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y0L XXXII NO. 6028.
'!! m GRUBB AND CDMPAH
WITH BUEKSHOT
Dastardly Attempt to Kill Grubb
Was Result of Well Laid Plot to
Jake H;s Life. Both MenDan
aerously Injured. Carried to
Salisbury.
Bel.cved thaCHighwaymen Were
,jre(j to Kill Grubb by the
friends of Davis, the Man Who
vas Killed by Grubb, and For
Which He Was Acquitted.
infn '111 tO
The News.
" islmry. May 22. H.
Clay Grubb
an,l ciareme Thompson, two promi
nent citizens of Davidson county, were
.-e'i'uisly pliot from ambush at 8:30
oYl 'this morning.
1e two men were en route to Sans
on in an open double buggy and tbe
stei of the shooting was four miles
(,ast of the city. Both men are dan
ger, usly shot about the head, arms and
liac: with buckshot and each lost much
blo 1. ... -A i
T ompson's injuries are considered
t'ie most dangerous, he having been
Jioi through the lungs as well as bad
lv ljureil about the shoulders and
beau.
Without warning the two men were
fired upon from a thick growth of un
derbrush near the roadside and their
assailants were at first unobserved, but
v,ei( seen later to take hiding behind
trees, all the while keeping up their
tire upon Grubbs and Thompson. Nat
Crump, colored, was the only one rec
ognized in the bushes, but it is Cer
tain that there were four or five in the
party
men.
tv including one or two wune
It is conceded that the efforts of the
highwaymen to kill Grubb was the re
sult cf a deep laid plot to end his life.
Grui.b was acquitted, last week of the
mtirler of 0. L. Davis, of the same
neis'ihorhood. and was released two
days ago. It is believed that the trou
fllo today resulted from ill-feeling to
wan'. Grubb and that the highwaymen
ver hired to do the shooting. Neith
er fiubb or Thompson returned the
firp. but were driven hurriedly to Salis
bury and medical attention was
;irn; ptly rendered.
A posse of officers and citizens left
here at 10 o'clock for the scene of the
uw: l'r and by tbe use of blood -hounds
s t v, ed here and at Concord are now
s'lm.ingjLhe country for the would-be
rani erers. The members" of the posse
are jeavily armed and if the men are
four. 1 a battle royal is expected. Ex
dtei icnt runs high here.
The Press Account.
Sn islnirv. Mav 22. H. Clav Grubb.
acqt.ued Saturday of the charge of
nmr 'e-rine his brother-in-law. was ;
ami ished with a companion, one of
his hief witnesses, in a buggy nine
mile, from Salisbury. Both were
hadlr wounded. Grubb recognized
oiio if the party. Posses from Salis
bury and Lexington are in pursuit.
POSSE HEAVILY ARMED.
Sheriff of Davidson and Strong Body
cf Men Have Gone in Search of the
Ci'lprits.
Sper.U to The iews.
L-xington, May 22. H. Clay Grubb,
who was acquitted of the murder cf
his orother-in-law, Davis, Saturday
mcr ing, was shot from ambush this
mor. ing about 9 o'clock in Boone
tow-ship. The shooting was done by
a cb operate negro, Nat Crump, and
oth. :-s unknown. Grubb was with
Clarence Thompson, who was also
shot They were both struck with
buci shot fired from a shot gun.
.
G' ibb was struck in the face
.rr.' t i , , t x,i- f
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i,nr. .:n, ,
t "S14; I
cr, seen and Crump was recognized.
A num hop rvf clinto -..mr. ft.rA TJrttVi
Grubb and Thompson are in Salisbury.
to which place thev were coins when ,
shm. Thi L Lfr .
v ith a posses armed with shot euns i
and
10.3
ed.
Winchester rifles, left here at
for Boone. More trouble is fear-
AGAINST LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Gen.ral Synod of Reformed Church
D.?cussed Temperance Question.
y ssociated Press.
