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HA. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: i 30 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE n Session at Denver, Colo., This Week. nwcu uiyaii Resolutions MAKES ROOSEVELT AN ISSUE tfants "Predatory Wealth" and "Svrclbn Fortunes" Dealt With -Ccatr-ins Anti-Injunction Flank Xhs Convention programme. Denver, tor hav."1 (L. Special. The Amcri nnd the Democratic roos vied with each other in ver one cf the rcost lurid July in its strenuous ex hrougl:out the day streets with eoler, an incessant '.nr.on and crackers has i ll the enthusiasm or ar t ical delegations, and long giving Fourth isteuce. irere r,b: din of riving p V.'illiara J. Bryan. tams iw:? frca cvrrv throne here. At n. Dtbcr p'iMv the -Irrl-.-.H outline n;ai streets ttonss the hotd 1. crept over the prairie V.ection adding their ; the clatter cf fireworks, ght the State Capitol and 1 buildings lccmed cut Of in living fire with every ked by myriad lights, the '?at;d with convention the clatter of fireworks; bbios were fill?d with pol ls, delegates and cnlcok- itieal kn.l.'is. frs fros: t-v-ry sceticn cf the country. It is estimated that 20,000 strangers tr? ah'c:i:lv hero an:l 00,000 more are expecte d hi the next two days. The arrivals included the Missouri delegation Leaded by the tall gaunt form of Sen?.tcr Stone; part of the Korth Carolina delegation headed by Governor Glenn who promptly retired Ms candidacv for the vice presidency, and straggling advance guards of many of ti e other delegations. These Ju'lue Paiker, the '. Democratic can Vda-e cf 1!)C4. Colonel Clayton, of Alab::i::a. the silver-tongued South fner. ho will hs permanent chairman pf the un vent ion; Chief Murphy, of ranmanv Hall, and Governor Has kell, of Oklahoma, a likely candidate for chairman of the platform com inittee, are the chief: figures of nat ional interest on the ground. Denver. Special The platform tent here from Lincoln to the reso'u tions conimitttee of the Democi'atic National r(.:;vention has been com pleted. It follows closely the lines pf the NVhrka p: at form, as written by Mr. Hryan last March, and is one of the shortest enunciations of the and in the modern political history the country, Opening with a sharp challenge to Jke Republicans for failure to " put into their platform specific declara tions upholding the policies "pro f8ecVJ by the Roosevelt administra tion and arranging the party for its J'etreat from the ('advanced posit ya',f takcu by the -"titular" leader nag tLe last four -years, the docu tort will contain a fUtinj? reference to the death of Grover Cleveland. r.atfonn builders at Denver have hens, ope T, , Ike lajtmctioa Plaak. A Leap Year Dilemma. From the Washington Star. 1o-vai' " compromise than is ; fcffvsted the real fight will be Cllinjunetion plank, bnt the Celebration .at Oyster Bay. ster Bay, N. y., Special. Presi !2t Koosevelt celebrated the Fourth Juy with his family and a few Js at Sagamore Hill "and at ght the grounds around the Presi- Hsais surfer home blazed with No " accidents red fire. yt anv i -iv. i ... , , i . pw.:7 marred tne day ac ine marr th i" i!ome- In -the evening home. r M&K. ll !; 1 f i o nnrAvi tv a f a! it a a fit A Jfcd above in condensed form to . --....eru had ro i J .... j i o TT r"i i " i' - If I - m r V . - - - - - , . . VJJ. AAA. r Belli orm Wim - - ova a Committee. Planks of Declaration. scores Republic, treating from "the advanced ,re-po- fcition" taken by the leader." titular Reaffirms faith in partv prin ciples. " " Declares Cor return to govern ment by the people; Uiges additibnal legislation " to curb corporations' arid publicity for campaign contributions. Opposes. centralization of pow er. . Favors election cf Senators by by direct vote. ; Demands immediate revision of the tariff. - Comes out strong for an in come tax and for means to keep down "swollen fortunes." Advocates government control of railroads. Declares for poital savings banks and an emergency cur rency. Insists-upon a modification of the -law relative to injunctions. Urges an eight-hour law and Other labor legislation. Wants Philippine independence recognized. t i m ' t ! I - ' leaders declare that before the com- substantial agreement will have been thc eXpreSsion having reference to a readied and that the commit tea will large badge for residents issued by be relieved of the necessity of a the citizens' committee for the bene-prbloriged- sitting. In Chicago the fit cf the strangers, reading: "I live fight Was against" the insertion of any jat Denver, ask me." The other side