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i, SUBSCRIPTION; PRICE i $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. . G, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THEY MUST BE TRLE1) AGAIN bank! NOTED AfiETJEVILLlB CASES fudge Xewwuui, to United SbatesWs- J5o court, Holds Tbt the Original of indictment ta the Bree-s?en - land-Dlckerson Embrolio Wm Nog Defective nan wrw-Kww o o r-,' . : fend ants Motion to Quash Matters - -; of Filing Another , De Fo the ,! Trial Will Probably Come Up Be - ;S fore ,, Judge Newman To-Day Breese Haa Been Tried Five Times, Dlokerson Once and . Penland Not i. as , All Fnu Text of Judge flew . ;''. Bean's Dedaion,:;- ..:,,)j Byeclai to The Obaerrer. ' v ; ' ; - AshsvUle, Aug. j 10. Messrs. W..B. - , Breess, W. H. Fenland and J.-,E. ' Dlckarsen,' the three former official '.-'ef tba'dafnnct First National Bank ot Asheville, must against stand trial on - criminal charge. This was the et- V. feet ef Judge Newman's decision In ' United States District Court this moraine in holding that the original ; ' blll of Indictment found at Greens i 5 , baro la HIT. end charging conspiracy ::''! nnf defective. The "motion, ot counsel iter the defense to quash the bill was -therefore over-ruled and the noted case will again be aired in a . ; : . court of Justice, v. It i expected that i: tne matter of fixing a date for the trial will come up before Judge New man to-morrow. It ' is understood that Judge Dayton will be assigned to try the cases and that In all probablll ' ty a trial will be had some time in September. v f SOUGHT TO QUASH IT. The defense sought to have the in-, dlctment quashed on the ground that - -' it was defective; that three- grand Juror who were members . of tha grand Jury that found the Indictment at Greensboro were ' disqualified by failure to pay their tastes In sufficient time. During the hearing to this mo tion recently the defense abandoned ; its contention relative to two of the grand Jurors. Messrs. Davis and Couch Couch now deceased but maintained that N. W. Blackburn, of Forsyth county now deceased was . disqualified, that he had failed to pay his taxes. There was much evlence and many affli'daviU relative to Just what old man Blackburn had, the dls trlct attorney contending and seek' lng to show that Blackburn had no real estate and no more personalJ"the situation. . .... I'-Whw'" ..IH property than the law allowed $1S; that no taxes were assessed against him' and that In short he legally had "nothing on which to pay taxea. Judge Newman in bis decision holds that Blackburn was not disqualified and the motion, to quash, is over-ruled. The next trial of the cases will be the fifth time that Major Breese has faced '. a Jury in connection with the failure of the bank more than eleven years ago. Mr. Dickersoa has been tried bu once while Penland has never i been placed on trial. The opinion of Judge Newman cov ering case and 'the points raised are clear and interesting. . It covers Ave typewritten pages and follows:. . JUDGE! NEWMAN'S OPINION, This Is a motion to quash the in dictment in the above named case Don the around that certain mem' bens of the grand Jury that found the bill of Indictment now under-consideration, had not at their time of- ser vice upon the grand Jury, paid taxee - - for the preceding year in conformity with' the requirements of the statute ' ef North Carolina . on that subject . which is as follows: --bscornmlssloBeHr of the several ' , counties, at their regular meeting on the first Monday ot June in each year, ,. shall cause their clerks to lay beforei . them the tax returns for the precea ' lng year for their county, from which they shall proceed to select the names of such persons only as have paid tax - J for. the preceding year and are of "good moral character and of sufficient ' Intelis-ence." ' The bill of indictment now before the court was found att&reensboro, v ' North Carolina, Qctober, xfaT. Snce that time other bills of indictment have been found against the above named defendants separately, , and : there has been one trial of Dickerson , -resulting lna coavlcttoiuJnl889llh Judgment In whlchwas reversed by ,the Circuit Court of Appeals in 1901, ' and severs! trials of Breese. resulting . first in a conviction, which was re-J versed Dy the circuit Court of Appeals - (Breese v. U. 8. 10 Fed. COS, 45 C. C A. S25; Id. 101 Fed. 894. 48 C. C A. 86) on the second and third trials - the Jury failed to agree, and the fourth trial in 104 resulted in a ver- diet of guilty on certain counts in the . Indictment and Judgment of lmpiison- . . ment against Breese, In the . Atlanta V .penitentiary. This last case was . taken to the Circuit Court of- Appeals ' . CBreepe v.:U. S. 143 Fed. 3S0) and i. there the case was reversed e the ground that two of the grand Jurors v J:.t- who found the bill of indictment in that case bad not paid taxes for the "year preceding the , one in which they served on the grand Jury. The mo- i.fVUiOn to ouaxh lh lndlrmnt In that V y'esse was entertained and heard be "J "use f kn order made November -rth, 1887. by judge Dick, presiding in . th District court at Asheville at that tlm when the defendant Breese was arraigned, and; pleaded not guilty. The order In that case was as