NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY JULY 28, 1908.
Price Two Cent
IJOLIEiNdHh Carolina, Hei people. Their Progress and Development in Education, Happiness and Prosperity
,yolume3f No.25,-,:
SERIOUS GASH
ACROSS HEAD
Sensational Fight on
Base Ball field
FLAYERS i RESCUE CONSTABLE.
Umpire "Skidooed" and Later Resigns
Secretary of Corporation Commission
" Steadily Improving- Still Organising
Republican Clubs.
Special to The Sun.
Raleigh, N. C, July 28. There was
a sensational fight on the base ball
diamond here last evening Just at the
wind up of the-Ralelgh-Goldsboro game
In which, according to the rulings oj
Umpire JJpchurch the score was 4 to
2 , in Goldsboro's favor. There had
been repeated protests by the Raleigh
fan nsratnst rullnra in a number of
the earlier innings, notably in the
sixth when two hundred of them start
ed to leave the grounds as a protest.
In the finish of the ninth inning Ral
eigh had two men down and two on
hasps with the intensest excitement
pervading the big crowd when the urn
plre ruled a Raleigh man out at first
when every one Insisted that he was
easily safe. There was great yell of
indignation and a buch of fans led by
Walter Saddler went over the fence on
to the diamond after Umpire' Upchurch.
Constable Byrum, there to maintain
order met Saddler and his followers
and a considerable scuffle ensued In
aMHh Mutineer Frank Thompson, of
the Raleigh team and some others cam
to the aid of the constable who was
set upon by a halt-dozen or more of
Saddlers followers. Saddler was the
only man Injured. He had a bad gash
across the head from the constable'
club. ' s ' :
While this scrimmage was on Umpire
Upchurch "skidooed" getting off the
diamond, no one Beems to know Just
how, and into a cab in which he was
driven direct to his home on Salis
bury street Later in the evening he
got into communication with Secretary
C. H. Gattla'- of the. Eastern Carolina
League and resigned, 'saying he..'had
"enough." Saddler and some or -the
fans who "went up against" the con
stable are to have a hearing In court
today. Secretary Gattls announces that
L. I. Mills, formerly of the Wilson
team will succeed Upchurch as umpire.
Raleigh had two men in the game,
Burke at Bhort and Cooley at third, and
both proved out in fine shape.
The score: R. H. E.
BtiAleh v. ....... .000 200 OOO-i-2 7 3
Gold8boro 0000040004 6
X Batteries: Brandon and Wrenn; Unv-
MaaA anit TWinott HlrilCk Out bV UlS'
" stead 6; Brandon 7; bases on balls,
Brandon 8: Umstead 0. Two base hits
Adams and Reid." Three base hits Daw
"Won. . TImo two hours, r Attendance
700. . :
c Governor Glenn did . not hear the
Register pardon case yesterday after
: all; there being another postponement
at the last minute, this time until July
19th when the governor expects to be
In Laurenburg on other business and
Will go luio IUB wuuiv mwr, unuui
counsel for and against tbVpardoo and
also the wife and three daughters of
H. B. Register, the aged convict whose
pardon from life sentence for Implica
tion In the murder of Jim gtaley and
Jessie Bowles In Columbus county-is
being so earnestly sought by them. J,
D. Lewis was here yesterday to oppose
the pardon and Jackson Greer to op.
pose It. Quite a number of telegrams
came to the governor yesterday In on-
position to pardon.,. One came from
Judge Lyon. He was solicitor and
prosecuted the Registers., Now he; tel-
ffranha the governor that he is hold
" ing" court 'as Judgel at Wultevilla, and
observing ;i.he temper of the people
'thereabouts, he believes a pardon for
Register at this time would, have
verv bad effect He urges that no
' action be taken until there is the full;
est investigation' Into the case. '
i charter is granted the F. T. Smith
. Drug Company, of Kanapolls, Cabarrus
. county, the canlial being $3,000 by P. T.
. Smith and others..' , ,f ,
There Is an amendment for the char
tr of th Orion Knitting Mill Comnany
of Kinston, increasing the capital' from
I1Q.00O to $100,000,' Henrjr TuHbelng
presidents'
' Friends will learn with gratification
of the steady improvement of Mr. Hen
ry Clay Brown, secretary, to the North
Carolina corporation commission. He
convalescing from a severe attack
of typhoid fever.
