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' ' . ' '..'". 1,1 i " f .. . . ' . STJBSCELPTION PRICE: : $3.00 A YEAR CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING , 'JULY 30, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS. METTAF!C"ISBISSATISEIED PRYAN ISSUES A STATEMENT - - - . Tn'-JemocratK Nominee DecUres f7 ; That Mr. TaTt W -Wot eausuea w" -the Work 01 we vn v Hon, Bot on the Othei- Hana Jls imnnMsed With the Work of - the Democratic -Convention" The VDTUilB Jausea f""""" Abuses Is Giving Him Mu Worry " ' Will Take Mr. Taft's Letter of Ae ; cepunt-e m Test For Several - Speeches to Be Delivered During - i the Cunptlfii-Not His I mention to Make an Extended campaign toot. Falrvlew, Lincoln, Neb., July 2. Charring that William xi. Tail "is not satisfied iwlth the worn or tne tin cajro convention," Which nominated him and the Republican candidate for the residency, and that "be la deeply V Impressed with the work f the. Dem- cratlc convention."' wiuiam j. upyan c to-day issued a statements which he expresses the opinion that Mr.- Taft "fear the uprising which Republlcat f. abuses have caused, end yet hesitates ' to adopt fchf real and substantial re form." The etatement was called v forth because tf the allegation made by Jalt Iirhls speech of acceptance at Cincinnati yesterday mat air. irjn was a destroyer of business. In re gard to the speech Mr. Bryan said: WILL DISCUSS TAFT'S SPEECH. "I read It. and shall discuss it as I deal with the various subjects -upon wfhich X treats. For instance, in a speech at Topoka, between now .and the lt of September X shall discuss the guaranty of banks and contrast Mr. Taft'a position wKh the Democrat ks position. In my Labor Day speech at Chicago on September 7th I shall discuss his attitude on the labor ques tion. In other speeches, I shall dis cuss his attitude on the tariff ques tion, the trust question and other ques tions on which he has expressed him self. "The most noticeable feature of Ihls speech. Is his attempt to amend the Republican platform by engrafting In It some of the planks of the Demo cratic platform. He Is evidently not satisfied with the work of his conven tion, and Is deeply Impressed by the work of -the Democratic convention. He is uncharitable, however, in not giving the Democratic party credit for having pointed out the reforms which his convention repudiated, but 'Which he In a half-hearted way, endorses.! The speech chows that he fears the uprising which Republican abuses have caused and yet hesitates to adopt his real and substantial re forma" .' WILL MAKE ONLY A FEW SPEECHES. Confirmation was given by Mr. Bry an to the story printed in the after noon that it was not his intention to make any extended campaign tour but only to deliver a few prepared speech ea at central points before the 1st of October, and that during that month . he expects to remain home and assist In the educational work ox the. cam paign through the discussion of pub lie questions in the form of signed ar ticles, interviews and letter.. "The outline of my plan of cam. palgn as printed to-day," said Mr Bryan, "Is substantially correct, but I am not yet prepared to announce the number of speeches, or the places. Besides speaking in Topeka in August and at Chicago on Labor Day, I shall attend the Democratic " convention at IPeoria on September 9th, the notlfl cation of Mr. Kern at Indianapolis on a date not yet fixed, and a farmers' congress at Madison, Wis., about Sep tember 28th." v VISITING AT FAIRVIEW. . Although' ithe heat was Intense to day large number of visitors rode out to Falrvlew and paid their re spects to the Democratic leader. One of these was J. T. Flynn, of Bellalre, O., who mas a delegate to the Denver convention. Mr. Flynn discussed poll tics with Mr. Bryan -for some dime and expressed the belief that Ohio would be found in the Democratic: column in November. The actual writing of his speech of acceptance has not yet been begun by Mr. Bryan, but he said to-day that hi Ideas were about formulated and he wotid enter upon the work of prepara tion in a day-or two. The fact that an additional stenographer has ap peared on the scene Is an indication that all is in readiness (or this m portant task. IMPROVEMENTS TO POSToieTTCE. AYHXTE WQMAX FIGHTS NE6RQ. - Negro Attempts to Assault' White woman In Florida, But She tights Him Off -Officer Captures tli Ne gro and a Lynching is Feared. Pensacola, ,Fla., July 29. In a des perate fight with a negro named Leander A. Shaw, in her home near this city to-day, Mrs. Lillian Davis sustained a gash across the throat. was otherwise beaten and her baby un in ner struggles to resist the at tempts of Shaw to assault her.. -When accosted by Shaw Mrs. Davis secured a revolver and ordered the negro rrom tne house. He grasped the weapon and taking out his knife . .drew the' blade across her throat and i fn escaping from the house struck the baby. ', - - , Two hours later a deputy sheriff cspcurea snaw arter a hard fight. Mrs. Davis, althourh In a critical condition. - has identified Shaw. . . In tense excitement-prevails,- ; -t.. .. Mob Lynches Negro. ", v- Montgomery Ala., July 2. A spe cial to The Advertiser from Pensacola -says:, .v.- ...... . ' On man Is dead and a score are nuu..uu, suine pruoaoiy isiaiiy. in an attempt of a mob to storm the laH and take out th negro who to-day assaulted Mrs. Davis.