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OUTLINES. Near Pittsburg yesterday four per sons were killed and 25 injured in a collision between a passenger train and a gondola coal car, which had run out from a siding to the main line The double murder KxC Abe Cohan- and Miss Anna Markovitz, near Day ton, O., on Monday, and the criminal assault on the young woman, is veiled in mystery At Garner's, eight miles from Raleigh, at 8 'cloak last night, a passenger and a freight train lhad a head-on collision; 3 were killed and several Injured Four miles from Dallas, Texas, yesterday a train was ditched and fire people seriously in jured -(The: Government charges that since its suit was Instituted at Wilmington, Dek', against the Powder Trust papers have been taker out of the records in the recorder's office Judge Prit chard delivered the .ad dress of welcome . when the annual convention of National Shorthand re porters convened in Asheville yes-; terday Henry Francis Lynch, a marine of the united States battle ship Georgia, has been strangely miss ing since Saturday night. The Co lumbia Amusement Company at Pine Beach, adjoining the Jamestown Ex position, has gone into the hands of a receiver -Senator Latimer, of South Carolina, arrived in Paris yesterday from other European centers where he is investigating the immigration cytiestion Monsigruor Falconio, Pa pal delegate, is presiding at the 25th gvnrmai convention of the Knights of Columbus which convened .at Norfolk yesterday In New York yesterday a party of fvisitora who ram over and killed an Italian boyi with a touring car, were driven from the machine by a mob which attempted to bum the automobile New: York markets: Money on call steady 2 1-2 to 3 per cent., ruling rate 2 3-4, dosing bid 2 1-2, offered at 3; spot cotton quiet 13.25; flour quiet and lower to sell; wheat easy, No. 2 red 95 elevator; corn easy, No. 2, 61 1-2 elevator; oats firm, mixed 54 1-2; turpentine firm 59 1-2; rosin firm. To listen to the plaints of the offi cers of the Standard Oil Company, it would have the appearance of being the slandered Oil Company. Lest it be forgot Senator Philan der Knox and former Secretary Leslie M. Shaw regard themselves as candi dates for the Republican nomination for President. "Geo. R -Cortelyou is still nursing his boom for the Presidential nomina tion," says an exchange. We should say that if any of the booms need nursing, it is George B.'s. the Newbern Sun; "But some people would not be happy, even though they had the world weeping with them" Between that "kind of folks and the hyena class, the lives of many others are made miserable. James B. Ay res, 28 years old, son of General Rufus A Ay res", one of the wealthiest and best known men of Vir ginia, was arrested at Bristol for steal ink whiskey out of the Southern Ex press office. It was decided that the young man was insane and he was sent to an asylum. He probably got crazy drunk after stealing the liquor; In Michigan a man has . actually gone into the courts to recover pos session of his mother-in-law, who, he claims, was abducted. Some people might think the Michigan man is simply furnshing material for a joke, but how. do we know but that his mother-in-law had been doing the cooking and washing for the family? This we take from yesterday's Ral eigh News and Observer: ' "Wilming ton's prosperity also gets a place on the tax books. The increase is a mil lion and the county tax rate has been reduced." As a matter of fact,, the in creased valuation in the county, of New Hanover Is $1,677,245, and it must be remembered that Wilmington is practically the county. Because of the failure of the S. A. L. train from Hamlet to make connec tion at Maxton the Red Springs Citi zen says: "We are still in the outside world, so far as mail connections and railroad facilities, are - Concerned." Why, we supposed that the mails from Wilmington reached. Red Springs ev ery day except Sunday . about 11 o'clock A. M. If not please advise us. Remarks the Raleigh News and. Ob server: "The close. vote in Mississip pi opened the eyes of those who thought Vardaman would not: black the board He has made a fine" Gov ernor and is honest, capable, courage eons. Mississippi does not honor men lacking in patriotism and in character. That has been its habit since It became a Btate.M The Star Is glad that John Sharp beat Vardaman, but that does not keep us from wondering how lit tle some newspapers know either of Vardaman's character or ability. SNEWS FROM RALEIGH Hearings in Railway Rate Liti gation Before Standing Mas ter is Postponed. GOVERNOR FROM EDENTON Congressman vKitchin Will Reply. Convicts for Mountain Road Com missions in National Guard. Monument to Wyatt Notes. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, August 6. -Standing Master w. A. Montgomery will "begin his hearing in the railway rate litlga- itioin at Washington on August 15th, instead of August 10th as first an nounced. The postponement of the case was at request of counsel for the Southern. Some of the State's counsel in the case express the opin ion that the railroads will pursue a policy of delay arid procrastination all through the hearing unless they are prodded through the litigation. They say that (both sides have agreed to a speedy determination of the cause and they will insist on it. Governor Glenn returned today from Ed en ton where he delivered a prohi bition speech and says that the elec tion will be carried by the temperance advocates. He will be here until Sam day getting executive affairs in shape so that he can attend the Jamestown Exposition during North Carolina Week. Congressman W. W. Kitdhin was here last night on his waiy to Morgan ton to make a speech in the interest of his candidacy for Governor. He says he will shortly make a statement in reply to certain newspaper criti cisms of him. He will reply to the Charlotte "Observer at a speech, he is to make at Dixie, Mecklenburg county, August 29th. At a meeting of the Coumjcdl of State this morning The, Transcontinental Railway Company, was granted fifty convicts from the, penitentiary to toe used in? the construction! of an Impor tant link in this great railroad under taking: from Waynesville to the Tenes see line, a distance of about thirty miles. Representative D. L. Boyd, of Waynesville, wjas here to. close the deal --with "the State authorities, he The- ing -a director in the company. Commissions were issued today to R. H. Doughdy and C. W. Taylor as lieutenant Junior grade and ensign respectively in the First Division -Naval Reserves Newbern. Also a com mission to Dr. H. A. Bass as first as sistant surgeon at Henderson. Mr. John A. Mitohner, of Selma, spent the day here in the interest of the movement for the' raising of funds for the erection of a suitable statue of Wyatt, the first man killed in the Civil War, a North Carolinian. He says excellent progress is being made and great things are exepcted from the public meetings for raising funds which are to be held throughout the State September 21st and 25th. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 6. A special term of the United States District Court, Judge Thomas R. Purnell, pre sding, was convened at Beaufort to day for the trial of peonage cases in which E. A Kline, a contractor of con struction on the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad is defendant. The al leged peons are eleven foreigners who -were ' brought from New York and employed by Kline. Since complaint was made and investigation of? the Department of Justice three weeks, the eleven men have been detained in jail as witnesses, being unable to give bond for their appearance at the trial. Today when the court convened, Judge Purnell charged the grand jury specifically as to peonage and then adjourned the court until tomorrow. Lieutenant J. H. Weddell, of New bern, was here today completing with Adjutant . General Robertson details for the "movement of the North Caro lina Naval Reserves to the Jamestown Exposition North Carolina week. There will be two hundred men and tdfflcera principally from Nfewberny Wilmington, Windsor and Elizabeth City;- . : .. Y,V..VYw. Silk .Petticoat Sale. Today the C. W. Vorvogt Company will offer silk petticoats worth $7 to $8.50 for the sunt of $4.75 each. ' Onfly one 'will be sold to a pstomer, so only 75 persons will b$ able to secure, this bargain. None w4U be Bent on appro val. They are made of heavy Taffeta Silk. - Crowds are attending the -final reduction sale every day. Prices have been made so low and cut so deep that no trading stamps will be given away during the entire sale. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Hargrove Taylor Olive OIL Major J. C. Horner Homer's . Mili tary School. Business Locals:. Lost Canary Bird. . NoticeAntoanobile Parade. Male Stenographerr-'Positlon Want ed. V ' High Grade Upnght piano, new, at a sacrifice cash or. on easy terms.. Ad dress F. Li. Weatherly, Room 31, Pur cell . House, j . an 6-3t i 25 percent, off on all, Clothing this week at Rehders. . . jff '' ''' " ' jf CAPT. JAMES D. McNEILL, OF FAYETTE VI LLE. S T President of the National Fireman's Association and Last Night jl K Elected for Fourteenth Consecutive Year as President of the r . State Firemen's Association. ANNUAL CONVENTION FIREMEN Sessions Yesterday Largely AttendecTand Most Re- v. TwesentanYE m - Hismrvror' urffanizanon Election of Officers: and Annual Reports Notes. The twentieth annual convention of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association came to a close last night with the election of officers for the en suing year and the reference of the matter of the place of next meeting to the Executive Committee for deci sion