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surceiriraoN vine::-, caoo a year. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1907. PRICE FIVE Cili;i . . 9 4. IOFULAU' JSTAK A SUICIDE tATi LOODGOOD ENDS IT ALL f . - ' v J a Fashionable Audience In Bul-".-.iiore'g Academy of Music i Awaits -lio like of the Curtain othe So- - Hety lrania, "The Truth,", the Star Flree a Bullet Into Her Brain Only Motive Ascribed For the Shocking Tragedy Is That the "Popular Actress IVared a Nervous Breakdown Bell Boy Who Was Sent to Siunmou Her Arrives at Her Door In Time to Hoar the - Fatal ? Shot Leave a " No:o Addressed to Her Husband Appeared In Charlotte a Few Weeks - Ago, , -Baltimore; Pc, 5. Sirs.'. r, Clafra Bloodgood, the actress, committed su "Iclde" by Shooting -1n"li.eroont at the Hotel Stafford here this ' evening. , . Mrs. Bloodgood's body was found lying 'on the bed with a bullet hole . through the , .roof T; .at- her i moutlu Nearby iay a book entitled "How to Shoot Straight and ;a S8-caUbre re volver with ;three chambers ' empty. ' 6he attended a matinee performance at Albaugh'a Theatre this afternoon and .returned to. her- hotel about,' I o'clock seemingly In the best of splr its. ; - ; V' TATAL PISTOL. SHQT. -2 , Later when It was time for the cur tain to rise for her own show at the Academy of Minlc, where ahe was appearing In "The' Truth," she had hot iput In an appearance, ; Word era sent (to the Stafford, and a "ben fcoy wa sent up to her- room. ,1 Just as he approached the door he heard a pistol shot j "Hurrying back to .the office he notified the clerks of What he' heard and an investigation wan made and Mrs, Bloodgood was found atretched on the ' bed as described. ; (Before retiring ' 4 her room - she had a talk with her. stage manager, John (Emerson, who declares that ho observed nothing unusual In her de meanor. The only motive he can as tribe Is that Mrs. Bloodgood feared an attack of "nervous prostration.. Sho had -been working very hard, hejpald, and she feared a breakdown. ... Mr Bloodgood left a note addressed to tier (husband who Is said to be on his way to this city. , , -. ... , ... " - ' AUDIENCE DISMISSED. The audience" at the Academy : of Music was dismissed with, the an nouncement that there would be no performance to-night owing to a sud .fliut , indtaDOsltlon ol Mrs. Bloodgood ' . Bernard Wesa the bell boy who was - sent -to - Mr Bloodgood's room by the manager of the Academy of Mtt- - sic, found n& difficulty. In opening outer door of the suite, but the Inner . Uoor, at which he knocked without; receiving a reply,; resisted hie efforts to open JU "iPe"iaieu, nuwovor, an A nnallv managed to open it slight ' iv.. - Throus-h the aperture lie saw Mrs. Bloodgood standing with . her back toward him. She was quite naked, but was holding a wrapper in front of her. As Wess hastily clos "ed the door he beard the report of a ntatoi. HelD was hastily summoned and the door forced. Against it a . trunk had been placed. The body y of Mrs. Blooodgood was found upon ' -the bed, near which . Wess had seen her standing and upon , which she ? had evidently, fallen . immediately al ter nrwg. THREE BULLETS FIRED. Three shots were fired, according to the ' coroner, one of which - went - Into the celling and the other two, onarehtlv. . into the roof of r Mrs. Bloodgood's - mouth. The revolver used was a new one, of 88-caltbre nd would seem to have been pur- chased for the especial purpose for . Which it was used. .. coroner Jtiayaen, after viewing the body, pronounced an unquestionable case ox suicide. ' The shots having- been fired, to all appearances, with the muzzle of the "Tiftfii in rne mouin. me wuuim uiu mnt lilnfltrura the bodv greatly. ; WoM has been received that Mrs. ' Bloodgood's husband William Lalm ' hler.v Is , hurrying , here, on av special , - train. .; A ' ; . Every person who saw Clara Blood good's superb acting in "The Truth," the society drama which she and a. enlendid supporting company present' . In Charlotte a few weeks ago. - will read with keen regret of her hnekfnz death. Her audience in Charlotte was all to small,: but not a. spectator there wno was not pro foundly stirred by her genius. It was tragedy sure enc-ugn um-wnn HO smiling rcwyuna' w WAS SOCIALLY PROMINENT. ' Mrs. .Bloodirood a Woman of Good Family Married Tliree Times TTnnnand Leaves For Baltimore. New York.- Dec. 6. Mrs. Blood good's husband, William Laimbler, left tor Baltimore to-night immediate . iv after hearing of his wife' death.,? V Mrsv Bloodgood was born .In this ..city forty years ago, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stephens,- he 's! Dersons of standing socially. The lather Is still living here. The ac K as was married three time. 'She mA separated from her first husband. J. W. Havemeyer. - Jonn uiooagooa, Jr..