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THTE MEWS THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888 CHARLOTTE, N. C. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1 907. PRICE: 5 CENTS i haw Flexed at The Choice (Southern Man to lac 2 on Jury Drummer Charge Lock-up in is ins Greenville, S. C, Girl At Opening of Trial To day the 100 New 1 ales men W.ere Present. Tenth Man is From New Orleans. Prisoner Seems Glad Southern Man is to be Juror. All of Family Attend Trial To-day. About the Rumors. J'y Associated Press. New York, Jan. 29. Despite the ::oat care and deliberation being :,;)vn by Bi'strict Attorney Jerome . .i l C. W. Hartridge, leading coun-.-! for Thaw, in the selection ofjur- nr. the progress made has been grati fying, in the opinion of both sides. But for the personal direction of the risoner in challenging talesmen the jury would have been completed yes rday. An interested spectator in the court ye-.-terday was Jack Ba-rrymore, an ac tcr. In a certain contingency he will le a .witness for the prosecution. A Southern Juror James D. Dennee, a travelling freight agent was the tenth juror secured He is married and came to this city Irom New Orleans. He declares that he has formed no opinion. Thaw seems especially pleased to have a Southern man on the jury. When the talesman said he was from Louisiana the defendant imme diately engaged his consel in conver sation. Jerome noted this, but interposed no ol-i.ection to the Louisianan. 100 New Talesmen. One hundred new talesmen were present when the Thaw trial was re sumed. It was agreed that the old panel of which 35 remained should first be exhausted before calling upon the newly summoned talesmen. All the members of the Thaw family were again present. Mrs. Eveljrn Nes bit Thaw and May McKenzie entered the court room with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carnegie. As stated the priconer's wife and mother were thrown side by side again and it seemed as though this arrange ment was designed in advance furth er to discredit the stories as to the dissensions in the family. The Thaws often meet in one of the anti-rooms of the court and consult with the counsel for the defendant. This accounts for the fact that they sometimes do net greet each other when taking their places in the court icom. Another Delay. The excuse of two jurors in the Thaw case leaves four vacant chairs in the jury box and ras recently de layed the beginning of the taking of "Tho r-oocrvnc fVvr tf.o ctpn nrp not I ffia,ie Tviblic. i committee on railroads and public ser- TheVare saidto have been of a busi- e corporations of the Senate and ne-s nature ' House of Representatives forwarded ' Many Calledf Few Chosen. ' j today to the Southern the Seaboard .When the morning session of the 'Air Line and Atlantic Coast Irail Thaw trial ended there remained but road companies 27 questions they . de two vacant seats in the jury box. Out sire the railroad companies to answer of is talesmen originally of the panel ;within three days. . cf 200 men who were examined this ! . Especially notable among the ques- morning only one proved accept- tl0ns are: . OTlH llt aMe Value cf tangible property in and out The defendant's attorneys set a new 'of State; itemized salaries oT officials high record for the right of peremp- receiving $2,000 a year and more tor-.- challenges during the morning itemized accounts of private car ex u :.- hMr nenses: list- of persons who received f t;mo, fmm service , talesman who satisfactorilv. did not impress Tragedies at Durham Eight-Year Old Boy Shot by Young Companion Yesterdavr Died Today. Death of an Aged Lady. Other News. Special to The News. Durham, N. C, Jan. 29 An acci dental shooting several miles from the city yesterday resulted in the death cf Aliie Barbee, a small eight-year-old boy. The gun was fired by his cousin and companion, Marvin Barbee. The relatives of the youth are liv ing, and the shooting occurred at the home cf Mr. George Barbee. They were playing with the' gun when Marvin pulled the trigger and sent a ball crashing through the brain of his cousin. " . The bey was brought to the city where an operation was performed. Death followed shortly afterwards this morning. " Mrs. Mary Langley, aged 67. years, died this morning from the result of being badlv burned several days ago. She resided with her son-, . Robert Langley who survies her. When the accident occurred she was standing near the fire-place and her clothing caught on fire. At the time they thought that she would recover. Sbe suffered intense pain until she died. CHUP.CH AND STATE. First Ray of Hope For Adjustment OF Diferences Between State and the Church.' By Associated Press. Paris, France, January 29. Tfie proposition which the French bishops, with the approval of the Pope, have submitted to the government, seems to offer the first real prospect of an adjustment of the conflict between the Church an the State. A model contract which the bishops have submitted provides for the virtu al lease of churches in perpetuity to parish priests by the mayors. FOR A REFORMATORY. Public Meeting to be Held Tomorrow Nighi :n the Interest of the Re formatory Question. By -Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 29. A public meeting of the committees, having in charge sthe reformatory legislation, will be held in the senate chamber tomorrow night. It 4s expected that a large number of the friends of the movement will be present to discuss the measure. CHILDREN IN MILLS. Senator Beveridge Says More Children Under 12 Wcrk in Southern Mills. By Associated Fress. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. Contin uing his speech on child labor, Senator Beveridge presented a number of affi davits, setting forth conditions in the) Southern cotton mills, and asserting that many under 12 were working in these mills. Free Seed Distribution. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. The House cpmmittee of the whole revers ed the ruling of the chair on the ques tion of free seeds for Congressional distribution and adopted the amend ment as contained in the agricultural ; hy Koonce of Onslow, to relieve the : mittee on Interstate and Foreign Ccm appropriation bill of last year, contm- j ljeop"le from unreasonable restrictions ! merce and urged favorable action on umg the free distribution of seeds.. L- i ! . . ... . -. Steamer . Launched. By Associated Press. Quincy, Mass., Jan. 29. The steam er Ocmulgee, of the fleet to ply be tween Brunswick, Ga., and New York, was successfully launched at Fore River by the ship building company. Many Question For Railroads Joint Committee on Rail roads and Public Service Corporations of House and Senate Forward Many Questions. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 29. The joint free transportation during 1906 exclu- them sive or operatives dul incmumg jtorneys; special trains operated with jout revenue; proportion of inter and intra-State business; number of through and local trains in North Car olina; produce before the committee the books of the company with proper person to swear to same; give termi nal expenses' in detail for North Caro lina; give attorneys fees in North Carolina other than regular attorneys; give amounts paid in connection with legislatures and paid in any way for newspapers; amount of money raised in five years by sale of stocks and bonds outside of regular earnings; de tailed statement of money spent for five years in North Carolina for main tenance of ways, shops and how'much for 1906; -amounts charged to cross ties since 1900 and amounts actually spent; auestions as to distinguishing between inter and intra-State expens es in operating trains mortgage bonds outstanding and present value; com mon and preferred stock and value; questions as to the tax assessment and net earnings. The Atlantic Coast Line is asked as to the issuance of additional stock, to holders of original Wilmington and Weldon stock and the value of all such distributions to these stockholders, together with reasons for them.- The House of Representatives has just pased the bill for the appropria tion of 820,000 additional for the State representation at the Jamestown Ex position the Senate having passed it Saturday. So that there is nothing left but for the bills to be enrolled for ratification before It will be in full force and effect. This will be done within the next day or two. Curator H. H. Brimley of the State museum has just returned from Nor folk and tha exposition grounds, where h was making preliminary arrange ments for the State exhibit, which, aside from the North Carolina build- ing, - will require over 15,000 square feet of space in the various buildings. He is much gratified at the outlook both for the State exhibit and the ex position in general. "The Young Folks History of North nrnHT5" W Prnf TV TT Will "of the A. & m. college has been adopted by the book cn North Carolina history , to be used in the public schools. Also Peele's Civil Government has been adopted as the text book on civics, this being by W,-Jr Peele, of Raleigh. The board recommends for supplimentary read ing R. D. W. Connor's new booic, "Sto- ries cf the Old North State" and j "Child's History of North Carolina," by I W. C. Allen, of Waynesville. Mr. Con nor is connected with the State De- partment cf Education. TVi y-v "Kill ir. fi-vrl i- rr in V si T-Jn c ixouxu. t,n.ow.U!nis resolution, providing ior an mves- that it shall be unlawful to include in ; the Department of Corn- such policies the co-insurance clause or ! "f1-1"" u anv restrirtinn that, would nrevent the ! merce and Labor of the fluctuations insured in case of loss by fire from re-j in the cotton market, with the particu covering the full amount of the insur-j lar object of ascertaining whether The penalty is $25. ' The first nf what are known as the principal railroad bills pending- in-the general assembly was tabled in the Senate by a vote of nineteen to six-i Extensive dealings; m futures was teen. It was Senator Graham's bill : denounced by Livingston, who said to define the rights of pasengers en-; that cotton grovers and cotton spin tering and leaving trains in that they ' ners cf the United States are absolute should enter at the rear of the coaches : ly at the mercy of the speculators, and leave through doors next toward He mentioned 30 classifications of the locomotives. An amendment by : cotton which formerly existed and Graham- that the bill go into effect called attention to the fact that 11 of April first did not eliminate the dis favor of the majority cf the Senate. 