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The frjgwsjfogjhe Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. ESTABLISHED 1888. C. Conference 3 L 7 he 123rd. Annual Ses sion of Big Conference Opened This Morning With Large Attendance of Delegates. Bishop A. W. Wilson is President Ex tens ive Preparations Made For Entertainment of Visi tors. Serial to The News. Laurens, S. C, Nov. 25. The one Imiwd ami twenty-third annual ses--iVp. ci the South Carolina conference ... .... , Aff,f tt.. : , iu in .iiviuuiusi cnurcn fi'irii. mot today with the church at Uuiviu-. at 0 a. m., with Bishop Al lied Vv. Wilson in the chair. t; secretary of the conference, K- . K. O. Watson, called the roll of i ' 1 1 THi i ence and a very large per fin "f the men responded to their '..a -irons. S. C.Nov. 25. The districts r;)!Jod and lay delegates enrolled. K. O. Watson was re-elected secre and W. L. Wait, A. E. Holler and W. C. Kirkland assistants. l ii.' hours of meeting and adjourn nu'Ri were fixed at 9:30 a. m.and 1 A. J. Cauthen for presiding elder, nominated the standing committees. Various reports from connectional oyv: were read by caption and re :" ''re, to the committees. C. C. Featherstone delivered the ad-d:-.-s of welcome in his own happy vin. Dr. H. K. Cukin followed in a happy . i Bishop Wilson responded, hoping -.kt great blessing would follow the Question 20 was called and Presiding i jers pased examination and charac w reported. S iiierannuaries Campbell, Ferguson Harmon. Mann, Stokes and Webber continued the same relation. The names of the undergraduates wr-re called and advanced or reduced i'-s examinations indicated. Connectional officers present intro lnoed and Drs. Stewart and 'Duncan iJ'iressed the conference. The Sacrament was administered by, Bishop Wilson at the opening of the' Thr business made good progress. Bishop Wilson is still vigorous .and presides with the same grace and ease. Notes Incidents. Somh Carolina Methodist ministers fjme to conference this year with a seruier feeling than they came to 'jt'fTney last year. The news of what Bishop Morrison had done fcr some f f the hrethern in the Holston and tlf- H'ljoining territory, the "Western "Will Carolina conference had pre '"' A the gathering, and there was a f-f.!ing of uncertainly, for it was not Known whether the presiding officer warming to be radical in the extreme, "' ii' the rumblings he had heard fr r the two meetings named, would soft en his i ?eas of rotation. It is more 'm likely that it was known in a fchon time after the assembling of the cabinet, that there was to be no back away, and the only thing to do was to i ve- for what wassoming sure. What 'he bishop did is well known, and as ;i r snit Bishop Wilspn will have a new 'inK largely, compared with the one 1 ':!'t)"inted at Columbia in 1906. The v;'f;'l': 1 as gone on through the men of "!;s body beina: too loval to the cause 'r murmur or complain. If the work IMS In ' n well done it will stand, if not 'n'n there will be a drifting back to th- i'iacos formerly held by those sent ' '-tiK r fields by Bishop Morrison. - M. R. Wharton the simerinten- of the Orphnage at Columbia has 'hat place in charee for eight ' a!' , counting this, and has the con and support of the conference a body, and the report that he makes o i be signs of what he is really doing. " te? n that can take orphan chil- !! and properly care for them, have ;' '-ailing that ought to be called bless- Vhat Conference Represents. ' overs the entire state and is made '-ii r,; over W) ministers and laymen i,vi.;( ,i as follows: 250 preachers, trav ' 77 local ministers,. 48 lay dele ; nd the rest of them are on one ' ! rnoff: of the various bonrds that con- o.iiie ule organization of the body as Hiurch, and backing all these up, are ' Hil members. Seven of her minis ''r are in the education work, in f-haryfo of the conference or other KeliooiH. Twenty-five of the minist-ers on the retired or superanuated list, i. u rally, few changes would be laade. in the appointments this year, '.no re are only 14 whose limit ex ,f s at this session, but this may- not "1'lieat.e anything, the work of the cabi being to make changes wherever iie'Mled for the best interest of the f h'nch, and there may be as many f'anges as there generally are. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of Bal timore, will preside over the sessions. i 3 a Wll At 1 1 ii n n y h H Lui EH 1 Chimh a u rteft s Skyscraper, Sanitorium and Church Neary Completion The sidewalks around the sky scraper building have been cleared and tunneled for the convenience of the public, mnd for the first time since March, when the building was begun, the pavements on that side are passable. Nearly all of the outside work on the building has been completed, and for several days workmen on a swinging scaffolds have been clean ing out the . dust and dirt from the cornices and corners, and the build ing has now a bright newey ap pearance. Contractor Jones is rushing the inside work, and states that the offices will be ready for occupancy by Jan. 1st. It will be possibly February , or March before the bank and store rooms are completed. The elevators are now being installed, and everything put in order for the tenants. The finishing touches are put on the new Sanitarium on Seventh and Church l "vi o Aiictiru fthat it will be ready for the formal opening about the 15th of December. The workmen are now putting - in the wainscoting of marble, the delay of which has caused a slight delay in the completion of the buildings. The magnificent Baptist church is taking on an appearance of com pleteness, and as its dome rises, it rounded lines gives some, idea of the dignity and stateliness which will characterize the finished building. The magnificent $25,000 residence of Mr. R. E. Miller is also in rapid progress -towards completion. This when completed, will be one of Char lotte's handsomest residences, and will add greatly to the appearance of North Tr yon street. The Coopers Arraigned. By Associated Press. Naschville, Tenn., Nov. 25. Col. Dun can B. Cooper and his son, JRobin K. Cooper, and John D. Sharpe pleaded not guilty, in the criminal court here today on the charge of the murder of former Senator Carmack. The trial v.ras set for December 8th. DELL SOLD AT PUBLIC UCTIBH T Special to The News. Concord, N. C, Nov. 25.-By a de cree of the federal court the magnifi cent properties of the Odell Manufac turing Company were sold at public auction today at 12 o'clock. . - Several interested syndicates made bids on the properties, but the mills were finally bought by Henry T. Dec hert, of Philadelphia, representing the creditors. The purchase price of themills and realty was $166,000. ; Notes and stocks in other properties to led the gross sum of $15,403.50. This sale will be submitted to Judge Boyd, at Greensboro, on December 7th, to be approved or rejected. Prominent mill men and capitalists from the North and South and North Carolina in particular, are here and much interested in the disposition of these mills. Dr. R. L. Motley Accept Call to Salisbury Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25 Dr. Robert Lyle Motley, who has recently been connected . with the home mission board of the Southern Bapaist con vention, in the capacity of evangelist has signified his intention of accept ing the call tendered to him by the First Baptist church, of Salisbury, N. C. Dr. Motley will be remembered here as the former pastor of the Cen tral Baptist church, in which ca pacity he served for eight years. He will commence his pastorate at Sal isbury on Dec. 1st. The First Baptist church at Salis buroy is one of the largest and best known in North Carolina and has only recently built a splendid church building. Dr. Motley's ministry there should be one of great good and use fulness, which consoles his many friends in the city for losing him from Georgia. The great love of the Baptist, min isters of the city for Dr. Motley was shown on Monday by the drafting of resolutions of regret by the Bap tist ministers' conference upon his decision to give up his work in Georgia. ' Use Buckhorn Current. Fayetteville, N. C, Nov. 25. The Tolar-Hart Cotton Mill on Massey's Hill, has begun the use of the Buck horn electric current for driving all their machinery. This makes three big mills now using this power. The Holt-Morgan and the Holt-Williamson have been using it for some time. C1A1 THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WE RAISED Situation in India Ls More Serious By Associated PiC'?s Ca'cutta, Nov. 25. . T.ic: sivri'.c:i in In. la flows menace of a serious utilis ing r than :r n-o-t. t.aily attains r'e male nn Ei-rj-lishmen, officials and civilians. Viceroy Minto has hurridly returned to consider the repression of native disaffection. A Bengali unsuccessfully attempted to kill Public Prosecutor Hume, with a bomb m a railroad carriage near