Ai entown. Pa., May 22. The General
yn i of the Reformed church today
discussed the temperance question
witt.out arriving at a determination,
ihe discussion was brought about by
an oerture from the anti-saloon league
j'Ji- lepresentation at the convention at
'.nuif.nanolis. A motion was made to re-J'-'
t the proposal, but many members
jilted not only representation but un
quivocal action against the liquor
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p 300 Killed and Wounded.
Associated Vresp.
lrkl. May 22. A body of the en--n"J
s cavalry, dismounted, attacked
dolled, thirteen miles southwest of
After an etiirflpfi- i
irrl. , ;tin two hours, the enemy re-
irrated m disorder tnwarH tVio. cYiitW-- 1
est. abandoning 300 men' killed and j
"n'meci
Jcept for a collision between small !
ch ' .the situation otherwise is un
Russian Steamer Sighted.
stp;"nR KonS- May 22. The latest
a aer to arrive reports sighting a
lan. volunteer fleet steamer, ac
RiKmc? by a lar&e transport, in
2)ih l straits on the morning of the
steaming west. ' '
II! FILLED
FROM AMBUSH
FIRED
REV. BEN BIGSTAFF DEAD.
For Long Time Chaplain at Confeder?
ate Home in Kentucky Known All
Over the South.
By Associated Press.
Lexington, Ky., May 22. Rev. Ben.
Bigstaff, former chaplain of the Con
federate Home at Pewee Valley, Ky.,
is dead of apoplexy, aged 65 years.
Bigstaff was with General John Mor
gan in all his campaigns. After the
war he became a preacher.
He resigned as chaplain at the Con
federate Home and returned to the
mountain people to preach. He was
known all over the South. -
WILL MAKE NO CONCESSIONS.
Officials of Express Companies De
clare That No Strikers Will Be Re
instated. By Associated Press.
New York, May 22. Sentiment ex
pressed by the officials of the five big
express companies in regard to the Chi
cago teamsters' strike indicate that no
concessions will be made and that none
of the strikers will be reinstated.
CORNER OF MAY CORN.
Stampede of Shorts Send Price
Six Cents a Bushel.
Up
By Associated Tess.
Chicago, May 22. A stampede of
shorts advanced the price of May corn
six cents. Current gossip is that May
option is practically "cornered" by a
few prominent traders. May opened
at 53 and jumped to 59. Realizing
caused a reaction to 57 1-2 cents.
Wheat Also Jumps.
Phirnfrn Mav 99 A snmpwlist sim.
ilar situation developed in the wheatj
pit. On an active demand from shorts
the price for May delivery was forced
up 4 cents. Much of the gain was
subsequently lost on profit taking.
May 99, after advancing to 1.03, drop
ped to 1.01 1-2
HISTORIC HOUSE BURNED.
Place Where LaFayette Stopped and
Where Robert Fulton Resided For a
While.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 22. The Canfield
house, where La Fayette was once a
guest, and where Robert , Fulton lived
while the engine for his pioneer steam
boat, the Claremont, was being built in
a shop nearby, was destroyed by fire
today.
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OF
South Carolina Railroad Commis-
sion Will Investigate the Acci
dent Tomorrow. Girl From Near
Charlotte Deserted in Green-
The Case Most Pitable.
vine.
Special to The News.
! Greenville, S. C, May 22 More than
a score of railroad men, including of-
ificials and employes of the Southern
j j
railway, nave ueen sumiuuueu auu
, will appear before the railroad com
mission . in Columbia tomorrow to ex
plain the causes which led to the
wreck of the Ogden special in the
Southern yards hero on April 29.
! Those who will attend the hearing
will be the operator who received the
trick dispatcher's orders from Char-
i lotte: the yardmaster and his assis
tants ; the crew of the switching train
WHICH UlOCH-tm LUG ma. in iaiic, a, liu. unu
which the special crashed, and a num-
ber of other witnesses
The orders for the movement of the
will be offered me
auu ij
Place the blame where it rightfully be
longs.
The railroad commission m
this
State has no power to punish the rail
road, nor to institute pi-oceeamgs
against its employes. , The blame can
only be fixed officially.
It is certain, however, that since
there is no law to deal with such
cases, a bill will be introduced at the
next session of tho legislature, hav
ing the endorsement of the commis
sion, looking toward the punishment
of railroads and their employes for
iiegMgence.
