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It J r " - . ( . , :;Li j-;'U.vj .uvt" 'W SUBSC1UPTI0N -PIHCI3: 8.00 Per Year. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1906. ; ! ; PRICE ITVE CENT. i 1)U YA N SCOf.DS ILLINOIS , Vnoa to endorse scllivan - As ' Gtic! ot Chicago Democratlo . Club. ' Nebrskn Deliver Two AihlnwMi.4. In the 11 rut Standi us Ii , on (JoverniiK-nt Ownership ol Hall ' nunU and In the Second HcptMllat luff (lio Recent Illinois Convention etui , All .Its WorksWant 1 :inlirHcmrnt From a Body Whlc .' fctood for Corporation .Rule -Ma Strictures Not- Resented, Melng I Even Applauded John Templo Urates Speaks, v-t ; , Chicago, Sept.. i.-e-WJUUm J. Bry an, aa-the' guest of local Democracy, . delivered "to-day within eight hours two add treses. VHls first speech,; , which vi mads at a luncheon of tn . Irlquola Club dealt with political issues t and economic questions, r The second, 1 made at a banquet given In his honor V by. th Jefferson Club, waa oavoiea, to National Committeeman Koger u Ki.uivn. of . Illinois, whose, resigns ' tlon Mr.i Bryan has demanded, but .who, despite this,- was snaorsea py the recent State convention, wmcn ai - mn. AtptartkA Unfit in favor of Mr. Bry an the next Democrat! nominee - -tor President, a-ve .-&.' ' Mr. Bryan jiot only scored Sullivan and his political methods unraerct- fully, but Informed . th Democrats - present."; many of: whom were dele ' f&tea to the recent Bute convention, that he would have pone of the ap .prove! of, Democrats of.nilnoia ana -v that .be- repudiated their; recent en- : dorseraent of him.. v -v In his afternoon address, Mr. Bryan - aald. regarding' bia recent utterance . In New York on government owner- . amp ex railways. . . .. -' ' . ON RAILWAY OWNERSHIP ' V -I stated -what I 'thought with tha wxoectation that . everybody . ,- else t would exercise the same freedom. I was led to my; conclusions by. the -' corruption of tha people of the Unit .' d States by tha railroads. . In my judgment, wa have had no more cor , ruptlng, innuence in American pou tics than tha railroad. I have known conventions to M controlled oy passes. 1 X have known Judges .te be elected ty railroads, and I have reached the conclusion that thla corruption can- t not be eliminated until these natural muoupuiiii gwiai piviicn vi m. - t rovernment I am opposed to centraK . " Jxatlon and therefore I prefer that wa : ehould nave tha local lines owned by v . State governments and only the trunk i Mines owned by the Federal govern- "f. xnentT v The banquet held at night" In the ..Auditorium Hotel under the auspices f Tae Jefferson Club, was attended by . fOO-prominent Democrats from 111! nota and tha middle West. Mr. Bryan -v was - given an enthuslastlo greeting, ' His address in cuei waa as ronows: "The honesty of 'a party'a purpose is shown not merely by ita piatiorm r the speeches of Ita candidates and . " supporters, but by the character of the men who are entrusted with-the "party management , . BUIXJVANCJL8B ; REVIEWED. "Illinois presents a case ln polnk and I take this opportunity, to etafe gny poatuoa In regard to the national .committeeman from this State, , Mr. , Roger Sulllyan. Aa you all know, I ' wrote him a letter asking hlra to re- ' algn from the national committee la . the interests of the Democratic party. X explained to him that his corporate ., . connections made It . Impossible for -i Mm to help the party so long aa he , was la official position, but stated ' that were that the only objection the matter, might be, dealt with at .the state convention -two years hence. -1 ;POlnted out to him that as he held hie seat by fraud, there could be no . harm only In the Democratic party in the 8tate -until he by resigning. showed hla reepect for the wishes of , tha majority at the last State conven tion. - Initead of resigning he asked .: for. an endorsement from the Bute ' convention. Ha charged that I was deceived by Mr. DunUp. The charge '.waa so obviously untrue that It ought . 4,not to. nave deceived any one. .'. . "At the national convention in 8L .', Xwouls I had In wriUng a request for nis repudiation signed cy more than , half of the - delegatee to the State ' convention. . Had Mr. Sullivan any of " the Instinct of a Democrat, had he - ' the flret conception of what Demoo racy means, he would not have pon-,- aented to hold his place agalast the V. wishes of the convention.- At the re cent 'State convention the delegaUa although they did aot vote directly on the question, to .askvh1s resignation, . voted to table - the resolution, and ' that may be accepted aa a vote of en dorsement. This give blm His post tion for two years more.. , -C. x SAME ISSCB IN ALL STATES. ;t ' "The Question now is. what can the . Democracy of Illinois do to register its protest against the ina ot poit " tics for which Mr.: Sullivan sUndsT ' That la the question in which L at t Democrat, ' am Interested, for the : question which arises In Illinois will arise In all the other States where! the corporations attempt to obUln control of tha party organisation.' . .' "i hold that no man who I official ' ly connected with a-corporatlon that la seeking privilege ought to act as :'a memqer of a political organisation, because he cannot represent his cor- poration and the people at tpe same yulme. I m opposed to allowing a , Vnan situated as he la to use the pub . ' 3io treasury to pay the flobU that ha ,V)wm t those who help , his oorpo VuVation to Uke advantage ot the pub- lie, and therefore I inalyt that the - right should ' be . commenced to-day i to prevent hla re-election