Newspapers / The News & Observer … / Aug. 5, 1904, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
T THE WEATHER TODAY: I j For the State, 4 j Showers Volume LV. No. 12?. Leads all North Carolina Bailies in News and Circulation ONCE MORE, GIVE OUI THE REPORT So Speaks the Chamber to the Governor. HIS LETTER IS READ He Gives His Reasons For Not Making Public the Report of the Encamp ment Site Commission—The Chamber Reiterates Its Request. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C.. August 4. —The meeting of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce this morning to consider the reply of Governor Aycock with reference to the encampment matter was largely attended and lasted until well in the afternoon. The Governor’s reply and the chamber’s rather harsh criticism of his action in sending tile encampment to Morehead in prefer ence to Wrightsville without making public the report of the committee sent out to inspect the sites were read at the meeting and provoked a heated discussion, the cause of Governor Ay cock being rather vigorously cham pioned by ex-liepresentative Martin S. Willard. Governor Ayeock’s letter is as fol lows: “The Wilmington Chamber of Com merce, No. 14 Princess street, Wil mington, N. C. “Gentlemen: —I acknowledge receipt of the resolutions adopted by your Chamber on July 20th. with reference to the selection of the site for the en campment for the National Guard of No'-th Carolina. “The tone of the resolutions is such that I was tempted at first merely to acknowledge their receipt without further reply, but I am mindful of the truth of the old saying ‘What others say of me matters little, but what I myself sny and do. matters much to me.’ 1 can therefore with calmness pass by the suggestion in your pream ble that I ‘have been unmindful of the best interests of the State Guard,’ and deny without heat that I am ‘seeking o conserve the interest of Morehead City at the cost of the mili tary service of the State’ and that I ‘have done Wrightsville a grave and deliberate injustice.’ “These are serious charges to be brought against the Governor of the Stale by the Chamber of Commerce of the leading city in the State. Your propinquity to Wrightsville undoubt edly entitles you to a lively interest in the growth, development and pros perity of that delightful summer re sort, but the Constitution of this State and he laws expressly confer upon the Governor the duties and responsibili ties attached to the position of Com mander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State. “I am not conscious of having failed in this duty at any time since I havn been Governor. “1 note that your resolutions de clare that ‘The power to select the sites resides absolutely with the Gov ernor.’ hut that ‘wh-'n he appoints a committee to look into the relative merits of the claimants the Governor waived his arbitrary right of selection and was in good faith bound to either accept the recommendation of the committee or to give satisfactory rea sons for not doing so.’ “This statement of yours approaches correctness, hut misses it by one word. ‘The Governor was bound to accept thi> report of the committee or to ‘have,’ not ‘give’ satisfactory reasons for not doing so. “I am aware of no provision in the Constitution or laws of this State re quiring the Governor to ‘give’ reasons, satisfactory or otherwise, for his ac tion. save in one instance and that is when he pardons or commutes the punishment of a prisoner, and these reasons when given are to be com municated to the Legislature and not to private individuals, however honor able and high their position in life may be. “I note further in your resolutions that ‘the report is not the private prop erty of the Governor, as said report was procured at public expenses and embodies a recommendation which the Governor in good faith was bound to observe.’ It did not require your reso lution to establish the fact that the report ‘is not the private property of the Governor,’ nor that ‘it was pro cured at the public expense.’ Neither proposition has ever been denied by any one. It does not follow however, that you are entitled to a copy of the report because it ‘is not my private property and was procured at public expense.’ If you are entitled to a copy of the report, each individual In North Carolina is entitled to de mand and have a copy furnished from this office to him. I cannot recog nize any higher right in your Cham ber, —composed as it is of able, horvor- able, wealthy and influential men. — than abides in the humblest citizen of this State. If there is anything in the laws of this State entitling vou to a copy of that report, the humblest citi zen in the State is likewise entitled to it and I should furnish it to him as readily as to your Chamber. But there are many papers, reports and documents essential to the conduct of the affairs of the State which, while paid for at the expense of the State, are still not public documents in the sense that they are to be furnished upon application to individuals asking for them, nor are they to be published except in the discretion of the officers having them in charge. 1 need but to The News and Observ call your attention to a few instance? , to convince you of the truth of this statement. “This office has on file, in a great number of cases, letters opposing in ■ strong terms the pardon of many ’pris oners. These letters are required by the law to be kept on file in this office and clerks are paid out of the public treasury to file, keep and preserve these documents. They certainly are not ‘my private property.’ Their pre servation is at the expense of the pub * lie treasury, and yet. I would not fur nish a copy of these letters to any person. If I were to do so, citizens of the State would at once refuse to furnish me with true and full infor mation with reference to the life and character of applicants for pardon. Jest their statements becoming public, the criminal at the expiration of his term being cognizant of them, should wreak his revenge upon the people who sought to keep him from being pardoned. I am certain that you will recall the famous case in which Pres ident Cleveland refused to furnish to the Senate of the United States the charges upon which he had removed Federal officeholders, and this not withstanding the fact that these charges were kept on tile as public documents, their filing and preserva tion being at the expense of the Uni ted States government, and notwith standing the fact that the Senate of I the Unied Saes has he power to pass upon nominations made by the Pres ident and to confirm or reject them. "Some years ago a citizen of this State was appointed by the President as Federal judge. When his nomina tion was sent to the Senate charges were filed against him. The Senate in vestigated the charges and took much evidence. He was never eonfirmei. Repeated efforts have been made to obtain these charges for use against the nominee, but the department at Washington lias always refused to furnish them or to make them public —holding that it is essential to the conduct of the public business that charges when made shall not be given to the public, for the reason that it made public, citizens will not freely furnish the government with infor-- mation concerning the fitness and character of nominees for office. “In our own State the reports to the Auditor made by corporations,—in many of which the members of your Chamber of Commerce are interested, are kept secret and no citizen of the State can get a copy of those reports, although the reports are the basis of the taxation of the corporations. The reason underlying this refusal is that the exposure of the business of the corporation to its competitors might be injurious. I think that your Cham ber of Commerce will agree that this is a sound view with reference to this matter and if so. then suerly, where, in the opinion of the Governor the public interest may be injuriously as- fected by publication of reports made to him for his information, lie not only has the right, but is becomes his duty to withhold these reports from publication. “Now I am perfectly certain that the committee appointed by me and whose report you request, would upon the slightest intimation of a request on my part, consent to the publication of their report. .There is nothin" in their report which reflects upon any body or any community; but, if I should make their report public, it lessens for the future the frankness with which defects and objections would be pointed out, for it is certain that no committee would wish to have resolutions of condemnation passed upon them for expressing a preference for one place over another Such reso lutions would undoubtedly be passed, for if the Governor is not exeintp from them, then it is apparent that a com mittee of his choosing would them selves become the subject of resent- ment if they ventured to suggest that one place is more desirable for en campment than another. If as you assume their report points out Wrightsville as preferable to More head, then they would have subjected themselves to the condemnation of the Chamber of Commerce of Morehead City and in fear of doing so, might have been tempted to praise both equally and leave me uninformed as to the r' l situation. lf-”L c „ffdrr .. 