United States ; Marshal Claudius
Dockery has received a telegram from
Duluth, Minn., to the effect that his
brother, Capt' O. H. Dockery, of the
United States Army, is desperately ill
of appendicitis,' having underwent an
operation with the disease far ad
vanced, ' and now a second operation
being declared to be necessary as a
last chance: Capt Dockery has a wife
and - two children. He has been In
Duluth for some time in charge of a
recruiting station. ; , ' r
The republican executive committee
for the Fourth congressional district
issued a call today for the district
convention to beheld in this city Sep
tember 2d for the nomination of a
candidate for congress to oppose Con,
gressman E. W. Pou, the democratic
nominee. .
A young men's republican club has
just been organized in Cary, this coun
ty, the membership of which is 64 with
50 of the number claimed to be former
democrats. The organization was on
Saturday night with P. A. Sorrell as
temporary chairman and N. G. Wil
liams temporary secretary. A com
mittee of five on permanent organiza
tion was appointed to report at the
next meeting. County Chairman W. T,
iBarrow and County Secretary Chas. D.
Wildes, of Raleigh were present and
addressed the club. There were light
refreshments served after the business
meting.
A republican club has also just been
formed at Auburn with a goodly mem
bership. This organization was on Fri
any night when a number of active
club men of Raleigh went out for the
meeting.
BLED TO DEATH! ALONE.
Mr. w. E, Sutton's Body Found by
.
Roadside. -By
Wire toTho Sun.
Wilmington, N, C., July 28. The
mystery , surrounding the strange
disappearance of W. E. Sutton, a well
known citizen of Burgaw, from his
aome last Firday, aa cleared up Sun.
day afternoon late, when., members
of the searching party found his body
about a milo and a ; half 5 from the
town near the public road, the main
artery of one of his legs, Just below
the knee being severed, evidently by
a knife, which was found some dis
tance away, with his eye-glasses In his
hat The leg had been later bound
with a cord, as If the diseased had at
tempted to stop the blow of fllood
until assistance could roach him.
Mr. Sutton was sixty years of age
and was, thought to have been menj
tally unbalanced when he left home.
and the exact manner in wlhch he
came to his death may never be
known. One theory Is that he was
bitten by a snake and that he cut
the wound outand then attempted to
cauterize it by means of the cordd
found tightly drawn around the
limb.
THE BIDS ARE OPENED.
The Waterway from Pamlico Sound to
Beaafort Inlet
ByW!re to The Sun,
. Wilmington, N. C, July 28. At the
office of Capt Earl I. Brown, U. 8. A,
in charge of the corps of engineers
for the district, bids wore openod today
for dredging the waterway from Pam
lico, Sound to Beaufort Inlet, N. C,
the amount available1 for "the ' work
under , the, appropriation being $385,
000, The lowest bidder was the Mary
land Dredging and Construction Com
pany of Baltimore, at 10 S-4 cents per
cubic yard for the whole. There 'wore
eight other bidders, Including P. San
ford Ross, Jersey City; Atlantic Dred-
lng Company; Philadelphia; Coastwise
Dredging Comapny, ' Norfolk; San-
ford and Brooks Company, Baltimore,
John Andercon,' Gulport, Bliss.; R. G,
Ross, Jacksonville, Flai Atlantic Gulf
and Pacific Company, New York and
North American" Dredging" Company,
New York. There was two classes of
the, work, but the Baltimore Company
was the lowest on both and the local
engineers wllf recommend that the
award be to the Maryland people. '
MAY NOT HAVE
NOMINATION
But is Possible to Elect
Mr. Hughes
BOSSES MAT BEAT HIM OCT
Election of Mr. Jerome Shows Party
Nominations Are No Longer Neces
sary for Success at the Polls Friend
of Mr. Hughes Speaks of His
Chances.
By Wire tdThe Sun. '
New York,., July . 28. "Governor
Hughes," ald a man close to the chief
executive today, "will run for gover
nor this fall. The bosses may beat him
out at the Saratoga convention, but it
would be possible to elect Mr.- Hughes
on an Independent ticket.
