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The News ha,s the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon. Pamper Published in the Two Ca.roliia,s 1 U3 AM v it w n t H 12 THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1 888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. BilECK ON the m HID nr JI Jul f bOo HOME MISSION SOCIETY OEM E. CDN FEREK C E Session Opened this Morning at 9 O'clock With Large Attendance Many Sub jects Discussed by Delegates, MERCHANTS OE 5 ciesbl: A BAPTIST UN DURHAM MAKE All IMPORTANT MOVE MISS i UN m ON AT T Three Persons Fatally In jured And 20 Were Badly Hurt in Wreck Between Kurgin And High Bridge Early in Day. Tlie Wounded Carried to Hospitals Ot Lexington, Ky. Fast Special Collided With Freight Cause of The Wreck. i: Associated Press, i inKni, Ky., March 24. Twenty ; , , : were injured, three fatally, in :i ii.-iilon collision between a Blue r,;::ss special passenger train on the u :. t a ami Civscent Railroad and a freight train, No. tl(J, at t :-.n: ille, a crossing between Burgin ;:i;.i High Bridge, in Mercer county to ill.' Hlue Crass special was on its ... . to Lexington and Cincinnati. ! he wreck, as nearly as can be as e named, was due to the fact that !!:' night operator for the Queen ; Crescent had been relieved : ! ;! weeks :i2o and that the day . ; !..r had not yet reported for When the Blue Grass special reaeh t i the Burgin depot there was no : it rs and the train rushed on. A; t'urdville crossing the freight v.-.'iu was also proceeding at good ,;.il and crashed into it. The cars were badly piled up and v, ral hours wiil be required to ! ar the track. i'li" injured are being brought to Lexington on a sepcial train. Murderer of Police Chief Now on Tnal sp cia! 10 Tlie .Yews. ';tyrttvviUv. X. ('., March 24. A . i. I u:;:ifc of lOo men have been !iin'!i!-.i in the case of Sam Mur--i!i. alias Melvin, the negro who .d Chief of Police Jas. H. Benton the trial will begin Wednesday. lie court assigned as counsel for tense E. G. Davis and H. L rs. City attorney, J. Sprunt Ton appears with Solicitor Sin r for the prosecution. PLANS OF FLEET. American Fleet to Spend Ten Days at Melbourne Other Points to be Made. '. Associated Press. m-H.oui ne, March 24. In govern h: -.a circles it is anticipated that the A : i . : i( an fleet will spend 10 days here ;:u equal length of time at Sydney, ral and state officials are still un- ii! about fixing the exact dates of festivities of welcome for they fear ;ne acceptance by the fleet ot an lut ion to visit Japan possibly wil iiv. the situation in the plans as iiudly drawn up by the navy ue !n'-nt. American Jockey Won. I!y Associated Press. Lincoln, Eng., March 24. The Lincolnshire handicap for 1,500 sov ' r i: ns for three-year-old and up v;i!s, the first big race of the 'Prim; season was won today by J. -L Matt in, an American jockey on K;i!!ir Chief. Mr. Bryan to Speak. Ly Associated Press. Taunton, Va., March 24. William L I'.ryan and George O. Green, of ( "iii :-jii Forge, arrived today from i-' -ingion. After taking breakfast at 11 hotel here they left on an early '-tin for Clifton Forge where Mr. i'tyan will make an address tonight. License Revoked. Lfi;d to The News, i.-iiui. N. C. March 24. An order la in tlie office of the state insur- commissioner," revoking the lic : - of the State Mutual Life Insurance "iMijany, because of the failure to file a annual reprot with the North Caro aa department was made today. li New-York-to-Paris Race. ': Associated Press. Omaha, Neb., March 24. Union i'Kilic Railroad bulletins report the American car in the New York to- Laris race as reaching San Francisco ''lis morning" and sav the car will iii for Alaska at 1 o'clock today. Racing Car Was Lost. Associated Press r.:u Francisco, Cal., March 24. The loncan car in the New York to Paris e was lost in the swamps near Los ' )H last. ni?:ht. A road was found :. morning and the journey to this resumed. John D. at Richmond. Uiehniond, Va., March 24. John D iockcfeller arrived here and has taken apartments at a hotel for the day. Mobile. Ala., March 24. The first 'rain from the north on the Louisville aa,i Nashville road since bunday night anived here today. Afternoon Session Discussed "School of Method," Led By Mrs. F. E. Ross Of Charlotte