in E THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888 CHARLOTTE. N. C. MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 14. 1907. PRICE: 5 CENTS President Roosevelt Half Million Dollar Order for Electrical Machinery Placed Stands Pat on His s Brownsville Position 0 G EWS J 'II m il A U Pres. nt To-day Transmits to Con gress Another Special Messgge Relating t o Brownsville Muddle. Makes Slight Change in Orders, But as a Whole Stands Pat. New Evi dence Presented. The Message in Full. Vv Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 14. Presi Ynt Roosevelt sent to the Senate a vcial message regarding the Browns ville incident, which gives the addi u i!al evidence, collected by Assist ant Attorney General Purdy and Major BI.H-ksom. The President submitted, with vari ous exhibits, including maps of Brownsville and Fort Brown, Bande-k-er. empty shells, 7 ball cartridges, licked tip in the streets after the shooting: 3 steel jacketed bullets and some scraps of casing of other bullets picked out of the houses into which they were fired. The negro troops are referred to by The President in his message as "mid night assassins." That part of the or-(k-r which bars the soldiers from the civil employment under the govern ment is revoked by the President. This clause, the President says, was lack ing in validity. Secretary Taft's report giving the sworn testimony of witnesses, is transmitted with the message. The testimony of fourteen eye-witnesses is given and the President declares that the evidence is conclusive that the weapons used were Springfield lilies now used by United States troops, including the negro troops who were in the garrison at Brownsville. The President's message follows: To The Senate: In my message to the Senate treat ing of the dismissal without honor, of certain named members of the three companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry I gave the reports of the officers upon which the dismissal was based. Taese reports were made in ' accor-j dance with the custom in such cases; for it would, of course, be impossible to preserve discipline, in the army save by pursuing precisely the course that in this case was pursued. In as much, however, as in the Senate, ques tion was raised as to the sufficiency of the evidence. I deemed it wise to send Major Blocksom, and Assistant Attorney to the Attorney General Partly to Brownsville to make a thor ough investigation on the ground in reference to the matter. I herewith transmit Secretary Taft's report and testimony taken under oath of the va rious witnesses examined in the course of the investigation. I also submit va rious exhibits, including maps of Brownsville and Fort Brown, photo graphs of various buildings, a letter from Judge Parks and his wife, togeth er with a bandoler, 33 empty shells, seven ball cartridges and four clips picked up in the streets of Browns ville within a few hours after shooting; three steel jacketed bullets and some scraps of the casings of ether bullets picked out of the houses into which they had been fired. A telegram from United States Commissioner It. B. Creager, at Brownsville, announces that six additional bullets like the others from Springfield rifles taken from buildings in Brownsville, with supporting affidavits have since been sent to the Secretary of War. It appears from the testimony that on the night of the 13th of August, 1'M)C, several crimes were committed by some person or persons in the city of Biownville. Among these were the following: (A) The murder of Frank Natus. (B) The assault with intent to lull the Lieutenant cf Police, Dominguez, whose horse was killed under him and whose arm was shot so severly that it Lad to be amputated. (C) The assault vith intent to kill Mr. and Mrs. Hale Odin and their fit tie boy, who were in the window of the -Miller Hotel. (D) The shooting into several pri vate residences in" the city of Browns ville, three of them containing women and children. (E) The shooting at and slightly wounding" of Presiado. These crimes were certainly com mitted by somebod:r. As to the motive for the commission of the crimes, it appears that troubles of a more or less serious kind had occurred between individual members of the companies and individual citi zens of Brownsville, culminating in complaints which resulted in the sol diers 'being confined within the limits of the garrison on the evening of the day in queston. The evidence as will be seen, shows beyond any possibility of honest ques tion that some individuals among the colored troops whom I have dismissed, committed the outrages mentioned; and that some or all of the other indi viduals whom I dismissed had knowl edge of the deed and shielded from the law those who committed it. The only motive suggested as pos sibly influencing any one else was a desire to get rid of the colored troops, so strong that it impelled the citizenss of Brownsville to shoot up their own houses, to kill one of their own num ber, to assault their own police, wound- The ing the lieutenant, win had been an officer for 20 years all with the pur pose of discrediting the negro troops. The suggestion is on its face so ludi crously impossible that it is difficult to treat it as honestly made. This theory supposes that the assailants succeeded in obtaining the uniform of the negro soldiers; that before start ing on their raid they got over the tence of the fort unchallenged, and without discovery