to the na tional committee, i . j"t "And what I iy of lilm t aay of aspirants for poMltlona ta the party organlnatloif In other States, Jf the ( Democratlo party haa not virtue : enough to spew out thoe who traino In politics for th advantage of the . corporations to which they talon, it does not deserve victory, nor can It ' hope for It,? -; '' ' ' . ." ; A V" A NTS NO 8DC1I ENDORSEMKNT. "If you say that I have no right to interfere In the politics of this Bute, I reply that I am. simply applying to ' IHltiols a principle "Which I believe ought to be applied, unlvermlly, I do not rcgnrd it as a compliment to be endorsed for the prenlilnnry by a con . vntlon which enilorft Mr. Hulllvan. I told them In advanco-that I did not ant, an endomi-mont under eurh clr citmatancea, and I rrpuihiite It. Jf my nomination for oiilce depended Upon that endornement, I would not m crept It.- Mr. Bulllvan In not my friend, although ho pretended to be boforo this dtwiiNnlon arose, . He would not hava allowed me to be en Krnot If ho coulii Imvo prevented it, tmt lUHtcocI of oi'p.mln? me llkn a , jnn, he attempt'( to link his name with mine and tlun n urr nn n ioremeiit for hlmnelf. I oliJ-t to 1,1m as a polltlral annirlnt. Il In nn al)t man, a clever man, and per KornilIV a very genl.ll f-llow; the ror j .itliitH e-oiiM n't nlf'nl to employ !.y nlher lilti'l o d'l tt.- tr nl -i;k; I'Ht. my only ,ol,i,i .1 . I U t t : :Mica tii.it i:.e ) in In my Tilncriry, and I da not want that shuttered by Intimacy with men Of-his political lhuthoda.'. Thone who voted to endorse me were either de celved thomselvea or thought thoy couia aercive me. it iney were de celvod. they will be glad to be "unde clved; 1f they thought to deceive me,- iney win nave more- reepect for me wnen mey ntja mat thoy did not urceoo. wr-i . - .'r.'vf , , "I KU a: treat that ' avftrv ekndtil for oflice who wants the people" to have confidence In him should aiw nounce that he Is - oonoaed to Mr. Sullivan's methods, that he repudiates hs leadership . and win oppose his re-eiection," f,.t j..-V;. j y NO 8lOsi QF DISAPPROVAL, mot;, a aigtt of disapproval . , was given by the assembled - Democrats during Mr. Bryan's speech. His an nouncement that he repudiated the endorsement of the r Illinois - SUte convention because it had endorsed Mr, Bunivan waa greeted . With con siderable applause. ?'. Other- speakers besides Mf. Bryan were jonn Temple (iraves, of Georgia, Mayor Junne, of, Chicago, and Cato Sells, of Iowa. ; ; v ; ' Mr. Graves spoke upon "The South ami a Infinite Democracy.? ; He de clared that his section has been the saving remnant of the party for two decades and closed with an argument xor a, positive, instead of utegauve at titude- in the future.- r, : .-'.r Linooln I Xhittlng' on Gala Toga for Lincoln. Keb Sent. a.-EvBi-rthln ta in 'readiness ror the reception to pe ienaerea winiara J. Bryan in- his nome ctty.- vn arrivtng in Lincoln Mr. Bryan wUl.. be escorted at once to -the . State capltol . arounds, ,where tne reception will be held. The wel coming, speeches will be delivered by governor jmcxey and Mayor . Brown, ineeity la bems decorated In antic!' puoa gi ins event,.,-.. . ; ' ' kipyAPPEp Youyp ana. ; . ljnnrombe -Omcerr LooVfnz for Man wd jJiaappearea Willi J'lrteen-Year-pid iitrlMay bd In South Car olina.; Special , to The'Observer, .AshevtUe, Sept e.The person of one John H. Williams, recehtly of Big Ivy township, la still very much de- rto ay un oaiwoiagf county r diii cera and the. reward of 110 offered several days ago for 1 Williams ar rest tiaa been Increased to ISO. . Wll llama Is a white man with a wife and several children. -It la alleged that. on the night of August 11th. he kid napped Esther Carter, a pretty Jlttle 1 -year-old girl and an orphan and that tha . whereabouts of the man and the girl are now unknown. The offi cers her believe . that Williams has taken the girl to . some place near Spartanbnrg, S. C and that his ar rest will shortly oe effected. The South- Carolina mcere nave been Informed of the ISO reward that Is now, being offered ' for - Williams with the request that they, keep lookout for the man. Xt Is not be lieved that Williams haa married the glrv --V ,' ;' ''' y 'GEORCUA38 ENDORSE BRYAX State ( Convention Tsvore Htm "for Pmddewt Lower Railroad IUtrs and Nrrro . Dlafraacttlerment Yored Hoke Smith's Name Only Before Convention for coventor. 'Macon.- Ga Sent 4. The Unani mous nomination of Hoke Smlthfor Governor of Georgia-and the en doreetnent of William J. Bryan ' for President in 1101. waa. the, principal business transacted to-day by the Democratlo State convention. The names of other-candidates lor . uov- ernor were not . plaoed before the convention. ' i 's -r - The nlatform adopted ' contalna many radical recommendations . and substitutes the majority vote in pn maiiea for nominating conventlona in gubernatorial ' contenta. t The -State railroad Commission la severely crltl elaed, while t-cent railroad tares, Bute railroad control.' lower freight rates, negro disfranchisement and In crease-In . tke size or ta Btateen ate re - demanded. - ' - v . NAB MEXICAX REVOLtmOXDTTS. Immlrration fnspeotor and Two Arl- sona luingers Arrow UTiree nown Aglnm TtlM RMWlimmt . Tucson.