-0JfJheJLargest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines
ESTABLISHED . 1888.
NORTH C
HARLOTTE
SITE fit
Mi
c o t m
The Majority of The Capi
tal Stock lias Already
Been Subscribed And
Charter Will be Asked
For at Early Date.
It is Also Rumored That
Still Another Big Mill
is Being PlannedTex
tile Notes From Other
Places.
Charlotte is to have a large cotton
mill at an early date. Such is the
.-uhzstancc of a rumor which has been
quietly circulating for some time, and
which is based on the best authority.
The Journal of Commerce, cf New
York, has just announced that a new
S-.fUWo mill for Charlotte was being
planned, and the mill seems to be a
certain thing.
Anions the gentlemen prominently
connected with this new miii are Mes
srs. T. J. Liliiard, W. W. Hagood and
others. It is likely a charter will be
asked for in a few days, the neces
sary stock already having been sub
scribed, according to report.
The paid in capital of the mill will
be SI 00,000 and authorized stock will
be placed at -$250.oii0. The mill will
commence operations with $,",000 spin
dles, and this number may be increas
ed biter on.
Fine yarns will be the product of
this mill. The subscribers to the stock
of this mill are among the most prom
inent cf local capitalists. The mill
will be located in North Charlotte,
near the Swift plant.
The organization of this new mill,
at a time when almost unprecedent
ed depression is felt in the yarn and
cloth market, is considered as a most
excellent illustration of tiie confidence
of local business men in the future of
this section.
Another Bin Mill?
There is a rumor afloat, which has
not. however, yet been authenticated,
iliat still another mill, which will have
iiort capital stock, is being planned
f'.T Charlotte.
New Cotton Hoer.
Greenville. S. C, April 16. The liar-
V1-: l"Vt ton TTf I'niroiifn,! lur AT A
11.1 1 11 L1I 'C.ll U V V . J.-.
Harris, of Greenville, S. C. has been
placed on the market and it is stated
that inquiries are' being received from
all parts of the cotton belt concern
ing the machines. Several carloads
have been sold already.' A stell plow
lirm in Georgia is making the ma
chines. Picker Stick Factory.
Thomasville, X. C, Apr. 17G. Foun
dations for a new picker stick factory
at Thomasville, N. C, built by O. It.
Cox and Sons, have been completed
and workmen are now busy on the
first floor. A charter has been grant
ed this company and it's building wall
be 115 x 32 feet.
Mill at Bessemer City.
Gastonia, N. C, April 1G. News has
been received here to the effect that
the Smith Cotton mill, of Bessemer
City. N. C, near here, is now ready to
start spinning yarns.
Will Reduce Wages.
Columbia, S. C, April 16. A very
important meeting of representative
mill presidents has just been held at
Laurens, S. C, at which an agreement
to reduce operating expenses bv cut
ting down wages was practically reach
ed. A majority of the mill interests
of that section were represented at
the meotinsr. Just when this proposed
reduction of wages will be nut in ef
fect, and to what extent it will be
carried has not been made public. The
prevailing opinion of those who met
in this conference was that mills should
be kept running full time, the only
change being thought advisable being
that of reducing wages of operatives.
New Mill For Horse Shoe.
Hendcrsonville, N. C, April 16.
Plans are under way for the establish
ment of a 1,000 spindle mill at Horse
Shoe, X. C, by the French Broad Man
ufacturing Company. The capital has
beensubscribed principally by Hender
son county, N. C, men, and the mill
is now a certainty. Mr. J. G. Hood, of
Charlotte, will take an active part
in the business management of this
new mill. High grade yarns will be
made. Horse Shoe is located near
Hendersonville, in the mountains of
this state.
Cotton Merchants Fail.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 1C The failure of
Crntchfield & Company, members of
the cotton exchange, was announced on
Hie floor of the exchange today.
It is said that the company liquidat
ed its contracts early in the week and
the failure is not regarded as import-
ant.
Big
Cotton Merchants
Issue a Statement
By Associated Press.