- whom she subsequently married, tiled. She had made a success starring In "The Truth." -Her role was that of . wife who beginning with on un . truth told her husband over a trivial matter became Involved in more or less ; amusing compucations w wnicn seemed to necessitate, juriner iaim cations; As the play progressed she ' became hopelessly entangled, ana tfeiyaratlon tfollowed. Thu was f ol lowed eventually by explanations, reneral unwinding of the tangled sit vatlon, and a happy reunion of the . star and her husband. . " - , Mrs. Bloodgood's room was In "great disorder, articles f apparel, Toilet articles and Otheft things being scat tered about On a. table was a book on anatomy, open. at a page describ ing the brain and the most vital part thereof. .This evidence or premeai tatlon. were It neeJed, Is supplement' ed by the if act that the pistol used was mirchased last Tuesday by Mrs. Bloodgood. who at the-time anked how to use it, i Members of Mrs. Bloods-cod's company are a unit In declaring that they can "assign rti cause for her act other than the pos . (Cor.Unued en Tag Your), JSP OF TIIE BATE HEABIKG CAME YESTERDAY AFTERXOOy. Standing Master Montromcry Will Be gin Work of Making- Out His lie port to Submit to Juilffc Pritcliard, thy Listless Hearing Having Ter minated Very Abruptly A Compro mise of the Matter May Come at Any Time Artist Confers Relative to Making Bust of Former Gover nor Elaatlo Goods to Be Made at Greensboro Slienvood Biggs Co.'s Assets $27,000 With Liabill. ties $21,000 Board of Agriculture Still In Session. . , 1 . Observer Bureau, , ' " The Holleman Building, - .Raleigh, Dec. 6. The hearing of the Southern Rail way rate case before Standing Master ffonlgomeryv wassmeMr;woTlF ing tit mo omce vl Via cuipuiauuu commission and Clerk Brown, of that commission,' was again : put on tha wltnesstand and closely cross-examined by Chief Counsel Thom, for the Southern Railway, Attorney Fred A. Woodard appearing for the State. Attorney Justice being at Washington watching the notable Minnesota hab ease corpus case before the v United States Supreme Court Mr Thom was; very simrp m mi cruss-quesuonuiK or Mr. Brown. He made the point that the latter has said in- his testi mony that in one year the Southern Railway had paid a 7 1-2 per cent. dividend. ; Mr. Thom said that as a matter of fact the road had paid 2 l-l per cent, in October,, a like amount in April of, the next year, and a like amount In October, so that only 6 per eent. was pdd ny one year. Mr. Brown said he had taken his figures from, the report of the Southern Rail way, covering what was known as dividend. No. 10. . There were very few persons present, at the hearing, hich is necessarily a listisas sort or affair. ' The hearing ended this afternoon abruptly on the State's side. The Southern, may Introduce evidence , in rebuttal," the standing master to fix the date - and place, though a com promise of the whole matter may oc cur ,any day. WORK TO BEGIN ON REPORT. The hearing was adjourned at the request of Mr. Thom, who atsonce left for New York. Master Montgom ery indicated that he would at once oegm to prepare nis report xor inn Federal Court and the Impression 1 that the hearing before 5tfm Is over. The Southern Railway niea list oi free passes issued by It for the past two years.' " There are more and more hints that the Legislature may be called In special session this winter or In the early spring to consider railroad rate matters, etc., but people who ought to 'know My that 'the odds are im mensely against anything of the kind. The Secretary of state has maae reports jto the sheriffs of the various f AiiTitl -f thn " eoraoratlons V which trailed to file their annual statements by December 1st, the ftate ther law: fix ed it. :s Tne snenns wiu couocx a fine and the costa from each s com pany which failed to make tne state ment. t '.r rx i Mr. Rtchsthall. A well-known artist, was here to-day, to confer with mem bers of the family of the late Oover nor William A. Oraham rezardUnr De portrait bust 'Of that dletlnguUhe4 gentleman which the Ncrth Carolina historical commission is to piece in one of the niches In the rotunda of the State caDltol. Three other busts are to be made, but as yet the sub. lects have not . been Selected. Tnis artist is going to suDmit a aesign tor a bust or statue or tne ute unraies D. Mclver. " ' Pres dent Meserve. of Shaw Uhiver- sity. colored here mys he has now SSt) students. - The applications or many who wish to be admitted have been .leeHne.1 because of lack of room. A four-storv annex to the Estey Build Inr. for female studenta. has been.fln Kied. This Is 70x40 feet in dimen sions and contains a laundry, scnooi room, twelve dormitories, an assem bjvroom and four music rooms., . GOOD YEAR FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES. Insurance - Commissioner Young says this has been a very good year for the formation of home Insurance companies and fraternal t organlaa- tlons." The Jefferson Standard Life, at Raleigh, and the Scottish Fire,-at Fayetteville. have been chartered ; also thirteen fraternal and assessment companies. A Charter is granted tne Elastic Leather Garter Company te make gar ters. susDenders and all sorts of elas tic Wearing apparel, the place of bus iness belnt at Greensboro, tne amount ...itni .. mM- 1 1 A A AAA' TUt W Thompson and Lee H. Battle being the chief stockholders WORK OF BOARD OF AORtCUL- . , ; TURE The State board of agriculture con tinued its sessions to-day.