Engineer Jack Hunter, of the spe
cial, who was badly injured by jump
ing from his engine, will not be able,
to attend the hearing.
THE VENEZULAN AFFAIR.
Asphalt Company Now Appeals to the
Full Court of Cassation.
By Associated Press.
Caracas, May 22. The New York and
Bermudez Asphalt Co., has appealed to
the full court of Cassation from the
riAciRinti of the President of the Fed
eral Court of Cassation, sitting as the
.tribunal of the first instance, dissolv
i xu tinmiltnn nnntraet. and order
jng the company to pay damages.
.
Baptist Anniversary.
A nnnnln fa1 PlDC4
Apleton, Wisconsin, May 22. The
cninViitA nlant of the
Itiveisiue riuie
and Paper Company, was destroyed by
fire today," toss $120,000.
Two Girls Killed by Train.
Chicago, May 22. Dagmar E. Turn
berg and her sister, Dora, two young
women stenographers, were struck and
instantly killed by a passenger train
near forest Qlen,
HVEST GAT 0
WRECK
CHARLOTTE,
MESSAGE FROM LINEVITCH.
Russian Detachments Dislodge Japan
ese Cavalry and Infantry.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, May 22 Gen. Line
vitch, in a dispatch from the front an
nounces that two Russian detachments
have occupied the valleys of the Kaak
and Khanda rivers westward of Nan
chentsi, on the Mandarin road, after
dislodging forces ef Japanese cavalry
and infantry. ' t
General Martinoff's detachment also
drove back a Japanese advanced cav
alry butpost.
General Linevitch also reported
fighting near Shahotse on May 18, but
did not give the result.
FRESH OUTBREAK TODAY.
Teamsters' Strike is Spreading "a Lit
tle, But Peace Negotiations Con
tinue. By Associated Press.
Chicago, May 22. The teamsters'
strike spretd today, a number of driv
ers for lumber firms stopping work be
cause they had received orders to make
deliveries to boycotted houses. It is
feared that other industries will be
involved, though negotiations for peace
are still under way.
President Shea called on Levy Mayer,
attorney of the Employers' association,
and it is understood that at his sugges
tion the Teamsters' Joint Council will
be increased to seven members so as
to include President Shea The coun
cil is to meet Mayer tonight.
Mayor Dunne had a talk. with Gov
ernor Deneen over the long distance
telephone and the Governor assured
him that the militia would be ordered
out when called for. Their presence,
according to the mayor, will not be re
quired on account of rioting, but in the
event of a spread of the strike involv
in other industries.
Chicago, May 22. In a riot last night
betwen white residents and a crowd
of negroes in the neighborhood where
Enoch Carson, an 8-year-old boy, was
killed by a negro last week, one white
man and a colored man were killed.
OBJECTS TO BRYAN'S BILL.
Counsel For Philo S. Bennett Estate
Wants Nebraskan to Explain Claim
for $2,500.
New Haven, Conn., May 22. Former
Judge Henry J. Stoddard, counsel for
Mrs. Philo S. Bennett, will enter objes
tions to the allowance of the account
which William J. Bryan has filed in the
probate court as executor of the es
tate of Philo S. Bennett. Judge Stod
dard said that he is not prepared to
say just what items in the account he
should object to.
It is reported that Judge Stoddard
will object to the charge of services by
Bryan of $2,500 and that he has been
unable to collect $64,652.12 as interest
of the Bennett estate in the firm of
Bennett, Sloan & Co., of New York.
No Base Ball Game Today.
- On account -of the inclement weath
er today, there was no base ball game
at the park. A large number of peo
ple were disappointed, and should the
weather permit it tomorrow there will
be a good game and a large attendance.
The Charlotte fans are anxious to
see what kind of a game the Danville
boys are going to put up with Captain
Kain's sluggers.
Special School Tax.
