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RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1908.
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GEORGIANS FAVOR J. H. LEWIS
FOR SECOND PLACE AT DENVER
Native of Peachtree StateNow Living In Illinois, Strong
ly Favored By Chatham County Delegation, Which Will,
However, Vote for instructed Delegation.
CONVENTION COMES TOMORROW AT ATLANTA
Joseph M. Brown, Who Downed Hoke Smith in Primaries,
Will Be Named for Governor, Savannah's Judge
Twigs Making Speech for Him.
Atlanta, Cia., June 22. Twenty-five
strong, tho Chatham county delegation
to the state democratic I'onvt'ntlon ar
rived this morning from Snvanntih
with a well-developed vice-presidential
boom up their sleeves. The mart the
Snvannans will spring on the demo
cratic party for vice-president la
James Hamilton Lewi., of Illinois, a
Georgian.
It la the purpose of the Chatham
delegation to vote for a non-instructed
delegation to Denver, either In the
choice of a candidate for president or
for vice-president, but an effort will
be made to boost Mr. Lewis's cause at
Denver.
Judge H. D. Twiggs, a member of the
Savannah delegation, will place in
nomination Joseph M. Brown for gov
ernor. Convention Comes Tomorrow, :
Atlanta, Ga., June 22. The demo
cratic state convention wil be called
to order here at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the Grand operahouse to
nominate a. candidate for governor.
Joseph M. Brown, who carried th state
In the recent white primaries, will be
named, also dclegates-at-large to the
national convention at Denver, a
Vnlted States senator Hon. A. S.
Clay, of Marietta, who was nominated
in the recent primaries and other
state officials. Col. J. R. Pendleton,
editor of the Macon Telegraph, will
bp In the chair.
Taft's Train Comes Near to
Being Wrecked By Smashed
Piston in Ohio Early Today
Accident at Coshocton Averted By Prompt Action of En
gineer, Who Gets Bus; With Brakes-Candidate Happy,
Bnt Won't Discuss Bryan's Criticism nf Platform.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, June 22. Happy and
smiling, Secretary William H. Taft
arrived in this city today over the
Dnnn,ilnnnl rln;l tlftt fl nirmW PR-
cape from being in what might have
, , 1. A
ueen a serious nam i
station In Jersey City he met Mrs.
Taft and their son Charles. They
will go direct to New Haven for the
Yale commencement exercises and
the reunion of the class of 1878, of
which Mr. Taft wag a member.
After conferences In Cincinnati
following his nomination for the
presidency on the republican ticket,
Mr. Taft left his home to go to New
Haven for the celebration. As his
train was neariug Coshocton, 0., at
a speed of 60 miles an hour, the
piston rod on the left side of the
locomotive broke off short. Instant
ly the cylinder was smashed, but be
fore any further- damage was done
the engineer threw on the emergncy
brakes and brought the train to a
full stop.
After another engine had been se
cured, the secretary calmly went
into (he dining-car, little thinking
of the narrowly-averted wreck. It
was not until he heard the engineer
say that, had the broken rod fallen
a few Inches further In, the train
would bare been ditched, that he
even learned what was' the trouble.
Then he smiled and declared that, as
nothing serious had happened, he for
one refused to worry about It When
seen at the station Mr. Taft said:
"I'm feeling bully and we're going
'to win, , The platform Is a good,
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0 U. 8. Grant, Jr., of San Diego 0
0 at the Van Nuyes hotel. The 0
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0 speech at the tomb of Gen 0
0 Grant on May 30 that the 0
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0 Grant Sartorls, was present 0
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0 speech," said Mr. Grant, "and 0
0 she has Informed me that 0
0 there Was nothing whatever 0
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sound document, and vjth that back
of us there should be' no trouble.
"I expect the campaign will be
very Interesting and we'll get to it
now before long. There is plenty of
time to present all the issues to the
people." ;
Questioned concerning the Roose
velt policies. Secretary Taft refused
to make any statement, nor would
he say whether-or not he would con
tinue them should he become presi
dent. He also declined to discuss
Mr. Bryan's attack on the platform,
In which the latter arraigned the re
publican convention for leaving out
several planks and called the anti
injunction plank a "transparent
fraud."