- State Horticultural! Hutt Is acting as secretary in the absence of T. K. Bru- ner, Mr. huu maae nia report to day as horticulturist, and It was very satisfactory tie indeed. All the reports so far made are; very com plete. , though of course voluminous, The , Illness, of . Secretary Bruner has somewhat hampered the immigration work. The:' board has , adopted resolution of thanks to 1 him for -his 21: years of faithful .service, and ex pressing regret at his illness. It is said he will probably' be out at t'.ie end" of this mojith.; The report,' by State Chemist Kllgor referred v to work at the test farm and also to the Dure food department work done particularly that by Ceburn D. Harris In exposing the frauds m starcn soia to cotton mills. . Tne hoard or agri culture is asked by J. F. Murphy, of Asheville, to establish a test farm in Buncombe county., . It is the purpose of the board eventually to have test farms in each of the ten congression al districts. There are now farms In five of these It is found that the assets of, the Arm. of SherwooJ Hlgsrs & Co., dry aoods deaiera here, vwhlch made an assignment two weeks ago, amount to $27,000. and.the liabilities are izi, 000. ' It ?ias been expected ana nop ed that af compromise , would be ef fected, wHh creditors-' The prlnci pal one, H. B. Claflln ft Co.; of New York, to which about $10,000 are due had expressed-a willingness -to com' promise, but to-day bankruptcy pro ceedlnga were started y a local at torney. - State Entomologist Franklin! Shsr man sa-s thut In 8..I'. 'he krn JoseCrult scale and oter frnl; r-wts. the orchard business in North Caro lina Is being verv much extended. and he regsrds this as very encour Attne ftat Treijurr it ii leamea I that the sheriff" g'e corning uo vry i much better witn runas, tins being A COUNCIL OF COMMENCE BIO NATIOXAL BODY ORGANIZED. Comprising Represenutlves of Com mercial Bodies from Thirty-Odd Cities, Organization of the Nation al Council of Commerce" is Affect ed at Washington The " Council Expects Ultimately to Embrace All the Leading cities of the Country : Charlotte Represented and Mr. D. - A. Tompkins Made a Member of ', the Conunittee on . OrganUatioiv The Council's Functions to Keep The Secretary of Commerce and La v bor Informed of the iNeeds of the Business World A Call Made; on the Itesident , Washington, Dec.' J. "The nation al i council of commerce," with; a membership starting with thirty-odd larcioe Mff Binefited to nltinratelyQreatQer embrace practically all of the leading commercial Bodies in tne country was formally launched at' a conference 1n the office of Secreyiry of Commerce and- Labor Straus to-day. The meet ing was attended ' by i delegates of chambers of commerce,' boards of trade and" other organizations from New York.f Buffalo, San - Francisco, Atlanta, Charlotte, New Orleans, Bal timore. Boston. Minneapolis, St, Paul, ' Cincinnati, Cleveland, . s Port- land.Ore., , Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Charleston. Oalverton- Richmond. Se- attle, Milwaukee, Denver, St. Louis and this city Secretary of State Root and Secre tary Straus addressed the meeting and later the conference was formally or ganized. ' Gustav H. Schwab, of New York, was made chairman.: commit tees were appointed to perfect organ ization and much procress was maae In carrying out a scheme presented by Mr. Straus, which was adopted. OBJECTS OF COUNCIL. The scheme prescribes . that A the council's functions should be to Keep the Department of Commerce and La bor 'informed of the needs and desires of the business world us formulated bv responshible - commercial and in dustrial organizations . representing tnanuactures, interna) trade and for eign commerce, both export and im port and possibly transportation; and also io keep the business community --JlT-a 11 a.. .... w- lniormeu regarding iuo worn ui ." Department, iu prans, metnoaa ana results, y-y:'- . " ,( .fi. The organization shall consist .of two- closely conected , yet " 41st 1 net bodies, viz. a' national council or, com merce and - an advisory . committee, each .to elect Its own officers, and es tablish Its own rules i. of - procedure. The national council shall hold meet ings to act on reports of the advisory committee, act on measures proposea bv delegates from the various organ Izatlons and formulate suggestions to promote commerce. . ' .THE COMMITTEES. Committees were appointed by the chairman as follows - Organization: Gustav H. 8ohiw&b, New York,' chairman: , H. E. Miles', Racine, - Wis.,. national Association Manufacturers. ? Mahlon N. ' Kkme, Philadelphia, president Philadelphia trades league: George v F- Stone Cblcagdrsecretary (boa.Pl of traderD. AyTompklna,: Charlotte, rN. C.. v N- tlonal Association Ma&ufeotnren; H. Mosie, Galveston, Tex., chamber or commerce Henry W. Peabody, Bos ton, national board of trade: Senator George C;,f Perkins," president : cham ber of commerce, San Francisco; Wil liam P. Kennett, St -Louis Mo Mer chants Exchange; Francis; B. Loomts, Cincinnati, O., chamber of commerce. Rules: Frank D. La Lanne, Penn sylvania, president national board of trade : S t H . Co wen. Fort Worth, Tex., American National Live Stock Association; B. A. Kokhardt, Chi cago, 111., Chicago board of trade; W. . Oppe, Atrama, Oa., Atlanta chamber of commerce; G. D. Rogers, Minneapolis, chamber of commerce. , . WILL MEET ANNUALLY, v An advisory committee of fifteen will have headquarters In this city and1 will meet four times a year or oftener.. The council will meet an nually or may hold special meetings. Mr. Schwab will be. chairman of the advisory committee, and under a mo tion of D. 