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AYALL STREET STANDS PAT l . w ...r, -- KOOSEYELT it AS MADE TERMS ' It is Charged That the Moneyed In - ferest of the Country Have Re- " , (reived ' hx ranees" , From - Uk ' " ITesident Which are Satisfactory , . . . Tlte Brooklyn Eagle Reiterate the, , Clwrge Sentiment on the Ktrcet -.x ..v Ciiairwan Cowherd, After a Trip ' Through Ihe M eat, Kays dig' Demo- era is mere Are Contkleitt of Kcw . York. P- . . V BX.W A. HILDEBR AN D. .. --j , . Special to The Observer, . V New York, Oct. . The money chan era, th men who represent great vest ; ed interests, are going to glre all the aid and comfort possible ta.tho .ad t. ministration. A few months ago It did , not Seem, possible that WU street, with Its Varied ramifications, would again -took upon Mr, Roosevelt with favor. aut this is what has happened to a de gree Which is causing men to marvel. Some time ago the organ of the financial Interests right about faced by declar tag In favor of the President, after , devoting no end of talent and apace to his abuse, but a great many men of the. class alluded to continued their policy of opposition. Much of this op position was active, and It was known that Annuel Belmont expected to re cetve material aid from a nuniber of corporations' after Judge Parker, an admittedly safe and conservative man was , named as Mr. Roosevelt's oppo nent. It; is equally known that a change has come oyer fee spirit of these gen tlemen of large financial connections, and Mr. Beimont has been disappointed. By way of explanation the charge is being made that dominating factors In finance admit that President Roosevelt has made terms with the moneyed1 in terests of the country, that the large and responsible quantities of the financial world have received assur ances In such form and way as to be wholly satisfactory to them. The be lief was expressed m this correspon dence during the week that the Repub licans would have something like two million dollars for use in the Empire State, If such an amount waa consid ered necessary to elect the Republican 'Yesterday The Brooklyn Eagle said electors. . MONEYED MAN STAND PAT. "'This -week financiers" who three months ' ago were denouncing Roose velt and declaring they would not sup port hira.'are declaring In their offices and places of resort that 'Mr. Rooeevelt is a very adroit "man and this thing (1 FREKir -AUTO CLUB WINS. ONE LIFE IXWi: IX BIG RACK. ' SOO-MBe Contest on Long Inland Won ' , by an American, Driving a Machine of Foreign Make and Ownership Clalm of Frenchman ' Representing t' Maine Organisation for First Place, Dlsallowetl No Other llnlnh, Ow ing to ' Uncontrollableness oft i Crowd- Cttatnrcus of . New York j Contestant's tar Meets Death on a! , Curve Another Stay Die-r-Exprcsa i Train Speed Exceeded. ! New York, Oct. , S.Four-w heeled Vehicles of all sorts of, Jncongruous shapes, rushing along the road at a' speed of from CO to 90 miles an hour,! the air- resounding With the "honk ' honk" of horns, the clanging of bolls. and the shouts of guards; signal flags waving and fluttering, and an occasion al Cheer from thousands of throats was 1 the atmosphere In .Mineola, Hempstead, suburbs of Greajter Newt York to-day, during the three hundred-mile auto mobile race for the William K. Vender- Ditt, gr., cup. - i One death, one man In the hospital seriously Injured, many lives placed In' Jeopardy during seven or eight hours of the day, and many thousands of dol lars expended, Is the result. 90 NIL.ES AN HO Ult. -ew the. relations of the financial inter ' . eats to the 1 administration) is settled for eight, years. ' "These statements are made on the authority jof a great financial figure and are confirmed by two others of equal prominence. "It Is further alleged that the word has been passed that with the l- election of Roosevelt the works of pro--' motion and the employment of capita. which 'was brought to a, sudden cessa- tfon oy.'the attack of the government on the Northern Securities Company can be again engaged upon with sure ty and with the promise that there will be no sudden and erratic attacks by government on the vested Interests of the; country. "Involved in this attitude is the Im plied assurance that not only Is Mr. Roosevelt to be elected in 1904. but in 1908. v - "In this frame of mind and State of satisfaction the money Is pouring in steady contributions Into the Republi can national committee's treasury from the moneyed interests, the corporations ttnd the trusts. "To what use other than an attempt to buy the purchasable votes In cer tain of the doubtful States can this