later. Three sessions of the con vention were held during the day, and to quote President James D. McNeill, for fourteen years at the head of the Association, it was the largest and most representative body of firemen that ever assembled in the State. The morning session opened at 11 o'clock and concluded with intermissions, shortly after 3 o'clock, the delegates and visitors (boarding special trolley, cars for an excursion to Wrightsville Beach, returning in time for the con cluding deliberations, beginnng short ly before 9 o'clock ad concludng be tween 11 and 12 last night. The mat ter of chief interest was, perhaps, the election of officers, which resulted as folows: President James D. McNeill, of Fayetteville. First Vice President A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury. Second Vice President J. Frank Maddry, of Durham. Secretary W. C. VonGlahn, of Wil mington. Treasurer R. C. Taylor, of Winston-Salem Statistician W. P. Monroe, of Wil mington. Although the matter was not defi nitely settled last night, it is probable that the next convention and tourna ment will go to Newbern. - The Asso ciation has grown so in numbers 'and Influence lately that, few of the small er, towns and cities care to undertake' the entertainment of the body, and it was thought best to disregard all in vitations for (the present and leace the matter in the hands of the executive committee to entertain proposals later and make up a decision as to the-place of meeting. )'.'-.' '-r. .The Convention Sessions. . The convention sessions were held in the elegantly appointed hall and club of ' the Improved Order of Red Men, -which -was handsomely decorat ed and equipped with every conveni ence for the dispatch of business, elec tric f ans : being placed at . all conven ient stations,' in the room. With in spring music from the Salem Band, and .the waving of bright colors, the shouting of greetings one to another, the convention hall presented an ani mated scene when President 'McNeill rapped for : order yesterday morning shortly after 11 o'clock and the 20th annual convention-, was declared duly, organized. President McNeill, arrayed In spotless white, gracefully, spoke a few words of introduction and 'present ed the Rew Thos. P. Noe, of the 'Epis copal Church, who offered a very fer vent prayer, v Following the invocation OF STATE President McNeill introduced Mayor Wm. E. Springer, who in behalf of the city, extended a cordial welcome to the firemen and visitors. The Mayor made a pleasing reference to the in dustries and resources of Wilmington, paid a graceful tribute to the firemen of the- State, tracing the history of the volunteer organizations from the ear liest dawn of civilization to the pres ent, bidding all a cordial welcome to the city and to the pleasure resorts hereabouts. The Mayor's address was greeted with the most "enthusiastic applause and gave way to two very eloquent responses, the one by Hon. Locke Craig, in behalf of the firemen from the West, and Mr. S. M. Brinson, of Newbern, for the "boys" from the East. There were also pleasing openr ing addresses by Representative Chas. U. Harriss, of Raleigh, and Mayor A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury, the latter first vice president of the Association. President McNeill himself made a most eloquent-little address at the conclusion of the preliminares and de clared the convention open for busi ness. The roll call of Secretary W. C. VonGlahn, of Wilmington, showed nearly every department in the State represented not only by delegates, but by many chiefs, assistant chiefs, sup erintendent of water works, chairmen of fire committees and officials of like character allied with the fire fighting strength of the several departments. Assistant Chief W. P. Monroe, of the Wilmington Department, was ap pointed sergeant-at-arms of the con vention, and the first business was the appointment of rthe (credentials com mittee, which was composed of Mes srs. a. u. Barnard, C. A. Moses, J. F. Jordan, E. E. Bain, J. W. Thurmond, A. B. Horney and D. F. Wooten ' .-. The annual reports were next read, that of President McNeill being first and a splendid paper, which was re ceived with great applause and .adop ted by the convention. This excellent report is printed. In full on the fifth page of today's .paper. The other re ports were those of Secretary Von Glahn and Treasurer Taylor. That of the treasurer shows that there has been paid out in benefits to firemen and their beneficiaries the sum of $1, 781 during . the past year. Secretary vonuiann ' snowed in his report that the membership of the Association is at present the ; largest f in the history of the organization, consisting of 1,200 men in 37 towns and , cities, with 74 fire, companies. ;; . The receipts during the past year . were necessarily the largest hv the history, of the conven tion, and the finances are in good shape" in every way. ' , When tiiese . matters had been uis posed of and announcements had been made; the ' Convention v took a recess until. 