'A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, N. C, Mr. Schwab will appoint the other members of that committee. The delegates at noon adjourned to visit the White House. President Roosevelt V received the delegates in his office, and spoke-very encouragingly to them, emphasizing the benefit and Importance of having the commercial bodies of the country connected in some manner officially with the government ; : ; " EV AXS ' FLAGSIUP SAILS, ' The Connecticut Trips Anchor and Puts out or Hampton Roasd The IlUnola, Georgia and Kearsarge Al so Sail. : New Tork, Dec, 5. Rear Admiral Rohley D. Evans' flagship, the Con necticut, sailed from New- York, for Hampton Roads to-day, from whence she will lead the battleship fleet te the' Pacific. She was preceded by the battleship' Rhode Island, also fresh from the f navy yard at ' Brooklyn, where both vessels have been " thor ouKhlr overhauled and equipped.; ?? The Vermont was stiu at ancnor on: Tpmpklnsvilie to-day taking on board a mmunltion. and supplies. t .., ? fgt Pniladelphla.5 Dec.'- 8. The i battie- shipe Kearsarge and Georgia sailed m .V. T ...... T.l. M A XT. .... .J day for-Hampton Roads to Join the fleet, which la to - sail to the Pacific. The Maine,' the fourth battleship fit ted aut at1 the hkvy yard - for the cruise, will sail to-morrow,. The Kan sas, which left the navy yard yester day, passed Out the Delaware: Break water this morning. - v -, ,' The Kearsarge and the Georgia pro ceeded down the Delaware river as far as Reedy 'Island, Del., about ' S7 miles below Philadelphia and - then aocnorea. , Newport. R. In Dec. 8. Tha battle- bin Illinois sailed late; this afternoon for Hampton lioaas to join tne otner vessels of the Atlantic fleet. 'Augusta Wodtan FaUlly Burned. ' Augusta. Ga.,1 Dec' 6. White in the.ct of lighting a fire In her bed room preparatory to her husband's home coming, Mrs. Alonto Stilts' clothing ignited, the flames spread ing, to the bed and tbenee through a closet to the roof of the residence. Mrs. Stilt was burned to' ft crisp. , direct result ot the appeal for momy recently made by the Treasurer. A charter 1s granted the'HoIladay Studio Company, at Durham Walker Holladay and others stockboldsre, capiui stock f 18,000. to do photo graphic work. Another charter Is to the M. W, McKetnen Company, at Supply. Brunswick county. to deal in general merchandise, " capital stock $20,000." 0rr FOR EIVERS AM HARBORS SOME XOTABLE SPEECHES MADE J Bisn Prominent In the Commercial cr.d Political Ute of the Nation Dls- . cuss the Vital Topic of Improved I Rivers and Harbors Governor Glenn. One of the Speakers Many I Other Governors Address the Con gressPresident Ftntey Expresses Himself as HeartUy In Sympathy .With the Purposes jot the Congress Congressman Burton Prepared to Stand by the .Programme oj. sou, 000,000 a Year. . Washington, Dec' 6V-A notable fea ture of the Rivers and Harbors Con gress convention now In session In this city was the address delivered to-day by James J. Hill, president of , the who was Introduced to the congress as 1 A wtcs.nl f trflnannrtiflnn onrl miaI ........ T, -..-.. 1 or tne greatest railroad bunders in in& wona. :, ur. HU.i;,.creaua great , ,; . . . - , , I enthuslasni among the I.BOO delegates by declaring- that the railroad., of the Flnnl w.1,1.1 m. ...ill.ll. m, - . , : - - i . V4,vv. v,;4,,v projier pun tor me aeveiopmem oi the legitimate waterways of the Unit-1 etates.: He produced figures to inai me iramc or. tne country naa become so great ana was mcreas- ing so tremendously; that It was be- vnnd thn nhvslonl nnvi nf th rati. I roads to handle it. . He made a most important ana ,i; signiflcant - statement i,?.00 oriryrJaa men ward legislation which has been dl-K rected against rail carriers in Amer- lea and declared that an the railroads 8Mu w permission to conauci ineir pusiness in a proper way unaer .... .BwM-v - - - . . i i. NOTABLE ADDRESSES." ered to the congress by Governors of States and by other men prominently identified with the political and com- merclal life of the nation. . Among those present to-day at the sessions oi mo convention were scores or mem bers of Congress, upon whom it is the desire of the convention that its ideas be particularly, impressed. The con vention wll) conclude its work to-mor row by the adoption of a series of res- comprehensive, national scheme , for the improvement of the internal wa- terways of the country - should be erystailzed Into law. ' Governor W. M. O, DawBon, of West Virginia, was the nrst speaker to-day. He said his State was particularly in- teresiea in me comprenensive im- nrovement f th Inland waterway, of the country. The Governor referred ' narticularlv U'SMllt vynM eJ?.!iur"" ?l TLy1!!1.! of coal and fifth or slx v.