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o 1? ' 2:;.V:VS v, . I ' 1 t- . IK- til. v.- 11 DIE UNDER TBOLLEY CAR f ' j ; NEW 1IOTQRMAN, SHARP CURVE. I , , j, Chartered Car Crowded With Young ' -r'.v f r 1'eopl Returning from . ' l-letuture I , " , Reeort Near Providence, Tt. 1 a, m. I DeraUeuY Motorman Being Unaware of Curve at Foot of Grade. and Many Are Killed or Injured weight of Men 'on Manning uoara. ,- and Momentum, Too Mucn for Be- V UtMl .Action---Work of Rescue vu Providence, R, t, June' I. EIvn persona are dead, a score ; serioualy and. many others slightly Injured as t . ' the result of . the overturning of i 1 crowded electric car" at Moore's Cor- '', to JBaat Providence,' " early this -" morning. Mors than' J. 00. young men and women, who had spent the even . Ins; at Crescent Park,' si pleasure re 't: sort on the 1 Providence river, six miles below this city, were on ,k chartered ..ear', returning: to their , homes In this city,' Olneyvllle and ;.. Thornton. It Is believed that two of .the Injured will die. The dead: OEOKGB ATCHERSON, 20 years. . Thornton. - EDWARD F. BRENNAN, 18 years. , Cranston, k. i.. ALIC& - FlunKLIN, IT years. ;-- Thornton. ; , ' ENRICO. QAMBONIB, II years. -t Thornton, v JOHN GAVIN, to year, Provi- ,),.' .; aence. ANOELO qermain, 10 years; Thornton. : . , OU8TAVB GUERTIN, St years. . Olneyvllle. . WILXJAM W. LUTHER MAN. 17 . . years. Providence. , - BERTHA M. KEIXT, 18 years. , m Thornton. JOHN SCHNEIDER, 1 years. .'j- pineyvllle. ETHEL WHIT ELY, II years, Providence. The wreck occurred on the eoburb- . an line of the Rhode Island Company, The motorman, W. J. Laucher, of Olneyvllle, was maklnc his first trip over the road. Laucher was put In . charge of the car at the solicitation :-.- of the paseengera, members - of a Catholic society, which had been to Crescent Park for an oatlng. " Pog prevented a clear view of the road ahead, and the motorman, un ' aware of the sharp carve below, al lowed the car to coast rapidly down ;. the hill. Suddenly he felt the car swing Into the curve, and realising the peril, applied the brakes ana re versed the power. The weight of a - nnmber of men on the running board. . . and the momentum, sufficed to derail ' the car' and throw tt Into the road .' twenty feet from the track. ' Beven of the passengers were pinioned beneath the car and Instant ly killed. Those who were able, be- , ran the work of rescue. A large . Joist wss utilised as a lever, a pile of -- etooes form fog a fulcrum, and the car 1 was raised from the ground Just .enough to permit the escape of IU Imprisoned paseengera Two persons tied sanneedMl isr rtr'"t t""' , Joist breke under the 'weight of the ". -car and lM neavy Tenicie ten m( - killing two of the Injured. The rescuers again raised the car from the around, and by building tlle of heavy stone, kept it In position while the dead and Injured were re moved. . . . Two of those taken out. John Gavin and George Atcherson, both of whom had sustained fractured skulls, died within an hour. Motorman Laucher was not arreat ed. The police authorities said that the motorman Was not guilty of negligence, Jn their opinion, inasmuch as he wss unfamiliar with the line and did not know of the curve. The car : waa In charge of Conductor Joseph McQuade, who received serious, in . Juries. KILLED A CROAT A Jf WOMAN. Officers Ordered to Robeson Settle tnent to Arrest Luke 8mlth, i Vlilto Man, Charged Willi the ' Crime Couulr Convention Electa I'nlMU-acted Delegates. Special to The Observer. Lumberton, 'June I. Sheriff Q. B, McLeod received a telegram this morning which in substance was that Luke Smith, white, this morning shot and killed Naa Dunn, a Croataa wo . . man, at Red Banks, this county. Deputy Sheriff J. A. Barker was ordered to Red Banks to arrest Smith .-and Coroner Ksncke was notified to ' ' go and hold an Inquest Nothing has been heard as to the result of their r work, ''From the best Information your . correspondent can get,. Smith has . , been living with the woman, they passing aa husband and wife; at ' least that is what Smith claimed i , here. He has often been before the ,- courts and was only recently dls ohsrged from Jail. here.. The exact "''" cause of their differences that brought '.' forth the trouble this morning Is not known... Prof. Venn and family leave to " '"' day for Davidson county, where Mr. V ' Venn goes to teach school. He has , -been principal of Robeson Institute here for four years.' He announced at the closing of his school recently that he would leave here to take up work elsewhere..' ' ' The Democratic county convention, held here-the past week, elected un , . Instructed delegates . to the State, Judicial and congressional conven tions. A delegate to: the convention ',' . and a supporter .' for Congressman Patterson's renominated; said to . me ,V that, while the convention did not TjJ Instruct the delegates, he believed ac b ranch as 00 per cent were for Mr. Patterson. There ara others who do . rot believe he will have so large a V- following. ' 1 .' x ' ') KILUNG IX CHEROKEE COUNTY. ' Win Qolrtt Is Attacked by Two Geor gtane, Wltli Knives and Hhoots One of Them, Afterward Surrendering. . ' . , Ashevlll,' Jon I. A special to The J 1 Cltlsens from Andrews, N. C, say: Harvey ' and r Jake . McFall, of , Lowndes, - county.. Oa and .Will ' - Qulett ,had a fight at Rhodo, five ' miles esst of here, last night, result Ing In Jake McFall being killed by " " tjuiett and Qolett being seriously bift hot dangerously cut ' The fight was ' - the result ct a' dispute over an ac count The Mc Falls began the fray ' and approached Qulett with drawn i knives. , Qulett retreated, . warning them not to follow, but they made a dash at him, cutting his left arm i i twice, Inflicting severe gashes. Qulett fired four shots, wounding Jake Mc '. pall In the head. McFall idled at 1 , about 10 o'clock. Qnlolt Walked to i , Andrews and surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Elliott. i.t.v; :,-,:;,' ".' DR.' J. 8. J3AS8ETT RICSIGXS.