follows: "United Ststes s." W. E. Breese. Filed Nov. Cth. 18tf. , . . v ORDER. IN BREESE CASE. "In the-above entitled action It is ' ordered by the court that tha fendant. being now arraigned, be and - he is -now inquired to enter his plea to- the 4ndltmSht In uid u 4f he does so shall not operate or have the effect to prevent him taking ad- vantage upon motion In arrest . of Judgment or on a motion for a new trial of all matters and things which -. could be taken advantage of by mo . tlon to quash or demurrer. Upon motion In arrest of Judgment or for a new trial all such ' matters and things shsll be heard' and determin ed as If the same were being heard upon, motions to quash or demurrer.1 - This order shsll apply to any and all (continued on Fags Four). WAKTS PBITCHABD TO BUN MARIO BUTLER TAKES A HAND The -; Former Populist-Republican - Senator Sees Visions of Republican : Victory in North Carolina If He vtx Induce the Judge to need the v fctate Ticket -Dfclaree the Kepub llcsvns in she State Wowld Not Need to Cownt on tivf Negro Tote, But Populists Witt Vote the Ticket Wants Mr. Fries) or Mr. Cox For lieutenant - Go re rnorshlp Thinks -. Judge Pritcfiard Will Get Cabinet rfoD U lie is lected Governor. . f A - BY ZACH ATGIICE. The Observer Bureau, - 1? Post-Building, Washington, Aug. If, Former Senator Marlon v Butler. who - will be a delegate to tha State Republican convention August 26th, wants Judge Prltcbard -toeslgn his present position on the bench and become the ReDublican candidate for Governor. "With Fritchard for Governor, either Cox or Fries for Lieutenant -Governor. and Cyrus xnompson lor Secretary of State, the .ttepu oilcans would carry North Car ouua, and Taft, who ' will likely carry the State ,any way,- would get a much larger one," la the way he puts It. and he seems in earnest about .it In further -discussing the subject to me the former Senator said: "I have Juit returned from a month's stay in the State, and I was surprised to hear so many life-long democrats tell me that they were going to vote for Taft, I am going to vote for Taft; who are you going to nominate for Governor?' was thi remark that man after man would make to me. It depends, therefore, upon who . we . name for the State ticket as to whether we will carry the State. If Judge Prltchard is ur candidate, I think there will be no doubt about our carrying the State, as we did in 184. Nobody In the State would ; make more brilliant campaign or a better Governor than Dr. Thompson, but Judge Prltchard would get the vote of thousands of Democrats all ever the State. . - - SEES BETTER SITUATION. nThe situation for us is even bet ter now than it was in 1894. The Democratic party is Just as bad, has neen giving us lust as bad govern ment, and the people are even more urea of n than they were then." "But," I observed; J'you had more more negroes to vote with you then than you can count on now." The big bunch of whiskers sud denly shot upwards, thfe lips -curled, and the small blight eyes gleamed in wmeioins cioee rn.tt.ia o unyer, not at me, but at some far-off un definable something which phlloso phers call fate and politicians call Why," said he in protesting tone. "since the negroes were disfran chined in North Carolina, the Re publican party has doubled in nunv bers and it Is growing all the time. Only about 8,000 negroes voted In the last election and most of those voted the Democratic ticket My county of Sampson, where there is a large proportion of negroes, ' used to be Democratic by 1,600 majority; but now' it ia Republican by between TOO and 800. About forty negroes voted In Sampson in the last elec tions, and most of those voted the Democratic ticket, ' "And rlsrht in that connection. added Mr. Butler, '1 would say that If the other Republican leaders had acted as Ihavt done, most of the counties - In - eastern North - Carolina would be Republican also." "And what about the Populists? Tou had them with you in 1894?" I remarked. - - POPS WILL VOTE XT. TOO, "There isn't a Populist or a former Populist in the State but will vote the ticket" he answered. The former Populist-Republican leader expresses the belief that should Judge Prltchard be nomi nated and elected Governor of North Carolina, the Lieutenant Gov ernor would succeed to the govern' orshlp. as Prltchard would be given a fahtnot nnaltlon. Whether Judge Taft' Should he be elected, has. any intention of making any appointments from the South is not known, but U is .believed tnat it he thought there ? was any real chance of carrying North Carolina in November he would urge upon. Judge Frltcnara to stana ror me nomina tion. - Should Prltchard be elected Governor it would entitle him to a Cabinet position, but Taft is thought to have enough on nis string witn- out him unless the Republican can didate can gain some material. tangible and seeable advantage by the appointment or by the promise of an appointment - BUTLER BOOSTING PRTrOHAIU) Former Foplliit 8eeo-Wsttes Let ters to Prominent w umington Bust item Men Urging Them to Organise Taft and ' Prltchard Clubs Ven tures the Opinion That tho Judge Will Surety Get Into Taft's Cabinet Special to The Observer.. - Wilminrton. Aug. -10. Not. a mtie Interest was created in .local politics to-dav upon the receipt of