Secretary Taft does not know yet
when he will be formally notified of
his nomination by the committee ap
pointed by (he convention, but he
said this ceremony usually follows
the opposition convention within ten
days, and that the notification would
probably come about July 17.' No
definite plans have as yet been made
for it. .'-.. .
Asked if he bad made any arrange
ments for the conduct of the cam
paign, he replied that at the present
time matters were In the hands of
his brother, Charles P. Taft, and
that he knew little of wlt was con
templated. I
TAFT WILL WORK
FROM HOT SPRINGS.
Washington, D. C, June 22. Five
hundred . letters Of congratulations
.(Continued on Page Berea.),
SUMMER DAYS AT
SAGAMORE HILL
President Planning to Take
Life Easy During Hot Spell.
Will Work Two Hours- Every Day at
Temporary Executive Offices, After
Which Outdoor Life Will Be in ,
Order Riding, Fishing, Tramping I
and Tennis Program For After
noonsLoch Says There's Nothing
in Japan Flurry.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York,, june 22. President
Roosevelt was outdoors early this
morning. He went for a brisk gallop
about Oyster Bay.
Sunday was. spent' '.'quietly - at Saga
more TII11, although there was a flurry
among-' the Oyster. Bay dllagers when
the president and his family attended
church. Dressed In a white duck out
fit, topped by a broad-brimmed Pana
ma, hat, the president drove with Mrs.
Roosevelt In a double phaeton, to at
tend services by the Rev. Henry H.
Washburn at Christ Episcopal church.
Secretary Loeb spent two hours at
the executive office over Moore's pro
vision store, setting things to rights
for opening the offices today. The
president will devote two hours each
day to official work, after which he
will go horseback riding, walking, row
ing or swimming with the members of
his family, or will play tennis on the
court at the bottom of the hill, below
the cottage. - ' ' -
Secretary Loeb said today, on behalf
of the president, that there was noth
ing to give out concerning the state
ment of Congressman Hayes, of Cali
fornia, that sharp letters had been
written to Japan. Mr. Loeb said he
personally knew nothing about any
such letters having been written,
either to Japan or to Mr. Hayes.
Invites Taft For a Week.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 22. Having
put the executive offices over Moore's
(Continued on Page Seven.)
SUMMER CYCLING WILL
OPEN IN NEW YORK CITY
." (By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, June 22. The summer
cycle racing season in New York
opens tonight at Madison Square
Garden with a big program of pro-i
fesslonal and amateur events. The
great success of cycle racing at the .
Newark velodrome this season makes
the outlook for the garden exception
ally bright. In fact, cycle riding as
well as racing has taken on a big
boom this summer. Bicycle manu
facturers throughout the country all
report a tremendous increase in the
number of orders.
The national circuit championship
meets will be inaugurated at the
garden Monday night, and every
night following there will be races.
HARD NORTHWESTERN STORM.
Hits Wisconsin and One City is Dam
aged $:iOO,000 Worth.
Prairie du Chien, Wis., June 22, A
terrific rain, hall and wind storm late
last night ruined all the crops, unroof
ed buildings, smashed all windows In
buildings facing the west and north
west, demolished trees and put the city
lighting plant out of commission, blew
the telephone systems all down, and
flooded-the streets with water and hull.
The loss In this city alone is $200,000.
The big tent in which the Chautau
qua Is being held at the La Gross In
terstate fairgrounds was blown down,
burying 1,600 people underneath. None
were seriously Injured.
The Wake of the storm has left hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of dam
age. Crops in the vicinity of Prairie
du Chlen ware practlcaly destroyed,
buildings Were unroofed and wrecked
and glass fronts, ; trees uprooted or
broken down.
in McGregor, across the Mississippi,
the loss will reach $300,000. Teams
hitched on the streets at McGregor
were drowned.
. C. D. Atkins Dead.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
' T I IT. T .... a ft 4 T r T
Atkins, who was a member of the
confederate congress, is dead at bis
home here, aged 84.