2 : 15," when the credentials com mittee made report showing the larg est ; attendance ever, recorded .at a State meeting. - This report was not (Continued on page f our. TOURNAMENT T(M)AY Street Parade and Inauguration of Races For Three Days' -" - - - - -'-';"-'" ' " , , Events. LARGE NUMBE R OF ENTRIES Engine Contests and Horse Hose Wag on Racs Concluding With Fire men's, Ball at Lumina Tonight. Notes of the Big Meet. " 'All is in readiness for the magnifi cent street parade of the North Car olina. iSitate Foremen's Association and the opening events of the State and : Inter-tSitate Tournament, which will take: place in this city today. Final arirangemeritis were perfected at the comvemltion session of the Associa tion last night and enough is seen to guarantee that the big -meet here is going to be one of the most successful ever, pulled off in North Oaralina. The rnumiber of entries for the several events is large anid same itif the fastest teams in the world are here ifo partic ipate in the- races and the various .oth er contests in connectipin with the tourney. . " . The street- parade -will form at 9' o'cloqk this morning at the City. Hall udder the direction) of -Colonel -J. VanB. Metts, chief marshal, of Wil mington. It was decided at the con vention last eight that the apparatus from all parts cf the State would taike their line in the pageant according t alphahetical order of the towm or city from which they come, headed of course hyf the Salem aaud Ftart Caswell bands, which latter organization will arrive this morning. The route of the parade' will Ibe as; follows: Up Third to Red Cross, to Front, on Front to Orange, thence to Third, down Third to NumCup Nlun to Fifth, moving north on Fifth to Bnumiswick, down Bruns rwick to Fourth moving South on Fourth to Grace, thence tcr Third and City Hall. . I ; - Marshals and tnnemhers oi parade committee are requested to meet Chief Marshal at City Hall at 8 : 45 o'clock. . Immediately following the parade the jengime; contests will take place, at foot of Market . street. .. The. entries are Has4jfollows aslctfHcSa3psi last night; Elimhetlii City, Gdldslbbro, Newbern and Haleigh. . The 'big event of the entire torarna ment will take place at Fifth and Bladeni (Streets at 2:30 this afternoon. This Is the Horse Hose Wagon races for which there are 16 ' entries, the largest number on record. The entries are Elizabeth City, Capital Hose No. 3, of Raleigh, Newbern No. 1, Rocky Mount, No -2 AsheviHe Nos. 1 and 2, Rescue No. 1, Raleigh, Kinston, Cas well company, doldsboro No. 1 and Eclipse, Durham No. 2, Statesville No. 1, High Point Noj 1, Atlantic Newbern, Concord No. 2, Independent Hose Company No. 2, Salisbury. For the hand and grab reel races tomorrow and Friday, the following are the entries: Chapel Hill No. L Morgantoni, Graham No. 1, Salens Fire Departmanit, Salisbury, Southside, Ra leigh Fire Department. For the hook and ladder contests Friday only Asheville No. 1 and the Womhle Company, of Raleigh, have entered. President McNeill is insisting on all events being pulled off on time and withi dispatch so as to flbe as consid erate as possible of the spectators and every effort will be made to facilitate the races. Notes of the Tourney The esoursitoin, from Durham over the eahpard yesterday brofuight about 500 people who are here to . witness the races today. The excursion re turns to Durham this afternoon at 5 o'clock. . The game of baseball this after- nolom at Hillon will be between the Monarohs of the City League and Durham, Green and Mojore forming the battery for the locals. The hour is 4 o'clock and the public is invited. The game of baseball between Cas,- weH and the Rattlers yesterday after noon was 'wora by the home team in a drizzle of rata, the score having been 12 to 4. Qulnney and Jones did the firimg for the respective teams and were "greatly handicapped by wet balls. Burlington Hose Company, No. 1, is here in chjarge of Foremani John T. Love, They came in a special car and are eighteen in number, all dis playing their f colors in the form of ribbon ibadges f hearing the legend "iBnrlingitoni Hose Com No. 1." The car in , which they travelled is placarded in the same manner. Newbern is unusually well repre sented ait the tournament and will cer tainly carry off some of. the honors of the tournament. There are two companies repre sented the Buttons and Atlantics. The Buttons are represented by Tom Da vis, . Henry Howell, John SJuter,. Will Hoover, Dan Smaw, Ferule Gaskijll, W. T. Brinson,' Ed. . Parsons, Neil Smith, Arthnir Willis; W. F. Cash' and Mr. Harrison. They are registered at The Orion. -.Among' the Atbuntics are:; Dwight Styron, H. E. Royall, J. H. Nelson, Edwin Richardson, - Fred Thomas, Matthew Hall.TBajmi CSoward, Will Dowdy, Jamie Toisom Charltioia Parsons,. Carf Bartling, Garrison Far row, . Leo Smith.