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A ' ' -6 T V t SUBSCRIPTION PRICE y $8.00 A CHARLOTTE, ,-N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. itm 'I I "CYCH vCv ,3 ,1 H . - CONVICT . GUABD MISSING A fYSTETUOt'S DISAFTBARAyCR, Mr.' Wan-ace' J. Johiuton QiUU Mc- IugUliu'sCampat4yrtockJnU9 ..'.' Morning and Cannot Be Found--I - Tracked About Threw Miles In the " ; Blar Road His Brother, Patrolman V. - Muxilng M-IvM ilia Pistol, VI - d.lmMA Money With Him eiuppo. '"" i eiuon Is That He Waa.lUUed.or 'V - ?-,;. vro-. n.. T . Tii1iiiiiaiii "Onwlct ' 'v Al I . ' .'V-' , '-guard,' disappeared from McLaugh Un's camp near, Mint. Hill yesterday, . JnA has. not been seen since. .Friends ' end kinsmen searched tot hours tori lilm tut wlthout succeas, ,It la gen "..'eriUy believed"'' by those conversant M -with the facta that he was srouraer. Vled'or- that bis mind failed- 4. Jl ' v : Mr. Johnson was night guard th '. convict amo. Yesterday morning before day. at f.o'cloelt, an hour and ; : half before time tor' him to go off duty, Mr. Johnson 'waked up Mr ' tValter Cunning ham, ? another . g uard, , . and asked. him -to nold the tort. fer V him for a Uttle while untune could ? etep out. v That lwae .the Ja ee of : the younc maaT f ;Wherf k4 did not ; return, as he was expected 'to.' do, an : j Investigation was Inaujurated. and It ; was f own that he had left his coat, : his keys and hie pistol.) t the iamp, His tracks, or at least m track sup- poeed to be- Jila, eame toward' Char lotte. np the Mint HWioad, for nearly thru TnllM. f . f -'. , r - The, news of the dlsappesraace of Mr. Johnson was telephonell to' his , torother, Partolman tu. ju jonnson, ,. early yesterday mornftis;, and. he went down to help seach for Aim. " A party ' composed of (uards, nelghbore and trusties, hunted for hours but-could " ' never aocomplieh more, than to follow " ' the trail In the road, which was flrxt on the macadam and then In the red mud. The very fact that he would drift -from the hard road Into - the mire, where he would flounder about for many yards at the time, led eonae of tils friends to betleve-that he was :. demented. - It was known around i the camp that -he carried considerable . money on hie person. Hie associates :: esy that he. must have had l5 or k: 70 when he left camp... This makes some lean-to the theory that he "was robbed. " The trail suddenly duap . Beared and could not be located again. . Mr. Johnson Is about IS years old. ' ' He has been a guard, off and on, tor ; five or els years, for two years aerv ; Ing at the McLaughlin camp. - He :y weigh 12S pound and la light com plected, smooth shaven ', and yulet mannered. When in Charlotte he made his home with his mother, Mrs. L. . K. Johnson, at the corner of Eighth ; and Brevard streets. ' He is not mar ... Before leaving the camp' verfterday .morning at l:S0 Mr. Johnson, ae waa -. nis cue torn, turned ovu tne eignt or The relatives of the missing man f are verj much wrought up over his . mysterious lehavior. . Several years ', ego he had a eerious Ulnese that 1m- : paired his health for a time, and it is ' feared that this-old trouble has re turned: ' -' SIRS. HATVS 1EXIES REPORTS. DerlerM That the Charn or Imnrotv ' er Conduct tilth Annie Are False ,Ko Effort Belli fr Made to Effect a . Reconciliation : With Her Husband New. Version of the Automobile Ride. : . : '. New Tork, Auk. 20.- Interest In the case of the Halns brothers, now awaiting indictment .and trial in the Queens county Jail for the murderof ,l -William, js. Annis on the float of the Beyelde, I 1 Tacht Club, last Sat ' vrday, centred to-day in varlou con tradietpry statements issued by the " - . lawyers for Captain Peter ?. Halns - i --tina hie orother,-Thornton J. Halns, ' C; and by thoee having charge of the ln- v tereete of Mrs. Halns, the captain's 'V,- wire. - . . y ..'J i Frank G. Wild. Mrs. Halne 4ttor .' . . ney, Issued a formal denial of the al- -.4; '', - legation made against his client,; In- ' statlnz that, signed eonfeeeions to the contrary notwithstanding, Mrs. Halns ' : had never been guilty of Improper J conduct with Annis. , f V' ' As , to the published story to the - effect that his client waa trying: to P'i' ,V effect sv reconciliation with her hus- hand and would testify in hie behalf t; at the trial, Mr. wild waa equally jpos ; " Itlve.j Hie client had never- con- v eldered a. reconciliation as possible, ' ' h said. ' - '.I- Weldon C. Percy, the first lawyer . Vcalled in to defend Captain Halns and . ' his brother, refused, to comment on r the various' statements. ; In respect V to "the much-exploited incident of the automobile ride In which Captain v " Halns took Annie Just after his return . : from the Philippines, Mr. Prcy threw , . 'a new light. . . I , : S . . r- "The- captain," aald he, i returned v wlth a conviction that all the gossip connecting Annie and his wife was , aheolutely without foundation. He , . ' ' studied upon a way to speedily silence the detractor of the woman no loved, . ' and decided that the best way would : e to openly Invite Annis to -dinner . at the fort He did this,' trusting in the word of his wife. That night ' Annis came to the fort With his wife, and after dinner the v four--iMrs. Halns, the captain and Mr. and Mrs. . . . Arnils -went;out' together tm an Tan-' : tomoblle ride.' Subsequent to . that, ' - the captain discovered the truth, The talk of iklrs. Halns not having been: In . i full possession of her faculties at tke - time she signed the confession Is . 