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5. ' HE ONLY DAILY PA1ER I2V NORTH CAROLINA til Washington, D. C, August 5. Norh Carolina, partly cloudy ; Thursday; showers and warmer In central and west portions: Friday gen erally fair; light winds. r .... ..... THAI HAS OFEfl MOQO SUBSCRIBERS Ml vnTiim jtmcriDAT Maximum temperature, SO; -minimum temperature, TO total precipitation for 24 hours ending S p. m.,v 0 inches. ' VOLUME ICXXVI, NO. C5 KAIiEIGIT, K. C; TTIUKSDAYrAUGUST t 1908 Ml- PBIOE 5 CENTS Leads all North Carefltaai siaMS tion LET THEM CRY "THE IN THE DISCRlllTl' CORPORATION Bryan Appeals for Cam- Ex-Senator Lindsay to paign Contributions JUDGE SPEER'S nnnHrilirilppni LI! unu irginia Bar Association DfiLY TO CERTAirl CLASSES PISEIIT DAY TEHDEHCY But Not Ono'.Iieft Out Will Say "Dls- The Ex-Sena tor From Kentucky De crimination" The . Commoner Will Speak at Minnesota State Fair Aug. 31 Significant Visit of Frank If. Lynch, of: St. Paul "Xo Animosity 1 in Minnesota Toward Bryan." "-" (By the Associated-Press.) Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5. Of the visit to Fairview todav B. Lynch, of St Paul, Democratic Na- annual meeting of the Virginia State clares in Taft's Town That it ' Is Decidedly Detrimental to the Wel fare of thek Nation to Continue tlic Tendency to Supplant the In dividual by the Corporation. By the Associated Press.) - . Hot Springs, Va., Aug., 5. An In- more than usual significance was I creased attendance was present at the visit'to Fairview today of Frank I second day's session. of the twentieth tlonal Committeeman from Minnesota and manager of Governor Johnson's campaign Tor the Presidential nomina tion at the Denver convention. Mr. Lynch arrived about noon in com pany with B. F. Nelson., of Minne apolis, president of the State Fair As sociation. Bar Association , here today, William Lindsay, former United States Sena tor from Kentucky, made the prin cipal address, his subject being "The Man and the Corporation.' That It is decidedly detrimental to the welfare of the nation to continue the present . day .tendency to supplant Mr. Lynch's .presence at Fairview !?a,i: the assertion of the speaker. The evil. T To Inst nr. time In rnnvpvtmr M , c "5,u nao r n.uim uih puwer Ol -"- . - j 1 Ihn aB was at the special request of Mr. Bry an. the Democratic nominee Governor to remedy. The States Johnson's assurance of loyal support dischaw th of the Democratic ticket and his in-1 fi?,eh"fS,r 4"! L: this for tZ,.. ."'r " ""' respect, he gave, as the reason UfIJd.Il. i j tha i,ri.a.int notional iIIto1 r "There is no animosity toward Brj" Federal control '"""t"" an in Minnesota." said Mr. -Lynch, I x y w jji yui.se umt iiitj y for the ensuing year ocrats will carry .Minnesota this year. I think they have a good chance.' Mr. President, MIca-Jah Woods. Char lottesville; Vice-Presidents. Theodore- Valley, and Gardner L Booth. Pied- (Continued On Page Three.) WHDISTHISYOUfJE ViOMAN? Lynch declared that nothing r. rjamett. Tidewati-r jn'hw f i'-.f- rankled in Governor Johnson's heart iPr. f?Mith Rid": tnnh c x-a, because he was defeated tor the nomi- south West: Alexander F. Robertson! iiciiiuii. lit- iceis uii rigni uuoui .11. said he, "and -all Minnesota Democrats are for Bryan,"' The business " whict brought Mr. Nelson to Fairview was to invite-Mr. Hryan to attend the State Fair in St, Paul and deliver an address. The in vitation was accepted, tne aate oemg fixed at August 21. but with the un- charge for admission, to the grounds After KlQing HOrSeDaCK All Flignt un mat uay. -..-.-. - - I J - S- SSr SSkrraf,X iy She Alights in Spencer ing appeal " for. campaigha contribu tions: ' ' ' ' : " "WANTED Campaign ' contribu tions. - ; . "From citizens of the Republic who favor these Democratic propositions: Tariff revision, by representatives of Ttlie consumers of the products ami .not by the' agents of tliose wlm make exorbitant profit!) by manufacture and sale of highly protected products. - IlcFtloii or ITiiItea States Senators SJlffSSJK ftteht horseback and alone a y Senatorial oligarchy headed by Stand ard Oil. which 1 strong enough ruc cessfully to resLst all measures offer ed In behalf or the public