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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $8.00; A YEAR j CHARLOTTE N.. .CSUNDAY. MORNING, -AUGUST 2, 1908. PRICE ITVE CENTS. PLANS FOE FIGHT. IN EAST BRYAN TO VISIT EMPIHE STATE AfteY a : Conference - With Party s Leader National Chairman ; Maxk - 'Give It Out, That an Active Fight - ' Will Bo Waged .For the National TVkrt In the . .Fast Mr. Bryan ' Will Make' Two ppeeche to - New - fork ami '-.the-- Coal est in That - Stale ': Will Be Hard -j Fought A Kub-Committee Will - Be Formed - From tbe National Committee : to . Manage tbe Eastern .Headquarter. New Yor ky ''Aiif.', I. -Korman V B Mack Is forming- a sub-committee, of the Democratic ' national committee ; which will conduct the coming cam paign In the East with headquarters In this city.' While Mr. Mack- will ; be chairman -ot this sub-committee a vice chairman will be , appointed who will be In active charge -of the committee's operations. Ex-Senator James Smith. 1 of New ' Jersey, - is spoken ff prominently 4n -connection " with thu vice chairmanship. - The plan for a sub-committee ' was an- V nounced to-day on the arrival from Buffalo of Chairman, Mack, who will remain here for ; three days before bis departure for Chicago, where lie s expects to remain during the major '. portion of the national campaign, CONFERENCE 'WITH LEADERS. Mr. Mack conferred to-day with Urey Woodson, secretary of the na tional committee; witn JNauonai com mitteeman Roger Sullivan, of Illinois, and other prominent Democrats on the personnel v of . the ' committee, which Mr. .-Mack says wUl be made up of national ' contmltteemen and party leaders 'east of the Alleghenles. The names of the committee will be made public in Chicago early next week. Mn Mack- "made It known that while he will only occasionally visit New York, it is planned to wage - an active fight for the national ticket in the East. To this end, after the ' New York State convention In Sep tember, Mr. Bryan will ,make two Important speeches In New York State en m Buffalo , and one n this city. Mr?" Bryan will not make the number of speeches in this cam paign that he has In other presi dential struggles, said Mr. Mack. The Democratic national committee will not In any way suggest or dictate the gubernatorial nomination In thin State, or Interfere In the conduct of the State campaign, Mr. Mack de clared. He said that he was In entire accord with William J. Conners, chairman of the Democratic State committee, concerning what has been done so far and was pleased with the Interest shown by the party organi sation throughout the State in the national ticket, FUTURE APPEARS BRIGHT. w During the next three days Mr. Mack will hold conferences at the Hoffman House with national com mitteemen from the Eastern States as to the make-up of the sub-com- . vat ttefc -meh-probbtyiW'tir pOsed of about fifteen members. 8ptk,!2 I"" Prospects. Mr. Mack said: "I have heard from committeemen and prominent Democrats , all over ths eotfntty, and while It Is too early to make forecasts, I can say at this time that the future appears bright for success. I have received num bers Of . letters from well-known Democrats In' many parts of the United States who are not active or interested in the campaign, who an nounce their j-eadlness to do all they can for the ticket. I do not know of a Democrat who Is not ready to do all he can. Judge Parker accepted Immediately a tender of a position on the advisory committee and will do whatever the 'committee asks him. Governor Johnson also ac mlttee without delay. A STRONG COMMITTEE "The sub-committee which will have direction of the national campaign In the East will be made up of strong men and capable of con ducting an efficient campaign. The State committee has never been so strong. Altogether everything will be done to -make a strong tight in the Eastern States. I expect to leave for Chicago Monday evening." Urey Woodson announced to-day that he would spend most of his time during the national campaign Ui Chicago; where the main head quarters of the national committee will lie located. Headquarters In the East probably will be In the Hoffman House. " ' . ; . STEAMER IS HELD UP. Norwegian Stewner WlUch Carried a Case of Yellow Fever to New York Is Not Allowed to Leave Port Vis itors to Ship Are Under Clowe Ob- . servation. New York, Aug. I. The Norwegian steamer Horda, which brought a case of yejlow fever from Vera Crus, Mex., on Thursday, was not allowed to go to Norfolk to-dayT She started for that port, and 15 minutes after she passed out through the narrows, the health .officers boat wentafter her. The speedy cutter soon overtook her and by noon time had her back la and by noontime had her back In exhaust every sanitary precaution. No chance is to be taken of the ship carrying, yellow; fever to a Southern port,; where,, naturally it is - more dreaded than here . The persons who visited the Horda while she wrs tied up to a ; Brook lyn pier until this morning,' will be kept--under close observation for 1 a fortnight, Henry Larsen,- the sea man who has yellow fever. Is In a se rious condition - In' the hospital on Swinburne island. . Trafflo Not Seriously Blocked on , -Wi-k .