North Carolina Newspapers

T HE MEWS ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. OL. XXXV--IMO v 490 CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1906. PRICE: SCENTS Case to Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Clansman Should Be Burned Together Settled To-day. The Last Day 's Proceedings Gillette tame Be Xotcd Case of Chester Gillette, Charged with Murder of His Sweet heart, zvill be Decided Before Midnight. i i urges of Prosecution Outlined. Also Conten tions of the Defense. Another Witness is Ex amined To-day. A.-ociated Press. .. rU liner, N. Y., Dec. 3. Gillette .! 1 will know his fate within 24 uistrict attorney will sum up : State today, taking the ground toilette deliberately planned to r Miss Brown and did kill her or ; her insensible with blows on . 1 with a tennis racquet, her King thrown into the Big Moose v.unsel for Gillette will urge hi cry of suicide. morning the court was delayed, ja.lge said this would not inter v.ith the completion of the case :s D. Feeter. of Little Falls, a civ- :.ieer. was called by the defense I -. i 1 at a point where the boat, f.mnd the water is seven and aj deep. j teen testified by witnesses j prosecution that the water! was tour and a half feet. The de-: l.ad no further testimony. j BIG LAND SUIT. .-inion Just Rendered the United j :cies ?ets 2, 0 0 0, 0 0 0 Acres. j .ssooiated Press. , j s'.iington, D. C, December 3. n opinion rendered by Justice of the Supreme Court of the 1 States, decided the case of the . i States vs. Theodore Daclour rs, involving almost 2,000,000 ? cf land on the west coast of "a in favor of the United States. i i F. Jus' ice Holmes' opinion reversed fir. Iing of the United States Dis trict Court of the Southern circuit of FK ida. V.'' sv.it arose in connection with r'c Spanish grant to John Forbes and C.::::,any. THREATENING LETTERS SENT. King Victor Emanuel Receives Let ters Telling of Plots Against His Life. By Associated Press. Milan, Italy, Dec. 3. A careful i carch has been made in Bergamo, to fii.-rover the sender of a threatening i-.iKr to King Victor Emanuel, referr ing to a plot formed by what the writ-Ci- termed the "Holy Alliance" to as- irsinate the king. So far the efforts of the police have I'-'.n fruitless. !-!E SECRETARY'S ESTIMATES. Ssoretary of Treasury Transmitted to Congress Estimates for Year The Grand Total. Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. The Secre tary cf the Treasury transmitted to Congress the estimates for the fiscal r-'ar which ended June 30, 1908. The ?n.:i4 total was $689,028,435. The appropriations for 1907 were 5Til,.331,566. Js.ns Leave Mexico. By Associated Press. CI Paso, Texas, Dec. 3. Three hun-C'ij- Japanese have entered the Crutcd States from Mexico through i .'iglo Pass since November 1, leav ing Maxico because of alleged ill in atment at the hands of their Mexi can employers. To Accept Regency. T-y Associated Press. Teheran, Persia, Dec. 3. The re Krt that Mohammedali Mirza, heir parent and governor of Azerbaijani, lias been summoned to Teheran to th.c rpffpiTv flnrintr tht ill- - - . uui..b - - - of his father, the Shah, is con- I'rr.xod. Ar.other Dreadnaught. ay Associated Press. Portsmouth, England, Dec. 3. Ti;.' keelplates of another Dread j'l'JMjrht has been laid here. It will ! : larger and more powerful than the fin-1. Earthquake Shock. By Associated Press. Home, Dec. 3. An earthquake f-hock, lasting two seconds, was felt ;fHTf".(ay at Milazo. No damage ''.'.is done. Cases Decided as to State s Right to Fix Freight Rates By Associated Press. T! Supreme Court of the United Spates decided a number of cases be- i granted a writ of mandamus requested twe-en the State of Florida and the j by the State Railroad Commission, nhoads in the State, involving the compelling the companies to comply i'-r-it of the State to fix a maximum! with the orders of the Commission fix ate of transportation - of phosphates 1 ing the rate as one cent per mile. WERE REFUSED AID. Wealthy Church of Pittsburg Refuses Aid to Many Educational Institu tions. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Dec. 3. Forty-two edu cational institutions of the South and West which have been en deavoring to secure financial assist ance from one of Pittsburg's wealthi est churches have been refused aid because of a vast number of appli cations. ASSAULTED A PRINCESS. Band of Robbers Who Assaulted By Associated Press. I Tifiis, Trans Caucasia., Dec. 3. ! A band of 12 robbers attacked the t state ' of Princess Avalova, plunder ed her residence and assaulted the Princess. They were captured and will be tried today by the drumhead courtmartial. REDUCE TARIFF. Report on Island Affairs Approves Reduction .of Tariff. By Associated Press. Washingtcn, Dec. 3, The annual report of the Bureau of Insular Af fairs in emphasizing legislation upon which the future prosperity of the Philippine depends names a bill re ducing the tariff on island -products. Voivia to Be Supreme. By Associated Press, Chicago, Dec. 3. The Chronicle says: "The Second City is to be abandoned. 