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WSV 'Tf? i Did eg -'fe fcnnwirTinlil jTrr VfftlM IWfiil lif rmriiwr Stiin TTffTi i fc iititi Tw i dbaSrfrmfr um 1 flHUi mfKi £seJ suIlJi 1 Kr' if SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $800 PER YEAR CHARLOTTE SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 20 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS TAKES TO ATLANTA PRISON SIGNIFICANT TALK LOST LITE AT LUMBER MILL BANK BUTS BONDS SIGH OF BELIEF AT CLOSE RALEIGH L0IKGS OF A DAY TO WIDt'Y PANAMA CANAL MOST STRENUOUS AYEEK ENDS Relief is Throughout Ei nnneial District at Close of Short Session -Most Panicky AA'cek AYall Si red Has Known l-'or Lung Time Refusal of Rank Frcsi deucy Did Not Come Until National Rank of Gastonia Closing Hour General Opinion is purchased the entire issue of bondC That AVceU-End Holiday AMU Serve amounting to $75000 voted by the to Settle Matters Hanks Preparing rltizens'of Gastonia on July 2d for Municipal Improvement Bonds Rev II Sliute tiers to Biihllo ni vend Gueton la iossi Spec ial to The Observer -i Gastonia Oct 19 Yesterday the Aitiz For Any Crisis That May Come New York Oct 19 There was a sigh of relief through the financial district when the short session of the stock exchange ended to-day marking the close of ono of the most panicky weeks that Wall Street has known for a long time The declination of the presidency of the Mercantile National Bank by Mr William Ridgoly Federal Comptroller of the Currency did not come until after the business day was over and therefore had no ffeet on the market or the financial situation in general AVhat tho effect may be when the market opens Monday it is impossible to say hut it is the general opinion of financiers that the weekend holiday will serve to settle matters in the street and unless there are unexpected developments In the dfeli-cate situation confidence in a large measure will be restored by Monday The weekly bank statement showed an unexplained addition of $6443100 to the cash holdings of the banks bringing the cash holdings $11180000 above the required reserves This is taken to mean that the banks are preparing themselves for any crisis that may be forced on them next week On the stock exchange and the curb practically every stock dealt In suffered a net decline during the week iln which Mrs Mary Benton Davis Lnitcd Copper which is not a listed! nii jvlr Davi were Injured Judge Boyd Sends Seven Prisoners to Serve Terms of One and Two Tears Remains of Engineer -Dolton Taken to Fell From Train and Was Severely JrTag liaising at White Oak Mills Special to The Observer Greensboro Oct The following prisoners convicted at the present term of Vnited States Court were taken to the United States prison at Atlanta Ga today by Deputies AV Vincent and Allen to serve sentences as follows: Frank Cardwell two years: Rankin Brewer 15 months Willie Hodges IS months Vies Chock one year and one day George Vickers one year and one day MarshtH one year and one dsy and Nance one year and one day The remains of Engineer Charles Holton of ill-Jated train No 34 which collided with a freight at Rudd Thursday night were taken to Danville Vs tonight on No 34 the train h- would have been running but lor the tearful wreck The twenty people Injured in the wreck and being cared for now at St Leo's Hospital here are all reported to be getting along very well and the physicians new believe that they will all recover Kdgar-Eldridge a young white man tif Glenola loll from the platform of southbound train No 35 at Pomona Thursday night and received serious injuries though the physicians say he will recover Mr A Sapp hs been appointed trustee of tho bankrupt millinery stock of Mrs Rosa Hamner Carter and lie took cliargo to-day Mr Sockwcil has been temporary receiver Their friends In Greensboro ace feeling good over the news that at the election of marshals at Davidson College Messrs Charles Phipps and Frank Sharp of tills city were chosen the former as chief General Superintendent II Conp-man of the Southern Railway who has been spending the week here attending the Central Carolina Fair lias returned to Danville Interesting exercises werp held this afternoon at 330 o'clock Wliito Oak Mill the occasion being a flag raising and Bible presentation under the auspices of White Oak Council No 25 IT A A large crow i attended The principal address was delivered by Senator Whitehead Kluttz of Salisbury Addresses were also made by Messrs Caesar Cone and Pcurlock and County Su-icrintendent Thomas It Foust BKTAY ATLANTA peaks to Largo Crowd at State ITiir on Average People At ant Local Self-Government Speaks Again in Evening at Hollar Dinner Atlanta Ga Oct William Jennings Bryan before a great crowd at the State fair to-day declared: average man wants his own Stte to control its own "Since I was here a year he continued new condition has been forced into the political arena It i difficult to state what the paramount question of the day may be A great new question has arisen that is the relative sphere of the State and of the nation It is necessary that a concrete question arise before the average man becomes interested in Mr Bryan then described recent events wherein the Executive of the nation asserted treaty