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a rrfo "TT MEW H JUL. -JO. J- VsV s-a-.s x.. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PftESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6379 CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1906 PRICE: 5 CENTS U,L, IT irir GODW ZION CITY IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF PROPHET DOWIE Such Was the Decision of Judge Landis. Said People Who Gave Property Gave it in Trust and DEFIANT PRISONER NOMINATION THE 354TH BALfc r tr an All Night Session the Democrats ot 1he Sixth Con gressional District Rally to the Support of the Candidate From Hariett County. jew Hanover and Columbus Coun ty Broke the Deadlock by Casting Their Almosi Entire Strength for Godwin. Other Counties Followed the Lead, :-..-ial to The News. K;, t-tteville, July 27. After an all , session the Congresional Con-.r-ut ion about 10 o'clock this morn nominated Hon. I. L. Godwin, of ii::iiic-tt county. It took precisely 354 ballots to i , .minute, but the end came with a :..-h. being pushed forward with lingo mujorities by Bladen, Coluni : ;s and New Hanover counties. Combined Against Patterson. Ttirre was a great combined effort ; ruinst Congressman G. B. Patter r.n. Hon. H. L. Cook, having with drawn from the race last night and I atterson's supporters were unable ;. withstand the onslaught. New Hanover and Columbus made a turn lie assault, agreed upon during the leiess for a break and swept fat-t.-rson off his feet. The former coun : gave Godwin 24 out of 26 votes. ( ameron MacRae and Fred Griffith, t.ting for Patterson and the latter lulled up a solid vote of 32. Bladen ictitributed 16 to Godwin, Bruns wick its solid 13 and Harnett her 24, All this gave a majority and Robeson the lust on the roll call cast her vote of 49 in fine satire for Godwin. Wild Enthusiasm. A scene of wild enthusiasm follow ed and the Harnett delegates huzza .or the Bladen., Columbus and New Hanover delegates during the excited I I riods. The nominee was escorted to the tuilding by a specially appointed committee consisting of George Bel lamy, of Brunswick; E. F. McCul-. l'uicli, of Bladen; William Gilchrist ind Jas. H. Carson, of New Hanover. Mr. Godwin made a ringing speech ti" acceptance and was followed by I. lief addresses by Congressman Pat terson, Hon. J. A. Brown and Hon. YV. A. Stewart. . It was felt at 5 o'clock this morn ing that Mr. Brown had polled prac tically his strength. He often se cured SO odd votes. New Hanover Made the Break. Preparation for the deadly crash vas commenced when New Hanover ided she wanted Godwin and t'.town advised his ardent Bladen n.d Columbus supporters to go that siiy on a break with Godwin. Bruns "..'ck's 13 votes would have gone to lctterson and Godwin would have i-een unable to control a sufficient r umber of Harnett's votes to nomi nate Brown. After the breakfast recess and just ii lore the vote was taken the Pat-t.-rson men made a wild and vigor ous cheering effort at stampeding, I teceeded by a strong speech, for l'utterson from Hon. J. G. Shaw. Cumberland, even made frequent ft antic efforts to nominate Patter son. VILL NOT SEND EXHIBIT. Tour of New England States With Exhibit Car Abandoned. . j Special to Tne News. Raleigh, July 27. North Carolina will not send an exhibit of resources on the circuit of New England fairs ibis full as urged by Governor Glenn iind contemplated by the State Board of Agriculture after all. Instead it J as been decided to prepare an ex 1 ii-.it in Mechanics Building, Boston, curing October. Mr. T. K. Bruner, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, who re cently returned from a trip through :cw England investigating the pos r:.bilities, says that he found that so i:'any of the fairs in the New Eng land States would be held during September that it would be impossi ble to cover the points desired be cause of their occurring the same t.ates. The Boston Mechanics Fair at which the exhibit will be made is to ie held under the auspices of the Boston Retail Grocer's Association, who have made arangements for ad vertising on a very great scale throughout New England. Governor r'ienn is to deliver the opening ad dress for the fair which will be in ogress all during October. v THE DAMAGE SLIGHT. Steamer Chattahoochee Starts for the South Tomorrow. i'y Associated Press. Boston, July 27. Slightly damaged it a collision with the steamer City f Memphis in the Savannah river -londay, the steamer Chattahoochee, i rived today. The damage to the l ;.ttahoochee is confined to the anting of several plates on the star- arl side above the water line. The rnporary repairs will be made and Chattahoochee will leave tomor--f,w on her regular trip to the South. . $ 8 0 09 9 Ti CONDITIONS V, M. I. REPORTED Committee Which Investigated Affairs at V. M. I. Submit Re port to Governor Swanson. Say There Were Grounds for Com plaint on the Food Scare. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., July 27. The report of the special legislative committee which investigated the affairs of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexing ton, submitted to Governor Swanson says the students had grounds for complaints against the food conditions last fall but holds that the sueprinten dent properly dismissed those who signed the paper for the third class; aud that corps should have been dis ciplined for leaving the campus with out permission, thus disagreeing with the superintendent. It says the barracks are crowded, baths badly constructed and poorly ven tilated, kitchen and mess halls improp erly equipped and badly arranged, and the electric lighting insufficient. Food conditions are declared to be ample now and there is no room for complaint. The committee commends the board for improvements being made which will be completed before next session. THE TWO CENT MILEAGE ACT. Corporation Commission Declare Two Cent Railway Mileage Act Null and Void An Appeal Taken. By Associated Fress. Richmond, Va., July 27 The State Corporation Commission declared the Churchman Two Cent Raiway Mileage Act in conflict with the constitution of the United States and therefore null and void, and entered an order dis- misinar the proceedings Tlio AttnrnPtIV Gen eral immediately took steps to appeal to the Supremej Court of the United States, me aci provides for the sale of 500 mile tick et books at two cents per mile. SECRETARY ROOT AT D10. He Was Heartily Welcomed By Civil ad military uuiihi- By Associated Press. Rio de Janerio, July 27 Secretary Root arrived today and was welcomed i ..octativp of the General Kio- Branco, Brazil's foreign minister and Ly the civil and military authorities. He was heartily cueerea uy enabled crowds. . RECEIVER FOR ZION CITY. John C. Hately Anoointea m u rrr nrf Bond Requirea. By Associated Press. J . t 97 Tnhn t TlatelV unicagu, jmic - - has been appointed receiver of Zion City A DOllU ims uccu n-- The adjucation of the bank ruptcy proceeding against Dowie has been set aside. VIRGINIA TROOPS. Start on Their Trip to Chickamagua Where Tney uo m i" By Associated Press. N0rfoik, July 27. More than 500 men of the Seventy-First Virginia F - . ,r. thP Seaboard to- Infantry lett n whpre day for Chickamaugua, Ga., where uay ct the Vireima thev Will reyic"- - troops in the national camp of in structions for eight days. Again Refuses Bernhardt. insistance ui Instruction and Worship. Loss By Fire $125,000. By Associated Fress . Fire de- per's Department store anu and several other buildings, ine ios to flOOOanylMur -r, r iM Peeler of Davidson College, Dr. C. N. Vfl'0tity cn route home finent today m the city c from New York I taking a special course in mu i BRANDS STORY A LIE. Covernor Glenn Says That New York American Story is False. Special to The News. Raleigh, July 27. Governor Glenn expresses just indignation at the pub lication made in the New York American, reprinted in some of the State papers about what is declared to have been an attempt on the part of certain Tammany leaders on the occasion of the Governor's visit to New York some months ago, to force the Governor of North Carolina to sign a pardon for Hawley, one of the noted "gold brick" convicts. He says the whole publication is a tissue of lies and that he told the representatives of certain papers by whom it has been reprinted that this was the case. It would seem that the purpose of the publication on the part of the New York paper was to discredit Tammany, whose guest Governor Glenn was while in New York, on that occasion. The article was sent out from At lantic City while the Governor was there some days ago and he told the representatives of the New Yor paper who sent it, there was no trutl in the article. A writ of habeas corpus was issued by Chief Justice Clark in favor of Everitt Spence, held without bail on the coroner's jury finding for killing Walter Chavis, colored, Wednesday night. There will be a hearing tbit evening at 5 o'clock. APPLICATION IN BANKRUPTCY. George G. Hadley Filed Application in