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POPE TO SETTLE ST. PAULDISPUTE Archbishop Ircland Now On Way to Vatican in Conncction With Case. IS AT ODDS WITH PRIEST Disscnsibn Over Qtiestibn of New Church?Trpiiule is Long Standing. (Speclal to The Tlmes-DtspatchO ST. 1'AUL, JHNN.. Mnrcli 14.?Almost ilmultnneously wiih Ihe departtirc' for Ronic o: Archbishop John Irclund, of thla clty. aiinounccnicnt Is made thnt n con trovcrsj Invblvlng him. pn ono side, and Father J. T. Harrlson an.l Dnnlcl W. Lawler, a pronilneni Cathotlc layman of St. r.iul, on Ihe other, has beon referred lo tlie Vatican for ilcclslon, nnd promlsca to result In sensntlbnal revelatloiis. lt ls whlspered In chtircli circlos here that Archbishop Ircland ls to bo uppoliiu*-d a Ourla Cnrdlnnl nmi to lako up h!s per inanmt resldence ln Rotne, but members of thc Harrlson pnrtj* doclare thelr bc li.'f thnt he hns been siimmohed by tho Holy Pre to cxplaln hls actlons. ACcordlng to the friends of Fniher Ilnr rispn, who was for inany years in chargo i't' St. Joseph's Parlsh In St. Piuil, he was lnstructed by Archbishop Ireland ln 1900 to sot about tbe building of a church to cost 450.000. und o commlttee of parlsh ioners. of whlcli Mr. Ijiwler was chalr? man, took thc matter ln hand and ralsed tluit amount.' Subscqticnily. It is chnrgpd, thp Archbishop decreed thnt the church should cost 1100.000, and beforo the four years presi-ribcd for its oompletlon the commlttee has rnlstxl $73,000 and nrranged ti? obtnin thr reninirider. A slto wns selccted at Dayton and Wostern Avcnues, ln the fnshlonablc resl. o>nco district, for which "|33,0O0 was pald, nnd thp work of erectlon was begun. Archbishop Acts. When the project hnd progrcssod thus far, lt Is averred, the ardiblshop nii nounced that St. .Joseph's parlsh had been jolned to the Cafhedral parlsh, nnd tliereforo dld not need a now church. but insteud a catredraJ to cost $l,Qw,000 would 1).* erected on Selby Hlll. Indlgnant because nll their prevlous work had gone for nothing. owing to thls ? liange. suppcrtors of Father Harrlson decUtrcd the actlon vlrtually logislated hlm out of ofTk-e. They woro especlally cliagrlned bocause it liad l>een belleved that If Father Harrlson succeeded ln building the $100,000 chuch be would have boen made an Irremovablo roctor. Mcanwhlle Father Harrlson had heen assigned to take charge of St. Stephen's parish. ln Mlnneapolls, but he flled a re? quest for a vacation on thc ground of 111. health, which. hls friends say, was re fused by Archbishop Ireland. The committeo of which Mr. Lawlor ls chalrman then cnlled a me?ting of tlie I.arishlonors of' St. Joseph's, who hnd contrlbuted to the nuildlng fund, and resolutions wore <idoptod osklng the arch? bishop to rClnstate Father Harrlson or return the mimcy contriimted for tbe building oC tho church. Refused to Restore Priest. Accordlng to tlu- verslon of tho Lawler fuctton. the Archblshop's answpr to this wus a rofusal to rcstoro thc priest or re? turn tho $35,O(*0 to tho parlshionors. Friends of Father Harrlson then bought for hlm a house, whlch he occupled for several months, a.*nd nro now sald to be paylng hls expenses at a hotel ln san Franclsco pemling sottlement of the con troversy. lt was nt this stago of tho. proceedings. In June, 1901, tliat FaUicr Harrlson sont a cbmmunlcation stating hls sldo ot the facts to Ronic, whero It was referred to Mgr. Falconlo, Papal Delogate In Wash? ington. The Lawler committee nlso filcd a separate apponl to Rome. Before Mgr. Falconlo hnd been a'blo to take up the case, Archbishop Ircland and Father Harrlson met In Washington, and supporters of the latter assert came to an agreomout, whlch was to dispose of the ?whole difficulty. TJtc. priest, who was to have a parish agaln, agreod to submlt to the Archbishop, who