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CHARIOT 'A VOL. XXXI -NO. 4732. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1 904. PRICE: 3 CENTS. KURQPATKIH MID KUROKI ARE HEAR THE GREAT BUTTLE 1 hat is the- Opinion of the Russian War Office at St. Petersburg Others Say That the Russian General Will Not Risk it. The Russian Advance in Northern Cdrea Disturbs the Japanese Stveral Skirmishes With Cossacks. Japanese Victorious. (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, June 3. The War Of fice at the capital is imbued with the belief that important military develop ments are impending at Laio Yang and, that a general engagement between Kuropatkin's and Kuroki's armies is imminent. The best informed circles at the War Office do not anticipate a derisive battle immediately unless brought out more or less unexpectedly. There are differences of opinion at Russian headquarters as to advisabil ity of taking the aggressive, and it is believed this is the subject of confer ence between the commander-in-chief, and the Viceroy at Mukden Tuesday. Kuropatkin's position being formida ble in number and the character of troops at his disposal, with important and large reinforcements of field artil lery in which the Russian army was especially weak. These have now ar rived. Nevertheless, Kuropatkin does not consider himself strong enough to risk the possibilty of defeat. Friends say if he gives battle now of his own accord, victory is certain. Great Japanese Losses. St. Petersburg, Junes 3. Since the re ceipt of General Stoessel's report of fighting at Fenchou Pass the general staff is convinced that Japanese losses at Kinchou are greater than officially stated. It is known that only the very seriously wounded are included in the report. There are indications that the commanders on both sides are pusuing this plan, as the wounds made by small caliber of high velocity bullets used in modern warfare, unless they reach vital spots heal quickly and in a few weeks most wounded men are again ready for service. Sharp Fight Reported. St. Petersburg, June 4. The War Office has received news of a sharp fight, twenty miles north of Saimatza, north of Feng Wang Cheng Wednes day, in which six Cossacks were kill ed and twenty-two wounded. The Japanese losses are not known. Five companies of General Rennenkampff's Cossacks discovered Japanese detach ments at Feng Chouling Pass. The Cossacks dismounted and attacked on foot, but owing to the difficult nature of he ground and the strong defensive pooleien held by the enemy and the latter's stubborn resistance, the at tack was not pressed and the Cos icks withdrew. Women nd Children Removed. Tokio, June 4. The Commissioner of Customs at Gensan, Korea, wires that the Russian attack on that place is imminent. "We are making prep arations to send the women and chil- GiS LEAK WRECKS E A Leak of the Natural Gas Caused the' Explosion. Four People Fatally In juredThe Wounded Ones Rescued With Difficulty. . (By Associated Press) Fairmont, N. J.f June 4. An explo sion early today destroyed the Fair mont Coal Co. house. Eight occu pants were injured, four fatally. Pour people fatally hurt and eight seriously injured today by explosion "f natural gas, which wrecked the hoarding house her. Immediately following the explosion fire broke out and the occupants buried in the ruins ere rescued with difficulty. Those fatally hurt were Mrs. W. Dent and two daughters, and Mrs. E. M. Wraafey. The explosion was caused by a leak of natural gas. BOARDING HQUS ui uu to a mountain monastery ty miles distant. The Junk - re ported that the Russians h' ,aded field pieces at Shari Riv rth of Gensan on Broughton I at which place Cossack reinforcem ats are ex- j pected. i Misused White Flag. Nagaski, Japan, June 4. The wounded Japanese who arrived here from the Liao-Tung Peninsula at tribute the heavy casualties at Nan shan Hill to the Rusians' alleged mis use of the white flag. Brigands at New Chwang. New Chwang, June 4 The brigands in this vicinity are becoming ( bolder after receiving a thousand Manlicher rifles. Their activity is causing dis cussion among foreign residents of the necessity of gunboats as a ' pro tection of the lives and property dur ing the time which must elapse-between the departure of the Russians and the entrance