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VOL. II, NO 138
LAST EDITION.
GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1907. ,
LAST EDITION.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
t
PRESIDENT GETS
INFORMATION AS
TO RAILROADS
Making Inquiries on Points Per
taining to Federal Super
vision and Control.
TALKS WITH MELLEN OF
THE N. Y., N. H. & H.-R.R.
Interview is Brief and No Particulars
As to the Questions Discussed are
Made Public by Either of the Parties
Thereto
Washington, D, C, March 10. The In
ierview between President Roosevelt
nd C. S. Mellcn, tho president of tho
New York, New Haven find HartfoTd
railroad, recently arranged for tho pur
pose of discussing the railroad situation,
took place at the White House today.
It lasted not more than thirty-live min
wtes. No statement of the particular
quortions discussed was mado nt the
White Houso find Mr. Mellcn declined to
talk.-.
Mr. MclIeS' visit today is the out
coma of a call made to the White House
Vat '-week. by. J. Picrmont- Morgan, the
Now York fmaneicr, who vamc to Wash
ington at the request of many business
men to discuss the present business sit
uation, particularly as affecting the rail
roads. At the time Mr. Morgan sug
gested to the President thafrit would 'bo
greater in the public interest if he
would see certain railroad presidents
and confer with them "us to what steps
might be taken to allay the public
anxiety as to the relations between the
railroads and the government.".
Tho visit of Mr. Mellcn followed the
i
(Continued on Page Two.)
DURHAM EN COURT WILL
TEST CITY'S RIGHT TO
PROTECT WATER SUPPLY
"
Eno Cotton Mills Protests Per-
manent Injunction Against
' Polluting River.
ASKS FOR TRIAL BY JURY
Durham, X. C. March 1!). In the Su
perior' Court this morning a new turn
was taken in the case of the City of
Durham against the Eno Cotton Mill
Company, of Hillsboro a turn that
means a great deal to Durham.
This) is the old cuso in which tlie city
obtained a permanent restraining order
gainst the cotton mill named dumping
sewerage and dye stuff into lino river,
from which a partial supply of the city's
drinking water is secured. Under the
new turn of affairs the case again goes
. L
10 tlie supreme iouri.
The original action was the City of
Durham and Dr. T. A. Mann, health
oflleer, against the Eno Cotton Mill Com
pany. This action, asked for perma
nent restraining order against the de
fendant emptying sewerage, dye stuff
and other tilth and poisons into tho
source of Durham's water supply. This
came up before Judge Ferguson and a
restraining 'Order Was granted under sec
tion :to:.l of the Revissl, laws of 1005.
Tho order was first to go into operation
On Avail 20. WHS. and was later ex
tended to June 20, 1900, but was finally
nmdo permanent, and this act of the
lwcr court was sustained by the bu-
Tirenio Court. . , , . - ...
' The court gave the defendant tune
fc, which to instal sewer plants, etc.,
nil -the cas was kept on docket, and
under tho ordor the company had to re
port progress made in carrying out the
irdcr. and tho state board of health had
neneral supervision of tho work.
This morning tho . matter came up in
court, and Judge Justice signed tho final
order making perpetual tho restraining
order heretofore issued, the original or
let including the dye stuffs and things
of that kind. ':- , .
When this was done Ma J- w. Gra
knm, of Hillsboro, who represents the- de
fendant company, entered objection,
tfairoing that the goction referred to
does not cover dye stuffs and that the
court could make no order that would
include anything but sewerage, at the
same time the defendant demanded a
trial by jury at to the other features
cf the restraining order. . .
This Judge Justice agreed to, and
Informed tho parties to the suit that a
trial by jury as to what was intended
nd what tha law means would be al
lowed. The defendant , reserved the
right of trial by Jury later ott, claim
ing that the case was not now ready
for trial, and tha whole matter went
.... in lw Hunrama fVnirfc on the ones-
tion as to whether the court had the
right to issuo a restraining oruer cov
ring the emptying of dye stuffs into
and in this way polluting the source
of f he city's supply of water.
