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r v.,. . - .r:. - . . h.j4C 5 g-v ,u iuf -Mi; ,'.,. f, r SUBSCRIPnON: $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N:, C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTC. m 6. JUDGE PARKER TO LEND AID TO VISIT HBAIHtVAsVrERS OKTE.V ' 1 IT ' ' .. , - A Story aautln theRefora Ji" .. !" .C-fSZ.. 1 " BetoN the 8airM CMrt Mr. f VuM iarNMci With tk "Work 1' l tho ppal;-Hay Relaraa In New Jrsr OvaarrcMHie'M . Vaa "-( Dr View ( ittm Oalleok, J V W. A. HILDBBRAND. 'Special to The Observer. . New York, Sept. 20. While Democrat ic leader generally are devoting their undivided attention to the gubernato rial situation at Saratoga. Judge Alton B. Parker, the Democratic nominee for President, has arranged to make anoth er stay In this city at once to consider matters of national Import. The writer has had a talk with Delancey Nlckoll of the big four. , Taggart. Belmont and Nlckoll, who are directing the destinies of the Democracy at head' quarters, regard the probable move ments of Judge Parker during1 the next few weeks. Mr. Nlckoll said that Judge Parker would return to New Tork at once for another short stay, and from now and until the campaign closed, would doubtless spend a part of each week here. It was Judge Parker's original idea to do this, said Mr. Nlckoll, and he knew of no reason for a change of plans. This would appear to be authentic and final and means that the Democratic candi date will aid his managers in the de tails of the conflict. Democrats gener ally are pleased to have It so, for every man In the party hereabouts has a large fund of faith in the managerial and ex ecutive billty of the party leader. THE REFORM CLUB LIST. A story emanates from Reform Club circles which demonstrates this fact: This club, which has a large member ship that is generally friendly to Judge Parker, has a list of the names repre senting the electorate of this and ad- Joining counties. The list gives the poll tical affiliations of the thousands of voters recorded, and In some Instances a foot-note is made after the names, whenever the voter happens to be a man of prominence. This list was re cently sent to Judge Parker, who is said to have taken an evening oft for the purpose of looking the document over. The judge quickly ran down the list to Ulster, his home county, to see how the Reform Club sleuths had sized up his own friends and neighbors. As he ran his finger down the list he came to the following: "Hansbrouck, G. H. D. R., the slickest politician In the coun ty since Parker went on the bench." It is being told at Rosemount that the laugh thai -went out from the Judge's Horary roused Mary Jane from her un easy slumbers and caused apples to fall from the -trees. Anyway, the story serves to establish the fact that the most people have an idea that Judge Parker knows a thing or two about ac tive politics. MR. VANCE IMPRESSED. Mr. Charles N. Vance, of North Caro Una, a son of the late ex-'Senator Zeb ulon B. Vance, who was the Confederate war Governor of the Tar Heel State, and also Governor after the reconstruc tlon period, was at headquarters yes terday. Mr. Vance is a practicing at torney in Washington, but preserves his voting residence In his home State. Mr, Vance said he was much impressed by the hard work being done by the offi cers and staff of the national commit tee, and he believes the work Is of the kind that will tell, and tHl stronRly by the time the voters reuch the polls. He looks to see the South more solidly Democratic than It has been in recent years, and everything appears excellent here in New York. HARMONY IN JERSEY. Congressman C. D. Van Duser, of Nevada, who has Just returned from a speaking tour in New Jersey and Del aware, was a visitor at Democratic na tional headquarters yesterday after noon. Referring to the situation In New Jersey, Congressman Van Duzer said "I was present In the State conven tion In New Jersey and for the first time In 12 years tht Democrats held a har monious convention. The factions of the party are thoroughly united, and are ready and anxious to work hard for the election of the national and State tickets. The principal local issue is the fight against the railroads, and C. C. Black, the Democratic nominee for Gov ernor, Is Just the man to lead a fight on just such lines. The people are de termined to make the railroads and other large corporations pay their Just share of the taxes, and when the sub ject Is mentioned at mass meetings the audiences almost go wild. This shows that is a matter In which they are deep ly Interested. "In Delaware the sdlt between the regular Republicans and the Union Re publicans is growing wider dally, and many or those who are opposed to Ad dicks will unquestionably vote the Dem ocratic national ticket. For months the Republicans have been colonizing ne groes in Delaware, but notwithstanding mis i Deneve there is an excellent chance of carrying the State for Par ker. In both States I find the people bitterly oppoaeB to Roosevelt and ready to become enthusiastic In their support of the Democratic candidates. .r "Of the far Western States, I think (that Montana. Nevada, and Colorado can pe carried on the Irrigation and ,Jabor Issues. The people are thorough ly aroused on these questions and as it .has been demonstrated, that they can expect no relief from a Republican ad ministration, they feel that