injunction plank at all; here all ad-vas inscribed: "I belong to Tom lilll 11IC UtttSIIJ JL Miii" ill'LIUI i'.lIUil WELCOME ARCH, DENVER, Which Blazed a Welcome to Delegates AUDITOPvIUM AT DENVER WHERE ixlii uajayyAiiy axwi- but many oppose the pronouncement for previous notice in injunction pro ceedings. There has been much cpmmunipu with Mr. Bryan on this point, but ap parently hia attitude U not clearly understood, and probably it will not ba until hia draft cf the platform which he is understood to be prepar ing is read. It is known, however, that he would use stronger langu age than is employed in the Republi can platform. That he is willing to go as far as the Federation of Labor demands none is disposed to say, but his closest friends assert that he docs not consider it necessary to make such a sweeping declaration. - They say that Mr. Bryan will himself sug gest what will be a concession to the conservative and they predict that in the enJ his draft will be accepted. Bryan Insists on Publicity Plank. Lincoln, Neb., Special. William J. Bryan, in a speech before the Nebras ka Travelling Men's Club Friday ni"ht, made the significant statement that unless the Denver Convention incorporated in its platform a campaign contribution publicity plank it might look elsewhere than to Nebraska for a candidate fox New York Celebrates. New York, Special. That patriot ism has kept pace with the rapid growth of the country during the one hundred and thirty-five, years that have elapsed since the signing of the Declaration of Independence was i evi denced on Saturday by theowert demonstration in history. Blutered fingers and burned clothing character ize? the majority of 800,000 or of Small DOyo nur a I' 81 r.w'"v:rr , ftt, wku t me OL ml PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, WEDNESDAY. JULY 8. President. The declaration was made in connection with a disen ssimi ho. indulged in regarding the action of the Republican National Convention m failing tt insert such a plank as he .said "after President Roosevelt and Mr; Taft had both declared themselves in favbr 6f such action' and was made with a sincerity that left no doubt in the minds of his hearers that he meant all he said. Split Over Cleveland. Charging that Alton B. Parker's resolution, of tribute to the memory of the late President Grover Cleve land is a clever move on the part of the enemies of William J. Bryan to infuse' factional feeling into the national convention, friends of the Nebraskan are determined to offer a resolution of a character designed not - to raise controverted political issues; ; All Democrats, without regard to factioiial affiliations, applaud the suggestion coming from New York that )he national convention shodld embrace the- first opportunity of honoring the memory of Mr. Cleve- land, but most of those who have expressed themselves on the subject 1 are of the opinion that the resolu tions adopted should not contain any thing over which there could be the slightest difference of opinion. 'Mascot Obtained. The Democratic party has secured its mascot for the approaching con- Vention. It canie in the shape of a Reck Mountain burro, ".which was presented to Chairman Thomas Tag- gert, of the national committee, by the Denver Times. Mr. Taggart Avas unaware of the honor intended for him until the animal was ushered in- to his presence at his headquarters in the third floor of the Brown Hotel. It was duly labeled in large letters ,111 Pamt, one side bearing the m- ( J. t'.fiiii i. COLO., AT UNION STATION to the Democratic National Convention. Brvan headouarters were ppened 'Monday at the Brown Palace Hotel. Charles Bryan, a brother 0? tne can didate is in charge. gscw to Coo J I?aJl For the, first time in the history of national conventions an attempt will be made in connection with the Democratic convention to moderate the temperature of the hall by the use of snow, and preparations are already uneH:r way for that experi ment. The new Denver railroad, known as the Moffat Line, crosses the conti nental divide 50 miles west -of the city and runs through innumerable beds of perpetual snow, and this line has been contracted with to bring to the city large quantities of snow which will be distributed through the hall in barrels. The confident expec tation is that it will vastly improve the atmosphere and at least prove a novelty to the visitors from the States in which snow in the summer is unknown. The hall will seat 12, 000 persons. Probablv the most marked evi dence of preperation to be found is. in the new convention nail, a magnm cent structure which has