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4-' . Y SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : C 3.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, , SEPTEMBER 9, 1907. -piiiciMTv';: " LOY IS BUBNEI) TO DEATH LIFE LOST IN OBSERVER FIRE George Wilscn, a Deaf and Dumb Lad, Perlshea Trying to Get to ?. Window ' . ..Had Stolen to Quiet Kiace on Third Floor of Observer Building for a Nlght'a Sleep At 1:30 O'clock .Fire Broke Cut !n the Composing rtoom of th Job Department and Burned the Third and Fourth Floors r r ? The Paper Had. to Bo Completed at The News Office It Is Believed That Fire Caught From a Match ' Dropped by Wilson. - This morning at 1:30 o'clock fire ' ' " broke out in the matrix room, on the thlrd'floor of The Observer Building, ' and' destroyed. the third and" fourth , 1 stories of that, the rear section, of the building. '.Some one In the Southern Manufacturers' ' Club discovered the fire and before the alarm could be glv i M the top part of tie building was 1 " full of flames, The men in "the com- posing room on the second floor were ' ' ' '- hurrying to get the first edition of the " paper to press when the fire was dls 1 covered. Immediately -after the alarm was given the linotype men had to -' quit 'their "machines, grab their coats - , ' and fly for their lives. , The" firemen responded quickly and began to fight with all their might; but it wa eome ' thing after" 2 O'clock when they got . ' the flames checked. ' ' ' The origin of the Are is unknown J but if la believed that George Wilson, ' "' .the deaf and dumb boy who had been ' la the habit of clipping up to the mat: ' , f , rli room ' and sleeping, ' dropped ; a , -.' match and it started from that? WU- , r son had been run out of there several . different tlmejibut it is believed that , . M went up there" last night ' " early. ' When it became generally pown thai ; ; he was in the habit of going there an . ' effort was made to find him after the fire had got under way but the smoke . : was so dense that a thorough dearth ' -v was Impossible.'. There Is a bare pos 1 . elblllty that he perished in the build- Ing. , ' a. The printers crossed from T,he Ofir aerter . Building over to -TJue. News. plant, which Mr. W. C. Dowd opened up. and turned over, and ' continued v their work, putting Into type the mat . .. ' ter not already handled. , ; t I: ".;.:iTheVi?rpa" indL-othet1 macWnefiy M the' basement of the Observer Build ing va covered with, oil cloths so that hey would not be seriously dam aged by- the flood of water and the linotype machines on the second floor were treated in the same way. The damage has been great, but at the hour of the morning at which this la written so one can tell what It is. The front section of the building, which . includes the' editorial rooms, the city editor's room, the business office and the Southern Manufacturers' Club, was not touched except with water. ;By 3 o'clock the fire Was out. . It was then estimated that the damage r ' ' done to the building and machinery " would amount to at least $15,000. Af ter the flames had been quenched and , the smoke had cleared the boys made -a flnnl search for George Wilson, but . ; . could not find him. If he is In the ...... . . building he is under a pile "of rubbish. . The Are, coming at' the .time of morning that it did and being In the - heart of the city, brought out hun- ... dreds of people from all sections o( . the city. Men and women swarmed . , on the streets. '; J . . ' ', Early after the fire commenced the electric light wires were burned and . ' the lights ' In the " composing . room ' where the printers were at work went out. It was then that every fellow . struck out for himself. . The fourth floor of The Observer contains the bindery of the printing house. '.That was completely ruined. - ' - ,J At -3:30 o'clock "the dead body of George Wilson was found some dls tance from where tne fire originated, Me had evidently tried to escape from the building and was suffocated. Ills body was found in the southwest cor , ner lying between- some type cases ., , and the wall close to the window . . i ; ; .,. which be mut"have been trying to - - reach. In the northwest-corner his shoes and hat were found. ; Messrs. , Paul 111 Brown and R. C. White dls- v covered the boy. - . ,' George Wilson was born in Crab ' v Orchard. township. V He was about 15 - years old and was ' a' bright, smart . boy. He had spent a year at the Deaf , , , ! ' and Dumb School at Morganton and ; was going back this year. 1 Everybody , ' In The, Observer Building liked him v. If he .was the cause of the fire, he did not Intend to be, and it seems impos Bible for him to have caused it - No Abatement In Smallpox Epidemic , .in ienna. ' Vienna, Sept 8. There are no tAfcmt of abatement In the v amallpox pMemlc. During the tart few days '196,000 persona have wen vaecinat ed. Public mertlngs and processions nave Deen rorbieiden, . M uo v pujA eq paqtuosXauott