they have no alternative but to vote for Parker and Davis, and thousands of them will do so. While I cannot predict at this time that Idaho will be found in the Democratic column, when the votes are counted, I do know that it is very good debatable ground, and If the proper amount of work Is done the State can ps carried. " 1MB JAMKS CASK. A bitter fight Is expected In th sno- lal term of the Supreme Court In Brooklyn, when the application of MrnJ$vhn r?T .h,tade?Twth 8ViI nmilr. Rh.ri t.J- , "... " M.:91- Case, who is now chlrt of police - -i ".r "s muunr;, imiiu jit; iuiu mr iiiiik iu Bet V TOr and counsel fee pending the decision In i-uMlcatlon." her , husband's action for divorce, UC Tieard on September ZS. The case was Tn" national Populist committee an called yesterday., but adjourned for a "ouncea that It will have presidential wh li'tt sin li. hS rIi,-il'ctor" ,or Watson and Tibbies In every Frank James, Jr., who ii one of the tlon of two. ' r.. 'and In doing so, will present a lot of new evidence to supplement that which wai secured by hit detective, who work- ) th , North Carolina. It 1 d hl wife to ABhtvllle In Aufuat and captured his five-year -old son from her. Trouble occurred between the couple and the detective at Swannanoa sta tion, but Mr. James got away with the boy. and all the New Tork, papers re ferred to the affair as a "kidnapping." Later the couple came here, and when Mr. James and the detective broke Into Mrs. James' room at the Hotel Nor mandle, they discovered the woman with a man of he name of Williams, who claimed to be her brother. Mr. James says now that his five-year-old son will be among the witnesses against his wife, particularly as to things that happened during Mrs. James' stay at a cottage, two miles out in the country from Asheville. It is said here that Mrs. James was formerly a member of the Joseph Jefferson company, and that she frequently gave dramatic readings for charity. SISTERS LET THAIS KILL. THEM. They Wrapped Themselves In Bed Spread aad Welted Three Honrs for Their Llvea to be Crashed Oat. Bucyrus, O., Sept. 20. The bodies of Mary and Liszie Keherer. who lived alone on a small farm near here, were found to-day Jy section men on the Ohio Central Railroad. The women wrapped themselves in a bed spread and laid down on the track last night and were killed by a passenger train. They had frequently declared that they were tired of the struggle for lite anil wanted to die. A few years ago Mary contracted a disease which hart been pronounced Incurable. Since then she has brooded over her Illness and her melaiM'holy was shared by her nlter. Their lives had been happy and useful up to that time. The question of com mitting suicide wus often discussed with neighbors, who discouraged nucn an end to life. The elder sister, how ever, remained steadfast In her de termination to kill herseli ana it is believed that Lizzie soon began to agree with her that such a proceeding was iustiftable. It is Delievea iney waited for nearly three hours for a ..i ..J ..h rtt.f lhalp ' iram i rant uk " " The two women laid their heads lives. together on the track on the fireman's side of the engine, evidently with the hope of evading being seen by the en gineer. Their mangled Douies were scattered along the track for hundreds of yards. A CKAKK AT OYSTEH BAY. Said He Had Been to Heaven In nn Automobile nnd Wanted to See the President on Important Business. ,, .. u,,v Rent, ai A man who Ik re. Karded by the necret service officers and the officers of Oyster Bay an 8 dangprnus crank was apprehended here shortly be fore noon ts-day. He is J. E. Reeves, a medium-sized, roughly-attired man, about 40 yearn old. He was making his way to Sagamore Hill, when he was arrested. He told Officer l yree, wno apprcnenuu mm, i hut In. wHiiit-d to see tlie President on Important business. , Believing from the mim s manner liial ne was insane, uhuti ree took him before Justice rransiin for examination. To the Justice Keevoa said that nix years ago he died In a Jer sey City hospital and went to neavn in an automobile. While mere ne receiveu an important message for PreMdent RroKevelt. which he was directed I de liver personally. He refused to say what the nature of the message was, as fe le c l! red lie could communicate to i. h.ly hut the President. He declared to 1 be luKlce, however, that he bad writi"n a book on his experience in heaven, fthlch he desired to have published, as he was satisfied nillions cojild be made out nl 11 The President, he said, undoubtedly would loin with liim in securing the pnb'tiat lm of the work and that was one reason why he wished to have a talk with him Beeves had no weapons. M'CI'K PLEADS OT til ll.TY Former Mayor of Charlottesville Breaks Down In Court Motion to Quash the Indictment to beCon sldered. Charlottesville, Va.. Sept. 20. Ex-Mayor J. Samuel McCue, accused of wife murder. was arraigned before Judge Morris, of the Charlottesville Corporation Court, to-day and entered a plea of not guilty. The pris oner s council moved that the Indictment be quashed on the ground that one of the nine special grand lurors has not been a resident ot Charlottesville a proper length of time. The court adjourned until to- mrrrow morning to consider this point. w hen Mel u. entered the court room where he had so often followed his law practice, lie broke down and weDt bit terly. The Immense crowd inside the court