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pittsboro, n. cm Friday, july 23, 1902
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Hhat Was Done By lh: Meeting at
! ' Greensboro.
WALTER CLARK FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
Connor . and Walker. Nomiqattd For
Associate Justices Beddingtield is
Named For Corporation Commis
sioner. .!.'.'
' Greensboro. Special. The Pemocra
; tic convention was called to order by
State Chairman Simmons in the opera
, house,' promptly1 at 12 o'clock 'Wed ues
day. Rev .P. R. Law, of Lumber
Uridge. Robeson county, was called up
on by the chairman, and made an ap
propriate Invocation.
State pxeeutive Committee, Secre
tary I'carsall then read the call for the
convention, made at the' last meeting
of the State committee. The reading o
the call developed the poor acoustics
. ul toe uaii. aa rrpur u j viita ut "vad
?r" greeted the reader.
A call of the roll of counties showed
that every county of the State was
resent, thuough delegates, except
-Mitchell county, which was represented
Ay Judge' Avery as its proxy.
M. S. Thompson1; cf Greensboro, and
. Oeorse P. Fell, of Jefferson, were an
nounced by Chairman. Simmons as as-,
sletant secretaries.
, Hon. Charles M. . Steadman. of
Greensboro, was introduced &J" .the
chairman, who Is most cordial and elo
quent terms made aa address of wel
come to the assembled" hosts of Demo
cracy of the Mat-?y and at frequent In
tervals ttere wer loui expressions of
approval and Interests evinced by spon
taneous hursts of enthusiast!;' applause,
mingled with constant crl cf "Hurrah
for Stedmab." s. the ' distinguished
speaker made happy hits. At one point
cf bis pech. when he referred to the
coming refrain of "G-col-bye. my I'rit
chard. a'ded-bye." UiV, vast audience re
apocdei in a wild who of -approval,
which broke into pandemonium of en
thusiasm, many rising from their sats,
flourishing bats -and making tUsne.3
lively with old fashioned war whoops.
Chairman Simmons, rcsptjniir.g to
' the eplendid address of welcome. f.or:a
ally extended the thanks of the ram
mijtec to the city of Greensboro and
the commit!..' of arrangt-uvnts for: J he
excellent manner In which the roavea
tion had been provided for 'and the
comfortable entertainment which; had
been found by all stating that if upon
Letter acjusintanee. Urecrihoro liked
the convention .delegates well enough
"'to- went them again, they might In tu
ture show a practical appreciation of
the comfort xf this occasion to come
again.
Sir. t'immons spoke In part as fol
lows: "When the Iicmccratic Stat? conven
tion met In ISM the people were con
fronted by two records, one the record
t theDe'meeratle party during Its 23
years- of ascendency prior to JV.M; and
the other the' record of the fusionists
during the four succeeding years. In
that campaign we had enly to point
to those two records na an object les
sen and invite the. people to compare
, and consider them. The confidence
which we had fr.'ra the beginning of
the campaign In the resiilt of the elec
tion Of that year was predicted upon
the conviction that the people of North
" Carolina possessed sufficient Intelli
gence to distinguish between good gov
ernment and bad government, and suf-
' flclent virtue to prefer good govern
ment to bad government.
When the Democratic State conven
tion' met In 1900 the dark cloud which
tor four years had hovered over the
Sfafe had passed away. White suprem
acy bad been temporarily at least re
tored and negro office-holding had
lieen temporarily at least 'abolished.
But th situation has evolved another
duty, a paramount and overshadowing
duty, the duty of State, society and civ
ilization, to permanetnly provide
against the possible recurrence of the
awful and almost engulfing conditions
which had followed the elevation of an
Inferior race to power in the State., Be
fore this question every other question
sunk into littleness. Patriotically we
addressed-ourselveS to the duty of the
hour. We appealed to the people to
ratify the action of the Legislature in,
placing suffrage upon the broad basis
of an Intelligent understanding of the
ballot and duties or citizenship. Their
response- was emphatic, liy a majority
.of flfj-ihouaand they said what all
history and experience proves that (he
white man, whether lettered or unlet
tered, was inherently qualified for self
government and that the black man
was Inherently disqualified for self
government and could only fiecoma
qualified, if at all, by education, and
training.
