North Carolina Newspapers

1 he News Has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolinas NEWS. 4 o'clock Edition 4 o'c TN ONLY KVfcNINC SSOCl AT Iv fcES 2SjAfEft IN CHAftLOYTif ESTABLISHED S88. CHARLOTTE, N, C. THURSD EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS '4 lock Edition 30 ver Fearful Destruction OJ Human Life Reported From Germany- Many Miners Entombed By Explosion of Fire Damp, Onlv 36 Men of 400 who Were in Mine Have Been Rescued Most of Others 1 bought to Have Perished. By Associated ProesI Hamm, Westphalia, Germany, Nov. 12. An explcion of fir H.rv, JDy JELXpl H "--jaffair, the other being used' by 'Squire red in the ftadbod Mine this, mornin"' Ccllins and lawyers' offices on the sec- "jOnd. and of f.he 400 men who were work- The location is an excellent one for 'Q i the pit at the t.me' only 36,1s Have, been brought to' the surface to the present. UP t Of these all are more or less in- jurcd and one has since died. One ihundred and fifty men are. en tombed in shaft No. 2, all of whom re 'i?ciieved to have lost their lives. Rescuers at Work. !7 bodies have been, l,oush to the surface and 3w menjfor the Guilford enlargement and im- .... 8'"uu iu peni. provement. and when they are finally ,io.mt ,. now have been brought to turned over p the public, this same i:ie iumje. Of these a majority are; public will en jov having in Greensboro u?ore .or,les jured. and one has a modern and elegant hotel in everv uf-u. n.bcaers arrived irom ail I rations and tne work of getting and the prettiest dining room in the . eio-v v as at once organized. One'c,ti, t!i- tts, together- with its el " 1 !' luis been burned out Uur.iiiir the rescue work difficult. Au improvised cage was sent down vir!i a corps of rescuers who made 'Heroic efforts to reach their com !:!.. s. At 1 o'clock lire had made s'i -h headway that rescuers had to be i back to give way to fire f!?.'H'?rs and thee flames, are still -preadirg. The vicinity of the mine is sur I'juu.led by police and the public ,lK Permitted to approach. Pitiful scenes are being witnessed mong the crowds of relatives who ivy gathered outside of the police i;LV,on. 30Q Men Doomed. Ha;nm, Westphalia, Nov. '12. -Up to . r,i. :Tj bodies-has 'been brought to '' s-urface. Eighteen" of these were ,rufcht: oat alive and were severely in ."'I ;'!. Xo hope is eutei-tained for 300 jii' i! .till below the ground. The yio 1,'no)" the explosion caused the walls k t !... galleries to cave in. Salvage '"'ipK is endeavoring to penetrate the Granddaughter of Noted Divine Weds New York. Nov. 12. A fashionable vii hiring filled the First Presbyter church in Brooklyn this afternoon !" " itness the wedding of Miss Tal-i-'!ge Smith, daughter of Mr. and irs. v'arreu Smith and a grand ;i:j'.i?hter of the late. Rev. T. DeWii raliuage, and Mr. Martin SulHvaa li.-ild'Ain of this city. Amonj the st '"ii'laiits and guests were persons Voiument in societv from Buffalo, '"liladeiphia, Washington and Rich Jaoivi. Tubercular Sodety Meats in January ne State Tubercular Society for the Pi' Vcution sjiirl pure of tuberculosis hold its annual meeting in this city J l-"'lt. the mlrlHlii I51HMPV Tr A hi Muii, of Thomasville, is at the head J; the -society and he is, with the as sistance of other members, planning ;i most iiiterestiag program for the dis "SHiou of the disease in its various ;-.s. . .'-verul physicians in Charlotte have" n asked to contnbute papers and :; io expected that a number of prom i"' la specialists from outside states y. ill .-ittend the convention and take in the discussions. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 12.-That the y publicans, or at least an element tiH party, have their eves on the Ji jii. Thomas Settle as a probable suc ' ' candidate to succeed Senator timnons four years hence, is certain. prominent Republican said as much --.,'jruay afternoon in talking with .ninan, of the Post. The Re- i""juedns hope to control the legisla te four years hence and .will work luc-easmgly with that end in view, be 'o' much encouraged by their vote in h fiinn jup.t held. fflBUGIS wi sEriif" FOR SUTE C Lives Lost osion Greensboro is Busy Building Special to The News. - Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 12.