great sum be nut?" SENTIMENT ON THE STREET, The writer had a talk to-day with a gentleman who has Just sounded sentl ment on the street. He talked with George W, Perkins, J. Pierpont Mor - aan's next friend, and ftlth others equally well known In the financial world. -This sen Herman said It was a' decidedly serlouschargethatisadvanced . by The Eagle, that the President's per sonal integrity would be brought into Question . if terms really have been made with the moneyed Interests, but that It was difficult to explain the change that has taken place upon any other theory. It is a change that has Mntrlhnted verv largely to the Presl dent's comfort. The writer taiaea wun a man who was at the White House during the early part of th week. -' President Roosevelt said then that he had no apprehension of losing New York. He Is counting on the very vulu . able aid of his tate enemies. , . CONFIDENCE IN THE WEST. ' f ' Chairman of ' the Democratic Con 1 giesslonttl .Committee W. 8. Cowherd iv has lust returned; from a trip through :k '.aw. iir.i.. att : mui1 nt ,f thi i . political situation, Mr. Cowherd said: v- v VJust after the St Louis convention confidence over the West. The people felt there was an excellent chance or the election of the Democratic national ticket Later, however owing to the ' complication in New York State, there .was a short period of some depression owing to the Certainty that If New York was lost there was no use of trying to win the national election. But since the difficulties In New, York have been so completely overcome, since the. vexing ttuestion .nave Deen. so mag-; ..If1u.n4lu uHliul ' kA Man- amain :,' begun to swell, and . throughout the Wait ihnU tut Mom Vnrli l certain' and they are sit falling tn line ' and doing their utmost-to bring theli , own States for the Democratic national, ' ' State and congressional ilcketa". :. fttcrul Court CTomplctcH tlte Crim inal Docket at (iroeiisboro, , ' Special to The Obeserver. " A Greensboro, Oct. The only "case tried I Hi , the; -Federal - Court to-day was J :' C Jf tner, i t ex-storekeeper and gauger ' of Yadkin county, for alleged f fraud against the " govern ment. He whs acquitted This closed all cases for trial on the Miminal dock et, and the court took fk recess 'until Monday, when the civil rriket vrlA be its helm found Impossible to keep the called for trial. ' jcrowd any longer under control after The story of, the race ltnelf 1h one of Intense excitement - and nerve tension. After running for seven hours, some times at a speed of 60 to 90 mllc-n an hour, and faster than many express trains, George Heath, an American, driving a - 90-horsepower vehicle oi foreign make, and representing the Automobile Club of Fiance, finished firsts in the run of 300 miles, with Al bert Clement, representing the suiue club, and driving an 80-horse-power ma chine, also of foreign make, 1 minute and 28 seconds behind him. When the two men flashed by the judges towards the adjoining grand stand, the spectators rose In a body and cheer after cheer relieved the tension of nerves that had held the crowd for so many hours. But the award was not yet certain, for Clement lodged a pro- teat wltlj the racing board of the Auto mobile Association of America, under whose control the race was held, and the decision given tout a few minutes before was withdrawn until the board had made an Investigation into the claims set forth by Clement. These were of a technical nature. Clement, In his protest, declared that he hud been held up in Hematead over a min ute and a halt, and that If this time had been allowed him- he would have won the race. He said that his gaso line tank broke in Hempstead and that time was taken on him while he was repairing it, contrary to the conditions of the race. He also asserted that his time in 'controls had been charged gainst him. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. Like all previous-races of the kind. there was a chapter of accidents' and fatality. The victims were among the participants in the contest. Fortunate-1 ly, none of the spectators along the course was hurt. The man killed wits Carl Muesel, a chaffeur, who was driv ing the car of George Arente,. of New York. The accident was caused by the tires slipping and it occurred about 8i clock; two hours after the start. The car was traveling at a tremendous rate and waa approaching a curve, when it suddenly swerved and turned complete ly over. Muesel was caught beneath the machine, while Arents was thrown to one side. Both men wee taken to a hospital, wher It was found Muesel had had an arm broken and his skull was frocturel