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LAST EDITION. ALL TIIE MARKETS. THE BALEIGH EVENING TIME VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1908. PRICE 5c. Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. GODWIN NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT TODAY Harnelt Man Won Qut this Morning After an All Night Convention CAPTURED PRIZE ON 354 BALLOT Cook's Xame Was Wilhili'iiwu On (he :5ISth Ballot -iind tin' liitllot ilif; This Morning Regan Willi I'.rmvn Leading 'mill Patterson a Close Second Brown le!ey.ates Went l Godwin Incidents of a Red-hot Convention. , (Special to tin- Evening Times.) Fuyoll.evillo, N. C, July 27. II. Tj. Godwin of linritett county was, at ' 10:.:!0 o'clock today, nominated for Coiisi'pss by the sixth district demo cratic: convention hero on the '',' -1th' ballot. The convention was the most spir ited and the largest attended ever held in this district and the conlest for the nomination was hotly contest ed liy the four candidates O. 1!. Put terson of Robeson, (the present con trressnian). former State Senator Joseph A. Brown of Columbus, II. I Cool; of Cumberland, and IT. h. God win of Harnett. An All-night Session The convention was in session all ni.riu -id inurnment being taken at C o'clock this morning till 9 -o'clock,. The name of II. L .Cook was with drawn after the 31 Sih ballot. Brown wna 111 on about cieht votes In the 'lend, with Patterson a close second. At the break after the t'.lSth bal w it wns ' thou cli t Patterson would carry the convention. Godwin car ried Brunswick and Harnett solid. Thero were at least a- thousand people in the armory all nisht Ions and the spirit of the convention Van high till the recess was taken. Story of Today's Session. The armory here began to till up at nine o'clock this morning aft"r tin three hours of recess, causing all the delegates to feel mole refreshed, and p was thought for a long time that the convention would be prolonged indeli nitely, The convention was called to outer at U:4ri. Hon. John G. Shaw spoke in favor of Patterson it nil said "We will m,i.- i,v Mm: If lip tm'S down we will Lo down with him. We support him not for what he has doiic, bu what he will do." Mr. W. A. Stewart of Dunn then spoke in favor of Godwin, saying that Godwin Will bo nominated. After several caucuses -tvnd challenged In different counties, the isii'llh ballot was taken, rcsultin:,' in 'Hon. II. I Godwin being nominated. A committee was appointed to notily .Mr. (ioiiv.m of his nomination and escort him to the hall. Mr. Godwin took the plairorm, after being Introduced by the chairman, say ing it was n pleasure to bo there, and feelingly expressed his appreciation of the honor. John G. Shaw then introduced Mr. Patterson who made an appiopritilc address in good spirits, breathing loy ally to party. "I come to thank you for your loyal support," said he. "If I can't get what I like I like what I get. I have no bitterness against any one," Senator Brown was then called for. -He. said that few men can be as treat in defeat as in victory. It there is such n man here I hope I am. the man. Ho thanked the delegates who supported him and made a fine, manly speech. , -Mr. Cook not being in the hall could nob speak when called. M..S. Wlllard moved the thanks of the .convention to all citizens of Cumb erland. . Carried. 3;he result of the Inst ballot was as follows: Brown 4, Godwin MO, Patter son 34. 'The secretary announced the new ex ecutive committee as follows: Bladen 'T.i. E. F. MeCulloch; Brunswick. G. H. Bellamy ; Columbus, Q. K. Nlmrocks, HarneTt, 11.' S. Taylor; New Hanover, W. E. Springer; Robeson, N. A. Mc Lean. Some of the most prominent ladles of Fayetteville visited the convention this morning and took great Interest in the result of nomination. Col. N. A. McLean of Lumlierton, N. C, chairman of this convention, de serves muchlcredlt for the way the con vention was handled. While excite ment at times ran'.ilgh there was no disorder, , , , ;ii ' HARTJE CASE DRAGGING ON (By the Associated Press.) Pittsburg, Pa., July 27 From the indications today the llurtje divorce case will not be concluded b fore the latter part of next week. It is ex pected that the plaintiff will go on the stand before tin', close and deny cer tain allegations made against him. The .eighteenth actual day of the trial began by placing Mrs. Maiy liudlnsky on the stand. The witness was called for the pur- pose oi showing mat susiuw ngner nan reeoiv.d exhibit No. 6 In the case. Tliis is the letter, which .Mrs. Hurl jo a! first said she hail written, and then piidialed. While admitting that she wrote