North Carolina Newspapers

6 NejggjheIieLrgest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines Tv5 THH!EE O'CLOCK EDITION. THREE O'CLOCK EDITION. ESTABLISHED 1888. Negroes Held For Murder Daisy Thompson, Shot Last Night, Died This Morning Either Jack Johnston or Sam Broome Fired Shot. p..isy Thompson, a young negro who lives on Mr. R. L. Ste ,,lUo:. (arm in Lower Providence p. was shot last night by one , nv.i i.rgro men. Jack Johnston and i : Ltrae. both of whom are un a: r.-i. The woman died this pv-nini at S o'clock. The ball, from ," iiii'ir pistol, entered her left , ; v . i n the two lower ribs, and '"jj.'a-.ivst of Johnston and Broome v r:V ;. ; i this morning by Township tViWat-;--- u. J. Williams, who was J;T v.i.cit' to find them by Nancy pcrur with whom the Thompson wo man liv. d. and in whose house the T-'jVo'.v uKk place. She ,told the ii.- t she was not a witness to ,ie ji.tKiiing but stated that John son te'ii her mat it was accidental. aii not know who had hold of io when it was fired. Piv,:;! he evidence collected last xnljt morning, before Coroner J'l'siuiin arrived upon the scene, it tr:r.. ihux the shooting grew out of ii;tj(,uo . The Thompson woman had i 'suivr ;iy the name of Kell whe a; the house last night, when .U-!:i.?'.t"t and Broome called. In a icu miiuiies alter their arrival Kell tii. The fatal shot was fired about in o'cl 'ik. Both negroes fled but v.tiv at t rehended this --morning, j ltuf'a utt Mr. W. T. Robinson's ia e sr..! Broome on Mr. L. H. Rob .ui's. Vh.-n asked about the snoot ily the negroes were silent, both refusing to talk. Considerable mystery surrounds the ;hwi!ig and the true facts will fvulaiiy net be known until a thor cv.i'i invest igation is made. The poner woman, who is the wife of Tu:t Porter, claims that she was not a urit2cs to the shooting. The au thorities who have been working up eriier.ce in the case believe that sne tows more about it than she is viii.L; t ) tell. The supposition is tiiiT fe-e were' words between Kell, ,k'ir,; oi and Broome when the trio rae: ie house and that after Kell Iff: t':.e cuarrel was- renewred with the Tr.cn -o woman. t!?en johnston was arrested this naming a 32-mUiber pistol was found in his possession, but he denied own i: saying it belonged to another OrotiHr W .A. Gresham was noti fei nf the killing at an early hour a! he let'T a short time later with jury. Croatan Girl Badly Burned at Mazton special to The News. Maxr..n. X. C, Nov. 27. A terrible Ti!iy c.rcured near here late yes Mday. v.hicn may end in the death t:' a Crouton girl, named Brewer. She ras Playing iiKir a burning trash pile "h-a hr-r clothing caught fire. She was ?o seriously burned it is feared Kitchin to Be Inaug urated on Jan. 12tL. ' to The News. . Raleigh, x. c, Nov. 27. That the isaugurati'ju of Hon. W.- W. Kitchin governor of North Carolina will tA fn Jan. lth is an agreement just i!fhei i,y Gnernor Glenn and Mr. Wtchin. Th- latter wnntpd the cer-'- monJ" on Jan. 13 or 14th, but Gov ernor Glomi has important business gagf-nK-nts in Washington on these 'fc an,! iIr- Kitchin yielded to the f Governor Glenn for the angur;ition to be Jan. 12th. Lie l.-aiidature meets Jan. 6th, and the 8th, in. compliance with roqiiii-pr,., nts Gf the constitution, yuVyP. llit' vote and declare Mr. "thin s election as preliminaries to iiunigmation four days later. Control of Lumber Interests. Associated Press. fa ;,!,' Xov- 27- Tne Tribune y? Chicago is to become the sole c(ming !i"ul,!!ua''rers of a new lumber .iuuiiion with E(lward Hines pres- .Mif' V'!ii!'' ir is reported to be a m''-"-' affair, competing lumber zatirfS,S sf" 110 15mit"to its capitali to n' 11 !!rjt only controls the key ha V'i!ltf" I)ine situation Dut also low !u! f' voice in hemlock, yel . h,)"'!"jrn and Western pine Ev -t Great panist Dead. soeiaw.,! Press. ilaa :iiK'K X0V' 21 MrS- Rosalie h"",''''s,.;' Lancaster, once consider- ni(.noa s greatest pianist, is dead ' 11 r h'.i . here. F'VE BURNED TO DEATH. ' f Cnf,an. "cther-in-Law and Three Chil- H-in -en Victim of Flames. of Tori Vla" Nov- 27 The home ilill i- H-K'!iai'rlson, at Woodland to tb 11U!f'K f;ast of here' was burn" af(lHnr,-J ':' last night and uicn (in. n t. , , ' ",!JU1(:r ana inretj umi- , i , j i : i The ",n'n(-fl to death. ' foiin,' ";;lln-s f)f the children . were irm n 7 1JUined barn, which aa- h Several theories roljW,. n Hfvanced, one of which is ilicri. J its not Js missing 'but found in the ruins. his An.. aiuii(incJa" ,oan have an appreciative - Hitchcoc. Hade vv - By Associated ss. New York, N. Y., Nov. 27.