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JL-J r ' WEATHER Showers today; Saturday fair, except near the coast; yariablf winds. The Neva A paper 'for alt the people and for the V people all the time. -f Read it and keep posted. ; VOL. HI. NO. 206 LAST EDITION GBEENSBOEC tf. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1908 LAST EDITIOIC PBIOB ITVE CENTS 4. HEARING OF GASES AGAINST N. & W. RAILWAY BEGUN Complaints of the Winston-Salem Board of Trade Are Being Investigated. EVIDENCE FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Comptroller Coze Says It Costs More to Conduct Line From Roanoke to Win ston Than Other Lines Many Promi nent Men in Attendance. Winston-Salem, N. C, June 4. The heai-ing of the cases of the hoard of trade of Wineton-Salem vs. the Norfolk A. Western Railway and the North Carolina Corporation Commission vs. the Norfolk & Western Railway, growing out ot alleged freight rate discriminations, wan begun in the courthouse this morning t ten o'clock before Special Examiner George N. Brown, of the Interstate Com-, merce Commission, Washington. There was much discussion relative to whether or not the two cases should be tried together or should be combined into one. Clement Manly, counsel for the board of trade, insisted that the cases remain separate, saying that this was the smaller case and that he did not want it crowded out or hidden in the bigger case. It was decided to keep the cases separate, only that the evi dence in one should be considered as evidence in the other,, where it was prac ticable, in order to avoid duplication of evidence.' Finally an amicable agree ment was reached and it was decided to hear the case of the Corporation Com mission first, and Joseph W. Coxe, comp troller of the Norfolk Sc. Western, was 'placed oh the witness stand. Testimony of J. W. Coxe. In reply to a question, asking what dividends hia road paid, the witness testi- (Continued on Page Three.) DISAPPEARANCE IN THE T Superintendent of the Wise County Coal Mining Co. Cannot Be Found. FOURTH SINCE YOUNG WENTZ Bristol, V, June 4. A report from Wise oounty, Virginia, says that mine superintendent, W. F. Kelley, of a Wise county coal mining company, who mysteriously disappeared in the Black Mountains over a week ago, has not been located. Kelley is about the fourth person since Edward L. Went, the young Phil adelphia millionaire, to suddenly disap pear in these mountains, though none of the others was ever found. About Ave years ago young Went was lost, and though a reward of $150, 000 was offered for his body, and hun dreds of men scoured the mountains for weeks, it was six months before his body was found., 'It was riddled with bullets. Later J. F. Gearhart, a Bristol insurance, man, disappeared in the Black Mountains, and was never heard from. About a year ago Walter Kent, a young Pennsylvania engineer, was lost in the Black Mountains -and was never found; and his relatives have never heard from him since. Several menu officers have suddenly been lost is the mountains, which are just across the line from the country Infested by the notorious Kentucky feudists, and the theory 4s that they have ail been murdered and their bodies bid. BUSINESS MEN TO FIGHT THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE iWHEEinro, W. VA mebchahts AMD OTHERS OPPOSE STATE ; WTBB PROHIBITIOH PLAIT. ; Wheeling, Wi ,V, June' 4. At meeting ;of citizens last night prellmi wi, steps Were taken toward the r ganiaation of a- society of business men not (engaged fa the manufacture or sale t of spirituous or malt drinks to oppose th anti-saloon league which is seeking to bring about the submission of a pro- rhlUtion' amendment in West Virginia next ear. v ' . The organization will meet , the ar- . gumentfl of the, prohibition forces and iwill eo.operata wilhthe organization re eently formed at rarkrburg for. the , reform of the saloon by saloon n. Similar societies will be formed in that sitles of JVest ,Virni-, CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION IS NEXTWEDNESDAY Democrats Will Meet In Greens boro to Name' Candidate for Congress. FIGHT FOR DELEGATES FROM SURRY AND STOKES All the Counties But Two Have Held Conventions and Brooks Lacks Only 34 Votes Having Nomination