rights for a foreign nation over States in California he alluded to the effort in North Carolina of a railroad asserting the right to suspend a law of the people and of the recent national oonvqption of attorneys general which adopted a memorial to Congress asking that the doctrine which Governor Glenn of North Carolina stood for be made that of the whole country by act of Congress and asked: "AVhat does this mean? It means that the average man wants his own State to control its own affairs It is tte assertion of the right of local self-government That government is best which is closest to tho Mr Bryan arrived in the elt before 6 o'clock this morning At 11 he was given an Informal reception by Governor Smith at the Executive Mansion and In the afternoon a public reception was given In his honor He spoke again to-night at a dollar dinner given by the Young Men's Democratic League SECRETARY TAFT IN A RUNAWAY AAliile Returning Erom Fort McKinley Horses Become Frightened and Are Guided Into Ditch No One Hurl Manila Oct 19 AVhile returning from Fort AVilliam McKinley last night the horses attached to the carriage in which were Secretary Taft attd Governor General Smith ran away A detective who was on tho box took tho reins from the hands of the driver but he was not able to bring the horse3 down He succeeded however In guiding them Into a ditch and stopping the carriage Neither occupants nor horses were hurt There is no official programme for to-morrow and the Secretary consequently will have a free day COAAr DERAILS A TRAIN Construction Train Runs Into and Is -Conductor as Result mt Injuries Helena Ga Oct 19 A construction train on the Southern Railway in charge of Conductor John Birdsong of Macon was derailed at Savage creek a short distance from Adam Park this afternoon and the' conductor 'was fatally injured dying subsequently' Flagman Birdsong was slightly wounded and Bridge Foreman Askew and four negro laborers were also hurt Engine No 1805 pulling the train struck a cow on the track and several fiat cars loaded with bridge ties were derailed MILS DEPOSITS Pas Book in Hands of Referee Stiowl That She Deposited Over $500000 in Pittsburg Bank Cleveland Oct 19 a pass book showing deposits of over $300-000 in favor of the late Mrs Cassie Chadwick in a Pittsburg bank came into possession of Nathan Loesser the referee tin bankruptcy to-day Tho deposits were tnade on Juno 20 1902 and the referee says there is nothing to indicate that tho account was checked against at all The deposits were made about the time of Mrs dealings with the James Friend of Pittsburg Oil Pound at Monnt Pleasant Believed Special to The observer Concord Oct 19 News reached here to-day of tlie finding of oil at Mount Pleasant In the very heart of th0 piufe ot Mount Amcena Seminary has been filling with oil and it was thought that some one was out of meanness For some time the well pouring oil into the well It became Nationul Rank Purchases Entire Isne of $75000 of Gastonia municipal improvements It is not known what the bonds sold for It is certain that they brought par at least as the act calling for an election for bonds specified that they should not be sold for less than par By a resolution passed bv the city council on May 2 2d tno bonds were apportioned as follows For improvement of streets $30000 school purposes $13000 extending water and sewerage $23000 electric lights $2-000 refunding floating debt $3000 It Is gratifying indeed that these bonds were purchased by a local bank On account of the tightness of money for the past several months and the consequent poor market at the North for municipal bonds the city council had made very little effort to sell them The city has already let a contract to tho Atlantic Bitulithlc Com pany for the paving of Main street in the business section of the town and this work is now being done Rev Shute principal of the colored graded school has resigned his position here to accept a place on the faculty of Biddle University at Charlotte his resignation to take effect as soon as his successor is elected Principal Shuto his held this position since the graded school was established here seven years ago and has given satisfaction Much sorrow is felt here on account of the tragedy near Greensboro Mrs- Davis was Miss Mary Benton of Winston and her marriage to Mr Davis took plnde on the afternoon before the wreck The Information that comes to-day that she has rallied and that there la still hope for her recovery Is most gratifying indeed Mr father Mr John Davis and Dr Reid are in Greensboro at the bedsido of the injured Mr Davis is a popular young man here and has wide circle of friends who sympathize deeply with him in his distress ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY No Volo Taken and Stockholders of Illinois Central Adjourn Unlil Monday Proxy Committee Has Not Elnlshed Work Air Hardman Leaves New York Chicago Ocl 19 The meeting of the Illinois Central holders was to-day 11 o'clock Tuesday proxy committee was still unable to report but It Is that It may be able to submit its findings to the stockholders meeting when it next convenes The committee lias been at work almost night and day but the volume of proxies is so large that the task is a huge one and with