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TWELVE PAGES. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, r TWELVE PAOES. VOL. 43. NO. 6917 CHARLOTrE. N. C.. WtDN.SDAV. JANUARY 4 1910 PRinp - nPMTr> 1 merican Money Is Said to Be Backing Latest Revolution crct Service Men Hard at Work to Find Out ij Arnett- an Financiers are Interested ! Mexican And Central 4 merican Revolutions, jtment of Justice Has 25 '•!:n on Border to Prevent i Nations oj Neutrality Laws New Orleans Men Laugh The Report, j The crew of the Hornet included several men who had taken part in pievious Central American revolutions j p-ud who wer^^ re?:istered under assum- i ed names l)ut so far as is known the i Federal authorities did not in the ' least interfere with the expedition. General Christmas ond Manuel Bonilla ; are supposed to have boarded the Hornet shortly after she sailed and it ' was reported that an Italian schooner I loaded T/ith arms and ammunition ' shipped from Philadelphia via. a nor- I'v gulf port, met the Hornet at sea, v.here a transfer of the wir munitions was effected. GIRL USE HAIRPIN TO DEFEAT BURGLAR. -Inw -'icntiiin bv ' ' ,;.aw 't the I'uii-j 'I'.' 'I'.stit'e int)l \..' .^an rir.anciersi (1 i’ 0 fitocnie i>f ! Ar: * ’•it'an revolu- > i \s ■ Ti,.s" are nm I M l • irdic:re that i . 'wuers. nuin-i - ;ir ' 8miiM!nition uprisings ; a’o n' f •reived and : I.'likro finan-j ■ ; !• '.e was pub-1 's''* .i ■ r a', rializo. The j : • redtTal secret serv-1 !• 3 ’i eff-->! t haxardous ■' ’ V. - ard ■ 1 1 rison st>n- - vz nt r violnt>r? of the ■ T-. t*■ aHfy iroaties. it is i ‘ •' >':onu fa>’^i>r in curb-; . ! G^' d Neutrality Law. ■ .*.T. 4. Fur’!-.. :- tlian * !it to rhe efrv. T that df-'ar*:;: lu of justice' . f >r nr.,- violr tior. of in connectit>n witli ' ■' in Mp\1. It and Hor,'!u-' Of tlu latest devel-' ■ ; 'H in The Cbicaiio dis-^ ■ ’■ the I’- i artment 1 ive Ven on Bordsr. | ■wf'v r. ti;at th-:' dr-j IV- ir> as 2T> men along ’ i ,-’!ice trou 'lo broke; ’ V ,11.i I’ei'resenratives ' ^ in Washington fir it— have been ' velllanoe r.-ment of j)ustice it is ■ .•, thitt the operations * ■ trs ar' being directed ' f violation of the neu- e? Th*m Laugh. .1; ’ 4.—The roporr a^o th :T till Federal the coii- - ‘ li.'?;: with th!- •1 ■ ru ii'.si Mexico tlu- an ■ st of ■ - >a!v i*-rs on '-harg- - !'.(*iitraliry laws is r I ; ift -1 smiles I’ruin 1 h. vr iiad more ' ' I- exiiedi- • ' ■ r- a'ain.st Cen- ’ I' ' have sailed ' , V t'iin th"^ jiast • : - one inr fance, • • -r',. Alt:chrl, I'lii- H''nflni'a-. fii- ^ r=i Prixi- ’t n’ ”n in r.Hi". ai - ' . 'I has b( a iif- '' : ■ ■ the 1 'nited ' • wa - a matr-^r i N'. w C)rlcans was bein^; V'.i’itii)i;ary \- ■ !' . :r:?s. Prominent ' , ’. ■•'her? supj)os- '■ ;i overthrow ! »av a r r i . in almost • • n V i;h Manuel : ■ . I*-! r D* Hunduras. ■ ■ ' '' fma^. rhe noted L- : a i\. ' T of Bonilla. Greenwood. .Tan. 4.—A daring at tempt at burglary which almost ter minated in the more terrible crime of murder was frustrated here this morning at the residence of Joe Pinson (in Reynolds street. His daugh ter. Miss Ruth Pinson, a Winthrop student, who expected to return to Winthrop today, heard a noise in the parlor about «» o’clock. She pushed open the do9r and was seized by some one within, dragged inside, a cloth was throw?) over her head and an arti*mpt was made to push some- tbiiiu in her mouth. 3he could not scream but jerked out a hair pin and beuan jabbing and scratching her as sailant. He in turn made a savage cut di- routed at her head with some sharp instrument and cut off almost half her liair. which was done up on her htad. Miss Pinson then tainted and the noise of her fall attracted her fath er wlio ran into the room. The burglar jumped out of a win dow and escaped. It is believed that he has on his face marks of the hair iun used by Miss Pinson. Tbe articles wliich he intended to take away were tound outside the window. They in cluded a la^e number of wedding present.=i belonging to a sister who was married last Thursday. Although every effi rt has been made to find a clue nothing has as yet developed as to who the burglar was or in what direction he has fled. CAIL ELFGTION TO VOTE ON Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C.. .Tan. 4.