and that he had numerous cuts and bruises. One ear was torn off, one anklr sprained and he' was internally injured He died half an hour later at hospital. Arents escaped with a few cuts and bruises. Arents' car was de molished THE START. The race was started at 6 o'clock. The course was over a 30-mile triangle, with turns that were sharp und danger ous. At two places the railroad croswid the highway at grade, and these places were guarded by signalmen. Twice at these crossings Gabriel, a French mo torist, narrowly missed being struck by a train; in one Instance, running but two feet ahead of a locomotive. The starters in the race were A. U Camp bell, Gabriel, Joseph Tracey, A. C. Wehb, George A re run. Jr.. H. H. Lyttle, Heath, Ed E. Hawley, Werner, 'Paul Sartorl, Maurice Bernin, Albert Cle ment, Tarte, Teste, Charles Schmidt, Frank Croker, Luttgen and William Wallace. After the first car -was off promptly at a. m. the others . followed at two- minute intervale. The Vanderbllt car car was out of order when It came time to start, and 'It was mora than two hours later- before It was ready. A flying start in violation of the rules was made, but the cur kept on. it was flUially barred, however. - The first accident of the day ocrurrea when car No. 19, driven by Wallace. stopped for repairs at Hempstead. The machinist, Antonio Honden, was unaer the vehicle, when it. started without warning, ami the rear wheels passed over his body. His injuries are not serious, however. - ; s The machine owned by E. R. Thomas was driven by Hawley, while making one of the turns, swerved from the toad, ran up on the grass along the trued and miiTOWly : nwssedV rarshing Into a tree. Snectators were panic stricken, but the danger soon passed. LAter the Thomas machine broke down and retired from tha race. . Frank Droker'a daring driving was a feature that brought spectators to their feet After the fourth time around the 50-mile triangle, .however, his machine hnd sustained Injuries that put it out of . Vlieus a ' continuous bursting of tires at -one : point in? the course that, aroused suspicion, and Investigation showed that a quantity of sharp nails1 and broken! glass had been thrown on the roadway. To this was due the re tirement of a number of machines early in the racft . ,, ' Of the 18 starters, but eight remain ed In' the race at .the fifth round of. the triangle, or when the race was bulf over. Heath covered the last lap of 31 mile sat the rate of T2 miles an hour. Ills average speed during the ten . laps was 62 miles an hour. .' The four remaining li the race, and who were from twti to three laps be hind at the finish, were called off with out being allowed to finish-because oi v. , " - ''-.! f.-jl '. '".-V . ' --:( .-- "' I IS ; 1 J . t , k ; . I , 1 ,v -0 ' : , yts, ' ' '" A V" , J i . 3 EX-SENATOR MATT. W. RANSOM. the exciting race between Heath anil Clement. The first rtnl excitement that brought the crowd In the grand stand to its feet was when Clement and Croker were coming to the line on the second, at a crashing speed, with but a second between them. As they dashed on past the judges' stand Ihn spectators along the roadway scurried into the fields, the people In the stand rose and checrmi. OUX HLTCIHSOV IH'IIT. Well-Known Young Man Thrown i'rom Wagon When IVIkIiIciioiI Mules Swerved From n Dog'n At tack -No Merlon Injur). Mr. OHn Hutchison, sou of Mr. W. J. Hutchison, who lives on the Oerlta to, id, about four snileM from the city, was the -victim of a very imlnful a-cl It wa on the nest, i dent yesterdnv afternoon, wlien he was round tnat croKor punctured a tire ana:on his wny home. ilr. ItutclilHou, who retired Campbell, in an 80-horso-power ma chine, was the first to croos the white hand across the roadway at the start. He was followed two minutes later by Gabriel, who held the lead for sixty miles, or through the second round. Ills ri tiDout 'i years oui, wiui driving a team of mules t a wagon along West Ninth street, when a dog ran out and frightened the mules. At the time Mr, Hutchison was standing upright In the Mugoa, and when the animals swerved in terror of the dog, he was thrown net time for the second round was 27 i out of the vehicle on his heud. receiv minutes, 14 seconds, or at a rata of Hug a -wound on thu back of his skull t2 miles an hour, .which made him unconscious. Heath passed Queens in the second Two physicians were called, the round in second place, having Jumped wound was dressed and bandaged and from seventh to fourth place In the thou Mr. Hutchison was taken to the first round and to second place In the home of his brother, Mr. I,. L. Hutchl