4 ridiculous. -.. Fully - twelve hours elapsed between! hep oral and ; her written mfessio'da,''v' a .'-. i;' r;;-- .;;-:; lAisltanU Clipa Three 5 Honrs "IVoni x t '.Record.;-' ; s ; "'. 'Ive Tork, Aug. WMh the beet : "previous record for a transWrtlantlc voyage lowered by more than three i:4 hours, the Cnard turbine steamship Lusltanla arrived oft Sandy Hook . ltshtship at 10 o'clock to-jrtght "hav ing made the run across the 'Atlantic '; 4ver . the short course In fonr days, ' f -18 hours ana ZS minutes. The Xusl- t tenia's . former record, which-was . alsp the ocean record, was 4 days IS - hours and 4ft. minutes, the steamer by her new performance lowered- her by I hours and II minutes. Governor Magoon En Route to Wash ; tngton. ...- ''.-'-...-v. .Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 10.- Gover nor Charles E. Magoon, of Cuba, ac companied' by Captain Ryan, arrived here this morning, stopped long enoujrh to eat a hearty breakfast, then took the next train for Washington. OLD BUTTONS WORKED OFF.- Enterprlfinjr Sdiemers Sell Campaign Buttons of l&ee and oo to . Brooklyn Shopkeepen Buttons Bear the IortrUts pf Bryan and . bewail, and Bryan and Stervenson.. New Tork. Aug. 20. Thousands -of Democratic campaign buttons of the vintage of 1886 and 1100 have been old to Brooklyn shopkeepers, accord ing to the police of that borough, and fully $5,000 was r allied by those en gineering the transaction.. . The but tons are new In . appearance and look to "be genuine,-' but persona familiar with the candidates on the Democratic presidential ticket thU year would ex perience no difficulty in detecting the fraud, - The . portraits of Bryan and Bewail, and Bryan and Stevenson, the candidate of ! and M00 respec tively, are. shown on the buttons,, but as their names Jlo not appear below the .pictures, . the "shopkeepers were unaware of the deception. All recog nised Mr. Bryan's picture and took it for granted tha,t the companion pic ture was that of Jf. Kern. V HORSE MAKES GREAT RUX. Heshcs! Throngh ' Two Stores and . Then Sprints For Two MUe, Being Stopped FlnaUj - by Barb : Wire Special to The Observer. ' ' ' : '' 't Fayettevllle. Aur. ' lO.A country oorse hitched behind Q. KVJflmrockr store on Hay street this mornin he came frightened a.nd . dashed through the store, leaving the wagon outside the door, then across the street and into the window of W. Prior Sons. Jewelers, " amaahlnr every piece of glass and ' cblnaware In the window. Including some valuable hand-painted china of Miss Florence Hall. The horse ran two miles and became en- tanghed n a, barb wire fence, fractur ing his skuu, Arrested For PynadlUng Mine Boss i Mouse. Birmingham. Ala.. 'Aug. Z0. Peter Wallace, a well-known whUe .man, was arrested at Pratt City to-night, charged with dynamiting the house of Mine Boss Tom Duggan, at thas piece Tuesday -light. . Witnesses are said - to have been found who saw hhn erawl under the . house. The dogs also took the .trail from Xnig- gan'g house to that of Wallace. - The flying squad of deputies was sent to a point near Pratt, City to-night as the result of Information received at the sheriff's office that an attack would be made on the camp at mid night.- There has oeen a greater feeling of apprehension in the dis trict to-day , than at any time since the Biocton : assassinations. T Mr. F. BV Alexander to Sue Receiver of Big Bucket Shop, Special to The Observer. Cincinnati. O., - Aug. . 10. -One creditor at least of the de funct Odell Company has good ehence : to - -get his money back, .nd an application will be filed la the courts to-morrow i. demanding repayment by the receiver. F. B. Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C, says he sent 11,400 to the Odell Company Just alter ne di bucket anon had gone into the hands of -Thomas Cogan ar receiver. This money could not be considered a portion of the assets of the defunct concern, he contends, and Mr. Alexander through his attorney. Charles Do lie," expects to establish -the fact tbmt It reached the receiver and not the company and Is therefore his property. - . , v ; ' x .it i .. . The Terry-He! tmaa Weddlna;. Special to The Observer. ' r , High Point. Aug. zO.tnla after noon at S o'clock Mies Man Carr Hett man and Mr. R. B. Terry were united in marriage at tne nome or Mrsy ism ma CarrHeitman, at Trinity. - The ceremony was performed by Rev. O jr. KirDy. -prother-in-iaw of the bride. The following attendants were present: .Miss Linda Clements,, of Mocksvllle. and Mr. Oscar MoffltL of High Point; MiM Elisabeth 8pencer an Mr. Vernon W. Idol. Mr. O. W. Clark waa best man. Miss Ella Lam beth played the wedding- march. .The usners were Messrs. J. J. Farrlea and Albert Heitman. . The bride and rroom left this city on no. seutn, .- They will soead their honeymoon at Lake Toxaway. Sergeant Brest Wine Presldent'sAOon test at Kino Tournament. ' Camp Perry. O.. Aosr. 20.