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t- CHARLOTTE, C 3J0K&AgUNIKG; JULY 6, 1908.- PRICE FIVE CENTS. FAITHFUL IKVADE DEXTEB crnr has a boisterous sunday xt.n 'rmrarL Arrivfaur Delegations Throne die Street, and 7 Aau? ' Ii Provided For the Swell- - ing TMe of Hnmanity The Allies - xja - references. But . Seem to ' . ii... w reunite Organisation and vninafkn of Bryan on the v First BUot U Confidently Predicted t. . . 11 T iWu TfirfA fn. U-w-choked With the Stream of Travel Many Interesting figures - n ttv. firam and by This Morving th cowd7WnriCoBiieiftTr3'bg 'Auditorium open c mspccMuu, Denver? Coi r JuW" 5 The conven . tinn thronsa have been pouring Into - pit hv everv train to-day. It has 1 been V noisy, boisterous Sunday, with band escorting arriving; delegations . KMih streets "with steadily swell ..--. ! - . . . . : . .. ' ing erowda imneToterioDDie-n. with leaders and delegates outtonnoi 4n rn ItAV Arrivals and holding- prl ate conferences on candidates ana - measures. Most of the leaders and mor than half of tha. Jelegateaare nw h.m inn the tide of humanity which comes to look on ana cneer i . bow in full movement toward the city, The weather is almost perfect, warm but not unbearable, with a clear- sky T and a brisk mountain breexe. Just tha aort of weather to'bring comfort to a v cnnwntinn. . Manv of tha delegates have embraced the opportunity of a Sunday lull for a trip to tne neamy Rookies, other have enjoyed the more Triiinr diversions of tournaments, ' where roncho busters are presenting a picture of real western me. mh thaverowda are turning to the aolendld auditorium where the con invention will be held. The vast amp hi theatre Is lighted and open to tne pud lie for the first time for a band con cert and the brilliant scene within the enclosure, hung with flags and pacnea to its full, -capacity, suggests the throngs which will soon gather for the. convention struggle. A unique feature of the. evening is the appearance of Charles A. Town, of. New York, one of the leading vice presidential eandl dates in the pulpit of the People's Tabernacle. While these outward evi "cTences of activity have been going onl the leaders who are shaping tne ar : fairs of the coming gathering have beet holding frequent meetings In the upper chambers of the hotels arrang ing "their final plans." WHAT "ALLIES" ARE DOING. The chief interest of the day haa centred in the movement of the "al lies" to galvanize the opposition to JB'ryan inte something like a definite and formidable movement. But their best efforts, begun yesterday, have not been entirely successful. Chief Mur phy, of Tammany, on whom thehopeS f Hhav'alllee" have been centred. mill give no sign committing his forces against Srran. He is too shrewd politician for that when the tide seems - aetting toward Bryan, On the con trary his lieutenants are passing the Tvord arouod to-day that New York's .vote will Ue for Bryan. However, the Hied opposition still contend that the fight will be continued. The Bryan managers have at no time shown any nervousness over the renewed activities of the "allies'" and to-day Mayor . Dahlman, of Omaha, ; one of the Bryan chiefs, made a very definite statement showing the expec ' tatlons of the Bryan forces. He ex- pressed his views as follows: Mt. Bryan will be nominated on the flrai ballot.' The Bryan foreqs now control 36 delegations and will have at least that many members of the committee on resolutions and prob ably more. The .platform adopted will' be ' in accordance with Mr. Bryan's personal views and will express his well-known Ideas on all of the Import - ant political issues." COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS . Governor Charles N. Haskell, of Oklahoma, is now regarded as the leading candidate for the chairman ahlp of the committee on resolutions, but there are many other prominent men being mentioned for the place. It is needless to say that a loyal Bry an man will be chosen. "If the . men Jwno can tnemseives me oja guara can unite en a strong Eastern Democrat," ' aald Mr. Haskell, "the Bryan men will not show curiosity as to the at titude of their candidate toward Mr. Bryan in 1U and 1900. If the East- rn Democrats fall to get together on a man we will make a selection from hundred available candidates, any ona of whom would be satisfactory to - Mr. Bryan." T AH of the Bryan men express the utmOBtConfldence in t"nelr ability .to I carry out therogramme-eatlined by 4 Mayor Dahlman-. Charles W. Bryan, - the brother of the Nebraskan candi date. Is looking after the Bryan lead era as tbry arrive and is making the compilations of Bryan strength. - - - Ht. said: Althoaghwe 'have snore than enough to carry out our - programme there are still good seats on the band wagon." ..' . '. .. .BANDS 'MEET DELEGATIONS. The arrival of delegations began - early this morning and has been g- Ing on steadily all dayby all routes, t front all directions and by regiflar and special trains. One soute re . ports twenty-seven trains stalled on " tcgHngfBirfrom Kansaa-eity and atrf the other lines are equally cnoKed with the tide of travel. The -local committee started an elaborate -plan f reception .to-day with relays of -.. brass bands which met each Incom ing delegation and escorted it to -its hotel while -band cars" were run : over the street car lines giving street concerts. Among the many arrivals, " -were the Cook County Marching Chib, . - Uniformed- and . hilarious, , "With trim - black suits, shining silk hats and natty canes-topped with streamers. After : them came tho rough and ready Okla tiomtana, true product v of the soil, with broad-brimmed sombreros, high' boots and the stain of travel- - Dele - gatlona from Florida, - Alabama, and Ioara. filed throughvthe streets during . the morningVna"iatei!