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si Edition THS CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition 43. NO. 7020 CHAKLOTTE, N. C.. FRIDAY EVENING. MAYS, 1911 PRICE] Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDily-5 Cents Sunday. ^ ( Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dail:^ and Sunday. ‘t Will the Day ring Forth In Mexico Is Question '"dently Hoped that >uld Witntss The From the Pres- DiaZ’Peace Hangs ■ Action, is Refusal, it is ‘ hut the RevolU’ :gram Will Be , With Added De- Many Rumors. .\iay r>.—Cherishing ;y might repeat General Diaz i()n ol Napoleon ■ I’ll b!', would • ury a.uaiu to save ■luiiiy. iliis lime by . n. ot liis intention : I -. nt y he has . ;:i.-^urrecto leaders •. ii ioss the Rio \ > tanily today for : -.'iiy. tlie government I Mie three iusurg- . ’ rday presented :;.^f'Stion that public the pri- (ly j;ivea of his . reii ained In his It .0 receive tele- I as to how to 1 demand. iK /, Jiead of the mn, also decided ) aniil Judge Car- hini of a reply . eiivoys of both less to go to the rou’id across the o answer to yes- ' :A been received. ' are confident 'tlivr conditions of M S if the Diaz ques- Itd. a lull of the Mexican i :■ iid.^ the fate of ■ is declared today. i:ib!e reply be re* r.’od to break off 1 ■ a.nd continue the arms. They have no >3.. for telegrams , into the headquart- .' iiUio from revolu- ai all partLi of Mex- -iut if he consents : '.vhich will contin- i Dtlice they will re- r iii|i and continue the • i. iiily. Reports have ; the Msdero camp of ti 'f large bodies of ri fl to march on the noressary. ni.'-tice for the Chi- will expire at noon h- iild peace negotia- ' u'k on Juarez w’ould - ;ie of the rebels in :! cfintingcncy today, !” fhe attack of Jua- idfincd in view of i ns with the United t^*d the oi)inion it ; miive to turn the in- Uiward. where the ’ id to be acquiring Madero’s agreement to the terms may not be recognized by all the rebel bands, but the government believes that with this main difficulty adjusted, it will have little trouble in dealing with the smaller leaders. Particularly is there satisfaction ov er the terms of peace agreed to be tween the government and Amrosio Figueroa, representing the rebels in the states of Guerrero and Morelos. This leader is one of the four Figue roas who are in the fore in the district, comprising the states of Guerrero, Pue bla, Oaxaca and Morelos. Reports are current in the capitol of a battle, which is said to have oc curred at Ties Marias, 45 miles from ilexico City, between 2,000 rebels and a band of federals, wiiich had pur sued them for several days. No con- tirmatiou of the reports can be ob tained, however. No Peace Agreement. Mexico City, May 5.—Contradicting the information of the war office last night, Ambrosio Figuero, representing the rebels in Guerrero and Morelos, said today that nc agreement for peace had been made between him and min ister of war. Cose. The conference thus far, he stated, were merely those of courtesy. All Quiet Up to Noon. Mexico City, May S.—Sunday calm marked the anniversary of the battle of Puebla, in which Diaz defeated the French, which h?d been heraleded as the date set for an attack on the capi tal by revolutionists and the forced resignation of President Diaz. I,^]) to noon there had been no indication of disorder in any quarter. To Protect Americans. Washington, May 5.—Mr. Wilson said the Mexican war department had sent urgent telegrams of instruction t.o the commanding officer at Acapulco to afford all iiossible aid to Americans. Reported danger to Americans was investigated by Mr. Wilson when it was repoited that two sons of Judge Melvin (Joodnian had been murdered by alleged revolutionary l)andits at their father's haccieuda, Buena Suceso. not far from Acapulco. The neighbor hood of the reported crime is said to be overrun by bandits who owe no allegiance to any responsible organi zation. Mr. Wilson states also that .Ameri cans in Aiexico City are becoming alarmed and that their unrest is due in some measure to apprehension of failure of peace negotiations and a consequent prevalance of anarchy. Federal in Control. Douglas, Ari-c., May 5.—Official ad vices to the Mpxican consul say that AJazatlin is still in the hands of the Federal forces, notwithstanding re ports to the contrary. The consul states that the rebels attacked Mazat- lan desperately on May 1. The gunboats “Tampico” and “Za- rago.sa,” anchored in Mazatlan harbor, are reported to have thrown shells into the rebel lines, doing terrible execu tion. “Sneezing Powder” Caused Trouble. By Associated Press. Athens. Ga., May 5.