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Mr. Mston Introduced
a BiS Providing for
S ta te Reformatory
Bv Unanimous Consent
Mr. Preston was Allow
ed to Introduce a Bill
Providing for the Reformatory.
The Provisions of The
Bill. The House Pass
ed Bill Prohibiting Man
ufacture or Sale of
Whiskey in Burke Co.
EMERSON CONVICTED.
at
He is Found Guilty cf Murder
Anderson, S. C.
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, Jan. 17. Allen
Emerson was found guilty of mur
der at Anderson last night, with a
recommendation to mercy.
Emerson, it will be remembered,
was found one night last summer in
the house of Mr. Drake, a farmer, in
Ms daughter's room. Both men
commenced firing at once and Drake
was killed.
By IV11 Telephone .
Raleigh, X. C, January 17. The
House today passed a bill to prohibit
the manufacture and sale cf liquor in
P.urke county, including Morganton.
There was a lengthy discussion on the
bill, during which it was brought out
that Morganton had more than once
voted for saloons. The bill passed the
House by a vote of 100 to 2.
A bill was passed prohibiting the
manufacture and the sale of whiskey
iu Littleton.
A resolution passed the House, call
ing upon each member of of that body
to wnte some county official in his
home county and get the exact num
ber of insane in each countj', now be
ing cared for in jails of county homes.
It is desired to have this information
at hand by February 20.
Just before adjourning Mr. Preston,
of Mecklenburg county, by unanimous
consent introduced a bill, providing
for a reformatory. The bill provides
for an institution to be called "Refor
matory and Manual Training. School
for the Benefit of Vagrant, Depraved
and Criminal Children." Three hun
dred copies of the bill were ordered
printed and distributed.
In The Senate.
In the Senate a resolution was pass
ed, conveying to the Federal govern
ment, titles for sites for public build
ings in Winston-Saleni and other
towns.
There was a lengthy discussion thi3
morning of a bill by Graham, providing
as to how passengers shall enter and
leave cars. The bill was referred tp
the committee on judiciary. The .im
pression prevails in the Senate that
the bill as it is now framed would
interfere with suits for damages.
NEW ARMY PISTOL.
Germsn Inventor Wants to Sell 45
Caliber Revolver to United States.
New York, Jan. 17. On the steam
ship Kronprinz Wilhelm, which ar
rived here from Bremen, came Hans
Taucher, husband of Mme. Gadski,
and George Luger, inventor of the
magazine pistol. The new arm is of
4o-caliber, and the two men went to
Springfield to show it to army offi
cers there, with the idea of getting
the government interested.
Luger said that he had contracted
to furnish the government with 1,000
pistols of similar construction, ex
cept that they carried a bullet of
?8-caliber. The larger pistol, he de
clared, was, a much more effective,
weapon, since it had been shown in
l ecent wars that a man shot with a
small-caliber bullet - had gone on
fighting, whereas a big bullet, though
it may notgB0ach a vital spot, was
more than likely to put him out.
Ti,J .op in.
Trie Bio Hat" And. PomPAtiour Must Go f
o L Px O A D
S-msS s ?
I CHILD Lf
LAB0K law
No CfiiLD Uk&ek . fl
r5 allows t. I V. 1 1
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
"Shall These Things Come to Pass?"
Death List Froth the Disastrous
Se
Foraker
Stands
tvator
in Jffljay of Speedy Set-
of
fling
Controversy
IT WAS A CLEVER THIEF.
So He Had the Shoemaker Arrested
as a Lunatic While He Escaped
With Plunder.
Vienna, Jan. 17. A dealer in an
liques in Lemberg, in Austrian Pol
and, while in his shop, was visited
a few days ago by a young man who
represented himself as a nephew of
Cardinal Puzyna, and expressed the
wish to purchase a complete set of
episcopal vestments, including mitre
and crozier, of ancient manufacture.
