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mmMmAm SUBSCRIPTION PEIGE: $8.00 A YEAR. ' , CHARLOTTE, ICO, MONDAWMORNING, AUGUST 3, 1908. ; - : PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIVE CLEftKS ABE INJURED 88 WKECKEDl, VTf fmlaml Km YOrk VMl NeW OMUl - A V limited Wrecked Hew essemer City Last' Night, Tender Of Engine Md Postal Cr ..iyiimliu jsuwu z5-Foot Embankment Five Geor gia Postal Mall Clerks More or Less Seriously Injured WreoWln Trains " Dispatched, to Scene- From Cbar-iou-euer and Greenville No Passengers Injured- Injured like v v ly to B Removed Either to This . Citr or te Atlanta. The eouthern'a New Torlc and New t Orleans limited' solid Pullman train jCo. 28, which is due to arrive in Char lotte al:25 o'clock, en route North. was wrecked four miles this side of (Kings Mountain and one mile below Bessemer City last night at 8:25 o'clock. The tender and a postal mall car left the tracks and . were hurled down the embankment which at this point is at least 16 feet high. Five mall clerks werennore'or less bal'y injured. Their names follow: . E. W. Hortt, of Atlanta, Oa Injur ed about head and body. Thomas McRae, of Atlanta, Ga.p badly injured. C. Li. Dean.'of Atlanta, Oa,. bruised. E. H. Dawson, Of Atlanta Ga,,- bruised. D. p. "White, of Gainesville, Oa., bruised. . ' INJURED HAVE CLOSE CALL. All of these clerks were in the -wrecked: mail car which waa not on'y thrown down the embankment was considerably torn up "by the im pact -with the heavy tender. It is a .marvel that any escaped with their lives. . All were more or less badly bruised, one or two perhaips Internally. The extent of tneir injuries coum u"v last mgni ' ' 1 " " 1 v NO lilKELIHOOD OF CONFLICT. Differences Between Castro and the Dutch WUI Be Settled, It is Said, Without Resort to ; Force Vene- suclan Governments Said to Be Justified In Dismissing the Dutch . - Minister. - Caracas. Jul. II-fYin Port of Spain, Aug.. I). The differences between President Castro and the government of the Netherlands will probably turn lout to be less serious than they seem ed at first. ' All talk of an armed conflict is regarded as absurd In this country." The government believes that It had the fullest Justification for Tcs dismissal of M. De Reus, the Dutch minister, . and points to the action of the government of the United States in asking the recall of the EtoglisH minister, Lord Sackville West, at President Cleveland' re quest, in October, 1888, as well as a like demand upon Spain for the re call of Minister Depuy de Lome by president McKlnley In February, 1898. Indeed the case of Minister de Reus is said to be much more flagrant than either of the others re ferrcd to. In the Sackville and De puy de Lome case the letters were written denunciatory ot the American Presidents, were confidential and not Intended for publication. De Reus on the other hand wrote his letter -with-ths deliberate purpose that it Hnouid be published There is a society in' Amsterdam called the "Hou'en Trouw" (local and true). Its membership consists of prominent Holland merchants and Its object is to secure employment for young Hollanders in foreign coun tries. This society publishes a month ly bulletin for circulation among its member. It notes listing condi tions in foreign countries and denotes where there are profitable vacancies which might be filled by young; men from the Netherlands. In order to secure information re spectlng the opportunities for employ ment, the society makes a practice of sending out letters asking for in formation to Dutch merchants as m aaaertained definitely Aln (mt Inability to get in com munlcation with thoe in charge at the scene of the wreck. Two surgeons wen aa tj,e ministers and consuls - went down on a combination wrecmn train which left the Southern yard here shortly after the news of the ac cident was received. They -will decide sometime this morning whether the injured will toe brought to Charlotte or carried to Atlanta. The latter '.. is said to be the more probable. m,. .nffln. Aid not leave the tracks nor did any o the sleepers. The front truoks of the diner, which was Just behind the mJi car were twistea to one side but the car remained station ery. Mone of the passenger aboard were hurt. The engine was in charge of Mr. W. A. Kizslah. Capt. W. M. Giles, who resides at No. 601 Smith street, was Ihe conduct.br in charge of . i . i va n a t11 nlflrht Ills inuu. Aw who wwu.w - - . what was the cause of the -aeldta?Pir- Some, hazarded the guess tnat it was due to spreading rails but this could not verified. FuU details will be procurable as soon as the -wreckage is cleared which will-be about & o'clock this morning. In the meantime the trains ars going around by .Rock Hill end Columbia. " THE SOUTHERN'S FINEST TRAIN. No. 88 Is the finest of the many splendid trains' operated by the Southern Railway. With lta compan ion train,- No. 87, it makes too trip dallv from New York to New Orleans, and is composed exclusively of Pull mans. Last night No. 88 was running of the Netherlands government throughout the world. It was in re sponse to ene of these letters of inquiry that Minister De Reus sent the letter of criticism .on