Agur paro last night. Three Europeans were present but were unhurt. Bengal is praising the attempt, a district police superintedent was murdered by a na tive at Lyllhura Monday. Gate City Charities Form a Permanent Organization Special to The News. Greensboro, Nov. 25. A permanent organization of Associated' Charities was perfected here last nighf at a meeting of citizens interested in charity work. It was also decided to have a salaried secretary to de vote all his time to the work. The resentatives from each of the several organization is composed of two rep member by the payment of annual dues of $1. It is the -aim of the organization to render every assistance to all de serving help in Greensboro and su burbs. At the meeting last night the fol lowing permanent officers were elect ed: President, L. J. Brandt; vice president, Rev. XT. J. Ogburn; re cording secretary, Mrs. Walter E. Blair; treasurer, Neil Ellington; aud itor, W. C. Jackson. TO LEAVE ROWAN. Mr. M. F. Albright Will Locate in the Western Part of the State. Special to. The News. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 25. Mr. Milas F. Albright, one of the recent Republi can nominees for the legislature,has dis posed of his real estate in Rowan and is now selling his personal effects and will leave Rowan, probably locating in the western part of the state. It was reported that Mr. John O. Houston, the Republican nominee for sheriff, who came, near "being elected, would also leave, but this is denied by Mr. Houston himself. News from the R'leif. By Associated Press. Manila, Nov. 25. Admiral Sperry to day received a telegram from the hos pital ship Relief, five cjays overdue at Guam badly damaged. It encountered a typhoon November 18th. The en gines were disabled but repaired by the crew. Yire broke out but was quickly controlled. The relief is pro ceeding under her own .steam td Ma nila. A Gigantic Bond Issue. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y.', Kov. 25. Application was made to the public service com mission, today by tha Erie Railroad for permission to issue bonds to the extent of $30,000,000 to refund obligations and make improvements vithin the next two years. Salisbury Business Men's Association. Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 25. The sec retary of state has chartered the Salis bury Business Men's Association, the object of which is said to be the conducting of a social club. The capi tal stock is $2,000. UNION THANKSGIVING , SERVICE. Baptists of City Will Worship Jointly at Pritchard . Memorial. A Thanksgiving service of mor.i than usual interest it is believed, will be held by all the Br.ptists of this city in a union meeting at Pritchard Memori al church. Pastors Hulten, Conrad Boni ar?and Pruitt will take nart. The Rev, Mr. Pruitt, in point of service the oldest preacher in the city and one of the very best, will preach the sermon. The service will not exceed an hour. The time is 11 o'clock. All friends and people in the neigh borhood of the church are cordially in vited to worship at this service. r u " PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. HIM DURING A -PANIC YEAR. TOO ! Gen.Laconte Was - Killed "By Associated Press. Port Au Prince, Haiti, Nov. 2,r The report that General Ix;conte, Haitien minister' to the interior, was killed at .Teremie.. is confirmed today. Arriving at Jeremieat the head of the government detachment -against the Revolutionists he found the govern ment gunboat Croyant ashore. He accused the bunboat commander, Captain Ostemab, of treason, and, fe fusing all explanations, bad him exe cuted. Leconte landed at Jeremie to re cruiting fighters against the Rebels, un der Rebel General. Simon. Seme Jeremie citizens w?ere protest ing. Leconte executed two of the most prominent of them. The -people armed themselves hasti ly, captured Leccnte, executing him by fusillade u 'ion tlis same wharf where his victims .were executed. General Tancrsffcjh jr&ugnste,, : former cabinet minister, was named minister of the interior. - The Revolution is progressing. Gen eral Celestin. minister of war, has de manded disciplined troops. It is reported the government gun beat Nord Alexis, is out of commis sion at Aquin because of damage to machinery. JTegro Methodists Meet at Spartanburg By Associated Press. Spartanburg, Nov. 25. The 103rd conference the the Negro Methodist Church of South Carclina convened here today. Bishop Hamilton of Bos ton presided. The city