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' ' ' .IT v , - CT) AT? fi x II.. i I xyiyo SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY; MOIiNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GIRL KILLED Atf' CHURCH STABBED THBK3E BY LTOATIO UIssi Willie Bulllnger Murdered Yes- tnliw afornins While Seated at . nmn ' wrliir Sundtj School ' - Hymn Jit- Murderer a .Dlscharg- - ed - insane - Asyium "cus -Rader. and Be Says He Killed Her ' "Because She Was a Witch" Had ' Raved About Her While He Wm at Morganton A New naire rarcnas ' tJt Saturday With Whldv the Deed Was Done Arrested and la Jail :v Now at Newton, ' ; Special to Th Observer. .-'. , . Newton. Sept- II. At,. Startown, ' three miles from this place, the Sab bath peacefulness was broken this morning by. one of '; the moat demo niacal crimes, ever known . In : this county. The tragedy i took ''place in . the Methodist, church . about 10:80 while- Sunday school was being held. Miss Willie' Bulllnger; aged about ft years, being- subbed to death by Log Radar, aged' about IX. a discharged lunatic, . '-y l -il The reports that reach here are a little' conflicting as to Just bow. the awful deed was done., One Is to the affect that Miss Bulllnger was seated at the organ playing for the Sunday school when Rader. V leaping across several seats, attacked her with is pocket knife, stabbing her once in the back and twice in the breast, An other report. Is that the man. waited J -just outside of the. church door and Just as she came, out committed the deed.. But wherever the act was done, the result is the same and the girl lies dead at the home of her par-4 ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bulllnger. - The attack was very, violently made , and It Is said that those reaching the couple first could not prevent Rader from giving his victim several cuts, ': The murderer was arrested at once and Is now in Jail.- He Is not sorry " for the crime and la reported as say ing that he killed her "because she was a witch. ' I RAVED ABOTJT THE GIRV Rader was last spring committed to the asylum at Morganton. having become violently insane. At "tails time In his ravings he talked Incessantly of Miss Bullinger for several months. He has been at home apparently, well and 'nothing strange was noticed about him until his terrible deed, this , morning. ' Yesterday afternoon he de livered a load of wood In Newton and vhH here purchased a nv knife With which he committed the murdor. """"Nswifrtnc deedwas-cwHikt at o.ice te Newton and the county phy sIclasDT. George H. West and Sheriff IV M. Boyd hastened tothe scene. Rader. bad been secured Instantly on killing the glrj and Is row in Jail, The "young 'lady will be burled to morrow afternoon. RECORD RECEIPTS IX AUG VST. Wet Profits of the Southern RaUway ' During Last Month Were the Best of Any Month In the Road's His tory. E pec 11 to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Sept ; II. Unof ficially, but from a thoroughly reliable source. It is learned that thejiet earn ings of the Southern Railway for the month of August last exceeded those of any month in the v history of the road. 'As a result of this the work f double tracking the Southern's main line south from Lynchburg has fceen resumed In a manner which holds promise of no further delay 1n the completion of this most Important project, ,. . ' This la a. til ltm In tha, tin A r At which speaks for Increase in business f- generally, for the Southern' condl - tion is a right good barometer.of con- ' dltlons In the Industries of the South, particularly.- v : It Is stated that, besides the large number of men who will be given em ployment on the double-tracking work, the railway foroes will be in creased In numbers to considerable extent at an early date. The officials appear confident of the bigger busl ' ness that is coming this fall, it Is said by those who are In a position te kn6w the situation with exactness. z The Bouthern has retrenched large ly In expenditures In recent months, as Is welt known. The gross earn ings In August were not the largest In the history of the road therefor, but the net profits were record-break- !ng. : .: . t .z - COTTON DAMAGED BY FIRS.- Serveral Hundred . Bales Stored In Warehouses and la Box Car Burned - at Rock Hill. . . .... . . 1 - Special to The Obeerver. : - . - Rock Hill. S. C Sept ' II.- About '4:20 o'clock this morning an alarm of flrs was sounded, coming from the Hamllton-Carhartt mill. - The fire men made a quick Tun, considering the hour, andfound the fire to be fa the cotton Warehouse on White street, and near the Caharrt : nrflL After a stubborn fight the fire was J got under control but not before over I0 bales were damaged more or less, many estimating about - an average loss of 110 a bale, .which was fully I covered by insurance. This cotton be jonged .mostly to planters " and was mtnrA In Uf RwarX Wawalt'a war. - The firemen had hardly got through " coping with, the first fire when anoth '. cr alarm was sounded. This proved to be a fire In a box car which was loaded with cotton for shipment, con signed by Mr. J. T, Roddey, and en the siding near the freight depot. ' The firemen responded to this call and did good work in putting the tolas out and rolling the cotton Into ' the street This cotton was not dam . aged quit