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GOLDMINE WRECKED Two Lcrgc Boilers txp!ode at the Haile Plant HEAVY DAMAGE TO MACHINERY One Man Dcc.l end Scleral Seriously Injured by Boiler Explosion at the , Hailo Geld Mica. Charlotte, N. C., Special.—One of the most fcar£id boiler explosions that ever occurred in South Carolina took place Monday morning at 0:07 • 'clock at the Kaile gold mine in Lancaster runty, two and one-half miles firm Kei.diaw, when the two 100-horse power boilers blew up de molishing tho mgine house and mam moth stamp mill and seriously injur ing four men, one of whem was a Bon of Ci.pt. and Mrs. A. Thies, of this city. Other then that the water is sup posed to hwo been allowed to get too low in one of the boilers nothing of a definite nature is known as to the cause cf the accident. Boiler No. 1 blew up and one of the flying frag ments cf iron knocked off the dome of boiler No. 2, which also then exploded. The shock was terrific, , its force being very perceptible, even iu Kcrsl.aw, n.ore than two miles away. It simply demonlished every thing about the place, some of Hie parts of fho boilers being hurled far upon the sides of the adjacent hills. Mr. O. C. Gardner, who happened to be standing behind a post but ten feet away from the boilers, when the ca tastrophe occurred, was thrown through the side of the engine home and into the stamp mill hard by, and was practically unharmed. The in jured- are: Mr. Kinest A. Thies, superintend ent of the rr:inc, seriously burned ( about h nd arid body and faeo and neck cut by falling debris. Mr. B. M. Truesdel, badly burned. , Mr. J. P. Liftman, engineer, burned anil stunned by falling nieces of wood and brick. Not seriously hurt. Mr. K. M. Igburu, burned and cut] ky falling Hn.be;s. ( The -aci tool; place shortly af- | ter"9"o'cl :!■•. Th.* engines at the time were i .;i,nit:g smoothly, nppar- I ently p rforming their accustomed duties in their accustomed way. There , was nothing slack so far as any of those about the place could tell to in dicate thai there was anything wrong. If the water was low in one of the Boilers no one was aware of it. Mr. ( Thies, who happened to be passing t through, observed to Mr. Littman, the engineer, that his clock was four { minutes slow and suggested that he move it forward a little. This Mr. ] Pitt man proceeded to do. He step ped up on a box to get at the clock ( lj.ad just accomplished his mis-1 ( Hon and v.as climbing down when ■ the explosion occurred. Mr. Thies , was buried beneath the debris, his . face being ««t by flying bricks and ( 'falling timbers and his head and | body seriously burned. Messrs. Pitt- , man, Truesdel and Ogburn, the three other men in the building, were also burled to the lloor and almost if not altogether covered by the loose ma terial which fell all about them. A Mr. Thies Dies. Mr. Ernest Thies, who was so se riously injured, lingered until 1:30 e'clock Tuesday morning and died without ever regaining consciousness. Mr. Thies was about 4Q. years of age and was unmarried. He was prom inent in business and social circles. Cardinal Gibbons Has Relapse. Rome, By Cable—Cardinal Gibbon? suffered a slight relapse due to over exertion in attending the audience granted bv the Pope on Saturady. Sunday's services at the Vatican and Monday's congregation; As a result the cardinal may have to cancel all present plans and remove to the •ountry for a season of complete i rest. 11:07 Murt Bo Tried Again. Ashcvnle, N. C., Special.—W. E. Broes. W. H. Penland and J. E. Dickerrrn, the three former official* ®.i t;ic defunct First National Bank of Ashrvillc, must again stand trial on a enminr-l charge. This was the ef f«*l of Judge Newman's decision in United States District Court in hold ing i'hrt the original bill of indict ment fgrnd at Greensboro in 1807 and chargrig conspiracy was not de fective. The motion of counsel for v the def us.v to quash the bill was therefore "Ver-ruled and the noted rase'wi!! agair. bes aired in a court of justice v Army C.2ctrs on Endnrknco Test. Burlington, Vt., Special.—Tired but apparently' in excellent" physical fourteen army officers un der command of Major General Fred erick D. Grant, arc oncamped just outside Fort Ethau Allen, after the first day T thvir endurance test as | horsemen. They galloped, trotted and walked their- horses for 71-2 hours .