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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: v $3.00 Per Year.. CHARLOTTE, N.,C,: FRIDAY s MORNING,' JIJLY, "27, 1906. .'w; PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO GIVE BEMM. STERNLY - NEW KCSSIAN PREMIEIt TALKS v- " ' ; . ( Army BliU Loyal and Reliable, Says ' Htolypln, and He Expect tne rot rV lT of "Strong-Handed Morm" to V : Tide the Conntrv Over I'ntU Con- rT, - vw-iUob o( Next Parliament Late lotuna- Neither Representative ior . l Capable of Constructive. Work, Be Ing Composed . of ; Demagogues ' Wont Permit Member to Preach . . Sedition to Constituents. ; v i :. it. Petersburg, Jul M. "Strong handed ref arm" 1 laid, down by M, Btolyptn th keynota of nla admln ' '., lstration In Jn ' Interview to-day . 1b 7 .which tha new. premier expressed, bis confidence that this policy, withi the ; . aid aC the "Innate patriotism , of the ' ., miMM," and' the army, which, 'la V Pte of all reports la atlll loyal and ; jrellab-; wlU tide the oountry. over I'il until the convocation of (ha next Par ' llamenU He emphasised, aa did ComDtreller of the Empire Bcnwane. '. bach, en Sunday, the belief that the outlawed Parliament was neither rep ly reaentatlve nor capable of constructive A work. ' He ssoks wlth special ' acorn ' ef :th leader of ' the Constitutional .Democrat, net 'attempting to con-, ceal hia Impression ,that,theMqual- ; respectability of the party waa but a eover for Insincerity and ' truckling fit- it 4 -1 ffV A. mwaI.i '. . tlon. " They did not honestly believe .In either a general expropriation of - . land or complete amnesty. Their aa ' vocacy of these features waa merely a campaign cry. , , - The- Premier stated that the them 7 bers of Parliament were not arrested '.-. for signing the Vlborg manifesto, be ; cause that merely .would have confer red a mild and much-desired martyr . dom on them, but - they would . be V. ' nrorrrotly held responsible for - the 7 slightest attempt to preach to their . constituents seditious doctrine, sucn v ;, aa , refusal to pay taxes or furnish recrulta to the army. -M'. . TBTING TO BOOST .SECURITIES, ',.'.- . The government's sudden. access of ,-' optimism la traceable to the consterna tion over th dissstrous fall In Bus ' slan securities at home and- abroad The one thing which the government cannot do without Is money,, and v whatever the response to . the out- , lawed Parliaments appeal to the pro- pie to refuse to any longer pay taxea, , : the whole future depends on '. the ' abljlty of the .government to continue K its foreign loan operations. The sec .' ' ' ond. Installment of the big - loan ne- ' erotlated prior to the assembling of , parliament is due Aug. 1 ana tne outlook In Russia haa frightened the holders- Into refusing to pay In any -." further cash. Finance Minister .' Kokovaoff has been bombarded by telegrams from, French, English and - German 'bankers, urging on him the . necessity of supporting the market. ' This accounts for the activity of the -overnment bankera In bidding up ; prices on the bourse here and at Moa- ' cow yentiirday. aa well a for the roay . view of the future sent abroad by the official telegraph agency.;, under M. - Kokovvofr innDlrauon. Aa a mat v ter oft fact the government can hardly te blind 'to' the evidence under Its nose, that. It la living over a Vol- ? cano. . , . , For the last ii hours tha. central committees-of the Social Democrate, ."Social ltivolutlonista. Peasant League, Railroad Men's. Union and Telegra phers Union, and the military com mitten' have been conferring, both separately and lolntly- with the par ,;' llamentary groups, not ohly on the . question of calling a - general striae. but actually on the question ot at ''. tempting- a counter , coup - d'etat by . aetting up a provisional government. final decision haa yet been taken. ? but practically, all tha proletariat ; organisations, including tnat ot tne railroad men,' but . excepting , the ' telegraphers, have already pro- : nounced in favor or this step, con ' ferencea will be held by represonta :tlvea of other groups, and the poasl . ble extent of tha support which ' a revolutionary movement will, receive from the army la therefore vital. At Helslnglora, Finland, Tuesday night, 1.100 soldiers ana Bailors of the garrl son took an oath to fight on the aide or tne people. - SHOULD HAVE ARRESTED MEM '" .- .... BERS. . '. ' It la oulta apparent to disinterested observers of the . situation- that - the - . government In entering on Its present policy made a perhaps fatal blunder ' in lacking the hardihood to arsest the members oz tha outlawed Parliament. In Its desire to "save 1U face" It feared to g further than prohibiting the -publication of the address of Parliament to tne country and pre , venting the members from 'giving - nubile aecounta of their stewardship '."to tholr constituents,'- But this de- . clslon only left the members of par - liament personally free to conduct . conspiracy . against the life of the . government when tha plot la com - i lata and the signal haa gone forth 3 arrests will be useless and the gov ernment will again find that It acted ;; too lata In closing the political clubs, which haa been . . followed by ' the ' cloning of rll tha workmen's unions and suspected tea nouses. ' , ": v Reports from the provinces Indl ';, cate that the authorities do nof fear to em oloy harsher measures . than vsed At the capital." The editors of -. he confiscated newspapers are com- -; -. polled to give hostages as guarantees . ' against , attempts ; at lllepil publlca- ' The tllnlslry ot Railroads "received ! word to-day' of several attempts -to ' destroy railroad bridges, and It Is be lieved that tne radicals are resorting to this means to force the Isiue. -' r Tho f lice are j becoming mors y niTi in urmuni up . ine - mevtingi the oaDltals. v To-day they Invaded conference of 8t. Petersbura alder- 'men, which c waa held In a private nouse, ana piacea su ot tnose in tu a,' tendancn under arrest for five hours J while the house waa searchvd and j: papers .