- Aria.; eent 4. Collie Hum bert. a Frenchman, and Leonardo VII Ureal and Bruno Trevlno, Mexicans, were arrested to-day at, Mowry and Patagonia mining camps, where many miners are employed. - The arrests were nude by Immigration Insupector Murphy and Rangers Olds ana Clark. It la charged that the men are agita tors who 'Were attempting to organ ise a force -I Mexican miners to at tack Nogalea Sonora. - Letters found on the prisoners show that their plans were directed by Mexican revolution ist leaders at BU Lou I a -The letters also Indicated that the revolutionists have org antaatlons ta. 40 cities and that they will .become active as soon as they can secure arms. The alleg ed agitators are la Jail , at .Nogales, Ann, . TAR IIEKL Ilf THOCBLE. E. IT. Cotton, of Hon College, Indict ra y Virginia , wrana Pury , on Vorgery Cluu-go.' .,, -, . -v Special to The Observer. f ; Danville, vs., wpt -ic, H. Cot ton, a young white man whose home is at.Elon College! N'C. waa Indicted by the grand jury here to-day on the charge or lorging the name of Trainmaster C P. Miller, of the Dan ville dlvlHioo of the Southern Railway, to an order for av 140 watch on O. Pranks 1 Cotton, It Is ' alleged, , aleo forged the name Of M. Varcell, who Is In the employ of the Southern, to tha order but this caee will be tried in North Carolina. ! , Cotton. It la alleged, la the - man who broke Into the station at Wine- sap. Va. He waa recently Indicted by the grand Jury at Rntdsvliln, N. C, for robbery. Cotton waa located by Detoc Uva -Ahern several days ago In the Lynchburg Jail and, , when - he serves out his term there on the tlrd, will .be brought here for trial. ; ' , -5 .... Col. ). M. Knight, of Humtcr, 8. Cn . Pies In Artievwini . ,.. Aehevllle, Sept. 4. Col. J. M, Knight, ormerly a .nowepaper , pub lnher of. Sumter," B. C died nere his mornlnlr after two weeks alok- dm, The rtreasd csme to thla city laxt January to regain hla health, and p to a week ago apiared te have mproved greatly, e waa 1 1 'yea ra of ire, we a punt rrnnd ohnellor of he IvnUhtu of I'ytihln and a Hhrlner, l leaven a wlfn snd five dittmhtera. 'he -body will be shipped to Mumler for burlul. VnUiii Debt f luiwa Ie'ren" Wnnhlnaton, Hrpt. 4 'I )i moulMy tateni-nt slwmn (lie put-llo -M. r he In til" Tre:lurv, tf( 197".- t.Hi-.t. a ! ! io lur tiie month of P,tiS,1l i. R". IL HARDIN :i9 ON TBIAi IVEVENUE JOniClCHS INDICTED Adjourned Setwlon of - Federal Conrt Takes VP Canes Againxt Itevenua OnieyrB, Thirty Being, NaiiHHl In 'Itlll of ImlktjnKut it, H. ' llirdln i'lrnt Dcfendaht Iut on Ilavk v; Maklnjc"pf-,; ubo Returns - ami Acriaance ' . of , " "Iliwh" . Money v. liarjroti ScHkn Likely to bo Ix)ng-l)ran-Out AsnUitant District "T Attorney Coble's First Appearance. Bp4Val to The Observer, ; ; , Greenaboro, Sept 4. The case ot the government against R.' H. Har din, charged with'.: violating - section" ib, united States laws, was called for trial In FederaJ, Court this morn ing.. , ueverai witnesses were, examin ed, out only a beginnng In the taking of evidence was made. The case will consume several days and possibly a. numoer oi weeks., v' :. i ., i. ..."' .' The famous .cane of the United States against G. W. Samuels for the same charge, tried here last spring, lasted about a month and it Is safe to predict that this case will consume. Quite strong while. rrirv, -. The term ot court .; that convened this morning is an adjourned session Of the. special vterm.of --court held here ' last ' spring when the . Samuels esse waa. trled.-When the case was called this morning, a motion to con tinue was made by. counsel for the aerence. The., grounds updh -which the continuance waa asked waa on ac count of the Inability of two witness es to attend, v One of the men.' Q. W Samuels, U serving a sentence In the Wllkeaboro Jail for an aaeault on Editor Deal; -the other.. A. Cr Bryan. 4s. sick at hla house, Judge Boyd stated that,' when the time -for Sam uels to testify came, he would brlnr him to Greensboro on writ of habeas corpua, - ,t - -.'.;.' -.... ; United States - District Attornev A. dlctment Mr, Uoltos Is assisted In the-prosecution of the case by Judge A, L. Coble, whose appointment as asistant district v attorney for the western district, of "North Carolina effective September 1st The de fense' Is represented try 'ex-Judge W. P. Bynum, Jr., ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams. W. W. Barber and J. W. Mo- NellL.i : v- : . ' -.'t r Three witnesses wer examined' ( the , morning session. . . These, were; Jackson Morris. Milton McNeill and P. Grace, the latter aa attlsUnt U tne omce of Revenue Agent v8ama When court adjourned for the noon receaa. Judge Boyd placed the Jury in charge of a deputy United States marshal ' and . ordered thai, they , re main in his care until the case Is con cloded. " - ; j vr."'. There are 10 or more revenue of- fleers, distillers ' and- gaugers named In the bill of Indictment Two of the men have-already been convicted and the cases were - carried ton the Court of Appeals, Indictments Were found as a result of Investigations made by two secret service men. It la charged: that the' revenue col lectors were paid vnusn- ' money by Illicit distillers.. .The , : officers . are cnarKed with making : falsa returns. In that ,they reported Illicit distilleries-destroyed when they were left untouched. " ; -,' " ' .. --. a 'V t . DIVERS WORK AT THE BOSTOX. Hall Being Examined in Effort ' to Xiooate) Leaks Cansed.bjr KtrarKllng ' mm itoeas iiie-Boats n.e pt ttcady Washington. Sent 4.-The ' Naw Department has received . a second dispatch from Commander Coffman, oommanoing the cruiser Boston. aaiea ueiungham Bay, , waah as ioiiows: - , : . . Boston' rrounded SenL' I on Pea- body Rocki Rosarlo Straits, and 1s leaking., Navy yard tug has-. been wired to assjst to Bremerton navy yard. ' Divers examining- ship's hull since early morning. . So far. unable to . locate . any leaks. Water under control." . ... . .. v...