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M'CARREN WILL
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Arrival of Murphy is Expected
' to Clarify tlie Political
Situation
Murphy, Comers and Other eLaders
Will Hold Conference Today.
Judge Parker on the Ground and
Will Probably be Chairman of the
Convention Lieutenant-Governor
Chanler in the Lead With a Big
Field Against ; HI in State Com'
mittee Meets Tonight.
, (By EDWARD TRANSTOR.)
Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 14. With
the arrival in Rochester this morning
of Charles P. Murphy, of Tammany
Hill, it is confidently expected the
complexed gubernatorial situation
will be somewhat clarified after a
conference with State Chairman Wil
liam J. Connors and other leaders.
As it now stands Louis. Stuyvesant
Chanler against a big field with
chances somewhat in his favor.
Leader Murphy is due here about 9
o'clock and will probably be accom
panied by Judge Alton B. . Parker,
who, with Judge Morgan G. O'Brien,
will act as either temporary or per
manent chairman of the -democratic
state convention, which convenes to
morrow noon.. Almost immediately
upon his arrival in Rochester ) late
last night Senator Pat McCarren
sought and. ohtalued- an tnterylew
with Chairman 'Connors.- ,'. :'
McCarren came here with two dec
larations. One for the existence of
absolute harmony and the other for
J. B. Adam, of Buffalo, for governor.
While Senator McCarren professed
he is deeply sincere with reference
to his choice for governor there is a
strong suspicion that the name of
Buffalo's mayor is being used in ad
vance aB a blind or shield for some
purpose to be made known later.
Chairman Connors expressed the
opinion that he did not believe the
trie county delegation would be
solid for Mayor Adam as reported in
some dispatches. Announcement was
made by Senator McCarren that the
Kings county delegation would head
a caucus tonight. Representative
Sulzer, of New York, is working in
dustriously as ever for the guberna
torial nomination and some regard
him in the light of being able to ce
ment a break or two.
The meetin of the democratic
state committee tonight will be the
first rural business of the convention
The roll of the convention will be
passed on and the temporary officers
chosen. tA 8:30 tonight Chairman
Connors will meet the county chap
men and discuss the situation with
them. " "
At 9 o'clock Mr. Connors will en
tertain the democratic editors at din
ner.' National Chairman . Norman E.
Mack is expected about noon in an
automobile from Buffalo
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTHUS
IASTIC.' ;
TrotVccta of Coming Football Year
Good The Players Hard at
'. Work.. '.
(Special to The Times)
Chapel Hill, Sept. 14 Coach
Greene, the Pennsylvania All Ameri
can half-back, arrived at the Univer
sity several days ago and has begun
work on the gridiron. Since the
first evening on the field he has had
some 60 players under him, each a
strong, nervy contestant for the glory
of a position on the 'Varsity team. In
his rigid training the coach has
spared none, but has given, each man
all the work and exercise .possible.
Carolina has not In. many years
had such, fine material to pick from,
and the students Mleve they will this
year put out a winning team that will
heap laurels upon this beloved Insti
tution. , j,. ,v , , t ; .
:' The' several 'class teams' are also
hard at ..work and much interest Is
felt by the studen-body over the com
in battles for class honor. "
Mr. Jacocki.lfan old Carolina man,
Who played qilarter-baok tour "years
on the 'VarsltyJ It teaching the teams
and aotne fierce and exciting battles
are soon to be fought out on the col
lege atbletto field, -v . . . :
HAVE HARMONY
CRAZY IN KILLS
GIRL IN CHURCH
Was Playing the Organ for Sun
day School When Maniac
Sprang on tier
SAYS SHE WAS A WITCH
Man Had Been in Asylum at Morgan
Murphy, Conners nnd Other Leaders
eral Months-While in Asylum He
Talked Incessantly of Miss Bui
linger Nothing Strange Had
Been Noticed About the Man
Since He Hnd Been at Home I n
tn He Sprang at Miss Bullinger
Yesterday.
(Special to The Times.)
Newton, Sept. 14 Lon Rader, a
discharged lunatic, attacked ; and
stabbed to death Miss Willie Bullin
ger at church at Startown, three
miles north of this place yesterday.
