North Carolina Newspapers

ALL THE NEWS | WHILE IT IS NEWS. | VOL 9 Steamers, Crowded With Old Leave for IF«Y/z Flags Flaunting in Breezes Hundreds of War Veterans Set Sail for Historic Ruins of Old Fort Fisher. Spirit of Patriotism Runs High as Veterans of the Bine and Gray Join in Remembering Days of Historic Struggle. Wilmington, N. C., January 15. "With many flags whipping the breeze ;:r.J cheers ringing lustily on the air two large steamers left the city this morning, loaded down with veterans and ladies for the ruins of Old Fort Fisher. The day will be spent there, the veterans rambling over the site of the fiercest fight in history and swap- ping tales. An elegant luncheon will be served them both cn the beats and at Fish ers. Returning they will attend a camp fire meeting to-night in the academy of music. The theatre has been profusely dec orated for the occasion and several hundred school children will sing na tional airs including Columbias United, an ode dedicated to the reunion by Ilev. 13. G. Fairliead, Chaplain of the 117 th New York Volunteers, and in which he pays tribute to the great liberty of this country as first pro claimed at Mecklenburg. There are hundreds of veterans here including oue hundred from New York state. The welcoming reception, last night, was a tig ovation for the visitors and included splendid talks by General N. M. Curtis, Col. William Lamb and others. The .city is profusely decorated and the spirit of the brotherly lOve of the Blue and the Gray is dense in the very atmosphere. LEE ANNIVERSARY. Governor Glenn Issues Proclamation Calling on People to Observe Lee's Birthday—Eivsns Case. Raleigh, Is. C., Jan. 15. —Governor Glenn issued this afternoon a procla mation calling on the people of the | State to observe fully Jan. 19th as •*fte one hundredth anniversary of the t>:rth of Gen. Robert E. Lee. In the f curse of the proclamation he pays :i high tribute to Gen. Lee declaring ihat the memory cf such men should should live forever and his birthday befittinglv celebrated. Ke directs that all State offices be closed throughout that day and the legal holiday be observed throughout the Sta6e. He also requests that the Confederate \c-terans and all Confederate socie ties as well as all the people of the fctate join in holding appropriate cer emonies commemorating the life and weeds of so true a man and brave a soldier as was Robert E. Lee. Last night Judge Jones in the superior court heard argument on a motion by counsel for H. J. Bivens, the Seaboard Air Line detective charged with killing an unknown man while attempting to arrest him for stealing a ride on a train, the hearing being on a motion to re move the case to another county for trial on the ground that Bivens can not gee a fair trial in this county, owing to prejudice against him that exists in Wake. Judge Jones reserv ed his ruling in the matter. HORRORS OF HYDROPHOBIA Em : re Family In Dire Dread cf Suffer ing Fate of the Father. Pittsburg, Pa., January 15. —Living in constant fear that the next hour may find them in the throes of hy drophobia, remembering the struggles of the husband and father who died last week, the victim of a mad dog 3 ste. A whole family is receiving the pateur treatment at the Mercy Hospi tal in this city, in the hope of being saved from the certain death which confronts which confronts them, un less medical science can save them from the inflection. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES. Three Men of Wealth Aspire for the United States Senate. Providence, R. 1., January 15. Three men of vast wealth are candi dates for the United States Senate be fore the Rhode Island Legislature. They are Senator Wetmore. Col. S. Poneroy Colt and Col. R. H. I. God dard. National Convention for The Extension of OUT Commerce Washington, January 15. —The sec ond day's session of the National Con vention for the Extension of Foreign Commerce of the United States open ed with an attendance of nearly 800 delegates. Every State in the Union is repre sented by delegates named by the gov ernors and by the various commercial SHI KM Gi m 188 K) HI bb H IA nyt> Spl AjV SSB 8 V BW Hb BH «A BmJH[ S2S gßff log Ru raw VJi ®«r Pfil rRa TBHL By RBr W& ESM Jmff jgjfi Bj W • t -"• • . ■.. J) if ■s; AND PRESS PROPOSED DAM FOR CANAL. Report of Borings on Dam Site is Re served by Committee. Washington, January 15. —The re port of the borings on the site pro ! posed for the darn at Gatun