The Justice and wisdom x of tho
amendment is no longer a question for
debate. That ban been settled, as I
atd before, by a majority of fifty
thousand, and white supremacy has
been written In the organic laws of tho
State, Tho .question which now con
fronts ua la, shall this decree of the
white people remain written In the con
stitution or shall It be expunged front
the constitution by whom and how? We
roiisttuton. by whom and how? We
-don't want another., so-called negro
'campaign In North Carolina. " If our
adveisarles will accept the amendment
In good faith we will not have another.
J bopc this convention will Invito and
challenge our political opponents to de
clare, officially and unequivocally in
their platform, when they meet in this
city next month whether they accept
the amendment aa a final settlement of
the vexed and dangerous question of
negro suffrage. We are told that the
negro is out of politics.. We are told
that the Democrats have promised freer
dora cf thought and action. If the ne
gro is out of politics, h-3 is out through
the amendment. Whatever we have
promised as to independence was predi
cated upon the assumption of the per
manency of that measure, and we can
cot an wis will not permit the Republi
can party to appeal .. to and use -the
amendment to divide the white people
so long as that party refuses to give
the people a positive and straightfor
ward assurance cf its bona Ada accept
ance of that measure, for the refusal by
them under .the vjrcuaistanees to- give
such assurance discloses a sinister pur
pose with referen. to that measure
which, for eeeeret reasons,' they are
unwilling to admit.
We have the tight, and It is our duty,
iri my j Jdgraent, in these ireurustaneea
to say la the Republican party, you are
demanding a change or pontics and
political conditions in North Carolina
J in account of the amendment We de-
maud that you define your attitude to
wards that measure. Ijf you accept it.
say s. If you propose. to attack its
validity," now cr hereafter, -say so, and
! say so In term that means yes or no.
An asJbwrr wbirSt means either yes or
no. or neither, as future expediency
may suggest.' will not be accepted. '
1 1 p.hefltcth-Hfl-Clox f ?m-vrKch'irchay
j Speaking of Republican policies, fos
! tered ond prelected by Republican leg
! Is'ation, there lias sprung into exist
1 ne in this coaat'i-y during tho past six
j years nearly two hundred grc-at tariff
p.-vtected combinations. They hive
; monopolized for their private benefit
j r. early all the nect'?8u: cf lif". They
i Patrol competition, they regulate pro-h'm-t:o-.i,
tbsy fix pruts. By '.controlling
' the tt'-gislalion of the country they con
i tr d the market.? cf the people. They
.i &bsoiut ly dominate and -control the
; R-puidican party. That party darrs to
' iio nothing which tcy op;os-, aiid it
i stands r-vVr rly to do th4r bidding.
The d'.'.mir,atin cf these tiriff-pro-:
t'V ' d monor.-4i"'.f 'ovr the Republican
; party ban never been so plainly shown
as durine the present Congress by the
: c-Hiise itt thiit party, in the matter cf
Cuban reciprocity; in the matter of its
! failure and refusal to enfo :c the Fcd-
c ral anf i-tru. t laws; and in the mutter
U'f it.J refusal to. permit the considera
tion cr enactment of any legislation
looking 'to the removal of duties on
goods soli cfcc'iipcr abroad .than at
j- I n conclusion Mr. Simmons said:
(entlcnien of the convention, when I
7 look upon thf ir great gathering of rep
i icscntafivc Democrats f.-cm every sec
; tiort ot' the State, my heart swells with
: pride. You are, every one of you, free
; men. Not one of you wears the collar
i of any man. Nt cne of you repre
Ismts a boss. Many of you have In
struction, tut they are the in.siruc
: Hons of the sovereign people your rep
; icsent. and you honor yourselves in
! top resenting them and in -baying their
i will.
! There will assemble here in this hall
in a fw weeks another convention, it
j will bo a convention of Federal offlce
i holders, postmasters, revenue - tollee-
tors, deputy marshals, rtc. Thr-y will
carry out to the letter the pre-arranged
J programme of the bosses, and they will
close the farce by declaring the Demo
cratic party a boss-controlled and ma
( hlne -ridden organization, They would
not thlnfc their role of hypocrisy com
plete without some such climax.
As your chairman. I have led the
Democratic party in four hot cam
paigns. I have fought the battles of
Democracy with all my might. I have
won the reputation of being a partisan.
I do not deny the imputation. If impu
tation It be. I am a partisan, but 1 am
a partisan because I have believed and
still believe, the welfare of North Caro
lina depends upon the Democratic as
cendency, and because I have believed
and still believe, that I can best' serve
ray Stale and country by serving best
my party.