been erected in the heart of the city at a cost Missionary Conference Opens ' at Asheville. Asheville, Special. The'- prelimi nary session of the Young People's Missionary Movement which meets for a ten days conference at Kenile worth Inn, was held, about 250 dele gates being present. Dr. W. B. Lam beth, the presiding officer of the asso ciation, delivered an introductory ad dress in which he outlined the work of" the conference and its purposes. Dr. Lambeth was followed by Mr. M. W. Ehnes. of. New York, who has m 6 Jof $500,000. It is a permanent building; but it will be christened by the convention. TfiE COlfVENTlON PRO GRAMME. Sessions on Four Days Provided fof, Beginning Tuesday. Deliver, Speciaij-The committee on arrangements of the national com mittee met on Friday and completed the order of business for the Con vention and for the session of the national committee, to be held on Monday. The Convention programme is outlined for tour sessions, begin ning Tuesday. This will carry the Convention through to Friday after noon, unless a fight in committee or on the floor should prolong the delib erations. As alredvV announced, it is roposedi that an , adjournment shall e taken immediately after the tem porary drganization is perfected out of respect to the memory of the late Mn Cleveland, although this feature does not appear on the. formal pro- gramme1; 'The first day's Order of business is as follows f - 1. Chairman Taggart of the nat ional committee, calls the Convention to order at noon. Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. 2. Secretary Woodson reads call for Convention. 3. Prayer by Archbishop Jas. J. Keane. 4. Announcement of temporary officers agreed upon by the national committee. 5. Chairman asks for further nom-. inations. 6. No further nominations, the chairman puts question on agreeing to the recommendations of the nat ional committee. 7. Chairman appoints a committee of Iwo delegates to escort Tempor ary Chairman Theodore A. Bell, of California, to the chair. S and 9. Introductions and speech cf temporary chairman. . 10. Call of States for members of the following committees: Credent ials, " permanent organization, rules an order of business, platform and resolutions. 11. Probable adjournment or re cess. , It is expected that the Cleveland resolution as finally agreed upon will be introduced just before . adjourn ment. For the second session of the Con vention on Wednesday the program calls for the permanent organizat ion, the address of the permanent chairman and the receipt and adop tion of committee reports. The nominations for President will be made Thursday, and it is planned to adjourn after this is settled until Friday morning, when the nomina tions for vice President will be in order. JOSL CHANDLE& HARRIS DEAD. Famous Author, Familiarly Known as "Uncls Ramus" Passes Away at Ilia Home in Atlanta Editor and Frcpristor of Tfncja FesH"' Maga? sine. Atlanta, Special. Joel Chandler Harris, familiarly known a "Uncle Rernus" and an author of note, died at hia home in a suburb of this city Friday night. Mr. Harris, whose health had been bad for some time, bad only been confined to hia bed for about ten days, suffering from cerrhosis o fthe liver. Complieation set in and yesterday he grew rapidly worse and continued to sink until the end came at 8 o'clock. Joel Chandler was born in EatontoU, Ga., December 9 th, 1848. He was married in 1873 to Miss Essie LaRose, of Canada, and in 1873 moved to At lanta, joining thc staff of The At lanta Constitution. '.. It was while he was connected with The Constitution that his tales, "Stories by Uncle Kemus" first attracted attention. In 1900 Mr. Harris retired from active journalism and until last, year, when he became editor and , proprietor . of Uncle Remus' Magazine, spent most of -his time at, his. surburbau home. He is survived by a widow, four sons and two daughters.' . Mr. Harris was buried in Atlanta.- - i. -WW Summary of Late News. -Five persons were killed and 46 injured in-New Mexico by a tornado. Secretary Cortelyou explains the $60,000,000 deficit' by . stating that more than $117,000,000 Taai been spent on permanent publie works.' Mr.. William H- Tait-and his fam ily, on aturday went from Washing ton to Hot Springs,' Va., where they will spend the summer So far 214. bodies have been taken out of the Russian mine in which an explosion occurred,: regCUQ work b$ r "'! ' -i'n f'i n n17iMMriVMiM-t".ii"ii.i , vysy vy.