for the Panama Canal called for by the Sen ate committee on intcroceanic ganals, was reserved. Accompcning the report are maps showing that the foundation of indur ated clay underneath the rock is thin in many places and lies on a stratum of softer material. Chairman Shonts has written to the chairman, Mr. Millard, of the Senate Canal Committee declaring that the borings are satisfactory and there can be no doubt of the stability of the foundation for the dam at Gatun. It is said that ssnators favoring the sea level canal project will not be satisfied with the reoort. ALLEGED MISUSE OF THE MAILS. Man Arrested On Charge of Using the Mails To Promote Frauds. Chicago, 111., January 15. —Harry A. Packer, proprietor of the Florida Per fume company was arrested on the charge of having used the mail to pro mote frauds. The arrest was made on complaint of Joseph Decker. New Orleans. Packer it is claimed by the Federal authorities, advertised for agents to take charge of branch agancies at a monthly salary of SSOO. Decker says he gave Packer SSOO as security but failed .to receive the appointment promised. COFFIN BORN ON WAVES. Lonn Lost Body of Actor in Coffin Which Had Been Carried By Flood Far From Cemetery. Galveston, Texas, January 15. —The body of Charles Coghlan, playwright I and actor, which has been lost since the storm of September 1900, has been found in its metal coffin cn the mainland in an cut of the way place. A visitor came upon the coffin al most buried in a marsh, hidden by weeds. It had been lifted in the floods and carried nine miles from the cemetery. Use Furniture For Fuel. Seattle, Washington, January 15. — Seattle suffered severely yesterday from a cold wave. In many houses the furniture was chopped up for fuel and old antiques which had been saved up from grand mother's days went under the axe. To Reclaim Swamp Extensive Plans for Re claiming Over-Flowed Lands in Many States to be Considered at Early Meeting. Washington, D. C., January 15. An extension plan for the reclamation of the swamp and over-flowed lands will be considered at an early mest ing dl the Senate committee on public lands. r-- I The scheme is advanced in the bill introduced by Senator Clapp, whicli provides for the establishment of a "drainage fund" fro the moneys re heived from the sale of public lands in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Ohio and Wis consin. Under the bill the Secretary of the Interior is directed to make examina tions and surveys for the construction of works for the drainage of swamp lands and to report to Congress on or before July 1, each year as to the re sults. The reports are to include the esti mates of the cost of all contemplated works, the quantity and location of tho lands which can be reclaimed and all facts relative to the practicability of the proposed projects. BAN OF PURCHASE OF WHISKEY House Passes Resolutions Forbidding the Purchase of Whiskey During Session of Legislature. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 15. —The House of Representatives today pass ed a resolution forbidding the State dispensary to buy any more whiskey during the present session of the legislature. This is intended to stop the pur chases until the aispensary issue is nettled. organizations. Martin Myers, of Norfolk, Va., will address the convention on "Effect of the Jamestown Exposition on the For eign Commerce of the United States, and Francis B. Loomis, of Springfield, Ohio, former Assistant Secretary of State, will take his subject, "What the Government Has Done to Promote Foreign Commerce." : - : L/ a Work Don Legislature A Great Number of Bills Were Introduced at To day's Session of the General Assembly. Im portant Matters Up. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 15. —Governor and Mrs. Glenn today sent an invita tion to both the House and Senate to a reception to be given Thursday night complimentary to the General Assem bly. A joint session of the General As sembly was held at noon today for the purpose of publishing the vote for corporation commissioner in the last election. This is in compliance with the law requiring them to canvass the vote for State officers. In the House. In the House this morning Bickett's bill, requiring all lobbyists to register and fixing a heavy fine for all who fail to comply with the law, was dis cussed for some time. It passed its second reading, but on the third read ing objection was made and it went