thereupon relnvcstcd blin wlth all the ecelesiastlcal functlons of whlch ho had been deprlved. Both men returned to St. Paul, but only n few ?weeks had passed when Father Harrlson's ?friends agaln came to the front wlth the assertion thai ^rchblshop Ireland was not livlng up to^he'toifrns of the agrce niont. j'' '" ' _ . R<**prescntat1ons to il'ils effeet were mado. to Romo, as a result of whlch Cardlnal Gottl. Pre.fect of tho Propagandn, wrote to Mgr. Falconlo, Instructing.htm' to ex mnine into and report upon the agreem'ent said to havo b<?en mado. by tho Archbishop nnd the priest) and whether it had beon broken. About tho same tlmo statemonts wero clrculated that a layman In-New York had recelved an offer of $10,000 lf he isliould obtain the elevatlon of Father CASTORIA <//il>v.**.\v-V? \Vlv\S V?N!5S;<V Xv ,v*v*S.^ for Infants and Children. CasfoTli* is a "linrmless substltuto foi* Cnstor OU, Parc gbrlc, \Drops nnd Soothlng Syrups. It is IMcnsnnt. It oontninS neither Oplum, Morphino iior.othor Nurcotlo sttbstnncc. It dcstroys Worms nnd nllnys Fevcrishncus. lt ctires niarrluca nnd Wind Colie. It rcllcves Teeth inc" Troublcs nnd curos Coustipntlnn. Tt I'otrulntcs tho Stomneh nnd Bowcls, "trlvinir hcnlthy nnd lintural slccp. Thc Childrcu's Pnnncca?Tho Mother's Friond. The, Kind Ypu Have Always Bouglit Bcars tbo Signature of Use For Over ,30 Years. .iSSMM.i"".bUm&m Harrlson to a blshoprlc, but theso statc mrnts woro rcpudinted" by both sides. Must Go tp Rome. Mgr. ralconio flnally declded tliat it was not a matter for hls Jurlstllctlon.. aml re? ferred it to Ronie. whlch thc sqpporters Of Fnthor Harrlson contend ls d. point ln thcir favor. Mgr. Falconlo wrote to Father llnrrlson. expresiihg the oplnlon that tho agreement could not be taken into serious -consldorntion. Father Harrlson Is represented by coun? sel at the Vntican, nnd the Lawler com? mlttee ls bolng kept Informed of develop monts In the case. whlle Bcarc'ely a week passes that It does not forward to tbo Propoganda bulky documents bcarlng on the cohtroversy. This evidence goes be? foro the Sacred Congregatlon of the Pro pnganda, and thc prelntcs who aro kept advlsed of tlio proceedlngs nre Crfrdlnnls Rnmpolln. GottI, Respighl, Martinclli, Merry del Vnl, Stcinhuber, VIves y Tuto and Dclla Volpe. MISS ALDRICH SPONSOR. South Carolina Girl Appointed for Army of Northern Virginia. (Special tn The Tltnes-Din-atch.) CIIARLKSTON. S? C. March H.? General orders have been issued from tho headquarters. Army Northern Vlr? glnla, Department Unlted Confederate Vcterans, as follows: 1. Tho I'oinrades of the Army of Northern Vlrglnla Department. aro ad? vlsed that the noxt general reunlon of tlie Unlted Confederate Vcterans. wlll bc held ln the most hospltablo city ot New Orleans, La., Aprll 25, 2'5 and LT. 190(5. A general attendance of tho comrades Is earnestly urged, as we can nol hope to' have many more opportunitles ot clasplng In brotherly frlendshlp the hnnds of those who suffercd together in defenco of liberty and tlie rlght of sclf government. The famed hnspitnlity of tho Queen City of thc South ensures a most lovhig reception and a thorough enjoyment of the reunlon. 2. For thc credlt of this department Its commander requests ull comrades who aro able to make tho march. to ap pear with thcir respectlve dlvislbns on thc parado. Scant numbTs on the parado wlll bc taken by the world to evidence lack of Interest in our organl? zatlon. Any and all commdes wlio cannot en durc tho fatlgues of the march are cor dially Invlted by the department com? mander to mount themselves and rldo with his staff on Uie parade. 3. Mlss Martha Ayer Aldrlch, of Barn well, S. C. the daughter and grarnl daughter of vcterans. Is Iiereby appoint edsponsor for tho Armv of Northern Vlr? glnla Dopartment. Mlss Jessle McKay, of Columbin, S. C. is appolnted maid of honor for tho department. 