Bankruptcy. By Associated Press. San Francisco, July 27. George G. Hadley, one time partner of Senator Elkins and Richard B. Kerens, of Virginia and Henry Gassawray Davis, candidate for Vice-President on the Parker ticket, filed application in bankruptcy. He states liabilities of :24,540. Papers in application de clared the applicant is a co-partner with the named politicians In 26,000 seres of coal lands in West Virginia that were purchased some 20 years ago for $300,000. He declares, it has Deen impossible for him to realize upon the property in which he holds one eighteenth interest and which has increased in value ten fold. RUSSELL SAGE'S WILL. Greater Part of Sage's Will Left to His Widow No Charitable Institu tion Mentioned.. , By Associated Press., New York, July 27. Except for a few small bequests to his relatives the fortune of Russell Sage was left to his widow. No charitable bequests is in his will. Each of Sages's nephews and nieces is left $25,000. There is also a bequest of $10,000 to Sage's sister, Mrs. Chapin, now deceased. The will contains a section forfeiting the bequest to any beneficiary who ob jects to "the probate of the will or di rectly or indirectly contests it. There is nothing in the will to indicate the value of the estate. DEATH OF DR. REYNOLDS. Was Prominent Druggist of Green ville Had Great Host of Friends. Special to The News. Greenville, S. C, July 27. Dr. S. M. Reynolds, a prominent druggist of this city, died this morning after a brief illness. He was prominent in church work, being a member of the Buncomb Street Methodist con gregation. Dr. Reynolds came to Greenville 20 years ago and no man in the city had more friends. THE HARTJE' DIVORCE CASE. From Present Indications the Case Will Not Be Concluded Before Last of Next, Week. : By. Associated. Press. . Pittsburg.. , i July ;27j-t From , all indi cations :the iHartje' .divorce case will not - be i concluded- before .-the latter part of next week. It is expected that the plaintiff will go on the stand before the close and deny certain allegations made against him. GRANT WINS OUT. President Roosevelt Names Him as , Postmaster at Goldsboro. By Associated Press. Oyster Bay, July 27. President Roosevelt has named L. S. Grant to be postmaster at Goldsboro, N. C. Not as Personal Property of Dowie. The Court Refused to Appoint Al exander Granger as Receiver Because of the Vows He Had Taken. An Election Ordeted by the Judge. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., July 27. Judge Landis, of the United Slates district court, gave his decision in the controversy between the adherents of John Alexan der Dowie and ilbur G. Voliva over the property at Jfion City. The courts holds Zion City. 4nd its industries, do not belong to liowie that while the contributors of the funds did not ex press it a formal declaration of trust was created, and Dowie had no right to treat tne property as his own. The court refused to appoint Alex ander Granger receiver for. the reason that Granger made a vow recogniz ing Dowie as "A messenger of the Covenant, Prophet foretold by Moses, and Elija the Restorer" to which vow "All family ties and obligations and all relations to human governments shall be held surbordinate." The Court said he was not obliged to repose confidence in a man so con stituted, that, living in this Republic, he would serenely vow his readiness at all times to abandon his family and betray his country. The Court ordered an election on the third Thursday of September for the general overseer of all members of the church residing in Zion City male and female to have one vote. He announced ft. suitable provision would be made for Dowie on account of his services as trustee. DEATH OF MR. S. J. TORRENCE. The End Came Suddenly at 2 O'clock - This Afternoon. Mr. Stephen James Torrence died this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his brother, Mr. Walter H. Torrence, on East Fifth street. The end came suddenly and was entirely unexpected by the members of the family and his friends. Mr. Torrence bad been in ill health for a year or more. Several months ago he was a patient at St. Peter's Hospital. His general condition semed to get much better during his stay at. the hospital end he returned to his rooms, in the Harty building, where he remained for a week or more. His condition grew worse and he returned to the hospital for treatment. Later, he was removed to the home of his brother, Mr. Walter H. Torrence, and it was there death came to his