the scrutiny which Is given each In behalf of both Mr Fish and Mr Harrlman progress is slow Mr Cromwell attorney for Mr Harrlman who has so far done tho greater part of the talking and who puts motions and announces votes without referring them to President Harahan the presiding officer declared to-day: proxy committee is still unable to make a report It is believed that aomething ean be had by next Tuesday This is not positive hut we hope for something at that time I therefore suggest that an adjournment he taken until 11 o'clock Tuesday The meeting was then aliourued to tho houis suggested by Mr Cromwell Mr Harrlman who lias been very impatient of tho delav iti reaching a vote left for New York at 2:30 o'clock to-day just at tho time Hie meeting was rolled to order He declared that Important matters demands 1 his presence In New York on Monday morning and under no circumstances could he remain longer He said Just before taking the train: not only must return to New York but I must say that I was never so glad in my life to get sway from Chicago as1 am right William Nelson Cromwell will remain in Chicago in charge of Mr liar riman's interests JHSIIOP POTTER TALKS Savs There Is Nothing Strange About Knli-taining Nrgrn Bishop of Louisiana Agrees AA itli Him Richmond Ot 19 Rlniiop Potter when interviewed to-dny regarding ills entertainment of Bishop Ferguson of Africa nt luncheon yesterday said: is nothing strange in that 1 will wager two shillings tho Bishop of Louisiana would have accepted an invitation to nieet Bishop Ferguson if 1 had extended it to Then turning to the Louisianian Bishop Potter inquired: you The Bishop of Louisiana replied in the afilrimatlve and Bishop Potter remarked: knew The Bishop of Louisiana when approached on the subject sanl ha had answered in a perfunetory and pre-oe-cupied sort of way: nm a South ern he continued the influences there are far different from those in tho North" He seetnd much aggrieved that his name should have been brought Into the matter and expressed appreciation of an opportunity to explain his position He said he did not know that lie wvis talking before a reporter CON VEXTIOY CLOSES Genera! Cnineiilloii of Episcopal Church Conies to Close After Busy Next Meeting In Cincinnati Richmond Oct 19 The Triennial fipneral Convention of the Episcopal sessions of to-dav to meet Tho at 3 the Holv udapred services of Dalian and two wero read by Dr MoKim president of the House uf Deputies The Mlcen- Cioed and the Collect were r-cited bv Bishop Domic of Albany and the address replacing the pn-toral letter was made by a'shop Tuttle of the House of Bishops A great crowd rushed for the doors of tb- church when th-y were onened at 2' 30 ami fully i I It-CRIMINATION REPORT SOON Corporation Commission AAiil Give It to tlie Public Members of of Commerce and Others From Raleigh Will Celebrate Completion of Norfolk and southern Railway on 30th Inst Chief Marshal of state Presented AA hit Confederate Spurs Goterttor Allows Changes in Holding of Courts Charlotte Country Club Goternor to Memorial to Henry AYyatt Observer Bureau The Holloman Building Ralaigh Oct 19 Chairman McNeill of the corporation commission state! to-day that the report of the Commission in the matter of the Durham and Winston-Salem complaints as to discrimination in railway rates was almost completed and would be gilen to the press in a day or two It will contain a mass of figures and facts it will bo re meinbered that about three months afo a number of gentlemen from both theso places went before the commission and made formal complaint in some cases backed by fig ures in regard to this important matter The commission has given a great deal ot attention to it as it really strikes the key-note in tho discrimination matter which has attracted so much attention not only at the places named but at many others in the Htute It is learned that an officer of the Third Regiment has been directed to re-organize Company of that regiment which is located at Raleigh It is his purpose to make it a very strong organization It is stated that nior" country people attended the State Fair this week than ever hofere and that on Thursday there wero 1-000 teams from the country within and without the grounds Grand Socrefary Woodall reports applications for now lodges of Odd Bellows from Caldwell and Cleveland counties Monday ho goes to a district meeting at Rich Square Grand Secretary Drewrv says that the contract for tlie building of the Masonic Temple calls for its completion April 1st but as there have been su'Ch delays In the work it may be the 1st of Stay and possibly the 1st of June before it is ready for occupancy Governor Glenn accepts the resignation of Major Frank Hearn of the First Regiment who goes to Atlanta CELEBRATION OCTOBER 30 Governor Glenn and your correspondent as secretary of the chamber of commerce had a conlen-nce today regarding dato of the celebration of tho completion of the Norfolk Southern Railway und October 30th Is named by the Governor On this occasion there will bo a special train of ten cars leaving Raleigh about 7 o'clock in the morning Tho private car Vance will bo fur toe State officers of all the various departments and in the other ears will be tho members of tho