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THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE.
VOL. XXXIII--NO. 61 52.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1905.
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Five Lives Lost. Over 30 Injur
ed, Some Fatally, in Fearful
Disaster that Befell Cunard
Line Steamer. Gigantic Wave
Sweeps Deck.
U nevpectedly Steamer Lurched to
Port and Scooped Up Enormous
Sea Sweeping, Everything in its
Path. Passengers
Against Rails.
Dashed
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 14. Five lives are
known to be lost and more than 30
injured, some seriously, on the Cunard
Line steamer, Campania, Wednesday,
-when a gigatic wave rolled over the
steamer and swept across the deck,
thick with steerage passengers.
So suden was the coming of the dis
aster and so great the confusion which
attended and followed it that even the
officers of the steamer were unable
upon the vessel's arrival here to esti
mate the full extent of the tragedy.
It is possible that the five persons
known to be missing from the steer
age may not constitute the full number
of the dead.
When the Campania reached quar
antine. 10 of the injured passengers
were still in the ship's hospital, some
seriously hurt and a score of others
nursing minor injuries.
The Campania was going under full
headway Wednesday afternoon. There i
was nothing to indicate an approach
ing disaster when suddenly the big
steamer lurched to port and scooped up
an enormous sea. The wave boarded
the steamer about midship on the port
side and swept clear across the steer
age deck, completely filling the space
between that deck and the deck above
and carrying everything with it. The
steamer's side was buried so deep that
the passengers on deck, above the
steerage, were submerged to their
waists as the immense volume of wa
ter rolled aft and then surged forward.
All the cabin passengers on the upper
deck succeeded in clinging to the sup
ports while the water surged around
them, and were saved, but the unfor
tunates on the steerage deck found
themselves utterly helpless. The ir
resistible rush of waters, sweeping to
ward the forward part of the ship car
ried everything before it.
The netting, heavy railing and other
obstruction which had been arranged
near the railings to prevent the pas
sengers from being washed overboard,
served their purpose only in part.
So great was the volume and force
of the rushing waters that the door in
the rail was smashed, and through
this opening five of the helpless ones
who had been caught by the wave
were swept to their death. Others
were dashed against the rails and oth
er iike obstructions, escaped death, but
many received severe injuries.
One young woman had both legs
broken at the thigh and several suf
fered broken arms and ribs while more
than a score were bruised and battered.
John Graham, of Milwaukee, was one
of the steerase msseneers lost Oth
crs known to have been lost were two
Irish girls, a Danish boy and a man
whose nationality has not yet been as
certained. DIED WHILE PRAYING.
At Funeral of Dixon Rev. C. A. Bur
roughs Was Stricken Speechless
and Died While Praying.
Special to The News.
Greenville, .Oct. 14. Ernest Dixon,
aged 21, of this county, died Wednes
day nisht at Whitsett, where he at
tended school. His remains were
brought here Thursday evening on the
train and taken to the home of his
father, J. C. Dixon, in Chicod town
sh i p.
Fiiday Mr. Dixon sent for Rev. C.
A. Burroughs, minister of the Free
Will Baptist church to conduct the
progress and the minister kneeling in
progress an dthe minister kneeling in
prayer just before ending the sup
plication, he was stricken speechless
snd helpless. He was removed to a bed
and died an hour later. Death was sup
posed to result from a ruptured blood
vessel. The occurrence caused a sen
sation. f-OUR ARE DROWNED.
Belong to Party of Six Grand Trunk
Pacific Surveyors1 Canoe Upsets.
By Associated Press.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 14. Four
men belonging to a party of six Grand
Trunk Pacific surveyors, were drown
ed yesterday in the Winnipeg River
near Kenera by the upsetting of a ca
noe.
THOUSAND FAMINE STRICKEN
FARMERS INVADE MARKET
By Associated Press.
Seville, Spain, Oct. 14. Over 1,000
farm labors made desperate by the
existing famine, invaded the market
place at Ecija, near here and seized
the entire stock of food and money,
destroyed the market and threw the
town into a panic. The authorities
hastily applied for military relief. .
Hi WITH II DEATHLY HAND
4. 4H-HK-H-
f- PLUNGED INTO TUNNEL.
4 By Associated Press.
J New York, Oct. 14. Miss Vie .J.
