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TfDIR MEW VOL. XXIX - NO. 4729 CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1904. PRICE: 3 CENTS. USD ATTACK OS PORT ARTHUR HAS BEEN BEGUN Comas That the Have Begun the The Nuws Japanese Fight Against the Russian Stronghold The Battle Will Continue for Days. Rome Hears From Tokio of the Defeat of Kuropatkin's Army With Great Loss. The Russians are Known to be Holding Back News. (Fy Asoc kited Press.) Indianapolis. June 1. A special cable from a i-on-espondent of the News at CIWoj dated today says: The Japanese land attack on Port Arthur begnii yesterday. Russian forces that were driven southward from Dalny ami Kiiuium by Japanese are assist lu the garrison at Port Arthur and the R'.ifsiau navy nas joined n the niveau nt to repulse the enemy. There cay be several days of skirminshing an'i outpost work before the Russian citv is taken but it is the opinion of the refugees who are here that the Russians must eventually succumb to overwhelming numbers. News of Big Battle. London. June 1. A special from Rome says a telegram has been re ceived there from Tokio that General Kuroki defeated completely General Kr.ropatkin's forces near Sumentz (probably Saimatsza or Salatsi). All the Russian positions east of Paicheng have been abandoned and according to a telegram several guns have been taken and the entire squadron of Cos i;ks captured. It is supposed that the news received in Rome refers to fight ing reported by the Associated Press last night from Liao Yang and - St. Petersburg. These did not indicate a genera! engagement, but showed that a series of sharp engagements had taken place ott saimatsi, rasxing irom lasi Friday morning to Monday, which re sulted in severe losses to both sides and the retirement of the Russians upon Samatsi. The Rumored Assassination. St. Petersburg, June 1. The reports of an attack upon Count Lamsdorff, .Minister cf Foreign Affairs, which grew last night into a rumor of at-I tempted assassination, have their foun dation as near as can be ascertained in a personal assault Monday evening by Prince Dolgorouky, a disappointed office-seeker. The Prince is an opponent of Count Lamsdorff's policy and it is said has become insane brooding over his alleged grievances. The Prince, it is said, met the Count in the street and without warning struck him over the head with a walking stick, saying that he chastised the Minister in the name of the whole Russian people. The Count's friends are incensed over the matter, which is regarded as the act of a madman. Fighting Desperately. Liao Yang. May 31. (5:20 p. m.) Definite news are lacking. The engage ment resulted in the Russians retiring on Simatis. followed cautiously by Japanese detachments. Three compa nies of Japanese are reported to have .'mbushed a patrol of the Ferinsky regiment near Hunsian, wounding three Cossacks. A fourth Cossack had his horse killed under him. Fearing cap ture, he buried his rifle. He was cap tured but subsequently escaped, dug up his rifle and rejoined his regiment. Severe fighting is reported along the railway between Stations Vfangoy and Vfandien. The Japanese suffered heavily and would have been annihila ted had not infantry reserves come up and forced the Russians to retire into Vfangoy. A Sharp Action. Liao Yang. May 31.(5:20 p.. m.) tontmuous fighting has taken place rortheast of Feng Wang Cheng and the runway above Kin Chou since May 27. A sharp action has taken place east ward of Simatsi. thirtv-five miles north of Feng Cheng, which lasted from the morning of May 27 until day light. May 0. Both sides suffered severely. De tailed figures are lacking. Japanese Prisoners. m. Petersburg, June 1. Advices by mail from Tomsk, Western Siberia, re port the arrival there of 26 Japanese omcers and 180 men, mostly sailors, Japanese prisoners. All are in good health. The officers were sent to the Officers' Club and the men quartered in the riding school. Food allowance Rianted officers is $25 to J62 Der month and enlisted men receive eight cents a "' Workmen have arrived to con struct wireless telegraph stations for "'inmunication across Lake Baikal. Fuji Aground. t. Petersburg, June 1. An uncon- in med report has reached here from -""Huc-n mat the battleship Fuji is aground on a reef off the MJaotao Isl ands, where it is being guarded bj torpedo boats. Rumors Reach New Chwang. . Tien-Tsin. June 1. A courier arriv- jng from Newchang says: WMle it, is "'-own that the Russians received re t'ts from Mukden last night giving nwrts ot losses sustained by them du- ,U1S trie fierhtinjr at TfinnVirm nnrt Nan. snan Hill, and the conditions prevail- 1DET 1 1 1 iii. it-: 1 1 . js .i t x fwJ. Hill I1UI uiscuss uie SUUJBCl. .