• Monday, ctmp'cting a circuit »of*thir- ty mile's. TOEE BURN TO DEATH Suffocated by Gas land Cut Off Frcn Roscno by Flame 3 Which Follor/ an Explosion, Three Young Ladies j Are Burned Almcst Beyond Recog nition. * >» Wheeling, \Y. Va., Special.—Escap ing gas in the building in South Eotf street, occupied by Mrs; J. S. Gavin as a millinery store and residence, caused a fire early Tuesday which resulted in the death of three persons and tlis possibla fatal injury of one other, while six more were compelled to jump from the third-story win dows to escape the llamas. The dead: "i Clara Gavin. 27 years old. Mamie Onviujil) years old. Margajet (lavin, aged '2l years. The injured: Mrs. J. S. Gavin, bruised and back j injured. The dead girls we/e daughters of Mr*. Gavin and were suffocated as they shpt on the third floor. Two servant gills itnd four sons of Mrs. • Gavin jumped from third-story win lows and'escaped with minor inju ries. Managers Meet Taft. Hot Va.. Special,—W'v» Arthur I. Vorvs, the Ohio Taft. man ager. and Mr. Toft's publicity assist ant, Gu* J. Karger, here Tuesday and Frank H. Hitchcock, national chair man, arriving Wednesday, the spot lights of the Republican national campaign seem about to focus on the Virginia mountains. From this time Jon Mr. Vorvs will spend the major portion of his time with his chief. He has endeavored to familiarize himself with every local political sit uation in Ohio and Tuesday* added from 15,000 to 20,000 votes to his previous estimate that the Buckeye State would give the Republican na tional ticket a hundred thousand plu rality. Though Mr. Vorvs brings with him a demand from every part of the Stale for She presence of Mr. Taft during the campaign, the decid ed inclination of the candidate *s well as the judgment of his advisers is against a traveling campaign. The important problem Mr. Hitchcock will present will be the selection of the members of the advisory committee of nine, decided on as a means of aiiing in financing the national cam paign. It is predicted thai Ihese men will ho chosen for the most pari from the commercial centres of the . countrv and wliopt* abilities in liitan cial affairs are already recognized. Mr. Taft divided his time between correspondence, conferences, work on his speech of the 'Jls' to Ihe \ ir ginians who are coming here and a game of coif in which he clipped two strokes from his "previous record of 00. Printers in "Hub City." Boston, Special.—Stale and city united in a cordial welcome to Un delegates attending the fifty-fourth annual convention of the Internation al Typographical Union, Ihe seventh annual-convention of the Internation al Stereotypers and Elect rot vpers' Union, the Mailers' Trade District Union, a subordinate organization, and the Woman's Auxiliary of the In ternational Typographical Union. This meeting is made up of delegates from all the local branches of the Typographical union, anil is Ihe old est, the strongest utul the most in fluential body of organized labor in the world. Messenger Pouch Stolen. Washington, Special.—A messen ger's pouch, containing United States government pay checks for nearly $2,000, was stolen early last week in front of the building occupied by the Department of Commerce and Labor, according to Chief Wilkie, of the se cret service. The pouch was found with the pay checks gone while the other mail it contained was intact, betwen t heilv and Alexandria, Va. The identify of the robber is not known Raise Texas Rates. Houston, Texas, Special.—A raise of 10 per cent, in inter-State freight rates and steamship rates to Texas common points became effective Mon day. Owing to neglect in tiling the new tariff with the inter-State com merce commission, the increase will I not affect the seaport cities, Galves- Iton, Houston and Beaumont, until next fall. National Lr.ther League. Chicago, 111., Special.—With dele gates from all the State and local leagues in the country in attendance, the eighth convention o£ the National Luther League opened in Chicago. A cliarus of 500 voices has been trained for the occasion. Senator Nelson delivered the address at the grand rally. There are 101 Lutheran church es in Chicagoand more Lutherans than in Berlin. Elaborate prepara tions have been made by the local congregations for the entertainment lof their visitors. Review of the Crpp Situation. Washington, Special A general review of the present, crop situat ion, ' issued by the Bureau of Statistics - of the Agricultural Department - shows that the condition of the en t tire country is somewhat better than 5 a year ago, but slightly below the i average for the past ten years for I this season. In the South Atlantic » States the condition is four per cent - better than lest year and Ave per cent, ' above the average for eleven years. COMMITTEES NAMED Chairman Mack Getting Forces Organized For Campaign MEN ON FINANCE AND SPEAKERS Before Leaving Buffalo For Chicago, Chairman Mack 4 Announces the Appointment of Finance and Speak ers' Committees. I Buffalo, N. V., Special.