- . . - . The mob has Just secured the as sailant . . . , , At . The negro was carried to 4 public square, his body stripped of clothing, hanged and then riddled by a thou sand shots. . . Negro Lynched tn Georgia. ' Lyons. Qa.. Julr SJAlenso Wll Hams, a nesrro who Is alled hiitn - assaulted Mlsa Clare Eowen last Fri day near Ohoopee, was last - night Hxen from the Tombs county Jail by a mob. carried to the woods nearby, and riddled with bulleta - The sheriff was placed under guard while the mob broke Into the Jail and took the' negro away: ; ... , . ...... . . T . Derated Trains Collide. - . - . New Tork, July 2. Three persons were injured, one seriously, and 69 or more were severely shaken up in a rear-end collision between two Ninth avenue trains on the elevated railroad at 81th street and Columbus avenue late to-day. - - Treasury Department Official at the - State . Capital - Looking Into Pro jected - Changes Game Warden llpcharch Has No Violations of tbo ' Game Law to Report The Hold ' Jar Property Sold Projected Ira ' t0vemenU at Camp tilenn -In- crease of Charters Bbowa Uie Im proved Financial Conditions in the State Nineteen New Pensioners State -Nlnet en New Pensioners Put on uie ListInsn ranee Com panic Occupying Their Nov , Quarters in the Masonic Temple. ' ' Observer Bureau, - ? V, The Holleman Building, ' . , . -Raleigh, .July 29. Major Devereux, of the Treasury Department, Is here looking Into the projected Improvements at the post- office building. The revenue and post omce officials are very anxious' to have an elevator and also to secure an enlargement of both departments; Poatofflce inspectors are here, Some times in numbers, and these have to use-the postmaster's private room for their work. Then, too, the judge needs more room for hearings at chambers and the poatofflce registry ana money order departments need larger quarters. Possibly there may De a new wing of the building and if this Is provided the elevator will be put in where the Judge m room now Is. This is a matter, however, for the North Carolina . Senators and Con gressmen to look after. NO VIOLATIONS OF BIRD LAW. Principal Game Warden John W, Unchurch says he hears of no viola tions of the, bird law within the past icw weens, f rom ail quarters' come reports of a great increase in the number of common birds, Insect-eat ing and song, some farmers saying that the increase Is from 50 io 160 per cent, in the -past three or fodr years. He has not yet heard as to the increase in the number of par tridges, but no doubt this Is large; the season having been very favor- aoie. He has brought about one con vlctlon at Lllllngton of a man who was selling mocking birds to a mer chant there. Strange to say, the law yers said they did not know It was against the law, to buy or sell such Dirds. The Insurance companies are be ginning to occupy their new quarters tn tne Masonic Temple, John C. Drew ry and the North Carolina Home lead lng. The Jefferson Standard Life will have a suite of offices and those It now occupies in the Raleigh Elec tric Company's Building will be taken by the Democratic State executive committee In a few days. The loca tion Is near the poatofflce and will be very convenient for the committee's work. INCREASE IN CHARTERS. The fact that thece ia a notable increase in the number of charters now being granted by the State shows that there is already Improvement in financial conditions. Gaston county win continue to lead the State In the number of Its cotton mills, these amounting to almost 50, two new ones having been chartered this week. . For a number of years it has been known that Norfolk is the place to which North Carolina criminals from that part of the State east of Raleigh take refuge from the law. One of these criminals, held in Jail here, to be tried for murder, says he knows of three negro murderers from this city who have been in Norfolk for years, unmolested, these men being Charles Walden, Munch High and H. Jones. The State has re-printed volumes 88, -42, 121 and 126 of the Supreme Court reports, all these having been annotated by Chief Justice Walter Clark. In this county 1J new pensioners have been put on the State list this year, about a third of these" being widows. It Is probable there will be some Increase In the total number of pensioners, though this will not be known until State Auditor Dixon re turns from the mountains, where he is looking over the applications, this duty falling upon him each year. HOLDEN PROPERTY SOLD. To-day a sale 'was made of the! property of the late Gov. William W. Holden, this being on West Har gett street and on South McDowell and partly facing Nash square, which is in rront or the union passenger station. The property, .divided Into ldls, brought 114.450 and- Victor H Boyden bought the Holden mansion for 17.250 and it will continue to be the home ef his sister, Mrs. ' Thomas K. Bruner. The property is sold for division among the heirs. The Governor appoints Mrs. Lind say Patterson, of Winston-Salem, State vice president of the women's national-rivers and harbors congress. This organisation, which originated in Louisiana, , is now actively at work in co-operation wun tne great move ment for better - harbors ' and - water ways. Mrs. Patterson is recognized as pne of the most gifted - women In the State and as a most active worker, and no doubt her organiza tion here will do its share in this great movement. . To-morrow Rev. C. J. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church at Durham, goes to Atlanta to take the. pulpit of one of the prominent churches and ( he will make five North Carolinians who are occupying pulpit In that city. He was here to-day and was seen in company With Rev. Mr. Blanchard and other prominent-members of his denomi nation. CAMP IMPROVEMENTS. k. At' Camn. Glenn later -in the year another mess hall is to be built, with the necessary kitchens, etc. and the camp will be . permanently estab lished on a two-regiment basis, aj there Jaw every reason ' to believe that tn the" future two regiments will -be encamped there af once, the , third one being 'absent at the maneuvrea. It' seems to be understood that the War Department will . provide , that at least one regiment from each Etata shall take- part -In. the ma neuvrea each year. In all other re spects the camp is to be made one of the best In the South. It will be Inspected by officers of the regular army, ana everything will be done. Upon tn most modern plans. The location seems to be .entirely satis factory to the War Department, as it is also to the Governor and. the military offlcjala Of the State. . IX - THE STAND AJU , OIL CASE Attorney General Bonaparte, After a IXng conference With Hie Attor neys, Announces That s Mfove Will Be Made to Have a Revision of tlie Court's Derision In the Standard OH Case Application Will Be Made i For a Re-Argument of the Case and a Motion For a Modification Suo ' milted Charges of Rebating Will 'lie rushed With All Possible Ener gy Mr. Boii a parte Denies) Report That He in to Dine With John D.'a :-, ou-tn-Lavr. i . ,i Lenox. Mass., July 29 After an all-day conference of the leadinr gov ermnent prosecuting officers ," and Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, one of the special counsel for the govern ment in certain civil suits, K was an nounced by Attorney General Bona parte that every effort would be made to eecure a revision of the recent de cision and, opinion of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of the Standard Oil Company of Indi ana, and that an application for a re argument of the case and amotion for a modification of the opinion would be submitted to that court. Although no time is fixed, this action by the gov ernment 'will be taken at the earliest possible moment, while the pending prosecutions again? the Standard Oil .Company and all other prosecutions in which .the giving or receiving of re bates is charged, will be pressed 'or trial. The decixlon to take this action was unanimous. CONFERENCE OF ATTORNEYS. Attorney Genera4 Bonaparte called1 to the conference Solicitor General K. M. Hoyt, tot Washington; Edwin M. Sims, of Chicago. United Btates dis trict attorney for the northernr district of Illinois: James H. Wllkerson, of Chicago, Mr. Kims' first assistant, and Frank K. Kellogg, of Minnesota. Mr. Hoyt, Mr. Sim and Mr. Wllkerson ar rived here yetcray and Jiad con ference in the afternoon with the At torney General. Mr. Kel'ogg arrived this morning and participated in the two conferences which were held to day and -which ended with the giving out of the following statement by At torney General Bonaparte:' The government will make every effort In its power to secure a revls ion of the recent decision and opinion of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit In the case of the standard Oil Company of Indiana el thcr by the Court of Appeals itself, or If necessary, by the Supreme Court of tl' United States. The gentlemen who have been in consultation wKh me, all unite In my opinion that in the Inter est of the Impartial and effective ad ministration of our laws, such action on the part of the government Is Im peratively demanded by the circum stances of n case and he noislblo consequence If this opinion should stand as authority wKbOUt..Quetlon by the government. To this end an ap plication for a re-argument of the case and a motion for a modification of the opinion 'will he submitted to the Cir cuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the United States at the earliest possible moment. REBATE CHARGES WILL BE PRESSED. "Other appropriate steps will be tak en afterward, their character to be de termined by the court's action upon this application. The pending prose cutions In which the giving -or receiv ing of rebates or offenses of like char acter are charged 'will be pressed to trial and judgment by the government wlith all iposRiblo energy and as promptly as -may be practicable. In the view of the gpvermnent'a legal ad visers the reversal of he Judgment in the case recently decided In no way affects the merits of (that controversy or the necessity and duty of bringing to punishment If possible In thia and any other cases, any Individual or cor poratlon shown to have evaded or de fled the laws." In discussing the various aspects of fhe case. Attorney General Bonaparte took occasion to refer to the report published in certain newspapers to the effect that W. Parmelee Prentice, the eon-ln-ktw of John D. Rockefeller had r - en, or was to give a cinner to the Attorney General, Mr. Rockefeller and Judge Grosscup. Mr. Bonaparte said In this connection: "The tale Is wholly free from any taint of truth." District Attorney Sims and Mr. Wll kerson left this afternoon for Chicago, followed by Mr. Hoyt, who started for Washington. Mr. Kellogg -will remain funtil to-morrow, but the Bnainpajt of the conference