North Carolina Newspapers

ONE KILLED TWO INJURED. Extra Passenger Train Runs Into Open Switch, Collides with Switch Engine. OCCURRED AT ATHERTON. Both Engineers Made the Leap in Time Charles Mickle, colored, Crushed to Death Remarks t"s Escape of Fireman" George Webb. : . At 12 : 15 o'clock today a railroad ac cident occurred in .the yards of the Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Mills which resulted in the' killing of one .man and slight injury to two others; The man killed" was Charles Mickle, fireman on the Southern engine, No. 1001. Those injured are: A. R. Syfan; engineer of No. 1001, ankle sprained;,! G. M. Isaacs, baggage master on- extra passenger traiii, ituKie auu leg lxijui- ed. '-'; '-'"!' ' , AN OPEN SWITCH. A side-track leads from : the .main line of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta. Railroad into the ; extensive yards, of the Charlotte Oil and Ferti lizer "Company, in which there are a number of tracks. The grounds are en closed and the side-track enters through a gate-way, curbing suddenly to the right. The View of the track is obscured by buildings,, and an engineer cannot get a good glimpse of the grounds until he has rounded this curve. v - j.yr V-' .', :;.-. . . Every day the switch engines leave the freight yards cf the Southern, run to the oil mills, and carry back cars for attachment to the regular freight trains. The switch Hthatacontrols this .side-track is often left dtfen until the work in the yard is done, a flagman be ing placed some disUuxce; blpwtto pre vent any accident -J . This . morning the switch. was "left opejci- while -'shif ting engine . . No, 60$ went in to get a number of empty cars. The crew of the shifting engine were expecting a freight train from the southland so nut a "flagman below, the switch to flag that train. They had no information concerning any extra southbound train, and made no provis ion north of the "switcih. . iaA r -:rt- An extra passenger traiaileftjthe RniithArm Tas!RfinErti ista.tiorfehout.nooh. bound for Columbia and vrunning:,,a3 second 63. They had no knowledge of the open switch, and. were, going at full speed wfhen they ranipftr the 'siding. Tihe engineer coull notrget a view of the track until he turned the curve. As he went around thecurve of the siding, ihe saw the switch-engine with a load of cars backing out. It was too late for either train to stop. They were only a few yards apart. Both engi neers reversed, but jn spite of this the locomotives came together with a ter rific crash. There was a shower of splinters and a great, jet of water shot up into the air. ' ' , ENGINES SMASHED.- The force of the ,collisibn drove the tenders of both engines with consider able force against the cabs,' smashed the woodwork, crushed in and twisted a mass of iron. ; I - y v- "t The pilot of the passenger engine was driven under the tenier, of the switch engine and lifted it off ' the track, smashing the head-light and. all the front of the passenger locomotive. Both engineers and several ' Others saw the situation in time to jump, and thus saved themselves. ' HOW MICKLE WAS KILLED. Mr. A. R. Syfan was engineer of the passenger engine, jno xuu-, aiiu uoa. Mickle was the' fireman. Mickle was shoveling coal -into the tender", and did not see the . other engine until just before they struck. He tried to jump then, but was caugiht between the. en- i TTi 1 1:mU - -nvn r gine and tenaer. ms ten, uiuu wa crushed entirely off above the. knee; his right Ifmb was badly crushed, agd' he sustained internal injuries. Hiy suffering was" terrible during the fif teen minutes in which he lived after the accident. Ills "screams and moans before he was taken from the wreck were horrible. -He died before medical aid could