of the Japanese into New .nwang. A British gunboat is still lying at Hyangwangtom,, but the decision of the Washington authori ties that the gunboats Wilmington and Corinne will not summer at Can ton has been unfavorably considered by the government. Consul Miller's firm and courageous conduct-has done much to alleviate the fears of all for eign residents. American and Brit ish residents insist he should have the support of a gunboat stationed at the mouth of the river. Russians in Northern Corea Mukden, June 4. The situation :n the war zone is unchanged and no news lias been received here from Port Arthur". Russian successes in Northern Korea are said to be caus ing great disquietude among the Jap anese. Cossacks Ambuscaded. Seoul, June 4. A skirmish took plr.ee between twenty Cossacks and an unknown force of Japanese scouts twelve miles north of Gensan yester day moiUiKg. The Cossacks were evi dently ambushed by the Japanese, who were concealed in the brush on the bill side. The Russians retired toward Hamheung, leaving six dead on the field. The Japanese casualties are not stated. Three Russian Repulses. Tokio, June 4. The commander of the Japanese forces south of the Yalu river telegraphed from Seoul to day news of a series of fights north of Puhiantion, forty miles north of Port Adams, Monday, which he re ceived from Japanese cavalry scouting in the vfcinity of Chuchiatung. It is learned that the Cossacks had been located at Talissux, and the Japanese dispatched cavalry and infantry which defeated and pursued them. The Russian force consisted of three squadrons. This force was joined by two more squadrons, and the Japan ese again attacked and defeated the Russians. Five companies of infan try and a battery of horse artillery joined the Russians at Lung "Wagmiao wnere tne Japanese attacked for a thiro time and the Russians fell back to Telissu, where the Russian and i Japanese cavalry continued to fight Mon&ay night. SUDDEN DEATH OF col, won He was One of the Most Prominent Citizens of Wil mington-He Died of Heart Disease at the Home of His Daughter in Baltimore. (Special The News.) Wilmington, June 4. Col. Kenneth M. Murchison, a retired capitalist and prominent citizen of Wilmington, died suddenly of heart disease last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Shirley Carter, in Baltimore. He left here only three days ago in the best of health. Col. Murchison was 73 years of age. He, was born in Cum berland county. In 1853 he graduated from the University of North Carolina He was colonel of the Fifty-fourth North Carolina Infantry, Hokes Bri gade, and served with great distinction throughout the war. After the war he went to New York and established the. well known firm of Murchison & Company. Several years ago he retired from business and re turned to Wilmington. He had inves ted his capital freely in this city. He built' the Orton Hotel, founded the Mur chison National Bank, and was connec ted with a number of other business interests here. He leaves an estate re puted to be worth several milion dol lars. He is the father-in-law or Mr, James Sprunt of the great cotton ex porting firm. Col. Mnrehison is sur vived by his wife and five children. The latter are Mrs. James Sprunt, Wilming ton: Mrs. Shirley Carter, Baltimore; Mrs. Frank Ellis, Atlanta; .Mrs. Chas H. Heircamp, Fredericksburg, Va., and Kenneth Murchison. New York The body will be brought to Wilmington, - t CURTIS JETT. The Murderer of Attorney Marcum is Taken ta Frankfort to Serve His Life-Sentence. mv Associated Press.) Louisville, June 4. Curtis Jett, un Her life sentence for the murder of At torney Marcum, at Jackson, was taken to prison at Frankfort today. It was Suicide. nv Aasnrintpd PreSS.) New York, June 4. Frank Thomas Yniuie-a well-known race track dook maker, committed suicide today in a hansom at West Broadway and Franklin street, and died a few mo ments later. He was on his way to takp a steamer for Europe, his wife J awaiting him at the pier. HOW GLEHN LEADS ALL OTHERS III THEBIG RACE he Gantlemen From For syth No has 307 1-2 Votesto Major Stedman's 219 and is Still Gaining Rapidly. ' Specially Accurate Tabu lated Statement of the In structed Vote for the Two Highest Candidates for the Governorship. One of the most accurate political calculators in the State has furnished The News a tabulated statement of the vote of Glenn and 'Stedman up to the present time. The figures are accurate and they put to shame some calcula tions that have been made by the friends of another one of the guberna torial candidates. The gentlemen , who furnishes the above would remind Charlotte people that the vote of Mecklenburg, as that vote was cast, appears below. The same 3 true of all the other 38 counties that appear below; Sted man. 2 Glenn. .. 