This carries the whole matter back in
to the court.
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BE GIVEH TO THE
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
Liberty of Speech and Faith and
the Habeas Corpus to Bo
Granted.
DECLARATION READ BEFORE
LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
Leader of Social Democrats in Making
First Speech is Lavishly Decorated
With Such Tokens of Esteem as Liar,
Murderer, Inciter to Riot, Etc
St. Petersburg, March 19. The minis
terial declaration, setting forth tho gov
ernment's program for legislation, was
read this afternoon by Premier Stoly
phin before the lower house of parlia
ment assembled in the hall of the no
hility. Later in tho day the declara
tion was read before the council of the
empire, or upper house, at a special Ses
sion. '-
The declaration of policy, which, was
studiously courteous in tone and avoided
all reference to drumhead courtmartials
and other causes of contention, was re
ceived In respectful silence,
The project of law enumerated by
Stolypin are summarized as follows:
"Freedom of speech and of the press.
"Liberty of faith.
"Habeas corpus, on the same basis as
other states.
"The substitution of a single form
of martial law for the various decrees
of exceptional security.
"Local self-government. :
"Reform of the zemstvos.
"Responsibility of officials.
"Agrarian reforms.
(Continued on Tage Two.)
CLAIM DEFECT IK ACT
C1VIN6 FAYETTEVILLE
EXTEKS!0N ELECTION
Say Only Haymount People Are
Quallfled Voters on Question
Under Specifications.
LOOK FOR HOT FIGHT AHEAD
Fuycttcville, X. C, March 19. A sen
sation has been sprung here during tho
past twenty-four hours by the discovery
of an alleged 'radical defect in the legis
lative act providing for an extension of
tin city limit?, taking in the largo tax
paying suburb of Haymount.
It is claimed that section 3 of that
act specifically indicates Qualified vot
ers in the extension election, and that,
according to this specification, the Hay
mount residents are the qualified voters,
and they only; that the second para
graph of the section providing for the
registration of persons who are quali
fied to vote in city elections does not
weaken the above specification, and that
a legislative act intended to abrogate
the common law right of a eitizen must
bear its strict construction. ;
It is also pointed out that if on April
6 tho extension is carried, tho people
ot iiaymount become residents, but can
not vote on May 8 in the mayoralty
election, involving important questions
oi taxation ana finance, because they
win nave been residents lor only thirty
days, while a quallfled city voter must
navn peen a resiueni ior ninety uays.
Flashes on the horizon indicate a com
ing fight. Leading members of the bar
were interviewed this afternoon as to
thfl alleged defect in tho act providing
for an extension election April 6. Able
lawyers contend tns act is all right
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN
SHOT BY HIS SON
BOY QUARRELS WITH FATHER ON
LEARNING HE HAD HAR
RIED IWICE.
St. Louis, Mo., March ?9. Dr. Julius
Weinsberg, a well known physician, is
lying in a serious condition at a hospital
as the result of being shot four times
last night bf hit son, Oscar, aged eigh
teen years.
The boy, who is under arrest, said he
had only recently learned that his own
mother died at hU birth and the present
wife of Dr. Weinsberg is his atop
mether. Thii caused estrangement and
culminated in the shooting,
17 KILLED: s INITJREd"
IN A RUSSIAN WRECK
Harbin, Manchuria, March 10. As the
result of a collision today between a
passenger train and a freight train at
Turushicne station, seventeen persons
were killed end thirty-llva were injured.
LIBERTIES
ft
IYHURT
Bf COLLAPSE OF
One Teacher and Eight Mcr
of Her Class the
Victims.
,rs
SCORES BURIED IN THE
RUINS OF BUILDING
Many of Those Caught Under Debris
Are Dangerously Hurt and Death
List May Be Greatly Increased
Heartrending Scenes Around Ruins.
