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CH ARLOTTIR NEWS. TWELVE THE WEATHER: VOL. XXHI. CHAKLOTtAI SATURDAY EVENING. APBIL 37, 1901.

NO. 4034 2 8 nd Sunday. LOCAL COTTON: Good middling 8.25. 'CLOSING SCENES FIGHT ty-five Presbyterian churches in this presbytery extended over nine counties. Of these churches twenty-seven are in Mecklenburg county.

Presbytery meets next fall ait Williams Memorial church, five miles out from GEORGE NEEDHAM. RIGHT OF WA FORCES Uvada April 27. -Twenty-two heavy teams, representing the Harrison rail road works, charged again and again yesterday upon a force of 150 men in the employe of Uunited States Senator Clark, on the grade near here, and there was a fierce combat the entire afternoon. The rivalry 'forces are fighting for the right of way turned over by th Federal officials to the short line (Harriman) interests. The iHarriman forces bore down on the Clark entrenchments with a train of 22 wagons leaded with ties.

FOR RAILROAD JORITY OP COMMISSI FAIRS PLATT AMENDMENT. KILLED UNO WOUNDED IN RIOT. THE OILY WEST. Mr. Wads worth Returns from the Oil Mr.

James W. Wadsworth returned last night from an extended Western trip. He took in the spring races at Memphis; visited the home of the blooded horse, Kentucky, and made a tour of Central and Eastern Texas. At Temple, Texas, he remained several days with his sister, Mrs. E.

W. Stitt. Mrs. Stitt expects to return home next month. Mr.

Stitt will follow later. While in Texas Mr. Wadsworth says he heard a little else but oil! oil! oil! He was within two hundred miles of Beaumont, the point where the great oil wells were first discovered and the people are nearly frantic over the great find. There is no land lor sale anywhere near Beaumont. The peo ple are organizing oil districts and oil selling stock in the newly organized companies.

This is about the extent of sale they will listen to. From what Mr. Wadsworth learned there is an abundance of oil yet it is in the undeveloped state patiently waiting for the Standard Oil Company to come along and gobble it up. 6RIMINAL COURT. Clerk Williamson Continues in Office Until July.

Clerk Willlaimisioaa, of the Criminal Court continues in office until July. His official assurance came yesterday In a letter from Solicit'or Webb in which he says: "You are the clerk of the court until the. first Monday in July. Yiou will therefore issue capiases against all persons who have not paiid their cost in order iijhat you may wind r.p your business before your time expires. Some time in June you will ixansfc.r all cases not tried now upon your docket, together with all of the pipers in such causes it iotthe clerk of the iiipenior Court in order that he may docket them in his court." DEATH OF MRS.

HILL. Well Known Lady ot Pineville Died This Morning. Mrs. Margaret Hill.cf Pineviile township, died this rnicrning at 6 o'clock cf erysnpelas. She was the widow of John W.

Hill, of Pineville township, who was a kinsman of Mr. M. L. Da vi i this city." Mrs. Hill was' 65 or 70 years of age.

She leaves a number of children, Mrs. Mrs." 'Walter McCul-lough, Mrs. Mollie Mrs. Dunn, Mrg. MaggieMcElweeMrs.

Jane Pairk3, of Tenn. Mrs. Hill was a Miss Kis-tler. She lived near Rozzelle's ferry. She was a member or the Methodist church and a woman of nob.e, G.ily life, Mrs.

O'Donoghue, fthis city, is a niece of deceased. Choir Uotes. Miss Mick el, of Rutherford ton, who has been soprano in Tryon Street Methodist choir for a monthi or so, finishes her engagement there tomorrow. She returns home early in May. Her voice been admired! and enjoyed.

Tomorrow week Mrs. E. L. Martin begins her engagement at Tyon reet church. She has been soprano in the Eaptist choir for four years and E-h-e and the people to whom she has sung for io long part with mutual regret.

Ed. Allen. An invitation from the graduating class of the University of Maryland, Dental Department comes to the News. In the class officers, the name of Mr. Willis Ed Allen is noted as prophet.

Mr. Allen is well known here. He is a kinsman of the Dowd family; also of Mrs. J. and Mr.

D. E. Allen. Mr. Spratt Dying.

Mr. Thomas Spratt is not expected to live through the day. His condition has been alarming from the first, and has been considered hopeless for several days. Mr. Spratt has been in charge of Mr.