chamber of commerce Merchants' Association city and county officials representatives of all sorts of organizations here the band of 'tho Third Regiment and a National Guard company as an escort to tlie Governor There will he short slops at Wilson and Greenville and it is exported that Washington will he reached directly after noon and the time until dark will be spent there The trip from here to Washington is made in about four hours and trains have been handled through this week with entire success The road traverses ft very important part of tlie State and its completion is in every vay worthy of celebration and congratulation Tho Governor and other official will make brief talks though it to not a speaking tour at all hut simply one of welcome and greeting to tho people in tlie new territory The people of AVashington will entertain the visitors at dinner and some time will be spent upon tho water there Arrangements for tnis very notable trip have been for some time in progress between Vice Pres Ident King of tlie Norfolk Southern Railway and your corres pondent Tlie train will lie decorated and will he in ehnrge of the chamber of commerce which has secured it for this special and very Interesting occasion Tno iengtii of tho road is 104 i le Tfio Rriill Marble mid Grmllo Denier or the state nt meeting In 'V elected AVilliam A hooper of llalelgh president: JoHcnh Willis of New hern vica pre-ddent: Fill'd of Monroe eere (ary Tbe lneil pcopln gavo a banquet to the visitors runsiI'FNT WITH SPURS The mnsliilH' ball bold lmt evening nt the Club did not end until well in the morning Chief Marshal Ailiert Lyman Cox wn prmetiteil with silver spurs copies of tlia offlelnl pattern pro-noribed for the Confederate rnvnirv William rive Esq of ltalelgb rnado die presentation nn behalf of die assistant mirlml On of tbe Intermtlng feature of tlieso bull Is die presentation lv the mnrsliols of their regalias to young ladle Chief irslml Cux gave ills to Mis Arabella Nih of Tor bom He also gavo till) ladies present gold Veil pin as souvenirs Gov-mor Glenn has been invited to de-liv an iv'dri In fero dm licnrv A Memorial Club which la working lull'd to erect a memorial to tho first eoldlrr killed in the civil war This is to ba placed In Capitol Square CHANGE OF Ti Governor ussents to a eiiango of courts whereby Tilda Webb will hold Cleveland court November 4ih and Gaston November Dth while ludgn Ferguson will bold Chntham rourt November ldh is ml Montgomery November ISth th change being at Judge requet An nnieodment to die charter of th Cnroliru 1'lsisure of Wilmington Mel tli name Is changed to th Wilmington Fair Aswu tntlon and power dven to conduct fair ho Charlotte Cnnntty Club Ineorpnrat-oi re a charter the amount of the cunitil sleek being t-UWfi Tim number of plug tolmeert fnetorlei in this rv no a district Is now 20 and of cigar faetnrle 11 Titer nr no muff factories Th number of wbiskry distilleries In die district is now only In There are some brandy distilleries but not many ms tho fruit crop I quite small this year Tills is the sixth week of th sieknen nt Secretory Rrtiner of th Pinto fioard of Agriculture who has bad continuous fs'ver during lids time Ills complaint la an ueuravalid on of the liver with Kims cirri dii him' Oil on Eire ami Stove Explodes New York Oct As a result of pouring oil on a fire in erove to-day Mns Phoebe Goldstein of Brooklv and six of her eleven children were badly burned Mrs GoliistiVu and a son Duvki aged 25 are likely to die the Utter from Inhaling flames An explosion followed -Mrs Gold-wtein's attempt to llnt the fire with kerosene getting thn woman's clothing afire Crazed with 'right she ran DIE TO LENGTHENING REIMS Lieutenant Ros-eau of Isthmian Canal CnnuniKxjon loijs Before Secretory Metcalf Proposition to Jmreaso Width of Piiuunut canal Modem Boltin Construction Demands Change May Precipitate General Debate in Congress and Rc-OjK-n Whole Issue of Sei Eiel Acrsus Look Canal Change AAlll Mian Ad-oitional Expenditure or Many Millions of Dollars and Extension ot Time Required J'or Completion AVashington Oct 19 Lieut Kosscau civil engineer in the navy and a member of the Lth-mian canal commission has arrived here from the isthmus and laid before Secretary Metcalf a proposition to increase the projected width of th Panama canal which Is now planned at 100 feet in tho locks The recommendation is based upon the rapid increase of beam in naval construction sine tho canal plans were formed Secretary Metcalf will take tip ths matter with the President as soon as possible Lieutenant Ilossau departed for A'ork soon after his interview with tile g-cretary Undoubtedly niiil exigencies supplemented by tlie building of the giant Cunardeis Lusitania and Mauritania was tlie ba-is for this projected change of plan which vil! involve the expenditute of many additional millions of dollars and perhaps th extension of the time rquired for the completion of the canal project It is also probable that the more suggestion of such a considerable change of plans as that proposed bv Lieutenant Rosseau would precipitate a general debate in Congress and re-open the whole issue of sea level versus lorlc canal ilcii was believed to have been finally tiled bv