ov er on the calendar until tomorrow. Among the new bills introduced in the House was one by Stevens, of Un ion, to require all candidates to file itemized statements of their campaign expenses and to prohibit corporations from contributing to campaign expens es. By Mull, of Cleveland, to allow Shel by to issue bonds for water works, lights and graded schools. By Weaver, of Buncombe, to compel railroads to provide electric headlights and use the block system. In the Senate. In the Senate this morning, Webb, of Buncombe, introduced a bill to in crease the salaries of certain State offi cers, and to provide for an assistant attorney general. His bill fixes the governor's salary at $6,000; Secretary of State, $4,000; attorney general, $3,- 000; assistant attorney general, sl,- 800; auditor, $3,000; superintendent of education, $3,000; insurance commis sioner, $3,000; members of the cor poration commission, $2,500 each and commissioner of agriculture, $2,500. The bill was referred to the committee on salaries and fees. Drewry, of Wake, introduced a bill to regulate insurance companies and to prohibit the divergence of funds of the companies from lawful purposes. By Mason, of Dallas, to repeal sec tion 2094 of the revisal. This bill al lows married women to make con tracts. Mason also introduced a bill relative to licensing attorneys. Mr. Greer, introduced a bill to promote the safety of the pub lic on railway trains; to prevent rail road collisions and to provide roads with the block system. Pnarr, of Mecklenburg, to amend the charter of the Southern States Trust Company. The bill to allow two years in which to file a caviat to wills, was discussed and re-referred to a committee. Buxton's bill, in regard to extor tion, was discussed favorably and re referred to the committee for amend ments to make it more general in char acter. President of Illinois Central. Springfield, 111., Jan. 15. —A reso lution was introduced for the ap pointment of a committee to make investigation of the election of Hara l>2.n to the presidency of the Illinois Central. Illegal Election. - The resolution recites that "this body is advised and believes that the election was illegal, having been held without the boundaries of the State, in violation of the laws and declared policy of the State." . Greenville Poultry Show. Greenville, S. C., Jan. 15.—The Greenville poultry show is now in full blast. Over 500 birds are on exhibition. HICKORY, N, C., THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 1907, INTERNATIONAL MILITARY DIS PLAY AT THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 11. —From the j 26th of April to the 20th of November, ! 1207 the grounds of Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition" which is to ibe held on the shores of Hampton J Roads, near Norfolk, will be the scene of the grandest international military display that the world has ever wit nessed. The encampment will consist of companies of the various military organizations from every section of the country, government troops and regiments fxom all of the representa tive nations of the world. This vast army encamped- at the exposition, in long lines of white tents, stretching as far as the eye can reach, with senti nels marching their posts, and officers in gayly colored uniforms, dashing by on horseback, will make an impression on the visitor not soon to be forgotten. Officials of the Exposition, realizing the space needed for the drilling and manoeuvring of such an army, have set aside thirty acres pf land in a central location of the grounds, "Iff 156" known as "Lee's Parade." Here will be the daily drills and manoeuvres also the contest and exhibition drills. "Lee's Parade" will be the largest and in the country, sh shrd lshrdluushrdui best equipped field of its kind in the country. Apart from the attraction of these drills and contests, much inter est will be manifested in the actual encampment of the troops, the meth ods of feeding such a vast army, and the arrival and departure of the vari ous organizations, all of these will be of special interest to the visitor of the Ter-Centennial who is not fa miliar with the daily work and routine of the soldiers life. Fourteen counties have accepted President Roosevelt's invitation to at tend and participate in the celebra tion, and the Secretary of War has ap pointed a military board, consisting of three army officers, whose duty it shall be to inspect and superintend