(-mis are desperately gloomy. A Press bulletin giving news of fighting me Kwantung Peninsula with Eu wjeans, comments on the victory of ne Japanese here suppressed on arri val at Naw-Chwang, but released when the Russians learned that two c V vere in possession of the EnglL.. in and were being shown to others, lien Tsin papers, which reached New Chwang last night were eagerly snap ped up. Six hundred junk .loads of sup plies, mostly beans and grain, purch ased at New Chwang were shipped yes terday to Liao-Yang. They were the same supplies Russians had ordered from the Chinese in the interior at the time of the second evacuation of Scare, saying the Japanese 'could confiscate them. The Russians were compelled to pay four times the prices demanded a month ago. The Russians are again interfering with telegraph lines, be tween New-Chwang and Shan Haik wan. - ' Diplomatic Efforts. aPris, June 1. In view of reports of French naval demonstrations off Tan gier in connection with the presence of United States worships th statement is made in authoritative quarters that no such demonstration is contemplated or. considered. The efforts of the French to secure the release of Perdicaris and Varley will be entirely through diplo matic channels. RURAL CARRIER ARRESTED. He is Charged With Takina Letter Containing Money. (Special The News.) Winston-Salem, June 1. Robert Wagoner, a rural free delivery carrier, on route No. 3 between this city and Walkertown, was arrested here last night by a-postoffice inspector on the charge of stealing letters from the mail. The inspectors set a trap- for Wag oner yesterday by putting five one-dollar bills in a letter. Two of these were recovered this morning in Wagoner's pocket. He waived examination before a United States Commissioner, and was bound over to the Federal Court in a bond of $800, which he will probably give. Wagoner has a wife and three chil dren. Mrs. Wagoner was postmistress at Walkertown at the time of her mar riage. TWO MULES KILLED During an Electric Storm Near Mon roe Yesterday. (Special The News.) Monroe, June 1. There was an elec tric storm in the vicinity of Monroe yesterday afternoon. Lightning struck and killed two fine mules belonging to Wilson Aycock, who lives six miles south of Monroe. The rain was very heavy. GEN. GLENN IS DYING. Brother of Hon. R. B. Glenn is Dying in Greensboro. (Special The News.) i Greensboro, June 1. General James D. Glenn, State Senator from Guilford county and law. agent of the Southern RailwayTis 'reported "to be dying' and dissolution is imminent. LIFE INSURANCE STATISTICS. The People of the United States Take Out Eight Million Dollars a Day. (By Associated Press.) New York, June 1. Statistics com piled by an insurance journal here show that the American people are taking out life insurance policies at the rate of $8,000,000 a day. During the Dast vear all companies combined paid claims aggregating more than $258,000,- 000. Aggregate payment to benen ciaries including annuities is $346,500, 000. There are now in force in this city alone policies aggregating $2,250,- 000,000. 0, Sheriff Lawrence Wires for an Entire Battalion of Troops to Keep Peace Be tween Union and Non-Union Men. , (By Associated Press.) Columbus, Ohio, June 1. Sheriff Lawrence of this city, this morning wired the Attorney General, asking that an entire battalion be sent imme diately to Hanging Rock to put down an insurrection there. He declared every indication was that there would be a bloody outbreak any moment De tween striking miners and non-union men brought to the mines from Vir ginia. Governor Herrick at once, order ed the local company at I ronton to hold, itself ready to move. Four com panies were ordered to proceed to Hanging Rock. - MURDERER ARRESTED. Meade. the Strike-Breaker, Admits the Killing of Sam Ricker. (By Associated Press.) Leadville. Col., May 31. Albert S Meade, who is accused of murder, was arrested today. Meade admitted killing Sam Ricker, at Spring Gulch, Pitkin county, last Saturday. Two other men were wounded, one probably fatally, in the fight , in. which Ricker was killed. Meade is 19 Vears old and came to Col orado from Virginia with a party of strike-breakers whn were sent to Spring Gulch several months.ago. Cleveland Declines. f"Rv Associated Press.) Mexico. June 1. G rover Cleveland has written to the Fourth of July com mittee sayingthat his engagements pre clude his acceptance of the invitation to address his fellow countrymen in Mexico. HSURRECTIOH AT HAGING ROCK LAST DAY AT WINTHROP The Commencement at Winthrop Col lege Comes to a Close With Inter, esting Exercises. (Special The News.) Rock Hill, S. C, June 1 The last day of commencement at Winthrop dawned grey and threatening. As the morning progressed the clouds thick ened and threatened an inundation. A slight showerr however, was all that came of the menace and the morning exercises were none the less well at tended. Friends and relatives from all quar ters