letters by a, -number of -prominent 'business men and manufacturers here from ex-Senator Marlon Butler, from his offices In Washington, these being promptly furnished in several instances to tne press-for publication. The letter Is as follows: ' "Dear Mr. : I am satisfied that a r majority of the voters of Carolina sincerely feel that It wowa ne nest for the State as well as the nation for Judge Taft to be elected President. If a man was nominated for Governor who would appeal to the people of the Ssite as Taft appeals to them s gainst Bryan, I feel that the electoral voteL of the State could be carried for Tart With this In view have been trying to get Judge Prltchard to accept the nomination frr Governor. He has not yet cosmnted. bnt I think he would do torT he felt that there was sub stantial demand for his nomination and it would help carry through the electoral ticket Now do you think that ev strong Taft and Prltchard club could be organised in your place, com posed of men who have not before voted the State Republican ticket, if Prttchsrd -would agrept the Humilia tion? Either Hon. John W. Fries, ot Winston, of Hen. J. El wood Cox. of High Point woui". make splendid Governor, but neither of them could conduct as vigorous a campaign : as Prltchard. If one of them would" ac cept -the nomination, however, , for Lieutenant Governor, then he would likely become Governor, for Prltchard would almost surely be offered a place In Taft's Cabinet Trusting to be fa vored with an early reply. I am "Tours very sincerely, . -marion butler." PEIKTEBS IN "HUB CITY" FOR THEIR ANNTAi MEETINGS. Typographers, Stenotypersv FJoctro--typrrs and Mailers Open Their An nual Contention In Boston Secre- . . tary of state. Speaker of the House i , ana we Mayor of the City Deliver the Welcome Addreaocs ' President - Lynch Makes His Report and is . Presented With sv Gold Loving Cup . ny the Member of the Orgaaisa- : tlon Convention : Endorses - the Work Done by ' the - Eight-Hour Committee El tit-Hour light Has - Ilea need the Membership 1,000, ''Boston. XSk. 10. State and city united to-day in a cordial welcome to the delegates attending the ' fifty fourth annual convention of the "In ternational Typographical Union, the seventh annual convention of the In ternational Stereotypers and Electro typers Union, the Mailers. Trade Dis trict Union, a subordinate osganlsa tlon, and the Woman's Auxiliary, of the International Typographical Union. . WELCOME ADDRESSES. Addresses of welcome were made by Secretary of State William Olln and Speaker John. X. Cole, of the Massachusetts House of Representa tives for the State and Mayor George A. Hlbbard. for the city, and John H. Fahey. for the Boston Newspaper Publishers' Association. James M. Lynch, of Syracuse, N. T., president of the International Typographical Union, responded on behalf of tne international bodies. President Lynch was presented with a gold loving cup by the members of his organisation, The work of the eight-hour commit tee was commended and the reports on that subject Were the principal matters of business conducted to-oay, The business sessions adjourned early to give the delegates time to take part in several excursions by trolley and water. The report of the president said in pan: "Tha w-nrlr nf fh vanr had been . . - mainly on the lines of effort at recla mation of those offices that were lost, temporarily at least during the eight- hour campaign. The memoerjuiip to day Is but a trine less than at the time the elsht-hour difficulty occur red, when It was about 47.000. To day the membership Is about 46,000. The reclamation work" referred to will be continued during the coming year. FUNDS OF THE UNION. We can never bring about a 100 per .cent, union. Thousands and thou sands of printers are employed in towns and hamlets who have no op portunity or occasion to Join a union. It may be that the extension Of our benefit features will secure a percent age of these Isolated artisans, but we can never hope to secure- all of them. We can, however. ' organise every town where there are seven or more printers, and that we pro pose to'do." " .--- According to the report or secre tary-Treasurer J. W. Bramwood, of Sndlanapolis, the regular funds or the union amounted to a total tf $198,310. classified as. follows: Burial fund. 814. 1ST: executive councilor defense fuml, 369,933; gen eral fund. 38.329; special defense fund. 3105.364, and The Typographi cal Journal fund, 3545. The report showed a decrease In funds, ot 3 8 5,- 643.18 during the fiscal year. The woman's auxiliary, the mailers union and the stereotypers and elec trotypers' convention also met .dur ing the day. " WORKING FOR THE CONTENTION Milwaukee and Richmond not After Next Convention of the Supreme Lodge, Knlehtn of Pythian Special Meeting Will Deride tne Matters Boston, Aug. 10. The mctivs rival ry of Milwaukee and Richmond, Va., for the convention of the Supreme JLodre. Knights of Pythias, made long session to-day of the Supreme Lodge, which is lingering In this city after the departure of the unirorm rank, which concluded its sessions here last week. So important was the matter that it went over xor a special meeting to be held Wednesday... The uniform rank has already select! Milwaukee for Its next convention, subject to the spproval within Six months of the supreme iage, out considerable sentiment ror a conven tlon in the South has developed. Little headway was reached to-day on matters of importance to tne subordinate lodges, and after a long debate on the amplification of the rit ual of the order, the matter still re mains undecided. Charlie Ixynghlin, Tar Heel Acrobat, . Seriously Injured in sisine. Special to The Observer. -Hendersonr-AttSr. 