Liverpool, April 16. Leech, Harrison
& Forward, cotton merchants, of this
city, who, it was announced yesterday,
were obliged to place their affairs in
the hands of accountants, made a state
ment, to the effect that they have no
cotton future contracts open on this
market.
RJ I n h : II .4
TO BE THE
II ,000
Small Cyclone Does
Considerable Dama
cirt
Special to The News
Union, S. C, April 16. A special to
the Progress from Joncsvillc, savs
that about 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon a small cyclone passed from the
western to the southern part of Jones
yille, destroying several buildings and
injuring a number of persons. The
greatest damage seems to have been
done to the home of Mr. W. J. Haines
who lives about a mile south of Jones
ville, his home being demolished and
part of the furniture carried about half
a mile.
Mr. Hames was quite -seriously injur
ed and Mrs. Hames slightly hurt. An
other building not very far away that
was injured was the barn of Mr. B.
W. Fowler, the barn roof bein lifted
and carired about half a mile.
One mile away the home of Mr. J.
C. Speares, a well-to-do planter, was
badly damaged and Mr. Snp?r! ciiVM.
ly hurt. The path of the storm was
not very wide but wind blew at a
very high velocity and the storm was
accompanied by rain and thunder. The
cloud came from the west, seeming to
have originatecKat or beyond the For
est, a well known stream in this sec
tion. rocton Mill Men
Meeting In Boston
By Associated Press.
Boston. Mass., April 16. Cotton man
ufacturers and persons connected with
the allied industries from all parts of
the United States were in attendance
at the eighty-fourth annual meeting of
the National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers.
There were four sessions planed dur
ing the two days of the meeting.
President Hartshorne called the con
vention to order and Acting Governor
Draper welcomed the members to the
state.
Among the speakers were Mayor
Logan, of Worcester, who discussed
"The Steadying Power of Consolida
tion;" William E. Weeden, of Provi
dence, R. I., whose subject was "The
Arts of Weaving and Spinning," and
W. Irving Bullard. of Danielson, Conn.,
whose paper dealt with "Cotton Mill
Stocks as Investments."
Flood Does
Big Damage
Loss From Bursting Of
Big Dam Estimated at
Over Half Million Dol
lars Reports oj Dam
age Coming in.
By Associated Press.
: Butte, Mont., April 16. Latee es
timates of the loss occasioned by the
bursting of the Hauser Lake dam,
north of Henela, based upon reports re
ceived by The Miner from various
points within the flood district, place
the amount at about ? 500,000, though
this may be exceeded by about $100,000
when a more detailed report is had
from the more remote sections.
The slow rate at which the Missouri
river is now rising indicates that the
flood has practically spent its force.
Many Perish in
A. Snow Slide
By Associated Press.
Calgary, Alberta, April 16. One of
the worst snow slides in the history
of the Canadian Pacific occurred near
Alberta Canyon, sweeping away two
boarding cars filled with Japanese la
borers and carrying them down the
mountain side.
The number of victims is not known.
Aldrich Bill Had Been
Planned Before Hand
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, April 16 Alfred
O. Crozier, of Wilmington, Delaware,
today made complaint before the house
committee on banking and currency
that there was a conspiracy on in the
currency commission of the National
Bankers' Association to amend the Al
drich currency bill by reducing the
rate of interest from 6 per cent to 3
per cent on surplus circulation, provid
ed for in that measure. He said in ef
fect that the commission, while pre
tending to oppose the bill, was really
not opposed to it, if this amendment
could be secured.
Mr. Crozier declared that the late
financial stringency had been brought
on by operators in Wall street with
a deliberate purpose, and ho said he
was told in advance that such a bill
as th Aldrich bill would be introduced
in congress and that the panic would
precede its introduction.
The board of directors of the
Young Men's Christian Association will
bold their annual meeting at the offices
cf the Y. M. C. A. -tomorrow at 5
o'clock Every member is urged to be
present as matters of importance to
the association will be transacted.
THE ONLY EVENING
CHARLOTTE, N. C.,
By Associated Press.
