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Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found^ BoaM or lfearders, R ocmdos or Koomers-rage Eig&t e •UM i vifsr THE CHABLOTTE Latest Edition TWELVE PAOEa. NO. 8099 CHARLOTTE N. C., FFIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER I, 191 1 pTJT^lf liri Charlotte 2 Cents & Copy Dally—>i Cania. Sunday. Outside Jharlotte S Cent* a*^opymi?y SaStT^y. Standmd Oil Trust Divided Up Into Many Companies the Supreme Court’s ^(TU Dissolution The gtait Trust is Now Divided i,w 33 Subsidiary Com- (sniis. ^ Old Stockholders Pro- fljed Vnh New Stock Certi- pits iHey jomi Lo^tion of ^tadquarters o; 33 Cmcems _ . Pr‘5B. DISPKTCHED TO --re By Associated Press. St Petersburg, Dec. 1.—In conee' quence of the rejection by the Persian nations* council of the Russian de mands. Russia has ordered the Rus sian trops now concentrated at Resht, capital of the Persian province of Ghllan, 16 miles from Enzeli, on the Caspian sea. to advance on Teheran. Russia has, it is believed four thou- 1-—The thirty-tbree gand concentrated at Resht. The 1 Iclf r 1 1 -'ir V- 11 '.t 1 ’ 1 : nlos into which the ’onipany divided after court decreed its dls- ,n their separate, in- lence today. E«w stock certilicates r.ortlonate shares In vere mailed yester- thousand odd stock- old Standard Oil com- • .Tfrsey. With the cer- information giving of the headquarters p:\nies, the dates ol fi'jt troops arrived at Enzeli a port on the Caspian sea on Novembw 22. They were dispatched to Persia in conse quence of the delay of the Persian gov ernment in complying with the Rus sian demand for an apology to the Russian vice consul at Teheran Petroff and the withdrawal of the treasury gendarmes raised by W. Mor gan Shuster, who were engaged in northern persia collecting arrears of taxes. The gendarmes had ignored M. Petroff when he protested against the treasury’s serizure ql'the property of Shua-Es-Sultaneh, brother of the ex- Shah. Speaker after speaker declared it and the dates of was impossible for Persia ever to sign away her own independence. If Rus sia should wreet it from her that would be God’s will. A deputation of members of the na tional council waited on W. Morgim Shuster before the vote was taken in the parliamentary session. The American treasurer-general begged them to consult only the interests of their country and not to consider him. Then a national council registered iits refusal to comply with the terms , ^ ,^|of the Russian ultimatum at 11:45, ^5 undoubtedly would | ^ quarter of an hour before the .. limit of the expiration of the ultima- thc now fitock certifl- . had ever been MMIY SUBJECTS CONSIDERED OY EDUGATOBS By Aflsoclated Preti. Houston, Tex., Deo. 1.—A. general meeting and several sectional meet* Ings comprised today’s convention program of the Southern Educational Association. Rural life and factory Children were the principal themes oi the general session discusaion. W. M. Hays, assistant commissioner of agriculture, Washington, discu' ^ *‘Count»y Life Community Buildi’^ M. Li. Brittain, state superin' j ^t of schpols of Georgia, was /!ed to speak on “The EJducati^^ the Farmer’s Child.” • ^ “Training Boys and ^or' EfB- Icient Rural Life in the *^4^ was the ' theme of Dr. W. R. P dean and director, College of .ilture, Louis iana State Universii. Dr. E. O. Holland, superintendent of schools, Louisville, Ky., concluded the features for the general forenoon ses sion. Tonight “The Education o f the Southern Girl” will be discussed by Clarence Ousley, of Fort Worth, Tex.; Dr. James M. Dillard, of Louisiana; Dr. J. H. Phillips, of Birmingham, Ala., and Dr. W. S. Sutton, of the Texas University. FOR STATE COON- TY AND CITY 1 ha? been made for >n of the fractional ■ributed. The usual :.tice of having frac- ir'ed on the stock dealt in until they dated inio full shares ■ n his rase because fv’ hares in general ■ I [’rokers said today :ime plan for the ■ .nsolidatlon of tha . pt. Even their ap- nfu ing for the thirty- • - were printed in thir- But the chief point »li. ' no one had any ■r* wdi-th. I ’ ■ ■ r ha.