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Tho News Hasthe Largest Circulation of Ahy Afternobn Paper Published in the Two Carolines POUR O'CLOCK EDITION. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. , i THE ONLY EVEN NO ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. CM WEDNtiSD AY EVENING FEBRUARY 10, 1909 PRICE 5 CENTS GGEHS FIGHTS IE EFFORT 18 TAKE Ffce Hustlers 100,000, o's Next? II CELL IN T Pass Wh HE TOMBS '"Prfc -111 Slaver of J. G. Hood Fails to Recognize His Own U i other And His Lawyers Rested a Little Under Opiates. Mr. Maxwell Waives Exam ination in Recorder's Court Alienists May Have to S.y Whether Biggers is Temporarily Insane. ; lan-i va's under III' intia : a'lininistorod by bis ! , -c i;n. Will s. Riggers, tday- ' i. ('.r. t ti Hood, awoke lin : tir.-t night behind the t t ii.it baits up the rav- nic" bad lost her kind !, and care still lain.-; ; - morning. Tho brain .. i ! taken another man's ;.l u:i. aimed. To such a ; .; essence nad no pow ;u :. be still." other or Attorneys. ni.e his own broth- . . when he called to see , . ' police station. Mr. Riggers '., a in;' I man v.iun Oificers ; .dcKtught a little later went . ; l; to bring him out for con- ' ! i' hi. attorneys. Messrs. W. t :.;.,.-.. . ; and d. Keerans. of the " '.! !! ii Keeians. who were ; . I.iiu in Chief Christenbury's I ; 't"i:u'ys then entered the i i to their client, but he . , :r. f recognition to either i m'. i ue:af'l bet therefore toi ,. , i: r tb present, and the iii ifiioe or of the appear :'i pn-iotier in the recorder's i" ' the preliminary hear- i " . I'. Know l.i IV WfPV' V- I imi iiafi SJ&.B i u i ml. i sewesryv liii H BlHJ ULUQl ,TS EITHER THE "DEPOSITORY," OR THE '-CHARTER!" P 0 11 I1TPU1I! g u 8, iMIUIIIII saying uu;t the first shot hit Mr. Hood somewhere, either in the body or the head. As a matter of fact the first ball merely grazed the abdomen of Mr. Hood, but hardly drew blood. If at that instant Mr. Hood had bent every des perate energy of bis being to grasping the long pistol, or the hand that held it, ho would have probably been alive today. If Hood Had Only Grappled. Big.trcvs vas a oivarmed man. lie had lost, hi.; right ann. He had to use his left hand. While all the strength Continued on Page Nine. IJy Associated Press. Washington. Fob. 10. Representa tive Ramey, oi Illinois, whose apeec in the ho'ise on the Panama Can; puichave has- drawn forth a rebuke iron; the str.ip department in the offi cial reply to the Panama government'-s protest, was inclined to-day to assume he had b m elected to the "Annanias Club." This was based on a statement in Secretary 1 icon's letter as to the piesblciit's view of Mr. Rainey's speech. Mr. Raine'. made a statement to-day in v. hich l.e said he did not expect Presieont OLahiia, or President' Roose velt to agree with him. x ; s i His lawyers there- t!ud" original intention lia itlon. Mr. Maxwell J Is Senator Knox Eligible? Banks Are in Good Condition and of course no bond to send Mr. Riggers to d din Jug tho di'.v ' ' ' itU I,",ll.v (.1 It. Have to Pair, Upon Sanity i hat Mr. Higgts is nu nc tiH-ntal strain. It is Ids iidaUves and friends. w who are in no wav ! iiu. that lie is out h l'l "V Pres. !0. is Senator jioiutnienl us Sec e uuestioa official ; it coif id f0 .with tins t r i lil - A I Ib've and hop that .ib!;. a temporary aberra- condition does not yield . it i:- not unlikely that a oi physicians or of expert lv aked for to pass upon n ' I i t ion. ;''t ted a terrific nervous T.'nttes iiftcr he had perpe M'i:l act of yesterday morn was going to the police :ee;nv(e evident. He turned i i-b'-et and gave symptoms oc'k to tlie delicate machin an 1 soul. He reiterated ih it sho.ve.l how his trou 1 ,i p"'yi:)g upon his mind, us in :i whirl (lis soul was ' of ;t eve lone. After weeks! ;i oi brooding over what, he io be his wrongs, he had ' coarayo to the striking v ii.nl not failetl. I Tho Tc : i i f!c Reaction. iii'-tnut came the reaction, ei Med to snap. Then eam" ' !,i' li b"jr;ui in his ceil and 'I-". :n : pne or uie opiates, it at interval.