second round. At the third round son, at No. 317 West Ninth street Heath finished 7 minutes and EX sec-., where ihe was resting easily lust night onIs ahead of Gabriel. iTho wound, while painful, was not seri- At 8:30 Teste was nrst, riearn see-ious. . ond, Clement third -ana" Gabriel fourtlf.r The mules f an a short distance when Hcnth. however, finished the fourth round In the lead as- to actual time. Hawley quit at the end of this round. FRENCHMAN'S TEItltlFIC SPKKI). Heath continued to lead until the eighth lap. when he was delayed by I rou hie with his tirqe. Clement whs driving IiIh machine lit terrific speed and as it passed; the stand there wus n tl'ish of a biK hulk, ft whlzxing of wheels and a iukIi of wind and tlie french man with his machine wri) out ot Bight. At the ljO-mlle point, or the end' of tho fifth round, the standing was: Heath, first; Gabriel, second; Clement, third: L,vtlle. fourth; Turte. fifth. Heath's average speed in the first half was (i miles an hour. Heath, after the delay, finished his fc;h1h lap and rincrcd on the ninth n.t r . , in. 1... ,....tr..l ;i leriJlie h e(l. k.it'iitum. wjiu Diai lcvi tne . , , tjii-.tt, ir,c miiv thT-,,f mlrt Hiri uit,ii i,.c,b,, , ...j .... ...... utes in the leutl. ofllclal' time. The ex citement in the grand stand began to Increase. Clement had only a lead of 1 minute. 8 seconds, entering on the la-st lap, affording to the official unnouiice ment. Heath had gained a minute on hltn, but it 'lid not seem that he would wine out the two minutes remaining. THE FINISH On the line, the crowds cheering and yelling, throwlnsr hats into the air, ana wav Ing handkerchiefs, coats and canes on camr the ponderous mucntnes, pumnK. i hushing and snorting like Juggernauts there wax silence In the crowd, the machines whirred and then one flashed acrons th" line it was Heath, followed 1 nilnilte and 28 seconds later by Ue ment. and America's first big race fog automobiles had been run The official lapsed time ror tne en- Heath, o Mr, llutiblHoit finally stopped into a pole. was thrown out, but themselves by running FIVK NAVVIES DKOWXK1 two men came to the nnisn Clement, .141 tire course of 800 miles is: hours. 26 minutes, 45 ne:onds 5:28:13. Protest Disallowed. New York. Oct. 9. The eommltte con Flderlnir the protest oldged by Clement in yesterday's automobile race for the Vanderbllt cup disallowed the protest at an early hour this morning. Heath. wiwi finished first. wis declared the winner. The official lime us given out follows: Huith, elapsed lime, 6:B6:45: corrected lime, i(! 45. Cleim-.it, elapsed timp. HF.8:1S: corrected tune, &:28:13. No time was taken for the oluer contestants. KxciirKioi.lsi.i Miss Train. Between 75 and 100 excursionists from Hk-koiy, Newton and netuby points were in a dilemma of their own making yesterday evening, when the excursion train pulled out exactly, on time, which was exactly what the be lated ones had not figured on. , Sotne of the excursionists, were not any too flush of coin and did enjoy the contem plation of spending 4h night in the city, nor paying another fare,. for that matter, but most of them returned with Capt. Tom Rowland on the night train. The excursionists came from Hickory mostly', and were well-behaved. They filled eight cars, which were operated over the Southern by Mr. J. Thomas Leonard, of Lexington First JSearcli JJglit Operated J lore. Impelled by The Observer electric plant, the first scarxhllght ever operat ed in -Charlotte flushed forth Its rays last night from the top'.of the Tomp kins, tower. It Is owned by lit, A. M. Whlsnant. and throws a stream of light ai mile nl a quarter. If wrs oterated last night for quite a while, and very satisfactorily. '. It Is Jlkcly that 1 the searchlight -will be used to advantugs on occasions' such .as?, tho night when the, national election returns come In to indicate "the result - -:. - Sail lloiit Coiituliiiug Nine Men From the Nnvy CapNlw.i in l'eiiMnooIa Hay Sliifting of nullum During Squall ltCKpOIIHilllC. Pensacola, fla., Oct. 8. Five men were drowned in Pensacola Hay to-day by the cupslsing of a sail boat, in which they were returning from Pegsacola to tne navy yard. The dead: Otto Buns, water tender, United Btates Navy; Klchard lewls, machinist at njvv yard; H. I. Hurty, fireman, 2nd class; W. C. Foster, fireman, 2nd class; N. .Yti in i n Is. uilkjr. The lioal contained nine men, eight of whom were members of the crew of the gun bout Vixen. Four were rescued by a boat, from that vessel, who heard cries of distress, and rowed half a mile to the sxt where the boat capsized, The boat contained a large amount of chain