—The county commissioners were in executive ses sion all day yesterday discussing the proposed new railroad from Winston- Salem to Monrone. A petition signed l\v th% necessary qualified voters of Salisbury and Litaker township calling for an election to vote on the issuance of ST.'.OOO in bonds by Salisbury town- shii' and $20,000 by Litaker township toward building the new road ^ere presented to the commissioners. The matter was thoroughly discussed and an election ordered to be held on Feb. 'l'\ The order specifies that the con struction ot the road must be started within one year and must be complet ed by .Ian. 1, 1914, No arrest has yet been made in connection with finding the dead body of a new born babe on the Western Railroad track Monday. There being no scars on the body makes it impos sible for the child to have been thrown from the train and no clue whatever can be found. f. OMvenTIO^ 4- feAlT Bait ^ ON THE JOB ALL THE YEAR ROUND I The South Takes To Shivering And . Sneezing To - dai Violent Earth Shocks Recorded Dowd Unanimously Chosen Speaker Of House At Caucus HON. WILLIAM CAREY DOWD Special to The News. Raleigh, X, C,, Jan. 4.—In the demo cratic caucus last night W. C. Dowd, of Mecklenburg, was chosen by accla mation tor speaker of the house, and he received the unanimous vote of 10-3 democratic members today in the or ganization of the assembly. The contesrt wa& strenuous. After the convening of the caucus at 8 o'clock last night and the selection of Harry Stubbs, of Mar tin, as permanent chairman, the selec tion of a speaker was first in order. Koonce, of Onslow, amid applause, said the speech be had prepared to de liver at this hour was not appropriate, having expected to accepl the nomina tion himself, and that he was now to do to another that which he had most de sired another should do to him. He pro posed the name of Dowd as a “gifted editor, loyal democrat, gracious churchman," Turlington, of Iredell, seconded the nomination. Motion for selection by acclamation was made by Representative Doughton, of Alle ghany. This done, Doughton. Turling ton and Koonce were directed as a special committee to bring the new speaker into the house. Mr. Dowd was enthusiastically greeted, and said: •if I know my heart tonight, it is not the office of speaker I desrire. I care nothing for this except as it repre sents, as I believe, an expression of your confidence and esteem: and with that added. I cannot find words to ex press m.v appreciation for this honor.” Mr. Dowd appealed for co-operation in dis))atching the work of the house and in making the session historic in o&tering care of educational, industrial and agricultural interests. The caucus proceeded with the selec tion of other officers for the house. G. T. Cobb was re-elected principal clerk; D Scott Pool, of Cumberland, reading clerk. He is editor of Facts and Fig ures, published at Raeford. For en grossing clerk. Kinsland was re-elect ed. George L. Kirkpatrick '^’as re-elect ed sergeant-at-arms. Assistant ser geant-at-arms. D. H. .Tames, of Halifax. The caucus adjourned at 10:30 o’clock. The republican members of*the sen ate and house held a joint caucus in the chamber of commerce rooms. Ex Judge H. R. Starbuck. of Forsyth, w’as named as the candidate for president pro tem of the senate, and ex-Judge H. G. Ewert, of Henderson, received the complimentary nomination of speaker of the house. H. N. Pharr, of Mecklenburg, was chosen by the senatorial caucus as ]iresident pro tem of. the senate, the other aspirants being T. T. Thorne, of Nash, and J. L. Barham, of Wayne. The selection required four ballots, the result on these being: Pharr, 20: Barham. 13; Thorne. 4. Otis Self, of Jackson, was chosen chief clerk over W. E. Brock, of An son. Mark Squires was rhosen re?.ding clerk without opposition. Others chosen were; W. E. Hooks, engrossing clerk: R. M. Stanley, of Wilkes, sergeant-at-arms; W. G. Hall, of Cumberland, assistant sergearit-at- arms. POPULATION OF N. C. CITIES. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 4.