Piucj etuos a;y , -uinjaipunja jo ,, Bwaaf ilikmijm .1,1,-, OCCUPATION OF MOROCCO FRANCE SUGGESTS IT TO SPAIN Rumored in Military drclc That Franco Has Proposed to Spain That th5 Two Countries Send ft ComWn eU Arniy to Ocrupy Moroccan Irts Minister of War Rivera Supports the Proposition Heralded . Moorish Peace Delegation Fails to. Appear and Military Operations Will Be Kmimed To-Day If Negotiations Are Not Opened by Warring Tribes Sooner All the Ports at the Front Are Orderly. ; . , . Paris, Sep. 8. The Echo de Paris' MaJdrld correspondent says .it is ru mored In military circles that Stance has 'ptxypoaod' to Spain to eend a Franco-Spanish ' army of 60,000-' tnen to oo7upy the Moroccan iports'and to go as far aa Fes, if ineceBwy, The correspondent says It la stated -that Premier Maura and General 'Martlte- gul, chief of the headquarters 'staff. are opposed to tthila plan, 'but . that th Minuter cif War, General Primo Rivera, eupports It. ' " T3ie Eclair' s Madrid - correspondent saya that Great Britain's influence cojitilbuted o . imjodlflcatlon ot Spain's attitude , toward ' Morocco, Great Britain persuading her to oo operato effectively 'With ."French action and to conform to her rlgttvta and ob ligation as eresogntadd by the treaty of Algeclras. . . ' '. 1 ' The correspondent at Madrid of The Matin says it is believed Spain will decide to send 6,000 infantry and 600 cavalry (to wcupy 1 Tangier, etuan and laracJhe and establish a -police force tftiere. - , . - . Parts, Sept. 8. The heralded Moor ish .peace delegations tolled to Ajna teriahM at Tangier Saturday, accordi ng to lomclat reports received vhere to-n!iglht from General 'Drude and Ad miral Fhillbert, r But. the JYenclh au thorities In Morocco decided to pro long the armistice until this evening In order to g1v Khe warring tribes every opportunity to negotla!te Jor a cessation of , hostillUea. If the dele- gations do, not appear to-nHght, the report adds, imiHtary operations wfll ba ; resumed nergetlclly to-morrow. General Drude says Ihe fhae profited by tne mMtpenslon of ngihtlng by determ ining the exact (positions of tine enemy. Admiral Phillbert cableis Dhat all the porta are orderly. . VARIETY OP WINDSOR NEWS. New ' Rank Cashier and v President , Elected Chairman of Comity Com mttwioncra Resigns No New Keliool Iluildlng - Till Next Your-.Be.rtU ' Court Convener To-Day. - Special to The Observer. Wfrnlsor, Sept. 4. At a mentlnsr of the directors of the Cttlon'a IJtirk of Windsor,' President l&B. Xiiilam 'Wftnl r-lected tashler, vice Hf D. "-BateJ man, resigned, to accept a position In a Wilmington bank,. The election ot Mr. Glllam to the position of cashier lert '','tho v president's office Vacant, whereupon Mr. E. S. Askew was made president. - Both the cashier and president are excellent types of young men and will make justness for the bank. Both are licensed lawyers, but like the Inviting field ot finance Mr. G. L. Mardre has resigned as chairman of the board of county com missioners. The clerk of the Superior Court has not , yet given out the ap pointment.- . .L ';..'..-;. 7' Mr, W, P. Jacocks will enter the de partment of medicine at the Universi ty. Mr. Jacocks has heretofore tbeen employed as a teacher in the Blncham 8chool, at Ashevllle. Mr. J, B. Nlcholis will return to the University Monday where he will complete his course In medicine. Miss Pauline Brldaers left yester day to attend for another year the Baptist University for Women. the graded school will begin about the nm of October. The new build ing will not be completed before next year and this will necessitate the school's being taught in two or three places because the town has not a vacant building large enouxh to ac commodate the whole school. The dispensary continues to be a bur improvement over the open bars. Miss Maude Gurlev returned home Thursday night from the expedition wnicn she has been attending for the past month. She.ls one of Windsor's school ' teachers." " ; -' " - ' Miss Helen Gillam. who has been visiting friends and relatives in Vii ginia and has also taken In the sights at the exposition, has returned name, Miss Glllam will teach In the graded school this year. She has been assist ant principal to her mother of the celebrated Rosefield Academy for sev eral years, which has done such' ex cellent work in preparing boya and gins tor college. Court begins to-morrow. Judve W. R. Allen presides. This term Will be both criminal and civil Ci-ods are looklna verv well, but In some parts ot the county rain is very tnucn needed. Mrs, St. Leen Scult is visiting tier parents at Areola, Warren county.- Miss Mary Smith has accepted a posi tion In the- Falkland High- School as music teacner. A Methodist revival has been In ses sion this week at Cashle church Rev. W. C. Merrltt has been assisted by ; Rev- Charles Jones, of Ahoskie, Much good has becnthe result i X PRESIDENTS APPRECIATION. He Will Personally Receive and Con- . gratulate the Winners of the Palma Trophy. Oyster Bay, N- Y.'