The election of Mr. Jerome for dis
trict attorney has shown that party
nominations no longer -are necessary
for success at .be polls.
The Intelligent 'Independent thinking
people of the state admire Governor
Hughes and now as he wishes to suc
ceed himself and carry out his reforms
it would not bo strange if Mr. Hughes
was the" only republican to carry the
state in 1906 should run on an in
dependent ticket and be elected."
TAFT IS NOTIFIED
Notable Day in the History of the
Gty
Crowds Swarmed About the Horn of
the Candidate's Brother City is
Gaily Decorated for Occasion. "
By Wire to The Sua.
- Cincinnati, July 28. The most nota
ble day In tho history of this city came
today, when Senator Warner and the
notification ' committee appointed by
Chicago convention appraised William
H.,Taft of the selection as standard
bearer of tho republican party this
year.
All day crowds swarmed about the
home of Chas. P. Taft, on whose lawn
the notification ceremonies commenced
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The city Is gaily decorated, bands
are playing, special trains bringing
crowds from all parts of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Kentucky.
Tonight the committee and promi
nent citizens will dine with Taft and
brothers, and there will be lire works
and ascension of 500 balloons all bear
ing the name of Taft
Enlarge Hospital.
By Wire to The Sun, - ,
. Durham, N. C, July 28. Arrange
ments are being; made for the enlarge
ment of the Lincoln hospital, the col
ored hospital In this city, and money
Is being raised with which to add ten
rooms, or wards, at 'a cost of $2,500.
The work will start as soon as the
funds are in sight .Tho Lincoln was,
given to the colored race here by the
late Washington Duke and his sons,
J. B. and B. N. Duke, who spent more
than $10,000 in its building and equip)
ment.
The hospital Is modern in every way,
but the demands upon the Institution
are now. such that moro room Is need
ed. It is expected that ' the work will
begin some time In the' near future.
Mysterious Letters, v
By Wire to The Sun.
. Chicago, Ills.1,' July 28. Mysterious
search of letters addressed to the fed
eral building authorities and denounc-
insruaage j utosscup i tm. , scurrilous
term's, has been stopped in the malL
Secret Investigation to" determine the
authorship of the letters has been
launched by V postoffice authorities
while the .Judge who wrote the United
States court of appeals decision revers
Ing Judge, LandiaV 20, tnlllioiL. fine
against he Standard ipll Company la
In the seat
- ' ' f 1 - t ' w 't ' V f
FARMERS TO
HOLD COTTON
Union Determined to
Keep it out of Market
MEETINGS ARE HELD IN SECRECY.
Mississippi Union Seems Thoroughly
Equipped to Make Practical Test
Membership Includes Large Majority
of the Farmers of the State.
By. Wire to The Sun.
Jackson, Miss., July 28. That the
farmer's union of Mississippi, are de
termined to hold cotton out of the
market, Is evidenced by many surface
indications, although meetings are held
In secret a'nd the members give out
nothing for publication they are not
strictly censored.
The union is thoroughly equipped for
a practical test and the membership
includes a large majority of the far
mers of the state. Warehouses have
been established in most every com
munity. When the season opens and
cotton begins to move in volume the
union will have close to 150 to 200
warehouses to store coton to await the
caprices of the market, t
Mr. Geo. Barfoot left last even
ing for New York on a business trip.
TIGER ATTACKS BOY
Claws Rent His Arms from Bootes
Down
Remo From the Bengal Jungles hi In
dla, Terribly Lacerates Flesh of
Youth, Who Was Feeding him.
By Wire to The Sun.
Charlotte, July 28. Five bloody
tiger claws rents in his arms, reach
ing from above the elbow to the palms,
was the fate of Boylston Mills, a car
nival attache at Spartanburg late last
night. Soon after his ferocious attack
tho tiger was brought to Char
lotte.
Remo did the sanguinary work
Remo, caged from Out of a Bengal
Jungle In India. The victim is an
Ashevllle, N. C, boy who lately went
with the Jonny Jones Greater Exposi
tion Shows, which are now in this
city. Disregarding warning which are
always given to new employes, that it
is dangerous to expose oneself near
the tiger cage, Mills last night lean
ed his arm up against a bar of the
cage in which stood Remo and his
mate, both beautiful specimens of the
Royal Bengal breed of tiger, the fierc
est animal living.