Bruner and Miss Bessie L-ioyd,
J believed to be residents of Sy-
racuse, were probably fatally in-J-
jured this morning while on .J.
their way to the Vanderbiit cup .J.
races, when the automobile in
4 which they were riding plunged .
4 through the iron fence and into 4.
4 the tunnel at Park avenue and
4 Thirty-third street. Charles Gel- 4.
J haus, owner and driver of the f
automobile, was also severely
J- injured. He was cared for and A
- nlinnj ni I r. , .. . , i rrti -11. .
-j- i"av,cu uuuci illlUSL. lilt) Olll- f
ers are Mrs. E. Wilde and Mr. 4
and Mrs. Sulitdorf. A
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EMPLOYERS WIN.
Accept Associated Company's Offer of
Five Per Cent. Increase.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct. 14. The strike of the
electrical workers ended in a complete
victory for the employers, the men
accepting the associated companies' of
fer of five per cent increase.
OFFICERS NAMED
TO CONDUCT RACES
Col. Robert Hough, of Baltimore
Vas Chosen Starter. Other
Important Business Discussed
By the 3oard of Directors of
The Fair.
At a meeting of the directors of the !
Mecklenburg Fair Association held
last night, the following geritlemen
were chosen to conduct the races du
ring the four days of Fair, Oct. 24-27:
Judges Capt. S. B. Alexander, Sr.,
Dr. C. F. Brem and Mr. James Levi.
Timers Messrs. P. M. Cave, John
W. Todd and C. E. Hooper.
Distance Judge Mr. V. F. Baker.
Starter Col. Robert Hough, of Bal
timore, Md. "
Clerk of Course Mr. C. M. Cres-
well. '
The management is very much en
couraged with the prospects of a full
list of entries in the various classes, as
numbers have been heard from, and
the public can expect some of the best
racing this county has seen for years.
This attractive feature of the fair,
with the free attraction the manage
ment has secured in tie Cook Hippo
drome, will give ail, several hours of
exciting races, consisting of a big field
of trotters, pacers, runners, high jum
pers, "riderless horses, hounds against
horses, chariot races, roman standing
races and the exciting two mile race,
changing horses at each half mile.
This, with all the other free attrac
tions already booked, will fill in each
day's programme. In addition to this
feature, the Floral Hall will be crowd
ed to its capacity with displays of
every kind. The farmers have realized
that .this is a fair of theirs, and they
stand! ready to show the Carolinas just
what they can. produce in Mecklen
burg. Nearly all unoccupied ground space
has been taken by the machinery peo
ple for a show of farming implements,
and in this display will be seen all
kinds of machinery in operation,
being driven by power from the dif
ferent makes of gasoline engines,
these operating such as pumps, grind
ing mills, saws, threshers, etc.
The midway will be unusually at
tractive this year, as has been men
tioned before in the columns of this
paper. The grounds will remain open
every night until 12 o'clock, and hav
ing a double track, car service will
enable the public quick transit to and
from the grounds.
The floral hall this year will be one
vast array of electricity, as numbers
of the booths will be lighted besides
the numbers of arc lights that have
been placed over the grounds and in
the hall. The decorators are now
working every night in order to have
everything in readiness for the open
ing, each exhibitor seeming determin
ed to excell the other, and Charlotte
has appreciated this effort by many of
the business houses signing to close
their stores and factories in order to
allow their employees a few hours off
on "Charlotte Day" which will be
Wednesday. This the Association ap
preciates and will see that some of
the best attractions will be given on
that day. -
A special cordage of policemen
were appointed at the meeting last
night. The officers will parade the
MEN ENTOMBED.
In Clyde Mine Fire Damp Explosion
Was the Cause.
"By Associated Press.
Fredericktown, Pa., Oct. 14. Six
miners were entombed in the Clyde
mine as a result of a fire damp explo
sion. They are not yet rescued.
grounds both d' ,j'vnnif , thus as
suring the pubfc t, .e will be no
rowdyism or Vj!5- f the kind to
mar the plea 1 the visitors. The
gate keepers, t..lKet sellers and all
other officers have been filled.
WORLD'S CHAMPIONS TO
WRESTLE AT SPENCER.
Articles of Agreement Have Been
Signet! Leonhardt and Marbergerj
to Try a Bout Olsen to Referee
and Wrestle the Winner.
Special to The News.