19 Mr.-D.C Loughlln, a citizen ot Henderson, and veteran circus man, has Just been notified that while the circus to which his son Charles Is attached, was giving a performance in Augusta, Maine, he fell from the trapese, fracturing his hip. The latest Information this morn lng Is, his condition is favorable. Miss Edith,' the sister, while in ,the riding act at . Cincinnati, Ohio, daring the spring, suffered also from a broken limb. She Is now at boms doing quite WelL . ; tr WeU-Bmowii Authoress Dead. . Boston, ' Aug. 10. Mrs. Louise Chandler MouHon, the well-known utnoress, died at her home here to day, after an illness of ' nearly 9 months. Mrs. Moalton's death was due to acuta Brlght's dfsease. Mrs. Moul- ton was born at Pom fret. Conn In 1838. She married Wllllim U. Moulton in L$5S. Her husband died ten years ago. she wrote a large number ot short stories for children, ss well as a number of novels and poems, she spent many years of her life In Lon don, where she became well known In literary .- circles, - she . leaves one daughter. Mrs. William II. 8chafer, of Charleston, 8. C. , Train Strikes Wasttnvt : 'Three Pas- - ,engert Killed. Ooldneld, Nev Aug. 19. As the result of a washout on the Ton ope h and . Tidewater near Shoahene, CaL, last night a- passenger tram plunged into a chasm ; and three men were killed., - v Shortly before the train arrived at Shoshone a cloudburst wsshed . out a hundred feet of track. The train dashed Into the cut the locomotive -turning over and the baggage and other cars rolled on their, sides, but the sleping.car remained on the track. - - TWO BW BOILERS EXPLODE MR. ERNEST . THUS ' INJURED. Fearful OatastroDbe. Early Yesterday ...Morning- at tile Halted Gold, Mine; t Near Kershaw, s. Cvtwov Mm moth Boilers Explode Injuring Four Men, Superintendent A. xraes, ' Son oTCspt A. Thlee, of This City, Perhaps Fatally One Man Standing " Near Engines Hurled a DlHtance Without Injury Halle Mine One of the Best Known In tbe Soutn. s One of the most fearful boiler ex plosions that ever occurred in South Carolina took place yesterday morn ing at 9:07 o'clock at the Halle gold mine In Lancaster county, two - and one-half miles from Kershaw,, wjien the two 100-horse-power boilers blew up, demolishing the engine house and snammoth stamp mill and seriously injuring four men, one of whom was a son of Capt" and Mrs. A. Thies, of this city.' Other than that the water Is. 'sup posed to have been allowed to get too low in one of. the boilers nothing of a definite nature is known as to the cause of the accident. Boiler No. 1 blew up and one of the flying fragr ments of iron knocked off the dome f boiler Kb. - 8, which also then exploded. The shock was terrific, its force being very perceptible, even in Kershaw, more than two miles away. It simply demolished every thing about the place, some of the parte of the boilers being hurled far upon the sides of the adjacent hills. Mr. O. C. Gardner, who happened to be standing behind a post but ten feet arway from tne Doners, wnen xne .- tastrophe occurred, was thrown through the side of the engine house and into the stamp mill nara oy, ana was practically unharmed. The In jured are: THE INJURED. Mr. Ernest A Thies, superintend ent of the mine, seriously burned about head and body and face and neck'cut by falling debris. Mr. B. M Truesdel, badly burned. Mr. J. P. Pitman, engineer, burned and stunned by falling pieces of wood and brick. Not seriously hurt. Mr. -E. M. Ogburn, burned and cut by falling timbers. The accident took place shortly al ter 9 o'clock. The engines . at the time were running smoothly, appar ently performing their accustomed duties in their accustomed way. tnere was nothing slack so lar ss sny of those about the place could tell to In dicate that there was snylng wron. If the water was low in one of the boilers no one was aware of it. Mr. Thies, who happened to be passing through, observed to Mr. Plttman, the enrineer. that his clock was four minutes slow and suggested .that he move It forward a little. xnis Mr. Plttman proceeded to do. He step ped up on a box to get at the clock and had just accomplished his mis sion and was climbing down when the explosion occurred. Mr. Thies was buried beneath the debris, nis face being cut by flying bricks and falling timbers and his head and body seriously burned. Messrs, Pitt- ian, Truesder and Ogburn, the three other men in the building, were also hurled to the floor and almost If not altogether covered by the loose ma terial which fell all about them. Fortunately Mr. Plttman was not badly stunned though severely burn- eessful Flight With Ills Aeroplane ed and he was able to crawl fronljArter Two False Start Machine beneath the wreckage without assist ance. Mr. Thies rarea mucn worse, however, for he was rendered uncop sclous an some time