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OEMOCBATS MEET
BRYAN WAS GUEST
NEGRO, WM, LEE
PAID PENALTY FOR
OF
EDWARD
a FAYETTEVILLE
H : Convention Bids Fair to Fur
;:!! More Excitement Than
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FIENDISH
CRM
ES
j the Memorable One of Four
t oars Ago. Patterson Start
: Out in the Lead.
C; .amy of Wilmington and Col.
.McLean of Lumberton are
Openly Proclaimed as ''Dark
Horses." A Long. Drawn Out
Fight Predicted.
Sjovi.il lo The News.
i ':. ueville, July 26. The conven
tion today gives promise of surpassing
iii i ( itoment the one here four years
.;, when Bellamy met defeat. V--
While Patterson has the greatest
-lu imtli so far yet it is doubtful if
he will he aiDle to finally get the 15
. r i votes necessary to nominate. He
. , i -tart with fifty-odd and will gain
; ;i .in. ;:0 of Cumberland's votes be
itnv many ballots. As Cook's candi-
.ia. y Ls conceded by his home people ,
" he liiuiC; urown wm retain comm
on strength, the greater portion of
t w Hanover and will get before long
.ii hi Bladen's, which will place him
ab')i!t abreast with Patterson.
This will leave the key to the situa
tion practically without Godwin of Har
nett, as some of Harnett's votes will
have to be obtained by the man nomi
nated, as Brunswick is open in de
riving for Patterson for second choice,
although Bellamy of that county, who
is head of the delegation, is quiet on
tin1 b'ibject. Both he and Col. N. A.
.McLean of Lumberton laugh at be
ing proclaimed dark horses, but there
are many who favor the latter as such.
Prediction as to the successful candi
date is decidedly risky but it is expect
ed it will be a long fight as each can
didate will have to be shown plainly
cannot get the place before he gets
down.
New Hanover county will give God
win S or 10 votes. How long this will
keep up. is problematical. This is also
true o several delegations. Patterson
i U -. : -Tt-ltH T?-Hc-iti nnr! will havp
0 C1IO . 1 L II a WW. v.. ' .... . I
to exert powerful influence to prevent
h t'lCHK.
It is said that Godwin has refused
to enter the field against Brown, While
some of Brown's friends, are exhibiting
a letter written two years ago by a
prominent Robeson county man, prom
ising Robeson's support if Brown re
Diajued out of the race last time.
Col. McLean For Chairman.
The convention was called to order
at L o'clock by Col. Geo, L. Morton, of
Wilmington, chairman of the executive
committee. After prayer by Rev. Mr.
Faitiey, a stirring welcomewas given
the convention by Hon. Jas. D. Mc
Neill. A splendid response was made
by Col. Morton.
The appointment of committees and
the work of organization was in pro
press at 3 o'clock.
It is almost a certainty that Col. N.
A. McLean, of Lumberton, will be per
manent chairman.
Snech of Hon J. G. Shaw.
On a motion of Hon. J. G. Shaw
backed by a ringing speech was offer
ered voting down the unit rule. The
motion was received with cheers but
by the rule, was laid on the table un
til a permanent organization is formed.
The convention took a short recess
after 3 o'clock for an hour to do all
of the committee work.
CHILD BORN IN PRISON.
Baby Boy Born to Mrs. Brennan Who
is Serving Life Sentence in State
Prison.
Pv Associated Press.
St. Paul. July 26. A baby boy was
horn io Mrs. Stella Brennan in the
f:t at . prison at Stillwater. Mrs. Bren
nan is serving a life sentence for the
murder of her stepchildren in Min-rif-anolis
a vear ago.
The child will be sent to Mrs. Bren
r an's mother in Michigan.
LOSS BY FIRE $150,000.
Fire Today Practically Destroyed
Buildings of Cleveland Country
Club.
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, July 26. Fire practical-
destroved the buildings of the
(i'Vflan.1 Countrv Club. The loss
v estimated at $150,000, partially
covered. The fire is thought to have
f ririnated from defective electric
'eliig. ' '. "'
CASE OF MAYOR JOHNSON.
faring of the Contempt Charges
gainst The Mayor; Postponed.
