VOL. X.
COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY, JlJNfi 23, 19047
NO. 10
STEPHEN LEE MADE CHIEF
The Mantle of Gordon Falls to
Man of Worth and Honor
Nashville, Jane 16. The United Con
federate Veteran today elected the fol
lowing officers:
Commander-in-chief, Lieutenant Gen
eral Stephen D. Lee, Commander of the
Department of Northern Virginia; General
O. Irvin Walker of GreenvUler C;
Commander ' of the Department of Ten
nessee; General Clement A. Evans, of
Atlanta, Commander of the Trans-Miasia-tipp
Department, General W. L. Cabell, of
Dallas, Texas. v
The lueetiiur, this morning was opened
withprayer by Bishop Fitzgerald, of Nash
ville. The report of the committee on
credentials was read and adopted. Chaplain-General
Jones read the report of the
trustees of Battle Abbey, which dealt with
the financial conditioos and the Under
wood suit, substantially as given out by Ibo
committee Monday. General Evans read
tbe report of the historical commute which
said the South is now assured of fair treat
ment in history and that the youth of the
country would not gain a false impression
the committee on resolutions then present
ed the report. I: disposed of the perma
nent reuulon city question by recommend
ing that reunion meet from place to place
yearly as heretofore. The anpouncement
wvaa received with cheers and the ameud
iment making New Orleans the permanent
place, was greeted with a storm of protest
iPart of the report favoring medals for wo-
linen of theBcutb was received with cheer
iing and adopted unanimously
The resolution favoring the election at
IKirbmond oi a nome Tor neeuj vxjmeuermie
women was adopted with cheers.
The hour for the election of ofiicers ar
iriving General West of Atlanta, nominated
tGeneral Stephen D. Lee, for Commander-nn-chief.
It was seconded by Gen. Cabell,
.of Texas. This was loudly cheered as
(General Cabell was considered a candidate
tfor the office. General Lee was tbeu elect,
bd y acclamation which was re-inforced
When quiet was restored General Lee
acknowledged honor in a brief speech.
Department commanders were then nomi
nated by acclamation and each accepted In
a brief speech.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL.
Nashville, June 15. Tha annual me
morial service for the Confederate dead in
aagurated by the late General Gordon,
were held this afternoon. All the dead
were devoted especially to the memory of
. ed by FederaTJudge and former Governor
Thomas G. Jones, of Montgomery, who
. served on the staff of General Gordon dur
j ing the war.
; Newspaper Man Desperate
rqiy riend wolf, of the Kingstree County
Iflecojd. is in a quandary. He has discover
edthatbe can't fun a paper to suiteveiy-
i body. 'A .great many people think they
iknow agreat deal better than the editor
ihow a paper,QUght to be conducted. Most
of them if they were put in the editor's
iDlace, would run a paper into the ground
.in lisnlmnnthl If everbodv edited his
.own paper, IbiIJI there would be kickers,
The .KeconLsays:
It is iimppssible to please everybody
awuAll.the spbscnberstoa weekly news-
Some of our readers have complain.
ed thai Tbe Becom devotee: enureiy mxi 1
much space to 'personals' and that nobody I
rated to rad' such squibs as, Jim Jones I
came to town one day last week aud was
included in our list of morning callers, with
the possible exceptiou of the geutjsman
referred to. Out or deference 10 me opiu
ion of this class of critics, we admitted tbe
pr rsonal column last week and some of our
friend declared that we lett oir tne ouiy
feature of the paper that is worth anything, less than a majority of the convention. rThe election was held in in old dis
80 here we have it. Whatever a , news- Tne uninstructed vote' comes from the tillery, and the ballot box was a. large
paiier does wdoefnH do tlre sal ways one
.Wiih. ZLXEZ "-FiSence
a in mi.
A Horbid Suggestion
Thecondition of Hevi George C. 8.