President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft when they gave the order for the beginning of work on the lock canal plan The fact is that when Congress was so warmly discussing the two projects about two year ago the sea level canal advocates made th point that theirs ins tli only plan that would have sufficient elasticity to meet the needs of rapidly increasing tonn ige in marine construction Their plan Involved the use of bur one look merely to offset the tidal difference between the eastern anil western sms a comparatively low and insignificant lock which could be easily widened iwhetl required But they marie strong point of tho difficulty expense and ioss of time In the use of the canal that would follow tho attempt to widen the complicated and massive locks required for the high level canal Fossihiy fori seeing the force of that argument tho canal commission apparently feels that it would be wise to make the locks of the canal Wide enough in the beglnn'ng to accommodate Hie giant ships not only of tli navy hut of the merchant nvarine that tiro sure to be constructed Li the near fu'ure Details of th new pinna cannot be obtained at pres nt but the change is said to be cosllv lhough of Us no-rosalty few naval officers have any doubt ITEMS I ROM SPENT T-1L A Gels nn A--i-tnnt Secretary l'noii A New Gen ctril Scccctarv Al- Engineer Hoi Um Mrs AA'cll Liked in Spencer Special to Tli Olwerver Spencer Oct 19 Mr AVil-liims of AATlniingion has accepted thn assistant seoretnr ship of th Spencer Railroad A and ntered upon his duties her to-dav Mr AYillbi'iix conies to highly recommended ns a young ninn of steri'iig and ft is expected that he will make good here Jts he has done in other places where lie lias been II will "tt night duty and Mr li Harisfleld formerly night secretary will become assistant to Mr Red fern acting general Mr AVilliam was formerly in the nss n-laMon work at whore ho was greatly liked especially by th railroad men 'Mr I Stevenson of Hundley AY A'a ha been culled to tho general secretaryship of tluSpeneer association nmi has Rocepied th call effective November 1 5 til at which tune hu 111 he her to enter upon his duties He was formerly located at Oakdale Jfetp and lint! charge of one of the largest in this country tlie membership numbering -more than 1(100 men The Spencer association congratulates itself upon f-ccuving two strong mn ett its secrcta rial force for the fall work Mr Stevenson comes upon the reciwmmendat Ion of the international committee ns being thoroughly prepared for th work He visited Spencer a few av cks ago and vis much lmprc'ied with tho field and opportunity The grounds ariund the awsicifttion building have been arid a cp-ment walk placed at the front anl Buie entrance prco'iitlng an attractive appearance The howling alleys line io-eii re-opened for the winter season and are nmcli enjoyed by tho members until 10 night though the building remains open ail night Tlie fd-c'tdng a papuinents restaurant bifhs games and other privileges offered at the build ingr mil hours am used extensively and many men ar turn'd away each night for want of bulging rmm Engineer Iiilton who died from injuries received in the wreck of No 34 Ht Greensboro Tiiuradnv night lied been in Spencer for several years and vvms mticlt liked her Fireman Brady who was with Engineer Saunders of the southbound freight which was run Into by Engineer Holton heing killed outright wax a Sponeiite and great-admired bv lii associate Engineer a the northbound locomotive lah inio tho open switch and Jumped In time to save his life LANDS IN AVIVr VIRGINIA Army I'utloun After Tcaxoling About 175 Milos la mis Safely In West A fr-glnla AVashington Oct 19 The army balloon which rinrtej from St Louis Thursday evening landed at l'3t) o'clock yesterday afternoon about time miles from in Roane C'uiity West according to a dispatch received bv th Signal Service to-day from Captain Chandler who ix with the balloon The distance traveled was about 475 miles St Louis net 19 The news that the balloon had handed Lt safety uci or Jin to the dispatch received at Washington from 4 tain handler was received with rejoicing and enthusiasm by tlie bal-loonistx her A fear was growing that the- aert nauts had met with mishap ax the time drew on and no tidings (am In cmerinc tha distanca Franklin AAliirleJ Amuml Shaft- ing and Killed Instantly Land Speculator 1 eaves Morganton AAlth Many Debts Unpaid Springs Hotel Suggested For Methodist Other Morganton Nous Special to The Observer Morganton Oet 19 A distressing accident occurred at the lumber mills of Hoffman Mull at IrexI a small village five miles from Morganton Friday afternoon which cost Franklin one of the men employed there his life He was engaged with a fellow laborer in fixing a belt which in some manner became entangled in a lino shaft making 500 revolutions a minute and wis hurled around several times before the machinery could he stopped causing instant death One arm was torn completely from the body which was otherwise horribly mangled Franklin was a hard working man about 35 years old and leaves a wife and three children Rev 'M Blair the talented editor of Tlie Greensboro Ghnstian Advocate was here yesterday on his way to his old home in Caldwell county where he