V. N. Mullen's store for 20 years and is a fine man and a valuable citizen. Installation at Amity. Rev.

Mr. Hagan will be installed pastor of Amity church the second Sabbath in May. The installing commissioners will be composed of Rev. Messrs. A.

A. Little and G. C. Huntington. i 1 Children's Service.

If the weather continues fair, children's services will be held at the First Presbyterian church to-morrow morning followed by baptismal service. Dr. Smith. Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson College, was her this morning on his return rem.

Laumnburg', where he made a 20th Century address before Fay etteville Contemplated Improvement. The News learns that Burwell Dunn contemplate building a handsome store on their site next, to the Byan building on West. Trade street. Marriage TorMorrow. Marriage license was issued today to Mr.

Geo. M. Rudisill and Miss Ava J. Hagler, of Belmont. The marriage takes place tomorrow.

OF PRESBYTERY, kme Innovations Were In troduced and Some Voted Down. INTERESTING FIGURES. ke Office of Corresponding Clerk Was Abolished The Churches Contributed Nearly $60,000 to Church Work A Good Sum for Educational Purposes. to the News. LincoIrJ.on, April 27.

Mecklenburg adjourned lat night. Many these who attended this meeting 1 i tn .11 so tar as acccmpnsning mucn, is meeting was an exception. There -re a few items cf very important transacted but these import- it items vOok up comparatively little the time. On the other band; this tiling kept up the reputation of tYklenburg Presbytery of spendng ore rim? in trying to devise and upon way? to expedite matters tut in many instances would have necessary ito transact the busi- under consideration. everal innovations were inliro- tied.

s.me of which and of which failed. iovje members of the presbytery sred that the presbytery was becom-irtco much secularized by electing a clerk who would give a of proceedings to the secu- fr papers and ihe office was abolish- lAn item cf the report ct the home issions committee which was very irmly discussed and which was final-overruled by a decisive vote was in garti to pay of the men in the r.inctly home 'missions 'fields. The cussion brought out the following that these men are all working the leasi; salary that they can get Dng cn and that to in any way their incomes or make the icur.t promised conditional Would the work badly. There were two cpesirion.s made either one of which" is in the language cf one of the discussing the question, Mke picture once published in "Life." cook was standing with an in hand and was addressing the fowl fore her thus, "Deer chicken would rrj.lisr be boiled or roasted?" two propositions were, either -l the presbytery promise these "trkers the same amounts (that they I last year with the understanding they are to be pro raited if the fail to be contributed by the rents, or else to scaie them twenty Per cent at once and give them "y-three. and a third per cent more p.e money comes in.

Dr. in -ussing the question said1 that the ho would accept such a proposi- lacked sense enough to be in a 1 trying preach the gospel. a a very warm talk he told the very plainly that the money i be raised if they only went at the right way. He succeeded in iring some of his awn faith into presbytery and the rote was al- unanimous to make the to the workers and to in tee as heretofore that the wilts would be paid in full. In this connection a special collection ordered to be on the third day of June or as soon thereafter )ossible for ihis cause.

tro minds of some of the mem- had the. committee's recommen- cn he adopted, it would have crip- tfic home mission work of the soytr-rv ncrhr-l" imnnrtotit before the body was in regard aiding four regular meetings each instead of 'two as now. Those ad- ting this innovation argued that -( 1 four regular meetings eaieh would obviate the necessity of ng so many adjourned and called ktirio-' i i vvuuiu give ueiter oppvr- 'ties for adjusting matters in re- the home mission work which constanly coming and to keen frest more alive. On -the other side as argued tn'at it is hard i'o get the fully attended by having two meetings each year and that aave four, would finally result in having even one good meeting. Be-3 it was said that soon nresby- "-vould have to be asking for same go to hold meetings iamd that auicniance would he almost whol- Ci the clergy.

When i.he vote was r1 a pronounced majority voted fmst the chanse. ThP fn.nnwi.nff tiff 's tt the amounts contributed for cause3 of the church aside from salaries of the pastors and the cur- expenses of the church: (UIgn Missions, Assem- heme miS.ainn S7QQfi. Inal missions, colored evan- relief fund, for- maud lund, education, Xr Plication, Ameri-; cible Society, $70. C8. total amount was 29,505.78.