-8erareant a. Jtsrest, ox the United 'States in. fantry, . won the President's contest to-day, the ' closing event In the National Rifle Association's tourna ment. - He. made a- score of sot against a field ' of 177 other ' con testants ' - Last year the gold medal was won Dy sergeant Berg, of Wash ington, by a score of J 10. In to-day's contest Capt F. W. Allen, of Massa chusetts, took second prise, the silver medal, wkb a score or oz. r Third place and tne nronxe medal was Uken by Ueut S. A. Harris, UnKeS States Infantry,' with' a score of 100. t i t, Hot Springs Ready .For Big Re pu oilcan itaxi y 'io-iar. , , Hot Springs, Va.. -Aug. JO.- Hot Springs . la In readiness for the Re publican rally to-morrow. - Col. 8. Brown Allen, of Staunton, made a final Inspection of the ball park, as chairman of the arrangements com mittee, at the close of the day and placed his approval on what had been , done. Colonel Allen's estimate of the crowd to come Includes three thousand from the . 8henandoah Val ley, a thousand or fifteen hundred frem the James river division, from Richmond another thousand and from Highland. 'Bath and - Alleghany counties twelve , to , fifteen . . hundred more. . - - -.. Killed Himself by. Throw! njr Himself in Tont I xrain. Special .to The Observer. : , ' '' . WHmlngton, Aug-20. Qeowre Cox. a mlddile-aged' clUsen of Rose HliU In Dupltn county, was run over and killed bf an Atlantic Coast Line train at that point Wednesday afternoon. According to witnesses it was a DlaJn case of suicide. Cox. who was stand ing in front of the depot, rushed across the track Just ss the train seared the point where ho wca stand ing. The body was hxrtVy maurleJ and portions were scattered along the track. . -. ,, - The deceased was married and lMVjM.ifir ajwl MilHrtn . I ym Flood Burning Mine. Wegan, Eng., Aug. 20. It is now known that 7 1 miners .perished In the explosion ' and ' the fire that followed It in the Maypoie mine. Finding that K would be Impossible to recover the bodies still In the pit, the fire having taken- such a firm hold, the directors to-night decided tofJ oodth tm I n e. - . - - BIG PARADE 0? VETERANS CLIMAX OF AXXUAIi RETXIOX More Then Two Thousand War He roes March In Proceeaion,. Said to - Be the, Largest the State Veterans unve liad Since V Clotiir Kxor cises . Held Yeeteraay and Visitors Jjeave For Their Homes Commit tee on Time nnd Place of Next Cow veutlon Does Not Announce Its Be cislon Ball Given Lest Xlght by . Twin CltyClnb Reunion Said by A ?im7 to nave .Been Beea,xe iJeiu m btate ome sweuswso, . . Special to The Observer,. . "" ; - ' Winston-Salem,' Ang.;4 10. To-, the Mare of brass bands and a drum and fife corps tn ore than two thousand' Of North Carolina's -old -soldiers of the Confederacy marched to-day .in the largest procession, according to their commanders and th men themselves, ttuvt the veterans have ever had since the warj this being the climactie event of the annual reunion of the Tar, Heel division. . - For miles along the line of march the principal streets of Wlnston-SWm wer lined with sightseers. Cheers and the waving of the Stars and Bars greeted the men and when ft battlenag was borne by the tumult of applause grew In volume. The homely but em blematic hornet's nest, swung , aloft on a. pole at the head bf the Char lotte -contingent, was pointed out again, and again and provoked much enth usiasm. . . . ',-.. "It may be that the exigencies of politics often cause theaef eat of Con federate soldiers who are candidates for office," remarked a r prominent politician on the court house square, ut this demonstration shows that the spirit of love for the- veteran still lives. I have never seen more respect and veneration exhibited than at this reunion." ,-. ; Thi. is the truth and the old soldiers are never weary of speaking their appreciation. "You North Car ollntans are too-modest," said General C. Irvine Walker, of Charleston. - for one, Intend to tall the people .that your hospitality to the sons of tne lost cause cannot be excelled.' This Is a grand occasion and the people . of Winston-Salem have handled U mag nlncently." ,- .. ' A MAGNIFICENT PROCESSION. About one-third of the veterans rode in private carriages, scores of which were offered and used. There were a hundred men on . horseback. Including the commander - and,- the marshals, Maj. T. J. Brown, who celebrated his 75th birthday last week, -directing, and there was not a more superb and agile horseman than he, The fire companies of the two towns had their apparatus In the parade, gayly decorated, and young women rode In the hose carta - '.'' A large portion ofihe old soldiers wore their unarms of gray. . The sons of veterans led the pro cession, all mounted on ponies.; Gen J. S. Carr and nis staff came next. then the Salem Band, the speakers. the sponsors Miss Betsey London, of Plttsborn, and Miss Boydeni of Bans bury the Forsyth Riflemen, a divis ion of veterans, an old veterans band another detachment of veterans, the Norfleet (local) camp, dlaaibled veter ans In carriages, the Winston Cornet Band, the J. B. Gordon Chapter of the Daughters In carriages, - the fire companies and cithtens In carriages. This afternoon the veteranecenjoy d a trolley ride over the. city. . , The closing exercises of the reunion at the audMorium were simple; Many of tee veterans left for their homes this evening, but a great number remain until to-morrow. A ball waa given In the Twin City Club rooms at night and many visitors were present. Tne musical pro gramme was appropriately Southern, NEXT MEETING PLACE NOT AN NOUNCED. , .