Chester, Pa., April 16. The most
serious disiaurluuice which has marked
the strike of the motormen and conduc
tors of the Chester Traction Company
occurred this morning, during which
two employes of the company were
shot, but not seriously wounded.
The company made an attempt to op
erate a car and William Borgma:1., who
acted as the motorman, was shot iu
the foot during an attack made on the
trolley car by a large crowd of strike
sympathizers.
Earlier in the day William Gricse
mcr, a , claim agent of the company,
was shot in the leg while leading a
squad of 40 men, who had been im
ported to take the places of the strike
ers. After a hand-to-hand encounter
with the strikers the imported men
were routed and driven to the car
barn.
When an attempt was made to run
a car men swarmed aboard from all
sides and the crowd began to beat
Borgman and the conductor.
Every window of the car was broken
by missiles thrown by tire crowd. A
number of shots were fired, one of the
bullets striking Borgman.
Will Lend Aid if Asked.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 16. Super
intendent Groome, of the state police,
today, in speaking of the Chester dis
turbance, said:
"If they are needed, I can mobilize
200 police on short notice, but I can
not send them to Chester until called
upon to do so by the local authorities.
I have been called on by telephone by
President Rigg, of the traction com
pany, and was told that the situation
i.s very serious, but 1 can do nothing
until Mayor Johnson calls upon me for
assistance."
State Police Ordered Out.
Chester, Pa., April 16. Governor
Stuart has ordered three companies of
state police to proceed to this city to
maintain peace.
A Hanging at
Fayetteville
Special to The News.
Fayetteville, N. C, April 1G. Sam
Murchison. the negro who murdered
Chief of Police J. H. Benton on Sun
day, February 28rd, paid the awful pen
alty of his brutal crime today at noon
by hanging in the Cumberland county
jail.
He was pronounced dead 41 minutes
after the trap was sprung. '
Before his execution Murchison made
a statement declaring he was ready to
meet his God and had noting against
Mr. Benton, but his brain was fired
by blind tiger whiskey at the time he
committed the crime and he did not
realize the awful deed.
It is quite a coincidence that yestr
day just one year ago Tom Walker,
another negro, was hanged for the kill
ing of Chief of Police Chason and offi
cer Lockamy, who in the discharge of
their duty, were making a raid upon a
blind tiger that was run by Walker.
Mr. Bryan
At Lansing
By Associated Press.
Lansing, Mich... April 16. Hon.
Wm. J. Bryan, who spoke here last
evening was the central figure of the
great democratic celebration, did not
learn until 2 o'clock this morning
that the democratic state central
committee had yesterday refused to
endorse his candidacy for the presi
dential nomination.
When told of the committee's ac
tion, he said it would have been well
within the province of the committee
to have taken such action, and he
pointed out that the Minnesota state
central committee had endorsed Gov
ernor Johnson.
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Mr. Craig in
Fink Fettle
Mountain Candidate
Seems Confident of Sue
cessErrwj in Report
in The Nezvs of His
Speech at Wilkesboro.
Mr. Locke Craig, of Asheville, arriv
ed in the city this morning on his re
turn from Rockingham, where, by uni
versal consent, he made one of the
finest speeches of the campaign. He
had a large and enthusiastic crowd
there.
Mr. Craig is in fine voice, fine spirits
and full of confidence and hope. He
makes the annual address at the South
ern Industrial Institute commencement
this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Craig seemed to be well pleased
with the situation generally, and when
asked as to his prospects, he an
swered: "The counties that have already
voted are the best comment that I can
make on the situation.
"The report of my speech at Wilkes
horo in The News of the 15th, was er
roneous in several material particu
lars," Mr. Craig went on. "I know that
the gentleman who reported it was mis
taken when he said that my 'staunch
est admirers were greatly disappointed
at the showing he made.' I am confi
dent that if any one will take the
trouble to inquire of , my 'admirers'
there, he will find out how they feel
about the way my speech was re
ceived. Your correspondent was also mista
ken when he said that I said Mr. Man
ning was a railroad lawyer. I did not
say that. I did say that Mr. James S.