Spencer, N. C, Oct. 14. Articels of
agreement were signed '.iere last night j
between Proi. Chas. Leonhardt and ;
Prof. Sam Morberger, 01 Indianapolis, i
wrestlo on the night of j
October 20th. Tho two men are thej
greatest wrestlers of their class in j
the known world, and the exhibition J
in Spencer is expected to eclipse any
thing ever seen in North Carolina.
Leonhardt is the champion Graeco
Roman wrestler of the world, and
Morberger holds the championship in
catch as catch can for tiie great west.
Both men are hero and are in fine:
form. Chas. Olsen, die winner of the1
noted contests with Ono and Schoen
feld at Asheviile recently, will referee
the Spencer match ana will wrestle
the winner.
NEW LAW FIRM.
Messrs. C. W. Tiilet and Thomas C.
Rnthris Cnrm Doi-.u; I
The Nows Iparnc tnAw tut TVT-
-' ' win. ni htib oim u. i
iarlPs w Tiiitt QT1,i Twt -m, n
Charles W. Tillett and Mr. Thomas C.
Guthrie, have fornied a copartnership
to nraptirfi law
Mr. Tillett now occupies offices in 1
the PiPrtmnnf hniirMo- Qri AT-
lie has offices in the Trust building, j and Aldermen W. E. Harrison. The
It is understood that the new firm board also appropriated an annual ap
will occupy the offices now used by 1 propriation of $3,000 to the Carnegie
Mr. Tillett. j Library to begin November first, at
The fact that these two well known which date the new library will be
and able lawyers are to form a law i
firm is a matter of special interest to
this section. t
Mr. Tillett, for years was a member
of the firm of Jones and Tillett. He is
regarded as one of the ablest lawyers
at the Charlotte bar which means that
he is one of the foremost in the State,
He has been very successful in the
past few years and has appeared in
some noted law suits here and in other
States. j
Mr. Guthrie is one of the most lov
able men in Charlotte. He is popular, j
able and one of the very best law-:
yers in North Carolina. j
The firm of Tillett and Guthrie will ;
start out with many friends and The !
News joins in wishing these
known lawyers much success.
PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
! friends had been vigorously at work
Emperors of Russia and Japan Sign with the police trying to spot the cul
Treaty War Officially Ended.. prit, who of course was ""shadowed."
Washington, Oct. 14. The Emper- ' The matter was public. tlk and some'
ors of Russia and Japan this morning thing of a sensation:';Itsholidaj'.at
signed the peace treaty, thus officially "the "postoffice. The" mail I" clerk last
ending the war. night in taking out letters from the
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WILL GOVERNOR PARDON MURRAY?
ANOTHER CRARTER FOR BIG
Largest Petition Ever Presented
An N- C Governor. Firm at
High Point, Capital $75,000.
Many Military Companies to be
Present at State Fair.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Oct. 14. Gov. Glenn de
voted some time today to hearing the
argument for and against the grant
ing a pardon to W. R. Murray, the
piano dealer, who is under a sentence
to serve two years on the county roads
for killing his cousin, J. S. Murray
who was his competitor in business.
The petitions presented asking" the
pardon are the most largely signed
ever presented to a governor of this
State for this purpose.
A charter was issued for the High
Point Roll and Panel Co., with a capi
tal of $75,000 by J. H. Willis, W. J.
McAnally. W. P. Ragan and others.
Secretary Pogue, of the State fair,
says .that the work at the grounds in
the way of arranging exhibits and set
ting up shows for the "trail" is fifty
per cent further advanced on Friday
before the fair than was ever the case
for any previous fair. The Smith-
Carter Amusement Co. arrived last
j njo-nt with seven car loaus of a.t-
tractions for the trail and these and
numerous others are being gotten into
place. .In the arrangement of exhibits
all buildings are a busy scene. There
will be only two county exhibits, Wake
and Johnson, and these are being set
up at the last minute. No gambling or
indecent shows are to be allowed on
the "trail." Chief Marshal B. Frank
Mebane, of Spray, arrived last night
and is to-day perfecting the arrange
ments for the accomodation of the as
sistant marshals, preparing the head
quarters, etc." He says 240 aides have
accepted the invitations and will cer
tainly attend. This is by far the larg
est number that has ever attended a
State fair. A corps of forty special po
lice under Deputy Sheriff C. A. Sea
park is being organized for service on
the fair grounds and a special eye is
to be had to the prevention of pick
pockets and similar offenses.