welfare. "(Guarantee of all national bank de posits, thereby preventing all money panics by giving all people absolute confidence In all banks. Destruction of private monopoly and tlie. enforcement of law against trusts by the people w1k arc oppress- ctl by the trusts and not by. the ageuta of the trusts. "miWIclty of "campaign eontrlbu- Saj-s She Traversed Tliree Counties and Rode Fifty Miles Alone After MiW night Creates Kxcltcment Jn Town and Much Speculation as to Who She Is. V '" V : v. (Special to News and Observer.) Spencer, N. C, Aug. 5. After riding oung lady giving her name as .Miss M. L Woodruff alighted at Spencer earlj this morning and created Rome ex citement on the streets by a brief out line of i her experience during the night. She had rode fifty miles since midnight, unaccompanied, traversing Forsyth. Davidson, and a part of Rowan counties, making her first stop at Spencer. To interested parties who questioned her she stated that she was a lover of horse-back riding and was not afraid to travel alone- even nt night and that the only occurrence Judge Pardee Grants Ap peal and Supersedeas ' - : GEORGIA FREIGHT BATES Result or nn Important Hearing Be fore Circuit Judge Pardee, of Flor ida, Sojourning at Aslicvllle Appli cation Made by Southern Railway and Louisville and Nashville and 111..... .t - 'l V viurr jvuriisi lloiw before election day so tliat the I during her trip was that her horse, people may .know 'who Is paying tlte J which Is 5ne of the finest specimens expenses of candidates and why pay- I seen In Spencer for sometime had Ing. -..':.' ::';- I killed a dog near Midway, Davidson "Adoption of an Income, tax, be- county, shortly after midnight. As cause It U Just and under it wealth a matter of protection, it is said she may . bear Its proportionate sluire of always travels with two large revolvers the burdens of 'the Federal govern- buckled to her saddle. She was cul- (Speclal to News NObserver.) Asheville, N. C, Au i An im portant hearing was lu ' fore Cir cuit. Judge Pardee, of Fl Nwha is here spending the siimmx s vhen counsel representing he S rn Railway, the Louisville I & Nash. and other railroads interested appeal ed before the court and made applica tion for appeal and supersedeas in the Georgia rate case decided by United States District Judge Emory Speer last week. Judge Pardee granted the appeal and supersedeas, which allows the railroads to put their new rates in effect in Georgia as in other States. It will .be remembered that recently certain railroads gave notice that, ef fective August 1, they would put into effect under authority " o the Inter State Commerce Commission an , In creased freight rate, known as tho Ohio'River. rates. In the meantime and before the rates became effective certain shippers in Georgia appeared before judge Speer, seeking to restrain the roads from putting the rates into effect. Judge Speer granted the res training order. An unusual situation was created, with a certain rate in ef fect ln Georgia and another rate in other States. The order today made by Judge Pardee in effect dissolves the restraining order of Judge Speer, and permits the railroads interested to put into'effeet in .Georgia the rates which went into effect in other States August 1. pending the final determin ation of the matter. . Judge Pardee required -of the rail-4 roadi appearing through counsel to-' day suflieient bonds to protect tne shippers : who secured from Judge Speer the restraining order from any Iofs that they may sustain in the event that the suit is decided adversely to the railroads. Among counsel; appearing . before Judge Pardee were Saunders Mc Dan iel. Judge Stone, of the Louisville & Nashville: C. D. Northup. of the Southern; R. C. Austin and J. S. 1?. Thompson, assistant to President Fin- lev, of the Southern Railway. Michigan Merchant ami Manufactur ers Protest. Kalamaeoo, Mich., Aug. 5. The Merchants and Manufacturers Asso ciation today filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a protest against putting into force an increase In rates' for the Southern classification territory proposed by the railroads to go into effect this month. The In crease,, vice-i'resnient sneparnson. oi this