- " V-"-.- -i ''- I., i ; .-. : Head of the Department ' of HlHtory at iTimey college Accents a Hinti tar Chair In Kmith College, : at rnoruiainptoii. MaHs. lias Been i Member of Trinity's Fat-ultv TlUr. ' teen Years Author of , Several . Book. . . .;;'.-. ; - Special to Tne pbservelv" T "Durham. June I. John' .Spencer juassett Ph. D., head of the depart ment -of history In Trinity Colleae. has resigned that position to accept a similar position In, the faculty of Smith College, Northampton. Mass. Dr. Bassctt Is one, of the oldest and most popular members of the faculty of Trinity and is one of the best known educators and teachers in the coun try, ' and his departure from North Carolina will be' regretted by the peo ple of : the State generally and , the patron of Trinity in particular. Dr. Bassett has been a member- of the faculty of Trinity for It years, being elected dean of . the then' pre paratory department In lit 1. 1 He was a graduate from Old Trinity about five years previous. After finishing nis course at this Institution he taught In the Durham High School two years and then went to Johns Hopkins Uni versity, where he took his Ph. D. de gree. Since he became a member of the faculty of Trinity College, Dr. Bas- ett ha demonstrated that he Is man of unusual ability and . capacity. Aa a historian and a teacher of his tory he has no superior la the South He has been manager of the fin Trinity -Library since tt was founded. During the last . few years he has made quite n enviable reputation as a writer, being editor of The South Atlantio Quarterly for several years. and the author of 'at least two books that have received the most flatter Ing notices from . the critic of the country, who commended not only the accuracy and ' thoroughness of the work, but the broadness and fairness of the author. The first of the books was "The Life of Andrew Jackson:" the second The federalist System," one of the eerie of "Toe American Nation, a History.''- being edited by Prof. Albert Busonees Hart of Harvard Univer sity. Dr. Bassett will assume his du ties aa the head of the department of history at Smith College at the open ing of the next term. Smith Collese stands at the head of the colleges for women in the United States and his call to one of the moat Important positions In Its faculty Is a Just recog nition of Dr. Bassett's ability, the scope of his knowledge and his broad ness. AIR SAILOR HAS BARE ESCAPE. Young San Franrlwo Aeronaut Placed in Kxtreme Peril at Cleveland, . O. by Injury to Balloon and Smother, Ing Rush of Gas While 500 Feet up. Cleveland,. O.. June S. While making a trial flight with hla air ship at an amusement resort here to day, Lincoln Beachey, the young San Francisco aeronaut narrowly escaped death by the collapsing of the frame work of the car. The alrshlo waa S00 feet In tha air when the accident occurred end the aanng yoqng navigator waa saved rrom being oaanea to ins ground only by the narrowest margin. He man aged to guide the airship until It was but fifty feet above the ground., and although It fell that distance, he es caped uninjured except for a" few bruises. The airship was Dartlv wrecaea. Everything was running smoothly. when, without warning, the two bam boo poles at the center of the car near the englns snapped In two. This caused the enure fame work to double up like a Jack-knife. The rapidly revolving propeller wae hurl ed Into the forward end of the big balloon, cutting a big opening In It The escaping gas caused the car to away to and fro and It waa with dlf Acuity that Beachey remained In the cage. The car started to drop slowly, and the rudder being useless it waa blown- over the park in the opposite direction from which it was headed. The hydrogenic gaa which filled the balloon poured down on Beachey, nearly smothering him. Fortunately. the gaa escaped slowly and there was enough in the balloon to support the car until It waa within SO feet of the ground. The descent had been grad ual, but owing to the awaylng of the car and the fumes of gas, Rearhey wss in constant danger of death. TROUBLE OVER AT CANANEA. Scene of Riot Is Vnder Control and Mexican Commander I Disarming American - and Mexicans Alike- Dead Estimated at Six Americans and SO Mexican. Blsbee, Aria.. June t. The situation at Cananea to-night Is normal. The American volunteers, who went across the line at Naco with Governor Y la bel, of Sonora, on Saturday morning. returned to Blsbee this morning. Their services were no longer needed, al though their presence there during Saturday before the arrival of Colonel Koaterllsky, with ' Mexican rurales, held the situation In check. The town I under control and Co lonel Koaterllsky is diarmlng Ameri cana and Mexicans alike. A telephone message to The Register to-day saya that not a single shot had bean fired since Saturday afternoon at 0 o'clock. Colonel Koaterllsky and Governor Tsabel, assisted by General Torres, are on the ground, and Colonel Oreene. chief owner of the Cananea copper mines, make the statement that the trouble is over. A conservative estimate of the num ber killed In the two days' fighting la It -Mexicans and six Americana YOUTH KILLS HIS SWEETHEART. Traredr. Claimed to bo Accidental Mmotlng, ' near JtoanoKe-The Young Fellow Jailed, Roanoke, . Va., - June) " !. -De- wltt Slgmon, ',20 years of age, ' to-day shot and killed hi sweetheart Mis Belli Shlvley, In the latter - home. near Roanoke. There waa no-witness to the tragedy except the principals.'