!' -ociated vPress.. ; " ..'.
reland, July s 2.Q. The .hearing of
th' contempt charge against '. Mayor
Ten; Johnson for ignoring the court's
irvu'iction restraining the tearing ;up
f t 'no tracks of the Cleveland Electric
;.t no tracks ot tne tjieveiana
Ti. i v. ay company, is postponed until
in!,- m i. .t nmmidnf the
J'i.v n. tha attorneys promising tne
rer.!ts nidor would be obeved. Track
1
liotrnn in Fulton street by the
M'.nir.ipal Traction Company the
I'lhm on road.
Ch-velnnd, July 2C Col. A. J. Smith,
? nei al passenger and ticket agent of
;1e Lakeshore & Michigan Southern
1; iv ay died, in the Adirondack Moun
tain at the age of 66.
GOOD TEMPLARS MEET.
National Grand Order Assembled
r. Annual Convention.
By Associated Press.
Boston, July 26. The National
Grand Ledge of the International
Order of Good Templars assembled
for annual convention with delegates
present from all sections of the coun
try. DEATH FROM SMALLPOX
First Death at Colon Re;orted
by
Governor Maroon.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July ,26. The first
death Trom smallpox'' at Colon was
reported to the Isthmain Canal Com
mission by Gov. Magoon. No new cases
are reported, and the disease is be
lieved to be well under control.
GOVERNOR GLENN
BACK AT HIS POST
He Says His Visit to Atlantic City
Has Greatly Improved His
Health. Is Again Ready to
Take Up Strenuous Life That
Characterized Administration.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, July 26. Governor Glenn
returned from a ten days' stay at At
lantic City this morning. He says he
is very much improved in health and
seems ready - to take up again the
strenuous life that has characterized
his -administration.
Two charters were issued, one to the
Morgan Oil and Fertilizer Company of
Red Springs, with a. capital of $50,000,
authorized and $36,800 subscribed, by
W. F. Williams and others, and the
other, to the Shelby North Carolina
Insurance and Realty Company, with
a capital! of $36,000 by R. L. Ryburn,
J. L. Gardner, and others.
Rev. Samuel Hanff of this city, was
ordained to the priesthood of theEpis-
copai church this morning in me
rVi,,v. ttio r.nnit Khfinherd .Rt. Rev.
Joseph Blount Cheshire, D. D., bishop
of the. diocese of North Carolina, Deing
assisted in th.e ordination service by
r- t MfK. Pittinser. rector of the
church, Mr. Dubose, rector of St. Ma
ry's School, Rev. A. B. Hunter, recior
of St. Augustine's School, Rev. Thos.
Trott, of West Durham, and Rev. Mr.
Arthur, temporary pastor of Christ
church. The sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr. Cheatham of Wilson. Mr.
Hanff was presented as a candidate to
the priesthood by Dr. Pittinger.
Ex-Sheriff "Ham T. Jones was exon
erated this afternoon in a magistrate's
Ev.otvino of thp c.harse of
being criminally to blame for the lull
ing of Vet Jones, a young negiu em
ployed on the James farm near Forest
ville The negro was shot July 3 and
died July 19 from the effects of the
wound by the firing of a gun in the
hands of Sheriff Jones. He insisted
that the shooting was accidental. But
a negro relative of the young negro
swore out a . warrant against Jones. At
the hearing today it. was proven that
the firing of the gun was accidental.
Out at the A. & M. College work is
going right along on the Athletic Park
light thousand cubic feet of earth has
. B trradinz it and when
Been reiuuvcu o " .
fenced there will be 250 square feet,
ienct-u liiciv. rrvia now! nark
of surface enciost-u.
will be big enough for baseball foot
bi trac? athletics and tennis Its
dfamond will-be drained and bm up
SSSTa ten,inch bed binders wtth a
good covering or-" & - -
There will be
springy, snappy
:a.D1.e Jl """ rh rpcention, dress-
through the Raieign t ted
tion. The rrs - completed
the grounu. " lace aS one
Raleigh can. but take ;her p
. t, nrinwnal centeife ui "
sports in the South. ,
LOSS BY. FIRE.
Flre Practica.iy"Doyed Great Nor
thern Hotel.
By Associated Press. Tie Great
Leeds, England n destroy-
Northern 'Hotel is Pctlgil0y000. ,
ed by fire. The loss is ?7bu,uuu.
Tfixrr
BIG STORE BANKRUPT.
j Durham Concern Closes Doors New
Manufacturing Co. New Tobacco
Storage.
Special to The News.