Meeting Closes To-morrow. Special to The News. v insion-salem, N. C, March 24 This mornim s session of the Women's Home Mission Society of the Western North Carolina M. E. Confei 'Pimo rn. ened at 9 o'clock with devotional exer cises conducted by Mrs. P. G. Cozart of the local union. After the roll eall of (leW.itp nnri the reading of the minutes of the pre dion:, t,ebsion, an hour was devoted tn a discussion of Home Mision books Mrs. R. J. Sifford, of Gastonia. re viewed the subject of riendly visiting among the poor. Other subjects discussed were n fol lows: "The Present South, by Mrs. E. C. Smith, Jr.; "The Long Day," by Miss Ida Stevens; "Incoming Millions," by Miss Lolah Sherrill: "How to HelD." by Mrs. D. B. Coltrane; "The Challenge of the City," by Mrs. T. F. Marr. of this city; "Our Schools for Foreigners." by Miss Mabel Head, of Nashville. Tenn .; "Our Mountain Schools" bv Miss F. E. Ross, of Charlotte; "Bre vard Institute Its Work, Its Needs and Its Outlook." by Mrs. C. R. Trow bridge. Mrs. F. E. Ross, treasurer, sub mitted a report on the finances of the Brevard School. The noon devotional service was con ducted by Miss Mabel Head. At the afternoon's session the de votional service wras conducted by Mrs. J. P. Turner, of Statesville. The program included a report of the com mittee on parsonages and a discus sion of the subjects of "School of Meth ods," led by Mrs. F. E. Ross. This was followed by the report of offi cers. The feature of tonight's session will be an address by Miss Mabel Head, as sistant secretary of the national soc iety. It will be illustrated by maps and charts. The annual meeting will close with tomorrow afternoon's session. The re ports submitted by the various offi cers and committees have been very encouraging and gratifying. They show splendid progress in the advance ment of home mission work. Motive For Black Crime Attempt To Assassinate Stevens Was Result of Deep Laid Conspiracy of Koreans-Would-Be As sassin's Motive. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Cal., March 24. -The Call says: An attempt to assasinate Durham W btevens. political advisor of the Kor can counsel of state, it is now said was the result of a carefully hatched con sniraev. insDired imediatelv by the manifesto of the Korean "Righteous Army," calling upon all loyal Koreans to consecrate themselves to the holy war and exterminate all Japanese. This manifesto reached here on tne same ship which brought Stevens. I. W. Cheng, a Korean, who yester day shot D. W. Stevens, last night made a written statement, in which he said: "This day I shot Stevens. I shot him because he was the main factor in the Japanese reign of bloodshed and onnression in Korea and because he, as head and advisor of the regime, was responsible tor tne ueauis oi our ton ers, mothers and brothers in Korea." One Man Killed; Others Injured In Wreck By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn., March 24. One man vas instantly killed, another prob ably fatally injured injured and five others badly hurt in a rear-end colli sion between a work-train loaded with laborers, and a freight train, on the Il linois Central. The accident occurred at New South Memphis, and was caus ed by a dense fos. COLLEGE. GIRLS AT TABLES. Mrs. Stringfellow to Have Charge of Montreat Hotels. Mrs. Janie Stringfellow, formerly of Chester, now connected with the Red Springs Female College, is here to meet with the executive committee of Mnntreat at the Selwvn tonight. Mrs. Stringfellow will have charge of the two hotels at Montreat this summer, and the dining room tables will be serv ed by college girls. "TWO STRIKES The Cattle Tick Pest Appeal For Federal Aid in Eradicating Brown Tail Moths And Texas Cattle lick Loss is Millions, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 24. In ex plaining the provisions of the agricul tural appropriation bill Representa tive Scott, in the house today, called attention to the ravages of brown-tail mohts and the Texas cattle tick. The Texas tick, he said, had been one of the greatest pests known, and was responsible for the quarantine line which for nearly 20 years had stretch ed across the country from one ocean to the other. The annual cost of main taining that line to the different states and to the nation, was