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f 'J . GXJESCIUPTION PRICE: IS A JEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL" 30, 1908; PRICE IITO CEN1 :z. I 14 1 I MI 1 f 1 I t I I I I COTEiiTlOMSTUEBUlEIiT TrnrCANNON FOIXOWERS BOLT ' I llll ''-.)' r?MKTin of the fifth District 4.tttaU Confmlttee Xlecommeiids .tnr of Taft Delotratee From Dtu-ham, Alamance and Guilford The Speaker' rollowere ueave mm Hall and Organise a Convention J Their Own. Meeting; Unlnstructed m I'hlrMO Mr. Blsc f.irM a Rltter Speech, Bit tinr the Offlce-Holders Heavily' " w o Trouble After the Bolt. " . .,.-'"'-' Observer Bureau, v- - - -ThBevlll Building,--- -.'. .Greensboro, April , ' V Th fifth ' district Republican con ireaslonaj convention bcld; la thLe elty this afternoon wu turbulent '' and - unruly body prior to tha time ". the Cannon men bolted. After that .. all was smooth sailing, and tha regit .. tarnrnfrimmi vu carried out With " Out trouble. The convention met at 1:30 o'clock, being called to order . by Chairman J: T. Benbow. who ap- . Tvr.ir.ted tha f allowing- named ' as .. members of the committee on ci . aeatlals: N. T. Chilton. . at Btokes - county:-H. -O. Sapp,-of Forsyth; J. v w. . Rrawn. of' Granville. J." T. - Donohe. of Caswell, and J. VL Da via. of Surry. - .- ' ' " "T There" wer S edntestr Tr pa "Dnrnam, lliminm .and ' Guilford.' The. Con- ... instants from Durham. ..were . Taft 'men who bolted tha county convwn tloiv tha eontesta from the two other counties being Hied by vnnon ,m 1IR. .' BIACKBTJRN'8 . 'REMARKS BITTER. . . .. , - - ' .While the ' credentials " committee 1 .. i . out sneechea , were -, made by ftste Senator Guy Carter. ' of Surry; ' . n. 8. Robertson, of Alamance; ron master Reynolds,, f Winston-Salem; : Chairman. Benbow, . of . Forsyth; Sheriff Petree of Stokes; Iaeae - M. , Meeklns, of Pasquotank: State Chair. man Adams and ex-Congressman E, tnencer Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn . Bui a aood deal of ginger Into his remarka startina out br saylnr he thanked God he did not have to trail 10 tna footsteps 01 any man, oa oa President a .collector of Internal ' revenue or a postmaster. He made a bitter onslaught on . , the . offlco . holding element of the party v and ' aaked: . "How much longer are we colna to stand here 1 without man hood, and courage?" Mr. Blackburn made a veiled thrust at some' of his solltlcal enemies when he declared ; 7'AtthouKh I have canvassed the en tire State, I have never been molested by mobs or prevented from. making a speech." - f ..." v - THE' FUN 13 STARTED. 4 Mf. Blackburn was Interrupted by the appearance of the ' credentials ; committee, which recommended the aeaUng - of the Taft delegates from . the i Counties of Durham, .Alamance and Guilford. Then it was that tha fun beitan. Delegates from Ala manca and Durhtm wera ' on helr feet demandlnr to be heard, the i Cannon men from Durham being the mora oerslstent. Mr. W. T.' Rlgsbee, leader of tha Cannon forces, begged ; for a division of .the delegates, aay Inr-he was willing to give the Taft bolters from his , county representa ' tion In the convention .Mr. J, C. Angler, who came from Durham as . the leader of tha Taft forces, made a very 'warms speech, and before he finished the matter became personal. Mr.- Angler accused one of the Can- non -' men of having voted for a - Democrat, and the Cannon man v Interrupted 'Mr. Angler to , acknowt- , edge the accusation. - ' t At this t Juncture Mr. Rigsbee1 -' mounted a chair and demanded - a ' hearing. Half 'a doen other dele gates were suddenly possessed of the .Mmi desire, and. .for several minutes the - convention was the scene of Vlld. disorder, 'The chairman rapped Vainly for order while , ambitious statesmen were endeavoring to speak and weary delegates were calling Ur a vote on the adoption of the report of the ; credentials committee. -. v. THE CANHONITES HOLT. A corpulent gentleman front" . Dur ham yelled In . 'stentorian , tones, . "You've given ua a crooked deal," ' and Mr. Heenan Hughes- of Ala mance, Joined Mr. Rlgsbee, of Dur ham, In Inviting all who loved fair s- play' to walk out of the convention, r Messrs. Rlgsbee and Hughes were followed out of the court house by the Cannon men, who went down the stairway yelling -aeflance at the ma : Jorlty. - : - " ..- - .After the bolt, the convention 'proceed ed to business by electing Mr. E..8. W. - Dameron, . ' ot ' Burlington, permanent chairman, and Mr Le ; A. Folger, of Oreenaboro,. permanent eecretary, - Chairman Dameron' appointed the fol- lowing committee on resolutions: B. 8. , Robertson, Arthur White.- Rufus Ham, : - Guy Carter and J; A. Pickett The com mittee ' presented resolutions . endorsing Roosevelt's administration, pledging sup- , pert to Taf( and recommending .the re election -of Judge S. B. 1 Adams as. State chairman. The resolutions were adopted ty . . unanimous vote. . ' , . . . - DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES. .. . . Messrs. B. 8. Robertson, ot Alamance, and Guy Carter, of Surry, were chosen as ' delegates to the ' national convention, , with Messrs. H. B. Worth, ot Guilford, and 3. Cs Angler, of Durham, as alter pa tea. ' ' "'', - Judge ft. B. Adams was endorsed as ' delegate-at-large to-the national eoavea-r- tion. ' "' " ', ." . " 1 . ' . T . The following-named were elected mem-, -hers of -the new district executive com mittee: Alamance county. Dr.