Haas, pastor of St. Mark's" Lutheran church
Kaor.Vrtrir monv nf whose members lost
' their lives in the steamboat disaster, is ln
. deed pitiful. All during Welnesdaynight
h tivuwA ahftnt on his bed moaning: .Why
was my church stricken In this awful man-
. norp If v HoH what rftrt Wfl QOf tf UtU,
p m.n ma r nnt aunDtised to near
that Ka Ua vtartiatltf : Inftt hift KaSOIl.
tlillt u iW vswaj ' " - .
uo reasonable preacher who believes lu ido
ttendtr mercies of God eonld entertain tne
wK.iJ Ki.h Wm ham orlvcn axnrvssion.
this question was raised in the days of
. w UwA and He promptly and emphatica
lly rebuked the who suggested it. 'Tberj
were present at that a-ason aone that told
them of tbe Galileans win blood
had mingled-with 'their; sacrifices. And
Jesus, answering, laid unto them: Huppose
ye that these Galilears .were sinners above
ll the Ga'ileans because they suffered such
things? I tell yon nay. but except yetepent
ye shall all likewise perUb. Of those
eighteen, upon whom tbe tower in Kloam
fell and slew them, think ye that they
were sinners above all men that dwelt In
Jerusalem?! tell you nayj- but except w
repent ye shall all likewiss psri:H. taca-
COMBINE V. PARKER
The Field Is Against the Favorite
of Empire State. '
(O. O. Stealey, in Louisville Courier-
journal.) . I
While the outlook is favorable to the
Louis, it is by no means , assured. In
order to verify this belief, it is only
necessary to briefly scan the lable of
the voting power of the States, the
many questions which will come up for
consideration in the convention, and the
attitude of the prominent leaders in the
assemblage.
The full voting power of the conven-
tion is 994, the vote of each State and
Territory being as follows:
Alabama 22
Arkansas 13
California.... ...... 20
Colorado... 10
Connecticut............ 14
Delaware . . 6
Florida . . ......... .... 10
Georgia , 26
Idaho........ !. 6
Illinois......... 64
Indiana...... 30
Iowa... 26
Kansas.. ...20
Kentucky .............. 28
Louisiana . 18
Maine ....... 12
Maryland ; 16
Massachusetts .- .. , 32
Michigan........ 28
Minnesota 22
Mississippi 20
Missouri... 36
Montana ... 6
Nebraska ...... . 16
New Hampshire ... ; 8
New Jersey..... 24
New York....... 78
North Carolina 24
North Dakota. 8
Ohio 46
Oregon 8
Pennsylvania 68
Rhode Island.... ... 8
South Carolina r ....... 18
South Dakota : 8
Tennessee .24
Texas .. 36
Utah ; 6
Vermont 8
Virginia......... .. -24
Washington . 10
V7est Virginia 14
Wlsconsla 26
Wyoming 6
District of Columbia 6
Hawaii 6
Arizona .v: ; . . , 6
New Mexico.... 6
Alaska 6
Oklahoma.. 6
Indian Territory 6
Total 694
Under tbe two-thirds rule it will . re
ouire 663 votes to effect a nomination',
thftrafare. 332 votes can defeat a noral-
V ww.v f
nation.
All of the States have held their con
ventions but Louisiana, Missouri, North
Carolina, North. Dakota, lex as ana
Vermont Thus ii will be seen that 834
vntoa have been selected. Of these 444
have been instructed as follows:
For ParkerNew York, 'Indiana,
Connecticut, Tennessee, Georgia, Alas-
ka, Mwslssippi ana Araansas aio.
For Hearst Iowa, Nevada, New Mex-
ico, Rhode Island. South Dakota," Wash-
ington, California. Florida (4), Arizona,
Wyoming, Hawaii, Idaho and Illinois
144.
For Olney Massacnusens o&.
For Wall Wisconbin 28.
For Gray Delaware 6.
Tntftl instructed vote 444. or over 100
R
South Carolina, Montana, West Vir-
1 Kuat -
New Jersey, Florida (6), Kansas, Ohio,
District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Colo-
rdo- Kentucky. Utah, Virginia and
indlan Territory 380. "
The total instructed vote for all can -
JlinOMM 1 B III 1 W HlAUf 'HUI KIV10WW wmwm
UIUHWW mw m w .
the uninstructed vote.
nw vm we were a very youn cou
-tL- nhiMron. in. fact. I was but
. .imnftrlmr achoohiirl la shcrt skirts,
nr was lust a boy In Jackets.