-The city of Greensboro, despite the financial de- LP'ess;on and manifold other things, civil, political and electoral to distract its attention, keeps moving up in de velopment, as the following partial mention of quasi-public enterprises in the building sphere attest: -'The representative of the Fisher es tate, Mr. C. A. Bray, has begun pre parations for the erection of a splendid 8-story building on the corner of iuar- Ket and Elm streets, opposite the coun ty court bouse and the United States court house and postoffice buildings. The lot is now occupied by two brick buildings, used as stores and offices, lOR.e.of them --being a one-story "squat" to cost in the neighborhood of $100,- ,000, wnl be designed for stores on the first floor, lawyer and other offices on the other floors, while the higher floors will be built for use as apartment resi dence. Construction work will be gin about the first of January, the earliest moment at which the tenants of the present buildings can vacate. The addition to and improvement of the Guilford hotel building are nearly completed and will be available for use by December 1st. The proprietors of the Guilford-Benbow hotel, Messrs. Cobb & Corpening, with the owner of the Guilford hotel buildine. have c.a- operated in tbe large outlay of $50,000 winoot with tu iinjonram, inw,r KJVUVU. t The Southern Express Company, which lias had to occupy two different buildings two blocks apart, will next week occupy a brand new building, just completed, near the railroad station, by Mr. Jennings. This building is one of two large 3-story brick buildings which Mr. Jennings has had construct ed. The Southern Express building was designed for the especial work of the business. The main room, the front of which is of glass, is 60x70 feet, has a cement floor, iron barred win dows and no locks on the front doors, since this .space will always be open to the public. The ether building is destined for wholesale merchants, offices and lodge rooms. The Greensboro Electric Company is making extensive improvements its street car trackage and car equip ment. ' , ' The new auditorium, which cost $50, 00O has been accepted of the contrac tors" by the Auditorium Company, and a new contract made for the building of several dressing rooms convenient to the stage. Soutfcem Official Predicts Full Force at Spencer Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 12. Among the 'P'tberi railway officials at Spencer d:iy were General Manager C. H. Acker, md Assistant General Manager E. H. Coapman, who are also making a tour of inspection over the various branches of the Southern. These gentlemen express. themselves as well pleased with the industrial out look throughout the South and Mr. Ackert said he confidently looked for a revival of business in all lines. Mr. Ackert said he w as satisfied that the great majority of mechanics who had been laid off at the Spencer shops ring the recent business depression 1st. This sounds good, not-only to the men directly interested, but to all Sal isbury and Spencer. Judge Boyd to Sit for Judge PumeM. Special to The News. Greensboro, Nov. 12. On account of the continued illness of United States District Judge Purnell of the Raleigh district, Circuit Judge Pritchard has ; requested United States District . Judge - - James E. Boyd, of this city, to accept an assienment for holding the next term of federal court at Raleigh, begin ning Nov. 23rd, and it is highly prob able -thart Judge Boyd wm nna 11 possible to hold the court. Bitulithic Will be Laid, on Salisbury Stieet Special to The News. - Salisbury. N. C Nov. 12.-Liberty street, once one of the worst streets in the city, from Main to, the passenger station, is being widened and will ue nut- rinwn with bitulithic and made one of the principal - thoroughfares to the new station It will be used principally hv evnress. transfer and mail wagons to reach the depot and will also be a prpat. convenience to the citizens living in that immense territory north of Lib erty street wishing to reach the station by a shorter one than down Council street. - "7 ' i ' 1111 - l "WHO'S 'AFRAID?" ...... . s - 'JWK. IS DEFENDED SsTlGfiTED SteIiUII By Associated Press. 