San Antonio, Texaa, March ID A spe
cial from Torrcon. Mexico, says:
Nine persons, eight of., them school
Children were instantly killed today and
many others injured at Duraugo, Mcx
ico, by he collapse of the roof of the
public school building, 'While the rooms
were crowded with pupils. The dead
Include one of the teachers and eight
members of her class.
Scores wero buried under the wreck
age and debris, and there may 'be addi
tional deaths.-as many of the victims
aro dangerously hurst. The teacher's
body was , pinioned beneath heavy
rafter and it was evident death Jiad
been instantaneous. '
The injured children were hurried to
hospitals and some of them to tl.ir
homes while the dead were taken io the
morgue, where heartrending scenes were
enacted as griefstrlcken parents
searched for their loved ones.
STOCK MARKET STILL
UNSETTLED; SLUMPS OF
SEVERALPOINJS RESULT
Heavy Selling and Rumored Em
barrassment Causes Severe
Decline.
LOSS FOUR TO SEVEN POINTS
New York, March 19. Heavy selling
of stocks in the first hour, of which
bears took prompt advantage, followed
by persistent rumors that one or more
slock exchange houses were embarrassed
by losses sustained in the last few days,
combined today to make the stock mar
ket sensitive and feverish throughout
the day,
Losses on the slump during the open
ing hour ranged from 4 to 1 points,
Union Pacific heading the list with n
loss Of 1 1-4; Great Northern, pre
ferred, Smelting, Heading and St. Paul
suffering losses of fi points and up
wards, and Northern Pacific 4 1-2. A re
action followed quickly in which part
of the early losses was made up, but
the market continued weak and alter
nate periods Of decline and reaction fol
lowed during the rest of the day.
Alarming reports as to the stability
of two unnamed commission houses con
tributed largely to this condition , and
prices wore extremely irregular, some
of the active stocks showing pro
nounced gains, while at the same mo
ment others were recording sharp losses.
The passage of the delivery hour at
S.1S p. m., without the anticipated an
nouncement of failures restored some
confidence and this, with active covering
restored confidence somewhat and there
was a violent demand in the last hour
when many of the active stocks re
gained their opening level.
MEXICAN
S I
BROTHERS IN FATAL FIGHT
OVER WOMAN BOTH LOVED
Fearful Battle With Knives and Clubs Between Husband Who
Neglected Wife and His Brother in New York
'''V:-' ;.. Saloon.
New York, . March -10. Two brothers
who loved the same woman fought with
knives and clubs in an East Side Saloon
early today until both were to desper
ately injured that they probably will
die.
The men are George and Giovanni
Francesco, who came tO' America from
Palermo about two years ago. There
they had been, rivals for the hand of
the same girl, who eventually accepted
George, the elder, and they were mar
ried shortly before the trio oame to Nw
York. Not long after their arrival
George began to neglect hia wife and wt
length she left him,
When the brothers met In tho East
Side saloon today, Giovanni upbraided
George for his treatment of the young
wife and admitted that he tho younger
brotherstill loved the woman.
PROPERTY ENDANGERED BY
y' LEGISLATION, SA YS FINLEY
Cithern Railway Head
Thinks Harm Will Result
Not Alone to the Rail
roads, But to All Inter
ests in the Country As
Well.
Railway Man Makes Main
Address at Annual Din
ner of the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce on "Re
lation of Railways to the
Public."
Atlanta, Ga., March 19. --The address
of President W. V. Finley. of the
Southern railway, on-."the relations of
railways to the public," was the feature
of the annual dinner of the Atlanta
chamber of commerce here tonight. An
attendance of four hundred representa
tive citizens, a number of prominent
railroad men, and a large representation
from the Seed Crushers Association of
Georgia made the occasion of more than
usual interest,
Among those present were Gov. J.'M.
Terrell, President J. F. Hanson, of the
Central of Georgia; C. A. Wiokcrham, of
Atlanta and West Point railway, and
other prominent railroad official!
