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The N ws Ksx55 I. ttt a n i n - i-xr-.r. IN JEWS. N THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. MTT1 milll . n rrr mil i MiiLunir rut ILL nn- (? UNITHSTATESE WATERS Ifk After Voyage Unprecedei. ,d in Naval Annals Big Fleet Will Reach Beautiful Bay of San Diego To-morrow The Speed Made. It's Stay is to Be Marked by Most Notable Parade of Blue Jackets And Marines Ever Landed From U. S. Ship. By Associated Tress;. San Diego, Cal., April 13. The At lantic Hoot arrives here tomorrow ami i - stay will be marked by the most livtuibio parade of blue jacketes and marines over landed Horn American . s.-ois of war. !';. e thousand enlisted men and more th:m Him officers will be in line. This force will outnumber that par ticipating in the famous welcome to Admiral Dewey in New York city. A Fuller Storv. San Diego, Cal.. April 13 Within i ho next 24 hours the United States 1 attleship lieet will drop anchor in the beautiful bay of San Diego, after a voyage unprecedented in naval annals. The ships will rest in United States waters for the first time in four months during which time they traveled a dis tance of approximately 1S.400 miles. The ships are to remain here until Saturday, according to the plans map pod out by the. navy department at Washington. The people of San Diego have completed elaborate arrangements for the entertainment of the officers and men. The main streets are gay with bunting, and the indications are that the decorations tomorrow will be among the most elaborate ever seen on the Pacific coast. Thousands of vis itors are expected here to view the fleet. Coronado. "the gem of the Pacific coast. ' witl join with San Diego in furnishing entertainment for the naval visiters. It is intended to give the officers and men tne time of their lives, and there will doubtless be such an outburst of genuine California hospi tality as has never before been seen. Win n the ships enter the land-locked bay of San Diego, a magnificent pano- lama hundreds of miles in extent, will unroll before the eyes of the men. A high range of mountains forms the eastern horizon. In the foreground is the city of San Diego, with its beauti ful environs, its semi-tropical vegeta tion. Situated on a plain but little raised above the level of the sea, near ly the whole of the city may be seen from the decks of the vessels. Tall buildings, spires of churches and, over topping all. the Bennington monument, are the conspicuous features of the scene. The bay or harbor of San Diego is 13 miles long and has enough deep anchorage to float all the navies of the world at one time. The harbor is acknowledged to be one of the best in the world. To the west is the high promontory of Point Loma, the top of which is neatly 500 feet above the level of the ocean. From the harbor entrance, con tinuing to the south and forming the western boundary of San Diego bay, is the long and narow Coronado harbor lias b( en dredged to a deDth of 30 feet at mean low tide, so that the largest ships can enter at all times, and there are no reefs, no sunken rocks, no treacherous currents. ' It is a matter of record that no vessel has ever been wrecked in San Diego bay. Xo matter how severe a storm may be racing on the ocean outside, the wa ters of the bay are hardly more than 1 Uiiit-U. 4 One reason why San Diego bay is a favorite resort with the officers of the Pacific fleet is because of the fine opportunities it affords to the men for drills both on water and on land. For this purpose there is said to be no place so well adapted on the whole American coast, east or west, as San Diego bay. Both in summer and in winter the weather is ideal, and there is never a day throughout the year when the men cannot practice on the water with comfort. So many advan tages does San Diego offer in this re spect that many of the highest officers of the navy have expressed themselves strongly in favor of the establishment of a naval training station here. The city of San Diego is laid out with fine, broad streets and avenues, and be side there are magnificent boulevards extending into the country. A coast load from San Diego to Los Angeles is very popular with automobiles. Within the heart of the city is the Plaza, lined on all sides by tall palms. At the east ern end of the city is a beautiful park of 1,400 acres, planted with trees and shrubs and interspersed with drives and walks. 2.0CC Persons May Have Drowned Ry Associated Press. Shanghai, China, April 13. Disas trous floods are reported to have oc curred at Hankow, in the Province of Ilu-Peh, and it is stated that 2,000 per sons have been drowned. Mr. W. L. Rose, the prominent cot ton man of Wadesboro, was in the thy today on business. Court Opens at Elizabeth City Special to- The News. Raleigh. N. C, April 13. Judge Pur nell and other officers of the United States court of the Eastern district, left today for Elizabeth City to hold the April court this week. ' There are two notable cases to be tried, Joe Smith must answer the charge of numerous pension frauds, having represented himself as a pen sion examiner and having fraudulent ly collected fees from various veterans, lie operated in several states. Anoth er case on the civil side of the docket is Williams vs. Roper Lumber Com pany, involving extensive timber inter ests. Bill