- . . Beninahamr .Wash.. SentJri-The tTnlted SUtes cruiser Boston. - which struck Peabody - Rock, In Rosarlo Straits, yesterday noon, Is now lying- in deep water In. this, harbor in order to give divers -. an opportunity to examine the hull. The vessel has taken considerable - water and haa listed - five degrees . to port ', Seven compartments are filled. All the life-boats are provisioned and swung out ready for Instant use. ; The ship s diver. , Who Is still at work, hes found a. seam three feet In length which Is admitting water, but has not discovered any holes In the hull. The vessel Is believed to V9 muir - wivnt-nvui vvumwuuvr Coffman Is-awaiting tugs to tow the Boston to Bremerton. - The men are beginning to show the effecU of the strain to which they have "een subjected - for 14 hours.--:' y.-, i':..?H :'..-' TO EtFORCE PURE FOOD LAW. ,t'. t. -,'. -, ,,i... Dnrean of 'Chemistry Xtsna Xnrreaa of IU laboratory Facilities at t hief V Xortf No. Money Vet .Available. ' Washington. Sept 4. As the result of the new pure food law., which, goes Into effect January 1" next the De partment of Agriculture. s making preparations for thy increased labor and equipment Involved In . Its en forcement .The working. forces and the appliances of the laboratories at hlladelphla. Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans will be largely Increased, while at the ports of New York and Boston there will be erected how lab oratories In which to conduct the necnasary examinations of all food products coming 4nto this country, Plans for these latter buildings have been approved by Dr. - Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, and Sec retary Wllsorr doubtless will-coincide with the ideas of ir. wney. - There no money available for the 'con struction of thee buildings, but the Secretary of Agriculture haa been aa sured that It will be 'forthcoming at the next aelon of Congress. Furthermore, aeeurancea have been given that the mopey neceinary to ex ecute the pure food, law, through the employment of Inspectors anil the necessary clerical force, will be pro- ided. , i ;..'',... .' .. . v MICJTT TO EMCOT "BLACK POrE." DeWatea to Oincrfratlon of tli So. l-ieiy of Jenii ' l-4lre U Iwilnti-d (Junrt-r to l.lcw-t New ieriTol. Rome, Sept. 4. All 'deU-gittes to he eonRreitnUon of the t.'ompany of mm celebrated hiom thla morning, fter which a bell rnnr announclnir the bealnnlnr of rpiailrlvliirn or the legation of the r'-nrrnl enrlety ti m-.ceed the late l ailn-r Martin and II deleprtitcs retired to qiiartern here they will remain four days ithout rnmmunlration with the otit is frM except utiJer serious clr- u lislsnces.' .,.- .w WABRANTS FOR LOOTERS THREE IX rilIL.DELPIIL - CASK Promoter. Scral and Two Officials of , Wrecked iu-l Ftate Tmst Com j pany. Treasurer-.. North: and - As elauint Trw surer CWIIngwood, to be Arrested, states Ubttrict At- . ' ttornerrAuultor Mill- to ' he Al lowed to o llnmolcNted BeeaiiHe of Mis 7ft Years and Belief That He - Was a HgnreliesMl Invewtlgntltm - Kltows Tliat HiiWUIo. PrceJdcnt Was ; Partner WIUt-Scgai.v-J''.-i-u,1 Philadelphia. Beut. 4. District At torney Bell is authority lor the state ment that warrants were prepared to- nlght for the , arrest of William v F. North.' treasurer of the Real Estate Trust .. Company; M.. & Colllngwood assistant treasurer, - and Adolf; Segal, on charges of conspiring with Prank K. Hippie, .the suicide president of the Institution, to loot Us treasury. Scgaf is, the promoter who .borrowed more than IS.000.000 from the bank - on flimsy collateral to finance' hla enter prises. Horace Hill the aged audi tor, will not be arrestett. He Is 78 years old and broken In health. The district attorney says he was a figure head end a toot used by the looters. . f Public Interest-In the investigation or the defunt bank's affairs now cen ters . In the warrants which District Attorney Bell says wilt be Issued either to-morrow or Thursday for the arrest of the men - Implicated with srsna jt.- tjippie, tne suiciae presi dent In looting and wrecking the In stitution. (Abundant evidence of the culpability of others besides the dead president haa bee a-obtained, the dis trict attorney saya Two of the most . prominent figures in tne investigation .appeared before District Attorney Bell and were In terrogated by him. " They were Wll Uam F. North, treasurer of the trust company, and .Horace Hill, the audi tor. Mr. Hilt who Is an aged man, waa on the verge of collapse when he arrived at the bank and nervously In quired of tne newspaper reporters as sembled outside as to why the district attorney ehould send for blm. Neither he nor. Treasurer Nortn would consent to be interviewed. Receiver ' Earle announced to-day that Adolf Seaal. the promoter, whose extenslze borv rowings . were mainly responsible for the failure of the trust company, had turned over his entire Interest in thr Pennsylvania Sugar :' Refinery. The plant is heavily encumbered, however, and Begal's Interest will be of little benefit to the depositors. , The investigation of Receiver Earle and. District Attorney Bell has estab llshed the fact that .President Hippie was a partner with Segal in a num ber of the letter's enterprises, and mat tr. wnarton Mippie, his son. a clerk in the bank. 'was the "dummv" for. his father,'-.:,,-. .!-.;-. SHOT IN .ENGINE CAB. Aehevllle Man Injured While Riding on western ioao itockina; Train and Shooting Into Coaches on the Incrvaee . and . Officers' Keep on onarp Lookout for the Offenders. 