Manning, Mr. Kitcbin's state manager,
led the fight for the American Tobac
co Company on the floor of the house
in the last General Assembly, and with
the aid cf attorneys and lobbyists of
the American Tobacco Company, suc
ceeded in defeating sub-section A of
the Reid bill. And I did say that Mr.
Manning was the vice president and
a director of one of Mr. Duke's banks,
in Durham. And I said this because
of the fact that a good deal of litera
ture had been sent to the county of
Wilkes by Mr. J. S. Manning, charg
ing in effect, that I was the candidate
of the trusts and railroads; and reports
encouraged by his literature, had been
frequently circulated in wilkesboro by
friends if Mr. Kitchin. Of course, I
characterized all these reports as insin
sinuations as false and expressed my
surprise that Mr. Mianning, Mr. Kitch
in's manager, who had been so closely
identified with the interests of the
American Tobacco Company in the last
General Assembly, should be advocat
ing a candidate on the ground of his
opposition to this same American To
bacco Company.
"I did say that railroad lawyers were
for Mr. Kutchin, but that this was no
evidence that he was identifier! with
the Southern Railway and that all such
talk about anv candidate was rank
demagoguery.
The crowd in Wilkesboro filled the
large opera house to its utmost ca
pacity and my speech was certainly
most enthusiastically received. When
the primaries are held on next Satur
day and the convention on next Mon
day we will see how the vote is."
Saratoga, N. Y., Amil 16. The Troy
conference of the Methodist-Episcopal
church placed itself on record as op
posing the general conference proposi
tion for racial bishops. The vote was
yes, 29; no, 156. -
NEWSb
IN CHARLOTTE.
WILL HATCH?'
EMQCRATS TO
MEET AT SHELBY
Special to The News.
Kings Mountain, N.. C, April 16v
Chairman A. B. Smith has just issued
a call for a county convention of the
democrats of Cleveland county to be
held at Shelby, May 4th, for the pur
pose cf electing delegates to the state.
congressional and senatorial conven
tions. The precinct meeting will be
held on the second clay of May to elect
delegates to the county convention.
Rev. C. Y. Love Called.
The Boyce Memorial Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church, has ex
tended a unanimous call to Rev. C. Y,
Love, pastor of the United Presbyte
rian church at Aleda, 111. Mr. Love
has not yet notified the church of his
decision, but it is believed that he
will accept the call.
Juniors to Entertain.
Next Monday night the junior class
of Linwood college will entertain from
8 o'clock to 10:30 complimentary to
the senior class.
Rev. C. K. Bell, the efficient pastor
of the Lutheran church here, is con
ducting interesting services at his
church this week.
Other News Notes.
Mr. J. C. Mills, of Rutherfordton, is
a candidate for the state senate to
succeed our worthy townsman, Mr. W.
A. Mauney.
Mr. W. S. Dilling, the enterprising
cashier of the King's Mountain Bank,
has ordered a car load of Ford automo
biles, and expects its arrival soon.
Mr. Oscar Long of this place, who
has been in very poor health for some
time, left yesterday morning for Ashe
ville to try the virtue of the moun
tain atmosphere.
Miss Swinney's
Con di tio n
Snecial to The News.
Asheville, N. C, April 1G. The
condition of Miss Nellie Swinney,
who was yesterday evening shot by
her father while entertaining him in
the reception room of the Normal
and Collegiate Institute, a large girls
boarding school, the father killing
himself immediately afterwards, has
improved somewhat.
One bullet has been removed from
her head but the other has not yet
been located.
There is a chance for Miss Swin
ney's recovery should no complica
tions occur.
Mrs. Smead, of Raleigh, formerly
of this city, is visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ham, in
Piedmont.
Sailors Having
Joyous Time
By Associated Press.
San Diego, Cal., April 16 The for
malities of the official welcome at an
end, the officers and men of the Atlan
tic fleet began to enjoy themselves
largely, according to their bent, al
though many hospitable functions -were
planned in their honor.
The sailors came ashore in large
numbers, a quarter section of the en
tire force entitled to liberty being al
lowed to land.