will dedicate two new Methodist churches to-morrow His brother Mr Blair formerly of county but who moved to Oklahoma some two or three years ago was at the recent election out there elected to the new State's first Senate as a Democrat Miss Jessamine Gant a bright and attractive young lady of Burlington who has been spending tbe past six weeks with her aunts the Misses Er-ii'in at the old Iirwio homesteacf Bellevue two miles from Morganton returned to her home this week She was ttcvomptinied by her uncle Mr Ernest Erwin Mr "Victor Johnson has rented the Haskins Building on Union street and opened a moving picture show which lie has christened the At the approaching session of the Western North Carolina Conferfiee of th Methodist Church one of the most important matters to come before that body will be the establishment of an orphanage The splendid hotul properly at -Connelly Springs is for sale and has been suggested by a number of the Methodist brethren that this be purchased and used for tho proposed orphanage Morganton has another ladv telegraph operator making one for both day and night duty at the Southern station As has been noted Miss Purfne Is tho day operator and Miss Ruby Mifllook also of Georgia arrived a few days ago and took charge of the office at nlghj Bruce a land speculator who has been living here for some time has left the town and his present whereabouts is unknown Incidentally there are several unpaid bills also b'ft behind Ho owes one indy as mu 'll as $150 for hoard besides livery bills sums of borrowed money etc He Is a smooth-talking individual and a few Morganton people would like ito behold his smiling countenance for a few minutes along ahout now Mr Klbler has returned from Selnai Ala wliere-he went to Inves-tigai a very lucrative offer he had made him there to take charge of a largo clothing Inisln ss Ho lias not made up his mind yet whether he will go there or not A Fletcher Esq of AVinston-builcm who proposed coming here nnd opening a law office in partnership with it Huffman Esq ba changed mind and lias located in North Wllkeisboro where he lias formed a partnership Willi Frank it llnckett Esq well-known attorney of Wilkes Postmaster Pearson is oft on ft junket having tak-n in the convention at Raleigh and from them will go on to the Jamestown Exposition Washington ami other Noriliern poirts Ilo Is accompanied by Mrs Pearson SI EGA statu umeiled In Fres-mce of Immense Crowds Equestrian Statue to General legal Is Um General Woodford am! Governor Hughes Steak New York Oct 19 In th presence or an immense throng of people the equestrian slahie of general Fran Sirgal in Riverside Drive at 106th was unveiled this afternoon The unveiling was followed by parade from which detachments from tltn t'nlted Slates army and the navy the national guards and naval militia of tne State ami thousand- of members i German civic soeietlea took part General Slevvart Woodford the president of the monument committee in a short speech told simply of the history of the gallant German-American soldier and Fran Siegel tlie general's son putted the cord which loosened the (lag that hid the Htntuo from view Governor Hughes nnd Herman Ridden made addressee Following the unveiling there was great military anil civic parade TO GO TO MAY YORK Gl'icd Gtmririnn Ha Accepted Editorship of New A'ork American Atlanta (la Vt 19 It was announced her to-dnv thlt John Tempt Grave editor of Th Atlanta Georgian and News and eonsldercd one of the South's most gifted journalists and orator 1ms accepted tho chief editorship of tha New York American It 1 lliat Colonel Graves will assume his new position about November 15th Store aiul at Glass Robbed Bpwlnl to Tit Olaerver Concord Oet 19 "The pot-toffi was robb I atGlass List night" was tha minor that was passed frutn mouth to mouth on tho streets this morning A special telephone message to your correspondent states that come time between 1 and 3 o'clock this morning burglars entered tho store through st rear window of the building They ransacked tlie house from on end to the other selecting Just such articles as they dedrect to load up with The 1 1 lass postoillce is located in tin tou and the irtom-v drawer of tills department was rubbed of its cluing and the stamps that were In right were all taken From the storehouse the thieves took ft quantity of Hour meat glioeg jewelry tobacco and probably ft of other merchandise that has not yet been accounted for making a big haul in th uggregat The burglary was viilontly Um work of local -tblvs as tho professional piRitotfice robber dni not generally curry away anything but stamps uid money There is no clue as to who committed tti deed and suspicion rts upon no parti ular one at this writing The trre is doing busine as usual to-day but ih proprietors i A PRIVATE AT NEXT VISIT At a Banquet in Manila tlie Secretary Says His Visit Two Tours lienee Will Probably lia ns a Private Citi-yen Audience Not Struck With His Personal Remarks Filipino Clieer When He Declurcd the Gov-emment Anxious and I5eady to Help the Prosperity Depends Primarily on iho Filipinos -ays Coruer-Stouo of First Sthool House Manila Oct 19 At a banquet giv-' en in his honor in this city to-night Secretary of War William Taft made a most