-The As sociated Press is authorized to' an nounce that Prank P. Hitchcock was offered and accepted the position of Postmaser General in Judge Taft's cab inet. This first vabinet position is filled. Balloon Carnival to be Held at North Adams North Adams, Mass., Nov. 27 Pre parations have been completed by the Aero Club balloon carnival to be given for its meniDers nere tomorrow. Balloons owned Vy the club mem bers in Boston, North Adams and Pitts field are expected to take part in the accension." - Practically all the ballooning this season has been done by the New England clubs, and one of the objec tions filed agdmst the club officers at the recent annual meeting was that nothing had been done in the wav of old-fashioned ballooning for the meni Ders this year. The new board of directors therefore decided upon the carnival as" a means of placating some of the members, and, with five or six balloons starting at once, .the event is expected to be the largest balloon feature held in the East this year. - Committee May Visit Isthmin Cana! Zone By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Nov. 27. At the first meeting of the House Committee of the Interstate and Foreign Com merce, the suggestion will be made that the committe visit the Isthmian Canal zone this winter, by arranging for Hhe government vessel to call for the committee '' at some Southern point, probably Miami, Fla., and to return them there. It believed the trip could be . accomplished before New Years. It is argued that a study of the development of the country will assist materially in framing such a. code. Thousands do Honor to Memory ot Dead By. Assqciated Press. Shenandoah, Pa., Nov. 27. A remarkable-tribute was had today at the funeral of Rev. O'Reilly, rector of the Roman Catholic church. An nunciation for 40 years. Twenty-live collieries employing 16,000 men and boys in the Shenandoah and , Ma hanoy valley shut down, public schools here an dnearby communities closed and all business of Shenan doahsuspended for the funeral. Sad Tragedy Enacted Near Lexington, N. C. Special to The News. Lexington, N. C, Nov. 27.-By the accidental discharge of a gun late yes terday afternoon, Coy Crotts, the 17-year-old. son of James Crotts, a promi nent contractor, was instantly killed. Young Crotts lived only a few min utes after the accident. Winners in Tennis Champion ship Games By Associated Press. Melbourne, Nov. 2.-The play in sin gles for the Dwight F. Davis interna tional lawn tennis cup resulted toaay in Norman Brookes, Australia, beating F. B. Aloxander. America; and Beals C. Wright, America, beating A. F. Wilding, Australia. , New Incorporations. Special to The News- . y Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 27.-The Consoli dated Railway and Power Company ot Fayetteville is - chartered at $200,000 capital by W. D. .McNeill and others for street railway, light and power cur rent. The. Salisbury "Recreation Club, with a capital of 2,100, by A. D. Hart man and others. . The Greensboro Baseball Association is chartered by M. W. Steine, L. J. Brandt and otners. uapitai, o,uw. Lamphere Sentenced., ;mdi walfrrlav .of arson lit? I t? WdS vvii j and sentenced to an indeterminate term in the state's prison, two . to 20 tt mo c oharo-Pfi with the mur- der of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her v.xr niirninir them alive tnree cmiuicu, vj uu0 In their home. - Theb.urning of the Gunness home resulted in the investigation that show- lured to her -home and murdered . any where from half a dozen to a score "7"; " !. r-wA that Lamohere killed the wcta s- woman to protect himself. CooMdge Resigns. By Associated Press. . - Managua, Nicaragua, , Nov. 27. John Gardner .Coolidge, American Snteter to Nicaragua, today tender ed hs resignation from the diplo matic service. It is reported is is f 1 in disapproval of Ms government JihJirt-l-?- Here. Derelict Sighted. ByNeAwoeNovr?7Dismast with New oriM derelict schooner, her decks awash, tne John M. Brown, t of Vir. on October 35,0 gay. ginia, her 5ngaSSay ovfr 500 donmenl. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED CHARLOTTE, N. C A Few Birds That Escaped Thanksgiving Day, But They are Mighty Apt South Honors Sam Davis Nashville, Tenn., Nov 27. Interest ing exercises were held today in ob servance of the 45th anniversary of the execution of Sam Davis, the noted Confederate scout, who was captured in the federal lines at Pulaski, Tenn., November 22nd, 1863, with papers giv ing the field positions of . the federal troops, and hanged as a spy five days later by order of General Dodge. "Had I a thousand lives, I would lose them all before I would betray my friends," were the words spoken by Davis as he sat on the edge of his cof fin, condemned to be executed, after