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? . ni Colonel Given ai Convention. Dc tily.as He Appea CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-?Colonel Room volt's address to the National ProConvention here strikes a keynote for his followers and supporters In the new party. It lays down the plan of battle to b? waged by the National Progressive party. He discusses those principles under twelve subdivisions namely. The Helplessness of the Old Parties; the Right of the People to Rule; The Courts and the People; Constructive control of the Trusts; Right, of th, ^age-Worker; The I Parmer; The Tariff; The High Cost of Living; Currency; Conservation; Alaska and International Affairs. "The two old parties." he said, "are husks, with no real soul within either divided on artilclal lines, boss ridden aad privileges-controlled, each a jumble of Incongruous elements. and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly what should be said on the vital issues of the day,'' As opposed to this Incongruity and V insincerity-of action he asserted that the National Progressive platform will be " a contract with the people " with ?n?Utnn, to be carried oat If the people ratify the contract on election day as exactly and honestly *aa if It "were actually enforceable ander the law." When Colonel Theodore Roosevelt appeared on the stqge of the National Progressive convention to make his "confession of faith" addreaa he faced one of the greatest audiences ever gathered in the big Coliseum building. The demonstration of del" egatea and spectators that greeted him lasted nearly an hoar. The Colonel held an Impromptu reception daring the enthusiastic v noise-making and- woe still broadly - smiling bis appreciation. Senator Beverldge introduced Colonel Roosevelt at l:4t and tbe Colonel began his speech.' Despite the fact that Colonel Roosevelt wan expected to reach the convention hall eoon after noon, delegates to the national Progressive gathering were nlosf again today in reaching their seats. At ten minutes to It there were not more than ?00 * delegates on the floor. The galleries also were slow in Ailing up. A greet crowd of spectators and delegates Jfad remained at the headquarters hotel-eager to see the Colonel start triumphantly for th? convention or to accompany him on the SAMUEL DOUGHTY PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING * v Mr. Samuel Doughty aged about twenty-three passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Robert Cossens, at the corner of Union Alley and Third Street last night. The deceased was afflicted with that dread disease consumption and tlor the past several months had been confined to his home. He was a young man of many friends and held In the highest esteem. Tbe funeral i. will take place sometime tomorrow. PRAYERMEETING There will be prayermeetlng services in all the different churches of the city this evening at the usual hour to which the general public " has a cordial invitation. MR. KKAR TO LEAD Owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev. R. H. Broom. Mr. W. M Hear will lead the mid-week prayermeeting services at the First Methodist Church this evening. IS OUT AGAIN The many friends of Mr. M. A. * Smith, are pleased to see him out again after his Indisposition. He has been confined to the Fowle Memorial Hospital suffering from fever. BHwhHr.V r f ' "" ' ' ' siiyr ANNOUNCEMENT On aocount of the polntibn of cltj water, we are using only carbonated distilled water in our drinks. ^ . vt BLOUNT'B PHARMACY. K M 3t* ? ; mn je p rn i Ovation by the (legates Cheer Lusrs on Platform. I trip. The New York delegation marched in at 11: 51 A. M. with brats band in the lead ploying the Inevitable | convention tune "Everybody's Doing | It." Several other bands were reported on their way to the Coliseum and it was apparent that when Colonel Roosevelt arrived to deliver his "confession of faith1' he would get a noisy greeting. The delegates were I prepared with flags and bandanas to [make the demonstration a colorful one at well as noisy. As 12 o'clock approached the del-, egates began to pour into the hall from all tides. A number of the delegations had formed an impromptu parade down town and had marched to the convention. Pour or five bands came with them, and for a time the air wot fairly