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W HE EMI EEKLY ITIZEM, ASHEVTT.T.K, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 190 . v. Only Associated Press Newspaper in Western North Carolina: ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS FEMALE SINGERS NO HEARST MEN PRESBYTERIANS REPUBLICANS NOMINATE HARRIS FOR GOVERNOR:1 ARE STILL NOMINATING BARRED IN GA. FROM SO. CAR. MEET AT MOBILE Forty-Seventh Ballot Brings no Relief GOV. YATES IS STILL SLIGHTLY IN THE LEAD Lowden and Dennen Follow Closely in His Wake CONVENTION ADJOURNED AT 9:30 LAST NIGHT 'TO MEET THIS MORNING NO HOPE OF SETTLEMENT Springfield, May 1. Chairman Can mm called the coaventlon to ordet shortly nfter 3 o'clock this afternoon but some time elapsed before he was alile to suppress the confusion la the hall and direct tlje clerk to call the roi: on the forty-second ballot. This ballui was: Yates 482; Lowden 400; Den nen 433tt; Hamlin 111; Warner -41 tfherman 2: Pierce 32. The forty-third and forty-fourth roll mil showed little change. After tlx result of the 44tn ballot had been an nounced the convention, at 5:12 o'clock took a recess until 8 o'clock tonight The re-assernbllng of the delegates was without Incident and the word m passed around that there had been no change In the situation. Chairman Cannon Immediately ordered the rol! called for-the 4Cth ballot, which re sulted as follows: Yates 4S0; Lowder 4U3&; Dennen 43554; Hamlin 111; War ner 39; Sherman 2: Pierre 31. The 46th ballot found the lines ill. broken. The next ballot on the 47.U' roll call the vote was: Yates 4S2; Ijuw den m'k: Dennen 432'i: Hamlin Ill Warner 38; Sherman 2; Pierce 3.1. At 9:30 o'clock the convention took a recess to 10 o'clock tomorrow. MICHIGAN REPS , IN CONVENTION Orand '"Rapids, Mich., May 18. At was expected, the only contest In the state Republican convention held here today developed on the question o! primary reform Involving the nomina tion of candidates for state offices, tin legislature and Congress by direc' vule of the people. The anti-prlmarj reform element scored a decisive victory,- Delegates at large to the na tional Republican convention were elected unanimously as follows: Dexter Kerry, of- Detroit; Ralph Loveland. of Saginaw: T. J. O'Rrlen, of Orand Rapids and Captain Thomas Walters, of Ishpeming. The platform enthusiastically en dorsed the policy and administration of President Roosevelt. WISCONSIN REPS ENGAGE IN STRIFE Madison, Wis., May 18. A continu ous parliamentary wrangle enlivened by the best oratory of Ranch faajion against the efforts of the La Folette supporters to seat the contested dele gations to the Republican state con vention tod'ay resuled In a bolt of the Baneh delegates and the refusal of 'he Cook men to fecognlze the conven tion as legal. The - La Folette sup porters voted as a unit and had com plete control of the convention on every question which came before it. A feature of the convention was the announocement by one of the dele Kates that Senators Spooner and yuarles did not wish their names to oe presented before this convention as delegates at large to the national con vention. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS ew York Arrived :CItta dl Napola, uenna; salleil: Cedric, Liverpool. Jueenstown Sailed: Auralia, New York. Southampton Sailed: Kron Prlnz "helm, New York. SENATOR E. W. CARMACK SAYS PARKER'S x . CHANCES FOR PRESIDENCY ARE VERY BRIGHT Chattanooga, May 18. A special to we Knoxville Sentinel says: Senator W- c'1i'mack, who passed through cty en route to Washington, had a wference with Governor Frazier. wlif. on hia way from Nashville from Springs, and Hon. Frank M. mpson. chairman of the state Dem . 