Introduced to Regu late Liquor Shipments By Associated Press. Washington, D.C, April 11. Sena tor Clarke reported to the senate to day a bill approved by the judiciary committee, to regulate the interstate shipments of intoxicating liquors. The bill provides for shipments of intoxicating liquors from one state or tevri'-ory cr from foreign country to another state or county must be deliv ered to the person to whom consigned, or upon the written order of the bona fiu'e consignee. The second section of the bill pro- vides against an agent of a common carrier acting as an agent for the buy ers or seller of intoxicating liquors and the third section requires the pack ages to be so labelled as to plainly show the nature and quantity of the contents. Fines not to exceed $5,000 are pro vided as the penalties. Against Sunday Playing. By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., April 13. Judge Jules E. Ali'ord, in the inferior criminal court, declared the Alabama law against the playing of base ball, lawn tennis, golf and other games on Sun ray to be-unconstitutional. I A Grea t Day In Virginia Ambassador Bryce Prin cipal Speaker at Joint Celebration ot Anniver sary of Jefferson' s birth and Foundation ofyVa. By Associated Press. Charlottesville, Va., April .13. The 3 Goth anniversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson and the 89th anni versary of the foundation of the Uni versity of Virginia was celebrated at that institution today. The chief ad dress was delivered by the British Ambassador, Hon. James Bryce. The attendance was perhaps the largest since the inauguration of President Al derman. Formal exercises began at noon. Af ter invocation by Rev. Dr. Richard Da vis Smart, Mr. Bryce was introduced by President Aledrman, who inciden tally referred to the fact that the Tarle ton soldiers chased the general as sembly of Virginia from the town of Charlottesville and caused Jefferson himself to leave Monticeilo somewhat hastily. "We are very fortunate today," said Dr. Alderman, "in having as our guset a representative of our great mother empire and of his majesty, King Ed ward. Twenty-five million people have come to this country since the Revolu tion from all quarters of the world, and very few of , them have been English men. It is perhaps faily accurate to say that rural England and the South ern States are the English parts of the world today. Still, this republic is an English land. Every well-regulated American college man knows his James Bryce, certainy that portion of his amazing activity symbolized by the historian of the holy Roman em pire and sympathetic analyst and in terpreter of American commonwealth." He then added: I present the great scholar and teacher." President Alderman followed Mr. Bryce with an interesting statement concerning thelife of the university for the present year. The total Enrollment at the same date last session was 414 students com ing from Virginia, and 3G3 from 43 state and territories and five foreign countries, 30 percent of the students studying law, 21 per cent medicine, and seven per cent engineering. Each college year like each year in the life of an individual, has its distinctive meaning, 1908-09 in the history of the university will be marked by these no table events: The building of the col lege dining hall; opening of second wing of the hospital; establishment of "College Hour"; inauguration ot Bar bour-Page lecture foundation; and pro vision bv the state legislature for geo logical survey with headquarters at the university. Great Wage Reduction By Associated Press. Boston, Mass., April 13. A wage re duction, averaging 10 per cent., went into effect today in the cotton cloth, yarn and thread mills in New England and New York state, employing a total of 43,300 operatives. Since the beginning of the general wage reduction movement in March the pay cf 153,500 mill hands in the northen states have been cut. Out of this number 144,000 are em ployed by the New England mills and 9,500 in New York state factories. Laboring Men May Put Out Ticket Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C, April 13. A large ly attended meeting cf the union men of Salisbury and Spencer was held in the court house Saturday night, every labor organization being repre sented. The meeting was for the pur pose of discussing the advisability of putting out a workingman's ticket in the coming campaign. It was de cided to hold a nieerfing in Raleigh on April 27th to which every labor organization i nthe state will be ask ed to send a delegate, and to fully discuss the matter and possibly put out a state ticket. After the Raleigh meeting various county tickets are Jikely to be brought out and efforts made to poll the full laoor vote for these candi dates. This turn is causing consider able comment here, as there are some thing like 1,200 to 1,500 members of organized labor in Rowan county, the majority of them being voters. Should this be done and they present a solid front it would put a doubtful state on the result. Drank Bed Bug Compound, Dies Special to The News. Greenville, S. C, April 13. William Gist, white, aged 80 years, yesterday drank a solution of carbolic acid and camphor, compounded to kill bedbugs and died within an hour. It is not known whether the dose was taken ac cidentally or with suicidal intent. NEGROEL- HELD