The Weather Today: I’S&SES?! FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 81. o=®®(S® soOD RD®cp(lDn @ai[p®Dßanai DDsifiDy [Psipgo 0 ® 800 Ktew® ©ddcD GBDo°©oflOartto®oD GOVERNOR ATCOCK OFFERS ap FOB LYKCRERS Four Hundred Dollars Each Will be Given For the Salisbury Mob. BIGGEST REWARD EVER HEARD OF IN STATE Solicitor Hammer May Names of Several. THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN MUCH WORRIED He Appeals to All Thoughtful and Law-Abiding People in the State to Uphold His Hands in Suppressing / This Form of Lawlessness. Governor Ayeock yesterday morning issued a proclamation offering S4OO re ward for the arrest and conviction of each member of the mob that lynched the two negro boys, Harrison and James Gillespie, who were taken from the jail at Salisbury on the morning of June 11th and hanged without process of law, for the murder of Miss Benson. The proclamation is as follows: Proclamation by the Governor S4OO REWARD. State of North Carolina, Executive Department. Whereas, official information has been reeeived at this department that Harri son and James Gillespie were lynched at Salisburv about June 10, 1002, by parties unknown. And whereas, it appears that the said parties unknown have fled the State, or so concealed themselves that the ordi nary process of law cannot be served upon them; Now, therefore, I, Charles B. Ayeock, Governor of the State of North Caro lina, by virtue of authority in me vested by law, do issue this my proclamation, of fering a reward of four hundred dollars each for the apprehension and delivery of the said parties unknown or any of them to the sheriff of Rowan county at the court house in Salisbury with evidence sufficient to convict and a conviction, and I do enjoin all officers of the State and all good citizens to assist in bring ing said criminals to justice. Done at our City of Raleigh, the 18th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and in the one hundred and twenty-sixth year of our American Independence. CHARLES B. AYCOCK. By the Governor: P. \f. PEARSALL, Private Secretary. As it has been estimated that there were seventy-five persons in the mob, the total reward offered amounts to $20,000. This is an entirely unprecedented sum for the chief executive to offer, and it looks as if he wore determined to do everything to the uttermost to arrest those who flagrantly disregarded law and order. This will lead to important disclosures, if anything will. The issuing of this proclamation was about the first thing the Governor did upon his return from Cooleemee yes terday morning. Col. P. M. Pearsall, the Governor's Secretary, drew up the puper, and the Governor signed it. Solicitor Hammer is now in Salisbury and is at work on this case. He thinks that lie has the names of several who took part in the lynching, and when further evidence against them is collect ed arrests will follow. He expects to go to the very bottom of this indefen sible lynching. Governor Ayeock has been very much worried about the matter. The boys charged with the murder were under ar rest and in jail, with the certainty of a speedy trial, and the crime for which they were lynched was not the crime for which lynching is ordinarily the penalty in the South, and sometimes in other parts of the country. How far lynching will ~o and for what crimes it will be practised cannot be determined. It is a form of lawlessness which grows and nothing can stop it but an enlight ened public sentiment. The Governor appeals to all thoughtful and law abiding people in the State to uphold his hands in suppressing it. A gentleman from Salisbury yesterday said that there was very grave doubt as to the guilt of the younger of the two negroes recently lynched at Salisbury. He says that the parents of the two boys affirmed all the time that the younger boy was at home at the moment of the commission of the crime, while they readily agreed that the elder one was from home. He states that the younger hoy died protesting his inno cence and singing, “I want to go to Heaven when I die.” The Gentleman making this statement is a man well known in the State and has held respon sible positions. He says moreover that there was only one track at the scene of the murder and this track correspond ed with the track of the elder, and not of the younger. If these >ta',tements turn out to be true the lynching becomes all the more horrible. It Is high time for the public opinion of the State to rise up and put a stop to this form of lawlessness. BLOODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL- Borglars Blow the Sawnnanoa Ice Company’s Safe to Pieces. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. €., June 18. —Burglars broke into the Swannanoa Ice Company’s safe last night, blowing a 2,000 pound safe to pieces and securing about fifty dollars. Bloodhounds are on their trail. The Southern Music Teachers Associa tion was opened here la*t night with an address by President Peters. This morn ing public school music was discussed. The discussion was led by J. W. Jeudwine of Raleigh. L. M. Bourne will be a candidate for Congress from this district on the Demo cratic ticket. An, escaped murderer, Lum Morris, from the South Carolina penitentiary, was this morning brought to this city and is lodged in the county jail awaiting orders from the South Carolina peni tentiary authorities. Northampton Unanimous For Clark. (Special to News and Observer.) Jackson, N. C., June 18.—At the North ampton County Democratic Convention today a resolution instructing delegates to the State Convention to vote for Judge Clark for Chief Justice, T. W. Mason for Corporation Commissioner, J. Y. Joyner for Superintendent of Public Instruction was unanimously adopted. A resolution endorsing Claude Kitchin for Congress, and W. E. Daniels for solic itor also passed unanimously. The convention was called to order by the county chairman, Hon. R. B. Peebles. The following candidates were nominated: Sheriff, W. H. Joyner; Clerk, J. T. Flythe; Register of Deeds, M. F. Staneil; House of Representatives, B. S. Gay; Treasurer, J. G. L. Crocker. Broadhurst Succeeds Humphrey. (Special to the News and Observer ) Mr. W. L. Humphrey, who for ten years has been actively associated with the freight office of the A- and N. C. Railroad in this city, and for the past six years has been freight agent, of that road here, has resigned his position to take effect July 1, and will engage in the general commission brokerage busi ness. Mr. Humphrey has made a splendid agent. He will be succeeded by Mr. J. J- Broadhurst, who has filled the position of assistant agent with the above road for several years, and in whom the public and the road officials will find a worthy successor to Mr. Humphrey. Dhd From Drinking Wood Alcohol. (Special to the News and Observer.) Polloeksville, N- 0., June 18.—News reaches here of the death of two young men at Maysville, this county, Monday afternoon, from drinking wood alcohol. While in a bicycle repair shop a young man named Whitley, it is stated, dared his companions to join him in imbibing the fiery liquid and the proprietor of the shop took him up. This bout began Saturday and Sunday afternoon both were seized with spasms, which in creased in violence until death relieved them of their suffering. Masonic Temple For Greenville. (Special to News and Observer.) Greenville, \\ c., j im e 18.—The plans tor the temple to be erected by Green ville Masonic Lodge, as submitted by Messrs. Hook & Sawyer, architects, of Charlotte, have been approved. The building will be a beautiful one and an ornament to the town. It is expected that work on the temple will begin soon and that it will be completed by next February. Death of Bishop Whittle. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va-, June 18.—Right Rev. Francis M. Whittle, bishop of the Epis copal Diocese of Virginia, died at his home here this afternoon in the sev enty-eighth year of his age. Beceiver For Ward Shoe Company, (Specal to the News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C-, June 18.—This morning, on petition of King & Kimball, attorneys for petitioners, the Simpson Shields Shoe Company, of Greensboro, and Smitz & Goodwin, of Philadelphia, creditors, Judge Shaw appointed Dr. Died Peacock receiver for the Ward Shoe Company, of this city. The liabili ties, exclusive of stock, are Bald to be SB,OOO, divided among Baltimore, Boston, RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 19. 1902. New York and Greensboro creditors principally. Assets will reach SO,OOO. The president of the company, Mr- R. A. Ward, is held in the highest esteem in business circles here, and his many trouble in arranging the affairs of the company so that business will be resumed. The stockholders are all good citizens, the amount of capital stock being about ST,OOO. Mr. Moses Cone left this morning to take a much needed rest. He goes to his splendid country home at Blowing Rock. OFF FOR SCOTLAND. Dr. and Mrs Mims Leave For a Summer Trip. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. N. C., Juno 18—Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Mims loft today for New York, from which place they sail on Saturday on the steamer Glasgow for Scotland. Af ter spending awhile at Edinburg they go to London and Oxford, and will also visit a number of other places of interest in England. Dr. and Mrs. Mims will return to Durham sometime in September. Manataka Tribe of Red Men, of this city, will give a barbecue at the new city park on Monday*night of next week. Dolph Mangum, colored, while working around the city rock crusher on Tuesday afternoon, was painfully hurt by a belt jumping oft. He was knocked between the band wheel and the crusher, and received a wound in the right, side. Man gum was removed to the Lincoln Hos pital. It is thought he will recover. Mayor Moses E. CcCown, Major and Mrs. W. A. Guthrie left today for Chase City to spend a few days. E. C. Hackney has let the contract for new store houses on Corcoran srteet. T. S. Christian has the contract, and work will begin next week. The buildings will be of brick, the fronts of white pressed brick. Price and Jenkins May Enter the Bace (Special to the News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C-, June 18.—It is stated today that aCpt. Charles Price, of Salis bury, will move to Charlotte in a few days and will at no distant date an nounce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress in this district. Capt. Price has purchased a beautiful home in Dilworth, a suburb of Char lotte, and will, it is said, move here at once. Mr. L. L. Jenkins, of Gastonia, is an other candidate for the nomination and his friends say he will be nominated on the first ballot. ASHEVILLE FAVORED The Bankers Elect Officers and Adjourn. G. W, Mountcastle is Elected President of the North Carolina Association. Action on the Fowler Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Savannah, Ga., June 18. —The Inter state Bankers’ Convention adjourned to day after adopting a modified resolution bearing on the Fowler Banking Bill. The resolution regrets that Representa tive Fowler could not be present to ex plain the bill and continues: “That while the said bill embraces many admirable features, with the lights before us we cannot endorse the same. We recommend to the members of this association that they give the bill care ful study so that at the proper time and season they will be prepared to give ex pression to their conviction on the sub ject.” It was thought last night that the Fowler bill would be condemned by resolution. The abandonment of days of grace on commercial paper was strongly urged as was also in the repeal or revis ion of the national bankruptcy law. j Upon the adjournment of the Inter- State Convention, which will probably meet next in Asheville, N- C., the State associates held meetings and elected officers follows: North Carolina Bankers’ Association —President,- G. W- Montcastle, Lexing ton; vice presidents, W. N. Burgwyne, Weldon; W. L. Parsons, Pee Dee; Lee H- Battle, Greensboro; secretary and treasurer, C. N. Evans, Charlotte; dele gate to American Bankers’ Convention, J. F. Bruton, Wilson. Georgia Bankers’ Association —Presi- dent, F. D. Bloodworth, Savannah; vice presidents, S. B. Brown, Albany; M. S. Bell, Milledgeville; C. C. Sanders, Gainesville; A. D. Brown. Talbotton; J. T. Culpepper, Thomasville; treasurer, C. H. Plant, Macon; secretary, L. P- Hilyer, Macon; delegate to American Bankers’ Convention, W. M. Davauk, Savannah, and one to be named from each Augusta and Maysville. Virginia Bankers’ Association—Presi dent, O. J. Sands, Richmond; vice presi dents, 11. E. Jones, Bristol; J. R. Jop lin, Danville; W. M. Habliston, Rich mond; J. D. Morsley, Lynchburg; J. B- Fishburne, Roanoke; Henry Schmelz, Hampton; E. D. Newman, New Market; W, H. Taylor, Norfolk: It. A. Ayres, Rig Stone Gap; W. P. Tams; treasurer, H. A. Williams, Richmond; secretary, N. It. Gatling, Lynchburg- Yesterday the degree of LL. D. was conferred tv Washington and lies Uni versity on Judge James Keith, President of Die Virginia Court of Appeals, and President Lyman Hall, of the Georgia Institute o! Technology, of Atlanta, Ga. j PLEDGES BETRAYEH BE THE REPUBLICANS Richardson Points to the Re cord Made. ANTI-TRUST LAW DEAD Scandalous and Reckless Extrava gance Shown. CANNON REPLIES TO RICHARDSON The General Deficiency Measure, the Las? of the Supply Bills, is Passed. A Speech is Delivered by Mr, Shal lenberger. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 18.—The near ap proach of the end of the present session of Congress was signalized by a general political speech by Mr. Richardson (Tenn.), the leader of the minority. Tak ing advantage of the latitude allowed during general debate on the General De ficiency Bill he delivered a set speech of an hour and a half. Mr. Shallcnberger (Dem., Neb.), also made a political speech. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the Appro priations Committee, in a brief reply to both speeches, said he was ready to go to the country on the record of the Re publican party. Jn the course of some remarks early in the session Mr. Cannon declared that if lie could have his way Congress would adjourn sine die before July 4th. The General Deficiency Appropriation I.ill, the last of the supply bills, was passed. A night session was held at which the House considered bills reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Richardson said the Republican I»:ffty had had absolute control of all branches of the Government for six years. He proposed to examine into its trus teeship. The dominant party, he said, had come into power with certain express prom ises and pledges and he argued that its record was spotted all over with the lep rosy of pledges unredeemed. First he directed attention to the promise of rea sonable trade concessions to Cuba sol emnly given which had been defeated, he stated, by discord and rebellion in the Republican ranks. He then went back to 1896, charging that the Republicans had betrayed their pledges oil the money question and later in 1900 when they ap pealed for a further lease of power in order to cure the alleged defect in the legislation for the perpetuation of the gold standard. Not one line of remedial legislation had been placed upon the statute books since 1900. Mr. Richardson announced that in his opinion the gravest danger now threat ening the welfare of the people and the country was the growth of the power of the trusts. There was, he declared, an irrepressible cry throughout the country for Govern ment control of the great trusts. Con gress alone could heed that cry. If it was not heeded these remorseless trusts could proceed in their greed to defy the power of the Government itself. Mr. Richardson charged that the growth of these great trusts was due to the exis tence of the highest protective tariff ever placed on the statute books. There was sworn testimony of the beneficiaries of the tariff that it was “the mother of trusts.” The Sherman Anti-Trust T aw to the dominant party pointed with pride, lie said, was a dead letter. Under it the trusts flourished like mushrooms in a dark cellar. Yet Congress did nothing. If the people did not turn out of pow er the friends of the trusts, lie said, they would deserve the fate the trusts had in store for them. The Repub licans, he said, seemed to be paralyzed with fear. They cried out and asked whether the President and Attorney Gen eral were not now endeavoring to re strain the trusts. That was true, ho said, but action against a single trust could accomplish nothing. Congress must act. Presidential strenuousity would not compensate for Congressional ennui. When Mr. Richardson declared that the Democrats were willing to remain in ses sion until the snow flew in order to give the people some relief from tariff taxa tion his Democratic colleagues gave him a round of applause. He quoted a state ment attributed to Speaker Henderson about the circulation of false reports regarding Cuban reciprocity and added: “From recent developments it would seem that possibly the Government itself was particeps criminis to the circulation of the reports of which the Speaker com plained.” (Democratic laughter). In conclusion Mr. Richardson charged the Republican party with improper, scandalous and reckless extravagance. In four years the increase of appropria tions, he said, was $1,067,000,000. For that vast sum of money he asked what the United States had gained and in re ply read the closing paragraph of Sena tor Hoar’s Philippine speech, in which the Massachusetts Senator gave a list of the vessels we had acquired by the war with Spain. Mr. Richardson was warmly congratu lated by his Democratic friends when he finished. Mr. Shallcnberger, of Nebraska, con demned the action of the Secretary ofj War in dismissing Miss Tayjqr, a pjerk' in the War Department, for criticising the