be summoned. : viyngineer iajiau - Isaacs, on he passenger train, - saved themselves by Jumping, and theiir in juries are'hot seriouSv !:-gf: , . : : A 'NAOW.ESCA. On the freight engine were Engineer r. S. Sigmon, Fireman George Webp and Mr.; A. B. Craig, who-was riding from the oil mill to his home in Dil worth. . "I saw the train wlhen it was about twenty ' feet away," said Mxv Craig, "and jumped out; in a second.". . Engineer Sigmca .also jumped. Fire-, man Webb did not sees the other engine in time to jump, and was in" the cab when the collision occurred. The ten der was crushed and driven against the cab, but fortunately didn't smash that side. The collision sent Mr. Webb's head through. the window and broke out the glass. Besides this, (he sus tained no Injury. . His escape was air most miraculous. , , . . ' WRECK SPLINTERS, ; JSngineer Syfan says the passenger train was running about fifteen miles an hour when the accident occurred. "The . first I saw of the accident," said Mr. T. B. Gautier, "was a jet of water wenty-ftve or thirty feet high. I thought one of the engines Tiad ex ploded." "There, were .only wo cars on second 63,' Southern express car, 831, S. F. and W., and SoiUttiertt passenger 936. - Mr. J. J. Robertson was conductor. The extra amd the northbound freight had orders to meet at Pineville. Charles Mickle; who was killed, was abot 35 years old, and had been run ning on the road ten or twelve years. He leaves a. wife and children in Col umbia. Tfie remains will probably be sent there. , ' Engineer Syfan had such a close call: that the bar of his watch chains ,Vas caught in the cab and torn off; as lit jumped. ' ' Quia crowd gathered from the oil workWanul cotton factory, and a dum ber, went from the city on bicycles and in carriages to see the accident. v The railroad authorities will inves tigate the matter, and place the re sponsibility for the collision.. GO TO SPARTANBURG. musical Festival Will Well Attended. be The Boston Festival Orchestra, with Director Emil Moollenhaur, the famous Campanari:and the other soloists, who are to take part in the music festival at Spartanburg, S. C, passed -through Charlotte this morning. They f came from Richmond, where Vtbe-yJinia music festival has just closedT J The Spartanburg festival" taisear promises to be a greater success Uhan ever before. ' " . ..i" Quite a large party of Charlot te peo ple, went to the festival-today, IrxclUil ing Mrs. William Graham, Mrs. .Julius Leisel, Miiss Addie Williams, Miss May Oa.tes, Miss Johnsie Bason, Miss Nan Dowd, Miss Margaret Cannon, of Concord; Miss Lily Rhyne, of Mt. Hol ly; Miss Nancy Hoffman of Gastonia; Messrs. J. Robert Craig and Robert Ogden. , . V. The first concert will be given to night. , --- ' , t 127 BOlIESt RECOVERED. Details of the Terrible Mining " Tragedy in Utah . t By Telegraph, to. the News. " ' ". SALT LAKE QITY, tJtah'i , M2- Over two hundred persons, ;"perhaps two (hundred and? twenty-five, , were killed, and over a score of (Others crip ple for life by an explosion in Tunnel 4, of Pleasant Valley Mines, at the lit tle town of Scofield,half.a mile from here. ; : -l ac " . The scene of .the accident has been turned into a morgue. The people are paralyzed witto Jtiorror. 2 Mot ffa family in the little etbwn escaped the loss of some relativeiiri dear friend." ' 137 BODIES TAKEN OUT. The work i of rescue is progressing slowly. !So far a ihundred and thirty -seven bodies , have been found. 5,000 ON STRIKE. ilea on all Roads Entering Buf falo Quit Wcrk. By Telegraph to the News.