Wanted^ For Sale, For Rent, Lost aip I I llol jQ. 1 lie o L. |c"r^. f-^it . £2 ,000 . . $1,450 » city. O. laa T w?!!" THE NO. 8072 CHARLOTTE Roomers~P age Eighf Latest Edition TEN PAGES. e.*TUESDiAY EVENIjNQ. OCTOBER. 31 j^anchu Rule Is At An En^ In Chinese Empiie r ’ nM aT •rvf'' 0. , ^ Belief l(hday—Ihrane ^ .y-inues to Issue Edicts Bering Rebels Anything -^Little Fatth Placed ;. .hese Promises. X ha Forces, Cvi, Off From pensions, Plamingto Start a i,jneral Massacre^-Next Few I,ay5 Will Tell the Story— 0- Thousand Dead, -ated Pr®««. Oct. 31w-*China’B national •ortav voiced gratification ov- lasued by th« throne and ex belief that the>aituation in ould be improved U the •.romisee were fulfilled. How- i8 doubtful if the edicts will effect of halting the revolu-' •> general situation continues ihe Manchu’g fear the Invest- i ihe capital by the rebel*, while C. -e»e are anxious'*over the poe- of a massacre ef Manchus. g. Oct. 31.—Terror which has , . the entire Imperial court was 'r revealed today by' a long list 'IS supplementing yesterday’s able proclamation and offering’ r concessions of the most radical •ter. Monarch Rule at An End. lay's edicts indicate that even ?h the dynasty survives, Manchu is at an end. Even the transfer le cabinet officers to native Chl- e Is ordered and the throne swears ' *hereafter Manchus and Chinese all be regarded equally,”'meaning at the elaborate system of Manchu nsions which are now paid to practl- ly very member of the race will be - ontlnued and the Manchus left to a llnng by their own enterprise. Complete Capitulation. ' edicts make a complete capltula- the demands of the national a»- by addiem. Cart loads of silrer, some* times without a guard, pass day and night In and out of the legation quar ter. The money Is brought to the lega tions from the defenseless Chinese banks for a temporary safe deposit and then removed to replace the pa per circulations or to be forwarded to the minister of war, General Yin Tchang for the loyal troops who are receiving their pay with unprecedent ed regularity. Wealthy citizens also li^are entrusting their fortunes to for eigners. ^ Peking Situation Grave. Foreigners are anxious over the sit uation in Peking but not alarmed. Out- Aiders have not yet entered the lega tion quarter. Nevertheless the fullest precautions are being taken. Unarmed pickets form a line about the legation walls* and extending into the Chinese quarters. Fears are entertained for the foreigners in the province of Shan 81, many of whom are Americans. The rebels in that province are said to be In posseselon of the capital, Tla Yuan Fu, where there are several missions and which is also the iseat of Shan Si University*. ' Says Foo Chow is Quiet. London, Oct. 31.—A private telegram from Foo Chow contradicts the report that th« city is in thM possession of the rebels and adds tliat all Is quiet. Fate to be Known Soon. Shanghai. Oct. 31.—A very few days will reveal the future fortune of China. The burning of the native city of Hankow by the imperi^lsts ac companied, according to report, by bru tal treatment of Chinese by Manchus, has created the worst possible im pr^wion. It Is predicted that unless the M^- chus immediately demonstrate the sin cerity of the imperial edicts being la- sued at Peking the slaughter will ex ceed that of the Yai Ping rebellion Forels'^^'^ Molested. The district south of the Yang Tse Kiang Is ominously quiet. Theta is every indication that the native city of Shanghai, besides Nanking, Chlng Kiang, Hang Chow and the lower Yang Tse forts, will be in the hands of the revolutionists within a week. Wheth er their conquest will be accompanied with a massacre of Manchus, or quiet ly, as heretofore, depends upon the -Owned Cotton War ehouses Aie Warmly Favoied Onllf^One Midleman IS' Hti Plan MEN WHO WILL TRY STEEL- TRUST. The three United States circuit court judgas*before whom the steel trust w^ll be tried. Reading from left to right are Judge George Gray> JuJge Joseph Buffington and Judge William-M. Lannlng. . ^ By Associated Press. Atlanta, 001. 