-! he would 'i' from long periods of qui I : ing or shout. For sev- Hv Assoc!:; t Wi'.sninpton. i' i Knox ell-iibb toi oi - vy rf '-'!, ' ...V'. iii'.o- e v. v ' Uin.IDi'g. Stnptor Knox was elected for a six year term which will not expire until March ::. lall. The constitution (.ointment of a created or salary Cleat:;:! during the was elected. So whether Mr. Knox prohibits the ap iiator to an office which has been term for which he the question is can iawimiy suc ceed Secic'iary Bacon. Mr. Knox denied himself to callers but leual opinion i expected to be forthcoming. On lay oninion is to the effect that a wry fan be found for the appoint ment of Mr. Knox without straining the constitution. READYTO GREET Statethents Give Evidence of Splendid Prosperity Gain of $300,000 in Total Assets- Other In creases. Charlotte's banking institutions is sued statements to-day showing their condition at the close of business on February the fifth and, as usual, all gave excellent reports showing in creases in very nearly every depart ment.. They give evidence of splendid prosperity especially in view of their coming so soon after the paying out of dividends on The fast of the year. There was no change in the combin ed paid-in .capital of the seven ,.lnst;tu- f Ti!.".oa.-rt.oreial, 'rue b ?rst. "ne Charlotte. The Merchants and Farm er::., and The Union National Banks, The American Trust Company and the Southern Real Estate Loan and Trust Company, which amount to SI. 750,000. The total surplus and undivided profits shows a slight decrease possibly on account of the recent division of profits. The banks reported in their last statements a total of $981,622.50 in surplus and profits. To-day they report ss:::3.9,SS.G:;. . The liross assets of the seven institu tions snow an increase of about $300. 000. the total reported yesterday being $10,O5fi.0S"..14 as against $9,732,048.7$. The total amount of loans also shows an inerer.se. The combined loans when the last call for statements was made was $6,3"0.1l8.4.S and to-day SG.Sofi.orCi .57 was reported. IIGI5 LIT 1 08 Special to The. -.News. Raleigh, Feb. Jo - Governor V. V. Kitchin sent ,mess--;. res to the senate and houe today tv'sins, that the party pledges as to the anti-trust act be car ried out. He seemed yio favor the Manning substitute rathri: than the Lockhart anti-trust sub-jetton A, bill. The governor J also sent a message Charter is In SeemmgDanger 'Ihe Sub Committee of 10 Not Willing to Cottier With the Entire Board of Aldermen as Has Been Requested. FIGHTRES1ED GULiFO! LEGISLATURE By Associated Press. toacremento, iel. 10. 1 he tight in the California legislature over anti .la.panese bills was resumed to-dav with argument on the question of re consideration of the measure providing separate schools for Japanese children. Governor Gillett has frankly an-j nounced that all of his efforts to have! I the bill withdrawn have proven abor tive. It is hardly likely the motion to le censider will prevail to-day unless speaker Stanton executes some unex pected COUJ). Will Not Compromise. By Associated Press. Sacramento. Cal.. Feb. 10. All ef forts of Governor Gillett and his sup porters in the assembly to make a compromise agreement on anti-Japanese agitation have failed. Grove Johnson notified the governor and Speaker Stanton that he "stood pat." W. N. Dorsey, Leads with Miss Nanette Jones Second, Miss Lucille Bernhardt, Miss Cora Steele Follow. The Limit is Off And Heavy Voting Will Fol low Jor Next Few Days Last Published Score will Appear Saturday. THE LAST BONUS OFFER. An extra ballet of 15,000 will be given fcr every $25.00 worth cf new subscriptions turned in be- tween 7 a. m. Feb. 8th and mid- night Saturday, Feb. 13th. the The charter is seemingly at a criti cal period of its history. At the meetinu' of the board of alder men in executive sessioti vesrerdav ! afternoon it is understood that the meeting adopted a motion asking for i conference between the sub-eommu- Race in Atlanta. 3y Associated Press. Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 10. Jimmy M ran and Bobby Walt hour will ieet here tonight lor the moior paced race ou the three five mile heats. They will also race Friday night for 20 miles. Miss Cora Steele, of Rock Hill. S. C, who is. practically speaking, a ner comer in the contest, is showing up fa vorably witn any of the other candi dates, having today gone over the hun dred thousand mark; this is just an ex ample of what cau be done by Fteady work and Miss Steele has proven that one did not have to enter at the De ginuing to catch. :ip with the leaders, but after entering just fctick, there is more in staying qualities than anything Collision Not Reported. Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 10. The navy de partment has received no advices tending to indicate collision between recomniondtni xhs - settlement ot Daniel b. Swain flaira against the tee of ten and the entire bosi-d The',n battleship Georgia and another Universitv of. North Carolina. The state passed the bill to arid the state ., siveri'i ndent- of public instruction s to ':- 'trustees of. the Mannine; introduced a bill tor t millions bond issue to session is said to have been stormv ami! haitleship of ihe Atlantic fleet. Mr. I iiu ee j Schooner Reported in Great Danger PRESHTE By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., Feb. 10, ihe time scheduled for tho citv of President-elect ' ' ' ii" ua.s neen hi i ins " :- i; ( o-uMtion Often be haMhis to sleep. n talUin" to manv hours off. New Orleans . to his attorneys. tohis!hiy already pre '" tin- difference between - I Vv. Hood it is said that !' ' ids hand to his head and i. 1 M'Oiii worry and loss of (' i. early crazy. Tho Pity of It. of it. the pi'.y of ii," is Hie "i 1 1 " v. iioio ejty over this :'.' '!. Mr. Hood's frit-lids at Ihe point ofi 'iH iit w a a m r. jjig Mr. II. II. Hood, bo on his way to the lime he was shot. i' -lease which Mr. Ulcirers ijv Associated Press. several members to have left. , To this it is understood that Chair man McDowell fcr the aub-j'ommittee i '! r,7i, . i -'lu'ee; sar-jr :-tA(&. . Ui sliontil nnt lie nr:Mii ;it.iiri in ennfr refund I ,vrh the board of aldermen tnu with bonds due lv 1 0. phe board's conference committee of The house had a lively discussion Tori aldermen, over the Harshaw bill for electing) The members of the sub-committee county boards of education by the j c,ay they would not be on an equal people for the respective counties. Mooting in conferring with Ihe entire Political lines were drawn to a ,Cani. They understood as a result tenseness not allowed before this ses- Gl th. previous conference with the sion. board's committee of ten, that after A demand for the change is on the mtblished meeting Monday the tne ground mat carrying out me board wou d act .and then ilelesrate to self-govern i . is n a a. i i I arnnmuc m mm i - : i rim the change is carrying out De7rnr-r;itif nolifv. loal ment. is insisted on by the Republi-! cans while the Democrats insist that ' the genera! assembly is responsible for the state system of schools by reason of the educational qualifica tion of the constitution. Mr. Underwood introduced a bill limit liabilities assumed bv fidel- its sub-committee of ten any further at ranging of details in conference with the .sub-committee of the committee of 1 00. The., en the New Orleans. La.. Feb. 1 u. K ery thiug is in readiness for the reception of President-Elect Taft. who is due to arrive here tomorrow from Panama. Two days will be spent in New Or leans, and (irtiiug that time Mr. Taft ami his party wiM be handsomely entertained. ) A big banquet is to be given in bon !or of ihe president-eleet and it is ex- apnears to be dissatisfaction j nected that h' will deliver one and nan of the board as to the perhaps two public addresses during Pl'oiniing of a sub-committee from i his stay. to it- companies. Mr. Picket, to prevent fraudulent packing of apples. Chairman Dewd. of on rules, reported a mil of night sessions lion of the house. members are ai! i the committee change to ad- at the discre-'j or 10. The report at the entrance of 5 received here by 1 1 c c 1 1 e 1 apparently I i ' i . r ll'ei i' in r, wa at tl'i His Presence of Mind. ;'o iie..)