-ame S&UfA' tlons from Booth Dakota. vicflnid,riak8 ure-imd tojemain up until Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Mary land, Kentucky and Minnesota. . The Tammany braves, on several special trains, were anxiously awaited, but 'word -came that they stopped off -at Omaha to go to church, Tlfey will be here early , to-morrow morning, about the time that Bryan's home co horts arrive from Nebraska, includ ing the crack organization from Lin . coin.-the Commercial Travelers' Club, (Cspttneed on PagjjFour). i AERONAUTS C03IE TO GRIEF IA'GLOBJOCS iuSD TO CONTEST, Only One of tha BJg Balloons WUch Left Cliicago For Uio AUantia Sea board In the Kadoranca' contest ' Sarrlves-Acronauts Mho Bandied the IVench Balloon Have an Kz dune Time and .Narrowly Eecape M UXi Their lives AU the Balloons Descend Not a Great Distance From the Starting Point and Sotno. of Ute Other Aeronauts Have Any thinr Bnt an Easy Descent, Some of Them , Requiatng; the Attention of Surcoons, ChlcRgorSiiir t. CoL A'. E.'AIue'l ler and O0rgocfVf-:f'riaiita. woo ; sailed in wf irTenvn ; fmiiuun VUle de Dieppe from Chicago yester day In the Chicago jffdurance balloon contest, came to earth -near 6outh Haven, Conn., during the night, after having been dragged for miles along the surface of Lake Michigan. They saved themselves from drowning only by throwing overboard every movable thing in the balloon basket and tax ing at times to the 'rigging. They returned to Chicago to-day by train. Neither was injured hut both were chi 1 led and soaked to the-ikm OX the other balloons the Fielding landed near -Weetshefford. Que., the King Edward, Canada's entry,, landed near Port Huron, Mich. The Chicago, Of 110,000 cublo feet capacity, came to earth near Atwood, Perth county. On tario. this forenoon, according to telephone message received in Chtca go 10-day. The occupants, C. A. Coey and Capt. J. L. Bumbaugh, were re ported well. The United States land ed a mile east of Plakerton Station, Bruce com nty, Ontario, at S:30 o'clock to-day. The Columbia also crossed Into Canada and while C. H. Lelch lelter and Capt. Martin Peterson man aged to leave the car near Clinton Ontario, they were bruwd and cu by barbed wire fences and trees and both required surgical attendance. The America landed at Carsonville Mich. CINCINNATI'S GREW TO RESCUE, The occupants of the Cincinnati w the accident to ' the Ville de Dieppe and landed In Covert, Mich. Iff order to advise the nfe-saving sta tions of the accident. Leslie Haddock and George Howard, pilots of the Cln cinnatt, report that their crart was ra good condition but that they gave up the contest In order to aid Mueller and Schoenlck. Of the nine starters the Illinois Is supposed to be still in the air and well on tho way towards the eastern seaboard, upon the ability of the pll ots to overcome atmospheric condi tions depend the hopes of Secretary Pickens of the Aeronautlque Club of Chicago, for a new world's distance record. Cold air. currents over Lake Michi gan brought peril to other balloons than the VUle de Dieppe. Both the King Edward and the Illinois des cended rapldfy soori'after the starts the former touching che water, while the occupants of the Illinois were forced to throw out ballast rapid ly to keep away from the waves. - DOWN LIKE A STONE. -- When the Ville de Dieppe left Chi cago it was inflated to only 75 per cent, of its capacity owing to a patch on the gas bag, the strength of which was problematical. Colonel Mueller said that the balloon had traveled less than five miles across ths lake, when it suddenly shot down like e. stone. The basket was almost submerged de spite the frantic efforts of Mueller and Schoenlck to lighten the load. Sand, provisions, instruments, anchor. drag-rope and even the coats of the pilots were tossed overboard. Each grasped a life-preserver and Schoe7 nick tried to leap Into the-water, but he was prevented by his older com panion. The Cincinnati passed over them while they were In 'this plight and promised to send assistance. Mueller waved them on their course as the Ville de Dieppe was already beginning to rignt itseir. DRAGGED OVER LAKE For ten miles the basket was drag ged over the surface of the water at rapid rate. Some times it dinned alarmingly into the waves and at oth ers rose a few Inches above the sur Scnosnlck cluag desDeratei-to Lthe rigging, the jerk of the big bag nearly tearjng me cords from his grasp. So tightly was he compelled to clinch the ropes that hie hands were cut deeply by the rasninr of tha cords. Then without warning the bal loon swept into a stratum of warm air and leaped to a height of 7,000 reet. Tne ear drums of Schoenlck and Mueller nearly burst from-the ef fects of the. sudden change, the ' boy screaming witn pain and shivering wun cow. f