significant statement He was referring to the fact that he 1iaJ already visited the Philippine Islands times and in expressing his intention to come here again he said: hope another two years to vsit Manila again jut then I probably will come as a private Th? significance of Mr remark in relation to the chance of his nomination for the presidency next year did not seem to strike his audience Tho speech was received with much enthusiasm by the representatives of the Filipinos pres ent when he declared the government was anxious and reafiw to help tne business prosperity of the islands Secretary Taft opened his address by declaring that the future prosper tty of the Philippine Islands depended primarily on the Filipinos themselves They must progress as a nation before they could obtain the benefits realized by other nations and it was the duty of business men and others contemplating investment in the Phil Ippines to help the natives better their condition It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands to-day and found them quieter than ever before in their history Ho was glad the Assembly had been established and hoped it would take over some of the responsibility of government He said to capitalists and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen in the land and that hereafter they must come to the Assembly Vith their requests He had no doubt the Assembly would carefully consider all questions affecting the welfare of the (islands That it would not only look out for the interests of the people but would welcome with liberality the investment of foreign capital so absolutely necessary to t-he development of the Philippines The existence of the Assembly woul strengthen the hand of the government and the government was anxious and ready help the business prosperity of the islands in which the people themselves were quite as much interested as the merchants This was the beginning of a period of prosperity the speaker asserted and he trusted that under it everybody would be happy and contented The Secretary declared that he was not ashamed of anything in the islands and urged tho Americans here ito mako every effort to bring the (Filipino people to a realization of their wonderful opportunities lie had been to the Philippines three times already and he hoped in another two years to visit tho islands again but then he probably would come as a private citizen Mr was greeted at the close xvTtlT cR'eers This afternoon Secretary Taft laid the cornetr stone of the first permanent school house built in Manila under the American regime He delivered a short address to the pupils of the school in which he congratulated them upon the event ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED WIM Smith Arrested at Inman and Carried Back to Prison Nothing Heard of Two O'lter Men AA'lio Escaped Schism Among Jews of Columbia Results in Organization of New Church Observer Bureau 1422 Main Street Columbia Oct 19 AVill Smith who made a sensational escape from the penitentiary a few days ago with Harry Dean was returned to the penitentiary early this morning having been captured yesterday at Inman where ha-had gone to see relatives Forrper acquaintances Informed on him and penitentiary guards were sent there yesterday to capture him and bring him back Smith told Superintendent Griffith that he was convinced now that Dean had used him as a tool to assist him in escaping admitting that it was foolish in him 1o run away with the expiration of his term so near at hand Nothing has been heard so far of the whereabouts of Convicts AValter Allen and -James Rudduth life-termers from dark corner moonshine section who escaped a few days after Dean and Smith got away Superintendent Griffith 'has received a letter from wife telling him that she had beard of her escape but that she did not approve of his action and that If she saw 'hirr she would certainly advise him to come back to the penitentiary as hopes of his securing a pardon at an early date seemed so bright Those who understand the character of these moonshine people believe that Allen will in time surrender himself to the authorities that his mountain friends will persuade him to do this Another Jewish synagogue da to be built in Columbia This will follow as a result of a schism in tho present Jewish organization which has a handsome house of worship This quarrel between contending factions was carried into the courts to decide which side should have control of the property Recently a decision on the matter was filed in tho Supremo Court and the losing faction to-day sc-uired from the Secretary of State harter for the Bath Scholom Asro-dlon which will condurtHts relig-U3 services in a hall for the present which will finally build a church though the members of this faction have not yet formally severed their connection -with the parent church organization Phillip Epstin is president of the new organization Lips-chez is vice president II Grossman is secretary and Kaleiskle Is treasurer Moyer and four others constitute the board of trustees Indicted I'qr Not Running Trains Intoj Union Station Montgomery Ala Oct 19 A spee- from Mobile! says the Mubile county grand jury today indicted the Louisville Ac Nashville Railroad Company for its