are gathered to see the sister or daughter or friend receive the cherish ed diploma the certificate that testi fies to ripe scholarship and to the es tablishment of character that is not less well grounded. The corridors are filled at all hours with groups of visitors that are conducted around by one of the girls. These are family parties and are one and all partial family reunions, for the beloved daughter has now completed her course and some member or members of the family have come to see her receive her reward. At ten o'clock this morning the Alumnee Association held its annual meeting. The association numbers among its members most of the gradu ates of the college and the meetings from year to year are welj attended. Immediately upon assembling the roll was called. This was dene by classes and revealed the presence of a goodly number. Next the class of 1904 was presented to the association by Miss Lucia Bee Able, '03, and suitable response was made by Miss Mae Ziegler, the presi dent of this year's class. Several reports were then read; namely, the report of the committee appointed to arrange for an alumni catalogue, a report from a committee appointed to suggest changes in the constitution of the association; and a report from the treasurer, Miss Douglas. Two new members were added to the scholarship committee, making it consist of Miss Dunbar, chairman; Misses Ora Smith, Eloise Scaife, Nan nie Grist and Mrs. James White. Misses Miller, Blankenship and Pope were appointed to nominate new officers for the coming year. The fol lowing were nominated and elected: Miss Barron, president; Miss Lucia Bee Able, 1st vice-president; Miss Car rie Cain, 2nd vice-president; Miss Sal lie Gillespie,, 3rd vice-president; Miss Pawnee Jones, secretary, and' Miss Maude Martin, treasurer. Miss Oliver Newton, '04, was appointed to edit the Alumnee Department. After discussing a few other topics of no considerable importance the association' repaired to the auditorium where they listened to an interesting address by Mr. S. B. McFadden, one of the leading members of the bar of Chaster. Mr. McFadden's speech was along the line of optimism in all things and optimism everywhere. The times are good; the nation is prosperous; crime is oa the.. wane, .. It is., therefore, everybody's duty to be pleased and happy. . .Mr. McFadden compared life of to day with the disadvantages and needs suffered by our ancestors. In graphic language he pointed out how unmeas urably greater are our privileges, and how unmeasurably greater is our duty to be happy. He concluded with an exhortation for us all to aid in sil encing the ''croakers" and so to harry harass the pessimists that fu ture generations would know them only as a name. Mr. McFadden's address teemed with good things, it and- proundity and sparkling epigrams abounded.. Alto gether it was one of the very best ef forts of this attractive young speaker. At 6:30 o'clock in the afternoon occurred the Daisy Chain Procession, an exercise participated in by the Juniors and Seniors. This was very spectacular and was held on the cam pus. The rain came up at the hour announced for the exercises, and suc ceeded in causing it to be delayed and finally in causing the program to be curtailed. The display was a beau tiful one ,the costumes of the girls be ing lovely and the floral decorations no less lovely. Some beautiful music on the piano aided the girls m march ing while several catchy and . appro priate songs helped to make the exer cises more enjoyable. At 8:30 occurred the regular gradu ating exercises. The evening was op ened with an earnest prayer by the Rev. W. B. Thayer. .This was followed by two selections, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" and "Whit.her," ren dered bv the Cecilia Chorus. At the conclusion of the music Presi dent Johnson in a neat speech pre sented Dr. P. H. Mell, President of Clemson College, who was to deliver the address to the graduating class. SHOT FROM AMBUSH. A Weil-Known Man From Southern Alabama Shot From Ambush. (By Associated Press) Mobile, May 31. James Hughes, well known resident of Chastang, 26 miles north of Mobile, on the Southern Rail road, was assassinated this evening, be ing shot from ambush by an unknown party while walking along the railroad within'4 a mile of his home. Murder in Georgia. (By Associated Press.) West Point, Ga., June 1. Lucius J. Weldon, head mail carrier on Rural Mail Route No. 3, was killed near here yesterday by his cousin, Dr. G. H. Wei don. A' double barreled shot gun was used and the young man's brains were blown out. Briefs. Mr. T. L. Boyte has opened a gro eery store at 13 East Eighth street. Mr. R. B. Redwine, of Monroe, was here today, returning from Chapel Hill, where he went to attend a meet ing of the trustees of the State Uni versity. Mrs. S. J. Harris, mother of