ortunately tne bag did not remain long at the high altitude. beginning to descend slowly almost immediately; Ho w - Jong thy remained beve h clouds was Impossible for Mueller to determine. Soon, however, they were able to distinguish the lights of a town beneath them and they knew Jhat solid ground was below.. Seelnor mat a sate landing place couidja round, Mueller made; preparations to descend. .' LAND IN A FIELD. ". and the balloon settled slowly. Atl :60 o'clock they. landed gently In a field three miles from Benton Harhnr. Mlch. At midnight the men boarded an . electric-car., and went to Beaton Harbor.. . -" - hBeJUJerIerkeaJnWhIJchc leitner and Peterson, met their inki, ries Was told In the following dis patch sent to Secretary Picking of tha Aeronautlque Club of Chicago; "More or less carved -up by barbed wire fencos,- bumped and broken by trees, and generally bunged up. Cap tain Peterson and myself are here un dergoing repairs and figuring out the possibility of getting back" to Chica go this week. The trip itself was one of the finest sensations ever, experi enced. The nigfet was clear with a good i breexe blowingsieadily. north east. , The slin came out briskly and warm at 4 o'clock. It had taken much of our sand ballast to keep the bag up at. night, but with two sacks left and gas expanded by the sun, we de. cided to undertake the crossing ot late In the evening. well into Canada. " . TVe sailed well Into Canada at . 000 feet aKitude but suddenly the bag began descending. ' Down to 00a feet the descent was fairly slow. Then Sheoul got Into the bag and we completed our drop In record-breaking, bone-grinding end , flesh-tearing order. .- . v ' . . " -The basket bumped a tree re bounded and hurled us against an- 5E W REGDIE IX PARAGUAY THE OLD GOVERXMEXT OUSTED The Revolutionary Party Succeeds In , Overthrowing tho Reigning Rulers and pr. Narclro, Who Was Vice President, 1 Made President The , ftew Cabinet R'preoents a Comei natlon of the Tuo Most. Powerful Parties In the Republic and the , New Order of Affairs la Said to Be a Unarantee of Early Peace to tlu Country Members rgf the Former Ciovernment . Take Refuge - b - the Foreign Legations Many ' . Build . mgs Damaged" ami l'odhlbly.; 600 'Killed, by Uio ' Fighting la tho , ..Streets). ' of . Asuncion. BaTmm-yrwrJrj31irX Advices re ceived here, to-day state that the, re vo- luUonists have . been - victorious In Paraguay and that a. new govern ment haa been established. These advices have been confirmed by dispatch received by tha Minister qf Foreign' Affairs from the Argentine legation at-AsuncIonr officially noil fying the minister that the revolu tlonary party had succeeded in over throwing the Paraguayan govern' ment and that several of the Para guayan ministers of State had taken refuge In - the legation. TheTevo lutionists have appointed as . Presl dent Dr. Emallano Gonzales Navelro He held the office of Vice President in the government which' haa Just been ousted. -Unofficial dispatches state that the new Cabinet includes Manuel Gondra, , Biu.,Hi,mir. iu Dr. Eusenbio Ayala. Dr. Alvlro Jara, Dr. Adolfo Rlgulmo and Dr. Manuel Franco. These represent a combina tion of the two most powerful parties in Paraguay, the Liberal and . Colo rado, and It in believed that their appointment will assure early peace to the country. The members of the former govern ment, who included Manuel BeniU, Minister of Interior; . Ceelllo Baex, Foreign Affairs; General Rios, War; Adolfo Soler. Finance, and Carlos Isasl, Minister of Justice, it is under stood, have taken refuge in the foreign legations. Fighting has been proceeding in the streets of Asuncion for some days past and many of the public buildings have bcenaerlouily dam aged. Previous estimates . of the killed -and wpundcdti-laowever, havs been exaggerated and It Is now be lieved that the number will not ex ceed BOO. It is expected that tele graphic communication with Asun cion will be restored . to-morrow. PICNIC NEARLY ENDS IN RIOT. A Quarrel at Negro Fourth of July Celebration Results In Serious Shooting of One Man Attempt Made to Take Prisoner From Of ficers. Special to The Observer. Rocky Mount, July 5. A negro picnic at Battleboro, a small place seven rn Uea from this city, came near throwing that town Info a" riot yester day. About two hundred negroes gathered a.he picnic celebration of the Fourth,' and as the result of a quarrel Will Harris, a middle-aged negro, has a load of bld shot in his head, fired at close range Into his face, and there is little chance for his recovery, while Joe Williams is held here for safe-keeping on tho charge of doing the shooting, and other negroes who came near pro voking the riot. The police with the Bid of deputies succeeded in quieting the disturbance. The prisoner was held in the lock-up at that place, guarded by the chief and two deputies. Late last night after . the section house had been broken Into and several tools for breaking the Jail had been, secured an effort was made to draw the men away from the watch, but the attempt proved unsuccessful and the prisoner was brought here this morning for safe keeping. His trial will come up within the. next few days, awaiting the condition of the wounded .man. Several others are reported as hurt In the melee. " -v WHITE MAN KILLED BY TRAIN. Thomas Bradley, a Painter, While Under Influence of liquor, Is Struck by A. C. L- Train and Dies of Hts Injuries. Special to The Observer. t,..j.