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5 tjstB - ; . , . , ... . , --5- . , . , ...... : : : : : - P IT A MEW H ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV JO. 6426 CHARLOTTE, N. C. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3 9, 1906. PRICE: 5 CENTS choonelis Wrecked Typhoon Resulted 'Thanks, to 5c. 5iW joi- CLidmcj ub our In Death to Lape Off the Fear 000 British Steamer Petunia Ar rived with First Story Wreck from Recent Storm. Schooner R. D. Bibber and Seven of Crew Lost Off Cape Fear. Steamer New York Arrived at Charleston with Mate and Ihree Seamen from III fated Schooner. Search Made for Derelict. Schoon er Turned Turtle. special to The News. Wilmington. N. C, Sept. 19. The iiniiMi steamer i-eiunia arnvea last "::ht and reported the first wreck of h recent storm, being the schooner R. I). Bibber, from Savannah to New York, lumber laden, having been wnvked twenty miles off the Cape ('ar. at the mouth of the river. When spoken by the Petunia the captain and . i.ite only were on board the water- iu.ueii vessel. The Clyde Line steamer, New York, : ;rriveu at Charleston last night with i!i mate and three seamen from the :.i-r'a!eii vessel, the remaining seven n of the crew being lost at sea. The vessel turned turtle. It was onneil bv Pendleton Brothers, New York. The tug Blanche and steamer Comp ! a left here today to locate the dere iiet and tow it to Southport. Wire f-oinmunication with Southport was de stroyed by the storm and it is not known yet whether the derelict has in'!; located. The schooner was i ::t at Bath, Me., in 1S84. TAMMANY HALL CONTROLS. Accordinq to Returns Murohy Will Control 60 of 105 Delegates to State Convention, Bv Associated Press. I New York, September 19. Accord- ved that two persons were drowned. iug to the returns and reported affil- They arf Hank Llttlefield. ,a c.lrcus iation of the leaders elected at thejman- an,d .a negro porter The injur- Democratic primaries Charles F. Mur j.hy will control 00 of the 105 delegates i; the convention, which will enable the leader of Tammany, to apply the unit rule and cast the vote of Tammany 3 lull solidly for candidate determined upon by majority of the delegates. Murphy has made no statement but it is generally understood he is friend ly to Mr. Hearst. Murphy's victory, however, is be lieved to preclude the possiblity of Jerome securing the New York county delegation to the State convention. In Brooklyn McCarren retains control. In the Republican party Herbert Parsons, president of the County Re publican committee defeated the forc es headed by the former Governor Odell and Quigg. The defeat of Odell may take from him the control of the State committee of which he is chair man. Instruct for Hearst. There was no opposition to Hearst in the Democratic primaries in Erie c.ninty, and the full county delegation, iiK luding Buffalo will be instructed for him. WOULD BLACKBALL BAILEY. A. D. Jackson Issues Call for Mass Meeting for the Purpose of In structing Delegates to Vote Against Senator Bailey. By Associated Press. Mineola, Texas, Sept. 19. Mr. A. D. J ukson, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Woods coun ty, has issued a call for a mass meet ing of Democrats of this county at yiiitmari Saturday, September 29th, "to ascertain and express our wishes 3ii regard to instructing our State Sen ators and our Representatives in vot ing against J. W. Bailey for United States Senator from Texas." Mr. Jackson states that the call is prompted by recent developments made in the testimony of H. Clay i'iorce at Stl Louis. RUSSIAN GENERAL MURDERED. Because He Was Thought to be Mem ber of Court Martial, General Nico laeff Was Murdered. By Associated Press. Warsaw, Sept. 19. General Nico iaeff, of the artillery, has been assassi nated. He was erroneously thought " he a member of the field court mar tial. General Nicolaeff was walking nn Wielka street when he was sur rounded by five revolutionists and fi:ut dead. The murderers escaped. HAND GRENADES ADDED. Are Considered more Efficacious than Cannon. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, September 19. In view of the possibilities of urban dis eider the war office decided to add Imnd grenades to the equipment of the Hoops. These were considered more efficacious than cannon in attacks on The barricades, and large ' quantities have been forwarded to Warsaw and other Polish centers. CHARLOTTE COMPANY CHARTERED. Mecklenburg Mutual Life Insurance Association Chartered. