North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER Fair with Croat tonight ; colder In wet portion; Friday fair. VOLUME I. - ^ WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 28, 1909 - Last Edition ? NO. 75 SEBHE OF SfllftS IRE-LOST FROM ? STEAMER HESTIIl Only Six Known Saved The Donaldson Line Steamer Bound From Glasgow to Balti more wrecked in Bay of Fundy ?Four Victims Passengers. GALE WAS RESPONSIBLE East port, MeTTOctT 26. ? The North Atlantic's Snnual rati uf lives and vessels received the first tithe /fc?f the winter season from Its trlbutafles ? the Bay of Fund?y ? todnj In the loss of at least a score of souls, and the destruction on a shoal. Inside of Old Proprietor's Ledge pff Seal^Cove, urana Manan, 6fi the Donaldson Una steamer Hestla, bound from" Glasgow for St. John and Baltimore. Four of the victims ? young Scotch laddies ? were passengers, and the others were members of the crew. CaplAlH .\tfwiliau and t WCllly UI uiuie ? members of the crew were last seen ? this morning In a ship's boat which was being tossed on the stormy sea. Only Six Known Saved. ? - Of the forty persons -who were aboaru the steamer when she piled -up on the shoal at 1 o'clock this morn ing, only'Six are positively known to have been saved. They were forced to cling to the wreckage, shifting their precarious positions often as the steamer was tossed by the great seas. It was not until 3 p. m. today that life savers were able to man their boat? and reach the s Iran dad vessel. WHaw ranfiiaH llm anrrlrnra wprft a weak state after their four hours' ordeal. Those known to be saved are: Jli'rd Mate Pt*wart, Second En gineer Morgan and Seamen Keen. )icKenxle. Smith and McVicar. 'Heavy Northeast Gale Responsible for / I A heavy norlheaiVerly gale is be ' to have been Yeanonalble for the Hestla's fate, although It Is sup _ posed that a mistake of tbe. man at the wheel In.tcMvvt* ^ he had picked up Ganr.eu Kock light, while really discerning the Rleains'of the light house on Machias Seal Island, several , * miles southwest, carried the ship many miles off her course. The sailers of the middle watch had been out of their' bunks an hour, and all others except the navigating^ w?rp wt^Wfd fn bunks or ham raorkfl when the cr^sfe-came, an hour ? after midnight. In the betlfcf that he ? - .xajs leading .flra n d Banan on the port tack and following the ubuelcourse to St. John, the navigator sought the distinguishing marks of that route.. But they-were not to be seen. itwad the steamer waa_ heading tot. Seal Cove, between Gannfttt R(x;k and "Machias Seal Island, over seas which barely covered a treacherous bottom of uhoals. It was one of these. Just Inside Old Proprietors Ledge that the vessel's nose became impaled. leaving a cool ware In Its wake, la promised in a special forecast issued . The disturbance, to be accom panied by general' precipitation, *111; , reach the Pacific coast about Thurs day, extend overt the rfhteau and ftbciy Mountains KrldAy." tfi* C? tral valleys anff* the great lakes Sat urday and Sunday and reach the Ab Iantlc seaboard about next Monday. Following this disturbance, a cool wave for the season will overspread the Pacific States by the eloee of the week, extend over the plateau and Rocky Mountain districts Sunday, the Central and lake jvgtoM ~ST0R5THEADED ? THIS WAY Due Here Monday and Will Be Followed By Cool A storm that will cover a wide area and fweep jfiom.the Paelflc opasUlo. the Atlantic, during the latter part of this and the first of next week. OOITBT ADJOVRN8. CORN JUDGING DAY NOV. 10 To tj? Held Here Will Be Given tj T " itihg Farmers? 1 Wednesdfty.-^ovember 10. 