." "Saddest, word I" n," "It might have been y.;y tlioe who are deplor- -All hough arrival in aft is still was to-i already prepared to greet the dis tinguished visitor who is expected to land to-morrow afternoon. Last night a wireless message bore the news of Ihe arrival at the mouth of the river of the scout cruiser Bir mingham, which will li" in offing until Hie Not th Carolina ami Montana are sighted and will prepare for the trans fer of the president-elect, who will h ave the North Carolina off South Pass and will come up the river on the Bir mingham. A 'heavy thunder storm yesterday played havoc with many of the deco rations which had been placed in honor of the orer.idont-elect and caused some anxiety on the part cf those who im- aadned Ihe storm was also raging in. the gulf. The decorations were re placed, however, and mariners gave New York. Feb. a schooner ashore Delaware Ba. wa wireless. The sc was in a dangerous position as she is calling for immediate1 assistance. She is in the immediate vicinity of Cape, llenlopen Life Saving slaiion. Assistance Sent. Delaware Breakwater. Del.. Feb. 10. Assistance has been sent to the schooner ashore off Capo Henlopen, Delaware. The schooner is probably full of water as the crew is stand ing on tne torwaru nouse. wina is blowing 60 miles an hour from the south and the sea is so rough that. Cape llenlopen life saver's were un able to launch iheir boat. A wire less message brought a lug tho seen.,, ami life savers in their launch were lowed out to tin: stranded schooner. A Thrillincj Rescue. Delaware Breakwater, Feb. JO. The crew of nine and the captain's wife were rescued in the nick of time by life savers after a thrilliug experience. Their work was heroic as they had to risk their lives in prilling the life boat through the pounding surf. olav. p seems nassinz' assurances t hat the North Carolina l' Hood, who was a 1 could not possibly have made such fast snee. l as to have irotten within tne storm area. The very ficest fish and game which can be procured within 100 miles of New Orleans, will be used in prepar ing dishes, all of which will be cooked "a la Creole" by the most skilful chefs. tii.oi. c.hmiW not have been ' t himself from his assail litiMMi it for the victim to or hi-; presence of mind. brave man. But this seems 1 the ca.-e. j o good chaiK es to save j ;e. it-.-.y were only 30 sec-i or even less, but. they The two first shot'i of ,"1 harm Mr. Hood. It was' iih'idt to get an absolutely '"in' of ihe tragedv vester- ews was in error in Murderer of Minister Lynched by Mob Houston, Miss.. Feb. .'0. Roby Ras kin, murderer of the Rev. W. T. Hud son, was lynched by a mob here yes terday afternoon. A c'owd of over 300 determined citizens took the ne gro from the jail and hanged him tree. Not a shot was whole proceeding was a quiet but business- that board. Some to be alleging that against the other members of the board. What becomes of the sub committee already appointed?" was a ones', ion asked to-day by a citizen interested in the charter. Nothing definite will be known until t Mayor Franklin answers the letter i from Mr. McDowell." but it is feared I that a new charter is in danger in this) I conflict of opinion over the two com m it leer, and tnetr nowes. Hotels and business nouses are Peo- this discriminates ' rating in honor of the distinguished vis iters. Posse ot 1500 Citizens Chasing Negro Man j 111 BILL fiS nrnnnTrn m Rl! UIMlU II! tut nrfiiATr Tampa. Fla., Feb. 10. The Hi-year-old daughter of George Newell, a to a r.esrny tree. Not a snot w: ' farmer hvine near Lakeland, thirty fired, and the whole proceeding was j ;tljes from Tampa, started to Lake conducted in a quiet but business-( and school and was seized by a like fashion. negro. As she fought until the ap- Sheriff Bean, of Okolona, arrived , proach of other people the negro just as the negro breathed his last, W)S scared off. and made a si ro'ig protest that be The entire community is oul hunt had not been treated right. Leaders j jUp; fo rthe assailant an! if catight, he of the mob stud they had not been in u lynched. Full v 1,r,0() men are given a spcodv 1 rial of the negro, as n the woods looking for him. promised, ami thai, ibey could not In By Associated Press Washing'on. Feb. bill as reported to carries $1 :-5r..5?2.".l 10. The naval the senate today about one mill- are for bb'nied f0r own hands. faking justice into their Mill. t!u RAZING BEACH EYE-SORE. Removal of Old Pier to Open Big LIQUOR License ENRICHES BALTIMORE. ihe v. ADVERTISERS THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Cet the Business. Vanderbilt in Auto Smash-Up. Nice, Feb. 10. A 140-horsepower racing automobile driven by W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. collided with another car todav and both vehicles were nearly demolished. None of the oc cupants of the two machines was hurt. For Government of Panama. Bv Associated Press. 