—Cash rewards have been offered by the mayor of this city for the apprehension of per sons w'ho have been making visitors to moving picture shows sneeze against their will. One show' was broken up when members of the au dience simultaneously sought the ex its, coughing and sneezing. It is be lieved that some practical joker has been throwing a dust known as "sneezing powder” around in the halls. rs of Trouble. o.—Although to-1 y, one of Mexico’s -‘-ys, as the anni- irv of General Diaz’s has been fixed Miinor-monger& dur- a.- the date for a airac k upon many V and even upon rcdidents of the d to smile today ■' I' d the probability • iv. ‘ hirig trouble are > cv Tlie reb- ' "rinor today than 'V iiHt'. Hut tliere L 'he (lei)artment > at they contem- Ji'tack upon the ■ n’.ade. the reb- ‘rri^on compos ' to iaforma- : Iiartmeut: 2,000 iiantrymen, 500 ■ ' aion. ' ollifials or ordi- capitol are in- u* the serious- ‘i. lioth officially known that the ^ t.bis part of the onstautly and eii demonstrat- •*' the j)ast w’eek. a successful I'y, it would be nec- 1!mom’s military 'bilize their sca^- •juders at points >1 o bring soutii distant points '■ "■ From the op- •ild be necessary ■ 'I revolutionary far Kt)iuh as the ■ti'ppr. l'a:i() regarding the • ill e caused oflHcial ' _ liat the end of the de La Barra '* itisfactory agree- I and his opinion >t of the government a DOfisibility that A Day at I he Peace Congiess Hj' Associated Press. Baltimore, Md.. May 5.—The chief feattire on the j>rogram today at the third national peace congress was the report of the committee on resolutions which w’as scheduled for presentation at the close of the afternoon session. One of the resolutions endorsed the proposed Anglo-American arbitration treaty and called for its ratification. Another asked that congress pass such acts as w’ould make the govern ment hold each state responsible for any outrage committed upon the per son of property of foreign subjects within the state. Still another resolu tion approved the proposed celebration of the 100 years of peace between Eng lish speaking nations and pledged its support to the movement. At the forenoon session Dr. T. lye- naga, a native of .Japan, and a profes sor in the University of Chicago, spoke on “Peace in Asia.” Dr. lyenaga said that what vitally concerned Japan was the continuation of peace in Asia and scouted the idea of war between Japan and the United States. 7, 1 JC s I THE DREAM OF THE MEXiJJAN REVOLUTIONIST. A Sample 0/ Woman-Rule By Associated Press. Hunnewell, Kas., May 5.—Mrs. Ella Wilson, mayor of this town, delivered an ultimatum to the city fathers last night to the effect that there would be no official business transacted by the cotmcil until that body confirmed her appointment of Mrs. W. E. Hilton and Mrs. G. A. Osborn for the positions of city clerk and city marshal respec tively. The President in Philadelphia. By Associated Press. Washington, May 5.—President Taft returned this morning from Philadel phia, where he was a guest last night of the medical club of that city. ilUIIDEIIEII OFsmiFr ElEEIin Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C.. May 5.—Quite a par ty of officers and citizens of Wilson came this morning for the electrocu tion of Lewis West, the negro slayer of Deputy Sheriif Geo. Munford, at Wilson, last February. Th« electrocutjoji was-, at -10; 30 o’clock. In spite of his giant frame, being over six feet. West showed a com- l)lote nervous collapse and wept co piously and between sobs insisted that he had no ill will to any one. and hoped to meet friends and enemies in heaven. A $300,000Contract Let to Westmghouse Co. by Sou. Power Co. 0 D SOM MI IT E E T Ajtet Two Days Considering of Bids Submitted by the West- inghouse Co. And General Electric Co. The Powet Co. Accepts Former. ATTORKEY FOR Bribe?y Probe In Ohio By Associated Press, Columbus, Ohio, May 5.—State Sen ators George K. Cretone, I. E. Houff- man and T. R. Andrews, representa tives A. C. Lowry and George B. Nye, and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Rod ney J. Diegal, under indictment fer soliciting bribes, were arraigned today and pleaded not guilty. Each of the accused is preparing to fight, but the defenses are expected to l)e similar. The few statements made indicate a purpose to claim that dealings w’ith the detectives were for the sole purpose of catching and exposing bribe givers. In spite of the fact that the grand jury has adjourned until Monday, au thentic reports today are to the effect that there will be at least one more indictment again&t a representative and one against a senator. Prosecuting Attorney Turner admitt ed today that many unsigned com munications have supplemented and strengthened the mass of evidence in his possession relating to corruption in the general assembly. Several members of the legislature, including some who are believed to be under suspicion, have been in private conference with Prosecutor