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if. The Only FJeivopope in Morlth Gotfblfrio " That Map Overt UPQ Guboertibpfro Ndrth Carolina Ifailies in !r3ws amd CfecialatiGr. jr t Ylni N e ws Mild Ol0)SEoVro r i , Volume LIX. no7& 1 ! RALEIGH. WORTH CAR0LTOA4 SUMDAY HORfflHG. JUNE 10, 1906.'. I I Prlc FItc Cczt t saw. . m m . hht s 'I i .smssmk. f .i; - - - SPI IE SCHEME ...... ' . . ' Si . IS FOKBID Corporation Commission Suspending Change J on the ANSWER WAS DELAYED! Had Commission Not Taken Act Km It Bid the Contemplated Wrong Would -. Hare Bern Put Into Effect Before . t ''!" the Hundreds of Complainants and JQtitioners Could Have Had Their Day in Court It li Now Up to the Southern to Submit to a Square Ieal on tlie klence or Attempt to-DeTy the, . Commission Which 't ( . Wilfit Bo? - 1 Yesterda" afternoon ttio Corpora tion Commission, on its" own motion, ismijhi an order forbiddinjr the South ern .Railway to change the schedule of 'its. train which has been leaving Ral eigh at 1:40 a. m.. until the matter can be- flly-.inestigated. As is known it was announced exclusively in the Ral eigh Times about two weeks ago that beginning June. 10th the train now leafing Raleigh at 1:40 a. m. would leave Raleigh at 11:45 p. m. The publication of this Change .called forth a chorus of Indignant protests from;ill points South and West of . Raleigh, both because" ;the -advertised change would break a. long established sched ule, and because evrryhod (even pome Southern Railway employes) knows that the only object In rriaking the hsno-A in t tlt Tlu Vlnru mntt ("K ZIZ 1 .7 - Z iu 1 erer. jLetters and petitions by the , pecK nave pourea into tne omce or tne Corporation Commission. ; Saturday, th 2nd. '.Duncan E. Mclver. 'Esq.. of A the firm iof McliJ-er- and" Seawell. of ' Sanford. filed f 't bu ; formal- 8 complaint with the Corporation , Commission, asking that the railroad be restrained rom breaking the connection at Raleigh . with the Seaboardl - That complaint waa, served on -Viee-President An drews on Saturday. June 2nd. Under the rules he had (en days in which to answer; which expire on Monday, The Corporation Commission expected 1 an answer to be kled by i Friday, how ever, so the matter could; be heard be fore the tlmei t ithe contemplated change. - No answer has yet been filied. : the Southern Railway evidently intend, ing to take the full ten days allowed v under the rules, which would postpone theF hearing until after the change of schedule had gone Into effct. Though it: was announced in the Industrial News and Raleigh Times, the favorite papers of the Southern Railway, there was no official announcement, so far as ..known, until yesterday 1 morning, when the. contemplated schedule was filed with the Corporation Commission, whteh. though not 'required by law to be done, is uniformly done by all rail roads - There ought to be a law requiring- the-approval of all schedules be fore there is any change, so that if the Commission,, of its own knowledge, is convinced that a pppbsed schedule will operate to the disadvantage or In convenience of the traveling public, it can disapprove and forbid - its. estab lishment. . - ln this Instance the Corporation Commission, having but a half day's official notice of the change of scMed ule, and complaints and petltlonsjhiav- , Ing come frpm -various sources alleg ! Ing. that, the proposed schedule would : break an "important connection at Ral - eigh.and woujd result iniinconvenience to the traveling public -and Injury to business interests, evidently desired to be informed of all the facts so as to act in the best Interests of (the public, especially since the temporary suspen sion of the chnngecan be of no hurt tov the Southern Railway Company llence they yesterday afternoon made the following order: ''i !' . OHDEK. ' ' ," - ' State 'of North Carolina: L ' i v On the Relation of the Corporafion Commission. . " i '. ' .v- '.: . -..Citizens ; . - i j -. . . : - ' vs.