11 .. . 6 .. 0 .. 6 .. 3 .. 5 Beaufort . . Bladen . . . Brunswick Burke . . . Cabarrus . Chatham . , 3 6 0 6 7 12 14 0 2 16 0 2 1 14 0 27 5 4 0 5 Vz 14 20 9) Columbus 3 Cumberland 4 Davie 4 Duplin 12 Durham 2 Forsyth . . 19 Franklin 18 Gaston 15 Granville . 3 Greene 9 Guilford ............ 0 Harnett . . . . . 5 Hertford 4 Hyde 2 Johnston 18 McDowell 1 Mecklenburg ..15 New Hanover .. ...... 0 Northampton . . 7 Orange .. IVz Pamlico w ..- .Wc - Perquimans ...... . . . 6 Randolph 8 Richmond . . . . . . .... 56 2 0 1 3 5 4 7 2 0 . 1 5 8 10 Robeson ' 20 Rockingham 15 Rowan . . v 7 Sampson 7 Stokes .. . .. 10 Surry . . 13 Union 9 Wayne . . 16 Wilson 7 : 307 219 COTTON ACREAGE. The "Department of Agriculture, Gives Out an Important and interesting Estimate. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 4. Statistics of the Department of Agriculture esti mate the total acreage of cotton planted in the United States this sea son at 31,730,371 acres, an increase of 2,823,016 acres, or 9.8 per cent, over the acreage of last year. The average condition f the crop on May 26 was 83, compared with 74.1 on Mav 26 last year. 95.1 for the corre- spondrng date in 1902, and a ten year average of 85.8 per cent, ine per centage of increase of acreage in the different States compared with that of last year, follows: Virginia, 19; North Carolina, 13.5; South Carolina, 9; Georgia7.2; Florida 10.7; Alabama 9; condition of crop in different States May 28 is as follows: Virginia 82; North Carolina j84; South Carolina 81; Georgia 78; Florida 88; Alabama 80. s Aside from the large increase in acreage, due mainly to high cotton, there are no conditions calling for spe cial mention now. Cotton Acreage Increase.' The cotton acreage is 31,730,371; increase 2,823,016, or 9.8 per cent. Average condition of growing crop is 83, compared with 74.1 last year. FLOOD, WIND AND HAIL. Oklahoma Territory is Getting Its Share of All Three Just Now. (By Associated Press.) Lawton, Oklahoma, June 3. A tor nado demolished part of the town of Walters, near here. One man was kill ed and twelve injured. The hail storm damaged crops about here many thous and dollars and heavy rains in this part of Kiowa and Comanche Nations turn ed all streams into torrents and valleys are inundated. L : J ENGINEER KILLED. Collision on the Southern Railway Near Harrodsburg, Ky. Engineer Roasted to Death. (By Associated Press.) Louisville, June 4. A special from Harrodsburg, Ky., says1 a freight train collided with a work train qn the Southern Railway near there this morning, killing one man and injur ing six: John S. Cannon, engineer, of the freight was roasted to death un der his engine and the work train was burned. . 0 RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT. The Presence -of the American War ship Rather Complicates Things at Tangier. , , (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 4. Admiral Chad wick today" cabled the Navy depart ment the presence of the American fleet at Tangier has a salutary -fleet, but that the community is in a state of great re ligious excitement,! British sources are criticising the wisdom of sending American ships to Morocco at this juncture, claiming that the captives, Perdicaris andyVarley can be more safely released by refraining from add ing to the anti-foreign feeling. Religi ous excitement is undoubtedly caused in part by the presence os seven Amer ican ships with a promise of reinforce ment if necessary, " which is regarded as threatening Moorish integrity and the Mohammedan' religion. THE JOIIES CASE III DISTRICT COURT The Judged Charge was Rather in Favor of the In nocence of the Accused. The Attorneys-of the Robe son Lawyers in High Spirits (Special The News.) Raleigh, June 4. .