wss required to extricate him. 15 minutes at least. Neither Mr. Truesdel nor Mr. Og burn were seriously injured although their cut and burns were most pain ful. Mr. Pitman escaped by a hair s breadth, his call being an exceedingly close one. Mr. Thies suffered the most serious Injuries. Doctors were summoned and trained nurses were secured from a distance and every thing- knqwn to medical science was done to save his life. Tne pnysi -clans are hoping for the best HAILE MINE WELL KNOWN. The Haile gold mine Is one of the. best- known of its kind in the caro Unas. It was operated for a number of years by Capt. A. Thies, of this city, who managed it most successfully. When he left It to retire from active business years ago, he committed its direction to his son, Mr. isrnest a. Thies, who has had It In charge ever since. He has made It prosper as did his father and to-day the Halle mine is regarded as one Of the safest if any gold mine may be esteemed safe, In the country. This catastrophe Is the most serious that has ever happened In Its history. There have been accidents of one kind and another before but not on auch a scale ss that of yesterday. No estimate ss to the damage done ths plant can be given until a Careful inspection by experts haa been made, The engine house snd all of Its con tents were destroyed and the , big stamp mill was badly twisted and torn. yesterdays loss was in tne in Jury -Inflicted to- thefalthf ul employes, I particularly the superintendent, rather than the monetary damage dona the plant i Mr. Thies Is quite well known In Charlotte where he has frequently vis ited. As stated, he is a son or capt and Mrs. Ai Thies, snd a brother of Messrs. O. J. Thies and Qua Thies. all of this city. He is a bachelor and one of the most thrifty and en ergetlo business men In South Caro lina. . It Is to be sincerely hoped that tie will recover, although his chances ere ssld to be very slim. Mr, O. J. Thies and a local physician and a nurse will go down this morning to see If anything additional can be done.'; Forsyth Cltisen Celebrates nis fist ,.-." Birthday, - ;:.. Special te The Observer. Wlnston-Ssiem, Aug. 10. Mr. William L. Swsim, one of the best kswn resi dents of Forsyth county, celebrated his ninety-first . birthday yesterday, at his home naar . j rrledland church. About eighty relatives and friends were present and ate. dinner together at a long table. Mr. Swalm has four children new liv. lng, seventeen grandchildren and four teen great -grandchildren. His wife was Miss Paulina Vawter, to whom he was married en April 3d, - IMS. - Former Wife' of Bredi Duke - on v- . Trial. .- . --. Chkasro. Aus. 10. Mrs. rAIIes v 1 Webb-Duke, formerly the wife of Brodls L. Duke, a tobacco merchant, was placed bit Trial lo-day" Charted with defrauding' the Great Northern Hotel by means ef alleged worthless checks. As one of the witnesses for the defense did wot sppear. the ease sgalnst Mrs. Duke was postponed un til to-morrow. . . . CMcoJS population 3.425,000. Chicago. Aug. 10. Chicago has a population of 2.435,900, according to the 1908 city directory, which will be Issued to-morrow. This Is a gain ever last year of 11,000. - EXPLOSION WRECKS MILL EIGHT DEAD A SCORE INJURED. Boiler of Large Rolling Mill, Lo-at- ed in tne Centre or the riant, m Ixodes Without a, Moment's Warn- - Ing Rescue Parties Recover Eight ' . Dead Bodies and Over a Score Are Injured Mill Had Been Shut Down '. For Repairs and the Victims Were , Working Clone by When the Kxpio sion Ooinrretl Bnilriinr Is Wrecked and Adjoining Buildings Are Badly Damaged Head of Holier is tun ed Nearly a Block. . : Tork, Pa., Aug. 10. Eight "men were killed. ' nearly a score of others more or less seriously Injured, and thousands of . dollars worth of property damaged by the explosion of a boiler in' the York RoUinff MilT late this afternoon. ' The dead: JOHN CLENCY,' York. BENJAMIN BREMER. , i . HARRY ZACHRIST. " 1 POLA PUCCI. ""-ALFRED 8TRUCK. " JOHN 6LOSSMAN. HARRY FEGER, all of Columbia, Pa. v EDWARD FITTLER. Marietta, Pa. The boiler which was located in the centre of the mill exploded without a moment's warning. WORK OF RE8CUE. A rescue party was quickly organis ed' and search for the bodies wss In stituted. : Ambulances from the York Hospit al were hurried to the scene, but ow lng to tne numDer of dead and lnjur- ed, delivery wagons and other con veyances were pressed Into service In order that the Injured might be rush ed to the hospital. While the injured were being looked after, the bodies of the dead were being carried from the ruins of the building. A majority of those kill ed had their heads and limbs torn from their bodies and were so badjy mangled that Identity was almost an impossibility. The mill had been closed down for about a week and two score of men were engaged In making repairs to an engine. The men were work ing close to the boiler and when the explosion occurred not one of them was able to make his escape. BOX CARS SPLINTERED. The shock was so terrific that It demolished a large portion of the mill and sent heavy pieces of twisted iron and metal in all directions. The plant of Broomal, Schmidt and Steacy Company, located near the scene of the explosion, was badly damaged and a horse which was standing three hundred