- A, C. U ' : ',- , Wlimlngtert, Aug1. I. At the office fXiier4janager-W-:N-iJioyalI, of the Atlantic Coast Line hereto day emphatic 'denial was given - to. newspaper, reports further South to the -effect, that-by reason of Inunda tion of Its tracks by high water, traf fic was seriously blocked. . t, The .fact Is that trains have, been annulled only on one unimportant branch of ! tne system between Wilmington and Newborn' and asr soon as the water recedes, traffic- will be fully resumed on- this tine. While the rainfall and storm on branches of Its system nave been almost unprecedented the At lantic Coast Line has- suffered minimum of inconvenience and de lay. . .. . ' ' i Stranded Off fape Lookout, Wilmington, Aug.- 1. An unknown four-masted schooner flying signals of distress Is reported stranded with sails and spars gone off Cape Lookout. Th Wilmington tug Sea King bag gone to her assistance. No further detail's are obtalnabfe here at this time. BRYAN FINISHES SPEECH. Printers Are Working on the Demo cratic speech of Acceptance and Proofs Will Be Submitted- For Cor . . rextion To-Morrow or Tuesday Tammanyltea Hedge New York's riolld Vote. -- - . - Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. The preliminary- draft . of the speecn oil acceptance ot vv iwun m. oryau was flnCshed to-day and printers are new' setting it In type Proofs will be submitted to the Democratic nomi nee on Monday or1 Tuesday,; when the' final corrections, will be made, The speech will be completed, by A gust 6tk. '.S.-;.- 1 v - Mr. Bryan -was absent from Fair- view mosi 'of the day., attending the funerarofa neighbor and also mak lng arrangements, for the printing of his -speech. On his return he round waitinc s him a number of visitors, Among these was' R. M. Hitch, vice president of the Bryan ; ana item Club-of Savannah. ' GaV who told him that Georgia was safely Demo cratic. Mr. Hiteh has been long iden tified with the policies of his state. He told Mr. Bryan that while Taft, Thomas E.- Watson and John Temple Graves were well thought of In Geor gia and would have a good follow ing, there was no possibility of the State going other than Democratic. A delegation of Tammanyltes also called to, pay their respects. Mr. Bryan was much gratified . to hear from them that "the Democracy of New York would cast its solid vote for him." The Question of the Dem ocratlc nominee's visiting the Empire State came . up; and while no date has been determined on, Mr. Bryan imparted the information that It was his intention to go there and deliver several prepared speeches. This afternoon the protests of Vic tor Rosewater against the fusion of Democrats and Populists on Bryan presidential electors were argued be fore Secretary of State Junklns. Ar thur Mullin appeared In behalf of S. A. Damron. candidate from the sixth district? and also for some of the other candidates,' who protested. Victor Rosewater and Others pre sented the contestants' side of the case, it Is believed that either way the Secretary of State may decide the cane, it will be carried up for an opinion by a Justice of the Supreme Court, as Is allowed by law. TO RE-ORGANIZE COMPANIES. Plana Are Complete For a New Com pany to Take Over and Operate the Properties of the Virginia and Richmond Power. Passenger and Traction Companies Capital Stock Will Be 912,500,000. Baltimore, Aug. l. It Is under stood that a plan for the reorganiza tion of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company, the Richmond Pas senger and Power Company and the Richmond Traction .Company and controlled lines will be announced by ft cammUtee-com posed -of Douglas Robinson, chairman. New York; . RWrk; R. Lancaster William.: Baltimore; Percy M- Chandler, Phila delphia, and Frits Sitterdlng, Rich- mond, The plan provides for the organisation- of a new company under the laws of Virginia to acquire and Oper ate the properties. It Is proposed that this company shall have a capi tal stock of 112,500,000, of which 17,500,000 shall be vommon and IS, 000, 000 non-cumulative preferred stoek, entitled to dividends not ex ceeding 5 per cent, a year up to Jan uary 1st, 1914, and thereafter at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent, a year. A bond issue to the . amount of J15.000.000 is proposed. The bonds are to bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent., run twenty-five' years and he secured by a first and refunding mortgage or deed of trust, which will be a first mortgage lien on a large part of the property of the new com pany. Bonds of the new Issue to the ag gregate amount of underlying bonds will be reserved In the hands of the trustees in the' new mortgage Ho re tire these llf ns. NEGRO SHOT BY OFFICER. randy GlU-hrba Resists Arrest and GctH a Mullet In His Body Which May Hexult in Death. Special to The -Observer. , Hamlet. Auk. 1. To-night about 8 o'clock Policeman Fulton Griffen shot and seriously wounded Sandy Gil christ, colored.. It seems that Sandy was drinking and was using unbecom ing language In the store of Mr. C. L. Keel and had stolen a sack of flour. Mr. Keel bad ordered him out but the negro went out using abusive lan guage and Mr. Keel called for a po liceman and Mr. Griffen answered the call. The officer claims that the negro resisted arrest," whereupon he shot him, the ball taking effect in the lower part of the right shoulHer. and ranging downward passed through the lung and came out under, the shoulder blade. The injured man was taken to the office of Dr. John I. Folks, who