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trnnj - VS j" :'":,::.lme,wenikg V i ft .; f -ri CONCORD, N. ci; FRIDAY, JULY 8,1904. Vol. IX-... .';)''' - . No. 61 FIGHT BEFORE COMMITTEE. Mtietarv Plank In' the Platform Causes - a DelayBryan Refuses to Recognize '. : That the Issue Is a Past One Con. 'T'T veutloo Adjourned Till S O'clock To :.: night Pending Report from the Plat form Committee, v-; ' St Louis, July 8. The convention was called to order at 10.04 this morn ing by permanent chairman Champ Clark and prayer was offere by Rabbi ' Samuel Sales, of Sf. Louis -.7 i The committee on resolvtions at this morning voted 35 to 15 to strike ' out the plank which said the monetary - question is no longer an issue. The -committe was hearing the report of . the sub Ciunmitie on , resolution and " - before it Mr. Bryan who was - leading - the fight was assailed by Senator John ' VV. Daniels who said that it was not ' proper for the man who had had twice lead the party to defeat to attempt to ..z . dictate its policies. Adjourned Till 8 O'clock Toalght. - St. Louis, July 8i At 11.56 Ollie '. James of Kentucky, reported to the I. convention that the committee on reso- ; 'lutions would not be able to make a v report till 8 o'clock tonight and at that hour would be ready to make a unan- imous report. The convention then adjourned to meet again at 8 o'clock tonight. The fight before the committee will continue through theafternoon. ' - St. Louis July 8. Most of the del : egates were in their seats when the "l hou.t for the opening of the convention arrived. v-The chairman was: delayed .c at were other officers of the convention -' When the meeting was called to order I the "committe on resolutions reported : that it was noL ready to report -which, 1 ;ft nothing for the'eonvention to "io but adjourn which Raid at 11.56. Inthe fight before the committe Mr. Bryan . led the fight for the plank relating to . the monetary question being recogniz ed as an issue. - t 1 Tillman 1 Disgusted. -- r Sfc Louisv July 8. Senator Tillman left the committee room at 9 o'clock . this morning in thorough disgust and ' declared that he would not go back. ': ; . Hobson Hakes Speech. : - For two hours the convention was in session this morning and sang ever thing that could be suggested, America an J, other patriotic airs. '.While wait ing for the committee on . resolutions .-. Lieutenant Richard Hobson made . a ten minute speech which was 'well received, I he committee reported that it could not report before 8 o'clock tonight and that then it would report a platform that every one can stand on, .' St. Louis, July. 8. Mr. Bryant made a brilliant plea for' his minoritv "Tiporrin the Illinois contest case. Hisj speech tn support of his cause was an -!Torth worthy of the man and pro vokedyen outburst of applause 'that - would not respond to the appeal for order, though the vote showed that the convention was not with Mr. Bry ant' ' Congressman Clark was agreed on as permanent chairman and spoke- yes terday afternoon. , i r j- The Bryan demonstration yesterday was terriffic and lasted quite a while. This was followed by a ' Parker 7 dem operation. The convention adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning. ' 1 A Test of Strength. ft. Louis, July 8.- In the Illinois co.-.v-st case in which William J. Bry an lea Js the contestants and-made a r ,'ort in favor of seatin2 the Harrison f ction there was a contest of strength. The report of the committee was a ' ; ted on a vote of 647 to 299. T' u:;h Bryan received a tremendous i the delegates voted againt .his DUNK ARTHURS" FREE. Negro Accused of Train Wrecking : Released on Bond. Thursday's Salisbury Sun says: Duncan Arthur, colored, who is charged with the wreck of No. - 4ft on the night of June 9th in the Salisbury yards and who has been in . jail since the 11th, was released on a $300 bond Mr,, J,, E, Carson, of Charlotte, be coming his bondsman, yesterday. ' . It will be recalled1 that in this wreck Engineer P. Hays, of Charlotte," and his colored fireman, Jim Watkins, of Central, S. C, were both killed.