-' . - "!' Southern - Railway Company.. . ... A soiiedulet' for the operation of trains having been this day filed by the SjMithern Railway Company showing a cluinge In the running: of Train No. 111. Whereby a-connection a ItaJeigh of km- standins; with the Seaboard Air Line train No. 8f will he brdken; . and Information ha v Ins been fllecl by many citizens along the line of tlie Seaboard Air Line Railway and of the. Southern Railway, west .of Raleigh, that such change or schedule will cause great Inconvenience to the traveling public: and complaint and petitions having been filed which are how pend Inr before the Conimldon and of w blch the Southern Railway has had notice served upon It asking that tlie said connection be not broken ; ami the Sonthern -Railway Company not having yet answered the same Cthe ttme for answer having not yet cx ' pi red): and tlie Commission desirlnz to Investigate tle facts as to the effect of snch change In said schedule of Train No. Ill . , v It Is OrdereI by . the Corporation CbmmJon. That the said connection be not broken until the complaint, pe titJOM ;nd answer thereto can be BEN Issues Order to Southern Till After Hearing Merits. 1 lieattl and a thorough Investigation be made by tlie ComnUsfbn. (Signed) FItANKUN McNFJLU 1 Ctiairman. Ilaleigli. X. C. June th. 190. This order was served on Vice-President Andrews last! night. i TERRIBLY Ill'ltT AT Ql'ARRY Solomon Furr Injured by an Explosion of Ovtiamlte (Special to New?and Observer. Concord. N. C. ; June 9 Slon.on Furr. a young man of this city was brought home this afternoon from Ruffin. where on Wednesday he wan seriously injured by an explosion .f dynamite. He left Concord some tlnw ago to work In thf rock quarries at Ruffin. Wednesday he was lighting a fuse, when It it exploded In his hand, tearing it so badly, that it had to be amputated. Several pieces of dynai mite on the ground also exploded at, the same time and from these he w.id also rurt. one eye being knocked out; and his -face badly scratched . by gravel. Furr's family live In roncorL He Is being given tclos medical at tention. Just yet ilt Is not known: how badly he Is hurt. Internal In juried may exist and cause much trouble, j Capt. Smith' has received an InvlU tlon to take his company to the Sall--i bury celebration-on .the fourth of Julyj Company L. goes , (nto camp August 7th. i I ! CAXADAY C;ETS B.VMACiES. Tin? Atlan:lc Coast J Une Appeab I Is a Peculiar Case. -It ' CSpriclal to Xews? and Observer.) Grensboro. x. i . June 9 In t he Superior court this afternoon the iurv awarded J. A. Canaday eighteen huni dred dollars damagen against the At lantic Coast Line for Injuries receive.! as'englneer In a wreck four years agoj At the time of the injury Canaday was member of the CoaM Line Relief As sociation, a fraternal order composed exclusively of employes of the com pany, and signed an agreement udoji joining that he would forfeit airright to sue for damages: upon payment ( certain weekly indemnity for any iu juries received whether the company 'was negligent or dot. He had iaid eighty-two dollars premiums and re ceived seventy dollars from the asso ciation for the accident. This afternoon counsel for the com pany argued a motjon to set aside the verdict contending that plaintiff was estopped from suing from damages. Judge Ferguson denied the motion, signing judgment for plaintiff from which the company; appealed. - ; ' 'DAVID T. OATES IS DEAD. A Brilliant Member of tlie Fayettjrvitle Bar Pasties Away in Richmond. . . (Special to New and Observer.) Fayetteville. N. iC- June 9 David T. Oates. a brilliant member of the Cumberland bar, died in a hospital in Richmond at six o'clock this evening. As chairman of- the Democratic Ju-f dlctal Executive Committee he tempo rarily organized Wednesday's conven tion and took actve part in subsequent proceedings in belialf of Mr. Sinclair for whom he had done executive work preceding the -convention. - Thursday Mr. Oates was taken sick and accompanied by his wife, and Jno. A. . Oates lis brother, he was carried to; Richmond yesterday where he un derwent an operation for peritonitis and other complications. Mr. j Oate was thirty-six years old. a graduate of Wake Forest and popular with a large prctlce. NHe had; been doing much work-, for the Raleigh and Southport Railroad. i DEATH. AT THE SWITCH. No Deaths ami the Only Passengers Killed Were Those In tlie Negro Injured Werei Tltose In the . Negro i Owehes. : I ( By the Associated Press. ) f Augusta. Ga. ' June 9 The earlv night passenger tfatn from Atlanta th Augusta, on thei Georgia KallroadJ ran into an open switch at Mesena derailing -the engine and three cars. A report from the general offices of the road at midnight was that there were no deaths. nd the