790$ 790578907890 “1 note further that your resolution after charging mel with ‘conserving the interest of Morehead City at the cost of the military service of the State,’ and with having ‘done Wrights ville a grave and deliberate injustice.’ ‘Respectfully requests’ me to furnish your Chamber with a copy of the re port in question, to the end that you may know what ‘are the shortcomings of Wrightsville and the superior ad vantages of Morehead City.’ “It has not been the habit of citi zens of Wilmington from the time when. in conjunction with their com patriots, they seized the stamps sent there by the British Government, down to the present, to ‘request’ what they had a right to demand 1 know too. that you are well versed in tin use of words and when you Tenues'.’ me for a copy of this report, you by the use of that word, recognize that you have no right to it For, if you are entitled to the report, your de mand would not only be proper but would be promptly honored. “No citizen of this State needs to ‘reouest’ of mg any right of his. If T have any disposition to deny bis right, I sincerely hope that he will have the courage to demand it, and T am cer tain that this is what the Chamber of Commerce of Wilmington would un hesitatingly do. “You will permit me to say I hope, that you cannot want this report foi the purpose of ascertaining what the shortcomings of Wrightsville are, be cause you assert in the beginning of your resolution that ‘any one familiar with the conditions at Morehead City must readily concede the superiority of Wrightsville.’ What everyone con cedes needs no further proof, and the report cannot therefore be of the slightest value to you. “In conclusion I must acquit myself of any injustice to Wrightsville, ‘de liberate’ or otherwise. It is certainty one of the most delightful seaside re sorts on earth It has been so recog nized i nthis State by the people of it and by the Executive Department. “During the past twenty years, en campments of the military have be.en held eleven years. Os these eleven enr campments of the military have been 1 (Continued on Page Five.) RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1904. UNITED, FLUSHED WITH CONFIDENCE Thus the Democracy En ters the Campaign. SIGNS OF THE TIMES It Does Not Take a Political Seer to Behold the Hand That Has Be gun to Write Upon the Wall of the White House. (Special Correspondence.) Washington, D. C., Aug. 4.—ln a few days the national campaign of 104 will open in earnest. From all lUe indications here —and Washington is an excellent point of observation —it will open in a manner flattering to the Democracy. For the first time since L 892 the Democratic party is united land hopeful in all sections. On the contrary, the Republican party, in pos session of power, and still backed by the greater portion of the syndicated wealth of the land, is torn by faction in some of the strongest States and divided in counsel as to the true win ning policy. In such States as New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Connec ticut and Delaware, where, in 1896, and again in 1900, lamentable differ ences existed among Democrats and opportunities were lost, that party is cordially reunited and even enthusias tic in its harmony. In the great States of New York the counsels of the Re publican party show traces of recent bickering between leaders (bosses) and of present dismay at the prospect of defeat. Some of the reasons for this discouragement will be stated in a moment. In the important and nearly always sure Republican State of VV iscunsin there is an open schism the party being convulsed by internal quarrels end split wide open into two irreconcilable factions, which fact both imperils the congressional dele gation and threatens to cost the loss of the State to the presidential