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VICTIMS OF FIERCE
BATTLE
600 IIP TO N
Mutiny Broke Out Last Night in
Fortress of Sveaborg, Finland,
Artillerymen Join Mutineers.
AfHIiery Turned Guns on Loyal
;ps with Great Havoc.
;rocj
Th? Dead and Injuredwere Taken
to Helsirgfors. Fight Con
tinues. Over 600 Killed or
Wounded. Warships Bombard
Fortress..
By Associated Press.
Stockholm, July 31. It is reported
that mutiny broke out at midnight in
the fortress of Sveaborg, Finland.
The officers, families and , wounded
tie said to have been sent to Hel
dngfors. " 1
NUMBERED 0CrcJl H, nc JBT . ' , lEHt if
the artillerymen joined the Sveaborg for the jackon Lumber Co. at Lock
mutineers, but the infantry remained j hart, Ala., oft the charge of peonage,
loyal. Artillery trained their guns on
the loyal troops, 500 of whom were
killed or wounded.
It is stated that a large-part of the
Sveaborg fortress are in the hands of
mutineers. An outbreak also oc
curred at Skatudden. The officers
there were made prisoners and the
toldiers elected their leaders. xOne
officer was killed. The Russian tor
pedo destroyer Finn is bombarding
the barracks and mutineers.
London, July 31. A dispatch from
Helsingfors. Finland, says a portion
of the garrison of Sveaborg, Finland,
muainied last night and that, a long
and sanguinary struggle took place
between the mutineers and loyal
troops, in which the former are said
to have been victorious. The muti
neers are now in possession of the
fortress.
London, July 31. A later dispatch
from Helsingfors says fierce fighting
continues at Sveaborg. Up to mid
day over 600 men were killed or
wounded.
Warships are now bombarding the
lortress and the inhabitants , of nel
Eingfors are in a state of panic.
Latest Report. - . .
A serious mutiny has broken out in
the great island fortress of Sveaborg,
which defends the sea approaches' to
Helsingfors. : . -.
Since . 10 last night there has been
heavy cannonading at the fortress in
terspersed with volleys, of rifle shoot
ing. The sound of cheering among the
soldiers is distinctly audible in Hel
infors indicating that fighting was in
progress during the whole night be
tween the mutineers and the loyal
troops, it is impossible to reach the
fortress, but it is said several hundred
are deod and wounded.
The cause of the mutiny is said to
have been the death of a soldier in the
battalion of Sappos and Miners. His
comrades claim it was due to ill treat
ment. The rose and -were joined by
the artillerymen. Together they out
numbered the loyal infantry troops
who were supported by their officers.
The infantry from the Skatudden bar
racks, which stands on the seafront in
Helsingfors were immediately ordered
out. Two torpedo boats lying at an
chorage off the city opened with rapid
fire guns against the barracks,: shoot
ing over the heads of the people, gath
ered up the sea front and causing a
tremendous panic.
The greatest excitement prevailed,
but the Socialistic workmen and Red
Guard of Helsingfors were all highly
elated over the outbreak. They threat
ened to take advantage of the situation
and proclaim a general strik: for the
purpose of tying up the rairoads. At
the latest report the fortress at Svea
borg was completely in the hands of
the mutineers.
NEGRO WILL PROBABLY HANG.
Negro Who Assaulted Girl Brought
Up for Trial Strong Feeling
Against Him Gallows Already
Built.
By Associated Press. i
May field, Ky., July 31. The . May
field company of the militia under
arms and Hopkinsville command is
coming to assist in protecting Allen
Mathis, the negro arrested for. as
saulting Ethel McLane, who has been
the Louisville jail for safe keep
ing. ...... r
The negro will arrive here this
evening. Excitement grows and busi
ness i3 practically suspended. .It is
feared there will be trouble tonight
jf the negro is. not taken off the train
lefore he reaches . Mayfield. The
trial begins tomorrow. It is expest
ffl to be over in one hour. The gal
lows for the execution was erected
resterady and it is believed Mathis
"ill be taken directly frotn the court
room to the scaffold.
Battleships Collide.
By Associated Press.
Newport, July 31. A' collision be-
lween the battleships Alabama and
'Mnois occurrpH last, nifirht in a thick
foS, while the squadron was making
fortius harrr. It is reported that
neither ship was injured -below the
ater line, although the exact dam
ase is not stated.
