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VOL. LXXXIV-NO.tpT.
WILMINGTOX, 1ST. C. . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1909.
WHOLE NO. 13,097.
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VICTIM OF
GANGER
Cause of Death of Late Mr.
Edward H. Harri
rnan. TIME OF DEATH CONGEALED
Stock Market Curiously Advanced in
Spite of Death of Magnate
Securities of His System
Lead Whole List.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Arden,' N. Y., Sept. 10. Arrange
ments for the funeral on Sunday of
Edward H. Harriman were completed
today at a family council. Family
services will be held at Arden House ;
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and
Holy Communion will be celebrated
at 11 o'clock at St. John's Episcopal , Goodman and Farnum, bribery and
church, Arden. This service will be giving a bribe; against Farnum, brib
open to employes of the estate and ery and giving a bribe, against Farn
residents of the neighborhood. The um, Rawlinson, Wylie, Black, conspir
Rev. J. Holmes McGuness, rector of acy to defraud the State; against
St. John's, will deliver a memorial ad- Goddman, Boykin, Weiskopf, Tatum
dress. ' jand Towill, conspiracy to defraud the
The burial service will take place State; against Black, accepting bribes
at St. John's at 3 P.M. This will be and rebates; against Rawlinson, Early,
conducted by the Rev. Wifiiam Cres- Black, Wylie, Solomons and Farnum.
veil Doane, Episcopal Bishop of Al-'
bany, and Archdeacon Nelson, of St. .
John the Divine, of New York, assist-',
ed by Dr. McGuiness. Interment will
fnilnw-in the Harriman private bury
ing ground, a stone's throw southeast j
of the cnurcn.
Although it has been announced
that the 3 o'clock service' will be pri
vate, the members of the family and
the few friends invited to attend will
fill the little Episcopal chapel 'with
, . ' :x jj i 2.1 -l rrn
its seating capacity ui uareiy xou
Half the' population of the nearby
Yillases will attend tne public service.
Carriages are already being held at
exorbitant rates for use on Sunday
Seventy men toiled on tne Araen to be made are New York, Washing
Ml side in the pouring rain all day ton and Cincinnati,
today. Six were blasting a grave j The office of supervisor in cities the
from the solid rock of the private 'size Gf New York, Chicago and Phila
graveyard near St. John's church ;: delphia is ; an exceedingly lucrative
fee others were smootnmg tne tnree
miles of road over which the body
mi ue en neu lu no iaai, jcoiuig ixo,.
The grave is being blasted and
married out of the blue stone which
lies but a few inches below, the- surr
ke of the ground. After the top lay
er of earth was scraped away, an au
tomobile brought drills and powder
from the top of the hill and the work
men began their toilsome progress
through the rock. The task will not
ie finished until some time tomorrow.
Magnate Died of Cancer.
New York, Sept. 10. Two beliefs
concerning the death of Edward H.
Harriman came to he accepted as
facts today first that his great rail
road organization will not be disturb
ed; second that he was a victim of
'cancer.
As to the cause of the financier's
death, Dr. W. G. Lyle, of this city,
who was with him to the end, has
issued no statement, but today there
came bv cable from a Vienna special
ist, who treated Mr. Harriman whilf
abroad, a statement that he was suf
fering with cancer. The specialist
had so diagnosed it, he said, and . had
indicated that an operation might be
advisable. The general penei is "
no operation was performed alter Mr.
Harriman's return to Arden, but whe
ther this was the result of his weak
ened condition or his refusal to sub
mit to the knife may be but conjec
tured. The exact time of the financier's
death yesterday is still a mystery.
Dr. Lyle issued a statement this morn
ing saying positively that the end had
come at 3:35 as officially announced
but there are those who still hold to
the belief that he died at 1:30 as in
timated by his sister, Mrs. Simons,
(Continued on Page Elght-V
OUTLINES.
The funeral of E. H: Harriman will
be held from St. John's Episcopal
church at Arden Sunday morning and
be attended by employes of the
estate and residents of the neighbor
ed. The remains will be interred
a private burying ground near the
Jrch. The stock market curiously
Juiced yesterday in spite of the
Qeatli of the magnate and securities
y fos system lead, the whole list
ifle cotton market during the first
days of this week made high rec
ras but on Thursday a slump wiped
out the gain. The market advanced 10
Points yesterday and there is a bull
stl feeling over prospects of a short
rP and increased consumption -
Js possible that - a fleet of British
ar ships which are to take, in the
jpwton celebration at New York, will
engae in practice in Hampton Roads
Jige Betts, of the Law and Equity
urt, and James H. Ballentin, engag
wnim Dotn receiye(j minor. wounds,
sterday returned six true bills ,ih
jonnection with the so-called dispen-
k jy graft cases. New York mar-
2 s: Money on call steady at 21-4 to
AA ruling rate 2 . Ir2, closing bid
Bott ?ered at 2 1-2- "Spot cotton 10
Cts higher, closing quiet at' 12.75:
strnuJ flrm and held higher. Wheat
CnSfg,tNo- 2 rea -08 5-8 elevator.
