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CHARLOTTE, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 7, 1907.
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Entire
nown
islature Prohibits
Importation of Liquor
Into 7 wo Countiz
Ct;v.ofUnk
Leg-
Schoonci Probably
Lost in Raging Sea)
Unknown Schooner which 1
Wozit Ashore On Din-
mOild ShoalS Wa Dash-
ed to Pieces Last Night
by Raging Sea.
No Trace Can be
of Crezv To-day.
abiv all W ere
Fllt'lle Efforts Of Life
rv T r
Savers.
; Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7. The unknown
:lxo
Hcv which went ashore on
pia-
raoiid Shoals went to pieces last night
iu tie ra-uns sea.
No trace has been seen this morning
.,. .,.-., ; n t,.-i;
of
lnO rtuu iu au iduuaum jjti-
i;LeJ.
Xoluing is known of the identy and
(io-tinaiicn of the steamer.
The life
v. reel;.
savers could not reach the
Vessel Still Unknown.
Tlie schooner M. V. B. Chase, bound
iiom New York for Wilmington, N.
C., was due off Hatteras about the time
the wreck was reported. The owner
feared the wrecked vessel might be
The schooner William H. Bailey is
lid also to have been due off Hatter
? about this time.
IWFE BEATER SENT TO JAIL.
Court Ignores Stcfy That He Merely
Tried to Frighten Spouse.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. . 7. Charles H.
Rowland, well connected, and once a
prominent lumberman of Norfolk, was
sentenced to one year in the peniten
tiary and fined $500 here today. He
was charged with attempting to kill
his wife.
:Irs. Rowland testified that her hus
band attempted to thrust a sword bay
onet through her last Sunday night,
he, cn the same occasion, throwing her
on a bed and choking her.
Rowland testified that he drew the
sword knife simply to frighten his
wife. The case was appealed to the
Corporation Court.
YAQUIS TO BE DEPORTED.
Relentless War to be Waged on
In-
dians by Mexican Troops.
EI Paso, Texas, Feb. 7. Advices;
were received today that the Mexican
government has decided to deport to
Tshuantepec every Yaqui Indian,
peaceful as well as hostile, from tlie
state of Sonora. To this end the
troops in that state will be largely re
enforced and a relentless war will be
made against tne Yaquis.
From time to time, captured Yaquis
have been sent to Tehauntepec, where
most of them have died. The removal
from Sonora of the peaceful Yaquis
would deprive the industries of that
State cf the best labor.
ASKS AUDIENCE WITH CZAR.
Ambassador Riddle to Present His Cre
dentials This Week.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 7. John W.
Riddle, the newly appointed American'
Ambassador to Russia, has applied for
an audience with the Czar in order to
present his credentials and expects to
be received by his majesty on February
8th.
Mr. Riddle has decided not to take
a bouse at present, but probably will
occupy the former quarters of ex-Am-bassaacr
MeCormick, adjoining the
embassy and chancellery, until the
summer, when he will remove to a su
burban villa.
As To Eid of The Oliver Corporation.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, February 7
After a conference between the Presi
dent and Secretary Taft the state
ment was given out by Secretary Loeb
that the bid of the Oliver-McDonald-Pierce
corporation had been examined
and found to meet all requirements.
Secretary Taft and the commission
will make a thorough examination of
the bid.
Dr. Simpson Cleared.
By Associated Press.
Riverhead, L. I., February 7. The
jury in the case of Dr. W. J. Simpson,
charged with the murder of his father-in-law
returned the verdict of. not
guilty.
Dutiable Gccc!s.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, February 7.
The President signed a bill, extending
to Brunswick, Georgia, the provisions
cf the law relating to immediate trans
portations of dutiable goods.
San Domingo Treaty.
Bv Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, February 7
The Democratic Senate leader reach
ed the decision that the Republican
leaders must take the entire responsi-
hiiitv r.f V10 trontv with Santo Do-
mingo continuing the present financial j
relations, is ratified.
North Carolina Postmaster.
By Associated Press.
u S fr, th ate the
Washington, D. C, February
r . T,oafrrt i
N. C. ?.s postmaster.
PROPOSED RAILROAD.
;nso" E-us.nsss Men and Capitalists
JL
inaugurate a .Movement to Procure
Charter for New Railroad.