-The United States District Court jury: has had for two hours the case against Charles C Jones, for robbing tfye postoffices at Whiteville and Apex and selVing stamps, knowing them : to be stolen. About an hour ago they returned to the court room and asked if they c-cukl convict on one count, and ac quit on ethers! The Judge told them them could. Not lung has been heard frcm them mce. . ; In the char&e the - judge told the jury that there was no evidence that the stumps. Jones received from J. K. Monroe were stolen, 'that the evidence as to' breakiujr into the postffice at Apex AVii- c-ii cumstantial. They had the .testimony ot the postmaster at Apex as to ids recognition of Jones as the man who got a twenty dollar bill the morning before the robbery They had tne testimony of witnesses ior the ceienO&nt as to the presence of Jones )n Goldsboro ,on . that day aiid night. It as a matter for them to consider and the " circumstances had to be strong enough; to rebut the pros amotion of innocence which the law raised in his behalf, t. ':.-- . Visiting counsel who were here in connection Avitii the' Judge . " Peebles for their . homes, all . gratified at the turn taken in the case The injection in the answer of the disclaimer to reflect on the "personal integrity," as well "the official char actor' of Judge Peebles smoothed the trembled vafctis. The general com moid is 'that, it is a great pity that this wasn't done at first. The whole record is to be expunged ; from the cour ts, in a. hich there .were hearings. affidavits, etc., to be withdrawn Verdict of Guilty. Later. The jury renders a verdict finding C. C. Jones guilty of receiving stamps, knowing them to be stolen sentence, to be pronounced at 3 ; 30 Wake county primaries will be held at 8 O'clock tonight. A hard fight is on Glenn is conceded to have made gains recently, though it is . thought that Stedmand will recive the majority, The Secretary of State charters the Wilmington Wood Co. of Burgaw with $10,000 capital, the principal in cornorator being J. H. Gore, Jr., of Wilmington. Another charter ; was to the Mayo Bros. Hardware Co., of Wil son, capital $6,000, W. C. ayo princi pal incorporator. The Supreme Court adjourned for the term last afternoon, at the same time handing down one opinion. It was by Justice Douglas in the case of Roper Lumber Co. vs. the Eliza- beth City Lumber Co., two appeals both in favor of the plaintiff Receivers McBee and Meares, who were dispossessed of the A. & N. C. railroad yesterday arrived in the city last night and are in consultation with their counsel, W. W. Clark, of New bern, W. H. Day and T. M. Argo of this city. The trial of Charles C. Jones, of Goldsboro, in the Federal Court on the charge of complicity in the robbery of the postoffices at Apex and White ville, begun yesterday ' is attracting much attention. :' Evidence is all in and the case will go to the jury to morrow morning. Jones is the man who figured in the Jonesboro bond ase, extorting from H. L. Godffrey $1,000 for the return of bonds taken from the safe in the postoffice there. He claimed that the bonds were pawned to him. One of the charges against Jones in the trial pending is selling large quantities of stamps to the manager of the Hotel Kenyou at Goldsboro, and not being able to ac count for having the stamps in his possession. The postmaster of Apex positively identified Jones as a man who came into the postoffice on the morning uef ore the office was robbed and pushed his way into, the inner office and watched him open the safe to get change that he desired. The district attorney is confident of con victing Jones. SPRINGS' ESTATE INHERITANCE TAX. Clerk J. A. Russell has for warded to .State Treasurer B. R. Lacy $6,475 the amount of the inheritance tax on the estate of the late Henry 'Gratton Springs. WHO ownsBOt DS? IH CAROLINA WANTS TO Mr. James H. Pou Gives the Suggestion That Somebody Owning' These Bonds is Back of the Persistent At tempts to Get A. & N. C The Republican Vice-Presi dential Situation in a Mud die The Hitt Boom has About Collapsed Avalla bles Do Not Want the Job. (A. W. Hughes.) Washington, June 4. Mrs. Daniels, wife of editor Daniels, who has just been released 6y Judge Pritchard, is , sister of vorth Bagley, the only United States naval officer killed dur ing the Spanish-American war. When he left for Raleigh last night, Mr. James Pou took- with him the pen with