V Hi FT f-'V. JJ Li A. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PftESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV 6356 CHARLOTTE, N C, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1906 PRICE: 3 CENTS r uTt rDiuitnon KBe RACE THIS TIME In a Card To-day he Withdraws from the Race in Favor of his Neighbor Mr. W. A. Grier. He Thanks his Friends for Their Support in Past. ' A PERSONAL EIGHT NARROWLY AVERTED III HOUSE TO-DAY IK, i wmnrunu . .r-szs. WAS NOMINATED FQR mM.aiKj CONGRESS TO-DAY lPffe' & The Democrats in the Tenth Con gressional District Met in Con vention Today and Nominated Hon. W. T. Crawford for Con gress on First Ballot, The Nomination was Made Unan imous. Editor W. T. R- Bell Placed Before the Convention Mr. Craw'ord's Name. A Large Attendance was at Convention. Special to The News. Asheville, June 30. Hon. V. T. Crawford was nominated for Congress in the Tenth District on the first bal lot of the convention held here today. (n motion the nomination was made ipanimous. Mr. Crawford's name was placed In-fore the convention by V. T. R. Fell, editor of the Rutherford Sun ami was seconded by Frank R. Hew-j itt. who was a candidate for Congress against Mr. Crawford in the nri- riuiries. He naid a tribute to the past ser-vii.-o of Mr. Crawford and asked the "?mocrats of the Tenth District to five him their support in the fall cleft ion. Mr. Gudger who recognized his de feat several weeks ago is in Wash ington being unable to leave his offi cial duties. The convention was called to order . by chairman M. L. Shipman and J. P. Murphy was made chairman and Donnld Gillis, was made secretary. Considering the fact that there was no fight made over the nomination there was a large attendance. CASE OF SENATOR BURTON. Statement Given Oat Denying That Senator Burton Desires to Secure Executive Pardon. By Associated Press. Topc-ka, Kan., June. 30. The counsel for v Senator Burton, gave out a signed statement denying, on behalf of Senator Burton, any desire to secure an executive pardon in the case of his final conviction by the United States Supreme Court. The statement denies the published report that an effort will be made to secure a pardon for Senator Burton, anil says: "While he will contend to the last for his honor and his. good name, asserting his innocence always, if the final decree is against him, he will not turn to the executive for par don for a crime he never committed." CASE OF BARRINGTON. 'Lord1' Barington's Case to be Heard by Supreme Court. By Associated Press. Jefferson Qity, Mo., June 30. F. Seymour "Lord" Barrington's case is to be heard by the United States Su preme Court. Chief Justice Brace to day signed the writ of error and an appeal will at once be made to the Supreme Court of the United States. This stops all the proceedings and Harrington will not hang July 26th lor the murder of James McCann. THE GOREMYKJN MINISTRY. The Retirement of the Ministry Has Been Decided Upon. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, June 30. The Asso ciated Press was informed this after noon upon the authority of a Grand Duke that the retirement of the Gor emykin ministry has been definitely decided upon. ERYAN OFF FOR LONDON. Hon. William J. Bryan Will Leave Bergen Tonight for London. By Associated Press. Chribtiania, Jan. 30. Hon. Wm. J. Bryan who has been spending a couple f days at Bergen after a tour north ward as far as North Cape, leaves Ber gen tonight for London. RECEIVE DIRE WARNING. Two Peasant Leaders arc Warned That They Have Been Sentenced to Death. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, June 30. Anniken anrl Alladin peasant leaders in Parlia ment have received warning from the League f0r the Salvation of Russia Odessa, that they have been sen tenced to death. NEGRO DELIVERED. Taken to Penitentiary to Serve 15 Years for Attempted Assault, special The News. Raleigh, June 30. Deputy Sheriff A.