Venezuela which was published:" in the May, 1908. "Bulletin" of the "Hou'en Trouw" Society of Amsterdam, and which made -him non-persona grata with the Caracas government. The rumor that the Dutch armoTed ship Jacob Van Heemskerck has been despatched to Venezuelan waters with hostile purpose is denied here. It being well known that the ship has been sent out in the ordinary way to relieve the Gelderland, the regular term of- service of the latter vessel on this station being about to A Different Tale Comes' From Wiflcm- sted. WIllemBtad. Curacao, Ang. 2. The Dutch cruiser Gelderland arrived here to-day from La Gaulra, Venexuela. Her commander declares that ho sent a boat ashore at La Gauira with an officer and was refused all means of comnvunlcatton with the shore. The authorities there, he says, declined to accept the letter bags and official com munication to the German minister, who Is In charge of the Dutch inter ests In Caracas. He reports also that Venesuela Is preparalng her forta for a defense of the country. It is gencral- on schedule time and passed Kings W believed here that Holland will BUSH FIRES INVADE TOWXS ONE BURNED; OTHERS MENACED Flames Wino Fernie. British" Coram. Ma, From tiie Map end Sik lwH Is . ' Threatened A Number Lose Their ' lives and Many Thousands Are IIofiieleK People Flee to the Coun -try to Escape the Flames Whole i tows Aest country Ala Be Ll1 Waste Unless the Wind Shifts or -' the Fire is Subdued The Canadian Pacific Railroad Rushes Relief Trains to the Rescue Wind Blows Heavy Gale and Inhabitants Join ' in lighting the Fierce Fire. , Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 2. -As re suit of bush fires that started . yes terday and still rage for many miles, Fernie, B. C, is wiped off the map; Michel, fourteen miles distant, is in flames and the fate of Hosmer. Olsen and Sparwood, -intervening towns, is in doubt, as they are cut off from communication. ' More than 100 lives were reported lost, seventy-four of them in Fernie. A territory 100 square miles in ex tent la a seething mass of flames. Through it are scattered hundreds of lumbermen and prospectors, so that the actual loss of - life will not be known for days. Much property of the Canadian Pacific and the Great Northern Railways is destroy ed, including bridges and rolling stock burned, so that it is impossible to enter or leave the burning svrea. Inhabitants of the affected towns have fled to open country -to seelf safety. The railway companies have placed all available trains at the dis posal of refugees, and unless there is a change of wind within the-' next twenty-four hours the whole of Crow's Nest 'Pass country will be abandoned to the flames. There is no possibility of e.l- mating tho loss of life and property which will result, for the flames are driven by a half gale, making it im possible to put up a fight against their advance. The conflagration is the greatrst which has ever visited Canada. Mountain on the dot Four mjles north of that station, at the 411th mile poet, a short distance below Bes semer City, the tender suddenly Jumped the track and the mall car behind It Immediately followed. The engine held fast to the guiding rails and never gave way. The tender and mall car, the latter peopled with clerks hard at work, lurched down the (embankment and piled up one on top of the other. The front part of the diner, though held fast by tie heavy Pullmans behind, was twisted across the track. But for the terrible thock. the passengers in the sleepers were undisturbed. The track was torn up for a distance of approximately ISO ,feet CHARLOTTE NOTIFIED (Immediately after the accident occurred.- two physicians residing in the .neighborhood were sent for and the wires were tapped and Charlotte was at once notified. A wrecking train was made up in the local yards and imme diately dispatched to the scene. There were two Charlotte surgeons aDoara Greenville. S. C, and Spencer were communicated' with and wrecking trains were made up at these two points. The train from Greenville northbound arrived at Kings UounH tain about 1:30 o'clock and the one from Spencer southbound reached Bessemer City about 2 o'clock. TCie officials In charge stated at an early hour Oils morning that the track would be cleared by 5 o'clock. There were many reports In circula tion in the city last night- regarding the wreck, ine nrst rumor that pas ed from mouth to mouth was that No. 88 had been wrecked and that 75 pas sengers were killed. This was follow ed by another-report a little later to the effect that two mall cars had been .overturned and - that - five clerks were dead. Telephone calls . by the score joured into Th Observer office. Many ef these were from out of town. The .local fflclafaof the Southern made every effort last night to secure trull details of the wreck and these mere given out to the publio without the lean hesitation. Great concern was manifested on account of the na ture of the train and the proximity of the scene of the accident to Char lotte. - i - take prompt and decisive action. WILL HAVE NEW HOTEL. EXPERIMENTS IX THE ARMY.' Philippine Department to Conduct , Onuest on the Use of Undercloth ing Designed