. Slgmon says the girl waa handling a pistol and In trying to take It from her the wea pon exploded, the ball , entering the girl' ' breast. Blgmon , summoned a doctor and. gave himself up to th Sheriff. The girl waa dead when th physician reached .her. Blgmon Is In th Roanok Jail. . New Orleans otMrrve ' Louisiana ".,';';;?; Memorial Day.- yi New Orleans, June' I. Confederate Memorial Day wa observed with -the usual ceremonies her.- At tho Con federate monument In Greenwood Cemetry . th - vest ran' organisation assembled and heard an 'ovation by Howard McCaleb. Br. 1 Flower were placed on th graves of th not ed Confederate dead In th different cometerlea' Th Grand Army voter anc tent a handsvm floral offering. . , . v- -, , . - . -. , .. , , BQHB FIEND DIES TBAfrjEl) KILLS A CAPTOR AND, SUICIDES At Railway Station East of Madrid , Jdiacreant W ho Attempted to Aa- aaawlnatev King Alfonso and Bride j is Itecognlartl From; Descriptions I. and Shoots Mlmsclf to Escape VII- ' lagers Body Brought to Madrid -and Kxpotted V, to Appease Public Wrath Fresh Attentats . Certain, V Say King to American . Envoy- jupressea , tseir-iioproaon va xu-iae for tiringing tier to ttpain.v ' Madrid, June .Th capture and suicide Saturday night at Torrejon d Ardo of Manuel Morales, th chief suspect-Jn the bomb outrage against King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, adds another dramatlo chapter to th Inci dent aurroundlng th royal wedding, : Morale waa recognised In the little town' of Torrejon, de Ardoa, midway between Madrid, and Alcala. . A guard sought to detain him, but Morales, drawing a revolver, ahot , the guard dead.' Then he turned to flee, but a nurffber of the inhabitants of the town wsre opon him, and turning the revol ver upon himself h sent a shot in th region of his heart, expiring a few minute later. Senor Cuesta, proprie tor of th hotel from the balcony of which' Morale threw th bomb, view ed the body thla morning and com. Pletely Identified it as that of hi f cent guest. , It waa I o'clock Saturday evening when Morales, disguised as a work Ingman, entered the station at Torre jon de-Ardo. He asked when the next train Would depart for' Barcelona and then sought food In a nearby an op. his cataionian accent attract ed attention and his clothes, face and manners Indicated a man of some dis tinction. EVENT8 LEADING TO CAPTURE. A private watchman -from a nelarh boring estate recalled the description of the bomb thrower and noticed that a finger on the man'a left hand, which the stranger waa trying to conceal. was badly hurt and that there waa a email fresh scar on hla forehead. The stranger sought to take a road leading into the country, but the watchman Intercepted htm and de manded to know his identity. Morale declined to give this, whereupon a guard arrested him. Instantly Moralea drew a revolver from his pocket and fired, the guard falling dead Morales started up the road, but a small group of villagers had barred hla passage. Then, turning, he de liberately pointed the weapon to hla heart tired and pitched forward In the roadway.. In his pockets were ttt'ln money and a small supply of bread and cheese. When the Gov ernor of Madrid arrived with Senor Cuesta, Identification was immediate and positive. The body waa then brought to Madrid. At Torrejon de Ardoa, the Villagers indignantly re fused to permit the body to repose In their town. ... HEARD CRIME DISCUSSED. ' Villagers of Torrejon de Ardo say Morales appeared greatly fatigued and fell aaleep on a bench In the. station. At the Inn he called for dinner, but scarcely tasted a morsel. The pro prietress Of the Inn discussed the pre vailing topic of the throwing of the bomb at Madrid, declaring it was a heinous crime. The stranger shift ed nervously, saying, "Every one has his own ideas, which ahould be re spected." Shortly after this he tried to leave the town. when Moralea shot himself. Fran cisco Martlnes, heading he crowd. saw in the moonlight Moralea making a desperate effort to raise himself on his elbow, his right hand still grasp ing the revolver. Then the wounded man fell backward, but the villagers waited IS mlnutea before srolns? closer, fearing that he might still ba able to use the weapon. They found Morale dead. There were thro abrasions on the body besides the desth wound one on the hand, one under the left eye and one -on the forehead. His disguise waa com plete, even including the common steel watch ordinarily carried by workmen. PUBLIC FEELING INTENSE. The body Of Moralea was exposed thla afternoon to allay public Indig nation.' Thousands