4. Col. Harrlson Watts, assistant ijd jtitnnt general, aud Major Clinton M. Fclilor, aido, aro speclally charged wltli thc duty of carlng for. In overy way, the sponsor and maid of honor of :he do? partment. By coinm-and of Lt. Gen. C. IRVINE WALKER. Cnmmnndmg Army Northern Virginia, Department Unlted Confederate Vct? erans. JAMES G. HOLMES. AdJutant-General and Chief of Staff. Cannot Get Quotations. (By Assoeiated Press.) MEMPHIS. TENN., March 14.?Judge McCall. of the Unlted State** Circult Court, to-day issued an order restraining two Memphls brokerage firms from re cclvlng tho quotations of the Now York Cotton Exchange. The decision upholds tlie New York Exchnhgo's cohtentlon tbat Uie t'elegraph company stmll dellver quo tations to' only those subscrlbers sanc tlonetl by the exchange. Steamer Aground. (By Assoeiated Press.) HARLINGEN. March 11.?The Swcdlsli steamer Werrrrlund, from Pensacoln nnd Newport News, for thls port. is aground at Blueslcnk. It wlll bo nccessary to j llgliten the vessel beforo sho can be floatcd. Our First Carload of Alaska has just arrived, and the SECOND one is on the way. We have NOW IN STOCK an especlally choice and attractive line of Grocers', Butchers', and Butter Refrigera tdrs and Ice Boxes. Buy now and save money by being prepared for the first , warm spell. #t,?._4*lu EAST. BROAD ST. KURISJITURE STORE. DflTE SETFDB THE BLAGKBJJFIN CASE Indictcd for Practicing Before Government Departments in Washington. JUDGE GOFF WILL PRES1DE Attorneys in thc Case Have Ex pressed Willingness to Pro cced in April. (By Associated Press.) ASIIBVIDLK, X. C, Mnrch H.-Con gressman E. Spencer Blackburn, Repub Ucnv. r^.??r<.'SontHitivo from tho Elgb'-h North Carollna District, who was indictcd by the grand jury at'th.; last sosslon of the Unlted Statos court In thls city. wlll be trlod at a spoclal torm of tho Foderal Court, whlch wlll convene at Grecnsboro, N. C. April 17. Judgo J- 1'- Prlu-hard and Judgo J. Boyd, yesterday slgned a jolnt order for tho holding of a spoclul term of both clrcult and district courts cn the date ln dicated. Thls ordor was mado pursuant to the reojuost of both tho government and Mr. BlacWourn's counsol, when Mr. Blackburn came here and uppoared be? foro the Foderal Court las: month. Unitcd States Circuit Judgo. Xathan Goff. Judge Pritchard's colleague in the Unlted Statos Ciroult Court, wlll prcslde at this coun. it is expected. In ovent of Judge Goff's Inabillty to presido, Judge Thomas J. florris. district judge of Baltlmore, will bo assigned to hold thc court. lt was oiigrnolly tho plan that Judge Edmund Waddlll, of Richmond, va.; who prcslded at tho last term of tht. Feaeral j <"ourt In this city, shoul.) try thc Black? burn case, but oonflietfon of court datos, and hls unwlllmgnoss to try tlie case, caused hlm to bo released. Slnce then frionds of Mr. Blackburn have alloged that hls caiac would never be brought to trlal, and word has been recelved from Washington to tho effect that tbe trial would be set for a date not prlor ' to October next. Assistant District Attorney Holton has made tho statement that the government would bo ready to proeced with this case In Aprll. and Mr. Blackburn's coun? sol has made a statement to the same effect. Chamber Organized. (Special to The Times-Dispatch.) SAI.ISBURY. X. C, March 14.1'rhe ballsbury chamber of Commerce was or? ganlzed last nlght with an enrollment of slxty-slx members. The officers elected aro ns follows: Presidont A H Boyden; Klrst VIce-President 't ' H* Vanderford; Seeond Vlce-President. x' B. McCunless; Third Vlco-Presldent. j'. M. Maupin. A Board of Directors was also eleetod. Tho organization will eni Ploy a pald secretary and mafntaln per manent oflloes. ? GOOD PRICES AT