is crowded with negro preachers. Tomorrow Bishop Hamilton . will speak cn "Some Persons of Quality in Boston." Carnegie Begs to bo Excused. By Associated Press. .. , Washington, D. C, Nov. 25. The House Ways and Means committee to day received a letter of Andrew Carne gie, asking he be excused from appear ing at the tariff hearings, saying he has served a, full term in Washington upon tariff matters. He says his faith in protection wher ever proved necessary is as strong as ever. . Prominent Planter Murdered. By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 25. R. W. Drake, a prominent planter, was mur dered at his homo near Laneville last night. The house was burned.- Trains Arrive In Richmond Both Squads Arc Quar tered at The Fashion able Jefferson Hotel A Tremendous Crowd Expected. Special to The News. Richmond 7a., Nov. 25. Both the University of Virginia and the Univer sity of North Carolina football squads arrived here this afternoon in the best training for the annual battle onw the Broad Street gridiron. Arrangements have been made to quarter both teams at the Jefferson hotel. The Virginia squad numbering thirty men, while the Tarheels bring twenty-five. . The Virginia contingent arrived at 3:45 p. m. over the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the North Carolinians reach ed the city at 5:30 o'clock by the way cf the Southern. The Jefferson has re ceived from the coach of each team a specially prepared menu for the train ing tables. Though no reservations have been made except for the teams, more than the usual Thanksgiving crowd of visitors is expected. The game Thursday will be called promptly at " 2 o'clock instead of 3 o'clock, as heretofore printed. i 1 m " NOVEMBER 25, 1908 For Violation Of Contract Labor Laws By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 25. A sweeping deportation of violators of contract labor laws wras ordered by the department of commerce and labor. Fifty-three persons who came to this country under alleged unlawful arrangement with Firth Carpet Compa ny, at Firth Cliff, N Y( have been ordered; returned ,to England and Scot land. The cases of many others are under consideration. The department of justice is consid ering the prosecution of the Firth com pany. Greensboro Life Insurance Co. to Raise $100,000 Special to The News. Greensboro, Nov. 25 At the stock holders' meeting of the Greensboro Life Insurance Company held in thts city yesterday, it was decided to raise $100,000 new surplus and place securities representing the same in the hands of the insurance commis sioner of North Carolina by Dec. 15, next. The surplus subscribed was called for by the outlays entailed in building up so large a business in so short a time. After careful consideration of the interests of the company, the direc tors recommended the action taken yesterday which testified the confi dence of the stockholders in their company, its strength, its manage ment and its future. In making plans for supporting the company's interest financially,, ana for its future business policy, the directors had the counsel and assist ance of Consulting Actuary Miles M. Dawson, of New York, who was the expert adviser of the famous Arm strong committee, and a co-laborer with Governor Hughes. Mr. C. W. Jackson, at present managing assistant to Mr. Dawson, was elected resident actuary to suc ceed Mr. I. Smith- Homans and will assume his duties about Dec. 15th next. The company was recently examin ed by the Virginia and North Caro lina departments which is supposed to have resulted in the action taken yesterday. HOT FIGHT IN ATLANTA. Woodward Bitterly Attacks Oppo nent in Municipal Election. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25. Promise was given last night at a mass meeting held in the interest of James G. Woodward, Democratic nominee for mayor, that the present exciting mu nicipal campaign has not by any means reached its height in bitter ness engendered by the injection of personalities. Mr. Woodward bitterly . assailed Robert F. Maddox, his opponent, in the mayoralty race, as. well as some of the men prominently identified with Mr. Maddox's campaign. He is sued a challenge to Mr. Maddox to meet him on any platform and dis cuss the moral fitness of each other. At a meeting to be held Thursday evening Mr. "Voodward said he would read some t affidavits which would greatly enliven the -campaign. v Mr. Maddox last night spoke be fore several ward meetings.