ticket, while 1 do not regard Wisconsin un der present circumstances as very likely to be lost to Roosevelt and Fair banks, it may be if affairs take the turn later of a tidal wave of Demo cracy. Again, in West Virginia the candidature of ex-Senator Davis stimulates the Democrats beyond all precedent and the factional troubles which existed in the Republican party on the tax issue have not been com posed, but have been intensified since their State convention. With the old sort of Democratic leadership in New Jersey, that commonwealth would be sure to return to the Democratic fold. With labor, alienated from ilie Re publicans, both Connecticut and Rhode island, will go Democratic. At pres ent that alienation exists. J have thus taken a glance at the battle-field. Suppose we look more carefully at seme of the points of greatest interest and go somewhat into details. How Now York W ill Vote. 1 am in possession of personal data that impress me forcibly. The vote m New York city, or more accurately, in Greater New York, from ali ac counts received here from private sources entitled to respect, is going to be larger than ever before, and the Democratic majority nearly twice as large as the highest ever cast in a na tional election. One statement, deriv ed from a. high source by a friend of mine, who was in the'big metropolis a day or two ago, is that the majority in the greater city will reach the astonishing figure of 290,090! It id - most took my breath away. The cal cubiticm was a cold-blooded one, and came from a practical politician to my friend. 1 Hut 122,000, McClellan’s majority, would do. I believe on evidence the figures will overshoot that mark by at least twenty thousand. Nevertheless. 122,000, nr perhaps 1 few* thousand less, would suffice if what is known to some of the practical politicians on both sides is speedily availed of b> the Democratic campaign managers, as I think it will be. It is this: The Republicans are afraid they will lose their .State ticket in New York and only hope that money and the general trend will help them to carry the na tional ticket. There are two troubles —yes, three. The license law all over the State h is alienated the hotel and restaurant keepers. The Republican proprietors of these establishments will generally vote the Democratic ticket this year. They carry with them the bulk of their employees. Then the everlasting canal question comes up, and Governor Odell and the Republi can legislature’s policy in that regard is sternly condemned all up the State, where the Republican vote comes from and only approved in the city, while there is no hope of catching any votes on that or any other ground. Added is the general personal unpopu larity of the Governor. These things are not all. Stanehfield, whom the Democratic convention may renomi nate for Governor—he was the candi date four years ago, but not in the last campaign—is one of the confessedly most popular men in the upper coun ties. Republicans here who know the situation admit that lie will poll a con siderable Republican vote in his own section of the State and lose no votes anywhere. All I have here stated makes me feel reasonably secure as to New York. I know that leading Democrats regard Indiana as likely to cast its vote against its own favorite son in November, They think s<> for these reasons: the most important of v hi h a by the Republi-| on Rage Five.) i f HOURLY WAITING WIRE OF VICTORY Japanese Coils Tighten Around Port Arthur. HAICHENG IS OCCUPIED The Japanese Also Move Into New Chwang—There is Rumor of a Battle North of Haichcng— The Japanese Advance Continued. (By the Associated Press.) Tokio. Aug. 4.—-10 a. in.— I The Jap anese are hourly awaiting tidings of a victory at Port Arthur with more in terest and eagerness than heretofore displayed during the war. From a political, strategical and sentimental standpoint the position of the Russian force and naval base is considered of paramount importance by the Japanese. It is known that the Japanese noose about the besieged city is gradually tightening. The Jap anese guns are pouring fire into the diminishing circle, and it is felt here that the critical hour is fast approach ing. But the pirblic here is ignorant of the hour when the final assault will be made, and also of the details of the work already done % round Port Arthur. It is believed tnat the fire