated tress. , New York. ADril 3. The hearing on Albert T. Patrick's application for a new trial on the charge of killing Wil liam Marsh Rice, a Texas , millionaire, was resumed. Assistant District At torney Garvan asked for a further two week's delay in order to prepare medi cal testimony. - ' " . '. It was agreed that after the testimo ny of the Texas witnesses who will be heard ;; tomorrow f the" request : will ' be taken. ; : -;f-v-'v -- - PROMINENT . ALABAMIAN DEAD. r r.. v. Malone. Bank President and Head -of Money Enterprises. tw AccnHnted Press. Bothan, Ala., Apr. 3. Captain G. Y Malone, one of the most prominent citizens of Southeastern Aiauama, died here last night. He was presi dent of the First National Bank and head of a score of small enterprises in this section. FOUND A GOLD MINE. Two Strangers : in Salisbury Show ' Their Manners Coming - to the Big ; Celebration. Special, to The' News. ; Salisbury, N. C, April . 3. The next meeting of . the South Yad kin Baptist Association will be held in Calvary Baptist Church on Friday be fore the fifth Sunday in. April and the introductory sermon will be preached by Rev. James Manning Dunaway, of the Spencer Baptist' Church. .... ; Rev. R. C. Neighbors, of Macon, Ga., has accepted the call extended him to become pastor of the First Baptist Church of this "city and will arrive in Salisbury on May 1st to take : up , his pastoral, duties. ; ' . , . A set of paoney moulds for the mak ing pf , counterfeit money were found in the woods - near Faith, this county. They were in an old tin box and were intended to be used in making nickles and half dollars. The find was made by Mr. Robert Stinewalt. Rev. S. F. Conrad, of Charlotte, is to assist Rev. W. R. Davis, of Granite Querry, this county, in- a series of metings to be held at China Grove be- mning next Sunday. . . ; . Mr. R. D. Coleman, manager of the Gold Hill Mine, tells a Post represen tative of the discovery of another rich vein at his mine. This new vein is said to yield ore that is worth $1,000 a ton. President W. G. Newman is en thusiastic over the prospects of this mine. He has always had great faith in the Gold Hill properties. Mr. R. G. Fox, formerly with Cor- nelison & Cook, druggists, of this city, has purchased the stock of the Rich mond Drug Co., at Rockingham, N. C, and will in the future conduct the bus iness at that place. w . Salisbury, like other cities of , the state, is to have a big. revival meeting. It will begin on April 13th and will be conducted by Rev. Dr. E. T. Smith, of Birmingham, England. - -- 1 We got Sarah Bernhardt and Nordi ca is coming, tmt Charlotte gets U. S. troops and the famous Marine Band for her big celebration, and lots of us will be over to see the- soldiers and hear the music. - . - Two well-dressfed men, strangers, with a spirited ahorse and a fine vehi cle, were halted on Main street yester day afternoon by Chief of Police Mil ler and required to put up a $5 bond for fast-urmng. They pulled out a roll of the "long green," paid the $5, and then puffed away at their Hayan as, put the whip to the animal and pro ceeded to drive, : up and down Main street, through the business section to their satisfaction, though not fast enough to be fined -again. They-.prot-ably,-spent a half hour tantalizing the officers in this. way. It created consid erable attefito and ( the - spectators seemed I to &x joy rit- i .:;() jip r Thk..Hotel Vanderfod will open to the public ion . the 6th. instant. Mr. Loyd-L-fedsa-yj formerly" with thftMt. Verno hotel wall be chief clerk -i TheJclty mail . carriers i here hafve mdeapplication to the city- alderman for the tkfte2eto, ride .bicycles on the sidewalks, some of :the. carriers using: a wheel.- The reguest wjlfhardly be. granted, as a number of the aldermen say-it would -be a-discrimination. CASE OF HEART; FAILURE Patient Drank Liquor and the Recorder , - Questioned Him. In the Recorder's Court this morning. W. D. Bolick.- a white man, . was charged with acting in an improper manner on a street car., - The evidence was that Bolick was drinking and he expectorated on the floor of the car. He was asked to desist but kept on. r ' In examining the . defendant, the Recorder -brought . out the faci that Bolick buffers ;f rom heart disease and that he secured the . liauor , because of his ailment. The court questioned him long and after concerning the good of fices of 7?whiskey : in cases of ; heart disease' but the man contended to the very last that liquor was good for heart trouble.. Bolick was made to pay the costs. ' ';. ., : , Sandy Thomas the hackman who had them all on the "wonder" Satur day night because-of Ms rapid flight through the square, was made to pay the costs. .