Id Susie -Wagner, Mrs. llurtje maintains the missive in evidence Is a forgery. I'he witness told of receiving the Icr ..which Mis. llartje hud sent in her care, not knowing Susie Wagners l.ldr.SS. Susie Wagner was -then re-called and testified Unit she gave the letter to IMward Ilartjo, brother of the plaintiff. Blanche Rowland, the next witness said she had lived at Number 240 Second avenue for three years and she '-declared that during the period of her residence in the place she had never -'seen Augustus llartje with a woman in the house. NEW PLAN TO KILL MOSQUITO. (By the Associated Tress.) New Orleans, July 27. -A proposi tion to use toil minnows In stagnant pools in place of oil to destroy yel low fever mosquitos and to prevent their breeding was advocated today by Dr. Qnittnian Kohnke, city health officer of New Orleans in an inter view. He xn Id Tie has contemplated asking the United Slates government to establish at New Orleans a breed ing pond for top minnows to bo used for stocking the stagnant water about the city. OLD DOMINION TROOPS Three Special Trains Pass a Raleigh Today Seventy-first Infantry .En Route To Cliiekniuuuga Soldiers Travel In Fine Style And Col, Vaughan Talks Of The Trip And The Plan Our Men Next. Three special trains, currying more than live .hundred soldiers from lr- ginia passed tnrougn unieign umiuj iver the Seaboard Air Line for Chick imauga, where they will represent the Old Dominion in the national camp of instruction. The soldiers Were travel ing in fine style. The first section steamed into the union depot for a supply of ice, and the horses got a bite to cat which they relished after the tedious run from Portsmouth. The troops .constituted the '71st Vir ginia Infantry, commanded by Col. C. ('. Vaugl.ia.ii, Jr., who was accompanied by his full regimental staff. The regi ment included companies from Nor folk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Smithliold, Suffolk, Franklin and Hinioria. The trains left Ports mouth this morning and will arrive at the camp ground tomorrow afternoon. To a reporter for The Kvenlng Times Col. Vaughan, who was aboard the first section, said that the trip from Ports mouth was without incident, "Our men," he said, "are as comfortable as possible In the Pullmans and I doubt if they will feci any fatigue before reaching Cliickamauga. Indeed, they are not that kind. We will be in camp for eight days, after which the troops will return io Virginia." There were many people around the lafat ion and they were Impressed they were Impressed with the manly appearance of the soldiers. The Seaboard had nnule special ar rangements for the movement anil the trains were being 'operated with tho least practicable delay. Two companies from Raleigh will leave here in about two weeks for Chickamauca. FOR VIOLATING EIGHT HOUR LAW. (By the Associated Press.) -Washington, July 27. The first prosecutions in the District of Co- lumbia for (ho violation of the eight hour law on government work were begun hero today when United States Attorney Baker filed in the police court three informations against the Penn Bridge Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania and two against the district Construction Company of District of Columbia. The two companies are engaged in the building of bridges in the District of Columbia appropriated for by the government and the announcement is mado that, practically since the be ginning of the work the men have been required o labor teen hours a day. The action of today is the result of an invest igat ion by Charles P. Nelll, commissioner of labor, into a num ber of complaints of violation of the eigght-liour law in the District of Co lumbia. These all are being looked into My the district attorney, with the view of further prosecutions. The penalty for conviction is a fine of $ l.tih:) or six months impris onment, or both, in the discretion of the court.. PUBLICITY 05 RAILROAD RATES. I'.y the Assoc Washington, July latucl Press.) ?.-- 'hairiuaii Mar tin A. Knapp of the mercc. commission on interstate behalf, of urn lie commission, has directed a letter l the railroad companies and cm-p all na the the .-ate lions of the United Slates direct in special attention to section fl of recently enacted railroad fri Ight law. The section provides Hint every corn- iron carrier, suhj" I to tin- provisions of the net, shall file with Hie commis sion and keep' open In public inspection schedules "showing- all the rates, fares and charges for transportation between different points nil its- own mute and between points nn its own route and points on the route of any other carrier by railroad, pipe-line or by water when a through rout" and joint rate have been established." FATAL MISSOURI RAILWAY WRECK. (Bv the Associated Tress.) '-' Springfield, Mo., July 27.