Some of the men could be seen rid
ing horses at a high gallop through the
streets and looking extremely pictur
esque in their- blue blouses and flap
ping trousers. Bicycle and buggy, rid
ing also were popular with the men.
Boat races and a baseball game this
afternoon between the teams from the
battleships and the city of San Diego
divided the interest of the sailors. To
night an elaborate display of fire
works will mark the end of the third
day of the fleet's visit here.
CLEVELAND
THE SOUTHERN HARD YARN
S
COMPLETE
ATTACHES H. H. GOODS
OF ARCHITECT DICKEY
His Creditors Take Action to Collect
Alleged Debt When They Hear De
fendant Was About to Move Away
Mrs Dickey Enters as Interpleader,
and Claims Property as Her Own.
Eight attachments were issued by
various magistrates yesterday in favor
of business firms of the city, on the
threshold and other property of Mr. D.
Anderson Dickey, an architect, of this
city, and the hearing is being had
before 'Squire J. W. Cobb this after
noon. Mr. Dickey was about to move to
Knoxville, Tenn., and his various cred
itors in the city took this action to
collect the alleged debts. Attach
ments were issued in favor of Messrs.
W. F. Dowd, Woodall & Sheppard,
Usher Brothers, Yarbrough and Bel
linger, Dr. J. R. Irwin and others. The
claims against Mr. Dickey amount to
several hundred dollars.
Mrs. Susan E. Dickey, wife of defen
dant, this afternoon, entered an in
terpleader before 'Squire Cobb, and
claimed that the property was hers,
and that she had paid for it out of her
own money, and that therefore it was
not liable for the debts of her hus
band. This matter will also come up
before 'Squire Cobb.
This .morning, a garnishee proceed
ings were begun by Mr. W. F. Dowd
against Mr. Brevard Nixon for the re
turn of a diamond pin, which it was al
leged that the defendant Dickey had
turned over to him.
Mr. Nixon came in court and stated
that the pin was given him to secure
his services as attorney, and the judg
ment of the court was that the value
of the pin over and above $50 be re
turned to the possession of an officer
in order that it might be a part of the
assets. The pin was said to be worth
$150.
The whole matter is being heard thi3
afternoon.
McCarren Lost
His Fig h t
After Scenes of Confusion
Convention V in ally
Closes' - Mc Car r en Dele
gates Not Seated Sen
ator Makes Threats.
By Associated Press.
New York, April 16. Amid scenes
of turbulance and great confusion the!
state democratic convention adjourned
at 12:30 a. m.
After a bitter contest the convention
unseated Senator McCarren and the
delegates from ten districts of King's
county; seated the McCabe delegates
from Albany county; elected four dele
gates at large and alternates to the
national convention and delegates from
various congressional districts; chose
presidential electors and elected a
neAV state committee.
The McCarren delegates were un
seated after a hard fought contest by
their leader, in which the senator first
pleaded for the right of his delegates
to be seated and then delivered a
remarkable and sensational warning
to the convention, in which he assert
ed that if the King's county men were
thrown out, none of those present
would live to see a democratic mayor
elected in New York city.
Senator McCarren said: "We will
carry this matter into the Denever
convention."
Naval Bill
Resumed
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, April 16. When
the consideration cf the naval appro
priations bill was resumed in the
house today the proposed amentment
of Representatives Hughes (N. J.)
making the eight-hour law applicable
to the work on the new constructions
authorized under the bill, was lost on
a point of order.
When the section relating to the
eight submarine torpedo boats was
reached Representative Hill (Conn.)
made a point of order against the
whole paragraph.
An long wrangle then ensued, but
the chair ruled in his favor and the
authorization for the submarines went
out of the bill.
New Incorporations.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, April 16. Charters
were granted the Anson Brick Co. of
Wadesboro, at a $10,000 capital au
thorized, $1,500 subscribed by R. J.
Beverly, Eugene Ingram and others
today.