«! made public nov has It publlsh- a mrst large cor- .r value of the stock - r! -he size ot its divi- 01 oiirse represented the )f the merged com- i' at thf* cotniianies have flt no one ouiside of the ' l.a :tny idea as to the : : of the various cor- I ' -rket where brokers • .. (j r,, in all manner =iui 1) ako chances as not even the most • \ 'n'ured to make a bid r -ocU is.sues. The r;- plicated by the fact iially im))Ossible to ; hit* of htock in one of th'ir clients who 1 ia ;i c l stocU fo make uo V! ■ - p- their new Is- ‘ cold them all togeth- n ' !^tandard Oil subsld- « fho entire allotment iibsidinry companies jr' inc on for several • nirni which the dis- w ; ,1 iaVo boraine known. ■ mat there 'vill be no til. new storks for several he "innpanics have held and d'clan'd dividends so ■ r . ;sible to obtain some ■ eaminRs. Almost the T f. of stockR in which ' bten any trading is the ' i.-'-i M =*>iifarturine: Company. ' ' d at. about $650 a share. th vahie of the frac- tf* ii tied to the owner 'f' ' S; -!idard Oil is about CAROLINA TTACHERS ELECT OFFICERS. N#»ws. »-U -■ • „ . Tk?c. ' —The division “ teachers of the Teachers’ afremoon elected as Ai eur. Miss Edith Roy- a-5 president; .Mrs. ‘ '■^on, Durham; vice- " Imia Carraway Wil- ^ ' ■ '^iss Annie Jarvis, «•'-iircr. ' nns 01 the Teachers’ As- ' t offi. i.i's Saturday. bodies 0/ Victims W^ashed Ashore -- d Pres. in the meanwhile large crowds thronged around the prccincts of the parliament house waiting for the vei- dict of the deputies. Washington. Dec. 1.—W. Morgan Shuater, Sr., father of the young Amer. ican treasurer-general of Persia, con ferred with State Department officials todav regarding the position of his son.' The officials declined to make any statement as to the nature of the conversation. Ihree Tuiks Killed During Bombardment By Associated Press. Perim, Dec. 1.—The bombardment of the fortified seaport of Mocha on the coast of Arabia caused considera ble damage but only three Turks are reported to have been killed. The Turkish gunners in the fort replied to the firing from the Ital ian warships with 15 shells, all ot which, however, fell short except the last one which passed over an Italian cruiser, causing it to with draw promptly. It is stated that the bombardment probably will be resumed on cember 4 by a more powerful ian warship. De lta! NO DELAY IN TRIAL OF DR. HYDE. MR. CWLL’S WILL AS IT IS FILED TO OAY The following will was filed in the clerk’s office this afternoon by Mr. Theo. F. Kluttz, »r., of Salisbury, and Mr. F. M. Caldwell, of this city: I, J. P. Caldwell, do make and pub lish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and declaring void all other wills by me heretofore made: First, I give nud devise tp my wife, Addie Williams Cal-dwell, my house and lot where I formerly lived, on South Tryon street, in Charlotte, N. C. Second, I give and bequeath to by wife, Addie Williams Caldwell, all of my life insurance. Tliird, I give and devise to my sis ter, Jennie A. Caldwell, all my land in Iredell county, being about twenty- seven acres, lying in Statesville town ship, and deeded to me by the States ville Development Company. Fourth, I give and bequeath to James Moore, colored, ene hundred dollars. Fifth, I give ind bequeath all other personal property to my wife. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of June, 19f0. (Signed) J. P. CALDWELL. Signed, sealed, published and declar ed by J. P. Caldwell as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, sign our names as witness of the same. (Signed) JOHN McCAMPBELL, JA.-BS K. HALL. By Associated Press. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1.—No delay will be caused in the trial of Dr. B. Clark iiyde, charge.' with murder ing Col. Thomas H. Swope, on account of the illnesB of Harry Waldron, the jury who was stricken yesterday. He was feeling much cheered today and was able to resume his seat in the juiy ^Mrs, J. K. Baumann was recalled to Ihe witness stand at the opening of court today. She was formerly Miss Anne Houlihan, nurse to Chri^ian Swope in his last illness. On Wednes day she gave what was regarded by the state as damaging testimony against Dr. Hyde. OPPOSE PARCELS POST. By Associated Presi. Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.