I Tgnember how pleased he waa when
he isrhla nrst .vow." ,
lut ' he didn't vote nntll he
was
He
J
-j
IWand PW Dealer.
eo." Ciereiana t .
t
w...!.! Vm Data.
fThink- of H - woman Wixn ner wu
reWonsibmties bajtoy
she la j
"Disgraceful! uui uj
Uim..w. tmn?e Dart.- fcne is a
it Di. . cotter t lt"-Tw W
COURT SUPERINTENDENTS.
Program for Meeting ot Western
District, to Be held in Ashe-
v,e
Following Is the prOflrram for the
mecti of h wMtero dlatrict, of" lhe
Association of County Superintendents,
to be held in the ofilce of the county
superintendent of Buncombe county,
Ashevllle, July 67: V
10 a. m. Enroll names of C ounty Sup-
erintendents.
10:15 a. m. .Report from each county
superintendent: (a)
No. Schools, (b)
No. children of school age (c) No. en
rolled, (d.) Average attendance. (e)J
No, not In any school ages of 13 and 20
years, (g.) no. teachers oi aiuerent
grades.
(h.) No. schools having more than one
teacher, (L) Maximum salary and the
average alary of teachers, (j.) No. rur
al libraries.
10:30. Cause of non-attendance, -By
each county superintendent.
2:00 p. m. How to increase atten
dance. State Superintendent J. Y
Joyner. '
3:00 p. m. Paper by Superintendent
T. J. Johnson, of Franklin, N..-C., on
practical workings of Compulsory
School Law in Macon County, General
Discussion. .
THURSDAY Second Day.
10:00 a. m. Opening exercises.
10:15 a. m. Importance and Method
of Grading and Classifying our Schools,
by Superintendent J. J. - Rea;an, of
Buncombe county. Discussion. '
11 X) a. m. Importance of Supplemen
tary Reading in Our Schools, by Super
intendent R. L. Moore, of Mars Hill.
Discussion. '
2:00 p. m. Rules and Regulations for 4
Governing Our Schools, (a.) As to the
Teacher, by SupL A. C. Reynolds, of
Rutherford College, (b.) As to -Pupils,'
by Superintendent E. E. Sams, of , Mc
Dowell county.
3:00 p. m. Business Details:
1, Committeemen, Their Record and
Contract with Teachers.
2. Superintendent's Record.
3. Treasurer's Record.
4. Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties,
and How to Secure Their Prompt Pay
ment.
Officers Superintendent R. A. Sen-
tell, of Haywood, president; Superin
tendent W. M. Justice of Polk, vice
president; Superintendent R. L Moore,
of Madison, secretary.
Committee on Program W. T. R.
Bell, Chairman, Rutherford county, G.
M. Fleming, Clay county; J. W. Morgan
Henderson county.
The .Western District embraces the
counties of Mitchell, Burke, McDowell,
Yancey, Madison, Haywood, Buncombe,
Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Transyl
vania, Jackson. Swain, Macon, Graham
Clay, Cherokee. ' .'
Saving the Constitution,
A story of a sharp justice of the peace
was told at tbe Gait House recently by
J. K Powhatan, of Chicago, says tne
J juiaville (Ky.J.Herald,-,.
"it cnancea,- saia ear. rowunnu,
that this justice of the peace lived in a
Httle town in a far recess of Tennessee.
He was the only Republican in the die-
trict, yet be happened by some wick
of fortune to hold office.
At lenoth.. when political excite
ment bad reached an unwonted pitch a
project was formed to oust him from his.
office and put in a Democrat.
I mrirf The fouire "was early on the
scene, clad in the roughest of clothes.
. . 9
make you a short speech.
"The audience having agreed, he ac-
cordinely mounted a barrel magnan-
I imously determined to rise above all
1 party issue" and appeal to state pride
and patriotism
Fellow citizens,' he said, 'I've
been alookln' round here to see plain
enongh what you want.' I've been jus
tice of the peace here goln on twenty.
vears, an' a good many , times I've
saved many of you from goin' to the
penitentiary, an now you're try in' to
put me out of office.
r'Hut I lust want to tell you some
ViniT ' tva crnt the constitution and
the laws o' the state of .Tennesse in my
- -. ,. . .... .
l pocket, and just as you turn .me out of
- office I'll burn Jem up -blame me 11 i
Iua Mh mav all n to ru In to-
UUU v ; o .
eether. ' r
iThe effect of the speech waa over
whelming. The ruin threatener was
Aia.to hv a. handsome maiority. To
Oiwww . . ...
be in a state without a constitution and
1... u tw Treat a calamity to be
TOTAL VOTE IS 1249
Will Tak3"625 to Nominate a
Governor This Week
There seems to be some misunderstand
ing as to tbe exact number of votes which
will be cast at the Democratic State Con.
vectlon this week; v It has been noticed
that parties interested in giving estimates
upon the strength of various candidates for
goveruor-ship have given ; the total vote a
differing figures.