eas much 'as that In the first flre,and will average probably 13 a bale. ' r ' . Two Killed - and Two Injured In rnricni wreca. Ssndusky, O, Sept. IS. Two colored men were killed, another was 'Injured and a white man, name un . known, is missing ss the result of a wreck on the Lake Shore Michigan Southern Rallwan which made kindllnr wood of 14 freight cars, be tween Huron and Vermilion early ttf day. The four were riding la a frelsbt' car. BIG MAJORITY, SAYS MR. ELLER. '".:v s x . State Democratic Chairman Confident of a SplendtdTlctory For His Party in This StateBryan Also Making ' It Interesting For Taft Other Na tional speakers Besides Kern to 1 Visit tTbia State, . Special to The Observer, , " V Winston-Salem, Sept. , II. Chalr man A. H. Eller, of the State Demo cratlo executive committee, . Is here to-day from headquarters at Raleigh, and gives an interesting - interview, based on- reports which induce him to strongly prediet an unusually large Democratic . vote in' both State and nation. As vto "North Carolina the chairman is confident that the Dem ocratic majority, will be larger than ever, and he puts faith In reports that point to a reversal of former Repub lican majorities In several localities. As to the national campaign , Mr. Eller says: . -v . itfs:55 r-. J'f 1 v "All Indications are that Mr.-Bryan will be elected. The T trend all over the West and Middle West la Bryan- ward. Note James J. Hill's sUtement that the farming classes of the West are turning to Bryan, as they never did before. 1'- : "Mr. Bryan has drawn Mr. Taft into pubilo debate, a thing which Republi can leaders have been . used to de scribe as an undignified proceeding ft or a presidential candidate to en gage in. Moreover, Mr. Bryan has a great advantage In a campaign of this sort He has the best platform ever written and he is far superior to Taft as an orator. We behold Mr. Taft already mindful ; of the- danger of the defeat; we see- him taking up the Bryan Idea of - government guar. anty of bank deposit and calling It rood: approvinr what the Kansas Re- publicans were driven to adopt alter Mr. Bryan's great speech on the suo- Ject . . . . "There Is an Interesting and power ful viewpoint, too, In a comparison of the personalities t the two can didates, something like It was four years aso. only the positions are re versed now. Taft, Ilka Parker, is a Judge, primarily a man of education rand deen learning, without magne tism. So was Parker, and he went down to overwhelming defeat. Bryan while a safer. less Inflammable man than Roosevelt, has qnlte as much of the marie of personality which flres the patriotism and enthusiasm of the neonle. This will count tremendously In this camnalgn. "In addition to securing the Hon. John W. Kern to speak In this Rtat, we will have other speakers In North Carolina t national renown. The raamnl of Wlnston-Salem m securm Mf. Kern's aMendance has s'rea"v had mreat ' effect on other cities In North Carolina, and th eloRinir of the campalrn will b enlivened by other treat campaigners. - "Mr. (Ibx BTrbernfctorlal csndldacv has not aerved to -appeal to the peo- Mr. Ellefs view are snarea ov nolltlrlans, here. The last tw,nT the Tmocrat hav been very active In this conntr. and, from all reoorts the Forsyth Demoeretle morltV is to be "increased at the polls In No vember.', ' LOOKS SERIOTJS FOR HTJGHES. Empire State Republicans May Hava Uveiy Jonvennon ana unwwrmmr Hutthes Fall of He nomination Secretary Root's Nam Meatloned For Governor. fiaratora. N. T.. Sept, 11. Any Idea that the Republican State convention, Which will assemble here to-morrow. would be a cut-and-drled affair was ituneiied to-day by a situation which may provoke a bitter fight and in the nomination not of Governor Hughes for Governor, but of any one otthe several men about whom the opposi tion has .been try lag to gather. ' The name of Secretary of State Elfhu Root was on many tongues to day. Mr. Root Is to act as both tem porary and permanent chairman of the convention. Chairman Woodruff, of the Repub- llcaa State committee was in confer ence . with Mr. Root for mora than an hour to-day. Afterward Mr. Root was told of the rumors connecting nis name lirlth Ahe nomination as tha choice of the anti-Hughes forces. , Mr. Root saidcioa Know i am a delegate to this convention. The peo ple In my county are an tor uugne. The situation on the eve . of the convention is apparently accurately stated in the following words of a county leader bitterly opposed to, the renomlnatlpn of Governor Hughes: fThere are more than enough anti Hughes votes r- in the convention, pledged or otherwise certain, to pre vent .his nomination, and they will prevent It if they can., be united for any one else." ' . . Beyond a doubt the anti-Hughes forces out number those In the Gover-f nor-s favor and after a day of almost continuous conference among the "aUles," as ths . anti-Hughes leaders have come to be called, there was a marked Increase - te-nlght in .; their show of confidence.