Durham, July 26. The American
Tobacco Company of this city has be
gun the erection of another large stor
age at this place. The storage when
completed will be the largest in the
city, there being ten others. The
work on the large st'ructure is being
rushed in an effort to have it complet
ed when the tobacco season opens
next fall.
One of the largest dry goods stores
in the city, that of C. W. Kendall has
closed it doors in bankruptcy. It was
adjudged bankrupted yesterday by
Judge Thomas R. Purnell, of the fed
eral court, of Raleigh, and the Durham
Loan & Trust Company of this city
madfi seenritv. An inventory of his
stock valued at $10,000 and his debts
amount to $11,000.. .
The well known law firm of Cham
bers & Everett, of this city have dis
solved partnership. Mr. Everett will
go in partnership with his brother, S.
J. Everett, of Williamson. They will
continue to do business in this city.
A charter has been granted the
Smith Manufacturing Company of this
city. The company will manufacure
overalls on an extensive scale. E. Ti.
Smith, is president; I. F. Hill, secre
tary and treasurer. The directors are
Messrs. E. J. Parrish, John Sprunt
Hill and W. J. Holloway. , -
PEASANTS INCITED.
Although All Seem to Be Quiet Un
dercurrent of Sentiment Exists in
Empire.
By Associated Press.
Kharkov, July 26. The correspon
dent of the Associated Press who ar
rived from St. Petersburg found all
railroad stations eri route heavily
guarded by troops.
While all is quiet, here there is a
tremendous undercurrent . of excite
ment. Agitators are traveling from place
tc place inciting the peasants to rise
burn, plunder and take possession of
the land. Two estates near here
were burned last night.
MR, D, A, TOMPKINS
DELIVER ADDRESS
Delivered Address Before the
National League of Building
and Loan Associations. He
Urged a More Efficient Plan. of
Organization.
Cincinnatti, July 26. At today's
session of the National League of the
Building and Loan Associations, an
address was made by Mr. D. A.
Tompkins, of Charlotte, on "The
State Leagues of Building and Loan
Associations and Their Work." Mr.
Tompkins told of the mutual aid de
rived by the members of the State
league and urged a closer and more
efficient organization. .
TOM WATSON'S POLITISC.
Georgia Populist Will Return to.Dem-
ocratic Party.
Macon, Ga., July 26. A dispatch to
the Telegraph from. Dublin, Ga., says
Congressman T. W. Hard wick states
on- the streets there that. Thomas E.
Watson, lately a Populist presidential
candidate, will make a speech at his
home in Thomson, Ga., Friday; an
nouncing his return to the Democratic
party. He is supporting Hoke Smith,
former secretary of the Interior, who
Is a candidate " for the Democratic
nomination for Governor; - ). y
To' Serve Crt&rri.- .
The Earnest Workers of. Tenth
Avenue Presbyterian Church -'will
serve iceCcream on the lawn of Mrs.
Cbas. Crumby, No. 307 North Gra
ham street, Friday night, July 27;
from 8 to 11 'P. M. Music will be
furnished by the Charlotte - Music
House. The public is invited.
The ladies-of Epworth Methodist
Church Sunday- school will serve ice
tream tonight on the lawn at the cor
ner of Eleventh and Graham . streets
between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30
o'clock. Everybody will ve cordially
welcomed. ' . .
TO-DAY AT PALACE
On Special Request Made-to Am
bassador Reid Mr. Bryan Was
To-Day J Received in Private
Audience by King Edward at
Buckingham Palace.
King Edward Showed Unusual
Cordiality. Discussed Wither.
Bryan Largely the Subject of
Peace and the Recent Peace
Conference.
By Associated Press.
London, July 26. Mr. Bryant was
received in private audience by. King
Edward at Buckingham Palace. The
visit was paid at the King's special
request, his majesty having notified
Ambassador Reid that he desired to
meet Mr. Bryan.
The interview was quite informal
and was marked by pleasing cordial
ity, which the King is accustomed to
show Americans in whom he is in
terested. Only the King, Ambassador Reid
and Mr. Bryan were present.
The conversation largely turned on
the subject of peace and the confer
ence of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union, with the objects of which the
King showed himself thoroughly in
accord.
Subsequently the King received 80
members , of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union in the Throne room.
THE HARTJE DIVORCE.
Case Assumes Sensational Turn as
New Evidence is Produced.
"Sy Associated Press.