Turner and Attorney General Hogan. Some of them have been given bite of information in possession of the prosecution. Valuable admissions were secured before the visitors left, it is reported. ^ The accused legislators, with the exception of Nye and Lowry, who were arraigned later, were brought in along with seven prisoners, one an accused murderer and others charged w'ith petty thefts and burglary. The legislators sat down while being ar raigned while the other prisoners stood up. The number was unlucky 13—six connected with the legislature and seven others. Following the pleas of not guilty, the prosecutor fixed the time for trials as week after next. Attorney Belcher, for the defendants, object ed to trial at that time. The court intimated the prosecu tor might delay for a few flays to give the defendant’s attorneys .more time. By Associated Press. Fowier, Ind., May 5.—Elmer Barce, attorney for John W. Poole, wealthy farmer, who yesterday was bound over to the circuit court without bail * on the charge of having killed Jos eph Kemper, his farm hand, on De cember 1^, 1909, ,r^id today that he had not ''Withdrawn from the case and “would fight it all the way through.” He said he had not been permitted to attend the coroner’s inquest and that probably gave rise to the rumor that he had w'ithdra\^n. Mrs. Poole, the prisoner’s wife, Grace Poole, the daughter, and Emory Poole, the son, who has been the leader on, the investigation, are under bonds as witnesses. Mrs. Poole and the daughter signed their ow'n bonds, while thirty farmers eagerly attached their names to Em ory Poole’s bond. There is a rumor here that the prisoner will be taken to Lafayette for safe keeping ^or the six weeks imtil the grand jury meets, but Sher iff Shackelton would neither confirm nor deny the report. The search of the Poole farm for corpses continues today but with less enthusiasm and people here' are be ginning to doubt that other bodies will be found. Americans in Danger. By Associated Press. Washington, May 5.—Increasing anx iety approaching alarm is felt by ad ministration officials for the safety of Americans in Mexico, especially in the vicinity of Acapulco, on the west coast. Conditions described as intolerable were reported to the state department today by Ambassador Wilson and it is probable that naval forces will be or dered to Acapulco at once. BIG ELECTIIIG Special To The News. Raleigh, N. C., May 5.—The secreta ry of state chartered today the Pied mont Railway and Electric Co., of Burlington, with a capital of $1,000,000 for the construction and operation of a system of electric lines to connect Burlington, Graham, Haw River, Hope- dale, Carolina and Glencoe, yvith ideal service. Also for these and any other points within 50 miles of Burlington, in Guil ford and Alamance counties. Also for general electric and other power, main tain parks and theatres and other pleasure resorts and a general work of development. The corporators are J. M. Cook, E. S. Parker, jr., and A. L. Davis. SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO ‘mEET. By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., May 5.—Owing to a misconstruction frequently plac ed on the initials of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, leading to the belief that th^ organization is con nected ivith the United States, an ef fort will be made at the Little Rock reunion to change the name of the organization to Sons of Confederate Veterans, To do this it w'ill necessi tate an amendment to the general con stitution. The matter w’as di^ussed by the lo cal camp of Sons at a meeting last night. The camp will decide next 'Wednesday night how it will vote on the proposetl change. ONE IS KILLED' SEVERAL lURT ON JOY RIDE By Associated Press. Newburgh, N. Y., May 5.—One Vo- man w'^as killed, a man and a w'oman fatally hurt, and a fourth person is missing as a result of a disastrous “joy ride” early today. About four miles from the city the car ran into a ditch, struck a wall and turned over. Mrs. Anna Tomer was crushed to death, Mrs. Pearl Grant w^as badly hurt about the head and John Campbell, the chauffeur, suffered a broken arm and fractured ribs. Frank Minerly disap peared. Campbell is liable to prosecu tion for manslaughter under the state law. The Norwood railroad committee consists of Messrs. D. P. Hutchison, M. C. Mayer and C. G. Creighton, of Charlotte, and Mr. Helms, of Mint Hill, returned from Norwood yester day afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. Hutchison was seen later in the afternoon and asked as to the trip. Said he: “We left here, as you know, in a Buick car Wednesday morning. We w'ent from here to Mint Hill, thence to Big Lick, thence to Rocky River Springs and on to Norwood, reaching there at 4 p. m. , “We were