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 19. The Meck lenburg Mutual Life Insurance Asso ciation of Charlotte, was chartered this afternoon by the Insurance Com missioner with the authority to be gin business when the company has the applications of 300 members. . There is no capital, the plan being a mutual insurance, to be paid by the district branches at which death oc curs, no branch to have less than 200 members. Among the incorporators are A. D. Penny and E. E. Rollins. The Southern States Fire Insurance Company, of Greensboro, was charter ed with $450,000 capital and the privi lege to increase to $750,000. Busi ness will begin with $100,000 paid in. The incorporators are J. W. Fry, J. L. King, J. A. Odell, and others. TELEPHONE CO.'S TROUBLES. Comnratinn r.nmmiinn Hrc rh,rn Brought Against Company New- bern Company Chartered. Special to the News. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 19. The Crav en Chemical Company, of Newbern, was chartered today with $100,000 cap ital authorized, and $20,000 subscrib ed, for the manufacture of fertilizers and other farm products, incorpora tors being C. E. Foy, C. D. Bradham 'and C. P. Bolles, Jr. There was a hearing today before the corporation commission on the charge brought by W. B. Mann, a mer- eiiaiit nere, against me fiouinern uen Telenhone Pomnanv that- tWo is still discrimination in rates of the company for exchange service. A. B. Andrews, ' Jr., appeared for the Bell Company and Manager Wynne, of" the Raleigh Telephone Company, (opposition to the Bell Exchange) for Mr. Mann. The commission reserved its- ruling in the matter. YESTERDAY'S TRAIN WRECK. No Bodies of Victims Recovered Two Thought to be Drowned Injured Cared for. y -ocidiuu rrehs. ;break no bodte's of the victims of yes- 'terdav's wreck of the Rock Island train had been recovered, but it is be-) ed are being cared for at 'Kingfisher. The pa?s.f efs were nearly a11 resi dents of Oklahoma. May Hear from Missing. While only two are positively known to be dead, a number of the missing, it is believed may be heard from dur ing the day. Two of the 1G known injured mays die. TAFT m BACON ARRIVEAT HAVANA Secretary Taft and Bacon Arrive Early this Morning and Visit President Palma. Hearty Wel come Accorded the Secretary on his Arrival, By Associated Press. Havana, Sept. 19. The cruiser Des- moines with Messrs. Taft and Bacon, 1 arrived at half-past seven this morn ing. Taft and Bacon received Senor Ofarrill, the Cuban secretary of State on board. Later, Mr. Taft and Mr. Bacon came ashore and proceeded to the jalace where they called on Presi dent Palma at 10 o'clock. Secretary Taft's Plans. Secretary Taft said he had arranged tentatively to hold the hearings at home of Minister Morgan in Marianao but that no definite arrangements will be made until the formalities of the day are over. May Solve Cuban Problem. The situation was discussed with President Palma in a general way. De tails were not taken up. . President Palma expressed himself particularly appreciative of President Roosevelt's attitude that no policy had been for mulated with regard to the future and that Mr. Roosevelt's representatives were approaching their task free to act wholly in accordance with the de velopments. Upon leaving the palace the party proceeded to the cruiser Den ver where Alfredo Zayas and other members of the Liberal committee, who had been awaiting Secretary Taft and Mr. Bacon, presented themselves. A brief and pleasant conversation en sued, but there was nothing beyond exchanges of courtesies Predictions are already being made that the Cuban problem will be solved within a week on what basis is still a matter of conjecture. Taft himself reiterates that President Roosevelt's representatives are here with no policy except to insure peace in Cuba. Great Firje Raging. By Associated Press. Buenos Ayres, September 19. A great fire is raging on the docks. noht. (J oM I " The Peerless Th Ay . 