blue with conflicting tUJtes. Women delegates io the conven- tion again were a center of interest 1 in thA convention todav. Manv of * their listers In the suffrage movement gathered outside the Coliseum distributing tracts and emblems of the suffrage -cause. Temporary "Chairman Beverldge s reached the stage shortly after 12 o'clock. Ten minutes later the delegates' sections were completely flli*d. v At 1S:8S P. M. Senator Beverldge < interrupted the singing by rapping t< for order. _ T Asa, Father Andrew Spets offered a the prayer. U The galleries near the stage were h crowded, but at the further end of tl the hall were many empty seats. tl The audience applauded the brev- n ity of the priest's, prayer. tl It was 11:47 when Chalrmdn Bev- tl eridge announced the arrival of Col- tl onel Roosevelt at the Collseum*.This p waa enough fwr the delegates and the g galleries. 'They Jumped to their, feet t and cheered. A minute later the tl Colonel appeared on the stage almost c as if by magic. a In the midst of the deafening din j, he stepped onto the insulated speak- 0 log platform under the big aoundlng ti board. p He smiled his appreciation of the * demonstration and bowed to the ^ right and the left. With a broad t grin he waved greetings to friends 0 on the stage and floor. o The delegates meantime stood on 0 their chairs and Icheered until the 8 rafters rang. They waved flags and B bandanas in a perfect riot of colors, g t BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY MADE RALEIGH. Aug. 7.?The state board of elections met here Monday decided upon the also of ballots to be used lit the coming elections, named the election boards of the 100 counties and sent these in to the department of state. Wilson G. Lamb, of Martin county,' presided aa chairman of the board. J. C. Clifford, of Dunn, was in his position as Secretary, and Clarence Call, of Willcesboro, and W. J. Davis . of HendersOnvllle, completed , the board. J. Prank Ray, of Macqn was udable to come owing to his employ- 1 ment in a very urgent case now being tried. The board is ooraposed of these five gentlemen, the first two of wkdm are Democrats and the third and fourth< Messrs Call and Davis, are Republicans. Mr. Ray Is 'the third Democrat on the board. Bach County Has Three. The county boards of election are to be composed of three members, two Democrats and one Republican. Three hundred men will therefore comprise this organisation. The names of th? Democrats bad been prepared before the meeting, Chairman Webb having an official copy j. of these when the board came to. gather in the House of Representatives. The meeting later adjourned to the Varborough. The slse of the tickets was announced. The state ticket will be * t and 1-1 by 11 Inches, the congfesI slonal is to be the same, but the presidential ticket ie to be 8 and 1-1 by 8. This will prevent any devices which may be worked. WASHINGTON, HOB Show< SURRI <; i ' " : " . . *; \ ' * \ i " > f 1 - * Prohibition york gail pecial to the Daily News. NEW; YORK, Aug. 7.?The prohlitlonists have gained one recruit to leir cause the other day. The con ert is a man who has been a victim, ) the drink habit for many years, lie other night be returned home fter a night of dissipation to find i his dismay the house Jacked and Imself without & key. Finding hat a small window in the rear of he house had been left open, the lan attempted to enter the house by hat route. He managed to squeeze he upper part of his body through hf small aperture, but the embonoint made t? Impossible for him to et through beyond the belt line, hen he tried to back out of he window, but found himself seurely wedged in. With his head nd the upper part of his anatomy iside the house and the lower part f his whiskey-soaked body outside, he man began to yell for help. A oliceman heard the commotion and rhen he found the man stucfl in the irindow he came to the conclusion hat the latter Was a burglar. The fflcer ordered the man to come out <f the window, but that was easier rdered than executed. Rjfa the trength of the policeman proved lnufficlent to dislodge the captive, teveral other policemen came and lelped to pull, but in vain. Finally he fire department was notified and everal firemen with axes had to ireak down part of the wall and ihatter the window frame before the