President Finley devoted his remarks
entirely to the relations between the
railroad, on the one hand, and the peo
ple and the state and national govern
ments, on the other hand. Without re
ferring to any specific action hv Con
gress or the state 'legislature, Mr. Fin
ley indicated his belief that the present
trend of legislation endangers the prop
erty of the railroads and ot the country
alike.
Mr. Finlv said it had always been
the desire of the railways to maintain
cordial relations with the people along
their lines, and that the railways must
cultivate the good will and cooperation
of the public by the adoption and pro
mulgation ot economically and commer
cially sound principle in the conduct
of their business.
Mr. Finley reviewed the progress of
the south and said that its pressing need
today is for better and more extensive
transportation facilities.
"If the railways are to secure the
large amount of new capital required
to enable them to meet the rapidly in
creasing demand for their services," 'he
said, "their credit must be sucn as to
assure investors of a reasonable return
upon their money. Tho south now has
rates that enau'o southern iproaueerB to
market their products in widely sepa
rated .home and foreign markets on sucli
terms that they can compete success
fully with similar product from other
localities, but it has not tho means of
moving those products to market as
promptly as is desirable. Every shipper
wants low rates, but when rates are so
low as to enable him to reach competi
tive markets on terms at least as favor
able as those of his competitors, prompt
and efficient service become of.. more
importance than rate reduction. The
imperative need of . the south today is
improved transportation service, 1 am
sure that the intelligent business men
of this section-will iagree with no 'that
improved facilities are more urgently
needed than any reduction dn charges."
After referring to tho public aid given
to railway construction in tho early
days, Mr. Finley said the great need
in the economic situation in the south
today is that the entire people of that
section should realize, that the period
of railroad construction has not passed
and that there is now as much need of
encouragement, not financial, but of the
normal "favor and support of the public
as ever. ;- .' -
While approving the policy of Improv
ing rivers and harbors ot public ex
pense, Mr, Finley contrasted the atti
tude of the public towards carrier by
water and 'by rail, pointing out that the
former pays nothing for highway; that
it is maintained and improved at public
expermo, while the carrier 'by rail must
construct Iris own 'highway, must pay
heavy taxes and is subjected to increas-
(Continued on Pago Two.)
Instantly the brothers closed In a
fierce struggle, which ended in the hall
way, where they wore found unconscious
by a policeman. George's head had been
crushed by blow, and the younger man
had a deep knife wound in the abdomen.
LAMP EXPLODES; MOTHER
AND SON FATALLY BURNED
.New York. Maroh 19. Mrs. Annie
Iloyt, sixty-four years old, was burned
to death and her eon, Thomas, aged
IMrt y-elx, was so severely burned that
he probably will die, when a lamp ex
ploded in' their home in Jersey City
today.
Both Mrs. Iloyt and her son were
asleep and the biasing oil spread the
tire so quickly that they were overcome.
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PRESIDENT
Head of the Southern Railway System,
Address at the Annual Dinner of th
E,
EXAMINATION DELAYS
CLOSING BY DEFENSE
All
Testimony In Case
Be Finished By To
night. Will
EXPERTS ON STAND ALL DAY
ew York, March II), Hy prolonging
his cros-ea munition- of ono of the
seven nlicnn-ts introduced by the de
fense to testify that Harry K. TIinw
wan insane when he hhof. and killed
Stanford 'Whit e, District-Attorney Je
rome made it impossible for tho defense
finally to close its case today. ;
A'hen adjournment until tomorrow
was taken there was pending only the
matter of the admission of a letter writ
ten by Thaw to J. Deniiiwon Lyon, a
Pittsburg 'bunker, which Mr. Delmas
said would help to fix the young man's
state of mind before the roof garden
tragedy, and the likelihood that Kvelyn
Xesbit Thaw would be called tomorrow
brielly to combat tho testimony of
Abraham Hummel.