which Judge Pritchard signed the writ of habeas corpus. He will present it to Mrs. Daniels. Mr. Pou says that North Carolina officials would like to know who fs the holder of $134,000 of bonds of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railway, issued by the State in 1857. -AH the bonds issued by the State in aid of this road have been refunded except the $134,000. It is conjectured that these are held by one person, who, for some unknown reason, u not avail himself of the act of 1879, pro viding for the compromise, commuta tion, and settlement of the State debt. This particlar class of bonds was re funded at 24 cents on the dollar or principal, with nothing for interest. It is thought that possibly ie holder of these bonds may , be the backer of Cuyler and Finch, of New York, who brought the suits for a receiver ship of this road. i The June bestowal of crosses of honor," to Confederate Veterans by the Stonewall Chapter, U. D. C, at Confederate Veterans' Hall,' this city, will occur this evening, the exercises beginning at eight o'clock. As the warm weather usually prevailing at the summer distribution heretofore, proved to be unfavorable for a lengthy program, a limited one has been ar ranged" for. this occasion. Judge Seth SheparcT'rftlelircr the; audress.-1- -4. Ex-Secretary of the Navy 'mlary A. Herbert, president of the Confederate Camp, will preside, representing, by request, Mrs. Magnus S. Thompson, president of the chapter, formerly of North Carolina. There are forty three applicants for the crosses this year, though a number, living some distance from the city, will probably be prevented from attending. This will probably be the fourth distribu tion of crosses under .the auspices of Stonewall Jackson Chapter. Senator Fairbanks, who is in Wash ington this week, affirms that he. in no way has altered the position he Las maintained from the beginning as to his nomination for the vice pres idency on the Republican ticket. He is not a candidate and will not per mit a hand to be turned for the honor He will accept the nomination if it comes to him without a fight and with the evident desire of the Republicans of the country. He will not allow the use of his name for the place if there is i,o be a fight. The Indiana Republi cans will do nothing for him at Chica go except to vote for him. They will understand that they are not to. do any booming, or soliciting " of votes. Their loyalty to and support of Sena tor Fairbanks must be as full of dig nity as his own position. That describes the vice-presidential situation as it revolves around the Senator from Indiana. The Hitt boom appears to have run its course, and Speaker Cannon stands firm against the use of his, name. Representative "Pete" Hepburn, of Iowa, said today: "Mr Cannon means just what he says whea he declares that he will refuse the nomination if offered him. know how resolute he is and he would refuse it quickly. He is a good deal better off where he is, even if he is the leader of the minority, than he would be as Vice-President. Mr. Hepburn evidently recognizes the fact that Mr. Cannon has a ctance of occupying the position of "leader of the minority" instead of the Speak er's Chair in the 59th Congress. Star postal service will be establish ed from Highlands, N. C, to x me Mountain, Ga., six times a week from July 1. W. T. Potts has the contract at $7.39. Napoleon B. Sellars, Delway, has the contract for star service from Delway to Rosehill. six times a week for $3.97. , The President announced the fol lowing appointments for North Caro liha today i John Parker to be post master at Smithfield : R. P. Reinhardt fat Newton, N. C. Only One Killed. fBv Associated Press.) Kansas City, June 4. By a head-on collision between two "Missouri Pa cific trains twenty-two miles south of this city, one person was killed and nineteen injured, most of the latter being passengers. Both trains were befc:nd- schedule and were trying to make up lost time. -- ' Mrs. Annie P. Morris of Wardlaw, J is quite sick. . . OR KNOW DEATH OF MR. RANSON. Mr. J. j. Ranson Dies Quite Suddenly This Morning Funeral Monday at Huntersville. Mr. John J. Ranson, died this morn ing about 6:30 o'clock at his home, number 405 North Graham street. Though an invalid, his death came quite suddenly and" unexpectedly. He