Oat? 1tronS No. 2 old 79 elevator;
steady y Turpentine Arm.-Rosin
SIX INDICTMENTS FOR GRAFT
Richland Grand Jury Found True Bills
in South Carolina Dispensary
Cases $130,000 Involved.
Tlhose Under Prosecution.
(By Wire" to The Morning Star.)
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 10- The Rich
land county grand jury this afternoon
returned six true bills in the so-called
graft cases in connection with purchas
es of supplies for the State dispen
sary. The men under indictment are: Jos.
B. WylTe, L. Whit Boykin, .John Bell
Towill, Jodie Rawlinson, John Black,
former dispensary directors, W. O.
Tatum, ex-dispensary commissioner,
James S. Farnum; Morton A. Good
man, John T. Early, H. Lee Solomons,
liquor salesmen, and Dennis Weis
kopf, representative of a label prim
ing concern. Wylie, Solomons and
Early turned State's evidence and,ap
peared as witnesses before the grand
jury.
The six bills are as follows: Against
conspiracy to defraud the State and
taking rebates, the amount involved
being $TS0,000 more or less.
More indictments will be laid before
the grand jury tomorrow.
APPOINT CITY SUPERVISORS.
W. H. Glasson, of Durham, is Appoint
ed for the Fifth District.
CBy Wire to the Morning Star.)
Beverly, Mass., Sept. 10. A number
of the his citv census suneryisors
were announced today by President
;Taft.
Only about 25 appointments re-
main to be definitely decided. Among
the cities where aDDointments are yet
position.
Today's aDDointments include: Ken-
mcity, rum uistnuL, ijuuisvme, juu
athan Duff Reed. South Carolina,
Eighth district. James L.-Minchie. of
Darlington,. Democrat. North Caro
lina, Fifth district, William Henry
Glasson, of Durham, Republican.
WHITE AND WIFE DISCHARGED
Were Held For Shooting Steward of
Aragon Hotel in Atlanta.
'By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10. William
White, the traveling salesman, who
several i weeks ago shot and seriously
wounded Michael P. Anderson stew
ard of the Aragon, on finding Mrs.
White in Anderson's room, was today
discharged from custody, as was Mrs.
White.
The charge of assault with Intent
to murder against White and that of
accessory against his wife , were dis
missed for lack of prosecution, An
derson having left Atlanta for parts
unknown.
INJURIES WERE FATAL.
carpenter Who Was Hurt by Collapse
f T . t Cotton Mm
(Special Star Telegram.)
Fayettevllle, N. C., Sept. 10. J. W.
Mitchell, the carpenter who was in
jured in the collapse of a tank at the
HolttWilliamson Cotton Mill Wednes
day, died today in the hospital here
without regaining consciousness since
the accident occurred.
TAR HEEL APPOINTMENT.
Bryan F. Luther Postmasr at Bilt
more Others Are Named.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Washington, Sept. 10. Postmaster
General Hitchcock Today announced a
dozen recess appointments of presi
dential postmasters, including Bryan
J. Luther, at Biltmore, N. C; Louis
C. Kuker, at Florence, S. C, and Ed
gar Allan, Jr., at Richmond, Va.
siiiEorm
Promolers of Insurance Company Will
be Tried for Conspiracy, Breach
of Trust and Larceny C.
. ' J. Cooper Indicted.
tBy Wire to the Morning Star.)
Columbia, S. C, Sept.' 10. Six of
the promoters and officials of the
Seminole Securities Company today
were indicted by the Richland county
grand jury. I
One bill charged all six men, John
.pany; James Stobo Young, secretary;
C. J. Cooper, general manager of the
defunct Southern Life Insurance Com
pany; yof : Fayettevllle, N. C; B. W.