1909, has been selected aB the "Corn Judg ing Day" In the Norfol^ and South ern Railway corn growing contest, and Washington", North Carolina has been selected as tho most suitable and convenient point for this judging to be held. The prizes offered value" two hundred dollars. Largest yield per acre, Horse-tooth, 426 geld waUih and $15- in gold. --I J^argest yield pej- acre, of white corn\white cob, $25 gold watch and 118 1^- gold. ? Largeat yield -per scTe, Horso-tooth white cob, grown by boy under 18 years of age. $25 gold watch and $15 in gold. ? ? Best ten bars Horse-tooth, or any othe,r variety, J 2 5 gold watch. pest ten ears white corn, white eob. |8P gold watnh. ? Second best "ten ?ears, Horse-tooth, $15 in gold. Second best: ten eara, any other va riety of white corn, white cob. $15 In gold. . ' A lara-o nnmhnr nf ornprtji .frpm hthe U. Department of Agriculture and- <he-North Carolina J)<rpartmerit of ? Agriculture, as well as other prominent men, will be present at Washington and officiate as judges, and deliver most instructive lectures about the growipg of corn and other subjects of great Interest to the farm ers. Mother Testifies in - Sanders' Behalf U Thfi_ trial of Bm<?h was reaumed this morning. The State Called one addi tional witness, >a. U Wilson; hearf defendant say to Newberry that if he should ever pick up a suit ease be longing to defendant containing liquor, he would not live to pick up another. Two weeks ago defendant told witness that Newberry had given Htydtrotnlsr not to prosecute hin^ for selling liquor, and that defendant told him If lie did they would have It out in court, but thereafter, in case of general renewal of prosecution, ho would settle with him personally. _ Mrs. Frarrk Sanders said that Jack Sanders, who lives at her house, came home about 9 o'clock, went into his room which is also the sitting room, took off his shoes and his clothes, and she went up stairs to her own room. Mil' BM U Mil H HUM. ami sunn ui n ing to do. Was awake when shot was flred, sitting on the edge of her bed, nursing this child Har mnfhpr. Mrs. Buck, who has the room across the hall, went down salra. and out on the front porch.' She returned In a Tfew- moments." NO ~0!VB had beeu; heard b^r them 16 go In ui uul of the house or to open 4he front-door. ? The shells found in Jack's bed had been there for two or three months. She had slipped them farther track under the mattress to prevent her children from getting them.- Jack into the house on Saturday mbrnlng. took his gun from the closet under the stairs and- walked out. and when he returned with one bird, gavd it to her. He then put the gun back In the closet. On Saturday night there was a lamp burning in Jack's room. It stood on the end of the bureau next the window. - The bureau stood diagonally across the corner of the. room between this window and the "front of the hquse. ""The lace cur tains hung straight down. They were not tied back. Jack wasT aaieep In his room. No" member of the family notified him or awakened him. She heard no scream ing.*-' 8he did not know until the fol IfliMng Tnnrniqtt that ??{ one had. been killed. When her motheY passed her door going 4&*n stairs, she said she was going (to see why they were shooting. She did not know whether Jack s door was ofen or ? Mrs. Buck, mOttpr of Mrs. Send ers, is 54 years of age. She testified that she was upstair? when the gun was fired. As she returned' from the front Mf$h. she saw that Jack's door was ojwi?, and she ^ooke'd in. He was asleep. She swore to the same facts In general as her daughter, as to the ?bells In the bed, the bird, and the jMiXmina which ahe sffii were well met, flhe 4Td not apeak In Jack, ay try tfl rnn? Mm On croaa-exami nation she aald that ahe Teat to the doAr t*1lat?a If ahe could hear aafthlm. Hoard a little hallowing, bo aereamleg. PC hear any1 one cfr_' tall Ufl heard. 'WILL CONTINUE ' - ! UQ'S Midi MANCHURIA Honored Royal Rites The Funeral of Late Prince Will Be the Most Impressive Ever Held inJapanese Empire? Was Close to Mikado. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE ' * Toklo,Ocl.