. Seott 8. 'Presi dent Roosevelt is availing himself of every opportunity to show his appre ciation of good rifle shooting such as was exhibited . when the American team won the Palma trophy In Cana da. Besides sendlna- Ms congratula tion, the President will to-morrow per sonally receive and congratulate the members of the ;- rifle v, team. Earl Grey, Governor v,; General of Canada, sent the following telegram to Prest aent itoosevelt: ' "Let me congratulate .. you on the marvelous shotting v of the United States team who have won the Palma trophy with a record soore of 171 1" in repw the President w red "I greatly appreciate your conrratu latlonsi, -'I believe In rifle ahooting as oemg ymuon- .more than merely at uacuve pastime and t should h en courage J in every way In all self-govr rilling Luranronweanns; tnererore, m lernanonai contests do a real . ser vice". FORECAST OF WEEK'S KEWS COMING EVENTS FORESILIDO'ED TIjp Wlilte-Winged Dove of Peace to Be Courted by Men and Nation Sec retary Taft to Start on His World Junket Wednesday International Peace Conference ut Munich Mon day Striking Telegraphers Hope , For the Best as Oateome of Meet ing of Western Union Directors Special Tariff Commission Will Go Abroad Saturday Dominican Cong ress to Meet September 0th Milk Congress at Brussels the 12th. t Many meetings which have for thelr object the establishment and preser vation of peace, both Industrial and politklal, will. -he held during the pres ent week.,;Whlle the sixteenth Inter national peace congress is in session at Munich, Bavaria, from Monday until Saturday, "representatives" of alt . the Central: American republics will meet in Washington, to arrange for a Cen tral American peace -congress. . Mon day a delegation' of 45 representatives of the striking telegraph operators from' various sections of the "country Will meet in New 1 York fn an effort to reach sqme sort of a peace agree ment with the employing companies. The board of directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company, one of the companies against which the strike was directed, will hold . Jta ; regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. ' e TAFT 'TO SAIlr WEDNESDAY, t Secretary Taft will sail from Seattle next Wednesday for the Orient on a Journey which will not end until" he has made a complete circuit of the globe. On Saturday a special com mission of tariff experts will sail from New York for England. The national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republio will open at Saratoga on Monday and continue throughout the "week,. v-'-;i- -i'A ,i s . Preparations for the International peace congress , " at Munich, already have been completed by a committee of 200, chosen from among the most distinguished residents of , the ? city; The president of the committee is Dr. Helnrlch Harburger. counsellor or the Supreme Court and a professor of in ternational . law at the University, ot Munich. An international honorary commission also has been formed with JBaron von Podewlls, the .Bava rian premier, as honorary president. The American" -peace Boclety , will Be represented at the congress by its secretary Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood and a number ot delegates from Bos ton, New York and otner American cities. , v PEACE CONGRESS PLANS. At the Invitation of Assistant Secre tarv of State Adee the ministers from Central: American countries to Wash ington will , meet at the Capitol on Monday , to discuss events for the holding of a Central American peace congress. i i z The' committee of 45 representing the striking tfeiegrrapherr wurtn,6et 1a New lork Monday in-anticipation, or the regular meeting of the (board of directors of the Western Union, which is scheduled for the following day. The strike leaders 'have said that they have a. very hopeful reeling regarding the outcome of the commit tee's visit tcV the city. The company officials, however' have held out little hope that any good will result, Gener al Superintendent Brooks having in formed .the comm l ttee members sever al days ago that it would be merely a waste of time and .money for them to visit. New York. S-V..V..;. ' J The (principal purpose of secretary Taft's long journey will 4e officially to represent the American government at the opening of the first .Philippine Legislature. He will take advantage of the opportunity, however, to visit Japan and then will start on the long overland Journey from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg, over the trans-Siberian Railway, making several stops en route. Later he will visit several of the European capitals before return ing to tho United States near the end of the year. . : TO STUDY THE TARIFF. .. ' The special tariff commission which wilt sail from New York next Satur day will be headed by Assistant Sec retary of . the Treasury James B, Reynolds. - The commission will make special investigation - in England. France and Germany