tSDtive could be released- He wao irreeted and charged with attempted >urglary, but being able to prove bis nnocence be was acquitted and merely fined for drunknesa. He promptly signed the pledge. There is great rejoicing among the >ald heads which habitually adorn the front seats of the parquet at all musical shows. To supply his muileal comedy productions with chorus ?lrls different from 4be shopworn Broadway type Charles Frohman has IESSE PURSER DIED AT SMALL THIS MORNING t Jease Purser who was accidentally ihot by W. C. Tuten last week near Small, N. C.,'while engaged in deer hunting, died this morning at hit home at Small. Mr. Tuten in attempting to shoot a deer one of the shot from his gun struck a tree and glancing hit Mr. Purser on the abdomen and in consequence his intestines were perforated in eight different places. Prom the first the surgeons despaired of his life. ADJOURNED YESTERDAY The Board of County Commission era which has been in session Mon day and Tuesday adjourned yester day afternoon for the term aftei transacting the county's business foi the past month. Those named for Beaufort were A. M. Dumay. L. B. Reddltt, J. W ChApin. TH CAROUVA WEDNESDAY AFTK ?i* Tonight and X IER AMUSEMENT?FOR H f) & ''&iX 4K1* . . ?.".' .Oo-wL^ ~ ISTS OF NEW V A RECRUIT I decided to select them from among the moat beautiful, girls throughout the OOnntrv Pnr this niirnnio h? hna asked the managers of the theatres throughout the country with which he Is associated tfe send at his expense the best-looking girls who wish to go on the stage. The only condition Is that the girls must be goodlooking. Some of the selections hare already arrived and if the rest ' of them come up to their standard there will \be a great change in the appearance of the chorus?at least in the musical comedy shows under the Frenchman management. . . . ? Atari Sad days are tn store for the lovers of the weed, it the Non-Smokers League of America succeeds in carrying out its program. The local branch is making determined efforts to Induce the health authorities and the Board of Aldermen to join in a general campaign against smoking. With fanatical determination the members of the league are waging war ,not only against smoking in public places, like the subway and elevated stations, the platforms of cars, and etc., but they propose to carry the campaign into the homes of private citizens and prevent them from smoking even in their homes. So far the league has received but little encouragement from the Board of Aldermen and it is fairly safe to predict that many a bucketful of water will run down the Hudson River before the Board of Aldermen will pass a city ordinance prohibiting Btnoking in private houses. \j A bartender out of work shot himi self the other day in a shooting gallery on Eight Avenue under dramatic circumstances. He could not make up his mind whether to commit suicide or not. So he flipped a coin I and when the coin fell in favor of death, the man drew a pistol and i shot himself into the heart, dying a few minutes later in fthe ambui lance. CITY FIRE CHIEF HONORED ; AT STATE CONVENTION We see from the reports of the recent State Firemen's convention held in the town of Fayetteville that our townsman and chief of the fire > department, Dr. E. M. Brown, was I honored by being made chairman of ' the auditing committee and also a member of the investigating com mi t'. t?IS INDISPOSED i j Tl}e many friends of Miss Ada Bell will regret to learn of her indisposi; tlon. DKKR HUNTING Several citlsens left early this " morning for Chocowlnity where to: day they are engaged la a deer hunt. . AH their friends wish them *0*d [luck. , " . v', ; >AILV BNOON, AUGUST T, ISIS. hursday. SOME W== \ui w ?;, ? r v IRS. J. I. CIAPII DIED LAST NIGHT ? t< Passed Away at Her Home In * Aurora. Funeral Was Held ( This Afternoon. H Mrs. John W\ Chapin, wife of Mr. John W. Chapin, passed away very suddenly at her home In Aurora, N. last night between eight and nine j o'cfbck. The news of her death has cast a gloom over that entire community and will be read with regret all over Beaufort county. Mrs. Chapin was up and attending to her domestic duties until in the afternoon when she complained of being ill. 8he grew gradually worse until the evening when she passed away surTounded by her numerous