LOSS OF $90,000.
Fire Destroys Seed Plant, Colored
School and Longston Grocery.
By Associated Press. -
Mount Sterling, Ky., Oct 14 Fire
destroyed Montgomery Bluegrass seed
plant, the colored public school and
the Langston Grocery. The loss
$90,000. One-third was insured.
PICKPOCKETS ARE
SLAIERD
OF $22,,
pnentinn fiver WattV 5n nnnwrl !
sensation UVer WatTS bU ppOSedj
RnhPrvnf fiver fcS.Onn PrMwat!
to Be Farce. D. L Arey Pays
Fine of $22,000 For Defruad
ing Government.
Greatest Attendance cf Fair Was
Lart Day. Street Cars Carry 15,
5C3
Bik
People. Greensboro So
"
Bik Must Have City Board of
Health.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 14 At its
regular semi-monthly session the
Board of Aldermen, acting on a re-
port of special committee that Greens-
horo had s-ot so hip- thpro woo nwi
horo hurl o-of co hio- Viot-o moc f
w- "J'M i o v. v, Li yt I. I
n snPPial r.iiv TinvvA of Uooltk i
n,ArtitA anting wac ori
mediate action was taken and the fol
lowing were elected members of the
Ronrrl- Tlr TJVlmnnH Harpionn cnni
intendent and chairman, at a salary 1
sssftn nnnnm 7i a t? wn.,,
completed and ready for occupancy. '
A check for $17,331.50, being the
balance of the fine of $22,000 imposed
at a recent term of the February
court at Charlotte on D. L. Ary, the
wealthy Salisbury distiller who plead-
ed guilty of defrauding the govern-
ment, was countersigned by Judge
Boyd. It was drawn by Clerk H. C.
Cowles jto the order of Collector H. S.
HarkinsT Ary is in Salisbury jail serv
ing out his term of three months im
prisonment. That even pickpockets are slandered
is a fact. In this correspondence last
night the news that Cashier Bob Lee
Watt of the Reidsviile bank had been
lifted of money and checks amounting
, FINE
000, PAID
- well i to over three thousand dollars, sup
posedly by a pickpocket in a crowded
street car going to the fair, was flash
ed over the country. Mr. Watt and his
STILL THE FEVER SITUATION
CONTINUES TO BRIGHTEN.
Forecasts of Showers Predicts Cooler.
Weather Only Two Cases in 24
Hours in State Outside of New Or
leans Train Service Resumed.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Oct. 14. New cases,
8; total, 3.294; deaths, 1; total, 404.
New Orleans, Ot. 14. Warmer
weather prevailed with a forecast of
Rhnwpra to hf -followorl hv rnl (1 or
weather tomor -ow. Except for tho fact
that the rise in the cases in the pre
ceeding 24 hours was temporarily dis
appointing. There was little change in
the yellow fever situation.
Orleans, were at Patterson. '
The MississiDDi Vallley Road has
ine lvubbibippi vdiiiey jxuchi iito
T-oonmaI i( f fro n oorvinn eta to n2
Baton Rogue.
McGLASHEN PARALYZED.
Is Commander of Georgia Division off
Bv AVsald0predsrte VeteranS"
Jy Associated Fress.
Savannah, Oct. 14. General
iic-
Glashen, commanding tieorgia divis- j
ion, of the United Confederate Vet-
erans, was stricken with paralysis
wiiite auemjmuB iu mBC jrcBictu,
TYiornlnc- frnm Q cir1r Vinrl T-Iic antiro
morning from a sick bed. His entire
left side was affected and it is feared
that his illness will preclude his par
ticipation in the reunion exercises at
Macon, November 9 and 10.
CLOSE OF LEWIS -AND
CLARK EXPQSiTIDH
Successful Career.
Receive Between 30 and 40
Per Cent On Their Stock. It
Is Estimated That 2,000 Peo
ple Attended.
By Associated Press.
FIRM
Portland, Oct. 14. The Lewis and , By Associated fress.