Pittsburg, July 26 In the Hartje
divorce case Wilbur Ashby, of Wash
ington, husband of Blanche Ashby
repeated the same story that others
had done; that his wife had said Mrs.
Hartje had offered her $300 and a
Lank account for Lite-baby if Blanche
would swear that Lifford Hooe had
never slept in the spare room of the
Hartje house. V
- There was .an ominous hint in
which the word "penitentiary" was
used, when Judge Frazer halted the
examination for a moment. It was
a query whether Ashby should be
asked to testify to things that might
send his wife to the penitentiary.
In the cross-examination a letter
whieh Ashby had r written to . Mrs.
Hartje was placed in. evidence. In
it he told Mrs. Hartje that if "she
could pay Blanche for speaking for
her, Hartje could do the same." -
All testimony on that point had
been that Ashby had written that if
Mrs. Hartje could pay for "lying"
Hartje could afford to pay for truth.
There were persistent rumors about
the courthouse, that some of the wit
nesses who have testified at the
Hartje trial, are to be arrested.
GAVE BIRTH TO SEXTETTES.
V '
Negress, Williamson County, Gave
Birth to Six Children.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, July 26. At Kingston,
Williamson county. Tennessee, a ne-
giess yesterday gave birth to six
children. The children are well
formed and all alive at the last ac
counts. ' -
Baseball Tomorrow.
There will be an interesting game
of baseball at Latta . Park tomorrow
afternoon between the Charlotte
Athletics and Stanley Creek. The
Stanley Creek team is .said to bo one
of the fastest fielding teams in the
State. The Athletics have been play
ing sood ball" lately - and are deter
mined to make good with the Char
lotte' ball fans. The game will be
called at 4:30 o'clock.
RENDERED
DOWIE
The Supreme Court of California
Sustains e .Decision of
the Superior Court. Dowie
Must Pay Craig $1,764, and
Interest Since 1888.
By Associated Pressi J' .
San Francisco.. July 26. .The Cali
fornia Supreme Court handed down
a decision oh the appeal made by
John Alexander Dowie . from the judg
ment of the Superior , Court ordering
him to pay to Hugh Craig $1,764 with
interest from 1888.
Craig advanced the money for Dow
ie to conduct revivalistic meetings in
this city in 1888 for which .Dowie
agreed to reimburse him from the
proceeds of : the collections.
The proceeds did not come up to
his expectations and Craig brought'
i suit to recover his money. ; v.
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DCSION
AGAINST
WOMAN PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Gridley, President of Cotton
Mill, Alro of Savings Bank A
Success. '
Special to The News.
Greenville, S. C, July 26. So far
as is known this city has the only
woman cotton mill president in the
country in the person of Mrs. M. P.
Gridley, active head of the Bates
ville Cotton Mill.
Mrs. Gridley gives the greater
portion of her time to executive work
in directing the operation of the mill,
though she is also president of the
Batesville Savings Bank, which she
established several years ago.
That Mrs. Gridley's administration
of the affairs of the mill has been
successful is amply proven when it
is said' that not a dollar's worth of
stock is on the market today.
In addition to her other work Mrs.
Gridley is chairman of the board of
trustees .of the city library, and is
prominent in the club and social life
of the town.
TWO STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Collision of Steamers, the City of
Memphis ar.d the Chattahoochee,
Reported.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 26. A collision be
tween two ocean steamships com
pany's steamers, the City of Memphis
and Chattahoochee, in the Savannah
river Monday afternoon was reported
cn the arrival of the Memphis, which
was not seriously Gamaged.
The1 extent of the damage to the
Chattahoochee : sustained Is not known
as that vessel proceeded on its voy
age to Bostom
Both vessels were outward bound
when the accident occurred. They
were moving side by side when the
Chattahoochee aparently struck shoal
water and. lost her steerway. She
swung around and struck the Mem
phis on her port quarter, carrying
away 20 feet of after rail and dent
ing a plate. As soon as the vessels
eot clear of i each other they continu
ed the voyage. Capt. Dreyer, of the
City of Memphis, said his vessel
would be able to sail on her regular
trip Saturday.
THE SAPPHIRE
One of the Largest ot the Toxa
way Company's" Hotels Com
pletely Destroyed by Fire at an
Early Hour This . Morning.
Caus3 Unknown.
Special to The News.