If amount nairl tr th-P cnes be added to this amount, the i. uicwiiere ia tneneign-jood of whach is a right tre- sum nnvi v-- x-ucic iaje at'out seven GREAT JVAIIGILIST Arrived in Charlotte at Noon and is at Rev. Dr. Barron's. HELD BIBLE CLASS AT 3:30 The Cc-lahorer of the Great Moody is One of Five Preacher Brothers He Was the First of the Five Converted He is a Baptist and a Man of Wonderful Power.

Rev. George Needttiam, the molted evangelist cif the Baptist church arrived here today t2 noon fromi Oon-ccud, where he has been hcldiing a Eicle conference. He was met at ithe station 'by General 'o'ecretary Hunting-ten, of the Y. M. C.

A. and Dr. This af ternoon at 3: 30 Mr. Needham wuis found befiore a large number of Bible students, men and women, in the assaciation hall, holding a Bible class. Rev.

George C. Needham, who is to lecture this afternoon at the Y. M. C. is one of five preacher brothers all born in Ireland, but who have been resident in this country for a score of years.

George is the oldest of the brothers-, nd wa? first convprued to God and at once began to hold meetings. He was associated with the late "Harry Moorehouse," and through him came to this country and joined Mr. Moody in his work in. Chicago. At one time Mr.

Needham was in charge of what is known as Moody's church, on Chicago He has held meetings all over this country, iEngland and Ireland. Of late he has given himself especially to meetings for the study of the Bible. He is one of the best expo.ii kiS of the propheci.w the country and it will pay everybody to hear him. He is holding a E'ible conference in Concord, which has been largely, attended. -Monday -night he leaves to spend a month in San Anto-nia, Texas where he will, hold a Bible conference.

FUNERAL OF MR. DAVIS. Remains Taken to Chatham, This Morning. The funeral service of Mr. ChasJ.

Davis was conducted this morning at Mr. James Leslie's by Rev. E. A. Osborne assisted by Rev.

Frank Siler. Besides the Elks who attended in a body there were numbers of persons present who knew and admired Mr. Davis. Genuine sorrow was manifested by all, for he was indeed esteemed and deeply lamented. The flowers were beautiful.

The large wreath sent by the Elks was especially handsome. The remains were escorted to the station by a line of friends. The interment will take place tomorrow at Chatham, Va. Judge Davis, father of deceased, is a brother of the late George Davis, of Wilmington. He and his son, Mr.

W. S. Davis, expressed themselves as being deeply appreciative of the kindness shown Mr. Charles Davis. "We know -that he could not have been more skillfully nor more tender-lv cared for in our own home," said Judge Davis.

"We shall never forget the kind people of Charlotte." MR. CILLEY AND BRIDE. Arrived from Hickory This Morning and are attheBuford Mr. Gordon H. Cilley and bride, Miss Maud Shuford, of Hickory, arrived here last night and are at the Bu- ford.

The marriage of these popular and prominent young people, Tuesday night was a social event ff great in terest. Mr. Cilley as well Known an Charlotte. He left here two years ago to accept a position with the Philadelphia Record. His talents were quick-lv recognized by the managers of that paper, and he had been in tha office many weeks he had been made a member of the staff.

Mr. Cilley comes by his gifts naturally. inherits them on both sides of the house. He has a bright future ahead of him as a newspaper man. Mr.

Cilley proved by his return South for a wife that he finds women like those of the South. His wifp is bright n.nrt attractive: srenfie onn mnmflTi a Tin t.iiits leave next Tuesday for Philadelphia. The Villalonga Mansion, H.T.. 'iin T7 i i l.rtn era their first meal in their new hom the largest and most elegantly nished houses in the city. Mr.

longa's "den1' is furnished in ish leather. The whole house be elegance of taste. unariotte lownsnin Maeiy All of the magistrates of meet Monday except those township. They meet In May. I The Clark man seized the horses by their heads, the drivers whipping and yelling, but the superior number of the darks held the Harriman forces back.

The lines surged backward and forward for two hours and then the Harriman men executed a flank movement, drew o'iT part of the Clark forces, and dashed the teams along the grade at full speed until they had gained some distance. A truce was declared until "noon to-daTanu the Clarlc forces retired to their second line of defenses, two miles up tfhe arraae. where thp.v have Cfe UO.J..JJdA VtllC UUi: IXC. the U. S.

should agree to give preference rates to Cuban products as the conditions of the acceptance of the Piatt amendment. Of course neither- the Secretary of War nor the President can make any promise as to what Congress will do on the question of tariff rates between 1, 1 -r-r vauj. cum tan u.niT.eu scares thev can The best that thev -v will urge ingress to meet the views of the Cubans by relating the duties on sugar and tobacco. against the police when the latter sought to disperse the rioters. In the conflict several persons were killed and many wounded and the police were routed.