9 H 7 - li A. Great Tribune of Enth , . . , The special train provided by the Southern Railway to convey Mr. Wm. j. Bryan and part through North Car- olina arrived in Charlotte yesterday afternoon promptly on schedule time, 7:30 o'clock. It was sighted by an anxious crowd of Charlotte people who had assembled there to get the first glimpse of the illustrious Nebraskan When the engine puffed into the yard a shout arose which later became deaf ening as the distinguished visitor stepped from the platform to the ground. He was greeted oy many cordial handshakes which delayed the movement of the score or more of car riages -up-towhv but "as large bodies move slow," this was excusable. Mr. Bryan was ushered to the first carriage in which Governor Glenn, Mr. W. C. Dowd and Mayor S. S. McNinch were also occupants. The rest of the carriages, about 25 in number, the Steele Creek band and a number of automobiles fell in line and the - pro cession moved rapidly to the South ern Manufacturers' Club wliere an el egant dinner awaited the distinguished guests and members of tne Charlotte committees. Covers wiare prepared for 30 guests, but owing to a few more out-of-town visitors than were expect ed, this part of the program was some what altered. The Southern Manufacturers' Club has a way of doing things that is strictly up-to-date and all who went within its hospitable doors last eve ning were of the opinion that the re ception and dinner tendered the dis tinguished visitors was not lacking in any respect. A committee from the Club welcomed the party and ushered the guests straightway to the dining room here a beautifully arranged ta ble, appropriately decorated for the oc casion, met gladdened eyes. The table extended the entire length of the din ing room. At each end was a large vase of fragrant cut flowers, while star shaped evergreen and the words "W. J. 13." and "N. E. B." done in blossoms, were arranged with splendid taste on either side of a red, white and blue shield in the center. The most pleas ant social entertainment of Mr. Bryan's visit to Charlotte passed away here, and much credit is due to Mr. II. A. Webber, the efficient caterer of the Club for the style in which the dinner was served and the smooth manner in which everyone was served. The guests were tlite following nam ed: Mrs. Mary B. Bryan, Mrs. W. C. Dowd, Mrs. Lee S .Overman, Mrs. Theo. F. Kluttz, Mrs. Josephus Dan iels, Mrs Chalmers Glenn, Mrs J. C. Biggs, Mrs. J. N. Wilson, Mrs. A. L. Smith, Mrs. S. S. McNinch, Mrs. J. B. Kenney, Mrs. P. M. Simmons, Mrs. T. C. Guthrie, Miss Bessie Boyd, Miss Daisie Collett and Mrs J. W. Menefee. Hon.' Wm. J. Bryan, Mayor S. S. Mc Ninch, and Messrs. E. J .Hale, Andrew Joyner, A. D. Watts, J. C. Biggs, A. C. Brooks, Josephus Daniels, J. N. Wil son, E. C. Gregory, Hon. Theo. F. Kluttz and Senators F. M. Simmons and Lee S. Overman, Governor R. B. Glenn and Captain W. E. Gonzales. After dinner Mr. Bryan and his par ty, Mayor S. S. McNinch, Mr. W. C. Dowd, Governor R. B. Glenn and other prominent Charlotte citizens were driven to Vance Park where several thousand Democrats,' and- others, were waiting for him to' appear. The car riages drove hurriedly into the Park and one mighty cheer from thousands of throats rent the air. The greatest private citizen the man of the hour had arrived and was about to deliver one of the greatest speeches of his campaign. The crowd swayed and moved restlessly, feet were trampled and necks craned to get a better view and in hearing distance of the famous orator. Mr. Bryan alighted from his carriage and went hastily up the nar row, steps of the little pavillion in which Theodore Roosevelt, . the na- lion's present chief executive deliver ed the last address. Mi. I ft A a r . f, . . V ' ' J 1 I I One From the Cartoon ist's Poir;t of the People lly Greeted usiastica Mr. W. C. Dowd,' master of cere monies, introduced Hon. E. Y. Webb who, he said., had been selected to I resent to the people the" speaker of the evening. Mr. Webb, in just a few choice words introduced H?n. William Jen nings Bryan, the orator of the even ing who spoke for an hour and a half cn various issues of ; the campaign. Mr. Bryan's Speech. Mr. Bryan first took up the speech of Secretary Shaw while in North Carolina, and carefully analyzed this snowing the errors' therein and de claring that the manufacturer was the only one who i; ';eived any , bene fit from the tariff. "On entering this State I was given a copy of Secretary Shaw's speech. 