~27 . ? Tb e body of Prince Ito. ."the Japnnpsp Bismarck," ? who fell before a Korean assassin at Har bin, will be honored In Japan with al most royal rites and mourning cere monies more Impressive than have ever marked the funeral of any man below the rank of mikado. The Iwa toi one of the finest whlpa of the Titfi. aneae -navy, -will bring the body from. Manchuria to -Yokohama. Messages of condolence from the nations of . the__world, Including the United States, arrived today. In many "f thp? noUd a *nna nf jwiu ine mourning that was appreciable even through the staid diplomatic phraseology. . ? " The mikado is grief stricken over the Harbin tragedy. For years the j prince has been closer to Japan's rul er than any of the emperor's other j advisers. Jto, Indeed, was known as the "elder brother of the emperor." Between the two cordial personal re-j lationsvsuch as seldom mark the re-1 lationa of rulers and their aids, were always aptiarent. A report was received today 'that Ito's assassin had already been exe cuted at Harbin, butlfiat hfs^corapan ClBM WIN HH h>M J The three companions of the prince who were also Injured when he was tbot. M. Mori, the prince's private secretary; Japanese consul - general Kawakan, and M. Tanaka, head of the 8outh Manchurlan railroad, are today In a serious condition, having been more badly hurt than was first believed. The physicians attending them, however, gave out hopes for their recovery. The extraordinary council of the ministry, summoned by the emperor Immediately upon receipt of the news of Prince Ito's assassination, was In session for sereral hours.^# Although no statement dfSvhatever decision was reached by the minis try was given out upon the dlsband ment of the meeting. It Is believed that Ito's conciliatory policy wlll.con llnu* and IIUU1*. pillllHlllilUlll will inflicted by the Japanese authorities upon the Korean rebels who ate now fighting offainat tha dontlr^ Nippon In their country. The train that bore Ito's body from Harbin toward the sea-front met with | honors an^iTOn^^th^llne.^ ^At^every upraml Russians and Chinese jolned wlth the compatroits of the slain prince in paylng^trlbute to him. Ar Mukden as well as less important places the Russian diplomatic agents met the train. 1 . _J I CARGO OP^AN'DY. The wholesale Arm of E. R. Mlxon A Co. have^ust received a car load of stick candy. This means one-half million sticks, enough to glve-every person In North Carolina under 18 years of age a stick. * ? First Fo^iball Game Friday The first football game of the sea Tt>h wiii L4? pUyud lumuuuui aflei noon at Fleming Park, West Third 'sleek. ? by the l? ?l teams. Washington vs. High School. All admission of 10 -cents will be charged; school children, 6 cents; ladies, free. The following Is the High School. > Washington. SB"th r. b Mnro ""'?r t?H. B Phillip. Willis... R. H. B Deri. ?*rdn?r. X> tt. B . . . . . Daren port C Mitchell H*rrls <? ? R- O Alllgood R,ck* I- O Roberts t.McD.Tlt Gardner. 0 :H. T . . 7 . . . . WhWej> X!?rrg??? B. 8 . . .. Shelte* ^ -fr- - T'MftlH OKM PIANO LOANKD. ' Woman's Missionary Union Baptist Church Our Guest Today and Tomorrow .vr Ok? i 1 ? The Woman 's^MUaloftary I'nion of th^ Roanoke Baptist Association are] our guests today and tomorrow. They are holding their sessions the First Baptist Church. Abrfut twenty-five churches are representor. Mrs. 8. .?. Evveti. of Wllllanurtflk. is_the vice president for this asso?Atlom* The sessions began tfcday at 2:30 o'clock and will contl|faie until (o the: TRIAL dF W ATKINS |EGINS Found Aahevllle, N. C., &fct. 25, ? The| Trial nf F r Wfltklim. constable of | |_the village qf BlackrMoqntain. on the j Charge of murder In the necond~de^" gree for tKe killing of John Hill Bunting, a trarel!0C^B*le#raan from Wilmington, N. C.,7fiw begun in the SnnftHnr rnnrt before ^udge Adams Knd a Jury yesterday. The tragedy "occurred August 7 In the Gladstone* hotel, where Bunting was a guest. WTatklns was called In bj;the proprie tor to quiet a disturbance which he alleged Bunting and Paul C.^olllns' of Hlllsboro, N. C., whq was a guest in an adjoining room, were creatine, and In attempting to do so shot and} killed Bunting hhd also shot and se- j rlously wounded Collins. Very little difficulty was found In ] getting a Jury, and before. court ad- 1 Journod for the day Uie principal wit- J nesses for the ifcjl been ex-i a mined. J ?? -Y^ AaheWlle. Oct i!8. ? lit 1116 trial lo-j day of F. C. Watklns tot the murder j of John Hill Buntin*i.a^Black Moun- 1 tain, August 7, Burty Owan and! Clem Joneor-negro MBployea of the! Gladstone hotel, testl^ad that neither ' Bunting nor Paul C. Coll Inn had made jrmy hostile tieldUUlffRfajln toward Watklns when the