- - ,v.,- ,k.. i I .Mount, juiy . -inprnas y. old'a7 f oud by a Abound freight about 4 o'clock this morning in an unconscious state near Whtta kers. , From marks on the body and surrounding evidence It is certain that he was struck by a northbound train about 11 o'clock. He wm picked up and brought to the A. C. L. Hospital at this place, where he died to-day about 9 o'clock, never regaining conscious ness. Bradley was a painter Dy traae. though he had filled no contract in this work for the past several years, Ha wasslngle-inaa and leaves moth er and father and several - brothers. There ara indications that he was somewhat intoxicated-at the time of the accident. y - other,- From, this tree, we were jam med Into a barbed wire fence, torn to tatters and passed, by-a long line or bumps, to some morn fences. Suddenly we came to anchor wlth Captain Peterson's army boot responding on my bleedlng.rccumbent'bead. -t "We were oeid prisoners, jammea between a fence and the basket and tangled ropes for almost half an hour while several farmers wrestled with the-flghting bsg end-anally succeed ed In beating the gas out or it. ."Captain Peterson has a broken no and a bone-deep cut across a knuckle on his right- hand. - My left thumb is half- severed, and the whole hand lac erated by barbed "wire; likewise the right side of my face and my left in step." -- MESSAGE FROM THE ' AMERICA. xne rouowmar message was rereiv- ed-to-night from Captain Hudson, who sailed, la the balloon America: "Carsonville. Mich.. July I. Cand ed aafehjr-OTtarter mUe-ftwm Lake Ho- f Ton. Three and half bags ballast not sufficient to attempt to cross Lake Huron and Georgian Bay." . - The following message was receiv ed to-night from Dr. Frederick J Flelding. who started from Chicago in IheaJlocji Jnglding--yestraay : - r-- "Wesuherrord. Qua- Jnly c. Came down at this place to-day at I p. m." C. A. Coey sent tne following mes sage from West Monkton, Ont to night: ' - " ' West Monkton. July I. Landed In township of Logan county of Perth. Dominion of Canada, at 1:10 this morning. July th, on - a farm -of James Moffatt, the estimated distance from Chicago to landing point being 100 mllea' ; i G UFFEY, GOES FOR BRYAN NEBRASKAN STRAINED TRUTH Pennsylvania 'Leader, Wio Was At tacked by Mr. Bryan In a t'peech at IJiuoln Saturday, ikkuch m btatc ment Refuting Charge That-Some of Hie , Xetirufkan's Delegates AVere 'Taken From Him by Conspiracy Quotes Freelv From Mr. Bryan Vtterancea and Indulges In Sarcawn At r. Loss to Account For tlio An rup Cliange lu Mr. Bryan's Attl tude, and Wonders If Colonel Bry an Is rhe Whole Democratic Organ Ization Ills Aid Once tBcMOugltt, Bnt Nok He's Scorned fcyrof Inreyivanla--who wa yet day attacked by Mr. Bryan- in a speech at Lincoln, to-day' issued the following statement in reply: "Jn the course of ibis - Fourth Jof July epeeoh to 12 or 15. out of the 68 delegates from Pcnnsylvamla, " Mr. Bryan charged that the Pennyl-anla delegation was taken from him by 'conspiracy' against the expressed wish of a great majority of tho Demo cratic voters. This statement is false. The" State convention voted down a resolution endorsing "his candidacy, by a substantial majority, and there' is no basis whatever for Mr. Bryan's aasummtlon that tha members of that i convention dia not accurately repre sent the voters who had elected them delegates. Mr. Bryan personally forc ed the Issue before the people, when In flat contradiction of his boasted policy of non-Interference, he came to Pittsburg, placed, bis owu case before thousands in Exposition Hall and put Mi own ticket in the field against the regular candidates The result of his fervid appeals was the eleetion of S 1-2 Bryan delegates and 26 1-2 anti Bryan delegates to the State conven tion. AS TO INTERFERENCE. "Mr. Bryan further asserted, with all solemnity, that his opposition to me for national committeeman was the first instance of 'any -Interference on his part in local or State politics. I believe,' he unclously declared. -w-Hnr rmir tJlr ... LT. T nliu IV ucui'l w ittu-t. titwj v ss. j i v uwiio l they than any outside person can know.' Therefore he virtuously observed, he has abstained scrupulously from tak ing part In these controversies. What, then, was he doing In Kentucky dur ing the last campaign for Senator? How does he, or can he explain his opposition to Mr. McOraw in West Virginia, or hie begging appeals to Democrats in Indiana to defeat Mr. TaggartT Did he or did he not try to humiliate Roger Sullivan and drive rnim off the committee? y What kind of 'scrupulous absten tion' from Interference does Mr. Bry an call that, and what particular brand of hypocrisy is Indicated by these salving words uttered by Mr. Bryan at the Iroquois CTtib last De cember, when he stood tip and said: , We- mast forget the-sw,.. ana work for the future. We must for get all and forgive all. For myself I mav way I have no grienvanee. l no longer Judge a man by what he has done. The future Js everything . to me. I want to know what he In go ing to do In the future.' ABRUPT CHARGES. "How can we account for this abrupt change from brutal asnault to smirking palaver? Had Mr. Sullivan changed? Was not his office held 'by fraud.' Then ah much as in 1S06 7 What had happened to suddenly make It possible for 'honest Democrats' to associate "With him? Simply this, as everybody knows: Mr. Bryan wanted the Illinois delegation to this conven tion, and "to accomplish tills purpose he did not hesitate an instant to eat his own words. "Mr. Bryan views me with sancti monious horror as a 'political boss. WnO snail never oe in tne jiai ly or ganization except over my protest;' as a toushwacker. who should not be put into my councils to betray me.' My councils indeed! Is the Demo cratic party really absorbed? Has It no councils? Is Mr. Bryan the whole organisation? 