TORPEDO BLAZE
MAKES A PANIC
Chemicals Explode in U. S.
Station and Cjose Uproar.
Thought By ""Novices Who Gathered
to Help Regular. Firefighters That
Powder Explosion Would Follow
and Most of Them Expected to Be
Blown Into Eternity IJIg July
Job Must. He CancellcO. '
(By Leased Wire to Tlie Times) .
Newport, R. I., June 22.---Fl.ria broke
out at the government torpedo station
here today, and before it was gotten
under control it had created' a. . punle
among the residents of the vicinity
and threatened to do unlimited damage
by the explosion of the magazine.
Sharp explosions of chemicals iii the
laboratory of the plant caused the ru
mor to spread that powder explosions
would follow, and some of those who
gathered to assist the fireflghlcrs fled
in confusion. The braver ones stood
their ground. and gradually extinguish
ed the flames. . -
The station is located on an island
in the harbor and the scene of the fire
was a, most spectacular one. Many ex
plosives are -.stored upon the Island,
and the danger attached' to fighting
the-. Humes was gren.t,; However the
men managed to kwop the flames eon
fined to the laboiatory, which was the
only thing to save the day.
: The manufacture of a large consi n
ment of torpeuos, which. wan. to begin
on July L will have to.be discontinued,
owing to the .damage .done by the con
flagration. a
Friends May Have to Pay j 10,
000 to Get Him From Captors.
Letters Demanding This Amount
: Received By Missing Man's Em
ployers, Who Believe He Was
: Lured fro Lonesome Spot and There
Drugged Or Beaten Into Insensi
bility All Evidence So Far Ream
Out This Theory.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, June 22. Meyer New
man, a diamond salesman who mys
teriously disappeared from his home,
No. 1555 Fulton avenue, the Bronx,
with J 10,000 worth of jewels in his
possession, on Tuesday last, today is
a prisoner in a den of blackmailers,
who threaten to kill him if $10,000
ransom is not paid. Two threaten
ing letters demanding ransom have
been received, and Newman's em
ployers are convinced Newman was
lured from his home to a lonesome
spot and drugged or beaten uncon
scious and made a prisoner. All the
evidence so far obtained bears . out
this theory.
The two threatening letters which
were received by Stern Bros. & Co.,
jewelers, of No. 33 Gold street, were
In different httndwi-ltlngs. They were
written In pencil, on ordinary note
paper. The first letter read:
"This is to let you know that
Meyer Newman Is held captive for
the ransom .of $10,000 money to be
placed In a tin can at the entrance
to Bronx park. Money to be obtained
from Mr. Kappalman and friends.
(Signed) "BLACK HANDS."
The Bronx detectives who had
charge of the case are convinced
Newman has been kidnapped, but up
to the present time they have been
unable to obtain any clue.
Newman's family consists of a
wife and three children. The wife
Is grlef-strlcken.
The missing man Is 32 years old,
only five feet In height, slender, and
threatened with consumption. In a
hand-to-hand conflict he would be
an easy victim. A Baltlmorean, he
has lived In this city two years, mak
ing a good living selling diamonds
and watches to the, officers of the
various steamship lines.
Newman's credit ' was excellent.
His brother-in-law, Louis Kappal
man, of Baltimore, is a wealthy
man, and Newman was empowered
to buy whatever he wanted from
Stern Brothers & Company, of Nas
sau street, and other big concerns.
NEWMAN SHELD
FOR BIO
fflWUH
MRS. MILLER IS
BURIED AT LAST
Interment of Woman Whose
Relatives Fought Over Money
Body Had Lain in Receiving Vault
Seven Years, Three Months and
Twenty Days While Great Contest
For Estate Worth $250,000 Was
Being Pressed in Courts No
Trouble At- Graven
(By Leased. Wire, to -The Times) ,
'..-Washington, June 22. The body
of Mrs. Charlotte Milter today was
buried In'Woodluwn cemetery, after
having been in a receiving vault
seven years, three months and 20
days while a battle for an estate of
a quarter of a million was .waging.