dressed his wounds. T It" is Impossible to say whether or not the negro will die but the wound is of a serious nature and the chances are against hlnu Mr. Griffen surren dered htmself to the authorities and will be held to await developments. ELECTIONS IN CUBA ORDERLY, President Roosevelt congratulates thai Island on Its Orderly Eloctlon A . Vindication of Its ; Capacity For , 'SeuT-Govcrnment. . ? - Oyster' Bay, .Aug. I. President Roosevelt,' in . replying to a cable gram j received front Governor Ma goon to-night in which the latter de scribed the oruerlv election held In Cuba td-day, congratulated the peo ple of Cuba -on the orderly election. which he termed a "vindication of their - capacity for 'self-government The. President's message follows? . -Oyster Bay, N Y, Aug. . Magoon Havana, V VI - congratulate the people of Cut" ba on the orderly election that' has been -held, and the vindication Just shown of their capacity for self-gov ernment. , i nave no aouot that tne next elections will be as orderly and as fair, and i leei the greatest satis faction at. the -serious and respons ible way he Cuban people are pre paring for tbe : assumption of their full dutle ait an independent republic. - "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Death of Uule FJIxabrth Sullivan. Hjx-clnl to The ObM-rvr, - Ashevllle, Aug. l.-Ellsabeth - Sullivan; the 7-year-old daughter of Engineer H, H. Sullivan, of the AshevUle divtstoa of the Southern and Mrs. Sullivan, died this morning alio clock at the home of her, parenton Patton avenu. The little girt nau ith ,,wt ut ".(iw in pan several ral days no hops of her recovery be-i entertained, ' v v. lng STOKM'S FORCE IS ;SPEXT EASTERN CAROLINA RECOVERS Fierce Northeaster Which Hit Kington and Surrounding Sections so Ileav ' lly Leaves , Damace in . Its. Wake, Though No Lose of Life la Repotted Railroad Bridgo Over Southwest Creek Will Not Re Passable in Sev- , eral Days Neusa River Very High and Still Rising Last Evening Kin ;. ston , People Forced Nto - Wade Through , Streets Dispensary ' Was . Only Dry Shelter In Town Hotel . Tull Closes Down For Repairs and Enlargement, Work to Begin Right '"Away. - - ; .- . Special -to The Observer. - Kington, Aug. 1 The heavy north caster which has been beating upon Klnston and the surrounding country for several days spent Its force last night with a gust of wind, and this morning dawned clear and bright. In the wake of the storm corns reports of ruined crops, farm lands covered with water, bridges down and coun ty roads impassable and - telephone and telegraph wires down. ' Commu nication with Newbern, Which was prevented yesterday by the damage to the bridge on the Norfolk tc Southern Railway across Southwest creek, has been practically restored. - A gaso line boat was brought up from New bern and this morning served as -a terry to transfer the eastbouna ana westbound passengers from the shoo- fly to the main train and vice versa. The transfer took about three hours and it was after 1 o'clock when the shoofly left here for Ooldaboro. It will be several days before the bridge at Southwest creek can be repair ed sufficiently to allow the passage of trains. There was a washout on this road also between Tuscarora and Cove, but the damage was not sufficient to pre vent trains from passing over it. No one can hope, however, for any reg ularity of schedule except the arrival of the morning train from Goldsboro for several days. RIVER IS STILL RI8ING. The river rose ZZ 1-2 Inches during the night and Is still rising rapidly from the effect of the heavy rains up the country. in the county the bridges across South Creek and at Kennedy's Mill are both down and washed away. When the dam of t mills above Kennedy's Mill on bvnthwest creek broke yesterday they turned loose a sheet of water In Ken nedy's pond that threatened to take everything before It. Mr. Dick Woo- ten and several others were caught In the mill and remained there for some hours, until some one got up a raft and took them off. The rural mall carriers have been unable to get more than a- few malls out on their routes, when they -have bad to return to the city on account of swollen streams and missing TJrTdgeZ The carrier oh route No7 got further than anybody yester day, making five miles before he. was compelled to re.turn. - - -t m the city water stands several Inches deep in some places and. along Heritage street in north" Klnston' peo ple have to wade to get out of their nouses. Every -house In the town so far as The Observer's, correspondent has been able to learn leaked dur- ng the storm Thursday night and Friday, the roof of the Klnston dls- pensary alone keeping the water out. The day's strong sun has dona much to dry up a good deal of the water and help restore things to their nor mal conditions. RAIN SETS IN AGAIN. At 8 o'clock to-night, the hour 'of writing, rain has again set la after a day of sunshine, but it appears to presage only a passing shower. Tho Klnston tobacco market is ad vertised to open Tuesday and tho conditions of the roads will resiousty interfere with the bringing in of. the crop. The greatest damage to crops Is to cotton and corn, the cotton be ing blown down and drowned In many places over large areas. The trains on the Klnston & Snow Hill ami Kln ston & Carolina roads hope to re- ume their schedule Monday. . Very little traffic was