hardly less than a million dollars. That, however, he said, was the smallest item inflicted upon the coun tyy by the cattle tick. The Iocs to the north could not be even guessed at, but he estimated that the annual loss suffered by the states south of the line could not be less than $40,000,000. He therefore said it needed no argu ment to justify a most liberal appro priation from the federal treasury for eradicating the two pests, and the committee had recemmended $250,000 in each case. The cotton boll weevil also was dis cussed by Mr. Scott. He said that the fight against the boll weevil "is anoth er of our continuing problems." No emergency appropriation, how ever, was included in the bill for that reason, but that it contained an appro priation for continuing the work of eradication. Fayetteville Man Was Found Dead in Bed Special to The News. Fayetteville, N. C, March 24. A telegram received here this morning announces the death in Baltimore to day of Mr. Mike Folb, one of the most promient merchants, of this city. The advice says he was found dead in bed at the Hotel Cashwell. This has cast a gloom over the entire city as llr. Folb was univer sally esteemed by all who knew him. CHARLOTTE BOND SALES. Commission of 2 -1-2 Per Cent Paid on the 1907 Issue. In giving the history of the bond sales as a mere matter of news, and the prices at which Charlotte bonds had sold since the first issue in 1888 to the present, The News last week stated that no bonds had ever been sold for less than par. The records of the city show that this is the case, but a further ex aniination of the books shows that in the sale of the $175,000 issue of 1907, the company which purchased the bonds was paid a commission of 2y2 per cent, which made the actual price received for the bonds 97. The News had no motive of dis paraging the recent bond issue, which brought 102 ys by giving these figures last week. FRUIT TREES NOT INJURED. Snow and Sleet Storm Didn't Kill Much Fruit. There has been considerable specu lation since Friday night's freeze about the damage to fruit trees. Many be Hevfi that neach trees were not in jured while some believe they were nnlv sliehtlv injured. The leaves and blossoms show very little evidence of being killed, but until the weather clears up and the sun shines the real damage cannot be determined. ON ME. BUT IT TAKES ONLY ONE RECEIVES COFFIN AND THREATENING LETTER Mr. Walter Russell, of Crab Orchard, Finds Black Hand Communication on His Doorstep, But Thinks it the Prank of a Neighborhood Boy. Mr. Walter Russell, who lives at Hickory Grove church, in Crab Orch ard township, was the recipient this morning of a Black Hand communica tion demanding money, though the amount was not named, the note stat ing "You will hear from us again soon." The letter, which -was decorated with a skull find cross-bones and a roughly-drawn hand, was accompanied by a miniature coffin painted black. The letter and the coffin were found on the doorstep this morning, and Mr. Russell at once came to the city for a warrant for a young man in the neighborhood who is suspected as bo- ing guilty of the act. Mr. Russell was . iv much wrought up, not on account of any fear of tlie consequences at the hands of unknown enemies, as he is of the opinion that it was only intended as a joke, but. he wants the practical joker punished for frightening Mrs. Russell. "On finding this giewsome little package on our step this morning, my wife was very much frightened, and I intend to see that the guilty party is punished," said Mr. Russell. Mr. Russell feels pretty sure of the identity of the one who sent the letter, as there are witnesses who saw a cer tain well-known young boy in the neighborhood with the little coffin the day before. The young man will prob ably be arrested and taught a lesson. The letter which accompanied the coffin read as follows: "New York. "We give you warning. We want you to hand over a certain amount of money, but we will not men tion tlie amount yet. "Yours sincerely "Black Hand. "You will hear from us again soon." The letter was written in a bold boy ish hand, and was mysteriously deco cated with a -skull and cross-bones, and the upper right-hand corner was drawn a crude hand with ink smeared over it, to make it resemble the sym bol so