Trouble was feared at: the grave, and
the cemetery authorities made pro
visions to avert it.
Among the mourners, were women
who represent the opposing sides in
the contest. .for' Mrs. Miller's, -.wealth.'
These were Mrs. Henry P. Lewis and
Mrs. William P. Hoelzle, nieces of
Mrs. Miller, who were cut off In her
will, and Mrs. Sehtiltze, widow of a
former police captain, who was the
dead woman's principal legatee;
That Mrs. Miller's burial had been
delayed so long was due to the con
tinual .wrangling '.between the heirs-at-law
and the heirs under her will.
mils. Mccormick; better.
Rockefeller's Daughter Won't Have
..: Appendicitis, and She is "Going
On Visit to EurojK'.
.--..(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, June 22. Mrs. Harold
MeCormiek, daughter of John D.
Rockefeller, who became suddenly
fdck'.on the Twentieth century lim
ited Saturday on her way from Chi
cago, is greatly improved at the
Hotel Plaza, where she is -'staying
with her husband and children.
What was at first thought to be a
serious case of appendicitis devel
oped later to have been an attack of
severe nausea. Mrs. MeCormiek had
so far Improved yesterday that It was
said the family's plan for the trip to
Europe -will be carried out. They
will leave tomorrow on the steamer
Kaiser Wilholm II.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
DOWNCOUPLEATCHURCH
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Greenville, S. C, June 22. Dur
ing services at a country church near
here Sunday afternoon a bolt of
lightning Instantly killed Wilton
Lenderman. a young planter, and his
wife. Mr. Lenderman held in his
arms their young baby, '.which was
unhurt by the holt.
Twelve Sunday Drownings
In Waters About New York
(By Leased Wire to Tho Times.)
New York, June 22. -In the wa
ters near New York 12 men met
death by drowning. One lost his life
while trying to rescue three men
who had capsized as they tried to
change scats In a light boat In the
East river off Sixty-eighth street.
This rescue was attended by dra
matic features, six men Imperilling
their lives to save the three strug
gling in the stream. One victim, an
expert swimmer, strangled In the wa
ter of the East Side Y. M. C. A. pool,
after he had broken his neck by a
dive. The victims are:
John Milton, drowned in 'rescue of
men cap&ized In East river; Frank
Krltz, broke his neck in Y. M. C. A.
pool; August Theodore Landman,
captain of the New York Central
steam lighter "Samson," fell from a
ladder into the Hudson at the foot
of ieth street; Robert Roper, 14
years, and Joseph Blzeanzo, 17, lost
In Harlem river oft Washington
bridge while In bathing; George SV11
liamson, 19, taken with cramps
while bathing at North Beach and
sank; unknown man, drowned in
North river off IGOth street, body re
covered; unknown boy lost while
swimming In Lake Hopaticong, N. J.;
Frank Donohue, 18, of Elizabeth N.
J., drowned in Statea Island sound.
WILSON IS DROWNED
IN THE NEUSE RIVER
HARD WORK OF COLLEGE
CREWS IS AT AN END
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
New London, Conn., .June 22.
The hard work of. the Yale and Harv
ard rowing squads on the Thames
has ended and the warm wave will
give the couches little worry, for thei
men can take matters easily until
Thursday. There will be short daily
rows bur no gruelling spins or long
distances. The varsity eights are in
excellent, condition physically and
full of courage. .'.
There is little choice between the
eights, In sflte 'of the change made
recently in the Harvard boat, when
Cutler was -: 'moved from the four
oared crew fo take the place of Fish,
recalled to Cambridge.
FAIR lil'lLfMXGS AXD DEPOT
FALL BEFORE ELECTRIC FLUID.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Ills., June 22. The electri
cal storm caused 'havoc in Lake coun
ty. 111. The village of Libertyvilie was
the greatest sufferer, lightning strik
ing the Luke County Pair association
building and . burning both to the
ground, also the depot of the Chicago
& Milwaukee Electric railroad at that
place. -
Illinois Trade Union Men
Indorse John Mitchell and
Score ReMicmSiraddli
Say Gampers Anti-lDjunctloii Plank Should Have Gone lo
Platform Way Gampers Wrote It Executive Body Look
ing Up Legislative Records of Candidates.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Springfield. Ills., June 22. Indorse
ment of John Mitchell's candidacy and
a resolution condemning the republican
national convention for failure to In
sert the Gompers anti-injunction plank
in the platform' were the features of
the filut 'political convention ever held
in Illinois by trade unionists.