- on the other hand there is an evi dent lack of organisation. If not of political acumen, and experience on the part of the Hughes wing of the convention, 1 and the most - ardent Hughes advocates could direct the in quirer to no one man or set of men having the generalship of the Gover nor'scause In charge. - 4 ' - ; I Most of the- anti-Hughes delegates conceded that their efforts would be futile unless they could? agree upon some one, not only or great vote-get-1 Ing-power,. but also outside of and generally above the factional differ ences In the party. ' It was' In thli connection that the name of Secretary Root entered the field of gossip. The r.ame of Joseph H. Choate also was mentioned and. there was some talk of Ex-Governor Black. . ; MEEKIXS NAMES ' TICKET. ' A Weak list of Candidates Put Out by the Pasquotank Republicans Executive Oommiuee to Manage '?,the Pic Counter. ,-f Special to The Observer. . . ' . Elisabeth City, Sept, It. At a call ed meeting of the Republican county convention this morning at 10 o'clock in the court . house the following county officers were put in nomina tion by Cot I. M. Meeklns, tha leader of the Republicans in the county and district, and unanimously endorsed by ths conventon: For Representative, W. H. Keatm: register of deeds, Jo seph E. Meads; treasurer. Seta N. Brothers: sheriff, John S. Morels: cor oner," Gorgs D. Pool; surveyor, W. F.1 Piitchard (Democrat); county com missioners, A. . B. Eeely, Joseph P. WEKK'S OTS fORECASTED BRYAN TO (XT WIDE SWATHE. Wtth. the Election But Seven Weeks X MB. This Week WW Bo Full of Political Events Both P'eddentlal Oaadidatea on Speech-Masong Tours ana in Addition One State Klectioa . Will Be Held snd. Several Conven- tlons Maine : Election Comes To Day and New York Convention of , O. P. To-Day Taft WU1 - Ad i'dress Negro Church Conference To v Morrow Kern . and Bhrrmaa to Make Speeches Also (This Week. With mid-September at hand and the national election but seven weeks away the week now opening finds the presidential canvass fairly well organised on all sides and the active work of the campaign In f ulr swing. Political events will figure more strongly than ever in the new a of the week, for in addition to" the speecb maklng, in which the candidate and notable orators of the various psrtle are now busily encased, Maine will hold a State election and conventions zor the nomination - of gubernatorial candidates and other-officers , will be held in several States. As between William J. Bryan, the Democratic nominee for the presi dency, and William H. Taft, the Re publican standard-bearer, the Demo cratlo candidate's programme- calls for the larger measurs of activity. Mr. Bryan Is on a tour of the coun try - involving the delivery, of many speeches .a day,' while Mr. ,Taft, ac cording to present plana will not leave the Immediate vicinity- of his home in Cincinnati until later. Mr. Bryan will speak in Baltimore Monday, and before the week Is over that city win also hear the Democratic vice pres idential candidate, John W. Kern. From Baltimore-Mr. Bryan will on Tuesday proceed to Jersey City, mak ing addresses there in the afternoon and evening. Wednesday he will be In Rochester, N. Y-, where the Dem ocratic State ovttventlon will be com pleting its labors. . Friday's schedule calls for his presence In New York City, and Saturday's for a visit to Providence, R. I. TAFT TO ADDRESS NEGRO CHURCHMEN.' Mr. Taft la to address the Ohio Con ference of the African Methodist Epis copal Church in Cincinnati Tuesday. ' Mr. Taft's first campaigning touv will begin Wednesday, September ltd. If the candidate'! present desires are observed. The National League of Republican Clubi will hold . a rally in Cincinnati September lid and af ter the meeting It Is regarded as not unlikely that Mr. Taft - will accept the invitation he has received from the Kentucky Bankers' Association snd address them at Lexington Sep tember 23d. James S. Sherman, the 'Republican vice presidential candidate, will speak in WJlkes-Barre, Pa., Wednesday and at the New York State Fair In Syra cuse Friday. New Tork Republicans will open their State convention in Saratoga Monday and Mew York Democrats will follow with their State conven tion the next day at Rochester. Con necticut Democrats will meet in Bart ford Tuesday to nominate -IJtate 'offi cers and Congressmen at large. The New Hampshire Republican State convention will be held Thursday in Concord. ., - , The Maine State election - Monday is looked forward to as a possible test of political sentiment, though the Issues admittedly are largely local. Both parties have maintained a. vig orous speaking campaign. Oldfield Victor Over Christie, ' Cincinnati, O., Sept IS. BarneV Oldfield was the victor over Walter Christie In the finals to-day of the tl.BOO automobile sweepstakes, in which Oldfield, Christie and Charlie Soules competed at the La ton la race track. No records were broken, Old- field winning the last race -of "the match from Christie in 1:04 2-6. Be fore this Christie defeated Oldfield in 1:01. But si Oldfield had won the day before honors were even and an additional race was' necessary. This was won by Oldfield. The best mile of the day' was made by Christie in one minute fiat in an unsuccessful effort to break his own record of 67 4-fc. Evans, James A. Halsey, - John T. Davis, H. M. Prltchard. ; upon motion of colonel Meeklns the following executive committee was elected for the next two years: W. H. Keaton, chairman; A. B. Seely, W. W. Eure, John Qulncy Adams Wood, H. M Prltchard. John P. Overman, J. C. Thompson, J. F. Jones and L M, Mee klns. -" . ' This line of