MEWS ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV-NO. 6474 CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1906. PRICE: 5 CENTS nniisiT Qnan i nprpei UUUEii UUISI LUJLiJH OUT, COUNTESS IS mm divorce Sudden End Came o Castel- lane Divorce Case when Judge Rendered Decision. Countess, Formerly JMissI Gould, gets Divorce. Count Boni Loses out Almost Completely. Must Bear Expense of Trial and is Refused Allowance of $50, 000 Annually. By Associated Press. Faris, Nov. 14. Countess de Cas uilane (formerly Miss Anna Gould) Pres. Castro Thought baDea'd, Death Concealed By Associated Press! Fort de France, Island of Martinique Nov. 14. The Dutch cruiser Korte naer arrived here yesterday from Wil lemstad Island of Curacoa, and report ed today that at the time of her de parture from Curacoa it was reported there persistently and generally be lieved that President Castro of Vene zuela was dead, but that his death was being concealed by the Venezuelan government in order to maintain itself in power. Kortenaer has received orders to hasten her preparations to put to sea again and to leave Fort de France for LaGuayra Venezuela if the death of President Castro is confirmed. THE HAU CASE. Case is Extended One Week Longer Because of Lack of Papers. By Associated Press. London, England, Nov. 14. Karl Hau, alias Stau, professor of Roman Law in George Washington University 4. TIT T " x T- 1 A ' ax vv asmngion, u. wuu was arrest ed in this city on November 8th, charg ed with the murder of his mother-in-law at Baden-Baden, was further was today granted a divorce and the j granted a week at the Bow street po lice court tnis morning, tne papers in case not having arrived from Ger many. ( Hau still protests his innocence. LOOPING THE LOOP! 4 m F n . CONFERENCE PENED TQ-DAY Sixteenth Annual Session of Western, N. C. Conference Met To-day at Central . Methodist Church of Mt. Airy. -.-tody of her children who, however, v ill not be allowed to be taken from France without the consent of Count -mi de Castellane, their father. The end of the famous case came 'u'.aenly. The court brushed aside the I The Case of Rosenthal 1 1. .-in and of the Count's lawyer for an : By Associated Press. examination of witnesses, and, as an-! Norfolk, Va., Nov. 14. An attempt li ipated, the public prosecutor did not: was made to secure the discharge, im-1 . , n ask to be heard. i der habeas corpus proceedings, of Jul As soon as the court assembled j ius Rosenthal, arrested here and be .Tiulge Ditto handed down the judge- ing held for the Savannah authorities v.vin which is a sweeping victory for upon a gambling house charge. The hj countess. The count was given court denied the writ and Rosenthal iho right to see the children at stated ! was recommitted to jail, pending the r riods at the home of their grand- arrival of Georgia requisition papers, mother and keep them a month an- mm'Iy during the holidays. The Count's demand for an "ali mentary'' allowance of $50,000 annually was pronounced by the court to be without foundation in the law and was ivjeeted. The only point decided in the Count's fiivor was the imposition of the in-; h:! iiion on the Countess to take the I children out of France without their! lather's consent. j The court appointed the president f the Chamber of' Notaries to liquid (li te the affairs of the husband and J wife. . T::e judgment was given with the costs against the Count. j The decree, the reading of which j hardly consumed five minutes, was de-j lier.-r1 hv the iudere in a voice sri low; as to he practically inaudible to the j Special to The 'News." ' "iT . S !-ro a-.i luimg tne court room. Mt- " -" y- Mar. women climbed on chairs in teenth annual session of the Western vnin tt T-3 to hear the decision and Nortn Carolina Conference met with wht" n ihoV vv-ere aware that a" divorce ! Central Methodist Church of this, the v a, granted they seemed actually to Granite City, at 9 a. m. today, Bishop ; .p.t the loss and excitement of the :4'Pneus w- Wilson, of Baltimore, pre-I'lib-ie trial at which the people in high j siding. sccictv would be compelled to testify.' After religious exercises, conducted Howard Gould Pleased. I h? the Bishop. The secretary, Rev. v. la. nerriii canea tne roil ana tne members responded to their names. Rev. W. L. Sherrell was reelected secretary of the conference. About 125 members were present at the NEGRO FIEND ! . KILLS FO UR PERSONS AND W O UNDS OTHERS Negro Desperado, Thought to be Will