well-known. Night Riders Open Fire On a Negro By Associated Press. Hopkinsville, Ky., March 24. Night riders to the number of 25 or 30 in vaded the Golden Pond, Twigg coun ty, last night, dragged Thomas Wea ver, a negro in the employee, of the Tobacco Association, from bed and carrying him to the road, command ed him to run. When he failed to obey the night riders began firing at him. He was found in a dying condition. No cause for the crime is known. To Prevent Any Strike. The officers of the Southern Railway are meeting in Spencer today to arbi trate trouble in the shops, as a result of the dismission of a large number of workmen there. Are Strong for Wm. J. Bryan By Associated Press. Grand Forks, N. D.,. March 24. Friends of both Bryan and Gover nor Johnson unite in saying that" if any resolutions instructing delegates to the democratic national conven tion are passed by the democratic state convention which will meet tomorrow here those resolutions will be for Bryan, but it is expected Gov ernor Johnson will be eulogized. State Senator Cashell, said, "We think a great deal of Governor John son in North Dakota, but we are for Bryan as the nominee of the national convention. The people of North Dakota know Bryan .personally. He has mixed with them and they de mand his nomination." TO HIT IT !" Circuit Rider 's Last Station Rev. M. H. Hoyle, Oldest Member of Western N. Carolina Conference, Dies After 41 Y e a rs of Service. "Doctor, I guess I've hitched my horse at the last Station on the Cir cuit, haven't I?" These were the words which Rev. Maxwell Humphrey Hoyle, the oldest circuit rider of the Western North Car olina Conference, addressed to his physician day before yesterday. That day and yesterday he declared to his physician that he did not care that his life should be prolonged, as he was glad to answer the s'umjnons and die the death of the righteous. This morning at 10 o'clock the fine old circuit rider, wtio Tiart pushed ahead through wind and weather on the mission for his Master for 40 years, met his last earthly appointment and passed away in the glorious hope of the Christian. His death occurred at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. W. F. Rucker, at No. S01 East Myers street. His wife and children were at his bed side. A veteran of the civil war, in Jack son's Corps, he was on the firing-line in 17 hard-fought battles and eight skirmishes, and was twice severely wounded. He loved to live over in rem iniscence the thrilling days of 'Cl-65, and was full of interesting or humorous stories of those times. He wras devot ed to his division general, Gen. Pen der, and one story in particular he never tired of recounting, often in his sermons where he could use it to point a moral, was of a time when the gener al rode up before his men in a charge up a steel hill against the enemy. As he dashed to the front he cried out: "Come on, boys! Make all the fuss you can, and remember that Pender is before you or he is dead." A paraphrase of this may well be said to have been the slogan of the faithful old circuit rider, and the cross of his Great Captain he ever saw "going on before." Maxwell Humphrey Hoyle was born on June 10, 1S41, at Bellewood, near Shelby, in Cleveland county. His pa rents were Noah Hoyle and Elizabeth Shuford Hoyle. His father was an en terprising farmer and miller, and the deceased was one of 11 children. He came of fine German stock, his grand father coming to this country from Weisbaden and one of his great-grandmothers from Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Af ter Dr. L. W. Crawford, who died at Asheville recentlyMr. Hoyle was the oldest member of the Western North Carolina Conference, having been for over 40 years an active minister. Mr. Hoyle was married on July 2G, 1849, to Miss Mary Lee, of Union, S. C, and the following children were the result of their long and happy mar ried life: Mrs. WT. F. Rucker, of this city: Mr. J. V. Hoyle, of Lando; and Misses Helen and Maud Hoyle, of this city. Two children are dead: Charles Mar vin, an infant, and Mrs. R. H. Brown, of Charleston. S. C. Surviving brothers and sisters are: Mr. David Hoyle, Mrs. Kate Cline, Mrs. Jane Lutz, Mrs. Henry Warlick, Mrs. John Gannt, Mrs. Robert Porter, Mrs. Horace Thompson and Mr. John Hoyle, nearly