Meeklns adherents Is particularly significant. Inasmuch as Immediately following- the election of this committee Colonel Meeklns made a motion, which was unanimously passed, as all other motions put by Meeklns were, that all Federal pa tronage in this county be under the supervision of the county executive committee ana tnst any Republican desiring a Federal Job should first secure ths endorsement of a majority of the executive committee. He stated that the executive committee would then confer with the State chairman. making-the recommendation, and any one not having the endorsement of the executive committee would hsve a hard time to get any Federal "pie. - - Colonel Meeklns moved that the of fice of county surveyor bs eliminated from the "realm ef politics (C Demo crat having been endorsed for ths po sition). '.. ;.' . The convention wan a very tame affair. Colonel Meeklns being the "whole show," and there : were no wrangles, as there was in the previous session between Postmaster Overman and Meeklns: Overman , was there and thst was all. ; , ' C..E. Kramer was elected president of a proposed Taft club and commit tees were appointed to "skeer up a few nama to go on the club's memr bershlp list. The ticket put out by the Republi cans Is an extremely -weak one andJ there Is not a particle of chance for It An effort was made to run sev eral prominent business men en the ticket, but the honor (?) was re spectfully declined. - . , All Except the Womea Joined the - ; ' . - dub. . ; ; Special to The Observer. ; ; . King's Mountain, Sept 1 L Local Democracy fired Its first gun hi the present campaign 'last - night when Congressman Webb spoke to a crowd ed opera house on the political Issues. Mr. Webb was gracefully Introduced by Senator W. A. Maoney and for-two hours . held his audience . with the charm , of his easy delivery and the logical' strength and Illuminating ex position of national affairs and party policies . shown In his address. Tbe man and his message were both re ceived with enthuatesm, and as a re sult of his speech the entire audience, save the women present, took mem bership. , . , , NEW YORK DEMOCRATS AT SEA. Sentiment Not Yet Crystallized" on Any One of the Many Ouulidate For Governor Convention , at . Roc hester Tuesday. . , . .. -i ;,. . Rochester. N. T Sept II. Little or no progress was made to-day to ward a crystallisation of sentiment in favor of any one of the many candi dates whose names have beenmen- tior.ed for the gubernatorial nomina tion to be made by the Democratic State convention, which meets here Tuesdsy at noon. . -', -, - Leader Murphy; of Tammany Halt, did not arrive to-day as expcted, ana this retarded anything- like a sett is ment of the rovernership nomination. Mr. Murphy and a: number of. his closest advisers will arrive to-morrow mornlnc. - National Chairman Nor. man E. Mack la expected In from Buffalo at the same time. Senator Patrick II. McCarren also will . be on hand to-morrow. State Chairman William J. ; Con ners continued to-day to be-the cea tral figure of interest "I am personally In favor of . an up-State man in preference to one rom New York," he said. "I belleva sucn a man would make a better race and that is what we want this year, a good race and a victorious one." Chairman Conners has stated sev eral times that Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler was his parsons 1 choice. The chairman attain talked peace to-day and declared that ne aid not look; for anything but enthusisstic harmony at the conven tion. Congressman William H. Sulser was busy to-day Interviewing dele gates and leaders. His friends ex press great confidence that Mr. Sulser will make an -excellent showing en ins nrst ballot of the convention for the governorship. Bird 8. Coier, of . Brooklyn, arrived to-day and officially N launched the candidacy of William B. Ellison, of new xork city, for Governor. ERIE FLYER WRECKED. Chicago-New York Limited Derailed by Open Switch and Thirty-Four Persons Slightly Injured. Meadville. Pa., Sept i. Thirty-lour persons were injured early to-day In the wreck of Erie train Mo. 4. Chicago to New Tork express, at Geneva, fa., a mall station elfht miles west ot Here, tne wreck, railroad officials believe, ne. Ins due to enemies o( the company open. ins a switch shortly oeiore me passenger train arrived. Thirty-one of the Injured were passengers snd three railroad men. It is not believed sny of the victims will die from the Injuries. Two ol the cars, a combination smoker and barrage and a day coach, were demolished. A majority of the Injured were riding In the combination car. being foreign laborers traveling socona cisss. The two tracks were torn up tor a dis tance of over 100 feet. Railroad officials assert that they are convinced that the switch was malicious ly opened tor ths purpose of wrecking the train, but think it was done by persons having a grievance against the company rather than lor tne purpose oi roDoery. Thaw Transferred to Hospital Ward at White Plains Jail. - Saratoga. N. Y- Sept. II. Sheriff Larie, of Westchester county, who Is a delegate" to the Republican State convention, learned to-aay mat Mar ry K. Thaw had been transferred from the Duchess county Jail to his custody. He telegraphed instructions to the warden of the White Plains Jail to place Thaw In the