General Dodge had offered him his "horse, side arms and an escort to the federal lines," if he would tell who the traitor was from whom he ob tained the papers found on him when captured. The last session of the Tennessee legislature made an appropriation for a statue of Davis to be erected on Cap itol Hill in this city. The statue is of bronze and of heroic proportions and was modelled by George Julian Zolnay, the well known sculptor. Train Derailed One Killed By Associated Press. Richmond, Va,,. Nov. 27. The for ward engine of a double-header, north bound passenger train on the Rich mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, left the rails at Elba, within the city limits, today, causing a. train buckle. . A negro brakeman was killed and the negro fireman was badly injured. Conductor Thomas Walton was slight ly burned. The engine wrecked the wall of an automobile garage which fell, badly damaging several cars. SOLDIERS MAY CAUSE TROUBLE. Sending of State Troops Creates no Little Excitement. Naschville, Tenn., Nov. 27 A Tip ton ville, Tenn., dispatch says: The 'rumor here that Governor Pat terson intends to send on 50 soldiers to take charge of the situation and arrest supposed participants in Wed nesday night's triple lynching, has caused great excitement. Sheriff Haynes declares that if sol diers are sent here he will resign. He claims to be able to cope with the situation without military aid. It is said that if soldiers are sent that they intend to arest every man who was. in town the night of the lynching. ' Governor Patterson said he had not decided what course he would pursue; he was in consultation regarding the situation in Lake county ar intimated that he would probably take no action until today. Coolidge Has Fne Record. By Associated Press. "Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. It is de clared authoritively that nothing Min ister Coolidge has done .while in Nic aragua has met with official disapprov al except tendering his resignation, which is accepted with regret. The resignation is entirely on his own initiative. Death of Silas Hare. By Associated Press. Washington, D. . C-, Nov. 27 Former Representative Silas Hare, of Texas, Mexican war veteran and- dis tinguished Confederate soldier, form erly chief justice of New. Mexico, died at his home here yesterday, aged 81. He was a delegate to the Democratic convention in Chicago 24 years ago and served in the Fiftieth and Fifty-first congress. Frightful Stor mOff Peru. By Associated Press. Lima, Peru, Nov. 27. Work in Callao bay has been paralyzed by the heavy storm. The enormous waves, higher than for 30 years, have created a panic here. . . There is one sign that is never a forgery, and that is the sign of old age. . - PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ,F RIDAY EVENING Paris, Nov. 27. The arrest of Mad ame Steinheil last night, following her confession yesterday that for months since the murder of her painter husband and Madame Japy, who wee found strangled in the May 31st, her attempt to find the assassins and the innumerable fan tastic yclues furnished the police and the newspapers ere only a des perate farce to conceal the real au thor of the crime, whom she knew, affords Paris the biggest sensation it has had for years. The excitement produced from time to time by the Humbert, Dreyfus and Syveton affairs"" pales into insignifi cance by comparison and the revela tions which crowded thick and fast during the day, pointing to the pos sible exposure of a national scandal, promise to attract world-wide atten tion. Unprecendented scenes were wit nessed at the Palace of Justice while the woman was under examination, guards being required to restrain the crowds from entering. On the bou levards men fought for special edi tions of newspapers having in them accounts of the case, while in the lobbies of Parliament, the national ists created a hubbub by threatening to call the government into account unless orders were given immediately to probe the scandal to the bottom. Minister of Justice 'Bryand is re ported already to have Tegun a secret inquiry into the case to determine the truth of the allegation printed here that S. M. Leydett, the exam ining magistrate, entertained rela tions with Mme. Steinheil, which in duced hiin to stifle the affair. Political opponents of the gov ernment, like Henri Rochefort, have been trying to make political capital of the affair by seeking to force an exposure of the scandal connect ed with the mysterious death "of Felix Faure, President of the repub lic in 1899. Although hushed up at the time, it was common knowledge of those behind the scenes that Mme. Steinheil