Har ris, Murders Two Offi cers and Wounds An other at Asheville. Also Kills Two Negroes. ard Gould, brother of Countess de Cas tellane, who is in this city, when in r'crnied by the Associated Press that his sister had been granted a divorce from the Count, said that while he was grateful for the information he had no comment to make upon it. The decree of the court with re spect to the children not leaving France without the consent of the fath er, he said, was rather to be expected, 5 it was in accordance with the French customs. Upon being furnished with details of the decree, Mr. Gould remarked: ' That seems to be very satisfactory." VA. BAPTISTS' ACTION. Baptist Ccn- Relations with -Cause of the By Resolution ver.tion trtaks off An-.erican Society- Trouble. By Associated Press. Richmond, Nov. 14. By ..resolution : Virginia Baptist Convention today i roke eft' all relations with the Amer ican Society and refused to use their ; v.bHeations. The trouble grew out of -.;e printing by the Baptists of Bibles Uji Asiatics in which the Greek v. orci "baptize" was translated "dip pea." The American society contends for Fho translation "sprinkle" and refus to aid in the circulation of Bap i:sr Bibles. Statement cf Nat. Banks. 'y Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 14. The Comp troller of currency today issued a opening session. The following committees were ap pointed: Conference relations; Books and periodicals; Spiritual condition of the church; Temperance; Sabbath observance; Church work; Public worship. The first day's work is proving most satisfactory in every way and the members are looking forward to a most interesting and helpful ses sion. Notes. The meeting of our annual Methodist Conference always marks an epoch in the preacher's life. He is appointed for only one year at a time and each annual gathering means a closing up of the work of a charge. Then, too, each man's name, is call ed and the presiding elder says wheth er .the man is clean in his life and ad ministration, before he makes his re port. Hence in these reports from day to day, when I say certain preach ers character passed, I mean that they are blameless so far as the Conference knows. These annual meetings always de velop the social side of life, and at Mt. Airy it is no exception. The town is of the smaller size that undertake to entertain so large a body, but there is no lack of hospitality here. The latch string is on the outside and the air crisp and bracing. Of the many interests of the church which are annually considered, I will write in detail as they come up. The attendance is large and the session fail for the statement of the condi tion of national banks at the close promised to be a happy and profitable of business Monday, Nov. 12. one. Young Mother and Three Babes Burned to Death While in Bed I'y Associated Press. Cold Water, Mich., DEATH OF GEN. ELY Nov. 14. Mrs. Charles Mowry, aged 21 years, and neri - - . rhrce chilfiren, Homer, aged six years; Commander cf Connecticut Volunteers Louise aged three years, and a baby! Died of Heart Trouble. i :-;i'x 'months, were burned to death j Norwich, conn., Nov. -14. General v.rlv today in their home on a farmj William G. Ely died suddenly at his i n;r Tat-,T.-ia o ctntinn six miles south hntriP here last nieht from heart of hfrp nn the Lake Shore railroad Charles Mowry, the husband and father rose early and built fires In the house. lie then went to the barn to do the chores, and while - there discovered that his house was on fire. He rushed back, but the flames had made such headway he could not en ior his house, and his calls through he windows to his family brought no response. It is thought that the mother and three children suffocated to death while asleep. . trouble. He commanded tne- ism Connecticut volunteers in the Civil war and was brevetted brigadier general at it's close. He was treasurer of the Shetucket and Falls Cotton Mills here. Bar Association to Meet. The Charlotte Bar Association will meet tomorrow morning to arrange the calendar for the next term ef the civil courts whichwill convene Novem ber 26th. This will be a one week term. Mountain City Stirred to its Depths. Mayor Of fers S500 Reward for Murderer Dead or Alive. Posse in Search. Dead Negro Found. By Bell Telephone to The News. ' Asheville, N. C, Nov. 14. Five hun dred citizens, armed with Winchester rifles, pistols and other weapons, some with blood hounds, are scouring the country for . miles