8peclal te The Observer. -' e ', , Ashevllie. Sept: t. Kocklnar Ir atria on xne - Asnevuis aivision of '. tne Southern and firing pistol .balls Into passenger coaches baa recently be come a favorite pastime of mischiev ous boys and others on. -evlle bent. Some one' last evening , near Statee- viiie took a crack at a cab window of the engine that nulla train No. 12 from Aehevllle to Salisbury ' and aa a result Jud Reed, of -AshevtUe. had a narrow qscape irom aenous , injury. The ball barely missed a vital spot and embedded Itself In' Mr. . Reed's arm, Indicting a painful ' though not aangerous wouna. News or the af fair was received here this morning by Sheriff Reed, a brother of the in- Juced man. Mr. Reed has - been In the employ of the Aahevllle division of the Southern as fireman for several years and recently made application to atana tne examination ror promo tlon to engineer. He left- Aahevllle yesterday afternoon on train No. 12 for Salisbury to stand the examlna tlon. -Mr. Reed waa riding In the cab of the engine and as the train pulled out of sutesvllle there was the sound of a pistol crack and In stantiy the fireman felt the sting of tne outlet as tne lead entered tils arm; Mr. Reed went on to Salisbury . where the wound was dressed.' He tele phoned Sheriff Reed this morning that ths Injury was not serious and that ne would remain " in Salisbury ana take tne examination ror-engl user's place. . '.-.-'.. one day last week some hovs rock ed a passenger train on the Aahevllle division end csme near injuring a pas senger., Special Detective Frank Jor dan was on the train and -while en gaged - Is 1 conversation with a pas senger a rock crashed through the window and bounded against the seat that the passenger was in the act of occupying. Mr. Jordan alighted from the train and quickly aa Its speed could be slackened and returning to. the scene found that the - rocking had been done by two small boys scarcely ten years of age. The boys were tak en to their parents, to -whom was recited the Incident and the young sters were given such a sound thrssh- ng that they will think twice before rocking another trelit i . ; " .' . - -- -- TAR HEEL TRAP SHOOTERS. - ' North Carolinians Outdo Virginians in ; Annual Meet or estate Associa tion at Lynchburg- Todd Led With On of 100. ,. ; '.j,-.',.-.. Special to Th4j' Observer. '-,; -fv ivyncnDurg, va, . epi. The weather was perfect , this morning when the second day's shoot of the Virginia Trap Shooters! Association began work at t o'clock. , In addition to ths 71 shboteri on tha trsp, there was a large crowd of Interested spec tators on the ground to ejoy the con testa . The most important evenf of the . .4 day was . the i contest between two teams, - composed of ten members eachi one made up of V irginia ana tne omer ot jsnrtn Car olina shooters, The rontesr waa a hot one from start to flnlntj and the Tar Heels finally won out beating the Virginians only three targets out of one thousand. .--.-,.' : .-- - '',-'. ,t For the Virginia (team 'Daaker- vlile led the shooting with IS out of 00 and J. W, Todd led the Visitors with a score of Of out of 100. The individual scores Were: Virginia Kakervllle , ' Arents Ma Hatch er f2. u. - wintree it, Uen- pla 4, noyd Illllxman 4, Panrord , Rngitan ll.Chatham , total 174; North Carolina Todd , Lyons tl, Walla 7, Anthony 17, tales 74. Johnson 02, Ellington II. Hlms 00, Crsyton II, total 7. The hootlnir came to ,an end this after noon. ..wen. years meet win do at ;li hmoml. '..- 1 1 loot Goes to i See Works of Enrlti- - '.quake. .-'' F.tntlnro, flejJt. 4. -Kocretjiry rtnot ml party !U fcantlnxo for Valparla ', to In-i-ec-t th rum enu'l by th eMrtli'iiiak", The feeling' of friend eMn f--r the 1'ni'd Ktatea s stronir 1 In rrci.ej ty tcretary Loot's vUit CONVICT -SHOT BY GUARDS THIRD DASH FOlt : FREEDOM Henrv Clark. One of the Men Sen , tenced In Wake for Killing a Fakir ' at the RalelRh Fair, - Makes Third Attempt to litoano. Is Shot Twice V by Cluards and Is Recaptured- Democratic State Osmpalgai Opens . Chief Justice Clark plaintiff In V Law , Suit A Pardon Granted- - -Charters Isnned News Note of : pUto Caplul. $ V: y:;t irss '--V Observer Bureau. v " -it-l it South Dawson Street'1! S A-eie--; ', ffv - -h n Raleigh, Sept . 4. t " Henry Clark. alias - Fred - Morris, one of the parties sentenced to " 18 months each on ths highways of this county for his part in the killing of another fakir from Norfolk last OctOn ber. made a third dash for liberty to day and was shot twice ty guaraa. He did not run far, but returned to a point near the camp and waa recap tured. - - ' ;.).;-i'v,-i-JV'--;';i'''i,' Among the attorneys In attendance at the Supreme Court this week Is Congressman Claud Kltehln - of the seoond district. He to-day . said: doubt greatly whether-we will make half a crop In my, district; in fact-1 may say .that X am quite certain we will nnt : Kir-ftnttonaliv few farmers have good crops.", ; As to politics he. said everything .was an right. - k gardlng the financial condition of the people -he said that while there were not as many 'mortgages aa, usuai. many farmers had given Hens on their crops. - - . ,. y . The - Democratlo 8tate, campaign opened to-day with speeches by State Auditor Dixon, representing (Senator Slramonav and Congressman William W. Kltehln." . .. Blanks are being' sent out by the Secretary of State giving notice to the Judges and registrar of the elections to be held. The registrars and judges were all appointed yesterday, there be ing 1.700 Judges and MOO registrars in. the Bute. .. . .. v i - Curator Brlmley. of the State Mus eum, wss notified to-day that a rattle snake seven feet seven Inches long had