had started to get up when he com plained of being very stek and died al most instantly. His wife and two daughters, Misses Rebekah and Laura May, were with him when he died. His son, Mr. Ira Ranson, who lived with him, had come up town to his work. Mr. Ranson had been an invalid for 15 years and while his health for the past three or four days had been worse than usual there was no fear of his im mediate death. Last night he sat on the front piazza and talked with his fam ily until 9 o'clock and rested as well as usual during the night. The funeral will probably be held Monday though it can not be said with certainty, as it is the desire of the fam ily to hold the remains until the sons cf the deceased arrive home. The inter ment will be at Huntersville. The immediate surviving relatives of Mr. Ranson are his wife and six chil dren, two brothers and two sisters. The children are Rev. A. J. Ranson, , of Corsicana, Texas; Rev. E. . A. Ranson and Mr. Loyd Ranson, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Ira Ranson and Misses Rebekah and Laura May Ranson, of Charlotte. The brothers are, ', Messrs. R. M. Ran son, of Charlotte and W. J. Ranson, of Huntersville and thd sisters, Miss Eliza Ranson, of Anderson, S. C, and Mrs. L. E. Stack, of De Quesne, Ark. Mr. Ranson was 56 years old. He and his brother, Mr. . R. M. Ranson came to this section from their home at An derson, S. C. in 1864, their father hav ing been killed in. the war. He lived at Huntersville , and farmed uhtil his health became so bad that he! had to give up active participation in, any business. ' Six years ago he moved to Charlotte and has since resided here. He was a member of the Associate ; Reform Presbyterian church of this city and when able was quite active -in church work, being an elder In the church. The fact that two of his sons are minis ters of the Gospel speaks, eloquently of his purity and honest, sincere Chris tian character. He was a good man and the'world is better for what he gave it. Those who loved him and were , his friends in life, feel deeply the shock of his death and sorrow with the fam ily, those to whom he was most dear and who were most dear to him in their bereavement. Killed By Folding Bed. Minneapolis, June 4. Mrs. A. M. Woodward, wife of the president of the South Side State Bank, died today as' the 'result of a folding bed acci dent: The bed suddenly closed last night. Mr. Woodward got one arm out or. the bed and beat on the floor until help came, when It was found that three of Mrs. Woodward s cervlca -were . proiten. . . .. GEORGE W, TlfiKHAM DIESVERY SU9DEULY Father of Mrs. Stuart W. Cramer Dies of Pneumonia at His Country Home at Bel'erica, Mass. The Fun eral Will be Tuesday. A telegram was received yesterday by Mr. Stuart Cramer, announcing the death of Mr. George W. Tinkham, father of Mrs. Cramer, at his summer home, Bennett: Hall, Bellerica, Mass. The end came peacefully after an illness of only a few days of pneumo nia. Mr. Tinkham had visited Charlotte twice since the marriage o! his daugh ter and was very much in love with the citiy. He and his wife spent most of last winter here, returning to Boston iu the early spring. His Boston home is No. 326 Commonwealth Avenue and it was there he and his wife resided during their residence in the city. The deceased was about 70 years old and was one of th best known citizens of Boston. He was a man of consider-1 able wealth though had never em barked in any line of business. " The funeral will take place from Emmanuel Episcopal church, Boston, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock. Mr. Tinkham was a public-spirited citizen, a Christian gentleman' and. a worthy citizen of the great State of which he was justly proud: Those who met him while in Charlotte will regret to learn of his demise which was very sudden and not at all expected. - Mr. and Mrs. Cramer and the chil dren leave tonight for Boston to at tend the funeral. Mrs. Cramer and the children will remain at the Tinkham country home during the heated term. This Dav 40 Years Ago. Today 40 years ago Mr. Robert G. Graham, better known as "Peg Leg Graham" underwent an operation which deprived him of a leg. The op eration was performed by Dr. Robert Jordan.father of Mr. R. H. Jordan, the nonular druggist. Today "Peg Leg