by the negro troops, opened fire on the town from within the fort; that they blacked their faces so that at least fourteen eye-witnesses mistook them for negroes; that they disguised their voices so that at least six witnesses who heard them speak mistook their voices for those of ne groes. They were not Mexicans, for they were heard by various, witnesses to speak .English. The weapons they used were Springfield rifles; for the ammunition which they used was that of the Springfield and no other and could not have been used in any gun in Texas or any part of the Union or in Mexico, or in any other part of the world, save only in the Springfield now used by the United States troops, in Continued on page 2 THE SHAH'S FUNERAL. Period of Lying in State Over and Fun eral Preparations Begun. By Associated Press. Teheran, Jan. 14. The period of ly ing in state is over and preparations for the funeral of the late Shah is pro ceeding. Members of the diplomatic corps on the occasion of their first of ficial visit to the new Shah, presented the congratulation of their respective ! governments on his accession. Ten Injured in Wreck. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Jan. 14. Ten persons were injured, several seriously, when the through Southbound Monon train collided in the fog with a sleeper on the rear of the Wabash train. A Hoodlum Act. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Jan. 14. "No Con gress could pass the Japanese ex clusion act and no President would sign one, because it would be a hoodlum act," said David Starr Jor dan, president of,. the Stanford Uni versity, in addressing a meeting of Socialists. Cry of Earth Quake Heard Collapse of Part of Large Building Causes People to Fly into Panic, Be lieving it to be Earth quake. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Jan. 14. The cry of "earthquake" and the resultant neigh borhood panic attended the 'collapse of a. portion of the gable ' of St. Mels Parochial School. The debris from the wreck tore a huge hole in the roof of the adjoining apartment building and badly injured Mrs. Arthur A. Stewart, a resident of the third flat, entirely burying her where she sat reading a newspaper. The victim was taken to the hospital suffering from a broken ankle and bruises. ARBITRATION' TREATY. President Gompers Makes Move for General Arbitration, a Periodic World Assembly, Etc. By Associated Press. Logansport, Ind., Jan. 14. The move for a general arbitration treaty, a periodic world assembly, an impartial investigation of all difficulties before the hostilities that are engaged in by the nations and immunity of private property at sea in the time of war, was formally begun by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. ONE KILLED IN COLLISION. Passenger and Engine Collide and Number of Persons Were Injured. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 14. A passen ger train and engine were in collision at Allison Park, Pa., on the Pitts burg and Western Railroad. One man was killed and a number of pas sengers reported injured. Steamer Aground. By Associated Press. Chatham, Mass., Jap. 14. The po sition of the steamer Onondaga, which ran her nose upon Orleans Eeach, remained practically un changed. The crew remained aboard the tug at hand for effort to pull her off when conditions are favorable. The Onondaga was bound- from Boston for Charleston and Jacksonville. Would End Strike. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 14. Conferences are being held in the effort to bring about an end to the strike of the plasterers at work at Jamestown, who demand an increase. , A semi official report has it that the strike will be immediately enaed by a com promise with the contractors yield- iDg- K j Ah DoWf K"ow V I "BETWEEN Number Killed In Explosion Four Miners are Known to be Dead and Others Thought to Have Per ished in Mine Explosion. Many Injured By Associated Press. Clinton, Ind., Jan. 14. Joseph Ed ward Wolfe, John Herman" and Peter Letivis, miners, were killed in the explosion in mine No. 7. It is not known how many more were in the mine,- but it is feared that six or seven more will be found dead. Six of the injured .have been brought out. SERIOUS CHARGES MALE. Sensational Charges Brought Against United States Minister Peirce by Prof. Elliott. By Associated Press. .Washington, Jan. 14. Sensational charges against- United States Minis ter Peirce to Norway, who was form erly third assistant secretary of State were made before the House com mittee on ways and means by Prof. H. W. Elliott, of Cleveland, O., in connection with the hearing on the resolution for further protection of fur seals on the high seas. Prof. Elliott stated that while Mr. Peirce was representing the United States government before the Hague tribunal in the settlement of claims growing out of the seizure of the sealing vessel J. Hamilton Lewis by the Russian government,, on the charge of piracy, he also represented the owners of the vessel and insti tuted action in the United States dis trict court for the District of Colum bia to insure a payment of his fee out of the money awarded to the vessels owner. Representative Clark and John Sharp Williams questioned Mr. Elliott carefully about the charge and said it reflected so seriously upon the ad: ministration that it must be looked into carefully. SOUTHERN IS BLAMED. Operator Mattcx Held Directly Re sponsible for Lawers Wreck But Railway Management Primarily Re sponsible. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., Jan. 14. The Cor poration Commission handed down a report on the Southern Railway in vestigation, . growing out of the acci dent near Lawyers in which President Spencer lost his life. It hold Opera tor Mattox at Rangoon immediately responsible, but puts the primary re sponsibility on the whole management. Suit Against Newspapers. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 14. A petition for a writ of certorai in the case of Annie Oakley versus the Charleston, S. C, News and Courier and Evening Post of the same city was presented to the Supreme Court of the United States. It is a damage suit and the newspapers seek to have the court review the proceedings of the circuit court of ap peals of the fourth circuit. Highland Park in Fine Sape. The meeting of stockholders of the Highland Park Manufacturing Co., meeting in the office of the company at midday, re-elected the old board of directors. Mr. C. W. Johnston was re-elected president, Mr. R. H. Jordan, vice-president; J. Leak Spen cer, treasurer, and D. ix. Anderson, secretary. The president's report was highly satisfactory. . Boiler Workers' Strike. Norfolk, Va.:, Jan. 14. The union boiler makers' of Norfolk struck today, demanding an increase of pay and eight hours per day. An effort is being made to secure workmen from Newport News and Bali t-more. THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE Baptists Will Build Church Church Conference Enthu siastially Adopted Re commendation of Board of Deacons to That Effect.. The need of a new church struct ure was strikingly illustrated yes terday morning by the fact that the congregation overflowed and a num ber were turned away unable to find pew room. Mr. W. C. Dowd, who presented the recommendation for the board of deacons, for a new building seized the opportunity to use this fact to emphasize the ne cessity for a larger auditorium. He said: . . "I have but two things to say. First, look at this present building; second, look at this congregation crowded to the point of discomfort." Mr. Dowd also called attention to he striking fact that during Dr. Hulten's pastorate of six months more people had been added to the church than were in the membership when the present building was erect- ed. Five new members were receiv ed yesterday, making a. total of 141. The resolutions of the deacons w re then presented by Mr. Dowd as follows and were unanimously adopt ed by the congregation: The board cf deacons of the First Baptist Church, Charlotte, N. C, do submit the following to this congre gation: First. In view of the fact that this congregation is now enjoying, a sea f on of unprecendented prosperity, as seen in the larger number of recent accessions to the .membership, good congregations from Sunday to Sun day, a. Sunday school that is unsur passed, together with the spiritual quickening, loyalty and enthusiasm of the entire congregation; and First. In view of the fact that our I resent auditorium is inadequate and inconvenient; and ' Third. In view of the fact that this fems to be our day of opportunity- we, threfore, recommend the follow ing to this congregation: First. That a new auditorium be constructed on the site of our pres ent building, such as shall comport with the dignity and influence of our derfomination both in the city and the State. Second. That a building committee with Bro. J. A. Durham, chairman, be appointed by this congregation, whose business it shall be to secure plans rnd specifications for the new build ing.' Third. That the time for the build ing an6 the financing of this new en terprise be left to the discretion of the board of deacons. Mustn't Condemn Club -v or 1 heatre Entirely "I have - little sympathy with the minister who finds his chief delight in arraigning in the roughest possible iianner what he conceives to be some particular sin in society, while he leaves untouched others lying at the foundation of our social structure." Rev. H. K. Boyer, pastor of the Methodist Tryon Street Church, said this in a sermon yesterday in preaching from the text: "Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount." He was referring to the government of God as an element in human life, i.r.metimes a . disturbing element. "The obedient," he said, "have great ex reason toxpect divine direction in individual life, in. Church, and State today than did Israel, but the manifestation . is different." Then, continuing the sentence first quoted, Mr. Boyer said: "For instance, to condemn whole Continuod on pase .9. SEA." Doings o f The Legislature Bill Introduced Asking Congress to Prohibit Sale of Whiskey in Pro hibition Territory. Child Labor Bill. By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 14. In the House today Washington, of Wilson, introduced a bill to report statistics on leaf tobacco sold on the floors of warehouses in the State. Douglas, of Wake, introduced a bill to regulate the running of automo biles in Wake county. As soon as the bill was introduced there were 30 or 40 amendments offered, to in clude other counties - of - the ' StateT In consequence of this the bill was re-referred to the i-ll committee. The House passed the Senate res clution to adjourn Jan. 19th in honor of the birthday anniversary : of Gen. Robert E. Lee. In the Senate. In the Senate today, Graham, of Orange, introduced a bill to establish standard time throughout the State. Bellamy, of