Gentlemen of the convention, I have
the- honor to Introduce to you as your
temporary presiding officer a young
Democrat from ,the grest piedmont
section of North Carolina; a young
Democrat who, by hls'l!?e and his
works for the State arfd the part v. has
shown himself eiifitra to this recogni
tion. I prurent io. you the Honorable
A. M. Scales, cf tho county of Guilford.
In the course of his speech Senator
Simmon. said that white supremacy,
j had been written in the organic law of
tih( State mi l the question now arises
i should that la-.v be a verity or should
Mt he expunged and. if so. by whom.
Sui.i he said. 'We da not wish anoth
er negro campaign in North Carolina."
"We nin't' going to have It." shouted
several delegates "No." continued the
Senator, "unless the enemy of Demo
cracy a tij white supremacy force it'up
o:i rs by effjrM to destroy the present
qulctudu brought about by the adoption
of the amendment. We are not going to
ve it.' Until, however, an emphatic
poutive ".tjiresslon Is forthcoming from
nil parties that the principles of the
amendment ore accepted. I declare that
it will be the duty of the white people
In the State to again stand together."
Hon. A; M. Scales was made tempor
ary chnlmmn of the convenilon.
Hon. W. D. Turner, was made per
manent chairman of the convention.
Justlco Walter Clark was nominated
for Chief Justice of the Supreme court
on 1st ballot. i
' f"": "':"vr-";:
Hon, H. O. Connor was nominated on
1st ballot for Associate Justice.
Hon. Piatt D. Walker was nominated
for Associate Justice on 3rd ballot.
Hon. E. C. Beddingfield was nomina
ted for Corporation Commissioner.
Pref. J. Y. Joyncr was nominated for
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion. .
The following committees were ap
pointed: .
State Executive Committee: First
district. W. 13. Lamb. W. B. Rodman,
L. L. Smith, Gc;:r? W. Ward; eecond
district, M. J. Hawkins, E. L. Travis,.
W. H. Powell. L. V. Mo: rill; third dis
trict, E. M. Kounce. J. A: Bryan. S. O,
Middleton. Nathan O'Berrv; fourth dis
trict. J. a. York. E. a Beddingfield, R.
S. Hays. Ed. S. Abel.; fifth district, J.
S. Mauris, B. S. It oyster, Jenken Iteid,
J. J. Nelson; s!:;tij district. J. B. Un
derwood. E. S. Cowan. Ar W. McLean
D. H. McLean; seventh district, D. E.
Mclver. W, L. Parson, J. R.' Blair. N. j
i G. Williams; .. eighth . district. P.. R4
J-'?! . -.".r ;;"'
1 , 1 V Unnlmir T C I Inn T O
v -'w-i, tT.m. rHn.rw
C.Erwin; tenth "district. John C. Mills',
M. L. Shipman
C. A. Webb, W.
Moore. .
Credentials committee: F. G. James.
A. Roscoe. J. F. For. R. A. P. tooly. D.
C. Parks, H. I- Godwick. T. B. Bailey,
R. N. Hackett W. W. Zackery. A. Can
non. Organization: T. ?. Skinner, J. W.
I Grainger, F. A. Daniels, Armistead
; avjunet. J. C. xm5b, tj. II. L. D.
j Robins. W. C. Newlaud. W. A. Graham.
! S. L. Rogers.
! . links: John H. Small, Claude Kith
i in, IX. A. Nunn. W. W. King, J. H.
' Curry, R. B. Redwine. Ei F. Lowell, R.
i A. Kidoitt, M. V. Bell.
H-atform: H. S. Ward, George
t f , 0 4.'a1..I. T. ' I T r Ary
; John R. Webster. N. A. Sinclair, Cam- )
i ercn Morrison. P.. A. Doughton. S. B,
ni w n r'r, t T
uiliat'ly t ponX inclusion of
usinera the convention took a re-
, o.,- ...n ..on
; Alexander, W. D. Crawford
! Imiu
1 Mile l-,'e(nftra
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cess at s:ia ociccs. until 3:30.
i
; A Breezy Timer"
i Special to the Charlotte Observer
i The biggest s -n.-ati ,n of ta
hlBst n:; llR ,of tae fSK"n-
on was sprcng Ihureiay morning at
o'clock when ex-Senator H. S.'Ward.