31.—Only one middle man* between toe Southern cotton farmer-and the Knglish spinner is the proposition which is. being presented to cotton -merchants and representa tives of Arming interests through out the South by A. L. Hail, of Manchester, Eng., wA is in Atlanta. Mr. Hart’s- plan, wmch he claims would save milltons of dollars ^nual- ly to . the cotton farmers, 6ontem- pl£les the establishment in Man- chestervof agencies for Southern cot ton merchants, thus enabling them to V deaf dirwtly with the spinners. Mr. Qart says cotton is sol(2 six tim^ unnecessarily before it reaches t^ mills, whereas under his plan the Americaiu cotton merchant would be the only middleman ani^* many mil lions of dollars wouU be saved for the South. The LQUisiana Plan Finds Gen- > eral Favor—South Carolina 4nxiou9 to Try it—Foreign Ba^ks Witt Wel^me This Arrangement, McNamara Case By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 31.—Court convened in the McN^fimara trial today without visible reminder that the Los Angeles primary election was beinyg, held and that Job Harrlman of counsel' for the defense, was seeking the may oralty nomination. Harrlman was ab sent but this has often been the caw during most of the closing days the primary fight. It was said -thaf he wou)d remain In the case regardless of the outcome of the primary and final election. , Frank Frakes, an Elizabeth, Lake farmer, with a laugh which infected the court room;: was the first talesman to be examined when court opened tp; day. .Frakes said he took a weekly and even go so far as to o^' influence of the leaders. Foreigners ravagant praise to the rebels point have beett molested and :iglng about the great reforms • i. are promised. The throne ab- acknowledges its Incapacity, Ignorance of affairs, asks that '68 be pardoned and requs^ts iKtance and advice of all citl- finallv it makes a hysterical ef- rally Chinese and Manchus the royal standard by hinting e foreign dangers, which it should be £%ced by a united molested and they will remain unharm ed. the febel chieft assure the press, unless such actions as those of the imperialists at Hankow continue aiyi the reports of the dishonor and murder of defenseless Chinese women and ehlldren make It impossible to control the rabble. Going .Over to the Rebels. Further reporta' that small upriver towns and others in the heart of Sze Chuen province are going over to ^e rebels are received. Panic among the officials at PeWing is re Texas Town Wiped Out by Tornado —The , paving question is still caus ing trouble. The board met this morning and after futile discussion ad journed. • ‘ ' By Associated Press. . San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 31.—The town»of Thelma, .18 miles south of San Antonio, was practically destroyed, two i^rsons were injured and damage. Rivalry Crops Out Between Cotion Cities Frank Hqyne Receives Ap plause ^ hen He Says He Hou/d Gladly Go to Jail if ^ His Crime Were Merely to Enhance Value of Crop. By Associated Press. New Orleans, | Oct. 31.—SSidorse- ment was given today by the gover* nors and other representatives of cotton growing states attending the cotton conference here to the Louis iana plan oi State owned cotton warehouses as a means ,of permently protecting the cotton planter against the low prices produced by a too, rapid marketing of the crop early in the season. The details of the Louisiana plan i.were fully explained to the confer ence yesterday by W. B. Thompson, president* of the New Orleans cotton exchange, and the representatives of at least two of the other Southern By Associ^ed Press. ^ Ppelousas, La., Oct. 31.