the allotment of space to the various troops that are to be encamped from time to time. Among the most of the organiza tions which are to come to the Exposi tion next year, are those of the Anci ent and Honorable Artillery of Lon don and Boston, similar organizations —the oldest and most honored com panies of their respective countries. The Old Confederate Veterans from Tenessee are also booked for the Ex position. These old soldiers, armed with their mussle-loaders and uni fodmed in the old Confederate Gray will visit the Ter-Centennial three hundred strong, and camped in the midst of a modern army are sure to make an impressive sight. The musical program of the Exposi tion will also be attractive and varied and the Jamestown Ter-Centennial will be a continuous and changing scene of martial splendor, from be ginnig to end, such as never has been witnessed in this or other country. REDUCE EXPRESS RATES. Offer Made To Make Reduction In the Express Charges. Richmond, T?.., January. 15. —The Adams and the Southern Express com panies have agreed with the Corpora tion Commission to reduce the rates in Virginia from 5 to 25 per cent and even more in some cases provided the United States Express Company will come into the arrangement. • PROBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Investigation Begun Into The Affairs Of The Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. New York, January 15. —An inves tigation into the affairs of the Metro politan Life Insurance company simi lar to that into the New York Life has been begun by the District Attor ney. Finance Committee's Action. Washington, D. C., January 15. — The Senate committee on finance agreed to report favorably on the nom ination of Postmaster General Cortel you to be Secretary of the Treasury and James R. Garfield to be Secretary of the Interior. Jefferson, City, Mo., January 15. — The house of representatives, over the pretest of its Republican members, endorsed the action of the President in discharging the negro soldiers. THE ODELL FAILURE AND RECEIVERSHIP Application for Receiver for This Company a Great Surprise. Was Consider ed One of Strongest Manu facturing Co. in the State. Greensboro, Jan. 15. —Judge Jas. E. Boyd yesterday appointed Mr. Ceasar Cone, of this city, as re ceiver for the Odell Manufacturing Company of Concord, of which Mr. J. M. Odell is president and Mr. W. R. Odell secretary and treasurer, upon application of Messrs. King & -Kimbatt, who represent the Continen tal Color & Chemical Company of New York, and other creditors. The liabilities of the Odell Manu facturing Company are about $500,- 000 and the plant is estimated to be worth more than 51,000,000. Those most closely connected with this big cotton manufacturing company have the confident hope that every cent on the dollar will be paid to the creditors, with a large margin left to the stockholders. The plant is said to be in good financial condition. Today at 1 o'clock the first brick was laid on the new home for Greens boro Lodge, No. 692, B. P. O. Elks, on the corner of South Green and West Sycamore streets. The building is to have a coionial effect with two stories and a basement. It is to be one of the handsomest and best equipped club buildings in the South and will be ready for use by the srmmer. -The furniture and fixtures of the Tar Heel Club, which was placed In the hands of a receiver a week ago, were sold at public auction at the courthouse Saturday at noon by the receiver, 'Squire D. H. Collins. There was a large quantity of furnishings and they sold at what is considered very good prices, and it is thought that the assets will fully cover the liabilities of the defunct organiza tion, which was organized about two veers ago by S. Spencer Blackburn. The Greensboro Wood Fibre Plas ter Company have leased their plas ter manufacturing plant, located a short distance north of the city to Mr. W. E. Cochrane, for a term of five years who has assumed personal management of tho enterprise. Tennessee Labor Federation. Nashville, Tenn., January 14. —The tenth annual convention of the Ten nessee State Federation of Labor, which opened in Nashville today, is the largest gathering in point of at tendance ever held by that body. Delegates from locals throughout the state filled Twin City Hall when the convention was formally called to or der te ten o'clock this morning. Many matters of unusual impor tance are on the agenda for discussion and action during the several days the convention will be in session. A morerigid enforcement of the factory inspection and child labor laws will be urged. The proposed working agreement be tween the labor bodies and the State Farmers' Union will receive attention. Organized labor in politics in an other important subject that iwll be discussed. These matters and the election of officers for the year are calculated to keep the delegates busy until final adjournment. Chicago, 111., Jan. la.