SHOCKOE. Sells Several Lots of Tobacco and* Gets High Average. Some very good sales wero reported yesterday in the tobacco warehouses, and the trade, though receipts v:ero light, was very actlve. Shocko leil in the number of pounds, and'in tlm bost prlcos recelved', selling over *J5,(J0<J pounds, and recoivlng nn hlgh ns $25. Several very good broaks w re sold. J. 11. Wlckham, of Hanoovor countv, sold llvo lots, whloh brought hlm 7 1-2, Sl-2, 13 and 17 1-2 cents. Nelson Waldrop rocelved for flvo lot-. sJ-i. 111-2, IS, loi-2 and 25 nonts. B. H..1 lowlos had four lota whloh brought hlm 7 1-1, 15, 10.1-2 nnd 21 cents. Thomas Breedloyo sold three lotn for fil-l, 111-4 aml 23 conts, and Henry Holman, of Loutsa, snld six lots, whlch nettrwl hlm !i 1-2. II 1-1, 11, 10.1-2, 22 and 2." conts. Tho gcn'ornl avorago'bf Shockoo warolipuso ran botween l> nnd 10 conts. Sholburno warehouse sold ?0,000 pounds, tho prices rtingliig up to $11.2,*.. Stonowall sold 12,000 pounds, niul re? celved as Its bc.-.t prlco $12.25. Crciishaw waVelsoUso sold 1(1,000 pounds, wlth a good average of prlcos, COMPLEfrJiPERflTlflW AS Umbrellas Held Over Patients to Keep the Water Off?No 111 Effects. (By As'socltttod Press.) lJIDDEFOTtD, ME,, March ll.-Scven iccii patients at Trull 1-Jospliul ln thia clty woro loiiiovod from tholr beds to? day durlng a firo wliloh destroyed ti por? tlon or tho buJldlnE, und tho surgoons at tho hospltal ooiupli t.'ii un, ojioratloii ' upoii n foiniile piitioiit whllo thb flreincn wiro nt uoii; uml v.hlK: imilj.-ilhis woro hold ovor mo opordling uiblo lo wurd off the wutctr wlil.-h wus UuikliiK Into iho opiiiiiliiu roiini from Uio uppoi* purt ir lli.'. building, When i|?. HurgcoiiM wiia'j IliKl tiCfjUll UlC oj.i-ralioii liefoie ||m j|f0*. \wi.< .liiM.voroii hud oonu.li.i.ii thntr wor.lt' Slli i i->i:'t'llllv, Ihe ptltjiytl wns iiuuiivwl III ri.otbiT ii.iil ol,tl,i, bi/Hiilng, .\*? |f| eirects wero osporibd i.. loiiow *,? -my of tbo'l PttUviiU. Tiio i'Iio lostj ???? jtcwu. :..;. L l lmportant Opijiions Handed Down By Suprcme Court of NortK Carolina. LARGER GOVERNMENT HOUSE Rcprescntativcs rn Congress Are Called Uport'to At Oncc Iiitro.ducc Bills. (Special to Thc-Tlmcs-Dlsputch.) RALEtOM. N. ?.. March 14.-In n batch or flfteen OPlnlons dollvorcd lu"'-. evenlng by the Suprcmo Court, by odds tho most Intoroatlng was Muat vn. Sapp, from Forsythc, involvlng nn unusual point of law, tho Oplnion ordcrlng a ne-w trial on account of error In tho trlnl below. Chlof Justlcd Wnlter Clark fllos nn oplnlon dlssentltig from thc majority of tho court nnd Inslstlug that tho orlgl? ual trlnl sliould bo Buslalned. ln Novoniber, 1004, tho roson-olr bnrst In Winston aud dostroyed a numbor of residences and other proporty nnd kllled sovcral people. Mrs. Anglllno Peebles lived ln a little houso closo by tho reser? voir with her husband. a son and a step soti. Sho owned tho place. The linpnct of tho water pourlng out of tho reservoir smnsjica the house, The two boys wero rescued. Tho* womnn and her husband wero found dend nndcr --the debrls. D. P. Must was appolnted guardlan of th? son and H. O. Sapp admlnlstrator of the mothor. Tho clty paid $4,500 dollars to the admlnlstrator for tho denth of Mrs. Fi-el-lcs and ngrced to pay JS65 for datn ago to tho property. Tho dlsputo arose over whether thls should go to Most, nn guardlan of the son, or to Sapp. ns ad? mlnlstrator of the mothor's estate. And tho issue was as to whother or not Mrs. Pccbles llved at nll nfter thc damago for whlch the money wns pald was done, or did- sho survlve tho dtfstructlon of the property. Tho Jury hold that she dld not, thereby dectding tho caso In favor of Mast. as guardlan of tho boy. nnd that tlio tltle had passed to tho hclr whon tho dnmage waa done. WALKER WRITE3 OPINION. Justlco Walker. writing