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Constitutional Democrats Appear
Almost Ready to Cast their Die
with Revolutionsts. Wave of
Strikes Fast Spreading. Butch
ers to Strike
Daily Robberies Indicate State of
Growing Lawlessness and An
archy. Crisis Feared. Great
Number of Jews Horribly Muti
lated and B odies Scattered.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, June 18. The con
stitutional Democrats seem almost
ready to throw in their lot with the
Revolutionists. The Novoe Vremya
eays the constitutional Democrats
have actually resolved to break with
the Government, within a few days,
but M. Struve, editor of the Osvobo
xhieie informed the Associated Press
that no discision had been taken.
Bakeries continue closed today, the
strikers threatening to wreck the
shops where attempts are made to
bake bread. The strike of the bakers
is to be followed in a few ! days by
the butchers strike.
News from the interior shows that
the wave of strikes is spreading, but
is too early to tell whether this move
ment, which seems more spontaneous
than organized, will precipitate a
iiisis.
The usual number of robberies are
reported today, emphasizing the grow
ing lawlessness and anarchy in the
country.
The Government seems to fear a
repetition of the November mutiny in
the Cronstadt fortress, where the sail
ors, marines, soldiers and workmen
are reported to be extremely turbu
lent. Odessa, June 18. The Novesti of
this city published a dispatch ' from
its correspondent at Bialystock, say
ing: I personally counted 290 Jewish
corpses, a great number of which
were horribly mutilated. Only six
Christians were killed, and eight
wounded."
Conceal The News.
St. Petersburg, June 18. No fresh
news was received here from Bialy
stock this morning. It is' evident that
the authorities will not allow des
patches to be sent from the terror
stricken town, which is regarded as
ample proof of the horror of the situa
tion. Probably 200 Murdered.
Bialystock, June IS (Noon)
Quiet reigns today throughout this
devastated town. Firine: was hew t
midnieht on the outskirts of Bialy-
stok, near the cemetary but no fur
ther disorders have occurrea. Tue
total figures of casualties are not
available but 70 bodies were buried
today. This is estimated to be less
than half the total killed. Jewish esti
mates say that not less than 200 were
killed. The number of wounded is
euorniou.
CHIEF OF POLICE SHOT.
Heard Shooting and When He Attemp
ted to Investigate Was Shot.
By Ase'Hiiated Press.
Roanoke. June 18. Chief of Police,
William Renfro, of Dorchester, Va.,
was shot and killed at that place last
night by unknown parties. Renfro
heard shoooting in the suburbs of the
town and started to investigate, when
he was fired upon, two shots taking
effect and causing his death at an
early hour this morning. The officer
made a dying statement and says he
did not recognize his assailants and
so far there is no clue to their identity.
BOY KIDNAPPED.
It is Reported That the Boy Who Was
Lured From School has Been Found.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, June 18. Frederick
Muth, the seven-year-old boy who was
lured from the public school of this city
by an unknown man last Tuesday, has
not yet been returned to his home.
It is said that the boy has been found
and that a $1,000 reward, offered by
Charles Muth. father of the lad, will
be paid to the person who located
Frederick.
The boy was recovered from his
captor John. Joseph Kean, in this city
thin afternoon. The kidnapper is de
scribed as a former stock broker who
had recently been a real estate agent.
If is believed his desperate financial
situation drove him to his crime.
TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION.
South Carolina Senator Calls Up His
Resolution Providing for Investiga
tion. Washington. June- 18. Senator Till
man again today called up his resolu
tion providing for an investigation of
the question of national bank contri
butions to the political campaigns and
also relative to the recent failure of
the Chicago National Bank. He ad
dressed the Senate on this subject.
Mr. Lockhart Arrives Tonight.
Mr. C. A. Lockhart, who will con
duct the Mill-End Sale for the Little
Long Company, will arrive in Charlotte
tonight on No. 29, He will be on hand
at the opening tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock.
Look Ouut,
REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE.
Formal Celebration of the Fifth An
versary of the Inauguration of the
Republican Party.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, June 18. It was a no
table gathering which filled the histor
ical hall musical fund hall when the
formal celebration of the fifth anniver
sary of the Republican party was in
ansruarated. Delegations from all sec
tions of the country are here to partic
ipate m the golden jublilee, the feature
of which is the presence of nearly 200
aged men and veterans of the Republi
can party's first battle 50 years ago,
when John C. Fremont was nominated
for the Presidency.