—Popu lation statistics of the thir teenth census made Public to day by the census bureau in clude: North Carolina: City 1910 Asheville 18,762 Durham 18,241 Greensboro.. ..15,895 Raleigh 19,218 Winston 17,167 1900 14,694 6,679 10,035 13,643 10,008 GOVERNOR OIX By Associated Press. Albany. N. Y.. Jan. 4.—Governor John A. Dix, in his message to the legislature today says: “A ETartling tendency of late is to increan»- annual expenditures, both fys raised br taxation and of monel^? '.sorrowed by the issue of bonds.” “Excessive taxation.” he says, “is next door to criminality, for it inev itably breeds extravagance, waste and criminal corruption.” The propesed amendment to the federal constitution permitting the imposition by congress of an income tax is recommended by Governor Dix. Election of United States senators by popular vote is also favored. Big Fines For The Railroads By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Pa.. Jan. 4.—Judge Hol land in the United States district court inflicted fines of $40,000 each on the Philadelphia and Reading raihvay, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and the Bethl lem Steel Company, charg es w’ith unlawful rebating. Carmack Amendment Constitutional. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4.—Yesterday’s re port erroneously carried the s-tatement that the Carmack amendment to the Hepburn rate law had been declared unconstitutional. Thi^ amendment was declared constitutional. A. P. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Will Entertain the Children to a Big Theatre Party at the ----- ACADEMY OF MUSIC W ednesday January 11, ’11 # To See Rea! live “BUSTER BROWN- Watch Imorro^)*s News For Full Partimlan ours rtmil BIgOOWG IIT TRINITy COL, Special to The News. Durham, N. C., Jan. 4,—Fire discov ered this morning about 4 o’clock in the Washington Duke, or Main Trin ity College building, destroyed it ut terly. This was the first Duke gift and entailed a loss of $100,000. In six months the building was to have been torn down for a new modern dormi tory. The class-rooms and faculty offi ces had been fitted up as dormitories and first recitations were to have been held in the New Academic Building, lacking but a week of completion. Today was to have oeen the opening -scliooi day and the theory is that the young men in finding their way to rooms dropped a match into rooms recently oiled and that the fire start ed thus. It was one of the most specta cular fires seen in years and were be yond reach of the firemen. Manv college records were destroy ed and a hundred or more trunks were burned. The Insurance amounts to about $40,000. Both nc-w buildings, costing $15,000, recent gifts of Ben.i. Duke, will go up at once. The fire would probably have bestroyed the Woman’s Building and Young Men’s Christian Association but for the recent rains. High wind was ominous, but sparks fell dead on the wet roofs. The faculty announced the re-opening of the college in two days. By Associated Press. London, Jan. 4.—An earthquake of gigantic proportions was recorded by the seismograph at the observa tory at West Bromwicli between 11:35 o’clock last night and B:.')*! o’clo'ck this morning. apparently 3.000 or 4,000 miles to the eastward. The oscillation was so violent that the needle of the instrument col lapsed. Felt Elsewhere. Tashkent. Asiatic Russia. Jan. 4.— A violent earthquake was felt at va rious points of Russian Turkestan from 4 to 4:30 o’clock this morning. Many buildings were destroyed and there were a number of fatalities, though the loss of life is not yet known. Great Fissures in Ground. Tashkent. Jan. 4.—Great fissures opened in the ground. Practically all of the stores and residences at Vyerny, the capital uf the territory of Somiryetchensk were destroyed or damaged. The city has a population of i’3.000. Shocks at St. Ignatius. Cleveland, O., Jan. 4.—Earthquake shocks of unusual intensity and du ration were recorded by the seismo graph at St. Ignatius college last night, emanating from a point prob ably 6.500 miles distant, according to Father Odenbach. the observer. The initial shock came at 5:38 p. m. the main at 6:10:05, the maximum ai 6:22 and the end at S:0S p. m. The maximum amount of motion was 14 millimeters, extending over a period of 20 seconds. Themcmeter Takes Unexpected Downward Pluvge And Dixie Has a Bad Cold—While Snow Didn't Show Up, The Ice is Here Galore. Military Affairs Committee to Meet EXCITEMENT IS STILL RICH IN L By Associated Press. Lxjndon, Jan. 4.