friends and leved ones. Mrs Chapin was a woman of fine personality and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of a host of people. She is survived by a heartbroken husband and five devoted children, two boys and three girls. Her three daughters are Mrs. S. W. Staley, Mrs. H. Q. Mayo and Mrs. E. T. Hooker. Mrs. Chapin was a half sister of Mr. W. E. Swindell of this city and Mr. H. A. Swindell, of Blounts Creek. The funeral occurred this afternoon at four o'clock rrom the Episcopal church in Aurora of which the deceased was a consistent and worthy member. The burial took place in the cemetery. The Daily News extends sympathy to the bereaved in their great loss. NAVAL RESERVE"B0YS OUT ON DRESS PARADE The Sixth Division North Carolina Naval Militia were out on dress parade laBt night and the boys made a very creditable appearance. The company la now drilling tor their annual outing on the U. S. Steamer Elfrlda. They are to begin their cruise in the waters of Eastern Carolina on Sunday, August 19 and will be absent from the city for a period of ten days or more. A very attractive and Interesting program has been mapped out by those in charge for the cruise. WITHRAWS CANDIDACY Mr. Editor: ' Will thank you to announce through the columns of your paper that I withdraw my candidacy for commissioner, als?to express my appreciation of all support given me in the past, and that offered me for the future. I am, Yours truly, W. F. OAYLORD. NOTICE OCR SPECIAL. AD ON Buster Brown tan slippers. These are exceptional values. J. K. Hoyt. r-" t.. ngr?V.'; .vi'r .. NE? NEW YORK NOW II THROES I Young Bov .r | Serious A.cc\^ent George Lynch the 14-year old son . >f Mr. J. P. Lynch, contractor for the Bureka Lumber Company of this city, net with a serious accident In the og woods near Royal, N. C. Monday ibout one o'clock. The young man while engaged In ? vork on the log skidder had the ca>le to caU? him in some way and ' ;he result was that his leg was . >roken in two different places and ] he physicians attending him now , (ay amputation will be necessary. ( The cable caught the boy and threw , lim against the boiler badly burning t lis arms and back. His condition is t jrecarlous. He 1b now at his fath- c >rs home in Royal. t fOUNC BOYS RIDE TO ; CONETOE ON PONIES j Masters Justus Randolph and Francis Charles, two of Washington's f opular young boys left here Monday n their ponies for a ride to Conetoe I. C. Mr. Randolph received a . message from them yesterday to . he effect that they had arrived at h heir destination all O. K. They left d n their long ride Monday and rode rom here to Grlmesland; from T rlmesland they went to Greenville nd from Greenville to Conetoe. In ** taking their return ride they expect ) come by Willlamston. The boys ** re jubilant over their trip. p iCED RECLUSE CAUGHT 5 AND HELD TWO NIGHTS il LIVINGSTON. N. J., Aug. 7.? n MMmmtti an an who has h Ived for many years as a recluse, .as held for two days and nights in r< he fork of an apple tree In the Kent 81 oods. with one thigh wedged there. le was found and released late last * light, when death by starvation * hirst and exposure threatened him. ? Farrell had a hut in the Kent " Voods, almost a mile back from the oad and far away from any other B labitation He has lived there alone, v talf hermit and half woodsman, a- b olding curious visitors. He lived ll in berries, fruit , nuts, small game B ind milk. He got the milk at the ll arm of Munson B. Kent. c Thursday afternoon Farrell climb- c ?d an apple tree and filled liis pock- 1 ?ts with fruit. As he was descend- v ing a limb broke beneath him and he ' ell, landing in a fork of the tree. ' rhe force of his fall so wedged his 1 body in the fork that he was unable 1 :o extricate himself. 