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THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PftESiS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE.
VOL. XXXV--NO. 6390
A SEGGND ATRDEfry
PECORb. AGAINST
THE LYEfeFAMILY
this Morning Ban, Home
; ! Lyerly Family Near Barbers
Junction was Burned by Incen
diary Parties. Two Horses
B;idl Burned.
Great reeling Over this Second
Athrocity to Lyerly Fa.nily. Offi
cers Make Search. Another
Alleged Lyncher Arrested. True
Bill Found Against one Man.
t-'it.-i-ial The Mews.
Salisbury. Aug. 9. Another out
n.hv lias been added to the murder of
t:.t Lyerly family at Barber's Junc
i.on ii few weeks ego. This was the
i. urning last night of a barn at the
l'uine of late Air. Lyerly.
v.vre in the barn and
Two horses
were badly-
turned and will die.
The fire was discovered about 2
i clojk this morning by a party of
Threshers at the home of Mr. Joe
Lyerly, a son of the late Mr. Ike
I i 'ly. and who lives about a half
mile distant from the Lyerly home.
Two members of the threshing party,
k eping on top of a hay stack, first
; -.v the fire and gave the alarm. The
n.tr n and neighbors were quickly
;uoused and hurried to the scene and
every effort was made to stop the
i kize and prevent its spread to
ether buildings. There are two barns
on the place, but only one was burn
ed. The other did not have any live
stock in it.
There is absolutely no clue to the
incendiary. No one sleeps at the
Lyerly home and there has been no
fire about the place and it is abso
lutely impossible that the barn could
have caught fire in any way except
; t the hands of some enemy of the
lamily.
The community is greatly aroused
at this fresh outrage, which is re
garded as a retaliation for the lynch
ing of the negroes in Salisbury, and
fbould the guilty parties be caught
rhere is no telling what might hap:
pen. The relations between the races
in this section is likely' to - become
very much strained and it would not
take much to cause a serious out
break. Salisbury officers went to the scene
u the fire this morning and will
make every effort to ferret out the
guilty parties.
Another arrest was made in con
nection with the lynching yesterday
afternoon, this being a young man
known as "Bullr Boy," who roves
around this section. The grand jury
yesterday afternoon returned a true
bill for murder in the first degree
against George Hall, but up to 2
colck today had not returned any
ether bills in connection with the
case.
The troops are still here and
everything is quiet. The court is
engaged in trying minor cases while
Avaitmg for the action of the grand
jury on the other bills before that
Lcdy against the alleged lynchers.
Have Caught Negro?
A long-distance telephone message
tiom Salisbury was received in the
city this afternoon at 3:30 to the
effect that a negro had been caught
vho is charged with burning the
Lyerly barn this morning, and that
:. lynching was probable tonight.
This report is not official, but came
direct from Salisbury by 'phone.
ANOTHER ARREST MADE.
And Others Will Follow Hall Admits
Conspiracy.
Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 9. It is learn
eil at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon that
Oorge Gentle, a young man of Frank
lin township, this county, has been ar
rested on a bench warrant issued by
Judge Long, last night, charged with
heing a member of the mob. He is now
in jail. Solicitor Hammer says that
a number of other arrests will follow
T1X LIQUOR
MEN
TO BUILD ROADS
Governor Folk of Missouri Makes
Statemert To-day. .Will Re
quire Each Dramshop to Pay
$200 Per Year into the Fund.
Two Great Free Highways.
f'y Associated Press.
Ktewartsville, Mo., Aug. 9. Gov
ernor Folk will ask the next general
i'!v.vmbljr to pass a law by which the
id ail liquor interests will be taxed
i : henefit of public highways.
He plans to have each dramshop
5ay a State license of $200 a year, a
furi.) created to be used to build good
''cads, beginning with two great free
l,;ghways across the State, one from
Kansas City to St. Louis; the other
e ne from the Iowa to the Arkansas
within the next 24 hours.
It is now thought likely that the
ase against Hall will be
taken nti
either
this afternoon or tomorrow
morning The News representative is
informed that Hall admits entering the
jail and battering down the doors Wi
own admission, if this be true, would
make him . p-mitiT- -. , : .-
. D..ti7 vi tuiispiritcy, ine
penalty for which is fifteen years, but
Solicitor Hammer says that he will not
accept a verdict for conspiracy, but
will prosecute Hall for murder in the
first degree.
The Press Story.
By Associated .Press.