met later by prominent citizens of the town w'ho took us to the river, as pretty a sheet of water as I ever saw'. The ride w^as full of interest,( as well as beauty, and we were each glad to have such an op portunity of seeing Norwood and the scenic environment. “In the evening w'e were hand somely entertained by Ihe citizens off the town, at a supper at the Key stone hotel. We met many of the prominent ladies as well as men. A splendid supper was served by Mr. Lee, proprietor of the Keystone. Speeches were made by several cit izens of Norwood, also several of our party. The people of Norwood are enthusiastic for the building of the Charlotte-Norwood railway, and will leave no stone unturned to secure it. “We were impressed with the ad vantages the road w^ould be connect ing as it would ,this city with a fine section of the state. This agi tation is no new thing. Twenty years ago a line^ was run from here to Nor wood, but no money was ever gotten up for the building of the line. “We left Norwood at 8 o’clock this morning and arrived here at 4 this afternoon, having traveled in all about 110 miles. In 'some parts of Stanly county the roads are almost as steep as Blowing Rock roads. I was amazed to find them so. Our auto took them all right. We had a good driver. “There are two railroads at Nor wood—the Southern coming in from Salisbury and the Southbound be tween Winston and Florence, S. C.” Congress Spends A Busy Day By Ass-ociated Press. Washington, D. C., May 5.—The house w^as still hammering aw’ay to day at the farmers’ free list bill, while the senate ostensibly was idle. As a matter of fact, however, the senators were unu&ually busy. .Many of the recently organized committees were at w'ork and attempts were being made to get the senate machinery adjust ed. The wheels of the upper legisla tive body have not beeii running w'ith the old time smoothness this session' and the friction does not give great promise of diminishing in the near future. A republican caucus to select a president pro tempore of the senate to replace Senator Frye, who has given up the position because of ill health, is expected on Monday, the day the senate is next scheduled to meet. If the regulars do not name a sena tor acceptable to the insurgents, the latter may put a candidate in the field and thus block a selection, neither side being able to control the s-ituatioa as against the democrats, while the latter, of course, can not muster the necessary majority. The debate in the house on the free list bill promi&ed today to move with a little more rapidity. Chairman Un derwood of the ways and means com mittee, formally announced that he would force a vote on Monday. The bill will then pass and be sent to the senate to take a place on the calen dar following Canadian reciprocity. The Contract Includes The En tire Electrical Equipment of the Interurban, the Piedmont and G. S. & A. Lmes, The Southern Power Company today awarded the contract for the entire electric equii)iaent of the Interurban line, which includes the Piedmont and the Greenville, Spartanburg and An derson line to the Wes-tinghouse Elec tric and Mfg. Co. The* contract r epresents $300,000, This contract .includes the motor gene rator sets, the electric locomotives, and the electric equipment for the passenger coaches. Since yesterday morning Mes&rs. Lee, Taylor and Harrison, the local of ficials of the Power Company have been looking over bids from the West- inghouse Company and the Giheral Electric Company, for the electrical equipment of the interurban and its associate lines. Representing the Westinghouse Company w’^ere Messrs. W. W. Storer and F. B, Wynne, of Pittsburg, Pa. The contract is one of the most im portant the company will have to let. The Westinghouse Company is to be congratulated on securing the con tract. ‘Xotton Comet” Appeal Filed Washington, March 5.—The appeal of the government in the so-called “cotton corner” indictment against James A. Patten, Eugene C. Scales, Franki B. Hayne, and William Brown w'as docketed today in the supreme court of the United States. The gov ernment is aggrieved because Judge Noyes dismissed the “corner counts'* in the indictment. The indicement was brought under tfie Sherman anti-trust law\ The ap peal today brings a new question for the supreme court to decide, whether “a corner” on a stock exchange con stitutes a conspiracy in restraint of trade or a monopoly of interstate com merce in violation of the Slierman an ti-trust law. Patten, Brown, Hayne and Scales w'ere charged by the government with leading the May cotton corner of 1910 on the New York cotton exchange. It w'as rumored at the time that those men had made between $10,000,000 and ,$12,000,000 on their deals in May, July and August. Anglo-Japan Treaty Ratified By Associated Press. Tokio, May 5.