-Vt.-Yr-, The committee on time end place of the next reunion will probably not make this decision for some time pet. There have been invitations extended by several towns in the State, and each advances Its claim with warmth. Hundreds of visitors, other than veterans, are in the city to-night. crowding- the cars, and the - moving picture shows at Nlssen Park as well as those In the city. Practically all business was suspended during the day. the toanks, many large factories and commercial houses giving theln employes a holiday. t ff SOME INTERESTING PERSON AGES. J Ruff Henderson! of Wllkesboro, addressed a crowd of several hun dred veterans gathered on the court house, square this afternoon . and ended by offering a "resolution" that the next Legislature be petitioned to set aside a fund to pension .. every Confederate veteran in the " Btate. without regard to disability or any other condition? The crowd "adopted It with a cheer. The Mecklenburg Camp had marching .with K "Uncle" Dan Bar ley,' an aged negro, who seemed to enjoy the distinction greatly. The Cape Fear Camp, of Wilming ton, was easily marked with its big banner borne by Mr. J. H. Hewitt. His good nature caused the crowd to - applaud him all along the line of inarch. Maj. W. II. Watllng- ton. of . Caswell county, - - Issued - a signed statement at the close ef the reunion saying that It was the best ever held In the Stats, and that the old . soldiers appreciated the "good water, Abundant food. and luxuries' showered upon them. CoL w, H. 8. Burgwyn. the wen- known banker, was an interested at tendant. ; - '- " Cot John ' R. .Lane, who rode a spirited horse and was dressed In a faded grey suit, attracted particular Interest. He was the commander 'Of the "Bloody Twenty-sixth," to which Forsyth soldiers belonged. - Davidson county had the meet men In line, carrying the tattered flag' of the Forty-second . .Real ment. .,. They made lots of Jokes at the expense ef the water wagon, which was driven along near them. .,, Shakespeare Harris,' ef Concord seemed to know almost every . one. He was In his element talking with old friends. ' ...... Gen. H. A. London says the reunion was the most successful ever held In this State. This was the opinion ex pressed on every side-by the visiting veterans. I ,. ' . -,...J,..,-,.- VETERA FALLS, FROM TRAINS Wrflle Returning From Reunion at U lnton-alem Xexliurton Man Falls - From Fast Southern Train and Is Dangerously Injured. By Betl Telephone te The Observer. Spencer, Aug. 10. A Mr. Toml!n son, of Lexington, a Confederate vet eran IS years of age, was dangerous STEVENSON- VISITS MACK; PREDICTS ; A GREAT , VICTORY Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Goes Over the political Situation With - Chairman 3ta.,lt Speaks at "T Ivuncbeon Given by . the Iroquois ' Club and Predicts a Detnocratlo .Victory in November Looks Like ; a Return of the BemocraUo Spirit . or 1882 " lie Declares Assurance of Support From RepubUcans is ' Astonishing Democrats of Illinois Are inltrd . and the State " and National Tickets Will Have a Ma jority. . . i . Chicago,-. Aug. ,10. -Former Vice President Adlai E. Stevensdn, Demo- cratio candidate for Governor of 111! Sols, came to Chicago to-day from his ome ln'Bloomington and tor an hour conferred with , National Chairman Mack en '(he "general situation ' and what, part ; the national, committee would take in the State eampaign Mr. Stevenson's visit followed a lunch eon - tendered . him by the Iroquois Club, at which he predicted a Demo cratio victory ; -m - Novenvber In speech which "brought rounds of 'ap plause from, the large number pres ent. . , BOTH TICKETS .WILL CAtRRT. In company with Francis Peabody, his campaign manager, Mr. Stevenson called upon Chairman Mack at the national committee headauarters and discussed' the outlook and problems that the Democrats win meet m tne fight In this State. Mr. Stevenson told the national chairman that firom re ports received by him he believed 111! nols would go Democratic for both the gubernatorial , and - national tickets. Mr. Mack Informed the former Vice President tbat the national committee had planned an effective campaign In this State and that It would lend any aid required by those directing the gubernatorial fight. Mr; Stevenson will make , several ' speeches In the State-during the next two months and k is not uniixeiy tnai ne may ne called upon by the national commit tee to go outside his State on a short stumping tour. Speaking of the Democratic out look In the national campaign this year Mr. Stevenson said In his address at the Iroquois luncheon: - . "If looks like a return of the Dem ocratic spirit of 1109a wlten Cleveland was elected. Everywhere I have spoken I have found Democrats for merly antagonistic fo Mr. Bryan with him now, and they tell me they wish to support me also. It Is astonishing the assurances of support I have re celved from Republicans who declare that they believe the time toas come for a change. If we put our shoul ders to the wheel we can bring about a great Democratlo victory in No vember." RED-HOT CONTEST IN MAINE E. L. Jones, national committeeman from Maine, Was a visitor at. the Dem ocratlo headquarters to-day and talk' ed with Chairman Mack about the as signment ot speaker to the 'Maine pamouin. which la now On In earnest, The .election In,. Maine takes place September 14th and will.be the first one held '.