tho oplnlon of tho court, holds that thc llublllty of tho clty for damages began the Instant the watcrs from thc bursted reservoir In vaded thc promlses and broke In thc end of the houso, being Ilable for all thc en suing damagc at pnee, so the admlnis trator was entltled to recover all dam age, slnce Mrs. Peebles must have been llvlng. and formatly admlntster on lt. Tho court holds. further. that thc Issuo wns improperly drawn; that lt was not whether Mrs. Peebles survived the de structlon of tho property. but whether tho damagc was .commltted before or aftor her death: triat thc plalntlff must show that hls ward was already come to his inherltance when tbe damage was done. ln another case. Stnte vs. Plner. from Pendcr county, the court sustalns tho lower court in finlug Pincr for selllng it gallon of wlnofj -W-tjldh* ? hc . madc ..from his own vineyard: ^Ther-i is a speclal'ncf for Pender,* prohibitlng thc sale of any into.xicant in the county, Plner pleaded the gcnewl law. .Yvhicti allows, the sale <-.f wiricr jnade from'grapes grown by the niak'er! it belng cnacted for the encour agement of maklng domestlc wines. The court holds this gf-neral law cannot ap? ply In countics whero there aro special acts prohibitory. ENLARGE GOVERNMENT BUILDINO. The Ralclgh Chatnber of Commerce and Industry last nlght adopted a reso? lutlon calllng on thc North Carolina dele? gatlon. especlally Senator Slmmons and Congrossman Pou, to Introduco at once a bill carrying nn appropriation for the cnlargement of thc present government building here, which Is declared to be entlrely Inadequatc, havlng been bullt In 1873; and also to introduce a bill for the appropriation of money to macadamlze tho road from the clty llmits out of New ?Bern Avenue to tlio Federal Cemetery. Tho avenue to the clty llmits has been well-paved, and it Is now up to the gov? ernment to carry on the good work to the National Cemetery. A movement of tho kind was on foot some years ago, but fell through because the clty. had not paved the street to tho clty llmits. A resolutlon was Introduced, but, havlng ellclted conslderable discussion, went over to tlio noxt meeting, declarltitf in favor'of an ?.quitable extension of 4tho clty llmits in all directlons from Capitol Square. Thls ls a movement whlch always brlngs on a hard flght and several movemonts-of the kind have boon herctoforo defcated. Governor Glenn thls mornlng issued an order for a special term of Wllkes county .Supcrlor Court for the trial of clvll causcs, to bo eonvened June 11th by Judge XV. ii. Councll and contlnuo two wooks. Tho court is called , because of tho congosted condltlon. of the docket. A charter Is Issued for KIngsdalo Tur pentlho Manufacturlng Company. of KIngsdalo, capltal$20,000, by/H. B.-Sholl, THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Few Peoplo Knov/ How Uaoful It la In Preservlng Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows thnt. charcoal Is tho safest and most efficlent dlBlnfect ant and purlfler in nature. but few roallzo Its value when taken Into* the human sys tom for Uie samo cicanslng purpose. Charcoal ls a remedy that the moro you tako of It tho better; lt ls not.a, drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and lmpurltles always.. prosent |n the stomach and intcstlnes and cafrlca them out of tho systcm. Clinrcoal Ewootoiifl thn breath nfter smoklng, drlnklng or-aftor eatlng Onlons nnd othor odoroun . vcgetablcs, * i *.