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VOL. XXXV NO. o493
CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6. 1906.
PRICE: 5CENTS
Baptist 'State Convention
Young Man of Raleigh
Run Over and Instantly
Killed This Morning
onvened at Greensboro
Last Night. Work Today
YffiVT
Delegates From all Sec
tions of North Carolina
Gathering in Greens
boro for Big Convention.
More Than Eight Hun
dred Delegates are Ex
pected. The Work Done
at To-day's Session of
Convention in Full.
-i lal to The News.
Greensboro, Dec. G. The noon
i- brought in many delegates and
: hers who are here to attend the
Ii annual session of the North
Una State Baptist Convention,
;; a convened in the splendid new
.rcli on West Market street .yes
lay afternoon at 3:15 o'clock,
-t of the delegates arrived on the
night and yesterday's trains, the
I work not beginning until this
:.:asr. It is expected that 800
'.;:.:eo. pastors and visitors will
"r.. re during the week. The white
iti;s of the State number 200,-
aiul if each church should send
;N representation it was entitled to
i would be at least 4,000 dele
ft. ircm every section of North
C'areiina present.
sides these North Carolinians
' re the following distinguished Bap
tists from other States, representing
-he .general interests of the Southern
Partist Convention of which the
.Ni riii Carolina Convention is a con
tinent part are here or en route:
Pr. J. M. Frost, of Nashville, Tenn.;
P.cv. Dr. J. F. Love, of Atlanta, Ga.;
.:v. P. T. BelL of Atlanta, Ga.; Rev.
Dr. W. H. Smith, of Richmond, Va.;
P.;v. Dr. Prestridge, of Louisville,
K7.. and ethers.
One of the most interesting and
rrominent personages here to at
tend the convention is Rev. J. R.
Stewart, of Clinton, who is stopping
villi his daughter, Mrs. II. W. Battle.
He is one of the most scholarly men
the State convention and while he
U getting along in years, he is very
i-tive and takes a deep interest in
a:l important matters. Ke is an
able lawyer, as well as an eloquent
;;:eacher, and who came within two
votes of being the first president of
the North Carolina A. & II. College
ar Raleigh. It is impossible to fore
tell what will occupy the time and
mention of the convention, the ses
sions alone must determine this. The
( iiginal object of the convention was
the promotion of missions and edu
cation. To this has been added
many important objects, the orphan
age, temperance and other matters
generally for the moral and religioujf
i 'Vilift of the people. No one can tell
just what special cause will be ad
vocated upon the floor of the con
vention by a seif-appointed champ
ion, the Baptist fondness for demo
cracy prevailing in all their activities.
Tc-Day's Meeting.
This morning Rev. Livingston John
son Corresponding Secretary, submit
ted his report on missions and the
voiaen's work, which made a highly
creditable showing.
The recort of the Baptist orphanage
pa Tkomasville was then submitted
to the convention, which showed the
orphanage to be in fine working con
dition. According to the report there
f.re 223 children being cared for in the
orphanage. The need for an addition
al infirmary was expressed, but it was
decided not to bring this matter be
fore the convention, but a resolution
v-'jis passed favoring the proposition.
The proposed building will cost $10,
000. One of the features of the morning
session was the class of little tots
hom the orphanage. There were
twenty in all and they ranged from
six to twelve years of age. They at
tracted no little attention.
Pledges were next made for the
ministerial students at the Seminary
at Louisville, there being about $1,500
subscribed in all. The president of the
institution was present and delivered
a strong address.
Continued on page 2.
A Vast Saving.
i'-y Associated Press.
Bangor, Maine, Dec. 6. A saving
of thousands of dollars a year to the
ruip mills is said to be assured by
(experiments in this State whereby
turpentine is refined from material
hitherto wasted.
Ur. L. L. Moore and family left
last night for Craigsville, Va., where
I jr. Moore has accepted a call to the
Presbyterian Church pastorate. They
"ave been at Capt. R. A. Torrence's
for several days past.
Must Learn to Write Before he
Can Tell of
Associated Press.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 6. Casper
Schofen, aged 30 years, was brought
to the hospital from a suburb where
was found lying on a street.
A part of the man's lower jaw was
missing, the upper jaw was splintered
and base of his tongue was lacerated
SOUTHERN DEPOT BURNED.
Depot at Advance Destroyed by Fire
Last Might Thought to Be Work
of Incendiaries.
Special to The News.
Winston-Salem, Dec. G. The South
ern Railway depot at Advance with a
quantity of freight was destroyed by
fire last night.
The agent left the depot shortly af
ter 7 o clock.