HARTJE CASE WILL CONTINUE. ' " -' " . T
Week or More Some Sensational! . V' : ' X .rr- "az
Hartje ca. -'Was resumed it-was re- . . 'r -2& : VT '4
nn warded as forgone conclusion that V 'J'tJ ' s . V V- V ' r
fj the proceeduV would exteAd into ( V P"J,V Y ' I A Mv wf
UUIl next week an possibly thd week ' L - r-fA v (I MWSZ W'L-CT
garded as
tne proceedu would extend into
next week an oossibly thd week
following. Detect Munsey was
recalled by the piiffs counsel but
Judge Frazer refus ' to admt- the
testimony, saying he .vould not al
low them to reinforce their caSe by
introducing direct evidence. Serr
geant Hanloy, of the Oakland pfplice
Station, told of Madine reporting? the
lobbery cf his trunk.
Augustus Hartje, formally defied
on the witness stand all allegations
against him about offering Madine
$5,000 to tell that a certain man yas
at the Hartje home alone with Mrs.
Hartje, that he visited a resort Am
Second avenue and that he had taken
a blonde woman home with hi
Hartje admitted owning the propert
cn Second avenue, cut said he 'di
not know of the character of tenants
vntil last week when he heard of
them in court.
The witness also denied offering
Madine $2,500 to kill a man.
40 LASHES ADMINISTERED
Trial of Wood ar.d Porter Continued
Lyman Swore he Received 40 Lashes
With Rawhide.
By Associated Press.
Pensacola July 31. The preliminary
trial of Robert Gallagher Wood super
intfindpnt siirt T Pnrtpr hnnltkppncr
which began yesterday, continued be
fore United States Commissioner
Marsh.
Harry Lyman, of New York, made
an ; oath that Ihe had been : given 20
lashes with ravirhide for attempting to
get away after jhaving been run down
witn Diooanountis, ana an additional
20 because he Hvould not plead for
uiercy.
BE
LIEUT, il
II ALA,
For the First Tim Since Recon
struction Days a .Negro To-day
. Announced HfmseVf as Candida
ate for 'Lieutenants Governor of
Alabama. Subject to Primary.
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., July 31. Ad
wimbs of Greensboro, AlalAama, one of
the well known nesroes ox Alabama,
w ho was a delegate to the Rist Nation
al Republican Convention Ims address
ed a letter to Chairman . Thomson of
the Republican State Committee an
nouncing his candidacy for Lieutenant
Governor, at the approaching primary.
SULLIVAN MUST
RESIGN.
Refuses to Take Mr. Bryan's dvice
and- Resign
rriittee.
From National
0om-
By Associated Press. m
Chicago, July 31. Jitdge Ow3n
'inompson of -Jacksonville, 111., a"a
nounced , this afternoon that in ;a
letter dated July: 17, AVilliam J. Bry
an requested Judge Thompson to call
unon Roger Sullivan with a message V
from Bryan requesting that Sullivan fi
in the interest of harmony at ence v
lesign as the national committeeman!
saw Sullivan and delivered Mr. Bry
an s message. Sullivan declined to
resign.". Thompson thereupon made
public a letter from Bryan -declaring
that the National Comm.-.eeman
Sullivan holds office by fraud and
that it is impossible for honest Dem
ocrats to associate with Sullivan as
a member of the national committee-
NAT. DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Will Probably be the New Name of
' the Democratic Club.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 31. The Democratic
club mads an application before Jus
tice McLean's court for an order enti
tling it to change its name to the Na
tional Democratic Club. It is the pur
pose of the club petition set forth to
admit the future members residing
in all States of the country and ex
tend - operations to all parts of the
United - States. The court " announced
its. intention of granting the applica
tion. - 't ..; .
CORNER STONE LAID
Oorner Stone of New Senate Office
, Building ' Laid Today.
By 'Associated Press.
- Washinsrton. July. The cornerstone
or the new Senate office building
fronting on Capital Plaza was laid at
noon. The exercises were entirely in
formal and were in striking contrast
to those when the cornerstonefor the
WniisA.hnildins was laid in the spring,
upon which occasion the Musonic order
had charge of the ceremonies and
td-,-,tA T?nrvspvfilt delivered the
X ICOiUUlU' j.Vwv
"Muck rake" speecjh.
r.hif Orr Much Better.
ti,0 r-nnrfition ofUhe Chief of the
Fire Departments vA S. Orr, is very
much improved todaV- His tempera
ture is normal and akl hi symptoms
ooiiv o-nnd Mr. one - who has
passed ...through :: whati he has His
win b elad to lVnow of his im-
m
Can
WOULD
proved condition. ' t-
t 4y
Uncle
TWO MEN KILLED
After shooting his Countryman the
Murderer was Stabbed Himself and
Killed.