1 was surprised that he should en deavor to tell things to people who boast an instrument that antedates the Declaration of Independence by a whole year and yet he did try to get that off on you people while he would not have dared do so in Iowa, or in the North because it - was a trecond-hand affair that has been worn out in the North. "As to the four millions of draw backs paid by the government as contested by Mr. Shaw, it would be $120,000,000 instead of $4,000,000 that was shipped abroad if such reDates vere necessary to enable the manu facturer to meet competition, for Mr. Shaw said in the same speech that $120,000,000 exports had drawbacks paid on them by the government to the extent of 5 per cent." "He goes further to show that we actually sell abroad cheaper than at home, and in fact Mr. Shaw admits everything nearly that we claim about the tariff, and yet he tries to lell well informed people what he would not dare tell up North. "He admits that our manufacturers can sell cheaper abroad than at home and that the consumer on this side really pays the tax, so what more could we desire of Mr. Shaw." Mr. Bryan showed the various rea sons given for the tariff by the Re publicans from the civil war to the present. The party has always stood lor the tariff." Mr. Bryan's dissection of the Shaw speech showing that drawbacks were necessarily a bonus when Secretary Shaw's contention is accepted as to SOUfJMJH Mr. Bryan Charms Great Crowd with Address at University of South Carolina. Public Recep tion Given in State Capital, Off for Atlanta. Special to Th.e News. Columbia, Sept. 19. From the stand erected on the splendid campus of the University of South Carolina, Mr. Bryan at noon delivered the only ad dress scheduled in this state during his tovir of speech-making in the South. Mr. Bnan arrived from Charlotte last night. The reception committee consisted of representatives of eve ry county in the state. Mayor Gibbes welcomed Mr. Brj-an to the city and Governor Heyward to the State. , . - A public reception, in the State capi tol followed the speech making and the special will leave for Atlanta- during the late afternoon. BRYAN ARRIVES IN tUaX V. borrowed. View. IS in Charlotte the amount of goods sold more cheap ly in foreign than home markets to be true. These contentions have been refused in the North where they pre evidently recognized as Demo cratic principles. Mr. Bryan next took up the popu larity of Roosevelt, and showed con clusively that it grew out of the President's following so closely the Democratic platform, and said that the only indictment he had to bring against the Republicans was that they did not accept and adopt the whole platform of the Democratic party. "A few years ago anybody who was a Republican would answer for the i.eminee but today there , is only one man who can fill the bill for them. This man has won his fame and posi tion' by the aid of the Democrats and it is because he rejected his own party platform and resorted to tnat of the Democrats that he did i-chieve great things." "The settlement of the coal strike, according to Democratic doctrine, was one of the great deeds of the Republican party." "I am glad that crops have been good, for they cannot say it was the Lord who did it all. The Republi cans say when crops are good, they caused it, and when they are bad, it was Providence, and the Republicans Ere therefore left to stand on their record. "Coming down to the trusts, Mr. Bryan grew eloquent and said that the Republicans away back yonder had begun their fight by asking some court somewhere to issue an injunc tion to tell them 'please to stop.' "This did not seem to work, and they thought they would put a fine on them. What would you think? Would it not be horrible for a trust magnate to be put behind the bars, to leave his wife and family to suffer and cause him so much misery, too. We ought to pity the poor fellow." Illustrating his point, Mr. Bryan, s-aid "Suppose for a moment that 1 cm the government, and my friend Hale here is the Republican party, or the trusts. There are two ways to help him get start in business. "One way is for the government to give him aid. But suppose Hale is a Republican instead of a Democrat, t'-.en he can go ahead as long as we can keep it quiet. Then Hale, gets the help and swears this is the best firm of government. But suppose somebody objects. Then I will hold the other fellows and Hale will get their money. That is the difference. Mr. Bryan, after some humorous ref erence to Hale's being a Republican, went on to condemn the sale of the American ballot, bought by the blood of our forefathers; to say that the tariff would never be destroyed in good times or in bad times, by its friends it