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OrJy Afternoon Paper in the State of North Carolina! With a Leased Wire Service and Full Press Dbpctck:? ALL THE IIATIO TIE E.. KAIiEIGH. EVENING TIME VOLUHH S3. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1908. price 5 oEirra J, A MURDER MYSTERY; GEORGE GOULD HI & (EME IDEPER1MKCIS Hearst's Party Puts Out Candidates for Pres idency and Vice Presidency. BRYAN TJJAN IN HALL PROVOKES A RIOT Attempt by John I. Shepherd, of Kansas, to Stampede ' Convention Creates Sensation and Police Have to be Called in Hisgen Gets Nom ination on Third Ballot, While Georgia Editor ; la Unanimous Choice of Delegates Something About, the Candidate Much En thtukim in Big Ball Story of the Convention. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, July 29 Thomas L. His gen, of Massachusetts, and John Tem ple Graves, of Georgia, were nomi nated for president and vice-president by the independence party early this morning in Orchestra hall amid the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Hisgen was nominated on the third ballot: .' The vote was: Hisgen, 831; Graves, 77; .Howard, , 88; Hearst,' 2. Mr. Hisgen's nomination was made unanimous on motion of : Georgia, . ,. ;. ;.' i ; It looked like Hisgen from the time the first ballot was taken. . On that ballot he received 396 votes. Under invito tida.t nirnu miia him wur ti mi'hh acy. : ..,. ." New York on the second ballot was the first state to break to Hisgen, 64 votes given to Reuben Roble Lyon being transferred to the Massachu setts man. Upon the third rollcall, state after state changed its vote to Hisgen. : The Massachusetts delegates be gan to cheer when Hisgen's nomina tion was assured. Michigan asked permission to change its vote to His gen and Florida, Missouri, Georgia, and North Carolina quickly followed. Alabama then swung into line and states that had supported favorite sons joined. , ' Nomination Unanimous. The motion to make the' nomina tion unanimous came from Georgia and was adopted with a shout that shook the building. Instantly a del egate from Massachusetts seized the banner of that state and followed by other members of the delegation, started to parade around the hall. State after state joined the procession until every delegate 'was on his feet, marching and cheering. The- Vote by Ballots. ' The vote for president on the first ballot, resulted: . . Hisgen, 396; Graves, 213; How ard, 200; Lyon, 71; Hearst, 49. On the .second ballot: Hisgen re ceived, 690 votes;. Graves dropped to 180 and Howard to 109; Hearst held his 49, and Lyon was eliminated. When order had been partly re stored a committee, , consisting of John Temple Graves, of Georgia; Mil ford W. Howard, of Alabama and Reuben R. Lyon, of New York, was appointed to notify Mr. Hisgen of his nomination and 'escort him to the platform. Pending the return of the commit tee Clarence J. Shearn, of New York, was recognized by the chair and placed John Temple Graves in nomi nation for the vice-presidency. In his speech Mr. Shearn said in part: , ; "I have a most pleasant duty to perform. We need to complement the nomination we have just made a man who can carry our principles to all parts of the country. I have In mind such a man. '' ''From what we know of his loyal- tyhls fealty and his devotion to the independence party, I know ne win accept the unanimous call of this convention to join with , 'Honest Tom' Hisgen. ,- I nominate ' Colonel John Temple1! Graves." -Graves a Popular Name. The mention of .Mr. Graves' name, wad greeted with a yell of approval. W. G. Ballard,' of Indiana, placed Charles 8. Neal, . of Indiana, n nomination. Stephen Charters, Of Ansonia, was placed In nomination by John Kelly, of Connecticut; C. k. jfCcsf nve& on Ti'e Eeven.) '. j principal Actors spiracy 'Divorce case. , ? -v T4 Slayer of Wife Succumbs to Heart Failure LAST CHAPTER IN DRAMA In State of Semi-Coma For. Twenty' v four HoursNew York Physician Did Not) Realize Enormity of Crime Had Relatives in Eastern Carolina. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, July 29. Dr. Andrew Bergen Cropsey, who shot and killed his wife Gertrude at their home in Bath Beach last week, died yesterday afternoon In the Raymond Street jail, Brooklyn. . . ' . Dr. Kessler, the prison physician, says heart disease killed him. A physical wreck, his heart broken by a full realization of his terrible crime, he had" been on the point of collapse for several days, j Dr. Cropsey belonged to one.. of the oldest families in Kings county. Dr. Cropsey arrived at ' the Bath Beach house last Tuesday, and,, mak ing his way Into the bedroom, ehot and killed his wife. Her sisters and his children hid In a locked room until the police arrived. He was sent to the Raymond street Jail. For twenty-four hours be. was In a state of semi-coma. He died not realizing what he had done. Then the nature of his 'deed and bis pre dicament dawned upon him and ; he became hysterical. For hours he . . (Continued on Page. Seven.) . 8&. fVJ - I - " kv-!'-l' I -' "111 oy.B.CBOPSEy;t:ll l dies in a cell mmmhi IM WM in the Gould Con- illlllliiHEiwIiil - " ' : ,.S. svvSi.,. ,. J' '-. v4ll Hero are some of the principals lit tho Gould divorce and conspiracy case, which has been attracting much attention not only iu New York but throughout the country. At the top are shown Sir. and Sirs. Bon Teal. Sirs. Teal is under bond charged with conspiracy against Sir. Gould. Be low at the right is a snapshot of Frank J. Gould as he-looked on his way to court. At the right is a snapshot of Miss : Stabvl SlacCauslan, whose confession caused tho arrest of Sirs. Teal and others on the conspiracy charge. . YANKEE BOYS (By Cable to The Times) London, July 29 James B. Sulli van, American commissioner to the Olympic games, and many members of the victorious Yankee team, sailed for New York today on the White Star line Cedrlc. Those members of the team who did not start home' with Mr. Sullivan are to take part in athletic meetings in Ireland and France. It Is expect ed these men -111 sail for New York in aouui iw oays. . Carpenter Won't Accept. Newark,, N. J., July 29. Lleuten ant Halswell bf iingland', who was asked to meet J. C. Carpenter here In a 400-meter running event, cabled today his inability to accept One of the features of the Olympic games was the running of the 400-meter running race by Carpenter, who was disqualified because it was charged he had "bpred" his opponent, Hals well. . , . . SAIL FOR HOME IT NevvYorkRaiirnaitinanPtapd With Reverse of Standard s Oil Fins (By Leased Wire to fbe Times.) New York, July. 29. George J Gould, who returned from Enronn. i Immediately hurried to his office in me westeyn Union building where he picked unr aRain the threads nf tho . ' great railroad problem . confronting ; him which he dropped hurriedly and I in a rather tangled condition to at- .... tend his sister's wedding. ; j It was plain that his trip had hot f done him any good and that he wa3 worrying about his railroads, four of i which are in the .hands.. -.of receivers. ; , He is still kinir of the'resf. of tlom. but'the crown is not resting easily. '. I "There are no more diamnnisi Ip. in any railroad man's crown," ha said , sadly: "The crown isn't gold, its only tinsel. Anyone who : wants to come in ana art it mis a good chance." j (Continued on Page Eight.) I TO FIGHT AGAIN San Francisco, Cal., July 29. Late last night a return match was signer up between Gans and Nelson for September 9 for forty-five rounds, straight Queensberry rules.- The fighters are to get 70 per cent of the! gate money, ot which 60 per cent' goes to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. Eddie Smith was chosen referee. ScLig signed for Gans and Willis Brltt for Nelson. ;; To Further Aeria Navigation. Washington, D. O., Juy 29. For the purpose of furthering In every possible way the science of aerial nav igation a national society, which will have Its headquarters In , Washing ton, will be formed In ft short time. The new society will assist the var ious (aerial clubs throughout, the country in gathering scientific data from all parts of the world and place at their disposal expert report on the progress of ballooning in th Halted States. , . . , LIES SOME GANSANDNELSON ARID BURNING OF BODY WILLUM K. WALKER. This is a picture of William K. Walker, th eabscoiuling treasurer of the New Britain Savings liunk, who was taken buck to aWrtforg1,' after a chase of eliht; monilis, wliicli wound ed ui in Mexico. BETTER TIMES, SAY OFFICIALS Traffic Department t Rail roads Are Optimistic COTTON CROP IS 000D Yield Will be Large and South AV1H Profit Grain Fine Also Business Throughout South Improving and Kverythiiig Points to Prosperity. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 29 At a con ference which has been in progress two days between President W. W. Flnley, executive officers of the South ern Railway Company and affiliated companies,., the office of the traffic and operating departments general conditions of business in the south ami prospects for the future were dis cussed. The officials reported an Im provement in business throughout the south. The agricultural outlook is encouraging. Southern fruit and vegetable crops have generally been good and have found a ready market at prices which, although In some cases below those of former years, have been profitable. Tho present condition of the cotton crop and the grain crops is good. If there is no deterioration in cotton between now and tho close of the season, the yield will be large. As a result of general prosperity among the farming communities re tail business In most southern towns has kept up fairly well. Merchants have been buying conservatively, however, and the effect has been a curtailment of wholesale business and depression in sonio lines of man ufacturing. Stocks of all kinds In the hands of dealers have been re duced, and with tho good agricultural outlook there Is reason to expect, a gradual improvement in all lines of business, tho railroad men believe, k K MR, CLEVELAND (By Leased Wire to The Times) Princeton, N. J., July 29 While nothing In Mr. Cleveland's will which was filed several weeks ago Indicates the amount of his fortune, and al though no official announcement has been made as to Its extent, it be came known here today that his per sonal and real property amount to 230,000.' .. ' ' ' Startling Grime Unearthed Id Brooklyn, New York, Early Today WOMAN'S BODY FOUND IN A BLAZING MASS Joseph Ruddick, a Nightwatenman, Arrested as Suspect, Tells Diverg ent Stories of Affair Apparent That Woman Had Been Killed by Drag Before Fire Was Applied to Body Clothing Was Saturated With Vitrol to Prevent Identifies tlon. (By Leased Wire to The Times ) New York, July 29. One of the most startling murders that has come to light in Brooklyn in many year was revealed today in the finding of the charred body of a young woman in the rear of a stable at 348 Green Point Avenue, in the Williamsburg section. The victim, who was ap parently twenty-six years old, had first been killed by a drug, her clothing saturated wtih vitrol that all marks of identification might be de stroyed, and then her slayer or slay ers removed her body to a desolate spot and set fire to it. The feature were so badly burned they were unr recognizable. Joseph Ruddick, who found the the body burning and put out the flames, was arrested by the police as a suspect. He told stories so widely different in their details that Captain Kjihneof the Brooklyn detective bu reau, ordered his detention a a aus picious person. ' ' ' Ruddick is the night watchman employed at the stable which Is owned by Philip Murtagh. On each side of this structure there Is a lit tle dwelling house but the remainder of the neighborhood Is desolate for many blocks. About three hundred feet back of the structures is a lit tle creek which is used as a dump ing ground for ashes. ARE DROWNED Typhoon Sweeps Coast De stroying Life and Hun dreds of Vessels (By Cable to The Times) Canton, China, July 29 In ' the typhoon which swept the southern coast of China much damage was wrought to the marine shipping. It is estimated that hundreds of native craft were destroyed while British river gunboat Robin and the French river gun boats Argus and Vigilante were cast adrift and were considerably damaged. In tho coast towns many house were blown down, and many people were killed and Injured. The West river steamship Tung Kong found ered, the crew being rescued by the crew of the steamship Chay Sang. Thousands Are Drowned. (By Cable to The Times) Hong Kong, July 29 Thousands of Chine were drowned yesterday in the typhoon which swept the Chinese coast. The loss of life and damage to property exceeded that resulting from the great typhoon of 1906. Euro pean shipping was, not so severely hit as Chinese, but about 100 vessels, exclusive of Chinese craft, were dam aged more or less or caBt adrift. There were many heroic rescue. Today the bodies are being identified and burled and the wreckage Is being cleaned up. Admiral Cowle to Retire. ' Washington, July 29 Announce ment Is made at the navy depart ment of the forthcoming retirement of Rear Admiral W. 8. Cowle. brother-in-law of President Rooae- jvelt, which 1 to occur August 1, tor MANY CHINESE
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