- Ori'accuhtf of reported difference between Watkins and -Arthur and oth er circumstantial testimony of a con vincing character Arthur was commit- ..J I u.tJ T 1? u "cm wu-uua.. tic. q. D,. M. Miller held a preliminary hear - ing and placed him under a $300 bord. Queer Injunction to Cyclists. "Cycles e ntenng the park must carry ucucs. x cuaity A sign bearing this peculiar word ing and unusual spelling occupies ; conspicuour place near the Mount Royal entrance to Druid Hill Park ft si t Almost every wtieeiman passing trie sign smiles after reading it, and finds consolation in reflecting that it is the cyles and not the cycler that is com pelled to carry the bells. After gazing carefully at the s'gn the r other day a dyspeptic-looking wheelman said to his companion: 4'Either I am violating the letter of the law, or the law is wrongly lettered on the sign." -Baltimore Sun. A $1,000 Glass. A workman was occupied today in a very delicate and dangerous bit of work. . The largest plate glass in any wui'dow tit INorth 'Carolina, and in deed irfjfceJSwth,, is the Tucker build ing here, literally making the entire front of the drug 'store.". It was found yesterday in washing this glass the moisture had gone down into the frame and so decayed it under the glass that it Was of no strength. , Piece by piece the lower frame had to be cut away and fresh material , put in. . The glass is worth over a thousand dollars and its weight is great. It was liable at any moment to give way and to kill or injure. Raleigh Post. Raleigh's Dispensary Pays. The Raleigh dispensary board yes terday gave City Clerk W. W. Wil son a check , for $12,500, . the profits for the past ' three months. At the same time the. State received a check for $2,373.94,' this being the 3 per cent, tax which the State imposes on the-gross receipts of the dispensary for each six months. . Adding these sums shows that the net profits of f the dispensary for the quarter ending July 1st were $14, 873.94 against $8,000 profit during the first quarter. -Raleigh Post. v ; , ROOSEVELT: ""B-r-r-r! - Say, you c?ut mix 423 ful chi!!y effect ! Burn a little of the DEATfl OF J. M. MABRT. Prominent Citizen of ' Forest Hill Passed Away Yesterday After noon: . ; Mr. Joseph M. Mabry died at bis home" at Fores Hill yesterday 'after noon at 4 o clock, t Mr. Mabry had been sick for several months and his death was expected, for some timeyj it being known that lie could not long survive. Deceased Was 63 years of age. . He leaves a wife and ten chil dren, all of whom are; grown, most of them living away from Concord.' Mr, Mabry had been living in Concord for a good many years and was highly regarded as a good' man and upright clu&en.' He was a member of'the Forest Hill Methodist church and the funera) servi;es wi be conducted this 1 ... A ... i . .. , that church, Rev. C j. T. Rowe, and the body interred at the cemetery. japanese On(p08t Surprised and At- lacked. London, July 7. The Central News has a dispatch from St. Peters burg stating that early Wednesday morning General Kashtalinsky's troops surprised and attacked the Japanese outposts at Latyansan. Advancing through a terrible rainstorm, the Rus sians reached the outlying videttes of the Japanese without an alarm being raised. They finally rushed the camp of the main outpost, killing every one in it. The Japanese were reinforced and made three fierce attacks, but jvere re pulsed. The advance of a second Russian battalion followed the first to safety. The Russians had three hun dred casualties. The casualties df the Japanese are reported to have been .1.1 one tnousana. t . - , W. The same" correspondent describes an engagement between the Japanese and General Keller's forces, in which the Russian's lost 100 men killed and 17 officers and 273 men wounded. The Japanese lost heavily. Burglar in Their Minds Only. Allentown, Pa., July 7. Officers Kemnieref and Hiskey this morning at 2 o'clock heard a noise in the yard of the residence of C. J. Schaeffer and went , to investigate. SchaefTer also heard the noise and saw the two men. Grasping a chair he knocked down Officer Hiskey, seized the latter's re volver and fired three shots at him. Schaeffer was arrested today, but was forgiven when he explained. 