—Opposi- tio to a national parcel* post on the ground that it will drive out the small retailers and establis>h the grip of the mall order houses In all small commun ities was voiced today by John A. Green, of Cleveland, Ohio, secretaiT of the NaUonal Association of Rftall Grocer*. Mr. Green, from personal ob- servatlons In England, told the commlt- t^ on po«tofflce» and postroade of the s^ate that few fmall riierchants could survive the competition against the big city stores. The estate is estimated to be worth about 123,000, including the land in Statesville. No executor was named. Mr. Frank M. Caldwell; Mrs. D. H McCollough and Mrs. J. H. Taliaferro, children of Mr, Caldwell by his first wife, were provided for by him in January, 1908, when he made over to them 100 shares, each, of his stock in the Observer Company. The^ollowing document in tliat con nection will be of interest: ALABAMA WINS INTERSTATE SHOOT. ; - f ill. K,.. 1. At dawn this he steamer Ral- " k& off Sherkston, still be seen By Associated PreM. , a quarter of a 1 New Orleans, La., Dec. 1.—Alabama f'l there was no sign won the interstate shoot of the ‘■ k to indicate that Southern Rifle Asociation at the ''n rri(‘hard ^ > _ia- vtorA vAst iir tirrift th, J^'il! ragipR was still Beauregard rifle range here yesterday t by a margin of 179 points over Mississippi, which was second, i-*- points ahead of Louisiana, he finished individual scqres «tortM yesterday were finished. Captain m- , " and it M. Brown, of Macon, Miss., winning Flaleigh will break by 8 points ahead of CapUin J. A. 1 Blythe, of this city. J vlcUms of . ed Wise, a sailor and his cook, were washed This certifies that Mr. J. P. Cald well has this day given and transferred to Mr. Frank M. Caldwell Qpe hundred shares-of stock in the Obsierver Com pany, as his share in the division ot his estate. Mr. J. Frank Caldwell hereby ac cepts this, as being a satisf^tory final settlement of his full interest In the estate before and after Mr. Caldwell’s death. This is done and acepted in pursuit of a satisfactory settlement of proper ty rights between the two families, to- wit: Mr. Caldwell’s children by his first wife, on the one hand, a^d him self, and the second wife and child on the other hand. Signed) FRANK M. CALDWELL. Charlotte, N. C., January, 14, 1908. Mr. Frank M. Caldwell’s sisters, Mrs D. H. McCullough, of Empire, Paimma and Mrs. J. H. Taliaferro, of New York each received at the same time 100 shares of stock in the Observer Compa ny, signing a similar document to the one above published. EXECUTIVE CLERK TO THE PRESIDENT By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 1.—Rudolph For Bter, who has been connected with the white house In an executive capacity for m6re than tefi years, was today ap pointed executive clerk to the presi dent at $5,000 a year and Sherman P Allen, of the Washington bureau of the New T^ork Herald, was ,sworn in as hie successor as chief clerk. - - - - . - L , MINISTER OF PERU INTERIOR. By Associated Press. Lima, Peru, D^c. l.^The govern ment has appointed Dr. Joseph Manuel Garcia to be minister of the interior E OF NOTED TBIAl CENTEBS IliTEBEST A p^Mmlnary itatement the white and negro population of NortjL. Carolina, by counties and principal cities, as shown by the returns of the thirteenth decennial census, has just been Issued by Director Durand of the boreau of the census and will make interesting reading everywhere. According to the official figures, Charlotte’s population in 1910 was 34,- 014, comprising 22,254 whites, 11,752 negroes and three other persons. The equivalent figures for 1900 were: Whites, 10,938; negro, 7,151; all others. For 1890 they were: White, 2,6417; negro, 5,134; all others, 6. The prase “all other persons” means Indians, Chinese and Japanese. The white and negro population of Charlotte constituted 65.4 and 34.6 per cent, respectively, of the total In 1910, as against 60.5 and 39.5 per cent in 1900, and 55.5 and 44.4 per cent in 1890. The white population more than doubled itself during the decade 1900 1910, the increase being 11,321, or 103 per cent, as compared with 4,521, or 70.5 per cent, for the preceding de cade. The negro population increased at a higher rate than during the preceding decade but at a much lower rate. The increase in negro population 4,601, or 64.3 per cent from 1890 to 1900. Mecklenburg leads all the counties of the state In population with 67,031. Wake county comes second with 63,- 229. Robeson has 51,945. Buncombe is fourth with 49,798. The population of Mecklenburg county includes 41,547 white’ and 25,481 negroes. The total population of Mecklenburg county in 7900 was 55,26$ of which 31,393 were whites and 23,873 were negroes. The total population of North Caroli na in 1910 was 2,206,287 as against a total population in 1900 of 1,893,810. The oificial figures are told in the following: ' Population of North Carolina Accord ing to Cojor. Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.—A prelim inary statement of the white and ne gro population of North Carolina, by counties and principal cities, as shown by the returns of the thirteenth decen nial census, taken as of April 15, 1910, was issued today by Director Durand of the bureau of census, de partment of commerce and labor. The statistics were prepared under the di rection of William C. Hunt, chief sta tistician for population in the census bureau, and are subject to later revis ion. The total pouulatlon of North Cwnv lina in 1910'was subdivided as to color as follows: White, 1,500,513; negro 697,843; all other persons (Indians, Chinese, and Japanese), 7,931. The equivalent figures for 1900 were: White, 1,263,603; negro, 624,469; all other, 5,738. For 1890 they were: White, 1,055,382; negro, 561,018; alljAa®oc^t^ other, 1,549. The negro population constituted 31.6 per cent of the total population of the state in 1910, as against 33 per cent in 19000 and 34.7 per cent in 1890. There has been an Increase since 1900 in the negro population of 73,- 374, or 11.7 per cent, as compared with an increase during the preceding de cade of 63,451, or 11.3 per cent. The white population shows an increase during the past decade of 236,910, or 18.7 per cent, as against 208,221, or 19.7 per cent, during the preceding decade. (Jharlotte city had a population in 1910 of 34,014, comprising 22,259 whites, 11,752 negroes, and 3 other persons. The equivalent figures for 1900 were: White, 10,938; negro, 7,151; all other, 2. For 1890 they were: White, 6,417; negro, 5,134; all other, 6. The white and negro population of Charlotte constituted 65.4 and 34.6 per cent, respectively, of the.total in 1910, as against 60.5 and 39.5 per cent in 1900, and 55.5 and 44.4 in 1890. The white population more than doubled itself during the decade 1900-1910, the increase being 11,321, or 103.5 per cent, as compared with 4,521, or 70.5 per cent, for the preceding deCade. The negro population increased at a higher rate than during the preceding decade but at a much lower rate than that for the white element. The indrease in the negro population was 4,601, or 64.3 per cent, from 1900 to 1910, as com- Continned on Page Nine. 4- Bj AMociatad Press. Loi Angrtei^ CaL, Dea L^9\urther activity by District Attorney J(An D. Fredericks sad Ills staff 'was lool^ for today in probing the alleged attempt of Bert H. Franklin, a detectlTe em ployed by the McNamara defense to bribe a prospective juror. More arrests persistently have been hinted at eyer since Franklin was aj>prehended and released on $10,000 bail on Tues day. «Hls hearing is scheduled for next Monday. The resumption of proceedings in the a^l of James B. McNamara fell be nd the Franklin Incident in interest today. One reason why arrests are expect ed is' because of the silence maintain ed by the state as to the origin of the $4,000 gathered in by the detec tives when Franklin was arrested. Thjd allegation was freely made by ^e pros ecution that the money was being used to bribe '^eorge N. Lockwood, a venire man, but as to its theory about the source of the fund not the slightest inkling had been given today. That the incident has not been fully probed Is the contention of Franklin who claims he was the victim of a political “frame up” and has declar ed openly that the district attorney’s office acted properly in ar>cordance with Information that came to it. He is convinced that further investigation by the state will show him to be inno cent of the charge. , FranMin will be arraigned for pre liminary examination on Monday, the day before the local inuniclpal