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■ ’ 1 ■,,1'.. NV V;- 'fw--■ ^nted. For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Foiii^^ or^Koomers-^age Elffit latest Edition ^ ba/^b* THE Latest Edition TEN PAGES ten pages 45. NO. 8120 CHARLOTTE N. (i., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER ^6. 1911 Dally—• Cwits Sunday. Charlott* i Ceatt a Copy Dally and Suttday. f) oclamation Of Marital L aw Slin Intel est 0hthi5 Situation in Tehe- fan, the Dismtssalor Shuster IfH Persian Cabinet And Re ports oj Bloody Battle Lon- Becomes Apprehensive. i ^ Bloody Mossacre at Resht ^ Russian Soldiers Victims Umbered Saif a Thousand ^Wcmai And Children Not Spand. U Aggoclated Preaa. ^adon, f ’cc- 26.—Tile proclamfttion vgarual ^ Teheraa foUowiog ^ dismissal oi W. Morgan Shuster by pereiat' cabinet and the frasmen- ^ report* received as to a bloody by Russian aoldlem at Reaht BeriouB appnenenaion heret to latest advlcea the main . iblf f-'f'tirred last Sunday when vie- •lot at Reshr are said to have num- yrrd 600, including 8om« women and cSldrfn, Direct dlspatchea from Te- jfan make no reference to these seri- jir s^uilnes aud a report from the I ian con!"!) at that point states or- jrjt nr»w restored, although he is pre- '■'if, tor further outbreaks. «fraregic point of Tabriz, 350 giif, to the northwest of Teheran, is center of constant and serioug «!' Ion# between Russian and Per- IX elementii. The small force of RjMian? that has been ' stationed •>rf for some time has recently been Sinforced, Th, Russian troops have come Into eattfi on several occasions with the' pgpalare «nd one dl»patch received ^:e»ay» the Russian artillery swept while another, through Rus. liis Murrea. says that a condition of urcfa.T prevails, even the banks be- litbout adequate military guards - pi\t-•; their funds. The latter i» indrttly a sujriceition on the part of Russians that a strong military “ j)i essential to safeguard vested - ::y interests in Persia and as giv- Mpl*natlon for the decisive ef- force by Cossacks at various Shinchai. Dec. 26.—Premier Yuan ^ Ktls (iecipion to submit the pro- :5-i for the meeting of a special asiembly to decide upon the f?*“ form of Rovemment In China to 'l!f ?“or-5ider»fion of the Manchus ■: '^orainp known here caused con- sfitisfoction. Av.’dinjf to the revolutionary lead- m BOW In Shanghai Premier Yuan P»! Kri n ronsent is tantamount to idmiision that he himself favors I r?.- ; ilic, I* understood that Tang Shao » • 1 representing l*remier Yuan • Ka; hr‘re had already informed w revol Morary leaders at the fWf onf^renr-e th?t Yuan Shi Kal W3 3 In favor of a republic. T»if Shao Yi now admits that Yuan Kai if in full agreement with the " : uMonar,- plan and Is only seeK- ^ fo secure asstirancee regarding ’ ire treatment of the imperial «nd the Manchu people, and “»to avoid an outbreak in Peking the final announcement is TsriR ahoa Yi had fully re- the tnie situation in the south ^Jfi’snphed to Premier Yuan Bhl that an edict should ■ ^ued, leaving the decision as ' ^ form of government to the of :’nlna through a national inn krders of both parties here By Asaodated Press. Pittsburg, Dec. 26.—Announcement was made today by the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency, now the buying power of the old Standard Oil organ- liatlons, of an advance in Pennsyl vania cmde of live cents a barrel, bringing the price paid Independent producers to $1.36 per barrel. Other grades were raised In proportion as follows. Somerset 79 cents, an advance of 5 cents; Ragland 48 cents, an advance of 8 cents. No change was made in the price paid for Mercer black, Cabell, New castle and Coming. The last preceding change In the price of Pennsylvania, the basis oC the crude oil market, was made June 11, 1910, when the price was re- duced to 11.30. Officials of the Stand ard Companies stated that there was no particular shortage in the grades of oil affected and expressed the be lief that the advance had come as an indication that times were much bet ter and the companies which once had made up theg reat organization could afford it. It was predicted that it will stimulate development. ^«-SUN YAT SEN A Chinese re- Im . Chinese ^ *^»t Dr Shanghai of /Tu. • elected ‘••ikino Chinese republic at 9 invention, held recently. •ay that the oonventlon will be a pur^y formal affair. There In their Dplnlon be no Question regard ing the result of such a oonventlon, which they assert can be called to gether within thirty days. / Thep resent situation. It is said by the revolutionary leaders, was fully anticipated. HJrery detail of the plan is already complete for the organiza tion of ap rovisional gtvemment and the eventual establishment of a stable administration. ADVANCE IN PRICE OF CRUDE OIL WATTER80N TAJ.KS. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 26.—“If Roose velt is put In the white house in 1912 we will never get him out again ex cept feet first.” This was the state ment of Col. Henry Watterson, edi tor of the Loulsville-Courler Journal, In commenting on the Republican sit uation throughout the country. Mr. Watterson expressed the be lief that the long looked for change of parties was at hand, but he has not declared his choice for the dem ocratic nomination. Col. Watterson declared that in his opinion the republicans could not elect either Roosevelt or Taft, and said the election of the former pres ident, abrogating the third term tra dition. would be a step toward abso lutism. GOINQ AFTER BLIND TIGERS Special to The News. Atlanta, Dec. 26.—Well, the Atlan ta blind tigers have got their Christ mas present, too, in the shape of an announcement from the city council that henceforth the recorder will have the right of sending them to the stockade for 12 months instead of for only thirty days as in the past. So now, when a blind tiger gets down and out he is sure of finding a permanent home. YEGGS TRY TO BLOW SAFE IN NEAR BEER JOINT. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 26.—The near bear saloon and grocery store of Wil liam Sawyer at Thunderbolt, a resort a few miles from Savannah, was en tered before day this morning by yegg- men who tried to blow the safe open. Falling in this the visitors took the safe which was a small one and load ed it into a wheel barrow, carried it some distance down the road where they evidently had a vehicle waiting to carry it further. Officers are now on their trail. The safe contained all of Sawyer’s Christmas receipts amount ing to about $900, WOMAN HOLDS HIGH OFFICE IN MICHIGAN. By Associated Press. Lansing, Mich., Dec. 26.—For the first time in the history of the state of Michigan, unless Governor Osborn changes his mind, a woman will act as private secretary to the chief execu tive. Miss Mary F. Hadrich, of Mar quette, ’for 17 years private secretary to Chase S. Osborne and now in Gov ernor Osborne’s office as his executive clerk, it is understood, soon to be ap pointed his secretary. Miss Hadrich is not a suffragette. DEATH OF MAJ.-GEN. HODGES. By Associated Press. Washington, D>. C., Dec, 26.—Major- General Charles L. Hodges, U. S. A., retired, died at his home here early to- after an illness of several months Graeral Hodges was born in Rhode Isl on March ;.Sth, 1847, and entered I volunteer service at the outbreak the Civil war when he was only 14 old. In 1869 he entered the perm- establishment and served contin uously up to March 13th, last, when was reUred. He is sufviv^ by a and one son, Carrol R. Hod^s, lieutenant 29th Infantry, rtow »t^ at Port Jay, Governors Island, day Gen and the of years anent uo he wife first tloned N. Y. Mutiny Reported. By Associated Press. London, Dec. 26.-A news agency dispatch from St. Petersburg re^ ports that a mutiny has at the naval ordnance yards. ures for quelling the dlsorter ha been taken by the several mutineers have been wound ed by troops. \ .1 i m o’" ^ ^ CHINESE REVOLUTION. Scenes in China where the revolutionary party Is trying to overthrow the Manchu dynasty. The upper pic> ture shows the United States consulate at Nanking, with American army officers In the front. In the center on the left is a photo showing a group of revolutionists, around a gun captured from the Manchus. On the right—drilling an awkward squad of rebels at Shanghai. Beiow is a squad of American Jackies landed at Peking to protect the American consulate. BEGINS ITS mi By i^sociated Press. Chicago, Dec. 26.—When the trial of the ten Chicago meat packers in dicted ioT alleged criminal violation of the Sherman anti-trust law was re sumed after the Christmas holiday today before Unites States District Judge George A. Carjieater, the gov ernment began the presentation ot its case to the jury by calling its first witness to the stand. The government has subpoenaed 300 w’tnesses and is carefully guard ing the list of names. District Attorney SWillterson w'iii begin by having witnesses tell the story of the old packers pool, which Is said to have operated prior to the organization of the National Packing Company in 1903. The defense may decide to admit that such a pool existed and if this course is followed the hearing may be materially shortened. The government will then trace the history