Shortly before the last State Conveutioo,
the Newsand Observer on July 16th 1902,
gave the total vote as i;244, this being bas
ed upon the vote for Governor in .1900.
But the lasf convention, on account ot some
irregularities, allowed the following ad-'
ditional votes- Wilkes 2 Chatham 1, Ran
dolph 1, Moore 1. This makes the total
1, 249, instead of 1,244. Thus 625 will be
necessary to choice for Governor.
The vote by counties will be as follows: j
Counties. Votes
Alamance 17
Alexander . . . . 6
Alleghany 5
Anson .i 13
Ashe. . , , 1 . . . . . . v, . ... . . 11
Beaufort. . . ...... . .. 20
Bertie. .1 . ......... . . . . . , . 1
Bladen "... 11
Brunswick........ 6
Buncombe.......... 29
B0rke........ . . . . . ... .......... . . . ....... 10
Cabarrus..... : . 13
Caldwell 8
Camden 4
Carerett... 9
Caswell....... i..... ................. . 9
Catawba.... . 13
Chatham 13
Cherokee . ; 5
Chowan. 7
Clay . ................... 3
Cleveland...... ............... ... 18
Columbus.... : 15
Craveu '. .... V 17
Cumebrland . . . 18
Currituck . . . ;. .; . 7
Dare. ....... 3
l")aj8on .i.r.Wr'-. . .......... . 16
Davie. . .. . . . .. ... 6
Duplin. . ...... 14
Durham. 18
Edgecombe 25
Forsyth 19
Franklin 7i 20
Gaston....... 17
Gates...... ..... .. 8
Graham 3
Granville 17
Greene 10
Guilford. ......... . 27
Halifax Vv ...... 44
Harnett.. 10
Haywood 12
Henderson 7
Hertford....... 9
Hyde. 6
Iredell........ 19
Jackson. 7
Johnston .... , .... 25
Jones 6
Lenoir. : . U 14
Linoolo. . . . . ,.. 9
Macou . . . .' : . . : . . ,7
Madison 8
Martiu ;. . . ; . ........ . .. .... .. 13
McDowelk . . . . ....... 8
Mecklenburg . . f.' 34
Mitchell r.3
Montgomery ... ............... . 9
Moore., - .'. r. 14
Nash ; :,. . .. v 20
New Hanover ................ ;,20
Northampton ..... . 16
Ouslow.. 10
Orange.. ,...v...i 10
Pamlico
4
Pasquotank
10
8
6
Pender
Perquimans
Person . ...... . ....... .... Li 1 1
Pitt.. .,-28
Polk :
Randolph... .- ,17
Kicmnond.. . ; 11
Robeson .. v. K '72
Rockingham.. . ... . ...v.-: ..... . . ..If 19
ttowan.. ... . . . . f. 21
Ruthford. t , ......n 16
Sampson
Scotland ! . . ; . .... 7
Stanly . . . . 10
8tokes u.M0
Surry. . : . . .. ..... 14
Swain, i... ..,..
Transylvania.....
Tvrrell ..... ......
Vance...., :..:..'.. 9
Wake . ... 38
Warren.;.....;...;.........,........ 14
Washington
Watanira.-.-. . . . . 'l . ?. . . . . J
Wayne......; 26
Wilkes 12
Wilson 19
Yadkin r. ... . . . i". . ; 7
Yancey
Shaking; Band at , French, Fanermla.
- A . most painful custom at French
funerals Is the'postlng at the exit door
of the church wherein the ceremonies
take place of the male head' of the de
ceased person's family, the. widower
or the eldest ' son or brother, whose
dtxty it is to shake hands with every
person who has been present at the ob
seonies wben once they are over and
people are going away.; It is not eti
quette for the gentleman to. speak to
anybody, but if he is moved to , tears
tia weeding is considered a taost ap-
TO PROTECT WOMANHOOD.