will never be reformed, the only remedy is for the people to de stroy it. Mr. Bryan again had something to say about Roosevelt, declaring that the President had not a single element of popularity that did not come from his adopting some portion of the Democratic platform.;, , "Even in the settlement -of the coal strike, the principles that guided the Republican administration were got ten out of the old. Chicago platform." The Republicans sometimes express a fear of anarchy, but they have made more anarchy by failure to enforce haws against criminals than all the anarchists created. . . "Socialism has grown while the Re publican party has been in power. Its strength lies in non-correction of abus es under Republican rule. Every Re publican . who attempts to encourage the trust as an economic growth is encouraging socialism. Socialism is the honest man attempting to benefit the race but building on a false premise. Monopoly discourages invention and discovery." "Young Rockefeller has attempted to defend the trust by saying that it is like the rose, whose many little buds must be pinch 2d off in order to get the great beautiful American beauty. "Give me," said Mr .Bryan, "ninety nine small happy homes, with compe tion, then the great American beau ty with all its sweetness, and magnifi cence." "Strange how few people really un derstand what a trust is. I heard of one man who explained that by the combi nation of many factories into a great monopoly, when a strike occurred, one factory would of course close, but the effect would not be felt, as the other factories could fill the demand until the working men had been brought to the ieet of the employer." Mr. Bryan reviewed the passage of the railroad rate law and told how from start to finish, it was engineered, voted for and worked for by Democrats and when the President wanted a man to push it through he came South and selected a Southern Democratic sen ator to do it for him. Mr. Bryan referred to the Philippine question, and expresed doubts as to the sincerity of the Republican party to give the islanders their freedom. "While we were fighting them," said he "they said it would never do to let them alone, and when they quit fight ing, they said over here that every thing was quiet and they didn't need to disturb conditions." Mr. Bryan told of the conditions of India, where he said all of the talk about the happy state of that English ruled possession is not true to life. The people are half starved, and tax ed to death to support an army to maintain English rule in their coun try. "We want our fla not alone to be feared but to be loved." 5 0 YEARS AND 3 0 LASHES. Such is Punishment Awarded Negro Who Attacked Two Women. By Associated Press. Wilmington, Delaware, Sept., 19. Charles Conly, the negro who attacked and seriously injured Mrs. Beatrice Frankish and; her -daughter, -Miss- Gus sie Leitch, on the public road ten days ago was sentenced to 50 years im prisonment and to receive 30 lashes at the whipping post. Two Seriously Injured. By Associated Press. New York, September 19. George Robertson and Arthur Warren were se riously injured in an automobile acci dent near Mineola, Long Island, while on a practice spin in preparation for the Vanderbilt cup race. THREE OF THE CREW E LOST UT SEA British Tramp Steamer Laura From Port Arthur Arrived After Encountering Terrific Storm. Captain and Two Sea men Swept Into Ocean. By Associated Press. Norfolk. Sent. 19. The British tramp steamer Laura, from Port Arthur, Texas, for European points ar rived at Lamberts point, coal piers this morning after having encountered the terriffic storm which swept the Hatteras coast Monday and during which the ship commander, Captain Charles T. Adams, and two seamen, were swept into the ocean and lost. The Laura with her, cargo shifted and badly listed to the port came into the capes with her cart house gone, all save one of her life boats missing, her bridge torn to pieces, sides of her house bent and superstructure practi cal a wreck. The ship showed signs of having been worse handled by wind and sea than any steel ship which ever, before entered this port after a storm at sea. The second officer took command while suffering with a fever of 103 de grees. The third officer and every man aboard was bruised, sore and suf fering. FOUR VILLAGES DESTROYED. Armenians Reduce Four Villages to Ashes Bodies of Slain Lie Unbur ied Among