- ? Clinrcoal cffoctually olcara and ImprovoB tho complexlon, lt whltcns tho teeth and further ucts as a nnturul and emlnently ?afo cathartlc. It absorl'H Uio Injiirlous fjases whlch colloct lu tho stomach nnd bowola; lt dlB-'. Infocta tlio rnoutii und throat from tho poison ot catarrh. All drugglHts sell charcoal ln one form or unotlier, but probably the bost char? coal and thc most for fho money, Is In Stuart's Clinrcoal I.ozcnges; they -aro Romposod of tho flnost powdered WIUow charcoal, nnd othor harmloss nhtlsoptlca In tulilet form or rather ln the form of large, pleasant tasting lozniiges, the ohar conl belng mlxed with honoy.? ' Tlio ilully uso of thoso lozongos wlll soon tell ln a inuoh Improved condltlon ot tho guuoral hcalth, bottcr complexlon. Hwebtnr breiitii aud purer blood. und.the beauty nf lt~ls. thnt no possible harnvcan result from tliulr contlnued use, biit, on* tho contrury, grcat bcneflt. A Ruffalo i>liy?li*lun,.ln sponklng of the beneflts of clinrcoal, *snya:; "I, udvlso Rtmirt's Charcoal Loacugors to nll patlonts sufferliig from gus In stiimnoh and boweK uiui to cloar tlio ijoiiiplexloii nnd purlfy.' thc hruatli. mouth nml' throat. I ulao belliH'o llm liver ls - grniitly bone flteihliy Ihe (inlly nso of ihuro; they coat IiiiU iweniy-flvo cents n bdx nt ' drug stol-os, .anil nlihoiigli ln some souso a put'ont prejmrnlloii, yol l bollovo 1 got uioi-e. tuui lieitnr oliarcoul In Stunrt's. i'lwiri-iiii).:l.o-/.aiiKiiV.i Uiaq in any .of tlie vidluury gliarwal taUloU.'.'.-*n *.'-,.' ?:.*.*??:*??? '.Tncksonvllle, Fln.; Frlts SlttniilltiK nnd O. U. Buchiuton, Klohmonri, nnd Charles tr. Hflrrls, Rltlolgli. OPEN' ROWAN MTNES. Southern Machinist Seriously In? jured By Falling Metal, (Spaelal to Tho Tlinos-Dispntoh.) . SALISBURY, X. O., Mnrch H.-Tho fiapphlro- Mlnlnjr Company, eomposcd ?of capltallsts from Chlcago, Jollct nnd othor Illlnols polnts,. hns porfentctl a big ilenl hero looklng to tho actlve operation of tho Oold Knob nnd Jlocltwoll hilnes, In southern Rowrfn county. Tho Bontlotnon Intorestod In the movement aro ln Salls? bury tljls week umltlug tfbtnlletl arrnngc ineuts for tho beglnning of tho work. About JiS.OflO nro Involved ln tho present ilenl, nnd.lt is exQoctcd thnt tho inlncs wlll be oponed nt nn oiirly date. Mr. Charles O. Bcll, of Oroensboro, nn employo ot tho Southern at Us Spencer shops, wns severely Injured yostortlny by belng caught under thn henvy rlm of iv locomotlve drlvlng whoel, whlch a forco of men was plnolng upon tho clrlvor. Thol hi|ge Iron sllpped aml fell upon tho mnehliilst, badly rrushlng hls body aml brenklng hls collarbonn, bosldos infllct Ing other Injuries. Tho Injured man wns brought to hls boardlng house In SnllBbury. Snllsbury's recently orgnnlzcd Chainhnr of Comnicrco held an ciithuslitstlc mnot Ing to-nlght, whlcli was largely attondod by the buslness mon of the clty. Ways and menns of advortlslng thn advnntngos of Sallsbury were dlscussod, and stops tnken looklng to the. sccurlng of a num? ber of Importnnt Industrlcs for the clty. Mr. W. Ii. Rankin, ono of tho oldost nnd best known cltlzens of Sallsbury. ls ln oxtrcmls nt Morgnnton; whero hc has been crltlcnlly llt for ton days. Ho suf fcred a second stroko of parnlysls two days ago? and Is stlll unconsctous. His death Is expcctcd nt any tlme. CARRIAGE-MAKERS. Virginia Well Represented in the Convention at Charlotte. (Spoclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) CHARLOTTE, X. C. March 14.?The Southern Vohlclo Association met' In tho parlofs of tho Southowi, Manufacturcrs' Club thls morning at 10 o'clock. Thero woro seven"* .wholesale denlers present, as follows: Messrs. R. S. Barbor, South Bos? ton, Vn.: E. E. Hughes, Lynchburg, Vu.; J. G. Anderson, Rock Hlll. S. C: L. Oregory, Chaso Clty. Va.; W. C. Hcath, Monroe, N. C; H. A. Whlte. Hlgh Polnt, X. C. nnd C. P. Henderson. Valdostn, Gn. Thero are nfteen fnctorles. whloh constltuto the association. Tho gontlemen In sosslon to-day ropre scnt one-hnlf of tho mcmhcrshlp. 