- . ...,ij. . ti.. S..TBr:.ir fh. fit! u rio'etntl aTon it a vear I would aggregate $3,000,000 uv v.. orr.Aivo. i r" .' tcdngfess was thr most Inrportant that naa neen -approacnoa ii uie yean, uonunuing, me saia: ;-w ae-i mnnd. the deeDenlnar of our various! rivers and harbors. - We will 'take noigec of the department, was seated at oeniai. we must nave tuu,wuw,Mw i for the improvement of rivers and harbors, paftt Itt sums of 150,000,000 every year." .1 At' the conclusion of Governor Glenn's address ne was given a no- tahu nvatlon. I President rinley, of the Southern I RaUwav. said that he was heartllyi in svmnathv with the purposes of tho oonaress. v "water transiortatlon and rail transnnrtatlon larrelv Bunnlement I eacn oiner. 10 a larxe exieni. uw . . Iwv ..... .... .W.T waterways are feeders of the railways and the railways, in turn are feeders of the waterways. There in a general tpnrinrv tn a.divuiinn or tramc De-iTii tweentwater and ran careers." . . j - -.- - i . POUCx OF eouTHisiitJN. -i ......... . .. . ,i ., I we pointea out mat u ws me poi- icy ofhe Southern Railway to en- snuraM th establishment of coast- . - i . . increase the populaHon' lty; of seaboard community ana tnus benefit the railways. In conclusion President Finiey saia: - ..i i believe that the solution of this nroblem Is to be found In iAe adop- broad and comprehensive plan for the "2!&2L& J !5 JfK ";'.V".:-:uV.r"V;-'.;.I bora oft the oun ry to toe &mea " cumiiieiiuii iw inu7 a i... ....... "hig egeistance be done advantageously and by the Hll(ld.i .igo iumDed un and wrench adoption by Federal and state govern- ments of sucfh railway regulation e wlll Involve the minimum of tnterfer- laws consistent with the protection of buyers ot transportation and the pub lic generally from wrong." ' MR. BURTON GAME. Congressman Theodore K. Burton, .1 nvi. nr ika rlnn anil vi vuivv vimi" "' harbors, committee oi tne House, ae- .i a .kU f,r th im. provement ef the inland waterways ha. K,n .timniated hv the unnaral- leled growth, of the country In Its re- nurMi w atit there ; was -an d - u.i in. I. ,. In tVio trmrmnnrta - irr.: ro"Ah:.'t.nit.d -states. H believed It unauestlonable that ap- JX ffU. IU H1W II Vttt ft HVUI v vvi.i-v .1, " i Linns. ' ; ' - 1 I . - . . , " " si conceded by all who chad devoted Kgeje was then taken to the office why not devote as much towar J sup .i it., mnfiir ihm ihi rall-l.. .,. e,.t. .niiM mil aubseauentiyt Dlytnr this country s producers com- roadi were unable tc-care for all the freight offered for .transportation, .,...in hls concluding remarKs ne sai- n would stand by the . congress . pro- gramme ot $50,000,000 a year. ihf. MPrk of New Orleans. delivered a brief addresw on the de- m....v..u - .--v ------ - veiopment Of tne lower aiisipi river. He said that -with the -con- struction ot proper myu v r wauii t tn nnoition to maintain . Its would be Tn position to maintain . IU supremacy In the cotton production of .ti ..i f Ua rarl tVitt cnnirress ij u irtitiipnra to the movement! for the adequate Improvement ot tne ! nn this continent. s.v....v ""--- - - Judge Lioya b. .nui i. vi Boston. Mass., conveyed to the con- vention tna: greetmas state ana assured h ui 1""nv-'". setts was In hearty aecora witn tnei work of the congress. , Alexander ; McDnugal. ' of Duluth, Minn., addressed the congress prieuv ar(,n. , - ' . . on the work ot the Improvement , of . Mr. Drlscoll Is almost as prominent the upper Mississippi. ' ' . ' in labor circles In the State, v AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Hud dell Is president , of the en- '.; t,a .f.riin session Lieutenant gineers' union of Boston, and served QTS?Ir? .rcVntraVLo addressed the convention with refer- Lwal .W?VJ'M WM ence to the necessity for Increased , Steele, who 1s y J a re transportation facilities in his State, f a?. Hi"?!!. Jm. I... J....- .... it.. c,.(. Tno, turn November I8th last, upon souci- gM' n:&to&tn' NoTih . .k .a t .... w.t they are inadequate to meet our need . . - (Continued on rage -Kour).' INSANE HAN USES PISTOL GOV. GUILD HAS NARROW ESCAPE Without Warning the Lunatic Walks Into the Office of the Chief Execu tive of Massachusetts ' and Begins Khooting Tliree Prominent Labor Leaders, With Whom the Gorsrnor .Was in Conference Are woimuea, One of Them ' Fatnllr The Gover- Mtir, Who Was Fortunately Ont of the Room at the Moment, Returns . Oulcklv to Aid the Woundsd Men- Attendants Have Terrible Struggle In Effort to Subdue Him The Man'n Intention Wan to Kill Gov ernor Guild One of Wounded Will Die. " Boston. . Dec. S. An . insane man I Wialk((j int0 the ante-room of the ex- Lcutive chamber of the State House Guild's' 'door closed, turned on three . . . . S nromineni iaDor ' leaaers unu . urru Uhmn hota .t them. ; nrobablv fatal- ly'wouiidinr Edward Cohen, of Lynn, I - v - V W " I rtdeni of the State branch of the PT.. l.Z AniHi iuau cuciauuu vi I . .. . - . riously , wounding biennis l. wnscou, ot Boston, secretary of the tame . . . . ... . . . '-" v muzxie vi ju revuiyer Armui w... uuu- del. of Boston, former president