- W. Davis, of Stokes county ar rived, here this morning to deliver to m Penitentiary Melvil Tatum (col-1 tn.) who is to serve 15 years for an assault on a white sirl with an tcrnPt to commit an outrage. Naval Exhibition. Cv Associated Press. Wasington, June 30. The Senate I'assod the bill for a naval exhibition JJ Tampa in 1908 irr connection with celebration of the beginning of tfle work of the Panama Canal. Poor PUBLIC BUILDING BILL. Complete Agreement Reached on Om nibus Public Building Bill. By Associated Press. Washington, June 30. Senator Scott reported a complete agreement on the Omnibus public building bill. He said the Senate conferees were compelled to yield the Senate provision for a $30, 000,000 building in Washington for the departments of state, justice and com merce and labor. Scott expressed mor tification over the fact. The Amendments. Washington June 30. The con ferees on the Omnibus public build ing bill reported a complete agree ment. The disputed amendments settled by the all night conference include: Ocalla, Pla., $85,000: Fer nandina. (Fla.) $100,000: Fayctteville, N. C, $60,000: Richmond, Va., $200, 000. President Signs Bills. By Associated Press. Washington, June 30. The Pres ident went to the Capitol this after noon to sign bills passed during the last hours of Congress. ' LIBRARY ASSN, WILL MEET AT ASHEVILLE More than One Thousand Library Workers Present at Opening of American -Library Association. New Members Elected and Place Meeting Considered. ASHEVILLE THE PLACE. American Library Association to Meet Next Year at Asheville. Special to The News. Narragansett Pier, R. I. June 30. The American Library Association at its morning session selected Asheville N. C. as its next place of meeting. The Press Story By Associated Press. Narrangansett Pier, R. I., June 30. More than 1,000 library workers had ; registered here today before the open-1 ing session of the 28th annual meeting j of the American Library Association. The election of new members and the selection" of a place for the next year's meeting were the principal items of business. Asheville, N. C., was generally approved as the meet ing place in 1907. The National Association of State Libraries affiliated with the American Library Association had its first ses sion this morning. John P. Kenne dy, of Virginia, president of the as sociation, presided. MEN FURTHER RESPITED Governor Grants Further Respites in Case of Hasty and Samuels of Wilkes County. By Associated Press. Rrleigh, N. C, June 30 Another respite was granted by Gov ernor Glenn in the cases of ex-revenue officers Hasty and Samuels of Wilkes county, under sentence of term in the Wilkes jail for assaulting and cow hiding editor Deal of The Wilkesboro Chronicle. This time the respite is to August 4. At the urgent request of ex-judge Spencer B. Adams who is busy conducting the campaign against Congressman Spencer Blackburn for the state chairmanship of the Repub lican party, who has not time to appear before the Governor to make a plea of pardons for his clients. SOCIAL. Mr'H Mrs P. C. Brunson and children left this morning for Charles ton, S. C, where they will spend some time. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Marshall, who have been residing at Meridian, Miss., will move to. Gastonia about the first of August. Mrs. Marshall is a sister of Mr. E. L. Keesler, Mrs. E. V. Dur ham and Mrs. M. M. Murphy, of Charlotte. Susan! NEW HAMPSHIRE LAUNCHED. Five Men Were Injured While Clear ing Away Props Which Held Ves sel. By Associated Press. Camden, N. J., June 30. The Bat tleship New Hampshire was launched at the yards of the New York Ship Building Company, christened by Miss Hazel E. McLane, daughter of Gover nor McLane, of New Hampshire. She is a sister ship of the battleship Kan sas recently launched. Five workmen were injured while clearing away the . props which held the vessel, but only one was seriously hurt. - DEATH OF WILLIAM GRAVES. Was Vice President of Diamond Match Company Fire Followed Death. By Associated Press. Chico, Calif., June 30. Wrilliam Graves, vice-president and general manager of the Diamond Match Com pany died last night at Portland, Ore gon, while en route to Chico. His wife expected him to arrive tonight. WThen the news was broken to her by friends fire broke out in her residence and it was necessary to hurry her to the ho tel while her home was in flames. Graves had been with the Diamond Match Company since its organiza tion. ABOUT S14.QGQ TAXftBLERDPERTY Returns so far Show that the In crease Since Last June will be About One Million, Tax-Listers to Continue Another Week. The returns made for the new year at the office of the tax-listers when completed will show that there has been over a million dollars increase in Mecklenburg real estate and manu facturing property during