failure to run its trains into the new uplon railway statibrv in Mobile as re-qu'red by a recent enactment and an order of the railroad commiss'ni The union station is owned by th3 Southern Railway dPa't jn 0ny curb suffered a net decline of 38 1-8 for the common and 9 1-2 for the preferred closing at 7 3-4 a id 25 respectively Guggenhimer exploration dropped 45 points On the exchange Amalgamated copper reached 43 1-2 closing to-day at 44 1-8 and showing a net loss of 9 1-8 in the week On the low point reached was the bottom price for several years and was 77 3-4 points below the high point for the year American also made a new low mark of 61 1-4 and showed a net loss of 12 points on the week Tho low figure was 93 3-4 points under the high price for the year and 77 1-2 under the low price for 1906 Railroads and industrials suffered during the week but the close to-day was In almost every case substantially above the low figure for the week SIXTEEN UNDER ARREST Negro Rioters and Moinlers of of Flared Under Arrest Ever tiling Quiet New Orleans La Oct 19 Sixteen members of the so-called of negroes under arrest ten of them charged with murder was the result to-day of police Investigation into last night's race riot Some almost unbelievable tenets of their al ieged religion were announced to-day by those arrested One of those beliefs was that men should bn worshiped dicties In apparent support of the existence of this bflle'EThS "police state that a few days ago four leaders of the 'council called on Mayor Behrman requesting $100000 to build a tabernacle for their society in this city It was learned also that some of tho members had been forced into the society by threats of death Undue excitement was the only reason the police could learn for last outbreak Of the dozen wounded two are in danger of dying They are Patrolman Wench whose neck is cut by a razor and Edward Honor negro an alleged leader of the society Sergeant AVhrattlev who was announced as falally injured recovering Last trouble started during a meeting when excited negroes drew razors on Policeman Cambias because lie attempted to enter the house to Investigate reports' of a disturbance rausetl by boys throwing stones through tlie windows Razors were drawn across 7iis face and neck mortally wounding him Many at the meeting then fled Those who remained and barricaded themselves were well armed and after the negroes had been smoked Into submission by a burning fence several shotguns and other lire arms were found under the meeting house The fighting occurred on New Orleans street and did hot start In front of a German Presbyterian church as stated In early reports BREAKING CAMP President's Outing Comes to an End Will Leave Monday For Home Result of Ih-t Day's Hunt Not Known Stamboul La Oct 19 With the close of the day the President terminated his fourteen day hunt on Bear Lake and Tensas Bayou That the day was one of unabated activity on his part is certain but what the result was was not known at 6 as no messenger leaving the camp after the close of the day's sport had reached the telegraph station The weather was excellent as It has been throughout the week and th parly started out in the early morning ip high spirits and in anticipation of a fine day which to close the fortnight of sport The President will reach Mr Shields' home during the forenoon to-morrow and will meefcsa number of Mr friends at dinner A special train will take tho President and his party to Vicksburg starting from this point at 10 o'clock Monday After a stay of four hours at Vicksburg tho President will board the Pennsylvania Railroad train which carried him from AVash-ington to Keokuk and return to Washington aboard of it AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE Come Together and Roll Over Precipice Killing Two and Injuring Eight San Sebastian Spain Oct 19 A serious automobile accident took place near here yesterday and as a rrault Iorm of ravr metig Ti two people ure dead and elgnt serious- oppned bv the Bishop Church aft busy both houses adjourned three years hence in Cincinnati closing services which occurred tills afternoon in Trinity church were 1 an The iv injured Two automobiles going opposite directions came in coilis- ion at a point on the road above a 1 a rMAlr1 An fPVlM 1 nnl dang'-rous precipice The heel-i of the cars became interlocked and together they rolled over the edge of woman whoso name has not been learned were killed Fenor Zappino was secretary of thp Royal Pae'ng Hub There were fen person in the two car They are all well known in court circle so full of oil that an examination tlie cliff and -crashed to the locks ue-was led to and it Is believed that low Don Lui Zappino and a young tlie oil Is a natural flow nd is uih kerosene i Thu further examination bf the discovery will be watched witfi great Interest The find may turn An educational centre Into a great oil field 5000 persons were rPus admiosnee d-rough t' house setting Mr to otir-Many -of the bishops ard deputies left I stria and beds Th children wro on a special train lat this afternoon I burned In attempting to aid their for Waablngton mother of 475 miles accredited tha balloon ar badly torn up over the state of was in tha air 21 hours and 20 min-affair utes.