elec tion. He has been chief detective for the McNamara defense among whose counsel is Job Harriman, socilalist ac one of the two candidates for mayor. Mr. Sherwood says: “The imrfligration to the Dominion of Canada for the first nine months of this year in contrast to that of this country will be greater than for the corresponding period of last year, but the ebb was only 18.12 per cent of the flow. Thla, it will be recalled, is about 12 per cent below the average for the United States, It was, however, 6 per cent higher than that for the corres ponding iTeriod of 1910. ' “Only recently has the ebb and-flow of Immigration been Accepted as a reg ister of the condition of the labor mar ket in the United States, or has it been recognized as obedient to the law of supply of labor which is sufficiently automatic in the expansion and con traction of its current to meet the needs of a land snbject to such fluctu attoQ re^uiremenlb* our own/’ Armed Bfmds Of Robbers, Hoodlums ' ' On Looting Trail Tanjf Board 7o Report Soon Nurse Confessed to Potsonmg Infant By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 1.—A Flor ence, Ala., dispatch says that Miss Jessie Mabry, the attending trained nurse, has confessed to having ^veh poison to the infant of A. H. Carmich ael, ex-speaker of the Alabama house of representatives. The child died about six weeks ago. Those who know the nurse think the confession, it is said, the result of an unbal anced mind. After h^r confession she was placed in jail.' Washington, Dec. 1:—^It is believed the report of the tariff board on the wool schedule of the Payne tariff and on the wool industry will be in the hands of President Taft not later than December 11. The cotton report will be sent to the white house a few days later. Mr. Taft’s two special tariff mes sages, one on wool and the other on cotton, it became known today, will be merely formal documents. Under the act creating the tariff board it is not expected to make recommenda tions for tariff legislation to congress Its report will show the comparative costs of production of wool and cot ton in the various states in the Uni ted States and. abroad but it will not contain conclusions as to any rates It is said that in his tariff messages the president does not now intend to go any further than the board- It was said at the white house today to be the president’s understanding that the house ways and means com mittee will make Its o^ti Investigation of the woolen industry after it, re ceives the tariff board’s report. The president, it was stated, would hesi- taie therefore to recommend the spe cific rate when congress planned a sup plementary Investigation of its own PLACING NAVY ON SCIENTIFIC BASIS PIlRTy OF EXPEBT ENGINEEBS WILL BEHEBETONIEHT - • This afternoon at 6 o'clock a party of distinguished engineers and road builders will arrive over the Southern railway from Savannah and will be the guests of the Greater Charlotte Club while in the city. They were ex pected this morning at 10 o’clock, but later it was found out tliat they could not reach the city before late this af ternoon. A party of Charlotte citizens with automobilee wetn to the Southern station this morning expecting to greet the engineers and take them for a apin over Mecklenburg’s fine roads. Their non-arrival at the hour expect^ will of course change the plans for their entertainment somewhat, but it is like ly that they will make the trip over the local roads tomorrow morning, probably visiting the Camden, York- vllle, Plnevllle and Statesville roads. The party consists of a delegation of expert highway engineers from eleven different states of the West and mid dle West, whd are making a tour of the Southern.and other states 4n a special Pullman train as the guests of the Indian Refining Company. The ob ject of a stop-over In Charlotte is to give the party of engineers a chance to look over Mecklenburg roads with especial reference to the McAdam bind er now being placed on several roads In the county, the binder furnished by the Indian Refining Company being used with splendid results on several of the roads. Their materials are used extensively on roads throughout the South. The engineers were guests of the corporation during