-. ? - - , - -The Howard Relief Company, that grand old I organization" of volunteer firemen which a year or two ago cele- STATE TRAP SHOOT Many Experts A rriving For In , ter-State Event on Oun Club " Grounds Here. ATTRACTIVE PRIZE LIST Special TrQphies Will Be Offered From Manufacturers Good Team From Charlotte to Partici pate Other Notes. There are many arrivals already for which , will be. given toimorrow, and Friday on the grounds of the local oluib in connection with the Firemen's Tournament. Everything is in readi ness for this event and the local com mittee is looking fiorward to a most pleasant affair. There will be a prac tice shoot this afternoon vt 3 o'clock and all are invited to. dome out and try the traps. The regular , tourna ment will begin promptly! 9 o'clock 'tomorrow morniaug and wik continue until all the regular and special events have (been shot. Arrangements are being made to serve lunch on the grounds so that the entire day may be spent on the grounds. ; . For each day .there is ten regular events with $100 added money. A special event on tomorrow wiill be a shoQt or the ihandsome ".s given by the Hunter Arms Company, men tion of which was made several days ago. The event .will probably be 100 targets, this to be announced later. For Friday . the special event .will be for an Ithaca .gun given by the Ithaca Arms Company, of Ithaca, New York. Among the experts here lor . the tournament are Mr. J. Mowell Haw kins, the expert iflrom the Winchester Arms CJompany, who was, secured through the efforts, of the J. W. Mur chisoni Company, and Mr. E. H. Storr, of , the - Peters " Cartridge Company. Charlotte will send down a good dele gation -as may toe seen from the fol lowing from yesterday's Charlotte Ob server: "Charlotte will be resjesented', at th0 big shoot in Wilmington Thursday and Friday by the following named! members of the local aun cffiuib r L Messrs. vC. , C. Bates, E. ,F. Creswell; wmmrsgm ' J.- W. Todd; J. E.1 Cray ton, F. M. ISiawyer and W. G. McPhee. The local contingent will be well trim med for the tournament, for each one has beent doing considerable ishootingr latefy im the matches held recently for the trophy cups." There are also here and coming for the tournament such Well known shots as Barnes, Walls, Sims and Kellltte, the Sftate. The indications ; are c that the meet will be a success in every way. brated its fif tieth anniversary, will en tertain all of the visiting firemen who will come to their handsome : club building at Front and Orange streets tomorrow night. The entertainment will take the form of an informal smoker and all visitors are expected to be present. The Howard Relief is known far and wide cr its delight ful hospdtaality and all who attend the smoker tomorrow indght.may be ass ur ea or a very pleasant occasion. The Star office day force enjoyed a delightful serenade 'from the' Salem Bandyesterllay morning. They have a capital organization, , make a splendid appearance on the streets and have already captivated the hearts of the heard from in the parade today and at the races this afternoon and tomorrow. ' Chairmain) Frank Herbst, of the Au tomobile Parade Committee, , an nounces that automobile owners will assemble with their machines on Mar ket, between Fifth and Sixth, streets at 8:45 of clock this morning to line up for the parade There are a num ber of entries and this feature of the parade Is expected to excite a great deal of interest as the first of its kind ever attempted in Wilmington. . The Concord Company, which ia en camped at Sixth and Red Cross streets, has about sixtyi men here for -the tournament and they are the Jol liest of the jolly. Along with them they have a clown band, which Is con tributing, no- little to the fltm-maiking at the tournament. The band consists of twelve pieces directed by Professor R. L. Keesler, and composed of the foMowing: Lewis Hartsell, Albert Freeze, Evan Hitihcoicik, Archie Good man, John BV Alexander, Joe Morrison, Jere Hall, Lloyd , Cook, L. C. Biles, W. A. Hall and Roy Kappenfield. The band has a special uniform- of the quaint and fantastic order and are very much in evidence. : - , H. D. Burkhimer, of Charlotte, is with the Charllotte delegation at the tooirnament and Is of coursie receiving a cordial welcome - at his old home. He is one: of the old volunteer boys and la fl.Vwa.VA IntprftsAed-tn whatever is doing in the fire.fighfing line. Char lotte has a paid department now and, .- the contests, but were ' represented . yesterday by delegates at the Associa- ' tion. ': . ' See the' souvenirs ;at Rehder's. Spe- " cm Dargains jjiremans vyeex. at Poulvogt's., 1 :
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