cbnatable shot them and said they diiLjlot hear the two men use any vulgar language or make any disorder. ** Watklns t$ok the stand and testi fied that the. men used very vulgar language and had attacked him. forcing -him to? M#-knees when he shot. His cross-examination will be closed tomorrow. Both Jones and Owan testified that Watklns shot Collins first, whereas Collins has testified that Bunting was th^ first one shot. Services Growing in Interest Nightly Another largo congregation assom- 1 UlBd at ilm Mt!lliuJli,i ClimiTi !jm pastor of the First Baptist Church, ! discuss "What a Revival Should! Mean to Washington." The talk was In keeping wl|h his reputation as a speaker. ' tt was timely and to the [ be the. speaker, . His subject will be J rwo Ureal RSVTVSTg ? and ? What I Caused ?Ufem." Services begin at 3:30 o'clock, promptly, and the pub lic Is cordially invited. MINSTRELS COMING. This is by far the largest minstrel organisation in the country. They i show under' a mammoth canvas the ater which seats two thousand people,1 embracing 'all that Is new and novel in uf>-to-oate- minslrefaj^ ? the imposing street parade which] f kes nlirn at nnnn nn Amy f>f Bhnw ? Tire company ha* been on the road bo ? lnnr that fhww ira nn? nfii a standard amusement "attraction and includes among Its members many of the moaff noted minstrel artlsU In the ; United States. The admission Is only .cents,_but the seating ca pacity of their tent is two thousand. They will be in Washington Friday night, October 2* A GOOD ONB. A good Joke on in editor who went one evening to report a party at a home recently blessed with %a new baby. faet his hoofcu at the rtnnr snrt^altAftfr* u?n?i ? ^mtlnnn h? pf&riH baby's health. The My- who was quite deaf, and suffer ing with tp grippe, thought lie was king after her cold and ?aswered morrow afternoon. Tonight there I will be a mass meeting to which the j public Is Invited. Rev. "J. B. Cook. | of Greenville, will -preach the ser mon. On account of the preliminary meetings at the Methodist Church the sermon will likely not be preached until 8:30 o'clock. All th*? ladies of the town are cordially InVited to at tend the proceedings. MRS. S. C. BRAGAW GIVES CARD PARTY Over 70 Guests at_Elegant En tertainment Given in Honor of Mrs. Jno. G. Bragaw, Jr. Mrs. Stephen C. 'Bragaw enter talued last evening in honor of Mrs. John Goldsmith Bragaw. jr.. at tier home on East Second street; The elegant colonial house was lit from grarret to eellar. and - the rooms thronged with lovely women and girls In dainty toilettes. Mrs. Braga*' received in the hall, and little Miss Mamie Latham Richardson was door keeper. In the Teclption room to right of hall the punch was served by Mrs. Carl Richardson and Miss Nora Angel, from a large glass bowl temptingly decorated with grapes. The card pl?ypr? wor? grouped about in the rooms, six at table, and euchre was played for twelve games. Miss Annie I^aughinhouse won first prize, a dainty heart-shaped cut glass bonbon dish, corresponding with the tally cards, which were heart-shaped also, and decArated with sepia sketches ol.Cupids. Table numbers were printed on red hearts and dishes of mints were placed on each table. Mrs; John Bragaw waa presented with a dainty fan, the brido's gift; Mrs. H* W- Carter won the "20-hand" prize, a . brass colonial candlestick, and Mrs. George Btuddert^as award ed the consolation prize, a heart shaped box of mints, suilBWBfW" by a pair of goldeji. slippers. f After -the presentation of the prizes, which was done by Mr. Steph en Bragaw with that ease of^manner and quickness of wit to r wblfh he is famous, the guests numbering over seventy, reseated themselves ai table and Misses Bess Conoly, Winifred Nicholson. Tlllle Haughton* Carrie Simmons and Elizabeth Warren served the delicious eolation which consisted of salad with sandwiches, wafers, nuts and olives, followed by Neapolitan ice cream and cake. At midnight the guests departed from thfi^cene of what had been one Af_the most elegant and enjoyable en teral rim ents grveYf^TiT f n? To"WTr~" \ INFORMAL SUPPER. Air, and Mru W c. Kodn their home on East Main street. The occasion