lis ballast, ami when a squall struck the bout the chain shifted and the boat capsized. A strong tide was running tov.urd the Gulf. The bodies of the drowned men have not been recovered. SITKIUOft COl.'KT. In the ( jim- of .1. V. Thompson vh. Iks 4;', No l)ninni(-i Were Award ed An KMori to Have a Verdict bet AmIiIc. The case of J. William Thompson vs. the Charlotte Electric Railway, Light and Power Com puny, went to the Jury into yesterday afternoon. Its verdict was that the plaintiff was not entitled to damages, the Jury giving It as their opinion that both parties were negli gent. Thompson sued tho '4C. for $5,000 as damages for injuries received when s street car ran into a bujriry In which he was riding near tne ..id gr.uc, school a year ago. The pluiiitirt wn represented by Messrs. Slew.i-t. Kirk Patrick, and Clarkson & Duls. Hurwell & Cunslcr appeared for the defendants. In the case of the Carolina Heatlns: and Plumbing Company vs. 'Miss Saldy Hall, tn which a verdict was returned in favor Of the defendant, tui effort is being made to have the verdict set aside on the ground that the Jurymen, being runners and unfamiliar , with plumbing, werf not comieteiil to serve. Tlie Kind They Used to JIuvc. Two lusty young farmers yesterday afternoon harked back to the good old days when first and skull fights were so popular, and engaged in a lively, punishing 'bout on East Trde street. fhey w-cre W. S. Hartls and F. W. Small and are well known in tlu. coun- ,y, Ihe muirhau some words and went -it each other , with clenched fist Spec tatois, recognising the real article, fti med u i Ing ami wore trfttetl to an exhibition that wh fast and furlmj while It It'.stad. ' Hut etxni watchful cop appeared anl sfter being taken tc the station house, the men gave bond for their appearance, to-morrow after union-at tne re-ou r a iiifttin. 'llie men were perfectly sober and fought fair, t , i . , , . , , , , t',' Kxcnndon to St. IxmiIh, The Southern Railway 5 wilt run R specially conducted : excursion ,to , ist. ijouia next Titesilay morning, under tho supervision of Cm it, Thomas Rowland. There will be In the party persons from all parts of the State, arid it Is prob able that a full train will be needed. A HARD FOUflHT (UME. SCORE: CinOLlXA 0) DAVIDSON . Tlo Game for Um Championship T.n tn a 11c, Neither Hide Hixwliiit Yc. tmlny a Great Football Day for t1mrlott -Tlio Contesf, Weil c At tMidcdUotii Teams Fight Hani and Make an Interesting CHHttcst. , Tii ihe; surprise of every one, the plucky ; foothail team from Davidson Colliigf held' tho strong aggregation from " theV University of North Cro Hna rvvii to a scoreof 0e yesterday afternoon. The Davidson 4em hardly expected such a score themselves and last night the streets Wore full of the exultant "supporters of tho Red and Black. The University sympathisers were correspondingly ,cAst down, But speedily assumed a look of cheer and spoke ot better tuck next time. Yesterday was truly football day in Charlotte. Early in the morning the "White and Blua" began to appear On the street, quickly followed by the Red and Black colors of the Presby terian college, worn on the shoulders ot the hopeful Davidson supporters. Crowds gathered about the Central Ho tel to udmlro lint burly forms of the University men. Men, women and children passed and repassed, all l a state of suppressed excitement as they thought of the coming contest. Tlie voung ladies ot th colleges In the city drove by in decorated vehicles and tried to appear unconscious of the admiring gase of the collcgo men filling the streets. There is something in a foot bivll dav that seems to fill even th Phlegmatic with mlldl excitement, and yesterday was no exception. The Davidson team, with Its enthusi astic rooters, arrived about 1 o'clock and proceeded to the Central Hotel, whero crowds of college men in their usual fantastic and exaggerated clothes, were swarming about tho en trance and corridor. The first team to arrive upon the field In the afternoon waa that of the Uni versity. They Immediately began pre liminary practice In catching punts and running through signals. The David son, team arrived soon after and were greeted by the enthusiastic yells of their syrrfathlxers. The crowd begun to pour in steadily till about BOO people were gathered upon the grounds. Lan daus, carriages and automobiles, all decorated In the colors of one of the two colleges, helped to swell the six of the assemblage. The college girls were but In force, the Presbyterian College young ladles wearing the colors of Davidson, as a rule. The Carolina men, however, were fully consoled In seeing the