By Associated Press. v
.New York, July 31. Vengeance for
the murder he had committed was
visited upon an Italian, named Saiva
tore Siammonco after he had shot and
mortally s wounded his countryman
Salvatorej Carcdone on South Street,
near Fultcn market.
Hardly a minute after the shooting
Siammonco was stabbed in the heart
and instantly killed by Guisseppe
Tocco. All three were peddlers who
were buying fish at the market, and
engaged in an altercation.
DAMAGE OF $3,500
Was Awarded the Norfolk and Western
. Railroad.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va. July 31. Commission
ers appointed by-the Norfolk :j county
circuit1 court have awarded tne Nor
folk "and Western 3,500 damages by
reason of the Tidewater Railway er6ss
ing formerly at the grade crossing
for the entrance to -Norfolk. The Nor
folk and Western claimed $265,000 and
the Tidewater offered $2,200.
BIG NEGRO MEETING.
Several Thousand Delegates are Pres-'
ent t Nearo Congress.
By Associated Press. : . -:
Washington, July .-31. The Negro
Young People's Christian and Educa
tional Congress began a five days' ses
sion, the delegates numbering several
thousand, are most from the Southern
States. v
. Physical director C. O. Sebring of
the Y. M. C. A. has just returned from
his vacation spent largely in Pennsyl
vania. : The gymnasium .. classes for
the winter will not be opened before
some time in October.
Ann
am Briggs, .15 Year Old
Vloy, had his Head Caught in
Machine and mangiea norrmiy.
Is Still Unconscious. Skull
waV Fractured.
SpecialUo The News.
Union S. C. July 31. A special
from . Jovesville today says William
Briggs, ,a;ed 15 had his head caught
in a carding machine at the yarn
mill, of -the Jonesville Manufactur
ing Co. hdre this morning ' about i)
o'clock - and., is now in a desperate
condition. :
His skull was . fractured, his scalp
broken in several places, and his
body bruised,; though he was not
taken off his feet,,--
;How. his head got caught in the
machine which is worked by pulleys
cr -.how long he had been -there is not
known, for when discovered he was
unconscious and still remains : so.
But slight hopes are entertained
for his recovery. About two years
ago - young. Br.iggs had a brother
killed in the Pacolet Mills by, being
caught in the shafting and dashed to
oeath. - . ' .
Loss by Fire $175,000
By Associated Press. ' '
.. Buffalo, July 31. The 'box factory
of . the , Montgomery Brothers, Pierce
Automobile Company and smaller con
cerns were damaged $175,000 by fire.
.Fred Obrien the night watchman is
missing. " :
Policy-Holders Meet.
By Associated Press. -:;
New Yprk, July . 31. The executive
council of the International Policy
holders committee met tq consider :the
names : to ,.be placed . upon . the policyr
holders ticket for trustees of the 'Mu
tual and New, York Life.
HEAD CAUGHT IK
C 0 H DING MACHINE
iMiMi'X. ' 1 ACCIDENT TO MR. CANNON.
Sam "Au Revoir! Good Luck to You."
NEW COMPANIES CHARTERED.
Several Large Companies Were To
Day Chartered by Secretary of the
State.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, July 31. The French
Broad Quarry ' and Building Material
Co. of Asheviilw.. was eaarTered to
day, J. M. Gudger, Judge J. C.
Pritchard, being the principal incor
porators, with an authorized capital
of $10,000, subscribed $1,800.
Other charters were the Century
Development Co. of Salisbury, for de
veloping real estate. J. F. Murdock,
C. M. Bell, being the principal in
corporators; the H. Susman Co. of
Washington, N. C, at a $50,000 capi
tal, for a general mercantile business,
the principal incorporators being H.
busman and C. E. . Harding; the Lotus
Club, of Williamston, without a cap
ital, to maintain library club apart
loents, Dennis S. Biggs, being presi-l In order to do this the firm of As
, dent, S. A. ; Newel!' secretary-treas-j lury & Finger have been given an
i;rer; also the Benefield Furniture
Co. amends its charter so as to au
thorize the issuance of $5,000 prefer
red stock. J. - L. Spencer is presi-
Governor Swansbn tihdAdjuta'
General Anderson of .Virginia have
written J. A. Spence, merchant here
and manager Wright of the Union
News Stand at the Raleigh Union sta
tion that steps will be taken at once
to remunerate them for the large
quantities of fruits and other edibles
that were taken from their places of
business last Friday by the Virginia
troops while the train, that was ;con
veying them .to Chicamauga was in
the Union depot, the men having, it
is alleged; helped themselves to large
quantities of . fruits, sandwiches : and
Other articles on display without offer
ing to pay for them. Col. Vaughn of
the 71st. Regiment, has been directed
by the Governor and Adjutant General
of Virginia to make a thorough inves
tigation and report to them as soon
as this is done. The two Raleigh mer
chants will be compensated for their
losses. .. .