—Chairman Norman E. Mack, of the Democratic national committee, announced be fore his departure for Chicago the ap pointment of a finance committee for the Democratic campaign with Moses C. Wetmore, of St. Louis, «s chairman, and John E. Osborne, of Wyoming, as vice chairman,, and a speakers' committee, with John 11. Atwood, of Kansas, as chairman and Champ Clark, of Missouri, as vice chairman. The finance committee is made up of twenty-nine members, and the speakers' committee is com posed of twenty-seven members. Announcement was also made by Chairman Mack that Senator Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, had been ap pointed to succeed David R. Francis, of Missouri, as chairman of the ad visory committee. In making known the change Mr. Mack said: " Former Governor Francis' accept ance of a place on the committee ' was assured. I did not anticipate that In- contemplated a stay of any length abroad, but wired him. Hi answers that he will he absent so much of the campaign that he ought not to he chairman, but would be pleaded to he a member of the com mittee. Senator Culberson was ask ed to accept the chairmanship and j has accepted. Finance Committee. The finance committee appointed by Chairman Mack is as follows: Finance Committee —Moses C. Wet more, chairman, Missouri; John E. Osborne, vice chairman, Wyoming; C. N. Haskell, treasurer, Oklahoma; W. A. Clark, Montana; Thorsas L. Johnson, Ohio; Lewis Nixon, New York; Alva Adams, Colorado; D. J. Campau, Michigan; Francis G. New lands, Nevada; Williard Saulsburv, Delaware; Alexander Troup, Connec ticut; Richard F. Pettigrew ,South Dakota; George Turner, Washington; Martin 11. Glynn, New York; Ellison Tucker, Arkansas; M. A. Miller, Ore iron; Melbert B. Carey, Connecticut; George Fred Williams, Massachu setts; .lohiah Marvel, Delaware; W. S. Jennings, Florida; W. R. O'Brien, Indiana; M. F. Dunlap, Illinois; E. C. Wall, Wisconsin; Isaac Reese, Ten nessee; J. Taylor Ellyson, Virginia; Thomas R. Brown, Vermont; W. E. Chilton, West. Virginia; Blair Lee, Maryland and Eugene E. Reed, Now Hampshire. Speaker's Committee. The speakers' committee is as fol lows A John H. Atwood, chairman, Kansas; (liamp Clark, vice chairman, Missouri; C. A. Townc, of New York; R. B. Glenn, North Carolina; B. R. Tillman, South Carolina; R. K. Lee, Mountcastle, Tennessee; John H. Lent/., Ohio; Augustus Thomas, New York; T. H. Alexander, Colorado; Jeremiah Black, Pennsylvania; Henry Warren, Indiana; T. P. Hudson, Min nesota; W. H. Dunphy, Washington; W. B. Haldeman, Kentucky; Thomas H. Dowd, New York; Guy B. Tucker, Arkansas; T. A. Jennings. Florida; S. P. Donnelly, Idaho; E. L. Jones, Marvland; John Sunderland. Nevada; William Collins, North Dakota; W. T. Brady. Oklahoma; M. A. Miller, Ore gon: Frank K. Nebeker, Utah, and J. E. Burke, Vermont. The chairman of the two com mittees will probably make their headquarters in Chicatro. Chairman Mack left here for Chi cago at 8:20 o'clock. Cleveland Memorial Committee. New York, Special.—Mayor George B. McClellan announced the names of the rhen he ha- askod to serve on the Orover Cleveland memorial com mittee. The committee is bended by Francis Lynde Stetson and its office will be arranged for a memorial meeting or other public tribute to the late statesman and former president. Big Corner in Cotton. New York, Special.—The entire cot ton supply available for delivery on contract, is said to have been cor nered by J. L. Livermore, a young broker. In the last two weeks cot ton has advanced 011 this market $3.50 per bale and shorts are border ing on a panic. Believing that there would be a big crop, contracts sold short, and prices, were depressed. Consequently thef stock was bought and shipped away, making the avail able supply the lowest in years. Livermore is said to have acquired every bale not under contract to spinners. Paper Plant Shuts Down. . X. Y., Special..