The dealer showed the young man
the best in his shop and was soon per
suaded to don the vestments to show
vhe Cardinal's nephew how they
would look on his uncle.
When the dealer had donned all
the vestments, including the mitre,
the young man asked to be shown
some pastoral rings,, and the dealer
opened a glass case, which contained
many of enormous value. The young
customer grabbed a handful and ran,
followed by the merchant dressed
in all the glory of a bishop.
In a few moments the young man
met a policeman and had the dealer
arrested as a lunitic.
He was sent for observation to the
insane hospital and had to remain
There over half a day. In the mean
time the young thief disappeared,
and it is said he is running yet.
tnquake
DEATH OF DR. WOODROW.
The Reason Contest.
The school children are very much
interested in the "Reason Contest."
A large number of answers have been
received and it is very evident that
every school child will be able to
give five gocd reasons why The
News is the best . paper... A new
Five Dollar Go!d Piece will be given
lor the five best reasons. All the
s-chcol children are invited to send in
their letters at once.
Former President of South Carolina
College Died Today.
Special to The News.
Columbia, S. C. Jan. 17. Dr. Jas.
"Wbodrow, formerly president of
South Carolina College, died this
morning at C o'clock, after a linger
ing illness.
He had heen in failing health for
s-xveral months and had not left his
rc.om since November.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
SCARLET FEVER.
Epidemic of Dread Plague Broken
Out Many Cases . Reported.
1'y Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 17. Scarlet i
fever is an epidemic in Evanston,
well nigh so in Oak Park, a menace
in several North Shore towns, and
the source of concern to the Chica
go health authorities.
In Evanston, there are 100 cases
known in a population of 20,000.
Mr. Fite Victim
of A ssault
Charlotte Man Attacked
and Robbed bv Band of
Negroes in Augusta,
Ga. Is Now in Critical
Condition.
Special to The News.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 17 Mr. O. G.
Fite, who claims Charlotte as his
home, was clubbed and robbed by a
gang of negroes here last 'night. As a
result of injuries inflicted he is in a
serious condition.
Mr. Fite is a brother of Mr. W. J.
Fite, in the mercantile business in Sev
ersville, and of Mr. C. M. Fite, a gro
cer at 800 East Seventh street, and
of Fite Brothers, in business in Dil-worth.
BAN ON MOLASSES.
Testify Against Thaw.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 17. A special
to the Post says Otto Reinecker, the strict interpretations of the pure food
Cane Juice and Molasses in Louisiana
Unmarketable.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 17.The fact
that probably nearly all the susar cane
syrup and molasses output of Louisiana
of last fall is unmarketable under the
eldest son of Gen. John Reinecker, of
Switzerland, has announced he will
appear at the trial of Harry K. Thaw
end testify in behalf of White. Rein
ecker was associated with White for
live years and declares that the re
torts circulated that White maintain
ed studios in which he entertained
fctresses are false.
Commemorate San Juan.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 17. Mrs.
Katherine Tingley, owner of 100
teres of land on the San Juan Hill
battlefield, near Santiago, Cuba, an
nounces she purposes to erect there
a monument to mark the line of the
trenches. She will also put up a
'ouilding to be used for a school at
the historic spot.
Corporations Fined.
Py Associated Press. .
New York, Jan. 17. The MacAn
t'rews & Forbes Co. was fined $10,
000 and the J. S. Young Co., of Bal
timore, $8,000 by Judge Hough in the
Federal Court for combining to mo
nopolize the trade in licorice paste.
Hampton, Va,, Postmaster.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17. The Presi
dent sent to the Senate the nomina
tion cf K. Libbey, as postmaster at
Hampton, Va., today.
Rate of Discount Reduced.
By Associated Press.
London ,Jan. 17. The rate of dis
count of the Bank of England was
1 educed today from C to 5 per cent.
law is brought out in correspondence
between tte Secretary of Agriculture
and the Louisiana dealers.
