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t.. f HE WTLMINGTON MESSE1NGEB, FRIDAY , JUJLX 19, 1U07 t t EIGHT MEN KILLED Boston, Mass., Jply 15. By the ex- rTp,0fiion f a'case of Powder im the Hf hands of a gunner in the after super imposed turret of the battleship Geor gia, in Massachusetts Bay today, six men were killed and fifteen injured. Not one of the persons in the turret escaped injury. Two of the injured, Lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman Pair Walsh were in a very critical condition when brought into the hospital and it was announced that their injuries were probably fatal. Lieutenant Goodrich has undoubtedly lost the sight of both eyes and i3 terribly burned.. Lientenant Goodrich and Seaman Mallick jumped overboard Immediate ly after the explosion with the appar ent motive of ending the terrible suf fering from their burns. Both of the men were quickly rescued by unin jured comrades. The accident happened while the bat . tleship -was several miles ofT Province town and the men were engaged in target practice together with other vessels of the battleship squadron of the Atlantic flet. The powder had just been taken from the amunltion hoist to load an eight inch gun. It was seen to be burning and in an in stant it exploded in the face cf the loader of the gun. No damage was done to the vessel as the powder was not confined, and early this evening under orders from vVashington the Georgia sailed back to the target grounds of Provincetowz. How the powder became ignited is not yet known, but the theory held at the navy yard is that it -v.-is se" off by a fpark from the smoke s'fack of the warship. Immediately after the ac cident the Georgia headed fur the Charlestown navy yard. There the dead and injured were t.-iken ashove, the wounded men being conveyed to the naval hospital at Chelsea. The Georgia is one of the battle ships of the second divisions of the Atlantic fleet which has been at target practice off Provincetown fur the last two weeks. The Georgia is one of newest batleships in the navy, having ing been in commission only about ten months. She is commanded by i - - Richard JIcRea. The explosion occurred in the after superimposed turret. Tne guns in the A forward turrets had finished eight rounds of practice and the guns of the after turrent had fired one round. Two cases, as the big iGO puund bags of powder are called, had just been sent up through the ammunuion hoist and were in the arms of the loader. The loader stood at the breech of one of the 8-inch guns ready to insert the charge. At this instant the tur ret was seen to be smoky and two men who stood near the loader saw a black spot on the bag, indicating that the charge had ignited and was smouldering. The loader discovered the spot at the same instant and threw himself forward on his face, at the same time shouting a warning to had seen the spot wrere Eich and JL Hansell and they also threw them NJ selves on the floor of the turret. Before the other men in the turret could understand the loader's cry of warning there was a blinding flash as the burning powder exploded. Flames, smoke and nauseous gases filled the little superstructure In which more than a score of men wrere confined. As the powder was not confined there was no report nor did the vessel suf fer any injury, but every nook and cranny of the turret was filled with flame. The loader, wno was of course nearest the powder, was terribly burn ed, as was every other man in the turret with the exception of Eich and Hansell who, although scorched, es caped with injuries much less severe than the others. Blinded by the smoke and flame, choked by the gaseous fumes and maddened with pain tne men scream cd in agony. Some staggered blindly C up the ladder to the hatchway in the top of the turret, while others crept along the turet floor crying for as sistance. Lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman Maleck became crazed, staggered up the iron ladder to the top of the tur- 1- ret and then threw themselves head- , nf 'ong into the sea in a despairing ef ort to choose a death by drowning i preference to the ciUh by slow f-K 'hen the smoke of the burning ?K)wer ha(i cleared away the ship mate Gf tne unfortunate men rushed to thT assistance and tenderly the sufferu sailors were lifted out of the ftiackened turret and quickly convey euto tile ship's hospital, where theiburns were dressed by the surgeons. In thelmentime Lieutenant Good rich and V?amn Maleck had been rescued by . laim that was re turning Tror. an iuuection of the target. The surgiq staff oi .he Georgia U-HC SOOn reiforC.el DV Vhv urtrnnnc " -' j " OU1 -, WAAO of the othemssels in the 9t-t which had been in'rmed of the accidt ana summoned the scene. A wireles message telling the bj8f details of e accident was sent u the goverjent wireless station on the highlat of Cape Cod and thence overland the navy department at Washington. Another message was sent to the Charleston nary yard, tell ing of the disaster and requesting that twenty stretchers be provided to remove the wounded men to the naral hospital when the Georgia arrived at Boston whither she"wos then headed. Immediately upon learning the