administration. He also condemned the action of General Wood in using Cuban funds to make public sentiment in the United States in favor of Cuban reciprocity. Mr. Cannon made a brief reply to the speeches of Mr. Richardson and Mr. Shallenberger. “I listened with care, for almost an hour and a half,” said Mr. Cannon, “to the remarks of the gentle man from Tennessee, the leader on the other side of the House, and aftet lis tening to him I am here to confess that oil this side of the House, and I rather suspect on that side of the House, the millenium has not yet come. (Laugh ter.) We are not perfect and we do not claim to be. We pull the wagon and we do the work and you find the fault. You had full jiower under Cleveland— you come in power partially from time to time—but then you had full power. It is recent—from 1893 to 1897. Don’t you wish you could blot out the recol lection of the manner in which you ex ercised it? (Laughter and applause on the Republican side.) The bill then was read for amendment under the five minute rule. Mr. Bartlett, of Georgia, offered an amendment to appropriate $25,500 to re imburse the revenues of Cuba for tlu, amount paid to Governor General Wood out of the Cuban revenues by direction of the Secretary of War in excess of his salary as brigadier general. “With great grief and pain,” observed Mr. Cannon sarcastically, ‘l‘ am com pelled to raise the point of order that the appropriation is not authorized by law.” Mr. Bartlett pointed out that a some what similar provision appeared in a former deficiency bill to pay back (o the Cubun revenues the money “stolen by Rathbono and Neely and Reeves.” That provision was lost in conference. Nevertheless lie did not believe gentle men on the other side should seek to prevent by a technicality the return of money taken from the Cuban treasury “illegitimately, illegally and in viola tion of law.” “You cannot cry this matter down,” said Mr. Bartlett addressing the Repub lican side; “you might as well face it now. I commend to the country this continued effort on the part of the other side of the House to smother every at tempt to investigate the situation of affairs in Cuba.” When Mr. Cannon declined to with draw his point of order Mr. Bartlett withdrew the amendment. The bill was then passed. SIG ELECTRIC LINE The Company Organized at High Point. Half Million Dollar Corporation to Build Line From Thomasville to Greensboro snd Other Points. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., June 18.—The Peo ple’s Transportation and Power Company, organized at High Point, this county, and elected the following officers today: Pres ident, D. A. Waters; Vice-president, H. B. Sawyer: General Manager, Cliff B. El der, of Philadelphia, and E. D. Steele, of High Point, secretary and treasurer. The latte # r is a large local capitalist. The president is a member of the great firm of Cresswell & Waters, of Philadel phia. The other officers are practical en gineers and street railway specialists. The company is organized for half a million dollars to build electric railway from Thomasville, through High Point to Greensboro and from High Point to Ker nersville to Winston-Salem. Franchise and right-of-way have been been se cured, survey is under way, and grading is being arranged for. ' President Waters said today that in terested parties in New Y r ork, Philadel phia, Baltimore and Boston wore pleased with the outlook. PISIOL AND POISON. A Prominent Young Fellow of Charlotto Tries to Suicide. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C., June 18.—In aft of blues last night, a prominent young man, Thomas Marvin Brookshire, took lauda num and shot himself in the right breast He is a young fellow and said he was tired of life. He had Just phoned good bye to his mother before he shot him self. 110 is a bookkeeper for Long Brothers, and was shut up in the office about 11 o'clock when he attempted sui cide. Ho is partner in a commission firm and had lost some business lately, but the cause of his action is a mystey. He shot too high and will ecove, but last night told the physicians it was no use to save him as he would try again. People outside heard the muffled shot and rushed in. Hardwick Named For Congress, (By the Associated Press.) Augusta, Ga., June 18.