hospital ward ot the prison on his arrival there to-morrow. Sheriff Lane said that this ward was a large room, about ii iei square, with barred windows and doors, and that Thaw would have no exercise ex cept what he could get In this room. There would be no oDjection, ne saia, to his having meals sent in from a restaurant. Negro Lynched In the Ixme Star State. Brookshlre, Texas, Sept. II. Dave Newton, a negro, charged with com plicity In the murder of John Buch- rin a whltn 'man. who was shot and killed at hls-home near nere yesier day. Was taken from Jail late last night by a mob and hanged. The father and brother of the negro lynch ed, under arrest In connection with the killing, have been placed in the Jail at Hempstead to prevent further mob violence. Intense excitement prevails here and all Idle negroes have received Instructions to leave the community. City and County Officers Get Together. Omaha. Neb.. Sept lt-County Attor ney English and Chief of Police Dbnahue held a conference to-day In regard to the Dr. Rustin tragedy to bring the work of their departments In closer touch than heretofore. 'The county attorney has com plained that the police department has failed to submit possible clues thst might aid him In unraveling the mystery ef Dr. Rustln's death. Chief Donahue declares thst some of the alleged clues that have been reported In tbe newspapers are in correct, snd be arranged to work in har mony with the county officers. . - I - Charged With Murdering His Wife's Father. Llttls Rock. Ark.. Sept 13.-A special from Danville, Ark., says: Following the finding of the body of Walter Herron, a farmer, in a stream sear here, Adam Cook. Herron's son-In-lsw, has been kra s urn enroner who conducted the Inquest over the body with the kill ing, j. The man's neao was Druisea, mui v y,mA tiMn killed and ths body thrown into the water. Cook, who was seen wita Merron sevenu aays ago, has since disappeared. , '. - , Preferred Suicide to Hydrophobia. Springfield, 111-. Sept ll-Fearlng hydro phobia as a result of a bite Inflicted by a squirrel suffering with rabies, Fred Peter son, S rears old, died to-da yof earbolie add poisoning. He swallowed the add with suicidal intent, because, as he re marked yesterday, be preferred to kill himself rather than die ef rabies, five other persona bitten by the rabid squirrel are .in Chicago undergoing treatment to prevent possible serious developments. , Fibre Company Working; . Day and r7r Night.-.. . Special to Tbe Observer. : Canton, Sept 11. The Chsmploa Fibre Company has been running Its plant at night for some time. It Is now lighting up the woods by electricity so that It can work both a night and a day force in the balsam and hemlock. .- Old Folks' Day Celebrated. ' " Specjal' to Ths Observer. ' ' Canton, Sept II. The people of this section met to-day at the Baptist church to celebrate what-Is known here as old folks' dsy. , The services and singing were conducted, as they were In the old daya A large crowd waa present to enjoy the . meeting and ths splendid dinner that was served on the grounds. BIG PBOCESSIOX OF CLERGY ECCHAR1ST1C CONGRESS CLOSES. Streets of London Thronged by Csatho. lies in a Magnificent Parade, the if Throngs Being the Largest Since the Funeral of Queen Victoria The Crush Very "Great at Several "Points and Many Spectators Faint Considerable Hooting Done by Dis pleased i Persons The Host Not ' Carried hi Mi Procession by the '.-Pope's Representative, But He DIs- , penses Blessings as He Goes, the People Kneeling. London. Sept ll. A great proces sion of Catholic clergy, which brought the Eucharistlc Congress to an end. was held -this afternoon amid scenes such as the English churchmen who planned it had never anticipated. Cardinal Vannutelll, the Pope's legate, walked at the head of the pro cession, wearing his scarlet robes and hat, but not carrying the host, Ho was accompanied by a body guard of English peers, of whom the Duke of Norfolk was the most prominent, and concourse of cardinals, archbishops and bishops, who also were attired in unceremonlal robes Instead of vest ments which .ordinarily It bad been proposed they should wear. No such throngs of people have been seen In London plnoe Queen Victoria's funeral. If even then. The purpose of Archbishop Bourne, the head of the Westminster Diocese, and his associates who arranged the pro gramme, had been to have the host carried through the streets In the rear of Westminster cathedral so that the great body of Catholics who were unable to participate In any of the services within the cathedral should have an opportunity of Joining In the Eucharistlc observances and of see ing all the high ecclesiastics present in London. MUCH "BOOING" DONE. The route of the procession was laid through the quiet streets adja cent to the cathedral, and but for the unexpected partisan strife which a discussion of this ceremony brought on, It probably would have been solemnised quietly and In a reverent atmosphere. The great majority of those who attempted to witness ths spectacle, however, apparently was attracted by curiosity and a small part was openly and demonstratively hostile. The Catholic element cheered heartily while the procession passed by, and-throughout the route, but there was heard also considerable "booing", such as the English people use