10 mndttee, in speaking of the - - -iii-i,-nri-iiiii in 1 1 u ,j. JAPS MARCHING ON NEW CHWANG Czar's Troops Expected Arrive In Few Days to EFFORTS MADE TO CUT OFF GEN. KUROPATKIN Japanese Officers Shot to Death by Russians NEWS IS RECEIVED TO THE EF FECT THAT PORT DALNY WAS NOT ENTIRELY JESTROY . ED BY RUSSIANS Tien Tain, May IS. Lloyd's agent fit New Chwang has telegraphed under Thursday's date as follows: "The Japanese division which landel Kal Chou, May 16, under heavy fir ing of the Japanese men-of-war b nnrehing toward New Chwang. ISvnc uallon by the Kussianx has been neailj ompleled. The Japaite.se are expecte.i o arrive Shortly. All Is quiet at Nev. Chwang and shipping shows favor. ink progress." OFFICERS SHOT TO DEATH Ht. Petersburg, May IS. Details ban been received here from Harbin regard ing Ilie execution, April 21, of the two Japanese officers, Yu Koka and OKI. ."or attempting to dynamite bridges and lesti'oy telegraph communication on he Ka stern .China railway. The prisoners admitted they wire iarl of a detail numbering one hundred .Tien whose purjose It was to destroy ihe railway nt various points. Whei (Continued on page 2.) EDITOR OF EPWORTH IS MADE A Only One Eelected of Eight to be Appointed SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE RECEIVES OVATION Dr. Bowen Is Candidate oi Colored Delegates LOS ANGELES CONVENTION WILL NOT ADJOURN TILL MAY 30 MUCH BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED Lbs Angeles. Cal., May 1 S. The Methodist general conference today voted for eight bishops, but elected only one, J. F. Berry, editor of the Enworth Herald, who received mow than two-thirds of the entire vote cast on the first ballot. One other ballot was taken, but the result of this will not be known until morning. One hundred and seventy received votes on the first ballot. THose having more than fifty are as follows: J. 1?. Berry, 531; Beary Spellmeyer. 473; W. F. McDowell, 429; J. W. B'rshfidd, 368; Thomas B. Needly, 326: J. R. Duy, 270; R. J. Cook, 263; J. W. Bowden. 242; H. .C. Jennings, 173; L. 1 Wilson, 173: O. P. Eck man, 16S: G. H. Booklet, 116: p. W. Smith, 12.': V. A. Quayle, 108; F. F. Bovard, 53; A. H. Leonard, 76; W. P. Crawford. 74: Robert Mclntyre. 63; M. C. B. Mason, 66; O. M. Taylor. 73; E. F. iKiwney. 58; J. F. Ooucher, 69. Totnl vote cast, 741, of which 11 were defective, making the total legal (Continued on page 2.) lecent victory in Memphis, Sehato: Carmai k said that the election was not only a victory for General Hate, but It was equally a victory for Governor Frazier, because he was an enemy of the Williamson machine. In siieakirw of Judge Parker's chances for the pres idency, he stated that he did not believe the chances were ever brighter than at present- Bishop Keiley Issues OrdcnStato Demo." racy Sends Its to That Effect POPE PIUS WISHES RE TURN TO GEORGIAN CHANT Radical Change Will be Insli tuted January 1. 1903 BISHOP KEILEY IN LETTER SAYS THAT i.cCENT ORDER OF POPE WAS INTENDED FOrt I Ca . HOLIC3. ! Augusta, Oa., May 11 A -,'. Savannah, Ga., to the chiuiiicie ' Bishop Kelly of the 'athn.le .. of Georgia tonight mailed to !i the. churches In his jut i --ili.-t.m a . directing that under the ive lit oi.le. the Pope the use of feni.il voiies atholie choirs vhould ccas. 'I hange must be effective !' Jann.iv;. Hit-hop Kelly says that ( Jlni.. cannot blind themselves to the f.