—Mrs. Zee McRee, on trial, on^he charge of mur dering Allan Garland; in her Jjome'sev eral weelra s^;:ljaying. cotntj^^ tragic story y^stejrday^ afternoon of in cidents leading .up to the killing, it was thought by attorneys this morn ing that the case would be in the hands of the jury tonight or tomorrow morn- fiected again tbday when, the Interstate , Commerce Commission suspended pro- the amount of which has not been tariffs filed by the southwestern timated, do which states enn)hatically declared today By Associated Pressr that they would* work diligently to s% Washington, Oct. 31. Spirited cc^m- j cure the adoption of the Louisiana merciaf .rivali^y b^^veen the cities of | in their states—South Caro- ' New, Ojrleans 4na^Galveston- was re-1 ling, and Georgia. mg. '^e^d^ense has a large number of Is opinions about'wbstcauTOd rded as one asty's Surrender Too Late. struggle for existence, the emperor, whose name is ^ of Che situation ^^'^'f’seat^relatives^The pres- as It betrays cringing on the oTvn closest fias not’the dynasty before the onrush of revo- people party look upon - t^ldom, he interests of the ,;v . own pockets. .. r. itlonlBts declare that tHe ;typartial surrender has come J •”« .Moreover, they do not trust ne. regarding .tbelr present n a. too strong for yielding to which they feel are insln- rtis ilutlonlsts point out that as these, wherein the thrones pointees and relatives are caU- hieves and scoundrels, do not tend . . ourage confidence- ^ . ? state regarding the methods o present administration Is of . gi. admitted by the thrones plea of . rto Is regarded as incredible Manchus In Revolt, t while the edicts have nl1ed of their hoped for ‘ ’latlng the rebels, they have st rr- p a most ‘ formidable , ft new source. The . ?hat most of the Manchu ,l ;er. must go and tbat alj the Ma“ pensions will be cut off „:oduced a I jl!hurand the ranks of the Mancha »nd ,. v members of . talking In favor of » •nge. There were Hdy today that these propo^l* ^o^d i support, partlcu arly amoug ni^er Manchu princes who will now . ifrtipTof th^lr high omces and lable longer to exploit thei po Plan Massacre omclals prominent among „ Chinese profess to *i»ve infortnaUon ,,1WS occupied by ieged by both Manchus and Chinese -iegou f «rirtt«rtlon from each other. • .*ct. dtfd • «b.l ln»e.iment of - apltal. . 1 - * Many Fleeing the issuance of the edicts as a vie tory far greater than anything that has been won on the field of battle. Boats Crowded With Refugees. All incoming river boats are crowded with refugees. Most of these ^h - iiese but there are a few toreigners. Eye witnesses of the fighting at Ha - kow pay a tribute to the imperialist forces. They say that the revolution- l,t. were little more mob but courageous, and quite reaay to continue the fighting. The rebels Lre CrattnHbe Hu Nan mint and makini great quantities of dollar coins daUy The new revolutionary paper is SJing redeemed immediately on pres ^"weU*i’nformed persons believe if the next few days pass without an out- breL there will be a strong posslbll- ftT of the «itu^“ through the appointment ^ premier with a younger Manchu as a IZre on the head in order to com^ ply with the protocol of forming of a cabinet composed enUre rS Chinese; the immediate convoca lion o^ parliament and the abandon ment of the railroad nationalization ^ ^ Revolutionists Rai Hankow. China, Oct. 29, via Wu Hu Oct. 31.-The. 7orSs ited and re-organized their lor^ aSd iJ.foriou.ly con«.tin* the Impe- .n=tB “ t.noJ Ane Thousand Killed. Red Cross doctors ^wn thousand revolutionists killed and between the wounded during the ngnung past three days. but It '4» tNsugltt their -testimony W* ” ^ ^ I yvovu t/Cll 1U.D KTJ , was done to crops by a torna- lines making advances in the freight ich swept the .country about rates on cottoh and ooU^Untew^^ J js * .,,= 1 tariffs were to have become ^effective Thelma yesterday, according to news tariffs' wer^ on Nov. 5,* but were sus^nded until the it^* Th^^ defense ** iiiterrogafia 1^’ ^Ilf ^don^i^'S^uch' time' , T-he iirose- cution.objected to'the introduction of this, testimony late yesterday a^nd *th6 court’s ruling on-this poi^it will .