.4.-'."'-.'' I 1 1 1 WEATHER: TheiPaiJyrIo4tliI News, is first, last and all the time a NEWSPAPER for all the people. 1 Rain tod&y, except fair i in northeastern nortinn Thursday, rain; fresh to brisk northeast winds. SyOL. I. NO. 300 LAST EDITION. 'GREENSBORO,' -C WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20 11KC, LAST EDITION. PKIOE: FIVE CENTS News. A V ATLANTA BENDS HFR PNFRCIFS T(l WW . tall hllbllUIUU I w RESTORING PEACE Citizens of Georg'a City. White and Black. Combine to Stop Disgraceful Riots. NINETEEN KNOWN DEAD AS RESULT OF TROUBLE St i Wholesale Arrests of Negroes in Certain Section of Town Bring About Tempo rary Calm, Which is Shattered by Further Killings. I (Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25. Atlanta to night shows little signs of the turbu lent scenes which have been enacted (hir ing the last few days. Good citizen ship and cooler heads have obtained the mastery and prominent men, both while and colored, arc bending every energy toward bringing the city back to its n&rnial condition, which tonight is al-. most an; accomplished task. '1 he. city and suburbs are quiet, no reports hav ing lieen received of violence tonight from any quarter. A law and order nias9 meeting was held late this afternoon, attended bv representative people of both races .at the courthouse, which was tilled to overflowing.'- A fund of $U,fif0 was raised a lor me ociicin or me vicums oi moo ' '(violence, and a committee of five ap- pointed to push tne relict work to gon ' .. erous completion. A committee on ipso- J lutions was chosen of which tne Hon. Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Con- W eitiifiitti wn a m ola nlia frtt an T Kia mm mittee reported resolutions protesting "against the spirit of lawlessness that has tarnished the fair name of our city, and led to the commission ot crime," and "denouncing the cowardly and brutal murder of innocent people and the wounding of others, and we call upon ( all good men to lift up their voices for -.' law and order and Use their mlluence , to check the riotous spirit that is abroad in the t-ommunity." : Crush out Anarchy. j ' The resolutions call upon' the authori ty ties of our city and sta te to "crush an archy with an iron hand and spare neither expense nor force to do so. . "We demand that the authorities spare no effort to put a stop to the assaults on our women. If it takes more men or more money to do it, that the authori ties act accordingly. Our womanhood must and shall be protected." "It is not right, not just, that the in nocent, both white and black, shall be punished for the sins -of the guilty, and the events of the pnst few days prove beyond doubt that it is the innocent of both races that are made to suiter as the result of the unrestrained efforts of the mob to nvonge the dastardly outrages that should be punished by the law. ."We further declare that it is the duty of our city to care for the Rick and wounded of both races, and to bury the dead, and we pledge our willingness to assist the authorities if needed. "Where government has not been able protect life, the common instincts ot humanity demand that it at least care rs- v xor intr. tiri ilia ui nucule 111 Biuitiitraa 'J and death." these -resolutions were presented uy Chairman Howell, warmly seconded by John Temple Graves, editor of the Georgian; John S. Cohen, managing edi- tor of the Journaland Charles h. Daniel, v editor of the Xews. and were unanimous ly adopted as the sense of the meeting. ' While no further trouble is expected the city is still strongly guarded and eery precaution is being taken to pre vent recurrence of violence. Dead Number Nineteen. The known dead who have met death in connection with the riots hero since last Saturday night, number one- white man and eighteen negroes. To this number might he added the name of Mrs. Robert P. Thompson, who dropped dead Monday evening as two negroes were shot and beaten in her sight. The dead: White County Policeman James (Concluded on page 2, column1 5.) ATLANTA CITY P0ST0FFICE. COLONEL ANDERSON, COMMANDING THE MILITIA. THE PIEDMONT HOTEL. Views in Atlanta Where Many Negroes