yards distant from the mill was Instantly killed. Box cars on the railroad siding adjoining the mill were torn to splinters and several persons near the building were slight ly Injured by flylnr debris. The shock was felt over the en tire city. The head of the boiler. about four feet square, was hurled nearly a Block. The Injured are all expected to re cover. AEROPLANE'S SECOND TEST. Wilbur Wright Makes a Second Knr. BeiMtvea Well and Experts Say It Is .nearer rerrecuon Than Any Vet 'jestea. Lemans, Aug. 10, After two false starts, Wilbur Wright, the Dayton, O., aeroplanist, made a successful ascen sion here shortly after 8 o'clock this evening. The machine flew about two kilometres (1.24 miles) In one minute and 43 seconds, official time. Owing to the lateness of the hour, Mr. Wright decided not to try . a longer run. The flight was viewed by several thousand people. The evolutions of to-day were car ried out with the ssme ease and mastery as those of Saturday. Mr. Wright caused the machine to swervs out of a direct line of flight and to describe two loops, like a great figure eight. The first false start was due to the clumsiness of an assistant, who held on to the aeroplane too long, thereby causing its right wing to touch ths ground and giving the machine such an unmanageable tilt to starboard that Mr. Wright, made a landing after traversing only CO feet. On ths second trlsl Mr. Wright got away well and ths machine rose to 30 feet. It had traversed. 800 feet when suddenly It approached too near the. branches of some trees. The motor aior not perform Its functions prop- gooa siyie. Undismayed by these, two failures, sir. wngni, just at dusk, again as cended and this time sailed up and dpwn the field at varying heights and finally landed directly In front of the grand stand to the accompaniment of a ourst or applause, M.:DeUgrangs. the well-known aeronaut who was the first person to seize Mr. Wright's hand afte,r ths ex hlbltlon, told The Associated Press that Mr. Wright certainly was a mar veL He did not consider that to-day's mishap denoted doubtful control of the aeroplane. Leon Bollee, another expert, waa of the opinion that the Wright machine showed the greatest perfection of any he had seen. consider Mr. Wright a genius," added M. Bollee. "His only mistake ilea in his tryijig to make all the parts of his machine himself, for with the aid-of experts In their manufacture, he un doubtedly would have a better and finer whole." .It is probable that the aviator will again .- make demonstrations to-morrow,-,- -- v- . --. . . ,, i v ; FORCE INCREASED AT SPENCER. Southern Employes WhAjfave Been Out of. Work For Five Months Called Back CI Li sens Hall News With Delight. Special to The Observer. ; Spencer, Aug. 10. The biggest in crease mads this year in the force of employes at the Spencer shops of ths Southern Railway came today when a large number of men were called back Into the service after be ing out five months. Ths machine and erecting J shop - forces were In creased about fifty per cent while & proportionate number of additional men were railed back into the boiler hopblacksmUn shop. ; "painf shop and. ether departments. - A corre sponding Increase in the number of apprentices wss . also made. .' The men will hereafter work six eight hour dsys per week. The car de partment which formerly worked four das in the week will hereafter work nve days: The round house Is work ing on full time. The Ineresa In the fores Is hailed with great delight ny su the eitisens of spencer and is taken-ss a sign ef the. return of presnerlty. - ---fr . - ; y GOOD NEWS FOB MB. BRYAN LABORING MEN ARE AROUSED. A Steady Stream of Visitor to Fsir- vlew.rry Encouragtns; Report to the Democratic Nominee nr. Bryan Exceedingly . Pleased When Told That General Douglas.. Had Organised a Bryan and Kern Club, '. Composed of Southerners living In ; New York Believes Southerners in Other Northern States Will FoHow the Kxample New Yorker Declares , That the Trades Unions Are Aroused More Than They HaTe Ever Been. Falrvlew. Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 10. From the lips of the numerous call ers from various parts of the country, and from letters, William J. Bryan to day received reports regarding the political outlook as affecting- bis can didacy for the presidency of the Unit ed States. Altogether he had one of his busiest days sines his nomina tion. In addition to some traveling men, the visitors Included Representative Henry Clayton, ot Alabama, chairman of the committee on notification; Dr. J. W. McClure, of Sedalla, Mo., a member of the committee; Rev. 8. F. MteQulre, of Osceola, Kan.; Henry Oeorge, Jr., of New York: Harvey W. Hardy, of Lincoln, an actogenarian. who Intends to stump Erie and Wy oming counties. New York, for Bryan; a delegation of Christian Scientists from various parti of tha country, and three hundred members of the Epworth Ouild, to whom he deliver ed a brief address. GENERAL DOUGLAS CLUB. Knowledge of the fact thai Gener al Henry Douglas, of New York City, had organised a Bryan and Kern club, composed of Southerners living in the Empire State, brought unbounded pleasure to Mr. Bryan. The infor mation was contained In a letter re ceived at Falrvlew to-day. Gen eral Douglas, who Is