of the alleged packers com bine step by step to the time cov ered in the indictment in an effort to prove that the Chicago packeraf Hxt ed' the prices of meat and' suppress ed competition. It may take three months or more for the proseution to conclude its case. When the trial was resumed Attor ney John S. Miller, in behalf of the packers, created a surprise by reviving the immunity plea succecsfully used by the packers several years ago, when they were prosecuted by the govern ment. Counsel contended that the immuni ty plea applied to all of the 10 de fendants who testified before the Gar field investigating commission. Counsel for the government contest ed the motion on the ground that the court had already passed on this ques tion in ruling against the plea in abate ment. Judge Carpenter reserved decision on the motion and directed the govern-' ment to proceed with Its case. Albert H. Veeder, attorney for* Swift & Co., was the first witness. Attorney Veeder said he^planned the organization of Swift & Co., the corpo ration, in 1885, had been its counsel, ev er since and that on numerous occa sions he servejd as a director of Swift & Co., and Its subsidiary companies. hTe witness Bald h^ assisted in- the QPg^nization of the National Packing Company March 18th, 1903, and sei-ved as a director for 60 days. Later he act ed as general counsel for the corpora tion for a year. He said Swift, Armour and Morris owned the stock of the National Packing Company. Arnsrlcan Colony Faring Well. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C.,iDec. 26.—Furth er than a message from American Consul Haddock at Tabriz, stating that the entire American colony there was assembled on Christmas day and that every one was well, the state depart ment has ^eard nothing from Persia. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 26.—Arm6d white men this morning are scouring the country side about Henderson- vile. 16 miles from here for a young negro^ laborer on tbe Gallatin-Nash- ville interurban line, alleged to have criminally assaulted a girl of his own race. The negro was-arrested aiid carried to Hendersonville in chains ' but last night while being guarded by white .men escaped whiie the guards dozed. From reports the white population is aroused over threats accredited to the negro. Where Is Violet Buehler Hiding? By Associated fress. Chicago, Dec. 26.—With the dis covery by the police that Viqlet Bueh ler, missing since November 25, had not" oiiiy one ' but s^eral' romances, the line of search was expected to change today. Inspector, Hunt claimed to have reliable information that Violet was giyep a giamond ^ ring by a police lieutenant. It was reported last night that the girl was in Chicago and that she would be at home today. The story apparently was not reliable, however, and the police , today planhed to con tinue their search for her. LaFplleite Trying To Convert Ohio By Associated Press. Columbus, O., Dec. 26.—Senator La- Follette’s campaign for the political conversion, of Ohio will begin tonight when progressive republicans will have . meetings in several towns throughout the' state. .. "Among the men. who will espouse the ? LaFOllette cause are Giftord Pinchot, Senator Poindexter and Sen ator Clapp. Senator LaFdllette will invade Pres ident i Taft’s home state ^toinorrow. THB+WEATHER. North Carolina: Rain ^tonight and probably Wednesday; colder Wednes day in west portion., Moderate east to south winds. GmNH By Associated Press. Peking, Dec. 26.—Premier Yuan Shi Kai has submitted to the more prominent Manchus here the propo sal emanating from Shanghai for the meeting of a special national assem bly to' decide on the future form ot government which shall be adopted for China. This step by the premier practically means that he asks the court to decide its own fate because the members of such a national as sembly would decide in favor of a republic. If the Manchus would agree to adopt the suggestion their decision to do so will be promulgated as an edict, w'hich in all probability will be made public in the course of the day. Gen Reyes Makes One Last Request As Regards Tml Big Telephone Co. Merger Planned By Associated Press. ^ New York, Dec. 26.