The celebration is under the auspi
ces of the National League of Repub
lican clubs, which is sholding its an
naul convention in connection with the
jubliee celebration.
With the address of welcome by
Mayor Weaver, the celebration was
formallv opened and it will continue
until Wednesday.
Lieut. Reinberg In Charge.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 18. Secretary
Shaw detailed Lieut. J. E. Reinberg orjCottoa Manufacturers' Association, of
the revenue cutter service to take , . . . ti any all
charge of the Marine exhibit at the
Jamestown Exposition.
NEGRO BRUTE M
Sioryof Entering of Home of Mrs.
Jack Barker by Negro Freeman
Jones and of His Attempt at
Criminal Assault. Detail of
Crime.
Special The News.
Durham, N. C June 18. Freeman
Jcnes the negro who burglarized the
house of Mrs. Jack Barker and attempt
ed criminal assault, this morning waiv
ed examination and was sent to jail
without bail. Freeman partially plead
guilty to the crime.
At an - early hour Sunday morning
Freeman Jones, a negro entered the
home of Mrs. Jack Barker, a respect
able white woman in East Durham
and after dragging her from the
house into the yard, made a desper
ate attempt to commit criminal as
sault. Ther negro gained entrance to the
house by the front door, which had
been left unlocked through mistake.
He went through several of the
rooms, and on entering tue num.
room, where Mrs. uarKw uuu uc
mother sleep, they being the only oc
cupants of the house, Mrs. aricer
was awakened by the footsteps, ana
asked if it was her mother. Freeman
made a determined attempt to
failed. She soon lighted a lamp, and
seeing it to be a negro man, gave a
j-.cream and tried to make him leave
the house. Mrs. Barker attempted to
get out of the back doors, to get help,
but the negro grabbed her, by the
arm forced her from the house, and
threw her in the yard, wnere ue
made the determined attempt to
commit criminal assault, and no
doubt would have accomplished his
purpose, but for her cries, which
were heard by neighbors who came
to her assistance.
Freeman then made an ettort to
make his escape. Officers were placed
on the trail, and after tracking him
for three miles, by his footprints in
the mud, he was captured by Con
stable J. F. Pleasants. When the
negro's house was entered he was
found in bed with his shoes on, and
a railroad spike in his hands.
The officer carried Freeman, to
Mrs Barker for identification, and
at first sight she was. positive he was
the man. Other evdence to prove his
rrm'lt was a. number of strandsof Mrs.
Barker's hair that were found around
the buttons on his coat, u reeman wu,
chained and brought to the city,
whprP he was committed to jail with-
ko.m wo will have two serious
,.h9rws "to answer, one for burglary,
a tho second for an attempt at
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.,,-noi Csniilt. He will be given a
iinorv hoarinar within tne next
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few days.
LANDED IH JAIL
Democrats!
DEATH OF MRS. R. C. BEAMAN.
Wife of Dr. Beaman, Pastor of Trini
ty M. E. Church Died This Morning
of Heart Trouble.
Special to The News.
Durham, N. C, June 18. Mrs. R.
C. Beaman, wife of Dr. R. C. Beaman,
pastor of Trinity Methodist church,
died this morning suddenly from heart
failure.
Mrs. Beaman has had several slight
attacks of rheumatism and heart trou
ble during the winter but was not at
any time considered seriously ill.
She wag a Miss Kate Dudley before
marriage and is survived by a sister,
Miss Hunter, of Roxboro, 3 children
and a husband. Her sudden death
was a great shock to her many friends.
She was 49 years old and came to Dur
ham from Washington, N. C, Dr. Bea
man having been pastor of Trinity
Methodist church of this city for the
past 3 years.
COTTON ASSOCIATION.
rttnn Manufacturers' Association of
Fall River Representing City Cotton
Mill Interests.
Ilv As soma ted PTess.
TTnii Hivpr. Mass.. June 18. The
the cotton mill interests in his city,
have a letter to the Textile Council
offered to guarantee a mill operatives
profit-sharing dividend of not less than
5 per cent. This offer was made in
response to a request irom the l exuie
Council that the wage scale paid be
fore the general reduction of 12 1-2
per cent, in 1904 was put into effect, be
restored.
The dividend will be based on the
margin between the cost of cotton in
the market and the price of print
cloth. The manufacturers state that
if the employes are not satisfied with
the proposition the mill owners are
willing again to submit the whole mat
ter to arbitration.
