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Sail The News A paper for all the people and for the people all the tome. Read it and keep posted. ,. WEATHER . Fair .today; Thursday partly cloudy; showers and ' cooler in western portion. VOL. m. NO. 203 GBEENSBOBO, N. O, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, i908 PRICE FIVE CENTS STATE EDITION STATE EDITION. r t A b it HREEBURNEDTQ DEATH AS RESULT OF ESCAPING GAS Three Daughters of Airs. Gavin In Wheeling Meet Death In Store. A MOTHER IS BADLY BRUISED AND BURNED Bodies Burned Almost Beyond Identi fication Flames Had Made Consider able Headway Before Being Discov ered One Engaged to Be Married. Wheeling, W. Va., Aug. 11. Escaping gas in the building in South Koff street occupied by Mrs. J. S. Gavin as a mil linery store and residence, caused a fire early today which resulted in the (loath of three persons and the possible fatal injury of one other, while six move worn compelled to Jump from the thrid- etoiy windows to escape the flames. The dead: Clara Gavin, twenty-seven years old. Mamine Gavin, twenty-nine years old. Margaret Gavin, twenty-one years old. The injured: Mrs. J. S. Gavin, bruised nd back injured. The dead girls were daughters of Mrs. Gavin and were suffocated as they slept on the third floor. Two servant girls and fours sons of Mrs. Gavin jumped from third-story windows and escaped with minor injuries. The upper floors of the building were aba he when the Are was discovered and all means of escape for those who were asleep before they were awakened. The building was a three-story brick structure, the first floor being used as a dry goods store, and the second and third floors being occupied as a dwelling (Continued on Page Two.) T MEETS IN 54TH ANNUAL President Lynch Presented With a Beautiful Gold Lov ing Cup. HIS REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS Boston, Mass., Aug. 10. State and city united today in a cordial welcome to the delegates attending the fifty fourth annual convention of the Interna tional Typographical Union, the seventh annual convention of the International StereotvDers and Electrotypers Union, the Mailers Trade District Union, a sub ordinate organization, and the Women's Auxiliary of the International Typo graphical Union. Addresses of welcome were made by Secretary of State William Olin and Speaker John N. Cole, of the Massachu setts House of Representatives, for the state, and Mayor George A. Hibbard for the city and John H. Fahey for the Boston " Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion. ; James M. Lynch, of Syracuse, N. Y., president of the International Typo-, graphical Union, responded on behalf of the international bodies. President Lynch was presented with a gold loving cup by the members of his organization. The work of the eight-hour committee was commended and the reports on that subject were the principal matters of business conducted today. The business sessions adjourned early to give the del egates time to take part in several ex cursions by trolley and water. The report of the president said in "parti . '.- "The work of the year has been main ly on the lines of effort at reclamation of those offices that were lost, tempor arily, at least during the eight-hour , campaign. The membership today is (Continued on Page Two.) TRAIN PLUNGES INTO WASHOUT; 3 KILLED FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE TONO PAH AND TIDEWATER AT SHOSHONE. Goldfleld, Nav., Aug. 10. As the result of a washout on fhe Tonopah and Tide water near Shoshone, Cal., last night passenger train plunged into a chasm and three men were killed. : The dead : Engineer Hamilton, Fireman Broadwell, W. E. Moses, a passenger, supposed to be from Georgia. Shortly before the train arrived at Shoshone cloudburst washed out 1Q0 feet track. . The train washed into ' the cut, the locomotive turning over and the bag gaga and other ear : rolled : on. their idea, but the sleeping cr remained on the track. MOB SE FOR NEGRO 10 Frenzied White Men Armed and ; Say They Will Kill Officer's Slayer. NEGRO IS LOCATED IN SQUARE IN THE CITY Military Company is Called Out to As sist in Preserving Order Strong Guard Thrown Around Jail Fox Pro tection. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 11. Aroused to a pitch of frenzy by the killing of Patrol man W. S. Winninger by a negro named Strong, Portsmouth tonight is thronged with armed, white men and should his slayer be arrested, a lynching is proba ble. Tonight the Portsmouth military com pany was called out at the request of Mayor Reed, and are now assisting the police in restoring order. ' Strong, the slayer of the policeman, has been located in a square and is sur rounded by the police and the mob. It is a raco between the two to see who will secure the prisoner. Should the latter get hold of Strong nothing ran prevent a lynching. A strong guard has been thrown around the jail and every effort will bo made to get Strong belaud its walls he fore the mob pets to him. There is talk, should this be done, of the mob storming the jail. Miss Ethel Ridge, Miss Alice Rendle man, of Salisbury, and Miss Allie Vick ory have gone to Ashboro to attend a house party given by Mrs. Will Coffin. TAFT BACK FROM TRIP INTO WEST VIRGINIA; Secretary and Wife Report a Most Pleasant Trip Across the Mountains. MANY CALLERS ARE SEEN Hot Springs,' Va., Aug. 10. William H. Taft, accompanied by Mrs. Taft and Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the insular bureau of the war department, reached here today from Greenbrier (W. Va.) county horse show, where they went last Friday. Several hours was devoted by Mr. Taft to an accumula tion of mail. In the afternoon he played golf and in the evening again went at his correspondence. A. I. Vorys will arrive here for a conference to morrow. Frank H. Hitchcock will ar rive Wednesday, at which time it is ex pected the personnel of the advisory committee of which Elmer Dover is to be secretary, will be decided upon. Plans for the general campaign will be dis cussed during this conference, when it is believed final discussions will be reached regarding the ' candidate's per' sonnl arrangements. Although many requests are being re- eeived for his presence; at various places, Mr. Taft has so far accepted no invita tions. Incidentally 'Mr. Hitchcock will be asked to define' the course his com mittee is to take ' in " West Virginia, whether aid and directions 'will be giv en to Mr. Swisher, the regular Repub lican nominee, or to 'Mr; 8cherr, the co- called "bolter." Senator Elkins, of that state, is here, as also-is -Mr. Swisher, who came on the same train- today with Mr. Taft. Senator Scott is to com Wednesday and it is said Mr. Scherr -will be repre sented. Senator Elkins today predicted Swisher's election - by ' 25,000, and said (Continued on Page Two.) SHOT PO CEMAh GEORGIA SENATE ADJOURNS AND BJLOCKS LEGISLATION No Bill Concerning Convict Through Final Adjournment Tomorrow. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10. By adjourning at fire o'clock this afternoon while the House was still in session, the Senate effectually checked any wheel of legis lation in the House so far as House measures were ' concerned. This means that no further measures could lie passed to the higher body and all move ment toward getting through a bill having to do with the convict lease sys tern was successfully blocked until to morrow. : On Wednesday the legislature ad journs and everything is being done against the two leading bills before the legislature to end ths convict leu sys POUCH CONTA $2,000 IN PHECKS TAKENpl THIEF Check? (Jnlted States Govern- .Vouchers and Some Turn Up. CHIEF WILKIE AT WORK ON THE CASE One For $73.33 Payable to R. F. Troxler Came Through Riggs National Bank. Another Comes Through Banks All the : Way From Montgomery. Washington, D. C, Aug. 11. A mes- senger's pouch containing United .States government pay checks for nearly two thousand dollars was itolen early last week in front of the building occupied 'by the department of commerce and la bor, according to Chief Wilkie of the se cret service. The pouch was found with the pay checks gone, while the other mail it contained was intact, between this city and Alexandria, Va. The identity of the robber is not known. The first intimation that Chief Wilkie received of the theft was on last Saturday when one of the checks for $73.33, payable to R. F. Troxler, of the public health and marine hospital ser vice, came through the Riggs National Bank of this city, to the treasury de partment, after having been cashed by the Lowry National Bank, of Atlanta, Ga. Today a check payable to J. W. Jverr, for $285.83, of the same service, was received through the American Na tional Bank here, which had been cash ed by the Fourth National Bank, of Montgomery, Ala. The facts in the case are these: On Monday morning, August 3, a ne gro messenger of the public health and manna nospiuu service, went 10 me treasury department to get the mail and the pay checks for some of the officials of the public health and marine hospi tal service. , After securing nine pay checks aggregating $1,742.47, and the usual amount of mail, the negro mes senger enclosed them in his pouch and departed on his wheel for the. marine hospital building. On the way he stopped at the department of commerce and labor, leaving his wheel and valua ble pouch outside. On