de tails of the accident Captain Henry McCrea, commander of the Georgia, notified Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, of what haa occurred. Ad miral Thomas orderea .an investigat ing board to examine into the causes of the accident. Until this board makes its report the real cause of the explosion will be In uoubt and it 13 uncertain even that the board will be able to determine deimitely what ig nitd the powTder. Lieutenant Good rich died at 11.45 tonight. William F. Fair, ordinary seaman, also is dead, increasing the list of dead to eight- CARS LEFT TRACK Eleven Persons Injured In Acci dent on Southern Washington, July 15. As the result of the derailment of three cars of a northbound passenger train, on the Southern Railway at Jamestown, N. C, near Greensboro, today eleven per sons, mostly employes of the rail road were injured. According to an official statement issued by the rail road here tonight the derailment wa due to "trucks buskling under the din ing car." Among tne injured are: Francis H. Blewett, a passenger, Brooklyn, N. Y. E. Torrey, superintendent of tele graph, Mobile and Ohio railroad, Jackson, Miss. E. W. Moore, superintendent M. and O. Railroad, Murphysboro, Ills. W. L. Pierce, assistant superint$n- dent Southern Railway, Strasburg, Va. The others, all train men, sustained minor bruises, with the exception of Pullman Conductor F. C. Taylor cf Jacksonville, and dining car Con ductor F. E. I'.erry, of Charlotte, N. C The injured were taken to Greens boro, where they are being cared for by the Southern Rai way Company's physicians. The train was runnfng about thirty five miles an hour when the dining car, ;i Pullman car arid a Mobile and Ohio railroad car were derailed. Tne train was delayed an hour. Homicide In Madison. (Suecial to The Messenger) Asheville, N. C, July 15. A tele phone message from Marshall this af ternoon gave the derails of aijothei homicide in Madison county. The tragedy occurred this morning at 7 o'clock, when James Ray shot and instantly killed Johe Adams. The fatal shooting occurred at the store of Anderson Bros., on Ivy, some 18 or 20 miles from Marshall, and full par ticulars of the bloody affair were un obtainable. It seems, however, that an old grudge has existed between Ray and Adams, for a number of years and that when the men met this morning the old sore was opened with the re sult that Ray drew his pistol and fired twice at Adams. Both shots took ef fect and Adams' fell deal. Ray made his escape and up to this afternoon had not been captured. CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIQUOR Asheville, July 11. The temperance people of Asheville have formally in augurated their campaign and are now engaged in securing signatures to pe titions praying the board of aldermen to call an election on the liquor ques tion. While the prohibitionists a e apparently working in a quiet manner and kicking up very little du.t, it is said nevertheless that they ara active and very enthusiastic and view witi confidence the approaching fight. Peti tions were this week placed in the hands of loyal prohibitionists for the purpose of securing the signature of the necessary one-third of the quali fied voters of Asheville and wThen this work is complete these petitions will be presented to the authorities with request that an election be called. It is said that one chief canvasser has been .assigned to each voting precinct find these will have assistants. It is the purpose of the temperance people to secure not only the signatures of voters calling for an election, but al so the street address and occupation of each man who signs the petition. Several prohibitionists today express ed themselves as entirely satisfied wth the progress that has been made and are confident that not only would the necessary one-third signatures be se cured, but that when the prohibition ists applied to the authorities to call an election they would present peti tions signed by a clear majority of the qualified voters of Asheville. Special to tjie Charlotte Observer. m ) Without wishing to appear over bold in brag. The Observer cannot fnrhpar eallins attention to the imme diate improvement in the weather j which followed its suggestion that the legislature meet and pass a law against such intense solar activity. Charlotte Observer. Miss Margaret Moran, of Baltimore, visiting her aunt, Miss Mary Darby, at Vo. 6, Church street LETTEfiS TO JUDGES (Special to The Messenger) Raleigh, N. C, July 15. Governor Glenn thi3 afternoon announced that he has retained ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock E. J. Justice, speaker of the House of Representatives, and S. G. Ryan, Raleigh, to aid in protec tion of cases against the South Railway Company in the Indictments against Ticket Agent Green here for selling tickets at more than 24 cent rate. The governor has addressed letters to all the judges of superior courts in the state, urging that they have Indictments issued for agents and officials as just done in Wake and endorsing the course of Judge Long in Wake court. He don't want railroads "mulcted" in suits of this kind, but enough of them to test the case in every phase. He takes