- - ' Grarifson - Williams .and George Rivers, both negroes, were bound over to court for an., affray, in which a deadly weapon was used. Williams was required to give a $50 bond and Rivers $25. Both went to jail. ? v- .. . - Lester Springs was before the court charged with an assault on - Carrie Stokes. He was fined $5. - . Henry Conwell, a little negro with but one leg, was arrested last night for. loitering on the streets. Henry has served one or two sentences on the chaingang but the Recorder allowed him to go this morning on the promise that he keen off the streets- - . ,-v" Will Boone, Stephen Boone and A. R. Shoe, were before the court charged with an affray. The evidence -did ;not disclose any anger on the part of either of the three, so they were dis- John Simonton col., was bound over to the next erm of court in a $200 bond charged with violating the pro hibition lawss. He, it is contended, sold a pint of liquor to one Charles Doug lass.,vu v.15; : .' v; :-r; , - . . DISPENSARY ,WINS. Wilson Votes to Retain Her ' Dispen- ' : ; sary."'' -: - . , Wilson, K C, April 3. The dis pensary won. an easy 7 overwhelming victory. in the election yesterday. The result showed that out of about 800 votes cast the majority for the dispen sary was - ona,:. hundred and . forty two. : ' - The majority, of the dispensary over the saloon three years ago was twenty one Soon after noon today the anti dispensary forces realized : that they were defeated. : -v v . The election was quiet and ordinary. CHICAGO iSVOTIHG MUCH FEELIHG FELT The Question of High or Low License or Saloons is Causing Much Feeling in To-days Elec tion. Both Sides Arrayed Against Each Other. - ; ; The Question o $35,000,000 Street Railway Certificates will v Likewise be Decided in Elec tion of To-day and Much Dif ference is Expressed. By Associated Press. Chicago April 3.-Mild, spring-like weather existed today, while voting for municipal ownership was in prog ress. : .. - ... ; . -The chief questions up for settlement are whether or not Chicago shall pro ceed to operate her street railways, and whether $75,000,000 of street car certificates shall be issued for the pur chase of street car companies. : - The question of high or low license for saloons has also evoked much feel ing on both sides. v u : $40,000 VERDICT STANDS. Southern Railway Called Upon to Pay Heavy Damages. - The Supreme Court of South Caro lina has decided against, the Southern Railway in the case of Mrs. Dorothy Briokman, . who was : awarded $40,000 on account of the killing of her. hus- hand in the Fishing Creek wreck. The Columbia- State of this morning has the following: . : ' V "The Supreme Court: yesterday de cided against the Southern Railway in the appeal f Mrs. Dorothy Brickman, widow of the engineer who killed in the wreck at Fishing CreeVr; nearly three years ago. Mrs. Brickman brought suit for daniages and received a verdict for $55,000. A number of other cases resulting from this wreck were compromised. - . "Mrs. Brickmans judgment was re garded by the'- Circuit Court. Judge Watts presiding, to be excessive and he reduced this , to $40,000 : The rail road company appealed and the plain tiff gets judgment by th order of the Supreme- Gourt. - . . "The York county jury ; appears to haye considered the Fishing Creek dis aster an occurrence due to negligence, for the verdict is one of the largest recorded in the history of this state. The trestle fell down with a passenger train between Rock -Hill and York ville, and the entire train was knocks ed; into kindling wood, several people being killed and others injured perma nently." J I C E-CUTTJ NG IS OVER. About 100,000 Tons From the "Pen ' obscot Under Cover. '.' Augusta, Me., April 3. Ice cutting is practically over for the season on the Penobscot River. There are about 100,000 tons jmder cover, reckoning all the available . stock which-could ;, be spared for shipment without reducing the local supply. The managers of the American Ice Company are not. in clined to giye much information as to, the amount it has in four houses, none ; of which has been, completely .filled, but it is probable that they could find from 65,000 to 70,000. tons , for shipment.- There is little doubt that the . local independent operators could find from 25,000 to 30,000, tons, i , V: Considerable ice is. being cut for tide-water shipment. at . BucKport, where a small pond is . yielding some heavy- and very clear -product About 9,000 tons are stored at the pond; 1,0J0 tons have already been shipped and about 1,500 tons are ready for ves sels. : :;-V - DOLLAR HOG COSTS S513.75. Trial Over Insignificant Animal in Bibb County enng uui imposing Array of Witnesses. ' Centreville, Ala., April 3 At the re cent term of the circuit court of Bibb county a case of - destinue was tried which involved the ownership of a small hog described - as 'a "grizzly gray" with ;f our white, feet; The case was hotly contested and a vast array of witnesses appeared for the respec tive litigants. After being out about 24 hours, the jury brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff assessing the value of the hog at 75 cents, and the damages for detention a05 cents. The cost of the case amounted to -$513.75. It was . an appeal - case from: justice court. The case may go - to the su preme court. - ; - . : . ', WOMAN TURNED