14 MEN ADRIFT. Fishermen - Drifting On Gulf. Ice Floe In By Associated Press. Riga, January 29. Fourteen fisher men are adrift on an ice floe in the Gulf of Riga. The men were fishing when the ice broke and' they were blown out to sea. PLANNING REVOLUTION. Secret Political Meeting Surprised And Battle Followed. By Associated Press. Willemstad, Island of Curacoa, Jan. 29. According to advices from Cara cas Governor Mata, at the head, of a bedy of armed .troops, surprised a secret political meeting in the yard of the Vice President Gomez at Cara cas, Venezuela, during the night of January 27th, and in the fighting which I followed Governor Mata and several others were killed and a large num- ber, including the commander ofthe troops were wounded. 1 Two Companies Chartered. By. Bell Telephone.' Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 29. A charter was issued today to the Lassiter L. and L. Company, of Greensboro, at a capital of $25,000 by W. L. Grissom end others. Also one to the Asheville Realty and Insurance Company at a capital j of $25,000,.: by J. M. Gudger and' others. Rockirigham Postmaster. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 29. The Presi dent sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters; North Carolina Estelle'Cemeron, Rocking ham; Virginia O. L: James, Abing don. Conditions Of Banks. By Associated Press. Washington,'' D. C:, January 29. The' comptroller of . currency issued a call f oi- a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business January 26. . Pay Advanced. By Associated Press. Fall River, Mass., January 29. The New York, New Haven and Hartford has advanced the pay of captains, pi lots and mates of the Fall Rived line Steamers. ' Mrs. S. J. Herron is dangercuFl7 ill at the home of Mrs. Clark, No. 206 West Sixth street. Fluctuations Cotton Market Representative Livingston Urges Favorable Action on Resolution Providing for Investigation. More About Exchange. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, January 29. j Representative Livingstone, bf Geor j gia, appeared before the House Com- j such fluctuations have resulted from ; the character of the . contracts of the i aliased- sale&- sielivertes made, onrt j the New- York Cotton Exchange. these classes have been dropped re cently. Livingston spoke of his attempt to have cotton manipulators barred from the mails and said he was threatened with a- libel suit because of his action, but advised the representatives of the cotton operators that he would fur nish 500 to assist in the prosecution of the suit against himself and had heard no more of the threat. FOUR KILLED IN WRECK. In Collision Between Express and A Freight Four Are Killed and Sev eral Severely Injured By Associated Press. Shelburne Falls. Mas., In a collis ion between an express and an extra freight train at South River four em ployees were killed and several were injured. 7,000 MEN STRIKE Employes Of-Naptha Works Strike. I By Associated Press. ! Baku. Transcaucasia. Jan. 29' 7.000 : pmr.invp.! nf thft Four TVnntha Works j nere have struck. The demands include a bonus for 1906, when the general strike was be ing planned. Cause of Mr. Fife's Death Coroner's Inquest This Momin& at St. LouiS Decides that Fatty De generation of the Heart is Responsible. St Louis, Mo., January 29. The coroner's inquest over the body of W. P. Fife, the Denver mining broker who dropped dead at the St. James Hotel Sunday, developed the fact that death wa3 caused by fatty degenera tion of the heart. The remains are held at an under takers establishment -pending, word from relatives concerning the final dis position of the body. . ... . The disnatch seems to indicate that Mrs. Fife and Dr. W. P. Fife, Jr., of Denver, have not yet reached St. Louis, though they had wired that they desired to attend the in auest. , One of Mr. Fife's associates in busi ness said he was worth $350,000, the Isrger part of it coming from the rise in Goldfield stocks. TO VOTE ON BOND ISSUE. Election Will be Held in Gastonia for Bond, Issue Position for Postoffice Building Offered. Special to The News. Gastonia, Jan. 29. The citizens of Gastonia met last evening in the city hall to consider the matter of asking the legislature to pass an act permit ting the town to issue bonds for street and other improvements. For some time a citizens' executive committee has been in existence with Messrs. A. M'. Smyre as president end J. Lee Robinson as secretary. In response to a petition signed by' a large number of the business men of Gastonia, they called this meeting. Mr. Robinson called the body to. oider and Mayor J. K. Dixon was elected chairman who appointed Messrs. Hugh Long and Jas. W. At kins secretaries. A large and thor oughly representative assembly gath ered hd the uusiness from begin ning to end was conducted in a way. hich showed that the matters un der discussion had been well con sidered and - that all were in agree- ihent as to '.the necessity of providing for the needs of the "town. In fact, so large and enthusiastic a body .of citizens has not assembled here for some time. After some discussion of what must be done by way of pro viding increased facilities for the schools of the town, improving the . treets, and extending the light; water and sewerage systems, a reso lution was offered requesting the legislature to