District-Attorney Jerome hinted this
afternoon that an important witness for
the .prosecut ion might reach the city to
night. The chances, however, are Hint
a half day's session tomorrow will be
sufficient to conclude all the testimony
that is to be offered by either side. An
adjournment thcn.wili.be taken until
: (Continued on Page Two.)
NASHVILLE COUNCILUN
PUT UNDER ARREST
MUST EXPLAIN RESOLUTION CON -
DEMNING SPEAKER CUNNING-
HAM, OF THE HOUSE.
Xashville. Tenn., March 10. -The
members of the Nashville city council
who are charged with liclng in con
'tempt of the Tennessee'' 1 louse of 'Hop
resent at ives in adopting 'caustic resolu
tions condemning Speaker Cunningham,
of the House, for utterances credited to
him and reflecting on the council, met
at the city hall this afternoon u here
warrants .were served on them for their
arrests.
They were directed to. -.'appear beforo
the bar of the House Thursday to make
answer and show cause why tlioy aliaft
not be imprisoned. The councilmen were
all armed with petitions for writs of
habeas corpus.
Ill
j j ii i
W. W. FINLEY,
Who Last Night Made the Principal
e Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
;jf
SOCIAL CLUB, HELD
FOR SUPERIOR COURT
Defendant In Big Blind Tiger Case
Placed Under Bond of
$35000. y"
MANY ATTEND THE HEARING
The preliminary hearing, in the case
against -Pierce '.Young. '-tho- manager of
I ho' "Colored Husiness .Men's Social (Nun
pa ny." tlm rooms of which wero raided
by the polico Monday - afternoon.:, took
place before. Mayor Murphy yesterday
afternoon, and the defendant was loutid
over to Superior Court under a bond of
$:i00. The charge was retailing. In
another case, charging him with run
ning a gambling machine, his liond was
fixed at $)0. Young gave bond and was
released. .. .
The prosecution' was conducted by City
Attorney R. C, Strudwick, while the de
fendant was represented by 'i. S. Hrad
shaw and Judge ; Hynuni. The court
room was crowded to its utmost capac
ity with people .anxious to see the out
come of (ireenslmro's biggest, "blind
tiger" -.raid, and numbers of others
crowded into the ball and doorways. The
only-testimony introduced was tint for
the state, six witnesses being -.examined.
The tirst witness on the stand was;
Will T.ogan. a negro contractor, who'
testified that he was a member of the;
(Continued on Page Two.)
! KIO COUPLE CAN'T FOOL
SALISBURY REGISTER
1 WOULD-BE . BRIDEGROOM FLEES
I WHEN BRIDE IS PROVED LESS
j THAN FIFTEEN. .-.
ISpfciiil to Daily IndiMi Ni w. '
Suli.-lmrv. N, ('., Maivli l!).- Krister j
of Deeds H. H. .Miller' yesterday ' broke j
up the matrimonial intentions of some;l
youngsters Who nppeari'd before luui
with untruth in their - face. . I
The .kid snid the age of 'liis bride is
eighteen, unit when Mr. .Miller uked
for mote proof, was told that that the
bride herself said no. An examination
slioweil that, this was all he knew aliouf
it, and all that he eared to know.
.Mr. Miller told him -thai- this would
not circulate in 'his joint and the boy
was then willing to make oath.
Au iuveatignt ion of the school census
of Prof. It. (i. KUcr showed that the kid
girl was less than iiUeeii, and the boy
hiked when the ropes wero on hun.
ILLNESS
MISTRIAL III CASE
AGAINST HASTY
Defendant Unable to Be In Court
Yesterday and Case Is
Continued.
SENTENCES TO BE PRONOUNCED
IN OTHER CASES THURSDAY
Judge Boyd Decides to Dispose of the
Cases Already Tried, and AH Others
are Continued Until April Term of
Court. '
On accounl of the cmitiuued illii'"
of the ilifetnlaiil, who lias been under
treatnienl in M. Leo's 'hospital since
ast Friday, a pirnr in the case aganiKi.