J. M. Fergusdn Wants Wife's I n-
.K' suiter Dealt with.
Winston-Salem, N. C, June 17.
J. MI r Ferguson. whose wife
was insulted in the Phoenix hotel here
Wednesday, has filed and open letter
with the Winston-Salem Journal and
state Press, addressed to Hollowell.
grand keeper of "records and seals : of
the Pythians, renewing his charge
against one Garwood of Burlington, who
was attending the Grand Lodge of the
ytnlans , which has just adjourned.
Mrs. Ferguson was called by the inves-
ti&ratlon committee of the Grand Lodge
and identified Garwood whom the
Lodge whitewashed as ' her- insulter.
Mr. Ferguson is the. member of Hope
Ark., Lodge No. 14. His wife is a sis
ter and a daughter of a Pythian and
Mason. His letter is an appeal to
Knights and Masons to protect the wo
manhood of the country.
MR. GORDAN GALLAMORt'
DROWNED.
Goes to Watery Grave In Lake of
Hendersonville Park and
Amusement Co. v
Our community was shocked Thurs
day evening by the announcement that
Gordon Gallamore, a well known and
popular young man of this city, had met
a tragic death while bathing in the lake
on the grounds of the Park & Amuse
ment Company. He went out late in
the afternoon with Messrs. Homer and
Cleveland Hawkins,Frank Edwards and
others to enjoy a swim in the lake and
Mr. Gallamore preceded the others in
making his way out into the water.- He
had gone about half way across the lake
when his companions noticed him act
ing strangely and swam to his assist
ance. But too late. Me went down for
the last time before help could reach
him. It is supposed the young man's
heart became inactive or he suffered an
attack of cramp, which so often ends the
lives of people under kindred circum
stances. Mr. Gallamore had become
heated from riding a wheel out to the
lake, a distance of about a mile, - and
went into tbe cool water while in that
condition.
The water at the point where the
young man went down was about twen
ty feet deep and the question of rescue-
ing the body was a preplexing one. The
peopleof tbe city flocked to the lake
to render every assistance possible and
the search was continued until 4 o'clock
Friday morning., Aboat was brought
from Flat Rock,-the company having
placed none on tne lakre,. which was
completed only . a short while since.
Locating the . body proved a difficult
matter and the effort to recover it by
tbe use of hooks proved futil. An at
tempt to draw the lake met with sloff
progress,, but finally a sufficiency of
water . was discharged to enable the
boatmen to reach the bottom with long
poles and after hours of waiting .the
lifeless body of the unfortunate young
man was located by Messrs Jesse . ana
Walter Reese, who brought it to the
shore..
The remains were borne by friends to
the home of the deceased young man's
father, Mr. G. W. Gallamore, half
mile away, where it was prepared tor
burial, which took place in Oakdale
cemetery tbe day " following. During
the day Friday, scores of people visited
the home and gave the bereaved family
every 7 needed assistance. Gordan was
the third son of a family of four
brothers. His death is a distinct loss to
the community and a great shock to
the family; Seldom has the writer wit
nessed a more distressing scene than
the separation of father, mother, broth
ers and r friends on Friday afternoon
from the one they had known so ,wel
and loved so much. -
The deceased was twenty six years-
of age a fine specimen of young man
hood. He had been an assistant in Hun
tor's Pharmacy for a long while and re
cently assumed the management of the
Idol -Pressing Club. It is hard to realize
that he is gone never to return. Bu
"in the midst of life we are in death."
The funeral service was conducted
from the home by Rev. D. M. Litaker
Undertaker Thomas Shepherd directed
the procession to the grave where
large concoursejof people had assembled
to witness the last sad rites and pay
their last tribute ef respect to tbe mem
bry this departed friend..
.The entire community deeply sym
pathizes with the bereaved family and
sorrowing friends. It is difficult to eori-
celye of a more deplorable incident,' L
than the untimely death of this excellent
young man in the manner recited.-
Headersonville Hustler, j :
THE II, 1
Over One Thousand Die on lhe
III Fated Excursion Boat
General Slocum.