Clark exposition closes today after a' New York, Oct. 14. Pauline Mac
successful career as expositions go.lkay, of the Oakley Country Club, of
The announcement is being made that j Watertown, Mass., won the women's
the stockholders will receive a divi- National Golf championship, defeating
dend of from thirty to fourty per cent. Margaret Curtis of Essex County
is on their stccK. rne attendance nas
been 2,500,000.
box to send off or distribute, found a
pocket book in the box, with a batch
of letters having the Reidsviile bank !
business address on them. The balance
was dead easy. In the pocketbook
which Mr. Watt had evidently poked
in the mail box with his letters, was
found the identical sum of ten dollars
cash and two checks aggregating
three thousand dollars, which the gen
tleman thought he had been robbed of.
Mr. Watt missed his valuable package
in a crowded' street car about half way
to the fair Srounds from the city, and
his companion, Hon. Dillard Watt, in-
sisted on the conductor stopping the
i car and examining every occupant so
nn T.
In spite of the numerous other at
tractions and engagements here inci
dent to the fair, which prevented
many from attending the celebration
of "University Day" by the Guilford
County Alumni was an interesting and
inspiring occasion Thursday night at
Clegg Hotel where thirty sat down to
a splendid banquet and nine of them
arose during the engagement and at
the promotings of the toastmaster Mc-
uer- p011 ? toasts suitable
I to the orfasiTn. Most ndmira.me short
?eeces,wT mde y J?o1 Jamef. F-
E. D. Broadhurst, D. P. Stern, A. B.
Kimball, Dr. W. T. Whitsett, Charles
Van Noppen and W. R. Swift, Rev. S.
R. Guingard.
Good crowds were here yesterday
attending the last day of the fair, de
spite the unprecedented attendance of
j "iSErt
' yesteraay. ine street
, B6ll UdJ - me stiect inv
cars broke their
recOfU Ol lares, Iiauimg lO.UUV puu-
, . ,, . . . -I FT n -
pie, the highest record m any one day
before being 13.100. The exhibits and
the attractions have been first-class in
SJJJf TMoLTZZlle'
ooK: and nis co-worKers aesei ves
W.
very
great credit for his successful manage
ment.
CHARLES SIMMONS
DIES OF HIS WOUNDS.
Negro S-hot at a Festival on the Dowd
Place Last Night Died at Colored
Hospital This Afternoon.
Joe and David Alexander, the two
negroes who are" accused of shooting
and cutting a negro named Calvin
Simmons, were arrested today by
Sheriff Wallace. Simmons who was
brought to the colored hospital at an
early hour this morning, died this af
ternoon from the effects of his wound.
Joe was arrested at his home near
Lodo and David fell into the arms of
the law as he was crossing Indepen
dence Square.
Joe Alexander shows marks of his
encounter last night. A stray bu'let
passed through the palm of his right
hand and he has other signs of the
fight.
David Alexander says he knows
nothing of the trouble. He pleads ig
norance but the officers are inclined
to believe that he was there and took
part in-the fracas.
.. The-trouble took place at a negro
church on the Dowd place, several
miles west of the city. There was a
festival in progress and Calvin Sim
mons, who lives near the church, was
in attendance at the festival. About
the midnight hour a row was started
and pistols and razors were drawn.
Simmons seemed to be the target. He
was shot twice and cut several times.
After the smoke of battle cleared
away, Sheriff Wallace was notified and
he and other officers went to the
scene. They found Simmons lying in
the house in a pool of blood.
The wounded man was brought to
the city and taken to the Good Samari
tan Hospital. Two bullets were ex
tracted and his knife wounds were at
tended to. He lingered until this af
ternoon when death came to his re
lief. PRESIDENT TO STOP
AT LEXINGTON.
After Much Manipulating President
Agreed to Stop Two Minutes Vast
Crowd Expected Caigantic aiana
Pipe Being Erected High Point
Visible.
14.-President
I Roosevelt will s ehs
on hls wa south' 0ctober 19th-
.c.oorfni efforts were made
. uupulvvuu.u ..
i to have him stop, but finally a letter
j to Judge Pntchard had the desired re-
sult. Thousands of circulars and post
ers are being sent out over the country
JnddR tremendous crowd wiU be n
! he standpipe for the water works
o hoicrht of 7S ffpt Thirt.v-
j .. . . wsii mmnleto it and
water will bo turned on scon. The
tQwer &t m h point is painly
, vigjbe frf)m the ground near the tower
i here The ,iistanco is about 20 miles.
' " ... .... . . . . .
,At first it was said mat Lne ooject was
net the tower at High Point, but a
telescope shows it piainly. Crowds of
people go up every day to see it.