- during the campaign Speaking ot the Maine situation Mr, Jones said: 'The. present campaign is largely on State Issues, but do not ml Make the fact that If Is a red-hot contest and that 'we are making an aggressive fight. There Is not a dis sentlng Democrat In Maine and every one of them will vote for Bryan and Kern In November. I am .not pre dieting that the Democrats will carry the State, but we are making a fight to win and will certainly cut, down the Republican majority." Charge of "Conspiracy" Not Sus- talned. Special to The Observer. Aeheville, Aug. 10. In city police Court this morning three hours were consumed In the trial of a "con spiracy" charge against Wiley P, Blackthe alleged head of the "Unity Club," of this city. The grand Jury indicted Black lor conspiracy to vio late the prohibition laws of the city, It was alleged that the "Unity Club" was an organization- where whiskey a procured and that Black and others had conspired to bring whls key Into this territory for others In violation of the law. After heating all the evidence Judge Reynolds held that the accused was hot - guilty of the charge and he was discharged During the trial there was a number ef witnesses testifying, one man said he Joined the "Unity Club" for the sick-benefit," while others said that they Joined to get liquor. Editors Select Seattle For Next Meet v - Ing Place. St.' Paul. Minn., Aug. JO. To-day's session concluded the National Edi torial Association convention. Dele gates will spend the remainder of the week sight-seeing. ' Selootlon of the next place of meeting deloped - a spirited contest between Seattle and Toledo, the former winning out. The meeting was opened by the pre sentation of a. resolution indorsing the laws and rules of the Postofllce Department regarding second-class matter and endorsing the enforcement ot the laws and regulatldnsf. Widow fit General Samuel Dead. ..... , , Jones Washington,' Aug. SO. Mrs.- Julia Ruch Jones, widow of Major General 8amuel Jones, of the Confederate army, died at her residence In this city yesterday. Mrs. Jones was with her husband throughout the civil war, General Jones was In command of the Confederate, forces at '. Charleston, C when that city was bombarded by the Federals. The funeral of Mrs. Jones wll'be held In this cltyy and the body, tajten to Richmond for burial on Saturday morning. :: ' : v. ly injured by falling from . south bound passenger train No. IS m the Southern Railway near Linwood, in Davidson county, txvnig'ht. Mr. Tom linson was en, route from Winston- Sal env- where he had been attendlna- the State reunion of oM soldiers. Me did not get off at Lexington, Intend ng to go on to Linwood to visit a daughter living there. Just before. the rapidly moving train reached Linwood he .went out on the platform and in some way lost hie balance ad4 .ten. off-- - - T"7 His head struck a cross-tie. ft Is thourht. And he was nearly atval no' He was also severely Wounded In the forehead, his face was mashed and arms injured, though OO bones were broken. He was picked up by train men In an unconscious condition and brought on to Salisbury and placed in a hospital. Tnougn very weak from the loss ef much blood and badly bruised. It le thought that Mr. Tomlineon has a chance for recovery. MOB : LEADER-. CONFESSES FOTR COUNTS AGAINST ,. WOMAN Special Grand Jury at Springfield Re turns Six Indictments Aralne Abra- ; ham Ra-tinor For Marder. MaUrions MJsrhlof ; and Riot, and xur Aralnxt Mrs. Kate Howard For Ma ," IMobs Mischief Military Court of Inquiry lias - Evidence Enonxh - to Indict Forty er Fifty of the Rioters and Has secured a Complete Con-' - fessioa From 1. 1 ta jinor Former t . Police Officer May Have to Answer Charges ox Arson. .; v- ' Springfield. B1-. Aug. - 10. Ten In dtctments against-two of the alleged mob leaders were . returned by - the special grand Juryof Sangamon coun ty late to-day.'. -.Six of theses are agamst Abraham' Raymor and - four against Kate Howard.' Raymor Is charged with murder, four, cases of mellcious mischief and one riot. The i charges . . against i Mra Howard are . for- malicious mischief and are' Identical -wkh, those against Raymor on these counts., : : The murder charge against Raymor Is based on his alleged participation In the lynching of William Donigan, a negro 10 years old. who fell a vic tim to the mob's fury Saturday night Considerable - of the evidence upon s, which this was - votsd was . produced by. a military court of Inquiry which has been sit ting under the direction or ueuien ant-Colonel ChhDerfleld. of the Firs Cavalry, and which to-day turned over to the State's attorney the re sult of Its investigations. EVIDENCE OF ARSON. . .