t!on
in- diseasing the minority report on
' the prepared platfarm. -ienunc
gfll
; who were present. An immense c:ly
; rose up from the assemblage and i:
ptr.fc;! yells of derision greerei Ward's
I iKona U contln? h.s? "ir011; ThC t XI
Pennor grew w hit-in the fa.-e and
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his voice, was not .heard 4sjinctly. .
f l or five :n;nutc-s or more even after
the larre-clar-tor on the hall had been
modulated, Boyden still stood up and
U I W
! -denounced Ward in the most bitter,
IcauHt'c laieuaee V-rd had-made a
i t' , ' naa-maae &
! . J. Bryan sneerh opposing the mi-
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mitten 'which recommended that 'we
roffirm our allegiance to the Demo-
1,1,1 . ",: "- c -
- affirm our'aiu-gbince to the lnatforni of :
: drover Cleveland. as "an arch traitor to .j, ,te,. our best efforts for the advance- cars loaded is .lailv 'Increasing and still
Democracy." In a s-ion 1 A. H. Boyden.. m,.ni of the material prosperity and th demand f; coal is much greater
UfC T7J inl hs!,pi3W8 0f the wfco!e j than the upplyVThe Unusual demand
I rut-led Ward 'for InsWing gentlemen i 7hat. w? favor. kin! a11 no",!"tl' ! fr men is due towo reasons, one. the,
the party," meaning the Kansas Cily ! lllrt'e members of the committee, to
platforui. ' : w'1, - London, of Chatham; H. S.
j Ward, of Washington, and W. A. Sin-
j clair. of Cumberland, earnestly favored
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. ! the. following as a part of the platform:
. ' , - , i' "The Supreme Court having recently
- I decided that the school fund Is rc-
Articles of Faith Declared By State
Convention.
H. A. Ixirtdon reported for committee
the following platform:
We congratulate the people of North
Carolina upon the adoption of tho suf- i ntU0"aH w'" Il8l ,e more equita
Lfrage amendment to our State constl- ! bl Hlortloninent of the said fund be
jtutioh and upon the benefits that have i u"n the ,w0 races- ,
! resuiteiF therefrom and we nledee the
Democratic nartv to faithfully main-
tain it by every legitimate means nnd
we demand that the Republican party
shall declare Its purpose either to ac
cept or reject It. and until It is accept
ed as a finality by all parties we de-
dare it the duty of tho white people to that relates to the nomination of I'nit
stand together for Its protection. jfd States Suiator to. succeed Senator
The Democratic party, representing
the intelligence, the virtue and the
manhood of the people of the State, re
calls with pleasure the entire absence
of scandals during its administration
of public affairs and the gratifying ad
vancement that has been made amongst
ns In all industrial Hues.. We have fos
tered agriculture and promoted manu
facturing and have given to capital full
security and have protected their rights! 10 thl' t'Hu'ary and the substitute1 fot,
of labor. We pledge the party to a fair !nfTir,,I"g ""ance to Democratic
and Just system of taxation and we de- ! P''Ph s were read there was a great.
mand that all stiblects of taxation ah.ili
bear the Just and equal proportion of
the burdens of government.
We renew our pledges for (lie exten
sion and. Improvement t?f the public
...hnnl avstom tl. Ol.... .1....
may keep pace with the needs and con
ditions of pur people and point with
pride to the great Impetus and progri s;i
in this great work during the last two
years and call attention to the fact that
this year, for the first time in the' his
tory of the State, every school district
, i. i , . . i . i i ,i ,
has been able to maintain a pub ic free
.;;', t!Z. f' ,r..n,lh, r;1' y
Ijaimanent prosperity, of the people of
fTA.
iHinatnmtlmi nnrl mlnlnn-jnnn ,f .r.,1
roads and we pledge the party to the
iuuii.y iii'iviii n mi ine iiieaHures u
that end. We heartily commend and
tndorso the administration of Governor
Charles B. Aycock and other State of
ficials for their faithful execution of
tho party's promises In so far ns the
same- has been possible thus early in
their terms of office,
We likewise extend our oppre ehtSon
and endorsement to United States Sen
ator F. M. Simmons and to our Demo
cratic Representative In Congress and !
congratulate them and the people of
the State for their faithful and official
services to the State in councils of the
nation.-
We affirm our allegiance to the Dem
ocratic party and its principles as
enunciated' in its national platform.