was a most enjoyable ono and the following well known legal lights were present: Judge G. 1 Ward. Messrs. W. M. Bond. Harry | McMullen. Clay Carter, and C- H. Harding. Largest Funeral In Brooklyn New York, Oct. 26.' ? A multitude qf mournerB forming the largest fu neral procossion ever seen in Brook- f lyn followed the body of the late Senator Patrick H. McCarren from his old home 'to the Chureh of St. . Vincent de Paul, where serWces were held, and from the church Yo Cavalry cemetery, hia last resting place. Many of the prominent officials of the State and city attended as monrn er??. One hundred and ten Senator* and Assemblymen of the State Legis lature, of which the dead leader was long a member, headed by Lieutenant TJovernorHorar?" White, attended the unoral In o body. Several of the justices of the Supreme' court ad journed court for the day and attend ed the services, as did many lawyers I and attaches of the courts. I Slayer McClellan and "the heads of the New York departments were among the pallbearers. Charles- FV 1 Murphy, the Tammany Hall leader, and the entire executive and general . coXaffitttfr ot t I i>l*oe in the funeral march. BKTTERMKNT ASSOCIATION. Don't miss the,. Women's Better lent Association tomorrow afternoon t 4 o'clock In the graded school FIRST WOMAN - III FLY IN THE WRIGHT MACHINE Wife of Army Officer She Makes a Flight of Four Min utes ? "It Was Simply Grand." Two Circles of the Field Were Made. FLIGHTWAS A REWARD '?*? College park. Md.. Ort. 27. ? For the first time In thta county a wo man ascended in a heavier than air flying machine at this place this morning. . .... . Mrs..R. H. Van Deaman, wlte of an army officer and a friend of Miss Katherine Wright, was taken up for a four-minute trip by Wilbur Wright in person. The flight came as a com plete surprise to everyone except "MrT Wright and the officers who had been The flight began at 8:13 o'clock. %?ter one false start had been 'made.' Mrs. Vflti Deaman. accompanied by her husband, reached the' field early. She wore a long gray cloak, a black silk dress and a black hat. After she had taken her seat in the machine Lieutenant I.ahjn and /Mr, ' Wright tied her dress with a piece of cord. "You ought to have been a married man to do this," she said. Mr. Wright made two Circles of the field with his aeroplane and his pas senger was initiated into the mys teries of the machine's operation. ; When the machine came to the ground Mrs. Van Deaman's husband walked up^o-Mrr-Wright and said: ? - "I certainly wish to thank you, Mr. Wright, because now I will" hare a peaceful home." 1 "Oh dear," said Mrs. Van Deaman, "t!ie flight was simply grand." Then the officers and Mr. Wright, all smiling, took her away from the newspaper men, who were trying to obtain an lntorrlow Mr. Wright has before refused to take up^many notable men and also, according to common report, denied a request Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth for a brief sky trip. While Orvllle Wright was confined to the poST hospital at Fort Myer, after the accident two years ago, Mrs. Van Deaman entertained Miss Wright. Since then she has been In constant attendance at the flights. The flight today came to her as a sort of reward for her courtesy to Mlgg-Wright, HALLOWEEN PARTY. Church will give a jolly Hallowe'en party tomorrow afternoon, begin ning at 3 o'clock. In the Singer Sew ing Machine building on Main stieet. No admission will he chnrged. but all sorts of Ramos will be Indulged in, fortunes will be told for a small sum. candy sold, and a Hooligan game played, In which the one who pin* Happy's hat on right will win a prize. Come and enjoy yourselL and help along this good CSUS?! 