Prof. Alexander Graham of the Char
lotte schools leaves in a few days for
Old Fort, where he goes to make edu
cational addresses. The people of Old
Fort are soon to vote on evtra tax
ation for educational purposes. Pro
fessor Graham informs The News that
no summer school will be held at
Chapel Hill this summer. This will
be the first time in twelve years that
this school has not been held.
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CARICATURE SKETCH OF CHARLES DANA GIBSON.
Charles Dana Gibson, the creator of the Gibson Girl. Mr. Gibson, while
he has won fame as a "black-and-white artist," now wants to become a
great painter.
N..C, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1905.
NORTH CAROLINA'S
REPRESENTATION
PARLIAMENT
Governor Glenn, State Officers and
Private Citizens Leave for Wash
ington to Attend Industrial Con
ference of the South There This
Week.
The Governor Much Impressed
with Wilmington's Prosperity,
Another Destructive Fire at Lou
isburg. Several New Industrial
Enterprises. State Guard.
Special to The News. !
Raleigh, May 22. Governor Glenn, trcm the southwest at 6:30 o'clock last
State Treasurer B. R. Lacy, Col. Chas. night. Part of the west wall of the Tex
E. Johnson and Joseph G. Brown left ; as and Pacifie passenger station was
this morning for Washington to attend j blown in and John Young, a train dis
the Southern Industrial Parliament, on ' patcher, killed. The storm was most
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
the Governor to preside. The Parlia-1
ment promises to be of great impor
tance.
The Governor returned from Wil
mington, where he delivered an ad
dress Saturday nisht at the closing of
the public high school. He says evi
dently not a city in the State is mak
ing greater progress with broad
gauged, public spirited men.
Location of Third Regiment Band.
Announcement is made by Adjutant
General Robertson today that the mat
ter of the location of the Third Regi
ment band has been referred to Col.
Craig, of that regiment. Greensboro,
Charlotte and Raleigh are competing
for the band, which is to take the
place of the band disbanded at Reids
ville, Col. Craig's town.
It is announced that new military
companies have been accepted for
High Point and Louisburg, subject to
satisfactory inspection by Inspector
General Bain. The High Point Com
pany will be assigned to the First and
Louisburg to the Third Regiment.
Big Fire at Louisburg.
Louisburg was visited by another
big fire this morning. Tho big dry
goods store of Stokes & Ferguson
was destroyed. The loss was $10,000.
and makes the fifth fire in two years
the losses aggregating $200,000.
New Industries.
The Consolidated Co., of Spray, is
chartered with $125,000 capital, for
buying, selling and mamrfaetrmgi4eet(i
ton, wooi and other tawesj -iAein-corporators
are F. M. Ellett, J. ' D.
Turner, Jr., and L. W. Clark.
Another charter is issued to the
Ahoskie Ice Co., of Ahoskie, Hertford
county, capital $6,000; principal incor
porator, J. H. Mitchell.
The Leads & Winslow Co., of Ashe
borc, to do a hardware business at
Asheboro, capital $5,000, by J. S.
Leads and others.
E. L. Shuford Manufacturing Co., of
Hickory, changes its name to the
Brookford Mills, (incorporated), A.
Shuford, vice president.
A.
Actor Bankrupt.
By Associated .Press.
Trenton, N. J., May 22 Neil Burgess,
the actor, is declared bankrupt in the
United States District Court.
'COPPERS" OF, THE WORLD.
International Association of Chiefs of
Police National Bureau of Identifi
cation ia Recommended.
By , Associated Press.
Washington, Mar 22. The Interna
tional Association of Chiefs of Police
met today in twelfth annual conven
tion, with two hundred delegates pres
ent. Major Richard Sylvester, of this
cityiresident of the organization, de
livered the annual address and a re
port of the history of the organization,
and was pleased to record its steady
growth, in membership and influence,
so that, at the present time, he said,
police co-operation throughout the
world was more prompt and thorough
than ever before. !
Among the important recommenda
tions made was one providing for a
national bureau of criminal identifica
tion now operated by private expense,
to be conducted, by the commissione rs
of the District cf Columbia.'
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Wind Blowing at Rate of 70 Miles an
Hour Does Much Damage at Fort
Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas., . May 22. A
; heavy wind storm, blowing at the rate
of 70 miles an hour, struck this citv
severe west ot the city, and all teie-
phone and telegraph wires m that di-
rection are down.