attempted on either of these roads to-day. So far as can be learned no loss of Ufa has occurred but the financial loss to the county will reach into the hundreds of thousands. HOTEL CLOSES TO MAKE RE PAIRS. The management of Hotel Tull has decided to close down for repairs. xo-aay guests were rerused and those In the hotel asked to find accommo dations elsewhere. To-night the hotel will be closed and remain clos ed for several months, during which time it will be completely and .thor oughly renovated from top , to bot tom. An architect has been in con ference with the owners, preparing plans for the refitting and refurnish ing. and work is to begin Monday. Ac cording to the Alans the building will be considerably enlarged with tea or more additional rooms. A complete system of waterworks will be Install ed, -providing lavatories in every room, and there will be about twelve rooms arranged with baths attached. Be sides this the bulkjing will be equip ped with steam heat throughout and a new system of electric lighting, tel ephones, etc., making it in every re spect thoroughly modern. - " DECLINES TO DISSOLVE ORDER. Judge Speer Dec line to Dissolve Re straining Order in Freight -Rate eT Case But . (inna an Interlocutory Decree.- .. i Mount -Airy, Ga., Aug. 1. Judge Speer has granted an interlocutory decree in the railroad freight rate case,, declining to dissolve the re straining order in force, and con tinuing the same hi full effect until tbe further order of the court j . Continuing. Judge Sneer savs: f "The , decree will also orovlda : In effective terms that the complainants, and others who have the right to in tervene shall within tea days matee complaint to the Inter-State commerce commission; ask that body (if ne cessary) that it may take the initia tive in thin investigation; If need be, fix the maximum rates; and give such other aid and assistance to tbe par ties in controversy and to the court, as in the Judgment of the commission may be in accordance with the law and the rights Involved.? - '- Lym-lMHl Negro's Victim Die. . Pcnsaeola, Fut., Aug. 1. Mrs. Lil lian Davis, the victim of Shaw, the negro who was lynched Wednesday night, (lied to-night. The death of A. N. Knowles to-day brings" ths total o- dead up-to four. Knowles, it is M , .WM otim of th stacking party , the county Jail and one of the first t be shot down by the deputies, the deadly fire from the Winchester rifles of the officers ae many other wounding bin as well other AFFAIRS ATC SALISBURY MAY DEFER, DEPOT OPENING On Account of Large Amount of Work to Bo Done Yet . New Passenger J. Station May Not ' Be Opened Till ' Next Month, When There Will Be a Big Blow-Out some Dissatia- faction Among Republicans Over Call Foe- County OonTentjon He ' brew Merchants Engage fn a Battle of physical - Manhood Manager of Large Department tore Reslgna Excursion Ran From Salisbury to AshevUle -Work or Street improve ment Betas; , Pushed Brief - News , Notes of Interest. f Special to The Observert Salisbury, Aug. 1. The opening of the new depot may be deferred until the 1 st . of - September owing to the large amount of work to be done out side the station such, as pavement and Pthe yard In front Of the depot, out to Council street. Salisbury cltlsens to show their ap preciation propose to- have a big plow out and have President Flnley and staff here. ' , . The Balfour Pink Granite Company has been chartered with S80.000 capl- rtal stock subscribed by W. A. Eason, E. K. Trickey, E. C. McCall and others. This company wUl operate one of the best quarries in the granite belt four miles southeast of Salisbury. REPUBLICANS DISSATISFIED. Much dissatisfaction among Repub licans of this county exists over ths call for the county convention ,on the 22d of August. It seems to be the pur pose of this call to send delegate to Charlotte and nominate county ofll ters, but the call Ignores the' p'an of organisation and treats ths State chairman's call with contempt. Na primaries will be held and those dele gates used In the call for the Greens boro convention will ibe used at this. These seem to ibe a perpetual set of delegates. There will be no expres sion of the people as to choice of State and county officers and they are ex pected to take what is' handed down by the favored few. It seems to be the opinion of a number of Republi cans that the plans of the organisation will miscarry. In any event there will be some rapid firing when they meet. Messrs Miller and Feldman, two Hebrews who run each a large dry goods and clothing store besldu each other, engaged in battle this morning. Fcldman's son Charles came to . hid father's rescue and gave Miller a most severe drubbing. Tne case was re ferred to Mayor Boyden for final de cision, w Rev. C. M. Short, pastor of Holmes Memorial church,' -who has been spending his .vjmiaJoa AtOxnibucu and Churlotts, has returned to tli city and will fill his pulpit to-morrow. BheriiT Harris, of concord, was in town to-day conveying Mr. Daniel Klutts to the hospital at Morgan ton. Mr. J. S. Archbell, who for the past year has had charge as manager of the Empire Department Store Com pany, one of the biggest dry goods stores of the State, has resigned to take effect to-day. Mr. Archbell is an experienced man and the Empire has prospered under his manage ment. It is very much regretted that this move means the leaving of Sal