of persona surged before the municipal morgue seeking to get in line to be admitted to the room where the body lay, but cavalry and Infantry blocked th ef fort of th throng, which murmured imprecation against the assassin Publlo feeling waa Intense, chiefly because of the great number of via time It la seldom that a bomb ex plosion has had such deadly effect the eaaualtlea In thla Instance being 24 persons killed and more than SO wounded. Final disposition of the body of Morales has not yet been determined upon, but the publlo demand an Ig nominious burial. ALFONSO READY FOR THE NEXT ' Th American envoy to the royal wedding, Frederick W. Whltrldge, and his suite had an opportunity for a brief conversation with King Al fonso during the reception at th palace Saturday night. When the conversation naturally turned to th attempt on the King and Queen, King Alfonso shrugged his shoulders and calmly said: Tea, fortunately It was unsuc cessful, but it will come again. It may be' any' time perhaps to-morrow, perhaps within a month, per haps within a year but It will oome." a King Alfonso and Queen Vic toria hurried 'within the caatl after the attempt was mad to assassinate mem, th , former's nerves war completely unstrung, and. turnln to Queen Victoria, her dress spattered WORDS; JOT SELF-REPROACH. "Why did I bring you to this country T it was wrong; you ' never should hav com here." ' ' ' ' Then th Queen Mother and ' on of , th Infanta calmed th , over wrought nerves of th. King, " 4 , A gala performance was given to night at. th opera, after a remark able Interruption. It was discovered Saturday night that one ticket for the ' performance waa minting, The entire Issue was canceled and new ticket, of 1 a ;.. different color , were given Out ' ' .-: :- ''-. '", Th Changs '- was considered Im perative to guard against th possi bility of th missing . ticket - giving accea' to th opera bouse of a per- son who might throw a bomb. , Th American envoy and hi party were present Th King and Queen were greeted with enthusiasm.- It wa a brilliant spectacle. -The Opera ' waa Liirlt ill Ummnmnr" .. . Th churches of Madrid ' today celebrated messes of thsnksaivln for th cap or th v King ' and I ; 1 iX'..H-SX7r. .V Queen. ;; 'I, ; 'i"'' .;:"'" 1 EXERCISES. AT ABUKGTOy DEAD CONFEDERATES HONORED Ceremonies Clmracterlxed by Beauty and v Simplicity : Are Held Over - Grave of SM In National Ccme- - tery. Jolui Sharp William and Ex Secretary Herbert Delivering the Addressee Mr. WlUlims Propose a .Confederate Monument In Ar lington and Bay Secretary Taft ' 1 .Favorable to the PUn Say Lost Cause"-Is Not Lout. BY. W, A,' HnjPEBRANP. .' ' ; .' Observer Bureau. v 1417 Q Street N. W., . ' .vv1 Washington, June 3. The bones of SOS Confederate he roes ' 11 Bleeping beneath the green grass . on th slopes of Arlington Height : It wa pot a "Lost Cause" for which they , fought, said John Sharp William,, at th simple but Im pressive ' ceremonies - this afternoon with which tee JO I graves were dec orated. Pretty" little girls, the grand daughter of those who fought undef the Star and Bar for Southern in dependence, strewed flowers on the graves. , Th Southern Cross wai made by hundred beautiful girls clad In white with scarlet sashes loop ed gracefully from shoulder to waist They unveiled a' large Southern cross of Immortelle - They sang. "Abide With M,M and "Fart Falls the Fad- i Ing Light". But "no cause Is a lost cause," said Mr. William' nnlas It be a bad cause." He vara tne spirits 01 mo dead hover around among the living. and that gathered there In the ceme tery at Arlington, surrounded by th dead of both, "Idea, were also living representative of th benefits which accrue to both North and South In th four year, of. war. The South ern people, h said, are the only peo ple who hav ver fought and suffered aa they did without having a scape goat in their leader In this case. none of them hav been blamed, for the Southern people, being a free peo ple, knew that no one led them, they went Into the war themselves. More over, he declared, they knew there waa no blame.' ,' Hon. HIllary.A. Herbert also made an address, 1th band played funeral dirges and hymns, and the South ern people, several thousand of them. walked about of the graves of Con federate dead," strewing them with flowers and "doing honor to the memory of their brave deeds and their devotion t principle. FLORAL "SOUTHERN CROSS." The serviced werT under the au spice of the tjro Confederate vet eran -associatiops of Washington, the Daughters .of the'' Confederacy and th Southern Relief Society. Musio waa furnished by the Thirteenth Cav alry Band. Addresses were made by Representative John Sharp' Williams, f Mississippi, and Hilary-A. Herbert, former Secretary of th Navy. A feature' of the exercises waa the un veiling of the floral "Southern Cross" by Miss Elisabeth Gould. It was the gift of A. J. McLaurln, Camp No. SOS Unltad Confederate Veteran of the District of Columbia. An Immense floral wreath on which waa inscribed th word "Fraternity' the gift of the Confederate societies of the District, waa placed on the monument to the unknown Union dead, while a beau tiful climax of the day'a ceremonies waa the decoration of th newly-mada grave of Generel Joseph Wheeler. PLAN CONFEDKRATB MONUMENT It Is proposed to erect a monument to the Confederate dad In th aectlon