The Textile Council has ordered the
unions connected with the organiza
tion to hold a special meeting for the
purpose of voting on the proposition.
COL. WW. LUMPKIN IN RACE
Enters Race for U. S. Senator Against
Tillman Other Officers out Dis
pensary the Issue.
By Associated Press.
Columbia, June 18 Colonel W. W.
Lumpkin, today entered the campaign
for the United States - Senate against
Senator Tillman. The campaign opens
tomorrow. There are eight candidates
for Governor. Colonel Lumpkin will
announce his platform tomorrow. He
is a confederate soldier with a dis
tinguished career. He is nephew of a
former Chief Justice, and a brother of
a member of the Supreme court and a
grandson of former Governor of Geor
gia. All pledges of the candidates for the
state officers in the Democratic . pri
mary were filed today. The dispensary
is the main issue in the gubernatorial
race. . "
CASE OF SUPT. GARST.
Secretary Bonaparte Completes Re
view of Case and Approved Findings.
Modified Sentence.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 18. Secretary
Bonaparte has completed his review
nf the case of Sunt. Perry Garst and
has approved the finding of the court
martial with a modification oi sen
tence. The court sentences Capt.
Garst to a susnension from duty for
one year with one-half sea pay, and
the loss of five numbers for allowing
the battleship Rhode Island to go
aeround. The secretary reduced the
suspension to six months.
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.'
With Snapping of Fire Crackers and
Ringing of Bells Celebration of An
niversary of Famous Battle Began.
By Associated . Press.
Boston, June 18. Accompanied Dy
the roar of guns, the snapping of fire
crackers and the rinsing of bells, the
celebration of the 31st anniversary of
the battle of Bunker Hill began at
midnight.
Gone After bad Negro.
Officer Youngblood left ths morning
fnr Salisbury to bring back John Mas-
sey who is. wanted for an assault on
Jim Robinson. The affair occurred a
few days ao . on one of the main
streets "and it is claimed that Mas
sey tried to use a pistol on Robinson.
The negro will likely he tried tomor
row morning.
CHARLOTTE FIRM
AT LARGE CAPITAL
Secretary of State Issues Charter
for Briar -Creek Brick and
Cement Co. of this City at Cap
ital fcf $100,000 Authorized,
$5,000 Subscribed.
A Number of Other Large Com
panies were Chartered To-day.
Mr. Rowland Succeeds Mr, J.
A. Briggs, Resigned on Board
of Directors of Blind School
Special, to The News.
Raleigh, June 18. Governor Glenn
made an order today appointing J.
Thornton Rowland, of this city, as a
member of the hoard of directors of
the state school for the blind here, to
succeed Mr. J. A. Briggs, resigned.
A charter was issued for the Briar
Creek Brick and Cement Company, of
Charlotte, at a capital of $100,000 au
thorized and $5,000 subscribed by. J. B.
McLaughlin, J. P. Carr, W. S. Pharr,
J. H. Ross and others. Another char
ter is to the Pink Mfg. Co., Latimore,
Cleveland, county, at a capital of $500,
000 authorized and $17,000 subscrib
ed by J. P. Dillinger, W. T. Carlton
and others, for the operation of cot
ton warehouses and mills. Still anoth
er is to the Melville Mfg. Co., of Cher
ryville, at a $125,000 capital authoriz
ed for the manufacture of cotton
goods, the capital being by J. S. P.
Carpenter, M. L. Rudissill and others.
The Pembroke Mercantile Company,
of Robeson county is chartered at a
capital of $50,000 authorized, $750,00,
subscribed by J. A. Oxidine, D. F.
Lowery and others.
The New Brn Light and Fuel Co.,
of New Bern, vjas chartered at $100,000
capital authorized, and $150,000 sub
scribed for tl e operation of a gas
plant. The incorporators are J. H.
T. Martin, A. EL Ward and others.
Bankers eave Tomorrow.
The Charlotte members of the North
Carolina Bankers' Association will
leave tomorrow! morning for Lake Tox
away to attend; the annual meeting of
the association. The Charlotte par
ty will go in a special Pullman car
nrovided for them by the Southern
Railway Company;
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the bankers and the many
attractions of this beautiful country
will add much to the pleasure of the
trip. In addition to the bankers quite
a number of Ckarlotte people will
go up and remain over Sunday.