Fire broke out about nine o'clock
last night in the clothing and gentle
men's furnishings store of. of Lee &
Broughton on Fayetteville street and
did about $10,000 damage before it was
extinguished. The origin, is thought
ta have been rats and , matches in a
pile of trash paper, in the rear of the
store. . The stock was' valued at- $14,
000 and about $9,000 insurance . was
carried, part of it being in the' North
Carolina" Home and. Atlantic Insurance
copanies of Raleigh. It . was pretty
well distributed among the leading
companies of the . country. E.-H. : Lee,
of the firm, is a member of the board
of aldermen.
, Governor Glenn, Col. A. H. Arring
ton, : private secretary, left, yesterday
morning for Morehead to attend the
encampment of the Second North Car
olina National Guard in progress there.
Governor Glenn will review the troops
while there.
ill
DENIES REPORTS
She States Most Emphatically that
she and Harry's Moiher are on
A.he Best' of Terms and Have
had no Disagreement What
ever,' ' .S I. ' ' "
By Associated Press.
New York, . July 31. "I wish you
would deny the stories sent out about
the falling out between Harry's moth
er and myself," said . Mrs. Harry .
Thaw. when she visited the Tombs to
see her husband today. - .
"If. is an infamous lie," she .con
tinued. .. "We. . are : i .best of friends,
both working for -Harry's best inter
est,. .. - , .
"Mrs. Thaw was " asked . about the
report that Harry Thaw and his
mother had disagreed over the meth
od of conducting . his defense..
. "You , may. p deny that too, -if you
want tor replied v Mrs. . Thaw. It
isn't true.. . As far. as I know they are
getting along famously."
MRS
A
THAW
A HUMAN DERRICK.
Being Made, to Suspend Wreck
Patient in Mid Air.
. Strange as it may sound, a derrick
is being manufactured by a Char
lotte firm for the purpose of raising
a woman from a cot in the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Lizzie Bowman, one of the injured
in the Seaboard wreck near Hamlet
s-everal days ago, weighs 360 pounds.
She was fearfully mangled and at one
time her lite was despaired of.
Splendid medical attention and good
nursing have about brought, the wo
man through the critical period.
She, however, suffers greatly from
wounds on the back and the physi-c-ans
now find it necessary .to sus
pend her in mid air, in order that
the wounds may be properly dresed.
oruer to construct a derrick that will
be used in raising the woman when
;he nurses wish to dress her wounds.
D"r. Wilder in ..informing , the re
porter this moraine of this human
sary that such an apparatus be mace.
He has superintended . the : construe
fon of this novel medical device.
OHIO POLITICAL SITUATION.
Is Discussed by President and Senator
Dick and. Secretary Dover.
By Associated Press
Oyster Bay, July 31. Senator Dick,
of Ohio, and Secretary Dover of the
Republican National Committee had
a two hours conference with the Pres
ident on the Ohio political situation.
Will to Be Contested.
By Associated Press.
Troy, N. Y., July 31. James H, Sage,
nephew of the late Russell Sage declar
ed that the will of the late millionaire
will be contested.
' ;
Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller Reach
ed Cleveland To-day and were
Driven to Country Home. Talks
of America and the Reforms
Needed.
By Associated Press.
. .Cleveland, July 31. Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller reached Cleveland
early this morning and were driven di
rectly to Forest Hill, their suburban
home. '
Mr. Rockefeller skid:.
, "I hope . the . time will come . when
some of the people will know others
of the, people. better. . .. :.-,,
"Y ou : newspaper . men can do much
toward making, some of u& better ac
quainted with others. - You. can tell
TFeTlo do"SS?
. He said that he was glad to get home
again....... r t -i---.- . . . ..-.
. "Ifyou don't think it is pleasure to
be , here go to another . country for a
time. Our own - country ; . is best,
though we can . still make great im
provements here." , -
Is Out 75 Dollars.