.-The 'delegates were not a unit on the
proposition'-: of endorsing candidates,
and heated debates lasting until late
last night' were. Indulged in before the
report of the committee on resolutions
was adopted. The resolution carries
with it, a clause that any candidates
who have not yet announced them
off llowlalid Hook ferry to Rich
mond: David Griflln, Brooklyn,
cauglii. In eddy at Sheepshead bay
while trying to-swim from a pavilion
along shore lo the Oriental hotel;
Chester Hart and John Qengat,
drowned near Cochran's Park, Tren
ton, N. .1.; Thomas Clarkson, Patrick
McNally and David Coffey,, were
rowing across the East river from
"1st street, when they tried to
change seats. The boal, a light, one,
turned turtle and the three were
thrown into the river.
"The Bronx," a steamboat belong
ing to the department' of -charities,
returning from Blackwell's Island,
whs passing. Three deck hands,
Charles Peterson, Frank Crane and
Frank Stionska, Jumped overboard
nnd swam to thorn. John Milton and
William Gwyn, who were Swimming
oft East. 68th street, struck out for
I he. three men In the waler. As they
tieared them a big barge, No. 5 of
the Farmers' Feed company, passed.
Tho swimmers were close to the
barge and, In an effort to prevent
themselves from being sucked under
tho bout, both collapsed.
Joseph Clfka, who was swimming
with them, rushed to their assist
ance. Milton had disappeared, but
he succeeded In gripping Gwyu and
(Contlned on Page Seven.)
Playmate Carrying Kinstsa
Boy on Back Lets film
Fall Into the Water.
SEARCHERS SEEK BODY
But Up to Nigh! It Had Net
Been Brought to the
Surface.
(Special to The Times.)
Klnston, June 22. Charles Wil
son, non of Mrs. Christopher Alphln,
was drowned Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The' boy was 10 years old.
Lit seems that another boy waa
swimming in Neuse river with young
Wilson on his back. Wilson slipped
off at a point near the middle of the
river. The older boy says he was
unable- to rescue him.
Parties were at work all Sunday
afternoon, diving and dragging : a
seine for the body, but had not sue
ceeded in finding it at 7 o'clock at
night.
selves or have not been Indorsed, If
they deserve It, may secure such In
dorsement from the executive commit
tee of the state. Amendment to the
resolution provides that no candidate
shall be Indorsed by the executive
board unless he secures the Indorse
ment of the central labor body of the
district he desires to represent.
President Wright, of the state feder
atlon, pointed out that the executive
body was preparing a list of all mem
bers of the legislature with records on
labor legislation In the last general as
sembly. This will be sent out Into their
districts In the form of campaign doc
uments to be used either for or against
them, as the case may be.
OUT OF JOB, MAN
Doctor and Police Keep Him
Alive, for AH His Effort.
Two Blueeoats, Called Whea Rash
Act Im Discovered. Make Him
Drink Whiskey and Milk Until
Ambulance Can Arrive From Hot
pital In Harlem His Recovery
Anticipated.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, June 22. Despondent be
cause he could get no work and with
his wife and four children facing hard
ship and misery In consequence, Chas.
Sohumburg swallowed a whole battle
of carbolic acid solution at his home,
No. 1887 Second avenue, today, His
life was saved only through the quick
work of two policemen.
Patrolmen Feller, and Miller were
called Into the house. While they
watted for an ambulance from Har
lem hospital, they forced Schumburg's
mouth open and made him drink whis
key and milk. He recovered sufficient
ly to fight the two patrolmen until th
ambulance arrived. He was taken In
a semi-conscious condition, to the hos
pital, where it was said he would re
cover. ,
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