1 Farrell was exposed to the heavy 1 itorms of Thursday and Friday. His 1 )nly food was the apples in his pock- 1 >ts. Saturday that supply was ex- ' lausted. He had given up hope of ' rescue, as few persons visited the ' snot. Mr. Kent, however, became uneasy . when Farrell did not make his ar-11 rustomed visit to the farm Saturday i evening he Btarted for the hut. While passing the edge of the woods he heard a noise In an apple tree. At I first he thought it was a wildcat and was about to look for his own safety, when he made out the sound to be a repititlon of his own name. Farrell's throat was so dry that his cries sounded more like those of an anir mal than a human. Mr, Kent freed the aged man, assisting him to his hut and brought food. He offered to attend Farrell, but the recluse said he wanted no intrusion and would find a way to attend to his own wants. FUNERAL MRS. ROLLINS HELDJRIS MORNING The last tribute of love and respect was paid to the late Mrs. Bet tie Bonner Rollins this morning at the First Presbyterian Church when the funeral services were conducted by the pastor. Rev. H. B. Searight. A large number of sorrowing friends were present testing the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The choir ssng appropriate selections and the floral offerings were profuse. The lntet ment was In Oakdale cemetery. \ HI m MO. am ri H IIHI 1 BROUGHT ABOUT BY DISCLOSURES RECENT MURDER Better Class of Citizens Favor a Thorough Reorganization of the Police. . ; Special to the Daily News. NEW YORK, August 7.?New i'ork is in the throes of an upheaval of a serious nature brought about >y the disclosures in connection with the Rosenthal murder. What he Anal outcome will be it is difficult o predict with any degree of cerainty, but the sentiment among tbo fetter classes, the more desirable iftizens. is strongly in favor of a borough organization of the police $ tepartwent. Notwithstanding the Host emphatic denials on the part of be poilce authorities there iB tuffiient evidence even now to convince ,ny unbiased person of the existence if a widely ramified conspiracy be ween certain police officials and the rimlnal element of the city. The ull extent of the conspiracy will robably never be ascertained, but a horough Investigation Is not only wrauie cut imperative to restore lie confiednce of the public in the onesty and efficiency of the police epartment. As it is the scandal is ppalllng and a disgrace to the city, he clearly manifested desige of the slice to shield the murderer or iurderers by giving them every opsrtunlty to escape is generally ac?pted as a positive proof of the com- i licity of the police in the crime and le attitude of Police Commissioner >"aldo, who has ever refused Jo adtit corruption in the police departtent. is severely criticised. So reat Is the general distrust regardig the honesty of the police departtent that public spirited citiien6 ave liberally offmred -funds to enable " ?' tie employment of private detectives or a thorough investigation of the candal situation. The District Atorney is greatly .hampered In his ;ork owing to the unwillingness of ritnesses to testify in the case, for f engendering the ill will of the poice and their criminal allies. Ever since the Monk Last man ang and a few other gangs that used o Infest the lower EaBt side were roken up. the police were emphatic a their denial that any more of the :angs were in existence. Nevertheess the existence of dangerous gangs in the lower East aide has been learlv demonstrated on more han one occasion and scarcely a veek passed that did not bring at east one more or less bloody gang n a war of extermination arconcr hemselves. following the example of V he Milkennv Tate. But, unfortulately the gangsters seem to be very joor marksmen and in their fights Lhey hit Innocent bystanders oftener Lhan members of the hostile gang. At one of those gang f.ghts the otb?r day two children, who failed to pet under cover soon enough, were mortally wounded, while not one of the fighting gangsters was injured. Of course, there^was not a policeman within half a mile and no arrests were made. SHADOW PARTY T0K GIVEN AT BUNYAN Thefe will be a "Shadow" party given at the Charitable Brotherhood Hall No. 1 on next Saturday night, August 10. The party hr to be given -J* for the benefit of the new church at that place. Everybody has a cordial invitation to be present and aid it a worthy cause. Refreshments will be served. RESIDENCE REPAIRED The residence occupied by Mr. F. F. Cozzens on Pearce 8treet is being repaired and painted. When finished It will be a decided improvement. *?**** NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IN TODAY'S NEWS J. K. Hoyt. ' Postum Cereal Co. Washington Horse Exchange. * A. C. Hathaway. Jefferson Ftarnlture Company. Walter Credle A Co. .^9 i
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