—Ratifications of the Anglo-Japan commercial treaty were exchanged today. Great Britain and Japan negotiated a commercial treaty which will come into force on July 17th, replacing the existing treaty expiring on July Itith. The new pact removes opposition of British merchants to the recently adopted Jap. tariff which heavily in creased the duty on British manufac tures, as Japan grants reductions va rying from 12 to .30 cents upon a large number of British imports. May Call Off Strike. By Associated Press. Chicago, May 5.—Peace between the i freight handlers of Chicago and the railroads has been restored and the maintenance of way employes are ex pected to call off their strike in a day or two. The ending of the freight handlers controversy came after a meeting of the committee of twenty-nine rail roads conducting the wage negotia-> tions for the freight handlers. It was decided that the employes of each road should meet their general mans* gers to correct grievances in the in dividual freight houses. The demand for an increase in wages was with drawn. July Must Pass On Diamond Case By Associated Press. Washington, May 5.—Holding as sufficient in law the affidavits of Ed ward B. McLean and his wife Evelyn Walsh McLean, In defense of the suit of Cartier, the New York jew'eler, to recover $180,000, the purchase price of the celebrated Hope diamond. Jus tice Barnard, of the supreme court of the District of Clumbia, today de clined to grant the motion of the plaintiffs for summary judgment. He declared the McLeans are entitled to have a jury pass on the matter. While the McLeans contended in their answer that Cartier misrepre sented the value of the gem, supersti tion as to the ill fortune that has fol lowed the owners of the Hope dia mond is said to havei something to do with th« casa Steamer Sunk; 3 Persons Missing By Associated Press. Detroit, Mich., May 5.—The steel steamer Fisher was sunk today oppo site Wyandotte in the lower Detroit river after a collision with the steam er Stephen Clemont of Cleveland. Chief Engineer W. W. Auhl, steward r^ouis Sugden and Mrs. Sugden are missing and are believed to have been drowned. A boat from the Clemont rescued the remainder of the Fisher’s crow who jumped oyerboard in their nign> clinhing. The Fisher was owned by the Argo steamship Company of Cleveland. Engineer Auhl is believed to have been trapped at his post in the engine room, while steaward Sugden and his wife are supposed to have been drowned in their cabin. The Fisher's second engineer was .severely injured when his vessel was struck but managed to keep afloat while he drifted half a mile down the river before being rescued. Fled From Creditors. feavannah, Ga., May 5.—Intercepted while fleeing from Columbus, Ga., to Boston,. N. H. Bloom, with his wife and two small children were arrest ed here yesterday at the request of the Columbus authorities. Bloom ad mitted he was trying to escape his creditors, but stated that the total of his debts w-as only $200. Mrs. Bloom and the children were held by the police until advised by the Columbus police to release them. Bloom is held awaiting the arrival of Columbus of ficers. E IN THE TRML OF THE GlOilSTS By Associated Press. Viterbo, Italy, May fj.—Mariano de Gennaro, who, it is alleged, w'as the first to attack Gennaro Cuoccolo, stab bing him with a dagger, was given a chance today to confront his accuser, Gennaro Abbatemaggio, in the trial of the alleged Camorrists. As the accuser and accused stood before the judges bench today, Abba temaggio, the informer, recited what iie attirms wis the part played by Gennaro in the tragedy at Torre del Greco on the evening of June 5th, 1906. He said in substance: “When ijie assassins"'and the unsus pecting Cuoccolo reached the s])ot se lected for the murder, de Gennaro sud denly drew his dagger and stabbed the victim. Cuoccolo attempted to defend him self with a pocket knife and w'ounded Corrado . Sortino on the hand but was soon overpowered. Nicola Morra also stabl)ed him and Antonio Cerrato struck him over the head with his cane. “When Cuoccolo ceased to breathe de Gennaro placed a kitchen knife in his hand to make it appear that he was killed in a duel, while others took a ring from his finger and from a pocket a latch key to his apart ments. De Gennaro then went to the inn of Mimi-A-Mare to report the success of their mission to Enrico Alfano, while the others proceeded to the Cuoccolo home and murdered Maria Cuoccolo.” De Gennaro denied every incident of the story. During the exchanges between tte informer and de Gennaro, a brother of the latter who was in the audi ence attempted to interfere and was ejected from the room upon the order of President Bianchi.
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