-- " BUFFALO. N, Y., May 2. Superin tendent Waitt conferred this morning A in. :ii c Willi u uumiiiiLte kja. "Ksviium auinei Nearly five thousand, were on strike when the conference began, including the New York Central, Delaware, Lack awanna and Western ; New York and Pennsylvania; New York; Chicago and S. Louis, and Lelhigh Valley. Freight handlers on all "the roads, numbering a thousand, have gone out. v Mcfoi- - , . ,- r -' 1 w CARR.GARROLL. Prominent Business ilan of Dur ham Weds a Lovely Raleigh Girl. N Special Telegram to The News. . RALEIGH, N. C, May 2. Mr. L. A. Carr.' apTominent business man,r of DurhaiShd Miss Jessie CarroH'a beautiful" Voung lady of -this city, w'r married here this morning. -r FOR VANOB MONUMENT The last' three ; bases, the die cap for the Vance, . monument and were1 placed in position todayf. ' SURVEY OF SOIL. , ;vA survey of the soil from Raleigh to ewbern along .the-line of ' the r rail road'as a basis .f or thet appMcation of practical field Work was be'glin'here tcK day by scientists sent our from Wash ington. - MR. STERCHI SELLS OUT. - Mr. W. H. Sterchi of the firm of Mc Coy and Sterchi, furniture dealers, has sold his part of the business to Mr. W. T. McCoy. Mr. Sterchi will go to Knoxville, where . 'he will be engaged in " the same business' which claimed his time at Charlotte CHESS CHAMPIONS SAIL. By -TelegrapTi to the News. , , NEW YORK, May 2. Pillsbury and Shoa waiter, the champion chess playr ers, sailed today- on the "Noordland" for Antwerp. Marshall sailed onf the "St, Paul." They; will play, in the in- ternational dhess tbtarnament at Paris. FORCED A PASS AfiE; I .-. British ISow Hold Command of Road From Thaba N'Cliu f c - To Bloemfontein. BRITISH SUBJECTS EXCLUDED All Ordered to Leave the Trans vaal by Last Light Carring ton Arrives at narandellas Boers Active in Drakensburg flountains. ' By Telegraph to the News. , THABA N'CHU, April '' 30, (De layed in 'Transmission.) -Hamilton's division was engaged yesterday,.; and today in farcing a passage north ward. At Houtney the Boer front held the line of, hills commanding the sides of the Nek. The Canadians and Gordons attacked the hill on the left, the Shrop shires and Marshalls Horse, supported by a battery, also attacked the enemy, who finally fled, leaving 'many wounded;- and the passage was cleared. - SHELLED THE CAMP. , The Boers on the mountain are now shellitng the outlying camp, necessitat ing removal to safer places. . The Boers have three gun3 on a hill eastward of this place, outside the range of the British artiflery- The Boer shelling is hot doing any . damage. BRITISH COMMAND THE ROAU. ; The enemy retain their position, the Britiih. not attempting to dislodge them. ; Hamilton, by reaching Hout- nev. after a full dav's fishtinff. com mands the Thaba N'Chu and Bloem fontein road. During the day the Brit- isfh captured three kopjes. The Boers lost heavily. ? ? . -;'. PRESIDENT KRUGER'S PROCLA- ; ; ,-. '1:: MATION. ' . ; ; PRETORIA,,. April SO, (Delayed in Transmission. As a result of the "ex plosion an the i Begbies , ; Engineering Works at Johannesburg, and ; the out cry tiha. followed, a, prpciamaonb-iaas been ' issued, ordering, all BriiishAbh. jects to leave the eounjfery byj ihp Ight ot May 1st. ; rne touowing is tne proc lamation: :-: "As.numerous Burghers insist on the removal of British-1 subjects over .the border, I, J. P. Krugen make known to all British now in ' the district and town of Pretpria and the Witwaerrs- l r anot gojd fields; -tha t they , leave ft he f'Rf Atfr-wfMiinf' t:hirf v-six hours. ' reckon ed from noon,' . April 30th . An excep tion will be made in cases of such per rons as obtain leaver to remain v from the government on recommendation of the local commissioners.' ' . ..; ' . CARRTNGTON IN RHODESIA. BEIRA, May t2. CarringtQn ' Js aV ri ved at M arand,ellas, fifty 1 miles fifbm Salisbury, RbjbdejsiaifThere general feeling of ' Satisfaction y'i6ughbut Rhodesia: at