-i-Thirty persons were injured, two of then fatally, in tho partial wreck of a westbound St. Louis and San Fran cisco passenger train last night. The fatally injured are: II. J. Thorpe of Mont ice! 16, Mo., and Mrs. Kate Shol tey. The wreck wn3 caused by n defec tive switch. Three coaches passed over in safety but tho fourth left llio track and turned over. This coach contained about sixty passen gers nnd all of them suffered slight injuries. Two sleeping cars did not leave the track. COAL STRIKE COMES TO END. (By the Associated Tress.) Wheeling, V, Va., July 27. Tin strike of the 8,000 miners whach has been on in .Eastern Ohio since April 1 will officially bo declared off be fore the day is over. Both miners and operators have accepted the terms agreed on by the scale commit tee and ratification will be made this afternoon. Word came from the United States Coal Company that they will accept, the terms of the set tlement for their mines at Bradley and Plum Run. . THE GAEKWAR HAS LEFT US. (By the Associated Press.) New York, July 27. The Gaek war of Baroda, his wife and suite sailed today for Liverpool on the steamer Cedric. The East Indian ruler,, spent aobut ten weeks in this country, visiting various cities. The chief object of his visit was to study American methods of educaton. Sarah ISeruhardt Illack-ballcd. (By the Associated Press.) Talis, July 27. The chancellerie of the legion 'of -honor today again re jected the nomination of .Sarah liern hardt for the cross of the legion, despite the' formal insistence of M. Iiriand. minister of public Instruction -and wor ship. TWO-CENT FARE LAW HELD NULL AND VOID (Ily the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., July 27. The state corporation commission today declared the Churchman two-cent railway mile age act of the legislature in conflict with the constitution- of the United States and then-fore null and void and entered an order dismissing the pro ceedings. , The attorney-general immediatcly took. steps to appeal to the United States supremo court. The act pro vided for the sale of 500-mllo ticket books on the railways at two cents a mile, STRANGE ACT OF LABOR UNION ed Hanging Rapists BRANDED AS A TRAITOR Introduced Resolution I Meeting of l.alMir Union tcqiicsl ing Legisla ture to Indict Death Penally l or Assaults On Women Meeting Wanted "Asylums" foi Them. (Bv the Associate,! press.) Chicago, July 27.--Alileiniau Dan iel Herlihy of the 2Mb ward was a member in good ' standing of the steam engineers union until last night. Now lie is an on., ,i t from that organization ..and for.- a at ran ft" reason. lie was expelled from Hie union because a few weeks, ago lie intro duced inlo Ihe cilv council a r- lil- lion calling upon the ::;u legisla ture to make assaults ii;mui wumou and girls punlshablo by ; : t : i i i i . The union, through i in- medium of a series of sharp resolniimis ."do- plored I ho outrages upon women and children," but declared l hat insane asylums and hospitals an ihe proper places for tho . weak-niimleil person's who commit such assault-:. Alderman Horliny at--one of- .the last counsel meetings before summer adjournment introduceil the' resolu tion socking capital punishment. His action followed the ninny'. brutal attacks on women reported through out the spring. Nothing was dons wii.li the resolu tion, except to refer it to. t.ho state legislation commit..?, whore it now reposes. Ilerlihy's 'expulsion last night was unexpected. The resolu tion providing for it was introduced by Arthur A1eCr:n ken. secretary Of the union, nnd was adopted nnan mously after spirited discussion in which the offending alderman was berated roundly as a traitor to the trades union movement.'. .- MAY GET PLUM Said to E& Slated for Raieigli Postoffice the That, At Least Wasliinglon, lioiliicemeut l The Heport l-'roni I'ut Xo Delinite An lias Keen Jlude liy Tin Depai-tiuciif Expected, llow At Any .Moment. According- In a. newspaper, dispatch sent, out from Washington last night, Chairman' Spencer 15. Adams, of tin: state republican'- organization, has recommended t!:.' appointment, of Mr. Willis G. llriggs as postmaster til. Kaleigh. At noon loda.v the Associated Press advised 'I he Evening ' Times from Washington t here was nothing deli nite, so far as I lie actual appoint ment was concerned." It Is generally understood, however in political cir cles that Mr. l'riggs will succeed Mr. Dailey. Mr. Ilrlggs was out of the city