When the fire was discovered near
midnight the building was .in fianje:
There is good reason for believing
the fire was of incendiary origin.
The loss is partially covered by in
surance.
New Church at High Point.
Special to The News.
High Foint, N. C, Dee. 6. The
Washington Street Methodists of this
place has decided to erect a mod
ern house of worship. The cost of the
new church, will be between fifty and
seventy-five thousand dollars. Work
will begin on the new church by the
first of the year.
Not Sentenced To-Day.
By Associated Press.
Herkimer, N. Y... December 6. Gil
lette was net sentenced to-day. He
was taken into the court at the ap
pointed hour but his counsel had been
unable to prepare for the motion for
a new trial which they desire to. enter
before the sentence is passed.
Hard Up For
Small Bills
The Secretary of the Trea
sury Issues Letter to
Banks in Which he Be
wails Scarcity of Small
Bills.
By Associated Press.
"Washington, Dec. 6. The Secretary
of the Treasury issued an open letter
to all banking institutions in the
United States in which he says, "A
very marked scarcity of small bills
is noticeable everywhere and the
treasury is powerless to relieve."
In the absence of legislation al
lowing the banks to issue a large pro
portion of their circulation in the
denomination of five dollars, he says
the banks ' must be relied upon to
alleviate the strain as far as possi
ble. He says there are in circulation
nearly 15,000,000 in silver certificates
many of which doubtless are packed
away in the vaults of various banks
and held as reserve.
He asks the banks to search the
vaults and send such ten dollar cer
tificates to the treasury ' where they
will be promptly converted into ones I
, , i a .i i, f
and twos, it is oniy remeuy cue
secretary says, adding: "Let no
bank complain until it has contribut
ed as far as possible to the relief."
Ship Subsidy Bill.
By Associated Press.
Yashington, Dec. 6. A modification
of the Gallinger ship subsidy bill was
suggested by Chairman Grosvenor at
the meeting of the House committee
on merchant marine and fisheries. He
expressed a willingness to strike out
the subsidies for trans-Atlantic and
African steamship lines, thus confining
the government aid to the Oriental and
South American lines. No vote was
taken but Mr. Grosvenor will prepare a
revised bill for the consideration of the
committee. In its changed form the
Gallinger bill will conform to the ship
subsidy recommendation made by Sec
retary Root in his Kansas City speech.
Confessed to IVIurder. ,
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn. December 5. Wil
liam Ardley, of Brooklyn, found dead
Thanksgiving and whose body has
been sent home, was murdered and
robbed, if the confession made by At
kins Harmon is true. When Ardley's
body was found it was supposed he
had met death by n fall.
Atkins Harmon, Sam Taylor, Arthur
Morton and Grip Jones, white men,
were arrested charged with the mur
der of Ardley. In confessing Harmon
implicated the others and said robbery
was the motive of the crime.
Th Insurgents Again.
By Associated Press.
Washington, December 6. The Dom
inican Minister, received a , despatch
stating that a party of 12 insurgent
leaders had gathered, at Puerta' Plata
and were attacked by the government
forces. Perico Lasalle was killed and
the balance arrested. ''"'
Pilotare Bill.
By Associated Press.
Washington, r;ec. 6. Representative
Littlefield's pilotage bill was the spec
ial order in the House.
Bloody Assault
How he was wounded is a mys
tery. Physicians say he will never he able
to talk.
The police say Schofen, who is a for
eigner, never learned to write and will
be unable to explain until taught to
write.
Twelve Persons Were Injured and
Number of Factories Destroyed
By Boiler Explosion and Fire
Southern Will Answer
For Blocking 5th Street
For violation of Sec. 303 of the
e:ty code, which forbids any railroad
company, its agent or employee, per
mitting a train to be stopped across
any street . for a longer period than
five minutes, warrants were issued
this afternoon against the Southern
Railway Company summoning Yard
Conductor Bradley, and Freight Agent
Black to appear before the Recorder
tomorrow morning;. at 9 o'clock to
answer to the charge of allowing
a freight train to remain across
Fifth street 25 minutes yesterday
morning and for a similar period this
morning.
This action was taken this after
noon after a conference between
Chief ofPolice Irwin and City Attor
ney Harris, acting upon complaints
which have recently been filed in the
office of Chief Irwin. The plaintiffs
allege that trains have been allowed
to stand across the Fifth street ;
crossing for a considerable time on
several occasions, due to the fact
that the tracks at the station were
crowded every day with cars and
there was no track upon which to
run the incoming trains.
The National
Waterways
Near 1000 Delegates At
tend National Rivers
and Harbors Congress.