3lw f to The News-
I ber of prominent business men and
i capitalists of Anson county have in
jaugurated a movement to procure a
Fotind cnarter for a railroad to be run from
jWadesboro, N. C, to Lancaster, S. C.
FrOD- jThe names cf some of the incorpora
T -tors are as follows:
f Henry Haynie, T. B. Barrett, C M
i Burns, John W. uulledge, T. R. Tom
nnson, a. l.. Leggett, G. W. Huntley,!
j. w. uQom, w. u. nose, Fred J. Coxe
K. W. Ashcraft, T. J. Watkins. I. f'
'Horton, R. L. Hardison, T. J. Coving
fton, Br. J. H. Bennett, H. H. McLen
i'don and John T. Patrick
The name of the proposed railroad
isJWadesboro, Brown Creek and Lan
caster Railwav GornnpTiv iW tj t
i . . , v ' ' -i-. u.
I K . ? i ' V 1 r fn-m -no titt fj,' t :
Ke railro-iT i" o ' to nt w 7 S
iae railroad is to be at Wadesboro.
and rnnc! fin,,t,r0,r ti
reeii, and running up said creek.
crossing a fine body of timber, cross
ing the head waters of Linch's Creek
and Page's road, near Foxville, S. C,
i ana on to .Lancaster, S. C, which
j point will be the terminus of'the pro-
poseu roaa.
The construction of this road will
mean a great deal for the country
through which it passes, as there is a
large body of fine timber of all kinds
suitable for the manufacture of fur
niture, etc., and fine bodies of farm
ing lanas
STEALS HIS SON'S FIANCEE.
Father Elopes With Girl on Day Set
for Youth's Wedding.
Spear Fish, S. Dak., Feb. 7. Miss
Jessie McFarland deserted her ac
cepted lover and affianced husband,
Edwin Jenkins, at the marriage altar
to elope with his father, Charles
Jenkins.
Miss McFarland is a good looking
woman of 2S; and came to South
Dakota several years ago. Young
Jenkins, who lived with his father in
the hills south of here, met and fell
in love with her a short time ago.
He paid court to her assiduously,
snd finally won her consent to be
come his wife.
Meantime, the young man's father
had met and fallen in love with Miss
McFarland, who, although neither
the son nor anyone else save the
joung lady herself suspected his in
fatuation for her until the elopement
revealed" it.
Miss McFarland and Edwin Jen
kins made all arrangements for their
wedding, which was set for last even
ing at 8 o'clock. Young Jenkins was
on hand at the appointed hour, and
so were a few guests who had been
invited to witness the ceremony, but
Miss McFarland did not appear.
Late in the afternoon she and Chas.
jenkins, who was a widower,
uet out together for the East a
had
and it
is supposed that they
married by this time.
have been
ring
Cheatham Here
Sheriff Wallace or his De
puty Will go to Knox
'ville, Tenn. for Prison
er, who was Arrested
Last Night,
James Cheatham, the emigrant
agent, who is alleged to have enticed
from this city a ccre or more of work
men, under the promises of fairer
wages at Ckattagncoga was arrested
last night by Chief of Police W. D.
Chandler, at Kncxville.. Solicitor Clark
son receiving a telegram this morning
to this effect asking that an officer
be sent immediately to take charge
of tho prisoner. Sheriff Wallace - will
leave tonight or deputize another to
go to Knoxville for the purpose of
bringing Cheatham to this city .
Governor Malcolm R. Patterson of
Tennessee honored the requisition pa
pers which were forwarded by Gover
nor Glenn several days ago asking that
the local authorities be allowed to
bring Cheatham to this city to answer
to the grave charges which have been
preferred against him.
He is wanted here on two indict
ments; one for enticing a minor from
the state, and another for acting as
an emigrant agent and operating with
in the bounds of the state without a
license, both of which are serious al
legations under the statute.
The men who went to Chattanooga
under the inducements of Cheatham
have nearly all returned. Two came
several weeks ago and swore out the
warrants upon which the arrest of
Cheatham was ordered.
Ousts Dr.- Focter.
By Associated Press
The
a de-
XUCIlUiUllU, v cl., i cuit.tj.ij
Sunreme Court of Appeals in
cision m
the case of Dr. Foster the
sunerintendent of the Eastern Asylum
for the Insane, sustains the authority
of the General Hospital board to oust
i him and outs Dr. 13runk as legal su-:
j perintendent in his stead, in charge.
him and mits Dr. Brunk as legal su-:
1 is3P5fe
p
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
The Witness Stand.