(-xamlned, . v ,:. -.- - . i .. FIEHCK STORM IUT8 ST. IiOUIS. ' .(seven Urea SUrted by Lightning nud . Heavy Damage - Done hr . Wind-. ' "' Ncirro , Iltowv I-Voni Wajron - and - Killed. , , .- St. Louis, July !. A terrific wind .and rain storm strock 6t.Iouls and vicinity this afternoon. Lightning started seven Area In different parts - of the city. A negro, name unknown, was blown from his. wagon, and tin der a passing lira angina waa killed. Electric wires were blown down. , Sheds and a few frame houses were . demolished and a number of people ,,'wtre hurt by. debris. ,v . .. . --- Hope MlUa Strike Knris. : Special to Tha Observer. " ' Fayettevllle, July f . The trouble In the four factories of the Hope Mills Manufacturing Company, which have been shut down for-a day or two be cause the operatives refuned to work " With Imported Itallnn laborers, was eottled this morning and all the op- $ eratlves ar at work. , . BEPOBT ON HAMLET AVBECK OPERATOHS VIOLATED RULES Corporation CommlHakni. Makes Pnb- llo Its Report on the Uainhf wreck, i f-ensiirlng Oiierator at That PUmm - arm Jiuckingluim for v. Vtolaung Company's ltules and Says Seaboard Air Line ia Heeponxlble for Cataa- tropho by Heason of Failure to l"ro vide Block System, Installation of 'Which Is UrgHl -VouUi Hold for ,, MoniU'Wo lUlcljh jicwi, ;,, :f. v''1'-- Observer ' Bureau,'''' ',''.. 7' , ItS South Dawson Street," , i"' ; ' v . RaUlich, July 21. Everett S pence, a Raleigh boy about 17 years old. waa thla afternoon held by a Justice of the peace after, hav Ing ' confessed - to the shooting ' last night which resulted In tha death of a young negro, ..Walter Chavla, In an eastern fuburb, of Raleigh, the negro having died Jn a short whUv .A num ber of witnesses were examined and, at tha conclusion of 'the hearing, the three other' men -alleged to have been implicated. were dlsmlaeed. .In con- fsaslng Spence claims self-defense, as his' face Is marred . and ; bruised by blows purporting to have been made last night by - a rock, i serore arriv ing at a decision, , tha co'rner'a jury was drlven"tohe scene of the shoot ing, after which a verdict was quick ly given. " . " (..'.., . .. Thirty State nrlaoners were to-day Uken to the 8tate farm at Tlllery. COMMISSION'S REPORT ON HAM V"- LEX WRECK. Basing its announcement on find ings as a'prevenutlve In further rail road wrecks, the North Carolina corp oration commission this afternoon rendered a -decision of the wreck of two trains last Sunday evening on the Seaboard Air v-Line Kauway near Hamlet. This Is an endorsement of the block ' system and recommends such Installation. The commission ordered that a report of Its findings be mailed to ' President waiters, oi the railroad company. The report sets forth those who were examined as persona having knowledge of the facts concerning the wreck. There Is also set forth in -this report these several facter ' ( ' "This wreck' was caused by the fail ure of agent of the railroad com pany to observe and obey the rules and regulations of the company gov erning the movement .of trains. It would serve no useful purpose for the corporation commission to find which agent are guilty of negligence In thla matter, aa such finding would not do binding or conclusive upon any one and might be prejudicial la other In vestigations. The purpose of our In vestigation, -as all understand It, la that tha ' corporation commlsalou might take- such measures, within It powers as . to prevent the recurrence of . such . accidents. We are satisfied that the wreck would not have oc curred had- the block system been in operation on the portion of the road where . U occurred.. ' The operator at Rockingham and the operator at Hamlet, only six miles- apart, per mitted tralna to leave these piacea at about the same Instant of time, meet ing each other, and . neither knew that this had been done until the tralna were beyond their control This could not have happened under the block system. Eight pasaanger and freight tralna, .besides the special trains, dally' go over the Seaboard Air' Line's side-track between Hamlet and Monroe. We have no power to order the block system of algnala to be put In operation on thla section of the road, but -we do most earnestly rec ommend that -the Seaboard Air. Line Railway Install the block system ser vice between Hamlet and Monroe as soonas practicable.". . CHARTERS GRANTED. The State : to-day chartered the Shelby Insurance St Realty Company. Shelby, with ss.ooe paid in out of a tot tl authorised capital atock of. 110, 000; Incorporator. R. I. Ryburn. Ji T. Qardner, J F. Robert. C J. Wood son, C C Blanton. Clyde R. Heey and 3. D. Ltneberger, all of Shelby; tbe Morgan OH A Fertiliser Company, Red Spiinsr. haa 950,000 authorised capital stock and there has been sub scribed IK.I00 by M. Morgan, Laurel Hllli.W. F. and J. O. Williams. Red Springs; A. L. Butler, Richmond. Va., end W. 0.