from the Japanese batteries will pel the Russian fleet to leave the har bor and accept battle from Admiral Togo. it is becoming proverbial that the apaneso infantry will go anywhere, and will refuse to retire no matter how great their losses may he. It is believed that PoJrt Arthur could have been taken before this time with a heavy sacrifice of life, but it is evi dent that the mi’tajy leaders are working to effect me reduction and capture the fortress with the mini mum loss of life. There will be no charges of great masses of infantry until the artillery lias finished the task of silencing the Russian guns. The story is current to the effect that the Fmpcror has expressed the wish that the capture shall he effect ed with th > -’lnaHest possible sacri fice of 1 ifhence the care and pre cision taken by the Japanese in ap- <J A Russian defenses and tin the extensive use of the larger en gines of the war with which to clear the way. Ati Ominous Silence. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, Aug. 4.—3:18 a. m. —There has been complete and orani •>us silence regarding events at the front since the receipt of C/Pneral Kuropatkin’s brief dispatch of August 2. Even this meagre official informa tion was anticipated by earlier ad vices U> the Associated Press. There are neither ottieia! nor press dispatches late tonight to indicate the progress of fighting around Liao Yang, where it is felt that a most seri ous situation must exist. It is thought possible that there may be a temporary lull. The terrible heat alone would be enough to demoralize the armies, and it would not be surprising if, coupled with the several days severe fighting, it forced both sides to halt and re cuperate. There is the gravest anxiety here to learn whether Genera! Kuropatkin is seriously giving battle or is determined ly screening the withdrawal of his main force. There is a persistent story afloat that the Russian army has been moving north for some days, but this cannot bo confirmed. No information can be obtained to night regarding the reported sinking of the Japanese armored cruiser Kusuga. Further Details of the Assault. (Ry the Associated Press.) Chefoo. Aug. 3.—6 p. m.—The steamer VVuchow, which has arrived here from New Chwang brings further details of the latest Japanese assault on Port Arthur. When nearing Che foo, the Wuchow picked up a junk carrying seven men, four women and one boy who left Port Arthur yester day. They reported that the lighting north of the city of Port Arthur oc curred at Wolf Hill, and was san guinary, resulting in the repulse of the Japanese. This hill is situated near the railroad, and eight trains were kept busy bringing the wounded soldiers into the city. The wounded men from the east forts reached Port Arthur in ail kinds of vehicles many, however, coming afoot, dragging shat tered limbs. The Russians unite in declaring that the fortress will never fall, but they expect that scarcely a building wiil be left in the city, where now there is scarcely a whole pane of glass. The Wuchow confirms ilie statement that the fighting abated during the night of July 28, but had not completely subsided when the refugees left. The Russian fleet from its anchor age. shelled the advancing Japanese, after returning from what seems to have been a reconnoitering manneuver The Chinese arriving here tonight say that the Japanese captured two light garrisoned forts on the east shore, but abandoned them when their com rades were repulsed from other po sitions. The Russians, however, in sist that this is untrue. The Japanese, while repulsed, have by no means been beaten, and a re newal of the lighting was expected when the junk departed yesterday from Port Arthur. The Japanese are now occupying the outpost trenches which they cap tured from the Russians. Both the Japanese ami Russian tleets are re ported to be in ey ce u e nt condition. STRONGGROOP IN THE CONTEST Balloting in Eighth Dis trict Convention. HACKETT IN THE LEAD Gwaltney, Bowie. Bower and Newland Are Also in the Race—The Con vention is Warm and Spirit ed But Harmonious Withal. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilkesboro, N. C„ Aug. 4. —There assembled in the large and handsome new court house of this place today the largest and most enthusiastic Demo cratic convention ever held in the Eighth Congressional District. Every thing dtoout the convention, the speeches and the look upon the faces of the delegates, indicates a Demo ciatic landslide in November. Promptly at 3 o’clock the conven tion was called to order by Col. John S. Henderson, chairman of the Demo cratic Congressional committee, and after a few words about the hopeful signs of the times, he named as tem porary chairman, Mr. E. F. Lovell, of Watauga county, and requested all ed itors of the Democratic press to act as secretaries. On motion of Hon. W. \V. Barber, the committee on creden tials was dispensed with and the roll of counties was called to name com mittee on permanent organization. In accordance with the report of said committee, Mr. Lovell was made per manent chairman, and Messrs. R. A. Deal and A. S. Carson were made sec retaries and all Democratic editors were requested to act as assistant sec retaries. On motion of HOll. VV’. W. Barber the appointing of the executive committee was postponed till after the nominations. Naming tlie Candidates. Mr. A. C. Mclntosh, of “Little Alex,’’ was the first to present to the conven tion his choice tor the nomination of the convention. He desired to say nothing disparaging of the other can didates, but wished the support of the district for his countryman, Mr. John L. Gwaltney. Alleghany having no candidate yielded to Wilkes and Hon. John S. Cranor in a strong and conservative speech named the candidate of the “State of Wilkes,’’ Hon. It. N. Hackett. The next speaker was Mr. Gwyn Parke, of Jefferson, who held the un i divided attention of the convention in naming in a concise and very earnest manner the strong reasons why Ashe desires the nomination for her young favorite son, T. C. Bowie. Ho being only twenty-seven years old, in the race for the Legislature in the last campaign nevertheless reduced the Republican majority from 800 to 100 in liis county. Rowan was then called and sent forward Mr. Julian. He placed in nomination the steady, able, hard working, successful and honored son of Caldwell, Mr. W. C. Newland, stat ing that he was the only man in the district who ever met and defeated and drove from the stump Spencer Blackburn, of Greensboro. Mr. J. R. Llewellen, of Dobson, placed before the convention ex-Con gressman W. It. Bower. Then followed the speeches seconding the nomi nations of the various candidates, which were all good, evidencing the fact that the first thought and aim of all was harmony, unity and good feel ing, and to give the people of the dis trict a man who will represent the best interests of all the people. The Balloting Begins. Then cries of “Vote,” “Vote,” were heard, and the roll call of the counties resulted on the first ballot as follows: Alexander, Gwaltney 18. Alleghany, Bowie 12; Hackett 12. Ashe, Bowie 13. Cabarrus, Bower, 1.55; Hackett, 35.45; Newland, 1. Caldwell, Bower, 12.50; Newland, 12.50. Iredell, Bower, 12.35; Gwaltney, 6.55; Hackett, 6.60; Newland, 24.50. Rowan, Bower, 11.30; Bowie, 50; Hackett, 13.60; Newland, 37.60. Stanly, Bower, 1.35; Hackett, 125; Newland, 15.50. Surry, Bower, 24; Hackett, 21; New land, 1. Watauga. Bower, 8.775; Bowie, 7.95; Hackett, 9.7 5; Newland, 3.30. Wilkes, Bower, 2.02; Hackett, 31.18; Cranor, 1.80. Total. Bower, 70.845; Bowie, 59.45; Gwaltney, 24.55; Hackett, 124.95; Newland, 95.41; Cranor, 1.80. The on time vote of the convention is 377; majority 18 9. No change resulted in the voting till the ninth ballot, when Bower received 53.15, Bowie 55.50, Gwaltney 80, flack ott 118.55, and Newland 70.90. This was about the result on the eleventh ballot, when the convention adjourn ed till 8:30 o’clock for supper. An all night session is expected. Everybody is remarking about the quiet and harmonious conduct of the crowd. Considering the rain, heat and great crowd arid the enthusiasm of the supporters of the respective candidates, it is sure that no mistake will he made when the convention lias named any one of the candidates as they are all worthy of the honor they seek. At 9:40, on the twenty-seventh bal lot Kluttz received 10 votes. Hackett maintains ljis strength and there is a observable falling off from the votes of Bovvers and Gwaltney. _ At 11 o’clock the forty-second bal lot shows no material change, delega tion closely adhering to instructions. No nomination is expected till Bowie or Gwaltney withdraws. The former is holding on determinedly. Hackett has gone as high as 536 votes and Newland 102. Gov. Daughton says it looks like a dead lock. PEARSON HATH ROSY EYES. But Jlis Business May Prevent His Illuming for Congress. (Special to News and Observer.) Pittsboro, N. C., Aug. 4.