alloted -to them and during his speech Mr. William read a letter from Sec retary Taft, In which fh latter said It would give him great plaaaure to accord the confederates thla great ngnt provided, nowevar, : its forjn. sis and Inscription to h placed tfier- on waa approved by th proper au thority Mr. Williams aald he would hav an Inscription along th line of "Charity toward. an; malice to warda none," lie auggested the tul lowing: "Sacred to th, memory of pur dear Southern boy who gave to the land they lived In and to the land they loved, as a perpetual. and saving miorlal of their' devotion to the cans of the civilisation of their race, all their God had given them their live". Mr. Williams urged that steps be tsken to erect the monument at once and atarted the subscription list with 160. - Mr. Herbert spok In part aa fol lows: . MR. HERBERTS SPEECH. "If this Union Is now mora nerfert thsn ever the father dresmed pf. It is because, nrst tnera ar now- no un settled Question to divide us: and after that, chlofly because of the courage and devotion displayed on noire sides ounng tne civil war. These ar th reasons why respect confi dence,' administration have, taken the place of hatred and distrust and out of the grave In which sectional ism waa burled there haa arisen the triumphant aplrlt of Americanism. . "History will decide that those dead comrade of our were not rebela and publlo opinion Is even now tend ing toward that conclusion." . AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER'S HAVOC. Small lire Starts Extinguishers In Omaha Icpartroetit Store and 1030,. 000 Damage 1 none to stock or . . Goods. Omaha, Neb., June -An Insignificant fir to-day wa th Intricate cant of heavy damage to the, stock of Halden Brothers' department store at Sixteenth and Dodge streets, and th asphyxiation of II firemen and a police surgeon, all of whom recovered. The fire, after caus ing several thousand dollars', damage, started the automatl sprinklers, which flooded Sir five floors of th building, ruining ' hslf of , th stock, valued at KSSO.CW. : Th fir had smouldered for some time,' filling, the room with gas o thai th first firemen to enter the place were overcome and those who went to their aslstsnc rapidly suocumlted until necessary jo taae u f th.m to ,n" hospital, neany ; ail f reported for ft hour' V; .7,:'' "mV'y- " ' ',': ''.'J.';. ',.w, lr-.,.:. ., i,;' s , '., ; CASSATT batiieb defiakt DISCUSSES COAL CAR GRAFT. Pennsylvania Railroad's President Ar-' live from Europe and Give Ont Statement Declaring That He Know no Proof of Favoritism, and . liefer Clamor Chiefly to Antl-Cor- . poratlon Sentiment Fomented by oiltlcUns WiU Not Sacrifice ,' Faithful OfRcers to Manufactured " Pablks Opinion, But Will Look Into propriety or Their Owning Mine Stock. Philadelphia. v June I. A. J. Cas aatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, arrived at his horn at.Haverford, Pa., a suburb of tni city, from Europe about noon to-day. He will be at hla office In Philadelphia to-morrow morning. Thla evening Mr. Cassatt gave to the Associated Press a statement saying In part: - "Mr. Cassatt said he had returned home to take part In the Investiga tion by the board of dlrectora of th Pennsylvania Railroad Company Into th matter that had been disclosed during his absence In the proceedings before the Inter-State commerce com mission. The board would investigate all chargea exhaustively and If any officer or employe ahould be found guilty of corrupt practices he would be summarily dealth with. NO' BAN ON OWNING STOCK. "Referring to the testimony of cer tain officers that they held stocks of coal companies, Mr. Cassatt said that while auch ownerahlp by officers in a position to exercise favoritism, and therefore liable to suspicion, was no doubt Inadvisable and unfortunate. It waa not an offence In Itself, If the stocks were properly acquired, and waa not contrary to the by-lawa of the ccmpany; in fact the management had. In th earlier years of the com pany, encouraged the officers to aid In the deevlopment of Industriea along Its line The wrong, if any hsd been done, was in the alleged favoritism. There could be no favor itism In rate as ahlppera of coaWand all other freights were on an absolute aquallty all paid the full tariff rate without rebate. Mr. Cassatt made himself personally responsible for th absolute correctness of this statement If there wa- any discrimination, it could only be In the distribution of empty coal car and so far ss he knew no proof had been produced that the officers concerned had been guilty of such favoritism. WILL NOT SACRIFICE OFFICERS. "The board would, however, also In. quire carefully Into these matters and if there had been any wrong-doing, would take proper action, but It would not sacrifice faithful and efficient of ficers to a manufactured and mistaken public opinion. The board would also, no doubt consider the general ques tion of the propriety of the owner ship by officers snd employes of stocks of coal and other companlea using the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany'a lines and make regulation In relation thereto. There had been al waya a shortage of coal cars during periods of every year and In recent years this condition haa been aggra vated by the great Increase In the pro duction of coal. Officers having to do with the distribution