been killed in Craven County. He haa a record, of one seven feet two Inches from the sams locality. Mr. Brlmley . will pack the car of ex hibits from this Slate to the Boston food fair next Friday or Saturday. He is greatly pleased at the collection which is made. CHIEF JUSTICE PLAINTIFF IN , SUIT, The Supreme Court took up second district appeals to-day. . Chier Jus tice Clark la ths plaintiff In one case, a dam- on a stream having backed water noon hla farm and doing dam age estimated by him to be ILOffO. Way land Ferrall, the man who snot Bertha Brown in the tenaenom a is trtct here, has been transferred from the station house to the Jail.. A white man named Starling has been placed In Jail on a charge of attempted as sault made upon a girl aoout li years of age. . The case Is so mixed that there seems to be not much In It It Is said that the girl Is in some way a relation of the man. There ils quite a demand for . the printed list of the pew scnoot text book and this win be issued tomor row With the prices of the book a A charter is granted the Guilford Fsrnlture Company, Greensboro, cap ital 10,000, M. J. McDuffle and others stockhelders. Secretary of State Grimes, who Is A tobacco grower, saya that the tobacco In the, weatern part of tne state is very poor and the crop Is short The leaf Is light and papery. The ex cessive rain has ruined nearly all the crops In that section, he saya . Governor Glenn grants a condition al pardon to John Aiken, of . this county, who was serving II months on ths roada for assault witn a dead ly weapon, the 'pardon being granted at, the request of the commissioners of the county, who nied a certificate by specialists .that Aiken would go blind If further Imprisoned. His par don Is for six months, conditioned upon Juts reporting at the Governor's office each month and ahownlg a good conduct certificate and his reporting at the end of six months and showing that his behavior is all right Hs Is thus a tlcket-of-leave man, so to speak.. "..,'' , ' -r v The. Jamestown Kxpoaition com mission failed to organise to-day, not enough being present Governor Glenn calls It" to . meet at the Montlcello Hotel at Norfolk at noon. The com missioners present to-day were: D. J. Carpenter, John wilder Atkinson, George Hlnahaw, Henry C. Dockery, George- a Powell and Joseph " K. Pogue ' Congressman . entries k. Thomas waa here to-day on his way from Hlllsboro-to Red Springs to tske his son to the North Carolina Military Academy atiths latter place. : Over BQ0 excursionists arrived today- from Fayettovllle, being members ot ths First Baptist ' church. - They were under charge of Rev. Dr. J. J. Hall.. "who was so long pastor of ths Baptist Tabernacle here. With them was also Mr.. David' T. Oatea - They war mat by a large committee from the Tabernacle and were srtoWn many attentions during the day. v - . A chsrter Is gsanted the Continen tal Blowpipe Co., at Lexington,, cap ital stock 110,000, W. E. Walker and others stockholder to make dust col lectors furnace feeders, exhaust fans, etc., and to Install complete blow pipe systems and keep them In repair, I Cotton Is "opening very , slowly In this section.' As has been stated a lot ot ' that . which has opened ; - has rotted i end some has sprouted. The shade of the plants Is very dense and the, ground Is very wet. There 'was an extremely heavy rain throughout this seotlon yesterday afternoon. The Insurance commissioner bexlns ths Dixie Fire Insurance Company. of Greensboro, With 1100,000 ' capital dpif tttO.000 surplus. He also begins ths Dutchsrs Life of . Nsw York, to do business In North Csrollna. with T, T. Hay 4 company, general agents, Ralelghv -; rj."Ts , ; NEGRO CONVICT KILLED. Sliot Dead by Son of Road Fnrernan, i t-on Mitom.Jiio vs Aavsnc'ing. , Sedan to The Obaervsr. s ' ' ' - Qoldsboro, Sepc 4,- Henry' Smith, a convict serving a term en tha public roaus, waa anov ana aiuea this after- moon "by a son ot the road foreman. According to the report received here the negro waa advancing en i young Lucas with a shovel. Lucss polled his pistol and shot the negro dead. The road force waa at work between Fre mont snd Eureka. - floods In India a Well as North , , America, r Lahore, India, Sept. 4 The floods have devnntd a huce section of )!ihnr dlitrli't. -Wholo villages have been obliterated, , great areas of food crops destroyed and the Indigo crop ruined. . . - ' ''''. v " MAY LEAGUE AGAINST REDS. Lealers of RuMelan Moderate Party Propose I'nlon of ProKreaslve Ele ':' nients Againxt Revolutionists on One Hand and Reactionists on the ' utneiwgoo itevoiuuonms Mpeuea . From Capital. . . . . :.,-v; -'' ' 8t 'Petersburg, Sept ? 4. Three hundred, revolutionists were expelled from St Petersburg to-day. Among them were' many persons conneeJed With the local press. ' '' . .- The government within a few days expecU to publish Its full programme of reforms, on which It will go before the country at the coming elections. . .' Aside from the labors of the cabi net and the conference of the con servative Zemstvolats at- 'Moscow, there Is little activity la the genera political situation.' t -.