Of
First Witness called To
day in Famous Thaw
Trial was Wife of Harry
Thaw. Questions and
Answers in Full.
She Told Graphically of
Fatal Night. She is
Willing to Disclose her
Past for Sake of Her
Husband.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 7. One of two
whose testimony is expected to have
greatest weight with the jury,
vill, if the plans are not changed,
will take the witness stand today.
This is the plan announced when
the court adjourned yesterday.
"Vote fcr Thaw."
While the Thaw jury was on its
way to the court a man on the street
called out, "Vote for Thaw."
Captain Lynch of the court po
lice immediately ordered the man's
arrest and he was brought to court
to be arraigned. Captain Lynch at
tached no importance to the inci
dent, saying the man spoke simply
"as a smart Aleck." The captain
did not believe
my of the jurors
heard the remark.
Will Confess All.
Evelyn Thaw is ready to lay bare
to the world the story of her young
life that she may help the man who
made her his wife and who the pros
ecution claims, lulled Standford
White for jealousy of her.
Mrs. Harry Thaw on The Stand.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was the first
witness in the Thaw case this morn
ing. Mrs. Thaw's Testimony.
The announcement that either the
mother or wife of Thaw would be the
principal witness today brought out
an unusually large crowd.
Scores of people, many of them
women, tried in every possible way to
force themselves by the officers at the
doors, but the bars were put up again
and few were allowed to pass. However,-
half a score of women managed
to succeed.
Justice Fitzgerald had just taken his
seat when Delmas requested the clerk
to call Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
The familiar figure in black, now for
the first time without a veil, appeared.
She stood near the jury box as ,Clerk
Penny administered the oath.
"I swear," repeated Mrs. Thaw, in
audible voice at the end of the formal
declaration.
Mrs. Thaw took her place in the
witness chair calmly and looked stead
ily at Delmas and gave her answers
to his first questions in a clear voice.
Harry Thaw smiled at his wife as
she walked to the witness stand, but
she apparently did not see him at the!
moment. After being seated, she
smiled faintly at the prisoner.
Mrs. Thaw, in answer to the first
questions, said she was born Decem
ber 25th, 1884, told of going to the
Cafe' Martin to dinner the evening of
June 25th with her husband, Thomas
McCaleb and Truxton Beale.
Mrs. Thaw gave testimony corrobo
rating that of the other witnesses as
to the details of the shooting.
She said she refused to marry Thaw
in Paris in 1903 because of an inci
dent in her life connected with Stan
ford White.
"While you were at the Cafe Martin
did you see Stanford White?"
"Yes."
She said the note she wrote her hus-
band related to Yhite. This letter was
stricken out of the evidence,
;.ne saia sne saw wnrte come m' At the tr ot t st"-
from the balcony and go out at thelie met White. She said she next,
wne said sue saw wmte come
TRYING THE THAW CASE.
lant's
Fifth avenue entrance. Continuin
she was asked:
"Did you write a note?"
"I did."
"Cin what?"
Dere
"A slip of paper. I think McCaleb ; September 1901. Relating her expe
rave it to me." ' rience there she said she posed until
"What did you do with it?"
"I passed it to Thaw."
"What did Thaw do?"
"He said to me: 'Are you all right?'
I said: Yes."
"After this how long did you re
main?" "Only a short time."
Mrs. Thaw, have vou that sliD of
paper now?"
"I have not.'"
"Have you seen it since?"
No."
"Did what you wrote refer to Stan
ford White?"
Mr. Jerome objected on che ground
that the note itself was the best evi
dence. She said they, went to Madison
Square roof garden about the middle
cf the first act.- She sat in a seat with
Beale and McCaleb. Her husband went
to the back of the theatre. In about
15 minutes he took a seat at her side.
She said, at her suggestion, they
started to leave as the play was "not
a bit" interesting to her.
"How far had you gone when some
thing happened?"
"Almost to the elevator. I had turn
ed around to speak to Thaw."
"How far were you from White
then?"-
"About as far as the end of the jury
box."
"You saw White sitting there?"
"I did."
"Did you see Thaw then?"
"Not until a minute or so afterwards.
He was directly in front of White,
standing with his arms up in the
air."
"Did you hear the shots fired?"
"Yes, immediately that I saw White
I heard shots.'"
"How many shots?"
"Three shots."