—-A half mill ion dollars worth of property was destroyed by the fire which partially burned the eight-story building, oc cupied principally by M. A. Donahue & Co., printers and publishers. New Stream of Lava Honlulu, January 15. —A new out break is reported at Mauna Loa. The fourth stream of lava is now flowing toward Kona, the well known health resort on the Island of Hawaii Further Order Placed for $250,000 Worth o BUSINESS CHANGES IN FOREST CITY Forest City, Jan. 14. —With the "balmy days of sm'ing" weather, such as prevails uow, our town nas quick ened its pace and put on a "hurry up" in all departments of trade and industrial improvement. The un sightly scene—the two old wood tuildings which stood between Dr. Mcßrayer's "sky scraper" and the Florence Mills Store —has been re moved and laborers are busy prepar ing for the new brick structure which is to take their place. Rutherford people, fearing the threatened courthouse removal, are beginning to negotiate for building lots and even Marion capitalists are investing money in Forest City dirt. Electric lights for our town are no longer an unknown quantity—they cast away the shadows on our streets now from the private power of H. L. Hyder, who has in full operation his dynamo and gasoline engine purchas ed through Mr. J. C. Harrell from a firm in Charlotte with which he is associated, (the International Har vesting and Machine Co.) Mr. Hy der has just placed his order for all necessary equippage and supplies to furnish 100 additional lights and it will only be a few days when he will light up the principal busines houses in town from his electric power plant. Most all of the busi ness houses who are doing a pay ing business, have contracted with him for electric lights. There are tome now in their infancy, or on the background, who have failed to enlist in this worthy enterprise and hope to pull through, but it is to the ' strong" that victory justly belongs. Many changes of real and personal property have taken place. Thous ands of dollars have changed hands ii this place during the past few days. J. V. Ware has sold the liv ery business, stock, lock and barrel, to Mr. C. M. Roberson, an old livery rusta frem Caroleen. Mr. Roberson will be sure to make a success of the business here as he never knew what a failure was. Mr. Fred Har rell has sold out his agency, store and meat market to Messrs. Freeman £ Son. Mr. Harrell says he will re j tire from businesss this year and ; spend his time in trading stock, etc. It is more than likely he will sell cut his interest in town and buy property in the country. Our city chief has wrought won derful changes on our public streets leading into and out of the city. t In deed, he has done more for the "im provement of our public highways ihan all previous marshals put on the force. He is ever watching out for defects i;,d always ready to mend them, 1-once it is his lot to be admired by ciii. FIGHTING LEATHER MERGER. Colgatcs, Worms6r and Others Start Restraining Suits. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 14. —Two suits were started in the Court of Chan cery today to restrain the proposed merger of the United Leather Compa be carried out at Jersey Cityvbkgq ny and the Central eLather Company. The merger was scheduled to be car ried at Jersey City next Wednesday. A rule to show cause why the merger should not be enjoined was made re turnable in Newark next Monday. The complainants in the suit are holders of preferred stock of the Unit ted Leather Company who did not assent to the plan whereby th Ceentral Leather Company two years ago ac- j quired control of $119,000,000 out of $125,000,000 of the capital stock of the United States Leather Company. Among the complainants are James B. Colgate & Co., I. & S. Wormer and ! James C. Colgate. j Everett, Wash., Jan. 14. —Fruit grow ers from all parts of Washington are gathering here for their third annual meeting of their state association. The