in every direction from here in search of a negro fiend, thought to be the n6torious Mecklen burg county desperado, Will Harris, who: last night between eleven and twelve o'clock slew four men and wounded two others, one mortally, in a wild, demoniacal rush through town. The dead men are Policeman Charles Blackstock and William Bailey, Ben Allison, colored, and another negro found this morning on College street, dead. ' tThe wounded are Police Captain Pasre. who was shot in the arm, and Tom Hall, colored, who is now at the Mission Hospital and will die. Immediately after the shooting a posse of 100 prominent citizens was quickly organized and left at one o'clock this morning to search for the desperado. At six o'clock this morn ing 200 additional men, well armed, set out to scour the country, and at eight o'clock 200 more left the city with blood hounds, making a total of about 500 men now engaged in the search. This town is in the throes of terri ble excitement over the atrocities. Early this morning Mayor A. S. Bar nard offered $500 reward for the mur derer, dead or alive, which makes a total of $1,000 for the negro's cap ture, that is if he is Harris. The colored citizens of this city are aiding in the search and are as eager as the whites to capture the desperado. Early this morning leading citizens subscribed $700 for the families of the dead officers who surrendered their lives at their posts of duty. The color ed people are also aiding in the work. At Alexander, eight miles west of this city, on the Asheville & Knox ville division of the Southern, a negro was seen this afternoon, "whose descrip tion resembles closely that of Harris. He was headed in the direction toward Knoxville and the mountains. This trail has been taken up by hundreds of de termined men, and if the negro is over taken there is no doubt but what quick work will be made of him. Negro's Death-Dealing Rifle. At a small cabin on Valley street, in the Southern part of town, Harris emerged about 11 o'clock last night ap parently under the influence of pas sions demoniacal in their terror. Ds claring that he was Will Harris, the noted Charlotte desperado he opened fire first on Ben Allison, ua' quiet sort of negrd whom Harris ". encountered as he left . the Jjiouse Without provoca- General VolivaZion City Says Wjllfihozv upDowie By Associated Press. Chicago, Ills., Nov. 14. General Ov erseer William Glenn Voliva, of Zion City, last night at a mass meeting in Shiloh Tabernacle announced that he has deferred his threatened exposure of Mrs. John Alexander Dowie and Gladstone Dowie, in deference to a plan of settlement to be proposed be fore Judge Kenesaw M. Landis today.' He said, however, he still intends to "arraign the Dowies for their perfidy before the world." tion Harris fired and the negro fell dead at his feet. About a block further on Harris passed a negro, Tom Neal, whom he mortally wounded with anoth er shot from his rifle. By this time Harris was near South Main street and began firing indiscriminately into dwelling houses as he proceeded. The reports of the rifle were heard by offi cers and the three above mentioned officers of the Asheville police force left police headquarters hastily to as certain the cause of the shooting. Cap tain Page"and Officer Blackstock ran down Main street and met the negro not far from the Swannanoa Hotel. The first officer shot was the Captain, who with a severe bullet wound in his arm, called onOfficer Blackstock to shoot the negro. While, the officer was in the act of drawing his pistol Harris leveled his rifle at the officer breast and fired, Officer Blackstock falling dead on the spot. After having shot three men Harris ran on towards the business center of the city at the intersection of Patton avenue and Main street, whe$2 Officer Bailey was waiting, pistol in hand. When Harris came up Bailey opened fire at once, but nature of Harris to commit his crimes so open-faced. His are deeds of the dark, cowardly burning barns, shoot ing from ambush, etc. The officers here are all well acquainted with the negro and have him sized up pretty accurately, the majority having had a round with him at one time or another. The dastardly deed of the negro in Asheville last night and the intimation that it was Will Harris Harris has been the talk of the town today. All the glaring blackness of the desperado's deeds in this vicinity was remembered vividly, his many evasions from vigi lant officers and the shrewdness