isbury of both Mr. Archbell and his estimable family. A crowded excursion left this city yesterday morning for AshevUle and returned this evening. This is tno first excursion to the mountain me tropolis In several years and was cag' crly taken advantage of. It was un der the management of the veteran excursionist. D. R. Julian. Mr. Georgo A. Jackson left yes terday for Seattle, Wash., whrro ho goes as the representative of tho Salisbury Aerie of Eagles to the na tional convention of the order. No fraternal lodge has grown more rap idly in this city than the Eagles, the membership now numbering about- 160. The Johnny J. Jones Carnival Com pany will exhibit here next week for the benefit of the volunteer fire de partment. The tents will not be pitch ed on the lot adjoining the new pas senger station, the aldermen rescind ing their former action granting the carnival permission to exhibit within the city limits. However, many be lieve a better location has been secur ed on the car line midway between this city snd Spencer. The work of street Improvements Is being pushed and before long tola City expects to have the beat thor oughfares of any town in the State. East Liberty street Is to be trans formed into a beautiful approach to the new passenger station. A por tion of this street has been taken up with the red light district, but tne property owners have agreed to do nate six feet on each side for the purpose of. widening this street from Main to the new station. It will then be put down with bitullthlc and the car line extended to the station. This will then be used as one of the approaches to the depot. 1 Wofk on the Southern Power Com pany's sub-station Just outside -" the City .limits, near the Kesler Cotton Mill, is progressing and when Com pleted the Salisbury-Spencer Street Railway Company will take power from, the Southern and transmit; It oerthe city ant.' Spencer as well as operate its cars, it is understood that the electric company will abandon the car barns on East Liberty street and erect larger and more modern quarters at some point between Sal isbuy.and Spencer. ' Dr. Henderson N. Miller, a native SaUaburlan, who is now one of the leading - Luthern 'ministers ' of Ohio, being stationed at Columbus. Will fill the - pulpit at St. Mark's Lutheran church at China Grove Sunday morn ing. At ne evening service the Young People's Guild will render a special programme. ..Th Dixie Concert Band enjoyed -an outing at Granite Quarry yesterday. Band concerts, athletic sports and a big dinner were the- features. A large number of the frtend M this most : excellent musical organisation enjoyed the day with the boys. r- A large number of Rowan's rural people, augmented by a number from this city.-attended a genuine old fa-sol-la singing in Scotch-Irish town ship yesterday." Rev. WV A Lutj, of Statesvllle. and Edltpr John M. Juli an, of Salisbury, made addresses. A big dinner was served, : , Col. Tom Black, the veteran guard ian of the peaee of the Queen City, was a wfUm visitor here Thursday, the guest ef his son, Mr. J. d Black.. MR.'TAFT IS JSOT. C0AI1NG WTlji NOT ATTEND CONVENTION. The-. Observer's Greensboro ' Oorre . epondent Learns From Good bouroe 'lhat the Presidential Nominee Will Not Be at convention la Thta City . .. Guilford Republicans Call Their -.Prunarlea - and convention i and Iemocratio Committee Meet Sat . unlay Mr. Cox Endorsed and Ad , . dresses. Meeting Democrat f A , Mrnty Offer 'Themselves For the , Quaker County's Offices Mr. E. J. Jintk-e Not to Seek Renoininatlon : uit For $30,000 Instituted ; Against Southern. ' ' - Observer Bureau, The Bevill Building, Greensboro, Aug. V ' " ! Mr. Edward A. Brown, chairman of the Democratic executive committee, to-day issued a call for the committee to meet In this city Saturday, August 15th, for the purpose of selecting dates for holding the precinct primaries and county convention for the nomination of a county and legislative ticket. Very little Interest has been manifested in Democratic politics in this county since the very warm gubernatorial cam-i palgn and very few suggestions have been heard as to either candidates or primaries. Probably the primaries may be called for the first Saturday In September, to be followed by the county convention a week later. PLENTY OF CANDIDATES. So far there is a dearth of candi dates anxious for an opportunity to heed the voice of "many friends" and serve their party's cause, but It is notj anticipated that It will be necessary for the county convention to issue any search warrants when the time comes to make nominations. Col. John A. Barringer, a leading member of the Greensboro bar. Is the only candidate for the etate Senate, though tire names of two or three other gentlemen have been mentioned In this connection. Prof. J. Allen Holt, who represented Guilford In the Sen ate of the last General Assembly, -will not be a candidate for ronomlnatlon. There was some talk of inducing Prof. T. E. Whltaker, who is associated with Professor Holt at Oak Ridge Insti tute, to make the race, but he has announced that he will not be a can didate. Mr. A. B- Kimball, who Is re garded by many people as an available man, will hardly consent to become a candidate for the Senate, un account of the exacting demands of his legal business. MR. JUSTICE OUT OF THE RACE. Messrs. John C. Kennett, of Pleasant Garden, and