was finished to-day. AUTO CB ASHES INTO TBEE TNTHHOP SANDS IS KILLED While Speeding Toward the Vander- bilt Hortie Near Parts. G. Wyntbrop Sands, a Stepson of WV K. lander bllt. Loses Control of. His Mat-hlue, Wluch Dashes Into a Tree and Turns Turtle Explosion Follows Wreck and Mr. Sands, Burned and , Disfigured, la Pulled From Beneath the Car, But la Beyond All Hope of Hei'overy Had Been Ielayed at Itailroad Crossings and Was Going at a Tvrriflo Clip. Paris, July St.' In one of the most terrible automobile accidents In many years in France, G. Wynthrop Sands, a stepson of W. K. Vandlerbllt. was killed this morning Just .outside t the grounds cf Mr. VanderblK's beautiful country seat, the Chateau St. Louis do PoUsy, 20 miles from Paris. Mr. Sands was driving his 50 horse power car along at a terrific clip, 'In a desire to reach the chateau, where Mrs. Sands and her Infant daughter were staying. He had always been known as a reckless driver, and as he had been delayed" at railroad croTSings fke opened the thruttle wide a he ap proached the chateau grounds. D. F. JORDAN DISCHARGED. Etui Endorse Work or Hampton , Institute... Lake MohonlC N. Y- July 2 At a meeting of the Hampton Institute Of Virginia, held in the parlors of the Lake Mohonk Hotel, to-night Rear Admiral Robley D.Evans was present and ' when asked to make a speech, heartily endorsed the work of the in stitute. 1 - - ' Asheville Man Convicted of Using the Malls to Defraud. Gets His Liberty, on the Ground That the Bill of In- . diet men t Is Defective. Special to The Observer. Asheville, Ju3y 29. D. Frank Jor dan,' the . Asheville man recently convicted in the United States District Court charged with using he. malls for fraudulent purposes, waa dis charged' from custody this morning. Judge Newman sustaining the motion of counsel, Brltt St Ford,. In arrest of Judgment Counsel for Jordan attacked the bill of Indictment, contending that the felll was defective and Insufficient. The court Ire Id with the defense and Jordan was discharged. Whether or not lie will again he ta!ken Into custo dy and another bill sent to another grand Jury la not determined. Jordan was, the young man connected with (he ""diamond ring" case. He alleged that he sent to Miss. Mamie Tlmm, of Augusta, Oa,. a diamond ring, -i the property of MissTlmm. The box ar rived all right but the ring had dis appeared. The government Insisted that Jordan had not placed the ring in the wx and an Indictment and con viction followed. , ' Coal-Laden Steamer on" Jlocka. Port Arthur. Ont, July tt. Tne steamer Mechan, owned by the Tona wanda Iron and Steal Company, and laden with MOO tons of coal from Port Arthur, went on the rocks at passage island last night f in . a fog. TheT peak " and forward tan ka of. th vessel are full and she lies In a most exposed position, - , Wrecking tug have' gone out. -' . 1 Clash With ; Revolutionists. El Paso, Tex., July 1.- A. special to The Herald from Del , Rio says it la reported there that Mexican troops and - revolutionists bad an 'engage ment in Mexico opposite Com toe k. Tex., ; and that two American resi dents of Mexico were killed. . American, troops, ft Is said, have been dispatched from, Del Rio to the scene of the fight. CAR HITS TREE. Almost immediately a tire buret and the machine crashed Into a tree, turn ing turtle and burying Mr. Sands un der the forward ipart, and pinning the chauffeur, Picklns. to the ground. An explosion followed and In a moment the car wan In flames. Peasants working In the adjoining fields were the only witnesses to the accident. They rushed to the rescue, but fearing a further explosion of the gasoline tank, and deterred by the sweep of flames, they stood Idly by, not knowing how to give axMstanco to the injured men. Finally they man aged to raise the rear of the car and releaxe the chauffeur, both of whose feet had been held tight, and a littlo later, after being down in the Are, they dragged out the torn, bleeding and! burned body of Sands. Help soon arrived from the chateau, which is In the centre of Mr. Vander bill's great breeding farm. The In jured men were carried' to the house, where H was found that Sands was be yond the hopo of recovery, but that the chauffeur was not seriously in jured. PITIFUL HUMAN WRECK. The servants, fearing the effect on Mrs. Sands, concealed from her tho gravity of the accident and persuad ed her not to enter the room where her dying husband had been placed. A doctor summoned from Poissy ar rived soon afterwards, but Mr. -Sands was beyond mortal aid". Never had he seen, the doctor said, such a pitiful human wreck. The face and body were black and seared with flajnes. and In. addition to internal injuries, Mr. Sands' right arm and shoulder Were broken. The physician -could only try to alleviate his suffering with opiates. Several times the man re gained consciousness and cried out In agony, his last words being a cry for water. Mrs. Sands was not informed at once of her husband's death, but Wil liam Duke, tramer of Vanderbllt's racing stable, advised Mr. Vanderbilt by telephone and "he and Mrs. Vander bilt. accompanied by Stephen SanJs. went trf Poissy by train, arriving there at 2:30 in the afternoon. All was over iwhen they arrived. I Mrs. Vanderbilt broke the news to her daughter-in-law who bore up hiavely under the strain. Telegrams and condolence began to arrive late In the afternoon and a score of automo biles drove