all of whom live in Cleve land county. There are two deceased: Jacob Hoyle and Mrs. Sarah Keever, of Hickory. Mr. Hoyle joined the conference at either Morganton or Clieraw :n 1S67 and was licensed to preach at Wesley's chapel in Cleveland county August 17, 1807, at a quarterly conference over which Rev. John W. Worth presided. His first work was in association with Dr. Jesse Nelson on the Yorkville cir cuit. Later he went to the Dallas, N. C, circuit and again to the Fair Forest, S. C, circuit. Other appointments were Davidson College, Whiteville, Columbus county; Lilesville, Monroe circuit; Clear Creek, Continued on page 3 Wholesale Merchants Or ganize for Purpose of Aiding Retail Mer chants in Their Fight for Better Freight Rates. Durham Business Men Will be Present When Important Hearing Comes Up at Raleigh Before Corp oration Commission. Special to The News. Durham, N. C, March 24. The wholesale merchants of Durham met last night and organized for the pur pose of aiding the retail merchants in their fight for better freight rates. All the wholesale merchants of the city were present and pledged to take an active part in pushing the fight. This was the first step taken by the wholesalers. When the matter comes up before the corporation commission on March 2Cth, the wholesale and retail mer chants of Durham will go to Raleigh and use their power before this body. This suit is the one frequently re ferred to and was instituted by the merchants of Durham against The Norfolk and Western Railway, and lat er Winston was made a party to the suit. The fight was brought on ac count of discrimination in freight rates. Death of Dr. Haigh. Special to The News. Fayetteville, N. C, March 24. Dr. Thomas Devereaux Haigh, long dean of the medical profession here, passed away peaceably last night at 9 o'clock at his home on Haymount street. He had been gradually sinking for several days. He was Tl years of age and re tired from practice but a few-years ago. Minister Acquitted. By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Pa., March 24. Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Shaffer, until a few months ago presiding elder of the west district in the Philadelphia con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was today acquitted by the conference on the charge of conduct unbecoming a minister. Eng. Mourns Loss of Duke One of Most Prominent Figures in Political Life ' . - of Great Britain, Duke Of Devonshire, Claimed By Death. By Associated Press. Cannes, March 24. Spencer Comp to Cavendish, eighth duke of Devon shire, died here of heart failure. He was born July 23rd, 1833. News Heard in London. London, March 24. News of the death of the Duke of Devonshire came unexpectedly to England and has caused widespread regret. The death of the duke leaves a gap in the public life of Great Britain, for although his withdrawal from the Bal four ministry, when Joseph Chamber lain launched his fiscal policy estrang ed him from the majority of the pub lic, he still had a large following in the country and as president of the Unionist Free Trade League he took an active part in the campaign against tariff reform. Few men have spent a more active political life than tlie Duke of Devon shire. He had been almost continuous ly a cabinet member in charge of some important department, as a liberal, be fore the split with Gladstone, and la ter as leader of the liberal-unionists. The duke has no immediate family and the dukedom passes to his nephew, Mr. Cavendish, who married a daughter of Lord Lansdowne. Democrats of Indiana. By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Ind., March 24. The democrats are beginning to gather in Indianapolis for the state convention which convenes tomorrow. John W. Kern yesterday received a letter from Mr. Bryan asking him to make an effort to secure the adoption in the platform of several planks which Mr. Bryan inclosed. MR. ORR CASHIER Directors of First National Bank Promote Assistant Cashier. At a meeting of the directors of the First National Bank this morning Mr. John F. Orr, assistant cashier, was elected cashier, a deserved promotion. A teller will be elected this after noon. It is likely that Mr. Baxter Ross will be chosen. Session Opens With Ad dress of Welcome by Mrs. Reddish