- Ay TO MEET IN CHARLOTTE State Executive Committee, Which Met at Greensboro, Besieged With Invitations, Selects. Charlotte For the Meeting Place of the State Re publican Convention, and Names the 26th of August as the Date. Greensboro, Special. The Republi can State Convention for the nomi nation of candidates for Governor and other State offices will be held in Charlotte, August 26th. This was decifrd at a meetiug of the State executive committee held here Fri day afternoon, the vote on the meeting, place standing as ..follows: Charlotte 11, Asheville- 3, and Greensboro, 2. Charlotte's invita tion was extended by a delegation of thirty men, representing the com mercial, political and social life of the city, and it was evident from the moment the Queen City people ar rived here that they intended, to capture the convention. After the Vote had been taken on the meeting place the committee dis cussed several matters in executive session, relating to the distribution ! of patronage, the personel of , the State ticket, etc. The appointment of postmasters at Mooresville anci Old Fort was considered - but no conclusion was reached. The committee authorized the ap pointment within the next ten days of a committee of seven to make sug gestions for the platform to.be re ported to the Charlotte convention Later Chairman Adams and Secre tary Persons were added to this com mittee. Secretary Pearson intro duced a resolution inviting Hon. W. H. Taft to attend the State conven tion and the Greensboro centennial, and the same was afiCpted ' y a unanimous vote. . New Court House Dedicated. Shelby, Special. Cleveland coun ty's handsome new court house has just been completed. This furnished an extra occasion for celebration and a large per cent, of Cleveland county's" citizenship gathered at Shelby Saturday for the double pur pose cf participating in the usual Fourth of July celebrations ant'i to dedicate the new temple of justice. The -new court house is pronounced by men who know as the finest and mcst convenient court house in the State. Its walls are constructed of the famous Indiana limestone and its roof supports' a small dome. It is located on a large square in the centre of the town and is constructed with four fronts and four main en trances. The court room on the sec ond floor seats about one thousand people. The exercises were opened by a short address of welcome by Mr. C. R. Hoey, who also read the report, of the county commissioners, which gave a detailed account of the construction of the new court house. The. total cost of the building com plete is a little more than $75,000. Rural Carriers " Adjourn "Wilmington, Special. The fifth annual convention of the North Caro lina Rural Carriers' Association came to a close with the Fourth of July festivities Saturday afternoon after sessions continuing through two days in the United-States court room. Considerably more than a hundred i legates and members of their families were in attendance and delighted with the entertainment re ceived. The convention adjourned to meet next year in Charlotte. The following officers were elected Pres ident. C. H. Bains, Nashville;; vice president, A. J. Hunter, Charlotte; secretary and treasurer, J. , - W. Brooks, Roxboro; executive committe C. U.- Monday, Asheville; Sion H. Rogers, Monroe ;t E. Df Pearsall, Rocky "Point, delegate to national convention at Omaba, J. W. Brooks, Roxboro: alternate, V, tit TT-.-nll Pcachland. North 6&rcliift Confederate Reunion. The Confederate reunion of the veterans of this State will be held on the 39th and 20th of Amruit at Winston-Salem. Major H. A. Lon don, the Adjutant-General of the North. Carolina Division cf the Unit ed Confederate Veterans has made application to the railroad companies for the usual one cent a mile rate for the .occasion, which will enable the veterans to attend at small-expense, and the citizens of Winston Salem are making great preparations for the entertainment of the vet erans and intend to make it the greatest Confc i rate reunion ever held in this State. A program of the exercises will "be out in due time. On the first day cf the reunion will be held the annual election of the division and brigade commanders. On the same dav ad dresses will be made by prominent veterans apd that niaht an entertain ment for "their benefit will be given by the citizens, of Winston-Salem. On the second day of the reunion will be the grand parade which wil no doubt attract a large crowd. . " ' - Will Sell OdeU :Mi!ls. Greensboro, Special. The creditors of the , OdeU Cotton. Mills at Con cord, N. C, which have .been under receivership for two years, met last week and agreed to , the salef of thc property for th.9 purpose of rcorgani zationr Half ft million dollara is in- ' vohedi ; 1908 NO. 48. Items. Gathered from A!I Stabbed With a Fork. Durham, Special. Joe- Carter, a citizen of Roxboro, is under treat ment at the Watts' Hospital on ac count of three stabs in the abdomen that he received in his home town last week, the stabbing being done by Lacy Wilson, a DurhanT young man who is now at - work in Roxboro, a fork being used.