Carrington's appointment. -V) '-ill AMERICANS KILLED. An Insurgents Attacked a Small Gar rison on Island of 5amar. By Telegraph to the News. ' MANILA, May 2.The reports that the 'American garrison at Catubig, on the island of Samar, consisting of thir ty men of the Forty-third Regiment had been attacked bjr insurgents v is confirmed. N ? -Twenty of the Americans were kill ed. tThe remainder weresaved from anhiliation by the timely arrival of Major Gremer. BAD TEA CROP IN INDIA. V Bv TeTesranh to - the News. CALCUTTA, India, May 2 Reports received from the tea districts show that prospects are generally unfavor able, hail and rain storms damaging ine . crops. :'t::-7 ; - J " BOERS ACTIVE IN NATAU LAD YSMITH, May; 2. There is re newed activity among the Boers this side of the Drakensburg Mountains. Preparations to check the advance are complete- ' ' j PORTUGAL CONCEALS BEIRA MAT TER. IBy Telegraph to the News. j LISBON, Portugal, ; - May 2.-rthe flrCjhamber,. of . Deputies refused almost .unanimously to permit Deputy Costa to interpellate the ayernmeht regarding- tfhe- Beira matter. : - ' . T. r- WALES' HORSfi WINS THE NEW V , -y.. MARKET. r.- -,: fii; , "By Telegraph to the News.' v LONDON, May 2. The Prince : of Wales' horse, "Diamond Jubilee," won the two thousand guinea race at New market todayT m " ; . , FOUR BLOWN TO ATOMS. By Telegraph to the News. - PORT ARTHUR, Ontario, May 2. Four Italians charging a holewith dy namite" on the Rainy River railroad yesterday were blown to atoms "by a premature explosion. f - X ' ' PICNIC MONDAY. The members of the Red Horse Cfub helf a meeting last night and decided to have their annual picnic and fish fry at Catawba river next Monday. This occasion is always an enjoyable one and there will be few regrets. . r : REPUBLICANS filEET. PrHchard in a Long Address Tries to Answer Ay cock's Speech. 600 DELEGATES PRESENT. " t ' ' ' ' V Platform Endorses State and Na tional Administration Col. Jim Boyd Makes a Short Speech Walser as Chairman bnly 20 Negro Delegates. Special Telegram to the News. RALEIGH, N. C, May 2. The Re publican State convention was called to order at noon by Chairman A. E. Holton, of the Republican executive committee.. -Nearly six .hundred delegates are in attendance, among them twenty ne groes.". . r Rev, Dr. Long, of Graham, led the convention in jepeating in unison .the Lord 'a prayer. ' ', ""WALSER AS CHAIRMAN. -After Holton 's speech Zeb Vance Walser was named, as temporary Chairman. No temporary secretaries were. Appointed. . The pommittee on credentials retired to consider a contest ..from Wayne county. ' y PRITCHARD'S SPEECH. senator Pritcnaru responaed to a call and spoke for over an hour, - at tempting to answer in detail the speech of Mr. Charles Aycock. r!nl. .Tim Tlnvrl rslsn -nriarlo a. nAfv'h ' Mr. Pritchard said he would like to canvass the State with Aycock. n v ' THE PLATFORM. p The platform, will endorse MpKinley and Pritchard, and probably the con duct of the State officers and ; Will ;de-3 nounce the. amendment.:; r The conven tion a4journedf until -3 o'clock,; after ;the ' teiiporary organization . had been 'effeotedj.'! ' ' flGHTr IN DISTRICT CONVENTION. 4 .Thgr bras a. great fight between the twairaein: the Republican Oongres sionaleefnvention of this, the Fourth district? which met yesterday afternoon at the Park Hotel. : -"'The jitgroes demanded one of the two delegates from this district to the hat ibnal Republican convention, which meets? ini Philadelphia. 