only pasen injured I were those in negro coache. A telephone message to the OhroVilcle is that there were five seriously in jured. ! I ! r . i , SHOWS MATERIAL GROWTH. News of City Improvements fiolng Forward In Wilson. . j ; (Special to News and Observer) Wilson. N. C.i June 9 The town commissioners at their regular meeti ing this week appointed a committed to purchase an additional boiler for the electric light plant. The superin tendent has recommended that one of two ; hundred? horse power be put In. The city authorities have also de cided to Install three additional firs alarm baxes in 'sections of the town where needed. T, j The traction engine purchased by the county commissioners to pull ths large plow, with the road force, has arrived and is doing good work. The i . ! - i engine cost $1.5000. The county com missioners have fixed the tax levy for this year the same at la.t. For the Wilson Graded School the tax Is on property and "5c on poll. The city tax rate is only 60c. being one of the lowest in; the State. FIRE IN iXTTt. Two Huhdml Bales Ie?troyetl imi tlie Steamer liHngdale. (By the Associated Presw.) Savannah. C?a.. June 9. 'Fire on the British steamer Langdale (onlght de stroyed two hundred bales of cotton and damaged others. The 'verse I lay at the wharves of the Atlantic Coast LJne. laden with five thousand bales of cotton and with rosin and spirits of turpentine. The fire was discov ered in the cotton and quite near (he naval stores. Hard work on the part of the firemen and the crew prevent ed the spread of the flames from (he cotton toj the more inflammable car. The Langdale was to sail tomorrow for Bremen, but the fire will necessi tate postponement of her sailing. IJPE SHOT HIS FATHER. Ttk Him for a Burglar anil Bullet In His Thigh. Put a (Special to 'News an1 Observer.) Ashevljle. N. C. June 9. Sam Line, of Hiltmore. was . shot through the right thlh by his son. Edward ijpe. last night and -seriously Injured. Th? fahsr ws taken for a burglar byihls son and I came near losing his life. Father and son had been searching for ia ourgiar. minmng iney nai neari (one. and j failing to find him the Som retired toj bed. He fancied his father jhad dono so also, and waking MlT o fini a: man silhouetted against the window", he fired. The man was his father. The bullet penetrated the thigh, arid the wound is not of a fatal nature. A NOBLE LIFE ENDS Mrs. G. H. Atkinson Dies ! j i j at Convention. Stricken .Iiim After a Beautiful Ad- dresM ito Hie (l)rUlao Wotoien I Meeting at Astie ille. slie ! Pa'il SMlftl Aa. ! Specl4l to News and Observer. Ashevljle. N. C June 9. Mrs. tleo. i. il. AtklnSn. f Monroe. national tiecretaryi of the V. W. . A.. dle1 at CenJIworth Inn, at kIx o'clock this morning of heart truble. Last night Sirs. Atkinson delivered the opening dndress f the Y. W; C A. convention, find at the conclusion whs so faint that jhe was asslstfd from the hall and tj the veranda, where It wa hoped he would, revive. It was reulixil that her condition was serious and physi cjians wer summoned. She whs con veyed to her room at the Inn. and tnere hovered between life and death untll this morning, when she passed atway. j Her husband. Rev. George H. At Kinxn. pastor of the Prt?yterian church at Monroe, arrived here P nlght. The remains of the deceased were eortveyed to the residence of Mrs., Florence Stephenson, her lire ljng frlrnd and devotei " co-worker In the virfyard of God. and tomorrow niornlng will be taken to Baltimore. I Mrs. Atkinson was formerly Miss Frances Bridges, of t'onkltn. N. V.. apd was the daughter of a minister of tftat city.! Last winter she married Mr. Atkinson, coming to Monroe. j The work of. the convention will T re prosecuted without Intermission'; for those wh knew her realized that; she wiould haie h so. but a pall of gloom hangs over that body deprived by; the grim reaper of a strong and able leader and devoted Christian worker. Tp the laist she labored for the caue sle loved, and yesterday was active ly planning for the success of ; the convention. Her address last night when taking a-t an Illustration the lives of Martha aid aMry. she urged her young au ditors to follow ever in the footsteps of their ma.ster. was a beautiful effort. a fitting clone to her life. HE SUCCEEDS PROF. BIVIN'S Rev. Harry North Elected HcadmaMer of Trinity Park SctMNrl. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. N .C June The ex ecutive commit t tee tolay elected Rev. Harry M. -North, or Elizabeth City, a headmaster of Trinity Park Scho:. to succeeded Prof, J. a. Blvlns. resigib edl Mr. North was here today and hai accepted the position tendered him. lie graduated-from Trinity with the clacMi of 199 and Is a teacner an 1 preacher df ability. Selma's w Cotton Mill. If Special to News and Observer.) fselma. V. C June 9. As stated in a fecent letter from this p'ace. we are sojn to hsve a new cotton mill. Al ready 110. capital stock has been subscribed! snd the eanvns Is i. not nearly completed yet. The charter Is now being dtnwn. and the enterprise wijl be Incorporated nx . week. Frim the very start 10.50 snlndte will be operated In the new nitL and our people are exultant with joy at this large! enterprise which me.ans Incalculable benefit to the county. To I fold Two Conventions. I r K (Special! to News, and Observer.) Ashevllle. N. C. June 9. The Re publican dountf Executive Committee met this afternoon and it was decided to hold the convention for the selec tion of delegate to the State. Congres- tioraal and! Judicial conventions here on I Tuesday. July 3. while the noml naming convetioh for county officers land legislative ticket will not be held 'until Saturday, August 25. I -, i AHIiiUORFi SEIIMOV Membiir ff Democratic ft J Steering Committee. 2 -2 f " FUNCtiOfJS OF BODY Scnntor SnnWns Ilecomes a lember of thejContJiilUee on Conunrrce. NortlC Carolina's Material Interests- Now Well Repre Matted on Committees. By lQLS J. PENCH WashlnsWrtJf June 9. Senator Overman iwa, today i chosen a mem- ber of thj rvmocratlc steering com mittee of fce enate to fill the vacan cy createdpiy te death of the late Sen ator Sorrfn.who was -the ex-offlclo chalrman3Jj Senator Blackburn, who becomes rtlnorltyi leader, succeedj to the clKirnvnshlp of this commit tee. It lja h'P honor to be made a member -Qt the Senate steering com mittee. WfVithinot only steers the ship of IVmir'o; considers -all legislation a tnd nrmks( u& the Democratic mem be ership oi;ali 'he committers, but it Is doubly1 fjr Senator Overman. hi Jbly Tr senator overmar nH 'i;W Senator to ?be 1 , ith it he j responsible positi Is the nr:nAw nator to joe nonor eil with y he i responsible position In tece ent yriir. The las North Carolina in to Kfve. on this, comjadt tee was ma the late jSejiator Ranrn. The st&flne. committee net during Ihp day ndftllled pe-era Important cmmittef L Vcanceij. . Senator Slm- mons wajhTftored with selection :u a mrmwyimtjnp commuter- in v v -merer. seeceUllng- Senator Clay, who cum n t&e eommlttee on appropria tions. Scpatdf Simmons hadi the op tion of- gotyjg (fn the finance committee one of the? largest in the senate, chose eortneire. !. j ' but He deified j In view! of the? general interest tLhe.State In ' rivers and har bors an.Kt1i!f:lalrj- on: accunt of the Inland wter 'jway schfme (bat will come, befiire hat committee!. I that be would eif ?lore service toj he State n ihe cf!Liimrttee on commerce. Sen ator Raiim Was a 'member of this eommltteJ w-fien he was In'the Sen ate and v-is member of it w hen he retired. ': 3 M i Senato SlMmons retires from the committtS?! U- public I nund.Uigs an 1 grtmnds ud Senator trve'rman will be placed orfjihai committee in his place. Bv thjs Vnuigem'ent North Carolina will be represented rmi practically all the committees wUh which the mate rial Interfrst of the State Is connei'ted. TJwt (tHidmk Bit). The bj:tox a pens.lt ftr the giv ing out -jr. o- information by public officials nlch can be tused In specu lation aU jiimed at the use of cot ton statljc5for speculative ipurpxses will afte'alli-be llkel killed. Sent-t.-.r- trie1 tnibrlnff it UP In the Sen6j tKiay and 1 Mr. Hale ob jected, rtjnl, by ' unanimous consent now Is iljat qll likely It can come up at this e?skm. tind since Mr. Hale made hfc (objection so strong charac terising he fIH as a vicloUs one. it will ha?'liL4e If any chance. . Alrea ha this bill paitsed both House. Cb't account of some small different itfent to conference. But strange ?! shj,' among the. officials pre vented from? giving ou( Information were n5H Intudrd members of Con gress. Cie epnferees put members of Congresft;!in khe bill, being new legis lation scbJectJve. to a point of order. Mr. Telir nade the .point of order not be-ijLfi te objected to the amend ment. Mtt because the method of pro cedure -Violated the traditions of the Senate. ?71fut? a new- oui ; was nmv duced. ftiid l& passage seemed certain. Hence Mr- Hale's objection j comes as a great .arptlse. rertten Talks r, Bryan. A N. Vork newstaier yesterday asked S?fnatir Overman for an Inter view uUh K-rerence it toe of Denifrat? in' Congress, towaids Mr. Brlim the Presidential nomi nee lnl?HS It would probably be safe to-.say'that Ct.ngressman m. KandolVn Hearst Is not favorable to the norinatjon .of the NehrasKan. ano if ther&j Is ?an thr,! Democrat It fiihni- lifiin.