relief. Mr. Torrence was a son of the late Charles L. Torrence. He was born in Rowan county, seven miles from Salisbury, near what is known as Trading Ford. While quite a small boy he, with his family, moved to Charlotte where he has since re sided. When quite a young man Mr. Tor rence was employed by the old Charlotte Gas Company. For years he had charge of this company's ac counts and did all their collecting. When the gas company was sold to the present owners, the 4 C's Com pany, Mr. Torrence engaged in the real estate business. This he con tinued up to a few years ago when he . retired from active business life. The deceased was well known in Charlotte and had many friends. He was a quiet, unassuming man, attend ed strictly to his own business and was in every respect a gentleman. The deceased is - survived by two brothers, Messrs. Walter H. and Charles L. Torrence. The .funeral arrangements had not been made but it .is thought that they will take place at the house some time tomorrow afternoon. PLAN TO DESTROY ALL MOSOUIT City Health Officer of New Orleans Advocates the Plan of Stocking all Stagnant (Pools With Top Minnows to Destroy. Yellow Fever Mosquitoesi By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., July . 27. The proposition to use top minnows in the stagnant pools in place of oil to destroy the yellow fever mosquitoes and to prevent their breeding is advocated) by Dr. Quitman Koftke, city health offi cer. : He has contemplated asking the United States government to establish at New Orleans a breeding pond for top minnows to be used for stocking the stagnant water about the city. OES These are Great Days for Picnics But Above FOOD MUST BE PURE Rigid Regulations Put Into Effect Con cerning the Inspection of Meat All Goods Must bo Absolutely Pure. By Associated Press. Washington, July 27. The most-stringent regulations regarding the inspec tion of meat products for interstate and foreign trade was issued by the Secretary of Agriculture affecting the interstate transportation of products to be issued later. All the slaughtering and packing houses are required to put into effect immediately the most improved sani tary arrangements, proper labeling of wholesome and diseased meats pro vided for, and a system has been adopt ed rendering it practically impossible for diseased meats to find their way on the market. Government inspectors are to h?.ve access to the establish ment at all hours of the day or night, even though they may not be in opera tion. Special provision is made for the destruction for food purposes, of all carcasses and meat food products found to be unclean, unsound, un healthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for food. It is declared to be a felony for any firm, person or corporation to attempt to influence the actionSof any Govern ment inspector or for any such in spector to receive any gift, money or other thing of value from them for any purpose or intent whatever. VISITED ALLEGED MURDERERS Mr. John M. Julian of Salisbury, Son of Sheriff Julian Interviews Negroes An interesting visitor to the city yesterday afternoon, was Mr. John M. Julian of Salisbury, editor of The Post, and also a son of Sheriff Julian of Rowan. The object of Mr Julian's visit was to see the five negroes at the county jail charged with the murder of the four members of the Lyerly family. With Sheriff Wallace as guide, Mr. Julian went to the jail and the five negroes were called to the side of one of the cells where they could be questioned. , The result of Mr. Julian's visit was in substance the same as that of all other visits of reporters and officers the negroes deny everything. The; case has not materially changed since the negroes were brought here. At times it seemed as if something was about to be brought out or that one of the negroes would make a con fession, but from a legal standpoint the whole affair is just about where it was two weeks ago. It will be a shrewd man indeed who can get any thing out of any of the five. They are as close-mouthed a gang as the county jail had ever held. OVERCASH VS. ST. RAIILWAY. Case Consumed All of the Morning . Session Argument to Continue This Afternoon. The case of Harry Overcash against the Charlotte Electric Street Railway Company for alleged damages result from a fall from the car some months ago, was continued through the morn ing session today. The arguments consumed more time than was first anticipated and "-therefore the case is taking up considerable time. This