T. J. Gold, of Hish Point, are understood to be candidates for the nomination for the House of Rep resentatives. Mr. E. J. Justice, who represented Guilford in the House at the last session and was elected Speak er, will not seek a renomlnatlon. His colleague, Dr. J. R. Gordon, ef James town would accept another nomina tion, but It is understood that he will not make a fight for it. Dr. W. T. Whitsett. president of Whitsett Instl tute, has been urged by some of his friends to enter the race, and there Is a strong demand In some quarters for Mr. J. A. Davidson, a well known cot ton manufacturer of GibsonviHe and the present chairman of the board of county commissioners, to become a candidate for the House of Represen tatives. So far Sheriff Jones, who is serving his first term In a manner acceptable lo everybody, has no opposition, and It appears that he will be renominat ed "Without opposition. The-raeefw county treasurer is between three Con federate veterans Mr. J. W. MeNalry, the incumbent; Mr. G. H. MeKlnney, his predecessor, and Mr. A. Weath erly. A one-legged Confederate sol dier. Mr. W. H. Rankin, and a crippled preacher. Rev. A. O. Klrkman. are competing for the nomination for reg ister of deeds. Mr. Klrkman linn held tho offico about 1 years and la re garded as the hardest man In thb county to beat. He Is known snd lovr ed by every woman and chlM in tho county, and the men have, lieen afralil to vote against him, even If thpy had the disposition to do o. Mr. Itankln Is well known and popular throughout tne county, and many people are flnd- Tmr it aimeuic to ecldo between the two cangjdates. REPUBLICAN CLUB QUARTERS. The Young Men's Republican Club of Greensboro to-day opened head quarters In the McAdoo Building, In the heart of the business district of tne city. The club has rented three rooms, wnicn have been fitted up In comfortable and Inviting style. A large banner bearing the portraits of tatt ana Sherman has been strung serosa South Elm street In front of neaaquarters. M R. COX A DDR ESS ES ME ETI NO ,xne Republican county executive committee held a meeting to-day and called the precinct primaries for Sat urday, August 16th, and the county convention for Monday. August 17th, for the selection of dcleitate to th State, Judicial and congressional con ventions and the nomination of a county ticket. The committee adopt ed by a unanimous vote a resolution endorsing Mr. J. Elwood Cox for the gubernatorial nomination. The reso lution was offered by Mr. A. A. Hot ton, of High Point, who holds a po sition In the revenue service. A few minutes after the adoption of the res olution Mr. Cox appeared in the hall and was greeted with enthusiastic applause. In response to calls he ad dressed the meeting briefly, express ing his appreciation of ths honor con ferred upon him and saying he be lieved th Republicans have a good chance to wlii in North Carolina this year If they will put out strong tick ets. For the sake of the success of the State ticket, Mr. Cox thought It might be a good Idei for the Repub licans not to put out -tickets In many counties where there are dlssatlsflod Democrats who might vote with the Republicans If no local fight should be madev : . ? -. CHAIRMAN ADAMS SPEAKS ALSO. " State Chairman Adams also ad itresitfd the meeting, saying this is a Republican year and giving out ths encouraging information that he is dally in receipt of letters from Demo crat from all over the State Inform ing him they are frolhg to vote- the Republican ticket. Judge Adams pre dicted that the State convention to be held In Charlotte on 'the Hth Inst, will be the largest ind most enthusi astic meeting of Republican ever held In North Carolina. Before clos ing , he declared- that the Republi cans, with united effort, can eirrv the Stale, on account of the dlsafTsc-1 tion in the ifmocritic partv,- . A - KeoubJiean whose - influence. Jsi State-wide, and who knswtdce oil nartv affairs' H enually extensive.- In-? forma Tho Observer correspondent' that Mr, Cox undoubtedly will be the nominee for ' Governor, ... : He said: "You can give it out as a fact that J. Klwood Cox will nead the 'Repub lican ticket in North Carolina this year.' He is the kind of , candidate we want, and we are going j to run him and elect him." MR. TAFT NOT ,COMINa. The Observer correspondent learns from an authoritative source that Mr. Man, tne Republican candidate for president, will not visit the State convention of that party In Charlotte. It had been expected that Mr. Taft would be the star attraction of me convention, but it seems that it is not considered necessary for him to visit North Carolina at this particu lar time. From the same source of Information it is learned that Mr. Taft will visit Greensboro and make a speech during the celebration of centennial week in October. Judge Spencer B- Adams, Republi can State chairman, will make a speech In Hillsbord on the 11th Inst., and he is expected to pay special at tention to the reported efforts of the Democratic national party to secure the negro vote. The serving of a lunch of fried ehlcken and other edl uirrm iu b unr6m,u ui nc v., lawn of the Uryan lome on the day tie North Carolina national commit teeman was at Falrvlew In confer ence with the nominee Is expected to furnish Chairman Adams a text for his remarks. SOUTHERN SUED FOR $10,000. As counsel for J. K. Osborne