room and on the court areen was ordcrlv and no guard other than the Jailer and a oepuiy accompanied the accused from thi jail to the court house. Kll,l,lill BY LNKNOWN MAN. Balph Wells, a Travrlina Salesman. Dlea From Injuries Reeelved at Clyde. Asheville, Sept. 20. A special to The Cit izen from Clyde, N. C, says that Ralph Wells, a traveling salesman, who died nt Columbia, 8. C to-day from the affects of in i (1 poison received his injuries t Clyd from a bottle thrown by an unknown man will) whom the deceased had ousrrelled. The tlK lit Is said to have taken plaee sev eral days apo. Mr. Welles wus the son of H. IV wells, a prominent physic un ol Murphy, and had relatives livlnir In Ashe ville. who state that they have received no details of the manner in which the iieceasert met his death. He leaves a wif and two children. Supplies Taken by the Japanese. .Toklo, Sept. 20, Noon. Field Marshal Oyatna. commanding the Japanese forces in Manchuria, telegraphed to day as follows: "An Investigation of the trophies captured by us. made since our last report, shows the num ber of Russian buildings occupied by us n the neighborhood of Liao Station to be 353 houses and 214 warehouses, covering an area of 58,000 square yards. We also seized 79,1160 bushels of barley, "rice, wheat, and millet; 1,300 cases of kerosene, 1.R00 cases of sugar, 166 tons of, coal and much cordwood. The amount of coal captured by Kenerul Kuroki will be reported later." Former Tax Collector Short In Hla Accounts. Mobile. Ala.. Sept. 30. A special to The KfcKister from Montgomery says: "Assist ant State Uxamlncr Sedberry. who has been In Mobil for the past two weeks ex amining the tax books of 1899. fled his re port with the government this Hfternoon. The report states that former lax-Collec- SMITH-WHALEY A BANKRUPT. OWES OVER A MItXIOSi II AS St ,300. He Is the Senior Member of the Wn. H. Smlth-Whaley Company, of Hus ton, and Was the Promoter of Several Cotton Maaafaetarlaa; En terprises la the Reath, Notable at Colombia and Other Swath Caro lina Points Ills Attorney Says the Ohltaatlons Are IHslrlbnleil From !r lark to Sooth Cnrollna aa the Kallnre Is Kot so Bad as It Looks. Hostoii, Sept. 20. owing over a mil lion dollars, with assets of $1,200, Wil liam n. .Smith-Whaley, the financial supporter of several cotton manufac uring enterprises in the South, filed a voluntary etitlon in bankruptcy in the United States District Court to day. Mr. Whaley was the Hcnior mem ber of the Smllh-W'hnley Company, of this city, and Is a resident of New ton. For some time he has Iwcti Inter ested In raising funds for textile In dustries In the Southern Slates, par ticularly in South Carolina, which have not resulted favorably. Mr. Whuley s total liabilities are $1,114,165. The secured claims amount to $1,087, 1, and the unsecured to $26,174. In his petition Mr. Whaley states that his only assets are personal prop erty valued at $1,100, real estate worth $100, and household goods. There are !1 creditors. The Individual claims range from $r00. the lowest, to $17r,000, the hlKhext. Among the principal se cured creditors are the Merchants' Na tional Hank, New York, $175,094; the Draper Company, Hopedale, Mass., $107,000; Fales & Jenk, machine manu-fa.-t urei-H, Pa wtiicket, R. I., $107,000; li.iltlmoie Trust and Depimit Company, Haiti more, $4,1,000; J. C. Hheehati. Bal timore $2,1,000; Carolina U)an & Trust Company, Charleston. $30,000; Carolina National Bunk, Columbia, S. C, $63,050.41; Carey, Bayne & Smith Com pany, Baltimore, $20,000; Bank of Co lumbia. Columbia, S. C, $17,000; Mer- i hant.s' National Hank. Cntmlen K I H5.INKI; People's National Bank. Charleston, $10,024; Merchants' Na tional Hank, Baltimore, $10,000; Or angeburg Manufacturing Company, Orangeburg, S. C, $10,000. The largest unsecured claim is for money ad vanced by the Olympla Cotton Mills, Columbia, S. C. F. I.. Norton, Mr. Whaley's counsel, said to-nlKlit in regard to the petition: "While nominally it appears to be a large failure, it is not nearly so bad as it looks. The obligations are dis tributed from New York to South Car olina. Mr. Whaley was Interested simply In financing these Southern mills, and in a measure they have fallen down." t HOP COI)ITIO. The Weather Korean's Weekly Sum mary Kas Comulaluts of Shedding Are Still nrcelved The Staple OpenitiK Kverywhere Save In irlh Carolina. Washington, Sept. 20. The Weather Hureau s weekly nummary of crop con illtions says: Complaints of cotton shed ding are still received from the eastern section and the northern portion of the western section of the cotton belt, but reports of rust are not so general. Ex eept in North Carolina, the staple is opening rapidly In all districts, in some localities prematurely, and picking is nenoial, although delayed by rain In liortions of Texas from which State as wall as from Jeorgia. scarcity of pickers Is reported. Dry weather is causing injury to late cotton generally In the central and eastern sections and a light or no top crop is Indicated In the cen tral and western districts while worms and caterpillars are causing injury In Oklahoma, Ixmislana, Alabama, and South Crolina. In Texas the boll weevil is damaging In southwestern parts, and a number of northern districts as ad vancement of the season advances. Progress has been made in cutting. housing and curing tobacco and a large proportion of the rrop has been secured in