out from Paris. It was announced to-night that the funeral arrangements had not been completed, but the service would probably be held In Paris i-nd the body later ship ped to the United States for interment. THE BIG LEADERS SHELVED TAKING NO PART FOR BRYAN Noticeable Feature of the Democratic " Campaign Is the Fact That Such Men las Chsjiin Clark. Joe , Bailey- and ' Others Have Been Relegated to tlie Rear Tliow LrsuhTB- Not Now in the Limelight Are Southern Men ;i it a Kind ted Effort to Eliminate i the South From the Higher Coune V ells or the Party Some Think If the WIh Course and Hay Tiiat Mr. Bry an la Profiting by Past Experience, . Having Learned That Certain South ! -ern Leaders Have Done the Party V More Harm Than Good by Speech r and Action. BY ZACII M'GHEE. , WJIITAKER GETS 18iI0XTHS COURT IMPOSES FULL SENIUM Pi Jmlge Newman Over-Rules Motions For New Trial and Arrest of Judg ment' and Decrees That the Pmach- . er Cliarged'WIth Union the Mails to Defraud Sliall Be Imprisoned For . Eighteen Months and Pa v. a Fine of $500 Declares It Would Be a ' Mlwarriage or Justice Not to Give Him tle Maximum Punishment The Defendant, indifferent as to the Results Enters I lie Court Room . Jauutily and Seems Not to Be DIs- - treiwed at the Outcome Judge . nenman Talks nattily in i-assing ; Special to The Observer. , (sentence. BUNCOMBE BOBBERS BOLD NEGnomlAlXVITWO WOMEN Three Honwn Entered In the Swan . nanoa Kectkm. Ten i Miles ', Front 'Asheville, and in One of Them the Robbers Make a Fiendish Effort to Injnre the Two, Women Occupants Mrs. Jones and Miss 'Chandler the Vk-itms Five Negro Suspects ' Arrested and Taken to the knot . For Identification -A Large Crowd Gathers Around the Station ' and tlm Exrltrment Rons High Some Talk of Mob Violence, 'But Wiser1; Head Counsel Against This. f - CRIME UNHINGED niS MIND. Negro Committed to Cherokee County Jail as Insane Oonresnes Murder Done In Georgia 20 Years Ago Board or Education Demands More Money For Schools. Special to The Observer. Murphy, July 29. The board of education has applied for a manda mua to. compel the board of county commissioners to levy- It cents addi tional tax on the - hundred dollars worth of property, claiming that this Is necessary to run their schools four months, but the county commission era say they will show to the court that If economically- handled -they 1 win nave plenty. The case will be heard before Judge Peebles at Bry son City Thursday of thia week. Robert Brown, colored, was to-day confined In the county jail, because of an-unbalanced mind. Brown claims that the cause of his becoming insane is that he has been worrying over a murder he committed nineteen or twenty years aeo near Bold Springs. Ga. Brown says his right name Is George Jones, and that he ahot and killed with a shotgun a colored man Lst a - dance, whose first name was Frank. He says he can't remember the other name. He says at the time of the killing Cross McHan was sher iff. .. Application has been made for Brown- to be admitted to the State Hoapital for the Colored Insane at Goldaboro. - , .Mrs, Joseph Thompson Dead.1. Atlanta. Ga.. July 2.--Mrs. Josenh Thompson, wife of a prominent busi ness man of thit city and for years prominent In social circles of ' the South, died here to-day. , , - . ,Mm. Thompson, who was a daugh ter of the late Mat. Livingston Mima was widely known as president, of the . woman's board of the Cotton States and International Exposition held tn Atlanta. ' Mrs. Thompson is urvfved by one son. Livingston Mima Thompson, of New Tork. y Biff Marble. Compaay .Incorporated. Albany. N. t!. July 21. The Ala bama Marble Company of New York was Incorporated here to-day ' . with the-Secretary ef State with a capi tal of $3,000,000 to quarry , marble, stone and building materials. The directors -are: Henry Evans. . O. Trowbridge Holllater, George XX, Mackay, Eugene Meyer, - Jr.,. .. Henry K. . Pomeroy. of New York: ; John Kerr -Branch, f Richmond. Va.: John Stephens Well, of ,Ganu Quarry. Ala. . . ? : - . , j. . . f ... Japs. Pass Trade Mark and Copyright - Treaty. , - . Toklo, July If. The" trade mark and - copyright treaty between America and Japan was passed to day by ths. privy-council. ' .' . The Observer Bureau, t 12 Post Building, " ti Washington, July 29. The most noticeable thing about Me Bryan campaign this year as It" is opening up ds the comple-be relegation to the roair of the tig Democratic leaders who figured so prominently In the campaign of four years ago. of flight and of twelve years go, Already this IWit has beti noted a Denver, where pracMcally all the Veadin,f spir its were new. Where whs Champ Clark, the biggest figure next to Bry an Mmself at the Wt- Iouls conven tion? Where was John Sharp Wil liams, who was chairman f that con vention? Where were Tillnmn. Dan iel, Culberson, Bailey, Carmnck, Overman. Simmons, Bacon, Clay, and others who were so prominent four years ao and have been in previous conventions. And who are these new fellows. Ollle James. Governor Haskell, of Oklaho ma; this Callfornlt gent, Theodore Bell ? And what was the nrntter with Vardamttn? Dressed spick and span In his whMe duck suit, his long black Padereiwsky hair flowing -back as the electric fans blew against W. and tot ing around a big United Staites flag whille shouting himself hoarse for Parker, the Governor of Mississippi was one of the most conspicuous fig ures at St. Louis. He was