city, who announced tne ruing or the protest, says ranges from 10 to 5 er cent. The protest declares ship pers In a thousand towns are affected and says: "We trust your investiga tion on this sublect will enable you to annul the rates in Southern classi fication territory the day they are to take effect." CUSTOMERS Ml INTO THE STORE Clerks Watfe Waist Deep to Wait on Them TOTY Oil Ad ISLAND People Surrounded by Water Suffering for Supplies Hlver on a Standstill at Castle llayne Bridge, But Highest on Record AH Bridges in Pender, County Gone Danger to A. C. Jj. Bridge Over. - (Special to News and Observer.) Rocky Point, NC, Aug. S.Cap tain Johnson, rtyid master, reports Northeast riier, at the Coast Line bridge, at Castle llayne, at a stand still since twelve o'clock, but highest on record. v lie thinks the danger over. All bridges In Pender county are gone except Harrison creek. Rural route No. 1 gives only partial service, owing to high water.- The body of Robert Durham, of Bursa w, drowned, has not yet been re covered. The river has fallen 2 inches at Lane's Ferry, but Is rising In Wil mington. The amount jof damage cannot yet be estimated. There Is an island in Shaken community in which there are twenty people, not easily accessible, who are suffering for sup plies. Three boats Were in Malpass's store at Lane's Ferry at one tlfne to- oay, getting supplies, and clerks wad ing waist deep to wait on them. Flood at Island creek is running over top of automatic gate and county fence. THE BOYS IN EriGAMPMEriT Third Regiment, Consisting of 1 1 Companies, at Camp Glenn - ment. ' . " ' ... The punishment of men who ma nipulate railroad storks an downier- . . . ' i' a . -m snip; um eiH-ouragement oi rauruau construction upon business like Iwtsis; anu railroad oieratlon witn rair re turns In wages and profits to workers 'n.m.t ii.. .in . . I . .i. . 1 ..... t n , . 1 honest labor, but not on watered . . I- 'AH.1.1..A I . I 1 i m. miu J '" iHim issues iTvntru purely by exploitation." The appeal closes with, a copy of lh resni iitlnn i annnisn xr Ua Tkrnin. cratic National Committee unoa the occasion of their visit to Fairview.; July 14. declaring for publicity .of contributions before the election; lim- - itinir individual contributions to sin.- 000, and providing for the publica tion of all contributions of above $100. Mr. Bryan today outlined the sub jects which he Will discuss in his : forthcoming speech of acceptance. The speech will be confined practi cally to the questions, "Shall the peo pie ' rule?"-and "The measure of re wards, f . ' The other issues of the campaign. such as guarantee of bank deposits; the tariff; the. trusts. . etc.. will be treated In the several speeches he will make in the nextmirty days and his .letter of acceptance. tured and refined, being very enter taining. There is great speculation here-, as to who the young lady is, it being claimed by some that she is a United States revenue officer while others contend that she is merely a young woman fond of riding and that she is Just traveling oyer the country as she has a perfect right to do. After a -brief stop in Spencer she mounted her fine steed with great agility and galloped off, leaving the populace here very much mystified as to her identity or the objects of her visit to this sec tion of North Carolina. SPEAKING AT--ELM CITY lion. W. W. Kitchln, North Carolina's Next Governor, to Address Matt. Ransom Camp, Confederate Veter ans. . "'" -.-.-' Speo1al to Newse and. Observer.) . Wilson. N. C August 5. Next Sat urday will be a red-letter day for Kim City. It is then that Hon. W. W. Kit- chin. Democratic Governor for North Carolina, will address the Matt Ran som Camp. Confederate Veterans. In the shady prove that surrounds the home of Mr. W. 1 1. Langley, a big barbecue dinner Will be served. Great preparations are being made for the occasion, and great crowds are expect TELEPHONE SKljVICE ENLARGED I ed from the surrounding country '.Southern Bell and Lower Stone Con Kolldated and System Enlarged. BRYAN'S NAME , WILDLY CHEERED. ( Special to News rand Observer. Salisbury. K. C.t August 5 Manager S. Ii: Wiley, of the Southern Bell Tel ephone Company, Closed a deal today with