1 The demand. wa$' baeKed. up ,by such negro leaders as Jim1 Yoomgy Deputy Collector and Boss oWalkejaenub-licanism, Ed- A John- son.cle'irkf tortile U. 3. rDistrict Attor- &y;--iRepfesentafivjB. atbn, of Vance, and in fact all iiegro icttofe fMthe district: ' :. ri-yT:- Jlllu sennnu The white delegates sgnflyfeount bered the negroes and . they ""voted down the appeals of the brother' Sin black for recognition. The delegates to the national convention from the; district were "elected as follows : ' ' - C. T. Bailey, of Raleigh, postmaster under the McKinley administration. J. M. Milliken, of Randolph, U. S. w tlm- r"iiM . e -r J 1 TT C Marshal of the Western district under the McKinley administration. The negroes, of whom .there were 23 present, -bolted the convention and declared they would not support the nominees.. ;: . Dave Jones, a negro ; lawyer of .Ra leigh, yelled" as he was leaving the hall: "I move . that if any negro in this, district votes for these scoundrels we lynch him to the first tree." TELEPHONE MEN ADJOURN. TheAssociation-of Independent Tel ephone Representatives completed the work of the convention yesterday af ternoon and adjourned to meet again in November. The "meetfng was highly satisfactory in every way. Mr. J. A. Helvin speaa ine. of the meeting today, said? that a great deal of , benefit waa derived from it ; by all, of the telephone men pres ent. The chief aim of the association at present is to have -thoroughly con nected the entire "j?iedoant Section ns Mr. Helvin says in addition to the ouisfde service. ' SOID CAR LOAD BEFORE BREAK -v. FAST. , .. On Monday ';Rr C. ;McManus, of oiui'Pter. S. C.,. shipped, to Mi. Lj. ,v' VI itAlicr, the cattle dealer, a car load of live slock whichf :wa..; disposed before breakfast at' a fancy price and Mr. W hitii" er says - thnt another en r could shav? l een disoo:ed of at , the sasne. .time if it had 1-een on hand. This speaks' -well for "Charlotte ? as a market for cattle as well as everything else. -' ; - . -, - ". LOUISVELLE REUNION. The Southern has just gotten' out 'a veryi attractive circular for the Con federate Veterans' Reunion, May 30th to Junard, in Louisville, Ky, The too of the circular is appropri ately ornamented with a handsome cut of General Robert E. Lee. , BAPTIST NOTES. Rev. Mr. Pruett preached a fine mis sionary sermon at Matthews last Sun day nighL, ; . ' V - The next gathering t ot tne ilecklenburer and Cabarrus: ipusc Union meetins will take piace aji Newells on July 27ta." - , BA'N COMMENCE WENT. Re v. Frank Siler Preaches Annual Sermon flayor flcCall on the Programme. " Commencement at Baine Academy, is in progress this week. . The annual- sermon was preached last Sunday,-the 29tn,: py Rev. Frank -Siler, of Trinity Methodist church. Mr. Siler's subject, taken, from, the Cth verse of the Sth Psalm, was: "The, Possibilities of an educated 'Mind.'" ' . From the sabject Mr.Siler delivered one of the: ablest and most encourag ing sermons tJ the young ever heard at- thisAcad:;::-v..;- , - The .sermon wds' to the students of thi3 Academy and should be an inspi ration to themi tit would 'be real haid for a young man to listen to such a discourse and not resolve ta accom plish something in life. ?'We are sorry every young man not only in the county, but the State as well, could not hear lit. - The annual concert "by: Ihe, music, class takes place tonight and tomorrow night the debate by the Literary- oSciety. : : Friday is commencement day. s Hon. J. D. - McCan will " deliver the annual address Fridky. Music by the Steel Creek" band. - . - Everybody has a special invitation to attend any and all these exercises. ? - J. J. H.- i - - ' FURNITURE SCATTERED. Andrews' Wagon on a Tear A v " .