to Protect Troops .Against Actinic Ray. : ' I Washington, Aug. 2. Out In 'the Philippines the army is to conduct a contest .of the use of underclothing - of suitable color to protect the troops egalnst tht actinic rayrr-WhUe- the effects of the sun. in the Philippines .'and. in the hotter portions of India Is said to be far different. Jt is be lieved that It-would be wise to have a careful investigation made as to - the advantages to be derived from the use of underclothing of a color to protect against this ray. Accord ingly 'the depot quartermaster at Philadelphia Is now having prepared l.eoo rult of underclothing and as . many hai linings, ail of an oringe rd color. They will be shipped to ths Philippines, where careful ob servation will be mads to ascertain . to what extent color can be depend a .on as a: protection . for gainst ths actinic rays. Work Begins To-day on Construction of $50,000 Building as Rocky Mouu Wagon Load of Slonster Water Melons. Special to The Observer. Rooky Mount, Aug. 2. Mr. T. I Bland, who has for the last two years been proprietor of the Cuthrell Ho tell. has leased the Cambridge Hotel for a term of one year with an option for five. The lease became effective Saturday and as a result the Cuthrell is closed and work will begin Monday upon moving the building from its present site to the corner of Church and Harmmon streets. Work begins lo-mbrfow by Contractor D. J. Rose upon the $50,000 hotel building to be built upon the corner of Hfemmond and Main, where now stands the Cuthrell Hotel. Mr. Bland will operate the new hotel upon its completion. Mr. J. B. Thompson, a prosperous farmer of Nash county, who Is con sidered the king watermelon grower in this section, placed a wagon load of watermelons on sale on the local market yesterday that were in sise somewhat of a wonder. The load con sisted of 24 melons and the total weight of them was 1,400 pounds or an average of 60 pounds each, MARINES BITTEN BY RABID DOG Attacked by the Caiilmjr on ths Lstbmas of Panama Ten United Mates . Naval Soldiers Are Being Hurried to Washington For Paste ul Treatment. New York, Aug. 2. Hurrying to Washington, where they are to re ceive the Pasteur treatment as a precaution against hydrophobia,, a party of twelve men, members of the United States marine corps and victims of the bite of a rabid dog on the Isthmus of Panama, arrived here to-day on the Panama liner Finance. The party comprised ten privates of the marine corps in charge of a sergeant, and Major G. II. Russell. All of them bad been bitten by the rabid anlmaL Tne dog was a small collie, left by tourists at Colon. It drifted Into the marines encamp ment on July 21st and bit Major Rus sell and eleven of -the men be fore it .was shot. An examination revealed ths fact that dog was in fected with rabies. The rturn were all . H upon' arrival and none had developed any symptoms of rabies. They left Immediately for Washing ton where ths treatment is to be given them at the naval medical school hospital.. Close watch is be ing kept upon ths men. Winnipeg. Manitoba. Aug. 2. Bush fires which invaded the City of Fernie, B. C, yesterday almost destroyed the place. Only seventeen houses were left and 3,000 persons are homeless. The whole country is a seething fire on the Crows Nest line of the Canadi an Pacific Railroad. Hosmer, a Canadian Pacific smelter town, was wiped out. Thousands are fleeing from Michel to the open country. Several lives have been lost. I Cranbrook has been wired to for ward all available provisions and a re lief train Is now traveling with aid. Bush fires are raging from Cran brook to the Crows Nestl The wind s blowing a heavy gale and all avail able men are fighting the fire and west of Cranbrook It Is under control. Tel egraphic communication with Fernie, Hosmer and Michel is out. ' - ' FOUR LIVES LOST. Four men lost their lives trying to save the huge Great Northern bridge. 15 miles west of Michel, but it was de stroyed. Two men from Sparwood were taken. to the Michael Hospital. It Is feared Michel also is doomed as the fire is sweeping) eastward down the Crows Nest and unless the wind shifts the whole Crows Nest country will be laid waste. el to-day says the whole country be tween Cranbrook and Michel is a seething cauldron. The body of Peter Miller was found on the Canadian Pacific .Railroad tracks near Michel. Hosmer, Elko, Sparwood, Olson and Coke also are reported to be destroy ed by the fire. The Canadian Pacific Railroad is rushing relief trains with doctors, nurses, ood and clothing to the des titute. A bulletin from Michel says: "This town is doomed unless -the wind changes. Canadian Pacific Rail way making up special trains to carry inhabitants to safety." Vt W. Tuttle, mayor of Fernie, has wired Mayor Ashdown, of Winnipeg, for relief, saying there are f.000 nomeiess. Rumored That 70 Have Lost Tbelr lives. Portland, Ore., Aug. 2. A brief special to The Oregonian from Van couver, B. C, says that it Is reported in Vancouver that 70 persons have lost their lives in the fire which is raging in ana aoout ernie, u. c. Canadian Government Notified of the Disaster. Ottawa. Ont., Aug. 2. 