"A lion will klllp nly when he Is
hungry," said Keeper Wilson today,
"but a tiger will kill for the pure love
of killing." -Boyleston-
Mills was feeding the an
imals of the menagerie as the shows
were packing up preparatory to com
ing to Charlotte after their exhibition
In Saprtanburg.. Mills carelessly as
stately, leaned an arm against the bar
of the tiger cage.
Instantly the arm was in the grip
of the tiger Remo -Like a flash of
lightning the spotted paw had shot,
through the space between the bars,
and the arm of the unfortunate boy
was drawn inside the cage, the tiger
rending It with his great claws, the
smell of . blood making him angrier
every moment.
The boy -thrust the other hand into
the cage in order to free the bleeding
arm from thje prlp of the furious mon
ster of the Jungle. The tiger at once
clutched thjs also and with his great
talons gripping tight Into - the flesh,
pulled the arms far into the cage,
alternately tearing long,' bloody rents
In each.
The cries of the boy, and of the oth
er attendants who saw the plight of
the young man, brought Capt Curley
Wilson to the spot He tells this
story of the affair:
"As soon as I heard that there was
trouble about the tigers' cage I seized
my pistol and ran to the spot. I
thought that perhaps some 6f the ani
mals had gotten out of the cage. As
soon as I saw what was happening I
jan to Remo, pointing my pistol at him
and shouting to him. He knows my
voice, as I constantly perform with
him in the cage, and he released his
grip of the boys's arms and retired,
growling into the cage.
"But not before he had torn five
great trenches In the flesh of each
arm of his victim, extending from
above the elbow to the fingers. The
whole bottom of the cage was flow
ing with blood and the boy's clothing
were saturated with it. We at once
sent for a physician. Dr. Maddox and
he took Mills to his house and kept
him there last night. We sent a man
back there today to see after him and
have him taken to a hospital. The ac
cident occurred only a few moments
before our train was to pull out for
Charlotte.
"How big is a tiger's claws? Well,
you know how a cat's claws looks?
Just Imagine a cat's claws magnified
until iti is as thick as a man's index
wager. urooK mat nnger on your
hand and then imagine what such
claws could do with human flesh."
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PLYMOUTH.
Eutire Plant of Plymouth Lumber Co,
DfcBtroyed Early This Morniug.
By Wire to The Sun.
Plymouth, N, C, July 27. Early this
morning at Plymouth occurred one ol
the most destructive fires in many
years. The plant and entire stock of
the Plymouth Lumber Company, was
destroyed, summing up to a total val
uation of near $60,000.
The fire originated In the boiler room
of the mill about one thirty a. m.,
spreading rapidly and was beyond con
trol before the general alarm was giv
en. The entire plant! includine mills.
dry kilns and stock are a total loss.
The plant' is located, about a7 half
mile from the town of Plymouth in an
eastwardly direction. No greater dam
age was done owing to the isolation of
the plant from adjoining buildings.
The Plymouth Lumber Company is
an Incorporated fire and has been en
gaged In the lumber business at Ply
mcurth for the past three years. The
plant was the property of northern
capitalists and the firm is owner of
large lumber Interests in that section,
BOY BUN OVER.
Wheels of Ice Wagon Pass Across'' His
Body.
By Wire to The Sun.
Greenville, N. C, July 28. Yesterday
morning James Ficklen, a little son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ficklen', was riding
his bicycle on Evans street, when he
was run over by an ice wagon. The
wheels of the wagon passed across his
body, and it Is almost miraculous that
he was not instantly killed or serious
ly injured. Fortunately he was only
painfully-bruised.
Since Evans street and Dickinson
avenue have been paved they afford
an Inviting place for bicycle riding,
but with so many vehicles on these
busy streets such riding Is very dan
gerous.
A Mysterious Fire.
By Wire to The Sun.