Mr. A. H. Harris, arrived today from New Or leans and will spend sometime in Charlotte. She is the guest of the Buford hotel. PLAN TO RESIST JUSTICE FULLER'S SUPERSEDEAS ORDER The Attorneys for the Re ceivers Say That the Order Cannot be" Retrospective and That Since the Re ceivers are in, Wll Stay, Editor Daniels in a Room at the Yarborough Hotel Hs Expects a Writ of Habeas Corpus From Washington. The Other Prisoners. (Special The News.) Raleigh, June 1. Officials of the A. &'N. C. Railroad appeared' before Judge Purnell this morning and filed a $25,000 bond, required by Chief Jus tice Fuller, in vacating the order of Judge Purnell, taking the road out of their hands and putting it in the hands of Mear.es and MeBee, receivers, pending the full hearing of the Cuyler complaint and application for receiver. The bond was signed by President J. A. Bryan, W. H. Smith, H. Wei!, of Goldsboro, A. W. Granger and L. Har vey, of Kinston, Carle Duncan and Dempsey Wood. The judge set the hearing at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Counsel for receivers raise the point that a supersedeas such as Chief Jus tice Fuller issued has no retrospective force and the order to restore the road to its officers cannot operate to remove the receivers. So another hard legal fight in this ' seemingly , endless litiga tion will begin tomorrow when the question of accepting the bond comes up. x Regarding the resistance to the filing of the bond of officers of the A. & N. C. road, under order of Chief Justice Fuller, Col. Argo, of counsel for re ceivers, says they will make their fight on several grounds tomorrow. One that such order cannot be retrospect ive, receivers having, taken charge, it cannot have effect of ousting'them, but could, if in time, have prevented their taking possession. Attorney General Gilmer says resistance of receivers can not hold and there remains only for. the bond to be received, the obligation to accept it being good and sufficient, is binding on Judge Purnell. . - Editor Daniels. Xu' 'EdfforDanreiif iSeWaWC server, is spending today in room 28, of the Yarborough Hotel, awaiting the result of a trip of R. T.' Gray to Wash- UNCLE SUM'S NOTE PIUSES FRANCE In Asking Help it Acknowl edges the Claim 5 of France in Monocco--The Ntws is That Tangier Will be Bom barded in E'ght Days- (By Associated Press.) Paris, June 1. Request of U. S. for the co-operation of France in bringing about the release of Perdicaris and Varley has produced a favorable im pression at foreign office here where much significance is attached to the request as embodying the first distinct recognition of France's paramount in fluence in Morocco. It is expected this will lead to a more emphatic exercise of French authority over Morocco with a view to suppressing lawlessness and protecting foreigners. Ambassador Por ter today conferred with Foreign Min ister Delcasse who said yesterday's negotiations were progressing favor ably at Tangier and Fez, the chief re liance being placed on the ' Sultan's yielding before the united representa tons of France, the United States and Great Britain. To Bombard Tangier. Tangiers, June 1. The .United States eiuiser Olympia is flying its flag of Rear Admiral Jewell commanding the European squadron and the cruisers Baltimore, and Cleveland have arrived here. No further developments con cerning the kidnapping, of Perdicaris and Varley but the report is current, that eight days have been allowed the Sultan to produce the prisoners after which time Tangier, will be bombarded. The report is not confirmed. Uncle Sam in Earnest. Washington, June 1. Secretary Hay and Secretary Moody conferred with the President today over the latest ad vices from Tangier. Consul General Gummere has been cabled to inform the Moorish government that regardless of the action of any other governments, fhe United States will insist that the bandit Raisouli be held personally re sponsible for the safety of his prisoners and if. any harm comes to Perdicaris this government will demand the cap ture and execution of Raisouli. To make sure of the delivery of this lm portant message to the Moorish gov ernment and through its .agent to the hrieanrt chief, the State Department also cabled it to Ambassador Choatef who is expected to see that it reaches the British minister at Tangier and will be brought to the attention of the Moorish government. i ington to apply to Chief Justice. Fuller i for a writ cf haveas corpus. He left j Raleigh on a belated train at 5 o'clock ! this morning and a telegram is expect ! ed at any time now. notifying the car- f ties here that the writ is allowed. The programme now is for the mar shal to carry Mr. Daniels to Washing ton for a hearing as soon as the writ is received. In the meantime, .Editor Daniels is busy in his room writing editorials and attending to matters