8ir Wilfrid Laurrer received the following tele gram this evening from Cranbrooke, "Disastrous fire Kotenay valley. Fernie, Hosmer, Growls Nest - and other places almost completely burn ed. No less than 60,000 people homeless. Canadian Pacific1 Rail way carrying them to Elko and Cranbrooke. Every effort is being made locally, but these people are utterly without food or shelter. Fire covers seventy miles. Seventy lives lost. immediate relief required. Telegraph Instructions at once. - - 'THOMAS ROBERTS, ? "Liberal Association;' "3. II. KING, M. P." The Premier will consult his col leagues to-morrow to see what ac tion can be uken by the Federal government. , . - , FARMAN MAKE SA FLIGHT. Frenchman Demonstrates to 3,04)0 . Spectators, at Brighton Beswu, His Ability to Fly Makes a Trip Across Race Track and Is Given an Ova tion by Enthusiastic Crowd. . " New York, Aug- 2. Henri Farms n who came from Paris to give a series of aeroplane exhibitions under the management of -an American syndi cate, made his first public flight in this country at the Brighton Beach race track this evening. The exhibition was a success to the extent that it demonstrated the Inventor's ability to fly under favorable atmospheric corT dKlons, and entertained some 2,000 enthusiastic spectators. Farman trav eled from the eastern corner ot the race track enclosure to the opposlts corner at the lower turn, a distance of nearly a third of a mile, in about 20 seconds, and did not appear to be hurrying. In rising, flying and alight ing, the frail looking aircraft display ed a bird-like grace and assurance that would have delighted the soul of Darius Green. The crowd that had hung on through a long wait was well pleased and after shouting Its con gratulations from the grandstand, bore down upon the inventor with a rusn that threatened damage to the aero plane. As the flight was an Impromptu af fair, only decided upon at an unex pected falling off of a stiff breeze, few police officers were on hand, and for i a "time It looked as though Farman might be the victim ot his friends. But the mosquito reserves were on hand. and the swarms that infeirt the enclos ure set upon the cheering crowd, driv ing it back pell-mell to the racetrack. Then Farman climbed up Into the an nouncer's stand and was formally in troduced as the man who had solved the transportation problem of New York, This also pleased the under ground and surface riders, and when the announcer promised an overhead system of travel for the near future, the crowd gave trfree cheers for Far- man. That to-day's crowd was not greater was due to the dubious forecast of the weather bureau. The management had withdrawn its announcements of a public flight to-day and admit tance to the grounds was refused un til evening, when Farman suddenly appeared. About this time the wind died away to pretty nearly a calm. The airship was wheeled out of Its tent and the announcer announced that while the weather might not bo all that Farman would have desired for the occasion rather than disap point the crowd, etc., The rest was lost in the cheers of the patient as semblage that knew the formula. An hour was spent Jockeying, the aeroplane being pushed all over the enclosure by a dozen helpers' whlio Farman. running ahead, searched for the particular air current that suited his purpose. THE NEW TURKISH MINISTRY. THE STATE IS DOUBTFUU their-ocean Journey ail discussion of the .dog biting incident was 'avoid ed and newspaper accounts of their case are being kept from them.' At Least That is What Mr. K. C. ' Duncaav.ays About It to Washing ton Newspaper Men. ' Observer Bureau, . 12 Post Building, ; Washington, Aug. 1. Col. E. C. Duncan, a member ef the Republican national committee from North Carolina and recently chosen a member of the national R-J publican executive committee - ar rived here to-dav from Nw Tnrtt During ad easily amenable to the Inter- Young Couple Drowned In fake Jamestown, ti. Aug. r Miss Elaie Green, of Savannah, Gl, and Perter Parish, ef Memphis. Tensv, .- were ' run down in a ' skiff about 49 rods of the Chautauqua plr on Lake Chautauqua late this afternoon by the steamer Chado kola and both wtra drewnrd. The bodies have not bees recovered. The captain .of ths steamer says nons ef the crew- saw the boat and the first they knew of the troops plent was when they heard the girl viewer. He says North Carolina is a doubtful Stats and the Democrats will have to fight hard for what they Hget. The coming convention, he says. will mark the opening of the cam paign. To the newsps per men hers the colonel is going into long expla nations to show that ths Stats is fighting ground. There is ths same kind of reaction against corporation baiting in North Caroline, as that in Georgia, which overwhelmed Hoke Smith; and the Republicans will profit by it," Is ths way he puts it. He will leave to-morrow for Balti more, aira after a brief stay there he will go home to lln-up the boys. ZACU M'GlIEE. Imperial Halt Is Made Public and This Gives the Remodeled Cabinet Sev eral Portfolios Remain Unchanged Hatt Proclaims Full liberty and Ivquallty of AU Ottomans. Constantinople, Aug. 2. The lmperl al hatt, which was read last night be fore the Sublime 