"What did you say?"
"I said to McCaleb: 'I think he has
shot him.' "
"Did Thaw come to where you
were?"
"Yes. I asked him what he had
done. He leaned over and kissed me,
and said: T have probably saved your
life. "
"What happened then?"
"I left."
"You were taken from there?"
"Yes. I think by McCaleb and Mr.
Beale."
Said she was married to Thaw on
April 4, 1905.
A Fearful Confession.
Mrs. Thaw said sne met Stanford
WThite at luncheon in 1901. She
thought him "very big and ugly"
The place to which she was taken
was in a dingy 24th street house.
"When had Thaw proposed for the
first time?"
"In June. 1903, in Paris."
"At the time did you refuse him?"
"I did."
"Did j'ou state in explaining your
refusal that it had something to do
with White?
Yes."
"State what happened."
"Mr. Thaw told me he loved me and
wanted to marry me. I stared at
him for a moment and then he said,
'Don't you care for me?' 'I said I did.
Then he asked me what was the mat
ter. I said, 'Nothing.' 'Why wont you
marry me? he said.; He put his
hands on my shoulders and asked: 'Is
it because of Stanford White?' and
I said 'Yes'. I started to cry. He said
he wanted me to tell him the whole
thing. Then I began to tell him how
I first met Stanford White."
She then related the circumstances
cf the meeting with White in 24th
street.
was a little over 16.
a 4. 4.-U- 4. .e v. t,
To-day Took
estimony
Wife in Full
met White in a studio at 24th street
and went from there to the Madison
Square tower.
She then told of the meeting of
'White in , a photographic studio
very tired, after the photographer
I left they lunched. The next night she
; said she got a note from White to
come to the studio for luncheon with
some friends after the theatre.
Later she went down to the 24th
street studio and found White alone.
'What do you think' he said to me,
i the otners have turned us down.
i "Then I told him I had better go
j home. He told me I had better sit
i down and have some fruit. So I took
off my hat and coat. White told me
he had other floors in the garden and
that I had not seen all of his place.
He would take me around and show
me.
"So he took me up some stairs to
n' floor above, where there were very
beautiful decorations and a piano.- I
played for him and he took me into
another room. That room was a bed
room." She said he pursuaded her to drink
some champagne . A few minutes af
ter I had drank the champagne there
began a pounding and thumping in my
ears and the room got all black"
Mrs. Thaw was in tears at this
stage.
"When I awoke my clothes had all
been taken off me. I started to
scream. Mr. White got up and threw
a kimona on me. As I sat up I saw
mirrors all around the bed. I began
to scream again and Mr. White asked
me to keep quiet, saying it was all
over."
"When he threw the kimona over
me, he left the room. I screamed hard
er than ever. I don't remember how
I got my clothes on. He took me home
. . . . and I sat up all night crying."
"Where was Mr. White when you
recovered consciousness."
"He was on the bed, beside me,
undressed."
"What did he say afterwards?"
"He made me swear I would never
tell mother about it. He said there
was no use in talking, and that the
greatest thing in this world was not
to get found out. He said girls in
theatres were foolish to talk. He
laughed afterwds."
Intense Feeling Shown.
White made Mrs. Thaw promise
she must never tell her mother.
He said it was all right that there
was "nothing so nice as young girls
and nothing so loathsome as fat
ones. You must never get fat."
Mrs. Thaw said the effect of her
&tory on Thaw was terrible. He
sobbed and walked the floor, stayed
ail night sitting in the room talking
it over.
She told Thaw she could not marry
him for White would always know
?nd would laugh at him and talk.
This was the second time Thaw pro
posed. Mrs. Thaw says she became ill at
school in 1903 and that an operation
was performed. Its nature not gone
into. The doctors did not tell her
what was the matter. When she re
covered Thaw took her and her
mother to Paris.
Mrs. Thaw recovered composure
after she had got over the most sen
sational part of her story. Many of
the women in the court room were
crying, and the 'most intense silence
prevailed.
She told of her life as a model and
of her application for a position on
the stage. The first manager to
whom she applied said:
"It was not a baby farm.'.' She
danced for the manager and he offer
ed her a place. Thaw opposed her
seine on. the stage.
to ue introduced by Delmar wh.cn
' 'nnw wrote tut; w uiicoo. v-
jna,w iutC -
vision was pending when a recess
! was ordered. j
Letter Introduced.
i At the opening of the afternoon ses
; sion Mr. Jerome withdrew his objec
' tion to the letter. It was written by :
Thaw to Attorney Longfellow. It was
introduced.