'Let tho people rule,' he shouts, and forthwith pieaaa to dictate not only every act, every office and every resolution of this conven . but aWto put the n on every man from an State who Is opposed to his candidacy or his- platform. Does Jia turn hta vituperation against me because I am a boss? Not at all. I am no more of a 'boss' now than I was during the wo campaigns when I won his approbation by trying to elect him. NOT ALWAY8 THU& "But there is another reason. I am a corporation man. Well, I am. I was in 1896 and 1900. and am to ds v. But I have, been connected wn.h-enrporatlo rhere dollar Irr-any-company- which 4s net an- incorporation of my own- private business, and which I absolutely con trol. That, however, makes no differ ence. I am a 'corporation -man,- but It is only when Mr. Bryan is opposed to me that I am- considwed -unworthy of association with the one .lviM$ honest Democrat. My counsel and my feelo are no longer desired. It was not alwavh so. In 1896 and 100 the late Senator . Jonee many times declared there were Just three - men upon, whom he never called for finan cial assistance In vain. One was the late Marcos Daly, another. was Wil lwwn K . Hearst, the third wa my leif, Through bis friend ana msjU - ager. Mr. Bryan Dot only accepted gratefully, but beseechingly sought our aid, and we gave freely thousands and thousands of dollars. -And what followed? . '' -After his defeat. Mr. Hearst be came bis patron and paid him thou sands of dollars, only to be turned upon with a qualm, through now, when again a candidate, Mr. Bryan fawns upon him. In hope of gaining his iinnorL I reap-- my reward In a Ticioua, "brutaf attack from the man wbdroeed - to - - - my rWdJdr, mi (Ui1 soon enough -not to. feel the i Ingratitude of one who accepts man's assistance ana, ai n nrsi re fusal to serve a' selfish purpose, spits In fcl face." - :.' .."'" - " .' OarnWer. -..j ,:..-:;-.i I ' Fensacoia, iat, iuiy roirc Chief Sanders to-day snot and per haps fatally wounded Felix. Hopkins during a raid on a gambling game In the open air In a suburb ef this city. Sanders was holding Hopkins when the other men began shooting. The chief drew his revolver, which In some unknown way was' discharged. ' Hep kins wss shot throusgi the lung and la believed tflr be dying. J t BERRY USDS MISONERS ;,- : ' ssssSBSMSssjea f" I THE STORY OF BAILEY'S ESCAPE Xcw York .Police Lieutenant 'Reaches Xew orieans Vll h All tne ; A Urged Dofraudcrs Captured In Honduras Save For the Elder liaiR-y. wno ot Away From the Ship Berry Declines to Dlwuxs the Ew-apc, But tho cw Tell an Interesting Story Bailey s Presumed to Have Made "111 Way Jirfo ttoatemala After Meat at the Parish lrtfii Herry -Departs For New York City With His Prisoners, New Orleans, July 5. With two high-power automobiles several Unit of reporters araltlng'them- at the wharf. Lieutenant Peter W. Berry, o the New York police department. With his prisoners. Albert W. Bailey, naflesTI.' Myers and Captain AlhStt Oxlev. arrived here from vPuerto COr tea, Spanish Honduras, on the steam er Utstein Just before dark to-night, Police, prisoners, marshals and re porters piled into the big touring cars and whisked aWay to the Orleans par ish prison After being fed at the parish prison Lieutenant Berry with Ms prisoners ift Vow Orleans shortly before 8 o'clock to-night for New York, where thev will aTriw-ruswHMiaAiuii Berry Is the only officer with the prls When asked for an account of the escape of the older Bailey nroiner Bcrrv said: "We have decided to confine our statement to the simple fact that we iirnt a nleasant voyage through the Gulf." The details of Francis Bailey s es cape were not suppressed, however for the ccew had a story to tell." HOW BAILEY ESCAPED According to the crew. Berry was repeatedly warned against the prob ability that his prisoners would make an attempt to escape, but In spite of this he took the manacles off them, and the same night Francis Bailey escaped Berry had gone ashore to an by som Amen cans. When ho r , . . below and to sleep, asking at officer on the steamer to guard his prisoners Francis Bailey was on the deck of the steamer at the time, which was early on the morning of July 1st. The of ficer who was asked to guard him discovered before daylight that Bailey had disappeared and that the skiff tied to the stern' of the steamer was auto missing. It was still dark, but the outline of the skiff could be made otrt several hundred yards off. The life boat was immediately lowered when the alarm was given and started In the direction of the disappearing skiff, but it