-. that the Pope's words were i:it in:. or them, nor to thL fact that tin-r-' need for a gieat change in chilli :i i i ie. I'jveiythlng profane in mat t' i . : form In the church music, he should he excluded. The hig." t : Sice or perlectlon In Iiurcli iiuimi . u Lishop says, Is the "Ciregoiian ch.mi and therefore (lie music of the lr.i:v should approach it. LOSE THEIR JOBS. Hi irtnl, Va., May IS - It i.M ann ni n re today by nltliinis of the V'j iila lion and CoUe company that Mr. James Duane, superintendent of the Pulaski and Croaer furnaces, has been reiiroved and with him are retired V. II. Urown. cashier of the Pulaski Fur nace, and Mr. lOllis Robinson, cashier of the Crozer Furnace at Roanoke. Thrlr ruccessors have been appointed. Mr. Dunne Is from Pennsylvania, but has been eonneetcd with the furnaces In this section for IS years. HERALD METHODIST BISHOP Delegates Uninstructed j BUT ALL FAVOR NOMI NATION OF PARKER - : Roosevelt deceives Roasting I For Cmu's Appointment COWCNTIO V.V.3 l-IAHMONIOUS WAS NO SIGN CF j AKD THE. FACTION. UCM TILL- MAIi DELCCATE i ; I'uluilil.ia. S. -. i :ri.lii:a 1 '-:r . i Vc'.v'l as dele o' I.'iuis convent I i, a n. Governor I ' ii. I :. !. Khett, : iii i I .il Will Join . . : i ( 'iilinr.bla. 1. i The (senator a:-.-i , i i by acclnniiit ; -:i. , i ; The only other . i't i Males t$;n;itor 1.; I ' I resi nt in liio i' . I. Tin- M.-cutx s . ,- I ul lh- unit 1!'. , ; A n olut ion u . 4 i l.liiullU. lillli'l -. , i he i nndldnlts ; 1 1 mi lie-.1. ..y Is --Yh Hoiii', ;-'t : : cor i nt iui it 1-irge to the .: ;...t..r 1!. It. Til! I!"aiil, Mayor . lesiini, .rid lii-n-et:.lc i nal: man of , i rlini- ere lei t- lidate was I'rdte.l .' r, w lio w.i:.i tio, thin. n it i:i.-,trui t s .!do;ile.l. i-lM.-.e.l after lit expi e-,do:is from til ' presidential ii' spullilil.,';' f : i that Jllill.e Piu.. l r niiiaan derltire. i cut ol.jeeti'ill.l i'.l I lot te nev. rause eoieiitai.:. i",iit. leu -rnai nil ('iliiie, to hint, but !' e. Iiii.v he would vite ,i iniltl change i.i a l"-.',vard, Ain; . , 1 : 1 . b'iics sir.d I he i .;u i ni -1 )' ate ilei !al i d .:, ,, e ' .1 ; . i Shr.y fiivm ' 1 I -lio enter -i.i '. 'I" :'ii'mjf the : dea-v iid. i The platf.n'in ti e I ion of !ovi course In ci nut Keimtors and for the- appoP-ti I'ruin as colli . i IcKtllll, Oil I '! i. :: i r.lv III- n luiliiis-lityw.u-d. and tin -s of tin; Vnili'd Sie.ti't ("ladPiiiiiM lh" preaideii ifvit'of ir of tile illil.tl SK ni!(:.rif 1) n i of Char it de-la res i-oin el tin- .li-anl ',r .for such a 1 : i ft' al will ' lrmmileH tui i : . y'A a.-i iiome as ubtwed. and we'i in public a ;T i i: :-. There is n-i leferer.ie to Hi of lSi'fl Mild !: "' and none in (hil iiuesiimi. Of the HUilc. ri 'delegate - i that not cme is a Hear.-d ! in one or i .'. dlstri-1 . . ; Ileal ft nea w-iv randliliile ('efetite-l. i is eenaiei; y p! it fornn th- tinan- aml Is. It RitribuUon? Forty-Fourth General Assem bly of Southern Church STONEWALL JACKSON'S CHAPLAIN MODERATOR Status of Northern and South ern Churches a Question :r.-or;T looking toward ob L IT2TATI0N Or ALl. DI30EN- cnr.s will, ce n:ade CLt?.TION OF OF FICERS lie May l.v i.-- . 1 1 1 1 . ! -1 1 .h. l:ii '1 lie f th forty South , ral vUli- will enliven' I.M I. on.i.iinu i.e-ielni,' In tin 1 1 - el l'reilby tel'iatl cl:tll'.-l) ml lie culled lo or.h r oy Modera or I- v. A. C. Hopkins. n( Cliariestown V. a., who wan -h.-i i l I of Stonewall lek.iim's lirliradi during the civil war lie Inst business alter the asstmhly : called to order will be the election nil i eduction into office of the lieu e l r .to:-. for which several primtlncn -a e -rs of I In a.-iyemlily are spoken o.'