'Porte, Is published to-day. It explains that the constitu tion was suspended In the time of Safvet Pasha, who was Grand VUIer from June to December, 1878, In con sequence of various Intrigues. It de clares the equality of all Ottomans without distinction as to race or re ligion, proclaims their full liberty and says that all appointments with the exception of the Ministers of War and Marine and the Shelk-Ul-Islam, will be made on the advice of the Grand Viz ier, who has been invited to form a new ministry. The hatt further declares that bills regarding the organization and attrib utes of the various ministries and re garding the vilayets will be prepared according to present requirements and submitted to Parliament Following is the remodeled ministry: The Shelk-Ul-lslam: Jemalledln Ef fendi. Abdurrahman Pasha, Minister of Justice In the late Cabinet, has been appointed a minister without portfolio. ' iKlamll 'Pasha remains a minister without portfolio. Hasan Fehmi Pasha, Minister of Justice. Turhan Pasha, president of ths council. Hadji Aklf, Minister of the Into rlor. Naoum (Pasha, Minister of Publio Works. A DAY'S SAUSBUEY NEWS GRINFTE BUSINESS . BOOMING Town of Granite Quarry Now In a Great Stir, With Several Honored Workmen Kmptoyed Pastor- of Hickory Lutheran Church Called to Virginia Charge Spencer Crescent installs Plant of lis Own Charles Arey Will Transfer HI Whtekey Business to Chattanooga, Tenn. , Northern Conference of -North Carolina Lutheran Synod to Meet at Gibsonvlllo This Week Political Affairs lively in Cabarrus County Full-Blooded Chinese Photographer SiH'rt Items of News. Special to The Observer. Salisbury, Aug. 2. The granite business in Rowan is on a boom and the nttle Town of Granite Quarry, is on a stir. There Is a large force, some 200 or more skilled stone cutters and quarryjnen, employed there and the matter of securing accommodations is aulu a Dtonosltion. It is understood that an effort will be made to have a special train run out from SaiisDury, a distance of five miles, every morns Iris s.n1 return In the evening. The Question of establishing a mammoth company boarding house or hotel has been given some thought. The class of .men now employed at the quarries receives big wages, for an eight-hour dav. Rev. Calvin L. Miller, a native or Rockwell, this county, who gave up newspaper work slxtet'ii years ago to engage In the ministry, has tenuerea nls resignation as pastor of the Lu theran church at Hickory to accept a call extended by the congregation of Mount Tabor Lutheran cnurcn, at Mlddiebrook. Va. The Spencer Crescent, the new semi weekly newspaper at Spencer, has In stalled a modost plant of Its own and is now printing two pages of the pa per on its own press. Mr. Hcott Allen, the editor, who has been with the land and industrial department of the Southern Railway for years, has great hopes for the future of Spencer and believes It will eventually be on of the leading Industrial centres of the State. Salisbury probably has the only full blooded Chinese photographer In North Carolina. T. Shun Lee. a na tive of the Celestial Empire, a Chris tian Chinese, has purchased the art 'gallery of Photographer Peden, 116 1-2 North Main street, and will open for business this week. He is said to be an artist in this work. CABARRUS POLITICS WARM. Politics in Cabarrus county will be exceedingly warm this fall. The Re publicans are to have an organ in Con cord, edited by Mr. W. I. Boone, for merly of The Central North Carolin ian, at Randleman. There are three candidates out for the Democratic nomination for sheriff, one of these facing Mayor John Caldwell, of Con cord. Sheriff James F. Harris Is not 1 In the running this time, but it is learned here that his friends all over the county are pushing his name and win vote for him in the primary and that he will receive enough votes to force the nomination upon him. The success of the excursion to Ashevllle last week has had its effect and there is already plans on foot for an excursion from this city to Wil mington via Greensboro, and also for one from Norwood, on the Tadkln branch of the Southern, to Charlotte Mr. Charles Arey, who has been conducting a large wholesale whiskey house In this city, goes to Chattanooga, Tenn., this week to open up a similar business. He will, however, continue his shipping business at this place un til January 1st, when the prohibition law goes into operation. A stock com pany has taken over his hardware and sporting goods house on South Main street. In Albemarle, Lexington and States vllle. . y . Judge Benj. F. Long spent several hours In the dtr-thts-sfternoonr en route to hls home in Statesvllle. Prof. G.'F. McAllister, of Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, was in the city Saturday. In the interest of his school. The Salisbury pawn shop will open for business thiB week, occupying a room in the new annex of the Jack son Hotel. This is the first genuine pawn shop to be established here. Ttlie Johnny J. Jones carnival troupe arrived In the city this after poon and has pitched tents on Main street midway between Salisbury and Spencer. CRKATES PECULIAR SITUATION. Zla Pasha, Minister of Commerce. Tewflk