was with M. Faure at the Elysee Palace when Faure died. After M. Faure's death, Mme. Stein heil, who admitted that she hated her husband, formed other alliances, some of them with men of political im portance. She confessed before' the authorities that at the time of the murder of her husband and Mme. Japy she had a lover. This man is believed to be a rich nobleman, who is now absent from Paris. The police, convinced that Alexandre Wolff was not connected with the tragedy, xeleased him. It is 'stated that Mme. Steinheil is definitely charged with complicity is the murder of her husband and Mme. Japy. In a later examination before Mag istrate Leydett, there was a dra matic scene when after Mme Stein heil having insisted again and again that Wolff was the reaPassassin, her daughter threw herself on her knees before' Mme.' Steinheil, crying out "Mamma, .mamma; confess all, I im plore you' The mother in a burst of tears responded: "Before my daughter, I swear I am innocent." v The anti-Semitic Libre Parole openly charges Mme. Steinheil with having poisoned President Faure be- Maxton Has A Tragedy Special to The News. Maxton, N. C, Nov. 27. While hunt ing near here yesterday afternoon Doc MeLean, aged 10, accidentally shot and killed Lacy Barnes, aged 14. ' McLean was arrested and jailed, awaiting the coroner's verdict. J5e wwv a : w w I it. I jB IIIIIIUI UIIUU I IIIIIW m t J vi .j, tfi . jThrdit. sensation NOVEMBER 27, 1908 ).. HFftlfY nnRKFT IN iWAKFTRRFRT WIW?5 to Get It In the. Neck Yet I cause he was opposed to revision in the ' Dreyfus case. The crime in question was com mitted the night of May 31st. Mad ame Japy was murdered "at the same time as Steinheil. Steinheil was a portrait painter and a grand nephew of Meissonier. The assassination of the woman, however, is supposed to have been incidental to the killing of Steinheil. He was the man it was desired to get out of the way. Steinheil, his wife and Madame Japy lived together. The wife was found bound and gagged in bed, and at first she declared that she had been thus treated by three men and a woman, all unknown to her. Alexandre Wolff, the man accused 'by Madame Steinheil, is the son of a woman who was formerly employed in the Steinheil family as a cook. Merchants Asso. Formed At King's Mountain Special to The News. King's Mountain, N. C, Nov. 27. Work has begun on the foundation of the new Russel Houser Building on Mountain street. The merchants of our city have just completed the organization of the King's Mountain ' Retal Association. Nearly all the merchants in town are members. J. M. Patterson was elected president; W. L. Polk, vice president, and N. F. McMillan, secretary - and treasurer. The chief objects of the or ganization . are to protect the retail merchant against those who abuse the credit system, and against dead beats, to secure legislation favorable to re tailers and consumers, and to improve business methods in the retail busi ness. Gen. Leconte - is Not Dead By Associated Press. Port Au x-rince, Haiti, Nov. 27. Gen. Leconte, reported killed at Jere mie, by revolutionists, arrived here today. He got away from Jeremie in a rowboat with four officers and two sailors. He was at sea three .days without provisions. The gener al denies the reports that three men were killed at Jeremie on his orders. Leconte resumed his duties as minis ter to the interior and Gen. Auguste, who was given this post when Le conte was thought to be dead, has been made minister of public works," vice M. Laraque, resigned. Three di visions of experienced troops left here today for the south to campaign against rebels. A M EC KLEN BURGER RETURNS. Rev. A. R. Harrison, of Georfia, Called to the Pastorate of Belmont. Presby . terian Cnurch. At a congregational meeting in Bel mont Presbyterian church, last Sabbath a unanimous call was extended to Rev. A. R. Harrison, of Ringgold, Ga., to become pastor of this church. Mr. Harrison has signified his acceptance. He says that he is glad to return to his native climelr . ; Rev. Mr. Harrison is the third son of Mr; W. H. Harrison, a farmer near Huntersville. He is a graduate of Davidson College and of Union Semi aary, Richmond, Va. Mr. Harrison will enter upon his work here at once, and will move his iamily here at an early date. Belmont ; church has ' rented the Thomas house, on Pegram street, to be used as a manse,for the present. Notwithstanding the fact, that-Belmont chuh is less than two years old, it now has about 80 members, who work together harmoniously, and we trust that under the leadership of the first regular pastor the church will have gr6at prosperity. 