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ev s Hps, the Largest Circu lotion of Amy Afternoon Paper Published1 in the Two Carolirv.s 'X TEN PAGES. TEN PAGES FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C. THURSDAY EVEnunu DECEMBER 2, 1909 PRICE 5 CENTS Affects Army o r e r s Z JL JLJL! VyX.JCV.M X Strike Great L a BURGLARS IlITHE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY ID THE LOHG-TATE COMPANY 1 . b o Railroads Inport Sitike Bteakcrs in Effort Restore NomV Trcfficl Gondii ions o lm provement been , - ticed Hour Mills in Miu a- t i i polis Idle Many A. n thrown Out of Employ ment Loss to Milling Concerns is Heavy. Associated Press. Paul. Minn., Dec. 2. With the j:; 'nation of strikebreakers, the rail ; : 's began work this morning try to restore normal traffic conditions, which have teen disturbed on the .V rthwest railroads through the switch i:: As strike. There is no noticeable improvement in business conditions. In .Minneapolis all flour mills, except ia stopped. This industry alone will A:.iv 5,000 men out of employment. . A: I men will lose 75,000 a week in The loss of business to milling con- : r.s approximates $700,000 dailj'. At head of the Lakes, where the most important industries are directly de ; t udent upon traffic conditions, contin . la ion of the strike for a few more lAys will force 10,000 men out of em ployment. Mob Formed. By Associated Press. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 2. A wild mob lias formed and crews on all engines and all cars are being pelted with stones. The police have been called upon. Big Schooner Asfcore on F tying Pan Shoals Br Associated Press. Beaufort, N. C, Dec. 2. The schoon Marie Palmer, the. largest four raster on the coast, is ashore on Frying Pan Shoals in a dangerous i ! sition. The vessel was grounded (. ring the night while being towed A- the tug, Edgar F. Cooney, to !Sa Yunnan, to which port she is bound A:,:;: Cartaret, N. J., with a cargo i A740 tons of guano. SEABOARD TRAIN KILLS. J. A. Dunlso of Wadesboro Struck by " Fast Freight. Wadesboro, Dec. 2. J. A. Dunlap, a prominent citizen of this place, was struck by a fast freight train cn the Seaboard Air Line railway here yes terday afternoon and instantly killed. y,y. Dunlap was returning to town irom a visit in the country when struck by the train. His buggy was ritAKolished and his horse badly injur e. He leaves a large family. SOCIETY GIRL KILLS HERSELF. Miss Eth?l Norman of Greensboro, N. C. Ends Her Life No Apparent made a raid on a small playhouse m Cause for Act. jthe back yard of Alice Waflghl, colored Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 2. Without No. 409 East First street, which had : xpv previous intimation and with no been amusing her son, Adolphus. The itscontive other than a slight remon- Tatter was not "at home" at the time srrance from a member of her family; of the visit of the officers, but he will ; i out extravagant indulgences, Miss evidently soon be located in other Ethel Norman, aged 17, prominent in quarters if 'the strenuous efforts now t.eriety in this'city, committed suicide being put forth by the police to learn Ii'-iv in- shooting herself through the his whereabouts are successful, and in- art with a revolver. She came home j dications point to this result, about G:30 o'clock and passing herj A complete list of the articles found mother in the hall went directly to by the police would resemble the cata !; room, where she pressed the re-jlogue of an electrical apparatus manu- voiver to tier neart and nreu, ueaiu ; Iting instantly. Attempt to Blow Up Railroad. 2. Associated Press. v.,fTiint-Mi rion 9 tcthminn 0!an- ' LtUIllLUU, . M. A t fil officials here learned to-dayI ei-.teries, such as are used in automoDiies, tortus to dynamite,, a portion of the together with' many smaller onec, sev i'cA.ama Railroad and large .team,eral bells, one meter, which by the shovel. The commission is endeavor- way is very valuable, one doctor's to arid tne persons inipiii;atcu m . plot Commons Pass Resolution. T,. A r. .i n 4- r)nn 1 ' iiasuciiiLCU ricao. i London Dec 2. The House of and several lights in operation e.t the ' ummons' passed Premier Asquith's time of the officers' visit., His connec s solution that in rejecting the go v-.tions were disturbed, however, and the n.,f' v,., Km Hniiss ot fittino-a nilerl into a laree box and car- ' ' inuruL a UUUgCL Will, viiv ' J ' ) " . . , , . i.' ids committed a breach of the;ried to the police station for identifi ';ustitr.timi and usuroed the rights ;Cation. Mr. T. C Toomey, of the Too- oi the House of Commons. t Will Remember Fort Henry. :- Associated Press. r,A frnm Prosi-' ' irt Taft in which the latter says: . ! have your letter asking me "to re- wmber ' the fortifications