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SOCIAL.
Mr. Pierce C.Rucker, manager or
Selma, Ala., oftces of the M. .C.
Heath and Company, of Columbia,
S. C, arrived i the city yesterday
to spend a fewj days here with his
mother Mrs. Houston Rucker, on
West Trade street.
Mr. and Mrs. Irchie Brady and son
Mr Jenkins Brady have returned to
the city after pending a week at
Haw River with relatives.
Couldn't Piove it on Him.
Frank Patton, (colored, was arrested
Sunday and brtught to the police
station on a ch rge of shooting dice
for money. Thd negro was given a
hearing before He recorder this morn
ing but as th evidence was not
strong enough Q bind mm over, ue
was turned loose. There are several
others implicate in the affair, it is
understood, whcj will be brought. to
account as soonjas they are caught.
RESPECT FOR DEAD
Immediately upon Announcement
of Death . - jf Representative
Lester of jeorgia House Ad
journed, committee Named to
Attend the
uneral-
Rv Assanniaferl iress.
Washinsrton. iune 18. The House
adjourned immediately upon tne an
nouncement, of he death of Repfesen
tative Lester, C Georgia. Before the
announcement, he Agricultural Ap
propriation- hill' was sent back to the
it t.e in rfder that the meat in
spection amendment might be further
amended.
Mr. Bartlett,bf Georgia, announced
the death of hi late colleague, stating
that he had ben a member of the
House nearly Ighteen years. He of
fered the usualresolutions which were
agreed to ahcj Speaker Cannon an
nounced the flowing committee ; to
attend the fungal: Messrs. Bartlett,
Georgia; Burin, Ohio; Bankhead,
Alabama, Grigs, Georgia; . Sparkman,
Florida; Bisho, Michigan; Brantley,
Georgia; Lawence, Massachusetts;
Adamson, Georaa; Hardwick, Geor
gia; Bell, Georaa; Lewis, Georgia;
Clayton, Alabanji; Davidson, Wiscon
sin, Burgess, Teas.
HOUSE AiJOHS III
FUNERAL OF MRS. ECCLES
It Will be Held From First Baptist
Church Tomorrow Morning at 11
O'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. H. C. Eccles
will be held from the First Baptist
'hurch tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
K. A. Brown, of Winston-Salem, as
sisted by Bishop Edward Rondthaler,
pastor of the Moravian church of
Winston-Salem. The interment will be
at Elmwood. The pallbearers will be:
Messrs. C. E. Frick, Charles C. Adams,
R. H. Jordan, J. R. Holland, W. M. Wil
son and Judge P. D. Walker.
The Death Angel visited the apart
ments of Col. and Mrs. H. C. Eccles,
in the Belmont Hotel yesterday after
noon and the spirit of this good wife
atd friend., was taken hence. Since
Saturday afternoon the condition of
Mrs. Eccles was considered hopeless
Despite this fact the skilled
physicians who attended her
continued to resort to the
heroic treatment in order to prolong
her life. Yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock, surrounded by those she loved
best, the last spark of life flickered
and, then went out.
Few of the older inhabitants of
Charlotte had a better friend than Mrs.
Eccles. Of late years her health was
such that she seldom left her rooms.
But, in years gone by, hers was a
familiar figure on tlie streets of Char
lotte. She always had a kind word for
everyone and no one ever had a bet
ter friend than she. Her hands were
ever outstretched to alleviate the suf
ferings of the poor and needy. Certain
ly, many who have been the recipients
of her bounty will sadly miss her.
Mrs. Eccles never joined any church
though her life was, to a large extent,
spent in doing such work as the best
of christians delight in. She watched
over the sick, administered to those in
trouble and in the. house of mourning
her kind ministrations were crowded
one upon another. Hers was the gentle,
unassuming life, filled with good deeds
and sweet acts of charity. Kindness
and sympathy marked her pathway
through life. Surely of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven.
The deceased was a native
of Yadkin county and was
born on the 28th., of January 1841. She
was, at the time of her death 65 years
old. She was a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs John' J. Conrad of that
county. At the age of 19, she was uni
ted in marriage to Mr. Eccles. They
resided in Iredell county for 9 or 10
years and in 1S69 moved to Charlotte
and Mr. Eccles, soon thereafter engag
ed in the hotel business. Since that
date she had made Charlotte her
home.