Sentiment Strong for
Improvement.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 6 Nearly
1,000 delegates attending the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, the ob
ject of the convention being to secure
an annual apropriation of $50,000,000
for the improvement of the Nation's
waterways are in session here today.
Representative Ransdell, of Louisi
ana, who has made a tour of 20,000
miles around the country in behalf of
the movement will report that he has
found sentiment strong in favor of the
waterway improvement as a remedy
for the wholly inadequate transporta
tion facilities new afforded by the rail
roads. Representative Williams will address
the convention tonight.
GREAT COST OF NAVY.
Expense of Keeping Ships in Com
mission Was $19,604,749 Last Year.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 6. It cost $19,
604,749 to keep the ships of the navy
in commission during the past fiscal
year, according to the annual report
of Paymaster General Harris.
It cost $714,245 to keep the battle
ehip Ohio in service.
GOVERNOR AGAINST PRESIDENT.
Governor Mead Hotly Opposed to
President's Plan of Naturalization
for the Japanese.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 6. Governor
Mead has come out in emphatic lan
guage as being opposed to the Presi
dent's recommendation that an act be
passed providing for naturalization of
the Japanese.
THE RAWLINGS BOYS.
Two Sons of Man Hanged Recently
Have Sentences Commuted to Life
Imprisonment.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 6. The pardon
board has commuted the death sen
tences of Jesse and Milton Rawlings
to life imprisonment.
WHEN CONGRESS CONVENED.
In Terrific Explosions of
Boilers in Big Shoe
Company's Plant Num
ber of Persons were In
jured. In Hours Time Two Acres
of Business District was
in Ruins. Many Dwel
lings Destroyed by the
Flames.
By Associated Press. "
Lynn, Mass., Dec. 6. Boilers in
the P. J. Harney Shoe manufacturing
Co. blew up this morning. At least
12 people are reported injured.
The explosion, besides shattering
the big four-story factory of the Har
ney Co., wrecked several buildings
nearby in the crowded manufacturing
district.
A heavy gale was blowing, driving
the flames with great rapidity, until
they were beyond the control of the
local fire department.
Help was called from Boston.
In an hour's time two acres of the
West Lynn district was burned
over, ruining the premises of more
than half a dozen large firms and
destroying 12 dwellings.
The explosion occurred just as the
factory operatives were assembling
for the day's work.
Loss Was Heavy.
The loss is estimated at $450,000.
Six of the .injured were taken to
the hospital. None will die, it is be
lieved. Mr. E. L. Feagle, who for a num
ber of years was a salesman in the
dry goods house of L. L. Mimnaugh
& Co., of Columbia, S. C, has taken
a position in J. B. Ivey & Co's dress
goods department.
Found Wife on
Floor Dead
Marion M a n Returns
Home From Work to
Find his Baby Crawling
Over Dead Body of His
Young Wife.
Special to The News.
Marion, N. C, Dec. 6. Late yester
day evening Charles Dellinger, a well
known citizen of this place, returned
home from his day's labor to meet,
on entering the house, a tragic and
heart-rending sight. There on the
floor, cold in death, was the form of i
his young wife of only a short space,
while crawling over her cold body
was her baby, fretted and sobbing
because of her failure to soothe it,
as was her wont. The entire scene
was mystery itself. No scare or
traces of assault could be discovered
to lead to the conclusion that she
had been the victim of an assault
there was nothing but a speechless
tongue and a small babe to offer any
evidence. Since there was no signs
of an attack, suicide or' heart failure
are considered the causes and the
latter is believed to be the reason, by
her husband, since her heart was al
ways weak.
About two years ago Dellinger, a
painter of this place, was married
at Asheville to Carolina Thomas, who
was then about 15 years of age. He
brought his young wife here where
he had a home, and has lived here
ever since. ' No inquest has been
held as it is the concensus of opin
ion that heart failure was the cause
of his wife's death.; . I
An Increase of$886.45
Charlotte Postage Sales
The receipts of the post office last
month from the sale of stamps,
stamped envelopes, postal cards and
postage on second-class matter
amounted to $8,312.99. For the same
month last year they were $7,426.54,
showing an increase of 886.45. The
money order department deposited
during November $29,200.50, for the
corresponding month last year
$25,400, making an increase of $3,
400. Rural carrier's handled during the
past month 29,627 pieces of first
class, 26,224 pieces second-class mat
ter and 14,038 circulars or odd matter
making a total of 69,889.
American Control of Panama Railway.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 6. Senator
Morgan addressed the Senate on his
resolution looking to giving the Pana
ma Canal Commission control of the
Panama railway. He spoke of the
Panama road as a "legal fiction or ar
tificial entity to enable this country
to avoid the responsibility of a com
mon carrier."