-.. . ' ; Narrow Escape. This morning shortly after 11 o'clock one of Mr. E. M. Andrews furniture witKuus was standings DacKea -up against the side-walk with a load of furniture in the wagon A dray was standing near; and in changing its' po sition it backed into the furniture wagon,-, thereby badly frightening . the iiorsev V' The animal started straight across the street, entering the" narrow alley, way" running parallel with Try on street, , and ; emerged back, of the ex- pressf effice, turning towards Tryoh street- The: runaway tdpk . Its course on a own co une corner or vouege anq Fourth streets. . At the corner ayery narrow escape was experienced bvV a negro carriage driver, who happend; to be at that point. The fliorse finally; ran the wagon into a post and was stopped; the only injury being to. the harness. On the .wagon when - it started was a fine, suite of furniture, which was scat tered through the alley in a very, pro miscuous manner. ' : ' . vijr; . A NORFHERN COLONEL TALKS y High tribute to Gens. Lee ' and Jackson. A colonel of a Northern "regiment in j-the civil war in passing thtough Char lotte recently, took pains to'tnquire of OflScer Torrence concerning "Che home of Mrs. stonewall JacksoncwTiich the. office; gladly pointed out tof the stran ger. The colonel, speaking' of Lee and Jaskfion,aid that he believed that two greater generals . never walked : the earth. They were both great men, he l saul)r,X)fficer. Torrence, good humored II j. L 1 x 11 1 j. ' . P , iajukl occasiuu. u auuue lo.oae 01 General Lee's great victories, which the colonel tctpik very good humoredly, and went on (his way seeming1 very , proud of having been, "able to behold with his own ; eyes the home ..of the . wjdow of one of the South s greatest generals. GUN CLUB ? SHOOT. The .Gun : CShiWHl-;.hold .. its regular weekly shoOt at the .park .Thursday afternoon at 4: 30 o'clock. All members are expected to be; present. - . . : ' - v The enthusiasma.ef the club is in creasing with the' increase of .tempera ture and- they expect to have some good practice shoots from now on du ring the summer. , .. , .. ' PRAYER MEETING AT BREVARD STREET. The regular prayer meeting at Bre vard, Street, M..E. Church, will take place this evening, notwithstanding the absence "of Che pastor, Rev. C. E. Gay. The service this evening, will be con ducted by Mr. J. J. Hamilton. THE NEW BUILDING AT THR ..ROCK HILL SCHOOL. . .Architect Milburn is getting to work on the planfiprr'the three new build ings . to be ferected ' at the-Rock Hill Normal College. The buildings wIH cost about KO.OOO and will include a dormitory) uCe; Model . School building, and the .Conservatory. 'r.-J:-', WAS NOT SMALLPOX. '-V c A city physician was calledito Jtfun-' ters'vil 14 yesterday, afternoon to inves tigate what was supposed, to be a case of smallpox, the patient being -pne of , the factory' hands. ' : The' physician found that the disease was 'not smallpox but a less serious breaking out. : ; v Mr B. .F. Brunbaker of Raleigh, a prominent official of the Seaboard is, in' the city today., - , " ' ' ' Miss Ethel Brumbaker; cf Chicago, daughter of Mr. B. F. 'Brunbaker is alao in Charlotte stopping at the Cen-. tral. : ,". ' - . , Stonewall ' Jackson . Chapter, 'Daugh ters cf the Confederacy, will hold its. rcrulr rrpnthly meeting tomorrow af ternoon tt 5 O'clock In the Y. M; C. - A. A GREAT GATHERING Dr. Howerton Tells of the Ecu roenical f Conference in New York. " ' U N I T Y 0 F T HEX H U R C H- This Was One of the Most' Im. press! ve Facts of the Confer .esce.- A Yery Orthodox Oath. 7'.:ering Lrge Halls and Crowds Tlade Hearing Difficult. .. Dr. J. R. Howerton, who returned yesterday from New York where he had been attending the sessions of the? Ecumenical Conference, com es home deeply impressed with the results of the grpa gathering and the wonder ful amount of hope that was instilled iuuj Lueyjaeajx oi ine : listener as be heaTd the - practical talks of f lie mis sionaries and the great speakers who were present. . , ; v When interviewed todav in regard tor the conference Dr. Howerton said: "The make un of the programme pect. Instead- of having men rather ot , , great reputation for intellect and learning the speakers were those who, had had a very practical experience in missionary work and who ha i cl cal t with the plain old ; gospel in their work.'