-Butler, Red Spring. A meeting of the Farmers' Protec tive Association waa held In .Raleigh to-day 'to consider the matter of a better' organisation of the tobaoco growers of tbe State along such lines as are observed by the Cotton Grow ers' Association. Speeches were made by President John S. Cunningham, J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of Bute: E. J. - Ragsdale, -.Fuquay Springs; J. W. Oraveley, Rooky Mount,, and A, F. Olive, Apex. Secretary. J. W. Sharpe, of Independence, was unable to at tend. ' " ': Governor .Glenn to-day resumed his work in tha executive offices. He re ports bis , condition greatly Improved In ail respects and says he Is ready for. hard and actual work In the of fice. . ; .- -..', -. -'-.r ' To Welcome Mr Bryan Homo, ..' ; . Governor Glenn this afternoon an nounced that he had been asked to welcome home William Jennings Bry an, returning from ah extended tour. Governor Glenn Is an original Bryan supporter and enthusiast and will most likely make an- address In New York on this occasion. He will head a committee of six to Invite Mr. Bryan to attend the Btate fair In Raleigh next October. : - ' HEARST .FOB GOVERNOR. Will be Nominated by Ills Indepen dence I rogue in Carnrgta Hall on Sept. llth or 13th Complete State Ticket to be Named. New Tork, July 26. --Th Tress to-mor row wUlaar:.- ' '' "William R. Hearft will be nominated for Oovernor-In Carnegie Hall on Tues day. Sept., 11. or on the following day. At the close of the convention the nomi nation will be, tendered to Mr. Hearst at a iImm meeting . in MadMon Square Garden and then, the campaign of the Independence League will be rormany opened. Justice William J. Oaynor will i . . . i . . . , . J ov s canaioaw anins iimrsi. ; t "The Hearst programme was finished last night after a eearerenc of tbe leaders. It will be ratified on next Tues day at a meeting In tbl city of represent tatlves from evry county In lh State. A complete Stat ticket will be named by the delegates."; Nrgrea Gives Dlrth to Sextet lea. ? Nashville, Tenn,, July ' . At Ktngaton, Wtlllamson county, , Ten nessee, a negrexs yesterday gave birth to six children. The children are well ormed and an aiire at ths last ae counta ' . BBYAN ON BECEPTION FUXD GIVERS' XAJtES TO jBE PH1LIO Wrlrtnjr to Alexander Troup, Trens : urer of Commlttfe, Ncbraskan Ex- nreaMes Wish That - Expcnao x bo vonie oy Popular SuMirlptlon, nu Amount Over S60 to bo Accepted, . and AU Over f to be Publlabed t WUI bo - Rebuke to Republicans - . bnrKvationa Approved by Itommlttee air. asryan to I-and Aug. w. . . , , New York; July, ;The executive committee which Is in charge of ar rangements for a reception to be given to William J." Bryan at Madison square Garden on Aug. 30 made pub lic to-day a portion of a letter written by Mr. Bryan to Alexander Troup, of Mew Haven, the treasurer of the com mittee, concerning the method of se. curing funds for the reception. Mr, Bryan -wrote '1n oart ns-follows: "There will be some expense and the commute Tnust aee to it that no money Is. accepted. from questionable sources; in fact, I think it would be well to. announce that the expense wouli( be borne by popular , subscrip tion, dollar subscriptions being pre ferable, but. the larger subscriptions would be received, up to 160, ..none being received over that Also, an nounce that subscriptions of IS , or more thap ti would be entirely in a book and the names given to anyone desiring them. - Subscriptions of less than 15 would not be made ."known without the expressed consent of the subscriber. , v--. "Say that the reception will be made aa Inexpensive aa possible and that any aurplua over and above th expenses of the reception will be used to print and circulate the speeches delivered at the erception. I think the publication of the-sub scriptions is an Important things The Republicans have failed to pasa any effective law in regard to campaign contributions, and this will be a good rebuke to them, and will foreshadow the adoption of such a policy by our next campaign committee. "Ton can say. If you like, that I asked-to have" this plsn adopted." The exf cutive committee held it first meeting - to-day. Norman B. Mack, of Buffalo, presided. Charles F, Murphy and John Fox, of New Tork. and David R. Francis, of Mis souri, were elected members. Alexander Troup was elected treasurer to succeed Nathan Straus, who was unable to serve. ,' Mr. Bryan's suggestion ss to the method ot securing funds for the re ception was approved and a sub committee on finance appointed. It was announced that the rail roads have agreed to give a half- fare rate plus 12 for round trip tick ets to New Tork from all over the country. . . Various names were added to the reception committee, including that of Adlal E. Stevenson. On motion of Joslah Qulncy, of Massacnusetta, the committee from the Antl-lmperlallst League, of that State, waa added to the reception committee. ... , Mr. Bryan la scheduled to arrive In port on Aug. It,' (but he , a 111 - go aboard a yacht and will not land un til Ant.