DOWN. ' Mississippi Legislature Will Not Al low Claim of Mrs. Opry. Jackson, Miss , April 3. The Hardy Opry c?.se results in a, .draw, the Sen ate having posponed action till some time in the future, , and '.. that means Mrs. Opry's bill will never be paid by the legislature. ' - v f The senate takes the ground that it is" hot legally obliged to pay Mrs. Opry and that moral obligation is not strong enough to bring up four hundred dollars.;..:-. V - - .. " ' The cotton receipts at the local platform today amounted to 67 bales at 11 1-4 cents. For" the same day last-rear 60 bales were received at 7 3-4" cents. SMALL-POX IN ANSON. Several Cases in That County Com missioners' Meeting. ! Special to The News. Wadesboro, April 3. There are sev eral cases- of small-pox in Morven township. These 'cases are under the treatment of Dr. Mussenheimer, of Morven. The doctor has the disease under control and says that there is no danger of the disease spreading. Sunday was a sunshiny day and our people turned out en masse to wor ship in the different churches.; ; Mr. Robert Garris; of Wadesboro township, and Miss Enice Hubbard, of Polkton, .was. .married . yesterday. County Commissioners meet today. Nothing but routine work will come before the body. - : The , Wadesboro Cotton Mills is handicapped for the want of labor. Mr. C. M. Burns, the president, in forms me that the mills are paying, as it is, but if he could get hands to run all of t the machinery , it would . pay a much larger dividend. The wages paid for hands in -this establishment are as good as paid anywhere in the state. The silk mills are also in need of hands, so I am informed by the offi cers of that enterprise.. .. . . . This old "Johnny Reb" believes that when the "boys in blue" favors a pen sion for the "boys in gray," to be paid by Uncle Sam, -harmony then. will: be in order. How can it be done? Let Congress let North Carolina give the amount that she pays in to the gen eral government to her own boys. ' Mr. . John . Dess will visit your city for, the-purpose of having a cataract taken from his eyes. : Dr. Russell will perform the operation. . There is a great scarcity of - farm hands in. this county. Many negroes have left, for the purpose of working on railroads or in the mines. - , - . One bale of coton brought 11.75 to day. It now looks like the 12 cent price will be reached. ' , News is very scarce. Anson is on her good behavior now. ' v Eight Petitions now Being Circu lated, Asking tor Signers. The Liquor Wen Desire an Election " Either in July or August, Pro v hibitionists not Alarmed. Certain advocates ' of the open sa loon are now engaged in circulating petitions in Charlotte, asking that a wet and dry election be . held in this city, either in July or August, -The circulation of the petitions com menced yesterday: afternoon and it is understood that -eight parties have them in hand.' They read as follows: To the Mayor and Board of Alder men, of governing body of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. - - "We, : the undersigned, being resi dents, citizens,-tax-payers and voters in the city of Charlotte, and who are duly registered for the last preceding municipal election held in this city, and being more than one-third of the registered voters in said election, re spectfully petition you, as the govern ing body of the, city of Charlotte to order an election to be held in said city, after 30 days notice, in the year 1906 on the day of July, 1906, or be tween the 6th day of July and the 1st day of August, 1906, or at such., time as is allowed. by said law in said year, to determine whether saloons shall be established in the city of Charlotte." The News man waa on the hunt, the entire day. striving; to ascertain who is at the head of the movement but -toras unable, to locate him. -t The. petitions are being circulated either by former , barkeepers or those who were in . their employ. This much was said by a party, who is in sjrmpa thy .with the ; advocates of the open salooh. , ; .-. : .: The majority of the people, at least of the business people of the city, do not take, the. movement seriously. One prominent citizen who has , always been against prohibition said vtoday that he had advised, several of those who. came to ; him about the, matter that the time was not opportune and that there is no chance for the saloon men to achieve success. .-. The opinion of the gentleman who spoke as above, is the opinion of all who have been prominent in agitations along this line. - : As to the prohibition forces, not one Of them is in the least alarmed. They say their forces are already organized and if a fight must come, they will be found in the front. ' - This afternoon at 5 o'clock there was held a meeting of the Anti Saloon League of the city. This meeting was called - for-- the , purpose ; of ascertain ing . what action, if any. should - be taken. It is more than-probable that some decided . step will be taken ; to put their forces on the alert and to be ready, for any liquor fight that - may be coming in the future." ..,. .1 ; "You may say," said a : prominent prohibitionist that Charlotte's . tem perance forces are wide awake ; and from this, on there wiirbe something doing, , provided , the advocates of .'the open saloon push their petitions' for an election." V ; :" - ; . Presidential Nominations. By Associated Press Washington, April 3.