—Public excitement^ over the hunting down of the anar chist burglar gang continues at fever heat. Today great crowds swarmed about the dingj' east end street which yes terday was the scene of a battle, the like of which had not been known in the history of London’s police de partment. The police who have been greatly overworked during the past 48 hours, had their hands full in keeping the streets open to traffic, while the detec tive department pursued its investiga tion into the Russian anarchist colo ny with unremitting energy. During the night the police thor oughly overhauled the ruins of the tenement house in Sidney street where the outlaws made their last stand and were shot or burned to death in the fight with the police and soldiers. The officers discovered parts of an other body today. While little ex cept the head and neck was intact, the authorities have no doubt the parts were from the body of “Peter the Painter,” who last night w'as believed to have been still at lai^e. All three bodies recovered from the burned house were foimd in a back room on the ground floor. The claim is established apparently that the building was fired by the des peradoes. It is thought that when the trapped men found their ammunition nearly spent and escape impossible, they set fire to the building and com mitted suicide. No papers were found throwing light on the operations of the gang. Some of the evening papers fea ture the recent discovery of a pack age of blasting gelatine close by the gas works near the jute mill town of Barking, seven miles northeast of London^ and attempt to connect the discovery with the anarchists. The explosive was found on a river bank on December 24 and was so sat urated as to be harmless. By Associated Press. Washington. D. C.. Jan. 4.—The mili tary affairs committee of the liouse will meet tomorrow to finish work upon the appropriation bill carrying funds for the support of the army. Members of the committee believe that the war department’s estimate of $700,000 tor new field artillery in the I’nited States will be considerably reduced. The bill will be ready for the house shortly after congress reconvenes. The house has already passed the urgent deficiency bill, which has become a law; the Indian appropriation bill now before the senate and the pension ap propriation bill, now before the senate committee on pensions. The bill appro priating money for the legislative, exe cutive and judicial branches of the government is before the house and will be taken up again tomorrow. E IIT TODAY Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 4.—The general assembly convened at 11 o’clock and organized for business after which it ^ook a recess until tomorrow to hear the biennial message of Governor Kitchin. The organization of the house was with W. C. Dowd, of Charlotte, as speaker; T. G. Cobb, of Burke, prin cipal clerk; D. Scott Poole, of Cum berland, reading clerk; M. D. Kinsland, of Haywood, engrossing clerk, and G. L. Kirkpatrick, of Lenoir, sergeant- at-arms. The senat organized w'ith H. N. Phas, of Mecklenburg, as pre&ident promises pro tem; R. O. Self, of Jackson, as weather by tonight. Reports From Many Sections of the Country Show Ex- tremely Low Temperature Pievaient—Colorado Reports Warmer Weather. New Orlearis. ].a.. .Ian. 4.—Shivering in the law. cl',ill wiml of one of tl'o coldest nights Icnowu in a long time, New Orleans last night was a ))oor jilace for the tramii.^ and penniless tourisis who lisve boon arriving here to escape the rigors of rhe Northern climate. The police of The city were buf-y all through the ni.srht seeking out tli6 dark corners and trying to find any one who might have dropped to sleep in the cold. N(U a single case of freezing or “near-lrcezing" came to light, though many lionieless men were given beda at the prison out of the cold. In South Carolina. Charleston, S. C.. Jan. 4.