1. , ' . Maryland Quarantined.' By Associated Press. , " Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. The de partment of agriculture today ordered a. quarantine against the entire state of Maryland, so far as cattle, sheep, etc., 'are concerned, on acount of the appearance of the foot and mouth disease. A pessimist is a simple man who is never happy unless he is miserable. GALDWELL COURT Special to The News... Lenoir, N. C, Nov. 27. The next term of Caldwell superior court for the trial of civil eases will -convene on the SOth. - - The docket is a pretty long one and it will probably take two weeks to dis pose of same. The most important cases are as follows: Harper Furniture Co. vs Southern Express Company. Caldwell Land and Lnmhpr Pr vb-t M. Smith, sheriff, which involves about $7,000 taxes on property owned by this company. There are five cases against the Rit ter Lumber Company, for damages caused by fire. It is claimed that the sparks from the locomotives of the long trains set fire to and damaged the property of residents along their train road. Cause of Collision is Being Investigated By Associated Press. . New York, Nov. 27. Federal in spectors began today the investiga tion of the causes of the collision between . the Georgic and Finance, Captain Mowbray, of the Finance, is quoted as saying he saw the Georgic nearly a mile distance and the col lision could have been avoided if the Georgic had backed the engines and put the helm to port. Captain Clarke, of the Georgic, charges the Finance failed to observe signals to pass on the port side of the Georgic but backed her engines. Official Elect ion Returns Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 27. The State Board of Elections has the work of canvassing the election returns well under way now with every indication that the work will be completed Sat urday afternoon. The returns for congressional vote is already com pleted and shows total votes by dis tricts, as follows: First District Small (Dem.) 13, 119; Meekins (Rep.) 5,342; L. L. Brinkley 1. Second District Claude Kitchin (Dem.) 12,975; Ferguson (Rep.) 3, 361; scattering J. M. Cutchins 1; W. F. Butterworth 1; T. W. Mitch ell 63. Third District Thomas (Dem.) 11, 544; Hill (Rep.) 7,896. Fourth District Pou (Dem.) 13, 463; Briggs (Rep.) 8,966. Scattering L. W. Johnson 8; B. S. Franklin; T. T. Hicks 1; B. F. Montague 2. Fifth District A. L. Brooks (Dem.) -18,938; J. M. Morehead (Rep.) 19, 287. Scattering F. S. Blair 62; J. C. Taylor 174; J. E. Fields 1; J. Allen Holt 1; W. A. Blair -4. Sixth District Hannibal L. Good win (Dem.) 12,543; A. H. Slocombe (Rep.) 6,385. Seventh District Page (Dem.) 15, 557 ; Walser (Rep.) 11,732. Scatter ing J. E. Jield 1; J. Q. Taylor 1. Eighth District Hackett (Dem.) 15,488; Cowles (Rep.) 16,863. Scat tering Duncan Stewart 34 ; Eno E. Fields 7. Ninth District Webb (Dem.) 16, 530; Smith (Rep.) 13,514; D. P. Hutchison 1. Tenth District Crawford (Dem.) 14,884;. Grant. (Rep.) 15,245; T. C. Westall 58. Steamer Combine Ended. By Associated Press. Victoria, British Columbia, Nov. 27. Advices by steamer report the end ing of the combination between vari ous lines in the cotton carrying trade from Bombay. Efforts are being made for. a new agreement. Thanksgiving at Hickory. Special to The News. Hickory, N. C, Nov. 27. The day was ideal for November. All business houses wre closed and there were Thanksgiving services at all ' th churches. The colleges suspended work. The much-anticipated football game between Lenoir College and Catawba College was called at 3:15 in Shuford'sjsms park. The largest crowd of Hickory's citizens that ever has - attended a pub lic amusement attended yesterday's game of football. Catawba College's "imported team" got it in the neck, the score being Le noir College 28, Catawba 0. Although it was a landslide for Lenoir, neverthe less it was an interesting mae. Both . teams "did snappy playing throughout the -game. It looked like "clean athletics." - x ; After the ball game was oyer there was a turkey rolling in the park, which gave much amusement. "Everybody enjoyed the day so much that night' amusements seemed to be needed, so at about 11 o'clock last nfsJit the fire department was called out to extinguish the flames of a burning building. Call a man a backslider and he is apt to take affront. ' - Many a - fellow puts up a hold front with a fancy waistcoat. Looking on the wine when it is red may make you . color blind. Don't try to string a girl who al ready has" too many strings to her beau. Even' the undertaker rejoices in the fact that the fools are not all dead yet. . ; "Chance shapes our destinies," quo ted the Wise Guy. "That may ac count for the fact that some of us