could not be found. Tke United States consul at Puerto Cortes was notTned;' Tier ehirted'the aid of the Honduran authorities, who made a thorough search of the cnu-n try surrounding Puerto Cortez. Only the -euiytv skir. was found. A coincidence m corfriVcfldn VftTTfTle escape which was made the subject of an Investigation was the fact that on tne same nignt iTancrs Bailey escap led a series of shots were fired on board the steamer Goldsboro, which the Baileys had brought down from New York. When asked for an explanation, those on the steamer Raid they had been enjoying themselves that night and had fired the shots for fun. EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM. Correspondence sent to the New Orleans papers from Puerto Cortex Contained all of the evidence present ed against the Baileys when they were extraaictea. According to this eor respondents Francis Bailey is believ ed to nave maue nis way into Guate mala. Francis G. Bailey, the missing pris oner, made his escape on July 2d while the Utstein was In the harbor of Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Members of the crew In relating the story of uaueys escape said that the watch had gone below for a piece of bread When Bailey managed to launch one of the steamers small boats and pull ashore, where he escaped Inthe woods before a pursuing party In another boat rnuld make a landing. T Baileys are wanted' on the charge of conspiracy to use the malls of the united mate to defraud. ' '' CONGRESSMAN WEBB TO SPEAK, Aintn District Representative Will Bo Chief Orator at Stanley's Picnic on Baioraay tne rwtn. t4e-lak to- The Observer. f, tan ley, juiy s.- The people here are making elaborate preparations to entertain the crowd which will at tend the old seldiers' reunfon and annual picnic to be held here the 18th -MHs-mantft. Tha8ehoard-ArrT liine wirr run a special train from Rutherford ton- to bring those- -who will attend from that, direction. - It will leave Rutherfordton at 7:J0 a. m. and leave Stanley on the return at p. m;- It Js estimated that 10.- tut)0-peorjl wtrt ir on hand bv erijny xne nospnauiy or wtaniey. Honr. E. TT. Webb and a number of other dls-1 tlngulshed orators- will speak to the old soldiers at 10 a. m.. whlchwill be followed by a free dinner, to ail the old veterans. . - There win be various forms of amusement for the young and old. In the afternoon, st 1:10 there will be a baseball game between Stanley and Lbaeold - srl as always. Stanley haa got tocether one of the best aggregations of am stfur playedsm the State. Mr. A. M. West, who has this feature in charge, has secured an excellent ball park and will erect a grandstand for the spectators. He promises) one of roe best game of, the season. -In the evening the dramatic club will pre sent drama. , ' . - . ' 1 Young People's Missionary Movement . Proceedings at Ashevlue. Ashevllle, - July I-Te-aarspro ceedlngs of the Young People's mis. sionary movement conference ; were taken up with devotional exercises and appropriate addresses. A feature of the morning exercises was a sermon 0f. Rlchmead. Va, . wWHTnarslaryl i tnt. oiu bwiub oim. s wni service this afternoon by the Vender bllt. University .: Quartette was largely attended by delegate and visitors. Dr. F. Lv Anderson, president Of Foochow University, Foochow, China, was - the principal speaktr to-night His recit al of missionary experiences In the far East proved to. be a very interesting feature, f " ,;. ' ': . " : '' - IX CLEVELAND'S GREENSBORO ; P-VYS TRIBCTE Beautiful and Impressive Services ; Held Yesterday Afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church of the 1 Gate City In Honor of the lat : Sage of Prlacctdo Eulogies Pro . nounced by Rev. Melton Clark, : Iastor of the Church: Rev. Pr. G H. Detwllcr, of West Market Street Church, and Rev. Sanders Gnlgiiard. ' Episcopal -Rhetor Servltw Held Cnder Auspices of the Ministers' Association High Trbutc to- Mrs. Cleveland. ' ";. ' Observer Bureau. Ill Building. GreensbfttOjoJuly S Beaudfor and deeply tmpres; was tho Orover Cleveland memorial service held In the First Presbyterian church this afternoon, when a num ber of Greensboro men and women assembled to pay tribute to the memory of the fallen giant. Sweet music appropriate to the ' occasion was rendered by the regular church choir, and eulogies on the life and "character of Mr. Cleveland were pronounced by Rev. Melton Clark and Rey. Dr. G. H. Detwller. The service was held under the auspices of the Ministers' Associa tion of Greensboro and was eon ducted by Rev. Melton Clark, pastor of the First Presbyterian church; Rev. Dr O. H. Detwtler, pastor of West Market Street Methodist church, and Jtev. . Sanders RH Oughard. rector of tttr-Andrew's Eptxcopnl church. , Rev. Mr. Clark opened the service with an Invocation, after' which the choir sang hymn No. 11. - After a fervent prayer by Rev. Dr. Detwller, Rev. Mr,. Gulgnnrd read as a Scripture lesson the 90th " Psalm, "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations," etc. REV. Mil. CLARK SPEAKS, In opening a short address on the life and character' of the 'dead ex President, Rev. Mr. Clark said he was proud to call himself a Orover Cleveland Democrat, "for there was much In the life of the man to fur nish Inspiration and hop to the young