Salisbury, Aug. 9 Feeling ran high
again when news reached here that
the barn on the farm of Isaac Lyerly,
for the murder of whose family three
negroes were lynched Monday night,
was burned shortly after midnight,
presumably by friends of the men lyn
ched. Two horses in the stables broke out
but were so badly burned they were
shot. The military is still guarding the
jail and court house. The case of tlie
alleged lynchers under arrest will
probably not be taken up this term of
court. George Hall the first man ar
rested desires to submit to the charge
of conspiracy the maximum penalty
for which is 20 years. The investigation
is proceeding. It Is expecleu many in
dictments will be returned.
Couple Married Yesterday.
The marriage of Miss Mary Stafford
and Mr. Harvie Quay took place yes
terday at noon, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. T. B. Stewart. Both,
the bride and groom are favorably
known in Mecklenburg. Mr. Quay is
a successful young farmer They will
reside at the home of Mr. Quay near
Harrisburg.
YEARLY MEETING
OF THE QUAKERS
Began Yesterday at Guilford Col
lege. Governor Glenn Speaks
this Afternoon. Many Inter
esting Talks being Made. The
Program for To-morrow.
Special to The News.
Guilford College, Aug. 9. The
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of
friends proper began here yesterday
morning at 8:30, a conference of
Christian Workers -.was held at that
time. During the Conference . the foi
lowing addresses were delivered:
""Our Meetings for Worship ; a mas
terfladlresshowig carefuL prepara.
tion by Pres. L. L. Hobbs, of Guilford
College, Clark of the yearly meeting
and thq recognized leader of Friends
in North Carolina:
'"Lessons in Building new Meeting
Houses"; by Rev. David Sampson of
the Church Extension Committee. Mr.
Sampson made an especial appeal for
the new Meeting Houses to be built
according to the size of the actual
membership but so that they can be
added to easily without showing that
the work was an addition. It seemed to
be the sense of the meeting that
meeting should be held weekly in every
Meeting House in each Quarter before
that Quarter should be allowed any ap
propriation for new Meeting Houses.
The Clerk stated, however that this
could not be held as an ironclad rule.
At the ten o'clock meetng for wor
ship Rev. .Allen jay of Indiana spoke
on the text, "Occupy till I cgme." Al
len Jay is the one man to whom is
due the credit of raising the money to
pay off the debt of Guilford College
and he has done great vork in loving,
service for Friends all over North Car
olina. So that he is welcomed when
ever he goes in our old North State.
A committee was appointed to pre
pare return minutes to these Yearly
M&etings.
At the Business session held at 2:
30 p. m. The nominating reported that1
it was unanimous in chosing. Pres. L.
L. Hobbs, of Guilford College as Clerk
for the ensuing year. Mrs. Priscilla B.
Hackney and W. Jasper Simpson for
assistant clerks and Albeit Peele for
announcing clerk. And recommended
that one be called Presiding Clerk, one
Recording and one Reading Clerk.
The report of Jaby R. Mendenhall.
Yearly meeting Supt. of Bible Schools,
was read and the work reported done
was highly satisfactory to the whole
meeting. It. showed that there was a
greater enrollment in Friends Sunday
Schools than ever before and also a
large amount of money spent' in Bible
School work. A total of nearly 0,000
represents the enrollment and about
$1,200 money received against $800
last year. There are 69 Bible Schools
in all under the Yearly Meeting Super
vision. 46 of which run all the year.
The report made a particular plea for
more Bible Study Institutes.
Allen Jay told of the first Bible
School, with possibly one exception,
organized among Friends. It was or
ganized within a hundred yards of
where Guilford College now stands in
1817 by Levi Coffin.
At the Business session at 11 a. in.
minutes were read from other Yearly
Mt.Ptiiii's releasing the following for
work in North Carolina Yeariy Meet
ing and elsewhere:- ' .
Allen Jay. a iuiuibiw, kuu .....
Jay his wife a elder from Indiana
Yearly Meeting.
Geo, A Barton, a minister from New
England Yearly Meeting. -
Arthur B. Chilson a minister from
Ohio Yearly Meeting and his wife Ed
na Hill Chilson from Kansas Yearly
Meeting and j. Waldo Woody, a minis
ter from Western Yearly Meeting. -
Prof. F. S. Blair, superintendent of
peace and arbitration, also gave his
leport at this time. It showed that
i he committee had distributed much
literature on -the subject and a nun'
CHARLOTTE,
'VVW M
ber of sermons and orations had been
delivered on peace as well as essays
written. In all the report was very
encouraging. Mention was made in
the report of the following quotation
from W. J. Bryce's Fourth of July
address in London.. "And Now We
Come to the Most Important Need"
a conception of life which recog
nizes individual responsibility to God,
teaches the brotherhood of man and
measures greatness by the service
rendered.