Graham" is hustling around as lively as ever and is one of the foremost run ners in the Times-Democrat's- Free Trio to Nashville. Manv of the old soldiers are interest ing themselves in the outcome of this trip Coupons are eommg in from rar and near and by" the time tiie contest closes, the yote will be way up in the thousands. POLICE . CHARGE NEGRO 1 ItltlEWYORKClTY The Negroes Massed Them selves in a Solid Body at Central Park in Defense of the Octoroon Sued for Blackmail. The Aged Millionaire Manu facturer Confesses to Hav ing Given Away Large Blackmail to the Mulatto Female. (By Associated Press.) jNew York, June 4. A charge by police reserves has been necesary to drive away the; thousands of persons blocking Central Park West in front of the home of Hanna Elias, the octo roon charged . by John R. Platte an aged millionaire manufacturer, - with having secured " from ulmi by 'black mail nearly $700,000 in cash and real estate. Mounted . police headed the charge and. were compelled to use ex treme measures to drive off the crowd, which was composed largely of ne groes friendly to the woman. , She has been besieged in her home by deputies seeking to serve warrants, and as it is a civil case the officers are not empowered to break into the house. They have waited - about' pa tiently expecting the woman to at tempt to escape. The crowd became so dense that Central . Park West was crowded a - block in : both directions, from. the sullen attitude of ythe .ne groes it is surmised that the leaders had an idea of protecting ine woman should she endeavor to leave, the house. When driven : away the ne groes insulted and jeered the , officers and white men. ACCIDENT AT LIDDELL'S. Mr. J. M. McLeod Badly Mashed by a Heavy Pulley. There was a right (Serious accident this morning at Liddell's Foundry. Mr. J. M. : McLeod, one of the carpen ters at the shop, was assisting two or three others in rolling a large pulley. For some, reason the pulley . turned over and caught both of JW Mc leod s legs under the ponderous piece of machinery. The full weight of the pulley - 2,600 fccraridsr rested across the unfortunate man's legs, just above the knees.'. : - '.'' v?vv .J,;-' As soon as possible the pulley was raised off the prostrate man and . a iphygician was summoned and Mr. McLeod was taken to his home on South Church street. The attending physician states this afternoon that no bones were broken- and Mr. McLeod's injuries oniy con sist of painful bruises. The unfortu nate man was . given every attention by the management of the shops. , THE WEATHER. Forecast for tonight and Sunday for Charlotte and vicinity: Fair .tonight. showers and cooler Sunday afternoon. STATE FORECASTS. For North Carolina: Fair tonight except showers in extreme west por tion; Sunday showers with cooler in the afternoon. Fresh southerly winds. For South Carolina: Fair tonight, showers and cooler Sunday afternoon. Fresh south to southwest winds. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The extensive storm area in the West is moving steadily eastward. It is un settling the conditions throughout the Mississippi valley and the Lake region today. It caused heavy rain during the past 24 hours over the territory extend ing from North Texas to the Dakotas and Minnesota and showers spread eastward over the Great Lakes and the central Gulf states. ;High tempera tures are general east of tlie Mississippi river, but it is comparatively cool on the western plains and over, the far West. G. R. OBERHOLZER,- " Observer. OF The First Theory was Sui cide but Later the Police Thought He was Murdered by an Actress In the Han som With Hinv (By, Associated Press.)) New York, June 3. Frank T. Young, bookmaker, horse owner and ' stock holder in Pacific Coast race track, was shot and killed today in a hansom cab. while on his way to the White 'Star Liner pier to join his wife, with whom he expected to leave for Europe. At first his death was reported as suicide, ' but . various . circumstances caused po lice to hold Mrs. -Nan ' Patterson, an actress whose stage name is Nan Ran dolph, who was in the cab with Young when the shooting occurred. - She at first was held in bond of a. thousand dollars as a witness, and later bond was increased to fire thousand. MURDER OR UCD BOOKMAKER I? ?' urn if IP '1 i it si J i -