The dealers pointed out to Mr. Wil
son that sulphur had been used in treat
ing the cane juice and uecause of the
published but erroneous statement
that the department would permit the
use of sulphur to continue, the product
to be marketed during 1907 wa3 made
in the old way.
v In his reply, Mr. Wilson said:
"It is the purpose of the department
where goods had 'already been manu
factured by the methods in common
use before the law had gone into ef
fect, to give the very greatest possible
freedom under the law."
But Mr. Wilson, nevertheless, point
ed out that the use of sulphur is unlaw
ful, at least as applied in most Louis
iana, cane syrup products.
To License Auctioneers.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 17. The Mich
igan Association of Auctioneers, one
of the oldest organizations of its kind
in the country began its annual con
vention here today, with headquart
ers at the Hotel Wentworth. Impor
tant subjects are up for discussion.
Chief among them is a proposed
measure to be presented to the leg
islature, asking better laws for the
regulation of the auctioneering busi
ness and requiring the registration
tnd 'licensing of all auctioneers.
Mr. L. A. Christie and Miss Lottie
Poole were married to-day by Squire
S. H. Hilton at his office in the court
house. The contracting parties are
both residents of the county.
Fuller
Victims of
Dog Bites
Nine Victims, Bitten by
Mad Dog Sent to Rich
mond for Pasteur Treat
ment. Seven were Chil
dren. Public to Pay.
By Associated Press. '
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 17. Nine victims,
seven children and two policemen, bit
ten Saturday by a supposed mad dog,
whose brain after a microscopic exam
ination' has been pronounced by the
government, medical experts at Wash
ington to have shown signs of rabies
are now in Richmond for the Pasteur
treatment, having been sent hence at
a cost of $1,200, which will be defrayed
by public subscription, now being rais
ed in Norfolk. .
The last six victims, children ranging
from four, to eleven, were ent to Rich
mond this morning.
The other child had gone on before
as a precaution., .-
PANAMA CONTRACTS.
rand
Oliver and Bangs May Get Contract
fcr " Construction.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17. In a state
ment issued by the Isthmian Canal
Commission, Chairman Shonts an
nounced that after a conference with
the President and Secretary Taft, it
was decided that the lowest bid for
contract for constructing the canal
was the percentage at which the
government should be justified in
placing the contract, and that if the
lowest bidders Oliver and Bangs
vere found to be qualified they should
have the contract.
Reports Received Though
Conflicting, Place Death
List A. ny wh ere Between
lOO and 1000. Repor
ted that 350 are Buried.
A I
Great Meed of Medical
A i d. Damage E s ti-
" mated &$ro,O0O;000
arid 9, oo People are
Homeles..
By Associated ress
New York, Jam 17. Definite advices
as to the extent bf the catastrophe at
Kingston ore still lacking., Conflicting
reports indicated the death list might
be 'anywhere fron 100 to .1,000.
One dispatch reported 310 bodies had
already been recovered from the ruins
and buried. !
From meagie advices it is indicated
that there is no 1 immediate fear of a
food famine, as ood is plentiful and
the other Jamacian towns can send
aid. j
Doctors o id njedical supplies are
needed. '
Despatches from London say no fur
ther official advices were received at
the Colonnial Office and this is causing
grave anxkty there. The only official
news received was a telegram from
Gove: nor Sweetenham on Monday.
Situation Terrible.
Lcndon, Jan. 17. A despatch this
morning says renei iunus nave ueeu
start&d in the unaffected portions of
Jamaica.
A despatch was received reporting
the safety of Alfred Austin, of the
Colonial Bank at Kingston. Advices
of the West Indian Commission show
an increasing extent of damage.
The West Indian and Panama Cable
Company received a despatch from
its superintendent, at St. Thomas, an
nouncing the situation at Kingston as
terrible and that famine is imminent.
Reports from Austria and Switzer
land show that seismatic disturbances
nnnirrpri there about the same time as
talized at $10,000,000, to deal in, de-jat Jamaica, indicating the widespread!
unrest ot tne earm ciu&l.