at Denver, it Is true, but for some reason or oth er he did no figure so conspicuously. And Champ Clark. John Sharp Wil liams, Summons and Daniel were there, but how much did we hear about what they thought about this or that? Bai ley waa not even there, although elect- rid a dehgate-st-large In . primary after malting a stump spooking tour over nearly every foot of Texan. Cul berson was not there. Tillman was Insv cuiujjn, vui t una win " 'j more, than one that his Illness was greatly increased by . the thought of going to the Denver" convention and taking part In the campaign. He told friends here while on the way that he was 'going to time his stay in Europe so as to get here too late to take any part inthe campaign. A close friend or jonn snarp w imams toia me Just a few days before the Ienver convention tha$ John Sharp- did not expect to he at the crmrpmKW at aai. WHERE ARE THE LEADERS? . And since the convention, with all the talk that has come from Lincoln and elsewhere about the plans for the campaign, anmouncemenits that this man and- that. Governor Johnson, Judgo Parker, OlHe James, And others, would moke speeches In the various doubtful States, how much nas been heard eibout Bailey's speaking or of th spetlblndlng to be done by John Sharp Williams. Champ Clark, or any of the old spellbinders and leaders? What does At all mean ? Have you notdoed that all the lead ers named whuve who have apparently moved off the stage are Southern mom? So 4hey are, and not one dis tinctly Southern politician of the old school with the exception of Henry Clayton, of Alabama, and Ollle James, of Kentucky, has had any promi nence so far in the preliminaries in cluding the Denver convention. And with the exception of the mere for mality of presiding Clayton did not figure, for he seems to have had little to do with the making of the plat form or the naming of a can did arte for Vice President. OlHe James was prom inent in the council! of the chief, and U yrt. But though the .fact Hs not gen erally known Ollle James' father, while a Democrat and, a Kentucklan, was a Union soldier, and therefore OlHe Is fitot a Southerner of the old school. Norman Mack, of New York, has been selected as national chairman; L. P. Hall, of Nebraska, vice chairman; C. N. Haskell. Of Oklahoma, treasurer. The only man mwsitVoned for the chalr manshflp from the South is Ollle James. Marse Henry Watterson Is gen eral press agent, 'or something like fhfct, but Morse Henry 1 with- all his Southern inheritance, instincts and at filiations, more of a national figure than a southern one. . '. EFFORT TO CUT OUT SOUTH? , And -why Is this? Is there a stujled effort to eliminate the South from tho councils of the party? Or have the Southern leaders purposely and point edly eliminated themselves? And If they have eliminated themselves, is it because they have no heart in the campaign for Bryan, or for some other and Mer reason? There is something poxttlng about it all, and many polit ical students hereabouts do not know wtwt n think about t. But however Jt happened and for whatever cause, those Who care leas for controversy over what ia past than tor a calm and fruitful consideration of what the result will be, that Is those who want the Democratio party to win because they feel that ths best Interests of the Whole country. South and North, demand, t, are inclined to the heuer tnat tne enmmation oi tna old Southern leaders in the campaign; Is for the best. If Mr.- Bryan has done. st, then It la . an indication, another ln- dldatlon I might -say, that he has prof -J lted by his experience and that he has grown wiser with his years. The whole truth of ths matter la, si nee there Is no fight in ths South, this is no Southern affair. The -brunt of the campaign ia upon the Northern Dm ocrats, and if ths Northern Democrats think they can run the campaign net ter without the aid of their -Southern allies they ought to be allowed to do it, and there ought not to be any 'ugly remarks made about it. There Is no doubt whatever tn ths minds of those whs knew anything about ; political conditions In the Northern and West era States that most of the Southern leaders. Klra TWIman, Bailey, Var da man, and even Winiama, often do mm re harm than, good by therr leader ship tn campaigns so far as ths North ern States are concerned. Con Jitions In ths .Northerner there ia fighting g'ng on.-'are totally different trem what they are In ths South, and few Poothern peepts really understand Northern k and Western- condition Special to The Observer. Asheville. July 29. "It weuld be a great miscarriage of Justice not to give this defendant the full sentence provided by the statute." Thus spoke Judge Newman, in United States Dis trict Court, this mornlng-an instant before sentencing Rev. William - G. Whltaker. "searcher after Whltaker heirs and WhitaXer millions" and re cently convicted of using the United States malls for fraudulent purposes, after over-ruling a motion for -a new trial and a motion In arrest of Judg ment. JudC Newman then, speak ing to the defendant, occupying his accustomed seat away back against the bar railing In front of the Judge's stand and as of vore stroking caress ingly the Inevitable silk beaver, said: ''Whitaker, stand up. It Is the Judgment of the court that you be Imprisoned In the Federal prison at Atlanta for a term of 18 months snd that you pay a fine of $500. DEFENDANT IN FINE