White and Blue among the fair one from itillsabeth. DETAILED ACCOUNT. Davidson wins the toss and choses to defend the south goal. Fetser kicks oft for Davidson and Jacocks catches the baJl, advancing U I yards. Bear piange r yards through the line and Newton d ri les an end for1 a gain of 15 yards. Carolina falls to gain and Jacocks kicks 30 yards. Wyman, who catches ihe bul, is tackled in his tracks. A fumble and Carolina regains the ball. Carolina starts off and fumbles. David son gets the ball and mukes a series of short gains, when Wyman, tha fast lit tie quarter-back, breaks loose and dashes around an end for 10 yards, Davidson loses 15 yards on a penalty going back to within 10 yards of the froebyterlan goal. Fierce plunges by the Davidson backs fall to gain and McKay makes a short, bounding kick. Jacocks catches it and, darting hither and thither through tlie swarming play ers, makes 15 yards before he Is down ed, and the White and Blue colors run not. Curollna loses the bull on a fouj and Davidson makes short, steady gains In a series of plunges through right tackle. At this point, In their eagerness, the spectators crowded upon the field, and, notwithstanding the entreaties of' the officials, moved back with extreme re luctance. Havldson makes good gains and then loses the ball on a fumble. Bear and Kobcrson hit Davidson's line hard for short gains and then Newton separates himself rfom the tangled mass of hu manity and make a long run across tho field for a gain of 10 yards. Carolina hits Davidson's line heavy and then fumbles. A kick follows and Wyman comes speeding up the field till thrown by a beautiful tackle of Bear, Ketzer then struggles through for 20 yards. McKay fumbles and loses the ball. Newton again skirts left end for a long run, of 10 yards. He fumble and Jacocks recover the ball in David son's territory near tha middle of th& . i i . ,i , . . i . , . . . , , , ... iieui. i one ib up, wun me oau in iJavldaon's territory, near the mlddlt of the Held. SECOND HALF. The two teams changed sides at the beginning of the second naif and Rober- son kicked off. Fetzer advances 15 yards. Davidson makes no gain and Kicks. Kobcrson receives and advance M yards. btory takes Beagle's place at guard. The university rushes ball within yards of the enemy's goal, when David son makes a great stand. Three line. plunges gain nothing and the hall goes over. ' Davidson makes short gain-and then Wyman gets loose on a quarter back spectacular run for 20 yards. Davidson then falls to gain and kicks. caiollna gains steadily on plunges of Ben r und Roberson. ; Here an unfortunate Interruption oc curred when the opposlrg players began to fight among themselves. No one knows who struck the first blow. The policemen were rather hasty ln using their clubs at this point; , The game is resumed again and Ja cocks goes speeding around an end for a beautiful run of 80 yardsi -,. Time ' is. called and -.the game. . is over,-with tho ball in tho possession oi Carolina on Davidson' 40-yard line. Carolina. Position. , , , Davidson. Stewart (capt.) .. Btockard Manes . r. g. Sloop Reaglo ..,;.. 1, g. Dents Webber ...,i,.. 1. 1. Thompson Jones ,......,; r. t, ,;..',-;.,,. Hansel! Barry V ,r. e. ....lu,.'. Moore Townsend 1. e. y.. ..,..,. t.Miller Jucocks .,,,,..; d. bv, ',Wyraafi Newton r. h. ... Fctxer (cupt.) Beat 1. h. , McCftllle Kobersnu .,,.,,. f.; b..v.. MKy. (Substitutes: Fowler and Wright .: foi Carolina;' McKelthan. Mick. and Dacy for- Davidson. Umpire, Mr.- .George Htephew. Referee, l: "'. F. M. (Mum-iic,. Time-Keeper", Dr. J l Munroe. - Ltne men, Messrs - Fiissimoiis snd Jlri.'ini nell. Time of halves, 15. nnnutey. OEX. Mv Y. RAXSOM DEAD. rATIUOT WARRIOR, STATESMAN. TImj ImperlHltnbl Career tt North Carolina's Most ' Distinguished Irl vste (itlsen C'Iimon at tlie ?Hth SI lie stone of III Ufe -Tlie Flume, for Mmiihn Weakly Flickering, One Oil! Calmly and ; IViscrfully- The Passlnff of a Man In Whom rro llnlnns Glorled-Mket'lt of a Ung nd t'scriil I4fo-Tlie Ohsrqnicn Momlny AricriKKnt t tli Old Home in Northumptoii. Special to Th Obeserver. . ".' Wtldon, Oct. l.-Ex-8eimtor Matt W. Hansom, North Carolina' foremost cttlsen, died suddenly this morning-, at his country homo in Northampton coun ty, near Garysburg,. of heart faltur. Th end cam shortly after 1 o'clock and was the peaceful passing of a flams which' had flickered but feebly for some month. To-day was hi 78th birthday. Gen. M. , W. Ransom was born on Oct 8. 