- if nres. who Is un . . i in favoreHtj t' Mr. ' Hryanfs nomination, he Is frlvplttg mlghtv iulet. Demo crats aVlhecspitHl here talked about the mftltllyg swelling political sup port olLlheSformer leader of Demo cracy rifn inii the ist lew days to the exctuslyh oi nearly every other sub ject. lfcftart Is not seriously consid ered bfi' DncM-rats In Congress. Bailey f)jis -wMmln-ted hlmwlf by an nounchftlist he u in; no nM a candidate: f'o'.K nd his frtends are loyally ?for rtn'itn. hII of whli h shows verv l5ir!vithe trend of -ntiment. Senafir rjveruidn to!d the ncwi per mli. "'1o su;ht i an I interview from hJn. that In his I opinion the remocfM ijf North .Carolina favor the nominrttjon of Mr. Bryan and will so decfilre J themselves, - It he oplniof&of gne members of the dele gation hatSthe State conventin at Grcen'i5ro fwili. have something to sav abofit .Mr. Bnan. arid it Is more than liMy Jhat the Tar Heel Demo crat wn" fallow the lead of those In Indlamfc Arkansas. Missouri. South Dakotasnd Ohio. Ipwa i swing 3itollne. An invi been .s-nt fo .Mr. Krvan the ct&veni:fon. which rtie Dakota':snd Ohio. Iowa IA fixing to Itatlon nas to add res meets In Les .Moineku!i - p. 3Irr3Jnsirs rtesidiitMn nepraienratlve Small; who Is a inmte'K of fth Postofiice committee, has -lnidQ"ed a loint ; resolution au thorfzlJ: tfee Pontinas(er-General to InvestHp-te iand report'; plans for a safe, substantial snd liiproof ntall r. whiich ;Vrads as follow: ! "That the PorfmspJeT-Generali he rebyS directed to mak be. and be is e an investl- ERMMI - - i i . s ' uatlon for the purpose of I ascertalre-ing-if h more substantial. i sate, tlr and burglar proof, aiid satisfactory mail car cannot b" ionstructed. tf he shall conclude thai such an Im proved car Is practicable and neees ary. then he shall report a design ron same, which shall- sucstaniiauy describe same, with aj description of thei material from wilch ! said car hhall be constructed. The isald Post master-General shall Endeavor to as certain and report a pbstaljcar which shall be fire and burfclar 'proof and snfhclently strong to protect the lives of postal clerks In the event of a col lision or other uccldent. I The said Postmaster-General shall, if practica ble, make his report j before the fif teenth day of Decembpr next. J Revolt Again Stand-Patters. Congressman Bwerlot Mississippi, chairman of the campaign! committee of the Democratic Coiigreslonal Com mittee, speaking of thje delegation hi Oregon. last week, and Its effect on the summer and fall elections of members of the lower House, said "The Oregon electkm is an' Indi cation of the revolt 4f the people against the stand-pati policy of the nineteen hub- Republican party. Iri dred and four Oregon! gave President Roosevelt forty-two jorlty out of a total nve thousand. This later. Oregon returns thousand ml- Kote of ninety ear, two years n o trice, with an increased majority. George E. Increased Chamberlain. Democrtitic ; incumbetU fr the past four yeasrs. retlucts the majorities In both Cqngreslonal dfe- trl-ts given the Republican candl- dates, and. on a popjular vote for I nlted States Senator; against the immense majority gven lresldt Roosevelt., offers the Republican man agers the cold conwia tlon of a b.we live thousand majorlt for the Ile- publican nonilnee. Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. over the Democ fatlc nominee John M. Geann. incumbent. The Issue of the revision of the tariff was presented " by the Ore-rfcn (Continued on Page Fourteen.) Fight Against the Mail Subsidy Endorsed. Tliere Was OpfosJtkmi to the Rel-: Tlirougti In I I tkn. But It Went Guilford's Contention Other OMiventlons Yesterday. B? ANDREW J. Grtensboro, N. C JOVNEIL June 9. -Thej ounty Democratic tVn-entlon hire! today called to select delegates to he state. Judicial and Congressional con vention Wa attended fry about seven- ty-five Democrats, there belng no cbn testing candidates to draw out a crowd. But serious contention de- veloned Immediately Mfter the ctn4 vention organized by the iselectloni of Major Charles M. Stedman as chalr-f man. through the Introduction of f( resolution by Judge Ktrudwick. en- dorslng the course of Congressman Kltchln and Instructlrig delegates to vote for him.. Judge i St rud wick In a! few remarks, mentioned among other commendable acts, the course: of Kltchln in voting against the "sub t sidy" tu the Southern railway pjd all other subsidies, thereby carrying out true lemocratlc principles. Mr. Its R. King opposed the adop tion of any resolutions of endorse ment of any candidate outside of cthe county as contrary tp precedent In the conventions of Guilford, calling attention to the small number here present, and saying as there wasi no candidate against Mri Kltchln. find his nomination was assured. It useless and wrong to Inject questions on which Democrats here and elsei- wnere were nonestiyi divided, at a time when Guilford (as most Interi- ested In the nomination of her hon- ored son and noble Jurist. Judge Shaw Kir. aiHiirr trim, sjii v. i ir another honored son for solicitor. Hp asked Judge Strudwlckjon this j ac count to withdraw his resolution, s Judge St rud wick said that no man bad worked harder tir (would work harder for Judge Shavr than himself. but he could not see 'how endorsing the course of Mr. Kltchln and pledg ing support to him for Congress could hurt Judge Shaw, but he. could! see how. in view of what Jhad transpired; recently a failure or at refusal to en dorse Mr. Kltchln because of his ad herenee to fundamental Democratic principle would hurt both him arid the Democratic partyJ t He- added however, that if it-' could be shown him where Judge Shaw could bn In jured by supporting Kltchln's course he might for the sakei of that with draw the resolution with that under standing alone. : I Speeches in opposition to the re so lutlon as being contrary to Guilford custom, and of! possible damage to Judge ShaW's chance were made by Col. J. T. Morehead ahd Hon. Y. V Taylor. K. J. .Justice. " Mayor MuJ- phy and others made sjtrong speeches In support or the resolution. , j.; A Holt moved that action He deferred until the regular scssloji of the coun ty convention to nominate: county officers where a large reprewntatten would be preisent. lie said there was no opposition to Kltchln'a nomlnatlnft. and the vote instructing delegate amounted to nothing. I : This resolu tion was defeated by a small majority, when the orirlnal resolution t adopted by a large majority amid ap plause. I , i i JC.V. Taylor introduet-d a resolatlon endorsing Senator Simmons and In structing repre-ntaf(rfs to vote for him, Dr Brooks moved to amend by endorsing Senator Overman. I J It w-as suggested that Overman was not at this 1 1 mo a eatidldate for re flection, but Brooks Insisting on his amendment the . resolution endorsing both Simmons ! and 1 Overman; was adopted. Judge St rud wick opposing It declaring it was offered to makesth resolution approving KJtehln'sJ J vote against the- subsidy ri dieulena since Simmons, he said had Resolutions Instruct voted fori It- ng for Judgs KITCHItl won OUJ ShAw and Solicitor Brooks for Judge and solicitor were adopted unani mously by a rising vote. It had been expected" that resolu tions endorsing J. A. Long. f Ala mance for corporation commissioner, would be Introduced. A further live ly. oratorical . fight was avoided by having nothing to say' along this line. Chairman S ted man was Instructed to name a committee of five, including the chairman, to select delegates to the various conventions, and give their names to the press for publication Monday. He named the following as the committee and the convention ad journed: Z. V. Taylor. Westeott Robinson. John .N Wilson, j. r. Jor dan. WAYNE is ron HOOD. No Instructions Are Given as to Cor lfomtlon CtHiim5V!ocr. (Stecial to News and Observer. Goldsboro. n. CL. Juae 9. The Wayne county Democratic conven tion, which met here today, wnanl inously instructed tor Hon. George E. Hood for Congres. No action was takeh as to Corporation Commission er. The conve ntlon today set, the ttme for holding the county convention for the nomination of countjr officers two months earlier than usual. The con vention will be held the last Saturday In July, whereas it was formerly held In September. This will give the can didates three months Instead e one to canvas the county. Mr. F. -A. Daniels resigned as chairman of the county executive committee today, and the election of his successor was left with the central executive com mittee. DICMiS CIETS NOMINATION He Has Already More Than tlie Neces sary Number of Votes Instructed For II Ira; .1 (Special to News and Observer.) Durham.