FETTLE. Tho morning Incidents failed to shake the preuvher-defendant at tho bar. He entered the court room in the custody of a deputy marshal with the same bouyant step and dignified bearing as during the lonrf, tedious days of tho trial. Ho smiled pleas sntly to several friends and shook hands warmly with his counsel. Tak ing the accustomed chair against the bar railing he sat during the formali ties of motions for a new trial and arrest of Judgment, cross-legged with the beaver hat perched upon the up lifted knee and at times with an air or total Indifference. Rev. Mr. Whlt aker, however, shows to some extent the strain of the long trial and Til confinement of six months in Jail. His features stand out a little more sharp ly and hlacheeks are a llttlo more sunken than the day on whlcii he first Hrrlved In Asheville In tho cus tody of the United States authorities. J MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL. Thomas Settle, of counsel for the defense, with the entrance of Mr. Whitakcr Into tne court room waded Into the matter at issue with little formality. Ho presented to the court a motion for a new trial and in perhaps one of the most powerful arguments heard in an Asheville court room in many a year if In' fact ever befose sought to have the court set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. Mr. Settle based hla argument for a new trial primarily on alleged improper argument by the district at torney before the Jury In the conclud ing argument of the case. (He refer red to the district attorney's reference to Thatcher who was convicted and did time for an offense similar to that charged against the defendant at tho bar and the assertion by the district attorney that the defendant, Whlta ker, was a pal and a confederate of Thatcher; that tho defendant, Whlt aker, was a member of a gang going about the country to defraud the peo ple. Mr. Settle declared that there was no evidence to warrant such as sertions and charged that these asser tions these alleged unwarranted as sertlons by the district attorney were prejudicial to the defendant's rights and that In his opinion had resulted in the conviction of the defendant. Mr. Settle In further arguing the point said that counsel for the defense had sought to Interrupt the district at torney: that the district attorney re fused to be Interrupted and that coun- sei for the defense had succeeded in nagging Mr. Holton after the district attorney had argued the point to his entire satisfaction. Mr. Settle aaid that ho didn't intend to say that the district attorney wilfully prejudiced the rights of the defendant but that the district attorney had been prose cuting so long "that he is unable to focus his eye on anything Innocent; that he looks upon everything as guilty. Mr. Settle declared that the defedant was. not convicted. on the evidence but on the assertions made oy the district attorney In addreaslna- tne Jury. Mr. Settle mad a clear cut and powerful argument, present ing for the consideration of the court several authorltlea bearing on the matter. Anhevllle, July 29. The Swannanoa section of Buncombe : county was thrown into a fever of excitement this morning when it became known that three robberies had occurred in that section, ten miles from Asheville. during the night and early this morft Ing and that at one place, a home occupied by two ladies. Mrs. Jones and her cousin. Miss Chandler,' the ladies were attacked by two negroes.', a knife thrown at the head of one lady and the other dragged Into the yard and strangled and thrown against a wire fence. FIVE NEGROES ARRESTED. , , Five negroes huve been arrested on ' suspicion. Two of the Ave suspects. taken at TerrelU and Old Fort, were taken to Swannanoa this afternoon on train No. 11 for identification, A message from there at i o'clock sali . that if either of the ladles had identic tied the negroes this fact was being kept a secret. At that time there was a large crowd around the station,., and excitement ran high. The three other suspects under arrest will be : taken to Swannanoa to-night for identification. According to information received here, two houses were entered be fore the residence occupied by Mrs. Jones and Miss Chandler was tackled. At one of the houses entered a butcher knife w4 taken and a bucket; of water left In the doorway. The negroes are supposed to have gone from this place to the home occupied by Mrs. Jones and Miss Chandler. . THE ROBBERS BOLD. Entrance was effected by means of the front door. The bedroom was next entered and Mrs. Jones waa awakened by some one pulling at her feet She at first thought that it was her cousin, but after several re quests had been made to quit kick ing her. a man's voice near her said that if she did not shut up. he woul.l kill her. She and her cousin, then fully awakened, sprang nut of the bed. They found that a negro man was standing in the middle of the room, and that a light was burning In the house. One of them then reached for a pistol and as she was trying to load It, the negro threw the knife at the women, but It did net strike either, falling under the bed. Mrs. Jones then rushed out by one of the doors of the room and 1 the negro followed, catching hold of her thmat and pushing her against -a wire fence. Her throat and body were badly bruised. . While 'the ne- ; gro had hold of her she was scream ing and was soon answered by Mr. -Patton. who lives