the races at Savan nah and also viewed me new system in Chatham county, Georgia. Chairman of the Mecklenbui^ Coim- ty Commissioners W. M. Long, Mr. D. P. Hutchison, Mr. M. C, Mayer and Mr. C. H. Wolfe, the last three members of the board of trustees of Charlotte, are with the party of engineers, hav ing joined them in Savannahn. It is a coti'^eing argument of fhe nxperiprity ioid faom of M^ckienburg’a teni that the party had plahli^ to spend most of the- day hetQ, or unUl 5 o’clock this afternoon, looking over the roads of Charlotte township and the county. Riport From Hong Kong States 7 hat Deplorable Out rages Are Frequent m Towns Along the We&t River—Avr thonttes are He^less. Mr. CmsorCs Friends Feel Anxjous Judge Armistead Burwell leaves this afternoon at 5 o’clock for Wilmington, being called there by a telegram from his daughter, Mrs. R. C. Carson, who wired today that Mr. Carson was not Street Fighting Continues in All Parts of Canton—Shops And Banks Openly Robbed-- GoivemmtntAdopts Strenuous Measures, By Associated Press. Hong Kong, China, Dec. 1.—Al though the reign of piracy on the West river has been checked by the vigifance of the guards on board the river steameirs, the situation on ' shore is utterly chaotic. In the towns and settlements along the river the most deplorable outrages are fre quently occurring. Even in Canton the military regime has proven it* self wholly Insufficient. For several days armed bands of robbers and hoodlums have gone about Canton looting shops and houses. Today five ruffians, bristling with revolvers* walked boldly into a bank in a southern suburb and got away with $5,000 in cash. About the same time a band of seven armed natives blustered into the open market and boldly plundered two prominent shops before the eyes of hundreds of panio stricken onlookers. They secured sev eral hundred dollars in money and then walked off. The local poUce» disarmed* watched the spectacle help* lessly. Street fighting goes oil continn* ously in all parte of Canton and those killed or injured included many innocent bystanders. The Hong Kong government hat adopted the sternest measures to repress all outbreaks of rioting hsre. One -i^siial of legislation adopted at the. request of the pMice permits the floi^ng of prisoners tor minor olfenses "against the peace. There have been no developments of importance on the river. The steamers all proceed imder guard and keep a constant watch against attack by pirates. U. S. Ambassador 7o Austtia Dead By Associated Press. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 1.—Charles S. Fran Wirea mi. ™ ambassador to Austria-Hungaiy, so well—that he had some fever and « that -she was taking him to a hos pital in Wilmington. Mr. Carson, as known, was shot in the back of his head recently while out wild turkey hunting at Lake Wac- camaw. It was an accident, the shot coming from the gun of a small boy, who was also out himtlng. Mr. Carson imitated the call of the wild turkey— the boy heard it and shot in the di rection which the call came. He did not know that there was anyone there. Mr. Carson received a number of the shot in the back of his head and neck. It was not thought that he woul^ suf fer much Inconvenience from the wounds, but the telegram today makes his friends feel at least anxious. Judge Burwell will bring Mr. and Mrs. Carson home if the former is able to travel. M'MAHON SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. ’1.—In line with the policy o^ placing the navy on a scientific management basis, Secretary bf the Navy Meyer has created the ad visory office of* director of navy yards and announced today the ap pointment of Rear Admiral A. B. WH- llts as director. Captain E. Thelss will be his assistant. The duties of the new office will be to unify and improve the methods in all the navy j^ards, keep track of the cost of work and present the needs of the navy yards to the department. NEGRO CHARGED WITH murdering family. Bv Associated Press. Philadelphia, Dec. 1.