Asheville, . July 26. The Sapphire
Inn, at Sapphire, N. C, was complete
ly destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock this
morning. The cause of the fire is
unknown. -
The building was discovered to be
on fire by Clarence Bryson, one of
the bellboys..
Immediately thereafter, . the guests
m all parts of the hotel were notified
and they with their baggage es
caped.
The baggage was transferred to
other hotels of theToxaway system.
All of the cottages around the ho
tel are safe.
The Sapphire Inn was built by the
Toxaway Company in 1890. It will
be rebuilt immediately.
Mr. Hugh Williams, the popular
manager of the Jnn,. had a narrow es
rant! from heine burned -alive. He
and his employees ; rendered very
efficient service -in saving the guests
'.-aluables.iiroHD the, -building.
; Russell Sane's Will.
By Associated Press.- ; , -;
New York, July; 26. The report that
Russell Sage bequeathed' all his estate
to his widow is denied by Major Her
bert Slocum, Mrs. Sage's nephew. Ma
jor Slocum said Sage's will will not be
read today. "
- Death cf H. C. Brockmeyer.
Srrecial to ThevNews.
St. Louis; Mo., July 26. H. C. Brok
meyer, former Lieutenant Governor of
Missouri and at one time acting Jov
ernor is dead. He was 80 years of age.
A
INN
BU R IED TO GROUND
DEATH OF MR. J. W.RICHARDSON
Prominent Young Merchant Died To
day Mr. Blalock Gets Appoint
ment. Special to The News.
Wadesboro, July 26. Mr. James
W. Richardson, a well known young
merchant of this place, died at an
early hour this morning. He leaves
a wife and two young children.
Mr. Henry Williams, who has been
very ill for some time, was operated
cn today having his left leg amputa
ted two inches below the knee. He
rallied and is now doing well.
Mr. U. P. Blalock, president of the
Planters' Hardware Co. of this place,
has been appointed by Governor
Glenn one of the ten COmmissinnpra
.to represent North Carolina at the
Jamestown Exposition, to be held in
1907.
AN AFFECTIONATE
SCENEIII PRISON
Mother, Sister and Wife of Harry
Thaw Meet at rombs Prison
M other -and ; Wife Kiss Each
Other Several Times. All Drive
Off Together.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 26. An affectionate
scene in which Mrs. William Thaw,
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. L. Carnegie,
and Harry K. Thaw's wife participated!
took place in the Tombs prison, while
the- three, women were paying a visit
to Thaw. .
Thaw's wife had been with him half
an hour when his mother and sister ar
rived. The young wife and the pris
oner's mother kissed each other sev
eral times. .
On leaving the Tombs the three wo
men drove to the office of Hartridge,
Avho has charge of Thaw's defense.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbltt ." Thaw said:
"Everything is all right now."
PROTECTIVE ASSN. MEETS
Special Meeting of the N. C. Farmers
Protective Association Three Men
Arrested. "
Special to The News.
Raleigh,' July 26. A special meeting
of the North Carolina Farmers Pro
tective Association is being held this
afternoon, Col. J. R. Cunningham, presi
dent, presiding. Thirteen members and
two newspaper men are present. Col.
Cunningham announced the object is
to take action with reference to active
steps toward the organization of the,
eastern counties. Organizer C. J.
Ragsdaie, of JFuquay Springs in a
scatching speech critisized the organi
zation for the fact that J. M. Sharp,
elected treasurer of the state organi
zation, has never qualified by giving
the bond required and there seemed
to be no available state funds for any
purpose. He had never received a cent
for what was done in the way of organ
izing. : Col. J. Bryan Grimes, spoke at length
on the purpose of the association and
the necessity for a more effective effort
in the work in both organization and
the regular work of the Association.
Sid Williams, W. A. Huffines,Everttt
Spence, three white men were arrested
and lodged in jail here this morning,
charged with killing Walter Chavis,
colored, late last night at a Holiness
meeting house in East Raleigh. Lynn
Fowler, another white man arrested
soon after the shooting and the other
three were jailed this morning . and
and made up a party of drunken men
leaving a farm wagon by the meeting
house when the shooting occurred. The
men all declare this morning that tne
shooting -was by Everitt Spence, a 17
year old boy and that a row arose
over an attempt : on the part of - a
negro to take a pint bottle of whiskey
from the 'pocket -of Sid Williams. A
preliminary hearing is now in progress.