or ijlhn. TTnlftB ftf th, rltv. The InsaneA man, who was John Steele, of Everett, and who was re leased on parole last month from the . ...... .j. waver 'u,"w"r,. . powered by Private Secretary Charles Si or0ves nd General J. H. Whitney, ih -.. . ' . . . i . uoyernor uuud waa m nis omcei lonly a tew leet away , and rusning out. aB,Le4 ,n. sttbdulng eteele. then tn9.lt y Vhens siae ana eunsequem- V removal ui in wunu- ed mftn t0 th 10SPta, i COHEN SHOT TWICE. ! ' Cohen was shot twice through the Drlscoll glancing blow on the side of the forehead and. making a long 1. """"'rrn r" " ..." Vi'i... ne i1" 'i.:""u,r, J?: "FZ wtaMv eniLv him little lnconvenl- fcW cause hLm llttle lnconvenl ""mu. w i-.i ,. ;" . " 7f.a HZ a. " V . . i -. . , j a ' by appolntment ln regard to a pardon for A Kennedy, of Salem, wh is serving a sentence in the Es- House of Correction. They reach- ed th state House shortly after I that the Governor The three labor men nnvat lsmnu. wm asked to watt in one of the ante- room, until the.Rhode Island men should leave. All three were standing beside a long Uble conversing pleas-1 fantly while i at tne iartneroena oi meigathering that we naa reacnea tne ntw whtla , . . ,va farther end of the I atenographeff; r:- - ''n.--tvft -n nftVBiWftll r "7 ' William "Reed, the colored tnesaen-l nis uesa wnnin hw '"vJ bor men. Suddenly Steele- appeared at the door of the room from tne nM iway, and without announcing nis mw- sion, walked by the , doorxeeper ana Messener Reed, and tnen giancea w- ward Oovernor Guild's room, wnicn was about 20 feet away, -rne aoor was closed. Steele turned around and. drawing a revolver, fired at Co hen. who was about six feet away, nohen s' back was turnea ana me oui lef struck the back of the head, pass ea uireciiy inrvugu, inu vm . .. . , . . . 1. M M n . n. . , . . f the forehead, driving a great pian 0f blood to the wall opposite and be- ide the picture of lAbraham Lincoln. wnunaea man inrnea. oniy iu rc-i celve anotner bullet in me neaa, - - . . i which wn "k y"" Pnhn jmnk unconsolous to tne noor.i - ----- - .rMtnn an emd Bteela then, wwr " at DrlscolV the bullet InfllcUng a se- i &wb . inain . wrmnn. ' uriHcuii ainu iciii unconscious to to floor. Hudd.l. in . r "-"r: attemnt to fire again. steele M .l,?;..t.tm.Pt,t0 nr? aa n" a TERRIBLE BTRVWiUK. . mm thto tlm, eecretary Groves had ..." - .7.?.. .nTir-ni with Steele and at almost tne same " Gene ral Whitney, who had been cam ithroilfh;( theoor and nnhtlX . .z rtvorver away, whie one of the M dashed into the.Govern- VWVV --' They are murdering people In the tTh (invcrnor nstantly went Into the lobby ana neipeu vmiii-mi Whitney, Mr. Grove, and Mr. Hudd.l rush sleeUoo one of the sofas. WSr Z sent to the office ot the m.... ..II.. In fV. n huMRllint ' ind pil:iv " -- : force of officers quicmy .reacneu u ..... .-. v,.n,inv. . . In the meantime governor Guild Ufl,! intr hv Cohen's side end was Wplnf hU'fao with a hahdkerohlet I .m Awt.v. Dr. Owen-CoDo. chair- l . t, Chi. .Vw.arrt or insanilY. I "-.arf ' Immediately ,.0miisd Hteele. having had him y State insane institu. nt nder ft strong- guard U. the hrombs.''. -,r.-.v..-)VS; '; , , ' ? - , " The doctor, after a hasty examine I tinn Af rohen end . DrlscolL expressed the opinion that the fprmerVwounds ; k.( wouia proDBDiy prore Drlscoll'a was only a scalp -wuh; tYthe Massachutt. General Hospital, ixne wn-wuuiiu.. r"' . "i tn the Massachusetts Qeneral Hospital, Huddel was alio taken to the hos- I ,itai Mnvernl of tne State officials said art4r the snooting mat " 1 Unnwn rharacter to the board of ; . x..a o. HI..IM insanity anu wiai m - -- Uhat he va not retting hls ''h fr wnicn n -v-v,. I ") . . ; .... ....t Edwar,rconen is one oi known (labor leauers in """ He Is married and has several chll?. Utlon of hjs mot her ; the 'n-ttut.on'. effle als believing that he had, snown aimo.it positive signs ot I r.evr showed any 'sign of, violence wh!!e In TSa ytum. w GLENN'S ADDRESS STIRRING lAFTEilLS FOR GOOD WATERWAYS IRlwrs. and llarbora Cgresa Uvened rp by . North Carolina's Chief Executive, His Speech Being the Best of Yesterday's Sessions Im mediate Action of the United States Government ' Necessary For Developing Inland Waterways Railroads Cannot Meet Demands For Transportation Farmers' Con gress Passes Resolution to the mmuc . Purport Messrs, V. W. Kitchln ana Pou Introduce a BUI to Make Inter-State Passenger Rates Not More Than the Com bined Local Rates, - ( ' BY II. K. .C. BRYANT. Obseryer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel, ' V ashlngton, Dec. S. ' UOV, KOOert i.' Ulenn, Ol JNOnn niini ...,, nh 'iA i th i-ia-it.nf th is.-nr.nnai Rivecalrr, u--.Q,ii-. -..-. 