- J. X Pickett; CaaweU C., J. Tarborough; Dur ham. H. H. Cheek; Forsyth. M. F. Mas ten; Guilford... R. L. Blalocki Granville, " J. H. Gooch; Orange,-W. B. fork; Per son, R. A. Burch) Rockingham. D. M. Iaahley; Stokes,. John W. Qant; Surry. J. X. Minlck. : ' - . v ' - - The committee re-elected J..T. "Benbow7, of Winston-Salem, chairman, and J. ; Z. 'aller, of BarllngtonV secretary. - - - The bolting Cannon . men fergantsed by ( electing R. G. Foster, of Alamanoe, chairman, and N. W. Brown, ot Orange, secretary. The' following unlnatructed delegatea were elected to the - national convention: W. T. Rlgsbee, of Durham, and E. Speneer Blackburn, of GuUlord, with Heenaft Hughes, of Alamance, - and K.'W. Brown, of Orange, as alternates. J. A. SMITH FOR CONGRESS. Ninth District llepablk-ans Pnt -rp Rrmtemer City Ha Against Mr. Webb Glenn'a Administration Unanimously Condemned, ' special to The Observer. . J - Newton," Aprtt i.-i-The ninth dis 'trlct Republican congressional con " ventlol was held In" Newton to-day. A. A. Whltener being absent In Ral eigh, Col. W. S. Pearson presided. Delegates to the Chicago convention were elected separably. George P. Prltchard. of Mitchell, and John M. KhM, of Lincoln, being choin with C F. r!slock of Catawba, and D. Klr- by Pope,'of Mecklenburg, alternates. ' J. A. Smith, of Gaston, was nom inated for Congress. Mr. Smith made a speech which laid etreea on the pan ic and the hard times for the labor- tog people, making the astounding as sertion that such conditions, right in the midst of the Republican admin! traHon that is pulling off the panic were favorable to Republican succesa 8m Kh announced he would not make a Joint canvass with Webby.,-- . Donald Witherspoon," of Catawba, was nominated district elector. , :The resolution-committee reported, endorsing; ' the Roosevelt r administra tion and 'instructing; for Taft for President, 'Adams for chairman, Dun can for member of the oatlonalom mlttee and Adams and Duncan for delegatea-at-iarge to the national con ventlon. The resolution ' caused . 'i spirited discussion beween Newell, of uecKienburg, against, ana w. b. . rear son, of Burke, for. Each resoluftion was voted On separately and carried except that regarding Duncan. The only resolution passed without a flfcht was the one- condemning Governor Glenn's administration. Serventh District Convention at Asbe- - ' " .boro. ,c '--'. -i ; Greensboro. AprH ll. The seventh district Republican convention at Asheboro to-day named Theodore ' E. McCrary. of Lexington, and S. M. Jones, of Sasf ordf dolegatea-to-thema-tlonal convention, and J. 8. Lewis and S. W. Laughlln, both of Asheboro. al ternatea. - Tha convention Instructed for Taft ; PENNSYLVANIA OR KNOX. Enthusiasm For Roosevelt and the v Favortto Son Platform Calls -For Review of Tariff. ; . . Harrlsburg. Pa.. April JI.--The Republican State convention which met hero to-day reaffirmed the action taken by tha State convention last year when United States Senator Philander C. Knox was placed before tha Republicans of the country as Pennsylvania's choice for tha nomi nation. The . ; resolution adopted strongly endorses . the Senator for the nomination, aad also praises Roosevelt's administration. The plat' form calls for a review by the next Congreaa of tariff legislation to the end that modifications- may- be made to meet present conditions. The convention was In session about an hour and a half and be sides adopting a platform .renomi nated judge yv. u. forcer, i Alle ghany, to the Superior Court bench, named delegates at large and alter nates to the national convention and selected presidential electors.' - The . convention .enthusiastically cheered references to President Roosevelt' and Governor Stuart and gave prolonged applause when Sena tor Knox - was endorsed. The convention ' selected the fol lowing delegates: t g Delegatea . at target , Gov. Edwin 8. Stuart. CoL James Elverson,'.. Of Philadelphia; CoL' Charles A. Rook, of Pittsburg, : and . Representative Robert P. Hapgood, of ' Bradford. Alternates; ComfassiiiaaviMarUji B. Olmsted, of Harrlsburg; Dr. Theo dore X,t Flood, Of, TltusviHe; Hon. ; S. A. Kendall, . of . Somerset, and Henry M. Warren,' of Chester; county. .. "rtTEST ' VIRGrNIA, FOR TAFT. Harmonious Convention Endorses the Roosevelt Administration. -Parkersburg,. W., Va.. April. M. The Republican" State- delegation convention to-day selected delegates at large to the national convention at Chicago, nominated three 'candi dates for -Judges of the ' Supreme Court . and adopted resolutions en dorsing Taft i i .. - , Resolutions also were adopted en dorsing the administration of Presi dent Roosevelt the West Virginia delegation In both 'houses of Con gress and the Bute , administration of Gov. William O. Dawson. The delegates at large chosen are: George A. Laughlln, of Wheeling; C. r. Teter. or rniiupi: c. w. Dillon. of Fayetteville, and Isaao T. Mann, of .. BramwelL The ' alternates are; Professor Jones, of Kanawha county: W. L. Armstrong, of Tyler; W.