Col. John. A. Barringer to-day Instituted suit lh the Guilford Superior Court against the Southern Railway for 30,000 for injuries nls client Is al- Jeged to have received while In the service of the railroad. - Judge and Mrs. James E. Boyd have returned from AshevUle. where Judge Boyd sat as a member of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals, the summer session of which was adjourned to that city from Richmond, Va. A good many people have an Idea that a religious newspaper is a sort of eleemosynary Institution, but certainly such a description cannot be applied to The North Carolina Christian Ad vocate, published In Greensboro as the organ of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. The Advocate la controlled by the Conference, and in addition to being conducted on a high literary plane, is a distinct success from a financial standpoint. It Is to be doubt ed If there Is a better equipped news paper and printing plant In the State. The paper owns Its home, a sub stantial brick building erected during the past three years at a cost of $8. 000 and admirably arranged for the purpose It serves. Recently the com pany has Installed a complete new equipment of type and eight new ma chines. Including a. fine Whltlock pre mier two-revolution book press and the latest model Dexter, combination folder. All the machinery Is operat ed by electricity. The building and equipment represent an Investment of approximately $20,000. In addition to publishing The Ad vocate, the circulation of doubled during -the past three years, tne company is carrying on a suc cessful book and Job printing busi ness. The Advocate Is under the editorial and business management of Rev. H M. Blair, a leading member of tho Conference, who has demonstrated that he possesses rare capacity as an editor and business man. He has an able assistant In the person of Rev. W. L. Sherrlll. who also Is secretary of the Wentern North Carolina Confer ence. Iave Stevenson, who shot Henry Schmidt, one of Greensboro's basehall pitchers In a street fight Wednesday night, was given a hearing In police court thi morning and held for the Superior Court under a bond of $100. He will be given a hearing Monday on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. KHt)T IM1W.N IN PAIUiOR. A south Carolina lather Enraged at Conduct of HIn Daughter and Hrr Culler Shoot tho letter. Death Rc- xulilng Surrenders to Slierlff. fnwlal to The Observer. Iiuiens. S. C, Aug. 1. J. Louis Williamson, a prominent young farm er of York county and tho son of J. L. Williamson, of the same county, waa shot and mortally wounded last night by J. Henry Garrison, the shooting occurring at the Garrison' home at Gray Cjurt, a little town ten miles west of Laurens. Young Wil liamson lived three hours after the shooting, being conscious for some time and realising that he could not recover. It seems that young Wil liamson was a visitor at the Garrison home as the guest of Miss Mary Gar rison, the accomplished daughter of Mr. J. H. Oarrlson. Last evening Miss Garrison and her visitor were alone In the family parlor. About 11 o'clock It appears Mr. Garrison went on the platza for water. Observing the young people, he concluded from appearances that the young man was not acting as he should and fired upon him with a shotgun. An Inquest was held this afternoon and a verdict In accordance with the above facts was returned. Garrison came down and surrendered to the kherlff this morning. Anlievllle Tannery Wanted Hide of . Bis; FJrplutnt. Special te The Observer." i , : : Philadelphia. Aug.- 1. The Reese Tannery Company, of AshevUle, N. C. telegraphed to-day to the Philadelphia ZoologlVaiOardcn offering to buy the I K.h a,Za ill? 121 el"ht j which, died , last night. The requost was denied, as the hide and skeleton have been turned over t9 the Academy of Natural Sciences. . V I AWo Man4i)r Given Three Years , , . ... . . i Special to The Observer. i Winston-Salem, Aug- I. fin Sup-1 rlor Court to-day John Woey, col-, ored. submitted to a verdict of man- laughter for shooting and killing Pe- ter uenlson in this city June - th. Wooley waa given a term of ihree ' years on the t ounty roads. After the', murder Wooley escaped to Roanoke. I Va where was arrested by a Hakl- Win detective, v. J RatlM-r Seised With CYaiun ami h Drowned. Sprcio! to The Observer, , , Spartanburg. S. C. Aug. , James Gibson, aged 21 years, was drowned irt Lawson'a Fork this afternoon While In bathlnc. n went Into ths stream, shortly after booh and was seised with cramps and drowned be fore assistance could arrive. Gibson lived at Pace let. FOUR NEGROES STRU5G UP - - ' I . y , A WARNING ISSUED TO OTHERS . -"" . I urn -.' u a . Mob of Flft Men Quletlv - Rides Tnm RuseeUfille, Ky, Forces the Jailer ; . i to Tarn Over the Keys and Takes Foot Negro Prisoners to the Out- . skirts of the City and Hang Them to a TreeNo Shot Are Flrrd and ' the Mob Disperses 1 Immediately ' After Ftnlaltins; Its Work Without Disturbing the Slamber.or.tho City Victims Had Approved Brutal Murder of a White Farmer. ' RusseilvIUe,. Ky.',. Aug. 1. Four negroes were taken from jail here early to-day and hanged to a tree on the edge of town. The mob was com- 1-ua twuub IU.IJ 111 c 11 hu wit pev- . pie of the town knew nothing of the affair until daylight revealed the four side Russeliville on the Nashville p!xe. Tho following note was found pinned . on one of the bodies: -. -F;1 :').'