Mrs. Eccles is survived by her hus
band and one brother. Rev. S. F.
Conrad, of West Third street, and
one sister, Mrs. Flora Watkins, of
Winston-Salem, and two half brothers,
Messers. A. E. Conrad, of Forsyth
county, and John T. Conrad, of Yad
kin. Mrs. George W. Bryan, of this
city, is a niece.
MISS CONNIE GUION. ,
Has Been Elected Assistant in Chem
istry at Vassar College.
Tt will be of ereat interest to the
many friends of Miss Connie Guion in
this city to learn that she nas Deen
elected assistant in chemistry in Vas
sar College, the leading institution of
learning for women in the entire coun
try, with perhaps one or two excep
tions. .
Miss Guion's good fortune is the re
sult of several years hard work at
Wellesly, another leading college of
the North for women. Miss Guion
graduated at Wellesly just a few days
ago, including a comprehensive course
in chemistry which she has completed
with honors.
The faculty of Vassar, having learn
ed nf Miss Guion's excellent work in
the laboratories of Wellesly, and being
in need of an assistant in the Vassar
chemistry department, at once took
nn the matter with the already dis
tinguished young chemist and the re
sult was that she was ottered a nat
tering position. She will not only
start , as the incumbent of a chair in
the college curriculum that is in itself
a place to be coveted, but will have
before her excellent opportunity to
go even higher in her chosen field of
work.
Miss Guion's success . in her work
will be a source of satisfaction to her
numerous friends and admirers, and
will no doubt prove the first .step to
wards higher honors in the college
work which has been assigned to her.
Rev. H. M. Parker, the pastor . of
Providence and Banks' Churches, Fas
a Charlotte visitor today.
FIVE CARS DERAILED.
Accident on Seaboard, Near Lincoln-
ton, This Morning.
At a point two miles east of Lin
colnton, early this morning, an extra
freight train on the Carolina Central
division of the Seaboard was wrecked.
Five cars, near the center of the
train, were derailed and the track for
several hundred feet was badly dam
aged. As soon as possible a wrecking
crew was sent to the scene of trouble
and in about six hours the track was
cleared. -
Owing to the wreck, passengers both
east and west bound, were transferred,
thereby causing only slight delay.
The cause of the wreck was due, it
is thought, to a broken flange on a
wheel of one of the cars derailed.
The accident occurred at an early
hour this morning. No one was hurt.
Cotton Not Injured at All.
"What effect will the recent rainy
weather and cool temperatures have
on the cotton crop in this section?'
was the question put to a well-known
farmer of this county by a News re
porter this morning. -
"None at all that will be bad," was
the reply. "The wet weather will give
the grass a good start but the farmers
will be able to keep this down and in
the end the cotton will not suffer at
all." This will be good news to many
who are interested in cotton as it was
feared by some that cotton might have
suffered slightly by the recent heavy
rains but such is not the case, it
appears.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
Attempt of Italian Brigand to Rob
Woman of Diamond Ear Rings
Almost Cost Two Lives. Band
of Hebrews Fall Upon Pris
oner, By Associated Press.
New York, June 18. The attempt
of an Italian brigand to rob a woman
of a pair of diamond ear-rings, nearly
cost two lives early today. The would
be robbers' victim was terribly cut
about the face and head by keen
edged knife,, with which the thief at
tempted to cut the jewels from the
woman's ears, and scarcely five min
utes later, the robber, himself, and a
policeman who had arrested him
were fighting for his life against a
crowd of hundreds of Hebrews who
sought to avenge the assault.
The robber was kicked and stoned
and repeatedly knocked down before
the policeman succeeded in safely
landing him in his cell.
The, victim of the assault wag Mrs.
Rebecca Kupfer, and the assailant,
Joseph Carpaccia, He has been in
this country about four months. Mrs.
Kupfer had been calling on friends
last night, and was returning through
Houston street to her home early
this morning, when Carpaccia attack
ed her. She will recover. :
MORE SHOWERS COMING.
Weather Predictions For Tonight and
Tuesday.
Showers may be expected in this
vicinity tonight and Tuesday. Obser
ver Bennett says:
The low pressure area central Sat
urday morning over Florida, moved
northeastward, and is this morning
central off the North Carolina coast,
It has been accompanied by scattered
local showers over the South Atlantic
States. Another low pressure area is
central over Missouri this morning,
and has caused rain over the middle
Mississippi valley and thence west
ward to the Rock . Mountains. With
its probable "eastward advance show
ers may be expected in this vicinity
tonight and Tuesday.