good condition. Iate tobacco Is still In good condition In Virginia, and only slightly Injured by the storm of the 14th. MTILI. IM IIM. TIIK HOI. I, WKKVII.g. Reports Abont the (nalemalan Ants lien led The V. per I men t in Con llnne. Washington. Sept. 20. The Secretary of Agriculture has approved the plan for further studies of the "kelep," the boll weevil-eating ant. O. F. Cook, who dis covered the ant In t.uatemala, and three assistants are now in Texas making preparations to establish the colonies for the winter. Two assistants will be sent to Guatemala to observe the habits of the ant during the coming winter and to send more colonics If the latter are required. It Is during the winter season in this country that the cotton crop In Guatemala Is grown. The Secre tary states that of the 89 colonies at ready Imported only one has been lost and that through an accident. Thp statements that the ants have died off or have been killed, it is announced is erroneous. The ants are vigorous and are still active in destroying boll wee vils and all of the colonies have Increas ed in numbers since they were liber ated. NO KVIDKM K OF A 11,1 B. Trial ot Nearoes Charged With Connection With n "Before llay" Oraanlsatlon Results In ' Their Dismissal, Talbotton, Ga.. Sept. 20. The trial of the alleged members of the negro "Be fore Dny Club" to-day before Judge Raines at this place took place this afternoon. After a careful examination of numerous witnesses the negroes were given their freedom. , It appears from the evidence that the report was given out by the negro wo man In a fit of Jealousy and was not re liable. From careful Inquiry It does not appear that there are any "Before Day Clubs." It is probable some threats have been made In, a spirit of bravado, but there does not seem to be any grounds for apprehension over the matter.- '.. if ANXIOUS ABOUT PORT ARTHUR UKXKBAL ATTACK ON TIIK KORTS. nt. Petersburg Learns From Foreign Soar res That the Japanese Are Aanln Trying to Take the Strong hold Reports From Mhonahal That Some of the Forts llse Fal len Nat Connrmed Fear Hraartl Ina Port Arthur Overshadows Sen sational Aaaoaaeement That ticn. Kuroki Has Crossed the Hsu Hler. Port Arthur Is again the center of Interest as 'regards thn war in the far Bast. A general attack by land and sea Is regarded us likely to follow the Japanese assault upon the redoubt pro tecting the water supply of the fortress and town and participation of the fleet under Admiral Togo Is looked for. In this latter event It Is expected that the remnant of the Russian squadron In the port will sally forth to engagn thoj Japanese, ships, Eight and possibly nine Japanese divisions are reported to be advancing on Mukden and another battle betwten the armies under Gen eral Kuroki and General Kuropatkln is Imminent. St. Petersburg has heard that the Russian Baltic squadron hns been reinforced by four warships purchased from Argentina. St. 'Petersburg, Sept. 20, 10:16 a. m. Interest Is again concentrated upon Port Arthur owing to the receipt from foreign sources of news that a general storming of the fortifications there has begun. A few belated telegrams from Oeneral Stoessel, the commander at Port Arthur, published Tuesday after noon recording the repulse of the Japa nese nnd continued attacks, strengthen confidence In the ability of the defend ers to hold out despite the furious on slaughts being made on them. The last attack mentioned by General Htoessel took place the night of September 14, and was directed against redoubt num ber 8, which protects the water supply of the city. The redoubt Is about two miles beyond the line of the perma nent forts and the attack upon this shows that the Japanese were not then within striking distance of the main fortress. Ileports from Shanghai that some of the defenses hail fallen Into the hands of the Japanese as a result of a general assault on September 20, are j not confirmed from Russian sources. The telegrams brought to Chefoo byj Prince Radxl will have not yet reached the War Office. It is understood that these dispatches contain details of the landing of the strong Japanese rein forcements st Dalny. The sensational announcement that General Kuroki has crossed the Hun1 river unopposed and that the whole Jap anese army Is advancing upon Mukden is overshadowed by anxiety for Port Arthur. Moreover, the announcement relative to Kuroki. does not receive com plete credence here, as being in direct contradiction of official news Issued by the general staff. General Kuropatkln announced only two days ago that there was not a single Japanese east of Bent sia Putze. A strong guard has been daced at the Fushan mines, which General Kuropatkln will not give up without a struggle, as the loss of theT' withdrawal of the contest was re mines would Involve the cutting off of.oelved with cheers, especially upon Mr. the coal supply for the whole of the I Fitzgerald's declaration that this was Manchurian railway. Nevertheless It Is the tlrst Hemocriitic convention In 20 considered more than doubtful that, years without a contest. Chafles Nt General Kuropatkln will make a deel-: Bulger, of Oswego, evoked a cheer by sive stand south of Tie Pass. I moving ( lay on the table "Indefinitely j with the (banks of flip convention," the JKV fi'l'OMSSICI.'S It K POUT. resolution providing for a committee on i contested seats. Tells of the lleplnse of the Japnnesr ', Mr. llornblower. In his speech, crltl nt Port Arthur Last Week. ! else, I at length the Itepubllcan policies Supplies Taken by the Japanese. ' in ,), Philippines, the extravagant St. Petersburg, Sept. 20. Lieutenant management of government finances, General Htoessel, commanding the Bus- sian military forces at Port Arthur, re- srts by telegraph that on tht; night of September 16 the garrison repelled two attacks on the redoubt protecting the, water-works. The text of Oeneral to sanction similar acts In the future, cd by the city during the last Demo Htoessel's dispatch is as follows: We believe that to prevent disaster to, ratlc administration as a result of the Port Arthur, Sept. 16. The enemy continues dally to bombard the forts of government Intact for future genera and batteries Inside the fortress, but I Ions, the American people must, and still without showing any great actlv-.will, elect in place of Theodore Roosc Ity. The wounded are recovering and vclt the candidate whom we have pre- eagerly resume their places In the ranks. They are heroes. The troops are In excellent spirits. "At about 3 o'clock this morning (September 16) st least one JaDanese battalion attacked the redoubt protect- Ing the water-works. The garrison of the redoubt re d used the attack, but the enemy received re-lnfnrcemnnts and renewed the attack after half an, hour. The garrison again renal. thsm with r i Hi'u nnH Mnn ctifritt irtttia .HnnnriAj K..tb ..... u -. ...... r nufvtwvu u; artillery. The Japanese sustained great losses and did not again attempt to take the offensive. Hub-lieutenant Philllppoff chiefly distinguished him self, showing the greatest bravery." """' rosmon strongly Meld. St. Petersburg, Sept. 20.The follow- Ing dispatch has been received from. Shepard. the last named, opened for General Kuropatkln: "The reconnols-ihc liist llim- this evening. were sance made September 1 has establish-' Ihronge.i. ed the fact that the Japanese position Tli- " Mn,- of the gubernatorial prob at Bentsia Putze Is strongly held by a 111 :l1 "'' k '"-night lay almost bridge with guns. There was no ene--1 1,1 '"'' 1,1 ""' attitude of Senator Mo my east of Bentsia Putze, but Japanese Carien. win, was pressing with undl rein force me nts arrived September 18 in minlshed urgency the candidacy of the vicinity of that village. Large Jap- ' -'"lt roller Grout, and who had suc anese forces from Uao Yang have al-',''''l", '" Impressing upon a large num. ready crossed to the right bank of the h,'r "f 1",'Ki' " ,"'li,f 1,1 Mr- "rout s Taltse river. A Cossack patrol attacked ! "'"'""' nomination. Ills follower a Japanese convoy, west of Bentsia sal'1 ' "Iy ,hrtl hlH "''"' ''" was Putze and captured 30 horses with their as "larked as his sup- loads " poll of Mr. Grout appeared Mr. Mc- ... . , Carren's opposition to Mr. Shepard. II Battle Imminent . Muk.len. b,.t.M 'Wlir f()P ni.my ,, Mukden, Sept. 20. A battle is mml- strong Influences were behind Mr. nent. The Japanese are advancing Shepard's candidacy, even though there with eight and possibly nine divisions, had been no great showing of delegates The crops of tall millet have nearly In his behalf. It was hinted that Mr. ail been harvested affording a better Sheehan desired his nomination In the field over which to fire on the flat belief that it would be acceptable to plains. The river Hun Is the direct Judge Parker, though he gave not front of the Russian army. "the slightest Intimation to that effect. Japs Capture Two Important The greatest interest was displayed in Points. the attitude of Senator Hill In the mat- u.t,.,i.i c. . , ter, but Ihe veteran leader made no Shanghai Sept 20.-The general at-, aIIOUKn R was generally felt tack on Por Arthur which began ye-,,nH, ,ay wnin , powPr to Bliy the terday, and In which the Japanese Meet v(, word Tn m,n lo whom ru. Is co-operating, was resumed this morn- . has at (,ffe,ent times to-day ac ing. The Japanese captured two lm- ,.r(le(1 ,he probability of nomination portant forts on either side of Suieszey- a,,,: toward M. Grout. Comptroller of infi. north of Port Arthur. 'Greater New York; Rdawrd M. Shepard, Four Sew Warships for Russia, of Brooklyn: Assemblyman George M Sti Petersburg, Sept. 20. It is re- Palmer, of Schoharie county; Supreme oorted here that four warshlns nnrehas. Court Justice D; Cady Herrlck.' of Al- ed from" Argentine have arrived at Libaii. . . . . council last night decided to recommend I that the city give 11.000 and a site for tht, pre posed monument to Jefferson Davis, i (iROUT MEN CLAIM A VICTORY. ALL IS YKT IN DOMIT, IIOWKVKH. The nemoeratlo Nontlaatlon (or Gov ernor of Sw York Apparently Still as Far From a Ileelslon as Kver MeCarren Sayst "I Think We Have Votes Knoogh to Noml nnte Urool"The Convention Met nt Noon. Formed Temporary Or Kaalsatlnn and Adjourned I'ntll To-llay No Contesting llelegalloa Iteported. Saratoga, N. Y.. Sept. 20. At 11:30 o'clock to-night the Democratic nomi nation for Governor was to all appear ances nsfar from a decision as ever with some Indications of complications along new lines which threatened tha much desired unanimous action in the convention. Before 11 o'clock Senator HUI said something In the way of an announcement might lie made very late to-night. He emphasised the word very. For some moments Senator MeCarren stood In Senator Hill's ante-room, tell Ing the newspaper men. "I think wo have votes enough