Mr. L. Ashe, whose-loss of a large
valise on No;.29, to: CkAumbia, is men
tioned elsewhere in -Tie News, arrly
rived in Charlotte this afternoon and
at once instituted search for the . re
mainder of the missing property which
he says.amounts to at least. $75 includ
ing a 1,000-milage book of the South
ern. It is believed that the thief of the
grip is now in the city-,
.-Miss .Mamie. Lucas, who has been
confined . to her. room. on, account of a
very bad sprained .ankle which she re
ceived several days ago,, is improving
some. . It will be. some, time, before, she
will be able tQ Tout again. Her many
friends wish her k , speedy recovery.
ROCKEFELLER NOW
AT COUNTRY NOME
Skull Fractured in ' Automobile Acci
dent Last Night at Concord. .
Special to The News.
Concord, July 31. Mr. Eugene Can
non, son of Mr. J. W. cannon, or this
citywas dangerously if no? rattally
injured here last night about 10:30
o'clock.
Young Cannon left his home for the
station in his touring car to meet his
mother and father who were expectea
home from Flat Rock. When he reach
ed the station he learned , that the
train on which his parents were ex
pected was late and he decided to take
a spin. . ' '
At the station, night Ticket Agent
Edward Lady got aboard the car and
he and Mr.Conndn passedswiftly out the
road in rear of the station. About 200
yards from the station . there is a
bridge that spans Buffalo creek. . , Just
as Mr. Cannon guided the machine to
wards the bridge the swift moving au
tomobile struck the edge of the struc
ture with fearful force; smashing it
to pieces.
Nothing was known of the accident
until Mr.. Lady managed to crawl a
distance; of 175 feet . to the station
where he informed some persons
there of the trouble.
When the automobile was reached
Mr. Cannon was found lying to the
front of the machine with his head
down beneath particles of the broken
and twisted automobile. He was un
conscious and was removed ' to his
home as . quickly as possible. Physi
cians were hastily summoned. On ex
amination it was found that he had
sustained a fracture of the skull, the
wound being on the rfght side, just
behind the ear. .
The young man has been in a.emi
conscious condition all day. At three
o'clock this afternoon the attending
physicians say that the young man is
getting along as well as could be ex
pected under the circumstances.
Mr. J. W. Cannon, his father,, arrived
this afternoon on No. 36 which was
several hours late. Mrs. Cannon .will
arrive home on No. 12 this evening.
Both were at Flat Rock when the acci
dent occurred.
fiSURANCE MEN
ARETO MEET HERE
The North Carolina Fire Under
writer's Association will Hold
it's Annual Session in Char-
loite August 23, Many are Ex
pected to Attend.
The North Carolina Fire Under
writers' Association will" hold their
annual convention this year in Char
lotte. This . convention is one of the
strongest organizations of fire insur
ance underwriters in the South, and
is doing a great amount of excellent
work in this State.
The association will meet here on
August 23 andfwill transact the usual
routine business of the annual meet
ings together with a special program
of addreses and talks that will be ot
great moment to the fire insurance
people generally.
The invitation to the underwriters
to hold their convention this year in
Charlotte was extended through Mr.
Thos. Griffith and Mr. C. N. G. Butt,
and in a letter to the former today,
from Mr. Francis Womack, president
of the State organization, Mr. Wo
mack says in part:
. "Since receiving your courteous let
ter of the . 24th inst., inviting the
North Carolina Fire Underwriters'
Association to meet in your city on
August 23, I have taken the, matter
up. with the executive committee, ana
now beg to advise you that we have
accepted your kind invitation w ,
much pleasure. I will issue the call
at. once and hope that we can get out
a good attendance." .
"I will be very glad to extend an
invitation to the special agents to
sit with us, and I will authorize you
gentlemen so to advise, the special
agents."
This . association is composed of the
fire insurance representatives of North
Carolina, and is one of the strong
crganizations of this State..
- Their coming to . Charlotte will be
a source of benefit to the city, at
large, and also to the local , insurance
men who hope .to secure many new
ideas from the meeting, as will all of
those who attend the 1306 conven
tion. . The original date set for the con
vention was August 16, .but. at the
suggestion of the gentlemen who ex
tended the invitation from this city,
the date has been changed to Thurs
day, August 23, as above stated.
Death of Mrs. Shiver.
; The death of Mrs. Mary Witherspoon
Shiver occurred . last Sunday, morning
in Nashville. Tenn. where she had
been for some time in a hospital for
treatment. Mrs, Shiver, who spent
her. girlhood days in Charlotte,, is re
membered as an unusually handsome
and attractive young woman. During
last May she came to Charlotte on a
visit and. became quite ill while here.