Major Brenizer Better.
Major A. G. Brenizer, who is at
Sparkling Catawba Springs, has been
right unwell for the past week. A let
ter from him received today states
that he is improving and that he
hopes to attend the Bankers Conven
tion at Toxaway this week. - V
The Wriston house at the corner
of East Avenue and Caldwell streets
Ymn san -tt qwqv ' Tho nrnnwtv ' will
I he Improved in the near future.
H00
WOMA TODAY
House Committee on Agriculture
Authorize Chairman Wadsworth
and Refresentative Brooks to
Amend Meat Inspection Pro
vision in Agricultural Bill.
Object is to Meet Views of. Pres
ident Roosevelt. All of Pres
idents Suggestions May not
be Accepted. Method of Hand
ling Measure Criticised.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 18. The House
committee on agriculture authorized
Chairman Wadworth and Represen
tative Brooks, of Colorado, to amend
the meat inspection provision in the
Agricultural bill to meet .the views
of President Roosevelt after which the
measure will be submitted to the
President by Speaker Cannon.
It is stated that not all of the Pres
idential suggestions will be accepted
if the wishes of. the committee are
complied with.
The discussion today made it plain
that there was no objection to elimi
nating the court review provision as
suggested by the Presidentalso that
his wishes that the civil service com
mission furnish the inspectors, will be
complied with. There is no opposition
to placing the date of manufacture on
the label and to inserting the words
"In the judgment of the Secretary of
Agriculture" thus making the secreta
ry the final authority regarding the
measure. .
There was some criticism by mem
bers of the committee as to the meth
od to be employed in handling the
measure, as no Republican members
who presented minority views, nor
any Democratic members are to have
anything to do with redrafting the sub
stitute. .
MR. WATSON DIES SUDDENLY.
Died Friday Near New Bern His
Body Found Yesterday Morning.
Was at First Thought to be Mur
der. Special to The News.
New Bern, June 18. The dead
body of Mr. C. T. Watson, one of tho
most prominent men of the county,
was ' found in the woods two miles
from this city yesteBday morning. At
first it was thought that he had been
murdered. The place where he was
found was a lonely spot and his head
was black and swoolen, as if he he been
choked to death. He had not been
seen since Friday morning and it. was
thought that he had been lured to
this place and killed.
Carry Foy and Garrison Wiley, col
ored, were suspected of knowing
something of his death and were ar
rested and put in jail. However, the
coroner's inquest and autopsy held
date yesterday evening vindicated
them. The verdict was that Mr. Wat
son came to his death from natural
causes. The autopsy showed apoplexy
to have been the cause superinduced
by probable excitement. The man and
woman have been released.
In explanation of the fact that Mr.
Watson's body was found in such
an out-of-the-way place, it was
thought that he had gone there by
appointment, to meet some one, and
that the excitement which resulted in
his death may have been caused by.
a heated controversy with that per
son. Mr. Watson was a man about 65
years of age. He was engaged in the
fish business and owned a great deal
of real estate and other property. He
stood high in commercial circles and
is survived by a wife and one daugh
ter. Attraction at the Park.
At Latta Park Auditorium tonight,
a feature of the entertainment will
be the singing of "The Holy City,"
which will be .illustrated with mov
ing pictures. This and other attrac
tive features ' will be given. The
Peter's Stock Company is a big draw
ing card and the public is well pleas
ed with tho nightly attractions.
In Federal Court.
The Federal court has been en
gaged in hearing the. argument in
the case of Howell against the Unit
ed, States Leather Company. At the
reconvening . of . court, after the noon
recess. Judge Boyd charged the jury.
This afternoon the case of Spoon
against the Southern railway, was
called. This is a damage .'suit for ?10,
000, for alleged injuries.
. . Dr. H. Q. Alexander III.
The many friends of Dr. H. Q. Alex
ander will learn with regret of his con
tinued, illness at his home in Provi-'
dence township. Dr. Alexander was a
member of the last legislature and is
a candidate for re-election. He is one
of the county's most valued citizens,
and his friends hope for his early res
toration to perfect health.
Mrs. Frank R. McNinch who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. L. Groome, of Greensboro, will re
turn home Wednesday. She will be
accompanied by her sister, Miss Ruth
Groome. -