'Restoration host,' built up by Dowie will shortly be left to its creditors bv Voliva. Autocratic Socialism is to be the i government of the new community, j Voliva is to be supreme. Decrease in Population. By Associated Press. Sydney, N. S., Dec. 3. Alarmed by the rapid decrease in population St. Pierre Miquelon, of the French government has revised the customs tariff for the island, in order to stimulate business interests. Mr. C. M. Carson's residence has been improved by an attractive coat of paint. n Wrecked A1 ear Troy Most Disastrous Wreck in History of Road Oc curred Early To-day. One Man Killed and Several Injured. Special to The News. Troy N. C, Dec. 3 What seemsl to be the most disastrous wreck m the history of the Aberdeen and I Asheboro Railroad occurred at Ro berdo, a flag station four miles south of Troy, about 6 o'clock this morning, when a white man was killed almost instantly and two colored men were seriously injured. Three cars'of a special train carry ing Spark's shows were derailed and badly torn up, one of them being turned over. The man who was killed was in a car harnessing the stock when the accident occurred and when the car turned he fell beneath the mass of horses and was crushed lifeless al most instantly. Three horses and a pony, property of the show company, were killed and several others injured. The dead man and those injured belonged to the show crew, but your correspondent has been unable to as certain their names. To add to the confusion caused by the wreck a trouble arose be tween the Aberdeen and Asheboro railroad crew and the show crew and without warning it appears that sev eral of the latter crew assaulted Conductor Slack, inflicting injuries that it is feared will prove serious. The entire train crew left the wreck, but returned later. Officers are now on the spot to investigate the matter. Railroad officials, with a wrecking train, went to the scene of the wreck about 8 o'clock and are still on the spot. It will be several hours before the track can be cleared for trains. Several causes for the wreck have been assigned but nothing definite has ret been learned. Mr. Walter Bickett has taken a position in the gents' furnishing department of Belk Bros' store. .J ' in the limits of the State. The decision affirms the decision of the Florida Suureme Court which Last Session Convened To-day at Crowds Witnessed CHARLOTTE CO. CHARTERED. Home Realty Company Chartered Other Charters A Bond Reduced Senator Simmons Will Work for Inland Waterways Other Items From State Capital. By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, Dec. 3. A charter was issued this morning for the Home Realty Company, of Charlotte, at a capital of 25,000. Messrs. George Stephens, W. H. Wood and J. W. Todd are the incorporators. The Clinton Light and Power Com pany was also chartered at a capital of $25,000. H. A. Gaddy being the principal incorporator. Associate Justice Piatt D. Walker heard an appeal in habeas corpus proceedings this morning for R. li. Parish, of Norfolk, Va., charged with shooting J. E. Demsey here a few weeks ago. Before the magistrates Parish was charged with criminal regligence in shooting Demsey and his bond was fixed at $1,000. He has since been in jail. Justice Walker held that the evidence showed that the shooting was accidental and re duced the bond to 300. Senator Simmons left this morning for Washington to take up his duties at the opening of Congress. He says he will devote special attention to legislation for the improvement of inland waterways, rivers and harbors, an important matter to North Caro lina. He will make extra efforts in behalf of Beaufort and Wilmington. Presidential Nominations. By Associated Press. -rcrr.c,v.iv.o--n ricn 5? Thf President &olloing nominations to the Senate: Secretary of the Treasury, George B Cortelyou; Attorney General, Charles J. Bonaparte; Postmaster General, George Von L. Meyer; Secretary Navy, Victor H. Metcalf; Secretary of the Interior, James R. Garfield; Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Oscar S. Straus; Associate Justice of the Su preme Court, Wm. H. Moody. Pilots Not to Blame. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. The Supreme Court of the United States holds that the Virginia Pilots' Association is not responsible for the damages caused by the accidents when due to the neg ligence of its members. The decision was rendered in the case of Guy vs. Donald on a question certified from the Circuit Court of Appeals of the Fourth circuit. Sweeden to be Represented. By Associated Press. Stockholm, Dec. 3. Sweeden will be represented by warships at the nav al display at the opening of the James town, Va., exhibition next year. American minister, Graves, was offi cially notified of the government's in tention, and of the regret that it was unable to send a contingent of repre sentatives of tne Swedish army. Verdict Against Commission. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. The case of the Mississippi Railroad Commission, vs. the Illinois Central as involving the right of the State to compel through trains to stop at small stations was de cided by the Supreme Court against the commission. Clements Appointed. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. It was an nounced at the White House today that the President will reappoint Jud son B. Clements to be a member of the Inter-State Commerce Commis- C1AT1, ; sioiu Atlanta' Won Case. Special to The News. Washington, Dec. 3. The Supreme Court of the United States today de cided the case today of the City of Atlanta, Ga., against the so-called "Pipe Line Trust" in favor of the city. Cabinet Resigns. By Associated .Press. Madrid, Spain, December 3. The Cabinet resigned to-day in a body. WHY NOT SAVE HIM? of 59th Congress Long Before Hour for Assembling Galleries of House and Senate were Thronged with Ladies to Witness Opening. Most of Veteran Senaters were on Hand. Uncle Joe Cannon Opens House Amid Cheers. Fo raker's Resolution. By Associated Press. , Washington, Dec. 3. The last ses sion of the Fifty-ninth Congress con vened promptly at noon. Long be fore the hour for assembling the usu al opening day crowds gathered In the two halls. The . .jlJeriesj. of the Senate and -House wereboth throng ed, women being largely in evidence. Practically all the veterans of the Senate were on hand. Senator Pettus, the oldest member, was one of the first to arrive at the capitol. In the House victors and vanquish ed foregathered to congratulate and sympathize with one another over the results of the November ballot. Speaker Cannon was applauded as he appeared to drop the gavel, con vening the lower branch in session. Immediately following the prayer by the chaplain the roll was called by States. Penrose's Resolution. Senator Penrose introduced a reso lution calling on the President for all the information regarding the dismis sal of the battalion of negro troops at Fort Reno. "Want the Evidence. . Senator Foraker, it Is understood, has decided to offer in the Senate, this week, a resolution inquiring into the dismissal of the battalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. The resolu tion will request the President of the War Department to furnish the Sen ate all the facts in the case, includ ing especially evidence upon which the order of dismissal was based. The question has been raised whether the dismissal "without hon or" does net deprive them illegally further military rights such as pen sions and admission to soldier's homes. Senator Daniel, of Virginia came next, then Senator Benson of Kansas. Senator Depew of New York, took a place early with his colleagues. For 15 minutes before ncOn there was a general reception on the floor with greetings and congratulations. When the signal for session was giv en, the Senators 76 of whom were in their places, rose to their feet and the venerable chaplain, Edward Everett Hale, pronounced the invocation. The roll was called following the prayer, when Senator Dupont of Dela ware, took the oath of office, being pre sented at the bar of the senate by his colleague Senator Allee. On the motion of Senator Hale, which was agreed to, the Vice-President appointed Mr. Hale and Mr. Pet tus as a committee to join a similar committee from the house to notify the President that Congress was in session and ready ' to proceed with business. On the motion of Mr. Aldrich, noon was fixed as the daily hour of meet ing. Senator Cullom secured the adoption, of a resolution instructing the clerk of the Senate to inform the House that a quorum was present and was in session After the introduction of the reso lution regarding the discharged negro the President would have a message before the Senate in a few moments relating to nominations. To await this! message a recess of ten minutes wai taken at 12:15. On the recefpt of the nominations from the White House, the Senate, at 12:25 o'clock went into executive ses- Noon the Opening sion and adjourned at 12:44 until to morrow. Washington, D. C, December 3. Three raps of the traditional little ivory gavel in the hand of Vice-President Fairbanks, brought the Senate to order. The scene in the chamber had been one of increasing animation during the preceeding hour and a half. As the noon hour approached the floor of the chamber began to be the gathering place of the Senators. Senator Teller was first to take his seat, a full half hour before the gavel fell. Supreme Court Ruling. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. The Supreme Court of the United States advanced the hearing of the case of the Geor gia Central Railroad Company, vs. the Comptroller General of Georgia, involving the right of the State to tax the stock of the Alabama West ern Railroad, held by the Georgia l:ne, and set for tne second Monday next term. Death of Mr. Ross. Mr. Ed. Ross died Saturday after noon at 3:30 o'clock at his home No. 904 East Fourth street, after an ill ness of several months. The funeral services were held from the residence yesterday afternoon. The deceased had been in declining health for near ly a year, though his illness was not considered very alarming until about ten days ago. Death of Mr. J. A. Moore. Mr. J. A. Moore, 68 years of age, died last night at 9:30 p. m. at his home in Dilworth. The funeral ser vices were held from the residence this afternoon at 3:30. Miss Laura Etheridge will leave Thursday for Annapolis