In theatres to express displeasure at any of th plays. The people began flocking .toward the cathedral hoars before tho pro cession started and long before the hour set for the ceremony It was Im possible to get near the line of march. All the streets leading In that direc tion were packed and the windows overlooking the procession, which were rented at high prices, were filled. Thousands of persons gathered on the roofs of the houses, from which there was a considerable display Of the papal colors. The police met with much opposition in their attempts to keep the path clear, which they hard ly succeeded In doing, so that the papal legate and his followers had to push their way through a narrow lane, being frequently and unpleas antly Jostled. A number of persons fainted In the crush. After the procession had re-entered the cathedral. Cardinal Vannutelll appeared on the high balcony in gor geous robes and elevated the host, while the thousands of Catholics out side the building reverently knelt. SERMON BT CARDINAL GIBBONS. The last, day of the congress open ed with pontifical mass in tha cathe dral, which was celebrated by the papal legate, and at which all the car dinals, arehblshops and bishops and many others of the clergy assisted. The 'great edifice was crowded, the audience following with rapt atten tion the sermon of Cardinal Gibbons, who preached eloquently. When the congregation poured out of the edifice they found that the crow.d already assembling for the procession, which had been the cause of so Much controversy. Large forces of police were assisted by some 11.000 Catholics, who had volunteered to lint the route, but even this strong army of men was unable at times to pre vent the participants In ths parade from being shouldered by the curious. Before the procession started vespers were sung within the cathedral, at the conclusion of which the prelates passed down the Nave, singing. "Faith of Our Fathers," which was taken up by the congregation and the vast crowds without THE PROCE8SION CHEERED. As the head of the procession emerged from the cathedral doors, a cheer went up which was repeated as cardinal after' cardinal came slowly out followed by the archbishops. bishops, minor prelates of the Church snd a great army of whlte-surpllced' men singing hymns. Most of the prelates carried their vestments over their arms, but the legate was In full court dress, his scarlet robe and red hat lending distinction td his commanding figure. The hands of the Pope's representative, -sj-hlch were to have carried the host, showered con tinual blessings upon the people who reverently towed the knee. v -- On either side of Cardinal Vannu telll were his chief chaplains and the guard of honor, composed of Catholic peers. Following the , legste. came the members of the pontifical mis sion, the cardinals In their ordsr, two by two, sach with, his train-bearer and . chaplain; ths archbishops and other prelates. Including the represen-1 tatlves of absent bishops, the whole procession being upwards of a mile long. , .v,-; , : In the streets surrounding the cathedral the prelates passed through avenues ot kneeling adherents of their faith, the curious and any who might have come to Jeer being crowded ont of this-vicinity. At one place, how ever, were severer streets converge, the crush waa so great that the spec tators broke up the procession, but ths-police, stationed at this point in strong forces, managed eventually to clear a narrow lane through whlcn the papal legate and the others pass ed in single file. - The crush - was frirhtfnl for half an hour and ths police had to use heroic measures. - On their return to the cathedral the prelates marched around tbe In terior of ths edifice, the legate carry ing the host, as he would have done on the streets, had not the govern--I . ? : ' MAINE ELECTION TO-DAY, The Renublicaos Are Confident and the Democrats Hopeful Liquor , Question th paramount issue. . t Portland,. Me., Sept, ' 1 1. With the Republicans confident and the Demo crats hopeful, and with clearly de fined Issues of local rather than ot national importance, tbe voters - of Maine will cast - their ballots to rn arrow for Governor. Congressmen, State Auditor, members of the Legis lature and . county, officials. . In ad dition they will also be asked to ac cept two proposed amendments to the State constitution, both dealing with the initiative and referendum. . The election fit Bert M. Fernald, ot Portland, by at least 16,000 plurality waa claimed to-night , by tho - Re publican lead era while their Demo cratic opponents .predicted . the suc cess of Obadiah Gardner, of Rock land, who heads their, ticket, by a sare margin. The Republicans have won In Maine In every election since 1180 by plu ralities averaging about 21,000 on presidential years, reaching 1 9,1 it in im and falling to 12.603 In 1892. The paramount issue In Maine Is again the liquor question, and re submission of . the constitutional amendment to the- people. The Democrats have also put forward a plea for taxation of ths wild lands and a reform in the business methods at the capital. The Republicans strongly advocate the enforcement of the prohibitory law and the retention of the so-called 8turgis act with Its stringent regulations for the' suppres sion of the liquor traffic. So utterly