' Morgan maintained that Cromwell,
whose several connections with the
Panama government and canal commis
sion he enumerated, was the only one
who benefitted by this manner of man
aging the road.
Sermon on The
Last Judgment
8 - -
Dr. Broughton' s Theme at
1 ryon Street Methodist
Church Last Night.
Oyster Suppers Poor
Way to Raise Funds.
Rev. Len G. Broughton addressed
two meetings yesterday, both of them
in the Tryon Street Methodist
church, the first at four o'clock ad
dressed especially to Christian people
and the second at 8 o'clock in the
evening to a general adudience.
There was a gratifying attendance at
both. At the night meeting the
body of the church was filled and
there were many in the galleries.
At the afternoon meeting Dr.
Broughton spoke on the power of
prayer, iiis text being taken from the
epistle of James, "Ye ask, and receive
not, because ye ask amiss." He told
of the conversion of his own broth
er and of his going into the ministry
in answer to the prayers of his mother,
and then gave in detail some of the
remarkable answers to prayer which
he had experienced during his connec
tion with the Atlanta Tabernacle. On
one occasion the church had an option
on a lot adjoining the Tabernacle, the
option having- two days of life before
it should expire, and the church hav
ing still not raised enough money to
purchase the property. During those
two days while the people were
praying for the funds two checks for
$250 each were received from parties
who had never before given to the
church and who were not known to be
interested in the Tabernacle. This with
other monies coming in permitted the
purchase of the lot. Another man of
fered to build the addition to the Tab
ernacle which was planned to go on
this lot.
Dr. Broughton said the churches of
to-day depend too little on God and too
much on human resources to get things
up for the church. He condemned
oyster suppers, bazaars and all such;
Continued on page 5. J
New Library in Sight.
Special to The News.
High Point, N. C, Dec. 6. The Li
brary committee of this city has been
notified by Andrew Carnegie that he
will give $15,000 for the erection of
a public library here, provided the
committee raises a similar amount.
SEVERAL CARS DERAILED.
Slight Wreck Near Columbia Caused
Tie-Up in Traffic for Several Hours.
No One Hurt. '
By Bell Long-Distance 'Phone.
Columbia, S. C, Dec. 6. Several
freight cars were derailed just out of
Columbia this morning. The cars that
jumped the track were in the middle
of a long train coming South, and caus
ed a tie-up of several hours in all traf
fic between Columbia and Charlotte.
Passenger and mail trains coming
South from Charlotte to Columbia this
morning were detained by way of Spar
tanburg. The track is now clear, how
ever, and the evening trains will be
expected on schedule time.
Is There a Lumber Trust.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 6. Senator Kitt-
redge introduced a resolution directing
an investigation by the Department of
Commerce and Labor into the lumber
trade to ascertain whether there is in
existence a trust or agreement among
the dealers.
Thaw Trial Delayed.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 6. The trial of
Thaw for the murder of Stanford White
will not begin until March or April next
year, unless District Attorney Jerome
consents to re-arrange his court calen
dars. This was the announcement
made by Jerome's office.
Second Day of
M. Conference
Routine Business Attend
ed to at Second Day's
Session of N. C. Meth
odist Conference, in Ses
sion at Rocky Mount.
Special to The News.
RocKy. Mount, N. C, Dec. 6. The
second day opened at 9 a. m. with re
ligious service by Rev. A. D. Betts. The
roll was called and the minutes of yes
terday read.
Question 20 was called and presiding
elders J. B. Hurley, John N. Cale, M.
Bradshaw, E. H. Davis, R. B. John,
G. F. Smith and J. H. Hall passed
character and reported.
Classes 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th years
called and each advanced one year.
Rev. J. R. Stewart, of Nashville,
Tenn., addressed the conference in the
interest of the superanuated fund. He
wants to raise $5,000,000.
Dr. T. H. Law addressed the confer
ence in the interest of the American
Bible Society.
Dr. John C. Kilgo addressed the con
ference on education, making his usual
strong plea for concerted action to in
crease college attendance. ,
Rev. J. T. Gibbs conducted religious
exercises and Bishop Wilson delivered
the second of his series of lectures.
The work of conference is pro
gressing well and it may adjourn Mon
day. - Newbern will ask for the next con
ference. The session is unusually pleasant.
Negro Arrested Today.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 6. Alonzo Good
man, alias Jim Brown, colored, was ar
rested here charged with complicity in
the murder of the guard of the South
Carolina penitentiary August last,
when he and two other desperate pris
oners escaped.
The Silver Service.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va. Dec. 6. It is anounced
by Governor Swahson that the pre
sentation of the silver service, the gift
of the State to the battleship Virginia,
will take place in the Norfolk navy
yard December 15th, and not at New
port News.