of the condi tions governing export market values and, declarations to Invoices, Their report Is expected to have an impor tant tearing upon the negotiations now pending -between the United States and France, f - . An extraordinary ' session of the Dominican Congress . has been Called by President Cacerres for September 10th. to deal . witn tne latest proposi tion' for the contract tor a IZO.OQQ, 000 loan from' Kuhn, Loeb. V Co., of New York, and to authorize the call ina of a convention to amend the con stitution and to appropriate funds or aurmenting tne ponce. The second annual mint congress will be held at Brussels, Belgium, from September 12th to 16th,' .Over 400 .scientists, medical experts and philanthropists are, expected to attend the congress. (1 , ' f t 1SFAJJT DEPOT MOVED. SalndA Dolce N6t Like the Building Under the v H1U Summer - Visitors Leaving Other1; Items. Sahida, Seut. J. Mr. A. , Ramseur, superintendent of the Auhevllte ; dl vlalon of the Southern, ,wa over' last week to confer with Ehe town author Itlea in regard to moving tihe depot to the top of the hill, where It -used to be. and he talked as it he would as sist tho town, aH lie could In having tihls done.:; The "property owners and visitor are very ejijclou to get the depot back on the top of the moun tain as It would add onslderahie to the Value of real est4t' and the ap pear a nee of the town. It ta the plan of the town if. It can get the depot to, the top, to iplamt flowers and make a nice plae around the depot and on the streets,1 which would attract visitors to Saluda, , It is hoped by every visitor that, when he returns to Saluda next munmer, he will And nice passenger station at the top of the mountain, , Mr.; 8. B. Tanner, president of tlhe Caroleen Cotton Mills, Sins returned to cnarioite. lie spent me summer here in the old mountain house with hie family. - rD.( E. B. Ooelet, who has 1efn sick for the, past few ;4ays, is Innprovlng The summer visitors are leaving on every train and adon all -will he gone fialuda 'ha bad proeperou tumaaer,. accident Jiete to-dajr ulL j. SERMON CAUSES COMMENT. Spencer Pastor Speaks on the Poor , School Attendance of That Place , Cliarlotte Idy AUracts Attention ' by Iler Singing Unusual ' Ex perience , of IIuKband Ixwlng Ilk) Wife Negro's Leg Masdicd Off., Special to The Observer Spencer. Sept, 8. Rev. J. E. Gay, pastor of the Spencer Methodist church, preached a sermon to-day which caused considerable comment, his theme being education. ' The ser mon .was not the least sensational but contained a- large umount of data as to the patronage ' ot the Spencer graded school, deploring the fact that the records of the past year show that only about One-half of the 460 children of school age. -werei en rolled and that the average attendance was only about 80 per cent , of the-en-, rollment Mr. Gay declared that edu cation and religion, the school and the church, must go hand In hand. He called attention to the excellent school facilities now to be had in Spencer and urged his hearers to use the same An enjoyable feature of this service at the Methodist church here to-day was the; singing of Miss Nellie Van Stewart, first violin teacher in - the Presbyterian College at Charlotte, In the forenoon she Bang with splendid effect "He Leadeth Me," which was heard by a large audience,; To-night she sang "Hold Thou Mine Hand" with much fulness of expression and feel ing. The accompaniments were play ed ty Miss Stewart's mother. Mrs. Ida L. Stewart, who for several years has been member of the faculty of the Presbyterian College, where f her daughter graduated last year, Both are visiting Mrs- ,A.J W, --'Hicks i sin Spencer.. ' Miss Btewart, recently returned from Lake Chautauqua, N. Jt, where she took a serlea of special lessons under Mme. Von' Clenon, , of Parte, who is one of the world's best known vocal instructors. . While at Lake Chautauqua this summer Miss Stewart also-took a course of instruc tion on the violin under Prof. Sol Mark lnon one of America's most noted violinists- -She rendered several vio lin -selections and accompaniments here to-day .which were highly com plimented, reflecting the work ot an artist, . ' ' : ffhe Johnny J. Jones ' exposition shows arrived in Spencer to-night fram Wlnston-Saletfn. and will show1 here for a week. The Jones shows, about '10 in number, have been, In North and South Carolina Tor two years and have given great eattafac tlon .wherever they' tiave appeared. The showing here Is under the aus- plees at the. Spencer graded school. A visitor to SDencer during the roast week had ithe unusual experience of losing his wife at a boarding house. The two arrived at a late hour and secured lodging but did not ascertain the name f the place. About mid night the gentleman , went to a drug store In search of medicine and when he attempted f to return could not find his stopping place . He rjToused citisens in various parts of the town but did not find his wife until