Also, the Summerset Undertaking
Co., of Salisbury, by T. W. Summer
set, R. M. Davis. W. L. Bell and
others, for a general undertaking
business, at a capital of $5,000.
He Sold Bad Meat.
By Associated Press.
Paris, April 16. A butcher of the
Bar-le-Duc has been sentenced to one
year's imprisonment at hard labor on
the charge of having furnished bad
meat to the army.
SPINNER
WILL
PRICE 5 CENTS.
SHUTTING DOWN
Secretary Crews Expects
750,000 Spindles to Be
Represented Many Mills
Are Already Closed Down
in Piedmont Section.
A Greensboro Brokei Com
plains That Southern Mills
Are Not Invading Foreign
Markets as They Ought
To Be.
The Southern Hard Yarn Spinners'
Association will meet here tomorrow
in called meeting to consider the
present depressed condition of the
market. The meeting will be called
to order at -1 o'clock in the after
noon in the rooms cf the Southern
Manufacturers' Club.
There is hardly any doubt but that
the recent action of the executive
committee of the North Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers' Association in
recommending a 60-day closing down
will be followed by the hard yarn
spinners.
"There is no other action to be
taken, so far as I can see," said a
leading cotton man of this city tday,
"except for the mills in a position tc
do so to close down and and for those
which cannot close down to curtail
as much as possible. In fact hej
are already doing this."
Secretary Crews says that at least
as many as 750000 spindles will be
represented here. Even those mill
men whose mills have already closed
down are coming, judging from the
letters which are sent in. Another
feafure of these letters is that more
mills have already closed down than
even the well posted Charlotte mill
men had any idea of.
The shutting down for the
present is considered on all sides the
best method of bringing about a re
turn of normal business but that
this is certainly to be expected in the
future is indicated by the fact that
new mills are being planned, both
locally and for this section. In tms
connection Mr. E. S. Harrington, a
leading cotton broker of Greensboro,
gave an exceedingly interesting inter
view to the Industrial News regarding
the significance of the closing down.
He said:
"This action is to be regretted. It
means, in effect, that the northern
mills will profit by the stoppage of
such a large spindlage in the south,
and that this section will lose is
business in finished goods for a time,
and take the chance of not regaining
it. In anticipation of the closing
movement going into effect among
the southern mills, one cotton mill in
Connecticut has begun working a
night shift and doubling its output.
This example is quite likely t oe
followed by others and the result is
too evident to require any comment
or explanation.
"It is to be, admitted that the
market for-finished goods is not what
it was a year ago, and there is pos
sible dangpr of overstocking it by
running the mills on full time, but
the English mills are maintaining
their output and lessening our own
power of competition at a time when
we need not not alone our own mar
kets, but tne markets of the world.
I really believe that the reason back
of the present seeming depression in
the cotton goods business is the fact
that we have not tried hard enough
to gain an entrance into the world
markets. We have been content to
live off of each other in a sort of
commercially cannibalistic way, and
because our home markets have
grown rather thin we have concluded
we in the south, I mean, to wait a
while till the markets get more fat
on their bones. That is a rather
crude wav of expressing it but it
hits the nail on the head, I think,
and may lead to an understanding of
of the subject.
"As for the duration of the shut
ting down movement, it seems to
me that it will not last for . sixty
days. The markets, in all proba
bility, will recover at least a part
of their lost ground before the ex
piration of that time limit and mill
owners will resolve just as unani
mously to start up again."
Bryan Welcome
At Jackson
By Associated Press.
Jackson, Mich., April 16. Hon. Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, was given an en
thusiastic welcome by a large crowd
when he arrived here from Lansing.
He was escorted to a carriage which,
headed by the second . regiment band
and followed by a number of carriages,
paraded to Otsego Hotel, where a pub
lic reception was held, attended by a
large number of democrats and citizens
from all over the county.
When approached for an expression
in regard to the action of the New
York democratic state convention ho
refused to discuss the matter, or make
any statement in regard to it. He ad
mitted he had read the newspaper re
ports of the convention carefully but
stood fast onhis determination not,
to discuss the same, saying he did not
care to indulge in any. personalities.
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