Pasha, Minister of Agricul ture. Mehmed All (Pasha, Minister of Pi ous Foundations. , Rahglb Bey, Minister of Finance. Ths portfolios of foreign affairs, war, marine and instruction remain unchanged, being in charge respect ively, of Tewflk Pasha, Omer Ruchdl Pasha; Rami Pasha and Hashing Among the other Important appoint ments are those of Zla Bey as Mush teshar to- the grand vlzlerate, Reouf Pasha, ex-vall of Saloolca, as prefect of Constantinople, and Atta Bey as direc tor of posts and telegraphs. , , t It is believed the Cabinet appoint ments are only transitory. TO REORGANIZE TROLLEY LINES Commit tee Undertakes Plan to Pot , Virginia lines on Tbelr Feet. New York, Aug. 2. Reorganiza tion ' of, the Virginia Passenger - sV Power Company, the Richmond Pas senger A Power Company, the Rich mond Traction Company and con trolled lines has been undertaken by a committee consisting of Douglas Robinson. . Frank J. Gould- and Charles & Wheelan, of New. York; Percy, M. Chandler, of Philadelphia: R. Lancaster Williams, of Baltimore,' una ma gmeraing. or ltlchmonit Va. . The committee has prepared a plan of reorganisation which has been deposited with ths Bowling Green Trust Companv as depositary and , has notified holders of the .va rious securities affected by the re organisation to deposit them before September 2d. The protective com nrlttee ef the Richmond Passenger A Power Company consolidated bond holders and a similar protective com mittee representing the SouthnLfle Railway A Development ComnanVs bondholder have endorsed ths clan f reorganisation. : CONFERENCE OF LUTHERANS. The Northern Conference of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod will meet in Sharon E. L. church, Oibon ville. Rev. M. F. Harr, pastor, Fri day, August 14th. The opening ser mon will be preached by the presi dent Rev. If. A. Trexler, of Rowan, and the evening sermon will be on missions by Rev. Edward Fulenwlder, .formerly of Lexington, now of New berry, S. C. On Saturday morning Rev. G. H. L. Llngle will preach and In the evening the pulpit will be filled by Rev. W. B. Aull. The Sunday morning sermon will be by Rev. Dr. M. M. Klnard. of St. John's Lutheran church, of Salisbury- The subjects for discussion are: "Congregational Dis cipline," by Revs. C. R. 'Pless and J. W. Stridden "The Reciprocal Duties of Pastor and People." by Revs. Ed ward Fulenwlder ami w. It. Aull; "Christ's Decent Into Hell," by Revs. B. S. Brown and C. M. Fox. f Miss Mary Porter left to-day for a visit to Cleveland, O., and Niagara Falls. Miss Fannie Goodman has re turned from a pleasant sojourn at Ashevllle and Swannanoa. Misses 8a fah and Oza Murr, of Concord, have returned home after a ten-days' visit to Misses Margie and Grace Rltch.- Little MUs Mary Sue Irvin Is visiting at the home of Mr. Roland Harris, In Statesvllle. Rev. Dr. M. M. Klnard, of St. John s Lutheran church, is spending, several weeks at Tate Springs, Tenn. Rev. Dr. Bryon Clarke, of the First Presbyterian church, is spending his vacation at his old home at Clarkton. Manager J.JSL Roueche, of The Post, through the kindness of Attorney Bis marck Capps, has corns Into possession of an old deed which shows that his father, John Roueche, long sines dead, at one time owned a portion of land on Main street, on the site on which now stands the handsome People's National Bank Building, -and running through ths entire block. This tract of land was sold by ths elder Roueche for $1,000, which was considered a good price at that time. A cool $150,- 000 would not buy ths ground and buildings to-day. 1 SHORT. NEWS ITEMS. John Robinson's circus is sched uled to exhibit in Salisbury Friday. August 2$th. This will be the first circus to appear here la seven years, they being kept sway by the high rate ehsrgsd vby the Southern for hauling circus trains since the terri ble wreck of Buffalo Bill's train at Llnwood. Robinson's was the slast big circus to exhibit here.- This sec tion Is craving a show of this kind and "ths old reliable' will do a ca pacity business en the 28th. . - Prof. A. Lee 8 moot and Mr. A B, Salsehy, two of the most enthusiastic Baraca men in the State, went to Concord" this afternoon, where; they organised. two Baraca classes, one at Forest Hill Methodist church and ons et the First Methodist church. They have recently erg aojied like classes Present F.ffect of Judge Sneer's Ruling Regarding IncreaHed Freight Kate Means That Rates to Georgia Will - Be Lower Than to Other Southern States Inter-State CommlsfchM May Harmonise the Situation This Week. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2. 