We denounce the policy of Imperialism
as inaugurated by the Republican na
tional administration and declare it to
be obnoxious to our form of govern
ment and fraught , with danger to the
very existence of the republic. We de
nounce as oppressive, and illegal those
combinations of capita! knowns as
trusts and monopolies fliat stifle com
petition, throttle individual effort and
destroy the generous spirit of rivalry
that should exist in the commercial
world.
We, denounce the deceptive and sorry
course of the Republican -party in Con
gress in furthering existences of the
trusts by ite refusal to enact legislation.
restraining them and to enforce in good
faith the existing laws against them
that party being in the full eontrol -of
branches of the government
We denounce the present iniquitous,
unjust and trust creating protective
lariu. iuiiusfu upon xne people vy tne
m-puoucan pany, ana aemanj its im-
mediate revision, to the end that all
unjust burdens shall be removed and
especially upon the necessaries of life.
Its provisions enable the trusts to ex
tort fr.orn the people unreas jnabie
profits and to sell their products to
' L.!is'uUins at- home at greater prices
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j to the foreign consumer. We demand,
j therefore, that all such trust made
. gotiua uo- piiii'ea on me iree ust. ne
; favor the establishment of the Appa-
lachian Park and urge that odr Sena-
i tors and representatives in Congress
; use theif. best efforts to secure its estab-
: 1. . i .
We again appeal to the people with a
! cogence that it is only from the!
i "l! TlTJll I
i tf rM and eificJect
..administration of the government of;
.dmfnb:trat!rin -of rh rmvrnmi nt
: . " ", - .
i the state, and i!o:r,t with nrido to its
cast historv in tho administration of
ithe affairs of State, an-1. challt-nge a
i comparison with the inquiries of fu-
: s- and RepnWb-an rule. "We promise ;
the ptoole'of the State a continuance
a thlt, honest ,..'p rmMvo .!
' - cuoniical governzhent which has al-!
, wavs characteriwd Democratic rule an 1 !
tions by our party for State and dls-
State executive committee is hereby
instructed to formulate a system 'to
regulate primary nomination for the
rn5te1 gtat(.s snate ani, a!l State aad
: district nominations and we demand.
thp ena(.tmen by ,he 0l,apra -A88eW
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: iJLrtf " L6 -fi6 : n Zlr
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: n.,h cV.,11 .,.-, l.Q r.-lmrl nt n ,1 ,.1Y- I
: ", ,r" r J ' .li, c Vv
i in slldl Prlmar,-8' that the Siato ex-
eCutive committee Is Instructed o call
... . ....... ..
ai Euca.iime as iney icinK wise a pri-
;-ator t0 8Uoceed senator pwtchani but
v . nritnv hc-, ,0
i dav of the eencrl election. .
! tjuired by the constitution to be nppor-i
tioned between the races ncr raoita. it
! la a n , .l,n. n n,,i.,r l.na. c.1ir,il
j terra will result to the negro than the
j white race under such apportionment
ta,iu! therefore demand such legisla-
I he other members of the committee
being personally in favor of .the same
i were, notwithstanding, of the opinion
that the matter ought to be referred to
the Legislature without definite action
by this convention. i
A minority suggestion: Strike out all
j ntehard. w . r. Crawford, H. A. l-on-
don. N. A. Sinclair.
Minority report: Subsitute for the
words "We reaffirm 'ourftlleglance to
the Democratic party and the princi
ples as enunciated Its national plat
form the words. "We, reaffirm our al
legiance to the fundamental principles
of the Democratic party."
When the minority reports relating
: ""out ot approval.
"Don't have any more free silver in-
,ic(t"d In our campaign." shouted C. M.
Basbee and the fun began.
The reading. of the minority report
c.i.'u.o v. v..
have
no more free silver Jn our campaign."
t a t c! Senator Ward, of the" i omniit
tt'c, made a red-hot Bryan, spiech, ar-
ir.-rnina uri-l duo ,.n!1,wl a i
damned liar f.om voices In the audi- I f,!,ia,t'v h n l"'st
cr.ee He tontlnucd and much cotifiu ! Un the 8o!omn l,oom of Yavy !'
si'i'in and turmoil until he could not be i rtm'('- Ty 6R'c shot from
aim lurmoii unui lie, con u rru vi
, ,,p w foIowpd ,,y c; M. usi
'bee. of ItalelM.. -who Plead for lh
c
; adoption of the substitute, so that in ,
havo ranVe ,i o'rontendl That'
element In the Democratic party would j
had iio place in a' State platform.
if,,,..
vens, of I nliin, replied, stoutly as
serting that the adoption of the sub
stitute' would ba an insult to the faith
ful Dimncrats all over the county, lie
poured hot shot Into men who ride free
nn rnt!r1.ii1' nhd live In hotel I it .! ;.
deilarlng tlwy 'did not represent the.