to nominate Grout. " All through the Orunil Union Hotel. where this was taking place, the Grout people were unequallfledly claiming to have won. As one of them said: "While the rest of them were discussing thn welfare of our beloved party, MeCarren was out getting delegates." All this time, the lobbies and corridors were fill ed with Grout talk and most of the del egates appeared nil but convinced that the battle was practically won by Me Carren for Mr. Grout. On the other hanclaa few minutes be fore 11 o'clock Wm. T. Sheehan snld: "Any guess made to-night ss to the nominee may prove wrong In the morn ing. I am hoping for a harmonious de cision to-night." "With Tamilian y In?" risked some one. "With Tammany In," replied Mr. Sheehan. All this time conferences were In pro gress wherever a leader had his head quarters and always there came at the end the same answer "Nothing settled." .Senator Hill, Mr. Sheehan, Senator Murphy, August Belmont. Wm. S. Bodle and Chairman Cord Meyer, talked for a long time In Mr. Hill's room. WsJap they came out they all said there was nothing to say. The question was still undecided. It whs after this meeting that Mr. Hill sold something definite might be expected very Into to-night. Such talk as eddied around the edges of these conferences before midnight was all to the effect that Grout would be tin- nominee. The convention effected preliminary ! organisation tn-dny and took a recess until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Wm. It. llornblower, of New York, was temporary chairman and address ed the convention at length. The tem porary roll was, perfected and referred to the committee on credentials, Former Senator George Haines was selected as chairman of the committee on resolutions which will prepare the platform. A. McLean, of Orange county, wus made chairman of the committee on permanent organisation. An im passioned speech was mHjde by J. J. Fitzgerald, withdrawing In the Interest of harmony, the contest In the seven teenth district of New York, although he charged that his faction had been .Wealed "at the point of the revolver" nl otherwise by outrageous methods. and the tariff among other things. Ili'i continue. I "To re-elect the present ln- cumbent of I he presidential office wotildjator Fairbanks declared that the losses to condone grave offences against f Baltimore In the conflagration of this our form of government and would be our liberties and to preserve our form sented, Alton B. Parker. In the earlier hours of to-night the situation with reference to the candl- date for Governor becacne more ab- sorbing and interest Increased in In 'enslly as the hours wore on, wllh the f''l"'g 'hat any moment might develop oecisiw move me pan oi me leaders I At a late hour two candidates held 'he attention of the great majority of h-lcgates Fdward m. Grout, of Brooklyn, the candidate of Senator Patrick II. MeCarren and the Kings county people, aiei l-Muard M. Shep. aid. also of Brooklyn. The hcadqusr teis of former Senator David B. Hill, former Lieutenant Governor Wm. F. iRh,ehan, Senator MeCarren, Tammany Hall. Assemblyman Palmer and K. M. bany Wm- a Hornhlower. of New York; Mayor George B. McClellan, of New York; former Secretary of war Daniel S. Lamont, of New York. The candidacy of Comptroller Grout 1 me one wntcn nas neon most ais cussed during to-day and. to-night. Il5v"1 th. people tnost Interested In the oinr cKiiuiuKicn samu max evnawr MeCarren hns made a strong impres sion in his advocacy of flrout. As to the candidacy of Mr, Uhepard, his name cam Into every discussion and he appeared to be the only candi dal of whom all the others wtre so to spetik, afraid. Hhepard signs be gn to appear In the hotel lobbies to. night. Mr. Palmer's position also attracted n great deal of attention and this even Ing It was said by some of his friends that he was beginning to lie very confu dent of securing the nomination, hsv Ing pledges from nn Increasing number of delegates. The name, of Justlo Heirlck was coupled, by rumor, with that of Itcpresentatlve Francis Barton Harrison, of New York, for the Lieu tenant governorship. Justice Herrlck wus spoken of most frequently as a compromise between Shepard and Groul. The talk of Mayor McClellan haS iiOt been very serious The opposition of header Murphv. of Tammany Malt, whs generally regarded lis placing a linn I quietus upon any possibility of Met 'Uilan's nomination. The imiim of Mr. llornblower as a possible candidate nmde Its first ap pesranco immediately after the conven tion hud taken recess and It had a brisk circulation. It originated during a visit by Representative Cockrun snd Sens- tor Dowllng, of Tammany Hall, to former Senator Hill. There was an early end. however, to the aeiloils con sideration of Hornhlower, for It became known that he would not lie approved by Kcnator Hill. The platform will not be ready In Its final form until Just before the con venllon meets at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. The sub-committee of the committee on resolutions worked late to-nlghl upon the platform and will continue their work in th morning before the full committee meets. Tsm many Hall has askeil for a plank en dorsing not only the platform but ttif resolutions adopted at the St. Ixiuls convention, so as to Include the reply sent by the convention to Judge Par ker's "gold telegram." They also de sire n plank demanding h large