of empty cara ought not to own coal stocks; but to prohibit all officers and em ployes from holding stock of com panies having business with the Penn sylvania Railroad Company would practically bar them from Investing in the stock of compinles located In the State of Pennsylvania and In a half-dosen other Statea. PRESS APINO POLITICIANS. "Though the testimony before the commission might disclose Instances of individual misconduct and though an effort, seemingly organised, had been made to place the management In the most unfavorable light, Mr. CasMatt asserted that the-company's affairs were honeatly conducted In the Interest of the shareholders and with a full recognition of Its duty to the public. It had rendered an Immense nervlce to the public and to the cauxe of honesty and decency In the conduct of the transportation business when In the early part of the year loo. two years before the passage of the Klklns act. It gave notice that no morn rebates would be paid and that all shippers, great and small, would be placed upon a basis of perfect equal ity. The management had dona other things that deserved the commenda tion of the public and of th press. It had taken th company out of poli tics and It had done away with the free pass evil. But the press gener ally. In Ita present hostility to th railroad waa only falling in line with an anti-corporation publlo sentiment which had been created by some of the leadera of the two great political parties, which were trying to out bid each other for popular support by attacking largs vested Interests in discriminately. If this course were pursued much longer. It could only result In undermining confidence, in the suspension of Improvements end in general business depression from which the whole country would suf fer," ' " , SHOOTING AFFAIR I. V DURHAM. Strange Negro Bring Ills Gun Into Play and Sam Edwards Is Wounded Virgil Morris Die from Wounds Received In an Accident. Special to Th Observer. Durhsm, Jun I. -Last night ther wss a shooting affair nar th center of the town. In front of a negro skat ing rink. Sam Edward a negro man, was twice wounded. One ball entered hla back, under th right shoulder blade snd th; other struck him fairly between th eye. Neither of th ahot, however, will prov fatal. '. . : Th story of th affair, a best known now, I that Edward and' a atrange negro man had some word In front tof th rink. Th stranger pulled hla plstor and fired several time two of th ahot taking effect H then ran off and ha not been ar rested.. . ; v When he ran away several negro men soon had their- pistols In play and a number of ahot were fired. So far . a can b learned no on was hurt In th second shooting affray. No arrest has bfvmd , Virgil Morri colored, died at the Lincoln Hospital yesterday from th effect of Wound h received whife at a railroad camp on th Durham South Carolina road aom si a or eight mile from Durham. Th wounded negro, who wa about it years of age and claimed San ford as his home, wa brought her with a bullet In his bowels. , He waa treat ed at'th Lincoln Hospital and died vesterday, a day after arriving her, lis stated to th attending fihyalclan and to others that h was shot by on Jamea Jone on of hi best friend-whll Jone wa cleaning' a listol. He said that.lt wa ah acci dent pur and simple. - . !... v. THE EXERCISES AT DUE WEST. Dr. E. M, Potent, President of Fnr i man University. 1 "readies tne mo , calaureate Sermon to Graduate of ' Krsklne and Due West Female Col lege- , '',:'. , i. . Special to The Observer, Due West S. C. June S. The long list of visitors who csme Friday' wa welled by th arriving train yes terday and already more have gather ed than have ever been her for the commencement Sabbath before. It Is no lona-er a doubtful fact that thla will be the banner commencement In the history of the Institutions situ ated at thla place. The senior classes of Ersklne and Du West Female Col lege number fifty-three young men and women, that of Erkln having thirty and the female college twenty three. Bealdea the many friend of these young people throughout the South there are Some very dlstln guiahed person to be prevent either a speakers or visitor Hon. David A. Monro, eld tor of The North Amor- loan Review, come as the anniversary orator. Hla reputation is not bound ed by sectional limit and his sue cess In the field of Journalism has ranked him among the foremost of the profession. Dr. J. J. Darlington, one of the most prominent lawyer at the Washington bar, and an alumnus of Erktne. will be present as well as Editor J. C Hemplll, another alum nus, now editor or The Charleaton New and Courier. The commencement exercises prop er began this morning when the stu dents, numbering more than three hundred, from both college assem bled, together with the large congre gation of visitors and townspeople in the local A. It. P. church to hear the baccalaureate aermon by Dr. E. M. Poteat, president of Furman Uni versity The graduating classes occu pied the front pew and the other students their regular position on th right and left of the pulpit The great assemblage of bright fsce all without care or seeming asperity, waa inspiring. It must hav been espe cially so to the speaker when he as cended the pulpit and found riveted upon him the attention of the youth ful congregation, strong in the hopes of young manhood and