—The Re publicans held their county conven tion here today and made the follow ing nominations: For the Legislature, J. T. Paschal; for sheriff, J. W. Taylor; register of deeds, W. M. Gattis. W. C. Pearson made a speech and said that lie had not decided whether he would accept the nomination for Congress or not; said he was perfectly confident of elec tion, but his business was just such that he could not accept a $5,000 of fice. A. VV. Wicker was a favorite speaker. He condemned the Watts law without stint. Robeson Primaries Called. (Special to News and Observer.) Lurnberton, N. C., Aug. 4.—Robe son Count Democratic Executive Com mittee met today. Primaries will be held September 3rd, the county con vention September Sth. Will Get a Half Million. (Special to News and Observer.) Weldon, N. 0., August 4.—Miss Jes sie Gregory, of Halifax, will come into possession of an estate valued at $500,- 000, left to her by Miss Miles, of Philadelphia. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gregory, of Halifax, and is a true type of Southern womanhood, be ing pretty and cultured and speaking three languages fluently. On her fath er’s side she is descended from Gen eral William Gregory*, of Revolution ary fame, and on the maternal side from the famous Virginia Harrisons, her grandmother having been Miss Mary Carter Harrison, a lineal de scendant of the first President of that name On the Diamond. National League. (By the Associated Press.) At Boston —( First game) It. H. E. Boston . . . .0100 0 010 x—2 4 2 St. Louis . . .000001 0 0 o—l0 —17 3 Batteries: Willis and Moran; Taylor and McLean. (Second game) R. H. E. St. Louis . ..10000000 o—l0 —1 3 2 Boston . . . .0 0000 00 0 o—o 7 2 Batteries: Nichols and McLean; Pit tenger and Needham. At Phila. (First game) R. H. E. Cincinnati . .0 0100 00 0 o—l 4 1 Philadelphia 00020000 x—2 6 1 Batteries: Hahn and Schlei; Corri don and Roth. (Second game) R. H. E. Cincinnati . .01001010 o—3 11 3 Phila 21 0 00000 I—4 71 Batteries: Ewing and Schlei; Sul hoff and Dooin. At Brooklyn— R. H. E. Brooklyn ....000 0 1000 o—l0 —1 5 3 Pittsburg 0000 11 0 2 o—4 6 2 Batteries: Garvin and Ritter; Leever and Carisch. At New York — R. 11. E. Chicago 0 0021000 o—3 7 2 New York. ..0001 00 0 0 I—2 7 2 Batteries: Weimer and Kling; Mc- Ginnity and Warner. Second game. R. H. E. Chicago 0000 00 0 0 o—o0 —0 5 4 New York 20000010 *—3 5 1 Batteries: Brown and O’Neill; Tay lor and Bower man. American League. (By the Associated Press.) At Cleveland — R. H. E. Cleveland . .2 11 600 0 1 x—ll 12 4 Boston . . . .0 00010 00 0— 1 9 5 Batteries: Donohue and Buelow; Gibson, Winters and Farrell. At Detroit — R. 11. E. Detroit . . ..0 0001 00 0 o—l 8 1 New York . .0 2004 00 0 o—6 11 0 Batteries: Killian and Drill; Orth and Kleinow. (By the Associated Press.) At Chicago—• R. H. E. Chicago 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 * —lo 14 0 Washington 00000 000 1— 1 6 4 Batteries: Smith and McFarland; Patten and Clarke. Southern League. (By the Associated Press.) At Birmingham— R. H. E. Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 I—l 4 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o 1 2 Batteries: Clark and Millerick; Whiteridge and Sullivan. At Nashville— R. H. E. Nashville ....2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 o—s 9 2 Memphis ....00050 001 o—6 2 3 Batteries: Frickie, Niekens and Ac corsini; Eliret and Huriburt. At Montgomery— Little Rock—Montgomery game postponed; rain. South Atlantic League. (By the Associated Press.) At Columbia — R. H. E. Augusta 0 0000000 o—o 4 0 Columbia ...1 0000 00 0 *—l 7 0 Batteries: Lucas and Lee; Heisman and Daly. At Me eon— R. H. E. ‘ Macon 00ftft 00 0 0 o—o0 —0 5 2 Jacksonville .0 0010 00 0 o—l0 —1 6 1 Batteries: Bayne and Harnish; Dorsey and Smith. At Charleston— Charleston-Savannah game post yon ed; rail. It sometimes happens that a widow marries an old bachelor because she has a grudge against him. ♦♦♦♦ -♦♦♦♦♦»♦#♦♦♦♦»♦»»» J THE WEATHER TODAY* J For the City, | Showers. | A.A A. A A A. A A. A A A— A A A A A. A A TT V V ▼▼▼• ■ f f " TTTt vTTTTT Price Five Cents. SPENCER BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD Wins Two Hundred Yards Grab Reel Race. ALSO HAND REEL RACE Other Events of the Day Which Was One of Rare Enjoyment—The Con vention the Largest and Most Interesting the Firemen Have Held. (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 4.