—An operating amalgamation of the Bell Telephme interests in nine Southern states will be voted upon next month by the direc tors of the companies involved, it was learned here today. The proposed change is in line with other recent changes for greater economy made by the American Telephone and Tele graph Company, it was announced and embraces the creation of a new oper ating district. _ Should the plan be approved, the Southern Bell and ^Cumberland Tele phone Companies will be operated as a unit with W. T. Gentry, of Atlanta, no wpresident of the Southern bMi Company, as president of both com panies. James E. Caldwell, president of the Cumberland Company, \ it is reported, will become chairman of the board of directors of the Cumberland. The disposition of minor o^cials of the companies involved will be deter mined later,, it was sal^ but there probably will be no drastic changes. NEGRO MURDERER GETS LIFE SENTENCE. Sends to General Ttevino a Petition Asking That His Trial be Held in Some Place Other Than Montiry. By Associated Press. Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 26.--Wh€n the trial of D. C. Allen, a negro charged with murder in connection with the' death of Herbert and Castella Sell, two negro children, at Taft, Okla., March 23 last, was resumed here to day. Allen entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to life imprison ment. William Irwtn, a white man, last Thursday was convicted of conspiracy in the same case on the charge that he promised to pay Allen $2,000 for plac ing and exploding dynamite under the house in which the children met death. F. L. Martin and John Coombs, the latter a wealthy oil operator of Bar tlesville, Okla., are also charged with conspiracy in the case, the alleged mo tive having been a desire to secure possesion of oil land owned by the Sell children aud valued at about 1150,000, . . _ , _ Maiiin’s trial is expected to begin Thursday after which Coombs will be arjraigned. None Setiously Hwt in Wreck Embarrassment Rathi^ Than Fear Prompted tl^ Reqmt —His Sonlelegiaf^DefM oj Last Nighfs St^ to Newspaper, By Associated Press. Monterey, Mexico, Dec. 26.—Gen. Reye^ sent to Gen. Trevino today a request for trial in somep lace other than Monterey, the city from which he ruled Nuevo Leon as governor for so many years. It is the only la- vor the fallen rebel has asked and; It is believed here that It is not improb able the central government, to which his petition has been forwarded, will grant it. ♦ Embarrassment rather than fear is believed’to be Gen. Rey|Hi’ motive ixt making the request. OUj {«ceipt or ders from the war depskrtment Qen. Trevino will convey Gen. ^eyes frgd^v* Linares on a special train gushed by troops under Colonels Garcia, Ijq- go and Francisco Narranjo. It was learned today that Gen. Reyes employed a guide to lead him through the unknown country be tween the scene of skirmishing and’ IJnares, and that he dismissed him on the night before Christmas, just, before entering town where he sur rendered. I By Associated Press. Pottsville, Pa., Dec. 26.—None ot the persons who were on the trolley car which left the rails on a bridge spanning the Schuylkill river a mile below Pottsville last night and plung ed into the bed of the stream, Is se riously injured. There were about thirty passengers aboard and al though all were hurled into a heap into the end of the car, which was left in a vertical position, the worst injuries sustained were fractured arms by two or three of the passen gers. The car fell about 16 feet, the rear truck resting at the.top of the bank. Republic Demanded Foi C h I n a Shanghai, China, Dec. 26.—As no re-*, ply has yet been received by Tang Shao YI to his dispatch to Premier Yuan Shi Kai pointing out that the ac ceptance of the idea of a republic is tfie only means of securing a peace ful solution of China’s troubles, the revolutionaries kre demanding, vigor ously the immediate election of a pres ident of the republic and'asking that the government of China be proceeded with without any further notice being taken to Peking. The conference yesterday between Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the proposed presi dent, and Wu Ting Fang, the chief of •the revolutionary delegates at the peace conference, resulted in complete agreement between the two leaders and the revolutionaries how are show ing a more united front than ever. Nanking is regarded by them as the most suitable place for the new re public’s capital. Among the revolutionary troops con centrated near Ph Kow to the number of nearly 15,000 there is great agita tion about the breach of the armistice by the imperial troops. The revolu tionaries profess themselves ready to advance against the Imperial army re ported to be marching from the north under t^e command of Chang Hsun. Amoy, China, Dec. 26.