a native of Mary land, commanded a brigade In Gen eral Lee's corps to which Colonel Bryan's third Nebraska Regiment was attached. Mr. Bryan gave expression to his feelings on the subject by mak ing the following statement, believ ing that General Douglas' action would be followed by Southerners In other Northern States: "i am very much gratified to hear of It. We have a large number of Southern Democrats In the City of New York, snd they have won prom inence In all departments of the city's activity. They have retained their love for fundamental Democratic principles snd are In position to con tribute largely to the party's success In that State. I am more than pleased to hear of the organisation of this club." STEVEN80N A 8TRONO MAN. The success of Adlal E. Stevenson, Mr. Bryan's running mate In 1900, in the recent Illinois primaries for the governorship nomination attract ed particular notice of the Democrat ic candidate. "While I take no part In the contests between Democrats be fore the conventions or primaries. he said, "I am sure I will be pardon-j ed In this case if I say that while we had a number of worthy Demo crats aspiring to the governorship of Illinois, no one among them was su perior in his qualifications to Mr. Stevenson. I believe he will make a very strong candidate and will greatly aid the national ticket The dissatisfied Republicans, and there are many of them In Illinois, will feel that no harm could come to the State from Mr. Stevenson's election. His large public service and his sterling qualities combine to max mm tne ideal candidate, and he will make an Ideal Governor. The visit of Henry George, Jr.. last ed an hour. His opposition to the Idea of the guaranty of bank depos its waswell known to Mr. Bryan, but that Will not prevent his support ing the Democratlo .ticket for he said he wanted to see Democracy win in November. Mr. George Is nearlng the end of an extensive lecture tour, and when that Is concluded It Is Till Intention to tske the stump In behalf of Bryan and Kern. LABOR MEN ACTIVE. "We talked about some things that were particularly Interesting to us," remarked Mr. George, but beyond that he would say nothing of what waa under discussion. To the - newspa per men Mr. George declared that If he could trust ths signs, hs noted a trade union movement on In New York, similar to that In 1888, when his father conducted his campaign. "This Is the first tlms In many years, except in the case ef Representative Llttlefleld of Maine," said Mr. Oeorge, "that President Gompers, of the i American Federation of Labor, has been In a political .fight It Is very significant. " In his opinion trades unions were more In politics in tha present cam palgn than he had ever known them to be, "and that." h-isald,-Jn 'ay lng a great deal." There were con ditions, he remarked, such ss hard times, and labor Injunctions thst had aroused the laboring men to action. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES TO DAY. In the conrse of his lectures In Jtansss and Nebraska, Mr. George In order td test the temper ef bis au diences on the political situation, casually mentioned the name of Mr. Bryan. . He told ths Democratlo nominee that If the enthusiasm dis played was any Indication of the feel ing toward him these States - were surely Democratic. Mr. George left on a late train for ths West. The , members of the notification committee are rapidly coming in. To morrow' Important conferences by ths Democratic managers will be held in Lincoln. One of these will be be tween chairman Mack and the mem bers of the executive committee, and tho other between Mr. Mack and tae committee appointed o compile ths text book. In the afternoon , it Is expected . Mr. Mack will go out to Falrvlew. where he and the Demo cratic nominee will discuss the genet at aspect and condition of the cam paign. - V ' - ' Fatal Accident at Hendeenon. - Special to The Observer. - ; - " Henderson, Aug. 10. One ; ef the most herriaje accidents In ths history of Henderson occurred this morning InTfOTBTO at 8 o'clock. While feeding the picker, Henry Allen,' colored, age.. 30 years, had. Ms left arm caught In the ma chine, wbb'h drew Ms body also Into the works.' crushing not' only his arm and Shoulder, but a part of his face disappearing. In an unconscious con dition the mangled form was removed to the office, where death Soon reliev ed him ef his suffering. TEXAS FILES COMPLAINT COMMISSION WILL PCSH CASE Texas Railroad' Commission Flies a Oomplaint Against Sixty-Seven -7-Ytallroads,-arjtfnjr "Them Witli Knterliurlnto Cwplrary Through ' the souttiwestern Traffio Association ' For the Suppression of Competition i and Restraint of Trade Owing to the Importance of the Case It Will Be Pushed by the Commission as Rapidly as lojwi!le -Time Limit For Replies Cut Short Fire Days Complaint Framed by Culberson. Washington, Aug. 10v The railroad commission of Texas ' to-day filed formal complaint with the Inter-State commerce commission against sixty seven railroads, and other common carriers alleging a conspiracy on the part, ef the defendants through the Southwestern Traffio Association for the suppression of 'competition and restraint of trade in the recent action increasing freight rates ; to common points in Texas. The commission