-We procured enough evidence to Indict forty or fifty participants in last ' week's (rioting." said Colonel Chlpperfleld to-night "We have a complete confession from Raymor and we have -also discovered convinc ing evidence of arson on the part of a former police omcer oi tvpring field. The evidence Is not only avail aihle tor arand lurv work, but It is also of such a character that convictions are almest bound to follow us pre sentation In court. I will stand sponsor for that statement." - The Indictments charge both Ray mer and Mrs. Howard with partlclpa tion In the looting of the Loper res- taunnt and also with aiding in tne wrecking of the building. SHOOTING CAUSES EXCITEMENT. There was some excltnent to-night over a renort that Rolla Keys, 17 years old.ho testified before the spe clal grand Jury when that nody in dieted Oeorge Richardson for an alleged assault on Mrs. Mabel Hallam, had been shot by friends of tne ac cused negro. Before the rumor had time to spread, however, it waa learn ed that the shooting was accidental. the wound having been Inflicted by a bullet from a revolver belonging te a companion of Keys. .The boy Is so serious y Injured that he . may not recover. " x According to the story, first told by Keys' companions, Harold ucuaugn lln. ,14 years old, and Chester Brown, It years old. the bullet struck Keys while he was fishing In the Sangamon river, near the city waterworks. They asserted that they had left him cor a few moments, and that when they returned they found him wounded. This version was posted on news paper bulletin boards about the city and crowds began to collect. The ex cltement was Increased when the police ordered the removal of the no tlces, as the act was Interpreted as an attempt to conceal the facts. BOTS CONFESS CRIME When the fresh bulletins sppeared, however, and the true story of the affair became known the excitement gradually subsided. Parental Influence caused McLaugh lln and Brown to confess the facts. The former's father found the pletol with the onty loaded chamber dis charged, in the buggy In which the boys had driven to the waterworks, When confronted with this evidence the son admitted that he was holding the revolver when It waa discharged He could not explain how the revolver was discharged and said that the boys concocted the first story because they were frightened by the accident Keys stood ny his companions after they had brought him to the hospital here, and told Dr. E. Munson, who attended him, the false version. agreed on during the drive back to town. The physicians found that the bullet had pierced Keys' breaat and ranged up ward Into the tipper lung. ARSENAL CROWDED WITH - . REFUGEES. . Because of the excitement caused by the first reports of the accident extra precautions were taken by Colo nets Monanty and Fosemaiu In com mand of the two military sections of the city, to prevent the gathering of crowds. The- members of the patrols were, also instructed to spread the true version i of the 'accident, and to arrest any person discovered counsel Ing violence to negroes. The occurrence caused fresh fears In the "black belt" despite the at tempts of the officials to aulat th. town, me arsenal was crowded with refugees again and there also was a targe number or negroes who slept under the protection of a guard from the Seventh Regiment at Cimn r.in. coin. ' . f. ,; Vp-- .. . -1 ,-v-.i. A CLASH AT CHICAGO. White and Colored Dock Laborers Kn- gage in a General Fight live Men Injured Before the Police Get Con trot -of the Situation Oflkvrs Use (lube to Disperse the Rlotrrs, Chicago. Aug. (0. In a neht to day between white and black dock laborers employed On the . Weatorn Transit Company's wharves, , North Water and St. 'Clair street, arowln out of antagonism which has develop- -a since tne cpringneia not five men were Injured. and the police restored order only after a free nse of clubs ana py threats to snoot. The feeling against the nezro lab orers reached a climax to-day and some ;f the whites declared they would not go to work unless the ne groes, quit This the latter refused tt do, and a quarrel ensued between TJfttvti Arutr. whit anil Ixi.la Hawkins, colOTdBeiTO-rewT'"w wiib K Knife and stabbed Brady in the neck and arm. whereupon the fighting be came general. Brlcka - and clubs were used freely. - The ' trouble at tracted the attention of white and negro laborers employed a short dis tance away by the Lehigh Valley Transportation Company, and they- ran to tne scene and took sides. Two Hot calls were snt to the Cblcaso avenue police station and two patrol wagors filled. with policemen were ruhedL to the, doc a. The policemen charged the rioters - EXCITEMENT IX COTTOX. Price Drops 48 PoinU or About $2.50 . a Bale, October Option ueing tne , Greatest Sufferer Dei-line Means a . Iioee of From 1500,000 to Il.OOO, ' 1 New Tork. Aug. . 10. Excitement prevailed in the cotton market to-day throughout the session, an almost un interrupted and rapid decline In prices being the cause. The fall was moat pronounced In the October option. that' havinar been the principal , ve hide tor the recent big speculation for the advance, but the positions of other' months suffered badly also; even the spot article, which had not been affected previously by the downward tendency of this week yielding very sharply at last to-day. ' . The market opened with a continu ation, of the selling movement of tne previous day and It soon became the conviction of the floor that the' Wall 8treet speculators tor the rise, who had accumulated a lone line were liquidating. This encouraged short sa Una- and -between the two. rem forced by the closing out of a multitude- ot small traders, prices melted away in double quick fashion, i- ..Cloalng last night er 0.1 , October soon was off 87 points to I. SI, a de cline of (2 a bale from the recent high price. 