devoid has the campaign been of national questions that in some localities Taft and Gardner clubs4 have been organised to encourage Republicans to vote the Democratle SUte ticket, while the Republican campaign orators have urged the Democrats to Join in an effort to up hold the prohibitory law. RECEPTION TO BE GENUINE. Japan Will Receive the American Fleet on October 17th In a Big way. Toklo. Monday, Aug. 10. The full programme for the reception by the Japanese to the American fleet, which Is due here October 1 7th. leaves very few minutes tor sleep while the ves sels are In port. Official orders. The Associated Pretts is Informed, will In clude decorations and regulation as to the treatment of the visitors. Al ready In Yokohama It has ben di rected that during the vis'., of the fleet, lanterns bearing the ficg of the United States shall be districted md dUplayed from every house and ehep night snd' day. it Is understood that the American ambassador will give a dinner to tht officers as wail as a reception. wHrh probsbly will take the form of a garden party. On every , side there Is enthus'skm. The Japanese seem to take no notice whatsoever of the Innuendoes that there might be some overt act com mitted. They laugh and say that tnli Is the work of 'professional propo-gsndli-ts snd it is not to be taken seriously. Arrangements are bolng made - to run excursions fuid special trains to oil the nearby and most attractive acd historic po'nts In Japan for the teneflt of the sailors. Bouvsnlrs of 11 sorts have been ordered, and, In fact, there Is ' much to show the thorough genuineness of the recep tion and welcome. AGAINST SUNDAY SPEAKING. Mr. Bryan Disapproves of Political Speech-Making on the) Lord's Day and Refuses to Address a Crowd. Ober Park, Md., Sept. II. William Jennings Bryan to-day put his stamp of disapproval on Sunday political speech-making. Without his knowl edge the' residents around Mountain Lake Park were notified to assemble there at 3 o'clock to-day to hear him talk. Over 1,200 or them gsthened while Mr. Bryan at Deer Park was protesting to a local committee that h would make no speech. ilo finally was prevailed upon to make the three-mile drive and shake hands wtth those In the assemblage, with the understanding thitt he would not speak and' that there should be no handclapplng. The people gave every evidence of their pleasure at meeting the Democratle candidate for President, even though they were disappointed at not hearing him, and as ne departed tney violated their pledge and applauded him liberally. The day was one of absolute quiet and rest, with the exception ot the short Journey to Mountain Lake Park, and In consequence Mr. Bryan prepared himself for the strenuous week ahesd of him. He leaves to night at 12:11 o'clock for Baltimore and Is due to arrive at Camden station, that city, at 7:10 o'clock In the morning. THE END IS NEAR. Ex-Commissioner Patterson Dying at His Home Near Lenoir. Special to The Observer. Lenoir, Sept. II. Mr. g. L.' Pat terson, ex-Commissioner of Agricul ture of North - Carolina, Is critically ill at bis home. Palmyra, , near here. The ' people of the fit ate will hear with sorrow, the announcement of his physician to-day that Jhe end la near. ment tntsrposed an objection. The vast assemblage that filled the square then sang hymns, and the members of - the Catholic societies, with ban ners flying, marched through the streets to their halls and churches. In the meantime the papal legate within the building pronounced the benediction and the congress closed. Protestants Hold Rejoicing Meeting. London, Sept II. An enthusiastic meeting of the - members of the Protestant Alliance was held In Cax ton Hall at Westminster to-night. where speeches were made rejoicing at the success of the alliance's cam paign against the Eucharistlc pro cession and a solemn league and covenant to defend the Protestant re ligion wss voted. - . John Kenslt, president of the Antt Rltuallstle League, and ether speak ers ptid high tribute td Premier As qulth "for vindicating the Protestant ism of England." They declared that the congress had fslje miserably and that Instead of prOineting the doctrine of tbe Church of Rome had occasioned a great ProtesUntVawaken- ing. t'- , :' .;.. - "F .Socialists Create Dlstur Budapest. Sept ll. The Socialists to-day created serious disturbances during the Eucharistlc procession which wss held In connection with tbe Catholic Congress now sitting here. The police used thir swords to rest or order and fifty of the rioters were arrested. BUBGUR CAUGHT in noni: TUtEX BY TWO NEGRO .WOMEN. John ' Click, Whose Skin Is i of the Ethiopian Hue, Captured Whlio ' Burglarizing a Houe Oncupicd by . Members of His Own llace Sali ' bury Gets Four line lire Borsea , Frpin Kentucky Messrs. Kitcbin - and Cox Both in Salisbury at Same Time Liquor Dealers Will Opeas Big Music House Salisbury Baudi Now Ready to Fill Engagements Rowan Ministers to Attend United Lutheran Synod in Savannah. Observer Bureau, 121 North Main Street, Salisbury, Sept 12. John Cllcky eolored. was' arrested at an early hour this morning charg ed ' with burglary. Some - time last nliht after mldnlsrht Click entered the home of a negro woman who lives In the eastern section of the dry and stole a small sum - of money from a bureau, and also