Lacey, vice president afid " actuary of
the Southern Life; C. J. Hebert, who
is said .to have engineered the deal
for the Southern Life stock; and Or
ville H. Hall, who passed on the iralue
of the stock with conspiracy, .breach
of trust and grand larceny. The other
charges iGarllngton and Young with
WhtAlnlTVP' mnnev under false . nretens-
'es and. conspiracy. - ' '' -
COOK GOING
Explorer Leaves Copenhagen
For New York Happy
and Confident.
WILL ARRIVE SEPTEMBER 21
Danish Have Absolute Confidence
His Discovery and He Was Wild
ly Cheered Peary's Ship
WillFeature Celebration.
in
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Sopenhagen, Sept. 10. Dr. Freder
ick A. Cook left Copenhagen this after-
noon on the first stage of his journey district in the State of Oaxaca. Sugar
homeward, apparently happy and con-' plantations and mills have been de
fident and with the cheers of a great stroyed, hundreds of head of cattle
crowd ringing in his ears. Aso he de-' have been killed and scores of farm
parted the explorer stood alone on laborers have lost their lives in the
the high bridge of the yacht Melchoir ; waters.
which is taking him to Christiansand, 1 Tne scene of this latest inundation
raising is hat in response to the shouts is in the southern part of the republic
... many miles from Monterey and Ta-
OI tne Spectators. Impilnnas. The Afnvnn riwr nTOrflnw.
The yacht will arrive at Christians-;
and tomorrow at noon where the
steamship Oscar 11, will start for the
United States as soon as Dr. Cook has ; est ou the Pacific coast and it is said
been transferred to her deck. It is ex-jthat 100,000 persons will suffer from
pected he will reach New York Sep-jtWs most recent flood, owing to the
tember 21st. great area of land laid waste. The ini-
Before the gang plank of the Mel-1 tial overflow of the Atoyac river-was
chior was drawn up'there was a pleas- caused by a cloudburst,
ant ceremony in- the cabin Admiral, The situation, in the northern part
Dekitchelieu in a speech, thanked Dr. : nf v,o r-pnnhiiv cfm aor-inna in anit
Cook fqr returning to the United
btates unaer tne Danisn flag.
Green-eyed envy and jealousy," the
admiral said, "are doing their enven
omed work but we in Denmark be
lieve in you absolutely."
New York, Sept. 10. Commander
Peary's ship the Roosevelt, will be
one of ,the features of the Hudson
Fulton naval parade on the opening
u, iu uiui ctuun xu lunowms
telegram was received here tonight
Sydney, C. B., Sept. 10. Hudson
Fulton Celebration Committee: Pea
ry Arctic Club applies for position for
its steamer Rbosevelt with the North
Pole in tercentennial parades.
H. BRIDGMAN.
A favorable reply was promptly
sent, and the Roosevelt
3lt Will be as-
signed to a niace of honor close to. the
Half Moon and Clermont, which will
.... . '
lead the parade. In all probability,
Peary himself will be on board toge
ther with the members of the Peary
Arctic Club and possibly other distin
guished explorers.
Dr. Ccok, it is expected, will be in
New" York City at the time, but the
celebration committee regards it as
unlikely that he will be invited to join
the Peary party.
Roosevelt for Naval Parade.
Sydney, N. S., Sept 10. Mr. Bridg
man, in reply to his application for a
position for the Roosevelt, which is
still at Battle Harbor, in the Hudson
Fulton naval parade tonight received
the following telegram from New
York: "Hudson Fulton Celebration
Commission proud to have Peary Arc
tic Club's steamer from North Pole in
naval parade. Hearty congratula
tions. (Signed) E. H. HALL, assist:
ant secretary."'
The probability, Mr. Bridgman says,
that the Roosevelt easily will reach
New York in time to participate in
the festivities. Questioned concern
ing the report that the yacht John-R.
Bradley, which conveyed Dr. Cook to
Greenland, would be in the parade,
Mr. Bridgman said it had been sold
but, of course, it. could be entered by
its new owners. He declared, how
ever, that if the Cook yacht was given
a place in the parade, the Roosevelt
certainly would not participate,
certainly would not participate.
Mr. Bridgman has received many
telegrams offering Commander Peary
large sums of money for magazine ar
ticles, books, lectures, etc. One ma
gazine, tells the explorer to name his
own price.
Secretary Gilbert H. Grosvenor is
arranging for Commander. Peary to
igive his . first lecture before the Na
tional Geographical Society in Wash-
fington.
DR. FRITCH DENIES CHARGE.
Says ; He Had No - Connection With
Millman Murder Woman Held.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 10. On re
quest of prosecuting attorney Van
Zile, of Wayne county, the inquest
scheduled for tonight at Ford City
into the death of Miss Maybelle Mill
man, of Ann Arbor, was postponed
until September 24th.