'Washington, Feb. 10. The house nf rpni-pspntativps nassed the bill considered at length yesterday pro viding for the government of Panama canal zone and construction of the I canal. Receipts Run Far Above Estimated Amount. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 10. Mayor Ma hool, iu his annual message to Councils last night, sas that the ad vocates of a high license policy as a taxation measure have certainly had their judgment, vindicated. The re sults have met most sanguine ex pectations. There has been carried ever from 1908 the sum of 8297,377 collected entirely from liquor busi ness, which sum is oyer and above the estimated or expected receipts from that source as computed in the tax budget. Biq New Cotton Special to The News. Raleigh, Feb. 10. Members of corporation are just back from Ashe- of obstructions was taken to-day. when ville where thev heard the Southern t . . -. . ... sicnng complication case. They iett Bathing Stretch. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 10. The first active work in clearing the beach this afternoon for the petition for a Bern to hear station and union investigate the - situation. The Ivanhoe Mfg. Co. is chartered for Smith field for a cotton mill with a capital of 870,500 subscribed. The men who were charged with rob bing the Mineral Bank of Chihuahua, Mexico, of ?2S3,000 have been tried and convicted. Moi?es Navarro and Miguel Molenar each received ten years and ten months imprisonment; Martin Mat ens, seven years and seven months. Governor Enrique Creel is the principal stockholder m the bank. city workmen started tearing down the old Lee Pier, in Chelsea, included in the beach purchase made several months ago. The dilapidated eld structure was one cf the eye sores of the beach, and its removal will open up a stretch of the finest bathing ground cn the beach. is ion increase over the bill as it pass ed the house. Two big batti'-ships and provision made marines on ships. Serretary Newberry's recommenda tion for the appointment, cf a com mission to consider the re-organiza tion of the navy adopted. The ofiicc of vice retired list is created. It is stood to be in the interest miral Evans. Provision is made for the investiga tion into subject of acquiring the Jamestown Exposition grounds as a site for a naval tiaining station. Appropriation is recommended for the purchase of land at Charleston, S. C, for marine corpse. t Ise in a contest. KT.onbnro, N. C. is coming to the from also, its candidate, Mr. W. H. Dorsey. being up among the leaders, having passed the hundred thousand mark today, ibis little town is going to make it warm for any of ihe ivsi in 1h state and Mr. Dorsey is getting th support of all the people in that see der ; just take a glance at the scoro j published 'n tn'-s issue and you will see v. ik.i wc ire i; y:i'ig mjmi. - iV.-ss Niiiine' i Jones. h ' U ihe le-.,j one da last wet 1- Ju:s &jso been doing some heavy voting, aad if the foulest man is not wrong Waynes ville will not bt her stay very far down the line. For an enterprising town it can compare favorably with any :f its size, in this or any other state, for it has just ihe "get up and get" about it to make Miss Jones on ot Hi" winners in tins contt: tne peo ple of Waynesvilh believt in their lowu and can judge its merits better than most outsiders, but from outside information th contest niau has good reason to know that it is always on ihe iiiov and wi le-awake to the interest-; of its citizens. Mis l.u ile I tern hit rt is bunched with the hundred thousand markers, bavin:; cai a very heavy vote today. From the ting of Miss Rernhart and many of n oilier candidates it