to day and none of his friends had re ceived word of a definite nature. There were ninny candidates in the field, but Mr. Ilriggs had strong and powerful endoiKements, -and It was not surprising w lien it. became known that lie had the endorsement of the state chairman. Mr. Bailey lias been postmaster at. Raleigh for two terms, eight years. Recently he left Kaleigh for a vaca tion, his health being poor, and the office has been in charge of his as sistants, lie made a good postmas ter, but decided not to apply for a third term. It is understood and believed here that the formal appointment will be announced within a few days, and if Mr. Briggs secures it he will qualify ta once. WI LIS RIGG DECISION IN THE DOM CASE The Court Traces Church Ca reer of the "Apostle" TRUST ESTATE DEFINED The Court's Contempt for (Jrangei-'s Oalh The Old Man To I'.e Pro vided l-'or, Because Of Enhanced Value Of Instate Under His Man- at enieut Points ot Decision. (By (lie Ass. Chic'ugo, July 27 kited Press.) . I.aii'lis court gi - -Judge lisll iet in ihe Ills el' the United Stales his- decision 'today ,etwei-.l Hie ildllel i't eont rover 'John Ale . Voliva o anilcr flic ll lowle anil W i 1 1 ill i- 5 . ipeily at .Ion cilv. The court holds -that' Jon City id it s industries do iml bi ,n:g to liov.ie I hat while Ihe colli rilnitm s -of Hie i'uinls did not. express a formal, d laral urn of trust.' a trust rcaied. and at lh ' prop- I low ie had no right io li ert y as his iavii, , The i I refused to appoint dm- Granger receiver for til Al.-xaii- 'thai Granger mad r, ;:in.ing hi nani, s, a nd ,cv "all l.inw ie as "a messenger of Hi, the iii bet loretolil by M Kiijali the rest. in i ." to w hich vow ' family lies and obligations and all llaiioiis to human governments shall i j,, , iiiiiicilinate." The court said lie repose l i ill til ll'l li e ill tilled that living ii Would Sel-ellly VOW I times in abandon his Hi olili-4 'd to man collSli lie.: lie -in lis readiness at all family and bet ray his country. The court ordered an elect ion o third Tuisday of September of a oral-.- overseer, all nu mbers of church residing in .ion City, nial, female, to ' have one vole., lie 'the the ami e all- u-inild of his novmced that suitable provision be made fur Dowie on account services .'IS trustee. Il appears that. Dowie, a native of Scotland, where he had received a theological education came from Australia to the Pacific coast in I SSN and remained there, a numb 'r of years engaged in church work; from there he cam.- lo Chicago and, in 1 Mill uiiderlool; the. Zion City, enter prise in' execution 'Of 'a sch.mie Con ceived by him many years, before; that he- purchased .'a. vast tract' ot hind, ii iui ( of which was subdivided and laid out in park and 'residence properly, -.provision being made for niaiiul'actui iiig sites; that the guarantee.-! of building lots . erected houses accommodating .' ; 0,000. or s, nun people;" that Dowie construct ed school houses and college build ings at n cost of several hundred thousand dollars anil a tabernacle sealing 7,01)0 people, and that a lace factory, soap works and other indus trial enterprises were .'established to give employment-. to the inhabitants of Zion City, who ' were practically all members of the church. The linnncing' of this scheme was accom plished, in part, by monies received from purchasers -of lots under eleven hundred year leases but a large pari of the capital .was money contributed to Dowie by persons outside of Zion City, -..' vV :, Dowie's testimony respecting the origin-, of the property and his rela tion to it is then quoted as follows: ilow Dowie Acquired the Money, "J acquired Ibis property' by Ihe generosity of good people through out the world; 1 have looked' upon the estate as the result largely of my own good sense under God; Ihe money came in the form of cotilri- bulion " from Ihe same common son ceo - I bo oeiinle all over t lie ! w.ii-bl -i.wisllv outside if X-on Citv: 1 believe the property to . be com pletely mine lo do with as 1 please, and that no human being has any claim or interest in it. 1 consider it, however, that, the way I got Ihe piopcrty and the way in which have it, binds mo absolutely, when I have ceased to conrol it, to put it in trust in perpetuity for the - Christian Catholic Apostolic Church so that il shall go down lo generations.. to do good in that line, with the except ion of two and one-half per cent. .Which 1 think is fair for myself and my family. 