-K. Norrls, bf Ohio," and J. A. Saulsbury. Senator Nathan B. Scott was chairman of the convention. In taking the chair he made- a brief adcjTBBsr He said that an unique condition . existed In the nation jto day, as the Democrats had only one man for the presidency, one who had been defeated several times, while the woods . was full of - Republican candidates. . ' 'i. . . The convention - was, harmonious throughout ; ,.V - . . l DUAI MEET IN.;IISSISSIPPI. Two Republican Oonventlons " Hrt V One of Them Coming Out For For- akrr, f ' . Jackson, Miss., April !. The Re publican-. State convention held here to-day, proved rather tumultuous, a lively fisticuff preceding tha opening of the aesslon when a number of those who -favored the selection of Senator Foraker for, the presidential nomina tion attempted to force their way into the convention which was controlled by the supporters of President Roose velt and the policies of the present na tional administration. Quiet was re stored when a special officer, station ed at tha door of tha convention hall. drew his pistol and threatened to shoot any one who attempted further to force an entrance. - . " ' 'Tha-euteiam waa the )nMln, a two conventions, one faction endors ing the national administration and selecting delegates known to be favor able to the policies, of President Roosevelt .-. Delegates selected from the State at large are: L. B. Mosely, Jackson; J. B. Yallowly.. Madison; Charles Banks, 'Mounds, and ' W. E. MoHlson. of Vlcksbufg. ' .. The , other wing elected a foil Hat of delegate . adopted resolutions de nouncing the present national admin istration, and In st rooted, their dele. gates to vote for Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination. . Second Mississippi Republican DU- f trict Convention, " Oxford. Mies, April : . The . publicans of the second congreealonal district' who met In convention here yesterday, selected M. H. - Da ly. Cold- water, ana tu . hc&issick. Holly Springs, delegates to tha national con vention . at Chicago. Alternates chosen are: J. A. Williams, of Mar shall county, and J. D. Williams, of Desota. - The delegatea were not In structed. . .ti. - -,'. Arrnment For Ball For Welsh "Not Concluded. Special to The Observer.' Lancaster, Br C "April , It Is learned here that the argument for! and deemed an Inquest unnecessary, ball in the case of Grover, Welsh be-iTavlor was married and leareva wife fore Juetlce Ira B. Jones In Columbia! to-day -was not finished, J EESOLUTION BY STEPflEKS TO PROBE CHARGES OF BRIBERY Texas." Congre soman . Determined to - Have' the Charges. Brought Against . CbockUw-ChirkaHaw Cltlsenslilp Oonrt Jndgea Fully I n rest Ira ted A ' Resolution Introduced In the Senate . by Senator Davis. Of Arkansas, Con : cernlng This Court, Passed Tester day Demands Are Made of the Sec retary of the Interior Judge Ad t avma' Friends Claim That He Is Be ; lng Persecuted by Ills Enemiea .. "-. . ., - BTRE.C BRYANT.'. . . " - ' Observer Bureau.- v ' . iC ' Congreea Hall Hotel, , . ( Waahlngteiu April J. .. The,' Chockbiw-Cklckasaw , Indian Count talk wilt not cease. ; 'Certain meii in Congress seem" determined to probe to the bottom .the charges of fraud -aad bribery VJodte Stephens, of Texas, introduced In the House to day the following resolution, which will be considered at tha proper time; "Whereas, eafd Chocktaw-Chleka-saw Citizenship Court awarded a fee of $71,000 to Mansfield. McMurray aV Cornish, a firm of lawyers In- the In dian Territory.' Ir pretended - wgai tylcea. Jn, jrocurUig .the enactmsnti of legislation creating said court, and In proeecuUng. the .cases before", the aid court;, and,' ' - -x "Whereas, It la alleged and general ly believed that eertalnx members Of said court were Induced to render cer tain findings, judgments or decrees de nying said persons enrollment aa Choektaws and Chickasaw for money considerations paid to them out of the fee awarded the said attorneys; there fore, be --'. v - "Resolved. Thatthe House commit tee on Indian affairs or a sub-committee, thereof consisting of three mem bers, one of' whom shall belong ta the minority . party, to be ap pointed by tha chairman, t la hereby authorised and directed to Investigate said charges and to report the facta to the House; that said committee Is further authorised to alt during' the seaslone of - the House or vacations, either In Washington or -elsewhere, to employ stenographers and clerks and to summon and subpoena witnesses and to compel their Attendance and to administer oatha - and to require the production of books and papers and to oxsreise any and all other -powers necessary to a complete1 and full In vestigation of. tha conduct of the said court and any member thereof, to tha end that it may report the true facta to- the House with reference to the said charges.'" ." k ' ' - Judge Spencer B. Adams, who will provide over the Republican conven tion at Greensboro to-morrow, was chief Justice of this court. His friends Claim that he Am guiltless and that he la being persecuted by enemies. , - Judge Stephens said tha sub-com mittee of which he waa a, ' member, would report soon If tt had an oppor tunity and tha' report," If adopted, would bring on an Investigation. ",A reaolutldn concerning the Chock- taw-Chtckasaw Court and' Introduced by Senator Davis, of Arkansas, passed the Senate to-day, "m The Secretary of the Interior Department Is directed to give certain ' Information 'concerning hia policy toward the Indian; Among thfe demands made are the following: Whether said Secretary proposes or Intends - to deprive, all persons of tneir oietnoutive share or said com mon property who are of Ohocktaw or Chickasaw- Indian blood and who have been unlawfully denied enroll ment as citizens or Indians of said tribe, and thereby denied allotmenU or land. as such through the negll gence, mlsUke or fraud committed by aamimstrative officers charged by law wtn tne amy or making said rolls, v "Why said Secretary has not :-ra. ported tha facta to Congress with ref ere nee to the rights of those persons wno tiava been unlawfully denied en roiiment aa blood citixens of . said trlbea. In order that Congress might provide for tha correct enrollment of ma l A klnnJ .1.1 w . ' STATEMENT FROM MR." ADAMS. voters or stepnens' Resolatloh at i nis Time - Apparent, Ho Says . jii anon Butler u connected- With the Affair, says Mr. Adams, t -Observer Bureau, j.."