his return a few minutes later he found his wheel and its valuable burden cone. Next day the pouch was found about half way be-j tween Washington and Alexandria, Va. The wheel, the pouch and the mail were found, but the pay checks had been ab stracted. The checks, payment on which was ordered stopped, were drawn by Disbursing Clerk W. L. Roberts, of the treasury department on the United States treasury. Among the heaviest sufferers from tfhe theft are H. I). Geddings and A. H. Glennan, assistant durgeon general of the public health and marine hospital service. Dr. Gedding's check was for $2(54.16, while Dr. Glonnan's was for (Continued on Page Two.) ; CALUMET ARRIVES IN NORFOLK IN DISTRESS HAS SEVERE EXPERIENCE IN GALE OFF BODIE'S ISLAND AN OTHER BOAT LEAKS. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 11. The four- maMed schooner Calumet, Captain Stew art, from Philadelphia to Tampa, Fla., with cargo of coal, arrived here to day in distress after a severe expert ence in a gale that struck her off Bodie's Island August 8. The schooner lost much of her canvas and sustained seri ous damage to her rigging with a broken gaff. One of her crew who was serious ly injured during the storm, was sent to St. Vincent's hospital. The Calumet will repair here. -The schooner George W. Anderson, irom Kappahannock, Va., to New York, with box snooks, is here leaking heav Lease System Could Be Gotten tem immediately, or at the end of tnree years. .: .The legislative investigating commit tee continued its work today and the evidence adduced showed that the prac tice by county authorities of leasing la bor of misdemeanor convicts guilty of infractions of police laws and such minor offenses, 'to private contractors in re mote sections of the state, has very generally prevailed in Georgia. R, G. Vaughn has returned to the city after a trip ta the mountains. . . Mrs. Gertrude Stout and her young brother, Noah, went to Liberty yester day afternoon to visit relative. GREENSBORQ WINS PENNANT OF THE CAROLINA LEAGUE BY BREAKING EVEN IN THE DOUBLE-HEADEROAME Will Notify Bryan a!" 'VJIi HENRY D. CLAYTON, Alabama Representative Who Is at the Head of Notification Committee, Which Waits on Bryan Today. BRYAN WILL TODAY RECEIVE OFFICIAL NOT I FICATIO N OF NOMINATION On Eve of the Ceremonies He Receives Encouraging Reports From Leaders of the Party Mack and Kern Are Very Hopeful of Victory, They Say. Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. H. Bringing prophecies of Democratic vic tory to Mr. Bryan on the eve of his no tification, John W. Kern, vice-presidential candidate on tha Democratic ticket; Norman K. Mack, chairman of the na tional committee, and several other prominent Democrats were the van guard of interesting arrivals today to attend ine ceremonies uuimv- Within a few minutes after their ar rival, Chairman Mack, Mr. Kern, Jose nhns Daniels, head of the literary bu reau of the national committee; Gov. John E. Osborne, of Wyoming, and John E. Lamb, of Indiana, were in an extended conference with Mr. Bryan at his home on questions vitally affect ing the conduct of the coming campaign. The conference was continued at a later hour tonight, following ft dinner tender ed to Humphrey O'Sullivan, of Lowell, Mass., the newly elected secretary of the notification committee, by the Lin coln . Typographical Union. Mr. Bryan was a guest. These conferences with Mr. Bryan had to do .in n general way with the out line of the coming campaign, together with a tentative plan that has already been formulated for the financing of the coming presidential struggle. A general speaking campaign for Mr. Bryan in different parts of the country also came up for consideration, but no dates, which would include a tour of the mid dle west, were definitely decided on. Reports received by the national com mittee, however, were shown to Mr. Brvan, and it was generally decided that in view of the situations disclosed in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and other mid dle western states, an active speaking campaign in which Mr. Kern would SEVERAL HUNDRED OPERATIVES ON STRIKE TROUBLE OVER CUT IN WAGES ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL ' CONDITIONS. New Orleans, La , Aug. 10. Several hundred operatives at the Lane-Magin nis cotton mills, in this city, have gone oil a strike, leaving only a small work ine force in the mills. The mill recent ly announced that on account of the stainant conditions in the cotton goods market it would be necessary to clos down unless the operatives would ac cept a cut in wages. It was understood that a lanre maioritv of the operatives agreed to the reduction, but . when it went in effect today only a small pro? portion