The first establishes a rational re
lation the creature and the Creator,
and the second lays the foundation
lor justice between man and his fel
lows and the third furnishes an am
bition large enough to fill each life
with noble effort."
The conference of young Christian
workers, led by Allen Jay at 7 P.
M., laid special empnasis on the ab
solute necessity of being obedient to
whatever call comes to a man or
woman and also the need of prepara
tion for Christian work.
The meeting for worship at 8 P.
M. was led by Arthur B. Chilso and
wife, Edna Hill Chilson, the keynote
being a plea for a deeper consecra
tion and a deeper conviction of the
j needs of man and woman and a
hunger for souls for God.
Today at 3 P. M. Governor R. B.
Gretrn"wllT s"peak to the yearly meet
ing on temperance.
The program for Friday is as fol
lows: -.-jg
8:30 A. M. Meeting for worship.
10 A." M. Meeting for business, re
port of Blue Ridge Mission Commit
tee. 2:30 P. M. Report of Foreign Mis
sion Board.
7 P. M. Conference of Young Peo
ple, Thomas Newlin leader.
8 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
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now.
N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1906
MR. HOOD'S INVENTION.
A Wonderful Rat Trap That Catch
es All Comers. Personal Notes.
Special to The News.
Hood's Cross Roads, Aug. 9. Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Hood spent yesterday
in Charlotte.
Mr. Ike Baird and his family re
turned Saturday from Lancaster, S. C,
where they have been visiting rela-tives.-
We are glad to state that little Miss
Lola McCall is improving rapidly after
two week's illness.
Mrs. Van Matthews and Miss Ethel
Biggars, both of Weddington Academy,
are visiting Mrs. D. A. Hood.
For the first time in the last three
weeks the ground has been dry enough
to plow yesterday and today. The far
mers are making good use of the sun
shine. '
Mrs. Mary Bost "is out again, after
a few day's sickness.
Mr. Sid Hooks of Dunn, N. C, ar
rived at Matthews Saturday and is vis
iting his "mother's family near here.
Mr. Hookes formerly lived in this sec
tion - and was a most efficient post
master at Matthews for a number of
years.
Mr. Earnest Hood has lately gained
quite a bit of notoriety in this com
munity,'' as .an, inventor of rat-killing
machines. Ills ::iatest,orlgInaI device,
j which is attracting much attention at
present, is a small death-dealing rat
trap which captured 27 of the gray
haired quadrupeds at the first "clip."
Mr. Hood is very much elated over his
success, and will probably apply for a
patent.
Miss Daisy Mullis is lying critically
ill at her home one mile from here.
Her friends are somewhat apprehen
sive about her condition.
The primary election parssed off
E
The people of Charlotte and all this section have cast their vote for The
News as their favorite home paper, and are adding to its majority daily.
July 1905 its
AVERAGE CIRCULATION WAS 4638
But since that time it has been growing, and for July 1906 its
AVERAGE CIRCULATION WAS 5364
. INCREASE 726.
And the farmers stick to THE TIMES-DEMOCRAT because THE
TiMES-DEMOCRAT sticks to them. It leads all papers of its class in this
section. For July 1905 its ' " . "
AVERAGE CIRCULATION WAS 5608
With a steady increase in popularity it has grown until .fpr Jrly 1906 its
AVERAGE CIRCULATION WAS 6359.
INCREASE 751.
These figures show what the people think of , ' ; "
The Charlotte News
and . ' : '
Times-Democrat
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quietly here yesterday. Mr. D. A. Hood
is registrar for this part, of the town
ship. Mr. Robt Rice and Mr. Geo.-Fes-perman
acted as judges and reported
about 50 votes. We understand that
about 75 votes were cast at the Mat
thews box. Mr. John Simpson, of Mat
thews won, by a small vote, in the
race for constable.
THE HUGHES MURDER.
At the Preliminary Four were Dis
charged and Two Held fop Trial. ,
Special to The News.