She was removed to the Presbyterian
Hospital, and later recovered sufficient
ly, to return to her home in Abbeville,
Sw C. Recently sh went to a Nashville
hospital, that she might be near her
sister Mrs.. Calgy, of Gallatin, Tenn,
Death resulted from heart failure after
a severe operation . r.
. Mrs. Stephen R. Harris and .little
son, Iverson Lee Harris, of. Savannah,
Ga., are visiting Mrs. James Harrison
at her home on North Brevard street. .
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE
EXPECTS CATHQTIE
PRESIDENTS IHlu
President Roosevelt Sends Pope
at Rome his Most Profound Re
gards. Tells Him he has Al
ways Tried to Treat Catholics
as Protestants.
Cites his Appointments as proofs.
Says he Expects to See Catho
lic Presidents in this Republic
as well as Protestants. The
Pope's Tribute.
By Associated Press.
Rome, July 31. The Pope received
the Pilgrimages conducted by Bishop
Gabriel of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Bishop
Gabriels quoted President Roosevelt
as saying to him on learning that the
Bishop was to conduct a pilgrimage to
Rome:
"Tell the Pope I send him my pro
found regards. I have tried to treat
Protestants and Catholics alike, as my
latest appointments show. I will try
to perpetuate this policy.
"This republic will stand for many
a century. I expect there will be
Catholic Presidents as well aa Protes
tant. I trust they all will treat each
other as I have tried to do."
The Fope thanked the Bishop most
warmly, expressed great love for the
United States and the very highest
esteem for President Roosevelt.
FIERCE WAR WAGES
War Between Armenians, Tartars and
Russians Assume Serious Propor
tions. By. Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, July 31. A fierce
war is raging in Caucassus between
the Armenians, Tartars and Russians,
especially near the Persian Frontier
is assuming threatening dimentions.
There is considerable apprehension
that it may cause an outbreak of the
Holy. war. for which serious agitation
heve been in progress both among the
Shiite, and Sunnite Tartars for a
longtime.
FAREWELL TOKENS RECEIVED.
Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Blain Will Return
To China in August.
Postals cards, on which is printed an
appropriate farewell message to their
friends, have been received here from
Mr. J. Mercer Blain and his wife, Mrs.
Claude Grier Blain, the latter being
a sister of Mrs. C. N. G. Butt of this
city, and having many friends here.
On the card is the following:
"Ourresting time is over. After a
year of delightful fellowship with those
near and dear to us, with friends old
and new, the time has come to say
good bye the sweet old English mean
ing, God be with you, and the Chinese,
til we meet again.
Mr. and Mrs. Blain expect to leave
Covesville, va., on the 3rd of August,
and sail from Vancouver, B. C, on
August 13th.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Husltend Sot arid Killed His Wife
' Then Suicided.
By Associated Press.
Greenville, O., July 31. As a re
sult of the divorce suit growing out
of the quarrels over the wife's
children'by former marriage, Samuel
Demond, aged 37, shot and killed his
wife, aged 35, then shot himself with
the same revolver, dying soon after
wards. Rev. Morrison Brown Installed.
Charlotte people will be interested
in the following paragraph from the
Central Presbyterian of July 25th. "The
Presbytery of New Orleans met at
Prptania Street church. New Orleans.
The commission appointed to install
Rev. Morrison Brown as pastor of
Calvary church, Jeanerette, La., sub
mitted its minutes, showing the duty
attended to as provided for by the Pres
bytery, Rev. Dr. W. McF. Alexander
preaching the sermon and presiding;
Rev. J. C. Barr, delivering the charge
to the pastor and Rev. Dr. C. M. At
kinson, delivering the charge to the
people."
Mrs. McDow Very III.
, Mrs. B. D. prings left this. mprnfngy'
for Yorkville, S. ,C in answer ta'MMI."'
gram announcing .the serious illness ,
jt i- j ' mi J -a" J ? I tV ' '
mere oi ner , sister, ,virH'. ;j.noraas r . (
McDow, who,waa Miss Mary, Clrkson''1 .
before, marriage,, Mrs. McDowV'fias" ''
been In poor health for some months.
Her many Charlotte friends hope thaj
she will soon recover.
General Strike Reported.
By Associated Press.
Stockholm, July 31.-The Socialis
tic workmen of Finland are reported
to have proclaimed a general strike.
The regular meeting of the Crit
tenton Board and Circle will be held
at Tryon Street Methodist church j.t
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
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