-;, in inflicting the wounds. The condition of Carter is " such as to give hope that the wound3 will not prove fatal. The wounds, however, are very . painful, the prOngs of the 'eating fork t enter ing the cavity of the stomaVa at three places. It will be several days before the full nature of the wounds can , be determined. It was late in the afternoon that the atabbing was ftone. Wilson and Carter got into a dispute of some nature and the re sult was that Wilson grabbed a fork off the table at the boarding" house and used it. After being stabbed Carter walked for some distance and then fell to the ground. He lost considerable blood on account of the wounds. It is reported here that the fuss and -fight occured ' on account of a woman who lives in Roxboro. Ncrth Carolina Veterans' Reunion. Winston-Salem, Special. The an nual reunion of North Carolina Con federate Veterans' Association will be held in this 'city August 19th anci 20th. These date? were definitely de cided upon at" a joint meeting of the Norfleet Camp and a committee from the board of trade held in the Win ston Council chamber last week. A central committee composed of Messrs. F. J. Liipfert, R. C. Norfleet, Z. T. Bynum, Maj. T. J. Brown and Dr. J. A. Blum was named. It ' will require $3,000 or more to entertain thc visitors, as there will be about 1,800 here, and a large portion of the amount was raised at the meet ing last week. Dr. R. E."' Transom was named as treasurer. The Twin City will provide abunrtant enter tainment for the visitors and promis es to give the veterans "a good time every minute of their stay in Win-ston-Salem. . Increase of $40,000. Winston-Salem, Special. There was an increase of forty thousand dollars in the internal revenue re ceipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, over the previous year. This means ti:at there were over six hun iVed thousand more pounds of manu factured tobacco shipped from this city by local manufacturers to the ports of the country than last year. Rev. D. Clay Lilv, D. D., who has been making his home in Winston- J Salem since his resignation of the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church, will leave ' the city scon with his family for Kentucky where they go to make their new home. Balls cf Lightning Flayed Around Sick' Bed. Reidsville, " Special. What came near being a . serious accident hap pened at the heme of Mr. S. G. Woods at Purley, when lightning struck the. desk telephone in Miss Maud Woods' room. and balls of fire played over the room and across thc bed where Miss Woods lay sick, even burning threa Isrga holes in the bed clothing. - Miss Mamie Wood3, a sister, of the invalid, showed .her nerte by eutting the telephone wire with a" knife while the lightning was running along it, anf even tried to throw ihe 'phone cut of dcors. It wtfs fortunate indeed tbst no one was hurt. Cotton Mill Ojentta &os8 Finser. Barb em, "Special. Emmett John son, young white man who has been working for the Fait Durham Cotton Mill for a short while, was painfully hurt late Thursday after noon. Ho was at work on one of the i machines whenhis band was caught : and the third finger "on the left hand practically mashed off. Bii Eobbsry in Achevills. Asheville, Special. Morris Gross, of New York, who with-Mrs. Gross, is stopping here for a few days en route to the Pacific Coast to take a steamer for. the Orient was robbed of over ten' thousand dollars. Gross hadthe pocket book with the money in his possession at niht. In the morning it was gone. The book con tained nine $50 bills and a letter of credit for two thousand pousds sterl ing bought by Gross in New York be fore starting for the Orient. Detec tives are t work on the case. .