; "Mrs. N. insisted on sailing to New :
i York when her daughter left. I kept j
Mrs. N. in London three months at a j
cost of $1,000. Mrs Nesbit sails to- j
I morrow for New York. She thinks I ;
kidnapped her 17 3-4 years old daugh
ter. Before she lands she will know
that I have always done the best I
could. The child cannot be with her ;
mother because when she was 15 2-3 !
years old she was ruined by a black- j
guard. Don't worry but find out hex .
address. Telephone Mrs. N. but not
in your name. Ask her if she saw
Mr. Thaw abroad. As soon as she
answers hang up the phone."
The letter was signed "H. K. T."
CHARLOTTE GOT LEFT.
Effort Being Made to Get Pensacola
and Greenville in South Atlantic
League.
A meeting of the officials of the
South Atlantic League will be hela
February 12th, when a representation
from Pensacola, Fla., and . probably
from Greenville, S. C, will appear for
the purpose of becoming members of
the aggregation. When the latter-nam-
ed city and Charlotte agitated the mat-
ter some weeks ago,-the club owners
of the cities now members of the
league kicked so vigorously that the
: matter was dropped. It develops late -
iy that Pensacola had raised the
money necessary to make application
for membership, and when the Green-
ville fans heard of such work they
again became interested and went to
j work.
T nnat fono Tirill f zl I ion Tn!nf ml
ville and the Florida city prove sue- the new one at Rcidsville.
cessful. The fight was ended here not By McRae, to amend the charter of
only on account of the vigorous pro- the Southern Presbyterian College and
tests from the present members, but Conservatory of Music at Red Springs.
partially from the fact that Green-f n xne Senate.
ville "fell Mown" in the matter of' a V.ill was r.assc-d iii-'the Senate to-
raising the necessary $5,000 to make (lav to enlarge the corporate limits
application. Reports from the club 0 "Vest HMcon-
owners and from the headquarters in- A bjn assert" to allow Winstr.n-Sal-dicate
that the present arrangement of 1 em aml ,",r0cincts of Forsvth to issue
a six-city aggregation will not be mo-:,,oncls buildln? an electric line from
lested, although it is understood that winson to Hih Point
Pensacola and Greenville will bid high' A bi1 was 1)asse1 i0 vvevcllt the
tor admittance. importation of liquor in Macon and
CAPTAIN STOWE PARALYZED.
One of the County's test Known Citi
zens Very I II.
Capt. H. D. Stowe, formerly of the
Steele Creek section, but now a resi-'
dent-of -this-xit, suffered a-?troke of culture nd the agricultural commis--3
r0-""1 " 1Vx-tsioner to be farmers. The bill passed
nnon ym f condition this after-; Its 8econd reading. It is though there
JSS wJ ? . "t f.e"? sentnfor will be no opposition to the 1,111 when
fnil FfIinF1S h0mt Sitne bill, creating a commission to
tain Stowe attended the recent Con-i . . ' . - . . ,T
federate veteran's dinner and heard j f "f
the lecture of Dr. Sheppard on "Lee i t Te 1 V . , .
and Jackson," and has been out since. I , Untl1 U"s,ls dono- tae ,Jl11 co,uld not,
v, i .- be passed, because, now mcm.jcrs ol
ox, ., i.-
! aim L.UU4V oulidtJU 1JU.1 Lldl UclitllVSlS
oi tne iimos and body. Me is receiv
ing the best attention and his many
friends are hoping for the best.
Selzvyn Opens
Auspiciously
Dr. and irlrs. E. C. Regis
ter Were the First to
Put Their Names on the
Book. Guests Clamor
ed for Rooms Early.
There was a gratifying registra
tion on the Selwyn's book this morn
ing in every sense of the word.
"Register" was the first registration
on the register.
"Dr. Edward C. Register" was
written in a neat, rather small hand
with a pen. The ink that spelled
the name glowed with glossy pride
in being the first name on the list.
The letters were all healthy,- stal
wart alphabetic specimens, as they
ought by right to be, coming from
one of Charlotte's able physicians
and author along the line of materia
medica.
The second name was this: "Mrs.