A passenger on a Texas and Pacific
train from the west reports that the
town of Mineral Wells was partly
blown away. One church building, be
longing to the1 African Methodist Epis
copal church here, was demolished.
Many business buildings lost their
roofs, including the First "National
Bank building, a seven-story struc
ture. THE YACHT RACE.
Weather Fine and-the Racers
Making Excellent Time in a
Are
Fair
Wind.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 22. The American
yacht Atlantic, one of the contestants
in the trans-Atlantic race, was sighted
late Saturday night 690 miles due east
of Sandy Hook, heading east with fine
weather, and making a little better
than seven and a half knots. The At
lantic must have averaged more than
200 miles a day, or more than eight
knots an hour.
Reported by Wireless.
New York, May 22. The Atlantic
was sighted by the steamers Cedric,
Minnetonka and NoordaD.. ?.nd was re
ported to the Associated Press by the
Marconi vireless by these steamers.
PASSED YACHT THISTLE.
Having Passed a Derelict
-BHgirine and Spars of Another
Large Vessel.
By Associated Pres;
Boston, May 22. Capt. Walker, of
the British steamer Gorsemore, arrived
from Antwerp, stated that on May 20,
in latitude 41.8 north, longitude 64
west, he passed close to the schooner
yacht Thistle, one of the contestants
in the trans-Atlantic race, with all sails
set making speed of about 5 knots.
Robert E. Todd, owner of Thistle, le
ported to Capt. Walker that on Friday,
in.latitude 41.17 north, lengiture 67.30
west, he passed a derelict, brigantine
and the spars of another large vessel
nearby, indicating that a collision had
occurred. Todd thought the seccftd ves
sel had been sunk and the. ether one
had been abandoned.
GERMS HAUNT THE TRAVELER.
Tuberculosis Bacilli in Unclean
Streets, Steamships and Street Cars,
Says M. D. -
Washington, May 22. Dr. H. M.
Brackett, of St. Paul, professor ot ma
teria medica and therapeutica of the
University of Minnesota, declared be
fore the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
that unclean steam and street cars and
steamer berths are a prolific source of
tuberculosis infection.
"The danger of tubercular infection
during travel may be intensified by the
lack of proper ventilation' he added.
Admitting that tubercular infection'is
not apt to occur during and single trip
in a day coach, we must still appreciate
the fact that exposure in such coacbes
is possible, for many people spend a
oncsiderable amount of time each day
in the ity and suburban cars on their
wa to and from business."
MORGAN'S OFFER TO PIUS X.
Offers to Guarantee Four Per Cent, on
the Pope's Funds.
Rome, May 22. It is reported that
J. Pierpont Morgan has made an of
fer to the Pope to place all the funds
of . the Vatican which are devoted to,
investment purposes in American
curities at 4 per cent interest. At
present the funds are invested through
the Rothschilds and yield only 2 per
cent -
The acceptance of Mr. Morgan's offer
would mean an increase of $500,000 in
the annual income of the Holy See.
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Townley Released.
"Norfolk. May 22. Judge Hank el
granted a new trial to Policeman Town-
eley, convicted of obtaining seven nun
dred dollars under false pretenses from
Ruby Ford and who was given one year
in the penitentiary. Towneley was re
leased under bond. 4
Following Towneley's conviction af
fidavits impeaching the testimony of
the Ford woman were introduced. ,
Wins Suit Against Southern.
Huntsville. Ala., May 22 0. F.
(fcunningham has obtained against the
Southern railway a judgment ior
1000 in the circuit court of Madison
county. Cunningham was injured in a
I recent wreck near , HuntsviUe.
COLLISION OF NEW
INJURES 0
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
The Senior Class of Elizabeth CoMege
Have a Merry Time This Morning.
The senior class day exercises at
Elizabeth college this morning were as
usual one of the most enjoyable fea
tures of the commencement.
Owing to the inclement weather the
exercises were held it the conservatory
of music, where all the students, as
we'll as a large number of the patrons
of the college assembled.