affer daylight next mrnlng. -l . , .twgrOi wnoKe name vaxna. not sa learned, was. ran idown- by a shifting train "yesterday at Yadkin, two miles North or. Spencer, ' ' and his log was mashed off. It Is tma he was walking on the track when the train backed ofver him . I xne colored people pr uorsett Town, A suburb settlement 'of Spencer, are to have a KChool building, A lot for th a,mo has been donated by J. D. and S. T, Dorsett and a part of the money necessary for the erection of the huiidinr is already in hand. The county board of education will also be asked to assist tin the movement. MRS, PHILLIPS STILL ILL. Authorities Hold Warrant Charging Wlfo of Cor I Opera tor Wrlth His Murder Woman May Bo Arrested To-Dy by Cleveland Police If Her Condition Permits. Cleveland, O., Sept. 8. Physicians again have delayed the serving of a warrant of arrest upon Mrs,- Charlotte Phillips for the alleged murder of her husband, John J. Phillips, coal opera tor and broker, who was found dead hi his home last Monday morning. The warrant was prepared last Thurs day but was not served owing to the physical condition of Mrs. Phillips, i who was reported to be In a state of i coma as the result of taking a drug last Wednesday. The' woman was supposed to have recovered conscious ness Friday and momentarily Chief Stamberger expected to foe able - to serve -the warrant. He wav delayed rrom time to time by the statements of the physicians representing - the Phillips family. Saturday the chief felt that Mrs Phillips was sufficiently recovered to withstand the shock at tending arrest, .Accordlngy arrange ments were made to serve the warrant to-day. .. '. , , , i To-day Dr. Trego, representing the family, stated that Mrs,. Phillips was in no condition to be taken to nourt for a preliminary -hearing. Dr.1 J. 8. Tlerney. representing the officials, stated that he believed the woman could be taken to court and that she was feigning. To settle the Question a disinterested physician, Dr, Frank B. .Romlg, was called Into tho contro versy as an arbiter, Dr,-Romlg made an examination of Mrs. Phil lips. A special session of court was held at noo-n to-day by Police Judge Brown, which was also attended by juage jNen, ,'wno represents' Mrs. Phillips,. The testimony of the physl aians was taken. Dr.. Romlg substan tiated the statement made A toy Dr, Trego. t: The officials' deckled to with hold the serving of the warjunt until GREAT .V- OCEAN RACE BEGINS. Lusltanla Overbanl Lucsnla Shortly After the Start From Daunt Rock i Lightslilp, i , , Queenstown, Sept. 8. The depart Ure of the Cunard line steamier Luslt anta from Daunt Rock lightship to day was timed at 12:10 p. m, ' .The Lucanfa had preceded her at 11:85 a. m- The passage of both vessels from Liverpool to Queenstown was unevent ful. 'v-v-r , 1 Two hundred passenger were left over here in spite of the fact that the steamship agents .had been Instructed to discontinue bookings a week saw . say that the Lusltanla wught''Ui-wlth','rtW"iwt,'-wl,,-tot-- ,a estimated, and passed the Lucania during ths aft ernoon, , , . , . !. 4l Woman Killed lit Rnnaway i Brldgewater7lrs" Sept. S.-Mr.: Mh fOMnl ner1 T. Nutting, of New Ynrkwlfe of a forvnslly protested against the Inade retlred coloriej of the Vnlted States ouatc protection given British ' ship army, was killed and her "daughter, during ths strike movement, - ' Mrs. Philip Moore, and the latter's ; The situation I calm. - Foreigner child were badlv in hired In a runaway stmnentsd of belnr omeirter of dls at S . . A CLEVjXAS D CAMPAIGN ON PRESIDENT BOOSTISa BURTOX. Both thcChlcf Execntlve and the Secretary of War May Blake Speeches 'Favoring the ' Congress man for Uie Mayoralty t the OIUo , City Majoy Johnson, lias Assur ance that the Nebraskan and Other Democrats Will Rally to Hs Sup port Contest Promises to lie the Mwt Kxcltlns- In Oeveland's Mis tory Candidacy for Foraker's Scat : in no way aneciea. . .- j, -aeveiand, vt)., Sept. " 8. The i con test between Mayor Tom t John son -and Congressman Treodore E. Burton. &s the Democratic and , RO' publican nominee respectlvjelyt Jtor mayor of Oewlan'tV Plji J ' the most exciting pollucafc event in the ' history of this cty, not except ng campaghs some yearsf ago in which the late Senator Hanna-was thw central flgurSi j ',,'!