will forward notice of this complaint to all tho carriers Involved and will give them fifteen days to reply, the usual period allowed for answering a com plaint beta twenty days. The com mission will expedite this case as) much as possible on account of Its widespread importance. The com paint Is signed by Allison Mayfield. chairman of ths Texas rail road commission, with W. R. David-, son. Attorney General. and Claude Pollard. Assistant Attorney General of the State of Texas, conterslgning the paper. . The complaint undertakes to com pare the alleged cost of maintenance and operation of the railroads wtts the actual cost and the claimed In debtedness which Is supposed to Jus tify the Increase.. The railroad com mission of Texas, It appears, has ap praised the-cost of construction and operation of the roads, as well as the actual Indebtedness upon which the rates may be fairly based. , AN UNLAWFUL AGREEMENT. Eight freight schedules which have recently been filed with ths commis sion are made the basts of the com plaint, and all are claimed to have been brought about by an unlawful agreement between the defendant car riers and the Southwestern Traffio As sociation, of which they are members, or whose members represent through power of attorney, those who are not. It declares thst the Increased rates will fall primarily upon the com modities of prime utility and - daily necessity: that they will seriously dis turb trsde relations, causing loss to shippers and the consuming public, and that the increased tax, so fsr as Texas slone Is concerned, will amount to 82.653,000 a year. Senator Culberson was actively as sociated with the representatives of the Texas State railroad commission ers In the framing of this complaint WORK OF THE FEDERATION. President and Secretary of the-Fed erstiou of Catholic SocietW Trll of the. Work Ione Ttnrtnr thm Past Year Membership - Has Doubled .Since Last Meeting. - Boston. Aug. "10. Favored ' with, delightful weather, the seventh na tional convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies be gan Its business sessions to-day In Symphony Hall. The meetings will b held until Thursday of this week.' The day opened with a solemn mass of requiem at the ChU ch - of - the- immacuiate Conception. Very Rev. Oeorge J. Patterson, the vicar gen eral of the archdiocese, officiated and wss assisted by Rev. Father James J. Murphy as .deacon and Rev. Father Redmond Walsh, S. J., as subdeacon. , , The features of the day's ' business sessions were the reports of Presi dent Edward Feeney, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and National Secretary An thony Matre. of St Louis. Mo. A cablegram of congratulations. In which the apostolic blessing Was ssked, wss sent to Cardinal Merry del Vsl at the Vatican. .-'., , In bis report President Feeney urged renewed activity on the part ot the federation. He called atten tion to the work of the organisation, the past year In getting Congress to pass a bill for compensation for damages sustained by church prop erty In the Philippines and In push ing charges against Judge Wilfrey. of the United Statea Court in China, on complaint of Soman Cath olics In Shanghai. The work of the federation in fighting Socialism and Immorality wss also emphasised. The doubling of the members of ths federation within a year was - re ported by National Secretary Matre. Ths growing success of the federa tion's plan of advocating a share of? the school fund for secular branches ta ught - in- - schoolav- the waron T8o clevllsm, Immoral publications and dlvorco were commented- upon; a general activity in eaucauonai mat- I... .nil lha n.ii.l m m ' 4m Ihnlfrt Y. M. C. A. were emphasised by the secretary. i The business sessions - will be re sumed to-morrow morning. TU e-t-UMtr IT lUVHX. Question of Final Settlement Be tween G nil ford Board ot Education and Mr. John J. Nelson Will Be Left to Legal Arbitration. ... ' v' Observer Bureau. ,; . The Bevtlle Building, ' V" Greensboro, Aug. lft. The question of a final settlement be tween Mr. John J. Nelson and the coun ty board el education, which has been under consideration' tor the past ' four months, came up again at a meeting of the board ef education this afternoon. Mr. D. P. Stern, attorney for the board, announced that he and ,h attorneys for Mr. Nelson had been unable - te agree. the amount In controversy being $1.3HV with interest Meaars. A.' B. Kimball and Thomas R. Beat!, attorneys for Mr. NeUoa. stated thst their client waa ready and anxious to make a final settlement but they did not consider . it just or fair to require ' Mr. Nelson to account for funds that bad never come Into his bands. It appears that the money still claimed to-be due the school board represents fines that were either remitted er not j-psidc-wnd U-s eontepdrjOihat MF. N'ls?a. should not be held responsible tor this. His attorneys stated that Mr. Neisnn was willing to submit the entire tni!!T to the judtre prasldsng over the oeit t-r i M Gulttord Superior Court ami ahMe t -his declnton, an this met wtth t'..e - proval ef the members of the b- i education! Fhould tbe juiljr be uni:tlrg t t - Upon hlrnsSthe renponsiMtr rr riding the case, a rfre mar t r-. pointed to take evWence a" J rt ; te tbe court. 7- - -i - -. : ?