--The Presi dent sent to the Senate the nomina tion of Clarence G. ' Smithers as col lector of ; customs for the district of Cherrystone, Virginia. - :Mr. . and Mrs. Luke Seawell are visiting at Atlanta. wKSii MAY STOP P R E SE HT ATI OH Senator Tillman Presents his Daily Letter on Railroad and Coal Situation Being a Com plaint Against Delaware and Hudson Railroad. " Hale Protests Against Introduc tion of Letters. Says Tillman is About Even. Latter, Declares he is not Trying to Get Even Though. "... ;' By Associated Press ' Washington, April 3. Senator Till man presented to the Senate his daily letter on . the .railroad , and coal situa tion, the letter in this case ; beine a complaint from C. W. Eedes, of Balls- ton- bpa.- N. Y., a coal dealer, who said he had been crowded out of business by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company, which had set up a xetail business of its own. - Cnnntn. TTU A 1 Jl ' 1 1 ot,uoiur -xiaie-pruiesieu agamsi xue daily introduction of these letters. "I don't object," he said, "but I think the Senator is about even." . : Senator Tillman protested that . he had no purpose, of "getting even," and that he was actuated, by no malice in his course. - . . . When the colloquy ceased there was an understanding that the daily, pre sentation of letters of this' character by . the. South Carolina Senator would soon cease. .. . .... ' . . The conference report on , the Haz ing Bill was agreed to. .. . The Quarantine Bill. The House was treated to the usual spectacle of Mr. Williams, of Missis sippi, reporting that the rule from the Committee on Rules " bringing before the House ' the National Quarantine Bill,: provision being made by the rule that a four-hours' debate shall be had on the bill and that a vote shall, bo taken at 5 o'clock. - Policy For Humanity. ." Mr. Bartlett, of ; Georgia said the question under the. bill was not one of constitutional power, but one of policy and that the policy was made for hu manity "and the health of the whole people..,; :,4a, -; .u-U-" To i Fight Yellow Fever. ' : Mr. Wanger, of Pennsylvania in ciiaise ui auts iui, expxamea . its pro- give larger powers to the general;gov ernment to resist the invasion of yel-' low fever. ; .. ' - . . ; ; , . The Rate Bill. ; Senator Long addressed the Senate M 1 Ti n:li . THE DEED OF A RASCAL. In the Dead of Night He Lacerates a .' Horse. . Special to The News.' Huntersville, April 3. Mr. Jim Deaton has erected a nice cottage on his farm, which - he purchased form Mr. Pink Cathey, of Statesville. Some person visited Mr. J. M. Wil son's stables on thft tiie-ht nf tha 9Rth ult. and terribly lacerated his, fine driving mare. - ' Dr. J. B. Alexander, of Charlotte, sold his fine farm in Lemley to Brown and Williamson. This is one of the finest farms in the upper part . of the county.. :' v;0-- Mr. F. M. Redd, Esq., ' of the Char lotte' bar, addressed the members of Gilead Farmers' Club the 31st ult., at 3 P. M. The : following points- were discussed: -"Value -of- organisation," "Enmies of the Organization," "Pro duction and Marketing." The club has invited Mr. Redd to address them on the 14th at 2 o'clock P. M. Every rarmer is rnrms v invitpd tn ho: ni-po. ent. .". " r'v:-. Death of Mr. G. S. : Navy. - - Mr. s. wavy, an" aged citizen of Belmont) died at. his home ' this morning about 8 o'clock. Besides his wife, the deceased is survived ' by several children. The funeral ar rangements have not been made ow ing " to the absence of some of the family. : : : - The Blame Fixed. The responsibility of the wreck at Broad River trestle Saturday has been fixed on the switching crew of the Charleston division,-at Blacsburg. " NEITHER STATE WANTS WOMAN. Demented.. White. Girl Buffeted by , '. Two , Commonwealths. ; Coumbia, S. C, April 3. The' young white woman, Ethel katherine White, , who was. : sent here by the ' Raleigh police, j apparently to; get rid. of her on account of her demented condition after she. had -been arrested for t trying to cash, forged checks, is ' still in thA hands of the. authorities at the state hospital for the insane, the superintendent having refused to allow ,tbe police here to send - her backto North Carolina unattended.. . She? is only 24,,years- old, and is a' UHtlVtS KIL ' OUiUCl SCI, JDUIUUJX tuuuy, Kentucky. : She told the Columbia police that she had been iving in Lynchburg six - years - when she went to Raleigh this month. There was a conference recently between the officials of the two states in charge of the hospitals of the insane, looking to a settlement of the vexed question of the care of her, but no definite understanding was reached. - - -'- : OFDMLY LETTERS