'U have not a thjng to say either regarding Judge Speer's decision or the ruling of the inter-Stato commerce commission, said Judge Samuel G. McLendon. of the Georgia railroad commission to The Associated Press to-day when shown despatches relative to rulings on Increased rates on hay, grain, meat and other food products to the South eastern ?tatea. "When the final de cision 1h given is time enough for the Georgia railroad commission to act. The effect of the decision of Judge Speer is peculiar. In Georgia an in Junction remains in force prohibiting the increase of rates on the commodi ties, in question, while In other States in the Southeastern territory, lnelud ing Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana the courts have not acted and the railroads were at liberty to In crease rates on August 1st. It was this situation that led the roads affected and there are a dozen or more to seek relief from the inter-State com merce commission by asking an ordrr for permission to rescind or modify their proposed increases throughout the Southeastern territory. This, the Inter-State commerce commission re fused to allow. As a result the roads stand in the position of being compell ed to give Georgia lower rates than other states or violate the order of Judge Speer. or of refusing, to obey the order of the commission to put their rates Jnto effect. The railroads took the posltlon that by obeying the order of Judge Speer they would discriminate againut other States. North and South Carolina aluo come Into the queer situation. It was freely stated here to-day that the whole situation seems to hinge on tho question whether or not the law gives the inter-State commerce commission or the Federal courts jurisdiction over the question of rates under the Hepburn bill. Judge Speer s decision had the effect of glvlngJleorgla lo wer rates than any other State and this resulted In an appeal to the commis sion in Washington. The whole situa tion at present seems to be that rate to Oeorgla will be lower than those ta Alabama, Florida, North and South Carolina. It is expected, according to advices here, that a hearing on the matter will be given in 'Washington before the inter-Stato commerce commission some time early tnis ween wun a view to harmonizing the situation. FORECAST OF WEEKS SEWS QUIET IN THE POLlTICAIi WOM.D Jofge Taft" Win Make a Non-PoUtlcsl tAddress to the Virginia Bar Associ ation Wednesday, .But Mr. Bryan Has No Engagements, Having SUM Much Work to Do on His Speech of Acceptance Campaign ' ilanarers Will prepare For the Work Before Them National Liberty Party - to Name Candidates To-Day and Tues day, am the Negro Democratic) Ijeague Will Meet and Issae a Proc lamation to Negro Voters. c f ' ' A quiet week is looked for in the political world. William H. Taft, the -Republican presidential nominee, has promised to address the Virginia Bar Association at its annual meeting On Wednesday at Hot Springs, Vs.- The "' speech will be non-political and is the y only one the candidate has planned to make during the week. - - -'; William Jennings Bryan expects to , finish writing his speech seceptlng ths Democratic presidential nomination on . Wednesday. No engagements for the', week have been announced by him.' t Kugene W. Chaffin, of Chicago, ths prohibition presidential nominee. Is te make several speeches during the week In Lincoln, Neb. SHERMAN WILL REST. The vice presidential candidate, James S. Sherman, the Republican nominee, is to spend a week on Wolf Island In tho St. Lawrence river, rest ing and gathering strength for ths campaign. John W. Kern, Mr. Bry an's running mate, has one address scheduled for the week. This is to be delivered before a chautauqua gath ering at Churl City, Iowa, on Satur day. The campaign managers, Frank H. . Hitchcock for the Republicans, gad Norman E. Mark for the Democrats, will continue during the coming week; to prepare for the fight that la soon to come. Mr. Hitchcock will be in New York the greater part of the week, while Mr. Mack will spend most of his time in Chicago. . OTHER POLITICAL EVENT8. Other political events scheduled for the week Include a Democratic State nominating convention at Wallace, Idaho, on Tuesday, and a convention of the National Liberty party at Wheeling, W. Va., on Monday and Tuesday, at which candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are to be named. The rail for the convention Is addressed to all members of the National Liberty leagues and other organizations and Individuals Interested in the welfare of the negro race. The officers and members of the Na tional Negro Democratic League gen eral committue will meet in Chicago Thursday at which time a proclama tion will be issued to the colored voters of the country. A place and date for holding the national conven tion of the party will be named. MARCHING TO FORT RILEY. SIX KILLED IN A RIOT. Italians and Slavs Employed at Penn sylvania Coke Plants Engage In a Free light With Dire Results State "Conxtabnlary Arrests Nineteen of the Rioters. Unlontown, Pa., Aug. 2. Six dead and 25 others severely Injured, some of them fatally, are the results of a riot early to-day between Italians and. Slavs at Gates, on the H. C. Frlck Coke Company plants, near Mason town. There have been factional differ ences between the two races for a long time. Saturday was pay day and until after midnight a large quantity of Intoxicant was consumed. Jacob Furance, leader of the Italian faction, went to the gate of the Slav boarding house and defied Its 26 inmates. Im mediately Furance and Molanskl, lead er of the Slavs, were engaged In a fight. Antlllo Ronco, another Italian, went to the assistance of the former and this was the signal for a, general fight. Revolvers began to crack and