—The comman der of the expedition which was sent to the northern coast districts on De cember 12 to restore oreer there, re ports . that in the towns of Chuan Chow an^ Eng Choon quiet has been re-established. In -the county districts, however, conditions are rather serious. There has been considerable resistance. Two villages have b^n burned by titKips because their inhabitants have harbor- er "robbers. A temporary cessation of- clan fight ing has been bMught about «t Hul An during'the presence of the troops. Rome, Dec. 26.—Cardinal O’Connell departed early this morning in, a mo tor car for Naples. He intends, to pay a visit to the town of Taormina in the provinc'iB' of Messina, Sicily, be fore embarkiag for Boatoxi. ' MISS GREENE BECOMES CHIPPEWA SQUAW. Son of Gen. Reyes Eniets Denial By Associated Press. St. Louis, Dec. 26.—Rudolfo Reyes received a telegram today which he construed as a denial of the press dispatches that his father, General Reyes, surrendered at Linares, Mex^ ico. The telegram was sent from Saa Aaatohio, 'Reyes, a younger brother. It« “Please deny^in the|m; papers the notice of opr^ render. We will mak# 4j|y■ nial in San Antonjio.” ? 'The message further staM .til* de nial was authorized by Ssaora A«r»- lia Ochoa de Reyes, wife of the gen eral, who is in San^Antonio. Rudolfo Reyes said he would de* part tonight for Chicago unless he received con^mation of the surrend er of his father, in which event he would go to San Antonio. Cell hi Sight. Mexico City, Dec. 26.—Th© «nd of the week probably will see General j Bernardo Reyes^ who surrendeared last night to the Mexican autharitiea, occu pying a cell in the federal penitecLtlaJT. An order that he be brought to the national capital was transmitted to-^ day by the minister of the interior to ! ueneral Trevino at Monterey. The com-j mander of the third military *ooe prob-j ably will assign an escort oif ruralea to' General Reyes. By Associated Press. Duluh, Minn., Dec. 26.—Miss Kath erine Green, of Henderson, Ky., has become a Chippewa squaw—that is, officially. The Kentucky girl was adopted into the trible several days ago in Washington, it became known here today. Her sponsor was Leoni das Merritt, of Duluth, who recenUy was a witness in the congressional steel inquiry. Merritt is a Chippewa by adoption and as the chiefs of the Nikaniss band are all dead, Merritt was thus empowered to confer the honor oi adoption upon Miss Green.- RECEIVERS OF WABASH MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT. By Associated Press. St. Louis, Dec. 26.—The first official announcement of the receivers of the Wabash Railroad is being distributed today all over‘the system. Until fur ther orders, the circular says, all offi cers'and eniployes will be continued in the same positions as heretofore. Prompt attention is promised to the payment of all outstanding indebtfedn- ness for labor and supplies. CHAMP CLARK PREACHING 80^D DOCTRINC ^ By Associated Pressi. Kansas City, Mo., Clark, speaker of the^hem «f sentatives, arrtved heiif fitey on hls! way to Oklahoma on a speech-making tour. “Just good old democratic doctrine,’* Sp^ker Clairk said would be his sub ject. He will speak Thursday night in Ok lahoma Caty, Frfday afternoon In McAl- ester, Friday ^night in Musksogee and Saturday in Tulsa, Sapulapa and VI- nita. A speech for Guthrie has not been arlranged definitely. Sandlin Doomed. Special to The News. Raleigh, Dec. 26.—It is practically certain that L. M. Sandlin, of Wil mington, tbe wife , murderer, whose death sentence was reprieved to De cember 29th, will be electrcwuted Friday, t lis said the man is sane. —Mr. 6. M. Norwood, of the Dixon- Witherspocm Co., is spending the Christmas holidays with friends in Richmond. British Steamer Foundered in > The Bay of-Biscay -Captaifi And Ciew^ oj Fifteen Lost TIME again extended. > By Associated Press. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 26.—Federal At torney Vreeland today announced a further extension of time had been granted for the filing of answers in the government suit aiming at dissolution of the United States Steel Corpora tion. The time was extended from the firet Monday in January tofFebruary 1 in^he case of the United States Steel CorporaUon itself and for 25 (wr 30 other defendanta in tba nauiu Glasgow, Dec. 26.—The British steamer Guillemot from London for Genoa foundered in the bay of Bis cay on December'21. The captain and 15 of her crew werel ost. Seven sur vivors were picked up by the British steamer Lincairn and landed here to day. Immediately after rescuing the sur vivors of the Guillemot the LincalrH sighted a Spanish steamer whose name she could not discover, la stress.\JBefHre the Linoaim was able to proceed to her assistance the Span ish KtiMUBM Jfrtnhiiarii witli aU