of Fort ii'Tiry in my message, "t shall do so." . Will Abolish Football. Bv Associated Press. Walla Walla, Wash... Dec. 2. i! Following a series of tragic acci- :: dents on the gridiron, thtf Whit- man College faculty officially an- nounced football will be abolih-3d . . . . .. . . . . in that institution unless naa - )lays are eliminated. ..... Ran r pace m tom Hi ur a o mm mv. f w mm m w REACH JURY ; Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 2. -The en i . j tire morning session of the United States court was consumed by District Attorney Holton rn making the closing argument for the government to the jury, he having in charge the case against Lee H. Battle, the indicted cashier of the wrecked City National Eank. The closing speech for the defense was begun at 3 o'clock by Major Sted man. The case will go to the jury Friday. Stigar Jeighing Fraud Cases j By Associated Press. mass of detailed evidence presented in the effort to convict six former em ployes cf the American Sugar Refining Company, of underweighing . frauds, the prosecution, went further into per sonalities of the case , attempting to establish direct connection between i the manipulation of cheating scales ' and men on trial. Death of Gen. Adams. By Associated Press. "Washington, Dec. 2. Brig. Gen. J Henry M. Adams, retired, of Charles ton, S. C, on a visit here, died to day. He served in the engineer corps for many years. Fire at Ocean View. By Associated Press. Norfolk. Dec. 2. Four summer hc- tels and several smaller structures at j Ocean View, Norfolk's "Coney Island" j were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss is fifty thousand dollars. Was Fond Of Electricity Many Valuable Electrical Appliances Found i Possession of Negro Boy His Lights Were Burning, Bells, batteries, wire insulators, globes, chandeliers these are only a few of the electrical appliances found !by the police this morning when they laciunue couueiu. oevwai ucara 3 electrical appliances in the city have called at the police station and identi fied many of the articles, but there j-et remains a big array. There are a dozen or more large bat- " ' ' r cutiuic lhillcij, ucus ui vanuL&o iuo, magnets, lanterns, globes, chandeliers, 100 feet of wire, about 400 feet of lawn hnsp anrl hundreds of other articles. The boy had his "house" wired up hin?r Company, went down nnd identified several of the articles "'VJ - o - - " ... It is a mystery how one small boy, in his teens, could get together, with out detection, such a collection of val- naWo articles as Adolphus had assem bled. He evidently, according to the opinion of the police, carried them a few at a time, and several weeks must !V,r.Tr V-ia cnneiim in setting to- gether this collection. There are sev- i ; v.o -niio whiph are verv erai amicus m - cotly when purchased) and evidently the entire transaction will prove costly to the suppose culprit .when he is . caught, unless he can . satisfact oriiy prove to the recorder that he is not the guilty party. I It is said that several electnca. con- cerns in the city have been missing ar Nicies for sometime, only one or two i ,i :v,i., i n time and small imngs, possiui.y, n. a. . n ii t- V,r -nnlirA StatlOll an me arucies i." v - will probably be identified by dealers in the city. Diplomatic Relations with Central American e pub Secretary of State Knox Issues Most Scathing Document Great Re joicing Among Insur rectionary Party. Uncle Sam WW Hold Per sonally Responsible Men Who Tortured two Americans Looks Like War is Imminent. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2.--Havicg informed tne Nicaraguan government that Secretary Knox had last night pre sented him with his passport, Senor Felipe Ridriguez, charge d'affairs of Nicaragua at Washington, today is pa tiently awaiting instructions from President Zelaya upon the course he is to follow, now that diplomatic rela tions between the Uinted States and Nicaragua have been severed. What further representations, if any, he may make to the United States through the state department.of where he will go, will depend entirely upon expected orders today from President Zelaya. Rodriguez would make no statement today and had received no further in formation, he asid, regarding the prog ress of Nicaraguan affairs. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. There is rejoicing today in the ranks ot the Nicaraguan insurrectionary party and corresponding gloom among the friends of President Zelaya, over the ultimatum handed down yesterday by the United States to the Nicara guan government in a note which ac companied passports delivered by Secretary of State Knox to Felipe Rodrozguez, charge d'affaires of the Nicaraguan legation. The strength of the note and its personal tone are subjects of com ment in diplomatic circles. It is generally recognized that the United 'States has decided the time has come to put an end to further at tacks on American life and interests in Central America. Far-reaching effect of the note is a matter of especial comment. The factthat President Zelaya is appar ently to be held responsible for the murder, sorjalled, of two Americans, Groco and Cannon, and, that the note intimates that Zelaya is the culprit, put a sting to the entire matter. Al most feverish interest in the step of this government is manifest. Concealed in a. vigorous" but care fully prepared note, dictated by sec retary Knox, is seen a warning to Central American Republics that they must behave and conduct themselves as other republics in the Western Hemisphere conduct themselves. This is an indirect announcement that the United States - intends to see that the family of Western Ke- THE WAR CLOUD IS RISING! Lie Emded publics lives harmoniously. It is believed by diplomats to be epochal and the Monroe doctrine in their eyes has attained hew dignity. The letter is seemingly a mere protest against existing conditions and while it bristles 1 with declara tion, it smacks of so-called Ameri can "shirt-sleeve" diplomacy. That this view of the 'document is incor rect is plainly shown by a careful reading of it. It is one of the most scathing documents issued from the elate department in recent years: The Prairie Ordered Out. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. The troop ship Prairie, with a detachment of 700 marines aboard, for Panama, and pos sibly for Nicaragua, recived orders to sail from Philadelphia this afternoon. What Bluejackets Think. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2. When the officers, bluejackets, and marines on the transport Prairie learned the latest turn in the Nicaraguan situation, most of them declared they would probably eat Christmas dinners in Nicaragua. They feel sure Secretary Knox's let ter dispels doubt 'alrout their ultimate destination. No Developments. There were no developments at the state department, this morning regarding the Nicaraguan affairs, al though Secretary Knox, in a note to Rodriguez, intimated that he would be willing to see that gentleman un officially. It is not known whether Rodriguez' purpose is to call at the state department before taking his departure. Having broken off diplo matic relations with Nicaragua is un derstood to be the government's pur pose to maintain the position ot watchfullness and preparedness tor any eventuality. It Ms not the intention of au thorities to land marines on Nicara- ! guan soil or make a warlike demon stration unless some hostile act on the part of the Zelayan government directed against Americans or Ameri can interests should make the step necessary. The Buffalo, at Panama, can sail at an hour's' notice. Other warships along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts By Associated Press. New York. Dec. 2. The police were baffled in their search for solution i f the mysterious death of Mrs. W. N. Snead, the young Brooklyn woman found dead in a bath tub in the house at East Orange, N. J. Virginia Ward law a gray-haired spinster with excel lent connections in Nashville and ! other Southern cities, who was Mrs. Snead's companion, is the only one ) arrested. She remains uncommunica- tive. BliOY OF WB B 1TB TUB could land marines or bluejackets within a few hours. Thus the. Uni ted States is in a position to seize Corinto or take other offensive ac tion should the situation seem to warrant. A Should such step be found neces sary it will be prompt and decisive. Information to the state department recently indicates the Zelayan army and Zelayan government is. disintre gating. Revolutionists, under Estra da, are receiving constant accessions. Arms, and ammunition are being landed in quantities even beyond their needs. Thus the United States, can af ford to await developments, especial ly as it would not loose any of its prestige, or sacrifice -any advantage in the matter of indemnity for the killing of Grose and Cannon. "We Are Paralyzed." "We are stricken to the heart. We are paralyzed." Senor Rodriguez thus summed up the sensations felt by the Nicaraguan legation officials here over Secretary of State Knox's ultimatum. Apparent ly it has fallen upon Rodriguez' com placency with profound effect. To newspaper men Rodriguez delivered in a torrent of mingled English and Spanish his protestation of his amaze ment at the state department's action. Warships Ordered Out. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2.The first step of the United States governmerr toward backing up the declaration by Secretary Knox regarding the Nicara guan situation was taken today when the secretary of the navy sent urgent orders to the commanders of the cruis er Albany and gunboat Yorktown, two American warships at Magdalena Bay, lower California, to proceed forthwith to Corinto, Pacific coast, port of Nica ragua. The gunboat, Vicksburg, is already riding waters in the harbor at Cor into. The gunboat, Princeton, is on its way from Bremerton navy yard, Washington, for the same port. The transport, Buffalo, is expected to sail from Panama for Corinto, with 1,100 marines aboard, soon after the Prairie, which leaves Philadelphia this afternoon with 700 marines ana arrives at Colon. Concentration ot four warships together with . Buffalo at 'Corinto, indicates determination of officials to be able to meet any emergency for protection of Ameri can citizens. U. S. Well Defended. The Albany has 280 bluejackets, the Vicksburg, Yorktown and Prince ton have 150 each. These, together with marines would make an army equal to any organization reported to be serving under Zelaya. The United States also will have a for midable force within striking dist ance of the Atlantic coast in case ot danger to American lives or property in that section of Nicaragua. At Port Limon, Costa Rica, are an chored the cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma, each with 280 men aboard, and the gunboat, Marrieta, with 15U men. Admiral Kimball Leaves. Rear Admiral William W. Kimball left Washington today for Philadel phia to take passage to Panama on the Prairie. His mission on the Isthmus of Panama is not explained at the department, but it is believed he will take command of the. naval forces operating against Nicaragua. He will probably proceed to Corinto. Knox's Letter. Secretary Knox's letter to Senor Rodriguez is as follows: "Since the Washington conventions of 1907 it is notorious that President Zelaya has almost continuously kept Central America in tension or tur moil, that he has repeatedly and fla grantly violated the provisions ot the conventions, and by a baleful in fluence upon Honduras, whose neu trality the conventions were to as sure,, has sought to discredit those sacred international obligations to the great detriment of Costa RicEi Salvador and Guatemala, whose gov ernments meanwhile appear to have been able patiently to strive for the loyal support of the engagements so solemnly undertaken at Washington under the auspices of the United States and Mexico. "It is equally a matter of com mon knowledge that under the re gime of President Zelaya republican institutions have ceased in Nicara gua to exist except in name; that publia opinion and the press have been throttled ; and that prison has been the reward of any tendency to real patriotism. My consideration for you personallly impels me to abstain from unnecessary, discussion of the painful details of a regime which un fortunately has been a blot upon the history of Nicaragua and a discour- Continued on Page Six. IF MILLION ENDOWMENT FOR TRINITY By Associated Press. Durham, N. C, Dsc. 2. Trinity Col lege will be endowed vith half million dollars for th Institution of medical, dental and parmaceutical departments, dental and pharmaceutical depsrt ir.en, are are donor tf . . -r Message Completed. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. Having completed his work upon his mes sage, President Taft began receiving congressional visitors today. The pre ident felt relieved when he completed the dictation. Abernethy Sale Draws 2,000 J The Valuable Cattle ar a Hogs Were not Sold During 7 he Morning Mr. !?. L England The Auctioneer. An immense crowd of 2,000 people are attending the sale of the stock and other things at the late Col. R. L. Abernethy's place at River Bend today. The valuable cattle, hogs and dogs had not been reached during the morning and were to be sold this afternoon. Junk and material from the blacksmith shop were being sold . Four head of horses were sold at $75, $92.50, $182 and $130. A coop of chickens brought $19. Mr. R. L. England, of Greensboro, is auctioning off the valuable stoclc and materials on this place. The Abernethy s were feeding the crowd at the store at the home place. The store is yet to be sold and it looks as if the sale will take up another day. Near to Lynching In Mississippi McComb, Miss., Dec. 2. After ex changing several shots with pursuing officers, none of the volleys being ef fective, two negroes were captured and lodged in the jail here last night. They had shot and seriously wound ed a detective of the Illinois Central Railroad near McComb, Miss. Threats of lynching were made but at a late hour last niht the town was quiet. Jeffries Talks. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 2. Anticipating def inite announcement of when and where the Jeffries-Johnson fight for the heavyweight championship of the world will be held, a great crowd cf notable sporting men assembled this morning at Hoboken. Jeffries, before leaving for Buffalo said: "I was not at the opening- of bids because I only want to meet Johnson once more and that is in the ring. And that will be the last time I will see him." State Fair Managers Meet. Chicago, Dec. 2. The American Association of Fairs and Expositions met at the Auditorium Hotel today for its nineteenth annual session. Before adjourning tomorrow the as sociation will decide upon the dates for the state fairs to be held in the Middle West next year. Daring Attempts at Robbeiv Result in Small Hauls Safe at Former Plate Baffled Efforts of Midnight Prowler. No Evidence of Broken Doors or Windows And Four Persons Were Inside But in Another Department ot Store. A burglar entered the building of the Bell Telephone Company on East Third street last nigJit without break ing any doors or windows, and prized open a number of money draweis, without, however, obtaining anything of value. The Long-Tate Clothing store was also entered. The room entered was the office of Manager Northey of the city service. The only possible entrance appeared to, be over the open transom from the hallway into his office but the dust on the top of hhis was undisturbed. Evidently the would be burglar was mere or less acquainted with the place and the methods of doing business there. He knew it was the first of the month when bills for the previous month are being paid and a good deal of ..cash is coming in. He expected to 'find this in the money drawer but did not. There were five envelopes with a small amount of cash in them, three or four dollars perhaps, but this he did not. touch. They were in the right hand section of the money draw er. A small $15 adding machine in the rear of this drawer is missing. The door of one safe, where the books are kept was opened but the books were not harmed. The money had been locked up in another safe and this he had tried to open but failed. Almost all the table and desk draw era had been opened-. A piece of met al in one of the adding machines hatb been used to prize open the drawers. A knife had also been used to cut a place so that the bar could be" used for prizing. Mr. Northey and others had all left the building by 10:30. There were five people inside all night, however.. One young man and four girls, operat ors. They were upstairs in a differ ent department. ' The young ladies were on the third floor of the building and the young man on the second but none of these heard any noises in Manager North ey's office during the night. The jani tor left before Mr. Northey and it is known that the building was secure ly locked after the last man left. When the clerks opened up the Fourth street store of the Tate-Brown Clothing Company, recently purchased from the Long-Tate ?lothing Compa ny, this morning, it was discovered that some time during the night an en trance into the store had been effected by robbers by opening the rear door on West Fourth street. Upon examination it was found that the glass in one of the double doors had been broken and the . robber had reached through the break and . turn ed the key that was in the lock. An immediate search was made and the stock was rapidly gone over to determine what had been stolen, but the search failed to show that anything was missing. The police were immediately notified of the attempted robbery. They are working on the case and hope to land the thief. One opinion about the robbery is that the thief was familiar with the store and knew that the key was left in the lock or that he had been in the store at some previous time and noticed the key in the lock and made his plans accordingly. The robbery required a great deal of nerve to be pulled off, as the store is generally pretty well lighted and the arc light on the corner of South Tryon and Fourth street would make it very easy to detect anyone trying to force an entry. The glass looks as though it had been broken with a hammer, as about a six-inch hole was broken in it. Auditorium for Raleigh. Special to The News. Raleigh, Dec. 2. The contract for the erection of a new municipal and au ditorium building for Raleigh was awarded today to John A. Carter & Co., cf Philadelphia, for $100,220. The con tract requires completion in about eight months and will begin early in the spring. The auditorium will have 3,700 opera chairs and other seating space to make canacitr of 5,000. Couldn't Stand Disgrace; Ends His Life. By Associated Press. Salt Lake City, Dec. 2. Captain. W. A. Johnson, celebrated mining expert, committed suicide, taking cyanide potassium, because he was threatened with eviction from a hotel where he was stopping with his bride, for non-payment of a bill. - a