-"' The endorsament of Mr.rBurioifs candidacy 1 by rlreshldent IRoosevclt and Secretary of ; War Taft, It la sald may be -followed byi speeches here by both tatcr on. in the cam nairn. ;Th i President is to v . dtart from Cleveland on the coming trip if, the Inland waterways oommlss.ou on ts tour of nsoectlon and invebti- gaton on the Great Lakes! and down the Mississippi river, ana , Kepuww can leaders believe that (while here mZv h induced tc make i soTh tZynffi el eJtloa T The otm urging Burtons election. Tho uem M.Jr .K2fi,U h m is to be named, toi September no.k - m.,,. Th-- A.. rtr. vi.i Mayor Johnson has to discuss the matter sipce tho a nouncement of Burton as a candi date, but it is said he. has assurances that W. J. Bryan and other leading Democrats from various parts of the country will come hese to inftke apeeches in his behalf. J? : ' CLLEVELAND NORMaLLJ ' RE .;. ... . .PUBLICAN. T : v Cleveland Is regarded M a not ttal ly Republican city by frfm t to 10, OOOmajorlty in national elections Hnd up to the advent of Mayor . Johnben six years ago the Republicans had ruled the city and ; county for years with the exception of isolated cases such as the election of Mayor Far ley following the defeat )of the Mc Kisson administration and the y re habllttatlon of the faction led, by Senator Hanna. tin the last two! campaigns made by Johnsen he sue- ceeded in Increasing the plurality wnich he gamed in his election six years ago and in his last race which was ' two years ago he plied up a plurality of nearly ,11,609. The county aa' well as the city adminis tration has, as a result of tne John son leadership become nearly solid Lv Democratic. In selecting Mr. Burton -id oddo Mr, Johnson, the Democrat c lead- ers admit the' Republicans have put forward their strongest mart and whii thnv claim Jnhmnn -win win tney concede i that it is , anypoay i mm . t V, nt was Burton whonefeated John- son after the latter had served two terms In Congress, having been pre- vlously elected as a Democrat In a district which was largely Repuubll can. Since that campaign Mr. Bui- ton has continued . to reuresent the district In Congress and has been re turned byennlally without opposition in his own party and either unop posed by the Democrat! or with only perfunctory, opposition. Mr. Burton's political managers as sert that, his probable candidacy for the seat of Senator. Foraker Is in no way aneciea oy ir rn icr mayor whatever the result of the election in wovemoer pur ee, anq uw no retain his. sea in congress and tnt chairmanship of the. rivers and h . CTimniuw ,, CBDl " the mayoralty election, a am BirKi nw triMDtt A BIB rtUri ON .STAlWro. Baltimore Poatofflce, For the First Time, Finds Itself 6hort of the pop. i Ml.. n.HAfMlMttlAM, Baltimore, Sept lsT6ic: the first time In its history, It la Bald, the Bal- Umore postofflce to-day ran but Of riopularV denominauon..; By aome oiverslght, doubtless, q DrQvlBlon was maae lor tne extra aemana aue to i people naturally do not wish to ex the sending of Hebrew New Year pose their ignorance by asking who cards, of which an immense numberl" . so iney just get up on a stump, were to-day offered for mailing. The ZSS' great ouik or tnese were to De mau - ed under onelcent itittiipathe aupply of which waa oulte exhausted early tv- j Tt. i,. -.it n.l twH5ent atampa unUl theao. too, be- came so scarce that onlyvthe ' most limited quantities could be purchased. ithran ha annniv nf th hfftneh omces gnd drug Store, were requisitioned by ttw central poatofflce in.the effort to supply the demand. t ENCAMPMENT Of O. A. It. nirt rhnnimiil Votemn. KitHvted at ..., i Annual ltrutlkn of wcartri wi uro - in,, n unmtura. : - n 11.1 .ii decorated streets, -veterans, .of , fcie Grand Army of the Republic nave henn nrrlvlna all dar for the forty first national encampment which will be held hers this week.. Fifty thousanul veterans are expect- ed.- This mar be the last encamp ment (hell elsewhere than Washing ton, D. C , At the business session or the organisation a ' resolution proba bly will 4s introduce,! J fixing cut 5iH?rFlrn i? of the organisation -mereafter. It ejl so is probable that within a few -ars t.rA annul i anremtunint win -rvjAmai T a only a meeting of delegates for the vtrans are. t jwa stated by O. A. R. oniciais to-mgni. ..vsoominv tm ree- turnw.'. Hictn.tiiB in body and to take port In the annual . ' " ' ' "". .": . Htatistics mode . ; puoihs to-nignt give tme memtrnip pi tne natloroil Orand Army of tihe Republic as 102,- 000. Of these the organisation loses annually. J -per cent,-; As the average t w.wM-. mn ... . t 1 ui uw iiinmwm n w jfmm), - Tor J0 yiw. more." Klluatlon Calm at Antwerp. Antwerp, Sfipt 8, Mr. HerttlMt, rde; are telng exptHodj lron Beh BOOM FOK MB. CIIANLER LOOKED UPON AS ARTIFICIAL Washington Politicians Regard lhc New York lieutenant tiovernor's lresldentlal Roosting as Mere Dub blc of Air The War-Time Jneiu of "Where Is Doko?M Roc Hod Hearst BoMeTd to Be tho Mmi Bc ' fc hind Mr. Chanlcr Tho Work nf ! Uie lreM Bureau In the Boom Diwl- ttcss Tills the Launching Season ou the Year, Washlngtonlau! Having No Other .Way to Pass Away the Time. ----- v V-.-. T; ' . , . Observer Bumu, vt im G StreC N. W., Washlnaton, Sept. . The circumstances surrounding the launching of the Chanler : boom for .j. , r.i. i.4 the r presidency In Washington lndi cate that it . is purely an artliiclal boom; a kind of soap bubble. In fact. and no really astute political studenw here take it seriously. While Chanler was - elected Lieutenant Governor , of New- York on , the Democratic ticket, having been the running mate of Wil liam Randolph .Hearst. Hearst him self being defeated, since the very stirring election times , in New "York last year,, nobody hereabouts has thought at all s of; Chanler. ; Ha has been entirely forgotten and to resur rect him now as a prospective candi date for the presidency is scarcely wothy .of f a place among tolerable Jokes., h Is something like this. Old . . .)