the past twelve months. The above statement was made to day by the officials in charge of the work of tax-listing which has been in progress for the past thirty days. The percentage of returns made to date is about 75 of the whole, and when all are in, they will show that the remarkable increase of $1,000,000 or over has been returned. The legal time for making the re turns closes this evening at sun down but as so many have delayed the mat ter, it will be necessary for the listing of taxes to be continued through next week, as one-fourth of the tax payers have not yet been heard from. The returns, when complete, will give Mecklenburg something like $14,000,000 worth of taxable property. The increase has been remarkable, and is a sure indication of the steady march forward of the progressive Queen City. ' From present indications it will not be many years before Charlotte and Mecklenburg county will boast $20,000, 000 worth of property, real and per sonal. THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. Meeting Postponed on Account of Ab sence of Pres. A. H. Lowe. Today was the date set for the meet ing of the board of governors of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Asso ciation with President A. H. Lowe, of Fitchburg, Mass., to select a place of meeting for the convention of the as sociation in 1907. On account of the inability of Pres-. dent Lowe to be present today, the meeting was postponed until a conve nient date later on, and may be callec at Washington or some other point next time, wherever it is easiest to get the president and members together. President Fitch was in this section vPRtprriav hut on account of business engagements was compelled to take his departure last night, and, there fore, the meeting was caiiea on ior me present. Tt has hen stated on very good au thority that Philadelphia or Augusta would be the most likely to get the 1907 convention of the Cotton Mann facturers, but of course nothing defi nite ran he stated until the formal se- Uection of a meeting place is announced by the board of governors. .. ,, Politicians have iBeen on the Move To-dav. -Mr. McNinch's Friends Have been Very Active. - " . Mr. Watkins Joins the Other Candidates. One of the most interesting devel opments in the political situation in Mecklenburg today was the with drawal of Mr. R. C. Freeman from the Legislative race. Mr. Freeman in a card published in today's News says he has recently had an interview with Mr. W. A. Grier and finds that Mrl Grier has decided to enter the race for the Lower House. As Mr. Freeman thinks that two different elections to the legislature is enough for any one man, he withdraws from the race in favor of Mr. Grier, they being both from the same section, vs soon as Mr. Freeman made known his intentions not to run for the legislature, Mr. Grier handed in his formal card an nouncing his candidacy for the legis lature. This card appears in another part of this paper. , As to the senatorial race there are no new developments.! It is generally conceded that Mr. Frank. R. McNinch will oppose Mr. McD. Watkins. Wliile Mr. McNinch has not declared openly that he was a candidate , his best friends say that he is in the race to the finished. I Today has been one devoted, for the most part, to talking politics and try ing to keep cool. Wherever a shady spot could be located there a crowd would gather and polities .wa discuss ed. At Independence Sq iar) early this morning there was qi.re -a party of politicians gathered jiscussing the probable candidates and the coming primary election. Most of our people agree that the legislative fight will be an interesting one and that one or two more candidates may enter the race in the next few days. Mr. Freston Will Make the Race. Mr. E. R. Preston, of the Charlotte bar, will be in the race for the lower house of the State legislature during the present campaign, which is now beginning to warm up. When approached by a News' re porter today Mr., Preston said: "Yes, I have decided to stand for the nomi nation for the lower house." Continuing, Mr. Preston, added: "Personally I am in favor of such just and reasonable extension of the city limits as our vonderful growth and ex pansion seems to make necessary. Greater Charlotte is the cry on all sides now." "This question of extension is a most important one, and hence there should