The crime is the most demoniacal
ever known in this section. The
tragedy took place in the Methodist
church about 10:30 o'clock and in
the midst of Sunday school. Miss
Bullinger was about eighteen years
old and the man who stabbed her
about twenty-one.
The reports that reach here are a
little conflicting as to just how the
awful deed was done. One Is to the
effect that Miss Bullinger was seated
at the organ playing for the Sunday
school when Rader, leaping - across
several seats .attacked her witVfiis
ticket Jcnife,, stabbing . h$F ;,.oce in
ui onuH. tm iivto in iue , ureaaii
Another report Is that the man wait
ed just outside of the church door
and just as she came out committed
the deed. But wherever the act was
done, the result is the same and the
girl lies dead' at the home of her par
ents, Mr .and Mrs. Wallace Bullin
ger. The attack was very violently
made and it is said that those reach
ing the couple first could not prevent
Rader from giving his victim Beveral
cuts. '
The murderer was arrested at once
and is now in jail. He is not sorry
for the crime and is reported as say
ing that be iklled her "because she
was a witch."
Raved About the Girl.
Rader was last spring committed
to the asylum at Morganton, having
become violently insane. At thl3
Jime in his ravings he talked inces
santly of Miss Bullinger for several
months. He has been at home ap
parently well and nothing strange
was noticed about him until his ter
rible deed this morning. Yesterday
! afternoon he delivered a load of
wood In Newton and while here pur
chased a new knife with which he
committed the murder.
News of the deed was brought at
once to Newton and the county phy
sician, Dr. George H. West, and Sher
iff D. M. Boyd hastened to the scene.
Rader had been secured instantly on
killing the girl and is now in jail.
The young lady will be burled to
morrow afternoon.
NORTH WILKESBORO NEWS.
Pastor of Baptist Church Resigns.
Mr. Doughton On Campaign.
(Special to The Times.)
North Wllkesboro, Sept. 14. Rev.
W. F. Btaley, pastor of the First
Baptist church of this place, has re
celved a call to the Asheboro Street
Baptist church of Greensboro. Mr.
Btaley tendered his resignation at a
I business meeting of the church, ef-
, foctlve December 1st. Mr. Staley
has done a great work during his
two years as pastor here, and unl
versal regret, not only among his
J parishioners, but among all the
omer cnurcnes represented nere, win
mark his doparture.
A street survey Is being taken to
determine the cost of the proposed
street improvement, and it is stated
that the work will begin at once.
Mr.. R. L. Doughton, of Alleghany,
who was selected as standard bearer
in the senatorial contest for the
86th senatorial district, has opeuod
an active campaign, and regards the
outlook as favorable to a democratic
success in that district this year. Mr.
Doughton Is a brother to ex-Lleutn
antgovernor R. A. Doughton,
of
Sparta, who to ably represented the
86th. district la the state senate a few,
years ago, and who has since figured
prominently In state politics.
Three Prominent
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(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York. Sept. 14 After living!
In constant dread of assassination for
months. Pasrjuale Caponigrl. charged
with absconding nearly two years ik:o,
owing depositors la his banking house
at No. 20 Mulberry street, more than
$100,000, faced many of his angry
dupes In the Harlem police court to
day. . .
There was joy of an ominous kind
In Mulberry. Grant and Broome
streets when the news of Caponlgri's
arrest became known for many of!
them lost all their savings when the
bank closed. j
Caponigrl is 60 years old and wcll-j
educated. When taken to police'
V4To An ill Tfrra Yi a anlA Via fl t pntu li)a I
creditors because times were hard
and he could not reallzo on the se
curities he had.
"I did what others have done," he
said. "I had lost money in specula
tion, and everything had gone wrong.
Vour countrymen would slmplx have
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closed their doors, a receiver would ;
have been appointed and the law ' " , .
would have taken its course. But l Kansns c,ity. Mo., bept. 14 Gov
could not deal that way with those ernor C. N. Haskell, of Oklahoma,
of my country. They would have
killed me."
WHEAT CHOPS EARLY;
NO SHORTAGE IN CARS
(By Leased Wire to The Times. )
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 14 Accord
ing to the general freight agent ot
the roads, who run through the north
western wheat belt, the wheat crop
movement has started two or three
weeks earlier than last year.