—In elev en hours the temperature here drop- tied from ?ixiy deurees to a bare iration below 32 at S o'clock th^s morning, with t.he wind blowing at the rate of 2^ miles out of the northwest, intensifying the cold weather. Nominal, if any. damage has been done. In tlie outlying dis tricts ice is repcrtpd. Snow Did Not Show Up. Columbia. S. C.. ,Tan, —Raw cold but not the expected snow visited this section last night and today is clear and windy, v>'ith no prospect of snow. Tuesday afternoon was rainy and cold. Macon is Sneezing. Macon, Ga., Jan. 4.—Macon awoke in the grip of the ice king tiiis morning. The thermometer at 8 o'clor>k registered 18 dr;rreea, the coldest weather since inos. Bursted water pipes^ are reported In many homes while hi two instances water ranges attached to stoves exploded. At Savannah. Savannah. Ga., Jan. 4.—A mlnl- mtim temperature of 2S degrees was registered for Savr.nnah this morn ing. The day is cold hut fair. The weather bureau forecasts freezing tonight with a temperature below 20 degrees. There is little vegetation in the vicinity of Savannah to be hurt by the cold, but It Interferes somewhat with outdoor work. Augusta Has the Grip. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 4,—The cold wave has Augusta In Its grip this morning with a vengeance. A 8 o’clock a minimum of 21 degrees had been attained and the forecast Indt- cases Rtlll lower figures for tonight. The lowest on record for this date is 15; the lowest for the winter to dale Is 19. The only damage record ed Is to exposed plumbing. Iri Colorado. Denver, Col., Jan.' 4.—A rise o 51 degrees In 12 hours here’ has broken the backbone of the cold snap that held Colorado In a “way belo-w zero” grip for several days. The range here was from 13 degrees be low zero to 38 degrees above. Rising temperatures were reported through out the state. At New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan. 4.—With the government thermometer registering 22 degrees above zero early this morning. New Orleans Is experienc ing the coldest w'eather since 1905, when the minimum temperature was 18 degrees above. Very Cold at Memphis. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 4.—The ther mometer here early today registered nine degrees above zero, the coldest of the winter. The local weather bu- decidedly warmer principal clerk; Mark Squires, of Caldwell, reading clerk; W. E. Hooks, of Wayne, engrossing clerk; R. M. Stanley, of Dllkes, sergeant-at-arms. IN TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 4.—An agree ment was reached this morning be tween the contesting legislative fac tions w^hereby the house regular dem ocrats will qualify as members and all contests in that body will be thrown out except one. The regulars rad de clared that they would go home if the contests were not withdrawn. The insurgent regulars w^ill be sworn in at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Cold Wave at Nashville. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 4.—The cold est weather of the winter prevails here, the government thermometer reg istering 3 degrees above zero at 6 o’clock this morning. Between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning it was as dark as night. Cold at Mobile. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 4.—King cold today holds this vicinity fast In its icy grip, the temperature at 7 o’clock reachink 18 degrees above zero, the coldest since 1&06. It has not yet been determined what ex tent if any truck farmers suffered in the destruction of the cabbage crop. Two Railroads are Fighting For Righ* Of Way Through Mountain Pass in This State By Associated Press. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 4.—A spec ial from Waterville, N. C., says two opposing railroad construction crews, representing the Trans-Contlnental Railroad Company and the Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad terville. W. J. Oliver, who is .at the head of ^he undertaking to build a rail road from Sevierville, Tenn.. through the motmtains to Greenville, S. C., thought to be interested in tbe pro ject. are fighting for possession of right] Construction is being done and of way through a difficult mountain both forces express determination pass near Nev/port, Tenn., and Wa- to iiold the pass ai any cost.