1 BLINDED FOR HIS MISTAKE. Willianfspwt Pa!, July 7. G. R, Dietrich a short time .'ago moved into one of a row of houses that all look alike. Last night he made a mistake and got into the wrong house." The man of the house," mistaking him for a burglar, struck him in the eye and de stroyed It.' ' - ' 2 human ice cake, you produce an aw contents of ii t bar'l ' and warm up the FIRE AT CRESCENT. Store and Dwelling of A. A. Black- welder Destroyed by Flames Loss $3,000. Crescent, July 7. This morning at 3 o'clock the store and dwelling house of Mr. A. A. Blackwelder at Granite Quarry was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at about $2,000, The origin of the fire is unknown, Tt seems it caught at the back, but no fire had been in the kitchen since noon Wednesday. The flames were com ing in at the door and window of Mrs, Blackwelder's room when they awoke, Nothing was saved from the house, .The safe and a few goods were rescued rrom tne store, which things lie in waiting for the inspector. Mr. Blackwelder and family, sad and homeless, are at Mr. McNairy's at Crescent until further arrangements can be made. Severe Hail Storm in Duplin County. A Goldsboro special to the Raleigh Post of the 7th says : A terrific wind and hail storm struck the town of Faison, Duplin county, yesterday afternoon. According to a telephone message which was received here this morning the crops in the im mediate vicinity of the town were de stroyed by hail. The storm sttuck the farms of Messrs. L. Taylor, W. T. Hines, J. Hines, W. E. Faison and T. K. Fai son and destroyed all vegetation. The loss is quite heavy on several other farms. The large oak grove of Mr. W. L. Hicks in the town of Faison was struck by the wind and trees were blown down and scattered for some distance. Between here and Faison considerable damage was done in sev eral places. The storm swept over this" city during the afternoon and roke A'mhs off shade trees in several places. The town carts had to make trip around the city to clear up the streets where limbs from shade trees had been blown down. There was a slight fall of hail here, and in the country between here and Princeton there was a considerable fall of hail and some damage was done to crops. Ladies clean your kid gloves wi L the Dry Cleaner. It is not a liquid, 'eaves no odor and can be used while while the gloves are on the hand Fo' sale "only by The Concord Drug Co. The most interesting talk we can give a pedestrain is about the goodness of our Low-Cut Shoes. Profits are off on a vacation and bare cost is doing the work. Our entire Shoe Stock is selected from the very best of leathers and made by skilled workmen, and our pre-inventory price-cutting sale brings them to you at an extremely low, price. We have just received a shipment of Ladies - Tan4 Low-Cut Shoes that should have been here thirty days ago. They are $3 welts--Your choice for $2.50. Ecpriomy is here waiting on every customerand satisfaction is wrapped in every ; package. :: P : :: :: P " ILL Pffi (Honey r Elates IMicfrV Shrewd business men take no stock in idle money. Do you know df a man who has money" that didn't make it WITH money. Lazy money is poor prop erty. PUT IT TO WORK, invest it in RAILROAD STOCK or some other GOOD DIVIDEND-PAYING PROPERTY. Come up and investigate, then back you4udg ment on StocKs, Cotton, Grain and Provisions. Direct wires to all Exchanges. Call and make yourself at home. : PHONE 64. Rooma 12 A 14 Morrla Bldg, SPEND A SUMMER' S EVENING Within the luxurious confines of a modern HAMMOCK. If you are in search of comfort after the heated day, nothing will make you feel better. j& Prices from : t : : 75c to $7.50. 4 CONCORD. UTS UP J VZJ. See our New Swell Negligee Shirts we are sel ling for . They" are the Lion Brand Shirts better materials, better styles and better fitting shirts are not sold for anything like this price elsewhere. These are Negligee days and we offer you Neck wear, Hosier, Underwear and the New Straw Hat models for Negligee wear in approved styles and approved prices. ::: ::: BROVJM k BROWN, Outfitters. ' lOo. 25o. 500. M-DeraiBol Store. E. B.GILL. P. G. FONVILLE. ffV ! VQSTf GA ft O UNA . -'- S1.00. LADIES! DO YOU SUFFER With Monthly Headaches? TaRe CAPUDINE for them. The prompt relief is magical A BOTTLE AT ALL DRUGGISTS. - country.
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