-; Tha Bevill Building.- Greensboro, April If. When. Interviewed -to-nlxht -con cerning the resolution of Congress man Stephens for an Investigation of the Chocktaw-Chickasaw Citlaen. ahlpOourt Republican Stats -Chairman Adama wno waa chief Justice of the court, aald: "Stepbona la -considered -the' rerjre aentatlve la Congress-of these, court claimants, composd or white men without a drop of Indian blood In their veins and- who had got on the roU by perjury, and were "Partici pating. In the distribution of the In dians' property. - My r Information is that one Marion Butler is now a rep- rcaenuKivs or vnoea tnievea, wno are seeklns? to rob tha ' def enaeleas - In diana Of course, the object of the resolution: at this time la apparent to every one. The public- will remem ber that I have demanded an Inves tigation of. thla matter and I shall continue to do so. , I assure you the matter will not atop here." . ' "' aaaaa,BmaaeBa mm mmttwrn mm -mm H -J Found dead in his room. . -i . . . -' JSxcesslve Drinking Responsible For Demise or W. It Taylor, of High Point Men Who Are Alleged to Have Won Money From-. Him In Poker Game Arrested. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem. April 11. The' re- mains of Mr. W. R.. Taylor,, who waa found dead In his1 room - at a rhoardlng house this afternoon,' were sent to High Point, his home, to-night for Interment Taylor came here from High Point about two weeks ago. He made the trip in a. private convey ance and a, few days later sold the horse and buggy for its, which, ac cording to his statement he lost la a poker game Sunday night. - . C. C. Tork, a young man or Hills- vllhs, Va., was occupying a room with Taylor last night York told tha po lice that Taylor toa mm or loswig ;iis money In a poker game and gave him names of the participants. He aald that Taylor Intended to report the men In the morning.; - - -, - As a result of the Information the police lafe this afternoon arrested three of the men alleged to have won the money from Taylor.". They are Jesse Cooler, John Roach and . Tom Chillla, all weU known about town. They gave bond. The coroner oecmea tnai xayiors death was duetto excessive drinking and two or three children. He was about .11 years eld. 0BPHANAGE AT WIXST0N TRUSTEES 1 REACH - -A DECISION At the Meeting HdA Yesterday at Sal isbnry to Decide Finally on Loca ; tion For Proposed Orphans Home of Western North Carolina Confer ence, the Proposition, of the Twin City la Accentd--Rrr G H- Det- wller. - of Greensboro. ' Annointed Temporary" Snporlntendent Three ' sites Are Offered by the City 8e' slons' of Salisbury's Ftrst Federal Court Interesting- Appointments oy Judge Bora. ,,:- v Speclal'te The Observer.'""' ' . , ' Salisbury, April t . The board of trustees for, tha proposed orphans' honie for. the' Western North Carolina Methodist Conference met- here -today la tlje First Methodist church. The entire board, .consisting' of , "the fallowing-named ministers and lay men, was present: Reva G. H. Det wller and w.t R." Richardson and Mr. C. H. Ireland, of Greensboro; Mr. J. A. Glenn and Reva-Frank Slier and Harold Turner, of Charlotte; Messrs. 8. L. Rogers, of Franklin: J. L. Nel son, of Xenolr; 'George F. - Ivey, of nieaery: j. k. worfleet or Winston; Walter ' Thompsoa, of ' Concord; George L. Hackney, of Asheville,, -k . After etrefuliy irelgBIhg the "mePl etref uirv WelcBIha the "merlta of each case and without being Influ enced by local matters, the board de cided that alt In all, the best loca tion was Winston-Salem. - A very fine spirit wag shown' by. Hickory, Lln cointon ; gall Wlneton-Salem and the merits and offers of these towns were fully and Impartially weighed by the board. - . , .. A eom mlttee composed of Messrs. Detwller, . Rogers, Ireland, Thompson and Glenn will meet at an early date In Wlneton-Salem to decide on one of the three locations offered, by that City. Rev. O. II. Detwller waa ap pointed superintendent protem and he, with the committee named above, were given the power to act In regard to all transactions which . will arise Incident to tha establishment of the Institution.- A permanent superln tendent will be appointed at some later date. - . . .. . . By the steps taken here to-day by the board representing the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference, the Methodists of this district take a long stride forward in the already great work they are doing and have done for the -body politic and the religious welfare of the State, '' . The ladles of St. John's Lutheran church met in the church yesterday evening for the .purpose of taking steps to beautify the Interior ot the church. ' ' A great deal of aesthetic taste was represented In the meeting and a decision was arrived at In the meantime cement walks are: being laid on the . front and side Of the churcH. It Is generally predicted that an entirely new edifice will be erect ed within the next few .years. . FEDERAL: COURT DOINaS.";- Apart from the long-drawn-out salt Of can up vs. Boutnern Kan way com pany, an. Interesting session ot Feder al Court was held. ' Attorneys F.