The exercises opened with an address
of welcome by the president of the se
nior class, Miss Gertrude Pickard, af
ter which the class will was read by
Miss Nell Orr. Possibly the most inter
esting part of the exercises was the
trial of the faculty which followed the
reading of the will. Each member of
the faculty, was brought before a court,
charged with various offences. Those'
who constituted the court were: Miss i
Gertrude Pickard, judge; Miss Charlie
J eff ords, recorder, and Miss Pauline
Wilson, police. The most interesting '
offender was Mr. Zehm, who was charg
ed with "wilfully chasing from the
campus a serenader."
Miss Jeffords read the class poem,
and the exercises were concluded whh
the presentation of the senior cap and
gown to the president
DEATH OF MR. R. C. COCHRAN.
An Old Citizen of Mecklenburg, En
ters Into Rest.
Mr. Robert Calvin Cochran, one of
the oldest and best, known citizens of
the county, died this morning at 3:00;
o clock at his home near Newel Is.
The deceased had been in failing
health for nearly a year. For tbe
past six months he had been confined
to his' home most of the time. He real
ized that the end was drawing near
and was prepared.
Mr. Cochran was a son of the late Col.
Robin Cochran, who in his day was one
of the most influential citizens of Meck
lenburg. ' He was a half-brother, of
Rev. J. B. Cochran, of King's Moun
tain, and Mr. J. Davis Cochran.' of
Statesville.
The funeral services will be heldi
from Back Creek Church tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. T. B.
Stewart, the pastor, will conduct the
service. The interment will be in the
church yard.
The deceased was 76 years old and
was a native of this county.
FIRST PRESBYTERY
: FOUNDED IN 1706
General Assembly of Presbyterian
Church Decides tP Have Big
Celebration at Philadelphia. To
Allow Separate, Presbyteries for
Negroes and Foreigners.
By Associated Fress.
.Wincna Lake, May 22. The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Churoh
decided to select a special committee to
arrange for a celebration during May,
of "next year, of the 200th anniversary
of formation of the First Presbytery in
Philadelphia. It is understood that this
celebration will be held in Philadel
phia. The proposition to allow separate
Presbyteries in the boundaries of old
Presbyteries, was adopted with but one
dissenting voice. This is to allow sepa
rate Presbyteries for negroes and for
eigners. The Board of Missions for Freed
men submitted its report. -
Discussing the report on freedmen,
Dr. Breed,, of Philadelphia, said the
peril before the negro is that he will
not rise to his racial rights, but will
be content to be an appendange to the
white race. It is possible, he sail,
for the negro to rise in attainment un-.
til the race will be p. . peer of tbe
whites. - .
Rev. W- A. Alexander, colored, of
Brooklyn, spoke on the alleged crimin
al tendency of the negro. He said
when disturbances arise in the South
negroes who have no local attachment
to the community begin to move, it
is largely this class which goes into
the North. ' Much of the criminality
among negroes, he said, is due to tak
ing them into police courts and prisors
for trivial offenses. The negro race
is growing in power to deliberate.
He said the negroes are against separ
ate Presbyteries.
Justice Harlan said it is the glib
talk about growing criminality among
negroes which comes from people who
want to keep up race prejudice. In
proportion to numbers, he said, there
are no more negro criminals than
white. "Let us find nowhere in re
ports or deliberations of the General
Assembly anything of the criminality
of the negro,", he said.
The resolutions or tne ' commuiee
were adopted with no reference to
negro criminality.
Voted to Unite.
Winona Lake, May 22. The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
voted to unite with the Cumberland
Presbyterians. ' -
vBig Fire in Wiikesboro.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 22. One f f
the most disastrous fires that has oo
occurred in this city in some years
started at an early hour yesterday
morning and not until afternoon v.ee
the firemen able to control the flames.
The loss entailed will reach fully $S0,
000. . 1 1
PRICE: 3 CENTS.
L" TRAINS
VEfl SCORE OF PERSONS
Twenty Persons Injured, One Wo
man Critically,and Seven Others
Badly Hurt by Crashing Togeth
er of Trains on Third Avenue
Line at 133 Street.