Duluth and Superior reports re
ceipts of from E00 to 600 cars. Mr.
J. O. Dalzell, of the Northern Pa
cific, said the crop was more abund
ant la some placeB and less In others,
but the average was larger. In the
per cent. No. 1 northern wheat was
greater than usual. ' W. C. Watrous,
superintendent ot transportation of
the Great Northern said there will be
ho shortage It the cars are properly
handled at terminals. This was also
the statement ot George C. Conn, the
general frleght agent
of
the .Boo
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These three prelates of the Roman'
Catholic Cliurrli are prominent in
thr Eucharist ic Conference now in
pinn In T,nn!cn. The larcer nic -
! tare is that of Cardinal X'unnuttelli.
The picture below Is .that of Arch-
bishop Bourne, .Cardinal Gibbons
Is
sliown to the rijjlst.
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FOR BOARD BILL
treasurer of. the democratic national
committee, who was sued Saturday
for 11.122.50 for board for himself
and family, at the Turner Hotel,
Muskogee, says the suit was inspired
by Oklahoma's republican machine.
He said if "the gang is looking for a
scrap It, can't possibly find anybody
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who will fight quicker than I will." weeks it has become a serious propo
The governor said his family Is a Bltion to supply the camp with water,
heavy stockholder in the hotel prop-'It being necessary to tramp three
erty; that dues on himself and fam
ily were always charged off by the
president of the building company, A.
A. Klnsey, as part payment for rent.
He says Fred Schurbel, the former
proprietor of the hotel, who filed the
suit, had consented to this arrange
ment. : . ;'
MRS.
J. O. BARRETT
VERY ILL AT ASHEVDLLE.
: A telegram received today from
Ashevllle brings the Information
that Mrs: J. O. Barrett, the wife of
the popular and efficient circulating
manager of The. Evening Times, Is in
a very critical condition and Is not
expected to Ive. Mr. Barrett has been
in Ashevllle for a-week or more.
' ' This sad news will come as a great
shock to the many friends ot Mr. and
Mrs. Barrett in this city;
IRE TROOPS FOR
MEXICAN BORDER
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 14 Rush
orders for more troops on the Mexl-!
can border have been received from
General Meyer, United States army,
who is personally investigating con
ditions. Two troops of cavalry have
started from Fort Sam Houston, Tex.,
making three troops now in service
along the Rio Grande, and two more
troops will go forward today.
Advices from Rel Rio savs there
are six companies of Mexican mounts
ed soldiers on the Mexican side of the
Rio Grande and that four more are
on their way. Ten Mexicans, carry
ing arms, were arrested last night
while endeavoring to cross the river
into Mexico at a point north of La
redo, l liey declare they were pur- I
suing a gang of horse-thieves, butj
are bein;; held as revolutionists.
BRIDE SHOOTS BRIDE
GROOM; ACCIDENT
(13v Leased Wire to The Times;
Wheeling. W. Va., Sept. 11 Arch
ibald Stewart was shot and mortally
wounded by his young bride while
spending ineir Honeymoon on ulb
farm of Mr. Stewart's parents, at
' Wilbur. Mr. Stewart married Miss
: Hall, at the home of her parents, at
i Marietta on Thursday. 1 hey went to.
the country to spend a few days.
While they were shooting at a tar-
get Mr. Stewart was setting the tar -
get, Mrs. Stewart accidentally dis-
charged the rifle, the bullet passing
through Stewart's abdomen and phy
slcians say the chances of recovery
are slight. The young bride is pros
trated. FIGHTING FOR WATER.
Ono Man, Trying to Save a Drink for
, His Wife, is Killed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Bellfontaine, O., Sept. 14 Fight
ing over the last drink of water left
In camp, the drought having drisd
up all the wells and springs In the
vicinity, Frank Dadish was shot and
instantly killed by two men at the
Ohio Electric Railway's construction
camp yesterday. Dadish wanted the
j water for his wife.
In the last two
miles to obtain a supply. Yesterday
morning only enough water for one
drink was left. Rulu and Barlca ar
rived just as Dadish was pouring the
last bit of Water to carry to his wife.