men of America." The great ness of Cleveland's character was exemplified by his firmness, his self- reliance and hht -indewandence. -Tho speaker referred, to tfttJ- bitter ness with which Cleveland was as sailed by men in his own party and said: "When ho was arrayed against his party and was being denounced In harshest terms on all sides, he stood firm as a rock. No attack or criticism could hiiv'o any effect on his course of action. He was -confi dent that he was right, and time has proven that he was right and his party was wrong. When, like Moses, he would have led his party on, the party, like the- Iirnellte of old, re fused to follow into the Promised Land." Mr. Clark declared the life of the man birnished Indisputable evidence of the falsity "of ' marry hsmh -and evil things said of Cleveland. "The picture painted of his life and ac cepted by so many as true I, believe to Je as far from the truth as any thing can be. lTir Waimw twin ifciait he was honest through and through. He was a man of refined tastes and exalted Ideals; he was a gentleman. He will stand In history as a mighty monument of courage, strength and fortitude.-' In closing Mr. Clark paid a high tribute to Mrs. Cleveland, declaring that ' she is beloved, probably, as no oumt woman was ever beloved in America' t Till BUTE BY DR. DETWILER. Dr. Detwller spoke of Cleveland's Intellectual, moral and physical force. declaring that his power of self assertion demonstrated the greatness of the man. "Grover- Cleveland was no ordinary man," said Dr. Det wller. "A long time ago he became enthroned In my estimation and he has held his place those without a rival ever since. One can but ad mire his equipoise of character and action. He was a well-balanced man and his was a constant . course of consistency. He steadied the move menu of this nation In more than one crisis. Nowhere has a greater service leen rendered to the nation than was rendered byiMr. Cleveland In piloting the country over a great financial crisis." etwller referred to Cleve land's uncommon common sense. which enabled him to arrive at sound conclusions and stand firmly by his convictions. He had no explanations to give men for his course of action; he simply left to the future the vindication of the wisdom of his course. He could take tne initiative n great crises without the flare of trumpets," and he was big enough and great enough to bear criticism silently. The service was closed wun. a prayer by Rev. Mr. i isrg ana tne benediction by Rev. Charles E. Ilodgln. NATIVE OF CHARIiOTTE PASfiES. Mr. Sadler GlUesple, Hern In Tills City, Dies Suddenly In Columbia Following an Operation Relatives Here Attend tlie Funeral. 100 Skyscraper Building, ... Columbia 8. Culy . Mr. Sadler Gillespie, a native t Charlotte but who had spent practi cally all of his tire In this State, died suddenly at the Columbia. Hos pital, last Bight f6Uwing an opera tlon performed Thursday-" week ago for kidney trouble. He had been in bad health for a year or more, b,ut his death -was sudden and unexpected and will cause H Tgrfaf'sHoek fffTfiends throughout the state. - He 'does not appear to have had strength enough to rally after tne operation.. Mr. Olllesple' was well, known and very popular throughout this smd neighboring States. He was gener ous, kindly snd the soul of honor and was respected and liked wherever, be came in contact with people.- Hp- was horn August list, 1184. at Charlotte. tbeson of CoU-Tboinaa-D. and MAH Laura Sadler Qlllesple. . His mother now lives ' in Charlotte, His only brotherr Mr. Julian Gillespie." arrived hthla morning from Charlotte to at tend tne lunerai. v A ww, jormrr lv Miss Harriet English, ef Columbia, and four children survive. The funeral took place this afternoon from the FirsXtFTeBBywrian cnurcn.r e., to the service of thaloutbara. Express Company when nta twr was district superintendent,1- -After this be had chsrgr eflve States as postoHice Inspector under Cleveland's administration, and rendered splendid service. .. He gave up this work on account of huvhealth. At the time of his death Pr. Gillespie, was the owner of. the three-day liquor insti tution In Columbia, and was making a marked haccesa of lu MOWKEirirLATTPAEK - LAKE CLAIMS ANOTHER' YICTDI Horbce Phillips, You eg Son of Mr. - and Mrs. T. B, Phillips, browned In Iotfa Park- Lake Was In Bathing ' .' With 11 Oompauiions and Had Been -Ordered Out A Last Plonge tho : Fatal One Body No Recovered t ntilTTUer Wr 4.-OrrTrHve With Poles and Hooks Death Possibly' Dae to Heart Failure, as Be Was - Subject to finch Trouble. Funeral This Afternoon. . . - Horace Phillips, tha 11-year-old son ' of Mr. and Mra. Thorns B. Phillips, - who live at 4S East Ninth street,: was drowned In the iake at Latta Park resteedaj aftetwoon About-fcatl o'clock wiiilo in bathing- jwith twelve I. : companions. The little fellow,: bad .-; ; been in the water for some time when - Mr. Wade Phillips, who baa charge ' of the lake", told Mm to get out He ' noticed that there was something the ';.. ;: V.'. matter with him and hence the order.; ' Young Phillips left the crowd In tha ' main body of the pond and climbed . ' .' out near the bath bouse. Mr. FhU- . lips and tho other bathers .