- N. C-. June J. Crawford Biggs, this city, who Is a candidate for the nomination for Judge In this district, has received Information to night that guarantees his nomination when the Judicial convention meet here next Saturday. One hundred and one votes are necessary for nomina tions on first ballot and-he has one hundred and five votes instructed. this not counting either Guilford or Orange which are supposed to g3 for Shaw . and Gattls respectively The votes Instructed for Biggs are as fottows: Durham. -SO; Granvlli. : Person, IS: Alamance. 20: total. 10S; Judge Shaw has one vote In truded In Person and IS In Alamance. without hearing rrom tne counties Guilford. Is conceded to Judge Shaw and Orange to S. MY Gattls. AUWIAXtir DIVIDES OX JUDGES. Votes for Ixmg for Ctrporatkn'Com- mbeOoncr -Endorse Senators and Rcpresentat Ire. (Special to News and Observer.) Graham. N. C June 9 The Ala mance County Democratic, Conven tion met here today and adopted res olutions endorsing the course of the North Carolina Senators Instructing the delegates from this county to the various conventions to -cast the vote of this county for W. .W, Kltchln for Representative In Congress; JacoD . Long for Corporation Commissioner; L. Brooks for Solicitor. The vote of the convention for the candidates for Judge of this district resuitea in twenty and nlnetv tnree one nun- dreaUhs votes for Biggs, thirteen and wo one hundredths for Shaw and one and eighty five one hundredths for Gattls. PROMINENT MEN FIGHT. Red Hot Set to Between E. Col well Jr.. and FtHey M. Wlnslow. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro. N. C. June 9. In an encounter this morning In front of Farnls Sr Klutz' drug store oetween k. Col well. Jr.. manager oi ine Greensboro Life Insurance Company. and. Toney N. Wlnslow. a former agent of the compan. but . now resi dent atront'of the Mutual Benefit. Wlnslow was considerably bruised on the head by being - clubbed with a pistol, and Colwell was made to bteeo profusely from the face y being cut with glass from hts spectacles wmcn Wln.l.iu hrnh in hllflnc him OVST v a w -rm - ' - - w - - the eye with his fist. l I Policemen parted the men. berorL anv serious Dersonai iniury wa in flicted. The case ,wm heard before the mayor this afternoon. . For some time there had been much friction between the men grow Ing out of criticisms Wlnslow. has made of he management of North Carolina companies In a pamphlet.he has recently had- published, but th-a Immediate cause of the fight this morning was In regard to. a balance Wlnslow claimed t ha. Greensboro Life owed him as commissions on policies secured by him as a former agent of that company, i The two men had uuarrel about this over the "phone esterday. and this morning when Wlnslow came down the street Col well approaching him began to abuse him, when Wlnslow struck- Colwell. then pulled his gun. but denies that he tried to shoot, while by-standers claim he snapped thrice and then be gan to c!u1. WAR 'ON MOStJITOES. New Orleans Begins m Campaign Which Will Co $00 Day. ( By the Associated Press.) New Orleans. La.. June 9. A sum mer sanitary campaign having as Its special object the extermination of mosquitoes which transmit' yellow fever w-as Inaugurated In New Orleans today. ' The city proposes to spend about $W a day en this work dur ing thei summer months. - Mayor Behrman and a committee today decided to use 12S laborers and forty carts dally. In addition to the regular street cleaning .'orce. luhln and drain cutting and burning raxJ and weeds on vacant property . end spreading II over the surface of stag nant pools. The wort Is 4o Ie.n Jane l'th. The expense Is pro viced for by an appropriation by the cl-y .council. ELEVEII Hi! ARE BLOWOATOL i i Eleven Buildings Fall in Fragments. DEBRIS FILLS THE AIR Tlie Detonation of the Implosion cf 2 " - . This Dynamite Plant at Pequea Was Heard Thirty Miles Away. The Dead Are Vnrecoc- nixabtc -LLA or Dead. i (By the Associated Press.) Lancaster. Pa Juno t, Eleven men were blown to pieces and five others were seriously Injured by the explo sion of a dynamite plant today near Petjuea. along the Susquehanna river. The dead are: Benjamin Cophart. Benjamin lUnker. tseorge lUneer. Fred lUce. ... 