be ft free, open and' friendly dis cussion of the matter, as the views and advice of those in authority will naturally be desired by the represen tatives in the legislature." Mr. Preston, it should be said in his own behalf, is a tax-payer in Dil worth. He is a young man of sterling charac ter and unquestioned integrity, and will make a clean, open race, for the position to which he has aspired. LOWELL TO HAVE NEW MILL New Teachers for Gastonia School Ball Game. Special The News. Gastonia, June, 30. Lowell is to have a new cotton mill. The new mill is being built chiefly by the stockhold ers of the old mill, and will be located just northeast of the other one. The capacity of the mill isj to be a five thousand spindle yarn mill. Work will be begun on the foundation real soon. It is reported that Lowell is to have another cotton milL but it is not cer tain. Miss. May Dell Barre of Honea Path, S. C, Miss. Annie Galloway and Miss. Carrie Glenn of Gastonia have been elected , as new teachers to fill the vacancies of Miss Ida Pursley, Miss Osie Shuford. and Miss Eloise Stokes, who have resigned. Miss Stokes was recently married at her home in Ybrk ville, S. C. the groom being Mr. R. J. Sifford a prominent young man in Gastonia. ' The best game of ball of the season was played in Gastonia yesterday afternoon . between Mountain Island and Gastonia, the score being eight to one in favor of Gastonia. Although the same was Gastonia's after the first' inning, it was full "of excitement and sensational plays all through the game. The fine pitching of Morrow was something wonderful, only allow ing the Mountain Island boys . one hit. Morrow is only a young boy and every thing points that he is one of the coming pitchers of. thje South. Rhyne, short stop for Gastonia, made one of the most sensational plays ever seen on this diamond and his heavy hit ting was above the average. j Mrs. F. H. Busbee, of Raleigh, has arrived m the city and is with' her son Mr. R. S. Busbee. Mrs. Louis Brown, of Concord, is also at the home of Mr. Busbee. At THE TEACHERS' SCHOOLS Raleigh Summer School the Most Suc cessful Ever Held In the State. Special to Tito News. Raleigh, June 30. Mr. J. A. C. Chandler of the educational depart ment of the Jamestown Exposition ar rived here from Norfolk last evening and deliverd an address before the teachers attending the North Carolina Summer school on the educational de partment of the exposition which is to open in April, 1907. He explained the scope of the educational feature of the exposition and the teachers manifested great interest, assurance being given that the schools of North Carolina will be liberally represent ed. Prof. E. C. Brooks, superintendent of the Goldzboro Graded schools, who has been here delivering a series of addresses before the teachers here in attendance. He thinks there can beno furthe doubt as to the permanency of the Raleigh summer school. He says Raleigh and the A. & M. College make an ideal place for holding such a school. Col. W. B. Rodman and Mr. D. B. Smith returned last night from Wrightsville Beach, where they'v at tended the meetings of the Bar Associ ation. - . ; Turkish Army Reserves Serving in Yemen Province Mutinied. Few Hundred were Killed. Be fore Surrender. Forts Order ed to Open Fire. By Associated Press. Hodeida, Turkish Arabia, June 30. Another mutiny has broken out among the Turkish army reserves serving in Yemen province. : Sixteen batallions demanded that they be repatriated and Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Feizi Pasha, ordered the forts to open fire on the mutiners, who surrendered after a few hundred of them h?.d been killed. THE GYPSY PARTIES. Boys of the Y. M. C. A. to Take Outing During July. A new feature is being introduced in the boys department of the Young Men's Christian Association. : Preparatory to the departure of the boys on the camp, during the month of July two Gypsy parties will be organ ized. The boys composing the Gypsy parties will take side trips - into the country in a wagon of the prairie schooner fashion. They , will live ' on the road with horses," "Gypsy" wagons, tents, dogs, pots and pans. Eat good country food, breathe pure air, swim in river, play baseball, sing around camp fires, and rough it in general. The first party of Gypsies V will be composed of boys from 15 to 18, and they will leave the