the Lower Stone Telephone com pany wh'reby'f the; latter consolidates with the Bell1, and wi bile connectea Ninth f Virginia District Democrats Nominate - It. C. Byars to Oppose Slemp for Congress. (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., Aug. 5. -The Ninth with the Salisbury exchange, of which I District Democratic Convention at Pu- Mr. Wiley has . charge. The system . taken over has ,85 phones in, use and 29 more will bemadded at Faith, where an exchange has been operated. Ar rangements were also made today to ' place 75 new ;phones in Morgan, a , prosperous section of Rowan county. thus bringing : more than 200 new connections Into Salisbury. The en largement of the service is of great benefit to about 1.000 subscribers here and will be equally beneficial to the new territory covered. Under the management of Mr. Wiley, who has had charge of the system herd and at laskt today unanimously nominated R. C. Byars. of Bristol, for Congress to oppose Bascomb Slemp, Republi can. The mention or llryan a name was wildly cheered. HER CONDITION HOPELESS. Miss Mary Ball, Shot Sunday by Free -a , rr.1 o mm , i Miiu Ajutrpe, nun cr lhciupst-. - - , - A ..... (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 5. Miss Mary Ball, who was shot in Wilkes county Sunday ? by Freeland Tharpe, spencer for more than a vear. the Bell 1 suffered a relapse today and her con Company has made rapid and lasting I dition Is now regarded practically progress. . tl hopeless. SHIPPI01SMAKE iCOMrL.IXT. CHARGES Interstate . Crmiraeiw Commission Hears From Matter of Increased Freight Rates In Georgia, By the As(sociated Press.) Washington, . D. C. Aug. 5. The nterstate Commerce Commission to day received a complaint by shippers of the State of Georgia against vari ous railroad companies operating in (Continued on Page Three.) TO REFUTE THE Chairman Turner of Georgia Prison Commission on the ' Stand Before the Committee (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 5. Georgia's prison, commission was under exami nation before the special legislative investigating committee which is go- liig over the entire penitentiary sys tem or the state today. , ynairman Joseph S. Turner, of the commission. was the principal witness, and he took the stand to refute the sensational charges which have ,bten made ly convicts and others in connection with the convict lease system or tl Mate. He declared that most of) the . wit nesses who had made these charges aam,f the prison commissloni and other State officials, either had been convicted of murder, burglary or other felonies. He called in question the evidence of former employes o the commission, declaring that they were disgruntled because of having discharged F. C , Lewis, a former guard at the Durham Coal and Coke Company, said that a fifteen-year-old white boy had been given sixty lashes with a sanded leather strap and was terribly mutilated, lie declared that the boy died two months later. Chairman Turner denied that the commission knew Warden Moore was receiving pay from lessees. In regard to the cases of alleged cruelty and In human treatment, he said the com mission had made an Investigation in, every case, which came to his atten tion. In several cases the warden had been indicted, tried and acquitted. Also ...the Detail of Twenty-Four Men for Target Practice From S-x-oi'd Regiment- Second Battalion Made Be.t Record on Range Yesterday. (Special to News and Observer.) Atlantic Hotel, Morehead CMy. N. C, Aug. 5. The Third Regiment, Col. J. N. Craig commanding, consisting o eleven companies and band are camp- d here, also the detail of twenty-four men for target practice from the Second Regimtnt. The target prac tice is very satisfactory. Captain Dwyer, ofAthe United States Coast Ar tillery, Is detailed as instructor on the Rifle Range and, through his ability and Interest .in the National Guard, has added greatly to the ef- rCtiVeneSS of the tlriner nn tho ranire. Vhe second battalion made the best record on the range today. Adjutant General T. R. Robertson and wife arrived tonight CoL A. H. Arrington and wife also arrived here today. Cant. R. G!enn Brown, of South African fame, is serving his first encampment