12- Fiery de- Memphis, Tenn., Nov. nunciaticn of "Night Riders" and an equally fiery defense of "Night Riders"! threw Uie cotton convention into dis order today and nearly terminated the day's session before the program had fairly hegun. A Sensation. . While the "excitea delegates hurled charges and countercharges, T.U. Sis- sen, of Mississippi, made himself heard , above the uproar and moved that the ; convention adjourn sine die.. t President Jordan, after pounding : continuously throughput the uproar fin- j any orougnt tne auaience 10 a sem-i blance of quiet and made a plea for I order. His words had effect, but it was j only after the most sensational event of the convention. 1 Walter Clark, of Clarksdalc. Miss., precipitated the trouble when he wan dered from the subject of "Better bal- ing and handling of cotton," to a dis-'his sou. shortly before the killing, and tee ot the board ot aldermen yester cussioiv of the night, riding question, j was also at the scene of the tragedy dav afternoon $2,970 was appropriated He bitterly denounced night riding, called night riders a curse; men who shoot people in the back. ) A. C. Roan, resident of Northeast.! Miss., jumred on his chair and called Clark to order. He said night riders j were onDressed neoi)le. fighting: for : w-hat they believed to be right, working against overwhelming odds, but always) trom the best motives. His words eaus-, ed a sensation. "j President Jordan refused to enter-' tain a motion of Mr.' Siyson to adjourn sine die, and requested Clark to go on with his paper. This he did and. the program was preceded with. A Violent Earthquake. By Associated Press. Spa, Belgium, Nov. 12. A violent earthouake of three seconds duration occurred here this morning. People Were thrown into panic. There were no casualties. The shock was felt also at Esneaux. People there were badly frightened but no damage is reported. By- Associated Press. New Orleans. Nov. 12. Plans for a large central warehouse which the Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union purposes building here, took a more definite shape today. The following names were announc ed as composing the committee which will take the matter in charge: T. J. Brooks, .Tennessee; G. R. Hightower, Mississippi; J. Z. -Green,. North Caroli na; J. W. Bpyett, Jr., Louisiana; L. H.I O'Martm, Georgia, and L. H. Morris, of Alabama. ' The committee was given authority to confer with a similar committee rep resenting business men c" New Or leans. It was stipulated that the com mittee representing the Farmers'. Un ions should have at its disposal a" mil lion balei of cotton to seil whenever it deems the market capable of ab sorbing'that much. . " . The matter of securing warehouse certificates for cotton and malting them at the local banks was also plac ed in the committee's iands. - The convention adopted a resolution urging all e tates to appoint an agri cultural commission such as exists in Cennri.i. 0 . LARGE GENTRAL PLIIEDFDR By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12. The lciua jui.y ucgiu uie exauuuctuon, Ji witnesses in connection with its in- vestigation of the- killing of former Senator Carmaek by RGbin Cooper. ' As no eye witness has been dis covered -who saw the first shot fired, circumstantial evidence wih enter largely into the case. Dr. .Duncan bvo- Who is attending Robin Cooijer, "stated today "that the young man is not yet out of dan - ger. . Young Cooper was powder burned about the face, neck and ears, indi- catinsr that the shooting was at close range. Taken to Jan., ! Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 32. It has been understood here for several days ; .that warrants would be issued for the arrest of Sharne and his arrest today ! . 