'IMio mc-tlngs aro held quarterly at varlous places throughout the South for tho pur? pose of dlscusslng matters polntlug to tho wholesale carrIa.go buslness. A commlttee to consider the feaslblUty of estnbllshlng a spring nnd axlo fac? tory ln the South was appointed. THE KOBRE MURDER. J. E, Whitbeck Committed and to Be Tried for the Crime. (Speclal to Thc Tiines-Dlspntch.) WIXSTOX-SALEM, X. C, March 11. At the concluslon of the cross-exnmlna tlon of Snllle Stewnrt. wltness for tlio Stato In the Kobre murder cpso, to-day, Mayor Eaton ordered J. E. Whltbcek committed to jail, wlthout ball. to nw.iit tho May term of Superior Court, when he wlll be calleii up to answer the charge of murder. The counsel for tho defense dld not Introduce nny testimony. Tlu- henrlng thls morning dld not last over nfteen or twenty minutes. CREW TAKEN OFF. The Myrtle Tunnell in Danger of Going to Pieces. WILMINGTOX. X. C. March ll.-Cap tain Jeffreys, and u crew of tho Myrtle Tunnell, oshoro on Frying Pan Shoals, wero taken from aboard thc shlp to-day by tho reveniiP cutter. Scminole.'whlch also brought tho rlgglng of tho vessel and personal effects of the crew to South port. Captaln Tunnell, owner nf. tho schooner, ls arranglng for a wreck Ing company to Iloat the craft, but she ls ln danger of golng to pieces In thc nortlr east storm predleted to-nlght. HOLD IT In'dANVILDE,'; , The Southern's Railroad Em ployes' Picnic in May. cJJ?p.e,clal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) SPEXCER, X. C. March 14.-R wns do cldcd here to-day that the Southern Rail? road Company's shop plcnlc for Its Spencer employes will. bo held Mny 6th nt Danville. Va. The occnslon is an an ii.tioi one and will bo partlcipated In by two thousand or more Sneneerlte? The Southern Railroad Company' pro yldes two tralns of cars free of chargo for tho event whlch Is tho flrst tlme tho plcnlc has boon held outslde the State. . , Supreme Court of Appeals Southern Rallway Company vs. sim nroris; fully arguod by W. L. AVillluim* for the railway and O. J. Faulknor "i? ?,.F-1Buford for the tlefcndant nnd sub imttod. .Southern Rallway Company vs. Blun fords admnlstratrlx:-partly argued by w.vD.; Wllllams for rallway and K. n Hiiford, the dofendiint ln error, and con* timied. Xoxt ton onsos to bo called: West oheslor Flro Insurance Company vs Ocean View Pleasuro Pler Company ot al.. Mayo, Uoysoro & Co. vs. tbe Phlla? delphla Toxtllo Company, Mason & Per? kins vs; Post, Margollus vs. Harrlngton, *bo Wright-Caosnr Tobacco Companv v? Hoen & Co., Southern Rallway Com? pany vs. Hansborough's adinlnistralrix, Watts and others vs. Johnson & Bow inan Real,Estate Corporation, VatiKhan Machlne Company vs. Stanton Tnr nlng Company. Vashon vs. Pulllam, nsslghcc, and Whitchead vs. Capo Henry Syndlcato ot als? boliig Xos. 77. -70, 81 to S4, S7 to 00, on argument doekot. FEDERAT10N CEN50RS HEWSPflPER BEPOHTS Presbyterians Not Willing to Ad mit Reporters, Except Under Restrictions. (By Assboiuted Press.) CHARLOTTE,* X. C., March 14,?Tho Committoo on Pedorutlon of tho ?Presby terlari Churelies of tho Unlted States niot to-day ? In* tho Flrst Prosbyterlan Church. 'L'hc meetlng wus organlzod by the plbctlon of tho former officers who' servo'd tho cominltlco at tho last moot-' Ing licld ln ' FV-Bbxire. Pa. Dr. J.. R. Searlo, of Now Urunswiok, X". .T,, ls moj. rator tuul Dr. J. H. Steolo, of PiiHsalo, N. J,. foorotary. IminotUtttely after tho organization ,tho auesti'on uroso as to wliotlior roprosenta tlyes of tho press should ho nilinittcd lo tliV meotiiiB'S' Of tl'? commlttee.' ,lt was flnallv declded thut lf tho press Im nil mitted h>1 ortlolos . should bo eensoiod bkroro' piibilp'aUon iu tlio loo.-il pnpurs or sont out, ,,,'?,,'?'