as adjutant of the Third Regiment., '""' KILLED BY GAS Mrs. Joseph Thompson, Well Known , hi North Carolina. A dispatch from Atlanta. Ga.. tells of the death of Mrs. Joseph Thomp son nee Miss Emma Mims, who was well known in this State and spent many summer seasons at Morehead City. The telegram states In part: "The sudden death of Mrs. Joseph Thompson yesterday has cast a gloom over Atlanta's social circles. No offi cial action was taken in the case of Mrs. Thorripson'se death. The physi cians called when it was discovered that she was dying. Dr. R. T. Dorsey. a helghlior, reached her just about a minute before life had become extinct. While reluctant to discuss the case he said tonight the certificate would state as the cause, of death. 'axphyxla- tian by illuminating gas. "A rubber gas tube which had been used In connection with a small water heater was disconnected and lying on the bed and the gas was flowing from it." , ' i . ;v; - IN A PISTOL FIGHT. One Killed, One Shot, One Mortally Wounded, One Seriously Wounded on Account of a School Election In Kentucky. (By the Associated Press.) Hardin. Kv.. Aug. 5. In a pistol fight at the Howard store, at Layman, last night. John Bianton Was killed, Sherman Bianton was shot in the arm. Stockley Osborne was mortally wounded. Lee Russell . was seriously Wounded and an unknown young man was also shot. The trouble grew out of a school election. IN A ROUGH SEA.'' The Fleet Reported ; Last Night 810 Miles Distant from Auckland, - fttv thi Associated PressA Suva, Fiji Islands, Aug. ,5. Wire Icbs telegraph messages received here tonight from the unuea states At lantic fleet reported the Vessels at 8 p. m. in latitude 25.23 south, longitude 178.51 west, 810 miles distant from Auckland.. The sea was rough. The usual evolutions were being maintain ed by the fleet, t ' The store ship - Glacier and the Collier Ajax left here today for Auckland. Sllimii iSPEEGH . to Trains .....!'., ". ' . . ''' ' 1 " Kitchin Addresses the Old ' : ' - ( 1 : Soldiers of Edgecombe III ANNUAL RE-UKI In Stirring ; Eloquence tlie Standard Bearer of North Carolina Democ cracy Pays a Glowing Tribute to the Record of the Veterans of the War of the 'C0s Heard by a Tliousand People. i rr.) (Special to News arid Obser Tarboro, N. C, Aug. 5. One thou sand persons heard W. W, Kitchin deliver a stirring address to the veter ans of Edgecombe county today, the occasion being the annual meeting of the old soldiers, followed by a bar becue dinner. Mr. Kitchin saidv In part: - - "Veterans, you are beyond- the tongue of malice, beyond the sting of hatred and the honor" and glory of these soldiers shine so by their lessons we may become better men and women, as the monuments in our country, not only bless the dead, but also the living. ' "Who would not take as his stand ard the courage and fidelity of the eteran87 More than forty years have passed since Appomattox . and why should we give any excuse for seceding from the Union? When the star of the Confederacy arose in the sky, the right of secession had been maintained in every part of the coun try. The sentiment of the South was based upon that of liberty, free gov ernment, but to what censor shall commonwealths bow? When, you re turned to your homes, you did so not as a gambler, filled with the pangs of remorse to remind you of the follies of the past, but you returned with a conscience clear, head erect v and' nothing to regret, except the failure of your undertaking. , , : "But it was not written In the book of history that you should win. So as you supported the . Confederacy with determination, faith and courage. let us now support the Republic,' our country. . "There are now more, than 1,400,- 000 Federal pensioners, and every one of them swear that they were either wounded or made sick by our small army, and I desire to aid in increas ing the pensions of North Carolina eterans. May the evening of ,your life be happy and peaceful. You will be clad in gray on yOn shore as you are crowned in gray here and may yours be a most glorious sunset." . Mr. Kitchin arrived here yesterday afternoon and was entertained at din ner by George A. Holderhess. The in vited guests were A. McDowell. Of Scotland