The continuance of the coroner s in
quiry followed the remanding of Dr.
George A. Fritch in bonds of $10,000
Drt Fritch still is held on suspicion of
murder in xjonnection with the Mill-
man case and up to a late hour to
night had not secured bondsmen.
Dr. I Fritch made a public - declara-
tion den vine that he had Derformed.a
surgical operation upon Maybelle
Millman. but admitting that she had
visited his office about two weeks ago
with Martha Henning, her former not done certain work about the house
companion. 1 that he had been ordered to do and
Miss Henning was brought back his father undertook to chastise him
from 'Ann Arbor today by Sheriff. Gas-1 when the shooting occurred,, the wea
ton and ; is again held at the police ; pon usedr being a ' 32alibre pistol.
station . CaDtain of Detectives mc- ;
Donnell declared tonight that no de-;
velopmentsin the case
r : ; : Last. Dance , at J-umlna.
Dance tonight at - Luminal
r" fc' s
last!
dance. " " - "7 '
'Another Flood Destroys
Property and Kills Farmv
Laborers.
MILES OF RUIN IN DISTRICT
Jamailtepec District, One of Richest of
Pacific Coast, is Devastated Sit
uation in Northern Part of
Republic Serious.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Mexico City, Sept. 10. Another ter
rible flood has visited the Jamailtepec
ed its banks and swept' miles of a rich
country with devastating force. The
of thefact that the flood sufferers in
l tlie otate of Tamaulnas are receiving :
their first relief. News of a number
of marooned Americans reached here
todav. it seems that the Presbyter
ian mission school at San Juan has
i been, cut off since the flood. A party,
:under the leadership of W.A. Boss is
to go to the rescue. The pupils and
I teachers are reported to be safe, al-
j though suffering from want of food.
A party of Americans; consisting of
J. E. Goddard and his mother, Stuart
R yah of Oklahoma, and Hugh Cocker
el, reached Linares yesterday evening
after a six day trip in an ox cart from
the Santa Anna ra-ch where they had
been' staying. The ranch was com-
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clothes they had on their backs.
BRITISH WARSHIPS ARE COING
Fleet to Vislit New York and Hampton
Roads.
(By Wire to The IWnrnlnrt Star.)
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 10. Several ves-
. sels of the British navy, according to
advices received at he British vice
consulate here, are to engage in ma
neuvres and tactical evolutions off this
coast, with Hampton roads as their
base.. All supplies, including coal and
general stores will be supplied from
the cities of Hampton Roads.
Barton Myers, British vice consul,
has been directed to forward to the
British admiralty all information con
cerning the coal supply of this port,
how stored and handled, number of
lfghters available, the weight of coal
that can be loaded in twenty-four
hours, number of coal piers, depth of
water, etc.
Information also is desired as to the
cost and abundancy of laDor and
whether trouble of any kind would be
had in obtaining provisions, oil and
cotton waste.
The plan, it is announced, is to have
four British warships that are to par
ticipate in the Hudson Fulton celebra
tion in New York come to Hampton
Roads, where they will be joined by
six other warships to be direct from
England.
JUDGE SHOT IN STREET DUEL.
Pistol Fight With Political Opponent
in Huntsville, Ala., Streets.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 10 Follow
ing a dispute earlier in the day over
political matters Judge Betts, of the
Law and Equity court, and James H.
Ballentin, a long time political oppon
ent, this evening engaged in a pistol
duel on the streets here, each receiv
ing minor wounds.
Judge Betts was shot in the abdo
men, but it was announced that the
wound was not at all serious.
The two men passed heated words
this morning and ' were separated by
by-standers before blows were passed.
Each armed himself later and when
they met on the . street tonight both
drew revolvers and began firing, emp
tying their revolvers at each other at
close ..range.
FATHER SHOT BY SON.
Colored Barber at Clinton Wounded ,
While Chastising Boy Yesterday,
(Special Star Telegram.)
Clinton, N. C. Sept,1 10. Henry
Simmons, a well known colored bar-
her of this place, was fatally shot by
his 18-year-old son, Matthew, in an
altercation last night. The - boy had
The boy is yet at large while ms ia
ther lies at the (point of death with no
'
' Last Dance at LumJna. ,
- Dance k tonight at Ltimina, last
dance. ' - . "'-'-.