. At* 10:.'l0 tlio conuulllee look n-'reoens iuilll 3;il0 this nftcriiobn. ln his. report Dr J V> ' Steolo, tlio so'-rolnry, Htiitod that the churchos,' wlth few f-xoeptluns, are ln fwvor of: redernlhm, bohid favor-. lim tt uiovp cgiiillUouulJy. . . . ' We Share Our Prof its with 200,000 Investors! V7e are the largest lnvestment-bondicompany ln the World. , You wlll find our bond holders in nearly every state ln the Union?over 200,000 of them in all. . We have already paid out over $3,500,000 to hold? era of our Bonds. Our assests are over $3,000,000 and our State Deposits as required by law are thp largest of any bond company in the! Unitcd States. . These nre big figures, of vital interest to the large or small investor, for they show the tremendous earning power of small sums, when comblned and investcd in American Reserve Gold Bonds. o-, Thcsucccssof our financial transactionsproves con clusivcly that the state laws, by which weare governed, wero framed in the interest of the conservative investor' Set Your Idle Dollars To Work! Every person who has idle ftinds, or who draws a regular salary, can soon be recciving regular dividends by investing, now, in American Reserve Gold Bonds. These bonds not only pay dividends of 5% after the first year, payablc semi-annually, but they partici pate in the total earnings of the American Reseivc Bond Company. ******** ^ Money that you invest in these bonds works for you?produces an income?becomes a permanent and rapidly accumulaling reserve fund. These facts should interest every man or woman whose funds are non-productivo or yielding only 3%. You have worked hard for your dollars. It's time they were working for yoii. Drop into our office at yotir earliest convenience, and talk the matter over, or send for our book "About Gold Bonds," which is free with our compliments. I' American Reserve Bond Company ? 713 Mutual Assurance Bulldlng ? 612 Amerlcan National Bank Bulldlng Removal IVotice. 0n and after February 18, 100*8, Ainslie Carri*xge Co. wlll occupy thelr new and commodloua bulldlng, 8-10-12 South Eighth St. Thls bulldlng haa been deslgned nnd equlpped with n view to the anle ond manufacturo of' hlgh-grade vehicles. The reposltory Ib the llghtest. brlghtest and. most .copvenlent Sn tho South. Tlie.factory Is suppllcd with :every modem cbtiwenlenco for ihe btilidinjj, . rcpalrlng nnd repalntlr.R of vehicles of every deBcrlptlon. NEW LOCATION: 8-10-12 South 8th St., Near Main. Architects Builders Watkins Vulcfcaiite Cottpell Company Contractors Property Owners Look at 400 Roils of Vulcanite Going on Roofs at the Reservoir. Piano Players BELOW COST One:Planola, latest style.'... $100.00 Onel Arifjelus, latest style. .$105.00 Theso Players samo as new. $25.00 worth of Music glven with cacli Player. THE WORLD'S LATEST AND BEST KNABE ANGELUS (IN NER PLAYER) PIANO AND , PLAYER COMBINED. Call and hoar it. Hlghest Class Tunlng and Ito pairing ln tho,city. We havo only expert factory mer.. HEADQUARTERS FOR POPULAR, MUSIC. SPECIAL, FIVE COPIES, 81.00. FERGUSSON BROS., 11 W. BROAD ST. I ?? RICHARD O. FERGUSSON, . Head of Flrm,, 'Phone 2910. GanCancer Be Cured 7 It Can. Wlthouf the uso of tho knlfe or X-Bny we cure Canccrs, Tumors and Gitronlo Sorcs, charglng nothlng for oxamltiatlon. Our patlents aro our best frlends. Como and see the cancors wohavo romoved nnd cured from .our now happy patlents, and nro dally cjirlng. Thoy are wondor ful. If.tlien you aro not satislled, wo wlll pay all your expenses. KELLAM HOSPITAL, 1615 West Main Street, Wchmoud* Va, SPECIAL SALE! AFTER DINNER COFFEE, 24 cts. lb. SOLD SATURDAY ONLY. Only One Pound to u Customor. aata*aaa*a*aMaaaaa*a*aaaa*aaaaa*aaaaiaaaaaaaB*a*aaaaaaaai lf you -would. know what tho fini'st Old pov't Java tnstcs liko, try a pound of Horoy's Speelnl Aftci'-Diimei' Cof fee. It is tho' fiuest. coffco {rrown. To advertiso ItSwe will sell it, Siiturday Only, ut SM Cents a I'oiiiid. HEROY, 423 N. SIXTH STREET. Roses, Cut Flowers and Designs. Largest Stock. Hammond, v-' Flprlst, 109 Er Broad St.