Neck; W. H. Powell, James Pender, George Howard. Dr. J. M. Baker, Stamps Howard. Frank Pow ell, Job Cobb ,H. G. Allsbrook and Major C. M. ParkiL Mr. Kitchih was entertained toay at , the . hospitable home or Aiajor I'arKS. i neguo shoots swKi-rriimnT Because She Chose the Escort of An- other Man. t ; I . - - - (Special to News and Observer.) Fayttteville. N. C. August 5. Frank Council, a young negrp of bad reputation, last night shot his sweet heart, Hattie Newell, although not seriously, because she enose the escort of another man in preference to his own self. ; After a performance of the Rabbit Foot Minstrel. Council offer ed to take his girl home when she re fused and walked off .with another man. Council following until they reached the vicinity of the Confeder ate monument oh St. James' Square, when he fired two shots at the woman. one taking effect in the right knee and one In the left thigh. Hit NEGRO SUICIDE George Massenburg Found With His Throat Cut EIGHTEEN Wk- HEADS K1ESEHT Witnesses as WiDK Pur- year's Inianity nOWOIJ TRIAL FOR MURDER ;'. ' J Cl . II U Brother Suspected But Exonerated by Coroner s Jury Who Render a Verdict of Suicide No Excttement at Franklinton on Atvount of . the Tragedy. ; , : (Special to News " and1 r Observer.) Franklinton, r.''"C.;,,Xfi: 5. George MassenburgV a'h'egro.' years old. was found hear his 'father's home at about 9 iro 'clock last night with his throat cut. His married brother was suspected, and the suspected cause was jealousy. Coroner s Jury exonerated the brother. Rufus. rendering a ver diet of suicide; There Is Ho excite ment' here.' ' - It" seems! that the negro boy was seen'tfo 'go to ' his room at about 8 o'clotk last night, carrying a razor. He had told some Of the family that Via waa trnlnir r thora A llttlo later was heard the sound of his falling body, and when found, he was lying in the uoor of his room with his throat ciut. A phj-sician was Imme diately summoned from Franklinton, one mile away, and everything pos sible was done to save ' him, but to no avail. - The dying man wanted to - make a statement. He asked that every one leave the room except his friend, Lee McKnight. His brother, Rufus Mas senburg, it is said, refused to leave the room, and objected to the state ment being made, What the dying man would nave said win probably never be. known." ; . The brother, Rufus Massenburg. was arrested, suspected of having com mi t ted the crime. The Trial of Dr. Jvi. Purrcar. Cliarged With Tlie sler of a Ne gro 21 Years Ago, Is un In Gran vllle Superior Court-lia Been at llome In Granville ftfc&ttr Vears Expert Testimony PprSented. Oxford, N. C., Augligf! The trial commenced today of Dr"gfj!D. Puryeax. who "shot a negro tweferi-four years ago for having insulted ;he wife of the defendant. Dr. purfiir was pro nounced insane and senfs!the asylum at Raleigh, Where he iained sev eral years and escaped; sf! Since that tima he lived in differeatates' until four years ago, when b;f Returned tp Granville. , ;..';. ; :'m,'- ' He was arrested aridsllbt to Ral eigh, and returned by priorities to the jail In Oxford, wherfee has been kept two months, awaifefejr trial for murder. v ' - ?;T' . : --- He has employed ass Siounsel ex- Judge A. W. Graham anW. A. Devin, and Gen. B. S. Royster. jfeilcitor Jones Fuller Is assisted by W4flShaw. The main feature of tMiy was the testimony of Dr. & D. feith,.who is retained as expert in theifSeaate.' having appeared with Dr. P. Wyloung, his partner, at the trial when Dr. Pur-fear was pronounced Insane. fclay eight een grav-haired witnessesllwere pres ent to prove that' the dof&ndant was insane at tne time ne comittea tne murder. The case wilH&stinue to morrow when, speeches 'begin Iff-. r FOR A GREAT MCTQRY :'e1 v. Chairman- Eiler on till Demo cratic Outlook in thState fH:' "We Are Coin to Have AjtFjithusi- astic Campaign,! He SavrTakes a . . . -( Trip In the Mountain Comftfes From Whklt He Will Return t;ltaleigii. . ,- : - -(Special to Kev8 and 01Srver.) Winston-Salem. N. C, '-AtJg. 5. Chairman A. : H. EUer of the State Democratic Executive-Committee, lust lefore his departure this' rarping for a trip to several of tbL nountain counties In the-northwesters! section