On First BaUot - Tomorrow the last of the Democratic primaries in the Fifth congressional dis trict will be held. Surry and Stokes are the only counties that have not yet given expression as to their choice for a candidate for Congress, governor and other state officers. - Naither Suiry or Stokes has a favorite son candidate for the congressional nomi nation and all the candidates are making big efforts to get the votes of these coun ties. Brooks, who has a long lead over the ether candidates, lacks only .twenty-four voces of having a majority on the first ballot. , He is claiming two-thirds of Surry's vote, which, if he gets it, will assure bis nomination on the Hirst ballot. The other candidates are making a strong effort to prevent Mr. Brooks from getting enough votes ror a nomination on the first ballot, with the hope that a combination can be made which will present his nomination on any subse quent ballot. All the candidates are now in these two counties, and have been there most of this week, corraling fhe voters into line. A bulletin was posted in 'front of King's cigar store yesterday which gives the vote to date as follows: Brooks, 158; Royster, 41 1-4; Holt, 26 1-3; Reid, . (Continued on page Eight.) 8DYAN DENIES STORY THAT HIS SUPPORT OF PMEiilS BOUGHT If Ryan Made Contribution. He Will See That It Is Returned to Him. vv:;'-V:Nv; LOYAL THROUGHOUT. HE $AYS ' Lincoln, Neb., June 4. Tn a state ment given out tonight, William J. Bryan replied to an article appearing a week ago in a New York paper charging that Mr. Bryan was the beneficiary of a campaign contribution made by Thomas F. Ryan1. Mr. Bryan says: "I have just read the story charging that my brother-in-law, Mr. Allen, chair man of the Democratic state committee, had a conference with Mr. Sheehan in 1004 in regard to campaign funds; that Mr. Sheehan, as Mr. Ryan's attorney, secured irm Mr. Kyan zu,uuu tor the Nebraska campaign; that Mr. Ryan made the contribution to secure my open and unqualified support of Judge Par ker; that to disguise the source of the contribution Mr. Ryan gave the check to Mr. Sheehan, and that Mr. Sheehan gave his "check to Mr. Allen. "Chairman Alien and : Mr. Dahlman, Nebraska member of the national Dem ocratic committee, have already denied the charges and stated that the only money received came from the national committee, but I desire to add the fol lowing statement:' "Mr. Allen says that he never saw either Mr. Sheehan or Mr. Ryan, and I have no reason to doubt his word. If (Continued on Page Two.) PRESIDENT TELLS GLENN HE WON'T RUN AGAIN l Governor Calls at White House Finley Tells Him There'll Be , No Change in Mileage Book Policy of Southern. BY JOHN Washington, D.. C, June 4. Governor Glenn, who will be the orator ot the oc oasion at the Confederate memorial day exercises to be held at Arlington , lTa. tinnal cemetery Sunday, is in Washing ton. He was among the callers at the White House today, v V y i The ' President told me," said , Gov ernor Glenn, -f'tbat he was not a candi date for renomination! would not accept H tendered the honor by the Chicago con vention,' and that he would retire to private life after March 4." , ' ' The ' governor " saw President Finley r,f It r Mit li i ii . aksMifr i W a V nl tvt mii..wir .vnrh rWn. He thinks this is contrary t the agree- ent te entered into with the railroads E RECEIVE REPORTS FRDNIOVER STATE Gate City Makes Splendid Showing in Report of the Sec : ' retary. MEMBERS OF CONVENTION ENJOYING THEMSELVES Second Day of Association's Meeting at Charlotte Full of Interest For All. Mr. Tesh Conducts Sound Table Ex ercise For the Merchants. Charlotte, N. C, June 4. The attend ance at the second day'B sessions of the State Retail Merchants' Association has been large, and much business has been transacted. Practically every city of importance in the state is represented. Greensboro, Raleigh, Winston, Asheville, Elizabeth City, Salisbury, Wadesboro and many others rendered reports be fore the convention this morning, which indicated the large proportions to which the association lias grown and the im portance of the work that is being done. City after "city was' heard from, with the history of the associations, and the local beneht that each had reaped