— All de partments of the International Pa per Company's plant at Corinth have been closed down, following ku order received from the company's head quarters in Now York City. Tire shut ''.own is for an indefinite time. Enrlj iu the ycedc employes in the mill decided to resist reduction h wages kn4 voted to strike. The shut down sevarsl hundred men- DIED BY EXPLOSION Many Killed and Injtired When Boiler Blew Up v ]' THE DcATH LIST TOTALS EIGHT Boiler of Largi Rolling Hill, Locat ed in the Centre of the Plank, Ex plodes Withont w Moment's Warn ing. "i ork, Pn., Special.—Eight nven were killed, nearly a score of others more or less seriously injured, and thousands of doilais worth of property damaged by the explosion of u boiler«in the York Rolling Mill late Monday afternoon. The dead: John Clency, York. Benjamin Bremer. Harry Zachrict. Pola Pucci. John Slo^sman. Harry Fugor, all of Columbia, Pa. Edward Fit tier, Marietta, Pa. The boiler which was located in the centre oi the mill exploded without a moment's warning. A rescue party was quickly organ ized and search for the bodies was in stituted. Ambulances from the York Hospit al were hurried to the scene, but ow ing to the number of dead and in jur ed, delivery wagons and otyn- con veyances were pressed into service in order that the injured might bo rush ed to the hospital. While the injured were being look ed after, the bodies of the dead were being carried from the ruins of the building. A majority of those kill ed had their heads and limbs torn trom their bodies and were so badly mangled that identity was almost an impossibility. The mill had been closed down for about a >veek and two score of men were engaged in making repairs to an engine. The men were work ing close to the boiler and when the explosion occurred not one of them was üble to make his escape. Texaß Files Complaint. Washington, Special.—-The railroad commission of Texas tiled a formal complaint with the inter-State com merce commission against sixty-seven railroads and other common alleging a conspiracy on the part of the defendants through the South western Traffic Association for the suppression of competition and .re straint iif trade in the recent action increasing freight rates to common points in Texas. The commission will forward notice of this complaint to iir:ie carriers involved and will give tfieni lif I ecu days to reply, the usual period allowed tor answering a com plaint being twenty days. The com mission will expediate this ease as much as possible 011 account of its widespread importance. The com plaint is signed by Allison Mavfleld, chairman of the Texas railrond com mission, with W. R. Davidson, Attor ney General, and Claude Pollnrd, As sistant Attorney General of the State of Texas, countersigning the paper. The complaint undertakes to com pare the alleged cost of maintenance and Operation of the railroads with, the actual cost, and the claimed in debtedness which is supposed to jus tify the increase. The railroad com mission of Texas, it appears, has ap praised the cost of construction and operation of the roads, as well as the actual indebtedness upon which the rates may be fairly based. President's Daughter Weds. - Paris, By Cahle.—Mile. Fallieres daughter of the President of France, Monday became the bride of M. Jean Lanes, her father's private secre tary. The wedding was a quiet affair and was wholly unaccompaniod by the enthusiasm and publicity which attended the marriage of President Roosevelt's daughter. The bride re-1 ceived many handsome presents. Dutch Vessel Catches Fire. London, By Cable. —Only the time ly arrival of the British steamship Imogene prevented a terrible loss of life among the passengers on the Dutch steamship Amstell, which caught fire off the roast of South America on August 6th, according to a message received here. The fire created a fearful panic among the passengers, and they rushed to the rails and leaped overboard in droves. Scores, it is said, would have been drowned in the scramble in the ocean had not the imogene put out to the rescue. Turkish P.vler May Abdicate. Constantinople. By Cable. —A rnmoi .that Sultan -.Abdul. lla midhas grown tired of the iusrftialo demands of the "Young Turks'' and intends to flee the country is l>ri:yv generally cred ited in diplomatic circles here and the discovery of a mysterious armed yacht off Scutari hpj given color to J l:o Report. It is hcliovod that the Sultfln is or.lv awaiting a favorable opportunity to board the yacht him self and sail to some foreign capital. > .