. Vi-v b: . t "Let this be a warning to yoi Big- gers to let nvhlte people alone or you will go the same way. Hugh Rogers better shut ud or outt." ; . The nnrftf-i 1ia wr IvnnhMt &-,., msmtx-ri of a lodge and at meeting recently it is said they approved of the f murder or James Cunningham, a white farmer, by his negro . tenant, ' Rufus Browder. This murder occurr- -f ed in the southern .part t Logan county and it is supposed here that ' the mob was made up of men from that part of the county. - s NO TROUBLE WAS ANTICIPATED. ' The negroes had been in Jail for -several days and while there had been ; considerable unrest since the attempt on the part of the mob to take Brew- der from the Jail some nights ago no : trouble was anticipated and there was : no ruard around ihn nrlann. Th of. fort to get Browder failed, because he "' was spirited out of Jail by the sheriff ' and sent to Bowling Green and 'atef to Louisville, where he is now con-, fined, awaiting trial. ' . I ' ! The mob came into town so quietly v that not one of the residents of the: city was roused from slumber. Pro-1 ceedlng at once to the county Jail the mob called Jailer Butts to the door of his residence, directly connected wltht the prison. When he made his ap-'. pearance he found hlmserf covered by rifles and shotguns and was given the command to turn over the key of the Jail or be shot down. After a short parley with the members' of the mob In which he tried to persuade them to go away without doing any violence.. he was finally forced to hand over the 1 keys. The mob then entered the Jail " and finding the four negroes, forced them to go with them. Two of tne " men not being given time to dress' were taken along in their, night shlrtg and the whole party proceeded at once : to the tree on ths outskirts of the city ' on the Nashville pike, where the ne-' -groes were strung up In a row. . NO SHOTS FIRED. ' - Contrary to the usual custom of mobs no shots were fired at the swing-s-lng victims and the mob dispersed as soon as It had finished iu work, ' There Is no clue to the numbers f ths ana, as tne Jailer, the only person who saw them close enough to get, a good look, could not recognise them. Ths bodies of the negroes were cut down during the morning: . ; The negroes were members of a Ina. I . . i. . I . .... me nouinern pan or iogan countv anil 1nt h rti, .niiu ty was stirred up over the killing of . Mr. Cunningham by Browder it U al leged that they held a meeting and expressed their approval of Browder' ded. The excitement In that vicinity m,. ,,iB,t iwi n lime uim It. Was Cearea a race war would result, but the four leaders In the meeting were ' arrested and brought to this city and these were the men lynched to-day, , TREE USED BEFORE. The murder -which started the trouble was one of the most brutal in the history of Logan county. Brow, der. .Who waa a l,nnt nn , n Main's place, had been discharged and upon leaving swore vengeance. The r next day he returned and ly In wait for Cunningham. When the latter came near his hiding place Browdef fired at him. killing him Instantly. The negro then escaped but was cap tured and placed in Jail at Russell villa. A mob was immediately form ra mil me snenn- neanng that vio lence would be attempted had Brow ' der taken Into the woods for the night and when the mob made its appear ancd succeeded In convincing then ,- ., wn ,i -v in jwii. a nv ' band dispersed and the next morning Browder was taken to Bowling Ureea and later to Louisville. , The tree on which the nrgroea wert ": hanged had been used before for ths same purpose. The coroner's Jury lata this after' noon returned a verdict to tho effect that the four negroes 'Varus U their death by hanging by unknown par ties." i BROWDER SAFE IN JAIL. -Knew the V Minis of tlie Mob and All Ib'lonreil In llu, flnlp. nf Mr-.. Refoniirrs" Society Raised Fund to Dcfeiu! Him. Louisville, Ky., Aug. i. Rufus .-; Browder, the negro who killed James Cunningham, waa brought to Jail here a week ago from Bowling Green fof -safe keeping. - .:".; Browder, when told by a reporter that the four negro had been take a from Jail at RuscllviU and lynch ed, said: v --' -v vA-- f "It's awful bad that the boys have to be strung up on my account, I hope they don't get mt." - r wilV eg"roe. oer" as they all worked on farm.' in the same vklnlty. He said the order 19 which they belonged was known as ' the "True Reformers , -,. . . Browder claimed that It was' a. - i cletr formed to Drovlde i J arraC-He said there was oo .race . . fAsa r it ra1i It- saekst Alal.J aw.. . & Vnt. uL 7 . . . ,DU9 their had rone so far a. ..,nru him for killing Cunningham, but saiJ that it had raised a funt n.,. i to employ lawyers for him. . - J- '. - - BWs Opened For plrr- and Cunt Kited : siey ' Westt.?,- Washington. Aug. , 1. Biilt wer optonl tt the bureau of yard an l docks of the Navy Department to-day i fr the construction of a quay uil Pr ana coai snea at in ivey we t navy yard. The bids, in bri-f cr as follow:- , " iThe Penn Bridge Cofnpanv. W-.i . Ingtort, Xx.ilf 2sM: W. W. I say Co, of Philadelphia. J? Grant Wllklns, AtUnta. Oa. til , the Conveying Machinery Copu1 New rork. 40,j8S, and thtf .mr, A Trlest Company, New York, J:-. 00. The contract as not ansrd-v!. V
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