morning counsel on both sides argued the case before the jury, and will finish the argument this atter- noon, so tnat tne jury win most iiK.e ly get the case before the adjournment of court today. Burwell and Cansler represent the Street Railway and Maxwell and Keer- aflds, and Little the plaintiff. JVir. Overcash is asking for $5,000. There is a possibility that the court will adiourn this afternoon if the case now under consideration is completed and a jury verdict returned m time tor the court to wind up the affairs s of this term. For Stealing a Dinner. A big, square built negro, who gave his name as Jim -Brown, was arrested this afternoon under a peculiar charge. Jim is said to have purloined, the din ner of a male friend today just as the whistles -' were blowings and the workmen all over the city were getting ready for an hour's rest, and their din ners. Jim says mat ne got umuw n. a colored woman's house and don't know anything, about the dinner which he is accused of stealing. The police have not vet located the negro irom whom Brown is said to have gotten the dinner. . Mr. Preston Irwin who has been spending his vacation at his home leaves tonight for New Yorkfl. Don't Forget to Carry With You the Articles. PLANS CHANGE FOR S00TH1&WESTERN It is Said Now That the Road Will Pass by Mount Holly. Some Changes Made and the Reasons Given by Those Now in Charge. The New's has received information from a very reliabl source that the entire plans of the much talked of South and Western Railway have been materially altered and that the road will be built to Mount Holly 11 miles west of Charlotte and from thence will run directly southeast to Lugoff, S. C. In other words the much discussed connection at Sparatanburg will be abandoned and the South and Western will co-operate with the Seaboard Air Line, 25 miles of the road now being in operation and 260 under construc tion. The line runs from Johson City, Tenn., to Spruce Pine, in this State, and the new route proposed is that the line shall come in from the west to Mt. Holly, there gaining connection with Wilmington and the north, and at Lugoff with, connections to Charleston, Augusta and Savannah, and at Har mony, S. C, for Atlanta. It is known that the South and Wes tern is controlled by the Ryan-Blair syndicate which also controls the Sea board, and the new arangement will make it possible for the two roads to work more in unison. An explanation of the rumored change is that the cotton mills of up per South Carolina, having been placed in reach --of electrical power on all sides, by conpleted and contemplated electrical developments, will not need coal as formerly, using the electrical power. The new route, on the other hand, it is believed, will furnish an outlet and also many markets for the coal fields of West Virginia, while the first route proposed by the way oti- Spartanburg, does not appear half so promising as was at first thought, be cause of the abundant amount of elec tricity that will be at the doors of the mills and which-it is thought will ma terially reduce the use of the demand for coal. This change would of course be of immense benefit to Charlotte, although the road would not come directly here, but through Mt. Holly, and the close connection there would give Charlotte the full benefit of the new route to the West Virginia coal fields. THAT DOG OF COL. COLT'S It Takes a Piece Out of Mr. Little- john's Ankle and His Yard. Races Back to Anyone who knows him would not, lor one moment, suppose that Col. R. O. Colt has anything vicious about him or his premises. But, he has. He owns a dog that has shown a real vicious temper of late. Last night Mr. David utuejonn, was walking up Tryon street when the canine made a rush for him and grabbed his off trouser leg. The newspaperman naturally, rose in the air and the dog went up with him. There were a few real shakes and the vicious dog made for his yard, seemingly delighted with his wrestle with the "knight of the quill." Mr. Littlejohn reported the matter to the police and later informed Col. Colt of the happening. The dog did not regard the tender ness of Mr. Littlejohn's ankle, but jabbed his teeth right into the flesh, causing a right painful wound. The News force, and especially Mr. Littlejohn, will be on the lookout hereafter for Col. Colt's aakle-snap- ping mongrel canine. He had better keep to his yard else he win be a candidate for slow-burning in the city ciematory. Female Base Ballists. Mr. W. S. Dorr has received a com