- Paymaster's Recommendations. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 25. Paymaster General Rogers of the navy in his an nual report recommends the imme diate, authorization of two ships to car ry 150 days' provisions independent of stores in the storerooms, to avoid any possible shortage of supplies in war time. He recommends an increase of thirteen and one-half percent in navy yard clerks' pay and an ircrease of the navy pay corps personnel Trouble in Panama.. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 25--Chairman Goethals. of the Isthmian Canal Commission, cables that the settle ment in the rock pile of Gatun Dam is net serious as was anticipated.- - NEWS. Two 1 lundred Persons With Boni Sues for Custody Of His Children By Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 25. The suit of Count Castellane against his former wife, the Princess de Sagan, for the custody of their three children, opened today. Counsel for Castellane charged that, while in Italy, Sagan and his future wife traveled together and carefully concealed their whereabouts from the Count, thus making it impossible to comrnunicate with his children. Boni said Sagan last summer, in the name of his chuaffeur rented an $800 villa at St. Cloud and - received his future wife there secretly and at her country seat, Ckateau Marais, the prince oc cupied a room on the same corridor. Boni contended the moral atmosphere of the Sagan household was unfit for the Castellane children, and said he could prove that the prince, since his marriage, had seen two of his former mistresses. Mr. Carnegie's Birthday New York, Nov. 25. Andrew Car negie, who has earned for himself the title of the world's most noted philanthropist-capitalist, was seventy-one years old today. Thanks'to his simple life and regular habits Mr. Carnegie is in the enjoyment of excellent health T-oc;v5ff Till t 1, ; .1 1 beard he nni-hf Qcliv 1,,, tiitctni. fnr a man ot sixty years or younger. Ills devotion to golf and other forms of out door recreation has kept him in the best physical condition. It is estimated that Mr. Carnegie's public benefactions thus far in . 190S amount to about $15,000,000. Since he made up his mind that it is not good to die rich he has given away a total of about $150,000,000 of his colossal fortune and he declared he is still ready to give. Notwithstanding the generous hand with which he has scat tered his millions for the benefit .of the people on both sides of the Atlan tic there appears to be no chance of Mr. Carnegie dying poor. His. income is estimated to be considerably In ex cess of his benefactions, though the latter average more than $1,000,000 a month the year round. ...... By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 25. The first International light car race ever held in America, was run here today. The unique contest under the rules of the Automobile Club of America, is preliminary to tomorrow's grand prize race, when 20 of the heaviest and speediest road locomotives ever built will go 400 miles over the most pic turesque automobile course in the world. The immense crowd including many from distance : places, witnessed the event today. There were 3 foreign and 12 Amer ican cars that started over the 190 miles rectangular course. The recently damaged French S. O. P. car was No. 1. It was sent away at 11 o'clock this morning, others quick ly followed. The cars kept passing the stand at frequent intervals. The crowd excited ly cheered. A Buick, fourteen, led the first lap. Three little cars danced down-the stretch together in the second lap. There were two accidents alnidftt at the . outset. A Chalmers, number 13, driven by Burns, ran into a tree and a Buick, 16, diven by JefTers, left the track two miles from the stand. Both cars were wrecked but nobody hurt. The entire first quarter of the race was for lead between Burman in a Buick and Milliard in a. Lonncla. Burman drove into the lead at almost a jump and continued m steady gain, until at the end of the eighth lap he wras a hnlf a mile ahead. Account of Race. Savannah. Ga.. Nov. 25.S.. P. O. car FIRST OF THE AUTO RACES AT SAVANNAH reached Pits for repairs on its second jiNew iorK uy iue ru-iusu uuuya m lap after two hours had elapsed. It 1783. Although only a local anniver was soon under way again, the com- sary day, not celebrated outside of plexion of the race began to change ' New York, the occasion is publicly after the tenth lap and the