FOR MURDER. Negro Shot Too Weeks Ago Dies From Wounds Today Murchison Hangs Tommorrow. Special to The News. Fayetteville, N. C, April 13. In a dunken fight two weeks ago, at Rae ford. this county, Whit Monroe shot Frank Walker over a woman. Walker died today. All are negroes. Monroe and the woman, Bert Nicholson, are now m pail held for murder. Sam Murchison who so brutally mur dered Chief, of Police Benton, will hang Thursday sixteenth. Big Slump in Cotton. By Associated Press. New York. April 13. The price of cotton options on the New York Cot ton Exchange went below 9 cents per pound today for the first time since Sept. 19th. The price has been working lower since January owing to the poor, demand from the cotton trade and - recently this movement was accelerated by the favorable pros pects concerning the new crop. May cotton sold at 8.96 cents per pound, 30 points lower than Saturday's closing and 2.83 cents per pound lower than high price of January last. The Young Ladies' Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church, will meet at 4 o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) af ternoon at the residence of Mrs. R A. Dunn, 503 North Tryon street. IE MECKLENBURG "DIVISION" OF THE "GRAND Big Fire at An Asheville Hotel Special to The News. . Asheville, N. C., April 13. A fire, which originated in the kitchen of the Swannanoa Hotel, at 11 o'clock last night, at one time threatened the de struction of that well known hostelry, and was not subdued until the wing, m which the kitchen is located was en tirely gutted. There was much excite ment among the guests, who were hurriedly aroused from their slumbers, and a number of them made hasty ex its in scanty attire, the fire department however, by strenuous efforts confined the flames to the wing in which it orig inated. The fire had gained considerable headway before it was discovered and when the firemen arrived the fire was burning fiercely and dense clouds of smoko were pouring from every win dow of the wing. So heavy and thick was the smoke that"' the "firemen were unable to enter and the fire was fought from the outside. The fire was a stub horn one, but was finally gotten un der control. It is impossible to estimate the dam age, but it is said to be quite heavy. Whether it will be possible to make repairs, without tearing down and re building the wing, cannot yet be deter mined. There was no panic among the guests, nor did they suffer any loss, beyond a loss of sleep. Bryan Followers Will Try To Get N. Y. Delegations New York, April 11 That the dem ocratic state convention, wdiich meets here to morrow to send an uninstruct ed delegation to the national conven tion in Denver July, is probable. The followers of Bryan are planning to upset the organization program if possible, by the introduction of a reso lution indorsing Bryan. Was Shot From Ambush Long Distance Telephone to The News. Salisbury, N. C, April 13 At a late hour last night Arthur Penninger, 19 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Penninger, of No. 5 township, Cabar rusc ounty, was shot from ambush, re ceiving wounds from which he died in a short time. Mr. Peninger had escort ed two young ladies in a buggy from church to their homes, nd was return ing alone to his own home when the shooting occurred. Several searching parties spent the whole night scouring the vicinity of the Salisbury-Concord road, on which the murder took place, but were unable to find the slightest clue to the identity of the guilty par ty. An inquest over the remains was held this morning and the jury return ed a verdict that Mr. Penninger came to his death by gun-shot wounds, inflict ed by parties unknown. Senator Overman's Important Bill Washington, D. C, April 13 Through Senator Overman the senate committee on judiciary favorably re ported on the bill regulating the prac tice of granting injunction by United States courts restraining the enforce ment of state statutes. The bill provides that no, circuit or district cour shall issue sucli tempora ry injunctions on the ground cf un constitutionality until testimony has been taken by three judges, at least two fowhom shall be circuit judges. $t requires five notices of such proceed ings to the governor and atorney gen eral of the state involved, unless in cases in which loss "of so much time may work irreparable damage, when temporary order may be issued. The bill also provides for direct appeal of such cases to the supreme court of the United' States and gives them pre cedence there. It is intended to meet conditions such as hav recently aris en' in- Minnesota, North ' Carolina and other states. . - ' OLD PARTY." Naval Bill Considered By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, April 13. The consideration of the naval appropria tion bill was resumed in the house of representatives today. The general debate having been concluded, the reading of the meas ure for amendment was begun. Mr. Hobson, of Alabama, offered an amendment , appropriating $100, 000 for promoting the cause of inter national arbitration, but on the point of order it was ruled out as not being germane to the bill. More Troops At Pensacola By Associated Press. Pensacola, Fla., April 13. Addition al troops were ordered here as a re sult of the rioting in connection with the strike of street railway employ es. The city was today thoroughly patrolled but no attempt was made during the early hours to run the cars. Street railway officials are decli ning to operate them until additional troops gave further guarantee of the safety of the strike-breakers. New Corporations. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, April 13. Tlie Bank of Stony Point, Alexander county, is chartered at $50,000 authorized, and $5,000 subscribed by J. W. Watts and ethers. The. Groves Warehouse Company and Skating Rink Company, of Mt. Airy, at a capital of $1,000, by J. D. Smith and others. Governor Glenn is in Louisbury to speak in the interests of state prohi bition today. He will return to Raleigh tomorrow morning. Deleware For Judge Gray By Associated Press. Dover, Del., April 13. No doubt ex ists that the democratic state conven tion, to be held here tomorrow, will elect six delegates to the democratic national convention, bound by positive instructions to use all honorable means to bring about the nomination of Judge George Gray as democratic candidate for president. WIRES UNDERGROUND. Poles on Fifth, Between Church and College, Will Be Removed. The removal of the noles on Fifth street, between College and Church, will greatly enhance the beauty of the street and the approach to the new Auditorium. The work of laying the wires on this street underground will begin in a few days. The street is one of the narrowest in the city, but with the net work of wires removed its appearance will be greatly improved. CRAIG HEADQUARTERS MOVED. Taken From Law Building to the Selwyn Hotel. Locke Craig headquarters were to day removed from the Law Building and opened in Room 109 of the Sel wyn Hotel. Secretary L. B. Vree land is in charge of these head quarters. A stenographer is being kept busy placing the claims of Mr. Craig before the electorate of the city and county,, and a most aggres sive campaign may be looked for on the" part of his friends. Cotton Receipts. Cotton receipts en the local market today were 20 bales at 10, against 20 bales at lV2 on the same day last year. H01LESS 'S RESlllf VICTIMS OF HARD TIMES. Young White Men Looking for Work Arrested for Beating Train. Three neat-looking young white men, giving their names as George R. With ers, Will Maher and J. G. Dennis, were m the recorders court this morning on the charge of beating a train. The young men were arrested by a railroad detective on a freight train between Concord and Charlotte. They were well dressed, and did not have the look of hoboes, and their story strongly appealed to all who heard it. They stated that they were thrown out of work and had started south loo ic ing for something to do. They had money enough to pay their fare as far as Concord from Washington, and af ter reaching that place, and finding nothing to dp, they started to beat their way to Charlotte. It was very evident from their ap pearance that there was truth in their statement, and when the recorder sen tenced them to jail for 30 days each, there was no doubt of the sympathy of the spectators in the court room. The young men were afterwards al lowed to go on condition that they leave the city Besides the trial of these young men,aSe estimated at approximately $S, there was a great array of offenders be-i fore the recorder. George Palmer, colored, was bound over for retailing and also bond was required. In the case of Ed Carson, also colored, who was bound over on the same charge, a $100 bond was re quired. Jim Witherspoon, a negro, was bound over under a $100 bond for having too much whiskey in his possession. Dusky Massey, colored, was sent to jail for 30 days for loitering. John Coltrain, alias John Coleman, was tried for assaulting his wife Etta Colmena, and was bound over under a $200 bond. Tom Samuels, colored, was fined $10 and the costs for drunk, but appeal ed, and a $40 bond was required. James Caldwell, colored, was fined $5 for being disorderly, and Henry Orr, also colored, was placed under a $100 bond for retailing. --The Royal is presenting "Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker,'T"t'oday. It is a good picture and will please the elec trie theatre goers. Standard Will Buy Ice Plant Stockholders of Peoples Ice And Fuel Company Decide to Surrender the Charter-Will Sell Plant To The Standard. The stockholders of the Peoples' Ice & Fuel Company, at a meeting this af ternoon, decided to liquidate the -corporation and surrender the charter, which was issued in 1901, to the secre tary of state. The plant and equipment which is located at. the corner of West Ninth street and the Southern Railway, will be sold to the Standard Ice & Fuel Company, located on West Twelfth street and the Southern Railway cross ing. This company will holds its an nual stockholders' meeting tomorrow, the officers of the People's Ice & Fuel Company are as folows: T. J. Davis, president; J. R. Van Ness, vice-president; C. B. Robinson, secretary; A. J. Hagood, treasurer. The People's Ice & Fuel Company was granted a charter in the year 1901, at which time the stockholders elected Mr. T. J. Davis president. Af ter operating two years the company sold out to Mr. W, S. Reamer, of Co lumbia, S. C, who sold a portion of his interests to the Standard and who later sold his entire holdings to Messrs. T. J. Davis, J. R. Van Ness, O. B. Robinson and Dr. Bland, all stockholders