munication from New York asking that .two teams of female base ballists be given a date in Charlotte. The women say they belong to the organi zation known as the Physical Culture Girls. ' They are very desirous of playing a game of base ball here September 15. -it is hardly probable that they will be "signed" for Charlotte. AT LAST QUIETED WITH AMMONIA When Sheriff and Deputies Enle en Jail to Secure Williams, who Was to Have Been Hanged To day Prisoner's Defiance Foil ed Scheme. Williams Was Murderer of Sena torHopp. Secured Iron Bar and Held Officers at Bay until a Dash of Ammonia Overcame Him. By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., July 27. Last night when Sheriff Orean of Culman county, accompanied by several dep uties.entered the jail here to secure John Williams, the aged murderer of Senator Hoop, who was to have been hanged at Culman today, Williams seized a section of the iron pipe which the prisoner had torn loose from a sewer connection in the cell and threat ened to kill the first man who attempt ed to enter. Williams said he realized that the removal from the Birmingham jail meant his death and as he had to die anyway he might as well die on the spot as elsewhere. Not one of the offi cers dared to enter the cell. Finally, a quantity of amonia was secured and dashed on the prisoner through the bars. The fumes of the drug overcame him and the officers were able to handcuff him. However, his resistance caused such a delay that the officers missed the night train on which they expected to take Williams to Culman. This gave the condemned man's counsel an op portunity to secure a writ of habeas corpus and an order for inquiry into Williams' sanity. Troops slept on arms all night, hav ing been ordered by the Governor to accompany the sheriff and the prison er to Culman to preserve order. MILL CONTRACT LET. New Building of Mayes Manufacture facturing Company Near Belmont. The contract fgr the large new mill cf the' Mayes Manufacturing Com pany, in which Charlotte people are largely interested, has been let to Thompson Brothers, of Birmingham, Ala. This is one of the. best known contracting firms in the South, and has done considerable work in mill and other manufacturing plant build ing. The new mill, as previously an nounced, will be located near Bel mont, and the work on the mill build ing will be started without delay, as soon as the material and brick can be gotten on the grounds. The new mill will have 10,000 spindles, and will later on have Its capacity largely increased according to the reported plans of the owners. Mr. J. H. Mayes, of this city, is president of the new mill. FORGERY ATTEMPTED Mr. Clyde Walsh's Name Used on a Bogus Telegram. Mr. Clyde Walsh who recently ac cepted the position of superintendent of the boys department of the Coates ville Pa., Y. M. C. A. left .for that place a few days ago. He stopped in Balti more to visit relatives and just after leaving that place some unknown party attempted to forge his name on a tele gram to his mother for $10. It was tho same game that was played on two Charlotte men while in the North last year. Mrs. Walsh suspected the tele gram bogus and did not send tho money. The matter has been taken up vith the Baltimore police. Death of Mrs. J. S. Ferrell. Mrs- J. S. Ferrell died Wednesday at her home in Mallard Creek town ship, about 13 miles from Charlotte. She had been ill of typhoid fever ! for two weeks. The funeral services were held from the Liberty Hill church yesterday and the interment was in the churchyard. The deceased was 35 years old and' was one of the best of women. She is survived by a husband and several children. Death of an Infant. The five-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Helms died this morning at 5:30 o'clock at their home near Juno. The funeral services were held from the residence this afternoon, at Mulberry church. The Seventh Candidate. Mr. John . L. Miller is the seventh candidate to enter the race for tax collector from the first district. Mr. Miller's friends say that he will win. Messrs. C. W. Tillet- and 'John A. McRae, of the local bar and MrW. M. Jordan went to Harrison, near Pine ville, this morning to attend today's session of the Charlotte district Methodist conference. New York, July 27. The Federal Grand Jury returned to the United States Court three indictments which are reported to have been found as the result of the investigation of tho alleged rebating on sugar from Ameri can suger refining companies.