1 did think live per cent., but I have reduced it to two and one hall, and am somewhat inclined to reduce it still more." Dowie's Church Career. After calling attention to the fact flint' Inasmuch as Voliva's convey ances to Granger were in plain Vio lation of Ihe .spirit and intent ofw1n' Dowie's power of attorney to Voliva 1 which the court holds, but Voliva and Granger well knew, the court said: "As between Dowie, Voliva and Granger these instruments were mere waste paper," The court then traces Dowie's church career, beginning in Austra lia down to his work in Zion City and found that Dowie had for many years been in receipt of a large reve nue which he devoted to church and charity purposes; that the amounts received by him aggregated in somo years $L':,n,()lll); that Dowie had not sought lo amass a private fortune, but that in? engaged in secular oc cupation in aid of the propagation of his religious doctrine, or, as Dowie expressed it; "For God and human ity." The court then says: "It is a w eil-reci ie, ni.i 1 principle of ciniiiy that where a person accepts money in piopcrty to be' used by him for tin- beiteiii of s-onie oiher person or persons, or for lh.- advancement of some lawful entei piisi-. stu b moiiev or properly constitutes ;i trust estate. Object of Contributors. "The impiiry then is did these offer ings come in Howie for his private purse or did the contributors intend that Hie funds should be devoted to charitable or r-!igious uses. . If for any oilier pin pose than lie purely personal liellelil ot' llowie, Ibe eslitt.. js a trust. If is. the duty of tiie unn t to gel at the' substance of tin- iliing and in ascertaining- Hie purpose ,,f Hi,., gifi. the court -is -not lluiitciriou.il iiisiieclion of dociimenlM or other. sp. of t lie pari ies iiinde t heir I'elat ion i on,- if lie W llo receives I lie posil ion of . iiitlu. nee gives the money as l'i. 'citie deelaral ions at tin- lime. If nf i oiiiideiiee. or money is :n i- -over him who r instance if the jpelSOIl !ieejh; (pe Hlolley is Hie U'l- voeat.. i.-r a icligious f : i i 1 1 i and by -word jand attitude and etiviioninent induces a convietioii in Hie minds . of large I iiunili- i s of people; , thai as. an insi ru ! no tit :i lily of divine aiilliority. In- rmi j relievo bis physie.-il Ills, and is clothed ! w ilil power lo exert all inllllellei.- 11)11111 jibe spiritual- welfare of 111,11 nnd wo- men who ' thereupon give lii in of their lands and g Is, surely the . motive of sucli gift -oughl not long In remain a j mat lei; of doubt in Die mi mis of rational I men. . 'I he fact Mint .such eout rilnp ions came to linn in the form of ch 14S lllld currency through the mail and exiu tin- contributor omitting 10 require the execution of a lormal deelaratioik, of tl'llSt.'lioes not tend to divest Hie Iraiis actions of the real cliaraeler. It is just as if the eonlribulor silling in a church pew bad pi. ii-ed the funds on the col lection plate passed to him by a dea con. Surely in such case the'-court would hot decree that the parson might put--the money' In his pocket 011 the nl li god scon- of iio . agreement to the con trary, mei-clv because the contributor had failed in arise in his place .'and exact a pledge of trusteeship from the pulpii. "It" .would be difliculi lo conceive' of anything more inherently- inconsistent (Continued on Second Pago,.) THE REPORT A DOGFALt The Virginia Military In- stitute Inquiry ipecial Legislative Committee Makes Report That Students Had .(rounds For ( oniplainl, ltut Fac ulty's Action Is Sustained. (l:- the Associated Press.) : . Richmond, Va.. July 27. The report of ihe' special legislative commission which investigated Ihe affairs of ..the Virginia M i'llary I mail tit e, i.exiiiglon. was suhnillled . to Governor Swanson r today;' ' It says Ihe -students had grounds for I com plaint against "1 lie food eondil ions j last fall, but holds that the superinten dent properly 'dismissed those' who had signed the. paper for the third Class; and that Ihe corps should have been disciplined, for lcavinif lire campus j without .pol-mission, thus disagreeing '.with tie-, superintendent, ; . . I It. says the barracks are crowded, the ibaths badly constructed, and ioorly (ventilated, the. -kitchen and mess halls I iiitpiopei ly equipped and badly ar- ranged, and Hi SUflicli lit . Km 'leclrie lights '.conditions a ire 111 e de- eiarc,l lo be' .'-ample :nr .this linn eiurcil lo thai then cause for eoinmciids ii nd is,, say Hie committee, m, complaint. The committee the boil rd for thi' .Improve mentsnow", be complct being made d before tin and which vi next session. EIGHT HOUR DAY FOR RAILWAY MEN l!y the Associated Press.) Oakland, Cal., July 27.