-- thought ,'' -f. that he had gone' to Changs hi - . clothes. The next .word, however,- iney naa was a call from young Les ter Roes, who was sitting on the'" dam some distanifR -below. He shout- ' ed for help, suyiig that Horace Phil lips was drowning. The Hftle fellow-" had crawled out on the bank,- walked ,' : around the bath house and tk clump willow hushes and plungej In again some 40 feet below, with the probable " Intention of swimming or paddling 77 across to the dam. The whole crowd, rushed to the scene when the calir" was given and made desperate efforts to save him, but without success. When he went down the flret time, be never came to the surface again and so it was Impossible f-r the divers to . locate JuHt where he had gone under. Several people across the lake ob- - served him when he went down, but - ' when they rushedUover they could not determine the exafcfcvspot. The body'- whs not recovered until Chief W. 8 UTT, of the lire department, went out- , with poles and -hooks. It had been, under then Tor 40 minutes. Every -thing possible was done to restore life, but wHhout success. The little fl- , low had - been - de4d for rta.. nd was beyona nip. unier orr ana the great crowwhlch had gathered worked with the boy for a half-hour In the hope that something might be done. There was nothing, however, to do but notify the dead boy's par ents. . . SUBJECT TO HEART TROUBLE. -Chief Orr and the others do not be lieve that Phillips' death was due to his Inability to swim or that he waa afflicted wth cramp. The body was recovered in water that was only five feet deep and there was nothing in his lungs. He was subject to heart trouble and 4t .Is believed that over exertion hod brought oh"another at tack. priPHns, when he climbed out near the bath house, wmiketl around same 40 feet to a point opposite the dam. Where be plunged In to swim across to where' young Lester- Rosa was sitting. He had Just left the bank when he went under as if drag- -ged down by some mighty power. Several of the boys In the water ob- . served his uplifted hand when he '.; went under and heasd the shout of those on the bank. Everybody crowd ed down and dived time and again, seeking to find the body. It bad evi dently washed around, although there twos seemingly no current and so it , was not located. Chief Orr J arrived, after having been telephonedfor and spotted the body with a t long poe. 1- Henry Cruse dived down and brought 1t to the surface. It is needless to add that there was no more bathing In the lake during the eftemMh.""N The Latta Park lake has been a :'. popular place during the summer months for years. Last summer quite a number of the young men of ' the city availed tgicmselves of the - privileges-of bothlng. especially on Sunday aftcrnoona This year. In or- 'der that the piyper reguiajlont might be observed. Chief orr was given Iter exclusive charge. He built house where bathing suits might be kept and put a- man in charge to see that , everything was properly managed. When an Observer man and Mr. 0-A mond Barrfngcr arrlvedrbn thescene yesterday afternoon In a Bulck ear, , ; a great crowd of spectators gathered about the lake. No one was, V in the water, for needless-co add there was no more bathing that afternoon. 'T The boy 4ay on the bank v .with a handkerchief over bl face. Nearby were sorrowing friends. " v' THE LAST FATAL PLUNGE. Mr. Phillips, the manager, was en band yesterday, as usuar, Ha younf Phillips gone under In the main body of tne lake there wouia De no occasion for this story. As it happea e. JioweVer, he went Inat one cor ner of tho lake aid alv placa wljera he could not beseen except-from the dam and n the other aide- A growtn. of flags end willow bushes) obstructed the view from the bath bouse and those In the water knew nothing. of the mishap . until . the cry or - help was raised. r Ths unfortunate occurrence was dply deplored by Mr. Ph5Ulps, ChIef Orr and ev'i utosa aoout ,ine laxe. Tounr Phi Ulna was a promising lad' and had many fr)cnds.r ;r. I? I' As a result of thla tragedy, it la likely that the lake will be closed to - bathers. It la significant to those of superstitious mind to note that there - I were llrompanions In the water and" that it waa a eunoay. inis is tne second tragedy connected with the LaUa Park lake within the ast IS years. Those who lfved in Charlotte . In 1811 will recall the drowning of 7; Guy Maxwell in the same body of water. . rws oooy was reeoverea aiso by Chief Orr at t . o'clock in. the morning.' "' ''--'.- .-' . 7- - The fuftefat of young Phiiups win . be conducted from the restdence this afternoon at S o'clock iby Kst. Dr. H. . HHulten. assisted by Rev. L. R. 7 Pruett.The remains will be.' taken on the afternoon train to ths famHy ' burying ground IT mates beaow Mon roe, where tne mtermeni wiii ,iui pUtce.' '-'r : . - V " ' Two ' Kegro Tramne Killed fat av. - , Freight Wreck. w - LButteraJuly:JLA-r!t rraTff leaving this point for Columbus, Ga... at 1:10 "o'clock this morning rar oyer -a bull near-the city. One -of---the cars. In which -were eight prrro hoboes, buckled and threw the -engine and five cars off the track. Two of the negroes, names unknown, were killed and Carswell Oliver, a Becro youth who lives In Macon, had his leg broken.- There was LtUe delay on account of the wreck.
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