-F. Hudson, M, T. Hatcher.W B. Smoot Bismarck Cappa, Kear Cralge and .John J. Stewart, were - admitted to practice 'aw in this court : Hon, The- oaore g. iwiuiu ana u. xi. vwuium Esq., presented ' a ' petition signed by every member of ,the local bar re questing the , appointment of ' Mr. James H. Horak as referee In bank ruptcy. The " petition ' paid a splen did tribute to Mr., Horak, which was emphasised by Messrs. Klutts and Clement Judge Boyd replied that he had . been so pleasantly treated here that he could not refuse any request from the bar; but that he was well acquainted "with the character 1 and legal attainments and .qualifications of Mr. Horak and would appoint him with pleasure. - Mr. A. H. Price pre sented the name of Bismarck Capps. Esq., for appointment of United States commissioner and this appoint ment was also made. .-', ... Twin City Citixens Greatly Elated. Speelal to The Observer. Winston-Salem. April The an nouncement that the orphanage board of the . Western North Carolina Con ference of the Methodist Church, in aesslon at Salisbury, had decided to accept the Twin City's offer and es tablish the .orphanage here, waa "re ceived with . much pleasure . to-night The citiiens of the city were much concerned over the probable action of the board and the. news that the city's bid . had been accepted waa ; most cheerfully received. . . TOFtY, ON TAR HEEL BEACH. Wright Brothers, of OhloT Preparing to Make a Flight In Their Heavler Than -Air Machine - at Nags Head, Secluded Place on the Coast , , ' Observer Bureau, V ... The Holleman Building.' , ' Raleigh. April 21. ' ' A letter' from Manteo brings newt of a verjr Interesting experiment In progress on the sea beach at Nags Head, - near there. Some days .ago the Wright brothers, of Dayton. O., arrived there with , their heavier-than-atr flying machine and" they in tend to make a flight with this the latter part of next week or the first Of this week. They are build ing a house for the machine, which was brought to. Kitty Hawk Life Saving Station on a boat and thence carted down tha beach to a very secluded place, where it now Is, It will be remembered that a few years ago some of the most important ex periments witn, wireless teiegrapny, kite flying, etc.. wereraade at Nags Head and on Roanoke Island, near Manteo. The house the Wrights are buildine Is about 100x40 feet .They went to Nags Head because it was so ! secluded. Their house ' la .near life-saving station No. II, which Is quite close to Nags Head, and a few miles from the station at - Kitty Hawk. - -- - . , Very naturally there are plenty of people who desire to watch these ex periments In order to see what the secrets of the design are, and very naturally .the Wrights want a place far from ' the crowda Some years sgo when a flight waa mads from Nags Head news of It got out and telegrams poured In. The people In that eectlon naturally take, much interest In the new machine and in the experiments generally, tfhd they are aiding the Wrights in every way possible. Kltrliln Clnh Organised at Slier City. fpeclal to The Obrver. . : . Slier City, April A Kltchin club was organised here yesterday afternoon with 7 members.! Dr. J. D. F.dwards waa elected president; O. . E. Matthews, vice president: A. . Lam be, treasurer; J- R. Crock- man, secretary.- The Kitchtn men are enthoslastle and are claiming this eoirtty. The munty convention meets the 12th ef S!y. WILLIAMS'. FINAL APPEAL FOR THE WOOD PULP MEASURE aflnorlty Leader Introduces a Petition Signed by the Democratic Members of the House Appealing v to the ? Speaker to Take. Proper Action Looking Toward the Tfaasago ,.f the Stevens Bill He Makes ' . Cleverly Satirical and Humorosm Speech -- in Which ne Good Natoredlr Holds the Speaker Up to ' Ridicule and Puts . It Up to the .'.Republicans to Either Pass or Kill . the- BUI. ; , ,-- -rv.' ';;.. .: "." ,' ': iu'..'HOUSE STJMMART--i-- N". The , sundry civU ' appropriation bill V was under 'consideration in the House -,of RepreeeAtatlves yesterday andt the ; greater part of tha time was consum-,) ' ed in general debate and ' discussion . y' until the (Ive-mlnute rule, which will ? i.be resumed to-morrow. , . ? 1 ' .Mr. Fowler, of New - Jereer. -de-.' . aounced the Aldrlch currency bill and pleaded for tha passage of his bill to .-create a currency commission. ' . Mr.- Williams. ef . Mississippi. ' pre- , sented a petition signed by 1M ot the ' 1W Democrats composing the minority. i asking the Speaker to recognise some . msmber of the House to-mova ne - dlscharce ef the ways snd means. ' mmmittee from further consideration '-of the Btphns'"btn - W - "te.rTemovst - - ot the duty en wood pulp and print paper snd to pass that bill or a simi lar ena -' - ' " ' Mr. Dalsell. of -Pennsylvania offer ed an amendment ta the sundry etvtl bill spproprlatlng IflO.sf fer the esteb- : llshment M a national art gallery In -the . Smithsonian Institution, .. The ,' smendment was defeated en a point of order. - , - r The House disagreed te the Senate 'amendments ta the navel spproprla tioa bill and the bill waa sent te eon- ference. . .. - ' ' " , At .U the ) House recessed ; until .11:10 this morning.., : ; v -Washington, April Jl. John Sharp Williams to-day gave the Republican majority Iw tha House an opportunity to either permit or refuse to permit a vote on tha Stevena bill to place wood pulp on the free list In the course of tha cleverly humorous and satirical speech ho unrolled and held op to view the following petition to Speaker Cannon, bearing the signa ture of lit of the III Democratic members: ' "We. the undersigned Representa tives in Congress request each for himseU and each -for each of the others, that you recognlss one of us, or, If you prefer, some other Repre sentative to move to discharge the committee on' ways and means from further consideration of. and to sus pend the rules and pass-the Stevens bill, or any other bill having the ef fect to put wood pulp and print paper onthe free list" - MR. WILLIAMS SARCASTIC. Mr, Williams' said , that the two Democratic members whoso names were, not appended to the petition wero out of town, but efforts were being made to reach them py wire; when their signatures were.