meas ure of home rule for the cities of the State. .Indue Parker Keeping. I p Wllh the Convention. F.sopus, Sept. 20. Judge Parker to day bus been In close touch with politi cal advisers who tire In attendance up on the State convention at Saratoga. F.very few minutes messengers were to be seen climbing the hllJJTjrom the tele graph of fie to the Judge's house. The operator who handles Judge Parker's personal telegrams whs busy most of the day, but In spite of many messages the candidate found time to Issue or ders lo his men concerning the harvest ing of the crops. There were no political callers at Kosemoiint to-day nnd the judge took a long horse-back ride. aitfereure Alter Midnight. HsratHgo, N. Y., Sept. 21. -Hens tor Hill. Mr Hheeban. Charles K. Murphy. Cord Meyer, National CJomrnlttemoo Norman K. Mack, Victor i. Powllng and W. 8. Itodh were iii conference, early this mornliiK. t tenure Foster Peaisiily and Senator Me Carren were also present throughout the conference. Thus all Interests were rep resented. The conference was held In for mer Senator ISdward Murphy s npart ntents. U'Im-ii I lit conference broke up, inquirers were referred .U Mr. Hheeban. who said "The conference has adloiirned until I o'clock this morrllng " "Was ther any de cision ai lived at?" He said. "Nothing wax I'AIIIIIANKS l BALTIMORE!. Heels res Fire Loss Not as Had as the Temporary Overthrow of Republi can Principles. Baltimore, Sept. 20. Senator Chas. W. Fairbanks was the chief speaker at a Republican mass meeting held In this city to-night, the rwsit iehig the for lnli opening of the Kenxfbllcan cam paign in Maryland, In his speech Sen year were not so large as those sustain j tenqiorMry overthrow of Republican principles. He declared that during the Cleveland administration business in this arid other largo cities was checked, pay rolls were reduced and the wage rate diminished. On the subject of pro tection he said: "The Republican protective system Is an Issue in the pending campaign. The Democratic party, true to Its tradl tional policy of hostility to it, has dec-hired protection to be 'robbery.' Its triumph would be a direct and positive blow to the protective system which Iihk so splendidly vindicated Itself. What would the ultlmatt overthrow of I lie protective system mean to Baltl more and to the State of Maryland? What would It mean to the vast Indus trial establishments found throughout the State? What would it mean to the vast capital invested In them 7 What would It mean to the large army of worklngmen who are now engaged at renumeratlve employment and who walked in Idleness during thevlast Dem ocratic administration. The overthrow of Republican policies to-day must bring similar results to those that fol lowed their overthrow in 1S92. Strike down the protective system to-day and we will eat the bread of repentance to morrow." TWO DKATIIM I lit tOOKIX. Mrs. tieornre Shook anil Mrs. J. L. Kurfers Answer the Last Summons Daughters of the Confederacy Meet. Special to The Observer. Hlatesville. Sept. lu. Mrs. Geo. Shook died last night at her home In Shlloh town- inp ol lypuold fever, aged ahout 40 year. iler liuslind and several, children survive. Mrs. J. 1,. Kurfees died last night at her home on Stockton street, aged about 40 years. She is survived by her husband ind two children. Funeral services were itniilucted in the First Baptist church this afternoon by her pastor, Kev. C. Q. Wells, tnil the Interment was In Oakwood Ceme tery. i ne local chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy will hold a basaar ln Btates ville during the tlrst week of December. FtMicy articles and refreshments will be on sale, the proceeds to go to the-Confederate monument fund. AUa meeting of the stockholders of the Virginia Coal and Coke Company held at Bristol, Va., yesterday the old board of directors was re-elected. The directors win meet next week. A Are broke out In Wingale'a board- ing house about 13 o'clock laat nlRht at uaramer, Me., and extended to the Coli seum containing one of the largest roller polo rinks in Maine. V Th6 build ing wag entirely consumed. ' , .-- SHOULD SOT Eg FEES TO I fORBlW HBO0VKKSDS SW C:' The Aujaaa Oeneral Think V V IhMll he rtraHlta to l h Manrlaga ftetatloa tatll t Ha riras neauran the VerntUx th gear eta ry mt War aal f 14 That OsTlelar af hu am , gappavt, a) Faal!r-4iu. r. . Kavam the ' Ra-JCatabllshsarBt tha Caalecn . , --. t'c. ' Washington, Sept. JaThat no err ofdoer be permitted to: marry until i has first necared the permission of t Secretary of War and satisfied that ; flclal that hla Income w sufficient support himself , and family and t'.. he Is entirely free from debt is the re,-. omrnendation made by Major Gener . i II. C. Corbln, Adjutant General, com manding the Atlantic division snd l pkrtment of tht East, which wss lssm l at the War Department Regard; marrtage In th snnjr General Corbi.i says: . "b "Marriage of army off) cars who have made no proper provision for asstimi -the responsibilities therefor ts hurtful both to the army and to the officer themselves. To . this broad statemen t there are, of course, exceptions, ss ther? are to all broad statements, but tv general fact remains that our army .t 'over-marrted.' The pay of s subaltern officer Is barely enough for Ms prop" r support and the expenses f his equ'? ment and uniform. If to this Is add" 2 the Inevitable expenses attached to a