Brunswick, introduced a bill to establish a recorder's court in Wilmington. - Daniel, of Halifax, offered a me morial from the State ' Bar Associa tion for law reform. Lovell introduced a bill to prevent the employment cf children under the ge of 15 in the factories of the State. Klutt , of Rowan, introduced a bill in prevent public officials from riding cn free passes. Among the other bills introduced was one to provide for better con struction of the public roads of Forsyth. I A resolution was offered by Senator Burleson asking Congress to prohibit the shipment of liquor into prohibi tion territory. Douglass introduced a bill to regu late the sale of drinks a, soda foun tains. This bill was still being dis cussed at 2 p. m. CREIGHTON CASE UP. Suit Where $4,775 Damages are Ask ed Againot Water Commissioners. The most important case coming vp before Judge W. R. Allen, who began the civil term of the Superior Court this morning, was that of H. L. Creighton and wife against the board of water commissioners in which the plaintiffs demand ?4,775 damages on property situated near ihe new water works plant. The de fendants are represented by City At torney Harris and the plaintiffs by Messrs. Maxwell & Keerans. The case has been to the Supreme Court where such a judgment was awarded in favor of the plaintiff as to make a new trial necessary. The case is now being tried and will likely re quire a good part of tomorrow's cGssion A mistrial resulted in the divorce proceedings of Ely M. Smith against Fann-ie Smith. A divorce was grant ed P- N Glenn from his wife, Ada B. Glenn. Thecase of Samuel Hayes against the A. and C. A. L. Railway Company is continued. A compromise was fcffprted in the Droceedings instituted I by John Boyd against the Southern Railway company. Bail Required of Many. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 14. Attorney General Bonaparte presented to the Supreme Court a motion to require Sheriff Shipp, of Hamilton county, Tennessee, and 26 other persons, charged with contempt of that court, on account of the lynching at Chat tanooga, to appear and give bail. NKW GOVERNOR TO-MORRQW Martin F. Ansll Will Be Inaugurated Governor of South Carolina To-nor-row. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 14. Martin F. Ansel will be inaugurated governor of South Carolina on Tuesday, Jan. 15. After four years of successful administration D. Clinch Heyward will retire to private life. The arrangements for the inaugu ration of Mr. Ansel have all been completed and the ceremony will be characterized by that dignity and formality which is peculiar to the legislature of South Carolina, the only body of the kind in which the I residing officers and clerks wear lobes of office. At noon Tuesday the inaugural procession will enter the hall ofMhe house of representatives, Avhere the ceremony will take place. The procession will start from the office of the governor, where shortly tefore the hour of noon the supreme court and the retiring and incoming State officials will assemble. Gov. Heyward will escort Gov-EIect Ansel; Lieut. Gov. McLeod and the other new and old officials will follow the two governors and the supreme court. Lieut. Gov. Sloan will preside over the joint assembly of senate and house, and the members will arise and remain standing when the sergeant-at-arms, announces the pres ence of the gubernatorial party. Upon asoending the speaker's stand, the " oath of office will be ad ministered to Mr. Ansel by Chief justice Pope of the Supreme court and Mr. Ansel then bm governor of South Carolina. He will deliver his inaugural address, in which he will outline his policies and which will be listened to with great interest. Both houses will then be ready for business and the ordinary routine of legislation will be taken up again. Down stairs Gov. Heyward will have conducted his successor again to the executive chamber and there will turn over tc him the office, and will retire, leaving the new governor to wrestle with the problems of State and to uphold the. dignity and honor of the sovereign State of South Car o'ina. -..' Roller Mills To be Moved Because of Unsatisfactory Freights J. Lee Koin er is to Transplant his 'Large Flour Plant to Richmond, Va. . The inability of the Southern Rail way to handle freight swiftly in the present period of congenstion has forc ed one of its large business interests to seek' a more favorable location In" an adjoining state. The News learns that Mr. J. Lee Koiner. proprie tor of the Mecklenburg Roller Mills, in Dilworth, has advertised his place of business for sale and will move to Richmond, Va. where he has other interests. He expects to engage in the same business there, as in the offer of his property for sale he does not in clude the machinery unless a purchas er for the building and lot mav be found to continue the mill business. Mr. Koiner has experienced much difficulty during the past few months with the railroads. The grain used is shipped here from a distance and of ten times is much delayed, reaching its destination, owing to the existing freight congestion, In Richmond the Richmond the delivery of reight is more prompt to owing a larger num ber of railroads entering the city. It is understood that he has already purchased a lopation there for his mill and will have it in operation bauot the first of April. FOUND NEGRO ON CHAIN GANG. Richard Adams, Wanted for Assault on His Wife in Richmond