Relief Ships Sent.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17. A wireless to
the Navy Department from Admiral
Evans at Guantanamo states the bat-
Fire Grows, as
Jre Received
orts
3rd: Barn Qbes
Up in Flames
Eight Head of Stock Lost
in hurning of Mr. W.
B. Choate's Stable. Evi
dence Points to Incend
iary in Steel Creek,
Mid-Winter Golf at Pjnehurst.
L Pinehurst, N. C, Jan 17. A large
tad high-class field marked the open
ing of the fourth ' mid-winter golf
tournament here today. Special in
terest attaches to this tournament
owing to the fact that it gives the
first opportunity to test the new
qualification. Under this system
entrants are required to furnish their
association handicaps and are classi
fied In divisions according to these
handicaps, thelimit in each division
being determined by the committee.
The best sixteen scores In each di
vision, qualify, instead of the best
sixty-four medal play scores, as is
customary.
A Gigantic Corporation.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 17. The Vir
ginia State Corporation Commission
issued a charter to the Kentonia cor
poration, of Big Stone Gap, Va., capi
velop and sell products of coal and tim
ber lands.
Ohio River Near Flood Stage.
By Associated Press.
Louisville. Kv. .Inn 17 it c
dieted the . Ohio river" will reach tho,tlesniP Missouri and Indiana will .ar
Food stage of 1884 today.
A Correction as
To Dr. Davidson
The reporter of The News fell into
unintentional error in regard to the
testimony brought out upon a trial of
Mr. R. E. Henderson before the city
Recorder Friday, January n, Up0n
which testimony a warrant was is
sued for Dr. W. S. Davidson. The re
porter was not present at the trial and
obtained his information second-hand
after the trial, and was in error in
saying that "the physician neither felt
his pulse nor looked at his tongue"
in making his examination. Tb x awo
regrets the mistake and in justice to
Dr Davidson is glad to make thi r.nr-
j rive at Jamaica today, the Whipple,
(having aboard Divisional commander
1 a rio-ic: with a. corns of sur-
geons and medical supplies has al
ready arrived at Kingston.
Owing to an error in deciphering
tho mpssaere yesterday it was made
to armear that Evans personally had
gone" to Kingston. . . .
Another Account.
Buffalo, N. Y., January 17. The Ex
press publishes the following:
"This cable despatch came through
last night from Francis U. Kahle,
evidently from a temporary cable
station at Bull Bay, outside of Kings-
t0 "The dispatch was no doubt . filed
before the despatches of the regular
correspondents of the press services,
who estimate the dead at much lower
lhe third barn m a radius of a
mile was burned last night . in
Steele Creek when that of Mr. W.; B.
Choate, one of the most prosperous
farmers in that section, was tptally
destroyed, six mules and two horses
perishing- in the flames. The barns
of Mrs. Brown Grier and Mrs. Agnes
Knox were 'burned Tuesday night,
the details of which were given In
yesterday's issue of The News.
Mr. Choate's loss is considerably
in excess of that of the ' two widows.
His barn was a huge structure, re
cently built and was entirely filled 1
with feed stuff, corn, hay, grain, etc,
His loss is conservatively estimated
at $3,000. The stock alone was
easily worth $1,000. Mr. Choate car
ried some insurance: how much was
not ascertained, but it is certain
that it will not in any wise cover
he heavy loss.
There is everything to suggest that
the burning of all these barns is the
dastardly work .of, an incendiary
The dampness of last night made
ignition almost impossible except at
the hands of some fiend who deliber
ately planned and executed the deed
Mr. Choate discovered the blaze
bout midnight and rushed immedi
ately after .giving, an alarm to : the
scene. The main portion of the build
ing was beyond tne . power available
to save. By quick work several cows
housed in a portion of the barn were
gotten out, J
The barns of Mrs. Grier and Mrs.