4 , While this decline was in progress the engineers of the upward move ment were estimated to fiave partea with fully 75.000 bales and their selling was even faster and more fu rlous. during the afternoon, bringing the total amount disposed of by them during the day to 100.000 bales, more or less, according to tne oest eau mates. About the only support the market received came from the. covering ot short contracts, but this Influence caused only weak rallies in prices. From I. SI eents at noon October eventually reached 8.6 . but closed at 8.T0, showing a net loss for ths dsy of 48 points, or about St. SO a bale. The near months, August and Hep tember. held up for a while, but at length were dragged down consider ably la sympathy. The decline has been figured out variously In the Street as meaning a loss of from 8500.000 to 11.000,000 for the pool. Jesse Idvermore, the young opera tor In. cotton, who -attained so much prominence In the course of the re cent rise In the price of the com modlty. was the eentrebf Interest all day, but no statement could be ob tained from Mm or any of his asso t'ntes as to whether or not he sold cut his holdings. TRYON MAN LOST IN MAINE. Forests of Lumber State Bring Kearrlied For Trace of Missing Joseph H. Hellen. of North Caro lina. Special to The Observer. Boston, Mass., Aug. CO. Joseph H. Hellen, 75 years of age, whose home Is in Tryon, N. C, became lost In the Maine forests near Old Orchard Beach yesterday. He had not been found up to a' late hour" to-night and It is feared that he may .not he found alive'. Ail night and all day the police, aided by firemen and cltbens. have been searching the forest and the fields near the spot where the aged man wsa, last -seen.. To-day a hound was put on the trail, but up to a late hour the missing man had not been discovered. Mr.' Hellen wss stopping at Old Orchard, In company with, his daughter. Mr. Hellen with his son, Joseoh B. Hellen, own and conduct Oak Hall Hotel at Tryon, one . of the most popular whiter resorts In the. South. He has been a resident of .Tryon for fifteen years and la well known throughout the western part of the State. Mr. Hellen was In active charge of Oak Hill until a few years ago when Ms health oegan to fall and since then he has spent much time wsTTiins JOHNSON WILL, ACCEPT. Minnesota Governor Announces That He Will Accept the Renomlnatlon, Though Me Believes the Action of the Convention L'awlse, ' St Paul. Minn.. Aur. 10. Gover nor Johnson to-day announced that he would accept the nomination for Oovernor, tendered to him by the State Democratic convention at Min neapolis yesterday. lie did not Issue a formal statement but said: "After due consideration ef the matter and before I have been for mally notified I will tell you that I have made up my mjnd to lay aside personal considerations and listen to the call of the party. I will accept the nomination when It Is formally tendered to ma, - : ; I desire to State also and to make it emphatic that If the committee had called on me before the' nominating speech had been made I would have positively declined to be a candidate. '"This acceptance Is contrary to my better Judgment I have given this matter the closest thought for the past twenty-four hours, and my first opin ion that a third nomination Is unwise and against the principles of the party Is unchanged, yet I hardly see how I can get away from making the race without putting the party In a hole, I regret this action and wish It had never happened. . . -, ' 'The .nomination has been mad. I have been declared the nominee, ana so there you are. It really leaves me In an embarrasnlng position and the party in a similar position. So you see the only thing' I can do lata yield.";-..: K J ' ; ... : - r.: Governor Johnson received a tel egram of congratulation from William Bryan to-day In which Mr. Bryan said he would do all he could to help Mr. Johnson to win! . - Columbia Firemen- Injured ta Col- , , iiaion. x. Observer Bureau. 00 Skyscraper Building. Columbia, 8. C Aug. ft. - T Firemen Gaston and Edds were seriously Injured In an accident Which occurred on r Gervals street! . this 'morning. The machine they a tree,; throwing them out r They are In the hospital. The extent of their Injuries has not yet been determined. with drawn clubs and succeeded In arresting - Hawkins. A large crowd had gathered and waa Inciting the white men. Fearing that an attempt would be made to take the colored prisoner from them, the policemen drew revolvers and shouted a warning to shoot the first man who made en edvanee-"-Tht had -thodf sired' ef- fect and further trouble wa averted. BBYAypy SPEAKING TOEI! DES MOTXETHE 'FIRST STOP. Democratic Nominee Leaves Fairvle - to Sound ' the First Guns of tlie aipalRn---WIII He Absent ' Seven - Darv During Which Time He Will ' Make Several ' Speeches and Hold . ': Important Conferences With II l Managers Opening ' Speech W ill -Be .on the Tariff Question and Will lie Delivered at Dee Moines To Nllit Will Attend Kern Notifica tion Tuesday and Discuss the Evils ' '..of the Trsists..-,--;:; f .A ,'..