Register," and under the "Charlotte,
N. C, which Dr. Register had writ
ten, was simply "do," that is "ditto
boiled down thin. One could hear
faintly re-echoing through the letters
of Mrs. Register's registering her
joyous contagious laugh, as if the
ietters simply couldn't get over the
way she had joked the doctor on
being so puffed up over being th:
first man to the hitching post. Mrs.
Register used a common lead pencil,
discarding the bright aristocratic
new pen which the doctor had flour
ished like a lancet at an operation.
It was intended to open the books
at 10 o'clock, but the pressure was
so great that the management simpl e
had to yield and at 7 o'clock Clerk
Sam A. Pegram was stabbing the ink
bottle .and whirling the register
around on an imaginary axis, like
the one which the geographries say
runs through the middle of the earth.
The List of First Names.
The date Thursday, Feb. 7th, ap
pears at the head of the registration
column written in black and red ink
in old English letters showing that
Continued on page 9
Holding of U. S License
or Possession of Gallon
of Liquor . Considered
Evidence of Retailing.
Bond Issue for Car Line
Bickett Bill Discussed.
Some Senators Oppose
Bond Issue for Caring
for Insane. Number of
Bills Introduced Today.
By Bell Telephone.
Raleigh, N. C, February 7. The
greater part cf the time in the House
this morning was taken up in discuss
ing the London bill, to codify laws on
mental anguish against .telegraph
companies. The bill finally passed its
second reading.
Representative Gordon also introduc
ed a bill to create a board of coui-
missioners for the A. and M. college,
in order to relieve the slate board of
agriculture f!Cm directing the affairs
of college. The bill provides that
the board of agriculture finish paying
i'or the agricultural building the
- amount yet due being about $-10,000
Gordon introduced a bill, a; propriat-
ST.S'.'O for the colored A. and M.
; college at Greensboro.
Among the notable bills introduced
in the House was one by Roystor, by
request, to order an election in Hcck-
ingham county on the preposition of
lemoving the county seat from Wcnt-
worth to Rcidsville. The old court
lioiltto :lt Wi7-t tTr-k TV Tt'ia lmn-n I i--c?r fi-n-
Cherokee counties. The bill is to be
effective after May let. It provides
that the holding of United States li
cense, or being in possesion of one
gallon of liquor is evidence of retailing.
A pin was introduced to require
1 the board of agriculture must be vers-
ed in cotton milling, etc., because of
their connection with the college.
The Bickett bill, to enlarge the state
insane asylum and providing for a
bond issue of $500, 000 was again
brought up. The effort to make it
a special order for next Wednesday,
was defeated. The bill was finally re
referred to the committee on appro
priations, with instructions to report
within ten days.
A number of senators announce
themselves as being opposed to any
bond issue now. Thy want the appro
priation to bo made from the state
treasury.
TWO DIRECTORS ADDED.
Suburban Realty Company's Annus!
Meeting N?w Vaii Property Will
Ee Developed.
The names of J. S. Cothran and
Charles C. Hook were added to the list
of directors of the Suburban
Realty company at its annual meeting
yesterday afternoon in the offices of
the company in the Trust building.
Mr. F. C. Abbott was .re-elected pres
ident and treasurer and Mr. Allen M.
Oiakr, secretary. Tre present directors
are: Messrs. B. D. Heath, John M.
?cott, W. F Harding, F. C. Abbott, J.
S. Cothran, C. C. Hook, of this city,
and Ceoive R. Collin-, of Asheville.
The reports of the oiTicers showed a
large br-iness dor.e daring the past
year which was the first year's work
of tne company, which owns and i-i
developing a great amount of suburban
property, including Piedmont Park,
Hill Crest and the Kirshbaum proper
ty on Seventh street extension.
The company has just closed a deal
by which 25 acres of the fine Vail prop
erty east of the city is transferred
to its ownership. This tract will be
developed at an early date and will
be probably known as Colonial
Heights appropriate to the colonial his
tory connected with the property.
HAU TRIAL AGAIN DELAYED.
To Examine Washington Professor as
to His Sanity.
Karlsruhe, Germany, Feb. 7. The trial
of Professor Hau, of George Washing
ton University, charged with the mur
der of his mother-in-law, has been fur
ther delayed.
The prisoner is so depressed that tha
court considers it necessary to havs
him examined and hi3 sanity establish
ed before the trial begins.
Mr. R. F. Norwood of McPelah
who is at the Presbyterian hospital
is improving.