. '1'his will lie followed by election of temporary clerks, business details of sections and the repoijts of committee. Probably I lie most Important busi ness to i nine lip will be the status of Ihe northern and southern branches of I lie church. Several synods have sent in overtures askliiK that a committee heuiued to confer with a similar com i ittee from the northern branch foi I he purpose of a complete coalition um : Ii- obliteration of all dissensions. It p iss-i'ic.l that with the object one o' two ionises wIM lie pursued by the nJ--II l'h A i oniiiiiltee of tlie conl'ereni i ID elthei b- appointed or the entlli matter will lie deferred for a year. I' is understood that each side of the pro position has a large following. There are about one hundred and fifty dele u4 now 4-Hh Htr-iiwit-tniiiitit'fl ns M'uiblv prayers were held in the Jai en street Pros l)j t-ri.iii church, rir, V. A. Alexander's staled clerk, is herp (Continued on page 2.) RAILROAD MEN APPEAL TO PRES IDENT TO CLEAR MADDEN'S SKIRTS flit) YELLOW EEVER IN STATE OF TEXAS Austin, Texas, May IS. Stale Health ftlcer Tabor, was advised today thai there win one case of yellow fever in Valles, and ulso one In the Tamplco Valles Is about 75 miles west of Tain- pico. This complicates the iiuaranlliu situation In Monterery, us this city has not o,un ran lined against either one of these places. ONE AT VERA CRUZ Mexico City, May IX. Vera Crui re ports one case of yellow fever. Foreign residents ui-Re that more zeal be put Into the work of sanitary iiiHpectlot. and purification of dangerous pl.tces. ARMENIANS AND TURKS IN BATTLE London, Muy 19. The Central news orrespondent at llakua, Caucasia, re ports a serious light between Armeni ans and Turkish troops at Chelcusan, In the district of Mush. The Turks lost 136 in killed and wounded while the Armenians had their leader und many others killed. VESSELS REPORTED 8UNK Chefoo. May 19. Noon The war-- lips reported to have been Bunk off ml Arthur are the battleship Khlk- Hhina and the armored cruiser V.ama. he story is not believed here, but the Hussians who brought the .news Insist that itls true. JAPS CUT OFF KUROPATKIN Home, ' May nr-Arabrcnng' to a t'el- frram received here from, Toklo, two Japanese divisions have arrived near Mukden with the object of cutting oft (lenernl Kuropalkin'g line of retreat northward. Brotherhood of Engineers Take Action IN CASE OF EX-THIRD ASST P. M. GENERAL Proceedings of Meeting Not Made Public SEVERAL DAY8 . WILL BEFORE CONVENTION DOWN TO WORK ELAPSE GETS OF ELECTING OFFICERS I.ns Angel.:, Call., May 18. The i'i.t eiitlnn nf the lii'iHlicrhoiid of Io olive Ki'tfincers continued ill ex ' :itive s.-yslon today and udjuorned 'viihoqt having mule public any o tin pn.'ce 'dings of the iay. Althoiie.il several days will elapse 'm-I'iiic the cimventiiin wiil resell the work of electing grand offic ers, there Is in Ii t ilk i.f the probable candidates. The present grand chief engineer, W. S. .S'.ime. in candi lute for re-election. Other lat.i.ldal' n fur the position are: .1. K. Wills, of Pittsburg, and M. H. Shuy, Yoiiugstow n, .Ohio. It is denied ill it J. C. I'uir.e. present grand as sistant engineer, will be a candidate for the office of grand chief, notwith standing that he has been frequently inentlon-d for t he office. I The convention has by unanimous vote passe 1 a resolution requesting Piesideiit Roosevelt to urge n decision by the postal Inves'tgating committee in .the ras of Third Assist nit Post master General K. C. Madden, who Is an honorary niemlier of the order. The resolution is as follows: "In the ca.