- Added, only SO Republican names would be needed to swell the strength of the petition to the proportions of ' a ma jority request which Mr. .Williams said.- with' good-natured ' sarcasm, he felt sure the Speaker would heed. After saying that only 0 Republi cans wera necessary to make up the required number to pass the bill, Mr. Williams declared that It should be easy to get them because almost SO Republicans had 'Introduced." free paper bills, and, 'he said, "I kndw that every one - ot you - who Intro duced a. bill meant what you. said." Quoting the lines from the old hyniiu-'---"-'1'' "While the lamp holds out to burn -The vilest sinner may return." APPEAL8 TO THE ELECT." Mr. Williams proceeded: "If you have been In any manner bulldoced, why think for -a second; think of what, a short life weu live here, and how necessary.lt Is that we should be doing things while we are living, during this brief .day of our time. I 'express a hope that at. least SO of you may' sign a petition. If you do not like that petition because my name Is' on It and the names of Champ Clark and DeArmond and Underwood and John Wesley Gaines,, and all these .vile publicans and sin ners on thla side, get up one of your own. We can add the two together, If thirty of you- sign, the . Speaker cannot refuse, because . you. . together with us, will then constitute a ma jority of tha House v of Representa tives. Early In the session, .when the rules were being .adopted, the Speaker was asked if a majority or the House made a request to the Speaker whether that request would bexheeded andhia -reply.-Mire-member it was 'a majority of the House of Representatives .will- al ways be heeded by the Speaker.' So If you put 10 names there to our 111, and constitute 111.' a majority of the House of Representatives, I know that the eminently good -Matured man who presides over this House, who la so tolerant of opposition, so patient whenever there Is a stumbling block to thwart his pathway, will bow In his most elegant manner, with his gesticulation that Is peculiar to him, and say, "Gentlemen, a majority of the' Representatives of -the Ameri can people have a right to have their way and I will recognise some body.": , ' " -."- . - . A table had been Placed on the floor In front of the Speaker's bench, and on It the petltlonvwas spread, with Bankings of Ink bottles , and pen. ' while the v minority . leader.. simulating the voice and manner of revivalist, exhorted the Republi cans to rise and go forward and sign up, pleading for "II." .- "Are there not SI who will come forth T" he concluded, amid .: hand- clapping and laughter. , THE NEGRO IS CAPTURED. " eaawaassssaawawa- j Mr. Wells' Identifies Lee Jones as Her Asallant and lie is in Jail at . Wllaotv Mllltla May Have to be Called Out to Protect the Prisoner. Special te The Observer. : . j Wilson. - April If. This afternoon Lee Jones waa arrested at Middlesex arid brought hero charged with being tha negro '.who assaulted Mra, Robert Wells lastjMonday. s Jones says Dur ham Is his home and oeniea any knowledge' of tha crime. Mra We Us was brought here this afternoon and poslfJvtly .Jtfientineg ;Jone as ner as- evaallant .' - '. jnnea la no In Jail and no rear of lynching ta expected, so the sher- Iff etatea - , Mrs. Weels Is In a pitiful condi tion from the Injuries she received. Later, Msny countrymen irom Mra Welle neighborhood are arrlv. ing here and tha military will be ordered out to protect the prisoner. CONNECTICUT. OnNSTRUCTED. Democratic ' : Convention - Declines to 9 net met For Bryan, Though, Some f.Them Are Hla Frlenas .(.New Haven, Conn." April I The Democratic convention at a most nar monioua aeaslon to-day. chose Its del ecatea to the national convention and the representation will go to Denver uninstructed. ; . ., . , .. v The onlr delav in the .business of the convention . -was- caused by the committee on, resolutions - before a resolution was: presented On the mat ter, of , Instructing the delegates for Bryan. The resolution was -vote a 4 The county and congressional - dis trict delegates were accepted aa last as they were reported from, the floor and then John J. Walsh, of NorwaiK. a. former 8tate committee chairman and Alexander Troup, of New Haven, one of Mr. ; Bryan's ... most Intimate friends, were unanimously chosen the two delegates-at-large ' Of the fourteen delegates the per- eonal t 'prefe.rencer of only Messra Troup, William- Kennedy, of Naugl tuck: T. M. Culllnane, of Bridgeport; and M. B. Cary. of Ridgefleld. are out spoken for Mr. Bryan. Mr. Cary was a-delegate eight yeara sgo and to a personal friend of Mr.' Bryan. Each delegate haa the right In the conven tlow totTCTaPPOIfit'"hT""ttwn""nerT nate and any vacancies made by the delegation Itself. The following plarform waa offered by Mayor Thomaai of Waterbury, and unanimously adopted: - "We, the delegates of the "Democra cy of the State of Connecticut In con vention