—T. W. Hard wick was nominated by the Democratic party today from the Tenth Congres sional District for the place now held by YV. H. Fleming. Disfranchisement df the negro is embodied in the platform. Washington, June 18—Tlie Ways and Means Committee of the House today ordered a favorable report on a bill giving Wilmington. N.'C., the privilege of immediate transportation of gcoda in bontj, I PIUCE FIVE CENTS. THEYMUSTBEFUHD ILL-GOTTEH GAIHS Sentence Pronounced on the Cherry Tree Swindlers. THEY WILL GO TO PRISON Given Freedom Till October to Pay $12,000 Demanded. THE TWO BRIGHTS AND WILKIE THE MEN Case Against McSrayer and Jus.ica May ba Nolle Prossed if They Will Turn Over SB,OOO Givjn Them by the Convicted Men. (Special to the News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C., June IS —Tn the Fed eral Court this afternoon Judge Boyd passed sentence partially on Dr. Frank Bright, his father, Rev, T. Bright, and C. D. Wilkie, the newspaper correspon dent. The court requires these thtree defendants to return $12,000 of the money to the clerk of the court, who in turn requires them to turn it over to those who were duped by the cherry tree scheme. They are given until the Oc tober term of the court which meets in Greensboro to pay over this amount. The sentence does not stop here. Each of the three defendants are required to give a bond of $2,500 for their appear ance at Greensboro, when the judge will give each a term of imprisonment in some county jail. The imprisonment was not inflicted at this time in order • that the defendants might arrange their business affairs so that the.money may be forthcoming by the next term of the court. As to Lawyers Mcßrayer and Justice, Judge Boyd states to your correspon dent tonight that he is willing to nolle pros the case against each, provided they turn over the sß,<>oo that was given them by the three convicted defendants. It is understood that both will agree to do this. The cases against the other men con nected with the swindle have been con tinued until the October term of court, Col. H. C. Cowles, clerk of the Federal Court, has been appointed custodian of the monies to be paid in by the defen dants and he will have charge of dis tributing the same. The sentence of the court is regarded here as a humane one, as the money will bo distributed to those from whom it was fraudulently extracted. PREBBTTERIAN EVANQELtCAL AND BIBLICAL INSTITUTE A Groat Roligioas Meeting Will Open on the Twenty-Fourth Instant at Davidson College. (Special to the News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., June IS—The Pres byterian Evangelistic and Biblical In stitute will convene at 3 o’clock on Tuesday, June 24th, at Davidson Col lege, N. C., and will continue through July 2. This meeting was ordered by the Synod of North Carolina for the benefit of the Presbyterians of the State and there is a rare treat in store for all who attend the institute. Besides the names of most of the leading ministers and laymen of our synod, there appear on the program such names as Rev. James I. Y r ance, D. D., Rev. R. C. Reed. D. D. Rev. Henry Alexander White, D. !>., Rev. Givens B. Stickler, D. D., Rev. A. D. Phillips, D. D., Rev. W. J. Erd man, D. D„ etc. Prof. F. H- Jacobs, of New York, a singer of national reputa tion. will have charge of the singing during the entire institute. Special at tention has been given to the music and it promises to be one of the most inter esting features of the occasion. A place the size of Davidson could not undertake to furnish free entertainment to the large crowd which is expected at this institute. It has, however, been the effort of those in charge to arrange for the entertainment of all who may at tend at the smallest possible cost. The rate fixed is six dollars for the entire time. The gentlemen will lodge, for the most part, in the college buildings. Ar rangements 'have been made to open a restaurant in the gymnasium. Those who desire to engage board for them selves or their friends will write to Mr. J. Lee Stone, Jr., Davidson, N. C. Mr. Sloan will be glad to give any further information concerning board. The railroads will sell round trip tick ets to Davidson, N. C-, from all points in North Carolina, including Norfolk, Suffolk and Danville, Ga., at the rate of one first class fare for round trip. Fifty Per Cent For Clark, (Special to the News and Observer.) Elizabeth City, N. 0., June 18— Though a motion to endorse Clark in the recent convention was declared out of order, conservative Democrats and politicians claim that at least fifty per cent of the Pasquotank delegation will support Clark In the State convention. Croquet players are not aided by knockout drops.