- The freight conductors and brakemen on the South ern Pacilie system will present a new pay and working schedule to the offi cials of the road within a few days, which' provides' for an advance in pay and an eight -hour day. The new --schedule provides that 12V. miles shall constitute an , hour and eight hours constitute a working day. of -the principal grievances which the freight cunductnrs. and brakemen have under existing eondil ions Is that they have to work excessively long hours and virtually have no time to spend with their families. THE GOVERNOR MAKES DENIAL Glenn Says Atlantic City Special Is Incorrect DECLINED INTERVIEW Told Xew York Newspaper Man His Statement Did Not Give Facts, But He Printed It All the Same Tam many Was In Xo Way yTo Blame. (lovernor Glenn's attention was di rected this morning to a special sent from Atlantic City to the New York American regarding an interview pur porting to have been had with him as to an attempt alleged to have been made io force him to sign a pardon for. the gold brick convict, Hawley on Hie occasion of the governor's visit I to New York some months ago as the gin-st of Tammany. I 'onimeiiting on the Atlantic City j special Governor Glenn said he posi tively refused to give an interview to I the representative of the New York ipapei- when he called on him at At lantic city recently. The newspaper 111:111 showed him a statement that he hud secured from some other source and that he, (the governor) told him Hint this statement was incorrect, that there was no force used toward him at Coney Island, but without going Into details he would say that a party of men approached him at Coney Island to urge a pardon for Hawley am! that on his declining to grant the pardon Ihe. men became very rude and so of- 1 tensive that lie left in comnanv with 1 I I, nnn e,H.,.rn,ii- Stfinn't.i'a r,f 'C.tiila- iana and others of the party who ac companied him to Coney Island. : Governor Glenn said he reported the facts to Tammany officials and re ceived a letter from Mr. Smith, Tam many secretary and other leading members regretting the occurrence and declaring that Tammany was in no way connected with the incident, but that outside parties hart tnten ad vantage of an Invitation t him to make the application for Hawley'e pardon. Since Ilawley's death some months ago 1 lie governor has learnedso he slated this morning, through Hawley's attorney at -Raleigh, Mrs. Hawley had requested the parties who spoke to the governor at Coney Island to make ap plication while the governor was in New York. That she asked them to show the governor every Courtesy and get him Into a pardoning frame of mind. lint she stated that they got full and did more harm than good by their conduct. The governor says that at first he was indignant, fearing a job had been put up on him but that in the light of subsequent events he is satisfied that the Tammany officials had noth ing to do with the matter and that it was the instigation of friends of Haw '' , , ,-i. OCEAN STEAMER LIMPS TO PORT. (P.v Pn'ston, damaged the Associated Press.! Mass., July 27. Slightly on her starboard side as a a collision with the steamer resull of City of M mphis of the Ocean Steam ship company in the Savannah river last Monday, the , steamer Chattahoo chee of the same line, arrived here today from Savannah with fifteen pas sengers. The report of the accident made by Captain Burroughs of the Chattahoochee coincided with that made by the captain of the City of .Memphis when the latter steamer ar rived at New York yesterday. The damage to the Chattahoochee was con fined to the denting of several plates on the starboard side above the water line. Temporary repairs will be made and the Chattahoochee will leave to morrow on her regular trip to the SOU 111. -. Death of II. (J. Miller. (Special to the Kvenlng Times.) Salisbury, N. C, July 27. H. G. Miller, one of the best known citi zens of the county, died this morn ing at his home in the country, four miles from Salisbury. Death was from pneumonia. . Mr. Miller was the father of Chief of Police Frank Miller, and leaveB a family of eleven children. He was tho uncle of W. T. Boat, and was 69 j ears old. lie had lived all his life near here. Mr. Miller was a fine soldier and cavalry officer under General Paul Bairlnger of Charlotte, and was wounded in the army, in which ha fought the entire four yearB. Sugar Kchatc Indictments. New York, July 27. The federal grand jury today returned to the United States court three Indictments which are reported" to have been found as the result of an investiga tion of alleged rebating on' sugar from the American Sugar Refining Company.
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