Democracy of the State. Congressman j
W. W. Kitehiti made n fervid' appeal-1
declaring that the adoption ot the sub-
stltute would not be Uuiking pence with
pnrty friends like Bisbee and those he I
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riresented, but would be a cringing
submission to the Republican party and
those who worshipped at the shrine of
modern commercial Republicanism.
(Great applause.) He declared that
some Democrats In the State were
doing the party mora ham than ever
Senator Fritcbard could da. had done
or would do, with all his efforts with
out such aid. No man now has any fear
of free silver, that fear Is past, that
Issue is dead and the adoption of the
substitute means simply a submission
to the dictates of Republican influen
ces, (applause) but, Just as sure as a
panic overtakes this country the free
silver issue will come to B?e." Judge
Avery, of the committee, made a strong
demand for ths adoption cf the substi
tute, saying the majority had been beg
ged not to throw this apple of discord
luto the convention. The issue is dead,
as they declare, and while 1 ubs -rile
to every line of the national plaiforr.i;
we have no business of re-affirming a
dead issue, thereby endangering a live
issue.
Morris .of the comrrUtce. rrccJ the
defeat of the substitute. Abern.-it'iy of
the committee, said, fts a Bryan elector
he wanted at'Know Avbat the national
platform had to do vith the election of
I Clark. Connor anil Walker aa I urged
! the adoption of tbf substitute, and get
liberal applause. liotid cries were mad?
for Senator Slmnhons-b.u tic did not
respond. J. 3" lac.ghlin said he spoke
for the farrcrv who composed 80 pet
cent, of the Vteeratlc vote and the
; a dozen fanhers off to one Pritchard
; I'lemoerat wfcn over. The previous q:tes-
t.on was deimanded ana the vote taKca:
-resulting
5 for substitute and
against. Me
Ulenburg voted 25 aye tc
$1 n6..Yalfe voteJ 8 ay-?, to 30 no. At
I 3 nVlork lb
(e contest over the primary
I
Big
,
Demand for Miners
Va., Special. Employment
this city are receiving id
hands from the coal fields
eniries for
Iul
', an(' agents
from that fp ticn are scour
ing the country getting every available
j n:an to go tVi work. About 1.000 ma
have pasd4 throueh. Roanoke v.rtV.n
thn . . " , t, ,;iaritt
the,.-,a8t iew kl tR route u
vrfrts in. the lfields where they are put
t0 work ImnuVliately. The number of
usual demand forthe jalaad -i-.Vo "
itj,"CT ,hat the operators are fearing
'. 1'"" au0l:t lnp 1t! ta 'Utn.
j are desirous of catching up wit'a
ordcra and havmg a good fo.-ce at wcrk
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GU
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should a general strike of all bltumin-
;:s miners be ordered this week,
HEART CP A THUNDERSTORM.
Its
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I
Resembijrtce to a Dattie Fought in ,
the Clouas.
An- Englisli aeronaut who made an
! agcent. in Lhu ',a"oon Vas gradually
'.borne by the wind Into the Very heart
ofathtlirdar
storm. In Pearson's I
Magazine be gives a vivid account of j
this unusual experience.
"But ere we were reductantly com- i
pelled to admit that we were oaugiit
In bad weather there was a wild
shuek In the air ail around, and in
lcs3 than a minute's space we were
swallowed up In a pitiless onslaught
of hail, which cut and bruised us, rai-
tling with a furious patter on the silk
above, and cn the sides of our wicker
car, bringing down. too. from the u
per regions from 'v?.at height, who
shall say an Ice-cold down draught,
j for which we were but ill prepared.
"And then the thunder broke out.
i Un to. this moment wc hod had.litt's
j or no premonitory warnings in the
usual growling of an approaching
storm. Indeed, the thunder, though
appalling enough, proved not the most
striking feature of the grand phe
nomena we were now about to ex
perience a fact, in accordance with
the experiences of the mountaineers,
already quoted. Moreover, the rever
berations of the tomb which I now ex
ploded a hundred feet below died away
with unwonted quickness. This was
remarked by all our. party, and de
serves further consideration. Certain
ly to our senses the rolling of the
thunder was nqt prolonged. But again
this may have been merely that Its
frequency and its nearness drowned
the after sound.