County. Sheriff Wallace this morning arrest ed Richard Adams, who is wanted in Richmond county for an alleged seri ous assault upon his wife. Deputy Sheriff Palmer, of Rockingham, came up yesterday and had a warrant is sued from 'Squire Cobb s office lor tfie arrest of the negro. Diligent search, however, was unavailing and Deputy Sheriff Palmer left last night for h'is home. This morning Sheriff Wallace was notified that the negro had been in this city six months working on the roads. Accompanied by Janitor S. W. Kirkpatrick he went to the camp of Superintendent J. P. Beattie, just out side the city, this morning, and found the man. He "will be held pending in formation from the sheriff of Rich mond. The negro was tried In Rockingham several months ago and released on a $200 bond. He jumped the bond and has never been heard from until yes terday. Funeral -of a Little Boy. - The funeral oi the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watt, whose ! death occurred at their home in Dil-! worth yesterday, was held from the residence this morning at 11 o'clock. The interment was at Elmwood. Southern Power Company Prepares to Equip Rocky Creek and Ninety-Nine Islands Stations on Ca tawba, Broad Rivers. Mr. W.S.Lee in the North Closing the Contracts. The Material will Furn ish Altogether 70,000 Horse Power. The Southern Power Company of this city has just closed a contract with the. Westinghouse Company of Pitts burg, for electrical machinery to equip the two reeently opened sites, at Rocky Creek station on the Catawba, and the Ninety-nine Islands station on the Broad river, the contract aggregating an expenditure of about $500,000. Mr. W. S. Lee. second vice president and chief engineer is now in New York and Pittsburg closing up all the de tails of the order. The equipment of the Rocky Creek station is identical with that of the Great Falls station in capacitj-, the output being '40,000 hose-power. The development at the Ninety-nine Is lands station will be 30,000 horsepow er. For the first station, the contract calls for 8-5,200 horse-power genera tor units and 2-700 horse-power excit or units. The electrical equipment of this station, therefore, consists of S-3,-000 K. WT. generators and 2-400 K. W. excitors and all accessory machinery for control and operation as 440,000 volts. At Ninety-nine Islands shoals five miles from Blacksburg on a branch line now being constructed and con necting with the Southern Railway v the equipment . contracted for de velopment and calls- for generators, and 1,500 horsepower motor genera tors. This contract is for the electrical machinery only necessary for opera ting the two plants. Other machinery necessary for the full development of these powers will run the total expen diture for eauipnient of the stations considerably over the half-million dol lar mark: -. ,- - . ' The work at the Great Falls station is nearing completion. The output of this plant, 40.00C horse-power will be available early this year. The major ity of this large amount has already been sold and the officials of the com pany believe that the remainder will be taken before the wheels turn. Transmission lines will connect tke Rocky Creek station with the Great Falls station just above it and the cur rent will be tarried from there to the distributing eenter at the Catawba station near Rock Hill. S. C. Power will be supplied from this plant to the mills In Chester. Lancaster, Union and elsewhere in that section of the state. Mr. James Howie Died at The Mercy General, Mr. James Howie passed in his checks this morning at ten. He died at the General Mercy Hospital and his death was due to a general breakdown and a complication of diseases. About a year ago a corn or some other ail ment on his foot developed into blood poison and he had to have his leg amputated. He has never been, the same man since that day. He must have been about 55 years old. The funeral will be held at William's Memorial church to-morrow morning at ten o'clock- The pastor of that church, probably aided by Rev. Shaw of the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. He will be buried with Masonic honors, the funeral procession starting from J. M. Harry & Co.'s at 9 a. m. "Jeems," as his pals called him, was quite a noted local character. He has spent a large part of his life as a bar tender and in the liciuor busi ness but he had a big heart. He was the black sheep of a good family but there have been lots of black sheep that with wrhcm he was white in com parison. The angels of his better na ture never left his entirely and no man had higher respect for preachers and for really genuine character of the pure gold variety than "Jeems" Howie, peace to his ashes. MESSAGE AND SHELLS. President's, Message Accompanied by Box of 'Cartridges Gathered at By Associated Press. Brownsville. Washington, D. C, January 14. The President's message accompan ied by a box of cartridges and shells as an exhibit in the case, was receiv ed by the Senate. At the conclusion of the readkig Mr. Foraker requested it be printed with the accompanying exhibits. Mr. Lodge expressed the desire that the message and evidence be printed ed in the Record. Mr. Foraker said: "What I have been trying to contend for, and. I hope I will be successful, is to secure a hearing for the men charged with-this serious crime." Mr. A. M. Beatty is quite sick with grip at his home on East Seventh street. He has been sick for about a week.