in collections, increased good-will, cutting out of bothersome evils and practices, decreased looses to the merchants, and numerous other ways in which the mer chant has had his business aided and built up through cooperation and,wprk' ing together. ' President Cranford called the meet' ing to order at 10.15 o'clock this morn ing. The minutes of last evening's ses sion were read add aDDroved. A letter was read by L. M. Tesh from W. A. Clarke, Jr., of Richmond, Vft., regretting his inability to be pres 6nt, and delivered an address on a sub ject assigned to him, "How to Conduct a Local Association." . (Continued on Page Six.) TRIES TO ASSASSINATE DREYFUS DURING THE CANONIZATION OF ZOLA ' , SJPSneSSSSSnsSSSSSBSl Three Shots Fired at "Prisoner of Devil's Isle" in French Pantheon. CAUSES A GREAT SENSATION Paris, June 4. Just at the close of the ceremonies attending the canoni zation of Emile Zola in the Pantheon today, when the President of France, the premier and a host ot ministers of state were taking their departure, Louis Anthehne Oregon, a military writer of note, drew a revolver and fired two shots point blank at Maj. Alfred Dreyfus, for whose liberty Zola fought and won. Men distinguished in all walks of life filled the Pantheon, and when the shots rang out there was intense excitement in fear that the President had been as sassinated, but even the attempt on the life of Major Dreyfus created a profound impression. Soldiers speedily sur rounded Gregori and 'he was taken to jail, bruised and bleeding, with his clothes almost torn from his back. Major Dreyfus was not seriously in jured. A bullet entered, his forearm out did not injure the bone. At a late hour tonight the official statement was made that his condition was very fa vorable, and that no complications were feared. The affair has created a tremendous sensation in Paris, and the motive of the would-be assassin is the cause of (Continued on Page Two.) E. MONK. .for the adjustment of passenger rates Is the state. Mr. Finley indicated In bis, interview with Governor Glenn that there will be no changer in the Southern's policy with respect to this question. Governor Glenn also paid a visit to the navy department and was informed that the armored cruiser North Carolina would be sent to Beaufort harbor the latter part of July to receive the silver service which is the gift of the legislature... v w . Cloud Burst .Kills Twenty,; Mexico City, June 4. Word has jnet reached this city that twenty lives were lost and property damaged to the (extent of $20,000 .by a eloudbuM in Jimnanato: It is understood that one of the maia tunnels has been flooded. STATE M RCHANT . N. STAPLES TS FEE FROM FISHER ESTATE Was Awarded $7,500 by Arbitra tors. But Only $3,500 Has Been Paid. CASE UP YESTERDAY INT SUPERIOR COURT Colonel Staples, While Attorney for Col onel Fisher, Brought Suit Against Greensboro Water Company and Got Judgment for t3o,ooo. In Superior Court yesterday the case of Wyrick against Hines and others was non-suited. After the disposal of that case the remainder of the day was taken up in arguments of counsel in the case of C. A. Bray, trustee, against J. N. Staples and others. No evidence in. the case was heard, the fight being between the attorneys over certain points of law on which they want a ruling by the judge. The plaintiff is represented by Sted man & Cooke, Justice & Broadhurst and , King & Kimball. Col. John A. Barrin ger and W. P. Bynum, Jr., appear for the defendant. ' Speeches were made by Major Stedman, R. R. King, E. J. Jus tice, Colonel Barringer and Judge By num. -- After hearing the arguments Judge Webb announced that he would take the case up again Monday morning; in the meantime both sides are to prepare a statement of the facts in the case and If they can agree on the facts the judge will then act on the legal points. If they do not agree in the facts the whole matter will be fought out before the jury. ; The question at issue in this case is whether or not the award made by ar bitrators, Clement Manly, R. N. Strud wick and Reuben Reid, of $7,500 to CoL John N. Staples is ' Valid or invalid. Colonel Staples was attorney at one time for the late B. J. Fisher and started a suit for him against the Greensboro Water Company