Have Been Killed in Race Riots :'' 'ifisrsif w y v -' :ism::::::i-'::i. m I IIM;I 1 1! flikti(? BY FBESRIN AT ,Kmm0m. THE UNIVERSITY M mm Bernard O'NelU Possly Fatally ' ' " fTT. fftP' Pgf ,, , :: : Hatch. , -t XwJHmr Wmmk!.' vt v-'"' ! -"m: ENTIRE CUBAN Tl T: ROM HIST RAT N TO QUI T American Emissaries Express Themselves as Thoroughly Dl gusled With Af-falrsonlsland. jPALMA WILL CONVENE CONGRESS ON FRIDAY FLEES TO ROOM AND HOLDS OFF PURSUERS WITH PISTOL Student Who Used Revolver Declares That Crowd Caught Hold of Him in the Darkness, and That He Fired in Self-Defense. Taft Declares That Island Author ities Have Frustrated His Efforts. riME FOR FORCE. HE SAYS President Will Hand in His Resignation at Special Session Intervention by America is Now Certain, According to High Authority. I .1 Charlotte-, X. C, Sept. 25. J. X. Hatch, a member of the freshman class at the University of North Carolina, shot and perhaps fatally wounded Bernard O'Xeill, a sophomore, of llmington, on the campus this evening, O'Neill re ceived a bullet in his right groin and Was carried to the college infirmary, where he is in a serious condition. Hatch, following the shooting, fled to his room and held off would-be captors with his pistol. Finally he admitted, a newspaper correspondent, to whom he gave his version ot the tragedy, ana tnen after a talk with President Venable, sur rendered to the civil authorities. Hatch, who is a youth of seventeen, stated that while crossing the campus in a natch of woods-m soini-darkncss, a crowd of students caught hold of him and he fired. He betrayed no nervous ness over the aflair. O'N'eill's companions say they were strolling along the campus with no though of Hatch until they came upon him, He drew his gun and then thev caught hold of him in self-defense. Both young men are socially prominent in their respective towns. Gold Hill Man Dies. Special to Daily Industrial Xews. Gold Hill, X. C, Sept. 25. Allen L. Holshouser, of this place, died at his home early this morning of typhoid fever. He was an employe of the Southern Railwav at -Spencer, and a member of the I. t). O. F, A delegation from the lodge here, will attend the fun eral to be held at Lower Stone church near Gold Hill, tomorrow. Crime to Have Cocaine in India. Lahore, India, Sept. 25. Owing to tne increase of the cocaine hahit the govern ment has imposed stringent regulations, under which the mere possession of the drug is a serious -rune. COURT HOUSE AND PEACHTREE STREET. PRYOR STREET AND KIMBALL HOUSE, TRIOR MURDER Three Negroes Charged With Kill ing and Conspiracy to Kill Foreman Beachmann. TAKING OF EVIDENCE BEGUN Both Parties Open Their 'LEAPS TO HIS DEATH Conventions in New York fj FRflST Republicans in Harmonious Session Bruce Appa rently the Favorite. I' rank Boh.mnon, indicted for the mur der of R. K. Beachmann at Hilltop July 31, and his alleged accomplices, lu-ser f -I'lif.'lifii.til nml unit rii.'ii !ivi mi Tnnl for their lives in Guilford superior court. county delegation, and the other was the Saratoga, X. V, Sept. 25. -Hie first session ot the ltcpuhlican state conven tion lasted an hour .and a halt, and was lmrniouious anil 'eoiuparnlively iiieveut ful. Two episodes, however, occasioned some comment and iiiuitsi'uicnt. One was a brief passage between State t liuir ninii Odell. presiding, and liepresenlative Herbert Parsons. Iieanilnj; the New jork PRESIDENT OF BANK When ( ashler Robbed Institution He Sacrificed AH to Pay the Losses. i Columbus, 0., Sept. 25. Henry Weid ner, a few years ago, was president of a great bank in Newport, Ky. The cashier robbed the bank of a quarter of a mil lion and fled to South America. The blow almost killed the president. He was brave and honest and gave tip every penny he had and his wife sacrificed her estate, and now he is a e table man in the employ of the Wledo man Hrewina Company. lie is 05 yean old and says: "It is - not quite as pleasant as clipping cou pons, but I have lived honest and I'm coins to die honest. ' "1 am doing good work here, and I think the boss is going to promote me pretty loom "And that makea me feel proud." I In Speech of Acceptance Says "Time Has Come for Negro to Stand Aside." Richmond, Va., Sept. 25. The Repub lican convention for the Third congres sional district was held in Manchester today. George A. Hansen, a Richmond lawyer, was nominated to oppose John A. Lamb, Democrat, for congress. Resolutions were adopted indorsing President Roosevelt apd Republican, State Chairman Slemp. , ' Mr. Hansen, in his speech of accept ance, is quoted as saying: Vlf the ne groes are here to exalt themselves, I say to you that you are not wanted. If you arc here as Republicans you are welcome. The negro cannot lead. They have less than 1,000 votes in the state. The time has come for them to stand side." 1 he dcleudants were ai'raiyned last week, and the case set for trial yestcr terday morning. 1 he forenoon session yesterday was sjieut in getting a jury, and at the atteruoon session a number ot witnesses for the Btate were exam ined. It is not known how long it will take to examine the witnesses, but it will lie in all probability, 'lliurstlay or Fndav betore the case gues to the jury. Garland T. Ferguson, Jr., is assisting 'Solicitor Brooks in the prosecution. Ho hannoii is represented by i, S. Brad shaw, while Col. John A. Barnnger and W. J- Slierrud are appearing tor the Crutelilields. Judge W.-.P. livnum, Jr., and Colonel Barnnger had been retained by the t.rutehlields. but yesterday morn ing they both withdrew from tliu case. The'-law. provides that when a person charged with a capital oflense does not have counsel, the conrt shall appoint some one to -represent the defendant. When Colonel Barnnger and Jung liv num retired, Judge l.otm appointed Col onel Barnnger and Mr. Shenod. Tho special venue ot llhi men sum moned to appear-: vesterdav morning was nearly exniiustel when the twellth juryman was told to. take in seat in the box. : 'Hie twelve .men sitting in judgment upon the three men are: A. E. Frvnr. B. F. Barefoot. 1). M. llulla dny, J. W. Loiiinn, . li. V-orbis. !. K. Manner, E. P. Hufliucs, ( laude Smith, John A. Gilmer, C. F. Coe, J. S. Greoson and K. J.JstafTord. Taking of Evidence Begun. W. H. Hulchins was the lirst witness to go on the stand yesterday afternoon. He testified that he was in the employ of tne Southern Railway Company as brakeman. On July 31, about 11.50 o'clock, freight train Xo. 25, on which ho was riding, passed Hilltop, a small i (Concluded on page 0, column 1.) Hearst, Uth His 'licket, IVIUIillib LAl nLdG lilF.!! Seems Sure of the Nomi- . nation bv Democrats. i Danville Man Commits Suicide in Horrible Manner at Spencer. N. C. interruption oi teinpoiai v t hairinaii Driscoll's attack upon William It. Hearst bv a young ni.in standing betore the trout low of delegates-, who exclaimed that Mr. Hearst had "suenliced all. ' ibis was hardly nolieed. but he renpeatcu in a louud voice, that Mr. Hearst .hud "sacrificed fifteen million dollars." The delegates were indignant, mid the man was elected. Still another incident out of the ordi nary was the adoption, of a resolution deploring race h.itred and mob law "at home or abroad. ' The resolution ntti-.ieted the more at tention because it. was presented by a negro delegate, t. bancs . Anderson, deputy collector ot internal revenue at New York, an -addn lonal member" of the state coinnni tee. Neither of the two 1 nited States sen ators, Piatt nml IVpcw, who have at tended every Republican state conven tion for a "generation, was present to da ; After the session tlie Republican lend ers were in dose .eonlereuce. canvassing the situation and endeavoring to reach nil agreement or adjust difierences lie- fore the convention meets tomorrow for the purpose ot completing its husnics-i bv the iimni ilia t ion ol a state ticket. The impirtaiit matter discussed was the governorship, but. the position the different iiienibeis took cannot be - ac curately slated, save for the fact that a large proportion of them favored Lieutenant-Governor M. Lynn Bruce, and that Ilerliert Parsons was almost alone m his advocacy of Charles E. Mil '-lies. i BulValo. X. V.. Sept. 25. I lie Demo-! cratie state convention tomorrow will1 nominate1 u governor and a ' full stale j ticket at a session which may go'-'through'.; with all the smoothness that.