to visit Miss Law Gautier, who formerly lived here. First Church Wants Ogden The General Committee on Calling a Pastor to Succeed Dr. Howerton Recommends Able Preacher of Knoxville. The session of the First Presby terian Church met after the service yesterday morning and called a con gregational meeting for next Sunday morning after church, to consider ex tending a call to Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden, pastor of the Southern Pres byterian Church at Knoxville, Tenn. The general committee on calling a pastor to succeed Dr. Howerton, con sisting of ten men each from the ciders, deacons and congregation, has recommended extending a call to Mr. Ogden. A sub-committee of the gen eral committee, consisting of Messrs. K. A. Dunn, John W. Zimmerman and L. A. Dodsworth, heard Mr. Ogden preach in Knoxville yesterday a week ago and were greatly pleased with him, both as a pastor and preacher, and recommended extending him a call. It is considered altogether probable that the congregation will vote unanimously to extend a call to Mr. Ofrden. It is understood that if the I call is not unanimous the Knoxville tor would not consider coming otherwise he will take the ' matter under favorable consideration. Mr. Ogden is a young man, a grad uate of Union Theological Seminary md' is one of the coming men in the Southern Presbyterian Church. Dr. Howerton resigned the pastorate to accept the management of the Mon treat Association. Negro Driver Assaults Mr. Cooper. Mr. Sam Cooper, an employee of Hoover's livery stable on East Trade street, was assaulted this morning by a negro driver of Henry Hayman's beef market, who threw a brick bat through a window, striking Mr. Cooper just over the left eye. The negro came in the stable this morning and ordered his horse, which boards there, his talk being exceeding ly impudent. After the passing of a few words, Mr. Cooper struck at the negro with a small whip which he held in his hand. The latter then went out the door and came back along side the stable to where Mr. Cooper was watering a horse, hurling the brick through the window. The negro took to his heels immediately and has not yet been apprehended. Mr. Lance Brought Here. Mr. J. W. Lance, traveling collector for C. H. Robinson & Company, who was shot by a negro man near Wax haw, N. C, last week, was brought to Charlotte yesterday and removed to the Presbyterian hospital for further treatment of his wounds. It was fear ed for a while that his injuries would prove fatal, but the physicians hold out the hope that he will recover,. Mr. Turner Goes to Greensboro. Rev. Harold Turner, the new pastor at Brevard Street Methodist church left this afternoon for Greensboro, his former home, but will return Thurs day accompanied by his family, to take up his work here. The congregation is delighted with him. Baseball Fans to Meet. Mayor S. S. McNinch will preside at a meeting of the baseball fans at the city hall tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Everybody in Charlotte who is interested in baseball and who wants to see Charlotte join the South Atlantic League is invited to attend this meet ing. Rev. William Duncan, pastor of the First Associate Reformed Presby terian church, preached at Anderson, S. C, yesterday. His pulpit was filled by Rev. James. Boyce, President of the Due West Female college. Long Elected e Vote New Member of the Board of County Com missioners Defeats -Mr. J, B. Ross for Chair manship. The Vote. The unexpected happened this morn ing at the meeting of the new board of county commissioners when Mr. W. M. Long, new member of the boy was elected chairman, succeedrng Mr. J. B. Ross, who has held that position for the past term. There was considerable speculation as to who would be the candidate, the subject having been injected in the late primary when Mr. Ross declared himself a candidate for another term. Friends of Mr. Long, who persuaded him to enter the primary, backed his support with the promise that his name would be urged as chairman of the board. The first ballot talien this morning resulted in a division of the five votes, Long receiving 2, Ross 2 and C. V. Furr 1. The second ballot gave Mr. Long 3 and Mr. Ross 2. On the first ballot McKee and Hen derson voted for Long, Ross and Furr for Ross and Long for Furr. On the second ballot Long, Henderson and McKee voted for Long, Furr and Ross for Ross. The new board consists of Messrs. W. M. Long, chairman; C. V. Furr, J. B. Ross, W. N. McKee and D. A. Hen derson. The members were sworn in this morning by the Clerk of the Court J. A. Russell, who, with the other county officers, were in turn sworn in by Chairman Long. The bonds of all the officers were read and approved and recorded as satisfactory. The oath of office was administered to Mr. P. V. Moody as deputy clerk of the court, succeeding Mr. W. M. Moore, who goes to the of fice of the register of deeds. After organization, reports were read from Superintendents Little and Welsh of the convict camps, showing that the two camps were in good condition in every respect. The reports ''were ap proved. It was ordered that Messrs. R. N. Herron, Elam Alexander and J. E. Man gum be relieved of poll tax upon re quest. Plans for the coming year were dis cussed at some length and the work before the board was gone over with the new members. Supreme Court By San Francisco School Trouble By Associated Press. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 3. The Call says: "School Director Oliver stated to Secretary Metcalf before his departure for Washington that he told the school directors he believed they were clearly within their rights in establishing sep Dr. J. R. Howerton Says Both Novels Helped to Make Race Problem Acute and Should Never Have Been Written. The Negro is Neighbor to Southern White and Must Have Justice. Mob Lazv Many Times Worse than Murder. , "There will be no deportation of the, negro from the United States or from the South. We have got to live to gether here. Whatever tends to pro mote enmity or good feeling between the races in the way of speech or writing tends to complicate or solve the problem. I have especial refer ence, when I say this, to novels and plays. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' on the one side and 'The Clansman' on the other should never have been written, and the editions of both ought to be burned, because they have both helped to create the present conditions." This was a statement in the sermon of Rev. Dr. James R. Howerton at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. His subject was the race problem and his text was taken from the story of the Good Samaritan, "Who is My Neighbor?" The speaker's gen eral drift was that the negro was neighbor to the Southern white man, and it was the duty of the latter to give him all his rights, especially a fair trial in the courts and Gospel preaching. Dr. Howerton said it was to be regretted that the Southern Presbyterian Church did not spend but $20,000 a year for the evangeliza tion of the colored people of the South. He recalled a time when on a bitter cold night he had applied in vain for admission to the homes of white peo ple and might have suffered terribly had not a negro saloon-keeper allowed him to find warmth and shelter in the rear of his saloon. "I realized the meaning of the parable of the Good Samaritan then as never before," the preacher declared. Races Getting Further Apart. Dr. Howerton, in opening, said he wanted his hearers to allow for any prejudices he might have. He did not be lieve that any man on any side of the race question could approach a discus sion of it without some shade of pre judice, however desirous he might be to be fair. He was not pessimistic. It must be remembered that the his tory of the race question is piled high with prejudices the prejudices that naturally came from the arraying of ignorance against knowledge, laborer against employer, black against white and slave against master. It was to be regretted that the old affection which existed between the slaves and their masters was fast disappearing. There is little or none of it today on the part of the children of either class. But in spite of his hopefulness, the speaker declared that the races are ' getting farther apart and unless the Christian people of the South, the North and the negro race get together and take the matter in hand there is a sad day coming. It is said that talking will do no good, but talking will do all the good, if any is to be done. It was talking that helped to do the harm that has been done. Here Dr. Howerton made the statement above attributed to him. After showing that the Northern people had first sold their slaves to the South before becoming converted to abolition, and also arguing that the enfranchisement of the negroes was one of the worst political blunders ever made, and even more than this, a crime committed by Northern Reconstruction ists with hatred in their hearts for the South, a crime, too, that was re sponsible for the old Kuklux Klans and for the present day lynching mobs, Dr. Howerton continued : "It would be better .if the term 'so cial equality' should be made 'social intermingling.' If the English people chose to raise a negro to the peerage, it would make no difference to me, but if I were the poorest white in the United Spates the son of that negro peer could not cross my threshold on terms of social intermingling. It is not the Christian's duty to stand for either social intermingling or for race amalgamation. These can never be tolerable. No Apology for Criminals. "Another trouble is that Northern people and papers are too much given, to apologizing for the nsgro criminal Some of them are at issue with the President over this very thing at the present time. The burden of the reso lutions they pass is not on the crime but on the mob violence that avenges it. Until the good and wise men of the North, South and the negro race get C&ntinued cn page 2. Will Decide arate schools for the Japanese." That the matter will be taken to the Supreme Court for final decision is now quite evident, and if it is decided that the Japanese are not Mongolians it is quite certain the State legislature will pass a new law to keep the Japa nese out of the schools in which Cau casians are taugh.t.