UNIVERSALLY MOURNED.
All England Laments Tragically Sud
den Death of Sir Henry Irving.
Bv Associated Press.
"London. Oct. 14. Seldom has tbe
death of a public man in England called
!out such universal expression of sor
i row an has folowe- the tragically
j sudden, death of Sir Henry Irving.
His ast words on the s age as the
nplhnlHprs curtain was rung down on the death
aiocKnoiaeniof Beckett Into thy handa h jrd.
Into thy hands!" were practically the
last he uterea as he never spoko after
collapsing in the hall of the hotel
where he died.
MISS MACKAY WINS.
Defeats Margaret Curtis and Wins
National Golf Championship.
country wui ui-maucuHsiw, mooa.,
' by one up in 18 holes. - .. ,'
DEAD BODY OF WILSON FOUND IN
STORE HEaD RESTING IN POOL OF BLOOD
4. CHARRED BODIES FOUND.
J By Associated Press. . 4
4" Chicago, Oct. 14. The charr- J.
r ed corpses of Joseph Kantrum,
f aged 27, and his three-months-Jo
old child, Anna, were found in a f
f closet beneath the stairway in
J' the three-story tenement, 672 J.
J Jefferson street, after the fire- J
4 men had extinguished the fire,
thought to have been of incen-J-
diary origin. DuVing the fire a
4 number of panic-stricken occu--r
pants leaped from windows. J
J The firemen think the suppos- A
J' ed incendiary was Kantrum, and 4
the object was suicide. He had
.quarreled with his wife.
ANOTHER BOMB THROWN.
Cook and Gardner Killed Police Give
Chase and Three of Them Are
Killed.
By Associated Press.
Warsaw, Oct. 14. A bomb was
thrown into the villa of the English
manufacturer. The cook and gardner
were gilled and the house danieaged.
The bomb throwers fled, pursued bv
the police. When close pressed the fu-.
gatives shot and killed three policemen
and escaped.
INTERNAL RACE
FOR AOTO PRIZE
Hemery, Driver of 80 Horse Power
French Machine Won Race
Time 4; 36; 09. Made 283
Miles in 276 Minutes. Many
Accidents Among Races.
By Associated Press. ' .
New York, Oct. 14. Hemory won the
automobile race, He.,th was second,
Tracy came third and Lancia was
fourth. Lancia entered a protest.
Hemery, driver of the eighty horse
power French machine won the race.
Elapsed timed four hours, 36 minutes,
eight seconds. Paul Sartori, driving
Alfred C. Vanderbilt's Italian ma
chine was, second, . Elapsed time 4
hours 36 minutes and 6-10 seconds.
Heath, driving the 90 horse-power
French machine was third. Elapsed
time four hours, 30 minutes and 9-40J
seconds. Hemery covered 283 miles m
276 minutes and eight seconds.
Foxhall Keene had a narrow escape
at the Albertson corner. His machine
skidded and the machinist took a
header and was hurled out Keene
stopped the racer in time to save the
machinist's life. Lyttle's American
machine threw out his mechanician,
Tattersall, on a curve at the Red
ground ditch and Lyttle went on with
out him. Tattersall turned a somer
cr.ult but escaped serious injury. Ce
drino, the Italian driver, dropped out
of the race. Jenatzys' machine blew
out its cylinder on the fourth round.
Lancia, when leading, had a collision
with Christie and Christie's racer
turned a complete somersault. The
machinist of Christie's car had one rib
broken and Christie's right leg was in
jured. Chevrolet, in the Italian car, drop
ped out of the race in the eighth round
when the wheel of his car skidded and
went into a field. Hemery covered 283
mile- in four hours, 36 minutes and 8
seconds or seven minutes better than
a mile a minute. Heath who won the
last year's race in the American, drove
the French one this year and w:as sec
ond. Tracy in the American machine
was third and Lancia in the Italian ma
chine was fourth. Lancia, who led up
to the time he was ii the collision in
the eighth round protested the race.
Larcia's driving for the first seven
rounds of the course was most sensa
tional. His time being far in the head
of a mile a minute. The elapsed time
of the four leaders were: Hemery 4:
36:08; Heath 4:39:40; Tracy 4:58:26;
Lancia, 5:00:31. There were nineteen
starters.
ANOTHER VICTIM FALLS.