authorize the citizens to hold an election for the purpose of voting on a bond issue, not to ex ceed $100,000, to provide for needed improvements. These bonds to be voted upon in such amounts as may be required. The chairman asked all who favored the resolution to rise and all present, so far as your cor respondent sawrose to their feet. Es quires G. W. Wilson, llugh Long and W. T. Love were appointed a com mittee to present this matter to the legislature in proper form to ex press the wishes of the people. After this matter was disposed of Mayor Dixon asked the sense of the meeting as to what offer should be made to the Federal government with regard to a site for a post office. The post office officials cesire a price on the property commonly known as city park, apparently the most avail able site. It was the unanimous opinion of those present that $10,000 would be a proper sum to ask pro vided a suitable building De erected. This is much less than the market value of the property if it were sold to individuals as sites for business houses. New Canal Officers. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 29. The plan for the reorganization of th elsthimian Ca nal Commission was considered by the Senate committee on inter-oceanic ca nals. It was backed by Senator Mor gan and provided for the creation of the post director general, to be filled y the chief engineer in charge of sion, in addition to the director ' gen eral, is to consist of the heads of the various department under the chief engineer. The Block System. Washington, Jan. 29. The Senate agreed to a resolution, presented by Senator Clay of Georgia, calling on the interstate commerce commission for the result of the investigation of the block signal system on railroads. The Talkative Senate. By Associated Press. i Washington, Jan. 29. Senator Hale took the Senate to task because of its disposition to talk instead of pass appropriation bills. He said he would move for night sessions if the necessa ry business was further delayed. Bare in Collision. Bv Associated- Press. . . Norfolk, Jan. 29. The ocean barge John A. Briggs passed in the .fapesS with her bow staved in evidently from a collision. TOBACCO PRICES KEEP UP. Petersburg, Va., January 29. The sales of loose tobacco at the several warehouses for the past week have been quite large and the prices have kept up well. The "weed" is beginning to come to market in large" quantities and the buyers are bidding with more spirit. The highest price obtained the past week was $27 per 100 lb. The sales tor the week wert 356,7151b. Total sales to date. 2,974,435 lb.. Lynchburg, Va., January 29. Sales of tobacco the past week continued quite, heavy and were very largely or tne common and medium grades. The color and size of the leaf were fairly good but the quality and texture were considerably off. The trade dur ing the week was not so active week. and prices on all srrades were rather lower. Indications are that it would be best for the, planters to check up from bringing their tobacco to market for a time. - The Misses Link will entertain Thursday night At their home on South Tryon street in honor of their guest, Miss Halliday of Greensboro. Anti-Jug Bill Passed 7 oday Bill to Put Catawba and Lincoln Coun ties Under Lazv Passed: A Great Number of Bills Were Introduced To-day. By Bell Telephone. i Raleigh, N. C, Jan. Z9. The House end Senate each passed a great many local bills this morning. Perhaps as many as 50 were passed in the House Among the important bills introduc-' ed in the House this morning, was one by Manning to require insurance companies to deposit with the proper authorities cash equivalent as securi ties equivalent to 30 per cent of their gross earnings, and also $2,000 on receiving their . State license. Manning, by , request, to adjust and settle the estate of Governor Swain and the obligation of the State Uni versify to the said estate. Of the important bills passed by the House was one to require a cer tificate of good character for ' appli cants to practice law. The Senate bill allowing extra' pen sions to . veterans who have lost both r.rms or both legs, was amended so as to apply to those who have lost either one arm or ' one leg. The House re-referred the Laughinghouss bill to the fisheries committee. The , bill passed its second reading yester day but created considerable discus sion. Its being sent back to the committee today is a victory for the opposition of the bill. In the Senate. A bill was introduced by Mr. Holt, to provide fireproof buildings for the State library and hall of history. By Breece, to erect on the present site of the Supreme Court and Agri cultural building a building for a State museum, agricultural building, hall for records, etc. This bill car ries with it an appropriation of $250, 000 and is in opposition to the bill iiow pending for an enlargement of the State capitol building. A bill was passed to amend the charter of the town of Burlington. Also one to put Lincoln and Ca tawba counties under the anti-jug law. A bill to require all schools hav ing an attendance of as many as 50 students to provide a night watchman was held up at the request of Sena tor Pharr for futher investigation. Serious Revolt Broken Out Several Hundred Natives of Island of West Indies in Arms. Many Dutch