!l.w7r1.Mi ...n w. the calling of the secession convon EST! 1 country announced that the citiiens Of Doko had met and formally pud resolutions declaring for the ece&3tcn of v the Southern States. v Editorial comment was made upon It through out - the length and breadth of the land. , . in the North the citizens of poko were condemned iwhlle the pa pers throughout the South rang with the; praises of their courage and pa triotism. It was Doko this and Doko that, Finally one of the papers, I do not recall . which, came out .with a short editorial commending the peo ple of Doko In the most laudatory terms for their heroic action ; but wound up 'with this query, "But where in tho hell Is Doko?" Doko was a little flag station on the road between ' Columbia and Charlotte, somewhere in fact between Columbia and Wlnnsboro. , And this is the wav with the Chan- ieP boom. Chanler may be all right He 'may be the very man the Demo- aracy is hunting for, but who Is Chanler V That is about the way it is looked upon. ( " IMAN BEHIND CHANLER, VFrom the-source of some' of the Chanter propagation literature around Washington and New " York, there Is M""" to believe that- most of this uy is inspired by Mr, William R. Hearst Hearst -himself of - course, f "? "ant Chan ler to be presi I dent tie wants to be President tolm i w " rapci uianisr io I be nominated. Hearst Is In th lden- iluences wTUcffTfre- tttngAto dissipate tne uryan sentiment in he South and what little -there is tn the Fast, bv bringing out some candidate toe the people to think about. . The Chanlcr press agency seems to be 'getting organised very much as the . Parker press agency was three years ago, Very few peoplo outside of New York knew anything about Judge Parker or had ever heard of mm. He was nominated by having the delegates all fixed for him before the convention, , and these delegates were nxea y the power of advertise. ment. The Parker press bureau worked the people of the United gtatcjl theJ hJve Mver been WOrk. fld before. They sent, out all sorU of nniinr 'hinit.mita na. w. ing Parker, stories telling who Parker was, stories telling how the country Was all for Parker, how this stt. anfi that SlatB wer ,n ,me tot hlm nt;l Ithe neonle In th Rmiih twan ., i,. lieve that as the whole country wa for Parket they, too, must fall in ana mev roii in line, now the I ' ' ....v...w milCU Vl not start by telling anything about Chanler, who he Is ,or what ho has don'' or whLat hefan a? The gncy br Jf e p.op.e that parU ol the -country for - Chanler. i . "FROM BRYAN To CHANLER. It will be noticed that In all the press agent stories sent out announc- 1'? r. .i i 7- Z a that the neoola are turning to Mr. I Chanler in those states in which the i oryan sentiment oeing ausiDatett ' " Ti aflcnrthaheayea?nh. of the enemies ot Bryan Is not on the wane. Tho -evidence presents' ltslf every few days In some such propa ganda as this new one ot Chanler. . This la a good season of the year ,v. i . i ......u um,invHia iwwn in. Hn I Ington. The President is away, and every member ot the cab net excent - - - comes tq town hs is at once pounced upon by every newspaper man In the city to see if . there. Is any "coDy" In him. " There Is literally nothing going on of national . interest, f. except of course, the moving of the fleet to this t'aoinc; and that has about petered out- And yet there are V noma HO I hd" for poUUcai gossip, with papers - l.. v a ,m-h tKm --TJ.-.. BOmethlng Interesting, especially In the i . . . . . ' ... " 01 POJUiicai. gossip; so It is tie tMMt thing In the -world to start U boom for the presidency. Some en- terprlstng : newspaper man with i ivDswriter .wmcn ean make inaniruid Uopiea can .sit down any day and I launch somebody's boom la a doscn states. , He Just simply writes a story and gives copies to his frlen-1. That a one of the secrets of the profession which Is hot supposed to be told; but the public will find It jut anyhow . V . . .... . mo I u i Keeps UP, SO Wnftl 1J ln9 mner- iencef The - reason i that the pubtti w.U M .c . . l . . . oscaus-r w uw-Hcn.f(W,t.- ..... r,,,!,,,! MW l.. Mini .lttts Ufhn "Xat never been heard of except that their names Have, occurred m ihi pitpersin ine mist tne oiswncea v sme doxen.t of times a few years sga. talned perfectly. tagged on to the name of somebody j' '.y 1 eUm; In this caw, Mr. Hearst. None of this 5 meant as disrespect cracy to put :m l or disparagement of Mr. Chanter, orcf-mmenrli.ti i. jun us n. hi boom. lis may be the lattstaccoryDoko; but, ' Where in t . und proper, candidate, tot tno, Xiuq-Rokor" ..aM. -Vcii MYSFiu)MJiii;r CIVIL TERM OF tOl ..; The Nnmber of Cn i I 313, Including fcever I i l'roiM-rty of i ' With Negress Att.