And Mrs. Blake Beautiful Re sponse by Mr. Ashcraft. Many Delegates Now in Attendance; Between 75 And Hundred Will Ar rive This Afternoon Social Session To-night. By Bell Telephone. Gastonia, N. C, March 24. The an nual meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union for North Carolina met in its first session here this morning at the First Baptist church. The opening address of welcome was made by Mrs. W. II. Reddish on behalf of the Baptists of Gastonia; an ad dress of welcome was also delivered by Mrs. C. B. Blake on behalf of the Wom an's Missionary Union, of Gastonia. To these warm addresses of wel come Mrs. F. B. Ashcraft, of Monroe, N. C., responded with a most timely and beautiful address, paying a beauti ful tribute to the manner in which Gastonia had welcomed the delegates and the arrangements made to make their stay both a pleasant and a pro fitable one. There were assembled at this morn ing's opening session over 125 delegates from all over the state, ami between 75 and 100 more are expected to arrive today. This evening at C o'clock a social session will be held at the Baptist church, at which all the delegates and their hostesses will be in attendance. Delegates Off to Baptist W omens Convention The Baptists of Charlotte will semi a full delegation to Gastonia tomorrow to the convention of the Baptist Wom en's Missionary Union of North Caro lina. Mrs. 13. F. Withers and daugh ter, Miss Lucile Withers, and Mrs. Frank D. Lethco left this morning for Gastonia. The following will leave to morrow morning: Mrs. T. S. Franklin, Mrs. J. A. Durham, Mrs. George Bry an, Mrs. Hugh Harris, Mrs. W. C. Dowd and Mrs. Willis Brown. The first session of the convention was held this morning at 9:20 o'clock in the First Baptist church of Gastonia. Other sessions will be held at 9:30 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. each day until the convention is over. The day meeting will be exclusively for ladies and those at night open for men. At the Wednesday and Thurs day night services there will be promi nent speakers on missions present. Among these arc Dr. B. D. Gray, of Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. Smith, of Richmond, Va.; Dr. Cannady and Rev. Dr. Living ston Johnson, the latter secretary of the North Carolina Baptist state con vention. The officers of the convention are: Miss Fannie Heck, president; Mrs. Height C. Moore, secretary, and Mrs. W. N. Jones, treasurer. The ladies of Gastonia have arranged an elaborate program of entertainment for the visi tors, including several social affairs and receptions. ACCIDENT TO HOSKINS CAR It Straddled the Track Beyond the Concrete Bridge. Street car traffic on the Hoskins line has been suspended since yester day afternoon at 5 o'clock, when a car bound for Hoskins straddled the track on a high fill, the first beyond the concrete bridge over the old Tucka seege Ford road. The fill at this point is" between 15 and 20 feet high. Had the car been running at full speed the accident might have been a disastrous one, but fortunately the motorman, Mr. R. A. Beatty, had the arrow pointing less than half-way around the current indicator. The car was in charge of Conductor W. H. Taylor. . The accident is believed to have been caused by a settlement of dirt, causing a slight depression of the tracks on one side. When the car struck this point one wheel of the front, truck left the track entirely and, as the roadbed was inclined, as on all curves, the front truck left the track entirely, pulling the rear truck over on the opposite side. Luckily there were only five passen gers and the crew. When the wheels left the tracks the current was cut off and the car slopped instantly. The passengers left the car quietly and no one was injured. A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE. Mr. J. A. Smith, of Bessemer, Wants Mecklenburg Support. Mr. J. A. Smith, of Bessemer City, was here yesterday conferring with members of the republican executive committee and other influential repub licans to secure their aid and en dorsement in his candidacy for the republican nomination for congress from this district. It is said, however, that he didn't meet with much en couragement from the leaders here.
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