1828, In Warrn county. Ife became Attorney Oeneral for the State of North Csrollna in 18D2, being only' 36 year of age at the time, thus being the youngest man to hold thla position In the history of the Stats. By reason of Gov, Vanca being unable to qualify aa Senator after his election, Gen. Ran som beeam United States Senator In 1872, which; position h hsld constantly until 1895, immediately after which ho was appointed United States minister to Mexico, in which capacity he served for two years. Ho waa a member of the board of arbitration In tho Venezuelan troubles -with Mexico. ,, He leavos five sons and one daughter and a wife. M was probably tho larg est landowner In tho State, the aereage being variously estimated from 14,000 to 18,000, In fact, he recently remarked: "There Is only one person who knows how much land I own and that to my self.", iv" The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and th Inter ment will be made tn the family bury ing ground. He will be buried with Masonic honora. Mrs. Ransom and Daughter -In Cliar lotte. f Mrs. M. W. Ransom, the widow, and Miss Essie, the daughter, of ox-Senator Ransom, passed through th city last night on their way home, in re sponse to a telegram announcing tho death of the distinguished North Car oilnian, , They had been at their cot tags at Blowing Rock and did not know that he had been at alt ill. f FliAGS ATJIALF-MAHT.- News of Gen. Hansom's Death Cast a uioom over itaicigii Major Dix on's Tribute to the Dead H talesman ana HoidJcr. , , Observer Bureau, 17 West Cabarrus St. Raleigh, Oct. 8. Immediately on receipt of tho sad hews Of the death of ex-United States .Senator . Matthew W. Ransom, this morning, the flags on th fitate capltol and Soldiers' Homo were lowered to half-mast, as a mark of respect. The news cast a gloom over tho entire city, All the State officers, except Stat Aud itor B. F. Dixon are out of the city on a Ntute campaign. Maj. Dixon, who was a life-long frend, said of Gen. Ransom: "Passing tniougn weiaon Thursday, I saw Gen, uui.Bom. and grasping me by tho hand tae general said: 'You have been ooeuk ing in in oast, tnat 1 right, give It i irwn, i iook ior a.gionou victory fo Democracy this time.' Last Thurs day," said Major Dixon, 'Gen. Ransom was the same courteous, kindly gen tleman he was when h , led the thin gray lines, with tho unwavering sten. to counter tne enemy. h waa then tha laoi ot his men. And to-day North Carolina mourn the loss of her great est citinn." - Gen.' Ransom's Death Brings Sorrow to uki i omraoes. Bpecial to The Observer. Asheville, Oct. 8.The news of Gen. Ransom' death was received here with genuine sorrow. Many of the dead statesmen' former comrades-in-arms reside her and when they read this af ternoon that their chieftain had sud denly passed away, a feeling of personal loss came over them, while tears sprang to the eyes of several. Capt. J. P. Saw yer, president of the Battery Park Bank, wno was in General Ransom' brigade, said that, excepting Senator Vance, General Ransom was the greatest .of North Carolinians. MBoKITt'IIIXSno'.. ATTACKS 1XS0LTVT 1 A Tlsdtt Averted at C tli J'rott'pt Inierfi-rctti . Hold. Willi Wfini i Kllcliln Was IIm'ii-: i i-rol Ine The "roi 1 Congressman for Ii A ; Jtcy nolds teml an fortMr, Klichin Art lresl(lcnt Harshly tn a , , Mlva Revlnr of the Ai!'i Hpeclal to Tha Obeserver. Chapel Hill, Oct, v 8. C,.; William W. Kltchln and Mr. c Heynolda,-' th Republican tor Congreos, met hero l --' aplrited joint debate. A 1 1 waa present and great manifested. While Mr. Ki' peaking,' Morris LJoyd, an i. ' man,-interrupted him, ami fi became so noisy and bo!t en the Congressman could hsrdly i -Mr, ae-ttchln finally told l,i,ri;' i marlta, which wer very ins'i cess, ho would hit him. Lloy I ued his , Impertinence, ' when i congressman sprang at htm. A fight was happily averted hv : . nolds, who Immediately rust i I the two combatant. , Mr. 1.U Ji.tlfled th his action and was , ly applauded. " - . - Mr. Reynold spoke first. IT -n excellent effort and was Ho displayed a disgraceful cv tho President and urged that t:. used In tho campaign for tr. r of stimulating prejudice. Th criticised the present election l i said that the Democrats had r makeshift on tho books. Tlie i of tha two partle on the e ! problem waa compared and ti parison was decidedly In favoi fusion administration. He the Republican party for Its a the Panama affair, th passs?? Cuban reciprocity bill, it - pro; policy, it peaceful ettlement i t anthracite coal strike and its t the lif of the laboring man 1 Mr, Kltchln gave a concise a n I prehensiv review of tho work: the protoctlv tariff system, i help monopolies and powerful gallon ot capital t enrich the i out of the pocket t th mai? criticised th President sharr' showed