several articles . of wearing appareL His presence wss discovered, however, before he made his escape and the woman, with the assistance of a female' companion, pounced upon dick and held him, fast while a messenger was dispatch ed for officers, who took the man in custody and locked him up pending a hearing, which will probably be giv en to-morrow. ... Tha city received to-day from Ken tucky four fine horses for the lira department, to replace those now in use, which were considered too light tor fire service. , Hf. J. P. Harper, an expert horseman, and Alderman C. L. Welch, of the fire committee, recently made a trip to the Blue-grass State In search of animals suited lav exery respect for the fire department, and those receive d to-day la tbe re sult of their Journey. Salisbury had the pleasure to-day of having In her borders for a short stsy the two central political figure of the State at present, Hon. W. W. Kitohln and Mr. J Elwood Cox, Dem ocratic and Republican, candidate respectively. for Governor.- Mr. Cox waa on his wsy from v, tha Republican rally- In Aaheville last night to his home In High Point, whll Mr. Kitchln wsi en route from Statea vllle, where he spoke yesterday to Mount Airy where he speaks to-morrow. Mr. Kitchln says he is having splendid audiences st all his appoint ments and at a number of places tre-. mendous crowds have heard him. He was unable to say positively whether he would give Salisbury a -date or not, ss It was more than likely that Chairman Eller would send him alto- gether in the close and doubtful coun ties. Chairman Boyden, of the Demo cratic county executive committee. In arranging the Itinerary for the Demo cratic candidates In Rowan. Every precinct In the county will be thor oughly csnvassed. - . , A NEW BUSINE83 HOUSE. The McDanlel-Outlaw Company ts a new business concern which Is op ening up a music house in the Bell Bloek on South Main street. , Tha new firm will handle high grade pia nos and organs, also eimall musical Instruments and sheet music Mr. McDanlei is proprlstor of the North. State Distilling Company, and Mr. B. Clayton Outlaw has been connected with the same company for some time. Salisbury will be glad to know that these gentlemen will not leave because their business has been put under the ban, but will continue In the business world of the city.- The new company has a large capital and will do business on a big scale. Mr. Charles Avey, who recently moved his mail order whiskey housa to 'Chattanooga, Is here shipping his household goods to his new home. Ha Is pleasantly situated In Chattanooga and Is doing a large business, NOW HAS A BAND. The Salisbury Band, under the lead ership of Prof. J. W. Hanford, has made such excellent progress since it wss organised several months ago that It la now able to fill engage ments. The services of this band hasj been engaged to furnish music for th Yadkin Valley Fair - October . 20th, list, 22d and 23d. Rev. A. W. Plyler, presiding elder ot the Salisbury district, who ha been kept in his room by sickness the past week, is up again but waa not able to fill his appointments to day. , - .. . Among the delegates and alternates who will attend the meetings of tha United Synod of the Evangelical Lu theran Church In Savannah, beginning October (th. are the following from, Rowan: Principals, Rev. Dr. W. W. Klnard. Rev. Ueorea IT. Ho. Rn.. Charles B. Miller and Mr. James D. Helllg; alternstes. Rev. H. A.,Trexler. Rev. R. R. Bowers, Rev. J. L Morgan and Mr. B. B. Miller. , . The last excursion of the season In this section will run from Norwood, through Salisbury- to Wilmington, Monday, September 21th Gas Bag of Big Balloon Split. -Philadelphia, Sept It. The bin balloon, Philadelphia, of th Philadel phia Aeronautical Society, which) started from here last night with Lieut B.' F. Kllgore. of th Unltedi States Marin Corps, and two friends as passengers, on what waa to hav been a 48-hour night, landed at Mil fford. Del., at midnight last night, after being up for sevea hours. While the balloon was soaring over Mllford the gas bag split from th base to the equator, and it Wss necessary to .cut away the ropes of an : anchor, which weighed thirty-five pounds. The. vallcbn ascended several thousand feet, ' carrying th party across th Delaware bay, and It was with dif ficulty that they managed, to strike a current that carried them to a land ing point The balloon traveled a lit tle more than a hundred milea Monopoly Would Have -" Produced Vienna." feept It. -Chancellor von Buelow. who Is now at' Norderney. In an Interview published InTbeNeu Frele Press to-day, expresses regret at Bismarck's failure to establish a tobacco .monopoly, which by thiv time, he says, would have produce 1 a revenue of S12S.000.000. for which Germany could have . found goo-1 uses. . Prince von Buelow statement, the paper declares. Is Interesting as sn Indication of the government s view for dealing with the financial difficulty.! , V-:-:: ; OH Can Explosion Cause Fa (..I Pomeroy. O- Sept IS. A can pf c :andinar near the stove In t itrhen at the home of John c Tfnn.h. In Mason eountv. W. V.i . ploded early to-day and as a r ene child was burned to ,d-- -. Mr. and Mrs, R.ouh a - 1 children were so severely Inj. -they may die. The hou v sumed.
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