The military were then called upon to subdue the outbreak and two squadrons of cavalry galloped twenty miles to Lahore. They succeeding in mob and "order was restored. COTTON MILL ROLLS. New Method of Covering Them hy Mr. Hudson Mr.

Jos. B. has just arrived from Washington, D. C. He has invented anew method for covering cotton mill rolls.

His new work lias been in operation for the past seven months and is a perfect success. His business in Washington was connected with the patent office. He will, in a short time, offer the cotton mills an up-to-date and greatly improved method for covering their rolls, giving them a covering that will make all rolls uniform size, and perfectly smoothe, without flat laps a covering that will not flute and one that is water proof and oil proof, lasting and will stand speed of machinery, enabling the mills to realize at least twenty-five per cent, more production. MEMORIAL DAY. Veteran R.

B. Hunter Orator of the Occasion. Mecklenburg 'Camp of Confederate Veterans appointed at the last meeting, a committee consisting of Veterans J. B. Alexander and S.

H. Hilton, to select an orator for Memorial Day, 10th of May. They have chosen wisely and well in Mr. R. Hunter, an active member of the Camp; a soldier whom the Camp can well afford to honor.

The exercises on Memorial Day wiil be of the same nature as heretofore. The" various Confederate organizations of the city will march in bodies carrying Confederate flags and wearing Confederate badges. STEELE CREEK LEADS. Supt. Hunter Compliments This Township.

Pinevllle High School closed last with unusually interesting exercises. Prof. Noble was present and delivered' an address on education Which was pronounced by all who heard it as a strong, effort. The address was supplemented by; a pro-graimime of music and -recitations wihich was1 exceedingly well rendered. Erwin School in Steele Creek has made up a supplemental galaxy for the teacher in order to continue the school.

"Steele Creek," says Superintendent Hunter, "is talking 'the lead educationally, of township in the county. Four out of five sdhJoiols in the township are preparing boys and girls for college." Wilmington Band Here- The Boston Italian string band from Wilmington, is here returning from Greensboro. V. Oammariero is manager of, the band. The band will be here for several days.

THE WILD-EYED REVIEW. Is Still Hammering Away at Uncle Sam. London, April 27. The Saturday Review, following the example of the Spectator, today continues its efforts to arouse jealousy between England's two greatest commercial rivals. It scoffs, however at the idea that England would ever support America against Germany, and says that it is not a matter of mere speculation that the Kaiser's naval activity is directed against the United States.

It says, among other things: "Events may be driving us steadily and inevitably into the arms of Germany. Any alliance with the United States, to maintain the Monroe Doctrine would be ludicrously in opposition to our interests and would rightly arouse every other nation to a death struggle against a genuine Anglo-Saxon menace. There is not the slightest ground either in justice or in expediency why we should incur the risk." The Presidential Trains. THE PRESIDENTIAL Its Course and Stops Through the South. Washington, D.

April 27. The Presidential train will start April 39th and make the following stops in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama: Monday, Charlettsville, 1:20 p. stop five minutes; Lynchburg, 3:10, stop ten minutes; Roanoke, 5:20, stop five minutes; Bristol, Eastern time, 10:55 p. leave 10 p. Central time; Huntsville, 9 a.

Tuesday, stop ten minutes; cornith, 1:25 p. stop ten minutes; Memphis, 4:30 p. leave 1:30 a. Wednesday 8:30 a. stop hour and half; Jackson, 11:15 a.

stop 15 minutes; New Orleans 4:30 p. m. Wednesday, May 1st, stop over night. KEEPER SEVERELY INJURED. A Big Lioness Attacks Him and Breaks His Arm.

IjO-uigvUle, April 27 Queen Victoria, a big lioness which is one of the stair attractions at Shallcross park, broke loose yesterday afternoon while she was being transferred from one cage to another, and attacked her keeper, Geo. Bush, who suffered a fracture cf the right arm by a blow from the animal and was badly disfigured by the beasts sharp claws. The keeper did not lose his presence of mind and with the help of assistants managed to drive Queen Victoria away and finally landed her in the compartment which will be her summer home. His injuries are serious and he will be laid up for weeks. TO ATTEND BANQ.UET.