—Frank M. Mc Mahon, who was convicted of man slaughter last week for the killing of George Leary last May, was sentenced to the penitentiary today for not less , than five years nor mff.e than ten revenue cutter in Eastern waters sail died early today. Charles Spencer Francis was equal ly well known as a diplomat, a news paper man an athlete. His dlplo matic experience began with thre€ years residence at Athens, where hfi was secretary to his father, John M. Francis, then United States ministei to Greece. From 1900 to 1902 Mr. Fran cis was ambassador to Greece, Rou- mania and. Servia. From 1906 to 191C he was ambassador to Austria-Hun' gary. Both of these posts were prev iously held by his father. Mr. F'rancis was born in Troy, Jun 17th, 1853. He was graduated from Cornell University in 1877. At col lege he repeatedly won the single scull and long distance running cham pions, and in 1876 on Saratoga Lake he won the intercollegiate single scull championship, making a world’s reo ord for two miles which still stands. After leaving college Mr. Francis en tered the office of the Troy Times which his father founded. PATROL OF ATLANTIC COAST. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.—Everj CARGO OF COTTON ^BURN ED. By Associated Press. Naples, Dec. 1.—A fire which occurr ed on the Italian steamer Dlnnamare, now lying at this port, which she reach ed on Noveinber 17th, destroyed the cargo of cotton worth $50,000 and did much damage to the vessel. WEATHER FORECAST Forecast for South Carolina: Fair and slightly warmer to- night and Saturday; light moderate variable winds. '. tb By Associated Fress. Lafayette, La., Dec. 1.—Clementine Bamhardt, the negress charged with the murder of a family of six negroes last Sunday night was last night transferred to the parish jail. Her father Raymond Bfembet, awaiting a new trial after being convicted ot killing four negroes last February, was carried to Crowley, La., for sate keeping. ' * . , Bemabet secured a new trial on the novel plea of being too drunk to take the stand in his own behalf. No new evidence has been dis covered in the cas^ of the negress. AflfMORED CRUISER COMPLETED. / ■*■ 11.1. . Cowes, Isle of Wright, Dec. 1.— One of the small armered cruisers ordered to be built in Ehiglahd by the Cuban government has been completed and sailed today for Cuba. years. The maximum penalty for the crime is 12 years. McMahon shot Leary after a quarrel ed from its sheltering harbor today foi the open sea beginning a four-months' patrol of the Atlantic coast from Main* 6n a street over Leary’s refusal to^to Florida, until April l&t. During th« marry McMahon’s daughter. The so- season of bad weather the cutters wili called unwritten law figured in the ^ search American waters for vessels in case and attracted considerable at- distress. The cruise will be practically tentlon. It is said that McMahon’s. continuous, as the cutters will not cas counsel waived an appeal for a new anchor In port except to procurj> sup trial in order to Immediately take the case to the state board of pardons. Lv^CK-OUT of THE ' METAL WORKERS. By Associated Press. Berlin, Dec. 1.—The lock-out of the metal workers, which went into effect last night has already . affected 50 to 60 thousand men. Representatives of the inen who had refused to accept the plies. Ways And Means Committee to"Mee\ By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 1.—Representativ* Underwood, democratic floor leader a . ... .the housSv announced today that b agreement drawn up by a joint commit-l pieeting of the ways an( tee^of employers and trad^ ’' means* committee as soon as congress met again today with the delegates gQjjvened to sound the sentiments ol of the employers to endeavor to members as to the tariff revisior reach a «teitlemenj; which is earnestly program. desired by both sides. All the works! president,” said Mr. Under have now plenty of orders on hand j “^ill be given a reasonable tinn while the approach of Christmas aim, ^vhich to submit the reports of th« the expense of living affect the work-n^j.jjp ^oard. If these are withheld tot men very seriously. |long the committee will proceed with i out them. It has not been decided —The cotton receipts at the local'which schedules to take up first. W platform today were 123 >ales at are certain, however, to submit bill? 8 3-4 as against 201 bales at 14 1*2 on wool, cotton and iron and steel the same date of last year. ^The sugaV scliedule may come later..