"For crash now followed crash with
the briefest intermission. It was like
guns opening ut short range, fast and
furious as in some sham fight which
one may watch at sea. The flashes
I which came from nil sides were In-
variably someiyhat above us. as though
I from batteries on commanding
! heights;',, nnd each was followed
masked 'embrasures..
un one naiiK would come, a toru or
light for. even in the home of tha
lightning" the eye could not give it
j any other shape which for a brief In
terval Jlngeied painfully In the eye.
I Then the crash followed, and the Jibiclt
cloud closeriin; a , shot, aa It were,
I with smokeless powder answered
j promptly by like discharges from op-
posite heights; It was all a wild, tec
.
title war, to which the novelty of our
slt'uatton lent a real terror. For- it
was borne in upon us that this waN not
n sham .light niter all, but "that all the
guy around was a real battle ground
and w, wcre ,a Us focU3."
SQUALL HITS A SAILBOAT
Fifteen Pfrsons Drowned at a New
Hanif sh're Resort..
ONLY three; OF PARTY SAVED
Acrtitent naprn't T.rfnr a Xamtwr f
INilot GnMt-Tli Vlrtiin Vlr Em
)ilrri a. n'aiirr and Wll
To of Thn Wfi Unrvayt Sttf.trata
Craft Cap'i(t Witlmiit U'aruinr.
Apji'edore. Isles of Sito;:!s. N. II.
The tccrsi net blent which has ever biiii .
pen-.-d in tbcfce isle cvei-icr-"; a f.rly
.of fifteen waitresses and two tra Iters.
Fifteen of the pr.rty w-.ere '.rcwaeiL
Two of 'Item Tvet-o Harvard stcd r "...
AT;i'rse' :Til''!r in fttas-re f i Vnlaiii
Fredevick Miies. and Ii.mvm: on barl
the m;-, in esses :i'.l ibe id r.,1 rs)H srcmnl
Iters from 'the Oeeatile Ilote".
r.-ck i.i.v n sudden c,;un;!. In n coupli?
of (: ::,! (be mft vns -n-s;.:cil .".ml
the o'-cupaiit!.; were s;:ti ;-".inc; lu tb-n-sitr,
The '"'it ct'y ntir W- 1 feet ofT
Ap-iled'ir' l'b'lul . v.-h'!! the .'icc'dclit
!!: rbie. nr.J it wa -'.r'cd by a
M-.i -. : i , -! i ... I
,',.o l ea nr: !'!'.: .'.!!? i ii "sieani- -
: ?-:-i Aibri.-s rn,; a i'- ii' !:::?:ilretl
r-i''-'i.";:: i.ut r.X ? ' iu t'i''.-i! . With
t'i: r.-,.T)!i'i- cf 'hi;, two W;'i;e:'i. W.
;". AVvi;i-t! tied Jlc'irv ' Farr'.nirion.
1 lint li-e."teiiijK-'rs of the party were .
ii'-n'.V: !il ;i s''..'i re. "
Tlt. ti cd :'r-: W. F. Alw.-d. Cam
i. --,!.,. )ti?s.: llfiiry C. .Farrinarton,
C:i:.tirii',s- !:-.. May Adams. I'orls
,.. ,-m !.. y, ' tf.: Kvx ' Adr.ius. Porls-u'ofiU-''
N. tf.': A'5i Rittipvrs. JterMi-s
''v':tH:im r.i"'i McDoiirbl. Knihe""'
t: --c. i'iis-;!';c'ii Br.wes.' sar.otn il'".
.J.H.is'.: 't ve fins'". M-iidcu. ,M-;'-s.:
,i.ci stii-i-'i'.r.. f-;i M.i;-sh;il!. Jby
rf.;;;-.t;. HnvehiU. M.i.: Isah.l
f.'-ieV--v r.nmt.Suce. Mrtss.. Luira
' ovc. , '..
Tl-.. sfi".'d .-:r: -r.ir.i-ii'.i Fr.-l Miles.
:'., ir..-.,!., .".n,i .v.V,. H;-g-j:vlv.