of business connected with hi paper. He promised the marshal not to leave the room and no officer is with him. The Other Prisoners. It was expected that habeas corpus writs issued yesterday by Justice Con nor for Kerr, Southerland, and Carroll, who were ordered to jail last week by Judge Peebles for making affidavit that they had seen him drunk, would be heard here before the Supreme Court today, but the prisoners failed to ar rive on the morning train from Lum berton as was expected and the hear ing cannot be had ilntil tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Corporation Chartered. A charter was issued to the Houk Ginning Co., of Newton, the capital be ing $25,000; incorporators S. D. Houk, J. C. Smith, D. P. Rowe. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS. What the State Conventions in Three States and a Territory are Doing. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, June 1. The State Demo cratic Convention is meeting here to day. Prior to the call to order at noon the condition was chaotic, which con ferences among the leaders for several days has been unable to settle in ad vance of the convention. The question of most interest is whether or not the delegation to St. Louis shall be in structed for Parker, first, last and all the time, or whether the delegation shall be bound by unit rule, with reso lution from the convention urging it to support Parker so long as he shall seem the most prominent candidate before the convention. No bitterness has de voloped, but the contest is likely to be warm. Convention Meets. Atlanta, Ga., June 1. The conven tion was called to order at noon and J. J. Spalding was made temporary chair man. A permanent organization was perfected with the choice of M. J. Yeo man, of Dawson, chairman. One con test was settled by the convention, seating both delegations from Hall county. State officers nominated in the April primary were confirmed and the committee on resolutions named. There is ho report yet, but it is believed that the delgation will be instructed for Parker. , The Nebraska Convention. Omaha, Nebraska, June 1. Nearly all of the thousand and fifty-nine dele gales to the Democratic State Conven tion ' arrived this morning be fore being called to order at noon. Williams . J. Bryan, to whom every body looked as the cen tral figure cf the convention did not i arrive ill noon . The-.mention is ..not expected to divide on any question, tne contest being for delegates at large, three of whom, Mr. Bryan, C. J. Smith, of Ohama and W. H. Thompson, the last Democratic candidate for Governor, were practically settled upon before the convention was called to order. At that time the fourth candidate for delegate at large had not been decided upon. Oklahoma Democrats. Anadarko. Okla., June 1. Before the Democratic Territorial Convention to select six delegates to the National Convention was called to order here to day, indications were that a deterr mined fight would be made against in- structions for Hearst. The strength for and against instructions is about equal ly divided. . Michigan Democrats. Detroit, Michigan, .June 1. Before the Democratic State Convention was called to order today both Hearst sup porters and the anti-Hearst men claim ed a victory in the convention in the election of a delegation to the National Convention. Illinois Deadlock. Springfield, June 1 The Republican State Convention assembled again this morning and the 60th ballot for a can didate for Governor was begun with no prospect of a change in sight. Sixty-Second Ballot. The sixty-second ballot showed no essential change with Yates leading, Lowden second, fololwed in order by Deneen, Hamlin, Warner, Sherman and Pierce. A resolution was offered for a secret ballot, which was reterred to the committee on resolutions. At eleven thirty the convention took a recess until 2 o'clock. JUDGE GRAY, PRESIDENT. Not of the United States yet but of the Arbitration Conference. (By Associated Press.) Mohonk, Lake, N. Y., June 1 The tenth annual conference on internation al arbitration opened here today with three hundred present. The opening ad dress of welcome was by Albert K. Sim ley, prayer by Edward Everett Hale. Judge George Gray, delaware, was chosen president. He made an elo quent address on taking the chair. He reviewed the history of the year in ar bitration made by Dr. Benjamin F. Irueblood Boston, Secretary of Amer ican Peace Society. Other, addresses were delivered by Dr. Hale, Thomas Nelson Page, General James Grant Wilson, Prof. Henry M. Leipzeger and Prof. John H. Gray. FLOODS IN WYOMING. . Floods in Green River and its Tri butaries Make a Big Death-List. (By Associated Press Green River, Wyo., June 1 Floods in the Green river and tributaries have cost two lives and much damage to property. The messenger has just i ar rived with news from