-. ma.de this morning. After these wit nesses have been heari the rprosecu tion will then begin the. introduction of -rebuttal evidence, Before leaving the stand ?yes(>drday afternoon Mrs. McRee said Ml one oc casion when Allan Gariand. stayed at her house 4t was- becjuise he bad b6en ordered away from home by Ms uncle because of his conduct toward a cer tain ‘young woman. It is believed the prosecution -will cl^r up this incident when the rebuttel is started today. When Mrs. McRee left the'stand yesterday after six hours of cross-ex- ainination, those. in * the • court' room marveled at her self composure during the ordeal ^of • angering: the double- edged questions the quick wltted law yers put to her in-rapid; «4cbession. Only once or twice did. she bjetiwyjnerv- abottt a convfer^atlofl he was supposed to have had w;ith a warehouseman at Lancaster, but Frakes said he did not remember. . , ^ x,. It was known definitely at the open ing of court' today that under Judge Bordwell’s rulings the defense _ will have to get along without exercising challenges against talesmen ^ on the gfouhd that they are opposed to the infliction of^the'destth' penalty, it being held that the chalftnge can be exer cise only by the state. How far any juror’s opinion may dis qualify .him from serving on the jury still remains a question for the court to decide. For the Protection of Young Glrl^ ' Special to The News. Atlanta. Oct. 31.—Mrs. JLaura Wbite, principal of the Gir^’ Night S^ool, has asked the co-oiieration of the Evan gelical Ministers’ Association in an ef- about young girls fl^ttendinginouo^^ Opelousas, La .. O^ 31—When ture shows unescorted , 58 J opehed this morning; to continue ■ the trial of. Mrs. Zee Runge McRee, on the charge of murdering young Al- 1VIT» Garland several weeks ago,*it ap- 777 peared certain that the taking of tes- *»/jtimony would be finishedj^iate today. The defense clo^d its case before the noon recess. UnleM the' rebuttal tes- recejyed h^re early today. Russell and 1912, practically the end of Thomas katzmarick were bum^ but the cotton year. probably will recover. Thrilling es- According to^ information rew^^^ * J i recently by th^ Interstate Commerce capes are reported. Commission-a vigorous effort was be- Accordihg to reports of the storm I made to divert cotton report traffic received here, residences,; barns and originating at Texas and Arwarisas other „uthon,e,, the small business '™,Tr^* Stoon of CS Structures and school hwses were said to have nbtlffled'railways oper-. wrecked, the debris being scattered 1 ating in Texas that^ ,they must mj^e in the wake of the wind. The fainily loi^^er rates on coftbn ♦ from Texas »f - A. 9eis, in their home at the points to Galveston or suffer *a reduc- breaking of the storm, i^epared to tfojj jn their general intra-state rates, seek shelter in a cellar when a large Kj,j.ordingly many of the lines opfrat- o^k growing on the lawn was snap- Texas fil€d With the inter^ate ped in twain, and the trunk, with tariffs cancelling their through rat^s th^ limbs and branches, snapped ofi: Texas points to New Orleans, clos^, came crashing through the j jjj effect combinations of the local rates, which are much higher roof. The family esc^-ped. - rThelma is a small village, > rounded by a ferUle farming commu- Rtcheson W ds Postponed Gy. Associated Press. ■ Boston, Oct. 31.—When the case of. Clarence V. T. Rfchesom, pastor'of 1 traffic lawfully than the through rates The tariffs already suspended — and such others as may be filed will be suspended — affect not only the orig inating carriers, but practically all of the rail lines and steamship lines operating from the South to the North and East. ^ The whole question will be fought out before the commission in the near future. It then will be determined, so far as the interstate commerce com mission is concerned, whether inter- be interfered Special to The News. , timony to be offered by the-prosecu- Morganton. Oct. 31.—The ®o“^^tion,L.