Two Trains Were, at a Standstill
Waiting for Draw Over Halem
River to Close When a Third
Train Dashed Into Them. Nar
row Escape.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 22. Twenty persons
were injured, one woman critically,
and seven others badly hurt, in a rear
end collision on the Third Avenue El
evated railroad on a high curve on
133rd street and Southern boulevard,
in the Bronx. -
Two trains were waiting on the el
evated tracks for the draw to be clos
ed in the bridge over Harlem river
when a third train crashed into the
rear of the second of the waiting trains.
The first car of the rear train and the
rear oar of thp nthpr train wnm toloa-
coped for one-third of their length,
badly smashed and left hanging part
ly over the .street.
AMID STORMS OF APPLAUSE.
Cumberland Presbytery Voted Into
General Assembly Without a Dis
senting Voice. -
Special to The News
Winona Lake, May 22. The Cum
berland Presbyterian Church was vot
ed into the General Assembly amid
storms of applause, without a speeph
and without dissent from the vote.
It was the final action of the General
Assembly in one of the greatest ques
tions -"which has come before it since
the Civil War, and brings back into
that organization a branch which went
out during the war becauso of differ
ences about slavery.
The special committeo . canvassed
the vetes taken by tho Presbyteries,
which showed 144 yeas, and 39 noes.
Two tcok no action. One gave condi
tional assent and five made no report.
THE-CONSPIRACY CASE.
Machen-Lorenz-Crawford Trial Again
Postponed Raise New . Question.
By Associated Prss.
Washington, May 22. The Machen-Lorenz-Crawfordpostoffice
conspiracy
case, involving purchases of letter
carriers' satchels, went over until to
morrow by agreement. Machen's
counsel announced that hewas not in
a position to plead to the indictment,
and intimated that it might be neces
sary fcr him to raise the question of
right to t ry Machen at this "time.
AGAINST KING ALFONSO.
Efforts to Move Offensive Manifesta
tion Against the Ruler When He
Visits Paris Have Been Launched.
Bv Associated Press
Paris, May 22. The confederation
of labor unions ha3 called a meeting
Wednesday to discuss the proposition
to make a demonstration against King
Alfonso when he comes to Paris. The
revolutionary element seeks to make
an offensive manifestation against tho
king, and inflammatory circulars aro
being ' spread broadcast, calling on
workmen tooppose His Majesty's vis
it in the s?.me manner as the Italian
radicals opposed the visit of Emper
or Nicholas to Italy.
SUICIDE AT WAYNESVILLE.
Despondency Over the Condition of
His Health Caused William Jones
to Send Rifle Bail Through His
Body. ,
Waynesville. May 22. William
Jones, of Greensboro, Ala., committed
suicide Saturday night at this place,
where he wts spending some time for
the benefit of his health. Becoming de
spondent over his condition, Jones shot
himself with a rifle, the ball entering
just below the heart. He was 35 years
old. The body was sent to his home in
Alabama.
RUSSIAN OFFICERS CAPTURED.
Junk Filled With Russians, Reconnoit-,.
enng From Vladivostok, Taken By
Japs.
By Associated Prbs.
Tokio. May 22. It Is reported mat
a junk filled with Russian officers has
been captured. It is presumed that
they wero making a reconnaisance
fiom Vladivostok.
Monuments to Ohio Dead.
By Associated Vress.
Vicksburg, May 22. Forty monu
ments, erected by Ohio to its soldiers
who fell in the seige of Vickburg,
were dedicated in National Military
Park. Governors Herrick and Varda
man reviewed the, procession of the
Ohio and Mississippi National Guard.
The address at the park by Herrick
was listened to with marked attention
and reference to the "family quarrel"
of those who wore the Blue and Gray
was loundly cheered.
Charlotte Pastor Declines Call.
Rev.. L. R. Pyiett announced to his
congregation yesterday morning that
after careful consideration he had de
cided to decline a call to the First
Baptist Church at Hi ?h Point. This
is the third time that a call has been
extended to him from this cirurefc.