the inundated district, who says the death-list will likely be greatly increased when the full reports come in. Ernest Howie, the young son of Mr. H. G. Howie, who has been sick fo rthe past two weeks, is improving. LIGHTNING'S WORK. Mr. Freeman Badly Stunned and His Cow Killed. Mr. A. H. Freeman, of Berryhill township, came near " being killed by lightning yesterday afternoon. He was sitting in his front Dorch de lighted with the splendid downpour, when a vfvid flash of lightning com pletely blinded him. ' He was knocked from his chair and for a few minutes was rendered uncon scious. The nfter effects were sickening and even tjis morning Mr. Freeman had not thcioughly recovered. Soon after the shock attending the stroke had passed off, some members of Mr. Freeman's family went to the barnyard to see if all was well. As they entered the lot, the body of a fine milch cow was to be seen lying near the fence. Near the center of the barnyard a large tree stands. This had been shat tered by the lightning, and it was this bolt that shocked Mr. Freeman and killed his cow. In other sections of the county a se vere electrical storm was reported but so far no damage of any consequence resulted. All over Mecklenburg the thirsty earth received a splendid drenching and the growing crops are today looking en tirely different from yesterday. It would be , impossible to calculate in dollars and cents, just what yesterday's rains were worth to Mecklenburg farmers. TUESDAY, JULY. 19. Is the Cay Set for the Baptist Excurs ion to Asheville. The excursion committee of Tryon Street Baptist Church, has decided to run the annual excursion on Tuesday, July 19. Asheville will be objective point. As usual, there will be two trains, one starting from Concord and going by way of Spartanburg and the other starting from the Trade street station and going by way of Statesville, Hick ory and Morganton. It is useless to add that a large crowd will take advantage of this low rate and pleasant trip to the moun tains. Ordination Services Sunday. Rev. Walter Walsh will be ordained in the First Presbyterian church next Sunday. The commission appointed by the Presbytery yesterday will have charge of this service. The commis sion is composed of the following: Revs. J. A. Dorritee. J. R. Howerton, M. D. Hardin, G. W. Belk and J. R. Bridges, and Elders R. A. Dunn and James W. Pharr. The Presbytery licensed " Mr E. B. Robinson to preach and changed the name of the Barclay Presbyterian church at Marshville to the Marshville Presbyterian church. To Organize New Camp. . Mr. W. R. Matthews, Deputy Sover eign Commander Woodmen of the World,, 4eaves tomorrowfor- Gastonia to organize a new camp, of this order. Mr. Matthews is an enthusiastic Wood man and has done much to increase the membership in this order here. The Gastonia people will find Mr. Matthews allright in every way. Westminster School Picnic. The annual Sunday school picnic of Westmister church in Dilworth will take place tomorrow. The picnic grounds will be the R. E. McDonald woods, south of Dilworth. The party will leave the church at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning in wagons and will spend the day in the woods. A most pleasant trip is contemplated. JUDGE PRITCHARD QUftllFIES TODAY The Judge Takes Charge of the Fourth Circuit, as Uni ted States Judgj, Today. Mr. James H. Pou on the Democra-ic Situation. CSrprial The News.) Washington. D. C. June 1. Judge Jeter C. Pritchard qualified today at Richmond, Va., as United States Lir p.nit .Tudse for the Fourth Circuit. His last official act as a member of the Supreme Court of the District ot Columbia occurred yesterday when he signed the bill of exceptions in the Machen-Lorenz-Groff Postoffice De partment conspiracy case. Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis, former. Gov ernor of North Carolina; Robert D. Gil mer, Attorney General, and James H. Pou, who is a brother of Congressman E. W. "Pou, are guests of the Riggs House. When asked as to the situa tion in North Carolina Mr. Pou said: "It is not probable that the Demo cratic State convention will send in structed delegates to the national con vention. At present it appears that the prevailing sentiment favors Judge Parker, but this proceeds from belief in his . availability and from no per sonal attachment." Big Crowd on Southern. All passenger trains on the South ern these days are crowded. Since tak ing off four passenger trains daily, those remaining are crowded to the packed state. It is said in Charlotte that conditions warrant the statement that the trains taken off will be re stored, and that right early. Rented the Lowe Home. Mr. James A- Hardison and family will make their home on West Sev enth 'street Mr. Hardison has rented the Lowe residence and he and family will move In shortly. Mr. Hardison has taken a position with the Burwell & Dunn Co. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS MEET; RESULT EORECASTED Fhe South is Now Considered Practically a Unit on the Conservative Side The Loss of Ohio to the He3rst Forcesla Crushing Blow. Interest in the Nebraska Con vention Oklahoma May Go for Hearst With Georgia to Balance With Instruc- . tions for Parker. (By A. W. Hughes.) ' Washington, D. C, May 31. If the success of the conservative element had not been indicated already by the action of. most of the great States of the East and Middle West, the con ventions held the past week would set tle it. The South wil be practically a unit on the conservative side. The Hearst element makes no impression there at all. Alabama is solidly for the conservatives; and Tennessee, where the Hearst people had their best chance of winning some delegates, is equally or even more emphatic. The loss of Ohio is perhaps the most crushing blow that the radical element has re ceived. Even the result in Indiana was less discouraging, because more expect ed. In Ohio the leadership of Tom Johnson was expected to throw the State to the Hearst people without much difficulty. On the contrary, the conservatives have triumphed easily, and the State delegation will go to St. Louis nominally desiring the success of the local candidate, but really pledged to any good man of conservative rec ord and disposition. All this makes distinctly for Demo cratic success, while Judge Parker has been the great immediate gainer from these movements, while delegates are be ing added to his list daily and the prob ability of his nomination grows apace. There is less of interest in this than in the more potent fact that the ac tion of the various Democratic State conventions has now determined the nomination of a man of his type. It matters not whether it be Judge Parker or one of the dozen others who might be named. It seems, to us that the New Yorker is by all odds the most promising, of the candidates avowedly in the field. The great thing is to have a Democratic candidate who, whether his name be Parker or not will represent, as New York's candidate does, the - sober, modern, progressive and conservative element that stands in Democracy's front today; to which the people of the country must turn as their relief from Republican corrup tion and autocracy without falling into the gulf of a radicalism inviting public distrust and unrest. One after another the great Commonwealths of the coun try declare themselves for the rule of a conservative Democracy. Four Democratic conventions will be held tomorrow, and the booms of pros pective presidential candidates will re ceive further impetus. Georgia, Nebras ka, Michigan and Oklahoma Democrats will meet in conventions to declare their choice for presidential candidate. The Nebraska convention will be verv interesting, as it will demonstrate the hold which Mr. Bryan still retains upon the State. The platform of . the Nebraska convention, in case Mr. Bry an, is in control of the convention, may forecast the attitude which the Bryan faction will take at St Louis. Oklahoma probably will instruct for Mr. Hearst, according to the best in formation obtainable here. His agents were busy in Oklahoma early in the contest and it has been assumed that they had the delegation bottled up for their chief. Oklahoma will send six delegates to St. Louis. In Michigan there will be a contest between the Hearst and Parker dele gates for control of the convention and for and against instruction and the unit rule. If the unit rule is not ap plied Hearst would probably split up the Michigan delegation pretty badly. Mortuary Report. Mr. Moses-Thomas, keeper of Elm wood Cemetery, has submitted the fololwing report of the two cemeteries for the month fit May: Elmwood Number of deaths 9; heart disease, 1; congestion of the brain, 1; lagrippe, 2; still born, 1; erysip.elas, 1; suicide, 1; dysentery, 1, and phthisis, 1. Pinewood Number of death, 19; from peritonitis, 1; menengitis, 1; tu berculosis, 2; thrombosis, 1; - pneu monia, 1; lagrippe, 1; cholera morbus, 2; phthisis, 1;- consumption, 1; gun shot wound, 1; still-born, 2; cause un known, 1; old age, 1; dysentery,-1; lung trouble, 1, and suicide 1. Arm and Nose Broken. The News has been listening for the echo of a razor since that Salisbury ex enrsion, and up to this morning no r.uch familiar sound had reached Char lotte. But, the following from the Salis bury Sun indicates that at least, one of the excursionists did not reach home in safety: "A Charlotte negro who came over yesterday to celebrate the thirtieth was badly bruised at the depot last night while jumping from a train. His nose and left arm were broken." .... i - ... 1 THE WEATHER. Showers Tonight Generally Fair and Warmer Thursday.
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