family it Is not only probable, hut Si most certain, that when an, offlc -r strikes his balance at the. end of -th year he will be behind If lie has! no In come but his pay. X am firmly of thn opinion that no officer should enter .the marriage relation without first getting the authority of the Department sni that as a necessary condition thereto that his Income after marriage will 1 . sufficient to support himself and fami ly and above all If he Is to live en I m pay, he should state on honor that he i f r'ga from debt," . t ' t . General Corbln favors the re -establishment of the canteen, and recom mends the enlistment of colored men In the artillery or their transfer to that corps from the cavalry and Infantry be lieving that colored soldiers In the ar tillery corps will aid that branch of the. service by giving to It men who wouli "by their aptitude and love of the ser vice, commend themselves to the ar tillery officers Just as they have to. the officers of the cavalry and Infantry." I -u - . M'CRAR Y-TATl'M WBDDISO. ' , Prominent Young Lsuftr of Thom nsvllle Wedded to a Vlratnla Helle To Take aa Bxtenalve Bridal Tour. tlTf , ' ? - .', "v Special to The'Dbsenrer. V!?"V :-'-' Danville, Va-BepU 29-At Jl -o'clock to-duy Mr. Johnv Raymond -s. McCrary was married to Mist Mary L'Tatum, of Stuart. Va., the marriage took place at the home of tlh bride. Tha ceremony waa read by Rev. J. T, Carey, ef Dan ville, assisted by Will A. Lambeth, of Thomssvnie. vrmttedlateiyf "after r tW marriage the couple came to DanviKe, where they ars, stopping at the fcart Hotel. To-morfaw they, will leave, tor Washington. After ' spending a week there they will visit Other Northern cities and return' to their future home In Lexington about the 1st of October. In Lexington they wilUIve In Mr. 5f' Crary's new house. This house is one if the most beautiful - residences In Davidson county, Mrs. VcCrsry Is th only daughter of Mr. . and" afrs. J. V. Talum. of Stuart, Va. ; 8h" therefore belongs to one of the prominent fami lies of Virginia. She Is Just' now only 19 years of age. hut she Is considered one of the prettiest girls In ; Patrick county. Mr. McCrary Is one of the most prosperous and successful young law yers of North Carolina, being the senior member of the firm of MoCrary & rtuark. of Lexington, As Mr. and Mrs. Mct'rary saw fit to conceal their Inten tions until yesterday, the news ot their marriage will no doubt be a pleasant surprise to their friends In Virginia and North Carolina. Sltt OK A SETTLBMHgf, rail River Mills Eadeaverlagr Lag la a Supply af Cottua. Fall River, Mass.. Sept. Hi The first In timation of a settlement ot the strike la the cotton mills In this city, which began lr July 25. came to-day when It became krown that one of the manufacturers had ought a large quantity of- raw cotton to' lie delivered the latter part Of October and that other manufacturers were trying to place similar orders. It Is the generai.be- , lief that any settlement of the attiks with in the next two or three weeks will be lh favor of the operatives. :: - ' The cotton market is stronxen the stock of manufactured goods la low, there la ': continuous demand for textiles and the finished stock will command better prices, thus enabling the manufacturers lo oper ate the factories without reducing the wages of the employe. The strikers stiil retort their determination not to return to work until the wage reduction f t;4 per cent., which was the cause Of tho strike. Is revoked. The leaders of the strikers say that the only condition oinder wnicn the operatives will return to worn is the tearing down of the notices of tho wage reduction which Were posted in all i ne mius anectei,y the strike. There Is i little talk of Wmproaiise. Both sides realise that the strike . no far has ' been merely a skirmish and that the crisis is vet to come. With the approach of whiter the strikers will find it more difficult to arn a living outside the mills and tho manufacturers also will loss a la row and profitable amount Of business unto tho mills can be operated. The strike-leaders claim that all propositions for a confer nee or -a compromise will have to coma i rum toe manufacturers. . - - - . Sapresae Grave af Druids In. Session. Richmond, Sept 'J 10. The " Supreme Grove, United Ancient Order of Druids of the United States, met in W-ennUI session here to-day. Speeches of wel come were made by Jfoho 8. Eggleston. on behalf of Virginia; Mayor McCarthy. on oenair or Kichmond, and acting no ble grand arch B. H. Hudson, on behnif of the Druids of the State and an s - proprlate response was made by s preme Arch, Ci R. Painter, of New ( - leans. .The election of officers ia come up to-morrow. ; It is generally con - ceded that Deputy Grand Arch J. T. Martlnne will je elevated to supr arch, and that Supreme Secretary 1" denthal, of New Tork. will be re-f ed. San-. Francisco probably will chosen as the next meeting place. r report of the secretary shows that ? order . has. made great strides m cally -during the past two years. Three miners were crushed to ' the Old Andover Iron Mine, at I N." J. yesterday, another was . Injured hat he will probably J" i others were seriously hurt. Na i ' tons of rock fell on the tut-n. ,-",:p:' ' ::'-r.v-:L,,.-. ' .V-' f ... . rf:.l- j : i .v .r : . ,-' c
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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