Cuban Commissioners Will Go to New York. Washington, April 27. The Cuban Commissioners called at the War Department this morning and were escorted by Secretary Root to the White House. President Capote of the Commission, announced that they called merely for the purpose of bidding the President boodbye before his departure on his tour. group of-Americans, interested in sugar interests in Cuba, including (President Hawley and Secretary Morrill of the Chappara Sugar Company, Cuba, have extended the commissioners an invitation to be their guest at their own leisure to be a dinner to be given in their honor in New York.

They will likely accept, as the visitors intend stopping a few days in York before their departure for KNOCKOUT DROPS. lammany Man Die3 in a Hos- pital- New York, April 27. John Elliott 47 years old, publisher of the Tammany Times, died in the New York hospital at an early hour this morning. His widow and his brother think he was drugged and robbed. The coroner is investigating.

Elliott was led 'nito adrug -store at Twenty-seventh street and Sixth Avenue at 11:30 o'clock last night by a stranger. He was purple in the face helpless. 'An ambulance was called and was ta.ken to the hospital where he died a few hours later. H. S.

Elliott of the dead man, declared this morning that If knaeofut drops caused the death, he would give $1000 for the discovery of the, guilty person. TO DEFEND STAPLES. Solicitor General Instructs Holton to Defend T. M. Staples.

Washington, D. April 27 The Solicitor General today instructed the District Attorney at Greensboro, N. to defend T. M. Staples, charged with murder.

In a raid on moonshiners, Staples assisted the deputy-marshal and one of the moonshiners was killed. Staples was later, indicted for murder. Washington, April 27. Three of the Cuban commissioners, constituting a majority of delegation, have decided, it is understood, to vote for a report urging the constitutional convention, to accept the Piatt amendment. The The three are fienors Capote, Llorente and Tarn ay o.

TlflP. twr Con ni'O i-. rl uioiiLu Portundi, are not yet thoroughly satis- jy i it i i neu wun tne plantations given as to the meaning of the intervention clause, and are desirous, in any event, that Lahore, India, April 27. Troops, as well as police were required to subdue a violent riot provoked by the methods of the government plague inspector, who offended against the native customs and prejudice, by inspecting women to ascertain if they had the plague. The protests against this became then serious.

A groat-mob collected and fought fiercely DEATH OF MR RAY. A Good Han of Berry hill Township Bead. Mr. John H. Ray died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at his home in Bsrryhill township.

He was taken sick lour weeks ago with fever, and daily grew worse util the end. Mr. Ray was born and reared in Berryhill. He was a arirjsr and was one of the best and most highly respected mens of this count y. He was 3 -years of age and leaves wife ana1 five small children.

He was a Presbyterian, and attended Mulberry church. The funeral services will be eon-ducted1 at Mulberry church this afternoon. Mr. Ray leaves his family in rather dependent circumstances. Two of his jhildrsn are sick with fever, and Mrs.

Ray needs help. FESTIVAL SEATS. On Sale Wednesday at Jordan's Diagram Ready. Wednesday is the day on which the reserved seats for the 'music festival gon on sale at Jordan's. The diagram will be ready by that time.

The artists who are to sing here will go to Spartanburg Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. They give Jive concerts there, spending -Wednesday, Thursday and Friday there. They rest "Saturday and Sunday, and arrive here Monday, rehearse Monday and Monday night with the Choral Society. The organ recital Tuesday night at the iSecond Presbyterian church marks the beginning of Charlotte's festival. The two festival concerts will te given Wednesday afternoon and night.

Neptune Fire CompaLy. The annual meeting of the Neptune Fire Company was held last night in their hall. Officers were elected as follows: Geo. W. Miller, president; F.

Woodard, foreman; H. Fulson, lirst assistant foreman; Jas. Edwards, chaplin; Wm. A. Wilson, recording secretary; J.

C. North, finance secretary; Pies Johnson, treasurer. Westminster Young People. The Christian Endeavor Society of Westminister Presbyterian'church had Ji very: joyous time at Rev. Mr.

Dor-ritee's last night. The entertainment was purely social, and was thoroughly enjoyed. Refreshments 'supplemented the social programme. Mr. and Mrs.

Dorritee are generally beloved by the young folks. Mr. Broadhurst Burned Out. Mrs. Broadhurst, mother of Mrs.

John Farrior, arrived here last night on a visit. She was in Americus, with her son, Mr. Rolland Broadhurst, Her visit there was brought to a close by Broadhurst's house being burned. SEVERAL PERSOIS MAI! ri.