—The seventeenth annual session of the North Carolina iiremon's tournament, which convened In this city Tuesday morning, closed this afternoon. The convention was pronounced by all to have been the largest, most interesting and profitable ever held in the .State. The programme for today opened with a very creditable hook and lad der exhibition race by the Greens boro team. Following the exhibition, came the State championship hand reel races covering 100 yards and participated in by the following teams with time and prizes as indicated: Spencer, 25 seconds, first prize. SIOO. Charlotte Pioneer. 30 1-5 seconds, second prize, SSO. Monroe. 37 2-5 seconds, third prize, $25. The Eagle hose team of Salem en tered and made an excellent run. bift failed in connecting hose at th* plug. Spencer still holds the world’s record acquired at. Durham last year. Grab Keel Contests. The grab reel contests were exciting and highly creditable, the following records being made on a run of 200 yards: Spencer team, 19 seconds, winning first prize, SSO. Eagle team of Salem, 21 seconds, second prize, S3O. Pioneer of Charlotte, 2? 2-5 seconds, third prize, S2O. The world's record in grab reel races of twenty seconds was lowered one second by Spencer, which now gives her the championship of the en tire world as well as of North Caro lina. This team has decided to enter the International contests at St. Louis, August 25th and compete for the large prize money offered. Inter-State Hose Wagon Races. At two o’clock this afternoon the Inter-State hose wagon races were opened and were participated in by the following teams, covering a dis tance of 300 yards: No. 2 Salisbury, 32 seconds, taking first prize of $125. Camden, S. C., 32 2-5 seconds, sec ond prize. $75. Capital of Raleigh, 35 seconds, third prize, SSO. Eclipse of Goldsboro made a fine run. but fail in connecting. Hose No. 2 of Durham and Rescue of Raleigh, tied on 31 1-5 seconds each, and the tie was run off. Durham making a record of 35 2-5 and Raleigh 4 1 seconds. Inter-State Races. The Tnter-State hand reel race closed the contests of the tournament. The distance covered was 150 yards and the entries follow: Pioneer of Charlotte, and Eagle team of Salem, each made a record of 2 8 2-5 seconds. The first and second prizes, $125 and $7 5 respectively were equally divided. Charleston won the third prize of SSO in 30 seconds, and Monroe follow ed in 32 seconds. The Capital team of Raleigh, failed in 3 3 seconds. The thousands of spectators went almost wild with enthusiasm. Two Are Injured. Mr. John Coghill, d.%ver of the Fayetteville hose wagon was severely injured this afternoon by the horse becoming unmanageable and dashing with terrific force against a livery building. The horse was also Injured, and Mr. Coghill was carried to a hos pital. President .Tames D. McNeil! of the State Firemen’s Association, was slightly injured this afternoon by a heavy man jumping on his ankle. - -■ » - . —— ■ —— Mr. Charles Malplias Dead. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., Aug. 4.—The death of Mr. Charlie Malphas occurred at Moore's Springs, N. C., yesterday morning, where lie had gone with the hope that he might regain his health, w hieh had been bad for some years. He had visited many health resorts, but none of them seemed to give him other than temporary relief, his prin cipal trouble being acute indigestion. Charles had many warm friends in this city, where lie was well known and highly respected, and was a mem ber of the well known and popular firm of Malpas & Woodard. The two partners were devoted friends and none will mourn his death more than will Mr. Richard Woodard. He was a native of Saulston, this county, unmarried and about twenty five years of age. ■'•'a*- •' u " *’ 'r the deceased, left yesterday for Moore’s Springs, and accompanied the remains to their old home at Saul ston. where they were interred in the old family burying grounds on their plantation. i Many a man who isn’t quite sure of the Bible has unlimited faith In an almanac.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 5, 1904, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75