Salisbury, ft. C, July 28. A fire that
Is believed to have been of Incendiary
origin destroyed Mr. C. W. Windsor's
stable near the corner of Lee and Kerr
streets and damaged his residence last
night about 10:30 o'clock. The loss
Mr. Windsor thinks, is about $1,500.
The fire was discovered by a boarder
at Mr. Windsor's house, and the barn
was in a blaze then. The alarm was
sent In and the firemen only by the
most heroic efforts saved the residence.
Four streams delivered at high pres
sure were turned on the rear of the
house which was ablaze when the
firemen arrived on the scene. The
barn was consumed but the stock was
saved. The walls of the residence were
badly cracked from the heat ..
' There Is every reason to believe that
the barn was fired by an Incendiary.
The sanitary officer, Capt. Joseph E.
Gasklll, made a tour of the city to
day for the purpose of spreading dis
infectant In all the sand pits. He re
ports; the city as a whole in a very
good sanitary condition.
THOS. HISGEN
IS STRONGEST
Feeling Grows Bitter
Between Candidates
IS PARTY'S FIRST CONTENTION
Opinion Divided as to Selection of Can
didates for Various Officers Hearst
Enthusiastically Cheered Milton
Howard, of Alabama, Holds GaveL
By Wire to The Sun.
Chicago, July 28. As the time draws
near for the first convention of the
Independence P artyt odraft its plat
form and nominate a candidate for
president and vice president, feeling
grows bitter between the delegates
from the northern, western and south'
em states, first Contending for flf
nomination of Thomas Hisgen of Maf
achusetts. He is the strongest m;
so far, while westerners want C. S.
Neil, of Indiana.
Southern delegates are confident th
the nomination should, for obvious rea
sons, go to a southern man, and are
pressing claims for Congressman How
ard, of Alabama, and John Temple
Graves, of Georgia.
There will, however, be no nominat
ing speech until the night session.
Amid loud and enthusiastic cheers
and with Its members showing every
sign of loyalty to their new standard
of political faith, the first national
convention of the Independence party
was opened at 8 o'clock last night in
Orchestra Hall.
The delegates came trooping into
the hall, New York heading the col
umn. The delegates from the Empire
State carried a white banner bearing
the words "Independence Party" be
tween them being an evenly balanced
scale, signifying exact justice to all.
. New York cheered every other dele
gation and the other delegations cheer
ed New York. Then then cheered
each other, and then themselves until
the hall rang again and again. The
demonstration lasted about fifteen min
utes.
Around the sides of the hall were
placards bearing the names of various
states and also allusion to the existing
political situation as viewed from the
standpoint of the independence party.
Some of these were:
"Kentucky: The democratic machine
the pluto poker chip; the republican
machine; the dollar; pass current at
the same counter."
"New Jersey : The home of the trusts
wants to smash 'em."
"Indiana: Wants a new deal with
a clean deck."
"Oregon: No Chicago steam roller;
no Denver stone crusher."
"Rhode island : Aldrlch owns the
senate; we want the people to own
both."
The arrival of William R. Hearst
started a delirious demonstration, The
ball was in an uproar &a (Hearst
mounted the steps leading to the plat
form. He took no notice of the demon
stration but after remaining on the
rostrum for about three minutes In
consultation with the secretary of the
convention he descended into the body
of the hall, taking a seat with the
New York delegation. His action was
a signal for renewed cheering and the
delegates shouting "Hearst! Hearst!"
immediately started on a parade
around the hall, continuously crying
out the name of the New York editor.
The parade continued for several
minutes before quiet was restored.
Milton W. Howard, of Alabama, took
the gavel and introduced Charles A.
Walsh, of Iowa, secretary of the pro
visional national committee, who read
the call for the convention.
This document declared the purpose
of the gathering to be the foundation
of an Independent party and the nom
ination of candidates for president and
vice persident The reading was in
terrupted by cries of "Hearst,' and one
man in the balcony cried "Bryan." A
storm of hisses that followed were
stilled by the gavel. - -
Mr. Howard, at the conclusion of the
invocation, announced the names of the
temporary officers of the convention.
His mention of the name -of Mr: Hearst
was received with an outburst of ap
plause; and Mr. Hearst when he
mounted the rostrum the convention
arose en masse cheering! wildly. .