-:: ,: :: .y. . Lincoln, Neb,". Aug... tO. William J. Bryan, .Democratic candidate , for the presidency, left here to-night on a seven days', trip, in, the course of which he will deliver several speeches at various place and Ihold a threo day's conference with his eampaign managers in Chicago. .The first sop will, be at Des Moines,. Iowa, where to-morrdw night e will discuss the tariff questloiuV'y;-",. '.; -. Saturday, Sunday and "a part of Monday Mr. Bryan will spend . la Chicago and on Tuesday he will be present at the notification In Indian apolis of John W. Kern, the Demo cratic vice presidential nominee.' On. that occasion he will speak on -the trusts. Two . days later, at Topeka, Kan he will deal with She guaranty of bank deposits and win return (t t Lincoln on August 28th. ; IDAHO 8ITUTION DISCUSSED... Notwithstanding nis eagerness- ;rt ' complete, before his departure," the preparation of the speeches which he is to deliver within the next fort night, Mr. Bryan found time to hold , several long distance conferences over the telephone' with hht campaign manager, Norman E. Mack, who is at the Democratic headquarters )n Chicago, and to discuss the political ' situation In Idaho with C. O. Stocks- . lager, who Is a candidate for United . States Senator of the faction opposed to Senator DuBols in that State. The subject of the talk with Mr. Mack a was not discussed, and neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Stockslager . would vouchsafe any Information concern ing their Interview. It was a -talned, ihowever, that thevIdaho -- v uatlon was discussed at length t 1 . that an effort will be made to hrin the warring Democratic factions to- gether In the expectation of strength- . enlng the national ticket- In that ,' State. .Hundreds of visitors rode out to Falrvlew during the day. . Most ; of them shook hands with the can didate. The moving picture man was early In evidence at the Bryan home, having, as he said, come direct from Oyster Bay. He carried away with him a number of films illustrative of Mr. Bryan's home life. . IXSURAXCE- LAWS DEFECTIVE. Concerns Refusing to Pay Aay JJcea-e , Ice Cannot ""11 Punished , Tndcr Present Statutes. i . , . Observer Bureau. S00 skyscraper Building, v . x Columbia, 8- C. Aug. 20. . The heat Legislature win be called ' upon to patch up what has developed to be a serious, if not a fatal, detect In the new Insurance laws establish- : ing Mr. McMaster's Insurance- . De partment, which has been doing such good work the past year In driving out wildcat and Irresponsible Insur ance concerns. The power of the de partment to Interfere with a chartered . , company which refuses to tske out m 1 license or to put up a bona tor tne protection of policy-holders, , as re quired by tho commissioner, has been questioned by the attitude of the Equitable Industrial Insurance Com pany, doing business mostly wlthi negroes, at IS Shepard street Charles ton. which collects premiums amount. . Ing to about S100 a week. This com pany refuses to pay any license-. fee. find Commissioner Mc Master can find . no law to prevent tnose connected with, the company from continuing to da business -without a license. Mr. Mo- Master . has revoked the licensee ot several concerns recently. - These ' could all get back te work regardless of the law If the Charleston concern . can continue te do v business. : The purpose Is to proceed against the com pany by injunction.,. , , ; MIL AVCOCK TO KPE4.K. " He Will Make a Political Address Be fore Guilford Democratlo Conven tion 4 'sll to New Orleans panto " rate Declined. f ; f " , Observer Bureau; . The Bevlll Building. . Greensboro, Aug.. 20. Ex-Oovernor Aycock ties accepted an Invitation extended by - County Chairman Brown, to tnake a speecbi in Greensboro en the occasion of the Democratic county convention 'Satur- ' day, September 13th. He will apeak on the subject ot a voter's obligation to support his party's nominees. Mr. Aycock. has not btwn heard In a po litical speech rn . Greensboro for -el or eight years, and he will be given a cordial reception when he comes to address the Guilford Democracy in September. - 5. - Mr. I. W..Roekey. fo'f the past year assistant secretary ot the Dixie Fir Insuraa- Company, has been pro moted to ttie position of secretary. He succeeds Mr. J. F. Cobb, who re signed the office to become manager of the company's PaclAo eoaat de-,. partmest with headquarters in San Francisco. --: ' , Rev. Charles K. Mnddry, pastor of Forest Avenue Baptist church, .has received and declined an urgent call to, the pastorate of Vallence Street Baptist church. In New Orleans. - jy FATHER KILLED; FAMILY SAVED Drunken Farmer In a Rage Attempts ' , to Munler Ills Wife and Children and i- KUlnl by Ills 13-Yenr-OM Son The Dor Placed In Jail at . Tarboro Last Night. Special to The Observer. ' - Tarboro. Aug. JIO. Township No. IS was the scene last night of another J ra red y Inth "..cxta11 iiMary f -Edgrcomb. Logan Jones. In a dru en rage, stated that he would w!r his entire famHy, and upon at: Inf to make pood the tJ-reat 11 shot down by his 15-year-o: 1 r waa al.j attacked with art t other child. lie Oifd In? . the shot wound. : Coroner I?a--' at ths liiq i-"t t ttcld the child "a'sJ'Rs'wi.? t '- Jail here to-n'ght
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