Knox burned at an earlier hour. That
of the former was discovered at 7
o'clock, and that of the latter at 10.
It was first thought that; both these
buildings were accidentally fired 'by
negroes smoking when they stalled
the horses for the night, or thieves
:n search of . chickens.
, No trace of any guilty party has
as yet been found. A telephone mes
sage received from that section this
morning stated that those who have
suffered know of none who bear to
ward them any ill-will. In its en
tirety the matter is shrouded in mys
tery. .
Mr. E. B. Dewey left this morning
for Salisbury. .
Sou Cotton
Senator Blackburn Offers
Amendment, Disclaim
ing Senate's Intention to
Question President's
Action.
Following his Custom of
Opposing Things in
General Foraker Fights
Amendment. Hands out
a Little" Warm Sturph"
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17. Senator
Blackburn offered an amendment to
the Foraker Brownsville resolution
disclaiming any intention on the
part of the Senate, to question the
President's right to discharge the
negro troops.
Senator Foraker opposed the
amendment.
It is believed the amendment will
delay the final vote on the resolu
tion. Mr. Foraker, after reviewing the
positions taken by Senators Knox,
Spooner and Lodge, said it was a
surprise to him that a Massachusetts
senator should have taken the posi
tion that the framers of the consti
tution had the British system in
mind.
He added he should have a tea
party and Bunker Hill in mind.
" He said Lodge had taken the po
sition that the President was given
the same power as the King of England.
BRYCE EAGER TO COME.
Third Annual Session of
Cot ton Association
Opens with 11 States
Represented. Mr. John
son Scored Spinners.
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., Jantftiry 17.
The third annual convention of the
Southern Cotton Growers' Association
began here, every one of the eleven
cotton states being represented.
M. L. Johnson, of Georgia, president
of the Georgia division, responded to
the welcoming address.
He said that for forty years the
South had submitted to being robbed
on the price of its chief product, be
cause of its poverty.
"For forty years," he continued,
"we have paid tribute to Wall Street
gamblers, spinners of Europe and the
spinners of our own country. Are
you ready for the battle against this
robbery?"
The speaker scored the American
spinners "tor allying themselves with
the interests of the foreign spinners
to the detriment and impoverishment
of their own people and their own
consumers."
President Harvie . Jordan then de
livered the annual address.
Discusses Work Which Lies Before
Him at Washington.
London. Jan. 17. Mr. James Bryce,
the newly appointed Ambassador to the
United States in a speech at New Cas
tle, referred to his post at Washington
in these words:
. "I undertook the difficult and re
sponsible mission with some hesitation
feeling reluctant to leave work I had
been doing, here, but I believe it nas
greater oportunities and I am sure
there is no task to which' a man should
be more willing to devote what remains
to him of life than trying to cement
the ties of friendshi already so strong,
which bind us to our great daughter
and the sister people beyond the oc
ean. The best act, the most faithful
act which has been done in the field of
foreign policy was done by Mr. Glad
stone, when he made the treaty which
settled the Alabama question. I was
struck, when in America, by what dan
ger to both countries which the state
of irritation existing in the United
States regarding the Alabama claims
was creating. I asked Mr. Gladstone s
son to tell him what I had observed in
America and Mr. Gladstone gave me a
long interview in which he made a
statement of His views about our poli
cy toward America and assured me,
when I had told him what I had seen
there, that there was nothing dearer
to his hart than to have perfectly
friendly relations with that country.
In the following year he concluded
the Alabama treaty, which was the be
ginning of that cordial feeling which
now unites the two peoples."
Leaves Drug Firm to
Enter Realty Company
Doom of Dispensary.
By Associated Press.
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 17. A bill
was introduced to wind up the affairs
of the State dispensary and clcee the
institution today in the South Caro
lina legislature.
rection.
Bin Loss h ci
By Associated Press
of hl11 Jan" 17 The plant
fLlurJ: nh Atlantic car and Manu
of ZZr-' iosether with 20 cars
of material and many partly comple
ted box cars, were destroyed by fire.