-., ' fit n , ja utiaivicw was yriniou ivumj with A. J. Guchkoff, the leader of tne Moderate party, on the chance or consolidating the progressive elements on a good platform In opposition' to tne revolutionists on one nana ana the ultra-revolutionists on the other, In comparison with which he con' aiders the expropriation of land and the granting of autonomy to Poland to be but minor issuea He admits. however, the improbability -of accom plishing such a consolidation- until the eve ot electiona and under pres sure from both sides, M. Guchkoff apparently contemplates . no general coalition with the Constitutional Dem ocrata, but hopes for a working agreement In places where It is found necessary to fight the general enemy, 1 Lieutenant Smlrnsky. ot the artil lery, m ho challenged M. Takobson, the representative of Grodno In the outlawed Parliament, to fight a duel, because the latter . had accused the army In Manchuria of cowardice,' has received a challenge from a student In the corps of pages, who In an open letter declares that Smlrnsky's per sonal conduct Is a disgrace to the army and offers tol fight Takobson'a battle. . ; .;.- r TO TERRORIZE COUNTRY ALSO. RevolutlonlfltsExtenrilng Their Activi ties to Territory Adjacent to War saw, v Waraaw. Sept 4. Soldiers this af ternoon occupied the Salaian garden, which . waa crowded with nuraea and children, and arrested 200 persons who were without .psaaports. The in cident caused tremendous excitement There are general Indications that terrorists In large numbers have left Warsaw for the purpose of terroris ing the country districts. . Governor General Skallon. accordingly, haa or dered the return to tbe country ot police who had been brought Into the town, leaving tne country aistncis compMraiiwiy unyruieavu, ' The wholesale searches which have been made here have resulted In DIED WHILE PLAYING GOLF. Mr. John D. Church, of New York, Expires Suddenly at North Adams, Mss. Formerly Resided in , Char lotte. Special to The Observer? ' North Adams, Mass., Sept. 4. -John T rtk.iM1 - .4 m IJ,H, a 4A Forest and Stream Club of Wilming ton, Vt and a prominent bualnes man of New Tor k. dropped dead yes terday whits playing ths last hols of a goir match on tne links of ths club, of which hs was a prominent member, Heart failure was .' pronounced the cause Of death. Ha was -orealdent of S. O. Church at Brother Co., commis sion merchants In cooperage ' stock and the Isrgest dealers In that line In the country. Mr. Church wss more or leas of a .golf enthualsst and at ways entered vigorously Into the en Joyment ot the gam. While playing an exciting match he waa about on ft he last hole when be suddenly fell beckwards snd died before medical assistance could be secured. He Is survived by his wife and two brothers. The body will be taken to Theresa, N. Y.i for Interment to-morrow. Mr. J. D. Church was. for a num oer of years, a leading business man of. this State. As generaL agent. for the New Tork Llfr Insurance Company for the State of North Carolina Mr. Church made an enviable reputation. He made money for . his company and himself. , . - The many Charlotte friends of Mr, and Mrs. Church will regretto hear of his death. ...... , GIFT OF 11,000. , , Davidson's Carnegie Library Re cipient of Funds .From t'nnamed llenrfsjrtors 4rhman - Class , Will Likely Nnmber One Hundred. Special to Ths Observer.. . f Dsvldson, Sept. 4. -Th indications are that the freshman class will num ber not less than a hundred men. Undoubtedly the roll would have been J larger nut ror tne ract mat tne ap plication for admission haa been re fused to a large ' number on account of deficient preparation, - The - old men are returning to college , With unusual promptness, mang being al ready on the campus. . 0 s . , : - The Carnegie library rund has been Increased In th last few dsys by $1. 000. th gift of a ' friend who de cline to let his name by made pub lic. Another practical and most ser viceable contribution comes In dupli es ts form from two Individual who promise to pay 140 each yearly for a continuous period of time, the money te be a reimbursement to the college fot ths annual gift of tuition to two candidates for , the ministry, v work on me watts irmnory reached this stage! The room on tha third floor will be ready for use on the opening, day of the term, those on th second)- noor aoout six nays later, and those on the first floor af- ter another six days. Meantime the applicants for these, unfinished rooms will be placed In some of the large rooms of the main building. In which three students can easily ne accommo dated for a fortnight without Incon venience to each othr(), - V Prfoppol 1tk-lutKnT Man a Nuk-kle. Ilalirax, is- iwpi, f . a men rea latered as "J. Jones," United States, and who la thought t be from lifeh- mond, Va., wa fmlnd dead In bis room at the Halifax Hoter with a bul let In his head and a revolver clutch ed tlsht In his tight hand. . Medical examiner reported the case suit 1, The man has been at the hotel for wo weeka II was fcpoul 40 years of sgev i " 'r.r'" .' loiter th ham of William Archer. of Richmond, Va was found on a telegraph blank In the man s room. The police have communicated with the Richmond authorities. Irf-ft lihiitiMMtd In Bal licjiitli. Richmond, Vs., Sept. 4. William Mlchaux Archer, who committed ulclde in UAllfaX, Nova Scotia, to ny, waa the son of V, S. Archer, of Richmond and wna unmnrrleil. 1I had been awny from hit home about six months, an-i was In bn-1 ,he:ilfh. which la rreHiimert, to hnvq been the cauns of Ms UMri j I.'.j 1:. v 8UPT. OVERDREW ACCOUNT MNANCB COMMITTS REl'O;: T Book of All County Ofllcers Audited Mru-ational FuimI Overdrawn to 7. --xt?Ba Of $2,1I.3 lror. It. . V, Cot'liran, County Superintendent :.0'-o"Mtlos), Explains the Matter Tbe Amount Spent on , School.