Ronco fell dead, struck, It Is said, by a misdirected shot fired by Furance, to whose assistance he had gone. The in juries of the 2S men consist of bullet wounds through the body, arms and legs. The most serious wounds were received by the Italians. A squad of the (Pennsylvania State constabulary, was quickly at the scene and nineteen of ths rioters were arrested and taken to Masontowh. Members of both factions surrounded the Jail demanding that their com panions be liberated. During the night the Jail was guarded and to-day tne men were 'Drought to Unlontown As the Injured men recover they wjii aiso he arrested. Biwhop Brent of the Philippines Pn dergoes an Operation. Boston, Aug. 2. It became known to-day that Bishop Charles H. Brent, of the Philippine Islands, blshop- eiect or tne Washington Diocese, ar nvea in norton xnursosy after a hurried trip across ths continent from Vancouver, B. C..' to undergo sn operation hers for a nasal trouble. The .operation was performed Of r Tin ay at tne mission nouse con nected with St Stephen's church, where the bishop was rector for ten years. Specialists are said to have been In sttendance, but the utmost secrecy has been preserved ss to who performed the operation and regard ing Its nature. It is known, however, thst ths bishop was apparently In a weakened condition yesterday, when he was removed from the mission house to the horns of one of the prominent members of St. Stephen's parish. ' ' ' . Battleship New Hsinpwhlre Return to . Newport.- . Newport, R. L, Aug. 2. The battle ship New Hsmpihire returned here to day from ths ter-centensry celebra tion at Quebec Ths battleship had a rough pa wage from Quebec, which was Jeff Wednesday morning. -When tbS'Shoals lightship wss reached, the battleship struck a severs storm. The ram cams' down In torrents and a gal set In tvhlcb kicked up a heavy- sea. The ship's- wireless apparatus was blown away but otherwise she stood Federal and Slate Troops Gathering J-xn tho Annual Manoeuvres 10. OOP Troops to Partlctiiate. , Topeka. Kas., Aug. 2. Most of ths 10.000 Federal and State troops which will participate in the annual manoeu-. vrea at Fort Riley from August 10th to September 10th are now on the march and are expected to reach that fort within the next few days. One regiment of cavalry and one reg iment of artillery are already at the fort. The heat Is telling on the soldiers, making It impossible for them to cover long distances. The Thirteenth Regl- -ment United States Infantry arrived hers yesterday after marching four days from Fort Leavenworth. The regiment spent Sunday in camp here getting rested as much as possible. The "hike'.' will be resumed Monday. A corps of engineers is one day ahead of this regiment and Is carrying with It the apparatus used In erecting and using a monster field searchlight which will be used In the manoeuvres to locate troopsnd search the fleldi by night. The light will enable the troops to see 10 miles to detect', the "enemy." x The regiment consists of about 1.509 men and la under the command of ' Colonel Loughburough. While at Fort Riley the engineer corps will throw a pontoon bridge across the Kaw river under as nearly as possible the same circumstances as would exist in actual warfare. , The 10.000 troops to participate in the manoeuvres come from Iowa- South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma " ana Kansas points. . , The forces will be dividend into two armies, the "Blues- and the "Browns and will be arrayed In various forma tions against each other In ths work- Ing out of warfare problems. : WATTERSON AND MACK CONFER, Kentucky Kdltor Um Chief Guest at a Lrtincliron st the Hoffman House. The literary Feature of the Cam paign Discussed. New Tork. Aug.-1. CoL ' Henry , Watterson. of Louisville, ' iCy chair man or ths press committee of the Democratic national committee, was -a luncheon guest to-day of Norman E. Mack, the Democratic chairman. The other guests were Roger C Sullivan, member of the committee from Illi nois; Urey Woodson, national secre tary, and Mrs. Mack. Mr. Mack does not believe in doing political work oa Sunday and he spent a free day. He made no appointments and consideration given campaign; work re- isiea io me uterary question which was discussed to some extent with Colonel Watterson and Ur. Sullirin. Joi. phus Daniels, of North Carolina, who . will have active charge of the' press work. Is expected here soon and Colonel Watterson will await Jls corn In. - An appalling amount of snail la ar riving daily at the Hoffman House, and Mr. Mack Is Impatient to get headquarters opened hers end In Chi-. cego la order to take care of corres pondence, -:v i"-' Woman Shoots' Hnhand Who Whips , , er- .. Canonburg. Pa Aug." 2. While Whipping his wife during a domestic quarrel , early to-day Frank Tataier was shot throush- the abdomen by Jure. Taimer.- He ' wss taken to a tne storm wen. xne oauiesnip will! hospital probably fatally-- injured, proceed to Portsmouth to receive the while the woman is at her home in silver service to be presented by the an unconscious condition from her Stats of New Hampshire. , Injur!.
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