assembled reaffirm -our alleg lance to those principles of govern ment enunciated and expounded by the great - Democratic-, statesmen. Thomas Jefferson, Orover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan. "We believe In a strict construction of the constitution, the preservation of the Integrity ot the three depart ments of the government, home rule and local self-government and calling for equitable revision of the . tariff with special privileges to none, , and we assert that in this time of com mercial depression consequent - upon twelve years of- Republican misrule, the best wetfare of all people can be secured only by returning to Demo- cratio principles." - The convention then adjourned ALABAMA REPUBLICANS ; gPI.IT, The Antl-Admlnlstratinn Wing . Holds Convention. But la Sucnt aa to Presidential ranitidine Other Fac tlbn to Meet Next Wednesday. Birmingham, Ala.; April 1. The Alabama Republican State convention of tha antl-admlntatratton taction of the party was held her to-day and endorsed ' the congressional district delegates which have been chosen to the national conversion. : where, the congressional convention . recognised the legality of the Davidson wing ot the ' party; nominated - candidates for all Bute offices to be filled at the No vember election, and selected four del egatee-at-large to tha national con vention at Chicago, The following were selected as delegates Judge Aea- E. 8tratton,of cianton; Charles V. Alexander, of AttalVa; W. . R. Petti, ford , (colored), ot Birmingham; Ms Jor Charles J. Allison, ; of ,. Birming ham. ".;'-.... i'- J,'V; ', The resolutions as adopted, endors es the national Republican adminis tration,; but are entirely non-commit tal aa to candidates for the presiden tial nomination. . - The admin. titration wing of the par ty neaaea oy J. o. Tnompson. of Birmingham, will hold Its convention In Birmingham next. Wednesday, VERMONT. , FAUiS TO "INSTRUCT , Platform Adopted by the State Con vention , Midorsea " Roosevelt - and Calls For ltcriHlon With a String to Bunrllngton, Vt, 'April S9. The Vermont delegation to tlie Republican national convention -was selected by the State 'convention to-day and the representatives of the Green Mountain State at Chicago will not be bound by instructions tn ravor or any preslden tlal candidate. ; , . t . The delegatea chosen were: Senator W, P. Dillingham, of Montoeller: joovernor Fletcher D. Proctor, of Proctor; Colonel Frank L. Greene, of sl Albans; -Alien M, Fletcher, of Cav endisn. The ' alternates are: J. B. Haaams, k, w. ; McCuen,' Rufus D, Godfrey, 'John R. Mead. - : The platform, which was adopted unanimously enaorses tne admlnletra tion of President Roosevelt, and Re. publican national policies, urges con grewelonal action toward a more elas tic currency, and declares for a re vision of some of the tariff schedules, "keeping ever In mind the -principles of protection." . .An effort was made to add a plank favoring the "continuance of Preal dent Roosevelt' policies, either under his guidance or under that of those In full sympathy,", but the .resolution was tabled. . LUTHERN SYNOD IN SESSION. One Hundred and Fifth Meeting Be . , lng Held at China Grove Rev, G .;H. Oox Preaches Strong Opening Sermon .Rev, C. Y. Boozer Elect d PreMdent . Special to The Observer. ' i' ' . Salisbury. ApHl .-The one . hundred and fifth annual convention of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod convened: tn the Lutheran chapel near China Grove at. 11 o'clock thla morning. Rev. Ueorn 1L Cox, D. - D., the retiring .presidenL preached the opening sermon. Ills text was Epheslans S:ll. "Awake Thou That Sloe pest" - His , remarks sounded ,; the tocsin of alarm to tha tethargte m the Church. - He . said we are living in an age of progressive activity never before Witnessed and called upon the ministers, ta whom be aa directly addressing his thoughts,, to awake and do their whole: duty. . ; ' '- , ' : j After tha noon recess -Dr. Cox read tha president's report which wss full of In formation to the Church. He gave a brief memorial Upon the death - ot. Rev. J. Q. Wer who died last year while an i active pastor of this church. Among oth er, things he recommended the appoint ment of a committee to formulate a paper showing the position of Ahe Synod on the prohibition question. Some of the strong est ministers of. the Synod have, deter mined that this matter shall be brought forolbly. before the Church. They con gratulated Dr. Cox upon this suggestion. The election ot officers for the ensuing year, resulted " aa follows: Rev. V. T. Beoserr oil- St iohn'sj Cabemia -eounty; president; Rev. J. E. Schenk. ot Concord, vice president: Rev. II. A. McCullough, of' Albemarle, secretary, and Ur: J, IX Heilig. Of Salisbury, treasurer. Mr. Hetllg was the only efltlcer re-elected. - . . The remainder pf the aflernaon seeslon eras consumed In hearing the various re-' porta The Synod will be in eesion until Sunday.' .'-'..