Union, S. C, Aug. 9. The prelimi
nary hearing in the cases of men
charged with being accessories in the
murder of Mose Hughes, the negro
found in Tiger river June 7th, was be
gun' in the court house today about 1
o'clock, about forty persons present.
Messrs. David L. and J. Richard En
glish, as well as the negroes John Sar
tor, Jr and John Renwick, were repre
sented by C P. Sims of Spartanburg,
and B. F. Townsend also appeared for
John Sartor, Jr. Solicitor Sease repre
sented the State.
After the hearing Magistrate John
son at once discharged the four defen
dants, David L. English, J. Richard
English, John Renwick and John Sar
tor, Jr., and the two negroes were
bound over as witnesses against' W.
R. Gilliam and.' Douglass-JEaglisJ
placed under a $200 bond each, Mr.
J. H. Spears going on John Renwick's
and John Sartor, Sr., going on his
son's John Sartor, Jr.
Refined Oil Reduced Half Cent.,-
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 9. The Stan
dard Oil Company reduced the selling
price of all grades of refined oil half
a ctnt per gallon. Gasoline and
Naptha are unchanged.
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NEW DEPOT FOR RUTHEFORDTON
S. A. L. Will Extend Its Line and
Build New Station Charlotte Firm
Gets Contract.
Special to The News.
Rutherfordton, August 9. A piece
of news that came to Ijjght yesterday
is that the Seaboard Air Line has giv
en the contract to the Probst Manufac
turing Company of Charlotte to extend
their line from the present terminus
to a noint about one mile northeast
near the Oakwood Manufacturing Com
pany's .plant, where it is said that a
handsome new depot will be built
which we presume will be used by
both the Seaboard and South & Wes
tern Railway, as the latter road passes
this point also. The grading of the
extension will be comparatively light
work and will be begun as soon as
the Prdfcst Company shall have finish
ed a small contract which they have
with the Southern Railway at Blacks
burg, S. C.
Rutherfordton people appreciate this
action of the Seaboard Air Line, which
will give the town what it has long
desired a union depot, into which
trains of both the Seaboard and South
and Western will enter.
Tour correspondent has contended
from the first that tbe South and Wes
tern would connect with the Seaboard
at Rutherfordton, notwithstanding he
many rumors to the contrary, and now
the fact is assured.
MR. GAGE SELLS HIS HOME
Expected Former Secretary of Treas
ury Will Leave California.
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 9. Lyman J.
Gage, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, who has been living at Point Loma
for some months, has sild his home to
Mrs. Katherine Tingley, head of the
Theosophical Brotherhood, and is about
to leave.
About a year ago Mr. Gage purchas
ed the propertyfrom Mrs. Tingley for
$8,000. The deed specified Gage was
never to sell or dispose of the property
without first obtaining the permission
of Mrs. Tingley. Also that Mrs. Tingley
was to repurchase the property within
two years of requested by Mr. Gage.
Several months ago Mr. Gage com
pleted the construction of a seven
room building, which he has since been
occupying. When asked whether he in
tended to leave Point Loma, Mr. Gage
replied it was nobody's business and
that he would refuse to make his plans
known through the newspapers. He
would not deny however, that he in
tends to leave Point Loma.
0 D D FELLOWS
MEET AT DURHAM
The 59th Annual Encampment o'
Odd Fellows Held Formal
Opening in Durham Last Night.
Winston is Place for Next
Meetirg.
Special to The News.
Durham, August 9. The 59th, annual
encampment of the Odd Fellows had
their formal opening in Durham last
night The session will be completed
tonight. The Odd Fellows held a
lengthy session this morning in which
a report from, the committee of each
lodge in the state were heard showing
that there are 1027 members in North
Carolina. This entitles North Carolina
to two representatives to attend the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. Winston was
chosen for the next meeting place,
there being much opposition between
this place and Fayetteville.
The election of officers will be the
last thing" taken up tonight. A large
delegation of Odd Fellows from all
parts of the state are presenL
CASHIER LOCATED.
Cashier of Collapsed
enue ' State Bank
Milwakee Ave
is Located.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 9. The Tribune says
that Henry W. Hering, cashier of the
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank,
looted by President Stensland of over
one million dollars, is in Chicago.
He has not been out of Chicago
since Monday. Hering intends to
give himself up and is absolutely
confident he can show he had no
rart in robbing the depositors of the
wrecked' institution.