- . Silver Servica Presentad. Beaufort, Special. On Friday af ternoon at 3 o'clock the splendid sil ver service was presented to the eruiser North Carolina, Lieutenant. Winston being master of ceremonies and making a very pretty address. - There were many noieu persons present. : The service is ma nificent and the officers of the fcorth Carolina declare that Io other ship has a finer. Zbe Cbatbant; "RecorD. RATES OF ADVERTISIIIB: On Square, one Insertion...... : One Square, two Insertion..., i.ff One Square, one month.. s.09 For Larger Advertised mcnts Liberal Contracts will be made. Sections of the Sfaf ' W A Tragedy in Raleigh. Raleigh, Special. B. M. Stultz, Seaboard engineer, whose ' wife and . six children live at Roanoke, was shot by Turner Smith, an eighteen-year-old hoy, and died an hour later, hav ing bled to death. : Stultz was at tempting to enter, or had entered the home of Smith, for the purpose of visiting the sifter of the boy, who had fired at the man earlier in the night. .'The tragedy occurred at 2 :25, and Stultz, mortally wounded, walked a distance of fourhundred yards and fell in a heap at the Seaboard sta tion, and despite the efforts of phy sicians, expired at 3 o 'clock. : The dead man was scheduled to go out with train No. 81 at 3 o'clock, and had on his overalls when found. Smith surrendered , and is . in' the guard house. - An inquest will be held later and it is probable that the boy will be exonerated. - Warehouse for Charlotte. Charlotte, Special. The plan re cently promulgated by the local Far mers' Union to secure fund3 to crccj a system of warehouses , in the coun ty this fall is meeting with general favor among the farmers. There was a meeting Thursday of the commit- -tee appointed to draft a plan and work will begin at once upon secur ing subscriptions. The proposition is to erect one central warehouse in . the city with a capacity of at least 2,000 bales and then other smaller houses in other localities throughout the county. The purpose of such a system is to enable weak farmers to keep their cottsn off the market iu the early fall when the price is de pressed. It is believed that the com pany which will be formed to ope rate such a concern will be am ply strong enough to manage it suc cessfully. . - - Prof. Thompson Re-Electol "?!!, Statesville, Special. Prof. D. Matt Thompson, who has had charge of the Statesville graded schools for years and has managed the institu tion entirely satisfactory, has agaiu been elected superintendent for an other year, and the following named! have been selected members of the faculty of the school for the next session: Prof. H. E. Craven, princi pal; Misses Kate.Finlev, Annie Lois: Henly, Claudia Poindexter, Edna Brooks, Jessie Massey, Lottie Glass Clara Gillon, Elinor Murr, Lottia Linton, Nell Armfiel.l and Lnla Craven. Miss Armfield of States-, ville, and Miss Craven of Concord ard , the only new members of the faculty. Many Applications for School Super intsndency. 1 High Point, - Special. The school board had a meeting to select a man to succeed Dr. George II. Crowell, resigned, " to fill the supcrintendency of the High Point graded schools. There was quite a number of appli cations which have been boiled C $ n to six and from which the school board will make a selection some ' time . this Week. Dr. Crowell goes to Epworth University, Oklahoma C'itv, Okla., to which he. has been elected vice chancellor. To Serve Second Sentence. Greensboro, Special. T. . M. An gell, convicted four years ago of de frauding the government out of a hundred thousand dollars, has been taken to the Atlanta penitentiary to serve a second sentence of four years for defrauding the government, out of two hundred thousand dollar? which has still to be served. Tar Seel Notci. Tb8 . State convention of dentist met in Charlotte last week and had an interesting session, , Tha rural letter carriers had thei meeting; in Wilming-fcn Friday and Saturday. The superintendent of the third division of the Seabord Air Line ha moved his offices to Monroe. Sabbath School Institute Held at Ab erdeen. - Aberdeen, Special. The third an nual meeting of the Western District Sabbath School Institute of Fayette villc Presbytery has been in session, here since Monday morning. The in stitute, under the management of Rev. J. B. Carpenter, field secretary and Rev. J. K. Roberts, schools in Fayettevile Presbytery, is by far the mcst successful and instructive that bss ever been held. Rev. Messrs. Carpenter and Roberts are experi enced Gnd expert in Sabbath scEccl work. Telegraphic Briefs. The National Educational Associ ation began a big convention in Cleveland. Secretary Taft returned to ..his desk in the War Department and passed a strenuous day. A commercial house in Colon was boycotted for allowing the use of United States -flags as wasbrags. Troops wera ordered to the Texas border to preserve the neutrality laws m Mexico' behalf. i V:- 11 A 4 " f 7. f firfiWm-L-e tt fVio Wit., i 7- uif vnrL'e vrtrno nnr i - . . . charge J ihj fionference,,-. mg stopped oy nre. lt t , l-6Sof th u HJZZl rrr;: they had,