-10, at 4 p. m., when he will be -driven up Broadway : to Central Park and back to tha Victoria Hotel. A aeries of receptions Is to follow tne) one at Madison Square Garden. Mr, Bryan's flrat out-of-town trip will be to New Haven, Conn. Gov. Swa niton Accepts. Richmond. Va.. July 26. Governor Swanson to-day accepted an Invita tion to be one of the committee of re ception of William J. Bryan ' on the occasion of the great meeting to be held In New York on the Tetunr of Mr. Bryan from abroad. JORDAN ACTS OX CHARGES. Prealdent ot Cotton Asaoclatfon Names Coruraltteo of AsNociattoa Officials to Investigate Claim That Associa tion Officials Are Concerned In Speculation. Atlanta, Ga., July 2(. Harvla Jor dan, president of the Soutnsrn Cotton Association, haa named a committee to Investigate the charges that certain officials of tha association ara. owners of stock In a well-known brokerage firm, which makes a specialty of handllns; cotton futures. The charg es were made on the floor of the low er houae of the State Legislature Tuesday by Representative Anderson, of Chatham county. Mr. Anderson, while falling to name the officers In cluded In his charges, alleged that he hss Information connecting certain officials with bucket shops and specu lation In cotton futures, while manag ing the affairs of - the association. President Jordan has requested M. L. Johnson, president of the Georgia di vision; John D. - Walker, of Spar ta, treasurer ot the Georgia division, and W. L. Peek, national committee man, to make the Investigation, and has requested Mr. Anderson to pre sent his charges before that commit tee next Monday. - DRIGGS WINS OUT. ' City Editor of RaMgh'Timea Endors ed Poatmaterhlp-D. O. Newberry ' Collector at Eli xa both City. - 1... ; Special to The Observer, j ' ' . '.' Washington, "July I .D. O. New berry, of Hyde county, waa to-day appointed collector at Elizabeth City. He was recommended by Spencer B. Adams. Republican State chairman. - Willis Dv Brlggs, of Raleigh, for merly a, newspaper man of this city, but now local editor of Thfl Raleigh Evening Times, was to-day recom mended by Stat Chairman . Spencer B. Adama to the Postmaster General for appointment aa postmaster at Raleigh. It has 'been freely stated here that Lester F. Butler, a brother of former Senator Marlon Butler, a candidate for tha place, would receive Judr Adams' endorsement on ac count ot Butlar'a help In the recent State .invention, when a fight wa on between Adams and Blackburn for tha State chairmanship, , v ; .. . ,f GIRL'S BODY FOUND IN PONI, ..,"..' . . ' ', Remit of Search for Yonng Woman , WIso Disappeared." at Beldiertow n 1 Ma.- Was Probably Accidental. ' .; Belchertown, Mass., July The body of MIks Wllsola M.-Ooodell, who disappeared from her home on July I, and . for whom search haa - been made continuously since,' was found to-day by the young woman's father In tha pond which had bn dragged ho many times fruitlessly. A superfi clsf examination of the body indi cated that the girt was accidentally drowned, but It will remain for the Inquest, which will be . held to-morrow, to settle fully the question whether the yonng Woman Waa the victim of an accident or of foul plsy' - The girl's father,, Wesley M. Good ell, and the police,, believe that her death was purely accidental, and this opinion seems to be eonflrmed by the nndlna- of a . handkerchief tightly tlutrl.od in the. dead girl's right hand. THAW- GETSIIS 0YX WAY . - v- v ., , , '. ; 1 : - ' EMOTIONALINSANITY, HIS PLEA Powltlve Statement Is t Made: That , Prlsoner'a Motlier Has Abandoned Effort to Secure Lnnacy Commas ' alon an'.l That. He Will Rely l'pon r a Ple Whlelt Will Involve vom ." -mlttal to InnanA 'Asylum Judge Oi " oott Still Retained. HoweverMrs. r Thaw Kisses PHaoner's Wlfa Dur ; Ins; Vhlt to tbe Tombs. r - ; , . New York, July 26. An affection ate scene In J which Mrs. William Thaw, her -daughter, Mrs. George L. Carnegie,- and Harry K. Thaw's wife participated took place at the Tombs prison to-day while the three women were paying; a visit to Harry Thaw. $ 7 Thaw's 7 wife had been with him half an hour . when his mother and slater arrived. The young wife and the prisoner mother kissed each other several times. On leaving the Tombs the three women drovo to the office ot Clifford W. Hartrldge, who has charge -ot Thaw s defense. Mrs. Evelyn Neablt Thaw aald: "Every thing la all right now." It was reiterated to-night that the contemplated effort to secure a lunacy commission to adjudge Thaw Insane has been dropped even by counsel re talned by Mrs. Thaw. It Is understood that the counsel. .' consisting of ex- Judge William JC' Oicott and T. J. McManus. have decided that such a motion would meet with ultimate de feat and therefore It has been ellm tnated. , Thaw will bo allowed to go to trial as he desires. The emotional Insanity plea wlll.be that, offered by Clifford W. Hartrldgs, ' the personal counsel of Thaw. Ex-Judge Oicott, it Is un derstood. Is retained by Mrs. William Thaw, the mother f the prisoner, to look out for younar Thaw's Interests not . in tho way of any action - on his part, but to aid In every bit of evidence he can secure. EDA WARD TO RECEIVES BRYAN. Cordial Private Audience at Bucking ham Palace, Ambassador Reld Be ing Only Other Person Present- International fence the iniet huo ject Dlncusscd. London. July Xt. Mr. Bryan was received in private audience by King Edward at Buckingham Palace. The visit was paid at "the King's special request, his majesty having notified Ambassador Reld. that he desired to meet Mr. Bryan. ' The Interview, was quite informal and-waa marked by pleasing cordial ity,, which the Kins 1 accustomed to show Americans ' In whom he Is In terested. Only the King, Ambassador Held and Mr. Bryan were present. The conversation largely turned on the subject of peace and the confer ence of the 'Inter-Parliamentary Union, with the objects ot which the King showed himself thoroughly in accord. - t-- Subsequently tha King received R0 members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union In the throne room. At