of the State.'was asked for -rffi expres sion as to the present poiitreai con ditions, etc. With a sm 1 H ihat sig nified satisfaction, the Stat 4alrman. promptly a-eplled that the kns were unmistakably for a great Kfmocratic victory this fall. "We are going to have enthusi astic campaign In Nerth ?arolIna," continued Mr. Eller, whoaid that great interest was being- mantjgsted by the Democrats, and as evlderS of his statements he, cited the reporter to the great rally and basket ! picnic at Wentworth Monday v last. Ten the next governor. Hon. W. WtSKItchln. addressed an audience of jt5Kut six thousand residents ot old ftSiocking- ham. : " The demand being mad'&ton the State chairman from varioufs sections of the State for campaign speakers is very gratifying ; to Mr. Ejfer, who stated that they all went to 6,ar the Democratic-candidate for -i?n-ernor. upon his return from the niiSintalns, Mr. Eiler will go direct to, SUalelgh and take up the work of ,tg cam paign. Preparation of copy sfor the Democratic hand book and otJfer office work is now progressing satisfactorily, "DCTECTtVE'' COMES TOIHEF '- !'."' : -h 'Mr. Plnkerton" Sent to Jail tiarged Wlthj Forcible Trespass amtplaking Improper Proposals to 90 'VS'ar Old Colored Woman. v (Special to News arid Observer.) - Spencer, N. C., August 5.-acj well dressed stranger about 35 jears - of age, wearing a United States tK:ective badge and giving his name If 4. D. J. Plnkerton, came to grief in Esse Spen cer Monday night when. he waisarrest ed ipon a warrant charging f!tTrceable trespass and improper proptls . to a colored Woman 90 years oigWhen arraigned before Justice C. Er,3-esper jman the stranger declined tove his name, and letters bearing maft&mames were found in hla pockets. Jf5j had spent about a week In Spencefelatm ing to b a special detectlveiahough It i known that he was welUs&pplied with wh'.skey and stopped at tV Colored boarding house. His actions hafesf been mysterious and although a tan of good appearances he is believj-sl. to be a hobo and fugitive from son un known place. He ; was sent to. to awat tha next term of: Rowan: imurt, CONCERTED ACTION DEN JED. By Cotton Jlanufacturcra ofcgRhode Q Island as to Curtailment (By the Associated Presn' Providence. R. I.. Aug. 5. ifeadinz cotton manufacturers of the fttstA rrA agreed that .there is no concerCjd ae tion at present to curtail prJhctl- or to cut down wages. They pay, th-t While they are disappointed oser t present . condition of buslneyM tv look for stimulation of trade' Shortly through legitimate channels of; Supply and demand. The fact that the. 5 -11 ted States Cotton Company, of njifntral Falls, has announced a wago ?duc tion. Is not looked", upon r.s ftipossl- oie inoicatio"' t--t- ether maiurac TJ U t1. ... Vi.Vll Uil. s . ;t:. sKf 1 ' IT FLEW DOB ALSO JT TO PIECES i Zeppelin's Airship,, Burst Into Flames and Exploded LVRECK EO BY A stori Four Persons In lured bv Flrin? Debri Count Zeppelin .Escapes i iuHjureu nowevcr ..ue , iiirsiup Had Just Completed the Most Re markable Voyage in the History of Aerial" Navigation. :'':;' J ;;X: ; ;f By the Associated Press.) , Stuttgart, Aug. 5.-rCount Zeppelin's airship, which descended on a plateau near the village of Echterdlngen, five miles south of this city, shortly be fore 8. o'clock this morning, owing to a defect" in one of the motors, broko away from Its moorings during a storm at 3 o'clock this aftertwon- burst into flames and exploded. Four persons were injured bv the riving debris. Count Zeppelin escaped unin jured. The airship was completely wrecked. ' . , The storm blew ud unexpectedly. A fierce gust of , wind tore the balloon from :, Its anchorage and drove It in southewesterly. direction for some fifty yards. Here the rear end of the great fabric dropped and smoke and flames were seen to burst Out from one end to the other. - . - Then in a few seconds tame the 'ex plosion and agrea? column of flame shot upward into the air. This was followed y the crashing down to the earth of the motors and flames that had been attached to the underside of the airship. Several bystanders were knocked down. It was necessary to land the airship at Echterdlngen," due ; to the overheating of