the ground that the railroads should all have done as some uave ud given the new law a fair test. He says he had assured them if this were done and the rate found to be ruinous to business he would call a special ses sion cf the legislature to repeal it giving them a rate that was fair. He says he desires no conflict between state and federal courts, that there can be none if the plain letter of the law is followed. The indictments he directs he says will raise the consti tutionality of the act and the right of federal judge to abrogate it before declaring it unconstitutional. It is understood that counwel for the cor poration commission in the original injunction proceeding has been sum moned to come to Raleigh tomorrow for conference with state court coun sel just retained. (By Associateu Press.) Raleigh, July 15. Additional indict ments were found today by the Wake county grand jury against the South ern Railway ticket ants for selling tickets at a rate in excess of two and one-quarter cents per mile, inviola tion of the state law which makes uch sale a misdemeanor. There are two indictments against W. A. Pleas ant at Morris ville and one against J. D. Weathers, of Garner, six miles from Raleigh. No action has bsen yet taken on the inulctment against T. E. Green, the ticket agent here. The state has retained to assist th solicitor in the cases ex-Governor C. B. Aycock, E. J. Justice, speaker of the house of representatives and S. G. Ryan, of Raleigh. This indicates that the case will be pushed despite the injunction granted the railroads by Judge Pritchard of the federal cvourt. Governor Glenn tonight announced that to every judge and solicitor in North Carolina he had written a let ter, calling attention to the fact the railroad rate law is daily being vio lated by the Southern Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line; that its agents are responsible officials should be indicted and prosecuted criminally. He declared this law effective since the first of July and that the circuit court of the United states has no right to interfere by injunction against prosecution in criminal cases in the state courts, and that Judge Pritchard is in error in granting the injunction he did before finding that the legislative act is unconstitutional and confiscatory of property. If the Southern railway is making only twelve per cent on the taxable value of its property it is making lit tle more than six per cent on its ac tual value unless its property is as sessed at a higher rate than other folks Durham Herald Mr Kitchin says there is not a Fifth district combine, but before the cam paign is over he may find that there combinations and the like that he had not previously heard of Durham Herald 'A i .Keep a package on a low shelf. Let the children help themselves. are the most nutritious food made from flour,. Always fresh, crisp, clean. In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY iSOn LVfJGHIfJG t Monroe, X. C. July 15. The trial of John Jones lor lynching John V. Johnson, in Anson county, a year ago. was begun in the superior court today before Judge Peebles. There are 17 persons Indicted for the crime, but the case of Jones was selected by the so licitor, as it is understood to be the plan to try each of !he prisoners sep arately. At the opening of the trial a motion to quash the indictment and a plea in abatement were overruled. A jury was obtained in two houis, altnuugh it was expected that it would takc much longer. Sheriff Bogan, of Anson county, was the principal witness lor the state. His examination in chief was finished before the court adjourned. Sheriff Bogan, who is also jailor for Anson county, positively identitiea the prisoner as one of the men w.o brckc into the jail and took the orlsoner oat and hanged him. After telling about a mob forcing the door of the jail and entering it, securing the keeper and taking the urisoner from the ceil, the witness was asked. "Did you recognize an. cne la the crowd?" "Yes, sir; I saw John Jomis." The court: "Tell what you saw Jones l'jd." "He was standing in the yard with a gun in his hands, near the man who fired at me." "Did you see him afterwards?"' "Yes; in the jail where he was when Johnson was taken from the cell." "Was Jones disguised?" "No, sir." "How long have you Irnown kirn? ' "A number of years." k "Where did he live with reference to where Johnson lived?" "He lived abor.t a half a mile from Johnson." "Did you recognize any one else?" "I recognized little Henry Kendall. W. C. Dean and Tom Johnson." "Any one else?" "Yes; Zeke Lewi? " "What became of John Jones w.ien the crowd carried Johnson from the jail?" ""I didn't see him after the ciowd left. They all went away together All the men mentioned by the sheriff J as having been seen in the jail are un- der indictment together with Jonc. Miss Alice Bogan, a daughter of the sheriff, was the first witness. Her tes- timony, so far as it went, was the same as that of her father. ; Durham is expected to show an in crease in taxable values of something like two million, and if the other counties of the state will do as well the next legislature will find that it has something to do things with Durham Herald. HOPE FOR SUCH A MAN. Former Cashier Orr, of the Ex change Bank, of Macon, Ga.. who was found several days ago to be short in his accounts, has turned over to the bank. forty-fi:ve thousand dollars worth of real estate This is the war to show penitence. If all the bank cashiers who go wrong were made oat of the same sort of stun: that Orr is, the results of the defalcations whil? of course, always to be dreaded and deprecated would be less serius than they are When a man will pauper ize himself in order to makke restitu tion, there is hope for him. Greens boro Telegram. t mum The Wadesboro Messenger and In telligencer reports that the assessment of property is increased $500,000 in Anson county. Everywhere there is increase. News and Observer. 