sessions will continue three days and will be made notable by addresses from a number of famous experts In addition to the discussion of numerous questions of life interest to those en gaged in horticulture. When the con vention has concluded a majority of the members will go to Seattle to at tend the big convention of the North west Fruit Growers' association, which will be held in that city the latter half of the present week. The convention will be attended by fruit growers from all over Washington, Oregon and Ida ho. Number Killed In Fatal Hea Warning Sent Out. Pittsburg, Pa., January 15. —A flood of warnings were sent out late last night by the local weattier bureau, stating that the stage or 22 feet will be reached by the rivers this morning. This is expected to be the high wa : ter mark for. the present THE BEST JOB PRINTING OF !"■ :•••• ?■ i '? r i r " ALL. KINDS AT THIS OFFICE. Southern Power Company will Make Contracts for Water Wheel Equip ment at New Stations on Catawba, Broad Rivers N About $700,000 Worth of Fixtures Will be Re quired for The Opera tion of Rocky Creek and Ninely-Ninety Islands. Charlotte News, Jan. 15th. Before his return to this city from New York, Mr. W. S. Lee, second vice-president and chief engineer of the Southern Power Company, will p.-ace an order for the water-wheel equipment for the two new plants which are being fitted for furnishing electric power, one at Rocky Creek, and the other at Ninety-Nine Islands, the contract approximating an expen diture of about $250,000. The News yesterday afternoon con tained information relative to the contract for the electrical equipment which cost $500,000 for these two stations. The other machinery is ad ditional, making a total expenditure for the machinery for the stations of $750,000. Mr. Lee has been in the North since Saturday on business regarding the placing of these orders. The con* tract for electrical outfit was made several weeks ago, and confirmed yesterday with the Westinghouse Co. of Pittsburg. Mr. Lee return the last of the week. A MISTAKE IN HOURS. j Opera;or Says. He Had to Work 14 Hours Per bay Under 8-Hour Sys tem. > Washington, Jan: 15.—At the In terstate Commerce Commission in vestigation of the block signal ser vice of the Baltimore and Ohio, J. W. Williams, operator at Boys, Md., testified that after the Maryland 8- hour law became operative, the Bal timore and Ohio cut their salaries trom $55 per month to $52.50. This was done, he said, because of the shortening of the hours of the operators. "But as a matter of fact," he said, "I was kept on duty 14 hours throughout the year, except on Sun days." The President's Power. Washington, Jan. 15— Senator Spooner, discussing the Brownsville resolution, said he agreed that it is for Congress to determine the oath of enlistment of land and sea forces, duration of term, pay, method of l-unishment and many other regula tions for the government of soldiers but he could not agree that the com mander-in-chief is in time of peace or war, under the supremo control of Congress. The constitution made the Fresident commander-in-chief of the army without defining hi - functions, declared Mr. Spooner. For Postmaster. Washington, Jan. 15. —The Presi dent sent to the Senate the'follow ing nominations today: Postmasters—North Carolina W. P. Edwards, at Franklinton. Virginia—W. B. Alfred, at Clarks ville; R. A. Anderson, at Marion; J. H. Lindsey, at Bridgewater. One Killed, Three Hurt. Buffalo, N. Y., Ja.n. 15. —One man was killed and three others badly injured as the result of a freight wreck on the tracks of the Nickle Plate and Pennsylvania Railroads near Blaisdel. Noted Couple Wed. Philadeipnia, Pa., Jan. 15. —Mrs. Martha Hichborn Blaine, of Washing ton, and Paul S. Pearsall, of the United States* army, were married in the private parlor of the Bellevue- Stratford Hotel today. The brido and bridegroom were unattended dur ing the ceremony, witnessed only by relatives and a few intimate friends. Washington, D. C., January 15. — By a vote of eight to seven the Senate ship subsidy bill was defeated in the House committee on merchan merine fisheries. Kansas City, Mo., January 15. —Two trainmen are known to be dead, an other trainman :s believed to be dead and a fourth fatally injured anu sev eral pasengers were injured SD a vrreck at Waldron, Mo., lastutghi. The wreck was caused by head-on collision between a Rock Island pas senger train and a freight train."