of them remained at work. of Nomination FOR PRESIDENT take an equally prominent part should be waged in those states. Chairman Mack Talks. Regarding the campaign and the sev; cral conferences hail with . Mr. . Bryan today and tonight, Chairman Mack said: "While I am here principally to at tend the notification ceremonies, I have discussed with Mr. Hrvan tonight 8nd will also tomorrow discuss the plan of campaign. It has been my fixed purpose 111 this campaign to deal with aciiul facts and these I have communicated to Mr. Bryan, telling him that conditions as I have found them, and as they have been reported to me by national com mitteemen . and well-known Demo -rats, all point to his election to the presi dency. "Ohio, Indiana and New York wili go Democratic "and I have told Mr. Brvan that 1 hold Wisconsin to be debatable gro ind. Let nie say to all Democrats that the Democratic campaign is making more than satisfactory progress." Mr. Kern Also Has His Say. John' W. Kern has every confidence in the election of the Democratic' ticket if every man does his duty.: Speaking ot the sit.unt.ion. Mr. Kern said: I have told Mr. Bryan that con lit'ons are more than favorable and while it is too early to make predictions, it would seem to me that from reports received from the most conservative sources that if every Democrat would lend in this campaign as I believe he will, the na tional ticket will be elected. This much I feel, that Indiana is safely in the Democratic column; and, "while I was only a few days in Iowa, I have learned sufficiert to make me believe that Iowa is an extremely dcvbtful state. Ni de fined flans have lu-ei, , made for my speaking tour, and It is unlikely that 1 will go on the stump until after niy notification." During the rest of the we 4: Mr Bryan will engage himself with th.i con- siceration of the Democratic, campaign t"t. Conferences will be held v.ill, the committee on its preparation, composed. o: .iclin h. iamo, chairman; Josepliiis Daniels and R. L. Metcalfe, editor of h Cr'iHH ner, LINCOLN IN READINESS FOR THE CEREMONIES Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 1 1. Lincoln was the mecca for Democrats today, Thou sands already have reached the city and many more are expected tomorrow. Workmen were busy most of the day and night decorating the business houses and the homes of the city in honor of the notification of Mr.. Bryan. The larger stores have hundreds of flags draped along each story while banners droop from the windows. The Elks club-house is draped in red. white and blue, while pictures of Mr. Bryan are on display in the windows. At the Lincoln hotel, were the Demo- (Contlnued on Pag Two.) Three Thousand Enthusiastic Fans Witness Two Games at Cone Park, the Patriots Cinching Victory in Race by Taking Last Game. ' 1 v Greenville 's Winning or Losing To day's Game Cannot Affect the Matter of Greensboro's Being the Leader of the Teams in the Circuit THUI-.K thousand entiinniaslut fans, including visitor' from Virginia and all of tli principal ton, is of (he (anlinas. saw (rcenslioro :ind Greenville, break even in a -double header yerttrduv, the ''Patriots" thus riakmg safe victory in the poiiiiaiit' race of the Carolina League. Today, the final g'line of the season will be plaved, but whatever may be tin result, the "rag" m ours. "She's a. grand' old rair." sang Greenslioro s 42.000 people last evening, for though only a small part of iliem could . 111 the outcome 01 the contests. V hen the credit, there was such a i-'elii itmong those who love baseball and have jrient. civnt pride can know. lth the possible exception or the irginia-1 nroliim jjamc here this spring, no occasion "has ever broii'iiit such a crowd to the Cone Athlotisc park as : was there yesterday afternoon. Not only (lid every one in the city who could attend do so, lint incoming trains yesterday brought many from the jthe.r towns in the circuit, as well as from' nearby towns that are not in the league. It was a scene to inspire the most prosaic that Cone Athletic" park pre sented to the eye grandstands tilled with hundreds of men and a still greater number of handsomely gowned women, while far down the bleachers and side lines men and women stood or sat in automobiles, or leaned against the fence at the edge of the outfield. By far the largest crowd of the league season, it was a show of interest upon the part of the city in the taem that the members will remember with genuine delight. The first game, went to Greenville by the score of 5 to 2. and this seemed to increase interest in the last. game. Had the first game been won by Greens boro it would' have settled the pennant upon . us 110 matter how the second game and the