of the Elba Manufacturing Company. The People's was authorized at $60, 000, though the plant is said to be worth several thousand dollars more than that amount. It has a daily capa city of GO tons of ice. The Standard has a daily capacity of 100 tons, whicn will give the consolidated plantlGO tons per day. It is believed that the Stand ard will use the People's plant for the icing of refrigerator cars. TAKING UP MACADAM. Fourth Street Between Church and Tryon Being Made Ready for Pave ment. Work was begun today in taking up the old macadam on Fourth street, be tween Church and South Tryon, pre paratory to laying the bitulithic pave ment, which will start in a few days. The company is making every pre paration to begin the actual work of putting down the hot stuff. Although it is not definitely decided, it is thought that Fourth, Fifth and College streets will be the first to be dressed up and made to look decent. While these streets are being paved the streets which carry the car tracks within the fire limits, Trade and Tryon, will be gotten in shape, the preliminary work on " the tracks being necessary before these streets can be paved. Mr. Beam, who wil havec harge of the actual laying of the bitulithic, has arrived in the city and is getting things in shape to begin.. City of Bostcn Visited by Most Ruinous Fire in Its History-Loss is Estimated at Over $8,000,000 Big District Swept. Thousands of Persons Made Homeless by Flames Wan der Streets All Night Three Are Known to Be Dead. By Associated Press. . Boston, April 13. An area of 300 acres of blackened ruins, representing nearly a quarter of the total area of the city, make the scene of the great fire which swept through the business section of Chelsea yesterday and last night, turning 10,000 people out of their homes and causing property dam- 000,000. The burned area is guarded by mili tiamen and marines to prevent possi ble looting. Military regulations pre vail throughout the city. Three Known to Be Dead. Early today only three persons were known to have lost their lives. Over and half hundred were injured and many were taken to the hospitals suffering severely. Fire Spread Rapidly. Starting near the corner of Cypress and Third , streets, from the public dumping ground, the blaze spread be fore a northeast gale straight across the city to the southeast, spreading out as it advanced until its northerly boun dary reached the eastern division of the Boston and Maine railroad, and swept on until checked by a small creek. ) On the other side it crept along Second street until Broadway was reached and then went along Essex and Middlesex streets to the water front at Chelsea creek, and then leap ed into East Boston. ; ' - The distance from the point where the fire started to the creek is one mile and a half and the greatest width of the fire is about a half a mile. Widespread Suffering. Notwithstanding efforts on all sildes to render aid, there were thousands of homeless ones who passed the night wandering the streets or shivering in the parks or the squares. Many of the unfortunates applied at police headquarters for shelter and were cared for temporarily in the court house. Homeless are Care For. Early this morning, however, tents had been pitched in the open lots in Chelsea and the neighboring city of Everett, and all applications were sent to these temporary camps. Although it was impossible to tell even approximately the number of people made homeless by fire, conser vative estimates placed it at about $10,000,000. Less About $8,000,000. According to estimates by members cf the board of assessors proprety in the district Covered by the fire was worth at least $8,000,000. The burned district included a. large number of manufacturing concerns, stores and business houses, many costly residences and tenement blocks, churches and public buildings. Infar.ts and Mothers1 Removed. During the course of the fire yes terday seven babies were born in as many different houses and in each in stance the mother and child had to be removed to places of veiage as their houses were directly in the path of the flames and were later destroyed. Charges Relative to Naval Affairs By Associated Press. New Orleans, April 13. In conform ity with orders received from Wash ington, Represenative Broussard of Louisiana, member of the house sub committee on naval affairs, opened in. this city an investigation in connec tion with charges relative to naval af fairs made by Congressman Lilley of Connecticut. The Electric Boat Com pany, which is concerned in the inves tigation has been doing business in New Orleans, but the names of wit nesses summoned to appear before the inquiry have not been made public. Many Strike Breakers Answered Ad. in Papers By Associated Press. New York, April 13. Several hun dred men responded to an advertise ment published in the newspapers call ing for nonunion motormen and con ductors to be sent out of the city. Their destination was not disclosed, but it was rumored among the men seeking employment that they were to be sent to Chester, Pa., where a strike was re ported to be pending. It is also reported that some of the men were to be sent to Pensacola, Fla., where a strike is in progress on street railways. So many applicants ap peared at the agent's office that the street was blocked until the police cleared a passage way.