■ . " PRESIDENT TAKES BLAME —— j. Announces That He is Responsible For the Discharge of the Negro Troops at Brownsville Taft Had Nothing to do With the Matter. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sepcial.—Presi dent Roosevelt in a stateroeht issued ate Friday made it clear that the ;ntire responsibility was his for the issuance of the original order dis charging the battalion of negro sol iicrs for alleged participation in the Blwwnsville, Tex., rioting and the re fund to permit a suspension of that >rderT" , The President was shown an inter riew which was had in Washington with General Corbin, U. S."A., re lired, in which General Corbin stated ;hat no credit or blame in t}ie mat >er rested with Mr. Taft. After read ing the interview the President :hrough his assistant private secre :ary, Rudolph Foster, gave out the following: "General Corbin's statement ab tolutely correct, and it was entirely proper that he should make it. The mbstance of the message from the President which he quoted was made public long natter the entire responsibility for issuing the original order and for de fining to allow its suspension was '.he President's." In his interview General Corbin itated in substance that Mr. Taft was in no way responsible for the mler discharging the batalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, and that in doing so the then Secretary of War had obeyed the direct order of the President. Oerteral Corbin then re jonnted the circumstances as they >ecurred and were published follow ng the Brownsville affair. PRESS COMMITTEE. Chairman Henry Watterson An nounces Members of the Demo cratic Press Committee. New York, Special.—Henry Wat ;erson, editor of The Louisville Cou rier-Journal, who is chairman of the newspaper committee of the Demo jratic national campaign committee, nade public the names of the Dem ocratic press committee of advise ment, among them being the follow ing Southern men: Alabama—Birminghan Age Herald, R. W. Barrett; Montgomery, Adver tiser, Wi W. Screws, F. P. Glass. Arakansas—Little Rock Democrat, Clio Harper. Georgia— Atlanta Constitution, r'lark Howell. Kentucky— Lexington Herald, Desha Breckenridge. Louisiana New Orleans Pica yune, Thomas E. Davis; New Orleans Times-Democrat. Page H. Parker. Mississippi—Jackson arer. H. R. Henry. North Carolina—Charlotte Obser ver. J. P. Caldwell. South Carolina —Columbia State W. E. G«nzales; Charleston News and Courier, J. C.. Hemphill. Tennessee —Chattanooga News, J. C. llice; Knoxville Sentinel, G. F. Milton; Nashville American, Charles H. Slack. Texas —Galveston, John R. Hedtres, Virginia—Richmond Times Dis patch, Joseph Bryan. Qovornor Smith Urges Action on Im portant Bills. Atlanta, Ga., Special.—Governor Hoke Smith sent a special message to the Legislature urging action on sev eral measures which he considers of vital importance and stating his readiness to call an extra session of the legislature if necessary, at wbioh the convict question can be disposed of. The measures which Governor Smith mentions as being of primary importance are the anti-lobbying bill, a law fixing the time for holdine State primaries not earlier than 60 days before the date of election, a new registration law and provision of a fund for the maintenance of the State agricultural schools. Work Train Wrecked. Roanoke, Va., Special.—The work train on a narrow gauge road run ning from Roanoke, left the rails and rolled down a high embankment on the mountainside. A number of men riding on the train were eaughl under the ongipe and cars. Three *vere killed and several mora serious ly injured. Contracts For Army Clothing. Chicago, Special.—-Manufacturers in the West are severely criticising the methods employed in the War Department in awarding contracts for army clothing. In constituting a special pass on all bids it was ordered that special sample of twenty yards of cloth be used for uniforms bo furnished. Manufactur ers in an informal protest declare that this virtually creates a monopoly as the cost to manufacture a special sample is prohibitive for small dealers. 1 Woman Dies From Oat's Bite. New York, Speial.