COTTON REVIEW FOR WEEK
High Record Made First Few Days
Wiped Out on Thursday Crop
Short.anci Consumption Will
Be Large.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
New York, Sept. 10. Early in the
week new high records were made in
the recent upward movement of cot
ton prices, but subsequently all the
gain established then was relinquish
ed. The early advance was due to the
stimulus of bad crop reports and a
gradual expansion of bull speculation.
Southern bulls were decidedly aggres
sive after several days, while Wall
Street, the West and Liverpool were
also among the early buyers.
British spinners have recently
shown what looked to many like grow
ing nervousness. Spot sales at Liv
erpool have at times been 12,000 to
15,000 bales a day; certainly a very
suggestive otal.
Cotton has thus far not been
pressed for sale by the South in the
expected large volume, even if the
first census report shows that the gin
ning was larger-in Georgia and South
Carolina than for the same last year.
This increase is ascribed partly to pre
mature opening of cotton owing to
dry weather and partly to the rela
tively high price. At the same time
Alabama' ginned only half as much as
for the same time last year. ,
Bad crop reports have been coming
in steadily from the western section
of the belt. Some look for a very short
crop in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan
sas as well as in Louisiana and Missis
sippi, while to many the outlook in
Alabama appears dubiouseven allow
ins: for the fact that the very small
ginning thus far m that State, as an
nounced in the first census report,
probably is to some extent deceptive.
The condition of 63.7 per cent, for the
whole belt as given in the recent bu
reau report seems to have made a
profound impression, especially in Eu
rope. "Various private reports were in
harmony with it.
The strength of the Liverpool mar
ket was one of the prime factors in
the early advance here this week. It
seems to be very generally conceded,
first, that the crop' will be short; sec
ond, that the consumption will be
large. The line of eleavage in' cur
rent opinion is on the question wheth
er all the bullish factors have or have
not been discounted in the existing
price. Will the large surplus -carried
over from the largest crop ever known
add enough to an admittedly small
crop to produce a sufficient or mor
than sufficient supply and thus bring
about lower prices?
Another question more or less vital,
is whether American spinners will
hold aloof for " lower, prices for raw
cotton, manufactured goods cannot be
made at a profit As the week wore
on there was a marked increase in
selling pressure. Even the one-time
heavy buyers in New Orleans showed
less disposition to support prices. Oth
er Southern Interests sold heavily,
mostly in the nature of hedges; Wall
street houses once more went over to
the selling side, influenced " by the
weakness in the stock market; and
the bear leaders kept up their hammer
ing. The only support came from Liver
pool and from shorts and as a result
prices suffered a severe set back; so
great, in fact as to create a feeling
among some that it had been over
done. On Friday prices were for a
time because of the firmness in the
stock market and on reports of high
temperatures and hot winds in the
Southwest. Later the advance was
wiped out under liberal offerings by
bear leaders in the absence of support
ing orders.
October showed most strength ow
ing to the limited stock here ancLthe
inability to obtain- cotton in the South
at prices as low as expected.
J. B. Kellogg the negro convicted-of
killing J. E. Landers, a white man, at
Canton, Ga.,Mn a gambling game, was
yesterday sentenced to be hanged No
vember 15th. The court at the same
time pronounced sentence of 20 year
in the penitentiary on Lester Davis, a
wnue man, wno comessea io criminal
ly assaulting Mrs. Eula Huey.
Officer at Jesup, Ga., Lost His Life in
Desperate Struggle Witfi Several
Prominent Young Men--Ar- '
rested Them.
(By Wire to the, Morning Star.)
Jesup, Ga., Sept. 10. Marshal G. 'B.
Pope was killed tws afternoon Dy a
blow over his heart in a desperate
struggle with Edward Tyre, Brantley
Tyre, and James Tyre, prominent
oung white ; men, whom he was at
tempting to arrest. '
It is not known which one of the
Tyres inflicted the fatal blow. All
were "arrested 'as they attempted to es
cape, and lodged in Wayne county jail,
"intensjp feeling : exists fagainst the
young men. The officer was attempting
to arrest them on charges of .disorder
ly conduct., . ': , - .
Brantley Tyre and ; James. Tyre are
sons of ; County Commissioner George
Tyre. Edward 'Tyre Js their cousin.-
AFFAIRS IN RALEIGH
News of a Day General and
Otherwise From The
State Capital.
SERIES OF ROBBERIES THERE
Sales of Leaf Tobacco Especially
Heavy in Eastern Carolina Gov
ernor Kitchin Offers Reward.