womanhood. The spacious church was crowded to the limit when the hour for service arrived. Seated on the stage with the speaker were Rev. B. H. Grler, of Ora, S. C; Prealdent Jamee Boyce, of the Female College; President F. Y. Pressly, of Ersklne, and Rev. O. T. Bonner, pastor of the local A. R. P. church. Dr. Poteat spoke from Matthew II: 29: "Learn of me." In his exordium he drew, a striking and forceful com parison between Jesus and His gen eration, Hla docrlnea and those com monly accepted at that time. Hla compeers fell ahort of greatness, but all succeeding agea have pronounced Jesus the Supreme Teacher. .He dis cussed his subject under the two di visions: Whst does Jesus teach, and how does He teach It? , ' The discourse waa eloquent in Ita simplicity and extremely forceful. Dr. Poteat is a man or strong personality and commanda th attention of all. The secret of hla power In the pulpit la th simple, direct manner wlla which he present th truth. It Is safe to aay that the high expectations oi me psopie gainsrea oeiore mm were more than met. The sermon to-night was preached also by Dr. Poteat and It waa eape- rlally directed to the students of the Theological Seminary, BOUND FOR POLK COUNTY. Mr. Thorns A. Etllaoa and HI Party Pas) Through Hutlierfordton In ventor Will Make an Exhaustive Search ttr Cobalt Before Return ing. Special to The Observer. ltutherfordton, June S. Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the great Inventor, of West Orange, N. J accompanied by a party composed of his son Charles Edison, son-in-law, Mr. John Miller, and two other gentlemen, passed through Rutherfordton yester day evening en route to Polk county, where ha will make a thorough search for the mineral, cobalt He came here from Oaston and Lincoln counties, where he he been for tha psst week or ten dava on the same mission. After spending a few days In Polk county h will mske an ex tensive trip through Henderson, Bun combe, Mitchell and other counties In the western part of th State, and then In Kentucky and Tennessee be fore returning to his home. Jt was not until noon that the people of this town snew msi sir. waison sna par ty would pass through here. He rsme by way ot Henrietta, and at that point he 'phoned Mr. Robert Ilaynea, of the ' Haynes Bottling Works, for a supply of gasoline for his two large automobiles, In which the parly waa traveling. The people, thus hesrlng the news that thla dis tinguished cltiien was to pass through, crowded th streets In large number At S o'clock the psrty ar rived and after spending sn hour er more taking on fuel for the touring cars and chatting with clttaen th party resumed their Journey. Mr. Kdlson is a pleasant and most agree able gentleman. FUGITIVE'S MOTHER KILLED. Result of loulnlan Posae'a Firing at Negro Charged with Attempted As sault Jailed and May bo Lynched. Shreveport La., Jun I. A special to Th Time from Olbeland, La., to night says that Allen Turner, a young negro, ha been Jailed at Arcadia La., charged with attempting to assault Mr Jams Barron at her horn In Bienville pariah. After falling In. the attempt th negro escaped ,- to the horn of hi. mother, wher he was trailed by a posse. He wa called to com out. but refused, and th posse fired and killed th negro' mother. He wa then captured and later turn ed over to an officer, who aucceeded In landing him in JalL Mob violence la threatened. , .; .i . 'C ' . WINS YACHT RACK AT BERMUDA Tamerlane, Owned, by Frank Jtlalcr, ro-- Finish) line and Become Entitled to Upton Cpp. . - ..- Hamilton, Bermuda, Jun I. Th yawl Tamerlane, owned by Frank Malar, and Bailed by Captain Thoma Flaming- Day, competing in the Brooklyn Yacht Club'a ocean race to Bermuda for th Upton cup. waa sighted at 11:10 o'clock this morning and crossed the finish line at. 1:11 p. m. She ran 170 mile Friday.. ' Th Tamerlane report, that she haa not seen h sloop Oauntlet, owned by Oeorga W. Robinson, an other competitor for th cup. . . . i .11 i. - Mireveport also Com me mora tea. j Bhrwvai-ort. La., June I. Confed erate Memorial Day wa fittingly ob served In Shreveport to-day by vet erans of th civil war, Daughters ut 15 til th Confederacy and local mllit companle all participating In eeremonlea at the opera house at Oaklgwa Cmtry- ' - and WEEK'S NEWS FORECASTED ',..' '. ... ,'.V,r....".:- , CONGRESS WILL EARN, ITS PAY .... ... -r : - -''"' Senate Vote on Sea-Level Canal Bill 1 Now Aaeurcd, But the MeMure ; Will Continue to be Jostled by Con ference Keports on Rate and State hood Bills ami the Appropriation Measure Report on Rate Bill Or 'i tain of AdoiMion Smoot Case Still in the Future Fetes at Madrid to Continue Until Friday, ' . Th probabilities in th ' . United States Senate this week Include eon- : sideratlon of a number 'of appropria tion bills and conference report th statehood question, ..the- railroad rat ' bill, th subjects of the type of canal ,' to be constructed across the Isth mus of Panama and th right of Sen ator Smoot to retain hla aeat In the Senate. Th week' business will be gin with th taking up of th con ference report on the rate bill, and It will hold the favored position until, dlaposed of. . :'.- .