which characterized his many escapes while under surveillance. It will be recalled that Harris was brought before the public as a crimi nal about six years ago. His first of fense was not serious, having stolen some chickens, from a neighbor. Jle was sent to the roads for a sort term and escaped. Another offeni result ed in his capture and he was sentenc ed again to the roads. Again he es caped. He remained at laree for ppn time, and. the next occasion' of his'ea'p- ture was the burning of three barns Charlotte Visited With Considerable Snow Storm Charlotte was visited this afternoon about three o'clock with a consider able Snow - storm that gave the ap pearance of real winter. The .enow came despite the prediction of the weather man that the weather would turn decidedly warmer "tonight, fore casting rain instead of the colder ar ticle. Mr. L. H. Robinson phones the News from Providence that the flurry last ed for a considerable length of time down there, beginning shortly after two o'clock. Snow so early in November means the establishment of a new record by the weather in this section. This vicinity is seldom visited by such flur ries before the .latter part of the month Thanksgiving being the date usually associated with the flaky element. The warmth of the ground caused snow to melt just as soon as it came into contact with terra firma, but the quantity that fell in the short space of a few minutes Would have made the fields white on a colder day. MIL LION DOLLARS STOLEN FROM Fiji SENlSf FEBEBS Investigation Being Conduc ted as to Misplaceinent of Contributions Donated to San Francisco Sufferera Brings" Robbery to Light. Washington of the North. Ottawa, Ont:, Nov. 14 Mr. H. F. B. McFarland, one of the commission ers of the District of Columbia, is in Ottawa to deliver an adress before the Canadian Club of this city on the subject of the history and government of the District of Columbia. The in vitation was extended to Mr. McFar land in view' of the fact that Ottawa is considering the proposiion to ask the Dominion government to form it into a national district similaij ito the District of Columbia. unfortunately missed his man and Har- in the Derita section, shooting a ne- ris deliberately pointed his rifle at the policeman's head, pulled the trigger there was a loud report, flash of fire, and the fourth victim fell dead, with a bullet hole through his head.' Harris then disappeared in-the direc tion of Biltmore estate, taking almost a back track along the murderous route he had first followed. In a few minutes the entire city was aroused by the general fire alarm and hundreds of citizens poured out on the streets to learn the terrible news. Looking about for weapons a hardware store was entered and an abundant supply of ammunition and rifles were secured and distributed among the posse, which, was beginning to form, to follow the track of the murderer. In the meantime kind hands raised the bodies of the fallen officers and carried them to places of shelter. The crowds continued to increase and the terrible news sent a thrill of horror through the minds of every one present. ' Associated Press Story. By Associated Press. Asheville, N. C, Nov. 14. An arm ed posse of officers and citizens are scouring the surrounding country for the negro, said to be Will Harris, of Charlotte, who last night shot and killed policeman Blackstock and alsp Policeman Bailey, mortally wounding" a negro named Neil, and wounding Police Captain Page. There is talk of lynching this negro if the fugitive is captured. Indiana Bankers in Session. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 14. The members of the Indiana Bankers' As sociation assembled in Indianapolis today for their annual convention and were called to order at the Clapool HoteL by the president, C. H. Church of Muncie. The' proceedings will con tinue tomorrow and will Include nu merous papers, addresses and discus sions on topics of interest to the financiers. WILL WE ALL USE FLYING MACHINES Santos Dumont Says we will all Soon be Riding in Fly ing Machines. Thinks they Will be the! , Poor Man's Automobile. Contributions, Great and Small, Aggregating Near Million Dollars Never Reached Sufferers. Pres ident's Opinion. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 14. The Chronicle says today: A new investigation is progressing in the course of developments in the local graft scandal. It now appears that many sums of money, large and small, that were sent from different States to San Francisco, for the relief of the sufferers from the calamity of the earthquake and fire, never reach the relief committee. Some of these amounts which ag- gregated large' sums were mailed to the care of Mayor Schmitz. F. J. Henri, Detective William Burns and about 100 Government agents have been making an investigation. President Roosevelt is the moving spirit behind the inquiry, and he de clares no man guilty of diverting the relief funds shall escape justice. The cases come within the jurisdic tion of the Federal authorities because of the inter-State character of the pos tal service, which, it is ralleged, was criminally, tampered with. It is said that in the aggregate the stealings will amount to a million dollars. Both Sheriff Wallace and Chief Irwin are rather skeptical about the identity of the negro who created such disorder in Asheville last night and left four dead as the result of his-reckless ram page. They, admit that the crime is none too base for the Mecklenburg des perado, but claim that it is not the gro, whom he thought was a white man bringing his brother-in-law to the tombs for complicity in the arson of fence. He was tried the April term of of the Criminal court of 1903 and found guilty of arson. He was sent to the penitentiary at Raleigh immediate ly, but remained there only about 3 months, escaping, supposedly, by con cealing himself in a carload of bricks. Since that time very little has been heard of him. He came back to his relatives in Derita, but always suc ceeded in getting away from the offi cers in search. All these things were recalled by many this morning, who are acquainted with the multiplicity of crimes committed during his residence I in this section, together with the thrill- commencement of a mg escapes and daring runs which ac companied his reckless living while a resident of this county, A dumber of amusing incidents in which some of the county officers were involved were brought to memory today. Considerable interest attaches itself to the ultimate outcome of the search which is now being made by the au thorities at Asheville for the negro who dealt death to four at that place last night. If it proves" to be Will Mar- and his capture is effected, he will likely be brought back to this city . By Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 14. Santos Dumont, since the successful flight of his aeroplane "The Bird 'of Prey," pre dicts the early approach- of the aay when all mankind will e navigating the air and when flying machines will be more common than automobiles. Indeed, he thinks that the flying machines will eventually become "Poor Man's Automobile," be safer, faster and cheaper. He said that next year the people will be able to go to the Seashore on their Aeroplanes. It will become the fad and the new industry. ROAD FOREMAN STABBED. A in SiifH ' mm, -Mm. ' i Was Called "Scab,'i-Resented the Epi thet and Put up a Vigorous Fight. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, Nov. 14. A. C. Ken yon, road foreman of engines for the Southern Railway company was stab bed last night through the lung and is now in a critical condition. Kenyon was accosted on his way to his board ing house across the street from the Southern shops and called a "scab" by several men. He resented the epithet with one that means fight and he was attacked by three or more of the men. Kenyon is a powerful man and weighs about 225 pounds. He fought the men vigorously and knock ed down one of them. In the encoun ter he was stabbed in the back of the left side and the physician when called found that the blade had penetrated one of his lungs. It cannot yet be determined whether or not the wound will prove fatal but, from its nature it is necessarily very serious. ; During the recent strike Kenyon took work," in the shops and his action was resented by the strikers.' Some of them on the streets Called him a "scab" and he came out of the yard and knocked one; man down, for which I he was fined in the police DENOUNCES U. S. COURTS. At Meeting of Federation of Labor A ' Resolution Denouncing Judicial System of United States Introduced. By Associated Press. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 14. A res olution denouncing the judicial sys tem of the United States as "tyran nical and antiquated, from the police court to the Supreme Court of the "United States" was introduced at the session of the American Federation of Labor here today and referred to the committee on resolutions. These With other resolutions known as "Socialist resolutions." were pre sented by Victor L. Berger, of Mil waukee, the delegate for the Wiscon sin State. Federation of Labor. Governor Names 29th . - As our Day of Thanks Raleigh, Nov. 14. Governor Glenn to-day issued his Thanksgiving proc lamation, designa'.insr, Thursday, No vember 2yth. as the day to be given to the rendition of thanks. In his proclamation the Governor speaks of the damage done by incessant rains, and bewails the numerous acts of law lessness, but declares that the mani fold blessings, along every line, e, id eational, industrial, moral, etc., by far overbalance the other and calls for heart thanksgiving. In his proclama tion the Governor outlined the pro gress made in this State along evedy line during the past year and cited many recent reasons why we should dender thanks to God for these bless ings. A charter was granted to the Relay Manufacturing company of Charlotte" at a capital of $125,000 by Messrs. G. B. Keller. M. S. Trotter and others. Another charter was to the Mountain Retreat company of Montreat, at an authorized capital of $150,000, by S. IT. Alexander, Jr., and R. O. Alexander and others. CONFEDERATE REUNION. and i Arrested ',f or Being Drunk. Cornelius Graham, an elderly white man who insisted that he was a "gen'- man," was arrested by Patrolman Hun ter and Merritt this afternoon while walking down the Seaboard tracks near Sixth street crossing. He was very drunk so much so . indeed that he was barely able to give his name. He was given a place in, the police sta tion. . Georgia Veterans Elect Officers Choose Next Meeting Pisce. Ey Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 14. The Geor gia division of the United Confederate veterans elected the following officers: Commander, A. J. West of Atlanta; Brigadier-Generals, Eastern Brigade, J. W. Clark of Augusta; Northern Bri gade, L. P. Thomas, of Atlanta; West ern Brigade, J. E. Devaughan, of Mon tezuma; Southern Brigade, L. G. Young of Savannah. The next meeting is to be held in Augusta, November 1907. Since the strike he has been back at his old position as road foreman of engines. ; ' The police last night arrested T. H. Crenshaw, L. sF. Miller and J. T. Thomas for the attack on Kenyon and I each of them were later released on $100 bail. They all deny , that they are the parties who stabbed Kenyon. Mrs. Cameron Morrison has return- ed to this city after spending several ! weeks at Durham with her father, Maj. IS. F. Tomlinson. Changes in HoteH Circles. It will be a matter of "interest to the traveling public to know that Mr. J. A. Boyett, late steward of the Sea shore hotel at Wilmington has taken charge of the Falls House at Gastonia succeeding Mr. J. V. Wocdburn, who goes to Salem, Va., to assume the management of the Hotel Crawford. Mr. Boyett is an experienced hotel man and will conduct the Fall House Miss Mary Hunter of Sardis open- on a high, scale. Mr. Wcodburn mad-3 ed school at Lucie, this county, Mon: many friends while he was in charge day morning. The school is located of the hotel who will regret to seeJiim in the upper part of . the county." leave this section. Poor May Suffer frorn Sudden Drop in Temperature To-day By Associated Press. Spartanburg, Nov. 14. A heavy snow storm began at noon today accompanied by bitter north winds. The temperature dropped to 22 degrees last night and many water pipes in residences, are frozen. In addition to the damage to the cotton crop, much of whish has not been gathered, it is. feared that there will be great sifffering among the poor as there is a shortage of wood and coal in this section. Snow Storm Raging. Special to. The News. ! ""Union, S. C, Nov. 14. A heavy ;snow storm has been raging here i for the past -50 minutes with colder j atmosphere than yesterday and pros uects of the snow continuing to fall. v VMiss May HiHman. The May Hillman Stock Company delighted another large audience at the Academy of Music last night court I with the Presentation f "Flood Tide" I Miss Hillman has an excellent groupe of players ' around her and ,so far all have made good. 1 he vaudeville acts are very good and highly entertain ing. "East Lynn" was the bill at the matinee this afternoon and "Charity Best" will be the attraction to-right. Loss by Fire $65,000. Sheffield, Ala., Nov. 14. Fire de stroyed the stores of B. Speilberger and the Sheffield Drug Company today. Loss $65,000. 1