race was" commemorated in a number of ways, three-quarters completed. The Lancia The famous Old Guard never fails to car had seemingly a safe lead of one parade down Broadway and there are lap over Byck No. 8, which was run- flag raisings at the Battery and at ning second. Lancia finished the nr - teenth lap while Buick No. 8 was stop ping at a supply station at the end of its fourteenth. . Lancia Wins. Lancia finished the 19th lap appar ently a sure winner. This Italian car averaged 52 miles an hour. Lancia wins. Buick No. 8 second. Winner's time, 223:33. No serious mishaps m race. Fileven rars st.il beins driven at thel close : THmor-Phaimers. No 10. . finished third. Buick No. 14 was wrecked. Mechan- iclan Frank Thompson was badly in- jured. He may me. .Driver master was unhurt. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. PRICE 5 CENTS L ost Fearful Scenes o) Panic hollowed Discovery oj fire on Big Steamer Many of Crew Jumped Overboard. Many Others Were Liter .ally Roasted Alive Because of High Seas Aid was Almost Impos sible to Secure. SpcifJ to The News. By Associated Press. Valetta, Island of Malta, Nov. 25. Nearly 200 persons, passengers and crew of the Ellerman line steamer, Sardinia, are believed to have perish ed today, when the steamer was de stroyed by fire just after it sailed for Alexandra, Egypt. The Sardinia was scarcely a mila off Grand Harbor when the first sign of lire appeared, but with a strong wine fanning the flames the whole ship was soon ablaze and the passengers and crew had scarcely a chance .or their lives. A wild scene of panic took place aboard, as the rapidly spreading flames drove the pasengers to the rails and many excited ones, not even waiting for the bots to be lowered, plunged into the sea. Scores are believed' to have been drowned. Others, trapped by lire, w-ere literally roasted to death or smothered. There were many craft in the har bor at the time and several tugs ana otner swnt, smau vessels ru&ueu- w assistance, but a high sea and gale made it impossible for them even to appioach the Sardinia .and they cruld render little aid. ' ' " " " '" ' . The Sardinia ' left Liverpool on No veinber lth with a cargo of general merch'jndise for Mediterranean po'ttf. The crew numbered 44 and about 20 first class and six second class pas sengers embarked at Liverpool. Most of the other passengers un doubtedly were Levantines, Maltese and Egyptians, many of these people crossing on steamers of this line from Malta to Alexandria. It was their custom to pitcn tenis on the deck for shelter during the four days' trip. The decks were cluttered and this condition made orderly clearing of the ship difficult. Valetta, Nov. 25. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon 50 bodies had been brought ashore. Cause of Fire. Fire apparently originated in fore hold where a quantity of naptha was stored. The captain and crew stuck nobly to their posts, serving out tne life belts and aiding the panic stricken passeng ers. Only 11 Europeans were aboard but cf a total of 151 passangers. ! MR. SILER'S RECORD. His Conference Report at Ashevillo Broke the Record. A record never made before in! the Western North Carolina conference was that of Rev. Frank Siler, presiding elder of the Charlotte district. . He went to conference with every-preach ers salary paid in his district and indeed with everything paid up. I , iii j. t It is no wonder that they wanted Mr. Siler, for the pastorate of the big, sinri nrwi intHtntirvnni Vmrr-h in Atlan ta. Eomething like half of the above; ... i 'SJ- amount, it is said, remains to De pain, and Mr. Siler is the man to collect it and get the church under way. Bish op Candler's brother, the Coca-Cola man, gave $100,000 to the church. Evacuation Day in New York. New York, Nov. 25. Flags were dis played on the City Hall and other pub lic buildings today in observance of the anniversary of the evacuation of ;oia rort uiilou m ieuirai rain.. Lamphere " Case. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 25 Evidence yesterday was finished, and today the in the trial of Roy Lampliere for the murder of Mrs. Ganness ; and her three children by. setting fire to the Gunness house oil April 28. The case will probably go to the ; jury tonight. Lamphere Case Nears End. :By Associated Press. Laporte, Ind., Not. 25. When ; the Lamphere-Gunness murder ' trial waa resumed today it was expected Lamp- jneres case woum u me jury this afternoon. ' Steamer