- Last Seaslon and Utsrfrod Agalnnt the Various District That- Used It. Th! finance; committee, of Meck lenburg' countyconsisting of Mr. J. II. McCHntock. -chairman; Capt 14 ; . M. Davla and Mr W. 8. Pharr. yeaterday morning "finished 'i thiiV work-' of their semi-annual session and In v the af ternoon submitted their, report td the cbalrmsn ot the r.r.ar . mtsslonera Th ' ve ; vs , . isiw sloners had adjourned and the report will not W acted upon until the next regular monthly meeting. . ' -,t ; ,Tbe report of the committee eon-' Ulned what was, on the face of It a sensation. It showuf tv,mt tk. i. . cation fund of the county had been uvarontwa to tne extent of 2,11.I, there being, about -20 items tn?th amount - The iaraest dlaorarno -mmm In- the rase of the Dtlworth graded schools, district No. 1, Charlotte town, ship, which wa $72.' In Diatrlct No. 1, Steele Creek townahtn. th IfriAiint ' over the appropriation waa - $421. There wer a few ' othera of mm than 1100 and the rest were smalL some of them being less than- f 1. -, - -atter reading ths report an Ob server reporter Interviewed Prof. R. '. J. Cochran, county superintendent of education. v The superintendent rx ptalned that the tl.411.13 was on the difference between the apportionments to tne various districts and the amount really spent "In the case ot the EMIarorth. anhnnt . n - IhiIium he said, "there is a difference of 72. The eight teachers emnloved ' there were engaged for eight montha The county board appropriated 12,10 and the . local committee depended upon the local taxes for the balance necfes- montha The expenses of the school. Including fuel, etc, were tt.BIO. Only about 1400 In special taxes were col lected. Instead of tha full amount an the books, which would mors than nave sumced to nave run tt)e school . the eight montha These being the circumstances and the teachers .being employed for the term named, we Just rtBlrl Ins nt f ha gatvtAtanft 4F fiflTJ n than tha appropriation and charged It to the district . . ' "In most of the oilier Instances the sad book-keeping and memories of the local committeemen are re-, sponsible for- the discrepancies. The . uu.iaiifliitoviiivu WVM1U miuw Ul KIIUDI to run over time and then. Instead of -refusing to psy the teacher, who was in mow iniuiacci a woman, mora I approved the voucher and charged It to the district for the next term." . Ths vouchers, made by the locat committeemen snd approved by Bunt. Cochran, were taken to county Treas urer". H. J. Walker, who, as. a matter of course,, psld them. " -The report of the nuance commit tee stated, that: "We have carefully gone ever the book and voucher of th various county- officers, sheriff. clsrk of the court treasurer and tax- collectors. We find small amounts uncollected hy the tax collectors for . specisl schools. We ' also find that - the accounts of the tressurer of the board of education ere overdrawn In a number of cases, aa follows" (Here followed ths score or more Items.) NEGRO KUJA TWO. Because Site Went to Church Con- : trary to IIM Orel era, r-awsoa (Mays Matilda McMarter. His Paramonr. and Her Slater '"Served Term on , Gaston Chain Gang Addison Still -a Large. '''.' Special to Ths Observer. . , Cheater, S. C, Sept. 4. Laweon Addison, colored, killed MaUlda Mo Master and Mamie Halseil. also col- vrva, lasi mini mm aiiw ittv wv. vu - their way home from church. The - tragedy occurred in tne public roaa. about one mile from Lowrysvllle in the neighborhood of the Dr. Eph At kinson plantation. ' The McMaster : woman, wiiv w mm auuinh yaivnivvi, and her sister, Msmle Halseil. had . gone to the church contrary te Ad- . dlaon's orders and ins -tragedy, fol lowed.- - ' - As ths -members. of the congrega tion were wending their wsy home ward, they were startled by four shots fired In rapid succession. They at .' once went to the spot whence the shots seemed to come and found the two women dead. The sheriff and -his deputies were at once summoned ' and took the trail but though tbey have been scouring the country all ' Amw lenr. notnlnr has been seen or the fugitive. Addison Is a desperate nearo snd Is said to have sreved a term on the chain ' gang In Gaston ooonry, N. C, -: .: .-v ' - SBBaaaasiaaBaBaSnBBSSSaBBSSMsaBjSBaBBiBSaeaaw gTEN8LND TEIJJB Or LOOTING. Chicago Bank PreeMent Apprehended Ul flinnMl I 0i mil oi outrun on Himself, but Declares That the .Saldde f'amhlcr ot Most ot tit Sway Exonerate Son and IH rodtors. , , ' ...T. .'--'V-'-. -Chicago, - Sept. 4. -A dispatch to The .Tribune , from ; Tangier aaya: menaianu s . concession yesieroay clears up much-of the mystery sur rounding the events leading -up to th crash which Involved the ruin of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank. He took much of the blame upon himself, but declared that Cashier Herlng was a forger snd that Herinc got most of the money. . He exoner- sted his son. Theodore, and the bank , directors, t ; r . Ha pronounced It a lie that he nail , spent the, money on Leone Lnglrt Key or any other woman, lie de clared he never apent more tlmn 18,000 a year htmeelf, and that all the money he stole he put Into rei.t estate or Investments In the hope of "making good" - before leaving Chi cago. : He hesitated 1 some time be tween' suicide and flight. Several ArreMts to be Made In Phil i- . ., th'iplila Case, . 'Philadelphia. Sept. 4. District At torney Bell announced that eiittli l- nt evidence of criminality haa been c covered br the district attorney- i . warvant the statement thnt two and perhaps tbre aii- be made to-morrow In c---r with the "recent failure of t r.tto Truet CompHny. Lieut. Dunn Il--m! ' ' I f r ' ..,;nt. ' Wa.-hli'eton. K- ; t 4.-" -reel Ion of the l'l- ''. I I-:dward if I'n' " v j from the I r " I : - - wbk at i- I 1 t Imlcpen t imvy y cf s-.-- ii i. t '
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