game today might result. In the last game. Greensboro had it all her way until the ninth inning, when Greenville made a spurt and sent five men across the rubber, the final score being 0 to .). .'Mayor Brandt, president of the Greensboro baseball team, received a nym-. ber oi congratulatory telegrams last night, ainong theni one from A. H. Callo way, at W mston-aalem, as follows: o't Carolina." .' DOUBLE-HEADER GAMES FULL OF EXCITEMENT AND GENUINE INTEREST Nearly three thousand people were at Cone park yesterday afternoon to see the double-header game between Oreens- boro and (irecnville, and to see the "Pa- triots" make certain the championship pennant of the Carolina league of base- ball clubs. Our percentage of games won is now so high that, no other team can rob us of the honor, let today's final game go as it may. If Creenville wins from us today the final standing will he: (Jreenslsno, .571! ; Greenville, .5.71. If Greensboro wins to day from Greenville the final standing will be: Greensboro. .584; Greenville, ,5tiO. So far as the pennant is con cerned it doesn't make anv ; difference how today's game goes. We have the rag cinched, and we are preparing to celebrate. The grandstand and bleachers would MRS. ALICE WEBB-DUKE EXPECTS TO BE ACQUITTED BY JURY WHICH IS OUT Tried Yesterday on Charge of Passing Worthless Checks ; on Hotel. SAYS SHE WAT SICK AT TIME Chicago, HI., Aug. 11 Mrs. Alice L, Webb-Duke, divorced wife of P-odie L, Duke, the millionaire tobacco merchant, was tried today on a charge of having defrauded the Great Northern hotel by means of an alleged worthless cheek. The case was given to the jury late this afternoon. Judge Kersten, of the Criminal Court, '.'instructing the jurors to bring in n sealed verdict ' tomorrow morning. -'; The defendant was confident, of ac quittal when she left the courtroom. The defense asserted that .Mrs. Webb signed the check which caused her trou ble under a misapprehension. She had money in one bank, it was said, but inadvertently signed a check on another institution from which her funds had been withdrawn. The witnesses for the hotel company admitted that the cheek had since been redeemed and the ac count settled. Mrs. Helen M. Heljiey, formerly com panion to Mrs. Webb, testified that Mrs. Webb was suffering from pleurisy on the day she signed the check and was under the influence of stimulants and narcotics. This was followed by the testimony of Dr. James Park, who said that he had attended Mrs. Webb and treated her for pulmonary congestion. attend the game, all were interested las - game was placed salely to our the followers of ti e "Patriots" as on'v "Meany congratulations. Hurrah for N not accommodate the people yesterday. Every available foot of standing room j between the bleachers and the park ! fence was occupied. Inside the park j people were lined along the fence in j front of the bleachers and grandstand, j while hundreds crowded next to this fence inside the right field. Scores of 1 antoinobiles and vehicles, all crowded to the limit, occupied the space to tha right of the south bleacher. The crowd , was composed almost ex clusively of Greensboro people, with such others as happened to be in the city. Of course, a number of people came from nearby towns, but '110 special trains wera operated and no extra coaches were at tached to regular trains. Greensboro people who are interested in the chara- ( Continued on Page Two.) WILL CONTliE TO MEET ' INSTEAD OF IN FIVE YEARS Proposition to Meet Less Often Voted Down by International Typographical Union. DISCUSS MEETING PLACE Boston, Mass., Aug. -11. Favorable action on the appointment of a commit tee to investigate, report and remedy, if possible, the ravages of tuberculosis in so far as it vitally affected the mem. ' bers of the organization, and the de feat of the proposition for a convention; every five years instead of annually, ' was the feature today of the meeting of the International Typographical Union. ' ''. The action on tuberculosis follow?! an interesting and lengthy paper by' II. Russell VVray, of the chamber of com merce of Colorado Springs, who spoke j particularly of the advantages of the i r . . ' , . ' , . .. WPst m the treatment of the disease. and the success of the union printers' home in his city. There was considera ble discusion as to the place of the convention next year, invitations being received from Minneapolis, through Gov ernor Johnson, and from St. Joseph. There were also sessions during the day of the Ste.reotypers' union and the Women's Auxiliary, nut very little bu iness was accomplished. The afternoon and evening were spent in excursions. '
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