wm i readily he s-een that Ihe contest has passed its babyhood days; from this time on ther" will be many surprises sprung, and the vote today will give Mime idea to candidates and their friends of what might be expected, bo if you do not want to be classed among the -also ran" crowd now is the time io hustle out and collect from your promises. Tber are quite a number of other tandidates who have been delivering the goo-is in the past few days, thes candidates have a fast following of friends who are going to make the fin i. h a warm one. Taking it all in all ibis tontest is going to be one of the closest that has ever been conducted. Mr. J. F. McClure. Mr. J. R, Gaston, Mr. F. K. Hager. Miss Adelaide Erwin, Mr. J. H. McMrray. Miss Lemma Clodfel- ter. Mihs Kvelyn Diggs. Miss Bessie reta inert jNeeley, Miss Ruth Colvin and Mr Geo. keepin department admiral on the Ad- l. Feagin are all among the top-notch- er.s and in the next few days any of I hem ;;re I'able to be leading, and should any of these mentioned do this it would be a surprise to the manage ment for they have long been in ths class of live ones. THROUGH CELLAR TO MINE. South Carolina Church Burned. Special to The News. Union, S. C, Feb. 10 tfew Hope church, situated on a high eminence two miles south of Jonesville. was completely destroyed by fire- Sunday afternoon, though, fortunately, prac tically all of the furniture was saved. Year for Stealing $3.50. Trenton, Feb. 10. Harry Crick, a clerk in the Newark, N. J., post office who pleaded guilty last week to em bezzling three letters from the mails, was senteced to serve one year at hard labor in the Essex county peni tentiary i nthe United States district court. The letters, contained $o.30. , Rev. J. K. Coit, the city today. of Rock Hill, is in Not Responsible for Rainey's Speech. Washington. Feb. 10. The United States government disavows all re sponsibility for remarks made by Representative Rainey, of Illinois, in the house about two weeks ago criti cizing President Obaldia, of Panama, according to a letter sent by Secretary of State Bacon to C. C. Arosemena. minister from Panama, in reply to a protest by the latter made by direction of the minister's government. At the same time the secretary points out that the views of individual members are not to be taken as ex pressing the views of the government, and declares that none of the state ments made by Mr. Rainey concern ing which he (the president) has knowledge, have any foundation in fact." Doctor's Driver Has Marvelous Escape From Death. n-: 11- , . . T- . . . 1 1. . I.-V.l. 1 A Mil,... iiimt-Diiiie, l a.., i i;u. iu. .iiiiTro I Lainoi enux, a young man employed as a driver by Dr. E. R. Teitsworth. ati Luzerne, across the river from this city had a rather unusual experience to night. After supper he was sent down in the cellar to fix the furnace, the doc tor directing him meanwhile. The lad was standing in front of a refrigerator when suddenly the concrete floor gave way and he and the refrigerator drop- i irvi :t t vr l Hit j cl i:iiut :iiji. The doctor rallied his wits, secured aid and ropes and succeeded in a short time in hauling Lamoreaux from the depths, whence he had been lustily yelling for help. When brought to the surface it was found that his leg was badly injured. Jack Binns at Home. Peterborough. Eng., Feb. 10. "Jack" Binns. the wireless telegraph operator who was on board the steamer Re public at the time of her collision off Nantucket last month with the steam er Florida, was given a rousing recep tion ia Peterborough, his native town yesterday afternoon. He was met at the railroad station with bands placing "See the Conquering Hero Comes" and the mayor in his chains and robes cf office, extended him a welcome. Socialists Ask Shaw to Lead. Glasgow. Feb. 10. T. A. Alan, a mil lionaire Socialist shipowner, having re fused the invitation of the Socialists to be i candidate for the Parliamentary vacancy caused by the death of Sir Andrew Mitchell Torrance, the Social ists are trying to get George Bernard Shaw to take uy the fight. Circulation CHARLOTTE NEWS Tuesday, February 9th, 678. v-1
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