1 and iiaruors Congress tnls morning, - " "" ------ ana lve great ovation, nd Governor Glenn was 1 1 v, hi,, vhAA y n hi. t B.Mrdfei i ""-'" -v tne assemblage of men from an sec- lions or tne united states in tne grana hall on th tenth floor oi the New Wllllard Hotel. In presenting t'ae chief Executive- of the Old iSortn sute President RansdelL of the Rlv ers and Harbors Congress, said: ;'We shall now hear ; from the eloquent nMravnxr nf Ih. .) Bllln nf Nnrlh f ("arolinH." ThotiA who knew Gover-1 nor Glenn had no trouble In pIcKlng him out of a rostrum full of dlstln- gulshed personages. His ; large and Btriklng 'face and its - Bryan-like I mouth could be seen from any point in the' room. He sat bolt upright nnn rennv ror tne ca l ;. . . i majority of the North Carolina rnnnMimn hA -arnne ther to hear I hlm tor they inewthat he would rotke tne best Bpeech of the day Rnd they anticipated that they would be proud of him. ' No Tar Heal there had cause to regret his attendance, TfZVSS tilifof- sr.rpnedrm"11";!0 ss FlJ aZ1 warm- hf "Tl-.,9 Zl audience increased, a. It did from sentence to sentence, he became more lnteresUng and more vigorous. His voc. busky at the beginning. became smooth and rang clear and strong like bell, : THE MEETING UNUSUAL. "Ah," said Governor Glenn, "Thy have distinguished men. Governors, statesmen and captains Of Industry assembled here? Why have they lert their flresldes and families? It takes something unusual to make men do that this la an unusual occasion. We have come to asit that a law be en- acted providing tor the Improvement of our rivers and harbor.. Secretary j Hoot, yesterday said before tills noted j thrin i win ea rtinnir: w mnu this vear. I We nee"d. we must hare, further faclllUea for trans- porution .in this great country, and Congress must be made to . see the ..mii.lj. imm.iiiata kfintl in vc)oplnK the harbors and1 inland wa- terways Of the United Btates )Tn. g the theme of Governor - Qienn's great appeal. "We must de- manA a iuw to deepen our canals, rlv- e ,nd , harb0r(( continued- the aDaker. Governor Glenn said that l 18,600,000 couia oe savea on present productions if producers and manu- tfacturers were accorded competent facilities for transportation t-t their products. "The question Is whetntfor not the railroads can meet the manas put upon mem. am uovernor aisnni , This is answered oy tne flgur lven me by ona &r the best knoym raUroaa authorltles in the eountry. Jamea J. Hill.. ' He told me .... ... i .i mately 106 per cent whlle railroad inn irmiiv iiiviwubi kwivai- facilities have increased ' but zo per . . - . . -a-m. " l"" j n" - ture resources of this country which cannot ven be t,mated.v and with I xaZ ZS .. . . . - .nt. trwaya transportation ; may ue had . Is 1 ft demand which eaiv . . . a not be put aside,' but must be gramej. Not only are the railroads unable to afford the transportation neeJed, but V."J--"",,:" those charged lor land transportation tt " ' J,-r:r. r . .u. . u.;r v. ... . .... for iron on railroads, they are charg- ed but 88 cents a ton for a distance of 1.080 miles by water. .. This fact alone should awaken emciais to the , , . .VI. , aiiKl.n, t,.l Important o this great .uJecV..IfJl: year u cwi .wv,w v yui m- --- - tonnage to enter dUTerent port, Through this expend lure ths 'govern- ment has been benefitted to the extent alOf 1130.000 In trade. . . e-. k.ll t nanaiAi.. - "''" .r'" " tF'" "7' I despite the fact that one of tnose sol dlers ho are re celvlng lntoMm Uhe government may be th one whose rdusket picked . BW''J. father, who, I am proud to say, wa It memonr oi mo w nurri m iincca. Still it would be far better to devote as large an amount to cause iixe m; petent transportation? Even the great I war veaseis wnrcn were ouut w o- I ". a- "f bort. ro'dTfSni 'n. unleM'dli Si harbors deep enough to let tiiem in. HAVB MORS THAN OAS. - -v. ...... .i... ,......-. salj that North Carolina has a great deal of -personal gas. I say that we Vat hi. m.M Km, -j-j (rtf w' may have that, t , . t Mt mu , t Unlon tKm tTnlnn Tin la it But last year i we wer th second State tn th man ufacture of cotton goods, the first In piUg tobacco, the second in furniture, ' f . . i...i i. lJ ...v.. uni man takes to seat all ot our men. women Und children. This Is not all. We manufacture more cotton' than we nrodufe.' i- When the North Carolina, Governor I concluded his remarks his lace was covered with perspiration, his eyes sparkled and everybody was standing waving his hand and yelling, it Mr, Glenn had been maalng a stump speech he could not have aroused more enthusiasm. ' Tha convention wa In need of Just that sort pf ad dress to start It off right. FARMERS' CONK5RES3 ; .CONCURS. : Mr." Bennehan Cameron, of Stag land, N, C. Is here to attend this meet In. ,; Hecomes n .''president,, of the Tamers' National . Congress. (Continued en Page Three). KANSAS CITY BANK FAIL ILD DEPOSITS OF $16,000,0; i. National Bank of Commerce, One of the Largest Financ ial Institution 1 i tne West, Closes Its Doors ami H Taken iu Charge by the State Lank fixaminer Three Smaller Kausii-i Ranks, lit Which Defunct , I.tank Was Interested, Also Goto the Wall President of the Bank Issues au Official. Statement Tl .Failure Alleged to Ha Ye Been Caused bv Unjust and Unfounded Rumor h. Which Precipitated a Run The Hank Unable to Collect Outstand ing Louji to Meet Calls Of Deposi tors. Kansas City. MdT. Dec. 5. The Na tional Bank of Commerce, of Kansas - lty, Mo., one of the largest in the ' West, with deposits of 118.000.000. closed -its. door, this morning, and was taxen in caarge by. National ; Bank Examiner James T. Bradley, upon an receiver this afternoon, Twe small J V -M . X-I Alt IfY W 04 VyVlMl.t:J outlying banks in which the Bank of Commerce was Interested, the ctMb tr-xt- n.