The men demanded that he divide
and when he refused a fight followed.
It Is charged that Rulu and Barlca
drew revolvers and fired at Dadlsn,
who dropped to the ground and died
In a short time. The water was
spilled on the ground.
Number of Pensions Paid.
, The state treasurer has sent out
14,256 pension warrants to date.
This number includes soldiers and
widows of soldiers. Buncombe coun
ty gets the largest number of pen
sions, with, Wake county a close sec
ond. Dare county gets the smallest
number. It has Only seven -pension-
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COMMISSIONER
PATTERSON DEAD
S. L. Patterson, Commissioner
of Agriculture Died This
Morning at Lenoir
SICK FOB SONE
Brihts Disease Cause of Death 111
For Several Weeks Member of
Legislature 1891 In State Senate
181J.-J Commissioner of Agricul
ture 18f)t to 1897 Legislature
1S98 Re-appouited Commissioner
in 1899 Elected on Democratic
Ticket 1900 Re-elected 1904.
The Farmers Best Friend.
The followlni? teleqram was re
ceived this morning at the governor's
office:
"S. L. Patterson died this morning.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at four.
LINDSAY PATTERSON."
Mr. Patterson has been sick for
several weeks with Brights disease,
and his death was not unexpected.
The agricultural department is closed
todav in honor of the beloved com
missioner, and the Capitol building
and all the other state offices will be
closed tomorrow.
Commissioner Patterson was an
able man and an official of zeal and
integrity. To him in a large meas
ure Is due the high state of efficiency
of our department of agriculture and
the great work it has done for the
state. While others have done much,
the name of S. L. Patterson is more
wominent in this good work and his
U')0"-8 ha-e b"en nanrj efficacic.us, J.n
this connection than those of his co
laborers. Mr. Patterson was the son of Sanil.
F. Patterson,, a distinguished finan
c:ier and business man, once treasurer
of North Carolina, and for five years
president of the Raleigh and Gaston
Railway. S. L. Patterson was born
March C. 1 S " 0 , and was the younger
son of the marriage of S. F. Patter
son with Phoebe C. Jones, daughter
of Gen. Edmundson Jones.
He was educated at Faucett's
school. Blnghnm school, and Wilson's
academy. In 1.S67 he entered the
University of North Carolina at the
age ot 17. He remained there till the
University, was closed in 1868, Inci
dent to the change of adminstrations,
and then took one year at the Uni-
i versitv of Virginia. After this he
returned to North Carolina, finding
employment as ciei'K ana DOOKKeeper
jin Salem.
On April 17, 1873, S. L. Patterson
, was happily married to Miss Mary S.
beuscman, ot Salem, and being a nat
I ural farmer and having a love for
j agricultural pursuits the two settled
j down to farm life,
in early years he was led to espouse
the -republican' party. His standing
was so high that he was repeatedly
apoplnted to office by a democratic
legislature, and was elected county
commissioner in a democratic county.
Later Mr. Patterson became prom
inent in Farmers' Alliance circles.
This powerful organization controlled
the democratic party in 1S91. At
this time Mr. Patterson was nomi
nated for the legislature from Cald
well county, and was elected. Ho dis
played marked ability as a legislator
ind wielded a fine Influence over his
fellow-members.
Following his terra In the house he
was elected to the senate from hts
district. Here he served with marked
lability.
His Worth as a public man
became fully recognized, and on his
retirement from the senate he was
chosen commissioner of agriculture
by the board, and held thpt office till
1897, when, because of the fusion be
tween republicans and populists, the
democratic party was In the minority
and the incumbents of the higher
offices were changed.
In 1898 he was again elected to
the legislature and that body prompt
ly reappointed him commissioner of
agriculture. At that legislature the
office was changed, requiring the
commissioner to be elected by the
people at the general election. He
was nominated by the democrats In
1900 and elected along with Governor
Aycock. He was nominated again In
1904, and declined renomlnatlon at
the hands of his party In 1908.
It has been said of S. L. Patterson
that no man of the state was freer
from demagogical arts and political
wire pulling than he. He served his
state without ostentatious' display
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