Police Record Notes,
(Special Star Correspondence.) tf
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 10. For the
month of August, the first of the new
tobacco year, the sales of leaf tobbc
co on the markets in -North Carolina
aggregated 10,211,973 pounds, of which
8,857,483 pounds were first hand for
the growers and the remainder re
sales. It is notable in this connection that
the total sales for August of last year
footed up 16,336,498 pounds of which
14,681,343 were first hand for the grow
ers. The biggest sales this August
were reported from Eastern Carolina
markets Wilson leading with 1,479,966
first hand and 1,676,841 total. Kinston
reported 1,270,784 first hand sales. Oth
er markets and their first hand sales
are: Fairmont, 906,271; Fair Bluff,
882,130; Greenville, 494,369; Goldsboro,
397,723; Rocky Mount, 326,693; Farm
ville, 324,809;. Richlands, 279,885;
Smithfield, 230,433; Warsaw, 184,150;
Ayden, 172,138; Lumberton, 153,241,
Robefsonville, '140,687; Snow Hill,
127,793; Williamston, 126,$49; Clark
ton, 115,650; Zebulon, 102,160; Reids
ville, 101,511; Oxford, 88,545; Louis
burg, 82,088; Dunn, 65,769; Wendell,
62,105; Ahoskie, 46,942; Clayton, 46,
509; Wtaston-galem, 43,072; Warren
ton, 39,127; Henderson, 34,992; En
field, 31,683; Fuquay Springs, 31,067;.
Greensboro, 30,653; Youngsville, 27,
831; Apex, 20,461; Durham, 19,472;
Creedmore, 10,806; Burlington, 5,617;
Roxboro, 2,512.
'"The Atlantic Wagon & Vehicle Co.,
Rose Hill, changes its name to Ths,
Atlantic Coffin and Casket Co.
A charter is issued for The Cashier
Manufacturing Co., Windsor, capital
$10,000 by H. B. Crowley and others
for general lumber wood-working
business.
Governor Kitchin offers $100 reward
for the unknown person who attempt
ed to assassinate S. D. Poyner, post-
master at Moyock, Currituck county,
by firing at him through the window.
Mr. Poyner was in bed at the time
and the shot seeTns to have been firei
at, his reflection in a mirror, the would
be assassin mistaking the reflection
for the body of his intended victim.
There have been several robberies
in the city market the past few night3,
the latest being $40 from the safe of
C. D. Artnur, fish dealer, the combi
nation of the safe having been work
ed. E. G. Richardson had $25 taken
from his cash register a few nights
ago and there have been several lesser
robberies. There is no night watch
man in the market.
The police records of Raleigh for
June, July and August of this year
compared with the records for the
corresponding period of 1908 show that
for that period of 1908 there were 169
arrests, with $154.30 fines and costs
collected and 47 arrests for drunken
ness, whereas, for these three months
of the present year there were 326 ar
rests, $669.20 in fines and costs, col
lected and 119 arrests for drunkenness
whereas, for these three months of the
present year there were 326 arresti,
$669.20 In fines and costs, collected
and 119 arrests for drunkenness. The
figures as to arrests for drunkenness
are especially notable 47 for the
three months last year and 119 for the
three months of this year. This with
the steady effort to enforce prohibition
is considered significant.
HUNTING GUILFORD GUARD.
Reward of $200 Offered for- Coble
Shot and Killed Convict.
(By Wire to the Morning Star.)
Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 10. An in
vestigation was held at the county
convict camp; near here today by the
chairman of the county commission
ers, the sheriff of the county, and the
county attorney into the killing of the
convict Will Turner by Guard T, F.
Coble. The result of the investiga
tion was that a reward of $200 was
offered for Coble's capture. -
Turner's body was exhumed at Dur
ham today and a post mortem held
which showed that he was killed by
gunshot wounds in the head and neck.
Durham, N, C, Sept 10. Following
an autopsy on the body of William
Turner, the .convict killed by Guard
Coble at Greensboro last Monday, by
the coroners of Durham and Guilford
counties today, a verdict was render
ed ; by the coroner's jury exonerating
the gnardj : -
C; C. & O. RAILROAD TO AUGUSTA.'
Will; Use' One of Coast. Line's Branch
- .:. , , Roadsv .
. (By Wire to the Morning Star.) r
' Knoxyille,: Tenn., ' Sept 10. J. J
Campion, traffic "manager of the Caro-
linaClinchfield & Ohio Railroad, , has"
completedplans -for the entrance of
the jtrains of his road Into August
over' the tracks of the Charleston &
Western' Carolina Railroad. : - ;
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