which resulted in a judgment for Captain Fisher against the water company for some $30,000. Colonel Staples also rendered other legal services to Captain Fisher, Of this award $3,500 has been paid to Col onel Staples and it is the remainder, with interest, which C. A: Bray, as trus tee for the Fisher estate, objects to pay inn. Messrs. Manly and Strudwick were first chosen to arbitrate tne matter ana being unable to agree they selected Reuben Keid, ot Kocicingnam, as um pire. The plaintiff contends that he did not know Reid was to be appointed and that Reid did not hear the evidence in the case. The defendant maintains that Mr. Reid was informed of all the evi dence by the other two arbitrators and that the plaintiff has no new evidence and that Mrs. Fisher's attorney, A. L. Brooks, consented to the award and there was no fraud in the decision and it ought to stand. IN BAUJBT RECOUNT HEARST'S TOTAL FALLS OFF FROM 3 TO u8 FOR THE ENTIRE RECOUNT. New York, June 4. The contents of thirty-five boxes in all were examined during the day and another vote was added to the McClellan total in the Hearst-McClellan recount, the mayor's net gain for the day being five votes. From 112 boxes so far Opened Hearst's net gain is 118 as against 123 when to day's count was begun. 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS KILLED BY LIGHTNING PEASL SHEPASD DIES FK0M THUNDER CLAP THAT STUNS HER MOTHER. Burlington, N. C, June 4. While on their way to the orchard today at noon to gather cherries, the wife and daugh ter of William Shepard, residing eight miles north of Elon College, were struck bv liehtning and Pearl, the six teen-year-old daughter,' was instantly killed. ' Mrs. Shepard was rendered un conscious, but will recover, it is thought. The family resided on the farm known as th JLouis Jiapp place, Ketchell Gets Decision. Milwaukee, ,W.,1 Suae ' 4. Stanley Ketchell. of Grand Baoids. was awarded the decision over Billy Papke of Re' waunee, 111., at the end of their ten round bout hen tonight IN i i CHICAGO MECCA FOR REPUBLICAN LEADERS NOW Lj I ' CHARLES P. TAFT, Brother of the Secretary of War, Who Says That His Distinguished Relative Will Be Named on the First Ballot. FIVE DUNN YEGGMEN ARE FOUND GUILTY,-GET FIVE YEARS' SENTENCE Jury Only Out Short Time and the Court Promptly Imposes -Term at Atlanta. APPARENTLY ARE SATISFIED Raleigh, N. C, June 4. "Guilty" is the verdict of the jury in the case of the five yeggmen on trial the past three days in the federal court on the charge of blowing open the safe of the Dnnn, N. C, poctoffice. The verdict was rendered after the jury had been out about thirty minutes. Judge Purnell at once pronounced sen tences, which were five years in the At lanta penitentiary and $500 fine each. The five men seemed in fine spirits and very well satisfied with the punishment. The evidence against the men was cir cumstantial and the conviction is re garded as very largely due to the vig orous, comprehensive and forcible direc tion of the prosecution by United States District Attorney JHarry JSKuincr. The government rested tne case for the prosecution in the trial of the five yeggmen for blowing open the safe in the ' Dunn post' omce, at one ociock tnis aiternoon, T ...... and counsel for the defense announced that there would be no witnesses for the defense. The court ordered that the time limit for the argument be ono and a halt hours to each side and argument began at once, Col. J. C. L. Harris making the opening speech for the de fense. He was followed during the after noon session by District Attorney Harry Skinner and the final summing up for the defense was by Charles U. Harris. The case. went to the jury about six o'clock. The witnesses examined today were James C. Wilson, Pelzer, S. C, father of one of the prisoners, Charlie Williams, as be now gives his name: Miss Alcbven, of Pelzer; Sheriff J. G. Brown, of Geor criai Jno. F. McCarthy, of Boston, and H. T. Gregory, postomce inspector, of Greensboro, who worked up the case against the five prisoners; J: T. ionard, James Scanlon, Charlie Williams, J. 8. Hellan and C. F. 6haw. Inspector Gre gory reviewed the case as he developed it against the five men and told of having tested yesterday tne force oi the ex plosives