the piston box of the forward motor and the escape of considerable gas, owing to the ract that the Count took the air ship to a height of about 6.000 feet. The Zeppelin airship had just com pleted the most remarkable veyage in the .history' of aerial navigation. It lelt.the Lake - or Constance yesterday : morning for a trip to Mayence and . returned. The flight was successful n a great many ways. The machine responded absolutely to the control of its pilots and was navigated over the Lake of Constance, down th Vallev of the Rhine, over Strassburg and several other cities, and was expected at Friedrichshafen, its starting point, today. " - v.-. - Count Zeppelin has devoted his life time and his personal fortune to the development 'of his airships. The ves-. pel that was lost today was the fourth he has constructed, r : When his own money had become exhausted the - German Reichstag voted him $125,000 to conduct "further eiDerimenta and Number 4 was the result The Ger man government agreed to purtohaao this ship on condition that. It fulfilled certain requirements, the tfrinclpalVme. being that it remain in the air 24 hours and land on terra firma. ' This stipu lation has not yet been fulfilled. The airship was 443 feet lohfc with a diameter of about 45 feet. it tapered to a blunt point at the bow, while at .the stern" were . various rud ders and frames used In steering. It was fitted underneath With two inde pendent compartments, each carrying a . motor capable of developing 110. horse-power. As many as sixteen &as- sengers had been taken alort at one time. Sleeping accommodations were provided for the crew and an appa ratus was Installed for the dispatches receipt of wireless telegraph messages. The inflating., - gas Was distributed among sixteen separate Inter-compartments which, were contained within Lthe outer' rigltLy enveloped of aluml- IIUIIU . - i The accident' of the Zeppelin' air ship recalls the end of the French military airship Patrlev in December. 1907, which was then considered the finest dirigible balloon In existence. The Patrle was undergoing repairs to her machinery at Ver Don. A sudden. gust, of Wind struck the airship and the 200 men who were holding the. guide ropes were dragged along' for several hundred yards before they let go. . The balloon thert shot up to a great height . and 1 disappeared, and never was heard from. " News Came Like a TbunderbolL ; Friedrichshafen, Aug. 6. The news that Count Zeppelin's airship exploded at Echterdlngen and .was a total wreck, came like a thunderbolt t rid the fes tive preparations for a reception of the famous aeronaut at Friedrichsha fen. Tens of thousands of people had come from all parts of Germany to Witness the return of the Count from, his remarkable voyage in the air. and tiott of the forthcoming jiMl location. In front of the principal hotel the military band was Just on tho point ot beginning its concert, when, at four o'clock, a man rushed excitedly front the office of a local newspaper anil afterwards fixed a .telegram on th blackboard at the entrance t th building. A crowd of people gathered to read the, news, and the cry went up: '.'.;..-. ; ' ' : ,"J t .-"The" balloon has bnrned up: tha balloon has burned up' - ! ?- This startling intelligence travelled! like wildfire. Some people would, not believe It and declared that it was a. bad joke, but the doubters w,ere soon silenced by the pitiful' expressions: on the1 faces of the employes of Count Zernellh. Whd rushed about , with every evidence of consternation.-. ; i : And tlie Crowd Cnrsed. I ; Many curses went up , f rom lh. -ne crowd congresrated around ; ti office of the Count and the. people de manded to know If he was safe-. They. Were to?d that he was. but theV latest bulletin from Echterdlngen said tliat four men had been badly burned. I:- Just then .the Count's daughter ar rived In her carriage.. She still was in ignorance of the , hapless end of hvr, father's voyage and . of the blastlnkr.' it least fo a time, of greatest am titlon. A tiush.- fell 'er th? massif ..'-XCohtinued on agc Ttree.X j " ;'" ' 4T . , if :
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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