the formal Bitting of the Inter- Parliamentary Union- Mr. Bryan trior ed a vote of . thanks' to King Ed ward, Premier Lamp bell -Banner man. tho government, tho House , or com mons, the House of Lords, the mem bers ot the British group of the un ion, and Lord Weardale, for. this gen erous hospitality, constant attention and courtesies. It was: -enthusiastically carried. CHILD BOHN TO LIFE-TERMER. Mrs. Brennan, RcOraUy Committed to . MJnneMota J'enttenuary for Alar derlna- Her ritcnchtltiren. llecome a . Mother Child Kent to Grandmoth er. V St. Paul. Minn.. July 11. A daugh ter waa born to-day to Mrs. Stella Brennan In the State prison at Still water. Mrs. Brennan Is serving a Ufa-sentence for the murder of her stepchildren in Minneapolis about a years ago. Tho child will be sent to Mrs. Brennan mother, who live in Michigan. Mrs. Brennan committed, on No vember 4, 1105, tho crime for which she was sentenced to prison for Ufa. Her husband, James Brennan, 'stood by his wife during Iter trial. An ; ef fort was mad to secure an aoqulttal on the ground that Mrs. Brennan was not responsible for her acta owing to her physical condition. The fact that Mrs. Brennan expected to become a mother, it Is ssld. influenced the Jury to bring In a verdict of murder In tha second degree in order that she might thus avoid being banged. Gov ernor Johnson spoke very strongly when ha learned to-day that the child had been born In prison, and Inti mated that Mrs. Brennan's case might corns before the pardon board.' 'ALARMED uy ACCIDENTS. Cltlsens'of Ptttaboro, In Mao Meet- ilng, -Call on Corporation. Commu nion to investigate lauses 01 itorent Wrecks , on Flit bo ro ltoad. Special to The Observer.! rr -, Plttsboro. July 18. The citizens ot.'Plttsboro . and Vlolnlty are be coming alarmed at the frequent ac cidents on, the Plttsboro Railroad. A public meeting was neid in the court house this evening and the following resolution was passed, with ' the re quest that it be published In the pa pers: "Resolved, That we, the -cltl-sens of Plttsboro- and vicinity, In public meeting assembled lit the court house, do respectfully !' petition and urge the corporation commis sion of ..North Carolina' to investi gate tha causes of- accidents on ' the Plttsboro Railroad yesterday and tha day btifore. by wnicn the train on said road was derailed and tha lives or the passengers theroon endangered. The accidents. It Is alleged, were caused by rotten cross-ties on said railroad, the condition or which en dangers tha lives of atl persons who travel on the road." I '.-...- CLERK'S IHfl PROFIT ON BONDS, Newr York Express Company Employe Neet , S37,u - y Marketing Ills , BUI. v t rt ;', ;. . ;:t.A New Tor. Juiy -is. it was learn ed ' to-day - that J. 8, . Bache A Co., bankers, had purchased the 15.100.000 of Panama Canal bonds which were rewntly allotted by tho Treasury De partment to Samuel Byerly,-aa eg press company's clerk, of this city, - uache Co. nave in turn disowned Of the bonds to, Flak A- Robinson, who were the successful bidders for tha greater portion 01 inn iu, 3 The price or tne nonas already nas advanced to 104,40, which means a urnflt of 127.424 for the'' clerk..' Trr eonversatioi with BecVetary Shaw avtm tha v long , djstanca telephone. Hyerly asked If he was to receive hie allot ment of the bonds. He wns told tbnt n would if he dronitl the It IuO.- 000 by Aug. 1. T)ii cleik said .he Would." ,-,.'''; , ' ' PUT ASHOKE AKU HANGED MARYIAXD MOB IS O VTWTTTED Negro Whom East Sliore People Have fr- Been Tliremtenlnc to Burn for As sault on Two Women Is landed on on Itdand by the State Vewtol Which - Brought Him From Baltimore and Th're, Within County Limits, Duly Execnted Scaffold, 1 Coffin- and '; Minister All Provided Would Have ; Held Execution Aboard If NceS' saryV. - .$"'.': - CrUfleld, Md. July 21. , William Lee, tbe colored youth sentenced to death In Baltimore three weeks ago. for assaulting two women In Bomer set county, and who had been threat ened- with- lynching, 1 was hanged on Smith's Island, In the presence ot the sheriff and deputies and a tew . wit nesses. The hanging , was , orderly. The mob that threatened to burn Lee at tha 'stake was completely outwitted by the aherlff. , - Though It was necessary to carry cut the aentence of the law In Som erset county, ths scene of the crlmo, the exact place of execution was kept secret, even from those who were to accompany the sheriff as deputies and witnesses. Sheriff Brown appeared In Baltimore yesterday afternoon, plac ed his prisoner aboard a steamer of the Maryland oyster navy and sailed down the bay. - He took with him the gallows which had been borrowed from Bal timore county, and also the coffin and, was prepared to hang Lee on the deck of the vessel after reaching the. waters or Somerset county, should there be any signs of a mob on the shore. At an early hour the steamer appear ed Off Smlth'a Island, the prisoner was speedily taken ashore and a scaffold quickly erected by a carpenter, who had been brought from Baltimore. The culprit., accompanied by a spirit ual adviser, was led up the scaffold, the. noose waa adjusted and the execu tion was quickly over. Lee con fessed. EDWARDS ON THE RACK. Union City Man Says He Never Made Love to Ixda Walker Nor Did Ho IroOHe Marriage Tells of Rela tion With Her at Ashevlllo J. 1. Porter Tells of Trip to New York. Special to The Observer. Union City, Tenn., July 26. The cross-examination of Col. Dick Ed wards, In the Walker-Edwards breach of promise suit, was resumed to-dsy. He