close by. The ne gro became frightened and ran. There has been some talk of mob .. violence In case any of those ar- . rested prove to be the ones who- ' entered the house, but cltisens of Swannanoa say that they hope that cooler judgment will prevail and that : they want the law to take Its course. , WARDENS GOT DOUBLE PAY. (Contlauea on Fag Nine). MOTION OVER-RULED. Judge Newman, however, held that the remarks by the coudt to the Jury on ths 'subject were sufficient to prevent a prejudicial of the defendant's rights and' over-r,u!ed the motion. Mr. Settle, then argued the motion la arrest of . Judgment, attacking the bill 'of Indictment. He contended that the bill of Indictment waa insufficient. Judge Newman said that he had looked very closely into thia matter and that In his opinion the bill' of indictment was legally drawn and sufficient. The motion in arrest of Judgment was over-ruled and the prisoner called to the bar for sentence. ' Judge Newman. In passing sen tence, incidentally paid a high, tribute to the ability of Mr. Settle and . the associate counsel . for ths defense. Judge W.' P. Brown. "I think this man has had a fair trial," aaid the court "Ha waa as well and as ably defended,, as. any , man. In any crlml ny case , that I have tried in twenty years... The court referred to Whit-, aker going about over the country and collecting $ and 110 from "Whltaker heirs" saying that' the defendant had never established the fact that there was a fund In Engl.ld for these VI rs. "In fact," said the court, "he had about established there wasn't any fund aa claimed. ; ' A. WHIT AKER WILL APPEAL. , After sentence had been passed Mir. Settle, for the defense, asked what bond the court would require In the vent 'that an appeal was decided upon . It was stated that ths bond of ll.KV) for appearance, which Whltaker never gave, would probably be increased. Mr. Settle- said after the sentence of his client that tbs case would be appealed; that he had no fear but a new trial would pa granted by tbs higher court. " ' i , '' ' ' Hearst Elected Chairman. Georgia Convict Wardens Acknowl ctlgo Drawing Additional Pay Front Iewwcs t'laini They Cannot Live on What the State Pays Them. Atlanta, Ga., July 29. That convict wardens all over the State who were recelvln pay from the State to guard. convicts were also receiving addition al pay from convict lessees for work done at the camps waa brought out to- . day before the legislative commute inquiring into the conduct of the State -prison board. A large number of wardens and -deputy wardens were examined and, -' testified that they could not live on what the State was paying them. They made themselves useful around the' camps and were paid h salary for ac tual work done. They said they were not paid to make the men work harder, as had been charged. L. D. Slater, formerly connected with the Stats prison farm, told of a negro dying shortly after being brought in from- the fields. - The.; Avitness denied that the man had been whipped. He said practically aik the men at the State farm were crip ples. K4 C Asked aa to the severest whipping he had administered, the witness : testified that he had given a negro fifty lashes with a leather strap. Th man worked well, he said, for sever al days and then his feet became sore from working in the sandy fields. A, physician from Atlanta examined him -and expressed the opinion that he might be suffering from a malady which afTected the lower part of his back. Despite this fact the witness said he gave him fifty licks. John T. Moore and W. T. Dun- ', woody, of Macon, testified that they ' were opposed to the whole convict ' lease system. They said they worked convicts, always treated them hu manely, but would be glad to see the system abolished. , - ' Another Typhoon Strikes - Canton, '. ..... China. , v Canton, China. July 20. In a de vastating typhoon hers - yesterday morning, thousands of native craft. - ; Including the entire fleet of 'flower boats and many launches, cargo boats and Hsaters. were swamped and many : people drowned. The British river runbnal Robin and the French river gunboats Argus and Vigilante went -adrift and were considerably damaged.- The West river steamer Tun Kong foundered, the officers of the rs steamer Chaysang. gallantly rescuing Captain Basin and his crew. T, sur vivors In alb - - In ths city numerous booses collapsed, entombing the occu pants. The ; t public gardens were wrecked. . - - Merchants Ask For Injunction Again -t . , .,- v Railroads. Mount Airy. Ga.," July 29. In the petition of certain merchants of Ma con. Ga.. and others throughout tha State, for a permanent injunction re straining the railroads of the Sou tl eaatern Freight Association from put On into effect an increase of frei;ht ' ratea nn atanli. nroduoL from Western .Chicago, - July 29,? The national i to Southeastern points Judsre Emory committee of tne Independence party gpecr. of the United States Court, to-day elected William R. Hearst as to-day decided that the court ti I chairman. C. F. 8. Neat ot Indians, JurUiiitcion in the case, and M. W- Howard, , of - A1ttnrva, in adjournment was tJm tx' in vice chairmen and Charles A. Walsh, j until "to-morrow, when arguments i . of-Iowa, secretary. - ; ,v -.. -'.thft application will be beard. 5 J 'I V .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 30, 1908, edition 1
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