More of Dougherty Scandal Aged
and Rich Stockholder Dies of
Trouble.
By Associated Press.
Peoria, Oct. 14. The Dougherty
scandal claimed another victim. Driv
en to desperation and nervous prostra
tion bv wcrry over the disclosures
comprising his bank and the fear oi a stead as soon as the work can be be
disastrous run, Nelson Burham, a ven-! gun.
erable stockholder in the Peoria Nat- Indications are that the school will,
ional Bank died suddenly last night, I have to suspend,' as there is no build
aged 79. He was worth a half million. 1 ing in which it can be conducted.
JOIN AGAINST GERM ANY?
By Associated Press.
Berlm, Oct. 14. Disclosures in
France cf the alleged British offers of
alliance against Germany are so thor
oughly believed here that a powenul
naval league with its 600,000 members
and all the apparatus of agitation are
already, moving for a new naval pro
gram that shall further increase Ger
many's defensive resources against
Great- Britain. Popular distrust of
Will Known Man and Clerk ut
Cooper & Co. Body Was Found
By his Son Behind Counter.
Wound Inflicted on Back of
Skull.
Burglar Had Used Five-Foot Board
In Murdering Man. At2p m.
To-Day Body Still L:es Where
it Was When Found. Coroner
To Hold Inquest. ,
Special to The News. :
Lake City, S. C, Oct. 14. Mr. Ju
lian Wilson, a well-known man of this
section and a clerk for Cooper and
Company at their store one mile from
Indiantown, was murdered last night
while in the store.
His body was found this morning
by his son, Leland Wilson, Paul
Cooper and George Graham. It was
lying behind the counter and the head
was resting in a pool of blood.
The wound was inflicted on the back
of the head and a five foot board was
used by the murderer to strike the
death blow. The instrument of death
was found 35 yards from the store
house. One end was covered with
blood. The plank was formerly used in
greasing the wagons and was about
two inches in thickness.
Mr. Wilson slept in the store and
had been doing so three or four weeks.
The murderer evidently supposed
there was a goodly sum of money as
nothing in the store house or on the
person of the deceased, was destroyed'.
The deceased was peacable and was
not known to have an enemy in Wil
liamburg county which had been his
home for many years. At one time he
was treasurer of Williamsburg county
and was always very popular with
both whites and blacks. f
At two o'clock this afternoon the
body is still lying where it was found
this morning. As soon as the coroner
arrives an inctuest will be held and tho
body will be taken to the home of the
deceased, which is about three miles
from the store house.
The deceased was 57 years old and
had been a widower for 20 years. He
has three grown sons.
There is considerable excitement
here on account of the murderous
deed.
MORGAN OPPOSES PRESIDENT.
Takes Issue With Roosevelt on Rail
road Rate Regulation.
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Oct. 14. Senator Mor
gan made a statement in whicn he
takes issue with Roosevelt's proposed
policy in coeiring greater powers for
the regulation of railway rates on the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
Senator said: "In my judgment it is
not likely that an effort to empower
tho Interstate Commerce Commission
with authority to fix railway rates wili,
in the near future, at least, result in
any definite conclusion. I hardly thin
anything definite can be done by Con
cress for iu
"The proposition proposed by the
President contemplates nothing less
than a radical change, both in the prin
ple of distinct and separate powers
delegated by the Constitution and the
Statute Law to the Feaerai Govern
ment on one hand and on the other to
the states.
Fire Took Place at 1:30 a m.,
Piano And Furniture Ruined.
Loss $8,000. School Suspen
ded t) Build a Modern Brick
Structure.
Special to The News.
...Shelby, N. C, Oct. 14. The Shelby
graded school building and the piano
and school furniture 'was destroyed
-by fire at 1:30 o'clock this morning
The fire originated in about the cen
tre of the building, which was a large
twp-story frame ftructure, tand ,the
building burned rapidly.
The loss was about $8,000, .with in
surance of $2,500. A large modern
brick structure will be erected in its
Great Britain has naturally swollen to
great proportions and the semi-official
denials in London cannot overcome
the conventions now formed that Ger
many had a narrow escape from war
in which although she would have
been victorious on land,-would have
resulted in her being crushed at sea
and damaged along her coast with a
consequent destruction of her oversea
commerce. -
BIG FERE DESTROYS
SCHOOL BUILDING