^^*^g is likely that of Mr. J. P. Caldwell today is ^ex-j— tremely critical were ted A verdict is expect ance, however, s.tated that tnere we ei rrhnrgdav. no symptoms of immediate change for pavy ruled thls morning that the worse. Ithe defense could quiz character wit nesses concerning the time that Mrs. McRee was living, in New. Orleans and Mississippi. Her attorneys then began with a long list of the acquaintances of the McRees. All of them testified that Mrs. McRee’s reputation for trutn veracity and quiet living was verv good.” ^ The > defence closed its caS suW to sur-rebuttal after intr(> ducing the testimony of . J. B. AUen, a neighbor of the MeRees,,who. ran into the McRee home soon after that killed. Garland were heard. He • said-he first saw Mrs. McRee in the vard' that was excited or appear- Imhianuel Baptist church, Can*ridge, with by a state railroad coiftmission, who is charged with Avis Linnell, was called in the mu given to shippers or cities in nicipal court today the heairing was I postponed' untU J^ovember .7. The' minister w'as in coujrt pnly^two min utes. ^ , . ■ .» ■ Continuance of the hean^ was a necessary formality- because the grand jury had not made a report on the *^^mchfison was hardly distinguishable from jother prisoners when he .came intOvCQurt. His face was haggard and his Clothes appeared ill fitting. This was the day that had been se for the marriage of Richeson and Miss Violet Edmands. , Bimnrs ..n legations are advising both r* lesauwii* —' refuge oTtroX'brtlnd^ Meth^^ mleelon. •'''■'J* i* between -r of the main city 18 the mo«t .V. legation ''“hfcilW .oP~t.ifth... may be caiiea w v carts ».ither there. L^nf ^ ^ h with the to of the fugitives conttoM MUST By Associated Press. the * lmpe*iaU^t^*michin^^J^ Thr?oyaUrt*ir^pat''“from 200 to 300 “'"‘'Hankow "•P'JJ^jf^^nf.'patoh San Francisco, Oct. 31. „ . ^ S^'shangS w thaChlese Free Withdraw after two had been captured. re.umed hj_s «8ht. Wward tbe New York, Oct. 31.—“It be a trfj^ ^ ^ and that her eyelashes were mendous calamity to the indtistriw of tears., this country if* some means cannot bei found to re*6rganiie the tobac» con^l Boy-Acldcntariy. Shot bination by avoiding the ruin and press.; wreck that will be, certain Ur follow a 3I.—Francis -Wing receivership,” ^as. the' ^^aration o 12-year-old son of former Mayor Attorney General Wickersham ^todayl Wink was shot ^ and instantly beforethe Uimed States circuit .oo^t I. jy j bere ttiday, by the accidental dis- Mr.‘ Wickerstiam tWs afternpon p£.>a gun. The boy h4d .gone ganJiis argupoent for,"the Kpvei^^ejptl Sjiobt a hawk on his father’s ii the heartng on the re^orgaiiiMtlon out Of the tobacco trust. ^ . 1 Ws grasp an^ went- off, the load pass- ‘‘Reall^ing the gravity.of the s^tja-lWf^asp^^^a^^ ^ tion which confronts the government [ mg tnreugn s _ ^ , and the court in this case,” the attorrj ney general continued, ;I all in my power to aid In ,brio^^, about a new condition , without r^rt to a receivership and I have.oonterVed frequ^tly with, your honora and wun- sel for the defendants to that end M “«:30 o’clock todw "« " em«.tedVmrtelb^;nii;N: M hi. «r.t tfrilE ’WBATHER. F 0II DM By Associated Press I By Associated JPress. New York, Oct. 31.—Smell of sofP and metal polish hung over warships anchored in the lower Hudson to day. Tomorrow the ships will pass un der the eye of navy Secretary Mey®^ and on the foUowing day President Ta?t will review the greatest naval displarever attempted in these wa- tcrs ^ ' trSS'^a thlVT.|?uTe:» »tr^nS“ na“vTS i^tltolSoltya^r abandoning largeJed coming of “ m kntitlM Of guns, ammunition and Thursday has moved the whole pr> - 'The message was recelyed by the I battleships, tliir Florida. 1,-- The mesBa^ « ^ Dreadnought has Sl^ 5^»n“li to Resist pushed elnee the date for tto^ the fcr^SnttHf, the Arab, .and yie* was fixed but wM* i^i^led to retreat. ' Uhe steamed to her berth in tte '•The ltSttans still hold three fort^ son from the navy yard^here ww Thtt ^ Arabs ate displaying remarkable j some'doubt of her ability %) join th ^d ho5 W rWure the column tomorrow. Work M ter com- h^lsm W nope .■ ,-,eoo„ was still In progress tflday but city. 