-i. "I VMmiIierV.B, Villi the Union Avenue Bank of Commerce, also closed to-Jay. The failure of these banks had been predicted for several days, and ; but little excitement followed the v an nouncement of the news, although crowds of depositors gathered about the 'doors of these Institutions. " The ; fallllM III till! fn tha wlftwlvanrnt a outside bankji within the nAS few months of $18,000,000 of deposits The banks officials expect to re-enen soon and say depositors will he paid . In , full. The State Bank of Argentine. Kan.. a suburb of Kansas City, with smalt JencMirs. cinflM in noon Rflr v m h afternoon, following - a run. The stork In thl hank in Ant.l nrlnrU pally by the National Bank of Corn- merce. of Kansas City.- The cashier ! wired the' State bank examiner to' take charge; -rrzH'-'itiri OFFICIAL STATEMENT. f The. foUowInr atMejr jslx-zz statement was issued' oods, president of the. National Bank of Commerce, publ,c: , ' 1:1 Much we. "Fct do we . are compelled to close the doors of the National Bank of Commerce be cause we have not been able to col lect money from our borrowers as fast as the same was demanded by our depositors, caused by unjust and unfounded rumors vigorously clrculat-, ed. "Duulng this panic we have reJuc- . ed our deposits from $35,500,000 to about 118,500,000, thus paying out over the counter and by transfers t ' other banks In this city and other cit ies about 118,000,000 of deposits. This of Itself tells of our resources. We. '; have made the fight of eur. life' but could not stem the strong tide. 'We hope to be able to open W the bank again in the near future or business. We do not believe It pos- mr a ucumuur m im inuonn . rn wi vummerce io rose a aoiiar. "QVbeg your Indulgence and forbeairi ance until our affairs can be arrang-: v "f,WBW m ' Parues J mterestea. h- we appreciate sensioiy t the confidence of our numerous ti. I towers, large and smalt; have placed ., m w nnu we nope 10 snow in . Tne nd that we have been true to rata trust." Kffect Not Far-Reaclilng. Topeka, Kan., DeC. 8 JohnRovce. State Bank Examiner, to-dav an nounced that the State banks would not be seriouslv crlonled hv th fn. lure of the National Bank of Com: merce of Kansas oltv. y It is atatn.i that the bulk of the denoaita nf Kn. de-leas banks in the Bank of Commerce have been withdrawn or tranawerred. 3IAURETAXIA BRE.1KS RECORD. Cunanl liner Beats the Performance of Her Sister Ship by t Jllnutcs, Queenstown. Dec. 8. The Cunard ltner Mauretanta . passed Daunts Recks at 6:48 p. m. to-day. establish ing a new east-bound trans-Atlantic record. Her time for the voyage from Sandy Hook f oGr daya UhoVri i rmv.ara. tier Timer top in vn- vwl i iuikne h .Th ,ailn. covered was 180?' I fiHiii ii'u I TTi i im i n SB ; Ma ii v-n I m nin miles. The Mauretanla '7"V-e. j: : . .i -u nnnlam M Mm m ftura,iy' Iunni" " "ot? rune thereafter rwere a i follows ..r Tr. .sZ Tn frnm t5o4iayl,untn66the65p'.at.ngde noon Daunu Rocks at 1 1 knots, the averai ,h vovae. beln- SS . The veasl 1 1 mb,-V; "IL. ..t. ..i- rrrLl""?:!'. w,-k .w.V. ""'?, "T. " . -"ZkT"h "z:,"1a T"... T.V' ".Iwl" I VWIllliUtll ' UI1III 1, CU l.rflU.T Willi, Some delays was caused bv hasy h. -j .. k . Burglar Dynamite ' Florida Store. Hawthorne, Fla., Dec, 8. Profes sional burglars dynamited the large' safe in the store or F. j. Hammona last night, the explosion setting Are to the store, destroying the buildings and a large mock of goods, only two boxes or oranges being saved 'The .force ot the explosion tore away the outside door of the sate, but not the portion : where a . targe amount of money wai held, therefore, the bur- flglvtingjhe, ire.' burglar, entered the store of - Webb and Barnett, where they secured a small amount ot cash There is no clue to the Identity of the thieves, but the authorities , ere now searching the neighborhood for sus- P-? Jl-aracters. Th Ogtlen Movement Iloltla Forth. - Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 5. K conference of educators from many States Includ ing Robert C. Og4en. of New, -Torkr I Ul . W AlWri UIAIA. ViMHVClVa7 UK IHi ' Wtm VnJ.4 'MJSiJl ' fca.u. v."""'. Orleans, convened In Atlanta to-day to discuss educational affairs of this section. As to the distribution of fuml which the Southern educational boar ! has In trust for the aid otj school i i colleges, nothing so far has been don and It i not certain whether th subject will be considered at the pres ent conference, v All the sessions will be executive and nothtnsr definite a w"iat was ald or done can ba learned. ,', ,, , Unit hi Cnlhmtn. Trial. San Francisco, Dec. 5. The tr!.il Of Patrick Calhoun, president of th United ; Railways on the charg o' "offering a bribe" In connection with obtaining an overhead trolley fran chise from the former bWj of su pervisors . went over- until Monday morning to give this pro-teeutloti ti tn locate former Sur'rv!sr J.iin'" '' Ga)laher, who was l.-t liirl I lti New York. - -
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