said he never told Lola Walker that he loved her or made any proposition of marriage to her. She took him out one night and talk ed about hiring a rig to get away from Ashevllle In. On the drive from Asheville to Sunset mountain she re fused his amorous propositions, but permitted fondling, etc., after the meeting at the Hoffman House. He denied refusing to Introduce Aisle Bhcrrlll, of Union City, the next day. Sherrlll asked if he "could pass her on down the line." He denied aaylng 'She's not that kind of a girl." He haid he had never heard from Dick Weaver since the Asheville episode. He sent J. D. Porter, of this city, to St. Louis to try to arrange matters and quit. He had not employed de tectives In St. Louis. Chicago or else where, neither had his attorneys; neither paid money to detectives. He saw Mrs. Cullen on the street at Un ion City, but, not wanting to have a talk with her, didn't recognise her. He went to Nashville tho same day he learned Mrs. Cullen was here. He saw plaintiff - th next day after his arrival. He went tbere to nnd out 11 she had anything to do with bringing the suit. Porter waa going to Spring field and agreed to atop at Nashville with him. Porter met her at the train and they all went to th Maxwell Houae, where he tried to find out what she was going to do. She did not seem to know anythlnr about It. He did not try to keep her from com ing to Union City. Thla ended the cross-examination of Edwards. J. D. Porter was the next witness examined. Ho said he wrote most of the letters to Lola Walker for Ed wards He wrote Edwsrds at Ashe vllle from Union City, suggesting that they go to Now Tork about the time of the yacht races. Kd wards, reply ing, asked Porter to come by Ashe ville. which he did. One night ha called on Miss Walker. Mra Cullen end Miss Wslker entertained tnem during the visit. Miss Wslker took Edwards out of the room sbout 10 minutes. He and Edwards soon went to New York. They mt Algl Sher rlll, of Union City, who suggested that they go to Coney Island, but Edwards had to be persuaded , be fore going. Porter aald he did not know why ho wrote the letters to mi. Waiicar for Edwsrds. sxcent through friendship. He said he thought Edwards read nearly all of them or knew what was in them. He paid her 1100 In St. Louis for Ed wards. The Intention of Edwards and Porter In going to Nashville, he said, ws to talk Miss Wslker out of coming to Union City. Thsy made no attempt to coerce or detain her. Neither of them thought she was favorable to the suit. v Depositions of minor Importance were read and court adjourned. ., , AGED ALABAMIAN MUST HANG. Got. Jelks finally Declines to Inter fere In Cullman iiomivioe tM. ' 4 nirmlnaham. Ala . July 21 Gov ernor, W. D. Jelks to-night ended on of -the death sentence of John Wll mede In this Stat to - aave a man from th - gallows, by decldlnsj that he will not interfere In th execution of the death sentence of ojhn Wll llsms, aged white man, at Cullman, Ala., to-morrow. ' Williams was eon , vlcted for the murder of State Senator- R. L. Hipp, about two years nr. while Hipp was trying to servo an ouster document en the old man, which would hsv ion mm nomeuss There has .never. neon .a hanging In Cullman," , ft was announced lata to-night that Company K, Third Regiment, A. N. U.. had been detailed to accompany th prisoner lo Cullman to-morrow morn ing and be present at the execution. The sheriff of Cullman county made the request, as he fred thst the strong sentiment In favor of Williams might bring aooui some anion 10 in terfere with the execution of the, aen tence. ;; '.. i'V- ' ' '. 7 . BANS CIGARETTES IN GEORGIA. '' (. f ,' , WW S SSSMSS V' i'" , k, Lower House of legislature I'atwea . Stringent aieaaure S3u,ooo for ' Jamestown.,''' 1 " t ' " ; Atlanta, Ga.; Jury J 1. The lower house of the Georgia Legislature to drty passed a bill appropriating Ho.. 000 for a Stale exhibit at the James town Exposition. ' The House - also tiassed a bill which prohibits the sale. ; manufacture or srlving awny of cigar, lea or cigarette papers. - Both will now go to the Senate for aotleiu. ASSAULT' UNKNOAVN 7 MAN GIVES FRIGHT Respondent ' In - PlUsbnrg .- ' Divorce Case la Seised by a - Man Having ,- the Appearance of a Mill Worker. Who hald. Mary Come With Me,' MakinsM His Escape . After She . Broke "'" IjOohO Pk-resmiiig Was First Day Tliat Slie Had Ventured on Street Unprotected by Detec tives. ." ..;;: x' . Pittsburg.. July 16. Just after leaving the court house ' to-day -following -ths adpournment of the Hart Jo divorce case, Mary' Scott Hartje, the respondent In the case, was at tacked by an unknown man on the street Despite the crowd about the court house at the Urns the man made his escape, although, a short chase after him was taken up. He dis appeared through an alley In the vi cinity of the court house.' .' 