! . ... . , ., - "Three things there were that greal ly impressed me," said Dr. Howerton. First "The Unity of Church." Ever church on the globe was there lepre sented'except the Roman Catholic and one or two other churches. The mis sionaries, too, proved by their talk. thatrthey have entirely different; ques tions to cope with from what the 6r- dfnary meet in this country. The ques tions of the missionaries are not; those of creed such as dlv'ide( the, . ch'irrchass of America but question , dealing di-t rectly with the application ' of the : lain and simple gospeUP j'rr-:' ' '.'.V.!'i-' "Secondly the Orthodoxv of thn . Ecumenical " Conference ( was , a very prominent feature.. In the meeting w.& . no ; room for the .Rationalist or those inclined to doubt portions of the bible, hilt. fiVArvtliitif Knvnroll rf fJio. in its most -practical workings. Thezi ing was a . carefully prepared . and closely written document and handled the subject " under consideration in a Tn the third place' the Certain Prog ress of Christ's Kingdom' was: tor-Z ciDiy impressed on"the listener at .thr4t meetings. ' While ;ih6sef present from foreign fields represented 'only Ismail proportion of, the, total number of i missionaries in the field of labor - stilX the wonderful and encouragin'reporte (that they rendered of. the progress oC the work impressed the fact that iff with so few workers Christ could at the beginning of his ministry under-, take the , evangelization . of the world, then how much more are we to b hopeful when we have so great a force in the field as compared with the num ber Christ began with." ' xDr. -Howerton says that "it was aU most- impossible for many to under stand what was said so large were the halls and crowds and often the news paper .was the only way to gain aa idea of what had transpired. The prin-: cipal . meetings were held in Carnegie'1; Hall, although' at times four or five were in progress at one time. The women's meetings, . says Dr. Hower ton, were also very god and well attended. In Carnegie Hall the front portion 1 of the seats were reserved for the del egates w,li2 came from eyery country on the globe. Banners placed at stated intervals marked off the seats of the delegations from the various , conn-" tries. . ' :' : -: ' -., ; Dr. Howerton will tonight at.' prayer meeting make a talk on the conference which will be worth listening to. . DEATH AT MALLARD GREEK. jjdy jOf Mallaf dltCreek towinsihip, died yesterday morning at half past eleven oloJlC after, a longr and painful ilf ness,7 death coming a3 a relief to the sufferer." Deceased was; quite voungi being enly 31 years of age.Miss Walk er was a daughter of Mr. J. C. Walker. . The funeral . todk 'place : at Mallard Creek church this morning at 11 o'clock and tihe4 body; was : interred in . the church, burying ground. i.-: ;. MR. VAN HORN. LAST NIGHT. Mr.' O. B. Van Horn' secretary of tho Ashevillo Y. M. C. A. who has beeiv in Charlotte 'several days conducted the Tuesday night service at the As sociation last night The meeting was. very instructive and helpful and the young men hope to have another visit from Mr, Van Horn in the near1 fn- rtttre. i ; PLEASED WITH CHARLOTTE. . Mrs. "J. C. Bowes, of Richmond Va.; who has been spending the winter ' in Charlotte at the Arlington, left for her home this morning. Mrs. Bowles f so well pleased with Charlotte that shet intends to return within a few. month time. - c - - .