- charne'.-j teried the Inst. bi:el session todav. I In less than hall nil hour today all the) preliminaries of temporary organization j were. disposed of. Louis Nixon, of New ork. the temporarv chairman., made .m i crushed to innenl for hnruionv. which was ainilaiul- 1 ngim . I ' ........... ...... i i.:. d 'more than anv- litlier utterance. ' ' ' 1 ' ' !'" aim iiiauitcr, out i iie cni Havana. Sept;:-25. Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary of State Bacon an-: nounced tins atiernoon that they were thoroughly - disgusted.' with: the petty methods of the. government .leadership, . and .tlleAineriea'n I'lonmissioners admit' , ted that they had '-practically abandoned, hope of bringing-peace from the turmoil now exit ing. Mr. Tuft said; ..'.The government offi cials, instead of: cooperating with us to. save I'll! republic, have resorted to every kind ot obstruction with the ohpvt ot continuing .-.their control of the administration,'- President'-. I'aliiia and his advisers have reiected terms ot peace which were honorable to them, though in the lorni of a comproniise with their opponents. W e tire still striving to ar range a set llemenl. ami we trust the American people will give us credit tor dounr everything possible to accoinplisu a seulcmem. without resortniL' to torce. T cannot, sav tnat we are hopeful, lor I have never known a more disgusting situation. Investigation- convinces us that I lie elect ions were thoroughly rot ten. Wo do not want to intervene, but the conditions alield may necessitate it. Our reports show that the insurgent commanders have Tost control of their forces, which are now lawless, bands that at any moment may loot and burn. 1 lie situation seems to demand the use ot torce. I he American 'commissioners have de cided not to -keep -their, engagement to. revisit, President I'aluia because-. ot his altitude -todav. Secretary Jaft added that the terms agreed upon retain Pal ina as president, but he had listened t tin; bad counsel ot his cabinet ministers, who were less fortunate. 'The situation here has been cabled to President Roosevelt. At the close, ol a mooting of fittv of tne Moderate leaders held this evening it was, announced that President Paluia, ice-l'resiileiit Mmnlez -Capote- and the .Moderate senators and rprcsentatives would all resign luoir ollicet. . President Palnia has called a spoci.il session ot congress tor fndav when lie will 'present tlie resignations of himself i ml Vicc': President Monde. Capote.. : The lodera-les. however, will not attend tliut f ' t J session ot congress, lor in their hurriedly !iar!f ,11. e.illed-nalional .Moderale ussemldy tnis himself lie- ai'icriioon they . decided -'.unanimously si'iicei- i fa "n i s'miply. to ' (iiif forthwith. , They : will I ..and us i nut even at I olid the .'approaching session lentil bv lh" ''wheels 'nf the ! or have anything more to do with the vi. mi" man had nrevioiislv i;o ernnn-nt, ot (uba, nllogmg -that thev WAS HIS SECOND ATTE.Mi Tl I: Salisl.urv. Sept. 2.';-.-Adams,' of Danville, threw fore n Southern . UaPway , tins inornnii; at Spencer. There, is a tension among the .delegates shilling eiiiiine 1 1 le w a i b- a p ' uuiclia ! .( '.' lonurhl. however, and there niav ureas tomorrow a storm to sweep awiiv structure which was builded today nfier maiiv hours ot earnest conlercnce on Ihe part of the pnrtv leaders who are (vviiitr to find a common ground where, teni porarilv at least, the l)emocrac- ot tne stale niav pitch its tent and hope lo withstand the tempests of the coming campaign l ....!:.... .. 41... '.f I ' . .itioiooiu tn i He I nisi-ii-ih oi iipiiooo . , . tonight. .William' II. . Hearst, oi Xew jVj' oU. who n Iron civ is Ihe nominee ot 1 1- i ! j)( Independence League, ill .probably lie -.', j,,),', nominated for governor on the iiisi. ;' r, ' ballot. Along wii.h Mr, Hearst; it is said. (lie convention will name . Stiivvcsant i , f.... i: i n'i I ii-u ten , , ... 