7 . Mrs. Hartje left the building ac companied by Mrs. Alexander W. Slocum, who has been Mrs. ' Hartje's constant companion throughout the hearing. The women were on the way to the office of John Freeman, Mra Hartje's counsel. They had gone but a fw steps from the court house when a man having the appearance of a mill worker thrust out his arm, and grabbing Mrs. Hartje, dragged her across the pavement, saying; "Mary, come with me." Screaming with fright Mrs. Hart je managed to escap from the man and found refuge In Mr. Freeman' office. In the meantime the man start ed to run, but soon was lost to the view of those who took up the chase. Later Mra Slocum pointed out a man aa Mrs. Hartje's assailant and he waa arrested, but was released when Mrs. Hartje said he waa not the man. To-day was the first since the hear ing that Mra. Hartje has appeared on the street without a detective being nesr. At her own request the detec Ives were dismissed from protecting her. At to-dey's session of the Hartje trial, counsel for Augustus Hartje called witnesses to refute the story told by Coachman Tom Madlne, to the effect that while Mra Mary Scott Hartje waa In Memphis Hartje met a blonde woman In Schenley Park and took her to his home In the carriage driven by Madlne. Josephine Wright, whom Augustus Hartje had been charge with visit ing at 240 Second avenue, waa placed on the stand and testtfled that Hart je had never visited her; that she only knew him by sigh, and had nev er spoken o him. The manner In which John M. Freeman, of counsel for Mrs. Hartje, cross-examined her led to a report that witnesses would be Disced on the stand by Mrs. Hart je to rebut the Wright woman's testimony. During the taking of the Wright woman's testimony. Alderman Festua M Kin of the South Side, waa In court, and also Assistant District At torney John S. Robb, Jr., Mr. Robb would not discuss the case. It was, however, reported that Informations areto be made, and tnat tneae in formations arc to be based on the Wright women's evidence. . Th unusual spectacle of a husband giving evidence that. If produced In criminal court, would tend to convict his wife of a crime- the punishment for which la Imprisonment In the penitentiary, was seen this morning. Wllbert Ashby, husband or Blanche Ashby, formerly a domestic In the Hartjnt house, testified that his wife told him she had lied In the deposi tion she made for Mr. Hartje and that she had been promised money for doing so. This evidence waa in continuation of the attempt of Hart je's attorneys to show that there had been Improper Influences used In se curing testimony for the other slde.- Ashby also swore tnat nia wire naa told him that Mrs. Hartje had de clared to her she was sorry she had not returned to live witn Hartje, when he asked her to go back to htm.- i)n cross-examination a letter which Ashby had written to Mrs. Hartje was placed in evidence, in it h. told Mra. Hartje that "If aha could pay Blanche for speaking for ner, narije cuuiu u mi Previous testimony on that point had been to th eflect that Ashby wrote that If Mrs. Hartje could pay Blanch for "lying." Hartje could afford to pay for tha "truth." One of the closing events of th trial will be to show how, where, and when the Madlne love letters wer secured. IN THE Bt PERIOIl COURT. Mr. Worley Will Not Oe4 the ft Tho Case of Harry 4. overeasn vs. tlie Charlotte Electric Hallway Comiany Now I'p. In the Superior Court yesterday Jud H. B. Peebles ordered a non suit In the case of S. J. Worley va H. P. Harding. Mr. Worley had bought ..a bucking broncho from Br. Hard ing, who was selling a lot of the animsls at auction In this city about a yesr sgo. Th horss dlsd shortly after Mr. Worley got It home and he sued for the recovery of the 141 he had paid for It, alleging that the horse was unsound. Mr. Hsrdlng claimed thst ths horse was sold without a guarantee as to Its sound ness and at the owner's risk. Judge Pesbles ordered the non-suit yester dsy morning at ths close ot ths evi dence for the plaintiff. Th afternoon session or tne court yesterday was taken up with ths evi dence In ths rass of Hsrry J. Over cssh vs. th Charlotte Electric Rail way Company. - Toung uvercasit is suing for 11,000 ,on .account of In juries received In an accident on the car Una on East Morehead street about a year ago, A car ha was on was derailed and h s was thrown therefrom, breaking a leg. " He , al leges thst the accident was caused by ths negligence of the company, Ths svldeno In th ess wss finished yes terdsy and ths argument will be Uken UP tnis morning. Th plaintiff Is represented - by Messrs. Maxwell A Keerans and Judge K. Llttl. and th defendant company by Its .counsel, Messrs. Burwell , , Canslar.V :, :7.' .''-, DOWIK MUST, PAY $1,111. 7 7 !'., ,' : .' ' ' ', 1 'v . California Supreme Court . Upholds Judgment UitsJneu lor sioney AU vanred Tor I ten vat in inns. t - Ssn Francisco, July II. The Call, fornla Supreme Court handed down a decision on the appeal mad by John Alexander Dowle from the Judgment of the Supreme Court ordering Mni to pay to Hugh Craig 11,744 with Inter fit from IMS. -.- . y Craig advanced th money for Dow I to conduct revlvallstle meetings In this city In 1118, for which Dow agreed "lo reimburse h1m from tha proceeds ot lhe collections, - . The proceeds Old not com up lo his xpcttlon and Craig brought suit to reooTer his money, . MB. BROWN IS IN; THE LEAD DEADLOCK IN ' SIXTH DISTRICT Sixth District CongreMtdonal ' Conven tion at Fayettevllle Lasts From S:a& 1' O'cleck Yesterday Evening Till Ear- ly This MorningOn One Hundred and Twelfth Ballot ' Vote Stood: Brown 70, Patterson 47, Godwin 41 and Cook 3a More Long-Drawn-Out Than Convention ot 10 CoL N. A. McLean Chairman and C G. Rose Secretary Adjournment for ao Minutes at 9 : 10 This Morning;. t Special to The Observer. . -. , ' .' Fayettevllle, July 17, -tYl'l a. m At this hour the convention took a recess till t.ii. No nomination Is In sight ' ... s ,: " v :!;J: Fayettevllle, July 2. Chairman Morton called the sixth district con-7 j gresslonal convention to order at 2; IS -o'clock this afternoon and at il:4& 7 o'clock-adjournment was taksn for 7,'V an hour,' awaiting the report of the I committee