-e of I Inn. K. C. Madden, third a-ssislan! postmaster general. DEMOCRATS WIN THE DENVER CITY ELECTION Denver. Colo., May 18. On the fac f Republican leaders Intend to contest of the returns, which are Htill bicoir- the resuii, aswrtlng that over 2.000 plete, th? entire Democratic tiikel has j reglfteted voters were disfranchised been elected in this city. Robert W. i through having had thelri names pur-iI-eer's majority over John W. Spring- j oaely omitted from the .lists and that ir, Republican, for mayor, probably I thousands of votes were cast by re will be over J.000. p eaters. Convention at Greensboro Names Full State Ticket TIIOS. S. ROLLINS AGAIN ELECTED CHAIRAIAN W. S. Robinson Springs Sen sation In Convention HE DENOUNCES EFFORT TO BE SMIRCH RECORD OF GOVER- NOR AYCOCK OBJECTED TO ENDORSEMENT OF WATTS. Halelgh, N. C. May 18. A full stats ticket was nominated by North Caro Una Republicans at Greensboro, N. C, tonight as follows: Governor,, Charles J. Harris, ot Jackson county; lieutenant-gtivernor, : Isaac M. Meekln. of Pasquotank; at torney general, W. H. Yarborough, of Franklin; secretary of state, J. J. Jenkins, of Chatham; treasurer, C, Q.' Bailey, of Davie; auditor, Frank Lin- . ney, of Watauga; superintendent of public Instruction, C. P. Frailer, ot Guilford; corporation commissioner, V. H. Abbott, of Pamlico; commission er of agriculture, W. R. Dixon, of Cra ven; labor commissioner, J. Y. Htm--i.k. of Cleveland; judges Buprem .curt. It. M. Douglas, of Guilford; W. ' A. Montgomery, Warren; delegates to i.itlonal convention. Thomas 8,-Rol- :':is. E. a. I'Uickburn. E. C. Duncan. B. , Mebane. ;.', The nominee for governor Is , -n, -wealihy In ther manufacturer ' and miner. The convention convened at nion today with every county - In the i,,Uo. roPreiiente4lw1.aahsr in hia . addreBs of welcome,' evoked applauM by declaring that "wo need two great parties In tthe South composed of men of the same -race- dominated bjr the ' best men of each." ' ' ! State Chairman Roil ns spoke brief ly, arraigning the Democratic adminis tration of the state for extravagance and incompetence and concluding, , by exclaimin? nmld a roar of applause:' "Rip Van Winkle po ltics Is a tblnf of the past in North Carolina or the race question has been settled and ftf- , forts to revive It for partisan PUT ; oses will be , universally condemned." The report of the committee on res olutions strongly endorsed the admin istration of President Roosevelt , and pledges the state organization to ef forts for his re-election. Chairmen Thomas Rollins was unanimously re-elected state Chairman. Nearly alt the nominations were made by acclam ation. The sensation of the convention was ': sprung when National Committeeman W. K. Robinson, of Goldsboro, leaped ' to his feet to protest against the sec tion of the report by the committee on resolutions commending the Watts ' liquor law, saying, "God forbid that paths to bar-rooms should be made more open than they are." j He also protested against the im peachment of Governor Aycock's char- . ncter ns an honest man, saying that ' aside from his partisanship there was not u more high minded man living. A storm of disapproval cut the speaker short. COL. FOWLER NOMINATED Iattle Rock. Ark.. May 18. Col. A. 8. Fowler, of Little Rock, United States Marshall for the eastern district of Ar kansas, was nominated for congress by the Republicans of the fifth congressional-district at the convention held In this city today. The nomination was made by acclamation as there was no opposition. Oscar Davis, of Little Rock, and John W. White, of Russel ville. were elected delegates to the na tional convention. Mr. Madden being an honorary mem ber of this body, we note by reports in the dally press that the courts have sustained Mr. Madden fully In every particular. "Therefore, be It "Resolved, That the Honorable Pres ident be requested by this body, if not liveompatible with public interests, to cause a decision to be rendered by the Investigating committee In the case of Rrother Madden, relieving him. from the suspicions that have hung over him for so long a period." A copy of the resolution was order ed forwarded to the president. jA BY GOOD SIZED MAJORITY
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