.
Wisconsin Y. M. C. A. i
La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 17. La
Crosse today capitulated to a band
of enthusiastic young Christian
workers of this and other States, who
will remain in possession of the city
curing the next two days. The oc
casion is the thirty-second annual con
vention of the Wisconsin Y. M. C. A.
The delegates will listen to addresses
by some prominent speakers and will
discuss various ; problems relating
to the association work. The annual
athletic meet in connection with the
convention was pulled off today.
Regulate Blow Whistles.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 17 The Senate
committee on commerce authorized
The a favorable report on the bill author-
figures:
" 'Jamaica, January 16. Business is
at a standstill. Five hundred are
surely dead. Sixty-five thousand are
. mi, frmrt is hnnnnns The
homeless. a . i r.c iinc a. sunervisiner inscector for
I .till II 1.1 V 1 11 UOyC ' - . 1 - -
One hun-
the
yes-
the police,
mnifitelv destroyed
dred and eighty were buried in
Catholic -grounds, today and lo0
ted5ir Alfred Jones says the natives
will work in Panama, to takehe place
Continued on page 9.
steam vessels to regulate blowing
whistles.
Story of Dire
Cruelties
' The usual Friday afternoon story
hour will be observed at the library
Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. All the
children are invited to attend.
By Associated Press.
Tangiers, Jan. 17. Reports from
Selouan, south of Melilla, where the
Moroccan pretender has . his camp,
indicate that his followers, since
the appearance of the Sultan's troops
at Tangier, are growing .lukewarm,
end that the energetic, movement
probably , would soon finish the re
bellion which the pretender has been
conducting for several years.
The stories of the cruelties with
which tre has terrorized thfe 'inhabi
tants are almost, incredible.
Those even . suspected of disloyalty
have been dragged to, the Selouan in
chains and subjected to tortures.
Some time ago a Kebdana suspect
"?as bound to the . mouth of a can
non and blown to pieces..
Another who had . been obliged to
give hospitality to a scouting party
or" the El Guebbas troops, was tied to
a horse "and the rider, at full speed,
! and dragged the bodv through the
camp and villages as a warning.
Mr. John B. Alexander has sold out
his interest in the drug firm of R. H.
Jordan & Co., his stock being retained
within the firm. He has accepted a
position with the Southern Real Es
tate, Loan and Trust Company. The
News has already mentioned the fact
that Mr. Alexander was elected a di
rector in this comany at the recent
stockholders meeting. His associa
tion with the realty company, however,
is to be closer than this, as he will bo
manager of the leal estate department,
of which Mr. J. E. Murphy was at the
head up to the first of the year. He
is a young man of force and ability,
and will undoubtedly meet with the
same success as has always crowned
his efforts in the past, in whatever un
dertaking he was engaged in.
DAMAGES FOR DEAD HOGS.
Demanded by Mr. R. L. Simpson of
Mr. J. M. Wilson.
A unique case will be heard at the
next term of Criminal Court in this
city, Mr. John M. Wilson, of Clear
Creek township, having been bound ov
er this morning in the sum of $50 for
killing three hogs belonging to Mr. K.
L. Simpson, another resident of the
Clear Creek section. The defendant
waived examination before 'Squire J.
W. Cobb before whom the case was
brought.
It has been a custom in this part
of the county for the farmers to un-pen
their hog-s after the "laying-by" of
crops. The plaintiff, Mr. Simpson, al
leges in the complaint that such prac
tices have never hitherto provoked any
of the residents to wrath, but the run
ning loose of his hogs and their wan
dering to the plantation of Mr. Wil
son incensed this gentleman. The
plaintiff therefore demands damages
for the dead swine. 'Squire Cobb hav
ing no final jurisdiction v in the case,
and the defendant waiving examina
tion, the case goes up to the higher
court. ,