-m tcrficld, W1k Tried i t Joins Saltation Ariuy Convention of Fireuim Xci Uio 0lds IJcinjc . Atuiii-t Saknil Freight Train ( Has a Lively Chase After ; Train Kwker Thd 1 ; 1 ('anght, However, ami t WTUpped. v Spclal to The CJbserver. "Vlnston-Salem, 6ept. 8. T1 twnber term of Forsyth county rtor Court will convene ; tn-n. wh Judge Fred Moore, of A mesidlng. Judge Moore Is very ' ly remembered here, having tn last term of Superior Court. He i of the ablesL Judges on the bf n r made a most favorable impr- - . on the members of the local b others.--v-' .. The term will be for two wee' for the trial of civil cases only, 'i are on the docket for trial 343 but only about one third of th i i ber Is set for trial. As usual u, i more cases on the calendar i be reached at this term. TIk i'- several important cases, to (,i, however. i Several attachment suits havo cently been instituted 'aoralnHt property of Charles C. Self, tho man who,, after being convicted o, ing with a negro . woman, ran ; presumably with the negro w yesterday morning two such wore heard in 'Saulre Lhman'a c One of the suits was Instituted by . Norman ft Co., for $131 and the by the Standard Feed & Seed Ci. I1J7. .Tho tnaglatrate gave juJ: for the amounts asked for. - Calvin Westmoreland, who e- from thn fitHt iHMivlrt. traner 2(1 ago, was carried to Raleigh Frid. Jailer O. W. Hanner, who i arr him, and turned hlra over to the i tenuary auraonues, , ; . , WOULID-BB BUICIDB OONVEr." Luco Satterfleld, 'th tan whi week attempted to take his wvi, by - swallowing two ounces of L anum, Is again well 'and sound enjoying tils freedom, . In the rec ers court yesterday morning j ment was Suspended until Oct when Satterfleld is to appear t the recorder and show that h-j been living on industrious and p lif e and has provided for his f a r This action, in the opinion of a v many people, was the proper r -. satterneid, through the efroi the local post f the Salvation A. nad been converted and waa now la now at piece with bis Ood and man, and. promises to henceforth . a different life. - At tho pen air t vices of the Salvation Army last r. Satterfleld proclaimed th fart th -1 had been convicted and was n new man. He renewed hi pn to hive a better life. He exoic rwmow or tus action about ago when hes attempted to cnu by taking laudanum. 9 " . This dumonstratea clearly tho l work that is being done by tho tlon Army. This 1 only one caso i hundred where it does tmmea.ur.. service to humanity. FIREMEN'S CONVENTION I.O Wlnston-&a!m loses tho next nual meeting of tho National 1 . men's Association. This inform was received last night in An A elated Press dtepatoh from Okla'i City, Okla. The meeting will bv l next year in Chicago, IlL Chief of the. Winston Fire Dm- ment R. C. Taylor, who is atten.: the convention, went armed with invitation to tho convention to m In this city next year. In addition the Invitation from the city ev town of any eonnequenee in the sent letters and telegrams urging firemen to select Winston-Salem-the next place of meeting..: But odds were against this city,' first, cause tho association met' recently Roanoke, Va., and second. hecau? prertdent was from this Slate. P presumed that ths firemen thouj; would be best o divide honors. V Taylor is expected home, some t to-morrow or Tuesday. TRAIN ROCKER CAUOHT. As a freight train from Mow to Winston-Salem was pumsItig: a. leaf yesterday afternoon mnn'A standing on the side of the ra',:; threw a missile at the caboose, I missing Flagman Johnson's h Capt. ' J. W. Joiner, wo TVfw charge, , stopped he train at When tho train stopped a boy r Ing on the bank started off Un the woods. Captain Joyner st.irt pursuit and Anally overtook' the He carried the boy back to the t The boy aald he was nJt the orn rocked the train and told the ductor tho name of the boy wli the mischievous act.. He wvh robateil by two other lwy. By this time the father of the ond boy hud arrived upon th w Captain Joyner suggested to ht f er that If the hoy ww whlinml would drop the case. Tho . 1 1 agrwd and the boy got a thralwng ono that ho will remc- for some time. . WORK OF FLEET qOOD. Members Of Naval War College . Witnessed Manoeuvres of At ;t Evan's Fleet Lou In, Their Pr Pralaeo, 'Newport, R. I., Sept 8. Menu t th naval war college .who r.; hero to-day after SQveral days on board the ships of Rear A ! Evans battleship" fleet Uur'r ; manoeuvres in Southern water on' the trip 'up into Mansmlv waters, epoke Jn tcruis of 1t'vA mendatlon of tho work of the They, said that, in: all,, the ev; : the distances wcro kept a-V: and all the movements wcro out with ' great : precision. W' , ty,,Z , 'h. t. t thlfk J ad ,the ft0 fr ' signal bolls system , was j ' ...... -t . , wvn itoi. The officers of the war ex n Vtt, ahoroughly sum-- -sa i.Wl. "S1 th?r toutdnot sco
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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