-.' -' . . . .. j DAVIS BflODTSAT J0HAKLZ SE?fATE; LAUGHS AT HIS 'ANTICS The Wild Man From Arkansas Alnn- w,lu hase of Trust Scalps I or V.W lo Take Up the Cause of the Zr ;nun-THe Charges That 'TherJB Hm ' b" Crooked Work lit '? ;n,rto' Department aa Rerar.N e lejirollment of the live CiviilM-.l ' Tnhee Declares That Indians Were , Enrolled as Negroes Calls on For- 'Sirr"i JLWp H1ltt F1hl Foe His Jrierjds lr He Loves Them 11 in ., Reeolation is Pasted Wit host De- bate, .. .... ,',-.. v ; SENATE SUMMART'V' ' '"-''v' Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas. ' crested a mild sensation in the Senate ' 1 yesterday v. hen; in dUcusslag his re-' solutloa calling on the . Secretary of the Interior fr information ahout tha ' ' tribal roils ot the Choctaw and Chic kasaw Indians of Oklahoma. . he de . rmn.d that M.One nsmes were being -kept- off the rolls by the Secretary " snd Instanced . case In which he said nine members of a family were rated .. as negroes snd only one as an Indian. . Advancing toward Mr. Foraker. of..'" Ohio, his voice thundered throughout f . the chamber and adjacent balls as he asked u the Senator "loved alggers", m A s4aWaal' ft k - - i . m . -' w - v aiisgrtaa inpninan nr rnar raca Only laughter greeted thia' and , Mr. Foraker requested In a mild tone , that the Senator apeak louder. Later ,Mr. Davis resolution were passed. r All the pension .bills on the calen dar, and many other measures or mfnor Importance were passed during ' the day. Senator Warner, ef Missouri., being HI with a cold, an agreement , was : reached to permit other Senators to i read lor him the remainder of . hie ' Brownsville speech. : . j At 4:2S p. m. the Senate adjourned. ' WasWngton. April SI. The cltlten- snip roils or tha Five Civilised Tribes were the subject, of an Impassioned speech In the Benate J to-day by Senator Davlsi of Arkansas. The Senator charged that former Secretary' Hitchcock had prevented 10,000 per sons of Indian blood from being en rolled. He Instanced a family of 10 persons only one of whom had been enrolled as an Indian, the remaining nine being classed as negroes. v . . Addressing Senator. Foraker, -' Mr. Davis asked htm to do Justice to thee negroea The Senate galleries wera "black with niggers." be said, when Mr. Foraker apoke on the Brownsville affair. , v The 8enator from Arkansas then raising himself to his full height, ad vanced "across thl chamber toward ' Mr. Foraker, and called out at' the top of his stentorian voice: "Now, If you really love the niggers, you ought to Join me In trying to secure their rights for them." As the sound of the Senator's voice rang' through -the chamber,- Senators around Mr. Foraker laughed uproar iously. When quiet was restored Mr. Foraker arose, and quietly, replied: "The Senator from - Arkansas ought -trrapeAk a little louder. It Is dlfncult to heaf Mm' . - ". Mr. Davis' resolution calls on the Secretary of the Interior for Informa tion concerning the authority by" which the lands of the Choctaw and L-mcaasaw iriury tiiti nria iuiui"u from allotment, and concernjng the tribal rolla - 1 - .,.-.'' Mr. Clapp, chairman of the com mittee on Indian affairs, did not oh lect to the resolution, but did object to the language of the preamble which alleged that persons of Indian blood "had been unlawfully - oeniea - allot ments of land." . . ' After discussion Mr. Davis agreed to withdraw the resolution to revise It tor passage by the Benate. ' . Senator Davis later re-Introduced his resolution without the preamble, and it was passed without further de bate, . , , .. '.."" :": OUTLAW HARPER CAPTURED. Posse Overhauls Georgia - Desperado Wanted For the - Murder of Two Men. . ' " V :" ' Knoxvllle,' Tenn., April tl. A spe cial to The Journal and Tribune from Copper Hill. Tenn., says that a posse of nine men headed by , Sheriff Clint Griff, of Fannin county. Georgia. ha.i captured the outlaw John Harper In the mountains of Fannin county, five miles south of McCay. - Harper was a fugitive from Justice for the murder of Allison England near Blue Ridge. Ga.. committed about a year ago, He. escaped from the Fulton county Jail at Atlanta February 1st where he wast aMMMAAt Mitrfln, . t , m nn.il 1 tA tVi Supreme "Court for the murder of Sheriff ' Keith, of - Murray county. Georgia. - Harper -.was found - at the. home of his father-in-law. William Wlmberly, concealed In the garret. The poene surrolmded the. tiou-e and lief that tha house waa being burned down Rewards for his arrest aggre gated close to $1,000. : YOUNG NEGRO KILLED. ' Mr. Stokes Manahlp, of Hamlet, While Inollng With an Old Revolver, Snoots a Boy In the Head. Specie! to The Observer. - ; v Hamlet April SI. Mr. '- Stokes Manshlp. manager Of Hlnson Bros.' "lvery stables here, accldentallT shot and killed Spurgeon Ewlnc. a color ed boy about . 14 years old. tn front of the stables at'T O'clock to-night. Mr. Manshlp was fooling with an old revolver and the boy was standing directly In front of him and by som means the gun went ofT. the load tak ing effect In the forehead and pene trating the brain. . The hoy lived only about 40 minutes.'4- , - Mr. Manshlp Immediately "surren dered to the officers of the law, who carried him to "-Rockingham, v The .u n n t m mwmm v.iirlvVetfl1ntAl and no blame can be placed upon air. .van ship -' -',-- ' y L ';' : r, ' ';- St. Louis. April Jl. Traffic officers of IS railroads were guests of the S;. Louis Traffic Club to-night at a ban quet of 100 covers. The principal ad dresses were delivered by B. F. Yoa kum, chslrtnan of the executive com mutes of the Rock Island rystem: n. D. Caldwell, vice presldnt of th Lackawanna' Western; C. A P'.co i. frelrNt traffic manager of the L h Valley -Railroad. . f - f : I.ancaKter Votea WutrvvorV- T Special to The4 Observer. Lancaster, S. C, Arrll :.'.'. town eleo'lon to-day on the jr tion to issue bon is to ti" - tJO.OOO for waterworks r.-j '. whelmlngly In fav'r of th- i vote being 111 t I. Te c ers elated sre Trri.t :.' r. i D. Jones end T. S. Cart r.
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