building July 4th at 10 o'clock A. M., traveling along the Rozzell's Ferry road and returning the next evening at 10 o'clock. " i The second party of Gypsies will bei composed of boys from 11 to 14 and they will leave the morning of July 18, traveling along the Laurel Heights road, returning home the evening of July 19th. Only a limitea number can go on these trips, and all boys desiring to ,go are requested to put in their application- at once together with 80 cents which helps to defray the expenses ot the trip. Any additional information regarding the Gypsies may be secured at the office of the assosiation. Officers on Vacation -- Tomorrow Officers Johnson and Mer ritt will return to duty after : their regular ten days off and Col. Tom Black and Officer Morris will take a few days off.. Col. Black has come to a draw between, going fishing and get ting out a revi&ed edition of stories. ANOTHER MUTINY N TURKISH ARMY Last! WEATHER IN JULY Data Covering (a Period of 27 Years Compiled by Weather Bureau. The following weather data for July, covering a period of 27 years, have been compiled from the bureau records at Charlotte. They are issued, to show the conditions that have prevailed dur ing the month in question, for the above period of years. The mean or normal temperature for July has been 79 degrees. The warmest month was that of 188.1, with an average of 82 degrees. The coldest month was that of 1891 with an aver age of 75 decrees. The highest temperature in July was 102 degrees, July 18, 1887. The lowest temperature was 55 in July 10, 1SXL The average precipitation for the month has been 5.37 inches. The aver age number of days with .01 of an inch or more has been 12. The greatest monthly precititation was 8.64 inches in 1879. The least monthly precipita tion was 1.68 inches in 1888. The great est amount of precipitation in any 24 consecutive hours was 4.24 inches on July 30, 1879. The average number of clear days in July has been 8; partly cloudy, days 15; cloudy days S. - The prevailing winds have been from the southwest. The average hourly velocity of the' winds has been 5 miles The highest velocity of th. wind wis 42 miles an hour from tiie-wesC on July 26, 1893. HAND PISTOL FIGHT Four Italian Tradesmen Assemble to Talk Over Market Conditions. Four Handed Pistol' Conflict Followed. One Man was Mor tally Wounded. By Associated Press. . -New York, June SO.Four Italian tradesmen of the Italian colony of Brooklyn, who had been cutting prices on their wares, assembled today at the corner of Vanbrunt and Union streets, Brooklyn, to talk oyer the mar ket conditions. In a short time a four-handed pistol conflict was in progress, in which one of ; the men was probably mortally wounded. ' The other -three were more or less injured and a bystander who had no part in the conflict received a bullet in his leg. FARMERS' INSTITUTE, SHOPTON. Mr. Moore Has Arranged for the Third at Shopton, July 16th. .Mr.C. C. Moore, chairman of the Farmers' Institute committee, has ar ranged to hold the third -institute in Mecklenburg at Shopton on July : the 16tlu The farmers, and their wives and children, of Berryhill, Steele. Creek and Pineville, will be expected -to attend this meeting and bring with them well filled baskets. Speakers will -be on hand to answer any question pertain ing to the farmers interest. Funeral of Miss Carrie Johnson. The funeral, of Miss Carrie Johnson, whose death occurred yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Johnson, at No. 209 North Cedar street, took place from the residence this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The services were con ducted by Rev. A. R. Shaw, pastor of the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian Chuch, assisted by Rev. W. W. Orr. The in terment was at the Paw Creek Church burying grounds. Besides the parents, the deceased is survived by two broth ers and four sisters. A Very Drunk Negro Man. , Officers this morning brought in Will Pratt, a colored man who was making things stormy down on Middle street. Pratt is charged with being drunk and disorderly and with raising cain, and frightening the natives. He was lock ed and left to sober in a cell at police headquarters. Christian Science Services. Christian Science services will be held tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. at the hall, No. 5, West Fifth street. Subject: - "Life." The public is cor dially invited. v- . ONE KILLED HI FOUR A Serious Difficulty Occurred in House To-day Between Hon. George N. Southwick of New York and Chas. L. Bartlett of Georgia. But for Intervention of Friends Personal Encounter Might have Taken Place. Bartlett Threat ened to Use Knife if he was Accused of Lying. By Associated Press. Washington, ,'Juhe-30. What prom ised to be a serious personal en counter between George N. South wick of New York, and Charles. L. Bartlett of, ; Georgia, -was prevented early this morning in the House by the intercession" of friends. . Southwick sought to pass a resolu tion increasing ' the pay of the tally clerks. Bartlett, member of the com mittee on accounts, asked if the reso lution Had been passed upon by a committe of the House. The speaker informed him it had not. Bartlett ob jected. During this time Southwick was repleading -with Bartlett to let the. resolution through, but the Geor gian "was determined it should not pass. Backing away, from Southwick 'be took a position on the Republican side. Then Southwick made the re mark that there had been a good deal of lying in the committee on the resolution and . made a movement to ward Bartlett, . thinking that a per sonal assault was intended, Bartlett who had a silver pen-knife in his hand remarked that Southwick dare not say he had lied or he would cut him. Friends interf erred and the threatened encounter was averted. THE HOUSE WAS MERRY. Vkmbers Sang Old Songs on the Eve s, of Adjournment. . . liy Associated Pres. Washington June 30 The animosities and political differences of the present session of Congress were totally for gotten or laid aside in the House today and the sweet singers among the mem bers joined in songs that are sung about every hearthstone in the land where the English language is spoken. Gathered about Mr. Watson of Indi ana, who has a fine baritone voice, Mr. Tawney of Minnesota who has a high tenor. -Mr. Campbell of Kansas, Mr. WTebb of North Carolina and Mr. Olmstead of Pennsylvania and others whose musical qualities are well known with the House and galleries to join in the choruses, the historic chamber rang with melody during the long and tiresome waits today oc casioned by the delay in agreeing to the conference reports. THE TEXAS COTTON CROP. Dr. Orr Says Cotton and Corn Crops Look Fine. Dr. W. W. Orr, pastor of the East Avenue Tabernacle, returned to the this morning after a month's absence in Texas, where he held special meet ings and revival services during June. Dr. Orr traveled over a good section of the State and was very much im pressed with the splendid condition of the cotton and corn crops. He says the corn crop in Texas is made and it cannot be equalled in any section of the country. Concerning the cotton crop, Dr. Orr said it was also fine. Texas had an abundance of rain last week which was followed by a dry spell and plenty of hot sun this week. This he said was very much in favor of both "The cotton growers of Texas are ex pecting a big yield this year which will surely follow unless the boll weevil makes its appearance," said Dr. Orr. "The boll weevil is an uncertain thing. Last year it did very little dam age. The worm made its appearance during the first of the season, and they seemed to be plentiful but a wet spell followed by a dry spell and hot sun caused them to almost completely dis appear." Missionary Meeting. ' Special to The News. Asheville,. N. C, Junne 30. The fourth annual conference of the Young People's Missionary Society met at . Kenilworth Inn in this city last night for a ten days' session. About 200 del egates had arrived last night and it is: expected that 300 will be in atten-' dance by Monday. The purposes of these conferences is to enable 1?he 'niis- '' sionary secretaries in charge of young people's work and the leaders 'in. ! the " Sunday schools and other young peo ple's organizations to spend a ten days of uninterrupted prayer and Bible stu dy. The conference is also intended as a training school for leaders and secretaries of Sunday schools and church organizations. MAN HANGED HIMSELF. Man Who Caused Death of His Wife Hanged Himself in Prison Cell. By Associated Press. - - Philadelphia, June 30. Charles Von Canegan, whose wife died of wounds inflicted by him last Monday, hanged himself in his cell in the county prison today. x U