on credentials, organize' tlon and platform. Rey. W. M. Fair-' i ley, pastor of the First Presbyterian 7 : church of this city, offered prayer, 7 -"While we believe In the .enforcement Of law and order, alt laws hav been '' suspended during your stay here ex-' .7 cept those of hospitality,', were ..the 7. closing words of Captain James D. . . McNeill In welcoming the delegates 77 to Cumberland. Hon. John G. Shaw, ' of Cumberland, offered a resolution, -7 asking for Its Immediate considers-') tlon, but on a point of order It went 7 over until the permanent organise- tlon was effected. It read: "Resolved,7 Thst the enforcement of tha unit 77 rule by majorities to coerce minor - ttles Is detrimental to Democracy, 7 dishonest In principle, and will not -be tolerated In this convention." ' - Chairman of delegations : wer '. '. chosen aa follows: Cumberland A, A. . McKethan; Columbus, H. B. Short; ,7. Harnett, R. O. Taylor; .Robeson, R.77 8. Bond; New Hanover, W. E. , Springer; Bladen, E. F. McCulloch; v Brunswick, Q. H. Bellamy. -'-; A thousand persons filled ' the Fayettevllle Independent Light In : fantry armory. Much had been pro- . vlded for the comfort and refresh- ' ment of delegates, even though : Cumberland has been under prohl- ' bltlon for many years. Coatst were ' shed before prayers and palm-leafs were called Into steady use. Many . -took advantage of recess to walk ' -around and chat with old friends, ; some plotting and scheming deeply. ' Th chiefs snd lieutenants were not 7' visible. That anti-unit rula set most v of them thinking. If adopted, it . might, they though, upset many cal culations. , PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EF- FECTED. 7 - John H. Currle, of Cumberland..' for the committee on credentlala, re V ported st 1:46 o'clock.. There was no . oonteKe Ths platform committee rec ommended the endorsement of the . laat national and State plalforma and the adoption of the rules governing ' the North Carolina Legislature. W.- D. ; Uaster, of Cumberland, moved Its adoption and the motion was carried. , C. J. Cooper, for the organisation - ' committee, recommended CoL N. A. "' McLean, of Robeson, for chairman and C. O. Rose, of Cumberland, for' secretary. They were chosen unanl mously. The chair appointed A. A. McKethan and E. F.. McCulloch to . eocort Col. McLean to his chair,..:' , which they did amid much applause, ' Col. McLean, ssylng hs would rul without fear or favor, declared tha convention open for business. Oeorg - ' L. Morton was msde delegate st ' large on motion of Major McKethan. ' -. Z. B. Newton moved the adoption of ;' Mr. Shaw's resolution, the chair rul- .,. Ing that It did not affect delegatea In- , structed by county conventions. On - f the county vote the resolution tu unanimously adopted. Mr. J. H. Myrover asked Cumber- -land If It was satisfied with 14 votes . Instead of It. Major McKethan re plied that It was not satisfied, but ' had It to take. Th charr ruled that a ' fraction over II vote would. noml mat. . - THE NOMINATING BEGINS. C . On a motion by C. J. Cooper the convention proceeded and . took th start at least to nominate a . candl- , date for Congress. Dr. L. B. Evans, of Bladen, put In nomination Joseph .' A. Brown, of Columbus. The speaker " wss momentarily interrupted by the entrant of a belated and tipsy dele- gat repeating, "Wher I Harnett , county?" Dr. Evan said Columbus 1 had had no representation on - the con- ' gresslonal. Stat or Judicial ticket for 40 years. Hon. L. McBryd named Henry Uly Cook. . .of Cumberland' who had one seconded Bryan' nom ination. From Harnett Dan Hugh Mc-' Lean was greeted with cheers, nor ,' did Harnett's sons fall to tea their lusty lungs throughout his speech. . '-: "We have never had a representa tive In Con xt ess, though w have had ' som who wer alway willing to go." and M I am known by 10 per cent, of , th district, ot blood kin to half of . thm" wr expression that wakd much applause. A beautiful tribute waa paid to tn uonreneraie eoioier,, llkewls hi son. "Our . district's Democratic majority will bo 1.141 i sleetlon if Hannibal L. Godwin Is nomlnsted." Col. McLean railed Hon. J. G. Shaw to the chair and walked to tha front of th suge. The ap- plans 'was deafening. II made a , word . of explanation and named' the -present Incumbent. "Gilbert H. Pat terson HSS not only innn in nisei t bnt he has nulled them." said th , desn of Robeson. On th second roll call Bladen made no response. Bruns wick yielded to Harnett. For Colum- , us, Homer Lyon seconded Brown's nomlnstlon. For Cumberland. W. D. Oaster spoke for Cook. 1 George H. Bellamy,' of Brnnswlck,- spoke ; for Godwin. A. J. McKlnnon, of Robeson. . seconded Patterson's nomination. Speaking: of "pulls," W. A. Stewart, of Harnett, i said Godwin was : born pulling a bell cord over the rear of ; a flop-eared mule. Suwarrs eloquent seconding speech was well reclvd. THE FIRST BALLOT. first bsllot: Blsden Brown. 9 1-1; . Cook 4 1-1. Godwin 1. Pstterson 4; Brunswick Godwin la; , toiumou Brown 31: Cumberlsnd Cook 14; Harntt- Golwln 14: New Hanover Brown 11. Cook S. Godwin t. Tet'er- son 1: Robeson Brown 4,. Godwin 2. Patterson ,al ttrown St 1-2. Cook 41 1-2. Godwin 49, rsttr-.. r 'itecond: Brown 10 1-2. Cook 49 1 ". Godwin 4. rstteron 4S. -Third: -Brown 1 1-2. Cook 40 1 Godwin 47. pstterson-41. ; Fourth: Urnnti 6.1 w. v o n j 1- GikIwIiv 47. Patterson 49. Fifth: Brown 4 1-3. (.' . Godivln 47. l'st.-i ..n 4S. (Cor H I . 1 '''..' ','7 ': '''...' t
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