( After action on the rate bill, prefer- ' ence will be given to appropriation bill the naval bill coming first among these and the District of. Columbia bill following It Of the appropria tion conference reports, that on the Indian bill will receive first consid eration, with others following when, ready to be presented. " ,,; SEA-LEVEL CA.NAL BILL. '' The sea-level canal bill will hold Ita place a the unfinished business, but It will continue to be Jostled out. of position by other, measures an-. Joying higher privilege under the, rules of the Senate. It la now gen erally conceded that there shsll be a vote on this measure before the final adjournment of th session, and with, ' thla assurance, Senator Klttredge. who naa charge of the bill, is content not to press unduly for Its continued con sideratlon. He Will, however, h pre pared to proceed with It whenever th way la clear, and will demand a vote. at the earliest practicable moment. There ar many apeechea still to be made on th bill. . Among to Sena tor who ar expected to apeak on It are Messr Morgan, Mallard, Spooner, . and Hopain qpNTEST ON STATEHOOD BILL.' in conference report on th state- . hood bill will be the subject of an anl- . mated discussion, but the belief 1 quite general that the report on the rate bill will be accepted after com paratively little controversy. ? (Senator iforsker has already riven . notice of opposition to the adoption of the report on the statehood bill. .. and he will have the support of sev- : eral Senators who stood with him sgalnat the union of Arlsona and New, Mexico when, th bill wa originally before the Senate. They will make a strenuous effort to have the bill r-": turned to th conferee with Inst rue Uona to stand for the Senate position " confining statehood legislation to the creation of the one State of Okla homa out of Oklahoma and Indian Terrttorle QUESTION OF 8MOOT'S SEAT. ; ' , The queatlon of Senator Smoot' '' eligibility will be raised by th pre sentation of tn report of th com mittee on privilege and election but It Is hot probable that th subject will be taken up for discussion this week. It is possible that considers tlon of th report on etatehood may,; be postponed for a week or more, v In executive session the Barnea case will follow th Wlckeraham case. ' Th programme for th week in the House of Representative content- ; plates work on the sundry civil ap propriation bill. There are several' matter however, which may Inter rupt this plan, and which injected: themselvea into the equation last Sat urday. These are the railroad rat ; bill conference report, the statehood '. conference report and the Payne bill, making minor changea In the admin- ' Istratlon of the customs law The regular order Monday Is the , passage of bills under the suspension of the rule This means a day of legislation on bills of local character. . Should the Senate take action on th rate conference report Monday, th :' House will follow Tuesday, although,' more than one day may be consumed in this connection. - jt-t- CAMPAION ORATORY PLANNED. . Chairman Tawney had planned to " have a number ot political apeeche -which have been heard of In dlf-' f erent quarter delivered on th cue- torn administrative act leaving the debate on the sundry civil bill fre '" for such discussion This bill will occupy the House for a week, and IU debate will relat principally to th bill Itself. The ktatehood conference report , will be taken up In th House just -a soon as th Senate accept It It the Senat reject the report th mat- ; ter may not be brought up In the House. Just what the plan tn thla re spect Is In the Senate, haa not been ', determined, but leaders predict that the' statehood bill will not be brought Into the House this week. CONTINUED FETES AT MADRID. Interrupted by the tegtcldal at-'.' tempt of Thursday, May 11. th pro- -gramme of fete, and entertainment' originally planned in connection with th Spanlah royal wedding ha been resumed with auch ardor aa th po- ' pie ran command after th tragedy-' which followed close on the heel of the wedding ceremony. .'. . To-morrow Incident will Include an excursion towards Aranju a pa-.:,.. rad and th departure of th royal Prlncesa; on Wednesday there will be 4 banquet at ' th Royal Palac In honor of th diplomatic eorp The fete will close Friday with the re caption at th palac and a ball at tha opera house, after which th King and Queen win depart tor tne castle of. La Orauja, wher they will, pas th honeymoon ot two week Emperor William is expected to reach Vienna Thursday to visit the aged ruler, Francis Joseph . of Aus- tria. There will follow aeveral State banquet and entertainment Jn his honor,... ' "; . '; '- : i.u. .,.'. INTERNATIONAL TENNIS MATCH. Th American lawn tennis team of challenger for th Dwlght Davl cup ar scheduled to play the first t the International matches - ar Liverpool. England, to-day and to meet th win ner of th Australasian-Austrian se ries oh Jun 1. 0 and 0, at Newport. Wale ."''. V - The finals against th British hoi era of th cup will be played on t court at Wimbledon, London.' Ju IS, 10 and 1 IU. ;. -vr Th national convention or the Knlahta of Columbus will be held In New Haven. Jun 4-10. . Th American Medical Association will meet in Boston Tuesday and con tinue n session until Friday. 0 Zulu Killed by Colonial I'.tci . Durban. Natal. Jon S.Tim. co lonial forcea have had another 1 rv. , with rebels In the vlclnltv of K!- -hla. In which thev loxt f r killed and seven wounded. lb rebel ar killed. "I 1
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