1 It alleged that Sharpe was seen with Colonel Cooper and Robin Cooper, immediately after Carmaek fell to the .ground. Sharpe was at once taken to jail. MRS. JANE NEWBALD DEAD. North Carciina Woman Passes Awav irs Syracusa, M. Y. News reached the city this afternoon of the death of Mrs. .Jane - Newbald at Syracuse, N. Y., this morning at 3 g "clock. Mrs. Newbald is survived by four brothers', two half brothers and two sisters: Messrs. R. W. Little, New Orleans; C. W. Little, Charlotte; J. W. Little, A W. Little, Georgia; H. C. Little, Charlotte; J. M. Little, Hickory, .Mrs. J. P. Carr. and Mrs. Al bert Alexander, of Charlotte. Mrs. Newbald, was born in Lincoln Dr. King was well known in Char county, and was 64 years-of age. Her ictte, where he had -many friends and husband, who has preceded her to the j relatives', amcng them being 'Mrs. Dr. grave, was Mr. Chas Newbald, of Phil- Misenheimer, with whom he was con adelphia. j nected by marriage. Dr. King .was - Besides the Relatives in this state j closelv related to the Hemes of, AI who survive her, Mrs. Newbald leaves bemarle. and was a native of Wilnying- u son, ivir. j. ij. iewuaia, 01 Syracuse with whem she has lived for the past ten years. BOYS' MEETING The "Friday Nigr.tsrs" Will Be Organ ized. The Intermediates of the boys' de partment of the Yetmg Men's Chris tion Associaticn will held an impor tant meeting . in their club rooms to morrow night at -8 o'clock. The Inter mediates only include those members of the department between 15 and IS years of age. The purpose of the meet ing tomorrow night will be to organ ize "The Friday Nighter", a club for the older .boys, the object being to' promote the Spiritual, mental and so cial welfare of its members. Refresh ments will be served and a pleasant social hour after the meeting will make the occasion full ef interest. First Confer ence of Its Kind Boston, Metes.. Nov. 12. mninf tins evernus uu uuumg .imuu6u the next two days a notable confer - ence is to be held in the hall of the Massachusetts Institute of. Technolo- frv'tn fnnsirier clans--for rivin re - iorms in the cities and towns of Mas - sachusetts. The conference is the first of i3 kind to "be held in New England. The . Galveston form ot government by commission, which was recently adopted by the city ot Haverhill, will be one of the fore most topics of discussion. Other sub ier:ts to receive attention include municipal ' playgrounds, the teaching ! are in the"-city "looking-at sTtes for of agriculture, arid industrial educa-ja manufacturing plant for textile, spec tion for small towns, -iialties. - ' - By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Nov. 12.The interstate commerce commission is to be asked by Chicago merchants to revise freight schedules between Chicago and Chat tanooga and points South. At a hearing before the commission Monday on complaint of -the Chicago Association of Commerce against the , crescent and nther roads. Chlcaeo mer- chants will be placed on the stand to show that the present rates to Cha tanooga are higher than from Eastern I cities from which the distance is much reater. $3,C00 FOR: FIRE STATION. . ne rinance ummiuee appropriates . Am0unt for Di,worth' At a meeting of the finance commlt- Ior me erection or tne sud nre stauon in unwortn, and tne Doard ot puonc . sareiy win proceeu ai once wnn us j erection. I The lot 011 whlch the station is to be built is situated between Oak street I and Templeton avenue, and was recent- lv purchased for $1,000 from Mr. D. W. Gates. DR. O. D. KING. DEAD, He Passes Away at Kb Home in Al bemarle This Morning. News has reached the city of the j death of Dr. O. D. King, which , oc I curred at his home in Albemarle this ! morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral will ho. held tomorrow. ten. beins the son of Dr. Kins of that Clt". By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12. John J. Sharpe, ex-sheriff of this county, was arrested here today, charged with mur der and aiding and abetting in the mur der ef 'Senator Carmaek.' . Emperor cf China Very III. ' Associated Press. - V Pekln, China, Nov. 12. It is the con sensus of opinion here ttoat the Empor- i or of China is very sick, and is report- d as Still sinking. . ' j - . , . . t Emperors Eram Effected. Pekin. Nov. 12. The condition ot i the Emneror is so senous that va- ! rious legations are sending reports ; thereon to ttieir respective .govern ments. He has been suffering for ten years, with nephritis, now ' compli cated with diabetes and sciatica. It is ; admitted his brain is affected. v." Messrs. Henry Sebereg Delacoutre and Jean pheygre: of Soubain, France, CHARGED WITH AIDING IN THE GAR1CK DEATH MURDERED HIS 1 BROTHER: By Associated