1.. I i I ;- ;i en ii. -I moil live, sell' on ih I ing engine. r on a tw hi.n in lime to sloj) I lenninat loll is taKi'U was killed iiislaut! ami his li ?ill!y seAered from '.'the body. Ailams came to '"Salisbury south this morning at abonl te in the : nave oeen unjustly ireaten oy rresi-. lent Koosevcli s commissioners. I his de- Messts. I att an I ' indioat ion nice tliov can no longer control the go iTiinient tbciusclves. are determined, at whatever. from the cost, that the Liberal'-'' shall not now or 5 o'clock 'hereafter' obtain-control.-' 'I'Nand iireveut the tiage.h -that was enact-1 Haeon. however, as anoihci . 'od onlv a few ininnt.'s luicr. Adams ! that the Moderate lenders, s iraeti seen at the railv ,iy ice oilier, inMii he a ticket for. 'ii:o to Texiugf, Tin' i'olicema n ( hauler, of Dutchess count v ant-governor, and .John S. halen. ot 1 Monroe, for secretary ot stale, l.oihl t battler and Mr. Wlinlen are on the In dependence League lickel. Mr: . Hearst is gemnallv conced ''it'on tlierej ' 'M' conchision ol t lie .MinieriitP as--ciUeste I to semblv tills atiernoon, lee President n : viciiiicz i a pui e caneu upon ine .iueri- purcliascd ."tliei.e'aii commissioners and: announced that mil . sa' that Adams appeared to-be had lieen insl ructcil liy Ihe Jloderato he in ii ilai'.l .-.m.iitinr.- I.nter . nat tonal assembly to iliiill a -reply to ting mail hoarded the train, but Secretary lali s letter to President I upon reaching Spencer. -i Palnia. in v inch peace terms were ug- walked through the railway vards gesied. -neiiecr and told a 'ii.unibcn 'of' lieo'i ; . ' ; Menilez f 'a pole said further that tho ttiili' whiiin be "t.-ilk'ed. lli.it he in cud his liji', and He procecil.-d ti track in front', but the .engineer rv e. entire bodv ol Alodeintes in both houses, as well as 1 lie i nt ire Liberal national or inies Kirtv woulil retrain from attend ing tne extraordinary session. As the Moderates and the Nationalists com prise iiioie -than two-thirds ot each lions?, lo'icheil there Will be 1100110111111. I his will block ver by the aclioii and prove that the structure of loM tiiem place i'ini if . a s'lifl-' aw him.' in e call Bishop a Typhoon Victim. Hongkong, Spet. 25. The body of Bishop Hoare, of Victoria, Hongkong, who was drowned in the typhoon last week, has been recovered. , t iuic. Adams had n v 'O i 1 1... !',-., ,,1 1 ...t 1 1,., !.. have gamed control ol ihe three. 1m-! ..i,,,!,..,'. ' Ijuhiiiiil.Ml. ho. potrant cominitioos appoint,,! at t he Ai,iM ,,.,.,,,.,, ,!(.,it at constitutional govcrnniont no longer inlttees oil. contesteii seats, wiuen Willi decide contests 111 twenty district, ill i-.kli-nw. uivte i-ntndi tliu cmmii it l.in plaHorin and resolutions, and the com mittee on permanent organization. 'Ihe platform, agreed upon late to night by a subcommittee of six ap pointed from the full committee, will contain a plank declaring for municipal ownership under certain conditions, and it is stated, will indorse illiam J. llrvnii in a general wnv. 'I he candidacy of District Attorney . T. Jerome was practically withdrawn today at an admurned meeting of tne Albany conference of anti-Hearst Democrats. sell desl rucl ion when 1 lie engine lor pa seliireiv il'iiin 'o. :l:t. Mont li lihlllii I : c;inil " I into the vard-'. Ihe wheels passed over I UNITED STATLS READY i his body pist above Ins i bodv upward there were mutilation. l-roni h 110 signs of Danville. a., -Sept. 25. ( harles 1!. Adams was 31 years ot age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. ( . Adams, who re side on North Main street, Danville. He was bom in Pittsylvania count v, but spent practically his entire lite 111 Dun villo. Ip.lo three inonl lis ago he was employed nt the Banner warehouse as a bookkeeper, but recently left for Tim- (Concluded on page 2, column 0.) Washington. Sept. 25.-;-l'ifleen hun dred more American marines were or dered to Cuba todav by the navy dc- partniciit. live hundred marines from the Atlantic licet will sail tomorrow on the battleships Indiana and Kentucky trout Provineelown, Mass., eight or nine hundred marines will sail on Thursday from Boston, Norfolk and Philadelphia and the remainder will probably leave I (Concluded on page 2, column .),

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