CROVD WAS PANIC STRICKEN
TJfie ; Steamer Sinks While Fire
Rages and Excursionists Are
. Lost-Police ..Boats and
Tugs Rush to Scene ,s
New York, June 15. The burning and
sinking of the steamer IQeneral 81ocum,
with a Sunday school excursion aboard in
Hell Gate today, probably 1,000 persons,
mostly women and children, lost their
ives. ' . .
Already 500 burned bodies have been
recovered.
The steamer was loaded with 1,600 peo
ple from St. Marks church, East Sixth
street, crowded upen the decks and cabins,
and just nosing her way through the nar
row channel when she first started forward
A loud explosion fillowed immediately.
The boat was at the-time close to the shore,
but the captain in his excitement steered
or the open water off Long Island Sound.
The steamer was not beached until it reach
ed North Brother Island, three miles dis-'
tant. Meanwhile the'fire was making rapid
progress. In a few minutes the nVuea had
enveloped the craft from stem to stern.
The pasengers became panic stricken and
those on the lower deck rushed, in a body
for the stairs, many being crushed and
trampled on the narrow companion ways.
Before the crowd of .women and children
could gain the top, flames caught the rear
most and forced them back. Terror stricken
the crowd poured out on the hurricane deck,
where, screaming and clutching at tbe
railing, many were pushed into the water.
The men in the cro wd struck at the women
and Children in an effort to reach the aide.
Scores were thrown into the water by the .
breaking of the rail where the mob was
thickest. . , '
With burning passengers dropping from
the scorching decks, the boat made but slow
progress. Engineer. ' firemen, sailers and
the crew were driven from their posts by
the heat. ' Many " jumped into the water
and swam ashore. At North Brother Is
land, the boat was blazing from the water
line to the mast head and while rapidly
sinking was beached. ;
Police boats, tugs, skiffs aud all sorts of
river craft put out - to the. -rescue." Scores
of burned and uncenscious; bodies were
f - -.
picked up by these. Many will die from
injuries. A" majority of the bodies recover
ed were taken on board of these small
craft and landed on the island. Pitifu -
scenes attended the identification of the
dead, which "were stretched in rows on the
beach, 8eyer.J persons have , gone insane
as a result of the horror. : r
Ambulances from all the city hospitals
were oraerea ; 10 tne scene, a numner
of them were carried over on ferries. The
captain of the General Slocum has been ar-
rested on the charge of homicide, He is
held awaiting investigation. It is said that
carelessness is responsible' for the great loss
of life by drowning. Life pe'rservers were
so old that they crumbled under the touch.
When tied about women and children the
straps brokeand the cork fell apart, .v
.- :The boat waa inspected officially only a
month ago. . -
New York; June 16. "The death list
of the burned steamboat ' Gene rat Slo
cum will include between thirteen and
fourteen hundred persons. " - .
This statement was made by the cor
oner's physician, Ohanlan, tonight. He
said also that the extent of tbe borror
had hitherto been underestimated, be
cause it was of such terrible magnitude
.Vint anan tVio nffisttalct nrhrt Via cro vViiflra
of the recovery of the victims. were un-'
able to comprenena its scope. .
'"There were sixteen hundred persons
aboard," said Dr. Ohanlon, "and only
two hundred have been accounted for.''
. Simultaneously came the announce
ment of a diver, who when he came to
the surface tonight with tbe headless
bodies-of a boy and a girl, said that,, he:
could see at least two hundred bodies in
the side of the hull. -At present they
cannot be reached ; ...
The latest police figures give the list
of bodies recovered at five hundred and
seventy-two.- .' '' , " ...
Talk of A Dark Horse
. .Raleigh, Jane 19. The talk here- to day
among some leading Democrats is that they
do not think either Stedman or Glenn can
win at Greensboro, ' owing - to bitter' words .
of some of their foolish friends. One lead-
er said: "If there is no nomination by the
fifth ballot watch out for Justice, Doughton
L. Banks Holt,' or Davidson, : to come in.
TheHoe men would like to get the un
animous vote ; for him? for ' the associate
Judgeship,: and Justice's friends would
likerto see him Governor The lawyers In
Hoke's and Justice's districts see thai Hoke
for Associate Justice for - Governor, would
mean two Superior Court Judgeships."
DISASTER