'j A News representative was shown this morning at the Bailey Supply Co.'s store samples of turnips and sweet potatoes raised on the farm of Mr. Wi.i.. Harris. Leechvllle. N. C. Tha turnips will average in weight i from 4 to 6 pounds, and the potatoes in thfi Miw proportion. Mr. Harris states that he will realize 4 00 bushels of potatoes to the acre this season. This sh?wB what Beaufort county termers can do 1 AFTKRNOON- BftllMlE. Mrs. M. H. Bonner entertained the Bridan rliih lftatartTny |n honor of Mlsa Eveeette, Mrs. Dockery and Mrs. Little Iff Rockingham. The autumn color scheme and decorations were carried out everywhere, and several of the autumn brides were present. A most delightful afternoon wae .enjoyed by the club members and the guests of Mrs. Bonner's charming hospitality. AIUU58TKD FOR WIFK-BKAT1NG. Constable W. B. Savage at 5 o'clock yesteiday afternoon arrested Tfrij. Hewett. a white man. on a charge of lUsault and battery with "WHOM injury upon Tit* wife, ttnTrnT leged difficulty taking plaoe at the home of the couple on Wooster. be tween Eighth and Ninth streeU, Son a>T ??r?nt wu Iwuwl br Rocorg.r upon ti>. ?r M.?lt of Mr*, w: T. John.o., ? neighbor. CoD?ubl? Sinn wu In formed th*t Mr. HewMt l?e*?4 t?r Uro,?h (Mr of b.r wtwn<3 H?w [WOMEtf TAKE _TI PART IN FIGHT - Female Supporters of Bannard Establish Headquarters in New York. Now YorkN Oct. 27. ? The Iffst man ifestation at the tf^read uf political interest among womon has added an interesting phase to the mayorallty campaign. Today, at their new head quarters. Fifth avenue, thre? women* clubs are hard at work in behalf of Otto T. Bannard. the Re publican nominee 'for -mayor. Other clubs are worklng-'independently for R. Hearst, civic alliance cundl dnltrr ? ? - A personal canvass in different parts of the city iff- -the principal part of the women campaigners program. There will be meetings a plenty con ducted by women, too. and at their handsomely furnished headquarters the ballot will share the honors with tea. The three clubs at the head of the movement, which is declared to haVe no direct relations with the work of the suffragists or auffra getteg, are the city, tno west i?nd. Clubs. - Other- developments today were the reported control of Tammany In Brooklyn and the attacks of tli# can d Idates and their supporters on one another. ? ? The charges against Judge W. J. Gaynor. Tammany candidate, made by Michael A. Fitzgerald, a" labor leader, to the effect that In 1895 Judge Gaynor Issued a writ In favor of Btrlkc-breakerB. was, one 7>f the-* main topics of the political gossipers today. Fitzgerald declares that Gay nor drove the street car men, to de feat in their Brooklyn .strike four teen years ago. - t Fitzgerald is a Democrat, and was Tormerly president of the letter Car riers' Association .?X-Naw-York.. In his speeches Judge Gaynor city If he Is elected. The attacks on him by various- newspapers he de nounces as libels, and declares that If he is victorious will punish his detractors after November 2. Shoulder Dislocated i Mr. \\ illiam R. Brlgljt had a near escape from meeting with ji serious accident this morning. \Vhlle en gaged in moving his wood cutting machine from the wood yard at-S. R. Fowle & Ron's saw mill, the front wheel struck a block, causing the tongue to fly hack;. Mr. Bright was knocked down. On Examination it was found fhat his shoulder had been dislocated. rfe was taken to the Fowlc Memorial Hospital where Dr. Jno. G- Blount rendered the neces^" Bary medical aid. Ho had a* narrow escape. * W.jP. T. l\ MKKTI.NG Omaha. Neb., Oct. 26. ? Reelection of officers and adoption of a set ot resolutions f^c^u pied today's session of the Woman's Christian Temper ance Upion convention. The resolu tions refer to female suffrage, as fol lows: "We aflirm that the ballot may be an incentlv^to good citizenship. We bel ieveT" That the qualifications for suffrage should be'based upon Intelll | gence, not upon sex or any other ln-~ surmountable obstable," I Congress Is asked to enact a law "prohibiting Interstate commerce in intoxicating liquors by placing und?;r Federal control the shipment 6T lUf-* . uors from one State to-?nother when the consignee is not a legal dealer." President Taft Is asked to a^olfih the sale of intoxicaling liquors in the Panama Canal Zone. RUG AXI? I ) UrVi<i KT sale. ? Tin? Juffursun runilturu Company ? ? will offer their large supply of rugs, druggets and art squares Tor sale at " reduced prices next Tuesday, Novem ber 2. This special price tirlll be for the day only. ^ " " > ? > l f * Ne$ Advertisements * in Today's News ? ? Ylck's Croup and Pneumonia ?