Japanese Pleased.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Dec. 6. Most of the papers
here highly eulogize Mr. Roosevelt's
attitude toward the Japanese as ex
pressed in hismessage.
The press is almost unanimous in
confidently expressing hopes for a sat
isfactory solution of the San Francisco
complications.
Explosion in Mine.
By Associated Press.
Wilkesbarre, Dec. 6. An explosion
of gas occurred in the Baltimore
mine. A rescuing party has been
sent into the workings and all the
ambulances of the city are at the
mine in readiness. The mine is two
miles south of the city.
Mr. J. B. Ivey has gone on a busi
ness trip to New York.
Explosion of Powder Hurled
Men Down
By Associated Press.
Houghten,, Mich., Dec. 6. William
Goggin was killed and three men in
jured at the Quincy mine. A miner
was splitting powder in his hand when
the grease fell from aTamp, firing it.
He dropped the burning powder in
W. A. Stunkle, Prominent
Young Business Man
Crushed to Death by
Dray. Head was Fear
fully Mangled.
Corporation Commission
Institute Suit Against
Seaboard for the. $500
Penalty for Failure to
Bulletin Trains.
By Bell Telephone.
Raleigh, N. C, Dae. 6. W. A. Stun
kle, a prominent young business man
of this city, was run over and in
stantly killed by a dray wagon early
this morning. One side of hi3 head
was crushed and the shaft of the .
tagon also pentrated the back of his
head. He was riding a bicycle, and,
turning a corner sharply, collided with
the dray. He was a member of the
firm of W. A. Stunkle & Co., steam fit
ters and plumbers, and was well
thought of here.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission instituted suit against the
Seaboard Air Line railway this morn
ing for the $500.00 penalty imposed
for failure to properly bulletin trains.
The alleged failure to comply with this
regulation is reported from Lumber
ton. J. G. McCormick, of Lumbcrton,
A. J. Connor, of Rich Souare, and J.
D. Hcirsch of Atlanta, are the com
plainants. The Commission states that
this is the first violation reported to
them.
Governor Glenn today issued requi
sition papers on the Governor of New
York for Graha,m Farrier, wanted in
Gaston county for the murder of Nash
Johnson in 1905. He is now located at
White Plains, New York.
IMPROVE COUNTY HOME.
Judge Peebles Orders Commissioners
to Carry Out Grand Jury's Recom
mendations. The report of the grand jury, Mr.
W. E. Shaw, foreman, for the Decem
ber term of criminal court was filed
this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The
report shows that the grand jury had
examined 95 bills, returning 84 true
bills, and 3 continuances for lack of
evidence.
The grand jury further reported
that a true bill had been found against
Jim Nesbit for them urder of Clyde
Shufird on the 6th of October. The
report reads as follows:
"We have inspected the county
court house and find that it is in good
condition, that the former recommen
dation fo.r piumbing has been con
tracted for.
"We have inspected the county jail
and find that it is in good condition
and the former recommendations for
plumbing contracted for.
"We have inspected the county home
end find that the plastering is in bad
condition. We would recommend
that the entire interior of the hniltf-
ing be replastered and improved. We
find also that the piping leading from
the water tank is unprotected from the
weather. We have visited the county
convict camps and find that on the
whole they are in good condition ex
cept the bedding at Mr. Welch's camp.
We would recommend that the straw
bedding be removed more frequently."
Judge Peebles instructed Clerk of
the Court Russell to furnish the board
of county commissioners with a copy
of the report and ordered that the
board attend to the improvements rec
ommended at the county home, saying
that this was one of the most impor
tant institutions of the county and
should receive the closest attention.
The Bubonic Plague.
By Associated Press.
Hamburg, Dec. 6. Four seamen be
longing to the crew of the German
steamer Santa Fe, from River Platte,
have been sequestrated under strong
suspicion that they are suffering
from the Bubonic plague.
Big Orders Placed.
San Francisco, Dec. C. The South
ern Pacific has just ordered construct
ed about 6,500,000 worth of new rolling
stock and has placed orders aggregat
ing $4,000 with the locomotive and car
manufacturing concern."
Articles of incorporation were
received and recorded today by Clerk
of the Court J. A. Russell for the
Relay Manufacturing Company, of
this city, a recently chartered con
cern which will begin operations at
once.
Shaft 200 Feet
to a box of powder, which was fired
and caught 14 other boxes.
The explosion threw two men down
a shaft, 200 feet.
Fortv men of the night shift had
gone down just before the explosion.
It is not known how many yet were
down.