1 f iij OUIET AT RO I Roanoke, Va., July 15. There have been no further arrests of alleged members of the mob which Saturday night wrecked all the Greek 'estau rants and shoe shine parlors. Four men arrested Saturday night are still in jail. They will be arraigned on Thursday. Judge John Woods, of the corpora tion court, today ordered a special , grand jury tomorrow to investigate , the affair thoroughly. The penalty in this state for rioting, or damaging j a building is from 2 to 5 years In the j penitentiary. Doth branches of the j-tlty council will meet in extraordinary ; session tomorrow night for the pur pose of considering what course to take in the matter. Last night the Greek colony, num- j bering more than a hundred people. stayed in a large room over one of the wrecked restaurants on Jeff et son street. They were not molested. To day the proprietors of the restaurants and their employees have gone about the streets without hindrance. None of the places has re-opened. Last night the police foree and the ch iin gang guards were kept on duty until a late hour, but nothing unusual transpired. New York, July 15. I. Maximoc. acting consul general of Greece, at New York today ni.vie rop.eutat on to Secretary of State Roo at W.- h ington, protesting apainr; "ne a t n of the mob at Ror.noke u s t : C:i. night when several Grek resitiur ants and places of bu.-ints e;r wrecked during the progress of a h i and asking that the Gm-ks v lv- n the fullest possible protection m: t: t The Kind You Have Always in use for over 30 years, and has 32- sonal r - .r-r,, JUiy V 4 All Counterfeit s Imlr.i-:ins and " Just-n-sood' arc but Experiments thai Xv v ith and ondait r tho health of Infants and C'iilt-cii C tpcrieueo aaii.st lixperiiucnt. What In OASTORIA Castoria is r- har: -tu "v? ir?r!tS or Outer Oil, Pare goric, Jrois -j ? r ??'.::'.. li is fNstsant. It contains neither p.wii, I:27h:i'ri r.:v v'.2:t .Narcotic substance. Jts ::.; i',urjiu:v, I.. '-;. oy.i Worms and allays Fevorlsf.ri li ct::e:3 rrW-i and Wiod Colic. It relieves T?eJki:i?r TroiiOlc-, rnrcj Omxtlpation and Flatulency. 1 as":nla.e.; ti.'j F -,d, regulate tho Stomach and iiov !.s healthy co.vi natural sleep. Tho Children': Ftf.uaw; fJi:c Hotiier'ts Friend. Ser.r.'j iii3 The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Oyer 30 Years. THE CCNTAUN 7T MUMftAV frTNCtT, NC VO CITT. i iy i vsmMsaa tit W msM2 FINEST BEACH ON r3Z-' ATLANTIC COAST I iff IS ELECTRIC TRAINS iWljtffe From A. C. L. and S. A. L. IMSWr, Depots at Wilmington ITil'Sj Xl iXt'rt&fmffl To the Beach Without Electric cars meet all A. C. L. :, . law. A tejegram was received at lfed consulate here today from Roanoke, signed by one hundred and filtT Greeks appealing for Jirotectiotf against a mob of rioters. The G reels telegraphed that the Roanoke police were unable to cope "with the situa tion and afford them protection from the rioters. Washington. July 15. The state de partment today received a telegram from Acting Greek General Maximoa at New York, transmitting a report of the rioting at Roanoke Saturday, night Involving an attack upon nine Greek business places there and in voking the protection of the utate de partment. The message was Im mediately transmitted by tfce stat department to Governor Swan son nt Richmond, with the request for a re port on the subject The governor's reply reached the department at Iho closing hour anj was of a most t assuring character. lie expresses foil confidence in the ability of tho Qctt- noke municipal authorities to main tain order and promises that In any . vent he, himself, will look aftcrvtbo safety of the Greeks In that city. Ho promises to make a detailed report to the state department as soon as he can secure the Information whkh he is now peeking. Richmond, Va., July 15. Governor owanson today communicated by long iLtance telephone with Mayor Joel . Cutchln. of Roanoke to inquire as the present state of affairs in that ity .ifter Saturday night's rioting. wayor Cutchin reported all quiet. Th governor instructed the mayor that shouM rioting begin again and th.rc' way any need of state aid to .Mo- graph .it once. He paid that peace must he k.'pt and that tho state would be prepared to enforce it- Thaw-White trial at tho Casino to nigit. J Bought, and which has been has hoo tho sijrnaturo of been u.ade under hw pcr- supervision smco its infancy. HO OHU l IVI VU J OU in Mum fa ALWAYS Signature of l I III a g HAi X