Officials and Adherents Have Been Killed. , By Associated Press. Amsterdam, Holland, Jan., 29. A serious revolt has broken out in the province of Kediri, on the island of Java, Dutch East Indies, according to a despatch from Batavia. It is stated that 300 natives have taken up arms and that many Dutch officials and their adherents have been killed or wounded. The vice-governor of . the province is said to be among the wounded and the chief of police is reported" to nave been killed. Troops have been despatched to the scene. Peter Helton, the old R. F. D. carrier, No. 6, is recovering from a -ery severe attack cf cold and ex pects to be able to pay his, daily visits to his genial customers In a day or two. Pretty Miss May Foster Came in zvith John M. Dempster Last Night and Both Took Rooms at Central. Arrest This Morning on Information of Detec tive Rager, of Whom Dempster Made a Con fident. A young traveling man by the name of John M. Dempster, who represents a New York shoe firm was locked up at the police station this morning on a charge of abducting Miss May Fos ter, a 16-year-old school girl of Green ville; S. C. The manner of escape from friends at Greenville, the journey to this city, and suboequent happen ings, together with the betrayal of Dempster by a suppose.: friend, who, in reality declares that he is a police officer and railroad detective at Green ville, gives the story a touch of ro manticism and a flovar of liction-read-' ing. Stcry of the Arrest. The party of three, Miss Foster, Dempster and J. C. Rager came in last night from Greenville and registered at the Central, being assigned rooms Nos. 27 and 2S, the girl registering under tha name cf "Annie Evans, Greensboro, N. C."In the early hours of the morning Rager, who claims to be the depot policeman and a rail road detective of Greenville, arose from his bed, telling Dempstertthiit he was going to see the station acnt at the railroad. He was gene a few minutes, came back with a policeman who arrested Dempster and took him to the station. The girl-was also taken and placed at the Charlotte hotel to await further instructions. The police department at Greenville was notified at once and orders hastened back to hold the couple at all hazards.' Take Train For Charlotte. Dempster declares that when he came to the depot at Gresnville lust night, Rager was there awaiting a train to come to Charlotte. The two got together andtalked some tint? th train came and the party got on. Demp ster and the girl bought tickets from station to station, Rager buying a ticket straight through. In tne con versation along the way Dempster al leges that they both agreed that the girl was doing wrong in leaving homo, and should be cared for or induced to go back to Greenville. Rager made himself very friendly and seemed to be deeply interested in the welfare of th'e couple. Not until three o'clock this morning did Dimpster ascertain that he had placed confidence in thn wrong man and that the intimacy x meant his own undoing. Dempster's Story of the Affair. Dempster declares that he left Greenville with the girl with the Inten tion of both befriending her and a friend of his with whom she had bocn associating for several weeks. He strongly denies any intentional wrong, asserting that the girl came to him yesterday in Greenville and told him that sa would have to leave.-as her family were about to become acquaint ed with her mode of living. In order to save her from the humiliation to which she was about to be subjected, and also to save the reputation of his friend, -who was also deeply involved in the trouble, he undertook to take the girl away. He is well known here, having represented O. P. Heath and company on the road some years ago. In his manner there is a straightfor wardness that creates a sympathetic credence of his story. The Girl's Story. May Foster declares that Dempster is in no way responsible for her leav ing Greenville and is not guilty of the grave charge of abduction. She saj's she wanted to leave home and when she came to the depot at Green ville last night, Dempstsr volunteered to care for her until they arrived in Charlotte. "Aren't you afraid to meet your fath er?" she was asked. "No, I am not scared of any body I ever saw, was the prompt, reply, m stature May Fester is small, stoutly built, with eyes and facial feature;; that are rather striking. She claims that she is a senior in one of the col leges at Greenville; that she has two sisters on the faculty of the institution, and one brother in the ministry her standing high in the social scale of hz-r home city. Girl's Brother Here. A highly pathetic and dramatic sccr.o was enacted at the station in the afternoon at two o'clock when thr girl sat chatting to a bunch of ofilcsr3 and reporters. "Oh, there comas my brother with an ofHcer," she cried, as she looked out of the window and saw the two approaching. "Shut the door and don't let them in," sha urged, , confused and trembling. Her brother. Mr. R. M. Foster and Officer J. W. Head entered the door and stopped In Chief Irwin's cflice. Presently the door opened and the two stepped into the rccm where the girl sat. "Howdy do," she nodded to her brother, with a feigned boldness. Tha brother half broken-hearted, merely motioned his head without, saying a Continued on page 12