Press. . ' Warrenton, Va., Nov. 12. Defend ing himself and his wife in his home as he alleges against a midnight at-; tack made by his own "brother, Henry ; Spinks shot and killed William1 Spinks at Hopewell, twenty miles; north of here yesterday. ' i After a coroner's inquest, which! fixed the responsibility for the kill-; inar upon Henry Spinks, the latter was held for the grand jury and.j brought here and lodged m jail. Mrs. Spinks was only witness to, the shooting the aged mother of the! victim and fratricide being asleep at' the time in the room above that in j which it occurred. j Spinks alleges his brother struck; bqth him and his Wife and both bar evidences of . having been struck on the temple. . ' Spinks says he then picked up his; shotgun and blew off part of his; brother's head. , 1 When daylight came he surrender ed himself. MR. BELL MENTIONED FOR CITY JUDGESHIP The DapIo 9pa nicriieeinn the PitneSS of Various Men for the Fat jobs i Which Will be Distributed Under the j New Charter .The Labor Element i Will Want One of the Commission-! er . I If "the city charter, as proposed by ' fh nh.Hor mmmittP(. nf thfi board i of aldermen goes through there will be five fat city jobs to give to some one. The salaries of these 11 be iade large enough to make tneni very at tractive, and it is hardly possible that the, people will have a hard time in getting acceptance. The charter will call for a mayor and three commissioners, no matter which form of government is adopted, and these positions will pay $3,000 per year, and also there will be the city judgeship, paying a salary of $2, - 400, or as much as a superior court judge. The people are already beginning to IN Jl discuss tms ana mat. mans nmess ior was due to accident. these" positions, and many names' a re f In the opinion of the coroner and mentioned as possible commissionei-s. j the police Watterson lost his balance As to the city judgeship, there seins j wnjje trying to close 'the window to be only one man, who is mentioned j in the room of hs 0fBce, and stumbl every time the matter is discussed, and ing over a ra(jiator plunged through that is Mr. James A. Bell. He is spok . the oppning to the roof of the ad en of as making an ideal judge. His : j0inins building 110 feet beelow. legal ability and training are recog-i nized. and he has also the judicial! bearing and mind, which his friends' say will especially fit him for tne 1 piace. , j Mayor Franklin will probably stand ; for another election as mayor. Mr. i Hawkins, of the public service board. is mentioned as a probable candidate for one of the conimissionerships, hav; ing as his province the street depart ment. Colonel Kirkpatrick is mentioned as; a commissioner also, the idea being that if elected he would be given charge of the police and fire depart ments Though these offices are supposed to be non-political, and the elections made irrespective of place of resi - dence, or class, it is understood tnat the labor element of the city will de mand one .of these offices, and several are mentionel as probable candidates representing this element, among them being Mr. W. W. Haywood, who nowj has a position in the revenue depart- ment cf the city, and Alderman Em - est Williams, who. is taking a promi- nent part m aldermanic affairs, Negro Fair at Augusta. Augusta, Ga., Nov. , 12. The Negro State Fair, for which preparations have been going forward for some' are sending exhibits for the exhibi time past, had an auspicious opening; tion to be held in this city next week today at the grounds of the Georgia Carolina Fair Association. The ex hibition embraces a good display of live stock, agricultural products and manufactures. A program of athletic sports and other attractions has been arranged for .the entertainment of the visitors. The fair will come; tn o rtosp. SatnrHav. Tbe work of judging the exhibits and awarding! premiums w7as begun this mo.rmng. For Tennessee River Improvement. Huntsville, Ala., Nov. 12. The Ten nessee River Improvement Associa tion met in convention in this city today with a good attendance of delegates from the several states in-; terested in the '-improvement of the waterway. The association purposes to - put forth r every endeavor to se cure