—Mrs Jane Trumbell died last week from hy drophobia. She was bitten a month ago by a pet cat. No' treatment was taken and the diease developed two weeks ago. Her sufferings have been frightful, but her composure was re markable. *• She faced death almost as camly as did Mr. Marsh, who died from the bite of a pet dog a few " weeks ago. | Late fiete)*s X In 'Brief t MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST Count von Zeppelin is to have two airships built. Three men were killed in a trench in Brooklyn, N. Y. Harry K. Thaw filed a petition in bankruptcy in Pittsburg. An Anti-Asiatic Immigration Lea gue was organized in Washington. Lightning killed a familj' of three county, North Carolina. Bryan is" said to be somewhat bothered about the financing of hi® campaign. Mrs. Ethelyn Gaylord is accused of the murder of Bab Vaughn in Richmond. Dr. Ben L.Reitman, of Chicago, has issued a call for a "convention of criminals." , The Cumberland Phythians cap tured a S2OO prize in the competitive drill at Boston. Mrs. Eliza D. Stewart, a noted temperance advocate, is dead at the ape of 92 years. The Marquis di Rudini, former Italian Premier and at different times member of the Cabinet is dead. President Roosevelt declared that Secretary Taft was in, no way re sjmnsible for his Brownsville order. Mr. Prank Murphy, a Grayson county farmer, his wife and one of his children were killed by lightning. The supply ship Culgoa, the ad vance guard of the fleet of American warships, has arrived at Auckland, N. Z. An encyclical embodying the re sults of the Lambetli Conference was issued from Lambeth Palace in Lon don. Seven persons were hurt, one fatally, when a skidding automobile turned turtle making a sharp turn in Philadelphia. Mr. William H. Taft took a 40- njile drive over the mountains from Hot Springs to the "Old White" and at night led the german at the hotel. The Texas Railroad Commission fljpd spit before the inter-State Commerce Commission to prevent increase of freight rates. From two boy companions of Tuflfa Sashem, the Syrian boy whose dismembered body was found in Cnicago, it was learned that be en tered the house of the Turk under arrest Sunday and was not seen alive again. Commander Charles A. Gove is ex pected to succeed Commander Wil liam S. Benson as commandant of cadets at the Naval Academy. Terrified by a dream Miss Beulah G. Conncll, in the Memorial Hospital Hiohmond, leaped from a window and was killed. Capt. Micajah Woods, of Charlotts viTle, was elected president of the Virginia Bar Association. W. W. Pendleton, an insane mur derer, escaped from the Marion In sane Asylum. Suffragettes invaded Oyster Bay, but were given little encouragement. William Jennings Bryan consented to deliver a speech in Johnson's State, and tbis may delay bis East ern trip. Martial law has practically been declared in the Alabama mining dis trict where the strike is on. Senator Chester I. Long has ap parently been beaten in the Kansas primary by Joseph L. Bristow. Harry K. Thaw was given ail out ing from jail when he was taken to defend a suit. The Sultan of Turkey was stabbed according to report, but his shirt of mail prevented damage. Count Zeppelin's great air«hip was destroyed through a combination of disasters when he had nearly com pleted his great journey. Maryland Pvthians made a fine impression in Boston. Canadian Pacific machinists Struck all across the Continent. V John A. Davis, a Wwrtern railroad fireman, Was killed at Dill, W. Va., by being impaled upon a switch signal. • In the speech from the throne the Finnish Diet was warned by the Czar. Jack Lee, white, shot and instant ly killed Beverly Cardwell, colored, and mortally wounded his brother, Samuel, who died later, near Concord, 10 miles from Lynchburg, Va. President Rcoscvelt declared he had not taken action in the case of the West Point cadet hazers. Byan expressed himself as suspi cious of his encmiss of tlie Metropoli tan press. • . E. 11. Harriman in discussing rate regulation, said the railroads needed protection. The forest fire in British Colombia is still causing havoc. Ethel Jackton, the original Merry Widow in the New York musical pro duction. obtained a divorce fiom J. Fred Zimmerman, a theatrical man ------ . .... Henry Farman made three fights with bis aeroplane and'on the second attempt he covered 900 yards. Cardinal Gibbons visited the Amer ican College in Rome and was greeted by they students.
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