From 9 to 11 o'clock last night a
reporter and the cashier sat on a
bench in one of the city parks. In
these two hours Hering told the story
of his connection with the bank from
the time of his employment seven
teen years ago until he closed his
safe last Saturday.
He is insistent that he had abso
lutely nothing whatever to do with
any speculations of the bank's funds.
He swears he has not profited one
lenny by iregularities brought to
light. He assents that although
cashier of the bank he was merely a
clerk for Stensland and that all he
did was to carry out Stensland's
orders.
NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD.
f-Death of Dr. W. F. Class of Chicago
Board of Health.
By Associated Press.
Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug. 9. Dr.
W. J. Class, a prominent Chicago phy
sician and a member of the Chicago
board of health died from nervous
affection brought on by overwork. Dr.
Class achieved a national reputation
a few years ago in stamping out the
epidemic of cerebro spinal meningitis
and also made important discoveries
in connection with the germ of scarlet
fever.
PRICE: 5 CENTS
A
FROM CHARLOTTE
TO LANCASTER, S,C,
Charter Granted the Carolina
Mineral Railroad Company To
day to Construct and Operate
Railroad from Charlotte to Lan
caster, S, C. Incorporators.
The New Line will be 45 Miles
Long, 35 Miles Being in North
Carolina. It will Traverse
' Mecklenburg and Union Coun
ties. Special to The News.
Raleigh, Aug. 9 The Carolina Min
eral Railroad Co. was chartered today
for the purpose of constructing and op
erating a railroad from Charlotte to
-Lancaster, S. C, traversing Mecklen
burg and Union counties in tins State
and Lancaster county, South Carolina.
' The road is to be 40 miles in length,
35 miles being in North Carolina.
It will run by the propertiy of the
Colossal Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany, in Union county. The incorpo
rators are J. F. Keller. J. A. Hippie,
D. H. Culp, P. W. Baker, J. G. Erp and
others of Pennslyvania and A. J. Moore
of Waxhaw.
THAW GROWS PEEVISH
Insists on Knife and Fork at Meals
Although it is Against Rules.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. S. Because he was
not furnished a knife and fork with his
meals Thaw quarrelled with the prison
caterer who has been furnishing him
food. Thaws breakfast consisted of
plain prison fare. He ordered his
luncheon from a nearby hotel. The
caterer said Thaw insisted upon hav
ing a knife and fork, though knowing
it was against the prison rules to
furnish them to prisoners charged with
capital offences. He said Thaw com
plained so often that he determined to
serve him no longer. He said when
Thaw was first placed in the Tombs
Warden Flvnn suggested he order
such food'a could be easily eaten with
out the use of knife and fork, as no
exception would be made in his case.
, DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA.
Baptist Preacher Died in County Jail
From Effects of. Dog Bite.
By Associated Press.
Morristown, Tenn., Aug. 9. Rev.
James Brady, a Baptist clergyman died
last night in the county jail of hydro
phobia. He wras bitten by his own dog,
developed the symptoms of rabies, be
came violent and was placed in a celL
HEAT WAVE BROKEN.
During Heat Wave 21 Deaths and 83
Prostrations Occurred.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Aug. 9. Cooling show
ers last night broke the heat wave.
During the night four additional deaths
occurred making a total of 21 fatalities
during the heat storm and 83 prostra
tions. .
No Polish Bishop.
By Associated Press.
Rome, Aug. 9. The announcement
that Bishop Weber had been appoint
ed Bishop of the United States to look
after the welfare of the Poles is in
correct. No Polish Bishop has been
appointed for America.
Mr. Matthews Away.
Mr. C. A. Matthews, city editor of
The News, left today for Kenilworth
Inn, where he will spend some time
recuperating. He also expects to go
to Tate Springs before returning to
Charlotte.
HEAR 680 TEACHERS
TO VISIT AMERICA
Thousands of Applications Being
Made by Teachers all Over
England to Join Crowd who
will Make Tour of United
States.
By Associated Press.
London, Aug 9. Thousands of appli
cations are being made! by teachers in
all parts of the Kingdom to take part
in the excursion to the United States
being arranged for the coming fall
and winter.
Unless something arises making it
possible to send a greater number,
about 500 teachers representing every
class from the kindergarten and de
fective sense instructors to the profes
sors of England's greatest Universi
ties, will be included in the tours.
The first party of 30 will sail Novem
ber 30, and from then until the end of
March similar parties will sail, weekly
tuors being arranged to suit-the wish
es of each party.
RAILROAD