1 Collins Parker. ! pliarlcs Slileff. - ' ! William Funk, i John Boatman.. An aknown Man. 1 Two t Unknown, residents' of Tork county, ! I All except the last two lived-In the vlclnltyj of the dynamite plant, Flvo others were seriously Injured. The accident was one of the most horrible In the history of Lanrater. The victims were literally torn to plec. es. not" enough of a single body to make Identification possible. The cause of the expIoton is not known.' The unknown residents r York county who' were killed, ha I Just started to drive from the r! with a load of dynamite. Tney na i scarcely gained a-distance of fifty fret when the plant blew up with a deto nation ithat was dieard thirty niu-i away. A great cioui oi smone .coher ed the site of the factory and when it was cleared awajr there was not a ves tige of the horses, wagon an1 men who had left the factory a moment te- fore. The air wr filled with debris, frag ments of httian-bodle tnd jilKfs of Qesh and limbs were found -hnelng t a tree nearly 100 yards from the oen of the disaster. . People living near t? factory rushed out of their homes an i began the work of reset!-?, but thi were few persons who had not been blown to pieces. The plant consisted or a dozen bui! 1 Ings. All were blown to places excer t a. remote structure in which Feveral girls ,were at work, none of whom were Injured. The plant was own- l by J. R. McKee. of Plttst rg. It f situated half way between Pequea an 1 Martlc Ford. THROWN F1103I A UUGGY. Mr. Snider ami 3IL- ITnncH iiaur Hurt Horse Breaks Its Nee . (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury. N. C. Juno 9. Mr. Ar nold H. Snider, of thU city, and Mis Annie Pennell; el Rcldsviiie. wer painfully Injured In a runaway acci dent six mites north of SalHburv Thursday niht. The young court- hkd started to sontn mver in a pu; gy to attend a "oolal gathetlns-. n 1 the horse.-which they were dilvtrr. became frightened at-a dog and dish ed Into a deep ditch, throwing bon occupants to the ground with cr -t force. The horse imnieuiattiy a-n- el"-lnto another ravine breaklnc l' neck instantly, entailing a l ss to f owners of not less than I2&0. Mr. Snider and MLss Pennell. both of whom 'are. very popular here, wore carried to Salisbury ard will recover. Mr; Whitehead Kluttz. of this !t. left tonight for Boston, from whtM llce he wPl on the ISth ln.t. for . Liverpool. Mr. Kluttz Jotr n party of Yale and Harwrd stul -r-.' at Boston who will penl two m- r!!. touring foreign conntrle. The funeral of Capt. JamfS C. Mc Canless. of Granite vjnarr'. who '. ' at the home of his brother. Mr. McCanless. in this city, yesterday af 'tftrnoon, was held from the i - - i- oence oi riie tatter mis ciifrn""i The burial was conducted wft? Masonic honors, the deceased hivl: been a prominent menioer of the ft i ternlty. A large concturse of peji--was In attendance. KEJCNCU TAXED WITH CXS7M. The Case lie Brought Agaln.Kt O - t Samuels Is Dismissed (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem. N. C, June . V -lloetnan W. R. Samuels, the onlr c'.'i cer employed by the town of Kcrrr -vllle to see that clt. .-.ts and vt- ' keep the peace was Indicted t- : days ago on a serlus rh jr. e. i ; larceny of a calf rrom Ir. . Kf eighteen month ago. The warr. was sworn out by Dr. Tverner at. ! I Ice man Samuels was clt?d to tri S fore Justice o." the 2ef ce J. M. " of Xernersville. At the hearlr r night the ma-U.rt.t3 dlsml.sM case taking Or, :ern?r. the pros- with .the costs. r - ) XrtLi J. -"-.iut rutt. (Special to. N'3r . nC. Observer, i ZZlti lola N. C. iune 9. Z ' genes wca rec?tvt h.rj yester . ihe dJtth o. l.rt . r,n IIu-: wfclcli . occurred In c n?rttal In clnnaLI i , he firs," of ta month. JTujnJcutt h.i I - Point Nv;! w?e!; a o tnC was t?' en serV-; r, "wee"; or mora tav lf'-" ' well !:nwj In iliis community, v a J laor XI Cor t r more . & J - In - ' ( ' E f
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