'after the test she received yesterday her officers were confident she^ could Georgia. Mr. Thompsort^ Explains Plan. Mr. Thompson explained in his ad dress that lay reason of the fact that receipts for'cotton placed in these state-owneij warehouses will have the moral backing of the state govern ment they will be negotiable in all the money centers of the world. Al ready he said he had been assured that financiers of Europe will as soon as the first of these state-owned plants is opened, send money here to lend to the farmers with these re ceipts as collateral at four per ceirt. McLaurIn Favors the Plan. Former .United States Senator John J, McLai/rin, of South Carolina, gave his hearty endorsement to the Louis^ iana plan at today’s session of the conference. “I want to go back to South Car olina and tell my people all about this vonderful plan,” he said, “and I hope to see it adopted in my state.” T. S. Felder, attorney general of Georgia, who came to the 'conference as tlm personal . representative of Goverfior Hoke Smith, comiAended the- Louisiana plan and announced that he would use his efforts to have Georgia enact similar legislation. Hayne Loudly ApplaudSd^ \ At the banquet tendered here last night to the delegates to the cotton conference, *^#'rank B. Hayne, the well known “cotton bull” speculator and member of the socalled “bull pool” of 1909, now under indictment in the federal a>urts of New York for alleged violation of the anti-trust laws was roundly applauded when he declared that he would gladly go to jail if he had .in any way aided the enhanoement of the value of the great staple crop of the South. Along with William P. Brown, of New brleans, Eugene Scales, of 'Tet as,*and James A. Patton, of Chi cago,” said'Mr. Hayne. “I was in dicted by a federal grand jury in New York on the grave charge or having unduly added $200,0^,000 to the value of cotton In the South. It is some compensation to note that b^ fore an audience of this kind the crime with which I am charged does not bring upon me any disgrace. The Loss is Astounding. I shall be proud to go to jail 11 1 have In any way aided in the en hancement of the value of the Soirth s product.. But if what we did in New York is decided to be a violation of the law,, then I say God help the Southern ifarmer. It would mean ttot the man who sells and sells wh^t he has not got is to 1^ praised Md that the man why buys to nf p tne people among whom he has lived to be condemned. “The South this year, said Mr. Hayne, “probably will receive ?350,- 000,000 less* for its crop of cotton than It received or the crop of the year previous. Those figures are as tounding, yet the Press comment of the country regarding them is mea- gre. The press and the public stand aghast at the announcement of a re- of $20 a share in a steei aghast duction be stock, representiiis a Pa^^ I iSeTn the price of steel will S100.600.000, yet that loss may only temporary and with a substen- 44 a *0^ *** ^ - be fully recovered. On the other hand every balecOf cotton which h^ been marketed to date this year at the ridiculously low prices obtaining represent a loss to the farmer and to the South^ which cannot be re- *^Through the earnest co-operation of the varied interests of the Mr. Hayne said that the effort to r^ Sre abnormal price for cotton would even * be realized. Gov. Colquitt Submits Figures. Md Cr^ »£n^eU By can TobiMJCo Cpmpai^ Continu^ on-Pa«e T^o. The message was j undated. Napl^**Oct. 31!— reinforce-1 tak care of hrself, mei^ for Italian troops in Tripoli are though several portions of her mari CoFquitt sub- heiae asseinbled here. The movement chinery remained untest^. g^^istics relating to the world’s much secrecy. Secretary Meyer is m town. Naval. ^tted statistics The present relnforoemeats, it is I men here say Admiral cron The figures on the de- saifi will form another arjay division I tion not to, attend the mills in this country are ^nStog four regUnents^f infantry f was prompted mainly by b^des supplementary troops, , artill- not to embarrass R«ar Admiral . show^hat the spindles ^'"SvSf totalling h»^ commander of the^fieet a^otal of 1^- ^^\s^S^teT^t before the first f^ffi^’S'S-^ fleet w;re annro^^^^^ tOOiQMy men.