an appropriation, from the com ing session of congress' to carry out the plans for the improvement of the river in order to make it navigable. Cotton Goods Made Here Shipped To Germacy Charlotte manufacturers of ;' cotton ready market for their goods in for - o;m .rmtrioa n wftii ns in every nook and corner of the United States. Yes- Powder Company, at Dodson, south of terday afternoon a solid train of 28 Kansas City, wrecked, a part o? the cars loaded with cotton products j plant and injured a number of passen "Made in Charlotte" left here over the gers on the Kansas City Southern pas Southern ; railroad for Norfolk, Va., i senger train, standing on the tracks frnm where the entire shipment will ! nearby. ' - be transported, over the Gans line, to Hamburg, Germany. This shipment is .perhaps one" of the j larp-pst nf the season, and the fact that : the manufacturers found a market inl Germany is only another evidence that Charlotte is the recognized leader of the South's cotton manufacturing in-! dustry. . j GARS HURLED FROM TRUCK; MO LIVES LOS T I By- Associated Press. -, Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 12.-jThree cars in the eastbound Twentieth Cen tury Limited, New York Central's fastest train. w7ere thrown from the rails at Bloosom Road crossing just east of the city shortly after daylight this morning, but strangely enough not one of the many passengers that were hurled from their berths was badly injured. Men and women scrambled through the windows and doors with no thought of clothiitg other than that which they wore when they turned in for the night. No One Injured. New York, Nov. 12. An oflicial re port received at the New York Central headquarters states that none of the passengers on the Twentieth Century Limited were injured or even slightly hurt, and that the coaches did not turn on their sides, but inclined at a slight , angle because of the wheels leaving the rails on one side. Fast Train Wrecked j mou"" Butleer, Pa., Nov. 12. Passenger train sounthbound on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, running 40 miles an hour, was wrecked five miles north of here late elast night. Over 100 passengers escaped with ' slight injuries. Fell 110 Feet 16 His Death By Associated Press. - New York. Nov. 12. The coroner j announced todav that the 'death of . Harvey Watterson, son of Henry , Watterson of Louisville, Ky.. who j met a tl.agic death yesterday by fallins from a window on the nine- teentn floor of a yvall street building. HEAVY DEFICIT IN POSTAL RECEIPTS BY Associated Press. Washington, Nov: 12. Postmaster j General Meyer announced that tne : postal deficit for the fiscal year end- ed June 30, 1907 amounted to $16,- 910,259. Receipts were $191,478,633. (beins $7,b9d,657 greater than the j previous year and the expenditures l $208,351,886. The deficit is the largest in the history of the postoffice de partment. Analysis of figures shows that $9,891,321 represents an advance in the ra'te of compensation author ized by congress for employes of the railwav mail service, rural delivery- j service, city delivery service, rnd ; assistant post-masters and clerks in post offices Trade Schools to Exhibit. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12. Trade schools in every , part of the country in connection witn tne conveuuun ui the National Society for the Promo tion Cf Industrial Education. The society of which Carrol D. Wright is president ana M. W. Alexander vice president, is devoting its energies to the encouragement of industrial edu- cation. Its purpose is to products skilled workmen for every craft and industry and thereby to elevate Jthe averaee of American citizenship. The approaching conference will hold a session of three days and will bo attended hy noted industrial educa tors from many states. oiiiLltiBy By Associated Press. j Kansas City, Nov. 12.-An explosion in the slazing room of the Excelsior ! One employe of the powder works was killed. Nearly all the injured, 35 in number, were on the train. The train' was not 'badly, damaged. The wounds of the injured are slight. It was at first reported that the train had ; been blown from the " track, but this proved to be -an error. - EXPLOSION NEAK KANSAS GIT!