thst were found in the posses sion of the men when they were arrested in South Carolina. There were three liquid explosives and it was found that either in miantities of no more than a spoonfull had explosive force enough to blast out masses of solid granite. . Jno. ,F. McCarthy, of Boston, proved a most interesting witness. He is a police officer now in the Hub City, but Continued on Page Two.V '.X ' Clans Gathering From All Quarters Allies Not Yet Willing to Concede Nomi nation of Taft, and Are Selecting Their Headquarters. National Committee Will Take Up Today Question of Contests, Particularly Those From Southern Sec tion of the Country That of Alabama Coming First. Chicago, 111., June 4. Political ac tivity commenced in earnest today around the auditorium and the audi torium annex and the coliseum where the Republican national convention is soon to be held. The Cannon headquarters were per manently opened in the auditorium and the announcement was made by a num ber of the politicians friendly to candi dates other than William H. Taft, that Foraker headquarters wjll be opened soon in the Great Northern hotel. Charles F. Kurtz, of Columbus, Ohio, is to have charge of the senators inter est. Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, brother oU the secretary of war, came to Chi. cago today and promptly announced that he expected the secretary to be nominated on the first ballot. He Rmilpri ar hp rfliit.innPil listeners to re member that he was a prejudiced wit-1 ness, but asserted that there was no doubt in his mind that only one ballot would be cast. Vice-Presidential gossip was promi nent today for the first time, the names of Senator J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa, and James S. Sherman, of New York, being mentioned. John Hays Hammond, the mining engineer, was also talked of. ; Cannon Forces. Confident. At the headquarters of Joseph G. Cannon it wris declared that the esti mates of strength made by the Taft people were largely overdrawn, and John Eversman, the confidential man of Congressman McKinley, of Chnmpaigne, who is now in charge of the headquart ers, asserted that the Illinois candidate would not only have more strength than has generally been credited to him, but that the Taft people would not be able to show more than 350 votes on the first ballot. The full Republican national commit tee will meet tomorrow at eleven o'clock, and begin the hearings on which will be determined the contests involving 229 seats in the convention. The number of contests filed is so large that their settlement easily has become the most important of the pre-eonvention proceed ings. The nomination of the Republi can candidates for the presidency hinges absolutely upon the decision of the members of the national committee and the subsequent approval of that decision by the credentials committee of the convention. Half of the contests de cided in favor of Secretary Taft would result in his winning on the first bal lot, while failure to capture this num ber would put the nomination in doubt. Realizing the , vcessity of keeping a majority of the contested delegates out of the Taft column the representatives of other candidates have pooled issues in most of the cases, and, as allies, will urge their claims before the national committee. The procedings, therefore, largely will be resolved into a Taft and anti-Taft controversy. Attitude of the South. So far as the south is concerned, and most of the contests are in states from south of the Mason and Dixon line, the interests of the allies are beiiur looked after by Maj. F. C. Bryan, of Washing ton, who arrived today. Major Bryan announced that he would base his arguments chiefly on the con tention that, in most of the southern states, the Taft forces had disqualified the negro voters from participating in the state and district conventions and that the allies delegates had been lected at conventions from which no class or race had been barred. There are eleven state contests, the states be ing Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louis (Continued on Page Two.) RALEIGH REPUBLICAN CLUB ., HOLDS H OUSE WARMING More Than Seven Hundred Members and Their Friends Par' ticipate in the Evening's Entertainment. s - Raleigh, N. C, June 4. The Young Men's Republican Club of Raleigh held a big "house warming" tonight, in which over seven hundred members and their friends participated. To be exact, there were seven hundred chairs In .the Itnll and all were occupied with many standing, unable to get seats. The new club home, Henry Hall, Kay etteville street, opposite the postoffi.'H', has just been thoroughly refinished arid decorated especially for the club and the affair touight was to celebrate this im provement. State Chairman Spencer B. Adams wan to have been the guest of BROi DEFEATS . BY AT LEAST 18,000 Returns to Midnight Indicate Co m plete Victory for Opponents of Governor. CAMPAIGN HOTTEST IN THE STATE'S HISTORY No Change in Senate ana in AH But One Congressional District Incumbents Are Reelected Even This One Being Still in Doubt Atlanta, Ga., June 4. All reforms up to midnight indicate the election of Joseph M. Brown as governor of Georgia in the general Democratic primary held today by a plurality of about 15,000. The Constitution estimates that Brown has won by from 15,000 to 25,000. The Brown managers claim tlhe plurality is larger. Governor Smith's campaign man agers decline to make a statement, and the governor himself says that he cannot) comment on the primary until tomorrow. The campaign was the Hottest In the history of Georgia. In all the eleven 1 congressional districts indications are that the present Democratic congressmen will return, the only doubt being in the fifth, where James L. May son may eon test the election with Congressman Liv ingston. There was no contest over the United States senatorship, S. C. Clay being the popular choice. The primary results mean election in Georgia, the other par- ties in the state making no contest, Fulton county, in which Is situated Atlanta, and which is the largest county in the state and also the home of Gov ernor Smith, gave Joseph M. Brown a plurality estimated at 2,000. Ghatham county, in which is situated Savannah, and which is also one ot the largest m the state, went for Brown, according to , ' (Continued on page Two.) 0. H. P. BELMONT, AFTER AN OPERATION, DYING AT LONG ISLAND HOME Peritonitis Sets In Following An Operation for Appendicitis Performed HE HAS BEEN ILL FOR WEEK New York, June 4. With his family at his bedside, Oliver H. P. Belmont was hovering between life and death lnte tonight at his country home near Hempstead, Long Island. After an operation for appendicitis Eerformed just before noon today, Mr. elmont developed peritonitis and sank so rapidly tbnt it was reared he woui4 not survive tho night. Although they would not say. that all hope had been abandoned, his physicians admitted that their patient's condition was very pre carious. Mrs. Belmont and her son, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and the latter's wife, are within immediate call of the cham ber at Brookholst villa, the Belmont home, and one of the three surgeons in attendance is constantly at the pa tient's bedside. Mr. Belmont's illness dates from Tues-V day of this week, when his family phy-, sirian found him in such a serious con dition that a consultation was speedily called. Indications of improvement were seen within a few hours and al though it was known that the patient had appendicitis, it was' hoped that an operation might not be necessary. Yesterday' there was a turn for the worse and ah operation' was performed this morning. The patient did not rally ' well from its effects and it soon ap peared that peritonitis had sot in. The infection spread' and by tonight had be come general. v honor, but a telegram came tonight to the regret of every one, atating that he : was unavoidably detained. ' '..;. r"'S Tho hall was prettily decorated wltn , palms, ferns and national and state ; Hugs. President William J. Andrews presided, and among the speakers, were ' Col. Harrv 8klnner, U. S.-district t torney ; .J. A. Giles, assistant , district rtlqvucyj Maj. II. L, Grant, clerk of t'u court f' W. T.' Barrow, chairman Repub lican committee Watt bounty i C I Sykts, and others. '. . ; : .(Continued on Pags TwoJ), : . HOKE SMITH "V'l;. i .. i-'t 't ',, s.r : r;' w -".-i ?y -V'' !.' u: v. ;y.v
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