Ruins. By Associated Press. Tiflis, Sept. 19. Four tartar vil lages have been reduced to ashes by the Armenians. A large number of the inhabitants were massacred and the bodies of the slain lie unburied t.mong the ruins. FIFTY PERSONS POISONED. Already Nineteen Have Died From Effects of Poison. By Associated Press. Tomasseow, Russia, Sept. 19. Fifty persons were poisoned at the confirmation festivity from eating meat which had been cooked in a copper kettle containing . verdigris. Nineteen already are " dead. WER Typhoon which Sprang Sud- denly up Carried Death to One Thousand Persons. Property Loss, Public and Piivate, Amounts to Mil lions of Dollars, Twelve Ships were Sunk, Twenty Four Stranded and Seven Severely Damaged as Result. Through Lack of Lighters Trade is Com pletely Paralized. By Associated Press. Hong Kong, Sept. 18. Ono thous and lives were lost during the typhoon and the damage to property, public and private, is millions of dollars. Twelve ships were sunk, 24 stranded, seven damaged and one-half the na tive craft in port was sunk. The shipping trade is paralyzed through the lack of lighters. Thousands Probably Drowned. The typhoon lasted two hours. Over 1000 Sampans and Junks are missing from Hong Kong alone. The wharves were swept away and houses collaps ed. The military barracks are in ruins. The French torpedo boat destroyer Freude was wrecked. Her guns were saved, but phree petty officers and one seaman lost their lives. The harbor is strewn with wreck age thrown upon the shore. Several thousand Chinese water dwellers must have perished, many within a short distance of the shore. The losses in lives and property among Chinese is apalling. Families of Hong Kong boat men Jive night and day on Sampans, and thousands of these people are now homeless. Tho Chinese take the disaster calm ly and show no manifestations of Krief. One launch that capsized had 1D0 Chinese on board. They were all drowned. Reports of fresh disasters are arriving every hour. Only a lew Europeans are missing. MR. J. S. B. THOMPSON'S LOSS. Was Relieved of a Valuable Cold Watch on Way to America. It will be of interest to his many friends and especially his railroad lriends to know that Mr. J. S. U. Thompson, of Atlanta had the mis fortune a few days ago to lose his valuable Swiss watch he valued at $1,000. A day later on the same boat, The New York, Mr. J. Carroll Payne, also of Atlanta lost $350 in cash. Mr. Thompson is general agent of lueSouthern and is well known smong railroad men in Charlotte. Hi;; many friends here hope he will have the fortune of recovering the valu able time piece. THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. Faithful Jews the World Over Will Welcome the Coming of Their New Year. With the setting of the sun this evening faithful Jews the world over will welcome the coming of their New Year with the feast of Rosh-ha-SLanah. The year is 5GG7. The day is sometimes called the day of blowing the cornet, sometimes the day of judgment and sometimes the day of remembrance. The significance of the first is that this feast has always best ushered in ly the glowing of, some instrument. This is repeated time and again in Biblical injunction. In many instan ces, a silver instrument is mentioned, but the Jews of orthodox character use the ram's horn as the most primi tive therefore the most likely and significant instrument of the earliest Line. BOY DIED FROM BLOW. Negro Boy Died From Effects of Blow on the Head by Foreman of Fac tory. Special to The News. Durham, N. C, Sept. 19. John Stroud, a colored boy, died today from the effect of a blow on the head that he received yesterday from the fore man in the Automatic room. Mr. Ed. Hurst, at Blackwell's Durham TobD.cco Factory. Soon after the foreman struck him on the head he left the fac tory and fell unconscious in the street, bleeding from his mouth, and nose, and died without regaining con sciousness. Mr. Hurst has not been placed in custody. The officials are waiting for the decision of the coro ner's jury, which held an inquest over the remains late this afternoon. Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton at the city platform today amounted to 125 bales at 9.35 cents. On the same day last ;ear the receipts amountoVl to 1G2 bales at 10 cents. Dr. J. A. Austin who was so pain fully hurt in an automobile wreck some days ago was removed to his home this morning in Piedmont Park,