.). W. l.liisi;v, on uhil in I'nilcd State
District (inirt, ;is withdrawn and i
mistrial ordered by Judge- I!'yd yestr'i
day . morning. ; .Mr. 1 1 a -t w cliaryd
with violations of the internal reveuim
aws in niakniif a I If "red fal-o return1- as
to the destnii-lion iif illicit dist ilerie,
and in .! i-hargei'l with collusion wi;!i
the distilers. that i-. nllnwiug them !
operate (liviici'ies 'nilmuii . niolestal ion. .
I The trial of the case -would iuive I "-ai
finished bv this time Inid it not been f ir
the. illness of Mr. llaty. . The 1 a ku:if
of e.videnee was 'beguii. .(lie first, of last,
week and was nearly finished when Mr.
Hasty became ill Friday morning. His
illness neco-sitated an adjournment
from day to day until yesterday mni'i-
ing when it was .decided to wait .no
longer.
Both tlis goiernmeiitV an I deiciiH-
ant a "counel were anxious in try I lie
case at this time, and the defendants
went into (lie trial knowing 1 hat t'v.i
of their witnesses were ill, rather linn
continue the ease longer. Mr. Hast v
suffered from a severe cold during all
of last week and he is now quite ill.
Judge Boyd announced yesterdav
mornning that all df the "revenue fraud
cases" that have not 'been tried would
no continued until the next Tegular teriii(
of court here, which is April 1. To
morrow was set as the time for the
disposition--of the eases that hare been -trit
or which submissions have been
entered. There are several of these
cases, including those against G. V.
Samuels, B, H. Hardin, A. C. Da'tns and
a number of others.
The session of court Thursday will
no doubt, be largely attended. These
cases have created considerable interest
and people are naturally very anxious
to know what the sentences in the oases
will be. No cases that have been tried in
court here in a long while have aroused
the interest of the people of Wilkes'
county and other sections of the utato
as have these. The defendants who
have not been tried are also greatly in
tcrestcd. ns they are anxious to know
just what is in store for them.
CASE WILL GO TO THE
Counsel for Beth Sides Make
Brilliant Speeches In Trial
' at Elizabeth City.
FIERCE ATTACKS ON ALIBI
K!i.abeth City, X. ('.. March 10. -Court,
convened this morning at !.:D
o'clwk and the 'argument' by the eonn
scl for prosecution and defense was re
sumed. Interest in the trial has increased each
day. and this inorning witnessed the
greatest crowd in attendance yet. When
court convened the room was packed to
its utmost capacity, with a crowd strug
gling at the door, trying to get in.
Ex-(.iov. T. ,f. Inrvis, brother-in-law
of the defendant, beiHii the argument in
a speech of great power. His venerable
appearance, together with his manner of
aigunient, made a profound impression
Kx-Govcrnor Jarvis, a short while af
ter 'he'-made his .argument for the de
finse, received a telegram announcing
the (.prions illness of Mrs. Jarvis. Ho
k it, on the afternoon train for his homo.
Kx-fJovcrnor Jarvis was followed by ,
W. O. l'rnden, of Edenton, of counsel
for the prosecution, who also made a
profound inipressinn.-'
vt lien court convened alter dinner 1.
M. Meekiiis. tlie silver-tongued orator of
the east, spoke tor two hours or more,
delivering a -great legal oration. He in
tuiil was followed by Attorney W. L.
Cohoon.
The pio-eeiition time and again dur
ing the d.ty made fearful onslaughts oil
tho Harrison alibi, whilo (he defenio let
no oiiportunity o to attack the wit
nesses of the museeution who jeopar
dized the alibi by their testimony.
At 8.50 p. m. eoitrt. convened" for a
night session, and ex-Uovernor Ayeock,
of the defense, made his argument in
one of the most brilliant legal speeches
ever made in this courthouse.
Solicitor Ward will make the closing
spoech tomorrow morning, and the case
will.-lic given to the jury tomorrow ai
tcinoou.
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