Report Denied.
By Associated Press.-
Paris, - July 26. An official denial
was issued regarding the rumor that
Ma Dreyfus had been assaulted yes
terday by a brother officer at the Mil
itary Club.
The Colored Youth Sentenced to
Death in Baltimore for Assault
ing Two Women in Somerset
County Hanged on Smith's
Island To-day.
Mob That Threatened to Burn Lee
at the Stake Was Outwitted
and Hangmg Was Conducted
Quietly. Lee Confessed His
Guilt.
By Associated Press.
Crisfield, Maryland, July 26. Wil
liam Lee, the colorea youth sentenced
to death in Baltimore three weeks
ago, for assaulting two women in Som
erset county, and who had been threat
ened with lynching, was hanged on
Smith's Island, in the presence of the
sheriff and deputies and a few witness
es. The hanging was orderly. The
mob that threatened to burn Lee at
the stake was completely outwitted by
the sheriff.
Though it was necessary to carry out
the sentence of the law in Somerset
county, the scene of the crime, the ex
act place of execution was kept secret,
even from those who were to accom
pany the sheriff as deputies and wit
nesses. Sheriff Brown appeared in
Baltimore yesterday afternoon, placed
his prisoner aboard a steamer of the
Maryland Oyster Novy and sailed
down the bay.
He took with him the gallows which
had been borrowed from Baltimore
county, and also the coffines was pre
pared to hang Lee on the deck of the
vessel after reaching the waters of
Somerset county, should there be any
signs of a mob on the shore.
At an early hour the steamer appear
ed off Smith's Island, the prisoner was
speedily taken ashore and a scaffold
quickly erected by a carpenter,' who
had been brought from Baltimore. The
culprit, accompanied by a spiritual ad
viser, was led up the scaffold," the
noose was adjusted and the execution
was quickly over. -Lee confessed..
DEATH OF MR. LANDIS.
The End Came p.t Morganton Yester
day Evtmng.
A telegram was received by Mr.
Frank O. Landis yesterday announc
ing the death in Morganton of his
brother, Mr. Joseph Landis. The
rnd came at 7:30 o'clock last night,
efter an illness of several months.
The deceased was originally from
Oxford, but had been residing at
Morganton for several years. He was
L7 vears old and is survived by a
wife and three small ciiidren. Five
mthers also survive him. ! They are:
Messrs. F. O. Landis, of Charlotte;
C. H. and William Landis, of Oxford;
E G. Landis. of Henderson, and .LeaK.
P. Landis. of Beaumont, Tex.
The funeral services -vyere held at
the home this afternoon and the in
terment was in Morganton.
PRISONER ESCAPES.
Neal Martin's Sensational Departure
From Good Samaritan.
While recupering from an attack of
fever at the Good Samaritan Hospital,
and under strict promise to remain at
the hospital until he was able to go
to work on the roads again, Neal
Martin, a colored convict, walked out
of the hospital about one o'clock this
morning while the nurse was out, and
nothing has been seen of the sick
prisoner since."
The affair created no small sensation
at the hospital when it became known,
that the bird had flown to coop.
Martin was brought in several weeks
ago from' the county roads, where he
was servine sentence." suffering with
(fever, and after being placed under
the most binding promises Known to
make no effort, to escape, be was left
in charge of the hospital corps.
SUING FOR $5,000. Y
Case of Overcash Against Charlotte
Electric Street Railway in Court.
After the non suit in the case of
Worley against Harding, mention of
which is made elsewhere in The News
the Superior Covjt today took up the
case, of Overcash against the Charlotte
Street Railway Company, for $ 5,000
damages, for allegeds injuries sustain
ed some months ago ' while getting off
a car of the defendant company.
The plaintiff, Mr. Harry J. Overcash,
is represented bf Maxwell and Keer
ans, and J. E. Little, while the com
pany is represented ' by Burwelt .and
Cansler. '"" -; -v.'.,' -.i,,-... ., , ..
Wreck Patients Doing Well.
A telephone - message from the
Good Samaritan Hospital this after
noon stated that the wreck patients
are still doing nicely, and that there
is only one about whose condition
there is any doubt about rthat of a
female patient, who was seriously.
The patients are recieving every care,
and many well known ladies of the
city, who. are interested in the hospital
are seeing that nothing is lacking that
will add to the welfare of those who
are injured.