'".i-''v-i r"'l ''Farr'ncSoii - ;v.'ve both
T"";-r?:-.l f.tttit-i.s. ' .ir-rf Mar Mar
''.";.l n-c:v sclw f-, l:iver
V '. M;.-vv. ,;n,,. ,,7bt
-- -i If.' BeSKtr
r'-".::--" t.-riit s-u.-oi-in m.iMi.
MA.VY CS-)
IV COLD fK't-S. !
A'ltntMtn,
1 l,ip,- 1 ir ill I lull.
TV!-'.: t'iiy. 1't-' h. Tvrn p-uv.-icr m.-iaa-":'!".-.i;r
!,--".'ct ve! of the Daly.
W-xt '!dn":T:-" "'"xr'ltubit -en ;r"lrc; :i '
l-.'-s cT !(,' of a'-.C'Ut fn'.'i.v-i'i'.'ht men.
TM-. T".'! ffWi't level of th' Daly-West '"
- rri ,-.n.'s to t!l,' Itittl-fout level of the
( n.T-i r.i; 1 rw tai 1:1 r,e are en.
i.i-''- "d ;ii. iii!T(-ie:;t pni::i theiv were
v,'iiii;-.r.l' tlii cxjdDsiii!! in both.
I- cvid i-it is I 'i lief t'd. was
(.;;,vc,l by Job,, ' Itin-iry. a
iv ::."eKn-n -fnrtr.,.,-,w,i..
miner, who
! OIHlilKilie r
cirrviii'' linlited c.-iiKlie. The force
of the exnh.sic.11 is shown by the fact
a' miner, working on the l"'Kl-foot
''' l,f the Oniario. ) feet below.
: '. ' ' "'vay-ir.un tne point:
of ihe exiilosioii. was ins'aiulv killed.
T'vo iiieiiilwrs of tlie rescuing party
have ified trnui the effects of the gases
in the mines..
The Daly-Wes did not carry fl of
liability insurance. The mine owners.
(nmoiii: wh :i are Baiikcr McConnick,
1. E. H-unberi.'er r-.rul - Ma vor Ezra
T:i"inpii!,-of Salt Lake fity. 8 ay they
will take cure, of the families of the
men who wire, billed.
BIG CHICAGO STRIKE OFF.
Men Kftuni to Work nn Ail vice ot State
Arbitration Hoard SIO.OOO.OOO Lo...
Chicago. - The freight handlers'
strike, which has almost paralysed "
Chicago's business for ten days, ended
when the men by almost unanimous
vote decided to return to vork and se
cure the best ponf'.i.. terms. A strike
of teamsters, 'rthlcli -would have In
volved nearly -Jit.tMKt men, was averted
by the abrupt ending of the contro
versy. ' '
'The strike, it is estimated, 'cost the
business men cf'Chlca'go ?10,(K0,OUO.
Hiul in order to guard ugaiust such a
contingency In the future they are pre-'
paring to inaugurate nti educational
cafnpaign in opposition to the sympa
thetic trllfe.
The labor unions are fighting to se
cure the. rigid to abrogate a greemeuts
for the purpose of ordcriug synipu
tliefic 'strikes. '
Credit Tor the settlement 'rest with
the Shite Board of Arbitration. It was
'the adoption- of the suggestions by it
which led to the action of the Freight
Handlers' Union In declaring the Strug.
g!e with the railroads ended
CEAT.-I IN PATHCF CYCLONE. '
Ki vnal IVrinux Kiltfil ami OiliCr In
jureil lu (k-t Stt'iin In tliit.vin,
Cli-sierville, Or.t.-.V-cycloue of great
fury passed within a n:i!.-,of this lown
nnd everyihiiij; in l: pa'li. aboiu sixty
reds In width, was destroyed. Dwell
h;:;s are overturned and dead cattle
lire lying on nearly every farm.
Several. Krsntis Mere killed and oth
ei iujtired. Vt, the , farm of John
Reams, In Winchester, not a vestige
can be ''ouud of the Ke.'vrns dwelling..
Mr. Kearns was found lu clover field
with n brok; it hip,, and nciir bm Wus
the. body of bis little. sou, aeveu years
.id, The l- ily cf Mrs. Kenrns was
iei:nd a.v.iift .a t'in:iv Two other
childrt.i) were fom:d with broken limb
am' terribly bruised,-but stiil living. -
lu the township ,,f Wlu-l.si(er,
Finch mid DsiiabrucU tlu daauige will
exceed .?JtKi,tNvV
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