have' such poor . shapes," commented the Simple Mug. - PR1P.P R f.FNTs THE DEBATE FROM RANDOLPH-MACON Special to The News. Wake Forest, " N. C, Nov. 27. Great enthusiasm is manifested here in the victory of the Wake Forest debaters over Randolph-Macon Col lege, which took place at Raleigh last night in the auditorium of the school for the blind in the presence of over 1,200 people, among them be ing 250 students from Wake Forest and many students from-, the female colleges, who rooted for their speak ers with the same degree of en thusiasm that they would root for a team on the athletic field, showing that ' intellectual, victory is just as much sought after here, as that o victories on the diamond and foot ball field. . t The subject of the debate was: "Resolved, That injunctions ought to be allowed as a means of prevent ing strikes," Wake Forest having the negative of the question. The debate was presided over by ' - . -- ...... . tj i.iiiit, 1 iji in. 1 ij president of Randolph-Macon. The judges of the debate were Chief Justice. Walter Clark, Associate Justice Henry Groves Connor and ex Judge Thomas B. Womack. ' The marshals, who handled the big crowd extremely well, were E. E. White, chief; R. C. Josey, Jr., and G. T. Tunstall, of the, Eu Society of Wake Forest; A. D. Morgan, chief; H. JM. Blanchard and L. R. O'Brien, of the Phi Society. For Randolph-acon the time-keeper was Mr. R. W. Proc tor, and for Wake Forest W. H. Hipps as- alternate. The debaters in the order in which they spoke were H. S. Duffy (affirm ative), Randolph-Macon; J. S. Mar tin (negative), Wake Forest; E. L. Fox (affirmative), Randolph-Macon; F. T. Collins "(negative), Wake For est ; in the rejoinders the order be ing J. S. Martin, E. L. Fox, E. T. Collins and H. S. Duffy. Both teams defended their sides Baptist boys as their opponents were worthy of their steel. Two More National . Forests Are Created By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. Presi dent Roosevelt has signed proclama tions creating the Ocala National For est in Marion county, Fla., and the Dakota National Forest, in Billings county, North Dakota. The Florida forest is the first set aside by the government east of the Mississippi river, and has an area of 301,480 acres, one fourth of which has been taken under various land laws, and is well adapted to production of forest growth. Baptists Observe Centennial Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 27. Baptist leaders from many points throughout Alabama and neighboring states rallied here today to take part in the conti nental celebration arranged by the lo cal Baptist churches. The centennial exercises will con tinue over tomorrow. The program provides for sermons and addresses by many prominent representatives of the denomination, both lay and clerical. North Texas Teachers. Denison, Texas, Nov. 27. The Jteach ers of the North Texas Teachers' As sociation are holding their annual meet ing in this city. The officers in charge are President L. C. Geo; vicepresidenL Lee Kidd; : recording secretary, Miss Jewell Monday; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Laura Dial; treasurer, J. H. Newton. The program prepared for the con vention covers two days -and is filled with many attractive features. Fore most among the speakers are Arthur Lefevre, of Dallas, former state su perintendent of public instruction; Dr. Bruce, of the North Texas Normal School; Superintendent Horn, of Hous ton, and State Superintendent Cou- Trustee for Vade Mecum Springs Co. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, Nov. 27.-T Mr. A. F. Moses, of this, city, has been elected trustee for the Vade Mecum Springs Company and will at once nrnppprl tn spftlff nn thft affairs nf thft company. The liabilities of the Vade Mecum Company are about $14,000 or $15,0u j. The property, it is thought; is of suffi cient value, at least to settle all claims and there may be a considerable sur plus. " 1 Fraternity Convention. By Associated Press, - ... Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 27. The 84th an nual congress of the Chi Phi Beta fra ternity opened today with 260. delegates attending, representing almost e very state. ' Doomed Man's Mother Dies. By Associated Press. - Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 27. Mrs. Bar bara Billik, the mother of Herman Bil lik, who is under sentence of death at Chicago, 111., died at her home here today. . Death -of Dr. J. B.' Hehneman. By Associated Press. Spartanburg, S. C, .November 2. Dr. John Bell Henneman, of the Uni versity of the South, at Sewanee, Tenn. died in Richmond, Va., last night, ?,fter an operation. He was born here in 1864.