the magnitude of the cm which marked his administrate , Kltchln stated that h had cut., mor rural free delivery rout - any other Congressman In the i . POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS Sonic New Dales for Senator Over' mun A Row Kiiterprise 1 1 m it ered News Notes of State Capital, r . Observer Bureau,' 17 West Cabarrus St S Raleigh, Oct. 8. A charter has been Issued for ' the Washington Ginnery Company, Wash ington.. C, capital stc:k 1100,000 au thorised, $30,000 subscribect The incor. porators are William Bragaw, H. B. Mayo and other. x7-xv:- - i'Vi X'S1- Chairman Simmons announce . an- polntments as follows: . Hon.; Lee , a. Overman, Stonevllle October' 22; (bar- oecue and rally) ; 'Marlon, October 14; Bryson City. October 25'.' Webster. -.Oc tober 26!: Asheville, October 17. Morgan ton... October 28; Lenoir, October 29; Statesvllle, October - 31; Newton,;; No vember 1; Lexington, November 8. Theo. F. Davidson, ' Henderson, No vember 6, Lock Craige's appointments at Greensboro October Z0 and Ruther ford ton, November 3, , withdrawn as Cralge can speak only once a day on account; of his throat". . .. The programme of daiK-ei in r-onnec- tlon - with the social features ' at fair week, )erfecttHl to-night. coiistHt of a subscription d?vnce Tuesday nnjht. Cup pa- Alpha,; Wednesday; mipltal Chili. Thursday; marshals' ball, Friday.' !er-' retary Pogue declares tlie outlook f ir tho fair was never ro btifil.t. ..'."Mrs. .Richards, -Vf liocky MVhhiI ttl- ' a putlfiuli in ls-n : K in )-,t -v- I., v.' t'V '' 1 Klvinsf ll:l.H.H" f -i J ; t.7 , smd :n. . FLORIDA POLITICIAN IX I : Candidate oil Democratic State; Charged With m Camiatsn I By Defeated Primary OptHii.r Gainesville, Fla-, Oct. I. The i jury to-day ; brought an m : .. against W. ' M, Holloway, c forgery. Holloway waa a cand, for th last Stat Democratic i for the position of guperlnten Publlo Instruction, against Hheats, the present Incumbent i way defeated ; heafa in the pn but tho .lattor ohad. Holloway tu t enargea mm wun a roraerv. win - claims, caused his own. defeat, f Invited Booker T "Washington t dress th State school superintp;, convention, at Galneavilio, In I cbr 1903. H charge that. Holloway possession of th letter and ma 1 -Interpolations The question of the i ity of th Indictment will , be v her next Monday. The State I cratlo commute ha requested v way' resignation from the state t which ho ha refused to give. CURE FOR LYNCH LAW. President of Colored Sunday y ' Iieague Urges Suppression of i Among Blacks. Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 8. -At to-; session of the International In' nomlnatlonal Association of C' Sunday School Leagues, In session ' President w. H. V. , Mlxon, of i in hi annual address, urged tlie - presston oi crime among mac a ra tha cur for lynch law. Rev. ; said in part: -. ' tm. '... M . t "jovii aiiuremenia, contusion an,.i timely, death will continue In the 1 as long aa idler remain. "Bad literature and bad company bring any man. woman or child to grace and often to death without a premonition of that fact,' Lyti' ' flaying ana burning numan peinxs be removed from th glob wbea cause ar removed." Src j FIVE YEARS FOB PARRICI : 13-Year-Old Texas Whit Bov, Blew His Father' Brains Out Punishing Hi felster, Coiivh i. ; Manslaughter. ;-,.i s Llttl Rock, Ark.. Oct 8. A e; to The Gaxette from Texarkana In the district court of Bowie cv Texaa, ay, Boston. Willi Watson, a year-old whit boy, waa tried to- oil Lira, ciicbia 'V KttiiiiB uia ia..u Oak Grove, riear DeKalb, in the v end Of th county, about six weeks ; convicted of manslaughter and t flv year in the penitentiary. Th hadtold his father that if he w! hi 10-year-old sister again he v kill him.;; When the father, a few . later, was punishing the girl, the slipped up behind, him and dis:h-'-the contents of both barrels of a ; gun into his bead, blowing out. brains. - M'CUE'S CHILDRE NLKU Cliarlottevllle "Alleged AMfe er a Eldest Son, an InijHvrtaiii -Witness, Among the I 'our , f erring His lroperty. c Charlottesville, Va., Oct. S -deed filed with the corporation day, former Senator Mayor J. now In Jail, Charged with the ; of hla wife, ; conveys . to his i Police Justice E. O. McCue, a of lots to secure payment c-f ; bond. He also has conveyed 1 : to his brother-in-law. McCu people at certain hours for V. ' tlon of his law business. ,V authoritative statements t-McCue''-, four children, i eldest son. William, w! ! 'etei an Import;!; f - ' toft, on a wi - H II li i:i !. V ' ! ! 1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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